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VOL 47, NO 5 Local News & Culture

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Faulty city map would make it legal to live in your car in Playa Vista .............................. 6

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How to Shop for Wine Lincoln Fine Wines sommelier says it’s all about asking the right questions . ......... 15

Odd Market Comes to Town Pop-up bazaar is “the Etsy of physical space” .................................. 30 Courage in Creativity Sandy Hook victims find strength through art in film premiering at Laemmle ................. 32

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L e tt e r s Bullying and Hypocrisy on the Left Re: “Westside Congress Members Boycott Trump’s Inauguration,” News, Jan. 19 An open letter to Congresspersons Lieu, Bass and Waters: What, you only represent Democrats? Your decision to stay in your rooms rather than attend President Trump’s inauguration was a violation of your oath of office and an insult to those of us who supported his candidacy. Further, it portends your willful intent to obstruct the furtherance of the goals that he enunciated during his campaign and were supported by the voters on Nov. 8. Trump’s speech included the admonition that “we must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.” The ease by which you can enjoy reelection in a safe haven of a Democrat-heavy congressional district is no excuse to ignore the rest of us who pay your salary. It’s no excuse to not do the work of governing, by arguing your case and making

your vote in the Congress. And it’s no excuse to be uncivil. In January 2009, in his first meeting with Republican leadership on the subject of health care, President Obama listened to the opposition ideas and responded: “We had an election. I won, so we’ll do it my way.” That approach cost you the House in 2010, the Senate in 2014, and now the White House. Your party seems to learn rather slowly. As Joseph Welch famously said to Sen. McCarthy in June 1954: “Have you left no sense of decency?” I ask you that same question. Tom Zimmerman Marina del Rey

FROM THE WEB Re: “Women’s March was a Waste,” Letters, Jan. 26 The Women’s Marchers did not expect to change Trump’s mind any more than the Tea Partiers expected to change Obama’s. We were demanding that our congressional and local representatives hear and act on our concerns. Many of us left the march with

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By Gary Walker Less than a week before the LAPD begins enforcing new city rules about where people who sleep in RVs and cars can and cannot legally park overnight, a map outlining permissions and restriction on the Westside is so riddled with apparent errors that some neighborhoods could be in for big surprises. According to the map developed by several city departments, starting Monday it will be legal for vehicle dwellers to park overnight in residential areas throughout much of Playa Vista and even in the heart of the Runway at Playa Vista retail and residential complex. In Playa del Rey, people could park and sleep overnight along Culver Boulevard between the Inn at Playa del Rey and the Jefferson Boulevard fork — a stretch of unlighted roadway through the Ballona Wetlands that is currently off-limits for parking. In Venice, where overnight RV parking has been so widespread that many residential streets already prohibit the practice, the new restrictions would make most residential areas off limits but would green-light overnight parking along Rose Avenue between Lincoln Boulevard and 4th Street. Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin, who represents these neighborhoods, has called on the city’s Planning Department, the LAPD and the L.A. City Attorney’s office to work with his staff to make changes with haste. The new city ordinance taking effect on Feb. 6 is supposed to keep people sleeping overnight in their cars from doing so in residential areas and near schools, day care centers and parks. “Maps and rules to the contrary need to be fixed — and will be fixed,” Bonin said Tuesday, though he did not specify when such fixes would occur.

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Is It Really Over? Deal to close Santa Monica Airport leaves plenty of time for more fighting By Beige Luciano-Adams Following years of public sparring and weeks of closeddoor negotiations, Santa Monica announced over the weekend that it has reached a deal with the Federal Aviation Administration to close Santa Monica Airport on Dec. 31, 2028. News of the consent decree left stakeholders on both sides of the debate smarting. Aviation advocates decried the future closure while resident groups seeking to end flight operations vowed to fight the agreement in court. The city declared, “SMO will close forever in 2028”; dissenters countered “SMO will stay open” for 11 more years.

5,000 to 3,500 feet, which officials expect will significantly reduce the scope of operations and flight traffic. Even in the best of cases, Cole said, pending litigation would have prevented the city from shortening the runway for several more years. Now they expect to have it done in three to six months, depending on the design process. While a 3,500-foot runway eliminates whole classes of jets, Cole is confident that other red tape (weight limitations, insurance factors) will further dampen the airport’s lure and “cause some of the current users to reexamine using our airport.”

1,000-foot runway buffer zones for residents. “As far as I can tell from the details I have seen, there is no agreement to actually close the airport in 2029 — just an agreement to keep the airport open until then,” Bonin wrote. A reading of the consent decree, however, appears to indicate otherwise — clearly stating that both parties agree the city can, “in its sole discretion at any time on or after Jan. 1, 2029, cease to operate the airport as an airport and may close the airport to all aeronautical use forever.” At least as long as the city doesn’t take any more grant money from the FAA.

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Cole is adamant that a 2014 charter amendment prevents any commercial or residential redevelopment of airport land — anything other than “recreational, cultural and educational use” — without a citywide public vote. In the tug of war for total dominion — the city’s right to close SMO at will and turn much of the land into public park space versus the FAA’s right to operate flight traffic in perpetuity — Santa Monica officials maintain the compromise offered a gracious and controlled exit from a tangle of complex, protracted litigation with an uncertain outcome. But even as the ink dries, some observers doubt we’ve seen the end of the fight over SMO.

Why 2028?

“It was much less time than they wanted, and much more than we wanted,” Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole said of the 11 years the airport will remain open, a timeline that exceeds the FAA’s recent claim that SMO was obligated by the terms of a federal grant to operate until at least 2023. “And we would’ve never agreed to it if not for the immediate relief.” That relief includes allowing the city to shorten the runway — at its own cost — from

The agreement also concedes the city’s right to provide fixed-based operations (FBOs) at the airport – and renders pending litigation over the eviction of two FBO vendors moot. In an apparent technicality, it requires the city to offer all current tenants leases “of no less than three years but allows Santa Monica to terminate any and all leases with only six months’ notice — a move the current administration fully intends to make. “We’ll sit down to negotiate what we hope will be an orderly transition,” Cole said. “All of those [decisions] will begin to impact who uses SMO, and I think will dramatically reverse the increase of jet traffic.” Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin, who represents Venice and West L.A. neighborhoods impacted by SMO traffic, was not convinced. In an emailed statement, he cited “the devil in the details” and “grave concerns” that the agreement fails to protect constituents’ health and safety, including failure to dedicate

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Immediately following the City Council’s vote (4 to 3 in favor) on the agreement, Councilman Kevin McKeown added his dissenting opinion to the minutes: “With this settlement, we snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. This, at a time when the FAA’s willingness to negotiate revealed that the FAA itself suspected they would lose their court battles with Santa Monica — even while they continue to hold our land hostage,” he wrote. Jonathan Stein, an attorney representing several residentowner groups, accused the city of acting unlawfully and announced his intention to file actions in state and federal courts. (Continued on page 12)

