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owntown has seen another big transaction, this time in the Toy District. Statewide Corp., a Newport Beach-based real estate management and development company, bought the six-story, 92,538-square-foot building at 443 S. San Pedro St. from an undisclosed private owner for $20.5 million. Statewide will turn the 1923 building into 78 live/work lofts, with improvements including new bathrooms and kitchens. The edifice, also known as the Catalina Building, was designed by architect William Douglas Lee, who designed the Chateau Marmont. Work will include removing stucco from the ground floor façade to reveal original terra cotta, adding a rooftop gym and possibly putting up a sign for the Catalina Swimwear Company as a way of honoring the structure’s history.

Statewide is currently doing a seismic survey of the site, and no launch date for the redevelopment has been announced. William and Clark Everitt of Investment Real Estate Associates represented both the buyer and seller in the deal.

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TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS timelines about said work? Street Wize, an interactive map that consolidates construction data and schedules from multiple city departments, may be the answer. The city recently unveiled it, and the simple map, at streetwise.lacity.org, shows construction locations and how long it will be before a project is finished. Color-coded icons detail the type of construction, such as “Regional Transit Project,” “City Capital Improvement Project” and “Special Event.” The project is one component of the city’s GeoHub initiative, which Mayor Eric Garcetti debuted in January with the goal of giving the public transparency and convenience in accessing Byzantine city data. Users can search categories such as zoning information or the location of fault lines.

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Council Limits Homeless People’s Belongings, Tents

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he city’s tangled effort to deal with homelessness and possessions on sidewalks took another turn on Wednesday, March 30, when the City Council voted to limit storage of homeless people’s personal belongings on public property to what can fit into a 60-gallon bin. The policy is an amendment to a law passed last June that also gave law enforcement significant leeway to confiscate belongings with 24 hours’ notice (down from the previous 72 hours). The law requires the city to store confiscated property for up to 90 days before disposing of it. The measure was passed 13-1, with First District Councilman Gil Cedillo the lone holdout. The vote also requires enforcement of a policy that tents be taken off the sidewalk between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Home-

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t’s been just over six months since The Broad opened, and the lines to get in speak to the free museum’s immense appeal. Museum staff have been tracking who’s coming, and a survey released just after the March 20 halfyear anniversary showcased some interesting figures. The Broad said more than 400,000 peo-

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ple so far have passed through its gleaming glass doors. Intriguingly, the data show that more than 70% of visitors were under the age of 34 and that 60% identified their ethnicity as other than Caucasian. The Broad is drawing people from around Southern California, with 40% of visitors from outside Los Angeles County. This is promising for long-term diversity, especially considering the national statistics: Only 23% of U.S. art museum visitors say they are an ethnicity other than Caucasian, and the average age of national visitors is 45.8 compared to the Broad’s 32. The survey is at tinyurl. com/surveybroad.

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he next city election is just 11 months away. Unless something changes quickly, Los Angeles voters will esEDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue Laris sentially have no choice when it comes to picking the GENERAL MANAGER: Dawn Eastin three most important officials in city government. This looks less like informed decision-making than it does a coronation.

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Violent Attacks in Skid Row Shock Community Woman Shot and Killed Outside Apartment Building and BID Worker Stabbed at Bus Stop

By Eddie Kim wo brutal attacks in broad daylight last month on the streets of Skid Row have prompted ugent questions about ongoing violence in the neighborhood, as well as concerns over safety across Downtown Los Angeles.

The first attack happened March 17, when Jesse Ramirez, a dispatcher for the Industrial District Business Improvement District, was stabbed at 3:15 p.m. The attack happened at a bus stop near the BID office at Seventh and San Pedro streets. Ramirez is recovering, but a suspect has not been caught.

The second attack occurred on the afternoon of March 23, when a 32-year-old transgender woman, Kourtney Yochum, was shot and killed outside of her apartment building at Fifth and San Pedro streets, reportedly while walking her dog. A suspect, 39-year-old Daniel Molayem, was caught and taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department. He faces a murder charge and will be arraigned this week.

The incidents reflect two sides of violence in Skid Row that stoke fears: The area has a long reputation for drug crimes, thefts and sometimes fatal assaults on homeless individuals, but unprovoked attacks on area workers or visitors are rare, as are killings of people no longer living on the streets.

LAPD officials remain perplexed by the stabbing of Ramirez. The 27-year-old dispatcher has been a BID employee for seven years, but was not wearing anything that would identify him

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In an interview, Ramirez said he was waiting for a bus on his way home to South Gate when a man approached him and asked, “Where are you from?” The query, often associated with gang provocations, was followed by the man asking, “What gang are you in?”

Ramirez said he turned away, then felt a blow on his lower back. Thinking he had been punched, he followed the assailant north on San Pedro before realizing he was bleeding.

He waved down a passing ambulance and was transported to a hospital. He did not sustain life-threatening injuries.

“I never thought anything would ever happen because the bus stop is a block away from our office,” Ramirez said. “It really was strange because usually I’m calling paramedics and the police for everyone else. For them to be called to me, it was a shock.”

The LAPD Central Division’s gang unit is investigating. Last week, police released a sketch

of the suspect, who is described as a black man around 35-45 years of age and approximately 230 pounds, with black and gray hair. He was wearing a black beanie and brown reading glasses during the attack, according to LAPD. Anyone who recognizes the assailant or has information about the stabbing is asked to call (877) LAPD-24-7, or contact the Central Area Gang Detective division at (213) 486-6663.

Deputy Chief Robert Arcos said the stabbing is unusual, even for Skid Row. “We’ve seen some homeless confrontations over territory, on the street, taking each others’ things. Those tend to lead to confrontations that escalate to violence with weapons,” Arcos said. “But in this case, a person trying to take the bus home, we really don’t know what this suspect’s state of mind was. We don’t have any other incidents that resemble this M.O.” Industrial District BID Executive Director Raquel Beard called the stabbing a culmination of her long-held fears that an innocent bystander could be targeted by mentally ill or violent people. She has long noticed less serious, but still frightening, incidents.

“Workers have been threatened, spit on, punched. So for this to happen to our dispatcher, just a normal guy in plain clothes at a bus stop he’s been going to seven years, it’s troubling,” Beard said.

The LAPD has a better sense of the killing of Yochum. She was a resident of the Gateways Apartments, a $28 million permanent supportive housing complex at the southwest corner of Fifth and San Pedro streets that opened in 2013. She was leaving the complex at about 1:20 p.m. when Molayem approached her and shot her on the sidewalk.

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SKID ROW, 5 He was apprehended by a security guard as he attempted to flee, and a weapon was recovered at the scene. Det. Brian Putnam said an investigation into the killing continues, but that Molayem at one time had a romantic relationship with Yochum.

“I don’t know whether there was a recent breakup or anything like that, but they apparently had an intimate relationship in the past,” Putnam said.

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Molayem claimed he has been living in Skid Row but his criminal record suggests he has been elsewhere in the city, Putnam said. He described the killing as unusual in that fatal domestic violence encounters more commonly happen behind closed doors, rather than on a sidewalk.

