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VOL 44, NO 9 Local News & Culture

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OPINION

Letters to the editor....................................... 5

NEWS

Dan Abrams’ Abbot Kinney Hotel clears its first hurdle............................................... 6 Man charged in Feb. 17 Playa del Rey gas leak....................................................... 8 Marina del Rey post office must move.......... 8

INTERVIEW

Heal the Bay CEO Ruskin Hartley sets his sights on oil drilling, plastic pollution and global warming............................................ 9

THIS WEEK

Laissez les bon temps rouler at the 13th annual Venice Mardi Gras Parade..............11 Laura Korman, daughter of Harvey Korman, forges her own path at TAG Gallery........... 12 Venice couple spreads the love as rock duo Feisty Heart........................................ 12

Westside Happenings................................. 14 Musical parody brings “Fifty Shades”’ of fun to Culver City....................................... 16 Marina del Rey, 1964: a glimpse of history........................................................ 24 One Direction to fun in Playa Vista............... 24 Wilco’s Jorgensen goes solo at TRiP.......... 25 The former Sponto Gallery lives again with “The Return of It Came From Venice”......... 26

FOOD&DRINK Raise a beesting to the farm animal apocalypse — and the cook— at Louie’s of Mar Vista........ 13

REAL ESTATE Ultimate beach luxury ................................ 17

CLASSIFIED/CROSSWORD Jobs, apartments, home improvement and more................................................... 28

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A cold dip for a good cause

More than 250 people braved a water temperature of not much more than 60 degrees to take the Polar Plunge on Saturday morning at Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey. While their goose bumps may be gone, their impact remains. The event raised more than $37,000 for the Special Olympics of Southern California — $10,000 more than last year’s event, said Brandon Tanner, the group’s manager of special events. Proceeds of the Polar Plunge support year-round sports activities for athletes with

special needs. Encouraged to wear costumes, participants dressed as everything from penguins to tacos as they sprinted toward the water after an optional breakfast buffet at Killer Shrimp. Seventeen people who donated to the cause but declined to get into the water dressed as chickens. Well-represented groups included firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and student groups from Loyola Marymount University, UCLA and USC. — Jennifer Boucher

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Letters

La Tijera project: bad or worse?

Re: “L.A. City Council approves controversial Westchester development,” news, Jan. 30 It seems that so much of the Westside — Marina del Rey, Playa and Westchester — is slated to become the next concrete jungle. The latest win for those with big bucks is the TriCal project to be built on La Tijera. There are a number of contributing factors allowing this to occur. First, there is SB1818, a law benefiting developers — usually to the detriment of neighboring property owners — that allows all the rules that we, the people, must abide by to go out the window. Next, there is the greed of the developers, which knows no bounds. Bigger is better for their pockets, even if it means homeowners taking a hit to the tune of up to a 30% loss on their property value. Then there is the Neighborhood Council, which in this area is one of the most developer-friendly councils. Not only did they not do any kind of community impact study, when having a very thorough and concise collection of data presented to them they chose to ignore it. Just didn’t want to be bothered with it. At times during meetings they misrepresented the facts. At hearings some council reps outright lied to the Planning

Commission, and then at other meetings they yelled at and basically threatened the constituents who would be impacted most by the project. Put all this together with a city councilman who played it safe and supported the project because he was worried the developer would keep their word and build a “worse” project. People were faced with two choices — bad or worse — and given no back up or support from those who are there to represent us. It’s unfair, unjust and, once built, unmanageable. Leigh Hill Westchester

He’s heard enough about it

Re: “It’s down to the wire for Chain Reaction,” guest opinion, Feb. 20 Please let me offer a simple solution to the dilemma of what to do with the deteriorating Chain Reaction statue outside the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Strap Jerry Rubin to the statue and blast it into deep space. David Long Santa Monica

Marina shouldn’t try to be Venice

Re: “Marina del Rey makeover may not float with boaters,” Nautical News, Feb. 20

Without boats, a marina is not a marina. Long article. In short: Gina Natoli, a supervising regional planner for the county, “spoke of the importance of maintaining a quality boat launch” — there’s that word “boat” again — “but also said, with anguish, that the local hotels promote themselves by saying they are ‘only five minutes from Venice.’” Is that the problem? Is that why the boaters, walkers, pedestrians (walkers and pedestrians perform different activities) residents and visitors who love the qualities and serenity of a marina are not being heard?

We are Marina del Rey, not Venice. Do we have to fix that “problem” by becoming Venice by increasing our commercial density by up to 200,000 square feet of retail and as many as 940 new hotel rooms? Denser residential, more traffic, cement, pavement, bad air, inadequate parking — did I say congestion? Is our marina meant to be a cash cow? We are a marina. Venice is Venice. Both are wonderful; both should have their own identity and be lovingly cared for, protected and maintained. Roslyn E. Walker Marina del Rey

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Abbot Kinney Hotel plan clears first hurdle

But community opinion remains divided — and heated — over concerns about density and traffic Image courtesy of David Hertz

An architect’s rendering of the proposed Abbot Kinney Hotel, as seen behind Joe’s from the corner of Broadway Street and Abbot Kinney Boulevard

By Gary Walker Community debate over filmmaker Dan Abrams’ plan to build an 85-room hotel along a popular stretch of Abbot Kinney Boulevard reached a crescendo on Feb. 18, when Abrams and his opponents squared off

during a meeting of the Venice Neighborhood Council. Nearly 400 people — the largest turnout for a meeting of the council in recent memory — packed the auditorium of Westminster Avenue Elementary School, where elected members of the advisory body ultimately

lent their support to the project in a narrow 9-7 vote. The frontage of Abrams’ Abbot Kinney Hotel would be located directly across the street from the school and interspersed among existing buildings on the block, including Joe’s restaurant, Primitivo Wine Bistro,

Venice Place and the Second Community Baptist Church. Dr. Jerry’s Garden would remain a publicly accessible courtyard, but Willie Jane would be replaced with a larger hotel restaurant, according to Abrams. The project next goes before the city’s Planning Department and then to the Los Angeles City Council for final approval. Because it is located in a statedesignated coastal zone, the California Coastal Commission must also approve the final design of the nearly 33-foot hotel. During last week’s meeting, passions so ran high that council vice president Marc Saltzberg —who ran the meeting after president Linda Lucks recused herself from voting because Abrams has donated money to her employer — frequently paused proceedings to ask audience members to calm down. “Folks, I’m going to have to ask you to leave the room if you don’t settle down,” Saltzberg warned several times.

