Warner Grand Theatre
478 W. 6th St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
(doors open at 2:45 p.m.)

Adults: $15.00
Children under 12: $5.00

St. Anthony’s Kolo & Tamburica Club “Croatia” and the Friends of the Croatian Cultural Center present local, national and international Croatian folk musicians, singers and dancers spotlighting the rich harmonies, intricate dances and brilliant costumes of one of the Harbor area’s significant cultural communities.

Performers from Los Angeles to Canada include:
— St. Anthony’s Kolo & Tamburica Club “Croatia”,
— Croatian Children’s School – Los Angeles,
— Hrvatsko Prelo - Oakville, Canada,
— Koraci - San Jose,
— Hrvatska Ruza - New York and
— Klapa “Konoba” - San Pedro.

For additional information and tickets, please call (310) 833-0215 or (626) 589-7017.

Screening of Brenda Brkusic's "Freedom from Despair"
on KOCE-TV


This PBS broadcast of Freedom from Despair is made possible through generous donations from:
— W.A. Rasic Construction
— Artukovich and Son Inc/Vidmar Inc
— Traffic Control and Safety Corporation

Watch for their commercials on PBS before and after the film.

More information at Brenda's website: www.freedomfromdespair.com.

Your Participation Is Neccessary on January 24 and 27
Filmmaker Brenda Brkusic will be on TV before and after the film asking viewers to please call KOCE-TV to pledge their support for Freedom from Despair.
A phone number will be listed for viewers to call. Your phone calls will have a direct impact on the distribution of this film to other PBS stations in the country. KOCE-TV will calculate the number of viewers that have pledged their support for Freedom from Despair and this will determine how many other PBS stations in the US the film will be distributed to.
KOCE-TV is doing everything to make it possible for Southern California Croatians to show their support for this film - if viewers support it, it sends a message to PBS that this story needs to be seen across America. If viewers don't make the effort to pledge for the film, it will send a message that it is not important to the Croatian American Community that the truth about their history be revealed to millions of people. This is the first and probably only time in history this opportunity will ever be available to Croatians as Brenda Brkusic has done the work to make it possible.
This is a powerful opportunity to show America that you are proud of this film and proud to be Croatian. And you don't have to be in Southern California to pledge! You can pledge online at www.koce.org or call 1-800-278-5050.

Friday, January 25, 2008 12:00 Noon

If you have not attended a Fish Luncheon in a while, please come on down for our 22nd Fish Luncheon!

Our menu hasn't changed much since the event started in 1964. Every morsel of it is made fresh. It's a place where our members and guests have attended so regularly they have tables they claim as their own. Tradition runs deep here. The luncheon began as a chance for a dozen local businessmen to meet, forge deals and share a meal. As the lunch's reputation for huge, family style meals and influential guests grew over the years, our numbers have swelled — one luncheon netted more than 400 — and has evolved into a major networking opportunity for San Pedro's business, social and political communities.

Political heavyweights such as Councilwoman Janice Hahn and her brother, Mayor James Hahn, Assemblywoman Betty Karnette, our current Mayor Villargosa, come regularly to share a meal with business and community leaders, Ms. Janis Barquist, Esq. of the L.A. City Attorney's office, while campaigning says "This was certainly one of the more fun events that I went to - and the one with the best food, undoubtedly," many of whom advertise in our almanac. But before hundreds of hungry diners gather for one of San Pedro's oldest, regular social events, the preparation begins. At 5 a.m., the day before a small band of workers begin. Over the next day, the crew will season and cook 175 pounds of swordfish, boil and prepare 80 pounds of pasta for mostaccioli, chop up then boil 20 pounds of tomatoes and do the same to another 50 pounds of mixed vegetables. They'll skin, dice and boil giant piles of potatoes, unfurl yards of table cloth and carefully lay out an elegant array of 300 table settings, each one perfectly resembling the ones next to it.

Dalmatian-American Club of San Pedro
1639 South Palos Verdes Street - San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone: (310) 831-2629 - Fax: (310) 831-9355