QUARTZ HILL NUTTY OVER ALMOND FESTIVAL.Byline: Romy Jacobson Daily News Staff Writer Pink and white almond blossoms once blanketed Quartz Hill orchards in late winter, announcing the coming of spring. In remembrance of the days before almond orchards gave way to tile-roofed tract homes, the 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. County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Quartz Hill Chamber of Commerce will hold the 49th annual 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. and Parade on Saturday and Sunday. ``It's a small-town festival,'' said festival chairwoman Melanie Marriott. ``Everybody gets together for a fun day in the park.'' Kicking off the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. will be a pancake breakfast, sponsored by the Quartz Hill Women's Club Women’s clubs first arose in the United States during the post-civil war period. As a result of increased leisure time due to modern household advances, middle class women had more time to engage in intellectual pursuits. , from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church First Baptist Church may refer to many churches: Canada
A pet parade at 9:30 a.m. will precede the Almond Blossom Parade, traveling north on 50th Street West from Avenue M to Avenue L-8. The Almond Blossom Parade, scheduled to start at 10 a.m., will be the highlight of Saturday's events. This year's grand marshal Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. is ``Wild Phil'' Arklin, owner of 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 Rubbish Co. The 52 entries include the Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). marching band, the Oil Patch Trash Hillbilly Clan No. 69 float, the Lancaster Unique High Steppers Drill Team, other marching units, floats and color guards. This year's theme is ``Almonds Make the World Go Round.'' The festivities will run through 5 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at George Lane Park, 5520 W. Ave. L-8. Entertainment will include live music, dance exhibitions and karate demonstrations on both days. Also featured will be old-fashioned games such as potato-sack races, tug-of-war and an egg toss, as well as assorted 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. exhibits, community booths and food booths. ``There will be good food and a lot of good people coming out to celebrate springtime,'' Marriott said. For information on the parade and festival, contact officials at Lane Park at (805) 722-7780. ALMOND BLOSSOM FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT Saturday 6-10 a.m. - Breakfast at First Baptist Church, 4829 W. Ave. L-8. 9:30-10 a.m. - Pet parade on 50th Street West from Avenue M to Avenue L-8 10-11 a.m. - Almond Blossom Parade on 50th Street West from Avenue M to Avenue L-8. At George Lane Park, 5520 W. Ave. L-8 Noon-12:30 p.m. - Joe Walker Middle School Honor Band 12:30-1 p.m. - Quartz Hill Jazz Band 1:15-1:45 p.m. - Desert Stars Dance Studio 2-3:30 p.m. - Goldfish rock band 3:45-4:15 p.m. - Okinawa Te Karate demonstration 4:30-4:45 p.m. - Little Miss, Junior Miss and Miss Quartz Hill Dance Performances 4:45-5 p.m. - Chameleon Karaoke contest winner Sunday At George Lane Park, 5520 W. Ave. L-8 Noon-1 p.m. - Caravan Dance and Boogie Woogie Mamas 1:15-2:15 p.m. - Night Wind, big-band sounds 2:15-2 p.m. - Fusion, fifties rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. 3-3:30 p.m. - Extensions Dance Studio 3:30-4 p.m. Quartz Hill Karate demonstration 4-4:30 p.m. - Satin and Spurs Country Western Line Dancing 4:30-4:45 p.m. - Quartz Hill Crystals Drill Team 4:45-5 p.m. - Chameleon Karaoke contest winner CAPTION(S): Box BOX: Almond Blossom Festival Entertainment (See text) |
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