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The TERA Board wishes
everyone a Happy Holiday Season and urges you, when you join in the
holiday shopping madness, to shop, eat and drink in Eagle Rock. Not only
does it save gas, giving you more money to spend at our local businesses,
but it helps promote mental health and safety by keeping you off the
freeways. Hope your Thanksgiving was Happy! 
Michael Tharp,
President
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Center for the
Arts Gift Sale |
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Holiday Gift Sale - Dec. 2
Dec 2nd Holiday Art & Gift Sale & Fund Raiser for the Center
for the Arts, Eagle Rock `Tis the Season for Giving' Artists exhibit for a
Holiday Sale and Fund Raiser for the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock,
Saturday, Dec. 2nd 11am-7pm (mark your calendar) Some of the East Sides up
and coming functional & fine artists will exhibit together for a one
day Sale at 2225 Colorado Blvd. in Eagle Rock. The venue will include
paintings, lithographs, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, candles, textile art,
hip baby fashions and other original unique gift items. $5 raffle tickets,
or you can increase your chances of winning some fabulous donations by the
artists by purchasing more at 3 for $10 Live acoustical musical
performances, food and beverages will add to the festive ambiance. The
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock is a non profit 501 (c) 3 organization
that provides arts programming to the neighborhoods of North East Los
Angeles. Your contribution and support is a vital to the Center. 100% of
all raffle ticket sales will go to The Center for the Arts Eagle Rock.
Artists and local businesses have generously donated the raffle items. 10%
of all sales will be donated to the center to continue to provide art and
cultural outreach to the community. It’s an opportunity to get the coolest
gifts for the people on your holiday shopping list & have some fun!
Join us for collaborative circle of support & giving. Free Parking on
Side Streets Meters on Colorado Blvd-bring quarters Free parking at Bank
of America after 3pm
Sincerely,
Renee Dominique
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email: brian@centerartseaglerock.org
phone: 323 226 1617
web: http://w
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Furious Theatre
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EAGLE ROCK RESIDENTS INVITED TO A UNIQUE THEATRE EXPERIENCE BY THE
FURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY
Eagle Rock residents, with their sophisticated appreciation of the
performing arts and an appetite for live, locally produced theatre, are a
growing part of the theatre-going audience that's building from Northeast
LA east through the San Gabriel Valley. One company worth knowing about --
and seeing – is Furious Theatre Company (www.furiousthe
atre.org). Long-time Eagle Rock resident Paul Vandeventer chairs the
Furious board. The company has been granted resident performing arts
company status by Pasadena Playhouse and performs in the 99-seat Carrie
Hamilton Theatre upstairs from the Playhouse Main stage at 39 El Molino
Ave. in Pasadena.
Furious is currently producing "Grace," a play fraught with the tension
that arises when faith, rage and a real estate deal clash. When does faith
become fury? An empty Florida condo. Three dead bodies. Is this a shady
crime scene or God’s fateful hand at work? Perceptions keep changing as
Grace deconstructs the marriage of an intensely Christian couple, their
not-so-religious disfigured neighbor, a shaky business deal -- and the way
religious ideas make sense, and sometimes nonsense, of life's events. This
is a darkly funny, sometimes hilarious, deadly serious and provocative new
play. "Grace" was written by Craig Wright of "Six Feet Under" fame and
runs Thursdays- Sundays through early December. It's received critical
raves. Tickets are $20, less for students.
Craig Wright also wrote Orange Flower Water, Recent Tragic Events,
episodes of "Lost" and collaborated with Furious Theatre Company resident
director, Dámaso Rodriguez, on the production of Grace. The cast of Grace
features Sara Hennessy (Furious Theatre's The God Botherers, The Playboy
of the Western World), Brad Price (Furious Theatre's The Shape of Things,
Mojo), Eric Pargac (Furious Theatre's The Fair Maid of the West Parts I
& II, Saturday Night at the Palace) and Dana Kelly, Jr.
Furious Theatre Company debuted in 2002 and rapidly produced five
critically-acclaimed plays in only one year. These productions earned six
NAACP Theatre Award nominations, two LA Weekly Award nominations and
numerous critics’ picks from L.A. media. The company also received the
Pasadena Arts Councils' Gold Crown Award and a special Debut award from
Back Stage West.
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Women's 20th
Century Club Festival of Trees |
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The Women’s Twentieth Century Club of Eagle Rock is proud to announce
the revival of a grand holiday tradition, The Festival of Trees. This gala
event will be held on Saturday, December 2nd at 7:00pm at the Women’s
Club. Attendees will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar while viewing
and bidding on more than 25 Holiday trees individually decorated by
community businesses, organizations and individuals.
The $25.00 ticket donation includes admission to the Festival of Trees,
one complimentary drink ticket and hors d’oeuvres. While there, you will
have the opportunity to bid on the trees and socialize with community
members.
