WEEKEND FESTIVALS.It's snowing at the Grove Kick off the holiday season with snow flurries and stars at The Hollywood Christmas Celebration From the Grove. The event will feature presentations by Teri Hatcher Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and author. She gained attention for her role as Lois Lane in the television series co-starring with Dean Cain. , Diana Krall, Burt Bacharach and more. The free event will debut the Grove's new dance troupe, the Top Hats, with a concert by the Angel City Chorale Angel City Chorale, founded by conductor/artistic director Sue Fink at world-famous McCabe's Guitar Shop, is a multi-talented, multi-cultural ensemble of 125 men and women that truly reflects the spirit of Los Angeles, the city it calls home. and musicians from the Young Musicians Debut Orchestra. The Make-A-Wish Foundation will kick off its ``Season of Wishes'' campaign by granting its first wish of the season to a special child. The event also includes live theatrical holiday vignettes, the lighting of a 110-foot-tall Christmas tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. , fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to and a visit by Santa Claus. The holiday show starts at 7 p.m. Sunday, with the fireworks finale and the first snowfall at 8 p.m. Admission is free. The Grove, 189 The Grove Drive - Town Square, Los Angeles. (323) 900-8080. www.thegrovela.com. Also happening this weekend: DOWNTOWN ON ICE: The Southland's largest outdoor skating rink opens to the public today, and will feature special events throughout the holiday season, including tree decorating, 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. , Disney on Ice previews and more. Open noon to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Special holiday hours beginning Dec. 17: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $6, skate rental is $2. Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., Los Angeles. (213) 847-4970 or (888) 527-2757. www.laparks.org. PANORAMA'S HOLIDAY WISHES: Santa Claus is coming to town in a '50s classic convertible, and there will also be costumed dancers and musicians, a Latin ballet troupe, an arts and crafts workshop, and more. Event kicks off with a concert from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Saturday events begin at 11 a.m., ending with an arts and crafts workshop at 2:30 p.m. Teen and Family Day begins at 1 p.m. Sunday. Panorama Mall, 8401 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City. (818) 891-6518. www.panoramamall.com. HARVEST FOOD FESTIVAL: African and African-American cuisine, cooking, handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft jewelry and entertainment. Sponsored by the African Firefighters Benevolent Association. Admission is free. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 5730 Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] Blvd., Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES TEQUILA FESTIVAL: Music, food, displays and tastings of tequila from around the world. Includes the Reina del Tequila Pageant, an art exhibit, Ballet Folklorico, traditional Mexican cuisine, carnival games and concerts from entertainers such as Los Lobos and singer Pedro Fernandez. Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $45, $55-$65 for the gala with Pedro Fernandez (includes admission to the festival). PASADENA DOO DAH PARADE The Doo Dah Parade is a popular farcical and flamboyant parade held in Pasadena, California on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Founded in 1976 as a response to the traditional formality of the Rose Parade, which is also held in Pasadena, the Doo Dah Parade features absurd parade : A spoof of the more famous ``other parade'' featuring outlandish participants such as the LQ & Hibachi Marching Grill Team, the ``Hairy'' Krishnas, Doo Dah dah n. The spoken representation of a dash in radio and telegraph code. [Imitative.] Noun 1. Random Dancers and Synchronized Men's Napping. The parade also features food booths throughout the route and pre-parade offerings from local restaurants. Parade takes place 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Parade route goes along Raymond Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Old Pasadena. (626) 440-7379. www.pasadenadoodahparade.com. SAWDUST ART FESTIVAL'S WINTER FANTASY: Featuring more than 170 artist exhibits, handcrafted gift items, a life-size gingerbread gingerbread In architecture and design, elaborately detailed embellishment, either lavish or superfluous. Though the term is occasionally applied to such highly detailed and decorative styles as the Rococo, it usually refers to the hand-carved and -sawn wood ornamentation of playhouse, real snow, food, carolers and Santa. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 25-27, Dec. 3-4 and Dec. 10-11. Special tree-lighting ceremony 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 for an adult one-day pass, $7 for a season pass, $2 for children 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. (949) 494-3030. www.sawdustartfestival.org. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Hollywood Chritmas Celebration From the Grove) (2) no caption (Downtown on Ice) |
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