The 4th Annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival Art Competition launched on Friday, March 17, 2023. The competition is open to South L.A.-based visual artists, 18 years or older. Artists compete for a prize package that includes $1,000 cash award. Art submissions will be accepted through Friday, June 23 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time.
The Music Center launches its 20th season for of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center with the return of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, one of the most famous dynamic dance ensembles in the world.
This past week, Governor Gavin Newsom took action to tackle major issues the state of California has been facing for years. Homelessness had always been a key problem and recent studies quoted by the LA Times found significant increases in the major hotspots, including skid row.
facebooktwitterinstagram Crimson Skye, a local singer-songwriter, just performed recently for an NPR submission on Youtube for the single “Fire,” with band members Jordan Belardes playing
Kern County Aging and Adult Services will be hosting a free webinar on Medicare coverage of preventive services on March 31 at 10 a.m. According to a release preventative care is not only to prevent illness but also to help in detecting conditions.
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The blues community came out in support of and in celebration of the annual Babe’s and Ricky’s Inn Memorial and Reunion Jam, Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in historic Leimert Park Village.
USC will once again host one of the biggest literary festivals, this side of the Mississippi. Books, books and more books are the main focus.
Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state’s #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program which has so far provided $10,000 grants to some 6,500 low-income college students as a stipend in exchange for their community service work.
On March 4, 2023, the International Trends and Services Facet gave a presentation during the March Chapter meeting explaining that International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The presentation also included a call to action for accelerating women’s equality by helping school aged girls in Kenya with school fees. The 2023 International Women’s Day campaign theme is #EmbraceEquity.
The City of Hawthorne held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to unveil upgrades performed on Jim Thorpe Park, 14100 Prairie Avenue. The ceremony was held near the playground area, Monday, March 13, 2023, from 10:30am-noon.
At this point, California is no stranger to large and damaging storms. The saga continues as much of the state will be affected by heavy rain in the coming days and throughout the month. On average, residents will see two – five inches of rainfall with some areas seeing over eight inches. These high-powered storms pose a threat to communities throughout the state.
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This is a fair question to ask if you have watched the news on TV, the internet, local newspapers and/or on the radio.
With spring break coming up soon, many California residents may be planning a getaway to visit with family and friends in other parts of the country or to explore an international destination.
When looking at a map of state legislative districts and Kern County, a total of five state representatives represent Kern County — two of them in the state senate and three in the state assembly.
This past week NAACP, the largest and most distinguished civil rights organization in the nation, and BET, one of the largest providers of entertainment programming for Black audiences came together for a higher purpose to pay tribute to Black excellence in music, television, film, and sports. The week was filled with honor, progression, and peace through a variety of events counting panels, receptions, and a fashion show, leading up to the official 54th NAACP Image Awards.
A large crowd of youth and young adults and adults, attended to view some world-class cinema from the African diaspora, February 9-20, 2023, at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw XD, with the ArtFest, a showcase of African art and crafts from around the world, on display, on both floors of the adjacent Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles’s (PPLA) Black Health Initiative today announced its partnership with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) and the UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (the Center) to provide free legal services to the Inglewood community.
