WEEKEND FESTIVALS.Byline: -- S. Debessai Cal Poly Pomona invites the community to experience Healing the Earth Powwow, two days of 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. centered around Native American culture, from traditional songs, dances and foods to 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 activities for all ages. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday (Cherokee wedding at 3 p.m.), 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at University Park, Cal Poly Pomona, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona. Admission is free. (909) 869-6997. Hollywood Inter-Faith Choir Festival: featuring performances from a variety of styles: African-American spirituals, Broadway standards, chants, Taiz(hrt) and Vivaldi, with funds raised going to Strength for the Journey organization. 3 p.m. Sunday at the Hollywood United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). , 6817 Franklin Ave., Hollywood. Admission is $10, students/seniors $7. (323) 874-7228. New Play Festival: featuring original plays directed and performed by students. ``Billboard,'' 4:15 p.m. today; ``Mosquito Bites,'' 8:30 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Saturday; ``At the Bottom of Sterling Lake,'' 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Macgowan Hall Theater, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX campus, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles. Admission is free. (310) 825-5761. International Theatre Festival: featuring stage performances from new and classic works. ``Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot tramps consider hanging themselves because Godot has failed to arrive to set things straight. [Anglo-French Drama: Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot in Magill III, 1113] See : Despair Waiting for Godot ,'' 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday at Freud Playhouse, UCLA campus, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles. Tickets are $20 to $60. (310) 825-2101. www.uclalive.org. ``Beaujolais and Beyond'' Wine and Food Festival: an evening of gourmet food, wines for tasting, casino gaming, live music and dancing--all to welcome the 2006 Beaujolais Nouveau vintage. 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Tickets are $45 to $60, $100 to $120 VIP. (323) 651-4741. Japan Expo: featuring traditional geisha geisha Member of a professional class of women in Japan whose traditional occupation is to entertain men. A geisha must be adept at singing, dancing, and playing traditional musical instruments (e.g., the samisen) in addition to being skilled at making conversation. dance, Taiko
Chinese Lantern Festival: featuring the Chinese Circus performing nightly through Dec. 31. 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, Saturday and Sunday at Hollywood Park, 1050 S. Prairie Ave., Inglewood. Admission is $18/person on weekends. www.lanternfestivalus.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (teepee) |
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