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VOL 47, NO 23 Local News & Culture
This Week
NEWS
WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Photo by George Simian
Adult Crime, Adult Time? Girl accused of killing pregnant woman under the Venice Sign heads to juvie court .......................................... 6
Road Diet Resistance
COVER STORY
Set Sail for ARTsea Mother’s Beach becomes a pop-up arts district on Saturday .............................. 13
Inspiration and Devotion
What’s in a Name? Rocker Cindy Bullens became Cidny Bullens, but he still answers to ‘Mom’ . ................... 28
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outside Jerry’s Famous Deli faces life without parole ..................................... 10
ARTS & EVENTS Muralist transforms a Westchester church’s altar into a tree of life .............................. 27
Drivers push back against losing lanes to bikes on Venice Boulevard ........................ 9
Murder in the Marina The man accused of killing a teen
Race for the prize (or hang out and chill) at Santa Monica’s Pier Paddle ..................... 27
‘Surrealist Sushi’ Wabi Sabi leverages fine dining dollars in support of creative culture ................. 15
Sexual Double Standard How many past partners? Never give a number, ladies . ................... 29 On The Cover: Cameron Anthony Frazier (left) sits with attorney Alan Nakasone while standing trial this week for the murder of Kristine Carman in the Westchester courtroom of Judge Kathryn Solorzano. At Nakasone’s request, Solorzano disallowed cameras in the courtroom, prompting this illustration of a trial scene by courtroom artist Bill Robles (billrobles.com). Robles previously covered the trials of Charles Manson, the Hillside Strangler, Patty Hearst and Roman Polanski, among many others. Cover design by Michael Kraxenberger.
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L etters ‘Painfully Slow’ Progress in Ballona Re: “Groupthink is Hurting Ballona,” Letters, May 18 Walter Lamb makes good points about the need to apply lessons learned from recent iceplant removals to future invasive plant removal efforts. While one could not have predicted the abundant rain this past season, a forward-looking
plan for managing weeds should always be on hand. More important for The Argonaut to report on is the painfully slow pace of the state’s restoration project. State and federal agencies issued a Notice to Prepare an Environmental Impact Report way back in July 2012, and this after 15 prior years of restoration studies. Five years later we are still waiting.
Though getting it right is laudable, the ongoing delay has made perfection the enemy of the good — and it calls into question the management performance of the agency project managers, their bosses, attorneys and hired consultants. The most patient of us are becoming increasingly impatient. David W. Kay Playa Vista
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For folks in El Segundo, the lane reduction on Pershing Drive is terrible. There’s now only one decent route north: Sepulveda. So short-sighted. Sam Frankly, this feels like a “not in my backyard” attempt to divert traffic veiled in the guise of safety. John Norrman I find that sad and disheartening that people put their commute time above the safety of our community. You aren’t allowed to use downtown streets in El Segundo, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach as highways, so why shouldn’t Playa del Rey have the same safe streets that you have in your communities? Julie Ross HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE ARGONAUT:
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Adult Crime, Adult Time? Grieving relatives of the pregnant woman stabbed to death near the Venice Sign oppose sending the accused to juvenile court Photo by Ted Soqui
By Beige Luciano-Adams A dozen family members and friends of Jasmine Preciado — the young woman who was stabbed to death near the Venice Sign on Nov. 21 — gathered early Monday morning in front of the Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse with handmade signs reading “Justice for Jazzy” and “No Special Treatment for a Baby Killer.” They’ve been coming here to watch as pretrial unfolds for the accused killer, a 17-year-old Venice native who turned herself in last December following a police manhunt and the release of security camera footage that captured the frenzied moments surrounding Preciado’s murder. Preciado, 22, was several months pregnant when she died and is survived by a three-year-old daughter. Now, in the depths of grief, her family and friends are incensed that the accused may be tried as a juvenile — which could mean a maximum sentence of only five years. Since California voters approved
Family and friends of Jasmine Preciado gathered outside the Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse on Monday Proposition 57 last November (less than two weeks before Preciado was killed), the power to decide whether to try juveniles as adults has shifted from
prosecutors to judges. On Monday, a hearing to decide the defendant’s fitness to be tried as an adult was continued to August.
A representative from L.A. County District Attorney’s Office declined to comment, citing the fact that this is presently a juvenile matter. Authorities have also withheld the accused’s name due to her age. Preciado’s father, Gustavo Perez, said courtroom references to earlier traumas suffered by the defendant should not be relevant to this case. “They keep throwing it in there, making [the court] feel some kinda sympathy for [the defendant]. ... But where’s the sympathy for my daughter?” he asked. California’s justice system continues to grapple with such questions. Heidi Rummel, a professor with USC’s Gould School of Law, is not familiar with the specifics of this case but says Prop 57 reflects recent developments in science and case law supporting the contention that children are less culpable than adults — and, in many cases, more receptive to rehabilitation. “Neuroscience and the Supreme Court, and the California Supreme Court, have recognized that kids are different,”
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The family’s message: a five-year sentence would be too lenient for such a heinous crime Rummel said. “Their brains are not fully developed until the early to mid-20s. They’re not as culpable for their choices; they’re often products of a criminal and violent environment — of abuse and trauma that affects their choices. They’re more reckless, more susceptible to peer pressure.” Before Prop 57, Rummel explained, a D.A. would get a file and have little to no pertinent information — whether the defendant was abused, or raised in a gang family — and make a decision based on what little they knew, typically within a few days. Now, the D.A. still gets to present all the information they believe is relevant — but so does the defense. The judge ultimately decides. “I still think that many juveniles
who commit homicide are going to end up in adult court, but at least it will be after someone has given careful consideration to all of the factors,” Rummel said. Through her work with USC’s Post-Conviction Justice Project, Rummel has seen first-hand the potential for rehabilitation in young adults. “As soon as you took them out of the craziness of their life ... and just even put them in jail, somewhere with a structured environment where they could get an education, they do very well and they could be rehabilitated and released and not pose a danger to the community,” she said. While the recent shift feels like justice for reformists and advocates, for Preciado’s family it continues to be a slow, painful road to justice.
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“We are hoping we would get justice and she would go to prison and be charged as an adult,” said Jackie Preciado, Jasmine’s aunt. “[Jasmine’s] life has been taken away not only from all her family, but she has a three-year-old little girl that cries every day asking for her,” she said, her eyes swelling with tears. Lilia Perez, Jasmine’s sister, stood by the curb, encouraged by the cars honking approval as they passed. “There are certain things in life that, if you do, there are consequences. Certain things cannot be rehabilitated,” said Perez, 39. “For whatever it’s worth we just want people to know we’re not in agreement with it and we’re not going to stop here. …This is our love for her.” Mayra Ortiz, 22, recalled childhood walks to Venice Beach from Mark Twain Middle School with Preciado, her best friend. “Growing up in Venice … it’s totally different, it’s a different vibe now. And for someone to do that ... somewhere you think you’d be safe. Venice Beach was our backyard,” she said. “Jasmine, she had a tough life,” Ortiz said, her voice breaking. “She faced a lot of hardships and she still managed to get through it. She had a beautiful daughter who she loved, that was the only thing that she knew that belonged to her — the one thing she could never lose. And she’s lost her, and the baby has lost Jasmine.”
