New York Times calls Highland Park "A New Culture District"

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/travel/12surfacing.html?emc=eta1

But what amuses me is they put it under their "Travel" tab.  Right up there with Tuscany and Buenos Aires.   Who'da thunk it?  :-)

 

Every Tuesday afternoon is Farmer's Market Day in Highland Park.

The Old L.A. Farmers Market is open every Tuesday, from 3 to 7 p.m.

Support your local economy by coming to the farmers market, talking to the farmers, talking to the craftspeople, and meeting your neighbors.

Be sure to come and bring the whole family and all your neighbors. We're located on Ave. 58 between Figueroa and Marmion Way, every Tuesday, year-round.  You'll also find used books, and lots of crafts.


(Parking is readily available in the city lot to the west, and elsewhere.) All the farmers are located on Avenue 58.

My former owner tied me to the driveway gate of a business located on North Figueroa Street in Highland Park, and left me there.

 

I am now at the Los Angeles North Central Animal Shelter at 3201 Lacy Street,  Los Angeles, CA 90031.  Their phone number is 213-485-8855.   My impound number is 1045472.

 

Yes, I look big and powerful, but I’m really a pretty laid back kind of guy.

 

And the nice people at the business on North Figueroa will help you pay the fee to adopt me. 

 

You can call them at 323-257-1080. 

 

Ask for Cheryl, Bob or Alice.

 

MORE PHOTOS HERE 

Ashé:  Blessings, Energy, Power

"Obatala" - Wendell Wiggins

Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 7-10 pm

Lili Bernard, Katie Elizabeth Brown, Eddy Bello-Sandoval, Viredo, Ricardo Silveira Miró, Wendell Wiggins, Susan Matthews, Betty Kano, Gloria Longval

And an Elegua altar by Jorge Luis Rodriguez

The Yoruba religious beliefs and practices originated in Africa in Nigeria and Benin.  This is an ancient culture thousands of years old.  Brought to the New World through slavery, it gave birth to Santeria in Cuba.  Because of religious persecution, the Yoruba syncretised their religion with Catholicism to form what is now known as Santeria.

This upcoming July, the Avenue 50 Studio will present an art exhibition celebrating the Yoruba traditions known as Santeria. 

July 11- August 2, 2009

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA  90042
323-258-1435

http://www..avenue50studio.com

And the Annex presents

Simple Pleasures - Alisa Adona

 
Portraits of Contemporary Cuba

Photography by Alisa Adona; Gil Garcetti*; Louisa Marie Gauerke;
Kevin Hass; Lawrence Shapiro; and Carlos Ugalde
 
Reception: Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 7-10 pm
July 11- August 2, 2009
 *Gil Garcelli's African photos head to U.N._Culture Monster _ Los Angeles Times. Webarchive

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA  90042
323-258-1435

http://www..avenue50studio.com

Friend, we hope to see you today at the Old L.A. Farmers Market-Highland Park's local farmers market. We're open every Tuesday, from 3 to 7 p.m.

Support your local economy by coming to the farmers market, talking to the farmers, talking to the craftspeople, and meeting your neighbors.

Be sure to come and bring the whole family and all your neighbors. We're located on Ave. 58 between Figueroa and Marmion Way, every Tuesday, year-round.

Have a seat, enjoy a tamale, chat with your neighbors, and get your fresh produce for the week. You'll also find used books, and lots of crafts.

Are these hard times worrying you? What better way to work our way through this than to network with neighbors, and find ways to cooperate to do things. Come meet your neighbors at the market!

(Parking is readily available in the city lot to the west, and elsewhere.) All the farmers are located on Avenue 58.

Closing reception for the 3rd Zone Exhibit at Avenue 50 Studio and 100 Faces at the Annex:  Sunday, July 5, 2009 from 2-4 pm

The 3rd Zone is a space and place corralled by the Tijuana-San Diego border - the busiest and most utilized land crossing in the world.  In 2005 over 18 million vehicles and 50 million people entered the 3rd Zone.  The occupants of the Zone are a mix of people living in Tijuana, San Diego County and Los Angeles County.

