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GLOBE TURNS Erik Chol Spearheads The Renovation of a 102-Year-Old Theater

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mid worsening homelessness in the region, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer has announced a new program that offers to clear homeless people’s criminal records of minor charges, such as citations for jaywalking or public urination, if they agree to community service and drug and alcohol treatment, job training or other relevant social services. The initiative aims to curb debts and legal roadblocks that often prevent homeless people from securing housing and jobs, according to Feuer. The City Attorney’s Office is creating a full-time team to lead homeless citation clinics in Skid Row, Venice and the San Fernando Valley. The next will be held Aug. 26 at the Midnight Mission in Skid Row. The team will also provide transportation for homeless people who are too far away from clinic locations. The plan includes hosting smaller mobile clinics at homeless shelters and service providers around the city. The county is funding the three-year-long program through a $270,000 grant.

$18 Million Land Sale in Arts District

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and in the Arts District is getting more and more expensive, but one deal has set a record for the price per square foot of unentitled

TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS land. John Blanchard, the lead developer behind Broadway’s Ace Hotel, acquired an industrially zoned 1.2-acre parcel at 1100 E. Fifth Street in June for $15 million. He then sold the parcel for $18 million about a month later to Beverly Hillsbased Maxxam Properties Inc., which has redeveloped and built a number of retail and commercial buildings in the Fashion District. Colliers International represented the seller during the transaction. The quick turnaround on Blanchard’s investment was prompted by favorable market conditions and a potential zoning change in the Arts District that would allow for more residential and commercial development, said Colliers broker Adam Tischer, who worked on the sale. It’s not Blanchard’s first big deal of the year: He sold the Ace Hotel for $103 million to Chesapeake Lodging Trust in May.

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Gay Bar Redline Opens in Historic Core

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new gay bar in the Historic Core is finally open for business after several delays. Redline, at 131 E. Sixth St., joins Precinct, another gay bar that opened last month at Fourth and Broadway. Owners Oliver Alpuche and Zachary Beus opened the 1,900-square-foot bar to address the growing demand for gay bars in Downtown, Alpuche said. Redline is open daily from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., and it offers a $5 happy hour menu with drink specials and small bites on weekdays from 5-8 p.m. The menu includes options such as curry waffle sliders and roasted Brussels sprouts, among other options. Downtown’s gay bar trend looks to continue with Bar Mattachine at 221 W. Seventh St., which is expected to open by the end of this summer, according to its Facebook page.

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streets, and they feature images of caterpillars, pigeons and ants, as well as inanimate objects such as bamboo, feathers and leaves. The utility box series is part of a curated public art initiative designed to build on the neighborhood’s personality, said Jessica Lall, executive director of the South Park BID. The utility box project adds to other public art in the area, including seven murals painted within the last year. In recognition of the new art and the South Park BID’s 10-year anniversary, the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles and the BID will host an art tour on Tuesday, Aug. 18 from 5-8 p.m., starting at Hope and 12th streets. More information is at southpark.la.

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Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

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egarding the editorial “Is a Streetcar Still Right for Downtown?” published June 29

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reat article. Accurate assessment. I completely agree about revamping the DASH into a cool streetcar alternative. The cost should be within reach and it’s very flexible. The revamped DASH will not be tied down to a fixed track. It can change routes as the city grows and change with time.

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inally some saneness has come into the discussion. I know political constraints (and maybe even some real dreams) come into play on this, but the streetcar has made little sense for five years now, certainly since it was sold as a project half as expensive as it really is. Now its backers have made it more palatable cost-wise by suggesting the removal of the spur that takes people (tourists too) up Bunker Hill, an often inaccessible place to anyone with even a minor heart, age or walking disability. Shame. Cute little buses could do much more without tearing up the streets, moving utilities, being fixed in place and breaking the bank.

Let’s do it with buses that look like trolleys!

—Judith Hansen, June 29, 11:59 a.m.

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hy is there no discussion of an alternate to the streetcar? Why not a monorail, such as Walt Disney envisioned and built in Anaheim 60 years ago? We are in the 21st century and looking for solutions that hark back to the previous 100 years. An above-ground transportation solution would resolve many of the underground issues that have brought the estimated cost to prohibitive amounts. A modern monorail would be fast, safe and an attractive people-mover for locals and tourists. It would also help define Los Angeles as the harbinger of the modern city. Our leaders need to look at all options. In addition to Broadway, other major streets in Downtown would benefit from this, among them Figueroa Street, Grand Avenue, and Hill and Alameda streets.

The current 3.9-mile loop is very near-sighted.

—Rafael Chavez, June 30, 2:49 p.m.

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t would seem the renaissance of Broadway has begun and will likely continue with or without the streetcar. One of the benefits of the proposed route, it seems, is the provision of rail “mass transit” to connect the far-flung neighborhoods of Downtown. South Park east of Grand Avenue and the Arts District are the two fastest-growing neighborhoods in Downtown, if not the entire city, and neither is served by rail transit of any kind. If we’re thinking about an urbanized future in which Downtown is densely developed beyond the relatively small areas within a few blocks of a current subway stop, is there a way the streetcar helps to address this need? Or are there other options to avoid streets gridlocked with cars and lumbering buses?

—Blair Jockers, July 1, 12:02 p.m.

As Downtown Crime Rises, Both Cops and Residents Must Play a Vital Role

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rime is getting worse in Downtown Los Angeles. Exactly how bad things are is difficult to determine, in part because the Los Angeles Police Department last year changed the way it classifies certain crimes. That said, many Central City residents and stakeholders have noticed some worrisome conditions and trends over at least the past year. In LAPD crime statistics released last month, rates for violent crime shot up far higher in Downtown than in the city at large.

This is troubling in a growing neighborhood with an expanding residential population, and it demands attention. The natural response is to call for a shift in policing practices by the brass at the LAPD’s Central Division, and this has already begun. Some foot patrols have been increased, including at night in the Historic Core, and a narcotics team will be bolstered.

We expect the LAPD to do much more. The cops have to set the standard and be a visible presence on the streets. Resources are stretched thin, but Downtown is more vulnerable than most of the city, given its proximity to jails from which felons are released, among other challenges. Chief Charlie Beck must respond strongly.

Downtown residents and workers also must be part of the response. Central City stakeholders have played a vital role in the area’s renaissance over the last 15 years, and they will have to amp up their commitment to keep Downtown safe for current residents and new inhabitants, including families. Downtowners will need to participate in neighborhood watches, partner with police, call in crimes and take other proactive steps.

