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03 June 2011

Free to Be – Freedom Festival [2011]

 
Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF) and Monarch Productions present the first annual Free to Be – Freedom Festival, a one-day event featuring marquee musical talent, local bands and artists, nationally known DJs coupled with educational components and empowerment ideals.  Event producers anticipate that the finalized talent line will draw between 75,000 and 80,000 attendees to Los Angeles State Historic Park, the event site.

The Freedom Festival is designed with the purpose of inspiring individuals of all backgrounds to come together and embrace the differences that make us unique. The event producers want to inspire all who attend to create positive change toward greater equality and to inspire others to do the same.

You are invited to come as you are... Free To Be gay, free to be straight, free to be fierce, free to be pierced. Embracing the gift of being free to be creative, conservative and unconventional. Free to be proud of the unique existence that you occupy. Free to be you! 

“One of the most important messages we want to relay is that Freedom Festival is about more than putting on a one-day music and arts festival,” said ESF Communications Director Margie M. Palmer. “Too often society pre-defines who we as individuals are supposed to be. It defines how we should look, how we should dress, and how we should behave. Through the Free to Be movement we want to encourage people to be who they are, not what they’re told, and to embrace what it is about them that makes them different, and therefore unique. We want to inspire people to make themselves at home in their own bodies, and to be comfortable in their lives.”

Monarch Productions founder Lisette Molina said that the event is about more than creating a one-day festival.  “This is about creating a movement,” Molina said. “A movement about celebrating who we are and being OK with it without worrying about the expectations of society. We hope to inspire our audience to create a shift in society. We want it to spread like wildfire. We want to empower people to be happy to be who they are and to disregard judgment,” she said.

Proceeds from Freedom Festival 2011 will benefit Empowering Spirits Foundation, a national nonprofit civil rights organization 501(c)(3).

As of this date, scheduled artists include:

Semi Precious Weapons 
Kerli • Dave Aude • DJ Kimberly S •  Tony Moran 
Danielle Lopresti and the Masses • Colette Carr • DJ Escape • Courtney Act • Chad Michaels • Runhoney
  DJ Icon • DJ John Joseph • Jared Ashley • Calpernia Addams

Check the event website for updates.

Free To Be – Freedom Festival
Saturday 9 July Noon – 10pm.
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90012 [MAP]

Tickets
$40 — 23 Apr – 20 May
$52 — 21 May – 17 June
$68 — 18 June – 9 July
 
Go Metro!
GOLD Line: Chinatown Station (1 block from venue)
Bus Lines: via N. Broadway 45, 83, 84  via N. Spring 76
Or find a route using Metro's simple TRIP PLANNER.

 
Alternate Parking
Consider parking at a Metro Rail parking lot and taking Metro Rail to the venue.
Long term parking at Union Station (800 N. Alameda St, LA 90012) is $10/day.
Parking at the MTA Building (801 N Vignes St, LA 90012), which is on the east side of of Union Station is $6/day. Enter via the ramp between the Patsaouras Bus Plaza entrance/exit ramps on Vignes (at intersection with Ramirez St).
The cost of a one-way ticket on Metro Rail and buses is $1.50. Union Station is one stop from the venue via the GOLD Line. 
About the Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc.
The Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc. (ESF), a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, is a non-partisan civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality through community service activities. Since its inception ESF has been taking the struggle for LGBT equality into the next era by fostering non-confrontational dialogue with individuals and institutions that may have not previously supported LGBT populations. Instead of attempting to change laws ESF strives to change the hearts and minds of those who are generally ignored by existing LGBT organizations.
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02 June 2011

At-Risk Youth Improving Their Lives Through VIDA


Vital Intervention & Directional Alternatives (VIDA) 16-week program for at-risk youth

Vital Intervention and Directional Alternatives (VIDA) is a structured 16-week program for non-violent, at-risk youth between the ages of 11 and 17½ who are struggling with parent relationships, academics, anti-social peers/attitudes and making smart decisions. Typically, participants are referred to the program through a community agency. Participants are then interviewed by trained VIDA staff members to determine if they meet the program’s targeted risk level. Parents can also enroll their children in the program.

