Frogtown 2008 is fast approaching, and we want to make sure to see you there. Check out the attachment (click here for pdf file), and continue to check the website www.frogtownarts.com for updates, as more info will be added soon. And don’t worry… we’ll make sure you stay in the loop!
So Save the Date and feel to contact us with any questions.
Alexis Flores _ Designer
Tracy A. Stone Architect
2041 Blake Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
t 323.664.0202
f 323.664.0203
April 1, 2008 thru December 31, 2008
As you stroll the Foundation’s grounds this summer, you may notice a woman intently sketching a plant part – or, more precisely, the shadow of that plant part. The woman you’re watching is Pamela Burgess, TPF’s first Artist-in-Residence.
Pamela’s residency at Theodore Payne covers a nine-month period from April 1 through December 31, 2008. During this time, she will produce a body of work in various media based on California native plants found in the Foundation’s gardens and nursery. She will also teach classes, the first of which, “An Introduction to Field Journals,” was held in April. Her residency culminates with an exhibition of “shadow drawings,” journals and sculpture running October through December in the Theodore Payne Art Gallery.
Pamela’s career spans the graphic and fine arts. Her sculptures in steel and stone, and found natural materials led to a fine furniture line, a large-scale sculpture commission in downtown Los Angeles, and exhibitions at Occidental College and the Los Angeles County Museum Rental Gallery. Recent exhibitions include Metro Gallery in Los Angeles and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson.
In addition to working with nature and art, Pamela is active in the community. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park (since 1996), and in 2007, she was appointed to the City of Los Angeles Elysian Park Master Plan Oversight Committee. She is a member of the Southern California Horticultural Society, and the Sierra Club Camera Committee (Angeles Chapter).
Pamela’s work is motivated by a fascination with nature and its materials, and a reverence for craftsmanship. Each of her drawings represents the shadow cast by a botanical and captures a moment in time - the transitory nature of life. They are intended to express a kind of serenity similar to a direct experience of nature.
We’re delighted to have her at the Foundation!
Theodore Payne Foundation
10459 Tuxford Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352-2116
(818) 768-1802
Hours:
Summer (July 1 - October 13)
Thurs- Sat, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Closed: Sunday – Wednesday
Regular (October 14 - June 30)
Tues - Sat, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Sunday - Monday
Friends Of Glenfeliz Elem. Acapulco's Fundraising Night: Wed., June 4, 4-10pm
Come support the Friends of Glenfeliz Elementary booster club raise money! Download, print, and bring the attached flyer to Acapulcos (3280 Glendale Blvd.) on June 4 between 4 and 10pm and 25% of your food bill will be donated to the group. You must present the flyer for the donation to be made.
For more info. email info@friendsofglenfeliz.org
Click here for event flier (pdf file)
The Barnes and Noble bookstore on Glendale Avenue in Glendale closed its doors just as its new bookstore located in the Americana in Glendale opened its doors. In a conversation with Irma Golovina, Manager of the now-closed store, Marie Conte, volunteer at the Library and Board member of Friends of Atwater Village Library learned that the new store was opening with all new books and that the books at the closed store would be returned to the publishers or sent to storage. With the proposed budget cuts for the library system in mind, Marie asked Ms. Golovina if it would be possible for Barnes and Noble to donate some books to the Friends of Atwater Library to be used by the Library. As a result of Ms. Golovina checking with senior management, Friends of Atwater Library became the recipient of a very generous donation of books from Barnes and Noble! Marie, Christine Anthony and Netty Carr caravanned to the book store and picked up the boxes of donated books.
Stella Nahapetian, Atwater Village Library’s senior librarian, will now look through the books to determine which ones will go on the library shelves for circulation within the system. Those books that don’t make it onto the shelves will be fed into the monthly book sales held every third Saturday by the Friends of Atwater Library. The proceeds from the book sales go to the Atwater Village Library to supplement its budget and/or to purchase items for which there are no funds.
The Friends of Atwater Village Library whole-heartedly thank Barnes and Noble for its very generous donation of books!
