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Bienvenidos! Happy September, the last few weeks of the sweltering summer, most schools are back in session, and it’s a great month to visit Olvera Street... well, any month is a great month to visit Olvera Street.
 The BIG news is the resurrection of the Siqueiros’ mural, “American Tropical,” at Olvera Street. For 74 years city officials have been unable to decide what to do with this “lost masterpiece,” a politically controversial piece that the internationally renown muralist created on an 18 by 80-foot concrete wall at Olvera Street. $7.8 million can do a lot of magic, and that is the hope behind the city and the Getty’s joint effort to restore the masterpiece and put it in a proper setting. Work is slated to begin next February, and to be completed within two years. See the full details below.
 Speaking of masterpieces, Ginette Rondeau, Curator of the Annual Dia De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition “Viva El Amor Eterno” is soliciting your work for this year’s exhibition. So start photographing or sketching your altars, painting, sculptures, photography, etchings and mix-media representing Dia De Los Muertos. The entry form and details are posted at “Call for Entries”. Deadline for artists’ submissions will be October 2, 2006. The exhibition will be featured at the Pico House Gallery this year. For more information see Press Release, More details below.
Happy Birthday! The City of Los Angeles is 225! Help celebrate the City of Angels’ bicentennial-and-two-bits at LA225, “Los Angeles through the Eyes of Artists.” The official anniversary date is September 4, but the art show will run through October 16. It’s at the Pico House adjacent to Olvera-Street, and it’s free.
Olvera Street will celebrate Mexican Independence Day September 16 and 17 with music, art, film, food, art exhibits, festivities and other cultural events for the entire family! Come join us! The event is free to the public.
This month also features Estrellita Tapia Shawky, a chef who grew up on Olvera Street, and took her Mexican grandmother’s recipes around the world. She’s back in town, and is happy to share a few of her best.
All this and more, all month on Olvera Street. Bookmark our *See L.A* link as a reference, and come see us at Olvera Street.
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What’s Happening on
Olvera Street!
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CITY’S 225TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
AND POBLADORES WALK
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, San Gabriel Mayor David Gutierrez and Los Angeles City Councilmembers will join thousands of Angelenos for the City of Los Angeles’ 225th Birthday Celebration and Pobladores Walk, sponsored by Disney, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2006.
7 AM - The day begins with the annual re-enactment of the Pobladores Walk, which will reenact the 9-mile trek the first settlers of Los Angeles traveled by from the San Gabriel Mission to found the City at El Pueblo (Olvera Street). Shuttle to San Gabriel available 9 AM – Walkers can join participants who have walked from San Gabriel at Lincoln Park, continuing on to Olvera Street, for a shorter, 3-mile route. There will be entertainment including Kinnara Taiko drummers.
Lincoln Park, 3501 Valley Blvd., Los Angeles, 90032
10:30 AM – 5 PM - The 225th Birthday Celebration at Olvera Street lasts most of the day. There will be entertainment, birthday cake, information booths, artisan demonstrations, a children’s fun zone, and festivities for everyone to enjoy. El Pueblo Historic Monument, 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles 90012.
 The Children’s Fun Zone will include: a rock climbing wall, skate park, zoo-mobile, mobile aquarium, arts and crafts, face painting, and activities with Radio Disney.
Music and dance performances will include: Xipe Totec, Mariachi Infantil, Ballet Folklrico, and Bobby Rodriguez’s Latin Big Band.
Appearances will be made by state, local officials and the big cheese himself, Mickey Mouse. A Special appearance will be made by Grammy Award Winner Pepe Aguilar.
Sponsors of the event include: City of Los Angeles, City of San Gabriel, County of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power, Los Pobladores 200, Disney, Hoy, and KABC7.
WALK REGISTRATION/SHUTTLE INFORMATION:
To register for the walk, go to www.lacity.org/225. There will be shuttles available between the San Gabriel Mission and Olvera Street for the general public. For shuttle information, call 213-485-8372 or go to www.lacity.org/225.
