It’s Saturday! It’s Father’s Day Weekend! Here are some special adventures Dad might enjoy!
Let me suggest you watch the report and then scroll down this page for more information I did not have time to tell you during the broadcast.
Take a look! Enjoy! Please stay safe!
Gayle 😊
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Whale Watching
Island Packer Cruises & Wildlife Trips
1691 Spinnaker Drive
#105B
Ventura
805 642 1393
islandpackers.com
Whales and dolphins are putting on quite a show this Father’s Day weekend along the entire California coast. Guests traveling with Island Packers in Ventura County report seeing lots of Blue, Humpback, as well as Fin whales plus dolphins.
To see for yourself, check the tour and ticket schedule on the islandpackers.com website.
Whale Watching
Harbor Breeze Cruises
Long Beach
San Pedro
562 205 8498
2seewhales.com
In Los Angeles County, the largest animal on the planet is being spotted as well. Captain Dan Salas of Harbor Breeze Cruises says 15-to-20 Blue and Fin whales have been spotted in the area.
Captain Salas, as well as whale watching experts in Ventura County, credit an abundance of krill along the coast. Krill is whale food, a crustacean the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, describes as a class of animal like shrimp, crab, lobster, and crayfish.
To see the whales being spotted by Harbor Breeze Cruises and the Aquarium of the Pacific, and to learn more a whale cuisine, check-in on the 2-seewhales.com website.
Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari
24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive
Dana Point
949 763 4488
dolphinsafari.com
In Orange County and San Diego counties, epic whale watching is also reported. Captain Dave’s Dana Point Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari gives guests a special watching experience with the world’s only underwater viewing pods.
Schedule your above and below the ocean surface tour on the dolphinsafari.com website.
Frogs: Facing a Changing World
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach
1-562-590-3100
aquariumofpacific.org
This is new at the Aquarium of the Pacific. FROGS: FACING A CHANGING WORLD. And get this! The new exhibition features…A FROG NURSERY!
Learn about the more than 20-species here, and according to the aquariumofpacific.org website, learn about the extensive program to protect the incredible variety of frogs from extinction.
Leonardo Da Vinci: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer.
California Science Center
700 Exposition Park Drive
Los Angeles
323 724 3623
californiasciencecenter.org
If you are wondering what in the world is going on here, we have California Science Center’s Senior Vice President for Exhibits Diane Perlov, demonstrating the paddleboat designed by Renaissance master, artist and inventor Leonard da Vinci. This is one of his many machines and devices produced from a lifetime of 16th century sketches and designs on display at the new exhibition LEONARDO DA VINCI: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer.
The californiasciencecenter.org website has details and ticket information about exploring the 30 incredible inventions on display.
Best New Cars of 2024
Autotrader
autotrader.com/best-cars/best-new-cars-of-2024
The latest in automotive engineering is available on the list of the BEST NEW CARS OF 2024. The new Hyundai Santa Fe is on the AUTOTRADER list eleven of best, which also includes two electric vehicles (EVs), three hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles (HEVs), and six traditional gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) models.
Learn more about the Santa Fe and all eleven of the BEST NEW CARS OF 2024 on the website: autotrader.com/best-cars/best-new-cars-of-2024.
Best in Low: Icons of the Street and Show
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
323 930 2277
petersen.org
Lady Lowrider Sandy Avila 84 Cutlass Supreme is among the more than 30-lowriders on display at the new BEST IN LOW: ICONS OF THE STREET AND SHOW spectacular car customizing experience at the Petersen Automotive Museum.
Also special at this exhibition, examples of Japan’s lowrider culture.
Tickets and visitor details are on the petersen.org website for what is described as the largest lowrider show in the museum’s history.
Father’s Day Car Show 2024
Sunday, 10am-4pm
Rodeo Drive Concours D’Elegance
Beverly Hills
beverlyhills.org/concoursbh
Fathers as well families, and car enthusiasts of all ages are invited to enjoy an up-close look at some of the world’s most exotic and expensive vehicles at the 29th annual Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance.
The beverlyhills.org/concoursbh website says this special Father’s Day event runs from 10am to 4pm. Admission is FREE!
Julien’s Auctions
Irwin Allen Storyboards
Bid Online
juliensauctions.com
The 1974 Academy Award nominated thriller THE TOWERING INFERNO. The 1972 Oscar winning disaster movie THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE.
Both among the successful and popular movie and television productions created by movie and television producer Irwin Allen, known as the “Master of Disaster.”
An extensive collection of the original, hand drawn storyboards for his iconic disaster productions are available today at a special Julien’s online auction.
Take a look at the extraordinary collection and get bidding guidelines on the juliensauctions.com website.
So, let’s make this a sci-fi, thriller Father’s Day Saturday. Gayle Anderson, KTLA 5 News.
