THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
The Best Investment You Can Make in Your Neighborhood
September 25, 2003
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In this issue:
Tell the city how to spend your money--fill out the
Neighborhood Council Survey (item #5)
Relief on the way for Eagle Rock High? (item
#7)
A great way to get your fingers dirty this weekend (item #8)
Table of Contents:
1. A MESSAGE FROM TERA PRESIDENT
HILARY NORTON OROZCO
2. ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR ON THE HORIZON -- OCTOBER 19
3. THERE'S STILL TIME TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME
TOUR
4. CALLING ALL ARTISTS: A BREATH OF PLEIN AIR -- DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSIONS: OCTOBER 3
5. EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU -- SURVEY
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 29
6. GOOD NEWS! EXTENDED HOURS AT CURVES FOR WOMEN --
BEGINNING OCTOBER 4
7. LAUSD PONDERS NEW SCHOOL TO RELIEVE CROWDING AT EAGLE ROCK HIGH
8. EAGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALL CLEAN-UP DAY -- SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 27
9. CYPRESS PARK LIBRARY BOOK SALE -- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
10. THE HIGHLAND PARK PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL IS BACK! -- SEPTEMBER
27
11. OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE TO HOST TIGER TYKES SPORTS CAMP -- SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28
12. MIDDLE EAST SCHOLAR ANN ZWICKER KERR AT OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE --
OCTOBER 1
13. GET IN TUNE FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL EAGLE ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL -- OCTOBER
4
14. ENJOY A MUSICAL BRUNCH AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS -- SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 4
15. AREA PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING ON McDONALD'S -- OCTOBER 8
16. THE ANNUAL DO-GOODERS BALL: A CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ACTIVISM --
OCTOBER 10
17. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE WOMEN'S 20TH CENTURY CLUB HOLIDAY
CRAFT FAIR -- NOVEMBER 15
18. WE'VE GOT MAIL
19. QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- ELIZABETH WALDRON
1. A MESSAGE FROM TERA PRESIDENT HILARY NORTON OROZCO
TERA's State of the Town meeting on Tuesday evening was fantastic, thanks to
the hard work of Councilmember Antonio Villaraigosa and his staff and TERA
members Keith Louie, Suzanne Prieur, Mary Tokita, Joanne Turner, John Stillion
and numerous others. Over 200 people came to find out more about TERA's
upcoming events and Councilmember Villaraigosa's vision for Eagle Rock.
At our meeting, Councilmember Villaraigosa outlined his goals for the future,
and assured us that he would be vigilant about development projects on our
boulevards. In addition, he will continue his longstanding advocacy for
additional police officers, graffiti abatement, afterschool programs and park
space. Councilmember Villaraigosa will also reexamine the Design Review
Board (DRB) for the Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan.
As chair of the City Council's Transportation Committee and a board member of
the MTA, Councilmember Villaraigosa is working on additional transit connection
to the Gold Line, as well as working with Eagle Rock Community Preservation and
Revitalization (ERCPR) on parking solutions for our commercial corridors.
Thank
you, Antonio, for your leadership! TERA looks forward to partnering with you
and your staff on the many issues you discussed at our meeting.
Thank you's also go to Councilmember Villaraigosa and Senator Jack Scott for
honoring Joanne Turner for her six years of leadership and advocacy as the
President of TERA. Joanne's tenacity and ceaseless energy on behalf of
Eagle Rock have built TERA into the tremendous organization we are today.
Finally, thank you to Camilo's California Bistro, The Coffee Table, Elvira's,
Senor Fish, and Cafe Beaujolais for donating cuisine to the meeting.
Thank you to Michael Noguiera for donating additional chairs. Thank you
to Jenny Krusoe and the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, for hosting us.
It was a wonderful and informative evening!
Don't forget to buy your Home Tour tickets for October 19th!
-- Hilary Norton Orozco
2. ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR ON THE HORIZON -- OCTOBER 19
The 4th Annual
Sunday, October 19, 2003
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Tour some of the most lovely and interesting homes and gardens in our
historic community, starting with The Women's 20th Century Club Craftsman
building, constructed in 1913. The club, now celebrating its 100-year
anniversary, was formed by the progressive women of Eagle Rock, which, at that
time, was a small agricultural village. Their purpose was
"self-improvement along social and intellectual lines."