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Road Diet Resistance Drivers push back against losing lanes to bikes on Venice Boulevard By Gary Walker The removal of traffic lanes to accommodate protected bicycle lanes on a mile-long stretch of Venice Boulevard is facing organized resistance from some of Mar Vista’s four-wheel commuters. As part of the city’s pedestrian-focused Great Streets program, the number of eastbound and westbound lanes between Inglewood Boulevard to Beethoven Street recently dropped from three to two. Now, instead of bicycle traffic flowing between parked and moving cars, curbside bike lanes are now separated from traffic by bollards and parked cars. As of Wednesday, a change.org petition titled “Stop Unsafe Streets Project on Venice Boulevard” had collected more than 1,000 electronic signatures calling on Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin to reverse the road diet. The petition states concerns about increased traffic gridlock — one signer claims it took 45 minutes to reach Beethoven from Centinela Avenue — that could force more traffic onto adjacent residential streets. Selana Inouye, who lives south of the
boulevard on Coolidge Avenue, is concerned that gridlock could hinder firefighters and police from responding to an emergency. “I’m worried that first responders will have a hard time being stuck in traffic
inconvenience is aggravating, but that the problem is being exaggerated.” Bonin’s office, various city agencies and the Mar Vista Chamber of Commerce have distributed surveys about possible changes to Venice Boulevard and held
Curbside bike lanes are now separated from traffic by bollards and parked cars now and response time might go up. So it’s also become a public safety issue,” said Inouye, who signed the petition. “There should have been public hearings about this so we didn’t have to find out this way,” she said. But Mar Vista Community Council member Robin Doyno, who sits on the council’s Great Streets Ad Hoc Committee, noted that Great Streets has already been one of the community’s most talked about initiatives in recent memory. “It was publicized many times at numerous community meetings,” Doyno said. “My thinking is that any delay or
Great Streets pop-up forums throughout Mar Vista, including an information booth at the Mar Vista Farmers Market for more than a year. In January 2015, Bonin and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti knocked on doors along the boulevard and adjacent streets to discuss the program. But was it enough? Inouye, for one, took the survey but didn’t hear back from anyone, she said. “No matter how much notice you do, there are always some folks that don’t always hear about what you do,” Bonin said. “That just means that we have a
responsibility to communicate the objectives about what the project will be.” According to a fact sheet published at lagreatstreets.org, more than 48 bicyclists or pedestrians have been injured in crashes along Venice Boulevard since 2011. The city also recently installed lighted midblock crosswalks on Venice at Meier Street as well as Boise, Ocean View and Mountain View avenues. In nearby Playa del Rey, recent trafficcalming lane reductions along Vista Del Mar and Pershing Drive — in part a response to crashes that have killed pedestrians — have also provoked the ire of South Bay commuters. Bonin has described both efforts as pilot projects, with changes to Venice Boulevard to be reevaluated in three months. Meanwhile, the new bike lanes in Mar Vista will be painted green and traffic signals will be resynchronized to mitigate traffic congestion, he said. “Feedback is going to be very important,” Bonin said. “Anytime that you make changes to traffic, it always takes 30 to 45 days for folks to adjust.” gary@argonautnews.com
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Murder in the Marina The young man accused of killing a teenage girl during a botched drug deal gets his day in court By Gary Walker Like so many 17-year-olds, Kristine Carman had dreams of a bright future. She loved singing, dancing and animals, according to her mother, Misty Reynolds. “My baby was very artistic,” Reynolds said. “She had her whole life ahead of her.” This Sunday, she would have been 19 years old. But on Jan. 6, 2016, Kristine Carman died instantly from a gunshot wound to the head in the back seat of a parked car at Villa Marina Marketplace, the victim of what prosecutors now describe as an armed robbery committed during a drug deal. Twelve days after the shooting, Los Angeles police detectives arrested alleged gunman Cameron Anthony Frazier, now 23, at his home in northeastern San Diego County. Frazier is currently standing trial at the Airport Courthouse in Westchester, facing one count of murder with a special circumstance allegation of murder during the commission of a robbery, one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and two counts of attempted robbery in the second degree with allegations that he used and fired a handgun. If convicted of murder, Frazier faces a sentence of up to life in prison without possibility of parole. His attorney, Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender Alan Nakasone, who declined to comment for this story, indicated during trial that he will argue that Carman’s death was PAGE 10 THE ARGONAUT June 8, 2017
accidental and ask the jury to consider lesser charges. Following six days of opening arguments and witness testimony, both the prosecution and defense rested on Monday. Closing arguments began Tuesday afternoon, and the jury is expected to begin deliberating this week.
Lacey Carman and Tyler Odom each testified that Frazier was the man they encountered in the Marina Marketplace parking lot outside Jerry’s Famous Deli in the moments leading up to Carman’s death. Odom testified that he was meeting Frazier to sell him two pounds of
It’s devastating,” Reynolds said outside the courtroom. ) Jurors watched Odom attentively during his cross examination, some scribbling notes. Odom, who testified under immunity from charges of selling drugs, said he had been employed at the time by Primo Caregivers, a medical marijuana dispensary in East Los Angeles. Under questioning from Hanrahan, Odom testified that he had placed ads in Bud Magazine, an online publication dedicated to promotion of cannabis, to sell the marijuana. — Defendant Cameron Frazier, in a videotaped “[Frazier] became agitated as we were interview with police talking. Then he started dragging me away,” Odom, who now works as a plumber in Houston, told the jury. Odom also testified that he was able to break Meanwhile, the story of how and why marijuana for $6,000, but Frazier instead free and began running back to the car Kristine Carman died and the anguish of drew a handgun, attacked him and then two grieving families — one for a life shot into Lacey Carman’s Honda Element. when he heard gunfire behind him. “I felt the bullet whiz by me as if it were taken too soon, the other for a life that Lacey Carman, who is now engaged to cutting my hair or my shoulder. It sounded could be spent behind bars — continues Odom, testified that she saw Odom and like a whistle,” Odom said. to play out against the backdrop of the Frazier wrestling on the ground and Frazier, a solidly built young man with legal system. moved from the front passenger seat into black-rimmed glasses, mustache and the driver’s seat to lock the car’s doors. goatee, stared intently at Odom during A Deadly Deal She told the court that Frazier “squared his testimony. During trial, Los Angeles County off” his body before shooting into her Under cross examination by Nakasone, Deputy District Attorney Eugene car and then tried to force the driver’s Odom chafed at being characterized as a Hanrahan offered the jury of nine women side door open. and three men the evidence collected During testimony, Hanrahan showed the drug dealer and, although he could not remember the address of Primo Caregivagainst Frazier during the 16-month jury autopsy photos of Kristine Carman, ers, claimed that proceeds of the attemptinvestigation, including eyewitness who was shot though her left eye. Her ed sale to Frazier would have gone to the family members sobbed, at times uncontestimony that Frazier attempted to rob marijuana collective and not him. trollably, when those photos were Carman’s older sister and her sister’s Nakasone pressed Odom on the legality projected onto a large screen. (“That’s boyfriend before firing the shot that of that transaction. the first time I had seen her like that. killed Carman.
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“Is it your belief that you could sell marijuana outside of your collective?” Nakasone asked. “Essentially, yes,” Odom answered. It is illegal for employees of medical marijuana collectives to sell marijuana independently, according to L.A. City Attorney’s Office spokesman Rob Wilcox. The Argonaut could not reach Primo Caregivers to inquire about Odom’s testimony. Under oath, Odom said he did not receive a cash salary from the collective but that it covered his “living expenses” — namely a two-bedroom apartment in Marina del Rey, where he lived with Lacey Carman. Odom chafed at questioning about whether the sisters were involved in the drug sale or that he intended them to be. “I didn’t bring them along: They wanted to go get something to eat,” Odom countered. “I never disclosed to them what I was doing.” Lacey Carman testified that she was aware that drug transactions had taken place in the shopping center at Mindanao Way and Glencoe Avenue. Both testified that neither had given marijuana to Kristine Carman, but Carman’s autopsy revealed that the drug was in her system at the time of her death.
But perhaps the most damaging evidence that the prosecution offered against Frazier are his own words. Detectives testified that, after police found two pounds of marijuana covered with a jacket and towels in the center console of Lacey Carman’s SUV, they
asking him about his hobbies and what he did for a living. Frazier responded that he was pursuing a career in real estate financing, hoping to help potential buyers get loans to buy foreclosed homes. Masterson then gave Frazier a Miranda warning — a legal
“I felt the bullet whiz by me as if it were cutting my hair or shoulder. It sounded like a whistle.” — Witness Tyler Odom, testifying about the drug deal turned deadly
traced text and voicemail messages related to the date and location of the attempted drug sale from Odom’s phone to a phone owned by Frazier. That led to a search of Frazier’s apartment in Vista, which produced a red backpack with two 9mm rounds inside a pocket. Odom testified that Frazier wore a similar backpack the night Carman was shot. “That for us was a very big piece of evidence,” testified LAPD Det. Asia Hodge, one of the case’s lead detectives. “Cell phone records give us a significant amount of information.” Then on June 7 and 8, Hanrahan showed the jury a videotape of ‘The Gun Went Off’ Later in trial, before the defense Hodge and Det. Scott Masterson rested, L.A. Superior Court Judge interviewing Frazier at LAPD’s Kathryn Solorzano reminded Fra- Olympic Division Station, where he was detained after being taken zier that he had a right to testify into custody. on his own behalf. Hodge began by trying to “I choose not to testify,” Frazier establish a rapport with Frazier, responded in a resonant tone.
