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ArgonautNews.com VOL 44, NO 50

Local News & Culture

OPINION Letters to the editor..................................................................................................................................... 5

NEWS Activists take on Oxford Lagoon Basin upgrades that would remove hundreds of trees. .................................................................................................................... 6 Annenberg gone, it’s hurry up and wait for the Ballona Wetlands......................................... 6 P!nk leads the third annual Venice Sign Holiday Lighting......................................................... 8 Santa Monica named a host city for 2015 Special Olympics................................................... 8

FEATURE Heroes don’t have to be flashy. More often than not, they are otherwise everyday people who go about the difficult work of making the world a better place...................................................................................................... 11

MARINA DEL REY HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE OFFICIAL PROGRAM.............................................................................................................. 19 THIS WEEK Actress-turned-painter Mary Woronov graduates from ‘Rock ’N’ Roll High School’ to become herself again............................................................. 27 Venice Canals Boat Parade.................................................................................................................. 28 Westside Happenings.............................................................................................................................. 33 Orson Bean’s “A Christmas Carol”...................................................................................................... 34 Grammy winners La Santa Cecilia play The Broad.................................................................... 39

FOOD & DRINK Jino’s Pars makes a marriage of Persian and Italian cuisine................................................ 37

On the cover: The Argonaut’s 2014 Local Heroes pose for a group shot after a celebratory lunch at Whiskey Red’s in Marina del Rey. Photo by Ted Soqui. Design by Michael Kraxenberger.

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LETTERS Venice council is out of touch Re: “United in Opposition,” letters, Nov. 20 Roxanne Brown’s letter concerning the proposed modifications to Kim’s Market at the corner of Venice Boulevard and Ocean Avenue in Venice gets it wrong. Two years ago, my family and I noticed a “for sale” sign on Kim’s Market stating “Build Your Dream Development.” Here comes another oversized monolith, we figured. But to our

ArgonautNews.com astonishment, the new owners decided to keep the property as is and just add a small restaurant within the store. Hooray! A local alternative to busy Abbot Kinney for somewhere to eat. Surprisingly this proposal is not good enough for members of the Venice Neighborhood Council, who not only opposed the new eatery but also bullied and shouted their way inside on a neighborhood open-house night in September. As a Venice resident for 20 years

and a neighbor to Kim’s, I resent being “represented” by the Venice Neighborhood Council, a self-appointed bunch of aging nitwits who refuse to accept the fact that Venice is not the same as it was 20 years ago. And the letter from Roxanne Brown was very upsetting — filled with errors and exaggerations. For example, she writes that Kim’s “would attract hundreds of people,” adding to traffic congestion. This statement completely

ignores the fact that the new owners are simply trying to improve a very small store — one that currently profits on junk food and liquor — while only adding an equally small restaurant within the current building. There won’t be a lot of traffic because Kim’s is within walking and biking distance of many nearby homes. It is not being built to cater to the trendy hipsters of Abbot Kinney, but to its many neighbors instead. And the remark that neighbors

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who support Kim’s Market in this case “apparently think they’d rather have a restaurant than who-knows-what” is just plain wrong. It’s not “whoknows-what,” but rather keeping Kim’s instead of another giant three-story condo. We are very lucky that the new buyers of Kim’s chose not to tear the building down and we should applaud them, not make their mission difficult. Ron Goldman Venice

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Activists battle Oxford Lagoon renovation Opponents object to removal of hundreds of trees in flood control basin’s reboot as recreation area Photo by Gary Walker

By Gary Walker More than a dozen protestors, many of them affiliated with local environmental groups, rallied Tuesday at the Oxford Basin Lagoon in Marina del Rey to contest the planned removal of nearly 650 trees and shrubs as part of an $11-million overhaul of the flood-control area. Renovation of the basin — including the addition of a walking path and observation areas, planting of native trees, addition of a berm to improve water circulation and the removal of 6,500 cubic yards of sediment contaminated by urban runoff — was approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last year. Work was slated to begin Tuesday but was temporarily rescheduled to a later date, said Los Angeles County Public Works Department spokesman Kerjon Lee. “We anticipate starting construction as soon as possible,” said Lee, adding that he was unsure why the project’s start was delayed. Those who attended the protest accused county leaders of failing to disclose the true number of

Demonstrators rallied Tuesday to oppose the removal of 650 trees and shrubs from Oxford Basin Lagoon trees that will be removed from the fenced-off 7.3-acre lagoon area and said they were alarmed to learn that all the trees would be taken out. Lee said the number of trees that would be extracted during construction is included in the county’s environmental analysis, which was made public last

spring. Page two of the October 2013 document states that “the final [initial study and mitigated negative declaration] does not change the impacts that were analyzed for the removal of 650 plants [400 trees and 250 shrubs] and does not require a new mitigation measure.”

None of the trees around Oxford Basin Lagoon — bordered by Admiralty Way, Washington Boulevard and Oxford Avenue — were identified as nesting trees in a 2014 nesting survey, according to Lee. A biologist would remain on site during construction, he said. Demonstrator Douglas Fay sued the county earlier this year to halt the project. Fay said he settled the lawsuit and cannot continue a court challenge the California Coastal Commission’s approval of the county project. “But I can lobby for a better outcome,” said Fay, a Santa Monica resident who ran for a county supervisor seat earlier this year. Fay, who grew up near the Oxford Basin Lagoon, called it a dedicated bird sanctuary and said the number of birds returning there has been increasing. “To turn the only bird conservation area in Los Angeles County [jurisdiction] into a recreational park and exacerbate the flood control potential is the wrong thing to do,” he said. County representatives say they do not take the project’s opponents grievances lightly.

“The concerns of the protesters are very valuable to us. We’ve attempted to do this in a very transparent way,” Lee said. The renovation of the basin is part of a larger county strategy to convert flood-control structures into more recreationfriendly areas. In addition to a loop trail planned for Oxford Basin Lagoon, the renovation would add wildlife observation areas and educational signage. By and large, opponents of the project complained that county officials have a poor track record of giving proper public notice about the details of controversial projects. “I would say what they are doing he re falls right in line with that history,” said Venice Neighborhood Council Vice President Marc Saltzberg, who lives in nearby Marina Peninsula. Saltzberg said he isn’t against beautifying the basin but has concerns about the removal of trees. Construction at the basin is expected to last for at least a year after it begins. gary@argonautnews.com

After Annenberg departure, more waiting Plans for restoring the Ballona Wetlands are delayed once again with loss of funding for nature center Photo by Lisa Fimiani

By Gary Walker How last Tuesday’s announcement that the Annenberg Foundation has discontinued its campaign to build a $50-million urban ecology center in the Ballona Wetlands will impact broader restoration plans for the 600-acre ecological reserve remains somewhat uncertain, according to state officials. Completion of an environmental analysis considering restoration strategies has been delayed multiple times over the past four years and has now been pushed back to spring or summer of next year, said Jordan Traverso, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “Right now, it’s hard to tell what effect [the Annenberg decision] will have, outside of the fact that there’s not funding for the proposed center,”

State officials now say it could be the middle of next year before they release their Ballona Wetlands restoration plans Traverso said. “There’s so much that’s already gone into this restoration and so many other partners involved that the [environmental impact report] will move forward, but what that

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looks like I don’t know.” Fish and Wildlife and the state Coastal Conservancy are the lead agencies in the Ballona Wetlands restoration initiative, which also includes the Santa Monica Bay

Restoration Commission and the nonprofit The Bay Foundation. In 2004, The Bay Foundation formed a project management team to initiate restoration planning and the commission began compiling historical and biological studies in 2009. Possible strategies for restoring the wetlands won’t be known until the environmental report is filed. “At this point, I don’t know if we’re going to strip the alternatives that include the interpretive center out of the EIR or leave them in there in the event there’s still a possibility of an interpretive center sometime in the future,” Traverso said. “That said, all of the partners remain interested in seeing the reserve become a thriving, functioning wetlands again.” Several local environmental

organizations had openly denounced Annenberg’s plan for a 46,000-square-foot education and animal care center in the wetlands near the Culver-Marina Little League baseball fields south of Culver Boulevard and east of Lincoln Boulevard. Despite architectural renderings of strategies to blend the center with its wetland surroundings, the groups flat out opposed building on limited wetland space as well as the inclusion of a domestic animal care program at the center. “I’m very happy to hear that Annenberg has pulled out. I’m happy that the area will not be a gray-scape with a parking lot and a building and will remain a green-scape,” said Roy van de Hoek, a biologist and president (Continued on page 16)

