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“Legendary Soul
Singer Isaac Hayes
Found Dead”
“Noted Pasadena
Artist/Mosaic
Master Bill Crite
Dies at 60”
“Award-winning
Actor/Comedian,
Bernie Mac, Dies”
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Sizzling Summer Business Mixer Set to
Feature Smooth Jazz Artists J. Boykin and
David Crawford
San Gabriel Valley Black Business Association and North Lake Village Business
Association collaborate to “Bridge The Gap” at their first joint Business Mixer
honoring Pasadena City Employees Lola Osborne and Melissa Alva with special
guests Pasadena City Manager and Superior Court Judge Philip L. Soto.
Opening act for world
renowned Harry Belafonte,
Grammy Award winner
Shirley Caesar and Stellar/
Dove Award winner Martha
Munizzi has earned 19 year
old J Boykin the moniker
“Sax Sensation.” J is set to
perform and share the
spotlight with Flutist,
Arranger,
Producer,
David Crawford
Composer and Altadena
resident David Crawford at San Gabriel Valley Black Business
Association and North Lake Village Business Association joint
“Summer Business Mixer.” The highly anticipated event will take
place at Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) on Friday,
August 22, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. PMCA is located at 490
East Union Street, Pasadena, CA 91101. Lola Osborne, Manager
Northwest Programs and Melissa Alva, Manager Pasadena Enterprise
Zone, will be honored for their work and dedication to Pasadena’s
See “Summer Business Mixer” continued on Page 12
J. Boykin
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Tackled the “N-Word”,
“Being Black in America” and Economic & Community
Development During 102nd Anniversary Convention
L to R: Kevin Powell and Randal Pinkett, CNN’s
Soledad O’Brien, Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. and Mike B.
Rollen. Photo Credit Jeff Lewis/Alpha Phi Alpha
“Train Up a Child”
...See Page 2
Baltimore, MD (BlackNews.com) - Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity, Inc. recently concluded its 102nd
Anniversary Convention in Kansas City. The
fraternity’s five day convention themed “Developing
Leaders for Service and Advocacy” used the time to
challenge its members to further expand the
influence of the fraternity in African-American
culture by taking on relevant and controversial topics
sprinkled throughout convention events.
See “102nd Anniversary Convention” continued on
Page 12
“Are Alternative Energy
Policies Causing Rising
Food Prices?” ...See Page 3
August 14 - 20, 2008
Michael J. Beck Accepts Pasadena
City Manager Position
The Pasadena City Council
has offered Michael J. Beck the
position of city manager and he
has
accepted
pending
agreement on contractual terms
and conditions.
He will begin the transition
in September, spending time at
Pasadena City Hall and in the
community, and will assume
his new position on Oct. 1.
Beck, who is assistant city
manager in Riverside, oversees
the airport and the departments of community development,
development, public works, public utilities, and parks, recreation and
community services. Riverside has a population of 300,000 and a
nearly $1 billion operating budget. He has provided leadership in
strengthening Riverside’s local economy, developing renewable energy
sources, establishing successful community partnerships, advocating
for local government at the state and federal level, and directing the
$1.8 billion Riverside Renaissance Initiative that will complete 30
years of capital projects in five years.
Prior to joining the city of Riverside in 2001, he was director of
economic development and real estate services for the University of
California-Riverside.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business economics and a
master’s degree in business administration from UC Riverside.
“Michael Beck has demonstrated the experience, talents and
judgment we have been looking for,” said Pasadena Mayor Bill
Bogaard. “He has a strategic vision and strong management skills, and
is highly respected for his participative management style. He has
established a strong presence in the Riverside community as a good
listener and an innovative
problem
solver,
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Youth Journal
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“Penny-Wise and PoundFoolish About Estate
Planning” ...See Page 8
“Foothill Unity Center needs
extra support to outfit kids for
Back-to-School” ...See Page 12
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EDITORIAL / LETTERS / BRIEF
Train Up a Child
By Joe C. Hopkins, Journal Publisher
My youngest son recently
moved to Atlanta, Georgia where
he will be on the staff of Atlanta
Georgia’s Interdenominational
Theological Center. When they
went to enroll my youngest grand
daughter, Kyla, in kindergarten
she had to pick a club. Her choices
were Chess club, Lego club, Book
club, Yearbook club, Green club,
Spanish club, Science club and
yoga club, just to name a few of
many more that were offered.
When we were told of that I
thought it was a great idea.
Imagine if children could pick an
interest at the early stage of their
lives that could lead to later career
paths other than being dancers
and ball players.
We all know of parents who
brag about how well their child
can dance and act out the stuff
they see on television. Wouldn’t
it be just as cute if he or she could
develop an interest in science,
art, or languages at the ripe old
age of five? It worked for the
tennis playing Williams sisters
and Tiger Woods. I know they
are playing sports, but it also
worked for those of us who grew
up learning Bible verses in
Sunday school and learning to
read and recite prose and poetry
at home. By starting early some
of us went on to use the skills of
learning to read and the discipline
to recite those Bible verses and
poetry to get through school and
college with the basic learning
skills in tact.
Too many of our children
learn the useless skills that are
taught on television like how to
dance sexy, curse and fight early.
Why not direct those innate skills
instead to using the same time to
learn skills that are useful in life.
Reading, writing and arithmetic
are the basics for a better life.
Remember that the gangs are
there to pick the kids up and fill
every empty hour they have and
the evidence is clear that the
results are not good.
After my daughter-in-law
told us about the school and the
apparent good things that were
happening in the school for the
kindergarten class, I asked the
million dollar question. “What is
the racial make-up of the school
where my granddaughter is
going?” As suspected, she said
that there were only 18% percent
Black students. The majority of
the students were non African
American. The question for all
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of us is why are the schools with
a majority of Black students “bad
schools?”
The answer: a lack of
commitment to raising the level
of expectations and lack of
planning on the part of those who
run the schools. Again, the gangs
and other forces of failure will
pick up where there is a gap in
leadership. Parents also have a
job to do; that is simply to expose
the child to as many positive
experiences as possible. But that
will mean keeping track of what
is happening in school, and if
something is not happening, find
a way to make it happen.
The Scouts are there as
options to schools. The church
youth program, assuming there
is one, is an option. Weekly
trips to the museums and
libraries can inspire kids to learn
and read. If you can get them to
love to read, you are half way
there. Don’t wait until they have
developed a ton of bad habits.
The Bible is clear when it says
to “train up child in the way he
(she) should go and when he
(she) old he (she) will not depart
from it.” You can raise a thug or
you can raise a scholar. It’s your
choice. There is a place for each
one, thug or scholar.
The young people don’t
know about the years that we
old folks spent hours and hours
in school developing interest in
art, science projects and
learning poetry and “real”
music. It’s your job as parents
or grand parents to help in the
training process. If you have a
skill and you want to start a
club for young people, just do
it. You will make a great
contribution. If not a school
club, it can be a neighborhood
club or a church club. Just one
caution. Don’t wait too long.
To quote Barack, “The time is
right now and right here.”
CNN’s program “Black In
America” was ambitious, may
have fallen short of the mark of
excellence, but deserves an E for
effort. The program attempted to
look at African Americans and
African American life through a
variety of lenses and from a
variety of perspectives. It was a
gargantuan effort from every
creative and technical aspect.
Some may have wanted to see
more emphasis on the positives
and less accentuation of the
negatives because the stark
realities of many of our
communities are very, very
painful to face.
It would have been
wonderful to have seen pictures
of the 400 or 500 young African
American men who graduate
from Morehouse College every
year and who present such a
contrast to so much of what is
seen in our communities every
day. Or even pictures of the
PAASE Rite of Passage event
for the 125-150 2008 African
American high school graduates
in Pasadena.
CNN’s report may have
fallen short of the mark but the
facts it presented are stark and
don’t lie. African American
communities are in crisis.
Highlighting, education, HIV
Aids and the Black family, only
three of several issues covered
by the report, is revealing:
Statistics show that “ in the
US, HIV has become an African
American disease” and that some
rates rival those of Africa.
“AIDS remains the leading
cause of death among black
women between ages 25 and 34.
It’s the second-leading cause of
death in black men 35-44.
Studies indicate that nearly
90 percent of the change in violent
crime rates in a neighborhood
can be accounted for by the
change in percentages of out-ofwedlock births.
The program pointed out
disparities in the justice system
which are having a profound
impact on young AA men:
“Despite efforts by the Supreme
Court and the U.S. Sentencing
Commission to increase
flexibility in sentencing, the
punishment for possession by a
first-time offender of more than
5 grams of crack cocaine is a
minimum 5-year prison sentence
— while possession of any
amount of powder cocaine is a
misdemeanor punishable by no
more than a year in prison.”
According to CNN, 44% of
African Americans believe
education can change lives and is
the number one issue in our
community. That percentage is
probably a lot lower than it was
in the 1960’s and 70’s. 70% of all
American students graduate from
high school but nationwide, only
50% of African American
students graduate.
The nationwide college
graduation rate for Black students
is 42 percent. (In the CAL State
U campuses African American
enrollment is only around 7%
and at the UC campuses, it is
even less.)
