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VOL 48, NO 19

NEWS

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VENICE STORIES

Bonfire of the Liabilities

A Poet’s Refuge

$1 million burn injury settlement revives legal discussions about Dockweiler fire pits ................................... 9

Richard Modiano celebrates 50 years of Beyond Baroque — Ginsberg, Carver and all ....................................... 32

Still Calling for Justice

WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

Anniversary of fatal police shooting in Venice prompts calls for federal intervention . ....... 10

Marcia Gay Harden talks about Mom ....... 33

THE ADVICE GODDESS

Westchester-Playa Reunion Council members who quit in protest “un-resign” without saying a word about why .................................. 10

Endship Ring How to pull the plug when an old friend is draining your energy .............................. 34

Sorry Not Sorry?

“Guilty Parties” gets at what’s

OPINION Seismic Disturbance L.A.’s soft-story retrofit ordinance is protecting condo owners right out of their homes ...... 11

COVER STORY

eating the misunderstood millennial generation ........................... 17

FOOD & DRINK Like Mother, Like Daughter

Vision and Values Austin Beutner wants to bring fresh eyes and a steady hand to L.A.’s public schools ....... 12

Success is a family affair at Ayara Thai, a Westchester institution breaking new ground . ......................................... 19

ARTS & EVENTS Medicine for the Soul Robin Williams-inspired Art Rx Symposium probes the healing qualities of creativity and comedy ......................................... 36 On The Cover: Austin Beutner, photographed Monday at his Vision to Learn office in Brentwood, takes the helm of the nation’s second-largest school district next week. Photo by Shilah Montiel. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.

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L etters Ballona Crime is No Surprise Re: “The Arsenal Next Door,” News May 3 So the LAPD says: “We’re finding out that there’s a criminal element in the wetlands.” What’s that old saying? Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. That applies to history as recent as 2013.

In 2013, Friends of Ballona Wetlands wrote to all levels of government — elected officials, law enforcement, the health department — describing identical conditions at Ballona.

The result was a series of meetings that included homeless advocates, Marina del Rey lessees, the elected, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, plus the representatives from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and LAPD. The meeting resulted in a sweep of the wetlands, which temporarily evicted the unwanted residents.

Of course, they all came back.

Since then California Fish & Wildlife has worked diligently to keep up with the ever-returning homeless, encountering real danger in the process (getting stabbed by needles hidden in the brush, confronting hostile and

mentally deranged people, etc.).

But they can’t do it alone.

Obviously, now that it’s known that the general public faces real danger, there will be a new united effort to solve the problem. How long will it last? When the next sweep evicts the culprits and the publicity dies down, all will be well — for a while. We’ll all relax. Problem over. Until …

Let’s not let history repeat itself this time.

Ruth Lansford Friends of Ballona Wetlands

Proposition 12 funds from a different line item were used previously to fund ranger patrols in the wetlands in a partnership with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority.

Funds from the same Prop. 12 line item have been used for Ballona-related studies and for invasive species removal at other locations. Such stewardship activities are desperately needed now at the Ballona Wetlands, but there is simply a lack of political will to ensure that available funds are used for that purpose.

Money isn’t Ballona’s Problem At some point, we need our For the words “Ballona Wetlocal leaders and also our local lands” to be followed by “Crime media to start asking how an Ring” shows how badly the ecological reserve purchased 15 Ballona Wetlands Ecological years ago is still largely neglectReserve has been mismanaged ed, with educational and stewardfor many years, and ties directly ship programs confined to small to a story that has yet to receive sections of the reserve. We’ve any local coverage. been hearing for years that the There exists a pool of $6.8 issue is a lack of funding, but that million of public bond funds simply isn’t true. approved by voters in 2000, Walter Lamb much of which had been inforBallona Wetlands Land Trust mally set aside for restoration of the Ballona Wetlands until the We Want to Hear from You! administering agencies realized So do your neighbors. that these funds would expire Send your opinions on local issues to letters@ before that repeatedly delayed argonautnews.com. project could be implemented.

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Bonfire of the Liabilities $1 million burn injury settlement revives discussion of legal liability for Dockweiler fire pits

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The public fire pits at Dockweiler State Beach are the last of their kind in L.A. County

By Gary Walker Before voting last week to pay out a nearly $1 million settlement to the family of a toddler burned by hot coals in a fire pit on Dockweiler Beach, Los Angeles County officials had sought to indemnify local government from these types of liability cases.

Jaelene Salinas suffered severe burns to her feet on July 15, 2011, after she climbed into a fire ring on the popular stretch of beach in Playa del Rey. The fire ring had been used earlier and the coals inside had been covered with sand but were still extremely hot, according to county documents.

The toddler’s family sued, and in 2015 the L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors ordered taller replacement fire rings and signage with red letters that reads “Caution, Hot Coals” and “Allow Fires to Burn Out.” Last year they added signs reading “Do Not Step in Fire Pits” with an illustration of a foot above the fire ring.

County documents responding to the lawsuit state numerous times that the child was “unsupervised” when she stepped into the fire ring. Still, a report by Deputy County Counsel Michael Gordon urged the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to approve a $985,000 settlement “due to the risks and uncertainties of litigation.”

Last year, county representatives backed proposed legislation sponsored by state Sen. Ben Allen (D- Santa Monica) that would have limited their liability for accidents on county beaches, similar to liability limitations that cover skate parks and dog parks. Senate Bill 720 specifically called out beach fire pits.

“The bill would immunize a public entity and its employees for any damage or

injury to a person or property as a result of a fire or the remnants of a fire that arises from the use of a fire pit, fire ring, fire circle or barbecue grill located in an area designated for that use at a park, beach or recreational area, owned or controlled by the entity,” states a provision of the bill, which Allen later withdrew.

“The county asked our office to introduce SB 720 because the open-ended future liability would potentially cause them to remove the beach fire pits altogether,” explained a spokeswoman for Allen.

“When we later learned that the bill could impact pending litigation, we opted not to pursue its passage.”

Jayme Wilson, economic development deputy for Supervisor Janice Hahn and her liaison with Beaches and Harbors, said that Dockweiler’s fire rings are the only ones that remain in the county’s 25 miles of beach managed by that department. He acknowledged that the county sought to immunize itself from civil liability through SB 720, but added that county officials do not want to get rid of the fire rings.

Holding bonfires, he said, “is a long family tradition for many people, and we want to maintain that tradition in the safest way possible. … But we also have to educate them so that people won’t get hurt.”

In addition to the signage, Harris said there have been additional inspections of the new rings that have been built taller to prevent children from stepping into them.

Last month Beaches and Harbors also began an investigation of the fire rings in consultation with the county’s Risk Management Loss Prevention and Control Unit and an insurance specialist with expertise in fire-related injuries.

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‘Brendon Glenn is Not Forgotten’ Anniversary of fatal police shooting in Venice prompts calls for federal civil rights charges Photo by Jason McGahan

By Jason McGahan Saturday, May 5, marked three years since a Los Angeles police officer fatally shot unarmed homeless man Brendon Glenn twice in the back outside a bar near the Venice Boardwalk. Venice residents and community activists observed the solemn occasion with an afternoon rally and celebration of Glenn’s life.

Clifford Proctor, who resigned from the LAPD last year, shot 29-year-old Glenn twice in the back while responding to a scuffle between Glenn and a bouncer on Windward Avenue. Captured on video by a nearby security camera, the shooting posed a kind of litmus test for the Los Angeles justice system during a period of intense public scrutiny of police officers who use deadly force.

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck took the unprecedented step of publicly recommending that prosecutors charge Proctor with manslaughter, the L.A. Police Commission ruled the shooting was unjustified, and L.A. City Hall paid out $4 million to settle a wrongful death claim with Glenn’s family.

L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, however, announced in March that she would not bring charges against Proctor, even as he awaited trial for domestic violence charges in Orange County. Now the attorney for Glenn’s family is urging federal prosecutors to

Timothy Truman organized the memorial at the spot where Glenn was shot and killed on May 5, 2015 pursue a civil rights case, the last chance for criminal prosecution of Glenn’s killing.

Timothy Truman organized Saturday’s memorial potluck along the sidewalk at 52 Windward Ave., the spot where Glenn was killed in 2015. Truman, 26, said he knew

Glenn from hanging out at the Venice Skate Park while both young men were homeless on the boardwalk. He recalled hearing the gunshots that killed Glenn while at a store across the street.

“I can’t even describe it in words,”

Truman said of the fatal shooting. “It really hurt a lot. It really traumatized me.”

Truman says that after the shooting he found housing, got married, started a family and founded a fledgling ministry, the Angel Alexandria Ministry of Los Angeles. He and wife Zoey Acqistapace served soda and snacks on folding tables they set up across two parking spaces commandeered for the occasion.

Well-wishes dedicated to Glenn like “Dogtown misses you” were scrawled in colored chalk on the street alongside more political slogans like “Prosecute Clifford Proctor.”

Acqistapace, who baked brownies and a cake for the memorial, said that though she never met Glenn, she feels as though she knows him through her husband. “[Glenn] was someone he really cared about,” she said.

About a dozen activists gathered nearby for a solemn memorial rally at the Windward entrance to the Venice Boardwalk. As beachgoers streamed past the souvenir booths on a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon, the protesters stood in a semicircle facing a blanket covered with protest signs, prayer candles and a bowl used to burn incense. A message on one of the posters read: “Brendon Glenn is Not Forgotten.”

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Westchester-Playa Council Gets Back Together

By Gary Walker Well, that didn’t last very long.

A month after resigning in protest over their colleagues’ willingness to bend board bylaws and refusal to eject two members for serial absences, four of the five abdicating Neighborhood Council of Westchester-Playa members asked for their seats back and, by unanimous consent, were allowed to retake them.

Board President Cyndi Hench, Vice President Mark Redick and members David Oliver, Garrett Smith and Patricia Lyon publicly quit after the contentious 13-5 vote on April 2.

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president or vice president. Deputy City Attorney Carmen Hawkins, who had consulted with Hench about council bylaws before last month’s public implosion, also attended.

The board voted 15-0 to allow Hench, Oliver, Smith and Lyon to return to the dais.

None offered any explanation of their desire to return, either during the meeting or in response to queries by The Argonaut.

Nor does it appear the issue that drove the resignations — the interpretation of board bylaws and how strictly they should be applied — had any public resolution.

Council member Ted Grose, who back in April voted against Hench’s motion to remove board members David Voss and J.D. Webster for unexcused absences over the objections of those who later

resigned, questioned publicly whether the council should have accepted the returning members after they quit in such dramatic fashion.

