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The Chinese Theatre

The most storied movie theatre in the world

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Armenia

Discover Hollywood visits a fabled land

29 Spring Reading Book reviews

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Artemesia A magical mansion on Bronson Hill

51 The Butcher, the Baker, the...

New dining destination in town!

Departments 6 From the Editor 8 Calendar 10 Places of Interest 55 Family Fun 58 More Museums 59 Worship

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The Chinese Theatre has changed hands over the years but has never lost its allure and star-quality cachĂŠ.

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SPRING 2017 Publisher Oscar Arslanian

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e all love Spring, the time of new beginnings and renewal—even Californians who are happy to be drying out after a long-awaited wet winter. Our hills are green and flowers are everywhere, even the desert is in bloom.

We certainly do need a lift after a tumultuous winter that definitely dampened our spirits. Yet we are undaunted as we clean up, enjoy the lull and find time to get ready for our summertime deluge of visitors.

It seems we are always celebrating something these days and this year is no exception. That grand old lady, The TCL Chinese Theatre, turns 90 and Hollywood Heritage will be rolling out the red carpet for her for a change. May 1 will mark the grand occasion and tickets are available. Countless premieres have been held at this venerable institution—it will be fun to honor this historic movie palace.

There truly are countless stories to be told and the story of Artemesia, the largest craftsman residence in the country, is but one of them. Michael J. Locke sat down with Lenny Fenton, its owner, and was regaled with sagas of past owners as well as what it takes to restore such a home to pristine condition. Hidden from view in The Oaks section between the Hollywood Hills and Los Feliz, there is definitely a treasure there.

From time to time, Discover Hollywood journeys to a special place sharing our travels in our “Discover” series. This past fall, we discovered Armenia, a fascinating country, trekking over 1,000 miles and learning the rich three-thousand-year history of a proud and resourceful people. I’m happy to share our observations in Hollywood Discovers Armenia.

In the many years that I’ve edited this magazine, I never tire of watching as Hollywood’s story continues to unfold. We let others cover the antics of the celebrity world as we work to uncover the richness and culture of this intriguing corner of the world.

Life does what it does and all we mortals can do is try to make meaning of it all.

And that’s the fun of it.

Nyla Arslanian

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Calendar

special events Rooftop Cinema Club Beginning Apr 5. Ricardo Mantalban Theatre.

Outdoor cinema featuring iconic movies, comfortable chairs, food and drinks. Various days and times. www.rooftopcinemaclub.com/la Yes, Virginia Apr 7. World premiere at Studio C Artists. Tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/yes-virginia-tickets32807902319 Regina Spektor Apr 8. Dolby Theatre. Remember Us to Life Tour. www.dolbytheatre.com The Greek Theatre Season Opening Night 2017 Apr 14. Featuring Idina Menzel. www.lagreektheatre.com

LA Pride week begins June 5.

Laluzapalooza31 Thru Apr 2. La Luz de Jesus Gallery. 31st annual juried group exhibition. www.laluzdejesus.com Jean Harlow Thru April 30 at The Hollywood Museum www.hollywoodmuseum.org Thrones! The Musical Parody Thru Apr 30. Hudson Theatres. The smash-hit musical on the Hudson Mainstage. www.hudsontheatre.com (see review at discoverhollywood.com!)

Shen Yun: Connecting Heaven & Earth 2017 World Tour Apr 14–16. Dolby Theatre. Non-profit banned in China is dedicated to reviving 5,000 years of civilization through music, dance and story. www.dolbytheatre.com COLA 20 Apr 23–Jul 2. Individual artist fellowship exhibition premiering new works at Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. www.lamag.org

Wattles Mansion Showcase Thru Apr 16. Wattles Mansion. 2nd Annual designer showcase reinterprets one of Hollywood’s most historic mansions for a contemporary lifestyle. wattlesshowcase.com

Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds: The Final Performances May 26 & 27. Hollywood Pantages. Wilson is joined by former bandmates Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin on the Pet Sounds 50th Anniversar y World Tour. www.hollywoodpantages.com Kingdom LA 2017 May 28. Dolby Theatre. Largest and most recognized Collegiate Dance Party with five themed areas. For tickets see www.eventbrite.com John Legend May 28-29. Greek Theatre. www.lagreektheatre.com

Hollywood Fringe Festival Jun 8–25. Features scores of theatre and performing arts offerings throughout Hollywood. www.hollywoodfringe.org

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson at the Dolby Theatre May 10.

Manuel Gutierrez Presents: Five Mar 26. The Fountain Theatre. Flamenco dancer and sought out choreographer Manuel Gutierrez performs an exciting and one of a kind Flamenco show. www.fountaintheatre.com

Sebastian Maniscalco Apr 29, 7pm & 10pm. Hollywood Pantages.

Stand-up comedian’s Why Would You Do That? Tour comes to LA. www.hollywoodpantages.com

Red Helen and Supper Mar 30 and April 6 respectively. World premiere of two plays in repertory at Theatre of NOTE. www.theatreofnote.com

Three Dog Night Apr 30. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Charity concert event benefitting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles at the legendary hotel. www.healingartsreachingkids.org

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Strange 80’s Benefit Show May 14. The Fonda. Inaugural annual benefit show for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund featuring Tenacious D, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Sarah Silverman, Anberlin and others. www.fondatheatre.com

LA Pride 2017 Jun 5–11. Fight for equality and celebrate the unique heritage and diverse cultures of Los Angeles’ LGBTQ+ community and its allies. www.lapride.org

Apocalypse Play Thru Apr 15. World premiere at Atwater Village Theatre.

Young Literati’s 9th Annual Toast Apr 1. NeueHouse Hollywood. An evening of literature, music and comedy celebrating the LA Public Library. Hosted by Busy Philips and Colin Hanks. www.lfla.org

Neil deGrasse Tyson May 10. Dolby Theatre. “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” www.dolbytheatre.com

The Book of Mormon May 30–July 9. Hollywood Pantages. Two young Mormon missionaries are sent to a remote village in northern Uganda. www.hollywoodpantages.com

An American in Paris Thru Apr 9. Hollywood Pantages. New musical about an American soldier, a mysterious French girl and an indomitable European city. www.hollywoodpantages.com

Building the Wall Thru May 21. Pulitzer Prize Playwright Robert Schenkkan (Hacksaw Ridge) world premiere at The Fountain. www.thefountain.org

Dweezil Zappa: 50 Years of Frank May 6. The Fonda. With special guest Ike Willis. www.fondatheatre.com

The Bodyguard May 2–May 21. Hollywood Pantages. Awardwinning musical based on the smash-hit film of the same name. www.hollywoodpantages.com

39th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival June 10 & 11. Hollywood Bowl. Emcee’d by George Lopez and featuring Marcus Miller, Corinne Bailey Rae, The California Honeydrops and more. www.hollywoodbowl.com Kingdom Hearts Symphonic Concert June 10, 11, 14. Dolby Theatre. World-class orchestra performs selection of music from the hit video game saga. www.doblytheatre.com Hollywood Bowl 2017 Opening Night Jun 17. Featuring The Moody Blues and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins. www.hollywoodbowl.com

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Places

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.”

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-L-LY-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

Autry Museum of the American West

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! www.crossroadshollywood.com

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 (See FILM)

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.

Church of Scientology Los Angeles Information Center 6724 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 953-3485.

Located in the historic former Christie Hotel. www.scientology-losangeles.org

Columbia Square 6121 Sunset Blvd. Originally a CBS broadcasting center for many early radio and TV shows, the newly renovated development features a 20-story residential tower, new office buildings and underground parking. www.columbiasquare.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.

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)

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 (See FILM)

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

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

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.

The Avalon 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

De Longpre Park 1350 Cherokee Ave. A lovely old “pocket” park one block south of Sunset Blvd. Jerry Fuller is said to have penned the Rick Nelson hit “Travelin’ Man” here.

Features sculptures honoring Rudolph Valentino.

Crossroads of the World

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.

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With as few as 22 California condors left in the wild, the L.A. Zoo leads the effort to successfully bring them back from the brink.

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The Most Famous Movie Palace in the World

Hollywood’s

TCL Chinese Theatre celebrates 90 years

by James Bartlett

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his movie icon lives right in the heart of Hollywood, and is about to turn 90 years old – but she’s still as famous as ever, and millions of people come to visit every year. Some have even signed their name and squished their hands and feet right in her forecourt, while others have left behind the imprint of a dreadlock, a nose, a leg and a fist over the years too.

Other nights there’s the flash of paparazzi cameras and a roll of red carpet as smiling celebrities wave at fans before heading into the historical legend that is the TCL Chinese eatre, a glamorous picture palace that held Oscar ceremonies in 1944, 1945 and 1946, and has hosted glittering premieres for decades.

Surprisingly, many people who visit this grande dame don’t realize she’s not an elaborate prop, a theme park ride or restaurant.

In fact she’s always been a working movie theater where you can buy a bucket of popcorn and go see the latest blockbuster, or even take a behind-the-scenes tour.

To celebrate the 90th Anniversary, the Chinese eatre is finally getting her own closeup in a series of monthly, one-night only movies set at the “old-fashioned” price of just $5 per show.

All the screenings are planned to take place in the breathtaking main auditorium, and the series began with ultimate musical Singin’ in the Rain in February. Future movies include e Aviator (with Leonardo DiCarprio), A Star is Born (1937 version), Escape from L.A. (with Kurt Russell), Rush Hour (with Jackie Chan), Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles, Hollywood Homicide (with Harrison Ford),

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The main theatre is nothing short of opulent—perhaps majestic is a better term.

and The Italian Job (with Mark Wahlberg). e Chinese has had a role in over 100 movies, something that made current theatre president Alwyn High Kushner joke: “e TCL Chinese has starred in more movies than most actors!”

But where did the idea for the hand and footprints come from?

When it opened in May 1927 it was called Grauman’s Chinese eatre and had cost $1.5m to create, though like any celebrity it’s undergone a few makeovers and freshen-ups over the years.

From 1973 to 2001 it was owned and renamed by the Mann eatre chain before it went back to Grauman’s for another decade and was then bought by TCL, a Chinese electronics manufacturer.

Historic photos courtesy of www.hollywoodphotographs.com

ABOVE L & R: Construction of the new movie palace began in 1926, on a very different-looking Hollywood Blvd from today’s. Note the original “HOLLYWOODLAND” sign in the distant background of the photo on right.

FAR LEFT: Premieres were truly spectacular in the Golden Age of movies.

LEFT: Somber ushers in elaborate Chinese costume lent an air of the mysterious Orient.

TCL went to work on their legacy immediately, making the TCL one of the largest IMAX theatres in North America (over 930 seats), adding a new box office and LED billboards, and restoring and preserving some of Sid’s original design fixtures. en of course there’s the huge screen – 97 feet wide and 47 feet high – with every seat in the house guaranteed to have a good view, explained Levi Tinker, 40, the director of tours and one of the theatre’s general managers (and their unofficial archivist). e Chinese holds 35-50 premieres a year he said, and he felt that the biggest hits he’s ever seen were for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (“people camped out seven weeks before it opened, and the line went several blocks away”), while Harry Potter fans slept for three nights in the street just to see the actors who played Harry, Hermione and Ron make their handprints.

Close to a century ago, Sid Grauman had opened several elaborate movie theaters in Los Angeles. ere was the Million Dollar eatre (opened 1918) in downtown and the Egyptian eatre

BELOW LEFT: King of Kings was the first premier at the newly-opened Chinese Theatre in 1927.

(1922) also in Hollywood, but when they were a success he started work on his vision: e Chinese eatre.

He again engaged Meyer & Holler, the same firm behind the Egyptian, and main architect Raymond M. Kennedy’s design for the Chinese highlighted ideas of the Orient with specially-imported bells, a 90 foot high central pagoda with its fierce, 30 foot high dragon motif, frightening masks on either side, and two large white Ming dynasty “heaven dogs” guarding the main entrance.

Inside the lobby you’ll find an exhibition of costumes from movies including the Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind and Gilda, but keep looking around: there are exotic painted garden scenes by actor Keye Luke and bandleader Xavier Cugat, statues on the stairs, and Buddhas and more dragons on the ceiling. “e main curtain was painstakingly recreated to be the same as the original 1927 version” notes Tinker, who adds that Grauman invented the idea of using a red carpet at premieres, the first being at the Egyptian in 1922 for Fairbanks, Sr’s Robin Hood.

As for the footprints, that was in fact a happy accident—though Tinker admits there are several versions of what really happened.

Did it happen when Mary Pickford had to chase her runaway dog, or when actress Norma Talmadge inadvertently stepped into wet cement while Grauman was showing her his latest project? continues SPRING 2017 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 13

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It’s also said that Grauman himself had the first gloopy shoe, but either way he had a great idea and Talmadge, Mary Pickford and husband Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (two of the co-owners) were quickly asked to create their concrete mementos. eir prints were taken a few weeks before the opening night premiere of DeMille’s e King of Kings on May 18, 1927, and today the prints number over 300.

Some names are missing—Audrey Hepburn and Marlon Brando refused the honor—though as for the cement they use, those chosen for the honor get a choice of concrete color and whether they want to leave their bare footprints for posterity – though only 10 or so people have done so, admitted Tinker. e concrete was specially formulated by the supervisor of 30 years of ceremonies, mason Jean Klossner, who apparently took the “recipe” to his grave (and the rumor that it was really him who came up with the footprint idea).

During research for my book Gourmet Ghosts – Los Angeles I found out that there are some strange stories about the Chinese eatre too. Sid Grauman died in 1950 but, ever the ultimate showman (he used to write and host long stage shows before screenings), it’s said he still roams the lobby, checking out that his customers are enjoying the show.

A former projectionist named Fritz is apparently responsible for that twitching curtain, and though Tinker admitted he’d never seen anything unusual in his 17 years here, he had heard rumors—so he advised taking the early morning tour, just to be on the safe side! DH

ABOVE LEFT: Sid Grauman with Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Hollywood royalty of the day, who were among the first to be immortalized in concrete.

ABOVE RIGHT: Norma Jean, aka Marilyn Monroe, and Jane Russell, two of the biggest bombshells of their time, pose for the cameras as they get their hands dirty and publicize their film Gentleman Prefer Blondes.

ABOVE: The line for the 1964 premier of Disney’s Mary Poppins circled the block.