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P!nk gets the party started Arriving by pedal power, pop vocalist flips the switch for the third annual Venice Sign Holiday Lighting Photo by Edizen Stowell / venicepaparazzi.com

By Joe Piasecki In 2012 it was Robert Downey Jr. Last year it was Anjelica Huston. For Friday’s third annual Venice Sign Holiday Lighting the surprise guest was pop singer-songwriter P!nk, a longtime Venice local who arrived on a beach cruiser bicycle with husband Carey Hart and 3-year-old daughter Willow in tow. “I love Venice. I’m all about Venice. I was dreaming about living in Venice since I was 9 years old; I moved here when I was 19. These are my people. It’s that you get all walks of life,” P!nk, born Alecia Beth Moore in Pennsylvania, told The Argonaut before taking the stage to flip the ceremonial light switch alongside Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin. Sponsored by the Venice Chamber of Commerce, the event marks the holiday season with a block party at Windward Circle and the ceremonial re-lighting of Windward Avenue’s iconic Venice sign with

P!nk and daughter Willow join L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin to re-light the Venice Sign

“I love Venice. I’m all about Venice. I was dreaming about living in Venice since I was 9 years old; I moved here when I was 19. These are my people.” — P!nk

red and green bulbs instead of the usual incandescent white. The sign lighting is as much about community identity as it is about fanfare. Venice founding father Abbot Kinney installed the

original Venice sign in 1906 as a way to show off new electric light technology. The sign was later taken down for unknown reasons and lost to history, but in 2007 a group of residents led by

Canal Club and Danny’s Venice owner Daniel Samakow funded a nearly exact replica — down to its 87 light bulbs, changed out by hand for the holiday lighting. “This has become a very cool event. It started with a community desire to have something iconic here in the community — the Venice sign,” Bonin said. “For three years in a row it’s been a big, fun party with excellent music, where different walks of life from Venice come together to enjoy the moment. It’s the kind of thing we need more of in Venice. We need to do more positive, community-celebrating programming because good stuff begets other good stuff.” Hundreds of people attended the sign lighting, preceded by a 40-minute performance of the Venice Symphony Orchestra, a nonprofit collective of volunteer musicians who blend contemporary pop with classical music. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s exhilarating,” Venice Symphony Orchestra Director Wesley Flowers said. “It’s great to look out and see a sea of people watching the

hard work we’ve done come together.” Flowers said the orchestra is seeking funding to hold a similar event on the Fourth of July. “We have the red and white bulbs. We just need to buy some blue ones,” he said. LAPD Pacific Division Capt. Brian Johnson and newly elected state Assemblywoman Autumn Burke also made appearances. “It’s great to have an event like this in Venice, where it’s family oriented and there’s an amazingly diverse group of people here to enjoy the holidays. It’s a fantastic event,” Burke said. P!nk, 35, also celebrated the community’s defining eclectic sprit during her on-stage remarks. “The thing I love about Venice the most is there’s room for all of us. We can all live together and love together, and the spirit and the feistiness and the art and just all of it. I’m so in love,” she said. “I hope you guys have such a happy, happy, warm, yummy, delicious holiday. Merry everything.” joe@argonautnews.com

Santa Monica named Special Olympics host city The 2015 games, the area’s biggest sporting event since the 1984 Summer Olympics, will bring a spike in tourism Photo by Fabian Lewkowicz / Special Olympics

By Gary Walker Santa Monica will serve as a host city for global visitors attending the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, officials with the games announced last Thursday. Representatives of LA2015, the organizing committee for the games, say the 2015 Special Olympics World Games will be the largest sports and humanitarian event anywhere in the world next year and the single biggest event in Los Angeles since the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. More than 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches from 177 countries are expected to participate in contests taking place from July 25 to Aug. 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Athletes will compete in more than 30 categories, including basketball, soccer, gymnastics, roller skating, softball, bowling, swimming, snowboarding and tennis.

Special Olympics World Games Global Messenger Debi Anderson and Culver City athlete Caelyn Griffith Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics has grown worldwide to include activities involving more than four million athletes with mental disabilities. Eunice Kennedy Shiver’s eldest son, Bobby Shriver, is a former Santa Monica mayor. Flanked by city officials at ICE,

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the city’s temporary winter skating rink, LA2015 President and CEO Patrick McClanahan spoke about the significance of being a host city for the games. “The host town program will not only create lasting memories for these athletes and coaches from around the world, but leave a lasting legacy for the commu-

nities who are opening their doors, hearts and minds to host these inspiring athletes,” McClanahan said. Caelyn Griffith, 19, of Culver City will be competing in the Special Olympics as a gymnast. “My favorite thing in gymnastics is the floor routine,” she said. “I’ve been having a great time with my roommate and my buddies.” Griffith’s mother, Clausine Griffith-Honda, said her daughter has competed in Special Olympics since she was 8 and enjoys the floor routine because of its dance element. She’s noticed distinct changes in Caelyn since she began competing. “I would definitely say she’s more confident and more independent. They get to travel every summer, and at the age of 8 or 9 to be able to go away from your parents for a couple of nights can instill some independence,” Griffith-Honda said.

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Laura Sharpe A survivor paying it forward “You are never who you were that moment before, so you absolutely have to reinvent yourself,” Laura Sharpe says of trauma survivors. She would know. The Marina del Rey resident was one of six people in a helicopter that crashed over Catalina Island in May 2008. Three people died, and Sharpe suffered 43 broken bones, burns to 40% of her body and the partial amputation of her foot. She also nearly lost an eye. “I didn’t walk for three years,” Sharpe said, recalling the first words she spoke after waking from a weeks-long coma: “Divine intervention.” With the help of six very supportive artist friends, Sharpe documented her agonizing recovery through years of digital photographs and notes that became “Re-Membered: Interpretations of Reconstruction,” a March 2011 exhibit at James Gray Gallery in Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station. “They were the sparks. The process allowed me to transcend above and beyond my own private pain,” she said. Then Sharpe felt compelled to be a spark for others. She founded Artists for Trauma, a nonprofit that pairs trauma victims with volunteer art teachers to help rebuild lives through the therapeutic power of art. The group works with spinal injury patients through the Long Beach VA hospital and the Triumph Foundation, and also takes on individual cases. Success stories include a car crash survivor who learned to breathe properly again by studying Italian opera with a vocal coach. “This work fulfills the truest meaning of what I was meant to do,” Sharpe said. “We’re not limited by our challenges; we’re challenged by our limitations.” Visit artistsfortrauma.org. — Michael Aushenker

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Anthony Perez Feeding the multitude Anthony Perez was driving through Venice on his way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in October 2006 when, by stopping to help a stranger change a flat tire, he started down the path to another life transformation. When Perez realized he had left his cell phone on top of a news rack before continuing along, the Good Samaritan called his own number to find a voice waiting on the other end of the line. A man named David agreed to meet Perez at Munis Liquor on Pacific Avenue to return the phone. “As I’m talking to him, I find out he’s a Marine Corps veteran sleeping here on the beach. My dad was a vet, and I couldn’t see my dad fighting for his country and ending up homeless,” Perez said. So Perez took David to the meeting and introduced his new friend to an old friend, actor Danny Trejo, whose story had inspired Perez to be more open to helping others. Perez left David with some cash that night and met him again the next morning, taking along a hot meal. Seeing David share his breakfast with other homeless people, Perez decided to keep the generosity coming. He founded the nonprofit Send Me a Penny, which distributes free food on weekends at Venice Beach. Last year the group provided 153,000 pounds of food to people in need. Send Me a Penny also provides resources for getting people off the streets for good. David, who started working again with Perez’s help, is now employed fulltime at an auto repair shop. “I was just in the motion of doing the right thing,” Perez reflected. “Everything’s been a blessing.” Visit sendmeapenny.org. — Joe Piasecki 2014

