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eople like to eat. People like to thank police officers and firefighters. This week, they’ll be able to do both at the same time.

The 14th annual Public Safety Appreciation Barbecue is set for Friday, Sept. 6, at FIGat7th (735 S. Figueroa St.). The 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. happening organized by the Downtown Center Business Improvement District is a buffet-style outdoor event open to the public that includes live music and dozens of booths. The public safety personnel, including LAPD officers, firefighters, members of the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, will get free food, while members of the public pay $9 ($5 for the 10-and-under set). On the menu are prime rib sandwiches from Morton’s the Steakhouse and pasta and salad from California Pizza Kitchen. Proceeds will benefit the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation. Additional information is at downtownla.com.

City Council Lifts Ban On Public Murals

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he City Council last week voted to adopt a new private property mural ordinance in the city, ending an 11-year ban

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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS that limited where artists could create the expansive outdoor pieces. Under the new rules, passed by a 13-2 vote on Wednesday, Aug. 28, murals will be identified as “original works of art,” according to Rick Coca, a spokesman for 14th District Councilman José Huizar, who has been one of the ordinance’s strongest proponents. The ordinance distinguishes murals from signs and ads, which are subject to different rules. The council actually considered two versions of a mural ordinance. One would have allowed murals on single-family homes, and the other would not. Huizar introduced an amendment to the latter option, asking for an opt-in clause for individual neighborhoods that would like to allow murals on residences.

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Another Café, Complete With Graffiti Wall, Coming to Arts District

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he trend of cafes streaming to the Arts District shows no sign of letting up. John Secretan said last week that he is working on opening a Zinc Café & Market at 580 Mateo St. It will be his fourth Zinc, following outposts in Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach and Solana Beach. Unlike other Zincs, he intends for the Downtown location, which he hopes will open by January, to have a full bar. While much attention will be paid to what Zinc serves — though the menu is meat-less, Secretan thinks carnivores will enjoy the lasagna and other dishes — its exterior could also draw notice. Secretan said a graffiti-adorned wall that runs along Willow Street will remain a “changeable wall.” The plywood erected by construction crews on the former packaging company has

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seen new designs virtually every day. Secretan said that as long as the artists respect the rest of the building (read: leave it the color he chooses), he will allow the Willow wall to be an urban canvas. “That’s what the neighborhood is all about,” he said.

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Bon Appétit magazine recently declared the 39-seat Alma at 952 S. Broadway the Best New Restaurant in in the United States. Alma started as a pop-up eatery headed by chef Ari Taymor. It opened on Broadway last summer and serves up an ever-changing farm-driven menu. It has been hailed by local and national food critics. The magazine praised dishes such as the seaweed and tofu beignets, smoked salmon with house-made English muffins, crispy pig ears with celery mayonnaise, uni and cauliflower and something called ten-day dry-aged pigeon.

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owntown Los Angeles has plenty of challenges. The economy still poses difficulties for too many individuals and families. The scourge of homelessness seems intractable. Traffic is deplorable and only getting worse.

Amidst all this, the selling of illegal turtles, mostly in Chinatown and the Fashion District, seems like minor stuff. In fact, it is minor stuff, and it would be foolish to expect to see a press conference where an outraged politician stands up to rail against the hawking of cute reptiles.

That, however, does not mean the situation is unimportant. Illegal animal sales are an issue in Downtown and they should be addressed, even if the resources to combat them are scarce.

The problem is health issues, both for purchasers and for the animals. Though one might not know it at the first glance of a turtle, rabbit, kitten or puppy, too often there are problems.

Los Angeles Downtown News last week reported on a batch of stores on Broadway in Chinatown that sell small turtles known as redeared sliders. The creatures come in aquariums and go for $5-$9.

The problem is that small turtles are sometimes carriers of salmonella, and the bacteria can be transferred to humans even if the animal is healthy. The Food and Drug Administration banned the selling of turtles less than four inches in length in 1975 for this exact reason.

Some shop owners may be unaware of the risks. Still, that won’t matter to well-meaning parents who buy a pet for their kids, only to find a few days later that the child is suffering from diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.

The symptoms can last up to a week.

Although salmonella from turtles is not endemic, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control reveal it occurs too frequently to ignore.

In a recent two-year span, eight multi-state outbreaks related to turtles led to 391 people being diagnosed with salmonella. Those were only the reported cases, and one can assume the actual numbers were much higher.

The turtle sales are nothing new in Downtown.

They have been occurring for many years in Chinatown and the Fashion District. The latter neighborhood has also seen repeated instances of street vendors selling cats, puppies and other creatures. In a 2010 Fashion District raid, more than 120 animals were seized. Some were found to be malnourished. Inbreeding is an ongoing problem leading to pets with life-threatening health issues. These animals often lead short and miserable lives.

This is a situation where officials from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife will probably only take action if they hear public complaints.

So, that is exactly what members of the public in Downtown should do. A tip line for suspected animal cruelty, which encompasses potential illegal sales, is at (888) 334-2258. Department officials said a call will result in a warden being dispatched. Let’s see if that happens.

Are there greater concerns in Downtown?

Absolutely. Still, if it is easy to prevent a salmonella outbreak or animal cruelty with a phone call, it’s worth doing.

Competing Arts District BID Groups Should Work Together for the Common Good

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t has now been more than three months since a judge ordered the dissolution of the Arts District Business Improvement District.

Although predictions of a neighborhood plagued by mountains of trash and a surge in crime have not come to pass, there have been unpleasant repercussions from the loss of community-funded safety patrols and cleaning teams.

In the months without private bike security officers, police have had to shift resources in response to a rise in car break-ins and other crimes. Refuse often remains on the ground longer than it did in the days when area property owners paid $1.3 million a year to fund the BID. Now, residents, workers and business owners who witness neighborhood problems, from dumping to suspected prostitution, no longer have an easy place to turn for help.