“Governance 101 says that we should equally and dispassionately apply bylaws. Contrary to some comments that were made at this table last month, the bylaws are not ‘guidelines’; they’re what you rely on to enforce the structure of the board,” Grose began, citing board member Thomas Flintoft’s controversial public interpretation of bylaws being not quite written in stone. “When you publicize your resignation, that says ‘I resign.’ I admonish the board to do the correct thing and not the expedient thing.”

Grose ultimately voted with the majority, but suggested other board members might not have fared as well as if they

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had left in similar fashion.

“If I had resigned, I would guarantee you that the amount of consideration that is being extended because it’s comfortable would not be extended to me. I guarantee it. Or for many other board members who are sitting around this table. Nobody is indispensable,” he told his colleagues.

Once back on the board, however, Smith joked that the resignations became “one of the best PR moves that could have happened to the neighborhood council,” as traffic to the council’s website increased dramatically, he said.

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City Puts Condo Owners on Shaky Ground L.A’s soft-story seismic retrofit ordinance is protecting people right out of their homes Fliegel is president of the Villa Milano Homeowners Association in the Villa Marina development.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s softstory retrofit ordinance may have been intended to save lives during an earthquake, but the law itself has proven to be a disaster for homeowners who can least afford to bear its cost.

All single, double and triple-family structures are exempted, so when it comes to homeowners the ordinance falls squarely on condominiums — the least expensive owner-occupied housing in any neighborhood. It applies to structures built before 1978, so the cost is borne disproportionately by young families starting out and elderly homeowners on fixed incomes.

Ora Cameron is nearly 80 years old. A widow on a fixed income, she has owned her home in the Villa Marina development for 30 years. The risk to her life in an earthquake is remote. Her home is not in a fault zone. No part of it is supported on poles. It is bolted to its foundation, with shear walls in her garage. The Northridge quake knocked a vase off her mantelpiece but failed to crack the paint on her walls.

But because her garage door opens on an alley, Cameron is subject to a retrofit bill far larger than her ability to pay.

According to bids from licensed engineering firms, the 36 members of Cameron’s homeowner association would have to raise more than half a million dollars to satisfy the L.A. Department of Building and Safety.

The cost to the Villa Marina development, of which they are a part, would run over $9 million.

While the city’s new soft-story law may take legal form as an ordinance, in reality it amounts to a whopping tax on condominium owners, providing “protection”

of our people can cover their share.

The soft-story retrofit ordinance makes even that more difficult to do. There is no cap on the amount that the city can require an association to spend. Potential homeowners may avoid buying into an unknown assessment, banks may be reluctant to provide loans, and insurance companies are always eager to raise their rates. If so, the effect of the ordinance on the values of these homes will itself prove disastrous.

The ordinance has already begun to take its toll on the value of condominiums, perhaps because the advisory committee Villa Marina condo owner Ora Cameron can’t afford the seismic who wrote it included members from upgrades mandated by L.A. City Hall engineering and construction firms, but people like Cameron have not asked for each homeowner. Estimated by the none from the condominium community. and cannot afford. mayor’s office at $5,000 to $10,000 per One real estate agent describes a potential And the ordinance might not protect her, household, real bids have run $12,000 to buyer who asked for $50,000 to be set after all. No one can say precisely when, $15,000. But even those figures are aside in escrow and, after learning about where, or how large an earthquake will misleading, since the work cannot be the ordinance, walked away from the sale. occur, but the retrofit ordinance assumes done on a per unit basis.

The residents of the Villa Marina development have begun to organize.

They’ve started a petition asking the mayor and city council for the same right to self-determination enjoyed by all other homeowners in Los Angeles. There’s an online petition, and plans are underway for letter-writing, print media and social media campaigns.

We shared the unintended consequences of the ordinance with the mayor’s Office an earthquake of a certain size. For a In a condominium, decisions are made of Resiliency weeks ago, and they’ve smaller one, its specifications are excescollectively and costs have to be shared sive; for a larger one, inadequate. equally by all homeowners in an associa- listened to us but have yet to offer any relief. And the financial squeeze has been Seismologist Lucy Jones, who chaired tion. Many of the people in Cameron’s the city advisory committee, said during development are retired, on fixed incomes, made even tighter by a second ordinance that will require condominium owners to a 2016 conference that Los Angeles or raising young families. What if they rebuild after a major earthquake. The residents are statistically less likely to die can’t afford the assessment? city’s concern is for “housing stock,” in an earthquake than in a car crash, act of The only legal recourse open to their murder or a lightning strike. The more association is foreclosure. No one wants to which is to say for the buildings rather common risk is bankruptcy, but the L.A. do that, says the president of one associa- than the people who live in them.

Meanwhile, Cameron and her neighordinance would exhaust the resources of tion, but the city has left associations little bors hope to keep their homes as Cameron’s community ahead of time. choice. They’ve imposed this huge the city continues to insist the work To cover the cost of the ordinance, an expense that has to be shared equally. assessment will have to be imposed on Selling their homes is the only way some must be done.

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Vision and Values New LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner wants to change the conversation about public education B y G a r y W al k e r Austin Beutner calls himself “an unconventional choice” to lead the 650,000-student Los Angeles Unified School District.

Few would call that an understatement.

Beutner, who on Tuesday becomes LAUSD’s fourth superintendent in seven years, has no formal administrative experience in the world of public education. He made his fortune as an investment banker, co-founding the global investment banking firm Evercore Partners in 1995.

He also served as an international business consultant for the U.S. State Department during the Clinton administration.

But after fracturing his neck in a 2007 bicycle accident, Beutner thought long and hard about what direction to take his future and chose the public sector. In 2010 he became deputy mayor of Los Angeles during the Villaraigosa administration, focusing on streamlining city agencies and making bureaucracy more business friendly. In 2013 he co-chaired the Los Angeles 2020 Commission that recommended LADWP reform. In 2014 he became publisher of the Los Angeles Times, clashing with Chicago-based ownership about renewing the paper’s local focus.

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Learn, a nonprofit that conducts free vision screenings and provides free eyeglasses for students in economically struggling areas throughout LAUSD and now more than 100 other school districts nationwide.

Beutner’s mother was a teacher and his

experience as an educator in K-12 school districts” for the top job in L.A. public education.

“The premise that a non-educator is a better fit to lead a large educational organization because of limited manage-

“There’s been this belief that budget conversations should happen in one room and a school district’s values should happen in another.

But I don’t think that’s the case.” father a German engineer who fled Europe ahead of World War II. Both placed a high value on education.

“We moved five times when I was in elementary school,” recalls Beutner, “and each time the choice to live in that community was based on the quality of that community’s public schools.”

The LAUSD board voted 5-2 to offer Beutner a $350,000 annual salary to helm the district through 2021.

Board member George McKenna was critical of choosing “a person with no

rial experience in outside business experiences is fundamentally flawed and politically motivated,” wrote McKenna in a public dissent. “To intentionally seek non-educators to serve as superintendents reflects a lack of respect for the professional educators who have demonstrated effective service and leadership within school systems, along with a denial of the board’s ultimate responsibility to establish policies that govern the district and hold the superintendent accountable.”

Nick Melvoin, who represents Westside

neighborhoods on the board, praised Beutner as a steady hand who could offer a fresh pair of eyes to tackle declining enrollment amid rising pension and health care costs.

“We need new, creative solutions to tackle old, seemingly intractable problems. Austin Beutner is the right person at this time to help us forge a new path for success in a climate of financial uncertainty, pervasive achievement gaps, and severe underfunding of our public schools.

Whether it was at the city, the L.A. Times, a nonprofit, or the private sector, superintendent-designate Beutner has proven his willingness to lead in difficult circumstances,” Melvoin said.

Beutner discussed his new job with The Argonaut on Monday at his Vision to Learn office in Brentwood.

Running LAUSD is, historically, a very challenging proposition.

Why did you want this job?

I’m a public school kid. I had a great public school education. After my accident, I decided to take some time to reflect on what to do next, and I decided that I wanted to spend the next chapter of my life working for others in the community, trying to make the community better.

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That’s what took me to the mayor’s office, to the Los Angeles Times to revive one of the great civic institutions in our city.

That’s what caused me to found Vision to Learn, which has now become a model for the nation. So when this opportunity arose I said to myself it would be an honor and a privilege to serve.

The challenges are well documented, but if we don’t get it right … It’s not optional.

The kids are counting on us.

How would you answer critics who say you don’t have any experience in education?

Magic happens in the classroom. Great teachers inspire their students, and it’s the job of the superintendent to make sure they have the tools and the resources to succeed. And I think that I can do that. …

I’m an unconventional choice, but maybe these are unconventional times.

Austin Beutner presents a student with free eyeglasses during an event for Vision to Learn Beutner stands with Westside school board rep Nick Melvoin during a press conference following the board’s 5-2 vote to hire Beutner {Photo by Gary Leonard} Students share a laugh with Beutner during a classroom visit for Vision to Learn Beutner met with The Argonaut on Monday at his Vision to Learn office in Brentwood {Photo by Shilah Montiel}

way to measure if you’re succeeding.

There’s a consistent and stubborn achievement gap between students of color and their peers. We ought to be able to measure that and to figure out what evidence-based programs we can provide

Are conversations about budgets and values really happening in different places?

I think in one room there’s a conversation about how we take care of the people who are responsible for helping our

“If you’ve been doing the same thing for a long time and you hear ‘change,’ you might think ‘risk’ and you might wonder how you’ll be able to participate or share in the opportunity.”

language. When I say I want to change something, it connotes something good. I don’t see risk in that, I see opportunity.

But if you’ve been doing the same thing for a long time and you hear “change,” you might think “risk” and you might wonder how you’ll be able to participate or share in the opportunity. The first thing I want to do is make sure that I’m listening and then put a team together and hold ourselves accountable. We need to be just as accountable in the public sector as in the private sector.

What did the Vision to Learn breach of contract allegations teach you about LAUSD? It was not a coincidence that this came up in the midst of the superintendent’s to help close that gap. students learn, and that’s the teachers. I This school district has kicked down the think there’s a separate conversation about race. Those fearful of change saw it as a way to dislodge Austin Beutner. We road a lot of hard choices about where its which students need the most resources served the district for five years for free. dollars should go, and in the past there’s and assistance. We all have to be in the Every classroom teacher supported our been this belief that budget conversations same place, in the same room.

