tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35252511164606846202024-03-16T00:08:38.539-07:00The BlogitoLatino Urban Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14383542432878804228noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-267883362024867752008-11-10T21:06:00.000-08:002008-11-10T21:07:13.870-08:00UPDATES>>UPdates & Events are at <a href="http://latinourbanforum.com">Latino Urban Forum</a>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com3466tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-76340927714467124602008-08-21T15:09:00.000-07:002008-08-21T15:11:18.595-07:00HEYA-Forward Thinking (?) Mobility Options<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4CZkSiiNHe9tp6sRDFDj_5CeWh8mtnjwvs7ZM1PE91OfeLneCgNW-qydZRyHBwjpjEjBjL859DDeeCfm2e2FGmuMnBJw7M9ZyNa15OdJWIxj2xMmqys5PW5iXTvkCAwHeXlrdbegH20/s1600-h/2763218079_12caf297af_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4CZkSiiNHe9tp6sRDFDj_5CeWh8mtnjwvs7ZM1PE91OfeLneCgNW-qydZRyHBwjpjEjBjL859DDeeCfm2e2FGmuMnBJw7M9ZyNa15OdJWIxj2xMmqys5PW5iXTvkCAwHeXlrdbegH20/s400/2763218079_12caf297af_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237096879873465938" /></a><br /><br />HEYA, Toyota’s online community of inspiring, innovative young adults, is proud to announce that four of its members’ visions for the future of transportation have been selected to be brought to life at Quiksilver’s siteLA for a two week residency entitled: “From Here to There: A HEYA Project.” Opening with a kickoff celebration on August 22nd, “From Here to There: A HEYA Project” will be anchored by multimedia artworks that showcase the four HEYA members’ visions, created in collaboration with the Quiksilver siteLA community. The two-week exhibition will also feature a series of workshops, speakers and film screenings as well as transportation-related art and design projects by siteLA’s “Visionaries in Residence.”<br /><br />Over the last few weeks, HEYA invited its members to describe and illustrate their future visions in HEYA’s online forum. From human power to hydrogen, bicycles to rails, the ideas ranged from common sense to fantastical. The diversity of ideas and the overwhelming optimism from the HEYA community leaves no doubt that there will be many ways to get from here to there in the world of tomorrow. Following are the four winning visions that will be unveiled during the exhibition at siteLA: <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Location: SideLA<br /><br /> 2522 Sunset blvd.<br /><br /> LA, CA.</span>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-7420106068544673422008-08-15T16:42:00.001-07:002008-08-15T16:45:15.623-07:00The Golden Necklace Continues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly5_rCK8pElAX-ZKnEF7Mr6d4sxOXqjBKeEzJzM2tgzvUWwsC5PeRpafWwN0o6mkFfVQpB-jLnISiPcOYyVUMh34aFQblb91D1QdQWpi9KhwzhHoVv8V_3AUBdOpaSTLK1M3G0dpvZIA/s1600-h/Golden2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly5_rCK8pElAX-ZKnEF7Mr6d4sxOXqjBKeEzJzM2tgzvUWwsC5PeRpafWwN0o6mkFfVQpB-jLnISiPcOYyVUMh34aFQblb91D1QdQWpi9KhwzhHoVv8V_3AUBdOpaSTLK1M3G0dpvZIA/s400/Golden2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234894093722894098" /></a><br /><br />The design project initiated by Cal Poly Pomona's Graduate 641 + 642 Design Studio continues with another crop of students. Save the date for this results oriented endeavor.Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-74914933192710140922008-08-15T16:34:00.000-07:002008-08-20T12:30:28.982-07:00PanAmerican Urban Redux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWw1Wyb8a8uAe6ghdhgYPfHaq3VY1naC0qBEY-HrjnwPAANebpu9jThRR74xrGHdd2NuG2HhIkPR-i-LKRDKucb-qUBNbHZIhBaDjmrYZuoVawMdcfNWq9-Q2A5LEUwCOxHy2w-qEQRQ/s1600-h/slide.003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWw1Wyb8a8uAe6ghdhgYPfHaq3VY1naC0qBEY-HrjnwPAANebpu9jThRR74xrGHdd2NuG2HhIkPR-i-LKRDKucb-qUBNbHZIhBaDjmrYZuoVawMdcfNWq9-Q2A5LEUwCOxHy2w-qEQRQ/s400/slide.003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236684311950045890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />If you missed the fab presentation/discussion on Wednesday at the MAK Institute...you're in for a treat. We will be bringing it to Gallery 727 on Thursday, August 21th. This one will have some more offerings, and a different set up. Don't miss it.Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-40916986083404983952008-08-14T15:09:00.000-07:002008-08-14T15:12:43.286-07:00Salsa Salsa at the FarmlabMet this cool cat two months ago during our LA2TJ Conference. He's throwing this event at <a href="http://farmlab.org/">the Farmlab</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://islandsofla.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/salsaposter2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://islandsofla.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/salsaposter2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SALSA SALSA</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />What: Salsa Salsa, a Celebration of Love Apples <br />Type: Public Art Event in which we make salsa while dancing to salsa music together and<br />enjoying a free salsa concert and dance class<br />When: Sun August 17th, 3 to 7 p.m.<br />Where: Farmlab, 1745 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012</span><br /><br />Free to the public<br /><br />Come to SALSA SALSA, a harvest festival for the citizens of Los Angeles – come make and taste tomato salsas while listening and dancing to salsa music. SALSA SALSA is a celebration of public space and the culmination of the LOVE APPLES project in which 72 tomato plants were installed on 12 traffic islands in LA.<br /><br />LOVE APPLES is an experiment in public space in the city of Los Angeles, imagining new ways in which such spaces could be utilized to make our communities more livable and engaged. It is a collaboration with Fallen Fruit that promotes community awareness, sharing, food safety, public resources, organic gardening and the use and exploration of available public space.<br /><br />As part of the event there will be a free Salsa dance class from 3:30 - 4:30 taught by Miguel Candela. This will be followed by a free Salsa concert by recording artists Mestizo L.A.<br /><br />PLEASE JOIN US from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday August 17th at Farmlab (1745 N. Spring Street, 90012) to make salsa and dance together. Meet new people and talk about the future shape and texture of life in this city. Bring your homegrown or street-picked tomatoes and collaborate with your neighbors on new and remarkable salsas. Bring a friend – this event is free to the public.Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-785647887708720212008-08-12T16:25:00.000-07:002008-08-12T16:28:14.853-07:00Hermanos Herrera in San Fernando (FREE)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zd5lxgdYsQ4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zd5lxgdYsQ4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />August 17, 6:30 p.m.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">César E. Chávez Park<br />208 Park Ave., San Fernando</span>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-73403821497561414352008-08-12T16:21:00.000-07:002008-08-12T16:34:11.700-07:00Pistolera at McArthur Park (FREE)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Kfha0Iwwvg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Kfha0Iwwvg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Wednesday Night, August 13, 2008 7pm.<br />McArthur ParkMetro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-13110523633038174062008-08-11T16:15:00.001-07:002008-08-11T16:15:54.283-07:00Glassell Park Transit Pavilion Public Performance & Installation<span style="font-weight:bold;">Friday, August 22 from 7:00am to 9:00am and Saturday, August 23 from 9:00 a.m to11:00 a.m</span><br /><br />This public performance is designed to bring our future structure to life for the many public transit users who wait at this transit stop every day. We'll be setting up tarps and chairs to approximate the setting and design of the structure. We will discuss elements of comfort and safety with the riders and receive their feedback through a short survey we've prepared. Renderings of the Transit Pavilion will be on view. For more information contact Helene Schpak<br /><br />323-422-1330 or email at hschpk@sbcglobal.net<br /><br /> <br /><br />Location: The intersections San Fernando Road, Eagle Rock Blvd., and Verdugo Road intersect.Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-80663654559793628752008-08-10T19:26:00.000-07:002008-08-10T19:31:35.509-07:00PanAmerican Urbanism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGZADw3msimF88o1XsxBp2xQ0x5fllEtvg_qImARqmXMMD_QcoyUBEcF6qrPN6bZX4o9eI1PwUZvMFoXSVWxvMlCSXro0Y0wgQ2Poq6Q_xG6A0sG-qfa5DAt70mjx34TYsmVk2YbQVec/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGZADw3msimF88o1XsxBp2xQ0x5fllEtvg_qImARqmXMMD_QcoyUBEcF6qrPN6bZX4o9eI1PwUZvMFoXSVWxvMlCSXro0Y0wgQ2Poq6Q_xG6A0sG-qfa5DAt70mjx34TYsmVk2YbQVec/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233082167415329714" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THE MAK URBAN FUTURE INITIATIVE PUBLIC FORUM SERIES</span><br />Presents PanAmerican Urbanism: From Caracas to <br />East Los Angeles<br /><br /><br /><br />Reservations are recommended. Please RSVP for this event by calling 323-651-1510, or by email at office@makcenter.org.<br /><br />Please join us on Wednesday, August 13 for PanAmerican Urbanism: From Caracas to East Los Angeles, the second event in an ongoing series, the MAK Urban Future Initiative (UFI) Public Forum. PanAmerican Urbanism will feature Efrén Santana, a MAK UFI fellow and architect with Urban Think Tank in Caracas, Venezuela; and James Rojas, an urban planner and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Latino Urban Forum, an organization dedicated to understanding and improving the built environment of Latino communities.<br /><br />Santana and Rojas will present a comparative study of the built environments of their respective cities, and discuss their evolving hypothesis of a PanAmerican Urbanism, which explores how the urban fabric of cities throughout the Americas has been shaped by Hispanic and Latino culture. Santana and Rojas will give special attention to the home as a manifestation of transnational common values, such the importance of extended family and the notion of the front yard as a public space. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />More about Efrén Santana </span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Efrén Santana is in Los Angeles as part of the MAK Urban Future Initiative (UFI), a new international fellowship program dedicated to creating meaningful cross-cultural exchange about the challenges confronting cities worldwide. As the second UFI fellow-in-residence, Santana is researching the urban practices of Los Angeles' Latino immigrants- how they have changed the city's urban fabric, and how the city has changed them. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Santana is an architect with Urban Think Tank (U-TT), a multi-disciplinary design practice based in Caracas, Venezuela, that is dedicated to high-level research and design. U-TT's design practice places the social reality of a site at the forefront of political discussion. Their work is aimed at reversing the top-down hierarchy of governance in the public sphere in favor of bottom-up, locally driven action. </span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">More about James Rojas </span><br />James Rojas is an urban planner who lectures widely at universities, planning conferences and grassroots community meetings on the impact of Latino populations on land use and transportation. Rojas is also the founder of the <a href="http://latinourbanforum.com">Latino Urban Forum</a> in Los Angeles, dedicated to understanding and improving the built environment of Los Angeles' underserved Latino communities. To date, more than 300 volunteer architects, urban planners, public administrators, and lawyers have helped LUF to develop strategies and to provide technical expertise on critical infrastructure and land-use issues in the Latino community.