8th Annual @FrogtownLA Artwalk | Saturday Sept 28 4:00p-10:00p | Children’s Artshow awards at 3:30pm

The artists, artisans, and architects of Elysian Valley, otherwise known as Frogtown, are pleased to announce the eighth annual Frogtown Artwalk, a celebration of the creativity and talent flourishing in the industrial buildings of this working class neighborhood along the LA River. 

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This year, the Artwalk will feature a“river pavilion” with information on on-going river restoration efforts and live music.  A youth art show will offer interpretations on the theme of “River Ecology”.  Artist Leo Limon, creator of the “storm drain cats”, will share his knowledge of the neighborhood.  A series of movie projections onto the trees in the riverbed will guide visitors from studio to studio.

For the first time, the Frogtown Artwalk will also offer a celebration of text and the written word.  Bookshow LA, located in the NOMAD art complex at 1993 Blake Ave., is home to a careful selection of new, used and vintage books showcased in an interactive creative retail space. Stop by Bookshow LA to participate in a spontaneous poetry event by “Typewriter Poetry” and to see altered books created by local artisans.

@JoseHuizar and Recreation & Parks to host 2nd Planning Workshop (Thur 9/26 6:30p) @HighlandPatch

Here’s another opportunity to engage with other interested members of our community when the office of Councilmember José Huizar and the Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks are scheduled to hold the second in a planned series of workshops aimed at designing York Park, the latest addition to L.A.’s so-called “50 Parks Initiative,” located on a quarter-acre piece of vacant land on the corner of York Boulevard and Avenue 50, near the border of Highland Park and Eagle Rock.

Thursday, Sept. 26 (6:30p - 8:30p)
Buchanan Elementary School
5024 Buchanan St, Los Angeles, CA 90042

This will be an occasion for community members to view design drafts created by community members at the first workshop last month at Burbank Middle School. Attendees will be able to “flesh out the designs and begin to work on the smaller design details of the park,” according to the Council District 14 weekly newsletter.

For more information, contact the CD 14 Northeast Office at (323) 254-5295 or e-mail Field Deputy Nate Hayward at [email protected].

Colorado Bl work starts Mon 9/23 | Tue 9/24 Lane & X-Walk striping begins @EagleRockNC @josehuizar

In case you haven't noticed the orange cones on Colorado Blvd, last week the Bureau of Street Services began construction of new crosswalks at El Rio Ave and Glen Iris Ave, which require cutting through the concrete medians.

According to the Council office, the work will be done by Monday, September 23rd, at which time contractors will begin scraping off the current lane striping on Colorado Boulevard. If you live near Colorado, this will be loud work -- and it will happen at night. So be prepared!

On Tuesday, September 24th, the Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin working behind the contractor to stripe in the bike lanes and add crosswalk markings. Most work will be completed at night, and the installations are scheduled to be done by Friday, October 4th, in time for the Eagle Rock Music Festival on Saturday.

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@metrolosangeles @EPFCfilmmobile to screen Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train at Union Station (9/20)

Bring the family to Union Station where Metro and Echo Park Film Center will host a FREE screening of Alfred Hitchcock's classic film, “Strangers on a Train” 

Friday, September 20
Screening begins at 8:00 p.m. (doors open 7:00 p.m.)
Union Station North Patio

The event is free to the public. Seating is limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests may bring chairs, blankets and picnics, but no alcoholic beverages are allowed.

Show your valid Metro TAP card at check-in for access to preferential seating. Feel like dinner and a movie? Show your valid Metro TAP card at Traxx Restaurant at Union Station and receive a 10% discount on your dinner bill. Guests are encouraged to make reservations at 213.625.1999 or online.

Reach Union Station via Metro Bus or Metro Rail on the Red, Purple or Gold Line. For more routes and connections, use Trip Planner | Bike parking is also available on site.

@MusicCenterLA host last in a series of ukelele lessons for ADULT (18+) amateur musicians (9/28)

Online Registration is reopened for Sep 28 Ukele-Along! FREE, register online no later than Sep 20. Limited spaces available. For adult (18 years and older) amateur musicians only, beginner* to intermediate level. *For the purposes of this program, a beginner is defined as: the ability to strum in rhythm while playing these 5 chords in this order - C, Em, F, D7 and G7.

