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FINE LIVING IN THE GREATER PASADENA AREA April 2015

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SHINY HAPPY OLD PEOPLE The Best is Yet to Come

It Takes a Village Seniors Create Their Own New Communities Tips for Aging in Place Stylishly and Safely

FH Foundation’s Katherine Wilemon Fights a Dangerous But Little-known Disease

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SENIOR SAVVY 13 LIVES IN THE BALANCE South Pasadena’s Katherine Wilemon launched the FH Foundation to publicize a dangerous but little-known disorder.

—By Ilsa Setziol

19 THE BEST IS YET TO COME Studies show old people are happier than everyone else and much more capable than America’s youth culture would have you believe.

—By Bettijane Levine

55 VILLAGE PEOPLE Many seniors aging in place are combating isolation by forming “energizing” virtual villages.

—By Kathleen Kelleher

60 AGING IN PLACE WITH STYLE

PHOTO (lower right): © 2014 E.Y. Yanagi

Some affluent retirees are downsizing first and moving to luxury condos near amenities and friends.

—By Martin Booe

DEPARTMENTS 11

FESTIVITIES A Noise Within and L.A. Master Chorale host lively galas and more

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KITCHEN CONFESSIONS You don’t have to eat pork to serve ham (but it doesn’t hurt).

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THE LIST Tan Dun’s Water Passion at Disney Hall, the Autry looks back at the Civil War, Pasadena Ronald McDonald House’s Walk for Kids

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EDITOR’S NOTE

A couple of months ago, I celebrated a big birthday — one that ends with a big fat zero, that is — on the South China Sea. (More on that in Arroyo’s June Travel issue.) I’m still hardly antique, but one thing I’ve noticed over the years is the older I get, the happier I am, even in youth-smitten Los Angeles.

Instead of dreading birthdays, I actually look forward to them, almost as much as I did when I was a kid. (What charms of adult life can compete with Pin the Tail on the Donkey?)

Clearly, I’m not alone. As Bettijane Levine discovered, many studies show that, for healthy adults, the happiest years of life are 60 to 80. Surprised? Don’t be. Young people may be adorable, but they’re burdened with caring too much about what other people think. Most seniors have learned to look inward for validation. That’s huge. So is learning to count your blessings.

The studies looked at these components of happiness — “satisfaction, productivity, creativity and personal gratification,” Levine reports.

Indeed, healthy seniors are infinitely more productive and creative than society has been assuming. And now, finally, the culture is changing to accommodate older people who have better things to do than rock on the porch and watch the world go by.

For the vast majority of seniors who want to “age in place” — stay in their homes for the rest of their lives — the Village Movement of the 21st century is creating communities, activities and purpose, eradicating the isolation that has afflicted so many retirees. Kathy Kelleher looks at the movement’s new-ish group in Pasadena to find that we really do have a lot to look forward to. And Martin Booe explores the trend of affluent seniors who downsize first and move to condos in the city center, close to restaurants and shops, before they age in place — and in style.

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FESTIVITIES

Event Chair Lyn Spector with Mayor Bill and Claire Bogaard

Shawn Kirchner, Grant Gershon and John Adams Taiwanese pianist Steven Lin and Agnes Lew

A Noise Within performers regaled 100 supporters with some of Bertolt Brecht’s greatest hits at the repertory company’s March 11 dinner gala on its Pasadena stage dressed for The Threepenny Opera, which runs through May 17. The evening raised $65,000 for the company’s Classics Live! program, which provides tickets for 12,000 students a year, many of whom have never seen live theater. “I’ve seen lives change” because of the experience, Co-Producing Artistic Director Julia Rodriguez-Elliott told the crowd... Los

PHOTOS: Jamie Pham for A Noise Within and Los Angeles Master Chorale, Ryan Miller for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Courtesy of Five Acres

Angeles Master Chorale celebrated Pasadena’s Terry Knowles, the group’s outgoing president and CEO, at its festive annual dinner gala at Walt Disney Hall on March 1. Her praises were sung by such luminaries of the classical music world as composer and honorary gala Chair John Adams and LAMC Music Director Grant Gershon of Eagle Barbara Goen and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott

Rock, who summed up the evening’s sentiments simply. “She is a goddess,” he said.

Marshall Rutter, Terry Knowles and emcee Fritz Coleman

Other important chorale composers at the gala were Morton Lauridsen and Shawn Kirchner, who were serenaded by the chorale performing their work...The touring company of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella opened at The Ahmanson Theatre on March 18, drawing a crowd of seasoned entertainers including Shirley Jones, Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, as well as former Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson and his family...U.S. Rep. Judy Chu was among some 125 supporters of Five Acres who lauded the Pasadena-based child and family services agency’s 127-year history at its annual awards ceremony March 11 at the Altadena Country Club, where honorees included Event Chair Sheila and Alan Lamson

Chantal and Stephen Bennett, Anita Yagjian, Catherine Simms and Sam Jaeger.

Ted and Jane McAniff

Joseph Bologna, Cinderella ’s Fran Drescher and Renée Taylor

Kevin, Mason and Kristin Richardson

Cast members Andy Huntington Jones and Paige Faure with Shirley Jones and grandchildren

Jennifer Berger with Sam Jaeger and wife Amber

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FESTIVITIES

Dr. Steven S. Koblik, Philippe Vergne (MOCA), Ann Philbin (Hammer), Carla Sands, Dr. Timothy Potts (Getty), Earl (Rusty) A. Powell III (National Gallery) and Michael Govan (LACMA)

Janet Erickson and Andrea Willard

Sands, Alyce Williamson, Terri Kohl and Constance Gavin

Dr. Stephen S. Koblik, president of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, told a gathering of Blue Ribbon arts lovers at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on March 4 that since 2008, when the organization opened the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, the largest Chinese-style garden outside China, membership of Chinese supporters has grown from 2 percent to 20 percent. Koblik was among six top arts administrators who discussed a wide range of issues at a luncheon organized by Blue Ribbon President Carla Sands... Charles T. Munger and other major donors joined Huntington and government officials at a luncheon on March 10 to dedicate the new Steven S. Koblik Education and Visitors Center, where U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) presented Koblik with a Certificate of Congressional Recognition.

Charles T. Munger and Koblik

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PHOTOS: Top, John McCoy; Bottom, Jamie Pham

Board Chair Stewart R. Smith, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu and Koblik

LIVES IN THE BALANCE South Pasadena’s Katherine Wilemon launched the FH Foundation to publicize a dangerous but little-known disorder.

PHOTOS: Mandy Gamble

PHOTO: Courtesy of Katherine Wilemon

BY ILSA SETZIOL

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atherine Wilemon is lucky to be alive.

Actually, it wasn’t mere luck: presence of mind and persistence also played a part.

Seven years ago, the founder and president of the South Pasadena–based FH Foundation was gardening at her Hollywood Hills home when a spider bit her. Arachnophobic, she felt a wave of fear, crushing chest pain, then a twinge strike like lightning down her arm. “I called 911 for the fi rst time in my life,” she recalls.

Age 39 at the time, Wilemon knew that she had very high cholesterol, despite a healthy diet and exercise. She and her doctors had long assumed it was an inherited problem. So when the paramedics arrived, she told them about her medical history and suspicion that she was having a heart attack. But they were “dismissive at best,” she says. “They literally said to me, ‘If it was your husband, maybe, but you’re not having a heart attack, sweetie.’”

Even the emergency room physician and her own cardiologist weren’t convinced she’d had a life-threatening episode, in part because the arm pain was on the right side, like the spider bite.

But Wilemon, now 47, refused to leave her cardiologist’s office without a treadmill stress test. “And that’s when they discovered I had 100 percent occlusion [blockage] of the main artery supplying blood to my heart.”

It took another two years for Wilemon to get a precise diagnosis — an inherited disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia or FH. People with FH can’t metabolize or remove low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), even the portion the body produces naturally.

Here’s the crazy thing, the alarming thing: FH isn’t rare; “It’s just rarely diagnosed,” says Wilemon. The condition is estimated to affect one in 500 people but may be as prevalent as 1 in 250 among white/ European populations. It’s especially common among French Canadians, Ashkenazi Jews, Lebanese and South African Afrikaners. Indeed, FH is highly heritable.

The siblings, children and parents of a person with the most common form of FH have a 50 percent chance of also having the disorder. (A rarer, more severe form of FH results when both parents have the disease.)

Understanding that so many families were at risk gave Wilemon a sense of urgency. “We’re talking about a disease where 90 percent of the individuals are not diagnosed,” she says.

Her experience saved one of her young daughters from that fate. Not long after her own diagnosis, Wilemon discovered that the girl also has FH. “And what I resolved was to make sure that she never has to face the same barriers to care that I had faced,” she says. So she began speaking about the disease at medical conferences. And three years ago, she launched the first U.S. foundation devoted to FH. Originally based in her home, the FH Foundation is now housed in a small brick building on Hope Street.

When Wilemon began her work, physicians were often failing to distinguish between lifestyle-induced high cholesterol and the genetically based FH. In a 2011

study conducted by Dr. JoAnne M. Foody of Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, fewer than 30 percent of cardiologists surveyed recognized FH in a case study. Awareness has improved but is it not yet widespread.

This is a “potentially dangerous oversight,” says Joshua Knowles, M.D., of the Stanford Center for risk.” That’s because people with FH have been exposed to high cholesterol since birth (perhaps even in utero), so they need early and aggressive treatment.

“Time is of the essence,” Wilemon adds. “We are in a Ferrari on our way to heart disease. That’s how fast this cholesterol is building up in our blood.” Like others with high cholesterol issues, FH patients rely on statin drugs, but they have to keep their cholesterol numbers even lower.

Additional drugs, such as those that decrease or prevent cholesterol absorption, are often added to the regime. A new class of drugs, so-called PCSK9-inhibitors, are in development.

Wilemon grew up on Amelia Island, one of Florida’s barrier islands, near Jacksonville. As an undergrad at the University of North Florida, she studied behavioral medicine and psychology. She wanted to come to California for a graduate degree in psychology, but her mother nixed the plan. “She thought I was already too weird,” Wilemon recalls. So she convinced her mom to lend her the money to start a business. Still in her 20s, she sold home accessories, eventually owning three stores. Ten years later, after some traveling and with tuition saved, she landed in California, where she studied oriental medicine. She had just begun to practice acupuncture when she had the heart attack.

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Wilemon is a petite, graceful woman with steely determination. “She’s tireless in her efforts,” says Scott Radabaugh, a human resources manager in the Bay Area. “She does everything with a sense of style and compassion — she’s perfect for this role.”

Radabaugh was introduced to Wilemon after his own traumatic experience with FH. Nearly four years ago, the fit 43-year-old learned that he needed immediate quadruple bypass surgery, after experiencing burning chest pain while exercising. “I was stunned,” he recalls. “I kept asking ‘How did this happen?’” Even his cardiologist couldn’t really explain it. He had already been taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.

A specialist diagnosed him with FH, and then things began to make sense: men with the disease have a 50 percent chance of having a heart attack by age 40. Radabaugh set about researching the condition, but there was virtually no information on the Internet. Wilemon helped him access reliable information. Despite the paucity of FH information online, there was a plethora on cholesterol generally.

“There’s rampant huckersterism going on in terms of diets and cholesterol treatments,” says Radabaugh, “and it’s really hard to know who to believe.”

Wilemon also helped him stop blaming himself for his medical problems. He says even health-care workers had assumed he was chowing down on cheeseburgers. “I don’t eat that stuff,” Radabaugh says. “So it’s really vindicating as a patient to know I didn’t do this to myself.” Now he’s part of a team of patients trained by Wilemon to speak with physicians and the public.

In just three years, Wilemon has transformed her onewoman effort into a medium-size foundation with a staff of four, a budget of more than $2 million and a website viewed by nearly 8,000 people each month.

A centerpiece of the foundation’s efforts is its national registry, which aggregates information volunteered by FH patients — including family history, treatments, participation in clinical trials, etc. — with the goal of improving patient care. The foundation has hosted two international summits and is working on an algorithm to identify undiagnosed FH patients from databases. It’s asking laboratories to notify people at risk based on test results and petitioning a medical board to create a distinct diagnosis code for the disease so physicians’ notes will be more accurate.

When she started the foundation, Wilemon didn’t foresee how much it would take over her life. “Having children I adore and also having a cause I deeply believe in and affects my family, does have a certain level of confl ict, because there’s only so much time in the day,” she says. “And we’re only here for so long.”

The disease also leads to challenging conversations with her young girls, who meet a lot of people who have faced life-threatening experiences and/or lost loved ones to FH. “I get asked, ‘So Mommy, when are you going to die?’” she says. “There’s an assumption on their part that I probably won’t live a full life.” Some of the conversations are heartbreaking. “In other ways, I think that I’m doing everything I can, and it’s better to understand what your weaknesses are — it’s not good to live in denial.”

Despite having come so far, so fast, there’s still much to be done.

Among the needs: additional research on FH among people of color, the development of new therapies, more awareness among pediatricians and a better understanding of why some people with FH are more severely affected

and develop heart disease at earlier ages. Plus, Wilemon says, the amount of money flowing to research and awareness is still “almost nil.”

On the plus side, she also sees a tremendous opportunity to save lives. For those who do receive early, aggressive treatment, Dr. Knowles says, “There’s good evidence to suggest that they can live long, normal, healthy lives.” So Wilemon will continue to drive hard — steering the FH Foundation to ensure the patients in that Ferrari are racing toward wellness. |||

Katherine Wilemon, founder and president of the FH Foundation with Lilia Hadjiivanova, former director of communications. Behind them is a quilt made for the foundation by one of its clients.

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THE BEST IS YET TO COME

Studies show old people are happier than everyone else and much more capable than America’s youth culture would have you believe.

BY BETTIJANE LEVINE

PHOTOS: Mandy Gamble

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f you’re on the shy side of 50, you probably think you know some things about old age, and none of it is pretty.