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Naomi Nightingale Neighborhood peacemaker Naomi Nightingale has involved herself in civil rights activism since the late 1960s — largely in the Oakwood community, a historically African-American neighborhood in Venice. She’s currently an informal liaison between Oakwood residents and the LAPD, a role that came about after a series of community meetings to (moderated by Nightingale) improve relations between police and residents following the 2012 police beating of teen skateboarder Ronald Weekley Jr. “When people come together on an issue that you’re able to resolve in a collaborative fashion, that makes it all worthwhile,” Nightingale said of what drew her to activism. Formerly chief of staff for retired Congresswoman Diane Watson, Nightingale also worked in the early 1980s as the director of Project New Focus, a U.S. Dept. of Labor initiative to help women who had been incarcerated transition back into neighborhoods. She helped women gain employment in areas that were unconventional for the time, including brick masonry and sheet metal work. Former Venice Neighborhood Council President Linda Lucks nominated Nightingale as an Argonaut Local Hero. “Naomi always brings a sensible approach to very controversial issues,” Lucks said. Nightingale says her role can at times be a heavy responsibility. “You have to be careful of what you say because people are paying attention,” she said with a laugh. But seeing people being treated unfairly continues to motivate her. “Injustice is something that I find intolerable. I try to bring 2014 justice to wherever I see injustice occur, and seeing some of the positive things that come from that keeps me going,” she said. — Gary Walker

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Richard Windebank & Fran Weber Bringing kids to water

There’s something especially sad about the economic disparities that keep many kids who live a short distance from the world’s largest man-made small craft harbor from getting the chance to enjoy it. Richard Windebank and Fran Weber are doing more than their part to change that. Under their guidance, about 350 kids each year take part in a summer sailing program in Marina del Rey that’s jointly sponsored by the Fairwind Yacht Club and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice. Participating youth take turns launching small Hobie Cat sailing catamarans out of Mother’s Beach or tagging along in kayaks, learning the basics of safe boating along the way. “We’re trying to get lots of kids out in the water, getting exposure to sailing and having fun,” said Windebank, adding that many participants come from struggling single-parent families and are often labeled at-risk youth. Windebank has helped with the summer sailing program for five years. Weber, also active with the Women’s Sailing Association, has been a driving force behind it for more than a decade and gives additional time through Toastmasters to help club kids prepare Youth of the Year contest speeches and essays. In March and April, both longtime Fairwind members play leading roles in a separate afterschool sailing program jointly sponsored by the yacht club, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice and the Marina del Rey Sheriff’s Station. That one takes students from Mark Twain Middle School in Mar Vista and Coeur d’Alene Avenue Elementary School in Venice out on group sailing sessions in full-size boats. The one thing the participants share in common: “They all 2014 love it,” Windebank said. Visit bgcv.org. — Joe Piasecki

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Jeanne Kuntz Environmental ambassador In the past eight years, Mar Vista has become a citywide leader in sustainability efforts, gaining widespread recognition from City Hall and environmental groups for advancing water conservation efforts. One of the key players behind that success is Jeanne Kuntz. The 38-year Mar Vista resident is a cofounder of the popular Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, an annual spotlight on homes with aesthetically pleasing landscapes that utilize native plants, rain barrels and other watersaving features. On Sundays, Kuntz can usually be found at the Mar Vista Farmers Market’s “Green Tent,” started by the Mar Vista Community Council Green Committee (of which Kuntz is a member) to help neighbors exchange information and ideas about reducing their ecological footprints. Kuntz is also active in Westside efforts to promote First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity and organized the “Wellness Tent” at Mar Vista’s inaugural Relay for Life in August. “Jeanne was the heart and soul behind the growth of the Green Garden Showcase,” said Sherri Akers, a past co-chair of the Green Committee who nominated Kuntz as an Argonaut Local Hero. “For the first several years, I would bet that more than half of the gardens [on the tour] were recruited by Jeanne.” For Kuntz the work “has been an enjoyable, expanding and inspiring experience,” she said. “It has connected me with a family of sorts, and I feel a sense of place in Mar Vista.” Akers thanks Kuntz for keeping her motivated. “She is never looking for attention or fanfare, and inspires 2014 so many and so much. Jeanne has been a wonderful coach and has helped me avoid burnout,” Akers said. — Gary Walker

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of the Playa del Rey-based Ballona Institute. Walter Lamb, president of the Ballona Land Trust, feels including the proposed center within the wetlands restoration plan was an unwise decision by state officials. “The fact that this has been part of the CEQA [California Environmental Quality Act] process has come at tremendous cost,” said Lamb, who says additional time spent by state employees analyzing Annenberg’s proposal cost taxpayers money. “It’s a victory, but we’re not patting ourselves on the back.” Lamb’s organization sued Fish and Wildlife in April, claiming that state wildlife officials had not disclosed documents that the land trust had requested under the state Public Records Act. Councilman Mike Bonin said he was pleased to learn that Annenberg had taken its offer to build the center off the table. “I didn’t think that it was appropriate for the area. One of my chief concerns is that there is still an open question about how we restore the wetlands and that debate is nowhere near completion,” Bonin said. “Building the center there presupposed an intensity of use that I don’t think there was a consensus about yet.” The group Friends of the Ballona Wetlands, led by David Kay, supports a public education facility in the wetlands, whether Annenberg pays for it or not. “The Friends have always advocated for well-regulated public access to the reserve, including a visitor center within the reserve area or at the nearby Ballona Discovery Park,” reads a statement by the group. Traverso said state Department of Fish and Wildlife officials hope the restoration will include opportunities for learning about how the wetlands function alongside a metropolis. “We still have hope that the reserve will eventually be a place where people, including children who might otherwise not have access to such a natural place in such urban surroundings, can learn about wetlands habitat and how they are a part of nature,” she said. “We hope that will lead to the next generation of environmental stewards.” gary@argonautnews.com

Regan Kibbee Building community among moms Mothers get a lot of love, but they usually don’t get much help. Enter VeniceMoms.net, a grassroots online network of moms helping moms. Becoming a mother eight years ago marked a turning point in Regan Kibbee’s life. The problem was that few of her friends had taken the same leap, leaving little in the way of discussion and support. So Kibbee created a Yahoo! Group called Venice Toddlers, which later merged with a group called Venice Moms. The group functions as a platform for mothers in Venice, Mar Vista, Del Rey and other Westside communities to exchange observations and ideas about motherhood and family, share information about school options and local family-friendly activities, and sometimes even pass along hand-me-downs. “It provides an opportunity for local moms to share parenting information and tips about local resources, and also connect for playdates and camaraderie,” Kibbee said. Since Kibbee became moderator of the Venice Moms group in 2008, membership has climbed to a whopping 1,900 local families. “When you become a mom, you want to connect with other moms. As the group has grown, it’s become more of a digital community,” she said. Running the Venice Moms group also led Kibbee to become more active in community affairs. She’s fought for slower growth in Venice, and last year was a co-appellate in a successful neighborhood challenge to a controversial development on South Venice Boulevard. While the group remains nonpolitical, Kibbee does post about city meetings and news impacting local neighborhoods. “I feel the broader issues happening in and around Venice affect our quality of life as families, and people do respond,” she said. Visit venicemoms.net. — Gary Walker

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Paul Cummins The education equalizer Founder of the Crossroads and New Roads schools in Santa Monica, Paul Cummins began his journey as an education reformer by zoning out during a college history lecture. At the end of class, “I kind of came out of my reverie and looked at what I had been writing. I had been outlining a curriculum for a high school,” recalled Cummins, who had been working under a realization that much of what he was learning in college he should have picked up during high school. Cummins founded the progressive Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in 1971, attaching to its varied curriculum a public service component. Compelled by the belief that students should have access to a quality education regardless of economic status, Cummins established the nonprofit New Visions Foundation in 1994 and the following year opened New Roads School, also in Santa Monica. More than half of the K-12 student body at New Roads receives need-based financial aid, funded by 40% of the school’s tuition budget. Cummins received special honors at this year’s My Hero Film Festival in Santa Monica, an event that encourages youth to engage with their icons. The ceremony included a short film in which actor Jack Black, a Crossroads graduate, played Cummins. Under the New Visions banner, Cummins expanded his social justice work to include the Coalition for Educational Opportunities, which places at-risk foster youth in carefully chosen college-prep schools. He also launched an afterschool program for county probation camp wards, redirecting juvenile offenders to independent schools and colleges. “There shouldn’t be two different educations in this country 2014 — a quality one for rich kids, a deprived one for poor kids,” Cummins said. — Brian Adigwu