The lack of a BID seems to have convinced area inhabitants that they really should have a BID, or at least something that, even if it has a different name, provides similar clean and safe functions (72% of the former BID’s budget went to those aims). As Los Angeles Downtown News recently reported, two different groups of stakeholders have begun the process of trying to create a successor organization.

The divide is understandable, as those who led the fight against the old BID don’t want to see a copycat organization installed. However, having competing groups is detrimental to the progress and evolution of the community. The Arts District is one of the most desired neighborhoods in Los Angeles and is attracting residents, restaurants, new stores and other forms of investment. The area would be best served if the two groups could come together and figure out what they have in common. The sooner this can happen, the sooner everyone can move forward.

While some in the area are unhappy that the BID dissolved in the first place and blame those who pursued a legal challenge, the complaints were real. The opposition was led by figures including Yuval Bar-Zemer, a longtime Arts District businessman whose company, Linear City, turned around the southern end of the community by developing the Toy Factory, Biscuit Company and 2121 lofts. BarZemer and his colleagues were sparked to action in 2011 after the original BID expanded to encompass territory including their housing projects (condo owners were subsequently taxed for BID operations).

They argued in part that the BID was not representing the needs of an

increasingly residential neighborhood, including by taking on marketing activities. On May 10, Superior Court Judge Robert H. O’Brien ruled in their favor and ordered the BID’s dissolution. The shutdown was almost immediate.

A lot of talk has swirled since then, and two competing groups are now spending time and money as they seek to determine where a BID successor should operate and what specific services it should provide. This is no simple process, as the entities have to file for nonprofit status and conduct extensive neighborhood outreach, including to individual condominium owners. Certifying a BID ultimately requires a petition process and a vote from those who would be taxed.

The two groups actually have a lot in common, which is reflected in their names: Arts District Los Angeles, and Arts District Community Council Los Angeles. Leaders of both acknowledge that re-establishing cleaning and safety patrols is a priority. The Community Council group, which includes members of Bar-Zemer’s team, also want a neighborhood beautification program, including the development of public space.

Everyone involved could save themselves time, money and energy by uniting. It may be challenging given that ego is involved and skepticism remains high following O’Brien’s ruling, but all parties here have the same goal: to make the Arts District a better place.

We urge the leaders of the two groups to swallow some pride, sit down together in good faith and determine what they have in common and how to achieve it. Then, they can look at where differences exist and search out a compromise. If they can’t do this on their own, they should pursue professional mediation. It also seems like a situation where 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, whose territory includes the Arts District, could provide aid.

Working together would bring about a BID successor sooner. This would lead to prompt trash removal. The re-emergence of bicycle security patrols would make people feel safer.

There are long-term benefits as well. Currently, if one group “wins” the BID race, bitter feelings may persist, and we could see additional legal challenges. The last thing the district needs is a continued community-wide fight.

Both sides have some smart people with extensive Arts District experience, and there is a lot to gain by tapping all of their knowledge.

It’s time to move beyond two groups with parallel aims.

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By Donna Evans he Downtown Los Angeles retail scene has garnered a lot of attention recently.

Area residents and workers reacted with register-ringing glee to the announcements that Urban Outfitters and Zara stores are in the works.

Rumors of other additions are frequently voiced.

While that means heady shopping opportunities come 2014, many Downtowners are already taking advantage of a less-touted swell of retail arrivals. In the past couple years, from the Arts District and Little Tokyo to the Historic Core, a host of independent businesses born online or started via pop-up have expanded to bricks-and mortar locations.

Numerous entrepreneurs are trying to capitalize on the growing residential base. Tray Hayslett began selling lingerie last December at La Trés in the Historic Core and Erik Dixon this month reopened his clothing and shoe store 1 Man’s Trash as a men’s-only shop. Both businesses are on Main Street, just north of Seventh.

Still, when it comes to cute, cool and quirky, three new additions stand out. Japanese Monkey Pants, Poketo and Flamingo Vintage are among the businesses changing the way Downtown shops.

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Monkey See, Monkey Buy In a corner of the open-air mall in Little

Tokyo, the name jumps out: Japanese Monkey Pants.

Owner Mychaela Hardy takes no credit for creativity, as the moniker is a style of children’s pants in Japan. The bottoms boast a circular shape on the rear that accommodates a diaper. Plus, she points out, monkeys are bald back there.

Hardy, 32, celebrated her one-year anniversary in the Japanese Village Plaza mall on Sept. 1.

The store is one of the very few children’s clothing shops in Downtown, which is somewhat of a curiosity given the rapidly expanding stroller set. She sells boy’s and girl’s outfits, some that she imports and others that she sews herself.

Prices generally range from $15 to $40.

Hardy, who grew up in Phoenix, has been sewing and creating outfits since she was 13. Just before turning 19 she took a trip to Southeast Asia where she sold some of her designs. She loved working with natural fibers and began selling her clothes in Thailand and Bangkok. On her travels, she would fly through the Tokyo airport, where she was struck by the women’s fashion.

“It wasn’t contrived. It was fun and very personalized,” she said.

That led Hardy to start Japashion, an online clothing business, in 2007. She also briefly sold her handmade and international items at a kiContinued on page 6

Mychaela Hardy opened Japanese Monkey Pants in Little Tokyo in 2012. The store specializes in children’s outfits from Japan.

Hardy also sells wares that she creates.

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Two years later she shifted into children’s clothes when she became pregnant with her son Mylo. Additionally, she saw a hole in the U.S. market for Japanese children’s outfits.

Last September she expanded into an actual storefront. Not long after she opened her space in Little Tokyo, a customer walked in and said that her grandmother, a seamstress, once worked in the same place.

“I found out that this used to be a sewing place and that’s awesome. I’m right where I need to be,” Hardy said.

Rife with rows of outfits and brightly colored kimonos, Japanese Monkey Pants also sells stuffed animal blankets resembling alpacas, Rody (rocking) horses and a host of bee backpacks and bunny hats.

