The exit interview Ron Loveridge is ending his - Riverside Magazine
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M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn<br />
<strong>is</strong> only part of the show<br />
Downtown business<br />
owners and volunteers are<br />
as busy as elves making plans<br />
for added attractions to the 20th annual<br />
Festival of Lights.<br />
one of the highlights <strong>is</strong> an outdoor iceskating<br />
rink, measuring 50 feet by 70 feet,<br />
on Main Street between University and<br />
M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn avenues. Adm<strong>is</strong>sion <strong>is</strong> $10 per<br />
hour, and frequent skater cards are $50.<br />
there will be horse-drawn carriage<br />
rides, Santa Claus will appear in h<strong>is</strong><br />
workshop at Sixth and Main, and there<br />
will be nightly entertainment.<br />
“You can see everything from your<br />
daughter’s dance group to a number of<br />
professional bands,” said Margie Haupt,<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong>’s arts and cultural manager.<br />
Making its first appearance <strong>is</strong> the<br />
Art<strong>is</strong>ans Collective marketplace, presented<br />
by Div<strong>is</strong>ion 9 Gallery. the collective <strong>is</strong><br />
made up of a variety of shops along Main<br />
Street (between University and ninth<br />
Street), offering hand-crafted jewelry,<br />
ceramics, sculptures, paintings, mosaics,<br />
garments, stationary and art demos.<br />
Also new <strong>is</strong> a thursday night movie<br />
series at the Culver Center of the Arts.<br />
the lineup includes such holiday classics<br />
as “Miracle on 34th Street,” “white<br />
Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas” and “It’s A wonderful Life.”<br />
“with th<strong>is</strong> year being the 20th<br />
anniversary of the festival, we really<br />
wanted to bring in some new<br />
components,” Haupt said.<br />
“we’re very excited to see the public<br />
response. to me, it’s pretty phenomenal to<br />
look back at where we started and realize<br />
how far we’ve come.”<br />
— Luanne J. Hunt<br />
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Chinese Food in the inland Empire<br />
PHotoS bY GAbRIeL LUIS ACoStA<br />
Skaters enjoy the ice rink during the<br />
Festival of Lights. At left, people walk<br />
along the Main Street pedestrian mall<br />
during the Festival of Lights.<br />
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december 2012 - january 2013 | riversidethemag.com | 11
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