"Eagle Rock: Where land use and
planning is a contact sport"
THE EAGLE ROCK
ASSOCIATION
TERA
-- e.letter --
Please encourage
interested friends to send their e.mail addresses to us at artburn@earthlink.net so we can keep them informed, too.
In this issue:
1. TERA PUBLIC MEETING A SUCCESS EVEN WITH
TRAGIC EVENTS
2. PROUDLY AMERICAN
3. LACC ATWATER SATELLITE CAMPUS (VAN DE
KAMP'S) MEETING -- SEPTEMBER 15
4. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
5. WE WANT A COMMUNITY PARK AT TAYLOR YARD!!
6. "COLORADO COFFEE CRUISE" --
SEPTEMBER 22
7. OMIGOD!
LIKE, EVEN MORE AND MORE GREAT PRESS FOR, LIKE, EAGLE ROCK AND NORTHEAST
LA (AND CHINATOWN) !!
8. NEXT TERA PUBLIC MEETING -- MARK YOUR
CALENDARS! -- OCTOBER 2
9. EAGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY NEWS -- ON A REGULAR
BASIS
10. EAGLE ROCK'S 90TH ANNIVERSARY -- MARK YOUR
CALENDARS -- OCTOBER 27
11. ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR COMMITTEE HARD
AT WORK, AND WE WANT YOU!
12. SWORK NEWS UPDATE
13. EAGLES (F.O.E.) ANNUAL LUAU -- SEPTEMBER 15
14. ANOTHER HOME TOUR -- "THE MODERN
ARROYO" -- SEPTEMBER 30
15. CATFISH BITE IS HAVING 25% OFF SALE --
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
16. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
17. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
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1. TERA PUBLIC MEETING A SUCCESS EVEN WITH
TRAGIC EVENTS
On behalf of TERA and
the entire Eagle Rock community, we would like to extend our deepest
condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York
and Washington, D.C. Our thoughts are
with them in their time of need and sorrow.
Regardless of the
horrendous events that occurred Tuesday morning and throughout that day, our
public meeting drew over 60 attendees -- that human connection was definitely
wanted and needed. Council member
Pacheco did indeed show (we were concerned that he would be called away because
of the day's events) and gave a good presentation. The discussion was enlightening and energetic. We presented the Council member with a sheet
cake as a "Welcome to Eagle Rock" gift, since he recently moved
here. It was a great meeting, as
always.
It's good to be alive,
and it was good to be together and share a positive and close sense of
"community" and true affection for one another. Remember: you only go around once. Grab all those precious moments while you can.
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2. PROUDLY AMERICAN
The following was
forwarded to us by Anita of the Eagle Rock High School Alumni Association, who
received it from a dear friend:
Dear Friends and Family
Members,
This morning as you
know our country suffered a horrible and cowardly attack. We are still shocked and angered by what has
happened, and feel nearly helpless.
However, our nation still stands strong and there is indeed much we can
do at this very moment.
I ask that we all fly
our American flag, from our homes, from our businesses, from our cars, from our
mailboxes. If you don't have one, go
get one.
Let the pictures the
world sees of our country, over the next few days, be not that of a whimpering,
wounded nation licking its wounds, but that of a strong, and powerful nation of
people who stand shoulder to shoulder with a single message...
That I AM AN
AMERICAN.................and we will not be defeated by these
actions........that we will recover and recover quickly because we are a nation
of strong people, standing ready in defense of our country.
Let the press photos
over the next few days and weeks show how the American people respond to these
tragic events, not as fearful and horrified, but as the strong backbone of our
nation.............Let a sea of American flags speak what our hearts now feel.
Please forward this
message quickly to as many people as you possibly can.
May God be with our
nation and her people during this time.
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3. LACC ATWATER SATELLITE CAMPUS (VAN DE
KAMP'S) MEETING -- SEPTEMBER 15
Saturday, September 15,
2001
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Washington Irving
Middle School Auditorium
3010 Estara Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Development of your
LACC Atwater Satellite Campus is starting!