RIGHT: To this day, tourists from all over the world make their pilgrimage to this movie mecca, and compare their handprints with those of their favorite stars.

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Editor’s Note: You too can help celebrate this grand occasion. Join Hollywood Heritage at a special screening of Cecil B. DeMille’s Cleopatra on May 1st commemorating the occasion. For ticket information, see ad on page 47.

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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. 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 amphitheatre. www.fordtheatres.org (See MUSIC & DANCE)

Egyptian Theatre 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) Larry Edmunds Bookshop 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 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) 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)

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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 www.arch.usc.edu/freeman-house

Jean Harlow exhibit at the Hollywod Museum 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

Frances Howard Goldwyn Public Library 1623 N. Ivar Ave. (323) 856-8260. Designed by world-renowned contemporary architect Frank Gehry. Has multi-media facilities and special collections. www.lapl.org/branches/hollywood.

(See FAMILY)

Hard Rock Café 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 464-7625. Rockstar memorabilia on display at this popular chain. www.hardrock.com

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.

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.”

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.griffithobs.org (See FAMILY)

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.

(See HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD & TOURS)

Griffith Park 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. 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. (See FAMILY)

Hollywood & Highland Center features shops, food and entertainment.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed interiors such as the living room from his masterpiece Hollyhock House.

Hollywood Center Studios 1040 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 860-0000. Located in the Industry 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.hollywoodcenter.com

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.

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, Post’s 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 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 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 Bowl 2301 Highland Ave. (323) 850-2000. An important piece of Los Angeles performing arts history and worldclass 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 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 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.

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rmenia wasn’t on our travel radar until it seemed to make perfect sense. Although born in the U.S., my husband Oscar’s first language was Armenian. We were looking for a new travel adventure and even though our travels had taken us to Mexico, Italy, France, Austria, Turkey, Hungary and the Czech Republic, this trip would be our first to a destination where at least one of us spoke the language.

Travelling on Turkish Air’s Business Class, our overnight flight to Istanbul featured seats that converted to beds. We flew into Tblisi, Georgia, a wonderful city filled with history, art and outstanding new architecture. Like Armenia, it’s an early Christian country with its own written language.

Our visit was arranged by GoArmenia and we were escorted throughout our visit by Sergie and Aram. Tour manager Sergie handled the SUV and guide Aram provided daily history lessons.

Day 1 started with the story of Noah and each day included another century of ‘begats’, rulers and conquests as Armenia—converted by St. Gregory in 301 as the first Christian nation—evolved through the ages adapting to various regimes conquering and being conquered up to the present day.

It is that indominable spirit that is the most lasting memory of our adventure. As a people, Armenians have re-

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by Nyla Arslanian

TOP: Cattle drives are common on roadways, where patience is much required!

LEFT: Village woman gave an impromptu cooking lesson: delicious baked bread filled with herbs.

BELOW: The Genocide Memorial is both other-worthly and inspiring. DH Publisher Oscar Arslanian pauses and reflects. bounded from the most unspeakable horrors, including the murder and relocation of millions following the advent of the first World War. Much of classic Armenia, in ancient times, included most of what is now Turkey, its lands divided to the point it was forced to relinquish its beloved Mt. Ararat, where Noah and his ark (allegedly) came to rest.

We learned of the challenge for the country to rebound after nearly 100 years under Soviet domination and suffering a devastating earthquake. Still, it would take more than all that to quell the spirit of Armenia. us, we began our 1,000-mile adventure through Armenia. On our first night we visited Gmurji, the second largest city, attending a concert in the main square. It seemed the entire city was there. e mood was festive and the music rocked. e next day we toured the old section, visiting artisan shops, marveling at the opportunity that abounds as the

LEFT:Capital city Yerevan is lovely, cosmopolitan and ideal for an evening stroll.

LEFT CENTER: Garni Temple was built in the first century A.D. in Hellenistic style.

BELOW: Armenian monasteries dating back 1000 years are world-renowned architectural masterpieces.

area continues to attract investment and renovate its historic quarter. roughout Armenia, we saw remnants of the Soviet years. e Russians literally closed up shop and left town—leaving the country forced to rebuild and reinvent itself.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in its capitol Yerevan. e city is bustling and vibrant, filled with museums, parks and cultural attractions. Seeking to honor rather than mourn its great loss, a visit to the Genocide Memorial was inspiring. Completed in 1995, the story of man’s inhumanity to man is told. At the eternal flame, my husband bowed his head in memory of his murdered grandfather and other unknown relatives.

Everywhere you look in Yerevan, the city is bustling. Lovely treelined streets and parks, shops and restaurants. A government plaza where Hollywood rock group System of e Down drew 100,000 to a free concert in 2015. Here we enjoyed a beautiful and colorful dancing fountain. Nearby government buildings and a Marriott Hotel now located in a refurbished building that formerly housed a Soviet ministry.

Safety was never an issue throughout the country. As Adam explained, crime has diminished to such a degree that prisons are closing.

Art and architecture magnificently collide to form one of the city’s most visited cultural locations. e Cascade is a giant stairway linking the downtown Kentron area with the Monument neighborhood. e construction was launched in 1971 and completed in 1980. Further development was implemented between 2002 and 2009 when the complex was handed over to the American-Armenian Gerard Cafesjian. Inside the Cascade, underneath the exterior

steps are escalators rising the length of the complex. Rooms in some of the landings compose the Cafesjian Museum of Art. e exterior stairs connect the multiple levels with fountains and sculptures and afford walkers unobstructed views of central Yerevan and Mount Ararat.

An international city, the area is dotted with a variety of restaurants, international as well as traditional. Armenian dining is definitely not a fast food affair. Beginning with mez, a scrumptous selection of hummus, breads, roasted vegetables, moving into meats usually cooked en brochette. roughout Armenia, in the best hotels and the countryside, lunch was an all-afternoon affair.

Music and the arts flow like blood in Armenia’s veins. Opera, symphony, theatre, puppetry all have their own showcase theatres. e evening stroll is populated with theatre and concert goers.

Following our stay in the capitol, we head toward Karabakh through the countryside shared mostly with sheep and cattle. Agriculture abounds and the road is dotted with farm stands offering an extensive array of fruits and vegetables.

Almost daily, there was a spectacular monastery to visit. ese ancient structures aren’t nestled in the villages, but rather up high canyons or gorges, perched on mountainsides. It’s these remote locations that have helped preserved them for thousands of years. eir vaulted chambers, some hewn out of the surrounding natural granite, embodies the strength of will and devotion of the Armenian people.

Bringing the past to the present is the ride to the TatevMonastery on a mile long Swiss-made funicular. e venture is part of the tourism development project that is designed to benefit the entire region. At the top, adjacent to the monastery, local woman sell fried herbs and other wares. “Flying” over the villages, Continues on page 57 SPRING 2017 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 19

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Continued from page 17 Hollywood Tower Apartments 6200 Franklin Ave. (855) 658-5708. 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.

Hollywood Wilshire Y.M.C.A. 1553 N. Schrader Blvd. (323) 467-4161. Serving Hollywood for over 75 years. www.ymcala.org/hollywood

A view of the community nestled beneath its world famous sign.

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) 817-0200. Features the re-created ¾ 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. WPA-built 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) 464-7776. 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. Wed-Sun 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.thehollywoodpalladium.com (See MUSIC)

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Hollywood Post Office 1615 Wilcox Ave. Built in 1936, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Above an inside door is a 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.HollywoodRoosevelt.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 70’s 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 fund raising 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

Janes House

L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition 6331 Hollywood Blvd. and Vine. (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 9:30am-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.

Knickerbocker Hotel 1714 Ivar Ave. 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 Warner 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.

Los Angeles Fire Department Museum & Memorial 1355 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 464-2727. The LAFD houses its historic fire-fighting collection dating back to the 1880’s in the 1930 Hollywood Fire Station No. 27.

Outdoor sculpture memorializes fallen firefighters. Open Sat 10am-4pm. www.lafdmuseum.org

Spring accentuates the lovely Mulholland Fountain.

Michael Locke photo 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. New Hippo Encounter on weekends and holidays. 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

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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 Cienaga Blvd. & La Brea Ave. Metro Rail Station Tours First Sat 10am-12pm. Meet promptly at 10:00am at the street level entrance to the Hollywood/Highland Metro Rail. Free year round docent led tours of station artwork and info on using public transit. www.metro.net/art

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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, George C. Scott, Ben Vereen and Ronald Reagan. Now a residence for seniors.

William Mulholland Memorial 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. (See article in Summer, 2015, Discover Hollywood Magazine.)

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Dwayne Johnson in Paramount’s Fate of the Furious, opens April 14.

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival April 27 - May 4. Various Locations. Since 1983, the LAAP Film Fest has presented nearly 4,000 films, videos, and digital media works by Asian international and Asian Pacific American artists. Features seminars and panels, in-person guest appearances, and filmmaker awards.

Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival May 12, 13, 20, 21, 27. Electric Lodge. Showcases films and documentaries created by Garifuna filmmakers and many other indigenous people. Includes feature films, short films, panel discussions, workshops and cultural presentations.

RAW Film Festival June 4. The Bootleg Theater. Local pop-up shorts fest for rebellious filmmakers based in & around LA. New Media Film Festival June 6 - 8. The Landmark. Embodies the transformative power of the cinematic arts and reaches across cultural bridges to wed story and technology for everyone.

Rooftop Cinema Club Indian Film Festival Los Angeles April 5-9. Regal L.A. LIVE: A Barco Innovation Center. Showcasing films, supporting emerging filmmakers, and promoting the diverse perspectives of the Indian diaspora.

TCM Classic Film Festival April 6 - 9. Various locations. Where movie lovers from around the world can gather to experience classic movies as they were meant to be experienced: on the big screen, in some of the world's most iconic venues, with the people who made them.

First Glance Film Festival April 20 - 23. Laemmle NoHo 7. Shows a mix of short and feature length indie films before they hit theaters. Audiences vote for "Best of the Fest" and are invited to come mix and mingle with filmmakers, cast and crew at after parties.

Dance Camera West Film Festival April 20 - 23. UCLA's Royce Hall and Fowler Museum. Committed to fostering and promoting the vibrant art of dance and dance on film from around the globe.

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival June 7 - 11. Laemmle Sunset 5. Showcases new films from Greek filmmakers worldwide.

LA Film Fest June 14 - 22. Showcases compelling independent films, TV and episodic work from emerging storytellers, alongside filmmaker-driven studio titles Keep up with Film Festivals on the Discover Hollywood Website: www.discoverhollywood.com/Arts-and-Entertainment/Film-Festivals 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) 461-2020. 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

The Newport Beach Film Festival April 20 - 27. Orange County's largest entertainment event.

City of Lights - City of Los Angeles French Film Festival April 24-May 2. Directors Guild of America. The 21st Annual festival will have an exclusive program of 70+ French Films this year.

Cinema at the Edge Independent Film Fest.

April 27 - 30. Edgemont Center for the Arts. Screenings, parties and artist programs that celebrate independent film making in the heart of Santa Monica.

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Alan Arkin, Morgan Freeman, Michael Cain in Warner Bros.

Going in Style opens April 7.

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 Arena Cinelounge 1625 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 306-0676. Hollywood’s home for independent films on the campus of Theatre of Arts. www.arenascreen.com Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way. (323) 667‐2000. What is a Western?

Film Series. www.theautry.org (See MUSIC, PLACES & VISUAL ARTS)

Amanda Stenberg in Everything Everything from Warner Bros. opens May 19.

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) 1438 N. Gower St. Box 83 / Bldg. 42 Suite 103, LA CA 90028 (323) 521-7385. Non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world. www.newfilmmakersla.com Pacific Theatres at The Grove The Grove, 189 The Grove Drive (323) 692-0103. 14 theatres with a beautifully designed Neo-Deco lobby. www.pacifictheatres.com/grove Rooftop Cinema Club at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre Beginning Apr 5. Outdoor cinema featuring iconic movies, comfortable chairs, food and drinks. Various days and times. www.rooftopcinemaclub.com/la

Jude Law in King Arthur from Warner Bros. opens May 12.

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 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. Beauty and the Beast thru April 30. www.elcapitantheatre.com. (See PLACES & FAMILY) Short Film Night at El Cid 4212 Sunset Blvd. (323) 668-0318. Celebrating local filmmaking featuring the latest work from L.A.’s best and brightest. Every 1st Wed. www.elcidla.com (See DINING, MUSIC) Hollywood Heritage Museum 2100 N. Highland Ave. (323) 874-2276. Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of and education about the early film industry and the role its pioneers played in shaping Hollywood’s history. Sat-Sun 12-4pm. Monthly Wed night classic film screenings. www.hollywoodheritage.org (See PLACES) 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 New Beverly Cinema 7165 Beverly Blvd. (323) 938-4038. The premier revival theater in LA. All films 35 or 16mm. $8 double feature. www.thenewbev.com

Gal Gidot in Warner Bros.’

Wonder Woman opens June 2.

Silent Movie Theatre 611 N. Fairfax, (323) 655-2510. Cinefamily presents an eclectic assortment of films and nightly screenings. www.cinefamily.org Sundance Cinemas West Hollywood 8000 Sunset Blvd.

West Hollywood.

(323) 654-2217. Features Independent films, reserved seating, over 21 only, wine and beer served, parking validated. $6 Tuesdays. www.sundancecinemas.com 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 and article on pg 12.)

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 1920’s. www.vintagecinemas.com/vista

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Dwight Yoakam at the Palladium Mar 30.

Music

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 top-notch entertainment. www.elcidla.com (See DANCE & DINING)

Robert Randolph & the Family Band at the Roxy Mar 29.

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 Heritage Way. (323) 667-2000. Western Music Association Showcase 3rd Sun 12-3pm. www.theautry.org (See FAMILY, FILM, PLACES, & VISUAL ARTS) 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) 389-3856. 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 Carlitos Gardel Restaurant 7963 Melrose Ave. (323) 655-0891. Live pianist plays the America Songbook Fri and Sat nights at 8pm. www.carlitosgardel.com Catalina Jazz Club 6725 Sunset Blvd. (323) 466-2210. Hollywood’s premiere jazz club features international musicians. www.catalinajazzclub.com (See DINING) 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) 24 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SPRING 2017

El Floridita Cuban Restaurant 1253 N. Vine St. (323) 871-8612. Live Salsa bands Mon, Fri, & Sat nights. www.elfloridita.com (See DANCE) The Fonda Theatre 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. Closed for the season; summer schedule info available in April. www.fordamphitheatre.org Gardenia Restaurant & Lounge 7066 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 467-7444. The Association of Cabaret Performers, Presenters & Patrons. www.cabaretwest.org

Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band! at Catalina Jazz Club Apr 7 and 8.