Should LAUSD be run like a business? should happen in one room and a school work. So we saw an opportunity to No. It can’t be run like a business, and a district’s values should happen in another. You’ve clashed with bureaucracies at expand and help more kids. We went to business can’t be run like government. But But I don’t think that’s the case. The the district to accelerate our program and Los Angeles City Hall. What did you there are some similarities. Are you gave them an estimate of roughly $5 budget is a reflection of your values — the learn from that experience? serving the needs of your community and values of the workforce, the values of all million — we’d come up with half and One thing I took from that experience your constituents? I think that’s a good the district would come up with the other of us. Public education is our common was, for me, the first thing that I need to question to ask whether you’re a private place. So I think I can help lead us in that find out is what people are trying to tell (Continued on page 14) or public organization. There should be a conversion: What are our values? me and then how we can find a common May 10, 2018 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 13

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half. We agreed to move forward in March 2017. But the agreement was signed for the implementation to begin in October 2017, six months later. We’re six months behind because the district signed the agreement late, but we’re still going to deliver on our promise to serve these kids. … This allegation surfaced when an insider was also competing for the job, so that strikes me as very coincidental.

Is LAUSD too centralized?

That’s a good question. I think one of the things that we have to address is how we’re getting the resources that we need to our local schools. To me that’s the most efficient way of doing things. Great school leaders make great schools, so you want to put the resources and the decision-making as close to the local school level as possible.

Austin Beutner wants to fight inaccurate public perceptions of LAUSD

wanted at the Times because it became a conflict between the overlords in Chicago and those of us in Los Angeles. They In some Westchester circles there’s still wanted to make cuts to the newsroom, and an appetite to form a separate school I wasn’t going to do that so they could pay district. Would you support that level of for their overhead in Chicago. The future local control? of the Times resides with local ownership.

That’s a direction, but let’s put aside I’m glad that Dr. [Patrick] Soon-Shiong breakaways and tearing apart the district, bought the paper, and I hope he’ll be because I don’t support that. successful with it.

Can you explain your exit from the Los Angeles Times?

I took on the challenge because journalism is how you hold truth to power; it’s where we engage our community. I looked at the Times and saw it as historic but not as relevant today as it needs to be.

And the distant overlords in Chicago had lost the faith of our community. So I thought that I could stand up for our community and make sure the resources go back to the newsroom and tried to imagine a future where we can reengage the community. We didn’t get as far as I

can’t ignore, but I think having a California Teacher of the Year in our community is outstanding.

Your friendship with Eli Broad and partnership with charter-affiliated foundations to help fund education reporting at the L.A. Times has led some to describe you as a charter school ally. Is that fair?

When my parents moved to a certain neighborhood, they did it with the hope Often education reporting focuses on that there was a school there that would what’s wrong in education. What’s give their children the best opportunity to going right in LAUSD and other large succeed. I think we owe that to every school districts around the nation?

There are some fantastic teachers that are family in LAUSD. We have about doing great work. At Venice High School, 500,000 kids in traditional public schools and about 100,000 in public charter there’s Kirsten Farrell, a sports medicine schools. We have to make sure that the teacher. There are only five California 500,000 in traditional public schools are Teachers of the Year, and she’s one of them. So there are some fantastic teachers getting the best education possible, and doing great work and sometimes that gets we have to make sure that the 100,000 in drowned out. We need to remind ourselves public charter schools are getting the best education possible. Models have to be that there are a lot of things to be proud about. We have a lot of challenges that we held accountable, both have to be

transparent, and if we’re doing our job kids are going to come out ahead.

There’s no ideology in this for me. I don’t think that the answer lies solely in charters or traditional schools. I think it lies in good schools.

Would you support closing neighborhood schools with low enrollment to reduce district expenses and create space for charters, which some charter advocates have suggested?

It’s a little early for me to address that, but I’d take it on a case-by-case basis.

One has to be careful about setting arbitrary thresholds.

Co-locations of charters on traditional public campuses have become extremely contentious, especially on the Westside, and often framed as a fight over limited resources. What can the school district do to make them less combative?

The taskforce that I helped create believes that we should be looking at the vast real estate portfolio that LAUSD has and consider things like taking land that isn’t being used and turn it into affordable housing for teachers. Some of it could be used as a park, others for office space. All of those things have to be looked at, but I think with a large portfolio there has to be space for some new innovations.

Do you think the public generally holds an accurate impression of LAUSD? I think they don’t. Now why is that? I think in part because people cast aspersions that are not grounded in fact. How many people don’t know about the fantastic work that Kirsten Farrell is doing at Venice High but know about some of the things they’re struggling with at Venice High? I think that we need to do a better job of reinforcing the positives but make sure that we’re not sugarcoating the challenges.

‘Brendon Glenn is Not Forgotten’ (Continued from page 10) Mike Bravo, an activist with the Venice Coalition to Preserve Unique Community Character and former Venice Neighborhood Council member, said the purpose of the rally was, in part, to remind the public what happened to Glenn.

“It was a blatant crime, a blatant unrighteous act by a police officer,” Bravo said.

“If we’re not talking about these things they fall off the radar of political discussion.”

In an 83-page report on the shooting, the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office said police arrived to the scene after a bartender called 911 to report Glenn was being “loud and obnoxious” to customers and refusing to leave.

Mairym Llorens, an activist with the L.A. Tenants Union, urged newer and more affluent arrivals to the swiftly gentrifying beachside community not to call the police on homeless people, except as a last resort.

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being perpetrated against poor, working class people,” Llorens said.

Glenn’s family lives in New York and was unable to attend the rally, said attorney V. James DeSimone, who spoke at the rally on the family’s behalf.

told The Argonaut.

He added: “We know the district attorney’s office has a conflict. The conflict is they rely on LAPD officers to prosecute cases. So they’re very reluctant to prosecute officers. We need an

“We need an independent prosecutor statewide to prosecute police when there is wrongdoing.”

— attorney V. James DeSimone DeSimone said he met recently with officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles and asked them to consider filing federal charges against Proctor.

“I’m trying to work within back channels within the U.S. Attorney’s office to get traction and generate a prosecution for U.S. civil rights violations,” DeSimone

independent prosecutor statewide to prosecute police when there is wrongdoing. Without an independent prosecutor, you’re just going to have a continuation of this type of injustice.”

According to surveillance camera footage, as Proctor and officer Jonathan Kawahara attempted to subdue and arrest

Glenn, Glenn started to stand up, wrapping his right arm around Kawahara’s leg.

County prosecutors argued that it was thus reasonable for Proctor to have successfully argued in court that he believed Glenn was reaching for Kawahara’s gun with his left hand, which is not visible in the video.

DeSimone, who negotiated the city’s $4-million December payout to Glenn’s mother and young son, said Lacey bent over backwards to give Proctor the benefit of the doubt in the investigation, abusing her prosecutorial discretion. He said he’s counting on a measure of independence from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles since, as he said of the current president, “We know the directive is not going to come from Washington.”

“If you’re not going to prosecute in this instance — when an unarmed man was shot in the back on video — when are you going to prosecute? It basically means officers can shoot and kill without any repercussions,” he said.

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“Guilty Parties” gets at what’s eating the misunderstood millennial generation

By Christina Campodonico “Is there really such a thing as millennial guilt?” I wonder as I watch Jewish Women’s Theatre’s “Guilty Parties” on Saturday night. An actress has just played an acoustic version of Brittany Spears’ “Oops! … I Did It Again” in English and Hebrew, and the ensemble is throwing out a litany of confessions profound and profane: not being able to forgo another slice of cake, binge-watching “Say Yes to the Dress,” and failing to vote in the last election.

These themes of guilt, gluttony and shirked civic duty comprise the latest production of NEXT@The Braid, a cohort of rising twenty- and thirtysomething theater professionals brought together by JWT and a $150,000 grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles to bring voice to a generation that gets a lot of air time, but not much sympathy.

According to the media, millennials (including moi) should feel guilty about a lot of things. We’ve have been shamed for moving back home, putting off

marriage and kids, killing the napkin industry and even buying too much avocado toast. (Guilty on all counts.)

But NEXT’s group of theater artists, or “council” as they call it, wanted to show a

about the stereotypes that have been portrayed in the media. It’s to really represent the millennial voice that is full of depth and intellect and compassion and hunger to make the world a better place.

about not spending time with our families, our kids, taking care of our bodies.”

Some of those themes appear in the art exhibit of same name accompanying “Guilty Parties” at The Braid. A map by artist Karey Kessler is covered with phrases mourning the desecration of the Earth. A colorful canvas spelling out “There’s guilt about taking the comfort “Bullshit” echoes Parkland shooting of our lives for granted. But also the basic survivor Emma Gonzalez’s viral “B.S.” speech to signal sincere, if belated, human guilt of fidelity — guilt about not solidarity with a new wave of young spending time with our families, our kids, activists like her. And pink buckets accessorizing a dolled up mannequin taking care of our bodies.” represent the body-shaming purges — “Guilty Parties” director Lisa Cirincione of bulimia.

“I think that millennials are generally not seen as really caring about these kinds of different side of what keeps millennials “For us, the guilt is more about having issues,” says the art show’s curator Julie (and those often grouped with the genera- been given so much and maybe having the Gumpert, who identifies as “somewhere tion) up at night in their staged reading of guilt of not knowing what to do with it, or between Gen X and millennial.” “I think curated stories, each based on true events. how to make our mark. … There’s guilt the art reflects a more pensive generation.”

“It’s been really important to all of us to about not taking a stand for the environIn the staged salon-style reading of represent our generation,” says “Guilty ment. There’s guilt about not being politi- “Guilty Parties,” guilt manifests itself in Parties” director Lisa Cirincione, who cally active. There’s guilt about taking the myriad other ways — the young couple identifies as “cusp” millennial. “To comfort of our lives for granted. But also (Continued on page 18) represent the millennial voice, it’s not just the basic human guilt of fidelity — guilt May 10, 2018 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 17

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who feel bad for the deceased elderly neighbor whose body is left undiscovered for weeks; the foster parent who rejoices when the parental rights of her ward’s parents are terminated; the 62-year-old woman dating a 26-year-old and loving it.

“Sometimes guilt isn’t always negative,” says NEXT Executive Producer Abbe Meryl Feder, who describes herself as “millennialadjacent.” “Sometimes there are guilty pleasures, and sometimes there are actions we don’t feel guilty about but society thinks we should feel guilty about.

So there’s sort of external guilt and tons of internal guilt, of course. And then ‘Jewish guilt’ is a theme.”

