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NEWS
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Using Data to Fight Poverty Assemblywoman wants to hold state budgets accountable to kids .................... 8
Gunfire on the Boardwalk Seemingly random shooting actually had intended target . ..................................... 9
Venice Art Crawl throws a music-themed party in Playa Vista ................................ 31
Reading is Resistance Former LA Times book editor David L. Ulin on a ‘Lost Art’ ........................................ 16
THE ADVICE GODDESS Women Hate a Wimp
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Charter School to Close County cites “unsound educational program” at Westchester Secondary ........ 11
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COVER STORY Gender Illusionist Venice figure skater was born male but lets the world see her as a woman . ......... 12
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Melvoin’s Support for Charters is Bad for Kids Re: “The Argonaut’s March 7 Primary Election Endorsements,” March 2 Please reconsider the endorsement of Nick Melvoin for the LAUSD Board of Education seat currently held by Steve Zimmer, who deserves to be re-elected. As a Mar Vista resident and member of both the Mar Vista Community Council and the MVCC Arts, Education and Culture Committee, I see firsthand the dedication of parents and teachers to the all-important subject of our children’s education. The erosion of the public school system by charter forces should not and cannot be encouraged. Make no mistake that the foul barrage of fliers in our mailboxes is the work of charter advocates from coast to coast. Teachers, parents and students have found Steve Zimmer to be an effective player in the complex struggle to support
public education. We need not go much farther in our analysis than to find Melvoin to be a threat to public education. Robin Doyno, Mar Vista Voters Should Flunk Zimmer Re: “Zimmer Deserves Our Support,” Letters to the Editor, March 30 So a liberal Venice High School teacher with 33 years of union involvement thinks Steve Zimmer would be a better LAUSD board member than charter schools advocate Nick Melvoin? Come on, for years many independent studies have confirmed that privately operated charter schools have done a better job of educating students than public schools do. Even Arne Duncan, who was Secretary of Education under President Obama, has endorsed Nick Melvoin (as did The Argonaut in March). Voters will likely give an “F” to the former Venice HS UTLA director and chapter chair, as well as to outgoing union-favoring board member Steve Zimmer. Roy Reel, Culver City
FROM THE WEB: Beethoven Kids Are Stressed Out Re: “Reading, Writing and Computer Code,” News, June 16, 2015 I took a tour of Beethoven Elementary School after friends told me how awesome the school is. I looked on the school’s website and found this link about coding classes. But I also learned from friends that lots of children at Beethoven have behavioral issues and are in counseling. Public schools are competing with charters, so now most have tried to stay academically advanced. But from what I’ve learned, this school overworks the children, which maybe adds stress on them and makes them act out in negative ways. Children at Beethoven may fair well with test scores, but emotionally they are also just kids. In my opinion, Beethoven is a bad school. It should be called a school for advanced emotionally challenged children. Jason Mendez HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE ARGONAUT: letters@argonautnews.com.
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By Gary Walker Data drives the California economy. State Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D- Marina del Rey) wants to put it to work for California’s poorest children. Now wending its way through the Legislature, Burke’s Assembly Bill 1520 — titled the Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act — would task the state Department of Finance with analyzing how each year’s proposed state budget would impact California’s child poverty rate. The intent of such reporting is to ensure that future state spending plans would be measured against an overall goal of reducing child poverty in the state by at least 50% over the next 20 years. California has the highest rate of child poverty in the nation — about 20%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure, which considers not only household income but also cost of living. “It is devastating and embarrassing to have the fifth largest economy in the world and yet so many children are in poverty,” said Burke, an edge in her voice. “This is unacceptable, and it offends me to my core.” Burke’s 62nd Assembly District includes affluent areas such as
Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D- Marina del Rey) Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, Venice and parts of Westchester. But there are also pockets of the district that have higher populations of low-income families, including Del Rey, Lennox and Hawthorne. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, a study area that included Westchester, Playa del Rey, Marina del Rey, Culver City, Del Rey and portion of Venice had an overall child poverty rate of about 13%, with the poverty line for a family of
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Gunfire Erupts on Venice Boardwalk Shooter fired toward a crowd near Rose Avenue but likely had a specific victim in mind, police say By Gary Walker The gunman who sent a hail of bullets flying toward a crowded area of the Venice Boardwalk on Friday night appears to have had a specific target in mind, according to an LAPD detective investigating the shooting. The unidentified suspect fired a handgun multiple times at 9:22 p.m. on April 7 along the 300 block of Ocean Front Walk, between Rose and Dudley avenues. Although the shooter’s motive remains undetermined, the LAPD Pacific Division’s Gang Unit is investigating the crime. Initial news reports had witnesses claiming that the shooter, who remains at large, fired indiscriminately into the crowd on the boardwalk. “From my preliminary investigation it does not appear that [the gunman] was shooting into the crowd. It looks like the [victim] was shot at,” LAPD Pacific Division Gang Unit Det. Melvin Campos said. “As of now, I don’t know what the motive is.” The victim suffered four gunshot wounds but remains in stable condition at
a local hospital, LAPD Det. Robyn Salazar said. Campos said he has interviewed the victim but was not able to get much information about the possible motive. “As of right now, we don’t know if it is gang motivated. I’m looking at pulling [boardwalk surveillance] videos, and maybe that will give me an idea of what took place,” Campos said. Although gang activity is on the decline from previous years, there have been isolated outbreaks of violence in Venice that police suspect are gang-related. Gregory Wherry, who police say is a member of the Venice Shoreline Crips gang, was arrested last month in connection with the fatal daytime shooting of construction worker Marvin Ponce on Aug. 3 at the intersection of 7th Avenue and Brooks Court in Venice’s Oakwood neighborhood. Anyone with information about the April 7 shooting is asked to call Det. Campos at (310) 482-6402 or email him at 334963@lapd.online. gary@argonautnews.com
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said. “At the clinic we work with families to meet their basic needs and to make them aware of the importance of keeping their children healthy — which includes excellent health care, nutrition, a loving family, and a lack of violence in and around the family.” The National Center for Children in Poverty reports that being poor is the single biggest threat to a child’s well-being and can greatly contribute to social,
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emotional and behavioral problems. Burke says that enough studies have been done on the impacts of child poverty. “This is a call to action,” she said. “The children cannot continue to wait. Their futures have already started.” AB 1520 faces a vote in the Assembly’s Human Services Committee on April 25.
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a recent city ballot initiative that sought to severely limit new development — lost in a landslide in March, and she believes that indicates voters have an appetite for the affordable and middle-income housing units the project intends to create. “I’m sure that based upon this overwhelming evidence — voter demand and new laws highly encouraging higher density transit-oriented developments such as this one — that Mr. Bonin has come to embrace the needs of renters and therefore, grown to appreciate the project,” Day said. Bonin said earlier this year that Measure S, which he opposed, would not have applied to Day’s project because she is not seeking a city general plan or local zoning waiver. But the project does have one local constituency on her side — local artists. Day has pledged to set aside the project’s seven affordable units specifically for artists, and in conjunction with Mar Vista ArtWalk Director Lenore French she announced on April 7 that the L.A. Housing and Community Investment Department has agreed to let her conduct specific outreach to the arts community. “I think we are the first in the city to do so,” Day said.
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as out of scale with its surroundings. “This proposal is so controversial and misguided because it seeks to build the tallest building on Venice Boulevard between downtown and the ocean. This isn’t the right project for Mar Vista, and I intend to continue to vehemently oppose it as proposed,” Bonin wrote. “To be clear, I support building more affordable housing — especially along transit corridors where we need it the most — but this proposal is too tall and out of character with the neighborhood.” City Planning officials had approved those plans for 12444 Venice Blvd. just two days earlier, prompting two Mar Vista neighborhood organizations to appeal that decision. That appeal will be heard after 9 a.m. on April 20 in Room 532 at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St. “I am extremely disappointed and puzzled that the Planning Department would allow this inappropriate project to move forward as is, and I will do everything under my authority as a councilmember to stop it unless the developer is willing to be more responsive to the very legitimate objections raised by many Mar Vistans, myself included,” Bonin wrote. Day noted that Measure S —
By Gary Walker A suspected drunk driver speeding down Washington Boulevard on Monday night collided with two cars near Ocean Avenue and Via Marina, killing a visiting Georgia firefighter who was traveling in one of them. Benjamin Seider, 23, of Los Angeles was arrested at the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence, said Det. Martha Dominguez of the Los Angeles Police Dept.’s West Bureau Traffic Division.
The deceased firefighter, identified as 23-year-old Ron Herens, died at the scene after being ejected from a passenger seat. Witnesses told police that said Seider was driving a 2009 Audi eastbound on Washington at a high rate of speed around 10 p.m. and ran at least one red light before colliding with the rented 2012 Volkswagen Jetta carrying Herens and two other Georgia firefighters. The Jetta was turning onto Washington from Via Marina.
“We’re just beginning our investigation, but it looks like [Seider] initiated the collision,” Dominguez said. Herens’ two colleagues were injured in the crash, with one suffering lacerations and the other a possible broken hip and collarbone, she said. The third vehicle, a 2015 BMW 235i, was waiting to turn onto Washington Boulevard, apparently from Ocean Avenue, when it was also struck, Dominguez said. A couple in the BMW was not injured.
