STREET FAIR FEATURES ART, FOOT-STOMPIN' CLOGGERS.Byline: Ann-Marie Sanchez Daily News Staff Writer Denise and Larry Thompson This page is about the Deputy Attorney General. For the president of Ringling College of Art and Design, see Larry R. Thompson. Larry Dean Thompson (15 November 1945, Hannibal, Missouri, - ) was a deputy Attorney General of the United States under United States watched in amazement as artist Jean Francois Detaille created a science-fiction painting using spray cans. Peering over dozens of onlookers, the Newbury Park couple stopped momentarily along Moorpark Road to watch Detaille during their afternoon jaunt to the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Community Street Fair. ``He's got a gift,'' said Larry Thompson, 36, who tried to convince his wife to purchase one of the freshly painted items. ``Now when you find someone who can create art using nothing but spray paint and a few tools, you got to stop and watch what's going to happen.'' Throughout the day, Thompson and thousands of others took in the sights at the fifth annual event that is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . ``It's a real family event,'' said rotary member Martin Anderson. ``In addition to the proceeds, it' an event that benefits the community.'' Promotions chairman Stan Cowan said 196 vendors participated in the street fair on Sunday, which will bring in an estimated $20,000 benefiting local charities. ``We broke a record in terms of vendors this year,'' said Cowan. ``People came from as far as Idaho and Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern .'' Food booths, 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. and live entertainment busied visitors who spent the day strolling in the warm autumn weather. Sisters Leslie Chisum and Jessica Stemples tapped their feet to country rhythms while watching the Conejo Valley Cloggers dance on stage. In a flurry of red short skirts and fast-moving feet, the cloggers dazzled spectators with their jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. routines to country favorites like ``Cotton-Eyed Joe,'' as well as hip hop hip-hop or hip hop n. 1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. adj. music. ``I loved it. I thought clogging was much more uncool than that,'' said Chisum, 26, who saw the dance style for the first time. ``I thought it was for old folks.'' Last year's event drew around 10,000 people and according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cowan's estimates, this year's money combined with their annual Chili Cook-off in April will distribute close to $50,000 to local charities. Venetian beads, custom collages and hand-crafted Halloween decorations wooed crowds in search of unique gifts like Vivian Holt of Thousand Oaks, who searched for the perfect ghoulish ghoul n. 1. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. 2. A grave robber. 3. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses. accessory. And for vendors like Miriam Hacken, it was a great way to display her three-dimensional custom collages. ``I think it's a great turnout for a Sunday,'' said Hacken, who lives in Newbury Park. ``It's definitely a good time.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) David Olson of Simi Valley observes hanging d olphin art being sold at the Rotary Club Street Fair on Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks. (2) Gene Vredenburgh of Thousand Oaks blocks the sun with a sign he bought. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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