COMMUNAL ART: After a year of a...

COMMUNAL ART: After a year of a public-private partnership, arts centers in Tujunga and North Hollywood are bustling with drama, dance and song. . . . That’s Sarah Green, above, shaking her maraca during a class at the McGroaty Arts Center in Tujunga. Lankershim Arts Center is humming too. See Valley Weekend (F1A).

SONGFEST: Speaking of song, show tunes and slow tunes are on tap for local music fans. The Oak Ridge Boys will sing country music at the Alex Theatre, while John Raitt, Ann Blyth and others belt out the best of Broadway at CSUN. . . . Stories and listings begin on F1A.

BOOKED: Patricia Ward Biederman’s new Books column--and a local Book Calendar--are on F1B.

VOTER PROBE: The County Board of Supervisors has weighed in on the probe of possible voter registration fraud in the Valley’s 39th Assembly District. The supes asked county Registrar-Recorder Conny McCormack to contact 400--or 10%--of the newly registered voters to confirm their identities and eligibility. The inquiry stemmed from reports that noncitizens were signed up to vote.

SPRING FEVER: Those flowers. That grass. Those leaves blowing in balmy breezes. Excuse us while we sneeze. . . . Spring might inspire the poets to rhyme and love to bloom. But for allergy sufferers, it’s about as romantic as a soggy tissue. Make that a box of soggy tissues. . . . So, read about the pollen count (B1) and weep. Tips on coping too.