Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, March 31, 2018

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 31, 2018 

Huntington Selects 
Vincent Price Art Museum 
for Art Collaboration

Supervisor Kathryn 
Barger Presents ‘Live 
at the Arboretum’

Citizenship Question 
Threatens 2020 Census

 
On Monday night, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce 
announced that it would 
be adding a citizenship 
question to the 2020 Census. 
The census, as required by 
the Constitution, calls for 
an accurate accounting of 
the number of people in this 
country, regardless of their 
citizenship status Last week, 
when Commerce Secretary 
Wilbur Ross appeared before 
the House Ways and Means 
Committee, Rep. Judy Chu 
(CA-27) asked him about the 
plans to add this question 
and whether the question 
had been tested and studied 
over a multi-year period the 
way other census questions 
are. Secretary Ross said 
only that the citizenship 
question was under review, 
while acknowledging that he 
had heard concerns about 
the question’s impact on 
accuracy and suppression of 
responses. Rep. Chu released 
the following statement:

 “I’m incredibly concerned 
by the inclusion of an 
untested citizenship question 
whose sole impact will be to 
suppress participation in the 
2020 census. The census is 
essential for ensuring fair and 
accurate representation and 
distribution of government 
resources. But by including 
a question on citizenship, 
which is not required by the 
Constitution, the Trump 
Administration is exploiting 
the fear of immigrant 
communities who are 
already reticent to divulge 
personal information to the 
federal government. The 
census is not about who 
should be in the country. It’s 
about understanding who 
is currently in the country 
and it should not be treated 
as just another weapon in 
Trump’s anti-immigrant 
arsenal. It’s too important for 
our schools, roads, hospitals, 
and communities that we 
have an accurate reporting. 
It’s also concerning that this 
question was apparently 
rushed into the census, 
without undergoing the 
usual testing that other 
questions do. Suppression 
of responses risks California 
being undercounted in the 
census, costing the country’s 
most-populous state a seat 
in Congress. I’m encouraged 
by Attorney General 
Becerra’s legal challenge 
and I hope to see this 
problematic question struck 
from the census before it can 
distort our representative 
government into one that 
ignores immigrants and 
communities of color. And if 
the Administration decides 
to go forwards with this 
question, I am committed to 
using the legislative process 
to stop them and preserve 
the integrity of this census.”

 
Los Angeles County 
Supervisor Kathryn Barger 
proudly presents the 
second annual summer 
concert festival “Live at the 
Arboretum” with country 
star and veterans’ advocate 
Trace Adkins on Saturday, 
June 16 at 7pm at the Los 
Angeles County Arboretum 
and Botanical Gardens. 

 Tickets start at $15 and 
gates open for picnic dining 
at 5:30pm. This summer’s 
Live at the Arboretum 
concert follows the success 
of the inaugural 2017 debut 
with LeAnn Rimes, and is 
presented by Supervisor 
Barger, the Los Angeles 
County Department of 
Parks & Recreation, the 
Los Angeles Arboretum 
Foundation and the 
Pasadena POPS.

 A three-time Grammy-
nominated member of the 
Grand Ole Opry, Trace 
Adkins’ trademark baritone 
has powered countless hits 
to the top of the charts. A 
veritable jack of all trades, 
Trace is a TV personality, 
actor, author, and most 
proudly a spokesman for the 
Wounded Warrior Project 
and the American Red Cross, 
for whom he raised more 
than $1.5 million dollars as 
winner of NBC’s All-Star 
Celebrity Apprentice. In 
recent years, Adkins has 
performed for our service 
men and women across 12 
USO Tours. Adkins’ film 
credits include The Lincoln 
Lawyer, Deepwater Horizon 
and Moms’ Night Out .

 Spacious circular table 
seating with linens and lawn 
seating are both available for 
picnicking. The venue also 
features a variety of food 
trucks and two beverage 
centers serving fine wines, 
beer, coffee and soft drinks.

Tickets are available for 
$15, $25, $35, and $55 and 
are available by calling 
the box office at (626) 
793-7172, online at 
PasadenaSymphony-Pops.
org, or at the Arboretum on 
the day of the concert.

 The LA County Arboretum 
is located 301 N Baldwin 
Ave.

 Gates open at 5:30pm 
for picnicking. Guests are 
welcome to bring their own 
food and drink or visit one 
of the many onsite food 
vendors.

 Parking is available onsite 
at the Arboretum.

With Grammy-
nominated Country 
Star Trace Adkins, 
June 16.

Left: Carolina Caycedo Right: Mario Ybarra Jr. at The Huntington 
Library. Photo: Kate Lain.

 

 The Huntington Library, Art 
Collections, and Botanical 
Gardens announced ast 
week that it will partner with 
East Los Angeles College’s 
Vincent Price Art Museum 
(VPAM) for the third year 
of The Huntington’s /five 
initiative, inviting noted 
Los Angeles artists Carolina 
Caycedo and Mario Ybarra 
Jr. to create new work 
inspired by The Huntington’s 
collections around the theme 
of Identity. The project will 
culminate in an exhibition 
at The Huntington on view 
Nov. 10, 2018–Feb. 25.

