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Contents

VOL 46, NO 5 Local News & Culture

Opinion Editorial: Support Affordable Housing in Venice ............................. 9 ‘To Protect and Conserve’

Westside Happenings

Growing Connections

Take Your Dog to a Singles Mixer .............. 33

Community Healing Gardens bridge the divide between new and old Venice ........ 16

This Week Photo by Edizen Stowell / venicepaparazzi.com

News War at the Shore Local activists rally to support unyielding Coastal Commission leader ................... 10

Interview Yosemite’s Iron Age Rock climber

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The California Coastal Commission is apparently up for grabs ...................... 14

Cover Story

John Long on the men who invented extreme sports .... 34

Arts

Abbot Kinney Exodus

Creative Intervention

Rents have gotten too high for Joe’s Restaurant and Roosterfish

Community theater project uses writing to save lives . ........................................ 35

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$2K per Square Foot Small home on the Venice Canals sets a post-meltdown sales record ................. 12

Let the Good Times Roll Venice Mardi Gras Parade celebrates a Cosmic Future’ .................................19

From Sponto to SPARC

A Taste of Asia

Gerry Fialka joins Jason Hill for a counterculture tour of Venice

The wildly popular 626 Night Market is taking a test run in Santa Monica ......... 21

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L etters improve our neighborhood for everyone. Becky Dennison Executive Director, Venice Community Housing

density which has characterized Venice for over 100 years. Mark Ryavec President, Venice Stakeholders Association

Weave it into the Historic Fabric I want to lend my congratulations to Mike Bonin for piloting the transformation of ‘An Encouraging the Metro bus yard on Main Step Forward’ Street to eventual use as The proposal approved Thursaffordable housing. day to prioritize affordable Might I suggest that in housing on the Metro property at recognition of the loss of Main Street and Sunset Avenue is hundreds of Craftsman houses a positive and encouraging step and the overdevelopment of forward for Metro, for the city Venice over the last 30 years and for the Venice community. that the city require that the The city is facing the worst new project be built in Craftshousing affordability crisis in the man style and observe the nation, and Venice is among the limits of the Venice Local most extreme examples of Coastal Specific Plan? neighborhoods that are simply This is a rare opportunity to out of reach for most Angelenos. extend the walk streets to the In order to protect and preserve west of Pacific Avenue through the longstanding diversity in to Main Street and recreate the Venice, as well as provide two-story Craftsman apartment opportunities for our houseless buildings on Horizon as neighbors to move off the streets affordable units on the former into housing, we must embrace bus yard site. For once we proposals like these and support would significantly add to the every chance to increase high historic Venetian architectural quality housing options and style while keeping to the low

Big Idea isn’t Big Enough Even with maximal construction of affordable housing at the three-acre bus yard, how many of L.A.’s estimated 44,000 homeless people could actually be housed there? Not that many. How many more affordable housing units could be built in lower-cost areas for the funds that would be generated by high-end residential or commercial development of this $50-million piece of prime property near the beach? Probably many times more! Frank Nickels, Venice

EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week’s Argonaut exclusive about L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin’s push to build affordable housing on the former Metro bus yard in Venice has generated such a flood of letters that we didn’t have room to print them all. Pick up next week’s issue to read the rest.

‘We Need More Housing’ As executive director of St. Joseph Center, I know that the reasons people become homeless can be very complex, including job loss, mental illness, family tragedy and a host of other contributing factors.

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Affordable Housing is the Right Move for Venice A piece of Venice real estate does not come cheap. A two-bedroom bungalow on the once-derelict Venice canals just sold for $2.65 million — an astounding $1,998 per square foot, the highest square foot home sale price in Venice since before the Great Recession (see page 12). But that’s chump change compared to commercial real estate prices on formerly industrial Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Last year the building that had housed Hal’s Bar & Grill, Casa Linda and several retail spaces sold for more than $44 million, which pencils out at above $5,000 per square foot. Now Joe’s Restaurant, which has been classing up the boulevard for 24 years, is calling it quits on Valentine’s Day, in part due to rising rents. Roosterfish, a fixture on the other end of Abbot Kinney for 36 years and the Westside’s last remaining gay bar, is also being priced out due to a rent increase and will close down in May (see page 11). Change has always been the norm for Venice, but never before has change raised the price of admission for living and doing business here so high. As longtime local restaurateur Daniel Samakow tells us in our story about Joe’s and Roosterfish, many who treasure Venice’s unique cultural identity worry that national chains looking to cash in on Venice’s cool factor will end up pushing out the very locals who made the place cool. It’s a plausible scenario. Increased housing prices have already been pushing out many of the working- and

L etters However, the fundamental solution is relatively simple: We need more housing. Councilman Bonin’s visionary proposal to convert Metro’s former Venice bus yard into affordable housing will provide this essential resource in a community where it has long been in critically short supply. Since 2009, St. Joseph Center has helped more than 200 of Venice’s most vulnerable homeless men and women move into apartments. Thanks to ongoing supportive services,

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middle-class people who helped define Venice’s now oh-so-desirable sense of place. That’s why we applaud to build housing — at least 35% of it lowincome housing — on the former MTA bus yard at Sunset Avenue and Main Street. Politically speaking, the idea is a winner on two fronts: 1) Slow-growth advocates love that it takes a massive retail or office complex off the table, and 2) many longtime locals recognize that Venice is in desperate need of housing that people who make less than six figures can actually afford. Critics of the project are correct that no single development is going to reverse Venice’s housing affordability crisis. But the larger point is that, instead of making Venice more expensive, these three acres of prime real estate will become an anchor for socioeconomic diversity in the present storm of gentrification. That’s important, because without such diversity Venice just wouldn’t be Venice. As this week’s stories about the grassroots Community Healing Gardens initiative (page 16) and the take-all-comers Mardi Gras celebration (page 19) suggest, Venice’s eclectic spirit is still kicking. Long live Venice.

In an Argonaut exclusive last Thursday, Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin announced his vision to develop the former MTA bus yard at Main Street and Sunset Avenue as an affordable housing complex that may also contain open space and public parking. Metro’s board of directors approved Bonin’s issue later that day, beginning an extended public hearing process that will soon ask Venice residents to weigh in about what they’d like to see built on the roughly three-acre parcel. The land alone has an estimated value of $30 million to $50 million on the open market. “It’s a huge moral imperative that we have housing in Los Angeles that people can afford,” Bonin said. “It’s very important, I think, for government and neighborhoods to have some skin in the game — to use our assets to help provide affordable housing.” Argonaut reporter Gary Walker asked several Venice residents who live or work near the bus yard what they think of Bonin’s idea. “I love the idea of having an affordable housing development there. It’s not serving the neighborhood at all in the state that it’s in now. I would also like to see something along with the housing that all of the community could use— a community room, a bakery or a small market.” — Laura Alice, a real estate agent who lives blocks south of the bus yard “It’s a wonderful idea. However, they must stick to all the Venice Specific Plan conditions, especially regarding

height, which [the specific plan] states that development should not go over 35 feet. Anything higher would definitely cause an outcry from the community.” — Gail Rogers, a member of the Venice Neighborhood Council’s Ocean Front Walk Committee who lives a few blocks west of the yard “For starters, there is no way to ever make it pencil out. This is one of the largest single sites in West Los Angeles. With real estate values what they are, the idea of a project [this valuable] being used as an affordable housing solution just does not make for good financial leadership. — Jim Murez, founder of the Venice Farmers Market, who lives a short distance north of the yard “I think it’s a big step. Some action had to be taken with that site and the city — especially Venice — needs more affordable housing. The government should be the entity to create it through public-private partnerships.” — Real estate broker Tami Pardee of Pardee Properties, headquartered nearby on Abbot Kinney Boulevard “We’re all for helping people get off the streets. I’d like it to be designed so that people living there could walk to Abbot Kinney, because this would provide them with local shopping places in the neighborhood.” — Hal’s Bar & Grill and Primitivo Wine Bistro co-owner Don Novack, a member of the Abbot Kinney Merchants Association

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94% of them have remained housed. Unfortunately, most of these formerly homeless people have been forced to obtain housing far from the community they called home for many years. Likewise, many families who access St. Joseph Center’s range of services have found themselves pushed further and further east over the last decade by rising rents and conversions of rental properties into condominiums. Councilman Bonin’s proposal will allow people in need to

remain in their own neighborhood and will help Venice maintain the diverse, inclusive spirit that has made the community famous around the world. Va Lecia Adams Kellum Executive Director, St. Joseph Center, Venice

not sold, which makes it economically feasible to build and keep affordable housing in the coastal zone, where such housing has been hemorrhaging away and thus forcibly removing people who have lived in Venice their entire lives but don’t own their homes. ‘Can’t Happen Soon Enough’ Without diversity — social, I applaud Councilman Bonin’s economic, cultural and racial call to create a minimum of 35% — Venice will no longer be very affordable housing on the unique, but like any other now vacant Metro bus yard in Manhattan Beach-type affluent Venice. I’m particularly pleased beach town. We will no longer be that the land will be leased and able to say “Only Venice is

Venice,” and will have to say “Only Venice was Venice.” And if what Bonin says is true — “This is not the only piece of government-owned property in my council district that will be used for affordable housing” — I say bravo! It can’t happen soon enough. Linda Lucks, Venice HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE ARGONAUT: Send to letters@ argonautnews.com.

