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Community roundup: Dodgers scholarships, 818 Day, fountain reopening and summer programs
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Summary
A batch of community events and programs in Los Angeles included the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s 2025 scholarship class, Mayor Karen Bass’s 818 Day visits to the San Fernando Valley, reopening of the fanfare fountain in San Pedro, youth arts center summer showcases, and multiple Summer Night Lights and movie‑at‑the‑pool events.
A series of community events across Los Angeles highlighted youth programs, cultural celebrations and civic reopenings during the week of Aug. 18, 2025.
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation unveiled its 2025 class of legacy scholars, awarding scholarships to students headed to colleges including UCLA and USC. The program, launched after the 2022 MLB All‑Star Game hosted at Dodger Stadium, continues an annual commitment to support local students, the presenter said. One scholar, identified as Heidi Lopez, was noted as attending UCLA with support from the Boys & Girls Club of Metro L.A.
Mayor Karen Bass marked 8/18 (“818 Day”) with a roundtable and visits to businesses in the San Fernando Valley, calling the day an opportunity to spotlight the Valley’s neighborhoods, communities and businesses. Bass’s outreach included a new Valley advisory board comprised of local leaders, the program reported.
In San Pedro, the Port of Los Angeles and LA Harbor Commissioners joined a reopening ceremony for the fanfare fountain at Gateway Plaza. Officials launched the fountain’s first public show since it closed for repairs; the fountain uses recycled water and can jet up to 100 feet, and public displays run every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., the segment said.
The Lincoln Heights Youth Art Center concluded a five‑week summer camp with a performance for families. Program staff described classes in music, visual arts and movement for children ages roughly 6–17 and said the center serves about 200 students per week during class sessions. Young participants thanked instructors by name — including Pablo, Elise, Joy and Josiah — and family members attended the culminating showcase.
Hansen Dam hosted a poolside movie night showing Moana 2 as a free, family event during a heat wave; the facility hosts water features, slides and an obstacle course and was described as having capacity for more than 3,000 attendees. Harbor City Recreation’s Summer Night Lights program and other neighborhood events offered free activities, food, sports, arts and giveaways to keep families engaged and provide safe spaces through summer evenings.
Other cultural items in the week’s roundup included community exhibitions at the William Grant Still Art Center and public programs at the Los Angeles Public Library highlighting Asian Pacific film and oral‑history collections.
These events were presented in a weekly city program segment; the transcript provides descriptions and participant remarks but does not include event budgets, attendance counts beyond programary estimates, or follow‑up implementation details.
