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Best CicLAvia Photos – April15, 2012

Published on April 26, 2012 in CicLAvia Best Photographs, Downtown Los Angeles, Free, Good for kids, history in the making, L.A. Cultural Events, not to be missed, Southern California, weekend event, What to do, What to see and Where to go. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Great CICLAVIA Picture Los Angeles 041512

The picture above is not from a funky race in a bike-centric city like Salem, Oregon. No, this is a friendly bike ride in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.

The concept for CicLAvia is simple –  10 miles of Los Angeles City streets are closed to cars for the day. Bring a bike, scooter, skates, wagon, or just your feet and take part in the pedestrian party. The picture above shows some of the over 100,000 people who thought that this sounded like a good idea. CicLAvia is a new way to experience Los Angeles.  You roll down the beautiful Los Angeles streets, avenues and boulevards that thought they were made for cars, but find they work even better for bikes, skates, and runners.

If you haven’t experienced it, picture this — you are surrounded by your neighbors. They are smiling and they whoop and holler often throughout the route. There are trikes and  lowrider bikes, skaters and joggers, rugged unicyclers and jump ropers, dog-driven bikes and pedal-powered bars, camera men and super heroes (pic 1, 2, and 3). They are all next to you, enjoying the sweet California day. Everybody is pleasant and ready to help if something goes wrong.

It is true that when they are in their monstrous metal machines, they are the same people that cut you off on the freeway or honk angrily at you when you are waiting for that parking space — but not today. Today, they are here to enjoy your communal company and to offer you oranges. You overhear time and time again, “Isn’t this great? Los Angeles needs to do this more often!” Sometimes that sentiment is coming from your lips.

Once you experience CicLAvia you will never forget it. This is the Los Angeles of dreams — the mixing pot where 100,000 Angelinos from every background imaginable ride together as one.

On this beautiful April day, not one arrest is made — people were too intent on enjoying their day.

It works. Los Angeles, the experiment, works. This is why people flock here from all over the world.

And the flock has bikes. Who knew?

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Below is the collection of  best CicLAvia photographs we took on 041512…and don’t ask us what that couple is doing on the ground.

Want to use a photo? Contact us at info@knoweverything.net.

Javier Hernandez, comic creator, will release THE COMA at GEEKS Comics in Whittier on Sat, Nov 19, 2011

Published on November 12, 2011 in 2011, Art, blogero, Chicano, East of the Eastside, Easy on the pocketbook, El Muerto, Events, Food, Free, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, Latino Comics, Los Angeles, Mexican American, Poetry, Stuff Chicanos Like, Support the Artist! and Whittier. 0 Comments

Javier Hernandez, the independent comic book creator known for creating EL MUERTO, the Aztec Zombie, will be releasing his newest comic, THE COMA, at GEEKS Comics in Whittier on Saturday, November 19, 2011.

Hernandez’s latest comic is THE COMA, which is about…nope, can’t tell you yet. You will get all that info below in the interview we did with Hernandez. Not only does he talk about The COMA, COMA CON, and COMA CAKE, but he also talks about his interest in comics, the movie that was made about El Muerto starring Wilmer Valderrama (El Muerto DVD link), and shares his advice for people wanting to break into the comics-writing world.

Also, check out his artwork that is currently on display as part of the UCLA Chicano Studies exhibit “Chican@s Collect: The Duron Family Collection”

- Interview with Javier Hernandez -

What what were the first comics you remember reading?
My older brother Albert gave me stacks of his comics, which include late 60s/early 70s runs of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, DAREDEVIL, INCREDIBLE HULK, BATMAN, etc. A great sampling of classic Marvel and DC comics.

Who are your main artistic influences?

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Chicanos and Counter-Culture at LACMA on Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 1pm

Published on November 10, 2011 in 2011, Chicana, Chicano, Counter Culture, culture, East Los Angeles, Events, Free, free - oh yeah - free, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, Latina, Latino, Los Angeles, Stuff Chicanos Like, weekend event, What to do, What to do this weekend? and What to see. 0 Comments

Sandra de la Loza, study for Raza Mural Remix installation, 2010

There will be an interesting talk at  Los Angeles County Museum of Art ‘s Bing Theater this weekend. Sandra de la Loza, Louie Perez of Los Lobos and Tomas Carrasco of the Chicano Secret Service comedy group will be discussing the influence of Chicanos and countercultural production in the Art Scene.

This will be a free talk. No reservations necessary.

LACMA is located at:
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90036
tel 323 857-6000
publicinfo@lacma.org

Dia de los Muertos 2011 in Los Angeles (Day of the Dead)

Published on October 22, 2011 in 2011, Chicana, Chicano, Chicano Bands, Day of the Dead, Day of the Dead 2011, Dia de los Muertos, Dia de los Muertos 2011, East Los Angeles, Events, Family, Free, Good for kids, Good for the soul, L.A. Cultural Events, LA Bands, LA Musicians, Latina, Latino, Latino Bands, live entertainment, live music, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Free Events, Mexican American, Mexican American Bands, music, Southern California, Stuff Chicanos Like, Take the metro, What to do, What to see and Where to go. 0 Comments Tags: .
Dia de Los Muertos 2011

Dia de Los Muertos 2011

Have you made plans for Dia de los Muertos? This is a fun, yet reverent Mexican holiday that dates back hundreds of years. On this day, a National holiday in Mexico, people remember loved ones that have passed. Like Halloween, it is celebrated with costumes and candy. You will see many people who have painted their faces like a fanciful skulls. At many of the events, they will sell skulls made of sugar that you may decorate and eat.

