Discover Hollywood 2016 FORD edition

2016 FORD THEATRES SUMMER SEASON JULY - OCTOBER

MOMENTS OF TRUTH GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE 2016/2017 SEASON BARBECUE

Written by ROBERT O’HARA Directed by COLMAN DOMINGO SEPTEMBER 6 – OCTOBER 16, 2016 | GIL CATES THEATER

THE MODEL APARTMENT Written by DONALD MARGULIES Directed by MARYA MAZOR

OCTOBER 11 – NOVEMBER 20, 2016 | AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER

ICEBERGS

Written by ALENA SMITH Directed by RANDALL ARNEY NOVEMBER 8 – DECEMBER 18, 2016 | GIL CATES THEATER

Written & Performed by BENJAMIN SCHEUER Directed by SEAN DANIELS JANUARY 4 – FEBRUARY 19, 2017 | AUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER

LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Written by EUGENE O’NEILL Directed by JEANIE HACKETT Featuring JANE KACZMAREK & ALFRED MOLINA Additional casting to be announced.

JANUARY 31 – MARCH 19, 2017 | GIL CATES THEATER

THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE Written by MATTHEW LOPEZ Directed by MIKE DONAHUE

APRIL 4 – MAY 14, 2017 | GIL CATES THEATER

CONSTELLATIONS

Written by NICK PAYNE Directed by GIOVANNA SARDELLI JUNE 6 – JULY 16, 2017 | GIL CATES THEATER

ONE ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Visit geffenplayhouse.org/season for more information as an additional play and artists are announced.

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Contents

Arthur Grover Rider: Sail and Sun at George Stern Gallery

Lila Downs performs at the Ford Aug 13-14 Urban Bush Women dance at the Ford Aug 27

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Galleries & Museums The Ford: Past and Future Film

From the Editor

Dining

Dear New and Returning Friends of the Ford,

Mulhulland’s Pipe Dream Ford Theatres Program Comedy Theatres Music Sojourn to Mexico Theatre & Dance Family Fare

Magazine Staff Oscar Arslanian Publisher Nyla Arslanian Editor Suzanne Birrell Listings and Administration McMAC Publications Layout and Production Management Christy Shanon-Hayes/M&C Saatchi Cover Design and Ford Theatres Program The Magazine Factory Feature Designs Suzanne Birrell Contributing Writer Rachel Flanagan Contributing Writer COP Communications Website Arslanian & Associates, Inc. Advertising Direct advertising inquiries and correspondence to Discover Hollywood, 6671 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1502, Hollywood, CA 90028, (323) 465-0533 or e-mail oscar@discoverhollywood.com.

Discover Hollywood magazine is published quarterly and spotlights the best of Hollywood: its arts, history anad cultural richness. A free publication, it is mailed to residents in the greater Hollywood area and distributed in theatres, galleries, museums and hotels. To receive a copy of the regular summer issue, send $2.00 to cover the cost of postage and handling to the address listed above.

What a happy occasion for us to be back in this beautiful venue. There are very few places in Los Angeles with such a rich history of presenting the performing arts. We hope you enjoy Rachel Flanagan’s article taking you through the decades up to today’s masterful renovation and expansion.

While you’re waiting for the show to begin, take a Sojourn to Mexico or read about Los Angeles’ water – not its scarcity, but its story – in Mulholland’s Pipe Dream by Suzanne Birrell.

We thank the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors for their foresight recognizing that the history of the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is worth not only preserving but enhancing. We also thank the County’s Performing Arts Commission for giving us yet another season with a rich variety of performers to celebrate this momentous occasion.

With government, we often note what isn’t working. Here in this special place, it’s a joy to see government working and contributing to the quality of our lives.

Discover Hollywood is honored to share in the festivities and with this issue not only provide information on other venues in Hollywood but throughout Los Angeles County for you to enjoy over the next few months.

If you would like to receive our regular quarterly issue which focuses exclusively on the arts of Hollywood, visit our website www.discoverhollywood.com to subscribe to our free magazine or to sign up for our monthly newsletter.

Meanwhile, enjoy your summer and come back to the Ford again and again.

Nyla Arslanian

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Galleries

Museums

Annenberg Space for Photography - 2000 Avenue of the Stars #1U. (213) 403-3000. Refugees and New Americans (Skylight Studio) thru Aug 21. www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org Artists Corner - 6585 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 4643900. Art services and exhibits LA artists. Project Mermaids Aug 27-Sep 5. www.artistscorner.us Autry Museum of the American West - 4700 Western Heritage Way (Griffith Park). (323) 667-2000.

California Impressionism: The Gardena High School Collection thru Oct; Revolutionary Vision: Group f/64 and Richard Misrach Photographs From Bank of America Collection thru Jan 8; LaRaza opens Aug 27. www.theautry.org Avila Adobe @ El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument - 424 North Main St., Los Angeles. (213) 628-1274. House museum furnished in late 1840s Old California period style. Monday thru Sunday 9:00am to 4:00pm Barnsdall Art Park - 4800 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 6604254. Hollyhock House and eleven surrounding acres were given to Los Angeles by oil heiress Aline Barnsdall in 1927. Includes Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, Gallery Theatre, Junior Arts Center, Barnsdall Art Center. www.barnsdallartpark.com Bergamot Station - 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica. (310) 453-7535. Collection of contemporary art galleries, architecture & design firms, and café--onestop shop for creativity. www.bergamotstation.com.

The Broad - 221 South Grand. (213) 232-6200. New Contemporary Art Museum built by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad. Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life thru Oct 2. Reservations required. www.thebroad.org California African-American Museum - 600 State Drive, Exposition Park. (213) 744-7432. Rhythm of Vision: The Artistry of Overton Lloyd; Oh Snap! West Coast Hip Hop Photography; Reflections on the Self Selections from the Permanent Collection thru Sept 18. www.caamuseum.org

California Science Center - 700 Exposition Park Dr. (323) SCIENCE. Super Cells: The Power of Stem Cells thru Sept 5; continuing Science in Toyland, Earth in Concert, and Mission 26: The Big Endeavor and more. www.californiasciencecenter.org CB1 Gallery - 1923 S Santa Fe Ave. Los Angeles.

(213) 806-7889. Group Exhibition: Ladies with an Attitude/Fellas that are in the Mood July 23-Aug 28; Mira Schor: New work & War Frieze 1991-1994; Tom Knechtel: The Reader of his Own Self Sept 10-Oct 30. www.cb1gallery.com Chinese American Museum - 425 N. Los Angeles St. (213) 485-8567. Tales of the Distant Past: The Story of Hong Kong and the Chinese Diaspora (A Tribute from the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals of Hong Kong) thru Oct 9; Journeys, and Origins ongoing. www.camla.org Couturier Gallery - 166 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 9335557. Group Show: Drawing the Line July 9-Aug 13. www.couturiergallery.com Craft and Folk Art Museum - 5814 Wilshire Blvd.

(323) 937-4230. Gronk’s Theater of Paint thru Sept 4 explores the legendary Los Angeles artist’s extensive work in set design through an interactive, site-specific theater set and documentation from his past productions. www.cafam.org Culver City Arts District – Includes over 30 unique galleries on La Cienega Blvd. between Venice & Washington Blvds., and Washington Blvd. between La Cienega Blvd. & Helms Ave. www.culvercityartsdistrict.com Diane Rosenstein Fine Art - 831 N. Highland. (323) 397-9225. Mike Shultis: All American and Roland Reiss: Je T'aime - Recent Paintings + Drawings from The 1960's thru Aug 12; www.dianerosenstein.com Downtown Art Walk – 2nd Thursday of each month July 14, Aug 11, Sept 8, Oct 13. Free self-guided tour of downtown L.A. Art’s District which includes over 50 galleries. (213) 842-8574. www.downtownartwalk.org

Andrea, bronze by Tammy Garcia, part of the Kaufman Collection at The Autry The Durón Gallery - 685 Venice Blvd. (310) 8229560. Divisions: Reflections and Shadows thru Aug. www.sparcinla.org Fowler Museum at UCLA - 308 Charles E. Young Drive North. (310) 825-4361. Global arts and cultures with an emphasis on works from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas. Mao to Now: Photographs by Stephen Verona thru Sept 11; Gifts of African Art thru Aug 7; Art of Austronesians: The Legacy of IndoPacific Voyaging thru Aug 28; The Spun Universe: Huichol Yarn Paintings Aug 14-Dec 4; The Box Project: Uncommon Threads Sept 11-Jan 15. www.fowler.ucla.edu Gallery 1988: East and West - 7021 & 7308 Melrose Ave. (323) 424-3705 (East). Scott Listfield thru July 30; Kelly McKernan Aug 5-20; 100% Soft Aug 26-Sept 17; Brad Hill Sept 23-Oct 15. (323) 937-7088 (West). Benjie July 22-Aug; Dregraff & Dressler Aug 12-27; Petrie Sept 3-24; Mattel Show Sept 30-Oct 15. www.nineteeneightyeight.com Gallery 825 - 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. (310) 6528272. Los Angeles Art Association. Non Sequitur thru July 22. LAAA Benefit Auction July 30. Tue-Sat. www.laaa.org Gavlak - 1034 N. Highland Ave. (323) 467-5700.

Betty Thompkins July 16-Sept 3; Marie Weber Sept 16Nov 5. www.gavlakgallery.com

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The Getty Center - 1200 Getty Center Dr. (310) 4407300. Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium and The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs thru July 31; In Focus: Electric! thru Aug 28; Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road thru Sept 4; Degas: “Russian Dancers” and the Art of Pastel thru Oct 23; Greek and Roman Sculpture from the Santa Barbara Museum of DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / FORD PROGRAM ISSUE 2016

Art thru May 1, 2018. Free; parking reservations required. www.getty.edu The Getty Villa - 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy. (310) 4407300. Roman Mosaics across the Empire thru Sept 12; Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity ongoing.

