WEEKEND FESTIVALS FOLK MUSIC CENTRAL.Byline: Fred Shuster Kick off the country's birthday with a foot-stomping celebration of America's diverse cultures at California's premier family folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. event. Take part in some 300 hands-on participatory workshops in folk singing, numerous instruments, crafts, dance and storytelling. Highlights include a free Friday evening jam session, children's Folk Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday and an 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. Faire with 60 booths featuring jewelry, woodworking, ceramics, stained glass stained glass, in general, windows made of colored glass. To a large extent, the name is a misnomer, for staining is only one of the methods of coloring employed, and the best medieval glass made little use of it. , and musical instruments. SUMMER SOLSTICE FOLK MUSIC, DANCE AND STORYTELLING FESTIVAL: Soka University of America SUA's educational philosophy was established by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the first president of Soka Gakkai, who had worked as the principal of an elementary school in Japan. Makiguchi published the Value Creating Educational System based on his belief that "the purpose of education is to , 26800 West Mulholland Highway, Calabasas. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday. 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday daytime events. 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday evening events. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. finale events Saturday and Sunday. $25 per person per day at the gate, both Saturday and Sunday. (Special price of $15 after 3 p.m.) Children 12 and younger, free. Separate admission for Friday and Saturday evening events. $5 parking. Information: (818) 817-7756, fax (818) 817-7734; www.ctmsfolkmusic.org; e-mail info(at)ctmsfolkmusic.org. Also happening this weekend: FAMILY BIKE FESTIVAL: Ventura County Museum of History & Art, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. $5 to $25, includes festival T-shirt, museum admission and lecture. Preregistration pre·reg·is·tra·tion n. An early registration, as for returning college students, that takes place before general registration. required. (805) 653-0323, ext. 14, or www.vcmha.org. MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL: Celebrating the Swedish summer holiday. Vasa Park, 2854 Triunfo Canyon Rd., Agoura Hills. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. $4. (858) 794-7797. SEAFEST 2004: Splash into summer. Ventura Harbor Village, Spinnaker Drive, Ventura. 3 to 8 p.m. today and Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. (805) 642-8538 or www.venturaharborvillage.com. CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR FINE ARTS: Artists display their wares. Harbor Landing, Channel Islands and Harbor boulevards. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. (818) 709-2907 or www.westcoastartists.com. OXNARD SALSA salsa (säl`sə, sôl`–), American popular music developed largely in New York City during the 1970s; its name is derived from the Spanish word for hot sauce. : Hot and spicy foods. Plaza Park, 5th and C streets, Oxnard. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Friday. Free. (805) 247-0197 or www.oxnardsalsafestival.com. JUNETOBERFEST: Car show, 5K run, chili cook-off. College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Free. (661) 362-3639 or junetoberfest.org. STORIES OF INDIA: Storytelling from India. Norton Simon Museum This article is for the Norton Simon Museum in California. See this link for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.'' The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena, California. , 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 1 p.m. Sunday. $6. (626) 449-6840 or www.nortonsimon.org. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: no caption (Girl with Harp) |
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