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Phyllis J. Hayashibara Keeping history honest Sometimes, the students teach the teacher. Shortly before former Venice High School history teacher Phyllis J. Hayashibara retired three years ago, student Felix Barron brought to class a special issue of the Free Venice Beachhead about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. What Hayashibara learned was the dark historical significance of the intersection of Lincoln and Venice boulevards: It was here in April 1942 that Japanese-American residents of Venice and Santa Monica reported for deportation to the Manzanar internment camp in Central California. Hayashibara already knew the indignities of such camps: her parents were interred at one in Rohwer, Ark. Hayashibara’s students wrote letters to then-Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl in support of building a permanent memorial at Lincoln and Venice — “We turned it into a service-learning experience,” she said — and Rosendahl ended up bringing the class to present the issue before the council. Then the Venice Japanese-American Memorial Marker committee formed to lead the charge on erecting a nine-foot, six-inch obelisk (echoing the 14-foot one at Manzanar), and Hayashibara found herself at the center of the effort. The committee has raised $100,000, and pending permits from the city and Caltrans the memorial is expected to be in place by next fall. “This must serve as a reminder that we need to be vigilant about our constitutional rights,” said Hayashibara, who says the real heroes are her fellow committee members: May Kakehashi and Arnold Nayeda (both interned at Manzanar), Brian Nayeda (born in Manzanar), and Kay Brown, Don Gagagn, Nikki Gilbert, Jim Smith, Alice Steck, Suzanne Thompson, Yosh Tomita and Emily Winters. Visit venicejamm.org. —Michael Aushenker

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LAST YEAR’S LOCAL HEROES HONOR ROLL Julie Weiss

plex despite battling Parkinson’s disease — giving to his students before worrying about his own needs.

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tion’s West Los Angeles Medical Center in Westwood. Volunteering five After her father died of pancreatic hours a day, five days a week for more cancer, Santa Monica accountant Julie Actors Orson Bean and Alley Mills are than a decade, Lodawer gave more Weiss vowed to run 52 marathons in 52 than 20,000 hours in service of Americornerstones of the Venice canals weeks to raise funds for combating the can military veterans before passing community, supporting neighborhood disease. She completed the feat with away on Oct. 31 of this year. connectedness while quietly helping last year’s Los Angeles Marathon, people and organizations in need. Each Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. raising more than $200,000 from the December, Bean and Mills stage free deputy David Scheinfarb and wife Inge, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network productions of “A Christmas Carol” to who works in real estate, love being along the way. marathongoddess.com The tragedy of homelessness is bring live theater to children whose out on the water. As directors of the especially sad when it involves chilfamilies otherwise couldn’t afford to Marina del Rey-based nonprofit dren, including teens living along out Challenges Foundation, they make sure take them. on the streets. Alison Hurst founded A physically disabled children and An aspiring actress and hospitality Safe Place for Youth, based at the First veterans get to experience the same worker in Marina del Rey, Arun Storrs Baptist Church of Venice, to provide joy, giving free group sailing lessons got her shot at the American Dream teens with food, clothing and, most Author, illustrator and syndicated on their vintage 64-foot sailboat. after being adopted from a struggling importantly, the resources and support cartoonist David Malki does some of orphanage in Kathmandu. She’s paying challengesfoundation.org to get them into permanent housing. his most important work for free. An it forward by creating a safe house in especially active volunteer for the youth safeplaceforyouth.org Nepal to protect orphaned girls from the literacy nonprofit 826LA at its Mar kind of instability that often leads to Vista Time Travel Mart, Malki leads exploitation. thekumariproject.org local students in creative writing When community activist Mildred As founder of the all-volunteer Forte workshops that conclude with the Cursh died 12 years ago, daughter Animal Rescue (named for her first publication of a group book project, Antoinette Reynolds launched a rescue dog), former video game turning at-risk kids into published Last May, University High School nonprofit in Cursh’s name to continue company executive Marie Atake has authors. 826LA.org celebrated the completion of a $3-milher work. The Venice-based Mildred helped save more than 1,100 dogs from lion music education studio, in many Cursh Foundation provides mentorship being euthanized at public animal ways thanks to Art Shane. The music and support for the children of incarcershelters over the past 10 years. Forte instructor and Mar Vista resident ated parents, who shouldn’t be punished At 89, Marina del Rey resident Lee relies on a network of animal foster acquired grants and led the fundraising for their parents’ mistakes. mildredLodawer had become something of an homes to care for rescues until they find charge for the Magruder Music Cominstitution at the Veteran Administracurshfoundation.com a permanent home. farescue.org

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opportunity to research the area and get a sense of what went into making it and what makes it tick. There are many moving parts both big and small, but the parade is a unifying mainstay — and event that unites the boating

Society, remembers taking part in that first one. “We would throw some lights on our boats, do a few decorative things and just have a good time. It was put together by boat owners for boat-owners — there weren’t

When it all began 50 years ago, the boat parade was just a small-scale, close-knit assembly of friends who threw some lights on their boats to entertain themselves in a marina that was brand-new. community to put on a show for Greater Los Angeles, should they choose to attend. But when it all began 50 years ago, the now-familiar boat parade was just a small-scale, close-knit assembly of friends who threw some lights on their boats to entertain themselves in a marina that was brand-new. The first boat parade happened in December 1963 — about a year and four months before Los Angeles County officials finally dedicated the harbor. Willie Hjorth, president of the Marina del Rey Historical

a lot of people around at that time,” she said. Hjorth went on to explain that once the first few boat parades happened, people from other places started to take notice and suddenly the new community was hosting an annual affair that was making waves. Hjorth would become an organizer of the parade and see it rise to a zenith of more than 100 boats participating in the 1980s.Taking notes from the Rose Parade and the advent of less cumbersome LED bulbs, the boat parade grew into an event

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RIKKI BARKER Rikki Barker lives aboard her 34-foot CHB trawler with husband Earnie and furry son Skeeter. She is currently the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce’s honorary mayor and has served on the chamber’s board of directors and executive committee. Formerly general manager and a partial owner of The Argonaut, Barker also serves on the board of the Marina del Rey Historical Society, edits the Del Rey Yacht Club’s monthly newsletter (the Signal) and runs her own custom jewelry design business.

K e l ly K i n g A 26-year resident of Marina del Rey, Kelly King is general manager and dockmaster for Villa del Mar Apartments and Marina. King, a UC Irvine alumnus, also serves as chairman of the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and co-chair of the Marina Affairs Committee. A graduate of the chamber’s Leadership Academy, he has been a member of the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade Board of Directors for 12 years.

LISA THOMPSON Lisa Thompson is a regional private banker for the Marina del Rey Main Branch of Wells Fargo Bank, located on Washington Boulevard. In addition to her eight years with Wells Fargo, Thompson is a member of the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Real Estate Women L.A., the Wells Fargo Women Team Member and Young Professionals networks. She also volunteers with the L.A. Mission, Walk for Hope and Habitat for Humanity.

PAT R E YN O L D S Pat Reynolds is editor and publisher of The Mariner magazine in Marina del Rey. Also a professional photographer, he founded the boating publication 12 years ago after the closure of the long-running Dinghy magazine. Last year Reynolds wrote, directed and produced the 15-minute documentary “Marina del Rey — a history,” which documents the birth of the harbor from the 1800s to its dedication in the 1960s. He has also written The Argonaut’s Nautical News column for the past nine years.

