THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
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January 8, 2004
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This week:
A New Year's Greeting from TERA President Hilary
Norton Orozco (item #1)
Mix it up at Eagle Rock's new bookstore (item
#3)
Autry name rides into the Sunset (item
#6)
Table of Contents:
1. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE -- FOR AULD LANG SYNE
2. MEET THE GARDENERS WHO KNOW ALL THE DIRT -- JANUARY 27
3. READING EAGLE ROCK: THE IMIX BOOKSTORE COMES TO TOWN
4. IMPROVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE CITY'S HELP
5. OXY ANNOUNCES A JOLLY GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH CAMBRIDGE'S PEMBROKE
COLLEGE
6. THE AUTRY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHWEST MUSEUM TRIGGERS A
NAME CHANGE
7. CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK, NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT
8. BIKE THE GLENDALE NARROWS -- JANUARY 10
9. AVENUE 50 STUDIO EXHIBIT EXAMINES ETHNIC LA -- RECEPTION, JANUARY
10
10. GALLERY OPHELIA UNVEILS THE LATEST FROM JEFF AND REBECCA BUGHOUSE
-- RECEPTION, JANUARY 1O
11. EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL CLEAN UP -- JANUARY 17
12. LAKER A.C. GREEN AND THE POLICE CHIEF BRING US TOGETHER --
JANUARY 18
13. A SONG OF NORWAY IN LA CRESCENTA -- JANUARY 24
14. WE'VE GOT MAIL
15. THE LAST WORD -- ALFRED TENNYSON
1. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE -- FOR AULD LANG SYNE
Happy 2004, Eagle Rock!
2003 ended with a bang! TERA's Home Tour was another smashing success.
Councilmember Antonio Villaraigosa made sure that Eagle Rock was featured
in the city's annual tree lighting ceremony, (and we were one of the very few
neighborhoods to be so honored.) Occidental President Ted Mitchell called
many community leaders to discuss strengthening the relationship between
Occidental and Eagle Rock, reminding us that, among many other things, our
little hamlet is a college town. Eagle Rock was featured in the Los
Angeles Times as a great place to live (again!) The Chamber's Eagle
Rock map came out and it looks great. The Eagle Rock Community
Preservation and Revitalization Corporation completed its parking and traffic
survey, and will be launching it in the next month. The Eagle Rock
Neighborhood Council asked our opinions about key goals for the future of our
town and incorporated the goals into a plan for getting money from the City.
And at the very end of the year, TERA gave many locals a chuckle with our
"Will the Walgrinch steal Christmas?" poem, which urged Walgreens to
create a design we can all be proud of.
And in 2004...The Coffee Table will open! TERA's first community meeting
will challenge all of us to create a more beautiful Eagle Rock. The
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock will create an exciting art installation on the
Eagle rock itself. And Tom Topping of the Boulevard Sentinel polled us
all and found common ground on a future vision of Eagle Rock -- and ran TERA's
poem about Walgreens! -- in the January issue.
I hope we all can commit to work together on a resolution for revolution.
No idea should limit us. Whether it's creating an Historic
Preservation Overlay Zone, repairing our broken sidewalks, making Eagle Rock
Oxy's "college town," greening our town with California native
plants, solving our parking problems, or supporting the businesses that support
us, let's work together to realize dreams seemingly beyond our reach. We
are coming together in ways we have not done before. Let's keep it up to
realize our limitless possibilities.
-- Hilary Norton Orozco
2. MEET THE GARDENERS WHO KNOW ALL THE DIRT -- JANUARY 27
TERA will kick off its 2004 public meeting schedule on Tuesday, January
27, with "How Does Your Garden Grow?: A Forum on Flora," at
the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock.
The event will offer presentations and dialogue with experts from such
horticultural treasures as North East Trees, the Theodore Payne Foundation,
the Los Angeles Community Garden Council, and LA Common Ground/the
Master Gardener Program.
The event, including refreshments and local cuisine, is free and open to all,
whether your thumbs are green, black or blue! Please bring your
"growing" dilemmas and desires for our panel to ponder.
A $2.00 donation is requested of each attendee to defray insurance costs for
this event. For additional information, please contact Mary Tokita at
mtokita@earthlink.net.
3. READING EAGLE ROCK: THE IMIX BOOKSTORE COMES TO TOWN
Now Open
IMIX Bookstore
5052 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Eagle Rock
Store hours:
Monday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Eagle Rock's new IMIX Bookstore is an independent bookstore
dedicated to promoting knowledge about indigenous cultures, respect for human
rights, and appreciation of literature among people of all ages.
This month's featured titles are:
Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Loving Che by Ana Mendez
Frida by Jeanette Winters
Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore
IMIX will also be hosting a poetry night and author signings in the coming
months of the new year.
