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VOL 45, NO 29 Local News & Culture

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Man Armed with Knife Shot by Police in Venice ........................... 6 Solar Farm Talks Short-Circuit Westchester council accuses developer of blowing off concerns ............................... 6

Playa Vista Embraces Animal Center Annenberg Foundation plan gets 17 thumbs up from community leaders . .................... 9

Marina Hotel Plan Faces Hearing Downscaled proposal includes two hotels and a wetlands park on Via Marina . ....... 10

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Del Rey’s House Band Community jazz group helps a neighborhood stick together

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Five Questions: Frank Fetta Marina del Rey Summer Symphony’s maestro on the joys of Burton Chace Park ............ 16

Westside Venue Guide Looking for local live music? Here are 45 recommendations ............................ 18

Reconstruction Former Civil Wars vocalist Joy Williams makes creative breakthroughs in Venice ............ 19

A fan-driven ode to the female musicians who changed their lives ......................... 22

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Turtle Power! Brennan’s Pub celebrates 40 years of turtle racing ...................................... 33

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Westchester Solar Farm Discussion ShortCircuits Local officials accuse developers of ignoring them; developers say they weren’t ready to talk By Gary Walker A proposal to turn a narrow strip of land alongside the 405 Freeway in Westchester into an urban solar farm prompted a series of terse exchanges between the developer’s representatives and members of the Neighborhood Council of Westchester – Playa during the body’s July 7 meeting. Mirasol Development LLC, a subsidiary ImMODO Energy Services Corp., wants to install 50 14-foot poles with 16 solar panel segments on each pole on 2.5 acres along Thornburn Street between La Tijera and La Cienega boulevards. The project would require a city conditional use permit and an agreement with the land’s owner, David Klein of D.J. Klein Construction in Westchester.

The council’s Planning and Land Use Committee voted in December to recommend support for the project based on the developer holding discussions with neighbors about fencing and landscaping, consult a landscape architect and agree to maintain a $5,000 annual budget for prompt graffiti removal. Patricia Lyon, a council member who also chairs that committee, expressed frustration that Mirasol had not acted on those requests. “To my understanding none of this has been done yet, with the exception of about two weeks ago when Mirasol Development contacted me to say, ‘We’re thinking of having that [community] meeting.’ And I said ‘I’m (Continued on page 9)

Man Armed with Knife Shot by Police in Venice A man wielding a knife was shot by police on Monday afternoon near the Groundwork Coffee Co. on Rose Avenue in Venice. Officers were responding to a 2 p.m. call about disorderly conduct near Rose and 7th avenues and shot the man after he refused their orders to drop the knife, LAPD officer Jane Kim said. The man shot by police was in critical condition following surgery Monday night, LAPD officer Drake Madison said. Anthony Batt, a prominent digital media entrepreneur who was getting coffee at the time, captured video of the shooting’s aftermath and posted it online. The video, which can be seen at argonautnews.com, shows officers handcuffing the man as he lay on the ground bleeding from the abdomen. What appears to be a knife is on the sidewalk several feet away.

No officers were hurt during the confrontation, LAPD Sgt. Barry Montgomery said during a media briefing outside the coffee shop. LAPD Force Investigation Division detectives cordoned off Rose Avenue between 6th and 7th avenues after the shooting. Montgomery declined to comment on the number of shots fired or how the suspect had interacted with officers. “That’s part of Force Investigation Division’s investigation,” he said. “A lot of details have to come out later. Whenever you have one of these types of incidents,

they’re very fluid. It’s very fast and these details can take a little more time than people might expect.” Montgomery noted that some of the nearby businesses appeared to have security cameras. “These facilities will be asked if they can provide any video surveillance that they have,” he said. This is the second officerinvolved shooting in Venice over the past several months. On May 5, a 29-year-old homeless man named Brendon Glenn was fatally shot by LAPD officers during a confrontation outside the Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy on Windward Avenue near the beach. Police are asking anyone who has information about the shooting outside Groundwork to contact Pacific Division detectives at (310) 482-6313. — Gary Walker

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Animal Care Center Finds Support Local leaders give a unanimous nod to Annenberg Foundation facility planned for Playa Vista companion animals, household pets and the role that they play in our lives,” said Howard Litwak, Annenberg’s project manager for the facility. Litwak said the Annenberg Foundation hopes the center will make a significant difference in support of animal welfare causes. “The idea of the leadership institute is to have a national

These would include dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs, said foundation representative Jackie Jakkola. “I think the Annenberg center at Playa Vista is an excellent, well thought-out project. Our communities and students will benefit from the learning center,” said neighborhood council member Garrett Smith.

“Our goal is to promote and strengthen the humananimal bond.” — Howard Litwak, project manager

impact through forums, discussions, annual analyses of issues and model legislation,” Litwak explained. “We all know that there are dozens of animal issues that come up every day. The point is to have the opportunity to make a policy impact as well as a personal impact.” Annenberg’s first hearing before the city’s zoning administrator is slated for July 30. Litwak said construction of the facility could be completed by September, making January 2017 a target opening date if the project receives timely city approvals. An animal care specialist would be on call at the Annenberg facility 24/7 hours a day for the animals that are boarded on site.

The animal care center is a longtime dream of Wallis Annenberg, the foundation’s president and the daughter of Walter Annenberg, the philanthropic organization’s founder. The foundation had earlier considered building a multipurpose nature and animal care facility in the Ballona Wetlands as part of a $50-million donation toward the restoration center, but the concept was widely criticized by environmental activists opposed to construction on state land. Prior critics have praised the foundation for moving its proposal out of the wetlands. gary@argonautnews.com

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planning to hold a neighborhood meeting. “We wanted to make sure that this was going to go through on our end before we approached the neighbors and wasted anyone’s time. We didn’t intend to be here today until [Lyon] invited us to come here tonight, and I wasn’t aware that there was a time frame to return to the neighborhood council. I actually feel a little blindsided right now,” Serber told the council. Neighborhood council member Fredrick Smith said Mirasol should have stayed in touch. “I’m surprised that after discussion with the committee, for six months you didn’t give an update and Pat [Lyon] had to take the initiative to get an update from you, knowing that things were

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about to happen,” he said. Lyon and other members of the council also appeared miffed that Mirasol had also applied for a city conditional use permit before satisfying the committee’s conditions of support. “The fact that you applied for the CUP makes is obvious that you were ready to roll without a community commitment,” Lyon said. Liang apologized for what she called a lack of “ideal communication flow” between her company and the council. The council voted to give Mirasol two more months to comply with the committee’s request before taking up the issue again in September.

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By Gary Walker Playa Vista could soon be going to the dogs (and cats), and community members apparently couldn’t be happier. Plans by the Annenberg Foundation to open a domestic animal care and adoption center next to the site of Yahoo’s future Los Angeles headquarters received a 17-0 vote of support last Tuesday by the Neighborhood Council of Westchester – Playa. The two-story, 36,000 square foot facility would exist in one of five creative office space suites currently under construction as part of The Collective at Playa Vista. Annenberg must obtain a city permit to move forward with the plan because the animal center would be located within 500 feet of a residential neighborhood. The neighborhood council’s vote recommends that the city issue the permit. The facility would focus on caring for homeless pets and finding them homes. It would also offer training workshops as well as classes on how people can become better pet owners. Plans include a leadership institute for animal advocacy as well as a learning center featuring a multipurpose auditorium and classroom. “Our goal is to promote and strengthen the human-animal bond, with particular emphasis on

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By Gary Walker Marina del Rey residents will have their chance to weigh in on a restructured hotel and wetlands park proposal for Via Marina when the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission takes a second look at the concept on Wednesday. The California Coastal Commission granted San Diego-based hotel developer the Hardage Group coastal development permits for a 19-story, 225-foot, 288-room hotel and timeshare alongside a nearly 1.5-acre wetlands and uplands park three years ago, but the L.A. County Board of Supervisors considered the project too large and sent it back to county planning authorities. The new proposal is a five-story Marriott Courtyard Hotel and six-story Residence Inn on 2.2 acres along Via Marina between Marquesas Way and Tahiti Way. The hotel project would include a parking garage, restaurant, fitness center and a bar/lounge as well as a 28-foot wide pedestrian promenade and a water taxi shelter. “We’re coming back with a measured, less-intensive project. We’ve been very responsive to [marina] residents’ concerns,” said Aaron Clark, who represents the Hardage Group. The Hardage Group is seeking addendums to an earlier environmental analysis of the project and county approval for coastal development, conditional use and parking permits as well as a variance for the pedestrian promenade. The addendum to the environmental study should not prevent the project from moving forward if the commission approves the study, said county planner Kevin Finkel. A long-running theme among marina residents who oppose more intensified development of the harbor is that increased density brings with it increased traffic. Lynne Shapiro, a 28-year marina resident who has been outspoken on these issues, said this project is no different. She also believes work on the Venice Dual Force Main sewer line replacement project,

An architect’s rendering shows the two hotels and park proposed along Via Marina expected to last nearly two years, will compound the impacts of construction. “I don’t think it is right to have a hotel in a residential area. There will be more people and more traffic because of all of the taxis coming to the hotel,” Shapiro said.

is becoming increasingly difficult. Adding a hotel to this packed-in area is unacceptable,” Hanscom said. Clark says he often hears complaints about the marina being oversaturated with development and hotels, but he says the Hardage Group plan would accommodate

“I don’t think it is right to have a hotel in a residential area. There will be more people and more traffic.” — development opponent Lynne Shapiro

Shapiro and others also challenge the project’s traffic study, saying it does not adequately gauge the potential impact that a nearly 300-room hotel would have on Via Marina. Playa del Rey resident Marcia Hanscom, executive director of the wetlands organization the Ballona Institute, says Marina del Rey has enough hotels. “Getting in and out of this peninsula area

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of visitors, from businesses travelers to families on vacation.” Hanscom takes particular issue with the wetlands and uplands park space considered by the project, calling it a “manicured water feature.” A group of about a dozen Marina del Rey residents who are generally critical of the county’s development strategy have accused officials of reneging on promises to build a park in the marina, citing amendments that county supervisors approved three years ago calling for open space on certain parcels on the marina’s west side. They claim a park should have been built in place of the parking lot on Via Marina and Marquesas Way, where Legacy Partners is planning a 126-unit apartment complex. County planners say there were never plans to build a park at the Marquesas Way site, known as Parcel 14. An amendment to the Marina del Rey Local Coastal Program in 2012 designated Parcel 14 for “multi-family residential development and designated the southern portion of Parcel 9U [the Hardage Group hotel site] as open space,” Finkel said. Wednesday’s planning commission vote on the Hardage Group proposal will be final unless the decision is appealed to the Board of Supervisors, Finkel said. Hanscom thinks county leaders can utilize other local resources as a means of generating public revenue and drawing visitors to the marina and turn a profit. “If the county wants revenue — which clearly they do, from every inch of space they can get — they ought to do more to promote the area as an ecotourism destination and raise the hotel occupancy tax,” she said. gary@argonautnews.com The public hearing for the Hardage Group hotel proposal is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, at the County Hall of Records, 320 W. Temple St., Room 150, in downtown Los Angeles.

