August 2013

MESSAGE FROM NANCY PEARLMAN, Executive Director of Educational Communications

is plenty of security (really not needed) SUMMER and families are welcome. Check the GOATS FREE websites for times and groups. Down in by Preston Ashbourne CONCERTS Orange County, Chapman University in Orange has Friday outdoor free concerts Since this is Goat During the summer I from DooWop on August 2 to Surf Cheese Month, and am overwhelmed by Bands August 9. Other colleges such I don’t do articles on the volume of free events. The problem as Soka have many free concerts and cheese, I decided to write about goats! is simply which concert sounds the most lectures at their south Orange County interesting. Because so many companies facility or in Santa Monica at the SGI A little biology: goats are ruminants like and foundations sponsor professional Peace Center. Many film festivals will cows, sheep, deer, giraffes, etc. They groups to perform free for the public, it have a few free screenings. I still enjoy have the four stomach digestive system gives me a chance to break out of my the free documentaries by the Black that enables them to eat grass and pretty comfort zone and actually hear groups Documentarians on the fourth Monday much anything. Unlike cows and the that I would not normally pay to see of the Month at the Clayton Library in others, goats can climb trees! simply because I would not be sure I Culver City (confirm dates and times). would enjoy their music, their dance, or The Czech Republic’s Consul General A little anthropology: their play. has been hosting free films each month we humans appear as does the Consul General from to have domesticated Check out California Plaza’s Grand Switzerland. The best things to do is to goats around 10,000 Performances at noon on Fridays or on go to the websites of the over 90 consul years ago or so. They Friday nights. Grand Park in downtown generals in Los Angeles County for the are useful to us for Los Angeles has already hosted a free countries you are interested in and see hides, hair, meat, ballet along with National Dance Day on what they are offering. They will also milk, hooves etc. July 27. Fig@7th is a new commercial promote their National Days. Most of venue who has hosted free live bands these events are free to the public and A little linguistics: “goat” in Old with free movie screenings. Museums feature craft booths, food trucks, and free English was “gat” (pronounced GAHT, have their free days and concerts as well dance and song shows. August 24, is the remember this for later) and referred only such as those at the Skirball (you also Indonesian Republic Day and should be to the female, the male was a “buck”. In get free admission to see the exhibits): a nice time to experience southeast Asian the past two centuries we started calling August 1 has some Hebrew/East Indian/ culture. I had fun at the Filipino National them “nanny goats” and “billy goats”. World Music mix, August 8 has a group Day and in years past the Swiss National from Sierra Leone, Africa, and August 15 Day. My friends loved the Japanese A little culinary info: you can eat goats. is featuring Persian performers. Griffith and Hawaiian Festivals recently held. In Mexican cuisine, a dish I consider a Park has free Shakespeare plays. A friend Art receptions are nearly impossible treat, is “birria” (BEE-rree-ah). It’s a stew told me about free concerts at the Santa to list since there are hundreds. Every made usually of goat meat and chillies Monica Pier (I haven’t looked at the few months the Craft Art Museum on and little else. And of course there are the schedule yet). The Levitt Foundation Wilshire has a reception for their new goat milk products. sponsors over 50 free concerts in exhibit and the G2 Gallery regularly has MacArthur Park and in Pasadena with programs at their nature photography The animal’s hide can be used to make musicians ranging in styles from Latin to gallery in Venice. The Aquarium of the the bag of a bagpipe, as is done in many Americana to Eclectic to World Fusion. I Pacific in Long Beach has special theme places, such as the Balkan countries. have attended a few in MacArthur Park days with entertainers to join the regular Did you think bagpipes were limited to and it is fun to take a chair and a picnic exhibits and evening talks and films. Scotland? Hardly. It’s one of the most basket, and get up and move at your widespread instrument types on earth. seat or down on the dance floor. There There are always new activities I am In the Balkans, they are called “gaida” continued on page 2, column 1 continued on page 2, column 1 CULTURALLY SPEAKING AUGUST 2013 PAGE 2

SUMMER THANK YOU WIKIPEDIA FREE CONCERTS (Remember that mohair sweater from the 60s?) by Nancy Pearlman “The Angora breed of goats produces long, curling, lustrous locks of mohair. The continued from page 1, column 2 entire body of the goat is covered with mohair and there are no guard hairs. The looking forward to checking out. August locks constantly grow to four inches or more in length. Angora crossbreeds, such as 4 is the Zeitgeist Festival from 3-10 at the pygora and the nigora, have been created to produce mohair and/or cashgora on the Avalon in Hollywood. Sometimes a smaller, easier-to-manage animal. The wool is shorn twice a year, with an average attending meaningful protests or vigils yield of about 10 pounds. can be worthwhile. There is a candlelight vigil on August 6 from 5-7 for Hiroshima Most goats have softer insulating hairs nearer the skin, and longer guard hairs on Day on Main Street just north of Pico in the surface. The desirable fiber for the textile industry is the former, and it goes by Santa Monica. It has been a long time several names (down, cashmere and pashmina). The coarse guard hairs are of little since I attended the Orange County Fair value as they are too coarse, difficult to spin and difficult to dye. The cashmere but plan to stop by before it closes on goat produces a commercial quantity of cashmere wool, which is one of the most August 11. Same for the Laguna Beach expensive natural fibers commercially produced; cashmere is very fine and soft. Art Festivals. August 17, I will be at the The cashmere goat fiber is harvested once a year, yielding around 9 ounces (200 LA Black Book Expo at the Los Angeles g) of down. Convention Center and then August 18 head out to Covina for a BBQ with In South Asia, cashmere is called “pashmina” (from Persian pashmina, “fine the Gabrielleno Indians. As you can wool”). In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Kashmir (then called Cashmere by see, there is something every day and the English), had a thriving industry producing shawls from goat down imported every evening so except for a little gas from Tibet and Tartary through Ladakh. The shawls were introduced into Western money (or bus and metro tokens), you Europe when the General in Chief of the French campaign in Egypt (1799–1802) can enjoy great art, music, dance, and sent one to Paris. Since these shawls were produced in the upper Kashmir and theater throughout the summer. Ladakh region, the wool came to be known as “cashmere”.

Read more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat GOATS by Preston Ashbourne continued from page 1, column 3 (GUY-dah). In Spanish it’s “gaita” (GUY-tah). Did you remember what you were supposed to from earlier in this article? Remember “gat”? It’s a very old word and clearly related.

Bagpipes make wonderful music that pierces through your body and soul. CLICK & COOK No, I don’t know how to play them, Recipe websites with an international flavor but a friend of mine, Roger, brings his In General to folkdances and I back him up on a www.everylastrecipe.com drum. We play music from Macedonia and thereabouts like Pravo Oro (“true World Holidays Recipes dance”) and Cerapija (“colorful socks”). www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Holiday---Celebration-Recipes www.whats4eats.com/holidays/ So goats give milk and meat and climb trees and also sound great. Recipes from Around the World www.allrecipes.com/recipes/world-cuisine/ www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/recipes/cuisines/

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DID SOMEONE SAY CHEESE? “LET’S GO THERE!” Reviews of the World’s Cheeses by Nancy Milligan A very incomplete list of places to find good ethnic food in So Cal. August is Goat Cheese Month GREEK CUISINE______Goat cheese is often referred to by the French name Papa Cristo’s Award-winning Greek Grill “Chevre” (goat in French). Let’s explore the world of 2771 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90006 goat cheese. (323) 737-2970 www.papacristos.com

