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THE ARROYO SECO. THE FIRST MUSEUM IN . 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 ...... 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. 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 . 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

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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

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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 more than the yearly conserving natural habitat and open space. of community. We looked at our considerable assets: Northeast festival we celebrate in June. The educational program for L.A. has history, a rich trove of stories and the legacies of teachers, the poetry readings at public libraries and the annual Learn more and get involved! colorful people who created some of this city’s most valuable film night make for a year-round effort and are important institutions. We have perhaps the most diverse population to components of our program. be found anywhere in the city. We have community activists This year, with events spread over three days at five locations, with a strong work ethic and a core group of volunteers who are the Lummis Day Festival will feature artists representing the www.mwha.us willing to put in the time and effort to get things done. broad spectrum of Northeast L.A.’s peoples. We’re expanding We looked at our challenges: It’s tough to find consensus to Boyle Heights, to the York Boulevard area of Highland Park among often-fractious groups who had never previously worked and to the Southwest Museum. We’re moving the main Sunday together, groups with competing interests, different outlooks. stages back to the larger-capacity grounds of Sycamore Grove And then there’s funding: a free festival is an expensive Park. We’re maintaining our presence at Lummis Home, where undertaking and Northeast L.A. is not an affluent community. the Festival’s first event was held. We weighed our plusses and our minuses. We became Through it all, Lummis Day remains an all-volunteer, free convinced there was a need for a community festival and a way celebration and an opportunity to share our many cultural to make it work. traditions. We named the event after Charles Lummis, who founded It’s more than a party. But we sincerely hope you’ll have our city’s first museum, championed Native American culture fun. and whose name became synonymous with the advantages - Eliot Sekuler of cultural diversity. Through the enormous efforts of truly committed volunteers and with the help of our city officials, the (Email us at [email protected] to volunteer or YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL festival was born. make suggestions. And visit our website at www.LummisDay. Frankly, we didn’t really know what we were doing, but we org for updates) NO ONE UNDERSTANDS A NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE WHO were blessed with enthusiasm, optimism and Beginners’ Luck. LIVE, WORK AND PLAY THERE. YOUR VOICE IS A NECESSARY COMPONENT TO THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE LUMMIS DAY COMMUNITY Our Mission FOUNDATION BOARD Join us the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month Margaret Barto, President Dr. Jeremiah B. C. Axelrod 7 pm to 9 pm Lummis Day celebrates the arts, Heinrich Keifer, Michele Clark Highland Park Senior Center history and ethnic diversity of Vice President, Operations Mary Fitzpatrick through Yvonne Sarceda, D.W. Jacobs 6152 N. Figueroa Street educational and cultural events Vice President, Robert Kieft and an annual festival that Community Relations Rosamaria Marquez WE PROUDLY SUPPORT THE LUMMIS DAY FESTIVAL! draws the community together Jain Sekuler, Treasurer for a shared experience while Denis Quinonéz Carmela Gomes, Secretary providing a platform for Eliot Sekuler cooperation among people of all ages and backgrounds. Bert Atkinson WWW.HIGHLANDPARKNC.COM Brian Sheridan

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:05 PM ON GENTRIFICATION Boyle Heights Adjacent

By Abel Salas

n 2010, I wrote a prose piece titled “Everything is Boyle Heights Adjacent.” It was a loving tribute to the neighborhood that I’ve called home for about six Iyears but which had long since been a metaphorical and spiritual homeland. It was also a vociferous rant against gentrification and the dislocation of long-time residents that gentrification precipitates. Those who read it were surprised at its stridency. Among those who weighed in on it was a leader in affordable housing development, a woman who I admired and continue to admire. Her work at the helm of a non-profit development corporation established to empower and improve the quality of life for East Side residents is now almost legendary. Because of her organization, the Boyle Hotel was restored and is a now a sterling example of conservancy and had taken him from the cotton fields to the battlefield in Korea, listed on the national registry of historic buildings. California was the great escape. And Los Angeles loomed Her response echoed that of many. While well-intentioned, large for him because it was the land of opportunity and it I was not raised on the East Side of Los Angeles. So she, and represented the pinnacle of art, music and culture, the capital many like her, were right to question why I would rail so loudly of Mexican-America. He’d been making the trek west from about the evils of an impending hipster takeover that would the time he’d been discharged honorably after the Korean War BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES change the nature and character of a community I had come to and subsequently enlisted in the Navy. He logged time in Los 856 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration / Los Angeles, California 90012 know and love but in which I was, essentially, a new arrival. Angeles and San Francisco before family and life took him back In the rant, I waxed poetic about the things that made and still home to the Gulf Coast. Hilda L. Solis make Boyle Heights the incredibly wonderful place it is. My list He keeps photographs he took on the streets of Watts in Supervisor, First District was loaded with entities, organizations, people and landmarks 1965 when racial tensions came to a boil in South LA. It wasn’t that are ignored and dismissed by those who see neighborhoods long thereafter that he brought us all out here with the idea that like Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights and Highland Park as LA was where we belonged. I was six, and we settled in La Greetings to Northeast Los Angeles diamonds in the rough, robust enclaves only one step away--with Puente, part of the San Gabriel Valley that is a natural extension the addition of their expertise, creativity, drive and ambition— I am honored to be your representative on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors of what I have lately, as a die-hard community advocate and the from becoming the hot new neighborhoods where newcomers publisher of a small community arts monthly called Brooklyn & and look forward to hearing about the needs and priorities from the communities of very much like themselves and quite unlike the residents who Boyle, termed the Greater East Side. Northeast Los Angeles. My doors are always open to you. made those places robust to begin with, might begin gravitating Yet I remain torn because there is still a part of me that to with glee. wonders, as I did openly in the rant (located easily with a quick The County is a resource to its residents, and I want to make sure you access the County’s Obviously, my own tour through the predominantly Mexican Google search), if I myself have been indirectly responsible for information, programs, and services. Please free to contact my office for any assistance at American East Side had always been colored by a particularly some gentrification. It is no secret that the periodical I publish (323) 881-4601 or visit us online at www.hildalsolis.org. privileged sense of identity, a sense that comes equipped with highlights the overwhelming beauty and undeniable depth and the belief that I belong, that I have more in common with those breadth of the cultural capital that Boyle Heights, an ethnically Sincerely, who have lived, worked and loved in the barrio than any of diverse community by default because the restrictive covenants those co-called pioneering trendsetters will ever have. It was that had historically prohibited minorities from renting or buying that sense of belonging and an appreciation for its history that property in most other parts of LA did not exist here, represents. led me, a late comer, to create a newspaper that touted all of the I am guilty of being a very vocal Boyle Heights booster. incredible artistic and creative energy that had defined Boyle But at what cost? Is the magical nature of the neighborhood Hilda L. Solis Heights and East LA for two generations, long before I’d been diminished when home flippers, developers and speculators Supervisor, First District touched by that magnetic pull across the southwest, the same tug begin scooping up housing stock and property they will offer that had drawn so many along I-10 from as far away the inevitable tide of artists and entrepreneurs that will soon as Houston. [CONTINUED ON PAGE 11] For my father, a Texas-born whose wanderlust 8 www.lummisday.org www.lummisday.org 9

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The Location Boyle Heights was L.A.’s most multi-cultural neighborhood for many decades in the early and mid-20th century and remains among the city’s most vital engines of creative expression. At its center is Mariachi Plaza, where East First Street, Boyle and Pleasant Avenues come together. The Plaza takes its name from the mariachi musicians who have gathered there in their elegant charro suits to seek work since the 1930s. They still gather today, sharing space with the Metro station, the Farmers Market, the Libros Schmibros bookstore and library and the many other businesses that contribute to the vitality of this Mariachi Tierra Mexicana de great crossroads. Lummis Day is grateful to the Boyle Heights Farmers Market for their Oscar Chavez partnership in staging our first festival in this neighborhood. ariachi Tierra Mexicana De Oscar Chavez is comprised Mof three generations of musicians-- grandparents, parents and children --who share the joy of the Mariachi musical tradition. The group was originally formed by musicians from the states of Colima, Zacatecas, Jalisco and Michoacan and took the name “Tierra Mexicana” (“Land of ”) in honor of their wide-ranging Mexican origins. They have recently released a new recording that is available in all digital formats. [CONTINUED ON PAGE 13]

other questions with respect to gentrification. But these are Boyle Heights Adjacent conversations which must take place between newcomers and those who have called historically ethnic neighborhoods home [CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9] for more than half a century. It is not a racial issue and those flock to 1st Street and Cesar Chavez to open the trendy shops and who reduce it to that merely fan the flames of hate, distrust and restaurants that are sure to come, businesses that will not cater to conflict. Witness Baltimore. To those who eye places like Boyle long-time residents but which are, by nature, bellwethers of what Heights with excitement, ideas and a vision of futures built, NPR has euphemistically called “re-tenanting.” By shouting essentially, on the dislocation of working-class people, I can from the rooftops and bellowing loudly about how truly cool only say, “Whoa. Slow down. Get to know us. Love us. We’re Boyle Heights and the East Side are, have I not been at least kind of okay people. For many, your arrival is not a symbol of a small part of the reason there is so much interest in a place improvement, a change or shift that we should be thanking you which, for decades, was written off as a gang-infested slum? for, this in spite of the fact that you genuinely and sincerely There are no simple answers to these and so many believe that’s all you’ve come here to do.”

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Luis J. Rodriguez Luis J. Rodriguez is the Poet Laureate of Los Angeles. His last poetry book, “My Nature is Hunger,” won the 2005 Paterson Book Award. He has a dozen other books in poetry, children’s literature, fiction, and nonfiction, including the best-selling memoir, “Always Running, La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A.” Luis is also founding editor of the small press, Tia Chucha Press, now in its 25th year, and co-founder of Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore in the . His latest book, “It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing,” Diavolo Institute Youth Performance Company is a finalist for the 2012 National Book Critics Circle from STAR Prep Academy performing T.R.U.S.T. Award. He was a featured reader at the 2013 Lummis T.R.U.S.T. is the interactive performance piece from the Lincoln Day Festival. Heights-based Diavolo Education Company (Volo). T.R.U.S.T. stands for Teamwork, Respect, Unity, Solidarity and Trust. The show is an interactive, exciting, accessible performance that brings the aesthetic experience of Diavolo to schools throughout LA County. T.R.U.S.T includes excerpts from several different pieces in the Diavolo repertory, showcasing many different aspects of Diavolo and its unique style of movement. Instructors from Diavolo Institute have taught this T.R.U.S.T. show to the students at STAR Prep Academy as part of the organization’s Creative Constructions program. The students learn a taste of the Diavolo technique and receive an introduction to the Company’s movement vocabulary and values of trust and teamwork.

Jessica Fichot Atwater-based chanteuse, songwriter and accordionist Jessica Fichot is a lot like her hometown of Paris: French at heart, but with a soul that’s truly international. Drawing from her multi-ethnic French / Chinese / American upbringing, her music fuses styles and languages, taking the listener on a twisting journey out of the French chanson tradition, into the lands of gypsy jazz, 1940s Shanghai swing, international folk and into the wilderness of her imagination. Fichot has brought the exotic charms of her imagination to audiences across the world, armed with her accordion and accompanied by her fiery band and multilingual vocals. With her most recent release “Dear Shanghai” in hand - a work entirely sung in Mandarin Chinese and celebrating the swing era sounds of her mother’s hometown - she will be heading out to China to perform just a few days following the Lummis Day festival!