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Final Bell Rings for Westchester Secondary Charter school that struggled to find a permanent home will shut down in June where there are “empty or underutilized” classrooms. After losing its second location at another Westchester church, Westchester Secondary accepted LAUSD’s offer to co-locate its campus at Horace Mann Middle School. Westchester resident Lisa Rowley, whose two sons attended Westchester Secondary, also feels that Zimmer let the school down. “He absolutely refused to meet with any parents of Westchester Secondary Charter. We never got a straight answer about why he wouldn’t help us,” Rowley said. Zimmer did not return calls for comment. Landon says she has no regrets about launching Westchester Secondary — she Westchester Secondary supporters rallied last year to ask LAUSD just feels its end came too soon. for space “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to fulfill The charter school the moved to another “The people with the property enforce the mission, but all of our actions were location in Westchester before resettling the law, and they always protect the status honorable,” she said. “The relationships in South Los Angeles last year. quo. That is not a recipe for equity. That is with the parents and students, I’ll cherish Landon, who serves as Westchester a recipe for corruption,” Landon asserted. for a lifetime. I’m really proud of all the Secondary’s principal, said that not The charter school twice sued LAUSD work that we did.” having a permanent home attributed to the for classroom space in Westchester but Westchester Secondary’s first and only high rate of teacher attrition and blamed lost both times. senior class will graduate on June 8 at the LAUSD Board President Steve Zimmer Through LAUSD’s Proposition 39 CenterPointe Club in Playa Vista. for failing to help the school secure a process, charter schools can petition for permanent space in Westchester. gary@argonautnews.com space on traditional school campuses Photo by Geoff Maleman
By Gary Walker Westchester Secondary Charter School’s first graduating class will be its last. Four years after launching at what was the First Baptist Church of Westchester, the middle and high school will permanently close its doors in June. On April 4, the Los Angeles County Board of Education denied the grade 6 to 12 school’s renewal petition, citing “an unsound educational program,” a high rate of teacher attrition (31.8%), governance and open meetings law violations, and parent allegations of bullying and sexual assault, among other things. The denial document did not specify details of those allegations. Founded by former Orville Wright Middle School teacher Janet Landon and Westchester parent Ann Wexler as a local alternative to Orville Wright and Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets, the charter ultimately could not find a stable location close to the families it intended to serve. First Baptist Church, now slated for condo development, closed after Westchester Secondary’s inaugural year.
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Illusionist Venice figure skater Serafine Ong was born male but lets the world see her as a woman
By Melody Mundy After winning gold at the Pacific Coast Adult Sectionals in Burbank, Venice figure skater Serafine Ong heads to North Carolina next week to compete in the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships. She hopes her talent will speak for itself, but she is also using this moment in the national spotlight to reveal herself publicly as a self-described “gender illusionist.” Ong, 38, was born male but engages with the world as a female. Rather, she allows the world to see her this way. Ong doesn’t take hormones and hasn’t altered her body through surgery, and she doesn’t feel like she’s trapped in the wrong one; this is just who she is. “I grew my hair, plucked my eyebrows and stayed fit — that’s pretty much it,” Ong says of maintaining her naturally androgynous figure, though she does add a little extra padding up top occasionally. “I call them chicken cutlets,” she adds candidly. “It’s like having little anorexic Asian boobs.” Because of cultural associations with labels like transgender, transvestite and transsexual, Ong feels more confident identifying personally as a gender illusionist and presenting herself publicly as a straight woman. “In the few instances I’ve developed friendships with other trans women, some of them wanted me to change my physical look — to have a boob job, to get hip implants, to make myself look more like Barbie,” says Ong. “I’m just trying to be me.” But to compete in North Carolina — home of the notorious bathroom bill, which eliminated protections for transgender people and forced them to use restroom facilities according to the gender on their birth certificates — Ong had to choose: man or woman. As in Burbank, PAGE 12 THE ARGONAUT April 13, 2017
she’ll compete with the men, a decision she reached partially because of her physical anatomy, and partly because she hopes it will provoke less criticism than competing against athletes who were born female. “I held back from competing the past three years because I didn’t know how to debut myself,” says Ong, who teaches figure skating at an ice rink in the San Fernando Valley. “My career and reputation are also at stake, and not all my clients know about my situation. This year, with the new president, it made me even more scared to debut, but I decided to skate because I wanted to make my coach and my club proud.”
Serafine “Chinky” Ong will compete in North Carolina, a state where lawmakers have rejected civil rights protections for transgender people the hands of older boys that she says crippled her ability to forge friendships with boys. At home, her adult sisters gave her Barbies to play with even though she was a boy child. Ong was 17 when she joined her estranged and newly remarried mother in the United States. They initially bonded over watching ice skating, which is when
“Win or lose, I’m just hoping to have a good competition and maybe get some positive feedback for other people going through something like my situation.” — Serafine Ong As for where Ong will go to the bathroom in North Carolina, “I still haven’t figured that one out,” she says. “I’m very passable as a woman, so that’s not going to send up red flags around the city, but in the ice rink it only takes one competitor to complain, and I don’t know what would happen then.” Ong wasn’t always a gender illusionist, and she says facing gender-related discrimination in the United States may have accelerated a personal evolution that she also traces back to her childhood in the Philippines. Sent to boarding school after her father died when she was six and her mother and much-older siblings were unable to care for her, Ong — who was often mistaken for a girl child — faced physical abuse at
Ong began to imagine herself as a competitive figure skater, she says. Years later in Portland, she adopted the playful nickname “Chinky” (Ong is of Filipino-Chinese descent) while working at a luxury restaurant with an overwhelmingly Caucasian staff. After work she sang in nightclubs, where others guided her to embrace her androgynous look. In late 2012 she moved back to Los Angeles to stay with estranged family members. When that didn’t work out, she found herself homeless in Venice — a regular around Windward Circle until a new acquaintance offered her a cheap room. But finding steady employment in the restaurant industry while checking a box that said “male” but looking like a woman, Ong said, was nearly impossible.
“It was here [in L.A.] that ‘Chinky’ became a person instead of a persona,” she said. “To get a job, I had to apply as ‘Chinky.’” “Chinky” wound up working at a highend Santa Monica restaurant — wearing the standard female uniform of skirt-shorts, fishnets and knee-high boots — until one day the IRS called the restaurant to confirm her gender. Ong says she hadn’t told the restaurant she was born male; they just assumed ‘Chinky’ was born a woman, and she didn’t correct them. “A [female] supervisor reacted negatively,” she recalls, and “made my work environment slightly a living hell.” But Ong has also found friendship and understanding here. Not only did losing that job allow her to begin teaching others to skate, it also allowed her to begin competing. Ong used to hang out near Muscle Beach when she was homeless, and a group of Muscle Beach regulars raised $900 to fund travel and lodging expenses for her April 19 to 22 journey to North Carolina. Those friends and members of her skating team, she says, have been accepting and supportive. It’s thanks to them that Ong will be able to test her mettle in the mid-level adult men’s bracket. “Win or lose,” she says, “I’m just hoping to have a good competition and maybe get some positive feedback for other people going through something like my situation.” Managing Editor Joe Piasecki also contributed to this story.
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Santa Monica transgender rights rally focuses on a long fight ahead
*** At a resistance rally outside Santa Monica City Hall on April 1, a constellation of prominent activists gathered to amplify their voices in hopes of reaching places where visibility and voice can be elusive or dangerous. Under the punishing high-noon sun, the tone was defiant, expansive, beleaguered but unflinching. Queen Victoria Ortega, a veteran activist with a gifted verbal strut who counts herself as the first transgender on the board of a political action committee, spoke about what “visibility” really means. “Does it mean exploiting our stories and our trauma? Or does it mean providing spaces for advancement?” she asked. “It’s really about raising the bar and creating spaces where people who don’t have the privilege of being here get to be visible as well.”
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By Beige Luciano-Adams This year, International Transgender Day of Visibility came at a time when transgender people are more visible — and arguably more vulnerable — than ever. Outside the ideological bunker of California, President Trump is rolling back Obama-era protections as emboldened Red State legislators chip away at LGBTQ rights. The last several years have seen a trending of gender nonconformity and exposure of some transgender people — in the dusky revolution of Amazon’s “Transparent” series; with former Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner and “Orange is the New Black” actress LaVerne Cox gracing magazine covers long considered the exclusive domain of cisgendered women; in Time magazine’s declaration of a “transgender tipping point.” But the top notes of a celebrity-driven cultural revolution feel especially thin now — woefully ephemeral. What does it mean in the face of daily struggles, banal indignities, the increasingly stacked fight against institutional discrimination? In addition to reversing Title IX protections that would allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice, Trump recently overturned requirements that federal contractors comply with anti-discrimination laws. And in a shocking affront, the federal government seems to hope it can erase LGBTQ people from the official record: The U.S. Census Bureau has called a prior proposal to include LGBT Americans in its reporting a mistake, while sexual orientation questions disappeared from other government surveys. The table is set for a civil rights imperative. And while the Trump presidency may be an unexpected nightmare for them, transgender activists are familiar with the perils of invisibility.
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For City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission member Justine Gonzalez, visibility also means self-care: “This work is grueling, it’s heavy, and we need the support of family and friends. ... The only way it can be done sustainably is if we ask each other for help, if we bring each other to the table.” In front of the podium, there was a name chalked on the cement: Leelah Alcorn. Rachael Rose Luckey, an executive officer with the Stonewall Democratic Club, read aloud from Alcorn’s 2014 suicide note: “My death needs to mean
*** Santa Monica City Councilmember Tony Vasquez said he searched for what he might add to the discourse. “One thing comes to mind,” Vasquez said, recalling classmates at Venice High School who, several decades ago, were afraid to come out. “Being raised in a very traditional Mexican Catholic family, it was difficult for me to hang out with some of these folks,” he said, remembering one of his best friends who debated coming out to his own militantly Catholic family.
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“I feel it’s my duty ... to be the voice for so many transgender people left voiceless in Red States and conservative areas. It’s not enough to keep our heads down and hope they don’t come for us.” — Rachael Rose Luckey something. My death needs to be counted in the number of transgender people who commit suicide this year.” Those words — voiced shortly before the transgender Ohio teen stepped in front of a semi-trailer truck, Luckey said, “motivate me every day.” For Luckey, this resistance rally was a pushback against normalized discrimination. “I consider myself very fortunate to have transitioned in Los Angeles,” she said, acknowledging statewide protections for transgender people. “Because I am able to live my life without interference ... I feel it’s my duty ... to be the voice for so many transgender people left voiceless in Red States and conservative areas,” she said. “It’s not enough to keep our heads down and hope they don’t come for us.”