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Masterson enumerated evidence police had collected against Frazier and urged him to “tell the truth”: “That story that you just told me was a lie. I want you to get ahead of this,” Masterson said. “The question is: Do you want to stay with that story? “We’re playing cards,” Masterson continued, leaning towards Frazier, “and I’ve got a royal flush.” After a long pause, Frazier told detectives: “I made a mistake.” Frazier could be heard on tape admitting his presence at the crime scene and that he had come to Marina del Rey to buy marijuana. But he said it was Odom who attacked him — that they struggled on the ground until Odom got to his feet and ran away. Frazier claimed that in an act of frustration he banged the gun into the driver’s side window of Lacey Carman’s SUV. “The gun went off. I didn’t point it at anybody,” Frazier told the detectives. Frazier then told the detectives he heard that “someone had been hurt” during the encounter and took the gun to Carlsbad State Beach, where he threw it into the ocean. Police later recovered parts of a 9mm semiautomatic pistol in a sandy area of that beach below where Frazier said he threw the gun, but forensics were unable to link that evidence to the murder.
Hodge testified that police did not recover any shell casings from the crime scene and that “without the barrel, there would be no way to match [the gun] to the bullet.”
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During each day of the trial, family members of the victim and the defendant have sat on opposite ends of the courtroom, as little as 20 feet apart. They do not exchange glances or awkward half-smiles: They grieve collectively, but alone. Members of the Frazier family declined to be interviewed; Carman’s mother and husband Tony Reynolds, who raised Kristine Carman since she was six months old, talked about grief. “There’s no way we can go home until the trial is over. It’s been rough. It’s been rough on all of us,” Tony Reynolds said. “I talked to [Kristine] that night. She never had a chance to have a future. She never had a boyfriend,” Misty Reynolds recalled, sobbing. “There’s a big hole now.” She said Lacey Carman (her eldest daughter) has taken Kristine’s death extremely hard, and that her five younger children with Reynolds still ask about Kristine. “He didn’t just take away my baby, he took away their hero,” she said. gary@argonautnews.com
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Mother’s Beach transforms into a pop-up arts district that embraces contemporary culture By Christina Campodonico Sailing, power boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, fishing — Marina del Rey boasts a bevy of aquatic sporting and leisure opportunities, but this weekend the harbor also becomes a destination for interactive art. Saturday’s inaugural ARTsea stands apart from Los Angeles County’s familiar roster of public programming in the marina by embracing emerging cultural scenes throughout the region. It skews younger, hipper and a little more creative. From noon to 10 p.m., Mother’s Beach becomes a pop-up arts district with hands-on public art installations, live music and dance, an eclectic array of food trucks and even a craft beer garden.
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A number of up-and-coming Eastside art spaces are making the trek across the 405 for ARTsea, including roaming art group BBQLA, Chinatown’s Leimin Space and Lincoln Height’s In Lieu. “These are all younger spaces geared less toward sales and more toward
programming. They’re not set up as traditional galleries — they’re taking more risks, they’re showing younger artists,” says independent curator Pejman Shojaei, who’s ARTsea exhibition “California Curse” features the work of contemporary artists influenced by groundbreaking L.A. forebears. “California Curse” is very much a nod to the Westside roots of L.A.’s post-war art scene — think the crisp and clean lines of the Light and Space movement or the innovations of the Cool School, whose artists transformed convertibles cruising through Santa Monica and surfboards on Venice Beach into radical experimentations with light, space and color. Some Cool School alumni, like Ed Moses, still live and work in Venice. “So much of the ’50s and ’60s [art scene] was in Santa Monica and Venice and right around Marina del Rey,” says Shojaei. “To me it was a way to pay homage to that. The show is referencing a lot of the types of works that were created in the ’50s and ’60s — Ed Ruscha, artists like Craig Kauffman and
Billy al Bengston and [curator] Walter Hopps, and all these institutions that revolved around the Westside.” Other popups include a contemporary art exhibition in a Ford Crown Victoria by gallery1993 and “Love and Guts,” a collection of skateboard-inspired works by artists and skateboard legends Steve Olson, Lance Mountain and Pat Ngoho.
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In keeping with the immersive art theme, ARTsea participants can peruse and purchase locally handcrafted creative goods at an on-site Makers’ Market, or tap their inner impressionists with “Paint a la plage.” For that plein air art exercise, participants snag a beach chair, plunge their toes into the sand and paint a view of the marina with provided materials. Another way to quite literally leave your mark on ARTsea is through artist Peter Tigler’s crowdsourced thumbprint mural. Using a paint-by-numbers algorithm, Tigler asks participants to apply paint to specific parts of the mural, creating a giant finger-painted piece of art.
“I draw the shapes, fill in the numbers, mix the colors and create the stage for the painting to take place,” Tigler explains in a video on his YouTube channel. “I enjoy the act of participation by so many people and guiding them to really look and think about pictures in a new way.” Artist Kiel (pronounced “Kyle”) Johnson, known for his whimsical creations out of cardboard — he’s created faithful models of boats, airplanes and polaroid cameras out of this scrappy material — is also inviting attendees to turn his ARTsea tent into a giant aquarium, where people can make their own aquatic creatures out of cardboard with help from Johnson and his team. “We’re just going to have cardboard and markers and paint and string, and we’re going to be drawing plant life and sea creatures — some fictional and some real,” he says. “We’re going to hang it all over the tent and cover it with crazy sea creatures on a string.” (Continued on page 14)
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(Trust him on this. I spent one wild night at the Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy last year Music and Dance swinging to their beats until Two of Johnson’s cardboard almost closing time.) sculptures — a pair of 15’ x 12’ KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez tall ships — will also adorn the takes over from 9 to 10 p.m. to music stage, where bands, deejays and dancers are perform- close out the night with his signature blend of contemporary beats. ing throughout the day and into ARTsea’s dance lineup is the night. equally exciting, with perforDJ Mara Schwartz Kuge, a regular at the downtown L.A. bar mances by hula troupe Halau Keali’i O Nalani Dancers at Resident, kicks off the musical various times throughout the day, lineup at 2 p.m. with daytimeand hip hop dance group Versafriendly easy rock from the ’70s and early ’80s. Yachty by Nature Style leading a jam session from picks up the smooth rock vibe at 2 to 3 p.m. All ages and skill 4 p.m. with hits from performers levels are invited to hit the dance floor to pick up moves from like Hall and Oats, Steely Dan, Versa-Style’s pros and/or play an Toto and the Eagles. As the sun sets, Afro-Latin band instrument. Quitapenas spices things up from ‘Something for 8 to 9 p.m. with music from Everyone’ Cuba, the Caribbean, Angola, Peru and more. Latinx musicians After working up a sweat and an appetite, dancers can hit the beer from the I.E., the band gives a (and wine and sangria) garden funky SoCal twist to traditional hosted by Café Del Rey or any of Afro-Latin rhythms. “We are reinterpreting the music nine food trucks, including liquid through our lens. We’re giving it nitrogen ice cream makers Blast Ice Cream, B&R Burgers, a unique flavor based on our interpretation of the music,” says Downtown Dogs, The Surfer Taco, Swami Sandwiches, Asian Quitapenas band member and noodle makers Tainamite, the manager Eduardo Valencia. “It Texas-inspired Wise BBQ, A has an honest Southern California vibe to it. If you like to dance, Rockin Shave Ice and Cousins Maine Lobster. you will enjoy this music.”