For many months now area stakeholders have been noticing and talking about some distressing changes in street life. This was anecdotal at first, maybe a recognition of more homelessness, or the awareness of a growing number of individuals who showed outward signs of mental illness. Then people started seeing more brazen street drug dealing and drug use, and bicycle thefts began to skyrocket — as Downtown News reported in May, the number of bike thefts in the first four months of the year surged by nearly 60%.

LAPD statistics released last month show that there are real and dramatic changes, not just in Downtown, even when adjusted for the new methods of reporting.

This is where things get murky. The LAPD last year altered certain crime reporting methods to meet FBI guidelines. In the process, some former misdemeanors, such as battery, are now classi-

fied as aggravated assaults which are felonies.

Naturally these crime rates would go up, and thus it is hard to state exactly how much worse things are. Yet what is troubling is that the upward spikes in Downtown outpace those in the rest of the city.

It is instructive to see the new statistics as reported. To be clear, adjusted figures were not available. After more than a decade of falling crime, the city saw an unadjusted 12.7% increase in Part 1 crimes, the most serious offenses, in the first six months of the year.

In contrast Central Division Part 1 crimes through July 18 grew by an unadjusted 34%.

The most alarming Central Division increase came in violent crime, which surged by an unadjusted 60% over the same period last year; the citywide violent crime increase was an unadjusted 20.6%..

The point is, adjustments or not, there are strong increases in all categories.

Determining why this is happening is complicated, and politicians and police probably have it right when they point to a number of factors, among them a worsening homelessness crisis in addition to the effects of AB 109 and Proposition 47. The former, passed in 2011, shifted responsibility for some prisoners from the state to counties, and has frequently led to shorter prison stints.

The latter, approved by California voters last year, reclassified six felonies as misdemeanors. Some law enforcement officials have complained that it emboldens lawbreakers who know consequences for their crimes will not be severe.

That is where an increased police presence can help. While the cops arrest people who break the law, a man or woman in blue on the streets is the best deterrent possible. The LAPD already tracks where crimes take place, and Central Division will have to aggressively and adeptly shift resources in response to hot spots and spikes.

Central Division leaders also need to rope in Downtowners to help, and even remind them how to take basic crime prevention steps. On Tuesday, Aug. 4, they have a great opportunity to do that at the National Night Out celebration at L.A. Live from 5-9 p.m. (see story pg. 16). On Aug. 19, City Attorney Mike Feuer and the LAPD will host a 6 p.m. forum at the L.A. Job Corps Center (1020 S. Olive St.) to discuss the crime spike and what the community can do.

Those must be considered first steps. Recent trends mean crime could worsen in Downtown. Everyone in the Central City must play a role in keeping the area safe.

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will likely offer produce again in the future, according to management. Two Bits has extended hours now, opening daily at 8 a.m. and closing at 10 p.m. on Sunday-Tuesday and midnight on Wednesday-Saturday. The market hopes to push the closing to 2 a.m. in the coming weeks.

At 210 W. Fifth St., (213) 627-2636 or twobitsmarket.com.

Just Say Yes: A new home goods store on Broadway is inspired by a simple answer to a question: Yes. So says Brad Holdgrafer, who opened the shop with his wife Jenna last month. The word has led them through a number of adventures, including the creation of the retail shop in Downtown, he noted. Yes offers functional home décor, cookware, office fixtures and other wares, all with a clean and often quirky design sensibility.

Yes is open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

At 954 S. Broadway, (213) 332-4254 or itsjustyes.com.

Bikes and Coffee: Blending the best of a bike shop and coffee shop is The Wheelhouse, a new store coming to the Arts District this summer. The 3,700-square-foot shop will offer vintage-inspired bicycle brands (starting at $599), bicycle repair services, community events and a coffee bar. The Wheelhouse, owned by husband-and-wife team (and avid cyclists) Chase and Tami Spenst, will also feature bike baskets, bags and accessories, along with blankets, gifts and books related to all things cycling. The store is expected to open later this month.

At 1375 E. Sixth St. or thewheelhouse.bike.

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Two Bits 2.0: Across the street from The Last Bookstore on Fifth Street is Two Bits Market, a neighborhood market formerly known for its natural food products and fresh produce. As of last month, however, it has swapped its produce for booze and an expanded menu. Owners Terri Wahl and Brandi Lozano Miller also own Auntie Em’s Kitchenette, a restaurant two blocks away from the market. Wanting to serve alcohol on the Auntie Em’s menu, Wahl and Lozano Miller decided to consolidate the two establishments since the market already had a liquor license. The market has retained its sandwich menu and added portions of Auntie Em’s menu, along with a wine list, beers on tap and craft cocktails. The market still sells meat, cheese and wine to go, and

Showing Off the Showroom: With the surge in Downtown development in recent years, local architecture and interior design firms have their work cut out for them. Responding to the demand, commercial furniture company Haworth has moved its Santa Monica showroom to a space in the Citigroup Center skyscraper in the Financial District. The company sells office furniture to architects and interior designers, so having its wide inventory on display is a big plus for the aesthetic-driven clientele. Haworth’s offerings include ergonomic furniture, sit-stand desk options and more. The public is welcome to tour the facility, but must go through Haworth’s dealer network if interested in purchasing. The showroom is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Shear Inspiration: Knives Out Salon, newly opened on Second Street, offers cuts, coloring, extensions and more, with haircuts for $95 and color for $150. Specialized services also include smoothing and texturing treatments known as an Arrojo wave and an Inphenom treatment.

Owner Christine Choi’s training includes painting and sculpting, which she said adds flair to what she calls “the art of hair.” Rounding out the team are two other stylists, Claudia Saldana and Irene Legaspi. The salon is open Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.8 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

At 941 E. Second St., (213) 379-1736 or knivesoutsalon.com.

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Downtown’s Shopping Scene Expands to Include Vintage Bikes, Office Furniture, Tuxedos and More

By Heidi Kulicke hopWalk Returns: The Historic Core Business Improvement District is relaunching its ShopWalk event to promote shopping, dining and retail activity in the Historic Core. Inspired by ArtWalk, the event started in 2012 to support local small businesses and is slated to take place on the first Sunday of each month.

About 50 small businesses are expected to participate along Spring and Main streets, offering discounts, special pop-up vendors and in-store events from 12-7 p.m. Maps and directories will be available at the Rock and Roll Flea Market at The Regent, Grand Central Market and the Historic Downtown Farmers Market on Fifth Street.