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Friends of Atwater Library Monthly Book Sale – Saturday May 17, 2008 from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. We have great books at great prices. Help support your local library!
May 17, 2008 Saturday - 1 :00 pm to 6:00 pm
Please join us for an idyllic day featuring delicious food, games, and music by Ellen and Matt, The Hollow
Trees, Tomas O'Grady, and Foreign Born. And of course, our renowned Silent Auction, where amazing deals are to be had. There will also be a quilt for auction which is handmade each year by the families, truly an heirloom. The NNS Spring Fair is a Silverlake tradition not to be missed!
A "green" event-BYO water cup when possible.
Neighborhood Nursery School in Silverlake 2700 Tesla Ave (at the corner of Armstrong Ave, NorthEast corner of the Lake) Los Angeles, CA 90039
TICKET PRICE (NNS is a non-profit co-op organization):
Admission-$12 @ the door, $10 @ website presale.
Children under 10 FREE.
www.neighborhoodnurseryschool.org
For more info: 323-804-3466
ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD NURSERY SCHOOL
The Neighborhood Nursery School has been serving young Los Angeles Families for half a century beginning in 1952. The school is located on the North end of the Silver Lake Reservoir. It is a non-profit cooperative owned and operated by the parents of it’s students.
Parents work as teaching assistants in conjunction with the long standing certified teachers. They maintain the buildings and grounds, and organize fund raisers including the January Art Show at Barnsdall Art Park and the AnnualSpring Fair which has become an Eastside and Silverlake community tradition.
The curriculum is designed to help children ages 3 to
5 to become enthusiastic learners, active and creative explorers not just in preschool but throughout their lives.
Atwater Village Neighborhood Council, City Council Districts 13 & 4 in conjunction with Sonic Muze and Importante Gifts present ARTWATER 'A Celebration of Music and Arts' Festival on Saturday, April 26th from 2-10pm along Glendale Blvd. in the Atwater Village.
Atwater Village Neighborhood Council, City Council Districts 13 & 4 in conjunction with Sonic Muze and Importante Gifts present ARTWATER 'A Celebration of Music and Arts' Festival on Saturday, April 26th from 2-10pm along Glendale Blvd. in the Atwater Village.
ARTWATER is an interactive music and arts festival featuring local Artisan vendors, chalk artists, two stages with musical and dance performances and various creative areas with activities for festival attendees to enjoy.
You can create your own succulent garden, rock paint and have your picture taking in some funky fun outfits with your friends!
The two stages will be filling the air with eclectic sounds from our local hot LA bands from various genres. Circe Link will entertain you with her cowboy and Omar Torrez will funk you out! Many other fantastically creative and exciting bands to be announced!
For your thirst quenching, there will be all natural Reeds Inc. ginger and rootbeers and Function Drinks. For the over 21, you can tantalize your taste buds with New Belgium Beer and wine from 55 Degrees.
Your appetite will be pleased with Flavors With Love barbecue cuisine and the local restaurants. (Margaret - if you know there names would love to mention)
Local Atwater and surrounding area Artisans and John Marshall High students will have their art up for purchase. As well as, gallery openings and receptions at the local art galleries. (I do not know exactly which art galleries will be open - the only one I know for sure it Little Bird)
Paintings by Atwater Ave. Elementary School students will be displayed throughout the festival.
A presentation of paintings by Atwater Ave. and GlenFeliz to Councilman Eric Garcetti.
Chalk Artists will be creating portraits on the street and sidewalk for the chalk art competition.
ARTWATER raffle with many prizes already in place such as Miropoulsky painting valued at $1,500, Santa Ynez Inn mid-week stay with two complementary massages, Chocolate Sun gift certificate, and many more!
ARTWATER will benefit Sonic Muze raising funds for musical instruments and art supplies in the Atwater Village, Los Feliz, Glassel Park and Silver Lake area schools.
COME EXPERIENCE ARTWATER AND ATWATER VILLAGES' SHOPS, ART GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER LOCAL MERCHANTS!
“Conversations at the College”
Affordable Housing: Dream or Real Possibility?
