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Crossroads of the World

Nexus of Hollywood Creativity

California, Here They Come!

The Pioneer Movie Factories

Summer Reading Book Reviews

Visual Arts • Theatre • Music • Film • Places of Interest • Calendar of Events

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Crossroads of the World Nexus of Hollywood creativity since 1939

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Hollywood in Miniature Returns An historic scale model of old Hollywood restored

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How it all began in Hollywood, the place

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Summer Reading Five Hollywood books chosen by the Editor

Departments 6 From the Editor 8 Calendar 10 Places of Interest 55 Family Fun 57 More Museums 59 Worship

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Dining Map: Hollywood from A-Z Event Venues Shopping Around Getting Around TV Tickets Oscar’s Hollywood Tours & Sightseeing Around Town On The Cover: A reprise of our Summer 2004 cover shot by Anthony Nelson.

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n addition to providing information for visitors and residents to discover the unique culture and lore of Hollywood, our publication is the “magazine for people who love Hollywood.” What exactly does that mean? There’s no doubt that we cram a lot of information within our 64 pages and we are the only such publication that focuses solely on Hollywood—the place. But what about the “love” part?

When I talk with a member of Hollywood Heritage, the love affair is with Old Hollywood, the Silent and Golden Eras and what remains of those times in our built environment. If my conversation is with a developer, it’s about a love of potential and the financial benefit a new project will bring. When I talk with someone who’s seeking to make their mark in the industry synonymous with our world-famous name, there’s no doubt that that love is for fame and fortune.

Sometimes all of that does come together and it does define this place. Real estate has been a commodity in Hollywood ever since the first filmmakers arrived. The article on Hollywood’s rise to fame and its industry’s “factories” digested from a presentation at a Hollywood Heritage program by Richard Atkins and Christy Johnson takes us on that journey. Initially, that’s what it was all about—land and plenty of it.

Although it doesn’t take much real estate for Hollywood’s newest attraction.

What fun to see the town laid out in miniature. Another coups by Hollywood Heritage; its acquisition of the art piece created over 60 years ago, gives us a glimpse of Hollywood of yesteryear. Strangely, it still looks very familiar.

There’s no doubt that Hollywood is at a crossroads and Keldine Hull takes us into a few of the businesses that are located at historic landmark Crossroads of the World. Plans are underway for yet another development in the vicinity.

Crossroads will remain, but the addition of a few high-rise buildings nearby has the community greatly concerned.

Surely there’s a solution that can satisfy all those who love Hollywood and all that it represents without killing the goose that has sustained this small but renown corner of the world for 100 years. The challenge as I see it is to maintain our scale, to protect the authenticity of the place, to build new with respect for the old, so that our unique heritage is preserved and the future is secure.

The good news is that nothing happens overnight. Hold tight to your hopes and dreams. Enjoy and partake in all it has to offer. One thing is for sure: there’s never a dull moment in Hollywood.

Nyla Arslanian

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Friday Night Music Series at Farmers Market.

Walk of Fame Ceremonies For current ceremony info call (323) 469-8311 or visit www.walkoffame.com.

Jordi Alcaraz: Defying Boundaries Thru Aug 31. Jack Rutberg Fine Art. Museumscale exhibition of large and small works. www.jackrutbergfinearts.com Independent Shakespeare Festival Thru Sep 2. Celebrates 15th Anniversary. Midsummer Night’s Dream and Titus Andronicus performed at Old Zoo in Griffith Park. www.iscla.org

special events Roaring Nights Jul 20, Aug 17, Sep 14. L.A. Zoo. 21+ summer night series features animal spotlights, dance areas, and food trucks. www.lazoo.org/roaringnights

The Chapin Festival Aug 25-26. Lafayette Park Place. A Guatamalan festival featuring music, food, arts & crafts. www.festivalchapin.com

Famous Jul 20. The 11:11. World premiere about a big Hollywood star. www.the1111space.com

Alice in Chains Aug 29. Hollywood Palladium. The legendary Seattle grunge rockers. www.hollywoodpalladium.com

Bernard Cohen, Michael Kidner, and Richard Smith: London in the 60s Jul 21 – Sep 8. Louis Stern Fine Arts. British abstract painters who defined cultural scene. www.louissternfinearts.com

Cinecon 54 Classic Film Festival Aug 30 -Sep 3. The Egyptian Theatre. Features rare, unusual and unjustly forgotten movies from the silent and early sound era with celebrity guests and movie memorabilia. www.cinecon.org

Mayakovsky and Stalin Jul 21 – Aug 19. World premiere explores the relationship between Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, his wife Nadya and of Soviet poet Vladimir. www.plays411.com/stalin

John Williams: Maestro of the Movies Aug 31 – Sep 2. Hollywood Bowl. John Williams, Hollywood’s beloved master of cinematic scores. www.hollywoodbowl.com

10th Annual Taste of Farmers Market Jul 24. Original Farmers Market. Over 50 delicious tastes from your favorite Market merchants.

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Fireworks Finale: Harry Connick, Jr. Sep 7 - 9. Hollywood Bowl. The beloved New Orleans native throws a party to celebrate the 300th birthday of New Orleans. www.hollywoodbowl.com

Annie Jul 27-29. Hollywood Bowl. A theatrical experience for the entire family. www.hollywoodbowl.com

The Zombies Sep 10. Troubadour. The iconic British rock legends. www.troubadour.com

Tajmo: The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band Aug 1. Hollywood Bowl. The Masters of the blues team up; special guests Melissa Etheridge and Deva Mahal. www.hollywoodbowl.com

Beautiful – The Carole King Musical Sep 12 – 30. Pantages Theatre. Hit musical based on the inspiring true story of Carol King’s rise to stardom. www.hollywoodpantages.com

Friday Night Music Series Thru Aug 31. Original Farmers Market. Every Friday on the West Patio featuring L.A.’s best musicians. www.farmersmarketla.com.

Waitress Aug 2 - 26. Hollywood Pantages Theatre. The irresistible new hit musical, based on Adrienne Shelly’s film. wwwhollywoodpantages.com

Ford Theatres 2018 Season Thru Oct 28 Music, dance, film, theatre events for young and old; free jam sessions Mondays at 7pm; Big World Fun for kids Saturdays at 10am. www.fordtheatres.org

Brew at the Zoo Aug 3. L.A.’s most unique brewfest lets you sample beer from local craft and microbreweries, music, zoo keeper talks. www.lazoo.org

Fireworks Spectacular with the Go-Gos Jul 2-4. Hollywood Bowl. The 80s girl group reunites…with fireworks! www.hollywoodbowl.com On Your Feet!

Jul 6 - 29. Hollywood Pantages Theatre. The inspiring true story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. www.hollywoodpantages.com Ace of LA: Beauty is Pain Jul 7 – 29. Artists Corner. In a city of dreamers, Mexico’s Ace of LA sells the dream with fresh bright colors Cry It Out Jul 14 – Aug 19. West Coast Premiere. An honest look at the absurdities of new motherhood. Echo Theatre Company at the Atwater Village Theatre. www.echotheatrecompany.com Arrival & Departure Jul 14 – Sep 30. The world premiere of a modern-day stage adaptation of the 1945 film, Brief Encounter, performed in Spoken English and American Sign Language. Fountain Theatre. www.fountaintheatre.com Outfest Under the Stars Jul 18 – 21. The Ford Theatres. Four films, including Bad Reputation, Joan Jett documentary, part of the Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival. www.outfest.org

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Niall Horan Aug 7 -8. Greek Theatre. Chart-topping Irish singer. www.lagreektheatre.com Ziggy Marley Aug 10. The Roxy. www.theroxy.com Ben Vereen Aug 10 & 11. Catalina Jazz Club. Legendar Tony Award-winning performer (Pippin, Jesus Christ Superstar) in a rare club date.

Randy Newman Aug 12. Hollywood Bowl. The acclaimed songwriter performs selections from each of his eleven studio albums. www.hollywoodbowl.com A Paranormal Night with Alice Cooper Aug 12. Greek Theatre. Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley opens. www.lagreektheatre.com Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin Aug 18. Matrix Theatre. World Premiere of the outrageous comedy inspired by a true story. www.plays411.com/brooklyn The Man Who Saved Everything Aug 24. Theatre West. The world premiere of an original drama by Benjamin Scuglia is a timely, compelling exploration of hoarding, family and memory, our possessions, and the connections that bind us together. www.theatrewest.org

The Mojave Project Sep 12 – Nov 18 Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE). An experimental transmedia project explores the Mojave Desert. welcometolace.org Gloria Sep 15 – Oct 21. Atwater Village Theatre. The West Coast premiere of dark and topical satire of American office culture. www.echotheatercompany.com Voodoo Threauxdown Sep. 15. Greek Theatre. A who’s-who of New Orleans musicians bring Mardi Gras www.lagreektheatre.com LA Film Festival Sep 20-28. Arclight Cinemas. Showcases compelling independent films, TV and episodic working from emerging storytellers. www.filmindependent.org/la-film-festival Blood Orange Sep 21. Greek Theatre. Hitmaker Dev Hynes brings his sleek and sexy R&B electronica sound to the Greek. www.lagreektheatre.com Southside Johnny and the Asbury Dukes Sep 22. Whisky-a-Go-Go. Legendary Jersey rockers and Springsteen cohorts play the Whisky a-GoGo. www.whiskyagogo.com Beck Sep 28. Hollywood Bowl. Multi-genre musician Beck brings a career-spanning retrospective to the Bowl. www.hollywoodbowl.com

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of interest Cahuenga Pass US 101 is the ancient way through the hills originally used by the Tongva tribe of Native Americans. Called “Cahuenga” or “Little Hills,” it was traversed by Spanish explorer Don Gaspar de Portola in the 18th century and later by the American frontiersman Kit Carson. In 1886, Kansas prohibitionist Harvey Wilcox and his wife, Daeida, bought 120 acres of the Cahuenga Valley and named their home “Hollywood.”

Alto Nido Apartments Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Mary Pickford Center 1313 N. Vine St. (310) 247-3000. Built in 1949, first Hollywood studio designed for television show production. Early TV shows and sitcoms including Queen for a Day and I Love Lucy were broadcast from here. Renovated facility includes 286-seat Linwood Dunn Theater, Academy offices and collections of the Academy Film Archive. www.oscars.org

Capitol Records 1750 N. Vine St. World’s first circular office building and one of Hollywood’s landmarks. Built in 1956, the light on its rooftop spire flashes “H-O-LLY-W-O-O-D” in Morse code. Gold albums of its many artists displayed in lobby. John Lennon and other Capitol artists’ stars on sidewalk. Artist Richard Wyatt’s LA Jazz mural in tile depicts jazz greats. www.capitolstudios.com

Chase Bank/Millard Sheets 1500 N. Vine St., (323) 466-1121. Unusual mosaics, murals and stained glass created by noted California artist Millard Sheets depict Hollywood personalities.

Chateau Marmont 8221 Sunset Blvd., (323) 656-1010. Since 1929, this castle-like hotel has been popular with stars for its privacy. From secret romances to untimely deaths, guests include Errol Flynn, Bob Dylan, Paul Newman, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Jim Morrison, Marilyn Monroe, Mick Jagger, and John Belushi who died there. www.chateaumarmont.com Cinerama Dome 6360 Sunset Blvd., (323) 464-4226. Restored as part of the Arclight Hollywood movie-going experience, the unique geodesic-shaped theatre designed by Buckminster Fuller was built in 1963. www.arclightcinemas.com Columbia Square 6121 Sunset Blvd. Originally a CBS broadcasting center for many early radio and TV shows, the newly renovated development features a 20story residential tower, new office buildings and underground parking. www.columbiasquare.com .

Crossroads of the World 6671 Sunset Blvd. (323) 463-5611. Historical landmark built in 1936 as “the world’s first modern shopping center.” An architectural potpourri with Streamline Moderne, Tudor, Moorish, French Provincal and pseudo Spanish styles.

Used for locations for films L.A. Confidential, Indecent Proposal and Argo. Now an office building and Discover Hollywood’s home! See feature this issue. www.crossroadshollywood.com

Alto Nido Apartments 1851 N. Ivar Ave. William Holden’s apartment in the 50s film noir classic Sunset Boulevard in which he costarred with Gloria Swanson.

American Film Institute 2021 N. Western Ave. (323) 856-7600. Historic Immaculate Heart College’s 1906 campus buildings now house famed institute and one of the best film and video libraries in the world. www.afi.com American Society of Cinematographers 1782 N. Orange Dr. (800) 448-0145. Built in 1903, this classic Mission Revival residence has been lovingly cared for by the Society since 1936. www.theasc.com

De Longpre Park 1350 Cherokee Ave. A lovely old “pocket” park in neighborhood one block south of Sunset Blvd. Jerry Fuller is said to have penned Travelin’ Man here. Features sculptures honoring Rudolph Valentino.

Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way. (323) 667-2000.

Founded by Gene Autry, The Singing Cowboy, outstanding state-of-the-art museum is a tribute to the spirit that settled the American West. Closed Mon; second Tues of every month Free. www.theautry.org (See VISUAL ARTS, FAMILY, MUSIC)

Dolby Theatre 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 308-6300. Inside the Hollywood & Highland complex. Home of the Academy Awards. Guided tours daily from 10:30am-4pm. www.dolbytheatre.com (see THEATRE & DANCE)

Avalon Hollywood (formerly The Palace) 1735 N. Vine St. (323) 462-8900. Opened in 1927 as the Hollywood Playhouse, it became the El Capitan in the 40s and hosted the famed Ken Murray’s Blackouts and Hollywood Palace TV show in the 50s. www.avalonhollywood.com (See MUSIC).

Bronson Caves Brush Canyon (at the top of Canyon Drive).

Used as backdrops for countless movies and TV shows such as Gunsmoke and Bonanza, the jungle island in the original King Kong, Gene Autry’s first serial, The Phantom Empire, a distant planet in Star Trek: The Movie, and the entrance to Batman’s bat-cave in TV’s Batman and the first Batman movie.

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Chateau Marmont Château Élysée/Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International 5930 Franklin Ave. (323) 960-3201. Built in the late 1920s, Hollywood’s first residential hotel, Chateau Elysee guests included Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and Ginger Rogers. Now owned by Church of Scientology; periodic tours available. www.manor-scientology.org Charlie Chaplin Studios/The Jim Henson Company 1416 N. La Brea Ave. Built in 1918 to resemble a row of English country homes, Chaplin made many of his films here including Modern Times and City Lights. Formerly A&M Records, the studio was purchased by Jim Henson Productions, who honored Chaplin with a statue of Kermit the Frog dressed like the Little Tramp.

Larry Edmunds Book Store 6644 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 463-3273. Believed to have the largest collection of theatre and film related books in Los Angeles, offers photographs, posters and other memorabilia from the movies. www.larryedmunds.com Egyptian Theatre Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 461-2020. Built in 1922 by impresario Sid Grauman. Egyptian décor inspired by 1920’s King Tut craze complete with hieroglyphic murals. Site of Hollywood’s first movie premiere, Robin Hood with Douglas Fairbanks. Cecil B. DeMille premiered The Ten Commandments here in 1923. Home of American Cinematheque. Tours available once a month. www.egyptiantheatre.com (See FILM)

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Continued from page 10 Freeman House 1962 Glencoe Way. Built in 1924 by Frank Lloyd Wright, the textile-block house has a unique history as a salon of the avant-garde and a haven for artists. Fundraising for restoration of this Hollywood landmark is currently underway. Donate at https://arch.usc.edu/freeman-house Frances Howard Goldwyn Public Library 1623 N. Ivar Ave. (323) 856-8260. Designed by world-renowned contemporary architect Frank Gehry. www.lapl.org/branches/hollywood (See FAMILY) Gower Gulch Sunset Blvd. at Gower adjacent to Sunset Gower Studio (formerly Columbia Pictures).

Many early Westerns were filmed here. Studio cowboys would practice tricks and “spinning yarns” on the corner between scenes. Now a western style shopping center.

The Original Farmers Market—a favorite for 84 years El Capitan Theatre 6838 Hollywood Blvd. (818) 845-3110. Built in 1925 as a stage and movie theater, Orson Welles‘ Citizen Kane premiered here in 1941.

Renovations in 1942 concealed its lavish interior restored in the 1980s. Serves as the venue for most Disney film premieres. elcapitantheatre.com (See FILM & FAMILY) Emerson College Los Angeles 5960 Sunset Blvd. (323) 952-6411 West Coast branch of Boston institution; futuristic design by noted architect Thom Mayne. www.emerson.edu/ela Ennis House 2655 Glendower Ave. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1924. For years in a serious state of decay, it is privately owned and being restored. www.ennishouse.com The Original Farmers Market 6333 W. 3rd St. (323) 933-9211. World-famous market, a Los Angeles tradition for more than 80 years. The Grove shopping and entertainment complex was added adjacent to the market in 2002, making this a first-rate attraction and shopping destination. www.farmersmarketla.com (See DINING & FAMILY) Ferndell Trail and Nature Museum Ferndell Dr. & Los Feliz Blvd. Populated by Gabrielino Indians over 10,000 years ago, now a quarter-mile walking trail set along a stream banked by tropical plants imported from all over the world. Used often as a film and TV set, most recently in La La Land.

Ford Theatres 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 461-3673. A historic gem originally built in 1920 and known as the Pilgrimage Theatre. Every year until 1964, The Pilgrimage Play was performed by notable Hollywood actors. A facility of the LA County Arts Commission, the Ford reopened this year after extensive renovation of the 1,200-seat outdoor amphitheater. www.fordtheatres.org (See MUSIC & DANCE)

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Wright’s abstract geometric motif based on the hollyhock flower. Nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Open Thu-Sun 11am-3pm. Admission $7. www.barnsdall.org/ visit/hollyhock-house Hollywood American Legion Post #43 2035 N. Highland Ave. (323) 851-3030. Glittering example of Egyptian Revival/Moroccan art deco was built in 1929 and perhaps one of the most spectacular Veterans’ facilities in the U.S. Still active, past luminaries include Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, Gene Autry, Ronald Reagan, Ernest Borgnine and Adolph Menjou. www.hollywoodpost43.org Hollywood Athletic Club 6525 Sunset Blvd. (323) 460-6360. Built in 1924 as an ultra-exclusive club, it was the site of the first Emmy Awards in 1949. Members included Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Buster Crabbe, John Wayne, Walt Disney, Abbott and Costello, and Bela Lugosi. www.thehollywoodathleticclub.com

Griffith Observatory 2800 Observatory Rd. (213) 473-0800. Art deco landmark located in the popular Griffith Park featuring a state-of-the-art planetarium, sweeping city views, and various exhibits. Film buffs will recognize the location for final scenes from Rebel Without a Cause. Closed Mon. Free. www.griffithobservatory.org (See FAMILY) Griffith Park 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. . (323) 913-4688. This is not only Los Angeles’ historic park but also the largest city park in the U.S. Provides hiking and riding trails, golf, tennis, playgrounds, pony rides, travel museum, zoo and majestic hilltop observatory. www.laparks.org/griffithpark (See FAMILY) Guinness World Records Museum 6764 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 463-6433. Located in the former The Hollywood movie theatre built in 1938.

Open daily. www.guinnessmuseumhollywood.com Hard Rock Café 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 464-7625. Rockstar memorabilia on display at this popular chain. www.hardrock.com/cafes/Hollywood-onhollywood-blvd/ Hudson Apartments (formerly Hillview Apartments) 6533 Hollywood Blvd. Built by movie moguls Jesse Lasky and Samuel Goldwyn in 1917. Broadway actors who left New York for Hollywood had a difficult time finding housing. Most boarding houses had signs “No Actors and No Dogs Allowed.”

Historic Hollywood The serious explorer can read John Pashdag’s Hollywoodland U.S.A., Charles Lockwood’s Guide to Hollywood, Rosemary Lord’s Hollywood: Then & Now, Ken Schessler’s This is Hollywood, The Movie Lover’s Guide to Hollywood, The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book by William A. Gordon, Hollywood: The First 100 Years pictorial history by Bruce Torrance and Early Hollywood by Marc Wanamaker and Robert W. Nudelman.

