LA celebrates Father’s Day



Father’s Day, which dates back to 1910, and was signed into law as a holiday in 1972, is coming up tomorrow.

As City News Service Reports, there are plenty of options for spending the day:
Inglewood Mayor Pro Tem Danny Tabor and Rep. Diane Watson, D-Los Angeles, are among those who will be honored at Southland Father’s Day events.

The Mablean Ephriam Foundation will host its eighth annual Honoring Unsung Fathers Awards at the Westin Long Beach, where Tabor will be among the honorees.Six scholarships will be awarded to high school and college students. Actresses Kym Whitley and Jenifer Lewis will emcee. Expected presenters include actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, actor Rockmond Dunbar and Mother Love.

Watson and Charles Drew University President Keith Norris will be honored at the ninth annual Honor Thy Father Awards at the Proud Bird restaurant near Los Angeles International Airport.

In Orange County, fathers accompanied by a family member will be admitted free to the Aliso Viejo Aquatic Center in honor of Father’s Day. Father-and-child relay races and games will also be held.

In Huntington Beach, Don the Beachcomber restaurant will hold a Father’s Day Barbecue Brunch that will feature bottomless draft beer, Tapua (New Zealand tribal dance) shows and live fire dancers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will conduct their seventh annual Father’s Day catch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with fans taking to the field at Dodger Stadium to play catch. Parking is free. The first 3,000 fans will receive a free Dodger
dog.

The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills will screen episodes featuring such classic television fathers as Ward Cleaver, Homer Simpson and Al Bundy beginning at 12:30 p.m.