WEEKEND FESTIVALS.Strawberries are in season, and where better to celebrate than at the California Strawberry Festival A Strawberry Festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America. In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries, and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the ? In its 23rd year, the celebration includes live concerts, ``Strawberryland for Kids,'' gooey See GUI. contests, 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. showcase, the Strawberry Promenade and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for children ages 5-12 and free for kids 4 and under. Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard; (888) 288-9242; www.strawberry-fest.org. Also happening this weekend: Cuban Music Festival, dancing, food, art, plus music by Francisco Aguabella Francisco Aguabella (c. 1925) is an Afro-Cuban jazz conga player, well-known on the jazz scene since the 1950s born in Matanzas, Cuba. In 1992 he won a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. , noon to 7 p.m. Sunday (free) at Echo Park, Glendale Boulevard and Park Avenue, Hollywood. (323) 662-3750. www.cubansinhollywood.com. International Festival, games, rides, food and music, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday (free) at St. John Baptist de la Salle De La Salle is the name of several educational institutions affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: Korean Garden Festival, traditional Korean culture through garden displays, music, art, dance and food, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (free with general admission) at the L.A. County Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. & Botanical Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821-3222. www.arboretum.org. North Hollywood Theatre and Arts Festival, theater, dance and music performances, plus Kids Kourt and NoHo Auto Show, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (free) at Lankershim and Magnolia boulevards, North Hollywood. (310) 537-4240. www.nohofest.com. Russian Cultural Festival, entertainment, music, food sampling, Russian crafts and jewelry, gala concert featuring Igor Nadgiev, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday (free) at West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood. (323) 848-6826. Sepulveda Garden Fair, bonsai bonsai (bōn`sī), art of cultivating dwarf trees. Bonsai, developed by the Japanese more than a thousand years ago, is derived from the Chinese practice of growing miniature plants. show, display gardens, live country, blues and bluegrass music, petting zoo, local garden clubs, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (free) at Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino. (818) 784-5180. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (strawberries) |
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