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THE MC The Neighborhood Music School Miriam Peniche Lummis Day’s Mariachi Lummis Day is proud to be associated with Boyle Plaza MC Miriam Peniche Heights’ The Neighborhood Music School, which has is a founding member of been sharing the gift of music with students from age P.M.S. (The Pinche Mentirosa 3 to 73 for over a century. The school offers affordable Sisters) and was an original music lessons in , violin, viola, cello, drums, cast member in Los Angeles’ guitar, trumpet, , flute, saxophone, clarinet and first production of Real voice with instruction by professional musicians whose Women Have Curves in mentoring and inspirational teaching methods encourage 1998. Her other shows at each student to strive for excellence. CASA 0101have included Classes range from individualized private lessons P.M.S. (Pinche Mentirosa to group and ensemble opportunities. To keep classes Sisters)’s “Blind, Deaf & accessible to all interested students the school has Dumb Dating and Kiss My established a scholarship program with awards granted Mistletoe,” “La Ofrenda,” “El based on the student’s need as well as merit. In addition Verde,” “Documenting the to music lessons, The Neighborhood Music School Undocumented,” “Simply opens its doors to the community for movie nights, Maria or the American concerts, picnics and field trips. Dream,” “Confessions of The School is based in a 1892 Victorian house, th Women from Boyle Heights,” located on Boyle Avenue and 4 Street, near the East “P.M.S.: Toxic Shock Media,” LA Interchange. Tours of the facilities are available to “Hoop Girls” and “Tamales the public by calling 323-268-0762. Website: www. de Puerco.” She has also done neighborhoodmusic.org several productions with East Los Angeles Rep including Casa 0101 “Black Butterfly... “ and “The Casa 0101’s mission is to provide vital arts, cultural and educational programs – in House of Bernarda Alba.” theater, digital filmmaking, art and dance – to Boyle Heights, thereby nurturing the future Miriam is the other half of The storytellers of the world who will someday transform the world. Girls Productions which just Founded in 2000 by writer Josefina Lopez as a means to provide arts to her community wrapped up the production of Boyle Heights, Casa 0101 now operates two venues, offers a full season of theatrical of her solo show “Faking It” plays, often new works by emerging writers, it offers classes in the various dramatic arts here at The New Casa 0101 discipline, acting, dance, playwriting and screenwriting which are free to youth and low Theater this past January. And cost for adults; and its art gallery features established LA based artists. currently, you can see Miriam In 2014, Lummis Day was pleased to present Ms. Lopez’ film, “Detained in The in the web series “Police Desert” to an audience at the annual Lummis Day Film Night. Lummis Day is proud to Chicks, No Kids No Cry” and continue the association. the upcoming “Fixing Paco” alongside comedian Paul Rodriguez. Suspect Suspect, a four-piece L.A.-based rock n roll band, performs with a high energy, heavy and driving sound that captures their love of old school soul and ardent appreciation for blues and rock n’ roll. The band, which was formed in 2013, includes Boyle Heights’ Neighborhood School guitar instructor Yunus Iyriboz, singer guitarist Joe Scolari, bassist Rob Nagelhout and drummer Will Baldocchi. Their debut EP, titled “Wrong Place at the Right Time”, is now available on most internet music retail and streaming platforms.

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:05 PM A REMEMBRANCE Visit the Autry’s Mt. Washington campus and experience the historic Grace at the Center of Chaos site of Los Angeles’s first museum, established by Charles Lummis. Que Viva Richard Duardo! Open Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. By Richard Montoya

Four Centuries of Pueblo Pottery ichard Duardo wanted you to be brilliant. Famous was okay but always be brilliant dammit or die Ongoing trying. Featuring more than 100 pieces We produced a large rock concert in the early of rare ceramics, this exhibition 90’s and OMG what the hell were we thinking? traces the dramatic changes that RRage Against the Machine, Cypress Hill, Tijuana No, Jose transformed the Pueblo pottery Montoya, Russell Means and thirty other bands from around the continent converged in a parking lot for another Battle of LA. It tradition in the era following was Pre-Coachella and we had dreams baby but after the largest sixteenth-century Spanish mosh pit in LA history on the bloody pavement of the Olympic colonization to the present. Auditorium parking lot reality set in. As we counted ticket stubs thru the night and we realized Community Garden we were 40K short of our goal Ongoing – at that exact moment Richard put his arm around me and with On Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. a huge smile said: “Welcome to 1:00 p.m., join UCLA students Polychrome earthenware owl, Zuni Pueblo, to Rock & Roll kid!” And with and SCIC/American Indian Family circa 1920–1924. Gift of Mr. Fred K. Hinchman. that my Dark Prince and mentor Southwest Museum of the American Indian Partnership staff to learn about Collection, Autry National Center; 535.G.163 sauntered off into the night with gardening and healthy living. pal of who wore pajamas the whole day and sped off in a black Treasure It Together Porche. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the historic This was the circus, the Big Southwest Museum site a National Treasure. To learn more, visit Top actually, Big Top Locos TreasureSWM.org. where a young Lalo Medina cut his teeth that day with King Taco as he was the only one to make a penny for us – Lalo now manages Jack White and Duardo “Big Long Frida” serigraph by Richard Duardo, left. “Portrait loved this too! That he brought of Lydia Mendoza,” serigraph by Richard Duardo, below/ The Autry Is Honored us in to a world we knew little about but left the experience to Support butt-sore and pockets empty but ready to go out and conquer anew. Failure or not – we were the 10th Annual brilliant that day and we went on to Big Top Locos ll – always rocking for causes like The Lummis Day Festival Children of Chiapas. It was never about us. The party had to have a cause and ART and projected film and blistering music and blood and guts and a tireless team of restless artists pushing Charles F. Lummis as a Harvard freshman, Boston, 1878. Sepia-toned gelatin silver print. Braun Research Library, Autry National Center; P.32522B the boundaries. Rolo Castillo of 50 Bucks & TAZ, Linda Brasero, the vatos of Atlas Sound and many others that could put on a show and make Historic Southwest Museum a powerful statement of art and peace in a violent world. Richard was grace at the center of the chaos. And he left us that gift. Mt. Washington Campus TheAutry.org He understood money and how to move it around but could 234 Museum Drive . Los Angeles, CA 90065 never hang on to much of it - he burned thru it and enjoyed Free Admission it – money was not the measurement with him or of him. His [CONTINUED ON PAGE 19]

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:05 PM Richard Duardo [CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9] brilliant production studios were a model of form and function and art and he knew the intersection well where art met social justice. Duardo could scold or pep talk you and pick you up and dust you off and shove you out there to do something brilliant. I always left him feeling inspired and wanting to do art. He was a dandy to the end, looking sharp, his famous suits dazzling Sacramento in the early 80’s! Who was that guy and what just happened? Chicano Art just got dragged into the 21st Century and we held fast onto Richard’s tailored suit coat. We all took something from Duardo, advice, prints, credit, American Spirit smokes, his urban and urbane Buddhism Hecho En Aztlan,” serigraph by Richard Duardo – I just hope I left something for him down by the River. He blasted my father’s had dynamics and he reveled in telling me Pachuco Portfolio when we produced off every once in a while but only because a memorial poster this year – “Listen to I needed it. “Get over yourself…” He that language…” He shouted, because would say as I underpaid or over paid for he recognized brilliance because Jose prints I already had. Do I owe him? Yes. Montoya’s language was only as sharp as The stars came to him too: Shepard, Duardo’s eye and exacto blade. Banksy, Cheech and more, and it could Original & authenticity are terms I see very well be these folks who he counted thrown around all the time – the latest art as friends who might be the very ones who killaz straight out of the suburbs couldn’t keep his important zen/dojo/studio open fill a paint can with an ounce of what and productive. There is urgency with all Richard had and some of us are angry that of this. Many depended on Richard. He he had it so hard for so many years, the carried the water for many. threats the art & bill collectors, the biters So let us circle the wagons, gather but I digress, and I promised Richard’s the horses, clean the squeegees and calm kin, his stellar sister Lisa, rock solid the headwaters so we can carry Brother carnales Oscar and Bruno, his nieces Richard down to the River and send him and nephews that we would borrow from peacefully out to the Pacific – Yemaya! Richard’s peaceful way and stay focused – and ever upward into the Heart of Lightness… The stars came indeed, on him. “Picasso,” serigraph by Richard Duardo We will tap into His calm – His Art but none shone brighter than that crazy of War – His Tao - his restlessness and of the culture war that rages all around brilliant star Richard. Que Viva Duardo! his hugely generous corazon and lay us whether we recognize it or not. He (Gratefully reprinted with permission our weapons down from the frontlines understood relationships and that they from Brooklyn & Boyle)

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The Location Founded as the Southwest Museum of the American Indian in 1907 by Charles F. Lummis and the Southwest Society, the historic Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus is on the National Register of Historical Places, on the California Register of Historic Places and both the Southwest Museum building—constructed between 1912 and 1914-- and the Braun Library are listed as City of Los Angeles Historical Cultural Monuments. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has designated the Southwest Museum site a National Treasure. This year’s Arroyo Arts Collective-Lummis Day event is the first Lummis Day Festival to be held at the Museum. The Lummis Day Community Foundation thanks the Autry National Center and the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their assistance in mounting this year’s festival and is grateful to the Arroyo Arts Collective for assembling this year’s art and poetry exhibition and tribute to the late Richard Duardo.

Brenda Hurst “Black Jay”

Mike Mollett “Twist”

Donna Bates “Pop My Collar” Peter Hess “Eastside” Patty Sue Jones “Richard Duardo” Roderick Smith “Angels Flight Detail”

attendees. The pop-up exhibit will take political influences that affect our Chuka Susan Chesney draws place within the historic Southwest local artists.” “Back to the Roots” was inspiration from her personal life and Back to the Roots: A Tribute To Museum site’s Norman F. Sprague, designed to reflect the neighborhoods, her surroundings. Her intense but Jr. Auditorium—a gallery space made families, cultures and politics of playful paintings are made up of layers Richard Duardo in Images and Poems available by the Autry National Center Northeast Los Angeles. of lines, washes, and bold colors. of the American West which is serving Raoul De la Sota offers a typical Presented by the Arroyo Arts Collective in conjunction with the Lummis Day Festival as a Lummis Day sponsor. THE ARTISTS Northeast LA landscape that could be a Born in Boyle Heights and raised pleasant backyard scene or a statement Produced by Gwen Freeman, Jeanie Frias (curator, art) and Linda Kaye (curator, poetry) in Highland Park, Richard Duardo Donna Bates combines realism about cultural barriers. played a pivotal role in the growth and graphic boldness in her figurative of the L.A. arts community. His paintings to create big, dramatic and Rob Grad fuses semi-transparent ack to the Roots: A Tribute to Richard Duardo” June 6 in the Museum’s courtyard followed by a reading of serigraphs of iconic popular culture sexy statements. photographic montages with various is a multi-media program featuring art, poetry poems reflecting the exhibition’s theme. figures were highly praised and he was materials including toys, industrial and music inspired by the late artist, master Painter and muralist Wayne Healy and writer Abel Salas Joanne Chase-Mattillo creates supplies and food. His work embodies “B famously generous in his dealings with a surreal, dreamlike quality in her printmaker and creative spark of Los Angeles’ artist will be among those taking part in the Saturday mid-day other artists the purity and excitement of childhood community. tribute. The poetry reading, hosted by Linda Kaye, will follow. photographs of Los Angeles. Using juxtaposed with the complexities of In its outreach to participating thermal infrared readings, she inspires The Arroyo Arts Collective has assembled the works of A commemorative folio of six card-sized Duardo artists and poets, the Arroyo Arts adulthood. 30 Los Angeles area artists and six poets which will include a reproductions, each bearing an original poem selected or the imagination of the viewer to go Collective called for work that beyond a traditional reading of their remembrance of the late artist to be held at noon on Saturday, created specifically for the event will be distributed free to examines the “social, artistic and environment. [CONTINUED ON PAGE 22]

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Devin Thor “Paleolithic Mammoth” Chuka Susan Chesney “Mount Washington House” Timothy Sellers “Ty”

Diane Williams “Beastial”

Jaonne Chase-Mattillo “Angel over LA Freeway”

Rob Grad “Unlearn Everything” Sergio Teran “Dos Hermanos Mujeres Libre” Linda Lyke “Ghost Drones” Barbara Grover “Girls Reflected” Wayne Healy “Sawin’ on Sunset”