Need some suggestions on where to go? Then, check out LA Taco’s incredibly comprehensive list of events in the LA area at http://www.lataco.com/taco/2011-dia-muertos-day-dead-los-angeles. As this is LA, there are some interesting offshoots from the traditional celebrations.

Among the highlights of the 30+ events listed on LA Taco’s guide are:

It seems to get better each year.

Latino Bloggers – August Meetup at the Far Bar

Published on August 6, 2008 in blog, blogero, bloggers, blogosphere, Chicana, Chicano, culture, Downtown Los Angeles, Events, Free, Good for the soul, LA, Latina, Latino, Latino Bloggers, Los Angeles, Mexican American, Southern California and Stuff Chicanos Like. 0 Comments


Image from Angelenic.com

** This was a post from a while back. Latino bloggers used to get together to hang out in the downtown Los Angeles area. Let me know if you are interested in having the bloggeros get together again at bloggeros@knoweverything.net.

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In the past, the Latino/a Bloggers have met mostly at cafes and restaurants. This time we will shake it up a little and meet at the Far Bar in Little Tokyo. The Far Bar is a great place to kick back outdoors in a semi-enclosed area (bring a sweater) with good prices on drinks and a great atmosphere.

The Far Bar at Chop Suey Cafe is located at 347 E. First Street in Little Tokyo.

As the Far Bar closes at midnight, we will have plenty of time to discuss what ever come up.

Question of the night: Do any of you use Twitter? Eastside Scene recently signed up for an account.

If you are a blogger that cares about Latino/a American Experience then please come join the fun. No agenda. No pressure. No RSVP necessary.

See you there!

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Dengue Fever, Kinky, 40 other major acts, and YOU performing at the free Make Music Pasadena Festival

Published on June 10, 2008 in bands, best of 2008, Community Building, culture, Easy on the pocketbook, Events, Family, For Lovers, Free, free - oh yeah - free, Great deal, history in the making, impress her, impress him, innovative, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, live entertainment, live music, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Free Events, make music pasadena, music, Must see, not to be missed, pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, sgv, Southern California, Take the metro and weekend event. 0 Comments Tags: , .

On Saturday, June 21, 2008, from 11am till 10pm,  Pasadena, Califonia will be transformed into a rosy musical free-for-all!

Make Music Pasadena will have stages in Old Pasadena, One Colorado, the Playhouse District, the Armory Center for the Arts, and Memorial Park to celebrate World Music Day. The festival will be featuring internationally acclaimed bands like Dengue Fever, Kinky, Nortec Collective presents Bostich + Fussible, and the Raveonettes. It will also share the love with amateur musicians that are encouraged to perform in the streets.
Seriously!

The mission of Make Music Pasadena is to “encourage the community to Make Music where ever and how ever they can”. The ExperienceLA website announcing the event adds:

Along sidewalks and on street corners, in alleys and building lobbies, parks and courtyards, strains of Beethoven’s 5th blends with a Zeppelin guitar riff and a Coltrane saxophone solo as Pasadena becomes home to MAKE MUSIC PASADENA – A Fete de la Musique event.
On Saturday, June 21, 2008, the longest day of the year, Old Pasadena and the Playhouse District will become a musician’s playground.

 A musicians playground…hmmm…I think it is time to dust off that guitar and practice knock, knock, knocking on Pasadena’s door. If not the guitar, bring the camera – the city is sure to be a great big photo op.

This is another great festival situated close to a Metro Rail station (Memorial Park stop). They will even have the Pasadena ARTS Buses shuttling people for free along the festival route.

See the full schedule of the day’s events HERE.

For more information, visit MakeMusicPasadena.org

 

 

See Jackson Browne at 2008 Lummis Festival – for free!

Published on May 25, 2008 in bands, comedy, culture, dance, Events, Family, Food, Free, free - oh yeah - free, history in the making, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, Los Angeles, music, Must see, not to be missed, Southern California, Stuff Chicanos Like and weekend event. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

The third annual Lummis Day Festival will feature, music, puppet shows, dance, poetry, crafts and great food on June 1, 2008 from 10:30 am  till 7:30 pm. The festival will take place in Sycamore Grove Park, located at 4900 N. Figueroa St. in Highland Park.

The festival gets its name from Charles Fletcher Lummis, the one of the first librarians of the City of Los Angeles, the first City Editor of the Los Angeles Times, founder of the Southwest Museum, and famous walker (he walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles in 1884).