The Politics of Controversy
Saturday morning, April 26, 2008
Refreshments - 9:00 am / Panel Discussion - 9:30-11:30 am
The Johnson Student Center / Morrison Lounge on the Occidental College Campus
Feb 29th – April 8th, Friday & Saturday only, 8pm. For tickets call – 323-556-1636, or email: info@atwaterplayhouse.com, www.atwaterplayhouse.com for more info.
The ATWATER PLAYHOUSE is proud to present the WORLD PREMIER of a “A CAB FUGUE.” This searing drama was chosen as one of the top three winners in the 2007 Wright Brothers/Atwater Playhouse Playwriting festival.
Written by: Sam Toll
Directed by: Jamie Paolinetti
Cab (kab) n.
1. A transport for moving people from one place to another.
Fugue (fyoog) n.
1. A pathological condition marked by angst during which one is apparently conscious of one’s actions but has no recollection of them after returning to a normal state.
SYNOPSIS:
A beautiful young woman violently takes her own life and leaves behind a world which she has forever changed by doing so. One man soon crosses paths with three of the woman’s closest loved ones, and he is suddenly transported on his own journey of redemption while trying to save the three strangers from their own destruction.
CAST: Ky Evans, Eric D. Haun, Maria Mastroyannis, Tom Simmons
The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council and L.A. City Council District 13 in conjunction with Sonic Muze and Importante Gifts present the 2nd Annual Artwater Festival: “Celebration of Music and Arts Festival” - Saturday, April 26, 2008 2pm-10pm.
We are currently seeking submissions for:
Artisans - We will have rental booths for $100.00 for local artisans to sell their art. All interested artisans should email submissions to: danica@sonicmuze.org
Stage Performances – All stage performance suggestions should be emailed to ezekiel@sonicmuze.org
Click here to download revised flier (pdf file)
If you are going to grab a bite at Pat & Oscar's Restaurant consider doing it on the night of March 12th, please mention Holy Trinity School, and the restaurant will donate a percentage of the sale to Holy Trinity School.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Location: Pat & Oscar's Restaurant on Los Feliz Blvd. (Atwater Village location)
When: March 12th, 2008
Time: From 6:00pm
The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council and L.A. City Council District 13 in conjunction with Sonic Muze and Importante Gifts present the 2nd Annual Artwater Festival: “Celebration of Music and Arts Festival” - Saturday, April 26, 2008 2pm-10pm.
There will be a neighborhood meeting to explain the festival logistics and to discuss any thoughts or suggestions at: New Hole Chapel (behind Best Buy) on Los Feliz Blvd, Thursday, March 6 at 7pm
We are currently seeking submissions for:
Artisans - We will have rental booths for $75.00 for local artisans to sell their art. All interested artisans should email submissions to: danica@sonicmuze.org
Stage Performances – All stage performance suggestions should be emailed to ezekiel@sonicmuze.org
Please come and support Artwater and the Atwater Village community.
Deadline for all submissions: March 25, 2008 – 4pm
Los Angeles— The 3rd annual Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles event, a free, public celebration of the diverse culture and history of the L.A.’s Arroyo neighborhoods will take place on Sunday, June 1, featuring musical, visual, culinary and literary artists representing an array of the region’s cultural traditions.
This year’s Lummis Day event will be presented by the Annenberg Foundation and the Autry National Center, with over a dozen community organizations, neighborhood councils, City Council Districts 1 and 14, the Department of Recreation and Parks and public radio station KPFK acting as sponsors.
Principal activities for the event will be staged as Sycamore Grove Park at 4900 N. Figueroa Street, where music, art, multi-cultural performances and food service begins at 12:30 pm, and at Lummis Home, 200 E. Avenue 43, where the program will begin with an 11:00 am poetry reading followed by a "trek" led along the route of Arroyo Seco riverbed. The Festival will feature musicians, local restaurants, dancers, performing artists and visual artists representing many cultural traditions of the Southern California region.
Last year’s event drew over 3,500 people to events at Sycamore Grove Park and Lummis Home. Over 25 community groups, a dozen galleries and half dozen restaurants participated.
