Medusa the Gangsta Goddess performs at the annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival at the Watts Tower Arts Center campus last year. The 43rd annual Day of the Drum Festival will be held Sept. 27 followed by the 48th annual Jazz Festival on Sunday, Sept. 28.

Photo by Lorenzo Gomez

By Darlene Donloe

Contributing Writer

WATTS — The Watts Towers Arts Center will host two iconic festivals — the 43rd annual Day of the Drum Festival Sept. 27, and the 48th annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival Sept. 28.

Both festivals run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus, located at 1727 E. 107th St.

Presented by the city of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center, the events are designed to bring together music lovers, art

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