Come talk to the
Architects about how this historic site will be used! Tell us what programs should be offered!
For more information,
please call Katherine Padilla, Community Outreach Manager, at (323) 254 8865.
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4. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
Founding TERA Board
member and talented architect Jeff Samudio writes:
This has been a long
time coming and this is our best hope for passage in 10 years!!! CA spends less per capita on our cultural
resources than nearly all States, this will only be a drop in the bucket, but
it will set a precedent that will be hard to stop.
Holly Fiala, of the
National Trust's Western Regional Office, San Francisco wrote:
National Trust for
Historic Preservation Action Alert!!
$500 Million for
Historic Preservation at Stake!
SB 196, the California
Resources Legacy Bond Act of 2002, has suddenly picked up momentum in the final
days of the Legislative session and we need your help to ensure that the $500
million allocated for historic preservation projects survives intact.
The bond bill,
introduced by Senators Burton and Chesbro, would provide $2.9 billion for
coastal protection, land conservation, air pollution cleanup, and historic
preservation. Previous similar bond
measures have included only small sums of money to support historic
preservation, with as little as $10 million to be used throughout the state. SB
196 would affirm the state's commitment to the historic resources of
California, creating meaningful funding for historic preservation projects
statewide.
The National Trust for
Historic Preservation Western Office is working with the California
Preservation Foundation, The Los Angeles Conservancy, San Francisco Heritage
and other preservation organizations around the state to advocate for the
passage of this important legislation.
The Assembly Water,
Parks, and Wildlife Committee will be considering SB 196 this week, as early as
tomorrow, Tuesday. We need you to immediately contact your Assembly and Senate
representatives to express your support for the Resources Legacy Bond Act, and
to urge members to retain the proposed $500 million in funding for historic
preservation. Please include a
reference to the fact that historic preservation is an important element of the
revitalization of the historic neighborhoods and landmarks in their district.
In addition, the proposed $500 million dollar amount represents a significant
increase in the funding available for historic preservation, appropriately
reflecting an increased commitment to the protection of invaluable historic
resources, both in their district and throughout the state.
An Assembly directory
is available at:
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset7text.htm
A Senate directory is
available at:
http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/roster.htp
The SB 196 bill text
and history is available at:
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_196&sess=CUR&house=B
Thank you for your help
and support and please spread the word to others who might be willing to
advocate on behalf of this important bill! Please forgive us if you have
received a duplicate version of this message from one of our preservation
partners.
National Trust for
Historic Preservation
Western Office
8 California Street,
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA
94111-4828
415.956.0610
fax: 415.956.0837
http://www.nationaltrust.org
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5. WE WANT A COMMUNITY PARK AT TAYLOR YARD!!
This is from Andrew
Garsten of the Coalition to Save Van de Kamp's. It looks like Andrew has taken the bull by the horns yet again
and is already in the middle of the next local battle. Thanks, Andrew, for your ceaseless
efforts! It's amazing the difference
just one person can make. (Be
that one person.)
Dear Neighbor,
Right now, $45 million
in state funds are available to purchase a large 41-acre section of Taylor Yard
known as Parcel "D" for a community park. Last year, members of the Legislature and Governor Gray Davis
worked together to make sure these funds were designated for the community.
Imagine -- there is $45 million available right now to create a beautiful park
along San Fernando Road here in the community!
The funds will not be
available forever. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a large
park with baseball diamonds, soccer fields and open space for local families. Again, $45 million in state money has
already been approved.
However, Lennar
Corporation, a Florida-based development company has plans to build a large
warehouse development on Parcel "D." The community along with the
Coalition for a State Park at Taylor Yard recently sued Lennar. The courts
ruled that Lennar, under the California Environmental Quality Act, did not
conduct an appropriate environmental review. Not only has the court ruled
against Lennar, but there is very little public support for their project.
Instead, community members are actively working together to convince Lennar to
sell the property so the state can create a park.
