Entries by Faith

Get Organized at Bneato Bootcamp

Bneato is having another Organizing Bootcamp for the disorganized on Saturday, June 12 from 2:30-4:00 pm. The Bootcamp is designed for those who don’t have the time to organize by themselves, can’t afford to hire a professional organizer but need one, and just want a better understanding of organizing and filing. From Bneato owner and […]

,

Woodsist Festival

Tuesday, June 15th Echoplex 6pm $10 advance, $12 day of show 18+ Real Estate Woods Kurt Vile Abe Vigoda Art Museums The Mantles Nodzzz Sun Araw All Saints Day (Katy from Vivian Girls + Greg from Cat Power) The Baths Buy tickets here.

Echo Park Resident Band Health At The Echoplex

Tuesday, June 8th 8:00 pm The Echoplex $12 advance, $14 day of show, all ages Health HEALTH presumably have a saying: if you do something right once, remix, remix again. They did it two years ago with HEALTH/DISCO, which included remixes of HEALTH tracks by Pictureplane, CFCF, Nosajthing, and of course Crystal Castles, whose version […]

The Week In Music

Monday, May 31st – Sunday, June 6th Monday The Like, The Young Veins, The Living Sickness at The Echo Foot Village, Bitches, Nicole Kidman, Forts at Pehrspace David Scott Stone, Tom Carter, Cooling System at Echo Curio Tuesday When You Awake presents First Aid Kit, Samantha Crain, Whispertown at Bootleg Theater Jeremy Dawson (DJ set), […]

June Events At Echo Curio

Wed, June 2nd – SOCORRO + SISU + MONSTER Thurs, June 3rd – HAND + HENRY WOLFE + BLACK JESUS + MATTHEW O’NEILL Fri, June 4th – CLOSING EVENT for HEARD OF ELEPHANT’S BLUEPRINTS with MOSES CAMPBELL + MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY + BIG WHUP + SPIRIT VINE Sat, June 5th – THE BODY PARTS + […]

,

Fish Fry Jamboree at Echo Country Outpost

“Jesus Halibut Christ, it’s a Fish Fry, Barbecue, Music Jamboree!” at the Echo Country Outpost 1930 Echo Park Ave Sunday, May 30 (Memorial Day Weekend) 12:00 Noon – 11:00 pm (or until the cows come home) Proceeds to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society $20.00 at the door (that will include everything!) Food and beverage: […]

Hot Hot Heat All June

Hot Hot Heat releases it’s new album, Future Breeds, via Dangerbird Records on June 8th. Los Angeles fans can hear the new sounds early, as the band will be doing a June residency every Wednesday night at Bootleg Theater. Hailing from British Columbia, Hot Hot Heat first came to prominence in 2002 with their breakthrough […]

Open House for Summer Drummer Program

As we posted last month, Bedrock in Echo Park is offering basic drumming classes for kids age 8 to 16 this summer. Presented in association with Dixon Drums, the two-week course is led by studio/live drummer John Montgomery and Jacob Dillon, and takes place  from July 12-24, 2010. There is a morning group (9:00 am […]

,

Nail Art and Music Tonight at Iko Iko

Looking for something a little different to do tonight? Iko Iko is hosting nail art by artist Sebastian Boher and music by composer/musician David Semien. For $3/nail you can walk away with some fine looking hands and a unique music experience.  Shop Iko Iko while you wait. Their current selection includes big dot tenugui, paper […]

Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop: Memoir & Personal Essay

Writing Workshops Los Angeles Presents Spring/Summer 2010 Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Memoir and Personal Essay Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm June 1, 2010 to July 20, 2010 (8 meetings) In this mixed-level course, we will read and discuss published narrative nonfiction as a means to investigate questions of truth and storytelling, and where the two intersect. […]

Support For Depression In Echo Park

The Echo Park DBSA (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance) is a free support group for people who are diagnosed with or think they have depression or bipolar disorders. Meetings are held every Sunday from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at the Echo Park Recreation Center at 1632 Bellevue Ave. Here is what they have to say: […]

Obesity Walk This Saturday (May 22)

Saturday May 22 8am – 12pm. Echo Park Lake Free presented by St. Vincent Medical Center in Downtown Los Angeles St. Vincent Medical Center, in conjunction with the Aetna Foundation, will host a community walk to encourage healthy exercise and raise awareness among community leaders about obesity, a major public health threat to our multicultural […]

,

Library Book Sale Tomorrow (May 19th)

Wednesday, May 19th 2pm – 5pm Community Room Edendale Library 2011 Sunset Blvd. Free parking in rear parking lot Cash only We have had over 1000 newly donated non-fiction books this week, mostly hardcover with dust jackets.These were donated by a local book dealer who has gone out of business, and is just a small […]

Parking Fines To Rise

LA City Council has voted to increase parking fines by $5. The change won’t take place for a few months. Failure to Deposit a Coin into the Meter/Overtime Use of the Meter: $55 Street Cleaning: $65 Parking in a No Stopping Zone: $85 Parking in an Anti-Gridlock Zone: $155 White or Yellow Loading Zone Violations: […]