Here are a few things this weekend that can and should keep you busy and entertained.

First off is the City of Glendale’s Summer Night in the Plaza Friday July 31st from 6-9pm.  Not exactly LA but LA County nonetheless.  This 6th Annual festive gathering features an impressive food and dessert “taster” from many of Glendale’s best restaurants and bakeries, live entertainment and an eclectic array of silent auction items.  I attend this event every year and have an absolute blast.

Saturday morning, Mayor Villaraigosa’s Million Tree Initiative will be handing out free 15 gallon citrus trees at Home Depot in West Hills to LA City residents beginning at 9am.  Only 100 trees will be available so get there on time.

Also Saturday is the Historic Filipinotown Festival and 5k Run on Temple and Alvarado.  Cool event with a lot of local LA history and resources.  Check it out!

Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon the Shakespeare International Renaissance Festival LA (SIRFLA) in conjunction with the US Veterans Artists Alliance (USVAA) and the Veterans Center for the Performing Arts are producing Midsummer Nights Dream at the West LA Civic Center Bandshell.  The atmosphere is excellent for this play which stars several US Veterans in key roles.  I must say that I have seen this play several times already and highly recommend this production.  LA Weekly even gave it a “GO”.   Check it out!  Saturdays at 6pm and Sundays at 4:30pm after the WLA Farmers Market.

Enjoy.