TERA welcomes one of Eagle Rock's newest businesses to the neighborhood!
4. IMPROVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE CITY'S HELP
Council District 14 Field Deputy Michael Cathey sends us word that the 2004
Neighborhood Matching Fund Applications are now available through the 14th
district field office at 2035 Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock, or online at
http://www.lacity.org/bpw/ocs/nmf.
The Neighborhood Matching Fund is a splendid City of Los Angeles program that
offers neighborhood groups the opportunity to receive matching grants of
between $250 and $10,000 to fund locally initiated improvement projects.
The awards may be matched by a community's contribution of cash, in-kind
contributions, and/or volunteer labor. If you or a group you work
with has a neighborhood improvement project you've been trying to get off the
ground, the Neighborhood Matching Fund might be a source of financial support.
5. OXY ANNOUNCES A JOLLY GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH CAMBRIDGE'S
PEMBROKE COLLEGE
From our friends at Occidental College comes this announcement of the
school's prestigious new partnership with a well regarded UK institution:
Occidental College has joined a small and prestigious group of American
colleges and universities by signing an academic exchange agreement with Pembroke
College, Cambridge. The program will kick off during the 2004-05 academic
year.
"The exchange will allow one exceptional Occidental student to study at
Pembroke for a full year, while a Pembroke student will come to Los Angeles or
participate in Oxy's United Nations program," said Robin Craggs,
director of the International Programs Office. Areas of study open to Oxy
students at Pembroke include a wide range of the humanities, arts, and
sciences.
Pembroke is currently the most academically successful of the Cambridge
Colleges as measured by the rigorous exam scores of its graduates. It is
the third oldest college at Cambridge and hosts 400 undergraduates and 66
faculty members. Other American institutions that exchange students with
650-year-old Pembroke include Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, and the
University of Chicago.
Occidental currently has 59 off-campus study programs in 30 countries.
Some 139 students participated in those programs during the 2002-03 academic
year.
6. THE AUTRY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHWEST MUSEUM TRIGGERS A
NAME CHANGE
From the press office of the former Autry Museum of Western Heritage comes
news of a name change for the venerable museum:
Exploring the interwoven histories and myths of the American West and its
diverse peoples, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage solidifies its
commitment to the study of the West by changing its name as of February 2004 to
Museum of the American West. As part of the newly established Los
Angeles-based Autry National Center, the Museum of the American West,
located in Griffith Park, joins forces with the Southwest Museum of the
American Indian, located in Mt. Washington. The two museums gave
birth to another public entity when they combined the Autry's Library and
Research Center and the Southwest's Braun Research Library to create the
Institute for the Study of the American West.
The Autry National Center was established in March 2003 following the merger of
the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, the web-based Women of the West
Museum, and the Autry Museum of Western Heritage. Leveraging the
resources and talents of these three institutions, the Center's mission is to
make history -- specifically, the history of the diverse peoples of the
American West-- come alive for contemporary audiences so that they may better
understand the world they live in and make informed decisions in the building
of a shared future.
For more information, visit the Autry National Center at
www.autrynationalcenter.org.
7. CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK, NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT
The Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, sends us this announcement of their
current fundraising needs:
"As you know, the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Association
is now the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock.
"We remain an arts-learning and arts-producing organization, but more than
our name is changing. As of June 2003, the ERCCA is no longer under the
financial wing of the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department (CAD).
Therefore, in this coming fiscal year, 2003-2004, the Center needs to
focus on two areas:
"We must move from a state of dependence (having been under the care of
the City for our first five years) to a state of independence. This is an
important, challenging time for us.
"Please help us continue to fulfill our mission of providing
multi-cultural, low-cost art classes, free festivals, concerts, and
contemporary art exhibitions to the communities of northeast Los Angeles.
During our last fiscal year, we offered four eight-week sessions offering
27 classes to adults and children, four art camps, 12 art exhibitions with over
60 artists shown, three free festivals, and one open house. Last year the
attendance doubled at both the Center's exhibitions and festivals.
"You can help the Center in two ways:
"There's still time to make a donation to our Holiday Campaign, 100% of
which will go directly to support our programming. All donations are
welcomed and will make a difference. An endorsement from our community
will be a great help in future fundraising campaigns. Please send your
donations to ERCCA, 2225 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041. Our
federal id number for tax purposes is 95-4689576.
"On March 13th, 2004, the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock is holding its
second annual Route 66 Art Auction. We need your support and your
art. 100% of the funds raised from this auction will be used to support
the exhibition of the work of both emerging and established artists, and also
our arts learning programs (27 classes for children and adults). Since
the Center is a non-profit corporation, we, of course, will provide you with a
receipt for your taxes. Also, artists will have the option to receive a
percentage of the proceeds.
