WEEKEND FESTIVAL.Party with the Orange Line A grand celebration of the opening of the Metro Orange Line is scheduled Saturday to celebrate the completion of the bus line in 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. . Patrons can take free rides throughout the weekend from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 5 a.m. to midnight Sunday. Community event celebrations will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the park-and-ride lots of five stations: North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Balboa, Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. and Warner Center. Admission is free. Each station will offer it's own unique booths and entertainment: live jazz, blues and rock music at the North Hollywood station; the Harvest Festival at Pierce College; and a Halloween costume parade and KOST-103.5 live remote broadcast at Warner Center. The North Hollywood station is at 5350 Lankershim Blvd.; Van Nuys station, 6062 Van Nuys Blvd.; Balboa station, 6340 Balboa Blvd., Encino; Pierce College station at the campus on the corner of DeSoto Avenue and Victory Boulevard, Woodland Hills; and the Warner Center station at the Westfield Mall parking lot on the corner of Erwin Street and Owensmouth Avenue, Woodland Hills. For more information, call (800) 266-6883, or visit www.metro.net. Also happening this weekend: Los Angeles Zoo's Boo at the Zoo: Freaky freak·y adj. freak·i·er, freak·i·est 1. Strange or unusual; freakish. 2. Slang Frightening. freak Fun House, pumpkin patch, Halloween Down Under, a creepy creature encounter and more. Zoo animals will also chomp (jargon) chomp - To fail. and stomp on pumpkin treats. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 2-12. (323) 644-4200. www.lazoo.org. Zoo II: Pumpkin painting from noon to 4 p.m., an all-day scavenger hunt, face painting from noon to 2 p.m., cookie decorating from noon to 4 p.m., and, of course, animals. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Moorpark College Teaching Zoo, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors. (805) 378-1441. www.moorparkcollege.edu/zoo. North Valley Family YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. Harvest Festival: Games and prizes, a costume parade, moon bounce, face painting, pumpkin-related contests and a safe trick-or-treating experience for kids. 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at 11336 Corbin Ave., Northridge. Admission is $15 or four bags of candy per family. (818) 368-3241, Ext. 2319. Spooktacular North Valley Community Street Festival: Halloween Kids' Fun Zone with pony rides, a petting zoo, inflatable jumpers, rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. , a DJ and live entertainment, arts and craft boutique, food pavilion, a health fair with free screenings and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Roscoe Boulevard between Reseda Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue. Admission is free. (818) 700-5615. www.northridgehospital.org. Valley Park Church Harvest Festival: Carnival games, moon bounce, Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . fingerprinting, a chili cook-off, pony rides, iPod raffle and more. 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Valley Park Church, 16514 Nordhoff St., North Hills. (818) 894-9316. Dia de los Muertos Día de los Muer·tos n. See Day of the Dead. [Spanish : día, day + de, of + los, the + muertos, pl. of muerto, dead.] en Hollywood: A ``Day of the Dead'' celebration in Hollywood featuring 20-foot-tall walking skeletons, torch-lit paths, Aztec music, dancers and authentic Mexican cuisine. 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. It is adjacent to the north wall, or back, of Paramount Studios, who, with RKO Studios, bought 40 acres by 1920. , 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Admission is free. (323) 447-0999. www.ladayofthedead.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (Metro Orange Line) Dean Musgrove/Staff Photographer |
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