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The Race Is On Beverly Hills City Council Candidates Pull Papers For March 2017 Election

By Victoria Talbot The 2017 Beverly Hills City Council election race officially kicked off Monday when several candidates pulled papers with City Clerk Byron Pope.

Those who paid Pope a visit to begin their candidacy included: Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne; Recreation and Parks Commissioner Frances Bilak; City Treasurer Eliot Finkel; Traffic & Parking Commissioner Lester Friedman; Beverly Hills resident Vera Markowitz; local attorney Robert Weinstein; and Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors member Robert Wunderlich.

Candidates have until Dec. 9 to pull papers and return their completed forms and signatures for the three open council seats.

The incumbents aside from Krasne – Mayor John Mirisch and Councilmember Kathy Reims – have not yet submitted re-election papers.

Reims signed a pledge not to Pictured, clockwise from left: 2017 City Council candidates with City Clerk Byron Pope: Frances Bilak, Eliot Finkel, Lester Friedman run for City Council. (with wife Simone), Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne, Vera Markowitz, Robert Weinstein and Robert Wunderlich. Photos by Victoria Talbot

BHUSD Superintendent Steve Kessler To Retire

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By Laura Coleman District sources confirmed to the Courier that Superintendent Steve Kessler, who has been with the district for 40 years, plans to shortly announce his retirement.

Kessler, who is currently in the middle of his three-year contract as Beverly Hills Unified School District’s superintendent, is expected to ask the Board of Education to accept his retirement today.

“I am aware that Superintendent Kessler has made a decision to retire and

the board will provide further information Friday morning,” said Board President Howard Goldstein. “Mr. Kessler’s professional accomplishments over the past four decades have been remarkable, but his true legacy is the generations of students that have become positive life learners.”

Plans for a search to replace Kessler are expected to get underway immediately.

A closed session Board of Education meeting scheduled for 7 a.m. this morning (see ‘KESSLER’ page 20)

Pussy & Pooch Becomes First Pet Boarding Facility In Beverly Hills

By Victoria Talbot After 15 months of negotiations, Pussy and Pooch finally received City Council approvals for a Zone Text Amendment to become the first pet boarding facility in the City Tuesday.

The decision teetered at 22, with Councilmembers Julian Gold and Kathy Reims withholding approval. Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne, filling in for Mayor John Mirisch who was out of the country, and Councilmember Lili Bosse held out until a deal could be struck with opposing Councilmembers Julian Gold and Kathy Reims.

The ordinance, which

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BHEF — The Beverly Hills Education Foundation swore in its new board and welcomed new members at a special ceremony Wednesday evening at the Luxe Rodeo Drive that included City, school and parent leaders. Pictured (from left): Noah Margo, Doreece Elihu-Artal, Eden Halfon, Cindy Trost, Jodi Galen, Rose Kaiserman, Lili Bosse, Monique Gibbons, Steve Kessler, and Jonathan Forrester.

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allows for overnight boarding of up to 35 animals, will have a second reading (probably at the Dec. 6 meeting) and the ordinance will become law 30 days later, if there is no further opposition.

The fact that a business that is so widely appreciated by such a large portion of the community was so nearly denied the opportunity to provide a service so vital to their huge customer base raises questions about the City’s vision for the future of Beverly Hills.

Both Reims and Gold referred to the business triangle as an inappropriate location for (see ‘PUSSY AND POOCH’ page 20)

HANDS UP — Jessica Chastain receives one of Hollywood’s highest accolades, her handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCI Chinese Theatre IMAX. For more photos, see George Christy’s column on pages 6 and 16.

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El Rodeo Eighth Grader Elliot Katz Starts Charity To Help The Homeless

By Matt Lopez It’s the season for giving, and El Rodeo eighth grader Elliot Katz is doing his best to give back to those in the community who need it most.

From Nov. 27 to Dec. 11, Katz is hosting an online auction to benefit a charity he personally founded to help those in the local homeless community.

The online auction can be accessed via Katz’s charity’s website at: www.BiddingForGood.com/ReachingO utCalifornia, where people can donate, see a list of donors and get more information on where their contributions go.

Reaching Out California is Katz’s 501(c)(3) charity aimed at helping homeless people in Greater Los Angeles. Katz said his parents have been taking him and his siblings to the Midnight Mission on Skid Row to serve meals at least once or twice a year for the past several years.

“There are so many homeless people living in Los Angeles. We can't help everyone, but we can make a difference in some of their lives,” Katz said. “I'm hoping that one day, we'll be able to help someone who's homeless off the street and maybe reunite him with his family. They say that if you save one life, it’s like saving the world.”

Contributions to the charity have already been made from local business-

GIVING THANKS —The Beverly Hills High PTSA put on a big Thanksgiving feast for BHHS teachers, staff and administration this yesterday. Pictured above, from left, is the BHHS Thanksgiving Committee: PTSA Co-President Laurie Okum, Stephanie Rund, Mallory Lee, Laura Margo, PTSA Co-President Jodi Galen, Principal Dave Jackson, Monique Gibbons and Patti Stein.

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es such as: The Beverly Wilshire, The Peninsula, L’Ermitage, Il Fornaio, Sugarfish, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Mulberry Street Pizza, Fresh Brothers, Cheesecake Factory, Upper Crust Pizza and Sprinkles Cupcakes.

Katz has two videos on YouTube, which have totaled more than 1 million views, chronicling his interactions with the homeless on Skid Row. They can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m HrLB5MKYRU and https:www.youtube. com/watch?v=zv__GImbxOY.

Meals On Wheels Proves Rewarding For Beverly Hills Volunteers

By Laura Coleman For Beverly Hills Meals on Wheels volunteer Karen Cook, the non-profit community service program is so much more than just a way to be of service to the community’s homebound residents.

It’s also a way for her to deepen her ties with the community she grew up in and continues to call home.

Two times a week, together with her caregiver, Cook oversees the delivery of meals prepared by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to various Beverly Hills residents who are homebound, disabled, chronically or temporarily ill, and/or alone. The food, which is planned by a dietician, includes both a hot lunch and a cold dinner.

“The people are so happy to see me,” she described. “One woman is outside of her house waiting for me to come.”

Karen Cook

Founded by Marion Weinstein in 1978, the community program is a virtual lifeline for residents who don’t have easy access to healthy, affordable food. Meals are $6 a day and Kosher meals are $7.

The organization is actively looking for volunteers. For information on volunteering call Pat Jacobson at (310) 423-3517.

PARTY TO PRESERVE—A ‘who’s who’ of Beverly Hills heavyweights came out to support Greystone Mansion on Sunday at the annual Party to Preserve. Featuring food, art and live music, all proceeds from the event went toward the restoration and maintenance of Greystone Mansion. Pictured left: Hilton & Hyland’s Jeff Hyland with wife Lori.

For more photos from the Party to Preserve, see page 17.

Council Authorizes Ambassadors to Provide Security for Youth Sports on BHUSD Fields

By Victoria Talbot The City Council has approved the expenditure of $52,305.04 for the Ambassadors to continue to provide field management on properties at Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Vista, Horace Mann and Hawthorne schools in response to increased incidents between unauthorized users and youth sports organizations.

The Ambassador program was contracted by the City in 2015 to provide assistance to the community in the business triangle as needed, deter aggressive panhandlers and aid tourists and residents.

The agreement extends the use of the Ambassadors to manage the problems until the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) is renewed in July 2017.

Currently, the City is providing funds to Beverly Hills Unified School District in exchange for the use of school district facilities during the times that school is not in session. The fields are heavily used by youth sports organizations, including American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) and the Beverly Hills Little League (BHLL).

Increasingly, “unauthorized” users have been occupying the fields when youth leagues are scheduled for play, said Community Services Director Nancy Hunt Coffey. These confrontations, she said, began occurring at least a couple of times per month.

Hunt Coffey identified the unauthorized users as organized adult (see ‘JPA’ page 20)

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Tallying Mayor John Mirisch’s 2016 Travel Expenses – Paid By The City

By Victoria Talbot Mayor John Mirisch has made 12 trips since he became mayor last March, costing the City a total of $13,279.05 so far, with two more trips planned before the end of the year.

Mirisch has also bailed on two trips, to Detroit and San Jose, costing Date

$956.50 in unused plane tickets that may yet be recoverable.

Mirisch refused to tell the Courier who paid for his extra day in Beijing, China (and the flight there from Guangzhou and the cost of the hotel) spent with Wanda Chair Wang Jianlin, despite multiple public information

Conference

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requests.

The cost of travel and the frequent absences are unique to Mirisch. Past Mayors Julian Gold, Lili Bosse and Nancy Krasne traveled to Washington, D.C. for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, to New York for the New York Sales Mission, and to China for diploRegistration

Lodging

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matic purposes.

Gold was reimbursed for his expenses, and Bosse and Krasne reported paying for their own travel expenses.

The costs do not reflect future trips through March, 2017.

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Total

4/25-4/28

2016 ICIS Delegation Trip

Washington DC

$851.88

5/11-5/12

A/V Informa Conference

Santa Clara, CA

$559.41

5/19

A/V Silicon Valley

Santa Clara, CA

$412.53

6/8-6/9

A/V TU Automotive Detroit

Detroit, MI

6/15-6/20

A/V Washington Trip

Washington DC

6/24-6/27

US Conference of Mayors

Indianapolis, IN

7/19-7/21

A/V Symposium 2016

San Francisco, CA

7/29-8/9

China Delegation Trip

China

8/22-8/24

A/V Summit 2016

Detroit, MI

8/25-8/27

Mayors Innovation Project

Berkeley, CA

9/11-9/13

Growth, Innovation and Leadership Awards

San Jose, CA

10/5-10/7

League Of California Cities Conference

Long Beach, CA

10/24-10/27

New York Sales Mission

New York, NY

$840.10

$476.20

$1,316.30

11/10-11/20

Israel Conference of Mayors

Tel-Aviv, Israel

$280.00

$1,166.79

$1,446.79

$800

$434.20

$1,286.08

$21.79

$475.96

$1,057.16

$43.57

$284.96

$741.06

$441.20

$441.20

$1,129.50

$352.70

$1,482.20

$663.39

$754.70

$2,218.09

$534.87

$401.20

$936.07

$400.20

$461.20

$202.40 $250

$202.40 $861.40 $250.00

$515.30 $525

$515.30 $525.00

$13,279.05

“Bag Ladies” To Descend On Beverly Hills Today In Support Of Lupus LA; Ferragamo To Sponsor

2016 holiday decor on Rodeo Drive.

Photo by Scott Downie

Rodeo Drive Lights Up For The Holidays On Sunday

By Matt Lopez Holiday lights, food, friends and live music – what could be better?

Rodeo Drive is hosting the biggest Holiday party of the year Sunday, beginning at 5 p.m., along the 200 block of Rodeo at the annual Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Ceremony.

This year’s event promises to be more exciting than ever, thanks to a new partnership with digital marketing company, AGENC, creating a fully immersive and interactive Holiday experience.

Longtime Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart will emcee the festivities, which includes a live performance from singer Megan Hilty.

The #RodeoGivesBack initiative asks all visitors to bring a coat for a coat drive to benefit The Salvation Army. Visitors are encouraged to use the #RodeoGivesBack hashtag on social media to let the community know about their own charitable giving.

Food and refreshments will

be provided by many local vendors.

The Rodeo Drive holiday display includes 500 strings of lights, 100-plus ornaments, 28 banners and 15 oversized ribbons.

By Laura Coleman Labeled the “must do” lunch of the season, the Hollywood Bag Ladies Luncheon is one of Beverly Hills’ most talked about events.

Starting at 11 a.m. today, hundreds of the most fashionable women in the county will gather at The Beverly Hilton and literally do battle with each other – mostly using their credit cards – to possess some of today’s most enviable purses.

It’s all in good fun, of course; after all, the funds raised go to support Lupus LA. According to Lupus LA founder Dr. Daniel Wallace, 1.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from Lupus; 90 percent of whom are women.

“The more we talk about

it, the more people are familiar with it,” he said. “Lupus is what happens when the body becomes allergic to itself.”

Now in its 14th year, money raised from the annual luncheon goes toward research, local medical fellowships and patient support groups.

“The first year we raised $75,000. Now we’re raising $2 million a year,” he said. “We really capitalize on the power of Hollywood to shine a light in Los Angeles.”

Hosted by Jenni Pulos and Jon Kelley with a special fashion presentation by Salvatore Ferragamo, this year’s fundraiser will honor Terri Seymour, Nicole Fogel, Sheila Milstein, and Joan Robbins.

The event is centered on a

fun-filled silent auction of 200250 coveted handbags donated by boutiques on Rodeo Drive such as Prada, Ralph Lauren, Bally, Ferragamo and others, as well as directly from the collections of top designers.

Lupus LA Events Manager Megan Stubbs said that for the second year, the ladies will be able to make use of an online bidding system using their phones. In the past, she said, women would hover around the bags they wanted, or sometimes turn the bid sheet over or hide pens.

For more information, visit: lupusla.org. To get in on the online bidding, visit: https://www.biddingforgood.c om/auction/auctionhome.acti on?vhost=lupusla.

GEORGE CHRISTY

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Grace Jones

Alan Nevins

Mark A. Viera Archives

Jack Lemmon

Janell Spetrino

Portrait photographer Mark Viera calls himself “the sorcerer’s apprentice,” having worked with the Hollywood photographer George Hurrell, whose movie star portraits are legendary. Mark commands a studio in mid-town Los Angeles – his prices are “surprisingly reasonable.”

Here is a selection of his favorite portraits.

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anners always will out. Jack Lemmon proved to be a perfect gentleman while waiting and sitting patiently for his portrait, I couldn’t ask for anyone better … Jack was comfortable, helpful, kind, a revelation compared to celebrities with their fifteen minutes of fame.”

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unhappy … she had lost my studio’s address, and took it out on our staff.”

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ark, 60, comes to us with a sterling silver legacy, having apprenticed with “le maitre,” the famous George Hurrell.

Cincinnati-born visionary, George Hurell revolutionized the chiaroscuro style of portraiture with the glamour girls and slick dudes during his Hollywood heyday of the thirties and forties.

“catch me, pluck me shoes.”

Dozens and dozens more!

(see ‘GEORGE CHRISTY’ page 16)

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urrell’s rapturous portraits include Jean Harlow, Garbo, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, known to joke about her

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o reveals Los Angeles’ ace portraitist Mark Viera.

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nd let’s not overlook the celebrities’ diva attitudes.

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anny Glover fell asleep in the midst of our photo session.

Grace Jones turned out to be a fun character. Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow were wonderful. As was San Francisco’s popular cabaret artist Peter Minutun.

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lthough Rosie O’Donnell was … umm, not very nice.

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Chelsea Handler

Caitlyn Jenner

Amber Heard

Anne Sweeney

Gwen Stefani wowed Red Carpet viewers during GLAMOUR magazine’s celebration of the 2016 Women of The Year Awards acknowledging women’s achievement. Event was held in L.A. for the first time in 25 years at NeueHouse Hollywood

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Bel-Air Association Holiday Toy Drive The Bel-Air Association is collecting new, unwrapped toys for young patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Toys can be delivered to the Bel-Air Association offices at 100 Bel Air Road in Los Angeles.

Gifts will go toward children from age 17 down to babies. For more information, call 310-474-3527

Salkin Building Is City’s Newest Historic Landmark

By Victoria Talbot An eight-unit mid-century modern apartment building in the Vernacular style is the newest property to become a local historic landmark.

The 1956 building designed

by Jules G. Salkin, at 328 S. Rexford Dr. was approved for landmark designation Tuesday, and it will become the 33rd landmark designation in the City.

Salkin was a local architect with an office on South Robertson Drive. The building is one of two small-scale apartment buildings Salkin built in Beverly Hills. The other is located at 360 S. Elm (1955).

Born in Philadelphia to immigrant parents, in 1916 Salkin became an accomplished violinist and violist. He played in his own small orchestra and in 1938, he was invited to join the Taliesin Quarter, at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Arizona School of Architecture. He completed studies and then became a licensed member of the Southern California Chapter of

the American Institute of Architects in 1955.

He moved into developing larger apartment buildings and condominium complexes in Glendale, West Covina and Van Nuys. He later had several firms that developed, designed and built condominiums and large apartment buildings, as well as apartment management and investment firms.

The building’s current owners are engaged in a lengthy restoration process to preserve the building and have sought landmark designation to take advantage of the City’s Mills Act. A Mills Act contract can aid historic property owners to reduce property taxes in order to encourage maintenance and restoration work on historic properties.

328 S. Rexford Dr.

The building was previously identified as a potential historic resource in the City’s 2004 historic survey. The distinguishing features include, “decorative horizontal panels defined on the façade with exterior circulation corridors; large, elongated metal address numbers rendered in a period-appropriate typeface; and an aluminum brushed canned bullet lamp attached to the horizontal panel at the north end,” according to Urban Designer Mark Odell.

Nerano Restaurant Brings Amalfi Coast To Beverly Hills

By Victoria Talbot Nerano, a Toscana Restaurant Group eatery new to Beverly Hills, opens on the City’s west end on Nov. 19.

The location, 9960 S. Santa Monica Blvd., is in itself cause for excitement in an area typically underserved by dining establishments.

Owners Andy BrandonGordon and Carlo BrandonGordon say that the coastal cuisine and temperate client of the Amalfi Coast of Italy inspired the culinary creations after the village of Nerano, their favorite spot on the coast.

Executive Chef Michele Lisi, mixologist William Perbellini, Wine Director Emily Johnston and General Manager Nick DiLullo come together with veteran Maitre d’ Patrick Doherty to create a dream team for celebrated dining.

The experience begins in the BG Lounge, an elevator and a world away, reminiscent of the Bar Hemingway in Paris.

Downstairs, guests are seated in the main dining room that faces Santa Monica Blvd. with floor-to-ceiling windows, all of it imagined by Belzberg

Nerano

Architect Group. From a discreet side entrance off Santa Monica Blvd., guests enter the exterior courtyard by Rios Clementi Hale Studios, which evokes the atmosphere of a quiet beach resort.

Interiors are by Tim Clark, with custom-designed banquettes, chairs and sofas in Ferrari red, navy blue and saddle leather.

Nareno’s location will enhance the emerging neighborhood adjacent to the Peninsula Hotel, Waldorf Astoria and the Ten Thousand building. Across from the recently repurposed Al Grimmet’s Garage building – now the highly-acclaimed Marc Selwyn Fine Art Gallery – the restaurant is a welcome gentrification of the City’s west neighborhood as the area changes to meet the needs of the evolving community.

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TO SEE AND BE SEEN

NEVER SURRENDER DEBUT–At last Sunday’s world premiere at the Museum of Tolerance of Vanilla Sky Productions’ documentary Never Surrender; The Ed Ramsey Story about World War II hero Edwin Ramsey are (from left): Executive Producer Steven C. Barber, Actress Jacqueline Bisset, and Director Matthew Hausle.

The film is up for Oscar consideration in the catagories of feaure documentary, original song and musical score.

Photo by William Kidston INDEPENDENCE –The Beverly Hilton was the site of the gala celebrating the 24th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Rep. Adam Schiff (left) is welcomed by Sergey Sarkisov, consul general of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles.

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THE FASHION OF BEVERLY HILLS

WOMEN’S GUILD–Billy Crystal was awarded the Hollywood Icon Award at this year’s Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Supper Club gala held at The Beverly Hilton. The Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, producer, director and philanthropist joined the ranks of past recipients Wendy and Leonard Goldberg, Lauren Shuler and Richard Donner, Fay and Frank Mancuso, Judy and Bernard Briskin, Dr. Bruce Gewertz, Dr. Ed Phillips, and Vera and Paul Guerin. Jay Leno presented him the award at the gala event, which was attended by over 700 people. Emceed by Kevin Nealon, the event included an opening act by The MoonRays, a special musical performance by Rita Wilson, and a live auction and raffle by auctioneer Viveca Paulin-Ferrell that raised nearly $1.25 million for the Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills. “Cedars-Sinai has been an important part of all our lives,” remarked Crystal. “To think that I have had a part in raising money that helped the Simulation Center grow from being a simulated simulation to a real simulation is heartening and yes, humbling. Your work has created one of the great medical marvels of our country.” Pictured above (from left): Allison Druyanoff, Barbara Herman, Rita Wilson, Gina Furth, Jay Leno, Cookie Markowitz, Billy and Janice Crystal.

KENNEY MATTHEW NM–Luxury fashion retailer Neiman Marcus has partnered with plant-based chef and wellness entrepreneur Matthew Kenney to announce the opening of Matthew Kenney NM, a plant-based cuisine at Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills. Opening today, the intimate Level 3 cafe (there are only 24 seats) dishes out a fresh take on a traditional café style menu. There’s even a cheese plate made entirely from nuts. For reservations: 310-550-5900 x2314.

LOVELY LIZ–The Friends of Robinson Gardens is presenting a very special lecture and luncheon tomorrow, Nov. 19. Starting at 10:30 a.m. at the historic Virginia Robinson Gardens, My Elizabeth author Firooz Zhedi, the acclaimed photographer who first met the violet-eyed star when he was 27, will give first-hand insight into the beauty who grew up in Beverly Hills. In his beautiful new book, Firooz documents a littleknown era of Taylor’s life from age 44 until her death. For information on attending tomorrow’s lecture and luncheon, visit www.robinsongardens.org or call 310-550-2068.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

PRE-SCHOOL VISIT–Westside Jewish Community Center/AFMDA pre-school children made a visit to inspect an ambulance on its way to Israel and participated in its dedication. The vehicle was donated to the American Friends of Magen David Adom by Lucia and Alan Rosenfeld.

Pictured (from left); Yossi Mentz, (L.A. director of AFMDA); Deborah Kaplan (pre-school director); Alan and Lucia Rosenfeld (donors); Beverly Hills residents Mark, Audrey and Andrea Rosenfeld, and Regina Frandze; and Carolyn Kangavari (AFMDA)

Greater L.A. MG Walk Tomorrow Persons affected by myasthenia gravis will gather Saturday morning at Tongva Park in Santa Monica for the Greater L.A. MG Walk.

Jerry Friedman will be honored as the local MG Walk hero and speak at the opening.

Monies raised are committed to finding a cure for the disease.

Sign- up is scheduled for 9 a.m. with the walk to begin at 10 a.m. Visit www.myasthenia.org or the MG Walk website: www.MGWalk.org.

