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VOL 49, NO 32 Local News & Culture

News

COVER STORY

SROs Are Back in Style Downtown Santa Monica to get hundreds of tiny apartments offered at market rate .... 6

Room for an Inn? Abbot Kinney hotel project is seeking city approvals after a three-year hiatus . ........... 8

FOOD & DRINK

‘A Visual History of Hip-Hop’

MVP Plays to Win

Annenberg Space for Photography celebrates the image makers who redefined pop culture ............................. 10

Taiwanese reboot of Westchester’s Humble Potato proves that change can be delicious .................................... 15

This Week

THE ADVICE GODDESS Photo by Jason Ryan

A Voice for Guac Mass shooting victim’s father takes to the stage to carry his son’s legacy forward .... 8

THE ARGONAUT POLL

The Feud Pyramid Desire for revenge isn’t always poisonous; like forgiveness, it’s coded in our social DNA . .................................. 23

Westside Happenings

Disco on Wheels Lace up and party down at a Saturday night roller dance party on Venice Beach ................................. 13

Ditch the kids for a Sunset Swim at the Annenberg pool . .......................... 24 Travel through time on a tour of the Venice Beach House ......................... 25

ARTS & EVENTS

Mass Shootings

Ray Bradbury’s White Whale

56% say the prevalence of mass shootings makes them less likely to attend large public events .................................. 9

“Moby Dick” celebration recalls the sci-fi icon’s Venice-inspired take on Melville’s classic . ............................... 14

ON THE COVER: The original contact sheet for the cover of Salt-N-Pepa’s 1987 hit “Shake Your Thing” is a highlight of the “Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop” exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography. Photos by Janette Beckman; courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.

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Downtown Santa Monica to get hundreds of tiny apartments offered at market rate By Gary Walker Angelenos tend to associate single-room occupancy units, commonly called SROs, with Skid Row flophouses serving indigent or low-income individuals who share kitchen and bathroom space — a type of affordable housing that had all but faded into a relic of 20th-century urban planning. A new-millennium reboot of the concept featuring tiny apartments with modern amenities in brand-new buildings could soon reshape the residential landscape of downtown Santa Monica. Under terms of an agreement between Santa Monica city leaders and prominent developer WS Communities, six new apartment buildings slated for Fifth, Six and Seventh streets would create hundreds of new SRO-style units, the majority of them leased at market rate. The projects are expected to contain a mixture of SROs, studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments, with 15% of the SROs designated as affordable housing and 20% of larger units set aside for low-income tenants. Santa Monica City Council members had previously banned apartments smaller than 375 square feet unless they were specifically designated as affordable housing. The deal specifies that market-rate SROs must be leased to people, not corporations, according to legal representatives of the city. Policymakers hope that an infusion of smaller housing units at more attainable prices may help alleviate a shortage of housing options that working people can afford. “The case for affordable housing is

This 43-unit apartment building planned for Fifth Street would be one of six that include SROs clear: we need more. And if SROs can help us achieve this end, great,” Santa Monica City Councilman Greg Morena said. “We have yet to see the ultimate residential value of SROs. As a concept it’s a great way to start your life in Santa Monica. As a family home, it certainly has limitations.” Alicia Shepherd, the director of growth for Santa Monica-based commercial real estate firm Keller Williams Realty, said having a mix of housing options can alleviate stress on Santa Monica’s overburdened housing market. “We’re in such a housing crunch, so we have to have a diverse type of housing for

our changing tenant demographic. We’re not going to rent-control our way out of this housing crisis: We’re going to have to build our way out of it,” said Shepherd, adding that the current market might allow a landlord to charge $6 to $8 per square foot for a SRO unit. SRO units planned for downtown Santa Monica would span at least 225 square feet, not including a bathroom and closet. According to the city attorney’s office, each SRO is required to have a separate bathroom (including toilet, shower and sink) as well as a cooking appliance, refrigerator and kitchen sink. WS Communities, which through an

The Argonaut Has New Ownership — Our Mission Remains the Same for continued success not just in Arizona, but anywhere,” Strickbine said. “The Southland publications have always been special in their connection with the communities they serve. We can’t wait to further solidify that connection and do even more to demonstrate our commitment to our readers, our advertisers and our neighbors.” Strickbine, 48, quit his job as a CPA in 1997 to start a small community newspaper in North Scottsdale and has grown the company to include TMG’s 15 Arizona publications, the eight former Southland publications, the travel information website phoenix.org, and the distribution and publishing company AZ Integrated Media. “For years I’ve heard the conventional wisdom about local news being dead — and I couldn’t disagree more. We have always bet against that idea as a company, and we’ve been very successful doing it,” PAGE 6 THE ARGONAUT August 8, 2019

Strickbine said. “We need to work harder and be smarter than the big metro newspapers, to show aspects of the communities we cover that matter to readers but too often get ignored. We also need to offer

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“Southland Publishing and I have been very proud of these publications and our employees who have made them such important parts of the communities they serve, and we are confident that Steve

“For years I’ve heard the conventional wisdom about local news being dead — and I couldn’t disagree more.” — Times Media Group President Steve Strickbine better, more engaging advertising opportunities to our advertisers. If we do that, we have every opportunity to succeed. And the communities we serve will be the better for it.” Southland Publishing President Bruce Bolkin and Vice President David Comden echoed Strickbine’s sentiments.

attorney declined to comment on this story, has already built more than a dozen other projects in Santa Monica. The company initially submitted the six new apartment projects in March, but faced rejections from the city’s Planning Commission prior to the council banning market-rate SROs in May. City officials argued at the time that SROs are affordable housing by design and should be subject to market rate leases. Cheryl Turner, a member of the FAME Santa Monica Redevelopment Corporation, said the city was not on firm legal ground in opposing market rate SROs. “It can be argued that because there is a shortage of housing, especially affordable housing, any new housing adds to the available housing stock to help us fight homelessness,” she said. “California law preempted the city’s ordinance to the extent that it placed restrictions on the size and number of units within the proposed WS Communities’ housing project.” Abundant Housing L.A. Policy Director Mark Valliantos said contemporary SROs are much different than their older counterparts and can be an important source of affordable housing. “Los Angeles has lost thousands of these rooms over several decades, leaving low-income people who lived in them with no place else to live, which contributed to the homeless problem,” he said. “It makes sense to have more types of housing that are affordable, including modern SROs.”