The Coalition for a
State Park at Taylor Yard needs your help - NOW! Councilman Reyes & Mayor
Hahn really need to understand that the community demands the entire 40.3 acres
of Parcel D for the State Park. There is no defensible justification for
anything less!! 30 acres for the park and 10 acres for the developer is not
acceptable. We want the 40.3 acres at Parcel D for the State Park and the 16
acres at Parcel C for community-oriented commercial development. We've done our
best to make this as easy as possible:
Go to http://www.TaylorYard.org, click on "Action
Alert," then on the e-mail link. Feel free to personalize it, but make
sure to sign it! Or, if you have a little more time, go to
http://www.tayloryard.org/letters.html and use the template letter to write
and send a hard-copy letter to the Mayor and the Councilman by snail mail.
Please forward this on to your friends and colleagues. If you have questions
about the issue and time to tour the site, it has lots of information and
graphics.
Now is the time to get
involved and make sure your views are heard. Please take a few minutes and
write a letter to your city council representative and Mayor James Hahn. In
your letter urge them to do everything in their power to make Parcel
"D" in Taylor Yard a park for the community. Forward your letter to:
Office of the
Mayor L. A. City Council District 1
200 North Spring Street 200 N. Spring Street, Room 410
Los Angeles, CA
90012 Los Angeles, CA 90012
For more information,
please feel free to contact your Senate Office at (213) 620-2529.
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6. "COLORADO COFFEE CRUISE" --
SEPTEMBER 22
This in from Eagle Rockin'
Rodder and TERA member Bob Vacca:
The Eagle Rockin' Rodders along with Fatty's and Beaujolais Boulangerie will hold "THE COLORADO COFFEE CRUISE" on Saturday, September 22 from 7 to 10 am.
We motioned to the City
for diagonal parking on the north side of Colorado between Townsend Ave. and
Mt. Royal and the closure of Vincent Ave. from Colorado to the alley. Motion was granted with the help of Linda
Herbert. Linda was a great help and
very supportive. DOT (LA Department of
Transportation) will be there to block off and barricade the needed areas.
This will be a
gathering of car buffs to hopefully discover the pleasures of Eagle Rock and
come to socialize and taste the delights of our community.
Could you please pass
the word in your newsletter, and please come and join us.
Thank you.
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7. OMIGOD!
LIKE, EVEN MORE AND MORE GREAT PRESS FOR, LIKE, EAGLE ROCK AND NORTHEAST
LA (AND CHINATOWN) !!
Just check out the following article featured in the September 2001 issue in the ultra-fashion-trend publication W Magazine, called "East Side Story: Once a wasteland of stripmalls and auto shops, L.A.'s East Side is emerging as fertile ground for artists." This article was written for W by Kimberly Cutter:
Take a stroll past the
karate studios and bodegas that line the broad, sun-baked boulevards of L.A.'s
East Side these days, and you're about as likely to bump into Beck or Vanessa
Beecroft as you are to encounter an actual Spanish- or Cantonese-speaking
local. Fueled by the recent explosion
of gallery activity in Chinatown and the sudden influx of artists nesting in
neighborhoods like Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Mount Washington, the
East Side is blossoming into a virtual hive of creative and commercial
activity. Studios, cutting-edge boutiques,
bars and cafes are popping up at warp speed, and weekends along Chung King Road
are luring an eclectic crowd of his celebs, intrepid fashionistas and art
students from nearby California Art Institute and Art Center. Over the last two years, rents in the area
have tripled, prompting the inevitable comparisons to New York's SoHo and
begging the question: Has L.A.'s famously diffuse art scene finally found a
center?
Artist Jorge Pardo
believes it has. "I'm amazed at
how quickly this whole thing has caught on down here, and how many artists are
actually settling in the area," say Pardo from his cavernous Chinatown
studio, one floor of which will open this fall as a bar tentatively dubbed The
Mountain. "It used to be that the
people who went to Cal Arts and Art Center would move to New York the minute
they graduated because it was difficult to have an art career here, but increasingly, that is no longer the
case."