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H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S

Make-A-Wish Honors Robert Downey Jr., Scooter Braun, L.A. Kings At Dec. 7 Palladium Gala Make-A-Wish Greater L.A. is staging its 4th “Wishing Well Winter Gala” on Dec. 7 at the Hollywood Palladium.

Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes Robert Downey Jr. will receive the group’s Shining Star Award with Don Cheadle doing the honors, according to Neal Aton, Make-A-Wish president/CEO. Also being honored are entrepreneur Scooter Braun (Humanitarian Award), who is known for managing the careers of Hollywood heavyweights like Kanye West and Justin Bieber, and the Los Angeles Kings (Power of the Wish Award). Accepting for the hockey team will be its former captain Luc Robitaille.

Emmy winner and EXTRA host Mario Lopez will emcee, while Tori Kelly and the XAmbassadors are providing the musical entertainment.

Since its start in 2013, Make-A-Wish events have collectively raised almost $3 million for children living in the local area.

Past honorees have included sports stars Kobe Bryant, Landon Donovan and Oscar de

Scooter Braun

Robert Downey, Jr.

Mario Lopez

Luc Robitaille

la Hoya; philanthropists Sam Nazarian and Michael Rosenfeld; and medical pioneers Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, OneLegacy and Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA. For more information, call 310-788-9474, e-mail: specialevents@lawish.org or visit: la.wish.org/gala.

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Berluti To Open In Golden Triangle In 2017

By Laura Coleman JLL Senior VP Houman Mahboubi announced this week that he inked a deal to bring luxury retailer Berluti to the Golden Triangle.

The menswear fashion label, which started making elegant shoes for men in 1895, has fewer than 50 stores across the globe. Mahboubi said the 3,300 square foot space at 9533 Brighton Way, just off of Rodeo Drive, would open its doors as Berluti by Summer 2017.

“This is the perfect location

for them,” he said, noting he worked with them for over 1.5 years to find the right location.

“Brighton Way in general has some of the top names across the street and next to them.”

Berluti is part of luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.

Mahboubi said the deal really came together once he was subsequently given the listing by the landlord of the former Emporio Armani space. He ultimately repped both the landlord and the tenant in the transac-

Houman Mahboubi

tion.

“It was really finding the right location for Berluti, the right fit, the perfect size and having the right neighboring tenants,” he said.

‘Joy To The Animals’ Set For Dec. 4 Actors and Others for Animals, one of the oldest animal welfare organizations in Los Angeles, will hold its luncheon fundraiser “Joy to the Animals” on Sunday, Dec. 4. All proceeds from the fundraiser, which takes place at the Universal City Hilton, go toward providing spay, neuter and veterinary assistance for the animals that share the lives of low or fixed income pet guardians. Comedian Paula Poundstone and ventriloquist Jay Johnson will provide entertainment. A holiday boutique and silent auction will also be featured. For information, visit www.actorsandothers.com or call 818-755-5080.

ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T

Leslie Birnbaum, Michael Nemeroff, Daphnah Nazarian And Bruce Schulman Elected To The Wallis Board of Directors The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts’ Chairman of the Board of Directors, David C. Bohnett, has announced the election of Leslie Birnbaum, Michael Nemeroff, Daphnah Nazarian and Bruce Shulman, to the company’s Board of Directors. The announcement was made following the board’s November meeting.

• Leslie Birnbaum transitioned from the world of dance into the restaurant world working with Jean-Georges Vo n g e r i ch t e n , Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse and Thomas Keller. She worked for M i ch e l i n - s t a r r e d Chef Keller for 10 years, starting Per Se in New York, Bouchon in Yountville and eventually Leslie Birnbaum opening Bouchon in Beverly Hills in 2009.

Birnbaum is married to Roger Birnbaum who was president of production for 20th Century Fox, co-chair and co-CEO of MGM and Spyglass Entertainment. They live in Beverly Hills.

• Michael Nemeroff is president and CEO of Vedder Price, a global law firm.

He is also one of two legal advisors to the G100, an international organization of CEOs from Fortune 500 publicly traded corporations.

An authority on mergers and acquisiMichael tions and financial Nemeroff matters, he makes frequent appearances on broadcast television and is often cited in publications.

He has three children and is married to Meeghan Nemeroff.

• Daphnah Nazarian was born in Tehran, Iran. The Iranian Revolution of 1979 prompted her family’s immediate move to the U.S. In 2012, she c o - f o u n d e d Harmony Hall Architectural Interiors, with design partner and longtime friend Natasha Rahban. Nazarian started her career in the architecture, at Daphnah the firm of Brenda Nazarian Levin & Associates specializing in revitalization and preservation of historical landmarks in downtown L.A. In 2005, she joined Omninet Capital, as president of the residential real-estate division, to develop and remodel custom residential estates in Southern California, in particular Brentwood, Bel-Air and Beverly Hills.

• Bruce Schulman has been the general manager of Mercedes-Benz Beverly Hills since 2005 and is the recipient of the Mercedes-Benz USA “Best of the Best” dealership eight of the last 10 years.

Schulman has 39 years of automotive management experience Bruce Schulman in domestic and luxury automobiles.

Schulman has also been involved with the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, Jewish Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Maple Counseling Center and Beverly Hills Rotary.

Schulman and his wife of nearly 50 years, Marcy Schulman, have two children and four grandchildren.

KCET Marks Native American Heritage Month TV station KCET, has announced a lineup celebrating the culture and history of Native peoples in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

• Ishi’s Return - Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. — is a half-hour film about Ishi, billed in 1911 as the last wild Indian� when he wandered out of the woods in Oroville, and became a national sensation.

When Ishi died, his brain was removed and sent to the

Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. 80 years later, his descendants in California fight to have his remains repatriated to his ancestral home.

• Finding Refuge -Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Isabella Blatchford (Alutiiq) embarks on a quest to understand her cultural heritage before stage-four breast cancer

leaves her too weak to complete her journey. Along the way she learns the history of her people, the origin of shame, and the value of Native storytelling.

For information on the complete schedule of month-long programming visit http://www.kcet.org/nativeamericanheritage.

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Visit BHHS’s Our Town This Weekend

By Anna Lee Treat yourself this weekend and escape into the world of Our Town, Beverly Hills High School’s Theatre Lab students’ performance of Thornton Wilder’s classic American drama. In Theater Lab, an elective program, students can choose from a variety of Visual and Performing Arts classes that pique their interest.

Teacher/Director Karen Chandler, in her first year heading the theatre program, has created a production using minimal props with an emphasis on miming.

She explained: “The day by day is the same. The sameness of life that we ignore and endure and don’t realize how precious it is, in its sameness, it is comforting. The repetition of life that adds comfort, but at the same time, we don’t notice how beautiful it is.”

Our Town continues to resonate with audiences, Chandler says, because of its simplicity as it covers a nearly three-decade span from 1901 to 1930.

Chloe Malik-MacDonald, a BHHS junior who plays the role of Emily Webb Gibbs, said she as always found immense joy and comfort in theater.

Describing the rehearsals, she says, “It’s definitely been very crazy. But, there’s never a point that we felf disconnected at all. We are all here to support each other.”

The production features 42 actors and many roles have been double cast,

Chloe Malick-MacDonald and Pouya Vaziri in BHHS’s Our Town.

Photo by Lauren Aviram

so several major characters will perform in two of the four performances.

However, everyone, even the roles that have been double cast, participates in each performance in a different role.

“Theater is based on the willing suspension of disbelief that an audience member can walk in and experience,” Chandler said.

There are four opportunities this weekend to see the production in BHHS’ Salter Family Theater. Performances will be 7 p.m.,Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Nov. 20. The final performance for middle school students will be at 3:45 p.m., Monday, Nov. 21.

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SCHOOLS OPEN HOUSE

Personalized One-On-One Learning At Fusion Academy F usion Academy is a revolutionar y one-to-one private middle and high school where all classes are one-toone: one student and one teacher per classroom. This allows the school to personalize programs and teaching to each student’s individual strengths, interests and learning style.

Students may enroll at any time of the year, even mid-semester, and can take classes at a time of day that works best for them. Classes are of fered at three levels: essential, college prep, and honors. From algebra to yoga and ever ything in between, Fusion has a wide variety of classes to choose from.

Along with its full-time academy, the school has par t-time options like classes for credit, tutoring/mentoring, test preparation, wellness and more.

Creative expression is at the forefront of Fusion’s ar ts and music programs. Classes include: screenwriting, photography, on-camera acting, film studies, studio ar t, vocal fundamentals, and more. With one-to-one classes, students can pursue whatever ar tistic dreams they have.

Teachers also act as mentors to encourage and challenge students to flourish in their passions. Each campus includes a state-of-the-ar t recording studio, a mixed-media ar t studio, and a Homework Café® where students can complete homework before leaving campus.

While it’s impossible to put students into categories, Fusion generally ser ves students with the following backgrounds: ADHD, accelerated-gifted learners, dyslexia, dysgraphia and learning dif ferences, social challenges and school anxiety, or students with challenging schedules.

Students who attend Fusion have one thing in common: traditional school isn’t working.

Fusion has two campuses in the L.A.--area. Fusion Miracle Mile is located on Museum Row in MidWilshire, and Fusion L.A. is located in West L.A. on South Sepulveda Boulevard. Both are hosting collegefocused events on Thursday, Oct. 20, and both are hosting open houses soon. Visit FusionMiracleMile.com or FusionLosAngeles.com to learn more and RSVP.

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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT

Exciting Things Are Happening At Olympic Gold & Jewelry As It Celebrates Five Years In Beverly Hills

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n Beverly Hills, amidst a sea of beautiful boutiques, Olympic Gold & Jewelry sparkles with an authenticity and a desire to please its clientele that is refreshingly appealing.

Olympic Gold and Jewelry buys, sells, trades, accepts consignments and makes loans on all new and vintage jewelry, diamonds, fine watches, gold, silver, antiques and collectibles. They also sell precious metals.

This season, Olympic Gold & Jewelry celebrates its fifth year serving the Beverly Hills community. This hidden treasure is uniquely located within the premises of U.S. Private Vaults, the only high security private safe deposit box company in L.A. county. While Olympic Gold & Jewelry may be situated in an environment that boasts a high level of security, the service is warm, welcoming and clearly client-centered, as the company’s loyal following already knows.

“We see ourselves as a consultative type of service business,” says proprietor Hillary Barth, who along with her husband Steve, runs Olympic Gold & Jewelry and is a founding member/director at the U.S. private vault.

“Quite often, our clients contact us or visit our store with collections that they may have inherited from their parents, or they may have something in a drawer that they happened upon and are wondering about. In either case, they’re not sure what to do or where to go.”

“It may be a bit old fashioned, but we believe in spending as much “one-on-one” time with our clients in order to clarify their needs. We want to create a collaborative relationship, be a resource for education and empower people with knowledge about their possessions so they may make informed decisions,” Hillary continued.

“Ultimately, the time and care spent with clients is reflected in our curated collection of one-of- a kind jewelry and luxury goods”.

Wander into Olympic Gold and Jewelry on any given day and you may discover the Art deco diamond watch you’ve longed for, Mid-Century “Jackie O” pearls, your vintage diamond engagement ring, a piece from Tiffany or Cartier, and that fine Rolex watch; truly there is something for every taste and every budget.

“We love unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry. It’s fun and wonderful to know that everyone may come into our store and find what they are looking for, said Hillary. “If it’s not in our display case, we are thrilled to search our vault for that special piece which is just right for you”.

Olympic Gold and Jewelry 9182 W. Olympic blvd Beverly Hills Ca. 90212 310-432-0123 Free parking

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o secret, says Mark, that George l-o-o-o-v-e-d “les girls.”

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e owe a debt of gratitude to interior designer Leonard Stanley, who informed us of Mark’s inspired talent and remarkable experience and career with “le maitre.”

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Bay Area boyhood ultimately led Mark to Southern California with its movie studios. Notably MG-M where Dorie Freeman hired Mark as an assistant in the movie stills department.

Did it take long for Mark to wallow in the steep film still files at M-G-M? No.

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ver time, Mark’s passion for the photographic artistry of Hurell led to the creation of fifteen handsome titles that are now collectors’ choices.

Classics the likes of Hurrell’s Hollywood Portraits, George Hurrell’s Hollywood Portraits, plus others.

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ark’s latest, Into the Dark: The Hidden

Simone Biles

World of Film Noir 19411950, is a gem. A stunning rendezvous with the Who and the Who in fim noir.

Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster in a scene from The Killers graces the cover.

A teaser for the heady bounty of busty blondes and shadowy Johnnies within.

Into The Dark serves as an ideal gift for the holidays – or whenever – for cineastes who will want to gift other cineastes, who then will gift other cineaste chums, and on and on.

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I next create the best lighting. For cheeks to glow and eyes to sparkle.

Highlighting the hair, of course. I’m always warm and reassuring to settle the client in a relaxed mood.”

Shall we mention Mark is as good as it gets with retouching!

Stephan Gerhardt reports that the leading hotels in our nation’s capitol haven’t lost time in jacking up room rates for the January 20 presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Four day minimum with top fees surfacing around $1,899 for a deluxe king room. Many of the hotels are sold out.

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ark Viera’s Starliight Studio awaits in midtown Los Angeles.

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Laura Dern

Monique Lhuillier

Rashida Jones

Rowan Blanchard

Rachel Zoe

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Keke Palmer

Angela Sarafyan

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BEVERLY HILLS

Winter 2016-17

Beauty • Calendar • Cuisine • Entertaining Fashion • Health & Fitness • Philanthropy • Travel

Rodeo Drive Lights Up For The Holidays Insiders Guide to the New Neiman Marcus The Wallis Annenberg Center Gives Back

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David Bohnett, Chairman of the Board of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

How The Wallis is impacting the community

6, 8 & 10 –– CALENDAR A sampling of upcoming winter charity, arts and special events.

Wolfgang Puck

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness,” John Steinbeck once wrote.

Luckily, in Beverly Hills, we don’t have to worry about it getting too frosty. A little chilly, sure, but nothing a nice coat and scarf can’t take care of.

We’re hoping for perfect weather on November 20 for the Rodeo Drive Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony, a family-friendly event that has become a Beverly Hills holiday tradition. We hope to see everyone there.

The Rodeo Drive Committee, helmed by Mark Tronstein, has teamed with marketing firm AGENC to put together an event that promises to be more exciting than ever.

Hosted by my fellow Children’s Hospital Los Angeles trustee Mary Hart, the ceremony will be capped off with a stirring musical performance by talented singer Megan Hilty.

Food and refreshments will be aplenty, so come hungry.

After the celebration, we hope this winter edition of Beverly Hills Style provides some tips and tricks to help have a merry holiday season.

The holidays are about giving, and Tuesday, Nov. 29 is Giving Tuesday, a great opportunity to give back.

In our Philanthropy section, see the details on the charitable efforts from great institutions like The Wallis, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children.

In the winter Calendar, we’ve compiled a list of the season’s most exciting and unique charitable gatherings.

In our Fashion section, bundle up for winter with some of the hottest trends from Neiman Marcus’ redone Beverly Hills store.

The holiday season brings with it some of the tastiest and most irresistible treats. Our Cuisine section highlights favorite winter recipes from Wolfgang Puck and others.

Whether you want to look or feel great, our Beauty and Fitness sections aim to help you become the best version of yourself this winter. Our Travel section has everything you need regarding the top winter destinations.

Winter also means football and our Entertaining section will give you all the help you need to score a touchdown with your Super Bowl party.

We are proud to present winter 2016-17 issue of Beverly Hills Style.

Enjoy, Marcia Wilson Hobbs

17 Inside the New Neiman Marcus

14 –– WINTER CUISINE Dig in with Wolfgang Puck’s winter favorites, plan an organic Thanksgiving and find new uses for butternut squash seeds.

16 –– FASHION Gearys’ Tom Blumenthal on seasonal giving and entertaining, winter fashion tips from Gratus and Mikimoto.

18 Get in shape this winter

20 –– ENTERTAINING Score big with a superb Super Bowl party.

21 –– TRAVEL Pamper yourself at top spa’s in both Beverly Hills and the desert.

22 –– BEAUTY Look your best with tips from experts Francesca Paige, Yuki Takei and Jessica Vartoughian.

President & Publisher Marcia W. Hobbs Style Issue Coordinator Elisabeth Familian

Style Issue Editors Laura Coleman Matt Lopez Steve Simmons

Advertising Rod Pingul Evelyn Portugal

Graphic Designers Ferry Simanjuntak Robert Knight

Cover Art — Rodeo Drive’s 2014 Holiday Decor. Rose-Marie Murray/Alamy

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CALENDAR NOVEMBER 18 Los Angeles Auto Show Opening Day 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Continues through Sunday, Nov. 27.

More than 50 new car debuts, test drives and “customized rides,” electric bikes and scooters and children’s activities. Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles laautoshow.com 18 Los Angeles Zoo Reindeer Romp Holiday Celebration opening day 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Continues through Jan. 8, 2017. Featuring reindeer, keeper talks, children’s activities, ice-carving demonstrations and entertainment.

Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles www.lazoo.org/reindeerromp 18 The Hollywood Museum “Max Factor: Glamour of Hollywood Makeup” opening day 10 a.m.

Continues through April 30. Factor, Hollywood’s makeup king, created “the looks” of Hollywood’s golden era stars.

The Hollywood Museum, Hollywood wwwhehollywoodmuseum.com 18 Lupus LA Hollywood Bag Ladies Luncheon 11 a.m-2 p.m. Honoring Nicole Fogel, Sheila Milstein, Joan Robbins, and Terri Seymour. Fashion show by Salvatore Ferragamo. Hosts: Jenni Pulos and Jon Kelley.

The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills lupusla.org/event/2016-hollywood-bag-ladies-luncheon/ 19 United Way of Greater Los Angeles HomeWalk 2016 7 a.m. 5K Family Run/Walk supporting efforts to end homelessness in L.A. County. KCRW DJs, food trucks and free activities. Grand Park, Los Angeles https://homewalkla.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=register.start&eve ntID=505 19 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Superheroes Sidekick Luncheon 1-4 p.m. Panel discussion with Drs. Raj Dasgupta and Philippe Friedlich, silent auction and entertainment.

Beverly Hills Library Auditorium, Beverly Hills www.planetreg.com/BBSuperheroes 19 Los Angeles Jazz Society Tribute Awards Concert 5:30 p.m. Honoring Quincy Jones and Jackie and Howard Banchik. Performances by Patti Austin, Justin Kauflinl, Alfredo Rodriguez and more. Event chairs: Jacqueline and Clarence Avant, Marilyn and Alan Bergman. Co-chairs: Carole and James Barrall, Gigi and Herbie Hancock, Martha and Johnny Mandel, Cathy and Howard Stone. The Montalban Theatre, Los Angeles www.lajazz.org.

19 Associates for Breast & Prostate Cancer Studies Talk Of The Town Gala 6 p.m. Honoring Joan Collins, Marcel Loh and Sharon Stone. Entertainment by The Bangles. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.abcjw.com 19 Tony Hawk Foundation Benefit Cocktails and dinner. Greenacres estate, Beverly Hills tonyhawkfoundation.org 20 Special Olympics Southern California We Run the City 8:15 a.m. Annual 5K rivalry run/walk between USC and UCLA benefiting Special Olympics, plus the ivivva Kids’ Race and Unified Sports Rivalry Series Flag Football. UCLA campus, Los Angeles sosc.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1158141 20 American Lung Association Lung Force Walk 8:30 a.m. 5K route with a Lung Force loop (around 1K) available. Interactive education areas, games, activities and musical performances. Emcee: CBS and KCAL’s Garth Kemp.

CBS Studio Center, Studio City action.lung.org/site/TR?pg=informational&sid=7051&fr_id=14461 20 Junior League of Los Angeles Harvest Boutique 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Reception, luncheon, silent auction, and shopping. Honoring Jeanne Pritzker and Daryn Horton. JW Marriott L.A. Live, Los Angeles www.jlla.org/?nd=harvestboutique/ 20 City of Beverly Hills/ The Rodeo Drive Committee Beverly Hills Lighting Ceremony 6 p.m. Live musical performances, holiday-themed theatrics and a countdown to the tree lighting.

Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills www.rodeodrive-bh.com/events/holiday-lighting-celebration 20 American Music Awards 8 p.m. Fan-voted award show with performances by Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar, James Bay, Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, Green Day, John Legend and more. Hosts: Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah.

Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles www.theamas.com

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21 NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch Theater Award 4:30 p.m. Awards in 32 categories. Co-hosts: Wendy Raquel Robinson and Miguel Nunez, Jr. Honoring Joe Morton, LaTanya Richardson, Jackson, Ledisi, and Rory Pullens.

Performance by Obba Babatunde. The Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills naacptheatreawards.com 25 The Hollywood Museum “Holidays: Hollywood Style” opening day 10 a.m. Continues through Jan. 8. See 16 nostalgic film and TV themed trees styled by celebrity holiday designer, Dr. Christmas. The Hollywood Museum, Hollywood www.thehollywoodmuseum.com 26 Women’s Club of Beverly Hills Centennial Gala Dinner and dancing. Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles www.bhwclub.org 27 Hollywood Christmas Parade 85th Annual Event and Concert 5 p.m. Bands, equestrians and balloons. Grand Marshall: Olivia Newton-John. Starts at Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Street. thehollywoodchristmasparade.org 28 Los Angeles Zoo “ZooLAbration” 10 a.m. Celebrating 50th anniversary of the zoo’s opening day with cake and presentations. L.A. Zoo, Los Angeles Zoo ZooLAbrate50.org 28 The Music Center L.A. County Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 5 p.m. The official lighting of L.A. County's Christmas tree. Performances by chamber mustic and school ensembles. The Music Center Plaza, Los Angeles www.musiccenter.org/treelighting 29 Jewish National Fund Annual Breakfast for Israel 6:30-9 a.m. Theme: “Advocating for Israel: The Words that Work” Speaker: Dr. Frank I. Luntz, political consultant and pollster. Co-chairs: Barak Lurie and Doug Williams.

