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This traditional style home has been totally remodeled with the utmost taste. This home is situated behind gates, for the ultimate in privacy, on a gentle rolling lot of one-half acre, with a koi pond and many outdoor entertaining areas. There are over 5500 sq. ft. of living space featuring 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 fireplaces, family room and den/office. La Cañada schools. Offered at $2,500,000

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“BEST EYEWEAR” t a recent party, I met a woman who travels regularly to Europe to visit the best museums in the world. As often as she can, she likes to stand before the great works of history and admire every detail. She said that paintings are her “forever friends”: they never change; they’re always there for her. Our conversation inspired me. I too know the powerful effect of seeing the world's greatest art in person. I could spend untold hours in front of any number of impressionist masterpieces in the Musée d'Orsay or, one of my all-time favorites, Botticelli's “The Birth of Venus” in the Uffizi Gallery. I told her how lucky she was to be able to visit those places so often. As she pointed out to me, though, her job as a nurse doesn’t allow her to be immersed in art as much as she’d like. And for that reason, she thought I was the lucky one. Here I am putting together a magazine devoted to arts and charities, editing the arts section of a weekly newspaper and writing about some pretty amazing subjects. And I don’t have to wander very far from my office to see an extraordinary Van Gogh or Degas at the Norton Simon or enjoy world-class concerts, theater and more. I guess I’m reflecting on all that because we just celebrated Arroyo's one-year anniversary. Our party on June 14 at Villa Sorriso brought together many of the people we have covered in the magazine. A trio with Paul Lines of the Pasadena Jazz Institute played at the gathering. Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard, who has been very supportive, took the time to celebrate with us. I’d like to thank everyone who attended. I especially want to thank Kevin Uhrich for bringing me onboard first at the Pasadena Weekly, and Dale Tiffany for entrusting Arroyo to my care … and hosting a fabulous party! —Julie Riggott

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14 CULTURE The story of the Levitt Pavilion is all about community, from the people who first volunteered to get it started to all the families and friends who gather to enjoy the free summer concerts.

16 CHARITY City of Hope is one of the world leaders in cutting-edge medical research and quality treatment services, leading the way in the fight against cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

40 PERSONALITY Jim Avedikian shares the personal philosophy of compassion that fuels his charitable work.

52 DEPARTMENTS 8 GIVING BACK KCET, The Circle of Huntington, Pasadena Arts Council, Pasadena Community Foundation

22 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH How to prevent your child from saying those bad words

39 BOOKS Summer reads by local authors 44 THEATER Foothill Summer Theatre celebrates 25 years 47 INTERIOR DESIGN Tips on avoiding costly design mistakes 48 TABLE TALK World-class fare at Derek’s Bistro 49 MERRIMENT The difference between fruity and sweet wines 52 SHOPPING Keep it cool with these hot summer finds 54 THE LIST Fireworks, classic cars and more 56 NESTING Nancy and Dick Cole’s home is “totally Tudor” Cover Photo: Dr. Michael A. Friedman, City of Hope president and chief executive officer, in front of the Helford Clinical Research Hospital in Duarte Photo by Michael Germana

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giving back Betty Anderson of La Cañada Flintridge and Jonathan Weedman of South Pasadena

Maria Shriver with Rick and Tina Caruso

Melissa and Jeffrey Johnson of La Cañada Flintridge

SOUTHLAND DEVELOPER RICK CARUSO AND HIS WIFE, Tina, were presented with KCET’s Visionary Award at the Los Angeles PBS station’s seventh annual gala. More than 600 guests packed the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom for the June 1 event that raised $1.4 million. California’s first lady, Maria Shriver, presented the award, which honors individuals who have made the quality of life better for Southern Californians. Los Angeles TV journalist Giselle Fernandez emceed the evening’s program, which included stellar performances by the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra; jazz artists Billy Childs, Chris Botti and Jeanne Jolly; and a surprise appearance by the Carusos’ longtime pal, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Among the attendees were KCET board chairman Jim Rothenberg and his wife Anne; board member Frank Ulf and his wife Betsy; Diane Dixon of Pasadena; Mare Mazur, KCET executive vice president for programming and her husband John — all of Pasadena; Betty Anderson; Melissa and Jeffrey Johnson of La Cañada Flintridge; and Jonathan Weedman of South Pasadena. For more information, call (323) 953-5246, or visit www.kcet.org.

KCET chairman of the board Jim and Anne Rothenberg of Pasadena

David Nemer and Barbara Goen of Glendale

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Susan and Scott Edelman, chairman-elect of the KCET board, with Tina and Rick Caruso

C O N G R AT U L AT E S T H E

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Local Heroes Vera Helgado - Huntington Hospital Yvonne Benson - AIDS Service Center Oscar Manzanares - Madison Neighborhood Partners Diane Scott - PCF Board Sheri Bonner - Planned Parenthood of Pasadena Howard Raff - Wellness Community â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Foothills Jim Gamb - PCF Board Chair Kurt Knop - Rose Bowl Acquatics Center

Senior Care Vatche Kelartinian - Center for Aging Resources William Yekel - Pasadena Meals on Wheels Ben Green - Pasadena Senior Center Randy Votsch - Convalescent Aid Society Alma Stokes - Pasadena Neighborhood Housing Services Diane Scott - PCF Board Jim Gamb - PCF Board Chair James Graunke - Scripps Home B.H. Kim - Pasadena Neighborhood Housing Services

Family Mary Weaver - Friends Outside Tim Mayworm - Journey House Bill Martone - Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services Frank Sermier - Foothill Family Services Mary Luck - Boys & Girls Clubs of Pasadena Robin Hughes - Los Angeles Community Design Center Dave Davis - PCF Board Holly Rundberg - Ronald McDonald House of Pasadena Wendy Munger - PCF Board

Health Arts Tom O'Connor - Pasadena Symphony CJ Whitcomb - Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Lyla White - Pasadena Playhouse Brad Price - Furious Theatre Dave Davis - PCF Board Wendy Munger - PCF Board

Jim Stillwell - Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center Marvin Gross - Union Station Joyce Racine - Walter Hoving Home Rebecca Mills - Elizabeth House Doreen Garcia - Casa de Las Amigas Kitty Teer McKnight - URDC Human Services Corp. R-lene de Lang - PCF Board David Beringer - PCF Board Jim Kermath - Door of Hope

Betty Ho - PCF Board Stella Murga - Pasadena Youth Center Nena Davis - Women at Work Mikala Rahn - Public Works/Learning Works Ray Ealy - PCF Board Sarah Orth - Mothers Club Community Center Joan Fauvre - Pasadena Education Foundation Jennifer Yure - Pasadena Education Foundation Steve Baumann - Kidspace Children's Museum

Disability Assistance Jeanine Dalis Klima - Foothill Vocational Opportunities Dorothy Nelson - Villa Esperanza Ray Ealy - PCF Board Wendy Haigh - Move a Child Higher Kelly Shea - Pasadena Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Center Jo Wilson - HEAR Center Betty Ho - PCF Board

Recovery David Beringer - PCF Board Don Repella - Pasadena Public Access Corp. Bill Davis - Southern California Public Radio-KPCC R-lene de Lang - PCF Board

Education Thank you for helping us celebrate the Local Heroes in the community! (626) 796-2097 www.pasadenacf.org

The Pasadena Community Foundation does not believe in unsung heroes. We choose instead to sing their praises as we did this year by awarding approximately $750,000 to 44 nonprofit organizations working for seniors, the disabled and families facing special challenges. Grants also went to those providing shelter to the homeless, recovery opportunities, health care and education. To round out our giving, we made grants to those working in the fields of art, culture and communications. Our thanks go out to all our Local Heroes. Your work keeps Pasadena strong! Jennifer DeVoll, Executive Director, Pasadena Community Foundation