Barbara Grover combines idea. She explores the energy and materials gathered from local sources. humans must be respectful stewards of Cidne Hart is currently knee- painterly brushstrokes, blending documentary-style still photos with quintessential realities of the culture of They playfully reveal the culture we planet Earth. deep in etching and cyanotypes and oil colors directly on the canvas words to transform how we think Los Angeles and the world. live in. Diane Williams depicts appreciates opportunities to make to stimulate the thoughtful and and exhibit work that is about our mysterious moods of her subjects. about the world, creating a narrative Brian Mendez establishes a Roderick Smith creates a broad representational figures of women neighborhood. that challenges both stereotypes and dialogue and collaboration with the description of the landscape around and animals as metaphor for the Sergio Teran tells stories found socio-political views. natural world. Abstract figures emerge us; a jostling circus of colliding motifs self-juxtaposing disparate, disjointed Diane Behrens paints her in the margins of a diverse urban Peter Hess employs a central that convey a struggle between time, assembling and disassembling in a and repeated elements and situating landscapes in and around Northeast landscape. His prints and paintings painting encircled by pictorial tiles. the elements, belief systems, and never ending performance towards imagery that hinges on internal L.A., capturing the unique flavor of the are visceral, physical, and personal The core image states the theme and cultures. His work is about reconciling identity. contradiction and incongruity. neighborhoods. mythologies of his Los Angeles. creates context while the illuminated with our environments with the hope Devin Thor’s sculpture series Brenda Hurst was influenced by Kevin Hass photographs with Timothy Sellers is “re-portraiting” tiles offer an opportunity for sustained of discovering what has been lost and Paleolithic Creatures is an homage to L.A. Latino artists from the early ‘80s. film inside his camera! When he isn’t the broken and bashed sculptures looking. forgotten. our prehistoric ancestors who painted Following the work of these artists, photographing old railroad cars, he’s found in the great U.S. museums, Linda Lyke creates ambiguous Mike Mollett’s current sculptures the walls of caves with the animals a dream came true when “Black Jay” photographing around the Highland including Greek and Roman pieces, suggestive images by allowing the of time-twists and wall-weaves that inhabited their world. He reminds was silkscreened at Richard Duardo’s Park neighborhood. African masks and modern sculptures. monotype process to inform the are drawn from a palette of linear us that extinction is forever and that Modern Multiples studio. Patty Sue Jones employs loose [CONTINUED ON PAGE 25]

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:05 PM Southwest Museum SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JUNE 6 AND 7 Proud to be the very first Richard Duardo Neighborhood Council Tribute to Sponsor Saturday, June 6, Noon Lummis Day! A REMEMBRANCE Abel Salas is a poet, journalist and founder, editor and publisher of “Brooklyn & Boyle” Wayne Healy grew up in East L.A. but has spent his (most creative) past 40 years in Montecito Heights with the Southwest Museum plainly visible from Connecting his front porch. At age 10, his mother brought him to the Museum and into a Sycamore Grove tunnel of dioramas that used to line the Mt. Washington tunnel walls. There she showed him the Montecito Heights architectural maquette of the “new” City Monterey Hills Hall (1928) that his grandfather, Adolfo Alaniz, made. Today, completing a five-generation loop, and Hermon to Wayne takes his grandson hiking regularly from the house The Neighborhood String Quartet City Government up to the pond in Debs Park and points to the distinctive Museum building. A renowned Los Angels muralist, Wayne Judith Terzi is the author of “Sharing Tabouli, Ghazal cofounded the East Los Streetscapers with David Botello for a Chambermaid,” and most recently,” If You Spot Your in 1975. He is also active as a printmaker and, he says, is Brother Floating By.” “honored to have had the opportunity to know and engage Jeff Rogers, poet, writer and performer, blogs as with the late Richard Duardo.” “LefthandedJeff” at beenandgoing.com and makes his headquarters on the web at lefthandedjeff.com. THE POETS Miriam Quezada Hagerman is a retired elementary and high school teacher who is currently writing a children’s book he poetry performance will be hosted by Linda Kaye and has been published in the anthology of Altadena Poetry and backed by the jazz sax sounds of Joel Shryack. Review. Attendees at Lummis Day events will receive T Alfredo Madrid is a Los Angeles based writer with commemorative gift cards displaying the winning poetry and passionate interests in street, artistic and cultural knowledge. Meets on the Third WE SUPPORT CINCO art work from the Richard Duardo estate. This event is made Tuesday of every DE MAYO PARADE, possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Musician Joel Shryack plays Latin jazz with both the Department of Cultural Affairs. Tujunga Social Club and the Granada project. month at 7:00 PM CYPRESS PARK Linda Kaye (Host/Producer) is a poet and writer based at Cypress Park COMMUNITY CENTER, in Northeast L.A. Linda also produces poetry events in local THE MUSICIANS Recreation Center, CYPRESS PARK venues such as The Manifesto Cafe in Hermon, Pilates & Saturday, June 6 Arts in Echo Park, Gold Haus Gallery in Highland Park and 2630 Pepper LIBRARY, JOBS FOR Native Boutique in Eagle Rock. Dave Porter Avenue/San CYPRESS PARK YOUTH Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin has performed her poetry Hector Sanchez Fernando Road & CYPRESS PARK and bilingual stories at The Pasadena History Museum, (see page 33 for bio information) The Vincent Price Museum, USC’s literary Festival de Flor RECREATION CENTER. Y Canto, Rock Rose Art Gallery, Ave 50 Studio, Beyond Sunday, June 7 Baroque and Vroman’s Book Store. The Neighborhood String Quartet consists of Boyle Jim Bolt is an acclaimed poet, actor and writer. He has Heights Neighborhood Music School students Intae Kim, performed throughout the US with live shows in Europe and violin; Yutae Kim, cello; Michael Dennis, violin; and Marina Japan. A National Poetry Slam competitor featured on MTV, Francis, viola. They will perform a repertoire including Jim was the opening performer in Portugal for Lisbon’s Art Haydn’s Op. 17 No. 6, Presto, Haydn Op. 1 No. 3, Adagio, Expo. Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.

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L a M. A. N. York Blvd. at Ave. 50 SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Insurance Agency CRAFT COCKTAILS FINE FOOD Notary Public & Avenue 50 Studio Satellite Art Gallery The Location Yolanda Y. Nogueira The intersection of York President/Broker Boulevard and Avenue Lic.. 0D92998 50 became the epicenter 1270 N. Avenue 50 Los Angeles, CA. 90042 of Highland Park re- development with the 323.256.3151 opening earlier this year of the new York Boulevard O U R H S Park, a 1/3 acre plot that Pacific Opera Project morphed from a gas station M. A. N. Dinner to a dangerous eyesore Tuesday-Sunday acific Opera Project was founded in July of 2011 with the purpose of bringing and finally, to a beautifully 5P UNTIL LATE Paccessible, affordable, and entertaining opera to audiences across Los Angeles. designed family-friendly Insurance Agency Based in Highland Park, P.O.P. is notable for performances featuring a broad play space equipped with a Sunday Brunch small amphitheater, shock variety of operatic repertoire, for its benefit to the larger artistic community of Notary Public 11AM - 3PM absorbent pavement and & Southern California and for providing a fully professional environment for their built-in musical instruments. sonnyshideaway . c o m artists. Councilmember Jose Huizar Several of their innovative productions have been mounted at the Highland engaged the community Avenue 50 Studio Park Ebell Club, bringing Grand Opera to Northeast Los Angeles for the very first in the park’s design and time. In 2015 Pacific Opera has returned with four POP-Up productions.They development and the Satellite Art Gallery include “Abduction from the Seraglio” in March and “Ariadne auf Naxos” which results of the collaboration 5137 YORK BLVD. HIGHLAND PARK completed its run in May. Upcoming are Verdi’s “Falstaff,” set for September is a public facility that has 12,13,19 and 20 at Glendale’s Forest Lawn Memorial Park and the early Donizetti become a source of pride for slapstick “Viva La Momma,” November 12, 13, 14, 17 and 19, back at the the community. Lummis Day Yolanda Y. Nogueira c a is thrilled to celebrate its 10th Highland Park Ebell Club. anniversary with an event on President/Broker POP performs regularly in public venues, bringing this traditional musical a stage just adjacent to this theatre form to audiences who think they won’t understand it or can’t afford it. The new Northeast L.A. landmark. Lic.. 0D92998 troupe’s generous performance at the 2014 Lummis Day Noisemaker Award Dinner 1270 N. Avenue 50 was a highlight of that event. Los Angeles, CA. 90042 Jon Sortland of Broken Bells and

Gothic Tropic received interest from Yeah Yeah 323.256.3151 Los Angeles’ Gothic Tropic Yeahs’ Karen O as a session player introduces some hard edges to and developing artist. She is an the playful world of psych-pop. exhibiting artist at NAMM and holds The brainchild of Cecilia Della sponsorships with leading guitar Peruti, Gothic Tropic keeps the pedal manufacturers. vibe playful, but measured and LA native and bassist Daniel dark with a unique lead guitar Denton has a signature style that and vocal style that recalls catchy contributes greatly to Gothic elements of pre-punk 70s acts such Tropic’s experimental sound. Having as Television and Can. The type played in early Metric, Denton’s bass of music Gothic Tropic plays is writing is dynamic and vigorous. comparable to jazz in the way its He also collaborates with Chelsea creation is approached: its success Wolfe, Ben Chisholm and others. is based upon each member’s ability Born and raised in Ohio, to collaborate but also individually flourish. drummer Rhys Hastings studied jazz performance and drum set Cecilia Della Peruti was born in New Jersey and lived with at NYU and moved to LA in 2010. Hastings has been gigging her father, composer and jazz player Carl Della Peruti. She with different projects such as Stones Throw artist Mild High moved to LA at age 11 to live with mother Juliana Gondek, Club, and more. He joined Gothic Tropic in January 2014. internationally acclaimed vocalist and pedagogue. Gothic Tropic has recently had full spread press support from Della Peruti works professionally as a touring auxiliary and Impose, LA Weekly and Ladygunn and has supported Mike TV performer and has appeared with Joseph Gordon-Levitt Watt, Foxygen and Allah-Las. Gothic Tropic is anticipating extraore.com 213.321.7506 on HitRecordTV, Late Night with Seth Myers and more. She the release of their debut LP, “Fast or Feast” on Old Flame exliving.co 213.321.7506 Records. collaborates with Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley, Ryan Adams, [CONTINUED ON PAGE 29]

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Céili dancing is The Elliott Caine Quintet a type of Irish Inspired by ‘60’s “Blue Note” style jazz and by the music social folk dance of Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria, the Elliott Caine which evolved Quintet plays original compositions as into an art form well as those by such masters as Lee in the early Morgan, Hank Mobley and Donald Byrd. twentieth century, The group has released four CDs- with jig steps, “Orientation,” “Le Supercool,” “Blues traveling steps, From Mars,” and “Hippie Chicks On and non-stop Acid,” all of which received extensive flow from one airplay in both the U.S. and abroad. figure to another, Two of Elliott’s original compositions always with were used in the Los Angeles Theatre multiple partners Center’s production of the Tony Award and progressive winning play revival of “Sideman,” movements. Some typical dances are Walls of Limerick, reprised for a week in May, 2010 at the Siege of Ennis, Haymaker’s Jig, and the Fairy Reel. Skirball Center in Los Angeles, featuring many of the original Aedan MacDonnell started tap and ballet at the age of six cast members. Elliott’s trumpet playing was also utilized and has been doing some type of dance ever since, including for the LATC production of “Look Back in Anger” in 2012. many forms of traditional and folk dance. Most recently Both productions were broadcast nationally on NPR. she has been studying the step dance styles from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, which were brought over by Scottish highlanders; Ottawa Valley step dance, which is a mixture of European, French-Canadian and tap; and Irish sean-nós dance, which is the precursor to the current Irish step dance we think of as typical. Aedan is also a professional, award- winning harper, but her secret love is percussive dance.