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surf-rock rhythms and poppy guitar melodies couldn’t feel more Californian, with a “Fleetwood Mac meets the Beach Boys” sound fit for a feel-good evening at the beach. Opening performer Hippo Campus is a Minneapolis-based quartet of 20-year-olds with a clean, upbeat poprock sound that has drawn numerous comparisons to Vampire Weekend.

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Thurs., July 16: George Kahn (with Stone Soul) at Culver City City Hall

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Thurs., July 16: Ballet Folklórico de Los Angeles @ Burton Chace Park

The acclaimed Mexican-American folk dance company joins the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony to perform Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero,” José Pablo Moncayo’s “Huapango,” Mozart Carmargo Gaurnieri’s “Dança Brasileira,” Genaro Codina’s “Zacatecas March” and Carlos Chávez’s” Sinfonía india.”

Pianist-composer George Kahn leads the Jazz and Blues Revue in upbeat riffs featuring soulful background vocalists and Grammy-nominated Dr. Bobby Rodriguez on trumpet. Stone Soul embodies classic ‘60s Motown.

Thurs., July 16: Real Estate (with Hippo Campus) @ Santa Monica Pier Real Estate started as a Weezer cover band in New Jersey, but the band’s hazy

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Sat., July 18: Izmskzm @ Fisherman’s Village

Sun., July 26: Double Vision @ Library Park

Classic straight-ahead reggae in the vein of Bob Marley.

Far from “Cold as Ice,” this Foreigner tribute band will get you “Hot Blooded” like a “Jukebox Hero” should.

Sun., July 19: Beatles vs. Stones @ Central Park Bandshell

Travel through time to witness a musical shootout featuring the music of the two greatest rock ’n’ roll bands of all time — the boys next door vs. the bad boys of rock.

Sun., July 19: Susie Hansen’s Latin Jazz Band @ Fisherman’s Village

A Fisherman’s Village crowd favorite returns with hot Latin jazz and a side of salsa. Wear your dancing shoes.

Sun., July 26: Babylon Saints @ Santa Monica Farmers Market Sat., July 25: Bob DeSena @ Fisherman’s Village

Named “Jazz Artist of the Year” at the 24th annual Los Angeles Music Awards, DeSena and his Latin jazz band put a heavy emphasis on smooth brass and tight rhythms.

The Babylon Saints’ description of their music — “a gushing, warm groove” — couldn’t be more accurate: their rock/ reggae music seems to flow from a far-off, tropical world.

their sound is upbeat and funky — very vintage “Fresh Prince”— with innovative lyrics and a groove-anchored beat. Drawing on cumbia, funk, bossa nova, soul, jazz and trip hop, Quantic (aka Will Holland) is crafting a special set with guest musicians from arou nd the world.

Thurs., July 30: Vanessa Williams @ Burton Chace Park Sat., July 25: TV on the Radio (with Boxed In) @ Annenberg Space for Photography

TV on the Radio’s signature indie rock sound is an eclectic mix of punk, funk, hip-hop and electronic music that’s seen the band collaborate with the likes of David Bowie, Trent Reznor and Blonde Redhead. Boxed In (aka Oli Bayston) has found critical praise for his moody cerebral dance pop backed by a full band.

The 14-piece ensemble ¡Cubanismo! emerged from the Buena Vista Social Club movement with contagious energy and a sound that combines traditional Afro-Cuban Sun., July 26: 2Azz1 rhythms with @ Fisherman’s Village modern jazz This jazz-funk, urban-contempo duo improvisation. As must’ve majored in stage chemistry. cool as its name suggests, Chicano Batman creates soul-drenched grooves that feel like music out of a ‘70s movie filmed in another dimension.

The band fuses elements of Celtic music, country, western, swing, Cajun and blues for a unique sound with deep roots that spread far.

Sat., July 25: KC & the Sunshine Band @ Burton Chace Park

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Legends De La Soul broke into the hip-hop scene in 1989 and continues to keep things fresh by drawing inspiration from punk, soul, jazz and pop. A welcome alternative to slickly commercialized rap,

Deejays Haycock, Strong and MC Aloe Blacc started the Do-Over as a backyard party band and head back to those roots for a tropical dance party featuring classic and contemporary pop jams.

This Baton Rouge band can do it all — keeping it tight for James Brown-style funk jams and slowing it down for easy going reggae or Isley Brothers-inspired ballads.

Thurs., July 23: Hot Lips & Fingertips @ Culver City City Hall

Sat., Aug. 1: De La Soul (with Quantic) @ Annenberg Space for Photography

Sat., July 25: Tropicalifornia featuring the Do-Over All Stars @ The Getty

Sun., July 19: Henry Turner, Jr. & Flavor @ Santa Monica Farmers Market

Thurs., July 23: ¡Cubanismo! (with Chicano Batman) @ Santa Monica Pier

with Bob Dylan and opened for Willie Nelson.

The singer, dancer, actress, author and mom — nominated for 11 Grammys between 1989 and 1997 — joins Maestro Frank Fetta and the Marina del Rey Symphony to tackle an impressive repertoire of songs.

Thurs., July 30: JD McPherson (with Sarah Gayle Meech) @ Santa Monica Pier

JD McPherson has a voice like Little Richard and a band to match, making for an energetic live show complete with sax solos, rockabilly rhythms, upright bass and ‘50s haircuts. Sarah Gayle Meech is a contemporary country singer who taps into a classic sound influenced by Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton and Dwight Yoakam.

Sun., Aug. 2: Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca Central Park Bandshell

An Angeleno by way of Angola, Ricardo Lemvo leads his band through a musical exploration that blends traditional African music with Cuban son, creating a lively backdrop for his soaring vocals.

Sun., Aug. 2: The Roustabouts @ Santa Monica Farmers Market

A five-piece blues fiddle band from Washington D.C., The Roustabouts’ stripped-down folk sound will transplant your mind to another time.

Thurs., Aug. 6: Ben Browning of Cut Copy (with DMA’s) @ Santa Monica Pier

Ben Browning has played bass with the Australian electronic group Cut Copy Thurs., July 30: The Hot Club of Cowtown since 2010. Now he’s struck out on his @ Culver City City Hall own with the new solo EP “Turns,” an Hailing from Austin, The Hot Club of indie take on groovy space-pop bliss Cowtown’s mix of hot jazz and western that’s mellow and introspective but still swing with a heaping spoonful of 1930s carries Cut Copy’s retro dance feel. Parisian café music is equal parts French DMA’s are a new Australian trio that’s bistro and foot-stomping fun. Heavy on drawn comparisons to Britpop acts such fiddle, guitar and bass, the band has toured as Oasis and The Stone Roses.

Sat., Aug. 8: Dwight Yoakam (with X) @ Annenberg Space for Photography

Yoakam is country-Western royalty who hung out in Nashville in the ‘70s before heading to L.A. to see his career take off with his platinum album “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.” Los Angeles punk rock royalty, X fused roots and rockabilly influences with urban grit and despair to become one of the city’s signature bands.

Thurs., Aug. 6: Venice (the band) @ Culver City City Hall

A true family act, brothers Michael and Mark Lennon and their cousins Kipp and Pat Lennon have been performing together since the 80s. They’ve toured and recorded with the likes of Stevie Nicks, Elton John, Cher and Michael Jackson. Known for their perfect four-part harmonies, gentle guitar and raw lyrics, Venice’s sound is distinctive and honest with a dash of beachy charm and a bit of boho country.

Sun., Aug. 9: Scott Whyte Band @ Library Park

A Friday- and Saturday-night regular at Shark’s Cove in Manhattan Beach, Scott Whyte leads his band through full-flair covers of songs such as “Could You Be Loved,” “Café Boogaloo” and the Beatles hit “Lady Madonna.” Get ready to clap and sing along.

Sat., Aug. 8: Meshell Ndegeocello @ Burton Chace Park

The spark of the neo-soul movement, this ever-evolving singer-songwriter, rapper and bassist has been nominated for 10 Grammy awards.

Sun., Aug. 9: LA Love Band @ Santa Monica Farmers Market

Still going strong into their second decade, Dan Meyer leads the band in eclectic sets covering popular blues, Latin, from New Orleans music of the 1950s on country, rock, jazz and soul tunes. and blends it with traditional creole music for a positively chilled-out evening of Thurs., Aug. 13: “Pagliacci” dancing fun.

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The Marina del Rey Summer Symphony puts on its first fully staged opera production: Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” Set in Italy, the opera tells the tale of a fatal love triangle.

Thurs., Aug. 13: Sister Nancy (with Jesse Royal) @ Santa Monica Pier

Jamaican singer Sister Nancy is the original female dancehall deejay. Her 1982 single “Bam Bam” topped the iTunes reggae chart last year after being featured in Seth Rogen’s “The Interview.” Sat., Aug. 15: Cold War Kids (with Other Lives) @ Jesse Royal carries the torch of classic reggae artists like Sister Nancy with a full Annenberg Space for Photography sound and modern production touches that One of the early 2000’s essential outdoor concert bands, Cold War Kids came to break new ground. fame with their ubiquitous indie rock hit “Hang Me Up to Dry” and continue to Thurs., Aug. 13: Bonne Musique Zydeco @ Culver evolve with touches of blues rock and City City Hall blue-eyed soul. The music of Oklahoma The name Bonne Musique Zydeco, which translates to “good zydeco music,” indie rockers Other Lives manages the says it all. The six-person outfit takes cues

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acclaim, with Pitchfork naming his “Round and Round” the best song of 2010. The Mynabirds combine solid lyricism and Motown-esque soul with a modern indie-pop sound.

and catchy dance moves to encourage dancing, singing and — most of all — fun.

This local band covers contemporary Top 40 tunes by the likes of Rihanna, Carly Rae Jepsen and Robin Thicke.

Sun., Aug. 16: Christopher Hawley Rollers @ Santa Monica Farmers Market

Venice native Christopher Hawley is a local troubadour who revels in cheekily honest lyrics and on-thespot improvisation, crafting an authentic down-home feel with plucky guitar licks and original lyrics.

Thurs., Aug. 20: Ariel Pink (with the Mynabirds) @ Santa Monica Pier Ariel Pink emerged in the mid-2000s on Animal Collective’s 4AD label with his signature brand of DIY psych-pop recordings. He’s since risen to critical

Sat., Aug. 22: Hundred Waters @ The Getty

Sat., Aug. 22: Los Lonely Boys @ Burton Chace Park

These three brothers describe their infectiously melodic, continuously expanding sound as “Texican rock ‘n’ roll” and cite Los Lobos, Carlos Santana and Willie Nelson as influences. They won the 2005 Grammy for Best Pop Performance with “Heaven” and recently incorporated elements of conjunto and reggae for their latest album, “Revelation.”

