WEEKEND OF FUN, CEREMONIES TOPANGA EVENT A LAID-BACK AFFAIR.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer TOPANGA - In tie-dyed shirts and summer dresses, they came to enjoy the sun and music in a free-spirit flashback flash·back n. 1. An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use. 2. A recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience. to a quasi [Latin, Almost as it were; as if; analogous to.] In the legal sense, the term denotes that one subject has certain characteristics in common with another subject but that intrinsic and material differences exist between them. summer of love. Children Hula-Hooped and the adult Bohemian culture met the youth counterculture coun·ter·cul·ture n. A culture, especially of young people, with values or lifestyles in opposition to those of the established culture. coun Saturday in the first day of the 32nd annual Topanga Days Country Fair. ``I love the community atmosphere, the fact that everybody's smiling, smiling at each other. Guards are down. Spirits are up,'' said Terri Perna, 36, of Long Beach. ``Good way to start the summer.'' Hundreds of festival-goers danced in the sun and snacked on goodies good·y 1 Informal interj. Used to express delight. n. also good·ie pl. good·ies Something attractive or delectable, especially something sweet to eat. while adults enjoyed $5 summer ale at a makeshift beer garden on the community baseball field. For Richard and Jenalyn Guymon, who have lived in Topanga for more than 30 years, Saturday was the first time they'd been to the Topanga fest ringing in the summer season. ``This is very active,'' said Richard Guymon, 82, perched in the shade of a tarp doing crossword puzzles crossword puzzle, word game in which words corresponding to numbered clues are put into a grid of horizontal and vertical squares to form intersecting words. The puzzle is solved when a player supplies all of the words correctly. with his wife. ``A lot of folks. Very entertaining. Lot of fun.'' Jenalyn Guymon, 77, said the couple never really had an opportunity to get to the event because they were busy raising children. ``Oh, this is great,'' Jenalyn said. ``I'm impressed with all the little children.'' While music played from three stages, festival-goers gawked at wares displayed under tarps and attendees soaked soak v. soaked, soak·ing, soaks v.tr. 1. a. To make thoroughly wet or saturated by or as if by placing in liquid. b. To immerse in liquid for a period of time. 2. up the sun. Tracy Barnes, 26, a friend of Perna, rested on the grass while her daughter Hula-Hooped with her friend. ``We've been enjoying the music,'' she said. ``Great people, very friendly.'' Lisa Tobin of Studio City had set up a booth where she was selling $10 sarongs from Bali, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , and photos she'd taken in Brazil and Thailand. The event put her in a ``free-loving, feeling kinda Adv. 1. kinda - to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" kind of, sort of, rather spirit.'' ``It's just a great environment,'' she said. ``The setting is ideal. It's beautiful here in the mountains of Topanga Canyon.'' IF YOU GO Topanga Days Country Fair, 1400 block of North Topanga Canyon Boulevard, continues today, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Monday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for seniors, and free for children under 12. For more information, go to dailynews.com, or call (310) 455-1980. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 3 boxes, map Photo: (1) Amit Gilad, 13, shows his friends how to use a pogo stick at the Topanga Days Country Fair. (2) Shoshana Johnston of Valley Glen has a good time dancing to one of the many bands that played during the day. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News Box: (1) IF YOU GO (see text) (2) THINGS TO DO (see text) (3) HOLIDAY EVENTS Map: Valley of the Stars Canoga Park Memorial Day Parade Route |
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