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By Gary Walker A cavalcade of local environmental and slow growth advocates are planning to trek up the coast next week on a rescue mission — to save California Coastal Commission Executive Director Charles Lester’s job. Lester, who has taken a hard line on development along the coast, has come under fire from several commissioners and is at risk of being fired during the commission’s Feb. 10 meeting in Morro Bay. Seeing the writing on the wall, Lester has called for a public hearing on his job performance before commissioners decide his fate in closed session. As administrative head of the quasijudicial committee since 2011, Lester has been charged with protecting and ensuring public access to a 1,100-mile coastal zone that stretches from Oregon to Mexico and wraps around nine Pacific Islands. “The commissioners say it’s about an employment situation, but I think this goes much deeper than that. I think this is an attempt to weaken [the executive director position],” said Ruth Lansford, founder of the nonprofit Friends of the Ballona Wetlands. She plans to make the 200-mile trip to the Central Coast with other Playa del Rey residents concerned that weakening of California Coastal Act protections could eventually allow for taller and denser developments there. Venice community activist David Ewing said that under Lester’s direction the commission has rejected controversial overnight parking restrictions there and been receptive to local concerns about the impacts of large-scale coastal development. “He’s been very supportive of everything that we’ve been trying to do in Venice to support the Coastal Act,” said

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By Joe Piasecki Abbot Kinney Boulevard may have become too trendy for its own good. Joe’s Restaurant and Roosterfish — two of the last-remaining independent local businesses that helped to shepherd the boulevard from a patchwork of empty storefronts to an international shopping and dining destination — are shutting down in the face of rising rents. The Westside’s only gay bar, Roosterfish has been a cultural landmark on Abbot Kinney since 1979. The owners have decided to shut the bar down in May rather than take on a significant rent increase. “Abbot Kinney is a very fashionable street and rents are going through the roof. Last week we got the offer from our landlord. We weren’t accepting the terms,” said Gary Mick, a member of the trust that owns and operates Roosterfish. He declined to discuss specifics of the offer. Joe’s Restaurant, a Michelin-star restaurant founded by chef-owner Joseph Miller 24 years ago, will close on Feb. 14. Miller said changes to Abbot Kinney’s economic and cultural landscape were a major factor in his decision to close Joe’s, which was an early adopter of farm-to-table concepts now seen in neighboring restaurants such as The Tasting Kitchen, Willie Jane and Gjelina. “We just can’t keep up financially, with the type of cuisine we do and the type of restaurant we are,” Miller said of Joe’s. “White tablecloths just isn’t where it’s at these days. We would need to do a full-on remodel.” There have been a string of notable departures from Abbot Kinney in recent years, most recently Hal’s Bar & Grill leaving the boulevard after 30 years

Roosterfish opened in 1979 with plans to reopen in Playa Vista later this year. Longtime Venice restaurateur Daniel Samakow says change and evolution has been the norm for Venice over the past 110 years, but what’s going on now at along Abbot Kinney Boulevard is something new. “Abbot Kinney has an odd situation because it’s attracted some companies that I don’t think are suited for the neighborhood — chains that are using the Venice brand to elevate their own brand. Venice, Paris, London, Rome — it gives them cache. It’s an advertising vehicle,” said Samakow, whose restaurants include Danny’s Venice,

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A 19-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car on Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Venice and Grand View boulevards in Mar Vista. The collision happened at 4:11 p.m. and the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, LAPD officer Liliana Preciado said. Witnesses to the crash said a blue Pontiac heading westbound on Venice was waiting to make a left turn onto Grandview, and as the

car was going through the intersection an eastbound blue and white Suzuki motorcycle collided with the front of the car. The motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed, bystanders said. “I saw the motorcycle hit the front of the car and it went straight into the wall. The motorcyclist went flying toward the post office parking lot and the motorcycle was in pieces,” witness Teanna Nazarian said. — Mia Duncans Photo by Mia Duncans

This 1910 bungalow on Sherman Canal sold for $2.65 million 5% in 2015, the price per square foot actually rose a staggering 30%, according to a year-end data analysis by Pardee Properties. A surge in sales of smaller homes was driving the trend. In the canals, where lots are typically small, a series of small homes hit the market in 2015 and traded for between $1,300 and $1,800 per square foot, according to Pardee. The post-recession recordsetter is a two bedroom home on Sherman Canal that was built in 1910 and sits between two newer, larger houses.

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Venice Murder Possibly Gang-Related A Venice man was killed last Thursday in what Los Angeles police believe may be a gang-related shooting. Police responded to a 911 call of shots fired at 8:13 p.m. near Flower and 7th avenues in the Oakwood neighborhood of Venice, according to an LAPD bulletin. The victim has been identified as 44-year-old Mark Gonzales, who was pronounced dead at the scene. LAPD officer Helen Kim said that

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A 1,326-square-foot bungalow on the Venice Canals sold in January for $2.65 million — about $1,998 per square foot. That’s the most per-square-foot paid for a home along the canals since the 2007 financial meltdown, according to Venice-based real estate broker Pardee Properties, which represented the seller. “The sale demonstrates that the most desirable Venice properties are enjoying a long run of appreciation,” said Pardee Properties CEO Tami Pardee. “Prices have not yet hit a high-water mark, but they are getting close.” While the average home price in Venice actually fell by about

witnesses have reported seeing a Latino male in a dark blue hoodie drive away from the scene in a tan sports utility vehicle. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call homicide investigators at (213) 382-9470 during business hours or (877) -527-3247 on nights and weekends. To leave an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. — Gary Walker

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outside of his apartment in the 4000 block of Corinth Avenue (near Tenino Avenue) in Del Rey, according to police. The body, found just before 6:30 a.m., is that of an unidentified white male who appeared to be between 40 and 45 years old, LAPD Sgt. Stephen Mclean said. Investigators are still trying to determine how the man died. “We are treating this as a death under suspicious circumstances,” Mclean said.

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Gjusta Decision Coming March 4 The West Los Angeles Planning Commission has once again delayed a decision on whether the popular Gjusta bakery and restaurant on Sunset Avenue in Venice should be allowed to serve alcohol and operate an outdoor dining patio. Concerned Neighbors of 320 Sunset, a group of neighborhood activists, has appealed a prior approval of the restaurant’s expansion over concerns about noise and traffic impacts on nearby residences. The appeal was set to be heard at

the commission’s Jan. 20 meeting, but commissioners instead postponed the hearing until March 4 to allow more time for community members to review revised operation and design plans submitted by Gjusta. Commissioners are also seeking information from the city Building and Safety officials about whether Gjusta has been operating in compliance with existing permits. — Gary Walker

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‘To Protect and Conserve’ Tell the California Coastal Commission to hold the line on growth and development By William Hicks My first experience with the California Coastal Commission was when it prevented my father from building on land he had purchased in Calabasas because a natural stream flows through it. I can remember my brothers and I capturing salamanders in that same stream when we were kids. My second experience was when my wife and I learned from Malibu vintners that the commission wouldn’t allow them to produce wine on site. But I’m not going to take issue with the California Coastal Commission for doing its job: “to protect, conserve, restore and enhance the environment of the California coastline.” California voters established the commission by initiative (Proposition 20) in 1972, and later the state Legislature made the body permanent when it adopted the California Coastal Act of 1976. I can’t be happy about our democracy when it serves my interests but unhappy about it when it doesn’t. Well, I could, but then I would be a hypocrite. And nobody likes a hypocrite. My third experience with the commission, however, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. When my wife and I moved to Marina del Rey in 2006 there were a lot more mature trees and environmentally sensitive habitat areas for wildlife. After

2011, however, we began to notice more cranes, chainsaws and automobiles. It seems the California Coastal Commission has relinquished some of its protections of these environmentally sensitive habitat areas. But my most recent experience with the commission is the clincher. Commissioners apparently now wish to fire Executive Director Charles Lester for “performance issues.” Performance issues? Lester’s perfor-

Republican, established the U.S. Forest Service, created five national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 bird reserves and 150 national forests. All in all, TR put about 230 million acres of land under public protection. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, TR’s cousin but a Democrat, was also an energetic supporter of protecting nature and people’s access to it. In the midst of the Great Depression, FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps went to work

It seems The Golden Rule has been rewritten: He who has the gold makes the rules. mance record shows that he is a steadfast advocate for environmentalism against the encroachment of coastal development. This reeks! Like my dad, the majority of people have to follow the rules set forth by our democracy. A select few, however, are apparently exempt. It seems The Golden Rule has been rewritten: He who has the gold makes the rules. Of all his accomplishments, President Theodore Roosevelt said he was proudest of his success in conserving natural resources and extending federal protections to land and wildlife. Roosevelt, a

improving national parks. The tradition of protecting public lands is in the DNA of both major political parties, so what’s changed? Money. What else? LA Times columnist Steve Lopez recently wrote that Lester’s role is “one of the most important jobs in the state, at one of the most powerful regulatory agencies in the entire country.” If that’s true, why does the California Coastal Commission’s budget make up only a microscopic fraction of the state’s total budget (about .005%, according to my rough calculations)?