Although facilitated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the program is a collaboration between community-based organizations, volunteers, schools and families. The overall goal of the program is to teach youth the value of effective decision-making and taking responsibility for their futures.

The program originated as the dream of a group of East Los Angeles Station deputy sheriffs who wanted to help troubled youth and their families. Since its inception in 1996, VIDA has grown into a comprehensive re-directional program with eight locations across Los Angeles County.

VIDA is a structured, 16-week program that requires both participant and parent/guardian(s) to commit themselves fully in order to see results. The process begins when an at-risk youth is referred to the program. Referring agencies often include courts, law enforcement, the Department of Child and Family Services, Probation Department, school districts, parents and religious institutions.

Upon referral, youths complete an intake interview with trained VIDA staff members. During the interview, the applicant’s risk level is assessed to determine if the youth meets the program’s targeted level of moderate to high risk of offending/reoffending.

Following the interview and selection for the program, youths attend an orientation night with their families. Once the program begins, VIDA staff members conduct home and school visits during the week to monitor social behaviors, reduce truancy and improve academic performance.

The mid-week re-directional component focuses on the student’s most pressing risk factors. Depending on the student, these range from family issues, educational issues, vocational skills and employment, to anger issues, self-control skills, anti-social attitudes, substance abuse and anti-social peer contacts.

Working to lower these factors involves addressing how the student interacts with the community and developing pro-social attitudes while reducing negative peer contacts.

Students spend eight hours on Saturdays at the VIDA site closest to their homes. The Saturday component focuses on students’ perceptions of themselves in relation to the community and authority figures. Staff members tackle topics such as personal health and hygiene, physical conditioning, individual and group dynamics, life responsibilities, negative peer groups, community stewardship and revitalization, and gender-sensitive issues.

In addition to the mid-week and Saturday components, students spend one night per week, along with their parents, participating in a 2 hour group class that targets family issues. The goal of these sessions is to slowly rebuild damaged relationships and equip both the parent and child with problem-solving skills that increase positive communication and understanding.

At the conclusion of the program, each participant receives a certificate of completion and is referred to other community-based programs to continue their individual goals and careers.

Our goal is for the VIDA students and their families to emerge with stronger bonds in place, as well as better judgment, integrity, initiative, respect and a new take on life. After all, VIDA is life.

VIDA offers classes at eight sites: Altadena, Compton, East LA, Lakewood, Lancaster, South LA, Palmdale and Santa Clarita.  Classes are scheduled for (subject to change):
VIDA Class 21 First Saturday – Feb 12, 2011 – ends June 11, 2011
VIDA Class 22 First Saturday – Aug 13, 2011 – ends Dec 3, 2011
VIDA Class 23 First Saturday – Feb 11, 2012 – ends June 10, 2012
VIDA Class 24 First Saturday – Aug 11, 2012 – ends Dec 1, 2012

To learn more or to request an appointment, visit the VIDA website: http://www.vida.la/index.php

– c. Los Angeles Sherrif's Department, Vital Intervention & Directional Alternatives
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Wine, Jazz & Moonlight Summer Concert Series [2011]

 

Wine, Jazz & Moonlight Summer Concert Series returns for an 8th year at Hollywood & Highland Center.  Sponsored by kjazz 88.1 FM, the Wine, Jazz & Moonlight Concert Series takes place every Tuesday evening, June 7 - August 30 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Central Courtyard (2nd Level) at the Hollywood & Highland Center.  Mongorama, featuring special guest star and jazz great, Jose Rizo, will kick-off the series on June 7th.
 
Each year, the Wine, Jazz & Moonlight Summer Concert Series continues to attract more jazz music lovers.  Last summer’s series broke records by attracting more than 13,000 people throughout the series 13-week tenure.   

