WEEKEND FUN FESTIVALS, RACING, AVIATION EVENT ON AGENDA.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley residents and visitors can celebrate Latin American culture Latin American culture is the formal or informal expression of the peoples of Latin America, and includes both high culture (literature, high art) and popular culture (music, folk art and dance) as well as religion and other customary practices. , aviation history and Greek culture at festivals this weekend, and drag-racing fans can watch the big-rig drivers compete. The big rigs will be raced Saturday and Sunday at the Los Angeles County Raceway Los Angeles County Raceway (or "LACR") was a motorsport facility in Southern California. LACR's main feature was its 1/4 mile dragstrip, which was first opened in 1964. LACR held its final event on July 29th, 2007. in Littlerock. Lancaster's aviation street fair will be held Saturday at Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling and Lancaster Boulevard. The annual Greek food festival will be Saturday at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. . On Sunday, downtown Palmdale will be the scene of the Festival de Las Americas. Authentic Greek food, music and dancing will be offered at the Greek festival A Greek festival or Greek Fest is an annual celebration of Greek culture presented by many ethnic Greek-American communities and organization in the United States and Canada, particularly Greek Orthodox churches. on Saturday on the east lawn at the fairgrounds, 155 E. Ave. I, Lancaster. The festival, sponsored by Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church Greek Orthodox Church Independent Eastern Orthodox church of Greece. The term is sometimes used erroneously for Eastern Orthodoxy in general. It remained under the patriarch of Constantinople until 1833, when it became independent. in Lancaster, will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults and free for children under 12 and military personnel with current identification. Lancaster will honor five test pilots inducted into the city's Aerospace Walk of Honor The Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster, California, USA, is a continually-growing venue for honoring test pilots who have significantly contributed to aviation and space research and development. during an aviation fair with food booths, displays and live music by Dan Devere and his Red Eye Ranch Band. The fair will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Test pilots James Eastham, Robert Little, Bruce Peterson Bruce Peterson (May 23, 1933 – May 1, 2006) was a test pilot for NASA. A native of Washburn, North Dakota, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles, and California Polytechnic State University. , Russell Roth and Rogers Smith will honored, and a mounted F-4 fighter jet be featured in a monument to be dedicated at 11:30 a.m. at Boeing Plaza at Lancaster Boulevard and Sierra Highway. Call (661) 723-5900 for more information. In the Truckin' for Kids big-rig races, money will be raised for the Children's Center of the Antelope Valley. Gates will open at 6 a.m. both days at the raceway, 6850 E. Ave. T, Littlerock. On Saturday at the raceway, a car and pickup show will begin at 11 a.m., and the drag races will start at 1 p.m. Chicken, ribs, links, salads and beverages will be served at a barbecue at 6 p.m. Cost is $5 a plate. The big rigs will roll in a parade of lights after dinner. Big rigs will be judged for show at 8 a.m. Sunday at 8 a.m., will be driven in a truck rodeo at 9 and will begin racing at 11:30 a.m. Admission is $10 for one day or $15 for both days. Children under 12 and military personnel with current identification will get in free. On Sunday, the Antelope Valley Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Festival de las Americas from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Poncitlan Square at Ninth Street East and Avenue Q-9 in downtown Palmdale. There will be entertainment with no admission charge, as well as food booths. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) A city worker erects a canopy over the site where ceremonies will be held Saturday during the aviation street fair in Lancaster. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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