“And at the end of the day...” Vasquez stopped. After a long pause, choking back tears, he continued: “He chose to take his life. He hung himself. We found him in the garage that afternoon after school, and that image still sticks in my mind.” Young men and women coming up through the city’s schools today, Vasquez said, must be going through the same struggles. “My movements have always been for equality … about people of color and discrimination. We often forget about folks that choose to live a different lifestyle for whatever reason. And we need to embrace it.” *** Michaela Mendelsohn, founder of the California Transgender Workplace Project, illustrated the power of smallscale initiatives. At her franchised
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restaurants, Mendelsohn began targeted hiring of transgender workers, many of whom were unable to find jobs elsewhere. “Most of them were sitting at home wondering if their lives were worthwhile and how they were going to get by. They came to us beaten down, low self-esteem. But we watched as they got in front of customers in their authentic gender identity. We watched them grow,” she said. Actor and activist Scott Turner Schofield announced he was working with city officials in Santa Monica to create a training video for front-line staff to work with transgender and gender-nonconforming people in locker rooms this summer. “And let me tell you how supportive they are. This is a great city to come and play and be trans in,” Schofield said. April 13, 2017 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 13
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Back in Love Again Blues prodigy Ruthie Foster hits the road to celebrate her eclectic, soulful new album By Bliss Bowen “You caught me practicing,” Ruthie Foster says with a laugh over the phone from her hometown of Austin, where she’s transcribing a Hawaiian version of “Wonderful World” from ukulele to guitar for a friend’s upcoming wedding. Practicing, the self-described perfectionist says, “never ends.” “It’s kind of so I’m not so far behind when I’m with my band,” she jokes. That’s especially true now that the tour promoting her acclaimed new album “Joy Comes Back” is in motion. She has a string of solo dates booked, including a Saturday show at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, and her set will feature songs that she hadn’t really learned on guitar. Foster’s a solid player and meticulously prepared performer, but more than previous recordings, “Joy Comes Back” focuses on how she wields her formidable, church-trained voice as an instrument. So now the multiple Blues Music Award winner has reunited with her guitar teacher and is back in practice mode. “It’s helped me fall in love with guitar again and being a musician again, because
that had a lot to do with why I didn’t write for this record,” she explains. “I was just really chugging along with the tunes that we do on the road and getting our show down as sharp as we could, so that I could actually be an entertainer. This is a
rhythmically synthesizes various genres — gospel, blues, soul, country, folk, rock — while mining material from diverse songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Mississippi John Hurt, Deb Talan, Ivy Jo Hunter and Stevie Wonder. Black Sabbath’s timely
“We decided to goof around a little bit and see what happens when you mix a little Son House with Black Sabbath.” — Ruthie Foster, on her overhaul of “War Pigs”
different project that’s been really good and refreshing for me because it brought me back to the instrument, and it’s bringing me back to the art of being a songsmith, which I used to fancy myself. And now I’m realizing I need to work that muscle. And it’s OK to pick songs that say what I want them to say. This CD has been really enlightening in a lot of ways.” Not unlike Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples, both of whom are friends, Foster
“War Pigs” gets a scorching overhaul courtesy of Simon Wallace’s harmonica and Foster’s throaty, impassioned vocal and Dobro solos. “I just happened to have my resonator [guitar] in my hand while we were recording it,” Foster says of her arrangement. “We decided to goof around a little bit and see what happens when you mix a little Son House with Black Sabbath.” That eclecticism is typical. One of the gratifying pleasures of Foster’s music is
hearing how she personalizes covers — taking Los Lobos’ “This Time” to New Orleans, say, or gospelizing the Black Keys’ “Everlasting Light,” as she did on 2011’s Grammy-nominated “Let It Burn.” “I just love listening to music,” she says. “I have these different songs and sometimes just a certain genre that references different chapters in my life. I think a lot of people are like that; we all listen to everything. It’s life. “I’d like to give my crowd, my fans, the benefit of the doubt. They’re a lot smarter than me so I don’t try to pick and choose one genre and stay in there, much to the record stores’ chagrin. I’ve always chanced that and managed to keep a broad audience.” Foster grew up singing in her family’s church, one of five in their tiny (population 500) Texas town of Gause. The lack of a PA system taught her how to project. Joining the Navy after studying music at Waco’s McLennan Community College, she gained invaluable experience performing with a military band. But it was (Continued on page 16)
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Reading is Resistance Author and former L.A. Times book critic David L. Ulin hasn’t given up hope for this ‘Lost Art’
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By Christina Campodonico When David L. Ulin was book editor for the Los Angeles Times, you could say he was having a bit of an identity crisis. Between juggling pitches from writers, maintaining conversations with publishers, assigning book reviews and editing them, plus keeping up with the 2008 presidential election, Ulin — a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow and now author or editor of more than a dozen books — found it difficult to squeeze in uninterrupted reading time. “There was so much noise, I couldn’t read anymore,” says Ulin. “I didn’t really want to admit that as the book editor of the paper, because I thought that was sort of … you might as well publish your own resignation letter at that point,” he says with a laugh. Instead, Ulin wrote a popular essay for the paper about his utter state of distraction, and it grew into a book: “The Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Matter in a Distracted Time,” published by Sasquatch Books in 2010. Even though the book hit shelves nearly seven years ago, many passages seem to be speaking directly to our current political moment — when tweets from POTUS and White House press briefings are discussed as “distractions,” and “alternative facts” are proffered as reputable substitutes for the truth. “This is how we interact now, by mouthing off, steering every conversation back to our agendas, skimming the surface of each subject looking for an opportunity to spew,” writes Ulin in one passage. “… Belief alone is now enough, in certain quarters, to give something the weight of truth,” he writes in another. Indeed, several parts of “Lost Art” ring with an almost prophetic view of our contemporary political climate and the media landscape that shapes it. A guiding light in Ulin’s book is a quote from a commencement speech given by President Barack Obama at Hampton University in 2010, which also seems
David L. Ulin argues that uninterrupted reading can facilitate empathy especially timely: “… Information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation.” If finding time to read deeply and undisturbed seemed difficult before
discussion about his literary life, spoke to The Argonaut last week about the state of reading in 2017. Why did you decide to expand “The Lost Art of Reading” into a book? Initially I had no plan to turn it into a
“It’s resistance to the bullshit of the culture. It’s resistance to reality TV. It’s resistance to multimillion-dollar stock deals. It’s resistance to glitz and glamor and people’s fabulous houses.” — David L. Ulin Trump’s ascension to the White House, it seems even harder now. How can anyone enjoy a long read when the foundations of democracy and truth itself seem to be unraveling right before our eyes? Ulin, who visits Otis College of Art and Design on Wednesday for a public
book. I actually didn’t even want to publish the essay. But I had this really great editor, a woman named Orli Lowe. She really coaxed me into writing the essay. … That essay got a ton of response. Because so many people saw the piece, the publisher of Sasquatch
Books asked me if I wanted to expand it into a book. And there’s a book I’ve always loved since I read it, called “Ruined by Reading,” by Lynne Sharon Schwartz. It’s sort of a memoir of her reading life, and I always wanted to write my own version of that book. And I began to think this could be my opportunity. If you were writing “Lost Art” today — post-Obama, with Trump in the White House — what would you say about the state of reading? I don’t know if I would tie it so directly to politics. I do think that reading, for a variety of reasons, is the thing that may — I don’t think it’s going to save us — it’s a thing that ennobles us, because it does connect us in all sorts of ways. It gives us information. It gives us empathy. I think I might focus on the reading of — or what appears today thanks to Trump, if there is anything that we want to thank him for — the resurgence of the mainstream [media]. Because newspapers and mainstream outlets are doing better than they have in terms of subscribers, in terms of web traffic, etc. And I think that’s clearly in response to Trump’s inability to tell the truth. What has been Trump’s impact on the state of reading? At least for me, the Trump thing became so encompassing that it’s very difficult to read. In many ways, Trump is like an abusive spouse or an abusive parent — you’re sort of living from outburst to outburst and you have no idea what’s going to be the trigger, you have no idea what the volume of the outburst is going to be, or what the extent of the outburst is going to be. But you know when it comes you’re not going to like it, and it’s going to be dangerous. And so it’s hard to carve out the space [to read], simply because it’s hard to walk away from the information stream … because who knows what’s going to happen? (Continued on page 31)
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her grandmother who instilled skills that undergird her interpretive choices now — by helping her recite poetry. “I was a really shy kid,” Foster recalls. “When I did speak, I stuttered and stammered, because when you think no one’s really gonna listen to you, you try to speak too fast. So Big Mama taught me how to slow down, and enunciate.” Now, Foster speaks in the thoughtful cadence of a woman who knows her PAGE 16 THE ARGONAUT April 13, 2017
mind, each word calm and clear. But when she was just becoming a teenager, such poise seemed elusive. Reciting lines by the likes of Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Maya Angelou and Gwendolyn Brooks developed Foster’s confidence about speaking in public, and eventually she started attending, and winning, school competitions in which she recited full poems. The experience also arguably refined her taste for meaningful lyrics.
Many of the songs Foster chooses now embrace the spirit. Just as Grace Pettis’ “Good Sailor” and Shawnee Kilgore’s affirming “Abraham” helped her process the breakup of a long-term relationship and sharing custody of her 5-year-old daughter, she says she feels a responsibility to offer songs that lift listeners up. “It’s very much my mission — just reminding people of the healing power of music, because it’s done that for me, in
my own personal life,” she says. “I know people who’ve been in and out of depression, who don’t listen to music for a while; that’s a dark place that takes you somewhere that’s really unfortunate. I do believe music is part of healing.” Ruthie Foster performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $25. Call (310) 828-4497 or visit ruthiefoster.com.