But turn your gloomy assumptions upside-down and you’ll be closer to the truth, studies suggest. The stereotypes of physical and mental decline, loneliness, lack of social and sex life and general decrepitude have been overturned by a growing body of research that shows the golden years really are pure gold for the majority of healthy older Americans.

Yet we’re all still prey to marketers’ shibboleths that try to persuade us that 18 to 35 are the best years, and anyone over 60 is over the hill. Au contraire, say researchers in the U.S. and Europe, who have found that ages 60 to 80 are the “happiest years” of adult life and that satisfaction, productivity, creativity and personal gratification tend to increase from mid-life until 75 or 80, when they level off.

In other words, life, like wine, really does improve with age. These remarkable findings are bolstered by scientific studies that show individuals’ sense of well-being and overall enjoyment of life are enriched by the wisdom that comes with age and the ability to prioritize what’s important in one’s life — a skill that arrives only as birthdays accrue.

Of course, all this assumes that we are lucky enough to reach our later years without debilitating mental or physical illness, and with enough money to maintain ourselves in a satisfying way. The majority of healthy older Americans achieve that, according to recent studies of the 15 percent of America’s population already over 65; most say they’re living enjoyably and loving their lives now more than ever before. Ninety-three percent of Medicare enrollees 65 and older are aging in place, with only 3 percent in assisted living and 4 percent in nursing homes, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Are they moping in front of their TVs, playing bingo and reliving the past? Forget about it. Demeaning stereotypes like these persist due to ignorance. Retirement these days is an opportunity to continue doing work you enjoyed when you were younger, although on a more relaxed schedule, or venturing into new areas that may have always appealed but seemed impractical in earlier years.

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Here in Arroyoland, for example, there are many individuals in their 70s, 80s and beyond who continue productive and energetic lives. One 87-year-old physician interviewed for this story, who asked for anonymity, continues to mentor medical students at the university where he is professor emeritus, continues to research and publish occasional articles in medical journals and continues to do volunteer work to help bring medical aid to underdeveloped countries. What does he do for fun? “At my age, everything is fun because I do only the things I enjoy and that matter to me.” He doesn’t want his name used, he says, because “it may sound like I’m bragging.”

Many Americans believe that old age begins at 65, when decline is presumed to begin. But of course aging is a long-term process, and individuals age in different ways and at different rates. Surveys reveal that most of today’s healthy 65-yearolds do not act old, feel old or consider themselves old. The age of 65 is an artificial milestone chosen decades ago when the Social Security Administration decided that was when benefits should kick in. But gerontologists and social scientists now tend to agree that for those without debilitating mental or physical conditions, true old age may not begin until 80. And the public may be starting to agree. A 2014 study in England, commissioned by payingtoomuch.com, asked 2,000 people over 40 what they considered old. The average answer — 80 — was nearly 20 years older than the age previous generations might have picked, according to the researchers, who attributed the change in part to familiarity with older celebrities with still-thriving careers. Examples include Clint Eastwood, 84; Angela Lansbury, 89; Maggie Smith, 80; Dick Van Dyke, 89; Betty White, 93; Cloris Leachman, 88; Judi Dench, 80; Helen Mirren, 69, Charlie Rose, 73; Harrison Ford, 72; and many more.

Such celebrities are just a minuscule portion of the large and growing senior population who maintain mentally and physically active lives, and report great satisfaction with life well into the later years. In 2014, the GallupHealthways Well-Being Index, which surveyed 85,145 adults ages 18 and up, showed that individuals 65 and

older reported a better quality of life than younger adults. Consider Dr. Oliver Sacks, 81, who defies the stereotype of declining mental capacity after 65. In a recent New York Times article, Sacks announced that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The beloved neurologist and prolific bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat wrote a striking paean to the joys and productivity of life after 65: “I have been lucky enough to live past 80, and the 15 years allotted to me” since age 65 “have been equally rich in work and love. In that time, I have published five books and completed an autobiography...to be published this spring; I have several other books nearly finished.”

In a November 2014 Wall Street Journal article, writer Anne Tergesen listed some major myths about aging and documented the latest research rebutting them all. The myth that depression is more prevalent in old age is not accurate, she writes. Research indicates that emotional well-being improves through the 70s, when it levels off.

Even centenarians report overall high levels of well-being, according to a 2014 study

by Laura Carstensen, director of Stanford University’s Center on Longevity, and other researchers. Carstensen’s conclusion: “Contrary to the popular view that youth is the best time of life, the peak of emotional life may not occur until well into the seventh decade.”

Is cognitive decline inevitable in old people? Another myth, Tergesen writes, citing university studies that show older people perform better in the real world than they do on the fl awed lab tests designed to gauge their cognitive powers. Old people who are actively engaged in learning new tasks, such as using new technology, have been able to enhance cognitive skills and may defeat decline that would occur were they not opening new pathways.

The myth that older workers are less productive is another of those baseless stereotypes, Tergesen writes. “In fact, the vast majority of academic studies show virtually no relationship between age and job performance,” reported Harvey Sterns, director of the Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology at the University of Akron. Some studies show that older workers actually have an edge over younger ones in jobs that require experience.

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As for the myth that creativity is solely the province of the young, Tergesen cites academic research showing that young people are the champs in fields such as pure mathematics and theoretical physics, but creativity peaks in the 60s for creative types such as historians, philosophers and artists of all kinds. University of Chicago Professor David Galenson, an economist, has analyzed the ages at which 300 famous artists, poets and novelists produced their greatest work. His conclusion: “People who are creative in older age aren’t anomalies. Mark Twain, Paul Cezanne, Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Frost and Virginia Woolf are just a few of the artists who did their greatest work” in later years. “These artists rely on wisdom, which increases with age.”

The myth that loneliness is more likely for old people has also been debunked by many studies, including one published last year by Stanford’s Professor Carstensen, who concludes “research indicated that, on average, older adults are less lonely than young people.” Karen Fingerman, professor of human development and family sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, co-authored a 2004 study that found, “Older adults typically report better marriages, more supportive friendships, less confl ict with children and siblings and closer ties with members of their social networks than younger adults.” They also have fewer “problematic relationships that cause them distress.” And research on sexual pleasure among old people who love each other concurs that sex may be quite different in old age, but it can be remarkably comforting and satisfying.

There’s no doubt that growing older comes with added aches, pains and chronic conditions not typically faced by the young. And some individuals just don’t age as well as others. But except for those with serious conditions, such as dementia or severe illness, the majority of older Americans tend to be optimistic and engaged in a vast

array of productive pursuits. “The stereotype of being depressed, cranky, irritable and obsessed with their alimentary canal” fits “no more than 10 percent of the older population,” Dr. Paul Costa told The Wall Street Journal in December 2014. “The other 90 percent of the population isn’t like that at all,” said Costa, a scientist emeritus at the National Institutes of Health, who for more than three decades directed the personality program of NIH’s long-running Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.

All this is good news for the 8,000 baby boomers who turn 65 every day in the U.S., joining a group that will constitute 20 percent of the population by 2050.There are already 55,000 Americans over 100 and their number will swell to 600,000 by 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But if the best is really yet to come for the upcoming generation of seniors, corporate America may have to reconsider its passion for hiring mostly baby-faced employees and showing only dewy young models in its advertising. New attitudes and even new language that excludes condescending descriptors will have to take root. And negative stereotypes will have to be replaced by informed respect for the group that still has so much to offer in so many ways.

A small start in all this may have been made by the French fashion giant Céline, whose current full-page ad in upscale fashion magazines features a close-up of the elegant time-worn face of 80-year-old author Joan Didion, a woman of substance who wears her years proudly. And then there’s the hit fashion blog Advanced Style (advancedstyle.blogspot.com), written by 32-year-old Ari Seth Cohen, who roams New York streets photographing older men and women who dress creatively. He writes that his blog offers proof “from the wise and silver-haired set that personal style advances with age.” |||

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~HOME SALES INDEX~

ALTADENA Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. ARCADIA Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. EAGLE ROCK Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. GLENDALE Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. LA CAÑADA Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. PASADENA Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. SAN MARINO Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. SIERRA MADRE Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. SOUTH PASADENA Homes Sold Median Price Median Sq. Ft. TOTAL Homes Sold Avg Price/Sq. Ft.

Feb ’14 23 $550,000 1587 Feb ’14 41 $623,000 1573 Feb ’14 19 $600,000 1236 Feb ’14 81 $467,500 1330 Feb ’14 20 $1,207,500 2154 Feb ’14 118 $593,500 1435 Feb ’14 11 $1,600,000 1932 Feb ’14 11 $738,000 1181 Feb ’14 20 $603,500 1361 Feb ’14 344 $505

2015 HOMES SOLD

+8.12%

Feb

255

AVG. PRICE/SQ. FT.

2014

344

-25.87%

Feb HOMES SOLD

HOME SALES

Feb ’15 17 $595,000 1692 Feb ’15 13 $954,000 2216 Feb ’15 10 $640,000 1371 Feb ’15 82 $638,000 1571 Feb ’15 15 $1,595,000 2478 Feb ’15 89 $680,000 1456 Feb ’15 10 $2,265,000 3626 Feb ’15 9 $600,000 1321 Feb ’15 10 $960,000 1663 Feb ’15 255 $546

HOME SALES ABOVE

RECENT HOME CLOSINGS IN THE PASADENA WEEKLY FOOTPRINT ADDRESS CLOSE DATE ALTADENA 1779 Morada Place 02/25/15 02/06/15 3676 Giddings Ranch Road 2720 Santa Rosa Avenue 02/09/15 2556 Ganesha Avenue 02/23/15 1014 Morada Place 02/26/15 ARCADIA 23 Christina Street #A 02/03/15 02/12/15 2421 South 3rd Avenue 1518 South 8th Avenue 02/02/15 1040 San Carlos Road 02/17/15 1610 South 1st Avenue 02/26/15 37 Eldorado Street #A 02/17/15 EAGLE ROCK 1775 Hill Drive 02/05/15 02/25/15 1849 Campus Road 1904 Nolden Street 02/24/15 GLENDALE 1229 East Wilson Avenue #204 02/25/15 02/10/15 2080 El Arbolita Drive 614 South Central Avenue 02/26/15 2177 Haven Drive 02/23/15 931 Calle Canta 02/19/15 2040 Dublin Drive 02/25/15 1657 Cielito Drive 02/23/15 1240 Rossmoyne Avenue 02/13/15 1941 Calle Dulce 02/18/15 1423 Norton Avenue 02/27/15 1104 North Verdugo Road 02/03/15 1137 Melrose Avenue 02/20/15 1630 West Kenneth Road 02/11/15 4919 Dunsmore Avenue 02/18/15 2653 Bogue Drive 02/23/15 1644 Idlewood Road 02/20/15 1525 Virginia Avenue 02/10/15 1430 Allen Avenue 02/19/15 1755 West Mountain Street 02/20/15 301 Lawson Place 02/24/15 1231 Raymond Avenue 02/26/15 2335 Flintridge Drive 02/04/15 1570 North Pacific Avenue 02/13/15 905 Verdugo Circle Drive 02/04/15 3601 Buena Vista Avenue 02/02/15 1501 North Maryland Avenue 02/27/15 1842 Vista Del Verde Drive 02/19/15 3442 Downing Avenue 02/18/15 LA CAÑADA 4257 Woodleigh Lane 02/27/15 02/26/15 4040 Chevy Chase Drive 4265 Woodleigh Lane 02/27/15 4433 Gould Avenue 02/27/15 680 Wendover Road 02/10/15 4342 Beulah Drive 02/06/15 1323 Green Lane 02/18/15 4531 Alta Canyada Road 02/02/15

PRICE

source: CalREsource

BDRMS.

SQ. FT.

YR. BUILT PREV. PRICE PREV. SOLD

$936,000 $930,000 $920,000 $860,000 $772,000

4 3 4 4 4

2918 2149 2614 2140 1692

1926 1998 1948 1930 1908

$205,000 $359,500

03/21/1997 09/10/1998

$505,000 $595,000

10/24/2001 06/20/2014

$3,300,000 $2,380,000 $2,120,000 $1,500,000 $960,000 $948,000

4 5 5 4 4 3

2798 5811 4239 3093 2204 2227

1950 1993 2005 1952 1969 2000

$980,000 $1,068,000 $1,500,000 $950,000 $320,000 $760,000

07/11/2013 06/08/1998 08/23/2007 08/06/2010 05/02/1996 08/24/2006

$1,155,000 $802,000 $760,000

2 2 3

1950 1492 1437

1924 1933 1912

$220,000 $530,000

11/30/1995 06/09/2014

$4,400,000 $1,800,000 $1,520,000 $1,284,000 $1,257,500 $1,200,000 $1,160,000 $1,145,000 $1,025,000 $935,000 $875,000 $860,000 $859,000 $858,000 $850,000 $835,000 $830,000 $825,000 $825,000 $825,000 $807,000 $800,000 $800,000 $799,000 $795,000 $788,000 $765,000 $760,000

2 5 4 5 5 4 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 2 3 3 2

1578 6176 3613 4279 3272 2925 2930 3272 3343 1762 2856 952 1787 1813 2654 1884 1967 1760 2372 2311 946 2403 1982 2036 1568 2047 2100 1417

1983 1991 1910 2003 1994 1980 1967 1925 1993 1931 1951 1921 1940 1953 1959 1939 1925 1938 1957 1952 1924 1980 1924 1941 1923 1952 1991 1925

$430,000 $1,300,000

04/17/2008 01/31/2012

$1,235,000 $1,250,000 $800,000 $355,000 $1,050,000 $478,000 $825,000 $223,500 $935,000 $139,000 $680,000

05/22/2003 11/06/2013 05/05/2010 09/26/1985 04/30/2007 05/17/1993 10/16/2009 03/12/2010 04/20/2007 03/19/1985 04/01/2010

$530,000 $440,000 $106,000 $195,000 $768,000 $575,000 $400,000 $629,000 $585,000

07/03/2014 04/16/1999 11/06/1975 10/29/1992 02/25/2004 10/18/2002 04/02/2002 09/22/2004 05/29/2003

$2,900,000 $4,305,000 $4,235,000 $2,250,000 $2,200,000 $2,130,000 $1,680,000 $1,595,000

6 5 4 5 5 3 3 4

3056 7003 3627 6500 4098 2128 2351 2574

1924 2002 1936 2007 1990 1932 1951 1954

$2,650,000 $4,125,000

09/11/2009 01/25/2006

$1,075,000

01/07/2004

$1,085,000 $437,000

10/07/2005 07/19/2002

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The Arroyo Home Sales Index is calculated from residential home sales in Pasadena and the surrounding communities of South Pasadena, San Marino, La Canada Flintridge, Eagle Rock, Glendale (including Montrose), Altadena, Sierra Madre and Arcadia. Individual home sales data provided by CalREsource. Arroyo Home Sales Index © Arroyo 2015. Complete home sales listings appear each week in Pasadena Weekly.

