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July 4th Guide to Fireworks & Parades – 2019

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Your complete listings of times and locations of Independence Day fun throughout the San Fernando Valley. Looking for Independence Day celebrations in your area? Find an event near you, don your red, white and blue, and Happy Fourth of July 2019! Not all events occur on Thursday, July 4. Double-check with event organizers to confirm times and locations in case activities were updated or change...
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Celebrate LA! LA Phil 100 x CicLAvia

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On Sunday, September 30th, CicLAvia is partnering with the LA Phil and Community Arts Resources (CARS) and clearing the roadways between Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood, transforming them into an auto-free zone where you can walk, run, skate, scoot, bike, and wander however you like! Six hubs along the route will feature art, food trucks, screen-printing, kid-friendly fun, and dancing, as w...
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Swan Boats Take up Residence at 2 Popular LA Parks, Including Lake Balboa Park

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Echo Park Lake and Lake Balboa Park are now home to some giant white swans. For at least the next five years, visitors will have the chance to take a ride on the popular L.A. lakes in swan-shaped pedal boats. Some park-goers told CBS2’s Jo Kwon that the boats make for a romantic date idea. However, some locals disagree, writing into a local radio station saying the swans would intrude on ...
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“Love is a Warm Blanket” Donation Drive

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"Love is a Warm Blanket" is an annual blanket drive for the homeless in Los Angeles and beyond during Winter months, whose mission is to warm the hearts of the homeless and spread love with donations of blankets. New and gently used (washed) blankets will be collected at drop off sites until February 2018. You can also order directly through their Amazon wishlist. Blankets are personally handed...
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National Parks Lifetime Senior Pass Rate Increase

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There are more than 400 National Parks in the U.S. and visiting them may become more difficult as entry passes become more expensive. As of August 27, 2017, the cost of the National Parks Lifetime Senior Pass (available to seniors 62 and over) will be increased from the current rate of $10.00 to $80.00. The LIFETIME PASS for seniors allows entry to more than 2,000 sites managed by five federal ...
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2017 Spring Egg Hunt

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You are invited to the SPRING EGG HUNT at BALBOA SPORTS CENTER Saturday, April 8, 2017 10:00 A.M.-1:00 PM Ages: 1-12 years FREE ADMISSION* Please join us at Balboa Sports Complex for crafts, moon bounce, sidewalk chalk, games, entertainment, egg hunt, give-aways, snacks, Ballet and Piano Performances, and pictures with our very own Peter Cottontail! MAGIC SHOW 10:00am *Be sure to brin...
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Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Free Community Concert in the Park – May 22

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Free Community Concert Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 3:00pm Encino Park 16953 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA 91316 A concert for the whole family to enjoy. Lawn seating, so bring a blanket and picnic basket. Los Angeles Youth Orchestra Russell Steinberg, Artistic Director A Festival of Overtures WAGNER: Overture to Rienzi ROSSINI: La Gazza Ladra Overture BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Ove...
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Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair Contest

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Be the first to spot a Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair bus bench ad in the City of Los Angeles! Whoever sends the first email received at info@ValleyDisasterFair.com (based on the email timestamp) with a photo of the ad and the location (nearest intersection and city) of the bench in the photo will win a Mini Mystery Kit of EP Supplies. Will it be you? Keep your eyes open and you just might be t...
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Mural Day this Saturday in Lake Balboa! Oct 19

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On Saturday October 19, 2013, starting at 10am, we are having "Mural Day"! The students were the winners in the Design Contest we held for the naming of "Lake Balboa" celebration with our on going efforts to beautify and call attention to the Lake Balboa Community. Students from Magnolia Science Academy 2, working with our LBNC councils "Community Improvement Projects Committee" and City Cou...
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Time to Show Off

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When your friends visit L.A., where do you take them? Sure, they're excited to see our world famous landmarks, but tell me about your Los Angeles: the places your friends never knew about until you showed them. When your friends arrive at LAX, the "Welcome to L.A." photos at the airport are their first impression of our city. With your help, we'll identify the most exciting places to fea...
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Balboa Sports Center Is Looking for Your Input!

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Do you or your kids play soccer, tennis,  baseball, basketball, or play at the playground at Balboa Sports Center? Do you take part in one of the many classes held there?  If so,  you know the wonderful sports and youth programs supported by the Sports Center.    The Balboa Sports Center is forming an advisory board and inviting stakeholders to get involved.   The Advisory board will meet quarterl...
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Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council Now Has a Facebook Page!

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We know many of our stakeholders use Facebook regularly to keep up with friends and family, to read about local news and events, and to post photos of their cats.  :)  Now you can follow Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council as well!  In addition to our front page news stories and monthly newsletters, we'll post links to our meeting agendas so you will always know when we are meeting. Click here to ...
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29th Annual Clean-Up Day

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Help the Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce beautify the San Fernando Valley at the 29th Annual Clean Up Day. Take pride in your community and help clean up Bull Creek at Lake Balboa.  Help remove graffiti, tame the brush, and make the paths more walkable! Bring a Team! Ask friends and co-workers from your office, church, school, clubs and athletic teams. To Volunteer for the ...
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How to See Endeavour Ride into the Sunset

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So it won’t be The Rock. The access will be tighter and the pageantry slighter than when LACMA’s 340-ton boulder rolled through town. Early reports had raised hopes that the move of the Space Shuttle Endeavour from LAX to the California Science Center would become a rolling parade like the one that accompanied the immense granite stone in Michael Heizer’s “Levitated Mass” at LACMA.  But as ...
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