MUSIC, KIDS' RACING AT FAIRE 'FAMILY' EVENT SET FOR ALL-DAY OCT. 18.Byline: Daily News QUARTZ HILL - Bands featuring well-known musicians; an old-fashioned soap-box car race; antique car An antique car is generally defined as a car over 25 years of age, this being the definition used by the Antique Automobile Club of America and many other organizations worldwide. However, the legal definition for the purpose of antique vehicle registration varies widely. and hot-rod displays; and food, games and arts-and-crafts sales are planned for the Street Faire and Car Show. Presented by the Quartz Hill Chamber of Commerce, the fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 18 on a closed-off section of 50th Street West between Avenues M and L. Among the highlights will be performance by '50s musician Jule Akins and rhythm and blues rhythm and blues (R&B) Any of several closely related musical styles developed by African American artists. The various styles were based on a mingling of European influences with jazz rhythms and tonal inflections, particularly syncopation and the flatted blues chords. vocalist Al Wilson
Al Wilson, born June 21, 1977 in Jackson, Tennessee, is an American football middle linebacker who is currently a free agent, and went . ``We're still offering the quality of a big-city event, tucked away in the peaceful, down-home setting of the town of Quartz Hill,'' said chamber president Rob Plunkett. ``Having this fair on the streets of Quartz Hill means you have plenty of room to see the attractions, get something good to eat and enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere.'' The annual fair, coupled with the Almond Blossom Festival The Almond Blossom Festival is an annual arts, social, and entertainment festival held every year on the first weekend of August at Willunga, South Australia, Australia. each spring, lets people see the richness of the Quartz Hill community, Plunkett said. Added to this year's fair will be soap-box racing along Avenue M between 47th Street West and 50th Street West, presented by the chamber and the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Soap Box Team Rally Association. Unlike the All-American Soap Box Derby The Soap Box Derby also called coaster car race[1] is a youth soapbox car racing program which has been run nationally since 1934. World Championship finals are held each July at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio. national program, which has one driver for each car, the Antelope Valley Soap Box Team Rally features one car for five drivers. The races are for drivers ages 9 to 16, driving cars built from kits. ``What better describes the value of small-town life than a soap box race?'' Plunkett said. Fair organizers are pleased with the musical lineup, Plunkett said. Wilson's hits include ``Show and Tell,'' a No. 1 hit in 1974. He released his latest album in 2001. Other entertainment, such as local bands and dance groups, will be scheduled throughout the day. The fair also gives people a chance to do early holiday shopping from a variety of original 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. vendors. |
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