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Bienvenidos!
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It’s summer and a wonderful time to have fun with family and friends.
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What’s Happening
in Olvera Street
August 2005
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Olvera Street had been busy hosting music, art, film, festivities and other cultural events for the entire family to enjoy! Please visit our Olvera Street Event Calendar and come and join us! We look forward to seeing you!
- The Jalisco Festival
- United Methodist Church 106th Anniversary
- Summer Film Series
- Bienvenidos Children's Center Health Fair
- Border Video Art Festival
- Wells Fargo Summer Music Festival
- Chinese American Museum Exhibition: "Impressions"
To find out more about the events, click here!
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Classic Mexican
Film Series
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The Mexican Cultural Institute presents the MCI Summer Film Series at El Pueblo Historical Monument with screenings on Friday evenings at 7:45 p.m. through August 19. The outdoor screenings of ten new films, from well-known Mexican directors, are subtitled and sponsored by the Mexican Consulate. For more information please call (213) 628-1274. Admission is free.
To find out more about the events, click here!
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What’s New at
Olvera-Street.com
“Abuelita’s Kitchen”
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We are excited to feature a new section dedicated to cooking flavorful Mexican cuisine. It is dedicated to my wonderful grandmother Belen Tapia who shared so much love with her family and friends with all her delicious Mexican cuisine.
 This month we are delighted to feature family recipes from Irma Rodriguez Contreras. Irma, a frequent visitor to Olvera Street, grew up in the “Mexican Hollywood” section of San Pedro, and features the recipes she learned from her grandmother, Maria Rodriguez.
Irma’s submission includes simple favorite comfort and staple foods: Ponche De Leche, Refried Chorizo Beans, Flour Tortillas, and Sopa (Spanish Rice).
To visit Abuelita’s Kitchen and read Irma’s story, click here!
If you have any favorite recipes you would like to share, please submit them to recipes@Olvera-Street.com E-mail us your favorite family recipe with a paragraph sharing a story about it and a picture of you or your family. If you are selected, we will feature it online. It is one way to share your family history with us too!
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Visit us!
“See L.A.!”
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Now that summer is in full bloom, we are excited to feature a new section dedicated to traveling in the Los Angeles area just in time for summer vacation! We have a list of historic sites, museum, theaters, tourist attractions and much more.
There are vibrant energies of bargain shopping at the “Jewelry District” between Broadway and Hill and 5th through 8th Streets, “Fashion District” on Los Angeles Street crossing 4th – 12th Streets, the “Artist’s District” with experimental galleries and studios east of Alameda Avenue and much more! We have also included Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and the nearby vicinities.
This month we have added theme parks which include: Universal Studios, Magic Mountain, Disneyland, and Knott’s Berry Farm amongst others. Welcome to Los Angeles!
To view our list, click “See L.A.!”
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Olvera Street
“Call for Entries!”
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El Pueblo Historical Monument (Olvera Street) is seeking volunteer performers including musicians, singers and dancers. Volunteers can accept unsolicited tips during performances and also sell CDs. All music styles will be considered.
For more information please call (213) 485-8376.
The Annual Dia De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition is on hold. We will let you know if the gallery will be available. Should we have it, we will immediately issue a special Olvera-Street.com E-Newsletter announcing our “Call for Entries” for the exhibition.
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What’s New!
Our Community
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Olvera-Street.com is a proud sponsor of our community and the arts. We have developed a new page, “Events Around Town,” highlighting events in our community. Please visit it to learn more about the arts, fundraisers, wine tasting, business mixers, children’s’ festivals, screenings, and much more! If you know of an event, please visit Olvera-Street.com to submit it.
Bookmark Olvera-Street.com and visit us often to find out about our history, community, world events, and much more. We hope you will visit us often in August and throughout 2005.
Please e-mail this page to anyone
you think may be interested.
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News About Our World
At Olvera-Street.com,
the spirit of giving,
understanding, and
support goes far
beyond our doors.
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A severe malnutrition crisis has hit Niger, and the international community has been tragically slow to respond. A drought coupled with a horrific locust invasion has put more than 2.5 million people on the brink of starvation, including 800,000 young children “at risk,” according to the World Food Program. People have resorted to eating leaves, weeds, bark and roots.
Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières {MSF}), an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by wars, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, is on the scene to help in Africa.
