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Congratulations are the order of the day. First
off, congratulations to newly elected TERA Board
members Theresa Wahl and Maria Nazario. These
two women will be involved in determining what
TERA’s future will be and what role it will play in the
future of Eagle Rock. Teri owns and operates the
very popular Auntie Em’s on Eagle Rock Boulevard
and, along with Michael Zamarripa of the Coffee
Table, brings a local business perspective to the
Board. Maria works for and travels throughout the
state doing business for a non-profit organization for
Certified Public Accountants and is deeply involved in
volunteer work for the Red Cross. Both women
deserve the thanks of all Eagle Rock for making time
in their busy schedules to assume a leadership role
through TERA in the community.
Congratulations also to continuing Board members
Pauline Mauro and Frank Parrello were also re-elected
to a full term on the TERA Board. Pauline is the
mother of two beautiful young girls and works as a
financial analyst for The Capital Group. She is also
TERA’s treasurer and co-chair of the Home Tour
Committee, along with Maria, this year.
Frank Parrello is a long time Eagle Rock resident
and brings to TERA a vast expertise in City Planning
and historic preservation, having worked both for the
Los Angeles City Planning Department and for Historic
Resources Group. Frank is also co-chair of TERA’s
Preservation, Planning and Development
Committee.
Thank you all for agreeing to serve on the TERA
Board of Directors.
Eagle Rock should also congratulate and thank
Jessica Wethington McLean, Subdistrict 2
Representative on the Eagle Rock Neighborhood
Council and long-time co-chair of the ERNC’s Planning
and Land Use Committee. Jessica was appointed to
the City’s 912 Commission by Councilmember Huizar
as the representative for the 14th Council District.
Jessica’s work on the Neighborhood Council has been
extraordinary and she will be a fine representative on
the Commission. For those of you who don’t know,
the 912 Commission gets its name from Charter
Article 912, which requires "an evaluation of “the
efficacy of the system” to be conducted by a
commission appointed by the Mayor and Council (as
prescribed by ordinance) “no later than seven years
after the adoption of the Charter.” The Mayor and
Council shall appoint a commission as prescribed by
ordinance to evaluate the provisions of this Article,
the Regulations adopted pursuant to this Article, and
the efficacy of the system of neighborhood councils
no later than seven years after the adoption of the
Charter. The commission shall make recommendations
to the Council regarding changes to the Charter or
the Regulations, as it deems appropriate."
Ah, your local government at work! Have an
enjoyable and safe 4th of July.  Michael Tharp, President
TERA's Home Tour Committee Needs a Few Good
Volunteers ASAP!
Please consider volunteering to help with this
year's Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour on October
16. Our Home Tour Committee also needs a few
more volunteers. If you'd like to work with a
talented, dedicated, and fun group of Eagle Rockers
and meet your neighbors during our signature
community event, please contact pauline.
mauro@gmail.com or call (323) 550-1130 for
details.
Docents
Guide Home Tour goers through Eagle Rock's
architecturally unique homes. Morning or afternoon
shifts on Oct 15 available. One docent training
session required prior to the Home Tour.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
We need volunteers to help set up, take down,
sell tickets, survey tour goers. Teenagers to retirees
welcome!
By now TERA members should have received the
TERA Newsletter, which should have inside a
membership renewal envelope to allow you to renew
your membership and cash in on the benefits of
membership listed below. And if you didn't get that
envelope, please write the e-letter and give us your
name
and address and an envelope will be promptly sent to
you.
If you don't remember when you last paid your
TERA dues, it's time to renew your membership!
As mentioned before, there is still the option to
renew on line for the more technologically inclined.
It's just an option.
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 vital for TERA to continue to
carry out the following:
Beautification of TERA's public areas and
preservation of Eagle Rock's historic resources;
Implementations of sensible and positive
commercial and residential
land-use planning;
Stable, safe neighborhoods and adequate
infrastructure and City services;
Preservation of a high 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 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;
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.org
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.