Then there’s the shelf of naked dolls near the door. Kewpies, a doll designed by Rose O’Neill in 1909 as a comic character, elicit two general reactions from people, Hardy said: Younger customers find them disturbing and creepy, while older shoppers feel a sense of nostalgia.

Hardy has always loved them, she said, so she designed some shirts with the cupid-like doll on them.

But her favorite item is the Monchichi.

The furry brown doll that sucks its thumb was all the rage in the 1980s. The one that sits on Hardy’s counter is the one she took to bed when she was 4.

“It was my favorite doll growing up,” she said.

“Now it’s a flashback toy and it’s Japanese, so it does well here.”

At 131 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, (323) 9155300 or japanesemonkeypants.com.

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A HAppy MispronunciAtion For Poketo owners Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung, it all started with artsy wallets.

Back in 2003, the husband and wife team worked with some artist friends to create an art show of vinyl wallets with designs on the interior and exterior. Vadakan said they hadn’t intended to start a business, but the wallets sold out the night of their first event (which felt more like a party with live music and lots of friends). From there they added apparel, stationary and housewares to the events.

“We were doing it for fun, and then it ended up being a thing,” said Vadakan, 39.

The thing became Poketo, (pronounced poh-KEH-toe), which was Myung’s Korean grandmother’s mispronunciation of the word “pocket.” The couple found it fitting.

Vadakan and Myung soon began selling their wallets and other items online. In 2007 they stopped working out of their home and rented an office space at Downtown’s Barker Block, where they incorporated art shows and special events. Their business outgrew that space as well, and in 2012 they leased a 3,500-square-foot storefront at 820 E. Third St. The couple enjoyed the communal feel of the Arts District, and believed their philosophy of taking art off the walls and bringing it into people’s daily lives would work well in a neighborhood rife with galleries and accented by murals and ephemeral sculptures. Their expectations have been met, as in July they celebrated their store’s one-year anniversary.

Myung does all the buying for Poketo, Vadakan said, noting that she has no formula.

She “goes with her gut” and looks for happy, light and fun items with a modern quality.

“The store is very curated,” he said. “We want

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A Time mAchine Sporting a bright orange pillbox hat atop her blunt-cut bob, Candice Molayem straightened the vintage slips in her lingerie section, each hanger topped and tied with a yellow bow. The 24-year-old Century City resident and former tattoo artist teamed with her high school friend Karina Powers to open Flamingo Vintage at 548 S. Spring St. in June, following a five-week stint as a pop-up in West Hollywood.

Along with the lingerie, Flamingo Vintage stocks everything from wide-striped ties and basket purses to an array of skirts, tops and dresses.

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“I want people to feel like they stepped into

a time machine,” Molayem said, adding that her merchandise spans the 1950s to the ’80s, though the bulk of her inventory stems from her favorite fashion period, the early ’60s.

Molayem said she has been collecting since she was in high school. Growing up, she loved her grandmother’s purses, coats, jewelry and hats — especially hats — but bemoaned the fact that her grandma didn’t hang on to her belongings, and rather consistently cleaned out her closet.

So, Molayem tries to replicate that closet.

She travels across the country to scope out antique stores and thrift shops, hits estate sales and networks online to find people selling vintage wares.

“I’m just always hunting,” she said.

The success of the West Hollywood pop-up inspired Molayem and Powers to look for a permanent location. While walking around Downtown one day, Molayem spotted a vacant space on Sixth between Spring and Main streets (the actual address is on Spring).

She liked the concentrated nature and walkability of Downtown and loved the store’s high ceilings.

When asked where she came up with the business’ name, as flamingos are rarely if ever sighted Downtown, Molayem looked around at the aqua walls and pink shelves. She said it seemed like an image that would be easy to remember.

Equally easy to remember are the bright pink and blue cutouts of curvy female outlines affixed to the window, each flecked with polka dots and diamond shapes often associated with her favorite decade.

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people to walk into the space and not be overwhelmed. We wanted to give them an edited selection of things.”

Poketo features high ceilings and plywood backdrops from which paintings hang. Shelves offer hand-painted plates, knickknacks and books on topics such as architecture, food and design. Tote bags are $15 and jewelry runs from $12-$75. The wallets that started it all go for $28-$50.

Vadakan and Myung, who often bike to work from their home in Echo Park, periodically hold events and workshops in Poketo. Recently the couple held a kimchi demonstration, taught

by Myung’s mom. On Sept. 7 the store will host 21st century calligraphy classes.

“It’s been really great to see this kind of response: people wanting to learn and friends wanting to share,” Vadakan said.

At 820 E. Third St., (213) 537-0751 or poketo.com.

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Downtown may lack actual flamingos, but it has a variety of old-school goods in Flamingo Vintage. The Historic Core space opened in June.

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Task Forms Aims to Reshape Pershing Square Huizar’s 21-Person Panel Lacks Funds But Looks to Upgrade Park

by Richard Guzmán here are no specific plans on the table, or even any money to spend, but a group of Downtown Los Angeles stakeholders is trying to come up with a grand plan to upgrade one of the community’s most-maligned public spaces: Pershing Square.

On Tuesday, Aug. 28, 14th District City Councilman José Huizar announced the formation of a 21-member task force that will look at the state of the park in the heart of Downtown.

The group is comprised of an array of Downtown stakeholders, with architects, property owners, city officials, the Los Angeles Police Department and homeless service representatives. Their goal is to come up with short- and long-term plans for the park, which could include a redesign, infrastructure improvements and additional programing. The group is also charged with identifying funding sources for those changes.

“We have a huge task ahead of us, but it’s an open one,” Huizar said during the presentation in the headquarters of architecture firm Gensler.

Although no budget or timeline for the project has been announced, Sara Hernandez, the Downtown area director for Huizar’s office, said it could be a years-long effort. She said some short-term changes would be implemented before tasks such as a redesign are formalized.