Looking at a cheese case, you might wonder where to ITALIAN CUISINE______start. I did. Try goat milk versions of something you Brooklyn Pizza & Pasta like in cow, realizing it will have a slight or maybe a 9228 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 pronounced tang. Not your idea of something (310) 550-9992 www.BrooklynPizzaAndPasta.net different? OK, try 3 different brands of young goat cheese. (The cheese is young, not the goat) They ITALIAN AND PERSIAN CUISINE______come in logs with and without added flavoring. Some Hank’s Bistro readily available brands: Woolwich, Silver Goat, 14406 S Hawthorne Blvd, Lawndale, CA, 90260 Laura Chenel, Redwoods Dairy, Montchevre, and (310) 679-2222 www.hanksbistro.com Cypress Grove. Zuby’s Cafe (Persian & pizza) This style really started the California goat dairy craze. 3131 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, CA 91767 Try the California ones first. Many of us cheese fans (909) 596-6666 www. zubyscafe.org call them the pioneers of the goat dairy world. They are what really pulled me to cheese-love. One caution, MEXICAN CUISINE______these cheeses dry out quickly when unwrapped but El Coyote Mexican Cafe come to temperature in 45-60 minutes. With soft 7312 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA chevres remember to check the date on the package. (323) 939-2255 www.elcoyotecafe.com These are young cheeses and have a short shelf life compared to the many firmer cheeses. They can be Cuisine from the Mexican State of Oaxaca used like cream cheese, they can be stuffed in dates El Nopal Mexican Restaurant - 10426 National Blvd, and they pair nicely with many fruits. Also they are Los Angeles, CA 90034 310-559-4732 good on bagels, and you can put a dollop in fruit salads. www.elnopallosangeles.com

Want something a bit older (more mature)? Start SWISS CUISINE______with some California versions of familiar Cheddars, Chalet Edelweiss Restaurant & Bar Goudas, Mozzarellas and Fetas. Goat cheeses will 8740 Sepvulveda Blvd, Westchester,CA 90045 not be exactly like cow cheeses of the same style but (310) 645-8740 www.chaletedelweissla.com they will be similar. You can enhance the flavor by eating Barhi dates with goat cheeses. Some are more Swiss Chef Restaurant at San Remo delicately flavored compared to the same style of cow 13727 Victory Blvd., Valley Glen, CA 91401 cheese, and some are totally different in texture, yet (818) 904-1500 www.swisschefusa.com the style of that cheese is still apparent. TURKISH CUISINE______Ask other cheese fans, read cheese labels made by the LA Times review shop in cheese sections - if you can have a taste, try www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-kebabs- in-store demos. Try other goat milk products like goat turkish-restaurant-southern-california-20130514,0,7842760. milk, goat butter, kefir, and yogurt. story CULTURALLY SPEAKING AUGUST 2013 PAGE 4

EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS Resources

ARTS COUNCIL FOR LONG ARTS FOR LA BEACH - Arts Education http://www.artsforla.org/arts-education http://www.artslb.org/education Arts for LA’s mission is to foster a healthy Arts Learning’s mission is to foster and environment in which arts and culture advance understanding of the arts by may thrive and be accessible to all in Los providing Long Beach citizens with Angeles County. Arts for LA envisions programs and resources that promote the greater Los Angeles region as one in diversity, tolerance and creativity. The which government, education, business department’s vision is for Long Beach’s and residents value, support and fully communities, neighborhoods and residents integrate the arts—in all their diversity— to acknowledge the crucial role that arts into the fabric of civic life. Arts for LA education has in shaping, evolving and affirms that the arts are critical to a healthy, enhancing their daily lives, relationships prosperous society. Access to substantive and ideas. Arts Learning is a vital arts and cultural experiences enriches the THE ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA component of the Arts Council and the quality of life for both residents of and TRADITIONAL ARTS City of Long Beach. Arts Learning strives visitors to the greater Los Angeles region. http://www.actaonline.org to enrich the lives of Long Beach citizens The Alliance for California Traditional by delivering quality arts education Arts promotes and supports ways for programs and learning opportunities that cultural traditions to thrive now and inspire creativity, thought and the spirit of into the future by providing advocacy, discovery. The Arts Council’s educational resources, and connections for folk and programs concentrate in dance, music, traditional artists. ACTA connects artists, theater and visual art by centering on the communities, and funders to each other, traditional global arts found locally, the information, and resources through city’s unique historic past, and its artistic grants and contracts, convenings, heritage and legacy. Additionally, the Arts ARTS IN EDUCATION AID research, and technical assistance. ACTA Learning department acts as a community COUNCIL also provides advocacy through local resource by providing arts educational http://www.aieac.org/ and national field-building. ACTA is the information on local arts and cultural Our mission is to restore a complete arts California Arts Council’s official partner venues and opportunities, and by linking education program to the public schools in serving the state’s folk and traditional groups and individuals together to promote of the San Fernando Valley by developing arts field. the arts and artistic output. Arts Learning and implementing curriculum, and supports artists, arts groups, schools, supporting and celebrating activities and students and adults in advancing artistic AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS events, in art, music, dance, and theatre pride and creativity. for all students. Arts in Education Aid http://www.artsusa.org Council will always remain independent Americans for the Arts’ mission is to ARTS FOR ALL of Los Angeles Unified School District serve, advance, and lead the network of http://lacountyartsforall.org/ (LAUSD). organizations and individuals who cultivate, Established by the Los Angeles County promote, sustain, and support the arts in Board of Supervisors, Arts for All is America. Founded in 1960, Americans for the dynamic, county-wide collaboration ARTS ORANGE COUNTY the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit working to create vibrant classrooms, http://www.artsoc.org organization for advancing the arts and arts schools, communities and economies Arts Orange County was established in education. From offices in Washington, DC through the restoration of all arts 1995 as the nonprofit, countywide arts and New York City, we provide a rich array disciplines into the core curriculum council of Orange County, California. of programs that meet the needs of over for each of our 1.6 million public K-12 Its Founding Executive Director was 150,000 members and stakeholders. We are students.No single agency, organization Bonnie Brittain Hall. The council’s dedicated to representing and serving local or interest group alone can ensure high dedicated staff and Board of Directors communities and to creating opportunities quality arts education for all students support a vision to establish the county for every American to participate in and in Los Angeles County. Arts for All as one of the top creative communities appreciate all forms of the arts. mobilizes diverse stakeholders including in the nation. To that end, Arts Orange policymakers and local leadership, school County serves as a resource and advocate district leaders and teachers, the arts for the arts community, as a catalyst for community, artists, advocates, funders, leadership on arts issues, and as a sponsor business leaders, parents, students and of programs and services which enhance community leaders. Shared leadership public awareness of arts activities and is necessary to achieve arts education in promote the development of the arts and public schools. arts education. CULTURALLY SPEAKING AUGUST 2013 PAGE 5

