WEEKEND FESTIVAL REINDEER AND FRIENDS IN VENTURA.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Staff Writer Santa will be dodging palm trees as he and his reindeer-driven sleigh sleigh: see sled. make a pre-Christmas stop in Old Ventura for Sunday's big street party. The Ventura Holiday Street Fair will officially kick off the beach community's annual event with Santa available all day to hear children's wishes and pose for pictures ($3 each) at his headquarters, located at the corner of California and Main Streets. In addition to Santa and his reindeer, event spokeswoman Malei Weir says visitors will be entertained by carolers and choirs and even Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickens performing on street-corner stages. Less-traditional entertainment will include rockin' Cajun music
Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Catholics of Canada. by Lisa Hayley and the Zydekats, nouveau flamenco by Benise, surf tunes from the Phantom Riders and dixieland music by Bill Schneider's Main Street Jazz Band. Hand bells will ring, children will sing, and dancing in the street is OK. Or sign up for the Beach to the Mission runs that begin at 9:45 a.m. Registration is $20, and the number to call is (805) 643-1104. Holiday shoppers will find lots of gift ideas in the local stores as well as the outdoor Fine Arts Village, but there are also plenty of family activities that include a children's midway at the Funland Center, pony and train rides, vintage carriage and Model A car displays and tours of the San Buenaventura
Food courts will be set up on every corner, offering Mexican, Thai and German foods, as well as popcorn, burgers, ice cream and pastries sold by community organizations. Although the craft booths will close at 4 p.m., stick around for the tree lighting ceremony next to the mission at 6:30 p.m. VENTURA HOLIDAY STREET FESTIVAL: Main Street, Ventura. To get there from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , go north on the Ventura Freeway (101) and exit at California Street. Turn right and follow the signs. Parking is free in city parking lots. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free; food and crafts sold separately. No pets; handicapped accessible. Call (805) 648-2075 or see www.ci.ventura.ca.us. Also happening this weekend: CANDLE-LIGHTING CELEBRATION: In addition to all the fun of lighting a 10-foot Hanukkah menorah menorah Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah—one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. , you'll be entertained by the U.S. Marine Marching Band at the fifth annual Hanukkah celebration sponsored by the Calabasas Shul shul n. Judaism A synagogue. [Yiddish, from Middle High German schuol, school, from Old High German scuola, from Latin scola; see school1.] and the Commons at Calabasas shopping center. The theme is ``Heroes of Freedom,'' and it's a chance to salute America's armed forces, see a scale- model destroyer and F-16 jet up close and meet all four branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. The festival also includes free hot latkes (traditional potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), live music performed by Brad Schachter and the Kadima Hebrew Academy Children's Choir and a fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to finale. The Commons at Calabasas is on Calabasas Road, south of the Ventura Freeway (101) between Valley Circle and Parkway Calabasas. Free parking and admission; food and crafts sold separately. No pets; handicapped accessible. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Call (818) 591-7485. ASIAN MARKETPLACE: Unusual and exotic treasures from the Himalayas, folk art from Nepal, Hindu prayer items and a treasure chest full of exotic gift ideas will be available at the Asian Marketplace. Pacific Asia Museum The Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, United States. The museum was founded by Grace Nicholson who was a dealer in Native American and, later, Asian art and antiques. , 46 N. Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (2002 Holiday Street Festival Ventura, CA) |
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