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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 The Roxy Theatre 9009 Sunset Blvd. Showcase music club features established and “breaking” rock acts nightly. 21 and over. www.theroxy.com

Desiigner at The Fonda Apr 10.

Sassafras Saloon 1233 N. Vine St. (323) 467-2800. Features southern home root inspired libations and live music. 5pm-2am nightly. www.sassafrashollywood.com

Genghis Cohen Restaurant, Bar & Live Music 740 N. Fairfax Ave. (323) 653-0640. Live music most nights Mon-Sat. Times vary. www.genghiscohen.com

The Sayers Club 1645 Wilcox Ave. (323) 871-8233. Features shows and impromptu performances. Thu-Sat 9pm-2am. www.sbe.com/nightlife/locations/thesayersclub-hollywood

The Greek Theatre 2700 N. Vermont Ave. (844) 524-7335. Season opens Apr 14. www.lagreektheatre.com Hollywood Bowl 2301 N. Highland Ave. World-famous summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Legendary amphitheatre has presented the world’s greatest musicians for 85 years.

Site open for visits. Season opens Jun 17. 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.hollypalla.com (See PLACES) The Hotel Café 16231⁄2 Cahuenga Blvd. One of L.A.’s top music venues. Singer-songwriters performing nightly. 21 and over. www.hotelcafe.com

Three Clubs 1123 Vine St. (323) 462-6441. A music, comedy and burlesque venue for emerging local talent and established/touring acts. www.facebook.com/threeclubs Trepany House at the Steve Allen Theater 4773 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 666-4268. Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys first Thur 8pm. www.trepanyhouse.org 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. 21 and over. www.viperroom.com Whisky a Go Go 8901 Sunset Blvd. (310) 652-4202. From hard rock to alternative music at one of Hollywood’s legendary clubs since ‘64. No age limit. www.whiskyagogo.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) Miceli’s Restaurant 1646 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 466-3438. Piano melodies nightly at 6pm. www.micelisrestaurant.com (See DINING) Pig ‘n Whistle 6714 Hollywood Blvd. (323 463-0000. In addition to the comprehensive menu and bar, Pig ‘n Whistle features Live Entertainment every Thu-Sat in the Back Room along with Karaoke in the Main room every Wed and Thu. www.pignwhistlehollywood.com (See DINING) Rockwalk (See PLACES)

Conor Oberst at The Greek Theatre May 13.

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Circus-Szalewski, Christina Hart and Matt Chait in Disinherit the Wind at The Complex thru April 9.

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Kathleen Garrett, Randy Vasquez and Mark Adair-Rios in God’s Waiting Room at the Matrix Theatre thru Apr 2.

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, voiceover 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.

Celebrating 25 years! www.actorsco-op.org Stella Adler Theatre and Academy of Acting 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd floor. (323) 465-4446. State of the art 99seat theatre. American, original and classical plays. Acting, musical production, improv classes. theatre history and more. www.stellaadler-la.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 3,400seat theatre is a top venue for world-class productions, premieres, and launch events. www.dolbytheatre.com (See DANCE, MUSIC) 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) 655-7679. An eclectic 99-seat performance space. Features innovative original plays. www.greenwaycourttheatre.org (See COMEDY).

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 (See COMEDY) Independent Shakespeare Company 3191 Casitas Ave. Ste.168. (818) 710-6306. Presents new plays that connect to history and experimental productions of classical plays. www.iscla.org

Atwater Village Theatre 3269 Casitas Ave. Home of the Echo Theatre Company. www.atwatervillagetheatre.org. Also home to the Circle X Theatre Company and Ensemble Studio Theatre LA. www.circlextheatre.org; ensemblestudiotheatrela.org 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.bgttix.com 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 LGBTQIA voices in LA. www.celebrationtheatre.com

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Drew Droege, Julanne Chidi Hill and Pat Towne star in the Celebration Theatre production of Die, Mommie, Die at The Lex. Photo by Matthew Brian Denman.

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Judith Moreland and Bo Foxworth in Building the Wall at the Fountain Theatre through May 21.

Photo by Ed Krieger Moving Arts 1822 Hyperion Ave. (323) 472-5646. 30-seat black box theatre. www.movingarts.org

Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 468-1770. Historical-cultural landmark and art deco masterpiece.

Spectacularly restored, 2700-seat venue hosts lavish Broadway musical theatre productions. www.hollywood-pantages.com (See PLACES) Prospect Theatre 6356 Hollywood Blvd. Top floor. (323) 4690040. An immersive entertainment experience that features finely crafted dining, cocktails and world-class theatrical and music events. www.prospecttheatre.la Rogue Machine Theatre (see MET Theatre) L.A. Gay & Lesbian 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 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 Macha Theatre Company 1107 N. Kings Rd. West Hollywood. (323) 314-6332. Formerly The Globe Theatre. www.machatheatre.org

Sacred Fools Theatre 1076 Lilian Way (310) 281-8337. Check out their new space on Theatre Row. www.sacredfools.org (See COMEDY) Skylight Theatre Company 18161â „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 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

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. New 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 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) 871-2420. 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

Laurie Okin, Jennifer Sorenson, and Nardeep Khurmi in Still Life at the Met thru April 23. Photo by John Perrin Flynn.

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Harry S. Murphy and Joshua Wolf Coleman in Transition at The Lounge Theatre thru Apr 16.

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The Book of Mormon with Candace Quarrels and Cody Jamison Strand at the Pantages, May 30-July 9.

Joan Marcus photo 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

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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. W. (323) 851-7977. Founded in 1962, many productions have gone on to Broadway and film. 168 seats. www.theatrewest.org (See FAMILY) Underground Theatre 1314 N. Wilton Pl. (323) 412-9069. Utilitarian artist-run performance venue for new plays and professional-development workshops.

Zephyr Theatre 7456 Melrose Ave. (661) 670-8328. Presents first-run works as well as the classics. www.zephyrtheatre.com

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t seems that there’s always more to say about such iconic persons such as Judy Garland. Luft and Garland were married for 13 years (1952-1965), and together—on and off and on again—for two decades. Sid was mad for Judy from the day he met her, and Judy and I is his long-lost love letter to his legendary wife and an intimate portrait of their lives and creative work together. A delicious read for Judy fans and anyone interested in Old Hollywood, Judy and I covers the highs (e Palace, A Star is Born, Carnegie Hall, e Judy Garland Show) and the lows (the addictions, the ugly spiral towards divorce)—much of which was not previously known.

Tommy Roe, member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and e Hit Parade Hall of Fame takes us on a journey From Cabbagetown to Tinseltown and places in between. Born in the “Cabbagetown” section of Atlanta, this intimate memoir journeys from his modest upbringing to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. A career that spans decades counting more than 30 million records sold including 47 Top 40 singles worldwide, six of which making the Top 10 in the U.S., and two, “Sheila” in 1962 and 1969’s smash “Dizzy” topping the Billboard charts, Tommy pulls no punches and tells it like it was, and in many cases still is. is is not only the story of a life, but also a story that many inside the entertainment industry would prefer nobody ever hears. is isn’t just his story… it’s history!

For more book reviews, visit us at discoverhollywood.com Freeze Frame: Second Cut is an amazing tenth-anniversary reworking of Douglas Kirkland’s original best-selling collection offering readers a closer look at the award-winning photographer’s greatest images. It includes additional photographs (from the year 2000 to present) along with recollections of interactions between photographer and subject—both on set and in private. Beginning with his work for Look and Life magazines, Douglas Kirkland spring boarded to international fame with his celebrity photography and is now the most important photographer of these subjects in the world. It’s an impressive “coffee table book” is chock-full of portraits of the most illustrious and talented movie stars, directors, and performers from Angelina Jolie and Bridgitte Bardot to Baz Luhrmann and Robin Williams.

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where to eat Casita del Campo 1920 Hyperion Ave. (323) 662-4255. This longtime Silver Lake favorite is a place where you can find all your favorite deliciously authentic Mexican foods, excellent margaritas, and a fun, party atmosphere. www.casitadelcampo.net

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Chin Chin 8618 Sunset Blvd. (310) 652-1818. For more than 30 years, Chin Chin has been established as one of the most iconic restaurant brands in LA. Offering fresh, made to order, Chinese American classics in a contemporary environment with the option of delivery and catering. Open daily 11am-11pm. www.chinchin.com (see article pg. 51)

The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker 8653 Sunset Blvd. (310) 360-6900. Enjoy local and seasonal, farm-to-table California cuisine with European influences, fresh baked goods, specialty coffee beverages, handcrafted cocktails and a comprehensive wine list. Open Mon-Sun, 8am-10pm. www.bbcmcafe.com (see article pg. 51)

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.

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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 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

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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)

Elegant Hollywood Dining since 1954

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L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition 323-960-3511 exhibition@lronhubbard.org

Grub 911 Seward St. (East of Highland and South of Santa Monica) (323) 461-3663. The Top Chef (Betty Fraser) co-owned eatery serving California Comfort Food in a 1920’s bungalow with a patio. Serves lunch, weekend brunch and catering. Beer and Wine. Voted “The Best Brunch, Lunch and American Food in LA.” www.grub-la.com

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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

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Tam O’ Shanter 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 Table & Stage 1714 Vermont Ave. Los Feliz Village. (323) 669-1550. Open daily and offering food, drinks, music and event hosting with a multi-level outdoor patio and brunch served daily from 11am-3pm. Listen to DJ’s Thursday through Saturday and take advantage of after work specials 5-8pm daily. www.rockwell-la.com Tam O’Shanter 2980 Los Feliz Blvd. (323) 664-0228. Delighting diners for 90 years, the Tam O'Shanter is Los Angeles' oldest restaurant operated by the same family in the same location. Ask to see Walt Disney's and John Wayne's regular booths. Enjoy good cheer, warm hospitality and exceptional food in a cozy old world atmosphere. www.lawrysonline.com/tam-oshanter Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill Hollywood 1724 North Highland Ave. 323-462-2210. Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill Hollywood is a great place to hang out with friends, catch the game and relax while enjoying delicious cocktails and some good old fashioned home cooking. We are great for private parties and corporate events! Be sure to stop by for our awesome happy hour 2 pm–7 pm and 10 pm–close every day, and all day Mondays! www.Tinhornflats.com

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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. EAST HOLLYWOOD (east of Western; south of Hollywood Blvd.)

18. THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE 6712 Hollywood Blvd.

19. EL CAPITAN THEATRE 6838 Hollywood Blvd.

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 WAX MUSEUM 6767 Hollywood Blvd.

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

45. LARCHMONT VILLAGE Larchmont Blvd. and Beverly 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.

50. LIBRARY (Francis Goldwyn Memorial Library) 1623 Ivar 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. VISTA THEATER 4473 Sunset Blvd.

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

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

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

(Editor's Note: The map stars are arbitrarily chosen from listings and advertisers by the editorial staff.)

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Discover Hollywood Special Report

by Oscar Arslanian

Oscar’s Hollywood

Photo courtesy Marlene Paloyen, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

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he results are in and more than conclusive. Measure S, which, by all accounts was a misguided moratorium on new and affordable housing that Los Angeles desperately needs, was defeated.

I have always tried to see the positive aspects of things like this and in the case of Measure S a few good things did come out of it. For instance, the attempt to squelch development spurred the City Council to vote in February to update L.A.'s 35 community plans every six years, which is realistically about as fast as the City can move in updating all of its plans.

Councilman Ryu proposed a motion that would prohibit developers from making political contributions during and shortly after city reviews of their projects, and Mayor Garcetti banned private meetings between planning commissioners and developers and their agents. It also pumped several millions of dollars into the economy. I’m not sure the outdoor billboard industry needed the hefty infusion of cash, but certainly the postal service was happy to handle the influx of mailers. Oh yes, a few high paying jobs were also created.

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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. Look for artist 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.

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 Broken Relationships, Museum of Death and Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum. (Also see MORE MUSEUMS)

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The measure pulled together the biggest coalition in LA’s history. An extraordinary group of individuals and organizations spoke as one on behalf of workers, businesses, the homeless, the environment, public transportation and tenants. Pretty remarkable. I would certainly hope that the development community now, more than ever, realizes that they have to keep their projects appropriate to their location, especially in Hollywood. DH

Artist George Sportelli’s Tony Curtis mural

Museum of Broken Relationships 6571 Hollywood Blvd. (formerly Fredericks of Hollywood). Curated with crowd-sourced totems displaying all sources of heartbreak. www.brokenships.la 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 Musso & Frank Grill 6667 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-7788. Hollywood’s oldest restaurant, it was a popular hangout for writers. William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Chandler, Nathaniel West, Ernest Hemingway and Dashiell Hammett. Open Tue-Sun. www.mussoandfrank.com

Ozzie & Harriet Nelson’s House 1822 Camino Palmero. Home of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson for 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.)

Orchard Gables 1277 Wilcox Ave. Recently declared a Historical and Cultural Landmark, this arts & crafts European-style 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) 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) Places continues on page 53

Visual arts Artists Corner 1546 N. Highland Ave. (323) 464-3900. Stefan Pinto’s Smoke + Mirrors thru Mar 25. Donn Delson’s Flying High Apr 27–May 20. www.artistscorner.us Artspace Warehouse 7358 Beverly Blvd. (323) 936-7020. Affordable urban, pop, abstract, sculptural art by emerging European and U.S. artists. Urban Eternity thru Apr 21. Open daily. www.artspacewarehouse.com Autry Museum of the American West 4700 Western Heritage Way (Griffith Park). (323) 667-2000.

California Continued thru June 25. Closed Mon. www.theautry.org (See PLACES, MUSIC and FAMILY) Barnsdall Art Center (See FAMILY)

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My Breakfast Table by Mabel Alvarez at George Stern Fine Art thru Apr 22.