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reception at the Constance G. Zahorik Breast Center honoring “those who have made a notable impact, who make a difference for us,” said Rose Wen, president of Rosanne Berlen, Circle member; Dr. The Circle. Donors honored Drew Pinsky; and Gerri Berlen, one of the donors honored included Nelson Holdo and Meshell Sohl of Asanti Jewelers; Geraldine Berlen; Colleen and Berne Evans III; Terri and Jerry Kohl; Shelley Allen and Robert Kohorst; Peggy Burt and Hilary Thomas of Lineage Dance Company; Lois and Phillip Matthews; Dr. Ruth Williamson, medical director of the Zahorik Breast Center, and Dr. Thomas J. McNulty; Debbie and Paul Ouyang; John Babcock; MaryAnn and Stephen Ready; Sarah and James Shelton II; Rose and Stephen Wen; Alyce Williamson and Warren Williamson; and Constance G. Zahorik. The highlight of the evening, however, took place when Nurse Care Coordinator Nancy Cushing read a letter from a participant in the center’s many programs. “I want you to know that people DO make a difference in people’s lives,” the patient wrote. “You have done that for me.” For more information, visit www.thecircleDr. Ruth Williamson, Warren Williamson, Anne Hennessy and Dr. Stephen Applebaum, ofhmh.com. this year’s gala honoree Photos by Nick Boswell

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PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HONORS LOCAL HEROES This June, the Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) awarded $734,143 to 44 nonprofit agencies that are addressing the most pressing needs in our community. Every grant, just like every donation, makes a difference to our shared Kurt Knop (Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Executive Director), Arnie quality of life. Whether it’s a grant Mulder (PCF Board member), to Move a Child Higher (MACH 1) Sterling Pile (PCF Donor) that helps handicapped children improve their motor skills by riding ponies in the Arroyo or new fitness equipment for the Pasadena Senior Center, all the grants touch the lives of local residents. This is why the Pasadena Community Foundation takes such care in visiting and reviewing each grant application from every agency. It’s also why the Foundation salutes its grant recipients as the Local Heroes that they are. For more informaVilla Esperanza: Gioia Pastre (Villa tion call (626) 796-2097, Development Director), Dottie Nelson (Villa or visit www.pasadeExecutive Director), Betty Ho (PCF Board), nacf.com. Wendy Munger (PCF Board), Jim McDermott (Villa Board)

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ROM THE AFRO-CUBAN GROOVES OF ROLANDO Morales to the soulful jazz of Barbara Morrison and the magical marionettes of Oscar winner Bob Baker, the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts offers entertainment for all ages and tastes. For 10 weeks each summer, the bandshell in Pasadena’s Memorial Park becomes the focal point of the community, drawing hundreds of people who spread their blankets on the grass to enjoy a picnic and topnotch entertainment under the stars. From June 28 to Sept. 3, the Levitt Pavilion presents Children’s Night on Wednesdays, World Rhythms on Thursdays, Dance Beat on Fridays, Música Latina on Saturdays and Jazz Night on Sundays — all for free. The diversity of programming reflects the varied audience. Executive Director Coralie “CJ” Whitcomb, who gave up her job as a lawyer for the chance to work with the Levitt Pavilion, said that Memorial Park is the perfect location. “It is accessible to everybody: people that are living in expensive condos or people that are living in less expensive housing,” she said. “Everyone can walk to it. It’s a beautiful melting pot. No matter what’s in your picnic basket, you can all enjoy the same concert — and that really becomes a metaphor. At the park, we seem to all speak the same language” — the universal language of music.

Doug Huberman, one of the founders, described the experience: “At the beginning of the season, there are maybe 400 to 500 people at the concerts; by the end, the biggest concerts will have over 1,000 people. And we’ve had as many as 1,400. “What you’ll see is individual blankets at the beginning. And in the middle of the season, you start seeing clusters of blankets where people have met each other. They start swapping food; they look forward to seeing each other. So it’s building a community and providing an opportunity for people to get to know each other who might not otherwise, and their interests could be that type of music or just their interest in finding something wonderful and wholesome and beautiful to do on a Saturday night regardless of the music.”

Bringing the Idea to Life That kind of community building through the arts was what Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch, daughter of Mortimer and Mimi Levitt and vice president of the Mortimer Levitt Foundation, had in mind when she proposed Memorial Park as the site for a performing arts pavilion. Modeled after the Levitt Pavilion in Westport, Conn., Pasadena’s pavilion is one of many the foundation hopes

to build across the country. In the summer of 2002, Hirsch invited the community to an informational session at the Pasadena Senior Center. She and Claire Bogaard presented the idea and put out the call for volunteers to help bring the Levitt Pavilion to life with the Mortimer Levitt Foundation’s pledge of financial support. Doug Huberman, Barbosa Polverini and Alexis Powers met there and were the first people to get onboard, recruiting Friends of the Levitt, raising funds and donating much time and money of their own. Huberman said the idea gained immediate support and momentum. The Friends of the Levitt who joined Hirsch, Powers, Huberman and Polverini in those early days were Tom Aylesbury, Chris Bures, Maggie Campbell, Shauna Clark, Nancy Davis, Kimberly Etchings, Harvey Knell, Larry Livingston, Sue Mossman, Knut Oxnevad, Marcia Potter, Mary Shearin, David Siro, John Streb, Scott Ward and Jim Watterson. The city agreed to partner with the Mortimer Levitt Foundation, which contributed $250,000 to restore the bandshell. Ariel Penn, film and special events manager for the city of Pasadena, became

the city’s point person for the project. Everyone worked very quickly, and architectural and business plans were completed by the end of the year. After signing a license agreement with the city, the Friends of the Levitt took possession of the bandshell in April 2003, when they began renovations. “The roof was falling apart; the plumbing didn’t work; there was no handicapped ramp; there wasn’t even a grass bowl there — it was just a large pit of gravel with a few benches in front of it,” Huberman said. Remarkably, all the work was completed in about two-and-a-half months, and the first series of concerts began in July 2003. “This could not have happened if it wasn’t for the city, interested people outside of what became the board and the board, and having someone like Barbosa, who not only has the will and charisma but also just happens to be a general contractor,” Huberman said. “You don’t have to wait for some outside force to change your neighborhood. You get enough people together who are committed, and you can do it.” As the driving forces behind the Levitt, Huberman and Polverini’s commitment led to the

board’s recognizing them as founders. Huberman said, “I think we were maybe the spark or a rallying point. It’s kind of humbling to be labeled as the founders because really what we were was just a focal point for something that could not have happened if there were not just a wide array of people involved.” Truly, an entire community came together, including city officials, community members and organizations. In that sense, the story of the Levitt Pavilion is all about community building, from the people who gathered to get it going to those who enjoy the summer programming.

Entertainment Meets Opportunity While the Levitt’s role in the community is significant, when it comes right down to it, the entertainment is what brings the crowds. The concerts may be free, but the artists are well-respected national and local acts who are compensated for their talents. The selection process is highly competitive, as Whitcomb and board members, including Melanie Holden and —Continued on page 20 ARROYO ~ JULY 2006 ~ 15

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City of Hope is one of the world leaders in cutting-edge medical research and quality treatment services, leading the way in the fight against cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. BY JACQUELINE FOX ~ PHOTO BY MICHAEL GERMANA

OUGHLY A DECADE AGO, SANDRA CRUZE HAD hit a low point in her life. Then 45, she was unemployed, uninsured and nearly homeless, due in large part to her struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. The low dipped even further when Cruze was diagnosed with breast cancer that same year, a revelation she, like many cancer patients, interpreted as an automatic death sentence. “I’d always been employed and insured, and the one time I was really struggling and needed to have those two things in place, I was hit with absolute tragedy,” said Cruze, now cancer-free and in her 11th year of addiction recovery. Cruze is among thousands of cancer survivors worldwide who say they owe their lives and their gratitude to City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute in Duarte. “Somehow, some way, City of Hope took me in,” said Cruze. “I was utterly and completely embraced by the entire campus and treated no differently than I’m sure someone who had unlimited funds was treated. The staff at City of Hope not only helped me get rid of my cancer, they helped me begin to restore my faith in humanity because they treated me with complete dignity.”

