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These are exciting times in which we live! Not only do you get to cast
ballots for TERA Board Members (if you are lucky enough to be a TERA
member), but you also get to renew your membership or become a TERA
member.
But, one thing at a time. Ballots for TERA Board Members were sent out
and should be in your mail box this week. Please take the time to read the
brief biographies of our 4 very qualified candidates and then mark your
ballot for up to 4 candidates, put it in the enclosed envelope, put a
stamp on it and drop it in the mail. All ballots need to be received by
TERA no later than Tuesday, June 13th to be counted.
The second thing to do is to renew your TERA membeship. It's that time
of year again- the annual TERA membership drive!
Do you look forward to receiving your E-Letter every week? Being
informed about what's going on in Eagle Rock? Having a forum to express
your opinions about our community? If you do, please show your support and
renew or start your annual 2006/2007 TERA membership today!
For twenty years, TERA has been focused on being your all-volunteer
advocate dedicated to improving the quality of life in Eagle Rock. TERA
depends on the financial support of its members to fund our many
beneficial activities, so your membership dues are vital to our continued
success. Please help us continue our good work!
Your support is crucial to the success of TERA's advocacy of the
following:
Beautification of our public areas and preservation of our historic
resources;
Sensible and positive commercial and residential planning, land-use,
and development;
Stable, safe neighborhoods and adequate infrastructure and City
services;
Quality of life for family, neighbors and friends and fostering a sense
of community;
TERA's annual signature event, the Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour,
scheduled this year on October 15, 2006; and
TERA's new Eagle Rockdale Community Garden and Art Park at 1045
Rockdale Avenue.
In addition, your support allows us to offer the following TERA
services free to the community:
TERA's website and weekly e.letter on items of interest to Eagle Rock
and the entire Northeast Los Angeles area;
TERA's quarterly printed newsletter sent to all members and posted
throughout Eagle Rock;
TERA's quarterly public meetings on local issues that matter to you;
and
TERA's monthly Planning, Preservation, and Development Committee
meetings
Your donation also entitles you to a membership card which allows you
to enjoy discounts at some of your favorite local establishments.
10% discount at Swork Coffee, 2160 Colorado Boulevard;
10% discount at The Coffee Table, 1958 Colorado Boulevard;
One-month discount on an annual membership at Curves, 4870 Eagle Rock
Boulevard;
A free home appraisal up to $1000 with mortgage financing from Olympia
Funding with Steve Aranda, (323) 868-6242;
10% off Friday and Sunday wine tastings at The Colorado Wine Company,
2114 Colorado Boulevard;
10% discount at The Blissful Soul, 4870 Eagle Rock Boulevard; and
30% discount for your first facial at The Garden Spa't and 10% off
products, 2513 Colorado Boulevard.
Please see our website at www.TERA90041.o
rg for more information, to renew your membership online via PayPal or
credit card, or call us at 323-259- TERA to request a membership envelope
via mail. We look forward to working together to continue to make Eagle
Rock a community we are proud to call home.
Finally, having warmed up by casting your ballot for TERA Board
members, you now need to remember to vote on June 6th, 2006. There are a
number of important issues on the ballot and it's important to show up at
your polling place and cast your ballot!
TERA Board Member and Treasurer Pauline Mauro contributed (a lot!) to
this week's president's message.
Michael Tharp,
President
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LAPL Summer
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Children of all ages and their parents are invited to participate in
the Los Angeles Public Library Summer Reading Club--"Building Stories".
Children can sign up at the the reference desk of the Eagle Rock Branch
Library, located at 5027 Caspar Ave. LA 90041 to receive their reading
record and book bag, beginning the week of June19. Weekly programs will
begin Thursday, June 29 at 4:00 p.m. Monte and Claire Montgomery, authors
of the popular children's book "Hubert Invents the Wheel". They will
kick-off the summer with an interactive science program. Other summer
highlights include "Wildlife in the City" by the Humane Society, the
"Magic Acadamy of Reading" presented by Full Spectrum, and an amazing
dinosaur program, presented by Richard Wade. For additional information
call Mary Wynton, Children's Librarian at 323-258-8078.
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SW Hill Country
"best of" |
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We've been featured in the "best of LA" in Ciudad magazine (ciudad
means city), available today. Pick up a copy and bring it in to our store
for $5 off any purchase of $25 or more (one discount per customer).
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 10 for a special in-store
performance featuring Anny Celsi singing songs from her CD, Little Black
Dress. Cost is $20 and includes BBQ. Seating is at 7:30 with show
beginning at 8:00 p.m. Seating is limited so call now for reservations
323-256-2500.
