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2008 

Announcement: Cypress Park Branch Library hosts a reading by two writers, one from the community. Contact: Conrad Romo, (323) 931-1200, www.tongueandgroovela.comBranch Librarian Patty Rostomian, (323) 224-0039 LOS ANGELES - Most of the attention the working-class, largely Latino community of Cypr...
09/13/2008
Looking for something to do today? Here's just a partial list of events happening in Northeast Los Angeles on Saturday, September 13:                   8:30 - 10:30 am  - Audobon Center in Debs Park:  Family Bird Watching Walk en Español For families with children ages 4 and up. Join an Audubon n...
09/13/2008
The second Saturday of every month is Gallery Night in Northeast Los Angeles:  Your opportunity to explore the Galleries, Shops, Restaurants and Nightlife in the historic and eclectic neighborhoods of Northeast Los Angeles.  Maybe even purchase art for your home or office.   Tour participating ga...
09/12/2008
  Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 10 am to 12 midnight On September 27, poets from across Southern California will gather for a benefit poetry marathon for  Avenue 50 Studio in LA's Highland Park.  This non-stop poetry marathon features many top LA poets.  There will be a book give away each h...
09/11/2008
HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY FESTIVAL AND FIREWORKS SHOWSEPTEMBER 13 AT FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD On Saturday, September 13, 2008, there will be a Community Festival and Fireworks Show at the Franklin High School football field, 820 North Avenue 54, from 3 o'clock in the afternoon to 9 o'clo...
09/08/2008
Here you have it, one of my very first attempts to video the wild parrot flocks of Northeast Los Angeles. Yes, a tripod would help.  But, here's the problem,  I set up the tripod in my back yard, thinking the parrots would go to the persimmion tree in the back, so instead they go to the pine tree...
09/07/2008
The 4th World Festival of Sacred Music - Los Angeles and The Arroyo Arts Collective present: The Music and Shadows of BaliSunday, September 14, 2008 2pmFREE Music & Puppet Performanceat Center for the Arts Eagle Rock2225 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock , CA 90041The Arroyo Arts Collective and Cent...
09/06/2008
In 1997, Susettte Kelo purchased and restored an older home with a river view in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood of New London, Connecticut. Soon after, the city of New London attempted to purchase 115 houses in the area in order to sell to commercial developers.   The plan called for the purchase...
09/05/2008
  SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2008THE ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE RE-DISCOVERY TOURYou've been wondering, you've been asking, "When is that artist tour in Northeast Los Angeles anyway? Shouldn't it be coming up?" Well, mark your calendar. Bigger and better than ever, with over 130 artists, 32 of them...
09/04/2008
I love election years.  The conversations that take place about the candidates and issues often lead to learning new things about history and government. A few days ago I exchanged some comments with Mike Saunders about looking at "landmark" Supreme Court decisions in a spreadsheet format:  A sna...
09/04/2008
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