OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:05 PM June 5, 2015 THE ARROYO SECO. THE FIRST MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES. Dear Friends, OVER 100 YEARS OF HISTORY. On behalf of the City of Los Angeles, I welcome you to the 2015 Lummis Day Few places tell the story of LA quite like the Southwest Museum site. celebration, hosted by the Lummis Day Community Foundation. The vision of historian, ethnographer, and early preservationist Charles Since its inception, Lummis Day has provided a tremendous stage for the best of music, Lummis, this landmark is a treasured icon that embodies and cele- dance, food, and art that Los Angeles has to offer. I hope you enjoy this unique brates his deep respect of native cultures. celebration of history and artistic traditions with your friends, family, and neighbors. Looking back, Lummis always believed that the greatest gift to the I send my best wishes for a memorable event and continued success. future is an awareness of the past. Today, our gift to the future is a rein- Sincerely, vigorated Southwest Museum site that honors its legacy and serves as a vibrant center of community life for the next 100 years. ERIC GARCETTI To do this, we need your collaboration, enthusiasm, and support. Mayor Get involved. Share your ideas. And Let’s Treasure it Together. Join the conversation: www.TreasureSWM.org Charles Fletcher Inside Lummis, 1859-1928 Schedule of Events ................................................................... 5 Lummis Day Mission .................................................................7 ummis Day: The Festival of Northeast “Boyle Heights Adjacent” ..................................................... 9 Los Angeles, takes its name from Mariachi Plaza ............................................................................. 11 Charles Fletcher Lummis, who joined “Que Viva Richard Duardo!” ...............................................17 L The Historic Southwest Museum ......................................21 the L.A. Times as the newspaper’s first city York Blvd at Ave 50 ...............................................................27 editor upon his arrival in this city in 1885. Occidental College and Northeast LA ..........................31 A prolific writer and photographer, Lummis Poetry and Music at Lummis Home ...............................33 was also one of the city’s first librarians, Craft Exhibits at Lummis Home .......................................35 founded the Southwest Museum—the first Sycamore Grove museum in the City of Los Angeles—and Stage 1 .......................................................................................37 helped introduce the concept of multi- Stage 2 ........................................................................................41 culturalism to Southern California. Until his Stage 3 .......................................................................................43 death in 1928, Lummis remained active as Stage 4 ......................................................................................45 a photographer, editor, poet, raconteur and Puppet Theatre, Bugs & Balloons Stage ..................47 as an extraordinary champion of Native Family Activities ................................................................. 49 American and early California culture. He NELAGreenSpace .....................................................................51 “Viva Poetry” Library Events ............................................53 built his home—El Alisal, aka Lummis Film Night ....................................................................................54 Home—with his hands and it remains one of Educational Workshop .........................................................55 Northeast L.A.’s most cherished cultural monuments. 2015 Noisemaker Award ......................................................56 “Out West,” the title of this publication is an homage to the Sponsors, Supporters and Volunteers .........................58 THE SOUTHWEST MUSEUM SITE IS A NATIONAL TREASURE OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. magazine of the same title that was founded and edited by Charles Ten years of Lummis Day ................................................... 60 PHOTO COURTESY AUTRY NATIONAL CENTER OF THE AMERICAN WEST Lummis. Event Maps ......................................................................... 