Community Corner
Food Truck Feast, Southwest Museum Issues
How to navigate Tuesday while keeping an eye on upcoming events.
1. Food Truck Feast
Highland Park’s weekly food truck feast unfolds at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the parking lot in front of the former Figueroa Produce building, located at 6312 N. Figueroa St. At least half-a-dozen food trucks from across Los Angeles are expected to be there until 9 p.m. Stay tuned for details.
2. Friends of Southwest Museum Coalition meetingThe office of Councilmember Gil Cedillo is scheduled to host a meeting of the members of the Friends of Southwest Museum Coalition on Tuesday, Aug. 27, starting at 7 p.m. at the Highland Park Ebel Club, 131 S. Ave. 57. The meeting, which will be hosted by CD 1 Field Deputy Sylvia Robledo, will be partly based on the community's input during the first stop of Cedillo's 2013 Listening Tour in Mount Washington on July 30.
3. 'The Plan' for Southwest Museum?
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Mark you calendar—a significant meeting to discuss the longterm sustainability of the Southwest Museum is scheduled Thursday, Aug. 29, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Mount Washington Elementary School, 3981 San Rafael Ave. A representative of the Autry National Center is expected to give a presentation about the diversity of the museum's collection. Community members from across Northeast Los Angeles will be invited to discuss the museum's future at the meeting, which will be hosted by the El Plan Del Southwest Museum Working Group. Simultaneous translations in Spanish will be available. RSVP to info@elplan.org.
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