Strickbine and his company will be wonderful stewards of these publications and that the readers and advertisers that continue to support them are in good hands,” Bolkin said. “Local newsweeklies and magazines continue to be a vital part of each community they serve,” Comden added. “While

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A Voice for Guac Mass shooting victim’s father takes to the stage to carry his son’s legacy forward By Christina Campodonico On Feb. 14, 2018, artist Manny Oliver dropped off his son Joaquin at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a bundle of brilliant yellow sunflower poseys that the 17-year-old wanted to give his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day. He asked Joaquin — affectionately nicknamed “Guac” — to call once he’d delivered the bouquet, but never received that call. Hours later Oliver learned that Guac had been caught in the crosshairs of a former classmate’s violent attack on the school with an AR-15 assault rifle, a casualty of one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. Oliver retells this heartbreaking story in “Guac: My Son, My Hero,” a one-man show the artist-turned-activist premiered in July at the TOMS Shoes headquarters in Del Rey. The highly personal work of theater is an extension of the Oliver family’s nonprofit Change the Ref, which lobbies for gun reform through art activations and aims to take “Guac” on tour through key swing states during the 2020 presidential election. Part memoir, part TED talk and part ode to his slain son, Oliver developed “Guac” with the help of “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr., “Dear Evan Hansen” songwriter Benj Pasek and co-writer/director James Clements. Throughout the piece, Oliver reminds that the personal is political. Utilizing home video and family photos, he weaves anecdotes about his son and the Oliver family’s immigrant journey from Venezuela to Florida with his own transformation into an activist following Guac’s murder. Oliver repeatedly says that he lost his best friend, that his heart was “stolen.” In

Manny Oliver fused visual art with personal theater to pack an emotional punch at TOMS HQ a moment of impassioned anger, he takes ity feels like witnessing a private moment a hammer to his son’s portrait — a prop of art therapy, but also like seeing a bold, he’s created for the show that echoes public display of protest art.

At first you hope “he dropped his phone,” Oliver shares; then you “hope your kid is injured in a hospital”; then, finally, that “he didn’t suffer … that it was fast.” other art pieces he’s done for Change the Ref — and strikes it again and again, evoking the boom and pierce of bullet holes. Later he sprays red paint around his son’s chest, which dribbles like blood from a wound. This raw and heartwrenching display of rage and vulnerabil-

In this way, Oliver also reminds us that the issue of gun violence is far bigger than any one father’s grief. Every 15 minutes during the show a bell rings, which Oliver explains is a symbol for the fact that every 15 minutes someone dies of gun violence in the U.S. That horren-

dous statistic not only rears its ugly head with every ominous ring, but resonates long after the show when place names like Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton join the tragic roster of communities ravaged by rogue gunmen with deadly missions. The loss of a child or a loved one to such extreme gun violence is unimaginable for most — even as recent mass shootings have made that seemingly remote possibility somewhat more tangible — but at key moments, Oliver invites audiences to step into his experience of that fateful day. At one point, he asks audience members to take out their phones and call someone that they love. As you wait for your loved one to pick up, you may begin to feel the anxiety that Oliver felt as he waited for his son to call him and his worry warped into a strange sense of “hope.” At first you hope “he dropped his phone,” Oliver shares; then you “hope your kid is injured in a hospital”; then, finally, that “he didn’t suffer … that it was fast.” In short order you figure out that no one should have to feel or think like this, especially a parent, and yet in the U.S. such crises persist. Back to the phone call — with your phone pressed to your ear, you think, “Will they pick up? Are they okay?” And then relief, when the familiar voice finally answers. In this context, I was overwhelmed to hear my mother — a school teacher who’s undergone active shooter lockdown training —say, “hello” back. Oliver never received such assurance, and the current news cycle does not offer much hope or any reprieve from the specter of lone shooters wreaking havoc on innocent lives. When “thoughts and (Continued on page 14)

Venice Place Hotel Project Heats Up Again It had been nearly three years since supporters and opponents of the Venice Place Hotel project have been in the same room together, but time has not dampened either side’s passion about the boutique hotel proposed for Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Speakers at an Aug. 1 hearing before West Los Angeles Zoning Administrator Theodore Irving tended to focus on concerns about traffic congestion, the displacement of French-language school Ecole Claire Fontaine and, among supporters, local demand for hotel rooms as an alternative to the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals. A decision is expected this fall, but could be appealed before West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission. Dan Abrams, an independent filmmaker and longtime resident of Venice, wants PAGE 8 THE ARGONAUT August 8, 2019

ture, would replace some existing structures and modify others to create separate two- or three-story structures at a maximum height of 30 feet. Some speakers remain unhappy about building a hotel in such close proximity to Westminster Avenue Elementary School, with Westminster parent Pamela Pressley expressing concerns about air quality during construction and Mar Vista attorney Amanda Seward raising questions about alcohol consumption and security. Supporters, many of them matching wearing matching blue buttons, praised The Venice Place Hotel would bring 78 hotel rooms into the heart the idea of bringing hotel rooms to of Abbot Kinney Boulevard Abbot Kinney Boulevard and the project’s embrace of bicycles, skatethe city to approve changes to the block and 56 bicycle parking spaces while between Broadway Street and Westminster retaining office, retail and restaurant uses boards and other forms of alternative Avenue that would make room for 78 as well as The Cook’s Garden. The project, transportation. boutique hotel rooms, four apartments, 175 designed by local architect David Hertz & — Gary Walker new underground vehicle parking spaces The Studio for Environmental Architec-

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Do you support universal background checks as a solution to gun violence?

