SOME TUNES WITH TRADITION MUSICAL, CULINARY TASTES ON DISPLAY.Byline: SUSAN ABRAM Staff Writer ENCINO -- Lulling sounds of folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. mingled easily with the smell of tantalizing tan·ta·lize tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. foods Sunday along a closed-off section of Ventura Boulevard, where thousands gathered for the 19th annual Taste of Encino food and music festival. Local restaurant owners set up dozens of booths to treat the palates of visitors, who consumed savory Latino, Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine The term Middle Eastern cuisine refers to the various cuisines of the Middle East. Despite their similarities, there are considerable differences in climate and culture, so that the term is not particularly useful. -- as well as some good old-fashioned American ribs. ``The weather's perfect today to see what the community has to offer,'' said Harriet Fain-Tvedt of Encino. ``When you're driving, you don't always have time to stop at places. This is a beautiful way to stop and meet others in the community.'' Fain-Tvedt invited friend Robin Lande-Kanizo from Sherman Oaks to hang out for the day. Lande-Kanizo's 12-year-old, Rachel, licked her braces clean after biting down on some ribs from Quincy's. ``I'd rather come out to support little businesses than big corporations,'' Lande-Kanizo said. ``And I like country music.'' The annual event is presented by the Encino Chamber of Commerce, in coordination with the city's Department of Recreation and Parks and sponsored by the Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. . It also features musical performances hand-picked by the California Traditional Music Society. Groups performed on three separate stages set up throughout Encino Park. ``We want to expose more people to folk music and this gives us the opportunity,'' said Chris Warber, executive director for the society. Composer Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, an internationally acclaimed South American harpist, said he enjoys broadening the musical tastes of his audiences with his soothing folk and classical pieces. ``I call it love at first hearing,'' he said of his audience's reactions. ``And it is the same wherever I play, whether in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , or Japan, or Turkey.'' Indeed, many said the music, along with the food and good weather, made for a perfect Sunday afternoon with loved ones. ``I love that the festival runs near the park and we can be in the shade,'' said Kim Santini, who feasted on a tamale Tamale (təmä`lē), town (1984 pop. 136,828), capital of the Northern Region, N Ghana. It is a road junction and agricultural trade and education center. as husband Chris opted for pizza ``because he's from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ,'' and old habits die hard, she said. But the Sherman Oaks couple said they liked the idea of getting out of the car and walking down Ventura Boulevard. ``Usually when you're driving you can't see a thing,'' Chris Santini said. ``I can walk around and see restaurants I otherwise didn't see.'' susan.abram(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3664 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) The Fifth Wheel Bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. Band performs as part of a free folk music and bluegrass festival during the Encino Chamber of Commerce's 19th annual Taste of Encino street fair on Sunday. (2) Rachel Kanizo, 12, partakes of barbecue ribs. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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