WEEKEND FESTIVALS STRINGS DEFINITELY ATTACHED.Go fly a kite at the fourth annual Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. Kite Party, featuring a kaleidoscope kaleidoscope (kəlī`dəskōp), optical instrument that uses mirrors to produce changing symmetrical patterns. Invented by the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster in 1816, the device is usually a hand-held tube, a few inches to as much of hundreds of colorful, high-flying kites dancing in the sky. The event draws expert kite fliers from all over the world with stunt kites and the latest in kite designs. Beginners and observers are invited to fly their own kites or just watch. The festival begins at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday and is free to all. (714) 536-3630. www.kiteconnection.com. Also happening this weekend: Channel Islands' 10th annual Celebration of the Whales Festival: Featuring 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. , live entertainment, gray whale exhibits, food and activities. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Fisherman's Wharf Fisherman's Wharf may refer to:
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