District Six

Hoping to equate the Upstairs’ stand-up talent with that of any productions from the Broadway Theatre District six blocks north, Sleiman envisions paying more per spot, perhaps even double current spot rates at more established L.A. clubs, with “the idea that comics should be able to do three or four spots a night around town without a day job.”

According to the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, six people had to be rescued from their vehicles.

When Nolan moved to the historic district six years ago, he was told the neighborhood was more than just quaint Victorian and Craftsman homes.

Taking the swinging bravado of American beboppers as their model, young musicians in the mixed neighborhoods of Sophiatown, Johannesburg, and District Six, Cape Town, found their own uses for the techniques of jazz, layering them into regional traditions.

Among the festivities In California, San Jose will host a parade and festival featuring live music, dancers and lowrider cars, while in San Francisco there will be a festival at District Six.