Thurs., Aug. 27: Jefferson Starship (with Purple Mountain Majesties) @ Santa Monica Pier

Jefferson Starship evolved from Woodstock headliners Jefferson Airplane These four bandmates work on the same — founded 50 years ago in the heart of song in separate rooms and then combine the psychedelic ‘60s — and is led by their individual efforts to create a new original band co-founder Paul Kantner. whole, taking the results on tour with acts Purple Mountain Majesties is a large, such as Grimes, Julia Holter, alt-J and The psychedelic folk band of So Cal youth xx. Their latest album, “Cavity,” was taking that tradition to new places. produced under the DJ Skrillex’s label OWSLA and is a cohesive blend of eerie Sun., Aug. 30: Masanga Marimba song lyrics, raspy lilting vocals and @ Santa Monica Farmers Market synthy soft electronic beats. “Masanga” is derived from an African word that represents the joining of rivers Sun., Aug. 23: Baila Baila or roads. As a band name it represents the @ Santa Monica Farmers Market fusion of Latin and Zimbabwean music Aimed at through layered harmonies crafted by getting families Cal State Northridge ethnomusicologist and their Dr. Ric Alviso. Zimbabwean marimbas, children interdrums, trumpets, saxophones and vocals ested in learning figure into the mix. Spanish, Baila Baila uses — Compiled by Jessi McDonald, accessible lyrics Billy Singleton and Joe Piasecki

Five Tips For Better Concert Photos 1. Use a Camera. If you want great concert images, use a camera instead of a smartphone. Cameras have much better optic, image-storage and zoom capabilities. They also work better in low-light situations, making for images that are less blurred and less grainy or noisy images. The files sizes are larger, allowing for cropping and printmaking. 2. Get Closer. Getting close to the act is usually best. The last thing you want to see is tiny, ant-sized images of your favorite musician. Zoom lenses that have image stabilization are a big help.

out your photos, and a smartphone’s flash is virtually useless at a concert. Your favorite artist spent thousands of dollars lighting the stage. Use their lighting. Also, squeeze the shutter release instead pushing it. This will keep the camera or smartphone from moving around and blurring your images. 5. Be a Good Neighbor. You don’t have to shoot the whole show. The opening number and last song are usually the best to photograph. Enjoy your time and be a good neighbor to those around you. It’s all about capturing good images and good memories, and nothing is worse than holding your camera or phone in front of someone’s face during the whole concert.

3. Pick a Subject. It’s often very difficult to compose a good-looking image with five or more band members in a single shot. Zoom in on each of them individually instead. Ted Soqui has been a photojournalist in Los Sometimes you will be lucky and get two or three Angeles for more than 30 years. His work has positioned well together. Be selective. appeared The New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine, LA Weekly and The Argonaut. 4. Higher ISO; Avoid Flash ISO refers to your camera’s sensitivity to available Learn more from Soqui, Reuters light. Use higher ISO and shutter speeds, but avoid photographer Jonathan Alcorn and Pultizerusing your flash. This is where a camera has its winning AP photographer Nick Ut during advantages over a smartphone. Using higher ISOs their hands-on Venice Beach Photo Workshop allows you to use higher shutter speeds, which on Saturday, July 25. Visit jtaphotoagency. means less-blurred images. Flashes tend to wash com for details.

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Del Rey’s House Band

Community jazz group helps a neighborhood stick together By Gary Walker Many bands aspire to build communities of interest around their music. The Del Rey Community Jazz Band makes music to strengthen neighborhood bonds. With a regular first Fridays gig at the Del Rey Farmers Market in in Glen Alla Park and annual appearances at both the Del Rey Day community picnic and the Culver – Marina Little League’s opening day, the 10 member group offers the soundtrack for an often overlooked Westside enclave to come together and celebrate its identity. It all started five years ago when then Del Rey Neighborhood Council President Eric DeSobe learned about guitarist and band leader Danny Meyer’s musical talents during a community event. “After we started playing, we found that there were a lot of professional musicians in Del Rey but most of them have day jobs. It’s been a lot of fun meeting them and playing with them,” said Meyer, 49. Saxophonist Ken Weiner, also a resident of Del Rey, works in digital advertising but enjoys making music with his band mates whenever they have a gig. “It’s great to be part of a community band even though I haven’t made music my career,” said Weiner, 42, who picked up the sax in elementary school. Current Del Rey Neighborhood Council

to the masters like [pianist] Duke Ellington and [saxophonists] John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins.” The band also performs at schools to pass on their love of music. “We’re considering working with the neighborhood council and the schools about starting a Junior Del Rey Community Jazz Band with students from the local middle schools and eventually students Catch the Del Rey Community Jazz Band at Glen Alla Park from Venice High School,” Meyer said. on the first Friday of each month Mariana Aguilar, chair of the council’s President Jonathon Neumann said the Del year, so we had to direct them to the home education committee, likes the idea. “I am a strong believer in the importance Rey Jazz Band has done more for the where they were playing,” she said. of art and music in our schools, and I am neighborhood than lend a hand during The Del Rey Community Jazz Band’s public events. repertoire includes some reggae, funk and excited that Danny has offered to share his talents with local students,” Aguilar “Personally, I think the jazz band is one of disco, but their signature sound, as the said. the best outreach vehicles that Del Rey name suggests, is jazz and blues. For Meyer, making music is a thrill has,” Neumann said. “We have seen great Meyer learned the art of jazz and blues in its own right. exposure for Del Rey through the jazz while growing up in Washington D.C., “There’s nothing like the feeling of band. They have played all over the city and he spent time as a music teacher and playing music and getting a great reand they have become a requested perform- in classes at Boston’s famed Berklee er. People know who they are, and Helen School of Music. He cites Stevie Wonder sponse,” he said. Lee, the organizer of the farmers market, as his greatest musical influence, adding The Del Rey Community Jazz Band plays has said that crowds at the market are larger that jazz appeals to him on both the at 6 p.m. on Aug. 4 during the LAPD on those first Fridays when the band plays sensory and intellectual levels. Pacific Division’s National Night Out than on other days.” “The rhythm of jazz works your body Community Picnic and at 5 p.m. on Aug. 7 Del Rey Art Walk organizer Charlotte and, as with the blues, it also appeals to DeMeo said the band has been a big hit the soul, the brain and the spirit,” Meyer returns to their first Friday duties at Glen Alla Park, 4601 Alla Road, Del Rey. Call each of the three years it’s played the event. said. “Whenever we play, we always “People were asking where they were this honor straight-ahead jazz and pay homage (310) 396-1615 or visit delreync.org.

five Questions with Frank Fetta

The Marina del Rey Summer Symphony maestro on the joys of playing Burton Chace Park In the summer of 2000, Culver City Symphony Orchestra conductor and music director Frank Fetta took part in a musical experiment: Would people embrace a free summer classical concert at Burton Chace Park? Did they ever! Fetta and the orchestra spinoff that became the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony are now in the middle of their 15th full-on season of classical music concerts by the sea. The 2015 season opened July 2 with Opera at the Shore, a vocalist showcase that drew more than 1,200 people. It continues at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 16, with Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles joining the symphony for a collaborative show and wraps up on Aug. 13 with the symphony’s first fully staged opera: “Pagliacci.” — Joe Piasecki

Frank Fetta is breaking new ground for the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony

The challenges in Marina del Rey are because of it being outdoors — for one, we’re going to mic the principal singers What are some of the challenges of so with body mics. For the first time we have much collaboration? to bring in a dance floor, because the The challenges are in putting everything dancers can’t dance on cement. We don’t together. “Pagliacci” itself is going to have any overhead lighting, so it’s all involve somewhere between 175 and 200 going to be front lighting. That presents a people. We have a 75-voice choir and the problem of blinding the performers, but I orchestra will be 75 [musicians]. … But I think it’ll be okay because the lighting is find it a lot of fun. Pretty exciting, actually. up high. PAGE 16 THE ARGONAUT JuLy 16, 2015

What about the joys? After you start the collaboration it becomes a well-oiled machine. You do a music rehearsal, then you start doing stage rehearsals, then you see the costume designs and you begin to say, “Oh my gosh, I think this is really going to work.” It’s like you’re going to make a wonderful cake. You have the eggs, the flour, the spices, and you have the fruit cut. You set the oven; you hope the oven isn’t going to be too hot. And you watch the cake rise, and then you pull it out and it tastes so good. And you think, “This is absolutely worth every second I put in.” I’m seeing the result in my mind, and when it materializes in real time and real space and you hear the audience respond, you know you’ve done it. You’ve done the right thing. That’s the reward. How did you plan for Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles? I’ve worked with them before. I got to work with them on concepts … what I wanted those dances to look like. For example, with “Bolero” I said normally it’s done with ballet dancers, but this is

folklorico. I don’t want you to diminish your folklorico profile, but I want you to go beyond the boundaries of it. I want to have contemporary dance in there. I want it to be folklorico but also look Spanish and timeless and almost like Aztec flamenco or something like that, with a touch of Ida Rubenstein from the movies. And they’ve done it. Was it your idea to stage an opera? When I had the meeting with Beaches and Harbors, they asked what I could give them that would be really over-the-top. I said, “How about if I do ‘Pagliacci’”? I didn’t come in with that idea. How does the setting contribute to performances? The orchestra is happy because it’s such a beautiful location. From an audience point of view — and I come to a lot of the pop concerts — I love sitting up on the hill, no matter what’s going on up on the stage, and just looking at the boats, the lights, listening to the seals, watching the water, watching the moon, feeling the ocean breeze.

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Westside Venue Guide

Our live music scene is anything but dead — you just have to know where to look. The Good Hurt, The Talking Stick and The WitZend may rest in peace and the fate of the Santa Monica Civic is anybody’s guess, but reports of the Westside music scene’s death have been greatly exaggerated. You just have to know where to look, and The Argonaut is here to help.

MARINA DEL REY Brennan’s Pub 4089 Lincoln Blvd. (310) 821-6622 brennanspub-la.com

Live rock ’n’ roll bands Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; acoustic music Tuesdays

C & O Cucina 3016 W. Washington Blvd. (310) 301-7278 cocucina.com

Game Sports Bar

Timewarp Music

Danny’s Venice

The Craftsman Bar and Kitchen

5630 W. Manchester Ave. (310) 216-4263 thegamebar.net

12204 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista, 90066 (310) 636-8360 facebook.com/timewarprecordsus

23 Windward Ave. (310) 566-5610 dannysvenice.com

119 Broadway | (310) 573-8426 thecraftsmanbar.com

Hip-hop, R&B, jazz and blues many nights of the week

Record shop hosts frequent multi-band in-store concerts

Frequent live bands, world beat reggae Sunday nights

RBar at Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel

CULVER CITY

Full Circle Venice

9620 Airport Blvd. (310) 337-2800

Occasional live music nights include jazz/soul singers and singer-songwriters facebook.com/ LAXRenaissance

PLAYA DEL REY Cantalini’s Salerno Beach Restaurant

Singing waiters will have you saying “That’s Amore!”

