On tap:Latino book fest, Pasadena art night, plant sale, Asian American Studies exhibit, watercolors

From CSULA, the Huntington, UCLA, Norton Simon

Lots to wander and see on a sunny autumn weekend, including:

In East LA, more than 70 Latino authors will join the Los Angeles Theater Academy and actor-activist-alum-founder Edward Olmos for this weekend's 12th L.A. Latino Book Fair and Family Festival. There will be a bevy of panels, performances, signings and other free, public activities in English and Spanish. Programs will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Weekend festival highlights Latino literature, art, culture, film

In Pasadena, the city's major arts and cultural institutions will throw open their doors for an evening of free showings, which will be accompanied by restaurant specials, bike tours and special shuttles throughout the area. The Friday night event will run from 6 to 10 and will hit spots like the Norton Simon Museum, Pacific Asia Museum, Art Center College of Design and the Pasadena Museum of California Art.

Pasadena Art Night throws open doors to city's cultural institutions for a free night

In San Marino, it's time for the annual plant sale, which will run from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Experts will be available to discuss mulching, pruning, lawn care, pest control and other fall gardening ideas and necessities.

For gardeners, the Huntington's annual fall plant sale this weekend

In Westwood, the Powell College Library is displaying 10 panels and eight display tables spotlighting the varied and dynamic history of the university's Asian American Studies Center, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary. Since its founding, the center and its activists have been in the middle of the intellectual and societal tumult that has swept Asian Americans through movements for civil rights, women's rights, gay rights, opposition to the Vietnam War and campaigns for economic equity, social justice and diversity and parity in higher education. Among the highlights of the items on display: the coram nobis papers of Fred Korematsu, whose name graces a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case because he refused to enter a World War II internment camp; and the papers of human rights activist Yuri Kochiyama. The library is open Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Exhibit highlights 40-year history of Asian American Studies Center

In West Los Angeles, the first, major West Coast mounting of the paintings of Modernist water color artist Charles Burchfield will be on display for the first weekend since its opening earlier this week. Burchfield, whose works are intensely reflective of his life concentrated in Upstate New York, has had major shows at the Fogg Art Museum, MOMA, the Whitney and the Met.  "Heat Waves in the Swamp," which opened Oct. 4, runs until Jan. 3. The museum is open Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There's a $7 admission fee for adults.

1st major West Coast show for Modernist water color artist

 

Comments

[Charity McAllister]

I was just reading your article about the Latino Book Fair and Family Festival. I noticed that you did not have Kathy Cano-Murrillo on your list. I have read her book " Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter " and found it to be a wonderfully written story. I would like to see her as on of your featured authors.