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CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR CREATE:FIXATE ARTS EDUCATION http://www.createfixate.com/programs/ http://artsed411.org high-school-program/ The mission of California Alliance for Create:Fixate is dedicated to supporting Arts Education is to promote, support, emerging artists and bringing together a and advocate for visual and performing community where creativity is a catalyst arts education for preschool through of expression and dialogue. Through post-secondary students in California festive art exhibits, the organization schools. The California Alliance is exposes new talent in a professional in its fourth decade of working to environment along with attracting and build a brighter future for our state by cultivating a new generation of art lovers. BURBANK ARTS FOR ALL making the arts a core part of every These events attract new art enthusiasts FOUNDATION child’s education. A statewide leader through artist involvement, community http://www.burbankartsforall.org and convener, the Alliance galvanizes outreach, and education programs. Burbank Arts For All Foundation, a California’s educators and other experts 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts education in arts and culture to advocate for quality foundation, has been dedicated to raising arts education for all students. Our efforts CREATE NOW funds on behalf of media, visual and focus on three keys areas: State Policy, http://www.createnow.org performing arts education programs in Coalition Building, Public Advocacy. Transforming lives through art mentoring the Burbank Unified School District and experiences, Create Now serves since 2006. Through a combination vulnerable kids ages 2-25 who have been abused, neglected, abandoned, orphaned, of corporate sponsorship, individual CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL memberships, donations and fundraising are left homeless, runaways, teen Advancing California through the Arts parents, substance abusers, victims of events, Burbank Arts for All Foundation & Creativity has, to date, awarded more than $200,000 domestic violence, children of prisoners, http://www.cac.ca.gov/programs gang members or incarcerated. Create in grants to our schools for a variety The California Arts Council encourages of arts education programs as part of a Now has served more than 30,000 of the public participation in the arts; helps neediest youth in the region in 16 years. student’s core curriculum. build strong arts organizations; assists with the professional development of arts leaders; promotes awareness of the CAL HUMANITIES value of the arts; and directly funds arts http://www.calhum.org/ programs in California’s communities. Cal Humanities has been bringing people The arts spark creativity . . . and our together around their history and culture goal is to make them available to for more than 30 years. Cal Humanities every Californian. Programs include connects Californians to ideas and one Artists in Schools, Creating Places another in order to understand our shared of Vitality, State-Local Partnership, heritage and diverse cultures, inspire Statewide Networks, Research Grant, THE DANCE RESOURCE CENTER Arts and Accessibility, Poetry Out Loud, civic participation, and shape our future. http://danceresourcecenter.org/ California Poet Laureate, and more. Cal Humanities produces, funds, and The Dance Resource Center has been supports cultural experiences in media, providing dance news, resources, and literature, and discussion programs. services to the dance community and CENTER FOR CULTURAL promoting the visibility of dance in INNOVATION (CCI) Southern California since 1987. For http://www.cciarts.org more than 20 years, the Dance Resource The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) Center of Greater Los Angeles (DRC) was founded in 2001 as a California has been the source for all things dance 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Its in Southern California. The DRC was mission is to promote knowledge founded in 1987 in response to the need sharing, networking and financial for a centralized dance information independence for individual artists and network in Los Angeles. The organization creative entrepreneurs by providing has responded to changes within the business training, grants, and incubating field of dance, by constantly evolving to innovative projects that create new provide relevant services and programs, program knowledge, tools and practices including convenings, fiscal sponsorship, for artists in the field. advertising, and workshops. CULTURALLY SPEAKING AUGUST 2013 PAGE 6 (continued) EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS Resources

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL INNER CITY ARTS AFFAIRS - Los Angeles http://www.inner-cityarts.org www.culturela.org/ Arts education provider in the heart of The goal of the Department of Cultural skid row, providing a safe and tranquil en- LA CULTURE NET Affairs is to enhance the quality of life for Los vironment to fuel the dream of children, Subscribe: Angeles’ 4 million residents and 26 million especially those living in poverty who [email protected] annual visitors. This goal is accomplished may believe dreams are for other children. LA Culture Net is a forum in which by generating and supporting high quality arts administrators, artists, and anyone arts and cultural experiences. Access to passionate about the arts in Los Angeles those experiences is ensured through LA COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION County can communicate with each grant making, marketing, development, http://www.lacountyarts.org other. Originally launched by the Getty communication, and building relationships The Commission fosters excellence, Center in 1995 in response to interest with community partners. diversity, vitality, understanding and from local arts, cultural, and educational accessibility of the arts in Los Angeles institutions, the listserv now exists on its County. The Commission provides own, with some support provided by the EAST WHITTIER ARTS leadership in cultural services for the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. EDUCATION FOUNDATION County, including information and http://ewaef.org/ resources for the community, artists, LOS ANGELES FUND FOR The East Whittier Arts Education educators, arts organizations and PUBLIC EDUCATION - Foundation is established to increase municipalities. There are over 2,800 ARTS MATTER community support for arts education in arts organizations and 150,000 working http://lafund.org/#the-artists the thirteen schools of the East Whittier artists in the County of Los Angeles, Arts Matter is an unprecedented City School District. creating the largest concentration of campaign to revitalize arts education arts activity in the United States. Read in the nation’s second largest school about John Anson Ford Theatres, Civic district. The campaign has been Art, Arts Education: Arts for All, Grants developed to drive public awareness HOLLYWOOD ARTS COUNCIL and Professional Development, Arts for the critical role of arts education in http://www.hollywoodartscouncil.org Resources, Public / Special Events, public schools. By bringing together The Hollywood Arts Council is a Communications and Calendar leading contemporary artists, including non-profit public benefit corporation Barbara Kruger and John Baldessari, as dedicated to contributing to the quality well as Los Angeles entertainment, civic, of life in the community of Hollywood and education leaders, Arts Matter is by promoting, nurturing and supporting focused on rebuilding arts education in the arts. The Hollywood Arts Council the creative capital of the world. serves the community through advocacy, coalition building, free public arts events LOS ANGELES UNIFIED and after school programs. Hollywood SCHOOL DISTRICT Arts Council believes that the arts ARTS EDUCATION revitalize people as well as communities. LA COUNTY ARTS EDUCATION http://arts.lausd.net/ It is toward this vision that the Hollywood ROUNDTABLE The Board of Education unanimously Arts Council serves Hollywood. Subscribe: arts_ed_roundtable- approved a new Arts Education Plan: Arts [email protected] and Creativity in Learning and Achievement. CREATIVITY IN EVERY While there is much uncertainty about the INGLEWOOD CULTURAL ARTS CLASSROOM - The Arts Ed Roundtable immediate future of the arts in the current http://www.inglewoodculturalarts.org/ listserv provides a forum for the arts budget crisis, the eventual implementation The Purpose/Mission of Inglewood education community of Los Angeles of this plan will allow the LAUSD Arts Cultural Arts is to enhance the quality County, inclusive of artists, educators Education to build upon their achievements of life through our diverse programs and advocates, to share information. over the past fourteen years placing itinerant which include individuals of all ages, The site is moderated by staff of the Los dance, music, theatre and visual arts teachers ethnicities and economic status. These Angeles County Arts Commission as a in every LAUSD elementary school, programs serve to meet the need of: part of Arts for All, Los Angeles County’s developing Arts Instructional Guides, Raising people’s awareness of the arts, collaboration to bring creativity to every K-12, and writing the course work and encouraging all people, with a specific LA County classroom by restoring the the suggested matrices which, when fully focus on youth, to engage in the creation arts to the curriculum and empowering implemented, will allow secondary students of art, and infusing the arts into all facets LA County Schools to prepare all to do introductory and advanced work in the of Inglewood society. students for the workforce of tomorrow. art form of their choice. CULTURALLY SPEAKING AUGUST 2013 PAGE 7 Resources (continued) EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS **** NEWSFLASH **** AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS MUSIC CENTER ON TOUR ACTION FUND August 1, 2013 REPORT http://www.musiccenter.org/Documents/Education/MCOT/ 40! That’s how many years that federal support for the arts and MCOT_brochure.PDF humanities would be set back as a result of the devastating cuts in the FY Performances serve as models of artistic excellence, inspire 2014 Interior Appropriations bill currently moving through the House. creative thinking and introduce young audiences to the world’s This FY 2014 funding bill would cut the National Endowment for the diverse cultural traditions. Music Center on Tour brings the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities by 49 percent, leaving them each with only a $75 million budget. This budget reduction immediacy of live performance to schools. would represent the biggest cut in the history of these agencies, even worse than the cuts experienced during the Culture Wars of the 1990s. The last time the NEA’s budget was this low was in 1974. THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS Last week, we reported the cuts made in Subcommittee and this week, NEA blog: http://artworks.arts.gov/ the House Full Appropriations Committee maintained the cuts in the bill. The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to Yesterday, Ranking Democrat of the Committee Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Rep. David Price (D-NC) offered an amendment in committee to restore supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the NEA cuts, but it was rejected along party line votes. Democrats are so the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. furious with the entire bill that they are offering numerous amendments Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the to slow down the movement of the bill. In fact, the Chairman of the Full Appropriations Committee has suspended the mark-up hearing on the bill federal government, the Arts Endowment is the nation’s largest until after Congress returns from their 5-week recess on September 9th. annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including If this budget is enacted, we project about half as many direct grants rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. will be made to arts organizations across the country and the NEA would have to cut in half the support it gives to state arts agencies. In addition to the direct support lost, the impact on arts organizations would be even PENTACLE broader as each dollar from an NEA grant helps to leverage at least $8 from other state, local, and private sources. http://www.pentacle.org Congressional Next Steps: Aug. 5-Sept. 9: Congress goes back home Pentacle is a leading voice and resource for some of today’s most for a five-week district recess/work period. September - December: The exciting contemporary dance and performance artists. For almost House Full Appropriations Committee will likely resume mark-up of the FY 2014 Interior bill in order to finish reporting it out of committee. The 40 years, their services and projects have empowered artists to do bill could then come to the House floor for a full vote. At that time, we what they do best…create works of art. anticipate two kinds of floor amendments. Conservatives could attempt to further cut arts funding and the bipartisan members of the Congressional Arts Caucus will likely attempt to restore much of the cut funds back THE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY DIRECTORY into the bill. We will call on grassroots advocates at this time to send many emails to their House members. Simultaneously, the Senate http://theassemblydirectory.com/ Appropriations Interior Subcommittee and Full Committee will also Cultural Arts and Science Programs of Distinction featuring Music, begin mark-up of their version of the FY 2014 Interior bill. We anticipate Academics, Theater, Dance and Variety much higher funding levels for the NEA and NEH in the Senate version of the bill. Additionally during this period, we expect Senate action on the elemen- tary and secondary education act reauthorization as well as tax reform SAN FERNANDO VALLEY bills coming out of the House and Senate that would impact the charitable ARTS COUNCIL deduction. And to add to the drama, there will likely be a showdown on increasing the federal debt ceiling of the current fiscal year in order to http://www.sfvartscouncil.com/ keep the government running. The mission of the San Fernando Valley Arts Council (SFVAC) September 30th: This marks the official end of the FY 2013 federal is to support and promote the appreciation and growth of budget. Because it is highly unlikely that Congress will complete work culture and the arts in the San Fernando Valley. In addition, on the FY 2014 Appropriations bills by October 1st, it will have to pass a series of Continuing Resolutions to keep the federal government running SFVAC enhances the cultural needs in the Valley by making the until these bills are negotiated and finalized with the House, Senate, and arts readily available to residents of all economic, racial, and White House. This could go on for months. educational backgrounds. Your Next Steps: This is an excellent time to bring Congressional, me- dia, and general public awareness to this issue before the bill reaches the floor. We recommend the following: Share your story of how NEA and NEH direct funding as well as indirect funding flowing from the state arts PASADENA ARTS COUNCIL agencies have an important impact on your organization and the commu- http://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/ nity you serve. Use our online media tool to contact your local media. The Pasadena Arts Council is a non-governmental, not-for-profit Make an appointment to meet with representatives of your Congressper- son’s local district office in order to register concern about the FY 2014 organization that provides resources, programs and services to Interior Appropriations bill. Look up the District Office info under the artists, arts and cultural organizations, audiences, young people and Member’s name. visitors to Pasadena. The agency offers an independent voice for If you haven’t sent an email to your House and Senate members on this promoting a vibrant cultural community by facilitating, empowering issue yet, please do so at our Action Center. We will ask you to do it one more time in preparation for a floor vote in the fall. Please post this alert and advocating for the arts. to your friends on your social media in order to build national attention to this issue. Thank you for playing your part. Nina Ozlu Tunceli Executive Director CULTURALLY SPEAKING AUGUST 2013 PAGE 8