The next ShopWalk will be held Sunday, Sept. 4.

At various stores along Spring, Main, Fifth and Sixth streets. Participating businesses and details at shopwalkdtla.com.

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Groom-ing Success: When it comes to weddings, it’s often all about the bride, but the groom comes first at Groom Studio, which slings a variety of dapper tuxedos and suits. The Hill Street shop is purchase-only, but it offers eight tux styles, 10 suit styles and a large selection of dress shirts, ties, cuff links, studs, socks and formal shoes. Prices range from $195 to $1,295 for a suit or tux. Inside the business is a shop-within-ashop called Richard’s Custom, which tailors custom suits and tuxes. Groom Studio is open Thursday-Saturday from 12-8 p.m., Sunday 12-6 p.m. and by appointment Monday-Wednesday.

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A 102-Year-Old Comes Back to Life The Globe Theatre Returns After a Three-Year Renovation

By Eddie Kim hen Erik Chol decided to move from his longtime home of Paris to Los Angeles, two things loomed in his mind.

One, his wife and daughter had to be happy with their new home. Second, he needed to find and run an entertainment venue that, as he puts it, “gave him goosebumps.”

Chol had experience operating clubs and lounges in Paris, and fondly recalled venues such as Le Palace, an ornately decorated space renowned for its eclectic mix of music, fashion and over-the-top theme parties. Several years ago, Chol flew to L.A. to tour nearly 60 potential spaces around the city in search of his own Palace.

He found it in the form of a small 1913 theater at 740 S. Broadway.

“It was, how do you say it, love at the first sight?” Chol said, smiling. “I finally got the goosebumps when I stepped into the Globe. I felt something different, the power of a century of history.”

Chol and his family moved to L.A. in late 2012 and embarked on a three-year renovation of the aging Globe. It has cost him about $5 million, not to mention hundreds of hours of physical work. He and his wife, along with members of his now 12-person management staff, tackled some of the restoration themselves, pulling up flooring, carefully re-painting original decorative features and busting down old walls.

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the official grand opening of the historic theater on Thursday, July 30. Its new iteration is a long cry from the Globe’s recent past, when it served as the dingy Club 740 and a swap meet.

“For us Europeans, it’s pretty important to feel a relationship with history,” Chol says. “Not only that, but we have found a place with no limits. With this space, we can do every kind of event we have in mind.”

Making Changes One of the biggest changes is the restoration of the front lobby. Before the renovation, two different shops filled what is now a glimmering entrance, complete with a chandelier.

Visitors to Club 740 had been entering through the back alley, Chol said, and new permits were required to re-create the Broadway entryway.

Inside the lobby doors is the main floor, with two bars lining opposite walls and the mezzanine located directly above. The ceiling opens up to soaring heights as you head closer to the small stage, which is backed by a wall with the word “GLOBE” in lightbulbs.

Looking back toward the entrance reveals the most impressive view, with a wide mezzanine and third-floor balcony decorated with sculpture-like moldings depicting angels, theater masks and other Baroque details from original designer Alfred F. Rosenheim.

Two small “opera boxes” flank the proscenium on the second floor, adding to the historic aesthetic.

Though the main floor and slender mezzanine will host much of the action, the Globe

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has a pair of special spaces that makes it a particularly flexible venue, Chol said. A glassed-in room that stretches across the mezzanine level offers a private experience while maintaining a view of the stage below. Below the ground floor, meanwhile, sits a spacious basement that could be used as a more intimate concert venue (“Maybe a jazz club,” Chol mused) or a gallery space, among other things.

Both spaces still require some renovation, and Chol expects to debut the basement in October and the mezzanine room by the end of the year. The third-floor balcony requires more extensive permitting and repairs, and will likely open in mid2016 after the Globe has garnered some traction, Chol said.

“No Limits” The renovation also involved the fixing of the marquee on Broadway, which dates back to the 1940s when the venue, originally known as the “Morosco Theatre,” began showing wartime newsreels and changed its name to “The Globe,” according to the Los Angeles Conservancy.

Newsreels probably won’t be making a return to the Globe’s stage, but Chol and artistic director (and resident DJ) Julien Roussel have countless big concepts for what the venue could host.

Roussel has already played a few house music sets for happy crowds during a two-week soft opening, but the duo spurn the notion that the Globe will be merely a nightclub. Instead, they want to see everything from film pre-

mieres to live bands to big corporate parties and beyond.

“We want to get international artists, and have someone, for instance, bring the vibe from Ibiza for a weekend of dance music,” Roussel said. “But we can have acrobats, dancers, live music, even a choir or an orchestra. We want programming every day, and very different events.”

While the Globe joins a number of existing Downtown entertainment venues, Chol says he doesn’t see his neighbors, such as the Orpheum, Regent and Belasco, as competitors. Downtown can court enough artists and audiences to fill all the venues, Chol noted, and he remains excited for the future openings of other historic spaces (such as the neighboring Los Angeles, Palace, Tower and State theaters, all owned by the Delijani family).

“I chose Downtown because what we have in mind, this variety of entertainment, only really works in Downtown,” Chol said. “There are so many different artists, musicians, museums, just so much culture here. We have many different audiences to enjoy this space.”

The Night on Broadway event hosted earlier this year by Council District 14, as part of City Councilman José Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway campaign, serves as the perfect sign of what’s to come, Chol said. Watching streams of people happily touring the theaters and soaking in entertainment gave him goosebumps, once again.

The Globe Theatre is at 740 S. Broadway, (213) 489-1667 or globetheatre-la.com. eddie@downtownnews.com

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Erik Chol has spent millions of dollars to restore the 1913 Globe Theatre ‘s historic features, including its ornate lobby (top).

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said that the county “can and must” spearhead efforts of its own. The dissolution of community redevelopment agencies was a boon for counties, which absorbed much of the agencies’ dollars into their own budgets — as much as $100 million annually in Los Angeles, he said.

“Those dollars, I argue, ought to be dollars aimed at affordable housing. There is a vacancy, a shortage of as many as 500,000 units in the county,” Ridley-Thomas said. “Now how in the world can we catch up with that?”

L.A. County supervisors are funneling “as much as we can” into affordable housing development, he continued, but also said the board needs to re-examine the work of agencies such as LAHSA, which is a city-county Joint Powers Authority. There is debate of whether it is meeting its goals to fix homelessness, he said, and if it is not, the region must consider other ways to spend its resources.