"The Board and the staff thank you for any and all support you can give
us. Please call us if you have any questions regarding the auction or our
programming: (323) 226-1617. Or visit us on our website,
http://www.centerartseaglerock.org. We look forward to the opportunity to
speak to you about our Center."
-- Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, 2225 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle
Rock
8. BIKE THE GLENDALE NARROWS -- JANUARY 10
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Northeast Trees and the Friends
of the Los Angeles River have announced that their quarterly Watershed
Bike Tour will glide along the bikeway on the Los Angeles River
through the scenic Glendale Narrows. The tour departs from the Los
Angeles River Center and Gardens, 570 West Avenue 26, Los Angeles, 90065,
at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday, January 10.
For more information, e-mail Chuck Arnold at arnold@smmc.ca.gov. Or
contact the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition at
http://www.labikecoalition.org, the Friends of the Los Angeles River at
http://www.folar.org, or North East Trees at http://www.northeasttrees.org.
9. AVENUE 50 STUDIO EXHIBIT EXAMINES ETHNIC LA -- RECEPTION,
JANUARY 10
The Avenue 50 Studio's ³Mezcla: An Exploration of Evolving Conditions²
presents six emerging artists who unite to creatively explore the ever-evolving
ethnic-rich L.A. through drawings, paintings, photography and design. The
result is an installation-filled mix of blended icons and symbols. Each
of the six artists, John Paul Altamira, Thomas Lee Bakofsky, Eric Crandell,
Gary Garay, Kevin Ramos, and Stephen Serrato will create his own
installation. These visual mixtures will then merge to create a larger
installation, collectively hung, furthering the interactive play of icons and
symbols through drawing, painting, photography and design.
³Mezcla² runs through February 1, 2004. The gallery is open
Tuesday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Saturday and Sunday. or by appointment.
10. GALLERY OPHELIA UNVEILS THE LATEST FROM JEFF AND REBECCA
BUGHOUSE -- RECEPTION, JANUARY 1O
Gallery Ophelia presents
Jeff and Rebecca Bughouse:
MOD*I*FI: I am not my IKEA furniture
Art and objects for the home
January 10th through February 5th, 2004
Artist Reception: Saturday January 10th, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Gallery Ophelia
2114 Colorado Boulevard
Eagle Rock
The exhibit presents limited edition serigraphs and screenprinting done on
objects such as tables, lamps, drapes, pillows and trash cans. The
artists reject the idea of a prepackaged lifestyle and say, "Make
It Your Way!" TERA members are no doubt familiar with Jeff and
Rebecca's work as designers of the smashing Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour
poster, the one that was displayed on bus shelters throughout Northeast Los
Angeles this past autumn.
Gallery Ophelia is open Wednesday through Saturday, from noon to 6:00 p.m.
For more information, please call Candace Metzger at (323)
982-9945. Or visit the gallery's website at
http;//www.galleryophelia.com.
11. EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL CLEAN UP -- JANUARY 17
From Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council District 6 Director Cheryl Leutjen
comes news of the next Community Clean-Up Day:
"The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council District 6 has announced plans to
beautify the western entrance to Eagle Rock with a Community Clean-Up Day
to spruce up the area around the 2 Freeway off ramp that leads into Eagle Rock.
The project takes place on Saturday, January 17 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers will meet in the far northwest corner of the upper level parking lot
of the Westfield Shoppingtown, which is located near the intersection of
Colorado Boulevard and the 2 freeway off ramp. (And we extend our
thanks to the proprietors of Westfield Shoppingtown Eagle Rock for for making
the space available to us.) Clean-up supplies will be provided by City of
Los Angeles Operation Clean Sweep.
"All are welcome; you do not need to be a stakeholder of District 6 to
participate. Hope to see you there!"
-- Cheryl Leutjen, District 6 Director, Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
12. LAKER A.C.
GREEN AND THE POLICE CHIEF BRING US TOGETHER -- JANUARY 18
On Sunday, January 18th, former
Los Angeles Laker A.C. Green will lead a multi-ethnic and
multi-denominational audience of community, church and political leaders in a
program aimed at racial reconciliation. This conference is timed to honor
the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his dream of racial
equality and harmony.
Mr. Green, prominent as a Christian athlete during his years as an
All-Star player in the NBA, will be joined by Pasadena Police Chief Bernard
Melekian and Pastor Curtis May, director of the office of
reconciliation ministries of the Worldwide Church of God, which is
sponsoring the event in the acclaimed Ambassador Auditorium.
The program, ³Removing Walls, Building Bridges,² will include a wide
ranging discussion on what each of us can do to build permanent bridges across
the racial divides in our society. A centerpiece of the event will be a
showing of the award-winning film, ³Final Solution,² which chronicles
the astonishing true story of Gerrit Wolfaardt, a white South African
paramilitary member whose life was transformed by God¹s intervention. Mr.