Couturier Gallery 166 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 933-5557. David Gilhooly On Paper Mar 11 - Apr 15. Corey Stein Apr 22–Jun 3. Tue Sat 11am-5pm. www.couturiergallery.com Dunkees Art Gallery 7325 Melrose Ave. (323) 879-9800. Dunkeelundia – a “cannabis-infused” art show on the 20th of every month. www.dunkees.com Fahey/Klein Gallery 148 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 934-2250. Exhibits rare, vintage and contemporary photography. Cope – Arnold, Torkil Gundnason, Brendan Pattengale, Chad Pitman in Young Blood thru Apr 8. Lauren Greenfield’s Wealth Apr 13–Jun 3. www.faheykleingallery.com Gallery 1988: East 7021 Melrose Ave. (323) 424-3705. Nicole Gustafsson’s Colorful Constructs thru Apr 1. Wed - Sun 11am - 6pm. www.nineteeneightyeight.com

Kent Twitchell by Corey Stein at Couturier Gallery thru Jun 3.

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. Mark Roeder opening Mar 25. www.beneventolosangeles.com Bonhams & Butterfields 7601 Sunset Blvd. (323) 850-7500. Fine art auctioneers and appraisers since 1865. California and Western Paintings and Sculpture Apr 11; African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art May 23. 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. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. Reservations recommended. www.corita.org

Gallery 1988: West 7308 Melrose Ave. (323) 937-7088. Wed - Sun 11am-6pm. www.nineteeneightyeight.com Gallery 825 (LA Art Association) 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. (310) 652-8272. User to User and Solo Shows: Joanne Chase-Mattillo, Joshua Levine and Peggy Pownall thru Apr 21. Solo Shows: Susan Amorde, Susan Bolles, Sharon Hardy and Mark Indig Apr 29 - Jun 2. Out There Jun 9–Jun 23. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. www.gallery825.com Gemini G.E.L. 8365 Melrose Ave. (323) 651-0513. Fine art publishers of limited prints and sculpture. Frank Gehry’s New Etchings and Frank Stella’s Selected Early Works open now. Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm www.geminigel.com Hannah Hoffman Gallery 1010 N. Highland Ave. (323) 450-9106. Ryan Mrozowski thru May 6.

Closed May 9–30 for renovation. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.hannahhoffmangallery.com Trigg Ison Fine Art 9009 Beverly Blvd. (310) 274-8047. Fine European and American modern paintings and sculpture. Recent acquisitions include works

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Electric Blossom #512 by Torkil Gudnason at Fahey/Klein thru Apr 8.

Kohn Gallery 1227 N. Highland Ave. (323) 461-3311. Joe Goode’s Old Ideas with New Solutions Mar 23–May 13. Tue - Sat 10am - 6pm. www.kohngallery.com KP Projects Gallery 170 S. La Brea Ave. (323) 933-4408. Exhibits American emerging and mid-career contemporary artists. Deedee Cheriel thru Apr 1. Tim Hussey’s Badeschiff Apr 8–May 6. Lola Gil’s Dreamality May 20–June 17. Tue-Sat 12pm - 6pm. www.kppro-jects.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. Environmental Communications’ Contact High thru Apr 1. Tue-Sat 11am-6pm. www.laxart.org LAM Gallery 913 Highland Ave. (323) 498-5977. Alternates established artists and emerging ones. www.lamgalleryla.com Leica Gallery Los Angeles 8783 Beverly Blvd. (424) 777-0341. Established and up-and-coming photographers. Danny Clinch’s Wide Open thru May 5. Mon-Sat 10am6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. www.leica-galleryla.com Launch Gallery 170 S. La Brea Ave., upstairs. (323) 899-1363. Wed-Sat 12-6pm. www.launchla.org La Luz de Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 666-7667. Located inside the Soap Plant/Wacko complex. 31st Annual LALUZAPALOOZA 2017 thru Apr 2. Penelope Houston & Miso/Karen Hsiao Apr 7–30. Opening receptions 1st Fri 8-11. Mon-Wed 11am-7pm, Thu-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 126pm. www.laluzdejesus.com

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Los Angeles Center of Photography 1515 Wilcox Ave. (323) 464-0909. Hosts classes, workshops, and shows. Mon-Thu 10am6pm, Fri 10am-5pm. www.lacphoto.org Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) 6522 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 957-1777. Cutting-edge arts center features multimedia exhibitions by emerging and renowned international artists. I Can Call This Progress to a Halt thru Apr 23. 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. Ours Is a City of Writers artist/writers collaborative group show thru March 26. COLA 20 Apr 23–Jul 2. Free. Thu - Sun 12-5pm. www.lamag.org M+B 612 N. Almont Dr. (310) 550-0050. Contemporary art with photography emphasis. Malick Sidibe’s Chemises and Ellen Carey’s Dings & Shadows thru Apr 22. Daniel Gordon Apr 29–Jun 17. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.mbart.com Mak Center at the Schindler House 835 N. Kings Rd. (323) 651-1510. Preserves the vitality of the Rudolf M. Schindler House and Studio while exploring the disciplines of art and architecture. You May Add or Subtract from the Work thru Apr 23. Mandla Peuter’s Wasser thru Jun 4. Wed-Sun 11am- 6pm. www.makcenter.org Matthew Marks Gallery 1062 N. Orange Grove. (323) 654-1830. Modern and contemporary art in a variety of media. Ron Nagle’s Ice Breaker thru Apr 8. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.matthew-marks.com Meliksetian | Briggs 313 N. Fairfax. (310) 625-7049. Contemporary art gallery. Steven Hull’s Sheets Deprived of Wind Part I thru Apr 15. Tue-Sat 12-5pm. www.meliksetianbriggs.com Moskowitz Bayse 743 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 790-4882. Kim Schoen’s Hawaii thru Apr 22. Eleanor Swordy Apr 29–Jun 10. TueSat 11am-6pm. www.moskowitzbayse.com

Bunny by Renee French at La Luz de Jesus Gallery May 5.

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by Conrad Buff at George Stern Art thru Apr 22.

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts 357 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 938-5222. Modern and contemporary paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture. Surreal/Unreal thru Mar 31. www.jackrutbergfinearts.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 and Sam Francis. www.hamiltonselway.com

MTA Metro Art Tour (213) 922-2738. Metro offers regularly scheduled and special request group tours of the artwork in the Metro Rail system. www.metro.net/art (See TOURS) Morrison Hotel Gallery 1200 Alta Loma Rd. (310) 881-6025. Features inspiring and iconic images of famous musicians over the years. Open daily 11am-7pm. www.morrisonhotelgallery.com Tobey C. Moss Gallery 7321 Beverly Blvd. (323) 933-5523. 20th Century American prints, drawings, paintings and sculpture. Diversity group show thru July 4. TueSat 11am-4pm and by apt. www.tobeycmossgallery.com Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave. (310) 289-5223. Free. TueSun. www.moca.org Mr Musichead Gallery 7420 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 876-0042. Where music and art meet.

Weekly artist receptions. Mon-Sat 11am-6pm. www.mrmusichead.com

Tif Sigfrids 1507 Wilcox Ave. (323) 907-9200. Contemporary art. Becky Kolsrud thru Apr 15. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. www.tifsigfrids.com George Stern Fine Arts 8920 Melrose Ave. (310) 276-2600. Specializes in California Impressionism and American Scene painting. Gallery Selections thru Apr 22.

Tue - Sat 10am-6pm. www.sternfinearts.com Louis Stern Fine Arts 9002 Melrose Ave. (310) 276-0147. Mark Feldstein’s Manhattan, Then Mar 30–May 13. Karl Benjamin May 18–July 8. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.louissternfinearts.com

Diversity group show at Tobey C. Moss Gallery thru July 4

New Image Art 7920 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 654-2192. Established and emerging artists from the street, skate, fine art and surf scenes. Tue-Sat 1 - 6pm. www.newimageartgallery.com Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave. (310) 657-0800. West Hollywood’s famous “Blue Whale” is center for design arts. Tue–Fri. www.pacificdesigncenter.com Redling Fine Art 6757 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 460-2046. Tony Oursler’s Unidentified thru Apr 1. www.redlingfin-eart.com

Richard Telles Fine Arts 7380 Beverly Blvd. (323) 965-5578. Jim Isermann’s Sculpture thru Mar 25. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. www.tellesfineart.com

Regen Projects 6750 Santa Monica Blvd. (310) 276-5424. What I Loved: Selected Works from the '90s thru Apr 14. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. www.regenprojects.com

Steve Turner Contemporary 6830 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 460-6830. Emerging and international artists. Top Five Buddy Cop Films and Ann Hirsch’s Private Residence thru Apr 29. Tue-Sat 11am-6pm. www.steveturner.la

Diane Rosenstein Gallery 831 N. Highland Ave. (323) 462-2790. Stefan Hayne’s Super Vi sion: The New German Abstraction thru Apr 15. www.dianerosenstein.com

VSF (Various Small Fires) 812 N. Highland Ave. (310) 426-8040. Dedicated to exhibitions that challenge conventional modes of art production and presentation. TueSat 10am-6pm. www.vsf.la

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short distance north of Franklin Avenue up Canyon Drive is one of Los Angeles’ most exclusive gated enclaves; the dozen or so homes include two fabled manor homes owned by prominent members of the Los Angeles community at the beginning of the 20th century. Both homes, mostly hidden from view, would be built in the newly-popular Craftsman style, favored by upper class progressives of the era, a reaction against the overlydecorative Victorian aesthetic. Briarcliff Manor was the first of these stately homes to be built for omas orkildsen, a larger than life personality who had amassed a fortune after discovering a rich borax mine in Tick Canyon, about 10 miles east of Saugus. Known as the Borax King, orkildsen built Briarcliff in rustic hunting lodge style.

Parties thrown there were elaborate, attracting guests from the nearby movie colony as well as notables from Los Angeles society. orkildsen lost the estate and his fortune in the Great Depression. A succession of owners in the ensuing years left the home in a much-degraded state until it was purchased by actress Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) who then sold it to Brad Pitt. e other, much larger mansion on the hill, Artemesia, was built for Franz Otto Engstrum in 1913. Engstrum was the President of the F.O. Engstrum Company, one of the most prominent general contracting firms west of Chicago. Known for large commercial projects, its buildings included both the Ventura and Riverside county courthouses, downtown’s Security National and Citizens National Banks, and the 1100 room Rosslyn Hotel, the largest hotel on the Pacific Coast.Coast when completed in 1914. Engstrum’s projects, as well as their owner, were known for their painstaking attention to detail.

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by Michael Locke

To celebrate his success, Engstrum spared no expense in building his home. At 13,290 square feet (with later additions), Artemesia is believed to be the largest Craftsman-style house ever built in the United States, dwarfing the neighboring Briarcliff Manor.

Engstrum chose Frank A. Brown, staff architect for Commonwealth Home Builders, to design the house. e firm had achieved a reputation for designing and building quality and often opulent homes in the Craftsman style, albeit more cost-effective than those created by their contemporaries, master architects Charles and Henry Greene. e house is reminiscent—at least in the façade of the Greene’s most famous house—of the Gamble House in Pasadena, built four years earlier.

Articles in the Los Angeles Times reported that the home’s

"The house … will be of the Swiss chalet type and will have a setting distinctly in keeping with its architectural style, its site being a cliff 300 feet in height, overlooking a wide panorama of city, valley, ocean and hills.” — Los Angeles Times 1913 Fenton led us on an extensive private tour of the mansion. e house is entered through a grand entrance hall with deep red mahogany walls and an impressive open staircase; on the right, a great hall with coffered ceiling and massive Batchelder fireplace; on the left a formal dining room that can seat 40, with kitchen and multiple maids’ quarters in the rear. On the far side of the entrance hall, a sun room doubling as the family dining room opens to the pool, the home’s latest addition. e lower level is divided between a billiard room and 2,000 sq. ft. ballroom, all opening onto a lovely full-length terrace. e upper level of the house is divided at each end by massive master suites. On the north end, the larger of the two has its own private living room with an adjoining dressing room and an original twelve acres would be landscaped in a “natural manner, with rockery and running water, terminating in a fish pond at its base.” e September 20, 1913 issue of Southwest Contractor and Manufacturer announced “landscape architect Aurele Vermeulen was preparing plans for a 12-acre residential park; the study includes an aquatic garden, Japanese garden, tea house, rose garden, playgrounds, a suspended tennis court, swimming pool, orchard and deer park…the remainder of the property will be treated in conformity with the natural character of the surroundings.” e eight-bedroom, seven-bath mansion evokes a northern European hunting lodge. e interior, however, is a paean to the English Arts and Crafts movement, with a rich, dark red mahogany carved wood entry, coffered and stained glass ceilings, and in the living room, a Murray M. Harris organ, the largest pipe organ ever installed in a residence.

In 1917, Engstrum sold the house to Mary M. Costello, the widow of Martin Costello, a native of Ireland who later achieved financial success as the owner of hotel properties in Tucson and copper mines in Tombstone, Arizona. e Costellos, along with their ten children, had moved to Los Angeles in 1902. Mary Costello’s ownership of Artemesia was the longest, from 1917 until her death at the house on December 12, 1941. Her children achieved varying degrees of success and tragedy, a story waiting for an episodic cable special.

Following Mary Costello’s death in 1941, the property fell into receivership and the land below the house was subdivided, reducing the property to 1.5 acres. e property languished under several owners until its current owner, Leonard Fenton, purchased the property in October 1987. Mr. Fenton, the owner of a successful advertising agency, had sold his company to the Microsoft Corporation and as a result was looking for a project, a “home of substance,” and after seeing a two-line newspaper advertisement for the property, made the call.

A classical musician trained in France and the Royal Academy of Music in London, Fenton had undertaken several smaller restoration projects. Since he acquired Artemesia he has diligently worked to achieve a museum-quality restoration of the house. Discover Hollywood Editor Nyla Arslanian invited me along for a recent visit to the house to meet the owner. After a delightful conversation on a veranda that stretches full length outside the main entrance,

Gladding McBean floor-to-ceiling tile bath with a sunken Roman tub.

Between the two master suites are smaller guest bedrooms.

Besides the aforementioned verandas on two levels and the impressive grounds are two bachelor apartments above the garage with a sun deck above.