TERA will also be hosting an exhibit of plein air painting, an art form
which celebrates the natural beauty of the outdoors and has historic roots in
the community.
Tour goers will also have the opportunity to visit homes built over the course
of the last century in the variety of styles which make Eagle Rock,
"L.A.'s Hometown," so unique.
The Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour is co-sponsored by:
Advance tickets are $12.00 each, or $10.00 for members of TERA, and may be
purchased at the Eagle Rock Music Festival on October 4. Tickets are also
available now at any of the following Eagle Rock businesses:
The Coffee Table, 930 Rowena
Avenue, Silver Lake
You may also buy your tickets at TERA's website, http://www.tera90041.org/httickets-03.htm, or by sending a check (payable to TERA,) to:
TERA
P.O. Box 41453
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
(Please make a note on the face of your check that it is for a Home Tour ticket
purchase.)
3. THERE'S STILL TIME TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME
TOUR
The Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour planners are still looking for a few
more volunteers and docents to help organize this year's Home Tour as well as
to help out on the weekend of the event. Play an integral role in
bringing one of our community's best-loved annual events to life. As an
added bonus, tour volunteers earn highly-sought invitations to the Eclectic
Eagle Rock Home Tour Wrap Party, a highlight of Eagle Rock's social
calendar.
If you'd like to help us make this year's Home Tour another smashing
success, call Juliann at (323) 256-6767 or email her at Julilanser@aol.com.
4. CALLING ALL ARTISTS: A BREATH OF PLEIN AIR -- DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSIONS: OCTOBER 3
Artists from throughout southern California are invited to paint on
location in Eagle Rock, before TERA's annual Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour on
October 19, 2003. The artworks will be displayed in the historic Women's
20th Century Club (the Women's Club, 5105 Hermosa Avenue, northwest corner of
Colorado Boulevard), with an opening date and reception on Friday, October 17,
and closing on Friday, October 24, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
The Plein Air exhibit will be a delightful part of the Eagle Rock Eclectic Home
Tour, which will begin at the Women's Club. Contributing artists are also
invited to paint in front of the homes featured on the tour the day of the tour
and bring their paintings to the traditional after-tour party for all tour
volunteers to see.
The artworks featured in the exhibit are to be painted of scenes anywhere in
the community of Eagle Rock. Works will be limited to oil paintings,
acrylic paintings, watercolors, and pastels. Maximum size is 40 x 60
inches. All participants will receive a complimentary ticket to the
Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour and the post-tour celebration.
To be considered for this Plein Air exhibit, please submit one slide of each
completed work clearly marked with your name, the title of the piece, medium,
and size. A self-addressed, stamped envelope is required for return of
the slide(s).
Entries must be received by Friday, October 3. Artists will
receive 85% of any sales made through the exhibit. Prizes will be awarded
-- first place $750, second place $500, and third place $250.
We hope you can join us in this important event. Please print out and
fill in the application below and mail it, along with a $20 entry fee (payable
to TERA,) to Beth Parker, 2419 Ridgeview Avenue, Eagle Rock, CA 90041.
For further information, please call Beth Parker at (323) 256-5701.
Name ___________________________________________
Address __________________________________________
City _____________________________________________
State _________ Zip Code ______ Email _________________
Daytime Phone _____________________________________
Evening Phone _____________________________________
Enclosed is $20 in Cash ______ Check _____ Money Order ______
5. EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU -- SURVEY
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 29
From Dalila Soleto, President of the Eagle Rock Neighborhood
Council, comes this survey for area stakeholders:
Dear Community Stakeholder:
Here's your copy of the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Survey for City Budget
Priorities, which we will send to the City of Los Angeles to inform the Mayor
and the Council Office about the things we would most like to see accomplished
in Eagle Rock. The survey offers stakeholders in our community an
historic opportunity to participate in helping to shape the City of Los Angeles
budget, and to provide meaningful feedback to our public officials and city
managers about the local issues that really matter to us.
YOUR voice is very important in this process! Please take a few
moments to fill out this information and return it to the Eagle Rock
Neighborhood Council at info@eaglerockcouncil.org by Monday, September 29th at 5:00 p.m. And
please pass this survey along to your friends.