Mariachi Tradición de Fernando Rios Mariachi Tradición de Fernando Rios was formed in early 2000 to bring the beautiful music of Mexico to the Highland Park community. The group has performed throughout Southern California at events that have included the Orange County Fair, the Whittier Mariachi Festival and many more. They have performed with various Latino music artists and The Chalk Artists have performed at many recording sessions. The band is Chalk artists Willie Zen, Mri Scott Elbey, Adriana based in Northeast Los Angeles with members living in Mt. Salgado, Lori Antoinette W, Aldonia R. Bailey, Liz Espinoza, Washington and adjoining neighborhoods. and Ever Galvez met at the Pasadena Chalk Art Festival where they’ve participated as an informal group for the past 15 years. The diversity of their styles reflects the influences Celtic Céili Dancers and Aedan of their varying backgrounds and differing levels of training McDonnell, Step Dancer though they share the common love for the physically demanding challenge of creating their work on the horizontal The Celtic Céili Dancers are Caitríona, Erin, Larry, Linda, surfaces of streets and sidewalks. MaLisa and Tim, all Irish and Irish-American people who share a love of Celtic culture, language and art. (Some of the group members are fluent in Gaeilge, the Irish language.) THE MC James Uhrich

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By Jeremiah B.C. Axelrod and Robert Kieft breadth of current courses relating to local topics and the high level of faculty and student enthusiasm for such study n Institute for the History of Los Angeles is being to foster further interdisciplinary partnerships and facilitate developed at Occidental College to facilitate faculty-led efforts to integrate the culture, environment, studies of the history and culture of the city with a and history of the region into the curriculum through focus on Northeast Los Angeles. information sharing, course development, and workshops Occidental College has always intertwined its on community-based research and teaching methods; history with the landscape and people of Northeast Los Angeles, A • Support student-centered research and public history having begun in Boyle Heights in 1887, moved to Highland Park in 1898, and, finally, settled in its current Eagle Rock home in efforts, particularly in concert with community-based 1914. This shared history is composed of a series of fascinating educational and cultural institutions such as public schools, chapters, revolving around stories of Native and Latino resilience; museums, and cultural/historical organizations. Together, explosive real estate development; deeply rooted neighborhoods we will work to preserve vital historical and cultural slowly transformed by waves of new settlers; business, political, materials, buttress local historical/cultural organizations, and academic connections in the community; and a myriad of and increase the diversity of voices and sources represented long-standing individual relationships. in scholarly research. Conversely, the Institute will connect Indeed, the College’s urban context here in Northeast Los organizations, institutions, and individuals with the resources Angeles is inscribed right into its core Mission and long-term and expertise available among students and faculty; Strategic Plan, which reads in part: • Make Occidental a principal archive of Northeastern Los Our location in Southern California provides Angeles, building on such successful initiatives as our Occidental College with unmatched cultural and Northeast Los Angeles Newspaper Project (a collaboration natural resources. The City of Los Angeles is one between the College Library, Highland Park Heritage of the most dynamic metropolitan environments Trust, and Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society), and in the world and is an unparalleled place to thus anchoring a multi-institutional effort to make that study the intersection of the natural and cultural accumulated knowledge widely and freely available; and spheres. … We will significantly increase the Lummis Home, aka El Alisal, advantage of our location by creating additional • Foster and publicize an active public dialogue on the during construction (ca.1900) partnerships and connections with various Los region’s heritage and cultures. We seek to share this and as it appears today, above. Angeles institutions and organizations. enthusiasm for gathering, enhancing, creating, preserving, Using stones from the Arroyo and making use of vital source materials that shed light on Seco riverbed, Charles Lummis In order to begin writing the next chapter in that long Los Angeles through a series of public events, performances, began construction on the relationship, and to enact the College’s strategic vision under and exhibitions. These events would aim to preserve shared house in 1896 and completed President Jonathan Veitch, the college is working to create the memory and enable stakeholders throughout the community it in 1910. “El Alisal”—“The Institute for the History of Los Angeles (IHLA) to coordinate to participate in informed, thoughtful discussions about the Sycamore”—takes its name from and support its scholarly and cultural efforts in its home region. region’s past, present, and future. the trees that were abundant This proposed Institute, currently being developed under in the area, one of which still the leadership of historian Jeremiah B. Axelrod, PhD, and A key component, symbolically and physically, in the stands in the home’s courtyard. an advisory committee of faculty and staff from throughout planning for the IHLA is El Alisal, the amazing historic the college, is founded squarely on a philosophy of deep and home that Charles Lummis built on Avenue 43 at the Arroyo. continuing collaboration between members of the college Lummis’s home has served over the decades as a community community and a host of crucial Northeast LA community landmark, headquarters for the Historical Society of Southern partners, civic organizations, elected officials, and public California, and site for many of the activities of Lummis Day. interest foundations. Its central purpose will be to collect, study, Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks is currently and share the history and culture of this region, with a particular working hard to maintain public access to the house, which emphasis on the multicultural heritage of Northeast Los Angeles, belongs to the City, but simply does not have the resources to NELA is rich in historic buildings and in organizations, what it means to offer a liberal arts education in a specific urban by building upon Occidental students’ energy and insight, faculty fund needed repairs and restoration. Since this last summer, institutions, and community groups devoted to social and location. Students come to Occidental and NELA to intertwine and staff expertise, coordinated archival programs, and integral Occidental College has been actively pursuing fundraising to political activism, the visual and performing arts, education, and a life of serious learning and scholarship with an active and partnerships with our partner organizations. enable the College to assume stewardship of the house so that it - following Charles Lummis’s interests in a variety of cultural progressive role as citizens of a larger community. With the might serve as an off-campus IHLA base and site for meetings, The Institute’s main goals will be to: traditions - a vibrant, multicultural community. According to collaboration and insights of these students and the college’s community partner events, exhibitions, workshops, symposia, the college, the new Institute wants to work with community community partners, the proposed Institute for the History of • Provide curricular coordination and support on topics and educational activities that will benefit the entire community. partners to explore this multifaceted history because in many Los Angeles proposes to explore and deepen Northeast Los related to the Southern California region, with particular The college is seeking support for this effort, particularly as they ways the school’s history is the history of Northeast Los Angeles, Angeles’s diverse cultural identities and begin a fascinating new emphasis on the diverse NELA urban community and its rich work to raise the funds through donations to properly and fully and vice versa. The many connections over time between the chapter in Occidental College’s long history in the community. social and cultural history. The Institute seeks to build on the restore El Alisal. college and its communities suggest that the Institute will define

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Lummis Day Community Foundation THE POETS Smith, Buddy Holly, and the Beach Boys. In wishes to thank The Location May 2013, Mason began Suzanne Lummis Charles Lummis purchased hosting Mason’s Noise Suzanne Lummis’ the Lummis Home site Parlour, a quarterly series poetry collection “Open 24 sometime between 1895 and at Beyond Baroque in Hours” won the Blue Lynx 1897 and took 13 years to Venice, CA to present build this 4,000 sq. ft home Poetry Prize, and was from river rock boulders. the talent of other teen published in 2014. This The name “El Alisal” comes musicians and writers. Mason’s second past November, her poem from local sycamore trees, album, “Loud Music & Soft Drinks” for their support of Lummis Day, “How I Didn’t Get Myself one of which is featured was released last November and was to a Nunnery,” appeared in the home’s interior nominated for a Los Angeles Music The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles. in The New Yorker. In 2013, NPR’s courtyard. The design of Critics award for “Best CD, Male.” “All Things Considered” aired a feature the home was influenced The next time you visit one of their locations on her, “Writing Noir Poetry with L.A. by mission architecture and 4803 Eagle Rock Boulevard as a Backdrop.” Suzanne is a long-time, the dwellings of the Pueblo Dave Porter please thank them for supporting influential teacher for the UCLA Extension Indians. The main hall has Dave Porter was Los Angeles, CA 90041 a sloped concrete floor so community and culture. Writers’ Program, and the editor of the raised on music and soon 323-257-7167 that after a party—Lummis important new anthology, “Wide Awake: called them “Noises”-- it came to define himself Hours 8am - 9pm Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond,” from could easily be cleaned with by the music he loved. www.senor sh.net The Pacific Coast Poetry Series, an imprint a bucket of water. Lummis Nothing changed as he www.seniorfish.net of Beyond Baroque Books. hosted many of the city’s grew up. As a guitar artists, writers and musicians player-singer he has collected the rock at his gatherings and and blues of his youth along with the William Archila notable people who stayed older-style country music that was the William Archila is in his guest houses included soundtrack of his young adult life; a the author of “The Art of Clarence Darrow, Will Rogers, life spent galloping racehorses for their John Philip Sousa and John Exile” (Bilingual Review Muir. Lummis Home has been exercise and traveling from racetrack to Press, 2009), which won a site for the Lummis Day racetrack around the United States. Music an International Latino Festival for the past ten years. is still the through-line in Dave Porter’s www.HabitatCoffeeLA.com Book Award in 2010 life and every day finds him in a different and was honored with place playing music to people that still an Emerging Writer want to listen. 3708 Eagle Rock Blvd. Fellowship Award by The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD. He has been published Hector Sanchez Los Angeles CA 90065 in AGNI, American Poetry Review, Notre Dame Review, Crab Orchard Review, and Born in Lincoln (323) 739-0222 The Georgia Review, among others. His Heights, Hector Sanchez book was featured in “First Things First: began playing guitar The Fifth Annual Debut Poets Roundup” at age eight and was in Poets & Writers. His second book, Forgetting: Poetry and Prose About clutching his instrument “The Gravedigger’s Archaeology” (Red Alzheimer’s Disease. The co-founder of when his family re- Hen Press) recently won the 2015 Letras indie publisher Conflux Press, he directs located to Highland Park Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize. The Literary Southwest series at Yavapai two years later. His early College and teaches writing workshops. influences were Burl Ives, Johnny Cash Jim Natal and many of the bands of the 60’s era. THE MUSICIANS Hector attended Luther Burbank Jr. High Jim Natal is the and Franklin High School, formed his first Pushcart Prize-nominated Mason Summit band at age 12 and has since performed author of “52 Views: with such world-famous artists as The The Haibun Variations,” Mason Summit is an 18-year-old Platters and Redbone. He has appeared “Memory and Rain,” singer-songwriter who has performed at at such iconic Los Angeles venues as and two previous poetry such venues as Genghis Cohen, Molly the House of Blues, the Troubadour and collections. His work has appeared in Malone’s, The House of Blues, and Hotel the Whisky and is a regular musical many journals and anthologies, including Café. His debut album, “Absentee,” contributor to many community events in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Spillway, New was released in 2012 and is an eclectic Northeast Los Angeles. Poets of the American West, and Beyond collection of songs influenced by Elliott [CONTINUED ON PAGE 35]

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ARTS AND CRAFTS A Collection of Inspiration, Invention and Skill Adobix Creation (Jennifer Castro and David Martinez): Drawings and paintings. Adobix Creations’ team of siblings features Jennifer as creator and David as designer who work together on drawing and crafts. Maggie Barto: Jams and preserves. A collection of unique artisanal jams Judi Delgado ”Metal.Journals” including red and white wine, pumpkin butter, berries and fruits, created using techniques handed down from her grandmother. Jean Christensen: Paintings and photography. Described variously as outsider art, naïve art and folk art, all reflective of her surroundings and personal experiences. Judi Delgado: Handmade books of all sizes, some tiny enough to hang on a Robert Tyler necklace, plus found object jewelry with a ”Man With Saxaphone” vintage flair. Kelly Thompson Maria Gomez: Distinctive jewelry fashioned from metals and precious stones. April Grycner: Hawaiian bath and bodycraft. The Fragrance of Aloha ... a fresh, clean but soft and alluring fragrance reminiscent of Hawaiian Lei flowers, Diane Owens Jennifer Castro tuberose, plumeria and purple orchid. ”Squirrel in Your Tree” “La Muerte Keepsake” Bonnie Villichez ” Roses” Kenneth Burton Lange, Jr.: Fiber art. Wrongly imprisoned on death row in Inicreations (Elizabeth Ramirez): up in North East Los Angeles and have a San Quentin, Kenneth has turned to the Drawing inspiration from folk art passion for culture and the arts. fine art of crochet to create whimsical traditions including Día de Los Muertos, Robert Tyler: Paintings (oils creatures to delight and inspire. these pieces are fashioned from recycled on canvas) and block prints. Works fabrics and are both functional and created with a passion for fine art and Elizabeth Medrano: Jewelry. distinctively unique. Inspired by nature, in shape and form, and as a fulfillment of a lifelong dream to by creations from ancient Greece, Asia, Kelly Thompson: Interactive communicate visually with as many North Africa and Mesoamerica, each piece inflatable sculptures. Collectively titled people as possible. is unique. “Colony,” these pieces represent the Bonnie Vilchez: Fiber Art and multi creative richness of our community. Diane Owens: Jewelry. Inspired media. Though featuring an assortment of by nature, turning something old into Gold Digger Crafts (Cynthia creations including acrylic paintings, paper something new or different. Re-purposing Topete): Fiber art and jewelry. Creations letter sculptures and fabric pillows, the vintage jewelry into new creations. by a husband and wife team who grew collection emphasizes crochet yarn craft.