That kind of compassionate care has stood as the City of Hope hallmark since its humble inception in 1913 as a makeshift treatment center for tuberculosis patients. A widely publicized appeal had gone out to help the thousands of sufferers of that disease who were, at the time, flocking to Southern California for the warmer climes. That resulted in enough funding to purchase 10 acres of land in Duarte, where, in 1914, City of Hope’s first headquarters were erected under two tattered army tents: one for treating patients, the other for nurses’ resting quarters. Today, City of Hope is considered one of the leading biomedical research centers in the world, providing cutting-edge care for adults and children suffering from cancer, as well as HIV, AIDS and other life-threatening diseases, such as diabetes. The main campus now spans 112 lushly landscaped acres and is one of only 39 federally designated Comprehensive Care Centers in the country — an important distinction for a medical center that spends roughly $2.5 million a week on research programs, according to figures cited from City of Hope’s financial report for the last full fiscal year. City of Hope also provides services and treatment at —Continued on page 18 its ancillary locations, including

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the Pasadena Diabetes and Endocrinology Medical Group, City of Hope for Neuro-Oncology center, also in Pasadena, and the City of Hope-Samaritan Bone Marrow Transplant Program in Phoenix, as well as six regional offices. City of Hope researchers and medical staff are responsible for pioneering significant cancer therapy drugs and human insulin for treatment of diabetes. It is currently the only institution worldwide to perform clinical studies using genetically engineered T-cells to treat glioma, a fatal form of cancer. It was one of the first medical centers in the country to conduct bone marrow transplant procedures, setting a standard for what has since become a routine treatment for leukemia and lymphoma. City of Hope’s team of about 300 renowned physicians, researchers and scientists and more than 2,000 health care professionals treat some 15,000 patients annually. In 2005, Smart Money magazine ranked City of Hope as the fourth best health organization in its survey of the top 100 American charities by revenue and efficiency; and US News & World Report designated City of Hope as one of the country’s 50 best-performing hospitals in 2003 and 2004. City of Hope is heavily reliant upon philanthropic gifts, corporate sponsorships and community fund-raising efforts led by a corps of 300,000 volunteers nationwide. More than 20 percent of City of Hope’s income comes from philanthropic endeavors and charitable contributions. During its most recent fiscal year, combined private and public contributions totaled approximately $86 million. A good portion of that funding is being used to expand City of Hope services and programs, including the opening last July of the new Helford Clinical Research Hospital, a $206-million, 347,000-square-foot facility with 144 patient beds. Construction costs were supplemented by longtime supporters Irwin Helford, chairman emeritus of Viking Office Products, Inc., and his wife, Betty, who donated $36 million toward the project, the largest gift City of Hope has ever received. “It’s been a very positive year in terms of donations,” said Dr. Michael A. Friedman, City of Hope president and chief executive officer. “The opening of the new hospital has afforded staff here the ability to quickly expand efforts to continue to provide leading-edge care and research services,” said Friedman, who joined City of Hope in 2003. Friedman previously served as associate director of the cancer therapy evaluation program under the National Cancer Institute and National 18 ~ JULY 2006 ~ ARROYO

KEEPING HOPE STRONG City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute relies heavily on charitable donations from public and private donors, as well as fund-raising efforts through community events held in the San Gabriel Valley and across the country. COH also relies on its corps of volunteers and the programs they help coordinate, including a highly publicized corporate sponsorship campaign. Here are a few ways to get involved:

Institutes of Health, and in 2004 was appointed to the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee governing the state’s $3 billion stem cell research efforts under the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Perhaps City of Hope’s best-known community fund-raiser is the annual Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer, an event actually held across roughly a dozen cities. The 2004 Walk for Hope efforts nationwide raised a record-breaking $4.7 million for breast cancer research and treatment, attracting some 40,000 participants. City of Hope’s star-studded fund-raisers, corporate sponsors and army of volunteers all play vital roles in supporting the growth of programs and services. Naturally, gifts received over the next couple of years will go toward research and equipment needs, but there are also more expansion efforts on the table. In fact, City of Hope recently received a $20 million grant from the Beckman Foundation to launch construction of the $75 million Arnold and Mable Beckman Center for Cancer Immunotherapeutics and Tumor Immunology. The new facility will also be used to consolidate City of Hope graduate studies programs under one roof. In addition, City of Hope is preparing to open the 3,000-square-foot Les & Sheri Biller Patient & Family Resource Center and construct a new, multistory parking structure to replace its current one-story lot. “On an academic campus, there’s nothing more precious than space,” Friedman said. AM JACQUELINE FOX is a native Angeleno and freelance journalist who lives in Highland Park. She writes for a number of publications and nonprofit organizations across the country, specializing in business issues, arts and entertainment.

Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer: On Oct. 18, join thousands of walkers in Los Angeles to raise money for breast cancer research. If you can’t do the actual walk, be a “virtual walker,” sponsor a walker, make a donation, or volunteer to work at the fundraiser. For registration information or details about walks in other cities, call COH Los Angeles Development Headquarters at (800) 544-3541, or visit www.cityofhope.org/walkforhope/home.htm. City of Hope Gift Planning: Make a charitable donation online, view ebrochures on gift giving, or calculate your personalized gift program at www.cohgift.org, or call (800) 232-3314. Donate Your Blood or Bone Marrow: COH relies on 25,000 units of platelets each year. For donor qualification and details or information on organizing a blood drive, call (626) 301-8385, or visit www.cityofhope.org/blooddonorcenter. Volunteer: COH has a vast network of volunteers based around the country, including 500 who assist in the day-to-day administration of crucial support services at its Duarte campus. Bilingual individuals are encouraged to participate in the COH Interpreter Training Program to help translate for non-English speaking patients. For more information, call (626) 256-4673, ext. 64049, or visit www.cityofhope.org/volunteer. Corporate Sponsors: For a list of corporate sponsors or to become a corporate sponsor, visit www.cityofhope.org/cause.org.

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Ralph McKnight, attend music conferences and listen to perhaps hundreds of CD submissions before making their selections. Huberman said there are two ways to look at the entertainment. “One, it’s access to the arts for those who can’t afford it. Two, it’s just darn good programming for anybody whether they can afford it or not,” he said. “And the artists that are accessible are phenomenal. You have Grammynominated people like Freddie Ravel.” This year’s programming will be even more diverse, with a particularly promising lineup of critically acclaimed world music acts such as Quetzal, Niyaz, Son de Madera and Los Pinguos. Popular jazz musician Billy Mitchell has been a regular performer at the Levitt. A force within the community in his own right, Mitchell founded the Scholarship Audition Performance Preparatory Academy in 2002 to help students win arts competitions, and received a Gold Crown Award from the Pasadena Arts Council this year. He enjoys the unique venue and returns on July 23. “It’s a good, family-friendly, communityfriendly venue,” Mitchell said. “And I like being a part of the variety of genres. It’s not just like being

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a part of a jazz series; you’re part of a music series, and I like that.” In keeping with the Levitt’s focus on community, Whitcomb and board member Claire Brian created Levitt Loves Kids last year. Before the main entertainment on Children’s Nights and Jazz Nights, audiences are treated to special performances by local children who audition for the opportunity — including piano prodigy Marc Yu, who set a new standard for excellence last year with his debut performance. “Our belief was that there are incredibly talented young people in Pasadena and with all the cutbacks in music programs, they have no place to perform,” said Whitcomb. Brian said it’s about recognizing and encouraging all kinds of talent, from bagpipers to singers and baton twirlers. “You look at kids who play sports in high school, and the local papers cover every football game, and the baseball scores are down there,” she said. “And it’s sometimes not as easy for young artists to find public forums where they can be recognized too. “The whole idea of attracting a lot of youth talent to auditions that would be meaningful and exciting for the kids is something we look forward to doing, and offering some sort of prize or money to go with it would be great down the line.”

said they still need to raise an additional $250,000 each year from the community. And 2007 will be the last year of the Foundation’s five-year commitment; after that, the Levitt will hopefully spread its wings and become a completely community-funded arts organization. That means it will depend even more on individual donors, corporations and grants. So far, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Pasadena’s Cultural Affairs Department, the Pasadena Showcase House and Pasadena Community Foundation have all stepped up as major supporters. Additionally, a gala fund-raiser is being planned for Sept. 24. “A Night in Havana” will feature a Cuban feast catered by Xiomara followed by a concert of Cuban jazz with Poncho Sanchez. “I think the pluses of the Levitt go way beyond the music, but the music itself would totally justify all the work and money that go into it,” Huberman said. “It’s kind of like an onion: as you peel it, you get lots of different layers, and, if you’re sentimental like I am about it, each layer can bring a tear to your eye because it really is beautiful music under the stars and great programming. But you see benefits on so many different levels. And there’s more to come.” AM

Community at the Core The Mortimer Levitt Foundation has been contributing about a third of the funds needed to help pay for the 50 free concerts, but Whitcomb

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved, whether it’s by volunteering, joining the advisory board, donating funds or even donating items like a piano or dance floor to help the Levitt Loves Kids program. For information about how to help, call (626) 683-3230. For a complete summer schedule, visit www.LevittPavilionPasadena.org.