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By Gary Walker The last time Westside voters were choosing who would represent them on the LAUSD board, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg catapulted a local election onto the national stage by pumping more than $1 million into campaigns supporting school choice reformers — and opposing incumbent Steve Zimmer. Four years later, it’s former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan’s turn to give Zimmer a run for his money. Earlier this month, Riordan contributed $1 million to the independent expenditure committee “L.A. Students for Change Opposing Steve Zimmer for School Board 2017,” setting the stage for what could become the most expensive school board race in the country. The group has raised an additional $490,000 to oppose Zimmer, currently president of the LAUSD board. Seeking reelection to a third term in the March 7 primary, Zimmer faces three challengers: former teacher Nicholas Melvoin, parent and educator Allison Holdorff Polhill, and public relations specialist Gregory Martayan. The four Westside school board candidates are slated to debate each other at Loyola Marymount University on Monday, Feb. 6. As of Jan. 26, the four candidates have raised a combined $531,000 in direct contributions to their campaigns. Melvoin, who is most likely to benefit from Riordan’s independent expenditures, leads the pack with nearly $300,000 in direct fundraising, including a $15,000 contribution from a group affiliated with charter schools and another $15,000 from Riordan. Zimmer had raised $93,207, Holdorff Polhill $74,700 (including $20,000 from the same charter schools group backing Melvoin), and Martayan $62,225, according to campaign filings. Independent expenditure campaigns are also supporting Zimmer and Holdorff Polhill, most notably the United Teachers Los Angeles contributing $170,000 in support of Zimmer. Riordan, a proponent of charter schools, told The Argonaut he’s more impressed by Melvoin than he is dissatisfied with Zimmer. “I’m not doing this to defeat Steve Zimmer; I’m doing it to help elect Nick Melvoin,” Riordan said. “Nick’s family has been friends of mine for many years. He’s one of the brightest young men that I’ve ever met, and we need more people like that on the school board.” One of the 2017 campaign’s earliest endorsements came from Speak Up, a

LAUSD board candidates Gregory Martayan (from left), Nicholas Melvoin, incumbent Steve Zimmer and Allison Holdorff Polhill during last month’s Speak Up candidate forum in Venice

parent organization that advocates for school choice and is opposing Zimmer. They’ve endorsed both Melvoin and Holdorff Polhill. Although campaign spending seems to revolve around school choice issues, Melvoin contends that he and his campaign are about much more than that. “What my campaign represents is a paradigm shift from an emphasis on

“I want to educate voters about how important fiscal responsibility and balancing a budget is. More people are becoming aware of LAUSD’s budget crisis,” she said. While she has support from charter backers, Holdorff Polhill said she is no shill for charter organizations. “I’m not just Ms. Charter thing. I’m in favor of all public models of education,”

“I’m not doing this to defeat Steve Zimmer; I’m doing it to help elect Nick Melvoin.” — Richard Riordan bureaucracy to kids and parents,” Melvoin said during a December candidate forum in Venice, during which he highlighted his experiences as both a teacher and an education reformer. Melvoin did not return calls for this story. Holdorff Polhill, a former Palisades Charter High School board member, has been focusing on the district’s $1.46 billion budget deficit in her public appearances — a focus that she says will remain at the top of her mind throughout the campaign.

she said. “I really hope that voters are going to look at a candidate like me who is a product of public schools.” Martayan is painting himself as the race’s grassroots candidate. “I’m the only candidate who can’t be bought by the special interests like the others,” he asserted. “Our message is about safe schools, accountability and transparency.” Despite the dire picture that his opponents paint of LAUSD, Zimmer says the district is on the move, noting that several

schools in his Westside and Central Los Angeles district have posted improved standardized test scores and are experiencing surges of positive energy among staff, students and parents. “As I engage in this campaign, I submit to the voters that it’s not important that every proposal or initiative was the right one at the right moment. That is less important than if we’ve passed what I call ‘the soul tests’: Have we done things in such a way that says excellence is for all students and dreams can come true for all students in public education? I submit that we have,” Zimmer said. “No one should question why I’m here doing what I do every day,” he continued. “There’s no one else in this campaign who has a record of putting the priorities of all children — not just some children — first.” The Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa and the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce are cohosting a candidate forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, in the Roski Dining Center in University Hall on the campus of Loyola Marymount University. Call (310) 645-5151 or visit facebook.com/ laxcoastal for more information. gary@argonautnews.com

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By Joe Piasecki When Gisella Ferreira learned of the massive demonstration forming at LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal on Sunday, she felt morally compelled to participate. The daughter of a Brazilian immigrant and owner of Global Dance Arts in Marina del Rey took heart in being among the thousands of Angelenos protesting President Donald Trump’s sudden order to ban asylum seekers and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. “Our studio is about diversity,” she said. “It was very, very powerful to see the crowd was so diverse — people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds there to support each other and say we’re not going to be witness to this injustice.” The large number of demonstrators at LAX — hundreds on Saturday night, thousands on Sunday, and hundreds more on Monday and Tuesday evenings — marked the second consecutive weekend of protests against Trump since his inauguration.

And, once again, local elected leaders showed up in support of the demonstrators. Rep. Ted Lieu, who represents most of the Westside in the House of Representatives, Rep. Maxine Waters, whose district includes LAX, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Westside-serving L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin and L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer all went to LAX on Sunday to try to intercede on behalf of detainees and to encourage protesters to hold their ground. “What you see now is a real populist movement, one that is kind and inspirational and really, really big,” said Lieu, who is perhaps Trump’s most vocal critic in Congress — to the degree that the conservative website brietbart.com has suggested Lieu, an active Air Force Reserves colonel, should be court martialed for disrespecting the president on Twitter). “There’s a law of physics that also applies to politics: For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction; in this case people protesting Donald Trump’s bigoted and unconstitutional policies,” said Lieu, who applauded law

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enforcement for its even-keel response to the protests. Along with last weekend’s massive Women’s March Los Angeles, Angelenos are showing unprecedented popular resistance to an incoming federal administration and there’s little to suggest that energy will dissipate, said Michael Genovese, president of the World Policy Institute think tank at Loyola Marymount University. “The more outrageous people feel the president is being, the more they feel compelled to act,” Genovese said. That’s true of Marcy Winograd, a Westside progressive organizer who teaches English at Venice High School. While demonstrating at LAX on Saturday she met Yadi Hashemi, an IranianAmerican citizen and retired L.A. city employee who five years ago headed up efforts to resolve parking issues in Playa del Rey. Hashemi wasn’t protesting; he was waiting. His brother, a green-card holding permanent resident of the U.S., was detained for more than eight hours of