“There’s never been an evaluation process for the commission’s executive director,” he said. Sara Wan, a Malibu local who served on the commission from 1996 to 2011, worries that commissioners are seeking to micromanage commission staff. “This is clearly an attack against the independence and integrity of the commission, particularly the staff. Some would like to be able to control the staff’s recommendations, including the science, as is the case in most state and federal agencies. It is critical to maintaining an open and fair process that Lester be retained,” Wan said. Heal the Bay’s Sikich is concerned that the commission will soon be assessing and voting on proposals for local costal programs, which are city

and regional planning guidelines for how development in the coastal zone should comply with the spirit of the California Coastal Act. “We need a leader who understands the importance of cooperation when it comes to these local coastal programs. The Santa Monica Mountains Local Coastal Plan was approved recently and it is one of the strongest in the state,” Sikich said. Local opponents of increased residential and commercial density along the coast worry that the commission is becoming more open to the influence of developers and lobbyists, and they fear a loss in quality of life and neighborhood character. In Playa del Rey, the 72-unit Legado Del Mar project proposed for Culver

Imagine spending only .005% of your household budget on gasoline and wondering why your car keeps running out of gas. Nature is not the only thing that abhors a vacuum. So does money; in this case developer and energy money. It’s all around us. We have the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter and those militiamen up in Oregon. People are ticked off because justice, domestic tranquility, the general welfare and the blessings of liberty seem to be at risk unless you have a ton of money in a bank somewhere — much of which could very well be taxpayers’ Great Recession bailout money! So, if you’re not uber-wealthy, prepare to step away from the California coast. That is unless you would like to put democracy in action and challenge the move to oust Lester. He’s requested a public hearing about his job performance that is also likely to become a referendum on the integrity of the California Coastal Act. The hearing happens at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Inn at Morro Bay, 60 State Park Road, Morro Bay. If you have the time and money to attend, get up there. If you can’t attend, send your thoughts to the commission ASAP by emailing StatusOfExecutiveDirector@coastal.ca.gov.

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calling on commissioners to stand by Lester. For their part, commissioners have so far been silent on the issue, citing confidentially in personnel matters. Brian Brennan, a resident of Ventura who served on the commission from 2011 to 2014, says a clash of management styles could be what’s driving commissioners and Lester apart. “There have been complaints that projects have been taking too long to come before the commission, but it can be a very laborious process for an item to get from a local government to commission staff,” he said. The impending public hearing on Lester’s job performance is uncharted waters for the commission, Brennan added.

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Boulevard has been controversial from its inception. Brennan agreed that slow-growth advocates and proponents of more coastal development are competing forces at the California Coastal Commission level. “Some environmental advocates might feel that the Coastal Act is under siege,” he said. The commission’s approval last year of new housing on sand dunes in Monterey Bay has Lansford worried about the future of Playa del Rey. “I thought about how developers have wanted to put houses on our dunes and how we have to protect our coast from commissioners who are anti-environment,” she said. gary@argonautnews.com

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Growing Connections Community Healing Gardens bridge the divide between new and old Venice By Joe Piasecki Grant Gottfurcht did something unusual when he bought a house in Venice’s rapidly evolving Oakwood neighborhood four years ago: He made a point of getting to know his neighbors. A lot of them. Last summer that affability blossomed into something extraordinary. With the help of friends and neighbors, Gottfurcht launched the grassroots Community Healing Gardens project as a way to increase local kids’ access to fresh organic produce and repair fraying neighborhood bonds in the process. If you were wondering how all those large wooden planter boxes — 100 of them and counting — ended up along curbsides throughout much of Oakwood and beyond, that’s the work of Gottfurcht and his team of weekend green thumbs. The first planter boxes appeared on June 13 not far from Gottfurcht’s home on 7th Avenue. As more and more neighbors saw what he was doing and started lending a hand — including working-class Oakwood residents wary of gentrification’s increas-

ing pressure on their lives — the footprint expanded to the six blocks of 7th between Brooks and Rose avenues. Then 6th, 5th and 4th avenues and so on all the way to Abbot Kinney Boulevard. By season’s end, Community Healing

regularly —and at his own expense, eventually a five-figure tab. But the project only took off because Gottfurcht wasn’t just another newcomer trying to change the neighborhood; he was the catalyst for neighborhood gardening

“When I was the new guy on the block, the first thing I did was go and meet the neighbors. But I saw a big disconnect between the new buyers and renters and the people who’d lived here for generations, born and raised.” — Community Healing Gardens founder Grant Gottfurcht Gardens volunteers were donating harvested vegetables to the Vera Davis Center foodbank and holding organic gardening workshops at public schools. Gottfurcht, a former real estate agent and homebuilder who founded the Yoga Collective on Rose Avenue, initially did much of the work on his own — building and transporting the boxes, filling them with soil and seeds, watering them

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parties that circumvented the socioeconomic barriers the area’s red-hot real estate market had raised between “new” and “old” Venice. “I was sensitive to the changes in Oakwood over the years, how new money comes in and people who were already here have to adjust their lives to continue living here or move out,” said Gottfurcht, 41.

“When I moved here four years ago this place was completely different. It started to get heavily built up, with old homes being torn down for lot-to-lot development — big three-story houses popping up next to these little 1,000-square-foot bungalows. Just on my block I’ve seen at least 10 houses torn down for brand-new construction. I’ve seen my neighbors leave and developers and new buyers coming in,” he said. “When I was the new guy on the block, the first thing I did was go and meet the neighbors,” Gottfurcht said. “But I saw a big disconnect between the new buyers and renters and the people who’d lived here for generations, born and raised.” One of the people out there with Gottfurcht during that first Saturday planting was Nicole Landers, a Venice resident of eight years who specializes in marketing for nonprofits and sustainable brands. She cofounded Community Healing Gardens with Gottfurcht and has shepherded its transition to a registered nonprofit organization.

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Engaging local families in neighborhood “dig days” has been the secret to the grassroots effort’s success “We started by enrolling people in our wheelhouse: artists, business owners, yoga teachers, friends,” Landers said. “But what I loved most was seeing families show up — families that had been here for generations as well as some of the newer families,” she said. “That cross-pollinated the conversation in a way I haven’t seen happen in Venice in a long time. We started getting requests: When’s the next planting? What’s this about?” Those questions came not only from neighbors, but also the local business community. Last month Todd Reed Jewelry and Tender Greens helped throw a party in the Venice Canals to raise funds and awareness to help keep the Community Healing Gardens project going. Todd Reed likes the planter boxes but is also excited that the nonprofit has expanded its mission to include free nutrition and gardening workshops at L.A. public schools as well as support for school gardens. “Fresh food is so important and they are helping kids learn to grow fruits and vegetables. The

food they grow is used in their schools. It’s an amazing program to support,” Reed said. Another big supporter is Venice architect David Hertz, an Oakwood resident. “I participated in a planting and then sponsored one on our corner. It was a great experience. I got to meet our neighbors and give something back to the community in Oakwood, where there’s not always fresh produce available to kids,” said Hertz. “So-called gentrification has been going on in Venice since the 1960s,” he said, “but there’s no question, especially in the Oakwood community, that there’s a lack of understanding and appreciation for the history and culture that exists here. Getting neighbors out on the street together only helps.” Hertz recently installed an atmospheric water generator at his architecture office on Market Street. He plans to share that water with Gottfurcht and Landers to make sure they have an ecologically sustainable water source for years to come. The planter boxes already have

thick layers of mulch to help conserve moisture. Gottfurcht, who uses a barreland-hose set up in the bed of a pickup truck to water the gardens, hopes to eventually hand over planter box maintenance duties to locals. “These boxes belong to everybody,” he said. With El Niño providing a break from watering duties, the organization is shifting its focus back to Gottfurcht’s initial goal of getting healthy food in the hands of lower-income families by hosting workshops at a number of schools, many of them in South Los Angeles. Landers, meanwhile, is working to ensure the nonprofit’s financial sustainability. In addition to applying for grants, she’s looking for more volunteers and locals willing to sponsor an existing planter box. “Our table is open,” she said, “and anyone can take a seat.” Visit communityhealinggardens. org for more information about how to get involved.

