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The OC Flyers have entered into negotiations with the city of Fullerton in their attempt

to seek ownership of a venue, which very well could be Amerige Park on the SW corner of Highland and Commonwealth Avenue. Owners Bob Young, Dan MacLeith, and the rest of the owners/investors with Orange County Group will have one year to negotiate terms with the city, with the possibility of two six-month extensions.

Their goal is to build a multi-purpose stadium, which would allow both the pony league and soccer leagues to continue usage of Amerige field. Scheduling is also a concern between the organi-zations, and will be an important issue with a few different variables. Parking is scarce within the downtown area, and currently schedules overlap. The Flyers organization will bear the financial burden of development however, and Bob Young has stated that while minor league stadiums by themselves are a ‘very difficult financial chore’, they have other commercial opportunities in mind to support it; such as working with the soccer and pony leagues. The Flyers will provide the city of Fullerton with a $10,000 good faith deposit just to begin negotiations, and they have also expressed an interest in acquiring property on the East side of Highland to be used for office space.

The OC Flyers have been playing on Goodwin Field at CSUF since their inaugural season of 2005. In that time they have done a great job of providing a launching pad for talented ball players to get into the MLB. However, Bob Young made some interesting points during their presentation, first by quoting Walter O’Malley during his Hall of Fame induction: “The only way to succeed in the baseball business is to own or control your own venue”.

Fullerton’s New Years celebration, “First Night”, is one of the biggest in the region.

The First Night program was started in Boston Common in 1976 by local artists and residents. They were looking for an alternative to the bar-centric drunken revelry and stunt-drinking of traditional NYE celebrations.

It seems they have found it. If the Fullertonian version of this Bostonian invention is any measure then the “family friendly” tone only makes the celebration richer. Even inside the bars the crowds are slightly more formal and respectful than on usual nights. The holiday season seems to bring family into town and old acquaintances are not forgot. There is still

something about this town that makes it the gathering place for friends and family.

Fullerton was the first city in California to host a First Night celebration and still the only one in OC. There were games and rides for the kids including the kiddy-train, carnival games, competitive sports in inflatable arenas, and an imitation ice-skating rink. Several bands played in several pavilions and Los Fabulocos played in the Fullerton Common area by the Museum, which was open for the event.

First Night is not the only Bostonian-Fullertonian link. Our city’s founding fathers, George and Edward Amerige hailed from Malden, MA, a suburb of Boston.

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The first Friday of the month is back and that means that the downtown area will be

flooded with patrons of the arts. There will be a little under 30 venues that will be featuring local artists, for free. This includes a mix of media which ranges from illustration, photography, paintings, handmade jewelry, sculptures, and live music.

You can check out a full listing of the venues that will be featuring art work in Downtown Fullerton at www.fullertonartwalk.com

Stepping into Big’s Bar & Grill on a Wednesday night is like stepping into a time

warp and coming out at a live taping of American Bandstand. The screens on the walls play video from vintage films of the late 50’s and early 60’s, guys all cuff their jeans and wear stylish porkpie and sport snap caps, and girls wear polka dot dresses, or something reminiscent of old coca-cola advertisements from the era of the ‘greatest generation’.

The band on stage called themselves The Chum Buckets. They were a seven piece band consisting of two horns, two guitars, an upright bass, a drummer, and even a lap steel guitarist. These guys had chops and the ability to play swing music like it was the 90’s swing revival all over again. There were so many participants on the dance floor who were jiving to the upbeat rhythms, and the vibe was very friendly. Many dancers switched partners throughout the set and it was amusing to see guys in their late 40’s or early 50’s who would dance with girls half their age. You could never see something like that in a typical dance club.

It seemed that many of the people who showed up to check out the show were regulars, and many of the people knew each other. It’s kind of funny that this particular chunk of sub-culture Americana has staked a claim in the bar scene located on the outskirts of downtown Fullerton. The environment is definitely worth checking out and pints of Bud light only cost $3.50.

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Back In the Act

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Hunger Artists Theater:The Cantor’s Tale

Hamlet Has No Legs

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

January 7th - 30th, 2011

January 7th - February 12th, 2011

January 7th - February 13th, 2011

A Moveable Feast

OC “Can You Play”

This week things are kicking back up and many of the local theaters are premiering

some of their newest productions. Check out some of the plays opening through the weekend:

Written by Fengar Gael. Directed by Jill Johnson.

Starting off the 2011 season is a play about the inner demons in the life of a clergyman.

Father Prue Dimms wrestles with his faith as he tries to suppress his passions and keep his seminary on the path of God. Company member Jill Johnson has previously directed productions of the West Coast premiere of “Sans Merci” as well as producing two installments of the “Dead Letter Office” festival.

Fri. & Sat. @ 8:00 PM. Sun. @ 7:00 PM General Admission: $18, Student/Senior: $15

Fullerton is becoming a local hub of the food truck craze that is sweeping the nation.

Cities from New York to Seattle are trying to balance the interests of established and heavily regulated brick-and-mortar restaurants against the lightly regulated, mobile food services. How is it working out?

The public seems to like the trucks. They serve convenient finger food at reasonable prices and they serve food that is novel such as bacon quesadillas, or Piaggio’s empanadas. But the public might not consider the negative effects of having sushi trucks parked in front of your sushi restaurant.

The city considers such effects. They have limited the areas where the food trucks can park and which hours of the day they can park there. But so far the restrictions have been ad-hock and piecemeal. No food trucks can park in the civically-coddled SoCo district, but they have allowed trucks to park directly opposite other NoCo restaurants.

Certainly the problem is tricky. How do you protect the interests of tax-paying local businesses while still allowing convenient and novel foods to be served to the delight of our citizens?

Local business owner Sandy Kates has offered a possible solution: have the trucks set up shop on E. Wilshire by the Fullerton Square. There are no restaurants adjacent and plenty of room. Fullerton could still be a hub of this new and delicious trend, while still preserving our favorite restaurants.

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Adapted/Directed by Shaun McNamara.

See the passion. Witness the glory. Behold the... puppets?

An off the wall version of Shakespeare’s immortal classic where each character is played by a puppet. We’re sure you’ll agree that once you see Hamlet like this, you’ll never want to see it any other way.

Friday @ 8 PM. Saturday @ 4 PM (starting 1/15) & 8 PM Sunday. 1/23 & 1/30 4 PM only. Tickets are $20.00. $10.00 with student I.D.

By Stephen Adly Guirgis. Director, Kevin Slay.

Set in a time-bending, darkly comic world between heaven and hell. The Last Days

of Judas Iscariot is a courtroom drama where the forces of good and evil put the Bible’s most infamous sinner on trial. In a setting that owes as much to the slums as to the scriptures, historical figures like Pontius Pilate, Mother Teresa, Sigmund Freud and Satan testify in the trial of God and the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. Judas Iscariot.

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OC Pacific Symphony will be placing a decoratively painted piano in the downtown

area of Fullerton as part of their OC “Can You Play” program that happens each year. Over 20 pianos will be placed throughout the larger Orange County area all of the Pianos will be available from January 16th to February 6th. These pianos are free to play at anytime.

The exact location of the piano has not yet been decided, but resident’s of the downtown area might be getting special performances ranging from small children to drunks walking home from the bar at 2 AM.