<br /></span><br />More about the MAK Urban Future Initiative<br />Funded by a major grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the MAK Urban Future Initiative (UFI) is a fellowship program in which cultural researchers from diverse nations come to Los Angeles for two months, live in the exemplary L.A. modern Fitzpatrick-Leland House (R. M. Schindler, 1936) and pursue a research topic related to urban phenomena. Fellows come from nations that are under-represented in the Los Angeles discourse; the MAK Center works closely with them to create a meaningful cross-cultural exchange. The goal is to generate concepts for the urban future by stimulating dialogue and mining both Los Angeles and international resources. At the end their fellowship sessions, UFI fellows present their research at a MAK UFI Public Forum event. For more information about the UFI program, please visit www.makcenterufi.org.<br /><br />---<br />MAK Center for Art and Architecture<br />at the Schindler House<br />835 North Kings Road<br />West Hollywood, CA 90069<br />323 651 1510 phone<br />323 651 2340 fax<br />visit: <a href="http://www.makcenter.org">www.makcenter.org</a><br />contact: office@makcenter.orgMetro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-68094517381875748592008-07-31T11:17:00.000-07:002008-07-31T11:33:09.218-07:00ICAN Film Festival (San Fernando) Over the Years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XJxBJ0ZzsEANS8vB2GjGCBKb-C9h0aDLSe1kTEIpAEBNDbI77BaRnXnZ3QKzkPJIJyPN7Y0cISG0il3VeukqMUImo4dSroh440HZcfy3ugKKxJa5ezUFgfnUBe2ibWYiNLQ3dUQkrbs/s1600-h/228861588_ac978ce189_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XJxBJ0ZzsEANS8vB2GjGCBKb-C9h0aDLSe1kTEIpAEBNDbI77BaRnXnZ3QKzkPJIJyPN7Y0cISG0il3VeukqMUImo4dSroh440HZcfy3ugKKxJa5ezUFgfnUBe2ibWYiNLQ3dUQkrbs/s320/228861588_ac978ce189_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229247060104870194" /></a><br /><br />Every year great films are put together to document the stories and narratives of the communities of the Northeast San Fernando Valley. This year will be no different, but with a focus on the environment and issues of sustainability. Below are some Clips of ICAN 4 - 8 clips.<br /><br /><br />Great ICAN Festival Films Through the Years:<br /><br /><a href="http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican8/sushi.html<br />">Sushi in San Fernando</a><br /><br /><a href="http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican7/hr4437.html"> Anti-Immigrant Laws</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican7/el_mariachi.html"> One Man Mariachi from La Bufadora in Ensenada</a><br /><br /><a href="http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican6/air_jesse.html">Air Jesse: boy pilot from Pacoima</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="<br />http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican6/fortunately.html<br />">Storytelling through Puppetry and Film</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican5/mariachi_me.html<br />">Multidimensional Mariachi Teenager</a><br /><br /><a href="<br />http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican5/moving_forward.html">San Fernando Swapmeet</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican4/pacoima_dam.html">Water Issues and the Pacoima Dam</a><br /><br /><br />Saturday, August 2, 2008 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.<br />The San Fernando Education Technology Team, better know as SFETT, is an exceptional team of creative and talented individuals who continuously strive to engage and captivate students while providing them an avenue of expression through the use of digital media. SFETT started with one teacher, a handful of students and the desire to create positive change. Over the years, however, this small team based out of San Fernando, California has exceeded expectations and gone on to impact the whole world.Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-82088827979699705682008-07-28T15:42:00.000-07:002008-07-28T15:44:40.857-07:00The Art of City Building through Civic Engagement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnr9yJsCzr7pTtaxeL0OwTXzO4kQ4QFBBmdIwdRupuMwluj905BNe9CBshpB7nVBN-KiafUQbHH28o91SXXHyiPpkL8GNUrnbSXz0vHwnr2dbymhngbD5VJLad0evaHrHdq2Y0YZ1xrCU/s1600-h/5MAF20Night20Shot20Orange.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnr9yJsCzr7pTtaxeL0OwTXzO4kQ4QFBBmdIwdRupuMwluj905BNe9CBshpB7nVBN-KiafUQbHH28o91SXXHyiPpkL8GNUrnbSXz0vHwnr2dbymhngbD5VJLad0evaHrHdq2Y0YZ1xrCU/s320/5MAF20Night20Shot20Orange.