At each concert, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy fine wines while nibbling on an assortment of cheeses, fruits and breads prepared by Wolfgang Puck Catering.  The entertainment is FREE.  Wine tasting (and assorted sampler box) is $10.00.  All proceeds from the wine bar will directly benefit Project Angel Food (www.angelfood.org), a non-profit organization, whose mission is to deliver free and nutritious meals to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other serious illness. Since the series inception, Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood’s prominent retail and entertainment center and kjazz 88.1 FM have raised nearly $200,000 for Project Angel Food. 

Wine & Jazz Series 2011 Line Up 

June 7         Mongorama with special guest, Jose Rizo 
June 14       Royal Crown Revue 
June 21       John Daversa Progressive Big Band 
June 28       Luis Conte Ensemble 
July 5          Chuck Berghofer Midnight Jazz Band 
July 12        Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express 
July 19        Barbara Morrison 
July 26        Downtown Project 
August 2     Marcia Ball 
August 9     Poncho Sanchez 
August 16   Duke Robillard 
August 23   Brent Canter 
August 30   Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra


Hollywood & Highland Center
6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood 90028 [MAP]
(323) 817-0220 • (323) 467-6412
http://hollywoodandhighland.com/

 









KJazz (KKJZ) 88.1 FM
California State University, Long Beach
http://www.jazzandblues.org/features/2011/05/hhJazz11/
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FAA to Impose Civil Penalties for Pointing Lasers into Cockpits


Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt announced today that the FAA will begin to impose civil penalties against people who point a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft.

“Our top priority is protecting the safety of the traveling public. We will not hesitate to take tough action against anyone who threatens the safety of our passengers, pilots and air transportation system,” said Secretary LaHood.

“Shining a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft is not a joke. These lasers can temporarily blind a pilot and make it impossible to safely land the aircraft, jeopardizing the safety of the passengers and people on the ground,” said FAA Administrator Babbitt.


The maximum civil penalty the FAA can impose on an individual for violating the FAA’s regulations that prohibit interfering with a flight crew is $11,000 per violation.

This year, pilots have reported more than 1,100 incidents nationwide of lasers being pointed at aircraft. Laser event reports have steadily increased since the FAA created a formal reporting system in 2005 to collect information from pilots. Reports rose from nearly 300 in 2005 to 1,527 in 2009 and 2,836 in 2010.

In 2010, Los Angeles International Airport recorded the highest number of laser events in the country for an individual airport with 102 reports, and the greater Los Angeles area tallied nearly twice that number, with 201 reports.  So far this year, LAX has recorded 30 laser events.


Legislation that would criminalize purposefully aiming a laser device at an aircraft is currently pending in Congress. The Senate included this language in the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, which it passed on 17 Feb 2011. On 28 Feb, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would enact a similar penalty for shining lasers at aircraft. Both bills are awaiting further action.

How a laser affects a pilot's vision. [Source: FAA]
Pointing a laser at an aircraft is extremely dangerous and is a felony punishable by up to three years in California state prison and a fine of $2,000. It can also be a Federal offense, punishable by 20 years in Federal Prison. The FAA is prepared to work with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to assist with criminal prosecutions arising under these laws.

"When the laser hits the plexiglass windshield, it refracts the light and fills the cockpit with laser light, causing disorientaiton or temporary blindness. It has caused long term damage to some pilots," said Sergeant Morrie Zager, a helicopter pilot assigned to Sheriff's Aero Bureau. "This is a serious matter. The pilot's disorientation could cause loss of control of the aircraft."

Another person who pointed a laser at a sheriff's helicopter was arrested this past week. In the past seven months, helicopter pilots and Aero Bureau aircraft from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department had lasers pointed at them six times while in flight. Four suspects have been arrested.

The most recent incident occurred on Tuesday night, 26 April, at 10:47 p.m.

Sheriff's deputy pilots flying a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s helicopter reported to deputies on the ground that a person in a car near the Interstate 5 freeway and Rosemead Boulevard was pointing a laser at them.

