Rodeo Drive and Dodger Stadium were among the places in Los Angeles County where Father’s Day was being marked Sunday.
The 28th Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance began at 10 a.m. and was set to run until 4 p.m. on Rodeo Drive between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard. More than 100 vehicles were on display, including supercars, race cars and classic cars.
Aston Martin’s DB 12 sports car and DBX70 SUV made their West Coast debuts as a part of a display of nine new luxury vehicles organized by O’Gara Coach Beverly Hills.
Admission was free, with parking available at nearby garages.
Chauffeured rides in classic cars were be available at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tickets were $15 for adults 18 to 61, $10 for adults 62 and older and $5 for children ages 11 to 17. Children must be at least 55 inches tall to ride.
Beer tasting for adults 21 and over was included in the ticket price.
A Father’s Day Remembrance Service was held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary led by Rabbi Cantor Marcelo Gindlin of the Malibu Jewish Center. Attendees were invited to share their stories and memories following the service at a session led by psychotherapist Maggi Scharf.
Los Angeles Dodgers players and their fathers and children participated in the ceremonial first pitch before Sunday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. They also made the “It’s time for Dodger baseball” announcement.
As it has since 1996, Major League Baseball was dedicating Father’s Day to the fight against prostate cancer. In all of Sunday’s games, all on-field personnel wore specially designed blue-themed caps and blue ribbon decals.
A matching pair of blue socks was optional for every player.
The blue ribbon will also appear on the bases at each stadium and the official dugout lineup cards. MLB will direct 100% of its royalties from on-field Father’s Day socks and caps to MLB Charities, a nonprofit organization that will then donate those funds to the Prostate Cancer Foundation to support its mission in the fight against prostate cancer.
Sunday’s games mark the conclusion of the Home Run Challenge, in which each home run since May 20 has raised money to fight prostate cancer, thanks to pledges made by fans tied to the number of home runs hit during the period.
In his Father’s Day proclamation, President Joe Biden said, “Fathers are critical to raising the next generation and to teaching their daughters and sons about the values that matter most. They demonstrate responsible fatherhood and foster healthy perspectives on masculinity.
“Along the way, dads help their children navigate life’s most difficult challenges, nurture their confidence and character, and give them the tools to develop a moral compass.”
Father’s Day began when Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to honor her father, William Jackson Smart, a single parent who raised six children in Spokane, Washington. She initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of his death.
However, when that date would not provide organizers with enough time to make arrangements, the first Father’s Day was celebrated in 1910 in Spokane on the third Sunday in June.
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge recommended Father’s Day be a national holiday. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed Father’s Day as a holiday to be celebrated on the third Sunday in June, while President Richard Nixon signed a bill into law to do so in 1972.