193 Culver Blvd. (310) 821-0018 salernobeach.com

Jamaica Bay Inn

Live music on Sunday nights; regulars include Ian Whitcomb and Fred Sokolow

4175 Admiralty Way (310) 823-5333 pacificahotels.com/jamaicabayinn

Frederick “The One Man Band” Cichy, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays

Marina del Rey Hotel 13534 Bali Way (310) 301-1000 pacificahotels.com/salt

DJ Sleeper keeps the beat for Sunday afternoon pool parties (1 to 6 p.m.) all summer long

The Warehouse 4499 Admiralty Way (310) 823-5451 mdrwarehouse.com

Jimmy Buffet-style beach tunes by Unkle Monkey from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays; salsa Fridays

Whiskey Red’s 13813 Fiji Way (310) 823-4522 whiskeyreds.com

Call for deejay and live music info

WESTCHESTER Century Tap Room @ Crowne Plaza LAX 5985 W. Century Blvd. (310) 642-7500 crowneplazalax.com

Live jazz on many Thursday nights (call ahead)

Melody Bar & Grill 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 670-1994 melodylax.com

Mojo Soul band at 10 p.m. Fridays, deejays Saturdays and Sundays, karaoke Mondays

Prince O Whales 335 Culver Blvd. (310) 823-9826 princeowhales.com

Live rock and/or country on weekends; karaoke Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Rusty’s Rhythm Club (at Elks Lodge #2050) 8025 W. Manchester Ave. (310) 606-5606 rustyfrank.com

Swing, jazz and big band dancing Wednesday nights; plus dance classes and special events

The Shack 185 Culver Blvd. (310) 823-6222 the-shacks.com

Karaoke on Friday nights

MAR VISTA / DEL REY Casa Sanchez Mexican Restaurant 4500 S. Centinela Ave. (310) 397-9999 casa-sanchez.com

Mariachi Voces de Mexico Thursdays through Sundays; Buena Vibre Ensemble Tuesdays and Wednesdays; piano music Mondays

Grand View Market 12210 Venice Blvd. (310) 390-7800 grandviewmarket.com

Market and juice bar hosts open mic nights on Wednesdays

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Backstage Bar & Grill 10400 Culver Blvd. (310) 839-3892 backstageculvercity.com

Lively karaoke on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights

Boulevard Music 4316 Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 398-2583 boulevardmusic.com

Music store with frequent Friday and Saturday night in-store concerts

Café Laurent 4243 Overland Ave. (310) 558-8622 cafelaurent.com

Live music on weekend afternoons

The Cinema Bar 3967 Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 390-1328 thecinemabar.com

Nightly live roots, rock, Americana and groove

Culver Hotel 9400 Culver Blvd. (310) 558-9400 culverhotel.com

Live jazz in the lobby at 7:30 p.m. nightly

Industry Café & Jazz 6039 W. Washington Blvd. (310) 202-6633

Ethiopian restaurant serves up live jazz many nights a week

Joxer Daly’s Irish Pub 11168 W. Washington Blvd. (310) 838-3745 joxerdalysirishpub.com

Live bands Friday and Saturday nights, karaoke at 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays

Seventy7 Lounge 3843 Main St. (310) 559-7707 seventy7lounge.com

Upscale speakeasy with live music and deejays

VENICE The Brig 1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd. (310) 399-7537 thebrig.com

Deejays spin most nights

305 Rose Ave. (310) 452-2201 fullcirclevenice.org

Spiritually uplifting music and dance nights planned for July 25 and Aug. 15

Hinano Café 15 W. Washington Blvd (310) 822-3902 hinanocafevenice.com

Rocking local bands each Friday, Saturday and Sunday night

The Otheroom 1201 Abbot Kinney Blvd. (310) 396-6230 theotheroom.net

Deejays spin eclectic beats each night of the week

Sidewalk Cafe 1401 Ocean Front Walk (310) 399-5547 thesidewalkcafe.com

Nightly live acoustic performances

Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy 52 Windward Ave. townhousevenice.com

Live bands, deejays or burlesque each night upstairs or down

The Venice Bistro 323 Ocean Front Walk (310) 392-3997 thevenicebistro.com

Pop duo Everett Coast on Mondays, Top 40 by house band The Old Fashioned on Tuesdays and Fridays, guitarist/singer Chris Vincent on Wednesdays, rock by Will and the Won’ts on Thursdays, Whiskey and Rock Saturdays with DJ Joe, English singer-songwriter Simon Petty on Sundays

Finn McCool’s 2702 Main St. (310) 452-1734 finnmccoolsirishpub.com

Live bands most nights; schedule posted online

Harvelle’s 1432 4th St. (310) 395-1676 santamonica.harvelles.com

Jazz, blues, R+B or burlesque nightly

McCabe’s Guitar Shop 3101 Pico Blvd. (310) 828-4497 mccabes.com

Weekend shows by top musicians in an intimate venue

Rusty’s Surf Ranch 256 Santa Monica Pier (310) 939-7437 rustyssurfranch.com

Live bands on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights

TRiP 2101 Lincoln Blvd. (310) 396-9010 tripsantamonica.com

Live music starting at 5 p.m. nightly, with The Doors cover band Peace Frog each Sunday

Live rock, pop and R&B most nights, with jazz on Tuesdays, burlesque on Wednesdays and afternoon jam sessions (2 to 6 p.m.) on Saturdays

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Artistic gathering place with spontaneous live music nights

Venice Whaler 10 W. Washington Blvd. (310) 821-8737 venicewhaler.com

Karaoke Mondays, jazz Tuesdays, Americana Wednesdays, cover bands Thursdays, and oldies/soul/ Motown Fridays and Saturdays

SANTA MONICA Basement Tavern 2640 Main St. (310) 396-2469 facebook.com/BasementTavern

Bar under The Victorian frequently hosts live bands; check for schedule

Live jazz and big band; call or go online for schedule

UnUrban Coffee House 3301 Pico Blvd. (310) 315-0056 unurban.com

Live bands Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights; open mic Friday nights

Zanzibar 1301 5th St. | (310) 451-2221 zanzibarlive.com

Nightclub serves up deejay or live sets every night of the week. Did we miss something? Let us know! Write to calendar@argonautnews.com.

— Compiled by Joe Piasecki, Sam Catanzaro, Billy Singleton, Elliot Stiller and Gary Walker

Evolution and Reconstruction

Former Civil Wars vocalist Joy Williams makes creative breakthroughs in Venice By Bliss Bowen Joy Williams already had three Christian-pop albums, 11 Dove Award nominations and secular song placements to her credit before she and John Paul White formed the Civil Wars in 2009. The Americana duo became a bit of a sensation, playing major festivals, releasing several recordings and winning four Grammy Awards before abruptly canceling European tour dates at the end of 2012. Following a year of wild speculation about their estrangement, they formally ended the band last summer. As professionally catastrophic as that appeared, for Williams it was just one thorny piece of a sticky emotional wicket. The Santa Cruz native was not only reconstructing her pop career; she was also reclaiming her solo identity while struggling through a marital crisis, raising a young son and mourning the death of her father. All of that informs the 11 songs comprising “Venus,” the ambitious new album she co-wrote and co-produced with Matt Morris, among others. Some of the rustic yin-yang atmospherics that imprinted the Civil Wars’ music linger, but a more obvious reference point for “Venus” is Portishead; its tracks are primarily electronic, with acoustic filigree, dressed in synths and intermittently danceable beats. Cynics might call it a triumph of rebranding, but it’s easy sport to dismiss artists striving to redefine themselves. The triumph of “Venus” is how Williams conveys intimate losses and personal evolution without sounding like she’s just burping out her journal; the songs are true to her experience yet can also speak to listeners. “I wanted the expression of what I’ve gone through to have my heartbeat while also being able to resonate with other people’s stories,” Williams observes. “That was something I was mindful of in the writing process. It made me have to bring my heart and soul to the table. I definitely had moments when I wondered if I was too vulnerable. But I don’t really know any other way to relate these days.”

Joy Williams reclaims her identity as a solo artist and explores new musical territory in her just-released album “Venus” being misinterpreted and to not care; to be brave enough to say what it was I was feeling and not try to control the outcome. It’s very hard to do. But it was necessary. It was another layer in finding my own true voice.” She estimates that she recorded 30 songs out of the 80 that she eventually wrote. “I didn’t write 80 smash hits or any-

dramatic evolution in her singing style. She acknowledges the change with a warm laugh, crediting her deeper vocal timbre to maturity and the post-pregnancy effects of testosterone. To her, the through thread connecting her recordings is intent. “I’ve always tried to put my heart out there and try and put words to the human experience,” she says. “Whether or not it

“I definitely had moments when I wondered if I was too vulnerable. But I don’t really know any other way to relate these days.”

and the messy parts of me and in other people are what I find most interesting.” Williams and husband Nate Yetton still maintain a house in Nashville, though almost two years ago they relocated to Venice with son Miles — for a much needed “change of pace,” Williams says, and so she could be closer to her parents. She definitely doesn’t love Westside traffic, but she is savoring the local community’s open nature and Venice’s accessibility and proximity to the ocean; it reminds her of childhood walks in the redwoods and by the Santa Cruz shoreline that left her “feeling so connected, and feeling so small and feeling so big all at the same time.” “That kind of mindfulness makes me feel more brave to savor the moments that I have,” she says. “I don’t have to control the outcome of everything. Stay present; wherever you are, be all there. Invest in what you are and what you’re doing in the very second that you have. I think there’s something to the constancy of the ocean; like, this will go on long after I have passed and that’s sort of a comfort. That all sounds very esoteric and songwriter-y, but the reality is I feel more like myself when I’m by the ocean.”

“I’d love to write a happy song — Joy Williams One day I will I’d like to feel a little less alone One day I will When I look back I’d like to say thing,” she adds. “I had to write through was a lot more conservative worldview, I’m better off on my own that many to concentrate on what it was I like it was when I first started, to my own Even though right now I don’t feel strong really wanted to say. ... world opening up in my 20s, and then to One day I will…” “I wasn’t trying to flip a middle finger to writing with the Civil Wars, where it was who I was before. It was really important like writing out of an archetypal place Williams wrote over 50 songs before to me to take what I’ve learned and build while still tapping into that deep emotion meeting with Morris, to whom she’d been off of that.” that we all feel as humans, into what I referred by Justin Timberlake. Their initial Listening to the cosmopolitan “Venus” in created with ‘Venus,’ which was always session yielded “One Day I Will” and a reverse sequence with the Civil Wars’ just trying to find the purest heartbeat creative breakthrough, she said, after gothic “Barton Hollow” and Williams’ behind each song. … Early on I was Morris advised Williams “to stop hiding shiny, Nashville-sounding 2001 self-titled trying to be the most perfect version of a Hear tracks from “Venus” at joywilliams. behind metaphors and run the risk of debut, it’s impossible to ignore the vocalist I could be. Now the broken places com/music.