Thanks largely to the
efforts of Steve Hanson and Giovanni Intra -- proprietors of the new-famous
little art gallery China Art Objects, which made a name for itself by
showcasing such rising stars as Pardo, Laura Owens, Sharon Lockhart, Pae White
and Dave Muller -- L.A.'s East Side is now a white-hot destination for
collectors and curators in search of emerging talent. A tour inside the old auto-repair garages and carnecerias that
line Eagle Rock Boulevard to Mike Kelley's sprawling warehouse around
the corner (which he used to share with fellow bad-boy artist Paul
McCarthy). "No one can afford to
live on the West Side anymore," says Kelley, who was a pioneer when he
moved to Eagle Rock in 1989.
"It's too goddamned expensive."
L.A.'s West Side also lacks the former sweatshops and abandoned storefronts that make the East Side an ideal place to have a studio or a gallery. "You can't get spaces like this anywhere else in the city," says Pae White in her studio, a spacious former storefront tucked beside a Laundromat in a Highland Park mini-mall. "The ones that do exist on the West Side have already been turned into Gaps or Starbucks."
Which is not to say that there aren't plenty of artists who still show on the West Side; galleries like Regen Projects, Patrick painter, Gagosian, Blum & Poe and 1301 PE boast the established talent. But increasingly, the city's up-and-coming artists are showing on the East Side. "What's nice about the Chinatown galleries is that they're very organic," says White, a painter and sculptor best known for her ethereal paper mobiles and her work in Plexiglas. "They're in the same part of town that the artists themselves actually live in and hang out in, so there's this sense of a whole community orbiting around them. There hasn't really been anything like that here in the past."
Not on this scale, at least. Back in the early 1990s, the Michigan Avenue galleries in Santa Monica, led by Food House, were the place for all things raw and exciting in the L.A. art world, but when the galleries relocated to 6150 Wilshire Boulevard in 1998, the scene lost much of its youthful energy. "As soon as those guys moved to Wilshire, and Food House changed its name to Acme, they became a lot more polished and established," says video artists Jessica Bronson, who lives and works in a white modern house hanging off the side of a grassy hill in Highland Park and shows at Goldman Tevis Gallery in Chinatown. "I think that created a need for another group of galleries which would encourage a similar kind of raw energy and enthusiasm."
Enter Chinatown, a
charming, if largely neglected, clutch of streets ideally situated a couple of
blocks of L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art (the museum now runs bus tours to
the Chinatown galleries) and a 10-minute drive from Eagle Rock, Highland
Park and Mount Washington. Hanson and
Intra recognized the area's potential immediately. "We loved the architecture," says Hanson, referring to
the neighborhood's whimsical rooftops and wishing wells, "and I liked the
fact that Chinatown was on the opposite side of town from everything else that
was going on in the commercial art world in L.A. It seemed kind of adventurous and exciting." Hanson pauses and chuckles. "It was also the only place we could
afford."
The gallery was an
immediate hit, making a name for itself with unconventional openings like Laura
Owens and Scott Reeder's collaborative 1999 show "Heaven and Hell,"
which featured a hellish gambling den in the basement of the gallery. "For the first six months that China
Art Objects was open, it had this really amazing feeling," says Owens, who
had previously only shown at the West Side's Acme Gallery. "The openings weren't like normal art
openings; they had a very present-tense feel to them." Owens recalls one show that featured a
Frances Stark video of her cat listening to a Black Flag album in her apartment. "It was incredibly compelling, but you
didn't know whether it was art or not, and that was so exciting; it hadn't been
defined yet."
In the minds of many young artists, it was Owens and Reeder's show that served as proof that L.A., was a good place to make and show work. "I think it made a lot of people realize that you didn't have to move to New York to have a career as an up-and-coming artist," says painter Mari Eastman, who moved to L.A. in 1998, after graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Pardo and Muller
Pioneered the East Side back in the early Nineties. Muller has held several of wildly popular "Three Day
Weekend" collaborative shows in his Highland Park studio, ad as part of a
1993 show at MOCA, Pardo rebuilt a house on Mount Washington -- in which he now
lives -- and the museum ran buses of visitors up to see it. But it wasn't until Owens, almost a cult
figure, moved to the neighborhood that the hordes of young art-school grads
started following.