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228199590182394418" /></a><br /><br /><br />James is installing an interactive public project inviting participants to develop and envision public and civic amenities in a 3-dimensional model form. Participants will be provided with a medley of recycled materials and invited to create their ideal urban form on an oversized urban plot of streets, parcels and parks. This City-building installation allows participants to think of planning goals in physical terms, creating a platform for diverse voices. Playing and visualizing with the 3-dimensional forms engages children and adults of all ages. This model will be constantly changing as participants' work builds upon the contributions of everyone. Participants will be able to understand the city as not only a place but as a comprehensive urban art form. The purpose of City-building is to use interactive arts to help people think about urban design and planning. It shows participants the challenges and excitement of building through a multidisciplinary process involving everyone.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Saturday, August 16, 2008 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.</span><br /><br />Location: Galeria Tufino <a href="http://www.galeriatufino.com">Galeria Tufino</a><br /><br /> Santiago Lofts Arts District. <br /><br /> 949 E. Santa Ana Blvd.<br /><br /> Santa Ana, CA. 92701<br /><br /> Across the street from the Santa Ana Train StationMetro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-55214074694778458662008-07-28T15:36:00.000-07:002008-07-28T15:38:51.036-07:00Pan American Urbanism: From Caracas to East Los Angeles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK5AsK70IErUBguQsbbYgTnyLgYPCmP8JpflsLpzrGkE0Bb6qfqWlzh15lW3woHNOmj_o8HW4auBRDUtGqTMg4aIosWZi4aseUea17Rei0TbhT0zXmYdu0EeCGL_2dz88O9b41602gw0/s1600-h/homeless-cityless.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK5AsK70IErUBguQsbbYgTnyLgYPCmP8JpflsLpzrGkE0Bb6qfqWlzh15lW3woHNOmj_o8HW4auBRDUtGqTMg4aIosWZi4aseUea17Rei0TbhT0zXmYdu0EeCGL_2dz88O9b41602gw0/s320/homeless-cityless.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228198053769905394" /></a><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Reception at 6:30 p.m.</span><br /><br />Panel discussion at 7:30 p.m.<br /><br />The MAK Center for Art and Architecture is pleased the second event in its new series, the Urban Future Initiative (UFI) Public Forum. PanAmerican Urbanism will feature Efrén Santana, a UFI fellow and architect with Urban Think Tank in Caracas, Venezuela; and James Rojas, an urban planner and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Latino Urban Forum. Santana and Rojas will present a comparative study of the built environments of their respective cities, and discuss their evolving hypothesis of a PanAmerican Urbanism, which explores how the urban fabric of cities throughout the Americas has been shaped by Hispanic and Latino culture. Santana and Rojas will give special attention to the home as a manifestation of transnational common values, such the importance of extended family and the notion of the front yard as a public space.<br /><br />Admission: $7, $6 students; Free for Friends of the Schindler House<br /><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Location: MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House<br /><br />835 North Kings Road<br /><br />West Hollywood, CA 90069<br /><br />Public info: 323-651-1510</span>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-58476415678016634022008-07-28T15:19:00.000-07:002008-07-28T15:39:18.605-07:00San Fernando iCAN 9 Festival de Cine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW9B67zuvXkVotVqPmayqkM88w7wRP6GqQmbREznsaSuZWD2fvDGfVnhZgZUB9Zfw7GCefC0upur7Ffndo0bMK89dfTW_zonqiLbvCF0C7WavjcwxbUBZfND8lGhEqngYefQN6SZiYm8/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW9B67zuvXkVotVqPmayqkM88w7wRP6GqQmbREznsaSuZWD2fvDGfVnhZgZUB9Zfw7GCefC0upur7Ffndo0bMK89dfTW_zonqiLbvCF0C7WavjcwxbUBZfND8lGhEqngYefQN6SZiYm8/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228196011590228194" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Saturday, August 2, 2008 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.