THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
The Best Investment You Can Make in Your Neighborhood
September 4, 2003
In this issue:
"There is no more important unfinished business
than the design and site plan for the Shopping Bag Building site." (item
#1)
Don't miss LA's 222nd birthday party -- TONIGHT (item #5)
"It is clear that the vote of our community for [Antonio Villaraigosa's]
election was a wise one." ("We've Got Mail!"
item #14)
Table of Contents:
1. A MESSAGE FROM TERA PRESIDENT
HILARY NORTON OROZCO
2. ANNUAL "STATE OF THE TOWN" ADDRESS BY COUNCILMEMBER
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
3. ECLECTIC HOME TOUR
ON THE HORIZON -- OCTOBER 19
4. CALLING ALL ARTISTS -- A BREATH OF PLEIN AIR -- DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSIONS OCTOBER 3
5. ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA INVITES YOU TO A BIRTHDAY BASH FOR THE
CITY OF LA -- SEPTEMBER 4 -- TONIGHT!
6. AVENUE 50 STUDIO PRESENTS "MEMORIES NOT YET
WRITTEN" -- ARTISTS' RECEPTION, SEPTEMBER 6
7. PAINTINGS BY EVA ARMISEN AT GALLERY OPHELIA -- OPENS SEPTEMBER 6
8. CENTER FOR THE ARTS ART LUCK EXHIBITION -- OPENS SEPTEMBER 7
9. VISIT
THE NEW ARROYO SECO LIBRARY AND TALK TO THE ARCHITECT WHO DESIGNED IT --
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
10. NORTHEAST TREES HOSTS ARROYO SECO ORAL HISTORY NIGHT -- SEPTEMBER
18, 2003
11. BE THERE AND BE SQUARE -- SEPTEMBER 24
12. FIFTH ANNUAL EAGLE ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL -- OCTOBER 4
13. SOUTHWEST MUSEUM OFFERS FOUR CENTURIES OF PUEBLO POTTERY --
THROUGH OCTOBER 12
14. WE'VE GOT MAIL
15. QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- ALEXANDER THEROUX
1. A MESSAGE FROM
TERA PRESIDENT HILARY NORTON OROZCO
Summer is over and it is time to get back to school and back to work.
There is no more important unfinished business than the design and site plan
for the Shopping Bag Building site.
Regardless of who the future tenants are, one thing is crucial: make it
worthy of Eagle Rock. Our community is too special, too eclectic, too
multifaceted, too historic to allow anything less than our best minds and best
designs to carry the day.
Councilmember Villaraigosa has assured us that only something special will do,
and we appreciate his leadership. Now let's come together and make this
site a showpiece, befitting the future of Eagle Rock that we are all working so
hard to build together.
TERA calls upon Rich Development Company to take time and care to build
something beautiful and functional, with space for important community uses,
and to listen to the hopes and desires of the many voices that comprise our
beloved Eagle Rock.
2. ANNUAL
"STATE OF THE TOWN" ADDRESS BY COUNCILMEMBER ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA --
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Boulevard
Eagle Rock
Los Angeles City Councilmember Antonio Villaraigosa, District 14, will
deliver his ³State of the Town² address to constituents of Eagle Rock at 7
p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23. The free public meeting, to be held at the
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, has been an annual September event of The
Eagle Rock Association (TERA) for several years. The meeting is
co-sponsored by Keith Louie of DBL Realtors.
³With his vast experience as the former Speaker of the State Assembly, Antonio
promises to be one of our most effective City Council members yet. His
innovative and collaborative approach to community issues complements our own
passion for Eagle Rock and northeast LA,² said Hilary Norton Orozco, TERA
president. ³He is fully capable of making District 14 a model for all of Los
Angeles. We intend to join him in realizing his vision and helping him
communicate with all stakeholders as often as possible.²
Community members may submit questions in advance by emailing them to
TERA at e.letter@TERA90041.org.
Please be sure to include the phrase, "Question for September
Meeting" in your email's subject. If time permits,
additional questions may be taken from the audience floor during the meeting.
The meeting will also recognize the accomplishments of Joanne Turner, a
past TERA president who recently completed six years of public service to the
community.
The Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock is located at 2225 Colorado Boulevard, just
west of Eagle Rock Boulevard. Parking is available on the street and at the
nearby Bank of America. Complimentary food will be provided by The Coffee Table
and other local restaurants. Donations will be gladly accepted to offset
the cost of the insurance for the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, for this
event.
