ALL'S FAIR AT SHERMAN OAKS CARNIVAL.Byline: Tracy Valeri Daily News Staff Writer About 50,000 people are expected to participate this weekend in the annual Sherman Oaks Street Fair & Carnival carnival, communal celebration, especially the religious celebration in Catholic countries that takes place just before Lent. Since early times carnivals have been accompanied by parades, masquerades, pageants, and other forms of revelry that had their origins in , braving the Ferris wheel Ferris wheel, amusement park ride. It consists of a power-operated wheel that is about 50 ft (15 m) in diameter. It has two rims that are parallel to and equidistant from the shaft about which the wheel rotates. , gobbling up cotton candy candy: see confectionery. candy Sweet sugar- or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. and strolling Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. without having to dodge traffic. The fair opened Friday night. Sponsored by the Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce, the fair benefits the chamber and public elementary schools elementary school: see school. in the area. ``The fair started in 1990 when there was community concern that the school board couldn't afford textbooks and other materials,'' said Sondra Frohlich, executive director of the chamber. ``It was a major concern that we couldn't give the children a marvelous education.'' Ventura Boulevard will be closed for the fair. The carnival will run from noon to 11 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. at the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Cedros Avenue. The fair is on Ventura Boulevard between Van Nuys Boulevard and Kester Avenue. Since the event is to benefit schools, the chamber got permission to close Ventura Boulevard to motor vehicles, Frohlich said. ``Usually you can't close it for the entire day.'' Organizers say the fair has raised nearly $100,000 in the previous six years and they hope to add about $25,000 more this weekend. Jazz, Latin, pop and big-band musicians will be on stage at the shows. The fair will have more than 150 booths featuring arts, crafts and information. A new attraction this year is Auto Racing Extra, a half-mile section highlighting the world of auto racing and a portable race track with remote-control racing. Event sponsors include the Daily News, the Sherman Oaks Galleria Sherman Oaks Galleria is a shopping mall and business center located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California at the corner of Ventura and Sepulveda Boulevards in the San Fernando Valley. Locals colloquially refer to the mall simply as "the Galleria. , Re/Max on the Boulevard and Universal Studios. Admission to events and parking is free of charge. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Two boys enjoy their ride at the Sherman Oaks Street Fair & Carnival, which opened Friday. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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