Lisa Sarno, Interim General Manager of the City
of Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood
Empowerment (DONE), invites you to join her in
congratulating the recently appointed members of
the Neighborhood Council Review Commission
(a.k.a. “the 912 Commission"):
Mayor Villaraigosa's appointments from pool of
recommendations submitted by Neighborhood
Councils (NC):
South Planning Area--Julian Rogers,
Empowerment Congress Southeast NC
East Planning Area--Jason Lyon, Silverlake NC
West Planning Area--Paul Resnik, West Los
Angeles NC
South Valley Planning Area--Charlotte Laws,
Greater Valley Glen NC
North Valley Planning Area--Cindy Cleghorn,
Sunland-Tujunga NC
Harbor Planning Area--Esther Cepeda, Harbor City
NC
Central Planning Area--Jeff Jacobberger, Mid City
West NC
Mayor Villaraigosa appointments:
Jackie DuPont Walker--President of Ward EDC
and former member of elected Charter Commission
Linda Wong--Vice President, Civic Engagement at
the California Community Foundation
Bong Hwan Kim--Executive Director, Pasadena
Neighborhood Housing Services and Former Executive
Director of the Multicultural Collaborative and Korean
Youth & Community Center
Dora Leong Gallo--Chief Executive Director with A
Community of Friends
Corrine Sanchez--President/CEO of El Proyecto
del Barrio
Christine Chavez--Political Director for United
Farm Workers
Jan Breidenbach--Served as Executive Director of
the Southern California Association of Non-Profit
Housing
City Council Appointments:
Council District 1--Evelyn Montes
Council District 2--Jonathan Zasloff, Santa
Monica Mountains Conservancy
Council District 3--Leonard Shaffer, Tarzana
NC
Council District 4--Mark Siegel, Founder of
CityWatch
Council District 5--Dr. Irving Lebovics, Mid City
West
Council District 6--Dennis O'Sullivan, Sun Valley
NC
Council District 7--Javier Angulo, NALEO
Education Fund & Lincoln Heights NC
Council District 8--Frank Prater, Empowerment
Congress Central
Council District 9--Sandra Bryant
Council District 10--Guy Leemhuis, United
Neighborhoods of Historic Arlington Heights
Council District 11--Tom Ponton, Mar Vista NC
Council District 12--Joe Vitti, Granada Hills NC
Council District 13--Rev. Altagracia Perez,
Episcopalian Minister
Council District 14--Jessica Wethington McLean,
Eagle Rock NC
Council District 15--Wilmington NC
The Eagle Rock Eclectic Home Tour will take
place
on Sunday, October 15, 2006. If you are interested
in
placing an advertisement in the Home Tour brochure,
please contact Maedale Gongora at 323-255-
1267 and she will get back to you
immediately with the specifications for artwork on
1/8th, 1/4th/ or 1/2 page ads.
The prices are $75 for 1/8th page; $125 for 1/4
page and $250 for 1/2 page. Advertisements will be
taken on a first come/first served basis. We are
getting an early start in order to avoid a last minute
rush. If you plan on running an add this year, please
make your arrangements early.
Thank you!
The Women's Twentieth Century Club is holding a
Designer Clothing Super Sale on Saturday, August
12, 9 am to 2 pm, 5105 Hermosa Ave., Eagle Rock,
90041. Over 3,500 women's, men's and children's
fashions by Ralph Lauren, Jones New York, Calvin
Klein, Kenneth Cole, DKNY, Liz Claiborne, Kasper,
XOXO, Phat Farm, Anne Klein, Laundry and many
others will be available in all styles and all sizes.
Come to this one day sale and save on your
purchases while benefiting the Women's Club. Cash,
check and credit cards will be accepted. Contact
(323) 257-5262 for more information.
OCCIDENTAL SUMMER INSTITUTE OF FUN TO
TEACH THEATER TECHNIQUES TO CHILDREN.
The Occidental College Children’s Theater is
inviting applications for its Summer Institute of Fun,
weeklong workshops in July and August that will
teach children techniques in physical theater, group
improvisation, and tumbling and movement.
Participants must be between 8 and 13 years old.