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF BOWERS MUSEUM CERAMIC ART CRAFT & FOLK ART MUSEUM It is the mission of the American Ongoing Exhibits: Museum of Ceramic Art to educate CAFAM by presenting, collecting and …because a shrinking world SPIRITS AND HEADHUNTERS: requires an EXPANDED mind preserving significant ceramic Art of the Pacific Islands achievements of the world’s ANCIENT ARTS OF CHINA: cultures from ancient times to the THIS IS NOT A A 5000 Year Legacy present and through aesthetic and SILENT MOVIE: technical study to develop a deeper FOUR CONTEMPORARY ALASKA NATIVE ARTISTS understanding of cultural values Current Exhibits: and traditions. May 26 – September 8, 2013 399 North Garey Ave. In collaboration with the Anchorage GEMS OF THE MEDICI Museum, this exhibition features Pomona, CA 91767 (909) 865-3146 April 14 - September 15, 2013 [email protected] four acclaimed Alaska Native Wednesday - Sunday 12pm to 5pm artists whose groundbreaking THE TSARS` CABINET: contemporary works examine their 2nd Saturdays 12 noon to 9pm TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF www.amoca.org Native heritage and mixed-race DECORATIVE ARTS UNDER identities, and challenge perceptions THE ROMANOVS and stereotypes about indigenous June 8 - September 1, 2013 peoples.

2002 N Main St. SONYA CLARK: THE AUTRY Santa Ana, Ca 92706 MATERIAL REFLEX Western & May 26 – September 8, 2013 American Indian Heritage www.bowers.org In collaboration with the Winthrop University Galleries, CAFAM Exhibitions, Theatre, Lectures, presents the first solo museum Seminars, Discussions, Research, exhibition in Los Angeles of artist Music and Festivals Sonya Clark. Drawing from her African-American, Scottish, and Caribbean roots, Clark incorporates Current Exhibits both the actual hair of African- KATSINA IN HOPI LIFE American women and culturally June 29, 2012–December 1, 2013 associated hair-braiding techniques into textile form and sculptural JEWS IN THE objects. LOS ANGELES MOSAIC May 10, 2013–January 5, 2014 ARTIFACTS OF A LIFE LIVED BY THE LIVING (TO LIVE) September 29, 2013 – January 5, 2014 Curated by contemporary artist SIZZLING SUMMER NIGHTS Chris Johanson, this interdisciplin- http://theautry.org/programs/music- ary exhibition celebrates the medi- festivals CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM LOS ANGELES tative ritual of the artmaking process for a group of artists who are com- pelled to create art to sustain a cer- SUMMER FAMILY Current exhibit: ORIGINS ACTIVITIES tain balance and order in their lives. http://theautry.org/programs/ The Birth and Rise of Chinese American Communities in LA family-activities 5814 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036 425 N. Los Angeles Street (323) 937.4230 4700 Western Heritage Way Los Angeles, CA 90012 Los Angeles, CA 90027 [email protected] www.cafam.org www.TheAutry.org (213) 485-8567 www.camla.org

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THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER THE G2 GALLERY JAPANESE AMERICAN Museum and Store Nature & Wildlife Photography NATIONAL MUSEUM Concerts, Classes, Workshops, Vintage Instruments, Repairs 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Permanent collection of (909) 624-2928 Venice, CA 90291 over 60,000 unique artifacts, email: [email protected] documents, and photographs 220 Yale Ave, Claremont, Ca. www.theG2gallery.com including an online collection.

http://folkmusiccenter.com 100 North Central Avenue Los Angeles California 90012 (213) 625-0414