Four dead and 13 injured at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on July 28. Twenty-two dead and 24 injured at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3. Nine dead and 27 injured at a bar in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 4. From Aug. 1 to Aug. 6, The Argonaut surveyed 220 people who follow us on Facebook or voted in our Best of the Westside contest about whether the persistence of mass shootings has impacted their willingness to attend large public events. A 56.4% majority â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 124 of 220 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; responded that the increasing prevalence of mass shootings makes them less likely to attend large public events, and 58.6%

(129 people) replied that this persistent threat made them less likely to take children or family members along. More than 86% of survey takers (190 people) favored universal background check requirements for firearm purchases; 5.5% (12 people) were opposed, and 8.2% (18 people) were undecided. Many survey takers included clarifying commentary for publication, though most who opposed stricter gun controls did so anonymously: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have lost the right to be in public without thinking about what to do if there is an active shooter. I eye every exit in (Continued on page 26)

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‘A Visual History of Hip-Hop’ Annenberg Space for Photography celebrates the image makers who redefined pop culture

By Max Bell Hip-hop music was initially derided as a fad, a passing novelty somehow artistically unequal to rock or pop. Today, hip-hop is pop music and a driving force of pop culture. Rappers headline music festivals and receive extensive coverage from national news outlets. Rap songs perennially top music sales charts. Contemporary fashion, slang, art — hiphop influences all of it. In recent years, hip-hop’s continued popularity has inspired countless documentaries, biographical films and books concerning the genre’s pivotal music and artists. These endeavors are vital for preserving and contextualizing hip-hop history. However, they often neglect the people whose work significantly contributed to hip-hop’s rise: photographers. Vikki Tobak’s “Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop” attempts to rectify this oversight. An expansive photography book that covers nearly 40 years of hip-hop history, it features now-iconic PAGE 10 THE ARGONAUT August 8, 2019

images of globally renowned artists like Tupac, Notorious B.I.G. and Outkast alongside interviews with the photographers and essays from their subjects.

and more than 75 original, unedited contact sheets, it’s likely one of the most comprehensive hip-hop photo galleries ever assembled. For lifelong hip-hop

Where small-minded (and likely bigoted) detractors saw hip-hop as dangerous music made by dangerous people, these photographers documented the humanity of the genre’s musicians, major figures and subcultures. After the book’s 2018 release, Tobak and hip-hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy (“Yo! MTV Raps”) turned “Contact High” into a photography exhibit. Showing at Century City’s Annenberg Space for Photography through Aug. 25, “Contact High” is essential viewing. With almost 140 works from 60 photographers

disciples and laypeople alike, the exhibit illuminates the reality that music is enhanced by and inextricable from the visuals that accompany it. Most of the names beneath the photos at the Annenberg will likely be unfamiliar at first. By the end of the exhibit, though, their photos will make them unforget-

table. The stare of MF Doom piercing your soul from behind his signature metal gladiator mask? Eric Coleman captured it. Salt-N-Pepa projecting their strength and swagger in vibrant, multi-colored and coordinated outfits? Janette Beckman was behind the lens. Notorious B.I.G. wearing the crown that signified his status as rap’s “king of New York” in 1997? Barron Clairborne shot that. The front half of the exhibit is arranged chronologically. First, viewers encounter early DJs, rappers and breakdancers from New York, the undisputed birthplace of hip-hop. Many of these, like black-and-white photos of DJ Kool Herc and Tony Tone, come from Bronx photographer Joe Conzo. Conzo and his “Contact High” peers working through the ’90s documented hip-hop during the era of its heaviest criticism and greatest neglect from critics outside of the disenfranchised communities making the music. Implicitly, the exhibit argues that photographers should

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be intimately connected to their subjects and communities. The exhibit’s featured photographers are ardent fans of the music who had real relationships with their subjects. They worked for rap magazines like Rap Pages and XXL — some of which are on display — publications that covered every plateau and niche of the genre with informed and nuanced appreciation. Where small-minded (and likely bigoted) detractors saw hip-hop as dangerous music made by dangerous people, these photographers documented the humanity of the genre’s musicians, major figures and subcultures. The photographers’ respect and affection for their subjects are perhaps most apparent in the section of the exhibit devoted to the women of hip-hop. In Janette Beckman’s contact sheet from her 1988 photo “Ladies of Hip-Hop,” for instance, she captures the comradery among Millie Jackson, Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte and the women rappers and dancers of the late ’80s.

The same is true as the parallel New York section moves into the ’90s. On the contact sheet for Clairborne’s Notorious B.I.G. shoot, there are a few shots of him smiling. The images stand in stark contrast to the bravado of his lyrical delivery and the often grim subject matter of his lyrics, which “Contact High” visitors can hear in the looped video of his infamous streetcorner freestyle in Brooklyn. Like many of the contact sheet photos, these feel like a privileged glimpse behind the necessary but ultimately constructed artistic persona. Much of the rest of the exhibit explores hip-hop’s regionality. Here, walls of Los Angeles rappers like Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar and the late Nipsey Hussle are framed opposite photos of rappers from Atlanta (e.g., Gucci Mane) and New Orleans (e.g., Lil Wayne). Throughout,

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viewers will notice the various indigenous clothing styles. In the workwear worn by L.A. rappers and the Nike Air Force Ones sported by rappers from other locales, you can see hip-hop’s influence on contemporary fashion trends discussed in GQ and appropriated on runways. “Contact High” also features a 30-minute documentary created for the exhibit. For the uninitiated, this documentary brilliantly contextualizes the history of hip-hop and hip-hop photography. With insightful, often humorous interviews from “Contact High” photographers like Brian “B+” Cross, it explains the importance of the connection (cultural, social, racial, etc.) between photographer and subject. Once you’ve finished watching the documentary, you can sort through records in the adjacent record store/gift shop curated by Cross. While the exhibit is excellent for the

reasons stated above, it will likely feel too small for hip-hop obsessives. There are no photos from Chi Modu, the former director of photography for seminal hip-hop magazine The Source; independent and underground artists from all over the U.S. are also underrepresented. These shortcomings only expose the need for more exhibits like “Contact High.” Capturing every significant style, era and subset of hip-hop would require a multistory museum. Soon enough, maybe there will be one. “Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop” remains on display through Aug. 25 at Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Admission is free. Visit annenbergphotospace.org for venue information. Max Bell tweets as @TheeMaxB.