Enrollment is limited (the student-to-teacher ratio is
8-to-1), so interested parents should sign up as soon
as possible. Children’s Theater actors will offer
individual attention in a positive and fun learning
environment. All children will receive a T-shirt, and
each week concludes with an informal folktale
performance. Sessions, which will cover different
material each week, are scheduled for 1-4 p.m.
Monday through Friday in Occidental’s Keck Theater.
There will be supervised free time from 4 to 5:15
p.m., during which parents may pick up their children.
The schedule is as follows:
Session 1: July 24-28
Session 2: July 31-Aug. 4
Session 3: Aug. 7-11
Session 4: Aug. 14-18
Session 5: Aug. 21-25
Fees, which include discounts for enrolling in
more than one session, are as follows:
$160 for one session
$300 for two sessions (includes $20 discount)
$440 for three sessions (includes $40 discount)
$560 for four sessions (includes $80 discount)
$680 for five sessions (includes 120 discount)
(There is a 10 percent discount for each
additional sibling.) For more information, or to have
an enrollment form sent to you, call (323) 259-
2771.
OCCIDENTAL CHILDREN’S THEATER TO LAUNCH
11th SUMMER SEASON JULY 6
The critically acclaimed Occidental Children’s
Theater will present “Dracula and the Beanstalk,”an
original story, plus three adaptions of traditional
folktales for a seven-week outdoor run in the Remsen
Bird Hillside Theater on the Occidental campus.
In about an hour, a cast of six recent Occidental
alumni will perform four energetic and funny stories
without props, sets or special costumes, relying only
on their acting and acrobatic skills. “The cast carries
it off with the unflagging charm that has made this
reliable company one of the Southland’s - and the
summer’s - most entertaining children’s theater
offerings,” says the Los Angeles Times.
The scripts and the action for the tales are
company-created and the result of weeks of
improvisation and revision. The three traditional
stories, which are yet to be chosen, will be the
troupe’s versions of existing folk tales from around
the world. The title story was developed by actors
and Jamie Angell, the theater’s founding artistic
director. “We work in the round, so the audience is
right on top of the action,” Angell says. “The
unconventional material and the absence of props or
costumes force both the actors and the audience to
rely on their imaginations. It’s remarkably different
from most anything else you see in children’s theater
today."
Beginning July 6, “Dracula and the Beanstalk” will
be performed in the Hillside Theater at 10 a.m. every
Thursday, Friday and Saturday through Aug. 19.
Tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for children. Group
rates are available. For more information, please call
(323) 259-2771.
Occidental College is located at 1600 Campus
Road in Eagle Rock. For a campus map and directions
to the college, visit http:/
/www.oxy.edu/MapsDirections.xml
On Thursday, June 15, at the Eagle Rock High
School auditorium, the graduating class of 2006 held
their Awards Night. The event was preceded by a
reception on the auditorium plaque patio featuring
music by the ERHS Jazz Band, led by Greg
Samuels.
Parents, scholars, alumni and faculty were
greeted by Salvador Velasco, ERHS Principal.
Stephen Williams, ERHS College Counselor, emceed
the evening. Several scholarship donors, ERHS
Alumni as well as community members presented the
scholarships and awards. The evening was
sponsored by the ERHS Alumni Scholarship
Foundation.
The following students were presented with
scholarships and awards totaling over $247,000.