J I LL P E T E R S O N Jill Peterson is the property manager for Pacific Ocean Management, in charge of the parcels that contain Fisherman’s Village, Pier 44, Marina Beach Shopping Center, Islands Restaurant and the Admiralty Apartments. A Utah native, Peterson moved from Chicago to Marina del Rey in 1993. “I was out here for business and loved it. Next thing I knew, I had the chance to move here,” she said. NOT PICTURED: Jennie Nguyen, branch manager of Union Bank Marina del Rey

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Behind the lights

The joys and follies of putting on the big show Photo by Pat Reynolds

By Pat Reynolds For the thousands of spectators who will line the shores of Marina del Rey for this year’s 52nd annual Holiday Boat Parade, the night ahead — except maybe for parking — promises to be relaxing and fun. Boats of all sizes and stripes adorned with Christmas lights and other festive décor is a truly distinct crowd-pleaser. But what’s boat parade night like for the participants? A lot of hard work, apparently — but also a lot of fun. Greg and Laverne Potter have taken part in the parade aboard their 32-foot Grand Banks powerboat for each of the past eight years. They’ve won prizes in multiple categories and finished overall second a number of times. Though they enjoy the affirmation of winning, the Potters say that, in truth, the competitive element is secondary. The social reward that comes with preparing and subsequently participating in the parade is what it’s all about. “It’s basically everything in the garage,” Greg Potter says of the decorating process, “and we just try to organize it in some fashion. It’s kind of a collective effort on our dock. A lot of our fellow boaters will come down and lend assistance and opinions and just kind of help … it’s more of a party than anything else — an excuse to get together and have a good time.” As fun as it all is, there are full days of real work that go into finishing the boat. While the goal is for everything to be festive and beautiful, it also needs to be structurally sound and ready for the elements. “We can have 70-degree weather or 20-mph winds,” he says. “We can have rain and sleet or a beautiful full moon. So, we have to make sure we really secure our figurines and decorations for any kind of weather.”

Happy Birthday, Marina del Rey! Guests, decorations, music, food, cake — when you plan a birthday party, it’s having a theme that holds everything together. On Saturday we launch the 52nd annual Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade under the theme “Happy Birthday, Marina del Rey!” It’s a party celebrating the coming 50th anniversary of the April 1965 dedication of Marina del Rey, and everyone’s invited. Fireworks kick off the party at 5:55 p.m., then dozens of boats decorated according to the birthday theme will circle the main channel of the marina from 6 to 8 p.m.

Greg and Laverne Potter dazzled parade-goers last year Once it’s all designed and tacked down, the Potters cast off and enjoy a night they look forward to every year. Asked for a lasting memory from a past parade, Greg smiled and recounted when Laverne, dressed as Santa Claus, had a wardrobe malfunction — her pants dropped to her ankles as she was waving to the crowd. “I have a hard time keeping my Santa pants up,” Laverne confessed. “It’s a good thing I always put long johns on underneath. I’ll be dancing away and it’ll feel a little drafty, and then someone says, ‘I think you lost something there!’” Like the Potters, Trav Goldsworthy and his wife Patti also enjoy being part of the Holiday Boat Parade. Trav participated back in the 1990s for a stretch and then picked it up again recently. For the past four years the Goldsworthys have been decorating their 36-foot sailboat and hosting a group of family and friends who come down from Northern California. “It’s really a big deal for them,” says Patti. “They hear about it on the news and they really like to be part of it.”

Unlike the Potters, the Goldsworthys have been gunning for a win the past four years but have so far come up empty. “One year we made a Santa Claus that was supposed to come down the chimney, and it was supposed to have smoke coming out of the chimney but the smoke machine didn’t work so hot,” says Trav, chuckling about a past attempt. “Then, for the animated category, we had a Santa that was supposed to move back and forth but it didn’t move that much.” Both the Potters and the Goldsworthys laugh about these and other follies — the Potters once caught a string of lights on a dock cleat as they were departing for the starting line — saying the overall spirit of the parade supersedes the difficulty in the amount of work they invest or any snafu they might encounter. “We’ve never seen the parade. We’ve only seen the boat in front of us and behind us,” Greg Potter says with a smile. “It’s a blast. Once we pull out of the slip, everything that’s going to be done is completed, so then we just relax and enjoy a two-hour harbor cruise. We love the spirit and excitement.”

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This year, the parade will be announced from Burton Chace Park by Lisa Osborne and Mickey Czegledy (Laszlo) and from Whiskey Red’s in Fisherman’s Village by Ken Lyle from Music Entertainment Services. The boat parade is planned and implemented by volunteers who spend countless hours to bring it all together. I’d like to send out a giant thank you to: • Lowell Safier, parade vice president • Judith Ciancimino, parade secretary • Riley Walters, parade treasurer • Our Board of Directors: Diane Barretti, Vivian Callahan, Kelly King, Jerry Magnussen, Christine Rohde, Louis Scaduto, Phil Seelig, Bob Singer and Debbie Talbot • Our Volunteers: Burt Bochner, Floris Bochner, Chuck Daugherty, Wanda Davis, Carolyn Epstein, Darlene Fukuji, Michael Greenberg, Suzi Greenberg, Michael Gutierrez, Jordan Louque, Don Mantarro, Vicki Pasek, Megan Peery, Elizabeth Sampson, James Sampson, Michelle Simmons, Janice Solis, Quinten Solis, Joe Spereno, Karen Tidwell, Barbara Wasserman and Melanie Williams • Michael Yokotake, for taking photos of all the boats as they make their way around the Marina Special thanks go to you, the community, for coming out year after year to see the parade and cheer on our boaters. And, most importantly, let’s all give a big thank you to the boaters — without you there would not be a parade! Happy holidays,

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Popular weekend concerts are presented in the lighthouse courtyard, surrounded with food concessions. Sapori Restaurant offers exquisite italian cuisine, beautifully presented, with views of the harbor from inside and from its outdoor dining patio. The popular El Torito offers margueritas and mexican cuisine.

On the docks, Marina del Rey Boat Rentals offers humanpowered stand-up paddle boards, kayaks and small sailboats., as well as powerboats, jet skis, and quiet electric ‘Duffy’ boats. Marina del Rey Sportfishing offers daily fishing trips and seasonal whale-watching. Larger groups celebrate special occasions aboard elegant party charter vessels operated by Tiki Mermaid and Hornblower Cruises. For fun and scenic exercise, peddle a portion of the Marvin Braude Bike Path. The 22-mile route goes right by Fisherman’s Village, about a mile north of midpoint. Daniel’s Bike Rentals can assist with equipment. Marina del Rey Historical Society tells the story of Marina del Rey’s creation and with an exhibit at its History Gallery, and in Images

of America: Marina del Rey, its newly released book available for purchase, along with photos, DVDs, T-shirts and more. For narrated Marina history, take Starline Tours’ narrated Hop-On Hop-Off buses. Fisherman’s Village retail shops offer great souvenirs, handmade items and ECO-friendly merchandise. During summer months, the Marina del Rey Waterbus ferries passengers around the harbor, and a landward Beach Shuttle connects the Village with the rest of Marina del Rey, Venice Pier, and Playa Vista. From downtown Los Angeles, visitors can take Metro Expo Line light rail to Culver City station. From there, Culver CityBus Line 7 goes directly to Fisherman’s Village.

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Mary Woronov, currently taking part in a group show at West Los Angeles College, at work in her home studio

To Warhol and back The incomparable Mary Woronov graduates from “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,” “Deathrace 2000” and “Eating Raoul” to become herself again “There’s something about painting imperfectly that gives it life. If I paint it perfectly, it’d be dead.”

By Michael Aushenker Mary Woronov does not own a television set. She does not watch TV or movies. Nor does she care about them. Including her own. These days, the 71-year-old semi-retired actress focuses on the two longtime passions that emerged once her acting career slowed down in the 1980s: writing and painting. In the group show “Slightly Salacious” at West Los Angeles College in Culver City, four Woronov canvases are on display through Dec. 18 alongside work by Jim Morphesis, the late John Altoon, and Robert Williams — the Zap Comix contributor and creator of the banned original cover art for Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Appetite for Destruction” album. Woronov’s art fits into this milieu, said “Slightly Salacious” curator Molly Barnes. “I love Mary’s ideas. They are like writings she has done where there is an obvious narrative and then a subplot about what is really happening,” Barnes said, likening Woronov’s cynical worldview to “German art of the 1920s and ‘30s.”

