I knew bartenders were fun, but I was in awe witnessing the creativity and
performance skills of top LA bartenders as they mixed the most delicious
concoctions at Sadie House in Hollywood.
The House was crowded with hundreds of beautiful and mostly young
people. I quickly forgot the age difference as I walked into the place. Indoor
and outdoor bar and food stations throughout offered delightful drinks to
quench the thirst of the happy crowd. The World Cup game between Costa Rica vs
Greece was playing at the cozy bar inside. Hundreds were cheering for one team
or the other as incredible drinks were poured back and forth and delicious bar
bites were served. The all-inclusive ticket to
benefit The Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, included cocktails, art,
entertainment, and hors d’oeuvres from Sadie and Guelaguetza.
The
fundraising event by Art Beyond the Glass (ABTG) was to benefit MCLA’s next
mural restoration. In a Huffington Post article, writer José Martinez stated on June 23, “Sadie is once again donating its space, staff and food.
Art Beyond the Glass lll will be raising funds for the Mural Conservancy of Los
Angeles, an acclaimed arts nonprofit that works to restore, preserve, and
document the murals of Los Angeles. Proceeds from ABTG lll will help restore Luchas del Mundo (Struggles of the World),
a landmark mural created for the 1984 Olympics by famed artist Willie Herrón lll.”
When Daniel Djang, one of the co-founders of Art Beyond the
Glass approached me to have this fundraiser, I knew our passion for what we do
had touched people’s hearts in the LA community and worldwide. Djang told me
that, “restoring one of the freeway murals from the 1984 Olympics will be
appreciated by future generations of Angelenos. It's something that everyone
can look back on with pride."
MCLA’s recent fundraising trip to Cuba with a fabulous group of
people, followed by the one by Art Beyond the Glass
confirms that we are doing something right and made June an spectacular month
in my life. We forged life-lasting memories with the friends we made going to
Cuba. New friends were made Sunday at Sadie.
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| Isabel, making new friends! |
I’m so lucky to live in vibrant and culturally diverse Los
Angeles, a place where our history is written on the walls!
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