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Art Exhibition at the
Pico House
adjacent to
Olvera Street
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EXHIBIT EXPLORES ARTISTS' VISIONS
OF LOS ANGELES
FOR THE CITY'S 225TH BIRTHDAY
Now through October 16, in commemoration of the City of Los Angeles’' 225th birthday on September 4, El Pueblo Historical Monument will present L.A. 225: LOS ANGELES THROUGH THE EYES OF ARTISTS. L.A. 225 is a free exhibit that explores artists' perceptions of the cultural, political, social, historical and geographical character of Los Angeles. The exhibition features the work of such artists as Barbara Carrasco, Robbie Conal, Ricardo Duffy, George Evans, Victor Gastelum, Clement Hanami, Leo Limon, Sandra Low, Dominique Moody, Jose Montoya, Frank Romero, Lola Scarpitta, Richard Wyatt, Tony de Carlo and is curated by Mariann Gatto and Shervin Shahbazi.
The opening reception will be held Saturday, Sept. 9 from 6-9 PM at the Pico House Gallery at El Pueblo
Historical Monument, 424 North Main Street, Los Angeles, 90012.
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What’s Happening on
Olvera Street!
Mexican Independence
Day Celebration
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Join us September 16 and 17 for the best Mexican Independence Day Celebration in Los Angeles at El Pueblo of Los Angeles Historical Monument (home of Olvera Street). Throughout the day you and your family can enjoy live music, dancing, and entertainment, as well as carnival rides and much more.
Entertainment includes: Mercedes Castro, Los Bondadosos, Grupo Aziz Musical, Mariachi Cobras de Jalisco Paso de Oro, Ricardo Duque, Undercover Girls, Noe Sandoval, Nancy Guzman, Los Primos de Tijerina Grupo La Nacion, Mariachi Latino, Charanga Cubana, Grupo Gama.
For more information contact:
MCG Entertainment Tel: (213) 389-1051
or visit
www.independenceatelpueblo.com/links/performers.htm
To learn about the history of
Mexican Independence Day, click here!
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Call for Entries!
We are delighted to announce that this year we will have our
Annual Dia De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition.
“Viva El Amor Eterno”
The entry form and details of this exhibition are posted at Olvera-Street.com’s “Call for Entries”. The deadline for artists’ submissions must be postmarked by October 2, 2006.
Heartfelt works of art are being solicited: altars, painting, sculptures, photography, etchings, mix-media, and more. Criteria of acceptance is based on a genuine significance or originality of the true meaning of the Dia De Los Muertos. All 2- and 3-dimensional media invited.
Ideally, some of the altar entries would include interactive elements that would allow public participation. For example, if you created an altar for a loved one who died of cancer, then you could dedicate the altar not only to that person, but to all cancer victims. Many of our visitors in the past have been very grateful for the opportunity to put photos or simply write names of their beloved on the altar. It has been quite touching and it gives the gallery a life of its own.
Please pass the e-flyer to anyone you think may be interested. If you haven’t signed up for the Olvera-Street.com e-newsletter, do so now. You will be receiving more announcements.
I am looking forward to all the wonderful entries so we can create an exciting place to journey. As you may already know, the exhibit has been a precious place for our visitors and the countless school children that attend. I have been very proud that we can share this treasured and very loving tradition. The exhibit has been a place where our guests can feel free to speak of their beloved, to reflect and to heal. It is a wonderful way to honor our beloved and a beautiful experience to share with others.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Click here for inquiry.
Feliz Dia De Los Muertos,
Ginette Rondeau, Curator
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In honor of Latino Heritage Month, we will feature “Latinos In Hollywood” a lavish pictorial exhibit highlighting the history, achievements and participation of Latinos in the Hollywood film industry from its early beginnings to the present. The history will be dramatically illustrated through the progression of rare still photographs; not only of actors and extras, but also the behind the scenes personnel, such as producers, writers, choreographers and directors. Olvera Street has been very proud to share this exhibit with all of our visitors at El Pueblo Gallery and the Pico House Gallery in the past years. We hope you will enjoy it!
To view the 1920’s, click here!
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Olvera-Street’s own International Celebrity Chef, Estrellita Tapia Shawky grew up on Olvera Street, and learned cooking at her Mexican grandmother’s knee. Her life’s journey has since taken her around the world to such locals as France, Italy, Lebanon and Egypt, and her culinary creations reflect her travels.
Now she shares her recipes such as: Cacahuates (Spicy Peanuts) and Sangria this month
To view her recipes, click here!
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Supporting
Our Community
“Events Around Town”
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Downtown Art Walk
The Downtown Art Walk is a monthly, self-guided tour of the art exhibition venues in Downtown Los Angeles, which includes commercial art galleries, public museums, non-profit spaces, and grassroots arts venues.
September 14, Noon – 9 PM
Free to the public!