And if the sea still calls to you, watersport rentals and lessons in paddleboard yoga, stand-up paddle boarding and kayaking are available from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from YOGAqua, Paddle Method, REI, Pro SUP Shop and others. Register online ahead of time or drop in, but be sure to mention “ARTsea” for possible discounts. “I know it sounds cliché, but I really do think this is something for everyone,” says Carol Baker of the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors. “So you may not want to actually try your hand at painting a mural, for example, but maybe you want to buy things at the Maker’s Market. … Whether you just want to watch, or you want to actually get involved in making art or dancing — there’s just going to be a ton of things to do.” ARTsea is from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday (June 10) at Marina (Mother’s) Beach, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Visit artsea-mdr.com for more info. Transportation options include the water taxi, beach shuttle (from Playa Vista or the Venice Pier), and the Free Ride electric shuttle (text 323-435-5000).
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featured artwork on a designated Tuesday night, getting the opportunity to draw in diners on a typically slow evening and turn would-be art collectors into regulars. Think of it as an amped up art show opening with a lot more gourmet food and drinks. Lavery came up with the idea with Saether, Zeitman and Wabi Venice General Manager Brent Moon after brainstorming ways that the work of local artists could be made more prominent in Venice’s changing social and cultural scene. “Venice is known as an art community, but it’s very hard to actually see any art,” says Lavery. “There are about 30 places to eat or drink or have coffee or have dinner on Abbot Kinney, and there’s very little local art in any of the restaurants. So we’re trying to bring more visibility to Venice artists.” And make sure that more dollars land directly in artists’ pockets. “The restaurant is not taking any commission off of the art. It’s purely selling the art for the artist,” says Lavery. “So this really will allow your art-buying dollars to go to directly supporting the artist and keeping them in the neighborhood.” For Wabi Sabi’s co-owner Tricia Small, hosting the inaugural “EAT ART” event in
April jived well with Wabi’s legacy as a Venice institution. “To us, art is Venice,” said Small at the “EAT ART” opening on April 11. “We thought that a collaboration with local artists to bring everybody to mingle and communicate would let [people] know that there’s still a soul here, even though it feels a bit commercialized. We wanted people to know that we’re still here, [artists] are still here and the connection of the two could be magical.” Chef Rain Pantana’s tasting menu for the first “EAT ART” responded to Lavery’s paintings of Joshua trees, sea urchins and abstract landscapes with an exceptional mix of seafood dishes. The second installment of “EAT ART,” happening Tuesday night at Wabi Venice, features the whimsical and satirical artwork of Venice artist Rohitash Rao paired with a “surrealist sushi” menu ($11) created by Chef Rain. “It’s going to be like polar bear sushi, or sushi that’s in the shape of fish — or ‘shoeshi,’ like sushi in the shape of shoes,” says Moon. “This is sushi, but it’s comical.” Just like Rao’s work, which takes a humorous and inyour-face approach to getting your attention. (Continued on page 16)
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‘Shoe-shi’ is on Tuesday’s EAT ART menu this moment in Venice’s art scene before rising rents and real estate prices push out too many more artists. If “Before They Go” is a warning of what Venice stands to lose, then “EAT ART” might be a possible antidote. “I’m really hoping that as more and more Venice locals acknowledge the value of the artist,” says Zeitman, “that people will say that we desperately want to keep this population here. We want to support their art by purchasing it. “It’s not enough to be kind of lookie loos who go to a gallery, have a couple wines, say, ‘This is
fun,’” she continues. “The artists can’t survive unless people buy their work. And we’re hoping to connect the artists with the incoming new residents who may have a lot of money and recognize that it’s time for them to start an art collection.” “It’s a first step,” adds Lavery, “just to let people know that artists are here, but they are somewhat in jeopardy and if you’d like to buy art, here’s a great opportunity to do so.” The next EAT ART happens from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. Sign up at eatartvenice.com.
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3/1.75 Fixer in No. Kentwood, lg lot w/ terrific potential 4/2 Kentwood diamond in the rough 4/3 Brand new California coastal craftsman 4/4 Beautiful remodel, high end finishes, new exterior 5/6 Incredible views, backyard w/ pool & huge master 2/1.5 Charming Nowell home w/ unique period details 3/2 Upgraded city sophistication on a 7170 sf lot 3/2 Upgraded city sophistication on a 7170 sf lot 3/2.5 Built in 2012 this 2 story lives like an SFR 3/2.5 Built in 2012 this 2 story lives like an SFR 4/2 Charming Westchester home w/ beautiful backyard oasis 3/2 Clean modern lines 4/2 Tasteful traditional style 3/3 Charming California style 3/2 North Kentwood curb appeal 5/5 Oversized lot with pool 3/2 Oversized North Kentwood lot 6/5 Stately traditional 5/5 Sophisticated Westchester living 3/1 1,200 sf home, polished hwd floors, on tree-lined street
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8, 15, 22, 29, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOuS BuSIneSS nAMe STATeMenT 2017 133180 The following persons is (are) doing business as: 12-12 Company 7517 Earldom Ave Los Angles, CA. 90293. Nicholas S. Martinez 7517 Earldom Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90293 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/2017. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant NICHOLAS S. MARTINEZ Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 23, 2017. Argonaut published: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code. FICTITIOuS BuSIneSS nAMe STATeMenT 2017 144624 The follwing persons is (are) doing business as: 1)Leilani Designs & Consulting 4211 Redwood Ave. unit 109 L.A. CA. 90066 Frances Leilani Chirino 4211 Redwood Ave. unit 109 Los Angles, 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 06/2017 declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000))Frances Leilani Chirino Owner This statement was filed with the county on June 5, 2017 Argonaut published: June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code.
nOTICe OF PeTITIOn TO ADMInISTeR eSTATe OF OF HenRY MATTHeWS Case no: 17AVPB00132 Filed April 27, 2017 Filed April 27, 2017. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both,of Henry Matthews A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Michelle Sumner in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles The Petition for Probate requests that Michelle Sumner be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act, (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING ON THE PETITION WILL BE HELD IN THIS COURT AS FOLLOWS: June 14, 2017. 1:30am. Dept A12, at 42011 4th St W Lancaster, CA. 93534 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Sherri R. Carter Executive Officer 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 four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. 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. Petitioner: Michelle Sumner Attorney for Petitioner Michelle Sumner 131 Embarcadero W. 3227 Oakland, CA. 94607 PUBLISHED: Argonaut May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 2017 nOTICe OF PeTITIOn TO ADMInISTeR eSTATe OF OF SAnDRA JOSePHIne MAJAM Case no: 17STPB00341 Filed May 12, 2017 Filed May 12, 2017 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SANDRA JOSEPHINE MAJAM, SANDRA JOSEPHINE MAJAM-HARRIS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Elizabeth Majam in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles The Petition for Probate requests that ELIZABETH MAJAM be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act, (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause
why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING ON THE PETITION WILL BE HELD IN THIS COURT AS FOLLOWS: June 5, 2017. 8:30am. Dept 9, at 111 North Hill St. Los Angeles, CA. 90012 Address of court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Sherri R. Carter Executive Officer 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 four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. 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. Petitioner: Elizabeth Majam Attorney for Petitioner Law Offices of Oscar Ramirez 515 Flower Street floor 36 Los Angeles, CA. 90071 213-2363649 PUBLISHED: Argonaut May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 2017 SuPeRIOR COuRT OF CALIFORnIA, COunTY OF LOS AnGeLeS PROBATe DIVISIOn In re: ROBeRT Dene RICe, Deceased. Case no. 17STPB04018 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, subject to overbid and confirmation by the Los Angeles County Superior Court Probate Division, on June 5, 2017 at 4:00 P.M., Dao Hong Truong, Administrator of the estate of Robert Dene Rice will sell at private sale to the highest and best offer on the terms and conditions stated below all right, title and interest of the decedent at the time of death and all right, title and interest that the estate has acquired in addition to that of the decedent at the time of death, in the real property identified below and located in Los Angeles County, California. This real property is commonly referred to as 905 Lucille Avenue, Venice, California 90291, Assessorís Parcel No. 097174-13, and is more fully described as LOT 14, BLOCK C OF VENICE GATEWAY TRACT, IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 7, PAGE 161 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. The real property will be sold subject to current taxes, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way, and easements of record, with any financial encumbrances of record to be satisfied from the purchase price. The real property will be sold on an ìas isî basis, except for title. The estate administrator has given an exclusive listing to Betsy Goldman, CA BRE License No. 01016611, RE/MAX Properties, Tel: 310-392-1014, betsy90291@ gmail.com, 124 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. Bids or offers are invited for this property and must be in writing and can be mailed or emailed to Betsy Goldman at said contact information, or delivered personally to her prior to the date and time of sale. This property will be sold on the following terms: cash, or part cash and part credit, the terms of such credit to be acceptable to the estate administrator and to the probate court. Estate administrator reserves the right to reject any and all bids received. This real property has been listed on the California Multiple Listing Service. Examination of title, recording of conveyance, transfer taxes, and any title insurance policy shall be at the expense of the purchaser. For further information, contact Betsy Goldman. Notice by The Foremost Law Group, APC, Joshua R. Engle, attorney for estate administrator Guadalupe Pantoja and Maria Jessica Quiroz Published in the Argonaut Newspaper on May 25, June 1, 8, 2017