Abrams began his remarks to the council by telling them he was not a developer — a familiar theme he’s repeated during community meetings leading up to the vote. “I live in our community and I care about it,” said Abrams, who has lived in Venice and kept an office above Primitivo for 10 years. “Our aspiration is that [the project] becomes a community benefit that’s good to its employees and gives back to the community.” Abrams has said he bought his office and much of the surrounding block to preserve the area from a complete teardown for new development and must make improvements to recoup the purchase price. Local artist and film editor Marta Evry, an ardent opponent of the project, countered Abrams and his architect on virtually every part of their presentation and challenged a council committee’s findings on the project. “The proposed hotel is

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ArgonautNews.com “The more that you build, the more you create congestion,” Garcia said. “There’s a lot to like about this hotel, but the thing that we need to look at is the fallout of lot consolidation,” added Carolyn Rìos, a resident of Venice’s Oakwood neighborhood for more than four decades and a former member of the Venice Neighborhood Council. “It’s not going to work in the long run.” The council’s endorsement of the Abbot Kinney hotel came with several conditions, including a ban on trucks making deliveries along Abbot Kinney or during Westminster Avenue Elementary student arrival and departure times and a guarantee of free parking for all hotel guests and employees to keep them parking on neighborhood streets. Despite all the passion in the room, some attendees didn’t have strong feelings wither way. “I was worried about a lot of the same things that a lot of the opponents were, but I feel like what [Abrams] has in mind is not that bad,” said marketing consultant Regan Kibbee. But Kibbee is concerned about traffic on Electric Avenue, where the hotel’s entrance would be.

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not in scale of the existing neighborhood,” she concluded. Evry talked for 15 minutes, leading Saltzberg to offer Abbot Kinney Hotel proponents additional time to respond. Several in the crowd took umbrage, accusing him of favoritism. While Abrams’ plan has many vocal opponents, a number of residents who back Abrams’ proposal said it would contribute to the boulevard’s character as a destination area for locals and tourists alike. “Venice is a place of dynamic change. And the dynamic that is happening now is what’s always happened here,” said Jack Hoffman, owner of the Venice Properties real estate brokerage. “I believe in Dan Abrams and I think he has the community’s best interest at heart,” said Venice resident Rachel McDonald, a film and television director. She also said the meeting was “the most exciting night that I’ve ever experienced in Venice” due to the energy and tension in the auditorium. Opponent David Garcia, who lives near Abbot Kinney, said he fears an unsustainable increase in traffic along an already busy thoroughfare.

Venice activist Marta Evry spoke out against the Abbot Kinney Hotel on Feb. 18 at Westminster Avenue Elementary School

“inevitable, and it’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘how big.’ I viewed the current proposal as far more in scale and in character than many of the others I’ve seen previously,” Elliot said. “In the end, I decided to cast my vote first and foremost as a resident of Venice, since I’ve lived up or down the street from this project site for the past 25 years.” Council member Tommy

Venice Neighborhood Council member Thomas Elliott said the decision on the hotel was “the most difficult since I’ve been on the neighborhood council.” He ultimately threw his support to Abrams. “I just cannot agree to a zero growth policy in Venice,” said Elliot, who owns the Venice Alehouse on Windward Avenue. Development of the site is

Walker, who voted against the project, said he wasn’t worried that defeat of Abrams’ plan could lead to even larger future development plans. “I’m not worried about what our constituents might think years from now. I have constituents who are saying right now that they’re against this hotel,” Walker said. § Gary@argonautnews.com

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NEWS Briefs A 22-year-old man accused of intentionally starting last Monday’s natural gas leak at the Southern California Gas Co. facility in Playa del Rey pleaded not guilty on Thursday to four felony charges, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. James Viramonte Cogley is charged with attempted arson, grand theft auto, unlawful taking of a vehicle and vandalism. Cogley allegedly caused the leak by driving a truck over a valve at the facility near Manchester Avenue, where the company stores natural gas underground. He’s also accused of damaging electrical panels at the site and stealing a pick-up truck later found crashed against a parked car about a mile away, according to prosecutors. Cogley faces up to five years in prison and has been released on $200,000 bail. Southern California Gas Co. spokeswoman Angela Fentiman said a contractor’s vehicle that had been parked at the site struck a halfinch gas valve at about 12:30 a.m. on Monday. “It made a very loud noise and we understand why some residents might have been alarmed,” Fentiman said. But, “when natural gas escapes, it rises in the air and dissipates, so there was no danger to any of the neighbors at all.” A Los Angeles Police Dept. bomb squad unit was dispatched to clear the scene, LAPD Officer Wendy Reyes said. The Playa del Rey gas storage facility also made headlines in January 2013 after a gas leak caught fire and produced flames that reached as high as 100 feet in the sky. — Joe Piasecki and Gary Walker

Marina del Rey post office must relocate

The United States Postal Service branch in Marina del Rey will be forced to move after its lease at the Waterside shopping center on Admiralty Way expires in May. “We’re not going to close the post office, but we will have to relocate it,” USPS spokesman Richard Maher said. “The landlord has notified the Postal Service that they will not renew our lease, which expires May 31, so we are looking for a new location for the Marina del Rey post office that’s as close to the current location as possible.” The Postal Service has maintained its branch at 4766 Admiralty Way since 1990. The post office’s footprint there was reduced several years ago at the landlord’s request, Maher said. The 133,000-square-foot Waterside center is owned by developer Rick Caruso’s Caruso Affiliated Holdings LLC. A Caruso Affiliated spokesperson could not be reached. Marina del Rey community activist Liz Jaeger said the Waterside post office branch will be missed. “It’s a shame that the post office is losing this central location,” said Jaeger, who worries that intensified development of the marina is driving up rents and driving out businesses that serve residents’ everyday needs. “I don’t know how they’re going to find somewhere as accessible in the marina.” Caruso Affiliated re-launched Waterside in 2005 as “an upscale neighborhood destination,” according to the company’s website. Current tenants include a California Pizza Kitchen, Pinkberry, Starbucks Coffee and several highend clothing retailers — Joe Piasecki

