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Approval of the PR, Marketing and Entertainment Ad Hoc Subcommittee Entertainment Recommendations.
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Meeting Date: November 19, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Adam Ferguson/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6685
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-mail) Meetings and Agendas - MLK Celebration and Juneteenth Advisory Committee (11/14/2025); (E-mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (11/14/2025)
Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (11/14/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee approve the PR, Marketing and Entertainment Ad Hoc Subcommittee Entertainment Recommendations.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) is tasked with advising the Parks, Recreation and Community Services staff with the planning of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration for 2026. On July 23, 2025, the PR, Marketing and Entertainment Ad Hoc Subcommittee was formed.
The PR, Marketing and Entertainment Ad Hoc Subcommittee is recommending the following entertainers (all bios are attached):
• Bloom Arts, along with Culver City Unified Schools District choir members - Attachment 1
• Caleb Crump - Attachment 2
• Roots and Thunder - Attachment 3
• Major - Attachment 4
As of this report, staff is working with various recommendations to confirm availability for the keynote speaker. Staff will be presenting the list of keynote speakers available along with their backgrounds to the Advisory Committee during the meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Adopted Budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 includes sufficient funding for Entertainment and Talent needed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2026 in Account 10130280.619800 (Community Events & Excursions/Other Contractual Services)
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2025-11-19 - ATT 1 Bloom Arts
2. 2025-11-19 - ATT 2 Celeb Crump
3. 2025-11-19 - ATT 3 Roots and Thunder
4. 2025-11-19 - ATT 4 Major
MOTIONS
That the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee:
Approve the PR, Marketing and Entertainment Ad Hoc Subcommittee Entertainment Recommendation.