</span> <br />The San Fernando Education Technology Team, better know as SFETT, is an exceptional team of creative and talented individuals who continuously strive to engage and captivate students while providing them an avenue of expression through the use of digital media. SFETT started with one teacher, a handful of students and the desire to create positive change. Over the years, however, this small team based out of San Fernando, California has exceeded expectations and gone on to impact the whole world. <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Location: 231 N. Maclay<br /><br /> San Fernando, CA 91340</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Free admission visit <a href="http://sfett.com"> www.sfett.com </a> for more info.<br /><br /> <a href="http://sfett.com/ican%209/iCan%209%20Trailer.mp4">iCAN 9 Trailer</a>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-65235714110129065362008-07-03T21:35:00.000-07:002008-07-05T13:52:31.795-07:00MAK Fellows Blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAHJOcHjd2a5wFnawXao7DTX7qadSaj9NujzYMo1gtvmjv6tuVc8bNewwp-kpuyV4GbSZGMpzpRsZ3z-gXafCsiybzyziUxZfEFlG007XAgFD2QQEN0pWT2VIZj3jhUfHiC_4Gz2ZRw0/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAHJOcHjd2a5wFnawXao7DTX7qadSaj9NujzYMo1gtvmjv6tuVc8bNewwp-kpuyV4GbSZGMpzpRsZ3z-gXafCsiybzyziUxZfEFlG007XAgFD2QQEN0pWT2VIZj3jhUfHiC_4Gz2ZRw0/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219014074262007778" /></a><br />Different perspectives on the built environment get me goin'! Particularly by those researching the LA city-region. Visit the blog of an architect from Venezuela visiting L.A. via the MAK Institute's Urban Initiatives Fellowship. <br />Very little narration, just good design and images. James from LUF took him around town visiting significant places in Southeast Los Angeles, and other areas on the Eastside.<br />next week he"ll be rollin' with me to the San Fernando Valley.<br /><br /><a href="http://makcenterufi.org/?p=105">Blog</a>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-69895346939592650492008-06-30T10:42:00.000-07:002008-06-30T10:44:39.893-07:00Downtown News Article on LUF's James Rojas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5B8nwoRgAtZf8szHFHZiU0Vddi3cP7D7ZbeGRkoUMMBLuQzhZt7uKqkIqAgo75NvkE9IMk5ZDXVCdRjJeKWFUhAkeTJg4n8b4gwll-BRPszb3wWcNMF8f_9YUIAZiotqhXmIEUrk_WU/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5B8nwoRgAtZf8szHFHZiU0Vddi3cP7D7ZbeGRkoUMMBLuQzhZt7uKqkIqAgo75NvkE9IMk5ZDXVCdRjJeKWFUhAkeTJg4n8b4gwll-BRPszb3wWcNMF8f_9YUIAZiotqhXmIEUrk_WU/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217731852651152802" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.downtownnews.com/articles/2008/06/30/news/news05.txt">News Link</a>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-87277167486606581802008-06-26T19:14:00.000-07:002008-06-26T19:30:38.339-07:00LUFites hangin’ with MAK Insitute Fellow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZfbRos4ywscGqkW_Ssqgh9DRHU3HVBLYEP_k9AhXqhuAYHoL58wRgAwIbL5U6xsaEv6iBFXrdeCz0FZr2Ly6WQ9LgzQyLF60vGiOUlRcCKTPPPLERYM_9o1lJ6BS_sVBxbTxg-B3cVI/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZfbRos4ywscGqkW_Ssqgh9DRHU3HVBLYEP_k9AhXqhuAYHoL58wRgAwIbL5U6xsaEv6iBFXrdeCz0FZr2Ly6WQ9LgzQyLF60vGiOUlRcCKTPPPLERYM_9o1lJ6BS_sVBxbTxg-B3cVI/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216381021950930674" /></a><br />Here are some images taken on Wednesday evening at an intimate dinner for visiting MAK Institute Fellow Efrén Santana. Santana who hails from Venezuela will be in Los Angeles for the next two months researching (and contrasting) how Latinos shape Los Angeles through the physical and social interactions with the city-region. <br /><br /><br />On hand were various colleagues from the MAK Institute, and other notable activists, researchers, architects, and artists whose work focuses on the built environment. The dinner took place at the beautiful Leland House (designed by R.M. Schindler) situated atop the Hollywood Hills. Guests were treated to an excellent dinner, wine, kick ass coffee, great conversations on the city-region, and just a plain ole’ good vibe. Nobody jumped in the pool though. Various LUFites will be showing Santana around the city over the next two months...including the quintessential trip to the criminalized taco trucks in East L.A.