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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, June 8 Santa Monica History Museum Free Day, noon to 8 p.m. Take advantage of free admission to see the new exhibit “70 Years on the Air: KCRW is New as Ever,” exploring the station’s evolution and notable milestones through interactive listening stations, photographs and other artifacts. Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th St., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 395-2290; santamonicahistory.org Beach Eats, 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. The weekly festival of food trucks with a scenic harbor backdrop returns to Mother’s Beach, Lot 10, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9545; lotmom.com/beacheats LAX Coastal Chamber Lifestyle Committee Clothes Drive, 6 to 8 p.m. Clothes the Deal is an organization helping place people back into the workplace dressed for the job. Bring gently-used business and business casual clothing, and then enjoy an evening of business sociability. Hotel MdR, 13840 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 645-5151; laxcoastal.com
visuals juxtaposing the geography of gardens, winding paths and urban vistas of Tongva Park, 1615 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. Free. tongvapark. smgov.net “Wise Boys of Puberty – Past Our Prime,” 8 to 9:30 p.m. Josh Bayer and Josh Berkowitz deconstruct their real-life friendship in a series of short films capturing their college expressions of sexual frustration, post-college existential angst and early years of self-reflection and loathing in Los Angeles. Experimental filmmaker Douglas Burgdorff leads a post-show talk-back. Warning: films contain nudity. The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. $10. Search “Wise Boys of Puberty-Past Our Prime” at eventbrite.com
Friday, June 9 Mar Vista Seniors Club, 9:30 to noon. Each Friday the Mar Vista Seniors Club meets for trip, tours, speakers, bingo and live entertainment. Ages 50+. Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista. (310) 559-7798 or (310) 351-9876
West L.A. Hike, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A community of friendly people gathers each Thursday for one of five West L.A. routes. Check website for weekly location. meetup.com/los-angeleshiking-group/events
Venice Pop-Up Park, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Bring a meeting, lunch or project, use the free Wi-Fi and enjoy. 1021 ½ Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. Free. venicechamber.net
Del Rey Neighborhood Council Meeting, 7 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
Mat Pilates, 11:30 a.m. Work out your core muscles and stretch away stress at Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org
Serving Up Comedy, 7 p.m. Featuring a new lineup of standup comics each week, the main show is followed by an open mic at 8:30 p.m. at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover; suggested charity donation. (310) 823-5451; servingupcomedy.com Weekend Navigator, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through June 22. The Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Weekend Navigator course gives students the rudiments of navigation by GPS and the back-up skill of navigation using charts, plotting tools and dead reckoning. The intent is to emphasize technique and not blind reliance on electronics. Del Rey Yacht Club, 13900 Palawan Way, Marina del Rey. $85. (310) 720-9911; abakalyar@socal.rr.com “Breadwoman,” 7:30 p.m. A music and dance piece by Anna Homler and the late Steve Moshier created in the early 1980s, “Breadwoman” is a project born of myth, mystery and shadow play. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-8600; smpl.org Art @ Tongva: New Dance Work by Mecca Vazie Andrews, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mesmeric, meditative and participatory performances with musical explorations, quiet activations and stunning
Bodega Pop-Up, 6 to 9 p.m. Venice-based architect and founder of Verdego flexes her curatorial eye with a twice-yearly pop-event aimed at supporting local artisans and lifestyle brands showcasing ceramics and homeware. Chef Kuniko Yagi creates bento boxes especially for the event. BODEGA at Verdego, 1309 Main St., Venice. (310) 577-1785; verdego.net Friday Night Trivia, 7 p.m. Test your knowledge while having a brew and win prizes. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com SongWriter Soiree, 7 to 11:30 p.m. (Sign up at 6:30 p.m.) Show up and prove your talent, then stay to support your fellow singers and musicians during the open mic each Friday at UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $5 to participate. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Jonathan Edwards at McCabe’s, 8 p.m. The legendary American singer-songwriter best known for ’70s hit “Sunshine” plays a live set at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $22.50. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Brittany O’Neill, 8 to 11 p.m. Neo-soul-funk singer-songwriter O’Neill brings her sound to L.A. with experience in a variety of genres from
Motown and soul to folk and alternative. Bareburger Organic, 2732 Main St., Santa Monica. Free. facebook.com/bareburgerCA Sofar Sounds: Santa Monica, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Santa Monica. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com
Saturday, June 10 Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. This annual revival of historic competitions at the pier features competitive races, a fun paddle, ocean swims, lifeguard dory races, races for kids and plenty of fun on dry land with live bands, a hula dance troupe, beer garden, volleyball tournament and pop-up museum on the history of surfing curated by Venice surf and skate legend Jeff Ho. Santa Monica Pier, 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica. $10 to $55 to compete; free to watch. santamonicapier.org Friends of the Venice Library Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find your favorite classics or discover new hidden gems while supporting the local library. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org
British Car Show, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s a British invasion at the ADM! Open to any and all British makes. Have a jolly good time. Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo. $5 to $10. (310) 909-0950; automobiledrivingmuseum.org Isabel Brazon Spanish Music Fun, 10:30 a.m. Baila Baila Spanish Music for Kids creator Isabel Brazon leads a fun and educational morning of singing, dancing and teaching kids Spanish with an interactive 30-minute show. Children’s Book World, 10580½ Pico Blvd., West L.A. Free. Ages 3 to 7. (310) 559-2665; childrensbookworld.com “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Storytime, 11 a.m. With his trademark use of humorous verse and illustrations, Dr. Seuss’ wonderfully wise graduation speech will truly inspire anyone starting out in the world. Activities to follow the reading. Barnes & Noble, 13400 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 306-3213; barnesandnoble.com Dockweiler Fun-a-Palooza, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This day of family-friendly fun in the sun features a petting zoo, bounce house, balloon artists, carnival games, rides, camp activities and a concert by the Beach Cities Swing Band. Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey.
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A Tree Grows in Westchester Religious art from the Middle Ages inspires new work of devotion to community A recent exploration of Italy and its storied religious artwork has inspired a Westchester muralist to create a contemporary expression of community vitality that draws from a centuries-old aesthetic. On Saturday, artist Steve O’Loughlin unveils his “Tree of Life” triptych at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church. A triptych is a work of art divided into three panels, a storytelling technique that emerged as the dominant format for Christian altar paintings in the Middle Ages. O’Loughlin’s triptych displays a tree of life that evokes the natural world and intellectual growth of mankind — wildlife, planets, a plane taking off from LAX — across panel doors that open to the church’s crucifix. Inside the doors are images that depict moments from the life of Jesus. A concept initially suggested by Holy Nativity pastor Fr. Peter Rood, the tree of life symbolizes the life-giving energy that enhances and perpetually sustains all life on Earth, with O’Loughlin adding golden rays and yellow hues to depict spiritual energy flowing from
Behind the outer tree of life panels are scenes from the life of Christ the center of the tree. “Once people began seeing it and being affected by it, it seemed to activate the piece and that feels wonderful,” says O’Loughlin, who also created the sea mural at Cowan Avenue Elementary School. He believes the triptych calls more attention to the crucifix and looks forward to its official introduction to the Westchester community, which will include an inspirational multimedia light
show plus live Irish music and dancing. — Arielle Brumfield The triptych unveiling party is from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. Call (310) 670-4777 or email holynativitylax@gmail.com for more information.