Yochum had lived at Gateways for about a year and was well liked, said Anita Nelson, CEO of SRO Housing Corp., which owns and manages the building.

“The fact that this was someone who was in housing, and receiving services and succeeding in life, to have that taken away in such a horrific manner, it’s devastating,” Nelson said. “Many of our residents, when they become housed, their neighbors become their family. So having that happen, while she’s out walking her dog, feet from her building, is something our staff and our residents are having trouble with.”

Skid Row accounts for a large portion of violent crimes in Downtown. Last year, there were 11 homicides in Downtown, and eight of them happened in Skid Row, according to Lt. Andrew Mathes, the officer-in-charge of the Skid Row detail at Central Division.

While 2015 saw a 52% surge in violent crime in Downtown compared to 2014, violent crimes have fallen in the first quarter of this year, Mathes added. Part 1 crimes, which include violent as well as some property offenses, have decreased approximately 9% in Central Division compared to a 9% rise elsewhere in the city, he said.

The statistics do not put Beard at ease, as she said she sees or hears about violent attacks every day. She said the sprawling and practically permanent tent encampments are enabling more criminal behavior and adding to a “culture of lawlessness” in Skid Row. Beyond obstructing sidewalks, the encampments can shield criminal behavior, she said, echoing concerns that have been held by police and other area stakeholders.

In the past, most tents stayed up only between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., part of a compromise from a lawsuit filed against the city over its treatment of people sleeping on sidewalks. With encampments growing, police have struggled to enforce the agreement.

“We totally recognize the compassionate need to be sheltered against the weather. But when that hour hits as agreed upon, we need those tents folded up,” Arcos said. “Because the activity that is occurring in those tents, with the ability to store weapons and narcotics in these tents, affects our ability to keep everyone, including those on the street, safe.”

In the past week, several community members and transgender activists set up a small memorial in Yochum’s honor at the site of her murder, with flowers and messages scribbled on posters and the sidewalk. Several are hashtagged #SayHerName, a symbol for the fight against domestic violence, while others are more personal: “See you in heaven, my beautiful,” one message reads. “I know you fell into the arms of God.” eddie@downtownnews.com

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alerie Wallick worked at a law firm in Downtown Los Angeles for 30 years. “I walked every day during my lunch break, and I’d look at the buildings and think, ‘I want to live down here,’” she says. After getting married and taking a year to travel, she and her husband Ken moved to a home at Fifth Street and Broadway two years ago. When she went back to work, however, she wound up at a firm in Century City. “All I’d dreamed about was walking to work. And now I have a 45-minute commute,” she laughs. Still, she and Ken, who works for Metro, love living Downtown, where they walk to Pershing Square, enjoy movie nights and free summer concerts, and visit local farmers markets.

1) A guitar covered in a collage rests in a corner. “This was a gift I gave my granddaughter when she turned 2. I’m keeping it here for her until her family gets settled in Jacksonville, Florida,” Valerie says. “The photos in the collage are of six generations of women in our family. The collage artist was my manager when I was a poet 20 years ago. She’s from Downtown. Most of the artists in my collection are from L.A.” 2) “I’ve been collecting art for 30 years,” Valerie says. She points to a wall between two large windows, where a portrait of a young girl with large, watery eyes hangs. Valerie found the painting, by artist Kenneth Gatewood, at the Pan African Film & Art Festival. “It’s called ‘Within Her Eyes,’ and if you look in her eyes, you see a reflection of her grandmother,”Valerie says. “I fell in love with it instantly.”

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3) “My grandparents married in 1919, and this is their wedding photo,” Valerie says, holding up a sepia-toned photograph in a wooden frame.

“They were married on the Eastern Shore in Maryland. I’m the only one from my family in Los Angeles.” She sets it back down on a small wooden chair. “This chair has been in my family a long time, so I keep the photo on it, sort of a display in their honor.”

4) Near the front door is a large case holding hundreds of CDs. “My music collection is a reflection of my upbringing and my parents, who loved music, especially soul and jazz. Almost all of my CDs are signed,” says Valerie. “One that’s dear to me is signed by Phoebe Snow. I waited for her long after her concert had ended at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. She finally came out and signed it, and was so nice. That was 2009. She died the following year.”

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lizabeth Wheeler and Remo Packer entertain a lot. Wheeler, who works in relocation consulting, moved Downtown four years ago after working in the area for 20 years. She’d raised three sons in Glendale, and when looking for a Downtown loft — which is how she met Packer, who’s a real estate agent — she had a specific set of criteria: She wanted at least two bedrooms, a rooftop garden and a spiral staircase, if she could get it. And she did.

Wheeler and Packer were married in December, and their Historic Core home is filled with eclectic, artistic items.

Almost everything in it was found or bought Downtown, and the couple know not only the shops, but the people in the shops, or the artists who did the work. “We do everything local,” Wheeler says. “Shop local, eat local, go out local, collect local. I go weeks without getting in a car.”

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Continued from page 8 up. Indeed, on the lofted roof of the bathroom sits a drum kit. “I bought them from my buddy who lives in the SB Manhattan building,” Packer says. “I told him I needed something small. He said, ‘I got it.’ I climb up there on a ladder and I can play. It’s loud, boomy, because it’s so close to the ceiling. But the neighbors don’t mind. This building’s noisy.”

2) Wheeler and Packer both collected art individually, and they’ve combined their collections and their passion. Hanging near the front door is a large abstract painting by Lilli Muller, “one of the O.G.’s of the L.A. art scene,”Wheeler says. Muller donated the piece, titled “Faith,” to a charity art show Wheeler once organized, and Wheeler ended up buying the work. “I carried that thing up 13 flights of stairs to get it in here,” Packer says. “It was too big to fit in the elevator. Took all day. It was exhausting.”

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3) Wheeler and Packer’s passion for dining is apparent in their display of vintage barware, liquor, wine and a prominent collection of swizzle sticks. “A woman on the eighth floor runs an international swizzle stick association. There are hundreds of members. Some of them are very cool: vintage Pan Am sticks, Vegas casino sticks,” Wheeler says. “They aren’t cheap,” Packer adds. “They’re like five sticks for $10.”

4) Up the spiral staircase, on the second floor, is a Tiffany lamp. “We bought it from a neighbor,” Wheeler says. “There are 250 units in this building, and people are constantly moving in and out. Word of mouth travels. ‘So and so is leaving and getting rid of some stuff.’ We got the lamp for less than 10 bucks. We got our kitchen table, kitchen chairs, a couch, tons of stuff from neighbors. We never have to go shopping for stuff, like people do in Glendale.”

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1 Continued from page 10 Even now, he recalls how he instantly knew the space was right for him. “After 40 years, I’d finally found the place in L.A. I’d always wanted to live,” Kaplan says.

1) The middle of his home has a collection of mismatched chairs. He bought them at various shops Downtown and reupholstered a few of them in distinctly non-matching patterns. One is covered with a men’s chalk-stripe suit fabric that he bought at B Black and Sons on Los Angeles Street. “One day, I’ll have a suit made

of the same material, and disappear into the chair wearing it,” Kaplan says. The chairs are so neatly arranged and appointed, they seem intimidating. “People are always asking if they can sit down in them. ‘Of course you can sit down in them,’ I say. ‘They’re chairs!’”