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Scenes from Skate Dance Plaza’s July 14 grand reopening

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Lace up and party down at the newly resurfaced Skate Dance Plaza By Christina Campodonico Roller dancing on Venice Beach sparked a sensation of the disco era — Remember “Xanadu and “Roller Boogie”? — that’s coming back into fashion in the age of Instagram. But for true believers, it’s always been a way of life. This weekend the nonprofit Venice Beach Skate Dance Association celebrates the recent resurfacing of Skate Dance Plaza with a Friday night skate, Saturday afternoon skate dance showcase, and a Saturday night roller disco party followed by an attempt to break the unofficial world record for longest serpentine skate. “We’re kind of skating sideways, if you will,” explains Venice Beach Skate Dance Association Vice President Pamela Pine. “We have to keep our hands linked… we can’t let go, and we have to have over 105 skaters.” But the celebration also has a bigger cause — the entire weekend is themed “Skate Against Hate and Violence” — a “timely” theme, says Pine, with roots in

San Francisco’s Skate Against Violence roller movement and the Venice group’s own history. When one of their own fell victim to a violent hate crime back in the ’90s, Pine recalls, the group organized a “Skate Against Hate” event in honor of his memory. The event was also a way to fight back against the zeitgeist of hate-spewing groups stumping on the beach at that time. “We [the roller skaters] in Venice of Beach are the antithesis of hate,” says Pine. “We are an incredibly diverse group, culturally and ethnically.” During Venice’s ’70s and ’80s roller dancing heyday, personalities like “Mad” James Lightning and Sara Messenger (aka Sally Piano) spent many a sunsoaked weekend livening up the Venice Boardwalk with their respective “liquid poetry” and “Cadillac” moves as described in the 2017 documentary on Venice’s roller skate scene “Roller Dreams.” At that time, skate dancers would boogie down to James Brown and Garrett’s Crew’s “Nasty Rock.”

Saturday night’s roller disco party — the first of its kind on Venice Beach, says Pine — aims to give participants a taste of that era. Expect lots of R&B, plenty of old-school ’80s and ’90s, and even a disco ball. “There will be a photo booth — the lighting will be outrageous,” says Pine. “We’re going to have a wide screen — 20-feet wide. We’ll be showing our trailer from ‘Roller Dreams,’ and we’ll be showing some videos of some of our skaters that are no longer with us. We’re celebrating them, then our current skaters.” The new generation of skate dancers benefits from this summer’s repaving of Skate Dance Plaza, for which the Venice Beach Skate Dance Association raised $60,000 and worked with the city’s Department of Recreation and Parks. Pine noticed many new faces at the Skate Dance Plaza’s official ribbon cutting on July 14, although she laughs at herself for forgetting to cut the ribbon. “I turned on the music and everyone came rushing in and jumping on that

area, literally leaping onto the skate area,” recalls Pine. The refurbished skating area not only boasts slick new pavement, but also a stencil of the Venice Beach Skate Dancer Association’s logo and a red painted line on the ground to discourage skateboarders, scooters and pedestrians from meandering into the area, which will also be open for a “Sunday Funday” skate from 2 p.m. to sundown on Aug. 11. More signage delineating the area is on the way, too. “We have felt like the step-child [of the Venice Skate Park],” says Pine, “but now we have the recognition.” Skate Dance Plaza is between Sidewalk Café and the Venice Skate Park. Friday’s skate starts at 9:30 p.m. in front of the café after a 7 p.m. meet-and-greet. Saturday’s skate dance demo is from noon to 5 p.m. at the plaza, followed by the roller disco party from 7 to 10 p.m. Events are free, but try to RSVP at venicebeachsk8dance.org. August 8, 2019 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 13

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Ray Bradbury’s White Whale A celebration of “Moby Dick” recalls the sci-fi icon’s Venice-inspired take on Melville’s classic By Bliss Bowen “It’s not often in the life of a writer lightning truly strikes. And I mean, there he is on the steeple, begging for creative annihilation, and the heavens save up spit and let him have it. In one great hot flash, the lightning strikes. And you have an unbelievable tale delivered in one beauteous blow and are never so blessed again.” That’s how Ray Bradbury described creative inspiration in his 1992 book “Green Shadows, White Whale.” It’s a lightly fictionalized account of six months he spent adapting Herman Melville’s 1851 novel “Moby Dick” into a screenplay for mercurial director John Huston’s 1956 film, when tensions between them were bristling because literary lightning bolts were not striking. Bradbury had by then published “The Martian Chronicles” (1950) and “Fahrenheit 451” (1953) but was not yet the science fiction master he became before his death in 2012. “I remember Ray Bradbury telling an audience about an absent-minded walk he took one night along the Ocean Front Walk back in the early 1950s,” says Eric Vollmer, adding that Bradbury then lived “within a stone’s throw of Beyond Baroque” on Venice Boulevard. “There in the gloom, he could just make out the rusting remains of a roller coaster, which was left over from a pier fire, sprawled in the sand. Then, he heard a foghorn calling from the sea and he imagined the old roller coaster to be a dinosaur and the foghorn to be the forlorn howling of its mate. Bradbury went home and wrote the story up and submitted it to some fantasy magazine, which John Huston happened to read — and decided on the spur of the moment that Bradbury was just the man to write about another leviathan.” As of Aug. 1 it’s been 200 years since Melville’s birth. Read-a-thons, op-eds and public radio shows are commemorat-