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Norwood Fisher and his band Trulio Disgracias headlined this year’s Venice Spring Fling

Ace of BASS By Michael Aushenker Call him the Ace of Bass. Call him the Fisher King. Most of all, call him if you want to get an A-list jam session going. Fishbone founding member John Norwood Fisher, also the longtime engine behind side group Trulio Disgracias, has long been known throughout the rock world as a sensei of the bass guitar. In the 1980s, the laid-back longtime Santa Monica resident helped define alternative music long before “alternative” was a rock station format or even a record store section. Back when he and frontman/ saxophonist Angelo Moore formed Fishbone in 1979 and quickly became associated with fellow Los Angeles music scene wildmen the Red Hot Chili Peppers, perhaps only The Clash had routinely mélanged so many genres into one protean brew. “Looking back, the music scene of the ‘80s and ‘90s seemed pretty conservative,” says Lev Anderson, who, with Chris Metzler, created the 2010 documentary “Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone.” “There were great AfricanAmerican funk/rock bands in the ‘70s, but by the time Fishbone rolled around, they seemed to be the only ones in [white-dominated] rock beyond Bad Brains, and later, Living Colour.” “His bass playing skills have surpassed every level that I thought it would climb to PAGE 20 THE ARGONAUT JuLy 16, 2015

When he’s not globe-trotting with Fishbone, Norwood Fisher lives in Santa Monica, gigs around Venice and jams in Trulio Disgracias

as kids, and I can say that he is one of the best I’ve ever known,” says Moore. “Yeah, he’s pretty badass and really good.” In a 2012 profile for Bass Player magazine, Elton Bradman likened Fisher’s “hyperactive thumb and inventive lines” to the Chili Peppers’ Flea and Primus bassthumper Les Claypool and opined how “in a perfect world, Norwood Fisher and Fishbone would be superstars; a shining example of what can happen when smart

at Harvelle’s in Santa Monica with House of Vibe All-Stars. “Watching Norwood and [former Fishbone drummer] Fish play together was amazing. They played as one instrument.” “Fishbone had one of the most diverse sounds,” says another L.A. music scene contemporary — Lucky Lehrer, drummer of first-wave punk band The Circle Jerks. “Norwood drew competently from ska, R&B, soul, funk and punk to create a

“He is sort of like a combination of Johnny Rotten, Frank Sinatra and James Brown all rolled into one.”

— “Everyday Sunshine” director Lev Anderson on Norwood Fisher lyrics, pop songwriting, stellar musicianship, a once-in-a-lifetime frontman and a ridiculously badass rhythm section come together in a spicy, pan-genre gumbo.” Many L.A. musicians attest to this. Anthony “Brew” Brewster remembers the group’s air-tight rhythm section long before he briefly played keyboards with them in the 1990s. “Before I joined the Untouchables in 1985, my group 8-Ball did hundreds of shows with Fishbone, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Untouchables,” recalls Brewster, currently playing Wednesdays

unique style which the band blended with witty lyrics.” As cinematic witness to their sanctum sanctorum, Anderson discovered many truths about the group. “Norwood is certainly the anchor for the band,” he says. “Fishbone would never have formed or stayed together if not for his near-Herculean efforts. It is his baby, and while it has grated on his band mates at times, he’s taken on the responsibility.”

Mighty Long Way

Since Fishbone formed as a collective of

South Central African-American teenagers messing around with musical instruments, Fisher has always followed his muse. “I feel like the most fortunate musician in the world to be able to carry the integrity of my teenage years into my adulthood,” Fisher says. Anderson says that being bused to the Valley in the late 1970s as part of school desegregation efforts opened up new musical horizons for Fisher and his bandmates. “That experience was one reason they are sort of musical and cultural pioneers of the first post-Civil Rights Era African-American youth,” Anderson says. “They influenced so many bands by bringing the punk to the funk, and made it cool for black kids to slam dance and stage dive.” Fishbone did not record their first album — a self-titled collection featuring standouts “U.G.L.Y. (You Ain’t Got No Alibi)” and “Party at Ground Zero” — until 1985, by when the group had narrowed down to core members Fisher, his brother and drummer Philip “Fish” Fisher, keyboardist/ trombonist Chris Dowd, guitarist Kendall Jones, trumpeter “Dirty” Walter Kibby II, and Moore. “Fishbone, throughout the years, have been able to hang their hat on their live performances,” Anderson says. “Mostly due to the band’s musicianship and workman-like effort approach to touring, but also to Angelo’s immense charisma and

ArgonautNews.com talent onstage. He is sort of like a combination of Johnny Rotten, Frank Sinatra and James Brown all rolled into one.” Fisher and company had a genre-blending sound at a time when music labels and listeners alike kept their punk, funk, pop, metal and soul separate. “We were oblivious to how unique it was,” says Fisher, who recalls “the floodgates to a certain experimentation” exploding after the 1976 arrival of the Sex Pistols, followed by New York’s Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads and California punk bands Black Flag, Fear and The Dead Kennedys. “It was all of those things were what we were feeding on.”

Sonically, “Truth and Soul” united Curtis Mayfield (the opening “Freddy’s Dead” cover), ska flavor (“Ma and Pa,” “Question of Life”), sweaty funk workouts (“Bonin’ in the Boneyard”), solemn gravitas (“Pouring Rain,” “Change”), Bad Brainsesque hardcore (“Subliminal Fascism”), faux country-Western (“Howard Beach [Slow Bus Movin’]) and metal-tinged grooves (“Mighty Long Way,” “Ghetto Soundwave”) all in one polished package. This was in 1988. “They embraced punk and metal and ska to create a style all their own even if they were difficult for the industry to market or digest,” Anderson says. That includes Fishbone’s label, Columbia Slow Bus Movin’ Records. When producer David Kahne Besides packing an overall upbeat returned to produce their follow-up, there musical vibe, half of Fishbone’s third was a real label push with 1991’s “Reality album, “Truth and Soul”— “Howard of My Surroundings” to propel Fishbone to Beach Party (Slow Bus Movin’),” “Ghetto MTV airplay and the level of radio ubiquity Soundwave,” “Subliminal Fascism,” that the Chili Peppers had just achieved “Change,” “One Day” — has unfortunate- with “Blood Sugar Sex Magic.” Despite the ly proven very prescient about racism in refined pop sounds of “Everyday Sunshine” America. and “Sunless Saturday,” the ambitious “It’s kind of sad that these issues have “Reality” failed to reach a mass audience. not been addressed in humanity. As a The 1990s saw Fishbone albums (“Give a songwriter, I think, ‘Okay, I’m still Monkey a Brain...,” “Chim Chim’s Bad Ass relevant,’ but it’s not the kind of relevance Revenge”) courting an ever-shrinking I want to have. That’s unfortunate for us as broad relevance as the band delved deeper human beings,” Fisher says. into eccentricity. By the 2000s, a litany of “We would hope that a song like ‘Ghetto line-up changes had metastasized as the Soundwave’ can find some relief from fiery Fishbone fought to go forward as a cultural significance. At some point we creative unit. should be like, ‘Oh, that’s what old people By the 2000s, Moore lived with his went through.” mother in the Valley while supporting a

teenage daughter. That’s when Anderson and Meltzer approached Fishbone about making what turned out to be a very illuminating documentary; as raw and honest a portrait of the band as possible. “They approached us and I was not into the idea,” Fisher continued. “I had the thought in my mind that you had to be an old ass man and I wasn’t old enough to be in that story. However, the filmmakers’ previous documentary on the Salton Sea, narrated by John Waters, won over Fisher, a big Waters fan. “We started on a journey,” Fisher says. “There was no question it’s gotta be real.” Despite the documentary’s sober honesty, Fisher believes it was a risk that paid off: “Our older fans have something they can take to introduce their children and their nieces and nephews to the band. They show them the video and then they take them to the show.” Some history you can’t rewrite. Fisher continues moving forward, keeping Fishbone and Trulio Disgracias grooving.

Louiche Mayorga, founding bassist of the Venice punk group Suicidal Tendencies and currently of Luicidal and Horny Toad, has a history with Fisher dating back to when Bill Fishman, director of the video for Suicidal Tendencies’ “Institutionalized,” also directed Fishbone’s “Everyday Sunshine” clip. In 2011, Mayorga came under the employ of the group. “I had fallen on hard times and a buddy of mine, Shawn London, was doing sound for Fishbone on the road,” Mayorga recalls. “He offered me a job, setting up the stage for Fishbone. I was stoked.” While on tour, Mayorga marveled watching Fisher perform “Bonin’ in the Boneyard” and “Ma and Pa.” “Norwood’s playing blew me away,” Mayorga says. “I remember looking at him thinking how could he play how he does and hit certain notes and basically get ‘that sound’ playing bass so low and making it look so easy.” Mayorga credits Fisher for inspiring him to form Luicidal. He sums up Fisher’s legacy with a single observation: “Did you know that his white Peavey bass from early The Legacy Continues Fishbone is hanging in the frickin’ SmithIn May, Fisher’s Trulio Disgracias — hot sonian Institute of Arts and Music in off a residency at Harvelle’s last year — Washington D.C.? Put that in your pipe and joined Moore’s Dr. Madd Vibe in topping smoke it!” the bill for the annual Venice Spring Fling, just as they did in 2006. Trulio Disgracias plays the Punk Rock Along the way, Fisher has been very Barbecue at 2 p.m. on Aug, 30 at the good to his fellow Westside musicians Liquid Kitty, 11780 W. Pico Blvd., West L.A. — even rival bass players! Call (310) 473-3707 or visit thekitty.com

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The Women Who Rocked Us

Artists, writers and teachers share deeply personal stories about female musicians who changed their lives

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By Bliss Bowen Instead of honoring the canon of “women artists” pre-approved by the likes of Rolling Stone, why not revisit artists whose songs have lifted spirits and made quantifiable differences in people’s lives — regardless of whether they topped mainstream charts? That was the questioning genesis of “Here She Comes Now: Women in Music Who Have Changed Our Lives,” a collection of essays examining the personal and cultural impact of Bjork, Mary J. Blige, Kim Gordon, Kathleen Hanna, PJ Harvey, Stevie Nicks, Sinead O’Connor, Dolly Parton, Nina Simone, Poly Styrene, Taylor Swift and Tina Turner, among others. Published by Rare Bird Books, “Here She Comes Now” was conceived by The New York Times food writer Jeff Gordinier and co-edited with Marc Weingarten, a producer of reality TV (“The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette”) and music documentaries (“God Bless Ozzy Osbourne,” “The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir”). Gordinier and Weingarten asked writers to bypass cool analysis and focus on artists “from a fan’s perspective.” Instead of musical journalists, they invited Kate Christensen, Elissa Schappell, Marisa Silver, Margaret Wappler and other award-winning essayists, food writers, magazine journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets, screenwriters, producers and teachers to contribute. That approach yielded more emotionally honest and revealing essays than what might have been produced by scribes more professionally invested in the industry. “The process of discovery as an editor is really a lot of fun when you have writers of this caliber,” Weingarten observes. “I want to do more of these.” He says they encouraged writers to “bring their own memories and their own sort of epiphanies into the pieces — you know, their experience as an adolescent turning on Kate Bush’s album for the first time. Virtually everybody who wrote for the book talked about how music is so important to forging one’s identity, especially when you’re younger. It’s amazing, the power of an artist to help you overcome something you want to conquer, or to look at your life in a different way.” Welsh singer-songwriter Katell Keineg, Ada Limón and Alina Simone, a regular BBC contributor, take the perspective of singers. Limón’s piece travels from teenage years in Northern California listening raptly to “women of the words” like Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones and Billie Holiday to an underground karaoke club in Brooklyn, where the “angry twisted knot” in her poet’s chest loosens when she belts out anthems by Aretha Franklin and Loretta Lynn. Bart Blasengame’s “Exile in Godville”