If you would prefer taking part in the survey by telephone, please call
(323) 257-6381. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dalila Sotelo
President
Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
EAGLE ROCK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SURVEY FOR CITY BUDGET PRIORITIES
Please take a moment to fill this out and mail (or email) it back to us.
Thanks!
Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
P.O. Box 41005
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
info@eaglerockcouncil.org
(323) 257-6381
TO ASSIST YOU IN FILLING OUT THE SURVEY, WE HAVE PROVIDED A SAMPLE PRIORITY
BELOW, ALONG WITH A SUGGESTED FORMAT FOR AN EXPLANATION/: BENEFIT THAT ADDRESSES
THAT PRIORITY.
SAMPLE PRIORITY:
PRIORITY:
Traffic on Example Blvd needs improved flow.
EXPLANATION/: BENEFIT
Thousands of cars are backed up every day traveling along Example Blvd
in Eagle Rock. If we can time the stop lights or do other things to
improve the flow of traffic, it would make the area safer and more productive.
Sometimes people make dangerous turns on or off the street.
HERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT MAY HELP YOU IN IDENTIFYING YOUR OWN PRIORITIES:
(These are examples only. You need not limit your Priority from among
the topics on this list.)
Recycling
Housing
Firefighters
Police
Bicycle lanes
Soccer fields
Schools
Lights
Equestrian Bridge
Small Businesses
Arts
Library
Taxes
Storm Drains
Parks
Job Training
Streetscape Project
Homeless persons
Historic preservation
Movie production
Gangs
Signage
Dogs
1. PRIORITY:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
EXPLANATION/:
BENEFIT
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. PRIORITY:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
EXPLANATION/:
BENEFIT
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
FEEL FREE TO COPY THE SURVEY AND ADD MORE SPACE IF YOU'D LIKE TO INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL BUDGET PRIORITIES.
Visit the ERNC at http://www.EagleRockCouncil.org.
6. GOOD NEWS!
EXTENDED HOURS AT CURVES FOR WOMEN -- BEGINNING OCTOBER 4
In its first few weeks of operation, one of Eagle Rock's newest
businesses, Curves for Women, has proved to be a smashing success!
To keep up with the demands of their growing clientele, the popular
fitness center has announced plans to add Saturdays to their current
five-day-a-week schedule. Now open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.
to noon and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Curves will also be be open Saturday
mornings from 8:00 a.m. to noon, beginning October 4th.
Get an hour-and-a-half workout in only 30 minutes! Perfect for the busy
woman.
Curves for Women
4870 Eagle Rock Boulevard
Eagle Rock
(323) 259-5800
http://www.curveseaglerock.com
7. LAUSD PONDERS NEW SCHOOL TO RELIEVE CROWDING AT EAGLE ROCK HIGH
From community activist Scott Folsom comes this report on a recent LAUSD
meeting convened to address overcrowding at Eagle Rock and Franklin High
Schools:
At a meeting held last week, Los Angles Unified School District (LAUSD) Central
District Director Tom Calhoun described an immediate need to add classroom
capacity to relieve overcrowding at Franklin and Eagle Rock High Schools. The
meeting, held last Wednesday evening at Burbank Middle School, was convened to
solicit community input into the process of building new schools under Measure
K. The meeting was well attended, and a number of community members
and from Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Glassell Park, Cypress Park, Mount
Washington, Silver Lake and surrounding areas expressed their views and
opinions.
The school district is proposing to build a new high school to relieve crowding
at two area schools. This new school would also provide some relief for
Marshall High School in the Silver Lake/Los Feliz area. While noting that
it was too early in the process to address site identification and land
acquisition, Mr. Calhoun proposed that the new high school be located in an
area between the three campuses to be relieved, such as Cypress Park or
Glassell Park. Community members from Glassell Park championed Parcel F
in Taylor Yard. The property is vacant and currently for sale. A
new school would be welcome in the neighborhood, which surrounds the
intersection of San Fernando Road and Division Street. A school built on
that site could also share facilities with the new State and City Park at
Taylor Yard's parcel D, and it would also have adjacency to the new LACC
satellite campus and other open space parkland developments along the LA River.
Mr. Calhoun agreed that the Taylor Yard site seemed ideal. LAUSD had been
studying the site previously as part of a proposed land swap with CalTrans to
obtain land for a North Hollywood High School. But, he observed, the
Taylor Yard parcel may be more valuable as a school site.
