WEEKEND FESTIVALS.Take flight at the 2006 Camarillo Air Show. This year's event, themed ``Where the Future Encounters the Past,'' will feature aerial stunts with various aircraft, including World War II airplanes such as the Mitchell B-25 bomber. Rob Harrison, flying in his Czech-built Zlin 50 unlimited aerobatic monoplane monoplane: see airplane. , is among the pilots who will be performing. The event will also feature a variety of aircraft on display, airplane rides, children's activities, music, food including a pancake breakfast, an Air Force museum and more. The event takes place 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The pancake breakfast takes place at 8 a.m. on both days. Ultralite fly-bys take place at 9 a.m. while the air show takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. both days. Camarillo Airport Camarillo Airport (ICAO: KCMA, FAA LID: CMA) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Camarillo, a city in Ventura County, California, United States. , 501 Aviation Drive, Camarillo. Admission is $8 for adults, $15 for couples, free for kids 12 and under with paid adult admission. (805) 646-7053. www.camarilloairshow.com. Festival of India: featuring traditional Indian dances and songs, a health fair, Indian food booths and lots of family fun. 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday on the north side of California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , 9135-A Reseda Blvd., Northridge. Admission is free. (818) 968-9980. Nisei Week Japanese Festival: featuring a Taiko
Hueneme Beach Festival: featuring 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. , food from local restaurants, exhibits, music, kids' rides and activities, and more. Noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Hueneme Beach Park, Ventura Road and Surfside surf·side adj. Situated or sited at or near the seashore: surfside parties; a surfside road. Drive, Port Hueneme. Admission is free. (805) 986-6542. www.huenemebeachfest.org. Channel Islands Harbor Arts Festival: featuring artist display booths, food and more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Harbor Landing, 2800 Harbor Blvd., Oxnard. Admission is free. (818) 709-2907. www.westcoastartists.com or www.channelislandsharbor.org. African Marketplace and Cultural Faire: featuring a village gourd gourd (gôrd, g  rd), common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of plants whose range includes all tropical and subtropical areas and extends into the temperate zones. festival, the Brazilian Trade and Music Festival, celebrity village games, entertainment, arts and crafts and more. Today, Saturday and Sunday; Aug. 26, 27; and Sept. 2, 3 and 4. 5001 Rodeo Road, Los Angeles. Admission is $5. Call (323) 734-1164 for schedule. www.africanmarketplace.org. Kermes ker·mes n. A red dyestuff once prepared from the dried bodies of various female scale insects of the genus Kermes. [French kermès, short for alkermès, from Arabic al-qirmiz Summer Festival: featuring Mexican food, live music, traditional dance, games, prizes and more. 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Spiraling Orchard Park, 1250 W. Court St., Los Angeles. Admission is free. (213) 481-8013. www.aclaparks.org. |
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