The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.jnf.org/about-jnf/events/2016/jewish-national-fund-annual.html 30 International Medical Corps Annual Awards Celebration 6 p.m. Dinner and program. Honoring Abbvie, Bob Graziano and Wendy Wachtell, Joyce and Fred Hameetman, Field Health Worker and Linkin Park. Emcee: Jarl Mohn. The Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/annualawards 30 Los Angeles Jewish Home Guardians’ Men’s Only Comedy Night 7 p.m. The Comedy Store, Los Angeles www.lajh.org/news/calendar/guardians-mens-only-comedy-night-1 30 The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts “Merrily We Roll Along” opening night 8 p.m. Continues through Dec. 18. Michael Arden directs Stephen Sondheim’s rarely performed musical starring Wayne Brady, Saycon Sengbloh Whitney Bashor, Aaron Lazar, Amir Talai and Donna Vivino. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills thewallis.org/merrily

DECEMBER 1 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 11th Annual Kirk Douglas Award of Excellence 6 p.m.. Honoring Warren Beatty. Celebrating Douglas’ 100th birthday. Bacara Resort & Spa, Goleta sbiff.org/product/kirk-douglas-award 1 American Jewish Committee The Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Award in Human Relation 6:30 p.m.

Honoring David Nevins, president/CEO, Showtime Networks.

Keynote speaker: Rabbi Sharon Brous. Emcee: Emmy Rossum.

Tribute chairs: Leslie Moonves, Bruce Ramer and Rick Rosen. The Montage, Beverly Hills www.ajclosangeles.org 1 Children’s Defense Fund “Beat the Odds” 6:30 p.m. Chairs: Carol and Frank Biondi, Ruth-Ann and Kevin Huvane, Conan and Lisa O’Brien. The Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills www.childrensdefense.org 2 Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors 14th Annual Installation Luncheon and Program 11 a.m. “Innovation— -The Future of Real Estate 2017” President Karen Misraje, officers and directors to be installed. The Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills www.bhglaar.com

2 Catholic Charities of Los Angeles 2016 City of Angeles Christmas Gala 6:30 p.m. Honoring the Archdiocese of L.A. Investees of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, and the Order of St. Gregory the Great. Performance by Nathan Granner.

The California Club, Los Angeles catholiccharitiesla.org/events/catholiccharities-city-of-angels-christmas-gala-2/ 3 Project Angel Food Showcase House 4-7 p.m. Historic Villa DeMille transformed to 21st century style by designer Xorin Balbes. Live entertainment.

Los Feliz area of Los Angeles angelfood.org/showcase 3 The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts “The Sorting Room - Loudon Wainwright III’s Surviving Twin” opening night 7:30 p.m. Continues through Dec. 4. Launches The Wallis’ new intimate 150-seat performance space. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills www.thewallis.org 4 Actors and Others for Animals Joy To the Animals! Luncheon 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Reception, silent auction, boutique and performances by Paula Poundstone and Jay Johnson. Honoring Laurie and Peter Marshall, Loretta Swit and Erin and George Pennacchio. Universal City Hilton and Towers, Universal City www.actorsandothers.com/joy-to-the-animals.html 4 LACMA “Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time” opening 11 a.m. Continues through May 7. Exhibit compares the artistic trajectories of Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera and their impact on the formation of modernism. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles www.lacma.org 4 Children Mending Hearts Annual Celebrity Poker Tournament Noon-4:30 p.m. Food, cocktails, lessons and silent auction. Chairs: Lysa and Grant Heslov. Craig’s, West Hollywood www.childrenmendinghearts.org/poker2016/ 4 Education Through Music 11th Annual Gala Benefit 4:30 p.m. Honoring Ed Helms and Richard Meyer. Silent auction, reception, dinner and concert. Host: Andy Richter. Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles etmla.org 4 Los Angeles Press Club Ninth Annual National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala 4:30 p.m. Honoring Angela Lansbury, Chelsea Handler and Diane Warren. Entertainment by Alonzo Bodden. Emcee: Jack Maxwell.

Hosts: Robert Kovacik and Cher Calvin. The Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles www.lapressclub.org 4 The Trevor Project TrevorLIVE Los Angeles 5 p.m. With performances by Brian Justin Crum, The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles and Our Lady J. Special guest presenter: Pauley Perrette. Special guest auctioneer: Dana Goldberg. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills la.trevorlive.org 4 St. Vincent Meals on Wheels Cocktails and Caviar 5 p.m. Drinks and tastings plus an art exhibit and auction. Petrossian Boutique & Restaurant, West Hollywood stvincentmow.org 5 Tower Cancer Research Foundation Jack Mishkin Memorial Golf Classic 8 a.m. Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks towercancer.org/events/ 5 American Ballet Theatre Holiday Benefit 6:30 p.m. Reception, dinner and performance. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills support.abt.org/2016LAHolidayBenefit 5 Equality Now Gala 2016-Make Quality Reality 6:30 p.m. Honoring Laurie MacDonald and Walter Parkes, Jaha Dukureh and Jane Fonda. Cochairs: Gloria Steinem, Susan Smalley, Paula Ravets and Susan Hassan. Montage, Beverly Hills www.equalitynow.org/gala-2016-make-equality-reality 6 Anti-Defamation League Annual Gala Celebration 6:30 p.m. Dinner and program. Honoring Curtis S. Tamkin, Priscilla M. Tamkin and Gary D. Roberts. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills la.adl.org/event/annual-gala-celebration-3/ 7 Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles Fourth Annual Wishing Well Winter Gala 6 p.m. Reception, dinner, entertainment, live and silent auctions. Honoring Scooter Braun, Robert Downey Jr. and the Los Angeles Kings. Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood la.wish.org/ways-to-help/attend-an-event/4thannual-wishing-well-winter-gala (Continued on page S8)

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CALENDAR DECEMBER 8 Variety Children’s Charity of Southern California Heart of Show Business Award Luncheon 11:30 a.m. Honoring Sony Pictures’ Rory Bruer. Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles www.varietysocal.org/heart-of-show-business-luncheon/

8 Southern California Leadership Network Visionaries Awards 3 p.m. Program and cocktail party. Honoring David H. Ambroz, Rep. Karen Bass and Chris Essel. The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles www.leadershipnetwork.org 8 LAANE A New Economy for All Visionaries Awards 6 p.m. Honoring Kafi D. Blumenfield, Peter Dreier and Ricardo F. Icaza. Keynote speaker: Dorian Warren.

Emcee: Robinne Lee. Performance by Gingger Shankar. Co-chairs: Amy Elaine Wakeland, Donald Cohen, Julie Gutman Dickinson, Cliff Goldstein, John Grant and Cathy O’Neil. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills http://www.laane.org 8 Los Angeles World Affairs Council Dinner 7 p.m. “A Path to Peace” presented by speaker Sen. George Mitchell. Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica www.lawac.org/EventDetail/eventid/30421 8 USC Shoah Foundation Ambassador for Humanity Awards Honoring Mellody Hobson and George Lucas. Gala Chair: Steven Spielberg. Los Angeles. asfi.usc.edu/news/2016/11/12523-2016-ambassadors-humanity-galahonor-mellody-hobson-and-george-lucas 9 Brotherhood Crusade 48th Annual Pioneer of African American Achievement Awards Gala 7 p.m. Honoring Chris Paul. Performance by Anthony Hamilton.

The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills https://brotherhoodcrusade.org/event/brotherhood-crusade-pioneer-of-africanamerican-achievement-award-gala/ 9 A Wonder Winter’s Night The 20th Anniversary of Stevie Wonder’s “House Full of Toys” Benefit Concert 7 p.m. Special guests: John Legend, Lionel Richie and more.

Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles www.microsofttheater.com/events/detail/stevie-wonder-2016 11 Westside Jewish Community Center “One. Healthy. Community. 5K Run/Walk” 6:30 a.m. Run on San Vicente Boulevard with Kids Fun Run and Health and Wellness Expo. Westside JCC, Los Angeles https://www.wizathon.com/wjcc5k/ www.jvsla.org 11 Childhelp Wonderland 2016 10 a.m. Holiday luncheon, boutique, raffle and live entertainment. Speaker: Dennis Rizza. Chair: Randy Dauchot.

Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles www.Childhelp.org/Wonderland2016 11 Stand With Us Festival of Lights Gala 5 p.m. Honoring Debbie and Naty Saidoff.

Keynote speaker: Mark Yudof. Guest speaker: Col. Miri Eisin.

Emcee: Elon Gold. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.standwithus.com/events/ 14 The Saban Theatre “Pauil Anka—An Evening of Hits & Holiday Favorites” 8 p.m.

The Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills sabanconcerts.com/events/paul-anka-dec-11/ 16 The Music Center Holiday Sing-Along 6 p.m Live accompaniment and lyric sheets for singers of all levels to enjoy holiday favorites. www.musiccenter.org/holidaysingalong 17 MOCA “Rick Owens: Furniture” opening 11 a.m. Continues through April 2.

Work by the Paris-based fashion and furniture designer including sculptures, installations and video. MOCA Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood www.moca.org/exhibition/rickowensfurniture 17 Farhang Foundation Shaba-e Yalda 5:30 p.m. An ancient Persian tradition celebrating the arrival of the winter solstice. Featuring singer Faezeh, storyteller Gordafaried and guest vocalist Arash Avin. The Moss Theater, Santa Monica www.farhang.org 18 Cinema Audio Society 53rd Annual Awards 5 p.m. Recognizing outstanding sound mixing in film and television. Jon Favreau to receive the Filmmaker Award.

John Pritchett to receive the Career Achievement Award. The Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, Los Angeles cinemaaudiosociety.org/

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20 The Getty “Breaking News: Turning the Lens on Mass Media” opening 9 a.m.

Continues through April 30. Photographs and videos by artists on the role of the news media in determining the meaning of images.

The Getty, Los Angeles www.getty.edu 22 The Saban Theatre Styxx 9 p.m. The multimegamillion-selling rock band in concert.

The Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills sabanconcerts.com/events/styx/ 31 Grand Park and The Music Center N.Y.E.L.A 8 p.m. – 1 a.m. Music, dancing, large-scale art installations and an only-in-L.A. New Year’s countdown, featuring 3-D digital video mapping on the side of City Hall with an integrated light show. Grand Park, Los Angeles www.grandparkla.org/nyela

JANUARY 8 Hollywood Foreign Press Association The Golden Globes 5 p.m. Meryl Streep to receive the Cecil B. deMille Award. Host: Jimmy Fallon. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.goldenglobes.com/entertainment-news/2017-golden-globe-awards 8 Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California Steve Martin 7 p.m. The Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills http://www.speakersla.com/locations/beverly-hills/ 12 L.A. Art Show 2017 Opening Day 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Show continues through Jan. 15 with more than 100 galleries representing 20 countries. Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles www.laartshow.com 12 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) EE British Academy Film Awards 5 p.m. Televised. Host: Stephen Fry. Entertainment by Cirque du Soleil. Royal Albert Hall, London awards.bafta.org.

12 Photo LA Opening Night Benefit Gala 7 p.m. Benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and The Lucie Foundation. Continues through Jan. 15.

International photographic art exposition. The REEF, LA Mart Los Angeles. www.photola.com 13 The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Jacob Jonas The Company 8 p.m. Local choreographer’s company mixes contemporary baller and acrobatic movement. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills thewallis.org/jonas 14 Pinot Days Eighth Annual Southern California Grand Festival 2-5 p.m. Sampling of up to 150 pinots from 70 producers. Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles www.pinotdays.com/Events/Events.asp?LocID=LAX 14 Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation 14th Annual “In the Spirit of the Game” 5 p.m. Awards dinner and auction. Honoring Bo Jackson, Randy Johnson and Rachel Robinson, plus coaches Eddie Bane, Mike Radcliff, Ed Creech, Jay Hankins, Marty Maier, Wayne Morgan and Scott Reid. Hosted by MLB Network talent. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills pbsfonline.com/index.html 14 A+D Architecture and Design Museum Celebrate 2017: DTLA 6-10 p.m. Sixth annual gala, fundraiser and silent auction celebrating the museum’s return to its downtown Los Angeles roots and its neighborhood. Food and entertainment.

A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles aplusd.org 19 Casting Society of America 32nd Annual Artios Award 5:30 p.m. Honoring outstanding achievement in casting for television, theater, short form/web series and short film categories. Host: Joel McHale. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.castingsociety.com 20 Living Legends of Aviation 14th Annual Awards 5 p.m. Event host: John Travolta. Award presenters: Harrison Ford and Bob Hoover. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills livinglegendsofaviation.org/ 26 Art Los Angeles Contemporary Opening Night 7 p.m. Continues through Jan. 29. Presenting established and emerging galleries from around the world with an emphasis on L.A. galleries. Barker Hangar, Santa Monica https://artlosangelesfair.com

26 The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio 8 p.m. Pianist Joseph Kalichstein, violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson in an evening of Beethoven, Brahms and Mendelssohn. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills thewallis.org/trio 27 American Cinema Editors Annual Eddie Awards Gala The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills americancinemaeditors.org/eddie-awards/ 28 The Hammer Museum “Hammer Projects: Simon Denny” opening 11 a.m. Continues through April 23. The Berlin-based artist’s first solo presentation in L.A. featuring a recent project on application of blockchain technology.

The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2017/hammer-projects-simon-denny/ 28 Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation Night On Broadway 3-11 p.m. Free arts and music festival produced by the city of L.A. celebrating Councilman José Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway economic development initiative. Simultaneous live performances at six historic theatres. Eight city blocks of art, dance, interactive entertainment, food and more. Broadway, Los Angeles nightonbroadway.la 28 Producers Guild of America 28th Annual Awards 6 p.m. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.producersguild.org/?page=pga_awards 28 Wilshire Boulevard Temple Early Childhood Centers Galas 6:30 p.m. Montage, Beverly Hills http://www.wbtecc.org/ 29 Screen Actors Guild 23rd Annual Awards Ceremony 5 p.m. Celebrating outstanding motion picture and television performances from the previous calendar year. Lily Tomlin to receive the SAG Life Achievement Award. Location TBD www.sagawards.org 31 Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Inaugural Dinner Gala 5:30 p.m. JW Marriott at L.A. Live, Los Angeles www.lachamber.com/event/2017/01/31/membership/inaugural-dinner/ 31 Geffen Playhouse “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” opening night 7 p.m. Continues through March 19. Eugene O’Neill’s classic drama, directed by Jeanie Hackett and starring Alfred Molina and Jane Kaczmarek. The Geffen Playhouse, Westwood www.geffenplayhouse.com

FEBRUARY 2 West Angeles Community Development Corporation 23rd Annual Unity Awards Gala 6 p.m. The Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills www.westangelescdc.org 3 The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts An Evening with Stephen Schwartz 7:30 p.m. Music and Broadway memories from the composer of Wicked, Godspell and Pippin, as well as films Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Enchanted, and The Prince of Egypt. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills thewallis.org/schwartz 4 International Animated Film Society 44th Annie Awardss 7 p.m. Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles www.annieawards.org 4 Directors Guild of America 69th Annual Awardss Chaired by Paris Barclay The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.dga.org/ 4 American Society of Cinematographers 31st Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards 8 p.m. Chair: Daryn Okada, ASC. Co-chair: Lowell Peterson, ASC. Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood wwww.theasc.com/ 7 Visual Effects Society 15th Annual Awards 5:30 p.m. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.visualeffectssociety.com/ves-awards 9 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Baroque Conversations 7:30 p.m. Conductor/viola d’amore master Rachel Barton Pine to lead a concert of music by Vivaldi, Pisendel and Locatelli. Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles www.laco.org (Continued on page S10)

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CALENDAR FEBRUARY 10 Recording Academy 2017 MusicCares Person of the Year Gala 5:30 p.m. Reception, silent auction, dinner, concert and program. Honoring Tom Petty. Los Angles Convention Center, Los Angeles www.grammy.org/2017-musicares-person-of-the-year-tom-petty 10 The Saban Theatre Johnny Rivers 9 p.m. “Secret Agent Man” rocker in concert. The Saban Theater sabanconcerts.com/events/johnny-rivers/ 11 Pablove Foundation True Pablove: A Family Valentine’s Celebration 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Lunch, arts & crafts, music and silent auction. Co-chairs: Jennifer GreigCostin and Lia Morse. Casa Vertigo, Los Angeles www.pablove.org/truepablove/ 11 Art Directors Guild 21st Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards 5 p.m. René Lagler to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood www.adg.org 11 Westside Family Health Center Third Annual I Heart WFHC 7 p.m. Refreshments, dancing and prize drawing. The Mark for Events, Los Angeles awards.wga.org/wga-awards/awards-show-details 12 The Recording Academy Grammy Awards 5 p.m. Honoring compositions and artists in 83 categories plus special awards. The Staples Center, Los Angeles www.grammy.com 17 The Music Center Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center Welcomes Jessica Lang Dance 7:30 p.m. Continues through Feb. 19. Featuring two of the choreographer’s newest works, Thousand Yard Stare and the West Coast premiere of Tesseracts of Time. The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, The Music Center, Los Angeles www.musiccenter.org/jessica 18 Cinema Audio Society 53rd Annual Awards 5 p.m. Recognizing outstanding sound mixing in film and television. Jon Favreau to receive the Filmmaker Award.

John Pritchett to receive the Career Achievement Award. The Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, Los Angeles cinemaaudiosociety.org/ 19 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Annual Awards 7 p.m. Honoring achievements in film, television, commercials and live theater. Producer, director, screenwriter Ryan Murphy to receive the Distinguished Artisan Award. The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live, Los Angeles www.local706.org/awards/ 19 Writers Guild of America West 68th Annual Awards 5 p.m. Host: Patton Oswalt. Producers: Tara Power and Joselyn Allen. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills awards.wga.org/wga-awards/awards-show-details 21 Costume Designers Guild 19th Annual Awards 5:30 p.m. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills costumedesignersguild.com/ 21 Bet Tzedek Annual Dinner Gala JW Marriott at L.A. Live, Los Angeles www.bettzedek.org/events/annual-gala/ 22 The Hollywood Museum “Celebration of Awards Season” opening 10 a.m. Continues through April 30. Showcasing the best in the season’s award-winning and nominated films, TV and new digital platforms. The Hollywood Museum, Hollywood www.thehollywoodmuseum.com 23 Writers In Treatment Foundation 8th Annual Experience, Strength & Hope Awards 5:30 p.m. Honoring Pat O’Brien for his book I’ll Be Right Back After This. Host: Ed Begley, Jr. Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles cinemaaudiosociety.org/ 23 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Westside Connections 7:30 p.m. West Coast premiere of Andrew Norman’s Sonnets. Special guests: pianist Bernadene Blaha and composer and author Jan Swafford. NPR’s Renée Montagne to moderate a post-concert Q&A. Moss Theater, New Roads School, Santa Monica www.laco.org 25 CASA of Los Angeles Third Annual Wine+Art Event 6 p.m. Featuring work by 200 artists accompanied by wine from 20 vineyards. Werkartz, Los Angeles casala.org/wineart/

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25 UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Awards Dinner 6 p.m. Reception and event honoring accomplished alumni, faculty and students. Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center, Los Angeles engineering.ucla.edu/events/2017-ucla-engineering-awards-dinner/ 25 Desert X Opening Day Continues through April 30. Coachella Valley’s first international contemporary art biennial features site specific work by established and emerging artists. Palm Desert www.desertx.org 26 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra LACO Celebrates John Adams’ 70th Birthday 7 p.m. Carlos Kalmar to lead a performance of Adams’ Hadyn in London with Brian Mulligan, baritone.. UCLA’s Royce Hall, Los Angeles www.laco.org 26 Academy of Motion Picture Art & Sciences 89th Annual Academy Awards 4 p.m. Show to be produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd. The Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood. www.oscars.org/

MARCH 1 American Friends of The Hebrew University Silbert Torch of Learning Dinner 6 p.m. Honoring Richard Pachulski and Michael Tuchin. Keynote speaker: Michael Oren. Dinner chairs: Patricia L. Glaser and Sam Mudie and Shlomo Rechnit. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.afhu.org/events/silberttol2017/#.WAqQIOErKV4 2 Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Guild Foodfare 2017 11 a.m. Food and libations from 150 L.A. restaurants, caterers, wineries, breweries and vendors. Live and silent auction, plus raffle. Honoring chef Annie Miler of Clementine. Barker Hangar, Santa Monica pplafoodfare.com 3 The Saban Theatre John Kay & Steppenwolf 8 p.m. Performing hits like Born To Be Wild, Magic Carpet Ride, Rock Me and more. The Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills sabanconcerts.com/events/john-kay-steppenwolf/ 4 CalArts REDCAT Gala 8 p.m. Honoring John Baldessari and Janet Dreisen-Rappaport. Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theatre, Los Angeles https://www.redcat.org/support/gala 6 The Help Group Teddy Bear Ball 6:30 p.m. Cocktails and dinner. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.thehelpgroup.org/ 7 Children’s Burn Foundation 22nd Annual Giving New Hope Benefit. Silent and live auction and dinner. Honoring Adriana Balaban. Chairs: Shawna Clark and Dana Kraft Kitaj. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills childburn.org 8 The Music Center Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater opening 7:30 p.m. The company returns with Revelations, and the West Coast premiere of a new work commissioned by Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, The Music Center, Los Angeles www.musiccenter.org/ailey 9 Alliance for Children’s Rights 25th Annual Dinner 6:30 p.m. Awards and entertainment. The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills kids-alliance.org/events/ 11 United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura & Santa Barbara Third Annual Art of Care 6 p.m. Honoring Tobie Hatfield, Terry Lantz and Matthew Walzer. The Globe at Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City www.ucpla.org 11 Catholic Achdiocese of Los Angeles Cardinal’s Awards Dinner The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills www.la-archdiocese.org/ 12 MOCA “Kerry James Marshall: Mastry” opening day. Continues through July 2.

A 35-year retrospective co-organized by the MCA Chicago and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles www.moca.org/exhibition/kerry-james-marshall-mastry

19 Los Angeles Marathon 6:30 a.m. 26.2 mile “Stadium to the Sea” course. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles www.lamarathon.com 19 Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California Vin Scully 7 p.m. The Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills www.speakersla.com/locations/beverly-hills/

Pictured: Grinchmas at Good Shepherd – Santa saves the day and distributes presents that the “Grinch” stole to Good Shepherd Center residents.

Home For The Holidays Good Shepherd Center Programs Let Community Give Back For many of the women and children in the Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women & Children (GSC), the holidays are a time of uncertainty.

Now, the community can help ease some of those concerns through several of GSC’s programs:

• Organize A Drive GSC welcomes donations collected for the following new goods: canned foods, gift cards, toiletries, paper goods and makeup/beauty products.

• Move-Out Packages Support a family, or single woman, graduating from the GSC program on their path to independent living by donating: comforters and bedding, blankets, pillows, towels, glasses, silverware, kitchen utensils, pots and pans, toasters, blenders, coffee pots, bathroom sets, trash cans, hampers and cleaning supplies.