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Party Your Way to a Cosmic Future The 15th annual Venice Mardi Gras Parade draws inspiration from local history, New Orleans and David Bowie By Samuel Huntington and Joe Piasecki A tradition that began as a way to buoy spirits and build community bonds after 9/11 is marking its 15th year with a celebration of the future. On Saturday, the grassroots Venice Mardi Gras Parade brings a New Orleans-inspired celebration of extravagant costumes, exhibitionism and plastic beads back to the Venice Boardwalk — this year concluding with a four -bar Windward Avenue block party at Danny’s Venice, the Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, Larry’s and the Bank of Venice. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Cosmic Future,” an idea conjured by parade founder Jessica Long in tribute to the legacy of David Bowie but open to limitless interpretations, she says. The festivities begin at 11 a.m. with warm-up drinks at the Venice Ale House, where Rose Avenue meets the boardwalk.

Then costumed parade participants set off behind The GTownz Drill Team and Drum Squad for a .8-mile march along the beach to Windward Avenue at 12 p.m.

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“It’s colorful. It’s passionate. It’s nothing but fun.”

— Venice Mardi Gras Queen Emeritus Michelle Van Vliet Venice Standard Time — any time between noon and 1 p.m., explains parade cofounder Todd von Hoffmann. From 2 to 4 p.m., official parade afterparty band The Gumbo Brothers perform an extended no-cover set of Crescent City jazz and funk at Danny’s, with overflow crowds making the block party rounds. Along the way, the goal is for true believers in the Spirit of Venice to freak bystanders out in proper Venice fashion, says Venice Mardi Gras Queen Emeritus Michelle Van Vliet.

Venice, we kind of push it,” she says. For last year’s “One Love” theme, a nod to Bob Marley and Valentine’s Day, Van Vliet dressed as a Voodoo Queen of Hearts. “I put my wedding dress to good use, and I wore a wig with dreadlocks and put bones and starfish and nails in it. I was a cartoon version of Marie Laveau,” says Van Vliet, by day a photographer for UCLA Medical Center’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

This year Van Vliet’s costume is her interpretation of a cardiac nebula — a galaxy cluster that takes the shape of a heart. For parade newcomers, von Hoffmann advises that any costume involving “gold, purple or green and a touch of cosmic” will do. In true New Orleans fashion, Venice Mardi Gras participants have formed three krewes. Von Hoffman and wife Theo head up the Windward Krewe, which, thanks to a recent windfall of shiny metallic insulation foil, is going to roll in “big, Parliament / George Clinton / Ming the Merciless” costumes, he says. The Venice Mardi Gras Parade is actually a revival of an early Venice of America tradition that faded away during World War II, says von Hoffman, who founded the nonprofit Venice Heritage Foundation. “Venice being the Coney Island of the West had that same tradition of doing (Continued on page 20)

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anything to bring people here with any excuse for a celebration,” he says. But it was actually out of a need to lift her spirits out of post-9/11 despondency that Long, a singer who fronts the band Miss Jessica and the Sugar Shack Attack, started the parade. She and partner Johann Stein, frontman for the Gumbo Brothers, were in lower Manhattan about a month after the Twin Towers fell “I traveled down to Ground Zero and there was this surreal quality. Everything was quiet,” she recalls. “You could still smell burning embers.” After a short walk uptown they stumbled upon Walker’s Bar — and in it a completely different sense of reality. “I could hardly believe it. People were doing shots of bourbon, partying like crazy and having a great time. It sparked something in me. After that it became a mission for me to get people [in Venice] motivated to do something outrageous,” Long says. A few months later they staged the first revival of the Venice Mardi Gras as a block party on Grandview Boulevard that included a short march to Venice Boulevard and back again.

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“Nestled in the middle of the block, this home is situated on a premier street,” say agents Kevin and Kaz Gallaher. “Attractive paint colors and terrific natural light welcome you into the home’s open floor plan. Hardwood floors highlight the living room and adjacent dining room. The new gourmet kitchen boasts a pantry, and stainless appliances. The modern master suite features a walk-in closet and a chic bathroom. Two additional well-sized bedrooms make use of a centrally located bath. A laundry room, the detached two-car garage with a bonus room, and the private backyard complete this home.”

“Step out onto the patio of this renovated home that overlooks the entire Oxford Basin,” says agent Charles Lederman. “Enter into a spacious living room ideal for entertaining, adjacent to a newly renovated kitchen with high-end appliances and custom cabinetry. The master bedroom offers phenomenal unobstructed vistas with ample storage and an en-suite bathroom. Additional features include unique and custom contemporary wall treatments, gorgeous hardwood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows.” offered at $599,000 charles lederman, Charles Lederman and Associates 310-821-8980

offered at $1,199,000 Kevin and Kaz Gallaher, REM/MAX Execs 310-410-9777

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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A

What’s the Best Way of Dealing with Powers of Attorney? You and your spouse own your home and you would like to sell it. However, your spouse is currently unable to sign the sales contract. This is because he is either out of the country in some exotic far-away-place where fax and overnight delivery is unavailable, or because he is physically and mentally unable to make decisions or sign legal documents. What to do? There is a document called a “power of attorney”, whereby your spouse signs a legal document authorizing you to act on his/her behalf. The giver of the power of attorney is called the Principal. The receiver is generally called the “attorney in fact”. The latter is given the right to act on behalf of the principal, for the purposes and functions spelled out in the legal document. There are two types of Powers of Attorney: 1. General -- here, the principal authorizes the attorney in fact to take any and all actions as if the principal was taking them himself. This is also known as a Durable Power of Attorney. Keep in mind that your own State law may have specific requirements in order to sell real property by way of a Power of Attorney. Some states will not permit real estate to be conveyed

by a General power of attorney. 2. Specific -- here, the principal gives specific information and instructions to the attorney in fact. For example, sell my house located at 123 ABC Street; or write a $1,000 check to my insurance company from my bank account. The specific instructions are contained in the legal document, and the attorney in fact has no authority to exceed those instructions. If you plan to sell your house, and find yourself in the situation where one party in title will not be available to sign contracts, deeds or other legal documents pertaining to the sale, it is best to have your attorney draw up a Power of Attorney that meets your needs, as well as the legal requirements in the State where your property is located. The principal may want to put a time limitation on the Power -- for example one or two months. However, with a durable power of attorney, the principal normally does not place any such limitations. The purpose of a durable Power is to assure that in the event the Principal becomes incapacitated, his attorney in fact will be able to step in without having to go to Court. Let’s go back to our example. If your spouse

knows in advance that he/she will be out of the country when you want to sell your house, have the Power of Attorney executed before the trip starts -- and give a long lead time before the Power expires. However, if you do not have a Power of Attorney and your spouse suddenly has a stroke -- or is otherwise unable to comprehend and sign legal documents, then you will have to go to your local Court and seek permission to become the Conservator of the Estate of your spouse. This is a relatively easy (but potentially time consuming and expensive) process. The Courts, however, want to make absolutely sure that you are sincere in your efforts to represent your spouse and that your spouse is, in fact, not able to sign any legal documents. There is a lot of fraud involved, such as situations where children try to use the conservatorship route to take away property from their parents; accordingly, the Court will also look carefully at all of the facts, and if possible, will even interview the person to whom the conservator will be appointed. I once attended an interview where the Judge went to the hospital to make sure that no one was taking advantage of the sick person.

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29 $1,101,100

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42 $1,494,100

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183

13 $2,076,100 January ‘16 21 $997,400

164

The Argonaut Home Sales Index is presented the first week of each month. The January figures are sourced from sales reported to MLS as of January 1st-31st Argonaut Home Sales Index C The Argonaut, 2016.