She said community meetings to get public input could begin in a few months.

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“The next step is creating public forums and inviting the community and making sure everyone is involved,” Hernandez said. “We’ll be going on a listening tour throughout Downtown and making sure we are really tapped into what are the needs and issues people really care about.”

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A 21-person task force has been assembled to look at short- and long-term changes for the much-maligned Pershing Square. No money has yet been identified for improvements.

camped out at Pershing Square, leading to complaints about drug use, human waste and verbal and physical confrontations.

In February, Huizar said that officials with Anschutz Enter­ tainment Group had agreed to provide $700,000 in seed money to help “re­envision” the park. However, those funds will only become available if AEG moves forward on the proposed Farmers Field football stadium in South Park. The project has lost momentum since former company President and CEO Tim Leiweke left AEG in March.

That, said Rick Coca, a spokesman for Huizar, is why the pan­ el’s tasks include looking for funding.

“There’s federal money. There’s state money. There are a lot of funding opportunities and we’ll exhaust them all,” Coca said.

The task force announcement coincided with the presenta­ tion of a Gensler effort to redesign Pershing Square. The firm undertook the challenge on its own, without being hired by the city.

A rendering of Gensler’s vision features a park with no walls.

Grass and a few trees cover about half of the space. There is also a plaza, an amphitheater and walking paths.

Huizar’s office cautioned that Gensler’s design is not necessar­ ily what is intended for Pershing Square. Instead, it is expected to serve as inspiration for the task force and as a template for the park’s potential, Hernandez said.

“We’re not endorsing their end product, but we’re really ex­ cited about the work that they’ve done,” she said. “We want to emulate that in our private­public task force.”

While Pershing Square has its detractors, it also boasts a robust year­round public schedule with free concerts, movies, a winter ice rink and a weekly farmers market. The recently con­ cluded Downtown Stage concerts on Saturday nights routinely lured thousands of attendees.

Rob Jernigan, managing principal at Gensler, said the firm envisions a more versatile and open public venue. Programmed activities remain a goal, he said, though he believes the park should also draw large numbers of people who want to do nothing more than visit.

“Pershing Square has more residents within a five­minute walk than most of the great [urban] parks in the [United] States,” he said. “We think the potential is there. We just need to get be­ hind it and make it the kind of place people want to hang out in.

It’s just not that right now.”

According to Gensler, 13,391 people live within a five­minute walk of the park. Thousands more work in the area.

A Gensler staffer is on the task force, as are representatives from the firms NBBJ and Melendrez Design Partners. Other members of the group include LAPD Central Division Capt.

Horace Frank, former City Planning Director Gail Goldberg and Carol Schatz, president and CEO of the Central City Association and the Downtown Center Business Improvement District.

“We hope it becomes a real community space that reflects all of the wonderful new elements of Downtown,” Schatz said of the park. “It needs to be more green than it is, that’s for sure.” richard@downtownnews.com.

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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS

Say Hi to the High Holy Days Downtown Synagogue Celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

By Jon Regardie n 2008, while the synagogue for his Jewish Community Center-Chabad of Downtown L.A. was still under construction, Rabbi Moshe Greenwald held the first group services for the High Holy Days that the Central City had seen in decades.

Five years later, Downtown’s Jewish community has come a long way. The synagogue is open on Seventh Street and has its own Torah. Greenwald has seen his congregation grow as the community has expanded.

With Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, arriving this week, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, following eight days later, Greenwald reflected on the changes and how Downtown’s first full-time synagogue in 60 years has become an integral part of the neighborhood.

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Los Angeles Downtown News: You held your first High Holy Days services in Downtown in 2008. Five years later, how are things going?

Rabbi Moshe Greenwald: Things are going very well. We are further along than we’d ever expected. The nature of Downtown is still one where people come in for a year or two, get a temporary job, and every year we see a large number of people who come and go. But there are a significant number of people who are sticking around full time. We thank God we are seeing the impact not only in the Downtown Jewish community, but in the community in general.

Q: What is the best indicator to you that the local Jewish community is growing?

A: We’re seeing it in numbers at events. Passover this year, we had 192 people come to the seder. We were at standing room.

Every year those numbers are going up. More and more people feel there is a sense of community here.

Q: Who are your congregants? Young residents of Downtown?

Older workers from the jewelry and other industries?

A: All of the above. I had a friend of mine visit, a chabad rabbi from San Francisco. He came to visit us for a week and commented on what a wonderfully eclectic crowd we have. And he’s in San Francisco, which is not Orange County. He said you have such a unique congregation, so many people from so many walks of life.

Young Jewish professionals is one crowd we have, but at an average holiday event you also have 10 to 20 members from Hollenbeck Palms, a senior center in Boyle Heights. They are well into their 80s and 90s.

Q: What has been the most important step in the evolution of the Downtown JCC? A: Getting the Torah was a big step. Getting the physical synagogue was a big step. But it was not one step. It was a lot of little steps, and that is what the Jewish calendar and new year is all about, a lot of little steps to keep people together.

One of the strongest things we do is a Friday night dinner.

People work all week, they are caught up in Facebook, texting.

We have these dinners and can get 20-30 people in our home or up to 80 people in our synagogue. People come together, turn off their phones for two to three hours, and there is a sense of family and togetherness. They toast l’chaim [to life], do it on their good scotch or their vodka. That I think is more powerful to people than even prayers. People are hungry for a sense of family, belonging, serenity.

Q: Every year you have a theme for the High Holy Days. What’s on tap this year?

A: The theme I would like to concentrate on this year is the updated you. By this I mean, every time a new iPhone comes out, you look on the news and there are lines of people waiting to

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Rabbi Moshe Greenwald of the Jewish Community Center-Chabad of Downtown L.A. with the shofar, the traditional ram’s horn that is blown on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah ceremonies will take place this week.

