City of LA Announces
Los Angeles River - The Future Is Now
Community Events Calendar

The Ad Hoc Committee on the LA River is distributing this message as a courtesy.

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For Immediate Release
May 5, 2005

The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works announces the following "Los Angeles River - The Future is Now" community events calendar for the month of May and invites Angelenos to participate in these events to learn more about the Los Angeles River.

La Gran Limpieza - 16th Annual Great LA River Clean-Up
Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, 2005
9:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Fletcher Drive and the Los Angeles River
Friends of the LA River, (323) 223-0585

River Dreams: A Model-Building Charrette Investigating the LA River
Thursday, May 12 - Saturday, June 18, 2005
Gallery 727 (727 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA)
Thursday through Saturday, 12 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Latino Urban Forum (James Rojas), (213) 892-0918

Los Angeles River Appreciation Day
Friday, May 13, 2005
Los Angeles City Council Chambers (200 N. Spring St., 3rd Floor, Los
Angeles, CA)
9:30 a.m.
LA Ad Hoc River committee, (213) 473-8230

5th Annual LA River Ride
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Griffith Park to Long Beach along the LA River
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Bike Coalition (Kastle Lund), (213) 629-2142

Rocking Airfest 2005
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Van Nuys Airport (16461 Sherman Way, Van Nuys)
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Van Nuys Airport, (866) 869-3976

Down By the River Walks - Ramble the River from Rattlesnake Park
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Rattlesnake Pocket Park, Fletcher Avenue and the Los Angeles River
4:30 p.m.
Friends of the LA River, (323) 223-0585

Sepulveda Garden Center 20th Annual Fair
Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, 2005
Sepulveda Garden Center, (16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino)
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Patricia Jones, (213) 216-4857

Native River Gardeners
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Valleyheart Greeway between Laurel Canyon Blvd. and Radford Ave.
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The River Project, (818) 980-9660

LA River Ad Hoc Committee Meeting
Monday, May 23, 2005
Los Angeles City Hall, Room 1010, (200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles)
2:00 p.m.
LA Ad Hoc River Committee, (213) 473-8230

This calendar of community events is just one element of a larger month-long springtime educational campaign entitled "Los Angeles River - The Future is Now" being sponsored by the City of Los Angeles. This campaign was developed and is being presented by the Los Angeles River Ad Hoc Committee and the Bureau of Sanitation.

Established in June 2002, the Ad Hoc Committee focuses on major revitalization efforts of the historic river to provide new parks, a bike and pedestrian trail system, historical and cultural preservation, brown fields redevelopment, public transit, and waterfront development.

The Bureau of Sanitation educates the general public and school children about stormwater pollution-the single largest source of pollution reaching our rivers, beaches and ocean.

For more information about ongoing citywide public education programs related to the Los Angeles River and stormwater pollution, please visit:

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www.LARiver.org
and
www.LAstormwater.org

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