ROUNDUP Los Angeles Pierce College
A FIRST AMENDMENT PUBLICATION
Woodland Hills, California
Volume 135 - Issue 2
Review:
Thursday, September 30, 2021
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Live music returns
Free concerts are back on campus TRISHA ANAS AND CECILIA PARADA Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor
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Photo by Cecilia Parada Hugo Nogueira speaks to guests during the Performing Arts Department's Afternoon Concert sseries in the Performing Arts Bulding at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 28, 2021.
he Pierce College Associated Students Organization brought back on Tuesday afternoon its Afternoon Concerts series with a performance from professor Hugo Nogueira. After attending three conservatories in Brazil, Nogueira received a bachelor’s degree in 2007 and his teaching credential in 2010. Nogueira opened his performance with two pieces by Argentinian composers Maximo Pujol and Astor Piazzolla. The opening piece by Pujol called “Milonga” is classical guitar composition, a slow-tempoed song titled after a variation of tango by the same name. The second song by Piazzolla “Verano Porteño” is a transcription originally played by a bandoneon, an instrument similar to an accordion. Nogueira read the sheet music from a tablet set in front of him and let the gentle, mesmerizing guitar notes fill the room. Nogueira then transitioned to “Sonata L238, K208,” by Italian
composer Domenico Scarlatti between pianos and guitars. and an original arrangement The two songs rely on of “Somewhere Over the the balance between the Rainbow,” by Harold Arlen. two musicians giving each The arrangement of other moments to be the lead “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” instrument. while short, is jazzlike in its The duet moved on to play composition and delicately “2nd Sonatina,” by Brazilian intricate in its execution. composer Radamés Gnattali, Nogueira’s final solo piece the song was composed for a was “Tango En Skӓi,” composed piano and guitar duo. by Roland Dyens, a French The instruments, while classical guitarist and composer lightly playing off one another, born in Tunisia. complemented the other Nogueira’s performance beautifully. At times, the of “Tango En Skӓi” though composition felt conversational. quick-tempoed was played The final piece was “Choro masterfully, growing in volume Pro Duo,” after struggling to at crescendos and occasional decide on a repertoire the duo taps on the guitar’s body to add enjoy playing, Nogueira decided to the depth of the song. to write a piece to fill their setlist Nogueira walked off stage needs. to mark the end of his solo The upcoming free afternoon performance and returned concerts will continue to the stage with Ekaterina throughout the rest of the year, Bessmeltseva, his wife and the with the next one on Oct. 26. other half of Duo Imaginalis. featuring professor Garineh Ekaterina Bessmeltseva is a Avakian. concert pianist and soloist, but ASO will also be offering she often performs with her evening concerts, and it will be husband. selling tickets for $10 online and Their opening pieces were at the box office on the night of “Duo in C Major, Op. 11: I. the performance. Allegro” and “Duo in E Minor, Op. 86: I. Allegro, II. Largo, III. Rondo,” by Italian composer tanas.roundupnews@gmail.com Ferdinando Carulli. These cparada.roundupnews@gmail.com pieces were composed for duets
Old antiques find new homes The longstanding vintage market returns to campus WALTER ORELLANA Reporter
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t’s an early morning, and Pierce College’s parking Lot 7 is filled with rows of tables lined with antiques and food trucks parked, ready to go. A sense of normalcy and familiarity is in the air. The Topanga Vintage Market has marked its return. After a year and a half hiatus following the college’s temporary Los Angeles County vaccination site, the vintage market is back in full swing, open every fourth Sunday of the month. Lori Rotblatt, co-founder of the Topanga Vintage Market, said that after being away for a whole year, everyone was excited to finally return. “We had a record turnout,” Rotblatt said. “All our vendors were ecstatic, the shoppers were ecstatic, and Patrice and I were just so happy, so it’s a win, win, win.” Co-founders Rotblatt and Patrice Curedale were single moms and longtime friends in the art and vintage markets when it all started in 2012. Rotblatt has a degree from Cal State Long Beach in Art and a business background. Curedale is an artist who makes and sells art - a savvy marketer who, along with Rotblatt, decided to start their own vintage market after researching and not finding any vintage markets in the San Fernando Valley. Since then they have continued to grow year after year. “The hardest job was to find a location to host us. Originally we started at the Promenade on Topanga but after a year, we got so big, so fast, that we outgrew the parking lot.” Rotblatt said. “We reached out to Pierce and at the time they were looking for a venue that could offer the local community events with a lot of high energy and we had it with