FOWLER MUSEUM AT UCLA www.janm.org

The Fowler Museum at UCLA THE HAMMER MUSEUM explores global arts and cultures with an emphasis on works from The Hammer Museum explores METROPOLITAN Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the the capacity of art to impact and MUSEUM OF ART Americas—past and present. The illuminate our lives. Through Fowler enhances understanding and its collections, exhibitions and 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) appreciation of the diverse peoples, programs, the Hammer examines New York, NY 10028 cultures, and religions of the world the depth and diversity of artistic (212) 535-7710 through dynamic exhibitions, expression through the centuries with a special emphasis on art of our www.metmuseum.org/collections/ publications, and public programs, (an extensive searchable database) informed by interdisciplinary time. At the core of the Hammer’s approaches and the perspectives of mission is the recognition that artists the cultures represented. play a crucial role in all aspects of Admission is free. Fee for parking. human experience. See website for hours. MOLAA www.fowler.ucla.edu/ SKELETONS AND SILICON: Museum of THE ART AND SCIENCE OF Latin American Art THE HUMAN BODY Curated by Marissa Petrou and The Museum of Latin American art expands knowledge and appre- THE GETTY CENTER Twyla Ruby ciation of modern and contempo- Los Angeles Nancy Sutor’s rary Latin American art through its March 26–August 25, 2013 photomontage Skeleton (1982) Collection, ground-breaking Ex- JAPAN’S MODERN DIVIDE: Barbara Morgan’s hibitions, stimulating Educational The Photographs of Hiroshi Inner and Outer Man (1972) Programs, and engaging Cultural Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto Deborah Puretz’s Events. 1200 Getty Center Drive Riverside Millineries (2001) 628 Alamitos Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90049 Giovanni Piranesi’s Long Beach, CA 90802 (310) 440-7300 The Skeletons (1750-1778) (562) 437-1689 [email protected] THE GETTY VILLA Malibu through August 2013 www.molaa.org April 3–August 19, 2013 10899 Wilshire Blvd SICILY Los Angeles, CA 90024 Art and Invention between Greece and Rome (310) 443-7000 17985 Pacific Coast Highway [email protected] Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (310) 440-7300 http://hammer.ucla.edu/about/ ______index.html www.getty.edu

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THE MUSEUM OF JURASSIC PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM SAN JACINTO MUSEUM TECHNOLOGY An educational institution THE ART OF The San Jacinto Museum features dedicated to the advancement REVERING OUR ELDERS exhibits on the natural and of knowledge and the public Dec 14, 2012 - Jan 5, 2014 human history of San Jacinto and appreciation of the Lower Jurassic. FOUS ON THE SUBJECT: surrounding areas. Local Indians THE ART OF THE HARARI relics, artifacts from pioneer 9341 Venice Blvd. COLLECTION families, and material on the Culver City, CA 90232 Apr 5, 2013 - Mar 30, 2014 community, its businesses and THE GARDEN IN ASIA institutions are featured. (310) 836-6131 Nov 23, 2012 - Nov 17, 2013 695 Ash Street San Jacinto, CA 92583 [email protected] (951) 654-4952 www.mjt.org/themainpage/ 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Open Fri, Sat & Sun 11am - 4pm main2.html Pasadena, California 91101 http://www.ci.san-jacinto.ca.us/ (626) 449-2742 news/museum.html www.pacificasiamuseum.org

SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC MOUNTAIN GORILLAS AT The Harp - A Global Story of Man, PASADENA MUSEUM OF THE SKIRBALL Music & Medicine CALIFORNIA ART For the Skirball, the selection March 23, 2013–September 30, 2013 of mountain gorillas as the ark’s Breaking free of its rarefied profile PMCA is dedicated to the exhibition newest travelers was carefully and lofty reputation, the harp takes of California art, architecture, and made,” explains Sheri Bernstein, the leading role in a new exhibit. design from 1850 to the present. Skirball Vice President and Director “The Harp: A Global Story of Man, Informed by the state’s rich mixture of Education and Project Director Music and Medicine” confronts of cultures and inspired by its for Noah’s Ark. Inside a floor-to- stereotypes and reveals the harp’s impressive geography, California ceiling wooden ark, filled to the indelible place in the history of art has long been defined by a spirit rafters with whimsical animals, you mankind. of freedom and experimentation. and your family will play, build, 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008 PMCA exhibitions and educational climb, explore, make music, make (760) 438-5996 programs explore the cultural friends, and more. www.museumofmakingmusic.org dynamics and influences unique to California that have shaped and VISIONS AND VALUES: defined art in all media. Jewish Life from Antiquity to America IGNITE! THE ART OF MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE SUSTAINABILITY 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. A Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum August 11, 2013–January 5, 2014 Los Angeles, CA 90049 Recipient of the Global Peace and (310) 440-4500 Tolerance Award from the Friends 490 East Union Street www.skirball.org of the United Nations, the Museum Pasadena, CA 91101 of Tolerance (MOT) is a human (626) 568-3665 rights laboratory and educational pmcaonline.org center dedicated to challenging THE SMITHSONIAN visitors to understand the Holocaust Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian in both historic and contemporary is the world’s largest museum and contexts and confront all forms of research complex, consisting of 19 prejudice and discrimination in our museums and galleries, the National world today. Zoological Park and nine research 9786 West Pico Blvd facilities in Washington, D.C. See Los Angeles, CA 90035 website below for addresses, current (310) 553-8403 exhibits and searchable databases www.museumoftolerance.com www.si.edu

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LISTS OF ONGOING ACTIVITIES IN THE JOHN BILEZIKJIAN LOS ANGELES AREA

John Bilezikjian is “America’s Oud Virtuoso.” Mr. A Fantastic Source of Current Cultural Happenings Around Los Bilezikjian may be the most prominent Oudist of his Angeles by Fran P. generation. He is a master Oudist who has elevated this groups.yahoo.com/group/caltechfolkdance instrument to the concert stage as well as continues to perform as a folk musician. He has performed for Folkworks (click on “calendar”) some 51 years on this ancient eleven stringed Persian www.folkworks.org/ fretless instrument dating back some 2,000 years. The Oud is performed with an La County Cultural Calendar eagle’s quill. www.experiencela.com/calendar

University Of Southern Sunday Sept. 15, 2013 September 21st Weekend, 2013 California Events Calendar Armenian, Arabic, Greek, Assyrian and The Virginia City Shimmy Belly Dance http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/ Middle-Eastern Dances played by Festival calendar/32/list/category/Exhibits The John Bilezikjian Band Featuring John Bilezikjian and Belly for Folk Dancing Dancers EXPERIENCE St. James Armenian Church Picnic Piper’s Opera House CALIFORNIA’S OLD WEST 4950 W. Slauson Blvd. at La Tijera 12 N B St. Los Angeles, CA. 90056 Virginia City, Nevada 89440 Horseback L.A. is premiering 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Weekend of Sept. 21 and 22, 2013 public horseback trail rides at Call Lady Brenda for more information: historic Tejon Ranch for a limited (909) 223-9932 engagement August 1-12, 2013. Guided by real cowboys on http://dantzrecords.com authentic ranch horses proved by Horse Services Inc, the trail rides provide a rare opportunity to GYPSY FOLK ENSEMBLE experience California’s old west. Children can enjoy the supervised “kiddie corral” while the rest of the The Gypsy Folk Ensemble is a world dance performing family hits the trail on horseback company based in Los Angeles, California which was formed to enjoy the majestic setting of in 1978 to preserve, perform and teach traditional folk dances California’s largest and oldest from countries around the world. See website for workshops working ranch. Reservations are and assemblies available. required. Visit www.horsebackla. com for more information and to Recent and upcoming school performances and workshops make reservations. May: Janesville Elementary School, Janesville, CA , Rancho Verde Tejon Ranch is 422 square miles Elementary School, Apple Valley, CA, making it about as large as the City Longfellow Elementary School, Pasadena, CA of Los Angeles and eight times May & June: Linwood E. Howe Elementary School - Culver City, CA the size of San Francisco. The July: Hollywood Presbyterian Montessori Childrens Center, Hollywood, CA, majority of the 270,000 acres are Walnut Montessori School, Walnut, CA protected under conversation. The August: San Marino Montessori School - San Marino, CA, Pasadena ranch is located along Interstate 5, approximately 60 miles north of Montessori School, Pasadena, CA Los Angeles and 30 miles south of September & October: Canterbury Elementary School, Arleta, CA Bakersfield.