For information, contact Roe Muzingo, Chair, (323) 255-4438 and for
tickets, call Lani Stapp, (323) 257-7620.
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Center for the
Arts, Eagle Rock |
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Center for the Arts Juried Exhibition 2006 Nov. 18 - Dec. 22
Juror: Christopher Miles. Artists: Otis Bardwell * Ursula Bookbank *
Don Chafey * Allen Compton * Deborah Diehl * Nicole Duet * Jose Ezkobar *
Camille Feinberg * Kent Hammond * Peter Holzhauer * Jill Van Hoogenstyn *
Eva Hyam * William Kaminski * Yesung Kim * Alex Klein * Robert Koss *
Little Red * Lindsay Ljunkull * Linda Lyke * Brian Mallman * Mary Jean
Mallman * Lynne McDaniel * Plain Jane * Susan Moss * Dennis Nishi *
Maryanna Pomonis * Karen Reitzel * Courtney Robbins * C. Archer Stearns *
Allison Stewart * Francoise Tudor * M.J. Waterman * Tracey Weiss
Contact: Jenny Krusoe, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
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email: centerartseaglerock@hotmail.com
phone: 323 226 1617
web: http://w
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Call for
Artists |
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CALL 4 ARTISTS
El DIA de la VIRGEN de GUADALUPE
Galeria Artistas de las Americas @ Rock Rose Gallery, 4108 N Figueroa
St, 323.222.4740
El Dia de Nuestra Seńora La Virgen de Guadalupe Group Exhibit Opening
Reception: Saturday, December 9, 7 - 10p
Special Guadalupano Event: Tuesday, December 12, 7 - 10p
Call for Artists: 4th Annual Nuestra Senora La Virgen de Guadalupe
Exhibit: In honor of the Virgen of Guadalupe each year for the past three
years Artistas de las Americas has held an exhibit and arts and artisania
sale. This year is no exception. The event will again be at Rock Rose
Gallery, this year in conjunction with the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood
Council Logo Competition winner announcement and exhibit on December 9,
which is also the NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night. They’re looking
for artists in all media with artworks either of the Virgen de Guadalupe
or a related theme such as Navidad, Januka, Las Posadas, Kawanza. This is
a non-juried, thematic exhibit. Small works encouraged as space is
limited. You can be present during the Exhibit opening or leave priced
artworks on consignment for sale. The gallery split is 80/20 and no
charges otherwise. For more information, contact me at sarte1mex@aol.com
or 626.831.7970. Shalom, BarujBraja (RuthAnne) Tarletz
Celebrate the Fiestas of December Workshop/Presentation/Virgen de
Guadalupe Altar/Holiday Exhibit
Tuesday, December 12, pre-Hispanic Mexican style Collar Workshop, 6:00
– 7:00p; Presentation 7:00 - 7:15p; Altar Blessing 7:15 - 7:30p; Rosary
7:30 - 8:30p; Reception 8:30 - 10:00p;
RuthAnne Tarletz & Eduardo Rocha Soto, who have earned an LA
Treasures Award for this workshop/presentation in 2003, 2004 & 2005,
will lead preHispanic style Collar Workshop. Youth are encouraged to
attend. Each participant will learn how to wire-wrapped a pendant &
bead a collar in the preHispanic style. Materials & tools supplied.
Following the presentation is a blessing of the Virgen de Guadalupe altar
& a short reception for the Altar/Exhibit.
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Planning for
Mansionization |
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The following information was made available by the City of Los Angeles
Department of City Planning:
There has been a great deal of discussion about the pros and cons of
“Mansionization” in recent years. The Los Angeles Department of City
Planning has been conducting a citywide study on how to best address the
issue of mansionization as it affects non-hillside and non-coastal
properties. The Planning department is in the process of evaluating a
proposal to address the issue of mansionization.
The Planning Department defines mansionization as new construction or
additions on residentially zoned lots that are out-of-scale with the
surrounding neighborhood, but which comply with the current City zoning
regulations.
The Planning Department’s preliminary proposal is to revise the City’s
Municipal Code to reduce the size and bulk of single-family dwellings. The
revisions involve a reduction of the existing Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from
3:1 to a base of 1:1, and 1.25:1 with the Proportional Stories Rule (PSR).
FAR determines the maximum size of a house permitted on a property by
using a ratio of Floor Area to Buildable Area, which is the lot area minus
the required yard setbacks. The revisions also include changing the
definition of Floor Area for Single Family Dwellings to exclude the first
400 square feet of garage space and qualified basement areas, and include
the garage area in excess of 400 square feet.
This proposal would affect all lots zoned single family residential
(R1, RS, RE9, RE11, RE15, RA, RE20 and RE 40) that are not located in a
Hillside Area or Coastal Zone. For properties located in a Specific Plan
area or in a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, the more restrictive
requirements would prevail.