Don't forget Father's Day and graduations; stop by for truly unique
belts, shirts, western blankets and boots.
Many of our customers have hosted parties with western themes. We have
bales of hay, saddles, life size cowboys and even a dinner bell to help
make the party a really successful hoe down. Recently, schools, libraries
and grocery stores have tapped into our store for their own book fairs,
store promotions and fundraising events. If you are planning an event,
consider the western theme that is just great for adults and children. We
can share many ideas we've gathered from our customers like making chuck
wagons, ranch props and centerpieces that really add to the festivities.
Thanks for taking the time to read the email.
Patty and Bob,
SW Hill Country Western Store
1412 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock, CA 90041
www.swhillcoun
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We Tell
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“We Tell Stories” the iconic, traveling children¹s theatre presents the
La Casita Verde Outdoor Summertime Storytelling Festival in Sycamore Grove
Park in Northeast LA on Saturday, June 3rd, between 11am and 4pm. Lots of
audience participation is required when the renowned troupe bring stories
from varied cultures and times to life. It's fun for the whole family as
the company's edgy, zany stories and extemporaneous style gives everyone a
good laugh. Kids are selected from the audience to come up on stage, don
costumes and play integral roles in each performance. Arts and Crafts and
acting workshops, as well as raffles are part of the day. Everything is
Free. Sycamore Grove Park is located 4702 N Figureoa Ave,(Highland Park CA
90065) Free parking in the park and on surrounding streets. See www.wetellstorie
s.org for more information.
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The Blissful
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BRIDGING WORLDS: A Demonstration in Building Sacred Space with Stan
Smith at The Blissful Soul on Saturday, June 3rd at 2:00 p.m.
Stan Smith helped us convert our dusty blacktop parking lot last month
into a myriad of colorful sacred altars, sending blessings out to Eagle
Rock and the world. It was an amazing sight! He returns, by popular
demand, this Saturday to continue his series on sacred space. Stan says he
teaches people about building sacred space as a way of re- connecting to
others and to the world. If you're feeling a need for a greater feeling of
connection, please join us on Saturday.
Bring materials for your personal altar, including a cloth to go
underneath and a few items that are sacred to you. Wear comfortable
clothes. Cost: $20.
Stan Smith is an Eagle Rock resident, and a teacher of street art
strategies for urban shamanism.
The Blissful Soul, 4870 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041
323-258-6900
www.blissfulsoul.c
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Future of SW
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Nicole Possert sends the following:
Southwest Museum Is Closed* ___ Future Use Remains Uncertain
RE-OPENING as a vibrant museum plus more.... DEPENDS ON ALL OF US!
It is now time to be seen and heard on this issue. Please attend one of
the upcoming meetings to voice your opinion and ask your questions. The
fate of the Southwest Museum and Casa de Adobe will be shaped by the
results of these meetings. Mayor Villaraigosa needs to hear from you. At
the request of the Mayor's Office, the Human Relations Commission has
scheduled and will host the following "Informational Gathering Public
Meetings": Thurs. June 8, 2006 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Eagle Rock Community
Center (2225 Colorado Blvd, LA 90041)
Wed. June 14, 2006 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Braude Center (6262 Van Nuys
Blvd. in Van Nuys)
Thurs. June 22, 2006 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Plaza de la Raza (3540 N
Mission Rd, LA 90031)
Sat. June 24, 2006 - time TBD at African- American Museum (600 State
Dr. LA 90037 in Expo Park)
Thurs. June 29, 2006 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Ramona Hall (4580 N.
Figueroa St, LA 90042 in Highland Park)
This is a City-sponsored Public Meeting process repeated at five
different locations. The Friends of the Southwest Museum Coalition is
assisting in the outreach to our membership and all the concerned people
across the nation who want this museum resource to continue and flourish
in its original location. For more information, the Friends of the
Southwest Museum Coalition's website is: www.friendsofthesouthwestmuseum.com
Please pass this information along and encourage people to attend. For
each of the 75 organizations who comprise the Coalition, please ask all
your individual members to attend.
* All exhibition of artifacts from Southwest Museum collection will
close to the public on June 30, 2006. No more tours for tens of thousands
of area schoolchildren.
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Highland Park
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In season at the Highland Park Farmers Market:
Apricots got the ball rolling last week and more early season stone
fruits are now making their appearance at the market. Look for white and
yellow peaches as well as yellow nectarines coming in from Central Valley
growers. When it comes to peaches, tree-ripening makes all the difference.
