BERRY, THEATER AMONG FESTIVALS ON TAP.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer OXNARD - Five-time Grammy winner Christopher Cross Christopher Cross (born Christopher Geppert on May 3 1951) is an American singer-songwriter. His works have earned him five Grammy Awards, an Oscar, and a Golden Globe. and tasty treats like strawberry pizza will be featured at the California Strawberry Festival A Strawberry Festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America. In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries, and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the , one of several community events planned in the area this weekend. There also will be an air of celebration in North Hollywood, where the NoHo Theatre & Arts Festival An arts festival or art fair is a festival that focuses on the visual arts, but which may also focus on other arts. Arts festivals in the visual arts are exhibitions. will take over a square-mile cluster of playhouses, art galleries and restaurants. Today and Sunday, the 19th-annual Strawberry Festival not only will pay homage to Ventura County's No. 2 crop, which brought in $186 million in 2000, but it will help nonprofit groups raise money. ``We are looking forward to a wonderful celebration,'' spokeswoman Lisa Carey said. ``Oxnard is one of the largest berry producers in the state of California. They ship berries worldwide on a daily basis.'' Last year's festival attracted 57,277 visitors from as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay to as far south as San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Carey said. More than 300 arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. vendors from 11 states will be featured at the event, held in Strawberry Meadows at College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. Parking is free and a complimentary shuttle service is available. The Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. of Camarillo and the local chapter of Easter Seals are among the local charities that will raise money through the sale of such treats as chocolate-dipped strawberries, shortcakes, crepes, funnel cakes, kabobs, strawmonades and barbecue sandwiches made with sweet strawberry sauce. A popular attraction is the shortcake-building tent, where proceeds will benefit Oxnard City College. Money also will be raised toward scholarships at California State University, Channel Islands California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI) is a university located in Camarillo, California, in California's Ventura County. CSUCI opened in 2002 as the twenty-third campus in the California State University system, succeeding the Ventura County branch campus of . Last fall, the nonprofit festival donated $5,000 to help establish an endowment scholarship at the state's newest four-year campus. The festival last year generated about $200,000 and since its inception has raised close to $2 million for charities and nonprofit groups. This year's entertainers include LA Groove Mission, Berlin, Chico, Nuestro, Angel Bones, Zoot Suit Revue, Swing Shift and Colin Hay of Men at Work. The festival will be open 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today and Sunday. Admission is $9, or $5 for children 5-12, senior citizens and active-duty military personnel with ID card. Children 4 and under are free. For information, call (800) 288-9242 or visit www.strawberry-fest.org. An estimated 50,000 people are expected during this weekend's 10th annual NoHo Theater & Arts Festival, which will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Sunday at Lankershim and Magnolia boulevards. The event will feature live theater performances, music, arts and crafts, kids' activities, and refreshments. Admission is free. For information, visit www.nohoartsdistrict.com. Among other weekend events: --The Jeopardy Program to Keep Kids Off Drugs will present its first Arts and Crafts Boutique, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Mid-Valley Jeopardy, 6015 Woodman Ave., Van Nuys. Call (818) 897-4135. --The Kiwanis Club of Northridge will hold its eighth-annual Wild West Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today at the rustic Thunderhead thun·der·head n. The swollen upper portion of a thundercloud, usually associated with the development of a thunderstorm. Noun 1. Ranch, 10877 Santa Susana Pass Santa Susana Pass is a mountain pass connecting Simi Valley to the San Fernando Valley. The road used to be an Indian trail, and later a wagon road (a famous part was called Devil's Slide) before the road was paved. Road, Chatsworth. Call (818) 377-4561. --The Encino Park Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at 16953 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Call (818) 709-2907. --The Northridge Oasis Faire - a festival celebrating community, culture and commerce - will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday along Reseda Boulevard, and Nordhoff and Parthenia streets. Call (818) 242-9108. --The Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. . Call (818) 382-4819. CAPTION(S): photo, 3 maps Photo: Michael Doan, left, and Tri Tran, who sell Hawaiian print merchandise, set up a vendor booth Friday for this weekend's California Strawberry Festival at College Park in Oxnard. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer Map: (1) NOHO FESTIVAL (2 -- 3) California Strawberry Festival at College Park |
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