Summer evenings aren't really complete without a dose of farmers market fun. The Eagle Rock Farmers Market is held every Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the corner of Caspar Avenue and Merton Avenue, directly behind Swork Coffee.It's the season for abundant fruit and vegetables—and perhaps there's an excess of it in your backyard garden. If so, you might want to exchange your home-grown, pesticide-free avocados or grapefruit for organic parsley or chard right here in the garden of an Eagle Rock house this coming Sunday. Click here to read more ... If you're of a certain age, you're unlikely to forget the strong baritone singing of Neil Diamond. On Sunday, Aug. 11, Dean Colley, a signer with a remarkably similar voice pays tribute to Diamond at the second-last Concerts in the Park 2013 series from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Eagle Rock Recreation Center, 1100 Eagle Vista Dr. Call (323) 225-5466 for more information.

The acclaimed Occidental Children's Theater is celebrating its 18th year with a new performance, Noah's Jurassic Ark, and three adventurous adaptations of traditional folktales in the outdoor Remsen Bird Hillside Theater on the Oxy campus. Performances run through Aug. 24 every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. Click here to purchase tickets. For groups of 15 or more, e-mail theater@oxy.edu or call (323) 259-2771.