WEEKEND FESTIVAL.Let your state pride blossom at the spring California Poppy California poppy: see poppy. California poppy Annual garden plant (Eschscholzia californica) in the poppy family, native to the western coast of North America and naturalized in parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Australia. Festival, with performers Young Dubliners, Sauce Boss, Michael Lington and Craig Chaquico Craig Chaquico (born September 25, 1954) is an American guitarist from Sacramento, California who has had over thirty years of success in a variety of genres: in the 1970s with the post-Summer of Love Jefferson Starship, in that band's 1980s incarnation, Starship, and in the 1990s . Over 55,000 people attend this annual event, which features more than 200 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, a flower and farmers market, oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. and custom vehicles, aerospace and aviation displays, and much more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for seniors and children 6-12, free for children 5 and under. Free parking. Lancaster City Park, 43011 N. 10th St. W., Lancaster. (661) 723-6077. www.poppyfestival.com. Also happening this weekend: Earth Day at 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. : beach cleanups, workshops, games, and arts and crafts, 12:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday ($2 adults, free for children 12 and under) at Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is an aquarium in Santa Monica, California located beneath the Santa Monica Pier, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Since 2003, it is operated by Heal the Bay, a nonprofit organization. , 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . (310) 393-6149. www.healthebay.org/smpa. Earth Day Expo 2006: music, entertainment and education, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday ($10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 children 2-12, free for children under 2) at Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. , 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles. (323) 644-4200. www.lazoo.org. Earth Day Festival: Book Jamboree, live entertainment, food, activities for all ages and booths promoting environmentally friendly lifestyles, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday (free) at Granada Hills Charter High School, 10535 Zelzah Ave., Granada Hills. (818) 360-2361. Farmwalk: sheep shearing, wool spinning, barbecue, live music, self-guided farm tours, live bee displays, horseshoeing/forging, exotic animal shows, cow milking, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday ($5 donation per adult, free for children under 12). Pierce College, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills. (818) 710-4253. www.piercecollege.edu. Sherman Oaks Spring Festival: jewelry, fine art, clothing, plus blues, jazz and rock musicians, a petting zoo and rides for kids, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday (free) on Ventura Boulevard between Van Nuys and Kester, Sherman Oaks. (818) 780-9100. www.villageatshermanoaks.com. SouthLA Earth Day Health Fair & Festival: information and services focusing on children, environmental health and water pollution, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Martin Luther King Shopping Center, 1671 E. 103rd St., Watts. (714) 523-7292. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (poppy flowers) |
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