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LIFE’S BOOKENDS EDUCATION 12 THE BRAINIAC MOM

Psychotherapist-author Tina Bryson bases her parenting techniques on the latest research on children’s brains.

— By Ilsa Setziol

16 MEET JON GUNDRY Pasadena Unified School District’s incoming superintendent talks to Arroyo about his plans to bring his new realm into the 21st century.

— By Noela Hueso

SENIOR CITIZENSHIP 27 HOW TO USE YOUR INHERITANCE TO CUSHION RETIREMENT Financial planners’ advice on what to do with your parents’ bequest before firing up those credit cards

— By Bettijane Levine

43 OUR RETIREMENT PLAN What to do (or not) when lifespans grow while investment options shrink.

— By Nancy Spiller

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FESTIVITIES National Charity League Senior Presentation Rose Gala, Rosemary Children’s Services’ “Evening with Star Chefs,” Delphi Academy’s wonder boy

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THE LIST Kidspace kids go buggy, graffiti art at PMCA, Brian McKnight and Don McLean come to town and more

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EDITOR’S NOTE

MOST OF LIFE IS FOCUSED ON THE PRIME YEARS OF active adulthood, either by preparing for it, retiring from it or being in the midst of it. And Arroyo, for the most part, is geared toward life in that happy middle. So this month, we look at the bookends of adulthood — those critical formative years of childhood and one’s golden retirement, prospects for which have tarnished of late.

The good news is that recent research into young brains is revealing new pathways to learning. Arcadia psychotherapist Tina Payne Bryson, co-author of The Whole-

Brain Child (Random House) coming out this fall, is on the cutting edge of translating that research into 21st-century parenting. Ilsa Setziol visits Bryson to find that she practices what she preaches.

A fresh face on the local education front is new Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Jon Gundry, a 1992 Fulbright Scholar, former Houston schools administrator and until recently, interim superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Noela Hueso talks to him about how he plans to bring Pasadena schools into the 21st century and attract families that have turned to private education.

Of course, planning one’s retirement these days is hardly child’s play, what with the economic assault on IRAs, 401(k)s and pensions and threats to Social Security and Medicare. So boomers’ inheritances are becoming increasingly important to ensuring comfort in their golden years. Bettijane Levine talks to Arroyoland financial experts about what heirs should know before they dash to their closest Maserati dealer.

But then one could always take a tip from the retirement plan of the always delightful Nancy Spiller. Then again, maybe not. See for yourself on page 16.

— Irene Lacher

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Rosemary Children’s Services 48th annual “Evening with Star Chefs” benefit on June 25 drew more than 600 hungry supporters to Santa Anita Park, where they savored fine potables and cuisine from a banquet of local restaurants. Teresa Lamb Simpson, district representative for U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), was honored with the 2011 Golden Star Award for her support at the event, which raised more than $200,000 to aid foster children and youth. Elena Elkina, vice president of Boston Private Bank & Trust, served as event chairwoman Karen Dale, Riggs Eckelberry, George Eckelberry and Avis Eckelberry

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THE BRAINIAC MOM Psychotherapist-author Tina Bryson bases her parenting techniques on the latest research on children’s brains.

BY ILSA SETZIOL

A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE BRYSON FAMILY’S HOME IN SAN MARINO: LANKY 11-YEAR-OLD BEN IS HOME FROM SCHOOL, SICK, AND READING HARRY POTTER ON THE SOFA. DAD IS WRITING IN AN ADJACENT OFFICE. AND J.P. — A 4-YEAR-OLD WITH A MOP OF RED HAIR TOPPED WITH A DODGERS CAP — IS HANGING OUT WITH MOM IN THE DINING ROOM. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, J.P. SPIDERMANS UP A WOBBLY CHINA CABINET IN PURSUIT OF A TOY PLANE. A SET OF MIDNIGHT BLUE FLORAL POTTERY IS ABOUT TO FLY. “J.P., what are you looking for?” asks Mom, impossibly calmly. She walks over to the boy and places a hand on him but doesn’t pull him off. “Stop for a second,” she continues. “Does your body –continued on page 14 12 | ARROYO | 08.11

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feel safe up there? Look at my face. I need your attention. What would happen if these things got pulled down?” He giggles softly but listens. “Be a problem solver. If there’s something you want up there, what could you do?” “Ask,” he says in a whispery voice.

This mom, known for feats of composure amidst kid tornadoes, is Tina Payne Bryson.

Bryson is a psychotherapist practicing at Pediatric and Adolescent Psychology Associates in Arcadia and a popular lecturer on parenting.

The 39-year-old native of Mission Viejo earned a Ph.D. in social work at USC. She had just plunged into those studies when she heard UCLA neuroscientist Daniel Siegel lecture. She was riveted by his understanding of the neurobiology of mental health and became a regular at his seminars for nearly a decade.

Today she’s known for using the latest research on children’s brains to shape the advice she offers parents and kids. And her first book, in collaboration with Siegel, is due out in October. The Whole-Brain Child (Random House) is brainy but concise, designed to be easy on tired parents. “It’s about thinking about the struggles with our kids as opportunities to teach them,” she explains, “and wire their brains in ways that allow them to be happy and healthy and fully themselves.”

With a home bustling with three active boys — four if you count hubby, Mount St. Mary’s English professor Scott — Bryson gets plenty of practice at what she preaches.

She says conventional wisdom — even tips found in parenting magazines — often doesn’t jibe with what brain science tells us is good for kids. “For instance, one of the conventional approaches is, when your child is having a tantrum, you should ignore them and walk away,” Bryson says. “But, especially when they’re little, when they’re having a total meltdown, they have stress hormones like cortisol running through their bodies; the part of the brain that allows them to calm down and think about consequences is not even functioning. So what kids need most in those moments is comfort.” Bryson teaches parents to distinguish between these irrational fits, called “downstairs tantrums” — because the limbic system and brainstem are running the show — and “upstairs tantrums” when the cortex kicks in. You can expect kids whose brains are functioning upstairs to respond to a rational request, but not those in the downstairs mode.

Because kids don’t learn much when they’re flipping out, Bryson doesn’t think timeouts are particularly effective. “I don’t know any kid who actually sits and reflects on his behavior when he’s in time-out,” she explains. “They’re thinking about how mean you are.” Responding to research on neuroplasticity — the brain’s and nervous system’s ability to change as a result of environmental input — Bryson wants her boys to practice the appropriate behavior instead. That could mean finding fun ways to get them to complete the chore they’ve balked at doing. “The brain pays attention to novelty, and when something is fun, it releases all these feel-good hormones and neurotransmitters. So instead of giving a [stern] command, what I try to do is be as playful as possible and try to catch [the wayward behavior] before it escalates. It gives a little dopamine squirt in their brain and rewards them for doing what I’m asking them to do.” To get boys to clean their room, Bryson sometimes cranks up some music and challenges them to finish the job before the song is up.

Despite having definite ideas about child rearing, Bryson acknowledges there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for kids — or parents. Indeed, I suspect many of us don’t possess her kid-whispering talent, and not all 4-year-olds are so easily swayed by a disciplinary chat.

As Ben tinkers on the piano, Bryson gives me a tour of the family’s 1930s Spanish. In the living room, two large wicker baskets buttress an armoire. “This is the guns and weapons basket,” she explains. “This is the superguys basket — the action figures.” Another long basket holds swords. Then she lifts the top of a giant leather ottoman parked in front of the sofa, revealing the “extra large weaponry” such as long light sabers. Bryson admits it took her a while to get comfortable with aggressive play, but as she read up on it she decided that, for boys, gunplay is “just like playing dolls or tea parties — it’s pretend play.” She thinks making it taboo only gives it more power. “We also have conversations

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Bryson uses the latest research on kids’ brains to help parents bring their child-rearing skills into the 21st century.

about how real guns hurt people.” She turns to J.P. “What do you do if you see a real gun?” “Call 911,” he whispers.

