Agoura Mayor Harry Schwarz officially announced plans for the 7th annual Reyes Adobe
This year’s grand marshal will be actor and longtime Agoura resident Don Most, best known for his portrayal of ‘Ralph Malph’ in the hit television sitcom Happy Days.
Days fall festival at the historical site on Tuesday. This year’s grand marshal will be actor and longtime Agoura resident Don Most, best known for his portrayal of ‘Ralph Malph’ in the hit television sitcom Happy Days. Most has been living in Agoura Hills with his family since 1989.
In addition to leading the traditional mile-long RAD parade, which will begin at Yerba Buena Elementary and travel down Reyes Adobe Rd. to the historical site, Most will attend the September 30th Night at the Adobe art opening and reception, as well as attend many of the weekend’s festivities.
The theme of this year’s festival is “ART 91301 Then and Now,” part of the larger Pacific Standard Time (PST), a regional museum event, sponsored by the Getty Foundation and Research Institute, that celebrates California culture, specifically the art of the 1940′s through the 1980′s, said Schwarz.
The featured artist for this year’s festival is Plein Air water-colorist Pong Apinyavat, whose paintings can be found in many private collections and galleries throughout the U.S., Asia and Europe. Apinyavat will be giving live demonstrations throughout the weekend, and many of his paintings will be for sale at the gallery.
Schwarz also announced that, instead of the RAD 5K that has been run in previous years, there will be a RAD 10K instead. Once again being organized by Danny Greenberg, this year’s run, which will be held on October 1 at 8 a.m., will begin in front of Yerba Buena Elementary School, on the north end of Reyes Adobe Rd., pass the Adobe, run along the El Camino Real and finish at Paramount Ranch. According to Greenberg, 300 participants have already signed up.
Because of the length of the race, several road closures will be in place over that weekend. The largest closure will be the right lane of Reyes Adobe Rd. from Thousand Oaks Blvd. to Passageway Place, starting the night of Sept. 29. Other closure times and locations will be available on the city’s web site closer to the event.
Once again, this year’s event promises free museum tours, hands-on Rancho-era activities for the kids, historical demonstrations, live music, pony rides, a petting zoo, a beer garden (presented by Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie), a farmer’s market, vendors and food trucks.
For more information and updates on Reyes Adobe Days and all scheduled events and times during the 3-day weekend, contact Nick Newkirk, recreation supervisor, Agoura Hills Recreation Center, (818) 597-7367. All event info will be posted to the city website: www.reyesadobedays.org.