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1239 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice | (310) 399-9400 greenleafchopshop.com I had to laugh when I first saw the name Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop, because in my mind “chop shop” will always be slang for a place where stolen cars are dismantled for parts. No doubt there were such places in Venice 30 or 40 years ago, but I don’t think any could afford the rent there today. If so, they’d have to be gourmet chop shops — staffed by luxury auto specialists who wear designer coveralls and order takeout from upscale quick-serve places, such as the restaurant that started this meandering train of thought. But there really is a cognitive dissonance when you enter Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop in that its stylish bar and seating area don’t seem to belong in a place where you’re ordering at a counter and taking a number. This style of service works best where people are choosing between familiar options — if it’s burger, taco or burrito, you decide quickly. Greenleaf’s menu, however, is large, varied and contains many original offerings. There were only two people ahead of us in line, but we still waited almost 10 minutes while they decided on sides and options. Once we got to the counter, we were told the kitchen was out of two items we wanted, so we had to rethink our order. After deciding on starters, entrees and a pair of interestingsounding cocktails, we headed for a table on a covered patio that was pleasant even on a cool evening. We had asked for our starters to be delivered first, and after only a few minutes a bowl of creamless artichoke soup and a thin crust “pizza” arrived. The “pizza” has quotes around it because the turkey sausage with romesco sauce, ricotta, arugula and shaved fennel was served over a crisped wheat tortilla. This was a really good idea, the topping elements in excellent balance and enhanced by both the crunch and flavor of the tortilla. It was sturdy enough
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Greanleaf’s unique Chimichurri Vegetable Pasta infuses a mix of eggplant, artichoke, sun-dried tomato and goat cheese with garlic, olive oil and herbs to be eaten like a pizza, and something I’d happily have again. The soup unfortunately was not its equal, because the creamless vegan broth was thin and one-dimensional, like artichokeflavored water. The thyme-infused oil that glistened on top helped the flavor a little, but we had only a few spoonfuls before pushing it aside. When we expressed our dissatisfaction to a server, he mentioned they had been hearing that a lot and were considering taking it off the menu. This can’t happen soon enough. Our entrees arrived after we had only had a few bites of the starters, another drawback of this way of ordering a meal. My wife had selected seared ahi tuna with sides of both farro risotto and a beet, yam and walnut salad; I had chimichurri vegetable pasta with marinated skirt steak. Chimichurri sauce is an olive oil, herb and garlic sauce usually used for meats in Argentina, and I was intrigued to see it offered as a vegetarian spaghetti topping. The sauce worked remarkably well with the mix of eggplant, artichoke, sun-dried tomato and goat cheese, and a dusting of sofrito (a South American toasted herb mix) completed the dish. This was a satisfying vegetarian dish that was enhanced by slices of smoky steak but didn’t need them. My wife’s ahi dish was one of the build-by-the numbers items in which you combine a protein
and choice of sides. I don’t know whether we chose wisely or all the sides are this good, but it certainly was a winning combination. I had not previously tried a salad of beets, yams and walnuts, and this one was impressive. The earthy sweetness that the ingredients have in common ties the flavors together very well. The risotto and fish hit the spot too, but the salad was the standout recipe. The cocktails were made with fresh ingredients and very good. We started with a Bee’s Knees (gin, honey, bee pollen and lavender) and a bourbon and fig jam concoction, and liked them so much that we went back for a nightcap of an “Old Fashioned Venetian” (bourbon, demerara, walnut and bitters). It was then that we discovered you can order cocktails at the bar without standing in line. They should really post this information, as it might encourage walk-ins who’d otherwise be discouraged by the line. Another plus: Dinner at Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop is a bit less expensive than most other places of such caliber on Abbot Kinney Boulevard; two starters, two entrees and three drinks ran $84. Everything but the domed artichoke soup was memorably good, and though the ordering process could use some tuning, the kitchen is sound. This chop shop is legit, and it’s worth a visit.
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Notes from a Master Samohi musicians get schooled by legendary jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval Photo by Maria Martin
By Gary Walker Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz standardbearer Arturo Sandoval set a playful tone from the get-go when he dropped by Santa Monica High School’s Barnum Hall on March 22 to give student musicians a master class in the art of jazz. When Santa Monica Jazz Bands Director Tom Whaley introduced the Cuban-born trumpeter and pianist as a nine-time Grammy winner, Sandoval interjected, arms outstretched, in mock anger: “Hey, it’s 10!” It was a welcome icebreaker. Sandoval, who defected from Cuba 27 years ago while touring with idol and mentor Dizzy Gillespie, is as a living legend. And for the next 90 minutes, the avuncular 67-year-old entertained an audience of about 200 students while working hands-on with dozens of student musicians to impart what it means to be professional jazz musician and how a master executes his craft. Samohi’s advanced Big Band group opened the event with the upbeat tune “Garaje Gato,” with Sandoval joining them on trumpet. Afterwards, he spent about 20 minutes on constructive criticism about the need to play as a finely tuned unit. Balancing charm and biting wit, Sandoval alternately praised and chastised the young band members, at times stepping in to show how it’s done on the piano or trumpet. Other times he played band leader, clapping, bouncing and stamping his feet. “The drums sound OK, but the rhythm section sucks, in general,” he teased the band, intonations of his homeland still in his voice. “You’re missing the rhythm. You have to feel the beat.” Among the pearls of wisdom that he offered the band: “Don’t take any note for granted — every note is important”; and “A good band is when all of the sections sound the same.”
Ten-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval shares some wisdom at Samohi Senior trumpeter Jane Wicklund stood next to Sandoval during his session with the band. “It was terrifying and amazing at the same time,” said Wicklund, who at almost six feet tall stood several inches above
During a Q&A session that followed, Sandoval told the audience about his upbringing in Cuba and how music shaped his life. “I grew up very poor. I had to leave school in the fifth grade to work to help
“It was terrifying and amazing at the same time.” — Samohi trumpeter Jane Wicklund Sandoval. “He teased me about my height a lot, but later he gave me a lot of pointers with the trumpet.” Whaley had made sure his pupils knew exactly who they were dealing with before Sandoval’s arrival. “The students were overwhelmed with excitement because they understand the immensity of his musicianship, skill and humanity,” Whaley said.
my family. Then I found music,” he recalled. “Music saved my life. I always say that music is like a balm for the soul. It has the power to heal.” Sandoval also recounted his time with Gillespie, saying “Dizzy was like a father to me.” Responding to an audience question about playing two trumpets at the same time, Sandoval scoffed at what he called
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“a circus trick” — and then proceeded to play the piano and the trumpet simultaneously, drawing a sustained ovation. The advice coming from the master wasn’t limited to the band. Sandoval said there were two approaches for those who aspire to be musicians: to view music as a hobby, or, for those who plan to be professionals, to completely immerse themselves in it. “If you want to play professionally, be ready to bring a lot of passion and desire for music, because otherwise you’re going to be a loser. And we have enough losers — we need more winners,” he said as the audience chuckled. “Be ready to give your heart and soul to it.” He chastised younger musicians who don’t bother to learn from those he called the masters: trumpeters Gillespie, Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, pianists Oscar Peterson and Sergei Rachmaninoff, and composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Sebastian Bach. Arturo Sandoval Institute Executive Director Myka Miller said she wasn’t surprised that Sandoval encouraged studying those he did while coming up. “Arturo started the foundation with that in mind: How do we connect the future to the past?” she said. Sandoval owns a piano that once belonged to Peterson, considered one of the best jazz pianists ever. “It’s a gift from God to be able to get up every day and play that piano, knowing that his hands touched that piano,” Sandoval said with reverence in his voice. Wicklund considers herself fortunate to have been a part of Sandoval’s master class. “It was so inspiring, and we’re so lucky that he came to our school. So few people get the chance to experience playing with a great artist like him,” she said. gary@argonautnews.com
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Celebrity Home in marina del rey “This luxurious Harbor Crossing estate was the former home of Hollywood legend, Florence Henderson,” says agent Denise Fast. “Harbor Crossing Lane is a private gated street with only 12 homes. It hugs the harbor across from the world renowned Cal Yacht Club and the prestigious Ritz Carlton Hotel. Whether you prefer seclusion, intimate gatherings or entertaining on a larger scale, all are enjoyable here with the wide open floor plan and spans of 30 – 120 feet between homes. Understated elegance, old world character, privacy and security have drawn notable celebrities to this prime location. Built with keen attention to detail, features include a roof deck, loft, library, great room and an oversized, 2-car garage plus additional parking for up to 4 more vehicles. This is a rare and precious opportunity to make what was once the very happy home of the one and only Florence Henderson, your home for years to come.” Represented exculsively by Denise Fast
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Expansive Lot Over 15,000 Sq.Ft. 6401 RIGGS PLACE Residing in the Silicon Beach-adjacent area of Westchester, this 1950s era single-story home, with a pool and ample yard, presents a rare opportunity to own a 15,261 sq. ft. property on highly sought-after Riggs Place. Upon entry, views of the backyard reveal themselves through a large picture window in the living room. A covered patio leads to the pool deck and grassy expanse, all of which culminate in wide views overlooking the surrounding hills and cityscape. Encircled by mature trees and exotic Bird of Paradise flowers, this sun-drenched yard presents an ideal locale for outdoor entertaining amidst L.A.’s favorable year-round weather. Beyond its proximity to Loyola Marymount University and Culver City, this home enjoys the convenience of being a five minute drive from to LAx without any of the associated clamor. Additional features include a glass rock fireplace, and a large semi-circular driveway leading up to the residence.
$1,949,000
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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A 5 Safety tipS you MuSt Know when GettinG your houSe ready to Sell If you’re a home seller, you’ve probably spent a lot of time getting your house ready to sell. However, once the For Sale sign goes up on your property, it can be easy to forget that you may need to take additional security precautions to keep your home and belongings safe during the process. Below are 5 important security tips to keep in mind. It’s important for sellers to heed this advice when getting ready to put your house on the market.
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3. Do not show your home by yourself If someone comes to your door claiming to be an agent and you have no scheduled appointment, ask them to call your agent to confirm an appointment. Predators come in all shapes and sizes. They can refer all inquiries to your agent.
4. Keep your pets away for the day You are responsible for your pets. If possible, your animals should be removed during showings. If that isn’t possible make sure they 1. Hide your valuables in a safe place are locked up. Fido may be the most-friendly Strangers will be walking through your home dog in the neighborhood, but when it comes during showings and/or open houses. For to a stranger, you just can’t be sure. You security’s sake, remember to remove keys, don’t want to be held liable for any attacks or credit cards, jewelry, and any other valuables incidents related your pets. from the home during the listing period or at least during showings. Also consider 5. Lock the door removing or hiding prescription drugs. Some When leaving your home so that it can be seemingly honest people wouldn’t think shown, make sure all doors are locked. Other twice about getting their hands on any of agents will be able to access the property these items. through the lockbox. You don’t want any unwanted visitors entering the property without 2. Put away anything with personal proper accessibility. information Don’t leave mail or bills out in the open where anyone can see it. Be sure to lockdown your computer, laptop, tablet and/or any other expensive electronic devices prior to your showings.