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Your local attorney should be consulted to make sure you are using the proper forms and that you fully understand the consequences of your actions. A Power of Attorney gives someone else the right to sell your house, and you want to make sure that you are not giving away the store. ThiS week’S queSTion iS anSwered by

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Thursday, Feb. 4

Beach, 505 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. (310) 392-8749; pjcenter.com

Line Dancing Workshop, 5 to 8 p.m. Dance your way to fitness each Thursday during any of three line dancing workshops — a 5 to 5:45 p.m. class for beginners, a 6 to 6:45 p.m. intermediate class, and an advanced class from 7 to 8 p.m. Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey. $7 suggested donation. (310) 726-4128 Little Miss Nasty, 9:30 p.m. Rock ’n’ roll burlesque at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $13 to $20 plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com Stomach Club & All You Can Dance, 8 p.m. Stomach Club performs cosmic sounds live at 8 p.m., followed at 10 p.m. with All You Can Dance featuring Deejays J. Rocc and Mr. Choc and special guests. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $5 cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Photo by Zan Flickenger

Learn the art of arranging music from folk rock renaissance man James Lee Stanley, then hear him play live. SEE SATURDAY. Karaoke with Kiki, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays. Sing ‘til you can sing no more at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales. com

Friday, Feb. 5 Westchester First Fridays at the Triangle, 4 to 9 p.m. Food trucks, live music and community interaction along the 6200 block of West 87th Street, Westchester. facebook.com/ WestchesterFirstFridays Abbot Kinney First Fridays, 6 to 10 p.m. Loads of food trucks and fun activities along Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice. abbotkinneyfirstfridays.com Friday Night Shabbat Lounge, 6:30 p.m. An evening for Jewish professionals with Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:30 p.m. followed at 7:30 p.m. with sushi, sake and conversations. Pacific Jewish Center / The Shul on the

“ Cinderella,” 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday. St. Anastasia Catholic School presents a staging of the timeless classic at the El Segundo Performing Arts Center at El Segundo High School, 641 Sheldon St., El Segundo. $10. school.st-anastasia.org “The Night Sky Show” / “Rosetta and Comet 67P,” 7 p.m. An evening at the planetarium begins at 7 p.m. with “The Night Sky Show,” offering recent news in astronomy and space exploration and a family-friendly tour of the constellations. At 8 p.m., learn about the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission and the possibilities for further comet nucleus explorations. $5 or $6 for one show; $9 or $11 for the pair. John Drescher Planetarium at Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 434-4767; smc.edu/planetarium Ellis Paul in Concert, 8 p.m. The contemporary folk singer-songwriter, a key figure in the Boston school of songwriting that revived literate folk in the 1990s, plays McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Shanna Halligan and DJ Mr. Numberonedeful, 8 to 10 p.m. A live electronic and jazz performance by Shanna Halligan, followed by DJ Mr. Numberonedeful spinning hip-hop, EDM and ‘80s on real vinyl. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $5. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Jairus Mozee with Special Guests, 9 p.m. This jazz guitarist, writer and producer has worked with Prince, Lil Wayne, Anthony Hamilton, Cee Lo, Fantasia, Boney James, Redman, Janet Jackson, Keri Hilson, Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar. See him perform live at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

Playa del Rey. No baby strollers. Questions: cindyhardin @laaudubon.org Woodcut Workshop, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Titled “Making a Reduction Woodcut Block,” this workshop focuses on the process of using one woodblock to make a full-color print on fabric. Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 458-8300; apm.activecommunities.com/santamonicarecreation Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, noon to 4 p.m. VITA at UCLA provides free income tax preparations for those earning a gross annual income of less than $54,000. Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-2065; vitaucla.wix. com/vitaatucla Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a free outdoor Latin jazz concert by the Iliana Rose Cuban Jazz Band. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com Poetry of Venice Photography, 2 to 6 p.m. Paramedia ecologist Gerry Fialka hosts this sixth annual panel discussion of award-winning Venice photographers who explore the human psyche and push pictorial representation. The event includes an opening reception for an exhibition of their work at 4 p.m. in Mike Kelly Gallery at Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org “The Wizard of Oz,” 3 p.m. A matinee screening of the timeless family classic at the Aero Theater, 328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica. $9 to $11. (310) 260-1528; americancinemathequecalendar.com Marina del Rey Dinner Cruise, 7 to 10 p.m. Enjoy a cruise complete with a four-course dinner, a boarding glass of champagne, complimentary beverages, deejay entertainment and scenic harbor

views. Launches from Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $53.97 to $89.95. (800) 668-4322; hornblower.com Laurence Juber in Concert, 8 p.m. The two-time Grammy winner and guitarist of Paul McCartney’s band Wings plays a solo show at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $22.50. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com The Mattson 2 and Friends, 8 p.m. The SoCal jazz duo performs at 8 p.m., followed at 10 p.m. by DJ Jedi spinning soul, funk and hip-hop. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com James Lee Stanley Arranging Workshop and Concert, 3 and 8 p.m. The singer-songwriter showed his calling for great acoustic arrangements when working with the Stones and the Doors. Learn how to make your arrangements, songs and songwriting better at this workshop. Concert only: $15. Workshop only: $30. Concert and workshop $40. Boulevard Music, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. (310) 398-2583; boulevardmusic.com Mission IMPROVable, 10 p.m. Each Saturday brings an unpredictable evening of high-energy improve comedy with audience interaction at M.i. Westside Comedy Theater, 1323 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica. 21 and over; $12. (310) 451-0850; westsidecomedy.com

Sunday, Feb. 7

Xanadu Santa Monica Coastal Cleanup, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Xanadu is a movement for the community to take action for trash-free oceans. The morning begins at 10 a.m. with yoga, followed by a coastal cleanup at 11 a.m., a group circle discussion at 12:30 p.m. and play time activities at 1:30 p.m. 1200 Palisades Beach Road, Santa Monica. xanadu.ticketsocket.com

Saturday, Feb. 6 Dads’ Run and Partner Meetup, 8 a.m. On the first Saturday of each month, meet other new dads for some exercise and post-exercise coffee and conversations about recently becoming a parent. Only interested in coffee? Drop in at 9:30 a.m. Meet for both the run and the coffee at Le Pain Quotidien, 13455 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. RSVP at join@ dadsrun.com to receive route information. dadsrun.com Open Wetlands, 9 a.m. to noon. The Los Angeles Audubon Society hosts its monthly event at the Ballona Salt Marsh. Borrow a pair of their binoculars, take a stroll through the sand dunes and 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 Boulevard in

Join Mar Vista’s Mitchelito Orquiola for an art party showcasing work about love (including his above painting about the bonds shared by siblings). SEE GALLERIES & MUSEUMS. Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a free outdoor country and rock concert by JB and the BC Riders. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com Bauhaus Dances Screening at OTIS, 4 p.m. “Performing the Grid” artist Debra McCall screens the 1986 film of her reconstructions of Oskar Schlemmer’s 1920s Bauhaus Dances. McCall will also speak about her visit to the Bauhaus in East Germany and reconstructing the pieces with the help of Ise Gropius and Andreas Weininger, the last remaining performer from the original Bauhaus Stage Workshop. Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. (310) 665-6909; otis.edu/ben-maltz-gallery; bauhausdances.org First Sunday Open Reading, 5 p.m. Signups begin at 4:45 p.m. for this open mic poetry event at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. $5. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org “Why Africa Is Important: Myths and Realities,” 6 to 8:30 p.m. In recognition of Black History Month, the Committee for Racial Justice hosts a workshop with guest speaker Dr. Anthony Ratcliff. An activist and professor of Pan African Studies at Cal State L.A., Ratcliff has expertise in matters ranging from ancient Africa to hip-hop. A potluck supper begins at 6 p.m. followed by the program at 6:30 p.m. at Virginia Avenue Park’s Thelma Terry Building, 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica. Free. For more information, call (310) 422-5431. New Moon Women’s Circle, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Reflect, release and empower as you tap into your inner Shakti and connect with others in the group. Larisa Gosla will close the circle with a sound healing. Full Circle, 305 Rose Ave., Venice. mindbodyshakti.com

Grab your pooch and make a love connection in time for Valentine’s Day at Healthy Spot Santa Monica’s “Must Love Dogs Singles Meetup,” featuring special treats for humans and pups from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, at Art’s Table, 1002 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. No cover, but RSVP at healthyspot.eventbrite.com.

Karaoke Lisa, 9 p.m. Sing your heart out every Sunday at the Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com (Continued on page 36)

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The Iron Age of Yosemite Rock climber, adventurer and author John Long on the men who invented extreme sports

Despite the dangers, there’s a lot of smiling and laughing in these photos. What’s behind that? I think it’s worthwhile to differentiate between real adventure and stunts. Adventure sports grew out of these guys, right? They knew there was a cutting edge on this thing. And so despite having little publicity or recognition, no sponsorship, few magazine covers or that kind of thing, they nevertheless were living these giant lives. El Capitan, if you ever see it, makes Yankee Stadium look like a doghouse. So some of those smiles and that laughter was just a spontaneous expression of knowing they were in the middle of something huge. When you think about their feats and your own, do you ever think “we must have been crazy”? You can’t be crazy and do those things, because they’re too exacting. They’re

PHOTO By Jerry Gallwas Photo Collection

By Will Theisen John Long has a great voice for an old rock climber — one that sounds like it was carved out of granite. His prose is pretty solid, too. Long, 62, has traveled the world as a surfer, skier, river runner, spelunker and explorer, but his first love was climbing. In 1975 he was among the first to ascend the 3,000-foot rock face of Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan in under one day, and then he did it again the following year in just five hours. But Long’s standing as one of the more influential adventurers in the world comes not only from accomplishing such feats, but from writing such stories in a way that captures the popular imagination. His latest book is “Yosemite in the Fifties,” a Patagonia-published collaboration with designer Tom Adler and photographer Dean Fidelman that in words and pictures tells the story of the first climbers to conquer Yosemite’s rugged beauty. The climbers of that era, which the book refers to as Yosemite’s Iron Age, pioneered tools and techniques that paved the way for today’s extreme sports. Long, a Venice local, compares the first ascent of El Capitan in 1958 to the moon landing 11 years later — and on the level of sheer physical determination, that may be a bit of an understatement. “They weren’t just raising the bar for climbing and mountaineering and adventure sports. Those were victories of the human spirit for all mankind,” he says.