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Rosh Hashanah is a time when we are inspired divinely with newfound energy. We have the energy to get the new, updated you. Yom Kippur is a day of atonement. We atone for the sins we have done. We have to look at what we can improve on. But we also have to look at what we excel in, what we enjoy doing, and we need to enhance that. Like you have a new phone, you need to enhance you. A person’s life can always get better and improve. There is never a moment where a person plateaus and is the best they can be.

Rosh Hashanah services are Sept. 4-6 and Yom Kippur services are Sept. 13-14 at the Downtown JCC, 219 W. Seventh St., (213) 4881543 or downtownjcc.com. RSVPs are requested. regardie@downtownnews.com

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by Richard Guzmán his weekend, people passing through Grand Park will glimpse something wholly unexpected. Visitors should know they are not seeing things, and that the giant inflatable plastic geometric structure does in fact exist.

Unlike many large inflatable structures, this is not a bounce house. That said, kids and adults are encouraged to wander inside, though once there they are expected to take in the wafting colors and music with their eyes and ears, not their jumping bodies.

The attraction is called Exxopolis, and its designers describe it as a “wondrous luminarium.” The 175-foot-long, 95-foot wide, mazelike complex that will mix light, color and live music arrives to launch the 11th season of World City, the Music Center’s free series of family-oriented presentations from international performers.

“It’s very unusual and it combines music of the world with culture,” said Stephen D. Rountree, president and CEO of the Music Center. “It’s for kids and families, adults of all ages.”

Exxopolis will be on display this Saturday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and again on Sept. 13-15. It will inflate on Grand Park’s Event Lawn, between Spring Street and Broadway, and will be paired with dozens of international musicians and dancers. Dubbed Random Acts of World Culture, the lineup will include performances in and around the collection of domes and tunnels.

Exxopolis is the first of seven free events that make up this year’s World City season. The other performances, which take place roughly once a month through May at the W.M. Keck Children’s Amphitheatre at Walt Disney Concert Hall, range from a Tex-Mex act to a puppet show to hip-hop violinists.

Illuminating Experience Exxopolis was created by Architects of Air, a Nottingham, England-based company helmed by sculptor Alan Parkinson, who started designing the structures he calls luminaria in 1992.

The group has traveled to 38 countries to set up the exhibitions that are fashioned from translucent colored plastic. The shapes are inspired by Islamic architecture and Gothic cathedrals.

The World City event marks the first time a luminarium will be presented in Los Angeles, said Barbara Leonard, senior director of programming for the Music Center. She first learned of Architects of Air about 10 years ago when she walked through one of Parkinson’s creations in Seattle.

“It was such a magical experience and I’ve had it in my mind ever since,” she said. “When Grand Park opened I knew finally the Music Center had an appropriate area for us to put up something this size.”

Exxopolis is the 20th luminarium created by Architects of Air. According to the company website, it took six months and 55 people to make. It includes about 9,000 pieces of blue, red, green, yellow and gray plastic joined together by zippers. It takes about a day to set up, and remains upright thanks to air pumps similar to those used in bounce houses.

Shanti Freed, the Architects of Air exhibition manager, stresses that that is where the similarities to the attractions prevalent at children’s birthday parties end.

“It’s an interactive cultural environment,” said Freed. “It’s a relaxing, blissful environment. There’s no jumping, sliding or

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Exxopolis, a 175-foot-long inflatable structure inspired by Islamic architecture and Gothic cathedrals, will rise at Grand Park on Sept. 7-8 and 13-15. It is the opening piece of the Music Center’s free World City series.

bouncing. That is quite the opposite of what this is.”

The series of tunnels and angular domes will cover a space about the size of half a football field. Its tallest point is a 23-foothigh cupola inspired by the circular space of the Chapter House of Southwell Minster, a cathedral in England.

Visitors are encouraged to walk through Exxopolis, sit inside and take in the colors, which change during the day as the sun crosses the sky.

“Sunlight will filter through the color sections and reflect off the gray,” Freed said. “From the outside it looks like an otherworldly space bubble, but when you’re inside it’s a little like being inside a kaleidoscope, or like being inside a rainbow.”

The pacific effect is accented by the music. During the five days the work is inflated there will be 80 short performances from approximately 30 groups. Just don’t expect guitars or other common musical devices — performers instead will play everything from stringed instruments such as the Brazilian berimbau and the Middle Eastern oud to the shakuhachi, a sort of Japanese flute. There will also be performances including capoeira, hula and Cambodian classical dancing.

“I wanted the people who experienced Exxopolis to also have this intimate encounter with culture,” Leonard said. “I want them to feel like the music is part of the Exxopolis experience.”

Admission to Exxopolis is free. Reservations, which can be made online, are recommended.

Here Come the Texmaniacs After Exxopolis, World City makes a 180-degree turn. On Oct. 5, the blissful rainbow gives way to the festive, polka-inspired sounds of Los Texmaniacs, a Tex-Mex band that performs Oct. 5 at the Keck Amphitheatre.

“It’s that music that’s on the border of Mexico and Texas,” said Leonard. “It’s a very rich musical tradition.”

Also performing that day will be Pacifico Dance Company, a folklorico ensemble.

On Nov. 16, the series turns to puppets and “hardcore folk” when Poland’s Tecza Puppet Theatre performs. They will be paired with the Warsaw Village Band, which plays traditional Polish music with a modern vibe.

Leonard said she is particularly excited about the Jan. 18 performance of Black Violin, a string duo that performs with a DJ to merge classical music with hip-hop.

“I really wanted throughout the years to find the right way to introduce hip-hop culture to an all-ages audience,” Leonard said.

“I was so struck by them. They’re amazing classical musicians in their own right, but they found a way to merge hip-hop and classical music and they create a sound that’s so unique.”