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Whitson also fielded questions about how to walk in space (carefully), the distance from Earth to the moon (238,900 miles), if she wore NASA Cmdr. Peggy Whitson paid a visit to a jet pack in space (yes) and what inspired her Westminster Avenue Elementary School on Saturday as part of the “Train like an Astronaut” to become an astronaut. “I was nine years old when I saw the first program, a NASA initiative to encourage physical fitness and intellectual curiosity among man walk on the moon. That’s when I wanted to be an astronaut,” she said, referring to Neil students. Whitson, who has led two International Space Armstrong’s “giant leap” during the 1969 Apollo moon landing. Station missions and was the first female A team from the Johnson Space Center in commander of a NASA spaceflight, led students Houston chose the school for Whitson’s visit in a series of interactive activities intended to based on a recommendation by the Venice peak interest in the wonders of outer space. Neighborhood Council that focused on the “Our hope is to inspire a new generation of school’s computer and mathematics magnet explorers,” said Whitson, who has spent more program. time in space than any other woman — 377 — Gary Walker days.

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Heal the Bay CEO Ruskin Hartley sets his sights on oil drilling, plastic pollution and global warming Thirty years ago, Santa Monica Bay was in trouble. Water pollution had killed off fish and would make swimmers sick. The city’s Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant in Playa del Rey was dumping sewage water into the bay before fully treating it. Then came Heal the Bay. Formed by local activists in 1985, the Santa Monica-based environmental watchdog group has won a number of battles since those early days. The Hyperion plant was ordered to change its ways the very next year, and the organization later succeeded in tightening regulatory pollution caps for coastal waters. In 1990, Heal the Bay began publishing its beach report cards and organizing regular Coastal Cleanup Days to keep trash out of the water — efforts that now include as many as 15,000 volunteers each year. As Heal the Bay approaches 30, the organization has a new leader at the helm. Ruskin Hartley, an environmental planner trained as a geographer, became CEO in September. Hartley comes to Heal the Bay after a six-year stint as executive director of Save the Redwoods League, a San Francisco-based organization focused on studying, restoring and protecting oldgrowth forests in California. A native of England, Hartley had held several management positions with Save the Redwoods League since 1998. Under Hartley’s leadership, the group preserved 70,000 acres of redwood forest, raised $100 million in public and private support and launched the Redwoods and Climate Change Initiative, which studies the impacts of global warming on ancient forests. At Heal the Bay, Hartley will work on growing membership, developing new fundraising models and executing a five-year strategic plan that includes confronting the effects of climate change. “Santa Monica Bay, in many respects, is the Yosemite of the sea,” Hartley said. “It was an honor and a calling to help protect ancient redwoods, one of California’s true natural icons. I couldn’t be more excited to join Heal the Bay and help protect some other special places — our beaches and oceans.” — Gary Walker How healed is the bay compared to 30 years ago? The ocean is definitely healthier than it has been in decades by any measurable standard. Our Coastal Cleanup Days have removed tons of trash from our coasts and oceans. Shark species have returned to Santa Monica Bay largely because of the work that Heal the Bay has done in advocating for improved water quality. As the ocean has recovered after years of being abused, we’ve been able to establish nurseries for sharks. There’s a direct link between what Heal the Bay has done and the health of the Santa Monica Bay. We can measure the improvement in the water quality of the bay over time because of Heal the Bay’s advocacy on storm water and urban pollution. [The number of beaches with high pollution levels fell from 29 in 2006 to 14 in 2013, according to the group.] This organization has never been about “just trust us.” It’s always been about sciencebased advocacy. Sea birds need the Ballona Wetlands. Does Heal the Bay have a position on Ballona restoration? There has been a nexus between water quality and open space for us for years. This is an incredible opportunity to restore

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an amazing resource, and we think it can also be an educational tool for children and the public at large. I’ve been involved in enough restoration projects to know that sometimes it can get ugly. If you’ve ever known anyone who has had heart surgery, sometimes afterward they don’t look so good. But they eventually heal. We hope that’s what’s going to happen at Ballona, and we’ll be a strong supporter for that to be realized. Environmental Protection Agency scientists recently visited the wetlands over concerns about climate change. How does global warming impact your work? Climate change is going to affect everything that we’re doing — and especially in the wetlands, which scientists are now telling us can be really good buffers against flooding and other consequences of climate change. The two primary impacts of climate change that we’re seeing are sea level rise and the acidification of the ocean. Venice, for example, is at risk of high [tidal] undulations, and the infrastructure around it as well. This is where local and state governments have to be serious about protecting our coasts. We need to be investing in our water infrastructure. Acidification and the changing chemistry

of the ocean obviously are going to have a very large effect on marine life. We’re seeing changes in weather patterns and these types of events, like sea level rise and flooding, are likely to continue. What is Heal the Bay doing to improve beach report card, especially for the perennially low-scoring Mother’s Beach? We’ve seen great improvement in the most recent water quality surveys. In areas near drains, like at Dockweiler Beach and Ocean Park, we’re still seeing some level of pollution but there’s been improvement in the last couple of report cards. Mother’s Beach has always been problematic, but we’re going to continue our advocacy efforts that include our coastal cleanups and working with other organizations to improve our beaches’ water quality by limiting the amount of pollution that gets into our watersheds.

hardship, but we also know that the water board is looking for grants and other forms of financial assistance to help some of the boat owners defray some of the cost of repainting their hulls. Having clean water is a public good, and I think responsible boat owners understand that.