Free; parking reservations required. www.getty.edu The GRAMMY Museum - 800 W. Olympic Blvd. (213) 765-6800. Ladies and Gentlemen... The Beatles! thru Sept 5; Respect! Otis Redding and the Revolution of Soul thru Sept 15; The Kingston Trio and The Folk Revival thru Fall; Legends of Motown: Celebrating The Miracles thru Summer 2017; Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk Sept 16-Feb 28. www.grammymuseum.org Hannah Hoffman Gallery - 1010 N. Highland Ave. (323) 450-9106. Contemporary Art. Barbara Kasten July 23-Sept 2. www.hannahhoffmangallery.com Hauser Wirth & Schimmel - 901 East 3rd St. (213) 943-1620. Abstract Sculpture by Women, 19472016 thru Sept 4; Martin Creed: What You Find thru Sept 11. www.hauserwirth.com

Launch Gallery - 170 S. La Brea Ave. (323) 8991363. Bradford Salamon thru July 23; Hung Viet Nguyen July 30-Aug 27; Group Show Sept 10-Oct 1. www.launchla.org

M+B - 612 N. Almont Dr. (310) 550-0050. Contemporary art with photography emphasis exhibits established and emerging artists. Summer Show July 7Sept 2. www.mbart.com

LA><ART - 7000 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 871-4140.

Experimental exhibitions reflecting the diversity of the city. Group Show: Drawing the Line thru Aug 13; Antonio Puleo and Landon Ross July 14-Aug 20. www.laxart.org

Mak Center at the Schindler House - 835 N. Kings Rd. (323) 651-1510. Preserves the vitality of the Rudolf M. Schindler House and Studio (1922) exploring the disciplines of art and architecture. Routine Pleasures thru Aug 24. Free Fridays 4-6pm. www.makcenter.org

Leica Gallery Los Angeles - 8783 Beverly Blvd. (424) 777-0341.

Established and up-and-coming photographers. Andy Summers: The Bones of Cuang Tzu and Frank Day: Bangkok Call Waiting July 21Sept 4. www.leicagalleryla.com

Matthew Marks Gallery - 1062 North Orange Grove and 7818 Santa Monica Blvd. (323 )654-1830.

Modern and contemporary art in a variety of media.

Ken Price: Drawings thru Sept 10 in both galleries. www.matthewmarks.com

Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) - 6522 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 957-1777. Cutting-edge arts center features multi-media exhibitions by emerging and renowned international artists The Palinopsic Field thru Aug 14. www.welcometolace.org

MOCA: Museum of Contemporary Art - 250 South Grand Ave. Abstract Expressionist: The Art of Our Time and Hito Steyerl: Factory of the Sun video installation thru Sept 12; Barbara Kasten: Stages thru Aug 14 at MOCA Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave. (213) 626-6222. www.moca.org Tobey C. Moss Gallery - 7321 Beverly Blvd. (323) 9335523. 20th Century American prints, drawings, paintings and sculpture. Latin Politics July 3-Sept. www.tobeycmossgallery.com

Hollywood Bowl Museum - 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2058. Hollywood Bowl: Music for Everyone, ongoing. Attention Pilots | Hollywood Bowl and the Skies Above thru Oct. www.hollywoodbowl.com

MTA Metro Art Tour - (213) 922-2738. Metro offers regularly scheduled and special request group tours of the artwork in the Metro Rail system. www.metro.net/art

Hollywood Heritage Museum - 2100 N. Highland Ave. (323) 465-6716. Memorabilia from the silent motion picture era. Open weekends only. www.hollywoodheritage.org

Museum of Latin American Art - 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach. (562) 437-1689. MOLAA at Twenty: 1996-2016 presents its largest comprehensive Permanent Collection exhibition thru Jan 1, 2017. www.molaa.org

The Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building - 1660 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood. Over 10,000 items displayed in four floors. Reel to Real thru Sept 4. www.thehollywoodmuseum.com The Huntington Library, Art Collection and Gardens 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. (626) 405-2140.

Geographies of Wonder thru Sept 5; Yasuhiro Ishimoto photographs thru Oct 3. www.huntington.org Japanese American National Museum - 369 E. First St. (213) 625-0414. Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami thru Aug 21; Sadako’s Crane and Common Ground: The Heart of Community, ongoing. www.janm.org Merry Karnowsky Gallery - 170 S. La Brea Ave. (323) 933-4408. Exhibits American emerging and midcareer contemporary artists. Todd Carpenter/Vonn Sumner July 30-Aug 27; Edward Walton Wilcox Sept 10-Oct 1. www.mkgallery.com Kohn Gallery - 1227 N Highland Ave. (323) 4613311. Ori Gersht: Floating World July 9-Sept 2. TueSat. www.kohngallery.com La Luz de Jesus Gallery - 4633 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 666-7667. Brad “Tiki Shark” Parker: Kona Kitsch and The Poster Pop Collection thru July 31. Juan Muniz & Jasmine Worth, Michael Murphy, Maryrose Crook, and Bunnie Reiss Aug 5-28. The Fourth Annual Coaster Show Sept 2-Oct 2. www.laluzdejesus.com

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Maurice Green: Hiding Sunflower at Trigg Ison Fine Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 857-6000. James Turrell: Light Reignfall thru May 2017; Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: N Hulu Ali‘i thru Aug 7; Japanese Prints and Photographs: Paths through Modernity thru Sept 25; Agnes Martin thru Sept 11; Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015 thru Aug 21; Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium thru July 31; Catherine Opie: O thru Sept 5 ; Islamic Art Now, Part 2: Contemporary Art of the Middle East, Rain Room and Revealing Creation: The Science and Art of Ancient Maya Ceramics ongoing. www.LACMA.org Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) - 4800 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 644-6269. A facility of L.A. Dept. of Cultural Affairs. Open Call: Play Aug 14-Sept 18. Free. Thu-Sun 12-5pm. www.lamag.org (See Barnsdall Art Park)

New Image Art - 7920 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 6542192. Established and emerging artists from the street, skate, fine art, and surf scenes. Alex Gardner: Laugh Now Cry Now July 16-Aug 6. www.newimageartgallery.com Pacific Asia Museum - Pasadena facility closed for renovations; check website for offsite events and exhibits. (626) 449-2742. www.pacificasiamuseum.org Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits - 5801 Wilshire Blvd.

(323) 934-PAGE. Ice age fossils - 650 species from a Columbian mammoth tusk to the tooth of a baby mouse. www.tapits.org The Paley Center for Media - 465 N. Beverly Dr. (310) 786-1000. Explore 100,000 radio and TV programs.

Outlander Exhibit in LA thru Aug 14; view sets, life-size episodic photography, and behind-the-scenes video segments. www.paleycenter.org Pasadena Museum of California Art - 490 East Union St., Pasadena. (626) 568-3665. Claire Falkenstein: Beyond Sculpture, Brett Weston: Significant Details, Kat Hutter and Roger Lee: Another California Day thru Sept 11. www.pmcaonline.org

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Film Hollywood Forever Cemetery Cemetery movie screenings on select Sat & Sun nights at 8:30pm. 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. www.cinespia.org

Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival July 7-17. The only multicultural LGBT film festival of its kind. The festival will include short films, feature films, panels, workshops, and parties that highlight and celebrate the diversity of the LGBT community. www.outfest.org

New Beverly Cinema The premier revival theater in LA. All films 35 or 16mm. 7165 Beverly Blvd. (323) 938-4038. www.thenewbev.com

Comedy Short Film Festival July 20-22. Acme Theatre. dedicated to bringing the upcoming stars of comedy video to the big screen. www.acmefilmnights.com

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world. Hosts monthly screening events with audience discussions. www.NFMLA.org

Hollyshorts Film Festival Aug 11-20. TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. Showcases the best and brightest short films from around the globe.

Devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. www.hollyshorts.com

Los Angeles Lift Off Film Festival Aug 24-29. Raleigh Studios Screening days packed with film of multiple lengths, genres, nationalities and style; an honest, fair and true celebration of American and International Indie Film – a pure homage to the excellence of today’s grassroots filmmaker. www.lift-off-festivals.com Cinecon Classic Film Festival September 1-5. The Egyptian Theatre. Features rare, unusual and unjustly forgotten movies from the silent and early sound era with celebrity guests and film book and movie memorabilia shows. Silent films include live piano accompaniment. www.cinecon.org 8th Annual Downtown Film Festival LA. Sept 21-28. L.A. Live Regal Cinemas 14. Features, documentary & short films, an exhibition of awardwining digital shorts, workshops on film finance, distribution & music supervision, & showcases. www.dffla.com New Urbanism Film Festival Oct 6-9. Acme Theatre. The only film festival that addresses urban design from the pedestrian level to inspire civic activism. www.newurbanismfilmfestival.com 17th Annual Polish Film Festival Los Angeles Oct 11-20. Laemmle's NoHo and Royal Theatres.

