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On Wednesday, November 7, the LFIA held their 2007 Fall General Meeting. The topic of the evening was "Colonel Griffith's Vision of Griffith Park As An Urban Wilderness" and featured a distinguished panel of speakers including John Gray, President and CEO of the Autry National Center; Tom LaBonge, Councilmember of the Los Angeles City Council, District Four; John Lewis, Director of the Los Angeles Zoo; Jon Kirk Mukri, General Manager of the Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks; Mark Pine, Deputy Director of the Griffith Observatory and Valerie Vanaman, Board of Directors Member of the LFIA and member of the Griffith Park Master Plan Working Group. Chris Laib was our MC for the evening's panel discussion and following Q&A session.
The 2007 LFIA Fall General Meeting was created and staffed by the following LFIA Committees and members of the Parks Committee (Chris Laib and Angela Stewart, Co-Chairs); the Hospitality Committee (Margaret Goldsmith and Tess Nelson, Co-Chairs); the Membership Committee (Denise Wingate, Chair); Program Committee (Christy Barrett and Sharon Hallett, Co-Chairs); signs by Donna Kolb; and pre-show audio/visual presentation by Rainer Standke.
We would like to give special thanks to the following for making the LFIA Fall General Meeting possible: The Autry National Center; Cathy Crowser, Paul Edelman and Janet Reilly; Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP; Palermo's Restaurant, The Prince of Printing; and to Marian Dodge, Gerry Hans, Richard Stanley and Anne Waisgerber for providing photos used in our pre-show presentation.
Panelists
Jon Kirk Mukri, General
Manager of the Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks; John Lewis,
Director of the Los Angeles Zoo; Mark Pine, Deputy Director of the Griffith Observatory;
John Gray, President and CEO of the Autry National Center and Valerie Vanaman,
Board of Directors Member of the LFIA and member of the Griffith Park
Master Plan Working Group (from left to right)
Panelists John Lewis and Mark Pine (seated)
with Master of Ceremonies Chris Laib and LFIA President Marian Dodge
George
Abrahamian,
Hilary Misiano, Sandra Collier, Denise Wingate at the sign-in table.
Norman
Mennes and Jon Zimmerman offering LFIA Tote Bags and T-Shirts
Tess Nelson and Margaret Goldsmith with Marian Dodge and Rainer Standke
Beautification Cleanup
Cleanup will be followed by a luncheon. For more information contact beautification@lfia.org.
Library Architecture & Beyond Series
"Los Angeles in Maps"
6:45
Los Angeles Central Library curator, Glen Creason, will tell you all about Los Angeles history based on the library's extensive collection of old maps. This is a must-see for those who are fascinated by maps and LA history.
The library is located at 1874 Hillhurst Ave. on the corner of Franklin Ave. For more information, please call the library at 323-913-4710 during regular business hours. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
Skylight Books will have copies for purchase and signing. Event is sponsored by Merchants of the Los Feliz Village BID and the Friends of the Los Feliz Library.
1965 Hillhurst, Los Angeles CA 90027