What are some of your short- and longterm goals? There are always new threats. One of the big issues is oil drilling off of our coasts. There’s a proposal to drill 30 wells in Hermosa Beach, and citizens there have stood up for their community for years and said they don’t want oil drilling of their coast. This issue is not confined to Hermosa Beach; anyone who cares about Santa Monica Bay should be worried about this. And for us, [advocating against oil drilling] has become a line in the sand. We will again be supporting a statewide ban on plastic bags. There are many sources of ocean pollution, but plastic has become not only a symbol of [ocean What is your position on the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Board’s pollution] but also a symbol of waste in our society. recent vote to eliminate copper-based One of our roles has been to be a undercoating on boats? watchdog, and we will certainly continue We support the water board’s decision. to do that. I believe that when we take It seems like a reasonable solution to a steps to clean up our water, our quality of problem that has been building up for life will take another step forward.§ several years. We realize that for some boat owners this could represent a financial gary@argonautnews.com February 27, 2014 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 9

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Laissez les bon temps rouler The 13th annual Venice Mardi Gras Parade steps off Saturday on Ocean Front Walk By Justin Chapman Costumes. Music. Beads! Come Saturday, the spirit of N’awlins is alive on Venice Beach. The 13th annual Venice Mardi Gras Parade begins at noon at Rose Avenue and Ocean Front Walk, where the Mud Bug Brass Band will lead parade-goers down the boardwalk to Windward Circle. After a pit stop at Danny’s Venice, the parade proceeds north again, ending at the Venice Bistro for an after party at 2 p.m. with music by the Gumbo Brothers. The show goes on rain or shine, but if faced with severe weather will remain indoors at Venice Bistro from noon until conditions are safe to proceed, organizers said. Created as a West Coast revival of the New Orleans tradition, parade participants arrive adorned in festive costumes, toss beads to spectators and generally have a great time for the sake of having a great time. This year’s theme is “Lovelution,” a word combining “love” and “evolution” coined by singer and parade founder Jessica Long, who staged the first parade in 2002 in honor her boyfriend’s Louisiana traditions (he’s a Gumbo Brother) and to lift people’s spirits in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. “A lot of our friends were really needing something uplifting to happen in their lives because everybody was so depressed and shut down,” Long said. “We basically decided to do something creative to get people moving. [The parade] gave them something to focus on and elicited some creative energies.” Long’s idea began as a house party, with the first parade taking place in her neighborhood. As the event grew more popular, it moved the beach. While the parade remains an informal happening without official city permits (which means no floats, bikes or dogs allowed), participants aren’t

doing anything illegal as long as the procession keeps moving. “The beauty of the parade is it’s spontaneous on many levels. A lot of people don’t know what it is, but it’s really fun and exciting and everybody smiles and yells and cheers and throws beads, and it lights up every face,” Long said. “I wanted to create an opportunity for people to be artistic and express themselves, and there’s no better way to do that than on a parade route in a costume, celebrating the environment of Venice.” In keeping with New Orleans tradition, the Venice Mardi Gras Parade honors a king and queen. This year’s local parade royalty are Venice residents Todd and Theo von Hoffman, who are being celebrated for their contributions to the community. “We’re very flattered and slightly embarrassed, and ready to serve our beloved fellow Venetians with benevolence and fun and foolishness,” said Todd von Huffman, who helped spearhead the movement to restore the Venice sign that now hangs over Windward Avenue. “You’ve got people coming here from all over the world and they see locals getting together for a great time. Everyone gets a kick out of it. It’s going to be a ball,” he said. “The motivation and the joy of seeing people participating in things like the Mardi Gras is that it honors [Venice’s] founder, Abbot Kinney. We believe and hope that he smiles on our efforts.” Todd von Huffman also worked to found the Venice Heritage Foundation and currently sits on its board of directors, who are planning the creation of a Venice history museum. He was also involved in Venice’s 2005 centennial celebrations, reviving the 1913-14 minor league baseball team name Venice Tigers for a softball game. Not only is the parade free and

Participants in a previous Venice Mardi Gras Parade bring the spirit of Fat Tuesday to Ocean Front Walk

open to the public, it’s a relatively family-friendly event, Long said. “People think, ‘Oh, it’s a Mardi Gras event, there’s going to be a bunch of girls showing their boobs.’ It’s not that,” said Long. “Although that may happen. It is Venice … but [the parade] doesn’t tend to be like that.” Also in the Mardi Gras tradition, many different floats and processions are represented by various “krewes.” Long and her friends created the “Krewe of Grand View.” The von Hoffmans formed the “Most Serene and Royal Majesty, the Windward Krewe,” after buying 22 purple tuxedo tails from a movie prop house that was going out of business. “The parade is an opportunity to be goodwill ambassadors and say, ‘Here we are, we’re loving life,” Long said. The Venice Mardi Gras Parade steps off at noon from where Rose Avenue meets Ocean Front Walk, continues along the boardwalk to Windward Avenue and loops Windward Circle before a pause for refreshments at Danny’s Venice, 23 Windward Ave. After the break, the parade heads north again to Venice Bistro, 323 Ocean Front Walk, for an after party from 2 to 4 p.m. that includes a concert by the Gumbo Brothers.§

Mardi Gras revelers pose for a Fat Tuesday photo op on the Venice boardwalk February 27, 2014 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 11

The art of being herself The apple fell just far enough from the tree for Laura Korman, daughter of actor Harvey Korman, who forges her own path as director of Bergamot Station’s TAG Gallery By Michael Aushenker Once shrinking from the shadow of her father’s fame, TAG Galley Director Laura Korman has come to embrace her family’s creative legacy after coming into success in the art world all on her own. On Saturday, TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station presents its latest group show, featuring the works of sculptor Don Adler and painters Brigitte Schobert and Betty Sheinbaum. Behind the scenes, it’s another small victory for Korman, who started at TAG from the bottom and now leads the 40-artist cooperative. Korman, 28, grew up in West Los Angeles and got a masters degree in childhood education and special education at New York University. Intent on becoming an animator, she gravitated toward TAG, where she initially came on as an intern. In February 2012, then-TAG Director Michael Goldstrom took

a six-week leave of absence and Korman was temporarily thrust in charge. TAG’s membership found Korman’s interim work so good that they voted her in as the gallery’s permanent director that April. “I was at the right place at the right time. As director, I’ve been a curator, promotion, sales. It’s more hands-on [than similar jobs at other galleries],” she said. TAG [an acronym for The Artists’ Gallery] has been around for 20 years. Each artist pays $2,500 annual dues, but it’s not a pay-to-play model. Membership is selective and depends on how many vacancies open on the roster (there were ten in 2012 but none last year, leaving about 100 artists on a wait list). At least 30 of TAG’s artists hail from L.A.’s Westside, including Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Venice and Mar Vista. Artists who make it into the TAG fold get a show in one

