WEEKEND FESTIVALS.A very Lego Hanukkah Get ready for Hanukkah with the construction of a giant Lego menorah menorah Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah—one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. at the annual Hanukkah Friendship Carnival in Agoura Hills. The Lego menorah will give children the chance to learn about the holiday in an interactive way. Children and teen volunteers will participate in the construction of the menorah, which will then be lit with special lanterns. The carnival will also feature game booths, traditional Hanukkah food such as latkes, plus 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. , an olive press demonstration, dreidel games and more. The celebration will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Chabad, 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills. Admission is free, $1 for five game tickets. For more information, call (818) 865-2233, or e-mail staff(at)friendshipcircleca.com. www.friendshipcircleca.com. Also happening this weekend: Hanukkah Family Festival: featuring live performances, storytelling, workshops, children's activities, gallery exhibitions, holiday displays and more. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8. Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . (310) 440-4500. www.skirball.org. Las Posadas Posadas (pōsä`thäs), city (1991 pop. 211,297), capital of Misiones prov., NE Argentina, a port on the upper Paraná River. Its industries include woodworking and metallurgy. - Casa de Adobe: featuring a candle-lit procession commemorating Mary and Joseph's search for shelter in Bethlehem. Also features traditional songs, a pinata, champurrado (a special hot chocolate thickened thick·en tr. & intr.v. thick·ened, thick·en·ing, thick·ens 1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway. 2. with cornmeal corn·meal also corn meal n. Meal made from corn, used in a wide variety of foods. Also called Indian meal. Noun 1. ) and Mexican sweet bread. 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Reservations required. Casa de Adobe, 4605 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. (323) 667-2000. Las Posadas - Olvera: a nine-day celebration of the nine-day journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. Also features singing, a candlelight procession and the breaking of a pinata. 6 to 9 p.m. daily Friday through Dec. 24. Admission is free. El Pueblo Historical Monument, Placita Olvera, 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles. (213) 485-6855. www.cityofla.org/elp. King Harbor Christmas Boat Parade: featuring a parade of festively lit boats. 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Redondo Beach Harbor, Redondo Beach. (310) 376-2459 or (310) 376-6911. www.visitredondo.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (lego menorah) |
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