Among the stories in the cycle that touch upon proverbial “Jewish guilt” are a story about the Holocaust with a “modern twist,” says Feder, and a tearinducing story about a Jewish mother and daughter searching for a future wedding dress.

But there’s also a monologue by an everyday young woman who can’t order a latte without thinking about the social,

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Natalia Zofia Szaniawski’s “GirlBoy” asks whether millennials are comfortable in their own skin economic and political implications of the act, as well as the cacophony of confessions at the top of the show, transcending age, race, gender, ethnicity and religious persuasion.

“Not everybody on the council is Jewish. Not every writer is Jewish. Not every artist or actor in the show is Jewish, but we’re still able to put a Jewish lens on whatever the theme might be,”

says Feder. “Guilt ... it’s very universal. And in that way, I think it’s very personal. I think it’s actually a huge part of transitioning from this age into kind of full adulthood — deciding what your own boundaries are … what does make you feel guilty.”

“A story, is a story, is a story,” adds Cirincione. “No matter what the topic of the story is, everybody can have anxiety, everyone can relate to the fear of not being successful, or not being a good mother or daughter, or not being a good husband or wife. As actors we’re asked to take a story as our own, so whether it’s a millennial story or a Baby Boomer story — they’re universal.”

Maybe there is such a thing as “millennial guilt.” We’re only human, after all.

“Guilty Parties” returns to The Braid (2912 Colorado Ave., Ste. 102, Santa Monica) at 7:30 p.m.

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Vanda’s parents, Andy and Anna Asapahu, opened Ayara Thai Cuisine in 2004. It was their third restaurant, and, as they had hoped, the third time was a charm.

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“And my mom is his biggest supporter, the implementer of his crazy dreams, the backbone behind it all. They are an amazing pair.”

The Asapahus initially immigrated from Thailand to Montebello, and their experience preparing meals with other immigrant families eventually led to small eateries there and in East L.A. “Eating out was not affordable, and cooking for a family of four wasn’t cheap,” Vanda explains.

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Everyone calls her mama.” crew lounge. I was about 13 or 14. I was packing or cooking. It was very participatory. Every hand was on deck at all times.”

When Andy and Anna hit their mid-50s, they decided it was time for their last hurrah. They took all of their savings and opened Ayara Thai Cuisine.

“It was just the two of them,” says Vanda, with tangible pride.

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“She’s also a kickass businesswoman,” adds Vanda. “My dad dreams things up, but my mom is the final decision maker. As a woman, she’s often in the back of the house and doesn’t get as much recognition. But she never cares as long as we’re doing well.”

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“It was the toughest decision I have had to make as a business owner,” she continues. “This is everything for my family. This is our passion project, and the bread and butter that is our family. You can plan and plan and do and do, but when you get there things are out of your control. My dad said that is part of being an adult.

You can only control what you can control, and then you have to move on.”

As the oldest of the three children, Vanda is the most hands-on. Also part of the business, her brother is currently

Khao Soi Chicken Noodle is a Northern Thai dish of drumsticks braised in curry broth and served over egg noodles, shallots and mustard greens working at Los Angeles Country Club as a golf coach and her sister is a pastry chef at Providence on Melrose.

Ayara has been a local favorite for years, and if all goes as planned, the physical space will only get bigger and better, with a full bar coming soon.

“I can’t express how much our menu is our personal identity, my family’s identity: Northern

Thai, Chinese, American and California, which has plentiful produce,” says Vanda. “At Ayara, you’ll eat what we would be serving if we would have you eat with us at home.”

This Mother’s Day, Ayara is serving a few brunch specials: Khao Tom Salmon with a poached egg, Lobster Pad Thai with thin rice noodles, and Khao Soi Chicken Noodle.

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Upstairs, the master bedroom offers extravagant space, including an adjoining office, fireplace, and spa-like bathroom furnished with a glass-enclosed shower, double vanities, and a jetted tub. The home’s well-appointed 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms are enhanced by a backyard made for relaxation and fitted with a tiled patio, shaded pergola, and grassy area.

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balcony, spacious dual walk-in closet, large Euro-tub, and rain shower. Dramatic two story foyer entry with wainscoting and crown molding throughout leading to an open living room.

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Just Listed 3609 esPlaNade, MaRiNa del Rey 4,215 sq.ft.

4 bd & 3.5 ba $3,288,000 www.esplanade3609.com

in esCROw 7301 Vista del MaR #10, Playa del Rey 2 bd & 2.5 ba 1,840 sq.ft. $1,999,000 www.Breakers10.com

Just Listed 8201 PaRk hill dR., WestchesteR 2,081 sq.ft.

3 bd & 3 ba $1,599,000

Just Listed 4050 gleNcoe aVe. #417, MaRiNa del Rey 3 bd & 3 ba + deN 2,330 sq.ft. $1,289,000 www.indigo417.com

Open sAt & sun 2-5 5935 Playa Vista dR. #410, Playa Vista 2 bd & 2.5 ba + office Nook 1,399sq.ft. $969,000 www.Villadeste410.com

in esCROw 4224 MildRed aVe., MaRiNa del Rey 4 bd & 3.5 ba 3,480 sq.ft. $2,495,000

Open sun 2-5 6509 Riggs Pl., WestchesteR 6 bd & 4 ba 3,040 sq.ft. $1,995,000 www.6509Riggs.com

Just Listed 13600 MaRiNa PoiNte dR. #702, MdR 1,885 sq.ft.

2 bd & 2.5 ba $1,435,000 www.Regatta702.com

Open sun 2-5 4080 gleNcoe #303, MaRiNa del Rey 1,340 sq.ft.

2 bd & 2 ba $1,049,000 www.GalleryLofts303.com

Open sun 2-5 13078 MiNdaNao Way #215, MaRiNa del Rey 2 bd & 2 ba 1,929 sq.ft. $959,000 www.13078Mindanao.com

Open sun 2-5 13017 discoVeRy cReek, Playa Vista 3 bd & 3.5 ba + deN 3,880 sq.ft. $2,399,999

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Just Listed 29 26th aVe., VeNice duPlex 2,150 sq.ft. www.2926thAve.com $1,950,000

Open sun 2-5 11900 WashiNgtoN Pl. #d, MaR Vista 4 bd & 3.5 ba $1,379,000

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Open sun 2-5 4754 la Villa MaRiNa #g, MaRiNa del Rey 3 bd & 2.5 ba 1,582 sq.ft. $998,000 www.VillanapoliG.com

Open sun 2-5 4734 la Villa MaRiNa #c, MaRiNa del Rey 2 bd & 2.5 ba 1,582 sq.ft. $895,000 www.VillaMilanoC.com

in esCROw 13700 MaRiNa PoiNte dR. #Ph1906, MdR 2 bd & 2 ba 1,963 sq.ft. $2,389,000 www.Azzurra1906.com

Open sun 2-5 6 Voyage st. #103, MaRiNa del Rey 2 bd & 2 ba 1,000 sq.ft. $1,899,000 www.6Voyage.com

Just Listed 13600 MaRiNa PoiNte dR. #307, MdR 2 bd & 2.5 ba 1,850 sq.ft. $1,349,000 www.Regatta307.com

in esCROw 6020 seabluff dR. #406, Playa Vista 2 bd & 2.5 ba + deN 1,640 sq.ft. $995,000 www.tempo406.com

Just Listed 13700 MaRiNa PoiNte dR. #706, MdR 1 bd & 1 ba 891 sq.ft. $819,000 www.Azzurra706.com

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westchester Sat 2-5 8413 McConnell Ave. Sat 12-3 7556 Coastal View Dr. Sa/Su 1:30-4 6433 Hedding St. Sun 2-5 6509 Riggs Pl. Sa/Su 2-5 7722 Midfield Ave. Sun 2-5 6527 West 84th Pl. Sun 2-5 6741 Andover Lane Sat 2-5 7209 Dunfield Ave.

3/2.5 www.8413McConnell.com 5/4 www.7556CoastalView.com 3/2 Best value in No. Kentwood, prime location 6/4 No. Kentwood home situated on quiet street 3/2 7722MidfieldAve.com 3/3 6527W84thPl.com 5/4 6741AndoverLn.com 5/4 Brand new mid-century w/ stunning guest house

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The ArgonAuT reAl estAte Q&A 7 Tips for a Profitable Home Closing When you’re ready to close on the sale of your home and move to your new home, you may be so close to the finish line that you coast, thinking there’s nothing left for you to do. Not so fast. It’s easy to waste a few dollars here and for mistakes to creep into your closing documents there, all adding up to a bundle of lost profit. Spot money-losing problems with these seven tips.

address.

Provide the post office with your forwarding address two to four weeks before the closing. Also notify credit card companies, publication subscription departments, friends and family, and your financial institutions of your new address.

Title company employees are only human, so they can make mistakes. Before your closing, check the math on your closing disclosure and compare it with your loan estimate.

1. take services out of your name.

Avoid a dispute with the buyers after closing over things like fees for the cable service you forgot to discontinue. Contact every utility and service provider to end or transfer service to your new address as of the closing date.

5. review charges on your closing docs.

Are all mortgages being paid off, and are 3. manage the movers. the payoff amounts correct? If your real Scrutinize your moving company’s estimate. estate agent negotiated for you extras — If you’re making a long-distance move, such as a home warranty policy or seller which is often billed according to weight, credits — make sure that’s included. Also note the weight of your property and watch check whether your real estate agent or so the movers don’t use excessive padding title company added fees that weren’t to boost the weight. Also check with your disclosed earlier. If any party suggests homeowners insurer about coverage for leaving items off the docs, consult a lawyer your move. Usually movers cover only what about whether that might expose you to they pack. legal risk.

2. spread the word on your change of

4. Do the settlement math.

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6. search for missing credits.

Be sure the settlement company properly credited you for prepaid expenses, such as property taxes and homeowners association fees, if applicable. If you’ve prepaid taxes for the year, you’re entitled to a credit for the time you no longer own the home.

7. Don’t leave money in escrow.

End your home sale closing with nothing unresolved. Make sure the title company releases money already held in escrow for you, and avoid leaving sales proceeds in a new escrow to be contested later.

This week’s quesTion was answered by

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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A What does the new law on Prop. 13 mean for seniors wanting to sell their current home and buy a new one in this high priced real estate market?

“Prop 13” is the beloved California tax break for homeowners, allowing you to keep your property taxes low, based on the value at time of purchase, only rising up to 2% per year, regardless of dramatic increases in value.