It’s time to pick up 8-year-old Luke from elementary school, so we pile into her silver minivan. On the ride, she touches on her differences with Tiger Mother author Amy Chua, insisting that an overly academic agenda isn’t advantageous because play assists the development of the brain’s frontal lobes, “which leads to good academic outcomes.” On the return home, Bryson says kids need both a lot of nurture and strong discipline. Emerging from the office, Scott notes that, although Tina’s no

pushover, he’s the firmer parent. “If I say it’s got to be this way, then I expect the kids to do it that way,” he says.

But Bryson’s techniques are winning her adherents, among them Elisa Nixon, an Altadena mom of two who attends one of the therapist’s monthly parent groups. She says this approach has helped her connect with her kids when they most need it. Nixon accomplishes that “mostly by just really listening to them and respecting them,” she says. “Knowing how brain development affects behavior helps you get through moments that are really difficult.”|||| 08.11 | ARROYO | 15

MEET JOHN GUNDRY As the incoming superintendent takes the reins of the Pasadena United School District (PUSD), he talks about what drew him to education and how he plans to bring his new realm into the 21st century.

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JON GUNDRY IS NO STRANGER TO THE CLASSROOM. THE INCOMING PUSD SUPERINTENDENT, WHO’S TAKING OVER THE POST VACATED BY THE RETIREMENT OF EDWIN DIAZ AFTER FOUR-AND-A-HALF YEARS ON THE JOB, SPENT 16 YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, BEFORE COMING TO LOS ANGELES THREE–AND-A-HALF YEARS AGO TO BECOME DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION (LACOE). HE BECAME THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT LAST SUMMER AND WAS SELECTED BY THE PUSD IN JUNE. But that’s only part of the story. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Gundry, 56 and single, has been something of a chameleon in his own education, morphing variously into a pre-med student, anthropology major, a Fulbright scholar in Nicosia, Cyprus, and first-year law student, before adding a master’s degree to his decade of teaching in Houston, Texas, classrooms and settling on a career as a school administrator.

“I wanted to do something that was valuable for the community and something I wasn’t in for selfish reasons,” Gundry says. “I thought being an educator would be the perfect way to go. I didn’t think that I would ever be bored in education, which has turned out to be true.”

Fluent in Spanish, he credits both his early elementary school years in Miami — “I didn’t learn Spanish there, but I’ve always credited them with teaching me how to pronounce the words,” he says — and a trip to Bolivia as a foreign exchange student with the American Field Service with cementing his knowledge of Spanish beyond his three years of language study in high school. “It was very difficult in the beginning because I knew a lot less than I thought,” he says, “but [that trip] is really what sparked my interest in learning the language.”

Gundry was born in Pleasanton in the Bay Area, where his father was stationed at Parks Air Force Base. By the time he graduated from high school in Casa Grande, Ariz., Gundry and his family had already lived in several U.S. cities, including Miami and Corning, N.Y. The various moves suited the inquisitive Gundry and sparked a love of travel and different cultures, which led to his stints in Bolivia and Cyprus, where he worked as a teacher as part of his Fulbright. Gundry capped his tenure in the Houston school system with a top administrative post before coming to Los Angeles in 2008.

Hours before his contract was formally approved by the Board of Education, he discussed his latest challenge with Noela Hueso.

WHAT HAS YOUR DAY-TO-DAY BEEN LIKE AS YOU GEAR UP FOR YOUR NEW POST AND THE START OF THE 2011–12 SCHOOL YEAR?

I’ve mostly been meeting people. I’ve been out to visit the summer school programs; I’ve met with a couple of the principals to talk about what they’re doing on their campuses; I’m meeting with parent and community groups. I’ve been doing interviews with print and television media. I had breakfast this morning with the president of Pasadena City College [Mark Rocha], and the mayor [Bill Bogaard] happened to be there, so I talked to him as well.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN CHALLENGES YOU FACE AS THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT?

The main challenges are learning what’s already been done to address issues facing the district, finding out the direction the district and board want to go in and then bringing my own vision to the table.

WHAT IS YOUR VISION?

Improving student academic performance, identifying where the district is lacking and determining the causes in order to identify the solutions. I’m committed to bringing 21stcentury learning skills to all PUSD schools. We live in such a rapidly changing world, we don’t even know what skills and specific knowledge kids are going to need in the future to be successful. Many of the students who are entering kindergarten today will one day have careers that don’t even exist yet. How can we anticipate that? We need to teach skills — critical thinking, good communication, a facility with technology — that are going to serve them no matter what they need to be able do in the future.

HOW WILL YOU BRING THAT ABOUT?

One of the things I tried to do when I worked for L.A. County was build collaboration among superintendents around the idea of bringing 21st-century skills to every district.

About a third of them were committed to the effort. The County Office of Education is writing a grant proposal that would pay for professional teacher development for participating districts. When I was with the county, Pasadena wasn’t one of the districts participating in the effort, though South Pasadena was. I definitely want the PUSD to participate.

HOW WILL YOU GET THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF PASADENA TO SUPPORT YOU?

This is a fairly easy sell with community and business organizations. About three years ago I met with the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce — they have an education committee made up of members who aren’t professional educators but have a specific interest in public education — to find out what their priorities were for public education in L.A. County. They believe that the public schools need to be emphasizing a connection between the world of academics and college and the world of work. Community and business leaders are interested in public schools creating a future work force. The tougher sell is with the education community, which is accustomed to doing things the same way and is a little resistant to innovation.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO RESTORE THE FAITH OF THOSE PARENTS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO PRIVATE RATHER THAN PUSD SCHOOLS?

The district has already done some of the things that need to be done: the creation of some gifted and talented programs; instituting the International Baccalaureate program [described by Time as “a rigorous curriculum… recognized by universities around the world”] — which is quite a draw for parents and is something that should be expanded. I supervised three IB elementary schools, a middle school and a high school in –continued on page 18 08.11 | ARROYO | 17

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DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY BACKLASH FROM PARENTS OR THE REMOVAL OF STU-

Houston. It’s a wonderful program and it’s not just for gifted kids. It’s appropriate for everybody.

We need to find out what it is that parents want in public schools that would draw them back. Communicating to potential PUSD parents the good things that are going on in the district is important too, because sometimes perception is not reality.

DENTS FROM THE PUSD?

Well, it’s a controversial topic so there always is going to be some backlash, but I don’t anticipate that anything is going to happen here that would cause parents to want to take their children out of the public schools over this issue.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR WORKING WITH THE CITY OF PASADENA TO IMPROVE

HOW ARE YOU PLANNING ON DEALING WITH A SHRINKING BUDGET AND LARGER

THE SPORTS FACILITIES OF THE SCHOOLS?

CLASS SIZES?

There is a whole facilities master plan that was developed a couple of years ago in conjunction with school site personnel and families to really identify the needs of each campus. So site-by-site project lists are part of the facilities master plan and there is some joint use with City of Pasadena, so we are developing a deeper partnership with them on everything from facilities to student safety and truancy prevention and dropout prevention.

The district has already cut back about 50 percent in administrative positions.

There’s only so far you can go in cutting your administration before you start not having sufficient support for the schools.