Early climbers rest on Overhanging Rock at Glacier Point in this image from Patagonia’s “Yosemite in the Fifities,” with text by John Long (top right)

There’s a piece of text in the book that’s basically just a list of stuff that might have been in their packs. Why was that included? These guys are dying, and there’s a need to get the historical record right. And part of that includes knowing what they had with them. The stock, the inventory that they hauled up these walls. From a human-interest perspective, people will find it curious to look through that load of crap that they hauled along!

How important was it to look good while doing some of this stuff? There was a lot of diversity in that world. One of the guys who was somewhat dapper was Harding. Goodlooking guy. He was like James Dean, up on a cliff. Without the moping. He went out of his way to be an iconoclast and a “bad boy”; so yeah, it was fundamentally part of the guy’s character. I think it had nothing to do with the climbing at all. It was just a sideshow. He was famous for being indefatigable and fearless, and just … dogged. His capacity for suffering was phenomenal. You have a pretty interesting juxtaposition between somebody who was somewhat of a dandy and at the same time was just nails-tough.

There are pictures in the book of guys like Warren Harding. The hair, the clothes, the bag … even the tools look fashionable. Yeah, yeah …

Where would these guys have been if they weren’t on the side of a mountain? Well, half of them probably would have been in jail. [Laughs.] And the other half,

not thrill seekers and they’re not daredevils; they’re far from that. It’s just the opposite of buzz junkies going halfcocked. That’s that Red Bull, Mountain Dew ad, “go for it” kind of thing. This was way, way more calculated.

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God knows, probably big-wave surfing, because that was happening concurrently. Most of the guys in this book were Californians and had a lot of good climbing areas where they could develop techniques, particularly Tahquitz Rock in Idyllwild. But I’m sure if they had been in Hawaii they would have been big-wave surfing. What was different about this time period? Why did it happen then? You gotta remember, Yosemite was the crown jewel of the entire National Park Service. And the formations there — like Half Dome, El Capitan and Leaning Tower — they’re some of the most iconic natural features in the world. Ansel Adams has burned those into our collective memories on a billion postcards and calendars. It was in the ‘40s and ‘50s when the Ansel Adams stuff became public property, so to speak. He was connected to the

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Art that Saves Lives “Through the Looking Glass” encourages self-discovery among underrepresented communities Photo by Hal Banfield

By Christina Campodonico The saying goes that you can’t know a man until you walk a mile in his shoes. For multidisciplinary artist and journalist Jerry Quickley, writing about someone may be the best way to get to know a stranger’s footsteps. That’s the thought behind his community-based play and writing workshop project “Through the Looking Glass,” which will culminate with a free performance of the work at the Kirk Douglas Theatre on Monday. For “Through the Looking Glass,” Quickley puts two seemingly disparate L.A. neighborhoods — the predominantly African-American community of Leimert Park in South L.A. and the primarily Latino community of Montebello in East L.A. — into conversation with each other. For six months, Quickley and director reg e gaines worked with 14 representatives of each neighborhood to explore these communities’ perspectives on each other and illuminate their own stories. Leimert Park and Montebello discovered that they had more in common than they had initially anticipated, Quickley observes. “These communities, while being very different, really do have a tremendous amount in common,” Quickley says. “It’s interesting that they both were striving in silence and largely in ignorance of each other.” Jeannette Franco, a company member with the theatrical group Circle Squared Collective, served as the artistic anchor for Montebello’s workshops. In response

Poet-activist Jerry Quickley gives voice to the voiceless to one prompt she wrote a haiku about eating turkey carnitas from Superior, a grocery store chain with a location in Montebello. When a couple from Leimert Park told her that they ate turkey carnitas from Superior too, she was surprised that their experiences, even seemingly trivial ones, could be so similar. “This woman is having this same experience and it’s so simple,” says Franco. For others, like V. Kali of Leimert Park and Maxwell Martinez of Montebello, the writing workshops were a vehicle for overcoming personal obstacles and tragedies. V. Kali, the artistic anchor for the Leimert Park group and a writer with the Anansi Writer’s Workshop at The World Stage Art, Education & Performance Gallery in Leimert Park, wrote about her daughter’s unsolved murder. She was shot and killed in a drive-by-shooting in

2006. Kali wasn’t expecting to write about her daughter’s death, but one writing prompt changed her mind. “[Jerry] asked us to write 30 bullet points about our lives,” explains Kali. “The first time I wrote the 30 bullet points, I was just writing stuff that didn’t make sense. When I heard everyone else’s I had to review this. When I heard 30 bullet points [again], I thought of shots. I didn’t think after that. I just put it down. I’m willing to talk about it. It’s one of the things that saved me these past 10 years.” She continues: “I’m grateful. I’m coming into thaw. I’ve been in cold storage.” Martinez also found renewed strength through the project. He suffered a stroke about five years ago, losing his ability to speak and walk. The recovery process was slow and he ended up becoming a shut-in at his mother’s retirement community for four years, until a representative with the Circle Squared Collective reached out to Martinez over social media to join “Through the Looking Glass.” “It helped me in my struggles with depression. I was getting therapy as I was going through the process with them,” says Martinez. “I learned that I was stronger than I thought I was. I learned that I was a writer. I learned that words are very powerful. I learned that you can express yourself in words [more so] than you can from speaking. If you put it on paper it’s more powerful. Words are magical.” Martinez, who has recovered his ability to speak and hopes to walk again, is now

working with a support group that aids people with disabilities in securing part-time work and independent housing. “All this independence that I have, I’ve gotten through my writing group with Jerry. The writing has opened up something in me that made me realize that I’m bigger than the problems that I think I have and I can overcome them,” says Martinez. Martinez’s story is one of many from “Through the Looking Glass” that deeply moves Quickley. Over the phone, his voice shakes as he reads an email from Martinez, thanking Quickley for shepherding him through this process and bringing out his inner writer. “It may sound crazily, overly dramatic, but it’s not. We are doing community work to save lives,” says Quickley. “Every person who went through this process, every person in this workshop, is deeply heroic. I’ve covered conflicts. I’ve seen more heroes in that workshop than I’ve sometimes seen in conflict zones,” he says. “If we did this program right it will give people a very clear sense of what can happen when communities who are unspoken about, unheralded — who have no public voice — are given the chance to dream together and to feel together and to work together. They can build something of such staggering beauty they didn’t know they had in them.” See “Through the Looking Glass” at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Free. RSVP at centertheatregroup.org.

Sierra Club, and a lot of the climbers came out of the Sierra Club. That’s what was on their minds? Oh yeah, it had been held in front of their faces for two decades. Everyone knew what El Capitan was. El Capitan — forget the climbers; just as a structure, a formation, it’s so mind-boggling. Nobody can drive by without pulling over, getting out and looking at it. It’s three quarters of a mile high. Dead vertical. Blinding white and orange granite. And it just rears right out of the ground like a skyscraper. What makes writing about rock climbing different from other kinds of writing? That world lends itself inherently to stories because every climb naturally has

a beginning, middle and end. And there’s just about all the Homeric qualities that people search for, and often artificially insert into a story: There’s a goal, and there’s giant struggle, and there’s fear, and a huge amount of risk, and commitment. Heroics and cowardice. And it all plays out on such a spectacular stage. You’d have to really bungle it not to get something out of that. I’d imagine many these stories started out like the picture on the book’s back cover, with Dick Irwin sitting on the side of a highway and the mountains in the distance? Yeah, he was trying to hitchhike there! That was common? They were going to do whatever they needed to do to get to the promised land,

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The Iron Age of Yosemite including sitting there all day waiting for somebody to pick ‘em up. That’s the gravity that that place had. What’s ironic is young dirtbags like that … the faces of those rocks were some of the most exclusive real estate on Earth, and there were only a handful of people that could ever get there, no matter what. You couldn’t buy your way onto it, you couldn’t beg. Nobody else could do it for you. You couldn’t talk your way up. The irony is that exclusive real estate was open to young, penniless dreamers. And no one else. Hear John Long and Dean Fidelman discuss “Yosemite in the Fifties” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Patagonia Santa Monica, 1344 4th St., Santa Monica. Call (310) 395-6895 or visit patagonia.com.

