FLAMENCO FEVER COLORFUL CALABASAS HISTORY COMES ALIVE.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer CALABASAS - The blistering rhythms of flamenco music and dance opened the third annual Calabasas Cultural Festival on Saturday at the Leonis Adobe Museum, where hundreds had gathered to help celebrate the city's rich past. Dozens of actors dressed in costumes depicting the Spanish and Western settlers of Calabasas, known as the ``Last of the Old West,'' mingled with the crowds that took in the flamenco shows, tours of the museum, and food and 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. offered for sale. ``I love the cozy, family atmosphere here,'' said Debbie Smith Debbie Smith is a guitar and bass player who has been in several bands, including
The children giggled as the goats tried to lick their little hands. ``We came for the flamenco, and I heard there was going to be bluegrass music bluegrass music: see country and western music. , but now that we see the animals, we love those too,'' Abbott said. Esteban Haines, 51, of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. dressed up as a vaquero of the time. With a hand-painted guitar slung on his back, Haines was plucked from the audience to join flamenco group Corina del Sol for a lesson on palmas Palmas may refer to:
``I love flamenco,'' Haines said after his performance. ``I used to dance in Mexico, for two years.'' Organizers estimated that more than 1,000 people would attend the event, held each October by the Calabasas Arts Council An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad. . Allen Gonzales, who dressed as a Spanish gambler from the late 19th century, and Ken Greenbow, a riverboat riv·er·boat n. A boat suitable for use on a river. gambler from the same time period, said they enjoyed offering quick history lessons about the Old West to anyone who stopped and asked. The men are actors who work for Caravan West Productions, which specializes in depicting the Old West. The company's goal is to produce the most accurate portrayal of the time period. ``It's wonderful to have people come over and ask who we are, especially the youth,'' Gonzales said. ``We need to have more events like this to understand our history, which is what makes our future possible.'' Susan Abram, (818) 546-3304 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Above, Hannah Rosenberg, 4, of Woodland Hills feeds one of the farm animals on display at the Calabasas Cultural Festival. At left, Betty Farmer, 79, of Calabasas has her face painted by Jiffy A fraction of time that has numerous interpretations depending on who uses it. It may refer to one computer clock cycle, one nanosecond, one millisecond or one AC power cycle. There may be others. See nanosecond. 1. the Clown, who also is known as Audrey Ruttan. There was fun for all ages. (3) Corina del Sol dances the flamenco with her dance partner Miguel Bernal at the 3rd annual Calabasas Cultural Festival. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News |
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