May
09
I’m in the midst of figuring this piece out in Indianapolis. FATIMA QUEST explores how growing up with the Virgin Mary shapes our views on sex and our bodies. I actually think she found me. She saw me walking down the hall towards her and knew Shewas Who I Needed. She can teach me. At …
Mar
06
no Sanskrit decoder ring necessary. Wednesday I’m trying Kyle’s Wednesday afternoon Grind Core Yoga class. I asked him what to expect. 1. What do you offer students that is unique? I have a varies martial arts background, so a lot of my teaching is informed from my past. A Jiu-Jitsu injury got me to …
Sep
27
I’m forwarding on, in case you are not on the Atwater Village mailing lists or a Friend on Facebook. These are very cool community events this week for the entire family from any neighborhood! Our little Village is bustling with activity and opportunities to help this week. We hope you’ll join us. Tuesday, September 27th …
Jul
25
Many many thanks for your continuing support! We thank Theatre Asylum, Art|Works Theatre & Studios & Coeurage Theatre Company at Actors Circle Theater for their Best of the Hollywood Fringe Festival offer. With an awareness & charity project, finances and schedules are always an important factor to continue increasing the audience, and I did not …
Jul
22
Atwater Village a New Arts Destination This is a repost of a Bitter Lemons article I wrote on Dec 19, 2010. More on the Atwater Village Arts Community can be found here. Atwater Village “between the river and the tracks” It’s shaped like a banana and borders the 5 freeway. Neighboring areas include Elysian Valley, …
Jul
14
From the people who brought you the 1st Annual Atwater Art Walk: “For centuries, monasteries served as bastions of civility, preserving learning and extending charity to those around them. In this context a rich tradition of beer making developed, one that provided for the poor and evidenced a belief in a God who desires to …
May
18
I did this random thing last week. I submitted to the first Annual Atwater Village Art Walk, a wonderful event presented by the Northland Village Church in my neighborhood. I know the Pastor through our work on the neighborhood council and although not a practitioner, I love their community involvement and the people I’ve met …
Mar
29
Some pictures taken at last week’s Atwater Village Visioning Summit are below. People were asked to suggest tangible ways to help our neighborhood, so that City Council President Eric Garcetti could focus on real improvement CD13, which involves a good portion of Atwater Village. Do you agree with their ideas? Do you have more? They …
Mar
25
My stories are often about Atwater Village (as in here and here), and I really love how I’ve been able to get involved in the community recently. We’re given a rare opportunity this Saturday to speak directly to LA City Council President Eric Garcetti, and help him understand where our community wants him to focus …
Mar
23
I frequent Kaldi Coffee & Tea in Atwater Village. It has a great extended sidewalk in front and lots of neighborhood activity thrives there. Next door is Heartbeat House, a dance/yoga studio that nearly killed me once. (It wasn’t their fault; I tried yoga after two very dormant years.)
Feb
28
I’m in the middle of revising an interactive childrens’ script for our awareness project Voices FromChornobyl. This scene always hits home for me: The Origin of Panic. Characters IRINA: mother, a nurse VASILY: father, a scientist KATYA: daughter, 9 years-old This scene takes place a few days after the accident on April 26, 1986. _________________________________________ …
Feb
16
Many reading this site know about an ongoing awareness effort of mine, Voices From Chornobyl. This year we want to mount a children’s interactive show at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, create a completely accessible experience with ASL interpreters and visual describers, and reach even more people than ever. “How can you talk about radiation when …
Feb
05
I sat at an outdoor table today and happened to be at the right angle to see the gift someone had left. I love this neighborhood.
Aug
03
It’s probably a vast understatement to say that I have many interests. Strange times are afoot, when my previous obsessions (theatre) fade into the background and newer (neighborhood council) or latent interests (writing) prevail. Unintended consequence (my new favorite phrase)? Username burnout. Account schizophrenia. You know what I mean and it’s horribly embarassing. Your very …
Aug
03
I popped onto Facebook for a 5-minute break this morning and saw this headline via the Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce: MAJOR SEWER REPAIR ON FLETCHER DRIVE EXPECTED TO CREATE HAVOC FOR COMMUTERS AND ATWATER VILLAGE LOCALS So I got a little distracted. Actually, thirty minutes later, very distracted. Instead of fuming and imagining the …
Jul
14
When people ask me what I’ve been doing lately, we always come back to it. Yes, I’ve been writing. Yes, I’m teaching and coaching more and loving it. Outreach is what I am most interested in pursuing, though. While trying to explain how my work on the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council is a natural outgrowth …
Jun
03
A year ago I don’t think I even knew what a neighborhood council (NC) was. Never one to leap into an unknown topic (Voices From Chornobyl, anyone), I set about educating myself. But not until two members of the East Hollywood NC approached me to become Project Director for Imagine East Hollywood. The combination of …