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career; Melville died poor and obscure in 1891. Not until the sociopolitical prescience of “Moby Dick” was championed by later writers — notably D.H. Lawrence in his 1923 essay collection “Studies in American Literature” — was it finally acknowledged as a masterful examination of humanity. (“All men,” Melville wrote, “live enveloped in whale-lines.”) Now the book is read through an environmental lens. “Lawrence’s take was fascinating, but he was writing in 1921, from the standpoint that America was taking its place on the world stage and eclipsing Great Britain as a world power,” observes Vollmer, who says Greg Bell will read from Lawrence’s essay Sunday night. “He was almost [asking], ‘What is the makeup of the American character that we can expect to emerge as the triumphant power in the 20th century?’” Ray Bradbury worked on the screenplay for the 1956 John Huston Vollmer has organized other centennial film “Moby Dick” celebrations of literary greats, including ing the author nationwide, and composer within a particular context. John Steinbeck and Ernest Hemingway. Dave Malloy announced his musical “I love literature, but what I especially But he’s particularly fascinated with how “Moby Dick” premieres at Cambridge’s like is the background of the writers and Melville “interpreted evil in the world” by American Repertory Theater in how they came to write something,” placing readers in the head of peg-legged December. explains Vollmer. “Bradbury ended up just Captain Ahab as his obsession transforms This Sunday, Vollmer hosts a celebraconcentrating on the hunt of the whale. He him into the tyrannical evil he claims to be tion of “Moby Dick” at Beyond Baroque didn’t talk about the philosophical and chasing. that incorporates readings by Jeff Rogers metaphysical musings that Melville uses “Melville doesn’t glamorize [whaling], from “Green Shadows, White Whale”; all throughout the novel. They distracted but he has these rhapsodic passages where “Moby Dick” scenes delivered by Lee the reader at the time, but now when he talks about the poetry of it all, like Boek, Gary Brussell and Christina people study him they’re really amazed at when they go up on the topmast to look Linhardt; and traditional sea shanties Melville’s insight into human nature. His for whales, they have this fantastic scenic performed by Steve Goldman and ambitions for the novel were much greater view of the ocean. There’s a sense Linhardt. Additionally, Venice Oceanthan simply telling a great adventure that even though it’s his job, he sees arium Director Tim Rudnick will speak story.” the killing of whales as a horrific, tragic briefly (about, among other things, the Written mostly on Melville’s Massachu- thing. So no whales will be harmed in Oceanarium’s 24-year tradition of setts farm, “Moby Dick” was informed by our production.” marathon “Moby Dick” readings, five years he’d worked on merchant and happening Nov. 23 and 24 near the jetty whaling ships, experiences that more “Melville the Mariner” happens at at Windward Avenue’s west end). directly inspired his first books, 1846’s Beyond Baroque (681 N. Venice Blvd., Rather than illuminate the artistic popular “Typee” and 1847’s “Omoo.” Venice) from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m. Sunday, process of translating stories between Reviews were mixed — but the condemAug. 11. Tickets are $10, or $6 for mediums, the goal is to understand both nations (“Herman Melville Crazy”) of students and seniors. Call (310) 822-3006 “Moby Dick” and Bradbury’s script 1852’s “Pierre” virtually kneecapped his or visit beyondbaroque.org

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prayers” seem to be the only remedy proffered after a mass shooting, even the most empathetic of sniffles and tears (of which there were many that night) seem like they aren’t enough in the face of grief so devastating and a problem so endemic there seems to be no end in sight. In a nation so deeply divided over the Second Amendment, it’s also difficult to know whether a hardcore NRA supporter would change their views after seeing “Guac,” or even bother attending in the first place. What is undeniable is the urgency of PAGE 14 THE ARGONAUT August 8, 2019

Oliver’s message and his unflagging commitment to keeping his son’s memory alive. Panting and sweating, only pausing for sips of water, he passionately carries forward the promise of his son’s short life throughout the show. Near the end of the show, Oliver reveals that his son was already showing an activist streak. About six years before his death, Guac wrote a letter in support of tighter gun controls, and 60 days before his death he tweeted about the tragedy of Sandy Hook and the need for gun reform.

(One gets the feeling that if Joaquin had survived, he would have been joining his classmates in organizing the March for Our Lives.) Like a final coda, Oliver proceeds to deposit a handful of longstemmed sunflowers into the jagged holes in his son’s portrait — a beautiful reminder that even out of the darkest, most tragic depths of the human experience can bloom the seeds of something resembling hope. Manny Oliver’s portrait of his son Guac is a centerpiece of his show

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8321 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester (323) 989-2242 Instagram: @themvpla Taiwanese food hits Lincoln Boulevard with the soft opening of instant local hotspot Most Valuable Playa, or MVP, planning its grand opening this Sunday. Chef and operator Eric Ong (also behind Mee & Greet in Palms) took a look at his beloved Humble Potato and decided to make some changes, resulting in a space that is a little more upscale and date-friendly. Humble Potato devotees need not fret, however — the one on Washington Boulevard remains intact. Most Valuable Playa’s menu focuses a little less on hot dogs and hamburgers, and a little more on easily shareable plates. The garlic noodles, listed in the

“snacks” section, is a glorious mix of egg noodles with a ridiculously delicious housemade garlic sauce, ParmigianoReggiano, crushed garlic crisps and parsley. Sharing, while admittedly a fundamental tenet of kindergarten-taught principles, might prove difficult in this case; I recommend getting one serving per person, or you might find yourself in hand-tohand combat over dinner. Another stand-out on the menu is the Yan Su Ji, otherwise known as popcorn fried chicken. These bite-sized morsels come paired with a spicy aioli that is a house specialty. The creamy condiment is the perfect foil for the crunchy chicken, served piping hot. If you are looking for a quick bar snack with an ice cold beer, these guys do the trick. Speaking of beer, MVP will be serving both beer and wine, further altering the tone from the old Humble Potato days. Elevated offerings such as the

