The Rancho Santa Fe Library would like to invite you to a favorite celebration of the season with their 21st annual Christmas Tea on Friday, Dec. 9, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Each year, businesses and individuals who live in Rancho Santa Fe decorate beautiful trees and wreaths to donate to the library raffle at this delightful event. If you’d like to create your own design to dress up a table top tree, wreath or menorah, you are welcome to donate your creation, helping to make the event a success as always. Please deliver your donations by Wednesday, Dec. 7, to the library, near your Rancho Santa Fe home.

Patrons of the library will enjoy viewing each unique holiday piece prior to the event. It’s so much fun to participate in this festive activity; whether you donate a decorated tree or buy a raffle ticket to win one, you’ll enjoy celebrating the holidays while supporting the library! The Christmas Tea is free of charge and open to the entire community. (Adults only: 1:30-3 p.m.; All ages: 3-4 p.m., Raffle and silent auction: 4 p.m.) The library is located at 12040 Avenida de Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. For more information, please click here.

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This Sunday, Nov. 20th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Chino Farm in Rancho Santa Fe will host a book signing with Nancy Silverton, author of “The Mozza Cookbook.” This is the first time the Chino Farm has hosted a public event of this sort, near your Rancho Santa Fe home. Chef Nancy Silverton, founder of La Brea Bakery and owner of two of the most popularly lauded and acclaimed restaurants in California, will be present to sign copies of “The Mozza Cookbook,” written with San Diego native Carolynn Carreño, and widely applauded and praised. If you live in Rancho Santa Fe and enjoy fine cooking, you’ll be thrilled to attend this charming event.
Just in time for Thanksgiving, you and your family have a unique opportunity to visit the extraordinary Chino Farm to discover their artful farming and impeccable produce and to honor their excellent contribution to the gourmet food industry. Silverton acknowledges Chino Farms produce as being a key ingredient to her mouth-watering fare.

For home cooks, this is the place to take your grocery list, if you live in Rancho Santa Fe. The Chinos grow five varieties of sweet potatoes and many varieties of winter squash, along with other vegetables that would grace a traditional Thanksgiving table tastefully. For your Thanksgiving Feast, there’s no better place to find inspiration, fine ingredients, and step by step directions, than combining Chino Farms and The Mozza Cookbook. In addition to the signing, there will be an informal reception with delectable food served, including specialty items such as prosecco, gourmet cookies, crostini, Chino winter squash, sautéed bitter greens, and smoked bacon. Sounds like a pre-Thanksgiving treat for foodies, gourmands and family cooks. The Chino Farm is at 6123 Calzada del Bosque, in Rancho Santa Fe. For more information about this free outdoor event, click here.

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This Sunday, Nov. 20^th, form 11am to 1pm, the Chino Farm in Rancho Santa Fe will host a book signing with Nancy Silverton, author of “The Mozza Cookbook.”  This is the first time the Chino Farm has hosted a public event of this sort, near your Rancho Santa Fe home. Chef Nancy Silverton, founder of La Brea Bakery and owner of two of the most popularly lauded and acclaimed restaurants in California, will be present to sign copies of “The Mozza Cookbook,” written with San Diego native Carolynn Carreño, and widely applauded and praised. If you live in Rancho Santa Fe and enjoy fine cooking, you’ll be thrilled to attend this charming event. Just in time for Thanksgiving, you and your family have a unique opportunity to visit the extraordinary Chino Farm to discover their artful farming and impeccable produce and to honor their excellent contribution to the gourmet food industry. “Cooking with Chino vegetables,” Silverton says, “is almost like a guarantee. I just know that whatever I’m making is going to be as good as it can possibly be because I’ve started with a raw product that is as good as it can possibly be.”

For home cooks, there’s no better place to shop for your groceries if you live in Rancho Santa Fe. The Chinos grow Brussels sprouts, green beans, five varieties of sweet potatoes, many varieties of winter squash, and other vegetables that would grace a traditional Thanksgiving table tastefully. For your Thanksgiving Feast, there’s no better place to find inspiration, fine ingredients, and step by step directions, between the Chino’s fine farm products to the Thanksgiving-dressed recipes in The Mozza Cookbook. In addition to the signing, there will be an informal reception with delectable food served, including prosecco, gourmet cookies, crostini, Chino winter squash, sautéed bitter greens, and smoked bacon. Sounds like a pre-Thanksgiving treat for foodies, gourmands and family cooks. The Chino Farm is at 6123 Calzada del Bosque, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. For more information about this free outdoor event, click here.

