Lobster Festival Crowd Eats 'Em Up!; Crowds at 3-Day Event Consume 27,000 Maine Lobsters.SAN PEDRO, Calif. -- Still the world's largest Lobster Festival, the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA Lobster Festival attracted an estimated 35,000 visitors sporting lobster-themed hats, clothing and jewelry to San Pedro's Ports O' Call Village. "The attendance numbers tell us that the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival is an annual September pilgrimage to San Pedro for thousands of people," said Bruce E. Seaton, interim executive director at the Port of Los Angeles. "Maine lobster might be the key ingredient, but the variety of music and fun -- at the festival and along the San Pedro waterfront -- make our Lobster Festival the largest of its kind anywhere." "This is still THE premiere Lobster Festival in the country," added Festival organizer Jim Hall. "Despite recent upsurges in fuel prices, people came from as far away as Riverside and Arizona, with big appetites for lobster, entertainment, and the lure of the ships and dynamic waterfront setting." The Festival also raised $1,500 for StormAid, the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. Hurricane Katrina relief effort, by donating a portion of the September 16 opening night receipts. Another $500 raised by the Peninsula Dog Park group through its LobsterDog Parade went to the Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is a Washington, D.C-based animal welfare advocacy group. It is the largest animal welfare organization in the world, with nearly 10 million members and a 2006 budget of US$103 million. for animal rescue. In all, 27,000 Maine lobster dinners, prepared by the San Pedro Fish Market, were consumed by the festival-goers who also enjoyed a feast of international foods, 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. , live entertainment and a pirate encampment for children. In the ever-popular LobsterDog competition, "Lola," owned by West Covina resident Colleen Riemer, took grand prize honors for her hermit crab costume. Tiny four-pound Miniature Pinscher miniature pinscher, breed of lively toy dog originating in Germany in the late 19th cent. It stands from 10 to 12 in. (25.4–30.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 8 to 10 lb (3.6–4.5 kg). "Bosco" won first prize for small dogs as a freckled freck·le n. A small brownish spot on the skin, often turning darker or increasing in number upon exposure to the sun. tr. & intr.v. baby seal. Bosco is owned by Lloyd and Joyce Bradshaw of Downey. Mermaid-outfitted "Pudge Noun 1. pudge - a short fat person endomorph - a heavy person with a soft and rounded body ," a Bull Dog owned by Lonnie Dean of Seal Beach, came in first in the large dog category. This year's Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival was sponsored by the Port of Los Angeles, the South Bay Daily Breeze, Budweiser, Bud Light, Comcast Cable and FIJI Water. A portion of the proceeds from the Festival's First Class Ticket sales benefited the community outreach programs of the Harbor Interfaith organization. Other community partners included the San Pedro Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and San Pedro Rotary. The 2006 Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival is slated for September 15-17. For more information, visit www.lobsterfest.com. The Port of Los Angeles is America's premier port. As the leading containerport con·tain·er·port n. A port equipped to handle containerized cargo. in the nation and a critical hub in the international supply chain, the Port generates thousands of stable, well paying jobs. It has also placed a high priority on smart growth initiatives combined with high security, environmental stewardship and community outreach. The Port of Los Angeles is a proprietary, self-supporting department of the City of Los Angeles
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