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STAGE ONE - MUSIC Stand Easy Stand Easy is a Celtic Rock band led by John McLean Allan, an award-winning bagpiper, singer/ songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who has appeared playing bagpipes in numerous feature films and television shows. Stand Easy also features Jeff Cullen on highland pipes, whistles and vocals, Ken Lasaine on guitars, Paul Trutner on bass, and Alexa Brinkshulte on drums. The band came together to share in John’s vision of creating a landmark fusion of commercial songwriting, Celtic music, and rock & roll. Stand Easy performs original songs, traditional songs and Buyepongo instrumentals. They have performed SUN - THURS 7 AM - 10 PM • FRI & SAT 7 AM - 11 PM at many prestigious festivals and on 6300 N. Figueroa St. • Los Angeles, CA 90042 he name means “to cause a ruckus,” and Buyepongo lives up to that many concert stages throughout the corner of York & Figueroa Streets in Highland Park promise by pushing music to the limit, moving massive crowds to dance T U.S and Europe. 323.254.7223 nonstop and demonstrating that Latin music runs through their veins in a flow of original songs and unique compositions. Stand Easy has recorded three With deep roots in South and Central America, Buyepongo draws albums which have received airplay heavily from pan-Latin music culture, taking their cues from many forms on over a hundred radio stations in the U.S.A., Scotland (BBC Radio of roots music. Influenced by the traditional sounds of Colombia, Mexico, Scotland), Canada and Mexico. Their Highland Park Haiti, Belize, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, their arrangements most recent CD is titled “Not Just create a vibrant sound that seamlessly fuses merengue, punta and cumbia. Intonation.” American Legion Post #206 The group’s pulse and power is built around the drum and guacharaca 227 N. Avenue 55 (pronounced: wah cha rah ca), giving them an upbeat tropical flare. Los Angeles, CA 90042 Growing up as young Latinos in Southern California, Buyepongo were not only exposed to the music of their culture but also to the music of their time. From teenage angst to sample driven underground hip hop, from classic reggae to jazz and funk, the musicians of Buyepongo have explored many worlds of rhythm and sound. Even their name is a nod to the Wu Tang Clan track, “Bring da Ruckus” from the seminal album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), one of their sonic inspirations. [CONTINUED ON PAGE 39]

A veteran service organization that has been promoting Americanism in Northeast The Location Los Angeles since 1923 Created as a public park in 1905, the park features the Sousa-Hiner Bandshell, named after bandleader Dr. Edwin M. Hiner, and his friend John Philip Sousa Our renowned dance hall is available for your who frequently performed there and created some of the world’s most famous 3.5 private event. Birthdays, sweet 16 celebrations, marching band repertoire. The grounds had served as a meeting place long th quinceañeras, wedding receptions, and invite-only before the city purchased the property. In the late 19 century, Sycamore Grove was known as a rowdy area, served by “beer stands” and a frequent site of live music shows are welcome among other events. “state picnics”: gatherings of those who had migrated to Los Angeles from other states. One such event drew 15,000 Missouri natives, among the largest 4.75 200-PERSON CAPACITY crowds recorded in the park. During its early years, the park featured a wading pool that served as a magnet for young people during the summer months. The Lummis Day Festival celebrated its first event at Sycamore Grove Park in Security, bartender and cleanup included in price. 2006 and held additional festival events there through 2009 before moving its Please call (323) 868-1914 for our rate information. music stages to the charming but smaller confines of .

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are four highly trained musicians inspired by life, love, and each other. Steady drum grooves flirt with shredding guitar and down home bass. Powerful vocals by Laine Proctor and smart songwriting coupled with intense performance energy ensure a knockout hit. Chikwood is Laine Proctor, Danita Lynne Clark, Sara Marsh, and Natalie Fratino. Susie Hansen Latin Band THE MCs Longtime Los Angeles favorites Susie Hansen and her Latin Hal Eisner band have brought audiences to their feet at countless concert Hal Eisner has spent 33 years on television appearances and festivals. The band has performed its brand of in Los Angeles with the majority of those years Afro-Cuban Salsa and Latin Jazz at many prestigious events and spent on FOX 11 and My13. venues. From breaking news to fun stories... A Mt. Washington resident, Susie Hansen is a recording thoughtful, provocative, issue-driven ones… artist for Jazz Caliente Records for whom she has recorded three Hal’s done it all and has scored an impressive CELEBRATE THE 2015 albums: “Representante de la Salsa,” “The Salsa Never Ends” number of journalism awards along the way. 10TH ANNUAL LUMMIS DAY and “Solo Flight.” A virtuoso jazz violinist, Susie has appeared As a writer, producer and reporter, he’s earned Emmys, and/or recorded with such greats as Tito Puente, Orquesta Los Golden Mikes, awards from The L.A. Press Club and the Van Van, Celia Cruz, Giovani Hidalgo and many more. Associated Press, including the A.P.’s 2005 Mark Twain Award The band, which features Daniel Castillo on lead vocals and for “Reporter of the Year.” congas, Kaspar Abbo on lead vocals and guitar, Joe Rotondi on In 2013 Hal was honored with an Associated Press Lifetime piano, and other great musicians, has opened for Los Lobos, Achievement Award for his journalistic work as well as all he Diane Schuur, Andy Montanez, Tito Nieves and Nestor Torres. has done to help aspiring news reporters and anchors. This concert is sponsored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Besides FOX 11, Hal’s stories and blogs can be heard on HILDA SOLIS. www.myfoxla.com. Trio Ellas Robin Reiser Trio Ellas has made an impact in and beyond the L.A. music Robin Reiser is a comedian, writer and scene with a unique sound that combines a myriad of influences mom whose signature dry wit and sweet smile including traditional mariachi, boleros, bluegrass, flamenco, have made her the winner of several comedy and gypsy jazz with a contemporary pop twist. The trio’s debut contests in NYC and L.A. In recent years her album “Con Ustedes” earned them a nomination for a 2012 personal story telling caught the attention of Latin Grammy. Their most recent release, “Noches Angelinas” hotshots and landed her a pilot reached the top 15 in the Latin Billboard Charts. deal with NBC. Other credits include: “Last Comic Standing”, The trio is composed of Suemy Gonzalez (violin and E!, Oxygen, Discovery, and a handful of indie films. She loves vocals), a graduate of USC’s prestigious Thornton School of living in the NELA area with her husband, toddler, two cats and Music, Nelly Cortez (guitarron and vocals), a fourth generation a dog, and is thrilled to be on stage at Lummis Day for the third mariachi musician and recreational pilot, and Stephanie Amaro year. (guitar and vocals), a versatile musician who performs and records in genres ranging from electronica to mariachi. Their high level of musical proficiency has allowed them to Carla Valderrama circumvent stereotypes and work at a world class level, with a Carla Valderrama is an actress, comedian professional track record that includes recordings for artists such and ridiculously talented babysitter originally as Benjamin Gibbard and Lady GaGa, and live performances from Bethesda, MD. Since moving to Los with a myriad of top Latin artists ranging from Mariachi Vargas Angeles, she spends most of her days making de Tecalitlan to Sheila E. funnies at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She can be seen performing around town with Chikwood her all-Latino family/improv team Geraldo. She can be heard laughing anywhere within a five mile radius. Carla Chikwood’s homegrown rock and soul sound has been can be followed on instagram @profaneangel entertaining audiences in the Los Angeles area since 2010. They [CONTINUED ON PAGE 41]

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STAGE TWO - DANCE Street, and have performed at many of Southern California’s theaters. Ballet Coco de Esteban Coronado prides itself in sharing its presentations to audiences of both the community Gallery & Production Studio and the professional stage. The company provides dance instruction for students of all ages in Folklorico, Exhibits ▪Visual/Performing Arts Workshops Spanish, Latin Dance, Stage Dance, Ballet, Hawaiian, and A Creative Incubator for Adults and Youth more at Ramona Hall Community Center, Shatto Recreational Rosamaria Marquez, Director (323) 635-9125 center, and Arte Flamenco Dance Theater. 4108 N. Figueroa St. Highland Park, CA 90065 www.rockrosegallery.com

PANADERIA DELICIA Open 6 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Tel: (323) 259-9306 Louise Reichlin & Dancers/LA 5567 N. Figueroa Street Choreographers & Dancers Los Angeles, CA 90042 Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers (LA C&D) celebrates its 35th season this year. Founded and directed by Louise Reichlin, the company holds fast to its mission to create high-quality, innovative concert work, communicate to a diverse audience by infusing dance with the cultural influences found in LA, and to enlarge an educated dance audience in populations typically underexposed to the arts, especially youth. By involving audiences with participatory Futuro | The Jr. Dance Company activities, LA C&D explores humanistic themes and, in this way, uses dance as a unifying force that crosses cultural, of CONTRA-TIEMPO generational, language and socio-economic lines. Futuro | The Jr. Dance Company of CONTRA-TIEMPO is a physical extension of CONTRA-TIEMPO’s ground- Ballet Coco breaking summer intensive program. Futuro’s mission is to provide young people the opportunity to train and perform in For over four decades the foundational forms of urban Latin fusion,while creating Ballet Coco de Esteban a positive environment where they can experience the Coronado has performed transformational power of dance and express themselves as at diverse cultural events artists. throughout Southern California. Ballet Coco’s instructor and artistic Sirenesque director, Esteban Coronado, Sirenesque, a studied ballet and jazz bellydancing troupe with Joe Tremaine and the founded in Los Debbie Reynolds studios Angeles, has an and studied Folklorico undying love and dance with the Ballet Nacional de Silvia Lozano, and respect for world the Ballet Folklorico de Amalia Hernandez. He received his dance. The Sirens BA in Theater Arts and Dance at CSULA. He has also been are most influenced a part of the LAUSD as a professional instructor for over 35 by Middle Eastern years helping instill pride, culture, and values to students of and Polynesian all grades and ages. Ballet Coco has had the privilege and styles, jazz, ballet, honor of participating in the Rose Parade twelve times, they and Latin dance. are part of the many year round cultural events at Olvera [CONTINUED ON PAGE 43]