Please join us, along with the artists of the 3rd Zone for a closing discussion, with poetry from Beverly LaFontaine and Actress Beebe Smith

Refreshments will be served

Special Thanks to:  Chris & James Cook; Luis Ituarte, artist; Carolyn Williams; Alex & Jaylene Moseley; Rebecca S. Rojas, Ph.D; and COFAC

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA  90042
323-258-1435

http://www.avenue50studio.com

As he walked across the country from Cincinnati to Los Angeles in 1884 and 1885, Charles Lummis, learned of the plight of Native Americans, and he became determined to raise the public's awareness of Native American life and culture.

In 1907 he began planning the Southwest Museum, which opened seven years later, in 1914.

In recent years, however, the museum struggled financially. Its directors agreed in 2003 to merge with the Autry Museum in Griffith Park,  an agreement that was to include the Autry making needed repairs to the Southwest Museum structures and  the Autry underwriting the smaller museum's operating costs of more than $100,000 a month.

But as local activists watched, concern grew that the Autry's long term plan was to remove the priceless collection of artifacts out of the Southwest Museum, and into a newly expanded Griffith Park location, reducing the Southwest to nothing more than meeting rooms.

On June 30, both sides:  Local activists, and Autry supporters met at Los Angeles City Hall for a showdown.

In a surprising development, City Councilman Jose Huizar said it was time for the Autry to reaffirm its commitment to the Southwest by agreeing to attach a legally binding document to a lease agreement the Autry is seeking in order to expand its Griffith Park Autry Museum. 

Thus making the preservation of the Southwest collection at the Southwest Museum a condition of the city's approval of the Autry's expansion plans in Griffith Park.

Good move, Mr. Huizar, thank you.

Follow the links below to read more:

http://www.scottrubel.com/foswm_win_090630.html#

http://egpnews.com/?p=10844

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-autry-southwest2-2009jul02,0,2958556.story  

http://egpnews.com/?p=11061

http://www.friendsofthesouthwestmuseum.com/

The petition:  http://www.petitiononline.com/SWM/petition.html

Felipe's Restaurant at 6101 York Blvd. is offering a limited time special.  Starting today each dinner guest at Felipe's will receive a genuine United States Presidential $1 Coin as a token of appreciation.

Please stop in and give Felipe's a try.  The mega-Margaritas are back.  Menu prices have been reduced.  The staff is very attentive, accommodating, and conversational.

 

Felipe's Restaurant, 6101 York Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90042 -- 323-478-1652

 Bert Witt and the late Ellen Witt were avid collectors of Native American as well as Indigenous arts and crafts from countries they visited all over the world.
 
For the first time, more than 100 items from their extensive and distinguished collection will be offered for sale.  Among the vintage baskets there are several Inuit, Navajo, Hopi and African baskets. Other collector's items such as clay pots, mortars, figurines and paintings on cloth will also be available.

Proceeds will benefit the Pho Lai kindergarten in Vietnam, a school dedicated to Ellen Witt, as well as help support operations of the Avenue 50 Studio.

Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm

RSVP:  323/258-1435 to Kathy Gallegos

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 North Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA  90042
http://www.avenue50studio.com

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These zip codes include the Northeast Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Glassell Park, Sycamore Grove, Garvanza, Montecito Heights, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and Hermon.

Tonight, June 13, NELAart presents:
SECOND SATURDAY GALLERY NIGHT

WHEN: Every Second Saturday 7:00-10:00p.m.
WHERE: Highland Park and surrounding neighborhoods.

NELAart Second Saturday Gallery Night is a free self-guided tour of the galleries, non-profits and artist run project spaces located in Northeast Los Angeles (NELA). NELA has a tradition in the arts that dates back to the early 1900’s when the USC College of Fine Arts was located in Highland Park and characters like Charles Lummis and Antonio Corsi were living in the area. The tradition continues with new spaces opening regularly. NELA is now one of L.A.’s most exciting destinations to view contemporary art.