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Todd Miller

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$1,494,000 $1,129,000 $1,999,000 $699,000 $1,428,000

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Coldwell Banker KW Silicon Beach KW Silicon Beach KW Silicon Beach KW Silicon Beach

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$1,149,000

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RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-877-2374

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$2,095,000 $1,359,000 $1,299,000 $1,249,000 $2,450,000 $1,629,000 $2,495,000

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Compass RE/MAX Estate Properties Douglas Elliman RE/MAX Estate Properties KW Silicon Beach KW Silicon Beach Compass

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legal advertising FICTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT FILE NO. 2019210658 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BORN TO TALK PRODUCTIONS, BORN TO TALK RADIO SHOW. 8101 Chase Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90045. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Born to Talk Productions, LLC, 8101 Chase Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90045. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Marsha Wietecha. TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: Born to Talk Productions, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 1, 2019. NOTICE ñ in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 8/8/19, 8/15/19, 8/22/19, 8/29/19 FICTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT FILE NO. 2019186335 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CITY STREET FLOWERS, THE CITY STREET FLOWERS, CITY STREET FLOWER COMPANY, CITY STREET FLOWER SHOP, THE CITY STREET FLOWER COMPANY, THE CITY STREET FLOWER SHOP; 3810 Wilshire Blvd., #303 Los Angeles, CA 90010-3215. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Polina Portnaya, 3810 Wilshire Blvd., #303 Los Angeles, CA 90010-3215. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Polina Portnaya. TITLE:

Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: July 5, 2019. NOTICE ñ in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 7/25/19, 8/1/19, 8/8/19, 8/15/19 FICTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT FILE NO. 2019198008 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COUNSELOR MARTY; 12553 Venice Blvd., Suite O Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Martin Eugene Steckdaub, 12553 Venice Blvd., Unit A 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: 07/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Martin Eugene Steckdaub. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: July 18, 2019. NOTICE ñ in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 7/25/19, 8/1/19, 8/8/19, 8/15/19

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FICTITIOUs BUsINEss NAME sTATEMENT FILE NO. 2019212548 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANOMALY PUBLICATIONS; 2039 Walgrove Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jan Steven Strnad, 2039 Walgrove Avenue Los Angeles, CA 900663. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Jan Steven Strnad. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: August 5, 2019. NOTICE ñ in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code). Publish: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 8/8/19, 8/15/19, 8/22/19, 8/29/19

from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. Service by a registered process server or the Sheriff is complete when made. Service by Publication is complete thirty (30) days after the date of the first publication. 4. You can get a copy of the court papers filed in this case from the Petitioner at the address at the top of this paper, or from the Clerk of the Superior Court at the address listed in Paragraph 2 above. 5. If this is an action for dissolution (divorce), legal separation or annulment, either or both spouses may file a Petition for Conciliation for the purpose of determining whether there is any mutual interest in preserving the marriage or for Mediation to attempt to settle disputes concerning Legal Decision-Making and parenting time issues regarding minor children. 6. Request for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least five (5) days before your scheduled court date. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE COURT 3/14/19 Amanda Stanford Clerk of the Superior Court Published in: The Argonaut Newspaper 7/25/19, 8/1/19, 8/8/19, 8/15/19 Notice of self storage sale Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice US Storage Centers - Marina Del Rey located at 12700 Braddock Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90066 intends to hold an auction to sell the goods stored by the following tenant at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storageauctions.net on 8/15/2019 at 10:00AM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. John Lewis Tandy. All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details. The Argonaut Newspaper 8/1/19, 8/8/19

Home & Business services of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: June 25, 2019. Lawrence H. Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 7/18/19, 7/25/19, 8/1/19, 8/8/19 ORDER TO sHOW CAUsE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 19sMCP00309 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of JENNIFER M. WHITE, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Jennifer M. White filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Richard Sergio Diaz-White to Richard Lopez 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 09/13/2019. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: July 1, 2019. Lawrence H. Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 8/1/19, 8/8/19, 8/15/19, 8/22/19

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Compiled by Nicole Elizabeth Payne Thursday, Aug. 8 Ballet Beyond Borders: “Revenge of the Worthless,” 6 to 9 p.m. As part of Rocky Mountain Ballet’s dance challenge, festival producer-director Jamal Shah discusses his new film at LMU’s Mayer Theatre, 1 LMU Dr., Westchester. Free. rmbt.org/ bbb-schedule “The Last House Guest” Book Discussion, 6:30 p.m. Author Megan Miranda discusses her latest work, a dark and twisty journey through a small town with big secrets. Diesel Bookstore, Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th St., Santa Monica. (310) 576-9960; dieselbookstore.com Kronos Quartet, 7 p.m. The marina’s outdoor summer concert series continues with the Kronos Quartet. David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola) and Sunny Yang (cello) reimagine the string quartet experience in a spirit of fearless exploration. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free; RSVP at eventbrite.com. (310) 305-9545; visitmarinadelrey.com

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Friday, Aug. 9 “The Tempest” Screening, 6:30 p.m. Mind Over Movies screens Julie Taymor’s feminist interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic. A discussion and Q&A follow the film. The Christian Institute, 1308 Second St., Santa Monica. Free. Films at the Wende: “Hotel Dallas,” 7 p.m. In conjunction with the exhibit “Watching Socialism: The Television Revolution in Eastern Europe,” the Wende museum screens this surreal parable of communism, capitalism and the power of art, mixing fact and fiction. The Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City. wendemuseum.org