Presentation of films made by Polish filmmakers with English subtitles. Opportunities to meet with the filmmakers and actors. www.polishfilmla.org Scream Fest Horror Film Festival Oct 18-27. TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. The largest and longest running horror film festival in the U.S. Discovering the new blood of horror and honoring the masters. www.screamfestla.com 2016 Annual La Femme International Film Festival Oct 20-23. Focuses on upcoming women filmmakers “by women, for everyone.” LA Laemmle Theater: 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. www.lafemme.org

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Historic Egyptian Theatre – Hollywood home of American Cinematheque Annual International Family Film Festival (IFFF) Oct 20-23. Raleigh Studios. An international film, screenplay and comic book competition for professionals, accredited students and youth (ages 817). IFFF focuses on the family and those relationships that make up society's most fundamental unit. www.iffilmfest.org German Currents 10th Annual Festival of German Film Oct 20-23. Egyptian Theater. A varied selection of present-day German cinema includes features, documentary, and short films, as well as a family youth film. www.germancurrents.com

Silent Movie Theatre Cinefamily presents an eclectic assortment of films and nightly screenings. 611 N. Fairfax. (323) 655-2510. www.cinefamily.org Skirball Film Screenings Films of all genres from all eras. Tues. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 440-4500. www.skirball.org/programs/film Keep up with Film Festivals on the Discover Hollywood Website: www.discoverhollywood.com/Arts-andEntertainment/Film-Festivals

18th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Oct 26-30. Arclight Cinema, Hollywood. Presents a unique combination of socially conscious filmmakers, emerging artists and master storytellers. www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com American Cinematheque Two locations. Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. and Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. Presents films and programs spanning the classics and world cinema. www.americancinematheque.com Arena Cinema Hollywood’s new home for independent films; Entrance Back Gate, 1625 North Las Palmas Ave. www.arenascreen.com Autry Film Series What Is a Western? Film Series July 16, Aug 13, Sept 17, Oct 8. Sat Matinee Double Features Aug 27, Oct 22. 4700 Western Heritage Way. www.theautry.org Eat|See|Hear Outdoor Film Series Sat thru Sept 3. Next to The Autry. Free parking. Dog Friendly. Food Trucks. Live music. www.eatseehear.com/venues/griffith-park-los-angeles El Cid’s Short Film Night Every 1st Wed since 2009 celebrating L.A. Independent Film featuring the latest work from L.A.’s best and brightest new filmmaking talent. 4212 Sunset Blvd. (323) 668-0318. www.elcidla.com

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Meg Wolfe “New Faithful Disco”

Next Fest Aug 12-14. At the historic theatre at the ACE Hotel, downtown LA. Each film is paired with a special music performance that embodies a shared artistic sensibility, or a conversation with filmmakers and the luminaries that inspired them. www.sundance.org/festivals/next-fest

Rooftop Cinema Club Thru Oct 31. Montalban Theatre. Screening a season of contemporary classics, cult and new release. Limited tickets. www.rooftopcinemaclub.com/la

ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/ CALARTS THEATER

In the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex.

631 West 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

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Dining Casita del Campo 1920 Hyperion Ave. (323) 662-4255. This longtime Silver Lake favorite is a place where you can find all your favorite deliciously authentic Mexican foods, excellent margaritas, and a fun, party atmosphere. www.casitadelcampo.net DeSano Pizza Bakery 4959 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 913-7000. Bringing a slice of Naples to East Hollywood with authentic wood-burning ovens from Italy and ingredients from the Campania region and Salerno. Lots of complimentary parking and a spacious, family-style dining room. www.desanopizza.it Dresden Restaurant 1760 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 665-4294. Los Feliz Village. Features “Certified Angus Beef” and a wide selection of traditional entrees. “Marty and Elayne” in the lounge.

Dinner daily. Check us out on Facebook. www.thedresden.com (See MUSIC) El Cid 4212 Sunset Blvd. (323) 668-0318. EL Cid’s Spanish style, locally sourced cuisine is perfectly complemented by our internationally renowned Flamenco Dinner Show "Teatro El Cid" and beautifully hidden Patio, perfect for tapas or signature cocktails. www.elcidla.com Grub 911 Seward St. (East of Highland and South of Santa Monica) (323) 461-3663. The Top Chef (Betty Fraser) co-owned eatery serving California Comfort Food in a 1920’s bungalow with patio serves lunch and dinner nightly and weekend brunch. Beer and Wine. Voted “The Best Brunch, Lunch and American Food in LA.” www.grub-la.com HideOut Lounge | Garden Grille Café 2005 N. Highland Ave. (323) 876-8600. Located at the Hilton Garden Inn, restaurant and lounge offer classic and fun American fare. Enjoy a Hollywood Happy Hour 5-7pm daily at the HideOut Lounge. The outdoor patio is perfect place to “hideout” on any given day of the week. Garden Grille is open for breakfast at 6am and dinner at 5pm.

Miceli’s Italian Restaurant 1646 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 466-3438. Hollywood’s oldest Italian Restaurant.

Owned and Operated by the Miceli Family since 1949. Lunch. Dinner. Take-out. Free delivery. Banquet Facilities. Full Bar. Live Piano. Singing Servers. www.micelisrestaurant.com Musso & Frank Grill 6667 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 4677788. Once you savor the superior food and drink, soak in the unparalleled history, you’ll understand why tastemakers and power brokers keep coming back generation after generation. Ready to be wowed by legendary service and savoir-faire? Step into our door – and into another time. Tue-Sat 11am-11pm. Sun 4-9:30pm. www.mussoandfrank.com

El Cid Rockwell Table & Stage 1714 Vermont Ave. Los Feliz Village. (323) 669-1550. Offers daily open-air bi-level patio dining 11am-midnight (1:30am weekends). www.opentable.com/rockwelltable-and-stage-restaurant/ FOR reservations; live musical performances in intimate dinner-theater style evenings only. www.rockwell-la.com Tam O’Shanter 2980 Los Feliz Blvd. (323) 664-0228. Delighting diners for 90 years, the Tam O'Shanter is Los Angeles' oldest restaurant operated by the same family in the same location. Ask to see Walt Disney's and John Wayne's regular booths. Enjoy good cheer, warm hospitality and exceptional food in a cozy old world atmosphere. www.lawrysonline.com/tam-oshanter Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill Hollywood 1724 North Highland Ave. 323-462-2210. Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill Hollywood is a great place to hang out with friends, catch the game and relax while enjoying delicious cocktails and some good old fashioned home cooking. We are great for private parties and corporate events! Be sure to stop by for our awesome happy hour 2 pm–7 pm and 10 pm–close every day, and all day Mondays! www.tinhornflats.com Village Pizzeria 131 N. Larchmont Blvd. (323) 465-5566. Pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches, soup.

Free delivery. Catering, party needs for your group, office, team. Dine in or take out.

Homemade meatballs, sausage, sauces, dressings, hand-spun dough prepared daily.

Larchmont location includes sit down waiter service with beer and wine. From Brooklyn to San Francisco to Los Angeles. Merrill Schindler, Zagat listing. "All we are saying is give a piece a chance.” www.villagepizzeria.net

Musso & Frank

The Original Farmers Market 3rd St. & Fairfax Ave. (323) 933-9211. A Los Angeles favorite for over 75 years.

Enjoy over 30 eateries ranging from Japanese to Texas barbecue. The ultimate in casual dining. www.farmersmarketla.com (See FAMILY) Palms Thai 5900 Hollywood Blvd. Ste B (323) 462-5073 or (323) 462-4422. Come in and experience the delicious authentic Thai cuisine with live entertainment every night starting at 7:30pm. Can't come in? We deliver within the 3 mile radius. Open 11ammidnight, Fri-Sat until 2am. www.palmsthai.com Pig ‘n Whistle 6714 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 463-0000. Hollywood Landmark Since 1927 offers a feeling of classic Hollywood with a vaulted ceiling, detailed mahogany woodwork and cozy booths. Delicious American & British Fare including spicy calamari, juicy steaks, gourmet sandwiches, healthy salads and English pub favorites like Fish & Chips. Happy Hour Daily 3-6pm. Late Night Happy Hour Sun-Thu 10pm-midnight. www.pignwhistlehollywood.com Raffalo’s Pizza 1657 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 462-1344 or (323) 851-4022. “The best pizza in town.” Since 1977 serving pizza, dinners, sand-wiches, salads, beer and wine in a rustic setting at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and La Brea Ave. They deliver to home or office. Open daily 11am-midnight. www.raffallospizzala.com DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / FORD PROGRAM ISSUE 2016

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Mimi Lauter: A Carnival of Musical Echo at Tig Sigfrieds.

Petersen Automotive Museum - 6060 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 930-2277. Presents the history of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture using Los Angeles as a prime example. www.petersonautomuseum.org Pico House Gallery at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument - 424 North Main St. Exhibits of early Los Angeles. www.elpueblo.lacity.org

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Mulholland’s Pipe Dream

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alifornia is in the fifth year of a severe drought yet sprinklers still go off at four in the morning, swimming pools shimmer in the morning sun, and Angelinos complain when the occasional and much needed rain does fall. Is there really a water problem for this concrete jungle?

Most definitely and it’s nothing new. Mother nature simply did not intend for 3.9 million people to live in this 469 square mile parcel of a semi-arid region.

In 1850, when Los Angeles was incorporated as a city the population was 1,610 people and water was already a source of contention. By 1860 Los Angeles had a water distribution system in place for her population of 4,385 people. Wells had been drilled and water was being taken from the Los Angeles River via a system of ditches and water wheels. There was not much growth between 1860 and 1870, but after the War between the States, the population once more began to soar.

It doubled to 11,183 people in 1880, then to 50,395 in 1890 severely taxing the city’s ability to keep up with the water demands.

These numbers do not include the municipalities outside the city limits. Ten miles to the east, our own Hollywood was also a growing community digging wells and diverting the river. However, ownership of the water in the Los Angeles River was granted in perpetuity to the Pueblo at its founding

by King Carlos III of Spain and litigation was brought against the city of Hollywood to prevent the diversion of water from the LA River. There was talk of annexation by Los Angeles of surrounding areas but that was opposed if the surrounding area had a population that would make additional demand upon the water supply. More wells were drilled, but in the end

the City of Los Angeles claimed all the ground water pumped out of thousands of wells in addition to all the river water. It was only a matter of time before Hollywood wisely voted to become part of Los Angeles in order to access the water and the sewer system.