We know that PUSD has a
40% to 50% dropout rate among
African American students and
many are struggling to pass the
CAHSEE. Moreover, more than
25% of African American
students in PUSD are in foster
placement.
Where is the outrage, the
mobilization and the call to
action? Senator Obama says “we
are the change we have been
waiting for,” meaning we must
make it happen. The facts don’t
lie, whether we look nationally
or locally. The starting point has
to be with us. We must instill in
our children the values that helped
us survive and progress: respect
for adults and authority; love of
God, family, community and
country; a strong work ethic and
willingness to work hard to
achieve excellence in education.
As parents, grandparents and
family members, we must
recognize that our children’s
education is OUR responsibility
and it must begin the day they
come into this world and continue
through college. Too many of
our children are angry,
disrespectful, undisciplined and
abusive to teachers. Too many
parents are uninvolved in their
children’s education and lives.
And far too many of our children
live with the fear of an uncertain
future. We can also begin
insisting that BET improve its
program content to include more
positive and uplifting images of
African American life. It would
be wonderful if more African
American men would volunteer
in our schools, or become Big
Brothers or mentors.
Barbara Lashley,
Altadena
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Are Alternative Energy Policies Causing
Rising Food Prices?
By Drue Brown
For more than twenty-five
years, I worked with the State of
California in various capacities
on issues related to agriculture
and
natural
resource
management. During that time I
have witnessed droughts, floods,
crop diseases and market
turbulence. But now our state,
nation and entire world face a
new source of instability to
agricultural markets unlike
anything we have seen in the
past: the diversion of food crops
for fuel production, driven by
policies of our own government.
In 2005, Congress passed a
law requiring the blending of set
amounts of corn-based ethanol
into our nation’s fuel supply and
in 2007, Congress passed the
Energy Independence And
Security Act that drastically
upped the mandate.
Under this law, in 2008 the
U.S. shall blend 9 billion gallons
of corn-ethanol.
Next year, the law mandates
an increase to 10.5 billion gallons,
going all the way up to 15 billion
gallons by 2015. This mandate
rises every single year, no matter
what the price of corn is.
As a result of this policy,
this year about one-third of all
U.S. corn will be turned into fuel
according to the USDA (World
Agriculture Supply And Demand
Estimates-459, June 10, 2008).
By 2012, there is the potential for
burning about 40 percent of our
corn into fuel.
Inevitably, this new source
of demand has driven up food
prices. Add on top of that the
recent tragic flooding in Iowa,
which threatens to destroy much
of this year’s corn crop and prices
have hit all-time records of
around $8/bushel.
High corn prices don’t just
impact corn products, because
corn is the primary ingredient of
animal feed. So higher corn prices
translate directly to higher prices
for milk, chicken, beef, and eggs.
Moreover, as corn fetches a
higher market price it potentially
leads farmers to grow less wheat,
soy and other crops – thus, driving
up those prices, too.
So it is no surprise that we
now face a food inflation crisis.
Here in the U.S., food prices are
rising at the fastest pace in two
decades. Around the world, food
prices have jumped over 80% in
the last three years. And those
figures don’t take into account
the impact of the recent floods.
These dramatic food price
increases have led to riots in
developing nations. Here at
home, food banks are struggling
to provide food to the needy.
This is tough for all families at a
time of economic downturn. But
for working class families,
particularly communities of color
that are already struggling to cope
with economic challenges, the
spike in food prices can be
devastating. Families living
paycheck to paycheck, having to
spend an extra 5 or 10 or 15
percent per week on groceries
can mean not being able to afford
medicine; it can mean not being
able to invest in a child’s
education; it can mean not being
able to save and ultimately
winding up victim to the
predatory lenders that stalk our
neighborhoods.
And we have only barely
begun to feel the pain. Remember,
the mandates go up every year.
That means that prices are likely
to keep escalating.
The bottom line is that
current policies are pushing our
nation and world into perilous
uncharted waters. While ethanol
may off-set a tiny portion of our
oil consumption, the fact is people
can drive less. They can’t stop
eating. The spike in food prices
being caused in part by biofuels
is a massive threat to the most
needy among us.
At a recent emergency
summit held by the United
Nations in Switzerland, Jean
Ziegler testified that the United
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States burned 138 million tons of
corn last year and transformed it
into ethanol. During an interview
Ziegler said, “Burning food today
so as to serve the mobility of the
rich countries is a crime against
humanity.”
The above statement is just
one more testament why it is up
to us – the citizens of California
and people across the nation – to
make our voices heard. Congress
needs to reexamine alternative
energy fuel polices that do not
negatively impact the nations and
the worlds food supply.
[Drue Brown served over
two terms as a board member on
the California State Board of
Food and Agriculture and he is
the owner of AgCEL, a natural
resources consulting and
management company providing
professional expertise and
support to government and
commercial clients in the areas
of agriculture, the natural
environment and project
management. In addition, Mr.
Brown is a former fellow of the
California
Agricultural
Leadership Program, and Chair
of the Board of Directors of the
California Capital Small
Business
Development
Corporation.]
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COMMENTARY - OPINION
Legendary Soul Singer Isaac
Hayes Found Dead
(NNPA) - Legendary soul
singer and arranger Isaac Hayes
has died.
Relatives found Hayes, 65,
unconscious in his home next to
a still-running treadmill, said
Steve Shular, a spokesman for
the Shelby County Sheriff’s
Department in Memphis.
Paramedics attempted to
revive him and took him to a
hospital, where he was
pronounced dead shortly after 2
p.m., the sheriff’s department
said.
“There doesn’t seem to be
any foul play,” Shular said. “We
don’t see anything suspicious
about his death. There will be a
further statement from the
hospital about the cause of
death.”
Family members said the
singer, who had a history of
high blood pressure, had
recently been treated for various
medical conditions. In January
2006, news sources reported
that Hayes had suffered a mild
stroke. At the time, friends said
the condition was brought on
by exhaustion.
Hayes was a longtime
songwriter and arranger for Stax
Records in Memphis, playing
in the studio’s backup band and
crafting tunes for artists such as
Otis Redding and Sam and Dave
in the 1960s.
He released his first solo
album in 1967, and his 1969
follow-up, “Hot Buttered Soul,”
became a platinum hit.
In 1971, the theme from
“Shaft” topped the Billboard
Hot 100 for two weeks and won
an Academy Award for best
original theme song. The song
and the movie score also won
Grammy awards for best
original score and movie theme.
Hayes won a third Grammy
for
pop
instrumental
performance with the title track
to his 1972 “Black Moses”
album.
He was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
2002.
Information
from
People.com and CNN.com
contributed to this report.
Award-winning Actor/Comedian,
Bernie Mac, Dies
(NNPA) - Award-winning
actor and comedian Bernie Mac
died on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the
age of 50.
“[He] passed away this
morning from complications due
to pneumonia in a Chicago area
hospital,” his publicist, Danica
Smith, said in a statement from
Los Angeles. “No other details
are available at this time. We ask
that his family’s privacy
continues to be respected.”
On Aug 1, Mac was admitted
to a hospital at Northwestern
Memorial hospital with
pneumonia, said his rep, adding
that he was expected to recover,
despite widespread rumors about
the seriousness of his condition.
Mac
suffered
from
sarcoidosis, an inflammatory
lung disease that produces tiny
lumps of cells in the body’s
organs, but had said the condition
went into remission in 2005. He
recently was hospitalized and
treated for pneumonia, which
Smith said was not related to the
disease.
Born Bernard Jeffrey
McCullough in Chicago, Mac
began his career as a stand-up
comedian in the small comedy
clubs in 1977, at the age of 20.
Mac would go on to become
a fixture on the national comedy
scene, performing on shows like
the popular Def Comedy Jam on
HBO.
His film career started with
a small role as a club doorman in
the Damon Wayans movie “Mo’
Money” in 1992. Mac went on to
star in the “Ocean’s Eleven”
franchise with Brad Pitt and
George Clooney and with Ashton
Kutcher in 2005’s “Guess Who?”
— a remake of the Spencer Tracy
and Katharine Hepburn 1967
classic “Guess Who’s Coming to
Dinner?” — which topped the
box office.
Mac was a founding member
of the Kings of Comedy tour - the
success of which spawned Spike
Lee’s 2000 concert movie The
Original Kings of Comedy (also
starring Steve Harvey, D.L.
Hughley and Cedric the
Entertainer).
The comedian drew critical
and popular acclaim with his Fox
television series “The Bernie Mac
Show,” which aired more than
100 episodes from 2001 to 2006.
The series about a man’s
adventures raising his sister’s
three children often poked fun
of Mac’s own life and proved a
favorite of both critics and
audiences - receiving a
prestigious Peabody Award, as
well as honors from the
Television Critics Association
(for
best
individual
achievement in comedy).
Last spring, Mac wrapped
the upcoming film Soul Men, a
comedy costarring Samuel L.
Jackson about a former singing
duo staging a comeback.
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COMMENTARY - OPINION
Business Exchange By William Reed
The New Black Agenda:
Colorblind in Camelot
African Americans’ most
crucial issue into the 21st Century
is not getting a Democrat into the
White House. The 2008
Presidential race is about
exercising Black voting patterns
that get us public policies and
legislation toward racial justice.