I remain optimistic, though, that the budget situation is going to improve. I think next year we’re going to start to see a bit of a turnaround. In the meantime we have to make sure that we’re spending our money efficiently.

HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO OUR GOVERNOR ABOUT IT?

“WE HAVE JUST AS GREAT A RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR MOST ABLE STUDENTS AS WE HAVE FOR MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR MOST AT-RISK STUDENTS — AND THE EXPECTATIONS NEED TO BE HIGH.”

I had the opportunity to speak with Gov. Brown a few months ago when, in my old post as interim county superintendent, I hosted a public forum with the governor and the state superintendent of public instruction. I really believe that he is going to protect K-12 education as much as possible. It is one of his administration’s highest priorities and he does have a long-term plan for identifying sufficient funding. He thinks we spend too much money on corrections and not enough on public education.

WHAT ABOUT FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION?

There’s a political effort on the part of school districts and counties and states to get the federal government to fund special education. They’ve promised to fully fund special education ever since they required it of us, but they’ve never done it. I will work with the county and the state to continue to put pressure on the federal government to fully fund the special education mandates.

GOV. BROWN RECENTLY SIGNED THE CONTROVERSIAL SB 48, WHICH MANDATES THAT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HOMOSEXUALS BE TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HOW WILL THE PUSD IMPLEMENT THAT IN THE 2013–14 SCHOOL YEAR?

I can’t answer that question without having a conversation with the board. That’s a decision they would make. I don’t know if that would require a recommendation from the superintendent.

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THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CRITICISM ABOUT NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND TESTING. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT?

I came from the Houston School District, which was the birthplace of NCLB. In Texas, there’s heavy emphasis on accountability for student academic performance.

California is behind much of the country in terms of accountability. If you do see strong systems in place, it comes from the local school district, not from the state. Students are entrusted to us and we’re getting paid with tax dollars. Everyone, including me, should be accountable for the results of their work.

I do think it’s important to have a lot of data available and to use it in order to inform our curriculum planning, our lesson planning and planning for individual student success.

I have mixed feelings about NCLB, as most people do. One of the best things that it has done for us is place emphasis on accountability for every student.

We have just as great a responsibility for meeting the needs of our most able students as we have for meeting the needs of our most at-risk students — and the expectations need to be high.

I was asked in a recent interview what I was going to do about the perception that closing the achievement gap means that we’re not paying attention to the needs of our most able learners. My response was that actually the opposite is true: Research shows that students do their best when they are placed in an environment of high expectations.

If we have those high expectations for our best students and have the same expectations for our lowest performing students, that’s the best way to close the achievement gap. ||||

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HOW TO USE YOUR INHERITANCE TO CUSHION RETIREMENT Baby boomers are poised to inherit the largest-ever sum of “inter-generational wealth.”

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Think back: In the good old days, every successive generation did better financially than their parents’. Now the reverse is often true: Boomers’ grown kids are moving back home, unable to find well-paying jobs that even Ivy League credentials can’t secure for them.

Across Arroyoland — even in the most elite zip codes — boomers are totalling up their elevated living costs and quietly cutting back on expenses. They’re draining their pools and letting go of their drivers and household staff in favor of keeping cash in their own pockets.

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be lost just as quickly if they don’t understand the legal ramifications and tax regulations.

Even if the money is clear of restrictions, boomers tend to make too hasty decisions on how to spend it — decisions they often regret.

So what should an heir do first?

Answer: Nothing. Put the money in a separate account under your name only, even if you’re married. Do not remove or commingle the funds, and quickly consult a trusted estate attorney (or two). Time is of the essence in many situations. Depending on the form of the inheritance — an IRA, a 401(k), stocks, real estate, etc. — you need to know how to proceed without falling prey to the vagaries of the often obscure and complicated inheritance laws.

An inherited traditional IRA, for example, can cause huge tax problems if you don’t know the rules. Most important: You’re not really inheriting the full amount, because an inherited IRA is taxable income. Whatever you withdraw from the inherited IRA will be added to your regular income at tax time, and your taxes could soar. If you earn $80,000, and take the funds from an inherited $100,000 IRA, you will be taxed on earnings of $180,000. You may also be taxed on the full amount if you simply mishandle the transfer of the account.

To complicate matters more, IRS laws also state that you must start withdrawing money from an inherited IRA the year after the original account owner’s death. How much must you withdraw? The answer varies with each individual. Factors include the ages of both the deceased and the heir as well as various technicalities surrounding your handling of the account.

An IRA that you recast as an “inherited IRA,” for example, may allow you to withdraw smaller amounts each year, which will lessen your annual tax bite. So no matter how eager you are to enjoy your windfall, do nothing until you’ve consulted your financial adviser.

All sorts of other problems are surfacing, experts say, many of which could be prevented if families would just speak plainly amongst themselves before a parent’s death occurs. While one or both parents are alive, offspring should discuss financial plans with them. “You’d be amazed at how many older people think they have proper plans in place, but really don’t,” says Larry Russell, a Pasadena financial planner. “Many people have wills but not living trusts. Without a living trust, assets above $100,000 can go into probate.”

Even wealthy individuals who do have trusts and employ financial advisers often neglect to tell their advisers to update their documents, Russell adds. “People’s lives change, but the beneficiary designations they’ve set up can sit there forever without review. They simply forget.” And few people have any idea how complicated inheritance regulations can be.

In a recent case, Russell says, a client and his wife intended to pass his hefty 401(k) on to their only daughter. The wife died, the man remarried and the 401(k) was still in place.

That proved disastrous for his child. Had the man moved his 401(k) into an IRA, the daughter would have inherited the money that was intended for her, Russell says. But because he left his funds in a 401(k), “the beneficiary designation did not dominate. The money intended for his daughter all went to his second wife instead.”

This is just one example of the many things that can go wrong, Russell adds. He agrees that it’s vital to plan beforehand, while the parent is still alive. And if you have siblings, bring them into the conversation, says Donna Chaney, a CPA and personal financial specialist in Glendale.

“Some of my boomer clients are receiving inheritances right now,” she says, and they’re not prepared. “They’re asking, what should they do? How should they invest?

Their tendency is to invest too quickly, to put the money in products that restrict their use of the funds. I tell them, cash is okay. Keep it in cash until you know you’re making the right decision based on your life goals. They all want to start making money on their money, and sometimes that backfires.”

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Chaney says some of her most interesting cases arise when multiple siblings inherit. “I recently had a case where two siblings were doing well financially and the third one was not, although all are doing good and meaningful work,” she says. Were the wealthy siblings willing to give part of their inheritance to the one who needed the money more?

“Absolutely not,” Chaney says. “All the old rivalries were still there — who got the pony when they were kids, who felt slighted by their parents for years? I had to act like a psychologist, trying to mediate and help them sort out what they might consider to be fair.”

Of course, the parents could have sorted all this out beforehand, if the kids had discussed it with them — or even if the parents had been more specific in their bequests.

But that is rarely the case, Chaney says.

Mitchell Kauffman, a certified financial planner in Pasadena and Santa Barbara, says he has seen all these problems and many more. “The best we can do as parents is let our loved ones get on with their lives without being saddled with imprecise bequest directions,” he says. But all too frequently, he adds, cloudiness begets storms. “I’ve seen too many situations where it was not clear who got what in the will. They should have done a living trust, but they didn’t. And it ended up tragically.”

In one case, two parents died in a car accident, he says.

“The husband was driving and he died first. The wife died later. They each had kids from separate marriages, and those kids all grew up together. But the children of the wife sued the children of the husband for wrongful death because the will was ambiguous as to how the estate should be divided.