(See http://dpw.lacounty.gov/general/wells/ and click “inactive” and “active” wells to get an overview of just how many wells were out there).

At the entrance to Griffith Park at Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive is the William Mulholland Memorial Fountain dedicated to a self-educated engineering genius whose vision and temerity made possible this city of dreams we know today.

William Mulholland ran away from home when he was 14 after his father had beaten him for getting bad grades in school. He arrived in California in 1877 and got a job digging a well (before the city claimed control of the water just about every parcel of land had one if not connected to a ditch.)

Mulholland next obtained a job from Fred Eaton, then superintendent of the Los Angles Water Company, as the as the Deputy Zanjero (the tender of the water ditch). By 1886,

FACING PAGE: Lake Hollywood Photo by Ted Goldstein LEFT: Over a hundred years later, the water still flows through the aqueduct designed and built by William Mulholland.

California water wars, but that’s another topic.)

Under Mulholland’s direction, a team of over 5,000 men blasted and drilled 142 tunnels totaling more than 43 miles in length, built 24 miles of open unlined channel, 37 miles of concrete lined channel, 97 miles of covered conduit, and three reservoirs. They finished twenty months early and under budget. It should be noted that 23 men lost their lives in the project. The sluice was opened in 1913 and the water still flows. Mulholland was the hero of the day and the aqueduct remains a marvel of engineering. the 31-year old Irishman had himself risen to superintendent of the private Los Angeles Water Company and supervised the laying of the first iron water pipe.

Fred Eaton was elected mayor of Los Angeles in 1898 and in 1901 a $2.09 million bond measure was finally approved by city voters which provided for the purchase and improvement of Los Angeles City Water Company’s system. In 1900 the population had doubled again to 102,479. Though reservoirs and distribution mains were constructed and meters were installed to try to get the locals to conserve, the water situation continued to be dire. Both Eaton and Mulholland expected the city population to grow. Mulholland expected that by 1925 the city population would be 390,000 (He was off by 400%.). His focus was water.

In 1902 the Water Department came under city control and Mulholland continued as superintendent.

Men of vision, Eaton and Mulholland saw an opportunity to bring water down from the eastern Sierra Nevada. Machinations ensued. The movie China Town hints at some of the shady back story to getting the funding necessary to launch the scheme. Fred Eaton proved to be rather self-serving and attempted to get rich with his insider deals. The self-educated Mulholland came up with a pipe dream and convinced the city fathers that he could design and build a 233 long aqueduct that would gravity feed water to the thirsty city. In 1905, citizens of Los Angeles approved a bond issue of $1.5 million to purchase Owens Valley lands and water rights. Two years later, a second bond issue of $23 million provide for construction. (This instigated the

Between 1921 to 1929 Mulholland oversaw the construction of five more reservoirs and expanded the water system of Los Angeles by hundreds of miles. His reign as the golden boy came to an end March 12, 1928, when the San Francisquito Dam failed and 431 to 600 people were killed just hours after he had examined it and declared it safe. To alleviate the fears of local residents, Mulholland later ordered the water in the Hollywood Dam to be lowered to because it was of the same design.

Mulholland took full responsibility for the disaster and resigned a broken man. It wasn’t until the 1990’s that his reputation was exonerated. J. David Rodgers, a geologist, deduced that there was no way with the technology of 1928 that Mulholland could have known that the building site was unstable.

Today 34% of LA’s water comes from the Sierra Nevada. Los Angeles also purchases 53% of her water (Bay Delta and Colorado River). Ground water accounts for 12% and recycled water only 1%. The population continues to grow and drought or no drought, Los Angeles is not an Oasis. But through the planning and efforts of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles uses less water than she did 40 years ago despite an increase in population of more than 1.3 million people.

ABOVE: Mulholland Dam, Lake Hollywood Photo by Ted Goldstein LEFT: Mulholland Fountain celebrates the visionary man who brought distant water to an arid Los Angeles, enabling the city’s meteoric growth for 100 years plus.

Photo by Anthony Nelson

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Red Cat - 631 W 2nd St. (213) 237-2800. Pedro Barateiro and Quinn Latimer: Live from the West thru Sept 18. www.redcat.org.

Regen Projects Hollywood - 6750 Santa Monica Blvd. (310) 276-5424. Contemporary art. Daniel Richter: Wild Thing thru Aug 13; Abraham Cruzvillegas Sept 10-Oct 22. Tue-Sat. www.regenprojects.com Jack Rutberg Fine Arts - 357 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 938-5222. Tue-Sat. Modern & Contemporary: Paintings, Drawings, Prints & Sculpture. Patrick Graham: The Silence Becomes the Painting thru July 30. www.jackrutbergfinearts.com

Lucio Lopez Rey (1904-1957): The Chief at George Stern Gallery

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Norton Simon Museum - 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. (626) 449-6840. Duchamp to Pop thru Aug 2. Dark Visions: Mid-Century Macabre Sept 2Jan 16; States of Mind: Picasso Lithographs 1945– 1960 Oct 14-Feb 13. www.nortonsimon.org Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance 9786 W. Pico Blvd. (310) 553-8403. Exhibits on racism & prejudice. www.museumoftolerance.com Skirball Cultural Center - 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.

(310) 440-4500. The Unauthorized History of Baseball in 100-Odd Paintings: The Art of Ben Sakoguchi thru Sept 4; Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American thru Oct 30. www.skirball.org George Stern Fine Arts - 8920 Melrose Ave. (310) 276-2600. Specializes in California Impressionism and American Scene painting. Tue-Sat. www.sternfinearts.com

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Louis Stern Fine Arts - 9002 Melrose Ave. (310) 2760147. Helen Lundeberg and the Four Abstract Classicists thru July 2. Jean-François Spricigo: Friends and Other Animals July 16-Sept 9. Tue-Sat. www.louissternfinearts.com Southwest Museum of the American Indian - 234 Museum Dr., Arroyo Campus. (323) 221 2164.

Historic museum open Sat 10am 4pm to view Four Centuries of Pueblo Pottery and Highlights of Museum Collection and see ongoing restoration underway. www.theautry.org Steve Turner Contemporary - 6830 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 460-6830. Emerging and international artists. Ivan Comas thru July 9; Jia I & Luciana Lamothe July 23-Aug 27. Tues-Sat. www.steveturner.la UCLA Hammer Museum of Art & Culture - 10899 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 443-7000. Made in L.A. 2016 thru Aug 28; Hammer Projects: Simone Leigh opens Sept 17, Marwa Arsanios opens Sept 24. www.hammer.ucla.edu

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Welcome back to the John Anson Ford Theatres!

It is wonderful to have you here as we start a new chapter in the history of this beautiful and iconic venue. Artists and audiences have always been the heart of the Ford.

Attending any performance here, whether you join us for dance, music, theater or film, is guaranteed to surprise and delight. The Ford’s expansive embrace of LA County’s cultural richness makes every performance one-of-a-kind and the celebratory 2016 Summer Season is no exception.

Our season includes audience favorites as well as a dozen new performers making their Ford Theatres debut. The Ford Signature Series, which pairs internationally renowned performers with Los Angeles County artists, is back. This season features many great, distinctive performers including singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc in his first appearance at the Ford Theatres, Grammywinner Lila Downs with Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company, and the inimitable Urban Bush Women with CONTRA-TIEMPO. I hope you will join us over and over this season for outstanding and adventurous performances in the breathtaking outdoor landscape of the Hollywood Hills.

Enjoy the show!

Sheila Kuehl

Third District Supervisor

John Anson Ford Theatres - A program of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in a County Regional Park.

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Pack a picnic or pick up something yummy right here at the Ford. Show us your culinary creativity! #FordFoodies Bring the whole gang! Groups of 10 or more save 10% and pay only $10 in convenience fees. For info, call 323.461.3673 or email boxoffice@arts.lacounty.gov.

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RESTROOMS New expanded restrooms are located on Level 2.

EMERGENCY EXITS In case of emergency, exit through the doors at the back and sides of the amphitheatre.

SMOKING AREA Smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, is permitted in designated areas only.

SPECIAL SERVICES Assistive listening devices are available free of charge.

Please see an usher to request.

LOST AND FOUND Contact the box office at 323-461-3673 regarding personal items left behind.

FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE A free shuttle picks up from the Universal City/Studio City Metro Station. A new off-site parking option at 1710 N. Cherokee Avenue in Hollywood has nonstacked parking for $10 and includes a free shuttle; reservations required. Visit FordTheatres.org for more info.

We’re back, LA! With our nature meets culture transformation near completion, we are pleased to reopen as planned for the 2016 season.

Restoring this historic cultural jewel in an urban hillside setting has been as exciting as it has been challenging, but we think you’ll find the amphitheatre both as intimate and historic as before, and better than you’ve ever seen it. You may have already walked into the new Grab & Go Market on Edison Plaza (through the historic front doors of the amphitheatre, which haven’t been opened in over 70 years!). As the 2016 season continues, the full-service café and new picnic terrace will be opened and the new sound wall completed.

While you’ll be enjoying performances on the new stage, some of the most important aspects of the reconstruction - mitigating erosion and water damage to the historic structure and adding new dressing rooms and support spaces with the latest in backstage technology - you won’t be able to see. But together they provide the artists you love with a state-of-the-art space to call home, protect the facility for generations to come and bring productions at the Ford into the 21st century. All so the Ford can continue to bring people together for transformative arts experiences that inspire, empower and ignite cultural exchange.

