Erik Knutzen of Homegrown Evolution is the only person who we invited to write for us here at illuminateLA. We are honored to have had a couple posts written by him, before he got too busy with his own book.
Almost a year has gone by and Erik and his wife Kelly have been working […]

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If you’re out and about today and see parks in parking spaces, there is a good explanation for it. Today is Park(ing) Day all over the world, where people convert parks for cars into parks for people.
Park(ing) Day started with a group of cyclists in San Francisco in 2005 and within a year it […]

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Park(ing) Day LA takes place on Friday, September 21, 2007. You probably have seen some short films about Park(ing) Day. You might have heard people talk about it. Maybe you want to get involved but don’t know how.
On Friday, August 17th, Farlab Public Salon will be hosting a Park(ing) Day presentation where […]

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The 7th annual Silver Lake Film Festival – Los Angeles’s leading independent-alternative film and arts festival – is proud to announce its SUSTAINABLE L.A. program. This multi-faceted offering features films, a panel discussion (to be attended by leading environmentalists and actor/activists Alicia Silverstone, and Ed Begley, Jr.), and an eco-expo, and has been officially commended […]

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The Cactus Gallery is a fantastic little building with more art and nick-nack then you could imagine. Every inch on the wall, on the shelves and even on the sidewalk is used to exhibit the artists of this neighborhood.
This April exhibit is such a great idea, especailly now, when we all are trying to figure […]

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This will be an open meeting to discuss ride ideas for L.A. Bike Winter 2007. This meeting will help us combine our creative energies, organize the calendar, so events don’t lapse each other as much as possible and to get an idea of who is interested and what we need to do to make this […]

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I hope you all are doing well, and can manage the heat.  I went this week to the CPAB (Community Police Advisory Board) and they were talking about the two young women who were attacked on Monday night.  These two women were in their early to mid 20s, and they left their sliding window open, […]

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As the Katrina news is reaching us from tv, radio, newspaper, email, msm and word of mouth and everybody is donating money, clothes, food, furniture, cars, and other necessities for the victims, we all wonder how else we can help, and what we would do if a disaster happens here in Southern California.
The news has […]

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August is coming to an end, which means going back to school, coming back from your vacations, getting back to your regular routines, and setting new goals! Lets make our planet a little better every day :-)))
Now regarding school: if you’re an Actor, Writer or Director, it’s that time of year again for you all […]

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