There are some exceptions to this, including reassessments for remodel, partial transfers, and ballot measures that add to your property tax bill. However, with a generally stable property tax bill, you don’t have to worry about your home’s appreciation causing tax increases that prevent affording your own home. For senior citizens who purchased their homes for a fraction of todays’ values, this benefit cannot be overstated. The reassessment of the property tax based on current market values occurs only upon sale of the property. Great for the homeowner staying in place, but what about when the homeowner is trapped in place?

homeowners over the age of 55 having not moved since the year 2000!! These homes, often bought long ago by people who stayed to raise their children, are not re-entering the housing market, and are not available for the many new buyers who hope to acquire a home and raise their children in it.

Homes are simply not turning over, and the shortage in inventory creates a spike in prices and rents, making the American dream of homeownership even harder to attain.

Santa Clara, Tuolomne and Orange Counties participate.

Now, the California Proposition 13 Tax Transfer Initiative seeks to provide the intended protections to seniors through more meaningful and practical legislation. If passed, seniors and disabled homeowners would be permitted to transfer their existing Prop 13 assessed value to a new home anywhere within California, and as often as they choose.

It also provides a new form of blended A solution has been proposed by the California assessments, allowing for the possibility of buying either a more expensive or less Association of Realtors, who appear to have expensive home than the one being sold. obtained more than one million signatures Jeff Collins, a writer for the Orange County in support of their ballot measure to expand Register, provides an excellent summary of Prop 13, enough to get this proposal on our November ballot. To understand this proposal, how these blended assessments would be calculated: you need to understand that California has long been striving to protect senior citizens “More expensive: Say a couple owned a from unaffordable property tax assessments. home for 30 years and its current assessed The lack of affordable or even available To that end, in the 1980s, Props 60 & 90 value is $75,000, meaning they pay $750 in housing in California is partially due to the were passed. annual property taxes. They sell the home for phenomenon of seniors “aging in place”, $600,000 and buy a new one for $700,000.

Prop 60 allows a senior citizen, once in their rather than the traditional approach of lifetime only, to replace their existing property Their new tax assessment would be $75,000 downsizing later in life. Many seniors can’t plus $100,000 (the difference between the with one of equal or lesser value within afford the “moving penalty” they incur in the old home’s sales price and the new home’s the same county, and retain their Prop 13 form of increased property taxes incurred sales price). Their new property tax would be property tax basis.

Proposition 90 extended when even downsizing results in purchasing a $1,750. that protection to properties bought and home with a significantly higher tax basis than they have been budgeting with. CalChamber sold in participating counties. However, only Less expensive: Say the same couple sold Advocacy reports that this anticipated “moving Alameda, San Diego, El Dorado, Riverside, San their old home for $600,000, then paid Mateo, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, penalty” is the cause of almost 75% of $500,000 for a condo. Since the condo’s

price is 83 percent of the old home’s sales price, the new assessment would be 83 percent of the old, or $62,500. Their new property tax would be $625.”

This Proposition is important, not just to seniors who would be finally given the freedom to choose whether to stay in place or move, but to potential new homebuyers desperate for choices to enter the home marketplace. Its passing is anticipated to have the effect of not only increasing the quality of life for senior homeowners, but positively impacting California’s economy and real estate markets. Take a look for yourself at the proposal, it’s pros and cons, and whichever side you favor, show up to vote!

This week’s quesTion was answered by

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Lisa is also a member of the National Association of Realtors “Green Resource Council”, and achieved its “GREEN” Designation. www.LisaPhillipsRealEstate.com.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018084842 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: US STORAGE CENTERS COMMERCE. 5415 Olympic Blvd., Commerce, CA 90022, 2201 Dupont Drive Suite 700 Irvine, CA 92612. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Westport Commerce Self Storage LLC, 2201 Dupont Drive Suite 700 Irvine, CA 92612. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2018. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Scott Nguyen. TITLE: CFO, Corp or LLC Name: Westport Commerce Self Storage LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 6, 2018. NOTICE ñ 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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/3/18, 5/10/18, 5/17/18, 5/24/18 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018095046 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: K&K SMOG, VENICE SMOG CHECK & REPAIR; 2446 Lincoln Blvd. Venice, CA 90291. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Fadi Housne Yassine, 2520 Virginia Ave. 8 Santa Monica, CA 90404. 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. /s/: Fadi Housne Yassine. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 18, 2018. NOTICE ñ 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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 4/26/18, 5/3/18, 5/10/18, 5/17/18 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018096729 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TURTLE FLOW YOGA, DOGA ALCHEMY, MY SEA OF DREAMS; 2118 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 893 Santa Monica, CA 90403 . COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Stephanie Kang, 2118 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 893 Santa Monica, CA 90403.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 03/2013. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Stephanie Kang. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 19, 2018. NOTICE ñ 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.

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Dates: 5/3/18, 5/10/18, 5/17/18, 5/24/18 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018111316 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SERGIOíS CARPET CLEANING; 4001 N. Mission Rd., Apt. #E34 Los Angeles, CA 90032. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Sergio Mijangos Sanchez, 4001 N. Mission Rd., Apt. #E34 Los Angeles, CA 90032.

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. /s/: Sergio Mijangos Sanchez. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 7, 2018.

NOTICE ñ 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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/10/18, 5/17/18, 5/24/18, 5/31/18 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHARLES M. COOPER CASE NO. G18STPB03639 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of CHARLES M. COOPER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Carrie Prevo in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Carrie Prevo be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: May 18, 2018, Time: 8:30 AM, Dept.: 9 Location: 111 N. Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Joseph Novel, Esq. SBN 315018 2999 Overland Ave., Suite 104 Los Angeles, CA 90064 (310) 728-9603 THE ARGONAUT NEWSPAPER 4/26/18, 5/3/18, 5/10/18 ORDER TO SHOW CaUSE FOR CHaNGE OF NaME Case No. SS027265 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of VALERIE GAIL ZIM, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.)

Petitioner: Valerie Gail Zim filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

Valerie Gail Zim to Valerie Zim Bono 2.) 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: 06/22/2018. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K Room: A-203. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401. 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: Los Angeles. Original filed: May 1, 2018. Judge Gerald Rosenberg, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 5/10/18, 5/17/18, 5/24/18, 5/31/18 STaTEMENT OF aBaNDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME FILE NO: 2018-094948 FILE NO: 2017-170368 DATE FILED: 07/03/2017.

Name of Business(es) BLESSED RECORDS, 4170 Admiralty Way #233 Marina del Rey, CA 90292.

REGISTERED OWNER(S): Linda M. Morel, 4170 Admiralty Way #233 Marina del Rey, CA 90292.

Business was conducted by an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) REGISTRANTS NAMES/ CORP/LLC (PRINT) Linda M. Morel TITLE: Owner. If corporation, also print corporate title of officer. If LLC, also print tile of officer or manager.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on the date indicated by the filed stamp in the upper right corner: April 18, 2018. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. DEAN C. LOGAN, LOS ANGELES COUNTY CLERK by: Frank Arias, Deputy Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 4/26/18, 5/3/18, 5/10/18, 5/17/18 STaTEMENT OF aBaNDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME FILE NO: 2018-094949 FILE NO: 2017-183822 DATE FILED: 07/14/2017.

Name of Business(es) BLESSED RECORDS INTERNATIONAL, 4170 Admiralty Way #233 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. REGISTERED

OWNER(S): Linda M. Morel, 4170 Admiralty Way #233 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. Business was conducted by an Individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) REGISTRANTS NAMES/CORP/LLC (PRINT) Linda M. Morel TITLE: Owner. If corporation, also print corporate title of officer. If LLC, also print tile of officer or manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on the date indicated by the filed stamp in the upper right corner: April 18, 2018.

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. DEAN C. LOGAN, LOS ANGELES COUNTY CLERK by: Frank Arias, Deputy Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper.

Dates: 4/26/18, 5/3/18, 5/10/18, 5/17/18 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NaME STaTEMENT FILE NO. 2018111937 Type of Filing: Amended (New).

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ELLO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, ELLO VIDEO, AURANEL, AURANEL FILMS, AURANEL PRODUCTIONS, ELLO PRODUCTIONS; 4065 Bledsoe Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066, PO Box 4367 Culver City, CA 90231 COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Laura K. O’Neal, 4065 Bledsoe Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Laura K. O’Neal. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 8, 2018.

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). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 5/10/18, 5/17/18, 5/24/18, 5/31/18

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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, May 10 Venice Wave Teacher Awards, 6 to 9 p.m. The Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee celebrates esteemed educators from 17 schools and art institutions as adaptive learners and global thinkers, who foster excellence in their students. Boys and Girls Club of Venice, 2232 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $45. venicechamber.net Serving Up Comedy, 7 to 9 p.m.

Showcasing a new lineup of standup comics each second Thursday of the month, the featured performers are followed by an open mic. The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover; suggested donations to benefit First Responders.

(310) 823-5451; servingupcomedy.com Del Rey Neighborhood Council, 7:15 p.m. The local advisory body to the Los Angeles City Council meets the second Thursday of each month at Del Rey Square, 11976 Culver Blvd., Del Rey. delreync.org Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Brahms & The Schumanns, 7:30 p.m. The LACO performs classical masterpieces, Mozart’s “Oboe Quartet,” Clara Schumann’s “Romances for Violin and Piano,” Robert Schumann’s “Romances for Oboe and Piano” and Brahms’ “Piano Quartet No. 3.” Moss Theater, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. $49. (213) 622-7001; laco.org Live Music Thursdays, 9 p.m. to midnight. Discover new bands by the beach. A different blues, reggae, rock or hip-hop artist is featured each week.

Surfside, 23 Windward Ave., Venice.

No cover. (424) 256-7894; surfsidevenice.com Westside Revival, 9 p.m. This monthly showcase celebrating the musical spirit of the Westside brings together indie bands Piel, Little Galaxies, Westerner, Amera, The Beat Jackers and 80r at Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover.

(310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Friday, May 11 Fine Arts Film Festival, 10:30 a.m.

The locally curated 5th annual Fine

community, hosting a brunch bash with a deejay, bouncy house and photo booth. Fire Station 63, 1930 Shell Ave., Venice. playavenice.org

KJAZZ Blues Dinner Cruise, 8 p.m.

With breathtaking views, dinner, live blues band and dancing under the stars, this 2.5-hour cruise makes for a quick romantic getaway. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $95; reservations required. (310) 301-9900; hornblower.com

Bird Day L.A., 8:30 a.m. The whole family can participate in these Los Angeles Audubon bird day activities.

