DRAGON TALE; FOUR-STORY SERPENT TO STAND GUARD OVER MALL DURING EVENT.Byline: Greg Botonis Daily News Staff Writer Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. patrons are in for a big surprise - a 40-foot-tall surprise, in fact. It will be in the form of a balloon in the likeness of a dragon looming over the south main entrance for Dragon Fest, a 10-day medieval fantasy Medieval fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that encompasses medieval era high fantasy and sometimes simply represents fictitious versions of historic events. This subgenre is common among role-playing games, text-based roleplaying, and high-fantasy literature. festival. Six dragon balloons and a 25-foot-tall inflated wizard will decorate the mall for the festival featuring jesters, maidens, magicians This is a list of magicians, illusionists, escapologists, and other practitioners of stage magic. For a list of witches, wizards, and other practitioners of paranormal magic, see: List of occultists. Magicians are listed by the most common name used in performance. , jugglers, strolling entertainers, storytellers, mimes, balloon artists and photos for youngsters in medieval costume. ``We wanted to keep it fresh,'' said mall Marketing/Advertising Director Yvette Alexander. ``It's just so much fun we didn't want it to tire.'' The dragon balloons range in size from six to 40 feet and will be displayed throughout the shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into from today through June 6. Entertainment and activities with a medieval theme will go on each day. The Dragon Fest Players will perform medieval tales from 4 to 7 p.m. today and June 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and June 5 and 6, and from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday. Magic shows will be offered from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and 3 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday by Trissia the Wizardress in the Center Court. Fantasy Theatre will present storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. by Gloria the Fairy Godmother fairy godmother fulfills Cinderella’s wishes and helps her win the prince. [Fr. Fairy Tale: Cinderella] See : Fairy fairy godmother mythical being who guards children from danger and rewards them for good deeds. in the center court from 12:30 to 1 p.m., 3:30 to 4 p.m., and 4:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Mall patrons also can have their picture taken in medieval costumes at the Kodak Magic Castle Photo Center from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and June 4, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and June 5, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday and June 6, and noon to 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Face painting will be done from 4 to 7 p.m. June 4, 5 and 6 in the Center Court. The mall will give away 3-foot inflatable in·flat·a·ble adj. Designed to be filled with air or gas before use: an inflatable mattress. n. An object or device that can be filled with air or gas, especially: a. dragons to customers who spend $150 or more in one day. Mall hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. For a complete schedule of events, contact the mall at (661) 266-9150. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion