Good morning, Santa Clarita.

Today, Santa Clarita hosts the SENSES Block Party on Main Street in Old Town Newhall from 7 p.m. — 10 p.m. and a youth production of The Music Man at the Performing Arts Center from today until June 22nd; additional events include a horror-comedy show at The MAIN, a live music and BBQ festival on Saturday at Gilchrist Farm, and ongoing community activities like nature walks and farm visits later this week.

The Alzheimer’s Association invites community members to a kickoff event at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse in Valencia Town Center—located at 24320 Town Center Drive—from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to begin preparations for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Attendees must RSVP by Friday using the provided email contact.

The City of Santa Clarita unveiled its 39th park—Pioneer Oil Refinery Park—yesterday at 22030 Pioneer Way in Newhall, on the historic site where the world’s oldest oil refinery operated from 1876 until 1888.

Mayor Bill Miranda said the park features walking trails linking to Newhall Pass Open Space and will soon begin restoring original refinery structures for educational displays.

Firefighters quickly stopped a brush fire in Valencia Tuesday evening (first reported at 9 p.m. near Magic Mountain Parkway and The Old Road) and limited it to half an acre with no structures damaged.

Jersey Mike’s Subs is hosting a fundraiser for schools and celebrating its 10th Santa Clarita Valley store at 16400 Village Way in Canyon Country from Wednesday to Sunday — customers with a special coupon donate at least $3 in exchange for a sub, with proceeds benefiting Sulphur Springs Community School and Mitchell Community Elementary School.

A Santa Clarita man was arrested for DUI and felony weapons charges after a Tuesday evening crash near Bouquet Canyon and Seco Canyon Roads in Saugus — Jose Esparza, 37, was booked into the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and no one was injured.

Santa Clarita invites residents to the free River of Lights Illumination Ceremony on June 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Central Park, where nearly 200 embedded lights and a 14-foot sculpture will be unveiled while the Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra performs live—lawn games will begin at 7:30 p.m., the ceremony will start at 8 p.m., and the event will conclude with an official illumination and music display at 8:30 p.m.

Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency is offering free summer meals for students 18 and under at several community centers and libraries from 12 to 1 p.m. until Aug 8—some sites serve until July 25 and the program will be closed on Juneteenth and Independence Day.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission is asking residents to share their experiences with alleged deputy gangs by completing an online survey open until July 15—feedback that will also be gathered during a virtual community listening session on July 10 to inform its report to the Board.

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission recommended approval for a Newhall project with 106 apartments and a small retail space on a 9.7-acre lot—pending a developer donation to cover reduced commercial space—after a unanimous vote.

The project, which replaces a defunct business, will add homes—though some local residents worried the plan did not offer enough for future residents.