Ridley-Thomas spoke on a number of factors that impact homelessness in the region,

20-Story Building Proposed in South Park Project Includes 232 Residential Units and Ground Floor Retail

By Heidi Kulicke hile South Park has seen a bevy of mid-rise apartment buildings breaking ground in the past few years, more and more high-rises are being planned for the district.

The latest is a 20-story condominium tower at Olympic Boulevard and Hill Street, adding another wrinkle to the neighborhood’s robust residential development.

The building is proposed at 940 S. Hill St., where a one-story commercial building is currently located. The 420,000-square-foot project would have 232 units, with 14,000 square feet dedicated to ground-floor retail space, according to documents filed with the Department of City Planning.

Plans also call for 355 parking spaces in a four-story podium as well as two underground levels for additional parking. There would be a deck on the roof of the parking podium that would include a swimming pool, fitness center and a tenant lounge.

The tower would offer studio, one-, twoand three-bedroom residences. There would also be a rooftop amenity area for a spa, garden and lounging area, with one corner wrapped in an angular glass wall that would add a sharp accent to its profile.

The building’s façade would also be covered in glass, with decorative metal panels covering the podium. Floor-to-ceiling glass provides excellent views and would be a major selling point for condo buyers, said Daniel Kim, an architect with DGB who is working on the project. More than 90% of the units would have a private balcony as well, he said.

“We’re going for a sophisticated, modern look and feel to reflect the L.A. lifestyle,” Kim said. “[The building] is not just a glass box, it has variation and adds to the cityscape.”

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and nightlife options, Kim noted. Prospective retail tenants at what is dubbed The Hill include restaurants, coffee shops and other “pedestrian-friendly” businesses that will add to the neighborhood’s energy, according to Kim. There is no firm timeline for construction, but Kim said it could be another three or four years until the building opens. A final budget is being determined, but he added it could be about $90 million. Kim declined to identify the developer, which is listed as 940 Hill LLC in documents.

The proposed development is part of a larger construction boom in South Park, with several commercial, residential and hotel projects in the pipeline. A groundbreaking was held last month for a pair of 34-story condominium towers at 1200 S. Figueroa St. Also under construction is the billion-dollar Oceanwide Plaza, across the street from Staples Center. heidi@downtownnews.com

including what he referred to as a “broken” criminal justice system. He had harsh words for how the county has failed to address the “mental illness crisis,” and he criticized the abusive use of force in the region’s jails, which has been documented in federal Department of Justice investigations.

“I only really needed to read one line in the pages and pages of documents,” Ridley-Thomas said. “‘If the inmates being arrested and then incarcerated were not crazy when they went into the jail, surely by the time they were released, they would be.”’

The mental health crisis is widely cited as a major contributing factor to homelessness in Los Angeles. The county is now negotiating the details for continued federal oversight of the jail systems, Ridley-Thomas said.

Similarly, Ridley-Thomas said the county has not done as much as it can to address human sex trafficking, whose victims sometimes include children in the foster care system. Gangs have turned to sex trafficking as a safer and more profitable alternative to selling drugs, he noted, and he emphasized that girls as young as 12 years old are being exploited.

“By the time they’re 19 years old, many of these youngsters are literally dead. Let me be clear. These are not child prostitutes. You can’t be a child and a prostitute. Why? Because to be able to do so, you have to have the capacity, legally, to give consent,” he said.

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tation Authority as the “new” Community Redevelopment Agency when it comes to pushing economic development, the potential return of the NFL to a Los Angeles venue in Carson or Inglewood, and the revised role of a CEO in overseeing the actions of the Board of Supervisors.

Ridley-Thomas alluded to widely respected CEO William Fujioka, who stepped down last November, and said the Board of Supervisors made a “strategic mistake” in concentrating “too much power” in the CEO’s role, leading to conflicts and stalemate between the CEO and the board.

“Politics 101, ladies and gentlemen: Never give away your power,” he said. eddie@downtownnews.com

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By Eddie Kim he results of this year’s homeless population count, conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, showed a 12% rise in the number of homeless people across the county.

That did not surprise Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who recalled that he has observed a number of encampments spreading all over his Second District and beyond.

“I thought to myself, I didn’t think that was my imagination,” he said.

Homelessness was one of a number of sobering subjects that Ridley-Thomas broached during a Wednesday, July 29, luncheon hosted by the Los Angeles Current Affairs Forum. He also discussed abuses within the foster-care system and the need for health services in lower-income communities around the county.

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The FIDM exhibit The Outstanding Arts of Television Costume Design features about 75 outfits from 24 current TV shows. Among the pieces on display are costumes from the HBO biopic “Bessie” (shown here), “Wolf Hall” and “The Knick.”

FIDM Museum Exhibit on TV Show Outfits Touches the Historical and the Fantastical

By Emily Manthei n years past, modern-day America ruled the location landscape on television programs, and the costumes were a reflection of the times in which we lived. That day has come and gone.

In 2015, the Second World War, Elizabethan England, turn-of-the-century New York and colonial Salem are among the settings for an extraordinary range of televised shows and the fashion that comes with them.

That much is clear at the museum at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. The South Park institution recently opened its Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibit.

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“It’s like a big puzzle,” Bundy said of tracking down a show’s costumes.

The process begins, Bundy said, with the show’s production company, though it rarely ends there. Sometimes a designer has a stash or the costume has been returned to a rental house, but other times, she noted, actors have the rights to the pieces they wear.

Fox’s “The Mindy Project” is probably in the latter camp. The FIDM exhibit has a mannequin wearing a signature Mindy Kaling tweed jacket, in pink and black, that the actress wore on the show about a young OB-GYN in New York.

“Mindy is a real collaborator,” said the show’s Emmy-nominated designer Salvador Perez at a press opening for the exhibit last month. “She loves clothes almost as much as I do.”

While Perez said he and Kaling gab about fabrics, designs and ready-to-wear outfits and accessories whenever the star has a free moment, it’s up to Perez to alter almost every piece he buys. The job, he notes, involves making sure that each item fits the star, or any other member of the cast, perfectly, which usually involves tweaking the lengths, proportions or sizes.

Bundy said that task indicates what the job really entails.

“The exhibit is a great way for students at FIDM to study practical fashion up close as they look not only at the designs,” said Bundy, “but how different colors look under the lights, how things are made and what it’s like to create a cohesive look for a show while individually defining the characters.”

