PLAYHOUSE TO HOST 3-DAY MUSIC, DANCE FESTIVAL.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer Music, dance, and storytelling will highlight the third annual Harvest Moon harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of the relation of the moon's path to the horizon. Festival this weekend at the Palmdale Playhouse. The San Diego Ballet will kick off the three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. with Latin American music Latin American music, sometimes simply called Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America and comes in many varieties, from the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor and dance in ``Que Bonito bonito: see mackerel. bonito Swift, predaceous schooling fishes (genus Sarda) of the mackerel family (Scombridae). Bonitos, found worldwide, have a striped back and silvery belly and grow to about 30 in. (75 cm) long. Amor,'' a dance celebrating love and life using traditional Mexican songs and steps. Fusing classical ballet technique with jazz, mambo A popular open source content management system (CMS) that is used to create and manage Web sites. Written in PHP and using the MySQL database, Mambo was released in 2001 by Peter Lamont of Miro Construct Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. , cha-cha, and samba techniques, the ballet also will perform the dance suite ``Mambomania.'' Combining music and storytelling from the California gold rush  The California Gold Rush 1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill. , the Black Irish Band will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday. Performed on authentic instruments of the 1800s, the band blends Irish, Italian, early American and nautical music to create its style. ``The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' will close the festival at 2 p.m. Sunday. Washington Irving's tale will be performed in a readers theater version by the Palmdale City Players, incorporating music from the Palmdale Youth and Community Orchestra and dancing by the Palmdale Youth and Community Dance Company. Before the performance, a bonus reading of ``The Devil and Tom Walker'' will be given by the Palmdale City Players. The Antelope Valley Folk Music Club will perform throughout Sunday. Nine musicians will play instruments such as the Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer and the bowed psaltery. Three-day ticket packages are $30 for adults; $24 for seniors and $18 for children 12 and under. Tickets for individual performances of the San Diego Ballet, Black Irish Band or ``The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at the box office, 38334 10th St. E. or by calling (661) 267-5685. For more information on any coming events, call (661) 267-ARTS. |
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