WEEKEND FESTIVALS DAY OF THE DEAD - A TIME TO CELEBRATE.Byline: Fred Shuster Staff Writer Despite all appearances to the contrary, Day of the Dead isn't a morbid occasion. The annual festival is a time when Mexican families celebrate the continuity of life and remember their dead. On Sunday, for the third year running, Canoga Park will host its Day of the Dead event featuring dance, music, crafts and international food vendors. Along with music from Afro-pop/salsa act Ricardo Lemvo Ricardo Lemvo is a Los Angeles-based salsa, rumba and soukous singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre). A long-time fan of Cuban music and traditional salsa as embodied by Johnny Pacheco, Lemvo moved to the USA at age 15 to pursue his studies & Makina Loca, the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. take in flamenco and Aztec dancers and a classic car show. Councilman Dennis Zine will be on hand as well but promises not to frighten the children with any extended speeches. The event is produced by Main Street Canoga Park, a community-based nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. created to bring about economic revitalization of the area. DAY OF THE DEAD: Sherman Way between Canoga and Jordan avenues, Canoga Park. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. No charge. Call (818) 346-4892 or www.mainstreetcanogapark.org. Also happening this weekend: FESTIVAL DE LA GENTE: Billed as one of the largest Day of the Dead festivals in the country. Sixth Street bridge, connecting Boyle Heights to downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. No charge. Call (323) 791-6503 or www.festivaldelagente.com. FALL FESTIVAL: Game booths, candy and a haunted house A haunted house is defined as building that is believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences or paranormal phenomena.[1] A haunted house may contain ghosts, poltergeists, or even malevolent entities. . Pacoima Community Center, 11243 Glenoaks Blvd., Pacoima. 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. No charge. Call (818) 899-1950. JAPANESE GARDEN Japanese gardens (Kanji 日本庭園, nihon teien), that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, at Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines, and at historical landmarks such as old castles. FESTIVAL: Activities range from the thundering Taiko
If you have a festival coming up, send information to Festivals, Daily News, 21221 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills, CA 91367. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Ricardo Lemvo performs Afro-pop/salsa music at Sunday's Day of the Dead event in Canoga Park. |
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