Brief: Flu shots available
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he Pierce College Student Health Center now is offering a limited number of flu shots for $20. SHC assistant Bonnie Zahavi said she’s encouraging students to sign up as soon as they can. “It’s really important that [students] get the flu shot because, you know, the flu is not something you want to get, especially during what we’re going through with COVID,” Zahavi said. “Whether it’s here, if they can get it elsewhere if they have insurance or if they can get it free, they should get it.” Zahavi said students can call the center at (818) 710-4270 to schedule an appointment, fill out consent forms on the Student Health portal and complete a COVID screening questionnaire prior to the appointment. Zahavi also said that because the center is independent and nonprofit, they’re only charging for the exact cost of the vaccines. “We’re not in a position to offer [the shots] for free because we’re nonprofit,” Zahavi said. “We don’t charge to administer it or any of that, but that’s exactly what it costs us and that’s exactly what we collect.” While some of the other Los Angeles Community College District campuses might offer the vaccines for free, SHC assistant Loralyn Frederick said that this is in part because those centers have third party contracts with outside community clinics. “Valley College is contracted with Valley Community Clinic, Mission College is contracted with Northeast Valley Health Corporation,” Frederick said. “We’re the only independent entity within the LACCD. There is quality service [here.]”
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Photo by Brandon Sinclair. Vendors get creative with their booths at Topanga Vintage Market, which takes place every fourth Sunday at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2021.
our vintage market.” Today, the Topanga Vintage Market is full of all kinds of vendors but not all are allowed in, all vendors are vetted and must sell items that are at least twenty years old or older. Although, they allow room for new artists to get exposure. Glenn Hendricks, at seventyseven years old, has been a vendor since the beginning in 2012. In the community of vendors and shoppers, he is known as Uncle Rusty Glenn. His booth is filled with vintage rustic toys, tools, and signs. “I was doing great when I was the only one selling vintage rustic toys but it seems now there’s more vendors selling vintage toys, but I’m still doing well.” Hendricks said. “I tend to do well selling,
depending on the customers, but right now the customers are holding on to their money with all that's going on.” Once the Topanga Vintage Market was shut down for a year and a half, so was Hendricks. Retired and living on his own with little to do, selling vintage toys became a hobby that keeps him active, so he is thrilled to be back doing what he loves: selling rust. “This is my first time at the Topanga Vintage Market. I always see the signs since I live a mile away but today I told my mom they’re back, let's go.” Customer Kat James said “…I’ve had three perfect purchases so far. Everything is speaking to me with lots of good energy today.” Walking around the vintage market, there’s all kinds of
interests, ranging from Native American art, vintage jewelry, toys and mid-century furniture. There is something for everyone to see and buy. The pricing varies but vendors do welcome customers who are looking to make a deal on an item, especially towards the end of the day. Vendor Emily Ryan enjoys the social engagement of repeat customers stopping by her booth to say hello and check out what she's brought to the market. She sells antiques, collectibles, linens, clothes and jewelry. Pretty much anything that the public will find interesting. “I’ve been a vendor since the beginning when they were first at the Promenade. I’ve been a shopper and buyer for over thirtyfive years in this business. I think
most people want items that are no more than twenty dollars so I have tables that say ten and five dollars. Some people are just out to be outside and socialize.” Ryan said. “It’s my first time at the Topanga Vintage Market, it’s nice that it's smaller and spread out with more room to move around. All the vendors seem to be really nice and willing to make a deal.” customer Sam Parkins said. “Next year in April, it will be our tenth anniversary since starting the vintage market and next month in October, it will be our eighth year here at Pierce College. It’s amazing how time flies and how good our vendors and shoppers continue to be.” Curedale said. worellana.roundupnews@gmail.com
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