ADVISORY/LA'S BEST Children Send in the Clowns at 17th Annual African Marketplace.

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ADVISORY...for Saturday (Aug. 31)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:  LA's BEST students from Menlo Avenue Elementary School will
       put on their clown faces as they perform their very own circus
       this weekend for crowds attending the 17th Annual African
       Marketplace. This special event is the culmination of a
       two-week long skill-building clinic put on for LA's BEST by
       the LA Foundation for Circus Arts. The performance will also
       include student jugglers, plate spinners, acrobats and trapeze
       artists.

WHO:   LA's BEST Students (ages 5 to 12)
       LA Foundation for Circus Arts

WHEN:  THIS Saturday, August 31, 2002
       1:00 P.M.

WHERE: African Marketplace / Children's Village
       Exposition Park -- Parking Lot Area in Front of Sports Arena
       Intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. & Figueroa Street

       LA's BEST is an after-school education, enrichment and
       recreation program serving more than 18,000 elementary school
       children at 104 schools throughout the City of Los Angeles.
       Established in 1988, LA's BEST is a unique partnership
       including the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified
       School District and the private sector. For additional
       information about LA's BEST, please visit www.lasbest.org or
       call 213/978-0793.