This weekend, Women’s Wisdom will host a fantastic 20th year anniversary event on November 11th at 11:00 a.m. That’s right, on 11/11/11 at 11am, you or the women in your life are cordially invited to celebrate 20 years of Women’s Wisdom with a luncheon near your Rancho Santa Fe home. If you live in Rancho Santa Fe, you won’t want to miss this special event featuring best-selling author and world-renowned speaker, coach and teacher, Lisa Nichols. Lisa has appeared on the Oprah and Larry King Live shows and has been applauded and awarded for her impactful transformational workshops and writings, through which she has reached millions, both nationally and internationally with her powerful message of empowerment, service, excellence and gratitude. Since 1991, Women’s Wisdom has provided a platform and format for women to make connections and strengthen each other to achieve great things in their personal and professional endeavors.

This Friday, mothers, sisters, friends, business owners, entrepreneurs, authors, trainers, leaders, coaches, therapists, mentors, consultants, speakers, marketers, and other women professionals will come together to share their lives and support while empowering themselves with a message from Lisa Nichols. Lisa Nichols is a dynamic speaker with an extraordinary story and a tremendous ability to touch people’s hearts and souls. Lisa Nichols transformed her own life from struggling single mom to a motivational millionaire entrepreneur and she has dedicated her life to teaching others how to do the same. This event will be held at the Rancho Santa Fe Country Club. Pre-paid Online tickets can be purchased for $35. Tickets at the door are $45. To pre-register and for more information on this fabulous event, click here.

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On Friday, November 4th at 7 p.m., you can join the Walking on Water Ministry to celebrate 16 years with its Annual Fundraiser Luau, near your Rancho Santa Fe Home. The Annual Luau is an exciting free Hawaiian party that will be held at Horizon North County Church, located at 6365 El Apajo Road. If you live in Rancho Santa Fe, you won’t want to miss the fun including live music, delicious Hawaiian food, raffle prizes and a message from Bryan Jennings, founder of Walking on Water. Some special guest appearances will also be announced soon.
Tickets are free but limited so please reserve your seats (up to 8 tickets per person) now. Adults only please. RSVP by clicking here. Professional surfer Bryan Jennings started Walking on Water in 1995 with the vision of using his surfing abilities to share his faith with young people. What started as a small camp of ten students is now a successful organization that reaches thousands of people through surf camps and films.

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Are you a Mom looking for a way to keep your toddler (and your mind) active?  Did you know that Rancho Santa Fe has a Mom and Tots Club?  That’s right!   Play dates are right around the corner from your Rancho Santa Fe home! The Rancho Santa Fe Community Center offers opportunities to get connected with pre-arranged play dates at nearby locations and within the Rancho Santa Fe homes of other moms and tots. You’ll enjoy the seasonal activities that are planned this fall and winter.

Nicole Mikels chairs these events and and the cost to attend is $75 per family per year.  Families must be registered with the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center.  Playdates are arranged for every Wednesday, at 10 a.m. and are geared for newborn and preschool-aged families.  Moms Night Out activities are held year-round, as well and you will get email messages with exclusive invitations, classifieds and other events.  Click here to find out more.

If you live in Rancho Santa Fe and have children who need something to do, the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center may have the answer for you! You can get your children involved in their community by taking the classes and activities provided by the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, but now is the time to act.  Session 2 classes begin on November 7th, giving you less than a week to register!  Your family can enjoy a host of activities and after school opportunities for fun at the community center, near your Rancho Santa Fe home.

Classes range from sports and fitness to music, art and crafts.  This season’s catalog offers learning opportunities in beading, ceramics, kitchen skills, and even Spanish!  Sport courses focus on basketball, gymnastics, golf, tennis, and jump-roping.  Other offerings include woodworking, animal fun, and music video making.  Classes are offered for multiple age levels and are held on weekdays.  To learn more, call the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center at 858.756.2461 or click here.