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Tribal Cafe hosts “Summer Harvest”

Starting October 11 through November, Tribal Cafe will be hosting “Summer Harvest,” with live music, artists, vendors and food.

Tribal Cafe, which features a cafe-style menu featuring raw and vegan dishes, fresh squeezed juices and smoothies, is located at 1651 W. Temple Street, 90026.

For booking info and other questions visit the Summer Harvest website.

Here’s the lineup:

October

The Wilson Heights Gang
The Downtown Train
Mark Noel Miller
Dustbowl Revival
Diana Lozano
BellHaunts
Son Ark
Coyote

Vendor/Artist: Dubin Art

November:

Peace of Mind
BellHaunts

December artists and vendors:

TBA

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For the Weekend: Try something new, for free!

Self Help Graphics & Art in East LA is offering FREE Dia de los Muertos workshops throughout the month of October. There are a lot of exciting workshops to explore, and looks to be worth checking out! All you have to do is wear clothes that can get messy, and show up on time!

Self Help Graphics & Art
3802 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063
Phone (323) 881-6444

Check out their website for more info.

Paper Flower Making / Flores de Papel

OCTOBER 3, OCTOBER 10, OCTOBER 17 & OCTOBER 24, 2009

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Come learn the tradition of creating handcrafted paper flowers with Master Altar Maker, Ofelia Esparza and the Esparza Family. Many of the flowers you create will be used for the community altar which is one of the yearly traditions at Self Help Graphic’s Dia De Los Muertos Celebration each November 2. There will be paper flowers to take home too. You can make small and big flowers of multiple colors. This workshop is open to all ages. No experience is necessary.

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Paper Mache Mask

OCTOBER 3, OCTOBER 10, OCTOBER 17 & OCTOBER 24, 2009
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Learn to create your very own calavera mask with artist, Dewey Tafoya. Dewey made plaster forms for you to build your paper mask on, which makes the classic Paper Mache calaca-look easy to achieve. Create your mask on one Saturday, let it dry for a week, then come back the following Saturday to paint and glitter it! Making masks is a two-part process, be sure to make time in your schedule for 2 Saturdays. Small kids will need help with mask making—they should bring a parent, older sister or brother to assist them.

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Dia De Los Muertos Mascara Decorating

OCTOBER 3, OCTOBER 10, OCTOBER 17 & OCTOBER 24, 2009
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Join crafter, Becky Cortez to decorate a one-dimensional, calaca mascara (mask) created by a SHG artist and printed on card stock. This workshop is challenging for young and old, because there are different materials for you to select from for personalizing your mascara. They each come out beautifully unique! We encourage you to wear the mascara you created and decorated to Self Help Graphic’s Dia de los Muertos procession on November 2!

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Papel Picado

OCTOBER 3 & OCTOBER 24, 2009
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

A guest artist will teach the basics of papel picado using some simple cutting techniques and a template. Create traditional Day of the Dead designed cut-outs that you can use to display as panels and banners. This papel picado workshop is best suited to students who can use scissors and can follow a template. Some of these paper picado panels will be displayed as part of the community altar at Self Help Graphic’s Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration, some will be for your Dia de los Muertos altar at home too. Parents are encouraged to attend classes with their child.

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Papel Picado

OCTOBER 10 & OCTOBER 17, 2009
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Papel Picado goddess, Margaret Sosa is teaching this session—don’t miss out! Learn the basics of papel picado with some simple cutting techniques and the use of a template. Create traditional Day of the Dead designed cut-outs that you can use to display as panels and banners. This papel picado workshop is best suited to students who can use scissors and can follow a template. Some of these paper picado panels will be displayed as part of the community altar at Self Help Graphic’s Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration, some will be for your Dia de los Muertos altar at home too. Parents are encouraged to attend classes with their child.

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Luminarias

OCTOBER 10, OCTOBER 17 & OCTOBER 24, 2009

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Come to the world premiere of Theresa Hernandez’s Day of the Dead themed luminaria making workshop. With simple materials, paints and calaca inspired decor, create a beautiful hand-made luminaria that you can prominently place at your home for beckoning los espiritos. Luminarias are made from paper bags, weighted down with sand and are illuminated from within by a lit candle and traditionally line walk ways and paths. More recently, they are becoming a traditional addition to a Day of Dead altar for guiding the spirits to the treats that await them. Theresa Hernandez is a long time Self Help Graphics’ artist with an extensive background in printing. This is a fun and easy craft for all ages.

