Brooklyn Avenue, Summer of ‘46

3201 Riverside Drive,Los Angeles CA 90027

16 March, 2022

Description

Enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and special presentation each week at the historic Los Angeles Breakfast Club. PLEASE REMEMBER, EVENTBRITE TICKET SALES CLOSE 48 HOURS BEFORE BREAKFAST. THERE WILL BE NO WALK-INS AT THE DOOR. https://brooklynave.eventbrite.com ABOUT OUR PRESENTATION: Los Angeles-born Illustrator and lecturer, Eric “Shez” Sheslow, will present on his process of creating, “Brooklyn Avenue, Summer of ‘46,” his panoramic portrait of the “Pastrami Belt,” (i.e., the former 2300 block of Brooklyn Avenue in East Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood). The image was made in partnership with UCLA’s Alan D. Leve Center of Jewish Studies for the exhibit, Jewish Histories in Multiethnic Boyle Heights. The keystone of the image is the Canter Bros Delicatessen in its first location. This was Canters’ jumping off point whence it became the culinary and cultural institution it is today. Boyle Heights was once the capital of secular and religious Jewish Culture west of Chicago. It was also a meeting place of the “redlined” cultures and ethnicities who helped make L.A. the best of what it is and what it can strive to be. Shez delves into the history of the buildings and businesses, and what it took for him to recreate an environment which was largely lost to visual record; using style, perspective, color, research, a love of modern advertising and design, and knowledge of architecture and neon, Shez brings a sense of “livablity” and life to often overlooked, “mundane” urban settings. He lives in Burbank with his beloved wife, Bethany Boles, and their kiddo, Hazel. ABOUT THE LABC: Founded in 1925, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club still thrives with food, friendship, and fun. Our meetings are held in our clubhouse, Friendship Auditorium, located at 3201 Riverside Drive, near the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard, in Griffith Park. Best described as a variety show, attendees enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and an interesting presentation from a guest speaker. https://brooklynave.eventbrite.com TICKETS: Sales on Eventbrite close 48 hours before breakfast. Non-members are $25 and Members are $18, utilizing a special promo code. Please arrive between 6:45 - 7:00 AM sharp! Doors close at 7:15 AM. Your admission includes a buffet breakfast, enjoyment of our 97-year-old club traditions, plus a special presentation from our Speaker of the Week! COVID-19 SAFETY: - Surgical disposable face masks or medical-grade masks (i.e., KN95, KF94, N95) must be worn at all times unless actively eating or drinking. - Cloth masks may only be worn if they sit on top of surgical disposable masks. - Masks must cover the nose and mouth completely, and must not have any exhalation valves, vents, or holes of any kind. - Remain 6 feet physically distanced wherever possible. - The Los Angeles Breakfast Club requires proof of full vaccination, along with a government or education issued photo ID, upon arrival. Per the guidelines set by the CDC, full vaccination means that at least 14 days have passed since receiving the final dose of an FDA-authorized or WHO-listed COVID-19 vaccine. For anyone who is eligible, the LABC also requires attendees to have received booster shots. A one-month (30 day) grace period is given to those eligible but have not yet received booster shots. Booster shot eligibility is defined as: Moderna recipients ages 18-plus and Pfizer recipients ages 16-plus are eligible for a booster 6 months after their second vaccine dose.Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients ages 18-plus are eligible for a booster 2 months after their initial vaccine.For more information, please see the CDC’s guidance on boosters: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html.