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Merle Norman — Kim Kelly and Kris Kline have all of your beauty needs covered. It’s like having your own makeup artist on hand. Stop in for a free beauty consultation and free gift.

Swanson’s — For full-service interior design and the latest in furniture trends, Don & Bob are here to walk you through complete redecorating or updating for spring. Visit their beautiful showroom.

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Offering a large selection of casual, whimsical clothing and accessories for women and children like the New Tea Collection, Flax, Barefoot Dreams and the must-haves of the Pandora Jewelry Collection. This is the perfect place to get an adorable baby gift for the new mommy or register for your own baby shower. Visit www.tendertreasures.com.

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Y O U R C A S T L E Carol Cobabe Design — With a philosophy of “good design resulting in the creation of harmony in one’s environment,” Carol’s goal is to enrich, inspire and instill feelings of comfort. With an extensive career since 1988, her disciplined usage of the basic elements of space, color, texture, light and nature succeeds in reflecting the unique style and purpose of each client. Carol’s work has been published in Designers West, Better Homes and Gardens, Window and Wall Ideas and F. Schumacher’s Classic Directions. She has participated in several showcase houses, the Los Angeles Assistance League Design House, the Venice Family Clinic Design House and Little Company of Mary Design House in Palos Verdes. Carol is also the winner of the coveted First Place Award of the L.A. Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. Call (626) 441-6052.

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Pacific Pavingstone — For over nine years

Pacific Pavingstone has been adding beauty and value to its customers’ homes with the use of paving stones. Its commitment to customer satisfaction is evident in over 1,000 customer referrals. This family-owned company’s professionalism and customer dedication have been recognized in the Inc. 500 as one of the fastest-growing companies in America two years in a row. Pacific Pavingstone uses only highly trained and experienced crews — no subcontracting. What this means to customers is the absence of the ordinary nightmares that can occur when dealing with home improvement contractors. Pacific Pavingstone’s artistry has been featured on Home and Garden TV and at the House Beautiful’s Celebrity Showcase Design House and the Pasadena Showcase House of Design six years in a row! Call (818) 244-4000, or visit www.pacificpavingstone.com.

“Your Personal Shopper Team” — Amy Lee, with Countrywide Home Loans, and Shannon Ewing, with Re/Max Tri-City, serve clients in the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles County. With nearly two decades of expertise in lending and real estate transactions, “Your Personal Shopper Team” will deliver results and service you can count on. Whether you are a first-time buyer or a seasoned real estate investor, their objective is to make their clients’ dreams come true: from condos to castles, vacation homes, investment properties and commercial properties. Call for pre-approval for new purchases, refinance, equity line of credit and complimentary consultations and market analyses. Contact Shannon (Realtor) at (626) 737-2053, or Amy (loan consultant) at (626) 272-7449. Warren Hile Studio — Owner Warren Hile is an expert in the style and grace that is classic Mission Furniture. With that expertise, the Studio painstakingly recreates this nostalgia

with hand-selected quarter-sawn oak and the fine woodworking of mortise and tenon joinery. The finish of these great pieces has the patina of age that perfectly mirrors the actual antiques. You’ll also find a wonderful line of cabinets with the same fine workmanship, in both wood and paint grade, that will complement any style of home or office. Recently the Studio introduced a line of Monterey furniture embracing the whimsical combination of wood, leather, wrought iron and hand-painting of the Spanish Revival Period. Members of ASID; designers and their clients welcome. 1823 Enterprise Way, Monrovia. Call (626) 359-7210, or visit www.hilestudio.com. Expression in Wood — Since 1977, this exceptional manufacturing company has specialized in magnificent traditional cabinetry, priding itself on customer service, attention to detail and quality that —Continued on page 34

Introducing your

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Your home...

Custom Driveways, Patios, Walkways, Court Yards, & Pool Decks

Pacific Pavingstone — For over nine years

Introducing your

Personal Shopper Advantage

Specializing in the acquisition and representation of Condos — Castles.

Making Life Better . . .

PACIFIC custom driveways and patios

818.244.4000

www.pacificpavingstone.com Lifetime warranty against cracking and earthquake resistant

One stone at a time

Paving stones are 4 times stronger than poured concrete

Call for a

FREE Estimate

We have our own crews, trained to deliver the highest quality Featured on HGTV, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and the Pasadena Showcase House of Design six years in a row!

Amy Lee Home Loan Consultant

Shannon J. Ewing Realtor

TRI-CITY 818.265.2402 or 626.272.7449 801 N. Brand Blvd., Ste. 190 Glendale home.countrywide.com/amylee amy_lee@countrywide.com

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exceeds the expectations of its clients. Kitchen cabinetry is a specialty. It also designs and builds bathrooms, libraries, entertainment centers and every type of cabinetry for your home or office. The finished product is an “expression in wood.” 248 Kruse Ave., Monrovia. Call (626) 303-8000, or visit www.expressioninwood.com. Carson-Magness Landscaping — From vision and evolving dream/design through implementation, this magnificent team is the personification of the handcrafted, hands-on, “do whatever it takes” approach. In the spirit of being commissioned to create a piece of artwork, Melissa Carson and Barry Magness bring their rich and varied backgrounds of painting, sculpture, floral design and lighting to each very individual project. Barry specializes in the earthy, organic style with walkways, walls and

original water features of metal, glass, wood and fire. The clean, understated elegance of Melissa’s artistic studies is reflected in her brilliantly placed foliage, flowers and trees for the deepest and most subtle impact. Together they create the most extraordinary masterpieces of mystery and romance. Barry Magness and Melissa Carson were selected for the positions of Designer Advisors at the 2006 Pasadena Showcase House of the Arts. Call (818) 2412128, or visit www.carson-magness.com. Michele Hughes Hayes is best known for her light-filled, highly personalized spaces that are relaxed but sophisticated, comfortable yet refined. This award-winning designer’s work is thoughtfully articulated through clean lines and her belief that the finer things in life don't have to be experienced in an overly formal environment. Her interiors are uplifting, authentic representations of her clients, balanc-

ing timeless surroundings with artful furnishings. Hayes’ work has been featured at the Long Beach Museum of Art, Avenues of Art and Design in West Hollywood and on HGTV. Visit www.michelehughesdesign.com or call (626) 578-9700. Shaw, Moses Mendenhall & Associates — Almost 20 years ago and with the affiliation of over 70 companies, Ted Shaw had a vision of becoming a major, multifaceted company that could serve all the insurance and financial needs of their clients. That vision became the reality of an all-encompassing company. For insurance, they’re able to combine policies and get the very best rates and premiums available for everything from personal insurance (auto, homeowners, flood, earthquake) to commercial (property, liability, workers compensation) to life & health (medical, dental, long-term care) and much more. As a top-tier financial institu-

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tion, they can customize investment strategies for creating, preserving and transferring your business and personal wealth. Their Mortgage Group, Stratz & Company, can also secure all your real estate loans for buying, refinancing or building. With all this under one roof, why go anywhere else? 625 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Ste. 158, South Pasadena. Call (800) 877-7813. RSolutions is a professional organizing service for making your life easier! Being organized is critical in our fast-paced world. RSolutions is ideal if your areas of concern are lack of closet space, a home office that needs efficiency or a garage so cluttered that it has never seen a car! By applying strategies and systems that find a logical “home” for everything, you’ll be able to accomplish more, save time and enjoy life! Call Randy Sandiforth at (626) 403-9052, or email rsandi4th@aol.com. —Continued on page 36

...One Block at a Time. You shouldn’t have to go from company to company to ensure that all your insurance and financial needs are being met. Likewise, you deserve more than a one-sizefits-all solution. What this means for you is true one-stop shopping for everything from your personal car insurance to your mortgage refinancing to your company’s worker’s compensation insurance. Plus, our long-standing relationship with the carriers and ability to combine policies allows us to get you the very best rates and premiums available. You’ll receive custom solutions for all your insurance and financial needs including: • Commercial Insurance • Personal Insurance • Life & Health Insurance • Financial Planning • Mortgages, Loans and Refinancing Call us today: (626) 799-7813 and see why we stack up so well.