The next meeting in the process is scheduled for October 23rd at a place still
to be determined. For further information, contact LAUSD Community
Outreach: (213) 633-7616.
-- Scott Folsom
Mount Washington resident Scott Folsom is the Tenth District PTA's Vice
President for Education and the publisher of 4LAKids, a weekly electronic
newsletter for parents with children in Los Angeles area schools. To
subscribe to 4LAKids, send an email to: forLAKids@aol.com. Please
include the word "Subscribe" in your subject heading.
8. EAGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALL CLEAN-UP DAY -- SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 27
Eagle Rock Elementary School
Clean-up Day
Saturday, September 27
8:00 a.m. Noon
2057 Fair Park Avenue
Eagle Rock
Itıs fall, time to turn the soil in the garden beds at Eagle Rock Elementary --
and the PTA, teachers and students need your help. Any amount of time you
can devote to this day of mulching, weeding and planting day will be valued.
Some small garden tools will be provided. but if you've got an extra
shovel, weeder or a pair of gardening gloves, please bring them along.
Donations of bottled water and snacks would also be greatly
appreciated. Donations can be dropped off with Mrs. Rush in Room 29
(Kindergarten Building). Cash donations to purchase water and snacks will
also be accepted. For more information, call Eagle Rock Elementary
at (323) 254-6851.
9. CYPRESS PARK LIBRARY BOOK SALE -- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Saturday, September 27
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cypress Park Library
1150 Cypress Avenue
Cypress Park
The Friends of the Library will offer hundreds of books for sale at the Cypress
Park Branch Library's Annual Book Sale this Saturday.
Many new and used books -- plus some videos and CD's -- will be sold at bargain
prices (25 cents to $1.00) to help raise funds for children's programs and
other library activities. The sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Library,
will be the first held at the new and larger facility at 1150 Cypress Avenue
(at Alice Street), in the Northeast community of Cypress Park. The
Friends group meets monthly in the library's community room to plan volunteer
activities in the library. New members are welcome.
For more information, dial (323) 224-0039.
10. THE HIGHLAND PARK PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL IS BACK! --
SEPTEMBER 27
Saturday, September 27
Noon -- 8:00 p.m.
Historic Sycamore Grove Bandshell
Sycamore Grove Park
4901 N. Figueroa
Highland Park
Presented by the Sangeet School of World Music and The Highland Park Chamber of
Commerce, through the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the
2003 Highland Park Music Festival offers live entertainment from noon to 8:00
p.m., encompassing musical styles from jazz to soul, blues and rock.
The program is free to all.
Musical artists currently scheduled include:
3:00 PM Timbaloo (Progressive Latin Jazz)
4:00 PM Arohi (Indian Classical
w/Brazilian)
5:00 PM Ann Likes Red (Rock & Roll)
6:00 PM Heavy Hitters (Blues)
7:00PM The Elliot Caine Quintet (Jazz)
8:00PM The Garcia Brothers (Latin Jazz)
For more info, dial (323) 340-1525.
11. OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE TO HOST TIGER TYKES SPORTS CAMP --
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Tiger Tykes Sports Camp
Sunday, September 28
2:00 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
Occidental College Alumni Gym
(and adjacent playing fields)
1600 Campus Road
Eagle Rock
All neighborhood children ages 6 to 12 are invited to join the children
of Occidental alumni at the Tiger Tykes Sports Camp. The cost is
$5.00 per child. Please RSVP by Thursday, Sept. 25. To make your
reservation, call the Office of Alumni Relations at (323) 259-2601.
The afternoon camp will feature sessions with the Oxy coaching staff and
current varsity athletes in the following sports: tennis, soccer, volleyball
and basketball. Campers will rotate among the different sports. The
day will conclude with an ice cream social. Parents are expected to spend
the entire afternoon with their kids.
RSVP reservations: (323) 259-2601.
For more information, contact Andy Faught at (323) 259-2534.
12. MIDDLE EAST SCHOLAR ANN ZWICKER KERR AT OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
-- OCTOBER 1
Occidental Speakers Forum presents
Author and Artist Ann Zwicker Kerr
"Painting the Middle East"
Wednesday, October 1
11:30 a.m.