• Gifts for Women in the Emergency Shelter Purchase gifts for the women living in GSC’s emergency shelter and those that receive services through the Drop-In Center and Outreach Programs.

• Adopt-A-Family Through GSC’s Adopt-a-Family/Adopt-a-Resident program, the community can provide GSC families and single women with clothing, toys and other gifts that they would otherwise be unable to afford.

For more information on how to donate, call 213235-1965 or email asandoval@gschomeless.org.

Live L.A. Give L.A. At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Children across America dream of new toys and gifts every Holiday season, and that’s no different for the young patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

CHLA is hoping to give its young patients – the average age of a CHLA patient is 7 – the greatest gift of all, the chance to grow up healthy.

Donations can be made through CHLA.org/GiveLA and will help provide hope and healing to thousands of families that truly need it this Holiday season.

Community gifts and donations not only help CHLA’s children receive the care they need, but allows CHLA to provide more than $232 million in community benefit annually to keep kids healthy and out of the hospital.

With 350 specialty programs and services just for kids, CHLA is on the cutting edge of helping children recover faster.

BEVERLY HILLS

PHILANTHROPY

THE WALLIS GIVES BACK

Finding His Voice BHHS grad comes alive in The Wallis’ songwriting program

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ristan McIntyre got direction for life from The

The Wallis Director of Education Mark Slavkin, Managing Director Rachel Fine, Education Committee members Carol Goldsmith, Paul Selwyn, Jacqueline Avant, Richard Rosenzweig, Artistic Director Paul Crewes and Vicki Reynolds. Other committee members include: Debbie Allen, Luanne Wells, MeraLee Goldman, Sharon Davis, Steve Cochran and Susan Strauss.

A Front Row Seat To Giving A

true gift to the community, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is not only a world-class entertainment destination, but an educational and community resource that houses GRoW@The Wallis, A Space for Arts Education, which was gifted by Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and family. No doubt, The Wallis is changing lives and now giving donors the chance to impact the future of the performing arts.

“The City had the foresight to buy the whole block, with a vision for Beverly Hills and beyond,” says Mark Slavkin, The Wallis’ director of education. “It’s not just a theatre, but a place to translate our values of serving the community into reality.”

The 2016/2017 season will bring more than 300 performances of more than 60 different programs of theater, dance, music and stellar artists to The Wallis’ stages and classrooms. “For those who love the performing arts, there is something for everyone at The Wallis” says Rachel Fine, manag-

ing director. “No one is doing the volume we do in different genres with such an ambitious program.”

Both Fine and Slavkin point out that donors “get a front-row seat to giving” to a new institution (the complex is in its fourth season) that is still growing.

“They can get in on the ground floor and help create opportunities that don’t exist and then see them thrive and lead to something positive,” says Slavkin.

“All we want to accomplish requires philanthropic support; giving is crucial.”

The center’s production of Spring Awakening, a co-production with Deaf Theater West went to Broadway, earning Tony nominations; and Debbie Allen’s (a Wallis board member) Freeze Frame, about gun violence, recently played The Kennedy Center.

“We can all be proud of the arts education programs at The Wallis that serve the students of Beverly Hills and our surrounding communities,” said major donor David Bohnett, chairman of the board for The Wallis. “Come join

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Tristan McIntyre

of classic and contemporary repertoire. With “people my age, this is for me,” says McIntyre.

“The Wallis has been a good influence.”

The troupe’s premiere show will be a “devised piece... we found connections in powerful stories from our lives and made them into a story,” says McIntyre.

After leaving a recent rehearsal, McIntyre said he thought to himself, “I could do this for three more hours. My involvement with The Wallis has reassured me that acting is what I want to do and set me on a career path.”

David Bohnett

us this season for one of our wonderful performances.”

The Wallis’ intimate theaters have won praise from virtually every artist who’s played there, like hometown choreographers Daniel Ezralow and Jacob Jonas, who makes his Wallis debut this season.

“We are lucky to have people who believe in our mission and are excited,” Fine says.

– Stories by Steve Simmons Editor’s Note: The Wallis is Beverly Hills’ own theatre and we should support it with pride and enthusiasm.

How To Be A Part Of The Wallis T

he array of student matinees, education and outreach opportunities offered through “GRoW” at The Wallis are made possible by gifts of all sizes from individuals, corporations, small businesses, and foundations, Opportunities for support include: • The Wallis Student Arts Reporters Program gives select students the chance to attend performances and learn the craft of criticism.

• Community Classes: Tiny Tots Move & Groove and Dancing Through Parkinson with Invertigo Dance Theatre and Dance Sundays — Free outdoor classes led by Debbie Allen.

• Master Classes have featured such artists as Suzanne Farrell, Judith Jamison, Patti LuPone and Arturo Sandoval.

• A partnership with the BHUSD brings students from all the public schools in Beverly Hills, and more to matinees.

• Workshops for educators on the arts and arts integration.

Wallis.

Always interested in songwriting, as a Beverly Hills High senior McIntyre took a “Songwriting for the Theater” class, one of many Courses for Young Artists at The Wallis.

“I loved it,” says McIntyre, “I learned that a song is useless unless it propels the story. You put a song in when words can’t express what it can.”

He wrote lyrics and the book for the 10-minute musical his team produced at the end of class; and then worked on a BHHS adaptation of Alice in Wonderland that became a musical.

Now, the 2016 BHHS graduate is a member of the new Wallis Youth Theater Company, directed by Madeleine Dahm.

Trying out was a last-minute decision. While seeking a job at the 24th Street Theater, the interviewer, also a friend of Slavkin, “insisted I apply.”

He just made the deadline, auditioned and was accepted in the group that will perform a mix

You Can Put On A Show, And More ... $100,000 level • The Sorting Room, a new 150-seat intimate space for live performance launching next month is seeking a $100,000 sponsor. $50,000 level • A donor can sponsor a full production, like Twelfth Night, a Theater for Young Audiences presentation; a major educational initiative, or an entire series such as Chamber Music or Piano @ The Wallis or Jazz @ The Wallis. $15,000 level • Sponsorships for individual performances, including Diane Schurr in the jazz series. $10,000 level • Young Artist Courses and Master Classes may be underwritten.

All donations receive major recognition.

Opportunities to name areas of the campus, including The Promenade Terrace, are still available. Information: www.thewallis.org/support, 310-246-3800

Pictured: Coby Bird (back center, in glasses) with other cast members of The Intimidation Game

Making Miracles

The Miracle Project changes lives through the arts

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or Coby Bird, 14, involvement with The Wallis has been transformative.

Bird is a member of The Miracle Project, for youth and young adults on the autism spectrum, using music and theater to “bring them out of their shells.”

Elaine Hall’s program was embraced by and partnered with The Wallis for its weekly classes.

When one member told the group about a bullying experience, all shared similar experiences and the result was the antibullying musical The Intimidation Game, performed at The Wallis.

When Broadway Dreams, an intensive week of singing, dancing and acting classes for aspiring youth returned to The Wallis, Slavkin spoke with program Founder-Director Annette Tan-

ner, and got Coby a fellowship.

He was the first student in the national program with autism.

“It was life changing,” said his mother Rachael Bird.

After Coby initially told his mother he couldn’t handle the choreography class, she learned from the teacher that “he was great.”

So great, in fact, that the faculty nominated him as one of three students to go on to the Broadway Dreams Showcase at Lincoln Center next week.

“This is all thanks to The Wallis,” says Bird. “For parents of children with autism, who are, always picked last to go to The Wallis and have the opportunity to be in real theater is amazing for us and to see changes in Coby just from June to now.”

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CUISINE

A TASTE OF THE WINTER

Thanksgiving, Organic Style

Winter With Wolfgang

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or a chef the stature of Wolfgang Puck, it can be difficult to pick a favorite season for food.

Puck, owner of both Spago and CUT in Beverly Hills, as well as several other restaurants around the world, says he has a soft spot for winter and holiday foods. The key to it all, says Puck, is being surrounded by loved ones and keeping it simple in the kitchen.

“For the holiday season, making delicious food doesn’t have to be complicated,” Puck tells Beverly Hills Style. “So keep it simple and focus on spending time with your family around the table and in the kitchen, preparing seasonal recipes that everyone can enjoy.”

Wolfgang Puck offered a couple of his favorite winter treats to Beverly Hills Style.

Forbidden Kiss 4 raspberries (muddled) 1 egg white 1 1/2oz. hendricks gin 3/4oz. fresh lemon juice 3/4oz. simple syrup 1/2oz. rose elixer 1/2oz. grenadine (roses) To create this Spago Beverly Hills favorite, combine all liquid ingredients and dry shake without ice to emulsify the egg white. Then, add ice and shake vigorously. Then, fine strain through a mesh strainer to prevent raspberry seeds from entering drink. Garnish with a rose petal wrapped raspberry. Suggested glassware: tall coupe.

Cavatappi Pasta Mac & Cheese

6 tbsp unsalted butter, plus more for greasing 6 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 bay leaf 4 cups milk 1 1/4 cups crème fraîche 1 1/2 tsp fleur de sel, plus more, to taste 3 3/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 3 3/4 cups shredded aged cheddar cheese 1 lb. cavatappi, cooked al dente, cooled in ice water & drained 3/4 cup fresh brioche bread crumbs Plus fresh-ground white pepper, to taste For information on Wolfgang Puck’s restaurants, visit http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants

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• Preheat oven to 375°F. • Butter a 3-to-4 quart square baking dish.

• Over medium heat, melt the 6 tablespoons butter in a 4-quart saucepan.

• Stir in flour and cook, stir until blended, about one minute.

• Add bay leaf and slowly whisk in the milk until smooth. Simmer, whisking occasionally, until the mixture is thickened, about 14-16 minutes.

• Remove bay leaf and discard.

• Whisk in the crème fraîche and the 1 1/2 tsp. fleur de sel and bring to a simmer.

• Remove from the heat and stir in 1 1/4 cups each of the mozzarella and cheddar.

• Season with fleur de sel and white pepper.

• In a large bowl, combine the pasta and cheese sauce and stir in 2 cups of the mozzarella.

• Transfer to the prepared baking dish.

• Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and cheddar and then with the bread crumbs.

• Bake until the bread crumbs are golden and the cheese is bubbly, about 30 minutes.

• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Recently-opened Coral Tree Cafe at 225 S. Beverly Dr. has quickly become a go-to spot for locals craving a healthy, organic meal made with fresh, sustainable ingredients.

Helmed by Executive Chef Joseph Gillard, Coral Tree Cafe offers a variety of healthy, quality foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with vegan and gluten-friendly options.

Gillard said that Thanksgiving dinner can be made healthy, with an organic feel, it just needs to be planned heavily in advance.

Gillard stressed home cooks should “combine equal amount of classics with new stuff, depending on what’s available at the farmer’s market.”

One of his favorite Thanksgiving meals is his Lemon Verbena brined turkey. Gillard shared the recipe below with Beverly Hills Style.

1 lb. Sea salt 2 cups Organic sugar 1 Parsley bunch 3 Fresh bay leaves 1 oz Fresh lemon verbena leaves (save stems to smoke legs) 2 Yellow onion, peeled and sliced 2 Garlic heads, cloves peeled and crushed 6 Meyer organic sliced lemons 2 gal. Filtered water 1 Diestel natural turkey, 20 pounds

• Pulse first five ingredients together in food processor with blade.

• Add all other ingredients except turkey to a large stockpot. Bring to a boil and turn off, cool to room temperature. Chill in refrigerator overnight.

• Remove neck and giblets. Wash turkey inside and out with cold water, pat turkey dry.

• Place turkey together with brine in a container large enough to hold both. Weigh down turkey with a heavy plate or two to fully submerge. Brine in refrigerator for 48 hours.

• Separate turkey from brine, then discard the brine. Pat turkey dry and return to refrigerator uncovered on a rack. Let turkey dry in refrigerator overnight uncovered.

• Roast turkey per your usual style.

Dig Into Chinese New Year With Delicious Dumplings On Jan. 21, Beverly Hills will collaborate with the Beijing Association for Culture Exchange to host a Chinese New Year celebration – “Happy Chinese New Year, Charming Beijing.”

Try this classic recipe at home to kickstart your own Chinese New Year celebration.

This Steamed Shrimp Dumplings with Bamboo Shoots recipe comes from The Peninsula Hong Kong, which was recently awarded a Michelin star.

Stuffing 500 gram prawn meat, finely minced 75 gm bamboo shoots, shredded 5 gm salt 3 gm chicken powder 20 gm sugar 90 gm vegetable oil Pastry 150 gm high-protein flour 15 gm oil 20 gm cornstarch 300 gm boiling water

Steamed Shrimp Dumplings

• Mix all ingredients for the stuffing and leave them refrigerated for 4 hours.

• Mix the flour and cornstarch with boiling water and then add a little bit of oil to smoothen the dough.

• Using 10 gm for each piece, flatten them into round circles (1 mm thick), put a little filling into each and pinch the folds at the top to make it look like a small purse.

• Place into steam baskets and steam for 5 minutes. Ready to serve.

BEVERLY HILLS

FASHION

For the holidays...GEARYS, GRATUS, MIKIMOTO

Gearys CEO Tom Blumenthal Talks Perfect Seasonal Entertaining

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Gearys CEO Tom Blumenthal

s the oldest business in Beverly Hills, it’s fair to say that Gearys Beverly Hills is unrivaled when it comes to offering the perfect gift selection. Next year the iconic destination for luxury home items, jewelry and watches will celebrate 87 years. That milestone is just another step along the way in continuing the legacy of superb tradition says Gearys CEO Tom Blumenthal.

With a dedicated staff–many have been part of the Gearys family for decades–the attention given to customers is exceptional. From acquiring an exquisite heirloom in Gearys antique jewelry collection to structuring that whimsical set of mismatched china, Gearys is unparalleled.

“There are very few stores that have been around as long as we have,” notes Blumenthal, whose grandparents first founded Gearys. “I think at some point everybody in Beverly Hills has shopped here, or their parents have, or their grandparents have. We have a lot of stories. It’s all about the stories.”

On tap for this season, Blumenthal says he anticipates people will want to simply enjoy life.

“The election is behind us, so let’s have fun, celebrate and enjoy the holidays,” he says. “Let’s entertain extravagantly and pull out the good silver and dust off all that old china and have a party.

Pour the Champagne. Get the glasses moving. That’s the way I’m looking at the holidays. It’s going to be about a lot of fun.”

To liven up your table, Blumenthal suggests simply buying new salad or dessert plates, or even getting a new set of linen to really enhance the look of the meal.

“Just do little things,” he advises. “Hosting at home is about the people you bring together.”

-Stories by Laura Coleman

From Velvet To Lace, Gratus Will Help Perfect Your Look

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f you are looking for your brand new style, search no further than Gratus Beverly Hills. One of the newest boutiques in the Golden Triangle, founder Meredith Kaplan started Gratus Beverly Hills as the solution to offering women a one-stop styling experience with a curated collection of both contemporary and designer women’s apparel.

“I’m just a person who loves fashion and style,” she explains. “I just thought L.A. was missing a place that really had a lot of personal service, where you can come in and build your wardrobe; a place where you feel like you’re walking into your best friend’s closet.”

The designers are all hand-selected by Meredith, whose unique fashion sensibility defies simple definition. She calls the curated looks, “classic, with an edge.”

To find unique apparel that virtually guarantees that no one will duplicate her customers’ looks, Meredith shops the globe from New York to Paris to Milan.

Of course with interesting outerwear and velvet trending this holiday season, some items will probably look fabulous on you and your best friend.

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Mikimoto Pearls Are A Classic Gift Choice

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ith 123 years of history, the Mikimoto name conjures classic elegance that is always in style.

As the originator of cultured pearls, the world-renowned jeweler known for pioneering the art and science of pearl culturing is indeed a safe bet when it comes to purchasing a holiday gift.

From simple pearl earrings to elaborate necklaces with rare gems from land and sea, Mikimoto is in a class of its own.

Hand selected from across the world, Mikimoto’s exceptional pearls dazzle in colors that range from cream, pink BOUQUET EARRINGS and grey to black, green and Akoya Cultured Pearl, blue–and all speak to the wearDiamonds, White Gold. er in magical whispers as brilliant as the ocean itself.

Locally, Mikimoto Beverly Hills at the Beverly Wilshire is a haven for the connoisseur in search of that rare pearl.

For 99 years, the Rose Queen at the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game has worn a crown designed by Mikimoto that features more than 600 cultured pearls and six carats of diamonds.

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FASHION

The new NEIMAN MARCUS BEVERLY HILLS

From Champagne To Chanel, Redone Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills Is All About The Experience

Decorated, embellished and adorned! A season of more is more defines Fall 2016.

-Ken Downing, Neiman Marcus, SVP and Fashion Director

Thanksgiving weekend marks the culmination of Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills’ three-year storewide redesign

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ince its inception in 1907, Neiman Marcus has cultivated a tradition of elegant fashion, unique merchandise and gracious customer service.

Of course, to stay at the top of the luxury goods market, reinvention is required.

To that end, Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills continues to differentiate itself by staying current. This Thanksgiving marks the completion of a multi-years long total renovation of the luxury retail space at 9700 Wilshire Blvd. which began in 2013.

“The remodel has been about far more than just the physical renovation,” explains Neiman Marcus VP Gretchen Pace. “The key for us is striking the correct balance between preserving our heritage and continuing to evolve. In an era when so many services are depersonalized, we are striving to add more hospitality to every aspect of the store.”

With Art Deco undertones, an expansive openness and energized lighting that pervades all five levels, the renovation practically shouts “potential fash-

ion moment” at every turn.

Ready to try on your next pair of Christian Louboutin shoes? With a Champagne bar adjacent to the shoe department, it’s hard not to enjoy slipping on a new pair of Jimmy Choos.

Famished from deciding between Gucci and Manolo Blahnik? The redone Mariposa restaurant on the Lower Level specializes in upscale contemporary cuisine with a healthful twist. As a de facto haven for movie industry executives in search of a discreet power lunch with a fresh rotating menu, Mariposa staff treats everyone like a star.

Indeed, the entire luxury retailer is geared to getting you to look, and feel, your best from head to toe.

From beauty, make-up and exclusive perfumes to designer sunglasses, freestanding Chanel and Goyard boutiques and the latest collections by the hottest designers, you’re practically guaranteed to effortlessly create new and treasured looks that range from glamorous to urban chic.

-Laura Coleman

THE LOOK Saint Laurent from head to toe

Where to find your style...

THE LOOK Brandon maxwell dress; Saint Laurent heels; Judith Lieber clutch BEVERLY HILLS

THE LOOK Saint Laurent cape, vest, belt and skirt; Valentino boots; Etro hat; Marc Jacobs blouse

THE LOOK Dries coat, scarf, top and handbag; Tom Ford sequin tunic and skirt; Saint Laurent boots

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ies, cakes, sugar cookies, egg nog, turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes.

Sound good?

Winter and the Holiday season that comes with it might be the most trying time of the year for someone focused on fitness.

Working out regularly and eating clean might be the plan, but it’s not easy when there’s so much temptation at every turn, whether it be gatherings with coworkers or family and friends.

Eating clean Ashley Furrow, Ph. D., a personal trainer at Beverly Hills’ Equinox, said the chief complaint she gets from clients is how to avoid delicious treats that show up at their office, especially during the Holidays.

“In order to stay on track, it is pivotal to set food boundaries for yourself,” Furrow said.

Furrow recommends grading food on a sliding scale of 1 to 3, with “1” being a pass and “3” being devour the treat.

It all depends on the emotional attachment one has with the treat, Furrow said.

“If a vendor or friend brings in treats for the entire office, it’s

easy to pass from an emotional standpoint because it wasn’t brought specifically with you in mind,” Furrow said. “However, if they bring in a treat they know you like, specifically with you in mind, you may be more inclined to try a few bites. You can eat a little of that without feeling too much guilt.”

Winter Workouts

Move, move, move Even though Furrow does the bulk of her personal training at Equinox Beverly Hills, she stresses that one doesn’t need to shell out big bucks for a gym membership if they want to get in shape.

Sure, a gym membership and professional tutelage from a trainer might speed up the process, but most successful workouts can be done from the Beverly Hills personal trainer Ashley Furrow uses the parallel bar at Santa Monica’s muscle beach. comfort of one’s own home.

“You do not have to go into a gym to do a workout – your Furrow recommends think- involved in the calisthenics com- your lifestyle or achieving one body is a machine,” Furrow said. ing outside one’s comfort zone munity at “muscle beach” in certain aesthetic,” Furrow said.

“All you need to do is move it.” and coming up with inventive Santa Monica. Muscle Beach’s “Being a healthier version of you Think outside the box ways to get in shape. calisthenics park includes multi- comes in all forms, sizes and Whether stepping into a For Furrow, who started her ple pull-up bars, parallel bars, shapes.” gym, working out from home, or fitness journey two years ago, ropes, push-up areas and more.

To learn more about even running around your thinking outside the box meant “Having a fit lifestyle does Furrow’s training methods, neighborhood, there’s only so experimenting with calisthenics. not mean giving up on things contact her at much you can do.

Furrow has become heavily you love, completely changing ashley.furrow@pt.equinox.com.

How To Get, And Stay, In Shape This Holiday Season

Squats obviously help to build your leg muscles, but they also create an anabolic environment, which promotes bodywide muscle building.

– Ashley Furrow

Dr. Ashley Furrow’s ‘10-100’ Home Workout You don’t need to break the bank on a costly gym membership, or even expensive home fitness equipment to get in good shape. Follow Dr. Ashley Furrow’s daily home workout plan below. Little to no equipment is needed – just your mind and body.

Before attempting these exercises, it is recommended to search YouTube for videos on how to properly perform each of the workouts, or consult a personal trainer at your local gym if you still have any questions. Most importantly, don’t try to do too much.

Start at 10 and work your way up, and stop when you’ve pushed yourself too far, then pick up where you left off the next day.

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Pumpkin Protein Bread The Holidays are full of food temptation. Try this tasty treat as a gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, muscle-building alternative from Dr. Ashley Furrow to those unhealthy winter sweets that are sure to come across your plate.

1 cup gluten-free flour 1/2 cup coconut flour 2 scoop vanilla protein powder 2 tbsp flax & chia seed 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp sea salt

4 eggs 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup raw honey 1/4 cup agave 2 ripe mashed bananas 1/3 cup melted coconut oil 1 15 oz. can of pumpkin 1 tsp vanilla extract

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-by-9 pan or loaf pan.