STRUMMERS IN THE SUMMER.
Step inside the world of the humble and simple ukulele – the perfect gateway to happy and fun music-making. A wonderful way to get your summer strum on with mixed level group instruction in: 

• Strumming 101 and Beyond
• Fingerpicking Patterns & Techniques
• Licks & Tricks and more!

Limited seating capacity (no walk-ins). Kindly bring your own instrument and music stand.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

FUN FACT: Ukulele means “jumping flea” in Hawaiian, alluding to the movement of the fingers plucking the strings.

1781, El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles (The Town of the Queen of the Angels) is founded

Today, September 4, 2013 marks the 232nd birthday of the founding of our great city.

The story of Los Angeles' founding begins with a Russian expedition to North America in the 1730s and 1740s. Although Spain had laid claim to Alta California for nearly two centuries, it had never settled the land, which lay along the northwestern reaches of its vast American empire. But when a Russian expedition, led by the Danish explorer Vitus Bering, reached Alaska in 1741, it became clear that the Russian empire, expanding eastward over the Eurasian landmass and across the soon-to-be-named Bering Strait, might harbor territorial ambitions toward Spanish California... Learn More

Image credit: Pre-1869 view of the Los Angeles Plaza. Courtesy of the California Historical Society Collection, USC Libraries.

Celebrate Summer | Final performances | Macbeth & As You Like It | #ShakespeareSetFree

Bring the family as the Independent Shakespeare Company (ISC) concludes their very popular and wonderfully entertaining  "Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival." 

Tuesday, Aug 27 | Session 1 (6:00p–6:40p) | Session 2 (6:45p-7:30p) | Adults Only Please

The same information will be covered in each session to accommodate families with more than one child attending the school.

Back to School Night is an opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and meet with their teacher.  Teachers will describe their classroom program, homework and discipline policies and any of your concerns regarding your child’s education.  

This is an informational evening for adults only.  Therefore, we request that you leave children at home as there will be no supervision on the yard.

String Quartet/Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon 40th | Free/Family Friendly @LPMacArthurPark

Bring the family to the Levitt Pavilion at MacArthur Park for a performance under the stars by the Omega String Quartet presenting a classical interpretation of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon to commemorate the 40th anniversary of it's original release.

Levitt Pavilion at MacArthur Park
2230 W 6th St
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Directions

Sunday, August 25, 2013| Festival begins at 5:30 p.m. | Music begins at 7:00 p.m.

Experience the classic rendition of the complete track list from this monumental record, complete with the original light show behind Pink Floyd.

The Omega String Quartet presents a classical interpretation of the iconic rock masterpiece, “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd. They are joined by the stunning soprano, Julie Christensen, the chanteuse who backed Leonard Cohen. In a spectacular development, Single Wing Turquoise Bird, the light show behind Pink Floyd in the 60′s and early 70′s, will present a showing of their light show in sequence with the Dark Side of the Moon in MacArthur Park.

“The Single Wing Turquoise Bird (SWTB) was one of the most sophisticated of the U.S. psychedelic light shows. Formed in Los Angeles in 1968 to accompany rock concerts, it reconfigured its membership and its performance modes several times, eventually freeing itself from its initial role as a supplement to live music events. Drawing on the long local history of intersections between avant-garde film and visual music, it developed many technologies and sources of both imagery and abstract light, and evolved into an autonomous multimedia unit that innovated the collectively improvised, real-time composition of projected light.”

Celebrando el 40’ aniversario del disco Dark Side of the Moon de Pink Floyd, experiencia la interpretación de todas las canciones de este disco monumental en el estilo cuarteto.

Come for some Coffee & Conversation with our Principal Mrs. Leach 8/23 (8:30a MPR)

Stop by after dropping the kids off in the morning and enjoy a cup of coffee with friends, old and new alike!

Let's catch up with a very familiar face but in her new role and have a conversation about the future and success of Eagle Rock Elementary.   Look forward to seeing you there!