Supermarket peaches are bred for their hardiness and durability, resulting
in firm, but flavorless fruit. Tree-ripening allows for the development of
the complex flavors that make a truly delicious peach, but these fruits
don't transport well. That's why the best peaches and other stone fruits
are only available at farmers markets.
Please stop by the market and taste a variety of fruit from different
vendors to see for yourself.
Cherries meanwhile continue their brief season at the market, get them
while they last! The usual suspects are still at the market including
strawberries, avocados, citrus, salad greens and fresh herbs as well as
broccoli, cauliflower, beets and cool season greens, early season corn,
tomatoes and asparagus.
As always, staples like onions, garlic and potatoes are available at
the market.
Pick up some flowers for your sweetie from one of our vendors of
beautiful fresh cut flowers. Eat dinner at the market and choose from
roasted chicken, tamales, roasted corn and baked yams, kettle corn, and
fresh roasted peanuts. Also take home freshly baked breads and fresh fish.
Please stop by and pick up fresh, field-ripened, high quality produce
from local farmers and meet your friends, neighbors and other community
members.
The 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 3-8 pm.
Visit the market website at http://www.oldla.org.
Also visit http://www.its.caltech.edu/~sbudick to see where your produce
is coming from!
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Macbeth at
Eagle Rock High - June 1, 2 & 3 |
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Samurai Shakespeare -- Macbeth at Eagle Rock High -- June 1, 2 and 3
Macbeth is a tale of passion, power and revenge. The tyrant Macbeth
(Carlo Estella) is driven by his greedy wife, Lady Macbeth (Melissa Chan),
to seize the throne. The forces of justice and retribution are set in
motion by Macduff (Raisa Donato), Malcolm (Anthony Madrid) and the other
knights of the realm.
As a tribute to the Filipino/Asian community of the Eagle Rock family,
Director Russell Copley sets the play in a pan-Asian world that reflects
the struggle between traditional martial arts doctrine and Macbeth's
infatuation with 1980's technology and fashion.
Eagle Rock Stage proudly presents
MACBETH
By William Shakespeare
A 1980's Martial Arts Retelling of a Classic Scottish Tragedy
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 1, 2 and 3 at 7:00 P.M.
Eagle Rock High School Auditorium
1750 Yosemite Drive
Eagle Rock
Tickets are $8 pre-sale and $10 at the door
Please join us under the marquee for a $7 pre- show teriyaki chicken
dinner by HMS Catering www.hmsus.com<
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Inquiries: www.eaglerockers@mac.com
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Cactus
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Celebrate Gay Pride
month! Good vibe, new funky jewelry and cool leather from Argentina and a
good time! Free booze and live music by Promis. Bring a friend. be well-
sandra cactus gallery & gifts www.eclecticcactus.com
323.256.6117
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Audubon
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Help your children enjoy nature this summer with REI Arcadia and
Audubon. Pick up your free Passport to Adventure http://www
.audubondebspark.org/ at the Audubon Center at Debs Park. Your
Passport to Adventure details five local kid and adult-friendly hikes for
you to enjoy. Complete any five hikes (including Debs Park) and bring your
completed passport to REI Arcadia during August. Get your passport stamped
and receive a free gift! Better yet, make plans to enjoy any of our
weekend activities in June and pick up your passport at the same time.
It is only through the support of individuals like you that Audubon can
offer quality family and educational programs. We rely on our Amigos and
Vecinos Amables (or, Friendly Neighbors, in our six neighboring zip codes)
to help us connect people with nature.
If you are already a member of Amigos or Vecinos Amables, please
consider an additional gift or encourage your family and friends to join
by forwarding this email.
To make a gift, please make check payable to: Audubon California Debs
Park and mail it to:
Audubon California
11340 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 209
Los Angeles, CA 90064
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Pandora's
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Pandora’s Box: A jewelry & functional art trunk show
ONE NIGHT ONLY! The 2nd Saturday in June!
Pandora’s Box, a treasure trove of jewelry and functional art at Avenue
50 Studio in Highland Park. Join us for the 4th bi-annual Opening of
Pandora's Box! If you've been before, you know to come early, if it's your
first time, be dazzled by the crafting by local artisans. Whimsical,
unusual, and desirable wares to wear!
When: Saturday , June 10, from 6 - 10 p.m.
Where: Avenue 50 Studio, 131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park, 90042
Who: Tyn & Kari Atol, Emma Diaz, Renee Dominique and Jennifer
Rowland
What: distinctive necklaces, earrings, bracelets, bags, and other
functional art will on display and available for purchase in a lovely art
gallery environment.
