First Fridays at the Museum to present Lunar New Year...

The Catalina Island Museum and Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce have partnered for a second year to bring a traditional Chinese Lion...

Avalon 5OK/5OM Benefit Run course changed due to rain

The 2019 Avalon lions Club 50K/50M Benefit run was a challenge for both runners and organizers this year. A rain storm Friday night forced...

Island Museum welcomes a new director of Development to its team

The Catalina Island Museum recently announced the addition of Madeleine Gere as its new director of Development. Gere is an experienced and knowledgeable development professional...

Conservancy welcomes Marines, Navy to Airport in the Sky

The Catalina Island Con­­servancy recently welcomed more than 70 U.S. Marines and Navy sailors (Seabees) to Catalina Island on Wednesday as the troops arrived...

New Year’s Day Polar Plunge Polar Plunge will take place at...

There are a variety of elixirs for a New Year Eve hangover; a cold beer, an Alka Seltzer, or a Bloody Mary. Didn’t work...

Christmas Golf Scramble

Catalina Island Women’s Golf Club held its Christmas Scramble, recently. Thirteen ladies teed off in a golf scramble on a beautiful Thursday morning. Two...

Ruby the owl visits P.L.A.Y

  Ruby the owl and her trainer, Dave Long, came up to the Bird Park for a visit. The preschoolers were amazed to see the...

Lions Christmas raffle to feature a golf cart as...

Thanks to the generosity of the Avalon Business Community the prize count and quality of the prizes for the 2018 Avalon Lions Club Christmas...

YOU + US Campaign to raise funds for Museum

The Catalina Island Museum’s year-end campaign, YOU + US, highlights its growing role in the Avalon community. As one of the oldest nonprofits serving...

Edison updates City Council on water supply

Representatives of Southern California Edison, which owns the local water utility, told the Avalon City Council on Tuesday that recent rains had slightly increased...