Enjoy a casual stroll around the Del Rey Lagoon to spot a wide variety of waterfowl and birds. Del Rey Lagoon, 6660 Esplanade Pl., Playa del Rey. birdladay.org

The Lonely Heartstring Band, 8 p.m.

With a reverence for the past, The Lonely Heartstring Band performs a style of music embodying traditional American music. McCabe’s Guitar, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20.

(310) 828-4497; mccabes.com

Yacht Maintenance Event, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Listen to free seminars and watch demonstrations on yacht maintenance. Browse 30+ vendors and displays. Enjoy a BBQ lunch and enter raffles. 13645 W. Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. Free admission. annualyachtmaintenance.com

The Deltaz Album Release Show, 8 p.m. to midnight. L.A.-based band The Deltaz release their latest album “Barrelhouse Boys,” performing their signature blues and Americana sound.

Special guests Lacey Kay Cowden, Greg West and David Sparrow make appearances. Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; santamonica.harvelles.com

Actress Marcia Gay Harden discusses writing about her mother’s Alzheimer’s in Santa Monica.

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Arts Festival screens films from around the world about art, photography, collectors and artists. Check website for screening times. Beyond Baroque Theatre, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $10 to $50. thefineartsfilmfestival.com Church of Sweden Spring Fundraiser, 4 to 6 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Pixi Beauty gives two master classes, teaching everything you need to know about skincare and makeup. MiLo performs live music. Pixi Beauty, 1308 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. $35; RSVP required. facebook.com/ svenskakyrkanlosangeles Karma Modo: Beatles Tribute, 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Stretch your way to zen with this evening of Beatles-themed yoga. All funds donated to Covenant House California, a homeless shelter providing sanctuary and support to homeless, trafficked youth. Modo

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Yoga LA West, 2570 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. Suggested donation $7. facebook.com/ ModoYogaLA Rich Cohen Performance, 6 p.m.

Jazz instrumenalist Rich Cohen plays live at 6:30 p.m. $3 house wine and draft beer until 7 p.m. Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (424) 209-9887 Toasted Fridays Workshop Open House, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Improve your public speaking skills in a relaxed atmosphere with food and drinks at this weekly open house. Marina City Club Quasar Room, 4333 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Mark at (562) 508-0260; facebook. com/toastedfridays The Open Temple: Plant Medicine Shabbat, 7 to 9 p.m. Director of UCLA Cannabinoid Affinity Group

“100 Men and a Girl” Screening, 8:15 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8:15 p.m.

Saturday. This 1937 rags-to-riches musical comedy showcases young star Deanna Durbin, whose singing voice propelled her to Shirley Temple and Judy Garland-like fame. Shows begin with pipe organ music, an audience sing-a-long and a comedy short. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. $8 to $10. (310) 322-2592; oldtownmusichall.org DJ Jedi & Anthony Valadez Dance Party, 10 p.m. Deejays are on the decks spinning new and old soul, funk, blues, rock, hip-hop, beats, breaks and anything else that gets the dance floor going. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice.

No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Saturday, May 12 Fire Station 63 Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon. Fire Station 63 and the Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club cook up a pancake breakfast for the

Friends of Venice Library Book Sale, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Come early for the best selection to find old classics and new favorites with non-fiction, fiction, children’s books and more. Proceeds support the Venice branch library. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org All About Bees, 10 to 11 a.m.

Beekeeper Susan Rudnicki gives a presentation on what is happening to the bee population and what we can do to help. She instructs on what you can plant to help the bee population survive. Raw honey available for purchase. Marina del Rey Garden Center, 13198 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 823-5956; facebook.com/marinagardencenter Bar/Bas Mitsve Introductory Preview, 10:15 a.m. Learn more about Sholem’s Bar/Bas Mitsve program.

Stay for the annual Purim Carnival from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sholem students participate in a dramatization of the story of Esther, followed by games and treats. Costumes encouraged. Doors open at 10 a.m. Westside Neighborhood School, 5401 Beethoven St., Mar Vista. (310) 399-2259; sholem.org Auntie Kayte Mini-Concert, 10:30 a.m. Singer-songwriter Auntie Kayte (Continued on page 35)

Reduce Your Stress & Renew Your Spirit Westchester United Methodist Church Meditation Group — Tuesday 5pm & 7pm Centering Prayer Group — Sunday 11am 8065 Emerson Ave, Los Angeles 90045 310-670-3777 • www.wumcla.org/spirituality May 10, 2018 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 33

Los AngeLes Times sundAy Crossword PuzzLe “EMERGENCY ROOM STAFF” By MATT

Endship Ring I was roommates with a girl five years ago. I was a spoiled brat for many years, but I’ve worked very hard to change. She, on the other hand, is still supported by her father, has no job or interests, and just wants to get married. Whenever she calls, she wants advice on the same boy drama. I just don’t have the time or patience for this anymore. I tried not responding to her, but she keeps calling and texting,“I need to come over right now!”

— Drama-Weary “I need to come over right now!” What are you, a day spa for her emotions crossed with the Burger King drive-thru?

It’s easy to confuse the chunk of time a friend has been in your life with reason for them to continue being there. It helps to unpack the mystique about how friendships form. Social science research finds that a major driver of friendship is similarity: shared values and attitudes, for example. But demographic similarity is part of it, too — like both being 30-year-old single female zoo workers who went to a crappy college.

And though we want to believe we carefully choose the friends in our lives, personality psychologist Mitja Back and his colleagues are among the

researchers who’ve found that “mere proximity” seems to play a big role in who our friends are. This means, for example, living in the apartment next door, working in the same department, or, in Back’s study, being randomly assigned to “neighboring seats” in a college class. In other words, you probably became friends with this woman because she was sleeping in the next room, not because you conducted a nationwide search for the best possible buddy for you.

Now’s the time to choose whether she stays in your life, and you don’t do that by hoping she’ll hear your vigorous eye-rolling over the phone and take the hint. Breaking up with a friend, if that’s what you want to do, should work like breaking up with a romantic partner.

Don’t just wordlessly cut off contact; that’s cruel, and likely to backfire. Tell her that you need to end the friendship, explaining the problem in broad terms: You’ve “grown apart” or you’re “in different places” in your lives. Even if she presses you, keep it kind by keeping it vague. The point is telling her it’s over, not informing her that she’s got all the emotional depth of a goldfish and then ducking out forever via call waiting: “Sorry … gotta go. Important robocall from Rachel from Card Services on the other line!”

To The Bitter Friend After six years of hard work, I’m starting to have some success in my career. Disturbingly, my best friend seems envious. I’ll tell her some exciting news, and she’ll barely respond. I understand that she’s trying to break through while working a menial job, but my other friends are really supportive and happy for me.

She claims she is, too, but her behavior says otherwise. It really hurts my feelings.

— Disappointed We often do crazy things simply to keep up with our peers who are doing those things — not, say, because we were bored on a Saturday afternoon and had a little brainstorm: “I know! I’ll pay some total stranger $55 to spread molten wax on my labia and rip out all my pubic hair!”

We evolved to be creatures of “social comparison,” judging how well we’re doing personally and professionally by how we stack up to others. As I often explain, our emotions are not just for mental decoration; they’re motivational tools. When we’re lagging behind our peers, envy often rises up — as it

seems to be in your friend. Envy is mistakenly assumed to be ugly and shameful, but evolutionary social psychologist Bram Buunk and his colleagues explain that the feelbad we get from envy pushes us to get on the stick and narrow the “status gap” between ourselves and others.

Understanding the underpinnings of envy can help you have compassion for your friend, which might help you avoid taking it personally when she fails to celebrate your achievements by pulling out confetti and a kazoo. Try to accept that she probably can’t express the excitement you’d like her to because every success you rack up sneers, “Hey, loser! How come she’s up there and you’re down here?”

If you do tell her about some win, consider pairing the news with mention of the years of grubby work and daily failures that went into it. This might help her view the success you’ve achieved as something attainable, as opposed to some magical gift: “OMG, I was just sitting on my porch drinking a beer, when my boss called and said, ‘You often cut work and smoke a lot of pot.

Let’s give you the VP job.’”

Got a problem? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave, Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. ©2018, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Alkon’s latest book is “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence.” Follow @amyalkon on Twitter and visit blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon.

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plays music from her award-winning album “Rufus the Unicorn and Other Upside-Down Fairytale Songs,” using the power of music and words to plant seeds of self-confidence, creative thinking and responsibility in children. Children’s Book World, 10580 ½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free; ages 3 to 10. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com “Inside the Russian Space Program,” 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Flight Path Museum second Saturdays speaker series features retired U.S. Naval Reserve Capt. Rich Abele discusses the launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying three cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Flight Path Museum, 6661 W. Imperial Hwy, Westchester. Free. (424) 646-7285; flightpathmuseum.com Succulent Workshop, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Give mom a lovely succulent arrangement you’ve created. This workshop teaches how to plant and arrange succulents into your very own one-of-a-kind design. Kids 10+ welcome. Grow Venice, 1650 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. $45. (310) 729-2713; growvenice.com Westchester’s Wood-Fired Community Oven Bake, noon. Bring dough and toppings to bake your own pizza in an authentic wood-fired adobe oven.

Oven is ready for baking bread around 2 p.m. Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. Free.

(310) 850-8022; westchestercommunityoven@gmail.com Mom’s Day Out Celebration, noon to 3 p.m. Ladies are invited to stroll through the shops at The Point while enjoying beauty touch-ups, drinks, live music, shopping incentives and more.

All moms get goodie bags. Enter to win prizes. The Point El Segundo, 850 S. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo. $10. styleonthespot.com “Art in the Afternoon,” noon to 4 p.m. Local nonprofit A Window

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Between Worlds holds this annual art festival bringing the community together for a day of art, food, games, live auctions and celebrity meet-andgreets. Guests include G Hannelius (“American Vandal”), Syncopated Ladies, Hoop It Up Kids and Disney stars from “Bunkd,” “Walk the Prank” and “Dog with a Blog.” In-N-Out cookout from noon to 2 p.m. Venice Skills Center, 611 5th Ave., Venice. $15 to $60. awbw.org An Afternoon with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, 2 p.m. Author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston discusses her novel “Farewell to Manzanar” and how the book and her family’s story resonate in today’s world. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free.

(310) 458-8600; smpl.org Media Ecology Soul Salon, 2 p.m.

Gerry Fialka interviews political activist Harvey Wasserman. Contact for location. Santa Monica. Free.