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HOME SALES ABOVE RECENT HOME CLOSINGS IN THE PASADENA WEEKLY FOOTPRINT

source: CalREsource

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CLOSE DATE

PRICE

BDRMS.

SQ. FT.

YR. BUILT PREV. PRICE PREV. SOLD

LA CAÑADA 4337 Cobblestone Lane

02/19/15

$1,460,000

4

2478

1958

1117 Sheraton Drive

02/06/15

$1,455,000

4

2955

1950

5233 La Canada Boulevard

02/02/15

$1,450,000

3

2261

1957

4612 Indiana Avenue

02/13/15

$1,190,000

4

2269

1941

4321 Bel Aire Drive

02/13/15

$873,000

2

927

1925

775 Starlight Heights Drive

02/12/15

$860,000

3

1974

1976

4633 Ocean View Boulevard

02/26/15

$780,000

3

1158

$1,080,000

09/14/2009

$425,000

08/27/1998

1953

$240,000

05/28/1993

PASADENA 1137 Parkview Avenue

02/11/15

$6,950,000

5

7377

1952

$3,615,000

11/06/2000

1458 Hillcrest Avenue

02/17/15

$6,300,000

5

8314

1969

$555,500

05/23/1995

1570 Lombardy Road

02/12/15

$4,773,000

5

5730

1948

$1,950,000

07/24/1992

1305 Wentworth Avenue

02/27/15

$3,690,000

3

3275

1960

$3,210,000

06/20/2005

345 East Colorado Blvd #504

02/26/15

$3,250,000

3

4060

2007

550 Madre Street

02/25/15

$3,188,000

4

4690

1975

$775,000

02/28/1997

615 Linda Vista Avenue

02/19/15

$2,540,000

6

3593

1917

$2,650,000

04/16/2014

717 South Los Robles Avenue

02/17/15

$2,488,000

4

5488

2006

$731,000

01/11/2005

330 South Arroyo Boulevard

02/13/15

$2,195,000

2

3181

1983

$1,850,000

05/24/2005

$1,735,000

07/18/2006

820 Laguna Road

02/24/15

$1,750,000

3

2681

1937

454 South Orange Grove Blvd.

02/06/15

$1,688,000

3

2970

1961

480 South Orange Grove Blvd. #6 02/25/15

$1,625,000

4

3193

1972

$500,000

03/23/1994

620 South Mentor Avenue

02/06/15

$1,552,000

4

2484

1914

$710,000

05/31/2002

920 Granite Drive #413

02/24/15

$1,425,000

3

2190

2009 2009 $1,200,000

06/25/2013

920 Granite Drive #412

02/27/15

$1,420,000

3

2070

155 Cordova Street #201

02/13/15

$1,295,000

3

2250

2010

1451 Linda Vista Avenue

02/04/15

$1,280,000

2

1113

1921

2435 Vista Laguna Terrace

02/10/15

$1,125,000

4

3135

1929

$82,500

11/15/1976

1535 Sierra Madre Villa Avenue

02/27/15

$1,100,000

3

2239

1956

$750,000

09/17/2003

1370 North Arroyo Boulevard

02/09/15

$1,050,000

3

3426

1953

920 Granite Drive #404

02/20/15

$1,005,000

2

1860

2009

703 North Chester Avenue

02/12/15

$999,000

5

2472

1922

$775,000

07/01/2004

1468 North Chester Avenue

02/06/15

$983,500

2

2093

1925

$215,000

03/20/1987

920 Granite Drive #304

02/10/15

$970,000

2

1860

2009

541 North Summit Avenue

02/13/15

$947,000

8

3700

1965

$582,000

08/12/2010

2497 East Woodlyn Road

02/27/15

$931,000

4

2819

1942

$220,000

03/17/1999

950 Cynthia Avenue

02/19/15

$900,000

4

2688

1951

$900,000

05/23/2007

1573 Valencia Avenue

02/04/15

$844,000

3

1871

1936

$650,000

07/28/2005

1455 South Los Robles Avenue

02/10/15

$825,000

2

1708

1958

$290,000

11/23/1993

1500 Valencia Avenue

02/18/15

$819,000

4

2315

1944

$605,000

05/13/2003

1071 Avoca Avenue

02/05/15

$814,500

3

1589

1988

$1,175,000

04/02/2007

309 Redwood Drive

02/11/15

$798,000

3

1319

1958

$645,000

06/12/2009

1781 East Mountain Street

02/25/15

$775,000

2

2126

1947

1135 Rexford Avenue

02/20/15

$755,000

3

1714

1951

$192,500

08/13/1987

1140 Medford Road

02/27/15

$755,000

3

1818

1951

1665 Euston Road

02/27/15

$8,550,000

6

6139

1975

$6,500,000

09/20/2007

1591 Virginia Road

02/20/15

$7,300,000

5

5210

1928

$5,300,000

12/20/2012

1135 Avondale Road

02/03/15

$6,500,000

5

5264

1956

$1,575,010

10/12/2000

$1,699,000

10/19/2010

$450,000

04/27/1998

SAN MARINO

600 Winston Avenue

02/27/15

$3,218,000

4

3815

1930

2375 Ridgeway Road

02/06/15

$2,330,000

3

2503

1941

2440 Monterey Road

02/04/15

$2,200,000

5

2934

1925

2257 East California Boulevard

02/19/15

$2,100,000

3

3606

1930

1395 Blackstone Road

02/20/15

$1,820,000

5

3646

1947

$1,055,000

01/15/2004

2845 Duarte Road

02/04/15

$1,790,000

3

2437

1938

$547,000

07/30/1999

1782 Russet Lane

02/27/15

$1,638,000

2

1858

1948

02/11/15

$925,000

4

1832

1953

$209,000

10/31/1996

1705 Wayne Avenue

02/06/15

$1,680,000

4

2744

1921

$1,419,000

08/14/2007

919 Columbia Street

02/10/15

$1,610,000

5

2778

1885

$1,200,000

06/14/2005

SIERRA MADRE 421 Manzanita Avenue SOUTH PASADENA

1725 Camden Avenue

02/27/15

$1,537,500

3

2372

1912

$661,500

11/19/2002

1714 Monterey Road

02/20/15

$1,075,000

4

1565

1946

$885,000

11/18/2005

803 Oneonta Drive

02/20/15

$1,000,000

4

2668

1991

$799,000

12/29/2009

1934 La France Avenue

02/11/15

$920,000

3

1761

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ARROYO

HOME & DESIGN SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT

SENIOR LIVING IS BOOMING Care options for seniors requires careful planning

BY BRUCE HARING

THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, A DIVISION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, REPORTS THAT PERSONS 65 YEARS OR OLDER IN THE U.S. NUMBERED 39.6 MILLION IN 2009, THE LATEST YEAR FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAILABLE. That total represented 12.9% of the U.S. population. By 2030, that number will hit an estimated 72.1 million older persons, which is double the count of 2000 and close to 20% of the population.

PHOTO: Courtesy of Kensington of Sierra Madre

Clearly, we are in an elder boom, the echo of the baby boom that ran from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. As with their influence on fashion, politics, housing and other important demographics, this huge swell of population will influence many things in the coming years. But the most important factor will be their decisions on where they spend the rest of their lives.

Much as they chose which city to live in during their earlier years, seniors will now decide whether they are likely to remain in their homes, or might desire a little extra help and/or companionship during the autumn of their lives. Of course, no one can predict the future, so the wisest planners will anticipate potential needs before they become manifest or are taken out of their hands by circumstances.

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Senior living options have many considerations. Some seniors opt to have in-home care, modifying their residences to accommodate physical needs and maintaining engagement with the wider world through an expansive circle of friends and relatives. Others seek the companionship available in planned communities, where they can receive assistance where needed on such vital areas as health, meals, and recreation, but can also immerse themselves in a vibrant world where social isolation isn’t an issue.

The time to begin considering senior living options should take place well in advance of your need becoming immediate, says Richard Kale of Fair Oaks by Regency, one of the Pasadena area’s senior living options. “While you are still in good health, familiarize yourself with the various options,” Kale says. “Tour facilities in your area and get an idea of what options are available.”

Jason Mak of Golden Oaks Apartments agrees. “Typically, most retirement communities start at 55 years of 62 years,” Mak says. “We have many 55-year-old folks staying with us, simply because they are empty nesters, want to downsize, and don’t desire the maintenance of their own home.”

Of course, not every senior is aware that they may need these considerations. Brandy Valencia of Kensington of Sierra Madre offered a checklist for relatives of seniors. If the following behaviors start to manifest, it may be time to consider options: • Erratic eating habits—skipping meals or not eating, and losing weight as a result • Change in mood—seeming depressed, irritable, excessively fearful or boisterous • Increased isolation—no longer enjoying family visits or familiar social routines • Hygiene neglect—wearing soiled clothes, not brushing teeth or bathing, resulting in bad breath or body odor • Frequent bruising, burns or injuries, signaling falling, weakness or confusion • Increased forgetfulness—ignoring mail and newspapers, missing appoint ments or becoming disoriented • Inadequate, spoiled or the wrong kind of food in the house • Misuse of medication or alcohol • Gradual decline in household upkeep and maintenance • Mishandled finances—not paying bills, appropriating money to question able causes, spending beyond means or hoarding cash Paying for senior living is not covered by Medicare. Sources of funding include retirement income, savings and proceeds from the sale of a home. Some resourceful seniors also have long-term care insurance policies, which offer a –continued on page 35 04.15 | ARROYO | 33

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monthly benefit that can defray expenses. Low-income seniors without retirement savings can also qualify for government subsidized assisted living.

Of course, moving into a new home also requires a re-evaluation of your possessions. Seniors who are looking to move into a community like the Atherton Baptist Homes in Alhambra have often been confronted with the monumental task of disposing of furniture, clothing and other items that have accumulated over the years, with many citing it as their most daunting task.

Not to worry. One way Atherton solved the problem was enlisting a Southern California firm that can assist with the downsizing, including selecting what to take, packing and unpacking.

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–continued from page 35 CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUATION

While the right fit in senior living accommodations is subjective and there are financial considerations, there are also some general outlines that will indicate if a facility is managed well.

Cleanliness is paramount, as it indicates attention to detail and a great degree of concern for living standards. That means that staff is as attentive as a well-run hotel, anticipating guest needs and making sure that any problems are immediately addressed. Check on bathrooms and ask how often areas are cleaned.

There’s also the personal touch. Are you compatible with the general residents? It’s probably a good idea to spend time at the facilities that most interest you, and come at different times of the day if possible. Ask about recreational opportunities, and most importantly, evaluate whether the management of the facility instills confidence in you. These are the people that will be vitally important to your life, and you need to be sure that they will live up to their tasks and effectively communicate.

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“Take their activity calendars and visit several of the events to see the quality of events as well as the personality of the community,” says Jason Mak of Golden Oaks.

Kensington’s Brandy Valencia drilled down even further. She advises asking about the caregiver to resident ratio, an important factor in determining the level of care your loved one should expect. She also advises an assessment of whether team members are happy and friendly. A team that’s tired and not interested in engaging could be a red flag.

Finally, find out what safety procedures are in place in event of an emergency. We do live in earthquake country, and you may not be in a position to immediately reach or assist a loved one in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

Keep in mind that a typical day in senior living should be very much like a typical day of someone who is not in such a program. “The difference is that meals and services like housekeeping are provided, and activities are close at hand,” says Richard Kale of Fair Oaks by Regency. “The person who will make the most successful transition is one who is positive, open to making new friends, and willing to make the most of his or her new environment. That’s true for anyone, at any stage of life.” AMH&D

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ARROYO

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THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER CAMP LIST. ABILITY FIRST CAMP PAIVIKA • FULL DAY, OVERNIGHT, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, SPECIAL NEEDS, SWIMMING, HORSEBACK RIDING AbilityFirst Camp Paivika is located in the San Bernardino Mountains and offers overnight summer, winter and spring programs creatively adapted for children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities.

Ages: 9 years old-adults, Dates: Multiple Sessions, Tuition: 5 night session $975, Registration Deadline: first come, first served.

600 Playground Drive Crestline, CA 92325 (909) 338-1102 kkunsek@abilityfirst.org www.camppaivika.org

ADVANCED EDUCATION SUMMER CAMP 2015 FULL DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS The camp combines academics with plenty of fun activities. We teach students conceptual math skills and build confidence in reading. Children are taught the fundamentals of science through fun and interesting experiments. Activities include cooking, sewing, art and swimming with outings to Raging Waters, Santa Monica Pier, and Speed Zone.

Ages: 1st-8th grade, Dates: June 15-July 24, 2015, Times: 9am-4pm, Tuition: Call the school for info, Registration Deadline: June 15, 2015.

4490 Cornishon Ave La Canada, CA 91011 (818) 952-1900 advancededucation@hotmail.com

ALTADENA STABLES HORSE CAMP FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ANIMALS Altadena Stables offer an all-encompassing experience. Campers of all skill levels participate in daily riding instruction focusing on the foundational skills; posture, balance and nonverbal communication. Campers create a special bond with” their” horse as they brush, feed, water, bathe, and learn to understand his body language. Safety is a priority.

Ages: 5-17 years (number of 5 and 6 years olds accepted is limited), Dates: June 22-26, July 27-31, Times: Full Day 8:30am-2:30pm, Half Day 8:30am-12pm, Tuition: Full day $525, Half Day $325, Registration Deadline: We take registrations until camps are full.

