FESTIVAL ADDS HEAT TO COOLER WEEKEND.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. M. SODDERS Staff Writer OXNARD -- The hottest things at the 13th annual Oxnard Salsa Festival on Saturday were the fiery condiment and the spicy, sexy dance and music -- not the weather. Which is just how visitors liked it. ``It's cooler in Oxnard,'' said Melinda Pressman, 50, of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , as she and her husband, Les, 64, sampled some salsa. ``It's great! I work in Woodland Hills and the temperatures have been over 100 for three weeks straight.'' Dove-gray clouds covered the skies for most of the morning, and although the humidity was in the 70 percent range, so were the temperatures, accompanied by a fresh breeze. About 35,000 people are expected to attend the two-day event. Visitors could dance to live salsa music Salsa music or "salsa" is a Latin music generic/umbrella term developed in New York City specifically during the 1970s that was used to describe mainly Afro-Cuban popular Latin dance music generally utilizing rhythms from Cuba, particularly son and guaracha. , take dance lessons and browse through a variety of booths offering clothing, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , soaps and other crafts. Food vendors displayed a Latin theme, offering such edibles as tamales, papa rellenas (stuffed potato balls), pastelillos (turnovers) and frozen margaritas, but people also could buy roasted corn, ``spiral spuds,'' Thai food, shrimp cocktails and funnel cakes. In the salsa-tasting tent, $3 bought a bag of tortilla chips and tickets for 10 samples of salsa from different vendors. Les Pressman said he was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a good, hot salsa, but ``I haven't had one that was hot enough for me yet. A little bit of pain is good.'' Outside near the main stage, festivalgoers twirled their way through different styles of salsa dancing. Tony and Gabi Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , 30 and 29, respectively, of Alhambra met eight years ago while taking dancing lessons and have been married three years. On Saturday, they were dancing Los Angeles-style, ``which is a lot of combinations and a little bit flashier than New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of style,'' Tony Flores explained. lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3663 IF YOU GO Oxnard Salsa Festival, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, Plaza Park, downtown Oxnard. Parking and admission is free. For more information, visit the Web site at www.oxnardsalsafestival.com CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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