We are grateful to all of the supporters who have made this reconstruction, and an extraordinary reopening season, possible: Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, former Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for their long term commitment and support of the Ford; and our private partners, the Ahmanson Foundation, California Community Foundation, NBCUniversal and Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.

Like the artists who perform at the Ford, the dynamic team who designed the reconstruction is Los Angeles’ own Brenda Levin of Levin & Associates Architects with Mia Lehrer + Associates Landscape Architects.

Together with the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Ford Theatre Foundation, Pankow Builders and Cumming Construction Management, the team has worked seamlessly to restore, renovate and create new experiences to benefit Los Angeles artists and audiences alike.

Thank you to the staff, crew and artists for their countless hours and unwavering commitment to this project.

Most importantly, we thank you for taking this journey with us. We are delighted you are here and hope to see you many times this season as the Ford continues to bloom.

Laura Zucker Executive Director Los Angeles County Arts Commission

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LA County Leadership & Staff Front of House:

Production:

Administration:

Bill Berry Event Services Manager

Arthur Trowbridge, Production Manager

Hayden Sohm, Deputy Director

Laura Zucker, Executive Director

Sasha Shahidi House Manager

Chris Flores, Lead Stage Supervisor

Hugo Maldonado, Regional Operations Manager

Adam Davis, Managing Director of Productions

Guillermo Najar, Regional Facilities Construction

Miriam Gonzalez, Executive Assistant

Parisa Barani Jesus Enrique Lopez Assistant House Managers

Jamieson Price, Paige Luke, Joey Rodriguez, Stage Supervisors

Michelle Hazlett, Park Superintendent, Ford Theatres

Thomas McKenzie, Development Manager

Eric Shancey Events Services Coordinator

Jenna Pletcher, Kenneth Houston, Master Electricians

House Staff:

Gilberto Morales, Lead Audio Engineer

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

ARTS COMMISSION STAFF FOR THE FORD

Hilda L. Solis, Chair, Supervisor, First District

John Wicker, Director

Mark Ridley-Thomas, Supervisor, Second District Sheila Kuehl, Supervisor, Third District Don Knabe, Supervisor, Fourth District Michael D. Antonovich, Supervisor, Fifth District CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sachi A. Hamai

LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION Bettina Korek, President

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Lori Glasgow, Executive Officer

Pamela Bright-Moon, Vice President Betty Haagen, Secretary Helen Hernandez, Executive Committee

COUNTY COUNSEL Mary C. Wickham County Counsel Joseph M. Nicchitta, Senior Associate County Counsel FORD THEATRE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Ford, Chair Ginny Kruger, Vice Chair Laura Zucker, Secretary John Sinnema, Treasurer

Eric Hanks Constance Jolcuvar Peter Lesnik

Michelle Curry Dr. Harold Karpman, MD Barrett McIntyre Candace McKeever Darnell Tyler John Wicker

Georgia Reyes, Administrative Coordinator Heather Rigby, General Manager of Productions Brandon Turner, Administrative Services Manager

Box Office:

Alis Clausen Odenthal

Jessie Towers, Box Office Manager

Claire Peeps Norma Provencio Pichardo

Ann Jensen, Assistant Box Office Manager

David Valdez

Box Office Staff:

Hope Warschaw

Kristen Goss Zoila Lopez Jennifer Martinez Ayesha Motiwalla Leticia Romero

Rosalind Wyman FORD THEATRE FOUNDATION STAFF Caroline Chang, Program Coordinator Jennifer Fukutomi-Jones, Associate Program Manager, Community Events

Katy Young

Emeritus Board Members:

Ilaan E. Mazzini, Program Manager, Artist Recruitment & Engagement Dexter Story, Community Liaison Cynthia Villaseñor, Chief Advancement Officer Nicole Gessl Kenneth Jones Elizabeth Wu Interns

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Michael Pistone, Information Technology Manager

Kathryn McDonnell

Natasha Martin, Development Associate

Stuart Berton Arline Chambers Edmund D. Edelman Joy Picus May T. Poole

Michelle Moro, Administrative & Events Assistant

Claudia Margolis

Pamela Bright-Moon Tom Camp

Marah Morris, Operations Manager

Lorenzo Baker Abigail Bush Nicholas Carrillo Brian Chae Janet Fishman Shamika Franklin Deirdra Garrett Kamilah Harris Grace Haynes Anicka Haywood Alan Hernandez David Hernandez Victor Hernandez Declan Hindman Bethany Koulias Ryan LeFort Rebeca Lopez Palmas China Mitchell Levi Morris Robert O’Connor Jaqueline Pimentel Ellen Rennolds Robert Romani Marcy Rosenthal Jorge Ruano Odell Ruffin Nick Ruth Maria Sanchez Jose Segovia Spencer Towne Christian Vaca Joseph Weitz

Communications & Marketing: Leticia Buckley, Director of Communications and Marketing Kim Glann, Productions Marketing Manager Kim Kandel, Communications Coordinator Shannita Williams, Digital Media Coordinator

Securitas, Security Crumble Catering, Concessions, Ford Café & Grab & Go Market

Maintenance: Joe Deadwilder Vincent Moronez Hector Olivas Max Saulcedo

Nana Hirsch, Mario Rodriguez, Jason Shapiro, Audio Engineers Steve Perlmutter, Projectionist

Production Crew: Tyler Andrews Jason Arteaga Rene Ballesteros Andre Bernal Pheobe Boynton George Hicks Meghan Hong Jose Luis Lorenzo Tony Martinez Zach Matthews Mark Migdal Marco Sanchez Matt Schumacher Kurt Thormodsen Susan Watanabe Greg Rorabaugh, Piano Tuner SPECIAL THANKS TO: Maria Chong-Castillo Fernando Delgado Megan Moret Steve Napolitano Randi Tahara Rosalind Wayman Katy Young Executive Office Staff LA County Department of Parks and Recreation Staff City of LA Fire Department County of LA Fire Department LA Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl staff DPW Transit Operations Section Transit Systems Unlimited., Inc.

Ford Volunteers Making a Difference

Our Future Your gift to the Ford Theatre Foundation ensures that quality arts experiences remain accessible to future generations. Ford programs provide opportunities to CONNECT, SHARE and CREATE together. Join us today!

Ford volunteers bring the theatre to life by helping greet and seat patrons, assisting with merchandise sales, aiding with administrative operations and spreading the word about the Ford Theatres at community gatherings.

To become a Ford volunteer, call 323.769.2170.

One way you can donate is by dedicating a seat. For as low as $500, you can be a part of Ford history!

FordTheatres.org/support

Ford Theatre Foundation Donors Everyone at the Ford would like to extend our sincere gratitude for support received from the following individuals and organizations from May 1, 2015 through May 1, 2016.

$1,000 – 4,999

$250 – 499

$55 – $149

AXA Foundation

Linda Barral

Robert Anderson

Bettina Korek Inc.

Stuart & Susan Berton

John & Gloria Camera

Charles Pankow Foundation

Leticia Rhi Buckley

Russell Cinque, Jr.

City of Santa Clarita

Alis Clausen Odenthal

Jennifer Friedman

Michelle Curry

Tom Connor

Kent Genzlinger

Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation

Erin Douglass

Kim Glann

Barbara E. Harris

Roger Hale

Cliff Hiroshima

Russell & Judith Kantor

Ned Jordan & Marie Drouet

Michael & Adriane Kreisberg

Employees Community Fund of Boeing California Ginny & Larry Kruger

Martin & Carol Klein

Raul Ruiz

Cindy Kohlmiller

Capital Funders

$10,000 – 99,999

John Sinnema

Ahmanson Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

James & Renee Villela

California Community Foundation The County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Edison International NBC Universal Ralph M. Parsons Foundation $100,000+

Union Bank

Roy Luthringer Timothy Morgan

Wells Fargo Foundation

Joy & Gerald Picus

Laura Zucker & Allan Miller

Risë M. Sedillo $5,000 – 9,999 City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

Katy Young

$500 – 999

$150-249

David Ford Mary Le Emmett

Macy’s

Aida & Cedric Navarro

Sony Pictures

Charles Schwartz

Tien Pham Kerry Silverstrom Kerri Stoughton-Jackson Larry & Neely Swanson

Jose Centeno

Linda Yudin Jerome Zamarin

Arline Chambers Daniel Ezralow

Kenneth & Teresa Shapiro

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The Ford Extends Special Thanks to:

Henry Minuk

Mark & Sheila Van Leeuwen

Tina R. Crowe

Dr. Harold L. Karpman

The James Irvine Foundation

Henry Louria, Jr.

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Comedy Theatres Acme Comedy Theatre 135 N. La Brea Ave. and 5124 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. The Dutchess Riot Female Improv some Fri thru Aug 19; The NoHo Comedy ShowHo monthly sketch show 9PM; Camenot! The Improvised Medieval Broadway Musical 2nd Sat 8PM. www.acmecomedy.com ComedySportz/National Comedy Theatre El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. The longest running stage show in Los Angeles Improv Fri 8PM; Sat 8 and 10 PM; College League Thu 8PM; Sunday Team Sun 7 PM. www.comedysportzla.com The Comedy Union 5040 W Pico Blvd. (323) 934-9300. Shows Wed- Sat. Super Star Sat 8 and 10:30PM. www.thecomedyunion.com Groundlings Theatre 7307 Melrose Ave. (323) 934-4747. Improvisational & sketch theatre.

