The Renaissance Pleasure Faire : April 7 – May 20, 2012
April 3, 2012
Grand prize winner of the 2011-2012 Renaissance Pleasure Faire photo contest:
“Queen Elizabeth” by Nikki Jee
Saturdays & Sundays • 10am – 7pm // April 7 – May 20, 2012
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area Irwindale, CA • Ph: 626.969.4750
For full details please visit http://www.renfair.com/socal/
Lotus Festival – Echo Park July 2012
April 3, 2012
Heritage Asian Pacific, Inc. (HAP, Inc.), presents the 34th celebration of the Lotus Festival Dragon Boat Races
THIS EVENT USUALLY OCCURS IN JULY PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR 2012 DATES
IMPORTANT UPDATED 2012 INFORMATION:
Lotus Festival has suffered without dragon-boat races, and the past few years without the lotus blossoms themselves – but a Lotus Festival with no lake?
Planned for July 14-15, the past couple of years have been “scaled back” versions of the festival (it was cancelled completely in 2009). It wasn’t expected to happen in 2011, until plans to start the Echo Park Lake rehabilitation project were pushed back until later that year and the fest went on.
This year’s Lotus Festival will not be held at the lake, which is currently empty and completely gated up during construction. Instead, the parking lots between Echo Park Avenue and Lemoyne, south of Sunset Boulevard, will serve as the grounds. This will definitely be a “scaled back” version of the event.
The details aren’t finalized, but one thing’s for sure – there won’t be any Dragon Boat races!
History of the Los Angeles Lotus Festival at Echo Park
The Lotus Festival at Echo Park originated in 1972, by the Department of Recreation and Parks and members of the Council of Oriental Organizations (COO). The two co-chairpersons for the first five years were volunteers from the Asian Community: Ella Quan and Helen Young. Hazel Young was co-chairperson until the mid 80’s and currently remains as an active member on the Lotus Festival advisory board and planning committee.
The Significance of the Los Angeles Lotus Festival
The lotus flower is significant to the Asian cultures as a symbol of rebirth, purity and life. The festival is held in July when the lotus flower blooms. Echo Park Lake was selected as the site for the event due to its central location of local Asian and Pacific Islander communities and because it houses the largest lotus bed in the United States. The festival was originally named “The Day of the Lotus”, and the purpose was to promote an awareness and understanding of the contributions by the Asian and Pacific Islander people to our culture and to the local and surrounding communities. The first two festivals were one-day affairs, which attracted approximately 15,000 people. Due to the success of the festival, it was expanded to a two-day event.
In 1989, the 12th Annual Day of the Lotus Festival added the island flower show. An annual press conference is held at Echo Park Lake to give media representatives a view of the location where the festival is held and a sampling of the various cultural presentations that would take place at the festival. In 1990, the festival was named “Lotus Festival” with the theme: “The People and Cultures of the Pacific Rim”. The lotus advisory board was developed in 1991, made up of representatives from various Asian and Pacific Islands communities, in order to promote and present the authenticity of their cultures. In 1992, the theme was changed to “The People and Cultures of Asia and the Pacific Islands”. In 1993, the Lotus Festival added the Asian Youth Scholarship Program. In 1994, the festival expanded again by adding a “Pavilion” to focus on the current years highlighted culture. Since the 1991 festival, each year’s attendance is estimated to be well over 150,000 each day. Past participation involved many organizations from the communities in Southern California.
The Dragon Boat Races
The dragon boat races became part of the entertainment when the festival had a Chinese opening day ceremony. City budget cuts curtailed the festival from 1978-1979. In 1980 through 1985, the festival took place once again, due to the generosity of various sponsors.
The dragon boat race is an event full of color noise and excitement! The dragon boats will be racing down Echo Park Lake with drums beating and crowds cheering them on. Races are preceded by the Buddhist blessing of the dragon boats, by the International Buddhist Meditation Center, ensuring safe and successful races.
Echo Park – Los Angeles, CA
Echo Park is a district of Los Angeles, CA located on Park Avenue between Glendale Avenue and Echo Park Boulevard, just north of the Hollywood (101) and Pasadena (110) freeway junction, near Dodger Stadium. The district of Echo Park was originally named Edendale before the construction of the park itself.
We appreciate your participation in the annual Dragon Boat Races as proceeds support scholarships to graduating high school students in the Los Angeles community.
Part Time Punks – Every Sunday @ Echoplex
July 23, 2011
resident dj Michael Stock spinning mutant disco * Postpunk * indiepop
10pm – 2am / $5 / 18+
Enter at:
@ Echoplex 1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Aftermath: An Afternoon Delight – 06.26.11
June 29, 2011
Yet another awesome Sunday afternoon with mellifluous sounds and divine peeps! The music brought a sweet sensation producing a stimulation to the mind, body and soul. The vibrations were mad flowing with love! If you weren’t there you missed out! Heres a visual glimpse as to what you missed this past Sunday brought to in full color this time around ENJOY!
EVERY 2nd and 4th Sunday @ Weiland Brewery Restaurant in Little Tokyo / 400 E 1st Street Los Angeles, CA / 21 + /2PM-10PM! Come out and dance!
Featuring resident DJ’s Sweet Leech (Enrique Martinez), Dj Glockwork, Al Jackson and special guests – Roial 1 (L.A.), Zimmie (Pittsburg) of Critical Beatdown Dj’s, as well as E$ and Gato on congas, Josh Koslow on trumpet, and our Emcee Gio (Basicali). Thanks again Rick Johnson for organizing this delightful event and Weilands for allowing us to have it.
All images are copyrighted by Love & Hate and may only be used with written permission www.Love AndHateLA.com
Treats & Beats and The Shady Bunch would like to invite you out for “An Afternoon Delight”
EVERY 2nd & 4th SUNDAY!!!
FREE Starting JUNE 12, 2011 / 2pm – 10pm / 21+ / Weilands Brewery in Little Tokyo
It was a delight to host a party after CicLaVia in April and people demanded we bring it back so here we are. CicLAVia needs the support of the entire community therefore we’re donating a portion of the proceeds from this event to CicLavia. Featuring 4 DJ’s, 2 drummers, one amazing trumpet player and a hosted by the dopest emcee - Basicali.
The line up:
E$ and Gato on Drums jumping in when they feel the rhythm
Gio (Basicali) flowing with rhythms and never swimming up stream
2:00-3:30 Dj Glockwork (First Republic Ent. & Apparel)
3:30-5:00 Amazon
5:00-7:00 Al Jackson & Josh Koslow (takeover)
7:00-8:30 Sweet-Leech (Dj, Producer creating beats on the spot, [Filthy WHAT?!])
8:30-10:00 Dj Glockwork dropping classics…