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Cheap Eats: $5 Burger Nights at The Park

Wednesday nights at The Park restaurant on Sunset is a delicious $5 burger night  – whether your tastes be a 6 oz. sirloin or a homemade veggie burger. One thing to know before you go – the burger does come plain, so for $1 each you can add extras like cheese, onions, or aoli.

The last time we went to The Park we were disappointed to learn that its BYOB policy had been thrown out the window a while back. The meal was definitely still delightful, even as my cold bottle of Pinot Grigio sat beside my purse. However, now you can bring your own spirits on Tuesdays and Fridays with a reservation.

Call (213) 482-9209
1400 Sunset Blvd at the corner of Douglas

www.thepark1400sunset.com

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Dodgers Geared Up for Game 1 of NLDS

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Be on the lookout for some Dodger Stadium traffic around Elysian Park as the Dodgers play the Cardinals in game 1 of the NLDS (we’ll be there!). And, as an LAist post points out, the Mayor has bet some L.A. favorites as tradition.

So far, Villaraigosa has bet:

  • Dodger Stadium garlic fries
  • El Tepeyac’s Manuel burrito
  • The LA Times
  • A case of Bud

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Here’s Mayor Slay’s response.

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Dodger’s Vendor Passes away

From LAist:

“This could be a bad sign for the Dodgers. A 49-year old male vendor died in the Vin Scully Press Box at Dodger Stadium of a heart attack. Being the first open workout a day before the National League Divisional Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, most media members were not in the press box when the vendor died. Access to the press box was blocked off pending the arrival of the coroner, however bags, laptops and cameras were retrieved for the media by several members of the Dodgers staff. More details as they come in.”


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Bill and Charlie of AYC Writing New Blog

Allston Yacht Club owners Bill DiDonna and Charles Kelly
have started writing a restaurant and food-related blog on the Huffington Post. The first installment, “Adventures in the Restaurant Business,” was posted on September 29, 2009, and can be found here. Good luck and we’ll keep following the blog!

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Web Design Class at Echo Park Library

The Echo Park Branch Library (on Temple Street) is holding an Introduction to Web Design computer class on Thursday, October 8, 2009. You can, “Learn about HTML codes to create a simple web page. Computer keyboard experience is mandatory.”
Date: 10/08/09
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (please arrive 10 minutes early)
Branch:

Echo Park
1410 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 250-7808

No word on whether or not it’s free, but we’re assuming it is.

RSVP required. For more info and to RSVP, call 213-250-7808.

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Suspicious behavior in Elysian Park

From Andrew on the Echo Elysian NC Forum:

Last night just before dusk, a guest of mine went out with one of my dogs up Park Drive to the Marion Harlow garden.  A man followed her from Park Drive into the park and then went into hiding in the bushes.  By the sound of it, he was acting suspiciously and did not have good intentions.  She described him as about 5′ 9″, medium build, tan complexion, brown or black hair.  He was wearing a dark navy or black track suit and a white knit beanie cap.

Please be aware.

This sounds a lot like the lurker who was doing this a couple years ago and was later arrested.  If it is the same person, what was effective was that when he was spotted, that people yelled at him loudly and let him know that he has been spotted.

We called the Rangers and Office of Public Safety (Park Police) when she got back and she filed a report.
If you see any suspicious activity, please call:

Park Rangers:  (323) 644-6661

Office of Public Safety: (213) 978-4670

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Pic of the Day

Unknown purple flower

Not sure what this beauty is, but it was a pleasant surprise as I huffed and puffed my way up Parmer Avenue in Echo Park. Measuring about 3-4 inches in diameter, it decorates a basic fence along someone’s yard.

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Midnight Ridazz Full Moon Bicycle Ride Tonight

This will help work of the Friday night pizza and beer: a full moon bicycle ride around LA!