The season ends May 17 with a nod to the American West with performances by Daughters of the Purple Sage and Wylie & The Wild West. The former is a trio that performs tunes including “Home on the Range” and “Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds.” The latter act is led by yodeler Wylie Gustafson, who works as a rancher in Montana when not belting out his “Ya-hoo-ooo” yodel. Yes, it’s the yodel made famous by Yahoo!

Exxopolis is Sept. 7-8 and 13-15 at Grand Park. Information and reservations at musiccenter.org or (213) 972-4396. richard@downtownnews.com.

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The Fields Were Alive With the Sound of Indie Rock One Man, Two Days and 26 Acts From Downtown’s FYF Fest

By Dan Johnson he modern multiday music festival is a work of sublime alchemy. Few events manifest their chrysalis-chic transformation in such stark contrasts as Downtown’s own FYF Fest.

Held Aug. 24-25, the nomadic frenzy of the ephemeral music experience packed Los Angeles State Historic Park. The appeal was a diverse lineup spanning genres from soul and funk to chillwave and drone metal, all expertly finessed into a delightfully tight performance schedule. Unlike larger festivals that have reimagined the format as a ham-handed trial run in all-encompassing branding, FYF still lays claim to heavy hitting indie acts at a venue in your backyard at a price that won’t force you into minor debt.

The music-first attitude bears fruit in the form of a festival where few take themselves or the event too seriously, and fewer are there to spot celebrities. What you get instead is a collection of four stages (each named after a “Sex and the City” character) set amidst a haze of dust.

The weekend was chock full of highlights.

Early Saturday, old school rocker and modernday hero of the burgeoning Americana revival Roky Erickson took the stage. Erickson’s come a long way since his first release with the 13th Floor Elevators in 1966, and has somehow survived a nasty drug addiction, an ensuing institutionalization and rounds of electroshock therapy. While Erickson slapped his gutty vocals on the crowd and strummed a few licks on

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More than 50 bands and DJs performed over two days on stages named after “Sex and the City” characters. The Downtown skyline loomed in the background. photo by Dan Johnson

his big-bodied guitar, it was his backing band that came off as the true studs of the set.

Out in the light of day, the massive Carrie Stage played host to recent soul sensation Charles Bradley. With a heart-wrenching voice and strong-grooving band, the 65-year-old singer killed the early spot. Few things warm a cynical music journalist’s heart more than seeing an artist who spent most of his life performing in relative obscurity as a James Brown impersonator get a chance to drop a stunning set on a festival main stage. Bradley’s self-effacing gratitude was evident as he walked through the crowd later exchanging handshakes and hugs.

South Carolina based indie-electronica phenom Toro y Moi set the keynote for a night of vibrant sets with a late-afternoon offering of thick groove slabs on the Charlotte Stage. With the summer sun burning bright, lead man Chaz Budnick lit into a torrential version of “So Many Details.”

Elsewhere, beneath the white rolling confines of the Samantha Tent, the evening’s bill of electronica started off with the bang of Horse Meat Disco and Classixx head to head. By the end of Classixx’s set, the tent was well beyond capacity and would stay that way through Nosaj Thing, Bicep and Simian Mobile Disco’s DJ set.

The crowd amassed in front of the Carrie Stage to catch the Breeders’ ’90s classic “Cannonball” stuck around and grew like a snowball into an avalanche. Demi-aggressive Atlanta quintet Deerhunter gave a solid show including the spectacle of lead singer and guitarist Bradford Cox sporting a leopard print, silken dress and jet black wig as he screamed “God don’t mind oblivion…” into the mic.

Brooklyn’s highly anticipated rock/punk/ electronica/funk fusion band TV on the Radio dropped a bombastic collection of songs in-

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Charles Bradley, a 65-year-old singer who spent most of his life as a James Brown impersonator, had a killer Saturday set at the FYF Fest.

cluding a few new numbers. Those with legs resilient enough to stick around and witness headliners The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were treated to the customary rousing performance by Karen O and a blizzard of silver confetti.

Across the park, reunited members of Black Flag playing under the moniker Flag provided a nice excuse for a flashback frenzy as they dropped old classic “Six Pack” and set closer “Louie! Louie!”

Still more impressive was the boiling cauldron of soupy electronica laden rap known as Death Grips. Anyone familiar with the trio knows that they’re no strangers to controContinued on page 17

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In a few weeks, the Japanese American National Museum’s exhibit Portraiture Now will be but a memory. Focused on an exploration of Asian-American identity, the show features works from seven artists, each with a unique perspective. The exhibit is pleasing both as an exploration of subject matter and an extended viewing of work from CYJO, Zhang Chun Hong, Hye Yeon Nam, Shizu Saldamando, Roger Shimomura (his twist on Hello Kitty is shown here), Satomi Shirai and Tam Tran. Portraiture Now is open daily (except Mondays) through Sept. 22. At 100 N. Central Ave., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org.

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Sept. 6, 8:30 p.m.: The summer film series continues with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, the classic 1982 coming-of-age teen comedy that chronicles a school year in the lives of sophomores and their respective older friends.

Both groups of students believe themselves wiser in the ways of romance than their counterparts.

Bringing Peace to a Conflicted World All Peoples Christian Church, 822 East 20th St., near the San Pedro stop the on Blue Line, (213) 747-6357 To celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Peace, the All Peoples Christian Church, an open and affirming congregation, will offer the following events: Sept.

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Cakebread, Duckhorn, Sea Smoke, Tantara, L’Aventure and an exciting set of producers from Lodi. Taste more than 30 top wines, Cabor Creamy Cheese, and Marsatta Chocolate, and raise money for Children’s Cancer Research while enjoying music from KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox. Tickets are $40 for one, $75 for two and $90 for three. LearnAboutWine. com or 310-451-7600

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FRIDay, SEPTEmbER 6 Dance Downtown Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org 6:30 p.m.: Its ’60s night as Dance Downtown comes to a close.

The last event in the series features a flower power blast of free dance instruction and DJ’d toe tapping frenzy.

