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West Adams Avenues Jazz & Music Festival Three Evenings: Friday to Sunday, September 4, 5 and 6 Find your seats starting at 6 p.m. each evening Live entertainment begins at 7 p.m. 7th Avenue between Adams and 25th Street (25th Street and 7th Avenue are closed to traffic) Grab your picnic baskets, chairs, and blankets, and listen to FREE music (and maybe even dance in the street) over three nights at the annual West Adams Avenues Jazz & Music Festival. Once again, the West Adams Avenues Neighborhood Association has a stage smack dab in the middle of 7th Avenue, where a fun array of singers, musical acts and other entertainment will perform starting tomorrow night and continuing Saturday and Sunday. Everyone from near and far is invited. The United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council is one of the sponsors of this year’s event, along with Council District 10 / Councilwoman Heather Hutt, and the West Adams Heritage Association (WAHA). The WAHA booth will have copies of the perennial favorite, West Adams’ Landmarks of African American History, available for sale. This year's Festival MCs are Comedians Danna Kiel, Rubyn Warren II, and London Brown, and the musical acts include the Gumbo Brothers, Rush Hour, Tracy Hart, Urban Music Society, and Sarah Daye, among others. Along with great music, there will be arts, crafts and jewelry from local artisans selling their wares; kids activities including face painting all three nights....  PLUS Dancing in the Street! A big attraction is the food (glorious food) from area restaurants and food trucks. Look for vendors serving BBQ, soul food, fish, Belizean and Jamaican food, tacos and tamales at more than one booth, kettle corn, pizza, bakery goods including cobblers, burgers, exotic drinks (New this year: Honey Qween's pineapple cinnamon and minted lemonade), and Sion's Caribbean Jewels is once again bringing pineapple fried rice and sliders. YUM. Leave your diet at home. But bring your cash (Zelle, and equivalents)! Event Details, including line-up by each evening: https://www.facebook.com/AvenuesJazzMusicFestival

Friday, August 21 to Sunday, August 23 On Washington Boulevard between Crenshaw and 10th Avenue Rides, games, food -- family fun! More information to come, but please mark your calendar AND note that Washington Boulevard will be closed starting Wednesday for carnival set-up.

Council District 10 presents Waterslide events at 4 parks in August (see dates & park locations below) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Want cooling fun in August? This set of Splish Splash Waterslide events are free for all.

Friday, August 7 3 - 4:30 p.m. CD10 Pico Office 5213 West Pico Blvd. (L.A. 90019) Visit the Council District 10 Field Office for free backpacks and school supplies. Available while supplies last -- first come, first served.

Tuesday, August 11 Movies begins at Sunset Food: 6 to 8 p.m. Leslie Shaw Park, 2223 West Jefferson Blvd. (@ 3rd Avenue in Jefferson Park) Come see Zootopia 2 -- Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, picnics if you wish, and neighbors, too! CD10 and UNNC will supply refreshments. This event is free.  

NIGHT OUT ON CRIME ~ Southwest LAPD Rally, March and Dinner Tuesday, August 4 7 p.m. Adams-Normandie Community 1658 West 23rd St. (just east of Normandie) This annual, national event helps build community and police partnerships. This event is co-sponsored by CD8, ANNA (Adams Normandie Neighborhood Association), WANA (West Adams Neighborhood Association) and NANDC Neighborhood Council. NIGHT OUT ON CRIME ~ Olympic LAPD Tuesday, August 4 6-8 p.m. At the Olympic Division Station 1130 S. Vermont (between Pico and 11th Street) Olympic Division also opens its doors to the community for National Night Out.

Saturday, August 1 Check-in: 10-10:45 Student & Parent Experience: 11 a.m. (registration required) Community Tailgate Celebration: 1-3 p.m. Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex 5001 Obama Blvd. All HCBU-bound students welcome. Meet your school's rep! Music, food, giveaways -- and you can meet some of your new campus family.

AT LOREN MILLER PARK Friday, July 31 - TONIGHT! Movie begins at Sunset, Food & Games before that Loren Miller Park 2717 S. Halldale Ave. (5 blocks east of Western @ 27th Street) Catch Super Mario Brothers TONIGHT at this free event. Bring your family, blankets, and lawns chairs for a community movie night at Loren Miller Park.  There will be games, food, and family activities before the movie begins at sunset.

Friday, July 31 - TONIGHT! 5 to 7 p.m. EG Roberts Pool 4526 West Pico Blvd. (just west of Crenshaw Blvd.) Games, Food, Music -- and Swimming! This event is free, but note that all children under age 7 must be accompanied by an adult at all times within an arm's length. Safety first.

Saturday, July 18 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Start LA and Blackline Coffee hosting 2268 Venice Blvd. in Harvard Heights (just east of Western Ave.) Come for coffee, leave with a tree!  Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC) will be giving away 5 gallon shade and fruit trees -- up to seven trees per address!