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The most intellectually provocative essay is Dael Orlandersmith’s “Not a Rock N Roll Nigger,” which unsparingly depicts challenges she encountered growing up in Harlem and the Bronx in the 1960s as a black female who loves all kinds of music but is “specifically moved — defined — by rock and roll.” Initially galvanized by Patti Smith’s “Gloria,” she later confronts

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Santa Monica’s Zanzibar finds continued success by embracing diversity of both music and clientele By Michael Aushenker The intersection of Arizona Avenue and Fifth Street in Santa Monica has been home to a former post office and the city’s seasonal ice rink. But step through a doorway on the southeast corner and you’ll enter a basement-like space that feels like a different world. On most nights, Zanzibar offers an emphatic array of Latin- and Africanbased music you won’t find in any other dedicated Westside music venue. Mondays are salsa nights, led by fourtime world dance champion Cristian Oviedo. Luminous Movement Wednesdays feature a predictably unpredictable mix of everything from hip-hop to dubstep to EDM to guest deejays from places such Costa Rica, Brazil, Buenos Aires and the Dominican Republic. Thursdays are for live reggae and reggaeton. Fridays deliver “The Goods” courtesy of KCRW’s DJ Anthony Valadez. Seductive Saturdays feature a rotating deejay crew and burlesque by the Zanzibar Dolls. “I have to take pride that we’re doing something right,” Zanzibar co-owner Destiney Rose Rezaei says of the openminded venue’s 11 successful years. “We play everything from live music to DJs spinning hip hop, reggae and Top 40.” Part of the winning formula, she says, is that each night is interactive and all about having fun. “There’s no creepers. There’s no weirdness. They just want to dance. People go there just to dance and let loose,” Rezaei says of her Monday salsa nights. Zanzibar launched when husband-andwife owners Louie and Nettie Ryan used to run the club concurrently with the now-defunct Temple Bar in Santa Monica and the Little Temple in East Hollywood. Rezaei already had a solid track record of working in in nightclubs in the Valley and in Vegas when they asked her to work for them. She began running Zanzibar in 2010 and later became a co-owner.

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Opposite of what one may expect of a nightclub, Rezaei believes inclusivity has been the cornerstone of the venue’s success. “The great thing about Zanzibar is we never want to be the type of venue that picks and chooses. I want everybody to come in. I don’t want a line you and you and you come in. I want everyone to come in,” she says. Running Zanzibar is something of a homecoming for Rezaei. She was born at Providence St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica and lived near Arizona and 11th avenues before her family moved to

the San Fernando Valley. Rezaei herself is a bit of a draw to the club, thanks to reality TV. She and her sister Cathy Rezaei are part of the ensemble cast of the Bravo reality show “The People’s Couch,” which features couples, families and friends watching and commenting on various television shows. “I get a lot of people who see me at Zanzibar who say, ‘Oh, my God, you’re the girl from TV,’” Rezaei says. Being on the show has given her a small taste of what some of the bigger-name clientele of Zanzibar might experience. In the past, the club has welcomed Selena

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The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A

How Do Rising Mortgage Rates Impact Total Costs? Price is only one cost related to buying a home. Unless you are paying all cash for your home, you’ll need a mortgage loan. Rates are going up, and the terms of your mortgage loan will impact how much your home costs on a monthly basis as well as how much you pay in interest over the life of the loan. There are a number of things that impact the interest rate including the kind of loan you are getting such as FHA, jumbo or conventional, whether your rate is fixed or adjustable, how good your credit scores are, and how much money you are putting down so that the lender can lend you less money. The best way to lower the borrowing costs of your loan is to have your credit in pristine condition. Lenders are requiring credit scores of at least 700 to obtain the best rates, and in some cases, higher scores are needed. In other words, the loan rate that you see advertised may not apply to you and your situation. Jumbo loans for upscale homes are above normal qualifying limits, so their rates are higher. Conventional loans require 20% down as payment from the borrower, while FHA and VA loans require less, but they may cost more in other ways. For example, FHA loans require private mortgage insurance, and they have more exacting requirements for the condition of the home. Loans with less than 20% down cost more than loans with 20% or more down. That’s because the lender is assured that the borrower is less likely to walk away from a large cash investment. If you put less than 20% down, you may have to obtain mortgage insurance with the loan, so that the lender is paid in case of a default. Your mortgage insurance should end when you’ve been in your home for at least five years or if home values have risen giving you approximately 22 percent equity. First, choose a fixed rate or an adjustable rate. If you plan to be in your home less than three to five years, an adjustable rate might be preferable, but if you aren’t certain, a fixed rate is better.

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Thursday, July 16 Auctions America, 10 a.m. (Through Saturday.) See and bid on a diverse lineup of about 300 quality collector cars and select memorabilia, including the 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS and the Ex-Mamie Eisenhower 1955 Cadillac Series 75 Presidential Parade Limousine. $20 for weekend pass. Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. auctionsamerica.com Beach Eats Food Truck Event, 5 to 9 p.m. Mother’s Beach hosts a variety of gourmet food trucks each Thursday through Oct. 1 in a dog-friendly setting. Mother’s Beach, 4101 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 305-9545; beaches.lacounty.gov Montana Avenue Art Walk, 5 to 9 p.m. Shop, dine and stroll a block-long outdoor popup art gallery. Live jazz, bluegrass and classical guitar. 1200 to 1600 block of Montana Avenue, Santa Monica. facebook.com/MontanaAveSantaMonica Venice Art Crawl Mixer, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interested in participating, volunteering or offering wall space in your local business for future art

crawls? Come to this Venice Chamber of Commerce hosted mixer and network with like-minded art and Venice enthusiasts. Sidewalk Cafe, 1401 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. veniceartcrawl.com Silicon Beach Young Professionals Networking Mixer, 6 to 9 p.m. An evening to connect with some of L.A.’s most innovative minds. Viceroy, 1819 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. $12 to $50. siliconbeachyp.com Mind Over Movies, 6 p.m. Free weekly movie screening followed by a roundtable discussion. This week: Akira Kurosawa’s multi-perspective psychological samurai classic “Rashomon.” 1308 2nd St., Santa Monica. facebook.com/MindOverMoviesLA George Kahn Jazz and Blues Revenue / Stone Soul, 7 to 9 p.m. Free concert featuring classic jazz and blues by Kahn as well as‘60s Motown and soul in the courtyard at Culver City City Hall, 9770 Culver Blvd. culvercity.org CicLAvia Culver City-Venice Community Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m. Culver City and Venice will open city streets to pedestrians, strollers, bikers and walkers for a car-free day of fun on Aug. 9 Attend this meeting

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to learn about activities, business opportunities, street closures and volunteer opportunities. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. ciclavia.org Ballet Folklórico de Los Angeles, 7 p.m. The Mexican-American folk dance company joins the Marina del Rey Symphony for a waterside concert at Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. beaches.lacounty.gov Real Estate with Hippo Campus, 7 p.m. Drop by for KCRW’s second week of the Twilight Concerts Series at the Santa Monica Pier, this time featuring New Jersey indie band Real Estate and Minnesota’s Hippo Campus. tcs.santamonicapier.org “The Rendez-Vous of Déjà Vu” / “Apaches,” 7:30 p.m. A double feature celebrating young French cinema with a wine reception at 6:45 p.m. $11. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com “Wide Awake” Readings, 8 p.m. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez, L.A. luminary Suzanne Lummis, Kim Dower and Jamie Fitzgeral read at the Hotel Erwin, 1697 Pacific Ave., Venice. $10. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org

“The Homecoming,” 8 p.m. (Also at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through July.) This staging of the Harold Pinter play explores an uncomfortable gathering in England of a Brit, his American wife and his male relatives. $25 to $34. Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-8392; pacificresidenttheatre.com

“Road Races, Relived,” 5 to 8 p.m. Re-live the historic 1911 Santa Monica Road Races through this evening of film and photo displays that offers the opportunity to view an original 1911 car that raced the first Indy 500. Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows, 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 319-3164; fairmont.com/santamonica

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Del Rey Farmers Market, noon to 7 p.m. Food and produce vendors gather weekly, with free musical performances on the first Friday of each month. Glen Alla Park, 4601 Alla Road, Del Rey. delreync.org

WISE and Healthy Aging: Volunteer Orientation, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Learn more about this multi-service non-profit organization that serves older adults and their families. Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., Santa Monica. To register, call (310) 394-9871, ext. 552. wiseandhealthyaging.org Marina del Rey Historic Harbor Tours, 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. (Also 10 a.m., 11.a.m, noon and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 2.) In honor of Marina de Rey’s 50th anniversary year, the L.A. County Dept. of Beaches and Harbors is providing 45-minute informative tours for just $1. Board at Hornblower Cruises and Events, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com

“20 Questions,” 7 p.m. Quizmaster John Rosenthal emcees the trivial pursuit game every Friday night at TRiP, 2102 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com SIMA LA Kicks-Off Monthly Film Series, 7 p.m. The series showcases the best films from the annual SIMA Awards. This evening features a multi-media installation and 7:30 p.m. screening of “Poverty, Inc.” which explores international poverty and those who profit from it. General Assembly, 1520 2nd St., Santa Monica. $10 suggested donation. simaawards.org (Continued on page 34)

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Brennan’s Pub celebrates 40 years of its world-famous turtle races By Alci Rengifo It’s another Thursday night, and once again Brennan’s Pub in Marina del Rey is packed. More than 150 patrons with cold beers or cocktails in hand have gathered around the bar’s large back patio to take part in a unique Westside ritual: turtle races. Brennan’s Pub celebrates 40 years of turtle racing on July 23, but this isn’t some nostalgic social scene. It’s a festive environment as turtle racers and fans — most of them in their 20s or 30s — offer wild cheers and toasts as they gather around a large outdoor racing mat. Dozens line up to “rent” a turtle for the evening for $5; others bring their own. When the races finally start at well past 10 p.m., emcee Uriel Matus goes over the rules. Most important: 1) “Don’t point at the turtles [That’s cheating; they’ll think you have food] and 2) “Don’t throw anything toward the turtles: We like turtles more than we like you.” Before each race begins, turtle sponsors place their reptilian athletes in the middle of the mat (the first turtle to cross a painted outer circle is the winner). That gets interesting because of yet another rule: You can’t bend your knees while lowering your turtle, so ladies and gentlemen end up showing off their posteriors with varying

degrees of flamboyance to a hooting and howling crowd. The turtle races at Brennan’s have been featured in media broadcasts as far away as Eastern Europe as well as close to home, including an often-mentioned MTV appearance. “A question I keep being asked is: ‘You really have turtle races here? Real

starting off as a humble “turtle wrangler,” as he put it. The origins of it all are a bit hazy, but Matus relates the story as he’s been told. “From what I was told — urban legend — a couple of guys got together one night and said, ‘Hey, there’s this big, outdoor patio area, why not take advantage of it?” Matus said. “People started showing up