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STAGE THREE - MUSIC audiences and critics alike with a tropical The Evangenitals surf-dance sound in a category all its After a late-night debut own. Their cross- at Highland Park’s Mr. T’s border combination Bowl, the Evangenitals’ of Argentinian folk, resume has grown to Brazilian tropicalia, become one of most Cumbia and up- eclectic in the indie music tempo indie rock blurs ethnic and musical boundaries, world. Their shows are bringing to mind Blondie, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa, Los notable for music that can Autenticos Decadentes, and 60′s rock and roll. The band’s be bawdy and rollicking sound is one of the freshest to come out of Los Angeles, in one moment, and, in showcasing deep South American rhythms with vibrant Indie the next, sufficiently pop harmonies and textures. mysterious and haunting to make the rowdiest of beer brawlers pause, turn Hobart W. Fink toward the stage and listen. With powerful vocal Their most recent release, “Moby Dick (or, The Album)” harmonies intertwining (Fluff and Gravy Records), inspired by Herman Melville’s over an eclectic grunge Moby Dick, is a lush, theatrical, epic concept record that rock soup, lead singer/ features such luminaries as the legendary Jim Kweskin of Jug guitarist Jayk Gallagher Band fame, with whom they play shows regularly, and avant- and Hobart W Fink blend garde singer Dorian Wood. touches of X, Sonic Youth, The Evangenitals’ current lineup consists of principal Queens of The Stoneage, writer/vocalist Juli Crockett, gospel/jazz singer Lisa Dee, and Dead Kennedys with Michael Feldman on keys, bassist Joey Maramba, Andrea such disparate influences Baker on fiddle, Daniel Mark on mandolin, Danny Graziani as Elliott Smith, Nirvana, and Ben Gibbard. The band also on fiddle and harmonica, and William Logan on drums. features Riki Olson on bass and Scott Gettlin on drums. Cuñao The Slightlys Cuñao is a Los Pop-N-Roll Band, Angeles-based, Latin The Slightlys, has a Folk group with roots penchant for insistent, hook in New York City. driven, unapologetically Founder and songwriter catchy songs. Led by Julio Montero, born songwriter and front man in Ecuador, brings Finneas O’Connell, the his South American band consists of four background & influences to create evocative, poetic songs teenagers, Darius Dudley that transcend time and leave listeners with lush images. A II, Robby Fitzpatrick and group of multi-ethnic musicians, Cuñao puts a global twist David Marinelli, all born on their Latin sound by exploring African rhythms, Eastern and raised in Los Angeles European melodies and American Rock aesthetics. California. In addition to their many Los Angeles appearances, the The Slightlys have band’s performances in Philadelphia and New York have already begun to circuit Los Angeles playing shows at iconic attracted a following in those cities and earlier this year, their venues such as The House Of Blues Hollywood, The LA music was featured on National Public Radio’s “Tiny Desk County Fair, Warped Tour, and The Twilight Concert Series Contest” and NPR alt.Latino. In addition to founder Julio on the Santa Monica Pier. Their music has been featured on Montero on vocals and guitar, the group features Gabriel television and in the feature film “Life Inside Out.” Ramirez on vocals, violin and guira; Severin Behnen on The Slightlys are currently playing local shows and vocals, accordion and keyboards; Craig Shields on vocals, recording their first album. The group played on the Emerging percussion and xylophones and Josel Cruz on vocals and bass. Talent stage at the 2014 Lummis Day Festival and was asked to make a return appearance this year. Salt Petal

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:08 PM GLASSELL PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION HERMON DOG PARK Sycamore Grove Park SUNDAY, JUNE 7 is located inside the Arroyo Seco Park 5568 Via Marisol, Los Angeles, 90042 STAGE FOUR - MUSIC AND DANCE The Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre:

Join FHDP the last Sunday of the Flamenco and Month for Yappy Hours – “Where Hip-Hop people and their pets get socially The Arte Flamenco Dance unleashed!” Theatre, Inc., is a non-profit SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH PRIDE SINCE 1968 organization founded and headed by Clarita. Under her direction, Arte Flamenco operates a professional dance company and dance school which provides dance classes for ages and levels, from age 3 to professional in styles including ballet, tap, hip hop, 57 Bossa Hawaiian, flamenco, folklorico and Spanish dance and castanets. 57 Bossa is a three piece up-and-coming combo based out of Highland Park. Formerly “Highland Park Bossa Nova,” 57 Bossa, LA’s newest bossa nova group, is dedicated to The Seven 17’s bringing the smooth sounds of Brazil to Los Angeles. Guitar The Seven 17’s are veteran Brian Hernandez teamed up with bassist Bryan Theolonius Cundieff Guevara to reimagine this classic style as well as jazz classics (bass), Tyler Wharton from the 50’s and 60’s. From farmers markets, restaurants, (vocals), Jimmy Winick coffee shops and street corners, the two began to gain (lead guitar) and Martin attention as they practiced and performed at every available Velasquez (drums). opportunity. 57 Bossa has hosted many extraordinary The core of the band musicians as soloists since its establishment, none bringing has been together since more energy than virtuoso clarinetist Pedro Castro, a music elementary school. performance major at Pasadena City College. 57 Bossa has Their musical performed at venues across the state and has plans to take inspiration draws from their music to international audiences. They are one of very the rock bands of the 90’s. They play covers and original few groups in the City of Los Angeles specifically dedicated compositions. The Seven 17’s have played at the Bootleg to the style of bossa nova music. Theatre, Silverlake Jubilee Music Festival, Highland Park Street Fair and at various fundraising events. The Grand Arts Squad The G.A. Franklin Talent SQUAD (Grand The Benjamin Franklin High School UCLA After School Arts Squad) House Of Arts State Of the Art Student Performers and consists of seven Artists includes bands, dancers and MC’s all led by members vocalists. Six are of the school’s student body. Three of the school’s after female: Amani school programs participate: FHS Fresh Effect, Franklin Stiger, Victoria Sessions and L.I.T.E. Leadership. They are making their Jo, Chheng Lim, debut as Lummis Day performers. Genesee Hall, Linda Pena and Jalen Bell- Syftestad. James Centeno, the only male, also plays guitar for the group. All members are seniors at Grand Arts High School in and live in various parts of Los Angeles including the northeast. All have received classical voice training from their high school and have been part of numerous choirs and ensembles. They use their talents to blend the fun and youthful tone of today’s top hits with great songs from the past. [CONTINUED ON PAGE 47]

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:08 PM Sycamore Grove Park SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Move To Amend If you think money is not speech FAMILY ACTIVITIES AREA - BUGS AND BALLOONS STAGE and that humans beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights, We Tell sign the Move To Amend petition and find out how to get involved. Stories: “Let MoveToAmend.org Them Eat Books” Founded in 1981 by children’s theatre innovator Carl Weintraub, this masterful group of theatre artists uses a unique blend of storytelling, audience participation and sometimes original music to bring folklore, literature and mythology from all cultures and times to life. An old trunk filled with homemade props and costumes serves as the vehicle through The Puppets & Players Little Theatre which sets and characters aurie Branham and Gil Olin’s Puppets & Players Little Theatre has been a Lummis are created, with ordinary Day favorite since 2007. The duo utilizes classical marionettes, hand puppets and live objects transforming to performers combined with dazzling sets and music, all presented in a beautifully crafted support extraordinary L European-style marionette theater on wheels. stories. Humor and fantasy enthrall as stories of honesty, friendship, self- esteem and more enlighten At the core of Earthwork Ensemble all audiences. are veteran Los Angeles musicians (and “Let Them Eat Books” Northeast Los Angeles residents) Sherri brings to life the stories and and Shawn Nourse, Victoria Jacobs and poems of such great writers Paul Lacques, and Denny Moynahan, aka as Sandburg, Carroll, Twain King Kukulele. Paul Lacques and Shawn and Thurber. The We Tell Nourse are members of one of L.A.’s top Stories performance was country bands, I See Hawks in L.A., which sponsored in art by the The performed to great acclaim at the 2009 Music Center. Lummis Day Festival. Earthworm Ensemble’s second album, “Backyard Garden,” has recently been released by Western Seed Records. Earthworm Ensemble Earthworm Ensemble plays an eclectic Katie Hughes mix of music for kids and parents. The Katie Hughes sound leans toward the country/folk is a high school tradition but is well-spiced with some sophomore who psychedelic California sounds, country rock discovered the guitar, art of twisting New Orleans second line drumming, balloons while zydeco, echoes of indie rock and once in a still in the third while, hip hop beats. The group’s songs take grade. She enjoys on such socially relevant themes as buffalo making balloon recycling, taking the train to the farmers’ animals and balloon markets, composting and recycling, raising hats for parties and chickens and helping the planet to remain community events. green. [CONTINUED ON PAGE 49]

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ACTIVITES perform a specific function. They are given six weeks and limited resources to complete their task, which provides a Avenue 50 test for their imagination, problem-solving and real-world engineering skills. The team’s robot will be performing at this Studio Papel year’s Lummis Day Festival. Picado Home Depot and Color Spot Avenue 50 Studio offers Lummis Day guests Nurseries’ Transplanting an opportunity to learn the Mexican folk art, Seedling Experience Papel Picado (“perforated Families and children paper”), a decorative craft can transplant a flowering made out of paper cut into seedling into a pot and take elaborate designs. The the plant home for free. designs are commonly cut from tissue paper using a guide A great chance to start a The Glassell Park Neighborhood Council and small chisels, creating as many as forty banners at a time. garden or enhance your meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month Papel picado can also be made by folding tissue paper and plot of flowers. Always at the Glassell Park Community and using small, sharp scissors. Common themes include birds, a Lummis Day festival floral designs, and skeletons. They are commonly displayed favorite. Senior Center, 3750 N. Verdugo Road, at for occasions such as Easter, Christmas and Dia de los 7:00pm. Buffet dinner is served & Muertos. The Avenue 50 Studio’s Papel Picados were created everyone is welcome to join us! especially for Lummis Day and feature images of Charles Urban Science Corps Lummis, the Southwest Museum and the word Lummis. The “Ecovoices” Committees Papel Picado craft tables at Lummis Day are made possible by a grant from the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council. Performances featuring participatory science learning All Glassell Park stakeholders are eligible experiences and science performances employing music and to join any of our committees. Go to our Anahuak Youth Soccer narrative mime to explain fascinating science topics on the website to find events, agendas, minutes theme of “EcoVoices.” Association Urban Science and a calendar of upcoming meetings. Corps develops Anahuak Youth Soccer science performance Budget & Finance Association will be hosting mini- capabilities, as Grants & Funding field soccer matches for child community scientists soccer players. Anahuak Youth today becoming Economic Development & Land Use Soccer Association (AYSA) is the science-savvy Outreach & Communications a non-profit sports organization citizens, scientists, that provides group team soccer engineers, educators, Public Arts opportunities to children whose and entrepreneurs of Bylaws families cannot afford the fees tomorrow. The program, directed by Dr. Richard Shope, is charged by other local programs. AYSA also provides a making its second Lummis Day Festival appearance. National Night Out/Neighborhood social network for youth and their families and community Watch Ad hoc leaders and is avidly involved in providing environmental educational opportunities for the youth they serve. Tongva Elections Ad hoc Animal The Franklin Robotics Team Our latest information is always at: Names website: The Franklin Robotics Make a necklace Team, aka The Robo- http://GlassellParkNC.org with your favorite animal Nerds, engage in inter- emblem and learn its name Facebook: varsity competitive in the Tongva language Glassell Park Neighborhood Council robotics design, described with Julia Bogany, Tribal as “a varsity sport for Twitter: Elder, San Gabrielino Band the mind.” The students of Mission Indians. @GlassellParkNC take part in a competition known as “First Robotics Competition,” in which Paint a Birdhouse teams are challenged to Courtesy of the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council. build a robot designed to

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:08 PM Supporters of NELAGreenSpace gather to hike Walnut Canyon and show support for the site’s preservation as a much-needed open public space in Glassell Park.