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Artisanal Craftsmanship

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Y O U R C A S T L E —Continued from page 33

Building your Insurance and Financial Future...

C A R S O N - M AG N E S S LANDSCAPING

SHAW, MOSES, MENDENHALL & ASSOCIATES

Refined Exterior Designs

Artisanal Craftsmanship

Shaw, Moses, Mendenhall Insurance Thomas V. Humphreys Wholesale Stratz & Company Financial Services

License# 0D94511

Your home...

Y O U R C A S T L E —Continued from page 35

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Gaining control of your clutter today is the first step towards a better tomorrow! Randy Sandiforth Organization Consultant ph 626.403.9052 | fax 626.403.9072 |rsandi4th@aol.com Member: National Association of Professional Organizers

Glendale Tile and Tops — Clients who expect the best possible customer service will not be disappointed when they consult the experts at Glendale Tile and Tops, who listen to the needs of their customers and provide just the right blend of services, products and customer guidance. They specialize in prefabricated granite kitchen and vanity tops as well as custom flooring, including travertine, granite, marble and porcelain, and they offer free estimates. Stop by the showroom and let the experts at Glendale Tile and Tops walk you through the steps of choosing just the right product for you. Showroom located at 113 W. Los Feliz Road, Glendale. Call (818) 242-2988. Emil Dilanian and Associates A.I.A. Gourmet Kitchens and Organic Baths —

At Emil Dilanian and Associates, Inc., clients are part of the family. By taking the individual requirements of their customers into consideration, Emil Dilanian’s team can provide unique designs to improve their lifestyles through flavorful experiences in cooking as well as relaxation in bathing for years to come. Their specialty is in functional gourmet kitchens and true organic bathing sanctuaries, with a full line of cabinets and countertop designs. Please visit their showroom for a complete review of products and services, including installations. Appointments are required. Please call for yours today. 3434 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. Call (818) 541-1301. Aarnun Gallery — Located in a charming Boston row house, Ed and Marcia Nunnery have provided expert design solutions (for more than 30 years) in a professional, creative environment. Every imaginable frame is available,

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from hand-carved wood, handcrafted leather, Craftsman, 22KT gold and traditional French to clean contemporary. There’s also art restoration, a selection of desk frames, decorative stands and lighting accessories. Designers and their clients welcome. 603 E. Green St., Pasadena Call (626) 793-4805. Open Wed-Sat 10-5. Divine’s Furniture — Although Divine's is Monterey Park's best-known landmark since 1932, it is the San Gabriel Valley's best-kept secret. It offers a wide selection of American and European fine-quality furniture and antiques and one of the largest selections of Tiffany-style lighting. Browse in its large showrooms to get decorating ideas. Real quality can be purchased at reasonable prices with the help of Divine’s experienced and knowledgeable staff. Come see what you've been missing. 802 E. Garvey Ave., Monterey Park. Call (626) 280-8484.

BSUN Media — You have a choice in where you buy a home entertainment system. You can go to a crowded store with music blasting from every direction, or you can go to a private showroom, meet with a professional and design a system that fits your lifestyle and budget. BSUN knows the meaning of customer service. The superstores won’t even help you load your SUV, while BSUN offers complete installation. The prices are also very competitive, with a complete entrylevel plasma/surround package starting at under $6,000. Too many remotes? Crestron integration can control your theater, music, lights, HVAC, spa, etc., from a simple touchscreen or from your office PC before you even get home! Give BSUN a call and see how comfortable buying a home entertainment system can be. 2417 Honolulu Ave., Montrose. Call (818) 249-8009, or visit www.bsunmedia.com.

Divine’s Est. 1932

10,000 sq. ft. Showroom

Largest Selection of Tiffany Style Lighting Antiques and Fine Quality Pre-owned Furniture • Drexel • Karges • Henredon • Baker • John Widdecomb • Stickey and many more

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An entirely different shopping experience for your home theater Showroom hours: Mon-Sat 11:00 - 5:00 Private Appointments Available

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Emil Dilanian | Associate A.I.A. 3435 N Verdugo Rd | Glendale,CA 91208 Office:818.541.1301

License No B-537605

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Member: National Association of Professional Organizers.

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CLOSET SYSTEMS CLUTTER CONTROL SPACE PLANNING STORAGE SOLUTIONS

GLENDALE TILE & Tops

Divine’s Est. 1932

10,000 sq. ft. Showroom

Largest Selection of Tiffany Style Lighting Antiques and Fine Quality Pre-owned Furniture • Drexel • Karges • Henredon • Baker • John Widdecomb • Stickey and many more

Mention this ad for 25% off any lighting purchase*

Open 7 days a week 802 E. Garvey Ave., Monterey Park

626-280-8484 divinefurniture.com

*offer valid until 06/30/06

Experts in High-Tech Functional Gourmet Kitchens and True Bathing Sancutaries

PRE-FABRICATED GRANITE KITCHEN & VANITY TOPS

Available Flooring • Travertine • Ceramic • Granite • Porcelain Visit our Showroom Glendale Tile and Tops 113 West Los Feliz Road Glendale 91204 818-242-2988

An entirely different shopping experience for your home theater Showroom hours: Mon-Sat 11:00 - 5:00 Private Appointments Available

2417 Honolulu Ave. • Montrose, CA 91020 ph: 818.249.8009 • Brad@bsunmedia.com www.bsunmedia.com

COMPLETE RESIDENTIAL CONSULTING WITH CUTTING EDGE DESIGNS FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION

Emil Dilanian | Associate A.I.A. 3435 N Verdugo Rd | Glendale,CA 91208 Office:818.541.1301

License No B-537605

Sierra Madre

Coquette — The brainchild of two entertainmentindustry wardrobe stylists, Coquette is a full-service boutique. Co-owners Vivian Dobay and Kristin Einarsson have passionately created a boutique filled with designer clothes that are both classic and sexy, trendy and sophisticated. Sensitive to the needs of their customers, both owners enjoy helping women discover and develop their best look, no matter what age or size, and are also available for personal consultation. Come in to find beautiful evening looks, flattering casual wear and stylish jewelry and accessories.

Attitude! — Find your Attitude at this one-of-a-kind boutique. This Sierra Madre shop boasts a wide assortment of top designers catering to every customer looking for the trendy look for the summer months. Not to be outdone, Attitude also provides customers with handmade bags and accessories that are never duplicated. Their unique bags are made by the owners of Attitude, and are constructed from Italian leathers, suedes, wools, cottons and silks to provide you with an accessory that you won’t find anywhere else. Come in and check it out for yourself…and leave with an Attitude! Basic Chic — Basic Chic is a furniture design warehouse that features fashion-forward styles and prices up to 50% less than retail. If you like the home furnishings you see at popular stores, you'll love what you

find as Basic Chic and the money you will save. The showroom highlights fashionable collections of sofas and tables, bedroom suites, dining furniture, armoires and more! We offer the classic stylings of traditional favorites and sleek, contemporary moderns. Designs at Basic Chic can furnish the country cottage or California bungalow. Bring in your window shopping wish list and catalogs and we will help you find the right styles for you. Style+Value=Basic Chic Restaurant Lozano — Southern California’s finest dining destination is a delightful eatery and art gallery that has been established in downtown Sierra Madre since 1981. Appropriately named, “Lozano” in Spanish and Italian translates to “fresh, healthy, youthful and luxurious.” The family-owned restaurant, operated by husband-and-wife team Gilbert and Michelle Lucero, was originally established as a “Healthy-Mexican Foods Restaurant.” As the years passed, the restaurant's menu has featured “Southwest American,” “Caribbean,” “Mediterranean” and other ethnically influenced dishes. These days, because of the broad influences in their delectable dishes, they describe their menu as "regional Californian and American." Restaurant Lozano, located at 44 N. Baldwin Ave. off the 210 freeway and tucked in the nook of the San Gabriel Mountains, is hidden in the picturesque hills of Sierra Madre.