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The Toledo Show, 9:30 p.m. This long-running cabaret show continues to shake up Sunday nights at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus a two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com Vida featuring DJ Creepy and friends, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Ambient and dance music light up the evening’s soundscape at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; melodylax.com

Monday, Feb. 8 Seated Breath Meditation with Naam Yoga, 10:15 a.m. Mondays. The focus of the class is on breath, mudras

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(hand seals) and simple seated-movement to develop balance and rhythm. Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd. (310) 439-9445; lapl.org/branches/ venice “The Abolitionists,” 5 p.m. Celebrate African-American Heritage Month with a series of film screenings at Venice-Abbot Kinney Library. This week watch “The Abolitionist,” wherein abolitionist allies Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others develop the movement against slavery. Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821 2065; lapl.org/ branches/venice Documental Series at UnUrban, 6 p.m. Gerry Fialka curates screenings

of documentaries and other short films, with film producer and writer Henry Schipper along for a wide-ranging discussion. Screenings include classic comedy shorts and docs on Sammy Davis Jr. and Dick Gregory. UnUrban, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. laughtears.com Mar Vista Laughter Club, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Each Monday, Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Kim Selbert leads an adults-only, donation-based laughter yoga class. Use movement, breathing and laughter exercises to decrease your stress, lift your mood and build community. St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 11555 National Blvd., West L.A. (310) 849-4642; laughtergroove.com Free Zumba Class, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays and Fridays. A combo of fun and fitness led by Cammie Richardson at the Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista Del Mar, Playa del Rey. (310) 726-4128; beaches. lacounty.gov Comics on the Spot, 7 p.m. This weekly stand-up comedy event begins with an open mic before the pros take the stage at 7:45 p.m. The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Rock and Mineral Silent Auction, 7:30 p.m. This month’s meeting of the Culver City Rock and Mineral Club features its annual silent auction of donated specimens, slabs, rough, tools, books, jewelry and jewelry supplies. Free admission and parking. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Blvd., Culver City. culvercityrocks.org

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Burton Chace Park Walking Club, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Join others in a light walk while enjoying the beautiful view of the Marina del Rey harbor. Burton Chace Park, 13640 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free, but RSVP by calling (310) 305-9595. beaches. lacounty.gov Gateway to Go Food Trucks, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A rotating lineup of the city’s best food trucks each Tuesday. This week: Vchos, Rice Balls of Fire, Wise Barbeque, No Toro and Toyo Kitchen. Crowne Plaza LAX, 5985 W. Century Blvd., Westchester. Park and enter on 98th Street. gatewaytola.org “A Heart Full of Laughter,” 3:30 p.m. Mister Jesse and his puppet pals put on a musical puppet show

On Stage – A ro un d up of this week in local theater c o m p i l e d b y C h r i st i na cam p o d o n i c o

The Truth Teller: Lyrics from Lockdown @ The Actor’s 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, Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 13 at The Actor’s Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $25 to $30. (310) 838-4264; theactorsgang.com

The Odd Couple: “Jack & Jill” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Jack and Jill must decide to love or not to love in this play by Jane Martin about the ups and downs of one oddly perfect couple. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through March 27 at The Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20 to $25. (323) 960-1055; plays411.net

Bryann Bain was wrongfully jailed while studying law at Harvard The Gift of Friendship: “The Hundred Dresses” @ MorganWixson Theatre Based on the prize-winning children’s book by Eleanor Estes, this youth theater production explores bullying, friendship and acceptance through the eyes of Polish immigrant child Wanda Petronski and her classmate Maddie, who decides to stand up for what’s right. Now playing at 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 14 at Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $10 to $12. (310) 828-7519; morgan-wixson.org The White Rabbit: “Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Alice is invited to a surprise tea party in the Wonderland of her youth, but will the guests remain civil or break out into hostile-tea? Kids of all ages and their young-at-heart parents are

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Sister Act: “My Sister” @ Odyssey Theatre A hit at last year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, “My Sister” comes to the Odyssey Theatre in an expanded production. Identical twin sisters Elizabeth and Emily Hinkler play two adventurous siblings as they travel from the countryside to pre-Nazi Berlin and enter the wild life of cabaret.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 13 at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $15 to $34. (310) 477-2055, ext. 2; odysseytheatre.com

Continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through March 13 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $25. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.org

The Funny Bone Tickler: “Safe at Home: An Evening with Orson Bean” @ Pacific Resident Theatre The actor, entertainer and longtime Venice Canals resident opens up about his life on stage and off in this stage adaptation of his memoir. From breaking into standup in New York to firewalking in Malibu at an all-time career low, Bean shares the ups and downs of living in the spotlight. Expect gaffs, laughs, hard truths and even some magic tricks.

American Dreamer: “A Raisin in the Sun” @ Westchester Playhouse The Kentwood Players stages Lorraine Hansberry’s seminal 1959 play about a black family’s internal and external struggles to achieve their hopes and dreams on Chicago’s south side. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 and 8 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 13 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $20. (310) 6455156; kentwoodplayers.org

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Let’s Talk About Sex: “The Sex Show” @ Highways Performance Space Through monologues, songs, poems and movement pieces, six people of different sexual orientations and backgrounds explore the evolving role of gender and sexual identity in today’s society. Plays at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5 and 6, at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15 to $20. (310) 315-1459; highwaysperformance.org

invited to set things right in this zany musical comedy for children. Now playing at 2 p.m. Saturdays and 12:30 p.m. Sundays through March 20 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $15, or $12.50 for children 12 and under. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.org

In this scene from the Kentwood Players’ production of “A Raisin in the Sun,” the family is optimistic about the promise of a new home, but bad news is about to arrive. From left: Isaiah Suber, Patricia Newman, Damon Rutledge, Shannon O’Connor and Charlotte Williams.

The Mindbender: “1984” @ The Broad Stage Straight from London’s West End, Headlong Theatre Company brings Orwell’s nightmarish vision of a future patrolled by Thought Police, surveilled by telescreens, ruled by a corrupt political party and dominated by Big Brother to life in a radical new adaptation by critically-acclaimed writer-directors Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan. Final performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee, at The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $50 to $75. (310) 4343200; thebroadstage.com

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OPENINGS Varnish Lab, a high-end nail salon specializing in nail beauty and care, opens on Feb. 6 in The Runway at Playa Vista, 12751 W. Millennium Drive, Ste. 5110, Playa Vista. (310) 862-5779; varnishlab.com Following extensive renovations, the Laemmle’s Monica Film Center reopened last week at 1332 2nd St., Santa Monica. (310) 478-3836; laemmle.com The Butcher’s Daughter, a vegetarian café and juice bar from New York, opened in January at 1205 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 981-3004; thebutchersdaughter.com Salt & Straw, a Portland-based ice cream kitchen specializing in small batch ice cream

handmade from local, organic and sustainable ingredients, opened in January at 1357 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 310-8429; saltandstraw.com After being forced to leave its longtime Rose Avenue location, La Fiesta Brava has moved to 259 Hampton Drive in Venice. (310) 399-8005

Succeed in Business” at 11:30 a.m. at its Chamber Office, 9100 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 210, Westchester. Pitch Polish’s Liz Adelman teaches improvisational acting techniques that also help with business communication. Free. laxcoastal.com

Wed., Feb. 10: The LAX Coastal Chamber hosts its annual City of Angels Awards Gala from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, 5855 W. Century Blvd., Big changes on Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Joe’s Westchester. This year’s honorees include Restaurant will serve its last meal on Feb. 14, L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, L.A. and Roosterfish has announced it will shutter in City Attorney Mike Feuer, “Happy Days” May. See the news section for more information. actor turned entrepreneur Anson Williams and Google Inc. $145. laxcoastal.com

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Fri., Feb. 5: The LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce hosts “Speak Up: Using Improv to

Thurs., Feb. 11: LAX Coastal’s LifeStyle Committee hosts an 8 to 9 a.m. talk by

Coleen Janeway, CEO of Epithereal Inc., about health and beauty for businesswomen on-the-go. Marina Del Rey Hospital, 4650 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey. laxcoastal.net. Wed., Feb. 17: The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts a Biz @ Sunset networking mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Del Frisco’s Grille, 1551 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. $25 or $15 for members. (310) 393-9825, ext. 114; smchamber.com Wed., Feb. 24: The Venice Chamber of Commerce hosts its monthly Venice Connect networking session from 6 to 8 p.m. at Creative Chakra Spa, 3401 Pacific Ave., Marina del Rey. $20 or $10 for members and first-timers. venicechamber.net

Teaching Technology Silicon Beach veteran launches Zaniac to put kids on the path to STEM careers By Christina Campodonico