(310) 306-7330; laughtears.com Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a blues concert by Hot House.

Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Allison Kunath Drawing Workshop, 4 to 6 p.m. Putting lines on paper is actually good for you. AllSwell founder Laura Rubin and artist Allison Kunath lead participants through activities to jumpstart and enrich the creative process. Sketch, doodle, illustrate or draw. Snacks and wine provided. Take home a new AllSwell notebook, pencil and tools for daily sketching practice.

The Venice Beach House, 15 30th Ave., Venice. $75. facebook.com/AllSwellCreative Art@Tongva: Among Us, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Go from the bustle of the Santa Monica Pier to the green surroundings of Tongva Park, while listening to meditative prompts that reveal what may lie beneath the

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surface of daily life through this audio theater experience. Meet outside the merry-go-round on the Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica. $15. tongvapark.smgov.net “Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” 7 to 8 p.m. This Oscar-winning documentary short is a portrait of artist Mindy Alper, who through her work has emerged from a life of darkness and isolation to a life that includes love, trust and support. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. Free. eventbrite.com Marina Del Rey Anglers Club Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Active since 1975, the Marina Del Rey Anglers sponsor the longest running fishing contest on the West Coast. Come out and learn about fishing contests and tournaments.

Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. mdranglers.com Saturday Dinner Cruise, 7:30 to 10 p.m. With breathtaking views, deejay entertainment, dancing under the stars and a four-course dinner, this 2.5-hour cruise makes for a quick romantic getaway. Boarding begins at 7 p.m. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. $99; reservations required. (310) 301-9900; hornblower. com Folk Rock-n-Blues Night, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Live performances of folk and blues by Stefani Valadez, Steve Moos, Rick Moors and Christo Pellani.

UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Daniel Rotem, 8 and 9:30 p.m.

Daniel Rotem (tenor saxophone), Anna Butterss (bass) and Joe LaBarbera (drums) play live jazz at Sam First, 6171 W. Century Blvd., Ste 180, Westchester. $15. (424) 800-2006; samfirstbar.com Katalyst Collective, 8 p.m. Inglewoodbased future funk, soul and jazz band (Continued on page 37)

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Tête-à-tête:“Match” @ Kentwood Players Mike and Lisa set out to the northern tip of Manhattan to interview a legendary dancer and choreographer, but as soon as they arrive their multilayered agenda begins to unravel. What happens next in this comic drama will change them forever.

Opens Friday (May 11) and continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through June 16 at Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $20 to $22. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org Fresh Voices:“The Youth Takeover!” @ Highways Performance Space Poets and musicians from Santa Monica-based high school open-mic night Downbeat 720 bring their youthful voices to Highways’ 14th annual Poetry Festival with a special tribute to moms on Mother’s Day eve (May 12). Comedians Joe Hernandez-Kolski and Joshua Silverstein host.

Two performances only: 8:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday (May 11 and 12) at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $10 to $20. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org

Comics Joe and Joshua host an evening of youth poetry Saturday (May 11 and 12) at The Blue Door, 9617 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $15. (310) 902-8220; creoutreach.org Shared Histories:“The New Colossus” @ The Actors’ Gang Tim Robbins directs this bold play about immigrant struggle and survival, based on true ancestral stories of The Actors’ Gang ensemble.

Last show is at 8 p.m. Saturday (May 12) at The Actors’ Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $20 to $34.99. (310) 838-4264; theactorsgang.com

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True North:“SHINE: Far and Away” @ Santa Monica Playhouse The SHINE storytelling series goes quarterly, kicking off their new schedule with true stories about traveling far from home (literally or figuratively) to find your own path. Moth StorySlam winner Deana Barone hosts, with live music by Liokness.

One performance only: 7 p.m.

Thursday (May 17) at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $12. (310) 452-2321; storeyproductions.com

A Family Affair:“Bad Jews” @ Odyssey Theatre Joshua Harmon’s criticallyacclaimed Roundabout Theatre play about three cousins duking it out over a prized family heirloom gets a West Coast run.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays and some Wednesdays and Thursdays through June 17 at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda, West L.A. $10 to $35.

(310) 477-2055; odysseytheatre.com

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates:“Nuts ’N Chews” @ Pacific Resident Theatre Author Kres Mersky presents a “candy box” full of staged readings of her one act plays and monologues, with a little something for everyone.

Last shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday (May 10, 12 and 13) at Pacific Resident Theatre’s Co-Op Space, 707 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15.

(310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com

A Spark of Magic:“Magic Mondays” @ Santa Monica Playhouse Albie Selznick (“Smoke and Mirrors”) assembles award-winning magicians and variety acts for a summer full of magic, sleight of hand, parlor tricks and mind-blowing illusions.

Pre-show entertainment starts in the lobby a half-hour before curtain.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Mondays through Sept. 3 at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $40. (310) 450-2849; magicmondayla.com

Overwhelmed:“Lost in the Light” @ The Blue Door An adventurous blind girl grapples with family expectations, social limitations and the possibility of regaining her sight in this inaugural Blue Door production by Theatre by the Blind.

Last shows are at 8 p.m. Friday and

*** Audition Notice: Kentwood Players hold open auditions for the family comedy “Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the Will?” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday (May 12 and 13). Non-equity; non-paid. Contact daddysdyin@ kentwoodplayers.org.

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Healing with Heart and Humor Robin Williams-inspired Art Rx Symposium probes the medicinal qualities of creativity and comedy

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By Kristin Marguerite Doidge Laughter, music, dance, community.

These aren’t the first things that come to mind when you’re visiting a loved one at a hospital or receiving treatments in a doctor’s office.

But what if they could be?

The inaugural Art Rx Symposium showcased the power of integrating creativity, compassion and laughter into medical care for patients facing a wide range of diagnoses, and offered a new way of thinking about coping strategies for care providers themselves.

The April 7 event at the University of Southern California — notably the first of its kind — was both inspired by and produced in celebration of the life and work of late actor and comedian Robin Williams.

“He’s known for the creativity, light and laughter he brought to so many,” explained Sydney Siegel, who organized Art Rx with fellow graduate students at USC’s Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. “There are countless stories of the ways Williams comforted those who were sick with his humor and kindness, whether it be special trips to the pediatric wards of hospitals, or comforting random passersby he saw on the street. ... He made such a big effort to make others feel less alone in their pain.”

An audience of more than 400 heard from Williams’ widow, artist Susan Schneider Williams; television producer Norman Lear; UCLA Simms/Mann Institute on Integrative Medicine social worker Lorelei Bonet; Cedars-Sinai internal medicine specialist and musician Dr. Ross Grant; screenwriter, producer and cancer survivor Will Reiser; and dancer Linda Berghoff of Invertigo Dance Theatre’s Dancing Through Parkinson’s program.

Siegel, who studied cinema as an undergraduate, and co-organizer Emily Frumkin were particularly moved by their recent internships serving patients at the Simms/Mann UCLA Institute for Integrative Oncology under Bonet’s guidance, where they witnessed artistic activities having positive impacts on patient health outcomes.

Schneider Williams, a brain disease awareness advocate who serves on the board of the American Brain Foundation, was behind Art Rx from the very beginning. A graphic designer, photographer and painter, she was eager to partner with Siegel to bring the symposium to life.

“Art Rx actively breaks down age-old barriers between science and art by showcasing art programs and scientific discoveries that employ art to generate healing,” she said. “Its mission falls in line with a dream I have had since I first

Norman Lear offered a loving tribute to Williams and Linda Berghoff led a Dancing Through Parkinson’s demo fell in love with art: to prove scientifically the power of art, so that it might be valued as much as science or medicine.”

That value was on full display through-

son’s patients in New York, Berghoff enlisted Laura Karlin, artistic director of Invertigo Dance Theatre in Culver City, to create Dancing Through Parkinson’s in

“Robin Williams could make me laugh in nooks and crannies of my body I would otherwise have never known existed.

With Robin came a truth-seeking madness that was new and unique.”

— Norman Lear out the symposium, both physically and emotionally, as each artist and clinician shared their experiences.

Before Berghoff’s dancers took the stage, for example, she told her story of being diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2006.

“As you can imagine, I was terrified,” said Berghoff, who years earlier had helped her mother through Parkinson’s. “I knew what the disease could entail. I didn’t want it to be the same for me.”

After taking a dance class for Parkin-

Los Angeles. The program now offers donation-based classes at six L.A.-area locations, including the Electric Lodge in Venice and the Culver-Palms YMCA. Berghoff emphasized the importance of having professional dancers as instructors because of their knowledge of the human body and how it moves.

“Dance is different than being on a treadmill,” she said. “Dancers really learn strategies to move. And then you have the element of music. Someone in class said,

‘There’s an element of magic in these classes. You come in feeling one way and leave feeling completely different.’...

That’s the power of art and medicine.”

During Art Rx, Berghoff and Dancing Through Parkinson’s Associate Director Rachel Whiting choreographed two pieces and performed along with several dancers from the Venice and Culver City classes.

The first dance was a lyrical piece with four pairs as duets. Some dancers were seated, and others stood, but all moved in unison. Then, a jazz piece to “One” from “A Chorus Line.”

There wasn’t a person in the auditorium without a smile on his or her face, including Lear.

“I am so touched — I don’t have the words to talk about it,” he said after taking the stage. The vivacious 95-year-old went on to say that for him, good health and longevity comes down to one thing: laughter. His Beverly Hills-based Act III Productions has just been greenlit for a third season of “One Day At A Time” on Netflix, starring Rita Moreno, among numerous other projects Lear has in the pipeline.

“The only thing I like better than talking about laughter,” he said, “is laughing.”

Lear also talked about the joys of working with the likes of Martha Raye, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, George Gobel, Carroll O’Connor, Sherman Hemsley, Jean Stapleton and Bea Arthur “to name just some of those who have sent tears of laughter down my cheeks,” he said, throughout more than half a century in television and film.

“And then there was Robin Williams,” Lear continued. “Robin Williams could make me laugh in nooks and crannies of my body I would otherwise have never known existed. With Robin came a truth-seeking madness that was new and unique on the planet ... and somehow I knew laughter was adding time to my life.”

Art Rx isn’t just a symposium, but a lasting collaboration among USC social work, art and music students that will continue after Siegel and her colleagues graduate this spring. Siegel hopes the program will blaze a trail for arts-driven medical interventions, and says Johns Hopkins and other world-class institutions have reached out to see how they can get involved.

