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WEEKEND FESTIVALS.


Byline: - S. Debessai

Wake up and smell the chrysanthemums at the Japanese Garden Japanese gardens (Kanji 日本庭園, nihon teien), that is, gardens in traditional Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, at Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines, and at historical landmarks such as old castles.  Festival, featuring full tea service, taiko
The unrelated word Taikō (太閤) is a title given to a retired Kampaku regent in Japan. In a narrow sense, taikō would refer to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a more common usage.
 drummers, an origami The code name for Microsoft's Ultra-Mobile PC. See Ultra-Mobile PC.  workshop for kids and adults, Japanese dancers and, of course, colorful chrysanthemums for sale or viewing. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. (818) 790-3663. www.descansogardens.org.

Hollywood Chinese Film Festival: featuring screenings of films from China and appearances by lead Chinese actors and actresses. 4 to 9:15 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday at Laemmle's One Colorado, 42 Miller Alley, Old Pasadena. Tickets are $10 per screening. (626) 856-3889. www.edimediainc.com.

Weaving and Spinning Festival: featuring a fashion show, exhibits, demonstrations, handwoven hand·wo·ven  
adj.
1. Woven on a hand-operated loom: handwoven rugs.

2. Woven by hand: handwoven baskets.

Adj. 1.
 items and a variety of weaving and spinning supplies for sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3350 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Admission is $5. (310) 316-0910. www.schg.org/festival.

Chinese Lantern Festival: through Dec. 31. 5 p.m. to midnight today, Saturday and Sunday at Hollywood Park, 1050 S. Prairie Ave., Inglewood. Admission prices are $18/person on weekends. www.lanternfestivalus.com.

L.A. Fest of Sketch Comedy: 191 performers, 40 sketch comedy groups This is a list of notable sketch comedy groups by country. For the purposes of this list, groups that do not have their own article on Wikipedia are not considered notable. Australia

  • Australia You're Standing In It
  • BackBerner
  • Big Bite
  • The Chaser
. 7 p.m. to midnight today, 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the McCadden Place Theatre, 1157 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood. (323) 463-2942. www.4LAFS LAFS Los Angeles Film School
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.com.

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