Mr. Fenton’s restoration, in keeping with the original builder’s philosophy, has given attention to even the smallest details, e.g. hinges, door knobs Ornate ceiling detail. and the like have been restored and all look to be in perfect condition. Unlike most Craftsman style houses of the period whose exterior shingles appear dark brown, the wood shingles of Artemesia have all been restored with a light mossy green patina, individually hand cut, stained and oiled to give it a lighter, almost translucent appearance. In remarkable condition, interior and exterior belie its 104 years—a star reborn DH Editor’s Note: Michael Locke, realtor and architectural historian, co-authored Silverlake Chronicles: Exploring an Urban Oasis in Los Angeles and the Silver Lake Bohemia: A History. Artemesia, awaiting listing on the National Register of Historic Landmarks, is currently on the market for $9,995,000. Contact Listing Realtor Sally Forster Jones of the John Aaroe Group (310)691-7888.

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The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm Viceroy Roxy 7:30pm Wild Horses Largo at the Coronet 8:30pm Wu-Tang Clan Hollywood Palladium 7pm

friday

march 24 33 Variations Actors Co-op 8pm

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

The Armando Show Improv Olympic West 9pm

Married People - A Comedy Zephyr Theatre 2pm

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm

The Box Sacred Fools Theatre 11pm

Clap Your Hands Say Yea Roxy 8pm

Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny Greenway Court Theatre 7pm

Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 8pm

The Ghost Town Gun-Ghost - Western L. Ron Hubbard Theatre 7pm

Disinherit the Wind The Complex 8pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

Karrin Allyson Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm

Law Rocks Whisky A-Go-Go 7:30pm Liana and Ben Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Married People - A Comedy Zephyr Theatre 8pm Opening Night: The Improvised Musical! Improv Olympic West 9pm

Javo Barrera at the Catalina Jazz Club Apr 13.

Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny Greenway Court Theatre 8pm The Box Sacred Fools Theatre 11pm

monday

march 20

An Evening of Classic Broadway Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm Burners Atwater Village Theatre 8pm OTEP Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 2pm

sunday

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6:30pm

Burners Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

saturday

Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 4pm Battle of the Bitches Renberg Theatre 7pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm Burners Atwater Village Theatre 7pm Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm

Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 5pm

Five with Manuel Gutierrez Fountain Theatre 8pm

Da' Poetry Lounge Greenway Court Theatre 9pm

Big Wild The Fonda 8pm

Maggie Rogers Doug Weston's Troubadour 7pm

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am

The Al Williams Jazz Society Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Burners Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Karrin Allyson Catalina Jazz Club 7:30pm

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm

La Castaneda Whisky A-Go-Go 7:30pm

Colony House Doug Weston's Troubadour 7:30pm

Liana and Ben Atwater Village Theatre 7pm

wednesday

JAIN Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 8pm Disinherit the Wind The Complex 8pm

Rainbow Kitten Surprise Roxy 7pm

Getting Ahead of the Gayme: A Discussion Rockwell: Table & Stage 2pm

The Real LaLa Land Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Jabber Wock Barnsdall Gallery Theatre 3pm

ZZ Top Tribute by Eliminator Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Karrin Allyson Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm Kevin Abstract Roxy 7pm

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thursday

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 8pm Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival: In Celebration Barnsdall Art Park 7pm Potty Mouth Partybaby Doug Weston's Troubadour 7pm

Law Rocks Whisky A-Go-Go 7:30pm Liana and Ben Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Married People - A Comedy Zephyr Theatre 8:30pm Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny Greenway Court Theatre 8pm Plasticity Hudson Guild Theatre 8pm Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

The Reckoning/Cook County Social Club Improv Olympic West 10pm

Sarah Silverman & Friends Largo at the Coronet 9pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm

Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm

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monday

33 Variations Actors Co-op 2:30pm

Disinherit the Wind The Complex 2pm

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm

march 27

march 26

Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 2pm

march 22

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 3pm Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 2pm + 7pm

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm

tuesday

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 12pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm

33 Variations Actors Co-op 8pm

march 21

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 2pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm

march 25

Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

Still Life MET Theatre 3pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

Plasticity Hudson Guild Theatre 8pm Steel Panther Roxy 7pm

Oathbreaker at the Roxy March 27.

Big Sean: I Decided Tour 2017 Hollywood Palladium 7pm

Corinne Bailey Rae at The Greek Theatre Jun 10.

Courtney Act's The Girl From Oz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm Eisley: I'm Only Dreaming Tour Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm How Not to Kill Yourself in 30 Days and the next 330 Groundling Theatre 8pm Oathbreaker Roxy 7pm Plasticity Hudson Guild Theatre 8pm Skum Love Whisky A-Go-Go 8pm Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm

march 28

tuesday

A Good Trip with Shane Mauss Largo at the Coronet 8:30pm

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm Courtney Act's The Girl From Oz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm Deborah Silver Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm Gravity Bookings Doug Weston's Troubadour 7pm Rose Cousins Hotel Cafe Second Stage 7pm

march 29

wednesday

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm Frances Doug Weston's Troubadour 7pm Robert Randolph & The Family Band Roxy 7pm Settle Down with Ronnie Laws Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm The Allman Brothers Tribute Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

march 30

thursday

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm Burners Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Casey Wilson and Danielle Schneider Bitch Sesh: Live Largo at the Coronet 8:30pm Dwight Yoakam with X Hollywood Palladium 7pm Greg Rose and The Greg Rose Orchestra Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm Ladyhawke Roxy 8:30pm Metal Assault Viper Room 8pm Old 97's The Fonda 8pm Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm Strand of Oaks Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm The Reckoning/Cook County Social Club Improv Olympic West 10pm The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm Zeke, Nashville Pussy Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

march 31

friday

Allan Rayman Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 8pm Disinherit the Wind The Complex 8pm Jon Brion Largo at the Coronet 9:30pm Lynda Carter Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm Make out Monday Whisky A-Go-Go 11pm Married People - A Comedy Zephyr Theatre 8pm Meredith Axelrod Trepany House at the Steve Allen Theatre 9pm Methyl Ethel Bootleg Bar 8:30pm Michael Avalon Viper Room 8pm Moose Blood Roxy 6pm Opening Night: The Improvised Musical! Improv Olympic West 9pm Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny Greenway Court Theatre 8pm Soul Shaker Avalon Hollywood 9pm The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 8pm The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

Burners Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 8pm

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

Chronixx The Fonda 8pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm

Cockamamie Trepany House at the Steve Allen Theatre 8pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 8pm Disinherit the Wind The Complex 8pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Franco de Vita Dolby Theatre 8pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Ganjawhitenight Roxy 9pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm

Tinariwen The Fonda 9pm

Hunter Beard & Lion Pride Music Group Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

KRULLAPALOOZA IV Largo at the Coronet 8pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm

Lynda Carter Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Married People - A Comedy Zephyr Theatre 8:30pm

april 1

Plasticity Hudson Guild Theatre 8pm

Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny Greenway Court Theatre 8pm

saturday

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 5pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm The Bastards, Kat Lively, Goon's Army, Harrison Nida, In The Midst Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

april 2

sunday

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6:30pm Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 4pm Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm Burners Atwater Village Theatre 7pm

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april 9

sunday

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6:30pm

Clean Bandit at The Fonda Apr 5.

Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 4pm Barbara Morrison's tribute Catalina Jazz Club 7:30pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 2pm Disinherit the Wind The Complex 2pm Farol Rockwell: Table & Stage 7pm Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 4pm

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Amorphis, Swallow the Sun, Acrimony Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm

Modern Baseball The Fonda 6pm Mr T Experience & Teenage Bottlerocket Roxy 8pm Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band Catalina Jazz Club 10:30pm Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 7pm Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm

Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Still Life MET Theatre 3pm

Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 2pm

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 5pm

Disinherit the Wind The Complex 2pm

Classixx The Fonda 8pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 2pm

Hollywood Farmer's Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am

Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 8pm

Married People - A Comedy Zephyr Theatre 2pm

Disinherit the Wind The Complex 8pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 12pm

Michael Graves Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 3pm

Nuhjume: An Evening with the S.T.A.R.S Catalina Jazz Club 7:30pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 7pm

Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny Greenway Court Theatre 7pm

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 8pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 2pm + 7pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 7pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 2pm

Still Life MET Theatre 3pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 5pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 2pm The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 12pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm Trans Chorus of Los Angeles Renberg Theatre 8pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 7pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 2pm + 7pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 2pm

Yonder Mountain String Band Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

monday

Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Barb Wire Dolls Whisky A-Go-Go 9:30pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm Plasticity Hudson Guild Theatre 8pm Siimba Liives Long Roxy 7:30pm Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm The Devil's Rescue - Fantasy L. Ron Hubbard Theatre 7pm

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An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm Crimes of the Heart: An "Oh-So" Criminal Cabaret Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

april 8

saturday

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 5pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm Carter Winter Viper Room 8:15pm Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm Die, Mommie, Die! Celebration Theatre 8pm Disinherit the Wind The Complex 8pm Foxygen The Fonda 9pm Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Nancy and Beth with Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt Largo at the Coronet 8:30pm Plasticity Hudson Guild Theatre 8pm

They Roxy 8pm

Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

april 5

POWERS Bridgit Mendler Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

wednesday

monday

Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 3pm

april 3

april 10

The Tea Party at The Roxy Apr 8.

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

Barb Wire Dolls Whisky A-Go-Go 9:30pm

Aaron Watson Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Regina Spektor Dolby Theatre 8:30pm

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm

Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm

Desiigner The Fonda 8pm

Clean Bandit The Fonda 8pm

Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

ELO tribute: Strange Magic Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

The Bastards, Kat Lively, Goon's Army, Harrison Nida, In The Midst Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Plasticity Hudson Guild Theatre 8pm

april 6

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 8pm

thursday

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm

An American in Paris Pantages Theatre 8pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm

april 12

Frankie Ballard & Steven Ybarra Whisky A-Go-Go 8pm

The Tea Party Roxy 7:30pm

Parachute Roxy 7:30pm

Mount Eerie Hollywood Forever Cemetery 7:30pm

wednesday

Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

Queen tribute: Almost Queen Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

The Snow Geese Independent Shakespeare Company 7:30pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Vanessa Carlton Largo at the Coronet 8pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Trans Chorus of Los Angeles Renberg Theatre 8pm

april 13

Tribute to Billie Holiday Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm

Javo Barrera Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Company Theatre 8pm

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Barbara Morrison’s tribute to Ella Fitzgerald Apr 9.

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm Tori Scott: Thirsty! Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm

april 19

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Dolly Parton Tribute Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

april 14

friday

Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Brenna Whitaker and the Little Big Band Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm Idina Menzel Greek Theatre 6:30pm Junkyard, Circus of Power Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

wednesday

Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm Nellie McKay Largo at the Coronet 8:30pm Sonder Hollywood Forever Cemetery 8pm The Long Ryders Roxy 7:30pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

april 20

Shen Yun 2017 Dolby Theatre 7:30pm

Concrete Kiss Whisky A-Go-Go 8pm

thursday

Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Jackie Venson Genghis Cohen 8:30pm

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 8pm The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm + 10:30pm

The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Greek Theatre 6:30pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

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Apocalypse Play Atwater Village Theatre 5pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

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friday

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm Faster Pussycat, Angel City Rockers, Scarlet Vice Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Coheed and Cambria - Neverender Gaibsiv Hollywood Palladium 7pm

Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm + 10:30pm

George Orwell's 1984 Trepany House at the Steve Allen Theatre 10am

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Good Riddance Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Lil Wayne - Kloser 2 U Tour Hollywood Palladium 7pm

Gunman's Tally - Western L. Ron Hubbard Theatre 7pm

Miguel Bose Greek Theatre 6:30pm

Heart & Soul Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Orgone x Monophonics - West Coast Soul Tour Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Missing Persons, Black Velvet, Late Slip, Olio, Timm Saxton Whisky A-Go-Go 8pm

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 8pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Shen Yun 2017 Dolby Theatre 2pm + 7:30pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

Still Life MET Theatre 8:30pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

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The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 8pm The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Mean Gurlz Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm Waiting for Godot Actor's Company Theatre 8pm Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 4pm + 8pm

april 16

sunday

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saturday

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm Bulletboys, Pretty Boy Floyd, Ampage, Electric Junkies Whisky AGo-Go 7pm Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm + 10:30pm Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm Pepe Aguilar Greek Theatre 7pm

A Night With "The Bells" Rockwell: Table & Stage 7pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm

Shadmehr Dolby Theatre 8:30pm

Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am

Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Hookers & Blow w/ Dizzy Reed of Guns N'Roses Whisky A-Go-Go 8pm

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 8pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 4pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

Shen Yun 2017 Dolby Theatre 1pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Still Life MET Theatre 3pm

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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

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. Sun and Mon are FREE before 9 pm! 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, David Spade. www.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. See popular comedians and comedians from TV late night. www.laughfactory.com The Virgil 4519 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 660-4540. Hand crafted cocktails and the hottest stand up in town! www.thevirgil.com

The Really Awesome Improv Show at The Second City, Saturdays at 12pm.

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. www.groundlings.com iO West (Improv Olympic) 6366 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 962-7560. The LA arm of Improv Olympic Chicago. Shows every night. www.ioimprov.com NerdMelt Showroom at Meltdown Comics 7522 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 851-7223. Nestled in back of the comic book Mecca, Nerdist Industries presents nightly comedy. Free open mic Mon. www.nerdmeltla.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. www.secondcity.com/shows/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. All shows $5. www.ucbtheatre.com

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Spoken Word and Author Events Book Soup 8818 Sunset Blvd. (310) 659-3110. Readings, talks and book signings by various authors. www.booksoup.com Center for Inquiry-L.A. 4773 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 666-9797. Explores and advances critical thinking, freedom of inquiry and humanism. www.centerforinquiry.net/la Chevalier's Books (Celebrating 75 years!)

126 N. Larchmont Blvd. (323) 465-1334 Readings, signings, kid’s story times and sing-alongs, and book club meet-ups. www.chevaliersbooks.com Da Poetry Lounge at Greenway Court Theatre 544 N. Fairfax Ave. Tues at 9pm. The largest open mic 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

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Dolby Theatre 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 308-6300. A 3,400 seat theatre inside the Hollywood & Highland complex. www.dolbytheatre.com (see PLACES, MUSIC, THEATRE) El Cid 4212 Sunset Blvd. (323) 668-0318. From comedy to rock ‘n roll to burlesque to Flamenco, El Cid features the most eclectic calendar in LA, showcasing top-notch entertainment. Check ElCidLA.com for upcoming events, or to book your private party! (See EVENTS) El Floridita Cuban Restaurant 1253 N. Vine St. (corner of Vine and Fountain). (323) 871-8612.