Wolfaardt is now an ordained minister living in the United States and devoting
his life to racial reconciliation.
Of special note to the preservation-minded, this event will be one of the
few times that Pasadena's historic Ambassador Auditorium is open to the
public.
For more information, please call (626) 304-6160.
13. A SONG OF NORWAY IN LA CRESCENTA -- JANUARY 24
The Sons of Norway lodge has announced that they are opening their doors to a
"Meet the Sons of Norway" event from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, January 24. The meeting will be held at the American Legion
Hall, 4011 La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta. Please phone (818)
249-8102 or (626) 574-9550 for reservations for this free event by
January 19th. If you're of Norwegian or Scandinavian descent,
or are merely interested in Scandinavian culture, the Edvard Grieg lodge
members look forward to meeting you.
14. WE'VE GOT MAIL
We received quite a few letters regarding the old Eagle Theater building at
the corner of Yosemite and Eagle Rock Boulevard, which reopened as a church not
long before Christmas. Here's a sample of the community response that
found its way to our mailbag:
"Anyone know what's going on at the Eagle Theater? The
marquee at the old theater now advertises "spiritual cleansing"
services every Friday evening. Sounds a little spooky to
me. And here I was only hoping for a 24-hour diner as originally
envisioned by Fred Eric.
-- Bruce Froehlich, Eagle Rock
"Is there any information available on the group operating in the old
Eagle Theatre site? If you have any details, they would be
appreciated."
-- Bob Fairman, Eagle Rock
At this point we know little about the Eagle Theater's current tenant,
other than that they have indeed begun advertising the service(s) described on
the theater's marquee. The church is apparently renting the space from
the building's new landlord, who lives on the West Side. We'll keep you
posted as we find out further details on the space and any long range plans for
its future.
* * *
The status of the long-awaited Coffee Table was another topic of interest in
the closing weeks of 2003, as witness the following two missives:
"What is going on with the poor, unopened Coffee Table? It seems
like it's been 6 months of remodeling and planning and announcements--and still
no Coffee Table. I'm a fan of the original Coffee Table in Silver Lake and am
looking forward to supporting these great guys when they branch out in this new
location. I only hope they will be open on Sunday and Monday, unlike so
many of our other local restaurants."
-- Tom Craig, Eagle Rock
"I may have missed it, but it's been a while since I've seen any news
about The Coffee Table, on which construction seems to have been stopped for
many months. What's happening? Lack of funds, or impossible demands by
the city?"
-- Peter Sutheim
We passed these queries along to Coffee Table co-proprietor (and TERA board
member) Michael Zamarripa, who dispatched the following reply:
"It is not for lack of funds, but instead the red tape and demands of the
City of Los Angeles. Believe me, it is a wonder anything gets open here.
With the help of our local City Council office, we should see an opening
very shortly -- January or February. By the way, the work has not
stopped. We are ready for final inspections and the rest is cosmetic.
"Thanks for asking."
-- Mike Zamarripa, Eagle Rock resident, TERA board member
* * *
"As the New Year begins, we'd like to thank everyone at TERA for a
successful year of achievements that have continued to keep Eagle Rock in the
limelight. The work you do is absolutely outstanding. We also want
to thank whoever was able to respond to our note regarding the sorry state of
the Day Care Center located in Eagle Rock Park. In no time at all,
Recreation and Parks had the graffiti removed, the lawn mowed, and the
windows cleaned.
"Have a wonderful New Year, and we look forward to all the other
activities in the area. And remember our neighbors who are still on
strike at Vons. Patronize our small businesses and the large union stores
that contribute to our community."
-- Gloria and Mike Buccat, Eagle Rock residents for 30 years.
* * *
"I seem to recall reading an issue of the TERA e.letter which mentioned a
new dry cleaner in Eagle Rock who uses a non-toxic method of cleaning.
Can you give me any information on this?"
-- Sandi Vidan, Eagle Rock
Thanks for asking, Sandi. Sunny Brite at 4927 Eagle Rock Boulevard is
the local cleaner that recently announced the adoption of a new,
environmentally improved wet clearing method. Here's a link to the original
press release that tells all about this groundbreaking new technique, as well
the role Occidental College played it getting it implemented:
http://www.oxy.edu/news/articles/031103-wet-clean.html
By the way, did you know that back issues of the TERA e.letter are archived
and accessible to all at TERA's website, http://www.tera90041.org? It's
just another benefit made possible through the tireless efforts of TERA's crack
web maven, Scott Bogue.
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15. THE LAST WORD -- ALFRED TENNYSON
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring happy bells, across
the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring
in the true.
-- Alfred Tennyson (18091892)
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