WEEKEND FESTIVALS ALL THINGS STRAWBERRY.Byline: Fred Shuster Don't miss the 21st annual California Strawberry Festival A Strawberry Festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America. In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries, and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the . This weekend's event in Oxnard features parades, live music, crafts and a wide array of strawberry delicacies This is a List of national delicacies. This list is sorted from where the food originated from. Many of these dishes may be normal to one culture, however to other cultures may seem bizarre. A delicacy is a food that is particularly prized within a given culture. , including strawberry beer and strawberry pizza. Music ranges from disco to Latin funk to r&b. Kids can watch puppet shows, magic acts and other entertainment at the Strawberryland for Kids section. Proceeds benefit many Ventura County nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $9 adults, $5 youths (ages 5 to 12), seniors (55 and older) and active military (with ID card). Children 4 and younger free. (888) 288-9242 or www.strawberry-fest.org. Also happening this weekend: TOPANGA FOLK FESTIVAL A Folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. Regional Denmark
OASIS STREET FAIR: Food pavilion, children's rides, 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. Free admission. Reseda Boulevard, between Nordhoff and Plummer streets, Northridge. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. (310) 316-1725. CAPTION(S): photo, 2 maps Photo: no caption (Strawberry Festival) Map: (1 -- 2) 2004 California Strawberry Festival |
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