Not surprisingly, a collection of new galleries has popped up, including Goldman Tevis, Acuma-Hansen and UCLA painting professor Roger Herman's Black Dragon Society -- along with boutiques, led by Loy and Ford. "The neighborhood definitely has a more commercial feeling now, but hopefully, in exchange, it's also gained longevity," says Owens, who has a two-year waiting list for her innocent, cartoon-like paintings.
"It's wild around
here these days," adds Hanson, who has been coming to Chinatown since it
was a haven for punk clubs like the Hong Kong Cafe in the early 1980s. "It used to be that you'd tell people
you were looking for a space in Chinatown and they'd be like, 'Oh, God, don't
go down there -- it's dangerous.'"
Hanson's monthly rent -- for the moment -- is only $540. "Now there a line around the block of
people trying to get spaces here, " he says.
One of the neighborhood's more recent tenants
in arts Miltos Manetas, who hosted the after-party for artist Vanessa
Beecroft's performance of VB46 at his project space, Electronic Orphanage. (The performance itself, however, was across
town at the blue-ship Gagosian Gallery.)
On weekends, celebs like Christina Ricci, Gwen Stefani, Beck, Mario
Testino and Iggy Pop mingle on Chung King Road amid the throng of pierced and
shaved art students who hop from gallery opening to gallery opening, clutching
spring rolls and plastic cups of wine.
And once the galleries close up shop for the night, the crowd migrates
to the high-kitsch, pagoda-style bar Hop Louie or the Friday-night dance club
Firecracker at Grand Star.
And the scene is not
limited to Chinatown. Downtown L.A. is
undergoing its own makeover, with hotelier Andre Balazs putting up another
Standard while the El Dorado Hotel is being resurrected just down the street When New York art dealer Gavin Brown brought
the performance art-cum-rock diva band Fischer Spooner to L.A. last winter, he
set them up in the Standard's construction site and re-created his Passerby bar
for the after-party at Project, a nearby gallery.
But not everybody is
gung ho about the East Side's transformation.
"The problem with gentrification is that it f---s everything
up," says Kelley, whose folk-inspired multimedia art also has an
in-your-face quality to it. "you
have to think to yourself, Well, do I want a bar and a bookstore, or do I want
to be able to afford to stay in my apartment?"
Kelley's probably not
far off the mark. As the scene explodes
-- and the prices of L.A. artists' work continue to rise -- others will be
pushed out of the neighborhood.
"It's crazy how much money these kids are making right now,"
says junk-shop owner Pop artist Jim Shaw, who lives in a charming Craftsman
house in the hills of Highland Park.
"Nobody ever made money like that when I was young," he continues,
not without a note of bitterness in his voice.
"Until the Laura Owens School of Colorful Painting [in Eagle
Rock] happened to Los Angeles, the idea of getting $10,000 a pop straight
out of school was unheard of. It took
me 20 years to get anything like that."
China Art Objects'
Hanson and Intra, while clearly in favor of the area's development, are
nevertheless aware that they are playing with fire. I hope it doesn't get out of control," Hanson says. "Right now there's still a good
balance. You can still walk down the
street late in the evening and hear the families playing mahjongg upstairs, and
I'd hate to lose that. We don't want to
get this reputation as these colonists coming in, you know?
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8. NEXT TERA PUBLIC MEETING -- MARK YOUR
CALENDARS! -- OCTOBER 2
Come meet our LAUSD
Area Superintendent Liliam Leis-Castillo at TERA's next public meeting Tuesday,
October 2, 7:00 p.m., at the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center, 2225
Colorado Boulevard, in Eagle Rock. Find
out how breaking up our HUGE school district into smaller
"sub-districts," or whatever they're called, has thus far made a
difference, if any. Details will be
forthcoming. Please save the date!