She’ll Make ‘Manhattan’ Bundy said there is a great crossover between fashion in costume design and fashion on the runway and in the mall. The point was echoed by FIDM spokesman Nick Verreos, also a past contestant on “Project Runway.”

“Some designers wouldn’t admit it, but I think everyone takes a little bit of inspiration from what they see on film and television,” he said.

Bundy said that even historical dramas take advantage of this cross-pollination. She pointed to another show included in the FIDM exhibit, “Reign,” which airs on the CW network.

On display from “Reign” are a billowy, empirewaisted frock made with two different patterns, a more traditional-looking black dress under a chic coat trimmed in fur, and a man’s royal maroon robe, also sporting a fur finish.

Meredith Markworth-Pollack handles designs on the series that follows Mary, Queen of Scots, in France in the late 1500s. MarkworthPollack said the show’s young audience has prompted her to take a few design liberties.

“I start with an historical image, then contemporize the piece by bringing in a different fabric or neckline, maybe making it more Bohemian,” she said.

Alonzo Wilson, the designer of Fox’s “Manhattan,” takes a more strict approach. He said he extensively researches the show’s period of the 1940s to create historically accurate outfits. That

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A quick glance at the exhibit that runs through Sept. 26 bears that out, with costumes from shows such as Cinemax’s turn-of-the20th-century hospital drama “The Knick,” AMC’s colonial series “TURN: Washington’s Spies” and ABC’s fairytale drama “Once Upon a Time.”

Altogether there are about 75 outfits from 24 shows on display. Included are outfits from 2015 Emmy nominees for Outstanding Costume Design “Gotham,” “The Mindy Project,” “Olive Kitteridge” and “Wolf Hall.”

Rose said that in assembling the FIDM show, she was on the lookout for a diversity of time and place. Once she set her sights on a program, Barbara Bundy, the director of FIDM’s

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attention to detail is reflected in the clothes on the mannequins, which include a midnight blue day dress with a classic square neckline, two of the baggy men’s suits popular at the time and a pairing of a blouse and high-waisted slacks.

“The ’40s was a formal yet comfortable time period,” he said. He added that wartime rationing ushered in new styles, like women wearing pants.

Verreos particularly loves the 1920s, featured at FIDM this year with HBO’s biopic “Bessie.” He is also excited by the glamorous and bedazzled costumes from Whitney, the Lifetime movie about the late music star Whitney Houston.

There is a subtler approach in another new addition to the FIDM line-up, AMC’s “Better Call Saul.” Outfitting the series was a unique challenge for designer Jennifer Bryan, who had the “Breaking Bad” legacy to live up to while still trying to make her own mark. The biggest task was getting the look right for the show’s namesake character (who in the first season is known as Jimmy), played by Bob Odenkirk.

“I had meetings with the writers, which is a bit unusual, to help develop the character,” Bryan noted. “The challenge was to keep him in clothes that were simple, while still alluding to that bright peacock that was underneath.”

Bryan, who at the press event was dressed in a crisp, white, asymmetrical button-down and bright orange pencil skirt, accented by chunky blue wedge heels and orange nail polish, made for a stunning counterpoint to her understated collection.

The juxtaposition of the designer in front of her work was in itself a microcosm of FIDM’s mission, said Verreos. Sometimes the costume needs to demand attention, and sometimes it does its best work when it is hardly noticed by the viewer at home.

The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design runs through Sept. 26 at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 623-5821 or fidmmuseum.org.

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Park City, Utah, Comes to Downtown L.A.

The Sundance Next Fest runs FridaySunday, Aug. 7-9, at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. The three-day lineup includes a screening of the comedy Mistress America (pictured) Friday night, and the documentary Finders Keepers Saturday afternoon.

Sundance Festival Lands at the Ace Hotel For Its Three-Day Next Fest

By Heidi Kulicke very January, thousands of Angelenos who work in or are affiliated with the entertainment industry trek to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. This week, for the second year in a row, there will be a sort of reverse-migration from Utah to Downtown Los Angeles.

That’s because the Sundance Next Fest is taking place Friday-Sunday, Aug. 7-9, at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. Over the three days five independent films will be shown, each paired with a musical act or discussion with the filmmaker.

All the films appeared at Sundance this year.

They were selected for Next Fest based on their originality and innovative approach to filmmaking, said Trevor Groth, director of programming at the Sundance Institute, which organizes the festival.

Groth said Next Fest offered a unique opportunity to enter the Los Angeles market and to embrace another side of the entertainment industry.

“We’ve always loved the cross-pollination of music and film, and music is a big part of Sundance,” Groth said. “We had the idea to merge them, where people see a film and then a concert right after.”

Groth said Sundance executives were drawn to Downtown by the community’s resurgence

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“We were thrilled with the numbers, and if we can do that again, we’ll be on a great track,” Groth said.

The festival kicks off on Friday at 8 p.m. with a screening of Mistress America, a comedy about two stepsisters who couldn’t be more different. Afterwards, singer-songwriter Sky Ferreira will perform.

The weekend features matinee and evening screenings. Saturday at 3:30 p.m. brings the documentary Finders Keepers, which looks at a strange discovery found in a grill bought at an auction (the post-film event was still being finalized at press time). That night at 8:30 p.m., there’s a showing of the feature Entertainment, which follows a troubled, aging comedian trying to revive his career. Afterwards singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten will perform.

Sunday starts with a 3:30 p.m. screening of director Michael Larnell’s Cronies, a comedy/ drama about two lifelong friends who grow apart as they reach adulthood. The post-film entertainment also had not been determined at press time.

The final event is an 8:30 p.m. showing of the post-apocalyptic sci-fi action film Turbo Kid. Fol-

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lowing the film, there will be DJ sets from Neon Indian and Toro Y Moi. For filmmakers, Next Fest is an opportunity to get great exposure in Los Angeles. That’s certainly the case for Larnell, who wrote, directed and produced Cronies. The first-time director plans to attend all three days of Next Fest. He said watching his film on the big screen with 1,600 people will be a thrill.

“I’ve never shown a film in a theater of that size, so I’m interested to see how it plays out,” said Larnell, who lives in New York. “I’m looking forward to seeing the audience’s reaction.”

One festival highlight does not involve film or music. Set up in the lobby of the Ace Hotel will be Birdly, a virtual reality flight simulator.