Groundlings Action Playset Fri 8pm, Sat 8pm & 10pm The Crazy Uncle Joe Show Wed 8pm; Cookin’ With Gas Thur 8pm; The Completely Different Late Show Fri 10pm; TGIS: Thank Goodness It’s Sunday (opens July 31) Sun 7:30pm. www.groundlings.com HaHa Comedy Club 4712 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. (818) 508-4995. Wednesday Workout 9PM; All Star Comedy Fri-Sat 8:45 & 10:45; Sunday Showcase 7PM. 18 & over only. www.hahacafe.com iO West (Improv Olympic) 6366 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 962-7560. The LA branch of Improv Olympic Chicago. Shows 7 nights a week 7PM – Midnight. $5 or Free. www.ioimprov.com Ice House Comedy Club 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena. (626) 577-1894. Since 1960 the “place to go” in Pasadena. Nightly shows Wed-Sun. www.icehousecomedy.com

The Completely Different Late Show at the Groundlings is completely fun

The J Spot Comedy Club 5581 W. Manchester Ave. (310) 337-9057. Industry Tues 7PM; Comedy & Karaoke Thu 7PM. Guest performers. www.jspotcomedyclub.com L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre, Since 1977 3435 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank. (818) 710-1320. Wed Long Form Games 8PM; Thur Stand up 8PM. 2001 An Improv Odyssey Sat 9PM. Special shows for and by kids and teens. Nightly shows Wed to Sun. www.laconnectioncomedy.com The Laugh Factory, Hollywood 8001 Sunset Blvd. (323) 656-1336. Enjoy America’s top comedy stars as well as rising new talent every night. See comedians from TV’s Late Shows. Nightly shows.

All Star Comedy Thu-Sat 8 & 10pm; Midnight Madness Fri-Sat 12am; Chocolate Sundaes, Sun 8 & 10pm. www.laughfactory.com The Laugh Factory, Long Beach 151 S Pine Ave. (562) 495-2844 Ext. 1. Top comedy stars and rising new talent.

Nightly shows. All-Stars Comedy Fri & Sat 8 & 10pm. www.laughfactory.com NerdMelt Showroom at Meltdown Comics 7522 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 851-7223. Located in back of the comic book mecca presents nerd-centric entertainment, hosts improv, stand-up, live pod casts and more. www.nerdmeltla.com Second City Studio Theatre, Since 1959 6560 Hollywood Blvd., 2nd Floor. (323) 464-8542. Students and professionals showcase improve and sketch talents. Undateable, Fri 9PM; Afros and AssWhoopins thru Aug 13 Fri-Sat 8PM. Nightly shows. www.secondcity.com Trepany House (at the Steve Allen Theatre) 4773 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 666-4268. Bizarre comedy, music & weirdness.

Tomorrow with Ron Lynch Sat 12am; Two Headed Dog last Tue 8PM. www.trepanyhouse.org UnCabaret 710 W 1st Street and Hope. For over 20 years presenting idiosyncratic, conversational comedy. Sun 8 pm. (213) 706-3630. www.uncabaret.com Upright Citizens Brigade 5919 Franklin Ave. and 5419 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 908-8702. Improv, standup, sketch, talk/variety, cool weird stuff and more. All ages venue though shows may not be appropriate for young or sensitive customers. www.ucbtheatre.com Westside Eclectic Comedy Theater 1323-A Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica. (310) 451-0850. Nightly shows.

The Grind Thu 10PM Free; Mission IMPROVable Fri-Sat 10PM. www.westsidecomedy.com

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Music The L.A. Arboretum Summer Concert Series July 9 & 30, Aug 20, Sept 10 7:30-10pm. Features the Pasadena Pops. 301 N Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. www.arboretum.org

Bootleg Theater Showcases new music and bands on the Brink. 2220 Beverly Blvd. (213) 389-3856. www.bootlegtheatre.org

19th Annual Festival of International Laureates Jul 7-24. iPalpiti Orchestral Ensemble of International Laureates presents daily concerts in different locations features prize-winning young professional musicians from around the world. Festival Grand Finale, July 23 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. www.ipalpiti.org

The Fonda Theatre An historic 1920's venue catering to all genres of live music. 6126 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 464-0808. www.fondatheatre.com

Amoeba Music Features live in-store musical performances weekly.

6400 Sunset Blvd. (323) 245-6400. www.amoeba.com 2016 Angel City Jazz Festival Sept 30-Oct 16 at the LACMA, Redcat, Zipper Hall, the Blue Whale, the Moss Theatre and the Broad Stage.

Non-commercial jazz and new music festival. www.angelcityjazz.com Autry National Center July 7-Aug 18, 6:30-9pm. Sizzling Summer Nights features Latin bands. Western Music Association Showcase 3rd Sun noon-3pm. 4700 Western Heritage Way. (323) 563-5639. www.theautry.org Bones and Blues Monthly concert series featuring live blues and jazz music, domino tournaments, and a hearty barbecue dinner Last Fri of every month at 8pm. Phoenix Hall, 10950 South Central Ave. www.wlcac.org California Philharmonic Concerts under the stars at Festival on the Green at Santa Anita Race Track July 23, Aug 6 & 20 and at the Walt Disney Concert Hall July 31, Aug 7 & 21. (626) 304-0333. www.calphil.com Catalina Jazz Club Hollywood’s premiere jazz venue serves up world class music. 6725 Sunset Blvd. (323) 466-2210. www.catalinajazzclub.com

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Free on the West Patio. Original Farmers Market, 6333 W 3rd St. at Fairfax Ave. (323) 933-9211. www.farmersmarketla.com

Molly Ringwald performs at The Whiskey A-Go-Go Sept 2 Central Avenue Jazz Festival Jul 30-31. Ethnic cuisine and arts & crafts available for sale. Central Ave. between 42nd & 43rd Sts. Sponsored by City of LA. (213) 202-5500. www.centralavejazz.org.

The Novo at the L.A. Live Complex A great music and entertainment venue in the heart of Los Angeles. 800 W. Olympic Blvd. 213-765-7000. www.thenovodtla.com Concerts on the Green Thru Aug 28, Sundays, 6-8pm. Features Tribute Bands and more. Lou Bredlow Pavilion in Warner Park at 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills. (818) 704-1358. www.valleycultural.org El Portal Theatre.

An eclectic mix of live entertainment and dance. 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. (818) 508-4200. www.elportaltheatre.com Farmers Market Music Series Fri 7-9pm, thru Aug 26. EB’s Rock ‘n Roll Tribute Night every Thu 7-9pm. EB’s Ranch Party every Sat 7-10PM.

Summer Concerts on the Green Free monthly concerts featuring a world blend of music. July 17, Aug 6 & 21. Family Jam Aug 7 & 28, Sept 18. Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 Charles E. Young Dr. North. (310) 825-4361. www.fowler.ucla.edu Grand Performances Nestled among towering skyscrapers, listen to jazz, big band, and mariachi perform under the stars thru Aug 21. Free. 350 S. Grand Ave. (213) 687-2190. www.grandperformances.org The Greek Theatre Nestled in Griffith Park, hosts biggest names in entertainment, from pop to classical, reggae to rock.

Season thru Oct 28. 2700 N. Vermont in Griffith Park.

844-LAGREEK. www.lagreektheatre.com Wine & Jazz Concert Series Thru July 26, 7-9pm. FREE. Wine & Jazz Concert Series Tues eves in the Central Courtyard (2nd Level) at Hollywood & Highland. Wine tasting and light appetizers $10. All proceeds benefit Project Angel Food (www.angelfood.org). 6801 Hollywood Blvd. www.hollywoodandhighland.com Hollywood Bowl One of the world’s largest natural amphitheatres seats 18,000; summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1922. Museum is open every night

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Pershing Square Downtown Stage Summer Concert Series Lunchtime Concerts, Wed & Fri at noon thru Aug 19; Sat Night Concerts thru Aug 20 at 8pm. Octoberfest Oct 15-16. 532 South Olive St. (213) 847-4970. www.laparks.org/pershingsquare Remo Recreational Music Center Tues night community drum circle, 7-8pm; Women’s Drum Circle 3rd Sat 4-5:30pm. Drums provided. Free.

7308 Coldwater Canyon, North Hollywood. (818) 982-0461. www.remormc.com Starlight Bowl Summer Concert Series.

Thru Aug 27. The best in music and entertainment under the stars. 1249 Lockheed View Dr., Burbank. (818) 238-53001. www.starlightbowl.com

Old Crow Medicine Show performs at The Hollywood Bowl Aug 20 before concerts and daily all year round. 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2000. www.hollywoodbowl.com

Headline acts and boxing. 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood. (310) 330-7300. www.fabulousforum.com/calendar.html

Hollywood Palladium 1940s theater built in Streamline Modern Art Deco style presenting a wide variety of musical acts. 6215 Sunset Blvd. (323) 962-7600. www.thehollywoodpalladium.com

Levitt Pavilion @ MacArthur Park Free concerts thru Sept 3 at the MacArthur Pavilion, 2230 W. 6th St. L.A. Pre-show activities. www.levittla.org.

Hotel Café Singer-Songwriters perform every night on two stages.

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The Microsoft Theatre Formerly The Nokia. Presents music and theatre on one of the largest indoor stages in the U.S. 777 Chick Hearns Ct. (213) 763-6030.www.microsofttheater.com Norton Simon Museum Annual Summer Concert Series Thru Sept 17. Select Saturdays at 5pm. 411 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. (626) 844-6941. www.nortonsimon.org

Sunset Concerts at The Skirball Thru Aug 25, Thursdays at 8pm. FREE. Presenting music from around the globe. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 440-4500. www.skirball.org Valley Performing Arts Center @ CSU Northridge Offers eclectic mix of jazz, classical, and dance.