• Mix together dry ingredients and set them aside.

• Beat eggs, then mix in remaining wet ingredients.

• Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until everything is well-mixed.

• Pour mixture into pan. (Optional: top with chocolate chips, nuts, pumpkin seeds or goji Berries.)

• Bake for 65-to-75 minutes, until the top of the bread is golden brown. (Lasts 5-to-6 days; keep in container unrefrigerated.)

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ENTERTAINING ince it was founded in 2000, Gavin B. Keilly’s Beverly Hills-based GBK Productions has been at the forefront of luxury party planning and gifting for some of Hollywood’s biggest events, including the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, BET Awards, GLAAD Awards and many more. GBK Productions has ventured into the rising trend of lavish Super Bowl parties and recently produced the gifting lounge for DirecTV’s Celebrity Beach Bowl Super Bowl party. Super Bowl LI is Sunday, February 5, 2017 from NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Keilly sat down with Beverly Hills Style to discuss how to score big with your Super Sunday party.

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Beverly Hills Style: Have Super Bowl parties always been a big deal, or have they become more prominent as the NFL grew into such a TV ratings juggernaut in the last several years?

Gavin B. Keilly: They have always been big, but interestingly enough the demo has changed.

In the last five years, a lot more women seem to actually enjoy the game rather than just being there to socialize.

BHS: What’s the first thing to keep in mind when throwing a Super Bowl party?

GBK: Definitely seating is the most important thing. Make sure to get some giant pillows, go to IKEA and buy extra inexpensive folding chairs so everyone isn't crowded around a TV or squished on a couch.

BHS: Some would say nothing is more important at a Super Bowl party than the television. What do you recommend?

GBK: Rent or buy a projector so the game can be seen clearly from different rooms. It can also be great for outdoor screening, so maybe guests could actually play a game of football while watching.

BHS: Chips, dip and beer are

How To Score A Touchdown With Your Super Bowl Party

Use unique things on your table like peacock feathers, small footballs and helmets.

In addition to alcohol, have plenty of energy drinks, juices, soda and water. Sometimes hosts forget about the basics.

Gavin B. Keilly BHS: Parking can and four-time often be an issue in resiSuper Bowl dential neighborhoods, is it champion Joe OK to ask people to ride Montana share?

GBK: Yes, in fact on the invite, suggest everyone take UBER or Lyft to the party. We know plenty of drinking will take place over the four hours the game is on.

BHS: What should the party host do after the big game is over?

GBK: There will be upset guests because someshrimp, steak, guacamole, black one’s team lost, so the host has to find beans, sour cream, lettuce, a way to get everyone leaving on a chopped tomatoes, cheese, tortillas high. Use your TV or projector for and taco shells. People like to make karaoke, or a dancing video game like their own food.

Dance, Dance Revolution or Just Then, buy a bunch of little things Dance. It doesn’t matter the age, both from Trader Joe’s, like Pigs in a of those will bring smiles and laughs.

Blanket and Hot Wings. Always have For more information on GBK a couple of vegetarian items like que- Productions, visit http://www.gbkprosadillas, hummus, veggies and fruit. ductions.com/. pretty standard fare, but what can a host do to think outside the box with their big game food?

GBK: Create a buffet, maybe a mexican food display with chicken,

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• Simply draw up – or buy – a chart like the one pictured above with 100 squares inside, and 10 on both the X and Y axis of the chart.

• Partygoers can buy squares for a fixed price (most office pools run from $1 to $10 per square), and then the numbers 0-9 are randomly drawn and placed on the outside grey squares.

• At the end of each quarter, the square that corresponds with the score will win a set amount of the prize money. For example, in the chart above, let’s say the team on top is the Cowboys and the team on the left side is the Patriots. If the score is Cowboys 9, Patriots 0 - then the person whose square is on the very top left of the chart would win.

Create A Super Gift Bag The key to a great Super Bowl gift bag, Keilly says, is to pass it out before the game starts. Create something guests will refer to throughout the big game.

Small notebook and a high-quality pen • On the cover, note who’s throwing the party and the two teams playing. Inside, include an empty notes page, interesting trivia about the teams, a score card with rosters, a crossword puzzle and some football trivia.

Games • Print out a picture of a player and put a different one in each bag, whenever that player makes a big play or scores points, the person with his picture gets a prize. Prizes can be anything from gift cards to large boxes of candy.

Odds and ends • A protein bar is always a good idea for a little snack that guests can munch on in the midst of all the alcohol and fatty foods that will be on hand. Also include a little bottle of hand sanitizer, or maybe a mini bottle of alcohol.

Going deep • If there’s no budget restrictions, go for the big play. Think of gifts like bluetooth speakers, sporty/stylish sunglasses, player bobble heads or even football jerseys.

– Stories by Matt Lopez

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SUPER CUPCAKES—GBK Productions teamed up with Gourmet Cupcakes to create a football field-themed cupcake display. Keilly stresses the importance of using football-themed decor to make your Super Bowl party standout. “The one way to make your party different and special is in the display,” Keilly says.

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TRAVEL

JOURNEY INTO RELAXATION

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Escape To The Desert

Spa Montage Beverly Hills Offers A Tranquil Haven Within The City

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ucked away beside Beverly Canon Gardens within the Montage Beverly Hills lies a luxurious oasis fabricated to bring you to bliss. Inspired by the splendor of traditional Spanish Colonial Revival style architecture, Spa Montage Beverly Hills offers an array of wellness treatments designed to melt away tension, heal and energize.

“Spa Montage is truly the ideal urban retreat for The Mineral Wellness Pool inside Spa those in need of relaxation, rejuvenation and optimal Montage Beverly Hills was inspired by wellness,” says Todd Orlich, General Manager at the great Moroccan bath houses. Set inside a grand sunlight atrium with Montage Beverly Hills. handlaid mosaic tiled walls, over 60 natThe 20,000 square foot spa in the heart of the Golden ural minerals fill the co-ed pool.

Triangle offers every imaginable amenity. In addition to luxurious private facilities for men and women that include the sauna-steam room-jacuzzi trifecta, Spa Montage offers some of the most exclusive treatments available in the world. From stateof-the-art diamond facials to holistic wellness therapies, everything the Spa Montage does is designed to delight the most discerning client.

In need of a recharge? Try the “Elements of Wellness Signature Experience.” At 90 or 120 minutes, the tailor-made treatment is custom-designed by your Master Therapist to elevate your personal wellness by using a spectrum of spa therapies such as massage, aromatherapy, reflexology and water therapies. The Hydrotherapy Tub is a particularly blissful introduction to an experience that truly does help restore balance.

To augment your experience, consider spending the night at the 5-Star Montage Beverly Hills. With a rooftop pool, access to incredible food, and the uber-comfy beds, this luxury destination will surely help you maintain your newfound balance. Of course, you can always just linger in the Spa jacuzzi, staring up at the iridescent swirls reflecting on the ceiling.

For spa bookings and more information on the luxury hotel, call 310-860-7800.

From Stone Massages To Shamanic Healing Treatments, the Palm Desert Spas Are A Great Escape ay goodbye to stress at S The Spa at Desert Springs inside the JW Marriott Resort in Palm Springs.

The Desert Hot Stone Massage ($160) is the hot-ticket treatment to unwind. Call (760) 341-2211.

elax in the spa treatments at the Palm R Springs Yacht Club inside

the trendy Parker Palm Springs. Check out various Spa Packages, which offer three different sessions of body, facial, massage treatments depending on your preference. Visit www.theparkerpalmsprings.com/spa. scape the holiday stress at the Spa La E Quinta at La Quinta Resort.

Try the Brandied Pear Honey Drizzle, to exfoliate and rejuvenate from all the holiday jitters. Visit www.laquintaresort.com/spa-fitness.

nwind at The Well U Spa at Miramonte in Indian Wells. For an unforget-

table experience, try the Pinttura Fest, a painting party for couples using therapeutic mud, followed by a customized couples massage. Visit www.miramonteresort.com. elax your mind and body at Two Bunch R Palms Resort and Spa in Desert Hot Springs. Branch your horizons by trying Shamanic Healing ($150) with music and a real Shaman to guide you to inner peace. Visit www.twobunchpalms.com.

ejuvenate at Agua Serena Spa in Indian R Wells with the special Autumn Retreat Spa ($185), which includes a 50 minute massage, body polish, and a private outdoor rain shower.

Call 760-776-1234.

-Laura Coleman

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BEAUTY Magical Facials

PAMPER YOURSELF Hollywood. She counts a bevy of regular clients such as Mandy Moore, Kesha and Minka Kelly who rely on having the ability to flaunt flawless skin before the camera. And with a few simple tips, Francesca says everyone can achieve great skin.

“Be as proactive as you can about taking care of your skin,” she recommends. “Establish good skin

Looking natural is completely subjective. Everyone’s version is so different.

–Francesca Paige

Beverly Hills aesthetician Francesca Paige dishes on finding your inner radiance

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he first thing you notice about Francesca Paige is how she radiates warmth and kindness. The second, is just how incredibly youthful her skin looks.

Her understanding of skin is almost preternatural-a skill not lost on Francesca’s devoted clients who flock to her practices in Beverly Hills and

habits (professional skin treatment, home care routine) and use recommended skincare products; and adjust them as you evolve and seasons change. Use SPF everyday and stay hydrated. Don’t ever be thirsty.”

Above all, smile–it looks beautiful on everyone.

After just one session with Francesca, it’s easy to understand why the bulk of her clients become regulars. She is efficient and understanding as she makes extractions, massages the skin and applies an assemblage of topical treatments including enzymes, AHA

SKIN MAINTENANCE 101 Using organic ingredients, Francesca Paige Skincare products deliver clinical benefits using a daily system

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hen it comes to hair, master stylist Yuki Takei knows what it takes to look beautiful.

“Doing hair is like making art,” he explains. “I always first ask, ‘What’s going on in your life?’"

Born in Tokyo, Yuki dreamed of moving to Paris to be an artist–but his mother helped shepherd him to beauty.

At 24 Yuki moved to Los Angeles, fueled by dreams of Hollywood glamour portrayed in film–and he was not disappointed by the bevy of stylish clients who soon found his intuitive hands to be the salve to tame their hair.

When he opened Yuki on Burton Way in 1976, he quickly developed a fair amount of celebrity following write-ups in such publications as Town + Country, Women’s Wear Daily, Vogue and Harpers Baazar. By the time he opened Yuki on Sunset (which endured for 32 years), his salon was known as the place to be.

Celebrities flocked to the salon, but it was Lucille Ball and the quintet of close friends Nancy Reagan, Betsy Bloomingdale, Lee Annenberg, Elizabeth Wilson and Marion Jorgensen who really delighted him.

A chance meeting with Barbara Walters led to his becoming her personal stylist, travelling with her for years around the globe and being privy to the personalities that surrounded her. Later he did the same for Joan Rivers and Mrs. Norton Simon.

These days he works at Cristophe Beverly Hills, continuing to see clients he has known for over 40 years.

“They come every week and they tell me anything and I never repeat it,” he says.

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Treatments by Francesca Paige build on a detailed skin analysis that continues to deepen over repeated sessions. acids, micro current, hyaluronic acid and oxygen coupled with LED’s.

Three years ago Francesca developed a line of products that harness the best ingredients of everything she has used in her 25-year career in beauty.

“I feel the type of treatment I do allows women to address challenges about their skin, bodies and sometimes just life,” Francesca says. “We, my client and I, discuss what the plan is to make things better.”

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Jessica Vartoughian: First Lady Of Nails Knows The Power Of Hands

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hen Jessica Vartoughian moved to the United States at the age of 16–an Armenian girl who’d grown up in Romania–she never dreamed that one day she would become the manicurist to the President and First Lady.

“I wanted to be a psychologist or a teacher,” she recalled of that time four decades ago. “But I needed to bring in money.”

After attending beauty school, she started working at a salon where she did nails and quickly determined that the entire profession of nail care needed to be elevated to an elite status.

Fast forward to an introduction to Mrs. Nancy Reagan when Ronald Reagan was the governor of California and by the time the Reagans were in the White House, Jessica was taking the red eye to D.C. every two weeks to do both their nails. (Short, groomed and buffed for the president; short, groomed and polished with a light color for the first lady.)

“With your nails, you express who you are and what you do; what you love about yourself. People notice the nails,” Jessica says. “Nails give you power. When your nails are beautiful, you feel strong.”

When Jessica opened her first salon in 1969, on Canon in Beverly Hills with four operators, it was the only salon exclusively dedicated to nails.

Today, her flagship salon on Sunset Boulevard is a destination for men and women who demand the best in nail care. She has her own line of products for every type of nail, as well polishes in hundreds of colors with new shades continually coming online.

Call (310) 659-9292 to book your appointment at Jessica Nail –Jessica Vartoughian Clinic on Sunset Boulevard.

Nails give you power.

When your nails are beautiful, you feel strong.

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The Courier’s Shin Takei Reviews The 2016 Rolls Royce Dawn – The Ultimate Cruising Machine

By Shin Takei Autumn is the best time of the year for driving a convertible.

The strong sunshine of summer is slowly fading and a different scent permeates the clean, crisp air.

For some of us, the leaves turn color and beautiful fall scenery makes it that much more appealing.

What better convertible to cruise around in than a Rolls Royce Dawn?

All new this year, the Dawn is based on the same architecture as the Wraith, but if you look closely, many of the panels are not the same and the front is a totally new look with different bumpers and a lower grill.

The car looks sleek with the top up or down and has

height of the wheels.

With the top up and wide C-pillars, the Dawn looks like a custom car. Powered by a 6.6 liter twin turbo V8 engine that produces 563 horsepower at 5250 rpm with 605-pound-foot torque at 1600 rpm, the Dawn is no slouch for a 5200-pound vehicle.

The eight-speed ZF transmission is like the Wraith and its shift points are calculated by GPS connection anticipating the roads and curves coming ahead. All this translates to a 060 time of 4.8 seconds with a top speed of 155 miles per hour.

The engineers have designed a rigid structure to make sure the Dawn was free from any typical convertible shake.

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The interior of the Rolls Royce Dawn

beautiful proportions that make it a definitive Rolls Royce. The rear quarters are wider and the overall height is twice the

Dawn is about.

Unlike the sportier Wraith, the Dawn is an automotive statement that you cruise and

glide around in.

Open the carriage doors and a sumptuous interior adorned with the best leather and book matched wood veneers available, assembled by craftsmen who have been working at the factory several generations, tickle your senses.

Overall quality is impeccable throughout and the attention to detail is exempla- ROLLS ROYCE DAWN — “The car looks sleek with the top up or down and has ry. The back seat is beautiful proportions that make it a definitive Rolls Royce,” says Takei. deep, roomy and You don’t need the of the Dawn. Make no mistake, comfy and is a true four pasthis is a German engineered Starlight Headliner, an option senger convertible instead of a automobile built to the stan- on closed roof models because cramped 2+2. dards of British tradition and you can look above and see the The rear deck, reminiscent real thing. As Torsten Muellercraftsmanship. of a barchetta is bespoke to the It may be smooth as butter, Oetvoes, Chief Executive choice of the owner as is the but it has a very stable ride and Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor rest of the car. Particular attenquoted: it doesn’t float or waddle, so Cars tion has been paid to the conyou’re not tossed around in the “Like Eleanor Thornton, vertible top which maintains cabin. It’s a serene ride so you thought by many to be the the same silence as the fixed can hear the fallen leaves inspiration behind the Spirit of roof Wraith up to 35 mph. The rustling on the pavement as Ecstasy, the Rolls-Royce Dawn mechanism of the top is so you glide by smoothly and qui- will itself prove to be the muse smooth the engineers have that leads its owner to believe etly. coined it Silent Ballet and it At freeway speeds, the that at the start of the day, anylowers in just 22 seconds. The Dawn is rock solid and there thing is possible.”

French-weave top contributes Shin Takei, the Courier’s are no dramas. The 16 speaker to the silence as it aids in aeroBespoke Audio has been engi- Automotive Editor at Large, has dynamic efficiency. The Spirit neered to give the best sound been a car enthusiast since he of Ecstasy rotary controller is experience with the top up or was born in Tokyo. He has your access to the 10.3 inch down. At home in Beverly reviewed luxury and sports cars screen and multi-function navHills, Monte Carlo, St. Tropez, for several publications and is igation system which is a vast Lake Como or anywhere else, an Executive Committee memimprovement over previous the Dawn is an automobile you ber of the Checkered Flag 200, systems. want to show off and be seen a support group for the newly So how does it drive? in. It commands a presence renovated Petersen Automotive Gliding is a more appropriate Museum. like no other. word when describing the ride

2016 Greystone Mansion Party To Preserve “The Party to Preserve” at Greystone Mansion Sunday was a celebration of the City’s rich tradition of philanthropy to preserve the historic treasures of Beverly Hills.

Featuring fine food, art and live music, the event included a cocktail hour with a full bar by Pharmacie Events Co. and appetizers

by Il Pastaio and Wally’s Beverly Hills and a guided tasting of aged Heirloom Dark Chocolate Paired with Cognac by To’ak.

A five-course dinner featured wine pairings with The Belvedere, THE Blvd, FIG, Georgie and Mariposa.

Live music throughout the evening included a performance by The Temptations’ lead singer Louis Price and his Allstar Band.

The evening was complemented by an exhibit of fine art available for purchase by Mark Acetelli, Elisabeth Caren, Alexander Eulert, David Jang, Mauro Oliveira, Petra Roes-Nickel, Ron Piller, Aaron Thomas Roth and Ryan T Schmidt.

All proceeds will benefit the restoration and maintenance of Greystone Mansion.

– Victoria Talbot

Jim Krasne, Vice Mayor Nancy Krasne and Recreation & Parks Vice Chair Susan Gersh

Laurie Gray, Steven Gordon, Judy Briskin and Bernard Briskin

Marvin Lotz, Linda Lotz, Henry Gluck, Arline Gluck, Shelley Cooper and Marty Cooper

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OUTLOOK B E V E R LY H I L L S Wilson Bethel, Dana Delany, Zoe Perry and Susan Sullivan star in L.A. Theatre Works readings of Richard Greenberg’s The Assembled Parties tonight through Sunday.

Nov. 20 at the James Bridges Theater on the UCLA campus.

JoBeth Williams directs Greenberg’s story, combining humor and insight, about the changing world of a well-to-do Manhattan family as it moves to the new world of the 21st century.

Recorded for L.A. Theatre Works’ weekly public radio show broadcast, performances, without sets or costumes, and the actors with script in hand, will be at 8 p.m. tonight, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 and 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20.

For tickets and more information, visit www.LATW.org.

• • • • • The 2016 Estate Sale benefiting the Lange Foundation’s efforts to rescue and rehabilitate homeless animals in L.A will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, through Dec. 21 in a “pop-up”store at 2384 Westwood Blvd., north of Pico.

For sale will be clothes, shoes and accessories from such designers as Prada, YSL, Valentino and Louis Vuitton, plus housewares, furniture and more.

For more information, visit http://langefoundation.org/.

• • • • • Karen Zacarias’ acclaimed play, Mariela In The Desert, is having its L.A. premiere through Dec. 11 at Casa 0101 Theater, 2102 E. First St. in Boyle Heights.

The co-production of Casa 0101 and Angel City Theater Ensemble, is directed by Robert Beltran.

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Set in the northern Mexican desert in 1950, Mariela In The Desert explores themes of love, sacrifice and redemption in a deadly mystery; a layered yet profoundly h o n e s t story of what happens to a f a m i l y when creativity is forced to dry and Robert Beltran w i t h e r away. Performances will by 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday (no performances Thanksgiving weekend).

For tickets, starting at $25, visit www.casa0101.org.

• • • • • Jacaranda, an ensemble known for presenting new and rarely heard classical music will present “Knell and Abrahames,” at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19 at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 220 Second St. Mezzo Soprano Peabody Southwell and violinist Vijay Gupta will team for the U.S. premiere of Pasadena composer Knell’s Canciones de Agua.

Also on the program will be Hans Abrahamsen’s Schnee (Snow) for two pianos, string trio, wind trio, and percussion conducted by Jacaranda Music Director Mark Alan Hilt.

For tickets and information, visit jacarandamusic.org.

• • • • • Steve Budd presents his award-winning solo show, What They Said About Love at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19 at Studio C, 6448 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles.

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Allie is 2-yr-old Havanese stray rescued

by Kim Sills founder of Shelter Hope Shop. This girl is a little shy but you can love her back to confidence by adopting her. Call 805-379-3538 or visit us at ShelterHopePetShop.org

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These cuties are available at Wags and Walks, a WLA rescue. To adopt, volunteer, donate or for information, please visit www.WagsAndWalks.org

Saban Welcomes Anka, Sedaka Iconic entertainers Paul Anka and Neil Sedaka have set upcoming dates for The Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd.

World-renown singer/songwriter/actor Paul Anka will appear Saturday and Saturday, Dec. 10 and 11 in “An Evening of Hits & Holiday Favorites.”

First famous in the late ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s with hit songs like Diana, Lonely Boy, Put Your Head On My Shoulder, and (You’re) Having My Baby, Anka also wrote the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and one Paul Anka of Tom Jones’ biggest hits, She’s A Lady, as well as the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra’s signature My Way. He’s also worked with such artists as Peter Cetera, Celine Dion, Kenny G, Patti LaBelle, and the late Michael Jackson having written Jackson’s posthumous No. 1 worldwide hit, This Is It. Sedaka brings hits like Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Calendar Girl, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Laughter In The Rain, Bad Blood, and more to The Neil Sedaka Saban stage, Saturday, Jan. 14.

One of the first teen pop sensations of the ‘50s, a songwriter for himself and other artists in the ‘60s, a superstar in the ‘70s, Sedaka remains a force in writing and performing.

Tickets for both shows range from $68-$125.

Doors open at 6 p.m. for both 8 p.m. shows.

For more information, visit www.sabantheatre.org.

Fringe Festival’s Best of the Fringe 2016 Award, the play is the love child of more than 75 hours of interviews of nearly three-dozen couples and twodozen singles. Budd recreates 12 characters , including a New Age couple who met before they met, and a pair of Metal Heads who thought it would be a hoot to get married on 6-6-6 Tickets, at $15, are available at www.beyondencores.com.

