Lawmakers focus on recognizing Armenian genocide

Lisa Patrick-Mudd, Southern California coordinator of the Single Payer Now! Campaign, will discuss a measure by state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) to enact a single-payer system in California. Previous efforts to create a universal healthcare insurance system passed in the Legislature, but were vetoed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Burbank Senior Artists Colony Theatre, 240 East Verdugo Ave. at San Fernando Road. For more information, call (818) 515-5908 or visit www.burbankdemocraticclub.com.

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Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich is looking for a few good artists. The L.A. County Arts Commission is offering 74 college undergraduates internships to gain business and arts administration skills. Interns receive $350 per week in the 10-week program.

For more information, visit www.lacountyarts.org.

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Lena Kennedy — an aide to state Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) who for several years has helped organize events such as the Women in Business dinner and women’s health fairs — has retired.

Liu encouraged organizations seeking to work with her office on special events to contact aide Talin Mangioglu at (818) 409-0400. Liu’s district office is at 710 S. Central Ave., Glendale, Suite 310.