GREAT "INSIDERS" LA TOUR OPPORTUNITY

TOUR HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN
2:30pm, and 4:00pm
Begins & Ends at the Filipino American Library
135 N. Park View St.
Historic Filipinotown
Los Angeles, CA 90026-5215

--- Free Admission --- Food and Drinks Provided ---
--- Please RSVP by WED, NOV 14 to filamlibrary@sbcglobal.net or 213-382-0488 ---

What is Filipino about Historic Filipinotown? In FAL’s Bus Tours of Historic Filipinotown, guides narrate the significance of particular sites, events, and individuals in and around Historic Filipinotown to present an historical overview of Filipinos in Los Angeles .
For more information, please contact Jonathan Lorenzo at 213-382-0488 or filamlibrary@sbcglobal.net. Also visit www.filipinoamericanlibrary.org and www.myspace.com/filamlibrary.

Filipino American Library
Our mission is to actively promote the history, culture, and professional achievements of Filipinos and Filipino Americans through the book collection, leadership development, and cultural programming, thereby contributing to the achievement of a culturally dynamic, multiethnic America.

BUILDING A GREAT MUSEUM FOR RACHAEL AND DIANA

VOLUNTEERS PREPARE FOR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL
CELEBRATING VALLEY ARTS AT CANOGA PARK YOUTH ARTS CENTER

Diana Alavez and Rachael Ruvalcaba prepare for the Dia de los Muertos celebration November 3rd at the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center. While Diana and Rachael work to make the Day of the Dead Family Festival a success, members of the Museum Community are working to create a great Museum of history and culture for their future families.

Photos taken for The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Jerry Fecht

NoHo GALLERY TAKES ON GLOBAL WARMING

NoHo Gallery LA will open its doors to the Step It Up organization for their national call for leadership on global warming. Students from the Verdugo Hills High School Multi-Media Magnet and the School of Visual and Performing Arts will present their artistic interpretations of what it means to "step it up" and make their voices heard as young leaders. Specifically, these voters and leaders of tomorrow will present art inspired by the Henry David Thoreau quote: "Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine."

Step It Up Art Exhibit
Saturday, November 3 from 3-6PM

VALLEY PIONEER LECTURE AT CSUN

CSUN's Dept of History and the W. P. Whitsett Committee will be
offering the annual Valley Pioneer Lecture on Thursday, Nov 8. The
speaker will be Dr. Mark Wild on the topic "Hidden in Hindsight:
Multiethnic Los Angeles in the Early 20th Century". The lecture will
be
given in Sierra Hall 151 followed by a reception and book signing.

Call (818) 677-3566 for reservations (required) and parking
information.

Shel Weisbach - Chair Popular Culture - The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

BEST VALLEY ADVENTURE FOR NOVEMBER

CANOGA PARK YOUTH ARTS CENTER
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
AMAZING ART IN CANOGA PARK

On November 3rd the Canoga Park Youth Arts Center celebrates Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead. From 5 pm until 8 pm, join the Museum Community in our visit to one of our city's most important arts events.
Come decorate traditional sugar skulls, create your own mask, BRING THE WHOLE FAMILIA!
See Aztec Dancers, Enjoy the Mariachis, and Be Amazed at the most original puppets this side of Yucatan.

GET INTO THE SPIRIT OF ALL SOULS DAY! OR, THE SPIRITS MIGHT JUST GET INTO YOU......... humm!