Hollyhock House (Barnsdall Art Park) 4800 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 913-4031. Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall and built between 1919 and 1921.

Shopping at Hollywood & Highland is a unique shopping experience.

Hollywood Boulevard The famed Boulevard is a designated National Historic Register Entertainment and Commercial District. Many Hollywood hopefuls have walked “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and imagined their names embedded in the sidewalk stars.

Hollywood Bowl 2301 Highland Ave. (323) 850-2000. An important piece of Los Angeles performing arts history and world-class cultural attraction, the 60-acre site, famous for its acoustics, opened in 1921. Note the Art Deco fountain at the Highland Ave. entrance with the figure of a harpist sculpted in granite by George Stanley (who also sculpted the original Oscar statuette as designed by Cedric Gibbons). www.hollywoodbowl.com (See MUSIC)

Hollywood Guinness World of Records Hollywood Bowl Museum 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2058. Located on the grounds of the Hollywood Bowl. Features photos, footage, programs and artifacts on the history of the Bowl. Open Tues thru Sat until Showtime. Free entrance, free parking. www.hollywoodbowl.com/museum (See FAMILY) Hollywood Center Studios (Sunset Las Palmas Studios) 1040 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 860-0000. Recent addition to Hudson Pacific’s holdings, located in the Hollywood Media District. Home of early Harold Lloyd movies and later Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope. Jean Harlow began her career here in Howard Hughes’ 1927 production of Hell’s Angels. www.sunsetlaspalmasstudios Hollywood Farmers’ Market Ivar & Selma Ave. between Hollywood & Sunset.

(323) 463-3171. Sundays rain or shine 8am-1pm.

Farmers, artisans, food vendors & entertainment. www.seela.org (See FAMILY) Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 469-1181. The final resting place of many Hollywood legends including Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Cecil B. De Mille, Marion Davies, Tyrone Power, Peter Lorre, Peter Finch, “Bugsy” Siegel, John Huston, Johnny Ramone and others. Noteworthy are the Mausoleum’s stained glass windows, possibly

by Tiffany. www.hollywoodforever.com (See MUSIC) Hollywood Gateway/The Four Silver Ladies La Brea Ave. at Hollywood Blvd. Gazebo depicts Dolores Del Rio, Anna Mae Wong, Mae West, and Dorothy Dandridge. Designed by Catherine Harwicke and sculpted by Harl West.

Hollywood Heritage Museum 2100 N. Highland Ave. (323) 874-4005. This barn served as the studio for Cecil B. DeMille & Jesse B. Lasky’s The Squaw Man, the first feature length motion picture. Declared a California Historic Monument, it is operated by Hollywood Heritage, Inc. as a museum of early Hollywood and silent pictures. www.hollywoodheritage.org (See FILM) Hollywood & Highland 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-6412. Features the re-created scale set of D.W. Griffith’s 1916 classic film Intolerance. Its Dolby Theatre is the home of the Academy Awards. Note artist Erika Rothenberg’s Road to Hollywood in Babylon Court. www.hollywoodandhighland.com

Hollywood High School 1521 N. Highland Ave. (323) 993-1700. Famous alumni include James Garner, John Ritter, Jason Robards, Jr., Stefanie Powers, Jean Peters, Rick and David Nelson, Sally Kellerman, Charlene Tilton and Carol Burnett. Alumni Museum exhibits memorabilia donated by former students. WPAbuilt Art Deco science and liberal arts buildings.

(See listing, “Murals in Hollywood”) www.hollywoodhighschool.net Hollywood Hills From Los Feliz to Beverly Hills, developed in the 20s, intriguing secluded neighborhoods offer historical perspective above the city that hums and shimmers below.

The Hollywood Museum in Max Factor Bldg. 1660 N. Highland Ave.(323) 4647776. Make-up studio on ground floor restored to its art deco splendor plus four floors of elaborate displays of movie memorabilia. Admission: $15 General, $12 Seniors and Students, $5 for children under 6. Contact info@thehollywoodmuseum.com for Group Tours. WedSun 10am-5pm. www.thehollywoodmuseum.com Hollywood Palladium 6215 Sunset Blvd. (323) 962-7600. Opened October 30, 1940 with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and his vocalists, including Frank Sinatra. Hollywood's dance and music venue for over 70 years. www.hollywoodpalladium.com (See MUSIC)

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Hollywood Wilshire Y.M.C.A. 1553 N. Schrader Blvd. (323) 467-4161. Serving Hollywood for over 75 years. www.ymcala.org/hollywood L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition 6331 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 960-3511. Permanent exhibition retracing the life of the founder of Scientology. Learn about one of the most acclaimed and widely read authors of all time. Open daily 10:00am—10pm. www.lronhubbard.org Janes House 6541 Hollywood Blvd. The last surviving Queen Anne style Victorian residence along the Boulevard. From 1911-1926, it was the Misses Janes Kindergarten School where children of Cecil B. DeMille, Jesse Lasky, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin attended.

Lake Hollywood Hollywood Post Office 1615 Wilcox Ave. (323) 464-2355. Built in 1936 and on the National Register of Historic Places. Wood relief The Horseman, carved by Works Progress Administration artist Gordon Newell in 1937. .

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel 7000 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 856-1970. Built in 1927, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were among the original owners. The first Academy Awards banquet was held in the hotel’s Blossom Room in 1929. Recently renovated to reflect 21st century taste and honor its illustrious history, the Roosevelt is Hollywood’s favorite hotel. www.thehollywoodroosevelt.com Hollywood Sign Built on Mt. Lee in 1923 for $21,000 as a temporary sign to promote Hollywoodland real estate development, the 50-foot-high letters were made of wood and with 20-watt bulbs around each letter. In the 70s the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce spearheaded the campaign to rebuild the sign with support from a diverse group of people (including Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, rock star Alice Cooper, cowboy Gene Autry and singer Andy Williams) each pledging $27,000 per letter for a new, all-metal landmark. Recently, a global fundraising campaign to preserve 138 acres adjacent to the world-famous sign reached its goal. Hugh Hefner, a key figure in the 1978 restoration effort, donated the last $900,000 of $12.5 million for city to purchase. The land is now part of Griffith Park. www.hollywoodsign.org Hollywood Tower Apartments 6200 Franklin Ave. (323) 466-4040. Recently renovated historic apartments with French-Norman architectural details appeal to those with a taste for glamour, romance, mystery and fine craftsmanship. www.thehollywoodtower.com Hollywoodland Stone Gates Beachwood Dr. at the entrance of Hollywoodland real estate development. Built of rock quarried from Griffith Park, the gate was designated a monument in 1968. Beachwood Village was immortalized in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers as the set for a town of zombies.

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The Knickerbocker Hotel 1714 Ivar Avenue. Built in 1925, it was a glamorous hotel popular with celebrities. Errol Flynn lived here when he first came to Hollywood and both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley stayed many times. Harry Houdini stayed here and his widow held a séance on the roof in 1936. Director D.W. Griffith (Birth of a Nation and Intolerance) lived here a mostly forgotten man until his death in 1948. Now a senior residence.

KTLA TV (Sunset Bronson Studio) 5800 Sunset Blvd., (323) 460-5500. Original Warner Bros. Studio where in 1927 the first sound movie The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, was made. After the advent of sound, studios needed more space, and Warners moved to Burbank, using the studio for production of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck cartoons. In the late ‘40s, the studio became KTLA, one of the nation’s first TV studios.

Lake Hollywood A glimpse of this mountain “lake” nestled in the hills will make you forget that you’re in a major city. Used as a location for countless movies and TV shows—a replica of the dam cracked and burst in the movie Earthquake. Superb view of Hollywood Sign. Walking, hiking, biking from 5am–Sunset.

Las Palmas Hotel 1738 N. Las Palmas, (323) 464-9236. Julia Roberts’ digs before business with Richard Gere moved her “uptown” to Beverly Hills in Pretty Woman. Also Kramer’s residence when he moved from New York to Hollywood on TV’s Seinfeld. www.hollywoodhotellaspalmas.com Los Angeles Fire Department Museum & Memorial 1355 N. Cahuenga Blvd., (323) 464-2727. The LAFD houses its historic fire fighting collection dat-

ing back to the 1880’s in the 1930 Hollywood Fire Station No. 27. Outdoor sculpture memorializes fallen firefighters. Open Sat 10am-4pm.

Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens 5333 Zoo Dr. (323) 644-4200. At Griffith Park.

Where the real wildlife is! One of the world’s finest zoos. Advance tickets recommended. Open daily. www.lazoo.org (See FAMILY) Madame Tussauds Hollywood 6933 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-8277. Get up close and personal with stars and famous personalities from the past and present. Interactive fun for the entire family. Open 10am daily. www.madametussauds.com Magic Castle 7001 Franklin Ave. (323) 851-3313. 1909 Gothic mansion once home to actress Janet Gaynor, now world-famous private club for magicians. Operated by the Academy of Magical Arts, a nonprofit organization of 5,000 magicians and magic fans for over 40 years. www.magiccastle.com

Lloyd Wright Samuels-Navarro House Max Factor Building (See Hollywood Museum listing) 1666 N. Highland Ave. Opened in 1935 with a “premiere” attended by Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland.

Melrose Avenue A unique collection of restaurants, nostalgia shops, and boutiques with the newest and best of fashion for a hip and trendy look at what’s hot in L.A. Between Santa Monica Blvd. & Beverly Blvd. and La Cienega Blvd. & La Brea Ave. Montecito Apartments 6650 Franklin Ave. Fine example of art deco style with Mayan influence, listed in National Register of Historical Places. Was home to James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, GeorgeC. Scott, Ben Vereen and Ronald Reagan.

Now a residence for seniors.

The “new” LA Zoo is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

H O L LY W O O D ’ S Mulholland Fountain Los Feliz Blvd. and Riverside Dr. Dedicated August 1, 1940, as a memorial to William Mulholland who engineered the 238-mile-long aqueduct that brought water to L.A. from the Owens River Valley. Its location marks the spot where the young Irish immigrant lived near the L.A. River.

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Murals in Hollywood An array of murals provide diversion to the urban streetscape. Eloy Torrez Legends of Cinema graces the front of Hollywood High’s Auditorium on Highland Ave. On Hudson north of Hollywood Blvd. see Alfredo de Batuc’s A Tribute to Delores Del Rio. Thomas Suriya’s You Are The Star is at southwest corner of Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd. For a mural that requires a little more thought, travel two blocks north on Argyle and Franklin and see an untitled mural by the late Dan Collins. Noted marine artist Wyland has “gone Hollywood,” painting a whale mural on Gower at Willoughby (on a Paramount soundstage wall). See George Sportelli’s Nancy Sinatra steps away from Hollywood Blvd. on Wilcox and Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash (look up) on Las Palmas just south of Hollywood Blvd. and Tony Curtis and Charles Bronson (on utility box) at Bronson and Hollywood Blvd. McNeilly's Jim Morrison and Marilyn near LaBrea and Hollywood, Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash on Las Palmas just south of Hollywood Blvd. and Tony Curtis at Bronson and Hollywood Blvd. Artist Hector Ponce’s mural Tribute to Hollywood faces west near Santa Monica Blvd. and Wilton. An exciting aerosol art display can be seen on Gower just south of Santa Monica Blvd.

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Museums Refer to listings for American Society of Cinematographers, The Autry, Hollywood Bowl Museum, Hollywood Heritage Museum, the Hollywood Museum at the Max Factor Building, L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, Madame Tussauds, Museum of Death and Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum. (Also see MORE MUSEUMS)

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Museum of Death 6031 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 466-8011. Displays funerary items and mortician devices as well as war, autopsy and famous crime and morgue scene photos. Open daily. www.museumofdeath.net Museum of Illusions 6751 Hollywood Blvd (800) 593-2902. Optical illusions designed to fill visitors’ photo albums with vivid and unusual photographs. Photography is not only encouraged it is an essential exhibition activity.

10am to midnight daily. www.bigfunny.net

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Musso & Frank’s Grill 6667 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-7788. Hollywood’s oldest restaurant, it was a popular hangout for writers. William Faulkner, F. ScottFitzgerald, Raymond Chandler, Nathaniel West, Ernest Hemingway and Dashiell Hammett.

Open Tue-Sun. Ozzie & Harriet Nelson’s House 1822 Camino Palmero. Home of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson for about 40 years and where David and Rick Nelson grew up. Hollywood High School, their alma mater, is only a few blocks away. (Do not disturb occupants.)

Go underground to see the Hollywood & Vine Metro station.

Orchard Gables 1277 Wilcox Ave. Recently declared a Historical and Cultural Landmark, this arts & crafts Europeanstyle cottage built in 1904 is one of the early homes built before the moviemakers arrived in the pastoral Cahuenga Valley. This section of Hollywood was known as Colegrove, founded by U.S. Senator Cornelius Cole.

Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave. (310) 657-0800. West Hollywood’s famous “Blue Whale” is a multi-use facility for the design community. www.pacificdesigncenter.com (See VISUAL ARTS)

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Crossroads of the World

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Nexus of Hollywood Creativity

by Keldine Hull Photos by Kathy Flynn

s one of the most recognizable structures in Los Angeles, Crossroads of the World is forever imbedded in the fabric of Hollywood history. It’s as much a part of what draws people to the entertainment capital of the world as the Hollywood sign and walk of fame. In true Hollywood fashion, the story of its origins is filled with all the mystery and mayhem of a classic film.

Los Angeles crime boss Charles “Goodtime Charlie” Crawford ran a notorious crime syndicate throughout the 1920’s. Crawford gave public corruption a whole

LEFT: Original 1936 design for a unique shopping center. Crossroads is now home to dozens of businesses—a center of creativity for half a century.

new meaning with members of the government in his pocket. After the law nearly caught up with Crawford, he tried his hand at going legit by opening a real estate and insurance office at 6655 Sunset Boulevard. On May 20, 1931, Crawford was shot dead in his office along with reporter Herbert Spencer. His widow, Ella Crawford, commissioned architect Robert V. Derrah to design what would become one of the nation’s first shopping malls, paying tribute to Crawford and their travels all over the world. In 1936, located at 6671 Sunset Boulevard, Crossroads of the World was born, and the rest—as they say—is history.

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Alfred Hitchcock led the entertainment brigade to Crossroads of the World in 1939, opening what would become the first office. The Crossroads transitioned from a shopping center to an artist community filled with talented creatives integral to the heart of entertainment.

In 1977, Graham Nash of the iconic Crosby, Stills and Nash, restored a dilapidated studio. Three decades later, the prestigious Aftermaster Studio took over, inhabiting what was once Hitchcock’s offices. Co- founder and CEO Larry Ryckman reflects on the diverse history of the famed studio.

“Everybody came- the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac. Then it went into disrepair. Homeless people lived in these hallways and offices. Then Mort La Kretz bought the property and completely changed it.”

Studio Manager Erin Alden feels a special connection to the Crossroads. “This lot is so magical. There’s no place I’d rather be than here in Hollywood. I’m here for the people that

The blend of Moderne and Old World Architecture includes a variety of stylistic motifs, including nautical, English Tudor, and more, creating an eclectic and even whimsical environment in which to work. often, contributing to Crossroads lore as a rock and roll oasis, with picnics in the courtyard and occasional overnight escapades. “It’s a fantastic place with so much history. Nancy Reagan had an office here, as did Huell Houser.”

Don Barrett, who composes music for film and television, moved to live in the Midwest and dream about becoming a songwriter Los Angeles from the or recording artist. You look at the history of all the people Midwest and first came that came in during the 70’s like Joni Mitchell, to the Crossroads of the Kris Kristofferson, Jackson Browne, all the peoWorld to take scoring ple that I loved.” classes. “One of my classes was at the recording Co-founder and Chief Engineer Shelly studio where Aftermaster is now. I remember Yakus, known for working alongside some of the the very first time I pulled in here nervous and most revolutionary artists in music history, apthinking, ‘What have I done with my life?’ Six preciates the significance of such a historically years later, I found an office here which I never creative environment. “It’s like an oasis in the thought would happen. I’ve loved being here middle of the city. It’s a pretty unusual and spewith the history of the creatives.” With an ofcial place. Sometimes people say they feel Hitch- Crossroads of the World is a designated fice at Crossroads, he’s reminded of how far he’s cock’s vibe. Some of the people that come here to historic-cultural landmark, and is on come. “I’ve never forgotten what it felt like to the National Register of Historic Places. work spend a lot of time here, and I see them bebe in that legendary studio.” coming more successful. It’s a very inspiring, invigorating place.”

Located next to Don Barrett is Nigel Daly, publisher of the Iconic art director Kosh, who has designed over 2000 Laboratory Arts Collective, and Creative Director Louise Salter. album covers, including the Beatles’ “Abbey Road,” and Eagles’ The duo ran one of the foremost Avant-garde theater companies “Hotel California,” has been at Crossroads since 1973, in difin London. Daly reminisces, “We were producing very Avantferent spaces throughout the years as his needs changed. garde theater in nightclubs, warehouses, underground cabins, disKosh’s clientele, who included such luminaries as Rod Stewart, used stations, pubs, anywhere that was not a theater. It was always Linda Ronstadt, Ringo Starr, and the Eagles, visited his office multi-media. We had film, dance, performance art, music.” continues LEFT: Larry Ryckman, Erin Alden and Shelly Yakus of Aftermaster Studio, and several of their gold and platinum records.

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Crossroads Continued

FAR LEFT: Music composer Don Barrett LEFT & ABOVE: Album designer Kosh and a few of his album design awards.

Jeff Masino (on right) with the staff of Flicker Alley.

In 2003, Daly and Salter followed their passion for film and magazines to Los Angeles. Salter explains, “We create the magazines, events around the magazine, and we make films for the magazines. In a way, the magazine is just a starting point. It’s like a diving board to look at the wonders of the world. We tend to be drawn to incredibly talented people, not necessarily the most famous. The one thing they all share is that they are genuinely, authentically talented artists.” It was fate that drew them to the Crossroads of the World.

Salter continues, “We’re always looking for historical places that have meaning because that’s how you can feel connected when you come from somewhere else. We did some research into the Crossroads of the World and discovered the rich history. One day driving around Ojai, we accidentally discovered ceramist Beatrice Wood’s studio and learned she’d had a shop here at Crossroads. It felt like this place was calling us.”

Daly reflects on what it’s meant to be at Crossroads. “This place has a diverse creative energy like no other place. I hope it keeps its exquisite spirit and energy because it’s special.”

President and founder of Flicker Alley Jeffrey Masino connects the past with the present. “Flicker Alley creates new, digital editions of mostly silent films. I grew up in Los Angeles and was fascinated with the history. I’m thankful to work at Crossroads.” Exposing audiences to the silent films of the past has a historic significance that younger generations can learn from. “There’s so much going on in the world that has 18 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SUMMER 2018

Photo of Alfred Hitchcock in Aftermaster Studios office honors the director whose offices were once in the same space. historical ties. Movies from the silent era are a fascinating window into what people thought about the world. You get a sense of what it was like then and can relate it to present day.

It’s fascinating to see human nature be so consistent.”

Crossroads of the World is home to some of the most influential minds in the entertainment industry. A pioneer in publishing for nearly forty years, Taschen is one of the most successful book publishers in the world. Frequently seen are actors and models visiting casting offices located in the complex. Casting director Sheila Jaffe is responsible for placing talent in features like Rocky Balboa and Ted. Schulman Photo Lab specializes in archival exhibition printing for galleries, museums, archives, estates, and artists.

In this oasis in the middle of Hollywood, it’s not hard to imagine F. Scott Fitzgerald or Alfred Hitchcock walking the grounds or the endless stream of talent that has walked on and off the lot for the last eighty years. The Crossroads of the World represents the essence of Hollywood; all are welcome to follow their dreams, and while the world around it may change, history always remains. DH Editor’s Note: Arslanian & Associates, Inc. publisher of Discover Hollywood has been a tenant at Crossroads since 1981.

Owner Mort LaKretz has maintained this beautiful complex— an oasis of creativity and inspiration—for scores of entrepreneurs for over four decades.