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CONCERTS AT THE SKIRBALL 5TH HOLLYWOOD BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL July 31 to Aug 4 – Egyptian Theater, all screenings are SHYE BEN-TZUR - Thursday, August 1, 8:00 p.m. - completely free. www.hbrfest.com Don’t miss the West Coast premiere of acclaimed Israeli composer, producer, and performer Shye Ben-Tzur, who GARBO’S CUBAN LOVER blends devotional qawwali music with Hebrew poetry, The Re-Imagined version Indian classical vocals, rocking bass, and Spanish guitar. Written, Produced, and Co-Directed by Odalys Nanin DIG IT! - Archaeology Adventures -Thursday–Sunday Co-Directed by Yvonne Coll through September 1 - There’s so much to see and do at the Up to & including August 25th: Skirball’s simulated outdoor archaeological dig and field Thursdays, 8pm, Sundays, 3pm laboratory! SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS - Thursday, Sunday, August 11th ~ Special vegan / raw vegan outreach sampling after show (no additional cost) courtesy of VegFund.org in recognition of play’s August 8, 8:00 p.m. - Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars main character, Mercedes DeAcosta, a top of the 20th century vegetarian, have inflamed the passions of fans everywhere with their and influence in Greta Garbo becoming one too so the story goes. uplifting songs of hope, faith, and joy. Macha Theatre - FILMS MASANGA MARIMBA - Saturday, August 10, 12:00 1107 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood, CA 90069 and 2:00 p.m. - Masanga Marimba is a high-energy Tickets: (323) 960-4429 or Plays411.com ensemble that combines Latin and African traditions to http://MachaTheatre.org create an upbeat, danceable sound. Families will be invited to dance, sing, and even play along with this creative group THE AUTRY IN GRIFFITH PARK - Sizzling Summer of marimba virtuosos! Nights series with a lineup of legends of the salsa music JAMBO - Sunday, August 11, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. - One scene, plus some new acts, Thursday evenings, through part Mississippi Delta, one part New Orleans street corner, August 15 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. This all-ages outdoor and one part Chicago juke joint, Jambo’s performances are dance party features the best salsa bands in Los Angeles, a trip through the imagination. CONJUNTO OYE! - Thursday, Aug 1, 2013, 6 pm-9 pm MAMAK KHADEM AND ENSEMBLE - Thursday, August PERICO HERNANDEZ Y SON DE LA TIERRA 15, 8:00 p.m. - Influenced by the ancient poetry and music of Thursday, Aug 8, 2013, 6 pm - 9 pm Persia, Mamak Khadem creates emotional and spiritual work JOHNNY POLANCO Y SU CONJUNTO AMISTAD that inspires deeper appreciation of cultural diversity. Thursday, Aug 15, 2013, 6 pm - 9 pm JEFF GERE - Saturday, August 17, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. - Master storyteller Jeff Gere brings folktales, myths, CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY EVENTS and literature from around the world to life by actively all 3 events: 6:30pm, Attallah Piazza involving his audiences through improvisation and humor. Friday, August 2 - The Alley Cats - This fan favorite doo- JOSÉ-LUIS OROZCO - Sunday, August 18, 12:00 and wop group never misses a beat as the gents sing a cappella 2:00 p.m. - Join award-winning musician José-Luis Orozco to the tunes of the ’50s and ’60s. as he shares a collection of songs from around the world that Friday, August 9 -The Nocturnes - Kick back and enjoy celebrate water for the Skirball’s annual Water Day event. that classic summer sound with this legendary Orange RANDY KAPLAN - Saturday, August 24, 12:00 and County band named “Best Beach & Surf Band” by the 2:00 p.m. Join Randy Kaplan as he blends roots, country, Orange County Music Awards. blues, and storytelling into a performance that will get you One University Drive, Orange, Ca 92866 tapping your feet and laughing along. www.chapman.edu/calendar YIDDISH TANGO CLUB - Sunday, August 25, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. Move to the music of the Yiddish Tango Club, The Zeitgeist Media Festival is a global, multimedia a talented group of musicians who combine traditional event working to utilize the Arts as an avenue to create Jewish music with Latin flare.Last Weekends of the Month sustainable values in the pursuit of a better world. DENDÊ & BAND - Thursday, August 29, 8:00 p.m. - Afro- ZMF bridges the artistic & activist communities in the Brazilian Dendê & Band combine Brazil’s rhythm-heavy hope to inspire a socially conscious change in values. music with the grooves of Afrobeat, reggae, and merengue. The festival will take place Sunday August 4, 2013 Led by master percussionist and singer Dendê, the band’s at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood. While joyous, upbeat live shows exude sizzling showmanship started by the non-profit, social sustainability activist and versatility. organization The Zeitgeist Movement, the Zeitgeist 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Media Festival is open to any socially conscious group Los Angeles, CA 90049 which also wishes to join in the expression for a more (310) 440-4500 balanced, peaceful world through the medium of art. www.skirball.org www.zeitgeistmediafestival.org

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LEVITT PAVILION - FREE CONCERTS IN AUGUST LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART See websites for Los Angeles & Pasadena locations FREE CONCERTS - LATIN SOUNDS for dates and times MACARTHUR PARK IN LOS ANGELES SUSIE HANSEN LATIN BAND www.levittla.org August 3 - 5 PM - Electric violinist Susie Hansen plays fiery Nomadic Massive, Garifuna Collective, Double G’s String, Latin jazz and salsa, creating music that inspires audiences to Quartet, Mark de Clive Lowe, The Underground, Ra- dance. The Chicago native is a well-established jazz musician, diotron, Christian Scott, La Resistencia, Red Store, Bums, and has developed a unique and exciting style that features her Professor Galactico, KPOP dance Night,, Silk Road, Da- electric violin as the lead instrument of the ensemble. vid Lindley, Quetzal Guerrero, Talavya, Rocky Dawuni, Jose-Luis Orozco, Pink Floyd - Dark side of the Moon ret- CHUCHITO VALDÉS rospective AFRO-CUBAN ENSEMBLE MEMORIAL PARK IN PASADENA August 10 - 5 PM - Guitarist, recording artist, and 2011 www.lefittpasadena.org ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award winner Brent Canter Jeffery Broussard, Black Mahal, Dwight Trible, Jungle and his band have developed a reputation for innovation, Fire, Steve Songs, Whiskey Shivers, Mia Doi Todd & Dex- drawing on an eclectic mix of influences including modern ter Story, Chicano Batman, David and Devine, Birdie’s indie rock, jazz, and pop to create music that is both Playhouse, New Found Road, Limelight Steel Orchestra, accessible and boundary-pushing. Mariachi Divas, Samba Society, Rhythm Child, Louis Van Taylor, LoCura, Quetzal DORI CAYMMI August 17 - 5 PM - Internationally acclaimed Dori Caymmi is a two-time Grammy Award winner. The Brazilian singer, The Los Angeles Visionaries Association, LAVA, launch- guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and producer has worked es a series of six monthly walking tours along Broadway with Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, and many meant to raise consciousness about the Broadway Theater more. He has toured the world in concert venues ranging and Commercial District, which is listed on the National from Carengie Hall to major international jazz festivals. Register of Historic Places, and the pending implementa- tion of Strategy One, Phase One of the City of Los Ange- JUSTO ALMARIO AFRO-COLOMBIAN les’ Broadway Streetscape Master Plan. Each walking tour ENSEMBLE will follow and depart from the free LAVA Sunday Salon. August 24 - 5 PM- A native of Colombia, saxophonist http://lavatransforms.org and composer Justo Almario has been fusing Latin, Afro- Cuban, South American, funk, and jazz genres for more CALIFORNIA BEER FESTIVALS than 35 years, working with such legendary artists as Santa Cruz: Saturday, August 10 - 12:30-5pm Aptos Freddie Hubbard, Cal Tjader, and Jennifer Lopez. Village Park, Santa Cruz, CA Claremont/San Dimas: Saturday, September 7 - Bonelli Park, San Dimas, JOHNNY POLANCO CA Ventura: Saturday & Sunday, September 21-22, August 31 - 5 PM- LACMA’s 2013 Latin Sounds series Mission Park, Ventura, CA ends with one of the West Coast’s hottest salsa band, www.californiabeerfestival.com Johnny Polanco y Su Conjunto Amistad. As one of the most sought-after band leaders in the U.S he has gained the distinction for making the type of contagious Latin MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC - Saturday, August 17 music appreciated by salsa dancers worldwide. Alfredo Rolando Ortiz -At 7 PM, the Museum welcomes internationally acclaimed soloist of the Paraguayan harp Los Angeles County Museum of Art Alfredo Rolando Ortiz as he shares the rich history of 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90036 the harp in South America. Ortiz’ performance features 323 857-6000 | lacma.org a multicultural repertoire that covers folk, classical and popular music from South America as well as his original compositions. This concert is presented in conjunction with the Museum’s special exhibit: “The Harp - A Global Story PALM SPRINGS VILLAGEFEST - Every Thursday of Man, Music & Medicine.” Pre-concert music at 6:30 6-10 pm Oct - May, 7 - 10 pm Jun - Sep - 200 booths PM is provided by the San Diego Chapter of the American featuring local art and hancrafted items, artisanal foods Harp Society. 5790 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008 (760) 320-3781 www.villagefest.org (760) 438-5996 www.museumofmakingmusic.org