3064 Ridgeview Dr. Altadena, CA 91001 (626) 797-2012 altadenastables@yahoo.com altadenastables.com

ALVERNO HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER ACADEMIC CONSERVATORY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, GIRLS ONLY The Academic Conservatory for Middle School Girls is a five-week program for girls in sixth through eighth grade who are interested in learning more about life at Alverno. Aligned with the mission of Alverno High School, the Academic Conservatory for Middle School Girls seeks to empower each young woman to be exactly the person she wants to be.

Ages: 6th-8th grade girls, Dates: June 16 through July 16, Times: 8:00 am to 12:30pm or 8:00 am to 5:00pm, Tuition: Half day $950 and Full day $1250, Registration Deadline: June 8, 2015.

200 North Michilinda Avenue, Sierra Madre, CA 91024 (626) 355-3463 sares@alverno-hs.org alverno-hs.org

ARROYO PACIFIC ACADEMY SUMMER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM • FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT & ACADEMICS APA offers high school course Credit Recovery, AP course preparation, and College Readiness (SAT, College Essay, and College Choice). Middle school students may join our Drama Discovery Theater Camp, Media Blitz Program, Music Production Series, High School Readiness Series (Math, English, Organizational & Study Skills), and the Soccer Starz Sports Camp.

Ages: Middle & High School, Dates: June 15th-July 17th, Times: 8am-3pm, Tuition: $550 per most academic sources, camps vary in price, Registration Deadline: Prior to start date.

41 W. Santa Clara Street, Arcadia, CA 91001 (626) 294-0661 admissions@arroyopacific.org arroyopacific.org

ART CENTER SATURDAY HIGH • FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, DESIGN Saturday High gives high school students (grades 9-12) an opportunity to explore a variety of creative disciplines and study with a faculty of practicing artists and designers who bring their personal stories, professional experiences, discussions about career opportunities and best practices into the classroom.

Ages: 13-17 years old, Dates: May 30-August 8, Times: 9 am-noon or 1-4pm (10 weeks Saturday classes), 9 am-4 pm (Summer Workshops), Tuition: $275-$350 (10 week sessions), $350-$700 (Workshops), $1500 (Intensives), Registration Deadlines: April 2 (scholarship deadline), May 30

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(registration ends) South Campus, 950 S. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena CA 91105 and Hillside Campus, 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103 (626) 396-2319 saturdayhigh@artcenter.edu artcenter.edu/sat

ART CENTER ART CENTER FOR KIDS • HALF DAY, ARTS, DESIGN Art Center for Kids offers a range of unique classes that teach critical thinking, innovation and visual literacy. The program aims to nurture creativity in young students (grades 4-8) and help them to become designers of their own worlds.

Ages: 9-13 years old, Dates: June 21- Aug 9, Times: Sunday Classes 1-4pm, Summer Workshops 9 am-noon, Tuition: $260-$275 (7 week Sunday sessions or Workshops), Registration Deadline: May 28 (scholarship deadline), June 21 (registration ends).

South Campus, 950 S. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena CA 91105 and Hillside Campus, 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103 (626) 396-2319 kids@artcenter.edu artcener.edu/kids

BARNHART SCHOOL BARNHART SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP 2015 • FULL DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS June camp is Superhero week. Each student will go on a hero’s journey, taking on challenges that promote fitness. August camp is Carnival week, during this week students will participate in activities to help build confidence through performances, team building skills, and working collaboratively...all while having fun.

Ages: 5-13 years old, Dates: Superhero Week (June15-June 19), Carnival Week (August 3-August 7), Times: 7:30am- 5:00pm students may be picked up after 4 pm, Tuition: $285 each week, field trip, lunch and snacks are included, Registration Deadline: Friday, June 12, 2015.

240 W. Colorado Blvd., Arcadia, CA 91007 (626) 566-2348 jmorgan@barnhartschool.org www.barnhartschool.org

BLOOM SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DANCE PEACE, LOVE AND THE BEATLES SUMMER CAMPS • FULL DAY, ARTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, MUSIC AND DANCE This encompasses 3 different camps- Music Exploration Camp, Dance Extravaganza Camp and Rock Band Camp. For more information or to register online, visit this link Http:// bloomschoolofmusicanddance.com/summer-camps-los-angeles-ca.php Ages: 4-9, 7-12, 9+, Dates: July 27th-August 7th (2 weeks), Times: 9 am-3pm with before and aftercare available, Dance camp 9am-2pm with before care available, Tuition: Music Exploration Camp and Rock Band Camp $345 for 1 wk/ $649 for 2wks Dance Extravaganza Camp $320 or $589 for 2 weeks, Registration Deadline: We have limited space available. First come first served.

2116 Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90041, (323) 982-1655 bloomschoolofmusicanddance.com www.bloomschoolofmusicanddance.com

BOSCO TECH SUMMER PROGRAM FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Boys and girls in grades 5-8 will have the opportunity to explore physics, algebra, and robotics in our unique technology facilities. Students can also spend the afternoon in our sports camps either learning a new sport or perfecting their technique in 7 different sports.

Ages: Incoming 6th grade-incoming 8th grade, Dates: June 29-July 31, Times: 7:45am-3:00pm, Tuition: $125 - $250 per class or sport camp, Registration Deadline: June 17, 2015 or until all spots have been filled.

1151 San Gabriel Blvd. Rosemead, CA 91770 (626) 940-2000 generalinfo@boscotech.edu www.boscotech.edu/summer-programs/.

BURBANK MUSIC ACADEMY ROCK-N-ROLL SUMMER CAMP • FULL DAY, ARTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Rock-n-Roll camp gets kids playing real instruments and in a rock band.

Our instructors will get those new to music introduced to instruments and challenge those that have music experience. Top notch facility for learning and having fun. Kids can come one week or many and try out different instruments. Performances on Fridays.

Ages: 6-15 years old, Dates: June 1, 2015 thru August 21, 2015, Times: 9am-3pm w/before & after care available, Tuition: $250 a week, Registration Deadline: Early Bird by May 1st, However accepted all summer 7 days prior to each Monday.

4107 West Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 845-ROCK info@burbankmusicacademy.com www.burbankmusicacademy.com

SUMMER CAMPS & PROGRAMS PREVIEW CAMP FOX CATALINA ISLAND-GLENDALE YMCA OVERNIGHT Continuous Camping since 1926 serving boys/girls of all ages. You experience “Landlubber” and “Oceanfront” activities. Camps are 7 days and 6 nights departing by charter boat from the Queen Mary. Activities include: Tubing, Archery, Kayaking, Climbing Walls, Stand-up Paddle boarding, Volleyball, Ropes Course, Fishing, Hiking, Ocean Swimming (marked area), Snorkeling and much more.

Ages: 3 weeks ages 8-17, 1 week ages 11-14 and 1 week ages 14-17 – all Coed weeks, Dates: Coed Youth 1 ages 8-17, June 14-21, Coed Youth 2 ages 8-17 July 26-August 1, Coed Youth 3 ages 8-17 August 9-15, Junior High Coed ages 10-14 July 19-25, High School Coed ages 14-17 ages 14-17 August 2-8, Times: Sunday departures and Saturday returns, Tuition: Coed Youth 1 – early bird week special – YMCA Member $600/Non-Member $625, All other camp weeks YMCA member $620/Non-Member $645 Tuition includes round trip charter boat transportation to Camp Fox and back to Queen Mary, all meals, all Activities, all housing accommodations and specially trained staff as leaders, directors and program specialists, Registration Deadline: until camps are full. We have a Family Camp Weekend Labor Day Sept. 5-7 ($245 Adult $235 Children 3-17).

Camp Fox located at Buttonshell Beach on Catalina Island (by Long Point Cove) 5 miles north of Avalon YMCA of Glendale – 140 N. Louise Str. – Glendale, CA 91206 (818) 240-4130 ext.24 rcalame@ glenymca.org glenymca.org

CAMP SHI’INI FULL DAY, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMP Camp Shi’ini is a 5-week Native American themed day-camp in Pasadena. Activities include horseback riding, canoeing, archery, swimming, hiking, totem poles, a month-long treasure hunt, and more! Campers are picked-up from home in brand-new 2015 camp vans. Camp Shi’ini was established in 1947 and has a remarkable 6:1 camper-to-counselor ratio!

Ages: 4-13 years old, Dates: Monday, June 22-Friday, July 24 (5 weeks), Times: 9:00am-3:45pm, Tuition: $2,435 (for 5 Days per Week) ; $1,595 (for Monday/Wednesday/Friday only) ; $925 (for Tuesday/Thursday only), Registration Deadline: First Come First Served.

1768 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 922-0945 camp@shi-ini.com www.campshi-ini.com

CHILD EDUCATION CENTER CEC SUMMER EXPLORATION CAMP • FULL DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, SPECIAL NEEDS CEC’s nine-week Exploration Camp offers themed activities, swimming, field trips, arts and crafts, science, and sports. Each week includes at least one field trip and a visit from a special guest.

Children also go swimming at the Caltech pool, play outdoors, and participate in indoor activities in an air-conditioned environment.

Ages: Children entering 1st – 7th grade, Dates: June 8 – August 5, Times: 7am – 6pm, Tuition: 5 days ($392), 3 days ($256), 2 days ($185), Registration Deadline: May 8, 2015 140 Foothill Blvd., La Canada, CA 91011 (818) 354-3418 cec@ceconline.org www.ceconline.org

CRESTVIEW SUMMER ACADEMY BY PARKER-ANDERSON ENRICHEMENT FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Crestview Summer Academy, offered by Parker-Anderson Enrichment, welcomes students entering grades K-6. For six weeks of summer, we provide activities that enthuse, educate, and excite! We offer flexible schedules to allow students to take advantage of a wide variety of offerings which can fit into their unique summer schedule.

Ages: 5-12 years old, Dates: 6/15-7/24/15, Times: 8:45am-3:50pm (early and after care available), Tuition: $150 per class period, Registration Deadline: June 14, 2015 140 Foothill Blvd., La Canada, CA 91011 (818) 249-5599 info@parker-anderson.org www.parker-anderson.org

DESTINATION SCIENCE THE FUN SCIENCE DAY CAMP FOR CURIOUS KIDS! • FULL DAY, HALF DAY, SCIENCE, ACADEMICS Hey Kids! Build a robot, explore the science behind superheroes, solve a galactic mystery & more.

DS kids have “Aha!” moments of creativity and discovery while building, experimenting and playing with astonishing gadgets, and fantastic gizmos. Our top notch, enthusiastic educators and leaders make STEM learning an adventure!

Ages: 5 to 11 years old, Dates: June 15-Aug 7, Times: 9:00am-3:30pm Extended Care 8:00am9:00am, 3:30pm-5:30pm, Tuition: $239-$339/week, Registration Deadline: Enroll by May 1st & Save $20/week 301 N. Orange Grove Pasadena, CA 91103 (888) 909-2822 info@destinationscience.org www.destinationscience.org

EMMAUS LUTHERAN SUMMER ACADEMY AND CAMP FULL DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Offering a balance of rigorous morning academics taught by qualified educators and afternoon summer camp organized fun, the ELS Summer Academy and Camp has it all! New this summer is the Meet the Masters Art, hands-on music appreciation, Spanish, and Sign Language, volleyball and basketball workshops. Offering once per week off-site field trips and a variety of enrichment classes, students will remain academically and physically active! One price per week covers all costs!

Ages: Students entering grades 1-8, Dates: June 8-August 7, 2015, Times: 7:00am-6:30pm, Tuition: $160 per week per student and $145 for each subsequent sibling, Registration fees and deadline: $50 before or on May 8th $70 after May 8, Early registration deadline is May 8th, after May 8 registration accepted until classes full.

840 S. Almansor Alhambra, CA 91801 (626) 289-3664 kit.hittinger@gmail.com

FROSTIG SCHOOL 2015 SUMMER PROGRAM • HALF DAY, ARTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, SPECIAL NEEDS Frostig helps children with learning differences (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia), as well as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders. However, our summer program is designed for children of all ages and abilities and promises to be fun, engaging and rewarding. Have your child move ahead and gain new skills though our highly regarded program.

Ages: 4th through 12th grades, Dates: June 15 through July 16, 2015 (Monday through Thursday), Times: 8:30am-3:00pm depending on upon class(es) selected, Tuition: $200 to $900 depending upon class(es) selected, Registration Deadline: June 15th 971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 791-1255 jessicag@frostig.org www.frostig.org

HALSTROM ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, SUMMER SCHOOL • CATCH UP, MAKE UP OR GET AHEAD. Halstrom Academy can help you catch up, make up or get ahead this summer! Halstrom provides flexible scheduling to work with all your summer activities! Halstrom offers more than 140 courses including advanced placement (AP), college prep, workshop and general-level UC/CSU certified and NCAA approved courses.

Ages: 12-18 years old, Dates: 6/8/15-8/21/15, programs vary in length from three to 10 weeks, Times: Classes are taught one student to one teacher, scheduling is flexible, Tuition: $1,590 per traditional course, $2,420 per honors course, $2,700 per AP course (some additional fees may apply),

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35 N. Lake Avenue Ste. 250 Pasadena, CA 91101 (866) 590-6579 pasadena@futures.edu www.halstrom4u.com

HIGH POINT ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Summer School at High Point Academy is particularly exciting because of the wide range of classes offered. Academic classes have always been the foundation of our summer school; however we also offer a number of enrichment classes, sports, arts and crafts, as well as options for incoming kindergarteners.

Ages: K-8 grade, Dates: June 22-July 17, Times: 8:00am-2:50pm, extended care 6:00pm, Tuition: $200 per class, $100.00 registration fee, Registration Deadline: June 22 1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 798-8989 ssisson@highpointacademy.org www.highpointacademy.org

INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT IEA ACADEMY ADVANCED ENRICHMENT CLASSES FULL DAY, HALF DAY, NATURE & SCIENCE, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, SPECIAL NEEDS IEA’s Academy provides gifted elementary and middle school students with challenging enrichment classes that focus on exploration and the application of knowledge in many different disciplines.