Biltmore Hotel
Downtown Los Angeles
Middle East scholar, author and artist Ann Zwicker Kerr, a 1956 graduate of
Occidental College, will be the featured speaker at the Occidental College
Speakers Forum. Her 1996 book, "Come With Me From Lebanon,"
chronicles the years she, her husband, and their four children spent living in
the region. The story is set against the backdrop of political events that
ultimately led to the 1984 assassination of her husband, who was president of the
American University of Beirut. Kerr's latest book, "Painting the
Middle East," is a collection of her watercolors and photographs done over
several decades.
The Occidental College Speakers Forum will be held the Millennium Biltmore
Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., in downtown Los Angeles. An 11:30 reception
will precede the noon luncheon, after which Kerr will speak on the Middle East
and field audience questions. For reservations or for more information, call
Jamie Murphy at (323) 259-1456.
Ms. Kerr will also give a speech titled "Views of the Middle East: A
50-Year Perspective" at 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Occidental's
Johnson Hall, Room 200.
13. GET IN TUNE FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL EAGLE ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL --
OCTOBER 4
Saturday, October 4th
6:00 p.m. 12:30 a.m.
Sunday, October 5th
11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
At the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, (formerly the Eagle Rock Community
Cultural Center), and
various other locations throughout Eagle Rock
The Eagle Rock Community Cultural Association (ERCCA) will host the Fifth
Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival, Saturday, October 4th at 6:00 12:30
a.m., and then continue on Sunday, October 5th, 11 a,m. 'til 9 p.m. The
festival on Saturday is free with the first concert beginning at the Center for
the Arts, Eagle Rock, located at 2225 Colorado Blvd. Festival goers will
then walk eastward down Colorado Boulevard to hear a variety of musical performances.
What makes this Saturday night music festival so unique are the 24 local
venues, including restaurants, coffee houses, a floral shop, beauty salon, auto
garage, real estate office, gas station and several other storefronts along
Colorado Boulevard hosting performances. A free shuttle service will be
available throughout the evening until 10:00 pm. The evening will
conclude with a final concert in an outdoor parking lot at Caspar and Merton,
ending at 12:30 a.m.
Scheduled to appear on October 4th are Juan Oliva (Cuban Drumming), Bonne
Musique Zydeco, Sam Robles Tango Band, Eldad Tarmu Jazz
Ensemble, Arohi Ensemble, and Randy Kovitz with Lies Like Truth.
On October 5th, beginning at 11 am, the Center for the Arts will host a
brunch followed by a concert of classical music, directed by Carl Matthes.
At 3 p.m., the North Indian Classical Music with Rajeeb Taranath of
Cal Arts will perform at the Center. The festival will close with the Open
Gate Eclectic Jazz concert at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for TERA's Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour will
be available at the festival. Look for our table at the Center Saturday night,
and buy your tickets at the reduced advance prices ($10.00 for TERA members
& $12.00 for non-members).
The Eagle Rock Community Cultural Association is a non-profit organization,
supported solely by grants and donations, providing low-cost art, music, dance
and computer classes to children and adults of surrounding areas and
communities. The ERCCA also hosts two free festivals yearly and numerous
concerts and exhibitions. For more information call Lui or Jenny at the Center
for the Arts, Eagle Rock, (323) 226-1617. The Center is located near the
corner of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard at 2225 Colorado
Boulevard.
14. ENJOY A MUSICAL BRUNCH AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS -- SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 4
The Eagle Rock Music Festival
and
The Southwestern Youth Music Festival
present
Sunday, October 5, 2003
11:00 a.m.
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Boulevard
RSVP: (323) 226-1617
The Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock invites you to join them for a free musical
brunch and complimentary Continental Breakfast. Winners from the 2003
Southwestern Youth Music Festival and others will be on hand to regale you an
array of classical selections titled, including works by Copland, Mozart and
Grieg.
For more information, or to RSVP, dial (323) 226-1617.
15. AREA PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING ON McDONALD'S -- OCTOBER 8
East Los Angeles Area
Planning Commission Hearing
on Glassell Park McDonald's
4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8
Ramona Hall, Main Hall
4580 North Figueroa
Highland Park
The East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission will meet on October 8 to
hear the McDonald's Corporation's appeal to the Zoning Administrator's
rejection of their application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to build a
drive-through and have hours of operation of 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Friday
and Saturday and 5;00 a.m. to midnight, Sunday through Thursday.