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The Difference a Pronoun Makes After a family tragedy, rocker Cindy Bullens became Cidny Bullens — but he still answers to ‘Mom’ By Bliss Bowen “I’m not the person that I used to be And that I’ll never be the same That’s true no doubt But I know more now what life is about … I’m better than I’ve ever been” Cindy Bullens recorded those lines for her album “Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth,” a profoundly cathartic offering inspired by the 1996 death of the androgynous pop-rocker’s 11-year-old daughter Jessie and released to widespread acclaim in 1999. Bullens could have written them more recently, after transitioning from Cindy to Cidny. That point gives Cidny Bullens pause during a thoughtful conversation about “Somewhere Between: Not an Ordinary Life,” the one-person show he’s bringing to Highways Performance Space on Friday. He describes creating the show as “a bridge between Cindy and Cidny.” “‘Better Than I’ve Ever Been’ was written as a wish for myself about a year after Jessie’s death,” he observes. “I didn’t know what was going to transpire in my life when I wrote that song. … I have a wonderful partner now, and my beautiful daughter Reid, a wonderful 35-year-old woman who’s the mother of my three beautiful grandchildren. I have many blessings in my life since Jessie’s death. But I didn’t know when I wrote that song whether I was going to live or not.” Happily, he did, and he likes himself and his thicker voice now better than he ever did. But the road out of grief was a tough, unpredictable one that ultimately led to divorce, leaving conventional life in suburban Connecticut, and eventually coming out with the change of gender identity and pronoun that he addresses with candor, songs and good humor in “Somewhere Between.”
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L.A. Carnival Westchester Live, 2 to 8 p.m. Art displays and workshops, a parade, karaoke and a steelpan performance make their way through the 8600 block of Sepulveda Boulevard or the ‘Sepulveda Strip’ at various times on Saturday to infuse the Westchester neighborhood with arts, culture and a boost of community pride. losangelescarnival.com Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a blues concert by The Bulldawg Blues Band. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji
Bullens has shared the stage with Elton John, Rod Stewart and Bob Dylan The Massachusetts-raised songwriter, who now resides in Maine and answers to “Cid,” first achieved renown in the 1970s. After relocating to Los Angeles, Bullens finagled her way into an industry party where she met Elton John and, in a fairytale-like twist, was singing in his band on tour in a matter of days. (“It was like my Lana Turner story, it was magical,” Bullens says now, chuckling.) Cindy Bullens also sang backup for Bob Dylan and Rod Stewart, among others, and recorded three songs for the “Grease” soundtrack. Her first two solo albums, 1978’s Grammy-nominated “Desire Wire” and 1979’s “Steal the Night,” were championed by peers and critics, though mainstream commercial success proved elusive. Post-Ziggy Stardust, Bullens’ lean, Superman T-wearing image seemed to suit the times, when New Wave artists were influencing fashion as well as the
“Being transgender simply means that your brain says you are the opposite sex of what your body physically is. It is not the same as being gay or lesbian — it’s not about sexual attraction.” “Somewhere Between: Not an Ordinary Life” similarly focuses on basic humanity. Jessie’s untimely loss to cancer figures large in the story. “She’s guided me through all of this,” Bullens says quietly. “When I’m not quite sure where I’m going, I get steered into a certain direction, at least creatively. [Pause] She’s a guiding light.” In conversation, he is warm and comes across sometimes like an unusually perceptive parent — albeit one who rocks out with famous friends. Having been married to a man for 20-some years and given birth as a woman, and now living as a man, does he feel his experiences have provided deeper insights into how people communicate with one another? “Organically, I think I look below the surface just instinctively with people. I’m still a mother; I’ll never not be a mother. I’m a grandmother; I’m not a grandfather. I will never not be my daughter’s mother, and she still calls me Mom,” Bullens says. “I think it has given me insight into [pause] what it’s like to be in a minority; what it’s like to be on the outside looking in; what it is to be perceived as something you’re not. All of those things are part of the human condition. All of us have that in one form or another, or on some level or another. But I think it’s given me maybe a deeper understanding of that in life.” Cidny Bullens performs “Not an Ordinary Life” at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (June 9 and 10) at Highways Performance Space, 18th Street Arts Center, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $20 general admission. Call (310) 453-1755 or visit cidnybullenssomewherebetween.com or highwaysperformance.org.
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Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Media Ecology Soul Salon, 4 to 6 p.m. Gerry Fialka interviews author and educator Peter Tan about his work. UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Westchester Elks Lodge 3rd Annual Dads’ Poker Tournament, 6 to 11 p.m. Raising money for WISH Charter school, this evening is a chance for school parents and friends to have some fun, play poker and win prizes. There will be a
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Top 40. In fact, it was part of an elaborate “workaround.” Her what-you-see-iswhat-you-get nature was genuine, but her tomboyish style helped sidestep the fact that, from early childhood on, she identified as a boy. Feminine couture felt unnatural. “I never tried to be anybody else,” Bullens explains. “I did try a couple times to be a woman [laughs], when I had my children and lived in Westport, which is a funny bit in the show. … It’s been five-and-a-half years since I took my first shot of testosterone. I’d already had top surgery — chest reconstruction — but I still wasn’t sure I was going to go through with the whole thing, the change of pronoun, etc. It wasn’t until after I was well into my transition that I realized how much I had been walking a fine line in my life as a woman. How much I was compromising how I felt about myself to the outside world. “I knew I wasn’t lesbian. Not that there’s anything wrong with being lesbian. I was in a relationship with a woman for five years, but I wasn’t lesbian. I’d been married to a man who’d never been with a woman before. But I didn’t realize until I transitioned how much I was compromising my own true self. How much I consciously thought about how I dressed and how I acted and how I felt and how I addressed the world. … People, we compromise all the time on who we really are, you know?” In the show, Bullens illuminates his story with songs and projections, and tells what finally inspired him to live as the person he always felt himself to truly be. Rather than merely venting autobiographical angst, it is emotionally relatable to anyone who’s escaped an oppressive relationship, job or family situation. In a 2012 article for the Daily Beast, Bullens clearly elucidated an issue fraught with cultural complications:
Loser’s Lounge featuring a bar area and TV. Westchester Elks Lodge, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa Del Rey. $50. RSVP to Taylor Whitley at (310) 488-1238; twhitley634@gmail.com “Americans and Music from the Time of Hamilton,” 7:30 p.m. The Culver City Symphony Orchestra performs two Classical Period composers, Haydn and Mozart, and two American composers, Copland and Still at Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. $15 to $25. (310) 717- 5500; culvercitysymphony.org
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 Sofar Sounds: Culver City, 7:45 to 10 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Culver City. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com Frankenzap’s Monster at McCabe’s, 8 p.m. The music of Frank Zappa comes to life at McCabe’s
Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com
Sunday, June 11 Filipino-American Friendship Day, 8:30 to 11 a.m. St. Jerome Parish hosts their annual celebration in honor of Filipino Independence Day with homemade Filipino food. St. Jerome Church Hall, 5550 Thornburn St., Westchester. Free; donations accepted. (310) 703-2519 Music at the Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Singer-songwriter