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E HULA MAU GREEK FESTIVALS IN AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 19TH ANNUAL HULA & CHANT COMPETITION (thank you Fran) Friday, Aug. 30 - Monday, Sep. 2 - E Hula Mau® (The Hula Lives), is the host to Southern California’s only Hula ANTELOPE VALLEY/STS. CONSTANTINE AND and Chant Competition. The 19th annual competition is HELEN GREEK FESTIVAL - Aug 30-Sept 1, 2012 sponsored by Nà Mamo® (The Cherished Offspring), Fri 5-9 pm, Sat 11:00 am-9 pm, Sun noon to 9 pm (to be a nonprofit organization committed to preserving key confirmed) St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Hawaiian values through social interaction and education. Church, 43404 30th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536 Fourteen halau (dance schools) will be competing with $2, Children 12 and under Free. Military ID free. Friday approximately 600 dancers from all over California night Free. (661) 945-1212 www.avgreekfestival.com and Nevada.Various cultural workshops will be held throughout the weekend in the Hawaiian Cultural Village ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY GREEK in front of the Terrace Theater and at The Westin Hotel in FESTIVAL - August 31 - Sept 2, 2013 Long Beach. www.ehulamau.org Sat-Mon 12-10 pm - 5761 E. Colorado, Long Beach, CA 90814 - $3, kids under 12 free, Mon 12-4 Free for THE CLOTH PEDDLAR - ARŞIN MAL ALAN all, Discount coupon on website? which is not up to date Enjoy this 100-year-old, world-famous musical comedy (562) 494-8929 www.lbgreekfest.org from Azerbaijan. Free admission; One-night-only! Performed by outstanding American opera singers ST. SOPHIA GREEK FESTIVAL - Sept 6-8, 2013 dialogues in English, songs in Azerbaijani with projected Fri 5-11 pm, Sat 1 - 11 pm, Sun noon - 10 pm English translations. 1324 S. Normandie, Los Angeles, CA 90006 Saturday, September 7, 2013 from 7:30 - 9:30 PM (323) 737-2424 www.lagreekfest.com THE MUSIC CENTER’S DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION CARDIFF GREEK FESTIVAL - September 7-8, 2013 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Saturday 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM - http://azconsulatela.org/ 9:00 PM -Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 3459 Manchester Ave, Cardiff By Sea, CA 92007- FPAC 2013 - the 22nd Annual Festival of Philippine 1525 Greek food, live Greek music by The Olympians, Arts and Culture - September 7-8, 2013. Greek dance instruction, Greek dancing, etc. - $3.00 for FPAC is a community produced festival and could not be adults and free for children under 12. Free parking at Mira made possible with the hard work and dedication of volun- Costa College (760) 942-0920 teers. FPAC is produced by FilAm ARTS - the Association http://stscnhca.orthodoxws.com/greekfestival1.html for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts & Culture, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization - Point Fermin Park, PASADENA GREEK FEST - September 20-22, 2013 807 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA - www.FilAmArts.org Friday 5:00 - 10:00 PM, Saturday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Facebook.com/FilAmArts - Twitter.com/FilAmArts Sunday, Santa Anita Racetrack, 285 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007 - Greek food, live Greek music, Greek dancing, etc., $5 admission, children 12 and under free. Sunday Sept. 15, 2013 Parking: Santa Anita Race Track $4 (626) 600-1672 Armenian, Arabic, Greek, Assyrian http://pasadenagreekfest.org and Middle-Eastern Dances played by THE JOHN BILEZIKJIAN BAND St. James Armenian Church Picnic DOWNTOWN CULVER CITY - MUSIC, ART & MORE 4950 W. Slauson Blvd. at La Tijera Third Wednesdays, 5-9 pm - free (310) 202-6060 Los Angeles, CA. 90056 www.downdownculvercity.com 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm SYLMAR OLIVE FESTIVAL ARARAT HOME ANNUAL PICNIC - KEF TIME A Celebration of Sylmar’s Olive History Armenian music, dancing, food, & games Saturday, 9/21/13 & Sunday, 9/22/13 Sunday, September 29, 2013 www.sylmarolivefestival.com 11:30 - 6:00 free admission & free parking 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345 OLVERA STREET in LA http://olvera-street.com (818) 365-3000 www.ararathome.org CATALINA ISLAND. www.CityofAvalon.com

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ARTS-RELATED CONTESTS

50 Years of Wilderness DOES YOUR SCHOOL NEED NATIONWIDE PHOTO COMPETITION A DONATION OF $2,000? The Sierra Club, as part of the Wilderness 50 coalition, the Smithsonian Institution, Submit the winning video for and Nature’s Best Photography today are launching a “Wilderness Forever” the school-related need. Open photography competition. Fifty winning photos illustrating the magnificence of Mortgage is offering a Back To our nation’s wilderness areas will be viewed by millions of visitors in an exhibition School Charity Video Contest. The at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The professionally- contest is for the most creative video juried contest will run through September 3, 2013 and the winning photos will be of a school-related charity. The included as part of a 2014 Smithsonian exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary winner collects a check for $2,000 of the Wilderness Act. for the school-related charity of For contest guidelines and entry instructions see their choice. Submit your most www.naturesbestphotography.com/wilderness creative (musically or dramatically focused) school-related video to www.nwf.org Open Mortgage Corporate Contest Panel at openvideocontest@gmail. SIXTH ANNUAL PETS ADD LIFE CHILDREN’S POETRY CONTEST com. The deadline to submit videos SEPT. 1 – JAN. 31 is September 30; the winner will be Calling all poetic pupils! Bob Vetere, APPA President & CEO, is pleased to announced on October 15, 2013. announce that the association’s non-profit campaign, Pets Add Life (PAL), will Details are posted on our website at be accepting submissions for the 6th Annual Pets Add Life Children’s Poetry www.openmortgage.com/ Contest beginning September 1, 2013 through January 31, 2014. Students in backtoschool-video-contest/ grades 3rd-8th grade are encouraged to write unique poems about the joys and benefits of owning pets of all types for a chance at top prizes. Students in grades 3rd-8th across the nation are invited to write a unique poem about their pets, what CALL FOR they love about them and the joys they bring to their lives,. STUDENT ESSAYS & VIDEOS Submit poems via PAL’s Facebook page at for the 22nd Annual Festival of facebook.com/petsaddlife, online at www.PetsAddLife.org Philippine Arts and Culture or mail final poems and submission forms to: Submissions due by August 15 Pets Add Life, 661 Sierra Rose Dr., Reno, NV 89511. In conjunction with their new The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2014 at 5 p.m. EST. program, The Saysay Project, and the Philippine Consul General, Share your best summer beach pictures with the FilAm ARTS is inviting students 2013 CALIFORNIA OCEAN AND COASTAL in grades K-12 to submit an AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST! essay or video in response to the Amateur photographers are invited to upload up to five photos depicting the following question: Describe an scenic coast and Pacific Ocean off California, native ocean and coastal wildlife,or experience that happened in your people and the California coast and then encourage your friends to vote. Online family that has made a positive voters will pick two “viewers’ choice” winners, while separate “judges’ choice” impact upon your identity as a winners will be selected for first, second, and third place. Winners will select Filipino American. Approximately from the following donated prizes: An overnight stay in Sonoma County plus a six Grand Prize winners and 100 bottle of wine, courtesy of The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, an over- Honorable Storytellers will be night stay in Orange County with valet parking and breakfast for two, courtesy selected for inclusion at the 22nd of the Fairmont Newport Beach hotel, plus two tickets to the Aquarium of the annual Festival of Philippine Arts Pacific, an overnight stay in San Jose, courtesy of the Fairmont San Jose hotel, and Culture on September 7 & 8, an overnight stay in San Francisco, courtesy of the Fairmont Hotel San Francisco 2013. For more information or atop Nob Hill, a dining cruise for two aboard a yacht from a choice of five loca- questions, please contact: tions, courtesy of Hornblower Cruises & Events. DEADLINE TO ENTER IS AUGUST 5TH, 2013. ENTRY IS FREE. Ed Mallillin, FPAC Co-Director, To enter your photos or vote for others, visit http://mycoastalphoto.com Marketing Office: 213-380-FPAC (3722) Sponsored by the California Coastal Commission, Thank You Fax: (213) 380-3724 Ocean Campaign, and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts of California. [email protected]