6PM Monday, Feb. 25 - Meeting at Irving Middle School to discuss the lock down, the police response, student and parent anxiety, etc. The kids from Atwater Village attend Irving and were part of this lock down. It is urge that members of the Atwater Village community to attend the meeting, especially if you have or will have kids at Irving.
There have been more than 12 gang related shootings in the Northeast area since 1-1-08. Higher than any other area.
Acapulco Restaurant will donate 25% of total food sales at this fundraiser event to Holy Trinity School.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Acapulco Restaurant
3280 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323.663.8275
Arts and Education Committee meeting
Monday, February 4, 6:45-7:45pm
Atwater Village Branch Library3379 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Click here to download meeting agenda (pdf file)
For more information contact Tim Warner at twarner@atwatervillage.org
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Museum Hours 10 am to 5 pmOpen House Activities Noon—4 pm
Admission to the museum and open house activities is free on this special day!Members, neighbors, and friends are invited to a special open house at the Autry National Center. Autry “Inside Out” is your chance to get a preview of the new and exciting architectural designs for the Autry National Center in Griffith Park.
• See the building model.• Look at architectural and gallery plans.
• Discuss the vision with Autry staff.• Meet Design Architect Brenda Levin.
• Enjoy a gallery tour.• Take an outdoor walking tour of architectural and landscape plans.
We hope you’ll join us on this special day and share in our excitement about the future.
Detailed information on the schedule of events can be found at www.autrynationalcenter.org/anewpla Location:Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323.667.2000Atwater Village, CA – The Atwater Village Farmers’ Market has found yet another way to bring local, fresh produce to Atwater Village! In a collaborative effort, the (AVFM) has coordinated a farmer visit to Atwater Elementary School using LAUSD and SEE-LA’s Bring the Farmer to Your School program.
On January 23rd, from 8:20 a.m. – 12:10 p.m., Farmer Eli Sheiman, of Tutti Frutti Organic Farms, will visit the Atwater Elementary School classroom and teach over 250 students about life on the farm. The children will learn that carrots grow form the ground, and that they don’t just appear at the produce aisle at the market! Students will learn many things, such as the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bugs for growing fruits and vegetables. The students will be able to taste tangerines, apples and carrots straight from Eli’s farm, and learn that carrots can actually have a sweet, flavorful taste. “I like the kids to have a connection with where their food comes from, how it affects their bodies, and become excited about eating healthy” – Farmer Eli Sheiman.The Farmer Eli’s visit is being funded by the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council, who share with the (AVFM) their commitment to the health of the Atwater community.
For the past six years, SEE-LA and LAUSD have been collaborating and operating the Bring the Farmer to Your School program. This program is committed to teaching children in lower-income communities about health, farming, and fresh fruits and vegetables. “SEE-LA is proud to bring its valuable programs into the same communities where we also operate our farmers’ markets”. – Pompea Smith, CEO, SEE-LAThe Atwater Village Farmers’ Market is located on Glendale Ave. and Larga Ave. at 3250 Glendale Blvd. in the Wells Fargo Bank parking lot. Free parking is available off Larga Ave.
The Market is operated by Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA) as a nonprofit community activity.
Metro Gallery
November 17, 2007 - January 5, 2008
“Living Room: Conscious Art and Design”
Opening: Saturday, November 17, 2007 6-9pm. Curatorial statement begins at 6:30pm. Refreshments will be served. Free valet parking.
Metro Gallery
1835 Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake
Los Angeles, California 90027Gallery hours: 1-7 pm Wed - Sat
323.663.2787
Living Room: Conscious Art and Design, organized by guest curator Diana Barash, is an exhibition of artists and designers who are inspired to create artwork which reflects their sensitivity to the environment.
All those who are left cold by the mass-production stuff, will be thrilled to discover Under the Table.
Friends of Central High School #13, a new grassroots group, held a demonstration on Sunday, October 28, 2007 to rally community support for a much needed new high school in the Northeast Los Angeles area. The demonstration was held at intersection of San Fernando Rd and Cazador St, in front of the proposed 23-acre site for the new high school – Taylor Yard, Parcel F.
