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Welcome to the
Olvera-Street.com
E-Newsletter!
Celebrating our Culture, History, and the Arts
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February 2008
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It’s February on Olvera Street, the shortest month of the year--but 24 hours longer than usual this month. And Olvera Street celebrates Día de la Candelaria, Mardi Gras, Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day.
We are also introducing a new special section: “Going Green.” Yeah, the ozone layer is depleting, but we’re not content to just sit back and whine about it. And we’d like to help you be part of the solution, too. We at Olvera-Street.com are doing two things: giving you three ideas every month on ways to “go green with Planet GreenLight,” and partnering with the folks at Shaklee, who have been sounding the environmental trumpet for a half-century now.
 Día de la Candelaria is February 2. Olvera Street will see a procession in the evening. And on February 5, Mardi Gras will come to Olvera Street. Children's Workshops are scheduled.
And PLEASE don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, Feb. 5!
Happy New Year! Chinatown ushers in the Year of the Rat 4706, the weekend of February 9 and 10. The Golden Dragon Parade, the New Year’s Festival, and the Chinatown Firecracker 5k/10k Run will be held. And the Chinese Lantern Festival will be February 23, at the Chinese American Museum on the south edge of Olvera Street.
Two historical pieces are included in this issue: A profile on Latin America’s greatest photographer, Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Part of the artistic renaissance of the 1920s following the Mexican Revolution, Bravo was influenced by international developments, notably Surrealism, however his art remained profoundly Mexican. Also, a feature on the oldest existing house in Los Angeles, Olvera Street’s Avila Adobe (1818).
Make sure to visit our “See L.A.!” to plan your excursions with your family and friends. We have links to various places right here in Los Angeles to explore. It’s a great page to bookmark for your reference.
See below for more on all of the above. And that’s all way too much for the shortest month of the year, but such is life in the Year of the Rat on Olvera Street.
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What’s Happening at
Olvera Street!
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Día de la Candelaria, or Candlemas, is February 2. It is usually a religious celebration in Mexico, but in places such as Veracruz and Tlacotalpan, there are huge fiestas with parades and bullfights. Día de la Candelaria, like many other Mexican celebrations, was born of a fusion of pre-Hispanic traditions and Catholic beliefs. Candles are brought to churches to be blessed on this day, hence the Day of the Candles. February 2 also marks the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox and in Pennsylvanian folklore, is believed to predict the weather to come, known as Groundhog Day. February 2 is also 40 days after Christmas. According to Jewish law a woman was considered unclean for 40 days after giving birth, so it was customary to bring a baby to the temple after the magic 40 days. Thus, if baby Jesus were born on December 25, he would have been taken to the temple on February 2. On Olvera Street, Saturday, Feb. 2 will see a procession for Dia de la Candelaria from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
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Last year Mardi Gras on Olvera Street saw a hundred or so customers wandering around wondering where the Mardi Gras was. (The time was changed, El Pueblo forgot to let everyone know). This year their allegedly will be Children's Workshops on Tuesday, Feb. 5. For more event information, contact El Pueblo Special Events at: 213-485-8372.
To learn about the history, click here!
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 “Gung Hay Faht Choy!” it’s time for Chinese New Year and the ushering in the Year of the Rat 4706 on the weekend of February 9 and 10.
The 109th Annual Golden Dragon Parade, one of the oldest parades in the country, will take place in Chinatown adjacent to Olvera Street on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 2-5pm along Broadway and Hill streets. The procession will include floats, marching bands, Asian American stars and entertainers, government officials and cultural groups. An annual highlight is the newly crowned Miss 2008 L.A. Chinatown Queen and Court. The Chinese New Year Festival will take place at the corner of Broadway and Cesar Chavez in Chinatown on February 9 from 10am to 8pm and 10am to 5pm on February 10. New this year, Asian entertainers will headline the festival, including Chinese acrobatic acts of pole climbing and hoop diving, as well as Thai dancers and Taiko drummers. Food, games, children’s activities, and more will also be on tap during the free festival.
The 30th Annual Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 5k/10k Run is also set for Sunday, Feb. 10.
 A traditional lion dance begins the pre-race activities. In Chinese folklore, the lion dance and drums chase away "evil" spirits and bring good luck to those who participate. To ensure those evil running spirits do not appear, a ceremonial lighting of 100,000 firecrackers signals the countdown to the start of races. After the race, proceed to the festival area where volunteers will greet you with fresh fruit, drink and other snacks.