NELAGreenSpace Building An Alliance for Open Space Preservation

By Tony Scudellari until about 2007 when it went dormant. In the fall of 2014, with the threat of development looming, a group of neighbors formed harles Lummis’ circle included John Muir and NELAGreenSpace to re-engage the community to preserve Lummis’ classmate, Theodore Roosevelt, probably Walnut Canyon and the community’s last remaining open spaces. two of the most important environmentalists of The group’s work is currently focused on four canyons: Walnut, the early 20th century. Muir co- founded the Sierra El Rosa, Moss and Barryknoll. Within 5 months of its founding, Club and started the modern day environmental NELAGreenSpace gained almost 600 members. Cpreservation movement; he also contributed articles for Lummis’ These four canyons are vital links in a chain connecting the original ”Out West” publication. As a boy, Roosevelt wanted to wildlife corridors between the LA River and the Arroyo Seco, become a naturalist; as President, he significantly expanded the providing opportunities for hiking, nature studies and education national park system by providing federal protection for nearly for adults and children. 230 million acres. Lummis was also an advocate for communities without a That passionate environmental legacy of Lummis, Roosevelt voice in the early 20th century. Similarly, NELAGreenSpace’s and Muir continues to reside in the DNA of Northeast Los efforts are meant to serve those without easy access to passive Angeles. Residents see the area’s hillsides as natural treasures recreation: low income residents, communities of color and to be preserved for future generations. Thanks to NELA those in higher density neighborhoods who have had inadequate activists, there is a proud tradition of protecting open space: park space for generations. Through preservation, these open Ascot Hills, Elyria Canyon, Flat Top and Elephant Hill. One spaces will bring park equity and environmental justice to these neighborhood that sorely lacks hillside preservation is Glassell severely underserved communities. And, with public transit Park. NELAGreenSpace was formed to, as the group’s members nearby, these hillside open spaces become available for people like to say, “Put the PARK in Glassell Park.” in parts of Glassell Park and Cypress Park in a way that other Glassell Park is one of the most park-poor communities in open spaces cannot. Northeast Los Angeles. In 2002, Joan Lundy started an effort to NELAGreenSpace is working with elected officials and preserve Glassell Park’s Walnut Canyon, which remained active [CONTINUED ON PAGE 50]

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he Lummis Day festival is preceded each year by the Lummis Day Library – Viva Poetry series, two poetry events presented in cooperation Twith the Los Angeles Public Library at branches located within the Northeast Los Angeles communities. This year’s events consisted of readings by some the city’s most notable poets. Saturday, May 16, Arroyo Seco Library Branch: Lummis Day and the Avenue 50 Studio Bluebird Reading series presented readings by poets F. Douglas Brown, James Cushing, Jen Hofer and Peter J. Harris in an event curated by Bluebird Reading organizer Jessica Glassell Park activist Tony Scudellari organizing the hike. Ceballos. F. Douglas Brown is the author of “Zero to Three” (University of Georgia NELAGreenSpace Press 2014), recipient of the 2013 Cave [CONTINUED FROM PAGE 49] Canem Poetry Prize and was featured in Poets & Writers Magazine as one of their other groups such as the MRCA to purchase Walnut Canyon and Debut Poets of 2014. Bluebird Reading organizer Jessica Ceballos at last year’s event. the three other canyons for preservation. This work has been James Cushing’s poems have appeared recognized and supported by the GPIA, the GPNC, the Hillside in many journals and Cahuenga Press has published five Federation, the Mt. Washington Association, the Mt. Washington collections: “You and the Night and the Music “(1991), “The Homeowners Alliance, Latina Public Service Academy and we Length of an Afternoon” (1999), “Undercurrent Blues” (2004), are working to receive the support of other groups, including the “Pinocchio’s Revolution” (2010) and “The Magicians’ Union organization John Muir founded, the Sierra Club. (2014). In the 21st Century, the preservation and conservation legacy Jen Hofer teaches at Cal Arts and Otis College and is a Los of Lummis, Roosevelt and Muir continues to live on in Northeast Angeles-based poet, translator, social justice interpreter, teacher, Los Angeles through organizations, like NELAGreenSpace. knitter, book-maker, public letter-writer, urban cyclist, and co- To become involved or learn more about NELAGreenSpace, founder of the language justice and language experimentation go to www.nelagreenspace.com. And, sign the NELAGreenspace collaborative Antena and the SoCal petition to preserve Walnut Canyon: http://tinyurl.com/save- language justice advocacy collective walnut-cyn Antena Los Angeles. Peter J. Harris is the author of “Bless the Ashes,” poetry (Tia Chucha Press), and “The Black Man of Happiness: In Pursuit of Suzanne Lummis reading from her work at the 2009 Lummis My ‘Unalienable Right,” a book of Day Festival. personal essays. Saturday, May 30, Eagle Rock the Essential Poems of the City” wrote: Branch Library, was a celebration “The poets in this indispensable volume speak vibrantly, of the remarkable anthology “Wide often with rapture, about how it feels to live in their bodies, in Awake: The Poets of Los Angeles and their culture, and in a metropolis as diverse and outspoken as Beyond,” edited by Suzanne Lummis. themselves. Suzanne Lummis has assembled a variety of poems Several of the poets whose work appears in the anthology that constantly surprise and enchant the contemporary reader were featured at the event, including Jawanza Dumisani, and bring glory to the City of Angels.” Jamie Asaye, FitzGerald Lahey, Charlotte Innes, Wendy C. The Lummis Day Library series, aka VIVA! POETRY has Ortiz, Luis Campos, Erika Ayon, Terry Wolverton, Ron Koertge, been supported in part by Poets & Writers, Inc with a grant Larry Colker-- and special guest poet Phoebe Ozuna. it received from the James Irvine Foundation. The Bluebird The anthology has received widespread critical acclaim. Reading Series is a component of the Avenue 50 Studio literary Lawrence Goldstein, author of “Poetry Los Angeles: Reading arts programming.

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:08 PM FILM NIGHT LUMMIS DAY EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP Young NELA People on the Big Screen “The River Runs Through It” he Crumbles” and “From Invisible to he educational workshop, “The River Runs Through Invincible,” two It: Charles Lummis and the Culture of the Arroyo very different films Seco” an interactive experience for the teachers of depicting young LAUSD is designed to encourage educators to use Tpeople coming of age and using experiential learning in helping to foster community music and art as pathways to through a sense of place. fulfillment, were showcased at T Participants walk in the wilds of the Arroyo Seco River, the fifth annual Lummis Day through the communities of Pasadena and Highland Park Film Night, February 21 at the and through the area where the Arroyo Seco meets the Los Wellness Center, the newly Angeles River. During the course of two weekends, the teacher- opened office and community participants sit with holders of Chumash and Tongva traditions space located within Los Photo by Margaret Arnold for hands-on workshops, visit historic sites, --including Charles Angeles’ historic General Denis Quinones of Jovenes Inc. comments on the film “From Lummis’ home -- and discuss the history and cultural traditions Hospital complex. Invisible to Invincible” at this year’s Lummis Day Film Night of the Northeast L.A. communities with artists, craftspersons, Filmed in and around the as cast and crew of “The Crumbles” look on. community organizers and local historians. streets of Northeast Los Angeles, Nearly 200 teachers have taken the course since its inception “The Crumbles” is an indie rock slice-of life tragicomedy about journey through the Los Angeles streets and their efforts to end and have been eligible to receive an LAUSD point credit for Darla, a musician whose stagnant life is shaken up when her their cycle of chronic homelessness. Using art created by each completing the program. long-lost best friend Elisa shows up and crashes on her couch… of the six young men, the film chronicles their life on the streets This hands-on workshop was created by retired LAUSD indefinitely. “The Crumbles” was written and directed by Akira and their successful struggles to transform their lives. All six of teacher (and Lummis Day board member) Carmela Gomes in Boch, who was on hand along with members of his cast. the film’s subjects are clients of Jovenes Inc., an organization that conjunction with the Lummis Day community history and arts Also presented was “From Invisible to Invincible,” a provides housing and other essential services to homeless and at- program. Contributing organizations include Wilderness Way documentary that tells the story of six homeless youths, their risk Los Angeles youth. Magazine, the Arroyo Seco Foundation, the Audubon Center at Debs Park, the Tongva/Gabrielino and Fernandino Tribes, the Historical Society of Southern California, Heritage Square Museum, Highland Park Heritage Trust, and Friends of the Los Angeles River.

Photos by Justice O’Neil Touring the historic Colorado Bridge.

Christian Rodriguez of the Historical Society of Southern California explains the history of El Alisal, aka Lummis Home, to class participants. A walk along the Arroyo Seco.

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Troy Evans on stage with RT n 44’s.

Lummis Day Community Foundation board members Yvonne Sarceda, Bob Kieft and Carmela Gomes, manning Playwright and filmmaker Richard Montoya receives the 2015 Lummis Day Noisemaker the welcome table. Award from Councilmember Gil Cedillo.

LUMMIS DAY 2015 NOISEMAKER AWARD DINNER Sculptor Heather McLarty and Randy and Scott Rodarte performing with Venezia the Noisemaker Award trophy Calderon. The Rodarte brothers, who perform as Richard Montoya and Chelo Big Noise for Richard Montoya Olin, are Lummis Day favorites. Velasquez Montoya.

crowd of 175 Lummis Day friends and supporters A silent auction offered the chance to bid on books, vintage turned out at this year’s fundraiser dinner to see wines rare collectibles and art by Gwen Freeman, Amy Inouye, Richard Montoya, playwright, filmmaker and Brian Mallman, Mary Mallman, Stuart Rapeport, Roxene co-founder of the iconic theater group, Culture Rockwell, Eliot Sekuler, Maud Simmons and Rockrose Gallery. Clash, accept the 2015 Noisemaker Award from The “Noisemaker Award,” named for the entertainments Councilmember Gil Cedillo and enjoy stellar entertainment hosted by Charles Lummis for writers, artists and dignitaries at Patricia Alarcon, Mayor A th from actor/storyteller Troy Evans and the bands Olin and RT his Northeast L.A. home in the early 20 century, is presented Garcetti’s East Area n 44s. to a person whose work and contributions to the community are Representative; Maggie A sumptuous buffet dinner was provided by many of consistent with the mission of the Lummis Day Community DQ of the Glassell Park L.A. City Councilmember Gil Northeast L.A.’s favorite restaurants: Antigua Coffee House, Foundation, ‘to celebrate the arts, history and ethnic diversity Neighborhood Council, Cedillo, Lummis Day Community El Huarache Azteca, Fiesta Fast Foods, Folliero’s Italian of Northeast Los Angeles through educational and cultural and Teri Bonsell, president, Volunteer food manager James Spicer and Lummis Foundation board member Denis Restaurant, Habitat Neighborhood Coffee Shop, Las Cazuelas events and to promote cooperation among people of all ages and Highland Park Chamber of Quiñonez, CD 1 Field Deputy Restaurant & Pupuseria, Los Arcos Iris and Señor Fish. backgrounds.’ Day committee member Olga Hall oversaw food Commerce. service. Sylvia Robledo