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Hollywood in

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Miniature Returns

ou could probably call it a “travelling exhibition” because it’s traveled extensively since it was first displayed or even a “monumental” art project—in miniature. However, whatever it might be called now, thanks to Hollywood Heritage, it is Hollywood’s newest attraction.

Originally created by Joe Pellkofer, a master cabinetmaker, Hollywood in Miniature was backed by some Hollywood business men with Leon Bayard de Volo and Dino S. Alessi as supervising directors of the construction. To keep his master craftsmen busy in 1936 slack periods, Pellkofer had them re-create detailed street scenes of Hollywood with its landmark theaters, churches, billboards, businesses and neighborhoods. Surrounding the entire city is a painted cyclorama mural of the Hollywood Hills and surrounding areas.

It was originally displayed to everyone’s delight in the 1946. It

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by Olga Clark Photos by Kevin Jordan

was an immediate sensation and requests to exhibit came from across the country and abroad. Pelloker packed it up and even designed special trucks to transport the exhibit. At one point in Oregon, the exhibits were stolen turning up in North Carolina.

In 1947, the miniatures were placed in a permanent exhibit on the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City until Pellkofer decided to take them on the road again. Growing tired of travel, he decided if he couldn’t find a home for the miniatures in Hollywood, where they belonged, he would bring them back to California and lock them in his barn— they stayed there for 37 years.

In the mid-80s, president and founder of Hollywood Heritage, Marian Gibbons, embarked on an ambitious project to return the miniatures to Hollywood after being contacted by Pellkofer’s grandson, John Accornero. What she saw astounded her: 45 blocks of

quickly became apparent that although true to scale, the Hollywood In Miniature Exhibit was not exactly true to location. Although capturing most of its noted buildings, many still easily recognizable today, they had been placed according to the artist’s eye, not reality’s eye. A few of the accompanying miniatures have either been destroyed or not yet found. In addition to the main Hollywood exhibit, the Paramount Pictures lot miniatures still exists and was the first to be restored.

The exhibit can be seen as part of the Hollywood Entertainment District’s “Old Hollywood Walking Tour”. For more information please visit: http://onlyinhollywood.org/oldhollywoodwalkingtour/ You can watch the work of materials arts conservator Donna Williams who is at the most weekends with her brushes and glue faithfully bringing the exhibit back to life.

At 80, 30 years ago, Pellkofer said of his display “I built it just because I felt like it. And because Hollywood is Hollywood. It’s magic.

LEFT: Donna Williams puts finishing touches on tiny structures.

Photo: Kevin Jordan

BELOW: Visitors are fascinated with the diminutive cityscape.

TOP: The Paramount Pictures studio, much as it looked like in 1946.

ABOVE: Restoration takes concentration and attention to detail. Photo: Kevin Jordan Hollywood including 450 buildings, all built to scale, 11 feet wide by 12 feet. An electrical cycle took the city from dawn to dusk, when lights glowed in the buildings, with street lamps and cars of the era.

There was a replica of the Malibu film colony, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Bowl and the Paramount Pictures lot.

The exhibit got some attention but the resources to continue didn’t come. When the Hollywood Entertainment Museum found a new home in the Hollywood Galaxy across from the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the exhibit was installed under plexiglass where it remained until the museum closed in 2007.

After that it went on the auction block and disappeared—again.

Informed that Hollywood Heritage had acquired the Miniatures, former museum director Phyllis Caskey exclaimed, “I am elated! Of everything that had to go, it was the loss of that exhibit that broke my heart.”

The miniatures are now living at the Hollywood Heritage DeLongpre* Annex which is located at 6411 Hollywood Blvd. It was there, at a recent unveiling prior to beginning its full restoration, it

You could pick any other city and who would care? But Hollywood in the 40s was still a live city. It was really alive. That’s why we built Hollywood. Hollywood was known all over the world. It still is.”

It still is and it still is a work of art…and a work in progress.

Being restored. *Editor’s Note: Named for noted artist Paul DeLongpre whose home and extensive gardens formerly stood on this site in 1904. Special thanks to Hollywood Heritage’s Bryan Cooper for his assistance with this article. DH SUMMER 2018 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 21

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Evangeline Lily and Paul Rudd in Marvel’s Antman and the Wasp, opening Jul 6.

Photo courtesy of Disney’s Marvel

Outfest Jul 12-22 at various venues, including the Ford Theatre. The oldest film festival in Los Angeles and the preeminent LGBTQ film festival in the world. www.outfest.org

LA Film Festival Sep 20-28. Arclight Cinemas. Showcases compelling independent films, TV and episodic working from emerging storytellers. www.filmindependent.org/la-film-festival

Love International Film Festival Jul 24-27. Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre, Beverly Hills. Focus on films and filmmakers from the international community whose work we feel brings the world closer together and promotes love and healing through cinema. www.loveinternationalfilmfestival.com

Keep up with Film Festivals on the Discover Hollywood website: www.discoverhollywood.com/Arts-and-Entertainment/Film-Festivals AMC Sunset 5 8000 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood. (323) 654-2217. New releases with reserved seating, cocktails, craft beers, and dine-in options. 21+ www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/los-angeles/amc-sunset-5 AMC Universal Cinema at CityWalk Hilltop at Universal City. (818) 508-0711. After a multi-million-dollar renovation, catch the latest seasonal blockbusters with Christie RBG Laser projection and Dolby Atmos immersive surround sound. Includes the all new Director’s Lounge Cocktail Bar. $5 parking.

American Cinematheque (Egyptian Theatre) 6712 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 466-3456. Presenting films and programs spanning the classics and world cinema. Tours of historic Egyptian Theatre and screenings of Forever Hollywood documentary, on select Saturdays at 10:30am. www.americancinematheque.com

Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and Taran Killam in Universal’s Night School, opening Sep 28. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures.

Hollyshorts Film Festival Aug 9-18. TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. Showcases the best and brightest short films from around the globe. Devoted to the advancement of filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events.

Monthly screenings at the TCL Chinese 6. www.hollyshorts.com 5th Annual Long Beach Indie International Film Festival Aug 29 – Sep 2. Cinemark at the Pike Theaters. More than just a film festival, the three-day event celebrates diversity in film, music, and media. www.lbifest.com Cinecon 54 Classic Film Festival Aug 30 -Sep 3. 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

ArcLight Hollywood 6360 Sunset Blvd. (323) 464-1478. Innovative cinema concept includes cafe/bar, retail, exhibit areas, Cinerama Dome and 14 theatres. www.arclightcinemas.com Arclight Presents A year-round program including anniversary screenings, classic films, exclusive engagements, and Q&As with filmmakers. 6360 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 615-2550 Arena Cinelounge 6464 Sunset Blvd. lobby level (323) 924-1644. Premier boutique art house cinema presenting the best in new feature films every night of the week. www.arenascreen.com Eat|See|Hear at the Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way. (323) 667-2000. Classic and contemporary films on the Autry lawn select Saturdays in the Summer. www.theautry.org (See MUSIC, PLACES & VISUAL ARTS)

Burbank International Film Festival Sep 5-9. AMC 16 Theater, Burbank. Over 100 films from 31 countries, 25 world premieres, 22 award categories and opening and closing night screenings. www.burbankfilmfest.org

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

Los Angeles Lift Off Film Festival Sept 10-14. Raleigh Studios. Celebration of American and International Indie Film – an homage to the excellence of today’s grassroots filmmaker. www.lift-off-festival.com

Linwood Dunn Theater at the Mary Pickford Center for Motion Pictures 1313 Vine St. (310) 247-3000. In addition to the 286-seat Dunn Theater, the building houses several Academy departments, including the Academy Film Archive. www.oscars.org/about/facilities/linwood-dunn-theater

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Awkwafina and Constance Wu in Warner Bros. Crazy Rich Asians, opening Aug 15.

Photo: Sanja Bucko.

Egyptian Theatre (see American Cinematheque) El Capitan Theatre 6838 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-7674. A classic movie palace, built in 1925 and restored thanks to Disney and Pacific Theatres. The beautiful interior offers modern comfort and features state-of-the-art sound. www.elcapitantheatre.com. (See PLACES & FAMILY) IMAX Theatre Universal Cinema at CityWalk 100 Universal City Pl. (818) 508-0711. Ultra-spacious, stadium style, rocker seats. 7-story screen. Now features next-generation 4K laser projection and 12-channel sound systems after a multi-million-dollar renovation. Featuring 3D films. www.citywalkhollywood.com Los Feliz 3 1822 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 664-2169. Neighborhood theatre converted to 3 screens. First-run movies. www.vintagecinemas.com/losfeliz The Montalban Summer Movie Series 1615 Vine St. (323) 871-2420. Classic and contemporary films on one of the best rooftops in LA. www.themontalban.com/movies-at-themontalban NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) (323) 521-7385. Hollywood-based non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world.

Monthly screenings at 1139 South Hill St, DTLA. www.newfilmmakersla.com Pacific Theatres at The Grove 189 The Grove Dr. (323) 692-0103. 14 theatres with a beautifully designed Neo-Deco lobby. www.pacifictheatres.com/grove

Rooftop Cinema Club at NeueHouse Hollywood 6121 Sunset Blvd. Enter on El Centro Ave. Screening a season of contemporary classics, cult and new release. 21+ www.rooftopcinemaclub.com/los-angeles/venue/neuehouse Street Food Cinema Sat through Oct 27 in various locations throughout the city. Outdoor movie series features cool movies, tasty food trucks and live music. www.streetfoodcinema.com/home/los-angeles/ TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 461-3331. Six state-of-the-art theatres, VIP lounge and seating, part of the Hollywood & Highland complex. www.tclchinesetheatres.com TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX 6925 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 461-3331. First-run movies in the world’s most famous movie theatre formerly known as “Grauman’s Chinese.”

30-minute tours daily. www.tclchinesetheatres.com/imax (See PLACES) Vista Theatre 4473 Sunset Blvd. (323) 660-6639. Small, 90-year-old neighborhood theater offers first run features. This beautiful theater reflects the Egyptian influence popular in the late 1920s. www.vintagecinemas.com/vista

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Alice Cooper performs at the Greek Theatre Aug 12.

Music

Photo: Ralph Arvesen

Amoeba Music 6400 Sunset Blvd., (323) 245-6400. Features live in-store musical performances weekly. www.amoeba.com Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way. (323) 667-2000. Western Music Association Showcase every 3rd Sun 12-3pm. www.theautry.org (See FAMILY, FILM, PLACES, & VISUAL ARTS)

Snow Tha Product at the Fonda Theatre Jul 14.

Photo: Mikel Galicia Avalon Hollywood 1735 Vine St. (323) 462-8900.

Opened in 1927 as LA’s first and most lavish legitimate theatre, now a multi-media concert venue and nightclub. www.avalonhollywood.com (See PLACES) Bootleg Theater 2220 Beverly Blvd. (213) 3893856. Live Indie music most nights. www.bootlegtheater.org Canter’s Kibitz Room 419 N. Fairfax Ave. (323) 651-2030. Rock, blues, jazz and cabaret/pop seven nights a week. www.cantersdeli.com/kibitz-room Catalina Jazz Club 6725 Sunset Blvd. (323) 466-2210. Hollywood’s premiere jazz club features international musicians. www.catalinajazzclub.com Dolby Theatre (formerly Kodak Theatre) 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 308-6300. Dolby enhanced its 3,400-seat theatre by installing Dolby 3D and Dolby Atmos—a breakthrough audio technology that delivers the most natural, life-like sensory experience.

The Dolby Theatre is a top venue for world-class productions, premieres and launch events. www.dolbytheatre.com (See DANCE, THEATRE) Dresden Restaurant 1760 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 665-4294. American-style food with the Number One piano bar in L.A. featuring Marty & Elayne at 9:00pm. Tues–Sat nights. Live bands Sun & Mon nights. www.thedresden.com (See DINING) El Cid 4212 Sunset Blvd. (323) 668-0318. From comedy to rock ‘n roll to burlesque, El Cid features the most eclectic calendar in LA, showcasing topnotch entertainment. www.elcidsunset.com (See DANCE) El Floridita Cuban Restaurant 1253 N. Vine St. (323) 871-8612. Live Salsa bands Mon, Fri and Sat nights. www.elfloridita.com (See DANCE)

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Farmers Market Music Series Fri 7-9pm, thru Aug 31. Free performances of rock, ethnic, and pop songs on the West Patio. Original Farmers Market, 6333 W 3rd St. at Fairfax Ave. (323) 933-9211. www.farmersmarketla.com The Fonda 6126 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 464-6269. A favored venue because of its historic details. See schedule and shows details on www.fondatheatre.com Ford Theatres 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, (323) 461-3673. Summer schedule info available online. www.fordtheatres.org Gardenia Restaurant & Lounge 7066 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 467-7444. Longest running cabaret supper club in the United States. Shows nightly. Open mic Tues. www.facebook.com/Gardenia-206785766025734/ Genghis Cohen Restaurant, Bar & Live Music 740 N. Fairfax Ave., (323) 653-0640. Live music most nights Mon-Fri. Times vary. www.genghiscohen.com The Greek Theatre 2700 N. Vermont Ave. (844) 524-7335. Full calendar online. www.lagreektheatre.com Hollywood Bowl 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2000. World-famous summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Legendary amphitheater has presented the world’s greatest musicians for 85 years. Site open for visits. www.hollywoodbowl.com (See PLACES) Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 469-1181. Eclectic concerts in historic former Masonic Lodge. www.hollywoodforever.com/culture Hollywood Palladium 6215 Sunset Blvd. (323) 962-7600. Home of big bands in the 40s. Today’s hottest singers, songwriters and bands. www.livenation.com (See PLACES) The Hotel Café 1623 1⁄2 Cahuenga Blvd. One of L.A.’s top music venues. Singer-songwriters performing nightly. 21 and over. www.hotelcafe.com Largo at The Coronet 366 N. La Cienega (310) 855-0350. A variety of live music & comedy nightly. www.largo-la.com (See COMEDY) Largo at The Coronet 366 N. La Cienega, (310) 855-0350. A variety of live music & comedy nightly. www.largo-la.com (See COMEDY) Miceli’s Restaurant 1646 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 466-3438. Piano melodies nightly at 6pm. www.micelisrestaurant.com (See DINING)

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www.discoverhollywood.com Alice in Chains at the Hollywood Palladium Aug 29.

Photo: Al Pavangkanan

Summers Sounds Free summer concert series which takes place Sundays at 5pm in West Hollywood parks. Jun 24 and Jul 22 at Plummer Park and Aug 19 and Sep 16 at King’s Road Park.

Pig ‘n Whistle 6714 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 463-0000. In addition to the comprehensive menu and bar, Pig ‘n Whistle features Open Mic every Mon, Tue, and Thu along with Karaoke in the Main room every Thu. pignwhistlehollywood.com/about-us/ (See DINING) Rockwalk (See PLACES) Rockwell: Table & Stage 1714 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 669-1550. Intimate live performance venue established as a creative refuge for both artists and audiences. Features eclectic programming of music, film and theatre in Los Feliz Village. www.rockwell-la.com Roxy 9009 Sunset Blvd. Showcase music club features established and “breaking” rock acts nightly. www.theroxy.com Sassafras Saloon 1233 N. Vine St. (323) 467-2800. Features southern home root inspired libations and live music. 5pm-2am nightly.

The Sayers Club 1645 Wilcox Ave. (323) 871-8233. Features shows and impromptu performances. Thu-Sat 9pm-2am. www.facebook.com/TheSayersClub Three Clubs 1123 Vine St. (323) 462-6441. A music, comedy and burlesque venue for emerging local talent and established and touring acts. www.threeclubs.com Troubadour 9081 Santa Monica Blvd. Legendary venue has introduced new music to L.A. since ‘58. All ages. Live music nightly. www.troubadour.com Viper Room 8852 Sunset Blvd. (310) 358-1881. The club of tabloid fame offers live music nightly. Sunset Jam every Mon night. 21 and over. www.viperroom.com Whiskey A-Go-Go 8901 Sunset Blvd. (310) 652-4202. From hard rock to alternative music at one of Hollywood’s legendary clubs since ‘64. Ultimate Jam Night every Tue. www.whiskyagogo.com

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Rachel Sorsa, Robertson Dean, John Perrin Flynn, and Leslie Ayvazian in 100 Aprils at Rogue Machine at the Met Theatre thru Jul 16.

Photo: Michelle Hanzelova

Waitress at the Hollywood Pantages Aug 6 – 26.

Photo: Joan Marcus

Fountain Theatre 5060 Fountain Ave. (323) 663-1525. Original and classical theatre productions in 78-seat theatre. Adjacent secure parking. www.fountaintheatre.com (See DANCE) Greenway Court Theatre 544 N. Fairfax Ave. (323) 673-0544. An eclectic 99-seat performance space. Features innovative original plays.www.greenwaycourttheatre.org The Hudson Theatre 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 856-4249. Three theatres, an espresso bar and an art gallery. Hudson Mainstage, Hudson Backstage, Hudson Guild and Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson. www.hudsontheatre.com

The Actor’s Company 916 N. Formosa Ave. (323) 463-4639. Home of LA Comedy Fest and LA Indie Film Festival. Acting and comedy classes, voice-over intensives. www.theactorscompanyla.com Actors Co-op Theatre Company 1760 N. Gower St. (323) 462-8460. Two 99-seat theatres. Located on the campus of Hollywood Presbyterian Church. www.actorsco-op.org Stella Adler Theatre and Academy of Acting 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd floor. (323) 465-4446. State of the art 99-seat theatre. American, original and classical plays. Acting, musical production, improv classes, theatre history and more. www.stellaadler-la.com Atwater Village Theatre 3269 Casitas Ave. Four theatres: two 99-seat and two 50 seat. Parking.

Home of the Echo Theatre Company, the Circle X Theatre Company and Ensemble Studio Theatre LA. www.atwatervillagetheatre.org

Independent Shakespeare Company 3191 Casitas Ave. #130. (818) 710-6306. Presents new plays that connect to history and experimental productions of classical plays. Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival at the Old Zoo Jun 30–Sep 2. www.iscla.org LA LGBT Center Theatres Village at Ed Gould Plaza1125 N. McCadden Pl. (323) 860-7300. Renberg Theatre: 225-seat theatre; Davidson/Valentini Theatre: 50-seat black box. www.lalgbtcenter.org/theatre

Michael Washington Brown in BLACK! playing Sep 9-Oct 14 at the Zephyr Theatre.

Photo: Sandey Tenudo

Barnsdall Gallery Theatre 4800 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 644-6272. Medium-sized theatre is a facility of L.A.’s Dept. of Cultural Affairs located in Barnsdall Art Park. www.barnsdall.org The Blank Theatre/2nd Stage 6500 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 661-9827. 55-seat Theatre Row theatre.

Monday Night Play Reading Series. Free. Reservations required. www.theblank.com Celebration Theatre Company (at The Lex) 6760 Lexington Ave. (323) 957-1884. Professional theatre with the mission of creating an outlet for LGBTQ+ voices in LA. www.celebrationtheatre.com The Complex 6476 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 465-0383. Theatre and studio complex including: Dorie Theatre - 55 seats, Flight Theatre - 49 seats, Ruby Theatre 55 seats, East Theatre - 50 seats, West Studio – 12 seats, and more. www.complexhollywood.com Dolby Theatre (formerly Kodak Theatre) 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 308-6300. Dolby’s enhanced 3,400-seat theatre is a top venue for world-class productions, premieres and launch events. www.dolbytheatre.com (See DANCE, MUSIC)

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Lounge Theatre 6201 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 469-9988. Multi-arts complex with spacious lobby and 46-seat and 49-seat theatre located on Theatre Row. www.theatreplanners.com New American Theatre 1312 N. Wilton Pl. (310) 424-2980. A 99-seat theatre committed to nurturing new and emerging artists who are on their journey through their career. www.newamericantheatre.com Matrix Theatre Company 7657 Melrose Ave. (323) 852-1445. Presents play readings and productions in 99-seat, arena seating. www.matrixtheatre.com MET Theatre 1089 N. Oxford Ave. (855) 585-5185. Home of Rogue Machine Theatre.