Salsa Dance parties on Mon, Fri, and Sat with live bands. www.elfloridita.com (See MUSIC) Fountain Theatre 5060 Fountain Ave. (323) 663-1525. Forever Flamenco one Sunday a month at 7:30pm. The hottest flamenco in town; a thrilling combination of prepared work and spontaneous exploration with invited audience participation for the last number! www.fountaintheatre.com (See THEATRE)

Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd. (800) 982-2787 (Ticketmaster for ticket purchases). This 2700-seat historical landmark and art deco masterpiece hosts lavish Broadway musical theatre productions. www.hollywoodpantages.com (See THEATRE) Tin Horn Flats Saloon & Grill Hollywood 1724 Highland Ave. (323) 462-2210. Wednesday night Line Dancing 9pm - 1am. tinhornflatshollywood.com (See DINING)

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Indina Menzel at The Greek Theatre Apr 14.

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

Saigon Kick, Black Pussy Whisky A-Go-Go 8pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

april 26

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm

wednesday

Dave Mathews Band Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

San Fermin Roxy 7:30pm

Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am

april 27

Indie Music Channel Awards Doug Weston's Troubadour 6pm

Gaz Coombes Hollywood Forever Cemetery 8pm Ne-Hi Bootleg Bar 8:30pm

Korea Times Music Festival Hollywood Bowl 7pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 4pm

Rachelle Ferrell Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm + 10:30pm

New Found Glory Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Patton Oswalt & Friends Largo at the Coronet 9pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Odin, Attack of the Rising, Blakvoid, Lethal Night Whisky A-Go-Go 10pm

The Inventor & The Escort Lounge Theatre 5pm Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 7pm

Woody's Order! Atwater Village Theatre 4pm + 8pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 3pm

april 23

sunday

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 7pm

april 24

monday

thursday

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

The 1975 Greek Theatre 6:30pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm Rachelle Ferrell Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm + 10:30pm

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

Sebastian Maniscalco Pantages Theatre 7pm + 10pm

april 28

friday

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm The Crate Killer - Adventure L. Ron Hubbard Theatre 7pm

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm

The Last Poadcast on the Left Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6pm + 9pm

Jon Brion Largo at the Coronet 9:30pm

The Long Ryders Roxy 8:30pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 8pm

A Little New Music Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm

New Found Glory Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Balkan Beat Box Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Cinderella's Tom Keifer Whisky A-Go-Go 8pm

Barb Wire Dolls Whisky A-Go-Go 9:30pm

Rachelle Ferrell Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm + 10:30pm

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Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm

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Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 7pm

XEB - ex Original Members of Third Eye Blind Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

april 29

Frank Stallone Catalina Jazz Club 7:30pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

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 runs north to Navigate Hollywood with ease 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 self-service 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 ½ 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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Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm Cat's Paw Actors Co-op 8pm Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 4pm New Found Glory Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm Paloma San Basilio & Raul Diblasio Dolby Theatre 8pm Rachelle Ferrell Catalina Jazz Club 7:30pm + 9:30pm

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm

may 3

wednesday

Kiefer Sutherland Not Enough Whiskey 2017 Roxy 7:30pm Robyn Hitchcock Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm

Supper Theatre of NOTE 7pm

may 4

The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 7pm

Dan TDM on Tour Dolby Theatre 7pm

thursday

Thrones! The Musical Parody Hudson Mainstage Theatre 3pm

Neville Staple formerly of The Specials & Fun Boy 3 Whisky A-Go-Go 10pm

Towne Street Theatre Stella Adler Theatre 7pm

Sondre Lerche Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

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monday

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

may 2 Betty Who The Fonda 8pm Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

tuesday

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

may 5

friday

Dan TDM on Tour Dolby Theatre 7:30pm

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Jackie Venson at Genghis Cohen Apr 20.

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Hollywood Palladium 9pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

Rodney Crowell Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

The Weeks Roxy 7pm

Pacific Hills High School Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

The XY Sessions Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm The Sirens of Titan Sacred Fools Theatre 8pm The Story Tour: An Acoustic Evening with Brandi Carlile Ford Amphitheatre 5pm

may 10

wednesday

Frank Iero and the Patience Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm Michael Henderson Catalina Jazz Club 7pm Neil deGrasse Tyson Dolby Theatre 8pm

may 6

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Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm

Andrew Rayel Hollywood Palladium 9pm

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Craig David Presents TS5 The Fonda 8pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

Gabriel Garzon-Montano Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Kirk Wilson Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Pacific Hills High School Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm

Robert Tepper Whisky A-Go-Go 10pm

The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

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A Perfect Circle Hollywood Bowl 7pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Carlos Vives Greek Theatre 6:30pm

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am

Oingo Boingo Dance Party, Blahdios Whisky A-GoGo 12am

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 4pm

PJ Harvey Greek Theatre 7pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 7pm

Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

The 2nd Annual Gardena Mohican Love and Jazz Festival Catalina Jazz Club 7:30pm

The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 1pm

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may 8

An Evening with Women Hollywood Palladium 12am

monday

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

saturday

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Cattle King for a Day - Western L. Ron Hubbard Theatre 7pm

may 9

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

Conor Oberst Greek Theatre 7:30pm

tuesday

Bob Holz and a vision forward Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

Imparables, Adrian Uribe Y Omar Chaparro Dolby Theatre 6:30pm

Delain, Hammer Fall Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Gnash: The Sleepover Tour The Fonda 7pm

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Event venues Hollywood

is one of the best party towns in the nation, and around the holidays it explodes with festivities, gala events and social happenings. Here’s a selection of some of the best party venues to hold your event!

Casita del Campo 1920 Hyperion Ave. (323) 662-4255. Authentic Mexican cuisine in a colorful and artistic environment, Casita del Campo has a real party atmosphere. It offers two outdoor patios and a beautiful dining room with a giant rubber tree. In addition, a sports lounge with a pool table and full bar, along with a variety of intimate booths.

Open daily from 11 a.m. 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)

Hollywood Hotel 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

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. Celebration of Entertainment Awards thru May 1. www.thehollywoodmuseum.com

where to party

The Hollywood Palladium

Paramount Pictures Studios

6215 W. Sunset Blvd. (323)962-7600. Celebrating Old World Hollywood with today’s modern touches! The Hollywood Palladium is one of the largest, most versatile, and unique event spaces in Los Angeles. With the ability to transform the ballroom from a general admission concert environment, to a grandiose award show, to a seated gala dinner, to a theatre style presentation, all of your special event needs are met at the Hollywood Palladium! http://specialevents.livenation.com/venue/hol lywood-palladium-hollywood-ca

5555 Melrose Ave. (323) 956-8398. Hosts a variety of special events including award shows, movie premieres, conventions, parties, corporate events and more. Gain access to awe inspiring effects, spectacular lighting and astonishing A/V systems of the sort only Hollywood can provide and more. 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)

Los Angeles Zoo

Pig ‘n Whistle

5333 Zoo Dr. (323) 644-4781. The Los Angeles Zoo offers a variety of opportunities for private events and birthday parties. Don’t miss Dinosaurs: Unextinct at the L.A.Zoo thru Oct 31. Call to discuss your special event. www.lazoo.org (See FAMILY FUN)

Madame Tussauds Hollywood 6933 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 798-1678.

Madame Tussauds is not just any wax museum with its interactive wax attraction that offers a unique full-service event haute including a 6,000-squarefoot Starlit Rooftop Terrace that is perfect for social gatherings, team building functions, and corporate dinners. www.madametussauds.com/hollywood/en/plan-your-visit/private-events/

Miceli's ltalian Restaurant 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

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 their VIP club to receive exclusive offers, discount coupons and special events invitations. www.pignwhistlehollywood.com (See DINING)

Tinhorn Flats Saloon&Grill Hollywood 1724 North Highland Ave. 323-462-2210.

Fabulous Old West atmosphere. Great for private parties and corporate events! www.tinhornflatshollywood.com/

Universal Studios Special Events 100 Universal City Plaza (855) 5170525. With excellent party locations, 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

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Shopping around

where to shop

Amoeba Music

Hollywood Toys and Costumes

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 11am9pm. Free shipping always on www.amoeba.com

(866) 232-1829.Your e-guide to costumes, party supplies and lingerie. Fun for the whole undead family. Order by phone. www.hollywoodtoysandcostumes.com

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

Original Farmers Market Amoeba Music

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 Madame Tussauds. At Griffith Observatory and the L.A. Zoo you can avoid the crowds and find the perfect gift for that special someone.

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: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm; Sat 9am-8pm; Sun 10am-7pm. www.farmersmarketla.com

Hollywood & Highland 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 817-0200. A one-of-akind 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

Los Angeles 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

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6933 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 798-1670. Exclusive retailer of the Official Walk of Fame T-shirts. Come visit for gifts, souvenirs and more. Open at 10am daily. www.madametussauds.com.

Uni Discount 4632 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 663-4095. One of the first indoor swap meets in Los Angeles, it has been family owned and operated for the past 25 years. A truly unique shopping experience! www.unionswapmeet.com

Universal CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City. (818) 622-9841. 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

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Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

Madame Tussauds

Supper Theatre of NOTE 7pm

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes The Fonda 8pm

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6:30pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 1pm

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

may 15

monday

Train with OAR and Natasha Bedingfield Hollywood Bowl 7pm

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

may 14

may 16

sunday

As It Is Roxy 6pm Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am Kill Floor Atwater Village Theatre 4pm

tuesday

I'd Enjoy Being A Girl...on Broadway! Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm

may 18

thursday

Aileen Quinn & the Leapin' Lizards Whisky A-Go-Go 10pm

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

may 17

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 7pm

Oleg Frish and friends Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm

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The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm

wednesday

Mark Arthur Miller's New Cd release Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm Michael Kiwanuka The Fonda 7pm

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igh on the wish list of “somedays” is “someday I’d like to open a restaurant”. Such a venture is challenging enough for an experienced restaurateur, let alone a dreamer. Ask Ken Bernard, President of FTM Hospitality Group, who recently opened BBCM (e Butcher, e Baker, e Cappuccino Maker). e eatery is located at historic Sunset Plaza, just across the street from the company’s Chin Chin restaurant.

When we say, historic, the cluster of shops and restaurants on this stretch of Sunset has been so declared by West Hollywood’s Historic Preservation Commission. Located in the former Cravings Restaurant space, the newly designed double dining room restaurant had to pass stringent guidelines ensuring that the character of the building remained. e exterior remained intact

ABOVE: Nothing more SoCal than patio dining. .

LEFT: Executive Chef Craig Hopson.

FAR LEFT: Everything old is new again— restaurant’s Sunset Plaza historic facade. .

BELOW LEFT: An inviting booth awaits...

BELOW: Full bar and gourmet coffee, something for everyone.

but the interior was completely redesigned.

With great attention to detail, the extensive redo provides a delightful casual space complete with a coffee bean roaster and bar, an intimate, dining room in soft earth tones with dramatic bursts of color, and a custom-tiled outdoor seating area that features 100-year-old olive trees.

“We wanted to provide an empowering, not overpowering décor where everyone feels comfortable enjoying their experience,” says Bernard, “whether it’s sipping on a specialty latte during brunch to savoring a great glass of wine with a wonderful dinner.” e menu is described as new American with European influences and features local, seasonal ingredients through a collaborative effort of BBCM Executive Chef, Ren Nisenbaum,

formerly of Jaleo, and Corporate Executive Chef Craig Hopson. who, honed his skills in Michelin-starred restaurants in France before helming celebrated New York City eating establishments including Le Cirque and Picholine.

Open breakfast though dinner, offerings include a range of delectable items from freshly baked gourmet galettes, hearty fare such as their fork tender beef short rib, and tempting brunch offerings including a seafood omelette with smoked salmon, crème fraiche, nori and salmon caviar. It’s a mix-and-match menu with something for everyone’s tastes and budgets served up with fresh ground coffees from around the world, craft cocktails and an extensive wine list.

While any restaurant venture is a challenge, when you have a historic location, superior ambiance and dining choices, and above all, the know how to put it all together, the future looks bright for Chin Chin’s new neighbor BBCM, at 8653 Sunset Blvd. (See DINING) DH SPRING 2017 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 51

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Brandie Carlile at the Ford Theatre May 5.

Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

may 19

friday

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm Isaac Bright Presents Stella Adler Theatre 8pm Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm Marsha Bartenetti Catalina Jazz Club 8:30pm Puddle of Mudd, Slant, Black Velvet Whisky AGo-Go 7pm Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm

The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

may 27

may 20

Battle of Wizards - Science Fiction L. Ron Hubbard Theatre 7pm

saturday

saturday

Beastly Ball Los Angeles Zoo 6pm

Brian Wilson performs Pet Sounds: The Final Performances Pantages Theatre 8pm

Bryan Adams Greek Theatre 7:30pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 8pm

La La Land In Concert Hollywood Bowl 8pm

Dennis Quaid and the Sharks Whisky A-Go-Go 10pm

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

Isaac Bright Presents Stella Adler Theatre 8pm

The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

WAR & Los Lonely Boys Greek Theatre 7pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

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may 28

Red Helen Theatre of NOTE 8pm Russell Howard Roxy 7pm Shahkar Bineshpajooh Dolby Theatre 8pm Supper Theatre of NOTE 8pm The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

may 21

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Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am John Legend Greek Theatre 5:30pm Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 1pm The Skivvies Rockwell: Table & Stage 6:30pm

Building the Wall Fountain Theatre 2pm Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am Jason Bonhams Led Zeppelin Experience Greek Theatre 7:30pm Leonid Agutin and Stars of Russia's The Voice! Dolby Theatre 7pm Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm Patton Oswalt & Friends Largo at the Coronet 9pm

may 29

monday

John Legend Greek Theatre 5:30pm The Skivvies Rockwell: Table & Stage 6:30pm

The Bodyguard Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6:30pm

may 30

The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 1pm

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

tuesday

The Skivvies Rockwell: Table & Stage 6:30pm

may 22

monday

How Not to Kill Yourself in 30 Days and the next 330 Groundling Theatre 8pm

may 31

wednesday

Dead and Company Hollywood Bowl 7pm

The Strumbellas The Fonda 8pm

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

may 25

june 1

thursday

Band of Horses Greek Theatre 6pm

Call 323-465-0533 x303

sunday

Donna McKechnie Catalina Jazz Club 7:30pm

thursday

Elephant Revival Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

Casey Wilson and Danielle Schneider Bitch Sesh: Live Largo at the Coronet 8:30pm

The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Dead and Company Hollywood Bowl 7pm Sam Outlaw Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm

may 26

friday

Brian Wilson performs Pet Sounds: The Final Performances Pantages Theatre 8pm

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

june 2

Jon Brion Largo at the Coronet 9:30pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

La La Land In Concert Hollywood Bowl 8pm

Julieta Venegas Dolby Theatre 8pm

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

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Places Continued from page 34 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) Professional Musicians Local 47 817 N. Vine St., (323) 462-2161. A labor organization formed by and for musicians over a century ago, Local 47 promotes and protects the concerns of its members in all areas of the music business. This includes a referral service for employers to hire So. Californian musicians for events including weddings, private parties, recording, film & TV shoots and corporate events. www.promusic47.org Raleigh Studios 5300 Melrose Ave. (888) 960-3456. Working studio dates back to 1914 and Mary Pickford. Home of classic films such as The Mark of Zorro, The Three Musketeers, In the Heat of the Night, and TV’s Hopalong Cassidy and Superman series. www.raleighstudios.com (See EVENTS) Red Studios Hollywood 846 N Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 463-0808. Began as 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/home 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! Odditorium 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 10ammidnight. www.ripleys.com/wp/hollywood Rockwalk 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. www.rockwalk.com

Shakespeare Bridge

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

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.

