WESTERN HOEDOWN PLANNED TO CLOSE SIMI VALLEY DAYS.Byline: Jean Russell Vogel Tickets are on sale for the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Days' grand finale, a Western Roundup and Hoedown hoe·down n. 1. A square dance. 2. The music for a square dance. 3. A social gathering at which square dancing takes place. at Strathearn Historical Park on Sept. 28, said Glenn Stafford Glenn Stafford composed the orchestral-style music for many of Blizzard Entertainment's video games, including the three Warcraft games and StarCraft, as well as the Super Nintendo games Blackthorne, Justice League Task Force and , event chairman for the Simi Valley Historical Society. The local Elks Lodge barbecue chefs will serve tri-tip or chicken dinner between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. A variety of entertainment features are scheduled that will appeal to spectators and those who want to participate, said co-chairwoman Joan Delman. Diners can work off surplus calories at the horseshoe court, taking line-dancing lessons from Kathy Bailey or dancing to the music of the Rick Tucker Band. The winners of the horseshoe toss will be awarded complementary dinners at the Home Buffet. Immediately after dinner, the Groat Brothers will demonstrate movie stunts. Simi Valley dancers in the Clogging Company will also perform. The dance band will play from 9 p.m. to midnight, with a dance competition for prizes starting at 10 p.m. The roundup and hoedown is the historical society's 15th western event, Stafford said. Originally known as the Barn Dance, it marked the society's 1982 acquisition of the Wood Ranch barns, which are now in the park. New at Strathearn park since last year's dance is a gazebo gazebo Lookout in the form of a turret, cupola (small, lanternlike dome), or garden house set on a height to give an extensive view. Few late-18th- and 19th-century rustic gazebos survive, but 17th-century turrets built up in an angle of the garden wall are not uncommon. , also from Wood Ranch. It was donated by Brock Homes, which had used the gazebo to promote its development. The late Jim Blansett had spotted the about-to-be-demolished gazebo and told the park district it would make a great addition to the Strathearn Historical Park. Also new at the park is a 70-year-old bar from the former Eddie Maier Ranch (now Brandeis Institute), which members are restoring for the cash bar at the Sept. 28 event. It was rescued from storage by Historical Society member John Varble, who also salvaged a 3 foot wide, round stained-glass window. Society president Andy Macek is asking Simi Valley old-timers for any photos showing the now indistinct in·dis·tinct adj. 1. Not clearly or sharply delineated: an indistinct pattern; indistinct shapes in the gloom. 2. Faint; dim: indistinct stars. 3. paintings that adorned the front of the eight-foot bar. Other new attractions at the Sept. 28 festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. are an artist who creates western-style caricatures on the spot, and a glass artist who will sculpt sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: creations on site. More information and tickets can be obtained from Barbara Willis, 526-6453, or Jean Whitefoot, 527-2401. General admission is $20; $15 for seniors 60 years or older. Parking is on Strathearn Place, west of Madera Road, and a courtesy shuttle to the nearby park will be provided by the Simi Valley Boys & Girls Club. All proceeds will benefit the Simi Valley Historical Society and Museum at 137 Strathearn Place. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Joan Delman and Glenn Stafford refinish re·fin·ish tr.v. re·fin·ished, re·fin·ish·ing, re·fin·ish·es To put a new finish on (furniture). re·fin a vi ntage bar for the annual Western Roundup. Andy Holzman/Special to the Daily News |
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