Large 99-seat main stage and 35-seat black box. Engaging diverse audiences by presenting vital, invigorating productions. www.roguemachinetheatre.com

Deanne Bray and Troy Kotsur in Arrival & Departure Jul 14–Sept 30 at the Fountain Theatre.

Photo: Paul Dimalanta.

McCadden Place Theatre 1157 N. McCadden Pl. (323) 465-1008. 60-seat theatre.

Acting classes and casting director workshops. www.mccaddentheatre.com Ricardo Montalban Theatre 1615 N. Vine St. (323) 8712420. Aims to establish a truly authentic cultural center for Los Angeles, and contribute to the development of a new narrative for the American theatre. www.themontalban.com Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 468-1770. Historical-cultural landmark and art deco masterpiece. Spectacularly restored, 2,700-seat venue hosts lavish Broadway musical theatre productions. www.hollywood-pantages.com (See PLACES) Rogue Machine Theatre (see MET Theatre) Sacred Fools Theatre 1076 Lillian Way (310) 281-8337. Intimate 99-seat theater renowned for its bold, irreverent local productions. www.sacredfools.org (See COMEDY) Skylight Theatre Company 1816 1⁄2 N. Vermont Ave. (213) 761-7061. Professional company develops and produces new plays that express the social mores of our times. Ample parking. www.skylighttheatrecompany.com

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Son of Semele Ensemble (SOSE) 3301 Beverly Blvd. (213) 351-3507. Recognizes emerging cultural questions through the production of new or under-exposed plays. www.sonofsemele.org Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute 7936 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 650-7777. 99-seat Marilyn Monroe and 49-seat Stage Lee theatres. www.strasberg.com Studio C Artists 6448 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 988-1175. Intimate theatre on Theatre Row. www.studiocartists.com The 11:11 Space (formerly the Macha Theatre) 1107 N Kings Road. This new venue is expanding beyond traditional theatre to include live music, comedy, pop-up art exhibits, film screenings, and private events. www.the111space.com Theatre of NOTE 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 856-8611. Avant-garde experimental theatre in the “Cahuenga Corridor.” www.theatreofnote.com Theatre Row Santa Monica Blvd. between Vine St. and Highland Ave. Concentration of 15 theatres.

Theatre West 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West. (323) 851-7977. Founded in 1962, many productions have gone on to Broadway and film. 168 seats. www.theatrewest.org (See FAMILY) Underground Theatre (Annex) 1308 N. Wilton Pl. (323) 412-9069. Utilitarian artist-run performance venue for new plays and professional-development workshops. www.undergroundtheater.com Zephyr Theatre 7456 Melrose Ave. (661) 670-8328. Presents first-run works as well as the classics. www.zephyrtheatre.com

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ost stories about the advent of the film industry in Hollywood begin with Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse Lasky’s arrival in Hollywood. Actually, the seeds were planted much earlier when California native Francis Boggs, an actor who had moved to Chicago, found work with the Selig Polyscope Film Company. At his suggestion in 1907, the film company shot ocean scenes in Laguna Beach and Selig established a satellite studio—Los Angeles’ first—in Edendale in 1909 but not in Hollywood, where movies were prohibited.

Hollywood was established in 1887 by Midwest prohibitionists Harvey Wilcox and his wife, Daeida. Mrs. Wilcox had first learned of the name “Hollywood” when she met Laura (Mrs. John D.) Rockefeller on a train while traveling East. Mrs. Rockefeller told Mrs. Wilcox all about her ranch called Hollywood, outside of Brookfield, Illinois.

Daeida so liked the name that when she and Harvey registered the parcel they named it Hollywood. They donated land for churches and schools to promote their conservative values. They also instituted specific prohibitions for the new city : no alcohol could be sold or served, no “movies” could be shown in Hollywood, and no herd of animals numbering more than 200 were to be driven down Prospect Avenue, later to be named Hollywood Boulevard. In 1910 Hollywood became part of the City of Los Check out Nestor’s 1911 classified ad seeking an “experienced, heavy, character” leading man....who can ride a horse well.

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Based on a Hollywood Heritage program presented

by Richard Atkins and Christy McAvoy

ABOVE: Pioneers Cecil B. DeMille, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Jesse Lasky pose in front of a very rudimentary Famous Players-Lasky Corp Studio in 1916.

LEFT: The movies have come to town!

Then called Lasky-Paramount Pictures.

BELOW: A typical backlot Lasky production.

Quiet on the set!

Angeles, and almost before the ink was dry on the new city charter, movie people had come to Hollywood.

D.W. Griffith of New York’s Biograph Film Company brought a small company, which included Mary Pickford and Mack Sennett as actors, to Hollywood in March of 1910.

The Lasky-DeMille “Barn” still stands and today is Another fortunate train the home of the Hollywood Heritage Museum. trip would bring about the meeting of David Horsley of the Centaur Film Company of Bayonne, New Jersey and Frank Hoover, a Hollywood photographer who had a studio on Cahuenga Blvd. Both men were on the train west and met and struck up a conversation which led Mr. Hoover

Historic photos courtesy of Hollywood Heritage

RIGHT: Paramount’s quaint, one-door office in 1920 on Vine St. CENTER: Paramount Pictures grew a bit by the 1930s.

FAR RIGHT: Paramount Pictures today. to learn that Mr. Horsley needed a film studio in Los Angeles.

Hoover suggested the vacant tavern as having an ideal layout for a studio – a main, large building, an open courtyard of suitable size for an outdoor stage and ringed by a number of small cabins which could serve as dressing or editing rooms. Like Mr. Griffith, Mr. Horsley would also use local buildings as sets, employing the home of developer H.J. Whitley for one of his early one-reelers.

Horsley would make the first film shot at a studio in Hollywood, The Law of the Range, at his new facility. In 1912, Mr. Horsley would join Nestor in the the new Universal Pictures company and his Hollywood studio would be leased to the Christie Comedies Company. That same year, two other enterprising young men would establish a studio in a Hollywood barn.

Louis Loss Burns, an experienced Native American goods

ABOVE: Warner Brothers Pictures layout at Sunset and Bronson, 1924. It would become Sunset-Bronson Studios as seen today (right). Kathy Flynn photo trader and Harry Revier, an aspiring filmmaker, entered into a partnership establishing rental film studios in Los Angeles. Their first—which was virtually a bungalow and an outdoor stage at Prospect and Sunset— became the Kinemacolor Studio, while their second was a 1901 horse barn in Hollywood at Selma Ave. and Vine St., which they rented from owner Jacob Stern and modified into a studio with an accompanying film lab in May of 1912. Known as the Burns Revier Studio, it just got by as a rental facility, until December of 1913, when a film company came to Hollywood that would change everything.

Another California native, San Francisco-born Jesse L. Lasky, had become a successful theatrical manager and producer following a number of years as a performer. At the urging of his mother and demand in the theatre for one-act plays led Jesse to Cecil B.DeMille, whose California and a follow-up operetta In the Barracks were both successful. But following those plays, Cecil, wanting more individual success, had decided to do something more challenging—like fight in the Mexican Revolution or go big game hunting in Africa. Fearful for his life, Jesse was looking for a parallel challenge for his now best friend Cecil when his brother-in law, Sam Goldwyn, suggested making movies. The idea excited DeMille. So Jesse, Sam and Cecil formed The Jesse L. Lasky Feature Film Company, purchased the movie rights to a successful play The Squaw Man, and proceeded with plans to shoot the film in Flagstaff, Arizona. When the film company arrived in Flagstaff, it was raining, mixed with snow and a running range war between the cattlemen and the sheepherders.

The filmmakers decided to return to Los Angeles.

On arriving, Cecil contacted a former theatrical colleague, now a director with the Selig Company and asked about rental studio space. His friend told him about the Burns & Revier Studio (formerly the Sterns barn) and DeMille signed a rental agreement to make The Squaw Man in Hollywood.

The Lasky Company made ten times their investment in The Squaw Man, which was the first feature-length film made in Hollywood. Within a few years, the company merged with Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players and Paramount Pictures distributing company and would become the modern Paramount Pictures Continues page 39 SUMMER 2018 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 29

Dining

where to eat 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” perform in the lounge. Dinner daily. www.thedresden.com (See MUSIC)

Cat & Fiddle’s warm and friendly pub atmosphere Casita del Campo 920 Hyperion Ave. (323) 662-4255. For 55 years, you can find all your favorite authentic Mexican foods, excellent margaritas, and a fun, party atmosphere. www.casitadelcampo.net The Cat & Fiddle 742 N. Highland Ave. (323) 468-3800. British homemade favorites such as Fish & Chips, Bangers & Mash, savory pies and favorites such as Smoked Cheddar Mac & Cheese, Angus Beef Cat and Fiddle Burger. Crafted selection of beers, wines and liquors. Lunch, brunch, dinner and catering. www.thecatandfiddle.com

Emporium Thai Cuisine 1275 Westwood Blvd. (310) 478-2838. A Southern Thai Specialty Restaurant established in 2000 and celebrating their 18 year anniversary, conveniently located near UCLA in Westwood. Ranked as one of the Top 100 Best Thai Restaurants in the USA. Delectable cuisine prepared with fresh natural ingredients, exotic native spices and fresh herbs at affordable prices.

Email: emporiumthai@gmail.com. www.ethaicuisine.com Hollywood & Highland Center 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 817-0200.

A one-of-a-kind destination in the heart of Hollywood offering an eclectic mix of 60 top retailers, ten restaurants, hip nightclubs and entertainment venues. Featuring the Dolby Theatre (home of the Oscars®). www.hollywoodandhighland.com (See EVENTS)

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Miceli’s Italian Restaurant 1646 N. Las Palmas Ave., (323) 4663438. Hollywood’s oldest Italian Restaurant. Owned and Operated by the Miceli Family since 1949. Lunch. Dinner. Takeout. Free delivery. Banquet Facilities. Full Bar. Live Piano. Singing Servers. www.micelisrestaurant.com

Historic Tam O’ Shanter Musso & Frank Grill 6667 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-7788.

Once you savor the superior food and drink, soak in the unparalleled history, you’ll understand why tastemakers and power brokers keep coming back. Ready to be wowed by legendary service and savoir-faire? Step into our door and into another time. Tue-Sat 11am-11pm.

Sun 4-9pm. Closed Mon. www.mussoandfrank.com 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) Palermo Ristorante Italiano 1858 N Vermont Ave. (323) 663-1178.

Known for its modern interpretation of classic dishes and high quality fresh ingredients, neighborhood favorite Palermo’s is a cornerstone in the Los Feliz community. It has been recognized for its outstanding Italian cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff. Delicious dining, carryout and delivery. Open Wed-Sun 11am-10pm. www.palermoristoranteitaliano.com

Pig ‘n Whistle 6714 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 463-0000. Hollywood Landmark Since 1927 offers a feeling of classic Hollywood with a vaulted ceiling, 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 Mon-Fri 3-6pm. www.pignwhistlehollywood.com Pink’s Hot Dogs 709 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles (323) 931-4223. The ultimate Mom and Pop hot dog stand. It's a Hollywood love story, starting with Paul & Betty Pink selling hot dogs from a cart on a neighborhood street corner at La Brea & Melrose in 1939. Pink’s is renowned for its delicious variety of hot dogs and hamburgers, huge portions, and affordable prices. Its historic, fun atmosphere is considered a quintessential Hollywood experience, particularly for the late-night club crowd. Hours: Sun-Thurs 9:30am-2am, Fri- Sat 9:30am to 3am. www.pinkshollywood.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, sandwiches, salads, beer and wine in a rustic setting at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and La Brea Ave. They deliver to home or office. Sun-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri and Sat 11am-12am. www.raffallospizzala.com Rockwell 1714 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 669-1550. Open air coral tree patio dining and lounge. Lunch & brunch on weekends, daily Happy Hour 37pm, dinner nightly and kitchen open until 1am on Friday and Saturday. DJs on Friday & Saturday nights as well as Sunday Brunch.

Cali-American Cuisine. We have a dog friendly patio. Nightly specials: Monday - Grilled Cheese Night, Tuesday - Burgers and Wine, Wednesday – 50 percent off the Wine List, Thursday - Street Tacos, Saturday Ceviche & Cerveza. 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 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

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1. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS 1336 N. La Brea Ave. AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE (See Egyptian Theatre #18) 2. STELLA ADLER ACADEMY/THEATRE 6773 Hollywood Blvd.

3. AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE 2021 N. Western 4. AMERICAN LEGION POST 43 2035 N. Highland Ave. 5. AMOEBA MUSIC 6400 Sunset Blvd.

6. AUTRY AT GRIFFITH PARK 4700 Western Heritage Way (See #27) 7. BARNSDALL ART PARK 4800 Hollywood Blvd.

8. CAPITOL RECORDS 1750 N. Vine St. 9. CATALINA BAR & GRILL 6725 Sunset Blvd.

10. CHAPLIN STUDIO/JIM HENSON COMPANY 1416 N. La Brea Ave. 11. CHINESE THEATRE 6925 Hollywood Blvd.

12. CINERAMA DOME/DOME ENTERTAINMENT CTR 6360 Sunset Bl. 13. COLUMBIA SQUARE 6121 Sunset Blvd.

14. THE COMPLEX (on Theatre Row) 6476 Santa Monica Blvd 15. CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD 6671 Sunset Blvd.

DOLBY THEATRE (See Hollywood & Highland #30) 16. DRESDEN RESTAURANT 1760 N. Vermont Ave. 17. THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE 6712 Hollywood Blvd.

18. EL CAPITAN THEATRE 6838 Hollywood Blvd.

19. EVERLY HOTEL 1800 Argyle Ave. 20. FARMERS MARKET & THE GROVE 3rd St. & Fairfax Ave. 21. FERNDELL Western Ave. & Ferndell 22. THE FONDA 6126 Hollywood Blvd.

23. FORD AMPHITHEATRE 2580 Cahuenga Blvd.

24. FOUNTAIN THEATRE 5060 Fountain Ave. 25. GREEK THEATRE 2700 N. Vermont 26. GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY 2800 E. Observatory Road 27. GRIFFITH PARK Entrance at Riverside Drive to Museum & Zoo 28. GROUNDLINGS THEATRE 7307 Melrose Ave. 29. GRUB 911 N. Seward Ave. 30. HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND 6801 Hollywood Blvd.

31. HOLLYWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB 6525 Sunset Blvd.

32. HOLLYWOOD BOWL 2601 N. Highland Avenue 33. HOLLYWOOD CENTER STUDIOS 1040 N. Las Palmas HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (323) 469-8311 34. HOLLYWOOD FARMERS MARKET Ivar St. (Hollywood to Sunset) 35. HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY 6000 Santa Monica Blvd.

36. HOLLYWOOD HERITAGE MUSEUM 2100 Highland Ave. 37. HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 1521 N. Highland Ave. 38. HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave. 39. HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM at Max Factor Bldg. 1660 N. Highland Ave. 40. HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM 6215 Sunset Blvd.

41. HOLLYWOOD POST OFFICE 1615 Wilcox 42. HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT HOTEL 7000 Hollywood Blvd.

43. HOLLYWOOD TOY AND COSTUMES 6608 Hollywood Blvd.

44. HOLLYWOOD WAX MUSEUM 6767 Hollywood Blvd.

45. L. RON HUBBARD LIFE EXHIBITION 6331 Hollywood Blvd.

LOEWS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1755 N. Highland (See #30) 46. JANES HOUSE 6541 Hollywood Blvd.

47. JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE 6840 Hollywood Blvd.

48. KTLA-TV/TRIBUNE BROADCASTING 5800 Sunset Blvd.

49. LAUGH FACTORY 8001 Sunset Blvd.

51. LACE/L.A. Contemporary Exhibitions 6522 Hollywood Blvd.

52. LOS FELIZ Vermont Ave. and Los Feliz Blvd.

53. MADAME TUSSAUDS 6933 Hollywood Blvd.

54. MAGIC CASTLE 7001 Franklin Ave 55. MATRIX THEATRE & MELROSE AVENUE 7657 Melrose Ave. METRORAIL STATIONS: Hollywood & Highland; Hollywood & Vine; Hollywood & Western; Sunset & Vermont; Universal City 56. MICELIS 1646 N. Las Palmas Ave. 57. RICARDO MONTALBAN THEATRE 1615 N. Vine Street 58. MULHOLLAND FOUNTAIN Los Feliz Blvd. at Riverside Drive 59. MUSSO & FRANK GRILL 6667 Hollywood Blvd.

60. ORCHARD GABLES 1577 Wilcox Ave. 61. PANTAGES THEATRE 6233 Hollywood Blvd.

62. PARAMOUNT PICTURES 5555 Melrose Ave. 63. PINK’S HOT DOGS 709 N. La Brea Ave. 64. RAFFALLO’S PIZZA 1657 N. LaBrea Ave. 65. ROCKWALK 7425 Sunset Blvd.

66. JACK RUTBERG FINE ARTS 357 N. La Brea Ave. 67. GEORGE STERN GALLERY 8920 Melrose Ave. 68. SUNSET-GOWER STUDIO 1438 N. Gower Street 69. SUNSET STRIP (Crescent Heights to Beverly Hills) 70. TAGLYAN CULTURAL CENTER 1201 Vine St. 71. THEATRE OF NOTE 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd.

72. THEATRE ROW ON SANTA MONICA BLVD. UNIVERSAL CITY WALK (See Harry Potter) UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD (See Harry Potter) VISITOR INFORMATION/L.A. Inc. Hollywood & Highland 73. UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE 5919 Franklin Ave. 74. VILLAGE PIZZERIA 131 N. Larchmont Ave. 75. VISTA THEATER 4473 Sunset Blvd.

76. WALK OF FAME Length of Hollywood Blvd. and Vine St. 77. WARNER BROS. STUDIO TOUR (behind the hill in Burbank).

78. WEST HOLLYWOOD GATEWAY GO WEHO 7110 Santa Monica Blvd.

79. WHITLEY HEIGHTS Hills above Hollywood Blvd. at Whitley Ave. 80. YAMASHIRO 1999 N. Sycamore Ave. 81. ZOO 5333 Zoo Dr. (in Griffith Park, See #27).

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Visual arts Artists Corner 1546 N. Highland Ave. (323) 464-3900. Showcases emerging and established artists. Ace of LA: Beauty is Pain, July 7 - 29. www.artistscorner.us Artspace Warehouse 7358 Beverly Blvd. (323) 936-7020. Affordable urban, pop, abstract and sculptural art by emerging European and U.S. artists. Open daily.

Free parking behind gallery. www.artspacewarehouse.com

Like a Dream Marilyn Monroe by Virginie Schroeder at Artspace Warehouse through Jul 13.

Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way at Griffith Park. (323) 667-2000. Harry Gamboa Jr.: Chicano Male Unbonded thru Aug 5; Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain thru Jan 6; La Raza thru Feb. Closed Mon. www.theautry.org (See PLACES, MUSIC and FAMILY)

Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain at the Autry Museum thru Jan 6.

Gallery 30 South 30 S. Wilson Ave. (323)547-3227. Pasadena’s essential, cultural institution. This historic space in the Green Street Landmark District showcases figurative and abstract painting, installation and performance art and serves as an atelier space for Ai Kennedy’s award winning and museum exhibited jewelry. Wed-Fri 11-3pm, Sat-Sun 12-6pm and by appointment. www.gallery30south.com.

Gallery 825 (LA Art Association) 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. (310) 652-8272. Apocrypha Group Show Jun 30-Jul20; Group Shows Aug 11-24 and Sep 8-Oct 12. www.laaa.org

Barnsdall Art Park 4800 Hollywood Blvd. Hollyhock House and eleven surrounding acres were given to Los Angeles by oil heiress Aline Barnsdall in 1927. Includes L. A. Municipal Art Gallery, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, Gallery Theatre, Junior Arts Center and Barnsdall Art Center.