It was awful that these kids ended up fighting each other in court. Had the parents done a more specific and formal estate plan — perhaps a living trust — their wishes would have been more clear. It was a calamity. The kids spent much of their inheritance on legal fees.”

What’s lacking is consumer education, Kauffman says.

Even people with relatively minimal assets should probably make a living trust plus a will in order to avoid probate. In California, only a member of the bar may provide estate planning advice and draft such documents. This means the living trust must be created by an attorney. And all documents should be reviewed every three to five years, to keep current with changes in tax laws as well as in people’s lives, Kauffman says.

If you are an inheritor, he adds, do research and consult professionals before you touch the money. “If you’re married, the first big issue is whether to keep the inheritance separate or commingle it with community property. The minute you commingle it with other funds, or use part of it for the wrong reason (such as paying household bills), it is considered community property. This is important, because even the best marriages can hit challenging times and may end in divorce,” he says. “And if parents gave that money to you trusting that it would continue down the lineage to their grandchildren, you should at least consider keeping it separate” in order to honor their wishes.

So the question remains: What’s the best way to spend your boomer inheritance, especially if you need it for a comfortable retirement?

Experts agree the answer depends on your financial situation before you inherited the money. If you have high debt, you may want to pay it off. If you have a mortgage, you might want to pay that off, too — although you would lose the tax deduction on interest. If you are wealthy — with a secure retirement plan, enough money to help your kids and a hefty emergency cash cushion — then go ahead and buy that Maserati or beach house you’ve always wanted. Stocks and bonds? Not one adviser suggested rushing out to invest.

This is, after all, a legacy from your parents — with all sorts of emotional implications. Maybe the best you can do is honor them by using it in a way you know would make them glad they left it to you. ||||

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Other communities in the region include Villa Gardens in Pasadena, San Marino Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center and Terraces at Park Marino. Rica Duff, of the Fair Oaks Regency suggests investigating these and other facilities, then narrowing the search to two or three appealing locations before introducing a senior family member to the decision-making process.

“Then it’s best to let Mom or Dad come and explore the lifestyle at their own pace,” she adds. “Introduce them to the place, let them speak to other residents, have a meal.

At Fair Oaks visitors walk the grounds and take in the ambiance, the beauty, the amenities. They see that many residents are enjoying the theatre, shopping, trips. They really feel the peace of mind and the wonderful continuity of people’s lives.”

Once a new home has been chosen, children or other relatives may help seniors decide what to take with them, and usually this involves significant downsizing, particularly if the senior has lived for many years in a single-family residence. Many facilities encourage residents to bring their own important pieces of furniture, linens, a few household items, photographs and collectibles. Rica Duff describes a woman whose father had hand-carved her entire bedroom set; this of course was a treasure that she brought with her to Fair Oaks.

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LET’S CELEBRATE! As much as possible, try to celebrate this phase of your loved one’s life. Savor the opportunity to remember, to honor the days and moments that have passed, and to cherish those that remain. When George C. and his siblings and their mother decide to advance to the next stage of her life, a friend has counseled them to accompany each other through the journey with joy and gratitude.

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OUR RETIREMENT PLAN

What to do (or not) when lifespans grow while investment options shrink STORY AND PAINTING BY NANCY SPILLER

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Short of that, we might want to consider a reverse mortgage. For those in the class who stopped crying long enough to say whether they still owned their homes, there was the option of the annuity-like monthly payout from a major lender — maybe even a major lender recently bailed out by homeowner-supplied tax funds. At the end of the contract, if you were unfortunate enough to still be breathing, you would become the au pair for the family of up to five the lender was authorized to install in your former home.

There were other possibilities for those students who had socked away the prescribed amount of savings (formulas vary, but even after a couple of Ambutal, a Xanax and three martinis, I could remember this Google-gleaned gem: 12 times your annual income, divided by the remaining balance on your mortgage, adjusted for foreclosure and multiplied by the rapidly compounding late charges on your credit card debt). Whatever number you arrived at before passing out was what you should have saved.

For those who had done what they were supposed to, the options were simple: Lacking any real investment opportunities, they could convert their savings into bundles of large bills which they could strap to their body and use as a bargaining ploy when they begged their children to take them in. Or they could buy passage on a slow boat to China (lots of midnight buffets) where they might find a gullible replacement family willing to adopt them. Or they could travel to such Third World countries as Haiti, Laos or Zimbabwe where the dollar’s strength might encourage a nice, economically desperate family to adopt them.

My own crisis began when I lost my job and big fat 401K with the securities fraud collapse of Bait & Switch Industries, a subsidiary of Shell Games, Ltd. Then the fail-safe scheme of online day trading crashed and burned with the stock market. Next, the plan to cash in on a granite-and–great room mansionization of my cracker-box tract home burst with the real estate bubble. In just a few short years my retirement plan had gone from a thatched-roof cottage in the south of France to a condo in Florida to a car camp in the Nevada desert. I would spend my days there perfecting Little Friskies casserole recipes for a solar cookbook to be sold through the AARP. I considered seeking aid from my family, but when contacted, they indicated I was their retirement plan, thus forcing me to change my name and move out of state. That’s when I discovered anyone lucky enough to have a terminal illness could head for one of the two right-to-die states: Washington and Oregon. Hemlock cocktails at unhappy hour sounded pretty good.

Then I got the flyer for this class. It has been a huge help.

My current plan is not to retire. Instead, I’ll continue at my counter job at Last Hurrah Hamburgers while eating my way to an early end on a diet high in their Big Boomers. Those double-meat-patties-plus-cheese babies are lock and loaded with fat, carbs and sodium, a heart attack on a bun, and who knows, might even be carcinogenic (my co-workers suggest that’s why you always want to get the fries).

I figure if I start a steady diet of them today, I could get myself gone before I hit the big 65. That’s when I’ll have to turn in my paper hat and apron — as if I hadn’t already died from humiliation wearing that outfit. My role model here is my former hero, Ron Roach, CEO of Bait & Switch, who had the good grace to suffer a heart attack shortly before his 65th birthday and four months before his sentencing. He was paddle surfing off his private beach in Maui when it happened. His lifeless body was found fully intact after floating for hours in the water while his fellow sharks circled in respect.

I just hope to meet my maker before corporate discovers the huge number of Big Boomers I was forced to embezzle. My dying wish? The swift privatization of Social Security. Declaring open season on elderly investors will be a blessing for us all. This beneficial thinning of the senior herd could prove more fun for politicians and the financial services industry than shooting wolves from a helicopter in the Alaska outback. And that huge herd of fogies won’t even know what hit them. They’ll be too busy training their graduated bifocals on the horizon, searching for the next economic investment bubble as if their lives depended on it — because they do. ||||

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Localmotive All aboard the 100-mile diet.

BY LESLIE BILDERBACK | PHOTOS BY CLAIRE BILDERBACK

Yet another friend has announced the addition of

included meat hung above ice on metal tracks which, when the train entered a curve at high speeds, shifted the weight and caused derailment. After several derailments the

chickens to her family, and I admit I am starting to

idea was nixed. (It took a special arrogance to assume the first derailment was a fluke.)