Sadly,
such
Black
empowerment activities have
been put on the back burner.
African Americans are allowing
themselves to be swayed away
from issues critical for them, such
as affirmative action and
reparations, to mainstream
propositions such as “colorblind”
standards. Blacks’ unflinching
dedication to America’s twoparty system establishment
negates any notion of these parties
engaging to correct public
policies and practices that keep
us at the bottom of America’s
pile of plenty.
Status quo adherents use
Black spokespeople to posture
positions of both major political
parties that, in reality, are
impediments to African
American advancement through
political policy. They staunchly
support Republican and
Democrat party officials’
positions opposing Affirmative
Action and minority set-aside
programs as “un-American”.
Maturing
into
the
mainstream is the mindset of
many middle-class Blacks. They
have willingly bought into two
bogus ideas establishment
political parties and media have
sold them - America is colorblind
and centuries of injustices should
be ceded. Barack Obama’s
mainstream candidacy dispenses
a yarn that America has solved its
race problem and can now be
viewed as color-blind. They say
“racism is dead” and race-specific
policies, such as affirmative
action, cannot be justified and
are in fact “detrimental”. Even
the most well-meaning liberal
tends to believe that institutional
racism is a thing of the past and
that any racial inequalities - in
criminal justice, wages, family
income, and access to housing or
health care - can be attributed to
African Americans’ cultural and
individual failures.
In spite of America’s
“official line” that we are now a
colorblind society, Black
Americans are foolish not
insisting on Affirmative Action
legislation and reparations
remedies. Affirmative Action
was supposed to correct injustices
Blacks had been subjected to over
centuries. Now, affirmative
action has such a bad reputation
that liberals and conservatives
entice us to join the clamor for a
colorblind society. Blacks are the
least color-blind segment of
American society and any who
buy into the deception are just
plain blind; taking the public
pronouncements of politicians
and pundits at face value over
their conventional wisdom of the
serious public problems twothirds of Blacks experience every
day.
Color-blindness is a
mainstream media myth. The
concept continues racial
inequality and impediments to
Black Americans gaining racial
justice and appropriate public
policy. The establishment’s
policy-making structure erodes
affirmative action; dilute civil
rights and spend fortunes
building new prisons most of
whose occupants will be Black.
America’s Establishment has
sidetracked any movement
toward equal justice for African
Americans and few seem worried.
Neither party offers us “a
chicken in every pot,” or mentions
racial equity and too many Blacks
blissfully accept this. Racism
persists in the effects of organized
racial advantage across many
institutions in American society
- including the labor market, the
welfare state, and criminal justice
system; yet the tone of
presentations of African
American
pundits
and
officeholders are more about
political
positions
and
personalities than championing
core issues to end persist racism
in employment, education,
criminal justice, and politics.
African Americans hired
under “affirmative action tenets”
are among its principal
antagonists. If America’s
“colorblind society” is measured
by the 30 percent of Blacks who
have assimilated into the
American Dream by the “content
of their character,” what does it
say about the none-to-moderateincome 70 percent still suffering
from institutionalized practices
such as persistently double
unemployment rates; having less
than 10 percent the wealth of
average whites; half the
homeownership rates and triple
the loan decline rates caused by
the color of their skin?
The concept of America
being
“colorblind”
is
disingenuous in purpose and
practice, and a costly proposition
for Blacks. We are foolish to
discard debts due us; but if we do
“buy in” we have to realize that
we are joining in on elimination
of billions, possibly, trillions of
dollars that could lead us actual
racial parity and real equity.
(William
Reed
–
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YOUTH JOURNAL
Ask Amber
Dear Amber,
My mom drives a Ford Explorer.
Lately I have been hearing her
complain how bad the gas prices are
and that she is tired of having to fill up
the gas tank every week. Before she
used to never have a problem taking
my brothers and me to the store to
pick up just one thing. Now she tries to
plan everything while she's out so she
does not have to make any kind of
extra trip's out.
I know her new way of doing things
is to cut back on gas prices, but I
know that it will also help the
environment. I see her making a few
changes and I feel like I should be
doing the same thing. I think that my
whole family should start to be
involved in going green. Although I
want to help, I don’t know where to
start. How can I get started?
Signed,
Seeing Green
Dear Seeing Green,
There are a number of different
things that you can do to start to go
green. The first is to start recycling
and try to reduce the amount of trash
that your family throws away each
week. Not only can you recycle
aluminum cans, plastic bottles, glass
containers, and paper, there are a
number of other things that you can
also recycle.
You mentioned that your mother is
cutting back on the gas that she is
using. That is also a great start.
Depending on where you live, you
might want to try riding a bike or using
public transportation. It is a great way
to reduce smog and also can give you
plenty of exercise. Your family should
also try buying your fruits and
vegetables from local farmers
markets. A majority of these items are
grown locally. Not only do they taste
great, but you won’t have to pay extra
to have them shipped over here,
which also helps the environment.
There are plenty of ideas out there
that you can use to help your family go
green. Check out the website
www.earth911.org. This website along
with countless others has great ideas
on how your family can go green.
Contributions.....
If you would like to contribute articles,
poems, jokes, stories, or art work for the
Youth Page, please mail to Amber Hudson
at: Pasadena Journal, 1541 N. Lake Ave.,
Suite A, Pasadena, CA 91104, or fax to
(626) 798-3282.
Make a Tie Dye
Surprise
In the spirit of
recycling and reusing,
as well as saving
some money on
buying new clothes,
why not spend an
afternoon outdoors
creating some of your own designs by
learning to tie dye? Before that permanently
stained t-shirt or shorts get tossed into the
household rag bag, give it a refreshed look
that will cover the stain while creating loads
of fun for you and your family.
What You Need: Clothes to tie dye (light
colors work best); Buckets or large plastic
containers; Fabric Dye; and Rubber bands.
What You Do:
1. Take a look through your child’s
closet for clothing that is stained or could
use a refreshed look. If you do not find some
articles to use, try to avoid having to buy
brand new clothes for this activity. Visit a
thrift store or dollar store that offers
inexpensive items that could be used for
this project.
2. Once you have your item/s for dying,
it’s time to prepare the design using rubber
bands. Remember, with this type of art, any
area that is not banded will be the color of
the dye that it is placed in. To cover specific
stained areas (if this applies to you) on your
clothes, use a dye that is a darker color than
the original stain.
3. Create an original pattern by
wrapping rubber bands around clothes
wherever you would like the original color of
the clothing to remain. You can prepare and
dye several items at the same time.
Here are the instructions for a stripe
designed tie dyed t-shirt:
Lay shirt out flat.
Fold like an accordion in two inch folds
starting at the bottom until the shirt is
completely folded.
Place rubber bands 3-4 inches apart on
the shirt.
4. Now prepare dye in bucket according
to the instructions on the packet. Prepare
one color of dye per bucket unless you
decide to mix two colors to create a new
color.
5. Dip the clothing item in the dye and
let sit. The longer you leave the item in the
dye the more intense the color will be. You
will want to dip different areas in the item in
different colors, until the entire item is dyed.
6. Remove from dye and rinse under
cold water until the water runs clear.
7. Remove rubber bands. Surprise!
What did your garment end up looking like?
8. Let air dry or in a clothes dryer
separately.
9. Wash separately to avoid getting
dye on other items in the wash.
Other ideas for dyeing are pillow cases,
curtains, and patriotic theme for holidays,
headbands, and more.
Calendar Events
Teddy Beay Tea
Hastings Branch Library and Lamanda
Park Branch Library will host Teddy Bear
Teas this summer. Children ages 3 to 7 are
invited to show up in their finest tea time
attire with their favorite Teddy Bear and
enjoy Teddy Bear stories with tea and
cookies on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. at
Hastings Branch Library, 3325 E. Orange
Grove Blvd. and on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 3
p.m. at Lamanda Park Branch Library, 140
S. Altadena Dr.
For more information contact Hastings
Branch Library (626) 744-7262 or Lamanda
Park Branch Library (626) 744-7266.
Fear Factor Food Challenge
for Teens
Pasadena Public Library will host a Fear
Factor Food Challenge for teens on
Thursday, August 14 at 3 p.m. at Central
Library’ Teen Patio, 285 E. Walnut St.,
Pasadena.
Think you have a strong stomach? Then
join in the Fear Factor Food Challenge.
First, second and third prizes will be awarded
to the teens able to eat the grossest of
foods.
Registration and a signed parental
waiver are required. For more information,
phone (626) 744-4766.
College Planning Workshop
U Can Prep will reveal fifteen college
admission secrets to increase your chances
of getting into the school of your dreams on
Monday, August 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Central
Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium, 285
E. Walnut St., Pasadena.
For more information, phone (626) 7444766.
Go Fest for Teens
Go, the game of placing stones on a
board is played all over Asia. It is also
played in the popular Anime and Manga,
Hikaru No Go. Learn how to play, meet new
opponents, test your skills and compete for
prizes on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 1:30 to
4:30 p.m. at Central Library’s Teen Central.
Beginners and advanced players are
welcome.