of three rooms downstairs and can participate in the loft show upstairs, a perpetual group show representing all 40 creators. “It’s perfect for emerging artists,” Korman said of the TAG model, which allows members to work at their own tempos. As of late, Korman has been on a roll. Earlier this month, ten members of the cooperative exhibited work at the prestigious Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, a much-buzzed-about annual fine arts happening presided over by the likes of art critic Peter Frank. And then there are the regular group shows, such as this weekend’s, when three TAG members exhibit their work on a rotation. Schobert’s series “Reflections” features a new body of work on paper and canvas inspired by her travels to the Mediterranean, India, Indonesia and Mexico. In a group of works dubbed “Romance the Stone,” Adler

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Laura Korman took charge of Bergamot Station’s TAG Gallery in April 2012

Keeping things ‘Feisty’ in Venice

Ruthie Garibay and Stuart Johnson fell in love through music, a passion they continue as rock duo Feisty Heart By Michael Aushenker The passion was there well before Ruthie Garibay and Stuart Johnson became an item. As the now appropriately named rock duo Feisty Heart, they will share the fruits of their musical collaboration on Friday night at TRiP. Formed in the Venice Beach cottage that longtime local Johnson and Michigan-raised Garibay share, Feisty Heart traces its genesis in 2008 to a jazz band in which Johnson drummed and Garibay sang back-up vocals. “I’d listen to her play her songs in various incarnations and get ideas on how to produce them,” said Johnson. As Feisty Heart, he plays bass with his hands and drums with his feet while Garibay sings and plays guitar. “People tell us ‘I can’t believe how much music you’re getting with only two people playing up there,’” said Johnson, who eschews the “singer-songwriter” tag, likening his duo to minimalist rock groups such as The White Stripes. Garibay’s original compositions include “John Muir,” inspired

by stints as a camp counselor in the Sequoias; “Circles,” about “human behavior, repeated history,” she said; and “Las Vegas,” a double-edged commentary on Sin City. “I’m really good at starting things, and he’s really good at finishing — which means he spends a lot more time on the computer engineering than I do, but we make a good team,” Garibay wrote on the band’s website. She began dating Johnson a little over a year into their creative union, finds inspiration for her songs from the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, Melanie Saska and Heart. Kentucky native Johnson, a working musician since age 15, was known as “Stix Johnson” in his high school marching band and grew up digging crooners Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Mel Torme. “I was never a rock guy or punk guy or power-pop guy,” Johnson said. “Whether it’s Vince Guaraldi [in the “Peanuts” Christmas special] or Kermit the Frog singing ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green,’ if you’re moved by something … [it’s

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Feisty Heart’s Stuart Johnson and Ruthie Garibay during an earlier show at TRiP

legitimate].” Johnson’s music career blossomed in the mid-1990s when he appeared on late-night talk shows after drumming on the Matthew Sweet albums “100 Percent Fun” and “Blue Sky on Mars.” He also played a Junior Brown gig at the now-defunct West L.A. joint Jack’s Sugar Shack where he witnessed a fight break out by the pool table. It turned out to be the cast of “Dazed and Confused,” years after the 1993 Rich Linklater film’s release.

“I wound up talking to Matthew McConaughey with a split lip,” Johnson recalled. When Johnson eventually ran into McConaughey again at a Laurel Canyon party and McConaughey recalled trying to break up that fight, another partier overheard their conversation. Interjecting “I was there that night, too,” was McConaughey’s “Dazed” co-star, Ben Affleck. One night in the mid-1990s while backing Sweet at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa

Monica, The Bangles’ front woman Susanna Hoffs sat in onstage. Hoff’s pal, actor Mike Myers, was in the audience and invited Sweet, Hoffs and Johnson to jam at his house. That session and a star-studded Viper Room follow-up performance evolved into songs Hoffs and Johnson played as the house band in 1997’s “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” directed by Hoffs’ husband, Jay Roach. The band returned in the second sequel, 2002’s “Austin Powers in Goldmember,” performing the ode to Powers’ father (Michael Caine), “Daddy Wasn’t There.” Johnson has also drummed for the New Radicals and backed John Doe of the seminal L.A. punk band X on several solo records and world tours. Johnson, who has lived in Venice for 22 years, said he and Garibay love playing the Westside. “We want our friends to come see us,” she said. Feisty Heart plays at 8 p.m. Friday at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. Call (310) 398-9010 or visit tripsantamonica.com.§ michael@argonautnews.com

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Lively times at Louie’s of Mar Vista Raise a beesting to the farm animal apocalypse — and the cook— at this fun restaurant/bar Louie’s of Mar Vista

3817 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista (310) 915-5300 louiesofmarvista.com When it comes to parties, I prefer the type that are naturally fun. By this I mean that nobody is forcing people into party games or other contrived amusements — they may exist, but if you don’t feel like playing nobody gets grouchy. That goes double for restaurants, where forced gaiety or ostentatious attempts to create a club experience can backfire spectacularly. Places that have a natural energetic groove have an intangible asset that may not make the food taste better but makes you much more willing to try it. Louie’s of Mar Vista is a fine example of a place that has a quirky, fun vibe that you feel as soon as you walk inside. The little restaurant and bar is on Grand View Avenue about a block from Venice Boulevard, and you may not have noticed it. The signage is modest, a faded picture of a pig rampant that was left over from the butcher shop that used to be here. Once inside, you’re in a cozy room dominated by a mural that depicts the apocalypse, as acted out by farm animals. (Nothing can really explain what that looks like, so you’ll just have to see it.) The menu is mostly composed of eclectic bar snacks along with a few entrees, and we decided to mix and match from the happy hour and regular menus. We started with egg rolls Monte Cristo-style filled with Hawaiian-style Kalua pork, ham, cabbage and cheese. I was relieved to find that unlike the classic Monte Cristo sandwich, the rolls were not dipped in egg batter before frying but had the name because they contained ham and cheese. The two fat eggrolls were served with a mild remoulade sauce and had an interesting balance of flavors; the Hawaiian-style pork shoulder is roasted for twelve hours to concentrate the flavor, and the intense porkiness is a good balance with the ham. The remoulade contained a fine grain