18111 Nordoff St., Northridge. (818) 677-3000. www.valleyperformingartscenter.org Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival Sept 25, 11am-6pm. Tribute to the roots of Jazz in Gospel and Blues. Tours of the tower will be offered throughout the day. www.wlcac.org Vitello’s E-Spot Lounge Italian food and live music every night. Tickets and reservations helpful. 4349 Tujunga Ave. (818) 7690905. www.vitellosrestaurant.com

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Dance Breath of Spring Jul 21-Aug 21. Theatre 40 at the Reuben Cordova Theatre, 241 Moreno Dr. on the Beverly Hills High School Campus, (310) 364-0535. www.theatre40.org

Free Shakespeare in the Park Sat-Sun 10:30 am thru August. Actor’s Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City.

(310) 838-4264. www.theactorsgang.com

Brilliant Traces Jul 15-24; Our Town Sept 16-Oct 23; Turn of the Screw Oct 14-Nov 20. Actors Co-op Theatre Company at The Crossley Theatre, 1760 N. Gower St. (323) 462-8460. www.actorsco-op.org

Short + Sweet Play Festival Aug 31-Sept 25. Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd Fl. (323) 465-4446. adler@stellaadler-la.com Grey Gardens–The Musical thru Aug 14; A View From The Bridge Sept 7-Oct 16; Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave. (213) 628-2772. www.centertheatregroup.org Four Chords and a Gun thru July 31. Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd. (213) 389-3856. www.bootlegtheater.org Bars and Measures Sept 15-Oct 23. Boston Court Theatre, 70 North Mentor Ave., Pasadena. (626) 6836883. www.bostoncourt.com The Little Mermaid July 15-24; Evita Oct 14-23.

Cabrillo Music Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. (805) 497-8613. www.cabrillomusictheatre.com MacBeth Sept 17-Oct 16; Akhnaten Nov 5-27. Los Angeles Opera at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave. (213) 972-7219. www.laopera.org Armadillo Necktie thru July 31; Nine Winning One Acts July 2-Aug 7; Calendar Girls Aug 26-Oct 9. Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre, 10900 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood. (818) 700-4878. www.thegrouprep.com

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Arcadia Sept 4-Nov 20; The Maids Sept 18-Nov 12; The Imaginary Invalid Oct 9-Nov 19. A Noise Within, 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. (626) 356-3100. www.anoisewithin.org

Avenue Q thru July 23. Cupcake Theater, 11020 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood. (323) 391-3416. www.cupcaketheater.com Hedda Gabler thru July 17. The Antaeus Company at Deaf West Theatre, 5112 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. (818) 506-1983. www.antaeus.org Recorded In Hollywood thru Aug 7; Throw Me On The Burnpile and Light Me Up Sept 10-Oct 2; Vicuña Oct 23-Nov 20. Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd, Culver City. (213) 628-2772. www.centertheatregroup.org Mama Bares Sept 1-Oct 2; Road to Kumano Nov 3Dec 4. East West Players,120 Judge John Aiso St. (213) 625-7000. www.eastwestplayers.org A Night at the Black Cat Cabaret Sat thru Sept 10.

Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica. www.edgemarcenter.org Tennessee Williams UnScripted Thru July 31; Parallel Lives Aug 17-Sept 18; Buyer & Cellar Oct 5-Nov 6.

Falcon Theatre, 4252 Riverside Dr., Burbank. (818) 955-8101. www.falcontheatre.com Baby Doll July 16-Aug 28; Freddie Sept-Oct. Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave., (323) 663-1525. www.fountaintheatre.com

The Tempest will be playing at the Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival July 30-Sept 4 Alice in Wonderland Jr. July 16-July 24. Fremont Centre Theatre, 1000 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena.

(626) 441-5977. www.fremontcentretheatre.com Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream thru Sept 23; The Imaginary Invalid thru Oct 2; Titus Andronicus July 30-Oct 1; Tom thru Oct 1. The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga. (310) 455-3723. www.theatricum.com.

In & Of Itself thru July 24; Big Sky thru July 17. Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave. (310) 208-5454. www.geffenplayhouse.com Ajax in Iraq July 15-Aug 14. Da Poetry Lounge Tue 9PM. Greenway Court Theatre 544 N. Fairfax Ave. www.greenwaycourttheatre.org

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Twelfth Night July 16-Aug 13. Coeurage Theatre Company at the Grove Theatre Center, 1111-B W. Olive Ave., George Izay Park, Burbank. (818) 528 6622. www.coeurage.org The Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival (Richard III and The Tempest) thru Sept 4. Independent Shakespeare Company, Griffith Park Old Zoo, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. (818) 710-6306. www.iscla.org A Chorus Line July 29-31. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave. www.hollywoodbowl.com I Love You Because July 22-Aug 7; Blueprint for Paradise July 30-Sept 4; Going Going Gone Oct 1-Nov 6. Hudson Theatre, 6593 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 856-4249. www.hudsontheatre.com 10th Annual Young Artist Project Aug 6; The Hunchback of Notre Dame Sept 16-Oct 9; Lend Me A Tenor Oct 21-Nov 13. La Mirada Theatre, 14900 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada. (562) 944-9801. www.lamiradatheatre.com The Boy From Oz thru July 31. Celebration Theatre at the Lex, 6760 Lexington Ave. (323) 957-1884. www.celebrationtheatre.com

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ALOUD: Conversations, Readings and Performances Tues thru July 26. Library Foundation of Los Angeles, 630 West Fifth St. (213) 228-7500. www.lfla.org/aloud

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Rapture, Blister, Burn Aug 5-Sep 3; The How and The Why Aug 11-Sep 1; Amadeus Sep 23-Oct 22; What the Night Is For Sept 29-Oct 20. Little Fish Theatre, 777 Centre St., San Pedro (310) 512-6030. www.littlefishtheatre.org

3301 Beverly Blvd. (213) 351-3507. www.sonofsemele.org

Breath of Spring July 21-Aug 21; Moral Imperative Sept 22-Oct. 17. Theatre 40, 241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills. (310) 364-0535. www.theatre40.org

Doubt Aug 17-Sept 11; Shipwrecked: An Entertainment Oct 12-Nov 6. International City Theatre, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. (562) 436-4610. www.internationalcitytheatre.org

Bill W. and Dr. Bob thru July 17. Theatre 68, 11136 Magnolia Blvd. (323) 960-5068. www.theatre68.com.

The Learned Ladies by Moliere July 17. Lounge Theatres, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 469-9988. www.theatreplanners.com

The Leather Apron Club July 15-31; One Woman Gone Wrong Sun Aug 28-Nov 13; New Works Festival Oct 14-Nov 6; Sleeping Beauty Oct-Nov. Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd., West. (323) 851-4839. www.theatrewest.org

Skin of Honey Sept 9-24. Macha Theatre Company, 1107 N. Kings Rd., West Hollywood. (323) 3146332. www.machatheatre.org Honky thru July 17. Rogue Machine Theatre at The Met, 1089 N. Oxford Ave. (323) 802-4990. www.roguemachinetheatre.com A Few Good Men thru July 17; 24 Hours of Madness Aug 13. NoHo Arts Center, 11136 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood. (818) 508-7101. www.thenohoartscenter.com The Hairy Ape thru July 17; Kingdom of Earth July 15Aug 14; Drama Queens From Hell Aug 13-Sept 25.

Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 4772055 x2. www.odysseytheatre.com Eccentricities of a Nightingale thru Aug 14. Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-8392. www.pacificresidenttheatre.com Beautiful – The Carole King Story thru July 17; Cabaret July 19-Aug 7; Newsies Aug 30-Sept 4; Hedwig and The Angry Inch Nov 1-Nov 27. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd. www.hollywoodpantages.com

Anthony Battelle and Karen Ragan-George in The Leather Apron Club at Theatre West July 15-31 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee thru Aug 21; Bee-Luther-Hatchee Sept 23-Oct 22. Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre.

(626) 355-4318. www.sierramadreplayhouse.org Peter and the Starcatcher July 23-Aug 28; Ragtime: The Musical Oct 29-Dec 4. Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. (805) 583-7900. www.simi-arts.org Church & State thru Aug 14; Obama-Ology July 15Aug 28. Skylight Theatre, 1816 ½ N. Vermont Ave. (213) 761-7061. www.skylighttheatrecompany.com Solo Creation Festival thru July 24. Son of Semele,

Olive and the Bitter Herbs thru Aug 13; Wait Until Dark Sept 9-Oct 15; Young Frankenstein Nov 11-Dec 17. Kentwood Players at Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave. (310) 645-5156. www.kentwoodplayers.org Meshugeneh: The Musical Sat thru July 30; Orange is the New Musical Fri July 1-Aug 19; Summer Shorts thru Aug 2. Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd.

(818) 687-8559. www.whitefiretheatre.com Othello July 1-July 30. Zombie Joes Underground Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd. (818) 2024120. zombiejoes.homestead.com The 20th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts July 8–17 in Long Beach. Talent contestants from 50 countries around the world will vie for the title.

Terrace Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center located at 300 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach.

(888) 214-9511. www.wcopa.tv

Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin July 21-Aug 7; The Fantasticks Sept 6-Oct 2. The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. (626) 356-7529. www.pasadenaplayhouse.org New Original Works Festival July 21-Aug 6. Red Cat, 631 W 2nd St. (213) 237-2800. www.redcat.org John is A Father thru July 16; The Play about the Baby Sept 16-Nov 5; Summer Playwrights Festival July 31Aug 7. The Road Theatre Company, 5108 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. (818) 761-8838. www.roadtheatre.org Living Room Series Mon thru Sept 5. The Blank Theatre at Second Stage. 6500 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 465-4446. www.theblank.com Disgraced thru July 17; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Aug 31-Oct 16. Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave. (213) 628-2772.