ArgonautNews.com Eric Kufs is one part crooner, one part protest singer and every part artist. He brings his lyrical poignancy and dynamic voice to the Santa Monica Farmers Market, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. smgov.net Single Seniors Book Club and Potluck, 10:30 a.m. Seniors make new friends, while enjoying good food and good books. Address supplied upon request. Free. Alan Ross at alanzip@gmail.com El Segundo Public Library Author Fair 2017, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library hosts this year’s fair with the theme “Images of the Past Become Stories of the Future,” featuring author panels, book signings, vintage cars, live music, raffle prizes and kids’ activities. El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo. Free. (310) 524-2722 Sunday Boat House, noon to 6 p.m. Featuring deejays, weekly themed events and luxury cabana rentals, this Sunday pool party is back by popular demand to keep you refreshed throughout the summer. Ends Sept. 3. Marina del Rey Hotel, 13534 Bali Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-1000; marinadelreyhotel.com Music by the Sea, 2 to 5 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for a salsa concert by the Susie Hansen Latin Band. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Sofar Sounds: Venice, 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com Varied Ways of Resisting Racially Oppressive Policing, 6 to 8:30 p.m. As part of the ongoing monthly workshop series, the Committee for Racial Justice presents different approaches being used to address the injustices experienced by communities of color in their interactions with the police. Potluck supper at 6 p.m. before the program at 6:30 p.m. Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Bldg., 2200 Virginia Ave., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 422-5431 “Making Sense of What’s Right in Front of You: Recycled Films,” 8 p.m. New York filmmaker Mark Street joins RIA Live Cinema in an immersion into post-hypnotic, hyper-maximum stimulating interactive multi-media art. Free. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. laughtears.com
Monday, June 12 The Help Group Summer Camps, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. These summer camps provide a safe and enriching atmosphere for children, teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder and other special needs by creating opportunities to engage, experience and explore. Campers participate in a wide variety of fun activities, such as art projects, sensory play, special events,
animal-assisted activities, field trips and much more. The Help Group Culver City, 4160 Grand View Blvd., Culver City. $360 to $600. (310) 751-1486; tpeters@thehelpgroup.org STEM 3 Summer Challenge, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Exploring everything from coding and cybersecurity, drones to game design, these one- or two-week camps are for bright, curious, technology-driven students grades 6 to 12 with social and/or learning differences. The Help Group Culver City, 4160 Grand View Blvd., Culver City. $499. (818) 623-6386; tdecambra@stem3academy.org Yoga for Adults, 1 p.m. Bring a mat and get ready to breath, stretch and relax. Open to all levels. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org “North by El Norte” Screening and Discussion, 4 p.m. Director Mark Christensen screens his movie about an ex-con, played by Danny Trejo, who presents the idea that the wall can be challenged and overcome by perseverance, love and determination. Gerry Fialka interviews Mark Christensen afterwards. Movie begins at 5 p.m. UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 315-0056; unurban.com Nina’s Tango Practica, 6 to 9 p.m. Each Monday night learn the art of tango and enjoy a tapas tasting menu. Grand Casino Bakery & Café, 3826 Main St., Culver City. $12.95. (310) 945-6099; grandcasinobakery.com Magic Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Albie Selznick hosts a rotating cast of master magicians and variety acts at 8 p.m. each Monday, with a special interactive performance in the lobby a half-hour before showtime. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $40. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com Salsa Night, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. World champion dance instructor Cristian Oviedo leads a beginner salsa class from 8 to 9 p.m. and a beginner bachata lesson from 9 to 10 p.m. followed by live music and social dancing until 2 a.m. West End, 1301 5th St., Santa Monica. $12. 21+. (310) 451-2221; facebook.com/westendsalsa
Tuesday, June 13 Theatre Fare Play Reading Class, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Every second Tuesday of the month, participants hold readings with PRT artists. Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 822-8392 Blood Drive in Marina del Rey, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted by L.A. County Department of Beaches and Harbors, the American Red Cross holds a blood drive at Burton Chace Park, Community Room, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (Continued on page 30)
Sight for Thor Eyes I’m a 35-year-old masculine gay man. I’ve had relationships with (masculine) gay men, but I’m often attracted to masculine straight men. I’m not looking to “turn” them, and I’m ready for a relationship, so I’m concerned that I’m so frequently attracted to men who won’t be interested in me. What is this about? Do I need therapy? — Worried Gay Guy Like you, I happen to like men who look like their hobbies are chopping down trees and going to war with foreign powers. I am not attracted to femmy men in body glitter with My Little Pony haircuts. Luckily for me, the sort of people I am attracted to did not require me to come out to my parents (“Mom and Dad … I-I-I’m straight”), nor are my preferences considered reason for suspicion that I might be a self-loathing heterosexual. As for you, because of the ugly views and behaviors toward gays, sure, it’s possible
that your being attracted to straight men is some sort of internalized version of those camps for “praying away the gay.” (If that seems to be a possibility, yes, you should look into that — perhaps with a therapist’s help.) But if you were really so self-loathing and in denial about being gay, wouldn’t you just be sneaking glances at all the manly men on your way to marrying a woman and buying a house with a lot of closet space? Your being a manly man who’s into boyfriends who wield power tools not intended for hairstyling might be explained by research on “assortative mating.” This basically means “like mates with like” — reflecting how we seem motivated to choose mates who are similar to us on various levels, from age to looks to race to personality. In the gay world, psychologist J. Michael Bailey’s research finds that masculine gay men tend to prefer masculine partners (Conan the Barbarian versus Conan the Featherboa-tarian).
Increased similarity between partners is associated with happier, longer-lasting relationships. This makes sense, considering that more similarity means more compatibility — from shared beliefs to shared interests and activities. So, it’s good news you’re eyeing the manlier men, even if many are ultimately “for display purposes only.” Of course, it is possible that you’re telling yourself you want a relationship but picking people totally unavailable for one. (For straight women, this often involves a one-sided affair with a member of the British royal family.) If that isn’t the case, why worry that your ideal relationship is basically a nature preserve for chest hair and testosterone? Just accept that it might take a little more effort to find a boyfriend for whom “contouring” is not skillful makeup application but helping you get the back of your head with the Weedwhacker before your welding group arrives.
Bleachable Moments I went through a crazy party girl period in my 20s. My boyfriend recently asked me how many men I’d slept with before him. I told him, and he freaked out at the number — despite his having his own wild past. Now I wish I hadn’t been honest. What should I have said instead? — Glum It’s usually best to keep mum if the number of men is something like “I’m not exactly sure because the census takers keep fainting from exhaustion while they’re tallying up my total.” There is a sexual double standard, though it doesn’t come from men wanting to keep women’s sex drives in park (which wouldn’t exactly serve their interest). What’s
telling, however, are sex differences in jealousy — specifically, jealousy over infidelity. Evolutionary psychologist David Buss finds that men across cultures are most distressed by sexual infidelity — the sex acts themselves. Though women aren’t exactly “yeah, whatevs” about their partner’s doing the nudie tootie with another woman, women are substantially more distressed by his being emotionally gaga about someone else. (A woman’s first question is inevitably: “But do you luvvvv her?!”) These differences in freakouts dovetail with men’s and women’s differing evolutionary concerns. Women evolved to worry that their partner would divert his investment of time, energy and resources in her
and her children to a rival. Men, however, have a different worry. Because a man can never really be sure whether a child is his (“paternity uncertainty”), any sex act his partner has with another man could lead to his spending decades feeding and caring for some other dude’s genetic offspring. The thing is, having a crazy party girl period doesn’t mean you’re unethical. It’s possible that pointing that out to your boyfriend might help. If, in the future, another boyfriend asks for your sexual tally, be generally honest — you were a bit of a party girl — but avoid giving any specific number that suggests that this involved much of the Democratic Party (and a few straggling Greens).
