The historic, eclectic and diverse communities of Northeast Los Angeles grew from the gentle valley and hillsides along the Arroyo Seco, stretching in between Downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena.
The neighborhoods are now cross-cultural and dynamic, but much of their character can traced to Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Arts and Crafts Movement celebrated individualism, creativity and pride of craftsmanship as a rebuttal to the Industrial Revolution , and as a counterpoint to Victorian formality.
The spirit of the Arts and Crafts Movement continues today as a vital and thriving Arts Community rooted in Northeast Los Angeles.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 3, 2011
Music, dance and poetry representing a colorful patchwork of traditions will enliven the sixth annual Lummis Day Festival, Sunday, June 5, the free all-day arts festival that has become the signature cultural event of the Northeast L.A. neighborhoods. The Festival runs from 10:30am-7:00pm, at two locations: Lummis Home and Heritage Square Museum.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 2, 2011
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GREAT GUMBO OF ART, MUSIC AND DANCE STYLES ON TAP The dual-site Festival runs from 10:30am-7:00pm. FREE shuttle service gets visitors to / from parking and event venues !! |
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
March 2, 2011
Save this Date! Sunday, June 5, 2011, Lummis Day, The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles returns to Heritage Square.
Although the original venue of Sycamore Grove park was large and convenient, I think Heritage Square provides a wonderfully unique experience set amid grand mansions of earlier times.
Lummis Day showcases the best of home-grown Northeast L.A.: Music, dance, food and community.
More at the Lummis Day website here: http://www.lummisday.org/
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 10, 2010
Just for fun, I set up a "TubePress Gallery" for Lummis Day videos.
It's located at http://lummisday2010.nelanews.net/
If you were at Lummis Day last Sunday, shot video, and would like it to show up in this index, just upload it to YouTube and tag it: Lummis Day 2010 (with the spaces between words, capitialize first letters).
TubePress will automatically find your video, create a thumbnail image, and a link back to your video's page on YouTube.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 9, 2010
I went to Lummis Day Sunday with a fully charged camera battery, and a backup battery. Turns out it was not quite enough for a full day of video. And I sadly sat out some numbers by Ann Likes Red.
Then the light went on! My phone! I can shoot some video with my phone!
To my surprise, the sound/picture quality is OK. Not great, but OK.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 8, 2010
I always learn something useful at Lummis Day, The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles.
The photography lesson is learned from Lummis Day 2009: If you plan to video most of a day-long event, take 10-12 4 gig memory cards*; change the card inbetween each performer, even if the card is not full. That way you never run out of memory in the middle of a song.
Lesson learned yesterday at Lummis Day 2010: One backup camera battery is NOT, Repeat NOT, enough. And I think I'll change the battery every two or three hours, so I don't have a camera die in the middle of a performance.
By the time a favorite local rock band, Ann Likes Red, came on stage my backup battery was deep in the red zone. The sound and picture quality of this video would have been better and truer with a fully juiced battery.... But hey, ALR classic rock is great, not matter what.
*Memory cards are fairly cheap these days, and you can buy in bulk from Amazon.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 6, 2010
A shuttle bus will provide Festival-goers with convenient access to Lummis Home and Heritage Square Museum this Sunday (June 6) with eight shuttle stops located in the surrounding streets.
The primary parking area for Lummis Day is the Heritage Square/Arroyo Metro Station, located at 3545 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90031.
Lummis Day Shuttles will pick up At Heritage Square/Arroyo Metro Station beginning at 10:00AM, and run every 20 minutes (maybe 15), and they will run until 8pm.
Shuttles will also service street parking on Avenue 43 and Carlotta Boulevard. Download a PDF showing all shuttle stops here.
The fifth annual Lummis Day Festival moves its main stages to a new location, Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street) this year, where the best of home-grown Northeast L.A. music, dance, food and community resources will be presented amid the historic buildings that are preserved on the Heritage Square site.
Before shifting to Heritage Square, the two-part Festival will stage its opening event at Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43), beginning at 10:30 am with readings by some of L.A.'s most critically acclaimed poets along with music, art exhibits and free refreshments.