"The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has been outreaching to, and working with, our local communities since 2001 in order to locate a much needed high school in [Northeast L.A. area]. Currently, the children from [Atwater Village, Elysian Valley], Glassell Park and Cypress Park are sent to Eagle Rock, Franklin, or Marshall High. Those 3 schools all suffer with overcrowding which would be proportionally relieved if a new high school is built at Taylor Yards."
"There were numerous community meetings to locate and identify a preferred site for the high school. Despite a few drawbacks, the only area large enough where no homes or businesses would be disturbed and which was centrally located to [serve various Northeast communities], was Parcel F in Taylor Yard."
"While LAUSD was engaged in negotiations to acquire the property, developer Richard Meruelo, [of MerueloMaddux Properties], swooped in to buy it. Currently Mr. Meruelo is trying to negotiate a diminished and compromised school" under his so called “Riversedge Village” plan that includes high density housing, retail development and the high school.
For more information about Friends of Central High School #13 and how you can help please call: 323.270.2734 or email Roberta_Trotman@hotmail.com
Friends of Atwater Village (FAV) has completed another graffiti abatement mural, this time at the historic Vince’s Market building, located at the corner of Silver Lake Blvd. and Atwater Avenue.
The mural’s theme, “Past, Present and Future”, recreates the Vince’s Market building as it was prior to 1946. What is now Vince's Market was originally three separate businesses -- a beauty shop, a barber shop, and the market. In 1946 the beauty shop and barber shop were moved across the street and the market was expanded.
The mural shows images of the everyday items and products that were found at a “superette” market, barber shop and beauty salon in the 1940’s.
Muralist Rafael Escamilla who created and painted this wonderful piece of art, worked closely with the original owners of Vince’s Market, the Caravellas, and other long time residents so that he could keep all the images historically accurate for the 1940’s. They relied on old Atwater Village pictures and good memories of a bygone era. Come by and view this wonderful recreation of a bygone era and sit a moment on the “bench” to take it all in.
This mural project was funded by a Community Beautification Grant from the L.A. Board of Public Works.
Friends of Atwater Village (FAV) is a "hands on" group of volunteers working to improve and beautify our neighborhood, from neighborhood clean-ups to mural projects and more. At our core, we are a group of friends dedicated to improving Atwater Village. For more information about FAV you can contact them at 323.913.2999 or visit them online at www.FriendsofAtwaterVillage.org
The Los Angeles Community College (LACC) Northeast “Van de Kamp’s” satellite campus (2930 Fletcher Drive) project continues to endure ongoing building design hold ups and an almost 12 million dollar budget shortfall.
The first summer Atwater art walk presented by The Atwater Galleries will take place Saturday, July 28th, from 4 to 8 pm. JFerrari Gallery, Black Maria Gallery, Little Bird Gallery and Pounder Koné Art Space will be the host the Atwater Galleries Summer Party.
jFerrari Gallery: Dedicated to exhibiting works by mid-career and emerging contemporary artists. jFerrari is located at The Complex now showing a group exhibition of landscape paintings, Earthly Delights. There will be live music and live paintings by artist, Dan Wooster.
Black Maria Gallery: Focused on non-mainstream art that reverberates with the shock of the new. This is the opening reception for The Re-run Show, featuring works from memorable past exhibitions. An open bar and food will be provided along with a DJ spinning cool afternoon tunes and even maybe a surprise performance piece by Ladyspoke. Don’t forget to check out the new Black Maria store right next door.
Little Bird Gallery: The latest addition to the Atwater Galleries will be presenting a solo show featuring new works by Thomas Mulvane. Little bird focuses on the artist as more as an individual. The gallery will be hosting an open bar and refreshments.Pounder Koné ArtSpace: A creative meeting art space for artists, writers and musicologists alike with a focus on introducing artists from the Diaspora and local Angelino artists. This is the closing reception for Fully Fledged, an all women group show, including Artis Lane, Pamela Mower Conner and Dominique Moody.
