WEEKEND FESTIVALS HORSES REIGN AT CHARREADA FAMILY FESTIVAL.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Staff Writer A RODEO is always exciting, but when it has a Mexican accent it's not only daring but colorful - with riders (called charros) performing spectacular stunts in dazzling costumes embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. in gold and silver. The Charreada Family Festival set for Saturday at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage is a traditional Mexican fiesta celebrating the sport of team riding. There also will be related activities - such as dancing and spicy food spicy food Nutrition Any comestible marinated in and/or which contains chili peppers, mustard with horseradish, curry or other spices that evoke a desired intraoral sensation that crosses pain with pleasure; SFs may elicit an autonomic nervous system offerings - so consider it an opportunity to pull on your cowboy boots and dust off your sombrero som·bre·ro n. pl. som·bre·ros A large straw or felt hat with a broad brim and tall crown, worn especially in Mexico and the American Southwest. . The day kicks off at 10:30 a.m. with fiesta dancers performing the Jarabe Tapatio (most children know it as the Mexican hat Noun 1. Mexican hat - coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of Rocky Mountains Ratibida columnaris dance) followed by a high-stepping equestrian parade. The charreada at 12:30 p.m. begins with feats of horsemanship horsemanship: see equestrianism. horsemanship Art of training, riding, and handling horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal's direction, gait, and speed with maximum effectiveness and minimum effort. performed by teams of women called escaramuza, riding sidesaddle in colorful dresses. Next are some of Southern California's best charro teams, including La Noria, Leonardo's and La Tapatia, that will rope cattle and jump from one horse to another doing tricks referred to as suertes charras Char´ras n. 1. The gum resin of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Same as Churrus. . All-day activities include food, music, folklorico dances and children's activities such as trick roping Trick roping is an entertainment or competitive art involving the spinning of a lasso or lariat. It is particularly associated with wild west shows or western arts in the United States. , board games and paper cutting. Costume exhibits and saddle-making demonstrations will also be held outside; inside, museum visitors can see a special exhibit ``Art of the Charreria: A Mexican Tradition'' that includes more than 350 examples, from serapes to iron works to paintings (it runs through Oct. 20). CHARREADA FAMILY FESTIVAL: South Lawn of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 4700 Western Heritage Way in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. The museum is located where the 5 and 134 freeways meet, across from the L.A. Zoo. You can also reach it by surface streets such as Forest Lawn Drive, Victory Boulevard or Los Feliz Boulevard. Parking in front of the museum is free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Outdoor equestrian activities are free, food and crafts sold separately. Museum admission is $7.50 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and students, $3 for children 12 and under. Information: (323) 667-2000. Also happening this week: VENTURA COUNTY CLAMBAKE: Fisherman's Wharf in Channel Islands Harbor will be transformed into a New England seaside carnival by the yacht clubs of Ventura County to benefit the Maritime Museum. Sea chanters, strolling minstrels and sword-fighting pirates will be part of the fun, with knot-tying and whale-drawing contests for children. Inside the museum will be ship-building demonstrations and films on sailing and whaling. The menu includes seafood as well as pizza and hot dogs. The Ventura County Maritime Museum is located at 2731 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard (exit Victoria Avenue off the 101 Freeway north). Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Events are free, clambake dinner is $20. Information: (805) 984-6260. LATIN MUSIC FESTIVAL: Salsa music festival features numerous bands, free boat rides, dance lessons and contests, 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 food vendors on the shores of Lake Casitas in Ojai, a small inland community in Ventura County. Noon to 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission: $15; free to children 12 and under. Information: (888) 491-7342. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Charreada Family festival is a traditional Mexican fiesta that celebrates the sport of team riding. |
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