<br /><br /><br /><br />For full gallery of images see:<br /><br /><a href="http://latinourbanforum.com/Latino_Urban_Forum/index/Entries/2008/6/26_LUFites_hangin%E2%80%99_with_MAK_Insitute_Fellow.html">MAKin out Gallery!</a>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-64841072415891394212008-06-25T12:46:00.000-07:002008-06-25T12:48:04.340-07:00LA 2 TiJ Slideshow 2: San YsidroThe slideshow will be modified later as more images are available to us. Audio is kinda bad...hard to photoshoot, record, etc etc all at the same time.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CHHQq8IfHS4"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CHHQq8IfHS4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-77651970042780221712008-06-23T14:14:00.001-07:002008-06-23T14:17:54.486-07:00Voyeuristic Landscapes: LA 2 TJ Mobile Conference Audio SlideshowOne of the first audio/slideshow narratives of more to come. Check LA Times often for the article by reported Hector Becerra.<br /><br />For better sound and visuals visit:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.latinourbanforum.com/Latino_Urban_Forum/index/Entries/2008/6/23_Voyeuristic_Landscapes_(View_from_LA2TJ_Mobile_Conference).html"> LUF Direct Link </a><br /><br />or settle for the youtube version:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" height="350" width="425" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2a_J-AwMnM"><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" /><br /> <param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" /><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B2a_J-AwMnM" /><br /></object>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-69781701697788171952008-06-22T18:04:00.001-07:002008-06-22T18:10:57.116-07:00LA 2 TJ links<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v5sk8U92ozEjc-M_lWg3BvOLt7n8-feu0zxbkHRxIGJNeBrx-JcdE0Miw1omW2ezqGHjagrZWJWwUCHleTG_nB2Lg9EuKy3ej_MWKtEHV7qJm_30fznmy7sCDK2WJ_ybR3raSsONG5M/s1600-h/DSCF0016.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v5sk8U92ozEjc-M_lWg3BvOLt7n8-feu0zxbkHRxIGJNeBrx-JcdE0Miw1omW2ezqGHjagrZWJWwUCHleTG_nB2Lg9EuKy3ej_MWKtEHV7qJm_30fznmy7sCDK2WJ_ybR3raSsONG5M/s320/DSCF0016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214877758056601394" /></a><br />Check <a href="http://latinourbanforum.com">Latino Urban Forum</a> website for images,sound byes, etc. from LA 2 TJ Mobile Conference.<br /><br />FYI, LA Times Reporter Hector Becerra made the trip with us from Union Station to La Casa del Tunel in Tijuana.Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-18130788838117763242008-06-20T15:06:00.000-07:002008-06-20T15:12:07.817-07:00LA River Via Music VideoA good friend of mine asked me to give a multimedia savvy lecture on my Graduate Work to a small group of students at CSUN's Department of Chicana/o Studies last April. Before dabbling into my focus/research, I took them on a visual and audio tour of the LA Built Environment (e.g. LA River, Powerlines, streetscapes). Embedded is a small sample of what I used as a medium to build the context on the social (and physical) construction of space:<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OywzyCVZaIc"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OywzyCVZaIc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-46720558357599565402008-06-16T17:48:00.000-07:002008-06-16T17:51:06.418-07:005 Days Til 1st Annual LA-2-Tijuana Mobile Conference<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YYKAkf_pkwfdv0dEoHXvB8QB8sIacRCmlY6TPPme3fxwhQGfYPxv84V0R_qDKBCX5y3klTHveJDzTJ1xqpW7xn-A8T6UG8vcg_BUi1NYgk6GNl9yyd8ALOsxaGb1osMVfwm4fer5hTc/s1600-h/466671023_e74069fa47.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YYKAkf_pkwfdv0dEoHXvB8QB8sIacRCmlY6TPPme3fxwhQGfYPxv84V0R_qDKBCX5y3klTHveJDzTJ1xqpW7xn-A8T6UG8vcg_BUi1NYgk6GNl9yyd8ALOsxaGb1osMVfwm4fer5hTc/s320/466671023_e74069fa47.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212646207225374290" /></a><br />Almost 60 people have signed up for the 1st Annual LA to TJ mobile conference! More details as the week progresses.! Train departs at 8:30 am.