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3) “This little drawing has become a historically significant object,” Kaplan says as he pulls a piece of paper off the window 2) On the cement floor near the front door frame behind his desk. It’s a sketch of Mauis a large leather saddle on a custom display rice Tuchman, a former LACMA curator. “In stand. “I saw the saddle in a consignment shop 1981, there was a big protest by female arton Sixth Street that doesn’t exist anymore. I ists — I hate that term — by artists who wasn’t looking to buy a saddle. I just saw it and happened to be women, and they all stood wanted it,” Kaplan says. Then he commissioned out on Wilshire Boulevard wearing these an artist friend to make the stand. “If you take masks,” Kaplan says, holding the sketch in

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4) Kaplan points to a large Moroccan tile dining table. “This is one of the first things I bought when I moved to L.A. in the ’70s,” he says. “I was walking down Pico Boulevard and saw it in a window.” The table wasn’t for sale, and the store turned out to be a tile supply store. The owner put Kaplan in touch with a furniture maker who made him the table. “This table cost me $95, delivery included! In 1976 money.”

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I like to say I live at a perfectly imperfect intersection of Downtown, in the Historic Core with the Jewelry District steps away. It’s not too sketchy and it’s not pretentious. After all, how pretentious can you be when you’re anchored by a KFC and a Carl’s Jr.?

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I walk, or rely on Metro and the DASH buses (DASH really needs to extend its operating hours!). I would love to bike again, but I’ve had too many bikes stolen, and riding alongside some of these drivers would make me nervous.

I’m very comfortable here. I usually don’t give it a second thought, except at night. It’s unfortunate that as a woman, I have to take extra precautions to try to ensure my safety.

I’ve heard stories of women being scared, or even assaulted, and then deciding to move away. I think that’s sad, because those experiences stay with you and may make you more fearful of going outside and just living your life.

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By Greg Fischer elcome to Bunker Hill. The design is clean, simple, master-planned. It’s like something out of the 1960s television cartoon “The Jetsons.”

There are dogs, dogs and more dogs. They come in every shape, size and color imaginable. During the summer they have an annual party called Dog Day Afternoon on the plaza at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. It’s an unusual use of a religious institution, but it’s fascinating to see thousands of living creatures — slightly more dogs that humans — interacting in a single space. When you go, stop in to visit the 3,000-seat cathedral designed by Jose Rafael Moneo. It’s a must-see for fans of modern architecture.

Other highlights include Grand Park, which opened in 2012 on the remains of a street — Court Street — that ran between Temple and First streets. It makes a great park, this oasis of linear green space built on the axis connecting the Music Center and Power and City Hall.

It’s got great programming, too. Grand Park is the place where Los Angeles celebrates big holidays such as Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve, and there’s a spring literary event called Bookfest. It’s safe, convenient to the Red and Purple lines and well maintained. You know that a place is safe and works when the crowds flocking to it include people pushing baby strollers. This park was a win/win, and arrived thanks in large part to former Continued on page 16

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Still, Downtown is a mostly positive place for me. I can walk to my job in the Civic Center and the community is full of wonderful places to eat. That said, I am a creature of habit and if I find somewhere I like, I keep going back over and over again.

I’ve been burned too many times by the “newest, hottest, latest restaurant” syndrome. Either the service is bad, the food is overpriced, or both.

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The Downtown food scene has a globetrotting appeal. For Thai, I usually order from Flavors of Thai (their curries are addictive) or go to Rama Thai or Trio House. I do Gil’s for Indian food, and get sushi at Octopus, Wokcano or Wow Bento and Roll. For Mexican I try to go anywhere and everywhere. Coronado’s will always have a place in my heart for their asada tots, while Tacos México has great prices and the best cuts of meat that aren’t surrounded by gristle.

As for bars, I usually go out with a friend who knows them better than I do — and he lives in the Valley! Sometimes we start at Las Perlas, then cross the street to Black Sheep to help soak up the liquor we’ve imbibed. I went to Mrs. Fish during Night on Broadway and found it very nice. The Standard rooftop is still a fun escape.

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On second thought, I think I may have been the “beginning of the end” when I moved here in 1996 after three years in the Historic Core. It was the “beginning,” because almost all of the 1,500 residents then were working artists and I was not. It was the “end” because, as a nonartist, perhaps I helped make that first crack in the dam leading to this flood of change in my neighborhood. The area now has nearly 6,000 residents, and very few are working artists.

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Change and construction are constants in the once-quiet community.

at first, as many of my friends and neighbors quietly left, making it difficult to appreciate any good that was happening. Once I started noticing subtle, then dramatic changes, I began snapping shots of ordinary things and places where I walked daily so I wouldn’t forget. I never thought anyone other than my family would see these images, but then Instagram happened. Looking back, I’m grateful for my still-current obsession, a continuing stream of now thousands of photos capturing this crucial transformative period, which I share online as @DowntownMuse.

When the speed of change evolved from a snail’s pace to a blinding frenzy last year, I decided I needed some distance. I temporarily resided in the South Bay to replenish by the sea and commute to work in my beloved Arts District. The time away allowed me to return this past month on a full-time basis with fresh eyes, renewed energy, a cleansed soul and a new perspective.

What I loved most is still here — the opportunity to create, make and dream. While many of the players have changed, I’ve made new friends, too. By surrounding myself with art by artists who lived here, past and present, my loft is filled with visual reminders of a special time and place.

My focus is now firmly on the exciting newness of the present, while appreciating the past and looking ahead to the future. For the first time, I can walk to over a dozen galleries (my loft overlooks the new Hauser Wirth & Schimmel!) or bicycle over the First Street Bridge to visit 10 more along the Los Angeles River in Boyle Heights. Probably the best use of my car nowadays is to drive to the Santa Fe Art Colony and visit eight more galleries.

We have international outposts of larger ones based in New York and Europe, and new locations of former Westside and Downtown art spots.

Yes, I miss Bloom’s General Store and Al’s Bar, but the area has exploded in a few short years. Today the Arts District has 40-plus stores, over 50 bars and restaurants, nearly 30 galleries and art spaces, monthly estate sales and flea markets, two grocers, and as of March, even two bookstores (they carry my photography book!). Several were founded by my neighbors, including Apolis, Bread Lounge, Daily Dose, EightyTwo, Hammer & Spear, Poketo, Pizzanista, Pour Haus Wine Bar, Resident, The Springs, Urban Radish and Woo Souvenir Shop.

Thankfully, the small-town feel remains as the changes swirl around me. The weekly Thursday night farmers market feels like a family gathering. Walking my dogs around Third and Traction can take longer than expected as I catch up with neighbors and friends drinking coffee at Blacktop, eating maple custard pie at The Pie Hole, or sipping a cold brew outside at Wurstkuche. Entertainment is often community-based — there’s the monthly Sound Saturday at the Arts District Co-Op, the weekly Monday night residency of local musicians Vignes Rooftop Revival at Eat. Drink.Americano, and the wildly diverse, ongoing programs at Art Share L.A. Also, in spite of the recent heavy tagging, the Arts District is still a rotating showcase of colorful, ever-changing outdoor murals and street art.