“extreme vetting” — basically a thorough grilling, Hashemi said — upon return from selling his home and closing out other personal affairs in Iran. “There was a crowd of worried people there” waiting for detained relatives, said Hashemi, who opposed the Islamic fundamentalist takeover of Iran and sought asylum in the U.S. after the Iranian Revolution. At LAX, Hashemi sought help from ACLU attorneys inside the terminal and convinced others left waiting for detainees do the same. Daliah Setareh, a senior attorney for Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles who works in Santa Monica, traveled to LAX on Sunday both to protest alongside Ferreira, her dance teacher, and to offer free legal aid if needed. Because customs officials wouldn’t let attorneys meet with detainees, she said, there was an overflow of lawyers offering help but not much they could actually do. Beyond air travel, Trump’s travel ban also halts progress on refugees, torture survivors and victims of crimes seeking asylum in the U.S. Setareh currently

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“We’re talking about populations who feel vulnerable, to various degrees, and here that’s a little more in your face than if you’re at home in Westchester sitting in front of the TV,” Genovese said. The big question now is whether Democrats (though in the minority) will take a page from the Republican playbook under President Obama and become blanket obstructionists, particularly in the Senate. “There’s a phrase that Democrats go to a gunfight with a knife. Republicans historically play tougher than Democrats,” Genovese said. And it’s not that Trump is without support. The Republican voter base that helped put Trump in the White House continues to support Trump with greater intensity than analysis of national opinion polls tends to suggest. “The president is doing literally

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“It’s a terrible deal that will impact residents. We want to make sure all aviation tenants are thrown out, leaving only the runway. We then want to show in court that the runway can be shut down lawfully by the city by Dec, 31, 2018, as the city council already decided,” Stein said. Stein and other opponents argue that the city would have prevailed in its legal claims against the federal government, and thus question the merit of compromising. He also claims the city did not comply with public disclosure requirements. “They were so concerned with hiding the content of the agreement from residents of Sunset Park and Ocean Park that they failed to do even the minimum disclosures you need under the Brown Act when you’re changing public properties,” Stein said. “John [Stein] is just wrong on that,” countered Cole, saying the city fully complied with the Brown Act. He argued bringing the FAA to the table was the best way out of a complex litigation schedule that included court battles in the 9th Circuit, 9th District and Court of Appeals; five pending cases, a notice of investigation and an interim cease-and-desist from the

Word of the SMO closure broke as the city was preparing to order flight operator JetSuiteX to cease and desist from expanding flight service FAA; the eviction of two tenants; and a cease-and-desist order the city was preparing to file against a tenant last week.

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swim team, dive team and water polo team. Most students go on Every public discussion of illegal to becoming locker attendants and lifeguards for the city. Some immigration includes demands even become beach guards! For similar to letter writer Dotseth’s many, it’s their first job. (Letters, Jan. 12) to enforce the The Venice pool offers students laws against the (dark-skinned, low-income) illegal immigrants, a safe place to hang out, learn but almost NEVER any demand how to swim, be a part of a team. If there’s any place on that to enforce the laws against the (white, high-income) people who campus that could use a multimillion-dollar face lift, the HIRE illegal immigrants. Venice pool would be the place. When has any politician ever Shannon O’Brien admitted publicly that very few people will come to the U.S. Indeed, where’s the pool? I illegally if they can’t find jobs loved going to school there, but here? This illustrates how much wouldn’t have if there was no the people who want an ample supply of low-paid, easily-intim- swim team. How very, very disappointing. idated labor control what’s an Lauren Dale allowable topic of political discourse, and how most of the Pool not included? That public never questions their motivations or tactics of demon- is horrible! Carol Maher izing the people who are the lesser cause of the problem. Tom O Re: “Venice High School’s $111-Million Makeover,” News, Dec. 15 Where’s the state of the art Aquatic Center in this plan? Venice High School has a great

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Timeless Style Pop-up exhibit shows the early ’60s fashion photography of Len Steckler, the man who put Joe Namath in pantyhose By Andy Vasoyan The ’60s were a different time, so we’ve been told. Amid cultural tumult and advancing technology, photographer Len Steckler was fusing advertising and pictures with an artist’s eye. Steckler started his career years earlier, as an artist who drew pictures for ad companies; he’d shared a desk with Andy Warhol. “A lot of times, what he would do is he would take a photo of a model and start drawing it, and the advertiser would see the photo and go ‘Let’s use that instead,’” says Pierre Vudrag. He’s the president of

Limited Runs, which sells posters, print art and photography and this weekend is presenting a retrospective of Steckler’s work in West Los Angeles. “As the ’50s started to progress, photography became more acceptable. The technology got better, and there was a shift. Because photography was so new, there was no right way to do it,” says Vudrag. “At that time it was ‘How do we do it?’ So [Steckler] was able to experiment, and because he experimented, he also got a lot of the quirky campaigns.” In the late ’60s, Steckler did an ad for AT&T that featured an African-American

model, an Asian-American model and a white model. “It was the first time they had an ad like that,” Vudrag says, “and it caused a lot of controversy, but it was a big success.” In 1974, Steckler put Jets quarterback Joe Namath in pantyhose for Hanes. For his fashion shoots, Steckler also played with location, though he never omitted the fashion of the era. “He had the sense that if he brought these models into the studio and made them look glamorous, well, they were already glamorous,” says Vudrag. “What he started to do was take his models out

into the streets of New York, in very un-elegant settings: in phone booths, in front of construction sites, with moving trucks.” It was one of those mundane settings — a shoot in front of a window — that would lead to one of Steckler’s personal obsessions, which would become the theme of the retrospective that Vudrag and Limited Runs have put together. “He said that ‘When I saw the model leaning against the window, it was almost like a mirror image of her, but you got (Continued on page 14)

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a different perspective on the smile on her face,’” Vudrag recalls Steckler, who died last year, saying. “It was almost like she was frowning, so he felt that the reflection could show another side of someone, maybe the side you show the public, and maybe the side you show yourself.”

primary colors, high heels, higher ponytails and a wardrobe any mod would kill for. One model poses in front of a small hand mirror, her reflection visible but mysterious; another poses in front of a number of glass shards; another’s reflection tessellates on a disco ball. A series of models pose in rooms entirely of glass and mirrors.