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9. EAGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY NEWS -- ON A
REGULAR BASIS
Those of you who are
interested in regular updates on what's happening at Eagle Rock Elementary
School, you need to be on the e.mail list of Gail Ivens, former PTA president,
former "It's Elementary" newsletter editor, etc. She calls her e.mail notices "ERE Update." Gail is very involved in what goes on at our
school, and many of us find out from her what's happening on campus and in the
classroom when our kids forget, or refuse, to tell us.
Get on the list! Send your e.mail address to Gail at rabbitgail@earthlink.net. You won't regret it.
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10. EAGLE ROCK'S 90TH ANNIVERSARY -- MARK
YOUR CALENDARS -- OCTOBER 27
Join the celebration on
Saturday, October 27, at one of Eagle Rock's architectural treasures, the
Women's 20th Century Club, at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Hermosa
Avenue. A gala celebration will be held
in this 1914 craftsman masterpiece. The
evening begins with a jazz combo and a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. Following dinner, big band dancing will be
featured. Proceeds of the event will be
used toward the restoration of this extraordinary historic structure. Tickets for open seating are $50 each. For reserved tables of six or eight people,
tickets are $60 each and wine is included with dinner. For further information regarding tickets,
please call (323) 257-2652 or e.mail jcatdamon@aol.com.
The celebration
continues Sunday, October 28, with a
Family Festival from 11:30 to 5:00. The
festival, which will feature arts and crafts, food, rides for children, and
entertainment, will be held at Merton and Caspar Streets (the location of the
weekly Farmers Market). Bring the whole
family and join with the community and celebrate the history of our vibrant
town!
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11. ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR COMMITTEE
HARD AT WORK, AND WE WANT YOU!
Now is the time to sign
up for Eagle Rock's A-team! TERA's
Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour 2002 Committee has been hard at work for next
year's tour, and we are implementing some GREAT ideas. Our tour has helped do wonders for our community,
and it's only going to get better every year, especially with your help. All TERA members are invited to sign up!
Our meetings are fun
(we do joke around a lot), yet productive, and a very positive experience. How many Eagle Rock meetings can you say
THAT about (and there are lots of meetings, everywhere and all the time, as you
all know)? You can be a part of that
success (and fun) by calling Home Tour Committee chair Tracy King at (626)
844-2256 and saying yes!
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12. SWORK NEWS UPDATE
Brian McPherson, this
is especially for you:
SworkNews
A bi-weekly news update
"Eagle Rock on
Map!"
Thanks to last month's
LA Times cover spread on Eagle Rock -- we are officially on the map! This is great news for our community. And for those of you who are searching for a
new career and or business opportunity -- our neighboring building will be
opening up lease spaces soon. Just call
the number listed on the exterior of the building. There are two spaces at 800 square feet, one at 600 square feet
and the remaining, 2000 square feet.
Help build our community with businesses that we could all enjoy.
"Web site is
Up" If you have not seen our newest website, please see it soon at http://www.swork.com.
"Organic Mexican
Brew" If you haven't tried our newest brew -- it's time to. Customers are raving about the distinct
flavor and aroma of our newest blend -- straight from Oaxaca, Mexico. Please come and try a cup or just purchase a
pound bag for home brew. We guarantee
-- you will love it!.
"GreenTea
Sworkuccino" Swork is proud to be introducing our newest sworkuccino in mid
September. This incredible blend
couples green tea, vanilla not-fat milk, and espresso into a wonderful
sensation. The taste is delightfully
different -- especially for those of you with discriminating palettes. It's a wonderful flavor beyond belief. Keep
your eyes out for it on our special menu board.
"Swork Play
Area" Thanks all of the moms and dads for supporting our toddler
area. It's become a huge hit. It's great to see families making new
friends and enjoying coffee beverages. Remember that Swork offers a kids menu
with specialty drinks that don't include espresso.
"Saturday Night is
Looking for You!" Swork is looking for Saturday Night
Acoustic/Jazz/Blues/World music. We'd love to showcase your unique music
live. Singles, duos and trios are
welcome. Please drop off a tape or CD
at Swork anytime.
"Art
Opening" Featuring new and old
work of Mexican artist Hector Velez. We will be displaying his incredible
paintings on Friday, September 7th.
