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Saving Southwest Museum, ASNC Meeting

Your guide to the week ahead.

1. ASNC Board meeting

The Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council is scheduled to conduct its monthly board meeting today, Aug. 26, starting at 6 p.m in the Ramona Hall lobby, 4580 N. Figueroa St.

2. Friends of Southwest Museum Coalition meeting

The 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 focus of the meeting 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. 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.

4. Southwest Museum meeting

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A 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 he 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 El Plan Del Southwest Museum Task Force. Simultaneous translations in Spanish will be available.

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Update: Councilmember Gil Cedillo will not be hosting a meeting of the members of the Friends of Southwest Museum Coalition on Tuesday, Aug. 27, as he was scheduled to earlier. Sylvia Robledo, his field deputy, will be hosting the event instead.


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