Additional information about the ³State of the Town² address or other TERA
activities is available by calling (323) 259-TERA or visiting http://www.TERA90041.org.
3. ECLECTIC
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.
To purchase advance tickets for the Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour on TERA's
website, go to:
http://www.tera90041.org/httickets-03.htm
Volunteers and docents are needed
to help organize this event, as well as to help out on the weekend of the tour.
Your participation earns you an invitation to the Eclectic Eagle Rock
Home Tour wrap party, a highlight of Eagle Rock's social calendar.
If you'd like to volunteer to
help make this event a success, send an email reply to this e.letter with the
subject heading, "Home tour volunteer." Don't forget to
include your name and phone number.
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. ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA INVITES YOU TO A
BIRTHDAY BASH FOR THE CITY OF LA -- SEPTEMBER 4 -- TONIGHT!
From Michael Cathey, field director of Councilmember Antonio Villaraigosa's
Eagle Rock office, comes this invitation to our city's 222nd birthday bash:
Los Angeles Councilmember Antonio Villaraigosa invites you (and everyone you
know) to join him tonight in celebrating the 222nd birthday of the City of Los
Angeles at a gala party at Olvera Street tonight.
Our office will be providing free transportation from the Eagle Rock City Hall
to Olvera Street and back via bus for the first 50 respondents. The bus
will leave Eagle Rock at 4:30 pm and will depart Olvera Street to return to
Eagle Rock at 7:30. Food and entertainment at the party are all free!
Please contact folks you know and help get out the word. This will be a great
event and I hope you'll take advantage of our free transportation. Thanks
and please let me know who will be joining the Birthday Bash Bus.
--Michael Cathey
City Council District 14 Office
Tel. (323) 254-5295
Fax (213) 485-8788
6. AVENUE 50 STUDIO
PRESENTS "MEMORIES NOT YET WRITTEN" -- ARTISTS' RECEPTION, SEPTEMBER
6
Maria Castro, Val Echavarria
and Miguel Angel Murillo
Artist Reception: Saturday, September 6, 2003
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Avenue 50 Studio
131 No. Avenue 50
Highland Park
The Avenue 50 Studio, the premiere gallery of emerging artists in Northeast Los
Angeles, will host an art exhibit of ³outsider art² by Los Angeles artist Maria
Castro, and Pasadena artists Val Echavarria and Miguel Angel Murillo.
Maria Castro, Val Echavarria and Miguel Angel Murillo
reshape their passions for longstanding Latino and Chicano symbols as they
collide with iconographical remnants from an American consumer
society. This new context documents the challenge of fixing meaning in a
society that quickly adopts and incorporates powerful symbols of ³outsider²
cultures and then moves on.
Castro¹s assembled sculptures draw from satire and humor reflected
through personal interpretation. Often surreal and humorous, they are
nonetheless, accurate accounts of her surroundings.
Echavarria¹s work combines both processes of assembled sculpture and
painting, but in a more sobering direction. Echavarria uses the body
politic from a personal and intuitive standpoint. Torsos wrapped in chains,
covered with bees wax and body piercing make you wonder if it is a self-imposed
martyrdom or imposed by society.
Murillo¹s paintings resurrect the works of 20th century Mexican artists
like Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, but bring them into the new L.A.
millennium. Murillo surgically carves into each painting (like Rivera,
with trowel in hand,) creating dimensions within a two dimensional surface.
Although unique in their own style, these three artists participate in a
dialogue between their own visions and the form and content of Southern
California Chicano art.
This exhibition runs from September 2 through October 5, 2003 and is
free to the public.
Avenue 50 Studio hours: Tuesday through Thursday 10-12 noon; Saturday
and Sunday 10-4 p.m. For more information, dial (323) 258-1435.
7. PAINTINGS BY EVA
ARMISEN AT GALLERY OPHELIA -- OPENS SEPTEMBER 6
Gallery Ophelia presents
Opening Reception:
6:00 -10:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 6th
2114 Colorado Boulevard
Eagle Rock
Gallery Ophelia is proud to announce it will host an exhibition of new
paintings by internationally acclaimed Barcelona artist Eva Armisén.
Having an extensive exhibition record abroad in Barcelona, Spain,
Portugal, and throughout Europe, Eva's work has crossed the oceans and has
recently been shown at the Spanish Consulate in Los Angeles, and now at Gallery
Ophelia in Eagle Rock. Her work is highly collectible and has been purchased by
celebrities and featured most recently in In Touch magazine.