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To reach Woronov’s secluded residence, one must travel through a veritable tunnel that connects a busy Koreatown sidewalk to a tranquil courtyard, at the far end of which is her multi-chambered cottage

When reminded of the obscure “Logan’s Run: The TV Series,” she knows she co-starred on an episode built around the “World’s Most Dangerous Game” trope (as hunter Horst Bulchoz’s wife), but “I don’t remember shooting it.” Woronov may also be familiar to fans of “Taxi,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Murder She Wrote” and “Babylon 5,” but she doesn’t have much to say about those appearances either. Just gigs; bill-payers. “I never got good roles,” Woronov said. “They didn’t have lesbians at the time. They never gave me a fierce role like a witch. Always this hulking horror.”

got shot because I wasn’t there. … We were all very protective.” That “all” includes Warhol-backed rock pioneers The Velvet Underground and Nico. “‘Heroin’ was like Jim Morrison’s ‘The End,’” Woronov told The Argonaut in — Mary Woronov October 2013, just three days after its author, Lou Reed, died. “He was never alive with quasi-abstract figurative talkative. If he got cold on something, he paintings and vivid landscapes. would just leave. He was not into enterCanvas by canvas, one can feel her taining. Lou never entertained.” filmography being left behind; juicy roles, As for Nico, “I never thought she could including what she considers her best sing but she was his instrument.” project, Paul Bartel’s 1982 dark comedy Woronov bonded with Reed the most: “Eating Raoul”; her work as an Andy “We both loved fags. We loved transvesWarhol player; and her Roger Corman tites. We also loved the absurdity. I just phase, when the Venice-based B-movie thought they were the sexiest things in the producer planted Woronov in “Sugar world. I couldn’t understand why horny Cookies” and “Silent Night, Bloody Night.” Life in The Factory What Woronov really loves is music and women didn’t want a fag.” She also played in arguably Corman’s Woronov has seen movies recreating the art. In 1964, Woronov abandoned studymost famous movie, “Deathrace 2000.” Warhol period, including “I Shot Andy ing sculpture at Cornell University for “David Carradine was out on a limb. He Warhol.” However, “the only one that was New York City, where she fell into Andy never would say anything to anyone any good [at depicting the Warhol Warhol’s flock, playing in “Snake,” around him. No one knew anything about Factory] was Oliver Stone’s movie “Niagra” and “Swimming Underground” what he was doing,” Woronov recalled of [1991’s “The Doors”],” she said. (the latter became the title of her recent shooting the film. Of Julian Schnabel’s “Basquiat,” memoir). Woronov also starred in Oliver Stone’s featuring David Bowie as Warhol, “I think While Warhol appeared bizarre to directorial debut, 1974’s “Seizure,” and in outsiders, Woronov adored the iconic pop Julian was imagining stuff,” she said. the 1989 Richard Dreyfuss-starring “They made it seem rinky-dink.” artist. gambling comedy “Let It Ride.” Even though her deadpan sense of camp “I had a lot of respect for him. He never However, her tour de force was surely as the Ramones’ antagonist, Principal Togar, did anything I thought was wrong. He was would perfectly suit John Waters’ films, great,” she said. “The group chose him as the filmmaker never considered Woronov in “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.” She “because I was with Warhol.” a leader. At the time, he was not famous. enjoyed making Corman’s 1979 cult But she recalls Waters once telling her, classic enough to return in a Ramones-free He was weird when people were macho. I (Continued on page 34) felt protective of him. I felt bad when he sequel. December 11, 2014 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 27

This Week Just another ‘Holiday in Paradise’ Venice Canals Holiday Boat Parade brings nautical joie de vivre down to a neighborhood scale Photo by Paul M J Suchecki

Santa and helpers travel at a leisurely pace during last year’s fun-sized Venice Canals Holiday Boat Parade By Paul M. J. Suchecki Sunday marks the return of the annual Venice Canals Holiday Boat Parade, a colorful and carefree grassroots event founded 33 years ago to help coalesce community spirit in a neighborhood like no other. Under the theme “Holiday in Paradise,” the parade kicks off at 4 p.m. at the intersection of Eastern and Carroll canals. “It’s my favorite event on the canals,” said Sandy Berens, the parade chairperson for the past 15 years. “It always attracts a crowd and has strong local support.” Saturday’s larger and much more widely known Marina del Rey Boat Parade gets more regional attention (and some in the canals like it that way), but that helps this nautical-themed neighborhood block party keep its funky-but-amiable vibe. Even when fully decorated, the boats are small — they have to be low enough to scoot under the canals’ low bridges, as Santa found out with a cold swim one year — and they move close together, allowing participants and spectators to share a more intimate experience. Also, due to the smaller scale, the parade is very kid-friendly. Despite the size limitations, the rowboats, kayaks and rafts are festooned with crowd-pleasing creativity. One of the most popular boats from years past was decorated to resemble one PAGE 28 THE ARGONAUT December 11, 2014

of the Red Car electric trolleys that used to ply what is now Pacific Avenue. Most of the watercraft is human-powered by paddles and oars. Occasionally a vision from a simpler time will glide past as boys pole a raft through the placid waters like something out of “Tom Sawyer.” Recognizing that paddling the entire canal network can be tiring, Berens explained that for the event small electric fishing motors are also allowed. The original Venice canals were built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney and stretched 16 miles through the city. The grand boulevards running through Windward Circle were once canals, but that didn’t last long: many were constructed poorly with unreinforced concrete and didn’t always flush as intended. After Venice’s 1926 annexation by the city of Los Angeles, most of the canals were filled in to accommodate increased auto traffic. The mile and a half of canals that remain, modeled on Kinney’s originals and built a short time later, became so run down that this now tony neighborhood was a haven for artists and bohemians. “In the 60s, you could rent a canal house for $30 a month,” said Venice historian Jeffrey Stanton. Though there were many attempts to restore the canals, it

took until 1976 and the establishment of the Venice Canals Association to come up with a comprehensive plan. In 1982 the canals were placed on the National Register of Historic Places. That year saw the first canals boat parade, a far simpler affair than today’s spectacle. A full decade later, canal restoration work began. It took a year to remove tons of contaminated sediment and detritus while rebuilding the waterways’ banks. Now original bungalows rub shoulders with contemporary corner lot mansions like the Royer House, designed by acclaimed architect Steven Ehrlich. As holiday lights sparkle from the boats, the decorated homes and bridges that contribute to the canals iconic character form a festive holiday backdrop. In fact, holiday decoration has become a neighborly competition, with judges choosing winners on Saturday. A panel of judges will also award prizes for boat parade entries. There is no entry fee, but there are prizes. To register your boat, contact Sandy Berens at sbofcourse@aol.com. The Venice Canals Holiday Boat Parade starts at 4 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Eastern and Carroll canals. Arrive early to secure a good viewing spot.

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Christmas Program, 11 a.m. Featuring soprano Melinda Goodall leading “Songs and Carols at Christmas.” Westchester Congregational Church of the Messiah, 7300 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester. (310) 670-2242; ccm90045.org Gun Violence Memorial Event, 7 p.m. In conjunction with the nationwide Gun Violence Memorial event centered at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., various local anti-gun organizations and associations will light candles to remember all victims of gun violence. Palisades Park at Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. “The Imitation Game,” 7:30 p.m. Special screening of the based-on-atrue-story film set during World War II and featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as British mathematician Alan Turing, the man who cracked the Nazis’ Enigma code. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Little Miss Nasty, 8 p.m. ‘80s rocker Adam Ant asked the musical question “If I strip for you, will you strip for me?” Thirty-five years later, this rock‘n’ roll burlesque show stands and delivers an answer. Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Santa Monica. $10. (310) 395-1676; harvelles.com Thursdays Unleashed!, 9 p.m. to midnight. Every Thursday, DJ Charlie

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Kwanzaa celebration, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Los Angeles Alumni Chapter hosts an event “Celebrating Our Ancestors, Our Heroes” — including honorees state Sen. Holly Mitchell and Harriette F. Williams, plus special guests LAUSD board member George McKenna and District 4 Supt. Cheryl Hildreth — at Loyola Village Elementary School, 8821 Villanova St., Westchester. $3 to $5. RSVP kemckay01@yahoo.com. “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” / “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” 7:30 p.m. Double-shot of Frank Capra pairs the 1936 film (remade in 2006 as an Adam Sandler vehicle) featuring Gary Cooper as Longfellow Deeds, a man who inherits a fortune and stymies various corporate and political entities when he uses it to benefit his fellow man, with the 1939 Jimmy Stewart classic about a simple, straight-shooter who is elected to Congress and exploited by Beltway fat cats. Jean Arthur plays the cynical foil in both movies. Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. $14. (310) 260-1528; aerotheatre.com Poetry reading, 8 p.m. Cindy Cruz, Allison Benis White, Jeff Griffin, Nik de Dominic and Louise Mathias read. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd.,