“I’m a really big believer in unlikely partnerships,” she says, “and bringing people together from very different fields and perspectives to make change in areas where there are gaps to be filled.”

Visit artrx.usc.edu to contact the program and learn about future workshops.

14th Annual Poetry Fest: Celebrating Moms!, 8:30 to 10 p.m. For this Mother’s Day weekend come listen to talented poets and comics share revealing material that may or may not include special mom guest appearances.

Hosted by Joe & Joshua. Highways Performance Space & Gallery, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org

Single Seniors Book Club and Potluck, 10:30 a.m. Seniors can make new friends while enjoying good food and discussing good books. Contact for address. Free. alanzip@gmail.com Mother’s Day Brunch, 11 a.m. to.

4 p.m. Celebrate the wonderful woman in your life with a special Mother’s Day brunch. Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. $35 to $45. (424) 209-9887; reservations@smwyc.org

Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic Doug Mug Swanson, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. harbor view is the backdrop for a blues, Bassist-songwriter Doug Mug Swanson R&B and dance concert by Higher plays rock, blues, country, Southern Ground. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 rock and rockabilly with a few of his Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) friends: Bubba Blues and Jason James 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com on guitar and special guest drummer J.R. Lozano. The Cinema Bar, 3967 Shark Sunday, 3:30 to 4 p.m. Gain Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. No some shark knowledge and watch cover. (310) 390-1328; facebook.com/ swellsharks and horn sharks feed. Santa DougMugSwanson Monica Pier Aquarium, 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica. Free for kids under 5; $5 admission. (310) Sunday, May 13 393-6149; healthebay.org Mother’s Day Brunch and Dining Cruises, 9:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 Mt. Olive Interfaith Jazz Vespers, 5 p.m. Mt. Olive Lutheran Church prep.m. Show mom how much you love sents jazz every second Sunday of the her with a two-hour cruise around the harbor, champagne and a brunch buffet month. This month listen to the musical stylings of Jeff Colella (piano) and or four-course dinner. $80.95 to $99.

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Celebrate the publication of Gerry Fialka’s new book “Strange Questions: Experimental Film as Conversation” and his new feature film “The Brother Side of the Wake.”

Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, 8 p.m.

Bruce Molsky’s (fiddle) trio with Allison de Groot (banjo) and Stash Wyslouch (guitar) plays a brand of folk music steeped in tradition and possibility at McCabe’s Guitar, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Sam Barsh, 8 and 9:30 p.m. Sam Barsh (piano/melodica), Tim LeFebvre (bass) and Gene Coye (drums) play two sets of live jazz at Sam First, 6171 W. Century Blvd., Ste 180, Westchester. $15. (424) 800-2006; samfirstbar.com Thrash’in and Afro Beat, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. This Sunday retro party features rad ’80s cocktails, ’80s movies and DJ Vinyl Don spinning ’80s tunes. Downstairs in The Del Monte Mo’Beats Entertainment presents a mix of good vibes with deejays Star Boy & Mo’Money.

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Monday, May 14 “Laugh for the Health of It,” 11 a.m. to noon. Certified laughter yoga leader and holistic cancer coach Kim Selbert leads a community laughter class to reduce stress, lift your mood, boost energy and connect with others on a deeper level. Contact Kim for the door code. The Gateway in The Venice Center, 10401 Venice Blvd., Ste. 202, Palms. $10; registration required. (310) 849-4642; kimselbert@mac.com Santa Monica Brew Works Beer Dinner, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Santa Monica’s only craft brewery comes to M Street Kitchen for a seasonal menu crafted by Jeff Mahin and paired with Beach Brewed beers. M Street Kitchen, 2000 Main St., Santa Monica. $25; reservations required. (424) 291-0585; mfishbain@leye.com An Evening with Marcia Gay Harden, 8 to 9:15 p.m. Actress Marcia Gay Harden discusses her memoir “The Seasons of My Mother: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers,” using the art of Ikebana to depict how she is facing her mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

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By Christina Campodonico How do you heal a broken heart? It’s a question that’s plagued poets, psychologists and doctors for centuries, and still puzzles us today.

Artist and stylist Monica Seggos is not a poet, psychologist or doctor, but she does run a clinic known to offer promising remedies. Her Broken Heart Repair Shop pops up at the Venice Art Crawl from 6 to 10 p.m. next Thursday inside Venice Art Crawl President Sunny Bak’s Pacific Avenue studio.

Donning a classic white nurse’s uniform and red heels, Seggos transforms into Nurse Candy (a nod to the pulp fiction novels that inspired her character) and consults with “patients” (i.e. participants) on their emotional heart troubles.

An old-fashioned privacy curtain, antique metal prosthetics, anatomical drawings and a heart transplant cooler set the scene.

“People have asked me, ‘Why do you use hearts and skeletons?” says Seggos. “I say, ‘Everyone has one.’ … It’s universal.”

Think of her combo doctor’s office / art exhibit like Lucy’s psychiatry stand from “The Peanuts,” except with a lot less lip and a lot more compassion.

“I sit down and I listen,” explains Seggos, who started The Broken Heart Repair Shop as a graduate student at the Savannah College of Art and Design four years ago, following a breakup. She encourages visitors to open up and allows them to talk for as long as they need.

“At the end, I write a prescription,” she continues. “It’s from my feeling of what I need to tell them.”

• Lori Petty of “Orange is the New Black,” “Point Break,” “Tank Girl” and “A League of Their Own” displays her drawings at James Beach (60 N. Venice Blvd.)

• Artist Paul Michael Glaser (a.k.a.

Starsky in ’70s TV show “Starsky & Hutch”) reads from his children’s book “Chrystallia and the Source of Light” at 3:30 p.m. in the Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch (501 Venice Blvd.)

• The library holds Kidz Creative Camp workshops for K-5 students in painting, ceramics, storybook-making and more, starting at 3 p.m.

The nurse is in at The Broken Heart Repair Shop, developed and performed by artist Monica Seggos Scribbled on a piece of vintage Rx paper, the “prescription” not only becomes a personalized piece of advice, but a memento of the exchange.

“For me art is a process. … There seems to be some connection that happens when people sit down,” says Seggos. “Some people who came in were really affected by it. I use medical equipment, so it brings out fear and pain [sometimes]. … One

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person said, ‘I usually go to gallery shows and I leave and I don’t feel anything; this is the first time I’m leaving having felt something.’ … Some people have said, ‘I’m not suffering. I’m very happy.’ I ask them, ‘Tell me how you stay happy, so that I can use that to help other people.’”

Ultimately Seggos hopes that her Broken Heart Repair Shop helps people

• Wabi Venice (1635 Abbot Kinney Blvd.) and Alkaline Water Gallery (18 N. Venice Blvd.) host exhibits featuring the work of local artists, including Venice photographer Debbi Zeitman’s portrait collection of Venice artists in their studios at Wabi and a display of female artists’ work at Alkaline.

The Broken Heart Repair Shop happens during the Venice Art Crawl from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday (May 17) at Sunny Bak Studio, 2214 Pacific Ave., Venice. Visit monicaseggos.com or facebook.com/ theveniceartcrawl for updates.

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gain new perspective on their love lives, just as it did hers.

“The broken heart went away, but the love didn’t,” she says. “Love doesn’t go away.”

Next week’s Venice Art Crawl spans Venice Boulevard between Lincoln Boulevard and the beach. Highlights include:

L.A. County Design Control Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m. This county-appointed body reviews project designs and policy initiatives of Regional Planning and the L.A. County Dept. of Beaches and Harbors each third Wednesday of the month. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9503; beaches.lacounty.gov Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Biz @ Sunset, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate the results of the 2018 Most Loved Santa Monica Businesses Competition at this mix and mingle with like-minded professionals, while enjoying small bites and beverages beachside. JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot, 1740 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 393-9825; smchamber.com Meditations on Media, 6 to 9 p.m.

Gerry Fialka’s stimulating soiree 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

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Soundwaves Series: Vicki Ray and Tasha Smith Godínez, 7:30 p.m.

“Rapp Salon,” 7 p.m. This community Pianist Vicki Ray performs Daniel Lentz’ “River of 1000 Steams,” sowing forum covers various themes around layers of electronic echoes to represent Santa Monica’s identity, art, culture the Yellowstone River at dawn. and community. Three distinguished panelists: documentary filmmaker Judy Afteward, Tasha Smith Godínez plays Branfman, video-artist Michael Masuci “In the Village of Hope” on the harp.

Santa Monica Public Library, 601 and founder of Beautify Earth Evan Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica.

Meyer discuss art and activism. The Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Historic Rapp Saloon, 1438 2nd St., Santa Monica. Free. Search “Rapp Sunset Sailing Series, evenings.

Salon” on eventbrite.com Ninety to 100 sailboats participate in Rusty’s Rhythm Club, 7:30 to 11:30 the Sunset Series every Wednesday through Sept.5. Enjoy a family-friendly p.m. The Incomparable Barbara after-race party. California Yacht Club, Morrison and The Bobby Barron 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Swing Thing Band light up the stage (310) 823-4567; calyachtclub.com for an evening of swing music and dance. A deejay and live music follow a half-hour beginner swing dance class. Improv Diary Show: Mayday, $15 cover, includes the class.

Mayday, 8 to 9 p.m. Two brave Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. people read from their teen diaries

W estside while improvisers do scenes inspired by the readings. M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater, 1323-A (“A” stands for alley) 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica. $5. (310) 451-0850; westsidecomedy.com 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 the Bootleg Bombshells. The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Thursday, May 17 Daybreaker L.A.: Denim Days, 5:30 to 8:30 a.m. Go head-to-toe denim for this sunrise celebration. Reace Daniel leads yoga from 5:30 to 6:15 a.m.

Parisian DJ FDVM spins tunes to dance to from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Free breakfast bites by Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods. Wurstküche, 625 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. $20 to $35. daybreaker.com

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Pacific Mariners Yacht Club, 13915

Family Origami Workshop with Peggy Hasegawa, 6 p.m. Papermaker, bookmaker, and origami artist Peggy Hasegawa teaches simple origami techniques to fold and create amazing paper objects. All supplies provided.

Ages 6+. Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8682; smpl.org Mar Vista Community Council Aging in Place Committee, 6 p.m.

L.A. Curbed urbanism editor Alissa Walker discusses infrastructure, transportation and policy as well as what it means to age out of being able to drive. The committee meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Windward School, 11350 Palms Blvd., Room 1030, Mar Vista. marvista.org

“Latinidad in Focus: Sin Fronteras,” opening reception 6 to 8 p.m.

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