The day of the Lunar New Year is the most celebrated holiday of the year for nearly 1.5 million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Southern Californians. It is celebrated with colorful festivals, parades, and most importantly, large family gatherings. It is also a time when ancestors are remembered and families give thanks for their blessings. Red packets of money (“Lai See” or “Hung Bao”) and firecrackers add fun and fire to the New Year’s celebration.
For more information, call: 213-617-0396 or see: www.lachinesechamber.org, www.lagoldendragonparade.com or www.chinatownla.com, or for the run: www.firecracker10k.org.
Then the Chinese Lantern Festival will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the El Pueblo Historical Monument Chinese American Museum, on the south edge of Olvera Street. For information contact the museum at 213-485-8567, or El Pueblo at 213-485-8372
- To learn more about the history of Chinese New Year, click here!
- To learn more about your Chinese Horoscope, click here!
- To learn more about the history of the Lantern Festival, click here!
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Written by John Trausch
Built by Don Francisco Avila in 1818, the Avila Adobe is regarded as the oldest existing house in Los Angeles.
Avila was the mayor of the small town of Los Angeles and a wealthy ranchero, and his house briefly was taken over by U.S. Navy Commodore Robert Stockton during the Mexican-American War in 1847.
Today, it is a museum preserved to look as it did in the 1840s. Many of the walls are originals, nearly two centuries old. Only one piece of original furniture still exists; a black lacquered table. It is thought to have been a wedding gift in 1822 to Francisco, then a widower at the age of 50, and his new 15-year-old bride, Encarncion Sepulveda, who used it as a sewing table.
 The Avilas had three children, and Don Francisco died in 1832, and was buried at the cemetery next to the new Plaza Church. Following the military occupation, Dona Encarncion moved back in. Daughter Francisca would soon inherit the house where she lived with her husband and 15 children. In 1868, the family moved to Anaheim.
The succeeding decades saw the Avila Adobe used as a boarding house, an Italian restaurant and a hotel. But the house was not maintained, and eventually began to rapidly deteriorate.
In 1926, the City of Los Angeles said enough was enough and condemned the house, ticketing it for demolition to make way for a gas station that service all those horseless carriages that suddenly were populating Los Angeles’ roads. In stepped socialite Christine Sterling, who saved it from the wrecker’s ball by initiating a massive publicity campaign, with the help of the Los Angeles Times, to recognize and save this rich slice of Los Angeles’ history.
 In the 1950s Christine Sterling, founder of Olvera Street, lived in the Avila Adobe. She had her offices there and worked with General Manager Mario Valadez, and Tony Sousa, assistant manager. There had been a beautiful fountain in the middle of the courtyard. Later, Cruz Ledesma, the Olvera Street blacksmith, lived in the back of the house.
In the entrance to the house, there was a small chapel where a few weddings took place, including that of Valdez’s brother-in-law, Humberto Tapia, in June of 1968.
Senator John F. Kennedy came to visit the Adobe House and stepped on the horseshoe at the entrance between the chapel and the kitchen and said “I wish to be President”. After he had lunch, he took a short nap on the sofa belonging to Belle Tapia during his campaign stop. The Avila Adobe was always a place of welcome to dignitaries, movie stars and visitors from around the world.
The Avila Adobe is located at 10 E. Olvera Street, and is open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays, from 10 am to 3 PM and weekends 10 AM to 4:30 PM.
To learn more about the history of Olvera Street, click here!
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Written by Wolfie Trausch
Manuel Alvarez Bravo (1902-2002) has long been recognized as one of the principal Mexican photographers of the twentieth century. With a career spanning nearly 80 years, Bravo is famous for his large collection of work, ranging from photographs of the nude to folk art. Bravo was born in post-revolutionary Mexico, and was greatly influenced by the indigenous culture of his people as well as the urban environment that grew out of the revolution. He was part of the artistic renaissance that occurred in the 1920s following the Mexican Revolution. Although he was influenced by international developments, notably Surrealism, his art remained profoundly Mexican.
But unlike his colleagues, Bravo's canvas was photography, thus setting him apart and allowing him to lead his field. His bold and diverse collection has influenced future photographers who aim to capture the same daring and assorted subject matters.
Manuel Alvarez Bravo grew up in Mexico City during the height of the Mexican Revolution. But the horror and gruesomeness of war did not stop Bravo from having a fulfilling childhood. Bravo attended Catholic school from 1908 to 1914, but left in 1915 to work. Bravo got his first taste of photography by watching an amateur photographer document the war. He began to educate himself in photography, asking advice from photography suppliers, and learning English by reading the labels on developer bottles. But it wasn't until age 20 that Bravo bought his first camera for a government job where he worked as a photographer. His first success as a photographer came in 1925 when Bravo won an award in a Oaxaca photo competition. Later, Bravo taught photography at the San Carlos Academy. For his teaching job, Bravo studied the work of muralists and artists including Diego Rivera and other contemporaries who influenced him in his art.