Nearly 100 performers and artists from 17 bands and dance troupes, plus dozens of artists, craftspeople, and community groups are participating at this year's event. In the tradition of the Lummis Day Festival, performers on the three stages at Heritage Square Museum will represent an eclectic mix of cultural traditions and artistic styles.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 3, 2010
The fifth annual Lummis Day Festival will move its main stages to a new location, Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street) this year, where the best of home-grown Northeast L.A. music, dance, food and community resources will be presented amid the historic buildings that are preserved on the Heritage Square site.
The Susie Hansen Latin Band will perform on Stage One at 4:45 PM.
Before shifting to Heritage Square, the two-part Festival will stage its opening event at Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43), beginning at 10:30 am with readings by some of L.A.'s most critically acclaimed poets along with music, art exhibits and refreshments.
Nearly 100 performers and artists from 17 bands and dance troupes, plus dozens of artists, craftspeople, and community groups are participating at this year's event. In the tradition of the Lummis Day Festival, performers on the three stages at Heritage Square Museum will represent an eclectic mix of cultural traditions and artistic styles.
Paintings, sculpture and assemblage by a dozen artists will be hung at Lummis Home, which will remain from noon to 5:00pm. Food and crafts will be sold at Heritage Square Museum. Dozens of community groups will be represented at the Heritage Square location with booths and information tables.
Admission to all events is free.
For updates, including parking information and performance schedules, visit www.lummisday.org.
This year's Lummis Day Festival is sponsored by the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council, the Highland Park Heritage Trust, City Council Districts 1 and 14, Eagle Portables Inc. and Home Depot Cypress Park. The Festival's poetry events are sponsored by Poets & Writers Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation. Media sponsors include KPFK public radio 90.7, Univision KMEX-34 and the Arroyo Seco Journal.
Posted by ArroyoSeco Art
May 30, 2010
The 5th Annual Lummis Day Festival will be held on Sunday, June 6 at two locations: Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43) and nearby Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street). The opening poetry gala begins at 10:30 am at Lummis Home. Art Exhibitions will open at Lummis Home at noon and continue through 5:00pm. Music, dance, food, comedy, and community activities take place at Heritage Square Museum, from 12:30pm-7:00pm.
Ruben Martinez and the Border Balladeers will appear at 3:30 PM on Stage 1.
From Martinez' MySpace Page:
Rubén Martínez is a fixture on L.A.'s cultural & political landscape. Writer, musician, spoken-word artist, intellectual, activist-he likes stirring the pot, mixing the genres, breaking down the borders.
Joe "City" Garcia is Rubén's longtime musical partner, conjuring vibes as varied as flamenco and r&b on acoustic & electric guitars. John Schayer and his blues-inflected bass have livened up acts like Bob Welch and Jay Gordon. Drummer Ruben Gonzalez is a native of East L.A. and of its music scene, including a stint with R&B legends The Blazers. Dennis Gurwell is a connoisseur of all things Americana, bringing his zydeco-flavored accordeón.
Lummis Day takes its name from Charles Fletcher Lummis, who joined the L.A. Times as the newspaper's first city editor in 1876. A prolific writer and photographer, Lummis was also one of the city's first librarians, founded the Southwest Museum and helped introduce the concept of multi-culturalism to Southern California. The Lummis Day Festival was created to celebrate the patchwork of cultures that enriches the city of Los Angeles.
This year's Lummis Day Festival is sponsored by the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council, the Highland Park Heritage Trust, City Council Districts 1 and 14, Eagle Portables Inc. and Home Depot Cypress Park. The Festival's poetry events are sponsored by Poets & Writers Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation. Media sponsors include KPFK public radio 90.7, Univision KMEX-34 and the Arroyo Seco Journal.
Posted by ArroyoSeco Art
May 29, 2010
Lummis Day takes its name from Charles Fletcher Lummis, who joined the L.A. Times as the newspaper's first city editor in 1876. A prolific writer and photographer, Lummis was also one of the city's first librarians, founded the Southwest Museum and helped introduce the concept of multi-culturalism to Southern California. The Lummis Day Festival was created to celebrate the patchwork of cultures that enriches the city of Los Angeles.