Park open daily 6am-10pm. www.barnsdall.org (See FAMILY) Michael Benevento 3712 Beverly Blvd. (323) 874-6400. Contemporary art gallery representing cutting-edge, conceptual artists in Los Angeles. Phil Steinmetz and Benjamin Turner thru Jul 28. www.beneventolosangeles.com Bonhams & Butterfields 7601 Sunset Blvd. (323) 850-7500. Fine art auctioneers and appraisers since 1865. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. www.bonhams.com/us Corita Art Center 5515 Franklin Ave. (323) 450-4650. The Joyous Revolutionary, a chronological overview of the art of activist, artist, teacher and former nun Corita Kent. Reservations recommended. www.corita.org Fahey/Klein Gallery 148 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 934-2250. Exhibits rare, vintage and contemporary photography. Debra Bloomfield: Pacific Light thru Aug 4. www.faheykleingallery.com Gallery 1988 7308 Melrose Ave. (323) 937-7088. Wed - Sun 11am-6pm. Pop-culture themed artwork. Art Show curated by Tree and Rock celebrating favorite toys Jun 29-Jul 14. www.nineteeneightyeight.com 34 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SUMMER 2018

Giant Rock, Landers, CA 2014 by Ken Stringfellow as part of The Mojave Project at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibits, opening Sep 15.

Gavlak Gallery 1034 N. Highland Ave. (323) 467-5700. Alex Anderson: Wonderland thru Jul 14. Konstantin Kakanias: The Times, Jul 21–Sep 8. www.gavlakgallery.com Hamilton-Selway Fine Art 8678 Melrose Ave. (310) 657-1711. One of the largest purveyors of pop and contemporary art on the West Coast. Recent acquisitions include work by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Keith Haring. www.hamiltonselway.com

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Joseph Kleitsch, Beachcombers, at George Stern Fine Arts.

Los Angeles Center of Photography 1515 Wilcox Ave. (323) 464-0909. Hosts classes, workshops, and shows. Street Shooting in L.A. Jun 29-Jul13, Members Exhibition Jul 19 Sep 7. Mon-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-5pm. www.lacphoto.org 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. Young Joon Kwak & Mutant Salon: Cavernous Jul 11Aug 26; The Mojave Project Sep 12-Nov 18 Wed-Sun 12-6pm. www.welcometolace.org Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG) 4800 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 644-6269. A facility of L.A. Dept. of Cultural Affairs in Barnsdall Park. Juried Show 2018 Jul 26-Sep 16. Free.

Thu-Sun 12-5pm. www.lamag.org (See Barnsdall Art Park) Free. Thu-Sun 12-5pm. www.lamag.org

Kohn Gallery 1227 N. Highland Ave. (323) 461-3311. Jonathan Lyndon Chase: Sheets thru July; Tony Berlant in Sept Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.kohngallery.com KP Projects Gallery 170 S. La Brea Ave. (323) 933-4408. Exhibits American emerging and midcareer contemporary artists. Todd Carpenter and Henri Dauman thru Jul 21; Todd Schoor Jul 28 (book signing)-Aug 11; Eric Nash Sep 8-29. www.kpprojects.net LA><ART 7000 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 871-4140. Experimental exhibitions animating dynamic relationships between art, artists and audiences while reflecting the diversity of the city. Group show: Remote Castration Jul 22-Sep15. Tue-Sat 11am-6pm. www.laxart.org

M+B 612 N. Almont Dr. (310) 550-0050. Hosts contemporary art exhibits and events. Matthew Porter: News from Nowhere, and Sam Davis & Josh Mannis: Macrosolutions to Megaproblems thru Aug 30. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.mbart.com M+B Photo 1050 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 745-0145. An exhibition space dedicated solely to photography. Bob Mizer: Naked Ambition thru Aug 18. www.mbphoto.com

Launch Gallery 170 S. La Brea Ave., upstairs. (323) 899-1363. Presents topical and unique artistic creations. Group show The Reality of Nature Sept 9-30.

Wed-Sat 12-6pm. www.launchla.org Leica Gallery Los Angeles 8783 Beverly Blvd. (424) 777-0341. Established and up-and-coming photographers. Bil Brown: From Protest to Performance – New Work 2016-18; Jim Marshall: Peace; Mynxii White: Revolt thru Aug 6. MonSat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. www.leicagalleryla.com La Luz de Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 666-7667. Located inside the Soap Plant/Wacko complex. Features outsider to religious to sexually deviant art. E.E. Kono/Michael Pajon/Sea Monster/Charles Snowden/Matthew Hurtado/Kalia Gee/Paige Moon/Wim Wallace Jul 6-29. Tiki Shark – Mean Green Jelly Bean and Jason Mecier – Pop Trash Aug 3-Sep 2.

Harold Fox – Bullets and Wine Sep 7-30. Mon-Wed 11am-7pm, Thu-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 12-6pm. www.laluzdejesus.com

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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. Fiona Connor: Closed Down Clubs thru Aug 12. Free Fridays 46pm. www.makcenter.org Matthew Marks Gallery 1062 North Orange Grove (323) 654-1830.

Vincent Fecteau thru Sep 29. www.matthewmarks.com Meliksetian | Briggs 313 N. Fairfax. (310) 625-7049. Contemporary art gallery. Todd Gray Portraits thru Sep 15. Tue-Sat 12-5pm. www.meliksetianbriggs.com MOCA: Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave. (310) 289-5223. Décor: Barbara Bloom, Andrea Fraser, Louise Lawler thru Jul 15. 69: Déjà vu Aug 4 – Oct 28. www.moca.org

Diane Rosenstein Gallery 831 N. Highland Ave. (323) 462-2790. Way Out Now: Yale Painting MFA 2018 thru Jul 21.Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.dianerosenstein.com Jack Rutberg Fine Arts 357 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 938-5222. Modern and contemporary paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture. Jordi Alcaraz: Defying Boundaries thru Aug 31. www.jackrutbergfinearts.com George Stern Fine Arts 8920 Melrose Ave. (310) 276-2600. Gallery Selections thru summer.

Tue – Sat 10am-6pm. www.sternfinearts.com Louis Stern Fine Arts 9002 Melrose Ave. (310) 276-0147. Mark Leonard: Myths and Old Masters thru Jul 14. Bernard Cohen, Michael Kidner, and Richard Smith London in the 60s Jul 21-Sep 8. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.louissternfinearts.com VSF (Various Small Fires) 812 N. Highland Ave. (310) 426-8040. Dedicated to exhibitions that challenge conventional modes of art production and presentation. David Leggett and Ryan Richey open July 14. Tue-Sat 10am6pm. www.vsf.la

Morrison Hotel Gallery 1200 Alta Loma Rd. (310) 881-6025. Features inspiring and iconic images of famous musicians over the years. Popular gallery selections currently on view. Open daily. www.morrisonhotelgallery.com Moskowitz Bayse 743 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 790-4882. Deep Time Jul 14-Aug 18. Eleanor Swordy Sep 8-Oct 27. Tue-Sat 11am-6pm. www.moskowitzbayse.com New Image Art 7920 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 654-2192. Established and emerging artists from the street, skate, fine art and surf scenes. Meegan Barnes, and Rusdan Khizanishvili & KC Ortiz thru Jul 14. Tue-Sat 1-6pm. www.newimageartgallery.com

Street Shooting in LA thru Jul 13 at the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

Photo: Ben Bacon

Redling Fine Art 6757 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 460-2046. Contemporary art gallery founded by Erica Redling. Pippa Garner Autonomy n’ Stuff (Garnerrhea) thru Jun 30. Tues-Sat 10am-6pm. www.redlingfineart.com Regen Projects 6750 Santa Monica Blvd. (310) 276-5424. Dan Graham New Works by a Small-Town Boy Jul 7–Aug 18. Lari Pittman Sep 15–Oct 27. TueSat 10am-6pm. www.regenprojects.com

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RKO Studios Corner of Melrose & Gower. Formerly owned

by Joseph Kennedy, Howard Hughes, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Gary Cooper films were made here, along with Topper and Room Service.

Acquired by Paramount, the familiar world globe is still visible and its historic sound stages are still in use.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum 6780 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 466-6335. Ripley’s Museum offers over 300 different exhibits of the strange, unusual and bizarre. Look for the dinosaur on the roof. Open daily 10am-midnight. www.ripleys.com/hollywood Rock Walk 7425 Sunset Blvd. (323) 874-1060. Founded Nov 13, 1985, handprints, signatures, and memorabilia from the greatest musical performers and innovators who contributed the most to the growth of Rock ‘n Roll music as an art form

Pacific Design Center Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 468-1770. The last theatre built by magnate Alexander Pantages. A historical and cultural landmark and the first art deco movie palace in the U.S. Opened in 1930 with The Florodora Girl starring Marion Davies and a live show featuring Al Jolson as M.C. Hosted the Academy Awards from 1949-1959, and in the 70s, the Emmy Awards. Howard Hughes once had offices upstairs. www.hollywoodpantages.com (See THEATRE Paramount Pictures 5555 Melrose Ave. (323) 956-1777. Longest continuously operating film studio in Hollywood.

The original gates can be seen at Bronson entrance. The most famous film featuring Paramount is the classic Sunset Boulevard where Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond was “ready for her close-up.” www.paramountstudios.com (See TV TICKETS & FEATURED TOURS) Plummer Park 7377 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 845-0172. Part of Plummer Estate that Helen Hunt Jackson, author of Ramona, visited. Park includes recreational facilities. Farmers Market every Mon 9am-2pm. www.weho.org (See FAMILY) Raleigh Studios 5300 Melrose Ave. Dates back to 1914 and Mary Pickford. Where classic feature films such as The Mark of Zorro, The Three Musketeers, In the Heat of the Night, Hopalong Cassidy and TV’s Superman series were filmed. www.raleighstudios.com Red Studios Hollywood 846 N Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 463-0808. Was Metro Pictures Back Lot #3 in 1915. From the Golden Age of Television to The Golden Girls, from MTV to WB, from High Noon to True Blood, the studio continues a grand Hollywood tradition. www.redstudio.com

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Pantages Theatre Historic Route 66 With increased awareness of Hollywood’s Route 66, a Business Improvement District is being proposed for properties from Hoover Ave. to Vine St. Runyon Canyon Park 2000 N. Fuller Ave. Historic city park. Hike the trails and explore the relics and ruins of a Hollywood estate.

Parking lot entrance on Mulholland Hwy. Pedestrian entrance end of Fuller St. www.runyoncanyonhike.com.

Samuel-Novarro House 2255 Verde Oak Dr. Lloyd Wright translates the textured pre-cast concrete Mayanesque block into pressed metal. The result hints at preColumbian Revival and Zigzag Modern composition. (Please do not disturb occupants.)

Schindler House 835 N. Kings Rd. (323) 651-1510. Rudolph Schindler’s home, considered to be the first house built in the Modern style, now a center for study of 20th century architecture. Self-guided tours WedSun. Fri 4- 6pm FREE. www.schindlerhouse.org Shakespeare Bridge Franklin Ave. between Myra Ave. & St. George St. Joins Los Feliz, Franklin Hills and Silverlake neighborhoods. This beloved 1925 Gothic beauty is one of L.A.’s historic landmarks.

The Storer House 8161 Hollywood Blvd. The second of four Hollywood area textile-block designed houses by Frank Lloyd Wright was built in 1923. Do not disturb occupants.

(See listings for Ennis, Hollyhock and Freeman houses) www.franklloydwright.org/site/john-storer-house Sunset Gower Studios 1438 N. Gower St. Formerly Columbia Pictures (1926-1972). Classic It Happened One Night with Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with Jimmy Stewart were made here as were The Three Stooges movies. I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, The Flying Nun and later TV shows filmed here. Still a working studio lot for independent productions. New building at Sunset entrance houses iconic Technicolor. www.sunsetgowerstudios.com Sunset Strip Doheny Dr. to Crescent Hts. Oncefavorite night spots such as the Trocadero, Mocambo and Ciro’s were located here outside the city limits in unincorporated county land.

Today the pleasant assortment of boutiques, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels such as art deco landmark The Argyle and historic Chateau Marmont are part of West Hollywood, “The Creative City.”

Sunset Tower Hotel 8358 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 654-7100. Completed in 1931. Was originally 46 apartments, and home to such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Errol Flynn, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, the Gabor Sisters and many more. Now a 64-room luxury hotel and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. www.sunsettowerhotel.com Sunset Vine Tower 1480 Vine St. L.A.’s first “skyscraper,” built following removal of 14-story height limit in 1960, was the skyscraper in Earthquake and now converted to spectacular apartments. www.sunsetvinetower.com

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At the former site of Buster Keaton’s studio, 1021 Lillian Ave, only a bronze plaque remains.

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Company. Paramount became the first company to produce, distribute, and exhibit their own movies, marking the beginning of the Golden Age of Hollywood. By 1919 there were over 200 production companies in Hollywood.

Mar “Big Eig” Studios: • • • • • • • • •

Columbia Pictures (now Sunset Gower Studios) Fox Movietone City (now Twentieth Century Fox) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (now Sony Pictures studios) Paramount Pictures RKO (now part of Paramount studios) United Artists (now The Lot) Universal Pictures Warner Bros. Hollywood (now Sunset Bronson Studios) Warner Bros. Burbank

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Universal Pictures, 1940. One of the originals, still going strong.

Land was cheap and plentiful in the Cahuenga Valley and the movie studios were designed and built so that everything needed to produce a movie was “on the lot” within the walls of the studio. Each studio had a back lot for shooting outdoors, constructing mammoth sets to film their extravaganzas. With the advent of sound, large soundstages were required. Set builders, electricians, water towers, fire departments and security were all included within the factory walls. As the studios grew, they required ad-

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Chaplin Studios (now Jim Henson Productions) Clune (now Raleigh Studios) Hollywood Studios (now Sunset Las Palmas Studios) Ince (now Culver Studios) Metro Pictures (now RED Studios) Vitagraph (now Prospect Studios)

ministration offices, pre- and post-production facilities, studio services, voluminous storage, costume-makers, carpenters, dressing rooms and food services.

It’s often said that Hollywood isn’t here anymore, but nothing could be further from the truth. Not only is it still here with the growth of new media, it’s flourishing.

Many of the original studios have been continuously operating for more than 100 years. Yes, Hollywood is still an industry town as it positions itself for providing entertainment well into the 21st century. DH ABOVE: Vitagraph lives on as Prospect Studios.

LEFT: Columbia Pictures is now known as Sunset Gower Studios.

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saturday

Ford Amphitheatre Big World Fun: Impro Theatre 10am Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 2&8pm MET Theatre The Ballad of Bimini Baths: Mexican Day 4pm Autry National Center Rear Window 5:30pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm American Cinematheque at Egyptian Theatre Dark City/Cube 7:30pm Celebration Theatre Cabaret 8pm Hollywood Bowl Jennifer Hudson 8pm Catalina Jazz Club Michael Henderson's 50th Anniversary/Birthday Celebration Concert 8pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm The Montalban Superbad and Pineapple Express 8pm The Montalban The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular 8pm Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 8pm Theatre West We Gotta Get Outta Here 8pm MET Theatre 100 Aprils 8:30pm

july 8 Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular at the Montalban Theatre July 6-7 july 1

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wednesday

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

Celebration Theatre Cabaret 2pm MET Theatre 100 Aprils 3pm

Hollywood Bowl July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with the Go-Go's 7:30pm

Zephyr Theatre Len Cariou 3pm Atwater Village Theatre The Ballad of Bimini Baths: Tar 4pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Zephyr Theatre A Very British Lesbian 7pm Hollywood Bowl Beres Hammond, Alpha Blondy, and Protoje 7pm Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 7pm The Blank Theatre at Stella Adler Young Playwrights Festival 7pm American Cinematheque at Egyptian Theatre Jaws 7:30pm Catalina Jazz Club Jane Monheit & Larry Goldings Duo 8pm MET Theatre The Ballad of Bimini Baths: Mexican Day 8pm

july 2

monday

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Hip-hop Dance 7pm

sunday

Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge Anoushka Shankar - Land of Gold 7pm Celebration Theatre Cabaret 8pm

Celebration Theatre Cabaret 2pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Theatre West We Gotta Get Outta Here 2pm

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

MET Theatre 100 Aprils 3pm

Catalina Jazz Club Three For All 8pm The Fonda Neurosis 9pm

The Montalban The Usual Suspects 8pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Cinespia: Footloose 9pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 7pm

july 5

thursday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

MET Theatre The Ballad of Bimini Baths: Mexican Day 8pm

Greek Theatre Primus & Mastodon 7:30pm

july 9

American Cinematheque at Egyptian Theatre The Shining 7:30pm

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Drum Circle & Ghanaian Dance 7pm

Celebration Theatre Cabaret 8pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

The Montalban Good Morning Vietnam 8pm

Groundling Theatre The Gale 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Concert 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Up With a Twist 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

MET Theatre 100 Aprils 8:30pm

july 6

friday

Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

monday

The Broadwater We the People 8pm

july 10

tuesday

Hollywood & Highland Subaru Summer Jazz Nights: Jaimoe's Jasssz Band 7pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Broadway Bar 8pm

Celebration Theatre Cabaret 8pm

The Montalban Grease 8pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Jennifer Hudson 8pm

Hudson Guild Theatre Mutant Olive 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre The Ballad of Bimini Baths: Tar 8pm

Catalina Jazz Club Masta - The Edge of Soul 8pm

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Greek Theatre Sylvan Esso 8pm

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

july 11

The Montalban Sin City and The Departed 8pm

Greek Theatre Brit Floyd 7:30pm

MET Theatre The Ballad of Bimini Baths: Mexican Day 8pm

Hollywood Bowl July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with the Go-Go's 7:30pm

Second City Studio Trump in Space 8pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

Theatre West We Gotta Get Outta Here 8pm

The Montalban Sunset Blvd 8pm

The Montalban The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular 8:30pm

Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 8pm

The Fonda Moe 9pm

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Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge Anoushka Shankar - Land of Gold 9:30pm

Catalina Jazz Club Swingin' Lawyers 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre Boleros De Noche 7:30pm

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Cinespia: Thelma & Louise 9pm

Hollywood Bowl Dudamel Conducts Rachmaninoff 8pm

Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 2pm

Greek Theatre Vance Joy 7:30pm

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Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm

Hollywood Bowl July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with the Go-Go's 7:30pm

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july 12

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 1&6:30pm

Hollywood Bowl Bernstein 100 Celebration with Dudamel 8pm

MET Theatre 100 Aprils 8:30pm

Jack Jones at The Catalina July 20-21.

wednesday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Catalina Jazz Club Bob Holz Band 8pm Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

The Go-Gos at the Hollywood Bowl July 2-4

july 13

friday

Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Greek Theatre Kidz Bop Live 2018 7pm Celebration Theatre Cabaret 8pm The Montalban Ghost 8pm Hollywood Bowl Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Christopher Cross 8pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm The Montalban No Way Out and Pulp Fiction 8pm Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

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Summer Reading

Homer’s Odyssey: An Embiggened Simpsons Guide, by life-long fans Mitch Grinter and Brendan Dando, is an expansive guide to the longest running comedy show in TV history. Since its premiere in 1989, it has become one of the most popular and important animated series ever. A personal love letter to the show, these two “Simpsons” experts share their passionate insight and outstanding knowledge about beloved episodes, favorite quotes and iconic characters. From exclusive interviews with long-time crew members and entertaining behind-the-scenes stories to an ultimate trivia challenge, readers will fall in love all over again with television’s favorite yellow family. A hilariously intelligent and in-depth analysis, the book explores the unique impact this cultural phenomenon has had on the world—a supreme “Simpsons” reference book for both diehard fans and newcomers alike.

In The Essential James Garner, Stephen H. Ryan and Paul AJ. Ryan consider the prolific output of one of America’s most beloved actors. This book looks at the key feature films, made-for-television movies, and television episodes of Garner’s career. The authors discuss each of the actor’s most wellknown films as well as critically acclaimed television movies including Barbarians at the Gate and My Name is Bill W. Each entry provides details about the films production, critical reception, and commercial success. The authors also highlight the best episodes of Garner’s two iconic television shows Maverick and The Rockford Files, as well as his highly regarded but little seen series, Nichols. A tribute to the career of a Hollywood legend, the book will appeal to anyone wanting to know more about the actor’s best films and TV series.