“The technology got better, and there was a shift. Because photography was so new, there was no right way to do it.” — Pierre Vudrag, Limited Runs

According to Vudrag, that shoot was where Steckler got the idea for using mirrors, and also where the name of the show comes from: “Reflections of the Man Behind the Mirror.” “You can actually see a little bit of him in one of the pictures, so we thought that was appropriate, and a little funny,” Vudrag says. For the exhibit, 28 previously unreleased pictures from Steckler’s private collection will be on display at The Gallery, west of Century City. The photos are clearly a product of the ’60s: bright,

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Ordering wine to complement your meal is intimidating for some people, despite the fact that wine lists often include descriptions and are usually organized from lightest bodied to fullest. Consider how much more challenging it is when you stroll into a grocery or liquor store looking for something to serve with a dinner you’re making at home. Nothing is organized in any way you’re likely to comprehend. And instead of a few choices, you are confronted with hundreds or even thousands. At a grocery store there may be nobody who has tasted anything in stock, and at a wine store the salespeople may ask questions for which you have no ready answer. What is someone who wants to select the perfect wine to do? Sommelier Sarah Gordon says people drink reds too Sarah Gordon, the wine buyer warm, whites too cold and everything too fast at Lincoln Fine Wines, has thought about how to communipairing is. You mentioned have glasses available for both. cate with customers who don’t barbecue, so if you like CaliforYou and your guests will all get know the technical language of nia wines I might go with a something you like, and you’ll wine. She grew up in New York Zinfandel — something peppery learn more about your own near a wine shop that held and juicy that will hold up with tastes and theirs too. tastings and seminars, and the barbecued meat. If you like Old exploration of flavors there World, I’d suggest a Primitivo Do you try to steer people inspired her to learn more. or Aglianico. It’s called mirrortoward unusual but successful Gordon became a certified ing, where you match the profile pairings? sommelier and worked in a and flavor of the food and wine. We do have customers who combination wine shop and There are other pairings that are come in and show me a menu restaurant before moving to her more about the contrast. … and say, “Let’s have fun with present job. I conducted our When you have a savory dish it.” We walk around the store interview in the cooled and with a lot of spice, then a together and discuss possibilihumidity-controlled room at Riesling with some acid and ties, because they’ve invited me the back of the shop where residual sugar will pair very to help them explore new things. the most precious and fragile nicely. I had someone come to me who bottles are stored. was preparing paella and a Do some people always prefer Spanish dinner, but who usually If I come in and tell you I’m mirroring and some always likes California Chardonnays. I having a barbecue and want prefer contrasting? found a wine from Mallorca you to suggest a wine, what do That’s hard to say. Even if made from an indigenous grape, you ask me? someone does have a consistent but creamy and buttery with I start out asking what kind of preference, it’s worth considerFrench oak like the ones they wines you prefer to drink, and I ing that their guests might prefer already knew. So there is break it down into Old World or the opposite. If you have enough definitely a lot of room to play New World, Californian or people at the table that you’re around and expand their earthier wines from Europe and planning on opening more than horizons. elsewhere. Then I break it down one bottle with a course, you (Continued on page 16) further based on what the food might get a bottle of each and

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“This new contemporary home boasts four bedrooms, and four-and-three-quarter-baths,” say agents Courtney Norman and Tyler Taft. “The baths boast Italian and Spanish porcelain with heated floors. This house has engineered French oak wood floors and custom made wood windows which provide ample natural light. Amenities include a spa, pool, fish pond, and a two-car garage with four extra spaces. Outdoor decks and balconies make this an entertainer’s paradise.”

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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A

6 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD DO WHEN MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE Congratulations! You just closed escrow on your new house and couldn’t be happier. Now it’s time to start packing and preparing for your upcoming move. Before officially taking possession of your home, however, here are 6 things I highly recommend doing before moving in: 1. Change the Locks You really don’t know who else has keys to your home, so change the locks. That ensures you’re the only person who has access. Install new deadbolts yourself for as little as $10 per lock, or call a locksmith — if you supply the new locks, they typically charge about $20 to $30 per lock for labor.

for you before closing, but it never hurts to double-check. Keep an eye out for dripping faucets and running toilets, and check your water heater for signs of a leak.

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legal Advertising FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 006186 The following person is doing business a 1) Prism Permits 2) Prism Permit Expediting 1421 Venice Blvd. #10 Venice, CA. 90291.PO Box 283 Malibu, CA. 90265 Sharyl Beebe 1421 Venice Blvd. #10 Venice, CA. 90291 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name SHARYL BEEBE OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2017 Argonaut published: Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 010671 The following person is doing business as: 1) 123 General Radio 2493 S Bundy Dr. Los Angeles, CA. 90064 Carlos Zuniga 2493 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles, CA. 90064 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: CARLOS FLINT OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2017. Argonaut published: Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016 301865 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Nery Lopez Handyman 3972 Minerva Ave. Los Angeles CA. 90066 Nery Lopez 3972 Minerva Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 8/2016. declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-

rect. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). NERY LOPEZ OWNER This statement was filed with the county on Dec. 13, 2016. Argonaut published: Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 014910 The following persons is (are) doing business as 1) Jonny’s Gems 2) Blacklight Jewelry 3) Blacklight Bling 4030 Del Rey Ave. Marina del Rey, CA 90292 John T. Hjorth III 4216 Tivoli Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90292 This business is conducted by a individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). JOHN T. HJORTH III OWNER This statement was filed with the county on Jan. 19, 2017. Argonaut published: Jan. 26. Feb. 2, 9, 16, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 024338 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1)OP 3 8300 Manitoba St. #110 Los Angeles, CA. 90293. On the Lot Events LLC 8300 Manitoba St. #110 Los Angeles, CA. 90293 This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/2017 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). ON THE LOT EVENTS LLC Title: Manager This statement was filed with the county on Jan. 30, 2017 . Argonaut published: Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of

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the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 024415 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1) Limonada LA 2) Limon Lalaland 3) Lalaland Life 11607 Culver Blvd. LosAngeles, CA. 90066 Lorena Alvarado 11607 Culver Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90066 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). PL This statement was filed with the county on Jan. 30, 2017 . Argonaut published: Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 076264 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Side LA 1042 Princeton Drive suite B Marina del Rey CA. 90292 Pole to Win America Inc. 4677 Old Ironsides Drive suite 210 Santa Clara, CA. 95054 This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/2016 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). POLE TO WIN AMERICA INC. Title: CFO This statement was filed with the county on Jan. 20, 2017 . Argonaut published: Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.