Catch the Dime Box Band at 2:15 on Stage One at Heritage Square: Delightful, rockin' good country:
More about the Dime Box Band here: Dime Box Band Web Site
The 5th Annual Lummis Day Festival will be held on Sunday, June 6 at two locations: Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43) and nearby Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street). The opening poetry gala begins at 10:30 am at Lummis Home. Art Exhibitions will open at Lummis Home at noon and continue through 5:00pm. Music, dance, food, comedy, and community activities take place at Heritage Square Museum, from 12:30pm-7:00pm.
This year's Lummis Day Festival is sponsored by the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council, the Highland Park Heritage Trust, City Council Districts 1 and 14, Eagle Portables Inc. and Home Depot Cypress Park. The Festival's poetry events are sponsored by Poets & Writers Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation. Media sponsors include KPFK public radio 90.7, Univision KMEX-34 and the Arroyo Seco Journal.
More about Lummis Day here: Lummis Day 2010 Web Site
Posted by ArroyoSeco Art
May 28, 2010
Lummis Day takes its name from Charles Fletcher Lummis, who joined the L.A. Times as the newspaper's first city editor in 1876. A prolific writer and photographer, Lummis was also one of the city's first librarians, founded the Southwest Museum and helped introduce the concept of multi-culturalism to Southern California. The Lummis Day Festival was created to celebrate the patchwork of cultures that enriches the city of Los Angeles.
The 5th Annual Lummis Day Festival will be held on Sunday, June 6 at two locations: Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43) and nearby Heritage Square Museum (3801 Homer Street). The opening poetry gala begins at 10:30 am at Lummis Home. Art Exhibitions will open at Lummis Home at noon and continue through 5:00pm. Music, dance, food, comedy, and community activities take place at Heritage Square Museum, from 12:30pm-7:00pm.
This year's Lummis Day Festival is sponsored by the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council, the Highland Park Heritage Trust, City Council Districts 1 and 14, Eagle Portables Inc. and Home Depot Cypress Park. The Festival's poetry events are sponsored by Poets & Writers Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation. Media sponsors include KPFK public radio 90.7, Univision KMEX-34 and the Arroyo Seco Journal.
Opening at 1:00 PM, on Stage One at Heritage Square: The Elliot Caine Jazz Quintet. Trumpeter and band leader Elliot Caine has performed or recorded with a wide range of artists, including Bobby Matos, Beck, Teddy Edwards, Wyclef Jean and the Beastie Boys. Inspired by 60's-style Blue Note Jazz, his group plays original compositions as well as the work of Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley and Donald Byrd.
More info: http://www.lummisday.org/
Posted by ArroyoSeco Art
May 27, 2010
The fifth annual Lummis Day Festival will move its main stages to a new location, Heritage Square Museum (3800 Homer Street) this year, where the best of home-grown Northeast L.A. music, dance, food and community resources will be presented amid the historic and architecturally significant buildings that have been preserved on the Heritage Square site.
The two-part Festival's opening morning event will take place at Lummis Home (200 East Avenue 43), where the day begins at 10:30 am with readings by L.A.'s most critically acclaimed poets along with music, art exhibits and refreshments. Art exhibits will continue there throughout the day while performances and all other activities shift to nearby Heritage Square Museum, beginning at noon.
As always, admission to all events is FREE !!!
For updates, including parking information and performance schedules, visit www.lummisday.org.
Now in its fifth year, Lummis Day celebrates the patchwork of cultures and ethnicities that enriches the Northeast Los Angeles community. The Festival is organized by the non-profit Lummis Day Community Foundation with support from Northeast L.A.'s neighborhood councils, elected officials and community groups and busineses.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 24, 2009
Sharing one of my Lummis Day Videos:
Almost five thousand people representing the rainbow of cultures in Northeast L.A gathered for Lummis Day 2009, the 4th celebration of the annual multi-cultural festival, presented by the Autry National Center, the Annenberg Foundation and the neighborhood councils of Northeast L.A.