Light refreshments will be served.
Studio info: (323) 258-1435
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Lummis Day
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Poet Suzanne Lummis, who will read her work at “Lummis Day: The
Festival of Northeast Los Angeles" joins KPCC’s Patt Morrison for a
discussion of the Festival, the legacy of her grandfather and the
contemporary poetry scene on Friday, June 2 at 2:00 p.m. at 89.3 FM.
“Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles” will take place on
Sunday, June 4 and will begin with poetry readings at Lummis Home, 200 E.
Avenue 43 before moving at noon to Sycamore Grove Park for music, dance
and art events.
Suzanne Lummis is grand-daughter of the Festival’s namesake Charles
Fletcher Lummis and has been recognized by the Greenwood Encyclopedia of
American Poets and Poetry as “one of the most distinctive and influential
poets in Los Angeles.” She will be joined at the Festival by National
Books Critics Circle Award-winner, B.H. Fairchild, whose "The Art of the
Lathe" and "Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest" have also
enjoyed widespread acclaim. Other poets reading their work will be Los
Angeles Review editor and Kate Gale and William Archila, a native
Salvadoran whose work has been widely published and collected in City
Lights Books anthologies. Free coffee at the poetry event will be provided
by Starbucks.
Hosted by the Los Angeles Times columnist and Mount Washington
resident, ”Patt Morrison” is a one- hour magazine show airing each
weekday. The program is known for its in-depth explorations of local
politics and culture, as well as its coverage of national and world news.
Call-in number for the Patt Morrison show is: 866-893-KPCC
(1-866-893-5722)
“Lummis Day” is sponsored by the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, the
Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council, and the Glassell Park
Neighborhood Council,with the support of the North Figueroa Association,
Los Angeles City Council Districts 1, 13 and 14, Occidental College, the
Department of Recreation and Parks, the Historical Society of Southern
California, the Autry National Center, the Heritage Square Museum, the
MTA, NELA Bikes, the Highland Park Heritage Trust, the Mount Washington
Association, the Mount Washington Homeowners Alliance, the Arroyo Seco
Foundation, the Arroyo Arts Collective, the Northeast Democratic Club of
Los Angeles, the L.A. Poetry Festival, and other community organizations.
There will be plenty of places to park for Sunday's "Lummis Day: The
Festival of Northeast Los Angeles."
With shuttles from Heritage Square Museum, Lummis Home and from
diagonal parking made available along Marmion Way at Museum Drive, City
Council Districts 1 and 14 have stepped up to provide parking options for
Festival-goers attending the "Lummis Day" events at Lummis Home (10am-
noon) and Sycamore Grove Park (noon-4:00 pm).
Beginning at 11:30 am and continuing until 4:30 pm, two shuttle buses
provided by Council District 1 will make a continuous loop with stops at
Homer Street (site of Heritage Square's parking lot), Lummis Home (with
plenty of parking on Carlotta Street), Marmion Way and Sycamore Grove
Park.
Council District 14 has arranged with the Department of Transportation
for a diagonal parking area on Marmion Way north of Museum Drive, (parts
of Marmion Way will be closed to through traffic for the day).
The Marmion Way parking spaces are a short walk from the afternoon
event at Sycamore Grove Park or the shuttle can be accessed at either end
of the parking area.
Watch for Parking Information attendants and Shuttle Stop signs in all
locations.
Contact: Eliot Sekuler 818/622-6896
LummisDay@Yahoo.com
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Congress of Neighborhoods, June 17 |
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CONGRESS OF NEIGHBORHOODS SAT. JUNE 17
The City of Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE)
is holding the next Congress of Neighborhoods on Sat. June 17 at the LA
Convention Center. ALL who are interested in community development and
improvement should attend the one-day event. This year will also have a
special emphasis on emergency preparedness. Other expected topics for
workshops & sessions: Affordable Housing; Health; Transportation;
Education; Beautification; Community Outreach; Navigating the City; Youth
Programs; Homelessness; Street Services (sidewalks, potholes, trim trees,
street cleaning); Trash/sanitation; Planning and Land Use; Public Safety
and more!
Who should attend? Neighborhood Council Board Members and stakeholders,
Community Advisory Boards, Community Organizations, Non-Profits,
Neighborhood Businesses, Neighborhood Improvement Associations, Students,
Faith-based groups-- ALL are welcome. On-line registration available soon
at http://w
ww.lacityneighborhoods.com
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