BRIEFLY.Water festival is this weekend PALMDALE -- The Water Fair and Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Palmdale Water District, 2029 E. Ave. Q. The free Landscape Extravaganza ex·trav·a·gan·za n. 1. An elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display: "Washington is an extravaganza of great buildings, greenery, and monuments" Larry Griffin. event will feature information on lighting, irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. , plants and ponds. For details, call (661) 947-4111, Ext. 120 or 101. -- Daily News Muslim Family Day at Kerr Park PALMDALE -- Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Muslim Family Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Marie Kerr Park, 39700 30th St. W. Muslim families are invited to the free event, which will feature a free lunch, kids' entertainment and games, adult basketball, soccer and volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. , and lectures by imams. The event is sponsored by the American Islamic Institute of Antelope Valley and the Islamic Center of North Valley. For details, call (661) 224-1111, (661) 726-4749 or (661) 435-4346. -- Daily News Taste wines, eat tapas on Sunday LANCASTER -- Tapas and wine-tasting featuring wines from Leona Valley Winery win·er·y n. pl. win·er·ies An establishment at which wine is made. Noun 1. winery - distillery where wine is made wine maker will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Bistro Argentine, 858 W. Lancaster Blvd. Tickets are $49 in advance and $65 at the door and include tapas and unlimited tasting. For reservations, call (661) 948-2253 or see www.bistroargentine.com. -- Daily News AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C college prep deadline moved LANCASTER -- The enrollment deadline has been extended to Monday for Antelope Valley College's Summer Kickoff Conference for the College Access Network program. The program provides activities to help teens prepare for college. It is open to students who have completed their sophomore year. For information, call (661)722-6300, Ext. 6422. -- Daily News |
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