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OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY PROGRAM VERSION: 7 May 8, 2015 6:08 PM SPONSORS, SUPPORTERS AND VOLUNTEERS Volunteers Kimberly Aldana, Kathy Araujo, Marilyn Araujo, Maggie Barto, Randy Carrillo, Toni Castillo, Michele Clark, Jessica Dodon, Acknowledgements Jullie Dodon, Jonathan Dominguez, Carmela Gomes, Michael Hernandez, Ricardo Hernandez, Juan Jureno, Graphic Design THE FESTIVAL Heinrich Keifer, Bob Kieft, Sponsored By Candace Metzger, Pete Metzger Charles Sarceda, Yvonne Sarceda, Eliot MARIACHI PLAZA CD1, Councilmember Gil Cedillo Sekuler, Peggy Soto, James Spicer, CD14, Councilmember Jose Webmasters Producers Anne Marie Wozniak, Efren Zaragoza, Huizar Juli Crockett, Brian Sheridan Denis Quinoñez, Eddie Rivera, Connie Zhao Time Warner Cable Eliot Sekuler City of Los Angeles Department Legal Consultant Stage Manager A very special Thank You to of Cultural Affairs Gwen Freeman Eddie Rivera Commander David Bloom and National Trust for Historic MC American Legion Post 206 Preservation Videography Miriam Peniche Thanks to all of the artists, restaurants Occidental College Bert Atkinson Sound and donors for their generous Arroyo Arts Collective Chris Chávez, Tierra de Mexico contributions The Autry National Center Photography Home Depot and Color Spot Al C. Strange, Martha Benedict, ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE EXHIBIT VIVA! POETRY LIBRARY PROGRAM Metro Eliot Sekuler AT SOUTHWEST MUSEUM May 16th Event at Arroyo Seco Public Fresco Community Market Producers Library, Curated by Jessica Ceballos Los Angeles County Arts Spanish-language Publicity Consultant Gwen Freeman, Jeanie Frias, May 30th Event at Eagle Rock Public Commission – This Concert Raul Becerra, B’Llamas PR Linda Kaye Library, Curated by Suzanne Lummis, Tac Phung, Guadalupe Rosas, Charles is sponsored by Los Angeles Stage Manager STAGES 1 AND 2 Mary Fitzpatrick Producer Sarceda, Melanie Sarceda, James County Supervisor Hilda Solis Organizing Committee Natalie Fratino Rosamaria Marquez Spicer, Franklin High School L.I.T.E. Poets & Writers, Inc., through a Bert Atkinson, Paul Bonsell, Tribute to Richard Duardo Producer Special thanks to grant they have received from Stage Manager Leadership, Franklin High School Teri Bonsell, Maggie Barto, Eliot Sekuler CD 1’s Sylvia Robledo; CD 14’s the James Irvine Foundation Michele Clark, Mary Fitzpatrick, Charles Sarceda Cheer, Franklin High School JROTC, Zenay Loera, Lauren Ballard, Rocio Sound Montecito Heights CERT and all the Gwen Freeman, Carmela Gomes, YORK PARK Hernandez, Franklin Ochoa Supporting Organizations Olga Hall, Heather Hoggan, Armando Zubia, Passage Entertainment volunteers from the communities of Presented in Association with the The guys at Pocho Hour of Power: Lalo B’Llamas PR Doug Jacobs, Heinrich Keifer, Northeast Los Angeles Highland Park Chamber of Commerce Alcaraz, Esteban Zul, Jeff Keller, Patrick Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Bob Kieft, Tom Louie, STAGE 3 Perez, DJ Boxy Dee and Giovanni Solis Producers Council Suzanne Lummis, Rosamaria Marquez, Stage Manager FILM FUNDRAISER AT THE Marlena Bond at KPFK’s Poets’ Café Yvonne Sarceda, Bob Kieft, Boyle Heights Chamber of Tac Phung, Denis Quinoñez, Betty Hsi, Hector Marquez WELLNESS CENTER KPFK’s Maggie Lepique Jain Sekuler Commerce Eddie Rivera, Chase Rojas, Sound Producer Our friends at the KMEX newsroom Stage Manager Boyle Heights Neighborhood Yvonne Sarceda, Eliot Sekuler, Passage Entertainment Doug Jacobs, Bob Kieft, Sherman York Council Jain Sekuler, Brian Sheridan MCs Denis Quinoñez Thank You! Sound Eagle Rock Neighborhood Hal Eisner, Carla Valderrama, Tech Expertise Armando Zubia, Passage Entertainment Council COMMITTEES Robin Reiser Sherman York The Festival organizers gratefully Glassell Park Neighborhood MC Volunteers acknowledge the support of Los Council Community Tables Management James Uhrich STAGE 4 – EMERGING TALENT STAGE Chase Rojas, Kathy Araujo, Marilyn Angeles City Councilmember Gil Greater Cypress Park Teri Bonsell Green Room Producer Araujo, Maggie Barto, Michele Clark, Cedillo, CD 1 and Los Angeles City Neighborhood Council Educational Program Yolanda Noguiera Olga Hall Mary Fitzpatrick, Carmela Gomes, Councilmember Jose Huizar, CD 14 Highland Park Heritage Trust Carmela Gomes Vendors and Community Tables Stage Manager Rosamaria Marquez, Yvonne Sarceda, and the advertisers, in-kind sponsors, Historic Highland Park Andres Ramirez Film Night Fundraiser Teri Bonsell Jain Sekuler restaurants, donors and volunteers Neighborhood Council Doug Jacobs, Bob Kieft, Denis Logistics and Risk Management Sound who have made this year’s festival LA 32 Neighborhood Council Quinoñez, Carlo Gomes Paul Bonsell NOISEMAKER AWARD DINNER possible. Las Cazuelas Restaurant & MCs Logistics and Risk Management Advisor Producer Pupuseria Heinrich Keifer Anthony Cruz, Marlyn Aruijo Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Heinrich Keifer, Paul Bonsell Jain Sekuler Lummis Home Poetry and Crafts Noisemaker Award Honoree Council BUGS AND BALLOONS STAGE – NEXT Michele Clark, Suzanne Lummis, LUMMIS HOME: POETRY AND Richard Montoya OUT WEST: LUMMIS DAY Society of the Spectacle DOOR TO THE PUPPET THEATRE Mary Fitzpatrick, Heather Hoggan CRAFTS EXHIBITS MAGAZINE AND Producer Award Presented by Arts Organization Partners Marketing and Communications Producer Councilmember CD1, Gil Cedillo PROGRAM Michele Clark Maggie Barto Arroyo Arts Collective Brian Sheridan, Denis Quinoñez, Award Creator Editors Poetry Producers Stage Manager Avenue 50 Studio Eliot Sekuler Heather McLarty Eliot Sekuler and Jain Sekuler Suzanne Lummis, Mary Fitzpatrick Tom Louie Boyle Heights Neighborhood Noisemaker Award Dinner Sound Entertainment Music School Crafts Curator Design and Layout Jain Sekuler Carlo Gomes Troy Evans and RT n 44s C.J. Metzger and Pete Metzger Casa 0101 Heather Hoggan Special Guest appearance by Parking and Transportation Advertising Director: Pacific Opera Project FAMILY ACTIVITIES Randy and Scott Rodarte The Music Center Paul Bonsell SYCAMORE GROVE PARK Yvonne Sarceda Producer and Veneza Calderon Talent Logistics and Risk Management Carmela Gomes Auction Curators Associate Advertising Directors: Media Sponsors Maggie Barto, Jain Sekuler, Olga Hall, Heinrich Keifer Jain Sekuler Coordinator Lisa Connelly, Venita Strange KPFK Public Radio 90.7 Tom Louie, Natalie Fratino, Dave Porter Producers Tac Phung Food Management Contributors: Brooklyn & Boyle Viva! Poetry Maggie Barto, Paul Bonsell, James Spicer, Olga Hall Richard Montoya, Abel Salas, Tony The Eastsider Suzanne Lummis, Jessica, Ceballos, Teri Bonsell, Carmela Gomes, Olga Hall, Lighting Scudellari, Robert Kieft, Dr. Jeremiah B. NELAart News VOLUNTEERS Mary Fitzpatrick Bob Kieft, Rosamaria Marquez, Dessie Coale C. Axelrod, Rosamaria Marquez The Boulevard Sentinel Luis Aguilar, Sean Bumcraft, Andrew Volunteer Coordinator Eddie Rivera, Chase Rojas, Yvonne Coronel, Kaitlin Castillo, Toni Castillo, Sound Chase Rojas Sarceda, Eliot Sekuler, Jain Sekuler Linda Copley, Juan Jureno, Roy Payan, Carlo Gomes

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Before he was elected 2007 California State Senate President Pro Tem, then- Quetzal Flores and Assemblymember Kevin Martha Gonzalez De Leon was among the of the Grammy- guests at Heritage Square nominated band Fox 11 reporter Hal Eisner helped MC and joined a troupe of Hawaiian dancers. Museum. The first Lummis Day graphics, Quetzal electrified designed by Chicken Boy’s the audience at mom, Amy Inouye. Sycamore Grove, left. 2009

The Festival began with a procession of giant Tongva image puppets created by members of the Arroyo Arts Collective, left.

Aztec Dancers on the stage of The Festival’s music and Sycamore Grove Park dance stages moved to Heritage Square Museum, Ozomatli star Wil- where they were to remain Dog and Carlos for five years. Among the Guitarlos were among stand-out performances Poet Suzanne Lummis was accompanied by journalist, musician the musicians who at the new site was the 2008 and Lummis Day committee member Eddie Rivera at the morning performed at Sycamore flamenco troupe led by Lummis Home reading. Grove. Gabriel Reyna.

While introducing artists at Heritage 2011 Square Museum, Councilmember Jose Huizar was The late nearly upstaged by poet Steve young constituent Kowitt gave Simon Huizar. a dramatic Culture Clash (Ric Salinas, Herbert reading of Siguenza, Richard Montoya) brought their his work blend of humor and wisdom. at Lummis L.A. poetry legend Wanda Home’s Coleman performed at Sycamore morning Grove Park with accompaniment Jackson Browne returned to his Highland Park roots with a set that has become poetry gala. by guitarist Joe Calderón. a Lummis Day legend. (Photo by Peggy Soto). [CONTINUED ON PAGE 62]

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Grammy Award-winner La Santa Cecilia brought the audience to their feet, above. New York Times columnist and author Héctor Tobar was among the readers at Maya Jupiter brought a sense of hip-hop elegance to the main Lummis Home, right. stage at Heritage Square Museum.

2013 2014 Teatro Arroyo brought a madcap theatrical performance to Heritage Square Museum.

Folk legend Jim Kweskin, accompanied by the Crockett Sisters, (aka Lummis Day favorites The Evangenitals) Cumbia band La Chamba had the audience dancing all the way to the Festival’s brought a classic set of Americana to Heritage Square. conclusion.

The Puppets & Plays Little Theatre, Lummis Mayor Garcetti jammed some Day regulars, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember blues progressions with Little never fails to draw Gil Cedillo spent the afternoon at Heritage Faith keyboardist Jack Maebe big family crowds. Square Museum. and the members of Little Faith, Olin, led by the dazzling Rodarte brothers, made their second left. Lummis Day appearance.

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Go Metro Take the Metro Gold Line to Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights. Take the Metro Gold Line to the Southwest Museum Station for the Southwest Museum and Sycamore Grove Park events. The Lummis Home is at 200 East Avenue 43. FREE! GRATIS!

Friday June 5 ◦ 4pm – 8pm Saturday June 6 ◦ 10am – 4pm

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Boyle Heights – Mariachi Plaza Sunday, June 7 ◦ Noon – 5 pm Southwest Museum San Bernardino Fwy ► East

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Boyle Figueroa Street Figueroa Street Art Exhibit ◦ Poetry ◦ Music Music ◦ Dance A tribute to the late artist, mentor ______

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Golden Statet Fwy ______1826 E. 1st Street ______234 Museum Drive ______

◄► Metro Gold Line – Mariachi Station Metro Gold Line Southwest Museum ►

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Saturday, June 6 ◦ 2pm – 6pm Sunday, June 7 ◦ 10:30am – 5pm

York Boulevard Park Lummis Home & Garden – El Alisal

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FREE SHUTTLE Uptown Gay & Lesbian Alliance 9:30 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. #1 Sycamore Grove Park #2 Metro Rail Stop – Ave 57 #3 Metro So West Museum Street Parking #4 Metro Southwest Museum Bus Stop “In Northeast Los Angeles for Good” #5 Lummis Home Bus Stop

Sunday, June 7 ◦ Noon – 7pm

Sycamore Grove Park

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Stage 1 – Music 110 Figueroa Street Street Figueroa Stage 2 – Dance X Food Trucks Stage 3 – Music

Stage 4 – Music ◦ Emerging Talent Founded Music ◦ Dance ◦ Puppets ◦ Storytelling and other family activities. 1983 ______

Bike racks inside park.. Parking on Griffin Avenue with bridge access to park.

More information and complete schedule at www.lummisday.org

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Occidental College A proud member of the Northeast Los Angeles community since 1887

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Charles Lummis and Theodore Roosevelt visit Occidental’s old Highland Park campus, March 25, 1911.

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