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ANAITÉ ARNOLD ONLINE CLASS OFFERED TwinkleTwos TipToeTots Wee Ballet The new international University of British Columbia Pre-Ballet & Ballet (UBC) Centre for Cultural Planning and Development Kids Flamenco is offering a set of online courses this term. Designed ages 2-10+ for those working in the field of cultural planning and development from around the world, these courses can Certified Pilates Instructor 2004 be taken individually for professional development, or ABT National Curriculum Teacher Training Certified- combined to earn the UBC Certificate in Cultural Planning, Primary-level 3 - an international professional learning program delivered 2012 New York City (310) 384-4921 100% online. Eleve Ballet Academy http://cstudies.ubc.ca/cultural-planning-and- www.eleveballet.com/instructors.html development/certificate-in-cultural-planning/ index.html

Creative Placemaking cstudies.ubc.ca/UC003 ASSIEH “LA MORA” Instructor: Pru Robey, Artscape, Toronto, Canada Sept 16-Nov 17, 2013 Born and raised in Iran, Assieh Cultural Tourism: Impacting Communities Worldwide started her Flamenco dance training cstudies.ubc.ca/UC005 in LA and later in Madrid, Spain at Instructor: Cheryl Hargrove, Washington, DC, USA Amor de Dios Flamenco Dance Academy with master teachers Oct 15-Dec 15, 2013 like La Tati, Ciro, Carmela Greco, Creating Culture Plans cstudies.ubc.ca/UC001 La Truco, Manolete and in Sevilla Instructor: Sue Harvey, Vancouver, Canada at Manolo Marin Dance Academy. Feb 10-Apr 13, 2014 She has also studied under private training of Angelita Vargas and Pepa Montes. Assieh appears every Saturday Authored and taught by an international group of evening at: EL CID senior practitioners, courses include interactive online 4212 W Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles discussions, case studies and learning activities that offer call or more info: (323) 668-0318 opportunities to engage with other professionals in an www.elcidla.com/ interactive online learning environment. We encourage Assieh also teaches at Gypsy Camp in Los Angeles. Call for you to share this information with those who you think class schedule: (310) 558-0746. may find these courses and/or program of interest and are also happy to extend an invitation for them to register on our website for any courses offered this term with the coupon code CPLAN to save $100 CAN on the standard ARMENIAN, RUSSIAN, SLOVAK, registration fee. BALKAN, GYPSY, BALLET, & MORE! About the UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development Liana, former member of the Duquesne The UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development University Tamburitzans, teaches this dance is an international centre dedicated to the creation and class to older teens and adults where ballet and strengthening of a global community of professionals ethnic dance come together for strengthening dance skills advancing cultural development as a vital component and learning new dance styles. Classes are held at Gypsy of successful communities and sustainable growth. By Camp in Los Angeles, Call for more info (626) 818-1722, engaging the strengths of international leaders in the field or write to Liana at [email protected] of cultural planning and development, the centre educates, trains and supports cultural planning and development through university-level courses and programs, research, and the exchange of successful practice, in a context of critical thinking with a global perspective. For more DANCE MOVEMENT WORKSHOP information about the program and other professional with Olivia Regalado at Gypsy Camp development courses offered, please visit Wednesdays (310) 558-0746 www.cstudies.ubc.ca/cultural-planning [email protected] CULTURALLY SPEAKING AUGUST 2013 PAGE 17

WORTH WATCHING ON YOUTUBE CULTURAL CENTERS

FLASH MOBS Acadian Cultural Center Amsterdam www.nps.gov/jela/new-acadian- www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAXAs03xsI8&feature=related cultural-center.htm

Los Angeles - Keshet Chaim Flash Mob MacArthur Park Croatian Cultural Center https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qnUqkk_ytG4 www.croatianamericanweb.org/ index.php Madrid www.youtube.com/watch?v=iop2b3oq1O0 Hibulb Cultural Center www.hibulbculturalcenter.org/ Munich www.flixxy.com/bavarian-flash-mob-in-munich.htm#.UVej90Z3yBk Ilanka Cultural Center www.ilankacenter.org/ Russia www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4xbmFpDRA Indian Pueblo Cultural Center www.indianpueblo.org/ HISTORY OF AMERICAN DANCE Levantine Cultural Center Frankie Manning - Ambassador of Lindy Hop - Tribute Video www.levantinecenter.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQIWFOU-bp4 Vernon & Irene Castle plus Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers - Ballroom Styles Polynesian Cultural Center www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5TE74e9vAg www.polynesia.com/ Appalachian Big Set Dance Skirball Cultural Center www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbNqpFnSv8c www.skirball.org/ Nicholas Brothers - Tap Dance West Virginia Division of Culture www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBb9hTyLjfM and History www.wvculture.org/ WEBSITES TO REMEMBER FOR KIDS FOLK DANCE & FOLK MUSIC INFORMATION

Dick Oakes’ Folk Dance Pages www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/folkdanc.htm Yahoo’s site for kids to learn about the world’s countries Folkways (ethnic music) www.folkways.si.edu/index.aspx www.kids.yahoo.com/reference/ ARC Music (ethnic music CDs) www.arcmusic.co.uk world-factbook

FOREIGN LANGUAGES BYKI CHILDREN’S BOOKS BY Free language software downloads www.byki.com/ DK PUBLISHING www.us.dk.com FREELANG Free bilingual dictionary downloads www.freelang.net/ Complete Flags of the World OUR MOTHER TONGUES My World, My Story: Discover America’s first languages http://ourmothertongues.org/Home.aspx Life Stories from Teens from Around the World ARTS AND CULTURES Homes Around the World Children Just Like Me Smithsonian Magazine, Arts & Cultures www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture A Life Like Mine Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage www.folklife.si.edu/ BBC - Holidays Around the World and so much more! CHILDREN’S MUSEUMS www.bbc.co.uknaturehumanplanetexplorer/events_and_festivals http://kidspacemuseum.org Pulse of the Planet www.pulseplanetcom Cultural Survival http://www.bowers.org/kidseum. Partnering with Indigenous Peoples to Defend their Lands, Languages, and Cultures php/ www.culturalsurvival.org (All links listed in this newsletter are for reference only and are not necessarily endorsed by Educational Communications) CULTURALLY SPEAKING AUGUST 2013 PAGE 18 VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES AND ECONEWS SHOWS You are reading Culturally Speaking, the newsletter of the Earth Cultures Project, one of the many projects of Educational Communications which among other things produces video documentaries and ECONEWS television shows. Listed below are some of those programs dealing with cultures of the earth. 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