“What can I say? It pays the bills.” — Brennan’s Pub co-owner Steve Windmiller

turtles?’” says Brennan’s Pub co-owner Steve Windmiller. “What can I say? It pays the bills.” The bar hosts six turtle races each Thursday, pitting turtles of similar sizes against one another to avoid having large turtles race smaller ones. Brennan’s Pub cares for 10 “house turtles” that live in a 200-gallon aquarium inside a small building adjacent to the outdoor patio, where an exterior wall features a cartoon turtle race mural. The in-house champion, according to Matus, is a veteran turtle named “The Golden Schlong.” Matus has been helping to put on turtle races at Brennan’s Pub for 16 years,

with turtles. Back in the mid-1970s you had people with [teams of turtles] they called ‘stables.’” The tradition of bringing pet turtles remains strong. A visiting turtle owner who identified himself only as Rocko brought five turtles he named after notorious 1930s gangsters. “One of them is named Bumpy Johnson because he has bumps on his shell,” Rocko said. Sponsors of winning turtles receive a blue ribbon and a surprise gift pulled from a duffle bag. There’s no cash prize or giant trophy involved. The allure is the chance to be a part of the local turtle racing folklore.

“I wanted to be part of it,” said turtle sponsor Nathaniel Emond. “I don’t want to watch. I want my turtle to win. I chose the one who was pushing everyone else around.” First-time Brennan’s patron Luis Reyes also decided to sponsor a turtle, a darkshelled racer named Delaware. When the turtles were set loose for the first race of the evening, Delaware came quick off the start and made to the edge of the mat in well under a minute — the first winner of the night. “It feels good,” said Reyes. “I didn’t even expect to race. I have a greater respect for turtles now.” Turtle race organizers are ordering special ribbons and offering bigger prizes for the 40th anniversary races next Thursday. “It’s a huge turnout every week,” Matus said. “We’re hoping it’ll be another Thursday night where the crowds are having fun.” Turtle Races begin after 9 p.m. — probably closer to 10 p.m., but arrive on time if you want to sponsor a turtle. The 40th anniversary races on July 23 may start on the early side. Brennan’s Pub is at 4089 Lincoln Blvd. in Marina del Rey. Call (310) 821-6622 or visit brennanspub-la.com. JuLy 16, 2015 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 33

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Hornblower Dinner Cruises, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Enjoy a four-course dinner with dancing and a harbor view. Board at 7 p.m. at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. hornblower.com Mariachi and Folkloric Dancing, 7:30, 9:30 and 10:45 p.m. Dinner with traditional Mexican entertainment at Casa Sanchez, 4500 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey. (310) 397-4444; casa-sanchez.com Kentwood Players presents “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays (also 2 p.m. Sundays). Through Aug. 15, the semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon examining 15-year-old Eugene’s memoirs that show his family’s Great Depression challenges in 1937. Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $18 to $20. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org Rich Shelton, 9 p.m. Live music at The Prince O’ Whales, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-9826; princeowhales.com Kirk Fletcher / The Americans, 9 p.m. Enjoy two shows for the price of one: acclaimed blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher at 9 p.m. and rock ‘n’ roll band The Americans at 11 p.m. Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10 plus two-drink minimum. (310) 395-1676; santamonica. harvelles.com Kat and the Blues Hounds, 9:15 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Enjoy the soulful singing of Kathy Leonardo (an Argonaut contributor) and her rockin’ blues band at Sonny McLean’s Irish Pub, 2615 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Free. kathyleonardo.com All-Male “Cinderella,” 9:30 p.m. (also Saturdays through July 25.) A comedic musical twist on a classic tale at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $19.50. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com

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Sunday, July 19 Mar Vista Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shop, eat and mingle with you neighbors every Sunday at the intersection of Venice and Grandview boulevards. marvistafarmersmarket.org Beatles vs. Stones, 5 to 6:30 p.m. A free outdoor show celebrating the legacies of two iconic rock ‘n’ roll bands at Central Park Bandshell, 12045 E. Waterfront Drive, Playa Vista. playavista.com “Murder Mystery” at C&O Cucina, 5 p.m. Enjoy an evening of funny, homicide-intrigued entertainment and dinner at C&O Cucina, 3016 W. Washington Blvd., Venice. Call to register: (818) 909-9605 Mariachi and Folkloric Dancing, 5, 7 and 8:45 p.m. Dinner comes with a side of traditional Mexican entertainment at Casa Sanchez, 4500 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey. (310) 397-4444; casa-sanchez.com “300 First Dates: A One Man Show,” 7 p.m. Dave Kessler recounts his struggle to find love and his 300 dates experiences in this heartbreaking, relatable and hilarious solo performance at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20 plus tax. (310) 268-9110; thefeminar.com Karaoke Lisa, 9 p.m. Sing your heart out every Sunday at the Prince

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Monday, July 20 “Youth Sailing Camp” Kicks-Off, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This beginning sailing session runs all week for 11-17 year olds who will learn sailing basics on a 14-foot Capri sailboat. $200. Burton Chace Park, 13640 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Contact: cms@bh.lacounty.gov Optimist Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Club meets on Mondays at the Coffee Bean, 13020 Pacific Promenade, Playa Vista. (310) 215-1892 Comics on the Spot, 7 p.m. Weekly stand-up comedy event begins with an open mic before the pros take the stage at 7:45 p.m. The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com Swim Sessions, 7:30 p.m. Southern California Aquatics leads evening pool workouts Mondays and Wednesdays at Santa Monica Swim Center, 2225 16th St., Santa Monica. $69 to $109 per month. (310) 458-8700; swim.net Jack Daniel’s Comedy Classic, 9 p.m. Comedy showcase each Monday at Brennan’s Pub, 4089 Lincoln Blvd., Marina del Rey, No cover. 21+. (310) 821-6622; brennanspubla.com Stage 11, 9:30 p.m. The melodic rock act continues their Monday-

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The auction is open for viewing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, and will open for bidding at 9 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Barker Hangar is at 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. A weekend pass costs $20. To register to view the cars and bid, visit auctionsamerica.com.

For anybody with $20, it’s a once-in-a -lifetime pop-up car show featuring two genuine pieces of four-wheeled American history. Auctions America is headed to the Barkar Hangar event space at Santa Monica Airport this weekend with a diverse collection of early brass-ear automobiles, coach-built Euro classics, American custom cars, contemporary supercars and two elegant rides that used to park at the White House. Viewing begins today and sales happen Friday and Saturday. Highlights of the show include the 1955 Cadillac Series 75 Presidential Parade Limousine by Hess and Eisenhardt, offered Saturday, which served as both a parade vehicle and a means of general transport for Ike’s first lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower. With an estimated value of up to $150,000, the vehicle comes to Santa Monica from a collection in Europe with its original blue-gray upholstery.

Lyndon B. Johnson and the families of Eleanor and Henry Ford II. With a body and paint restoration and a well-preserved original interior, the limousine is expected to sell for as much as $200,000 or more.

from about $30,000 to $1 million or more.

Also in the line-up is one of three custom-built 1962 Lincoln Continental Presidential Town Limousines, offered for sale Friday, which carried United States President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, President

For those more into speed and flast, there’s also a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS, 2004 Ferrari Enzo, a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster and a latemodel Ferrari 512 TR Testerosa that looks like it came straight off the set of “Miami Vice.” Car values range

“It’s a new venue for us,” says Auctions America car specialist Alexander Weaver. “We’re excited to be on the Westside — especially in such a great, prestigious location.” — Michael Reyes

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Venice Chamber Installation Mixer, 6 to 8 p.m. City Councilman Mike Bonin swears in the board of directors at 6:45 p.m. followed by opportunities to enjoy appetizers, drinks and fine art from both well-known and up-and-coming artists. $5 to $20. QART, 480 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 822-5425; venicechamber.net Educational Series for Caregivers, 6 to 8 p.m. The eight-week program for helping family caregivers care for themselves while caring for others continues this week. Westchester Playa Village, 8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 103, Westchester. (310) 695-7030

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Unkle Monkey, 6 to 9 p.m. The local duo plays beachy tunes each Wednesday evening at The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 823-5451; mdrwarehouse.com “Dutchman,” 7 p.m. (Also July 29.) First produced off-Broadway in 1964, the performance looks into the race dynamics between a black man and white woman. Q&A with theatre critic Sheryl Aronson follows each performance. Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. $10, reservations required. (310) 392-7327; edgemarcenter.org Westside Wednesdays with the House of Vibes All-Stars, 9 p.m.

Blanche (Veronica Alicino, right) is comforted by her daughter Laurie (Katie Rodriquez, left) and sister Kate (Lori Kaye, center) in a scene from the Kentwood Players’ “Brighton Beach Memoirs.” See Friday listings on page 34.

West Coast iconography woodwork. 3-D glasses will be provided for guests to experience the show in an extraordinary way. Daniel Rolnik Gallery, 1431 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 729-3399; danielrolnikgallery.com Laura Fayer and Gretel Stephens Exhibitions, ends Saturday. See Laura’s “Dreamscape” and Gretel’s “Reflections” exhibitions at the Ruth Bachofner Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., G2, Santa Monica. ruthbachofnergallery.com Champagne Social and Open Studio, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Whole Foods presents this opportunity to tour 15 open studios, interact with local and global artists, enjoy live music and participate in screenings and talks. 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica. (310) 453-3711; 18thstreet.org “Flowing” by Chih-Chien Chen, opening 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. (Continues through Aug. 29). Taiwanese-based artist Chen displays an installation of interactive video works at the Atrium Gallery. 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica. (310) 453-3711; 18thstreet.org “Dusk to Dusk: Unsettled, Unraveled, Unreal,” through July 26. A curated exhibition that acknowledges the “unsettled, unraveled, unreal” in contemporary experience. Drawn from a single private European collection, the exhibit presents 32 haunting works of painting, photography, sculpture and video by 28 contemporary artists who examine issues of individual isolation, political repression and collective ennui in (Continued on page 38)

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The Art of Rebuilding Lives Fair Trade art broker who survived April’s magnitude 7.8 quake in Nepal throws a fundraiser in Mar Vista By Kathy Leonardo Global media may have moved on to the next story, but the people of Nepal are still feeling the devastating impacts of the April 25 earthquake that killed more than 8,000 and injured some 17,000 others. Santa Monica resident Michelle Page — widely reported as a missing person after the quake — experienced the initial trauma firsthand while she and her husband were staying in Kathmandu, about 30 miles from the epicenter. Page is the founder of Danger Dogs from Nepal, a fair trade art venture that offers animal owners an authentic hand painted portrait of their pet created by a Nepali local. She opened her business in 2007 and visits Nepal two times a year, bringing work to local artists. “It was immediately apparent that this was The Big One,” Page said of the magnitude 7.8 quake. “The shaking seemed to go on forever. Everything was swaying — the electrical lines, the brick perimeter walls, the street itself.” Page recounted how the couple stumbled to the center of the street as outer walls collapsed around them. She said she saw a man run into his old brick home and come out with a little dog trembling in his arms. Page and her husband walked more than three miles back to Boudha (where they were staying) all while aftershocks kept occurring. “Every time one hit, a cry of panic would arise from the locals. One large aftershock hit when we were on a bridge, and we ran as fast as we could to get on solid though shaky ground,” Page said. Along the way the couple passed a restaurant they had frequented and saw that the roof had collapsed and their usual table was crushed. In all the chaos of the aftermath, it took Page almost two weeks to find out that the artists she worked with were all alive and uninjured.