The contraption uses a helmet-like covering and artificial wings strapped to the arms that allow participants to fly over San Francisco like a bird — virtually, of course. It is part of Next Fest’s goal to showcase innovative and unusual

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“Birdly is part of the link we’re trying to showcase between storytelling and technology,” Groth said. “It was one of the most talkedabout things in Park City, and we’re so excited to show it at Next Fest.”

Groth said Sundance wants Next Fest to be an annual event in Los Angeles. If the festival continues to succeed, Groth said Sundance executives may consider taking it on the road to other cities.

For now though, Next Fest in Los Angeles is a priority for Sundance. While attendees may not get the chance to mix movies with a day of skiing like in Park City, the Downtown locale means that before or after an event, they’re never far away from a hip bar or restaurant.

Next Fest runs Aug. 7-9 at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel, 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com/losangeles. heidi@downtownnews.com

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Female punks are the order of the day at The Regent on Friday, Aug. 7, as Riot Grill Fest parlays a turn of words into a celebration of Riot Grrrl OGs Babes in Toyland.

Behind the genre-busting progenitors is a lineup of bands including Mexico’s Le Butcherettes, Philly’s Slutever and the Nadia G-helmed Menstruators.

Stand-up comedian Sara Schaefer will host as the aforementioned Nadia G also kicks out grub from her Bitchin’ Kitchen (hence the “Grill” part of the evening). The night benefits LGBT causes, so take that, Antonin Scalia. At 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.

ROCK, POP & JAZZ Ace Hotel 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com.

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ThuRSDay, auGuST 6 REDCAT New Original Works Festival REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Aug. 6-8: The second week of groundbreaking performance art features work from Sweden’s Stina Ahlberg, Mint Park with collaborator Hee-Eun Jeong and Robert Cucuzza.

FRIDay, auGuST 7 Bring Your Own Dance Moves Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0777 or musiccenter.org.

7 p.m.: DJ Day, Jeremy Sole and Mark de Clive-Lowe all spin in this free dance party for the good people of Los Angeles.

Jose Hernandez Mariachi Nationals Ensemble Performances Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8080 or grandparkla.org.

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On Saturday, Aug. 8, the Orpheum Theatre bests a number of fellow Historic Core venues in a rush to embrace the Big Easy. Woody Allen’s New Orleans Jazz Band brings decades of expertise in recreating the sounds of the Crescent City during an 8 p.m. show. On hand, obviously, will be director and clarinet player Woody Allen, who will be doing his best Sidney Bechet impression. Whether or not you pre-game at Preux and Proper, Little Easy or Little Jewel of New Orleans is up to you. At 842 S. Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com.

The Stones Throw Records crew will assemble their finest hard drives and muster a pair of turntables for an evening of free jams on Friday, Aug. 7, as Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam Funk and Mild High Club pile into the FIGat7th shopping center. Not only does a plenitude of head-bobbing, high-decibel electronica await you, but so too does a special 4 p.m. happy hour at the food court Taste. The gig doesn’t kick off until 8 p.m., but doors open at 7 p.m., giving you plenty of time to hit the patio bar and prepare yourself for an onslaught of beats from the Stones Throw team. At 735 S. Figueroa St., (213) 955-7150 or figat7th.com.

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Street Food Cinema Presents: Heathers at Exposition Park 700 Exposition Park Dr. or streetfoodcinema.com Exposition Park will host an outdoor screening of the film Heathers starring Winona Ryder on Saturday, Aug. 8, with live music and food trucks prior to the film. The event is part of Street Food Cinema’s music, movie and food truck line-up at various parks throughout the summer and fall.

Food trucks will arrive at 5:30 p.m. and include Cousin’s Maine Lobster, Oh My Gaga, Wise BBQ and more. Live music from the band Pixikill will begin at 6:30, and the film starts at 8:30. A special screening of the new Fox show “Scream Queens” will play before the film. Advance tickets for reserved seats are $17 or $20 at the door. Non-reserved seats are $5 cheaper.

FIGat7th Downtown Festival Fridays 735 S. Figueroa St., (213) 955-7150 or artsbrookfield.com Arts Brookfield presents a free live music festival every Friday night now through Aug. 28 at the FIGat7th shopping center plaza. This Friday, Aug. 7, features Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam Funk, Mayer Hawthorne and Mild High Club.

Food and drinks start at 4 p.m. with music starting at 8 p.m.

Friday Night Flicks at Pershing Square 523 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare Pershing Square’s free summer movie series will feature the film Divergent on Friday, Aug. 7 at dusk. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a picnic if desired. Well-behaved dogs on a leash are welcome.

Free Latin Jazz Concert Series 501 N. Main St., (888) 488-8083 or lapca.org Join PacFed and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes as they pay tribute to activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta’s 85th birthday during Summer of 85 Years, a free summer concert series every second and fourth Thursday through September. The series continues with a special Dolores Huerta birthday concert featuring Louie Cruz Beltran, Pete Escovedo and other special guests on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m.

Dames ‘N Games Sports Bar & Grill: MMA Girl Cage Fighting 2319 E. Washington Blvd., (323) 589-2220 or damesngames.net Spearmint Rhino’s Dames ‘N Games Sports Bar & Grill will host its Caliente Cage Rage cage fighting event on Aug. 3. The event is part of an ongoing summer tournament through Aug. 17. The girls will compete for $3,000 in cash and prizes.

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Eerily prolific for her mere quarter century spent on this rock called Earth, Laura Marling already has five albums of contemporary folk music to her name, including her most recent disc, Short Movie. The Brit and onetime Silver Lake resident is back in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 6, for a onenight stand at Broadway’s Palace Theatre. It all kicks off at 8 p.m., except the part where you remind Marling that she once dated that guy from Mumford and Sons. We all make mistakes. At 630 S. Broadway, (213) 553-4567 or losangelestheatre.com.

Think of the third annual Jose Hernandez Mariachi Nationals Ensemble as a sort of jamboree for Mexican jam bands, a bonanza of youth talent hoping to spend a lifetime channeling generations of musical culture into the dulcet tones of Mexican folk tunes. At 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, Grand Park will be filled with festively adorned young musicians eager to prove their mettle. The concert, like most events at the park, will be a free affair, which means bring the family, bring a little picnic and enjoy. At 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8080 or grandparkla.org.

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August 3, 2015 Aug. 9, 8 p.m.: Successive waves of synth pop duke it out as Turbo Kid meets Neon Indian and Toro Y Moi. Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com.

Aug. 3: Rick Todd Group.

Aug. 4: Jam Session with Dan Schnelle Trio.

Aug. 5: Matt Politano Trio.