Central Library is located at 285 East
Walnut Street, Pasadena. For more
information, phone (626) 744-4766.
Jokes
Q: What do you get if Batman and
Robin get smashed by a steam roller?
A: Flatman and ribbon.
Q: When is a car not a car?
A: When it turns into a garage.
Q: How much do pirates pay for their
earrings?
A: a Buccaneer!
Q: Why did the scientist install a
knocker on his door?
A: He wanted to win the No-bell prize.
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SPORTS & LEISURE
Sports Watching & Wondering
By John Randolph Rogers
THE SPECTACULAR
OPENING DAY
CEREMONIES!
The opening-day ceremonies
for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing,
China, exceeded anything that
most of us could have imagined.
In my opinion this was the
greatest effort ever by any country
for purposes other than war. In
the history of the world, has there
ever been is such an effort for
peaceful purposes? China
showed the world its passion,
creativity, and technical
excellence by doing things that
had never been done before. They
accepted the challenge of having
the best Opening Day
Ceremonies ever and they
succeeded. I thought that this was
an event that Walt Disney would
have enjoyed watching. It is
difficult for me to believe that
anyone will ever top their
performance, but possibly some
country will. When the Olympics
are over, they would be well
advised to have some of their
geniuses work on reducing the
pollution in their air.
The Olympics are a way for
the various nations to compete
with each other without weapons.
Instead of a body count, they
count medals. However, athletes
who do not win a medal often
return home in disgrace. For
example, in the 1984 Olympics
in Southern California, a soccer
player from Latin America
accidentally scored a goal for the
wrong team. A few months later
he was murdered by hometown
fans. They would not forgive him
for the loss. Competition is an
innate part of our makeup. We
want to know, and possibly to
see, who is the best in any
endeavor. The Olympics may be
the best way that we have found
to satisfy that need.
Now, we have to wonder,
how great will be Closing
Ceremonies be? They can’t
possibly top the Opening Day
ceremonies, or can they? I do
know that I will be watching and
making a videotape of the
ceremonies. I now know that they
will be unforgettable.
MEANWHILE, BACK IN
THE UNITED STATES…
The Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim (love that name) have
the best record of any team in
baseball. They don’t just have a
great team; they also have a solid
organization. They have a Farm
System that is brimming with
young, talented prospects who
will soon be making their
presence felt in Anaheim. Last
week, they beat the once proud
Yankees like they were used rugs.
When any organization gets good
people at the top, success will
usually follow them. That is a
message that was apparently lost
on the Clippers and the Dodgers.
Now, I will ask my readers
for the privilege of discussing
another subject. Today, I read
that the city of Long Beach is
attempting to close their main
library. The reason is, they say,
they don’t have enough money to
keep it open. I think that a way
must be found to not only keep
that library open, but to add new
ones and to extend their hours.
Unfortunately, there are still
many homes that do not have
books or computers. There are
still too many people, some of
whom include our highest paid
athletes, who can barely read.
Libraries can help some people
get to the only window of
opportunity that they will ever
have. They can be a safe haven
for study, research or just
entertainment. They should be a
vital part of every community,
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especially the ones with the
lowest incomes. If we cannot find
the money to keep our libraries
open, then we will need the
funding to build more prisons.
Thank you.
UCLA & USC
The starting quarterbacks for
both teams are injured. What a
revolting
development!
Fortunately, there are some
extremely talented reserves that
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may step in and become
immediate stars. College football
fans, like me, are now having
sweaty palms and sleepless
nights. We want to get to the
Coliseum and to the Rose Bowl.
We are ready for some football!
Will the 30th of August ever get
here?
[You may email John
Randolph Rogers at email:
[email protected].]
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Estate Planning 101 By Attorney Marlene S. Cooper
Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish About
Estate Planning
Most of us have heard the
term “penny-wise and poundfoolish”, an idiom with British
roots. A penny is a small amount
of money and a (British) pound is
a much larger amount of money.
“Penny-wise, pound-foolish” is
to be cautious (wise) with small
amounts of money but wasteful
(foolish) with larger amounts or,
another interpretation, saving a
few dollars now which in turn
will cause you to have to spend a
lot of dollars later.
I thought of this phrase after
a call I received recently. The
caller explained that she has been
diagnosed with a terminal illness.
She also explained that she has
no will and no savings; however,
she has real estate, a car and “the
usual” personal and household
items. In discussing her
situation, she also said that she
wanted to leave her estate to
only three of her four children.
She said that she had been
advised to see an attorney about
doing a living trust but felt that
she could only afford a will.
She asked me for my advice
concerning the situation.
Some attorneys receiving a
call like this would hasten over
to the caller’s house and offer
to do a will for free. The attorney
would likely do so in
anticipation of handling the
inevitable probate of her estate.
If the value of the real estate
and the personal property was
$500,000 when the caller passed
away, attorney’s fees for
handling the probate would be
approximately
$13,000.
Preparing a simple will would
take a couple of hours effort, at
most. The attorney would make
a small investment now for a
larger reward down the road—
a business strategy that estate
planning attorneys have used
for decades.
When responding to the
caller, I tried to make sure she
understood the penny-wise and
pound-foolish
principle
involved in her decision. My
advice was for her to do a will
as soon as possible and then
find the money someway,
somehow to do a trust. By
spending around $1,000 now
her estate would be saved
thousands of dollars later. I
explained what my fees are and
that I accept credit cards. I
further explained that the trust
package would also include
other key documents that she
would need during her illness
such as a Power of Attorney
and Advance Health Care
Directive. The caller said she
would think about it.
I don’t know if I will ever
hear from the caller again;
however, I do have the comfort
of knowing that I gave her good
legal advice and pointed her in
the right direction.
(Marlene S. Cooper is a
native of Pasadena, a graduate
of UCLA, and has been an
attorney for nearly 30 years.
Her practice is focused entirely
on estate planning and probate.
You may obtain further
information on estate planning
and
probate
at
www.marlenecooperlaw.com.
You may also contact Attorney
Cooper directly at (626) 7917530, or by e-mail at
[email protected].
The information in this article
is of a general nature and not
intended as legal advice. Seek
the advice of an attorney before
acting or relying upon any
information in this article).
Baby Boomer Strategies for
Slowing Down
By Jason Alderman
Most people in their twenties
and thirties are scrambling to get
ahead – working long hours to
advance their careers, buy a home
or start a family.
Fast forward a few decades
and, while not necessarily ready
to retire, many 40– and 50–some
things have begun to slow down
their career merry–go–round.
Some contemplate part–time
work, others want to switch to
less–demanding jobs or launch
new careers more closely
matching their interests.
If you’re wondering whether
you can afford such a major
work–life change, consider these
factors:
Could you live on less? You
probably don’t want to revert to
your student lifestyle, but review
your budget for items you could
comfortably eliminate or reduce:
Things like pricy vacations,
frequent restaurant meals,
premium cable channels,
unneeded new clothing, etc.
Although you won’t be keeping
up with the Joneses, more free
time and increased happiness are
more important than who has the
fanciest car.
Are you saving enough?
Before considering scaling back
your income, make sure you’ve
covered your short–term savings
needs. Most financial experts
recommend setting aside three to
six months’ living expenses for
unexpected occurrences like car
or home repairs or major medical
bills.
Retirement planning. Even
more critical is ensuring that
you’re saving enough for
retirement, particularly if you
plan to retire early. Remember,
Social Security and pension
benefits are largely determined
by how many years you’ve
worked and at what income level.
Similarly, the longer you
contribute to a 401(k) plan or
IRA – particularly if you max out
contributions – the more your
account will appreciate. If cutting
work hours means you’ll no
longer be able to save for
retirement, you could be in for a
See “Baby Boomer Strategies”
continued on Page 11
Editor’s note:
Business and Finance articles appearing in this paper are based on
the experiences and opinions of the writers and not The Journal.
The advice given is strictly for your information and should not be
acted or relied on without related professional advice.
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EDUCATION
Enriching the College Experience for
University of California Students Is Aided by
Passage of Important State Resolution
Back to School Quiz:
Pencil + Notebook + Shoe
Box = Gifts of Hope
Assemblymember has fought for passage of ACR 21 over the past year to help
address disproportionately low minority enrollment in the nation’s best public
university system
Los Angeles Families Turn Back-to-School Shopping
into Lessons on Generosity
ACR 21, authored by
Assemblymember Portantino and
strongly supported by the
California Legislative Black
Caucus, was approved today by
the Senate Appropriations
Committee. The resolution,
inspired by the Pasadena Journal,
would strongly urge the
University of California to
establish a student exchange
program with Historically Black
Colleges and Universities.
“When students enroll in
college, they expect not only to
receive a quality education, they
expect to enjoy the complete
college experience,” said
Assemblymember Portantino.
“Students and families expect
campuses to be diverse and reflect
the boarder community at large.
Clearly we have fallen short of
that goal.”
“As I campaigned door to
door, I found that many California
high school students struggle with
the decision between attending
an HBCU on the east coast or
staying close to home. ACR 21
would offer the best and brightest
students from California and
throughout the U.S. the best of
both options – a quality UC
experience and the chance to
study at an Historically Black
College or Universities.”