Where: Meet at the Echo Park Boat House on the lake

When: meet at 8:30 pm, ride starts are 9:45 pm

Extras: Noisemakers encouraged

Destinations: Echo Park, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Westwood, with stops along the way. Some parts of the route pass by areas where cars have hit cyclists and ran (hit and runs), some of them killed.

Check out the route map here.

For more info, call (213) 622-0554 or email courier@braydon.com, the Midnight Ridazz also have a website where you can find info.

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AYC Diners can support 826LA Tonight

If your Saturday dinner plans involve eating out at the Allston Yacht Club on Echo Park Blvd., 20% of your check can be donated to 826LA if you mention it to your server.

826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. They offer tutoring for the kids Monday through Thursday from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

Allston Yacht Club is located here.
You can learn more about 826LA on their website.

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Garden Workshop: So. Cal Natives

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Sobriety Checkpoint in Echo Park tonight

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Starting a 8:00 pm tonight, the Northeast Division will be conducting a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint at the intersection of Echo Park Avenue and Sunset Blvd. The Division’s news release cites “80 driving under the influence-related and 792 hit and run traffic collisions” so far this year in the Northeast area of Los Angeles.

Heavy traffic this evening surrounding Dodger Stadium for the Dodgers’ last home series should make the checkpoint very interesting, and will likely slow down the flow of traffic leaving the stadium later on.

Drive safe everyone!

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Break In on Douglas Street in Echo Park

An alert to people living in northeast Echo Park: my roommates laptop was stolen out of his room yesterday. It probably happened sometime in the early afternoon while me and another one of my roommates were at home. However, we didn’t hear anything as we live two floors above him.

He accidentally left his window unlocked which is street-level and is just a few steps away from the sidewalk. We’re assuming that the thief just opened up his window and grabbed whatever he could find close by which would have been his laptop (oh, and a jar of change). It was most likely someone looking to make some quick cash or just wanting to have a little “fun.”

Learn from our mistake, and don’t forget to lock your windows as well as your doors. And beware of anyone loitering or snooping around. And, of course, the non-emergency police phone number for Echo Park is 1-877-275-5273

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October Echo Curio Schedule Announced

From the Echo Curio Myspace:

Thurs, Oct 1st – PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS presents BENEFIT SHOW for
NIGHT LIGHT with DOMINIC MASSARO and THURLOW performing

This Thursday Plays Well With Other presents FUTURA, a benefit event that will be an impactful night
made up of music and art, with the main focus of bringing awareness to a particular non-profit
organization called Nightlight. This Electronica night will consist of DJ Righteous Trash, Thurlow and
featuring the LA artist Massaro. Massaro’s songs will seduce you with his haunting, beautiful, broken
vocal melodies sung over a brick wall of sea-sick droning guitars. The art will be donated by Sam
Gallagher, Dominic Massaro, and Lawton Outlaw, which scale from a combination of color field paintings
and mixed media paintings to Gary Baseman meets Andy Warhol; surreal cartoon like content that is fun
for the whole family. All of these amazing artists are coming together for the sole reason to help
Nightlight. Nightlight rescues women out of prostitution / sex trafficking in Bangkok, Thailand. A very
prevalent problem with these rescued women is that have been trafficked often fall back into
prostitution. This occurs because they aren’t given the opportunity or resources to learn other skills to
make a living and survive. That’s where Nightlight comes in. They teach the women how to make jewelry
then Nightlight sells it in places like the United States and through that funding, these women are given
the chance at a new life.

www.myspace.com/thurlowmusic
www.myspace.com/massaromusic
www.nightlightbangkok.com

Fri, Oct 2nd – SHELLEY SHORT + ALEXIS GIDEON + ERIN MUIR + QUEEN
VICTORIA

Sat, Oct 3rd – CMG and the NIGHT (pre-record release party) + THE LITTLEST
VIKING + THE BLACK HEARTTHROBS + the art of Paul Kaloper and Carrie
Sweet

www.myspace.com/cmglovesyou
www.myspace.com/theblackheartthrobs
www.myspace.com/thelittlestvikings
www.thegoldstate.com/art.htm
www.carriesweetart.com

Sun, Oct 4th – SAD HORSE + BUGS + DEVON WILLIAMS + ALLAH LAS


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