The intent is to reduce the permitted maximum size of a Single Family
Dwelling. The Planning Department provides the following examples:
Currently on a typical 5,000 square foot lot zoned R1, the existing FAR of
3:1 could yield a two story 4,940 square foot single family dwelling or a
three story 7,020 square foot single family dwelling. Under the proposed
FAR of 1:1, in the same zone with the same lot size, the maximum Floor
Area that could be built could not exceed 2,470 square feet, at a 28 foot
height.
The Proportional Stories Rule (PSR) is intended to mitigate the bulk
and size of single family dwellings. A large two or three story, box like
structure would not be allowed by right. All floors above the ground floor
of a structure would not exceed 2/3rds of the Floor Area on the ground
floor on a flat lot. The maximum size of a box-like structure possible in
the same example would be 2,470 square feet at 28 feet in height. An FAR
bonus of 0.25 would be granted when a structure implements the PSR. In
this example, the proposed PSR bonus would allow for a maximum of 3,088
square feet of floor area at a height of 28 feet.
This proposal is preliminary at the current time but if you have
comments about it, please feel free to contact City Planning Department
employees Erick Lopez at (213)978-1243 or Anita Cerna at (818)374- 5042 or
visit the Planning Department web site at www.planning
@lacity.org .
And of course, contact us with your thoughts about "Mansionization" and
how, if at all, to control it.
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Mt. Washington
Food Drive |
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Mount Washington Association Kicks Off Its Annual Food Drive On
Saturday, December 2 To Benefit Northeast Mental Health Center and Nearby
Needy Families:
The annual Mount Washington Association Community Food Drive is
underway and, once again, donations are being sought to assist clients of
the Northeast Mental Health Center as well as other non- profit
organizations providing for needy families from our community.
Donations will be collected from 9am to 11am on Saturday, December 2nd
at a collection station set up at the corner of San Rafael Avenue and
Elyria Drive in Mount Washington.
Canned goods, especially soups and proteins such as tuna, salmon,
canned hams and all canned vegetables are being sought as well as such
staples as packaged rice and beans.
The Northeast Mental Health Center, located at 5321 Via Marisol,
provides outpatient treatment, crisis intervention, life support and care
coordination to residents throughout the Northeast Los Angeles area. The
Center has many elderly clients who often find difficulty in obtaining
adequate supplies of basic nutrition.
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Highland Park
Farmers Market |
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sbudick@caltech.edu writes:
Unfortunately, we don't yet have a poultry vendor at the farmers
market, but with the holidays coming up, our farmers can supply you with
all of the wonderful fresh fruits and vegetables you need for the big
holiday meal.
Between the beautiful selection of golden, red, and candy-striped beets
available from Tamai farms, carrots from Santiago farms and potatoes from
Gama farms (including the sweet potatoes and yams that I mentioned last
week), are the makings for a delicious dish of roasted root vegetables. Or
how about a fantastic salad of wilted spinach from Tamai with one of their
sweet heirloom tomatoes, chives from Frog Dog Farms and topped with
crumbled Point Reyes blue cheese from Uncle Berch's fresh cheeses, a
sensationally creamy and mild blue? Or if you love the convenience of
pre-mixed salad greens, ZRanch has a wonderful bagged mix perfect for your
holiday meal.
To really impress your guests, why not make a delicious seasonal and
surprisingly easy dessert of apple flautas topped with homemade caramel?
(inspired by a certain local tamale vendor). Flautas are rolled, lightly
fried flour tortillas that usually contain savory fillings, but work
deliciously with fresh Fuji apples as well. To make 6 flautas, peel, core
and thinly slice 3 medium apples. Sauté the apples over medium heat for
8-10 minutes with 2 tbsp butter and 2 tsp sugar until soft and lightly
browned. Mix the cooked apples with 1 tsp cinnamon and the juice of 1
lemon and then place 1/2C of apples in the center of a large (10") flour
tortilla, rolling the tortilla tightly around the filling. Fry the flauta,
seam side down first, in 1/2" of oil pre-heated over medium-high heat, for
1 minute/side until the tortilla just starts to turn golden (the flautas
are much better if the tortillas are not cooked long enough to become
crispy). Remove from the oil onto a paper towel to drain, and serve
immediately topped with caramel sauce.
To make the caramel, heat 1C sugar over high heat in a large saucepan,
whisking, until the sugar has all melted. Immediately add 6 tbsp of butter
to the melted sugar and keep whisking until the butter has melted. Remove
the mixture from the heat and stir in 1/2C heavy cream, whisking until the
mixture is smooth. Voila, caramel after only about 5 minutes of work! Make
the sauce ahead of time and you can warm it to serve with the flautas. To
go all out (Thanksgiving only comes once a year after all), serve with
vanilla ice cream, Mexican crema, or creme freche.