Several classes are offered in each time slot, and students can build a schedule of one to four classes each day.

Ages: K-8th grade, Dates: June 8-26 (Session l), July 6-24 (Session ll), Times: 9:30am-5:00pm, Tuition: $525-$1900 (Financial ad available).

569 South Marengo Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 403-8900 academy@ educationaladvancement.org www. educationaaladvancement.org

INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT IEA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM • FULL DAY, NATURE & SCIENCE, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS IEA’s Apprenticeship Program is a summer experience and career exploration opportunity that links gifted high school students from across the country with distinguished professionals who serve as mentors. Students work with local professionals one-on-one or in small groups to gain hands-on experience in their field of choice.

Ages: Current 8th-11 grade students, Dates: June 22-August 7, Times: 9:00am-5:00pm plus weekly evening workshops, Tuition: $1,400 (Financial aid available), Registration Deadline: May 11.

569 South Marengo Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 403-8900 apprenticeship@ educationaladvancement.org www.educationaladvancement.org

INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT YUNASA SUMMER CAMPS FOR THE GIFTED • OVERNIGHT, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPECIAL NEEDS IEA’s pioneering and award-winning Yunasa summer camps unite highly able youngsters with experts in the social and emotional development of gifted children to explore and grow the intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of their lives. Camps are residential and offered in Colorado and Michigan.

Ages: 10-15 years old, Dates: June 14-21 (Colorado), July 26-August 2 (Michigan), Times: Residential, Tuition: $1,575 (Financial aid available), Registration Deadline: April 6.

569 South Marengo Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 403-8900 yunasa@ educationaladvancement.org www.educationaladvancement.org

INSTITUTE FOR GIRLS’ DEVELOPMENT FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, GIRLS ONLY Make friends! Be creative! Build skills! Get empowered! Have fun!

• Mind, Body, Spirit, Friendship Adventures - grades 3-5; • Be R.E.A.L. (Relationships: Extraordinary, Authentic, Loving)™ friendship workshop - middle school girls.

Ages: 3rd grade through 8th grade, Dates: June & July, Times: Varies, Tuition: $325-$400 depending on the program, Registration Deadline: June 22 95 N. Marengo Ave., Suite 100 Pasadena CA 91101 (626) 585-8075 ext. 108 lguarino@ instituteforgirlsdevelopment.com www.instituteforgirlsdevelopment.com

JUSTINE SHERMAN SUMMER FUNDAMENTALS • HALF DAY, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Children learn best when all of their senses are engaged, so we use a multi-sensory teaching style that includes visual, auditory and kinesthetic approaches in our programs to maximize acquisition and retention of academic skills. We offer intensive learning programs that address both enrichment and remediation goals.

Ages: 6-12 years old, Dates: July 6th-July 31st, Times: 8am-1pm, Tuition: Varies, Registration Deadline: June 15, 2015.

55 Auburn Ave Ste. #A Sierra Madre, CA 91024 (626) 355-1729 justine@justineshermanslp.com www.justineshermanslp.com

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KIDSPACE SUMMER CAMPS FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE Explore science, art, culture, and fun! Blow things up, get wet, construct your greatest invention, and discover the depth and breadth of your imagination! Go behind the scenes of Kidspace where you’ll make lasting memories by sinking your teeth into big challenges in this unique camp community of like-minded explorers.

Ages: 5 to 9 (With the exception of week 3: “Little Learners Camp” which is for ages 4 to 5), Dates: June 8 to August 7 (7 separate, 1-week sessions), Times: 9:00am to 5:00pm, 9:00am to 1:00pm or 1:00 to 5:00pm, Tuition: $425 full day, all week/$250 half day all week, Registration Deadline: Registration is available as long as space is available. First come, first served.

480 N. Arroyo Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91103 (626) 449-9144 bapplegate@kidspacemuseum.org www.kidsspacemuseum.org

LA CAÑADA PREPARATORY LA CAÑADA PREPARATORY ACADEMIC SUMMER SCHOOL FULL DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS La Cañada Preparatory (4th-8th grade) offers two three-week academic summer school sessions focused on the core subjects of language arts, science and math. Students have the option to focus on a single subject and add an assortment of enrichment classes to their individualized program.

Ages: 4th – 8th grade, Dates: Session I: June 15 to July 2; Session II: July 6 to July 24; Full Session: June 15 to July 24, Times: 9:00am-3:00pm, Tuition: Three week Full Day $1,025/Six week Full Day $1,850, Registration Deadline: None 4490 Cornishon Avenue La Canada, CA 91011 (818) 952-8099 tlc@thelearningcastle.com www.thelearningcastle.com

LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER AT LA SALLE 2015 FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Another school year is drawing to a close, but our outstanding summer faculty has proposed a wide variety of summer courses and camps to keep you engaged and active. We offer camps and courses in Visual and Performing Arts, one and two-week enrichment workshops, academic advancement and remediation, and our new series of Adventure Camps. Whether your goal is to write more cogently, dance more elegantly, or speak more persuasively, we have something for you.

Ages: Grades 5-12, Dates: Varies depending on the camp/course, Tuition: Varies depending on the camp and/or course, See our website for more information. Registration Deadline: May 29, 2015 3880 East Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena CA 91107 (626) 351-8951 www.lasallehs.org

LYCEE INTERNATIONAL DE LOS ANGELES (LILA) ECOLE DU DOLEIL • FULL DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, LANGUAGE IMMERSION Ecole du Soleil, is a French language immersion camp associated with LILA. Language classes are mixed with fun indoor and outdoor activities on campus, such as art, theater and sports, and on field trips, all while immersed in French. Open to all campers with beginning and intermediate Frenchspeaking abilities.

Ages: 3-10 years old, Dates: June 22nd-July 24th, Times: 7:30am-5:30pm, Tuition: $350/week or $90/day, Registration Deadline: June 15, 2015.

4155 Russell Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 665-4526 morgan.pladys@lilaschool.com http://ecoledusoleil.com

MATHNASIUM OF EAGLE ROCK ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS A Mathnasium summer package is a great way to help your child strengthen his or her math skills and get ready for the new school year. Whether it’s a solid review of previously learned material or a preview of upcoming concepts, We Make Math Make Sense in a fun and friendly environment.

Ages: Grades 2-12, Dates: June 1-August 31, Times: Monday & Wednesday 3:00pm to 7:00pm and Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm, Tuition: Summer packages starting at $539.

2127 Colorado Boulevard Eagle Rock, CA 90041 (323) 474-6136 eaglerock@mathnasium.com mathnasium.com

MATHNASIUM OF GLENDALE ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Avoid the summer slide, and make math easier next school year! Join us this summer for our summer program. We offer an 18-session summer package with flexible scheduling, so you can come in on the days that work for you. Our summer package also includes a membership in our Summer Chess Club!

If you register before 5/1/2015, we will discount $100 off of the enrollment and registration fee.

Ages: 7-18 years old, Dates: 6/1/15-9/1/15, Times: M-F 12:30pm-5:30pm on a drop in basis, Tuition: $576 + $199 one-time lifetime enrollment and registration fee, Registration Deadline: None, but if you register before 5/1/2015, we will discount $100 off of the enrollment and registration fee.

819 North Pacific Ave. Glendale, CA 91203 (818) 696-1060 glendale@mathnasium.com www.mathnasium.com/glendale

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MT. SIERRA COLLEGE LINK TO COLLEGE • HALF DAY, 3 HOURS EACH SATURDAY Link to College gives potential students an opportunity to participate in an introductory 6 week course that is offered 3 hrs each Saturday at no cost. Classes provided are in Graphic Design, Game Arts, Business Entrepreneurship and Information Security. Applications through the Admissions department are required prior to the event.

Ages: May 2nd Class - 2015 HS Graduates and above -HS Diploma or its equivalent is required.

July 11th Class – 2016 HS Graduates or older – HS Diploma or its equivalent is required for students over 18 years of age. Dates: Each Saturday - May 2nd through June 13th and July 11th through August 15th, 2015, Note: These are separate sessions. July 11th to August 15th is open to 2016 High School Seniors with parent’s permission and a letter of recommendation, Times: 9:30am-12:30pm, Tuition: No cost to the student participant, Registration Deadline: Deadline for Classes beginning May 2nd, 2015 is Friday, May 1st, 2015. Deadline for classes beginning July 11th, 2015 is Friday, July 10th, 2015.

101 East Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016, Contact: Clara Morataya, (626) 873-2121 or Cecilia Carlos at (626) 873-2126. General Information can be directed to (626) 873-2100 cmorataya@mtsierra. edu or ccarlos@mtsierra.edu www.mtsierra.edu

PACIFIC OAKS SUMMER PROGRAM FULL DAY, HALF DAY, Pacific Oaks Children’s School summer program provides two to five year olds a summertime curriculum designed to nurture inquisitive learners throughout the six-week and all-day sessions.

The programs offer teacher-directed and child-initiated activities including TinkerLab, Hands-on Science, Water World, Art, Music, and other constructive projects.

Ages: 2.5 to 5 years old, Dates: June 29 – August 7 morning program, June 29 – August 27 all-day program, Times: three options, Mornings: 9:00 – 12:00, Lunch Bunch: 12:00 – 2:00 (extends the morning program - optional), All-Day 8:15 – 5:30, Tuition: Six-week morning program $1900, Registration Deadline: April 15.

714 W. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA (626) 529-8011 pacificoakschildrensschool@pacificoaks.edu pacificoakschildrensschool.org

PASADENA LANGUAGE SUMMER LANGUAGE PROGRAM • HALF DAY, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Have your child learn a new language this summer! We offer language programs for children for Mandarin Chinese, French and Spanish. Full immersion, fun activities, weekly themes, cultural insights are all part of the curriculum. Groups are limited to 6 students.

Ages: 4-14 years old, Dates: June 22-July 31, Times: 9:00am-1:00pm, Registration Deadline: June 8, 2015 46 Smith Alley, Suite 240 Pasadena, CA 91103 (626) 844-5003 info@pasadenalanguage.com www.pasadenalanguage.com

PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS FULL DAY, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, MUSICAL THEATER, GUITAR, FILMMAKING, STAGE F/X MAKEUP, MAGIC, PHOTOGRAPHY & ROCK THE MIC. Voted LA Parent Magazine’s Best Camp for 2010! Spend your summer days in any of PAW’s awardwinning Camps: Musical Theater, Guitar, Rock the Mic, Filmmaking, Magic, Stage F/X Make-up, or Photography Camp! The ultimate “Arts” experience from rehearsal to performance. Make friends and lifelong memories.

Ages: 5 to 15 years old, Dates: One & Two week sessions from June 15 to August 21, Times: Doors open at 7:30am, Camp Hours: 8:45am to 3:00pm, Extended Day offered until 5:00pm, Tuition: $325 for one week sessions, $595 for two week sessions, Registration Deadline: now open and available until all camp spaces are taken.

Camp held at Neighborhood Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91103 (310) 827-8827 performingartsla@aol.com www.performingartsworkshops.com

PROJECT SCIENTIST ACADEMY FULL DAY, NATURE & SCIENCE, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS, GIRLS ONLY Over the course of five weeks students are immersed in STEM, learning from a tailored curriculum facilitated by highly skilled and credentialed educators, exciting hands-on experiments and field trips, and daily interactions with female STEM role models from a variety of professional fields.

Ages: 4-14 years old, Dates: Week 1: June 8-12, 2015, Week 2: June 22-26, 2015, Week 3: July 6-10, 2015, Week 4: July 13-17, 2015, Week 5: July 20-24, 2015, Times: 8:30am-5:30pm M-F, Tuition: $725/ week(Discounts for siblings and multiple weeks available), Registration Deadline: Spring Period: March 1- April 16, 2015 – Acceptance notification sent by April 30, 2015 Open Enrollment: April 17 - June 20, 2015 - Acceptance and enrollment are provided on a rolling basis and are limited to availability.

Caltech: 1200 East California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125 Longfellow: 1065 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104 (704) 313-9118 beatrice@projectscientist.org www.projectscientist.org

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SAN GABRIEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CAMP BULLDOG SUMMER PROGRAM • FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS San Gabriel Christian School offers ten weeks of programs where students will have the opportunity to review academic skills and prepare for the next grade in the fall. Students will also enroll in enrichment classes of a wide variety, including Art, Music and Sports.

Ages: Entering Kindergarden-Eighth grade, Dates: June 16-August 22, Times: 7:30am-6:00pm, Half Day 7:30am-12:15pm OR 12:00pm- 6:00pm, Registration Deadline: May 22, 2015 117 N. Pine Street San Gabriel, CA 91775 (626) 278-0486 csykes@sgccandcs.org sangabrielchristian.org

SCI-ARC DESIGN IMMERSION DAYS • FULL DAY, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE SCI-Arc’s Design Immersion Days (DID) is an immersive four-week summer program that introduces high school students to the academic and professional world of design and architecture. The program is intended to inspire curiosity about the world of design, help students gain basic design knowledge and critical thinking skills.

Ages: High School students, Dates: June 22-July 18, Times: 9:00am-5:00pm, Tuition: $3,350 (full scholarships available), Registration Deadline: June 19, 2015.

960 E. 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 356-5320 admissions@sclarc.edu www.sclarc.edu

SOUTH PASADENA EDUCATION FOUNDATION SPEF SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS • HALF DAY, SPORTS A.C. Green Basketball, Golf, and Flag Football Camps provide the student-athletes with a foundation of fundamental skills, knowledge, character and leadership development, and love for athletics.

Our camps will focus on all aspects of the game appropriate for beginners to more experienced players and focus on skills development, rules of play, sportsmanship and teamwork.

Ages: Grades 2-12, Dates: 4 different weeks throughout the summer, Times: 9:00am-2:00pm and 3:00pm-6:00pm depending on the camp, Tuition: $225-$325, Registration Deadline: open now and will close when the camps are full. Varies camp sites in South Pasadena (626) 441-5810 ext. 1163, spetersen@spef4kids.org www.spef4kids.org

SOUTH PASADENA EDUCATION FOUNDATION SPEF SUMMER SCHOOL • FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS There are opportunities for everyone at South Pasadena’s popular K-12 Summer School.