Please join us from 7pm-9pm this Friday night for the opening. Art work will be displayed throughout the
month of September.
"Internet
Access" We apologize for our internet bar being unavailable and off-line. Pac Bell assures us that the mix-up with
their authorized DSL contractor will be resolved soon. Although, if you have ever experienced
connecting cable/dsl at home . . . it
could taking longer than estimated.
We'll let you know via e-mail the minute we are on line. In the interim -- thank you for your
patience in advance.
"Yoga on Eagle
Rock" We are happy to inform you that Yoga has finally landed in Eagle
Rock. Please visit our newest business -- YOGINIS yoga studio. Remember that yoga is one of the best ways
to balance the body's energy, mind and spirit.
You'll feel 10 years younger -- without the burnout. Please remember to visit them and welcome
them into the neighborhood. They will
need your support! All classes in September are only $5.00 per class. You may reach them at 323-258-5935 for
details and class information. 4866 Eagle Rock Blvd.
"College
Students" Did you know that
Swork offers college student discount cards?
They are available at Occidental College as well as at the counter of
Swork. Valid school ID required.
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13. EAGLES (F.O.E.) ANNUAL LUAU -- SEPTEMBER
15
On Saturday, September
15th, 2001, the Pasadena/Altadena Fraternal Order of Eagles #719 will present
its annual Luau. The removing of the
pig from the imu (fire pit) will begin around 5:00 p.m., with formal dinner
being served between 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Entertainment is
provided by a cast of more than fifty Hawaiian and Tahitian singers and
dancers. Adults $12.00. Children $8.00. Location is 455 E. Woodbury Road, Altadena, CA 91001. For further information call 626-798-5312 or
e-mail communityhelp4u@yahoo.com.
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14. ANOTHER HOME TOUR -- "THE MODERN
ARROYO" -- SEPTEMBER 30
"The Modern
Arroyo," a self-guided tour of 8 Modern Homes
http://www.hpht.org/hometours.html
Mark your
calendars! The Highland Park Heritage
Trust is pleased to present this tour, in conjunction with the Pasadena &
Foothill Chapter of the American Institute for Architects, of residential homes
in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Mt. Washington and the Pasadena neighborhood
of San Rafael.
DATE: Sunday, September 30, 2001
TIME: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
COST: $25 in advance, $30 day of tour
Tickets can now be
purchased:
1) at Galco's Old World Market, 5702 York Blvd.
in Highland Park
2) through the mail -- send a check (payable to
HPHT) and self-addressed stamped envelope to P.O. Box 50894, Los Angeles,
CA 90050-0894
3) online at website
noted above
Starting point of tour
will offer tickets for sale. For more
information, call (323) 223-4895.
CALL FOR DOCENTS -- The
Highland Park Heritage Trust needs a few good volunteers to assist in making
this home tour a memorable experience for our guests. We need docents and volunteers.
If you can offer 1/2 day of volunteerism, you will receive 2
complimentary tickets (you and 1 guest) for the tour -- a $50 value. If interested contact Caroline Norris at procural@flash.net
or (323) 254-8219.
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15. CATFISH BITE IS HAVING 25% OFF SALE --
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
Our wonderful bed-linen
and household-gift outlet store, Catfish Bite, is having a terrific 25%-off
sale on all merchandise from now until September 30. Hours are Thursday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (closed
Saturday, September 1, for Labor Day).
Hurry in for the best pickin's, and no coupon is necessary. This includes anything that is already
marked down. Catfish Bite truly offers
quality items.
Catfish Bite
1565 B Colorado
Boulevard (across from Trader Joe's)
(323) 255-5548
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16. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
"To all family and
friends:
I've never before been
one to send out 'buckshot' e-mail messages, but I heard something on the radio
that I support, so I'm trying to do my part to disseminate the
information. Someone has come up with
the idea of making tomorrow 'color day,' where those who wish to visually
express their sympathy and/or national solidarity wear clothing in the colors
of red, white and blue, as well as display the US flag in an appropriate
manner.