Like life itself, the Arts District has had many endings and many beginnings. While I loved the earlier chapters, I’m looking forward to what’s going to happen next.

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By Priscilla Naiman y husband Brennan and I are both Los Angeles natives. I grew up in Atwater Village and he was raised in Porter Ranch, and we still hang with the friends who knew us when we had buck teeth and raced each other on the schoolyard (that is, unless it was a “smog day” and we had to stay in the classroom playing Heads-Up Seven-Up).

So why did two true Angelenos decide to live in the work-in-progress that is Downtown Los Angeles?

It’s a good question.

When I was a student at Loyola Marymount, I took a California History class. I recall comparing Los Angeles’ Downtown with other major cities’ downtowns. At the time, our Downtown was pretty much a ghost town after 5:30 p.m.

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DOWNTOWN LIVING my brothers and I to Downtown was to see a performance at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Mark Taper Forum or the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts. More often we went to other parts of L.A.: Century City, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Hollywood and Universal City.

For me a turning point was, literally, the last day of the last millennium. Staples Center opened in 1999, and on New Year’s Eve The Eagles and I rang in Y2K. I loved the vibe, I loved the feel and at that moment, I loved DTLA, even if it was more than a decade until anyone would use those four letters.

Three years later the Flower Street Lofts opened, and I took the plunge and moved to South Park. Those of us who decided to take a leap of faith in buying a home in a converted UPS building from the 1930s became close friends. We were very early adopters — the first part of L.A. Live wouldn’t arrive until 2007 — and people called us nuts for buying in Downtown.

As soon as a year later, however, we started to get a different reaction. Not from everyone, but some people would ask, “Do you have a cool loft in Downtown?”

Again, it was early in the community’s evolution. There were no restaurants open on Sunday nights and the only breakfast place was IHOP. We would text each other if we were at Costco, Whole Foods or Target to help each other out, and my pug’s only grassy area was in front of the Convention Center. There was a grim Laemmle movie complex beneath the old Marriott on Figueroa and Third streets.

Thirteen years later, what is South Park? Sure, it’s touristy with Staples Center, the Microsoft Theater, the Ritz-Carlton and J.W. Marriott hotels, the Regal theaters and the amazing restau-

In South Park, the bar at The Palm often serves as a community gathering ground, where neighbors run into each other and chat.

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rants. But it is also a place where I can walk to my local grocery stores — that’s plural, as we have Ralphs and Whole Foods — after sweating in a spin class at YAS. It is a place where we can jog over to the South Park dog park with our pugs and find all the local dogs and their owners, and where the bartenders at Bottlerock and The Palm know our names.

The options are mindboggling these days.

On some recent cold, rainy Saturdays I’d get a creamy hot chocolate at Impresso while my husband would run over and order the warm, freshly made ham and cheese croissants at Hygge. It is great that I don’t just see my hairstylist Jared from Salon 11 and my manicurist/ pedicurist Kally and Danny (Hope Nails) on my appointment days, but also when I walk past them in their salons. Or I run into them and other friends at the Coco Fresh Boba shop or somewhere else.

The point is, South Park these days has a great sense of community. Running into my chiropractor, Dr. Derek from Prime Performance, at The Palm is not just a coincidence, but a part of

our neighborhood that we cherish.

Many of Downtown’s districts have their own Business Improvement District that provide a clean and safe team. The South Park BID is fabulous in cleaning up graffiti and broken glass and just making us feel safe. They work like clockwork and are friendly and professional as they handle the difficulties that come with drunken party boys after the games or taggers who vandalize the walls.

As members of the Young Literati, we partake in many Aloud programs at the Los Angeles Public Library, and I also volunteer as a tutor at the Adult Literacy Program at the Central Library. We also enjoy walking over to see our Lakers and Kings at the Staples Center. The Metro is right below us, and we use it to head south to USC football games or take off northeast to enjoy a renegade fair at Grand Park.

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Downtown Kaiser Office Is Just What the Patients Ordered

Kaiser Permanente’s new Downtown medical facility in the Bank of America building features a primary care center with 14 examination rooms. Video conferencing with a doctor is also available.

Healthcare Provider Returns to Central City After Three-Decade Absence

By Nicholas Slayton owntown’s transformation over the last decade has brought tens of thousands of residents, as well as hundreds of new bars, restaurants and stores. Even several supermarkets have opened.

Now add a major healthcare provider to those flocking to the Central City.

On March 23, Kaiser Permanente held a grand opening ceremony for its Downtown L.A. Hope Street Medical Office, on the courtyard level of the Bank of America Building at 333 S. Hope St. The Bunker Hill locale formerly housed the Keck Medicine of USC clinic, which left for a space in South Park in 2013.

The facility is aimed at providing basic care for Downtown residents. It started seeing patients in January.

The Oakland-based healthcare consortium’s new facility has nearly 11,000 square feet of space. It is open weekdays from 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

A Kaiser representative said they expect to see around 500-600 people per week, and that there is a capacity to grow should demand call for it.

Kaiser had a Downtown Los Angeles office that closed in the mid-1980s, according to Dr. Michael Tome, the area medical director for Kaiser’s Los Angeles Medical Center. The healthcare provider saw Downtown’s growing population — including a large number of Kaiser

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Permanente members — and kicked off the hunt for a space, which lasted several years.

“We have patients who live Downtown and work here, and we wanted to be here to make it easier to serve them. It’s a little bit smaller and easier to get into than East Hollywood,” said Mark Matlock, the director of ambulatory care services, referring to Kaiser’s massive complex near Vermont Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. Matlock helped oversee the design process and hire staff.

Matlock and Dr. Kim H. Tran, the physicianin-charge, said that the Hope Street offices are similar to other Kaiser locations in Los Angeles County. Matlock said no major overhaul was required given the office’s past medical use.

The office counts six doctors (a seventh will join in the fall) and provides services including family medicine, OB/GYN, physical therapy and X-rays. It also has 14 examination rooms, a nurses’ clinic and two electronic kiosks (similar to those at airports) at the reception area allowing patients to check in quickly.

Additionally, the office has two video rooms.

Those let patients have a meeting with a doctor without having to come in person, which Tran said reduces wait times and scheduling conflicts.

The kiosks, video conferencing rooms and nurses’ clinic were all designed to allow people in Downtown to get in and out of the offices

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quickly and conveniently, said Tran.

“The idea for the nurses’ clinic is that we have patients who don’t need to see a physician but might want traveling immunizations, or to get blood drawn, and they can go there,” Tran said.

The new Kaiser center does not provide specialized or intensive services, but patients who need more serious care can be referred to another medical center after a visit to the Downtown office.

“Let’s say you fall down going down the stairs,” Tran said. “You’re not sure if your ankle’s broken or sprained, so you come here, we triage you, we do X-rays and we decide if you need to go to a higher-level medical facility.”

Fifth District City Councilman Paul Koretz, who spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony, observed that with Downtown growing by leaps and bounds, basic services must expand. With

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people across the country complaining of rising medical costs, the Westside councilman said the Kaiser office responds to “a significant need for great but affordable healthcare.”