Pico Rivera Sheriff's Station deputies immediately responded and stopped the car which was traveling south on the 605 freeway. The occupants of the car, including a 16-year old Asian male resident of Los Alamitos who pointed the laser at the aircraft, were detained by deputies. A green laser pen light was found in the juvenile's possession. The suspect admitted that he shined the light at the sheriff's helicopter as it was flying overhead.

The suspect was arrested and transported to Pico Rivera Sheriff’s Station. He was later released to his parents and ordered to appear in juvenile court to face the felony charge.

Fortunately, no injuries were reported by either the sheriff's helicopter pilot or the tactical flight deputy.

During previous incidents, pilots have been so distracted or disoriented by laser lights, they have had to land, cancel landings, or take evasive action resulting in not being able to help the public, in order to ensure the safety of flight crews and people on the ground.

Sheriff's deputies, police officers and all law enforcement ask that for the safety of the pilots and people on the ground, if you see someone point a laser at an aircraft, immediately call 9-1-1 and report it.


– c. Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department; p. R. Nelson
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Star Trek Sci-Fi Fan Day at Frank & Son Collectible Show‏


On Saturday 11 June, Frank & Son Collectible show will be hosting their 2nd Annual Star Trek Sci-Fi Fan Day from 9am-5pm. If you are a Star Trek fan you will not want to miss this show because phasers have been set to fun!  There will be several celebrity guests on hand signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. 

Confirmed Celebrities
  • Marina Sirtis, Counselor Deanna Troi - Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Tucker Smallwood, Xindi-Primate Councilor - Star Trek: Enterprise & Voyager’s Admiral Bullok
  • Tim Russ, Lieutenant Tuvok - Star Trek: Voyager / Star Trek: Generations
  • Kevin Sorbo, Captain Dylan Hunt – Andromeda & Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
  • Anthony Vitale, Shipyard Welder - Star Trek Movie (2009) teaser,
  • John De Lancie, Q - Star Trek: The Next Generation/ Deep Space Nine/ Voyager
  • Robert Picardo, EMH - Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate: Atlantis/ SGU, Smallville
  • Richard Herd, Admiral Paris - Star Trek: Voyager, Seinfeld, V: The Final Battle
  • Larry Hankin, Gaunt Gary - Star Trek: Voyager, Seinfeld
  • Chase Masterson, Leeta - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Carel Struycken, Mr. Homn - Star Trek: The Next Generation, Men in Black, The Addams Family
  • JUST ADDED Kate Vernon, Commander Valerie Archer Species 8472 – Star Trek: Voyager & Battlestar Galactica, Ellen Tigh (Final Five Cylon)
Planned Activities
  • the Cinema Makeup School of Los Angeles will be on hand doing Star Trek/ Sci-Fi makeup effects on attendees
  • There will be live PC gaming stations setup for attendees to check out & play Cryptic Studios’ Star Trek Online video game.
  • There will be free trial keys for Star Trek Online given to the first 150 people at the event.
  • Mark’s Non-Sport Cards will be on hand carrying every type of Sci-Fi collector cards you can imagine. They will also be giving away (a limited amount) free packs of Star Trek Collector Cards to attendees at the show.
  • War Machine Marketing will be on hand promoting having an action figure of yourself made with live demos. Details forthcoming.
  • There will be a large mock-up of the Playmates Star Trek action figure packaging from the 90's so that people can take pictures in it and pose as a Star Trek action figure.
  • There will also be Exclusive Event t-shirts being given away to the first 50 people at the event.
  • The Klingon Assault Group Fan Club (KAG) will be in attendance in full costume
As you can see it’s an event that will be fun for everyone no matter what quadrant you’re from. If that wasn’t enough, Frank & Son Collectible Show features over 250 dealers spanning over 60,000 square feet with an incredible selection of hard to find merchandise & collectibles. If you cannot find it in a store then it is here at Frank & Son’s. There is literally something here for everyone from age 8 to 80.