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HEN YOU DRIVE BY THE PHOENIX WELLNESS CENTER in east Pasadena, you just might find your mood improves. According to the owner, Jim Avedikian, the reason for that comes from the positive energy he’s trying to send from his own life out into the world. The most noticeable sign of his efforts comes literally from a series of posters in the building’s windows, which also front the combination health club and pharmacy he owns on Washington Boulevard. Bearing words like “Compassion,” “Kindness” and “Unconditional Love,” the signs spread their upbeat messages to all who pass by and, hopefully, by extension affect their outlook on life. Avedikian has become an entrenched part of the Pasadena health community over his 25 years of pharmaceutical care and leadership in the fight against HIV and AIDS. At 59, Avedikian says “59 is the new 35,” and his boundless energy is leading him into new and ever-greater challenges. “I’ve become more aware that if you give to the community, generosity comes back to you tenfold. I’ve been reading a lot of [New Age author] Wayne Dyer. He’s been around since the ’70s doing self-help books, but something happened and he became very spiritual,” says Avedikian. “His book ‘Inspiration’ is amazing, and it’s almost like he wrote it for me. It says for two weeks be generous and kind to a stranger, and at the end of that time see how you feel. When you do it one time, as soon as you see the effect on the other person, it continues to build.” Avedikian grew up in the San Joaquin Valley as the son of a farmer who immigrated from Armenia as a boy while fleeing the Turkish massacre of 1915. He was drawn to the phar-

maceutical world in the eighth grade — the year his parents bought him a chemistry set. Fascinated by the scientific prospects, Avedikian decided on his career path. He built his early career while working as an outpatient pharmacist at Pasadena’s Huntington Hospital, but when AIDS started to emerge in the early ’80s, Avedikian took a particular interest in the burgeoning crisis. He only knew of a couple of patients who were taking the then-standard antiviral drug AZT, and he asked those clients if he could attend their support groups to learn more about what the AIDS community was going through. “I didn’t know if I would fit in as an outsider, but they loved having me there, and even after I spoke for two hours, they had so many questions that I couldn’t even leave,” he recalls. “But I also didn’t have all the answers they needed. So I started subscribing to the same underground journals they were reading, so I’d at least be knowledgeable about how they saw things. I also visited an acupuncturist who told me that the herbs many of the patients were using were counterproductive to healing them.” With these facts in mind, Avedikian dove right into the battle against the dreaded disease, helping raise nearly $500,000 for AIDS charities before leaving Huntington to start Phoenix. He has since raised nearly another million dollars for the cause. Avedikian is unusually involved in the causes he supports, personally traveling to Africa to help out with the Huntington Hospital-launched Phil Simon Clinic, which is making great strides in treating people —Continued on page 42

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sample the food. It was only once we got going here that people started saying, “Why don’t you open for lunch?” So we started opening for lunch two days a week, then three, then four. Then we started opening for dinner. Now we do dinner only, five nights a week, and Derek’s has become a destination restaurant. We get reservations coming in from all over the country. What is the best part of being a Pasadena restaurant? The clientele is a bit gentler here than the Westside. Pasadena is a cultured city. It’s low-key; it’s pretty; traffic isn’t terrible. It’s really my home. I’ve lived in different places, and this is

really it for me. I feel very comfortable here. And you are involved in a number of local charities … We’re involved with the Pacific Asia Museum. I helped with their fund-raiser, and last year I was on the corporate board for the museum. I am also involved with the Pasadena Museum of History, and I’ve done a lot of work with the AIDS Service Center. My house has been on the tour two years in a row for Big Night Out, which is really an extraordinary event [benefiting ASC]. People go to this huge cocktail party for 400 people, and then private people invite them to their homes for dinner — 20-odd people at —Continued on page 50

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BY GREG GILLOOLY AMERICANS HAVE BOUGHT INTO THE SNOB APPEAL OF DRY wines, but sweet wines still remain very popular. The reason is obvious: people like the taste. The great majority of box, jug and under-$10 wines are still decidedly sweet. But so are some of the better-known premium brands. As the winemakers at Kendall-Jackson and Rombauer discovered some years ago, leaving a little unfermented sugar in a bottle of ostensibly dry Chardonnay, Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon increases sales. Sweetness is a measure of the residual sugar in a wine. That's sugar that was not converted to alcohol during the fermentation process. Though we all claim we can identify the taste of sugar, it can be pretty easy to misidentify sweetness in wine. Some particularly rich and flavorful varieties, like Gewürztraminer, Viognier (a white wine from France's Rhône Valley) and Sauvignon Blanc, are often mistakenly believed to be sweet when they are, in fact, simply powerfully flavored fruity wines. Fruity wines are packed with fruit fragrances and aromas that are linked with the grapes themselves. Young wines have lots of fruit, and the fruitiness declines as the wine ages, giving way to more mellow flavors. The fruit of white wine can be almost oppressive and get in the way of food. The four basic tastes in food and wines — sourness, sweetness, bitterness and saltiness — govern the realm of food and wine matching. There are a few elements in wine (not in food) that also contribute to pairing: tannin, alcohol, oakiness and fruit. Tannin, a bitter, astringent substance in wine, is good with fatty, grilled meats. Alcohol is not a friend of food; generally lower-alcohol wines such as Riesling are flexible with food. The taste of new oak turns up in many wines today because the wines are stored in new oak barrels that impart flavor and mask bitterness. Oaky wine, however, is rarely a friend of food. Lastly, "fruit" is an important element. Young Californian, Australian and New Zealand white wines tend to be very fruity; young European white wines less so. But the fruit of young red wines, which is subtler than the fruit of young white wines, is often a boon in food-matching. In young reds, the fruit tends to cover up some of red wine's food-difficult elements, like tannin and bitterness, actually making the red wine even better for food. The key to a good sweet wine is balance. Sufficient acidity keeps wine from tasting flat and sugary, tannins provide a bitter counterpoint, and a reasonably high alcohol level coupled with good acidity prevents a sweet wine from becoming wine-flavored syrup. If all else fails, choose a young, fruity, crisp, low-alcohol, un-oaked wine to go with your food. It will go with practically anything but dessert. AM Greg Gillooly is the proprietor of Heritage Wine & Spirits in Old Pasadena. Contact him at greg@heritagewinecompany.com.

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DRINK IT IN The principles of feng shui teach that water is important for wealth, success and purity. You can have your very own fountain installed in your garden to ensure all these things come your way. Foothill Tile & Stone personally customizes each design for your home and garden, using specially cut materials to build the fountain of your dreams. The price for the fountain shown here ranges from $3,200 to $3,500, installation not included. Foothill Tile & Stone Company, 2272 E. Walnut St., Pasadena. Call (626) 396-9620.

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SINK TO NEW LEVELS If redecorating is on the agenda for this summer, be sure to make Plaza Kitchen & Bath one of your first stops. It has an enormous selection of sinks from around the globe, with something for every taste and style. This calla lily sink from Bronze Innovations (retails for $8,350, sells at Plaza for $6,200) is an exquisite work of art. Designed by artists who believe in combining functionality with aesthetic value, the sinks at Plaza Kitchen are for true art connoisseurs. From classical elegance to dramatic modernism, Plaza Kitchen has every style. Plaza Kitchen & Bath, 676 E. Green St., Pasadena. Call (626) 396-1772.

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A SEAT IN THE SHADE Summer is the perfect season for outdoor entertaining, be it barbecues, pool parties or Saturday soirees. An essential part of the social equation is the patio table. Fishbecks assures style, quality and unique design in its large selection of outdoor tables and chairs. This aluminum table set from Hanamint is sold exclusively at Fishbecks. The St. Moritz table ($829 top, $429 trestle base) is made to last through all your summer fiestas, bringing friends together for years to come. Fishbecks, 150 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 796-9255.