For parking, Kaiser worked out a deal with the Bank of America Building’s garage. Patients pay $7 for two hours.

Since opening at the start of the year, Matlock said that the mix of the patients — both workers and residents — coming in has surprised him.

“We thought we’d be focusing on mainly a working community, but we’ve had all sorts of patients coming through,” he said. “It’s been a mix of demographics.”

Kaiser’s Downtown L.A. Hope Street Medical Office is at 333 S. Hope St., concourse level, (800) 954-8000 or kaiserpermanente.org. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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Students from Metro Charter Elementary School painted plywood that was placed in front of the under-construction Onyx apartment complex. According to the South Park Business Improvement District, tagging at the site is down by 96% since the artwork went up.

Displays on Construction Fence Lead to Sharp Decline in Tagging

By Nicholas Slayton he boom in Downtown Los Angeles development has a corollary: a boom in Downtown construction fences, many of which serve as inviting canvases for graffiti taggers.

A new effort in South Park seeks to offer an inventive deterrent to the spray paint-wielding vandals. It has shown early success.

The South Park Business Improvement District partnered with Metro Charter Elementary School and developer Jade Enterprises to spread artwork across the fence in front of Jade’s Onyx development at 440 W. Pico Blvd.

It was installed in January, and according to BID Executive Director Jessica Lall, in the last two months tagging fell by 96%.

The fence at the southeast corner of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street is hard to miss. The plywood panels are painted red, white and blue, with the colors framing smiling mouths made of recycled aluminum cans. There are also thinner segments with a variety of designs in a tan and black color scheme.

“We had been getting complaints for some time about construction fences and graffiti,” Lall said. “With more projects on the way, we started to explore ideas of how to creatively combat the graffiti.”

The idea for covering the fence with art emerged from the BID’s partnership with the

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However, they found few takers, as Lall said that developers were wary of paying for an untested concept. Finally, the BID decided to self-fund a pilot project as a test case. The BID reached out to Jade, which ventured into residential development with the Onyx project after years as a commercial and office property owner in Downtown.

Jade representatives did not respond to multiple calls for comment.

The BID spent $10,000 on the project. They intentionally chose a site that had been repeatedly tagged since construction started in April 2015.

“We went with one of the most challenging sites when it comes to graffiti to see if the fence would work,” Lall said. “If it did, other developers would follow suit and it could reduce graffiti in South Park.”

Bring in the Kids The BID and the Do Art Foundation brought in Metro Charter. Thirty students helped paint 25 pieces of plywood that cover 500 feet of the Onyx project, mostly on the side facing Pico Boulevard.

The Do Art Foundation handled the design and the installation. Artist Brent Spears, also

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known as Shrine On, joined the students, adding some of the patterns and design work.

In the two months since the artwork went up, only two instances of graffiti were reported. According to the BID, the Onyx fence in the past was being tagged about 25 times a month.

Graffiti eradication can be costly. Last year, the city’s Office of Community Beautification spent about $7.5 million to remove 30.6 million square feet of graffiti citywide, said Paul Racs, the office’s director.

“For something 100 square feet or so, you’re looking at at least $250,” Racs said. “That’s depending on the size, the surface the graffiti is on and how long it takes to remove the graffiti.”

According to Racs’ office, the southern portion of City Council District 14 (which includes but is not limited to South Park) saw 429,858 square feet of tags in the first two months of this year, down from 481,935 square feet in the

same period in 2015. However, the number of locations tagged increased from 6,803 to 7,439 in that same period.

Lall said that, in addition to deterring vandals, the bright artwork adds color and vibrancy to the neighborhood. Now, she said, the BID hopes to bring the idea to other construction sites. She said the type of artwork might depend on what a developer wants.

The Do Art Foundation will continue to be involved in any future fences. Lall said that Metro Charter students could participate again, though that remains uncertain.

The fence at the Onyx is reusable, and can be moved around and installed at other construction sites. It also insures that passersby have something to look at before the project with 410 apartments opens. The Onyx is slated to debut in the second quarter of 2017. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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The Neighborhood Integrity Initiative is the name given to a proposed ballot measure aimed at fighting so-called “mega developments” proposed for Hollywood, Downtown and other communities. Initiative backers hope to place it on the March 2017 city ballot where, if passed by voters, it would have effects such as a two-year moratorium on new projects that require variances of zoning rules, along with requiring the City Council to revise L.A.’s planning and zoning guides.

It has proved divisive, garnering support from some who claim it would stop out-of-control development, and howls of protests from others who say it would hamper growth and cripple the creation of all kinds of housing, including low-income projects.

Hal Bastian, a Downtown Breakfast Club member who presented the award alongside Jim White, slammed the proposal.

“We could do development reform and not do a moratorium, and in fact that’s what we’re going to do,” said Bastian. “But don’t do brain surgery with a dull machete, which is what this is.”

John Schwada, the communications director for the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, said that the organization gladly accepts the award.

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For the market rate section of that same category, the Garment Lofts in the Fashion District received the Rose.

Other times the DBC couldn’t choose. In the “Game Changers” category, Roses went to both Andrew Meieran’s redevelopment of Clifton’s Cafeteria and the Downtown Whole Foods market.

It was the same thing in the “Urban Essentials” category, which focused on neighborhood cornerstones. Roses were given to the A+D Museum in the Arts District, Downtown Dance & Movement in South Park, the Grow

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The Rose Goes To… Before the Lemon, the DBC focused on positives. Club President Lori Tierney said that all of the new projects are part of an evolving community.

“Downtown L.A. is the place to be if you’re young, local and intent on enlarging your income and perception of life,” Tierney said.

A special recognition Rose went to The Broad museum on Grand Avenue. Founding Director Joanne Heyler said the institution has seen 425,000 visitors in the first six months.

Six restaurants were up for the “Let’s Eat!” Rose. The honor went to chef/owner Charles Olalia’s diminutive but widely praised rice bowl restaurant Ricebar.

The Everson Royce Bar in the Arts District took home the top prize for the “Let’s Drink!” category, beating out two competitors.

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By Nicholas Slayton ven when focusing on the negative, the Roses & Lemon Awards kept a positive attitude.

That was the situation at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel last week, when the Downtown Breakfast Club handed its Lemon “award” to the controversial Neighborhood Integrity Initiative.

The club, whose members are made up of Downtown business and community leaders, held its 36th annual awards breakfast on Thursday, March 31. The event mainly honored new Downtown Los Angeles projects, though as is

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‘Paper Airplanes’ to Soar Over Grand Park Music Center Picks Winner for Shade Structure Design Competition

By Jon Regardie n a few months, visitors to Grand Park can expect to see a fleet of what appears to be giant paper airplanes flying above them.

In addition to being unique to look at, they’ll help keep things cool.

The planes make up “Paper Airplane,” which the Music Center last week announced has been selected as the winner of a design competition to create a shade structure that will go over the park’s Olive Court. “Paper Airplane” was created by artists Elenita Torres and Dean Sherriff.