UC currently participates in
a variety of “student exchange”
programs and/or partnership
programs with other colleges,
universities and countries, few
of these are with Historically
Black Colleges and Universities.
At the same time, the UC Board
of Regents contends it is doing
all it can to increase diversity on
Campus. ACR 21 gives the UC
one more way in which to achieve
success and enhance student
opportunities.
According to UC admissions
data, the passage of Proposition
209 hit UC-Berkeley’s racial and
ethnic communities hard. The
number of incoming freshmen
from
under-represented
minorities groups - AfricanAmerican, Latino, Native
American and Pacific Islander shrank by half immediately after
the initiative took effect.
Although the numbers are just
now beginning to recover,
campuses are still far from
reflecting the state’s diversity.
Although 47 percent of public
high school graduates in
California are members of
underrepresented minorities, they
make up just 25 percent of UC’s
incoming freshman class. At UCBerkeley, they represent a mere
15.7 percent. And just two short
years ago, UCLA had less than
100 African American in its
incoming freshman class.
“Just yesterday, the San Jose
Mercury News reported on UC
students and their efforts to
increase diversity on their
campuses,” continued Portantino.
“Most students I come across as
Chairman of the Assembly Higher
Education Committee are hungry
for more diversity, and with
Proposition 209 on the books for
over ten years, their individual
outreach efforts are one of the few
legal ways left to change the face
of future classes of students. ACR
21 will send a strong message to
the UC that the California
Legislature expects diversity to
remain tantamount of this world
renowned institution of higher
learning. I am extremely proud that
the every Legislative Black Caucus
member is are co-authors of this
resolution.”
The bill must now be approved
by the full Senate and returned to
the Assembly before it is
considered officially adopted by
the California Legislature.
By adding some simple gifts
to their back-to-school shopping
list and saving the shoe boxes
from their new shoes, Los
Angeles-area kids are joining the
effort to share a powerful
message of hope with some 8
million needy children in more
than 90 countries worldwide.
Through Operation Christmas
Child, the world’s largest
Christmas project, kids kick-off
the school year learning about
the impact of giving back.
“With all the sales on backto-school items, this is the perfect
time to start buying items for a
shoe box,” said Iliana Salazar,
the West Coast director for
Operation Christmas Child. “It’s
such an incredible blessing to be
involved in a project that lets
kids who are suffering in other
parts of the world know that
someone really cares about
them.”
By adding a few extra items
to their back–to–school shopping
lists, Los Angeles parents are
helping kids around the world
trying to overcome their
circumstances. Volunteers for
Operation Christmas Child, a
project of international relief
organization Samaritan’s Purse
headed by Franklin Graham, fill
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simple shoe box gifts with toys,
necessity items, school supplies,
candy, and often handwritten
notes of encouragement. The gifts
are then delivered to children
worldwide who are suffering
because of natural disaster,
disease, war, terrorism, famine
and poverty.
Why now—months before
the holiday season?
Operation Christmas Child
is not limited to just a few weeks
a year. It is a year-round project,
requiring months of organization
and preparation to reach millions
of kids around the world.
Since 1993, Operation
Christmas Child has distributed
shoe box gifts to more than 61
million hurting children in some
130 countries. Staff and
volunteers use whatever means
necessary—sea containers,
trucks, buses, trains, airplanes,
helicopters, boats, camels, even
dog sleds—to reach suffering
children.
How to get involved:
Prepare—Help enlist families,
churches,
scout
troops,
community
groups
and
businesses to take part in creating
See “Back to School”
continued on Page 11
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RELIGION / CHURCH DIRECTORY
Godly Fitness by Derrick Dancer
Ask Pastor Glovioell
Failing at the Fitness Game? Get Over It –
God’s Way!
You are of God, little
children, and have overcome
them, because He who is in you
is greater than he who is in the
world. 1 John 4:4 NKJV
Who are you? What guides,
leads and directs you? Do you
have a conscience? Do you trust
it? 1 John 4:4 is an important tool
the believer can and should use
anytime we find ourselves
struggling to start or maintain a
Spiritually, Mentally and
Physically Fit Lifestyle. It is
human natural to seek pleasure
and avoid pain; the thing about it
is that for the individual who
believes they are lead of the Lord,
they have an extraordinary
advantage when it comes to
handling or “overcoming” the
temptation to shun such a
lifestyle.
The power to overcome
laziness, psychosomatic feelings
of fatigue and apathy about being
fit is waiting on the inside of you
to be awakened and used to
glorify God and provide you the
victory you desire in each of these
all important areas of life. We are
born of God, taught of God,
anointed of God, and so therefore
secured against the energy
draining influence of people
places and things that war against
us in this way.
Here’s what the battle looks
like from our prospective: Most
people gain a sense of where
they are and what they can do
from the opinions, perceptions
and paradigms of people around
them. They allow circumstance,
conditioning, and the social
mirror to mold and form who
they are and what they can and
cannot achieve in these and
other areas. The most effective
people, however, shape their
own attitudes and beliefs (based
on the Word of God) about what
they can do and achieve. They
mentally plan and then
physically create their own
positive results. What they have
in mind shapes their Spiritual,
Mental and Physical Fitness
results.
So the next step is up to
you; will you allow the issues
of this world to fool and mislead
you in spite of what you know
now, or will you pull on that
greater strength that dwells on
the inside of you, that is waiting
to be utilized to “MAKE YOU
VICTORIOUS” in the fitness
game and every other aspect of
life?
Well that’s all my time for
this time; if this subject interests
you, please join me next time
when I’ll share more regarding
the awesome benefits of getting
and being fit God’s way!
[Derrick is a licensed &
ordained minister and graduate
of Azusa World Ministry’s
Ministry Training Institute, as
well as an AMF Certified
Fitness Trainer & Sports
Nutritionist, and owner of His
Cross Training Fitness. You
can contact him at (626) 5245125
or
email:
[email protected]]
“Baby Boomer Strategies”
. . . continued from Page 8
rude awakening.
Cover yourself. Before
changing your work status, make
sure you’ll have access to
adequate health insurance,
whether through your employer,
your spouse’s plan or
independent coverage (which can
be very costly). Medicare doesn’t
kick in until age 65, so being
uninsured is just too risky,
especially as you get older. Also,
be sure to factor homeowners,
car and life insurance into your
new budget.
Are you debt free? One of
the best ways to live on less
income is to lower your debt load.
If you pay down your credit cards
and loans and resist taking on
new debt, you can subtract those
interest payments from your
monthly expenses.
Form a back–up plan.
Unexpected occurrences could
sabotage your plans so have a
strategy for getting back into a
higher earnings bracket if need
be. Consider costly situations like
your spouse losing his or her job,
helping your kids pay for college,
or caring for sick or elderly
parents.
Scaling back your work isn’t
all doom and gloom. Here are a
few potential positive economic
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outcomes of reducing your work
schedule and lowering your
income: Employment–related
expenses like commuting, meals
and work clothes could decrease.
Childcare expenses would be
lower if you’re home more. Less
income means lower taxes,
especially if you itemize
deductions, since they’ll
represent a larger percentage of
your taxable income. Consult a
financial planner for different
scenarios of how this might work
for you.
If you need help creating or
revising your budget, check out
the interactive budget calculators
at Practical Money Skills for Life,
Visa Inc.’s free personal financial
management
site
(www.practicalmoneyskills.com).
Slowing down doesn’t have
to mean going out to pasture; it’s
just means you’ll have more time
to smell the clover and run with
the bulls.
[Jason Alderman directs
Visa’s financial education
programs. Sign up for his free
monthly e-Newsletter at
www.practicalmoneyskills.com/
newsletter.]
To Hell, With Love
“And if your eye causes you
to sin, gorge it out and throw it
away. It is better for you to enter
life with one eye than to have two
eyes and be thrown into the fire
of hell.” (Matthew 18:9 NIV)
Phenomenal, isn’t it?
Choosing Heaven or Hell is
a question that finishes us.
God calls out to us all our
lives—beckoning! “Come up
above, and live with us!
He says, “This world’s not
as important as the one I’m
bringing you to.
It’s only temporary, so don’t
hoard; don’t hate; love you
neighbor and live straight!
Confess your sins, I’ll
forgive!—I’m here; I’ll wait!
I’ve sacrificed My only son
for you.
Accept his blood sacrifice—
it remits your sins through and
through.
Live for me, on this earth—
I created You!
Dear Pastor Glovioell,
I don’t believe there is such
a thing as hell. Explain.
Signed,
A Real Disbeliever.
Dear A Real Disbeliever,
I was once consumed with
self, and gaining things.
Toward the eternal Hell pit,
I leaned.
I had smarts, I had looks, I
had the perseverance that it took!
I had gained everything.
High prestige college and
diamond rings.
Had conquered avenues of
racial injustice in this world of
bling, bling.
But my soul didn’t have a
thing. Hell was my destiny for
having all these flings.
“You snakes! You brood of
vipers! How will you escape
being condemned to hell?”
(Matthew 23:33 NIV)
I considered myself nice,
wasn’t on drugs, I would give
everybody (I liked) a hug.
I was radical and had might;
but Christ was not my delight.
