WEEKEND FESTIVAL.A dia to remember in Canoga Park The fifth annual 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.] Festival will feature the La Internacional Sonora Show, a Latin orchestra well-known in international music circles, and many other popular Latino acts. Stage performances will take place in front of the Madrid Theatre on Sherman Way and will feature Sol de Alegria and Ballet Folklorico Aztlan Ballet Folklorico en Aztlan was founded in 1967 by Hermina Enrique Acosta and currently her daughter Viviana Enrique Acosta is the Artistic Director. The Ballet Folklorico en Aztlan presents Sunday Zapateado de CSUN, a dance group from the Northridge campus whose focus is to educate the community about Mexican culture through dance. The festival will include 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. vendors, altar displays, a classic car show, ethnic food and a children's art pavilion. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on Sherman Way between Canoga and Jordan avenues in Canoga Park. Admission is free. For more information, call (818) 346-4892, or visit www.mainstreetcanogapark.org. Also happening this weekend: Dia de los Muertos Family Festival: In celebration of the Day of the Dead, a second event featuring musical entertainment, a puppet show, altars, food, workshops and more. 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Canoga Park Youth Arts Center, 7222 Remmet Ave., Canoga Park. (818) 346-7099. www.culturela.org. Our Community Celebrates Youth Festival: Features children's health and safety tips, hands-on demonstrations by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, musical entertainment, pie-eating contests, hayrides, dunk tanks and more. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Juan Bautista de Anza Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 1736 - December 19, 1788) was a Novo-Spanish explorer for the Spanish Empire. Life Juan Bautista de Anza was born in Fronteras, Sonora (near Arizpe) into a military family on the northern frontier of New Spain. Park, 3701 Lost Hills Road, Calabasas. Admission is $3. Tickets can be purchased at the park that day, or through local schools prior to the event. (818) 878-1808, Ext. 4653. Japanese Garden Festival: Japanese dance, taiko drummers and koto koto (kō`tō), a Japanese string instrument related in structure to the zither. It consists of an elongated rectangular wooden body, strung lengthwise with 7 to 13 silk strings. music. The event also features demonstrations in ikebana ikebana Japanese art of flower arranging. It was introduced in Japan in the 6th century by Chinese Buddhist missionaries, who had formalized the ritual of offering flowers to the Buddha. The first school of flower arranging in Japan was founded in the early 7th century. , the Japanese art of flower arranging, along with origami workshops and other demonstrations. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Performance and demonstration times will vary. Free with gardens admission. (818) 949-4200. www.descansogardens.org. Santa Monica Pier The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent landmark. Attractions The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with a large ferris wheel. Benefit for Hurricane Victims: Featuring entertainment from eight bands, raffles, food carts, beer garden, rides and other family activities. The first 500 visitors will receive a free ride at Pacific Park. Noon to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Santa Monica Pier. Admission is $5, with proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. . (310) 458-8900. www.santamonicapier.org. Autumn Festival: Live music, dance and cultural arts exhibits celebrating Asian culture including taiko drumming, Chinese lion dancing, martial arts, acrobats, origami and more. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Aquarium of the Pacific The Aquarium of the Pacific is located in the city of Long Beach, California at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. The aquarium features a collection of over 12,500 animals representing almost 1,000 different species. , 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach. Admission is $18.95 for adults, $16.95 for seniors 60 and over and $10.95 for children 3 to 11. Free for aquarium members and children under 3. (562) 590-3100. www.aquariumofpacific.org. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (person in costume) David McNew/Getty Images |
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