Park Your Politics Grand Park Olive Court (between Grand Avenue and Hill Street), (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org.

5:30 p.m.: The discussion “Why Do the Santa Ana Winds Blow Our Minds” is moderated by David Kipen. Also speaking are L.A. County Fire Captain Drew Smith, meteorologist Robert Fovell and novelist Janet Fitch.

Public Safety Appreciation Barbecue Ernst & Young Plaza, FIGat7th, 735 S. Figueroa St. downtownla.com.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: The annual Downtown Center Business Improvement District event to say thanks to all the law enforcement and other public safety folks who respond when trouble happens or, even better, help prevent it from ever occurring. Food is provided by Morton’s and CPK. It’s $9, but free to the public safety squad.

SuNDay, SEPTEmbER 8 L.A. Youth Park Takeover Grand Park Performance Lawn, 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-

On Friday, Sept. 6, Pershing Square’s Friday Nigh t Flicks film series will provide everything you need to transport back to your formative years in the mid-’80s. With vivid poolside fantasies set to The Cars, history detention with Mr. Hand and plenty of mall shots, Cameron Crowe’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High has it all. The show starts at 8:30 p.m., but arrive early to grab a prime viewing spot and prepare yourself for the shock of seeing an ultra young Sean Penn. It’s all free so you won’t have to take a side job at the pizza place in Macy’s Plaza to pay for this fine entertainment. But remember: People on ’ludes should not drive. At 532 S. Olive St., (213) 485-1645 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

Changes in predominant weather systems bring us gusts of hot wind out of the high desert. In addition to delivering scorching temperatures and the faint odor of fire, the Santa Anas, as they are known, apparently have an allencompassing psychological effect on Angelenos. On Friday, Sept.

6, Grand Park teams with Zocalo Public Square to host a discussion titled “Why Do Santa Ana Winds Blow Our Minds?” Moderated

by Libros Schmibros head David Kipen, the panel also features L.A. County Fire Captain Drew Smith, meteorologist Robert Fovell and novelist Janet Fitch. This free event begins at 6 p.m. At 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8080 or grandparkla.org.

Over at the Archway Theatre, a collection of Downtown thespians are giving it to themselves with both barrels as they conclude their run of The Critics. The satire on the world of stage acting brings up good things such as narcissism, fear of critique and superstition. It all bleeds into an updated version of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s script from more than two centuries ago.

In its last week, the play has three performances: at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

At 305 S. Hewitt St., (213) 237-9933 or archwayla.com. photo by Gary Leonard

SaTuRDay, SEPTEmbER 7 Drum Downtown Grand Park Fountain Overlook, 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 9727211 or musiccenter.org 10 a.m.: West African Rhythms are the theme of the complimentary morning of drum instruction and collective percussion.

Exxopolis Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org Sept. 7-8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: The opening event in the Music Center’s World City program features an interactive walk-in sculpture complete with lights, color, sound and musical performance. Walk-ups will be accommodated first-come, first-served.

Tickets can be reserved in advance.

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Hey groovers and shakers, the Dance Downtown series ends with some flower power on Friday, Sept.

6. When the truth is found to be lies and all the joy within you dies, at least you’ll still have a chance to meet somebody to love at this ’60s themed free event at the Music Center Plaza. There’ll be a DJ bumping classics from the summer of love and a dance instructor to loosen your deepest inhibitions because, after all, freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. Picnicking and imbibing are welcome, but advise the mothers on hand to warn their children not to do what you have done. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org.

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Sept. 2, 1 p.m.: To celebrate the approach of autumn, the Editor & PublishEr: Sue Laris Bootleg hosts a Labor Day Summer Send-Off festival with 21 acts GENErAl MANAGEr: Dawn featuring the Decords, Harriet and Eastin Trevor Menear.

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Sept. 7, 10 p.m.: Gui Boratto, Matthew Dear and John Acquaviva are on hand to prove that progressive house isn’t just a name you give to your unsaved CAD files anymore.

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

Sept. 3, 8 p.m.: An Evening with Amy Grant promises a close encounter with the performer herself.

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Sept. 3, 8 p.m.: Down Home Blues Jam Session.

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Sept. 7, 7 p.m.: The Gary Negbaur Group.

One-Eyed Gypsy 901 E. First St., (626) 340-3529 or one-eyedgypsy.com.

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Sept. 4: RT N the 44s.

Sept. 5: Ubiquity presents Frolic.

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

Sept. 2, 6 p.m.: Post Awesome Fest Blowout with the Steinways, the Parasites, Lipstick Homicide, Shellshag, Flamingo Nosebleed, Tight Bros, Payoff, Jabber, Pizza Wolf.

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Sept. 2, 7 p.m., Sept. 3, 5 p.m., Sept. 4, 3 p.m. and Sept. 5, 9 p.m.: The documentary The Art of Killing features former Indonesian death squad leaders theatrically recreating their heinous legacy of genocide.

Sept. 2, 5 p.m., Sept. 3, 3 p.m., Sept. 4, 5:15 p.m., Sept. 5, 3 p.m.: In the Sundance Award winning film This Is Martin Bonner, we discover two men each searching to begin a new life amidst an unspoken need for encouragement and support.

Sept. 2, 9:15 p.m., Sept. 3, 7:15 p.m., Sept. 4, 7 and 9 p.m. and Sept. 5, 5 and 7 p.m.: I Declare War tells the story of two groups of 13-year olds who play a game of war in their local forest.

Grand Park 200 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8080 or grandparkla.org.

Sept. 7, 8:30 p.m.: Grand Park spared no expense in staging this screening of Jurassic Park.

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

Explore the remnants and wisdom of an ancient empire in Mysteries of Egypt.

