May 27, 2012 at 12pm to October 28, 2012 at 8pm – Leimert Park Village
9 Comments 5 PromotionsMay 31, 2012 from 6pm to 11pm – Regency West Supper Club
0 Comments 0 PromotionsJune 1, 2012 at 6pm to June 2, 2012 at 7pm – Dorsey High School Auditorium,(ICM Foundation Performing Arts Center)
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SoCal Connected calls Leimert Park Beat "an excellent blog that chronicles the happenings in and around Leimert Park Village." Tavis Smiley - History of the Blog in 2009 and tour of Leimert Park Village New York Times - South Los Angeles says yes to no more fast food in 2008
KCRW: Warren Olney's Which Way, LA - County supervisor race goes uncovered by the media
LAist - Neighborhood Project in 2007
Curbed LA - West Adams on the down low in 2007
LA Observed - WeAd is the black WeHo in 2007
LA Observed - Winds knock down the sycamore trees on 42nd in 2006
Stories about Leimert Park
NPR: Leimert Park's Struggle with Identity in 2006
Washington Post - Tour of Leimert Park in 2006
Los Angeles Times - Tour of Leimert Park in 2005
LA City Beat - Tour of Leimert Park in 2005
NY Times - Soul Central from 1993
Stuff to Check Out
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Farmers Market - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EVERY Saturday
One Compton
Babe and Ricky's Inn
World Stage
Project Blowed
Najite and Olokun Prophecy
Vocalist Dwight Trible Los Angeles Jazz LA Jazz Society
Eso Won Books

Leimert Park Movie
Ernest Hardy
Leimert Park Book Fair
Crenshaw Chamber
Black Book Expo
Leimert Park Chargers
Mark Ridley-Thomas blog
LAPD Crime Map
Adopted by Aliens
West Adams Heritage Association

