Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.
EVENTS
Fourth of July Family Parade: Parade line-up, 9:30 a.m. July 4 (coffee and donuts for purchase from LA Donut truck, 8 a.m.); parade begins 9:45 a.m. from 4415 Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. The low-key parade — with red, white and blue decorated people, bicycles, strollers and wagons (no motorized vehicles) — proceeds on Agoura Road to Berniece Bennett Park, 31800 Village Center Drive, Westlake Village. Activities and food trucks at the park, 10 a.m.-noon. 818-706-1613. www.wlv.org/parade.
Sunland-Tujunga 4th of July Parade: Sunland-Tujunga-Shadow Hills Rotary Club presents the annual parade with the theme, “The Magic of Sunland-Tujunga,” 10 a.m. July 4. Danny Trejo, actor, author and restaurateur, is scheduled to be in the parade. Route: Foothill Boulevard at Mount Gleason Avenue/Summitrose Street; west on Foothill to Sunland Park Recreation Center (8651 Foothill Blvd.). www.facebook.com/Sunlandrotary. Flyer: www.stnc.org/index
Fourth of July Celebration at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Event includes craft activities, old-fashioned lawn and picnic games, patriotic music, presidential bingo and special appearances and talks by presidents (look-alikes), 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 4. Also, the unveiling of the “Charters of Freedom” monument — life-size replicas of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights — noon-1 p.m. (in Gipper’s Grove area; www.chartersoffreedom.com). Free for outdoor activities. Admission is charged for the museum, Air Force One and the special exhibit “Defending America and the Galaxy: Star Wars and SDI” (purchasing a timed tickets for museum exhibits in advance is recommended ($25; $22 ages 62 and older; $18 ages 11-17; $15 ages 3-10.). Location, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. 800-410-8354. www.reaganlibrary.com/events. Schedule details:
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