A full 82.7% of the GPIA membership voted to oppose the granting of the CUP at
its November 2002 general meeting.
Councilmember Eric Garcetti supported the GPIA and the overwhelming majority of
the residents who live within 500' of the proposed McDonald's who are opposed.
On July 18th, Zoning Administrator Al Landini rejected the CUP based on the
"tortured" traffic pattern on Eagle Rock Blvd. which he felt would be
exacerbated by a proposed drive-through and the "excessive" hours of
operation that McDonald's was asking for.
The GPIA encourages its membership and other Northeast Los Angeles community
members to attend this hearing and express their support of the Zoning
Administrator's ruling as well as the stance made by Councilmember Garcetti.
For more information, e.mail ask.GPIA@earthlink.net.
16. THE ANNUAL DO-GOODERS BALL: A CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ACTIVISM --
OCTOBER 10
starring Carlos
Guitarlos,
Marcy Levy and Friends,
Ann Likes Red and others
7: 30 p.m.
Friday, October 10
Los Angeles River Center and Gardens
Cypress Park
LA blues legend and guitar slinger Carlos Guitarlos returns to his old
neighborhood October 10, 2003, when he headlines the first annual Do-Gooders
Ball at the River Center in Cypress Park. The event is a salute to the
wealth of local community activists and the unheralded work they perform
throughout Northeast Los Angeles, from Cypress Park to Eagle Rock and beyond.
Guitarlos grew up in Cypress Park, a hardworking low-income section of LA set
hard against the Southern Pacific rail yards and the LA River. In the late 70s
and 80s, he was a fixture in the LA rock scene with the band, Top Jimmy and the
Rhythm Pigs, who held down the fort every Monday night at Hollywood's Cathay De
Grande. It was a boozy mix of blues, rock and soul, heavy on the booze.
In fact, it was the drinking life that finally took Top Jimmy, and found
Guitarlos on the streets of San Francisco for the last 5 years, playing for
change in the Mission District.
Newly clean and sober, Guitarlos has recorded a new CD with the help of some
friends, and teamed up with former Eric Clapton partner/singer Marcy Levy for a
new band and hopefully, a new tour. Guitarlos will be performing tunes from the
new CD, "Straight from the Heart," and should be joined on stage by a
few of his special musical friends. Also on the bill are local rockers
Ann Likes Red, "Highland Parkıs House Band" and a long time fixture
at LA community events. They have played everywhere from the LA Marathon
to the ArroyoFest to the Bay to Breakers 10K in San Francisco.
Proceeds from the Do Gooders Ball will be awarded to one local community group
in a drawing at the close of the evening. Producers of the event are
expecting anywhere from 500 to 1,000 people at the event, so the proceeds could
bring a healthy award to one local group. The evening is sponsored by The
Observer, serving Downtown and Northeast LA.
Tickets are $15.00 at the door and may be reserved by emailing Gene Evans at Gene@northeastobserver.com.
For more information on the event, call (323) 243-0005.
17. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE WOMEN'S 20TH CENTURY CLUB HOLIDAY
CRAFT FAIR -- NOVEMBER 15
Holiday Boutique and Craft Fair
Saturday, November 15
9:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m.
Women's 20th Century Club
Vendor applications are due September 30.
The Women's 20th Century Club is hosting a Holiday Boutique and Craft Fair,
the ideal opportunity to celebrate the season by having a bite to eat and
purchasing holiday gifts and baked goods.
The club is also seeking vendors who specialize in homemade and handmade
products. Vendor Applications are due by September 30. Please
contact Lois Shilts, Chairperson, at (323) 257-5262 or send an email to: gramlo@adelphia.net.
18. WE'VE GOT MAIL
"I've enjoyed your e letter for a while now. Congratulations on all the
good works you do and the ones you publicize in your newsletter. My question
is, has Lee's Kitchen gone out of business? I was very disappointed when
I called them tonight and got a disconnect message. Then I drove by and saw all
the windows painted over. Please tell me they're only remodeling!"