The best part is unlike any other Con our event will have FREE ADMISSION & FREE PARKING!

Star Trek Sci-Fi Fan Day
Frank & Son Collectible Show
19649 San Jose Avenue, Industry 91748 [MAP]
(909) 444-7955

Additional Info
For show & event information please call (909) 444-7955.
Are you part of a fan club or have a Star Trek collection you would like to display as a mini exhibit for the show? Do you have an idea of how we can enhance the fan day? Contact us for details on becoming part of the event. startrekday@frankandsonshow.net


About Frank & Son Collectible Show
For over 20 years Frank & Son’s has been the premier weekly collectible show in the U.S. featuring over 200 of the finest collectible dealers under one roof spanning over 60,000 square feet. From comic books, anime, gaming and toy collectibles to sports, celebrity and movie memorabilia - if you can’t find it anywhere else it will be here. Centrally located to Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Ventura Counties off the 60 freeway in the City of Industry, CA - Frank & Son’s is sure to have something for everyone. Admission and parking are always free.
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01 June 2011

Smart Gardening Workshops by LA Co Dept Of Public Works [June 2011]


Residents are encouraged to attend a free Smart Gardening workshop. No reservation needed. Learn to reduce yard waste and improve your lawn and garden. Workshops are about 1.5 hours. Get step by step instructions on how to compost, the benefits and biology.

BEGINNING Smart Gardening Workshop 
Attend a FREE Smart Gardening Workshop and learn more about backyard composting, worm composting, grass recycling, water-wise gardening, and fire-wise gardening! 

Compost bins can be purchased at the subsidized prices of $40 each for a backyard compost bin and $65 each for a worm compost bin (this price includes 1/2 lb. of worms).

SAN DIMAS – Saturday 4 June, 9:30am - 11:00am
Horsethief Canyon Park
301 Horsethief Canyon Rd, San Dimas 91773 [MAP]

CALABASAS – Saturday 4 June, 9:30am - 11:00am
Gates Canyon Park
25801 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Calabasas 91302 [MAP]

WHITTIER – Saturday 4 June, 9:30am - 11:00am
Sorensen Park
11419 Rose Hedge Drive, Whittier 90606 [MAP]

AZUSA – Saturday 11 June, 9:30am - 11:00am 
Valleydale Park
5525 N Lark Ellen Ave, Azusa 91702 [MAP]

DOWNEY – Saturday 18 June, 9:30am - 11:00am
Wilderness Park
10999 Little Lake Rd, Downey 90241 [MAP]

Workshop sponsored by Dept Of Public Works [credit]
ADVANCED Smart Gardening Workshop 
Attend a FREE Smart Gardening Advanced Workshop and learn more about organic gardening techniques, the art and science of good soil, Integrated Pest Management (environmentally responsible ways to control pests), conserving water around the garden, and using native and drought-tolerant plants! 

Compost bins can be purchased at the subsidized prices of $40 each for a backyard compost bin and $65 each for a worm compost bin (this price includes 1/2 lb. of worms).

TORRANCE – Saturday 18 June, 9:30am - 11:00am
Columbia Park
18721 Prairie Ave, Torrance 90504 [MAP]

More info on Smart Gardening Workshops: http://ladpw.org/epd/sg/wk_scheds.cfm



Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
1000 South Fremont Avenue, Bldg. A9 East, 2nd floor, Alhambra 91803
(626) 458-5100 • http://dpw.lacounty.gov/




content: Los Angeles County Department of Public Works • post: R. Nelson
 
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Household Hazardous Waste / Electronic Waste Collection Centers & Events [June 2011]

Did you know that not all your trash belongs in your bins for your communities trash collection day?  By law, Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) must be disposed of at special collection centers located throughout the state. 