From the 1929 until the mid 1930s, Bravo's photography included pictures of urban life, including window shops and city architecture. In the 1930s, Bravo was able to photograph Frida Kahlo in several portraits. This was one of the highlights of Bravo's career. The work that he produced during this period he shot with his 35mm Graflex SLR camera, a less advanced camera than the Leica camera used by most photographers during the period. But Bravo chose to shoot with this camera because he was happier with the way that his negatives turned out (less grainy and easier to work with). During and after this period, Bravo focused a lot on the nude form. In the 1940s, Bravo also dipped into landscape photography and produced some of the most breath-taking landscape pictures in Mexico's history.
Like many of his Mexican contemporaries, Bravo's subject matters related to post-Revolutionary Mexico. But, unlike many who were mainly involved in murals and paintings, Bravo's passion and art was photography. Bravo inspired and opened the door for many future Mexican photographers who followed him. Amongst the artists whom Bravo influenced during his long career include muralist Francesco Siqueiros as well as contemporary Chicano artists.
Bravo had little visibility in the U.S. prior to a 1971 exhibit at the Pasadena Art Museum, which later passed through New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Subsequent shows at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. (and San Diego’s Museum of Photographic Arts made Bravo more familiar, and his consecration was assured when he returned to the MOMA in 1997 for the definitive exhibit of 175 photographs.
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We at Olvera-Street.com are doing two things: giving you hopefully not-that-inconvenient ideas every month on way to “go green,” and partnering with the folks at Shaklee, who have been sounding the environmental trumpet for a half-century now.
Three ways of Going Green for February:
1) Change your car's air filter. You’ll get more miles per gallon and reduce the need to get oil from other countries.
2) Unplug or turn off appliances that are not in use, and, of course, turn off the light when leaving a room.
3) YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE by using nontoxic eco-friendly cleaning products and make a positive impact on our environment. "Go green!"
Use Get Clean in your home, and know that you’re letting in products that care as much about your family’s safety as you do. Not to mention the earth’s safety. And yet, they clean more powerfully than most of the other cleaners you probably use. For more information about the starter kit and other products, click here!
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Don’t forget to vote!
Tuesday, Feb. 5 is Election Day for our California Presidential Primary. Californian’s votes have been taken for granted the last several decades. And the votes of Latinos have been taken for granted or ignored for the last several centuries. The time to act is February 5.
Not sure who to vote for? Try a spin in the glassbooth at: http://glassbooth.org/. Glassbooth in a non-profit organization that has posted a user friendly yet sophisticated survey. You tell the site what you think about various issue, and they spit out which candidate fits your views the closest. It’s hardly scientific, but definitely worth a look.
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Somebody’s Children
News About Our World Update
Iraq War
At Olvera-Street.com, the spirit of giving, understanding, compassion,
and support goes far beyond our doors.
As of January 30, according to a CNN count: “There have been 4,246 coalition deaths -- 3,940 Americans, two Australians, 174 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, one Czech, seven Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, one Hungarian, 33 Italians, one Kazakh, one Korean, three Latvian, 22 Poles, three Romanians, five Salvadoran, four Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the war in Iraq as of January 30, 2008, according to a CNN count. (Graphical breakdown of casualties). The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The list also includes seven employees of the U.S. Defense Department. That is 38 more deaths since December 31, 2007.
At least 29,038 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. That is 265 more wounded since December 30, 2007.
In 2004 we honored the 1250 Americans who had died in the Iraqi desert; that list has now grown with an additional 2,892 lives cut short. Note: May 1, 2007 marked the four-year anniversary when President Bush announced “Mission Accomplished!” and the end of hostilities in Iraq.
We send our love to them, their families, and dear friends.
The altar was dedicated to their memories so they won’t be forgotten, true to the meaning and spirit of iDa De Los Muertos!
* (The "Altar of the Iraq War" honoring the dead was created by six artists: Ginette Rondeau, Juliane Backmann, Al Herion, Bonjunnie Comostiles, Gabriela Quintero, and John Trausch. The altar does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the Olvera Street merchants or El Pueblo Historic Monument.) To learn more about the Iraq War, click here!
The first “Altar of the Iraq War” was created on October 28, 2004 to honor and respect the memories and lives of all those who have died. NOTE: The figures do not count the estimated 100,000-200,000 Iraqi deaths, including women and children.
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The original altar was featured in a children’s book: “Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life And Death” by Capstone Press and distributed in bookstores around the United States as well as on Amazon and other prominent retailers. National Geographic and NBC News also came out and filmed the exhibition last year.