Swift’s winning design called for meat packed tightly at the bottom of well-insulated cars

feel a little out of the coop loop. The growing sense

with ice at the top, so cool air could flow downward. The design was picked up by other meat processors, and it didn't take long for consumer and consumed to become com-

of inferiority, as I whip up a batch of Floating Islands

pletely detached. Soon people didn't care what or where their food came from.

from store-bought eggs, is akin to my feelings dur-

terest in local foods. Although in reality, it is hardly sudden. The Slow Food movement

But now we seem to have come full circle, and I am happy to see the sudden inbegan formally advocating the preservation of local food traditions in the mid-1980s,

ing junior high dances, when everyone was mak-

and Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse has been touting the local ethic to the fine food world since 1971. But while both groups have succeeded in bringing local and organic

ing out except me.

This is the latest incarnation of the ever-growing locavore movement, sometimes referred to as “the 100-mile diet.” Those who take the term "from scratch" to heart have added the joy of chicken husbandry to this ethos. If you’ve been living under a rock,

foods to the forefront of fine dining, they have thus far failed to attract the masses and seem to have ignored the stunning lack of wholesome, let alone local, food choices to the inner city.

So, how can we spread the word? Making local, wholesome food retro-cool is a

the locavore movement is the super-chic trend of consuming food that is produced lo-

good start. As any teenager can tell you, once the cool kids are doing it, everyone else

cally, ideally within 100 miles of where you live. The idea is to support local growers

follows. And isn’t trend-setting what SoCal life is all about? We could conceivably make

and minimize the carbon footprint created by transporting foods from afar.

local food the bedazzled chihuahua of 2012.

Seventy-five years ago the movement was known by another name --- "existing."

Yes, kids, back in the olden days, before industrialized meat and trans-Atlantic fruit

Here’s how:

flights, Americans ate what was grown and raised where they lived. If you didn’t grow it

•

Find out where your food comes from.

or raise it, chances are someone down the street did. And when the season was over,

•

Pick five foods you always eat and commit to finding them locally.

you ate the next crop. If you wanted strawberries in the dead of winter, you could open

•

Search out local producers and lobby local markets to feature them.

a jar of preserves, or come to terms with disappointment (a skill that has gone the way of the dodo).

Then if this makes you feel warm and fuzzy, move on to the next steps: •

Join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) --- a system for bringing crops

root of all evil). Today we think nothing of strolling down to the local mega-mart to pick

•

Learn how to preserve foods.

up pineapples from Costa Rica, Chilean raspberries and meat "products" created

•

Plant a garden.

But somewhere along the way we decided that we must have whatever we want

directly to consumers --- and get a box of local seasonal produce once a week.

whenever we want it (a self-indulgent attitude of entitlement that is, in my opinion, the

from mysterious parts in mysterious places. Deep down we know that the animals we consume are not raised by loving parents, and the produce we buy is picked green (before full nutrients and flavor can develop) and transported in trucks filled with ethylene gas to ripen it artificially. But we pretend it doesn't matter. (Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.)

Sure, the idea of a global food market is inherently appealing (French cheese, Ital-

And when you are fully committed and have traded in your Dolce and Gabbana for Birkenstocks and hemp, you can start raising chickens, bees and goats.

Of course, there is another side to the coin. Just because it’s local doesn't necessarily make it better (as this season’s Dodger fans can attest). Factory farming, genetic modification and chemically treated foods grow here too. And how much are we re-

ian salami, New Zealand lamb). But its realities are proving problematic. It’s not just

ally saving the planet when we have to drive to eight stores to complete our weekly

white truffles we are transporting to our dinner parties while consuming precious fossil

shopping? So weigh your options, people.

fuels. We’re also getting E. coli--laced bean sprouts, radioactive spinach, melamine-

In the end, when your food doesn’t have to travel far, it’s healthier and tastier and

enriched flour and plasticized punch from countries that treat safety standards like

you’re keeping money in the community rather than sending it to big conglomerates.

Californians treat stop signs.

Just think! You’ll not only be a healthy hipster, but you can also stick it to The Man. ||||

How did this happen? Until the late 1800s fresh food was transported no more than a

46 | ARROYO | 08.11

few miles. But along came Chicago meat packer Gustavus Franklin Swift. Thinking out-of-

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08.11 | ARROYO | 47

KITCHEN CONFESSIONS

Localmotive All aboard the 100-mile diet.

BY LESLIE BILDERBACK | PHOTOS BY CLAIRE BILDERBACK

Yet another friend has announced the addition of

included meat hung above ice on metal tracks which, when the train entered a curve at high speeds, shifted the weight and caused derailment. After several derailments the

chickens to her family, and I admit I am starting to

idea was nixed. (It took a special arrogance to assume the first derailment was a fluke.)

Swift’s winning design called for meat packed tightly at the bottom of well-insulated cars

feel a little out of the coop loop. The growing sense

with ice at the top, so cool air could flow downward. The design was picked up by other meat processors, and it didn't take long for consumer and consumed to become com-

of inferiority, as I whip up a batch of Floating Islands

pletely detached. Soon people didn't care what or where their food came from.

from store-bought eggs, is akin to my feelings dur-

terest in local foods. Although in reality, it is hardly sudden. The Slow Food movement

But now we seem to have come full circle, and I am happy to see the sudden inbegan formally advocating the preservation of local food traditions in the mid-1980s,

ing junior high dances, when everyone was mak-

and Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse has been touting the local ethic to the fine food world since 1971. But while both groups have succeeded in bringing local and organic

ing out except me.

This is the latest incarnation of the ever-growing locavore movement, sometimes referred to as “the 100-mile diet.” Those who take the term "from scratch" to heart have added the joy of chicken husbandry to this ethos. If you’ve been living under a rock,

foods to the forefront of fine dining, they have thus far failed to attract the masses and seem to have ignored the stunning lack of wholesome, let alone local, food choices to the inner city.

So, how can we spread the word? Making local, wholesome food retro-cool is a

the locavore movement is the super-chic trend of consuming food that is produced lo-

good start. As any teenager can tell you, once the cool kids are doing it, everyone else

cally, ideally within 100 miles of where you live. The idea is to support local growers

follows. And isn’t trend-setting what SoCal life is all about? We could conceivably make

and minimize the carbon footprint created by transporting foods from afar.

local food the bedazzled chihuahua of 2012.

Seventy-five years ago the movement was known by another name --- "existing."

Yes, kids, back in the olden days, before industrialized meat and trans-Atlantic fruit

Here’s how:

flights, Americans ate what was grown and raised where they lived. If you didn’t grow it

•

Find out where your food comes from.

or raise it, chances are someone down the street did. And when the season was over,

•

Pick five foods you always eat and commit to finding them locally.

you ate the next crop. If you wanted strawberries in the dead of winter, you could open

•

Search out local producers and lobby local markets to feature them.

a jar of preserves, or come to terms with disappointment (a skill that has gone the way of the dodo).

Then if this makes you feel warm and fuzzy, move on to the next steps: •

Join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) --- a system for bringing crops

root of all evil). Today we think nothing of strolling down to the local mega-mart to pick

•

Learn how to preserve foods.

up pineapples from Costa Rica, Chilean raspberries and meat "products" created

•

Plant a garden.

But somewhere along the way we decided that we must have whatever we want

directly to consumers --- and get a box of local seasonal produce once a week.

whenever we want it (a self-indulgent attitude of entitlement that is, in my opinion, the

from mysterious parts in mysterious places. Deep down we know that the animals we consume are not raised by loving parents, and the produce we buy is picked green (before full nutrients and flavor can develop) and transported in trucks filled with ethylene gas to ripen it artificially. But we pretend it doesn't matter. (Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.)

Sure, the idea of a global food market is inherently appealing (French cheese, Ital-

And when you are fully committed and have traded in your Dolce and Gabbana for Birkenstocks and hemp, you can start raising chickens, bees and goats.