For those who fear deliciously decadent desserts, Gama farms has also
been bringing sweet pink guavas to the market the last few weeks which
would make a great light dessert along with some raspberries, blackberries
and strawberries from Santiago farms (just ask for the new, sweeter
guavas). To plan your holiday shopping, take a look at htt
p://www.friends4oldlafarmersmarket.org for a list of what's in season
at the market, along with recipes and nutritional information. And have a
wonderful holiday!
As always, you can also pick up fresh bread, along with artisanal
cheese and fruit preserves at the market. And if you come hungry, you need
not go home that way, with roasted chicken, corn and potatoes, along with
Korean barbeque and tamales vying to fill you up.
Please stop by the market for fresh, field- ripened, high quality
produce from local farmers and spend time with your friends, neighbors and
other community members.
The Old LA (Highland Park) Certified Farmers Market is located adjacent
to the Highland Park Gold Line station at Marmion Way between Ave. 57
& 58 and operates Tuesdays from 3-7PM.
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LETTERS |
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Hi there,
Just wanted to let you know the latest episode of ER Talk is up --
early this week in time for Turkey Day. In this episode you’ll hear about
a new spa — called Spa Girl — opening on Broadway near Target, take in
some culture with a feature about the latest art opening at Cactus
Gallery, learn about the sad and strange past of the Fatty’s building, and
Daily Nosh Guy Dave Klotz lets us in on where to eat around town this
Thanksgiving. Plus, we’re introducing a new feature called “Meet Your
Neighbor.” This time you’ll meet Mark Wenzel, an 18- year veteran of Eagle
Rock who has a very interesting career.
Thanks for all the great support!
Apryl and Laurel
Web site: http://www.ea
glerocktalk.com
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Hello there neighbors! I've been feeling so lucky to be a citizen of
Eagle Rock lately - well, more so than usual. It seems that an already
vital community is really blossoming ... All the new restaurants ( omigod
- Oinskter is incredible), the community garden, festivals and tours ...
There's no end of great things about our little hamlet. But the trash!
I've appreciated Michael's editorials about all of us taking
responsibility for our community and picking up whatever litter we see in
our path, but I think we also have to address the source of the litter
whenever we can identify it. My neighbors and I, who live on the 4700
blocks of Townsend and Vincent (and the surrounding streets) have
identified a huge source of the terrible litter problem in our streets,
yards, and gardens - The students of Eagle Rock High School. I've always
really enjoyed living close to the school, but lately there has been such
a problem with litter that something has to be done. Everyday, I see
students dropping cans of soda and bags of chips on the ground wherever
they feel like it, without a second thought. Papers are thrown up in the
air to land where they will. Obviously, no one at home has taught these
kids that littering is wrong - so maybe the school needs to take up the
slack. If the school is going to sell cokes and chips and other junk foods
with wrappers that turn into the litter in my garden, shouldn't they give
the neighborhood a hand in dealing with a situation that they helped to
create? I'd like the school to sponsor a neighborhood clean-up if this
behavior continues. Is this even possible? What do other people think? I
just feel that constantly cleaning up after these kids is futile!
I. Soler, Townsend Ave
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Dear Mike and TERA:
Thanks for the great update on the great L.A. Times article, and the
kind words to ERCPR and the many other people and organizations, who made
Eagle Rock's Renaissance come to pass. We saw the vision, we knew we could
do it. It just took time, tenacity, gathering knowledge and expertise,
backing from our legislators and council office, and maybe some medication
now and then! This was a grass roots effort, and I think that is why it
worked, and we are far from through. Making a quality life here in ol' ER,
for residents and businesses alike, is just a life process. Kudos to all!
Best regards, Linda Allen/ ERCPR
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Hi Michael,
Just wanted to make sure you saw the OTHER two cool Eagle Rock mentions
in today's paper--p.F2 which gives a nice plug and three photos to F*art
and p. E51 of Calendar Weekend in which the actor John Michael Higgins and
his wife mention they're proud to be "Eagle Rock Eastsiders" and their
appreciation of Casa Bianca and Capri! We really hit the jackpot in the LA
Times today.
Jennifer Root, TERA Member
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Michael:
Enjoyed your comments on the Susan Carpenter article about Eagle Rock.
Her omission of Cycle Depot in her article was disappointing. As a
motorcyclist and long-time resident of Eagle Rock, I wanted to point out
that Cycle Depot is a great place to take your motorcycle for service and
to pick up parts and accessories. Tommy in the service department does an
outstanding job along with all of the techs who work there. Cycle Depot is
an excellent resource for those of us who ride motorcycles and live in
Eagle Rock.
Eric Vincent, Campus Road
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