Aug. 6: Kait Dunton’s TrioKAIT. Aug. 7: Miro Sprague’s Farewell Concert.

Aug. 8: Shai Maestro Trio.

Aug. 9: Greg Johnson.

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

Aug. 5, 8 p.m.: Merry Christmas is a fuzz-rock tribute to an utter bankruptcy of acceptable band names.

Aug. 6, 8:30 p.m.: Those anticipating Total Babes to be such will be horrendously disappointed.

Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com.

Aug. 8, 7 p.m.: We’re certain of two things regarding the Vamps: 1) Not one member of the band can drink legally in the United States and 2) someone hired a very expensive stylist to help them on their way.

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

Aug. 7: Will Sparks.

Aug. 8: Green Velvet.

Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

Aug. 3, 8 p.m.: Billboard-charting bluesman Leon Bridges shares his latest album, Coming Home.

Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2190 or grandperformances.org.

Aug. 7, 12 p.m.: French Horn Massive is no exaggeration. There’ll be four hundred of them playing together in a cacophony of epic proportions.

Aug. 7, 8 p.m.: Gaby Moreno is the best blues player Guatemala has to offer.

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

Aug. 7, 8 p.m.: Live dancing from Julianne and Derek Hough.

Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m.: Gladys Knight and The O’Jays take the stage while the Pips sit at home and wish there was something on TV. Orpheum Theatre 842 Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com.

Aug. 8, 8 p.m.: Woody Allen’s New Orleans Jazz Band is a great big batch of cognitive dissonance.

Pershing Square 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

Aug. 5, 12 p.m.: See if you can guess from which country Brasil Brazil derives its inspiration.

Aug. 6, 8 p.m.: Session players coalesce into BombaChante.

Aug. 8, 8 p.m.: International Swingers is an all-star assembly of ‘70s bands, not an invitation to a night you won’t forget.

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

Aug. 3: Rubber.

Aug. 4: Colossal Wrecks, Know Your Saints, Aspiga and The Stupid Dikini.

Aug. 5: Guitars A Go Go. Aug. 6: Thursday Night Booty.

Aug. 7: The Blood Hounds, The Lane Cruisers, Smokey Punch, An Atomic Whirl and City Mouse.

Aug. 8, 3 p.m.: Detained.

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

Aug. 7: Punk benefit Riot Grill Fest features headliners Babes In Toyland, along with a bevy of bands and cuisine.

Aug. 8: Bootie LA will be delving heavily into the ‘90s this week.

Aug. 9, 6 p.m.: USC’s Josh Kun hosts a night of sounds and tastes in support of his recent book To Live and Dine in L.A. Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la.

Aug. 4: The Makers have quietly been hoarding drink tickets for seven years to make a run on Sazeracs.

Shrine Auditorium 665 W. Jefferson Blvd., (213) 748-5116 or shrineauditorium.com.

Aug. 8: Straight from Lincoln Heights’ Airliner, the celebrated weekly beat conglomeration dubbed Low End Theory Festival segues into its first day-long affair.

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

Aug. 7: Michael Nhat, Big Epoch, Izapa and Maestro Gamin.

Aug. 8: Wild Wing, Betty Petty, Cigarette Bums and The Memories.

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

Aug. 6, 8 p.m.: This month’s Moony Habits party features Chris McClenney, starRo and A Sol Mechanic.

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Annual Crime Prevention Event Expected to Draw a Crowd of 10,000 People

Ace Hotel 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com/dtla.

Aug. 8, 3:30 p.m.: Valparaiso, Indiana’s own Bryan Carberry will be on hand to screen his award-winning documentary Finders Keepers, the story of a bizarre custody battle over a prosthetic leg.

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

Aug. 4-12: Dragon Ball Z Resurrection ‘F’ will not suffer for lack of attendance despite its ill-conceived title.

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

Galapagos 3D. If it was good enough to blow Charles Darwin’s mind, it’s probably good enough for you!

Forces of Nature promises a panoply of nature’s worst destruction.

Experience the gripping story full of hope, crushing disappointment and triumph in Hubble 3D. Pershing Square 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/ pershingsquare.

Aug. 7, Sunset: How is Divergent different from The Hunger Games, you ask? Well, for starters…we actually don’t know.

Could someone please attend and report back?

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

Through Aug. 6: Fantastic Four (8 and 10:45 p.m.).

By Heidi Kulicke t’s not everyday the public gets to interact with police officers in a festive setting.

On Tuesday, Aug. 4, Downtowners will have the opportunity for that and more at the annual National Night Out, held from 5-9 p.m. at L.A. Live.

Community outreach and improving the public’s trust in law enforcement remains a priority for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division, said Community Relations Officer Todd Dressen, and National Night Out aims to show a different side of the force.

“Many people have a negative view of the police because they interact with us under negative circumstances, such as getting pulled over,” Dressen said. “This is a way for people to come out and have fun while getting to know their local police officers.”

The push for more collaboration between law enforcement and the public has inspired the expansion of this year’s event. LAPD expects to draw about 10,000 people to L.A. Live, the most in the event’s history in Downtown. Last year’s event attracted about 3,000 people to the Arts District.

Central will have several booths with officers offering crime prevention information and other resources, he added, and people are encouraged to ask questions.

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Attendees will also get to examine the vehicles and equipment used in the LAPD’s specialty divisions, including the SWAT team and bomb squad.

The entertainment lineup, meanwhile, includes DJs, live bands, vendors, prizes and giveaways, including of 500 backpacks from Macy’s in anticipation of the backto-school season. Several athletes from Los Angeles photo by Gary Leonard teams such as the Clippers About 10,000 people are expected to attend Central Division’s annual crime and the Kings are also slated prevention block party National Night Out on Aug. 4 at L.A. Live. to make an appearance.

For young attendees, the More importantly, Lall acknowledged the event offers bounce houses, obstacle coursCentral Division’s role in spearheading comes, face painting and more. The Los Angeles munity safety amid the rapid Downtown Fire Department will also be there to let kids renaissance. try on their protective gear.

“We want to thank them and recognize National Night Out helps show off L.A. them for their role in our economic developLive as not just an major entertainment hub, ment,” Lall said. but a true community space, said Jessica National Night Out is Aug. 4 from 5-9 p.m.

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Oscar winner Jorge Drexler (Motorcycle Diaries score) is one of Latin America’s most intricate and introspective song writers.

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8 p.m.: The Southland’s favorite mountain town sends forth its finest musicians to perform bits of Beethoven, Berlioz and Handel.