The Zaniac after school program teaches kids the basics of computer programming, robotics and game design Few people want to go back to school at age 45, but the classroom was the first place Tracy Williams wanted to go when she retired from her marketing job in the gaming industry. Williams was halfway through the process of joining Teach for America when she was pitched an exciting idea. While taking part in a panel about startups at the Techweek LA conference in Santa Monica two years ago, Williams discovered Zaniac, a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) afterschool program for K-8 students. Even after a long career in tech working for such companies as Phoenix Technologies, Motorola and THQ, Williams had always wanted to be a teacher. She saw Zaniac as a way to combine her passions for teaching and technology. “All my stars aligned,” Williams says of starting a Zaniac franchise in Santa Monica. Zaniac Santa Monica, the first Zaniac PAGE 38 THE ARGONAUT February 4, 2016

franchise in California, opens on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Its initial courses include computer programming and design, robotics, game modding (altering videogame content to perform different functions), chess, orbital mechanics, hardware tinkering and Zane Math, which is a customizable math education program for children. Courses meet for six 90-minute sessions per week and cost between $279 and $399. Classrooms are equipped with high-tech tools such as iMacs and Android devices — there’s even a 3D printer — so that students can directly interface with the technologies they’re learning about. Kid favorites like Legos and the computer game Minecraft are also used to demonstrate essential concepts. For instance, to learn about how a city disposes of and recycles its waste, a student might learn how to program a trash-collecting Lego machine or a recycling machine so that she can conceptualize how city

planners manage trash in real life. “Our whole concept is learn the concept, apply the concept,” Williams says. The student to teacher ratio is also small: 5 to 1. Classes are taught by Zaniac-trained STEM high school and college students, whose combination of youth and expertise makes them strong mentors for Zaniac students, says Williams. “We make it hands-on and personal. We want you to feel like you’re learning from your older brother, so you take it seriously,” she says. Williams sees Zaniac as an opportunity to expose more children to STEM-related fields and open doors to career paths that require strong STEM education. She doesn’t think of Zaniac as a tech-industry fad or a replacement for traditional in-school math and science education — more like an educational supplement to answer a growing interest in STEM fields and an increasing need for STEM-educated workers.

“I think [Zaniac] is a great augment. I think we’re having a hard time in America teaching basics in our schools. Places like us can do the rest,” says Williams. Williams also feels that Zaniac is a way to give back to Santa Monica and the larger Silicon Beach community, which has afforded her many opportunities throughout her career. In addition to running the franchise in Santa Monica, she hopes to host free seminars and demo workshops around the Westside. “We don’t have to move to San Francisco,” she says. “We can have technology communities and give back right here.” Zaniac Santa Monica launches with a grand opening celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 3201 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 101, Santa Monica. Call (424) 330-0008 or visit zaniaclearning.com. christina@argonautnews.com

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Wednesday, Feb. 10 Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary, 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays. Make connections in your community each Wednesday at Whiskey Reds, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Call Brady Connell at (323) 459-1932 for breakfast reservations; or for more information call John Marcato at (310) 740-6469 or Michael Warren at (310) 343-5721.

Playa Vista Chess Club, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Students in grades 1 to 6 are welcome to this all-levels club to learn strategies from chess expert Ben Eubanks. Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. (310) 437-6680; lapl.org/branches/playa-vista Suzy Williams in Concert, 7 p.m. Jazz and blues singer-songwriter Suzy Williams, a Venice local, performs originals and covers at Danny’s Venice, 23 Windward Ave., Venice. No Cover. (310) 566-5610; dannysvenice.com

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“Ashes to Go,” 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Worship with ashes happens 1 to 7p.m. and “Ashes to Go,” a national creative effort to take ashes outside of the church building, happens 8 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1343 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. ashestogo.org; mtolivelutheranchurch.org

“What is Love?” 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. Mar Vista artist Mitchelito Orquiola of Grand View Fine Art Studios joins artists from parts near and far in showcasing personal artistic responses to the idea of love. The art party includes music, wine, Valentine’s Day treats and love card readings. The Whole 9 Gallery, 3830 Main St., Culver City. (310) 836-4600; thewhole9.com

Westchester Life Story Writing Group, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Memoir-writing workshop meets Wednesdays at the YMCA Annex, 8020 Alverstone Ave., Westchester. $10 donation per semester. (310) 397-3967

“Elham Rokni: Clavileño,” through Feb. 18. Elham Rokni uses film, light and literature to probe memory. The Iran-born, Israel-based artist explores reality and fantasy, disappearance and appearance, and light and darkness to uncover how these relate to memory

and her own immigrant experience. Shulamit Nazarian Gallery, 17 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. shulamitnazarian.com Bettina Hubby’s “The Sexual Bronze Show,” through Feb. 20. The exhibition’s theme is in the name. Bronze pairings on pedestals occupy the front gallery, and photographs of those same pairings in various naughty states are in the back. Klowden Mann, 6023 Washington Blvd., Culver City. klowdenmann.com “Sleepless” and “Love Me When I’m Gone,” through Feb. 20. A figurative oil painter who explores the expressive and emotive possibilities of the body, Christine Wu dives into the vulnerability and haunted nature of human consciousness in “Sleepless.” In “Love Me When I’m Gone,” Linnea Strid captures water’s reflective movement and depth in paintings of subjects in varying states of submersion and vulnerability. Thinkspace Gallery, 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City. (310) 558-3375; thinkspacegallery.com “Attune: the Lyrical World of Leebs,” through Feb. 21. Artist Lee Ann Goya, also known as “Leebs,” shares artwork and found-object installations that are freeform expressions of her mind and spirit while listening to bebop and jazz music. Trunk Gallery, 12818 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 483-7221; trunkgallery.org

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Painter Kenton Nelson’s works exude “a teasing sexuality” “No one does realist paintings like he does. There is a haunting aspect to his work, a teasing sexuality about his art,” says Toby Smith, the museum’s executive director. In that case, Nelson should have a field day at the beach. — Chase Maser

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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. 2016025797 The following person is doing business as: Marina Firewood, Marina del Rey Firewood and santa Monica Firewood 4500 Lincoln Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Marina Boat & RV Storage 4500 Lincoln Blvd. Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by 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: William Stein III. Title: Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on: February 2, 2016. Argonaut published: February 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2016. 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).

Public Notices CITaTION by PubLICaTION TO: JUDY ORDAZ, CHITO (last name unknown), ARTURO (last name unknown) Last known address in Los Angeles, California GREETINGS:YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Probate Court of El Paso County, Texas, at the Courthouse thereof, by filing a written answer at or before 10:00 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock A.M. on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten days from the date of the issuance of this citation, same being the 15th day of February, 2016 to Petition filed in said Court on the 2nd day of December, 2015 in Cause No. 2015-CGD00352 on the docket of said court and styled Destiny Alexis Ordaz, An Incapacitated Person A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, towit: Application for Appointment of a Permanent Guardian of the Person Only If this citation is not served within ten days after the date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and made due return as the law directs. WITNESS, DELIA BRIONES, Clerk, El Paso County, Texas. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at El Paso, Texas, on this 22nd day of January, 2016. Delia Briones, El Paso County Clerk 500 East San Antonio, Suite 105 El Paso, Texas 79901 Deputy Jose Cordova THE ARGONAUT 02/04/16

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Mary Michiluk august 28, 1930 – December 23, 2015

Mary passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Mary was born in Garson (Greater Sudbury), Ontario and grew up in New Toronto (Etobicoke), Ontario, Canada. At 25 she travelled to Los Angeles, and quickly adapted to the ‘Californian’ lifestyle of sun and fun. At various times she lived in the communities of Venice Beach and Santa Monica. Early in her new life she underwent extensive evening classes training to become an Escrow Officer – a career that she enjoyed and continued to practice for her entire work life. Mary’s first love was tennis. She played regularly and worked very hard to maintain her trim figure. Mary played for both the Stoner Tennis Club and the Santa Monica Tennis Club (SMTC). She continued to play right up to three years ago when her declining health forced her to retire her racket. Mary was a regular parishioner at St. Monica’s and St. John’s Catholic Churches in Santa Monica. Frequently, she would travel back to visit her parents Dmytro (Mike) & Paraska (Polly) in Toronto. She would entertain us with her stories of life in Los Angeles. Mary returned to Toronto permanently in 2012 when her health began to fail. For her remaining years she lived with her sister Anne at Sunrise Oakville Senior Living care facility. Mary is survived by her sister Anne Leggett (Ron – deceased), nieces and nephews Cathy, Brad (Gail), Stephen (Joanne) and Maureen Clarke (Bob). She is also survived by her great nieces Sarah and Jessica Leggett and great nephews Alexander and Stephen Clarke. Also remembered by cousins Peter (Leda) and Boris Wolchuk and dear friend Louise Houle. The family extends their heartfelt thanks to Dr.Hamboyan and the staff at Sunrise of Oakville Senior Care (Reminiscence Care) for their genuine care and love. Mass will be offered for Mary on Monday January 25th, 8:15am, at St. Clements Catholic Church, 409 Markland Drive, Etobicoke. Donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation in Mary’s name will be greatly appreciated. Messages of Condolence may be placed at RidleyFuneralHome.com. join us at St. Monica’s to celebrate Mary’s life at the 5:30pm Mass, February 06.

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WE’RE PROUD TO JOIN YOUR FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL. MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL IS NOW A CEDARS-SINAI AFFILIATE. We’re excited to be a part of the neighborhood. Cedars-Sinai has partnered with Marina Del Rey Hospital to bring expanded programs and upgraded facilities to your local hospital. All with the care and compassion you expect from a neighbor.

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