Library Girl 2nd Sun of each month; L.A Café Plays 3rd Sun of each month. Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Rd., Santa Monica. (310) 397-3244. www.ruskingrouptheatre.com The Mother Ship thru Aug 2; Sacred Fools Summer Theater Camp Aug 1-7; Skulduggery: The Musical Prequel to Hamlet Sept–Oct. Sacred Fools Theatre, 1076 Lillian Way. (310) 281-8337. www.sacredfools.org DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / FORD PROGRAM ISSUE 2016

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Family Fare Family Sandcastle Building Day July 23. 11am-3pm. Bring your own bucket and shovel. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro. www.culturela.org Annual Long Beach Crawfish Festival Aug 5-7. Family fun, music, and more. Rainbow Lagoon, Long Beach. www.longbeachcrawfishfestival.com Annual African Marketplace and Cultural Faire Aug 5-28. 10am-9pm. Educational and fun. Fashion, art, technology, Holistic Heath and more. Leimert Park Village. (323) 290-2386.

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75th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Aug 13-21. Drums, parade, car show, dance, Rubik Cube Competition and more. Many free events. Little Tokyo. (213) 687-7193. www.niseiweek.org

Kumeyaay. Aquarium of the Pacific. 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach. (562) 590-3100. www.aquariumofpacific.org

Annual Long Beach BBQ Festival Aug 19-21. Family fun, music, and more. Rainbow Lagoon, Long Beach. www.longbeachbbqfestival.com

Annual Thai Cultural Day Sept 18. 11am-5pm. Thai classical music, folk dances, fruit and vegetable carving, children’s workshops, kickboxing and more. Free. Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd. (310) 650-1531. www.thaiculturalcenter.org

Annual Original Long Beach Lobster Festival Sept 9-11. Family fun, music, and more. Rainbow Lagoon, Long Beach. www.originallobsterfestival.com Mexican Independence Day Celebration Sept 10-11. Popular and traditional entertainment, cultural activities, historic displays and more. Free. El Pueblo Historical Monument, 125 Paseo de la Plaza.

(310) 914-0015. www.allaccess-la.com Moompetam Native American Festival Sept 17-18. 9am-5pm. Celebrates California’s indigenous maritime cultures including the Tongva, Chumash, Acjachemen, Costanoan, Luiseño, and

LA Korean Festival Sept 22-25. 10am-10pm. Traditional music and dances, food and merchandise. Craft and music workshops. Free. Seoul International Park, 3250 San Marino. (213) 487-9696. www.lakoreanfestival.org 135th Annual Watts Tower Day of the Drum Festival Sept 24. 11am-6pm. Featuring international percussion: Latin, Japanese, Africa, Native American and more. Tours of the Towers offered. Free. Watts Towers Arts Center Campus, 1727 E. 107th St. (213) 847-4646. www.culturela.org

Day of the Dead - Novenario Procession Oct 25-Nov 2. 7-9pm. Pre-Columbian Novenario procession and blessings. Free. El Pueblo Historical Monument, 125 Paseo de la Plaza. (310) 914-0015. www.allaccess-la.com Arboretum Summer Nights Enjoy popular local bands and family-friendly entertainment Fridays July 15-Aug 12 5-8pm. Bring a picnic; concert begins at 6pm. 301 North Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821-3222. www.aboretum.org Aquarium of The Pacific Fourth most-attended aquarium in the US displaying over 11,000 animals in more than 50 exhibits. New exhibit Horses and Dragons: Vanishing Animals. 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach. (562) 590-3100. www.aquariumofpacific.org Autry National Center Pan for gold and Drop in Summer Family Fun Tue-Fri 11am-3pm. Free second Tuesday of the month. 4000 Western Heritage Way. (323) 667-2000. www.theautry.org Barnsdall Art Sundays Free Family Art Workshops held at Junior Art Center most Sundays 10am-noon. 4800 Hollywood Blvd.

(323) 644-6275. www.barnsdallarts.org Bob Baker’s Musical World Sat and Sun 2:30pm; Wed-Fri 10:30am. Sketchbook Revue is a Cabaret show featuring favorite acts from over the years. Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St. (213) 250-9995. www.bobbakermarionettes.com ComedySportz Kidz Offers improve classes for kids 8 -13, and teens.

Saturday classes start the first of the month. El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood.

(323) 871-1193. www.comedysportzla.com Descanso Gardens Beautiful 25 acres delight young and old; stroll the walkways and enjoy the many plants and flowers.

Music Tue and Thu eves. 1418 Descanso Dr., La Canada. www.descansogardens.org DiscoveryCube Inspiring young minds through science; entertaining activities and exhibits. Speed: The Science of Motion thru Sept 11; Dora and Diego: Let’s Explore thru Sept 18. 11800 Foothill Blvd. (near Hansen Dam). www.discoverycube.com /la

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Drum Circle: Kids Rhythm Club Kids Jam Time: permission to make noise, enjoy rhythm & song! Every Sat 9:30-10:05am & 1111:45am, Kids free, adults $5.00. Remo Recreational Music Center, 7308 Coldwater Canyon Blvd., North Hollywood. (818) 982-0461.

El Capitan Theatre Hosts Tiny Tot Tuesdays 10 am, lights are dimmed and sound levels reduced. Finding Dory thru Aug 7; Pete’s Dragon Aug 12-28. Special stage shows before every performance. 6838 Hollywood Blvd. www.elcapitantheatre.disney.com Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum Family Fundays Creative Playground interactive theatre Sat July 23, Aug 26, Sun Oct 2-23, 11am; Peter Alsop’s Kids Koncerts Sun July 10, 17, 31, Aug 7,14, 21, Sept.

18, 25. 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. (310) 4553723. www.theatricum.com Family Programs at California Science Center Discovery Rooms for children 7 and under. Science Spectacular show weekdays 10:30am & 11:30am, weekends every hour from noon-3pm. Ecosystem show 11am & 2:30pm daily. 700 Exposition Park Dr. (323) SCIENCE. www.californiasciencecenter.org Ford Amphitheatre Family Series Big! World! Fun! Saturdays @ 10am thru Aug 27.

Children Free; Adults $5; Parking $1. 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East. fordamphitheatre.org Fowler Museum at UCLA Family Jam Aug 7, 28, Sept 11 & 18. Music and fun

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art activities. 308 Charles E. Young Drive North. (310) 825-4361. www.fowler.ucla.edu Griffith Observatory Peek through the telescope, watch the Tesla coil light up and do some stargazing. Tour the universe with eight daily planetarium shows. 2800 E. Observatory Rd., Griffith Park. (213) 473-0800. www.griffithobs.org Hollywood Bowl Museum The exhibits are very "kid-friendly" and interactive. Tue & Thu mornings, you are welcome to bring children into the Bowl to listen to a rehearsal. Tue-Sun. Free. www.hollywoodbowl.com

Moompetam Native American Festival at The Aquarium of the Pacific Sept 17-18

Hollywood Farmers Market Every Sun from 8am-1pm. Farmers, artisans, food vendors and entertainment. Ivar and Selma Ave. between Hollywood and Sunset. (323) 463-3171. www.farmernet.com

3:30pm. 3425 West Magnolia, Blvd, Burbank. (818) 710-1320. www.laconnectioncomedy.com

IMAX Enjoy A Beautiful Planet and National Parks Adventure on the seven-story IMAX screen – the largest in Los Angeles thru Sept. 5. California Science Center, Exposition Park, 700 State Dr. (323) SCIENCE. www.californiasciencecenter.org

Levitt Pavilion July 9 – Sept 3. Free Americana/Jazz/Blues/World/ Latin/Dance concerts; pre-show activities begin at 5:30pm, concert begins at 7:00pm. Memorial Park, 85 E. Holly St., MacArthur Pavilion, 2230 W. 6th St. www.levittla.org.

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New Beverly Cinema Kiddee Matinees Sat/Sun at 2pm. $6 with free popcorn 12 and under. 7165 W. Beverly Blvd. (323) 938-4038. Check website for schedule. www.newbevcinema.com Second City Studio Theatre 6560 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor. (323) 464-8542.

Improv and sketch comedy teen/youth program open to students ages 8-18. www.secondcity.com Skirball Cultural Center Thru Sept 4 The Dug Out Tues-Sun, Dig it Thurs-Sun; Family Art Studio Tues-Sun (Sat/Sun year round); Noah’s Ark ongoing. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 440-4500. www.skirball.org SummerSounds World Music for Kids Music + Art festival for ages 3-9. Mon-Fri thru Aug 5.

Music performances and Art Workshops daily at 10am and 11:15am. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2000. www.hollywoodbowl.com Universal Studios Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza. (800) UNIVERSAL. Hollywood’s #1 family attraction. Only Universal Studios lets you ride in movies and go behind the scenes of a real working movie studio. See the newest attraction The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Visit all-new The Walking Dead permanent daytime attraction. www.universalstudioshollywood.com Valley Cultural Center Children’s Performance Series (Ages 6-9) Free.

Mondays thru Aug 8 at 10AM at Madrid Theatre, 21622 Sherman Way, Canoga Park. (818) 7041358. www.valleycultural.org Zimmer Children’s Museum Creative self-expression and art experiences for children and families teaches BIG IDEAS of global citizenship, community responsibility, and cultural sensitivity on LA’s Museum Row. 6505 Wilshire Blvd #100. (323) 761-8984. www.zimmermuseum.org

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T o ours last l approximately two hours and and are FREE, Tours however,, tour guests are responsible for purchasing however their own wn T A AP cards.

TAP etro.net/tour s and and To T o reser reserve rese ve your spot, visit m metro.net/tours complete the online form.

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With 80 rail stations and 170 bus routes, M etro makes it easy to explore destinations Metro across Southern C aliffo ornia Sign up today ornia.

California. for a FREE guided rail tour to get useful tips on how to plan your trip, buy a pass, and ride the Metro Metro rail and bus system.