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HOMES SOLD
AVERAGE PRICE
+19.5%
+11.0%
MARCH ‘16
MARCH ‘17
Homes Sold
Average Price
Homes Sold
Average Price
Culver City
25
$844,400
31
$875,900
Marina del Rey
18
$1,043,800
49
$1,076,100
Palms/Mar Vista
37
$1,233,500
28
$1,260,100
Playa del Rey
12
$1,027,600
13
$1,387,500
Playa Vista
11
$958,700
11
$1,183,700
Santa Monica
51
$2,051,200
57
$1,939,300
Venice
14
$1,775,400
21
$2,087,400
Westchester
21
$1,037,100
16
$1,265,700
Total
189
226
The Argonaut Home Sales Index is presented the first week of each month. The March figures are sourced from sales reported to MLS as of 4/12/17 Argonaut Home Sales Index © The Argonaut, 2017.
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$1,149,000
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plAyA del rey Sa/Su 2-5
235 Fowling St.
4/3 Stunning seaside views
$2,595,000
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7974 W 79th
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$2,195,000
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7433 Arizona Ave.
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$1,155,000
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$1,495,000
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$1,850,000
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11278 Montana Ave.
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“This remarkable Cape-Cod-meets-California residence offers sweeping Pacific views from every angle,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “The open-concept chef’s kitchen boasts discreetly integrated appliances and marble counters. Entertain in the adjacent dining room or dine al fresco on the expansive backyard. Upstairs, the master suite is a sanctuary accommodating a spa-like bath and private second floor terrace. Three additional spacious bedrooms complete the floor plan of this custom view home.” Offered at $2,595,000 Stephanie Younger, Compass 310-499-2020
marina del reY condo
expansive views
“This Center Tower South two-bed, two-bath, home is perched on the eighth floor, and offers fantastic panoramic views of the coastline and the marina,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “Enjoy immediate access to all the amenities of the Marina City Club, including pools, a fitness center, a full restaurant and bar, 24-hour gated security, and much more.” Offered at $790,000 Eileen McCarthy, Marina Ocean Properties, 310-822-8910
great location
“Enjoy ocean breezes and the relaxing beach lifestyle in this mid-century craftsman townhome,” says agent Sue Miller. “Extensively upgraded throughout with custom wood, wood ceilings, wood floors, custom wood railings, and custom tile work. The prime sunny interior location faces a large grassy garden area near the pool and spa, and conveniently near a large gated guest parking lot. Two spacious master suites are upstairs. A private inside-the-gates double garage has direct access and great storage.” Offered at $860,000 Sue Miller, Coldwell Banker 310-821-5090
“Experience the ultimate lifestyle in the highly desirable neighborhood located just blocks from Playa Vista,” say agents Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia. “The spacious living room opens to the dining area with a bay window. There are three large bedrooms with fresh paint and hardwood floors, plus two full baths with shower/tub combos and tile countertop. The outside patio deck, perfect for entertaining, leads to the back yard. This home is a blank canvas ready for you to make it your own.” Offered at $995,000 Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia, Coldwell Banker 424-702-3010
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“A lovely cityscape and mountains view is offered by this charming three-bed, two-bath, home located in the iconic Marina City Club,” says agent Charles Lederman. “The entry way leads to an open renovated kitchen. Adjacent to the kitchen is a light and bright, great room that leads to a spacious, open patio, ideal for enjoying the city lights. Enjoy an additional patio conveniently located off one of the bedrooms. Features include ample storage, floor-to-ceiling windows and beautiful views to match.” Offered at $779,000 Charles Lederman, Charles Lederman & Associates 310-821-8980
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“This sophisticated two-bed, two-and-a-half-bath, home is bright and quiet with quality finishes throughout,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “With only one shared wall, this great open floor plan offers maple floors on the main level. The upper level boasts a separate loft/office with French doors leading to a private roof deck that’s perfect for outdoor entertaining. The home is in a four-unit gated complex, and offers parking for two cars, extra storage, and easy access to the Venice pier and beautiful beaches.” Offered at $1,149,000 Jesse Weinberg, Jesse Weinberg & Associates 800-804-9132
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The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. You will have an opportunity to testify, or you can submit written comments to the planner below or at the public hearing. If the final decision on this proposal is challenged in court, testimony may be limited to issues raised before or at the public hearing. Hearing Date and Time: Wednesday May 17, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Hall of Records, Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Project & Permit(s): Project No. 2016002499, Coastal Development Permit No. RPPL2016004786 Project Location: 4200 Admiralty Way within the Playa del Rey Zoned District CEQA Categorical Exemption: Class 1 – Existing Facilities Project Description: The applicant, Chatham MDR LLC, is requesting a coastal development permit to convert existing internal floor area to two new guest rooms at an existing hotel pursuant to section(s) 22.46.1350 of the Los Angeles County Code. For more information regarding this application, contact Kevin Finkel, AICP, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning (DRP), 320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone: (213) 974-4854, Fax: (213) 626-0434, E-mail: kfinkel@planning.lacounty.gov. Case materials are available online at http://planning.lacounty.gov/case or at the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library, 4453 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record. If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ notice. Si necesita más información por favor llame al (213) 974-6466. 4/13/17 CNS-2996779# THE ARGONAUT
LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 078294 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Title Homes 13200 Pacific Promenade #249 Playa Vista, CA. 90094. 7500 Rialto Blvd. Bldg 1 suite 250 Austin, TX. 78735 This business is conducted by an individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). SUSAN K. THOMAS This statement was filed with the county on March 29, 2017 Argonaut published: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 057076 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Kimship 3850 Wade St. Los Angeles, CA. 90066 Kimberly Turo 3850 Wade St Los Angeles, CA. 90066 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/2017. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). KIMBERLY TURO Title Owner This statement was filed with the county on March 6, 2017 Argonaut published: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 060720 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 1) Los Angeles Downtown News 2) L.A. Downtown News 1264 W. First Street Los Angeles, CA. 90026. Southland Publishing 50 S. Delacey Avenue Pasadena, CA. 91105 This business is conducted by an corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). SOUTHLAND PUBLISHING This statement was filed with the county
on March 9, 2017. Argonaut published: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 067735 The following persons is (are) doing business as Hearty Nutrition 531 Main St. #520 El Segundo, CA. 90245 Lacey Middough 531 Main St. #520 El Segundo, CA. 90245. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant LACEY MIDDOUGH OWNER Owner Argonaut published: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 071488 The following persons is (are) doing business as 1) LA Property Care 2) LAPROPERTYCARE 7190 W. Sunset Blvd. #102 Los Angeles, CA. 90046. Martin William Wolfe 7190 W. Sunset Blvd #102 Los Angeles, CA. 90046. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/017 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 Martin William Wolfe OWNER Argonaut published: March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 074531 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Thronn Sk8brds 2) Thronn Skateboards 2554 Lincoln Blvd. #659 Venice, CA. 90291 Antonio Dos Passos Jr 2554 Lincoln Blvd. #659 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 01/2017. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Antonio Dos Passos Jr Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 23, 2017 Argonaut published: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 078419 The following person is doing business as: West Los Angeles Living Word Christian Center 6520 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: West Los Angeles Living Word Christian Center 6520 Arizona Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/1995. 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: Katherine E. Burno. Title: CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on March 29, 2017 . Argonaut published: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 083768 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Gray House Holdings 12777 W. Jefferson Blvd. Bldg D suite 300 Playa Vista, CA. 90066. Gray House Holdings LLC 5815 Seahorse Ct Playa Vista, CA. 90094. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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 reg-
istrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). GRAY HOUSE HOLDINGS LLC This statement was filed with the county on April 4, 2017. Argonaut published: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2017 089662 The following persons is (are) doing business as: Silicon Beach Homes LLC 13900 Marquesas Way suite 6003 Marina del Rey CA. 90292 Silicon Beach Home LLC 3700 Pacific Ave. Marina del Rey CA. 90292 This business is conducted by a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/2017 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Silicon Beach Homes LLC Title Managing Member Erin P. Alls Argonaut published: April 17, 20, 27, May 4, 2017 . NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BS168515 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner (name) Caryn Waara Doran to Caryn Marie Doran filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: July 18, 2017 Time: 10AM. Dept.: 44 room 418 The address of the court. 111 N. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA. 90012 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Argonaut. Original filed: March 27, 2017 Mark A. Borenstein, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut April 13, 20, 27, May 5, 2017
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legal advertising SUMMONS (CiTACiON JUDiCiAl) CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso) 2020896 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Pedram R. Zamani aka Peter Zamani and Does 1 to 5 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): CW Brower Inc. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesza por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumpilmiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, pueda llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpia con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en cantacto con la corte o el colegio de abagados locales The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Stanislaus County Superior Court801 10th Street, 4th flr Modesto CA. 95354 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Date (Fecha): July 13, 2016 Clerk (Secretario), by Trina Galvan Deputy (Adjunto) Argonaut NewspaperMarch 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2017 SUMMONS (CiTACiON JUDiCiAl) CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso) BC 642882 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Wendy A. Almasy, aka Wendy Chmiel, aka Wendy A. Chimiel, an individual, Brian E. Canning, aka Brian E. Porter , aka Brianan Porter, aka Brian E. Conning, an individual, NEXT WAVE PRODUCTIONS, LLC, a California limited liability company, and FREE YOUR MIND PROJECTS INCORPORATED, a Californai corporation, Defendants. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): JAMES E. MOORE, an individual, Tracy E. Moore an individual, James E. Moore and Tracy E. Moore,as co-trustees of the MOORE FAMILY TRUST u/d/t Dated March 1, 2002 a CALIFORNIA TRUST, AND THE Kaitlin Q. Moore Family Revocable Trust u/d/t Dated Sept 5, 2015 a California Trust, and the Chicago Music Library LLC a California limited liability company,
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and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesza por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumpilmiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, pueda llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpia con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en cantacto con la corte o el colegio de abagados locales The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Alameda County Superior Court of California 24405 Alameda St room 108 Haywood , CA. 94544 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Date (Fecha): April 18, 2017 Clerk (Secretario), by Mildred Mijares Deputy (Adjunto) Argonaut Newspaper April 13, 20, 27, May 5, 2017
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Grand Opening Special offering a gift to a romantic partner” — like, in the courtship phase, to get a woman into bed. (Of course, if a woman wants to get a man into bed, she doesn’t need to give him a present to unwrap; she just starts unbuttoning her top.) Explain the science to your boyfriend. You don’t have a character deficiency; you just want him to show his love in the way that works for you. That’s what people who love each other do — even if they, say, believe the gift of their side salad at dinner should be gift enough. Besides, you aren’t demanding “‘Tiara of the Week!’ or I’m gone!” You’d just like occasional little “thinking of you” prezzies and somewhat bigger ones on Official Girlfriend Holidays (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.). Ultimately, these are not just gifts but messages that making you happy is worth an investment of money and effort — beyond the effort he’s been putting in to get his wallet wired shut just in time for your birthday.
