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The Alzheimer’s Association will host a workshop at the Benjamin Franklin Branch Library (2200 E. 1st Street) tomorrow, May 17, starting at 6 p.m.

Come by to learn how memory works, how it changes as we age, and how to maintain and improve your memory!

Join families from the Hilltop Nursery School for the First Annual Gnome Zone is a family garden party.

Stop by for music, games, a gnome bounce house, and prizes!  The fun begins at  noon at the Elysian Park Amphitheater (929 Academy Rd).

All proceeds will benefit the Hilltop Nursery School in Silver Lake.

For more information, please visit http://www.epia-echopark.org.

The Edendale Branch Library will host a free concert this Saturday, May 19, at noon!

Stop by to listen to classics performed by the Ondine Ensemble and enjoy light refreshments.

The Echo Park PDA Art Walk will be held on Saturday, May 19, from noon to 6 p.m.

Check out the 70 participating vendors and businesses along Echo Park Avenue and Sunset Boulevard.

Art Walk organizers say this website will have a map of participating venues before Saturday.

Be sure to mention “Echo Park Art Walk” to receive discounts at participating businesses!

There’s just one day left to pre-register for the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative’s 10th Annual Community Forum, which will be held tomorrow, May 17, at USC’s Davidson Conference Center (3415 S. Figueroa St).

The free, day-long event will include workshops on topics such as the Los Angeles River’s future, economic development, and gang intervention and prevention.

For more information or to pre-register, please visit www.lani.org.

On Saturday, May 19, join the Silver Lake Neighborhood Nursery School, family and friends in celebrating its annual Spring Fair!

This year’s fair, which also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Neighborhood Nursery School, will feature homemade food, games, crafts, and live music from local bands as well as a silent auction and quilt raffle.

The event will be held at the school (2700 Tesla Avenue) from 1:00 P.M until 6:00 P.M.

General Admission includes food and is $10. Tickets are 50% off for children between the ages of 6 and 12 and free for anyone under the age of 6.

Please help make this event more environmentally-friendly by bringing your own cups for beverages.

For more information, please click here.

On Saturday, May 19, join the Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council (HSDNC) for a neighborhood walk.

Meet at the Fountain Community Gardens (5620 Fountain Avenue at St. Andrews) for an opportunity to meet your neighbors, talk with your HSDNC representatives, and share your public safety concerns with officers from the Hollywood Police Station.

The walk will start promptly at 2:00 P.M.

For more information, see the HSDNC event flyer.

On Thursday, May 24, the Bresee Center will host the 7th Annual Youth Film Festival on Social Justice.

Featuring young artists from across the city, the festival aims to foster a thoughtful dialogue on diversity in Los Angeles.

The event will take place at the Bresee Center (184 S. Bimini Place) from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

For more information, contact Jerold Kress at jkress@bresee.org.

Join PlanCheckNC for their next meeting this Saturday, May 12th!

PlanCheckNC is a grassroots alliance created by Neighborhood Council stakeholders to increase participation in planning and land use issues and make government more responsive to local community needs.

The meeting will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Exchange DTLA (114 W. 5th Street).

For more information, please visit http://plancheckncla.com/.

Councilmember Eric Garcetti invites you to learn about how LADWP’s new Solar Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) Program can work for you! The FiT workshop will take place on Tuesday, May 15 at Councilmember Garcetti’s District Office (5500 Hollywood Blvd. 4th Floor) from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Under the FiT legislation, which Councilmember Garcetti authored, residents and businesses can produce solar energy and sell it back to DWP. This helps DWP become less reliant on fossil fuels, helps lower utility bills and makes solar use more cost-effective, and will help Los Angeles reach its state mandated goal of getting 33% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.

The 10 MW Solar Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) Demonstration Program will be accepting applications from May 17 through June 29. To learn more about the program, stop by Tuesday evening!

To RSVP, please email Guy Lipa at guy.lipa@lacity.org.