Take classes such as Robotics, Science, History, Languages, Writing, Sports, Arts, Theater and Math. Classes are fun and hands-on, allowing students’ opportunities to engage in the curriculum in unique ways. High School allows students to gain credits, advance in academics, or make up credits.

Ages: Grades K-12, Dates: June 22, 2015-July 24, 2015, Times: 8:00am-2:30pm, Tuition: Varies depending on classes chosen.

Registration Deadline: Registration begins for non-SPUSD families on April 27th. Camp locations South Pasadena school sites, (626) 441-5810 ext. 1163 speterson@spef4kids.org www.spef4kids.org

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SUMMER ARTS CAMP AT SPACE FULL DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE A hands-on adventure into the world of creativity! Morning workshops, led by teaching artists, take children on an exploration of drawing, painting, sculpture, and more, while observing the natural environment. After lunch, there’s a trip to the park, then an open studio allowing for clay play, games and special musical guests.

Ages: 6-12 years old, Dates: July 20-Aug. 7, 2015, Times: 9:00am-3:00pm Monday-Friday, Tuition: $325/week/SPACE members, $350/week/ non-members, 10% sibling discount, Registration Deadline: July 13, Early Bird Discounts apply.

1506 Mission Street South Pasadena, CA 91030 (626) 441-4788 southpasarts@sbcglobal.net spaceartscenter.com

THE LEARNING CASTLE, INC. THE LEARNING CASTLE’S ACADEMIC SUMMER SCHOOL • FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, NATURE & SCIENCE, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS Review, reinforcement and advancement are not only the primary goals of our Summer School Program, but also the fundamental ingredients for a successful transition between grades. With small, teacher-to-student ratios and an individualized approach, TLC/LCP’s program is the smart choice to keep your student sharp over the summer.

Ages: 4 years old-3rd grade, Dates: Session I: June 15 to July 2; Session II: July 6 to July 24; Full Session: June 15 to July 24, Times: 9:00am-3:00pm Full day, 9:00am-12:00pm or 12:00pm-3:00pm half day* (*Half day is available only to those students entering either kindergarten or first grade in the Fall of 2015), Tuition: Three Week Full Day: $1,025.00 / Six Week Full Day: $1,850.00 / Three Week Half Day: $ 600.00 / Six Week Half Day: $1,200.00 * (*Half day is available only to those students entering either kindergarten or first grade in the Fall of 2015).

4490 Cornishon Avenue La Canada, CA 91011 (818) 952-8099 tlc@thelearningcastle.com www.thelearningcastle.com

WALDEN SCHOOL FULL DAY, HALF DAY, ARTS, SPORTS, ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMICS At Camp Walden, we offer activities that allow children to excel and grow through a nurturing, non-competitive atmosphere. Each week campers will experience and learn about different film genres through elective classes. This summer we will offer three electives per day, and campers have the opportunity to select their own electives throughout the week. Join us on field trips, make new friends, learn to dive at the PCC pool, create your own film and participate in all of our amazing activities.

Ages: 3 (potty trained)-14 years old, Dates: June 22-August 5, Times: 8:00am to 6:00pm, Tuition: $310/week (10% sibling discount), Registration Deadline: May 29, 2015 74 S. San Gabriel Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107, (626) 792-6166 frampulla@waldenschool/net www.waldenschool.net/summercamp

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VILLAGE PEOPLE

Many seniors aging in place are combating isolation by forming “energizing” virtual villages.

BY KATHLEEN KELLEHER

SANDY GREENSTEIN IS A VIBRANT, FIT, CIVICALLY ENGAGED WOMAN. THREE TIMES A WEEK AT 5:30 A.M., THE 68-YEAROLD IS UP AND OUT THE DOOR TO THE GYM FOR A 2½-HOUR WORKOUT. SHE IS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE PASADENA SENIOR CENTER, SHAPING IT INTO THE DESTINATION FOR ACTIVE ADULTS SHE EVENTUALLY WILL NEED. LIKE MANY PEOPLE, SHE WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN HER HOUSE FOR

But she started to see her comfortable Arroyo home differently when her husband — diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2007 — began showing signs of the debilitating condition. The short steps up to the house were now a struggle, the bathroom, a danger.

And hallways hung with art, a false promise of support to regain balance in a fall. She and her husband had bought the single-level house in 1998, but now it would need reconfiguring.

“We did a very significant remodel on our guest bathroom to make it accessible for him,” says Greenstein of the 2013 changes using “universal design” principles to accommodate older people, families with small children and the less able-bodied. “There is no ledge you have to step over to get into the shower. The sink is accessible so you can roll up to it without hitting your knees. The mirror was adjusted. We had grab bars put in the dressing room so that there is something to hold onto.”

Though Greenstein always thought of the house as one level, entering it requires walking up five steps. And the backyard garden goes up a hill with jagged, broken concrete steps, uneven and potentially perilous. She began rethinking what it means to age

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Pasadena Villagers hike Millard Canyon.

(From left) Miriam Davis, Mike Shumate, Judith Lovely, Sally Asmundson and Barbara Madden

in place as she watched the needs of her husband, now 74, exceed what they could handle together. He fell twice, once right in front of her. Help now comes around the clock from a home-health aide who sleeps over, and Greenstein wonders at what point staying put will jeopardize the couple’s health and safety. Still, she wants to stay as long as she comfortably can and will consider other options when her needs — physical, cognitive or emotional — become more pressing.

Likewise, nearly 90 percent of people over age 65 say that they want to age in place, according to a 2011 study for the AARP Public Policy Institute and the National Conference of State Legislatures. Four out of five people over 65 say their current home is where they will always live, according to the survey. The reasons people want to stay in their homes are many and sometimes specific. Their homes are comfortable, memory-laden places where their children were raised, or many years of marriage shared. The mortgage may be paid off, or less expensive than rent or the cost of living in a retirement community. And aging in one’s home can keep an older person both independent and connected to friends, churches, intergenerational neighborhoods and larger communities — that grocer within walking range, and the familiar faces that comprise the personal narrative of a life. One’s own house is where many older people feel they belong, and belonging is solace, especially in later years when older people may feel its absence, disconnected from work, deceased friends and children who live far away.

“Aging in place is actually not a new phenomenon, but it has been getting a lot of publicity because the population is aging — the fastest-growing part of the population is 80 and older — and there are a lot of baby boomers who want to age in place,” says Jon Pynoos, UPS Foundation Professor of Gerontology, Policy and Planning at the USC Davis School of Gerontology and director of the National Resources Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification (which provides guidelines, resources and programs to help make houses safe for older people [homemods.org]). Deeply involved in helping older people live safely in their homes, Pynoos says telemedicine is on the horizon and will eventually make caring for older people easier, but it is slow in coming. Meanwhile, falls are the number-one cause of injury, hospital visits and death among people 65 and older. Nearly 24,000 people over 65 died after a fall in 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2012, the number of people over 65 who were treated in emergency rooms for injuries from falls soared to 2.4 million, an increase of 50 percent over a decade.

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of the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence (stopfalls.org), which has developed a comprehensive guide and program to prevent falls. Evidence-based programs for fall prevention are critical and comprehensive, says Pynoos, and they involve home modification, exercises to improve balance and a review of medications and blood pressure issues that might cause a loss of balance.

As more and more Americans live longer, the need for safe, affordable housing where they can age is mounting. Ten years ago, the average age of people who moved into assisted living was 78, compared to 83 today, Pynoos says. “It may be that that people are able to get more help where they live. And maybe it is figuring out that their resources are limited, but aging in place is by far the prominent desire,” he added. “We are trying to facilitate it so people can do what they want.”

The state projects the number of Californians 65 and older to double over the next 20 years — from 4.3 million in 2010 to 8.4 million in 2030 — as baby boomers and their successors reach their Social Security years. By 2040, California’s aging population is expected to be slightly older than the nation’s as a whole, according to a Stanford Center on Longevity analysis. By 2032, Americans 65 and older will outnumber children under 15. There will also be a diminishing number of potential workers for every retiree, while the financial and social costs of the aging population increase. Meanwhile, older people living longer in retirement, with rising health and personal care needs, will face a cost burden that may outpace their retirement savings. Aging in place, in other words, is not just what most people want personally — it can also save money for older individuals and the communities and states they live in. Many people cannot afford to move out of their homes into assisted-living facilities, at prices ranging from $4,000 to $7,000 a month, and few people buy long-term care insurance, which usually doesn’t cover everything anyway. Regardless of their circumstances, most people are seeking anything but a conventional retirement home.

The Village Movement aims to fill that void. A virtual village is a bit like a co-op or the sharing economy; it is member-created, governed and driven, supported by fees to access a world of resources, social activities, volunteers, speakers and service companies approved and referred by members. Four years ago, 10 Pasadena residents who did not like the conventional options and wanted to age in their homes decided to create Pasadena’s first village, which now serves the surrounding area.

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Scharlach, the Eugene and Rose Kleiner Professor of Aging at UC Berkeley and the studies’ The organizing committee studied Boston’s Beacon Hill Village, a 400-member group principal investigator. “I think the village model works because it is people choosing to create started in 2002 that became a model for other villages around the country and beyond. Now and contribute to, both financially and with sweat equity, the social supports as they need 148 villages are in operation in 41 states, as well as the Netherlands and Australia, accordthem and the way they want them,” says Scharlach. “It is people getting together and saying to Village-to-Village Network, which helps communities establish and manage their organizations. Another 130 villages are in the works nationwide. The Pasadena Village’s core ing we are not happy with what is available to us, and we are willing to put in the time and money to make this happen.” There is the added benefit of feeling part of a movement at a group met once a week for 1½ years to study the movement and design a plan for Pasadena. time in life when society’s cues might suggest otherwise, he adds. The village is a way to age The local village launched in September 2012 with 50 charter members. There are now 140 in place but feel connected outside those four walls, Scharlach says. members paying $720 a year for an individual, or $960 a year per couple. Financial sustainThere is some overlap with community-based programs bringing services to seniors, such ability is a challenge, as is economic diversity of members (15 percent are low-income). Fees as the Pasadena Senior Center, Dial-a-Ride, Meals-on-Wheels and Huntington Hospital’s typically cover one-third of a village’s operating costs, according to Natalie Galucia, director of Village-to-Village Network, a national nonprofit that guides and supports village start-ups Senior Care Network, but the Pasadena Village collaborates with many of these agencies and easily coexists in a kind of parallel world. A good many village members also participate in across the country and internationally. Pasadena Village’s membership does better than activities at the senior center, or through other programs. Transportation is village members’ that. Member fees actually cover about 50 percent of the costs, says Susan Kujawa, executive primary request, says Kujawa – 25 percent of members do not drive. The ones who do, ferry director of the Pasadena Village (pasadenavillage.org). Scholarships are available for lowthem to gatherings or events, and income members, and the Pasadena about 30 community volunteer Village receives some funding drivers have signed on to help out through the nonprofit Episcopal when needed, she says. Volunteers Community and Services and must show proof of automobile ina number of foundations. Costs surance, have their driving records include two administrative staff pochecked and undergo a criminal sitions and a leased office space. background check.

“A network of kindred souls” Bringing health care and social is how Pasadena Village President services to neighborhoods where Mike Babcock describes it. “It most residents are aging in place is is energizing. At the age of 81, I another movement afoot. Dubbed never thought I would be making Naturally Occurring Retirement new friends. I don’t think any of us Communities, or NORCs, by imagined it would take hold and be urban planners, these areas are as robust as it is. For many of us, it executive director of the Pasadena Village organic versions of a retirement has been an absolute inspiration.” communities, entire neighborhoods Babcock, a former math teacher that aged in place and could be and school principal, attended a served well and easily, but might men’s group one recent morning require changes to make them age-appropriate. For example, sidewalks could be made safer where about 23 members gathered to ponder the question: how have societal expectations and curbs cut at corners to form ramps for motorized scooters and wheelchairs; zoning laws of aging affected your life? The consensus was that older men are expected to just sit around. could be changed to allow for “granny flats,” or multiple-family residences, and traffic slowed “The village flies in the face of that,” Babcock says. Later in the afternoon, Babcock attended on arterial streets. These shifting needs of the outsize population of graying baby boomers a book group at a member’s house. So many people had signed up to talk about Being Mortal are explored in Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America, co-edited

by Atul Gawande (Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt & Company; 2014) — about 60 —

by Henry Cisneros, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develthat the RSVP list had to be divided into five groups meeting at various homes. opment, with Stanford scholars Jane Hickie and Margaret Dyer-Chamberlain.

“We try to replicate a small village of people who take care of one another,” says Kujawa.

There is no way to reverse the body’s aging, though goodness knows, human beings have “The people we have in the village are very active, very progressive and not willing to be pastried. So for people who want to stay in their own house as long as possible, like Dorothy sive. They are really into learning, and really want to have a say in their own lives.”

Graff, 92, a few adjustments must be made. But if you ask her, it is no trouble and completely If a sink is broken or backed up, or a smoke alarm is going off, says Kujawa, a village worth it. She has macular degeneration and is legally blind. She has a chair lift that takes her member or a nonmember volunteer comes over to fix it. The social aspects of the village up from the garage to the main floor of her house along with her groceries. Her computer diminish isolation with a lively calendar of event offerings for the inquisitive, civic-minded, screen uses enlarged type so she can read her email and do her banking. The computer is also culturally attuned members to make many connections over shared interests. Indeed, the set up to read the Bible aloud, supplementing her two Bible classes. She gets a ride to the activities committee plans two events a week, a schedule that might exhaust some teenagsenior center with friends. “If you can’t drive, you say, ‘Can I go with you?’” says Graff. “You ers. There are outings to art exhibits, plays, concerts, tours of Homeboy Industries, meetlearn to go in the back door and don’t whine about it.” A hired driver takes her twice a week ings about Bread for the World (an organization committed to ending world hunger) and a to do grocery shopping and other errands. The Braille Institute delivers books and picks bird-watching group. Members are given the opportunity to feel useful — a pleasure sorely them up when she is done. She is not alone either. She has her sweet senior dog, Coco, a puff missed by many retirees — by giving back to the community. Restoring a sense of personal of white fur she adores. “Every time I go by one of the retirement homes, even the very nice value is a common thread in many of the Pasadena Village’s activities, Babcock says.