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Portal Bikes is providing temporary housing out of building materials that can be recycled for later use in constructing permanent housing. The art of Alison Frey Andersson is currently on view in the gallery, and Page’s artists’ Nepal Danger Dogs will be on sale at a discounted rate on the back patio, with 25% of the proceeds going to Portal Bikes. The event will also feature live music from folk-rockers The Cerny Brothers and Nepali musician Manohar Gurung, plus food and drink from local restaurants such as Röckenwagner Bakery. For Page, the most surreal of experiences during the Nepal quake was reading the many news stories that reported her and her husband as missing. A Los Angeles Times report was picked up by news outlets all over the country, including Page’s hometown Dayton Daily News. Page said she and her husband went to the American Embassy shortly after the Artist Maharjan creates a Danger Dog in Nepal quake to register as survivors, but that information did not reach her American Page told her artists they could put off to the shaking. Since then, Danger Dog friends and family. work under the circumstances, but they all clients have donated money to help “It was strangely traumatic. It was like said they wanted to work as much as rebuild his house. reading my own obituary, for sure. I possible. The suffering caused by the quake worried that my family would be beside “They wanted a return to normalcy with deeply affected Page, and now she’s themselves. I had tried repeatedly to get some art therapy thrown in. And, of rallied friends to host a fundraiser for through to the West, but communications were mostly down in Kathmandu.” Page always supported earthquake preparedness, but now she actively reminds friends and family to make emergency plans and keep plenty of extra food and water on hand. “Life is precious and short, and everything can change in seconds,” she said. “I don’t — Nepal quake survivor Michelle Page want people to forget Nepal. Aftershocks, landslides, and deprivation continue to be course, they needed the money. I left them Nepal’s recover on Sunday at the c.nichols a problem in the quake area all with a good cash cushion to carry them project art gallery in Mar Vista. The benefit takes place from 3 to Two nonprofits will benefit from the through to September, when I intend to 6 p.m. Sunday at the c.nichols project, proceeds: Waves for Water and Portal return to give them more orders,” she 12361½ Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. Bikes. said. Suggested donation: $20 at the door. Waves for Water provides free water Within two weeks of the quake, the Call (310) 915-1930 or visit cnicholsfiltration systems to ensure that quake artists completed 48 paintings. project.com or nepaldog.com. One of her artists had even lost his home victims have access to clean water.

“It was like reading my own obituary. … I had tried repeatedly to get through to the West, but communications were mostly down in Kathmandu.”

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many feet forward by the impact. I put my dog in the car and immediately rushed to the goose. Unfortunately there was nothing that could be done since the goose had thrashed around for a second or so before it was dead. It had been badly smashed up. This was horrible to see, especially on Father’s Day. I hope my account will do something to raise awareness to protect our local wildlife. Cars need to be told to slow down out there. The speed limit is 50 miles per hour in an area with wildlife preserve areas on both sides of the road.

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dog and I have been going there for evening walks almost every day for the past two and a half years. We are very fond of the place and fascinated by the wide diversity of life forms that we get to see with each changing season. This past Father’s Day, however, I witnessed something very tragic. My dog and I had finished our walk to the wetlands and were about to head home when I saw that traffic on Jefferson Boulevard was slowing down. It was close to 9 p.m. and quite dark, but to my surprise I saw a family of Canadian geese — two adults

Wildlife photographer Jonathan Coffin photographed this mated pair of Canadian geese with goslings on June 21. Hours later, an adult goose—possibly one of those in the photograph— was struck and killed by a car on Culver Boulevard. At the very least, Caltrans needs to put up some “Wildlife Crossing” signs. Dipankar Goswamy Culver City

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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015109645 The following person is doing business as: LA Art Guy and Art Gallery Services 12405 Venice Blvd. #353 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: David Adler 5123 Overland Ave. Culver City, CA. 90230. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: David Adler. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on April 2, 2015. Argonaut published: April 30, May 7, 14, and 21, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015159450 The following person is doing business as: Diamond Liquids 5251 Don Pio Drive Woodland Hills, CA. 91364. Registered owners: The Diamond Group LL 5251 Don Pio Drive Woodland Hills, CA. 91364. This business

is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Jason Burbidge. Title: Manager. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 16, 2015. Argonaut published: June 18, 25, July 2, and 9, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Alexander Rosenberg. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jun 16, 2015. Argonaut published: June 18, 25, July 2, and 9, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Stephen Warren Solomon. Title: Managing Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 17, 2015. Argonaut published: July 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015160590 The following person is doing business as: SSJLAW and SSJ 426 Culver Blvd. Playa del Rey, CA. 90293. Registered owners: Stephen Warren Solomon 97 Wellesley Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90049, Ralph Barat Saltsman 5 Latimer Road Santa Monica, CA. 90402, Stephen Allen Jamieson 2722 McConnell Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90064, Rodney Bruce Evans 1601 Crest Drive Altadena, CA. 91001, and Ryan Michael Kroll 5024 NE 15th Avenue Portland, OR. 97211. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015161573 The following person is doing business as: 26 Beach restaurant 3100 Washington Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Francis Mori 3100 Washington Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Francis Mori. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 18, 2015. Argonaut published: June 25, July 2, 9, and 16, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015163851 The following person is doing business as: Mediterranean Ways 11440 Clarkson Rd. los Angeles, CA. 90064. Registered owners: Ted T. Lekas 11440 Clarkson Rd. Los Angeles, CA. 90064. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Ted T. Lekas. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 22, 2105. Argonaut published: June 25, July 2, 9, and 16, 2015. NOTICE-

In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015174897 The following person is doing business as: Raining Jane 7811 Westlawn Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045 and Ice Cream Social P.O. Box 5111 Santa Monica, CA. 90409. Registered owners: Mona Tavakoli 6209 Outlook Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90042, Chaska Potter 35 Miller Ave. #225 Mill Valley, CA. 94941, Rebecca Gebhardt 7811 Westlawn Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90045, and Mai Bloomfield 29 Navy St. Venice, CA. 90291. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Rebecca Gebhardt. Title: Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 2, 2015. Argonaut published: July 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015174916 The following person is doing business as: Recreational Powerboating Association 5301 Beethoven St. #265 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: American Sailing Association 5301 Beethoven St. #265 Los Angeles, CA. 90066. This business is conducted by a Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Cynthia Shabes. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 2, 2015. Argonaut published: July 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2015. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally

expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015174934 The following person is doing business as: Helios & Selene and Helios And Selene 3401 Federal Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90066. Registered owners: Erin Egan 3401 Federal Avenue 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. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Erin Egan. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 2, 2015. Argonaut published: July 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015182841 The following person is doing business as: 415 Saints Clothing 10605 Washington Ave. South Gate, CA. 90280. Registered owners: Jose Diaz Ibarra Jr. 10605 Washington Ave. South Gate, CA. 90280 and Eduardo Bermudez 1317 E. 215th Place Carson, CA. 90745. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Jose Diaz Ibarra Jr. Title: General Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 13, 2015. Argonaut published: July 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the

residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015178901 The following person is doing business as: Nouvelle Healthcare Clinic 20969 Ventura Blvd. #23 Woodland Hills, CA. 91364-2305, Healthy Life Healthy Body Care Clinic, Healthy Choices Healthy Life Healthcare, Nouvelle 4Life Health And Weight Loss Clinic, and Trim4life Health And Weight Loss Clinic 9730 Calendula Ave. Westminster, CA. 92683. Registered owners: Paul Michael Robinson, MD 9730 Calendula Ave. Westminster, CA. 92683. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Paul Michael Robinson, MD. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 8, 2015. Argonaut published: July 16, 23, 30, and August 6, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2015177805 The following person is doing business as: Beachside Pets 13911 Old Harbor Lane #104. Registered owners: Danira Devereaux 13911 Old Harbor Lane #104 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/ Name: Danira Devereaux. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 7, 2015. Argonaut published: July 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 2015. NOTICEIn accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing

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Hearing Location: 320 West Temple St., Hall of Records, Rm. 150, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Project & Permit(s): Project No. R2013-03512-(2), Conditional Use Permit No. 201300177, Parking Permit No. 201300013 Project Location: 5557 Centinela Ave, West Fox Hills within the Playa Del Rey Zoned District CEQA Categorical Exemption: Class 1, Existing Facilities Project Description: CUP to authorize the operation of an automobile wholesale business and auto body repair shop in the C-3 (Unlimited Commercial) Zone pursuant to County Code Section 22.28.210, and a Parking Permit to allow for less than the required number of parking spaces for an auto body repair shop in the C-3 Zone pursuant to County Code Section 22.56.990. For more information regarding this application, contact Travis Seawards, Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning (DRP),

320 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Telephone: (213) 974-6462, Fax: (213) 626-0434, E-mail: TSeawards@ planning.lacounty.gov. Case materials are available online at http://planning. lacounty.gov/case or at Lloyd TaberMarina Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record. If you need reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids, contact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator at (213) 974-6488 (Voice) or (213) 617-2292 (TDD) with at least 3 business days’ notice. Si necesita más información por favor llame al (213) 974-6466. 7/16/15 CNS-2772234# THE ARGONAUT

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onsidered the gold standard measure of patient Marina Del Rey Hospital afety. Marina Del Rey Hospital received a Hospital Marina DelforRey Hospital Awarded afety Score of “A” Spring 2015 for its overall Hospital Safety Score of “A” erformance in keeping patients safe from The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score is widely considered reventable harm and medical errors. the gold standard measure of patient safety. Marina Del Rey Hospital received a Hospital Safety Score of “A” for Spring 2015 for its overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors.

Marina Del Rey Hospital is committed to each patient’s safety and well-being, and we are here to serve you.

Marina Del Rey Hospital is committed to each patient’s safety and well-being, and we are here to serve you. To learn more about the Hospital Safety Score and the Leapfrog Group, visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org

888.600.5600 | marinahospital.com

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