International Horn Symposium Performance Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu.

11:30 a.m.: All the stops have been pulled out in this program rich with horn parts played by horn players looking to impress horn aficionados from the international horn community.

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument 124 Paseo de la Plaza, (213) 485-8372 or elpueblo.lacity.org.

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Ongoing: 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story provides an in-depth look at all aspects of Columbia Records’ history and offers a virtual history of the music industry from its infancy, tracing Columbia’s pivotal technological as well as business innovations, including its invention of the LP. Ongoing: Featuring copious memorabilia including drum kits and a cape, Ringo: Peace & Love is the first major exhibit to be dedicated to a drummer at the museum.

Ongoing: White sequined gloves and other wardrobe pieces are the focal point of the new exhibit case paying tribute to the life and legacy of Michael Jackson. This special display serves as a follow-up to the Museum’s past exhibitions, Michael Jackson: HIStyle and Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy. Housed on the Museum’s third floor, the launch of the new exhibit coincided with the second anniversary of Jackson’s death.

Ongoing: Roland Live is a permanent installation courtesy of the electronic musical instrument maker, Roland Corporation.

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5:30 p.m.: Piano fiend Nic Gerpe returns to put in work on a recent Geoffrey Gordon composition, while other players tackle a Horn Trio from Johannes Brahms.

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as museums: the Avila Adobe, the city’s oldest house; the Sepulveda House, home to exhibits and the monument’s Visitors Center; the Fire House Museum, which houses late 19thcentury fire-fighting equipment; and the Masonic Hall, which boasts Masonic memorabilia. Check its website for a full slate of fiestas, including Cinco de Mayo, Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in November and December’s beautiful candlelight procession, Las Posadas. Open daily, though hours at shops and halls vary.

Grammy Museum L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

Through 2015: Leadbelly: A Musical Legacy tracks the career of famous bluesman Huddie William Ledbetter.

Through Winter 2015: The 75th anniversary of the illustrious jazz label gets the museum treatment with Blue Note: The Finest in Jazz.

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sunday, august 9 California Philharmonic: Lights, Camera, Action!

Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 9727211 or musiccenter.org.

2 p.m.: Hollywood hits compose this afternoon’s show from the California Phil.

Operetta Nadeshiko Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu.

3 p.m.: Japanese words with English subtitles adorn a narrative about life in Hiroshima at the end of WWII.

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

Aug. 8-9, 2:30 p.m.: Puppets playing music. How is this different than, say, any band you hear on modern rock radio? Bob Baker’s puppets are non-sentient creatures, that’s how!

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MUSIC Boleros de Noche Trio Ellas & La Victoria Friday, August 14 6:30pm | $20

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Current: Los Angeles’ first Mexican American cultural center’s inaugural exhibition, LA Starts Here!, reveals the essential role of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the founding and shaping of Los Angeles’ history and culture—a multicultural project from the very beginning.

Ongoing: Calle Principal invites visitors of all ages to explore the Mexican American community of downtown Los

Angeles during the 1920s. Located on the second floor of the historic Plaza House, Calle Principal is an evocative recreation of 1920s-era Main Street, at the time the heart of Los Angeles’s growing immigrant community. Featuring a variety of vignettes—a grocery store, portrait studio, clothing store, phonograph and record store, pharmacy, and more—it offers visitors a hands-on investigation of daily life during that period, encouraging them to make connections between the past and the present.

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Ongoing: Installed chronologically, this selection of some of the most significant works from the museum’s permanent collection introduces major art movements of the 20th century, including abstract expressionism and pop art.

Permanent: Nancy Rubins’ cheekily and comprehensively titled “Chas’ Stainless Steel, Mark Thompson’s Airplane Parts, About 1000 Pounds of Stainless Steel Wire, Gagosian’s Beverly Hills Space, at MOCA (2001-2002)” is a monumental sculpture made out of parts of an airplane.

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About 5,000 players and 25,000 spectators turned out for last year’s Nike Basketball 3-on-3 tournament at L.A. Live, which included a dunk contest and a celebrity basketball game.

By Eddie Kim hen you hear of a major basketball event at L.A. Live, it makes sense to assume it’s happening in the sleek, airconditioned confines of Staples Center.

That may be true of a Lakers or Clippers game, but not for the Nike Basketball 3-on-3 Tournament. The event is returning for its seventh consecutive year on Aug. 7-9, bringing about 1,500 teams, 5,000 players and 25,000 spectators to the streets around L.A. Live.

More than 100 courts will be built on shut-down roads to accommodate the athletes, who are battling for the title of 3-on-3 champion in a number of divisions, from Youth to Special Olympics to the coveted “Elite” category.

The projected number of teams matches the turnout at the 2014 event, which drew the most teams in Nike 3-on-3 history. Last year’s competition had about three times the number of teams as the inaugural year, and the tournament continues to interest athletes from around the country, said L.A. Live Senior Director of Business Operations Ryan Golden, who oversees the event.

A few changes have been made this year, namely the exit of the celebrity basketball game led by Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson. In its place will be an all-star game hosted by the radio network ESPNLA 710, and it will pit a team of on-air personalities such as Marcellus Wiley and Steve Mason against a team of Hollywood stars such as Josh Duhamel and “Entourage” actor Jerry Ferrara.

“It’s a good chance to come out and meet the people you hear on the air for ESPN, and with us being in L.A., it makes sense to get some guys in Hollywood who play some basketball to come out and get the fans going,” Golden said.

A number of sponsors and vendors are also setting up booths along Chick Hearn Court, and new this year is a kids’ play area at Gilbert Lindsay Plaza, just south of Staples Center.

The most major change remains the relocation of the courts from a number of parking lots along Figueroa Street to the actual streets around L.A. Live because of the beginning of construction of Oceanwide Plaza and its neighbor Circa, Golden said.

The southbound stretch of Figueroa Street will be shuttered between Olympic Boulevard and 12th Street. Eleventh Street will be closed between Figueroa and Grand Avenue, and Hope Street will be closed between Olympic and 12th (Flower Street will remain clear).

“We’re going to be thinking about construction over the next couple of years,” Golden said. “It’s a great problem to have, with Downtown growing as fast as it is. We’ll have to keep being creative.”

The Nike Basketball 3-on-3 Tournament takes place Friday-Sunday, Aug. 7-9, at and around L.A. Live, (877) 314-0992 or nike3on3.com. eddie@downtownnews.com

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