June 16th-July 21th Opening Reception Saturday June 16th 7-10pm
They stopped the Rose Parade. They shouted down elected officials. They negotiated the building of an AIDS Ward in a public health system that left people with AIDS suffering in hallways due to lack of a dedicated place for them. They were members of ACT UP.
Drkrm. Gallery proudly announces the opening of SILENCE = DEATH: Los Angeles AIDS Activism 1987 - 2007, slated for a June 16th opening and running through July 21st.
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of ACT UP/Los Angeles, the exhibition features the work of Chuck Stallard, who documented one of the most dramatic and successful protest groups in recent history. The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) became a national and world-wide movement, with one of its most effective chapters in Los Angeles.
ACT UP/LA's quite effective strategy was to mix angry street activism with hometown media-savvy.
The group was known for its smart graphics and catchy slogans (“He Kills Me” read the caption for a poster of President Ronald Reagan, who failed to act on or mention AIDS in the critical earliest years of the pandemic). ACT UP worked nationally as well as locally, initiating such federal programs as compassionate access to drugs still under FDA review, and demanding universal healthcare as the first step to responding to AIDS.
With its core of gay male activists, ACT UP formed progressive coalitions to press for a women’s right to choose, fair labor practices, and a diversion of tax dollars from foreign invasions to domestic healthcare. Silence = Death revives some of the most dramatic moments captured by a photographer never afraid to put his lens in the fray.
We've got a large assortment of VHS videos for your summer entertainment - only $1.00 each.
Stop by the Friends of Atwater Library table at the Atwater Village Street Fair on Sun. June 10th - we will be selling paperbacks for your summer reading enjoyment.
Following appearances at the Wiltern Theater and San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium, Ollin, one of Los Angeles' top emerging alternative bands, will join Quetzal and the Susie Hansen Latin Band as performers at the second annual Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast L.A. on Sunday June 3 at Sycamore Grove Park, (4900 N. Figueroa Street).
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Given the latest construction cost estimates, an additional $8 million must be added to the current construction budget in order to build the Northeast Campus as one single project. As such, the District has taken an aggressive approach to assemble a bid package that will include the components needed to start the construction of the Adaptive Reuse of the Bakery Building within the next six (6) months. The bid package for the Bakery Building will include the Site Plan and the Utility Plan from the New Education Building, the Central Plant Project and the Street Improvement Projects for San Fernando Road and Bakery Lane. The New Education Building will be completed at a date when additional funding becomes available.
It is with great enthusiasm that jFERRARI Gallery proudly announces their One-Year Anniversary Show! We have invited 27 of our most talented artists who work in an array of representational and abstract styles to exhibit. "Chapa" our resident band will also be performing for us. A sound best described as experimental folk with a classic approach and instrumentation, some call it "Experimental Storytelling”. Opening for “Chapa” will be our newest addition “Good On Paper”, a local indie band of two. It has been an exceptionally monumental first year and we look forward to continuing and exploring more diverse exhibitions for the coming year. We will continue to support individual emerging artists, as well as representing new artists. As the art scene in Northeast Los Angeles blooms, we will continue our interrelationships between our local communities and venues. We will also keep striving to be community involved by generating more collaborations with one another. We hope this impetus effort will revitalize Atwater Village and its neighboring communities.
Poets & Writers Magazine, the preeminent national information source for working writers, will sponsor the poetry reading and reception that will kick off the second annual Lummis Day Festival, beginning 11:00 am on Sunday, June 3 at Lummis Home, 200 E. Avenue 43.
Authors Steve Abee, Suzanne Lummis, Lynne Thompson, and Charles Harper Webb, each representing a singular current in contemporary poetry, will be reading from new and published work in an outdoor garden setting.
Along with essays on the literary life and interviews with contemporary writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, Poets & Writers Magazine publishes articles with practical applications for both emerging and established writers. It's pages provide the most comprehensive listing of literary grants and awards, deadlines, and prizewinners available in print. Poets & Writers Magazine is published by the nonprofit organization, Poets & Writers, Inc. The event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation.