• • • • • French singer and actor Francis Lalanne and pianist Caroline Gaudfrin will be featured in D’un commun accord (from A Common Agreement) a tribute concert to French singers, at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3 at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles, 10361 W. Pico Blvd., L.A. In the show, the duo pay hommage to French singers Ferré, Brel, Brassens, Gainsbourg and Bécaud, They also debate the songs views on love, tenderness, sadness and joy Tickets for the 75-minute show are $35 for adults, $25 students and available by calling 310-286-0553. For more information, visit http://www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com.

• • • • • Grinchmas returns to Universal Studios Hollywood, weekends, Dec. 3-4 and 10-11 and daily, Dec. 16-Jan. 1, 2017.

Holiday fun will include a

60-foot twisted “Grinchmas” tree and a stage by it for seasonal musical performances by Martha May Who-vier and the Who Dolls and more.

The Studio Tour will feature a scenes and songs from Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, performed on the film’s original sets.

For tickets, visit www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com.

•• • • • Le Salon De Musiques will celebrate Czeck composers in its “Bohemian Journey,” at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec 4 on the fifth floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Violinist Erik Arvinder, cellist Robert Demaine and pianist Adam Neiman will perform Antonin Dvorak’s Piano Trio n.4 in E minor “DUMKY and Waldesruhe for Cello & Piano Op. 68 n.5: Josef Suk’s Elegy Op 23 for Violin, Cello & Piano and Bedrich Smetana’s Piano Trio in G minor Op 15.

Tickets, $85 and $45 for students, include a champagne high tea buffet.

For information, visit www.LeSalondeMusiques.com.

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Beverly Hills High Boys Cross Country Team Qualifies For CIF Southern Section Finals

By Matt Lopez Jonathan Cohen set a school record last weekend at the CIF Southern Section Prelims, taking eighth place in 15 minutes, 24.2 seconds and leading the Beverly Hills High Varsity boys to a trip to the CIFSS Finals.

Cohen’s stellar showing at the 3-mile course at Riverside City College helped push BHHS to its first CIF finals trip as a team since 2012.

Cohen’s 15:24.2 finish broke his own school record on the course, set the previous year at 15:35.2.

Jason Cohen took 16th place in 15:35.3, with Shimon Dubner taking 28th in 15:46.8.

Dalton Han-Pham finished in 79th place in 16:51.2.

Ocean View won BHHS’ heat. The Normans took eighth place behind Ocean View, Cathedral, St. John Bosco, Brea

Olinda, Rubidoux, South Pasadena and Esperanza.

Basketball It’s tip-off time for the Beverly Hills High girls and boys basketball teams.

The boys team begins its season next week on Nov. 21 against Bernstein in the West Valley Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic.

The Normans boast a good mix of youth and senior leadership, with about half the roster being seniors, led by the returning Ron Artest III. The Normans will play Santa Clara on Nov. 22 and Calabasas on Nov. 23, also as part of the West Valley Thanksgiving Tip-Off. The BHHS girls, meanwhile, begin on Nov. 22 against St. Bernard of Playa del Ray in a 6 p.m. tip in the Culver City Tip-Off Classic.

Pictured: Jonathan Cohen competing in last weekend’s CIF prelims.

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Adult Hoops Signups Start Dec. 5

By Matt Lopez Registration for Beverly Hills adult basketball leagues begins Dec. 5 and continues throughout that week.

Beginning Monday, Dec. 5 at midnight, Beverly Hills residents and Beverly Hills business teams can begin registering.

The next day, returning non-resident teams can begin, while new resident and nonresident teams can register Dec. 7-8.

An all-team manager’s meeting is set for Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Roxbury Park Community Center at 471 S. Roxbury Dr. For more information on how to form a team and register, visit www.beverlyhills.org/ bhregonline.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? — The Los Angeles Rams officially broke ground Thursday morning on their new $2.6 billion Inglewood stadium on the site of the old Hollywood Park racetrack. The stadium, with an estimated capacity of about 80,000, is expected to include 275 luxury suites, more than 16,000 premium seats and have nearly 3 million square feet of usable space. The stadium is expected to open in 2019 and the Rams will play home games at the Coliseum until then.

Pictured: Rams cheerleaders with Rampage, the Rams’ mascot, at the construction site. Photo via @RamsNFL on Twitter.

Widow Of Jackie Robinson To Be Honored By Baseball Scouts At The Beverly Hilton

By Matt Lopez Rachel Robinson, widow of the late Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball’s color barrier, will be honored by the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation on Jan. 14, 2017 at The Beverly Hilton.

Rachel will receive The Pioneer Award, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Jackie becoming the first black player in Major League Baseball when he started for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

Rachel Robinson was born

in Los Angeles and attended UCLA, where she met Jackie.

The two married in 1946, one year before Jackie was signed

by Branch Rickey of the Dodgers. Jackie Robinson went on to a Hall of Fame career with the Dodgers, and his jersey number “42” has been retired throughout Major League Baseball.

Rachel founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation in 1973, the year after his death. The foundation provides scholarships, career services and leadership development to college

students across the country, having already doled out more than $70 million. Construction is set to begin on the national Jackie Robinson Museum.

Last year’s event honored Joe Torre, Maury Wills, Andre Dawson, Terry Collins, Bill White, Roland Hemond, Larry King and the creator of the foundation, Dennis Gilbert in a star-studded event.

Tickets and sponsorship packages are available by calling 818-224-3906.

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includes the discussion item “Public Employee Appointment -Title: Superintendent.”

Kessler, who first joined the district as a teacher and a coach in 1976, is also a BHUSD graduate.

“Steve epitomized the craft of teaching. He recognized greatness and always tried to

BEVERLY HILLS SELFIE FOR THE PEOPLE — Nominees for the People’s Choice Awards were announced this week at The Paley Center in Beverly Hills.

Pictured, from left: Piper Perabo, Wilmer Valderrama, Jordana Brewster, Jamie Chung, Boris Kodjoe, Ken Jong, Molly Shannon.

Comedian/actor Kevin Hart scored a leading five individual nominations, while superhero film Captain America: Civil War collected a total of seven nods and Grey's Anatomy topped the television categories with five.

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foster that in himself and others,” said boardmember Noah Margo. “To watch ‘Coach’ interact with former students is enough to make anyone want to be a teacher.”

Kessler’s expected announcement takes places just before the Dec. 6 Board of Education reorganization meeting.

Golden Palm Nominations Accepted Through Nov. 22 JPA

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leagues that show up to use fields in Beverly Hills on a regular basis without obtaining the required valid permits. The teams do not generally represent residents of the City; many are from outlying areas.

Incidents of falsified permits and “doctored” permits have occurred.

Unlike a casual get-together for a game of touch football among neighbors, teams of soccer players in matching jerseys that clearly identify two opposing teams occupy the fields and refuse to relinquish them to youth sports. Volunteer coaches, said Hunt Coffey, have increasingly been involved in verbal altercations in front of the children. Police have been called on several occasions.

The BHUSD did make an effort to provide security, with one guard stationed at the high school and another rotating through all of the K-8 schools.

Incidents continued to happen when guards were not present.

Hunt Coffey explained that the new fields at Horace Mann and Beverly Vista are especially attractive to unauthorized players, who climb fences to access the K-8 schools.

Adult use of the K-8 fields is prohibited because they are not designed to accommodate the increased weights and because they are located in residential neighborhoods. One resident reported a ball kicked through the window of their home by the unauthorized adult leagues; balls often land in the streets.

At the high school, one group regularly must be evicted from play, said Hunt Coffey.

Unauthorized teams also arrive just prior to youth sports, after the gates are unlocked in preparation for their arrival, and then

routinely refuse to relinquish to the organized youth sports. The unauthorized users “have become more aggressive and less willing to relinquish the fields to the rightful permit holders,” said Hunt Coffey.

Volunteer coaches have been complaining to the City and the school district.

These clashes come when field space is in limited because of the removal of an upper field at Beverly Hills High School and the fields at El Rodeo, which are not in use during construction.

The City’s solution is to spend the money to continue to use the Ambassador services and to have a presence to deter unauthorized users that will continue until a more permanent solution can be undertaken when the JPA comes online.

“I’m hoping to clarify roles and responsibilities when we negotiate the JPA,” said Hunt Coffey.

In the two weeks that the Ambassadors have been enforcing rules, there have been 23 unauthorized groups on the fields that have been asked to leave.

On Oct. 18, the City Council authorized the use of the Ambassadors, and initiated the use on Nov. 1. To continue the enforcement activities, however, the council had to authorize the expense through the end of the fiscal year.

This expenditure will allow one ambassador at Beverly Hills High School 5-9 p.m. MondayThursday; one ambassador on Saturday 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., three ambassadors on Saturdays 7:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. and two ambassadors on Sundays 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. where they are needed according to scheduling of games and practices for youth programs.

By Victoria Talbot The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its 2016 Golden Palm Awards, which acknowledge local business excellence.

Winners are announced at the Awards Gala and then enjoy a unique opportunity to let customers know they have

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dog kenneling, ignoring the 5-0 recommendation of the Planning Commission for a Zone Text Amendment and 4-1 for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and the widespread support from the community.

The community wrote 86 letters in support of the proposed boarding facility.

The councilmembers’ comments reflected a planning perspective that is historic to the City, favoring the luxury retailers that attract tourists and visitors, and excluding businesses that serve the community, such as Pussy and Pooch, in the business triangle.

The prevailing view may have swung that pendulum of success too far away from serving the community, sending potential customers outside the City for goods and services.

Reims sat on the Planning Commission several years ago, and Gold has never served on the Planning Commission. Both demonstrated a vision that alienates local consumers by failing to address the resident’s needs.

Ultimately, if there was ever a match to be made for Beverly Hills luxury retailers in the Pet Care industry, Pussy and Pooch is the most logical one.

Pussy and Pooch has been providing high-quality pet care at its facility at 9388 S. Santa Monica Boulevard for three years, including “Social Club,” a kind of hybrid socialization and doggie day care, grooming, twice-monthly dental care, vaccinations and wellness exams and dog training with a high-end line of luxury pet care products, including designer clothing, accessories, prepared foods and a raw food bar for dogs.

The operation includes a ventilation system with odor reduction technology, UVC lighting to kill bacteria, allergies and viruses; “potty” stations with anti-bacterial drainage systems and hospital-grade anti-bacterial flooring.

Their trainers address behavior problems for the most elite households, often patrons who must travel regularly and really need a highly-skilled pet boarding and training facility that caters to their special

received this prestigious award.

The Chamber is accepting nominations for this year’s awards until the end of day Nov. 22 for the following categories: Innovation, Community Support and Above & Beyond – on the Chamber’s website at www.beverlyhillschamber.com.

Once nominated, the

Nominating Committee will select four finalists in each category. Following the public vote, the Chamber will announce the winners in each category. The Awards will be given at the Best of Beverly Hills Golden Palm Awards Gala in spring 2017.

demands. Hence, the demand for their unique set of services.

Cities nationwide are looking at ways to accommodate the growth in pet ownership and adoption, often reversing ageold animal prohibitions, and in that, Beverly Hills is not unique.

Pet boarding, “is an important addition to the community,” said Bosse. “More people came out in support of the dog park.

We are a community that really cares about their animals.”

Indeed, across the country, dogs are increasingly considered important and pampered of the family.

Gaudio and his team of trainers, handlers and retail specialists have also been very active in the business community, sponsoring events for the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce such as Small Business Saturday, and regularly hosting pet parties to benefit animal rescue organizations throughout the area.

Gaudio has spent $40,000 on fees and traffic studies, and double that on legal fees. The process has taken more than twice as long as he originally anticipated. Because it was a “first,” City planners were careful to look at all the angles.

Twelve letters opposed the facility, citing parking, loading, animal waste and odors that could affect the businesses to the south. The narrow alley way behind the building hosts several restaurants, salons and businesses, with a loading zone that experiences intense usage for all the businesses’ deliveries.

Opposition from the neighbors immediately to the south included several comments about the lack of parking and the overuse of the loading zone.

In the CUP meetings with the Planning Commission, the neighbor’s concerns were meticulously addressed. Dozens of conditions were imposed that would prevent animal waste violations, accommodate neighbors’ parking and loading needs and for the maintenance of the highest quality standards that the City of Beverly Hills has come to expect from retailers.

“Beverly Hills residents want the option to board their pets overnight within our City limits,” said Planning

Commission Vice Chair Lori Greene Gordon. “It was the challenge of the Planning Commission to craft an amendment to the Municipal Code that would enable this.”

No one expressing opposition was at the meeting Tuesday.

Pussy and Pooch has responded with valet parking service Tuesday – Saturday, and a drop-off/pick-up service at the rear of the store for their Social Club customers. Customers call ahead and staff is waiting when they arrive to drop off or pick up.

With boarding, there will also be a shuttle service, further reducing the need for parking as client pets stay overnight.

The City Council further conditioned that there could be only one such facility in the business triangle at any time, and that dogs should be walked to the east of the facility away from restaurants and businesses.

The facility has been walking dogs in the area since opening, though Gold and Reims had not done their homework and were unaware of the services already offered.

Bosse and Krasne would not give up. Krasne, acting as mayor, vowed not to end the meeting until the ordinance passed.

Sensing a changing tide and the pent-up demand for resident-facing businesses, especially in the burgeoning area of pet care, they prevailed.

“I think the Planning Commission got it right,” said Bosse. “We want to keep businesses here, instead of sending [residents] outside of our City.”

“I am delighted that such an outstanding member of our businesses community will be the first overnight boarding facility in our City, and I am pleased that the City Council was able to work through any concerns that they had to allow this to happen,” said Greene Gordon.

The CUP will come before the City for review in one year to assess effectiveness and make changes.

“It is incredible to have such overwhelming support from the community, and specifically, City Council,” said Gaudio. The facility is expected to be in operation early next year.

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STAR STUDDED EVENING–An incredible array of celebrities turned out for the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s “Hollywood’s Night Under the Stars.” Above (from left): host George Clooney and his wife Amal welcome Michael Douglas; right photos: Kevin Spacey entertains with some musical numbers; actress Jane Lynch and singing legend Johnny Mathis. Photos by Getty Images

George Clooney hosted MPTF’s (Motion Picture & Television Fund) “Hollywood’s Night Under The Stars,” an evening of musical performances and special presentations celebrating its 95th year of helping those who entertain us.

George opened the show with a warm welcome to the audience, teasing, “the good thing is, I’m not singing tonight. I’m hosting.” Michael Douglas then came on stage to deliver a heartfelt dedication to his father, Kirk, who was watching in the audience.

After sharing stories from throughout Kirk’s lifelong career, Michael was joined by the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to his dad, who turns 100 this December. Kirk gave a few remarks, even admitting that he’d always hoped his son would be a “doctor or a lawyer. But seeing him tonight, he’s a pretty good actor.”

The show was filled with musical highlights including a medley of Les Miserables classics headlined by Hugh Jackman, Helen Reddy (an MPTF resident herself) singing You And Me Against The World, Johnny Mathis signing his hit Misty, and a show stopping performance of Listen from Loretta Devine that brought the audience to its feet. TV and Broadway star Norm Lewis gave a powerful performance of Music Of The Night, and Kevin Spacey delighted the crowd with performances of both Can I Steal A Little Love? and Mr. Bojangles, complete with a top hat and some smooth dance moves.

The evening also featured some more sentimental moments, including personal stories from the MPTF residents delivered by Jeremy Renner and Matt Bomer. Bryan Cranston and Chris Pine shared the stage to recount their familial connections to the MPTF campus – Cranston’s mother and Pine’s grandmother were both residents who benefited from the services of the facility and support and compassion of its caretakers.

The night concluded with a performance of Somewhere by Johnny Mathis and Norm Lewis supported by a full choir.

The event also marked the launch of MPTF’s “All In” program, which was introduced by long-term supporter and volunteer Yvette Nicole Brown. The campaign will help to share MPTF’s message across all members of the entertainment industry, and connect with the next generation who will carry on the organization’s mission.

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Event chair Jim Gianopulos reminded the audience of the ongoing work being done and the constant need for support. “Those of us who have worked and thrived in our industry owe a special duty to give back to our comrades in need,” he stated. “As you’ve heard, this residential and health care facility is only a small part of what the fund does, providing in home care, financial assistance, and many other needs for over 100,000 members of our community. The future is exciting but the needs are great.”

The event was chaired by Ann and Jim Gianopulos and directed by Richard Jay-Alexander. Jay Landers produced, and Emmy-winner William Ross served as musical director, conducting a 17-piece orchestra.

Kate Flannery, Derek Hough, Jane Lynch and Sheryl Lee Ralph also appeared at the event, which took place at the MPTF Wasserman Campus in Woodland Hills. It was presented by AARP Foundation, American Express, Delta Air Lines, and Target, with in-kind support from Casamigos, Heineken, Monsieur Marcel, Red Truck and Sprinkles.

It’s time to get the yards of red carpet steam-cleaned and freshen up the backdrops, the first announcement of A-List celebrities who will be part of the 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, which runs Jan. 2–16, at the Palm Springs Convention Center has just been released.

Unlike the other entertainment-based awards where the awardees are not known until announced the evening of the event, the Palm Springs Festival, throughout the months of November and December, pre-announce its whole star-studded line-up. And, this year, as in previous ones, the phrase “star-studded” is not overused.

Multiple Oscar and SAG awardee Tom Hanks will be presented with the festival’s prestigious “Icon Award” for his riveting performance as airline pilot Capt. Cesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger and the events surrounding the “miracle on the Hudson.”

The film Sully (director Clint Eastwood) takes the viewer back to Jan. 15, 2009 when Sullenberger glided his disabled plane on to the icy waters of New York’s Hudson River, saving all 155 people aboard. Yet, even as he was being hailed as a hero by the press and public for his skill an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

Actor/producer/director, Hanks won back-

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to-back Oscars and Golden Globes for his starring roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.

Past recipients of the Icon Award include Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall and Meryl Streep.

The second awardee announced is Casey Affleck, who receives the “Desert Palm Achievement Award” for Manchester By The Sea. He portrays a Boston janitor living a lonely, isolated existence, who is haunted by his past when he returns to his hometown to take care of his teenage nephew.

Past actor recipients of the Desert Palm Achievement Award include Jeff Bridges, Bradley Cooper, Johnny Depp, Daniel DayLewis, Colin Firth, Matthew McConaughey, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt and Eddie Redmayne.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 345 FOOTHILL ROAD BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90210 REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS AND PREQUALIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTS: BEVERLY GARDENS RESTORATION PROJECTS Notice is hereby given that the City of Beverly Hills (“CITY”) has determined that all bidders for the restoration of the Beverly Gardens (“Projects”) must be prequalified prior to submitting a bid on that Project. This prequalification is valid for a year and for more than one project. It is mandatory that all Contractors who intend to submit a bid, fully complete the prequalification questionnaire, provide all materials requested herein, and be approved by the CITY to be on the final qualified Bidders list.

No bid will be accepted from a Contractor that has failed to comply with these requirements. If two or more business entities submit a bid as part of a Joint Venture, or expect to submit a bid as part of a Joint Venture, each entity within the Joint Venture must be separately qualified to bid. The last date to submit a fully completed questionnaire is 2:00 PM Thursday, December 1, 2016. Contractors are encouraged to submit prequalification packages as soon as possible, so that they may be notified of omissions of information to be remedied or of their prequalification status in advance of the prequalification deadline for this Project.

ty for a hearing consistent with the hearing procedures described below for appealing a prequalification rating.

While it is the intent of the prequalification questionnaire and documents required therewith to assist the CITY in determining bidder responsibility prior to bid and to aid the CITY in selecting the lowest responsible bidder, neither the fact of prequalification, nor any prequalification rating, will preclude the CITY from a post-bid consideration and determination of whether a bidder has the quality, fitness, capacity and experience to satisfactorily perform the proposed work, and has demonstrated the requisite trustworthiness.

The prequalification packages should be submitted under seal to the Office of the City Clerk, City of Beverly Hills, 455 North Rexford Drive, Room 290, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The following should be clearly marked on the outside of the package “CONFIDENTIAL PREQUALIFICATION STATEMENT FOR THE BEVERLY GARDENS RESTORATION PROJECTS” APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT Assembly Bill 574 provides that “The questionnaires and financial statements shall not be public records and shall not be open to public inspection; however, records of the names of contractors applying for prequalification status shall be public records subject to disclosure” under the Public Records Act. (Section 20101[a]).

Each questionnaire must be signed under penalty of perjury in the manner designated at the end of the form, by an individual who has the legal authority to bind the Contractor on whose behalf that person is signing. If any information provided by a Contractor becomes inaccurate, the Contractor must immediately notify the CITY and provide updated accurate information in writing, under penalty of perjury.

Answers to questions contained in the attached questionnaire are required. The CITY will use these documents as the basis of rating Contractors with respect to whether each Contractor is qualified to bid on the Project, and reserves the right to check other sources available. The CITY’s decision will be based on objective evaluation criteria.

The CITY reserves the right to waive minor The CITY reserves the irregularities and omisright to adjust, increase, sions in the information limit, suspend or rescind contained in the prethe prequalification rat- qualification application ing based on subse- submitted, and to make quently learned informa- all final determinations. tion. Contractors whose The CITY may also rating changes suffi- determine at any time ciently to disqualify that the prequalification them will be notified, process will be susand given an opportuni- pended for the Project

and the Project will be advised of the basis for specified in section bid without prequalifica- the City’s pre-qualifica- 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to tion. tion determination. do business in this Contractors may submit The hearing shall be state). At: In the main prequalification pack- conducted by a panel dining room of the Masonic ages during regular consisting of three Pomona working hours on any members of the City Temple, located at 395 day that the offices of staff (the “Appeals South Thomas Street, the CITY are open. Panel”). The Appeals Pomona, CA, all right, title and interest conContractors who submit Panel shall consider any veyed to and now held a complete prequalifica- evidence presented by by it under said Deed of tion package will be the Contractor, whether Trust in the property sitnotified of their qualifica- or not the evidence is uated in said County, tion status no later than presented in compliance California describing the ten business days after with formal rules of evi- land therein: LOT 58 OF submission of the infor- dence. The Contractor TRACT NO. 23753, IN mation. will be given the oppor- THE CITY OF LOS tunity to present evi- ANGELES, COUNTY The CITY may refuse to dence, information and OF LOS ANGELES, grant prequalification arguments as to why the STATE OF CALIFORwhere the requested Contractor believes it NIA, AS PER MAP information and materi- should be pre-qualified. RECORDED IN BOOK als are not provided by Within one day after the 630 PAGES 57 TO 63 the due date indicated conclusion of the hear- INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, above. There is no ing, the Appeals Panel IN THE OFFICE OF COUNTY appeal from a refusal for will render a written THE RECORDER OF SAID an incomplete or late determination as to COUNTY. EXCEPT ALL application, but re-appli- whether the Contractor OIL, GAS, AND OTHER cation for a later project is pre-qualified. It is the HYDROCARBON SUBis permitted. Neither the intention of the CITY STANCES AND MINERclosing time for submit- that the date for the sub- ALS IN AND UNDER A ting prequalification mission and opening of DEPTH OF 500 FEET packages for this bids will not be delayed BELOW THE SURProject will be changed or postponed to allow for FACE OF SAID LAND in order to accommo- completion of an appeal WITHOUT ANY RIGHT OF ENTRY UPON THE date supplementation of process.