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mustard and was slightly sweet compared to the earthy, intense whole grain version I’ve had in New Orleans, but it worked well in this case. We enjoyed this with offerings from the bar — a good, strong Negroni and a house special called the beesting that is made of ginger beer, apple brandy and honey from a hive on the roof of the building. They used a mild rather than hot ginger beer, which made for a very good balance, and it’s a must-try drink. For main items we had ordered potted shrimp pasta and something called a PLT, which turned out to be a patty of fresh pork and bacon ground together and served on a pretzel bun with arugula and pickled tomato. (The names on many items are vague and need to be explained — for example, there are items on the menu with some ingredient called “hip tang,” but you have to ask to find out that this is a house-made spicy sauce.) The sandwich looked small but was filling thanks to the dense, lightly salty meat patty, which made an excellent companion with the bitterness of the arugula and sweet/ tart flavors of the tomato. We had considered ordering the sandwich with a side of fries topped with Japanese togarashi pepper seasoning, but our server Stephanie suggested that it would probably be too much food. She was right, and we were grateful for the advice. Our pasta had an unusual sauce

composed of roughly chopped shrimp with cream cheese, Zatarain’s Cajun seasoning and sliced scallions that had been tossed in at the last moment so they were hot but not fully cooked. That combination may sound like a strange idea that someone would knock together in a college dorm, but it tasted excellent. Our dessert of bread pudding was the only imperfection of the evening, because while the flavor was quite good, there was a bit too much caramel and cream on top for me. I prefer bread pudding to have a little crispness and chewiness to it, and this was very moist even before the other elements have been added. I might try it again and ask them to leave off the toppings, but since New Orleans beignets are also offered for dessert I’m likely to order those next time. Our food ran $43, with an additional $18 for drinks. It was a very reasonable price for dinner with a few surprises in a lively, pleasant atmosphere, and I’m looking forward to going back.

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Westside Happenings

Compiled by Jennifer Boucher and Chloe Jory

Thursday, Feb. 27

Friday, Feb. 28

Fall Risk Reduction Classes KickOff, 11 a.m. - noon. Westchester Playa Village and LMU’s Dept. of Health & Human Sciences offer free senior fitness and mobility assessments, followed by a series of fall risk reduction exercise sessions. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6323 W. 80th St., Westchester. To RSVP, call (310) 695-7030.

Padua Playwrights presents “Villon,” 8pm. Award-winning Murray Mednick brings his unique sensibility to the hair-raising, violent and often hilarious exploits of 15thcentury poet and bandit François Villon. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 7 p.m. Sundays through March 23. $30. Odyssey Theater, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West Los Angeles. (310) 4772055; paduaplaywrights.org

Excel II (MS Office 2010) Computer Class, 4 - 5 p.m. Learn to create more advanced formulas and perform multi-level data sorts at Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Update on the Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project, 7 p.m. The Airport Marina Group of the Sierra Club hosts this discussion of the future and dramatic changes of the Ballona Wetlands at Burton Chace Community Room, Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free . (310) 450-5961 “Safety Word Comedy Show,” 7 p.m. Comics Funk Wagnall and Jake Laufer yuk it up at Witzend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. (310) 305-4792; witzendlive.com “The Best of Shine,” 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Celebrating the first anniversary of this monthly storytelling series, ten storytellers spotlight personal tales at YMCA Santa Monica/ Westside, 2019 14th St., Santa Monica. $10 suggested donation. (310) 452-2321; smywca.org The Atalaya Percussion and Venezuelan Brass Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Live performance from the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $39-$65. (310) 434-3412; thebroadstage.com Grievous Angels, Tommy Odetto Group and Gene Butler Band, 8 p.m. Live blues and rock music at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396- 9010; tripsantamonica.com Kurt: A Durlesser and Marga Lane, 9 p.m. Acoustic, rap and hip hop collide at The Good Hurt, 12249 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. $5. (310) 390-1076; goodhurt.com The Graves Brothers and Umoja Hi-Fi Sound System, 9 p.m. Hip hop meets reggae and funk at Townhouse Venice, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $5-$8. (310) 3924040; townhousevenice.com Cathouse Thursday, 9:30 - 11:45 p.m. Band brings a blend of rock and R&B to Rusty’s Surf Ranch, 256 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica. (310) 393-7437; rustyssurfranch.com Dessi DiLauro, 9:30 p.m. Live music mixing ragtime jazz with contemporary flare at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. 21+. (310) 395-1676; santamonica. harvelles.com

Art Benefit for the Unatti Foundation, 5:30 p.m. Join Isis Lecaro Catalan discusses the concept of response at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $10 suggested donation. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org Indian Summer, Proxima Parada, Delfina, Obsidian Silence and Micah Jones, 7 p.m. Blues, folk and electronic at Witzend, 1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. (310) 305-4792; witzendlive.com Poetry Reading, 8 p.m. Join Holly Prado and poet Jeanette Clough in reading “Oh, Salt/Oh” and “Desiring Hand” at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 8223006; beyondbaroque.org Paul and the Kir, Jordan Harris and Christy Bradley, Almost Classy, DJ Jonas Abbs and DJ Peterboii, 8 p.m. Live alternative pop rock and rock ’n’ soul at Good Hurt, 12249 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 390-1076; goodhurt.com Dennis Herrera Blues Band, 9 p.m. Chicago Blues music at Danny’s Venice, 23 Windward Ave., Venice. All ages. No cover. (310) 566-5610; dannysvenice.com Nikki Hill, 9 p.m. R&B music inspired by gospel choirs at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $12. 21+. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com sMALL TIME and Bonnie Murray Tamblyn, 9:30 - 11:30 p.m. Live rock and folk music at Rusty’s Surf Ranch, 256 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica. $7. (310) 393- 7437; rustyssurfranch.com