Eva Armisén's paintings and drawings are figurative, whimsical and expressive
glimpses into the every day lives of her subjects. Her works create a visual
language that captures the pleasures of every day life. Armisén's work explores
life and love, and its sincerity is refreshing.
To view Eva's work, please visit http://www.galleryophelia.com
or http://www.evaarmisen.com.
GALLERY HOURS:
Wednesday-Saturday, 12:00-6:00pm, or by appointment.
Gallery Ophelia is located at 2114 Colorado Boulevard, in Eagle Rock (one block
east of Eagle Rock Boulevard)
For more information:
http://www.galleryophelia.com
or call (323) 982-9945
8. CENTER FOR THE
ARTS ART LUCK EXHIBITION -- OPENS SEPTEMBER 7
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock is proud to announce its 3rd Annual ART
LUCK Exhibition featuring contemporary artworks of over 100 artist honoring
Hispanic Heritage month. A special selection of monosilkscreens featuring
"Latin Golden Age" suite by Miguel Angel Reyes will also be
presented. A special presentation honoring Congressman Xavier Becerra
will be held at 2:30 pm during the opening reception.
ART LUCK Exhibition runs from September 7th through October 5th, 2003, with a
Closing Reception from 1:00-4:00 pm on Saturday, October 4th.
Both receptions are open to the public and will take place at the Center for
the Arts, Eagle Rock, located at 2225 Colorado Boulevard. Refreshments
and entertainment will be provided. Many of the artists will be present at both
receptions and the majority of artworks will be available for purchase.
Gallery Hours Monday through Friday 1:00 - 6:00 pm
The Eagle rock Community Cultural Association (RCCA,) which oversees our Center
for the Arts, 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 communities. The ERCCA also hosts two free
festivals yearly and numerous concerts and exhibitions.
For more information please contact Ms. Alex Carrillo at (323) 226-1617, or at erccc@hotmail.com.
9. VISIT THE NEW ARROYO SECO LIBRARY AND
TALK TO THE ARCHITECT WHO DESIGNED IT -- MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
talks about designing the new
Arroyo Seco Regional Library
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Monday, September 8, 2003
Arroyo Seco Library Community Room
6145 North Figueroa Street
Highland Park
Highland Park Heritage Trust (HPHT) will host architect Tom Michali
of M2A in Hollywood, the designer of the Highland Park's newly opened
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library. Come learn how the Mr. Michali
and his colleagues created this new gateway project in Highland Park with input
from the community and local preservationists. The historic Arroyo
Seco Regional Library began serving the community in 1894, when 22 local women
created a subscription library in a rented store at the corner of Avenue 64 and
Eagle Rock Avenue in Garvanza. The library moved to its present
site in 1914.
10. NORTHEAST TREES HOSTS ARROYO SECO ORAL
HISTORY NIGHT -- SEPTEMBER 18
Our friends at Northeast Trees invite you to an upcoming discussion:
Arroyo Seco Oral History Night
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
September 18, 2003
Northeast Trees
570 West Avenue 26, Suite 200
Los Angeles
Join Jessica Hall, Design Associate, for a moderated discussion that focuses on
oral histories of the Arroyo Seco watershed. Learn about what was, and
participate in a discussion of what will be again!
No registration is required for this special Workshop.
For more information, contact Clair Robinson, executive director of Northeast
Trees, at (323) 441-8634. Or visit us online at http://www.northeasttrees.org.
11. BE THERE AND BE
SQUARE -- SEPTEMBER 24
The Spellbinders Square Dance Club of South Pasadena sends us this
announcement of their upcoming classes:
Spellbinders Square Dance Club of South Pasadena is sponsoring beginning square
dance classes on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Building,,
435 Fair Oaks Boulevard, South Pasadena (across the street from Kinko's.)
At one time square dancing was limited to a few patterns which could be easily
memorized during one evening of dancing. Contemporary square dancing
utilizes a number of basic movements. The caller uses these movements in
a variety of patterns and the dancer follows the commands moving to the beat of
country and/or pop music. Once taught the basic terms of square dancing a
person is able to dance anywhere in the world following the standard movements
called in different arrangements. Square dancing is good exercise,
a chance to make new friends, and most of all -- fun. Give it a try.
Classes start on September 24 and continue for three weeks. $4.00 per
person. For more information, call 323 255-2410.
12. FIFTH ANNUAL
EAGLE ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL -- OCTOBER 4
Saturday, October 4th
6:00 p.m. 12:30 a.m.