I did illegal things out of
spite. Felt ‘Whitey’ was all wrong
and never right.
In Christ, I found the answers
to my plight.
His Holy Spirit helped me
give up immoralities and those
‘little sins.”
From fornication to ‘little
white lies’ I was involved in.
I never stopped fighting
against inequities—Now, I did it
with the Holy Spirit leading me.
I couldn’t do it on my own, it
took confession of sin.
Accepting Jesus into my
life—now I win!
The bonus is the love he
shows. It’s worth it all, my friend!
“We love because he first
loved us.” (1 John 4:19 NIV)
Seeds from
the Sower
By Michael A. Guido, Metter
Georgia
Do you know what you’re
worth, chemically speaking? Five
dollars and sixty cents.
You’re worth more,
however, after death. Medical
schools are paying one-hundredsixty-five dollars for cadavers,
and the price is expected to go up
to two hundred dollars.
But the cross of Calvary
reveals your worth to God. The
Bible says, “For God so loved
the world, that He gave His only
begotten So, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.”
God loves you so much that
He gave His Son. If you believe,
you’ll have everlasting life. Could
anything be more wonderful?
“Back to School”
. . . continued from Page 9
shoe box gifts for needy children
in more than 90 countries
Pack—Fill shoe boxes with
school supplies, toys, necessity
items, candy, and a letter of
encouragement. Step-by-step
shoe box packing instructions are
available
at
www.samaritanspurse.org
Process—Sign up to join
thousands of Operation
Christmas Child volunteers this
fall at one of hundreds of
collection sites and Processing
Centers in the United States to
prepare millions of shoe box gifts
for delivery to underprivileged
kids on six continents
For more information on
how to participate in Operation
Christmas Child, call (714) 4327030
or
visit
www.samaritanspurse.org.
National Collection Week is Nov.
17-24, 2008; however, shoe box
gifts are collected all year.
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S. G. VALLEY & SURROUNDING COMMUNITY
“Summer Business Mixer”
. . . continued from Page 1
Northwest District. Pasadena’s
new City Manager Michael J.
Beck and Superior Court Judge
Philip L. Soto are scheduled to
appear as special guests.
Also sharing the stage with
Jay and David is noted Pasadena
Poet Marcia Thompson. Her first
published poetic collection The
Wisdom In Your Wings: A Poetic
Tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou has
been adapted for theater and is
scheduled to run November 7th
through November 9th of this
year in Altadena at Farnsworth
Park’s William B. Davies
Auditorium.
J’s debut album, “My Name
Is J,” is an eclectic mix of Gospel
Music, Smooth Jazz, Latin, and
R & B. The album demonstrates
Mr. Boykin’s God-given gift as
an instrumentalist and exposes
his ability as a composer. The
album also features the talents of
Dove Award Nominee Rufus
Troutman, Tammie Gibson, and
recording artist “Ryiah.”
J’s talents have taken him
from his hometown in Riverside,
California all the way to China
and many other places in between.
He is slated to be a featured artist
at the upcoming Long Beach Jazz
Festival.
David Crawford was born
and raised in Los Angeles,
California. After graduating from
Centennial High School in
Compton, California, David
received a full scholarship to
California Institute of the Arts
and received a Bachelors and
Masters Degree in Music with a
Flute Major.
He began his professional
career as an Orchestrator/
Arranger for such artists as
Friends of Distinction, Blue
Magic, Sylvers, Patti Labelle,
Freda Payne, Phyllis Hyman,
Confunkshun, Gladys Knight,
Mary J. Blige, The Whispers,
Shalamar, Rene & Angela, Bobby
Womack and many others just to
name a few.
As a flutist his professional
career includes commercial
recordings (Ahmad Jamal,
Temptations & Vesta), TV
commercials
and
live
performances with Stevie
Wonder and Isaac Hayes. He
has performed with the Santa
Monica & Burbank Symphony
Orchestras as well. His newly
released CD is entitled
“Shangri-La”. Download at
itunes.com.
Gold Sponsors for the event
include Washington Mutual
Bank, Southern California
Edison, North Pasadena
Enterprise
Rent-A-Car,
Pasadena Journal, Robin’s
Wood Fire BBQ & Grill, Miller
Coors, Jazzer Inc., among many
other co-sponsors.
An Art Exhibition; Disc
Jockey “DJ Stoic”; a Food Court
and Door Prizes are all part of
the festivities planned for the
Summer Business Mixer. The
cost per person is $15.00.
For vendor information and
RSVP, please call Ishmael
Trone (626) 796-7164 ext 12.
“102nd Anniversary Convention”
. . . continued from Page 1
For more than 100 years,
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc. has been committed to
serving communities and it is
during its largest yearly
gathering where members
from across the nation
converge upon a city to make
a difference.
Hosted at the Kansas City
Convention Center and
Kansas City Marriott
Downtown, the convention’s
economic impact on the
community was nearly $5
million.
Convention participants
and attendees included Alpha
Brothers Dr. Randal Pinkett,
Congressman Robert “Bobby”
Scott (D-VA), Honorary
Convention Chair,
Representative Emanuel
Cleaver (D-MO), and Kevin
Powell as well as CNN’s
Soledad O’Brien.
Since last year, Alpha Phi
Alpha has made it a point to
address the use of the ‘Nword’. In keeping with their
tradition of leadership,
members discussed the
controversial ‘N-word’ topic
at their annual Belford V.
Lawson National Oratorical
Contest on July 19th. Five
members tackled the question,
“Is the N-word buried?” Osai
Robinson, Theta Tau Chapter,
Kettering University won the
contest with an electrifying
speech.
The contest was named
after the fraternity 16th
General President Brother
Belford V. Lawson, who was
a civil rights pioneer. Lawson
was widely recognized for his
oratorical skills and played a
key role in shaping the career
of fellow fraternity brother
Thurgood Marshall.
The fraternity hosted “A
Voteless People is a Hopeless
People” Town Hall Forum
where a variety of political
issues, such as voter
education, voter registration
and basic civic participation.
Nearly 50 children from
the Afrikan Centered
Education Collegiums
Campus attended the Project
Alpha service initiative.
Project Alpha is a
collaborative effort between
the March of Dimes
Foundation and the Fraternity
designed to increase the
knowledge of teenage sex and
pregnancy among young
males. This year was the first
year that the fraternity
expanded the program’s reach
to include teenage females.
Alpha Brother Herman
“Skip” Mason was announced
as the 33rd General President
elect. His term of office will
be Jan 2009 - Dec 2012.
Mason is a resident of Atlanta
GA and currently serves as
the Interim vice president of
student services at Morehouse
College.
Founded on December 4,
1906 at Cornell University in
Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has
long stood at the forefront of
the African-American
community’s fight for civil
rights, through Alpha men
such as Martin Luther King
Jr., Adam Clayton Powell,
Thurgood Marshall, Andrew
Young, Retired Senator
Edward Brooke and Cornel
West. Others include
members of the 110th
Congress including: Emanuel
Cleaver, II (MO), Charles B.
Rangel (NY), Danny K. Davis
(IL), Chaka Fattah (PA), Al
Green (TX), Gregory Meeks
(NY), David Scott (GA),
Robert C. Scott (VA). The
fraternity through its college
and alumni chapters serves
the community through nearly
a thousand chapters in the
United States, Europe and the
Caribbean. To learn more
visit www.apa1906.net
Foothill Unity Center needs
extra support to outfit kids
for Back-to-School
50% more children, decline in donations equal
challenge to outfit everyone
“I would miss the first three
days of school each year because
we were poor and I didn’t have
the things I needed,” recalls a
Foothill Unity Center volunteer.
“It was easier than facing the
remarks and looks of the other
children.”
Each year for a decade,
Foothill Unity Center has
provided hundreds of children
with the basics they might not
otherwise have to start the school
year off right: new school
uniforms, underwear, shoes,
socks, and school supplies. But
this year’s event, to be held
August 21st at Santa Anita Park
race track, is being challenged by
an unprecedented economic
crunch.
“We’re expecting 50% more
children than we had last year,
and our monetary donations are
significantly down,” says Center
Executive Director Joan
Whitenack. “I can’t imagine
having to turn any child away.
But to provide for them all, we’re
going to need a miracle.”
Last year, about 1,000 preregistered K-12 grade students
from qualified low-income client
families in Altadena, Arcadia,
Bradbury, Duarte, Monrovia,
Pasadena, Sierra Madre and
South Pasadena attended the
distribution. This year, over 1,500
children are expected.
The Center is urgently
seeking donated funds to handle
the increase. Just $50 provides
the basics for one child.
“Although we welcome in-kind
gifts of school clothing and
supplies, monetary donations
give these kids more, dollar for
dollar,” says Assistant Director
Betty McWilliams. “Our special
arrangements with vendors and
suppliers allow us to stretch every
penny.”
The organization invites
local businesses and groups to
donate new computers, bicycles
and other large prizes to give
away in a free raffle during the
event. They also welcome clean
used school uniforms in good
condition to give to children who
register too late to attend the
event.