Got a problem? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave., Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. Alkon’s latest book is “Good Manners for Nice People who Sometimes Say F*ck.” She blogs at advicegoddess.com and podcasts at blogtalkradio.com. June 8, 2017 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 29
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Please bring ID; register at redcrossblood.org and enter code LACBH. Red Hen Press Reading: Cynthia Hogue and David St. John, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Ren Hen Press and the Poetry Society of America co-present NEA fellow and Distinguished Writer Cynthia Hogue from Arizona and Rome prize-winner David St. John, featuring music by Justin Jackson. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-4904; annenbergbeachhouse.com Mar Vista Community Council Meeting, 7 p.m. The elected neighborhood advisory body to the Los Angeles City Council meets at the Mar Vista Recreation Center, 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista. marvistacc.org “Wearable Technology,” 7 p.m. The pace of technology is changing fast, and wearable devices that can help improve overall health are now “in.” Judy Taylour gives an historical overview presentation of how these devices emerged. The Los Angeles Computer Society presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. following an informal
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computer forum at 7 p.m. Fellowship Hall, 8065 Emerson Ave., Westchester. Free. (310) 398-0366; lacspc.org Sofar Sounds: Comedy & Music Night! Venice, 8:15 to 10:30 p.m. A carefully curated set of live music and comedy, kept secret until showtime, at a secret location in Venice. Get instructions at sofarsounds.com Tuesday Night Jazz, 9:15 p.m. Every Tuesday night The Julian Coryell Trio hard grooves for two sets of organ trio jazz at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com
Wednesday, June 14 Marina del Rey Small Craft Harbors Commission Meeting, 10 a.m. The county commission reports to the Board of Supervisors about the operation and management of Marina del Rey. Burton Chace Park Community Room, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. (424) 526-7777; beaches.lacounty.gov Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea Club, 11 a.m. to noon. In this work-
shop to develop better presentation skills, experienced Toastmasters present the fundamentals of public speaking in the relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere of a Toastmasters meeting. Pregerson Technical Facility, 12000 Vista del Mar, Conference Room 230A, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131; toastmastersspeakersbythesea@gmail.com Yoga for Adults, 12:30 p.m. Bring a mat and get ready to breath, stretch and relax. Open to all levels. Venice Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 821-1769; lapl.org Unkle Monkey Show, 6 to 9 p.m. Local favorites perform acoustic music and comedy each Wednesday in the Tiki Bar with special guest appearances including an Elvis impersonator. The Warehouse Restaurant, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Grand View Market Open Mic Night, 7 p.m. Each Wednesday night, Grand View Market serves up a side of entertainment to go with its juice bar, deli and Area 1 craft beer bar. Anyone can sign up to do a four-minute comedy set or perform two songs. There is an open mic strictly for
musicians on Friday nights. Grand View Market, 12210 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. (310) 390-7800 Zen Buddhist Meditation, 7 p.m. Ocean Moon Sangha Zen practice group offers mediation practice and instruction each Wednesday, with instruction for beginners prior to meditation periods at 7:25 and 8:45 p.m. The Hill Street Center, 237 Hill St., Santa Monica. Free. oceanmoon.org Pop Quiz Team Trivia, 8 p.m. Each Wednesday, take part in a friendly game of trivia while enjoying a burger and any of 20 beers on tap. Tompkins Square Bar & Grill, 8522 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. No cover. (310) 670-1212; t2barandgrill.com Humpday Karaoke, 8 p.m. It’s karaoke on the beach every Wednesday, with $3 beer and tacos. The Venice Beach Bar, 323 Ocean Front Walk, Venice Beach. (310) 392-3997; thevenicebeachbar.com Venice Open Mic Night, 9 p.m. Locals can come check out the constantly rotating arsenal of local talent in the spotlight at Larry’s, 24 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 399-2700; facebook.com/veniceopenmicnight
TRiPTease, 10 p.m. See a different show each week featuring burlesque dancers from all over Los Angeles, singers, comedians, magicians and more. Live music begins at 8:30 p.m. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com
Thursday, June 15 City of Champions Toastmasters Club, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Practice the art of public speaking and hear amazing speeches and inspiring stories. The club is open to everyone. Faithful Central Bible Church, 333 W. Florence Ave., Inglewood. Free. (213) 200-5429; pgb914@hotmail.com “Enough is Enough,” 7 p.m. Have you ever been so fed up, riled up or stirred up that you knew something had to change? Storytellers share their true stories of pivotal turning points. Singer-songwriter Zana Messia performs. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $12. (310) 452-2321; storeyproductions.com “Grass Fed Comedy,” 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Ashley Hernandez hosts this night of locally sourced comedy
On Stage – The week in local theater compiled by Christina campodonico
Blind Sheep: “Rhinoceros” @ Pacific Resident Theatre Guillermo Cienfuegos directs Eugene Ionesco’s comic masterpiece, a wild and biting farce about a small provincial town outside Paris taken hold by a dangerous herd mentality. Think Kafka meets Monty Python. Previews start Thursday (June 15), and then the show continues at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 13 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 to $34. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidentheatre.com Too Close for Comfort: “Emmitt and Ava” @ Edgemar Center for the Arts Written and directed by two-time Ovation winner Dominic Hoffman, this contemporary tale of love and loss finds two families, unacquainted with one another, forced to communicate on the most intimate terms. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through June 18 at PAGE 30 THE ARGONAUT June 8, 2017
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A Rousing Reboot: “The All-Male, Late-Night Beauty and the Beast” @ Santa Monica Playhouse A tale as old as time gets a new twist in a fantasy Medieval milieu, where Belle takes charge of her fate and molds an endearing Beast to her desires, encountering ditzy sisters, a befuddled sire, a spell-binding sorceress and foppish suitor along the way. Now playing at 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through July 15 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 394-9779, ext. 2; santamonicaplayhouse.com Beauty gets a masculine makeover in “The All-Male, Late-Night Beauty and the Beast”
Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St. Ste. B, Santa Monica. $20 to $35. Contact deltahighwayproductions@gmail. com or brownpapertickets.com Looking for Love: “In Search of Intimacy: Make Love, Not Walls” @ Santa Monica Playhouse This collaboration with ShortBurst Theatre brings professional artists, tyro performers and community members together to explore the search for intimacy in the City of Angels. Now playing at 8 p.m. Sundays through July 16 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 394-9779, ext. 1; santamonicaplayhouse.com Shared Histories: “The Refugee Project” @ The Actors’ Gang In this production set somewhere be-
tween the 17th century and now, 15 immigrants waiting for a boat to take them to safety tell their stories of forced migration and struggle for survival in an uncertain and hostile world. Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins (creative director of The Actors’ Gang) directs. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays and 9 p.m. Fridays through June 17 at The Actors’ Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $20 or show up at the door before 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays to get on the pay-what-you-can list. (310) 838-4264; theactorsgang.com Hard Times: “Good People” @ Westchester Playhouse The Kentwood Players present Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsey Abaire’s drama about a single mother in South Boston struggling to provide for her disabled daughter. She turns to her young manager at the Dollar Store, the landlady with a craft business and a now successful man from her past for help, but who will lend a hand? Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through June 17 at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $20 to $25. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org Dinner Party Dalliance: “Kiss” @ Odyssey Theatre In the West Coast premiere of this Syrian melodrama by Guillermo Calderón, two couples meet for dinner to get the raging war off their minds, but a profession of love, a proposal and a kiss make for an unexpected turn of events.
Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through June 18 at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. (310) 477-2055; odysseytheatre.com A Mother’s Love: “Hostage” @ Pacific Resident Theatre Based on a true story, this play follows the mother of the youngest American held captive during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis (a 19-year-old Marine) as she flies to Iran to confront her son’s captors. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through June 18 at Pacific Resident Theatre’s Co-op Space, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 suggested donation. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com Globalization: “Almost Equal To” @ City Garage In this play by celebrated Swedish playwright Hassen Khemiri, the ups and downs of the world economy play out in highly personal terms: the son of immigrants tries to land his first job, a professor of economics tries to hold onto his, the professor’s wife fantasies about an ecologically sustainable life in the country, and a young woman tries to survive a cutthroat office environment. Now playing at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through July 2 at City Garage, Bergamot Station T1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. $20 to $25, or pay-what-you-can at the door on Sundays. (310) 453-9939; citygarage.org
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Galleries and Museums “Objects from the Ashes,” opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 8. Spurred by a desire to breathe new life into the remains salvaged from his studio fire, Flavio Bisciotti encouraged artists to take anything from the wreckage and recycle, reuse and reinvent to produce new artworks. The exhibit features the documentary “Palimpsest-Venice,” a film by Felipe Martinez Carbonell. FAB-Gallery, 2001 Main St., Santa Monica. fab-gallery.com
Frederick Hammersley & Matt Wedel, through June 24. Featuring over 80 works by Frederick Hammersley, the exhibit includes paintings, works on paper, computer drawings, prints and photographs. Wedel presents a dozen new ceramic and porcelain sculptures all created over the past year. L.A. Louver Gallery, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-4955; lalouver.com
Holy Nativity Church Triptych, opening 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 10. Westchester artist Steve O’Loughlin created the triptych to enhance the existing 1945 crucifix behind the altar. The artwork celebrates man’s intellectual growth and continuing evolution. Holy Nativity Church, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. Free. stevenoloughlinartist.com
(310) 335-9928; elcuervogallery. bigcartel.com “Patterns Bigger Than Any of Us,” through Aug 13. In this two-person exhibit, Pat O’Neill and Jesse Fleming use film and video to raise questions about the self in relation to others, collective norms, and the built environment, directing us to see the links and
fissures in our lives and the larger system that we attempt to grapple with. Ben Maltz Gallery, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. Free. (310) 665-6800; otis.edu Send event information at least 10 days in advance to calendar @argonautnews.com.
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