Lakewood’s oldest community event, the Pan American Festival, begins its three-day weekend run at Mayfair Park on Friday evening, May 9 at 5:00 p.m. It continues through Sunday evening. The City of Lakewood and the Pan American Association sponsor this Lakewood tradition. Click for Pan Am Fiesta event schedule flyer
The fiesta features carnival amusement rides throughout the weekend and an atmosphere in tune with a fiesta spirit provided by “Guadagno & Sons Amusements.” Food booths are open at the Fiesta from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Additional activities begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, with over 100 arts, crafts and community booth displays.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The Totally Friday Nigh (TFN) teen special event held at the Lakewood Youth Center has been cancelled for Friday, June 6, 2008.
A new and improved Totally Friday Night program is planned to begin in September 2008.
Please share this notice with family and friends who have attended the program.
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Want to grow your own vegetables but have no room in your yard? Consider leasing a plot in the Lakewood Community Gardens, located on Candlewood St. between Palo Verde Ave. and Woodruff Ave. Plots are currently available for Lakewood residents only on a first-come, first-served basis. The City of Lakewood provides water, general maintenance and you do the rest. Plot sizes are 10' x 15' and the fee is $10 per year (Jan. - Dec.). You can start the process at Lakewood City Hall or by calling the Recreation and Community Services Department at (562) 866-9771 ext. 2408.
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On Thursday, May 15 the Youth Center will host a Teen Job Fair for employers and teens from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event is designed to help employers looking for staff and teens looking for summer jobs. Rather than pounding the pavement going from business to business, teens can meet an array of businesses at one concentrated event.
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Lakewood's summer season will kick off with Mayfair Pool opening on the Memorial Day weekend and recreation catalogs are expected to arrive in homes Saturday, May 24.
Mail-in and online registration will begin as soon as the catalog “hits the streets.” Over 500 programs, camps, and classes are planned for this summer. Summer activity schedules will be available online on the main recreation page and at the parks and City Hall beginning June 2.
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Lakewood's popular summer concert series begins Thursday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. For eight consecutive Thursday evenings Del Valle Park will rock and roll with great music, vocals and entertainment. The weekly concerts feature a changing variety of music including classic rock, country western and pop music.
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Lakewood’s Senior Health Fair will be held on Friday, June 27, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, at the Weingart Senior Center. The event is free and open to the public. Health related information and free screenings will be available throughout the afternoon.
Lunch is available provided by Human Services Association at a cost of $2.00 for seniors age 60+. For a lunch reservation call 562-630-6210. For specific Health Fair information call 562-630-6141.
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The Lakewood Artist Guild's annual Spring Exhibition will be on Sunday, June 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Students from local schools are invited to submit their art and compete for cash and vendor awards. It is a forum to learn techniques in display and presentation of their art.
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The Lakewood community celebrated the completion of the final segment of the city’s West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail project on February 3 with a celebratory tour of the mile-long walking and jogging path along the west bank of the river.
Now, as the San Gabriel River passes through Lakewood, it is completely bounded by parks, walking paths, bike trails, and the Lakewood Equestrian Center. Monte Verde Park and the rustic, 3,000-square-foot S. Mark Taper Foundation Vista Lodge anchor the trail.
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After a $750,000 renovation, the Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame has reopened spectacularly at the McDonald’s restaurant on Woodruff Avenue at Del Amo Boulevard. The Hall of Fame Gallery has been housed at the restaurant for 25 years, thanks to the generosity of Ron Piazza, operator of the McDonald’s restaurants in Lakewood and one of the founders of the Hall of Fame.
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The San Gabriel River will soon be completely bounded by Lakewood parks, walking paths, bike trails and the rustic 3,000 square foot S. Mark Taper Foundation Vista Lodge at Monte Verde Park. At their July 26 meeting, the Lakewood City Council allocated $300,000 in grant funding from the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy to develop 2.3 barren acres along the west bank of the San Gabriel River to complete another “passive open space” link in the existing River Parkway Nature Trail. The landscaping project will extend the nature trail along the river from Carson Street to a new Del Amo Boulevard trail head.
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Residents will soon see a combination of colorful playing field signs, street banners, and team t-shirts celebrating Lakewood's designation as "Sportstown USA." Sports Illustrated and the National Recreation and Park Association bestowed the honor on the city last summer.
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It’s a little after 2:30 p.m. and a dozen kids – mostly from Gompers, but with a few middle schoolers from Bancroft – rush into the San Martin Park activity room in a happy tumult, asking who’s on staff and what’s to do and can someone help with fractions? Lakewood’s After-School Activity ZONE is back in lively session for another school day afternoon.
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Our “Enjoy today” series continues with a look at how Recreation and Community Service Department (RCS) programs make a difference for families. This profile highlights Jennifer Longville Chaffee. Her own childhood experiences drew her back home to Lakewood to have a family of her own, and to experience "family friendly" RCS's programs.
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