The thoroughly revised and expanded, Sinatra! The Song is You is a thrilling look at the legacy of Frank Sinatra’s music. Regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest entertainers of the 20th century, Will Friedwald shares the musical legend’s life story, following the ups and downs of his career and the collaborations that turned into lifelong friendships. Unlike other biographies of the singer, author Will Friedwald focuses on Sinatra’s music, shedding a refreshing light on his five-decade career. He traces Sinatra’s working relationships with the most prominent musicians of his world, from bandleaders Harry James

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and Tommy Dorsey to music arrangers Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Gordon Jenkins. This extensive biography also explores the technicalities of Sinatra’s inimitable, vulnerable sound.

With The Pride of the Yankees: Lou Gehrig, Gary Cooper, and the Making of a Classic, award-winning New York Times reporter Richard Sandomir looks back at the enduring classic that honors Gehrig’s legacy. For the first time, Sandomir tells the entire story behind a movie on both the American Film Institute’s Top 100 list of the most inspiring films of all time and the greatest sports movies. The book provides a behind-thescenes look at a movie that Goldwyn, who knew nothing about baseball, the great love between Lou and Eleanor Gehrig and how they faced the tragic illness that killed him at age 37. It tells the story behind the publicity-fueled search for who would play Gehrig and tells how Eleanor kept Goldwyn and the screenwriters on their toes with her critiques about inaccuracies in the scripts about baseball and her life with Lou. For those nostalgic for the Yankees’ early dynastic years, this book captures a fascinating moment in film and sports history. And for a new generation of movie baseball fans, Sandomir explains its historical importance.

Rounding out our summer reading selections, the John Shepphird’s debut novel Bottom Feeders is a page turning whodunit set in the wilds of a remote movie ranch about a hapless Hollywood cast and crew attempting to eke out a living working on low-budget fare. As if pandering to egotistical actors isn’t enough, someone’s picking off cast and crew members with a bow and arrows. Who will survive?

In an interview with Michael Hixon of The Beach Reporter, filmmaker/author Shepphird said he dedicated Bottom Feeders “to the legions of hard-working craftspeople and performers who have carried sandbags, set lights, cobbled together wardrobe, swung microphones, memorized dialogue, painted sets, dusted faces, teased hair, coordinated chaos, hit their marks, and built it all up only to tear it down again, making something out of nothing.” DH

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Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Beethoven's Masterpieces 8pm

The Montalban Swordfish and Gladiator 8pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 8pm

The Montalban Mildred Pierce 8pm

Theatre West We Gotta Get Outta Here 8pm

Hudson Guild Theatre Mutant Olive 8pm

MET Theatre 100 Aprils 8:30pm

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

The Fonda Snow Tha Product 9pm

Catalina Jazz Club David Burnham 8:30pm

july 15

july 18

sunday

wednesday

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 1&6:30pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm

Catalina Jazz Club An Evening with Steve Dorff 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

El Cid Show Restaurant Belle, Book & Candle 8pm

Celebration Theatre Cabaret 2pm

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

American Cinematheque at Egyptian Theatre Eight Hours Don't Make a Day 2pm

Troubadour The Melvins 8pm

The Montalban Top Gun 8pm

Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 2pm

Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre Outfest : Under the Stars 8:30pm

Theatre West We Gotta Get Outta Here 2pm

Randy Bachman at the Roxy Jul 21. Photo: Christie Goodwin Second City Studio Trump in Space 8pm

MET Theatre 100 Aprils 3pm

Theatre West We Gotta Get Outta Here 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 4pm

Ford Amphitheatre Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company 8:30pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

The Fonda Danny Duncan 9pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 7pm

july 14

saturday

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 2&8pm

Hollywood Bowl Dudamel & Verdi's Otello 7:30pm

july 16

monday

Greek Theatre Brenton Wood, Amanda Perez, MC Magic 50 Year Anniversary of Me & You Part 2 6:30pm

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Tango Dance 7pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

Celebration Theatre Cabaret 8pm

MET Theatre 100 Aprils 8:30pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm Ford Amphitheatre Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company 8pm Hollywood Bowl Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Christopher Cross 8pm

july 17

tuesday

Hollywood & Highland Subaru Summer Jazz Nights: David Binney 7pm

Hollywood Bowl Seal with Orchestra & Corinne Bailey Rae 8pm

july 19

thursday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Dolby Theatre Kathy Griffin 8pm Hollywood Bowl Mozart & Tchaikovsky 8pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm The Montalban The Dark Knight 8pm Ford Amphitheatre Outfest : Under the Stars 8:30pm

july 20

friday

Autry National Center Odd Nights 6pm Los Angeles Zoo Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo 6pm Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

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A rts Entertainment & Comedy

The Groundlings are always good for a laugh.

Stand-Up Comedy Clubs The Comedy Store 8433 Sunset Blvd. (323) 650-6268. Shows nightly. See up-and-coming talent and comedy legends in the place that started it all. Mon nights Free. www.thecomedystore.com Hollywood Improv Comedy Club 8162 Melrose Ave. (323) 651-2583. Showcasing the funniest known and unknowns nightly. Alumni include Drew Carey, Sarah Silverman, Jerry Seinfeld and David Spade. www.hollywood.improv.com Largo at the Coronet 366 N. La Cienega Blvd. (310) 855-0350. Comedy on select nights. www.largo-la.com (See MUSIC) Laugh Factory 8001 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 656-1336. America’s top comedy stars as well as rising new talent every night. Midnight Madness Fri 11:45pm; Chocolate Sundaes, Sun 7 & 9:30pm. www.laughfactory.com

Second City Presents Opening Night: The Improvised Musical, Fridays thru Aug 17.

The Virgil 4519 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 660-4540. Hand crafted cocktails and the hottest stand up in town! www.thevirgil.com

Improv & Sketch Theatres Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson Backstage Theatre 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 960-5519. Comedians, actors & writers at all professional levels develop ideas and polish material in front of a live audience. Free. Reservations required. www.comedycentralstage.com Groundlings Theatre 7307 Melrose Ave. (323) 934-4747. Improvisational & sketch theatre claims talented alumni including Phil Hartman, Lisa Kudrow, Julia Sweeney, Jon Lovitz, Will Ferrell, and Cheri Oteri. The Crazy Uncle Joe Show Wed 8pm; Cookin’ With Gas Thur 8pm. www.groundlings.com The Second City 6560 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd floor (323) 464-8542. Both students and professionals showcase their talents with occasional guest appearances from LA's improv and sketch community. Performances nightly. Opening Night: The Improvised Musical, Super Sexy Sexy, Superhero and Trump in Space thru Aug 17. www.secondcity.com/hollywood (See FAMILY) Upright Citizens Brigade 5919 Franklin Ave. and 5419 W Sunset Blvd. (323) 908-8702. Everything comedy presented in 92-seat theatre, 7 nights a week. Sketch, improv, etc.

Shows $5 and up. www.ucbtheatre.com 44 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SUMMER 2018

Coffee Houses, Art, Music & Comedy Book Soup 8818 Sunset Blvd. (310) 659-3110. Readings, talks and book signings by various authors. www.booksoup.com Chevalier's Books 126 N. Larchmont Blvd. (323) 465-1334. Readings, signings, kid’s story times and book club meet-ups. www.chevaliersbooks.com Da Poetry Lounge at Greenway Court Theatre 544 N. Fairfax Ave. Tues at 9pm. The largest running open mic venue in America. Poetry slam 3rd Tue of every month. www.dapoetrylounge.com Golden Age Radio Hour at the L. Ron Hubbard Theatre 7051 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 798-1635. Live theatrical readings of noted author’s pulp fiction classics Saturdays at 7:30pm. Free parking on Sycamore just off Hollywood Blvd. www.goldenagetheater.com Skylight Books 1818 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 660-1175. Independent bookstore in Los Feliz offers discussions with authors. www.skylightbooks.com

Event venues

where to party Hollywood Hotel

Pig ‘n Whistle

1160 North Vermont Ave. (310) 701-8828. Ballroom and meeting rooms available for your event with over 100 guest rooms for your attendees.

On-site parking and accessible to the Metro Red Line. Contact Mandy Rassuli: mandy@hollywoodhotel.net. www.hollywoodhotel.net

6714 Hollywood Blvd.. (323) 463-0000. One of the few remaining staples in Los Angeles that still offers patrons a true taste of “Old Hollywood,” sharing its rich history with the world famous Egyptian Theatre next door. Join the VIP club to receive exclusive offers, discount coupons and special events invitations. www.pignwhistlehollywood.com (See DINING)

The Hollywood Museum 1660 N. Highland Ave. (323) 464-7776. In the historic Max Factor Building, The Hollywood Museum rolls out the red carpet and delivers the authentic Hollywood experience for custom special events (for 20- 500) amid the glamour of the 10,000 real show biz treasures on display. www.thehollywoodmuseum.com

Paramount Studios

Hollywood

is one of the best party towns in the nation.

Here’s a selection of some of the best party venues to hold your event!

Los Angeles Zoo 5333 Zoo Dr. (323) 644-4781. The Los Angeles Zoo offers a variety of opportunities for private events and birthday parties. Call to discuss your special event. www.lazoo.org (See FAMILY FUN)

Miceli's ltalian Restaurant Casita del Campo 1920 Hyperion Ave. (323) 662-4255. Serving authentic Mexican cuisine in a colorful and artistic environment for 55 years, Casita del Campo has a real party atmosphere. It offers two outdoor patios and a beautiful dining room with a giant rubber tree. It also offers a sports lounge with a pool table and full bar, as well as a variety of intimate booths. Open daily from 11am for lunch and dinner. Banquet facilities are available. www.casitadelcampo.net

Hollywood and Highland 6801 Hollywood Blvd . (323) 817-0200. One of Los Angeles’ most popular destinations is the most sought after event location on the West Coast.

Known as the “Times Square of the West Coast,” no other location in Los Angeles offers the style, scale and experience to accommodate events from the Academy Awards to the NBA Nation Tour. www.hollywoodandhighland.com (See DINING)

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1646 N. Los Palmas Ave. (323) 466-3438.

Hollywood’s oldest Italian restaurant operated by the Miceli family since 1949. Cozy banquet facilities. Singing waiters and waitresses serenade you with Italian arias, musical show tunes and classical standards while you dine. www.micelisrestaurant.com

Paramount Pictures Studios 5555 Melrose Ave. (323) 956-8398. 5555 Melrose Ave. (323) 956-8398. Hosts a variety of special events including award shows, movie premieres, conventions, parties, corporate events, etc. Gain access to awe-inspiring effects, spectacular lighting and astonishing AV systems of the sort only Hollywood can provide. Unique event spaces include New York Street, the Blue Sky Tank, The Alley, versatile sound stages and plush theatres.

Turn your special event into a momentous occasion. www.paramountstudios.com/special-eventsmain.html (See TOURS)

july 21

saturday

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 2&8pm

Rockwell 1714 N. Vermont. (323)669-1550. This electric neighborhood restaurant with sleek bar and openair patio serves up delicious new American while showcasing unique performances for small or big parties. Featuring well-prepared fair, excellent drinks and a buzzing friendly atmosphere. www.rockwell-la.com (See DINING)

Universal Studios Special Events 100 Universal City Plaza. (855) 517-0525.

Universal Studios is the perfect site for corporate events, product launches, bar and bat mitzvahs, press junkets, film screenings and special occasions. Choose from historic sound stages or picturesque backlot movie locations that will transport your guests to the wild west, Europe or New York. Treat your guests to a private tram tour ending at the Studio Grill by Wolfgang Puck and Commissary. www.UniversalSpecialEvents.com

Warner Bros. Studios Special Events Warner Bros. Studios Special Events. (818) 954-2652. The world’s busiest motion picture and television studio can double as your own private event venue. With (3) screening rooms, (13) backlot sets, fine dining room, museums and premier theater, they have the capacity for an intimate retreat for 20 guests or an extravaganza for 5,000.

Warner Bros. Studios is a full service event venue providing production support for corporate meetings, trade shows, product launches, teambuilding activities, weddings, holiday galas, social and charity events. Let them roll out the red carpet for you! www.wbspecialevents.com

july 22

sunday

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 1&6:30pm

Griffith Observatory Public Star Parties 2pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm

Pan Pacific Park Lady Bird 5:30pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 3pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Greek Theatre Freestyle Summer Festival 7pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 4pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Plummer Park Summer Sounds 2018: Jungle Fire 5pm

The 11:11 Famous 8pm

The Montalban Call Me By Your Name and Constantine 8pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

Catalina Jazz Club Jack Jones 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 7pm

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Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 2pm

Hollywood Bowl Jaws in Concert 8pm

The 11:11 Famous 8pm

The 11:11 Famous 7pm

The Montalban Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels and RocknRolla 8pm

Catalina Jazz Club Jack Jones 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Scott Alan with Special Guest Sam Bailey 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Jaws in Concert 8pm

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm

Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

july 23

Second City Studio Trump in Space 8pm

Troubadour Randy Bachman - "Every Picture Tells a Story" 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Bollywood Dance 7pm

Ford Amphitheatre Outfest : Under the Stars 8:30pm

Zephyr Theatre The Road Trip Monologues 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

The Fonda Charlotte Gainsbourg 9pm

Ford Amphitheatre Outfest : Under the Stars 8:30pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Broadway Bar 8pm

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monday

Calendar

A Hollywood tradition since 1982

Continues

july 28

saturday

Ford Amphitheatre Big World Fun: Kim Eung Hwa Korean Dance Company 10am Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 2&8pm Autry National Center Blazing Saddles 5:30pm Griffith Park Space Jam 5:30pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm Hollywood Bowl Annie 8pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm The 11:11 Famous 8pm

• Fish & Chips • Savoury Pies • Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding • Stickey Toffee Pudding • Kids, gluten-free & doggie menus

Happy Hour 4pm-7pm Mon-Fri

Greek Theatre Laura Pausini 8pm Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm The Montalban Mulholland Drive and Tombstone 8pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Catalina Jazz Club John Lloyd Young 8:30pm

Tajmo at the Hollywood Bowl Aug 1. Photo: Kathy Flynn Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

july 29

sunday

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 1&6:30pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm

july 24

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 3pm

tuesday

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

Original Farmers Market 10th Annual Taste of Farmers Market 5pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 4pm

Hollywood & Highland Subaru Summer Jazz Nights: Dayren Santamaria & Made In Cuba 7pm

The 11:11 Famous 7pm

The Montalban Border Incident 8pm Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm Hollywood Bowl Sibelius & Ravel 8pm

wednesday

Griffith Observatory Sunset Walk & Talk Events 7:50pm Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm The Montalban Top Gun 8pm

july 26

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm Hollywood Bowl Annie 7:30pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

july 25

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 7pm

The Cat & Fiddle Pub & Restaurant 742 N. Highland, Hollywood 323-468-3800 www.thecatand fiddle.com

Rockwell: Table & Stage Come to the Dark Side with Bert Keely, Roger Bourland and Larry Marcus 8pm

july 30

monday

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Afro-Cuban Dance 7pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

thursday

Troubadour Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore 8pm The Montalban Django Unchained 8pm Hollywood Bowl Masterworks by Grieg 8pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Romeo & Juliet: Love is a Battlefield Reunion Concert 8pm

july 31

tuesday

Hollywood & Highland Subaru Summer Jazz Nights: Sammy Miller & The Congregation 7pm Greek Theatre The Decembrists 7:30pm

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge Body/Head 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

Celebration Theatre Dead Boys 8pm

Catalina Jazz Club John Lloyd Young 8:30pm

Hollywood Bowl Elgar's Enigma Variations 8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

july 27

friday

The Broadwater Studio The Joe and Joshua Show 11pm Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm Hollywood Bowl Annie 8pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm The 11:11 Famous 8pm Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm Greek Theatre Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly 8pm

august 1

wednesday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm Greek Theatre Joe Bonamassa 8pm Hollywood Bowl Tajmo: The Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' Band 8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

The Roxy Mir Fontane and Quentin Miller 8pm

august 2

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Greek Theatre LSD Tour: Lucinda Williams/Steve Earle/Dwight Yoakum 7pm

Pantages Theatre On Your Feet! 8pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

The Montalban The Bridges of Madison County and Gran Torino 8pm Catalina Jazz Club The Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra 8pm

thursday

Hollywood Bowl Dynamic Dvorak 8pm

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Second City Studio Trump in Space 8pm

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Shopping around

where to shop

Amoeba Music 6400 Sunset Blvd., (323) 245 6400. World’s largest independent record store! Over one million new and used CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, LPs , Turntables, Band Shirts, Books and more! Rare & Collectible!

Mon-Sat: 10:30am-11pm. Sun 11am-9pm. Free shipping always on www.amoeba.com.

Dome Entertainment Center 6360 Sunset Blvd. (310) 652-3620. An iconic Hollywood treasure, featuring several new restaurants & retail stores, a fitness center, ample amount of parking, the state-of-the-art Arclight Cinema and historic Cinerama Dome. The Dome Entertainment Center is Hollywood’s entertainment destination.

The Dome Entertainment Center

Hollywood

offers an amazing array of shops along its boulevards and avenues. Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift or souvenir, retro fashion or rock star leather, movie posters or an experience to write home about, there’s a tantalizing array of shops along Hollywood Boulevard.

At Hollywood & Highland, browse fun kiosks and specialty shops. Near Sunset and Cahuenga Boulevards, there’s music at Amoeba Records and find movie themed books and gifts at Arclight and stop and browse shops along the Cahuenga Corridor. For fun and shopping, you can’t beat the legendary Farmers Market. And don’t forget to shop specialty gift shops at the Hard Rock Café and MadameTussauds. At Griffith Observatory and the L.A. Zoo you can avoid the crowds and find the perfect gift for that special someone.

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Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm Actor's Company Theatre You Are Perfect 8pm

august 3

friday

Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Hollywood Forever Cemetery Beach House 8pm Hollywood Bowl Charlie Wilson w/ The O'Jays 8pm

Original Farmers Market 6333 West Third St. (323) 933-9211.Over 100 shops, grocers and restaurants, including dozens of specialty retail stores and kiosks offering everything from high fashion, to designer jewelry, souvenirs, soaps and scents, and one-of-a-kind collectibles. 2 hours free parking with validation. Hours: 9am-9pm daily. www.farmersmarketla.com

Hollywood & Highland 6801 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 817-0200. A one-of-a-kind destination in the heart of Hollywood offering an eclectic mix of 60 top retailers, ten restaurants, hip nightclubs and entertainment venues. Featuring the Dolby Theatre (home of the Oscars ® ). www.hollywoodandhighland.com

Hollywood Toys and Costumes (323) 464-4444.Your one-stop shop for all things Halloween! Costumes, accessories, props, makeup, wigs, collectibles, and much more. www.hollywoodtoysandcostumes.com

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

LA Zoo 5333 Zoo Dr. (323) 644-6054. Several shops offer unique gifts plus a variety of plush toys not available elsewhere. Most items produced in fair trade areas near the world’s rainforest. Give more than a gift; help save animals in the wild. www.lazoo.org

Universal City Walk 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City 91608.

With over 30 unique stores as well as cinemas, dining, concerts and night spots, there’s no limit to the fun gifts, clothes and specialty items you can score here. Nightly live holiday entertainment. www.citywalkhollywood.com

West Hollywood Gateway 7100 Santa Monica Blvd., (323) 785-2560.

This extraordinary Shopping Center houses arguably the most popular Target in the U.S. where celebrities and the Hollywood elite shop.

