Touted as much more than just a street festival, organizers say the annual event draws 40,000 to 60,000 people Saturday and Sunday who want to enjoy the activities and the beach. By Saturday afternoon,UGG Boots the lots next to the beach were packed. Double-decker shuttle buses circled, bringing in more people from the Oceanside Transit Center parking lot.

"We believe we made a good move when we made some changes," said Debbie Allen, chairwoman of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, which spearheads the event along with a pack of local sponsors. "People enjoy this setup, being closer to the beach."

In previous years, the festival took up all the space and parking lots surrounding the harbor. This year, Classic UGG Cardy Boots the vendors and activities were condensed to the area closest to the beach, providing more parking and an easier-to-navigate festival.

Harbor Days brought in 210 vendors, compared with about 180 in previous years.

"We have more vendors and a better space," Allen said. "The pirate theme is something we did in 2007 and 2008; it always brings a lot of families out."

Dana Madewell, an Oceanside resident spotted Saturday with her older daughter and some children she was baby-sitting, said she always brought her children to Harbor Days because the event is more than just theMetallic UGG Tall Boots outdoor mall associated with street fairs. "There is just so much to do for kids," she said.

It was the worst possible start for the visitors, who went behind in the 18th minute.

Jerome Boateng’s ball sent ­Carlos Tevez clear. Just as the striker was about to pull the ­trigger, UGG Boots On Sale Mike Williamson ­challenged him from behind and Atkinson pointed to the spot.

Replays showed last man ­Williamson had played the ball, so there was at least a small measure of justice that he ­received yellow instead of red.

Tevez smashed the penalty Classic Short UGG Boots straight down the middle.

The Argentinian almost made it 2-0 three minutes later but just failed to reach a wicked cross from Milner. But

Mancini’s men were indebted to Joe Hart, who produced a stunning save to tip wide Fabricio Coloccini’s volley.

It was a warning sign City failed to heed and Hughton’s men equalised moments later.

Jonas Gutierrez started and ­finished the move, blazing home from close range after Metallic Tall UGG Boots his cross had been only

half-cleared by Vincent Kompany.

It gave the Toon confidence to attack, but the more they pushed forward, the more they looked like being torn to shreds at the opposite end.

The story’s imaginative elements were charmingly illustrated in a whimsical staging of “El Gato Con Botas” (“Puss in Boots”), the 1947 children’s opera by the Catalan composer Xavier Montsalvatge, who wrote UGG Boots Sale more than 20 ballets. It received its premiere, sung in Spanish, on Friday evening at the New Victory Theater.

Neal Goren conducted the tuneful and rhythmically colorful score, which evokes Catalan folk music. The opera, a production of the Gotham Chamber Opera and the Tectonic Theater Project, directed by Moisés Kaufman, features choreography by Sean UGG Classic Cardy Boots Curran and puppets by Blind Summit Theater of London, which created the puppets for Anthony Minghella’s “Madama Butterfly” at the Metropolitan Opera.

Mr. Minghella’s use of a puppet to represent Butterfly’s son provoked controversy, and I had mixed feelings myself.

But in this context the puppets, operated by black-clad puppeteers, worked brilliantly. The cat strutted, slunk and cavorted, evolving from a mere house cat to a regal puss in boots. His transformation UGG Metallic Tall Boots took place behind a screen through which his silhouetted figure could be seen being groomed and coiffed.

Ginger Costa-Jackson, dressed in black and moving alongside the puppet, gave voice to Puss with her silvery and dark-hued mezzo-soprano, which she wielded with feline flair.