This year’s festival will feature a performance by the legendary artist Jackson Browne. Browne lived many years of his life in the area. A singer-songwriter known for his classic albums — For Everyman, Late for the Sky, and The Pretender — he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. He also co-wrote the Eagles’ hit song “Take it Easy” with Glenn Frey. Jackson Browne is scheduled to perform at 6 pm.

Other acts scheduled of note to appear are Carlos Guitarlos, Mariachi Divas, Chapin Sisters, Cava, and  Culture Clash. CLICK HERE for the full schedule.

Although there is plenty of free parking, take the Metro Gold Line and save some money on gas. The Southwestern Museum stop is a short walk to the festival.

For more information, LummisDay.org.

 

Tierra, War, Malo, Little Willie G, Thee Midniters, Mariachis, and fireworks to celebrate the East L.A. Civic Center Grand Opening

Published on May 6, 2008 in Art, bands, Chicana, Chicano, Chicano Cultural Treasure, Community Building, culture, East Los Angeles, Easy on the pocketbook, Events, Family, Free, Good for kids, history in the making, L.A. Cultural Events, LA, Latina, Latino, Los Angeles, Mexican American, music, Must see, not to be missed, once in a lifetime event, Southern California, Stuff Chicanos Like and weekend event. 0 Comments

This should be a great free event.

The East L.A. Civic Center Grand Opening will be on Saturday, May 10th, 2008 from 9am till 10pm.  The concert starts at 5pm.

The East Los Angeles Civic Center is located at 4801 E. Third St. in East Los Angeles.

For more information, see Supervisor Gloria Molina’s website or this article from the LA TIMES.

 

Blogeros/as will meet at Antigua Cafe

Published on May 5, 2008 in blog, bloggers, blogosphere, Chicana, Chicano, culture, East Los Angeles, Free, LA, Latina, Latino, Latino Bloggers, Mexican American, Southern California and Stuff Chicanos Like. 0 Comments

  

Image from ViewFromALoft.com

** This was a post from a while back. Latino bloggers used to get together to hang out in the downtown Los Angeles area. Let me know if you are interested in having the bloggeros get together again at bloggeros@knoweverything.net.

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Our next Latino/a Blogger get-together will be at Antigua Cafe in El Sereno. The changes should make it easier for people to come hang out – a later time (at 7 insted of 6) and longer hours (the place closes at 11).

If you are a blogger with a Latina/o-slant or a potential Latina/o blogger come hang out. No agenda. No pressure. No RSVP necessary. We are just people who like to share thoughts and information using the web.

Antigua Cafe is located at 4836 Huntington Dr S in El Sereno.

Keenen Ivory Wayans in person and learn how you can make positive changes to your community at the free LANI Forum at USC

Published on April 23, 2008 in culture, Events, Free, Good for the soul, LA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Free Events and Pride. 0 Comments

What do you like about Southern California? The weather? The diversity of the people who live here? The beach?

And what do you like about your neighborhood? The restaurants? The architecture? The history? The taco trucks?

Now, if you had a magic wand, how would you make your neighborhood better? Would you like to have healthier restaurants? How about making your community greener? Make it more bike-friendly? Maybe adding something unique to the main street?

The Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative, LANI for short, is an organization dedicated to teaching regular people how to change their communities. One of the best ways they accomplish this is through the LANI Community Forum. The LANI  Community Forum takes place at a great venue (with delicious free food) where people gather to learn, network, share ways to make our communities better.

The Sixth Annual Community Forum will take place on Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 8 am till 2:30 at the USC Davidson Conference Center.  The USC Davidson Conference Center is located at 3415 S. Figueroa Street in Los Angeles.

As a special treat, the one of our favorite screen stars, Keenen Ivory Wayans, will share his experiences as the Keynote Speaker.

Registration starts at 8. At 9, attendees are treated to a delicious breakfast while listening to the keynote talk. At 10:30, attendees go to the SESSION 1 discussion of their choice. There will be a break at noon for a light complementary lunch. At 1, the SESSION 2 workshops begin.
Some of the sessions we are looking forward to are:

  • SOLVING THE SUPERMARKET DILEMMA:
    HOW TO BRING FRESH, HEALTHY GROCERIES TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
  • BICYCLING IN LA:
    WHAT EVERY CYCLIST NEEDS TO KNOW
  • NUISANCE NO MORE:
    HOW TO RID YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OF PROBLEM BUSINESSES

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Parking is free in USC’s STRUCTURE #2, close to 3533 Flower Street.

More information about Keenen Ivory Wayans from LANI:

Keenen Ivory Wayans is regarded as one of the most successful directors of this generation. He is the CEO behind The Wayans Brothers’ enterprise, and over a period of twenty years they have built a truly accredited brand which is recognized as one of the most respected family brands in America today.
Keenen is also recognized as a pioneer of the eco-conscious and green movement. From nutrition awareness and lifestyle to sustainable real estate development, Keenen lives the eco-experience in every facet of his
life. This summer he will launch a program targeted to urban areas to raise the importance of eco-consciousness and green awareness.
Keenen serves as Co-Managing Partner of Wayans-Pacifica Capital Urban Development Partnership, which focuses on real estate development and investment in urban areas throughout the United States.

 For more information visit LANI.org.

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