Household Hazardous Waste is any leftover product labeled toxic, poison, corrosive, flammable, combustible, or irritant, that you want to discard.  Examples of HHW are batteries, compact fluorescent light bulbs, unused household cleaners, unused paint, used automobile fluids etc.

Electronic Waste is discarded, surplus, obsolete or broken electrical or electronic devices. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems. Some electronic scrap components, such as CRTs, contain contaminants such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, mercury, and brominated flame retardants. E-Waste refers to things such as computers, entertainment device electronics, mobile phones, and other items such as television sets and refrigerators.

Improper Disposal
When thrown in with the regular trash, household hazardous waste can injure sanitation workers. In addition, the hazardous waste may end up in landfills not intended or permitted for those type of wastes which could in turn impact groundwater. When poured on the ground, household hazardous waste may seep into and contaminate our groundwater and/or the ocean we swim in. When flushed down a toilet, sink or drain, household hazardous waste goes through the sewage system to treatment plants not equipped to handle hazardous waste. At treatment plants, hazardous waste interferes with the biological treatment process by killing bacteria and contaminating the effluent that runs into the ocean and the biosolids which cannot then be reused as fertilizer. When hazardous waste is thrown on the street, it goes down storm drains leading into our area waterways, impacting the Pacific Ocean, our lakes, and our local beaches.

Permanent HHW/E-Waste Collection Centers
HHW/E-Waste can be properly disposed of on Saturdays and Sundays from 9am to 3pm at these permanent collection centers located throughout the city:

San Pedro: GAFFEY STREET 1400 N. Gaffey St, San Pedro 90731[MAP]

Los Angeles: LOS ANGELES-GLENDALE TREATMENT PLANT 4600 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles 90039 [MAP & INFO]

Playa del Rey: HYPERION TREATMENT PLANT 7660 West Imperial Highway, Gate B, Playa Del Rey 90293 [MAP & INFO]

Sun Valley: RANDALL STREET 11025 Randall St, Sun Valley 91352 [MAP]

Los Angeles: WASHINGTON BLVD 2649 E. Washington Blvd Los Angeles 90021.[MAP & INFO] 

An addtional collection center is located at UCLA.  Note the days and hours of operation:

West Los Angeles: UCLA 550 Charles E. Young Dr. West, Los Angeles 90025**
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays*, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. [MAP & INFO]
* We will accept electronic waste on Saturday only.
** Note: All Waste Collection Services are suspended during rainy weather


Household Hazardous/Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) Mobile Collection Events
You may also dispose of HHW/E-Waste properly at a FREE mobile collection event.  There is one nearly every weekend throughout Los Angeles County.  Below are up coming mobile collection events:

Irwindale – Saturday 4 June, 9am - 3pm
L.A. County Department of Public Works, Flood Control Maintenance Yard,
160 East Longden Ave, Irwindale 91706 [MAP]

Pomona – Saturday 11 June, 9am - 3pm
LA County Fair, Hotel & Exposition Complex, Gate 23, 
Arrow Highway, Pomona 91769 [MAP]

Calabasas – Sunday 12 June, 9am - 3pm
Calabasas Landfill (Scale Area),
5300 Lost Hills Rd, Agoura 91301 [MAP]

Torrance – Saturday 18 June, 9am - 3pm
American Honda (Enter from Harper`s Way off of Van Ness),
1919 Torrance Blvd, Torrance 90501 [MAP]

Culver City – Saturday 25 June
National Guard Armory (Front Parking Lot),
10808 Culver Boulevard, Culver City 90230 [MAP]

content: Los Angeles County Department of Public Works & City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation • post: R. Nelson




 
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Save Elysian Park! Annual Banquet

Grace E. Simons Lodge in Elysian Park.
The Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park (CCSEP) is hosting its 48th Annual Banquet at 5pm on Sunday 5 June on the lawn at Grace E. Simons Lodge.  There will be a dinner, raffle and live music from eco-rock group I See Hawks in L.A.  The menu includes Mediterranean style finger foods, main course, and desserts.  