The importance of giving all
children a good start back to
school was recently underlined
by a Center volunteer who shared
her own experience as a child of
poverty. “I would miss the first
three days of school each year
because we were poor and I didn’t
have the things I needed,” she
remembered. “It was easier than
facing the remarks and looks of
the other children.”
Checks may be mailed to
Back to School Program, Foothill
Unity Center, 415 West Chestnut
Avenue, Monrovia, California,
91016. For further information
on Back to School Distribution
needs
and
volunteer
opportunities, call the Monrovia
Center at (626) 358-3486 or the
Pasadena Center at (626) 5847420.
Foothill Unity Center
provides a range of services
unparalleled not only in the San
Gabriel Valley, but across Los
Angeles County. Operating
with a small staff and a corps of
dedicated volunteers, the
nonprofit, nondenominational
organization distributed over
two million pounds of food to
2,268 unduplicated very lowincome families last year. It also
provides clothing, limited motel
vouchers, and referrals to the
homeless and people in crisis.
Clients meet stringent income
guidelines and are requalified
annually. Over 70% are children
and seniors. For more
information, call The Center at
(626) 358-3486.
“Pasadena City Manager”
. . . continued from Page 1
engineering major. Their other
children include a 15-year-old
high school sophomore, 10-year
old twins and a 10-year-old foster
child.
“On behalf of our entire
community, I offer gratitude and
congratulations to Interim City
Manager Bernard Melekian, who
has demonstrated during the last
nine months his standing as one
of California’s finest public
officials,” Bogaard added. “Chief
Melekian makes Pasadena
proud.”
Melekian will work with
Beck during the transition period
and will return to the Pasadena
Police Department as chief of
police and incoming president of
California Police Chiefs
Association.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Noted Pasadena Artist/Mosaic
Master Bill Crite Dies at 60
Bill Crite, 60, prominent
Southern California glass, tile and
mosaic artist, photographer and
art educator, died at his Pasadena
home on Friday, July 18, from
heart failure.
His artwork has appeared on
network television programs
E.R., Cold Case, Good Morning
America, The Jamie Foxx Show,
Chicago Hope, Living Single,
Parent Hood and Martin.
Known for his exuberant and
intensely colorful work, Crit’s
installation of mosaic-rich walls
and tiled stairs in the courtyard of
Vroman’s Bookstore in
Pasadena, CA. has delighted
thousands of shoppers and
pedestrians over the years.
His work ranged from small
hands-on projects with children
to his large tile installation in the
“high roller suite” at the Aladdin
Casino in Las Vegas; inclusion
in numerous collections
throughout the world; and
exhibition in gallery shows in
Southern California, Atlanta and
Chicago.
Born in Cleveland, OH.,
Sept. 17, 1947, Crite was inspired
by his beloved grandfather’s
photography hobby to make a
life and career based on images
and art. He began in his teens as
a photographer at a local public
television station, later also
working in advertising and
television news and promotion
in Ohio before traveling west.
He delighted in working with
young people and volunteered at
Five Acres, an Altadena-based
child and family services agency
that provides residential
treatment for abused and at- risk
youth. In Glendale, Calif. he
collaborated with children and
their parents in creating a minipark for the city.
Crite said, “I wish to leave
the people who see my work with
a connection to the past and a
feeling of joy that colors bring
forth. Being self-taught, I believe
I allow myself to be playful with
my use of color. Frequently, I
listen to my intuition as I
manipulate color, sometimes
using color opposites as a way of
challenging the viewer to look at
color in a new way. I do not like
predictable endings. When I
create my tiles or the glass I am
fusing, my object is to show what
I have found, not what I am
looking for. I enjoy the process
of creating, I love to be surprised.
I create art because God has
placed within my soul an
unexplained but deeply
appreciated longing to do so.”
Jaylene Mosely, a leading
Pasadena real estate developer
and green building advocate, was
among Mr. Crite’s many
corporate
clients,
who
commissioned him for work in
several of her projects.
“He was dedicated to
helping people; other than his
art, that was his one true
pleasure in life. He looked for
ways to help people, fixing
things, picking up a toy,
repairing it and taking it to
someone with children who
couldn’t buy toys. Everyone
loved him. His goodness is of
angelic proportions,” said Leigh
Adams, a close friend of Crite
and his artistic collaborator.
Crite is survived by his son
William Kevin Crite; grandson,
William Kevin Ean Crite, and
sibling Julianne Rivers, James
Lee Crite and Brenda Jean
Baldwin. He also leaves behind
his aunt and uncle Mildred and
Ken McClain, many cousins,
nieces, nephews and a myriad
of friends.
In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the
William Crite Memorial Fund.
http://williamccrite.com/
memorial.html
Series Entertains with Free
Tunes Every Tuesday
Enjoy a great musical mix at
the final month of Concerts in the
Park, free every Tuesday evening
from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. through
August 26. The concerts, held in
Pasadena’s Memorial Park band
shell, Levitt Pavilion at 145 North
Raymond Avenue.
The assortment of groups
scheduled for August includes:
August 19 - The Fishtank
Ensemble – who offer a truly
unique program of Romanian and
Swedish folk music and Gypsy
jazz. And the series finale on
August 26 - features The Great
American Swing Band a 20-piece
swing band that plays the sounds
of the 1930s, and 1940s Big Band
Era.
For more information about
the Pasadena Senior Center, or
the Concerts in the Park schedule,
see the Center News online by
v i s i t i n g
www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org,
or calling the Pasadena Senior
Center (626) 795-4331.
Cal Phil Presents Beethoven’s Ode to Joy,
Plus its Own Ode … to the Joy of Music
“Beethoven, Bernstein and Bolero” to take place August 23 at The Arboretum and
August 24 at Disney Hall
The conductor and composer
Leonard Bernstein once wrote,
“Life without music is
unthinkable.” So it is no surprise
that Victor Vener, who founded
the California Philharmonic
twelve years ago to make life
without
music
equally
unthinkable for residents
throughout Southern California
–especially those hesitant to step
into a concert hall for a live
performance of classical music –
has included excerpts from two
of Bernstein’s most popular
works, Candide and West Side
Story, in the orchestra’s
upcoming performances of
“Beethoven, Bernstein and
Bolero.”
Also on the program – which
will take place August 23 at The
Arboretum in Arcadia at 8 p.m.
and August 24, at Walt Disney
Concert Hall downtown at 2 p.m.
– are the final movement “Ode to
Joy”
from
Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 9 and Ravel’s
Bolero. Soprano Khori Dastoor,
mezzo-soprano
Suzanna
Guzmán, tenor Kalil Wilson and
bass baritone Cedric Berry will
join the orchestra for this
production, along with Marya
Basaraba, Chorus Maestra of the
California Philharmonic, who
will direct the 120-voice choir
appearing as well.
Mezzo-soprano Suzanna
Guzmán, who is completing her
tenure as Cal Phil artist-inresidence, predicts that the
singers joining her on stage will
also receive bravos. “Khori, Kalil
and Cedric are all on the verge of
or in the midst of major careers,”
says Guzmán, who first met the
soloists while working with them
as part of the LA Opera Education
Division. “They’re formidable
musicians and consummate
entertainers, plus every single one
of them is a Western Regional
finalist in the Metropolitan Opera
National Council’s auditions
program. It’s going to be a hot,
hot show!”
The gates will open at The
Arboretum on August 23 at 5:30
p.m. for dining and live jazz from
the redwhite+bluezz Jazz Stage,
with the performance beginning
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at just
$20 and can be purchased by
calling the Cal Phil box office at
1120 Huntington Drive in San
Marino at 626.300.8200 from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday or by visiting the website,
www.calphil.org. The Arboretum
is located at 301 No. Baldwin
Avenue in Arcadia. Tickets for
the performance at 2 p.m. on
August 24 are available by calling
TicketMaster at 213.363.3500,
Tuesday through Friday, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. or online at
www.ticketmaster.com. Prices
range from $35 to $95/person.
Walt Disney Concert Hall is
located at 111 South Grand
Avenue in Los Angeles.
The California Philharmonic
began in 1997 with a five-concert
inaugural summer season of Cal
Phil Festival on the Green on the
grounds of the Los Angeles
County Arboretum & Botanic
Garden in Arcadia. Now, Cal Phil
presents twenty-four concerts per
year in five different, but equally
impressive, venues throughout
Los Angeles County.
For more information, visit
www.calphil.org or call
626.300.8200.
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HEALTH AND LIFESTYLES
Weekend DUI Crashes Highlight Little
Known Risk to Kids
Two weekend crashes in
which one child was killed and
another seriously injured have
promoted a Los Angeles nonprofit to highlight a little-noticed
risk to kids—being killed or
injured while being driven by a
parent or caregiver under the
influence of alcohol or other
drugs.
A five-year-old boy was
killed Saturday, July 19, when
the 1998 Acura RS driven by his
father hit a pole and overturned
at 90th Street and Avenue N in
Palmdale. The child’s mother and
one-year-old sister, who were
also in the car, sustained minor to
moderate injuries. The father has
been booked on suspicion of
drunk driving. On Sunday, July
20, a three-year-old Modesto girl
was seriously hurt after being
ejected from a car driven by her
mother. A male passenger was
also seriously injured. Her
mother, who was unhurt, was
booked on suspicion of felony
DUI, felony child endangerment
and driving on a suspended
license and remains in the Merced
County Jail.