Studies suggest that virtual villages are working in a number of ways. Four surveys of vil- ones, it gives you the creeps,” says Graff. “Golly, all those old people will drive you crazy. I lages around the country found that members report greater life satisfaction and an increased think our society is going to have to make some changes.”

The sage has spoken.|||| ability to access community support and health and social services, according to Andrew

“THE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN THE VILLAGE ARE VERY ACTIVE, VERY PROGRESSIVE AND NOT WILLING TO BE PASSIVE. THEY ARE REALLY INTO LEARNING, AND REALLY WANT TO HAVE A SAY IN THEIR OWN LIVES.”

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PHOTO: Courtesy of The Pasadena Village

— Susan Kujawa,

TOOLS FOR AGING IN PLACE SAFELY There are a number of simple changes that can make a house, condo or apartment safe for people with age-related physical limitations. One of the best ways to discover what needs to be done to make a home safe, according to Jon Pynoos, professor of gerontology at USC’s Davis School of Gerontology, is to walk through the house with an occupational therapist, observing how an older person performs a task, like using a step stool to retrieve a heavy vase from a high shelf. (If a physician believes that the resident is at risk of falling, he or she should be referred to an occupational therapist.)

Two notes: risks of falling can have as much to do with how someone does simple everyday tasks as it does with a house’s furniture and design. Also, renters can make certain changes to apartments under the Fair Housing Amendment Act, which states that landlords must allow reasonable home modification requests.

Below is a Home Modification: How to Get it Done checklist from the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence website (stopfalls.org): • Arrange furniture and remove clutter so there are clear walking pathways.

• Remove throw rugs and mats or secure them with gripper rug pads.

• Keep stairs free of clutter and consider installing handrails on each side.

• Keep stairs well lit and mark edges of steps with contrasting paint or tape.

• Take your time climbing stairs and do not rush.

• Place non-skid strips on tub or shower floors and secure bath mats.

• Securely install grab bars in tub, shower and next to toilet.

• Install adjustable-height shower heads or a hand-held shower head.

• Place often-used kitchen items within easy reach and heavy items in appropriate spots.

• If you must climb to reach items, use a sturdy stepladder with safety bar/handgrips.

• Use a long-handled reacher for lightweight items on high shelves.

• Put a lamp within reach by the bed.

• Use a night light to illuminate the path between your bedroom and bathroom.

• Consider sitting down while dressing and using long-handled shoe horns.

• When hiring someone to make changes, get recommendations from friends or contact resources listed below.

• Hire a licensed, bonded contractor and be specific in advance about the work to be done.

• Ask for a written agreement and make only a small down payment. Make the final payment only after the project is completed and you have inspected it.

• Check the local Better Business Bureau for a specific provider’s reliability and performance record.

Resources: California Department of Consumer Affairs Contractors State License Board: Educational materials about hiring contractors and the construction process. Database of licensed contractors; can check status of a contractor’s license, file a complaint. Visit cslb.cal.gov or call (800) 321-CSLB (2752).

Eldercare Locator: Free one-stop referral resource for aging-related services in each community.

Visit eldercare.gov or call (800) 677-1116.

Fall Prevention Center of Excellence, USC: Information and resources on falls and how to reduce fall risks. Visit stopfalls.org and homemods.org.

Jewish Family Service of L.A., Home Secure: Home modifications for adults age 62+ in L.A., Burbank, Culver City and Beverly Hills. Visit jfsla.org or call (323) 937-5855.

L.A. Housing Department, Handyworker Program: Home repair services for income-eligible older persons living in the City of Los Angeles. Visit lahd.lacity.org/lahdinternet or call (213) 808-8803.

L.A. Housing Rights Center: Handles landlord-tenant disputes and provides information on the Fair Housing Act. Call (213) 387-8400.

Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, Home Secure, Handyworker: Home modifications for adults age 62+ in the City of L.A. Minor home repairs for adults age 62+ who own their homes.

Visit maof.org or call (323) 313-1631 for home security or (323) 267-4333 for a handyworker.

Rebuilding Together Southern California: Home modifications and repairs to make homes safer for income-eligible homeowners. Visit rtsocal.org or call (949) 278-2911.

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Aging in Place With Style Some affluent retirees are downsizing first and moving to luxury condos near amenities and friends.

Transitional dÊcor is the mode of the day for retirees who want to mix long-cherished furnishings with newly chosen pieces. A custom Desin Fournir Nordhues chandelier presides over a fine Tabrizstyle oriental rug and a living room set from the clients’ prior San Marino residence. The breakfast area is graced by custom teak bookcases and Kreiss side chairs upholstered in Pindler fabric.

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PHOTO: Tom Queally

PHOTOS: Mandy Gamble

BY MARTIN BOOE

Bennett chose a Venetian-plaster faux finish to liven up the great room’s walls. Sleek custom lamps by Paloma Design stand on Kreiss Bergamo end tables to either side of the sofa. The custom sideboard at the room’s far end is made from elm burl veneer. The Brazilian teak floor lends the room a ruddy warmth.

PHOTOS: Top, Tom Queally; Cynthia Bennett, Courtesy of CBA

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or those of us lucky enough to walk the planet into our 70s and beyond, there may come a time when downsizing the homestead becomes a desirable, if not necessary, thing to do. For many, it’s almost a rite of passage.

In 2011, Connie Van Vorst lived in a spacious San Marino home with a large pool and garden. Her husband had passed four years earlier, and not only had the house become more than she wanted to keep up with, it just seemed lonely. “I decided, oh boy, it’s time to simplify,” says the sprightly 85-year-old. She became one of the fi rst residents of Granite Park Place, a luxury condominium complex in Pasadena’s South Lake Avenue district.

Naturally, she had a bit of trepidation about making the change, but, like a growing number of older people, she soon found that city life suited her just fine. She still drives, but the fact that literally anything a person could need is within walking distance turned out to be a blessing beyond anything she could have imagined. All the practical stuff is near at hand — the bank, the dry cleaner, the supermarket.

So are restaurants and a large number of possibilities for entertainment. She frequently hoofs it to Caltech for concerts and other events, and does a lot of her shopping on foot. But one of the things she enjoys most is the social interaction. The privacy of a large, detached home has its good points but, upon moving, she quickly decided that the privacy it affords could be “too much of a good thing.” All in all, she leads a much more active life now.

Cynthia Bennett

Van Vorst is a living testament to the fact that many seniors today are much more than they used to be — more energetic, more mobile, more active and considerably healthier. It’s therefore not surprising that their idea of a simpler lifestyle bears scant resemblance to the picture of spare trappings and early-bird cafeteria specials.

“There’s a whole new way of looking at aging,” says Cynthia Bennett, whose designbuild firm Cynthia Bennett and Associates (CBA) has been in business since 1981 and specializes in space planning. In her work as one of Pasadena’s leading interior designers, Bennett has seen a profound shift in the way seniors go about retooling their lives. Some, like Van Vorst, are doing it at Granite Park Place, where Bennett was recently in charge of knocking down walls to combine two penthouse apartments for a couple in their 70s who were also attracted to the location’s easy access to amenities. Downsizing, of course, is relative; the combined units are 4,000 square feet, and there’s a 3,000-square-foot deck to boot.

“This is a couple who have several homes and could live anywhere they choose, but they wanted to live in the Lake area of Pasadena,” Bennett says. “They originally wanted something contemporary but realized their home was full of antiques. The challenge was to combine antiques and contemporary. Older people are kind of in both worlds, and the challenge is to find a graceful compromise between the two.”

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The 3,000-square-foot terrace affords a breathtaking view of the San Gabriel Mountains. Table and chairs by Janus et Cie.

PHOTOS: Tom Queally

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they want their new place to be more modern — brighter colors, art with bolder strokes and cleaner lines,” Bennett says.

“We had three homes: two in Pasadena and one in San Marino,” says one owner of the penthouse apartment, who asked for anonymity. “We just liked being in the same neighborhood, and we love being able to walk to everything. There are so many amenities here. We love the concierge, and when we do drive, the valet is wonderful.”

Meanwhile, up the road in Altadena, a slightly different twist on upscale downsizing is under construction: the MonteCedro, which is the first continuing care retirement community to be built in the San Gabriel Valley in over 25 years. (“Practically everyone I know is planning to move there,” says Van Vorst.) Located in the foothills, the MonteCedro sounds more like a lavish spa in Arizona than a retirement home. Although residential units won’t be ready for move-in until December, it already boasts a 75 percent occupancy rate. Units range from about 750 square feet to a relatively spacious 1,750 square feet, and the activity menu includes an array of cultural, fitness and self-improvement opportunities.

“There’s likely to be a stampede once it opens, because apparently everyone is planning to move in at the same time,” says CBA interior designer Carolien Fehmers, who’s Bennett’s daughter. “Everyone will know everyone because just about all of them are members of the Valley Hunt Club or the Altadena Country Club.” Fehmers is doing the interior design, floor plans and furnishings for many of the units there and finds the décor trends telling of the new face of senior ’hood — more modern, bolder colors and cleaner lines.

“There’s definitely a trend toward ‘seasoned citizens’ moving into townhouses,” says Karen Hackett of Tirage Gallery. With a long-established gallery and fine art consultancy, Hackett has seen many of her clients through a series of life transitions.

Helping affluent seniors downsize and adapt their art collections to smaller and

The master bathroom features an AlysEdwards “Ménage et Trois” shower floor and Breccia Oniciata marble tub deck and countertop.

generally more modern spaces has now become a significant part of her work. She and her partner, Kevin Casey, have worked on a number of projects, not only at Granite Park but also in the townhouses beneath the Colorado Street Bridge and in the Orange Grove Boulevard corridor. “You’ll see people go from having a traditional landscape over the fireplace to a city scene or more expressionist view, with more color and broader strokes,” says Hackett.

They help find recipients for tax-deductible donations of art and shepherd collections, or parts of them, to auction. Her partner, Casey, says that many senior clients find pruning down an art collection to be among the most trying parts of moving. “We help them decide what to take on the basis of emotional or financial attachment,” he says.

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KITCHEN CONFESSIONS

Hammy-Time You don't need to eat pork to ham it up (but it doesn't hurt).

BY LESLIE BILDERBACK

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ince Easter is quickly approaching (and I'm hungry), I have been thinking a lot about ham.

Mmm. Ham. Ham bears a certain amount of stigma — considered taboo (pigs are, after all, the garbage disposals of the animal kingdom), decadent (it is so frequently associated with special occasions) and unhealthful (due to its proximity to the infamous bacon). But in truth, ham is no worse for you than any other cut of meat. And while the word “ham” historically refers to pork, you can ham-up any meat.

The process of hamming (not the official term) is an ancient one, and it involves lots of salt — the most fascinating ingredient on Earth (according to me). It is thought to have originated in the sixth century B.C. among European Celts (known to the Romans as Gauls). Living around salt deposits, they would have discovered the preservation properties of salt and used it on many kinds of meats, probably starting with their regional wild boar. The Romans coveted these hams, boosted the technique and incorporated it into their own cuisine.

Ham is mostly made from the upper portion of a pig’s hind legs. It is usually a cured product, although there is such a thing as fresh ham. Curing can be either wet or dry, but both include massive amounts of salt. Salt leaches the moisture out of bacterial cells that would otherwise cause the meat to spoil.

It also breaks down the muscle protein, changing the meat’s texture and flavor. The wet cure, more commonly known as brine, is basically flavored salt water. A pickled cure has an additional acidic element, usually some type of vinegar. Dry cure is a salt rub and usually incorporates spices and herbs.

Sugar cure includes sugar in the salt rub and often involves aging in a sugar-molasses marinade. (This is how the famous Virginia ham is made.)

So what, you may ask, differentiates Virginia ham from prosciutto? The answer is, not much. (That sound you heard was the collective gasp of international hamophiles — a.k.a. “hammers.”) Prosciutto di Parma from Italy, jambon de 64 | ARROYO | 04.15

Bayonne from France, Schwarzwälder Schincken (Black Forest ham) from Germany, jamón ibérico from Spain and jinhua ham from China are all made basically the same way. There are, however, strict traditions and standards regarding the animals (breed, feed, age), the brine and cure recipes (addition of spices or sugar), the length of aging and/ or smoking time and the way it is served.

Just like all foods, it is the variation on the basic recipe that makes a particular ham special.

And speaking of variation, some specific augmentations to that basic curing recipe led to some of your favorite sandwiches. When the brining method was applied to beef brisket, we got corned beef. When that brined brisket was dry rubbed and smoked, we got pastrami.

When people thought pork was bad and factory-farmed poultry was fine, we got turkey ham, turkey pastrami and the like.

Most mass-produced hams — the ones in cans, and the ones sold presliced and encased in plastic — are made with the wet brine curing method, and are usually injected with the brine to speed up the process. They are less delicious, to be sure. Some hams are smoked after curing, a process that further preserves the meat and adds considerable flavor.

Cured hams are fully cooked and need only be heated to serve.

There are numerous glaze recipes that one can slather over a ham, but it

is the pure and simple flavor of the cure that I look forward to. Sliced thin and stacked between two slices of light rye with a little mustard...mmmmm…I just drooled a little.

If you are the adventurous type, you can make a ham at home. Home hamming requires the use of saltpeter, also known as Prague powder, pink salt or curing salt, which is potassium nitrate.

It is an important ingredient, used first and foremost to prevent botulism. Its added benefit is the preservation of color — it prevents graying of the meat, which many consider gross. It has been used since the Middle Ages in meat preservation, and the fact that it is also used in gunpowder, fertilizer, rocket fuel and fireworks should not alarm you.