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SPRING INTO SUMMER On a hot day, there’s nothing better than curling up on the couch with your favorite mystery novel. Actually, the only thing better is curling up on a brand new couch that is custom-made for your comfort. Sofa Interiors offers an incredible selection of sofas, love seats and chairs, all designed with the utmost quality and care. The sofa shown here has a kiln-dried hardwood frame for lasting strength. The cushions, fashioned from hand-cut fabric, are made for heavenly comfort. These sofas make becoming a couch potato a little too easy, but not to worry: This is Southern California — you can go out and play during the other seasons. Prices start at $795 for down-filled sofas; fabric is additional. Sofa Interiors, 644 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 795-7099.

KICK BACK It’s 110 degrees in the shade, and there’s no place you’d rather be than in the air-conditioned comfort of your living room, sitting in your favorite recliner. Of course, this Fatboy ($229.00) from Fitzsu Society isn’t just any recliner. This one molds to your body because it’s filled with expanded polystyrene beads. The nylon coating is water resistant, so this chair can be used outdoors by the pool as well. It’s not only comfortable, but sleek too, in a variety of bold colors like red, orange and floral. You can be stylish even while lounging around. Fitzsu Society, 65 W. Green St., Pasadena. Call (626) 564-1908.

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BOUQUET OF DAISIES Summer entertaining calls for good friends, light snacks and colorful table settings. Cost Plus makes the latter easy with a beautiful collection of floral placemats. These reversible table settings feature pastel stripes on one side and floral prints on the other ($9 to $12 each) for two completely different yet beautiful looks. Cost Plus World Market, 3655 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 304-9111.

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Southern California is the land of the car, and summer is the time to celebrate our affection for these works of industrial art. Make it a car weekend with these two events. Glendale celebrates its 13th Annual Cruise Night Car Show and Street Party from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. July 15 along Brand Boulevard. More than 350 classic, pre-1973 vehicles will be on display at the free, family-friendly event. In addition, ’60s rock legends the Kingsmen, along with Freddy Cannon and the Murmaids, will perform. Sha Na Na will also make a special appearance. Call (818) 548-6464, or visit www.ci.glendale.ca.us. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16, Art Center Car Classic brings nearly 3,000 top designers, car collectors and auto lovers to the college’s Hillside Campus. “Coachbuilding: Pasadena and Beyond” showcases the work of Pasadena custom coachbuilders Walter M. Murphy & Co. and Bohman & Schwartz, plus modern-day designers. Featured speakers include Patrick le Quement of Renault and alumnus Ken Okuyama, Creative Director of Pininfarina. In addition, meet influential automotive designers in morning and afternoon presentations, take in the awards ceremony, and tour the college’s campus and studios to see future designers at work. Tickets are $55 ($40 early bird special ends July 1). Art Center College of Design, 1700 Lida St., Pasadena. Call (626) 396-2304, or visit www.artcenter.edu/carclassic.

July 4 | South Pasadena & Rose Bowl Celebrants will find no shortage of fun and inspiring things to do this Fourth of July. South Pasadena celebrates the 25th annual Festival of Balloons in small-town style. The day starts with the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at 7 a.m. at the fire station at 817 Mound Ave. Suggested donation is $5 (kids 6 and under free). The opening ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m. at the South Pasadena Library, 1100 El Centro St. The parade starts at 11 a.m. and runs down Mission Street from Diamond to Garfield Park. Then, at 12:30 p.m., it’s food, fun and games in Garfield Park. At 5:30 p.m., a party with picnicking and live music starts at the South Pasadena High School track, 1401 Fremont Ave., followed at 8:30 p.m. by an award ceremony for parade entrants and, of course, fireworks. Call (626) 441-2339, or visit www.SouthPasChamber.com. If you’d rather celebrate big-city style, head over to the Rose Bowl where the Pasadena POPS Orchestra hosts America Fest, Southern California’s biggest fireworks show and a concert with the 5 Browns and vocalist/actress Cynthia Sikes. The 5 Browns, a quintet of acclaimed piano virtuosos, play five grand pianos simultaneously, displaying a mastery that landed them at the top of the Billboard charts in 2005 as one of the year’s best classical artists. Cynthia Sikes starred in “L.A. Law,” “St. Elsewhere” and “JAG” and debuted on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” In addition, student musicians from Pasadena’s Willard Elementary School will perform, and Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor (“Two and a Half Men”) will narrate portions of the musical selections. A portion of the event’s ticket sales benefit VH1 Save the Music Foundation’s work to restore music programs in Pasadena public elementary schools. Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Tickets are $10. Call (626) 792-7677, or visit www.pasadenapops.org.

SUMMER ART WALKS July 1 | Monrovia Stroll down the streets of Old Town Monrovia and view local artists' works from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at the Monrovia Art Festival Association's new Summer Art Walks. The first is scheduled for July 1 and will include artist demonstrations, live music, merchant open houses and free gifts. Stop by at 4 p.m. to celebrate the grand opening of a new gallery at the Historic Aztec at 311 W. Foothill Blvd., Monrovia. Admission is free, and Summer Art Walks take place on Myrtle Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Old Town Monrovia. Call (626) 256-3124, or visit www.artfestivals.org.

FESTIVAL ON THE GREEN July1 through Aug. 27 | L.A. County Arboretum & Walt Disney Concert Hall The California Philharmonic celebrates its 10th anniversary of Festival on the Green concerts with another season of fine music. On July 1, Cal Phil presents “American Celebration,” featuring Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue,” Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” and Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” at the L.A. County Arboretum. On July 15, Cal Phil presents “Rodgers & Hammerstein Songbook” with selections from “Oklahoma!,” “The Sound of Music” and “South Pacific.” On July 29, Cal Phil presents “Pictures at an Exhibition,” featuring Mussorgsky’s work and Richard Strauss’ “Til Eulenspiegel.” Arboretum gates open at 5:30 p.m. with 54 ~ JULY 2006 ~ ARROYO

live jazz and dining; concerts start at 7:30 p.m. at L.A. County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Each Saturday Arboretum performance is followed by an encore at 2 p.m. Sunday at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. For tickets, call (626) 300-8200, or visit www.calphil.org.

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through the year 2010. The tour, running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., includes spectacular public and private gardens throughout Southern California. Tickets are available at Descanso Gardens and other locations such as Armstrong Garden Centers. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. Call (818) 949-4200, or visit www.DescansoGardens.org.

July 8 & 9 | Boston Court The 2006 Music at the Court series continues with a performance by classical and new music percussionist Lynn Vartan at 8 p.m. July 8. Vartan will be joined by special guest Miguel Gonzales. At 7 p.m. July 9, swingsational jazz is presented by Joe La Barbera and his jazz quintet, with special guest pianist Bill Cunliffe. Tickets range from $20 to $25. Boston Court Performing Arts Complex, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 683-6883, or visit www.bostoncourt.com.

PARADE OF PONDS July 8 & 9 | Various locations Several organizations are working together to modernize Descanso Gardens’ extensive system of ponds and streams. What began as one company’s donation to Descanso has evolved into a long-term, multipartner project. The Gardens’ Mulberry Pond has already been restored, thanks to a donation by Pro Ponds West. Now, California Waterscapes and Chicago’s Aquascape Designs have joined the effort. To help finance additional restorations at Descanso, Pro Ponds West has pledged proceeds from its annual Parade of Ponds

artists, arts organizations and galleries open their doors for free to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is a unique opportunity to interact with the artists. Participating artists will each display one piece at Brand Gallery, which will host a public reception from 4 to 7 p.m. July 8. Call (818) 548-2781.