Proceeds from the event will protect and beautify the park and reservoir.
 
Elysian Park, the oldest park in Los Angeles, is 112 this year. It remains a park in perpetual peril. Bargain hunting, land-grabbers gaze over the green, rolling open space north of Civic Center and dream of putting this “free” land to some “useful” purpose.  

Before the Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park was formed, in 1965, the Pasadena Freeway had been permitted to split the park, and big-league baseball was lured to Los Angeles by an officially consolidated, unencumbered site, including parts of Chavez Ravine and Elysian Park. When downtown business presented a plan to take the Avenue of the Palms for the Los Angeles Convention Center, the community organized the Citizens Committee with Grace E. Simons as its first president and successfully stopped that development. This Citizens Committee has done its homework and survived over thirty years of voluntary community action. Elysian Park is still here and growing. 
~ Judith Jameson of CCSEP

To reserve a seat, email designdan@yahoo.com.

CCSEP 48th Annual Banquet
Sunday 5 June, 6:30pm • Admission: $35 adults/$15 children
Dinner 6:30pm, Raffle 7:30pm 

Grace E. Simons Lodge
1025 Elysian Park Drive, Los Angeles 90012 [MAP]

Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park
1403 Macbeth Street, Echo Park 90026 
(213) 481-0815

– content: Office of Ed P. Reyes & echopark.net.  post: R. Nelson. 
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Lummis Day 2011 – Festival of Northeast Los Angeles


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

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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
Figueroa St: 81 • Pasadena Av: 83 • Griffin Av: 252




– c. Office of CM Ed P. Reyes & lummisday.org. • p. R. Nelson
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After! Art Walk in Venice

Venice Art Walk and Auctions By and For Venice Family Clinic -- The After! Art Walk -- Saturday, June 4A selection of art for saleVenice Art Walk & Auctions took place on the week-end of 20-22 May.  The annual event raises money for the non-profit Venice Family Clinic.  During the three-day event, Venice residents open their homes to art studio and architecture tours and an art auction is held featuring artists from the community.  After! Art Walk Is the follow up to the May event to further raise funds for the invaluable services the Venice Family Clinic provides to low income residents on the Westside of Los Angeles.

More than 100 works of art--paintings, sculptures, photographs, skate decks, surfboards, and limited-edition prints--for sale at opening bid prices!

Also:
  • Great food and refreshments provided by Gelson's Markets
  • Official Venice Art Walk & Auctions merchandise for sale
  • Free raffle: Enter to win one of seven signed, classic Venice Art Walk & Auctions posters by Mark di Suvero, Kenny Harris, Ed Moses, Ken Price, Ed Ruscha, Patssi Valdez, and Tom Wudl! Winners drawn every hour
Free and open to the public. Preview selected works online. Art is also available to purchase, by appointment only, in advance of the event by calling 310-664-7916.