The design will involve 11 large white overlapping silhouettes, made of a mesh-like material, that resemble paper airplanes. It is expected to be in place by June, and will stay up for two years.

Torres and Sherriff’s “Paper Airplane” was one of 59 submissions made during a public design competition announced early this year and open to Los Angeles artists. It was chosen from three finalists, and the public was allowed to vote on a winner.

“While we reviewed some incredibly creative concepts, ‘Paper Airplane’ was the overwhelming favorite,” Grand Park Director Lucas Rivera said in a prepared statement. “The concept’s uniqueness, as well as its ability to capture the dynamic nature of Grand Park and the spirit and personality of the multiple generations who enjoy the park, were both pow-

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The Everson Royce Bar in the Arts District took home a Rose in the “Let’s Drink!” category.

Market at the One Santa Fe complex and the Pershing Square Playgrounds.

Before dispensing the Lemon, Bastian and White praised what they called “Lemons to Lemonade” projects. They noted that last year’s Lemon recipient, the Music Center, has cleaned up a cluttered storage area.

“We give the Lemon in a big jab, and it’s intended from a place of love, to get people to improve things,” Bastian said. “The idea is to get the Lemon and then redeem yourself in the next year.”

Which makes it interesting to see what the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative does next. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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The development and installation of the shade structure were made possible when Grand Park won a $100,000 grant from the Goldhirsh Foundation’s My LA2050 challenge. Torres and Sherriff will receive a $15,000 commission.

The shades will go in the portion of the park between Grand Avenue and Hill Street, where special events often take place. Music Center CEO Rachel Moore said the shade structure will make the 12-acre park, which opened in 2012, more accessible and enjoyable.

“With the ‘Paper Airplane’ shade structure, we will not only meet the needs of the growing audiences who have made Grand Park their favorite place to gather, but will also add to the iconic nature of this beautiful space,” she said in the statement.

Torres is an art director and the owner of a business called Mint Sauce Productions. Sherriff works as an illustrator in the film industry.

The duo said they picked the paper airplane approach because it is a universal idea and appeals to people of all ages. The design utilizes the concepts of flight and banking to reflect the contours of the paths in the park.

They laid out the vision in their submission, writing in part, “Every time you create a paper airplane, you create a different experience. Some will soar into the sky; some

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Artists Elenita Torres and Dean Sherriff ’s “Paper Airplane” shade structure design for Grand Park won out over 58 other submissions. It is expected to be installed by June.

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These are just a few of the elements that surface in the Los Angeles Theatre Center’s recently launched 2016 spring season, titled “Who Are We?” The season at the Historic Core venue offers three shows that explore cultural identity and how communities shape them.

This season, the LATC is branching more into humor, starting with the musical La Olla, and closing with the dark comedy No Place to Be Somebody. With echoes of film noir, the golden age of Mexican cinema and a live lizard on stage, the goal is to offer a variety of works that fill seats in the former bank building.

“It’s a new venture for us,” said Jose Luis Valenzuela, the president of the LATC’s board of directors and the artistic director of the Latino Theatre Company, which operates the LATC. “We do not usually do comedies. It’s usually issue-oriented pieces. I’m interested in how our audiences react.”

The season started last month with the world premiere of La Olla, a modern twist on Roman playwright Plautus’ Pot of Gold from playwright Evelina Fernandez. Produced by the Latino Theater Company, the show follows Euclio (played by Sal Lopez), a small-time hustler in a nightclub, who ends up with a pot of gold and schemes to keep it. The 90-minute show runs through April 24.

Valenzuela, who is also directing the play, said that in updating Plautus’ story, the Latino Theater Company decided to root the style in 1950s Mexican cabaret and tie in elements of film noir.

The show melds both, with seedy characters engaging in rapid-fire dialogue and fast-paced dance routines, all as Euclio frets and plots to use his newfound wealth to come out on top of the nightclub scene.

Valenzuela said he wanted to avoid turning La Olla into a “message play,” but acknowledged that its themes resonate with contemporary is-

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“We’re approaching it as a very physical comedy,” he said. “It’s about greed, which is something important to talk about right now.”

Talk to the Animal Another world premiere is The Dig: death + Genesis + the double helix, written and performed by playwright Stacie Chaiken and directed by Pamela Berlin. It follows an American archaeologist in Israel looking at a discovery at an excavation site while trying to cope with the death of her mother.

examine how acts of cruelty and malice can be carried from generation to generation, as well as grief and how people struggle to overcome both. The lizard serves as a kind of living symbol for those themes.

“The play looks at relationships among people who are ‘other’ than those around them, and there’s nothing ‘other’ than a reptile,” Chaiken said. “There’s nothing more cold-blooded than a reptile, and yet when a reptile is close to a warm human it becomes warm.”

The lizard, by the way, is a crested gecko that stays in its carrier during the play to prevent it

The season includes the Robey Theatre Company’s staging of Charles Gordone’s Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy No Place to Be Somebody. The show, set in New York City, was first produced in 1969.

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Then a lizard shows up in her apartment. The woman, Sally Jenkins, starts to interact and talk with the reptile as she deals with her work and personal issues.

The 80-minute, intermission-less play grew out of Chaiken’s travels to Israel during the early 2000s, as well as the loss of her mother. She had been working on it for more than a decade when the chance to produce it at the LATC came through.

Chaiken describes The Dig, which runs through May 1, as a “one-woman-and-a-reptile show,” since she and a live lizard are the only ones on stage. She wrote the play as a way to

running off stage. The animal is playing the role of a Mediterranean gecko.

The final show, which opened April 2, is the Robey Theatre Company’s staging of Charles Gordone’s Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy No Place to Be Somebody. Set in New York City, the play follows African-American bar owner Johnny Williams as he tries to stay one step ahead of the mafia and also win a battle of words and ideas against his friend Gabe on issues of race and society. It continues through May 8.

Ben Guillory, the company’s artistic director and co-founder, is directing the show. He has long admired Gordone’s three-act play for

both its language and poetry, and for its social consciousness.

“It’s the attitude. It’s a very angry play,” Guillory said of the show first mounted in 1969. “It has a quality of real truth about it, uncompromising and unapologetic. That is very attractive to me and what the Robey Theatre Company stands for.”

He said that the period piece captures a moment in African-American culture, when the Great Migration, which spanned about 60 years from the 1910s-’70s, saw many black people moving from the South to new cities, searching for material success.

The show deals with heavy truths about racial politics and the nature of wealth — there is violence, both emotional and physical — but it has moments of humor, often from characters using jokes as a way to deal with society.

“Charles Gordone himself said it is a ‘black black comedy.’ Yes, there is humor, there is comedy, but it is tainted with a tragic tone,” Guillory said. “It’s the nature of the characters. They have an ironic funny bone.”

This season marks the 10th anniversary of the Latino Theater Company taking over operations of the LATC. The company entered into a 20-year contract with the City of Los Angeles, which owns the building, in 2006. At the halfway point, Valenzuela said it has been a complicated but rewarding experience.

Valenzuela said that the last decade has seen Downtown change, a dynamic that also altered the LATC’s relationship with the community.

Looking ahead, he said people should expect a wider variety of style and content.