Of course, there is another side to the coin. Just because it’s local doesn't necessarily make it better (as this season’s Dodger fans can attest). Factory farming, genetic modification and chemically treated foods grow here too. And how much are we re-

ian salami, New Zealand lamb). But its realities are proving problematic. It’s not just

ally saving the planet when we have to drive to eight stores to complete our weekly

white truffles we are transporting to our dinner parties while consuming precious fossil

shopping? So weigh your options, people.

fuels. We’re also getting E. coli--laced bean sprouts, radioactive spinach, melamine-

In the end, when your food doesn’t have to travel far, it’s healthier and tastier and

enriched flour and plasticized punch from countries that treat safety standards like

you’re keeping money in the community rather than sending it to big conglomerates.

Californians treat stop signs.

Just think! You’ll not only be a healthy hipster, but you can also stick it to The Man. ||||

How did this happen? Until the late 1800s fresh food was transported no more than a

46 | ARROYO | 08.11

few miles. But along came Chicago meat packer Gustavus Franklin Swift. Thinking out-of-

Leslie Bilderback is a certified master baker, chef and cookbook author. A South

the-boxcar, Swift experimented with refrigerated trains. Designs were sketchy at first and

Pasadena resident, she teaches her techniques online at culinarymasterclass.com.

08.11 | ARROYO | 47

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Sauce 1. Bring 2¼ cups milk and vanilla bean (sliced down the center and scraped of contents) to a simmer. Remove from heat and steep for 20 minutes. Remove vanilla pod.

2. Place a medium bowl over another bowl of ice and set aside. Have ready a fine-mesh strainer. Return vanilla milk to a simmer over medium heat. In a small bowl whisk together egg yolks and sugar. Gradually add 1 cup of warm milk to the eggs to "temper” them, then pour all into simmering milk and stir continuously until it thickens into the consistency of heavy cream. Immediately strain into medium bowl and set atop the ice to cool. Stir occasionally.

Spun Sugar 1. Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan. Wipe any stray granules off the sides of the pan, and place over high heat. Do not stir. At the boil, add corn syrup and continue to cook until the color darkens to light amber. Remove from heat and let sit 5 minutes.

2. Cover counter with a sheet of waxed paper. Hold a dowel or wooden spoon handle over the paper and, using two forks, scoop up cooled caramel and drizzle quickly back and forth over dowel to create spun sugar that drapes over it. Repeat until you have created a good bundle of sugar "hair," then gather it into a nest and set aside. Repeat with remaining sugar.

To serve, fill a shallow bowl with vanilla sauce, float one meringue in the center and top with spun sugar.

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Poutine on the Ritz At the end of a long, long hallway on Colorado, culinary adventurers can discover imaginative savories and sweets at the new Kings Row Gastropub.

BY BRADLEY TUCK

As the saying goes, sometimes it’s about the journey. So it was, that in the midst of Carmageddon, which actually turned out to be more Y2K than 2012 (at least, by rep), I ventured from the sanctuary of my home in Hollywood to Old Pasadena to try out a recent addition to the dining scene --- Kings Row Gastropub on Colorado. I say “on Colorado,” though as they themselves point out on their website, blink and you’ll miss them. Their doorway is on Colorado. You then pass down a long, long hallway into the restaurant itself, on the site of the former Neomeze.

PHOTO: Vince Trupsin

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classic frisée au lardons, but with asparagus. A mound of frisée tossed with pieces

–continued from page 49 The space itself is soaring and masculine. It’s a pub, no doubt about that. There’s a

of crisp bacon, topped with grilled asparagus, and a fried sunny-side-up duck egg.

bar with a retractable ceiling that allows the air to circulate and makes the space feel

Asparagus is one of nature’s best tools for dipping into a yolk; the flavors and textures

even bigger. A friendly host will guide you to a table in the very European-looking beer

are perfect together. Here you chop it all up together and the leaves of the frisée are

garden that has been carved out of an alley behind Colorado. It all feels very young.

coated with the rich egg too. Absolutely perfect.

And in a good way. This is what Pasadena needs right now.

It was a hot summer evening, so to lighten things up a bit ceviche was a good addition --- a bowl with three plump

It’s really not as Indiana Jones

shrimps perched on the edge, peer-

as I made it sound, what with all the ous paragraph. But one thing is for sure --- it’s definitely an adventure.

Chef Rob Rice and his partners (also Neomeze’s owners) Hago Girsgossian, Shivie Dhillion, Qusam Raiz and Aidin Yousef opened Kings Row in April, and in so doing have assembled a menu of simple pub and bistro classics, infused with some great twists, well executed and without pretension. You come here to eat, not to chatter about the ingredients. A case in point is the poutine.

CHEF ROB RICE AND HIS PARTNERS HAVE DONE PASADENA A GREAT SERVICE IN OPENING KINGS ROW. THEY PURPOSELY CALLED IT A GASTROPUB BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT KINGS ROW IS --- GREAT FOOD, GREAT

ing at a fresh, zesty mélange of citrus-marinated seafood. Plantain chips provided the crunchy scoop with which to make the journey from bowl to mouth.

The perfect accompaniment to this was a cocktail, the Paloma.

It’s a deceptively potent blend of El Jimador tequila, Saint-Germain liqueur, ruby red grapefruit, agave syrup and Izze soda. “A perfect outdoor summer cocktail,” was the verdict of my dining companion.

BEERS AND FRIENDLY SERVICE.

“Tequila can be harsh, but every-

At Kings Row, they call it the Cheeky

thing in this drink was well bal-

Bastard. Beef cheek braised in Arro-

anced, and dangerously easy to

gant Bastard ale for five hours, then

drink. One more of these and you

slathered onto French fries, with a

could wake up two towns over with

layer of melted sottocenere cheese.

your shoes missing.”

There was no room for dessert,

If one wanted to get all foodie about it, one could wax lyrical

but we ordered it anyway. Our

about how the ale gave the gravy

server, Alex, steered us toward the

a heady depth that worked with the

Whiskey Brain, a sort of bread pud-

flavors of the Venetian-style cheese,

ding with a whiskey-walnut-caramel

a great and complex indulgence

sauce. It was all delicious. I’d have

aged with a rind of ash, cinnamon

loved a blob of ice cream with it, to

and nutmeg. Or you could just eat

gild the lily.

Chef Rob Rice and his partners

the darned thing and say, ”This is the best poutine I’ve tasted!” In fact,

have done Pasadena a great

the following night I went to a very

service in opening Kings Row. They

well-known meat-centric L.A. restau-

purposely called it a gastropub

rant and ordered the poutine to

because they wanted to be clear

compare. Well, I would have, except

about what Kings Row is --- great

it didn’t.

food, great beers and friendly service. The menu and the beer

Then there were the duck sliders --- little burgers of ground

selections rotate regularly, so you

duck in a brioche bun with sweet

can keep coming back and con-

caramelized onion and mustard. We

tinue to be surprised. In the coming

opted to get the “Porto fries” on the

Crack Mac (with white chocolate)

months, they plan to open a whiskey bar in the basement, with a barrel

side --- thick wedges of battered, deep-fried Portobello mushrooms with dipping sauces. Those sliders make being a

and more than 70 varieties in the bottle. It will have a speakeasy feel, with a piano serv-

duck a dangerous proposition, is all I can say. I’ll never look at a duck in the park the

ing up ragtime to complete the picture.

same way. In the future, Jemima Puddleduck will simply appear as a juicy bite,

In September, keep your eyes peeled for a whole-pig roast, in partnership with

wrapped in soft, buttery bread, with a hat of dark sweet onion jam. Be afraid, Jemima.