 “We are incredibly 
honored to partner with the 
Vincent Price Art Museum, 
a vibrant force in the Los 
Angeles arts landscape,” 
said Chad Alligood, The 
Huntington’s Virginia 
Steele Scott Chief Curator 
of American Art. “The 
Huntington’s renowned 
collections on the history 
of California and the West 
already make it a center for 
research in the humanities. 
This collaboration will 
further activate our objects 
for a wider audience through 
the lens of two artists who 
address some of the most 
pressing issues of today 
through their work. Further, 
VPAM’s affiliation with 
East Los Angeles College 
enables us to connect the 
student population with our 
collections. Collaboration is 
the future of arts institutions, 
and we are embracing that 
notion wholeheartedly.”

 Founded in 1957 with a 
gift of 90 art objects from 
the actor Vincent Price, 
VPAM now houses seven 
galleries, art storage, and a 
multimedia lecture hall as 
part of the 160,000-square-
foot Performing and Fine 
Arts Center at ELAC.

 “The Vincent Price Art 
Museum is committed to 
presenting groundbreaking 
exhibitions and connecting 
with the community in 
creative ways to make a 
maximum impact,” said Pilar 
Tompkins Rivas, VPAM 
director. “This partnership 
does just that, expanding 
our fall programming in 
terms of concept, theme, 
and reach. I couldn’t be 
more excited, and look 
forward to fleshing out 
the Huntington exhibition 
concept with Chad Alligood 
and the formidable Carolina 
Caycedo and Mario Ybarra 
Jr. I expect great things.”

 For the exhibition, Caycedo 
and Ybarra plan to focus on 
the ways in which labor and 
capital in the late 19th and 
early 20th centuries indelibly 
shaped Los Angeles. The 
artists will conduct research 
in The Huntington’s vast 
collections to investigate 
the formation of Angeleno 
identity since the era of the 
city’s founders (pobladores). 
The concurrent, multi-
artist VPAM exhibition, 
Regeneración: Three 
Generations of 
Revolutionary Ideology 
(Sept. 29, 2018–Feb. 16, 
2019) will examine the 
transnational exchange of 
revolutionary and activist 
ideas across generations 
and between the U.S. and 
Mexico. It also will build, 
in part, on research in early 
20th-century labor issues in 
Los Angeles.

About /five

 The Huntington’s /
five initiative pairs the 
institution with five different 
cultural organizations 
over five years, inviting 
contemporary artists to 
respond to a theme drawn 
from The Huntington’s 
deep and diverse library, art, 
and botanical collections. 
The results are intended to 
create engaging, thoughtful, 
provocative, and inspiring 
experiences for Huntington 
audiences.

 In its first year (2016), the 
institution collaborated with 
NASA/JPL to present an 
installation of the outdoor 
sound sculpture “Orbit 
Pavilion” (on view through 
Sept. 3, 2018), giving a 
nod to The Huntington’s 
collections in the history 
of aerospace, astronomy, 
and earth sciences. In the 
second year of the initiative, 
The Huntington teamed up 
with the Women’s Center 
for Creative Work in Los 
Angeles to explore the 
theme of collecting and 
collections, culminating in 
the exhibition, Collection/s: 
WCCW/five at The 
Huntington (Nov. 18, 2017–
Feb. 12, 2018). This year’s 
initiative is focused on the 
theme of “identity.”

Schedule a 
Bulky Item 
Pick-up

 
A free bulky item pick-
up day in San Marino is 
scheduled for Saturday, July 
14. Please call the City’s trash 
hauler, Athens Services, to 
make an appointment if 
you have bulky items you 
would like removed. Athens 
customer service number is 
(888) 336-6100.

 “Bulky” items are those that 
are oversized or overweight, 
such as stoves, refrigerators 
(Freon free), water heaters, 
washing machines, 
furniture, sofas, mattresses, 
box springs and large rugs.

 For more information visit: 
ci.san-marino.ca.us. 

Athens 
Recycling 
Facility Tour

 The City of San Marino, 
in cooperation with Athens 
Services, Inc., is offering an 
opportunity for residents 
to visit the recycling 
facility that manages all 
trash collected in the City. 
The trip will take place on 
Saturday, April 21st from 10 
a.m. to noon. Registration 
and transportation will 
be provided through the 
Recreation Department. The 
bus will depart promptly 
at 9:30 a.m. from the Lacy 
Park Scout House located 
on the west side of the park. 
Arrive by 9:15 am to ensure 
you you don’t miss the bus 
departure. Please call (626) 
403-2200 for additional 
details/reservations.

 Space is limited. If you 
have additional questions 
regarding the tour or other 
related trash/recycling 
items you can call Ron 
Serven, Environmental 
Services Manager at (626) 
300-0789 or rserven@
cityofsanmarino.org.

South Pasadena Provides 
Free Sand and Sandbags

 The City of South Pasadena provides FREE sand and 
sandbags to South Pasadena residents for use when storms 
occur. Use them to prevent water from entering low spots 
around your home or business.

Posted Date: 3/21/2018 5:00 PM

 The City of South Pasadena provides FREE sand and 
sandbags to South Pasadena residents for use when storms 
occur. Use them to prevent water from entering low spots 
around your home or business.

 Sand and sandbags are located in Arroyo Park (South), 
near the gazebos (picnic area) located at 614 Stoney Drive, 
South Pasadena, CA 91030. Click here for map directions 
to this location.

 Sand bags and shovel are available at this location. Extra 
bags are available in front of the Fire Station at 817 Mound 
Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030.

 Please note: The City of South Pasadena does not fill, load 
or place sandbags for individuals. There is a limit 10 bags 
per address. There is no sand at the Fire Station.


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