Los Angeles City Neighborhoods West Adams-Normandie


Posted by enhager on May 25, 2012 at 9:30am 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Lucy Florence Cultural Center, which closed its doors in Leimert Park Village almost two years ago, now is having a liquidation sale after closing its Pico location.
"We've closed our doors in Los Angeles, but the lovely classic furniture, dishes and other items remain," the email from the Aswirl Twins stated. "Don't miss this once in a…
Posted by Ricardo Tambor on May 21, 2012 at 12:34pm 0 Comments 0 Promotions
Rincon Rumbero returns to KAOS Network on June 2, after a successful first showing in May.
The event takes place from 3 PM to 6 PM, on Saturday, June 2, 2012 and is free to the public - though a monetary donation to help cover costs or a small food item for a community potluck would be appreciated.
All congas, clave, chekeres, katas, and bells will be provided. Please, do not bring your own instruments,…
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Do you have a Dynamic Dad? Set the Atmosphere is looking for Dynamic Dads in the Los Angeles area to celebrate! Make a 60 second video on why your Dad should be celebrated, upload it to Youtube with the title #DynamicDad, and email the link to settheatmoshphere12@gmail.com. The top three videos will receive a G- Shock Watch, and acknowledgement at the Dynamic Dads Day Celebration.
Posted by enhager on May 19, 2012 at 6:34am 0 Comments 1 Promotion
The LAPD had to postpone its annual MLK Blvd. festival this Halloween due to budget constraints - but somehow managed to put this great community event back on the drawing board.
This weekend King is closed at Western to cars but open to everyone else to ride on the Egyptian galleon and the carnival games, like fishing for Coke bottles and throwing darts at ballons for stuffed animals.
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Los Angeles, CA - FREE events in Leimert Park Village in June, 2012. All events are family friendly and are looking for vendors, volunteers and sponsors.
June 9, 10 - The 1st Annual Dynamic Dads Day Celebration and Resource Fair with FREE music, arts & craft vendors, a male fashion show, BBQ cook-off, free haircuts & more. http://www.settheatmosphere.blogspot.com/
June 16, 17 - 3rd Annual…
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Join LA Green Grounds on Saturday, May 12 for a Dig-In - that's where a group of volunteers, neighbors, friends and family works with a master gardener to design and build a garden in a front or back yard.
The fun begins at 9:30 a.m. and the transformation should take around six…
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Photo Courtesy of Marty Cotwright
A proud moment during ‘Saving Our Sons: A Community Conversation’ (l-r) Robert Lewis, Program Officer, California Community Foundation (CCF); George Weaver, Special…
ContinueLA WEEKLY is featuring 24th Street Theatre co-founders Debbie Devine and Jay McAdams in their annual BEST PEOPLE 2012 Issue! There are 5 different covers photographed by the amazing Kevin Scanlon for this special issue that hit newsstands yesterday...all gorgeous. Grab one for your coffee table if you live…
This Saturday, May 5th at 1pm, 24th STreet Theatre brings performance artist Sheetal Gandhi to North University Park with her hit show, Bahu-Beti-Biwi. This, the final show of this year’s Saturday Explorer Series for family audiences, has been performed around…
Please come and help ANNA with our Annual Big Sunday Community Clean Up.
We will Cleaning and Greening
Ending with a Community Lunch
Click on the link Below to Sign Up or just show up…
Expo Line opens today - ride free for the weekend!
Photo by Metro
THIS Saturday you can go to Ireland for less than the cost of a corned beef sandwich.
That’s right! Irish singer, storyteller, Ken O’Malley brings Irish folk…
Surprisingly, the Planning Commission has approved the Swerdlow 7-Eleven project at 4436 Sepulveda Boulevard. In spite of efforts by local residents over a period of years to raise the consciousness of government and committee members who decide these things, it now feels very possible that we will have our sixth 7-Eleven within city boundaries and a third one located on Sepulveda for those who enjoy stopping their cars at short intervals to refill their soda cups.
Imagine that. Three…
As you have no doubt read, Los Angeles just made history by becoming the largest city in the world to ban plastic bags in supermarket checkout lines. And to hear Culver City…
Blum & Poe Gallery in Culver City will present an evening of readings with Eleanor Antin and Simone Forti this Saturday, May 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Antin will read from her recent literary memoir Conversations with Stalin, described as a 'smart, no…
Construction -- or at least destruction -- continues on the former car dealership on the southeast corner of Washington and Sepulveda in Culver City.
According to a representative of owner Continental Development Corporation, the property is being remodeled into retail space. The company is in…
Every other friday, I'll post a picture of something in Culver City that is 'hiding in plain sight.'
This time, the question is: Do you know where in Culver CIty this sculpture is? If you know, enter your response in the comments box of this post! I'll reveal the answer in two Fridays, when I post a…
Shop Local Comes to Pico Boulevard!
The day after President Barack Obama visited L.A. for his 10th visit, he reported played basketball with George Clooney and Tobey Maguire at the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center at the Rancho Park Golf Course, according to Devin Dwyer of ABC News.
The day before he had raised $15 million.
Clooney and Obama played on the same team and were joined on the court by…
The corner of Pico Blvd. and Veteran Ave. in Rancho Park is about to get even more kid-friendly with the opening of Art Zone Children's Studio, which is hosting a free grand opening celebration over Memorial Day weekend.
Art Zone began in Hermosa Beach and is opening its second location here in Rancho Park next door…
WHO SAYS YOUR KIDS WON’T READ AND WRITE OVER THE SUMMER?
Sign Them Up NOW for an Affordable, Positive Writing Experience
Session I: Mythology July 9, 11, 13
9:00-12:00 $250
Session II: Invention - July 16, 18, 20 9:00-12:00 $250
Session III: Humor - July 30th, Aug. 1, 3 9:00-12:00 $250
In the sessions above, students will produce a short story, a poem,
and an autobiographical sketch for an inspiring, week-end reading.
Recommended for…
An appeals court has affirmed Judge Thomas McKnew's earlier decision to deny the lawsuit challenging Phase Two of the Expo Line, which goes from Culver City through Rancho Park to Santa Monica.
They write:
"We find no merit in petitioner's contentions and affirm the judgment."
You can read the full decision here. Here is a link to my earlier…
Brotherhood. Sisterhood. Neighborhood. In Leimert Park Village, Park Mesa Heights, Crenshaw, South LA, West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Arlington
WHAT STORIES WOULD YOU SUGGEST? Let me know. With your help, LeimertParkBeat.com raised money to hire reporters, graphic artists and community members to cover our area.
Read the stories - Urban Economy 411, Redevelopment Hell and One of these don't belong.
ICEF Visual and Performing Arts's event was featured
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Eric L. Wattree posted a blog post
La Shaunda Gaston posted an event
Ricardo Tambor posted a videoBBQ fundraiser for Central Traffic Division Officer Dan Boka
Dan's wife is undergoing extensive medical treatments for bone cancer. These treatments have caused great financial hardship for the family. Come join us to support our brother officer and his family.
May 31, 2012, 11am to 6pm
Elysian Park Police Academy
$7 minimum donation
If you are…
"Echo Park is a place where Los Angeles’ independent rock bands go to perform and party. The neighborhood’s boutique owners believe music and fashion are joined at the hip, and the thriving music scene drives apparel trends," or so writes Andrew Asch of Apparel News.net.
The fashion trade mag made it up to the hippest part of LA, where music and…
Come out, come out wherever you are to the Echo Park Artwalk today from noon to 6 at Echo Park Ave. + Sunset Blvd.
More than 70 venders, restaurants, musicians, performers and artists are going to turn Echo Park into a canvas of creativity and community today.
The Echo Park PDA (public displays of art) Art Walk is a one day event that turns the neighborhood into a fun, playful and engaging artistic landscape with chain link fence galleries, driveway…
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