Venice. $5 donation. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.com Tocadisco featuring DJ Creepy, 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. Ambient and dance vibes light up the evening’s soundscape at Melody Bar & Grill, 9132 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester. (310) 670-1994; barmelodylax.com

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almond cherry biscotti, peppermint crescents, chocolate peanut butter bars, lime coconut kisses and raspberry orange walnut. Holy Nativity Community Hall, 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. $50. Students can bring one child. freshfoodinaflash.com Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. IZMSKZM performs reggae tunes outdoors at Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. visitmarinadelrey.com 30 Open Doors, 2 to 8 p.m. The holiday and 20th anniversary open

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from c y b e rspa c e to A rt S pa c e The online fine art gallery and auction site QART.com opens its brand-new brick-and-mortar showroom in Marina del Rey on Sunday. To mark the occasion, founding siblings Eli and Noah Weisman are hosting a launch party that doubles as fundraiser for the Stan Lee Foundation’s nonprofit educational efforts. Marvel Artworks limited-edition artist proofs are for sale (via digital auction, of course) alongside work by Tom Everhart and Peter Max. There’s also a special darkroom exhibiting glow-in-the-dark pieces by three artists.

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this week Giving the gift of theater

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Orson Bean and Allie Mills reprise their annual free staging of “A Christmas Carol”

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By Shanee Edwards Longtime Venice canals residents Orson Bean and Allie Mills have a special mission each Christmas: to give the joy of live theater to their neighbors in and around Venice, especially kids who wouldn’t otherwise have access to such an experience. Their annual production of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” starring Bean as iconic miser Ebenezer Scrooge, returns for its 13th go-round with free stagings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the First Lutheran Church of Venice. Bean and Mills cover all expenses. The shows are first-come, first-seated, but kids get priority seating upfront. The couple also puts on a special performance tonight for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice and families who live in shelters or supportive housing. Bean, who has worked in film and television since the 1950s, and Mills, best known for her roles on “The Wonder Years” and “The Bold and The Beautiful,” believe in the transformative power of live theater and enjoy sharing it with others. “There’s something about live theater that’s so immediate. It’s a much deeper experience than film or TV,” Mills said. “You never know what’s going to happen, especially the way we do it. We have 35 kids in the play, and they’re all in kindergarten. You don’t know whether they’re going to make their entrance, whether they’re going to burst out crying.

I love that it’s not all ‘real’ actors.” It also helps that “A Christmas Carol” is one of the great stories of redemption. “That’s why it’s really important that the shows are free. We don’t even pass a hat. This show is a gift to the community,” Mills said. Though the story was written in 1843, the story still appeals to contemporary audiences, Bean said. “I think it’s because Scrooge genuinely changes. The meaner he is in the beginning, the more exciting the change is at the end,” he said. But this isn’t serious business. Bean, who was both a frequent guest (200 times) and regular guest host of “The Tonight Show” in Johnny Carson’s day (for 100-plus appearances), believes the unique thing about his version of “A Christmas Carol” is that’s it’s filled with humor. “I know the parts of the show where the kids get bored and start throwing popcorn at each other. I just left those out, put in a bunch of jokes and left Dickens’ heart,” said Bean, also a staple of the TV game show circuit from the 1950s to the early ‘90s. But does Bean, who at 86 continues to take serious acting roles on stage and for television, think people can transform as much in real life? “I don’t think it’s that easy, but on the other hand Scrooge has an

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extraordinary experience with three nights of ghosts, showing him things, so maybe. I’d like to think so,” he said. As for ghosts, Bean claims to have seen one in real life and even spoke about the experience publicly —when he was a guest on “The Tonight Show,” of course. “It was very scary. I always thought there was something creepy about the house when I bought it. I had just had a baby, my youngest child who was born in Australia, and my then-wife woke me up, saying there’s something in the room. I said, ‘What are you talking about?’ Then I saw this dark, shrouded figure hovering over the baby’s crib. We packed everything and left for America in the morning,” he said. Bean doesn’t draw upon that frightful experience to play Scrooge, however. “I just play my grumbly self,” he said. “I think people love to see negative characters. Given equal actors, Iago steals the show from Othello; Donald Duck steals the show from Mickey Mouse. People like to see the grumblers because they don’t allow themselves to behave that way.” The Bean-and-Mills production of “A Christmas Carol” begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday before concluding with a 5:30 p.m. Sunday show at First Lutheran Church Venice, 815 Venice Blvd., Venice. Photo by Ulf Hermjakov

Orson Bean as Ebenezer Scrooge and Bodhi Carlson as Tiny Tim in a prior Beanand-Mills production of “A Christmas Carol” PAGE 34 THE ARGONAUT December 11, 2014

The artist reemerges For years, life got in the way of Woronov’s painting. Namely, her husbands. “Every time I got married, I stopped,” she said. As an artist, Woronov draws inspiration from Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Jim Dine. Noticeably, Warhol is not on her short list. “I didn’t understand how powerful he was,” she admitted. “He’s not interested in art the way I’m interested in art. He was interested in artificiality. He nailed it. I now know it’s true.” Another dear friend: Mike Kelley, who committed suicide at 57 in 2012. “He was really neurotic. He had a great sense of humor,” she said, thinking back and adding: “I’ve lost everybody. Just f***ing everybody.” After making Corman’s Ramones vehicle, the freshly single 40-something, living in a loft near Melrose and Western avenues, fell into the punk scene through a boyfriend, frequenting Club Lingerie, Zero One, Anti-Club and the Starwood. “I really loved the punk scene in L.A. [more than New York’s],” she said. “I liked the energy, the drugs. I only took uppers. In New York, it was amphetamines and cocaine.” Thanks to her Otis Parsonstrained artist boyfriend, she resumed painting.

Mary Woronov as seen in Andy Warhol’s “Screen Tests,” shot between 1964 to 1966

death themes. Typical of Woronov’s feministfortified subject matter is her post-coital painting, “Bad Sex”: “She’s gonna grin and bear it and get out the door as soon as she can. He’s OK, he got off,” she explained. For “Salacious,” Barnes culled four story-driven canvases from three decades worth of psychosexual images chewing up large swaths of Woronov’s home scenery. “This is an artist who has had many life experiences,” Barnes said. “Attack” depicts a naked woman “who has the gall” to assault a clothed man, Woronov said. Her just-completed “‘The Butler” is about a woman desiring the servant pouring her a drink. “She has a sexy intuition for him,” Woronov continued. The woman in “Drunk” stands naked, back to us, before “a crowd of lunatics,” said Woronov. “It’s the way I feel when I’m acting on stage.” Honesty and ‘Bad Sex’ “Smile” depicts a woman In the early 2000s, Woronov — painting a lipstick-drawn, clown-like grimace around her who authored several books — taught a novel-writing class at lips as her husband stands Otis College of Art and Design, behind her, fist clenched. “Molly chose [the paintings] but the Westchester teaching gig and I was quite pleased with her didn’t last. Her frankness was not appreciated, she said of why choices because they all concern women’s points of view,” the she left Otis. artist said. But that’s Woronov: blunt, And, as to be expected from honest, politically incorrect. “Lying is much better than the Woronov, they are strong ones. “Slightly Salacious” runs truth, especially when writing through Dec. 18 at West Los novels,” she said. Angeles College Fine Arts The opposite may be true in painting, particularly Woronov’s Gallery, 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City. Free. wlac.edu work, where a strong narrative michael@argonautnews.com pulls the viewer into sex-and-