The scenario is all too
familiar to Stephanie Tombrello,
Executive
Director
of
SafetyBeltSafe
U.S.A.
According to Tombrello,
“Almost 400 kids die on our roads
each year in DUI-involved
crashes, and many more are
injured. 25% of the crashes that
kill kids involve alcohol. Many
of these kids aren’t placed at risk
by a stranger but by the person
driving their vehicle.”
The
tragedy
makes
Tombrello angry. “These
children had no say about whether
or not they got in the car with an
impaired driver. Too many kids
are killed or injured by the actions
of people who are supposed to
protect them. Most of these deaths
and injuries are preventable. In
most DUI crashes involving a
child fatality, the drunk driver
survives. Unfortunately, kids are
especially vulnerable because
DUI drivers frequently do not
take the time to ensure that the
children in their care are properly
buckled up.”
Figures from the National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration show that
alcohol-related traffic fatalities
are at their highest rate for ten
years. The majority of children
killed in DUI crashes—68% in
recent years—are riding with the
DUI driver.
SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. is
campaigning to reduce the
number of children involved in
DUI-related incidents, supported
by a grant from the California
Office of Traffic Safety, through
the National Highway Traffic
Safety
Administration.
SafetyBeltSafe
U.S.A.
recommends that:
Enhanced penalties are faced
by DUI drivers who drive with
children in the car.
Child endangerment charged
be brought against parents who
allow their kids to be driven by a
DUI driver.
The media highlights this
little-known risk to children, so
that parents, policy makers, and
enforcement agencies are made
aware of the serious risk of
impaired driving to kids.
Civil courts ensure that
children are not put at risk by
DUI parents through courtmandated visitation rights; and
driving with children while
impaired be clearly stated as a
consideration in custody or
visitation decisions.
Criminal courts address the
issue of impaired driving with
children in the car when
sentencing DUI drivers.
Parents educate themselves
and their children about how they
can protect themselves from
impaired drivers. Teach children
to buckle themselves up and be
good role models by wearing their
own safety belts so they are less
likely to be injured if they are
involved in a DUI crash. Institute
a ‘no-questions ask’ ride home
policy with teens so that they can
get your help if they are part at
risk by an impaired driver.
The unequivocal message
from Tombrello: “Driving while
under the influence with a child
in the car, or allowing your child
to be driven by an impaired driver,
is abuse. We should treat it as
such.”
Ask Deanna! Real People,
Real Advice
Ask Deanna! Is an advice
column known for its fearless
approach to reality-based
subjects! Ask Deanna! can be
heard every Sunday on KTYM
AM 1460 at 3:00pm in Los
Angeles, CA.
Dear Deanna!
I broke up with my boyfriend
over something silly and now I
regret my actions. I thought he
was cheating on me with my best
friend but they were actually
buying me a gift. I said some
horrible things to both of them
and they’re not speaking to me. I
want to get back with him but I
think he is looking at my friend
because she seems more mature
than me. What should I do if they
start dating? I know it’s my fault
but it’s going to tear me apart.
Made a Mistake, Atlanta, GA
Dear Mistake:
You obviously have trust
issues if you can’t feel secure
with your mate or your friends.
Your foolish tongue has caused
you to lose your relationship and
your friend. The only thing you
can do is apologize to both parties
and ask your boyfriend for
another chance. If he says no and
goes with your buddy, then you
learned a valuable lesson and if
they’ll do this in your face, you
didn’t need them anyway.
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Dear Deanna!
I allowed myself to get
pregnant because my boyfriend
convinced me that we would be
together and we were going to
get married. Now I am almost
ready to deliver the baby and he
has changed his mind. He moved
out of my house and now he’s not
working and living with his
mother. I am so upset and don’t
know what to do. How do I handle
this situation?
Anika, On-Line Reader
Dear Anika:
You lost your sense when
you decided to fall for the oldest
trick in the book. There is no way
you should’ve become pregnant
without a husband and a plan.
You’re getting ready to be stuck
with a baby, a bill for 18 years
and a stupid looking dead beat
dad. You need to look at your
resources, get your money and
education together and grow up.
When the baby is born, have a
DNA test, get your child support
and be ready to raise your child
and keep it moving.
Dear Deanna!
My mother is being taken
advantage of by her best friend.
My mother is retired has plenty
of money saved up and she’s
See “Ask Deanna” continued
on Page 22
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CALENDAR EVENTS
Noted Musicologist
Offers Free Lecture
on 20th Century
Music at the
Pasadena
Conservatory of
Music
The public is invited to join
musicologist and pianist Priscilla
Pawlicki at the Pasadena
Conservatory of Music on
Saturday, August 16, at 1:00 for
a free lecture about four masters
of 20th century classical music.
In her lecture Pawlicki will
explore how Schoenbeg’s
harmonic language brought about
a dramatic schism with the music
of the past, Stravinsky’s rhythms
shocked audiences at the
premiere of the “Rite of Spring”
in 1913. Bartok’s style drew from
Eastern European folk music and
Shostakovich chronicled his
experiences in contemporary
Soviet society in his extraordinary
cycle of quartets and symphonies.
Pawlicki is a popular speaker
whose lectures fill up quickly, so
early reservations made at 626683-3355 or music@pasadena
conservatory.org are advised. The
Pasadena conservatory of Music
is located at 100 North Hill
Avenue, Pasadena.
Priscilla Pawlicki is the
recipient of the 2007 UCLA
Extension
Distinguished
Teacher Award and chair of the
Theory, History & Composition
Department at the Pasadena
Conservatory of Music. She is
a veteran faculty member of
UCLA Extension, where she
teaches music history and
theory.
The
Pasadena
Conservatory of Music offers a
comprehensive program of
music instruction for students
of all ages from infants to adults.
The Conservatory is accredited
by the Accrediting Commission
for
Community
and
Precollegiate Arts Schools and
certified by the National Guild
of Community Schools of the
Arts.
Visit the Conservatory’s
website at www.pasadena
conservatory.org for more
information.
Emulating Marcus
and Amy Garvey
“Emulating Marcus and
Amy Garvey: Lessons in Love
and Struggle” Lecturer: Dr.
Maulana Karenga. Dr. Karenga
is a professor in the Department
of Africana Studies, CSULB,
chair, The Organization Us,
creator of Kwanzaa, author,
Kawaida and Questions of Life
and Struggle. This forum will
be held at 3 pm on Sunday,
August 17, 2008, The African
American Cultural Center, 3018
W. 48th Street in Los Angeles.
For more information, please
call (323) 299-6124.
Talk About Parenting
with Shirlee Smith
Wednesday, August 20, 12
noon - 1:00 p.m. Live Call-In
with Fifth District Los Angeles
County Supervisor Michael D.
Antonovich, discussing foster
care. Tune in PCAC Charter
Cable 56 and live streaming on
the
web
at
www.talkaboutparenting.org.
We want to hear from you!
Call 626-794-2116 or 626-7942551 whether you’re viewing
TV or on the world wide web.
For further information or
to be a guest on the show, please
contact the organization by
email
at
shirlee@talk
aboutparenting.org or by
telephone at (626) 296-2777.
“Capitol Report with
Congressman Adam
Schiff”
The newest edition of
“Capitol
Report
with
Congressman Adam Schiff” is
airing on 55 KPAS, the City of
Pasadena’s cable’s cable
television channel, and on the
internet.
Schiff’s guest is former
Congressman Lee Hamilton,
who served as vice chair of the
9/11 Commission and co-chair
of the Iraq Study Group. They
discuss contemporary foreign
affairs with Iraq, Iran,
Afghanistan and Russia,
nonproliferation treaties for
nuclear weapons, and other
national security strategies to
keep America safe.
The program airs Mondays
at 1 p.m., Wednesdays at 12:30
p.m., Fridays at 8:30 p.m.,
Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays
at
10:30
a.m.
Visit
www.cityofpasadena.net and
click on City News for
streaming video in real time
(broadband users will get best
results).
On
Pasadena
televisions where the cable runs
directly into the set instead of a
cable box, KPAS is on channel
1.
“Capitol Report” is
videotaped by the House
Recording Studio, which is
made available to members of
the U.S. Congress for
communicating
with
constituents in their home
districts.
For more information about
“Capitol
Report
with
Congressman Adam Schiff” call
(626) 795-5556.
Celebrating Cultures,
Forging Friendships
“Celebrating Culture,
Forging Friendships: An
Evening of Dance, Drum and
Cultural Exchange”- The
African American Cultural
Center, The Korean Cultural
Center and Friends of
MacArthur Park invite you to
an evening of dynamic
drummers and amazing dancers
from African America, Korea
and Latin America including
Teye Sa Thiosanne African
Drum and Dance Company,
Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance
Academy and Viva Panama.
Bring your blankets, lawn chairs
and other comfort items.
Admission is free.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
6:30 pm. Location: Levitt
Pavilion for the Performing Arts
at MacArthur Park, 2230 West
6th Street, Los Angeles,
California 90057. For more
information, Please call (323)
299-6124.
“Ask Deanna”
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