John Denver Tribute Concert, 7 p.m. Culver City’s Boulevard Music Summer Festival continues with Jim Curry and his ensemble in an intimate courtyard setting. Dale Jones City Hall Courtyard, 9770 Culver Blvd., Culver City. Free. (310) 398-2583; boulevardmusic.com

“The Night Sky Show” and Special Observing Event: “The Straight Wall on the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn,” 7. and 8 p.m. Learn the latest news in astronomy and space exploration and take a family-friendly tour of the constellations. Afterward, look through several telescopes at a nine-day-old gibbous moon, gas giant Jupiter and the rings of Saturn. Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $6 for one show or $11 for double bill. (310) 434-3005; smc.edu/ planetarium

Serving Up Comedy, 7 to 9 p.m. This final show of the season features a showcase of hilarious standup comics, followed by an open mic. The Warehouse, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. No cover;

Sunset Swim at the Annenberg Community Beach House, 7 to 10 p.m. Take a break from kid stuff and hang out at this chill 18-plus swim party in a pool that Argonaut readers have voted the Westside’s best

for several years running. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. $5 to $10. (310) 458-4904; annenbergbeachhouse.com

of shelter dogs by bringing your furry friend to this birthday bash. Enjoy fun activities and tasty treats for both you and your dog. Please bring a gift for dogs in need by checking the wish lists for Carson, Downey, Lancaster and Agoura DACC shelters. Wallis Annenberg PetSpace, 12005 Bluff Creek Dr., Playa Vista. Free. eventbrite.com

Movies on the Lawn: “Christopher Robin,” 7:30 to 10 p.m. Family man Christopher Robin has forgotten how to be joyful. Reconnecting with his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, he embarks on a journey to find Pooh’s friends and rediscover his child-like self. Bring a blanket to sprawl on the lawn. Stoner Park, 1835 Stoner Ave., West L.A. westlasawtelle.org Beach Movie Nights: “Shark Tale,” 8 to 10 p.m. Pint-sized underachiever Oscar (Will Smith) enlists the help of peaceful shark Lenny (Jack Black) to help clear his name after Lenny’s brother Frankie (Michael Imperioli) ends up dead. Food trucks begin serving at 6 p.m. Bring a blanket and watch this adventure right by the waves at Dockweiler Youth Center, 12505 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey. Free. (310) 726-4128; beaches. lacounty.gov A Night of Soul, 10:30 p.m. Award-winning R&B singer Terrell Edwards and British soul singer Amanda Campbell perform at TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $10 cover. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com

Saturday, Aug.10 Ballet Beyond Borders: Creative Crossroads, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guest artists from California, Pakistan, Russia and Cuba present on important dance topics for Ballet Beyond Borders’ cultural diplomacy exchange.

“Read and Play,” 3 p.m. Spend the afternoon playing with family and friends in the indoor play space with a short family story time at 3 p.m., followed by play activities designed to cultivate key developmental skills. Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. Free; ages 0 to 5. (310) 458-8681; smpl.org

Get an international perspective on dance at Rocky Mountain Ballet’s “Ballet Beyond Borders” cultural exchange conference at LMU. SEE THURSDAY, AUG. 8, & SATURDAY, AUG. 10. LMU’s Burn’s Recreation Center, 1 LMU Dr., Westchester. Free. rmbt.org/ bbb-schedule Westchester’s Wood-Fired Community Oven Bake, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring dough and toppings to bake your own pizza in an authentic wood-fired adobe oven. Oven is ready for baking bread around 2 p.m. Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. Free. (310) 850-8022; meetup.com/Los-Angeles-BreadBakers DOGust Birthday Celebration, 2 to 5 p.m. Celebrate the universal birthday

Marina Movie Nights: “Black Panther,” 8 p.m. T’Challa, leader of Wakanda, is tested by a new powerful enemy. He must rally his allies and harness the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and save his people. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (424) 526-7900; beaches.lacounty.gov

Sunday, Aug. 11 “Hippie Woman Wild: Life and Love on an Oregon Commune” Book Discussion, 10 a.m. to noon. Writer and actress Carol Schlanger captures the dream of many baby boomers to tune in, turn on and drop out, revealing how she transformed from a young actress in Manhattan to a wood-chopping, back-to-the-land woman in Oregon. A Q&A follows the discussion. Light brunch included. The Braid, Jewish Women’s Theatre, 2912 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica. $25. (310) 315-1400; bit.ly/hippiewomanjw

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An Empowered Muse:“Eurydice” @ City Garage The Orpheus myth gets turned on its head in this Sarah Ruhl play told from the perspective of Eurydice, following her as she talks with stones, rides elevators in the underworld and finds companionship in her late father’s ghost. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 15 at City Garage, 2525 Michigan Ave., Building T1, Santa Monica. $20 to $25 or paywhat-you-want at the door on Sundays. (310) 453-9939; citygarage.org A Family Tragedy:“All My Sons” @ Pacific Resident Theatre In this 1947 Arthur Miller play, family secrets are stirred up when two old neighbors show up unexpectedly in a Midwestern town, exposing a scheme that sent defective airplane parts to the skies of World War II. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays,

as they attempt to reunite with their beloved owner Andy on a magical deserted island. Now playing at 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 25 at Media Park, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. Free with RSVP. 310-838-4264; theactorsgang.com

Venture into the underworld with “Eurydice” at City Garage Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 25 at Pacific Resident Theatre’s Co-op Space, 705½ Venice Blvd., Venice. $15. (310) 822-8392; pacificresident-theatre.com

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Shakespeare Remixed:“Toy Story Tempest” @ Media Park Based on William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and inspired by Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story,” this free outdoor play follows Woody (aka Prospero) and his friends

