Ras Jimi Jaimin

Ras Jimi Jaimin, 45, is a native of Los Angeles and has spent the last 20 years as director at parks and recreational centers throughout the city. Last October, he decided to transfer from the Rancho Cienega Recreation Center after witnessing the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy who, in Jaimin's estimation, simply happened to be wearing the wrong color.

Ras Jimi Jaimin, 45, is a native of Los Angeles and has spent the last 20 years as director at parks and recreational centers throughout the city. Last October, he decided to transfer from the Rancho Cienega Recreation Center after witnessing the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy who, in Jaimin's estimation, simply happened to be wearing the wrong color.

Ray Bradbury ("Graveyard for Lunatics"), David Levy ("Potomac Jungle"), Moira Johnston ("Roller Coaster--The Bank of America and the future of American Banking") and John Welwood ("Journey of the Heart") will discuss their new books at the next monthly luncheon meeting of Round Table West. Advance reservations ($30) for the noon luncheon on Thursday Sept. 27 at the Balboa Bay Club may be made by calling (213) 256-7977.

Sometimes there are so many reggae shows in the area that Southern California seems to have been secretly annexed by Jamaica. If more proof be needed, then look no further than the Lake Casitas World Beat Music Festival, which will unfold Saturday with 10 hours of fish-scaring music--mostly reggae. Reggae acts at the wingding will include performances by Don Carlos (former lead singer of Black Uhuru), Isaac Haile Selassie, Jah Bone, the Reggae Angels, the Cannons and more.