SURFACE OF SAID incomplete submisLAND, AS CONVEYED sions, or late submis- CONTACT PERSON sions, unless requested For procedural ques- TO JEROME SNYDER by the CITY in its sole tions please contact AND DUBILL INVESTdiscretion.

Lucy Quiralte, Contract MENT COMPANY NO. Administrative Assistant, 3, AS TENANTS IN In addition to a contrac- lquiralte@beverlyhills.org COMMON BY DEED RECORDED SEPTEMtor’s failure to be preBER 16, 1958 IN BOOK –––––– qualified pursuant to the OF D-217, PAGE 635, scoring system set forth NOTICE OFFICIAL RECORDS. in the prequalification TRUSTEE’S SALE Title The property heretofore Order No.: 8657986 package, a contractor described is being sold may be found not pre- Trustee Sale No.: 81554 "as is". The street Loan No.: G00015094 qualified for either omis5561-007-010 address and other comsion of or falsification of, APN: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT mon designation, if any, any requested informaUNDER A DEED OF of the real property tion.

TRUST DATED described above is pur4/13/2015.

UNLESS ported to be: 9211 Where a timely and YOU TAKE ACTION TO NIGHTINGALE DRIVE completed application PROTECT YOUR (West Hollywood AREA) results in a rating below PROPERTY, IT MAY BE LOS ANGELES CA that necessary to pre- SOLD AT A PUBLIC 90069. The undersigned qualify, an appeal can SALE. IF YOU NEED Trustee disclaims any be made by the unsuc- AN EXPLANATION OF liability for any incorrectcessful Contractor. An THE NATURE OF THE ness of the street appeal is begun by the P R O C E E D I N G S address and other common designation, if any, Contractor delivering AGAINST YOU, YOU shown herein. Said sale notice to the CITY of its SHOULD CONTACT A will be made, but withOn appeal of the decision LAWYER. out covenant or warranwith respect to its pre- 11/28/2016 at 1:00 PM, ty, expressed or implied, CALIFORNIA TD SPEqualification rating, no regarding title, posseslater than two business CIALISTS as the duly appointed Trustee under days following notification that it is not pre- and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on qualified. The notice of 4/30/2015 as Instrument appeal shall include an No. 20150494722 in address where the book N/A, page N/A of Contractor wishes to official records in the receive notice of the Office of the Recorder of appeal hearing. Without Los Angeles County, a timely appeal, the California, executed by: Contractor waives any DOHENY NIGHTINand all rights to chal- GALE, LLC, A CALIlenge the decision of the FORNIA LIMITED LIACITY, whether

by BILITY COMPANY, as administrative process, Trustor GENESIS CAPjudicial process or any ITAL MASTER FUND III, other legal process or LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY proceeding.

COMPANY, as Beneficiary WILL SELL If the Contractor gives AT PUBLIC AUCTION the required notice of TO THE HIGHEST BIDappeal, a hearing shall DER FOR CASH be conducted no earlier (payable at time of sale than five business days in lawful money of the after the CITY’s receipt United States, by cash, of the notice of appeal a cashier's check drawn and not later than five by a state or national business days prior to bank, a check drawn by the date of the Notice a state or federal credit Inviting Bids for this union, or a check drawn Project. Prior to the by a state or federal hearing, the Contractor savings and loan assoshall, in writing, be ciation, savings association, or savings bank

sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $4,965,625.87 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation.

Date: 10/26/2016 California TD Specialists, as Trustee 8190 East Kaiser Blvd., Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 Phone: 714-2832180 For Trustee Sale Information log on to: w w w . u s a foreclosure.com CALL: (714) 277-4845. PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT California TD Specialists is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

“NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid on a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auc-

tioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of the outstanding lien that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-277-4845, or visit this internet Web site w w w . u s a foreclosure.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 81554.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.” FEI # 1077.00556 11/04/2016, 11/11/2016, 11/18/2016

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PUBLIC NOTICES T.S. No.: 2016-01562-CA A.P.N.:5530-009-004 Property Address: 7536 7536 1/2, 7538 & 7540 Lexington Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LU’U Y: KÈM THEO DÂY LÀ BÀN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LU’O’C VÈ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIÈU NÀY IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/18/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Alfred Bonadies AN UNMARRIED MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Recorded 06/29/2004 as Instrument No. 04 1650482 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale: 11/09/2016 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $ 605,737.35 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 7536 7536 1/2, 7538 & 7540 Lexington Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046 A.P.N.: 5530-009-004

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $ 605,737.35.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property.

Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit

this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/ MortgageServices/Default Management/TrusteeServi ces.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2016-01562-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServi ces/DefaultManagement/Tr usteeServices.aspx For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (866) 2403530 ____________________ Trustee Sale Assistant Date: September 27, 2016 WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY I N F O R M A T I O N OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016267287 The following is/are doing business as: WDC III 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #169, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Wes Carroll 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #169, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Wes Carroll, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 01, 2016; Published: November 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016262890 The following is/are doing business as: CANON HILLS CLOSINGS A NON INDEPENDENT ESCROW 439 N Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Forward Beverly Hills, Inc. 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: David J. Bailey, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 27, 2016; Published: November 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016262889 The following is/are doing business as: MS PROPERTY PARTNERS 439 N. Canon Dr. Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Dafna Milstein 439 N. Canon Dr. Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Gregg Silver 439 N. Canon Dr. Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Dafna Milstein, Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 27, 2016; Published: November 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016262888 The following is/are doing business as: WWW.LENNYLERMANHOMES.COM 450 S. Maple Dr. #502, Beverly Hills, CA 90212;

Lenny Lerman 450 S. Maple #502, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Lenny Lerman, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 27, 2016; Published: November 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016262897 The following is/are doing business as: 1) 90210 HOME 2) JUST OFF WILSHIRE 3) JUST OFF SUNSET 439 N. Canon Dr. Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Chrystine Hang 439 N. Canon Dr. Penthouse, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed October 18, 2016: Chrystine Hang, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 27, 2016; Published: November 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016262898 The following is/are doing business as: 1) FLIGHT BROKER LLC 2) ACTION ACTING 4250 Coldwater Canyon Ave. #302, Studio City, CA 91604; Flight Broker LLC 4250 Coldwater Canyon Ave. #302, Studio City, CA 91604; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Gian Franco Tordi, Owner/Manager: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 27, 2016; Published: November 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016262899 The following is/are doing business as: JOHN SCHELSKE REAL ESTATE 1844 Thayer Ave. #302, Los Angeles, CA 90025; John Richard Schelske 1844 Thayer Ave. #302, Los Angeles, CA 90025; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: John Richard Schelske, Individual/ Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 27, 2016; Published: November 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016262900 The following is/are doing business as: DENISE ROSNER HOMES 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Denise Rosner 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Denise Rosner, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 27, 2016; Published: November 04, 11, 18, 25, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016273323 The following is/are doing business as: 1) REALTY MD 2) MEGANS REALTY MD 213 N. Doheny, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Donna Castaneda 21731 Tahoe Lane, Lake Forest, CA 92630; Megan Zucaro 213 N. Doheny, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Donna Castaneda, Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 08, 2016; Published:

November 11, 18, 25, December 02, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016273754 The following is/are doing business as: SCHUSTER-ZINGHEIM AND ASSOCIATES 1541 Bel Air Road, Los Angeles, CA 90077-3021; Patricia K. Zingheim 1541 Bel Air Road, Los Angeles, CA 90077-3021; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Patricia K. Zingheim, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 09, 2016; Published: November 18, 25, December 02, 09, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016273755 The following is/are doing business as: 1) DAVID LEISEROWITZ 007 REAL ESTATE AGENT 2) DAL 007 REAL ESTATE AGENT 439 N. Canon Dr. #300 Beverly Hills, CA 90210; David Leiserowitz 439 N. Canon Dr. #300, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: David Leiserowitz, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 09, 2016; Published: November 18, 25, December 02, 09, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016273756 The following is/are doing business as: LE PETIT HERITAGE 9400 S. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Wine Societe LLC 9400 S. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Jordane Andrieu, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 09, 2016; Published: November 18, 25, December 02, 09, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016273757 The following is/are doing business as: RED STRING REAL ESTATE 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Michael Kafaei 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Rebecca Kafaei 439 N. Canon Dr. 3rd Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; The business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Michael Kafaei, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 09, 2016; Published: November 18, 25, December 02, 09, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016273758 The following is/are doing business as: EVE’S STONES 1655 Stearns Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90035; Fanny Samuel 1655 Stearns Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90035; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has NOT begun to transact business under the name(s) listed: Fanny Samuel, Owner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 09, 2016; Published: November 18, 25, December 02, 09, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016273759 The following is/are doing business as: BEVERLY HILLS LACROSSE CLUB 401 Carroll Canal, Venice, CA 90291; Gary Greenbaum 401 Carroll

Canal Venice, CA 90291; The business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 03, 2016: Gary Greenbaum, President: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 09, 2016; Published: November 18, 25, December 02, 09, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016277607 The following is/are doing business as: LA PAELLA 476 S. San Vicente, Los Angeles, CA 90048; 2008 Wendy Way, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; Paella Corner, LLC 2008 Wendy Way, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266; The business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed November 2016: Damaris Radut, Managing Member:

Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: November 15, 2016; Published: November 18, 25, December 02, 09, 2016 LACC N/C –––––– FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2016266230 The following is/are doing business as: LIZZIE ROUX 325 N. Maple Dr. #15495, Beverly Hills, CA 90209; Beverly Cashen 325 N. Maple Dr. #15495, Beverly Hills, CA 90209; Sasha Spalding 325 N. Maple Dr. #15495, Beverly Hills, CA 90209; The business is conducted by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, registrant(s) has begun to transact business under the name(s) listed May 2009: Beverly Cashen, Partner: Statement is filed with the County of Los Angeles: October 31, 2016; Published: November 11, 18, 25, December 02, 2016 LACC N/C

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NOTICE— Fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, et seq., Business and Professions Code).

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Eric Vandendriessche, French CEO C and Founder of UP® will guide you through this safe AQU Q A STAND A and amazing Training Program inspired by the stand up paddle boarding. Burn up to 650 6 calories ! private swimming Book your 1st FREE session in your y pool or on the ground and starrt tto change your body.

Spo Spok okken

Singer/Musician/Teacher.

BM-Northwestern Univ. School of Music

MARLA 323/377-1790 marlajones.com

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Computer Consultant

ARE YOU OWED SUPPORT? TOP “A/V” RATED CENTURY CITY LAW FIRM CAN HELP YOU. Specializing In: Divorce & Collection of Support & Complex Personal Injury Cases (auto accident, etc.).

No Recovery, No Fee! Free Consultation.

LAW OFFICES OF • BRADFORD L. TREUSCH • 310/557-2599 “A/V” R ATED FOR O VER 30 Y EARS . www.Treusch .net RATED BY

S U P E R L AW Y E R S Bradford L. Treusch SuperLawyers.com

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————— Dental Hygiene Services at Your Door

Lifetime Smiles brings smiles to you at the comfort of your home.

Dental cleanings, denture care, dry mouth therapy,

Clinical Psychologist Dr. Debbie Eshtiaghpour, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 600 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Psy 28604 Please Call

310-486-2161

—————–––– PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Child Sitter (kids 3 yrs. & up), Food Preparation, Shopping & Errands, Transportation, • Antique Clock Repair Companionship,Pet Care, • House Calls Available Clothes Mended, • Complete Watch Repair Nutritional Guidance, Light Housework.

Specializing in grandfather Native English Speaker. clocks, mantle clocks, wall Available Mon, Weds, clocks, cuckoo clocks Thurs & Weekends, as Arranged.

Mark Nichols Text or Call Felicia

& Watch Repair

————— SEEKING HOUSESITTING POSITION

Responsible, Mature Female w/ References.

Good with pets.

For Homebound, elderly,

•••••••

Found on Sunday Morning, 11/06.

A Guinea Pig

Nichols’ Clock

818.207-8915

persons w/ disabilities, care facility residents, etc.

Lost/Found

Professional Services

ncwrepair@yahoo.com www.aquastandup.com

Beverly Hills Concierge Psychotherapy

KUNDALINI YOGA & Meditation Instructor Available for one-on-one private or group classes.

Tutoring by a teacher with many years of experience at the Lycee Francais of Los Angeles and The BH Lingual Institute

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Professional Services

310/560-6509

55

JOBS WANTED

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER

Available Going out of town Monday-Friday for the holidays, work I am honest, reliable, or vacation? trustworthy, caring Call: 424/284-3045 and patient.

Keep your home Fluent English with & pets safe!

Excellent References.

—————–––– Call: 213/909-7820 —————

EUROPEAN FEMALE Is Looking for a Free Consultation: Upscale Full Service Mobile Grooming Salon Caregiving Position Call: 310/986-5560

oral hygiene info+referrals.

Found at Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church,

corner of Rodeo Dr. & Santa Monica.

Please Call to Claim Him/Her: 310/271-5194

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES call: 310-278-1322

I have 16 years experience

Email:

with Alzheimers, Dementia,

lifetimesmilescare@gmail.com

• COMPUTER • Repair & Training • Home or Office • Installation • Setup • Software Training • Virus & Spyware Removal • Website Design CALL E. STURM:

310/678-2173

Companionship and CPR

(licensed by DHCC)

—————

certified. I am very friendly, Raechel Henrickson trustworthy, compassionate, Owner/Stylist 20+ Years Experience. caring, responsible, patient

424/400-1731 www.

CouturePawz.com bhcourier .com 20% Off First Visit!

and knowledgeable.

Call Zsuzsanna at 310/261-8632

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90

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JOBS WANTED

ELDERLY CARE

I am looking for Live-in position COMPANION / NURSE

I have years of experience in Beverly Hills. Honest, reliable, trustworthy, caring, patient and with great local references.

Call 213/909-7820

————— COMPANION / CAREGIVER

Full or Part Time 30 Years Experience Own car, cooking: nutritional meals, personal care.

Great references.

• ELDERCARE • IN-HOME SPECIALIST

• Caregivers ————— • CNA • CHHA C OMPAN I O N

SUZAN

323/394-4146

—————

323/822-6273 References Available.

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ELDERLY CARE

NOW HIRING IN YOUR AREA CROSSING GUARDS

C A R E GI V ER S N E E D ED

270

CONDOMINIUMS FOR SALE

License 00957281

all listings are on CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR LUXURY PROPERTIES *BEL AIR *WESTWOOD *CENTURY CITY

• Companions • Live-In / Live-Out

Housekeeper / Nanny

Needed!

M-F ($800 - $1000/week) Send resume to

310.859.0440 www.exehomecare.com

BBB A+ Rated

Blessing Hands Home Care

24-Hours • 7 Days/Week 4/8/12+ Hr. Shifts Avail.

We will beet your needs, no matter how speicalized or simple.

Excellent References.

Call For A Free Estimate!

818/746-3904 24-Hrs: 805/558-3517 Owned/Operated by R.N.

ARE YOU A SENIOR AND NEED ASSISTANCE? We can help YOU!

Referral Agency

HOMECARE ATTENDANT SPECIALIST COMPETITIVE & VERY REASONABLE RATES! Live In / Live Out 24/7 CNA / HHA Hospice Hospitals Companion

Rare South Tower Corner with 270 Degree Unobstructed City and Ocean Views.

2 Jumbo Balconies Granite Counters Stainless Steel Appliances

Available For Rent 1 Double Stylist Station in private room and 1 Single Station.

Great Rates, Great Parking and Friendly.

who are financially established For

Excellent Business Development Opportunity Good personality. Good return on Backend.

Not a sales position.

No investment.

Serious Inquiries Only:

626/872-0298 Just like the Red Bull model.

————— To Advertise Your

Real Estate Listings Call: 310-278-1322

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OFFICE / STORES FOR LEASE

MEDICAL OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 150 N. ROBERTSON BOULEVARD

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS PENTHOUSE $950,000

Totally Updated 2 Separate Bedroom Suites Jumbo Balcony Hardwood Floors Lease Back Available CENTURY PARK EAST $479,000 TO $869,000

CENTURY TOWERS $1,095,000 TO $2,995,000

PARK PLACE $2,500,000 TO $2,600,000

LE PARC

Email: amehealthpro@ gmail.com JEWISH OWNED AAA RATED

CENTURY HILL

$1,085,000 TO $2,390,000

ONE CENTURY

$3,250,000 TO $26,500,000

CENTURY WOODS

90

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Call Lisa 24hrs.

323/877-8121 • 323/806-9498

God Bless All Veterans!!

M AMA’ S H OME C ARE 323/655-2622

SEEKING 2 EXECUTIVES w/ Financial Background

Licensed/Insured/Bonded

IrishEddieMurphy.com

M a m a ’s c a r e g i v e r s a r e loving, caring, trained & b o n d e d . L i v e i n o r o u t .

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $1,050,000 PENTHOUSE

$879,000 TO $1,079,000

We provide experienced Cargivers, CNA’s & HHA’s

W E U N D E R S TA N D . . .

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIE

818/395-8308 818/300-9146

for seniors needing companions to drive them to doctors, prepare meals, light housekeeping, etc...

We offer responsible and nurturing care. Our staff is thoroughly screened and we care. Live In/Out.

NEED HELP?

BEVERLY HILLS SALON

Please call 310/246-1270

American Healthcare Providers

CENTURY PARK EAST

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Rachel@hiresociety.com

For more info: 2 1 2 / 2 0 3 -9 0 9 5

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KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

At least 5 years in home experience. Speak fluent -------------------------English and can also speak IMMEDIATE Farsi, Russian, Hebrew, OPENINGS! -------------------------- Armenian or Polish. Must School Days Only. have car and available for No Nights, live-in positions.

Weekends, Holidays.

Call 323/655-2622 800/540-9290 Mon.-Fri. • 10am-5pm DO NOT APPLY Live-In IF NOT EXPERIENCED.

————— Experienced • Compassionate • Fully Screened WELL ESTABLISHED

Live-In Caring Experienced Affordable Experienced Caregiver’s/CNA’s CAREGIVER To The Elderly Honest, Hard Worker, with Healing Qualities.

Very Pleasant To Be Around.

Fluent English.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

—————––––

Please call Jola at 323/656-1805

Responsible, Friendly, Caring young woman with car.

DRIVE you to Dr. apps Shopping, Restaurants, Concerts, Theaters Etc...

Housesitting also avail.

In emergency case help is available around the corner.

90

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Comedy Club GRAND OPENING 11/11/16

Hiring For All Positions .

Call Lucky @

508/365-9320 Ladies Night Every Night !!

$1,495,000

1982 & 2677 square feet Available Class A medical building 2 minutes from Cedar Sinai.

Call 310-657-6464 ext. 2

BEL AIR CREST $6,950,000

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center, PlayLand, Restaurant, Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns.

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 440

CLASSIFIED

BEVERLY HILLS

405

440

WANTED TO RENT

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

Wanted to Rent

KELEMEN REAL ESTATE (310) 966-0900

Retired Physician’s Assistant, Ex City Fireman Paramedic

SEEKS • ASAP

License 00957281

all listings are on

CenturyCityLiving.com

NOW AVAILABLE GATED 5 STAR

LUXURY PROPERTIES Room, Studio, F URNISHED & U NFURNISHED Efficiancy Unit *BEL AIR *WESTWOOD or Shared Home. *CENTURY CITY Last residence 25-yrs.

Please Call Joe: CENTURY PARK EAST

310/871-3220

NEED SOME EXTRA $$?

2 BEDROOM /2 BATHS

Have available space in your driveway Near South Beverly Dr.?

Local business of 30 years needs employee parking and willing to pay $100 / Month Contact: info@cgk.cc if interested

415

$2,950/MONTH

Private entrance, all CENTURY PARK EAST $2,650 to $4,500/mo.

PARK PLACE $4,000 to $5,495/mo.

Close to all. $1,200/Mo. CENTURY TOWERS Call 310/854-9500

$5,750 to $8,900/mo.

CENTURY HILL

435

GUESTHOUSE FOR RENT

$5,850 to $6,200/mo.

LE PARC ONE CENTURY

Windsor Square English Garden. Private Entry, Total Remodel, New Kitchen, Bath w/ Spa Tub, Hardwood & Tile Floors, Central Air & Heat, Washer/Dryer.

All Utilities Paid Attic Storage. $2850 month Call Peter

323/939-2446

818/981-6772

—————

BEL AIR CREST $18,000/mo.

Some Complexes include Heated Pools, Sundeck, Tennis, Doorman, Houseman, Staff Engineers, Switchboard, Security Staff, Switchboard, Saunas, Business Center, Pet PlayLand, Restaurant, Acres of Flower Gardens and Grassy Lawns.

For Lease See our Ad Sec. 270

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120 1 20 S. S. ORLANDO ORL ANDO AVE. AV A VE. 90048 90048 BRAND NEW LUXURY APARTMENTS FOR RENT

440

310/557-0101

—————––––

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

Pico/Beverly Area

2 BEDROOMS starting at $3795 3 BEDROOMS starting at $4250

Rexford – 1 block S of Pico

3 Bedroom 2 Bath $4,000/Month

Available for immediate move in. Open house ever y day from 11am to 5pm, call before heading over.

Huge Remodeled Luxury Apartment Hardwood floors, new www.rentwiseman.com • 310-473-3000 kitchen, new stainless steel appliances, dishwasher, 3 ovens & 5 burner stove, central • BORDERL IN E • Breathtaking Views OLYMPIC/ROBERTSON BEVERLY H IL L S A/C, giant walk-in Bright/Airy • B.H. Adj. Very Quiet First Floor closets, private NEWLY REMODELED balcony, garage BRIGHT & SPACIOUS 2 BD. 2 BA. CONDO Upper 2+2 • $2,875 parking included.