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Book Sale - Friends of Atwater Village Branch Library
Saturday, May 19th
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Atwater Village Branch Library
3379 Glendale Blvd, L.A. 90039
Atwater Playhouse and Method Acting Company opened its third original production, Hands of an Angry God, this past weekend. In celebration of its one-year anniversary, the theater would like to extend an invitation to all residents of the burgeoning Atwater Village, to attend the production for FREE. Please note that all one needs to do is mention they saw the invitation on Atwater Village News – Blog for FREE admission.
This original play was written by playwright Laurie Powers and directed by Atwater resident Jamie Paolinetti. Hands of an Angry God follows the lives of two American families and communities during World War II. Through the war and consequential events, their lives become entangled and they are forced to confront their beliefs and their desires.
Rich in symbolism and allegory, Hands of an Angry God offers the audience the chance to take a hard look at some of the most poignant topics of today: war, religion, politics, and the effect on relationships.
Carolyn Mendoza, a fine artist from Venice, California, has established a long-term career in working with metal. Influenced by nature, she creates unique sculptural designs by welding natural forms on to steel. Using various patina techniques, vivid colors hidden beneath the surface are drawn out. These one-of-a-kind organic artworks can be enjoyed in both indoor and outdoor settings and can be custom designed to suit the client's individual needs.
Bob Nydam's signature is the interplay of chaos and order. Chaos flows through the images of insects evoking a gut-level emotional reaction without the baggage of most cultural and religious icons. Plain and simple: bugs are creepy! Look again and the ordered backgrounds depict a need to control the world through the trappings of dualism and fundamentalism. These layers of cacophony and control aspire to create a third layer existent on a more hopeful and deeper psycho-spiritual level.
We look forward to seeing you.
The Tarts
Pot-ted, 3158 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 323.665.3801
Creative Movement class with a focus on age-appropriate modern Hip-Hop moves accompanied by Radio Disney and Radio Friendly Hip-Hop Music.
Each class leads students through a warm-up routine, cross-floor work, and development of a dance sequence, culminating in a performance demonstration for parents, siblings, and friends on the last day of class.
Begins Monday, April 16th 5:30 PM
Heartbeat House Dance Workout Studio
323.669.2821
SIX WEEK BEGINNER FLAMENCO WORKSHOP
An introductory course with Angelita Macias (Artistic Director of Flamenco Show at El Cid). A fantastic opportunity to learn the basics of this passionate and intense dance. Starts Sunday 4/15 10:00-11:00 AM. Skirts and shoes recommended.
At: Heartbeat House Dance Workout Studio
3141 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323.669.2821
CCSEP is seeking proposals to design and construct five Gateways into Elysian Park that will create a cohesive identity for this historical park.
Up to five artists, architects or designers (in teams or individually) from the Greater Los Angeles area will be selected to submit final Design, Construction, and Installation Proposals to the selection committee.
Elysian Park, the oldest park in Los Angeles, contains the last remaining parcel of Pueblo lands that were included in the original Spanish land grant from King Carlos of Spain over two centuries ago.
Project Goals
• Boldly define and enhance the five entrances to Elysian Park, several of which are highly visible and well-traveled.
• Remain sensitive to existing and surrounding topography.
• Provide a more cohesive awareness of the whole of Elysian Park through shared design elements. (Not all gateways need to be alike.)
• Each gateway design MUST contain the text Elysian Park and 1886.
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Check out the new Wednesday night classes offering Salsa, Swing and Tango series, also Jazz and a new night for children's Ballet. Salsa for adults will meet from 7:00-8:00 pm and is taking sign-ups to start in April. Instructor: Liz Curtis. Please contact Caballero Dance at 323-663-1907 or email dcaballero@socal.rr.com for more info.
Try this hour of musical fun with your young child age 0-3 yrs; still offering a free introductory class Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 am. For more information, visit www.littlestarsuzuki.com or call Dave's at 323-663-1907.
Friends of Atwater Village (FAV) has been awarded a Community Beautification Grant through the L.A. Department of Public Works which will fund a new graffiti abatement mural at the historic “Vince’s Market” building at 3250 Silver Lake Blvd, at the corner of Silver Lake Blvd. and Atwater Ave. The theme of the n