-- Kacy Treadway, Upperton Avenue (on the cusp of Eagle Rock)
Thanks for asking, Kacy. We're sorry to report that, after many
years on Colorado Boulevard, Lee's Chinese Kitchen has indeed closed its doors.
But the good news is that the site won't be vacant for long.
As reported in TERA's quarterly member newsletter (which is mailed
to all active TERA members), the site of Lee's Chinese Kitchen will soon reopen
as Dante's Chicken and Ribs. The new restaurant is the brainchild
of Mike Zamarripa and his business partner, Brett Schoenhals, the entrepreneurs
behind the Coffee Table, which is set to open later this month a few doors east
of Lee's, at the old Williamson Automotive Building (across the street from
City Hall).
* * *
"I recently had difficulty finding my favorite photo shop, One Hour
Photo, which was, until recently, located inside the Westfield Shoppingtown
(formerly the Eagle Rock Plaza.) Fortunately, a Westfield security guard
was able to tell me that One Hour Photo had moved to 2750 Colorado Boulevard,
which is in the minimall right in front of the Westfield Plaza,.
The proprietor, Mimi, is still there, giving the same great service
she has always provided. I would appreciate it if you would print this in
the e.letter, so that others can also find Mimi's photo
shop.
-- Lucy Cole, Eagle Rock
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"I just wanted to share the news that Eagle Rock's new Renaissance
Performing Arts Academy charter school opened on September 16 in the old
American Legion building on Merton (across from the Eagle Rock Library.)
Enrollment is currently limited to middle school age students, from sixth
to eight grade, although I believe they plan to expand the program to include
ninth through 12th grades at a later point. My son Hector, 11, who plays
violin, is very happy to be enrolled as a sixth grader at the Academy.
And we both feel very lucky to be have this wonderful
opportunity."
-- Gloria Gonzalez, Eagle Rock
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Continuing our ongoing forum on the topic of Occidental College's
recent removal of trees from Mount Fiji, we present two more views from
concerned community members. First up is an Occidental College
alum, who responds to last week's comment by e.letter reader Moses Arteaga:
"Finally! Someone isn't blinded by false beliefs that a small
number of people have the right to prevent private parties (be they individuals
or institutions) from doing what they are legally entitled to do: namely,
that Occidental College had -- and still has -- the right to do as they please
with their land, as long as they comply with existing laws. I
commend Oxy for having the foresight to know that if they continued to wait,
they themselves would become limited in their abilities to develop their land
as will be needed in the future. It is sooooo irritating that people can
make blind assessments and that TERA would choose to support them by their
publication of the comments of individuals who express "compassion"
for trees but will trounce over the rights of those entities provided by our
local, state and federal laws.
"There can be no denying that Oxy has always done a beautiful job of
developing its campus, and that it remains a jewel for Eagle Rock, both by educational/intellectual
reputation and in its physical beauty. To those who choose to speak out,
even as they acknowledge that they have no knowledge of Oxy's plans, I say,
please, withhold such comments until you know what this private institution's plans
are. Don't scuff up the jewel, and in so doing, damage your community as
well."
-- Dan Sanchez, Eagle Rock, TERA Member, Occidental College,
'79
Thanks for weighing in, Dan. For the record, TERA has taken no
position on this matter. As stated in the letters policy that appears
below, opinions expressed here don't necessarily reflect the views of
TERA, the e.letter editor, or the TERA Board. In the interest of
fostering debate on this topic of obvious interest to our community, we have
afforded concerned community members from both sides of this issue the
opportunity to air their thoughts in the forum of this letters column, just as
we have provided Occidental College the opportunity to post their views here as
well.
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"My, my, so, the trees are disappearing off Mt. Fiji. Who planted
them? Occidental College with the cooperation of Northeast Trees?
That is my understanding. Try to come in my yard and tell me to cut down
a tree or not cut down a tree and you'll be berated and cursed
all the way to the Eagle Rock border, which is about 50 yards away.
"Please leave Occidental College alone to do their own expansion and tree
planting or cutting. I've written this letter before when parts of the
community have become offended by the construction or tree cutting or
whatever. Occidental College contributes far more to this community by
simply being here than it detracts from the community by expanding or
changing its landscape.
"Clean your own yards and let Oxy take care of itself."
-- Mary Ellen Canniff, Highland Park
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