January 25 Sunday, 11am - Upholstery Clinic - Upholstery In Motion - Redlands. Karim will demonstrate how to do Louis XIV seat covers in gold brocade, striped sateen & carved mahogany with gold leaf & hammered studs while wearing silk kneepants & a frilly shirt & poofy wig. Palace guards will provide guests with stale bread & porridge while preparing the guillotine for a randomly selected member to be beheaded for trumped up charges of treason & trading with the English. Fun for all with jeer & cheers.  He also has a lift so there will be some undercarriage examinations. 415 Tennessee Street Suite V, Redlands 92373. Directions: 10 Fwy East, exit Tennessee Street and go south.  Phone: 909 747-7653

February 21 Saturday - Wheel Balancing Clinic - San Clemente.  This event starts off, for those early risers, with meeting at the Cars & Coffee Car Show (a weekly event at the Ford Design Center, Irvine - http://irvine.carsandcoffee.info ) It starts at 6:30am and ends by 9am. A great opportunity to show off the merits & futurismo of Citroens to the auto design industry. Bertoni & LeFauvre were way ahead of the game & we can prove it.  Then it's the Wheel Balancing Clinic at Rod Picks.  We'll meet at 10am then caravan to a local tire center where participants can have their tires balanced.  Single bolt, 5 lug, 3 lug - it doesn't matter because we are using old technology spin balancing with the tires on the car. The cost is approx $60 per car.  Please RSVP to Rod Pick - rodpick@melmarc.com or 949 361-3453. Lunch provided afterwards by Rod & Helyn. BYOB.  125 West Avenida Gaviota, San Clemente.  Directions: 5 Fwy South and exit at El Camino Real, go straight at bottom of off ramp then right onto Ola Vista, then right onto Avenida Gaviota. Follow the glare to the bright yellow house.

April 26 Sunday, start time TBD (either 11am or 12noon) - Annual General Meeting & Picnic at Live Steamers in Griffith Park. Picnic & tour of steam engine machinery with Paul Secord. Paul will demonstrate hydraulically kinetic industrial machinery & explain the relevance of steam power in history while randomly blowing the steam whistle during the general meeting causing disruptions & mayhem as members make crucial club decisions. A good chance to witness some premium hijinx & blow off a little steam during an election.  Griffith Park Live Steamers, next to Travel Town Train Museum adjacent to the L.A. Zoo in Griffith Park.

May 17 Sunday, 11am - Suspension Clinic with Zach in Santa Ana. Learn the mysteries of French suspension. Air-ride technology & aircraft hydraulics. See what makes the Citroen go up & down & why it eats speed bumps for breakfast. Sphere Charging available by Steve Hammond's mobile Citraulic Task Unit.  Directions TBA.

June 7, Sunday, 11am - 4 pm - Atwater Village Street Fair The club is specially invited to make a showing at this event!  We need 8 - 10 cars to commit to a Citroen presentation. A good chance to show off your car & promote Citrophenia to the public.  Placement begins at 10am and is FREE.  Citroen owners are welcome to come enjoy the fair, live music, food & vendors!  3100 - 3400 Glendale Blvd, Atwater Village, CA.  Please RSVP no later than Feb 28 to Andy Takakjian - atmus@sbcglobal.net or 213-484-5222

June 12, 13, 14 - Rendezvous 2009, Salinas CA presented by SFR Citroen Car Club (NoCal). Saturnalian Bachanalic Citroen fest. Come bathe in France's pinnacle automotive marque & commune with other owners for 3 days of riotous enjoyment. Mehari burnouts, stair climbing competition & awards dinner.  Details to follow.

July (Date/Time TBA,  Citroen Caravan Wine Tasting & Lunch. -Revisit Ventura County's premiere winery in a beautiful setting once descended upon by thirsty Citroen owners. Caravan starts in Westlake Village with scenic route to Ojai and the Old Creek Winery. Come drink wine & dine, discuss socialism, plot the colonization of third world continents.  Details TBA

August 23 Sunday, 11am - Beach Blanket Bijou. Move over Phranquie & Annette the French are landing at dawn! Beer, beach blankets & bongos will be arriving by Citroen in a day at the State Beach in Dana Point. Bring your bonfire & play your ukulele for a traditional summer beach party in an idyllic tropical Tahitian setting. This will be a frontal assault so back your car into a space for a real old time tailgater. Mr. Hulot will be making taffy as he dances a hula to Don Ho records.

September 20, Sunday (time TBA), - Hydraulics clinic, Once again were back at Crabby Hollow to apply Pullman car train technology to French automobiles. Citraulics Mobile Task Unit will pump your balls full of nitrogen as we will learn how fluide hydraulique actuates vital kinetic appliances in vehicular applications. Potluck & BBQ with sidecar rides & motorcycle lessons.  Crabby Hollow, the home of Andy Takakjian in Echo Park.  2609 Berkeley Ave, L.A., CA 90026  Conveniently located between the 2, 5 & 101 Fwys. Info - atmus@sbcglobal.net - 213-484-5222

Oct 11 Sunday, Time TBA - Electrical clinic with Bill Heacock. Master Citroen electrician, the man with great connections, will dis-orient owners on how to unbungle all that green wire & interpret faded useless colour coding while achieving connectivity through French influence & American persuasion. Your name in lights & your picture on the post office wall, come make a connection with other bewildered wiring members. This is the soldering gunfight at OK corral featuring Watt Earp, Ohm Holiday & the Schematic Brothers. At the home of Tony Dellosso 28453 Foothill, Agoura CA

November 1, Sunday, 9am - 4pm - The Best of France & Italy Car Show Woodley Park -
Greatest car show on earth for French and Italian cars in Woodley Park, Van Nuys, CA. Usually a great turnout of Citroens! Also many other rare & exotic automobiles of Franco-Italian persuasion.  Enter from Woodley Ave. just south of Victory Blvd. - 1st light west of 405 Fwy.  Info -  www.franceanditaly.com

December 5, Saturday, Noon - Annual Christmas Party - This year our holiday will be celebrated at the home of Tom & Pauline Harper for a festive pre-holiday get together. Turkey and ham will be served with some condiments but you are asked to bring a side dish and/or dessert. Sodas, beer and wine will be available but please feel free bring your own to share with others.  Directions: Take the 210 FWY to Sunland Blvd. exit.  East on Sunland (it becomes Foothill) to Woodward. Turn right, go to end and turn left on McGroarty. Go 2 blocks and look for Citro�n Car Club sign. Park on the south side of McGroarty Street or on Cora Street. The house is up a 200-foot concrete driveway. There is limited parking at the top. Address: 7844 McGroarty Street, Sunland. If lost or for info call 818-352-3781