LA Canvas Magazine, American Wine and Spirits and Stone Brewing, in aid of one of

Be very afraid.

Hago’s favorite charities, Five Acres child and family services agency. I, for one, will be

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THE LIST

A SELECTIVE PREVIEW OF UPCOMING EVENTS COMPILED BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER

5:30 p.m., an evening of family-friendly,

are welcome to bring picnics, usually

by the trustees involved. Moderated by

Aug. 1 through 5 —

interactive theater and dance perform-

not allowed.

Curator Bridget Bray, the panel starts at

Kidspace Children’s

ances. Free with Descanso admission.

Descanso Gardens is located at 1418 Des-

6:30 p.m. Free with museum admission.

Museum brings kids

Aug. 4 — The “Music

canso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge. Call (818)

Aug. 19 — The museum’s “Fusion Fridays”

face to face with real

on the Main” series at

949-4200 or visit descansogardens.org.

series concludes with a Pacific island--

bugs from its collec-

5:30 p.m. Thursdays

tion at Super Bugs

in August features reed player Bob

Summer Theatre Camp, from 9 a.m. to

themed evening of music, food, dance

MUTINY, MUSIC AND MOUNTAIN MEN AT PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM

and family-friendly activities, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to

Aug. 2 — The Indian

wear cocktail or Asian Fusion attire. The

and costumes for a “bug theater.” Morn-

straight-ahead jazz.

Film Festival presents

cost is $15 per person, free for members.

ing (9 a.m. -- noon), afternoon (1 – 5 p.m.)

Aug. 11 — “Music on the Main” presents

works inspired by the

Aug. 25 — “Authors on Asia” presents

and full-day sessions are available. Cost

Latin jazz trio Mandala performing

“Through the Colonial

photographer and explorer Pierre Odier

for a half-day session is $250 for all five

Cuban-style music.

Lens” exhibition. This

discussing his trek through the Hindu

days; full-day sessions from 9 a.m. to

Aug. 18 — Saxophonist/flutist/composer

month’s selection is

Kush region of Afghanistan, believed to

5 p.m. cost $400 for five days.

Robert Kyle plays Brazilian jazz.

Sheppard playing

5:30 p.m. Kids create characters, stories

Mangal Pandey: the Rising, a film about

be home to a small population of de-

Kidspace Children’s Museum is located at

Aug. 25 — Jazz singer

the 1857 anti-colonial uprising — or mutiny,

scendants of Alexander the Great’s army,

480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626)

Denise Donatelli per-

as the British called it — and its leader, at

the Kalash. Free with museum admission,

449-9144 or visit kidspacemuseum.org.

forms her Grammy-

8 p.m. Free with museum admission.

but call ext. 20 for reservations.

nominated music.

Aug. 11 — “Building the Collection:

Pacific Asia Museum is located at 46 N.

“Music on the Main”

Highlights of 40 Years” is a discussion of

Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-

performances are

how the museum built its diverse collec-

2742 or visit pacificasiamuseum.org.

SUMMER IS COOL AT DESCANSO Aug. 2 — The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents an Elizabethan Festival at

free with Descanso admission. Guests

tions over the past four decades, as seen

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LEVITT SERIES LEAVES WITH R & B BENEFIT The Levitt Pavilion’s free summer concert series ends this month.

Concerts run Wednesdays through Sundays: Aug. 3 — “Children’s Night” features Rhythm Child, an ensemble that encourages children to create music with percussion, at 7 p.m.

Aug. 6 — The band Incendio fuses flamenco and classical, guitar with rock and jazz fusion elements at 8 p.m.

Aug. 7 — Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir, a percussion-driven vocal ensemble, celebrates the rich traditions of African-American roots music, at 7 p.m.

Aug. 12 — Local favorite pianist Billy Mitchell brings his signature style of straight-ahead, bebop jazz to the stage at 8 p.m.

Aug. 13 — The Grammy-winning Mariachi Divas, an all-women Latin music band, create a dance party atmosphere at 8 p.m.

Aug. 18 — 2011 Americana Music Awards nominees The Secret Sisters sing New Age and traditional country music at 8 p.m.

Aug. 21 — Walker Hayes performs upbeat country pop at 7 p.m.

Aug. 28 — The series ends with R&B singer and songwriter Brian McKnight (pictured) in a benefit performance for the Levitt --- the series’ only ticketed show --- at 7 p.m. Chairs will be provided; no blankets or folding chairs are permitted. Tickets cost $35 and are available on the website.

The Levitt Pavilion is located at Memorial Park at the corner of Raymond Avenue and Holly Street, Pasadena. Call (626) 683-3230 or visit levittpavilionpasadena.org.

Brian McKnight

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PHOTOS: Kevinou (Brian McKnight); courtesy of Kidspace Children’s Museum (Super Bugs Summer Theatre Camp); courtesy of Descanso Gardens (Bob Sheppard and Denise Donatelli); courtesy of Pacific Asia Museum (“Mangal Pandey: the Rising”)

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tions by living composers who’ve created

All concerts start at 7:30 p.m. on the Log-

The Huntington Library, Arts Collections

STRINGS HEARD, SEEN AND THEORIZED AT NORTON SIMON

works for Southwest’s 25th anniversary

gia. Concert ticket holders can dine at

and Botanical Gardens is located at 1151

season, taking place in 2011--12:

the Huntington Tea Room prior to the

Oxford Rd., San Marino. Call (800) 726-

Aug. 5 — “Five Cen-

Aug. 6 and 7 — The program features

concert by making reservations at (800)

7147 or visit swmusic.org.

turies of Two Guitars”

Mozart’s String Quintet No. 4, K.406 and

726-7147 or through Southwest Chamber

is a performance by

String Quintet N. 5, K. 593, as well as

Music when purchasing tickets. Lawn

the Odeum Guitar

Charles Wuorinen’s “Spinoff for Violin,

ticket holders are welcome to bring pic-

CAL PHIL FESTIVAL ON THE GREEN TOURS TOP SHOW TUNES

Duo of Robert Wetzel

Double Bass and Conga Drums.”

nics. Before the concerts and during in-

The California Philharmonic Orchestra

and Fred Benedetti

performs classics and show tunes in its

at 7 p.m. The pair performs masterworks

“Festival on the Green” series at the Los

from the past 500 years by Mozart, Carulli,

Angeles County Arboretum, which re-

Houghton, Granados and others. Free

peats at Walt Disney Concert Hall:

with museum admission.

Aug. 6 — “Rogers and Hammerstein in

Aug. 6 and 7 — In the Teen Arts Acad-

Europe” features music from the duo’s

emy’s seminar on “Optics and Vermeer,”

The Sound of Music and Oklahoma, as

students study Vermeer’s portrait Woman

well as William Tell and The Sorcerer’s

with a Lute, on display at the museum,

Apprentice. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for

and investigate the artist’s creative

picnicking and the concert starts at

process and ways 17th-century painters

7:30 p.m. It repeats at 2 p.m. Sunday at

used optical aids to portray scenes realis-

Walt Disney Concert Hall.

tically. Students then create their own op-

Aug. 20 — “That’s Entertainment: Music’s

tical device to transfer their observations

Greatest Moments” features Gershwin’s

onto paper. The academy meets from 1 to

Rhapsody in Blue for violin, Fiddler on the

4 p.m. both days. The course is free, but

Roof, Mahler’s Titan, Pirates of the

teens must register on the website.

Caribbean, My Fair Lady and more.