Congratulations to:
Jeannette Aames, (UC Berkeley)
Mary Ababat, (CSULA)
Fernando Altamirano, (UC Berkeley)
Gustavo Arambula, (Grinnell)
Nancy Buenaventura, (UCSD)
Jose Cacapit, (CSULA)
Robert Caldenon, (Employment)
Mae Caparas, (UC Irvine)
Melissa Chan, (UCSD)
Ismael Cuevas, (New School, NY)
Jasmin Del Rosario, (UC Davis)
Marlon Estella, (CSUN)
Katie Ferrara, (Pitzer)
Calacuayo Garcia, (LACC)
Kevin Hernandez, (CSULA)
Leda Hernandez, (UCSC)
Bran'd Hutalla, (Glendale Community College)
Jessica Ixtlahuac, (UC Irvine)
Natalie Kolodinski, (Occidental College)
Lancelle Lipana, (UC Berkeley)
Mary Lomiteng, (CSULA)
Jose Loya, (Brown University)
Connie Lum, (UCLA)
Bethany Maisano, (Azusa Pacific)
Karlo Manalo, (CSULA)
David Manciati, (BYU)
Jan Manrique, (UCSD)
Toni McKenzie, (CSULA)
Michelle Moran, (CSULA)
Desiree Narvaez, (UC Riverside)
Ana Perez, (PCC)
Jonas Perlas, (UC Riverside)
Irving Pham, (UCLA)
Raiza Rivera, (UC Irvine)
Erin Roberts, (CSULA)
Tara Rodriguez, (San Diego State)
Violet Ruiz, (Whittier College)
Anna Sagum, (PCC)
Victor Sanchez, (UCSC)
Mackenzie Smith, (USC)
Dena Sutimantanapi, (UCSD)
Reasina Suvaroporn, (USC)
Sarah Traiger, (UCSD)
Christopher Trinh, (UCLA)
Ian Turner, (CSULA)
Audrey Vavia, (UC Berkeley)
“The Enchanted Worlds of Patssi Valdez and
Magú”
at Carlotta’s Passion Fine Art, July 1st -, July 30th
Carlotta’s Passion Fine Art is pleased to
present “The Enchanted Worlds of Patssi Valdez and
Magú.”, from Saturday, July 1st until Sunday, July
30th. The artist’s reception is Saturday, July 1st,
from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
Both Patssi Valdez and Gilbert “Magú” Luján enjoy
international renown for their intermedia artwork. In
this exhibit, Ms. Valdez presents works on paper
(numerous gouaches, lithographs, and serigraphs)
that depict spellbinding domestic interiors and
gardens. Her subject matter includes animated
objects engaged in energetic whirling, implying a
recognition of multiple planes of reality and
consciousness. This symbology further reflects
Valdez’s private history and long journey towards self-
realization. Valdez is well known for her highly
charged, emotional color schemes. Each still life
reflects the passage of daily life and memory and one
wonders at who might have inhabited the
environments laid to view.
Mr. Luján offers sculptures and works on paper.
Luján’s color usage reflects the bold primary hues of
Mexican art. His themes focus on iconic cultural and
political references, the latter more coaxing than
vexing in nature. The elements of barrio life, including
low-rider cars and graffiti, anthropomorphic
characters, puns and other forms of humor, are at
the core of “Magulandia.”
Carlotta’s Passion Fine Art is located at 2012
Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles (Eagle Rock), CA, 90041.
The cross street is Maywood.
Bob Squires, Owner/Director
Carlotta's Passion Fine Art
2012 Colorado Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Tel: 323.259.1563
Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Open by appointment only on Monday and Tuesday.
Artists Represented on an Ongoing Basis: Alfredo de
Batuc, Diane Gamboa, Margaret Garcia, Sergio
Hernandez, Leo Limon, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, James
Osorio, Hector Silva, J. Dudley Slay III, and Patssi
Valdez
THE BOARD AND STAFF OF THE EAGLE ROCK
COMMUNITY CULTURAL ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO
ANNOUNCE:
Who’s There: Avoca Street Portraits
Photographs by
Audrey Mandelbaum.
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock,
2225 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041
Now through August 19th, 2006
Open Monday through Friday, 11am – 6pm
Saturday 10am – 3pm or by appointment
"Who’s There: Avoca Street Portraits" is a series
of 15 panoramic, documentary-style portraits of the
artist's own neighbors on Avoca Street. Avoca Street
is a 1/3-mile long residential street located between
Linda Rosa and Oak Grove Drive, on the eastern edge
of Eagle Rock. The exhibit gives viewers a chance to
glimpse inside the homes of a very diverse
cross-section of Eagle Rock residents, and see the
faces and personal surroundings of the everyday yet
extraordinary lives of fellow Eagle Rockers. The
project is about concepts of community, and
thresholds of comfort in relationships between
neighbors.