The danger of potassium nitrate comes with excessive consumption, which is not a factor in this recipe. It is typically colored pink to differentiate it from regular salt, making it easy to avoid.

(Fancy salt fans should be sure not to mistake it for Himalayan salt, which also has a pink hue.) Making ham is not a difficult process, but it does require some patience. But as with most things I champion, the payoff is well worth the effort. |||| Leslie Bilderback, a certified master baker, chef and author of The Spiralized Kitchen (St. Martin’s Griffin), lives in South Pasadena and teaches her techniques online at culinarymasterclass.com.

Brine-Cured and Smoked Home Ham INGREDIENTS 1 gallon water 1 cup sea salt 1 cup sugar or honey ¼ cup pink curing salt ½ cup pickling spice 2 tablespoons juniper berries 1 crushed cinnamon stick

1 crushed whole nutmeg 5 or 6 whole cloves 2 to 4 whole star anise 1 5-to-6-pound boneless pork butt (or turkey breast, or any other large piece of meat you’d like to try) 1 to 2 pounds wood chips

METHOD 1. Combine all ingredients except the meat and wood in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until salt is dissolved, then cool completely. (I speed this up by using a half-gallon of water, and then adding a half-gallon of ice as it cools.)

2. Place the meat in a large container with a fitted lid, and pour the cooled brine on top to submerge. Cover and refrigerate for 5 to 6 days (1 day for every pound of meat). Turn the meat daily.

3. After the meat is soaked, remove it from the brine, and place it in a large saucepan. Cover with fresh water and bring it to a boil. At the boil, turn off the heat and let the meat soak for an hour to remove some of the brine and raise the internal temperature.

4. Soak the wood chips in water for about an hour. Heat up your grill, keeping the fire to only one side of the grill.

Wrap a few handfuls of soaked wood chips in foil, fold over into a pouch or envelope and poke a few holes.

Make a few of these.

5. Place the meat on the unheated side of your grill, and place the wood-chip pouch on the heated side, directly on the heat source. Close the cover and turn the heat down low. Try to keep the temperature inside your BBQ to around 225°. Check periodically to regulate the heat. Occasionally you will need to add a new wood-chip pouch, as it will eventually burn up into charcoal. Your ham is done when the internal temperature reaches 150°.

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A SELECTIVE PREVIEW OF UPCOMING EVENTS COMPILED BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER

THE LIST

Mizuno Month Offers Help for the Homeless

MARK NIZER

at 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena. Call (866) 402-6797 or visit

April 1 through 30 — Mizuno running

pasadenaseniorcenter.org/coa to

shoes and Run With Us in Pasadena

register.

have a special promotion this month

employment and resources for homeless

Organic Gardening, Earth Day at Descanso

people. For every pair of Mizuno running

April 11, 18 and

shoes purchased at Run With Us, Mizuno

25 — Three Saturday

donates $10 to Back on My Feet.

“Planting the Organic

in support of the nonprofit Back on My Feet, which provides training,

Run With Us is located at 235 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 568-3331 or visit clubrunwithus.com for information about the store and mizunorunning.com for information about the promotion.

Ikko Style Displays Top Graphic Designer April 2 through Aug. 2 — Pasadena’s USC Pacific Asia

Garden” lectures include hands-on

ECLECTIC ARTS AT CALTECH

gardening activities designed to help you maximize results at home. Horticulturalist and radio personality Mike Brown leads the sessions, which run from 11 a.m. to

April 10 — Mark Nizer 4D combines world-class juggling with lasers, comedy, movement, music and technology in an eye-opening show at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $10 for high school students.

April 25 — Tango takes center stage at 8 p.m. in Te Amo, Argentina. Grammywinning cellist Antonio Lysy is joined by dance stars Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionueva for an evening of Argentine music and dance. Tickets cost $10 to $35.

Both events are located in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium, on Michigan Avenue south of Del Mar Boulevard, Pasadena. Call (626) 395-4652 or visit events.caltech.edu.

Museum presents Ikko Style: The Graphic

12:30 p.m. and cover the best vegetable choices, organic nutrition and ways to keep the garden pest-free. The cost is $20 per class, $55 for the series ($15 per class, $40 for the series for members).

Preregistration is recommended.

April 25 and 26 — The Earth Day celebration features wildflower displays

Art of Ikko Tanaka, the museum’s first

Zoo and Botanical Gardens is located

keynote speaker Jane Olson, co-founder

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Patina

exhibition of work by one of Japan’s top

at 5333 Zoo Dr. in Griffith Park. Call (323)

of Human Rights Watch, and an awards

barbecue for purchase from 11 a.m.

graphic designers of the mid-to-late 20th

644-6042 or visit lazoo.org.

presentation. The inaugural Junior League

to 3 p.m. both days. Saturday activities

of Pasadena Community Impact Award

include a chance to see wildlife in the

Famed Folkie at Disney Hall

will go to Mayor Bill Bogaard and the

Oak Woodland section from 10 a.m. to

Nancy Reed Payne Achievement Award

2 p.m. and a wildflower walk at 1 p.m.

April 6 — Folk music

to philanthropist Jane Popovich. Tickets

Sunday features flower planting from

museum’s permanent collection.

legend Arlo Guthrie

cost $125, $175 for preferred seating.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a 1 p.m. panel

USC Pacific Asia Museum is located at 46

comes to Walt Disney

The University Club of Pasadena is located

discussion on re-envisioning the California

N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. Call (626)

Concert Hall at 8 p.m.

at 175 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena.

lawn, led by award-winning landscape

Visit myjlp.com.

architect Billy Goodnick. Free with regular

century. The show colorfully explores how the artist’s ideas were visualized and transmitted to a broad audience. More than 30 posters are featured, all part of the

449-2742 or visit pacificasiamuseum.org.

for a 50th-anniversary celebration of the

Descanso admission of $9, $6 for seniors

actual event that led to his most famous

Bunnies, Earth Day at L.A. Zoo

song,“Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” — a

and students and $4 for children 5 to 12;

Thanksgiving dinner Guthrie and friends

Healthy Aging Workshops

April 3, 4 and 5

attended in 1965. The 18-minute musical

April 11 — Seniors

Descanso Gardens is located at

— The zoo hosts its

monologue, which inspired the 1969 film

50 and older can

1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada

three-day Big Bunny

Alice’s Restaurant, was emblematic of the

learn to fine-tune

Flintridge. Call (818) 949-4200 or visit

Spring Fling — fun for children, including

period’s anti-war, anti-draft spirit. Guthrie,

their lives, health

descansogardens.org.

face painting, bunny petting, crafts,

son of folk music icon Woody Guthrie,

and safety during the Pasadena Senior

music and photos with the Big Bunny.

will add selections from every full-length

Center’s Conference on Healthy Aging

Activities run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each

album he’s released since. Tickets cost $63

at First Church of the Nazarene..This free

Passion at Disney Hall

day.

to $124.

event, running from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,

April 11 and 12 The

April 18 and 19 — An Earth Day expo

Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111

offers workshops on boosting brain power,

L.A. Master Chorale

highlights wildlife and the role it plays in

S. Grand Ave., L.A. Visit laphil.com.

romance after 50, finding work as a

performs Tan Dun’s

senior, housing options, early memory loss,

the planet’s health. The weekend offers

children under 5 are admitted free.

Water Passion after

care-giving, cyber security and more. The

St. Matthew, an innovative work by the

conference opens with a keynote address,

Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer,

lifestyles, recycling and other ways to

Simply Speaking at Junior League of Pasadena

“Joyful Aging,” by Dr. Laura Mosqueda,

at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Dun

help make Earth a better place to live.

April 11 — The Junior

professor of family medicine and geriatrics

transforms water into a musical instrument

Events run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

League of Pasadena

and dean of primary care at USC’s Keck

that takes the forefront as it flows, drips,

Both events are free with zoo admission

hosts its annual

School of Medicine. Free health and

gurgles, splashes and bubbles, creating

interactive stations for exploring ideas about animal conservation, sustainable

of $19, $16 for seniors and $14 for

Simply Speaking luncheon benefit at the

wellness screenings and complimentary

a remarkable array of percussive sounds.

children ages 2 to 12; children younger

University Club of Pasadena, starting with a

lunch are included. Registration is required.

Sonic intensity and frenzy contrast with

than 2 are admitted free. The Los Angeles

silent auction at 10 a.m. The event features

First Church of the Nazarene is located

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silence as the chorus plays Tibetan finger bells and rattles thunder sheets. Chorale Artistic Director Grant Gershon conducts the performances at 2 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $29 to $129.

Walt Disney Concert Hall is located at 111 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Call (213) 972-7282 or visit lamc.org.

Tchaikovsky Competition winner Narek Hakhnazaryan on cello. The performance starts at 8 p.m. at Glendale’s Alex Theatre and repeats at 7 p.m. April 19 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Ticket prices start at $25.

The Alex Theatre is located at 216 N. Brand Ave., Glendale.

April 23 — The orchestra’s Baroque

Walking for Ronald

innovative Dutch-Russian pianist Daria van

April 12 — The

den Bercken performing four of Handel’s

Pasadena Ronald

rarely played keyboard suites. Tickets start

McDonald House

at $56.

hosts its annual Walk

Zipper Hall is located at 200 S. Grand Ave.,

for Kids in Exposition Park. The event raises

Conversations series at Zipper Hall presents

L.A. Call (213) 622-7001 or visit laco.org.

funds for a home-away-from-home for

starts at 7 a.m., followed by an opening

Angel Gala Benefits Cancer Services

ceremony and warm-up at 8:15 a.m. and

April 18 —

the walk at 9 a.m.

Pasadena’s Cancer

Exposition Park is located at 700 Exposition

Support Community,

families of seriously ill children receiving care in Southern California. Registration

Park Dr., L.A. Visit walkforkids.org/

which provides free services, support

pasadena to register.

groups and educational services to cancer patients, hosts its annual

Paper Works at Offramp Gallery

Angel Gala fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. at

April 12 through

The event includes a reception, dinner,

May 17 — Offramp

live entertainment and live and silent

Gallery in Pasadena

auctions. Angel Award honorees are

Pasadena’s Ambassador Gardens.

hosts Patois, an exhibition of 40 works

supporters Lydia and Ron Valenta of La

on paper by Robert Kushner. The

Cañada Flintridge and the Glendale

artist juxtaposes bands of gold leaf

law firm of Christie, Parker and Hale.

and gestural painted flowers against

Tickets cost $250. Sponsorships are also

everything from musical scores, book

available; email Meg Symes at m.symes@

covers, end papers and postage stamps

cscpasadena.org.

to ancient texts in various languages

Ambassador Gardens is located

and illustrations. The show opens with an

at 300 W. Green St., Pasadena. Visit

artist’s reception from 2 to 5 p.m. April 12

cscpasadena.org.

and continues through May 17.

Offramp Gallery is located at 1702 Lincoln

Touch a Truck, Make a Wish

Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 298-6931 or visit

April 25 — Santa Anita Park and Helping

offrampgallery.com.

Hands Across America host the second Truck Adventures for Kids fundraiser from

LACO Presents Handel and Hallman

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Santa Anita Park.

April 18 — New York

cars and many more — and talk to drivers

Philharmonic Assistant

about their work. The event also includes

more than 60 vehicles — fire trucks, police

Conductor Joshua Weilerstein conducts

food and drink booths. Tickets cost $12.

the L.A. Chamber Orchestra in the West

Proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish of Greater

Coast premiere of composer Joseph

L.A. (wishla.org).

Hallman’s “Imagined Landscapes.” Other

Santa Anita Park is located at

selections under his baton are Mozart’s

285 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia. Visit

Symphony No. 41 and Saint Saëns’ Cello

truckadventures.org.

Concerto No. 1, featuring International

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INLAND PACIFIC BALLET PRESENTS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST April 25 through May 16 — Inland Pacific Ballet presents its new production of Beauty and the Beast at four theaters in the San Gabriel Valley and the Inland Empire. The story of a young, pure-hearted girl accosted by a mysterious beast after picking a white rose from the beast’s garden vividly illustrates the transformative power of love and inner beauty. Performances start at 1 and 7 p.m.

April 25 and 1 p.m. April 26 at Pomona College Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way, Claremont; 1 and 7 p.m. May 2 and 1 p.m. May 3 at Lewis Family Playhouse, Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, 12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga; 2 p.m. May 9 and 10 at Arcadia Performing Arts Center, 188 Campus Dr., Arcadia; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. May 16 at Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside. Ticket prices vary.

Call (909) 482-1590 or visit ipballet.org.

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Barking Dog at Boston Court

the American West presents Empire and

April 25 through May

exhibition exploring Americans’ personal

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stories with audio-visual presentations and

Boston Court presents

historical artifacts. The show explores how

My Barking Dog, Eric Coble’s play about

westward expansion tested the meaning

two reclusive apartment dwellers leading

of freedom and the rights of individuals,

unfulfilled lives, which take a turn for the

as westerners fought for both the Union

bizarre when a starving coyote starts

and Confederacy. Artifacts include

frequenting their fire escape. The story

Jefferson Davis’ and Ulysses S. Grant’s

explores what we do when nature claims

pistols, John Fremont’s 1842 expedition

the turf that humans have appropriated.

flag, George Armstrong Custer’s Bible,

It opens at Pasadena’s Boston Court

period photography, paintings by

Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. April 25

Frederick Remington and John Gast and

and continues at 8 p.m. Thursdays through

many other items. The exhibition is open

Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through

May 24. Tickets cost $34, $29 for seniors.

Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays

The Boston Court Performing Arts Center is

and Sundays. Admission costs $10, $6 for

located at 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena.

students with I.D. and seniors 60 and up

Call (626) 683-6883 or visit bostoncourt.

and $4 for children 3 to 12; children under

com.

3 and military personnel, veterans, peace officers and park rangers with I.D. are

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North vs. South in the Old West

admitted free.

April 25 through

West is located at 4700 Western Heritage

Jan. 3 — The Autry

Way in Griffith Park. Call (323) 495-4370 or

National Center of

visit theautry.org. ||||

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