Wussy Galore My fiancée and I were driving my drunk friend home from a party. He was saying rude things to her, but I knew he was just wasted and didn’t mean them, so I didn’t say anything. I thought my fiancée would also shrug it off, but she was mad and hurt that I didn’t stand up for her. Is it that big a deal? Couldn’t she have stood up for herself? — Middleman Yes, there’s actually more to being an ideal partner to a woman than being able to unhook a bra with your teeth. A woman today may be perfectly capable of defend-
ing herself — with her big mouth or her big pink handgun. However, she has an emotional operating system pushing her to go for men who show an ability and willingness to protect her. This comes out of how, over millions of years of evolution, certain ladies’ children were more likely to survive and pass on their mother’s genes (and the psychology that rides along). Which children? Those whose mothers chose men who’d do more in an attack than, well, effectively crawl under the car seat and wish all the awfulness would stop. Your fiancée probably still
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Got a problem? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave., Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. Alkon’s latest book is “Good Manners for Nice People who Sometimes Say F*ck.” She blogs at advicegoddess.com and podcasts at blogtalkradio.com.
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Coeurage Theatre’s “Failure: A Love Story” is set against 1920s Chicago Love Triangle:“Failure: A Love Story” @ Kirk Douglas Theatre Part of Center Theatre Group’s Block Party initiative to showcase the work of local theater companies, this whimsical play produced by Coeurage Theatre is set in 1920s Chicago and chronicles the lives and loves of the three Fail sisters — and the one man who falls in love with all three of them. Opens Sunday (April 16) and continues at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays through April 23 at Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. $25 to $75. (213) 628-2772; centertheatregroup.org (A pay-whatyou-can preview happens at 8 p.m. Friday.) Pride Cometh Before the Fall:“Farragut North” @ Odyssey Theatre Penned by “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon, this taut and twisty political thriller, rife with sexual intrigue, follows an ambitious wunderkind press secretary whose life spins out of control after he makes a wrong turn during a hotly contested presidential primary campaign. Amazingly this was written pre-Sean Spicer. Opens Saturday (April 15) and continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through May 21 at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $20 to $30. (323) 960-7788; plays411.com (Previews happen Thursday and Friday.) Unforgettable:“SHINE: Memorable Words” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Writer, director, performer and dramaturg Teri Silverman hosts an evening of storytellers opening up about words they will never forget. Singersongwriter Robbie McDonald, who cut his teeth playing with indie rock bands on the Sunset Strip and developed his sound in Ireland, provides live musical accompaniment. One performance only: 7 p.m. Thursday (April 20) at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $12. (310) 452-2321; storeyproductions.com Whale of a Tale:“Big Fish” @ Westchester Playhouse The Kentwood Players present this Broadwaystyle musical based on the 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 film directed by Tim Burton. When Will Bloom learns that he has a son on the way and that his father Edward’s health
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is in decline, he becomes determined to get the “true” story of his father’s life. The one problem: Edward is known for telling outlandish tales. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through April 22 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $25. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org Taking Charge:“It’s Time” @ Pacific Resident Theatre This autobiographical one-man show by writer and performer Paul Linke (“CHiPs”) follows a young man as he navigates a family tragedy and ultimately finds success, love and happiness. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 705½ Venice Blvd., Venice. $25 to $30. (310) 822-1629; pacificresidenttheatre.com Turning Point:“The Gun” @ Ruskin Group Theatre When a struggling actor finds a gun in a New York City alleyway, it forever changes his life and those of his two best friends. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. $20 to $25. (310) 397-3244; ruskingrouptheatre.com Chance Encounter:“A Delusional Affair” @ Santa Monica Playhouse In this new comedy by Albert James Kallis, Fate steps in to turn everything you knew about love, marriage, fantasy and reality upside down. Keep the kids at home, as things get a little racy. Now playing at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $25 to $35. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com Art for Art’s Sake:“Harlequino: On to Freedom” @ The Actors’ Gang In this musical play written and directed by Tim Robbins (“Mystic River,”“The Shawshank Redemption”), a band of rogue actors battle with a Commedia dell’Arte expert for the soul of the Italian theatrical form. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays and at 9 p.m. Fridays through May 6 at The Actors’ Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $30 to $34.99; pay what you can on Thursdays. (310) 838-4264; theactorsgang.com
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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, April 13 Sip & Play Happy Hour and Game Night, 5 to 7 p.m. Marina Marketplace hosts a festive evening of table and jumbo floor games, happy hour drink and appetizer specials and live music from local performers. This week Andrew Carney and the Jazz Trumpet Trio perform. Marina Marketplace, 2nd Level Terrace, 13450 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. villamarinamarketplace.com Small Craft Harbor Commission Special Night Meeting, 6 p.m. Boating organizations will give short presentations about activities, achievements or concerns. Burton Chace Park Community Room, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9503; beaches.lacounty.gov. Del Rey Neighborhood Council Meeting, 7 p.m. The city-certified advisory council meets the second Thursday of each month at Del Rey Square, 11976 Culver Blvd., Del Rey. delreync.org Serving Up Comedy, 7 p.m. Featuring a new lineup of standup comics each week, the main show is followed by an open mic at 8:30 p.m. at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover; suggested charity donation. (310) 823-5451; servingupcomedy.com
Sofar Sounds: Santa Monica, 8 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com
Friday, April 14 L.A. Clippers Playoff Party, 2 to 6 p.m. Fans gear up for the 2017 playoff run during an afternoon at the Venice Beach basketball courts with prize giveaways, music, photo experiences and interactive art displays. The party concludes with a 5 p.m. musical performance by Spencer Ludwig. 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. Free. veniceball.com “All This Panic” Screening, 5:15 and 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Shot over a three-year period with unparalleled intimacy and access, this feature length documentary takes an intimate look at the interior lives of a group of teenage girls as they come of age in Brooklyn. A potent mix of vivid portraiture and vérité, the movie follows the girls as they navigate the ephemeral and fleeting transition between childhood and adulthood. Arena Cinelounge Santa Monica, 1526 14th St., Santa Monica. $17. (323) 924-1644; arenascreen.com Swimming Zen, 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 12:30 to 1:30
Friday Night Trivia, 7 p.m. Test your knowledge while having a brew and win prizes. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com SongWriter Soiree, 7 to 11:30 p.m. (Sign up at 6:30 p.m.) Show up and prove your talent, then stay to support your fellow singers and musicians during the open mic each Friday at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $5 to participate. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Evie Sands in Concert with Thee Holy Brothers, 8 p.m. Northern Soul icon and hidden L.A. treasure Evie Sands makes a rare live appearance to preview her April 22 limited edition vinyl release for Record Store Day. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Rusty’s Rhythm Club Swing Dance, 8 p.m. to midnight. The L.A. Swing Barons, specializing in the Kansas City sound of the 1930s and ‘40s, lead a live and deejayed dance session after a half-hour beginner swing dance class. $20, includes the class. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606 5606; rustyfrank.com The Barry Zweig Trio, 8 p.m. A classic jazz repertoire featuring electric guitar, bass and drums is followed at 10 p.m. by DJ Jedi spinning soul, funk, hip-hop, disco and dance music in The Del Monte and DJ Anthony Valadez upstairs in the Townhouse Bar. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Sofar Sounds: Venice, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com
Saturday, April 15 E-Waste Recycling Fundraiser, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get rid of old smart phones, tablets, laptops, TVs, monitors, LCD screens, printers, wires and cables. Money raised goes toward Pacific Area LAPD Cadet Program. LAPD Pacific Station, 12312 Culver Blvd., Del Rey. margieh@todaysway.net Peter Rabbit Day, 9 a.m. to noon. This free community event is a fun tradition for the entire family. Kids can participate in egg dyeing and hunting, face painting, sack races, spring gardening and more. Peter Rabbit will make an appearance. Douglas Park, 2439 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. facebook.com/SantaMonicaJaycees
Spanish Music Fun with Isabel Brazon, 10:30 a.m. Baila Baila Spanish Music for Kids creator Isabel Brazon leads a fun and educational morning of singing, dancing and teaching kids Spanish with an interactive 30-minute show. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free. Ages 3 to 7. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld. com “Too Many Carrots” Reading, 11 a.m. When Rabbit collects too many carrots, which leaves him unable to sleep in his cozy burrow, other animals offer to share their homes. Kids can join this special spring storytime to find out what happens to Rabbit. Activities and coloring follow the story. Barnes & Noble, 13400 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 306-3213; barnesandnoble.com Residency Presentation with Grace Hwang, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Studio artist-in-residence Grace Hwang presents work created during her 15-week tenure at Camera Obscura Art Lab, selections from her previous works, and Art Lab student performances created during her workshops. Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. Free. coalgracehwang.eventbrite.com “I’m Sooo Lucky!!!” Reading and Book Signing, 11:30 a.m. Sharon Insul celebrates the wonderment,
excitement and elation of being a big sister through a joyful odyssey of show-and-tell about the ever-growing bond between two sisters. Barnes & Noble, 13400 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 306-3213; stores. barnesandnoble.com Earth Day Event: Seed Bomb Social, noon. Celebrating Earth Day, the Santa Monica Public Library sows the seeds of floral glory, doing their part to preserve and support local bees by guerilla gardening and making various types of seed bombs. Materials provided. Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8684; smpl.org Open Mic for Musicians, 2 p.m. Hang out with musicians, jam on stage and enjoy a cold one. Open to all. First come, first play. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com Kids Poetry Slam, 2 p.m. Awardwinning author Hope Anita Smith leads a poetry slam. Twelve young poets are given three minutes to read an original poem. One poem will be selected on content and performance, and the young poet will receive a $25 gift certificate. All participants receive $5 gift certificates. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free. Ages 8 to 14. Sign up before the event. (310) 559-2665; cbwchildrensbooks@gmail.com
Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a Latin jazz concert by Bob DeSena. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com “Loss Angeles”: A Discussion on Storytelling and Loss, 3 p.m. Award-winning author Mathieu Cailler shares his book “Loss Angeles,” a collection of short stories exploring the notion of loss, “the greatest bond we possess as humans,” and uses it as a gateway to discuss Los Angeles literature. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org “Fishpeople” Screening, 7 p.m. Directed by Keith Malloy, “Fishpeople” tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea. From surfers and spearfishers to a long-distance swimmer, a former coal miner and a group of at-risk kids on the streets of San Francisco. This is a film about the transformative effects of time spent in the ocean and finding a deeper meaning in the saltwater wilderness. Patagonia Santa Monica, 1344 4th St., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 395-6895; patagonia.com Ruthie Foster, 8 p.m. With the release of her new album “Joy Comes Back,” (Continued on page 32)
Hughes Aircraft Revisited Exhibit features memories and swag from Playa Vista’s past life Before the reign of computer scientists and software engineers, Playa Vista belonged to aviation innovator and movie mogul Howard Hughes. Aeronautic engineers and researchers with Hughes Aircraft Company, which covered all of what’s now Playa Vista as well as some of the LMU campus, built the Spruce Goose, designed military fighter planes and made early advancements in the Space Race right here. Current residents and visitors can get a glimpse into those days at the Playa Vista Branch Library, where now through mid-June the Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association is exhibiting memorabilia and recollections from former Hughes employees. The display features everything from Hughes coffee mugs, patches and pins to tools of the trade such as a slide rule and early model HP calculator. There are also clippings from the company newsletter (Hughes News) and personal anecdotes by former employees. One story by a former
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LAX Town Hall Meeting, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Guests can learn about future development associated with the LAX Northside Plan, as well as corresponding recreational and open space. The Forum at Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. (424) 646-7450; facebook.com/ LAXCommunityRelations
p.m. on Sundays. Yoga brings an increased sense of calm, flexibility, greater muscular strength and better posture. Swimming supplements a yoga practice with cardiovascular and pulmonary benefits. Culver City Municipal Plunge, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. First workout free; class prices vary. (310) 390-5700; swim.net
The Hughes exhibit celebrates a legacy of innovation executive recounts impersonating Hughes in Paris to salvage a dinner meeting with members of the British Parliament. Another, this one unsigned, recalls how the notoriously reclusive Hughes would use the ladies room to avoid interacting with his employees — there was only one woman in the office, his secretary, and if she was typing he knew the coast was clear. To further bring the history of Hughes Aircraft to life, former Hughes Aircraft Company President D. Kenneth Richardson (author of “Hughes After Howard: The Untold Story”) is giving a talk at the library on Saturday.
“Helping new residents and transplants to get to the know the history of the area is part of our commitment to the community,” said Playa Vista Senior Librarian Joseph Atkinson. — Christina Campodonico Richardson speaks from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15, and the exhibit continues through midJune at the Playa Vista Branch Library, 6400 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista. Free. Call (310) 437-6680 or visit lapl.org.
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A Pop-Up That Rocks Venice Art Crawl visits Runway at Playa Vista for a music-themed art show and party By Christina Campodonico Now that they’re all moved in, the owners of Hal’s Bar & Grill are inviting some old friends from Venice to check out the new neighborhood. On April 20, the Venice Art Crawl will transform the Runway at Playa Vista restaurant’s nearby 3,800-square-foot event space into a pop-up art and photography show. Musicians are the muses for “Music Connects Us,” a fundraiser to celebrate the organizations’ seventh anniversary that’s co-curated by Neely Shearer, the conceptualist behind the Abbot Kinney Boulevard-adjacent boutique “In Heroes We Trust” and its self-titled spinoff street art book. She recruited artists from Venice and all over the world to create and contribute original artwork and photographs to the show. “I basically told the artists to think of music and whatever that means to them,” says Shearer. “It could be a lyric, a favorite musician, a decade, a style of music, or fashion for music.” Artists from New York, Denmark, Austria and the Westside responded with portraits and paintings of Prince, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Noel Gallagher, Run-D.M.C., Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, David Bowie and others — including a wild-eyed Mark Mothersbaugh back in his DEVO days.
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“Music Connects Us” features work by artists Annie Terrazo (left), Kasey McMahon and early Beastie Boys chronicler Sunny Bak Shearer’s tying the event together with live music performances and various deejays — including Arabian Prince, an original member of famed Compton rap group N.W.A., hip-hop performance poet Decora, Santa Barbara punk band Crying for Kafka and others — spinning a sonic backdrop for the art. Also expect to see works by rock ’n’ roll photographer Guy Webster (who shot The Doors’ debut album cover), early Beastie Boys chronicler and
“Music Connects Us” co-curator Sunny Bak, Venice muralist Jules Muck, Venice landscape painter Meryl Leibowitz and East Coast graffiti artist Bisco Smith. L.A. street artist Plastic Jesus, best known for putting up a life-sized Kanye West statue on Hollywood Boulevard, is bringing a new installation as well. Shearer, for one, is excited to infuse Venice’s artistic vibe into Hal’s new location at Runway.
“Hal’s has such a great space on Abbot Kinney and in Playa Vista,” says Shearer. “It’s a great connector between the two neighborhoods.”
culture and art and literature, all of that is political. Everything is political.
care until you’re ready for them to care, because the more people who are invested the more you kind of feel fenced in. … I’m not sorry to have had that kind of protection.
“Music Connects Us” happens from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 20, near Hal’s Bar & Grill in Runway at Playa Vista. Tickets for the fundraiser are $40, with VIP passes that include a special dinner at Hal’s available for $200. Visit veniceartcrawl. com for tickets.
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Do you think reading itself, not just journalism, is under attack from fake news? I don’t exactly. Since the internet took over as a cultural driver, it gives us a lot more freedom. But it also gives us more responsibility because anyone, if they choose to and they have the skills, can put up a really good-looking website that is completely false, right? So we have to basically be more aware. And I don’t think that’s a terrible thing. The problem now is that because of a variety of factors, we have, as a culture, kind of collectively appeared to have lost the ability to think critically. And what I’m saying is the kind of internet culture we live in requires us to think critically. We need to be able to assess the sources. I hate to say upside or benefit, but a kind of unexpected something about fake news in the Trump Era is that I’m finding more people on social media checking their sources, or pulling back something if they post a story that they find out is untrue. So I think that if [fake news] opens people’s eyes to the
need to be an active and engaged reader or consumer of information, then that’s a useful thing no matter what’s going on politically. You say in your book that, “Reading, after all, is an act of resistance.” That sounds very political, but what does that statement mean to you now? So for me the resistance question is first a more general resistance. What I was talking about there was that it’s resistance to the bullshit of the culture. It’s resistance to reality TV. It’s resistance to multimillion-dollar stock deals. It’s resistance to glitz and glamor and people’s fabulous houses. The first step is resisting that — resisting the superficiality, the flash and the ephemera — in favor of something more lasting and connected, because [reading] is one-to-one, and it is built on a kind of empathy or understanding or acceptance of each other. It’s more a broad-based cultural resistance I was talking about in that instance. Although I do think that
You got your start at the late Los Angeles Reader. What are your thoughts on L.A.’s media landscape and how it’s changed? I miss and lament the loss of the alt-weeklies, which I was involved with fairly heavily. One of the great things when I got here in the early ’90s about the writing community — and I think it was defining in many ways, because it allowed the community to be cohesive and not overly competitive within itself — was that writers who didn’t write for Hollywood, no one really knew what to do with them. It didn’t fit the paradigm. … And one of the things that has done, it allowed writers — it certainly allowed me as a writer — to develop kind of below the radar and to take risks and to do the kind of writing I might have not have done. There’s a real value, when you’re starting to stake out territory creatively or journalistically, in not having that many people know what you’re doing or
What made you want to become a writer in the first place? I never wanted to be anything else. My father’s a big reader — thousands of books in the house. My mother was an English teacher. She brought an English teacher’s rigor to grammar and paragraph construction, which she taught me about. … When I learned how to read I became an obsessive reader. I lived among all these books. And so, I don’t remember the exact trigger moment, but it was really early, like 7 or 8, when I realized like somebody’s job was to make books. I thought, ‘Why would you want to have any other job?’ David L. Ulin speaks at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, in The Forum at Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. Free. Call (310) 665-6800 or visit otis.edu. April 13, 2017 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 31
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Sunday, April 16 Aqua Aerobics, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m. Sundays. Build strength and endurance during the early shallowwater workout or the later deep-water workout at the Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $2.75 to $11. (310) 458-8700; santamonicaswimcenter.org/ adult-fitness
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Easter Brunch & Supper Hornblower Cruise, 10 a.m. to noon. Hop aboard a cruise featuring gorgeous coastline as a backdrop and a buffet brimming with breakfast fare, holiday classics, free-flowing champagne and chocolate treats. The Easter Bunny makes a special appearance. Board at 9:30 a.m. Check website for additional times. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $41.37 to $86.95. (310) 301-9900; hornblower.com Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a reggae concert by Ismskzm. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com
Music and Comedy at UnUrban, 1 to 7 p.m. Performances by Almost Vaudeville (1 to 4 p.m.) and Mews Small and Company (4 to 6 p.m.) precede the Screenwriting Tribe workshop Meetup group at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com
Monday, April 17 Seated Breath Meditation: Naam Yoga, 10:15 a.m. This class aims to calm and clear the mind through controlled breathing, mudras (handseals) and simple seated movements that promote balance and rhythm in our emotions, thoughts and physical bodies. Venice Abbot Kinney
Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Activist Support Circle, 6 to 8 p.m. Activist Support Circle is an ongoing and open support group for progressive activists to help guard against activist burnout. Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer speaks this month on his involvement with the community, his role as mayor, and the challenges and opportunities now facing Santa Monica’s future. A Q&A follows the discussion. UnUrban Café, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 399-1000; facebook.com/activistsupportcircle The Setup Comedy Show, 8 p.m. Each first and third Monday of the
