The Los Angeles Community Garden Council is holding the Gathering of Community Gardens 2009 this weekend, October 24-25, 2009. Here are the details:
Saturday Conference
October 24, 2009
8:00 am – 3:00 am
The Saturday conference will provide a series of workshops, discussion panels, networking opportunities and a resource fair for community gardeners throughout Los Angeles. Three workshops will be conducted entirely in Spanish.
Suggested donation is $10, and will be held at 1745 North Spring Street, Unit 4 Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Sunday Garden Tour
October 25, 2009
8:00 am – 3:30 am
On Sunday, the Council will offer a van tour of community gardens (which is full, but you can follow in your own vehicle), starting and ending at Solano Canyon, near Dodger Stadium. The tour will visit gardens in downtown LA, East LA, Elysian Park and Hollywood. Most of these gardens, run by volunteers and serving local neighborhoods, are rarely open to the public at large.
All attendees must meet at Farmlab by 8:00 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 24.
To register, click here.
Bedrock, a rehearsal and recording space, is set to open in Echo Park. This should make many neighborhood musicians pretty happy. For those of us who would otherwise never set foot in a rehearsal space we can still sneak a peak at the opening party on October 25th. RSVP, then when you arrive you’ll be given a map with food and drink tickets. There will be people to answer your questions and this will be a family friendly event so bring your budding musicians, too. Don’t be too quick to think you won’t be hanging out at Bedrock in the future, though. This place has big plans like a coffee house and a microbrewery. A rooftop garden will supply food for the coffeehouse and three hotel suites will be available for rent. They have hourly air conditioned rehearsal rooms starting at $15/hr. Nothing to rehearse with? Check out the store, take your gear to the repair shop or rent instruments and amps right there. They are certainly living up to the word compound. Many a musician in town to record will probably end up living at Bedrock which will make it an local interesting business to keep track of. Keep reading for more info and to see the full list of offerings from the Bedrock website.
