The event, which will also features a the screening of excerpts from Sergei Eisenstein’s silent classic “Que Viva Mexico!†footage with a “live†accompaniment by pianist Michael Feldman, is presented at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock (CAER), 2225 Colorado Boulevard, Los Angeles, by the Lummis Day Community Foundation with the generous support of its co-presenter, CAER. Tickets for the event are $15 and may be purchased via Paypal at www.LummisDay.org, at the door or at local businesses,
Cafe de Leche, 5000 York Boulevard),Antigua Coffee House, 3400 North Figueroa Street and Galco’s Old World Grocery, 5702 York Boulevard.
For more information, call 818-535-9178.
“When Worlds Collide: The Untold Story of the Americas After Columbus†examines what happened in the Americas in the first century after Columbus encountered the New World when two worlds that for thousands of years had developed completely independent of one another suddenly came into contact. The film was directed by Carl Byker and written by Byker and Rubén Martinez,produced by KCET and Red Hill Productions and originally aired on the PBS.
The 6th Annual Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles will be presented on Sunday, June 5 by the Lummis Day Community Foundation and sponsors including the neighborhood councils of Northeast Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts.
For more information and updates, visit www.LummisDay.org
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to provide innovative and multicultural arts programming to the communities of Northeast Los Angeles. Programs include exhibitions, community festivals, free and low-cost after school arts classes, art camps, and more. The Center is located at 2225 Colorado Blvd. in Los Angeles, and is open Monday through Friday 11am-5pm.
For more information about Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock see: http://www.centerartseaglerock.org or call 323-226-1617.