Artists include (as of 5/27/11):
Kim Abeles, Lisa Adams, Mikel Alatza, Anahit Alaverdyan, Irina Alimanestianu, Erin Althea, Magda Audifred, Hilary Baker, Christopher Barbour, Marlo Bartels, Wolfgang Bauer, Edith Beaucage, Debby Beck, Drew Beckmeyer, Quinton Bemiller, Kimber Berry, Guillermo Bert, Amy Bird, Bleek CBS, BOBCATMINX, Amy Bouse, Nick Bradley, Shay Bredimus, Liz Brizzi & Ashton Trujillo, Jay Brockman, Ben Brough, Douglas I Busch, Kristina Campbell, Jeaneen Carlino, Linde Caughey, Ceramic Group Piece 2011, Chalk, Kai Bob Chang, Chunk, Michelle Coffey, Gisela Colon, Alika Cooper, Corina Corina, Allison Cortson, Lori Cozen-Geller, Craww, Raul Curacosa, Jeffrey Daniels, Chris Dawson, Raul de la Torre, B.J. Dockweiler, Duart JDI, Robyn Adrian Dunbar, Anna Dusi & Daniela Arbizzi, Kikki Eder, Charlie Edmiston, Dan Eldon, Haunted Euth, Thor Evensen, Tom Everhart, Mark X Farina, Mollie Favour, Nancy Fink, Patrick Fraser, Dominique Fung, Simone Gad, Margaret Gallegos, Steve Galloway, Patrick Gannon, Helen K. Garber, Margaret Garcia, Germs, Stephen Glassman, Joe Goode, Bruce Gray, Danni Greenwalt, Kio Griffith, Jenny Hager, Gus Harper, Kenny Harris, Tony Hawk, Jenny Herrick, David Hinnebusch, Fred Hoerr, Susan Holcomb, Michael C. Hsiung, Julienne Hsu, Jim Hubbard, Ichiro Irie, Winifred Johnson Brewer, Jennifer Joyce, Flora Kao, Barbara Kerwin, Robert Ketchum, Steve Kim, Linda King, Nancy Kinsey, Aida Klein, Michael Knight, Diana Kohne, Elliot V. Kotek, Sandy Lajer, Gayle Lewis, Edward Lightner, David Limrite, Line Line Dot, Marianne Magne, Deborah Martin, Jena Martin, Kim McCarty, Dan McCleary, Alfredo Mercado, Neilah Meyers, Norman Meyers, Patti Meyers, Brad Miller, James Miller, Tressa Miller, Casey Mixter, Dan Monteavaro, Flavia Monteiro, John Mooney, Jim Morphesis, Jules Muck, Juan Carlos Munoz Hernandez, Ryan Murphy, Geraldine Neuwirth, Christine Nguyen, Nicnak, Object Control, Jayme Odgers, Peggy Oki, Rick Ordonez, Elizabeth Orleans, Miguel Osuna, Kenton Parker, Saule Piktys, Nancy Popenoe, Beata Pozniak, Pulp, Francesca Quintano & Michael Schneider, Burton Rein, Remio, Georgina Reskala, Retna, Rhys JDI, Rachel Rogov, Sonia Romero, Michael A. Rosenfeld, Gali Rotstein, Gwen Samuels, Robert Schwan, Anna Silver, Tanja Skala, Smear, Alexis Smith, Melinda Smith-Altschuler, Ruth C. Snyder, Todd Squires, Mike Stansell, Therman Statom, Gretel Stephens, May Sun, Super Fckr, Surge MDR, Jessamine Tepper, James David Thomas, Quentin Thomas, Jacob Tillman, Mark Todd, Shark Toof, Thomas Trivitt, Edwin Ushiro, Linda Vallejo, Ginger Van Hook, Sergio Vasquez, Margaret von Biesen, Hovin Wang, Esther Pearl Watson, Michelle Weiner, Wayne White, Pontus Willfors, Joyce Wisdom, Wise, Heidi Wrage, Tom Wudl, Laurie Yehia, Lawrence Yun, Larry Yust, Eric Zammitt, Dave Zarick, and Zelda Zinn

Visit http://theveniceartwalk.org/after-art-walk for more info and updates.

All proceeds from the Venice Art Walk & Auctions benefit Venice Family Clinic, providing free, quality health care to people in need.

Venice Family Clinic is the largest free clinic in the country. More than 24,400 men, women, children, teens, and seniors are served annually by nearly 2,100 individuals – including more than 500 physicians – who donate their time, valued at $2 million annually. Ninety-seven percent are low-income and nearly three-quarters are uninsured. 
Venice Family Clinic provides more than 106,000 primary care, specialty care, mental health, dental, and health education visits annually. All services – including diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up care, and laboratory tests – are provided free of charge. Particular emphasis is placed on the needs of women, children, the homeless, and those with chronic diseases.  
Click here for more information about programs and services.
Click here to download a fact sheet about Venice Family Clinic (PDF).
Venice Family Clinic
604 Rose Avenue, Venice 90291
(310) 392-9255

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