Schindler House at Kings Road 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 Wed-Sun. Fri 4-6pm FREE. www.schindlerhouse.org (See Mak Center in VISUAL ARTS)

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.

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.

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Sunset Strip

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.storerhouse.com 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.sgsandsbs.com/sunset_gower.php Sunset Strip Doheny Dr. to Crescent Hts. Once-favorite 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 Tower Hotel

TV Studios (See TV Tickets & Tours) Universal CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza. (818) 622-4455. A lively pedestrian promenade with restaurants, nightclubs, and four entertainment attractions: Universal Studios Hollywood, Gibson Amphitheatre, 19screen Universal Cinema and IMAX, and the brand-new high-tech concert arena 5 Towers. Open daily. www.citywalkhollywood.com

Wattles Mansion

Tours (See Featured Tours page 61)

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, Super Silly Fun Land, behindthe-scenes Studio Tour featuring comedian Jimmy Fallon as the video host. Other attractions include The Simpsons RideTM, Revenge of the MummySM– The Ride, Shrek 4-DTM, Jurassic Park® –The Ride, and the all-new studio tour’s grand finale: Fast and Furious-Supercharged! www.universalstudioshollywood.com (See FEATURED TOURS)

TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman’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 and article page 12)

Vedanta Society Hollywood Temple 1946 Vedanta Pl. (323) 465-7114. Founded by Swami Prabhavananda in 1929, preaches the philosophical basis of Hinduism in historic setting.

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

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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Visitor/Tourist Information Hollywood & Highland at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-6412. 2nd level, #209.

Open daily.

Walk of Fame (323) 469-8311. Created by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in 1960, the world’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 (See SPECIAL EVENTS) Warner Bros. Studios 3400 W. Riverside Dr., Burbank. (877) 4928687. 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. No two Warner Bros tours are ever alike. Open daily. www.wbstudiotour.com (See FEATURED TOURS) 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 “The Creative City,” 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 - all within an easy stroll of the landmark Pacific Design Center. www.weho.org

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.

Yamashiro 1999 N. Sycamore Ave. (323) 466-5125. Built in 1911 as a private residence, this beautiful 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. Offers fine art classes for all ages. www.artworksstudio.org Autry Museum of the American West 4000 Western Heritage Way. (323) 667-2000. Every 2nd Tue of month Free. Pan for gold every Sat-Sun 11am. Friday Odd Nights. Closed Mon. www.theautry.org Bob Baker Marionette Theater 1345 W. 1st St. (213) 250-9995. Using over 2000 handcrafted puppets for over 200 performances a year. Reservations required. Fiesta thru Mar 26. Check online for times and tickets. www.bobbakermarionettes.com 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.barnsdallonline.com

Where You Are

The Star!

Barnsdall Art Sundays 4800 Hollywood Blvd. JAC Studio 1. Free Family Arts Workshops with a different theme weekly held at Junior Art Center most Sundays 10am-noon. www.barnsdallarts.org Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood 850 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 467-2007 x101. Fun with a purpose is their most important rule. Field trips, sports, music, & arts activities daily. Mon-Fri 2pm-7pm. Extended hours during school holidays. www.bgchollywood.com

Kristen TowersRowles and Andrew James Villareal in The Princess and the Frog at Storybook Theatre (Theatre West) thru July 8.

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Chevalier’s Books 126 N. Larchmont Blvd. (323) 465-1334. Open daily 10am-6pm. Book Signings. Music classes for pre-Kindergarten, Tue 10am. Story Time, Sat 10am. www.chevaliersbooks.com El Capitan Theatre 6838 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-7674. Classic movie palace built in 1925 is a visual treat showing first-run Disney family features with live shows. www.elcapitan.go.com (See SPECIAL EVENTS, FILM & PLACES) Original Farmers’ Market At Third & Fairfax. (323) 933‐9211.Check website for family oriented activities. www.farmersmarketla.com (See PLACES, MUSIC and SPECIAL EVENTS)

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Griffith Observatory 2800 E. Observatory Rd. (213) 473-0800. See new exhibitions, peek through its telescope, and tour the universe. Daily planetarium shows. Closed Mon. Free. www.griffithobservatory.org

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Here’s a Hollywood Secret: Some of your favorite

shows are recorded in front of a live audience, and the tickets are free!

Read below for details.

Hollywood Bowl Museum 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2058. Located on the grounds of the Hollywood Bowl. Features photos, film footage, programs & artifacts about the history of the Bowl. Open year round. Closed Mon. Free. www.hollywoodbowl.com (See PLACES) 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 PLACES) Hollywood Recreation Center 1122 Cole Ave. (323) 467-6847. Sports, arts, ballet, piano, cooking and aerobics. Open daily. www.laparks.org/reccenter/hollywood

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

Audience Associates

Las Palmas Senior Center 1820 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 465-7787. Activities for adults. Free Seniors Computer Lab, art, exercise, movies, Spanish Language. Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm. www.laparks.org/scc/las-palmas

Audiences Unlimited, Inc. Free tickets to live

Los Angeles Branch Libraries Hours: Mon/Wed 10am-8pm, Tue/Thu 12 pm-8pm, Fri/Sat 9:30am-5:30pm.

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

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

El Capitan Entertainment Center, 6840 Hollywood Blvd. Call (323) 570-0096 on weekdays between 12pm2pm, or go to www.1iota.com

Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy Offers priority

seating to groups up to 8 at wheeltickets.tv. For 10 or more, call (818) 7726788 on weekdays between 10am-6pm.

On Camera Audiences Tickets for America’s Got Talent,

Tosh.0, Dancing with the Stars, The Price is Right, The Carmichael Show, Hell’s Kitchen and more! www.ocatv.com

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Cahuenga Branch Library 4591 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 664-6418. Story time, crafts, Student Zone Homework Center, and Teen Council. Check website for dates and times. www.lapl.org/branches/cahuenga Will & Ariel Durant Public Library 7140 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 876-2741. Pajama Party Storytime Wed 6pm. www.lapl.org/branches/durant John C. Fremont Library 6121 Melrose Ave. (323) 962-3521. Storytime Wed 10:30 & 11am. 2nd Tue Book Club 6:30pm. www.lapl.org/branches/john-c-fremont Frances Howard Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library 1623 N. Ivar Ave. (323) 856-8260. Baby Toddler Storytime Fri 4pm. Also open Sun 1-5pm. www.lapl.org/branches/hollywood

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Armenia Continued from page 19

you spot new roofs and improvements indicating that the venture is benefiting the entire community.

As our guide, Aram, continues our history lesson as we journey through the countryside heading into the mountains and the beautiful spa resort of Jermuk. ere’s skiing and hiking, mineral springs and waterfalls… a wonderfully magical place. Although it’s only the end of September while we’re there, you can tell that winter is on its way.

Passing through villages and a landscape best used for sheep grazing, we turn off the road in an extremely remote area.

Here we come across a prehistoric site dating back many thousands of years. e rocks are positioned and drilled to see stars and planets, its meaning is lost to the ages.

Scenery in Armenia can only be described as National Park status. Mountains and gorges with streams and rivers flowing through. e road follows the water making its way through the steep rocky cliffs.

Traffic is light; our main obstacle is an occasional herd of sheep or cattle in the road.

We enter Karabakh, a small independent country, situated between Azerbejan and Armenia. is is the true frontier. War erupted between 1991 and 1994 and a siege ensued with one force shelling Karabakh’s capital Stepanakert until a group of Armenian commandos made their way through a steep gorge surprising the enemy force. A peace agreement was reached but the area is still on guard and relations with Azerbaijan are far from cordial. ere’s no question that when visiting outside of Yerevan, the capital, the country has its challenges. However, the warmth and industrious nature of the people, their hospitality bodes well for its future. Highlights of our trip were visits to villages where the government is encouraging people to welcome visitors. We visited bed and breakfasts, enjoying wonderful meals and meeting the proprietors—entrepreneurship is visible throughout the country from the cities to small villages.

Armenia’s challenges also include a lack of natural resources. A mountainous country, it is rich in minerals such as iron, copper, aluminum and other scarce metals and hydroelectric power. However, it lacks domestic

Hospitality is everywhere—visitors welcomed! sources for oil, coal and natural gas. It imports oil and natural gas from Russia and Iran. In turn, its exports to Iran include electricity generated by its hydroelectric facilities.

Perhaps, by far, Armenia’s greatest resource is its people. e Armenian Diaspora has scattered its people throughout the world. An industrious, artistic, intellectual race, they have enriched the countries they have adopted but haven’t forgotten their ancestral homeland. Everywhere there is evidence of their generosity. Names such as Simonian, Krikorian, Vartanian are acknowledged on countless innovative projects designed to assist Armenia and its people.

At the Tumo Center in Yerevan one of the most innovative facilities to encourage the interest of youth in the wonders of technology, hundreds of young people converge daily to take classes and create projects. e first two floors are devoted to the center and the upper floors house startups in a cooperative creative atmosphere. Here is where the future is being created.

In Dilijan, a beautiful city nestled in the mountains the United World College invites students from around the world to complete their last two years of high school in a unique residential program that encompasses literature, the arts and sciences. UWC Dilijan is a community working towards a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world through a balanced, challenging and transformative education with people from diverse backgrounds. A tour of this campus and its international student body, you can imagine that if we are to have world peace, the seeds are being sown here as students from many countries and cultures share their dreams and aspirations. ese are the world leaders of tomorrow.

We returned to the U.S. with a new appreciation of Armenia and its people.

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Storybook Theatre at Theatre West 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West. (818) 761-2203.

Classic tales with audience participation and original songs. Suitable for ages 3 to 9. The Princess and the Frog thru July 8. www.theatrewest.org The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute 7936 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 650-7777. Programs for children and teens ages 7-17. www.youngactorstrasberg.com (See THEATRE) Travel Town Museum 5200 Zoo Dr., Griffith Park (323) 662-5874. Over 35 locomotives, cabooses, freight, passenger cars, trolley and streetcar, and a miniature train ride. Gift shop, docents. Open daily. Free. www.traveltown.org

Spring Camp at Zimmer Children’s Museum Los Feliz Public Library 1874 Hillhurst Ave. (323) 913-4710. Free film screenings Wed 2pm. www.lapl.org/branches/los-feliz Los Angeles City College (Community Services) 855 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 953-4000 x2651.

Foreign Language, art, music, computer programs, and more. See schedule for adults and children at https://lacitycollege.augusoft.net Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens 5333 Zoo Dr. (323) 644-4200. Open daily 10am5pm. World-class zoo in Griffith Park. World of Birds Show Wed-Mon 11:30 am. Elephant Training Demonstration Wed-Mon 11am. Hippo Encounter weekends and holidays 12pm. The Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel features hand-carved & painted wooden figures representing local flora & fauna. www.lazoo.org (See PLACES, SPECIAL EVENTS) Movies! For You and the Little One (See FILM) El Capitan Tiny Tot Tuesday. 10am; Los Feliz 3 Theatres Me & My Parents. Wed 10:30am; New Beverly Cinema Kiddie Matinee. Weekends 2pm; Pacific Theatres at The Grove Monday Morning Mommy Movies 11am; TCL Chinese Theatres BYOB: Bring Your Own Baby! Wed 11am.

Nine O’Clock Players 1367 N. St. Andrews Pl. (323) 545-6153. Performs two stage plays each year chosen from classic children’s literature and featuring dancing, singing, and special effects. Productions are offered to school groups during the week and to the public on Sundays at 2pm. www.nineoclockplayers.com Plummer Park 7377 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 845-0172. Daily programs and activities for youth and teens with monthly excursions. Youth Leadership Program in conjunction with Teen Center. 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 teen/youth program open to students ages 8-18. www.secondcity.com/hollywood (See COMEDY)

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Universal CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza. (818) 622-9841. High-energy hub of shops, eateries, cinema & bowling alley.

Open Daily. www.citywalkhollywood.com (See PLACES) Universal Studios Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza. (800) UNIVERSAL. Hollywood’s #1 family attraction. Face heart-pounding rides and shows that put you inside some of the world’s biggest movies. Go behind the scenes of a working movie studio. Season Passes available online. Hours vary. www.universalstudioshollywood.com (See PLACES and TOURS)

California Science Center 700 Exposition Park Dr. (323) 724-3623.

West Coast’s largest hands‐on science center.

See the amazing Endeavor. Reservations recommended. General Admission Free. Open daily. Parking $12. www.californiasciencecenter.org Chinese American Museum 425 N. Los Angeles St. (213) 485‐8567. In El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (oldest structure of LA’s original Chinatown). Open Tue‐Sun. www.camla.org Craft & Folk Art Museum 5814 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 937‐4230. Exhibitions challenge ideas about craft, design and folk art.