Also includes Best Buy and numerous restaurants and shops. While there, stop by the historical Formosa Café located on the original Route 66 Highway! You might run into Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio or a number of other local celebs who frequent there! www.westhollywoodgateway.com

Catalina Jazz Club Suren Arustamyan 8pm

august 5

Greek Theatre The Gipsy Kings 8pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 1&6:30pm

sunday

The Viper Room The Supersuckers 30th Anniversary Tour 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm

Second City Studio Trump in Space 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 3pm

Actor's Company Theatre You Are Perfect 8pm

Actor's Company Theatre You Are Perfect 3pm

august 4

saturday

Ford Amphitheatre Big World Fun: Quattrosound 10am Pantages Theatre Waitress 2&8pm Poinsettia Park Mamma Mia 10th Anniversary 5:30pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 4pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Hollywood Bowl Bon Iver & Tu Dance 7pm The 11:11 Famous 7pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

august 6

Greek Theatre Jackson Browne 7:30pm

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Tahitian Dance 7pm

monday

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage An Evening of Classic Broadway 8pm

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Beach House 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Charlie Wilson w/ The O'Jays 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm The 11:11 Famous 8pm

august 7

tuesday

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm

Greek Theatre Dennis DeYoung: The Grand Illusion 40th Anniversary Album Tour 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Catalina Jazz Club Suren Arustamyan 8pm

Hollywood & Highland Subaru Summer Jazz Nights: Poncho Sanchez 7pm

The 11:11 Famous 8pm

Actor's Company Theatre You Are Perfect 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Marya Grandy 8pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm

The Fonda Scars on Broadway 9pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm

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Greek Theatre Niall Horan 7pm

Calendar Continued from page 47

august 12

sunday

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 2&8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

Griffith Observatory Public Star Parties 2pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 3pm

Griffith Park Lion King 5:30pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 4pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm

The Complex (Dorie Theatre) Pizza Man 8am

The 11:11 Famous 7pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Greek Theatre A Paranormal Night with Alice Cooper w/Ace Frehley 7:30pm

The 11:11 Famous 8pm

august 13

monday

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Stepping (Fraternity/Sorority Style) 7pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

august 8

wednesday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Greek Theatre Niall Horan 7pm Hollywood Bowl The Pink Panther - In Concert 8pm Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm Actor's Company Theatre You Are Perfect 8pm

august 9

thursday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Hollywood Bowl Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - in Concert 8pm

saturday

Autry National Center Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1:30pm

Hollywood Bowl Randy Newman 7:30pm

Jackson Browne performs at the Greek Aug 4.

august 18

Pantages Theatre Waitress 1&6:30pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Julie Garnye: Unstoppable 8pm The Fonda Rex - Orange County 8pm

august 14

tuesday

Greek Theatre Charlie Puth w/Hailee Steinfeld 7:30pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Swingin' with the Music of the Beatles 8pm Hollywood Bowl The Nutcracker with Dudamel 8pm Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm Troubadour Mt. Joy 8pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Hollywood Bowl Rodrigo y Gabriela with Dudamel 8pm

august 19

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 3pm Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 3pm The Complex (Dorie Theatre) Pizza Man 3pm Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 4pm The 11:11 Famous 7pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

Ford Amphitheatre Hollywood Shorts 8:30pm

Troubadour O-Town 8pm

The Fonda Rex - Orange County 9pm

august 20

august 15

wednesday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm Greek Theatre Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 7:30pm El Cid Show Restaurant Belle, Book & Candle 8pm

sunday

Pantages Theatre Waitress 1&6:30pm

monday

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Meditative Movement & Sound Bath 7pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Broadway Bar 8pm Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Gregory Porter:Nat King Cole & Me w/ Saivon Glover 8pm

august 21

Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Dudamel and Perlman 8pm

tuesday

Actor's Company Theatre You Are Perfect 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

august 10

friday

august 16

thursday

Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

Greek Theatre Dispatch 7:30pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

The Complex (Dorie Theatre) Pizza Man 8am

Catalina Jazz Club Ben Vereen 8pm

Troubadour Knox Hamilton 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

The 11:11 Famous 8pm

The Roxy Palm 8pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm

Hollywood Bowl The Nutcracker with Dudamel 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm

Second City Studio Trump in Space 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre Omar Offendum 8:30pm

august 22

wednesday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Griffith Observatory Sunset Walk & Talk Events 7:20pm Hollywood Bowl Queen Latifah and Common 8pm Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

Omar-Offendum at the Ford Aug 16.

Actor's Company Theatre You Are Perfect 8pm The Roxy Ziggy Marley 8pm

august 17

august 11

Autry National Center Odd Nights 6pm

saturday

Pantages Theatre Waitress 2&8pm

friday

Los Angeles Zoo Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo 6pm Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm

Autry National Center Inglorious Basterds 5:30pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

Greek Theatre Brandi Carlile 7:30pm

Greek Theatre Steve Miller Band w/Peter Frampton 7:30pm

The Complex (Dorie Theatre) Pizza Man 8am

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Catalina Jazz Club Ben Vereen 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

Atwater Village Theatre Cry It Out 8pm

The 11:11 Famous 8pm

The 11:11 Famous 8pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm

Lounge 2 Theatre Mayakovsky and Stalin 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Rodrigo y Gabriela with Dudamel 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - in Concert 8pm

Second City Studio Trump in Space 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre Pacifico Dance Company 8:30pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm

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thursday

august 30

thursday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

The Complex (Dorie Theatre) Pizza Man 8am

Hollywood Bowl Carmina Burana 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Chopin Piano Concerto 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

august 24

friday

Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm The Complex (Dorie Theatre) Pizza Man 8am Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm

august 31

friday

The Broadwater Studio The Joe and Joshua Show 11pm Original Farmers Market Summer Music Series 7pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Greek Theatre Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Aimee Mann 7:30pm The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Pantages Theatre Waitress 8pm

Hollywood Bowl John Williams: Maestro of the Movies 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre Marjani Forté-Saunders’ Memoirs of a…Unicorn 8:30pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm

The Fonda Attila/Suicide Silence 9pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm

august 25

september 1

saturday

Pantages Theatre Waitress 2 & 8pm

saturday

Autry National Center Selena 5:30pm

Autry National Center Back to the Future 5:30pm

Griffith Park Wizard of Oz 5:30pm

Pan Pacific Park Xanadu 5:30pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm

The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm

The Complex (Dorie Theatre) Pizza Man 8am

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre Carmen 8pm

Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm

Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm

Hollywood Palladium Mac Demarco 8pm

Hollywood Bowl John Williams: Maestro of the Movies 8pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm Ford Amphitheatre Marjani Forté-Saunders’ Memoirs of a…Unicorn 8:30pm

Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 8pm Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm The Fonda Ookay 9pm

august 26

sunday

Pantages Theatre Waitress 1 & 6:30pm Rockwell: Table & Stage Musical Parody of Clueless 12pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 2pm Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 3pm The Complex (Dorie Theatre) Pizza Man 3pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Ford Amphitheatre moon& by szalt (dance co.) 8:30pm

august 27

monday

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Flamenco Dance 7pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm

august 28

tuesday

Hollywood Bowl Carmina Burana 8pm

september 2

sunday

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 2pm Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 3pm Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival A Midsummer Night's Dream 7pm Hollywood Bowl John Williams: Maestro of the Movies 7:30pm

september 3

monday

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm

september 4

tuesday

Greek Theatre Lindsey Stirling + Evanescence 7pm Hollywood Bowl Mozart Under the Stars 8pm

september 5 wednesday Hollywood Bowl Juanes 8pm

august 29

wednesday

Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival Titus Andronicus 7pm Greek Theatre Yes ft Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman 7:30pm Hollywood Palladium Alice in Chains 8pm Hollywood Bowl George Benson, Ledisi, Jose James 8pm

The Fonda Andrew W.K. 9pm

september 6

thursday

Hollywood Bowl Schubert & Haydn 8pm Ford Amphitheatre Saul Williams and Mivos Quartet 8:30pm The Fonda Phoenix 9pm

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etting around Hollywood no longer has to involve looking for a parking spot or inching along Hollywood Boulevard. As local residents and tourists become more familiar with the convenience of DASH Hollywood and Metro Rail, getting to their destination, has become easier. The regional transportation system has evolved, and now, natives and newcomers alike can simply use the easy-to-follow map and arrive at any, number of Hollywood locations with ease.

DASH Hollywood shuttle runs between Highland and Vermont Aves., Franklin Ave. and Santa Monica Blvd. Anyone can hop on DASH shuttle for 50¢ (seniors 25¢) at one of the many Hollywood stops where the shuttle bus arrives approximately every half hour. DASH Beachwood Canyon connects Argyle & Hollywood Red Line Station and Navigate Hollywood with ease runs north to Beachwood & Westshire with 13 stops along the route. Use your TAP card to get 30% off.

With the inauguration of the new DASH Observatory bus service, the Greek Theatre, the Observatory and Mt. Hollywood Drive are linked with Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz. The new service connects to the Metro Red Line Vermont/Sunset Station enabling riders from across the region to use public transit. This service will run every 20 minutes daily from noon-10pm.

DASH Hollywood runs from 7am to 7:20pm Monday-Friday and 9am to 7:20pm Saturdays. DASH Beachwood runs from 6:45am to 7:37pm Monday-Friday and 7:40am6:22pm Saturdays. No service on Sundays or major holidays. Questions? Call (323) 466-3876. Schedules and maps at www.ladottransit.com/dash For longer routes, there is the Metro Rail. The $1.75 ticket is obtained at the selfservice machines located within the stations. An all-day pass, good for DASH, Metro buses, and the Metro subway, is only $7.00. The Metro Rail Red Line goes between North Hollywood and Union Station, with trains in both directions arriving approximately every ten minutes at the three Hollywood stops. From Hollywood, Universal Studios can be reached in five minutes and downtown in 15 minutes. The Metro Subway Red Line operates from 4:31am to 12:30am and ‘till 2am on Friday and Saturday. Schedules and maps at www.metro.net/riding/maps Connections can be made to Pasadena on the Gold Line, to Long Beach via the Blue and Green Lines, LAX via the Green Line, and to a number of other locations from downtown’s Union Station via Metrolink trains. Maps are available on site which clearly mark distances and appropriate transfers. Also available is the Metro 24-hour Owl Service.

LAX FlyAway® provides bus service between Hollywood and LAX. The bus departs from 1627 N. Vine Street (about a block south of Hollywood Blvd.) for LAX hourly from 5:15am to 9:15pm daily and departs LAX Terminal 1 for Hollywood hourly from 6:15am to 10:15pm daily, including weekends and holidays. Fare is $8 one way. Two children age five and under ride for free with each paying adult. Cash is not accepted; Credit/Debit cards only. (866) 435-9529. www.LAXFlyAway.org. DH

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Korn at the Hollywood Palladium Sep 13.

Photo: Kathy Flynn

september 7

friday

The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm

september 13

thursday

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 2&8pm

Hollywood Bowl Harry Connick Jr Fireworks Finale 8pm

Hollywood Palladium Korn 8pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Placido Domingo Conducts Music from Spain 8pm

The Fonda Phoenix 9pm

september 8

saturday

Hollywood Palladium Helloween 7pm The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm Ford Amphitheatre ¡Viva La Tradición! Homenaje a Don Pepe Martínez 8pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

september 14

friday

Los Angeles Zoo Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo 6pm The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

The Roxy Ceramic Animal 8pm

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Harry Connick Jr Fireworks Finale 8pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm

Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm Greek Theatre Sebastian Maniscalco 8pm Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm

september 9

sunday

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

Actor's Company Theatre Othello 8pm The Fonda Rostam 9pm

september 15

saturday

Autry National Center The Milagro Beanfield War 1:30pm Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 2&8pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 2pm

Hollywood Bowl Los Tigres del Norte w/Yola 7pm

Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 3pm

Hollywood Palladium The Distellers and Starcrawler 7pm

Zephyr Theatre BLACK! 7pm Hollywood Bowl Harry Connick Jr Fireworks Finale 7:30pm

Greek Theatre Voodoo Threauxdown ft Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New Breed Brass Band 7pm

Ford Amphitheatre ¡Viva La Tradición! Homenaje a Don Pepe Martínez 8pm

The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm

september 10

The Roxy Chelsea Cutler w/Christian French 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

monday

Ford Amphitheatre Jam Session: Swing Dance 7pm Hollywood Bowl Dave Matthews Band 7:30pm

Actor's Company Theatre Othello 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm

Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre We Have to Go Back: The Lost Concert 2018 8pm

Troubadour The Zombies 8pm The Fonda Phoenix 9pm

september 16

september 11

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 1&6:30pm

tuesday

sunday

Greek Theatre Leon Bridges 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

Hollywood Bowl Thibaudet Plays Bernstein 8pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 2pm

Ford Amphitheatre Hollywood Shorts 8:30pm

Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 3pm

The Fonda Phoenix 9pm

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Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm

Actor's Company Theatre Othello 3pm

september 12 wednesday

Zephyr Theatre BLACK! 7pm

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

The Roxy Dead Daisies w/ Dizzy Reed's Hooker & Blow 8pm

The Fonda Phoenix 9pm

The Fonda St. Etienne 9pm

Ford Amphitheatre Element Band Live 7:30pm

september 17

monday

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm Groundling Theatre The Gale 8pm

Actor's Company Theatre Othello 3pm Zephyr Theatre BLACK! 7pm Hollywood Bowl Grizzly Bear & TV on the Radio 7pm Hollywood Palladium Parkway Drive with August Burns Red 8pm The Fonda Dodie 9pm

september 18

tuesday

Greek Theatre The Neighbourhood 7:30pm

september 24

monday

Ford Amphitheatre The The 6pm

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

The Fonda Jon Hopkins 9pm

The Fonda Dodie 9pm

september 19 wednesday

september 25

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

El Cid Show Restaurant Belle, Book & Candle 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Florence and the Machine 8pm

The Fonda Jon Hopkins 9pm

Hollywood Palladium The The 8pm

tuesday

The Fonda Nothing But Thieves 9pm

september 20

thursday

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

september 26 wednesday Greek Theatre First Aid Kit w/ M. Ward 7:30pm

Hollywood Palladium The National w/Phoebe Bridgers 8pm

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

Hollywood Bowl Wynton Marsalis' Spaces & Stories of a Groove 8pm

The Fonda Inna 9pm

The Fonda Jonathan Wilson 9pm

september 21

friday

Autry National Center Odd Nights 6pm Greek Theatre Blood Orange 7:30pm The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

september 27

thursday

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 2&8pm Atwater Village Theatre What Happened When 8pm

september 28

friday

Greek Theatre Jake Owen 7pm

Actor's Company Theatre Othello 8pm

The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Hollywood Palladium The National w/Phoebe Bridgers 8pm

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 8pm

The Fonda The Midnight 9pm

Hollywood Bowl Beck 8pm Actor's Company Theatre Othello 8pm

september 22

saturday

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 2&8pm Poinsettia Park Magic Mike 5:30pm

The Fonda The Presets 9pm

september 29

saturday

Hollywood Bowl Sing-A-Long Sound of Music 6pm

Autry National Center Gene Autry's 111th Birthday Celebration 10am

Greek Theatre Needtobreate with Johnnyswim 7pm

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 2&8pm

Ford Amphitheatre The Hollywood Blues Bash 7pm

Griffith Park Practical Magic 20th Anniversary 5:30pm

The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 8pm

The Complex (Ruby Theatre) A Misunderstanding 8pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 8pm

Actor's Company Theatre Othello 8pm

Ford Amphitheatre Jason Moran and the Bandwagon - Finding a Line 8pm

Whisky A-Go-Go Southside Johnny and the Asbury Dukes 8pm

Actor's Company Theatre Othello 8pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 8pm The Fonda (#1103873|#)Superorganism 9pm

Troubadour Natalie Prass 8pm Greek Theatre Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band 8pm Hollywood Palladium Seven Lions 9pm

september 23

sunday

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 1&6:30pm Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

september 30

sunday

Pantages Theatre BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical 1&6:30pm

Theatre West The Man Who Saved Everything 2pm

Fountain Theatre Arrival & Departure 2pm

Matrix Theatre Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin 3pm

Actor's Company Theatre Othello 3pm Zephyr Theatre BLACK! 7pm

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Tours (See Featured Tours page 61) TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Graumanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) 6925 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 461-3331. Built by Sid Grauman in 1927 and a Hollywood icon. The famous footprint ceremonies were inaugurated in 1927 by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. Tours are offered 7 days a week excluding special events. www.tclchinesetheatres.com (See FILM) TV Studios (See TV Tickets & Tours)

Walk of Fame (323) 469-8311. Created by the Hollywood Chamberof Commerce in 1960, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous sidewalk contains nearly 2,000 stars embedded along Hollywood Blvd. from La Brea to Gower, and on Vine St. from Yucca to Sunset Blvd. Stars are awarded in five categories: motion pictures, television, recorded music, radio and live theatre. About 15 new stars are dedicated each year. www.walkoffame.com

TV Studios (See TV Tickets & Tours) Universal CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza. (818) 622-4455. A lively outdoor entertainment, shopping and dining complex featuring the all-new multi-million dollar redesigned Universal CityWalk Cinema. Recent additions Voodoo Doughnut and Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville join various other dining options. Entertainment attractions include: iFLY indoor skydiving and the high-tech outdoor concert stage â&#x20AC;&#x153;5 Towers.â&#x20AC;? Open daily. www.citywalkhollywood.com

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This temple has long attracted many Hollywood luminaries to pray and meditate including Aldous Huxley, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Open daily. www.vedanta.org Visitor/Tourist Information Hollywood & Highland at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.

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Universal Studios Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza. 1-800-UNIVERSAL. The Entertainment Capital of L.A. A full-day movie-based theme park featuring rides and attractions including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, The Walking Dead, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, Super Silly Fun Land and the world-famous Studio Tour. Other attractions include the award winning The Simpsons Ride TM, Revenge of the Mummy SMâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Ride, Jurassic ParkÂŽ â&#x20AC;&#x201C;The Ride, and the immersive thrill ride: Fast and Furious-Supercharged! The parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest attraction, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kung Fu Panda: The Emperorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Questâ&#x20AC;? takes guests on an all-new multi-sensory adventure inspired by the global blockbuster film franchise. www.universalstudioshollywood.com

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Ripleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Believe It or Not Odditorium

Handprints of famous guitarists at Guitar Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RockWalk Warner Bros. Studios 3400 W. Riverside Dr., Burbank. (877) 492-8687.

Where legends such as Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis and James Cagney made their mark.

Three-hour Studio Tours daily in English and Spanish. ($68/$58) Also a six-hour Deluxe Tour ($295), and a new Classics tour with a focus on the Golden Age of film and tv ($75/$65). All tours require Valid ID and reservations and end with a visit to Stage 48: Script to Screen interactive museum which features DC Universe: Justice League, Harry Potter and more. No two Warner Bros tours are ever alike. Open daily. www.wbstudiotour.com (See FEATURED TOURS) Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club of Hollywood 1749 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 876-8383. Founded in 1905, the club has occupied its current building since the 1930s. www.wchollywood.org Wattles Mansion 1824 N. Curson Ave. (323) 969-9106. Private mansion completed in 1909. May be rented for private events. Gardens behind the mansion are open to the public. www.laparks.org/historic/wattles-mansion-and-gardens West Hollywood Billed as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Creative City,â&#x20AC;? its irregular shape makes it hard to know exactly when you are within its limits. Its Avenues of Art & Design is an exciting district of interior resources, art galleries, design showrooms, antiques, specialty shops and restaurants â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all within an easy stroll of the landmark Pacific Design Center. www.weho.org

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Shakespeare Bridge—a bit of neighborhood whimsy.

TV Tickets

You are the studio audience!

Audience Associates Free tickets to ABC, NBC, HBO, Paramount, Nickelodeon and more. www.tvtix.com

Audiences Unlimited, Inc. Free tickets to live tapings

of TV shows on CBS, Fox, NBC, and more. Call (818) 260-0041 or go online www.tvtickets.com

Whitley Heights Whitley Ave. A few blocks north of Hollywood Blvd. Built in 1918 by H. J. Whitley to resemble an Italian hill town. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 20s Maurice Chevalier, Bette Davis, Rudolph Valentino, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Rosalind Russell, Janet Gaynor, Francis X. Bushman, William Faulkner, Carmen Miranda and Norma Shearer lived here. www.whitleyheights.org Frank Lloyd Wright in Hollywood See listings for Samuel and Harriet Freeman House, Ennis House, Hollyhock House and Storer Residence. His son, Lloyd Wright also a noted architect, see Samuels-Navarro House and Snowden House.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! El Capitan Entertainment Center, 6840 Hollywood Blvd. Free Tickets! (323) 570-0096 or www.1iota.com

Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy Order tickets online at wheeltickets.tv and jeopardytickets.tv

On Camera Audiences - Tickets for America’s Got Talent, Dancing With the Stars, Let’s Make a Deal, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Marlon, Family Feud, and more! www.ocatv.com

Yamashiro Restaurant 1999 N. Sycamore Ave. (323) 466-5125. Built in 1911 as a private residence, this replica of a Japanese palace has one of the most spectacular views in the city and a perfect place to watch a Hollywood sunset. Gardens include 600-year-old pagoda and authentic teahouse open to visitors during the day. Scenes from Marlon Brando’s Sayonara were filmed here. www.yamashirohollywood.com

family fun Art Works Studio & Classroom 660 N. Larchmont Blvd. (323) 463-2562. Art Works Studio and Classroom offers fine art classes for all ages. www.artworksstudio.org Autry National Center of the American West 4000 Western Heritage Way. (323) 667-2000. Every 2nd Tue of month Free.