MSF has set up 31 centers throughout the country, and has treated more than 20,000 children suffering from severe malnutrition, mobilizing 50 international aid workers and 450 locally hired staff. Nonetheless, young children are dying every day.
According to MSF, their decision to intervene is based solely on an independent assessment of people's needs — not on political, economic, or religious interests. MSF does not take sides or intervene.
When crises unfold, MSF volunteers make themselves and their skills available on short notice, usually dedicating six to twelve months to each assignment. Their expenses are covered and they receive a modest stipend.
MSF provides direct medical care coupled with a spotlight on the causes of suffering. MSF volunteers have spoken out against atrocities they have witnessed — from Chechnya to Sudan.
International governments have slowly responded to a UN appeal for $16 million to aid Niger. Even so, getting food into Niger is a major challenge even if funding is available. Neighboring countries, such as Nigeria and Mali, are experiencing their own food shortages and are unable to give much help. There is little hope to children who are hungry right now.
To help out, either as a volunteer or with a donation, check their website at: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.com
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News About Our World
Update on the
Iraq War
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 As of early August, according to CNN, “There have been 2,022 coalition troop deaths, 1,830 Americans, 93 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, one Dane, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Hungarian, 26 Italians, one Kazakh, one Latvian, 17 Poles, one Salvadoran, three Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians in the war in Iraq as of August 8, 2005. The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose families have been notified of their deaths by each country's government. At least 13,769 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. The Pentagon does not report the number of non-hostile wounded. ”
That is 770 more deaths since we at Olvera Street for Dia De Los Muertos created the altar on October 28, 2004, and is not counting the estimated 100,000-200,000 Iraqi deaths including women and children.
The "Altar of the Iraq War" was created to honor and respect the memories and lives of all those who have died. To learn more about the altar, click here!
* (The "Altar of the Iraq War" was created by six artists and does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the Olvera Street merchants or El Pueblo Historic Monument.)
 The American Friends Service Committee’s widely acclaimed traveling exhibition, “Eyes Wide Open,” visited Los Angeles in mid-March. The outdoor art exhibit graphically showed the human cost of the Iraq War to the United States in the form of empty boots.
To learn more about both exhibitions, click here!
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What’s New Next Month
at Olvera Street!
LOS ANGELES’ 224th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED WITH
“LOS POBLADORES -
WALK TO LOS ANGELES”
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September 4th Historic Re-enactment
Commemorates the Founding of the City
San Gabriel and Los Angeles’ shared history comes alive Sunday, September 4, 2005, with “Los Pobladores – Walk to Los Angeles” celebrating Los Angeles’ 224th birthday.
The annual Walk represents a key chapter in California’s history, with the re-enactment of the nine-mile journey of the original Spanish settlers of Los Angeles, known as Los Pobladores, from San Gabriel Mission to the Los Angeles River where, on September 4, 1781, they founded El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles. The Walk coincides with Los Angeles’ actual founding date and planned birthday festivities at El Pueblo Historical Monument on Sunday, September 4th.
Everyone is invited to wake up early Sunday morning, September 4, lace up their walking shoes and join the 6 a.m. Walk celebrating San Gabriel and Los Angeles’ shared, living history.
For more information click here!
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Friday - Sunday
September 16 -18
Mexican Independence Day
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Olvera Street will be celebrating Mexican Independence Day. This historical event from Spain will feature popular and traditional entertainment, cultural activities, historic displays, food, artisan exhibits, and more.
Stay tuned for more information coming in the next Olvera-Street.com E-Newsletter!
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“Latinos In Hollywood”
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In honor of Latinos Heritage Month, we will be featuring a photo exhibition of “Latinos In Hollywood” which spans from the silent movie era to our current Latino movie stars.
The exhibition was first featured at El Pueblo Gallery on Olvera Street and we are delighted to share with you again online. We will be adding more photos every month.
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Quotes
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"Always be proud of who you are,
where you came from,
and look forward to where you are going"
- Irma Rodriguez Contreras
"Never regret growing older.
Its a privilege denied to many.”
- An old Indian proverb
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May all your wishes and dreams come true.
We hope you will have a wonderful time this summer dear ones!
John Trausch, Editor & Ginette Rondeau, Director
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please contact our webmaster@Olvera-Street.com
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