“We want to move forward to a more global type of theater,” he said. “People and places change, so we’re asking ourselves who do we need to reach out to going forward?”

The goal, he added, is to stay in touch with the changing neighborhood and its residents.

The Los Angeles Theatre Center is at 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org. nicholas@downtownnews.com

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These are hardly the creepy, unsettling deaths of Sweeney Todd. They are cartoonish killings, including a wonderfully creative fall from a church tower, as well as a decapitation that earns only screams of laughter.

The names and relationships of the D’Ysquiths are confusing, but who is playing what part is easy: All the roles are performed by the versatile Rapson (in the movie, Alec Guinness handled all the parts), whose quick costume changes include morphing into a male fitness fanatic, a drunken reverend, and the adventure-minded philanthropist Lady Hyacinth D’Ysquith. In each incarnation Rapson provides unique personalities and characteristics, even though the overriding joke is that everyone knows it’s the same actor.

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By Jeff Favre he musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder opens with a simple piece of advice: Get out while you can.

Titled “A Warning to the Audience,” this witty ditty urges people to leave before they faint or freak out. But there’s a double purpose: The debut number in the show that recently opened at the Ahmanson Theatre also lays out the style, form and substance of what’s to come over the next two-and-a-half hours.

Classy and sophisticated, while also sardonic and sarcastic, A Gentleman’s Guide manages to capture the spirit of early 1900s English music halls and Gilbert and Sullivan songs, while showing its self-conscious, wink-at-the-audience modernity. It runs in Downtown Los Angeles through May 1.

Directed with a sense of exuberance and playfulness by Darko Tresnjak, the show ran on Broadway for more than two years and won the Tony for Best Musical. It is based on a 1907 novel by Roy Horniman, but its real springboard is a 1949 movie version titled Kind Hearts and Coronets.

No one is likely going to leave the theater humming Steven Lutvak’s complex score, nor will they recall the exact lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and Lutvak. However, they probably will remember laughing a lot, as well as the remarkable performances by dashing leading man Kevin Massy and comic chameleon John Rapson.

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The chameleonic John Rapson plays Lord Adalbert D’Ysquith, one of his eight roles in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder. The show that won the Tony for Best Musical runs through May 1.

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kill an entire family.

Tresnjak has his cast playing at melodrama levels, accenting the concept that it’s a performance and that the proceedings are absurd.

Adding to the theme of a show within a show is Alexander Dodge’s scenic design, which is dominated by a 1900s music hall stage resting on top of the actual stage. The classic look is balanced by projected images of locations on a screen at the back of the stage, which are decidedly modern and fake.

Lutvik’s music fits the era, and the lighthearted tone is the ideal carrier for loads of clever lyrics. The opening lines of the second act are, “Why are all the D’Ysquiths dying?/What grisly sort of plague is going round?/It seems with every day/A D’Ysquith slips away/And here we are assembled putting another one in the ground.”

Even with its irreverent lyrics, A Gentleman’s Guide retains an air of sophistication, which is best exemplified by the period gowns and regal suits designed by Linda Cho, who won a Tony for her work.

The attention to detail on both the classic and modern sides raises A Gentleman’s Guide to its stature as one of the more original Broadway musicals of the last decade. More important, though, is that it never loses its sense of fun, and its creators don’t shy away from showing off their cleverness.

It’s a good thing no one listens to the warning to leave before the show begins.

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder runs through May 1 at the Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

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MONDAY, APRIL 4 Helen Macdonald at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Not only did layperson Helen Macdonald raise a hawk with little or no previous knowledge of that sort of avian, so too did she write an excellent book about her experiences. She chats up her writing process with Aloud head Louise Steinman.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 Jeffrey Kipnis at SCI-Arc SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: Architectural theorist Jeffrey Kipnis will be on hand tonight to discuss architecture and theory and other things. Expect him to spend some time on the late Zaha Hadid.

Sarah Bakewell at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Bakewell’s At the Existentialist Café is one very fine tome chronicling the intellectual climate of Paris in the 1930s.

Sacre bleu! David L. Ulin tags along to ask pertinent questions.

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In Little Tokyo, the Aratani Theatre and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center continue their Festival of Sacred Music on Saturday, April 9, with the Prakash siblings. For the uninitiated (and yes, we know that means most people), they’re standout practitioners of song and dance from India. Sister Mythili is deeply schooled in Bharata Natyam, a form of dance that appears freewheeling, but is in fact an intensely choreographed maneuver of full-body discipline oriented toward an achievement of personal grace. Brother Aditya, meanwhile, brings his eponymous ensemble for a set versed in jazz, funk and traditional Indian sound. Showtime is 7 p.m. at 244 S. San Pedro St. or festivalofsacredmusic.org.

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On Saturday, April 9, 2016, at approximately 6 p.m., the United States Freakological Survey will report tremors of bizarre music emanating forth from The Regent in Downtown Los Angeles. The reverberations shall be credited solely to The Residents, an extremely off-kilter art collective from San Mateo whose claim to fame is an unlikely smattering of CD-ROM facilitated graphics and avant-garde reworkings of traditional Western sounds. Complete with costumes, absurd surrealist visuals of dubious quality and a four-decade long tradition of confronting supposed normalcy in the performing arts, The Residents’ gig represents the height of peak-weird in our dear, burgeoning DTLA. At 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Disrupting the American Dream at Town Hall-L.A. City Club, 555 S. Flower St., (213) 628-8141 or townhall-la.org.

11:30 a.m.: Omaze co-founder Ryan Cummins, Acorns marketing strategist Colton Dillion, LAEDC economist Kimerly RitterMartinez and APEX functionary Vivian Tran will cater to the technophiles in this young urban professional-oriented event.

Monument MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 633-5393 or moca.org.

6 p.m.: The galleries will be wide open to aural accompaniment as the enduring music performance series invites bands Metal Rouge and Palmbomen II to serenade the collection.

Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com.

April 4: Kenji Kurota, Makiko Sakurai and LAFMS. April 5: Thelonious Monk Institute Ensemble Jam Session.

April 6: NOLATET. April 7: Jon Mayer Trio.

April 8: Billy Childs with Josh Johnson, Ben Shepherd and Louis Cole.

April 9: Lado B. April 10: Yonatan.

Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org.

April 4, 7:30 p.m.: We’re unsure as to why hipster preacher and adoption nonprofit guru Hank Fortener has named his podcast “Typically Hazardous.” That’s the way the cookie crumbled and those on hand to listen to a live recording will just have to deal with it.

April 4, 8:30 p.m.: April residents Iska Dhaaf have Jose Gonzalez meets Explosions in the Sky vibes.

April 5, 8:30 p.m.: Endless Boogie’s rambling fuzz jams may endure longer than most, but they are not worthy of the descriptor “endless.” Perhaps Protracted Boogie would be a better band name.

April 7, 6:30 p.m.: The important thing to remember during Polartropica’s bubblegum synth pop set is that this too shall pass.

April 8, 8:30 p.m.: If I were Brooklyn, New York’s own Acid Dad, I’m not sure I would advertise the fact that Newsweek magazine found my music praiseworthy.

