Carnaval March to Kickoff West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 6 p.m.WEST HOLLYWOOD West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. , Calif. -- The West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval will kickoff with an all new Carnaval March led by members of the West Hollywood City Council and a colorful cast of characters including Vaude & The Villains, a 1930s style performance group with eighteen musicians and dancers; Silk Sisters, aerial acrobatic duo; Lux Lacroix, burlesque burlesque (bûrlĕsk`) [Ital.,=mockery], form of entertainment differing from comedy or farce in that it achieves its effects through caricature, ridicule, and distortion. It differs from satire in that it is devoid of any ethical element. performer; Christopher Wonder, magician; as well as fire eaters, body balancers and contortionists at 6 p.m. at the corner of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Boulevard and Doheny Drive Doheny Drive is a major north/south thoroughfare for Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. It starts a few blocks south of Pico Boulevard and travels north past Sunset Boulevard. Doheny encounters few traffic lights, making it a relatively quick trip north/south. . The public is invited to join in the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. and participate in the Carnaval March. The heart of West Hollywood, Santa Monica Boulevard, will once again pulse with excitement on Halloween night as hundreds of thousands of Halloween revelers are expected to flock to the famous Boulevard. This year's new Halloween theme is reminiscent of a 19th century traveling carnival A traveling carnival is an amusement show that is made up of amusement rides, food, games, animal acts, rides, and sideshow curiosities that move from town to town. Its roots are similar to the 19th century circus with both being set up in open fields near or in town and moving to with a variety of talented stage performers. The West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval will feature entertainment on three outdoor stages throughout the night. The quest for the most creative, outrageous and original Halloween costumes in Southern California will take place Halloween night. A team of "secret" Halloween judges will walk up and down Santa Monica Boulevard beginning at 6 p.m. and hand out wristbands that will qualify contestants for the Costume Contest finals at 9:40 p.m. that evening. The Costume Contest will take place on the "Arcade Stage" located on the corner of San Vicente Boulevard San Vicente Boulevard is a major northwest-southeast thoroughfare located in the western portion of the Metropolitan Area of the U.S. city of Los Angeles, California. and Santa Monica Boulevard. Costume Contest finalists will be vying for the $500 Grand Prize; $250 Second Place Prize and $100 Third Place Prize. The West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval is produced by the City of West Hollywood and the Authentic Agency. Public parking for the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval will be available at parking lots throughout West Hollywood. For more information about the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval, call the City of West Hollywood's Halloween Hotline at (323) 848-6503 or visit www.weho.org. |
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