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legal advertising FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 300282 The following person is doing business as: 1) New World Catering Service 2) Cruzin Cuizine 933 Lake St. Venice, CA. 90291. Ronald Edward Johnson 933 Lake St. Venice, CA. 90291 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: RONALD EDWARD JOHNSON OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2016 Argonaut published: Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 313241 The following person is doing business as 1) Travel Guru 2) Travel Coffee Guru 3) Travel Doctor Guru 1009 W. Laurel Street Compton, CA. 90220. Damon Hogan 1009 W. Laurel Street Compton, CA. 90220. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/2016 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name Damon Hogan Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Dec. 28th 2016 Argonaut published: Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2016 315842 The following person is doing business as 1. Suzi’s Suites 8352 Stewart Avenue/ 8744 Liberator Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045 Susan Maria Stefanski 7296 W 85th St Los Angeles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Susan Maria Stefanski Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 2016 Argonaut published: Jan. 19. 26. Feb. 2, 9, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2017 010312 The following person is doing business as: 1) Ahsome Life 6440 W. 83rd St. Los Angeles, CA. 90045 Lori B Locicero 6440 W. 83rd St Los Angeles, CA. 90045 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/2007. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: LORI B LOCICERO OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2017 Argonaut published: Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2017 012526 The following person is doing business as: Damian Gerard Curran Associates (DGCA) Registered owners: DGCA Consulting INC. 8055 West Manchester Ave. #600 Playa del Rey, CA. 90293 This business is conducted by an a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: DGCA CONSULTING INC. PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 2017 Argonaut published: Jan. 19. 26. Feb. 2, 9, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 012532 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Formé 11845 W Olympic Blvd suite 1100W Los Angeles, CA. 90064. Dukoz LLC 11845 W. Olympic Blvd suite 1100 W. Los Angeles, CA. 90064 This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/2017. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant DUKOZ LLC Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan. 17th 2017. Argonaut published: Jan 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 008315 The following person is doing business as 1) Sun Transporation Service 4922 W. 139th St Hawthorne CA 90250 Andre Jacobson 4922 W. 139th Street Hawthorne CA. 90250. Luiz Canto 4922 W. 139th St. Hawthorne CA. 90250 This business is conducted by a general partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec. 2006. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Andre Jacobson Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2017 Argonaut published: Feb. 2,9, 16, 23, 2017. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.

On Stage – The week in local theater c o m p i l e d b y C h r i s t i n a ca m p o d o n i c o

Speaking Truth to Power: “Lyrics from Lockdown” @ The Actors’ Gang Hip-hop theater innovator and spoken word champ

Bryonn Bain shares his incredible true story about being wrongly held in New York City jails while a student at Harvard Law School. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays and at 9 p.m. Fridays through Feb. 25 at The Actor’s Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $30 to $34.99. (310) 838-4264; theactorsgang.com Photo by Michaela Bodlovic

This Little Light of Mine: “Every Brilliant Thing” @ The Broad Stage Starring British comedian Jonny Donahoe, this interactive play about a young boy trying to cheer up his depressed mum with a list of “brilliant things” brings the audience into the mix. At every show, Donahoe picks audience members to play such roles as a school counselor who speaks through a sock puppet, a vet putting down a beloved dog, a first love who proposes marriage, and a father giving a speech at his son’s wedding. Be prepared to laugh, cry and play a part. Now playing at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 12 at The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $45+. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.com

Jonny Donahoe (also of the BBC 4 comedy band Jonny and the Baptists) brings audience members into a hilarious and heartwarming story about a kid trying to cheer up his mum

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A Trumpian Tragedy: “Trump Unbound” @ City Garage In this staged-reading satire combining recent political events and elements of Greek tragedy, Donald Trump is portrayed as a Promethean character taunted by his archrival Hillaria, the Evil Witch of the East, plagued by a “dishonest” media, comforted by a Chorus of Deplorables and supported by Putinius, Czar of the Dark Empire. One performance only: 8 p.m. Monday at City Garage, Bergamot Station T1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 453-9939; citygarage.org Chance Encounter: “A Delusional Affair” @ Santa Monica Playhouse In this new comedy by Albert James Kallis, Fate steps in to turn everything you knew about love, marriage, fantasy and reality upside down. Keep the kids at home, as things get a little racy. Now playing at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $25 to $35. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com

Hypochondriac: “The Imaginary Invalid” @ Westchester Playhouse The Kentwood Players present Moliere’s outrageous satire of medicine, its practitioners and the patients who rely on laxatives, bloodlettings and quacks for medical treatment. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 18 at Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org Magical Missionaries: “Finding Belle” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Cinderella, Belle, Aladdin and Mother Goose are dropped into 2017, where they must confront the miracles and mysteries of modern living while trying to convince a quirky teen that you’re never too old to believe in fairytales. Now playing at 2 p.m. Saturdays and 12:30 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $12.50 to $15. (310) 394-9779, ext. 2; santamonicaplayhouse.com

Prying Eyes: “Picnic” @ Pierson Playhouse Theater Palisades presents William Inge’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a handsome young stranger who happens upon a small town on the eve of Labor Day, stealing hearts and rousing suspicion along the way. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 19 at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd., Pacific Palisades. $18 to $20. (310) 454-1970; theatrepalisades. com Giving Back: “Fellowship” @ Westside Food Bank In this immersive play about food bank volunteers visited by Hunger and penned by Julie Marie Myatt, audience members become volunteers, preparing sack lunches to be distributed to hungry people throughout Los Angeles. Now playing at 7:30 p.m. Fridays through Feb. 10 at Westside Food Bank, 1710 22nd St., Santa Monica. $20 suggested donation. (800) 578-1335; cornerstonetheater.org

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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, Feb. 2 Marina del Rey Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The American Red Cross needs your help to save lives. Hosted by L.A. County Department of Beaches & Harbors. Please bring ID. Appointment necessary. Burton Chace Park Community Room, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. redcrossblood.org (enter sponsor code LACBH) Venice Chamber Happy Hour at Würstkuche, 6 to 8 p.m. Make new friends and enjoy specialty sausages and beers at Würstkuche Venice, 625 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $5 to 10. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net West Coast Swing, 6:30 p.m. Move your body and free your mind. Celebrate swing with a class or open dance. Intermediate swing dance classes start at 6:30 p.m., followed by beginner and intermediate /advanced classes at 7:30 p.m., and open dancing with deejays at 8:30 p.m. $15 includes the class; $10 just to dance. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606-5606; philandmindiadance.com West L.A. Hike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A community of friendly people gather each Thursday for one of five West L.A. routes. Check website for weekly location. meetup.com/los-angeleshiking-group/events Gem: A Dazzling Discussion of Precious Rocks, Stones and Minerals, 7 p.m. Learn the stories, myths and legends surrounding the most celebrated jewel-laden artifacts from around the world. Jeweler and best-selling author Aja Raden relays tales of her sparkling journey through the world of jewels and gems. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Community Jam hosted by Jenny & Chris, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Join Jenny & Chris for a jam night. Bring your songs and instruments. UnUrban

ing the main channel. The race is for center and lee board boats 12 to 18 feet. Mandatory Skipper meeting at 10 a.m. South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club, 13723 Fiji Way, 2nd Floor, Marina del Rey. $15 to $35. alaltam@ yahoo.com

Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Nightcause, 9 p.m. Benefiting the Oakland Fire Relief Fund, Nightcause performs house, dance and soul music with Hoj of All Day I Dream and Peace in Noise in The Del Monte. DJ Vinyl Don spins at 10 p.m. in the Townhouse bar. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Friday, Feb. 3 Hound Dog Dave & the Mel-Tones, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Playing blues, R&B and early rock ‘n’ roll, Hound Dog Dave & the Mel-Tones perform at Hinano Café, 15 Washington Blvd., Venice. No cover. (310) 822-3902 Friday Night Trivia, 7 p.m. Test your knowledge while having a brew and win prizes. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com SongWriter Soiree, 7 to 11:30 p.m. (Sign up at 6:30 p.m.) Show up and prove your talent, then stay to support your fellow singers and musicians during the open mic each Friday at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $5 to participate (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Faculty Violin and Viola Recital, 8 p.m. Violin and viola faculty Ken Aiso plays a recital with department accompanist Valeria Morgovskaya in a program of Brahms, Bach and Britten. Loyola Marymount University, Murphy Recital Hall, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. (310) 338-2389; lmu.edu Sushi and Sake with Shul on the Beach, 8 p.m. Enjoy a unique evening with Westside Jewish professionals. Candle-lighting service begins at 5:08 p.m. with an early Mincha at 5:15 p.m. Featuring music by the PJC Acapella group and stand-up comedian,

Buzzworthy folk-rock and Americana duo Roses & Cigarettes plays a no cover double-bill with bluescountry band The Deltaz. SEE TUESDAY, FEB. 7.

Purple Mountains Majesties brings psychedelic rock to The Townhouse. SEE FRIDAY, FEB. 3. screenwriter and actor, Avi Liberman at 8 p.m. The Shul on the Beach, 505 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. Suggested donation $18. (310) 392-8749; shabbatloungevenice.com IMPULSE, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. This student-run dance show includes hip-hop, jazz, modern and contemporary pieces performed and choreographed by LMU Dance program students. Loyola Marymount University, St. Robert’s Hall Auditorium, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. $10 suggested donation. (310) 338-2389; lmu.edu Purple Mountains Majesties, 8 p.m. Live psychedelic, rock ‘n’ roll and soul followed by DJ Jedi spinning soul, funk, oldies, hip-hop and dance at 10 p.m. in The Del Monte, plus DJ Shiva in Townhouse bar at 10 p.m. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Sofar Sounds: Santa Monica, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Santa Monica. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com Rusty’s Rhythm Club Swing Dance, 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Enjoy an evening of swing dancing to live music featuring Jonathan Stout’s Grand Slam Sextet. Inspired by the sound and spirit of the Benny Goodman Sextet, the Grand Slam Sextet features the iconic front line of clarinet, vibraphone and electric guitar backed by a rock-solid rhythm section. A half-hour beginner swing dance class (no partner needed) happens from 8 to 8:30 p.m. and is followed by a DJ and live music from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. $20 cover, includes the class. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606-5606; rustyfrank.com Skeeters Pool Party “Surf and Superbowl Weekend Kickoff,” 8:30 p.m. to closing. Skeeters Pool Party Band hosts a Super Bowl party featuring classic rock and vintage surf songs. All drummers are invited to show up and play “Wipeout” on a communal drum. Bring your own sticks. Guitarists welcome to jam on “Crossroads.” Bring your own guitar. Free rock T-shirts for all dancers. No cover. More info at Skeeters Pool Party on Facebook. Brennan’s Pub,

4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 821-6622; brennanspub-la.com

Saturday, Feb. 4

Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a soka, reggae, ska and junkaroo concert by Upstream. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Open Mic, 2 p.m. Hang out with musicians, jam on stage and enjoy a cold one. Open to all. First come, first play. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 9 to 10:30 a.m. A 12-step program for anyone struggling with their relationship with food. Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Youth Center, 3838 S. Centinela Ave., Mar Vista. Free. (310) 902-3040; foodaddicts.org Open Wetlands at Ballona, 9 a.m. to noon. The Los Angeles Audubon Society hosts its monthly Open Wetlands event at Ballona Salt Marsh. Take a stroll through the sand dunes to the creek and explore your neighborhood wetlands. Enter through the gate in the northeast corner of the parking lot behind Alkawater/Gordon’s Market in the 300 block of Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. No baby strollers. (310) 301-0050; losangelesaudubon.org Hot Wheels Garage, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This special event features a display of life-size Hot Wheels cars and plenty of Hot Wheels toys to race, plus a face painter and balloon artist for kids. Donations of dog and cat food are accepted for L.A. SPCA. $10 adults, $5 children ages 10 to 17. Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo. (310) 909-0950; automobiledrivingmuseum.org Ilene Cohen Puppet Show, 10:30 a.m. Ilene Cohen entertains with her puppet, Woody, and his puppet friends with stories to tickle the funny bone. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free. (310) 5592665; childrensbookworld.com Artists & Fleas, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Established as a marketplace to bring together emerging artists, indie designers, vintage collectors, enthusiasts and an alternative to a retail setting, Artists & Fleas provides a community gathering spot and hipster haven. Enjoy a day of fun in the sun with shopping and food trucks each 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. Westminster Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. Free. artistsandfleas.com South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club Shallow Water Race Series, 1 p.m. The shallow water race is a great way to measure boating in a lighthearted atmosphere. Food and fun follows the race with an incredible view overlook-

Novelist Aja Raden discusses jewelry, desire and obsession in Santa Monica. SEE THURSDAY, FEB. 2 “BunnyBear!” Book Launch Party, 2:30 p.m. Join Andrea J. Loney in celebration of her new book “BunnyBear!” Although Bunnybear was born a bear, he feels more like a bunny. He prefers bouncing in the thicket to tramping in the forest, and in his heart he’s fluffy and tiny like a rabbit instead of burly and loud like a bear. The other bears don’t understand him, and neither do the bunnies. Will Bunnybear ever find a friend who likes him just the way he is? Children’s Book World, 10580½ W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. (310) 5592665; childrensbookworld.com DJ Vinyl Don + DJ Doomz, 9 p.m. Dance party with DJ Vinyl Don playing soul, funk, oldies hip-hop and more in The Del Monte. DJ Doomz gets things moving in the Townhouse bar at 10 p.m. No cover. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Sunday, Feb. 5 Aqua Aerobics, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m. Sundays. Build strength and endurance during the early shallowwater workout or the later deep-water workout at the Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $2.75 to $11. (310) 458-8700; (Continued on page 29)

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temperament of the man.” Throughout the 2016 election season, Duncombe was struck by Trump’s “aggrieved sense of martyrdom” and saw alignments between Prometheus and the reality star / business mogul turned presidential nominee. “Prometheus is a demigod. Trump certainly seems to be a demigod in his own mind, a self-made demigod,” says Duncombe. “So that level of hubris and self-aggrandizement again is very much at the heart of Greek tragedy, because ultimately the gods are always punishing mankind for his pride

They looked at their own stories. They looked at their own cultural attitudes and they tried to get a better understanding of who they [were], which is certainly a great contribution that art can make.” The free reading of “Trump Unbound” happens at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at City Garage theater in Bergamot Station Arts Center, Building T1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. Call (310) 453-9939 or visit citygarage.org. christina@argonautnews.com