The “Altar of the Iraq War” was re-created at last year’s “El Amor Eterno” Dia De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition at the Pico House Gallery. There were several thousands of visitors including children who were very touched and left notes of love at the altar. The gallery was created to be a place of healing, understanding and a place of education.
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“Mailbox to Heaven”
 There is a lovely story online in which you can share with your family and friends. Visit the site and learn about a child who desperately wanted to write to her Grandmother who had passed away. It is an inspirational story dedicated to Belen Tapia and by the Dia De Los Muertos Celebration.
If you know someone who died in the Iraq War and would like to share your story in honor of his or her memory, please submit it to webmaster@Olvera-Street.com
Just make sure you write “Stories to Share” in the subject line of your e-mail.
We are looking for communities who would like to make their own Mailbox to Heaven. If you are interested, please contact Ginette Rondeau.
To write a private letter to a beloved one, visit: www.MailboxToHeaven.com
(The “Mailbox to Heaven” has been featured at the El Pueblo Gallery and Pico House Gallery for the Annual Dia De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition, since 1992.)
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Gift Ideas for Valentines!
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“See L.A.!”
Supporting the Arts and Our Community
“Events Around Town”
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You are invited to attend
“Elysian Echo”
by Raul Pizarro
Raul Pizarro, an exceedingly interesting local artist, will present “Elysian Echo” on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Eastside Luv wine bar.
The opening reception will be from 5 to 8 pm.
Eastside Luv is at 1835 E. 1st Street in Boyle Heights.
For more information, phone: 323-262-7442,
Must be at least 21 years old to attend.
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Belmont Shore Chocolate Festival
Down in the LBC, AKA Long Beach, the Belmont Shore Chocolate Festival will be held Saturday, Feb 2. Thirty merchants are expected to share their wares in the fourth annual event from 1 to 4 pm.
The community can belly up to the bar by entering the Homemade Chocolate Dessert Contest, which is judged by local community leaders, business owners, and press. Kids ages 5 - 12 can get a face full of chocolate during the Chocolate Pie Eating Contest.
Books of 12 tickets will be sold for $10 in front of Washington Mutual, where the event will be centered, at 5200 E. Second Street. Ticket books will also be sold the week of the event at various BS locations.
Try: www.belmontshore.org.
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 30th Annual Super Bowl Sunday
10K/5K Run/Walk
Super Sunday, February 3, will be kicked off the usual way in Redondo Beach, with the 30th Annual Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K Run/Walk and Costume Contest.
More than 10,000 runners & walkers are expected to flex their pecs on the oceanfront course. For information on how to enter or where to watch, try: http://www.redondo10k.com/registration.html or phone: 310-376-6911.
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Starring Cathy Rigby and Fred Willard
February 5 to 17
Dogpatch, USA will be on display at UCLA’s Ralph Freud Playhouse in a presentation of “Li’l Abner” .
In the play, Dogpatch has just been deemed "the most unnecessary, no account" town in the country. In a scramble to keep Dogpatch from being used for atomic testing, Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, and the other citizens of Dogpatch must find a reason why their town is worth saving..
To receive $10 off tickets, enter the code: DAISY http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/3swwg0
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East-West Players will present “Voices from Okinawa” this month in Little Tokyo. “Voices” is the story of an American graduate student of one quarter Okinawan descent, teaches English in Okinawa, and receives an unexpected education in Okinawan- American relations.
Previews run February 7 to 10, opening night is Wednesday, Feb 13, and the performance run is Wednesday through Saturdays from February 14 to March 9.
The David Henry Hwang Theater in Little Tokyo, just south of Olvera Street; 120 N. Judge John Aiso St. , near the 1st and San Pedro intersections.
Admission is $60 for opening Night, $30-$35 for regular Tickets $30, $20 for the preview, and a Pay-What-You-Can Performance will be held Thursday, Feb. 14. More info: www.eastwestplayers.org or 213-625-7000.
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 The Golden State
The 24th Street Theatre, located just south of Olvera Street, will host “The Golden State,” “a comedy of greed, lust and other American values set in a sun-drenched and hedonistic Southern California, "The Golden State" is a 21st Century adaptation of Molière’s comic gem The Miser.
“This is a rare chance to see The Dell’Arte Company, an internationally-renowned physical theater troupe based in Blue Lake, California. Dell’Arte takes Molière’s comedy of profit-driven family relations and turns it on its head, re-inventing the miser as an elderly California widow with a fortune stuffed in her bra, whose adult children are the desperate products of her fanatical hoarding. It’s Molière with the heat turned up, the stops pulled out and the women on top.”
