WEEKEND FESTIVALS.Beatrix & friends Listen to the beloved tales of Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit always ransacking farmer MacGregor’s patch. [Children’s Lit.: The Tale of Peter Rabbit] See : Mischievousness , Jemima Puddle-Duck and Squirrel Nutkin, then meet the creatures that inspired author Beatrix Potter's immortal stories. Visitors may also view rare first editions of her works. A living history performance and a public talk about the English author's life and work are also part of 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. . BEATRIX POTTER FAMILY FESTIVAL: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. , 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. . 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 ages 12-18, $6 ages 5-11, free for children under 5. (626) 405-2100; www.huntington.org. Also happening this weekend: LOTUS FESTIVAL: Live entertainment, 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. , food, martial arts exhibitions, carnival rides and games, Children's Courtyard, dragon boat races. Echo Park, located on Park Avenue between Glendale Avenue and Echo Park Boulevard, just north of the Hollywood (101) and Pasadena (110) freeway junction, near Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. (213) 485-1310, www.laparks.org (select ``Calendar'' on the home page then ``Annual Special Events). |
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