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santamonicaswimcenter.org/ adult-fitness Music at the Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. With a poetic set of lyrical skills and an island-inspired sound, Kat McDowell performs a free show during the Santa Monica Farmers Market, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. smgov.net Greyhound Show ‘n’ Tell, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet retired racing greyhounds who will melt your heart. Not requiring a lot of exercise, greyhounds are quiet, non-shedding and already socialized. Come out and find your new best friend. PETCO, 8801 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. Contact Jim or Sharon Higgins at (310) 645-8143; fastfriends.org Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a salsa concert by the Susie Hansen Latin Band. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Music and Comedy at UnUrban, 1 to 6 p.m. Performances by Almost Vaudeville (1 to 4 p.m.) and Mews Small and Company (4 to 6 p.m.) precede the Screenwriting Tribe workshop Meetup group at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com

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Unkle Monkey Show, 6 to 9 p.m. This duo performs acoustic music and comedy each Wednesday in the Tiki Bar with special guest appearances including an Elvis impersonator. The Warehouse Restaurant, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Vanilla Sugar, 8 p.m. The experimental alt-electro band swings in from New York to headline a free all-ages show at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

Monday, Feb. 6 The Help Group’s After-School Enrichment Program, 4 to 5:15 p.m. Benefiting children and teens with autism spectrum disorder and other special needs, The “Kids Like Me” program offers various after-school enrichment classes over an 8-week period adapted to fit the unique needs of the participants and encourage creativity, active participation and the development of important social skills. Staff supervision, snack and homework assistance provided from 3 to 4 p.m. See website for class schedule. The Help Group West, 4160 Grand View Blvd., Culver City. $225 to $400. (310) 751-1486; kidslikemela.org Nina’s Tango Practica, 6 to 9 p.m. Each Monday night learn the art of tango and enjoy a tapas tasting menu. Grand Casino Bakery & Café, 3826

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Main St., Culver City. $12.95. (310) 945-6099; grandcasinobakery.com LAUSD District 4 Candidates Forum, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Incumbent LAUSD Board President Steven Zimmer, Nicholas Melvoin, Allison Holdorff Polhill and Gregory Martayan answer questions about the school board race. Loyola Marymount University, Roski Dining Hall, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. ncwpdr.org The Setup Comedy Show, 8 p.m. A rotating comic lineup that you give a “setup” and then they make you laugh with their ad-lib genius performing the first and third Monday of each month. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Salsa Night, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. World champion dance instructor Cristian Oviedo leads a beginner salsa class from 8 to 9 p.m. and a beginner bachata lesson from 9 to 10 p.m. followed by live music and social dancing until 2 a.m. West End, 1301 5th St., Santa Monica. $12. 21+. (310) 451-2221; facebook.com/westendsalsa

Tuesday, Feb. 7

Marshall McLuhan-Finnegans Wake Reading Club, 6 p.m. This open reading club meets the first Tuesday of each month for literary discussions. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 306-7330; laughtears.com

Play with life-sized Hot Wheels at the Automobile Driving Museum. SEE SATURDAY, FEB. 4. Westchester-Playa Neighborhood Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m. A certified Los Angeles city government body, the neighborhood council meets Tuesday evening at the Westchester Municipal Building Community Room, 7166 Manchester Ave., Westchester. ncwpdr.org Steven & Scarlet Duo, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Serving up an eclectic blend of Americana, alt-country, Celtic and Cajun music, Steven & Scarlet perform at Clutch Restaurant, 427 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. (310) 396-8749; clutchcalimex.com “Healing Pen Ink” Class, 7 to 9 p.m. Get inspired by connecting with others at this retreat-like weekly writing class. One free introductory class happens the last Tuesday each month. The

Farmhouse, 2629 Purdue Ave., Mar Vista. $35. (310) 848-4918; writeyourlifela.com Roses & Cigarettes, The Deltaz, 8 p.m. L.A. based band Roses and Cigarettes play their folk-rock Americana at 8 p.m., followed by the blues, folk and country stylings of The Deltaz at 9 p.m. at The Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. No cover. (310) 390-1328; thecinemabar.com Sofar Sounds: Venice, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com (Continued on page 34)

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Free Coffee! Espresso Cielo celebrates the remodel of its Main Street location and the grand opening of a Second Street location by giving away select coffee drinks on Wednesday, Feb. 8. espressocielo.com Sofar Sounds, which hosts secret concerts in locations also kept secret until the day of the show, will be in Santa Monica on Friday, Feb. 3. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com Grace Hwang and Betty Marin of Be More Solidary (BeMoSo) host an “Art Lovers for Solidarity” discussion from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Camera Obscura Art Lab. communityclasses@smgov.net The Santa Monica Swim Center hosts Aqua Aerobics classes for adults on Sunday mornings. santamonicaswimcenter.org

Odd Market Debuts @ Santa Monica Pier It’s not a flea market. It’s not a farmers market. It’s the Odd Market, and last Saturday this festival-like pop-up bazaar of some 60 atypical vendors and three food trucks made its debut in the parking lot of the Santa Monica Pier.

“We’re sort of the Etsy of physical space. Stuff you’d typically see only in online shops, but we bring it here so you can actually touch it,” explains Odd Market founder Phillip Dane, who’s running similar events at the Autry Museum and the L.A. Equestrian Center. The inaugural Santa Monica Odd Market featured everything from vintage vinyl, repurposed consumer goods and Day of the Dead art to gourmet pickles, PAGE 30 THE ARGONAUT February 2, 2017

handmade jewelry and clothing by independent local designers, with live music to set the mood and a special activity area just for kids. Dane aims to make the Odd Market a monthly occurrence on the pier — each time with a different mix of vendors and indie rock bands — and already has plans to return on March 4, April 8, May 6 and June 3. “We want it to be one of those fun, family-friendly things to do that is unique and different and constantly changing,” he says. See theoddmarket.com for info. — Joe Piasecki

Money coach Marisa Nakhi teaches high school kids about financial literacy from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the Santa Monica Public Library’s main branch. smpl.org The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual State of the City event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6. smchamber.com/sotc