Supernatural Comedy:“Blithe Spirit” @ Westchester Playhouse The Kentwood Players revive Noël Coward’s classic comedy about a séance that goes hysterically awry, with the spirit of a socialite’s late first wife sticking around to interfere with his new marriage. Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 24 at Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $20 to $22. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org A Flash of Genius:“Andy Warhol’s Tomato” @ Pacific Resident Theatre When a teenage Andy Warhol finds himself in the basement of a working

class bar in Pittsburgh, he receives inspiration, guidance and friendship from a surprising source. Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 29 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $15 to $34. (310) 8228392; pacificresidenttheatre.com Criminal Shenanigans:“Loot” @ Odyssey Theatre Crime, a corpse and a crazy cast of characters come together for this darkly comic Joe Orton play revival. When Hal and Dennis rob a bank next to a funeral parlor, what safer place to hide the dough than in the coffin of Hal’s recently deceased mum? Unfortunately for them, the coffin keeps popping up at the most inopportune times. Last shows: 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Aug. 8 to 10) at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $32 to $37. (310) 4772055, ext. 2; odysseytheatre.org

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Monday, Aug. 12 Magic Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Albie Selznick hosts a rotating cast of master magicians and variety acts at 8 p.m. each Monday through Aug. 30, with a special interactive performance in the lobby a half-hour before show time. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $40. (310) 450-2849; magicmondayla.com

Tuesday, Aug. 13 Red Hen Press: Francesca Bell and Ilya Kaminsky, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Join Red Hen authors for an evening of readings and light refreshments. Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-4904; annenbergbeachhouse.com

Step into Venice’s past at the historic Venice Beach House (15 30th Ave., Venice), once the seaside getaway of L.A. newspaper owner and Abbot Kinney’s good pal Warren Wilson. Through Aug. 15, the historic landmark turned boutique hotel hosts “On the Edge of Society,” featuring photography of classic beach culture by Jim Ganzer, Anthony Friedkin and Wynn Miller. The exhibit is open by appointment only. Book a tour ($20) of the gallery and grounds with complimentary tea, coffee, beer or wine at lacountyhistoricalsociety.com, or call (310) 382-6190. — Christina Campodonico Shimmy and Salsa Sundays, noon to 1 p.m. and 4 to 10 p.m. Former figure skater and dancer Dane Sorensen teaches this high-energy class filled with good music every Sunday through Sept. 29. Join Salsa Familia for an evening of dancing under the stars. The Experiment Stage, 1200 Block Third Street

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Trivia Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Team up with friends to test your knowledge of facts, pop culture, history, Santa Monica and more. Win gift cards to local Downtown Santa Monica businesses. The Experiment Stage, 1200 Block of Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. Free. downtownsm.com Los Angeles Computer Society, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mark Presky and Marsha Saltman share their years of experience selling via eBay, Craigslist,

Nextdoor and Offerup to breakdown the process of listing ads and explaining dos and don’ts. Refreshments available. Fellowship Hall, 8065 Emerson Ave., Westchester. Free. (310) 398-0366; lacspc.org

evening of mirth with Mission IMPROVable. Shout out prompts and join the fun. Performances every Thursday through Sept 26. The Experiment Stage, 1200 Block Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. Free. downtownsm.com

Wednesday, Aug. 14

Cactus Jam, 8 p.m. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Terry Okey performs a mix of country, blues and rock ‘n’ roll with his band Cactus Jam. Playa del Rey’s Nikki O’Neill opens the show with her soulful voice and wailing guitar. Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. (310) 390-1328; thecinemabar.com

Laughtears Salon, Politics, art, culture and discussion — this time on technologies and the collective unconscious. RSVP for location and time. Free. (310) 306-7330; laughtears.com Work it Wednesdays, 6 to 7 p.m. Local fitness experts host free exercise classes each Wednesday through Sept. 25 at The Experiment Stage, 1200 Block Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. Free. downtownsm.com Culver City Democratic Club, 7 p.m. Democratic candidates for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 2 seat speak about their campaigns, the Vote 16 Culver City Team make their case for allowing 16-year-olds to vote in city elections, and the L.A. Alliance for a New Economy discusses workers who need support. Veterans Memorial Building, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. (310) 398-5328; culvercitydemocraticclub.com

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Thursday, Aug.15 Laugh Out Loud, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Westside Comedy Theatre hosts an

“July 19,” through Friday, Aug. 9. Ellie Shakiba exhibits photos and videos documenting her six-year imprisonment on the remote island nation of Nauru after fleeing Iran in 2013 and seeking asylum in Australia. SPARC, 685 Venice Blvd., Venice. Free. (310) 822-9560; SPARCinLA.org LACP Sixth Annual Members Exhibition, opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug.10. The Los Angeles Center of Photography exhibits 50 images from 39 photographers. Exhibit runs through Aug. 31. dnj Gallery, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 315-3551; dnjgallery.net

Promenade, Santa Monica. Free. downtownsm.com Mt. Olive Second Sunday Jazz, 5 p.m. Mt. Olive Lutheran Church presents live jazz every second Sunday of the month. This month hear Jay Jackson & The Scott Bramer Trio. Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1343 Ocean

“Thirdsdays,” 8 to 10 p.m. Violinist Jeff Gauthier and cellist Maggie Parkins join flutist Ellen Burr and bassist Jeff Schwartz for two sets of improvisational jazz and classical music. Industry Café & Jazz, 6039 Washington Blvd., Culver City. No cover; donations encouraged. (310) 202-6633; industrycafela.com

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“More restrictions, if not an outright ban, on assault weapons.” – Matthew Hetz, Westchester “We are being affected by all these mass shootings. To see all these babies, children, young mothers and fathers being shot breaks your heart. We live in a constant state of depression and fear for this to be happening in our country.” – Patrucua Berger, Cheviot Hills “Guns are a problem if they combine with anger and hate.” – Gloria Hatchard, Inglewood “Nothing you do will eliminate the truly evil people in this world. The only thing they understand is death — others’ and their own.” – Robert Oliver, Venice “We need much tougher gun laws.” – Kim Baker, Westchester “Republicans are controlling the gun rights agenda — it doesn’t matter what I think.” – Barbara Rubin, West L.A.

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