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Mondays
Bellflower: Oak Street and Clark Avenue, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
South Gate: South Gate Park, Tweedy Boulevard and Pinehurst Avenue, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
West Hollywood: Plummer Park, north lot, 1200 N. Vista St. at Fountain Avenue, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesdays
Culver City: Main Street between Venice and Culver boulevards, 2 to 7 p.m.
Highland Park: Marmion Way at Avenue 57 (near Gold Line station), summer, 4 to 8 p.m., winter, 3 to 7 p.m.
Manhattan Beach: 13th Street between Valley and Morningside drives, noon to 5 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Norwalk: South side of Alondra Boulevard, west of Pioneer Boulevard, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pasadena (Villa Park): 363 E. Villa St. at Garfield Avenue, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Torrance: Wilson Park on Crenshaw Boulevard, between Carson Street and Sepulveda Boulevard, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesdays
Gardena: 1670 W.162nd St., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hollywood (Sears): 5601 Santa Monica Boulevard, noon to 5:30 p.m.
Huntington Park: Salt Lake City Park, Bissell Street and East Florence Avenue, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
La Cienega (Kaiser): Kaiser West L.A., 6041 Cadillac Ave., 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Lawndale: 147th Street and Hawthorne Boulevard at City Hall, 2 to 7 p.m.
Los Angeles (Adams and Vermont): St. Agnes Church, West Adams Boulevard at Vermont Avenue, 2 to 6 p.m.
Los Angeles (downtown): 650 W. 5th St., 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Northridge: Northridge Fashion Center, Tampa Avenue south of Plummer Street, April through Oct. 24, 5 to 9 p.m.
San Dimas: 245 E. Bonita Ave., 5 to 9 p.m., April 2 through Sept. 24.
Santa Monica: 2nd Street and Arizona Avenue, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Westchester: Westchester Park at Lincoln Blvd. and La Tijera, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Whittier: Greenleaf Avenue between Philadelphia and Hadley streets. March 5 through 3rd week in October. 5 to 9 p.m.
Chino Hills: McCoy Equestrian Center, 14280 Peyton Drive, 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. April 2 through Sept. 24.
Thursdays
Carson: Community center parking lot, Carson Street between Bonita Street and Avalon Boulevard, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Century City: Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
El Segundo: Main Street between Holly and Pine avenues, 3 to 7 p.m.
Glendale: 100 block of North Brand, between Wilson Avenue and Broadway Boulevard, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Glendora: 140 S. Glendora Ave., 5 to 9 p.m. May 1 through Aug. 28.
La Cienega: La Cienega Plaza, 1801 S. La Cienega Blvd., 3 to 7 p.m.; 3 to 7:30 p.m. during daylight savings.
La Verne: Old Town La Verne, D Street and Bonita Avenue, April 3 through Aug. 28, 5 to 9 p.m.
Long Beach (Uptown): Atlantic Ave and E 45th Way. 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles (Downtown Arts District / Little Tokyo): City Hall South lawn between Main and Spring Sts., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Los Angeles (Chinatown): 727 N. Hill St., 2 to 6 p.m.
Redondo Beach: Adjacent to Veterans Park, 309 Esplanade at the pier, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Newhall: Market between Walnut and Main, 3 to 7 p.m.
South Pasadena: Meridian Avenue at Mission Street (Gold Line station), 4 to 8 p.m.; winter, 4 to 7 p.m.
Westwood: Sepulveda Blvd at Constitution Ave (just north of Wilshire), noon to 6 p.m. (until sunset in winter).
Wilmington: Avalon Boulevard and L Street, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fridays
Covina: Civic Center Park, Citrus Avenue and School Street, 5 to 9 p.m. April through December.
Echo Park: Parking lot No. 663 on Logan Street south of Sunset Boulevard, 3 to 7 p.m.
Hermosa Beach: Valley Drive between 8th and 10th streets, noon to 4 p.m.
Long Beach (downtown): CityPlace, on the Promenade between 4th and 5th streets, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Los Angeles (downtown): 333 S. Hope St., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Los Angeles (Eagle Rock): Merton and Caspar avenues, 5 to 9 p.m.
Monrovia: East Olive and South Myrtle avenues, 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 4 through Dec. 19.
San Pedro: Old Town, Mesa and 6th streets, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Simi Valley: Simi Valley Town Center Mall, 1555 Simi Town Center Way, March through November, 3 to 8 p.m.
Venice: Venice Way and Venice Boulevard, 7 to 11 a.m.
Whittier: Bailey Street between Greenleaf and Comstock avenues, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturdays
Burbank: Orange Grove Avenue and 3rd Street, behind City Hall, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Calabasas (Old Town): 23504 Calabasas Road, at Mulholland Drive, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cerritos: Park Plaza and Towne Center drives, near the Performing Arts Center, 8 a.m. to noon.
Downey: Second Street between New St. and La Reina Ave. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Gardena: Hollypark United Methodist Church parking lot, 13000 S. Van Ness Ave., 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Leimert: Degnan Boulevard and 43rd Street, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Los Angeles (Harambee): 5730 Crenshaw Blvd., north of Slauson Avenue, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pasadena (Victory Park): North Sierra Madre Boulevard and Paloma Street, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Pomona Valley: Pearl Street and Garey Avenue, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Santa Monica (Pico): Virginia Avenue Park, corner of Pico and Cloverfield boulevards, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Santa Monica: 3rd Street at Arizona Avenue, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Silver Lake: 3700 Sunset Blvd., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Torrance: Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Walnut: Southlands Christian Schools campus, 1920 S. Brea Canyon Cutoff Road., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Westchester: Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, 6081 Center Dr., 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sundays
Alhambra: Monterey and East Bay State streets, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Atwater: 3250 Glendale Blvd., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Beverly Hills: 9300 block of Civic Center Drive, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Brentwood: 741 Gretna Green Way, at San Vicente Boulevard, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Claremont: 2nd Street and Indian Hill Boulevard, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Encino: 17400 Victory Blvd., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hollywood: Ivar Avenue between Sunset and Hollywood boulevards, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Long Beach: Alamitos Bay Marina Parking Lot, East Marina Drive, south of East 2nd St., west of Pacific Coast Highway, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Larchmont Village: 209 Larchmont Blvd., between 1st Street and Beverly Boulevard, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Melrose: Melrose Place and Melrose Avenue, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mar Vista: Venice Blvd. and Grand View Blvd., Los Angeles, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Montrose (Harvest Market): 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pacific Palisades: 1037 Swarthmore Ave., at Sunset Boulevard, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Palos Verdes: Peninsula Shopping Center, Hawthorne Boulevard at Silver Spur Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Santa Clarita: College of the Canyons, stadium parking lot 8, Valencia and Rockwell Canyon boulevards, 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Santa Monica: 2640 Main St. at Ocean Park Boulevard, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Studio City: Ventura Place, between Ventura and Laurel Canyon Boulevards, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
West Los Angeles: 11360 Santa Monica Blvd., at Purdue Avenue, behind the public library, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Westwood Village: Broxton Avenue between Weyburn and Kinross avenues, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