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beverage list reflects two cultures, as Jino’s Pars offers Italian wines and also a Shiraz called Persian Tradition. Though the Shiraz grape shares a name with a city in Iran, this vintage is made in California by Persian immigrants. The resulting wine is no mere novelty. It had a gentle spiciness that complements this cuisine very well. Noticing the size of entrees headed for nearby tables, we decided to split one appetizer: a “Mediterranean Eggplant” that is Lebanese in spirit even though it’s from the Italian side of the menu. The roasted eggplant is mashed with Greek yogurt and topped with fried onions, then served cold with fresh fried pita chips. A topping of garlic- and

thing I could make at home, while a hearty soup was more to my taste. For my main course I ordered a beef, onion and split-pea stew topped with fried eggplant and seasoned with dried limes and other spices, with a spicy lamb kebab on the side. Persian food isn’t usually highly seasoned, but whoever made those kebabs really likes jalapenos. I was glad I ordered it but was sweating by the time I’d finished. The stew was more typical of Persian cuisine, richly but mildly flavored with a slight tartness from the lime. Persians do great things with fruit and meat cooked together, and this stew was a fine example. The other two Persian entrees at our table were a chicken and beef kebab combo plate and a large lamb shank in a sauce with complex flavors of cardamom, turmeric and green herbs. The kebabs were tasty and moist but not exceptional, and served with rice and a broiled tomato. The lamb shank was the standout dish, so tender that it was falling off the bone and delicious from start to finish. The only quibble I had with it is one common to all Persian food — I wish that more vegetables were included. The huge portion of meat and rice can be tasty, but a bit of one of the traditional vegetable stews would balance the meal in a way that would better fit Californian tastes. My wife had ordered the pizza, which came with the soft, medium-thick crust she prefers. (Thin crust may be had too,

A topping of garlicand mint-flavored oil makes the dish tangy, spicy and addictive … mint-flavored oil makes the dish tangy, spicy and addictive, and if you have any affection for eggplant at all it’s a must-order. The Persian side of the menu has a dish with similar ingredients but different spicing, and it is served hot without the chips. Three of our party were in a mood for Persian food and one craved pizza, so on this trip we didn’t explore many of the Italian options. Most dinners come with soup or salad, and I tried the soup of vegetables, barley and lentils. The salad — a traditional mix of tomato, cucumber and red onion with an olive oil, lemon, parsley and pepper dressing — was some-

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LEGAL ADVERTISING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014340985 The following person is doing business as: U.S. Indie Books 516 South Saint Andrews Pl. #501 Los Angeles, CA. 90020. Registered owners: Martin Myers 516 South Saint Andrews Pl. #501. This business is conducted by a 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: Martin Myers. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 3, 2014. Argonaut published: December 34, 11, 18, and 25, 2014. 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. 12014309236 The following person is doing business as: The NutButter Company 13920 Northwest Passage #105 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Jennifer Katherine Pearsons 13920 Northwest Passage #105 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 and Michael Store 13920 Northwest Passage #105 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This

business is conducted by Copartners. 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: Jennifer Katherine Pearsons. Title: Partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 29, 2014. Argonaut published: November 27, December 4, December 11, and 18, 2014. 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).

by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). Registrant Signature/Name: Michael Dobson. Title: CEO/Managing Member. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on October 30, 2014. Argonaut published: November 27, December 4, 11, and 18, 2014. 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).

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014314661 The following person is doing business as: Futboleros 311 Bora Bora Way Unit 219 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: James Ortega 311 Bora Bora Way Unit 219 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. This business is conducted by a 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: James Ortega. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 4, 2014. Argonaut published: November 20, 27, December 4 and 11, 2014. 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. 2014320880 The following person is doing business as: Makersome 12737 Cullen St. Whittier, CA. 90602. Registered owners: Brenden Robert Macias 127373 Cullen St. Whittier, CA. 90602, Russell Thomas Macias 25671 Le Parc #69 Lake Forest, CA. 92630 and Robert Grant Macias 3374 Conquista Ave. Long Beach, CA. 90808. 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: Brenden Robert Macias. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 10, 2014. Argonaut published: December 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2014. 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. 2014323174 The following person is doing business as: Thaler Investment Club 280 N. Glenroy Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90049. Registered owners: Milton Thaler 280 N. Glenroy Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90049. This business is conducted by a 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: Milton Thaler. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with

the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 13, 2014. Argonaut published: November 20, 27, December 4, and 11, 2014. 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).

County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 18, 2014. Argonaut published: November 20, 27, December 4, and 11, 2014. 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. 2014323598 The following person is doing business as: Thomas R. Freutel APT and Patricia A. Freutel APT 18344 Taloh=ga Rd. Apple Vallyey, CA. 92309, and 6047 W. 86th Pl. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: Thomas R. Freutel and Patricia A. Freutel 6047 W. 86th Pl. Los Angeles, CA. 90045. This business is conducted by a Trust. 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: Thomas R. Freutel. Title: Owner/Trustee. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 13, 2014. Argonaut published: November 20, 27, December 4, and 11, 2014. 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. 2014335682 The following person is doing business as: West La Studios 2033 Pontius Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90025. Registered owners: Eric Richard Eckstein 24210 Caris St. Woodland Hills, CA. 91367. This business is conducted by a 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: Eric Richard Eckstein. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 25, 2014. Argonaut published: December 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2014. 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. 2014325916 The following person is doing business as: Mathnasium The Math Learning Center 13315 South Street Cerritos, CA. 90703 and 5120 W. Goodleaf Circle Suite 300 Los Angeels, CA. 90056. Registered owners: MCC Cerritos Learning, LLC 5120 W. Goldleaf Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA. 90056. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the 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 Peddie. Title: President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 14, 2014. Argonaut published: December 11, 18, 25 and January 1, 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. 2014328782 The following person is doing business as: XpresSpa 1 World Way, LAX Intíl Airport, Terminal 6 Los Angeles, CA. 90045. Registered owners: XpresSpa LAX Terminal 6, LLC 3 East 54th St., 9th Floor New York, NY 10022. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the 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: Marisol Binn. Title: Manager. This statement was filed with the

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2014335925 The following person is doing business as: Wearable Wishes 2334 Clark Ave. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Kaline Schultz 2334 Clark Ave. Venice, CA. 90291 and Sarah Sherman Samuel 4237 Tivoli Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90066. 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: Kaline Schultz. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 25, 2014. Argonaut published: December 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2014. 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. 2014337835 The following person is doing business as: Burro 1409 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291. Registered owners: Hello Firefly Inc. 1409 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA. 90291. 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: Erynn Berkson. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 1, 2014. Argonaut published: December 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2014. NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the

LEGAL ADVERTISING 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. 2014341016 The following person is doing business as: Forklift Americas 803 Virginia St. El Segundo , CA.90245. Registered owners: Peter Harrison 803 Virginia St. El Segundo, CA. 90245 and Rebecca Harrison 803 Virginia St. El Segundo, CA. 90245. This business is conducted by a Married Couple. 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: Peter Harrison. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 3, 2014. Argonaut published: December 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2014. 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. 2014347248 The following person is doing business as: Escape Charters 13900 Marquesas Way C707 Marina del Rey, CA. 90292. Registered owners: Mark Louis Kranz 13900 Marquesas Way C707 Marina del Rey, CA. 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: Mark Louis Kranz. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 9, 2014. Argonaut published: December 11, 18, 25, 2014 and January 1, 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. 2014347254 The following person is doing business as: Harpco Music 15430 Brownwood Place Los Angeles, CA. 90077. Registered owners: Jessica Harper 15430 Brownwood Place Los Angeles, CA. 90077. 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: Jessica Harper. Title: Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on December 9, 2014. Argonaut published: December 11, 18, 25, 2014 and January 1, 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). STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2014335917 Current File No.: 20091642886 Date Filed: December 1, 2009 The following person(s) has abandoned use of: Basic Cupcake 4201 Via Marina #A115, Marina del Rey, CA. 90292 Registered Owner(s): Kathlene Shimizu Business was conducted by: An Individual . I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on November 25, 2014. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 2014336909 Current File No.: 2012071841 Date Filed: April 19, 2012. The following person(s) has abandoned use of: Elephant & Castle 3739 McLaughlin Ave. #5 Los Angeles, CA. 90066 Registered Owner(s): Kate Weybret Business was conducted by: An Individual I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on November 26, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. LS026145 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of Michael Joseph Galvez, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Michael Joseph Galvez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Michael Joseph Galvez to Michael Caden 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: 01/22/2015 Time:8:30AM. Dept.: Q Room: N/A. The address of the court. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The Argonaut. Original filed: December 5, 2014. Richard H. Kirschner, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut 12/11/2014, 12/18/2014, 12/25/2014, and 01/01/2015

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