“The Golden State” runs February 8 through 24, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 3 pm, at 24th Street Theatre, 1117 West 24th St. at Hoover Street. Tickets are $25; students and teachers pay only $15.
For more info, try: 800-838-3006 or www.24thStreet.org.
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World City- Junebug and Carolina Chocolate Drops
February 9th, 2008
Starts at 11:00 AM
 Honoring Black History Month, World City proudly presents acclaimed theatre artist and storyteller John O’Neal together with the Carolina Chocolate Drops in their Music Center premieres. Based in New Orleans, John O'Neal's Junebug Productions presents stories, songs and poems drawn from the treasure trove of African American oral history. Then, from the foothills of North and South Carolina, be amazed by the musicianship of the Carolina Chocolate Drops as they perform traditional and contemporary fiddle and banjo music.
FREE ADMISSION, open to the public and no reservations are required. Free tickets for both shows will be distributed starting 1 hour prior to showtime on the day of the event on Grand Avenue at 2nd Street, in front of Walt Disney Concert Hall. (Tickets for 11am show are distributed beginning at 10am, and tickets for 12:30pm show at 11:30am.)
(NOTE: In case of rain, both performances and workshops will be moved inside.)
 Location
Family Programming
Walt Disney Concert Hall- W.M. Keck Amphitheatre
111 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA USA 90012
For more info, click here.
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An artistic view of the romantic Valentine’s Day
Self Help Graphics
Commencing at the opening Reception on Saturday, Feb. 9, etchings, monoprints, linocuts and woodcuts created by print members of the SHG Print Studio for Valentine's Day will be on display.
The Feb. 9 reception will run from 12 -5 p.m., and will accompanied by a “Botanica de Amor love-fair” held in the main Self Help Graphics gallery. There will also be love-sexy poetry by some of Los Angeles' finest spoken word artists (Consuelo Flores, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Roberto Leni, Reina Prado, Abel Salas), Poetry on Demand, music by DJ Meraz, aphrodisiac-munchies and drinks, limpias para el amor by renown East L.A. spiritual-intermediaries, tarot card readings by Senorita Pat, Henna Tattoo Love spells with Erika and love potions botanica.
The art exhibition will run through March 8 at 3802 E. Cesar Chavez Ave.
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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Baroque Conversations
Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14
Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School
In “signature LACO style,” the artists will scheduled to introduce the music from the stage, share their insights, and invite your questions to conclude the evening. Performed without intermission, the concerts will be held from 7pm to approximately 8:45 pm, including the conversation between the musicians and audience.
The Zipper Concert Hall is opposite Walt Disney Concert Hall, at 200 S. Grand Ave. at 2nd Street in Downtown LA. For more information, phone: 213-622-7001, or see: www.laco.org/series/24.
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Walt Hall - Kelly Thompson - Susan Weber
Downtown Art Walk
(Second Thursday of Every Month)
Next Art Walk: Thursday, February 14, 2008
(some locations close earlier, see details on Art Walk map)
The Downtown Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of the many art exhibition venues in Downtown Los Angeles — commercial art galleries, museums, and non-profit arts venues.
Public information and a printable map of the Downtown Art Walk are available at www.downtownartwalk.com.
Participants in the Downtown Art Walk are The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles Public Library, Grey Goose, Gary Leonard, L.A. Artcore Center, 2nd Street Cigars and Gallery, M. J. Higgins, bank, Continental, Crewest, The Regent Galleries, Pharmaka, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, El Nopal Press, Bert Green Fine Art, INMO Gallery, Red Dot Gallery, Niche.LA Video Art, Kristi Engle Gallery, Art Murmur Gallery, 626 Gallery, Gallery Waugh, Infusion Gallery, Gallery 727, The Hive Gallery, City Center Gallery, Museum of Neon Art, BOXeight Studios, and the Downtown Art Gallery.
Visitors are encouraged to arrive by public transit, as the Art Walk is easily accessible by the Red, Gold, and Blue line trains which run past midnight, and the area is well served by the
DASH bus system until 6:30 PM. Parking is plentiful in the areas many paid lots and garages, at meters on the street until 4 PM, and free after 6 PM on most streets.
Special Events: The Comedy Walk, will be held at the same time as the Art Walk.
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One of Peru's most compelling stars, aka the "Queen of Lando," Eva Ayllón blends African and Spanish cultures - dramatic flamenco phrases, complex, pulsating rhythms, and sweet folkloric melodies - into her signature musica criolla style.
Friday, March 7, 8pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Eva Ayllón
Use the link below for a chance to win tickets for Eva Ayllón’s concert on March 7.
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