65-66 2 www.lummisday.org www.lummisday.org 3 OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:05 PM 10TH ANNUAL LUMMIS DAY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Who’s On, When and Where MARIACHI PLAZA SYCAMORE GROVE PARK FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 4PM – 8PM SUNDAY, JUNE 7, NOON – 7PM 4:00 Suspect STAGE ONE - MUSIC 4:40 Luis J. Rodriguez 12:30 Ted Garcia, Native american Blessing 5:10 Jessica Fichot 1:00 Chikwood 6:00 Casa 0101 Theater: Excerpt from “Cholas, 2:05 Stand Easy Chicanas y Chisme” 3:25 Trio Ellas 6:30 Diavolo Institute youth Performance Company from STaR Prep academy performing T.R.U.S.T. 4:40 Susie Hansen Latin Band 7:00 Mariachi Tierra Mexicana de Oscar Chávez 6:10 Buyepongo STAGE TWO - DANCE SOUTHWEST MUSEUM 1:40 Sirenesque SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 10AM – 4PM 2:50 Louise Reichlin & Dancers/ Los angeles 10:00 Exhibit, “Back to The Roots: a Tribute to Choreographers & Dancers Richard Duardo” opens 4:05 Futuro/The Jr. Dance Company of 12:00 Tribute to Richard Duardo program with Wayne CONTRa-TIEMPO Healy and abel Salas 5:35 Ballet Coco 1:00 “Back to the Roots” themed poetry hosted by Linda Kaye. Poets Vibiana aparicio-Chamberlin, STAGE THREE - MUSIC Jim Bolt, Judith Terzi, Jeff Rogers, Miriam 1:00 The Slightlys Quezada Hagerman, alfredo Madrid. 1:50 Hobart W. Fink Saxophonist: Joel Shryack 2:50 Salt Petal Continuous: Music by Dave Porter, Hector 3:55 Cuñao Sanchez 5:00 The Evangenitals 4:00 Exhibits close STAGE 4 – EMERGING TALENT YORK PARK AT AVENUE 50 1:00 Franklin HS UCLa after School House Of arts State Of the art Student Performers SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2PM – 6PM 1:45 The Seven 17’s 2:15 Mariachi Tradicion de Fernando Rios 2:45 The arte Flamenco Dance Theatre: Flamenco 3:00 Elliot Caine Quintet and Hip-Hop 3:55 Pacific Opera Project 4: 35 Celtic Céili Dancers and aedan McDonnell, 3:45 The G.a. Squad (Grand arts Squad) Step Dancer 4:45 57 Bossa 5:15 Gothic Tropic 2 – 6 Chalk artists Willie Zen, Mri Scott Elbey, PUPPETS & PLAYERS / Adriana Salgado, Lori antoinette W, BUGS & BALLOONS STAGE Aldonia R. Bailey, Liz Espinoza, and Ever Galvez 1:15 Puppets & Players Little Theatre 1:55 We Tell Stories: “Let Them Eat Books” SOUTHWEST MUSEUM 2:50 Puppets & Players Little Theatre SUNDAY, JUNE 7, NOON – 5PM 3:30 Earthworm Ensemble 12:00 Exhibit, “Back to The Roots: a Tribute to 4:25 Kate the Balloon Girl Richard Duardo” opens 4:40 Puppets & Players Little Theatre 2:00 Music: Student Ensemble from the Neighborhood Music School Papel Picado with avenue 50 Studios courtesy of 2:45 Music: Student Ensemble from the arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council Neighborhood Music School 3:00 Music: Student Ensemble from the Franklin High School Robonerds Neighborhood Music School 6:00 Exhibits close Tongva animals with Julia Bogany, Tribal Elder, San Gabrielino Band of Mission Indians LUMMIS HOME Home Depot/Color Spot Planting Booth SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 10:30AM – 5PM 10:20 Musical interlude: Mason Summit Eco Voices with The Urban Science Corps 10:50 Ted Garcia, Native american Blessing “Paint a Birdhouse,” courtesy of arroyo Seco 11:00 Poets Suzanne Lummis, Jim Natal, Neighborhood Council William archila 12:00 Reception 12:00 Crafts Exhibits 12 – 5 Music by Dave Porter, Hector Sanchez 4 www.lummisday.org www.lummisday.org 5 OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:05 PM LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Mount Washington Homeowners Alliance joins partner communities of Highland Park, Cypress Park, Montecito Heights, Glassell Ten years of Celebrating The art Park and Sycamore Terrace to celebrate the accomplishments of Charles Lummis. and History of Our Community Mount Washington Homeowners Alliance was created 14 years t’s been a long journey. Ten years ago, we held small events at Lummis Home and at This year an army of volunteers will pitch in. They’ll Sycamore Grove Park in the middle of a blistering heat wave. ago to protect the set up tables and chairs, place banners on our streets, erect We had no canopies and few umbrellas. Still, people came. quality of life in stages and help direct traffic. Hundreds of musicians, Artists performed and presented their work. The community Mount Washington dancers, poets, actors, artists, storytellers and other came together. with responsible Iperformers of every description will come together to offer a A decade later, Lummis Day is fulfilling its initial vision development of three-day rainbow of multi-cultural expression. by bringing dozens of community organizations together the hillsides and There’s no event quite like it in Southern California. for a cooperative effort that remains open to all who wish to to preserve the The Lummis Day festival celebrates the things we love about participate. New working relationships have been fostered unique architecture our communities, but it was always intended to be something among arts groups and grassroots community organizations more than one big party. that have never worked together before. New avenues for and community life of When the idea surfaced from our neighborhood councils a community dialogue and collaboration have been created. the neighborhood while decade ago, we were looking at ways of strengthening the ties Lummis Day’s projects encompass