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Tuesday, April 18 A Window Between Worlds Spring Advocate Huddle, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Emily Cummins Polk, founder and program director of AWBW at Juntos Lennox School, discusses how the art program makes a difference in students’ lives. Guests can enjoy a complimentary dinner, hands-on art project and learn how to get involved. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and program starts at 6:30 p.m. at The G2 Gallery, 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 396-0317; awbw.org Westchester-Playa Neighborhood Council Land Use and Planning Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m. The neighborhood council committee that deals with proposed new development meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Westchester Municipal Building Community Room, 7166 Manchester Ave., Westchester. ncwpdr.org Venice Neighborhood Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m. The advisory council meets the third Tuesday of each month to discuss matters facing the community. Westminster Avenue Elementary School, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. venicenc.org Sierra Club Airport Marina Group, 7 p.m. Ballona Wetlands Land Trust President Walter Lamb discusses developments related to the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. Burton Chace Park Community Room, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 613-1175; saveballona.org “Hidden Figures” Screening, 7 p.m. “Hidden Figures” celebrates the powerful, real-life story of three African-American women in the segregated South who crossed race and gender lines and made it possible for the first American to orbit the Earth. Producer and star Kimberly Quinn stays for a Q&A following the screening. The Forum at Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. Free. (310) 665-6800; otis.edu Sofar Sounds: Venice, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com
Wednesday, April 19 LAX Coastal Chamber Marina Affairs Committee, 8 to 9 a.m. The Marina Affairs Committee is dedicated
ArgonautNews.com to the betterment of Marina del Rey, with LAX Coastal professionals learning about issues relevant to both waterside and landside projects. Hotel MDR, 13480 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. $10. (310) 645-5151; business. laxcoastal.com Santa Monica Soft Pedalers Tour de Libraries, 10 a.m. to noon. Santa Monica seniors can get fit, learn some handy safety tips, and get to know the library system on this bicycle tour of the Santa Monica Public Library’s five locations. Along the route, riders learn the dos and don’ts of bike riding and discover some of the programs the library system offers. Bring your own bike and helmet. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 656-8500; tours@ smbikecenter.com Spring Performance Festival with Ranger Jack, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Ranger Jack brings his music and puppets to make kids dance and laugh. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 821-3415; colapublib.org Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea Club, 11 a.m. to noon. In this workshop to develop better presentation skills, experienced Toastmasters present the fundamentals of public speaking in the relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere of a Toastmasters meeting. Pregerson Technical Facility, 12000 Vista del Mar, Conference Room 230A, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131; toastmastersspeakersbythesea@gmail.com
meeting explores the family history of local businessman Stu Freeman, including the many uses of the historic Hull building over the years. Veterans Memorial Building, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. (310) 253-6941; culvercityhistoricalsociety.org Meditations on Media, 7 to 10 p.m. Gerry Fialka’s stimulating soiree stirs up discussion to reveal the hidden effects of what humans have invented. MOM inventories the psychic effects of media on individuals and society, and muses on why they are ignored. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 306-7330; laughtears.com Bonnie Barnett Performance, 7:30 p.m. Vocal improviser Bonnie Barnett interprets texts by Gertrude Stein and Dottie Grossman, accompanied by Dan Clucas (cornet), Richard Wood (alto saxophone), Hal Onserud (bass) and Garth Powell (drums). Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Rusty’s Rhythm Club Swing Dance, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Jack’s Cats play standards and forgotten gems in period style after a half-hour beginner swing dance class. $15, including the class. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. (310) 606 5606; rustyfrank.com Pop Quiz Team Trivia, 8 p.m. Each Wednesday, take part in a friendly game of trivia while enjoying a burger and any of 20 beers on tap. Tompkins Square Bar & Grill, 8522 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. No cover. (310) 670-1212; t2barandgrill.com
and appetizer specials and live music from local performers. This week Kelly Fitzgerald leads a classic rock trio. Marina Marketplace, 2nd Level Terrace, 13450 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. villamarinamarketplace.com Mar Vista Community Council Aging in Place Committee, 6 p.m. The committee meets the third Thursday of each month in Room 1030 at Windward School, 11350 Palms Blvd., Mar Vista. sherri.arkers@marvista.org City of Champions Toastmasters Club, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Practice the art of public speaking and hear amazing speeches and inspiring stories. The club is open to everyone. Faithful Central Bible Church, 333 W. Florence Ave., Inglewood. Free. (213) 2005429; pgb914@hotmail.com Weekend Navigator, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through June 22. The Coast Guard Auxillary’s Weekend Navigator course is designed to give students the rudiments of navigation by using GPS and the back-up skill of navigation using charts, plotting tools and dead reckoning. The intent is to emphasize technique and not blind reliance on electronics. Del Rey Yacht Club, 13900 Palawan Way, Marina del Rey. $85. (310) 720-9911; abakalyar@ socal.rr.com
Galleries and Museums
Marina del Rey Design Control Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month to discuss project designs and county policy initiatives. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9503
Venice Underground Comedy and Bootleg Bombshells Burlesque, 9 and 11 p.m. Start the night with some of L.A.’s best comics, and finish it with a burlesque show featuring Bootleg Bombshells. The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-athon, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 15. Inside the current exhibit “Tuning the Room,” participants are invited to edit and create articles about significant yet under-represented subjects on Wikipedia. The gallery will provide a short training session, and experienced editors will be available throughout the day. Participants should bring their own laptops and create a Wikipedia account prior to arriving. Ben Maltz Gallery, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. Free. (310) 665-6800; otis.edu
Digital Storytelling with Smart Devices, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Teens learn how to create and share stories with smart phones or tablets using moviemaking applications. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org
TRiPTease, 10 p.m. Enjoy a different show each week featuring burlesque dancers from all over Los Angeles, singers, comedians, magicians and more. Live music begins at 8:30 p.m. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com
“Murder + Love,” through May 6. Street artist Charles Uzzell, aka Pure Evil, exhibits his art of modern icons that expresses both his biographical signature and Western culture critique. C.A.V.E. Gallery, 55 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 428-6387; cavegallery.net
Yoga for Adults, 12:30 p.m. Bring a mat and get ready to breath, stretch and relax. Open to all levels. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org
Young Professionals Happy Hour, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Make new connections and enjoy networking over drinks with young professionals at Game Sports Bar Restaurant & Lounge, 5630 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com Unkle Monkey Show, 6 to 9 p.m. Local favorites perform acoustic music and comedy each Wednesday in the Tiki Bar with special guest appearances including an Elvis impersonator. The Warehouse Restaurant, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Culver City Historical Society Meeting, 7 to 9 p.m. This month’s
Thursday, April 20 L.A. Opera Talk: “Tosca,” 1 p.m. An LA Opera community educator provides an entertaining audiovisual presentation on this opera by Giacomo Puccini. A fiery prima donna is forced to play a role she never imagined as she is trapped between her allegiance to her rebel lover and the scheming of a treacherous police chief. Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Sip & Play Happy Hour and Game Night, 5 to 7 p.m. Marina Marketplace hosts a festive evening of table and jumbo floor games, happy hour drink
“Shirley Temple: The Depression’s Box Office Doll,” through May 13. Santa Monica native Shirley Temple had an abundant career as a singer, dancer and actress. The exhibit brings together a collection of dolls released during Temple’s childhood career, including those Temple owned, as well as original movie costumes and posters, personal clothing, photos, correspondence and memorabilia. $5 to $15. Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th St., Santa Monica. $5 to $15. (310) 395-2290; santamonicahistory.org Send event information at least 10 days in advance to calendar @argonautnews.com.
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The Santa Monica Jaycees host their annual Peter Rabbit Day — including an egg hunt, egg dying and sack races — from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 15, at Douglas Park. facebook.com/ SantaMonicaJaycees Budding musicians with The School of Rock are giving free Saturday concerts on the Santa Monica Pier from 10:30 a.m. to noon April 15 through May 20. wakeupwiththewaves.com The Activist Support Circle hosts a discussion with Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 17, at UnUrban Café. facebook.com/ activistsupportcircle
Kite artist Richard DeLisio launches a giant inflatable flyer
Sustainable architecture pioneer John Picard will be keynote speaker for the Santa Monica Chamber’s 2017 Sustainable Quality Awards on Thursday, April 20, at Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica. smchamber.org A sand sculpture by Chris Crosson and son
A jellyfish kite goes up, up and away
Kite artist George Peters prepares a kite in Tyrus Wong’s honor
Otis Kite Festival @ Santa Monica Pier Thousands of kites fluttered through the air on Saturday during Otis College of Art and Design’s sixth annual Kite Festival, held on the beach adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier.
About 2,500 people attended the event, which featured 30 large-scale kites by 10 professional kite makers, sand castle art by Chris Crosson, STEM experiments by the L.A. County Public Library’s MakMo learning van, and tunes by solar-powered deejays the Sycons (see page 27 for more about them). Otis gave out 1,200 kite-making kits and honored the life of Otis alum and Disney legend Tyrus Wong, who created the look of “Bambi” and had attended every PAGE 34 THE ARGONAUT April 13, 2017
Otis Kite Festival until passing away last December at the age of 106. “His family was there and Otis presented a specially designed kite to his family. It was an emotional moment,” said Otis College of Art and Design Program Administrator Matt Tecle. The college also offered a free shuttle to the beach for kids enrolled in various youth programs, from foster care groups to Boys & Girls Clubs. “It’s part of Otis’ core and part of our culture to be socially responsible and to engage with the people around us,” said Tecle. “It’s a true community event.” — Christina Campodonico
Jazz and ragtime group The California Feetwarmers are the in-house band for Record Surplus’ April 22 celebration of National Record Store Day. recordsurplusla.com The Santa Monica History Museum is showing a new exhibit on actress Shirley Temple, a Santa Monica native, through May 13. santamonicahistory.org
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