Saturday, March 1 ‘Roga,’ 8 - 10 a.m. Start your morning off strong with an hour run and hour yoga session on Colorado and Ocean by the pier sign in Santa Monica. Free. Also March 9, 15, 22, and 29. (310) 458-8901; santamonicapier.org Super Seuss- A- Bration, 10 a.m. noon Celebrate Dr. Suess’s birthday with the Buster Balloon Show and arts and crafts at Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 4588600; smpl.org Pinocchio, 11- 11:30 a.m. Kids are encouraged to come to this theatrical performance (without the scary scenes) at the Promenade Playhouse,

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Saturday and Sunday: Louis Pearl, The Amazing Bubble Man — an Edinburgh Fringe Festival favorite — conjures art, magic, science and fun for adults and kids alike at Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. See square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, giant bubbles, bubble volcanoes and more. Shows are at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. both days. Tickets are $20 for kids and $25 for adults. Call (310) 392-7237 or visit edgemarcenter.org. The Mighty Burnt Bacon, 8 p.m. Soul music at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396- 9010; tripsantamonica. Mythical Playground: Celtic Myths com and Heroes, 11 a.m. Learn about Supernaked and Cecilia Noel, 9 Irish, Scottish and Welsh heroes and p.m. Jump from jazzy Afro-Cuban music at The Broad Stage, 1310 11th to pop rock fusion at Witzend, 1717 St., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 434Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $10. (310) 3470; thebroadstage.com 305- 4792; witzendlive.com Healthy, Plant-based Eating Class, House of Vibe All-Stars, 9 p.m. The 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join chef Christine “genre-less” band performs straight Oppenheim for a five-session class rock, groovy R&B and everything focused on the fundamentals of healthy eating through a plant-based in between on Wednesdays at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa diet. Learn which foods improve Monica. $10. 21+. (310) 395-1676; health, increase energy, reduce santamonica.harvelles.com cravings and more. $149, plus $30 materials fee. Class runs Saturdays Zodiac MasqueraVe EDM, 9 p.m. through March 29. Santa Monica Dress in costumes and celebrate College, SMC Bundy Campus, Pisces with this “genre-blend Room 216. veggiefixation.com dancefloor madness” of house and electro music at Good Hurt, 12249 Your Wild and Precious Life: A Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. Every first Book Reading, 5 - 7 p.m. Author Saturday of the month. (310) 390Jesse Gros helps you connect with 1076; goodhurt.com your adventurous side and tells his journey at Mystic Journey The Brian Rogers Band, 9:30 Bookstore, 1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 399-7077; 10:30 p.m. Live rock with no cover at Rusty’s Surf Ranch, 256 Santa mysticjourneybookstore.com Monica Pier, Santa Monica. (310) 393-7437; rustyssurfranch.com Loss, Memory, and Recovery Art Exhibition, 5 - 9 p.m. The Social and Public Resource Center’s (SPARC) hosts the launch of an art exhibition featuring works by Dwora Oscar Viewing Party, 4:30 p.m. Fried and Linda Vallejo at the Old Join in the fun with raffles, prizes Venice Police Station, 685 Venice and an Oscar’s picks contest at Blvd, Venice. Continues TuesdaysUpper West, 3321 Pico Blvd., Santa Saturdays from noon-5 p.m. until Monica. $20. (310) 586-1111; Apr. 11. theupperwest.com

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Poetry in Motion, 8 p.m. Learn from literary, theater and film artists at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $8-$20. (310) 8223006; beyondbaroque.org

The Toledo Show, 9 p.m. Speakeasy jazz and soul with a fun twist at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. 21+. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

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musical comedy at Princeton in August. Having invested much time and thought into lampooning James’ trilogy, he can see why her books struck a chord with a primarily female, perhaps sexually repressed readership. Pointing to the success of shows such as “Sex and the City” and “Desperate Housewives,” Samuels said he appreciates the merits of James’s creation. “I love that these suburban housewives are okay reading porn in public,” he said, chuckling. The production’s publicity is quick to print that “50 Shades!” is “not associated with, endorsed or authorized by E.L. James or Vintage Books.” Just as “Saturday Night Live” can poke fun at an established property, Samuels said that there has been no trouble theatrically satirizing James’s literary blockbuster, bound to become a Hollywood movie on Valentine’s Day Weekend 2015. “50 Shades! The Musical” runs at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, at 5 and 9 p.m. Saturdays, and at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays through March 30 at Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Tickets start at $30. Free parking at Culver City Hall, behind the theatre. Call (213) 972-4488 or visit 50shadesmusical.com.§ michael@argonautnews.com

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A dispatch from the Marina del Rey Historical Society the marina was constructed in order to simulate wave action so that a barrier could be designed and developed for the marina. Eight months after what became known as “the surge” nearly destroyed the marina, funding was acquired to fix the problem. In October 1963, construction began on the breakwater, with rocks from a quarry on Catalina Island shipped to the marina’s entrance. The marina breakwater was completed January of 1965, with a formal dedication to follow on April 10. That means Marina del Rey will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2015. A committee has already begun meeting monthly to discuss celebrations next April 10 and other special events throughout the year. To see photos of the dredging and “the surge,” visit the Marina del Rey Historical Society, now located in Fisherman’s Village at 13737 Fiji Way, Ste. C3. Open noon to 4 p.m. daily, with validation for two hours free parking. Call (310) 701-1073.