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CLASSIC MELODRAMA July 9 | Sierra Madre Playhouse Love, betrayal, deceit, secrets and murder — it’s all there in the Sierra Madre Playhouse production of the classic, overthe-top melodrama “East Lynne,” running at 7:30 p.m. four Sundays in July, starting July 9. The play focuses on the impending demise of Lord Mt. Severn as loyal attorney Archibald Carlyle prepares his heir, Mr. Raymond, to assume the dying man’s title. Things heat up as the lord’s lovely, innocent daughter Isabel is wooed by the villainous Captain Levison and Carlyle’s sister, the vile Miss Cornelia, and others hover near the deathbed. Vince Fazzi directs. Music composed by Richard Tuttobene. Tickets are $18 (children under 12, $12; seniors and students, $15). Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. Call (626) 256-3809, or visit www.sierramadreplayhouse.org.

STUDIO ART TOUR July 9 | Glendale For Glendale’s third annual open studio art tour, various

John Moran Auctioneers will hold an auction of antique and fine furnishings from local estates and homes. Treasures include clocks, furniture, silver flatware, paintings, tables, chairs, Oriental rugs, art glass and crystal. Admission is free; catalog is $10. Preview begins at 3 p.m.; auction starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Pasadena Conference Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. Call (626) 793-1833, or visit www.johnmoran.com.

PARTY ON THE BRIDGE July 15 | Pasadena The annual tradition continues as the Celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge celebrates historic preservation from 6 to 11 p.m. One of the world’s most beautiful bridges is the scene of live music, dancing, antique cars, children’s activities, food and drink. This is the signature fund-raising event of Pasadena Heritage, the second-largest historic preservation organization in the state. Advance ticket prices are $10 for Pasadena Heritage members, $13 for non-members, $6.50 for children 7 to 12 and free for children 6 and under. Tickets on the day of the event are $15 for adults, $7 for chil-

dren 7 to 12 and free for children 6 and under. Call (626) 4416333, or visit www.pasadenaheritage.org.

SCHOLARSHIP FUND-RAISING CONCERT July 15 | Pasadena Public Library The Acevedo Music and Art Education Foundation and the International Chamber Music Courses and Festival present "A Scholarship Fund-raising Concert" featuring talented students performing chamber and solo music by Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy and Rachmaninoff. Pianist Yin Yin Huang Acevedo, violinists John Acevedo and Pei-Chun Tsai and cellist Ling Yan will also perform. Admission is free, but donations for the students attending the International Chamber Music Courses and Festival in Positano, Italy, are encouraged. The Pasadena Public Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena. Call (626) 289-9750.

SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA July 20 | South Pasadena The free, summer-long series Shakespeare by the Sea continues its tour of Southern California with a stop in South Pasadena. At 7 p.m. July 20, enjoy the Bard’s classic “Hamlet” in Garfield Park. Call (310) 217-7596, or visit www.shakespearebythesea.org.

SCREWBALL CLASSICS Throughout July | One Colorado Laugh your way through July as One Colorado presents its

annual free outdoor film festival at 8:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. This year’s theme is “Screwball Classics of the ’30s and ’40s.” These feel-good movies, produced during difficult times for the country, were characterized by plots that often pitted the decadent rich against streetwise men and women whose down-to-earth sensibilities won the day. They include classics like “It Happened One Night,” “My Man Godfrey” and “The Palm Beach Story.” The series kicks off Saturday, July 1, with the hilarious 1932 hit “Trouble in Paradise” starring Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins and Herbert Marshall, in which a high-class thief and scam artist attempt to bilk a wealthy widow out of her fortune. One Colorado is located between Colorado Boulevard and Union Street and Fair Oaks and DeLacey avenues. Call (626) 564-1066, or visit www.onecolorado.net.

MANICURES AND MARTINIS July & August | Ritz-Carlton Pamper yourself this summer at the Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa. From 5 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday through the end of August, relax with friends at the Pool Bar while getting a manicure and enjoying a martini and snacks. The Ritz-Carlton spa is a full-service, 12,000-square-foot amenity spa, featuring 17 treatment rooms, a fitness center, a relaxation room, steam and sauna rooms, a full-service salon and a spa boutique. Cost is $40 per person. Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa, 1401 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 5683900, ext. 2464, or visit www.ritzcarlton.com. ARROYO ~ JULY 2006 ~ 55

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T’S A SAFE BET TO SAY THAT WHEN William Shakespeare wrote, “I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it” in his play “As You Like It,” he didn’t have Pasadena in mind. But a little more than 400 years later, Nancy and Dick Cole have fashioned a Tudor-style home in the San Rafael area in which the Bard himself would instantly feel at home. “After 26 years in our prior home, we wanted a change,” explains Nancy. “When we saw this house, with its floor plan and Tudor architecture, it was love at first sight.” However, since both Nancy and Dick are in the makeover business — Nancy is a fashion consultant and Dick a plastic surgeon — they had no sooner sent the moving vans on their way than they were

embarking upon a renovation. It began literally at their doorstep. To make the front door more authentically Tudor, the couple pored over innumerable books on the era. Eventually they had reproduction linen-fold panels of proper Elizabethan oak shipped from the Crown Guild of Master Woodcarvers in England. Unfortunately, while the panels are historically accurate, they’re also heavy. “It was difficult to find anyone to install it,” says Dick, who also designed, carved and installed the Tudor arch over the front porch. Installing equally authentic Tudor windows 56 ~ JULY 2006 ~ ARROYO

was less problematic once the Coles discovered R.D. Gibbs & Co. in Glendale. “We interviewed about five other people before finding someone who understood what we wanted,” says Nancy. Doug Gibbs, who worked in Canterbury Cathedral’s stained-glass studio for seven years, worked closely with Dick to design the windows throughout the house. While most showcase English heraldry, the entryway window features a copy of a medieval coat of arms Gibbs designed for Epcot Center’s United Kingdom Pavilion. In the living room are depictions of a “Peasant Sowing Seeds,” based on an original 15th-century medallion by the Norwich School of Glass Painting, and “Two Knights With Shield,” a reproduction of a Germanic crest circa 1500. Dick’s desire to perform a Tudor facelift extended beyond the house’s door and windows. He replaced the living room fireplace with one bedecked with Tudor roses, half-timbered his office to match a room found in one of his resource books and even planted an English knot garden.

Carefully placed throughout the house are the couple’s collections of 16th- and 17th-century maps depicting English shires and cities; a complete series of 18th-century Hogarth prints; 18th-century wine glasses, wine bottles (complete with seals), enamel boxes and armorial porcelains; 18th-century English furniture; English silver including an apostle spoon from 1527; and even an antique pub sign. Although she credits a stint as a docent at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens with increasing her knowledge of and interest in English decorative arts, Nancy insists that “the real collector” is her husband. “It comes from collecting stamps as a boy,” she confides with a smile. The history buff and surgeon who stenciled “Ars longa vita brevis” (“Art endures, life is short”) over the entrance to the library has a slightly different perspective. “What captivates me most about our collections,” says Dick, “is that they are art and history tied together.” AM

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An Eclectic Variety of One-of-A-Kind Furniture, Rugs and Accents From Around The World! 170 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 Tel: 626-578-1137 5311 University Drive, Irvine, Ca 92612 Tel: 949-753-0024 Sun 11-6 • Mon 10-6 • Tues-Sat 10-7 www.worldcaravanstores.com

Quick Gym — Amazing as it may seem, there really is an eight-minute workout (cardio conditioning, strength training and stretching) that will get you in shape quickly and “almost” effortlessly! The range of motion machine (ROM) is the most expensive piece of exercise equipment on the market. So owner Todd Hewitt opened Pasadena’s Quick Gym, where your membership allows you access to this phenomenal innovation. 424 N. Lake Ave., Studio 104. Call (626) 2963190, or visit www.quickgympasadena.com.

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Our dining patio is now open Contemporary Chinese Classics now alfresco

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“Venetian beads made from Murano glass”

The San Gabriel Bead Company We carry a large selection of Swarovski crystals, vintage German glass, handmade artisan beads, semi-precious gemstones, sterling silver and more! For the beginner or the advanced, we offer over 100 workshops each quarter. Call us for a current workshop schedule!

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Please contact:

Nick Gottuso 626.664.4979 Danny Nausha 626.639.1708 Loan approval is subject to qualifications of borrowers and properties. Minimum loan amount applies. *You may be able to receive a lower interest rate by paying points and/or fees. This is not a commitment to lend. Licensed by the California Department of Real Estate. DRE License # 01154707

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