Aug. 12 — The California String Quartet

Gates open for picnicking at 5:30 p.m.

commemorates the 150th anniversary of

and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. The

ber music by Italian composers Giuseppe Verde and Giacomo Puccini, plus works

by Mozart, who influenced the Italian opera of his time. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Free with museum admission.

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concert repeats at 2 p.m. Sunday at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Festival on the Green tickets cost $20 to $98.

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is located at 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Call (626) 300-8200 or visit calphil.org.

Aug. 14 — This month’s “Sunday Salon”

The Pasadena Museum of California Art presents two programs in connection with

compares the works of Louise Moillon,

its exhibition “Street Cred: Graffiti Art from Concrete to Canvas”:

such as Still Life with Cherries, Strawberries

Aug. 4 — Steve Grody, a Los Angeles graffiti historian, author of Graffiti L.A. and co-

and Gooseberries, with works of Édouard

curator of “Street Cred,” presents a slide lecture on the evolution of the city’s graffiti

WESTERNS AND INDIAN CULTURE TAKE CENTER STAGE AT THE AUTRY

Vuillard, who rejected Moillon’s realism in

styles at 7 p.m.

Aug. 6 — Two Gene Autry films are

favor of decorative patterns, as evidenced

Aug. 21 — An exhibition tour with the curators starts at 2 p.m.

screened from noon to 2 p.m. the first

by his The First Fruits. The salon meets at

Both programs are free with museum admission.

Saturday of every month in the Autry’s

2 p.m. Free with museum admission.

The Pasadena Museum of California Art is located at 490 E. Union St., Pasadena. Call

Western Legacy Theater. In Heart of the

The Norton Simon Museum is located at

(626) 568-3665 or visit pmcaonline.org.

Rio Grande (1942), Autry plays a ranch

411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call

foreman taming a spoiled teenage

(626) 449-6840 or visit nortonsimon.org.

shrew sent to a dude ranch for the summer, in the process helping the girl’s fa-

MOZART AND MORE AT THE HUNTINGTON

ther become a better parent. In Sons of

New Mexico (1950), Autry is a cattleman who becomes the guardian of a way-

The Grammy Award--

ward boy in debt to a gambler. Free with

winning ensemble Southwest Chamber

Aug. 20 and 21 — The ensemble performs

termissions, audience members can visit

museum admission.

Music performs four

Mozart’s Quintet for Horn and Strings, K.

the Huntington Main Art Gallery. Single

Aug. 7 — American Indian Culture Day,

concerts this month

407 and String Quartet No. 6, K. 614 and a

Loggia tickets cost $45 per person; four-

which runs from 1 to 5 p.m., features the

in its “Summer Festival

new piece by Wadada Leo Smith,“Ten

concert tickets cost $162 per person. Sin-

game of Shinny, an Indian version of

at the Huntington.” Concerts include

Thousand Cereus Peruvianus for Harp

gle lawn tickets cost $28 per person; $100

hockey. Other events include storytelling

rarely heard works by Mozart and selec-

and String Quartet.”

for four concerts.

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IMAGES: Alex Kizu (Resurgence); courtesy of Norton Simon Museum (Odeum Guitar Duo); courtesy of Southwest Chamber Music

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Real Love, Don McLean Visit Pasadena Civic Aug. 27 — The new musical The Real Love, inspired by a real-life spiritual meditation master, takes the stage at 2 p.m., followed by a performance by American Pie singer/songwriter Don McLean. The musical is based on poems by Supreme Master Ching Hai and features original songs by Al Kasha, Bill Conti, David Shire, Don Pippin and Doug Katsaros. The 40-member cast includes Shirley Jones, Faith Rivera, Daisy Eagan, Cady Huffman, Adam Pascal, Robert Torti and Betty Buckley. Tickets cost $35, $45 and $55.

A complimentary vegan banquet follows the performance.

The Pasadena Civic Auditorium is located at 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.

For information, visit thereallovemusic.com.

with Harrison Lowe

Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28 — The Pasadena Con-

LOVE LETTERS STAGED IN SIERRA MADRE

(Navajo), tours of the

servatory of Music offers a free sight-

Aug. 21 — A.R. Gurney’s hit play Love Let-

of the Venetian Carnivale and other influ-

exhibition “The Art

reading class for guitar from 3 to 5 p.m.

ters — the story of a couple who be-

ences. Tickets for the Aug. 23 performance

of Native American

every Sunday in August for musicians of

come emotionally attached in their youth

cost $15. Other performances range from

Basketry,” live Ameri-

all ages and skill levels. The class, taught

but marry others and continue to stay

$15 to $29, with premium seating avail-

can Indian music

by Guitar Department Chair Felix Bullock,

connected through letters — is staged for

able for $100. The schedule is 7 p.m. today

and a family tour led by museum teach-

starts with warm-ups, rhythms and easy

one night at the Sierra Madre Playhouse

through Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8

ers. Free with museum admission.

single-line playing, then moves into en-

starring a real-life couple, director Bob

p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Aug. 13 — This month, the Autry’s “What is

semble music, such as Bach chorales,

and actor Sandra Hakman. Showtime is

The Pasadena Playhouse is located at

a Western?” film series features the fiction-

Renaissance motets, folk song arrange-

7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $17 for seniors

39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. Call (626)

alized Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957),

ments and Spanish repertoire. Call (626)

and students ages 13 to 17, and $12 for

356-7529 or visit pasadenaplayhouse.org.

starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster.

683-3355 to sign up.

children 12 and under.

HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES

act was inspired by Disney cartoons Marchetto watched as a child, the grandeur

A RECOGNIZABLE FACE SHARES WISDOM AT VROMAN’S

Before the screening, Jeffrey Richardson,

Aug. 20 — Music-

The Sierra Madre Playhouse is located

associate curator of Western history and

ologist Priscilla

at 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra

popular culture, will lead a discussion on

Pawlicki presents

Madre. Call (626) 355-4318 or visit

Aug. 30 — Actress

the film and the actual gunfight. The

a free lecture on

sierramadreplayhouse.org.

and acting coach

event starts at 1:30 p.m. Free with mu-

Haydn, Mozart and

seum admission and for Autry members.

the classical style

Dee Wallace (ET: The

Thursdays through Aug. 25 — The

at 2 p.m., previewing a course she will

A LIVING PAPER CARTOON AT PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

Autry’s “Sizzling Summer Nights” dance

teach at the conservatory this fall, explor-

Aug. 23 through 28 — Transformation artist

parties feature top L.A. salsa bands

ing the friendship between the two mas-

Ennio Marchetto stars in the magical one-

reads from her new book, Bright Light:

and a separate children’s dance floor

ters despite their very different person-

man show Ennio at the Pasadena Play-

Spiritual Lessons from a Life in Acting

from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Free with

alities and styles. Call (626) 683-3355

house. Using physical comedy and

(O Books, John Hunt), at 7 p.m. at Vro-

Autry admission.

for reservations.

imaginative paper costumes and masks,

man’s Bookstore.

The Autry National Center is located at

The Pasadena Conservatory of Music is

Ennio morphs into 50 characters onstage,

Vroman’s Bookstore is located at 695 E.

4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park.

located at 100 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena. Visit

including Lady Gaga, Elvis, Dolly Parton,

Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-

Call (323) 667-2000 or visit theautry.org.

pasadenaconservatory.org.

Eminem, Beyoncé and Fred Astaire. The

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Extraterrestrial), who is also a healer and radio show host,

PHOTOS: Danielle Klebanow (American Indian Culture Day); courtesy of Pasadena Conservatory of Music (Felix Bullock and Priscilla Pawlicki)

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