KIDS BEAT : AN ADDAMS FAMILY AFFAIR.Byline: - Nancy Hewitt They're still creepy, they're still kooky and altogether ooky, and two of the original cast members are appearing in person Saturday at Creature Features. Who are they? Why, the Addams family Addams Family weird family, presented in grotesque domesticity. [TV: Terrace, I, 29] See : Eccentricity , of course. Lisa Loring Lisa Loring (born Lisa Ann DeCinces on February 16, 1958 on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family television show. , who played the precocious Wednesday, and Felix Silla, who played the giggly Cousin Itt Cousin Itt Addams’s relative; four feet tall and completely covered with blond hair. [TV: “The Addams Family” in Terrace, I, 29] See : Hair , will sign autographs and pose for pictures from 1 to 3 p.m. to celebrate the release of Stephen Cox's ``The Addams Chronicles,'' his definitive guide to the cult series. Join them at Creature Features, 1802 W. Olive Ave., Burbank. Information: (818) 842-9383. Birds of prey Meet an owl, a falcon and a hawk and participate in a craft activity at 1:30 p.m. Saturday when Wildlife on Wheels educator Michael Fritzen gives a special presentation at the Natural History Museum. The presentation is free with museum admission. The museum is located at 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Admission $8 adults, $5.50 students and seniors, $2 children ages 5 to 12, children under age 5 free. Information: (213) 763-3466. Boo and goo It's time for the second annual Halloween Campout at the La Brea Tar Pits La Brea Tar Pits Fossil field in Hancock Park (formerly Rancho La Brea), Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. It is the site of “pitch springs” oozing crude oil, formerly used by local Indians for waterproofing, and was explored by Gaspar de Portolá's expedition in , which runs 7 p.m. Saturday through 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Children 5 and older (all participants must be accompanied by an adult) will enjoy a special tour of the George C. Page George C. Page was a farmer boy from Fremont, Nebraska who left for California at the age of sixteen because of an orange. He had only $2.30. He worked as a busboy and a dishwasher until he had earned $1000 dollars. Museum and do some gooey See GUI. crafts. Youngsters will also trick-or-treat by flashlight among the museum's mammoths, mastodons and saber-toothed cats. Wear costumes for this fun-filled night. An evening snack and a light breakfast are provided. Participants should bring sleeping bags and air mattresses. Admission is $40 for member pairs and $50 for non-member pairs at the museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (213) 934-7243. Oldtime music Recapture the musical flavor of the Gold Rush days when Dave Bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. performs saloon music at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Heritage Court. Then, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, watch master folk artist Olga Ponce Furginson design a Dia de los Muertos Día de los Muer·tos n. See Day of the Dead. [Spanish : día, day + de, of + los, the + muertos, pl. of muerto, dead.] ofrenda, a traditional Mexican Day of the Dead altar, also in Heritage Court. Both events are included with admission to the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles. Admission $7.50, seniors and students with ID $5, children 12 and under $3. Information and registration: (213) 667-2000, Ext. 234. Imagine yourself as ... Turn yourself into a wizard, cute cat or anything you like when you get your face painted at 7 p.m. Thursday at ZanyBrainy in Thousand Oaks. This activity is for kids age 7 and older at the store in Northgate Center, 111 S. Westlake Blvd., Suite 101, Thousand Oaks. Information: (805) 449-4277. TV tricks or treats Wayne Szalinski wants to turn the family house into the town's best trick-or-treat spot but runs into a snafu when his lab unleashes a bunch of fiendish creatures from a book about urban myths. Peter Scolari stars in ``Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.'' The syndicated series is shown at 5 p.m. Sunday on KCAL kcal kilocalorie. kcal abbr. kilocalorie kcal kilocalorie. (Channel 9). Spooky television To celebrate the scariest day of the year, Fox Kids Network has scheduled some spooky Halloween-themed episodes of popular shows. Here are two of them. In ``Steven Spielberg Presents Toonsylvania,'' Phil, Dr. Vic and Igor get a meatloaf dinner instead of tricks or treats at Madame Olga's. The show is shown at 3:30 p.m. Monday on KTTV (Channel 11). Then, on ``Goosebumps,'' four friends devise a Halloween prank so creepy it's sure to spook everyone in ``Night of the Jack-o'-Lanterns,'' at 4 p.m. Monday on KTTV (Channel 11). CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Lisa Loring, who played daughter Wednesday in TV's ``The Addams Family'' will be at Creature Features in Burbank on Saturday. |
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