Sunday, October 5th
11:00 am-9:00 pm
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 am.
and then continue on Sunday, October 5th, 11 am. 9m. 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 am.
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 pm, 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 pm.
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 Blvd.
13. SOUTHWEST MUSEUM OFFERS FOUR CENTURIES OF
PUEBLO POTTERY -- THROUGH OCTOBER 12
Ongoing exhibits at the Southwest Museum include:
Four Centuries of Pueblo Pottery
In the Sprague Auditorium through October 12
Southwest Museum
234 Museum Drive
Mt. Washington/Highland Park
More than 100 of the Southwest Museum's nearly 4,000 historic and pre-contact
Pueblo ceramics will be featured in this exhibition. The Pueblos occupy nearly
thirty villages in New Mexico and Arizona, where they have preserved their
ancient traditions through centuries of contact with other cultures.
Female Tradition in Hopi Culture
In the Lower Lobby Gallery through October 12
Southwest Museum
234 Museum Drive
Mt. Washington/Highland Park
This exhibit includes 28 photographs featuring traditional tasks performed by
Hopi women. These photos were taken by Charles F. Lummis, George Wharton James,
Adam Clark Vroman and Charles Francis Saunders. Some of the photos show the
Hopi women making and using baskets. Also on view are Hopi basket plaques,
wicker baskets and yucca baskets similar to the ones shown in the photographs.
Copies of the photos on display can be ordered from the Museum Store.
The Southwest Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
(Closed Mondays and major holidays.) Admission is $6.00 for
adults, $4.00 for seniors and students, and $3.00 for Children 7-18.
Southwest Museum and Autry Museum members and children under 6 are
admitted free of charge. Special admission discounts are available
for members of AAA, AARP, KCET, KCRW, KUSC, CEELA, LA Arts, L.A. Philharmonic
and the L.A. Master Chorale.
For more information, dial (323) 221-2164.
14. WE'VE GOT MAIL
"I would like to express my compliments to Hilary Norton Orozco
for the professional manner in which she presents her 'Message from the
President' in each week's e.letter. Her thoughts are most welcome,
and always a pleasure to read. It makes me feel good that Eagle Rock has
such a positive leader in our midst. Good job!"
-- Roe Muzingo, Eagle Rock Resident for 59 years
* * *
The debate on the felling of trees at Occidental College that began in
our letters column two weeks ago continues to stir interest, including this
dispatch:
"Just read that the missive on the removal of the trees at
Occidental College by James Tranquada, Director of Communications,
Occidental College. He must have gotten an 'A' in Evasive
Statements 101."
-- Martha Moren, Eagle Rock Resident, TERA member
* * *
"We are all disturbed by the trees being cut down at Oxy. I wonder
why it was so easily shrugged off when they tore out the trees and ruined
our park on Yosemite Drive to put up that cement block building? It makes
me sad every time I drive by there.
"On a positive note, 'National Night Out' was exciting,
especially the actual walk. I could not walk for medical reasons, but
to watch the traffic stopped as the police escorted the large
number of people walking down the middle of Colorado Boulevard for
our neighborhood was a sight I'm so glad I did not miss. I would like to
add that Helen Goodwill Gustavson and Betty Tyndall never cease to amaze
me. Their passion always shows in the way they go
that extra mile for our community. Heartfelt thanks,
Ladies!"
-- Terrye Munday, Eagle Rock
* * *
"I've been wondering what that large new building is just past Harvey
Boulevard, near the Highway 2 underpass. Was this described in a previous
newsletter? I am happy to look back at the archives if you can point me
in the right direction."
-- John Martin, La Roda Avenue, Eagle Rock
That's the new Caltrans Los Angeles Regional Transportation Management Center,
which was indeed the subject of debate in TERA e.letters dated July 31, August
7 and August 14. You can view those issues, as well as any other
e.letter back issues, at our official online archive at: http://www.tera90041.org/archives.htm.
* * *
"I've been following the activities of our
new Councilman, Antonio Villaraigosa, for the past two months that he
has held office. It is clear that the vote of our community for his
election was a wise one, and that his capability, enthusiasm, and leadership
ability will be of tremendous effect for both us and for the rest of Los
Angeles.
"A great start, Antonio! Keep it up!"
-- Art Snyder, Retired Councilman, 14th District (from 1967 to 1985)
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17. QUOTE OF THE
WEEK
"September: it was the most beautiful
of words, he¹d always felt, evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret."
-- Alexander Theroux (b. 1940)
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