As Tiny Tim said, 'God
bless us, every one!' Hang tight.
DEFY TERROR: LIVE.
WORK. FLY."
-- Ellen Rissman-Wong,
fellow Scrippsie and Yorba Linda resident
"Congratulations! You look fantastic in the photo in the Times
Magazine (walking and weights pay off, I see).
Paul and I just returned from our vacation and we received 10 or so
messages on our machine about you, the article, and inquiries as to how hip
Eagle Rock is. It was fun listening to
them. I thought Dave Gardetta did a
great job. Also, Happy Birthday! Enjoy it all, Joanne -- you've worked
hard."
-- Tina Delany, Eagle
Rock resident, Eagle Rock Elementary PTA VIP, Eagle Rock Community Cultural
Association Board member, walking buddy, and TERA member
"My wife and I are
currently trying to move into Eagle Rock.
We can't wait to get out of Hollywood.
Could you put us on your mailing list [yes]? We would love to learn as much as we can. Thanks."
[and not much later --]
"Thanks for your
speedy response. My wife Amanda, daughter Keely, and soon-to-be-born boy hung
out in Eagle Rock today [8/26/01], just driving and vibing the
neighborhoods. Some parts are so
beautiful -- what integrity! The
tree-lined streets and properties take me back to a time before I was born,
that I've seen in movies -- a glimpse of what California must have been like 60
years ago.
Your newsletters are
great as well. We're excited to
relocate. Are there a lot of families
there [yes]? My wife would love to talk to someone about Eagle Rock Elementary [Tina
Delany at tina_delany@telocity.com or Gail Ivens at rabbitgail@earthlink.net
or Mary Tokita at mtokita@earthlink.net or Tracy King at tracyking5@cs.com
or Leslie Hope at leslieannhope@hotmail.com]. Thanks --"
-- David Morrison,
current Hollywood resident and Eagle Rocker wannabe
"One of many
congrats on the great piece in the Times.
I proudly flaunted your photo all over my set on Sunday. Hooray for you and Eagle Rock!"
-- Leslie Hope, actor,
Eagle Rock Elementary School parent, PTA Ways and Means chair, and a woman with
lots of positive energy, something we need more of
"Just wanted to
tell you that I've really enjoyed the TERA news updates. I wanted to let you know about a pretty
trendy, flashy, and cutting-edge article that appeared in this past issue of W
fashion magazine entitled 'East Side Story: Once a wasteland of strip malls and auto shops, L.A.'s East Side
is emerging as fertile ground for artists'
[reprinted above].
The article
specifically mentions the neighborhoods of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, and Mount
Washington and goes as far as discussing what's happening in these places as
comparable to the quintessentially hip SoHo area in New York City. Thought you'd enjoy the article and might
want to mention it in the next TERA newsletter.
Thanks for all of your
effort in keeping the community posted."
-- Carlos Hernandez,
teacher, Eagle Rock Elementary School
"It was good to
see you the other day at Fatty's.
Looking forward to making the gallery a beautiful thing for the
neighborhood."
-- Tim Yalda,TERA
member and owner of Designer Framing, a terrific art framing store (now in
business and located in the former Performance Auto building at 1581 Colorado
Boulevard -- Tim intends to restore the building to its former glory and open
an art gallery in part of the space [we're thrilled!])
"This wonderful
publication has been forwarded to me a couple of times and I am just
hooked. It is great to be kept informed
of all the happenings in this wonderful neighborhood I call home. I am especially excited about the
possibility of getting a dog park.
Thanks for all you do."
-- Susie Robles, Eagle
Rock resident and TERA e.letter fan
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17. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Some people come
into our lives and quickly go. Some
stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the
same."
-- Flavia [dedicated to
all victims of terrorism]
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We welcome your
comments. Please include your name.
Please encourage
interested friends to send their e.mail addresses to us at artburn@earthlink.net
so we can keep them informed, too.
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Joanne Turner <artburn@earthlink.net>
President, The Eagle
Rock Association (TERA)