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Moving Goods, People and Ideas</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008<br />Time: 8:30 am to 11:05 pm<br /></span><br /> <br />Discussions on Track will focus on four topic areas: transportation, social issues, the natural and built environment impacting the region. Projects visited include: the LA River, Hobart Rail Yards, 710 Expansion, Great Park, San Gabriel River, Casa Familiar, Tijuana River and many others. <br /><br />Itineray*; <br /><br />Train Ride from LA-San Diego 8:30 am to 11:20 am<br />Trolley Ride from San Diego to San Ysidero 11:30 am to 12:30 pm<br />Walk over the Border/Lunch 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm<br />Walking tour of Tijuana 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm<br />Border Crossing 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm<br />Trolley Ride from San Ysidero to San Diego 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm<br />Train Ride from San Diego to LA 8:20 pm to 11:05 pm<br />*All times subject to changeMetro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-3826920803499712672008-06-13T17:46:00.000-07:002008-06-13T17:52:37.927-07:00Charro Article in NY Times.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5C_nLpDU0hvWvTYicvpaksdbVGCn7id90ByOhZQbEnBH9af1-IWNI4dhCnjHPqHgO3PSu7US1s3gTMt4VxiCzMEDKDpfUaLCX0u-tW76ymt5X83IIgtGPKUabVoYgUFDNKAX2GCnxuQ/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5C_nLpDU0hvWvTYicvpaksdbVGCn7id90ByOhZQbEnBH9af1-IWNI4dhCnjHPqHgO3PSu7US1s3gTMt4VxiCzMEDKDpfUaLCX0u-tW76ymt5X83IIgtGPKUabVoYgUFDNKAX2GCnxuQ/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211533171730818210" /></a><br />Excellent little article in the NY Times on charreria in the U.S. The slideshow is also pretty hot. Maybe the LA times will one day catch up with the level of attention the NY times puts on cultural practices by mexicanos in CA/Southwest.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/us/12charro.html?pagewanted=2&sq=charros&st=nyt&scp=1">NY TIMES ARTICLE</a>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-67579054116509780442008-06-12T15:17:00.000-07:002008-06-12T15:19:55.001-07:00Cal Poly Pomona Golden Necklace Master Plan--Digital ComponentThese two vignettes were created to compliment the Graduate Studio's design proposals, policy-guidelines, and research for the creation of a multi-trail system for Los Angeles. I, metrovaquero, was part of this multimedia collaboration. check it!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eyICnwmaKIA&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eyICnwmaKIA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bN8L8lHQQls&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bN8L8lHQQls&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com98tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-77702802442460319682008-03-25T13:02:00.000-07:002008-03-25T13:08:59.221-07:00Residents Unidos de Wyvernwood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNUwTrfA-lj1eUH-8E3Nu3KxC9KBzJjJ1HzHUd4Fz32yeFdFQqTTnz0pTN6XZoAuawec3-Z6XGnoTTTYzC-tvt4mZDt2RJLjt96Xo0-NFkgcfSC6h-iCEFWcNxzeV4c986Vfrj1yW0yY/s1600-h/wyvernwood.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNUwTrfA-lj1eUH-8E3Nu3KxC9KBzJjJ1HzHUd4Fz32yeFdFQqTTnz0pTN6XZoAuawec3-Z6XGnoTTTYzC-tvt4mZDt2RJLjt96Xo0-NFkgcfSC6h-iCEFWcNxzeV4c986Vfrj1yW0yY/s400/wyvernwood.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181773400426965442" border="0" /></a><br />Check it out at: <a href="http://ruw90023.blogspot.com">http://ruw90023.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />I hear that there's more to come shortly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3525251116460684620.post-33274138118300776702008-03-22T00:01:00.000-07:002008-03-22T00:12:02.666-07:00Chuppy Latinos!One of the homies throws this word around loosely: Chuppies. Chicano...Latino Yuppies. Now the LA Times is up on it. Peep it:<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-whittier22mar22,0,1662601.story?page=2"> Upscale Latinos Find A Home</a> I suppose these folks couldn't live anywhere else, but Whittier.Metro Vaquerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290948661059455767noreply@blogger.com2