Friday, March 20, 2009
And coming week
City News Service Budget of Activities
9 a.m. ALHAMBRA - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works will hold the third of six outreach events to advise business owners of available contract opportunities in roads, bridges, buildings, airports, flood control, energy and consulting. Department of Public Works, conference rooms A-B, 900 S.
Fremont Ave. Contact: Gary Boze, Public Works PIO, (626) 458-4094.
9:45 a.m. CIVIC CENTER - The 39th annual Blue Ribbon Children's Festival, which features free performances by national touring artists, will conclude its three-day run at the Music Center. The event brings 18,000 fifth-graders from throughout Los Angeles County to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
This year's featured artist is the dance company Ailey II. The troupe's performances at 9:45 and 11:15 a.m. will conclude with a choreographed dance by 3,000 students on the Music Center Plaza. At 7:30 p.m., the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will continue its six-performance engagement at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. 135 N. Grand Ave. Contact: Leticia Rhi Buckley, Music Center, (213) 972-3335.
10 a.m. CIVIC CENTER - The Los Angeles City Council will meet. Agenda includes a recommendation to accept a grant for gang prevention and intervention programs; and a recommendation to support a state bill that would extend the statute of limitations for DNA testing in rape cases. Council Chamber, third floor, City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. Contact: city clerk, (213)978-1059.
12:30 p.m. CERRITOS - About 100 third-graders from Frank Leal Elementary School will mark the vernal equinox at ``Water Henge: H20 = Life,'' a Stonehenge-like group of five mosaic sculptures that tell the story of how the Los Angeles Basin was once affected by large amounts of water. The five sculptures operate as a sundial. The sculpture's creator, Kim Emerson, will speak to the students about the equinox. Northwest corner of Cerritos Regional Park, 19800 Bloomfield Ave. Contact: Linda Chiavaroli, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, (213) 202-5935, or cell, (323) 810-9240; Rebecca Banyas,
commission, (213) 202-3986.
7:30 p.m. LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Howard Hawks film series continues with a double-feature screening of ``El Dorado'' and ``Land of the Pharaohs.'' LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Contact: Christine Choi, LACMA, (323) 932-5883.
8 p.m. CIVIC CENTER - Performances of ``Frost/Nixon'' will continue through March 29 at the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center. 135 N. Grand Ave. Contact: Nancy Hereford, Center Theater Group, (213) 972-7376.
8 p.m. CIVIC CENTER - The Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado and featuring soprano Kate Royal, will perform Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4, ``Italian'' and Mahler's Symphony No. 4. It is Heras-Casado's U.S. debut in a full symphonic program. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand
Ave. Contact: Lisa White, LA Phil, (213) 972-3408; photos, (213) 972-3034.
Sunday
5:30 p.m. LANCASTER - Mayor R. Rex Parris will present the ``Lancaster Citizen of the Year Award'' to Paul Chappell, pastor of Lancaster Baptist Church. Sheriff Lee Baca and Sen. George Runner, R-Lancaster, are expected to attend. Church, 4020 E. Lancaster Blvd. Contact: Joseph Cabral, (661) 723-6053, or cellular, (661) 510-4211.
Tuesday
9:30 a.m. CIVIC CENTER - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will meet. Agenda includes a report on the status of actions taken in response to the January 2007 Sewage Spill Report; a recommendation to support state legislation that would require mobile home park operators to develop a fire safety plan; and a report on the status of untested sexual assault kits at the Sheriff's Central Property and Evidence Unit. Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 W. Temple St., Room 381B. Contact: Judy Hammond, county PIO, (213) 974-1363.
Wednesday
9 a.m. LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will meet. Agenda includes a report on the county's compliance with a government code requiring annual reports on the implementation of the General Plan. Hall of Records, 320 W. Temple St., room 150. Contact: (213) 974-6409.
9 a.m. NEWHALL - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works will hold one in a series of six outreach events to advise business owners of available contract opportunities in road, bridge, building, airport, flood control, energy and consulting, and to provide an update on economic stimulus
package funding. William S. Hart Park, Hart Hall, 24151 San Fernando Road. Contact: Gary Boze, PIO, (626) 458-4094.
Thursday
9 a.m. CALABASAS - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works will hold another in a series of six outreach events to advise business owners of available contract opportunities in road, bridge, building, airport, flood control, energy and consulting, and provide an update on economic stimulus
package funding. Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Board Room, 4232 Las Virgenes Road. Contact: Gary Boze, DPW's PIO, (626) 458-4094.
9:30 a.m. LOS ANGELES - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold its regular meeting. 1 Gateway Plaza, Metro Board Room. Contact: Marc Littman, Metro spokesman, (213) 922-4609.
Friday
9 a.m. EAST LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works will hold the last in a series of six outreach events to advise business owners of available contract opportunities in road, bridge, building, airport, flood control, energy and consulting, and provide an update on economic
stimulus package funding. East Los Angeles Library, Community Meeting Room, 4837 E. 3rd St. Contact: Gary Boze, DPW's PIO, (626) 458-4094.
Saturday
9 a.m. HUNTINGTON PARK - The Easter Bunny, making his 32nd official arrival in downtown Huntington Park, will be transported down 10 blocks of Pacific Boulevard by a Los Angeles County fire truck, then will be greeted by local officials in front of Park Theatre, 6504 Pacific Blvd., where ``The Tale of Despereaux'' will be screened for free. Contact: Dante D'Eramo, Chamber of Commerce, (323) 585-1155.
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