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By Howard Wenger The initial vision of a man named Moye L. Wicks was to build a large shipping harbor in the wetlands of West Los Angeles. Lack of funds, bad weather and no breakwater kept his dream from becoming a reality and, although part of his vision ended up south in Long Beach, the idea of a marina for L.A. remained just that — an idea. After 75 years and various starts and stops, the dredging of Marina del Rey — at that time the largest man-made small craft harbor in the country — was completed in May 1962. Winter, however, would bring yet more challenges. Violent storms on Feb. 9 and 10, 1963, sent ninefoot swells into the channel, destroying boats and docks. The Army Corps of Engineers later installed seawalls across the channel near Fisherman’s Village to prevent any further damage, but this would be just a temporary fix. At and Army Corps facility in Vicksburg, Miss., a large-scale model of

An aerial view of Marina del Rey in 1964 shows the Sheraton hotel (center), construction of Fisherman’s Village (upper left), the future site of the California Yacht club (lower right) and temporary seawalls in place during construction of the breakwater (upper right)

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Playa Vista library throws a fan party celebrating music’s biggest boy band By Michael Aushenker Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles. To most adults, these are just five random names. But to many teenage girls, they

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Vista branch, which is throwing a “One Direction Fan Party” this Saturday. “I’ve wanted to do something like this for a while,” said Shannon Salmon, Playa Vista’s young adult librarian, who

promises an afternoon of “letter writing, munchies, movies and gossip.” The boy band sprouted to fame on Simon Cowell’s record label after the group finished third in the seventh season of Britain’s “The X Factor” in 2010. They released one album each of the next three years — “Up All Night,” “Take Me Home” and “Midnight Memories” — that spawned hit singles such as “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Story of My Life.” “Midnight Memories” was the 54th best-selling album of 2013 in the United States and the fastest-selling album of the year in the U.K. And unlike the Biebs, Miley and the imploding Jonas Brothers, 1D hasn’t lost its squeaky clean image. Aimed at teens and tweens, the Playa Vista library’s “One Direction Fan Party!” features an array of activities meant to unite 1D fanatics throughout the Westside. Fans can participate in a letter-writing session, (after which missives to Styles and his band mates will be forwarded to their U.K.-based fan club), viewings of One Direction film clips and the creation of friendship books that kids can decorate and pass around.

Cupcakes, chips and beverages sweeten up the proceedings. Salmon said Morgan Spurlock’s 2013 1D documentary, “This is Us,” inspired her to celebrate the U.K. boy band when the time came for organizing Playa Vista Branch Library’s first-ever pop culture-themed party. “I was a Duran Duran fan when I was a kid, and I remember going on a retreat [in Baton Rouge] where met Duran Duran fans and made friends for life,” said Salmon, a native of Baton Rouge, La. She also recalled befriending sci-fi enthusiasts in her youth through a Dr. Who fan club at the Baton Rouge Public Library. “The library offers a great place for that kind of thing,” she said. While the party is open to all One Direction fanatics, Salmon expects participants to skew young. “I haven’t met any [One Direction] fans older than 13 or 14 yet,” she said. The “One Direction Fan Party” starts at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Los Angeles Public Library’s Playa Vista branch, 6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. Call (310) 437-6680 or visit lapl.org/ branches/playa-vista.§ michael@argonautnews.com

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drew a sizable crowd, and his Brooklyn-based Butterscotch labelmates Graph Rabbit. “It’s fun and exhausting,” said Jorgensen, of working the room armed only with an analog synthesizer and sequencer. Touch Vinyl owner Sebastian Mathews, who, days earlier, had hosted the Wilco member at his West L.A. record shop, admired the performance. “Acts like Mikael are perfect,” said Mathews, who appreciates “intelligent electronic dance music.” With his wife eight-and-a-halfmonths pregnant, Jorgensen said he intends to stick close to home for now, so sporadic Southern California stints such as the recent gigs at Touch Vinyl and another at Complex in Glendale are ideal. “This is the closest thing to a live tour I’ll be doing this year,” he told The Argonaut postperformance. Wilco reconvenes in the studio this fall. Meanwhile, Jorgensen strives to deliver entertainment that does not bleed into selfindulgence. And even after more than a decade performing before thousands, Jorgensen still gets a charge out of playing 150-person capacity clubs such as TRiP. “It’s almost more nerveracking,” he said.§ michael@argonautnews.com

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Barbara Mastej’s “Cosmo” is one of 35 pieces on display during “The Return of It Came from Venice”

By Michael Aushenker They could just as easily say “It Came from Venus.” An all-out assault on the senses through fine arts, music and poetry readings, the happening formerly known as “It Came from Venice” is back for three Saturday nights in March — billed “The Return of It Came from Venice.” Taking the very 21st-century form of a pop-up art show, “Return” ushers back the otherworldly Sponto-era Venice multi-media arts shows that Venice residents Bruce Meade and Gerry Fialka organized in the mid-2000s. The idea has always been “let’s bring in some of the boardwalk artists, musicians and poets,” Meade said. “Back in the days when Sponto Gallery was still around, every few years we’d have a show for people who had no connections with a gallery, just wanted to do their art. We would invite them to have a show; give them the wall space.” “Sponto” refers to late artist and curator Mark “Sponto” Kornfeld, who nurtured Venice’s creative scene for 24 years at his 7 Dudley Ave. venue. The old Sponto Gallery space came with bohemian, Beats-era baggage. From 1958 to 1966, the location housed the Venice Beats oasis Venice West Café, where the likes of artists Wallace Berman and Earl Newman, underground film star Taylor Mead, filmmaker Leland Auslender, photographers Charles Brittin and Harry Drinkwater and musicians Robby Krieger and John Densmore of The Doors would hang out. Artists Eric “Big Daddy” Nord and Ron Boise and politically charged comedian Mort Sahl also frequented West Café. After Kornfeld died in 2008, neighboring Italian restaurant Piccolo took over 7 Dudley and incorporated it into the business. But the stage for a sequel was set eight months ago, when neighboring Henry’s Market at 9 Dudley lost its lease. Though it’s likely another market will move into that space soon, the man in charge of 9 Dudley, Cadillac Hotel founder Sris Sinnathamby, remembered Sponto’s art

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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. 2014 033450 The following person is doing business as: Momís Next Home, 1327 Preston Way, Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Maristel Rosengrant, 1327 Preston Way, 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 Feb. 6, 2014. 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: Maristel Rosengrant. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2014. Argonaut published: Feb. 13, 20, 27, and Mar. 6, 2014. 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. 2014 035951 The following person is doing business as: Rez, 5047 Bakman Ave. #212, North Hollywood, CA. 91601. Registered owners: 1) Eric Russell Sampson, 5047 Bakman Ave. #212, North Hollywood, CA. 91601, 2) Daniel James McMains, 11540 Hartsook St., North Hollywood, CA. 91601. 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. 1, 2013. 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: Eric Sampson. Title: N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2014. Argonaut published: Feb. 27, Mar. 6, 13, 20, 2014. NOTICEIn 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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