For more information:
213-842-8574, www.downtownartwalk.com
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Free Arts Series
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Art Crawl
September 23, 24, 25 2005
Friday - 6 PM to 10 PM
Saturday and Sunday - Noon to 6 PM
The Art Crawl is a self-guided tour of the art galleries in the Los Feliz, Silverlake, and Echo Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
It is free to the public!
For more information call 323-666-7667, or to see participating galleries visit www.laluzdejesus.com/artcrawl.htm
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The Los Angeles Sister City Festival
Visit 21 countries without leaving Los Angeles at this free, fun-filled public festival with world-class, non-stop entertainment. Come enjoy our international food court, beer and wine gardens, international kids’ village, vendor marketplace and cultural information from Los Angeles’ 21 Sister Cities around the world.
September 24, Noon – 8 PM
Page Museum Gardens, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
It is free to the public!
For more information:
323-656-6083, www.lasistercityfestival.com
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Movies to See
Now In Theatres:
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Little Miss Sunshine
Synopsis: No one among the Hoovers quite has it together, but it's not for lack of trying. Father Richard, a hopelessly optimistic motivational speaker, is desperately attempting to sell his 9-step program for success--without much success. Meanwhile, the Hoovers' "pro-honesty" mother Sheryl is constantly harried by her family's eccentric secrets, especially those of her brother, a suicidal Proust scholar fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his gay lover. Then there are young Hoovers with their unlikely dreams--the four-eyed, slightly pump, seven year-old would-be beauty queen Olive and Dwayne, an anger-fueled, Nietzche-reading teen who has taken a staunch vow of silence until he gets into the Air Force Academy. Topping off the family is the grandfather, a foul-mouthed pleasure-seeker recently kicked out of his retirement home for snorting heroin. They might not be the picture of the perfect mental health, but when a fluke gets Olive invited to compete in the fiercely competitive "Little Miss Sunshine" competition in California, the whole Hoover family rallies behind her. They pile into their rusted-out VW bus and head West on a three-day tragicomic journey filled with madcap surprises and leading up to Olive's big debut--which will change the entire misfit family in ways they could never imagine.
Visit the official site and to view the trailer:
http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/littlemisssunshine/ Rating: R
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World Trade Center
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello
Director Oliver Stone once again offers a powerful and provocative story based on real-life events in this drama. Sargeant John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and William J. Jimeno (Michael Pena) were two officers assigned to New York City's Port Authority who were working their beats on a quiet day in early fall when they received an emergency call. The day was September 11, 2001, and McLoughlin and Jimeno were among the policemen who attempted to evacuate the World Trade Center towers after they were struck by airliners piloted by terrorists. Both McLoughlin and Jimeno were inside the fifth building of the World Trade Center when the towers fell, and were two of the last people found alive amidst the wreckage. As McLoughlin and Jimeno struggled to hold on to their lives as rescuers sifted through the rubble, their spouses -- Donna McLoughlin (Maria Bello) and Allison Jimeno (Maggie Gyllenhaal) -- clung to the desperate hope that their husbands would survive and be found. As the McLoughlin and Jimeno families waited for word on the fate of the two men, they watched as a city and a nation came together with strength and compassion in the face of a tragedy.... ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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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.
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As of September 2, 2006, according to a CNN count: “There have been 2,867 coalition deaths, 2,640 Americans, two Australians, 115 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, three Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, one Hungarian, 31 Italians, one Kazakh, one Latvian, 17 Poles, two Romanians, four Salvadoran, three Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians in the war in Iraq.. (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. At least 19,773 U.S. troops have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.”
That is 48 more deaths and more than 386 U.S. troops that have been wounded since last month.
That is a total of 1,569 more deaths since the original 1250 deaths we honored at Olvera Street for the 2004 Dia De Los Muertos. Note, May 1 was the three year anniversary when President Bush announced “Mission Accomplished!” and the end of hostilities in Iraq.
You can view casualties in the war in Afghanistan and examine U.S. war casualties dating back to the Revolutionary War.” at the CNN web site.
The “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: It does not count the estimated 100,000-200,000 Iraqi deaths, including women and children.
* (The "Altar of the Iraq War" honoring the dead was created by six artists and does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the Olvera Street merchants or El Pueblo Historic Monument.)
We send our love to them, their families, and dear friends. This altar is dedicated to their memories so they won’t be forgotten, true to the meaning and spirit of íDa De Los Muertos!