Mini balcony+lrg living rm 2 BDRMS, 2 BATHS Call 415/271-5161 Panoramic views, balcony

————— —————–––– Beverly Hills Adj Townhouse For Lease 9512 Alcott Street Professionally Newly Remodeled

By World Renowned Designer.

2-Bdrm. - 2.5-Bath

W/ 70"Smart TV, Living rm, Fireplace + Office/Den. Over 1,500 sq/ft.

All New Appliances, Washer & Dryer in Unit, Huge Furnished Entertaining Patio w/ BBQ / Gazebo. Huge 2 Car Garage +Storage.

Lease $4,800/Month

By Appointment 760/861-3709 http://lmdgi.com/ alcott-house.html

$7,800/mo.

$17,900 to $19,000/mo.

GUESTHOUSE FOR LEASE

Re-done 2100 SQ. FT. Upper floor unit, new 3 BDRM., 3 BATH appliances, hardwood floors, central air, Formal Dining. Off Street fireplace, parking.

Parking. Near Saks + Barneys $4,250/Month $10,000/MO.

$3,350/MONTH

Renovated. High Floor Jumbo Balcony. Quiet Location Bamboo Floors. Quartz Counters. New Appliances.

Crystal Stall Shower

BEVERLY HILLS On Oakhurst Dr.

washer/dryer & parking.

Townhouse For Lease Incredible Immaculate

1 BEDROOM /1 BATH

Ocean and City Views. Large walk-in Closet. Huge Bedroom 4 closets. Separate Stall Shower. Valet Parking Heater and Air Conditioning Included. Quiet Location

cable, wifi, utilities,

ON RODEO DR. BEVERLY HILLS Lrg. 3 Bd.+11/2 Ba.

$4,350/MONTH

1 BEDROOM /1 BATH PENTHOUSE

amenities included;

BEVERLY HILLS

Totally Renovated. High Floor Corner. 2 Jumbo Balconies 270 degree unobstructed Views.. Hardwood floors Quiet Location

RENTALS TO SHARE

PRIVATE ROOM & BATH FOR RENT

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

$5,500/MONTH

407

440

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2 BED+DEN+2 BATHS High Floor. Unobstructed Views Extra Large Corner. 2 Jumbo Balconies. Updated Kitchen Wood Floors. Quiet Location

Garage/Storage For Rent/Wanted

440

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—————––––

BEVERLY HILLS APT 3 Bdrm. + 3 Bath • Great Condition •

Bright Southwest Exposure. Every room has French Doors to Small Covered Balcony.

Top Floor with High Ceilings. Beverly Hills

School District. $4,395/Month LaPeerApt@aol.com

BEVERLY HILLS ADJ.

LUXURIOUS 2 BEDROOM, 3 BATH PENTHOUSE Includes Large Loft Bonus Room, and Rooftop Deck.

Large closets, balconies, all amenities in kitchen with granite counters and all appliances. Berber carpet/harwood foors and verticle blinds. Fireplace, wet bar, washer/ dryer included in laundry area.

Secured building with garden courtyard. Choice location Near Beverly Center, Cedars- Sinai, Restaurants, Trader Joes, Etc. No Pets.

on each room. New kitchen w/stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, pool, gym, spa, tennis court in secured building & parking. Close to Cedar Sinai / Beverly Center.

$3,695/MO. Call 310/433-4806

Rooftop Garden Panoramic B.H. Views

Private entrance.

Full laminate/tile entry.

Spacious, pool, sauna, gated, elevator, central air, prkg., marble lobby.

—————

1259 S. Camden Dr.

BEVERLY HILLS CITY 435 S. Maple Dr.

—————

Lrg. 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. Bright, 2nd. flr, freshly painted, new carpet, great hardwood-like flrs., central air, gated intercom entry, 2-car garage, water included. No pets. $3,050/Month COMPASS GOLD PROP. Marty: 310/293-2205

————— PRIME LOCATION IN BEVERLY HILLS SPACIOUS UNIT 1 BD, 1 BA - $2,950

* * * * * * * * *

310/849-3858

Apartment For Rent

$2,180MO. + Security $1,500

New carpet in living room, laundry facility.

Includes parking in secured building.

For more info call

310/266-5178

BEVERLY HILLS 2 BDRM, 2 BATH BEVERLY HILLS

9520 W. Olympic Blvd.

Olympic Blvd. $2,600/Month Near Roxbury Park No Pets 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • $2,000 Completely Remodeled

Upper rear unit, wood

New Bath/Granite-Kit/

floors, stove,

Dwash/Stove/Carpet

dishwasher, a/c unit,

Central Air Conditioning

mini-blinds, parking.

Security-Gate/Parking

No Dogs.

Beautifully Restored.

Two Tandem Parking

Call 310/721-3769 CHARMING 6-UNIT BLDG.

—————

818/594-1160

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Hardwood floors, central BEVERLY HILLS $3,600/MO. Air, Granite counters, 2 Bdrm.+2 Bath • • • P R I M E • • • Shown By Appointment. appliances, laudry $2,495/Month BEVERLY HILLS 8544 BURTON WAY hook-up, plantation LIGHT & BRIGHT Call 310/273-6770 shutters and parking. JUST REDUCED 2 Blks from Rodeo Dr New kitchen w/ granite 1 BEDROOM or 213/444-8865 148 S. REEVES DR. counter tops, stainless Upper unit with hardwood Call 213/321-9085 steel refrigerator, stove, floors, includes appliances.

Secured building. dishwasher. New marble Permit Parking Only. bathrooms, new carpet, All Utilities Paid. bright 2nd story parking, Courier Classifieds at $1,900/MO. laundry, outside www.bhcourier.com Call 310/409-5020 storage. Pet OK.

————— —————

310-278-1322

310/275-5304

or 310/729-1400

A PA RT M E N T / C O N D O R E N TA L S

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BEVERLY HILLS

In The HEART of BEV. HILLS TRIANGLE

443 S. Oakhurst Dr.

170 N. Crescent Dr.

B R I G H T & S PA C I O U S B E V E R LY H I L L S LIVING.

* * * * * * * Newly Remodeled Luxury Penthouse 3 Bdrm.+3 Bath

Balcony, dishwasher, skylight, elevator, intercom entry, on-site laundry, parking.

P LEASE C ALL :

310/435-3693 Beverly Hills School District

—————–––– BEVERLY HILLS

221 S. Doheny Dr. • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. Spacious, hardwood flrs., huge closets, built-in a/c, dishwasher, pool, elevator, controlled access, laundry facilities. No pets.

424/343-0015 Great Location!

————— * BEVERLY HILLS * School District 8725 Clifton Way Newly Remodeled Large & Spacious

2 Bd.+Den+21/2 Ba.

Spacious,street views lrg kitch w/ island, new appl., washer/dryer.

* * * * * * * Large & Bright.

Pool, a/c, balcony, stove, dishwasher, laundry rm., prkg., intercom entry, elevator.

CLOSE TO SHOPS & R E S TA U R A N T S C A N O N / B E V E R LY / RODEO DR.

•• • • French doors in bdrm. • open to large balcony • overlooking pool •

• 310/276-1528 •

* * * * *

10933 Rochester Ave.

—————––––

—————–––– 439 S. LE DOUX

LE DOUX / BURTON WAY

LARGE 2 BDRM, 2 BA.

• SINGLE * * * * *

—————––––

Call 310/498-1090

————— • WESTWOOD • 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath

Newly Remodeled ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Great Views Jr. Executive Grand Opening Great views, controlled Spacious a/c, fireplace, BRENTWOOD ’s access, balcony, pool, controlled access, Most Spectacular elevator, lrg. pool, laundry fac., prkg. prkg, on-sight laundry.

Apartments • Free WiFi Access • H IKING IN R UNYON 120 Granville Ave. C ANYON , H OLLYWOOD 310/473-5061 * * * * * * * * B OWL /N IGHTLIFE .

• 2 B d . + 2 1/ 2 B a .

• 3 B d . + 2 1/ 2 B a .

• 4 B d . + 3 1/ 2 B a .

323/467-8172

—————

————— W I L S H I R E

with Bamboo, Stainless CORRIDOR MID-WILSHIRE Steel Appliances, Washer 340 S. St. Andrews Pl. 10530-10540 • • • • • and Dryer in unit, Pool, Large units, walk-in closet, Wilshire Bl. custom kitchen, built-in Spacious 2 Parking, A/C units. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞

By appointment only

Call 310/425-9070

• GORGEOUS UNITS •

• 310/246-0290 • C L O S E TO S HOPS & D INING

—————––––

Beverly Hills Adj.

310/312-9871 Shopping & Dining in Brentwood Village

DEN / DINING ROOM + 2.5 BATHS

washer/dryer, all appli-

ances, hardwood floors throughout, some units

2 Bdrm + 2 Bath • • • • •

• 1 Bd.+1 Ba. •

Balcony, controlled • 2 Bd.+1 Ba. • access, parking, ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Health club, wifi, sauna, elevator, on-site laundry.

Close to shopping, Luxury Living heated pool, controlled great restaurants with valet, lush garden acess, parking. and Metro. surrounding pool, 213/364-8423 • 424/272-6596 • gym, elevator, etc.

Close to Brentwood W E S T L . A . Hardwood flrs., granite Village, Restaurants, 12333 TeXaS Ave. counters, dishwasher, UCLA, Mt. Saint Mary’s, 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath central air, balcony, & Transportation.

2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath laundry facility.

w/ skylights+high ceilings.

Close to Cedars, Beverly Center restaurants, shopping BEVERLY HILLS ADJ. 309 S. Sherbourne Dr. & transportation. ( • • • ----- • • • )

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2 BEDROOM +

Spacious 2-level townhouse.

Remodeled kitchen & bath, washer/dryer in unit, large patio, wet-bar. Side-by-side parking. Extra large private storage room in garage.

Beverly Hills Adj. ••••••••• Rexford – Hardwood flrs., central 1 block S of Pico Lrg. unit. balcony, air, pool, elevator, Very large apartment walk-in closet, on-site laundry, 1 bedroom 1 bath intercom entry. central air, intercom Hardwood floors, new kitchen, new stainless 320 N. La Peer Dr. entry, laundry facility,

elevator, parking.

• CHARMING & BRIGHT •

440

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3830 Vinton Ave. Rexford – The Carlton 1 block S of Pico 11666 Goshen Ave. • • Very large apartment • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • ( • ) ( • ) 3 bedroom 2 bath ( • ) ( • ) ( • ) •• • • • •• Very Spacious Hardwood floors, new Pool, sauna, kitchen, new stainless 1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. intercom entry, steel appliances, dish(•)(•)(•)(•)(•) elevator, on-site washer, 3 ovens & laundry, parking.

WiFi, central air/heat, 5 burner stove, central All Utilities Paid.

A/C, large walk-in fireplace, balcony, 310/841-2367 closets, private controlled access, balcony, garage parking available. pool, elevator, parking, * HOLLYWOOD * 1134 N. SYCAMORE AV. laundry facility.

Call 415/271-5161

—————–––– •• • • • • • • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba. •

440

UNFURNISHED APT’S/CONDO’S

Beverly Hills Adj. BRENTWOOD CULVER CITY WESTWOOD

310/858-8133

BEVERLY HILLS Great Location!

440

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steel appliances, dishwasher, double oven, central A/C, large walkin closets, private balcony, garage parking available.

Call 415/271-5161

—————–––– BRENTWOOD

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—————––––

∞

∞

∞

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ BRENTWOOD Granite counters, dish11640 Kiowa Ave. washer, balcony, stove, • • • • • • • • intercom-entry, on-site laundry, parking.

Newly Updated

310/826-4600 2 Bdrm. + 2 Bath 1 Bd.+Den+1.5 Ba. 11988 Kiowa Ave. 1 Bdrm. + 1 Bath W E S T W O O D ••••••• 1 Bd. + 1 Ba. • • • • • • • • 10905 Ohio Ave. 1 Bd. + 1 Ba.

• • • • • •

Rexford – 1 block S of Pico Good closet space, a/c, • • Very large apartment elevator, dishwasher, • • • • •

3 bedroom 2 bath

Hardwood floors, new controlled access. Close kitchen, new stainless to Cedars/shops/trans.

310/247-8689 steel appliances, dishwasher, 3 ovens & 5 burner stove, central A/C, large walk-in www. closets, private bhcourier balcony, garage parking available. .com Call 415/271-5161

—————––––

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Balcony, dishwasher,

Large & Bright Unit. a/c, heated pool, Elevator, controlled WiFi, elevator access, on-site controlled access, laundry facility, on-site laundry, prkg. balcony, parking.

Close to Close to Brentwood Village, Brentwood Village, Shops & Restaurants. Shops & Restaurants.

• 310/826-4889 •

•• •• • • 2 Bd.+2 Ba.• • •• • • • • 1 Bd.+1 Ba. • • •• •• •• •• Wifi, Bright, controlled access, balcony, pool, elevator, laundry facility, prkg.

Close To U.C.L.A. • 310/826-4889 • 310/477-6856

• Free WiFi • Call: 310/470-4474

464

PLOTS FOR SALE

Niche Wall Interment in Westwood Memorial Park Asking Prize $ 18,000 Call Jacob @ 415/259-9927

w w w. B H C O U R I E R . c o m

• • • 2 Bd. + 2 Ba. • • • • • • • • • • • • •

440

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BEVERLY HILLS

BEVERLY HILLS

468

BAGS WANTED

WANTED

CHANEL, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA AND ALL HIGH-END DESIGNER HANDBAGS IN ADDITION TO

ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE AND EXOTIC SKINS. ALL NEW, USED OR VINTAGE.

TOP DOLLAR PAID Call 310/289-9561

475

Garage/Estate Sale

CALI CHIC ESTATE SALE! 1338 S. Spaulding Ave L.A., 90019 Sat 11/19+Sun 11/20 9:30am – 3:30pm

S E RV I C E

D I R E C T O RY

475

ESTATE SALE

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ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL

BEVERLY HILLS ESTATE SALE 12,000 Sq. Ft. On Original Fannie Brice Property, Former Owners L.A. Philanthropists & Studios Head.

Contemporary/Traditional Custom & Designer Furnishings & Original Art, Clothing Shoes & Accessories, Chandeliers, Live Indoor & Outdoors Trees & Plants, Books, Pool Table, Costume Jewelry, Retro Movie Memorabilia, Vintage Bric-A-Brac, Patio.

Sat. Nov.19th & Sat. Nov. 20th 9am-6pm 807 N. CRESCENT DRIVE. 90210 Preview @ www.estatesaleshop.com

ANTIQUES / JEWELRY BUY & SELL

We pay top dollar for your scrap gold, jewelry, diamonds, gemstones, watches and coins. We also consider purchasing rare or antique items.

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From The Publisher

MARCIA WILSON HOBBS Another Phobia From Roger Lefkon

THE FEAR OF THANKSGIVING

In the beginning the celebration of Thanksgiving seemed like a good idea. The Pilgrims had sailed from England in 1621 under the command of Capt. Christopher Jones, known for impromptu over the top cocktail parties, fondness for single heiresses and complete lack of sense of direction having to rely on MapQuest to deliver his passengers to Plymouth Rock. After a severe drought, prayer and a winning lottery ticket, the pilgrims put on their game face and proceeded to celebrate the first Thanksgiving. The rest is history until years later when the relatives arrived on the scene making this holiday an anxiety filled event–certainly one to fear.

In a perfect world images of Thanksgiving dinner and a house full of relatives and friends should conjure up a feeling of happiness and fond memories. However, for my family and an array of quirky acquaintances with nowhere else to go, these ingredients add up to a recipe for disaster. It was Freud, not Sigmund, but my barber Manny, a noted behavioral scientist when he’s not cutting hair, who first recognized that the stressors of Thanksgiving contribute to it being the peak time for family violence, visits to the emergency room, and hair loss.

Over the years Thanksgiving has evolved into a collection of numerous diverse elements.

There is the annual Thanksgiving day parade complete with giant helium balloons depicting a bevy of pop culture characters including Rocky & Bullwinkle, Big Bird and a Viagraenhanced Snoopy; the NFL tripleheader which often features the leagues top turkeys and “Black Friday” when the stores open at the stroke of midnight and you transition from the warmth of a holiday feast to the freezing sidewalks of the local mall and risk being trampled when the doors open. All of this to buy an outdated TV receiver residing in a damaged box with a five day warrantee.

As the big day approaches I turn my attention not to the menu but to the strategic seating plan. Prior experience suggests that it would be prudent to separate Uncle Sam, Uncle Ben, Auntie Mame and Aunt Jemima since they all have a craving for Wild Turkey, the 80 proof kind that comes in a bottle, I have also discovered that it’s a good idea to put some distance between cousin Irving, a vegetarian who hates meals that center around dead animals and cousin Dudley whose schooling in England has prompted him to advocate overthrowing our government and installing a king and queen thus eliminating the concept of red states and blue states. No table arrangement would be complete without Jack and Jill, a couple of exspouses uniting on turkey day for the sake of

their children, or Wilbur and Orville, in order to help them fly Wright.

In one of those unexpected happenings that sometimes occur at family Thanksgiving dinners, Aunt Lillian, a petite woman who measured five foot-two before the golden years downsized her to four feet-six, was inadvertently seated at the children’s table between my nephew Norman, fresh from his anger management session at the Bates Motel and totally absorbed playing “Angry Birds” on his iPhone, and my grandson Andrew, a text crazed teen afflicted with low battery anxiety. The good news is that instead of an adult helping of Brussels sprouts, Aunt Lil was able to score a kids portion of mac & cheese, a dish befitting her diminutive stature.

Not to be outdone, Piper, our family Yorkie, successfully campaigned for a separate pets table for her celebrity friends who include Bo, the Obama’s Portuguese Water dog, accompanied by a secret service detail; Clifford, the big red dog, who measures 25 feet from paws to head thus giving him an unobstructed view of what’s going on in the kitchen, and Beethoven, a St. Bernard named after the composer who makes ends meet by creating music for dog food commercials.

The Thanksgiving dinner table is, however, nothing but a vast minefield of danger and looming alienation. As the meal begins the quietness that once enveloped the room has disappeared and been replaced by shouting matches across the table, banging fists and obscene remarks. No topic is off limits as outbursts dealing with genetically altered turkeys, serial killers, obese pets, money laundering, reincarnation, and who gets the leftovers dominate the heated discourse. Uncle Vanya, who owes his existence to Chekhov, tries to restore order while advocating giving two infant cousins of the opposite sex a bath together, and is permanently silenced by Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Clyde. Out of trepidation and self preservation those guests with triple digit IQ’s elect to remain silent so that they can live to eat again another day.

If all else fails, there is always Chinese take out. My favorite is turkey lo mein served up in a microwavable Asian paper container with a pair of bamboo chopsticks and a fortune cookie containing a prolific quote from Confucius that sums it all up, “Gobble, Gobble Till You Wobble.” The renowned Chinese sage certainly had a way with words!

Beverly Hills resident Roger Lefkon is a veteran TV writer/producer, former senior executive with Merv Griffin Entertainment, and author of The World Is A Really Scary Place.

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Astrology

By Holiday Mathis TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 18). This year, when you’re happy, you're ecstatic. You’ll do your best and give your all to the relationship that makes your life sing! Work improves in January, and you’ll add a new skill set to your arsenal. March is your chance to trade out a tired aspect of your life for new purpose. Children make you proud in May. Aries and Cancer adore you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If you said yes to everything, your life would be chaos. But you can safely say yes to the thing that’s offered today. This one is too good to miss. Bonus: Your new priorities will order themselves.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll attract good people.

Givers. People who are naturally drawn to relate in a friendly, cheerful way. These are the ones you'll keep coming back to.

Commitments are a no-brainer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Why spend so much time in another person’s world? That's easy: love. This is what people who love each other do. They really try, to understand each other.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your influence over others will be profound today. Your thought waves affect the stranger passing on the street, the clerk in the grocery store and the person picking up your mail, as well as those individuals in your inner circle.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20). The wealthy American industrialist J. Paul Getty said that if you can actually count your money, then you are not really a rich man. If this is true, you’ll cultivate a sense of prosperity in yourself by simply not counting.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19). You’ll run into people you know in places you weren’t expecting to see them. This will present an interesting conundrum —nothing you can’t handle, of course.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20). Your job goes better when your loved ones have your back at home. If you’re distracted by domestic details and responsibilities, you’re not likely to put in your best performance. Delegate.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The ones who need you will really need you today. In fact, whether or not you want to be, you’ll be among the most needed. Well, they couldn't have chosen a more qualified candidate!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s a little like you’re being forced to act like you’re having fun. Roll with it, and then don’t be surprised if all this acting becomes the truth. This is what Holly wood is built on!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s the small things that matter most to you today. To be able to count on someone, a secure relationship with a person who makes you laugh is a little slice of heaven.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s hard to believe if you don’t really live there, but it’s absolutely true: Some places are populated with cheerful people. Cheerful! Really! Go looking. This is the existence you deserve.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You will let them all know what you think, but you'll do it in such a cool way that they might assume that they've come up with it themselves. They're not trying to rip you off; they just really admire you.

POLICE BLOTTER

These burglaries, grand thefts, assaults and robberies reported by BHPD. Streets indicated by block numbers. Losses in brackets.

ASSAULTS 11/07 8600 Wilshire Bl. 11/09 9500 Wilshire Bl. 11/10 400 S. Canon Dr. 11/13 500 N. Crescent Dr. BURGLARIES 11/07 8600 Wilshire Bl. 11/07 800 N. Beverly Dr. ($50) 11/07 1400 Park Way ($12,200) 11/08 400 N. Rodeo Dr. ($1,124) 11/09 9700 Wilshire Bl. ($1,800) 11/10 8600 Wilshire Bl. 11/10 8600 Wilshire Bl. ($100) 11/10 8600 Wilshire Bl.

11/10 700 Walden Dr. 11/11 200 S. Beverly Dr. 11/11 600 N. Roxbury Dr. GRAND THEFTS 05/01 9900 Durant Dr. ($4,589) 10/01 1700 Carla Ridge ($2,450) 11/07 200 Boylston St 11/09 300 N. Rodeo Dr. ($3,200) 11/09 600 Arden Dr. 11/10 400 N. Bedford Dr. IDENTITY THEFTS 11/08 200 S. Beverly Dr. ($4,500) 11/10 300 N. Beverly Dr. ($3,200)

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