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Finding Courage in Creativity ‘Midsummer in Newtown,’ opening Friday in Santa Monica, shows music and theater helping Sandy Hook shooting survivors By Bliss Bowen It isn’t necessary to have grown up in a small Eastern town or New England to be moved by Larry Kramer’s “Midsummer in Newtown,” but if you did it will likely touch you on a more personal level. His picturesque scenes of Victorian houses, sturdy old trees, aged cemeteries and an old-fashioned Fourth of July parade wordlessly establish Newtown, Conn., as a tight-knit community of history, tradition and camaraderie — and if you grew up in a similar environment, it renews the shock of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, in which 20 first-graders and six adults were murdered in this supposedly safe, can’t-happen-here refuge from urban violence. Two months later, Newtown resident Michael Baroody founded NewArts (newarts.org), a program to use performing arts to help children heal. He recruited New York director Michael Unger, and in 2014 a pop musical version of Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was developed: “A ROCKIN’ Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the subject

of Kramer’s sweet but sobering documentary. At one juncture Unger explains, “The play starts out in a world in discord. … It’s about finding harmony.” Kramer shows him encouraging auditioning kids to bring their own personality to Shakespeare’s formal text; the results are comical, and heartening. One of those children is Tain Gregory (cast as one of the Rustics in the play), a wide-eyed boy with a speech impediment who is observant and brave beyond his 9 years; while hiding under a table during the school massacre, he put his arm around a special-needs friend and assured him they would be OK. Another is 11-year-old Sammy Vertucci (cast as the Mustard Seed Fairy), a chubby girl with an infectious smile who had withdrawn from family and favorite activities after the shooting; when she gets a callback for the play and cheerfully announces, “I’m really happy with myself,” you can feel the significance of her triumph. “Midsummer in Newtown” endears because of the humanity of

scenes like that. More on-camera interactions with a greater cross-section of students might have offered a more detailed picture of post-Sandy Hook life. Instead, Kramer shows how Unger, the show’s composer, choreographer and set designer strive to empower their youthful charges through art and performance. He also interviews parents, whose pain and pride comes across in equal, dignified measure; and Sandy Hook music teacher Maryrose Kristopik, who protected students during the shooting by locking them in a closet. Onscreen, she expresses visible pleasure at students’ resilience as they discover their own creativity. Kramer captures revealing moments — some amusing, such as twin sisters’ rapid-fire summaries of “Taming of the Shrew” and “Romeo and Juliet”; others endearing, like the new thespians giggling at their costumes. Most, however, are more poignant: a girl braiding another young girl’s hair, kids nervously tugging on zippers, clenching their hands, or standing with

arms crossed and blank yet apprehensive faces. Those quick images add subtle complexity to the story. It’s multi-layered, and anyone expecting a polemic about gun violence or political stasis will be disappointed. The decision to focus on a select group of children results in strong visuals and moving reminders of what was lost at Sandy Hook. After the play has closed and Kramer visits Tain Gregory and Sammy Vertucci at home and they start crying, it’s obvious they grieve more than the play’s end. The film’s message of hope and healing resonates because Kramer resists easy sentiment or cheerleading. Parallel to the “Midsummer” production, he follows jazz saxophonist/music professor Jimmy Greene and wife Nelba, parents of Sandy Hook victim Ana Márquez-Greene, as they struggle to give meaning to their loss by renewing their commitment to compassion (including for their daughter’s murderer) and the belief that “love (Continued on page 34)

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1990s and remains a fixture in L.A.’s literary community. Sullivan’s a poet and playwright who recently authored the scholarly book “Street Level: Los Angeles in the Twenty-First Century.” The two previously collaborated on “The Night Song of Montgomery Clift,” and Larson directed Sullivan in some plays. With “Crazy,” they listen to Lacques and Tempo riff on their words and roll with it. “There are no cues,” Larson says, laughing. “That’s the wonderful thing about it. We’re all too spaced out by now to remember anything anyway.” You could say the roots of “Crazy” stretch back to the 1970s, when Larson was in a production of Sam Shepard and Patti Smith’s “Cowboy Mouth.” As he recalls it, Lacques was working in a then-popular local band called Sandy and the Rattlesnakes who began performing after the play. Later Larson did another play, “Mad Dog Blues,” for which he recruited Lacques and Tempo. These

days, he says, “I look for opportunities to collaborate with them.” Now they’re congregating with Sullivan at Lacques’ Highland Park studio to record “Crazy Underneath the Trees.” It’s a warm January afternoon and Sullivan is celebrating his birthday. He is the quietest of the four, thoughtfully observing the studio setup and listening to exchanges about mic positioning, pop screens and sonic bleed. Tempo steps outside for a smoke while Larson and Sullivan venture a trial run through some text before playfully harmonizing on the phrase “suicidal ideation.” Lacques recommends keeping their speaking tones conversational. “I’m selling it too much,” Larson worries. “Too loud. Just murmur.” “Read now, rehearse later,” Lacques advises. The paradoxical nature of permanently preserving something that changes with each performance is lost on no one. “None of us have discussed what we’re gonna do,” Tempo observes. “It’s just

another way to explore the piece.” “We definitely couldn’t and wouldn’t do it if we weren’t [longtime friends],” he adds. “This wouldn’t even be on the table. It’s about trusting each other as an ensemble after knowing each other for so long. We let somebody get out on a limb and we’ll either follow them or not; it’s that trust that’s so much a part of theatre. That’s one of the things that Paul and I like about working with these guys, is that ensemble thing.” Asked how it compares to improvising with a band, Lacques says “Crazy” is becoming more musical. “We’ve done this about 10 times, eight times now,” he estimates. “It started out that these guys would read and we would sort of make a soundtrack; now it’s much more interactive. It’s more like a band.” “We can kind of see each other’s thought bubbles,” Tempo explains. Larson offers suggestions about a musical prelude, then realizes Lacques isn’t following a script. “Script?” Lacques quips. “I didn’t know what it was about until the last performance.” Without missing a beat, Tempo wisecracks, “I knew it was about an hour.” Lacques and Tempo repair to a separate recording room and start jamming, Lacques’ guitar figures spiraling around Tempo’s rubbery grooves. Soon Larson and Sullivan begin layering their voices on top. The music’s rootsy and real, curious; a bit primal. Listening, it seems likely that Shepard and the Beat Poets would understand where they’re headed. Paul Lacques, Darrell Larson, Rob Sullivan and Mike Tempo perform “Crazy Underneath the Trees” at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. $10. Call (310) 822-3006 or visit beyondbaroque.org for venue info.

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wins.” They support son Isaiah at hockey games; Nelba launches the Ana Grace Project (anagraceproject.org); and Greene eventually records an album dedicated to Ana. (“Beautiful Life,” Greene’s eighth album, was released in November 2014 by Mack Avenue and nominated for two Grammy Awards, though Kramer doesn’t mention that.) Footage from Greene’s release concert at Western Connecticut State University is included

toward film’s end. Afterward, Greene notes that he’s thankful to be surrounded by people who understand that “there is no happy ending. … We’re gonna need understanding for a long, long time.” “Midsummer in Newtown” opens at Laemmle Monica Film Center, 1332 2nd St., Santa Monica, on Friday, Feb. 3; screenings are at 3:10 p.m. ($7-$9) and 7:30 p.m. ($9-$12). Call (310) 478-3836 or visit facebook.com/midsummerinnewtown.

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