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Call For Entries: “Altar for the Iraq War”
This year we will create a new “Altar of the Iraq War” that will be displayed for Dia De Los Muertos exhibition.
We are asking family and friends to send photos of beloved ones and any stories you may want to share so we can include it in the altar.
If you would like to submit photos and stories, please e-mail them to webmaster@olvera-street.com
To learn more about the altar, click here!
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Mailbox to Heaven”
created by Ginette Rondeau
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“Mailbox to Heaven”
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 email.
To write a private letter to a beloved one,
visit: www.MailboxToHeaven.com
The Mailbox to Heaven will be featured at the Pico House Gallery
for the Annual Dia De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition.
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Recent History on
Olvera Street
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A controversial mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros, which has been booted around like a political football for the past 74 years, should finally see its day in the Olvera Street sun, thanks to a joint $7.8 million deal announced from the J. Paul Getty Trust and the City of Los Angeles.
Siqueiros’ “America Tropical,” which features a crucified Native American beneath an eagle in front of a Mayan pyramid guarded by two soldiers, was painted on the reinforced concrete of an outdoor wall on the second floor of Olvera Street's Italian Hall building. Surprised at the political nature of the art, city officials ordered the 18 by 80-foot mural by the Mexican native whitewashed, and then completely covered. They came to realize, a little too late for their own tastes, that Siqueiros was a communist.
Commissioned to depict “America Tropical,” Siqueiros later said, he had no intention to depict “a continent of happy men, surrounded by palms and parrots, where the fruit voluntarily detached itself to fall into the mouths of the happy mortals.”
“America Tropical” in credited as California’s first outdoor mural. After being hidden throughout the mid-part of the century, the mural reentered the public consciousness during the Chicano Civil Rights Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s. Siqueiros and other Mexican muralists began to get prominent attention in both the U.S. Latino and art communities. It gained a reputation as a “lost masterpiece” that transcended an era and developed its own mystique.
Siqueiros was a “social realist,” and one of several great Mexican muralists on the 20th century, a group that included Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and Rufino Tamayo.
The Getty Conservation Institute committed to the revival of “America Tropical” with the city in the late 1980s. But in 2003, with much feet dragging by city officials, (then-City Councilman Anthony Villaraigosa called the stalling "a travesty") Getty threatened to shut its wallet if the city didn’t get its act together.
Now, wary of another bureaucratic stall, the Getty has reserved the right to walk away if the city doesn't commit at least $3.42 million, if construction doesn't begin by Feb. 1, or if it is not completed before February 2009.
A viewing platform and a protective shelter are planned at Olvera Street along with renovation of the adjacent Sepulveda House as an interpretive center.
If you would like to support the completion of
Siqueiros “America Tropical” Mural Project, click here!
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What’s New Next Month
at Olvera Street!
Art Reception
© 2006 Ginette Rondeau
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Ginette Rondeau, curator of the
Annual Día De Los Muertos Juried Exhibition,
is proud to present
“Viva El Amor Eterno”
Artists’ Reception and Gallery Blessing:
Friday, October 27, 2006
7 PM- 9 PM at the Pico House Gallery
424 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(Adjacent to Olvera Street by the Placita)
Award Ceremony: November 2, 2006 7 PM - 9 PM
Exhibition: October 28 - November 26, 2006
Gallery Hours: Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday
10 AM - 3 PM
Friday - Sunday from 10 AM - 6 PM
Closed Tuesdays
Free to the public. The public is invited to participate.
The exhibition will be filled with heartfelt works of all types of mediums: paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and installations. The gallery will highlight both traditional and contemporary works. Bring the entire family to journey this wonderful tradition of honoring the beloved.
One of the many altars last year was in Dedication to all the Casualties of War in Iraq.For more information see Press Release, Altar Dedication or e-mail Ginette Rondeau, Curator.
To learn more about Dia De Los Muertos, click here!
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Got Gas?
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As a public service we at Olvera-Street.com want to help you find the least painfully-expensive gas in your area. To find out the best gas prices around, click here!
If you have any other suggestions for links that our community can either learn or benefit from such as scholarships, community programs, et cetera, please submit them to us.
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"It doesn't make a difference,
as long as I'm a person in the world."
- Anthony Quinn, when asked about his ethnicity
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May all your wishes and dreams come true.
We hope you will have a wonderful time this autumn!
John Trausch, Editor & Ginette Rondeau, Director
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