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Exhibition to Honor John Outterbridge

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“Tribute to a Man Named John: John Outterbridge,” an exhibition documenting the years when the artist directed the Watts Towers Arts Center and founded two music festivals, opens Sept. 21.

A free public reception for Outterbridge, including jazz performances, is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. at the center, 1727 E. 107th St.

Outterbridge directed the city-owned arts facility from 1975 to 1992.

He established the Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival in 1976 and the Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival in 1981.

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Information: (213) 847-4646.

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