April 9, 8:30 p.m.: There’s some nifty synth work to be heard in Operators’ signature tune “True.” Unfortunately, the song is not a Spandau Ballet cover.

April 10, 8 p.m.: Spork is a musical testament to grime rock, political subterfuge and a much-maligned utensil. The big Q: Will the members of Spork wear jorts?

Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com.

April 8: Sander Van Doorn.

April 9: Green Velvet.

Microsoft Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6030 or microsofttheeatre.com.

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It took Franz Liszt 26 years to compose his 20-minute long first piano concerto. Later, Johannes Brahms penned his 35-minute Symphony No. 3 in just one summer. Blessedly the classical world privileges neither length nor duration of composition. When pianist Stephen Hough (shown here) slides on to the bench at the Walt Disney Concert Hall this weekend to perform both pieces under the diligent baton of guest conductor James Gaffigan, each celebrated opus will receive its well-deserved time in the spotlight. The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be on hand to fill out the balance on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday at 2 p.m. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7300 or laphil.com.

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The life and work of filmmaker Chantal Akerman plays like an encyclopedia of the neglected, the disenfranchised, the unexamined and the unlikely. The child of Holocaust survivors, Akerman (shown here) spent 47 years creating poignant cinematic works of art. REDCAT honors the late Akerman’s sensibility and accomplishments on Monday, April 4, with a screening of select works. From an El Salvadoran union activist in the Amnesty Internationalapproved Against Oblivion to Parisian runaways in I Am Hungry, I Am Cold, you’ll get a sense of Akerman’s ability to cut to the very heart of the human condition. The event starts at 8:30 p.m. at 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

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From Massive Attack to Yo La Tengo, Philly-rooted DJ and producer RJD2 has collaborated with an absurdly diverse body of contemporary artists whose disparate styles mirror his own eclectic sensibility. With his latest release, the full-length Dame Fortune, RJD2 incorporates elements of his hip-hop, downtempo and indie influences in a new stew of tunes. All preceding and forthcoming influences and samples will be on full display on Friday, April 8, as he takes to the decks at Seventh Street’s Teragram Ballroom. Tickets were still available at press time. At 1234 W. Seventh St., (213) 689-9100 or teragramballroom.com.

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April 10, 8 p.m.: Things are going to get mighty chill in a bossa nova-type way when Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil tag team the concert hall.

Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com.

April 4: American Pin-Up, American Splendor, Shake & Pop and Rubber.

April 6: Gonzophonic.

April 7: The Hard R, The 131ers and Vultures of Vinyl.

April 8: Chris Murray Combo, The Plainfield Butchers, Pizza Wolf and Horror Squad.

April 9: Sector, The Hub City Rockers, Meridian and Zao. April 10, 3 p.m.: Fools on Stools.

Resident 428 S. Hewitt St. or (323) 316-5311 or residentdtla.com.

April 4: XO, Channel and Teenage Wrist.

April 6: Frenship & Friends, Sophie & The Bom Boms and Sam Fischer.

April 8: Reverie.

April 9: Johnson & Mcauley and The Great Indoors.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la.

April 5: The Makers celebrate the birth of Gregory Peck with a night of improvised jazz that is decidedly Finchian.

Staples Center 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7326 or staplescenter.com.

April 8, 7:30 p.m.: Justin Bieber is gone. Now it’s Ellie Goulding’s turn to fill Staples Center.

Teragram Ballroom 1234 W. Seventh St. or teragramballroom.com.

April 4, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.: Terminally ill stand-up comedian Quincy Jones will be taping his own TV special over two sets tonight.

April 7, 8 p.m.: Cullen Omori apparently harbored fears that he had peaked in his early 20s. Shockingly, he did not attend USC, where that feeling comes standard with all diplomas.

April 8, 8 p.m.: Despite having a respectably rad name himself, Ramble Jon Krohn prefers to perform as RJD2.

The Novo 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or thenovodtla.com.

April 9, 8 p.m.: Mya’s love is like whoa and Ginuwine invites all to ride on his pony.

Now you know.

The Regent 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.

April 7, 10 p.m.: Flygirls, a dance party to benefit female artists.

April 9, 8:30 p.m.: The illogical, controversial and aesthetically disturbing collide in The Residents.

April 10, 7 p.m.: Things will get decidedly industrial as Das Bunker presents hardhitting electro mavens Youth Code.

The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org.

April 7: Similar Fashion, Like a Villain and Water Slice.

April 10: French Vanilla, Roses, Frisco Dykes and Yaawn.

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Downtown Independent 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com.

April 8, 5 p.m.: Mad Tiger, a probing bio-doc examining the world of a pop-media saturated Japanese punk band.

IMAX California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 744-2019 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Journey to Space 3D brings audience members along on an E-ticket ride of exploration to the red planet.

Ewan McGregor is the voice of Humpback Whales 3D. Not that the whales aren’t significant enough in their own right, but Obi-Wan narrating means we’re dealing with serious power brokers here. Power brokers who know a good whale story when they see it.

REDCAT 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Portraits of the Artist as a Young Girl pays Joycean homage to the early work of Chantal Akerman.

Regal Cinemas LA Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 763-6070 or lalive.com/movies.

Through April 7: God’s Not Dead 2 (1, 4:10, 7:10 and 10:25 p.m.); Meet the Blacks (12, 2:40, 5:20, 8:10 and 10:50 p.m.); Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (1:40, 5:30, 9:20 and 10 p.m.); Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice 3D (11:20 a.m., 12:10, 2:20, 3, 3:50, 6:10, 6:50, 7:30, 10:40 and 11:10 p.m.); My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (1:10, 4, 7 and 9:50 p.m.); The Divergent Series: Allegiant (1:40 p.m.); Miracles From Heaven (12:40, 3:30, 6:30 and 9:10 p.m.); 10 Cloverfield Lane (1:50, 4:40, 7:40 and 10:20 p.m.); London Has Fallen (7 and 9:30 p.m.); Zootopia (4:20 and 10:10 p.m.); Zootopia 3D (1:30 and 7:20 p.m.); Deadpool (12:30 and 3:20 p.m.).

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Continued from previous page relatives in a line of succession due to inherit a massive fortune.

A little bit of killing helps him get him there. Through May 1. See review p. 23.

Bob Baker’s Sketchbook Revue Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 2509995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

April 9-10, 2:30 p.m.: The Sketchbook Revue promises a cast of marionettes that will alternately delight and terrify.

The Dig Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 4890994 or thelatc.org.

LAST WEEKS ANSWERS

TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS April 7-9, 8 p.m. and April 10, 3 p.m.: Writer and performer Stacie Chaiken stars in a one-woman, one-reptile show built around a woman’s travels to Israel, the loss of her mother and her conversations with a gecko. Through May 1.

Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0777 or musiccenter.org.

April 5-9, 8 p.m. and April 10, 1 and 6:30 p.m.: Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ latest work is set in the Civil War. The lead character (a slave played by Sterling K. Brown) fights for his master and the South in a bid to win his freedom, then begins a long, Homeric journey. There is even a talking dog. Through May 15.

L.A. Times Festival of Books Arrives at USC

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