For more info: Please call 323.226.1617 or visit
www.cen
terartseaglerock.org
About the artist:
Audrey Mandelbaum has lived on Avoca Street in
Eagle Rock, for four years. She grew up in Seattle,
Washington and earned an MFA from the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago. She received the
Friends of Photography/Calumet Emerging
Photographer award in 2002. In Southern California
her work has been shown at Watts Towers Art
Center, Newtown, Nicole Dintaman Gallery, and Carl
Berg Gallery in Los Angeles; and the Millard Sheets
Gallery and the Cal Poly Pomona Kellogg Gallery in
Pomona, CA. She teaches art and photography
classes at Antioch University, Los Angeles and at LA
City College.
PASADENA HERITAGE PRESENTS A CELEBRATION
ON THE COLORADO STREET BRIDGE.
Cruise on over to the Colorado Street Bridge on
Saturday, July 15, 2006 from 6:00 to 11:00 pm for
Pasadena Heritage’s unique summer party, A
Celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge! Join us as
we celebrate historic preservation on one of the
world’s most beautiful bridges with continuous live
music on three stages, dancing, antique cars,
children’s activities, festive food and beverages plus
much, much more!
A Celebration the Colorado Street Bridge, an
annual fundraising event of Pasadena Heritage, the
second largest historic preservation organizations in
the state. Funds raised support the organization’s
education and advocacy programs throughout the
year.
Discounted advance ticket prices:
Pasadena Heritage member: $10 adults, children
(Ages 7-12) half price, children 6 and under free
Non member: $13/adults, children (Ages 7-12)
half price, children 6 and under free
Day of event ticket prices:
$15 Adults, children (Ages 7-12) $7, children 6
and under free
To purchase tickets or for more information
contact Pasadena Heritage at (626) 441-6333 or
visit our website
www.pasad
enaheritage.org
Pasadena Heritage is honored once again to feature
new artwork by R. Kenton Nelson for this year’s
Celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge.
This event is sponsored in part by:
Captial Group Companies, Indy Mac Bank, SARES
REGIS, WESCOM, Western Asset, Vista del Arroyo
Associates
The market will not operate on Tuesday July
4th
In season at the Highland Park Farmers
Market:
Delicious strawberries continue to make their way
to the market by way of Tamai farms in Oxnard. At
$5-6 for 3 baskets of berries, you may find yourself
wondering what to do with all this wonderful fruit
while the short season lasts. Here's a fantastic
smoothie recipe that I've been enjoying for breakfast
and dessert: Freeze 3 cups of strawberries until solid
and then puree them in a food processor with 1 ice
cube, 3/4 cup simple syrup (50/50 water and sugar
mixture that can be made in advance and stored in
the refrigerator) and 1 cup half and half (or milk).
Make this once and you'll have a hard time carrying
home enough strawberries next week!
Bing cherries are at the height of their short
season right now so please make sure to take some
home and enjoy them while they last. Nothing is
better on a hot summer day than a chilled bowl of
these crisp fruits with their deep cherry flavor. As
the summer really gets going, peaches, plums,
nectarines and apricots will only be improving.
Farmers grow many varieties of each fruit, with
different types ripening at different times throughout
the summer, so the specific varieties that you'll find
at the market each week may be different from the
last. Make sure to taste some samples before you
buy to discover what's best this week.
In addition to this seasonal fruit, sweet corn will
continue to be available throughout the summer.
You'll also be able to find tomatoes, oranges, lemons,
grapefruits, Asian pears, avocados, broccoli, spinach,
lettuce, beets, carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic,
eggs, fresh cut flowers, honey, fresh cheese, dried
nuts and fresh bread at the market. As always, you
can also have a great dinner at the market with
tasty tamales, rotisserie chicken, baked potatoes
and yams and roasted corn. If Tuesday's hot, you
can also count on shaved ice and fresh smoothies to
cool you down.
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 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://w
ww.its.caltech.edu/~sbudick to see where your
produce is coming from!
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