Pan for gold every Sat-Sun 11am. Odd Nights third Friday of the month. Closed Mon. www.theautry.org (see VISUAL ARTS, PLACES, FILM & MUSIC) Barnsdall Art Park (Junior Arts Center and Barnsdall Arts Center) 4800 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 644-6295. Operated by City of L.A. Dept. of Cultural Affairs. Music, visual and performing arts classes for young people and adult classes in painting, drawing, sculpting, mosaic, stained glass and more. www.barnsdall.org

Giant River Otters delight the whole family at the L.A. Zoo. Photo: Jamie Pham

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Original Farmers Market At Third & Fairfax. (323) 933-9211. Friday Night Music Series thru Aug 31. Taste of Farmers Market July 24. www.farmersmarketla.com

• Will & Ariel Durant Public Library 7140 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 876-2741. Kidcraft: Art, Craft and Engagement for the Whole Family every Tue at 4pm.

Griffith Observatory 2800 E. Observatory Rd. (213) 473-0800. Peek through a telescope and tour the universe. Daily planetarium shows. Monthly Public Star Parties and Sunset Walk & Talk Events. Closed Mon. Free. www.griffithobservatory.org

• John C. Fremont Library 6121 Melrose Ave. (323) 962-3521. Story Telling and Reading (STAR) volunteers available for free. www.lapl.org/branches/john-c-fremont

Griffith Park Ideal place for picnics, hiking and family fun. (see PLACES) Hollywood Bowl Museum 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2058. Located on the grounds of the Hollywood Bowl.

Features photos, film footage, programs and artifacts about the history of the Bowl. Open yearround with free admission and free group tours. www.hollywoodbowl.com

Kids and coloring go together. Photo: Meg Taylor Barnsdall Arts Sundays 4800 Hollywood Blvd. Free Family Arts Workshops with a different theme weekly held at Junior Art Center every Sun at 10am. www.barnsdall.org Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood 850 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 464-7326. Fun with a purpose is their most important rule. Field trips, sports, music, and arts activities daily. www.bgchollywood.com Chevalier’s Books 126 N. Larchmont Blvd. (323) 465-1334.

Open daily. Story Time 10:30am Sun. www.chevaliersbooks.com El Capitan Theatre 6838 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-7674. Classic movie palace built in 1925 is a visual treat showing Disney family features. Incredibles 2 thru Jul 29. Christopher Robin opens Aug 3. www.elcapitan.com

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• Frances Howard Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library 1623 N. Ivar Ave. (323) 856-8260. Story Telling and Reading Fri at 4pm. www.lapl.org/branches/hollywood • Los Feliz Public Library 1874 Hillhurst Ave. (323) 913-4710. Toddler Storytime every Mon. www.lapl.org/branches/los-feliz

Hollywood Farmers’ Market Ivar & Selma Ave. between Hollywood & Sunset.

(323) 463-3171. Every Sun at 8am, rain or shine. Farmers, artisans, food vendors and entertainment.www.seela.org Hollywood Recreation Center 1122 Cole Ave. (323) 467-6847. Sports, arts, ballet, piano, cooking and aerobics. Open daily. www.laparks.org/reccenter/hollywood Las Palmas Senior Center 1820 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 465-7787.

Activities for adults. Free Seniors Computer Labs. Games, exercise, movies and Bingo.

Mon-Fri 9am-4:00pm. www.laparks.org/scc/las-palmas

Los Angeles Branch Libraries: • Cahuenga Branch Library 4591 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 664-6418.

Story time, crafts, Student Zone Homework Center and Teen Council. Family Story Time every Wed. www.lapl.org/branches/cahuenga

Autry Museum exhibits delight every cowboy…and cowgirl.

Los Angeles City College (Community Services) 855 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 953-4000. Foreign Language, art, music, computer programs and more. See schedule for adults and children at lacitycollege.augusoft.net Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens 5333 Zoo Dr. (323) 644-4200. Open daily 10am-5pm. www.lazoo.org (See PLACES, SPECIAL EVENTS)

Summer, by Metro.

Plan your trip at metro.net/summer.

Countdown to Extinction of Jurassic Park – the Ride at Universal Studios will be closing on Sep 3 to make way for Jurassic World in 2019.

Movies for You and the Little One! (See FILM) • El Capitan: Tiny Tot Tuesday • Los Feliz 3 Theatres: Me & My Parents Matinee every Wed • Pacific Theatres at The Grove: Monday with Morning Mommy Movies at 11am • TCL Chinese Theatres: BYOB: Bring Your Own Baby every Wed at 11am Plummer Park 7377 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 845-0172.

Daily programs and activities for youth and West Hollywood Teen Center ages 9-18 Tue-Fri 2-8pm, Sat 12-7pm. Farmers Market Mon 9am-2pm. www.weho.org/recreation (See PLACES) The Second City 6560 Hollywood Blvd., Second floor. (323) 4648542. Improv and sketch comedy youth and teen programs open to students ages 6-18. The Really Awesome Improv Show for ages 2 and up every Sat at noon. www.secondcity.com/hollywood The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute 7936 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 650-7777.

Programs for ages 7-17. www.youngactorstrasberg.com Travel Town Museum 5200 Zoo Dr, Griffith Park (323) 662-5874.

Over 35 locomotives, cabooses, freight, passenger cars, trolley, streetcar and a miniature train ride. Gift shop and docents are available. Open daily. Free. www.traveltown.org Universal CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza. (818) 622-9841. Highenergy hub of shops, eateries, cinema and a bowling alley. Open daily. www.citywalkhollywood.com (See PLACES) Universal Studios Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza. 1-800-UNIVERSAL. The Entertainment Capital of L.A. A full-day moviebased theme park featuring rides and attractions including The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, The Walking Dead, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, Super Silly Fun Land and the world-famous

Studio Tour. The park’s newest attraction, Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor’s Quest takes guests on an all-new multi-sensory adventure inspired by the global blockbuster film franchise. Other attractions include the award winning The Simpsons Ride TM, Revenge of the Mummy SM–The Ride, and the immersive thrill ride: Fast and Furious-Supercharged! Countdown to Extinction of Jurassic Park the Ride, closing Sep 3. www.universalstudioshollywood.com

more museums Annenberg Space for Photography 2000 Avenue of the Stars (213) 403-3000. Exhibits digital and traditional photographic prints.

Not an Ostrich: and Other Images from America’s Library thru Sep 9. Free. Open Wed-Sun. www.annenbergphotospace.org Boyle Heights Museum 2102 E. 1st St. (323) 263-7684. Features exhibits showcasing immigrant stories and histories. www.boyleheightsmuseum.org The Broad 221 S. Grand Ave. (213) 232-6200. New Contemporary Art Museum built by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad. Free admission.

Reservations recommended. Open Tue-Sun. www.thebroad.org

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California African American Art Museum 600 State Dr., (213) 744-7432. Gary Simmons: Fade to Black thru July; Adler Guerrier: Conditions and Forms for blck Longevity and How Sweet the Sound: Gospel Music in Los Angeles thru Aug 26; Shinique Smith: Refuge thru Sept 9.

Open Tue-Sun. www.caamuseum.org California Science Center 700 Exposition Park Dr. (323) SCIENCE. King Tut: Treasure of the Golden Pharoah; Space Shuttle Endeavour; Seven story IMAX screen – the largest in LA. www.californiasciencecenter.org Chinese American Museum 425 N. Los Angeles St. (213) 485-8567. Don’t Believe the Hype: LA Asian Americans in Hip Hop thru Nov 4. www.camla.org

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Museums continued from page 57

Forest Lawn Museum 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale. (323) 3404792. Free. GOOOL! The World Cup's Greatest Moments thru Sep 16. www.forestlawn.com The Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Dr. (310) 440-7300. Pastels in Pieces thru July 29; Pathways to Paradise: Medieval India and Europe thru Aug 5; Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World thru Sept 9; In Focus: Expressions thru Oct 7; Artists and Their Books/Books and Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography 1911–2011 June 26-Oct 21; A Queen’s Treasure from Versailles: MarieAntoinete’s Japanese Lacquer thru Jan 6. Free; parking reservations required. www.getty.edu The Getty Villa 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy. (310) 440-7300.

Plato in L.A.: Contemporary Artists' Visions thru Sept 3; Palmyra: Loss and Remembrance thru May 27, 2019. Free; parking reservations required. www.getty.edu The GRAMMY Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd. (213) 765-6800. Chasing Trane: John Coltrane’s Music Journey Transcended and How Can I Keep from Singing: The Work of Pete Seeger thru Sept; Deep Heart: Roots, Rock & the Music of Carlos Vives thru Nov; Cheech & Chong: Still Rollin’ thru Spring 2019. www.grammymuseum.org

The Getty Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 857-6000. Ancient Bodies: Transformation, Personhood, and Power in Mesoamerica thru July 9; City and Cosmos: The Arts of Teotihuacan thru July 15; Unexpected Light: Works by Young Il Ahn thru July 22; David Hockney: 82 Portraits and 1 Still-life thru July 29; Picturing the Masses: Germany, 1900–1938 thru Aug 26; Creatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky: Painting the Panamanian Cosmos thru Sep 3; In the Fields of Empty Days: Iranian Art thru Sept 9; Decoding Mimbres Painting: Ancient Ceramics of the American Southwest and The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy thru Sept 16; A Universal History of Infamy: Those of This America thru Oct 6; www.LACMA.org Marciano Art Foundation 4357 Wilshire Blvd., (424) 204-7555. Family contemporary art collection. Olafur Eliasson: Reality Projector thru Aug 26. Free (reservations recommended). marcianoartfoundation.org Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust 100 S. The Grove Dr. (323) 651-3704. The first Holocaust museum in the U.S. Free. Open Daily. www.lamoth.org

Grafton Tyler Brown, The Golden Gate 1887.

Courtesy of the Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. UCLA Hammer Museum of Art & Culture 10899 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 443-7000. Made in L.A. thru Sept 2; Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo Sep 27-Dec 30. Free. Open TueSun. www.hammer.ucla.edu Japanese American National Museum 369 E. First St. (213) 625-0414. What We Carried: Fragments & Memories from Iraq & Syria thru Aug 5; hapa.me: 15 Years of the Hapa Project thru Oct 28; Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys in Sept. www.janm.org

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MOCA: Museum of Contemporary Art 250 South Grand Ave. Lauren Halsey: we’re still here, there, Real Worlds: Brassaï, Arbus, Goldin thru Sep 3. www.moca.org Museum of Tolerance 9786 W. Pico Blvd. (310) 772-2505. Anne, a new immersive exhibit on the life and legacy of Anne Frank. Free parking. Closed Sat. www.museumoftolerance.com Natural History Museum of L.A. County 900 Exposition Blvd. (213) 763-DINO. Butterfly Pavilion thru Sep 3; Spider Pavilion in the fall.1st Tue Free. www.nhm.org Norton Simon Museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. (626) 4496840. In Search of New Markets: Craft Traditions in 19th Century India thru Sep 3; Line & Color: The Nature of Ellsworth Kelly thru Oct 29.

Closed Tue. www.nortonsimon.org

Pacific Asia Museum 46 N. Los Robles Ave. Pasadena. (626) 4492742. Dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands. pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu

Founders Metropolitan Community Church 4607 Prospect Ave. (323) 669-3434 www.foundersmcc.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.tarpits.org

Mosaic – A Non-denominational Christian Community 7107 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 391-2930 www.mosaic.org

The Paley Center for Media 465 N. Beverly Dr. (310) 786-1000. Explore 100,000 radio and TV programs. The Crown: Imagining a Royal World thru Jul 29. Free. www.paleycenter.org Pasadena Museum of California Art 490 E. Union St., Pasadena. (626) 568-3665.

Judy Chicago’s Birth Project: Born Again and Grafton Tyler Brown: Exploring California thru Oct 7. www.pmcaonline.org Petersen Automotive Museum 6060 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 930-2277. Presents the history of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture. The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazon e Inspiracion thru Sept; The Porsche Effect thru Jan; Custom Revolution thru March. www.petersen.org Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 440-4500. Selections from Kehinde Wiley’s The World Stage: Israel, Leonard Bernstein at 100 and Jim Henson: Imagination Unlimited thru Sep 2. www.skirball.org

Mount Hollywood United Church of Christ 1733 N. New Hampshire Ave. (323) 300-4066 www.mounthollywood.org Protection of the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church 2041 Argyle Ave. (323) 466-4845 www.pokrovchurch.org Self-Realization Fellowship Hollywood Temple 4860 Sunset Blvd. (323) 661-8006 www.hollywoodtemple.org St. Mary of the Angels Church 4510 Finley Ave. (323) 660-2700 www.stmaryoftheangels.org St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 6125 Carlos Ave. (323) 469-3993 www.ststephenshollywood.org St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood 7501 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 876-2102 www.saintthomashollywood.org

Southwest Museum 234 Museum Dr., Arroyo Campus (323)2212164. Four Centuries of Pueblo Pottery. Open Sat 10am-4pm. Free. www.theautry.org

Temple Israel of Hollywood 7300 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 876-8330 www.tioh.org

worship

Temple Knesset Israel 1260 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 665-5171 www.templeki.org

Hollywood’s churches and synagogues play an important role in the community life of Hollywood.

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 6657 Sunset Blvd., (323) 462-6311 www.blessedsacramenthollywood.org Chabad of Greater Los Feliz 4640 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 660-5177 www.chabadlosfeliz.org Church of Scientology of Los Angeles 4810 Sunset Blvd., (323) 953-3200 www.scientology-losangeles.org

Vedanta Society of Southern California 1946 Vedanta Pl. (323) 465-7114 www.vedanta.org West Hollywood United Church of Christ 7350 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 874-6646 www.wehoucc.org

First Presbyterian Church

Eckankar: Religion of the Light and Sound of God 6669 Sunset Blvd., (323) 469-2325 www.eck-ca.org First Baptist Church of Hollywood 6682 Selma Ave., (323) 464-7343 www.fbchollywood.com First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood 1760 N. Gower St. (323) 463-7161 www.fpchollywood.org Hollywood Lutheran Church 1733 N. New Hampshire Ave., (323) 667-1212 www.hollywoodlutheranchurch.net Hollywood United Methodist Church 6817 Franklin Ave. (323) 874-2104 www.hollywoodumc.org Hope Lutheran Church - Hollywood 6720 Melrose Ave. (323) 938-9135 www.hopelutheranchurch.net

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Discover Hollywood Special Report

by Oscar Arslanian

Oscar’s Hollywood

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recently attended the opening of The Argyle, an 18story mid-century modern-inspired tower next to Capitol Records that has 114 artfully curated apartments and panoramic views from the Hollywood Sign to the Pacific.

I took a photograph from the Penthouse of Capitol Tower where I served as Director of Media & Artist Relations in the late 70’s and sent it to several of my former Capitol labelmates along with a description. Among the replies was one that said it all, “WOW! just WOW”!

The Argyle is a project of well-respected Related Companies and besides its beauty, it has state-of-the art technology that anticipates and completes sophisticated to-dos based on resident’s wants and needs. Rents range from $3295 for studios to $6295 for 2 bedrooms and the 3 bedroom Penthouse number is available upon request.

Beside close proximity to the 101 and the Metro Redline, the neighborhood has an abundance of cafés, coffee shops, restaurants as well as theatres and nightlife.

Is Hollywood happening? WOW! DH

ABOVE: The newly-constructed Argyle.

RIGHT: View of the Capitol Records building from the Argyle penthouse.

Rescore Hollywood is proud to invest in the revitalization of Hollywood. The RISE project, just south of Hollywood Boulevard, will bring more than 360 apartment units and commercial space to Hollywood.

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FEATURED TOURS & SIGHTSEEING Paramount Pictures (323) 956-1777 5555 Melrose Ave. Longest continuously operating film studio in Hollywood on 65 acres. Two-hour Studio Tour $55 per person (must be at least 10 years of age). Daily 9:00am-4pm. (Weekend schedule may vary) Tours start every 15 minutes. VIP Studio Tour including gourmet lunch (4 ½ hr) $178 per person. Mon–Fri 9:30am. Paramount After Dark walking tour on select weekend evenings (21⁄2 hr) $78 per person. All tours by reservation only www.paramountstudiotour.com

Starline Tours/Tourcoach Charter (800) 959-3131 6801 Hollywood Blvd. #207. Discover the best of LA with Starline Tours Hollywood! Celebrity Homes Tour, City Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-off, Grand City Tour in 9 languages, TCM Movie Locations Tour, Attractions, San Diego, Tijuana and more. Private charters also available. The fun starts here! www.starlinetours.com

Star Track Tours Hollywood (310) 905-7145

LA’s only video star tour where you’ll see inside star homes! Star Track Tours offers incredible 2-hour day and night tours of Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Each new open air tour van features a 32” TV playing videos taking you inside the homes of the rich and famous. See the homes of Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise, David Beckham, Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian. Now featuring private group tours. www.startracktours.com

Universal Studios Hollywood (818) 622-8477 Includes a movie-based theme park and behind-the-scenes Studio Tour; the CityWalk entertainment, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas and the “5 Towers” state-of-the-art outdoor concert venue. World-class rides and attractions include the intense King Kong 360 3-D attraction and the Fast & Furious—Supercharged thrill ride. Other popular rides include the 3D adventure, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem and immersive Super Silly Fun Land, Transformers™: The Ride-3D, Revenge of the MummySM—The Ride, Jurassic Park®—The Ride, Flight of the Hip-pogriff™ and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™, and the new Year-round AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”www.universalstudiosholly-wood.com/attractions/studio-tour

Warner Bros. Studios (877) 492-8687 3400 W. Riverside Dr., Burbank. An immersive and interactive look at how the magic of Hollywood is made.

With actual filming happening all around you, no two tours are ever alike. Where legends such as Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis and James Cagney made their mark. Three-hour Studio Tours daily in English and Spanish. ($62/$52) Also a Six-hour Deluxe Tour. ($295) All tours require Valid ID and reservations and end with a visit to Stage 48: Script to Screen interactive museum which features Batman, Superman, Suicide Squad, Harry Potter and more. Open daily (no children under 8). www.wbstudiotour.com

LA City Tours (323) 960-0300

6806 Hollywood Blvd. Sample the rich history, diverse culture and sun-drenched beaches of legendary Los Angeles, from the mountains to the sea. Bel Air to Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Griffith Park Observatory – a closer look at theHollywood Sign with spectacular city views. Visit sights through Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Travel with entertaining knowledgeable guides. Discover iconic landmarks, architectural wonders, famous neighborhoods and film locations. Experience the most comprehensive tours of LA. www.lacitytours.com

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Around Town

People watching LEFT: L-R Kat Kramer, actress/producer Ashley Bell, and Karen Kramer at 50th Anniversary screening of director Stanley Kramer’s It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

RIGHT: L-R Princess Cruise Lines joined the illustrious list of Friends of the Walk of Fame on May 10. President Jan Swartz with original Love Boat cast members

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BELOW: Actor Je Fame star on Ju ff Goldblum honored with hi s Walk of ne 14th.

RIGHT: L-R Hollywood Chamber president Leron Gubler, LAPD’s Deputy Chief Dennis Kato and Hollywood Division Capt. Cory Palka congratulate Chamber’s Marlene Panoyan on graduating LAPD’s Community Police Academy.

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