Celebrate the cultural diversity that enriches Northeast Los Angeles at the 6th Annual Lummis Day festival. The free, dual-site event features art, music, dance and poetry from 10:30am-7pm on Sunday 5 June.
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The day begins at 10:30 a.m. with live music and a poetry reading hosted by Suzanne Lummis at the Lummis Home with readings by acclaimed poet Steve Kowit and veteran actress Dale Raoul, plus music, art exhibits and refreshments. Some of the historic buildings at Heritage Square will be available to Festival-goers via docent-led tours.
The Lummis Day Print Fair runs from 12-5pm and features original prints by eight artists in the historic rooms of the Lummis Home. The art exhibit will include Olivia Barrionuevo, Kathy Gallegos-Mas, Cidne Hart, Linda Lyke, Don Newton, Poli Marichal, Sonia Romero & Rod Smith. The exhibit, which will be hung within the century-old Lummis Home salon and adjoining rooms, is curated by Juan de Jose. Outside, in the courtyard, craft exhibits will be on display and wood-carving demonstrations will provide family entertainment from noon until 5:00pm.
More entertainment will take place at Heritage Square Museum. Beginning at 1pm., three main stages will feature music and dance performances.
Artists at the Heritage Square site include Dub8, Gingger Shankar, The Delgado Brothers, La Santa Cecilia, El-Haru Kuroi, and Teo Franco y Su Trio San Pedro. Dancers include Ballet Coco, Cypress Park Folklorico and Clearly Irish Dancers. Poet Wanda Coleman will read her work with the accompaniment of jazz guitarist Joe Calderon.
The Heritage Square location will also feature artisans, crafts and will have food vendors and community booths.
The festival is attributed to its namesake Charles Fletcher Lummis, the first city editor at the Los Angeles Times, a photographer and an educator of the peoples of the Southwest.
Lummis Day 2011 – Festival of Northeast Los Angeles
Sunday 5 June, 10:30am – 7pm • Admission: FREE
More info: http://www.lummisday.org/ • lummisday@yahoo.com
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Lummis Home
200 E. Avenue 43, Highland Park 90031 [MAP]
(323) 222-0546 • http://socalhistory.org/
Heritage Square
3800 Homer Street, Montecito Heights 90031 [MAP]
(323) 225-2700 • http://heritagesquare.org/
Parking
Park at GOLD Line Heritage Square/Arroyo Station, 3545 Pasadena Ave, Highland Park 90031 or along Carlota Blvd and Griffin Ave. FREE shuttle service from both locations 9:30am – 7:30pm.
Go Metro!
GOLD Line: Heritage Square/Arroyo Station
– c. Office of CM Ed P. Reyes & lummisday.org. • p. R. Nelson
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