The Lummis Day Festival was created to celebrate the patchwork of cultures that enriches the city. Artists represented Latino, Tagalog, Native American, Anglo and African-American traditions. Music included blues, rock, banda, salsa, jazz and country. Dance troupes represented Philippine, Mexican, Pacific Island and jazz dance traditions. Poets, painters and culinary artists, all with local connections, added to the Festival's collection of cultures.
Lummis Day takes its name from Charles Fletcher Lummis, who joined the L.A. Times as the newspaper's first city editor in 1876. A prolific writer and photographer, Lummis was also one of the city's first librarians, founded the Southwest Museum and helped introduce the concept of multi-culturalism to Southern California.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 9, 2009
Congratulations to Lummis Day organizers Eliot and Jain Sekuler, Ann Walnum, Carmela Gomes, Eddie Rivera, Maggie Barto, Michele Clark, Rosamaria Marquez, Britta Couris, Francisco Gomez, Randy Carrillo, Pam Hannah, Suzanne Lummis and many, many other dedicated volunteers for a fantasic, incredible Lummis Day 2009.
I created a flickr group here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/lummisday2009/
Anyone with Lummis Day photos, please feel free to join and add your images.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 7, 2009
Event parking on:
Note: No Parking along the park side of Figueroa Street Shuttle Buses will run from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm and will make the following stops:
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Posted by Cheryl Johnson
June 4, 2009
The Carlos Guitarlos band will perform on Stage One sometime around 4:00 in the afternoon.
From the Carlos Guitarlos website: Following a successful run through the L.A. music scene in the 80's, which was highlighted by recording gigs with Tom Waits and The Breeders, an invite to appear on The David Letterman Show, and a stint as lead guitarist/songwriter for the notoriously raucous Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs (immortalized in the Van Halen song of the same name), Carlos endured a lengthy absence from the music scene. Throughout the 90's and into the new millennium, Carlos could be found paying his dues on the streets of San Francisco, where he has become a street-corner legend, playing guitar to earn his keep. As a result of his hard living, Carlos landed in a San Francisco hospital fighting for his life with congestive heart failure, hence, Straight from the Heart (the title track was written from his hospital bed). That experience, combined with the alcohol-related death of his friend and former band-mate, Top Jimmy, proved to be the catalyst of his recent personal turnaround and career resurgence.
The 4th annual Lummis Day will take place Sunday June 7, 2009 at three locations: Lummis Home (poetry and music from 10:30am-noon), Sycamore Grove Park (music, dance, theater and food from12:30pm-7:30pm) and Casa de Adobe (art exhibits, from 1:00pm-6:00pm).
The 4th Annual Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles will be presented on Sunday, June 7 by the Autry National Center, the Annenberg Foundation and the neighborhood councils of Northeast Los Angeles (Arroyo Seco, Historic Highland Park, Greater Cypress Park, Eagle Rock, L.A. 32 and Glassell Park.) Media sponsors are KPFK Public Radio 90.7 and Univision KMEX Channel 35. Additional sponsorship is provided by the Highland Park Heritage Trust, Jose Huizar and Council District 14, Ed Reyes and Council District 1, the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Los Angeles County Arts Commisssion, and Poets Writers Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation.
Posted by Cheryl Johnson
May 8, 2009
Leading up to Lummis Day: The Lummis Day Library program, a.k.a. the "Viva Poetry" series, continues this Saturday, May 9 at 2pm with a reading by poet liz gonzález at the Los Angeles Public Library's Arroyo Seco Branch.
Joining liz at her reading will be two guest poets, Rachelle Cruz and Cece Peri.
liz’s poetry, fiction and memoirs has been widely published.
She is a member of the Macondo Writing Workshop, a
master-level workshop founded by Sandra Cisneros, and the
assistant editor of the online magazine, Speechless the Magazine.
She teaches writing at Long Beach City College and creative
writing at community centers, in private workshops, and
through the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. She was a
featured reader at last year's Lummis Day Festival.
The library is located at 6145 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles 90042 (323) 255-0537
liz's blog: http://www.lizgonzalez.blogspot.com/
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