Open Tue-Sun. www.CAFAM.org Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr. La Canada. (818) 9494200. Camellia garden, oak forest, rose garden, native plants, lake and art gallery. Free parking. Open daily. 3rd Tue Free. www.descansogardens.org

West Hollywood Library 625 N. San Vicente Blvd. (310) 652-5340. An architectural delight. Storytime Wed 11:15. Scrabble Club alternating Wed 1- 2:30pm. www.colapublib.org/libs/whollywood West Hollywood Park 647 N. San Vicente Blvd. (323) 848-6534. Activities for children and parents. Office hours 9am10pm. www.weho.org Yucca Community Center 6671 Yucca St. (323) 957-6339. Activities for children and teens. After School Club. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm. Sat 10am-5pm. www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/yuccaCC.htm Zimmer Children’s Museum 6505 Wilshire Blvd., #100. (323) 761-8984. Features hands-on exhibits for children up to 8 years old to explore BIG IDEAS in creative and inspiring settings. Closed Sat. www.zimmermuseum.org

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

Iris Nights lecture series every Thurs, reservation required. Free. Open Wed-Sun. www.annenbergspaceforphotography.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. Parking $12. www.thebroad.org California African American Museum 600 State Dr. (213) 744-7432. Art and culture of African Americans in the west. Free. Parking $12.

Open Tue-Sun. www.caamuseum.org

Petersen Automotive Museum Forest Lawn Museum 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale (888)204-3131 Statuary and special exhibits. Noon-5pm Tues-Sun. The Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Dr. (310) 440‐7300. Features art, film, lectures, performances and family events. Free admission. Parking $15. Open Tue‐Sun. www.getty.edu The Getty Villa 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy. (310) 440‐7300. Visit the ancient world of Greece and Rome. Free admission. Reservations required. Parking $15.

Closed Tue and major holidays. www.getty.edu Grammy Museum at LA Live 800 W. Olympic Blvd. (213) 765‐6800. Celebrates music and the art and technology of the recording process. Open daily. www.grammymuseum.org The Hammer Museum at UCLA 10899 Wilshire Blvd. (310) 443‐7000. Champions the art and artists who challenge us to see the world in a new light. Free. Parking $6. Open TueSun. www.hammer.ucla.edu Japanese American National Museum 100 N. Central Ave. (213) 625‐0414. Chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history.

Open Tue-Sun. Free 3rd Thu. www.janm.org L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA) 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 857‐6000. Los Angeles’ world-class art museum. Free to L.A. residents and after 3pm weekdays. Closed Wed. www.LACMA.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 Museum of Contemporary Art 250 S. Grand Ave. (213) 626‐6222. Extensive collection of art from 1940 to present. Open WedMon. Free Thu 5-8pm. www.moca.org Natural History Museum of L.A. County 900 Exposition Blvd. (213) 763‐3466. Declared a National Landmark in 1975. One of the world’s most extensive collections of natural and cultural history. Open daily. 1st Tue Free. www.nhm.org USC Pacific Asia Museum 46 N. Los Robles Ave. Pasadena. (626) 449‐2742. One of four U.S. institutions dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Open Wed‐Sun. 2nd Sun free. www.pacificasiamuseum.org

Church of Scientology of Los Angeles 4810 Sunset Blvd. (323) 953-3200 www.scientology-losangeles.org 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 Seventh-Day Adventist Church 1711 N. Van Ness Ave. (323) 462-0010 www.hollywoodsda.org

Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits 5801 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 934-7243. Only active paleontological excavation site in the U.S. Features Ice Age fossils. Open daily, 1st Tue free. www.tarpits.org

Hollywood United Methodist Church 6817 Franklin Ave. (323) 874-2104 hollywoodumc.org

The Paley Center for Media 465 N. Beverly Dr. (310) 786‐1000. Over 100,000 radio and TV programs to hear and see.

Open Wed‐Sun. Free. www.paleycenter.org

Hope Lutheran Church - Hollywood 6720 Melrose Ave. (323) 938-9135 www.hopelutheranchurch.net

Pasadena Museum of California Art 490 E. Union St., Pasadena. (626) 568‐3665. Museum dedicated to the exhibition of California art from 1850 to the present. Open Wed‐Sun. 1st Fri 125pm and 3rd Thu 5-8pm free. www.pmcaonline.org Petersen Automotive Museum 6060 Wilshire Blvd. (323) 930‐2277. Classic and modern automobiles, motorcycles and transportation history. Open daily. www.petersen.org Norton Simon Museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. (626) 449‐6840. Extensive European and Asian Art collections. Sculpture gardens. Closed Tue. 1st Fri of every month free from 5-8pm. www.nortonsimon.org Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 440‐4500. Explores connections between 4,000 years of Jewish heritage and American ideals. Open Tue‐Sun, Thu Free. www.skirball.org Historic Southwest Museum 234 Museum Dr. (323)221-2164. Historic museum now under the auspices of The Autry National Center. Sat 10am‐5pm. Free. www.theautry.org Museum of Tolerance 9786 W. Pico Blvd. (310) 772-2505. Exhibitions on racism and prejudice. Advance tickets required. Free parking. Closed Sat. www.museumoftolerance.com

worship Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 6657 Sunset Blvd. (323) 462-6311 www.blessedsacramenthollywood.org Chabad of Greater Los Feliz 1930 Hillhurst Ave (323) 660-5177 www.chabadlosfeliz.org

Founders Metropolitan Community Church 4607 Prospect Ave. (323) 669-3434 foundersmcc.org Mosaic – A Non-denominational Christian community 7107 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 391-2930 mosaic.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 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.facebook.com/stmaryoftheangels St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 6125 Carlos Ave. (323) 469-3993 ststephenshollywood.org

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St. Thomas the Apostle Hollywood 7501 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 876-2102 www.saintthomashollywood.org Temple Israel of Hollywood 7300 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 876-8330 Temple Knesset Israel 1260 N. Vermont Ave. (323) 665-5171 www.templeki.org Vedanta Society of Southern California 1946 Vedanta Pl. (323) 465-7114 vedanta.org (See PLACES) West Hollywood United Church of Christ 7350 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 874-6646 www.wehoucc.org SPRING 2017 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 59

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sunday

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wednesday

Elvis Costello Greek Theatre 8pm

Kingdom Hearts Symphonic Orchestra Dolby Theatre 8pm

Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm The 25th Anniversary Young Playwrights Festival! The Blank Theatre at Stella Adler 7pm The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6:30pm

june 6

tuesday

june 15

thursday

Coin Doug Weston's Troubadour 8pm Phoenix Hollywood Bowl 7pm The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

june 7

wednesday

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

june 8

thursday

Sheryl Crow Greek Theatre 7:30pm The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

june 9

friday

june 16

friday

Bad Suns The Fonda 8pm Boston with Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Greek Theatre 7:30pm Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm London Calling - The Musical Hudson Backstage Theatre 8pm Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

june 17

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm

saturday

Stephen Pearcy of RATT Whisky A-Go-Go 11pm

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Hollywood Bowl 8pm

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

London Calling - The Musical Hudson Backstage Theatre 8pm Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

Rachelle Ferrell at the Catalina Jazz Club Apr 27 thru 30.

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

june 10

saturday

(HED) p.e, Still Not Dead, Andrew Boss, Hello Lady, Osairis, Raven's Cry Whisky A-Go-Go 7pm

Lyman Hudson Backstage Theatre 3pm Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm The 25th Anniversary Young Playwrights Festival! The Blank Theatre at Stella Adler 8pm

New Kids on the BLock with Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men Hollywood Bowl 7:30pm OZOMATLI and friends Doug Weston's Troubadour 7:30pm The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

june 3

Dweezil Zappa: 50 Years of Frank at The Fonda May 6.

saturday

Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm Lady Antebellum with Kelsea Ballerini Hollywood Bowl 7:30pm Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm Lyman Hudson Backstage Theatre 11:30am Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm

Boss of the Lazy B - Western L. Ron Hubbard Theatre 7pm Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band The Dome Arclight 6pm Kidz Bop Live! Greek Theatre 4:30pm

Ryan Adams: Prisoner Tour 2017 Greek Theatre 7:30pm

Kingdom Hearts Symphonic Orchestra Dolby Theatre 8pm

The 25th Anniversary Young Playwrights Festival! The Blank Theatre at Stella Adler 8pm

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Coop 8pm

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm

Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl 3pm

The Gary Plays Atwater Village Theatre 8pm

Princess and the Frog Theatre West Storybook 1pm The 25th Anniversary Young Playwrights Festival! The Blank Theatre at Stella Adler 8pm The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm

june 11

sunday

From Paris with Love Rockwell: Table & Stage 8pm

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 2pm + 8pm The Wave's Soulful Summer Concert Series Greek Theatre 7:30pm

Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am

june 18

Kingdom Hearts Symphonic Orchestra Dolby Theatre 3pm

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Hollywood Bowl 7pm

Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm

Hollywood Farmers' Market Hollywood Farmer's Market 8am

Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl 3pm The 25th Anniversary Young Playwrights Festival! The Blank Theatre at Stella Adler 7pm The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6:30pm

sunday

John Mellencamp Greek Theatre 7:30pm London Calling - The Musical Hudson Backstage Theatre 3pm Lucky Stiff Book and Lyrics Actors Co-op 8pm Lyman Hudson Backstage Theatre 7pm

june 13

tuesday

The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 8pm

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The 25th Anniversary Young Playwrights Festival! The Blank Theatre at Stella Adler 7pm The Book of Mormon Pantages Theatre 1pm + 6:30pm

FEATURED TOURS & SIGHTSEEING Hollywood Bowl at Dodger the Hollywod Roosevelt, 7000 Hollywod Blvd.

323-785-7244. Open Stadium Tours (866) DODGERS 24Just hours. “....an honest-to-goodness burger joint.”

Bon Appetit Maga-Stadium is minutes from Hollywood and Downtown, Dodger zine.

Textured fuchsia wallpaper, oxblood leather booths, traditional a true Los Angeles landmark. These 80 to 90-minute tours offer counter bar with modern flat screen televisions, all set in a Moulin Rouge fans an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look of the iconic style diner.

Dodger Stadium—one of baseball’s most historic stadiums. Tour

highlights may include a visit to the Dodger Dugout, a walk Hollywood Palladium through the Vin Scully and a trip Old through the Trophy 6701-B Hollywood Blvd at LasPress PalmasBox 323-465-5359. style Hollywood café, aDaily uniqueat and elegant11:30am tribute to Audrey Beautiful, reGallery.

10am, and Hepburn.

1pm (excluding daytime laxing & delicious a must-see for and any Hollywood visitor. Private and home games,oasis, select holidays special events). www.cafeaudrey.com. group tours available. www.dodgers.com/tours

Paramount Pictures (323) 956-1777 5555 Melrose Ave. Longest continuously operating film studio in Hollywood on 65 acres. Twohour Studio Tour $55 per person (must be at least Kodak Theatre 10 Sunset yearsBlvd of 323-876-7633. age). Daily 9:00am–4pm. may vary) Tours start every 15 minutes. VIP Studio 7651 Come to the Casbah(Weekend and dine like schedule a sultan a recreated Moroccan Tourin including gourmetpalace. lunchEnjoy (4½a multi-course hr) $178feast, per then person. Mon–Fri 9:30am. Paramount After Dark walking tour on relax and sip mint tea.

Belly dancing.

Open nightly. select weekend evenings (2½ hr) $78 per person. All tours by reservation only. www.paramountstudiotour.com KTLA TV Tours (800) at Starline the Hollywod Roosevelt, 7000959-3131 Hollywod Blvd. 323-785-7244. Open Tours include 1-hour Hollywood Tours, Hop-on 24 hours. “....an honest-to-goodness burgerTrolley joint.” Bon Appetit Maga- Hop-off Double-Decker City Tours, the Movie Stars and more.fuchsia Get your Freeoxblood Universal Studios with Starline ticket purchase. www.starlinetours.com zine.

Textured wallpaper, leather booths,shuttle traditional counter bar with modern flat screen televisions, all set in a Moulin Rouge style diner.

Home Tour,

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 include Lasrides Palmas Hotel the 3D adventure, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem and immersive Super Silly Fun Land, TransformSM 6701-B Hollywood Blvd at ers™: The Ride-3D, Revenge of the Mummy —The Ride, Jurassic Park®—The Ride, Flight of the Hip-pogriff™ and Las Palmas 323-465-5359.

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™, and the new Year-round AMC’s “The Walking Dead” www.universalstuworship Old style Hollywood café, a diosholly-wood.com/attractions/studio-tour

unique and elegant tribute to Audrey Hepburn. Beautiful, relaxing & delicious oasis, a must-see for any Warner Bros.

Studios (877) 492-8687 Hollywood visitor. www.cafeaudrey.com.

3400 W. Riverside Dr. Burbank. An immersive and interactive look at how the magic of Hollywood is made.

Magic Castle With actual filming happening all around you, no two tours are ever alike. Where legends such as Humphrey 7651 Sunset Errol Blvd 323-876-7633. to the Casbah andCagney dine like a made their mark. Three-hour Studio Tours daily in English and Bogart, Flynn, BetteCome Davis and James sultan in a recreated Moroccan palace. Enjoy a multi-course feast, then Spanish. ($62/$52) Also a Six-hour Deluxe Tour. ($295) All tours require Valid ID and reservations and end with relax and sip mint tea. Belly dancing. Open nightly. www.darmaghrea visit to Stage 48: Script to Screen interactive museum which features Batman, Superman, Suicide Squad, Harry brestaurant.com.

Potter and more. Open daily. (No children under 8) www.wbstudiotour.com (See FEATURED TOURS)

Musso & Frank’s Grill 6701-B Hollywood Blvd at Las Palmas 323-465-5359. Old style HollySPRING 2017 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 61

Around Town

People watching

Melanie Griffith, Tippi Hedron and Roger Neal at his 2017 Oscar’s Viewing Party. Photo by William Kidston.

Hollywood Chamber directo rs, sta joined by Councilmember Mit ff and well-wishers are ch O’Farrell at the opening of their new office. vis’ Viola Davis at Da Meryl Streep and ony. rem Walk of Fame ce

New Edition gets their Walk of Fame Star.

during the red carpet on s m da A y Am me ceremony. her Walk of Fa

All Aboard! Councilmember David Mayor Eric Garcetti and Recrea Ryu, tion and Parks GM Mike Schull inaugu rate DASH Observatory service.

Kate Linder with Rosem ary President of Women’s Lorde, Club of Hollywood.

of Adam Levin at his Walk y. on Fame cerem Kim Raver and entourage at the Kong: Skull Island premiere.

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