Ice and polar bear enthusiasts will likely dig To the Arctic 3D. Experience the gripping story full of hope, crushing disappointment and triumph in Hubble 3D. Pershing Square 532 S. Olive St., (213) 485-1645 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

Sept. 6, 8:30 p.m.: “Danger is my business,” declared Sean Penn’s Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

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

Through Sept. 5: Riddick (8, 9, 11 and 12:01 a.m.); Getaway (11:50 a.m. and 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 and 9:50 p.m.); Instructions Not Included (1:30, 4:40, 7:30 and 10:20 p.m.); Closed Circuit (12, 2:40, 5:20, 8 and 10:40 p.m.); The Grandmaster (11:30 a.m. and 2:20, 5:10, 8 and 10:50 p.m.); The World’s End (11:20 a.m. and 2:10, 5, 7:50 and 10:30 p.m.); You’re Next (12, 2:30, 5:20, 8:10 and 10:40 p.m.); The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (4:30, 7:40 and 10:50 p.m.); Kick-Ass 2 (6:50 and 9:20 p.m.); Lee Daniels’ The Butler (12:10, 3:20, 6:30 and 9:40 p.m.); Elysium (11:40 a.m. and 2:10, 4:50, 7:30 and 10:10 p.m.); Planes (2 and 4:20 p.m.); We’re the Millers (1, 4:10, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m.); 2 Guns (1:20, 4:10, 7:10 and 10 p.m.); The Wolverine (6:40 and 9:30 p.m.).

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE Bob Baker’s Musical World The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Sept. 5-6, 10:30 a.m. and Sept. 7-8, 2:30 p.m.: The musical genre gets the full marionette tribute as Bob Baker leads his stringed constituency through yet another electric routine.

Critics Archway Theatre, 308 S. Hewitt St., (213) 237-9933 or archwayla.com.

Sept. 5-7, 8 p.m., Sept. 8, 2 p.m.: Director Steven Sabel updates a 1779 satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In the new version, Mr. Puff is a former journalist who wrote a play and the critics Mr. Dangle and Mr. Sneer watch it and offer a lot of snarky asides. It makes fun of everyone involved in theater. Through Sept. 8.

Eve 2 Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org.

Sept. 5-7, 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 8, 2 p.m.: The story of Adam and Eve is reimagined as a workplace satire set in a hospital morgue during a power outage. Didn’t your parents warn you about shows like this? Through September 8.

CLASSICAL MUSIC Saturday, September 7 Salastina Music Society Presents Masterpiece Discovery Colburn School’s Thayer Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu.

8 p.m.: The original 13-player form of Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” will be presented alongside its historical context.

BARS & CLUBS The Association 610 S. Main St., (213) 627-7385.

September 2, 2013 Carved out of the area that used to belong to Cole’s, the bar in front, the Association is a dimly-lit, swank little alcove with some serious mixologists behind the bar. Look for a heavy door, a brass knocker and a long line.

Bar 107 107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382 or myspace.com/bar107.

Inside the keyhole-shaped door, tough-as-nails Derby Dolls vie for elbowroom with crusty old bar guys and a steady stream of Old Bank District inhabitants. Velvet señoritas, deer heads with sunglasses, a wooden Indian and Schlitz paraphernalia plaster the red walls. There’s no shortage of entertainment, with the funky dance room, great DJs and the occasional rock band. In the photo booth, you can capture your mug in old-fashioned black and white. Open from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week.

LAST WEEKS ANSWERS

DOWNTOWNNEWS.COM Big Wang’s 801 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2449 or bigwangs.com.

Wings, beer and sports: That’s the winning recipe at this sports bar. The Downtown outpost, the third for the Hollywood-based bar, has everything the other locations have, plus a comfortable patio with outdoor flat screens.

Bonaventure Brewing Company 404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 236-0802 or bonaventurebrewing.com.

Where can you get a drink, order some decent bar food, sit outdoors and still feel like you’re Downtown? It’s a tall order to fill, but this bar in the Bonaventure Hotel does it admirably.

Come by for a taster set of award-winning ales crafted by Head Brewer David Blackwell. Sure, the hotel is vaguely ’80s, and you’ll probably encounter some convention goers tying a few on, but it only adds to the fun.

MORE LISTINGS Hundreds of listings of fun and interesting things to do in Downtown Los Angeles can also be found online at ladowntownnews. com/calendar: Rock, Pop & Jazz; Bars & Clubs; Farmers Markets; Events; Film; Sports; Art Spaces; Theater, Dance and Opera; Classical Music; Museums; and Tours.

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FYF Fest, 13 versy, including a recent willful no-show at Lollapalooza. A sense of brief release seeped through the crowd after the band’s painfully obnoxious sound check came to a close and wiry, hyper-animated front man Stefan Burnett took the stage. Whatever relief was manifested soon dissolved into a ground-shaking hodgepodge of polyrhythms, shrieking electronic back tracks and unintelligible raps. As a live act, the nuance of Death Grips’ sound is nearly incomprehensible. What communicates well is an underlying aggression and anger which was good enough for the pit full of fitful youths.

Meanwhile, on Sunday In the heat of day two, a solid crowd splayed out before the Charlotte Stage to take in the gentle sonic remedy that was Poolside’s synth heavy pop. Still more gathered in a collective attempt to decipher the crypto-punk/noise set from longtime Downtown haunts No Age. Efforts met with mixed results.

At the Miranda Stage, churning hard rock heroes Baroness gave a buzzing, overdriveridden set hectic enough to kick up some dust in the mosh pit and leave the mostly

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young male crowd cheering for more before proto-grunge/drone legends The Melvins gave an earful of their murky rock.

Shortly after dark, Washed Out’s Ernest Greene brought his vision of chillwave electro indie to life. However, as each and every concertgoer could have predicted, the overload of lush synths, guitars and vocals was itself washed out.

Deep in the dance-oriented Samantha Tent, crowds gushed in for Flume and Shlomo, only to dissipate for the drastically late Omar Souleyman. Despite his tardiness, Souleyman’s novel brand of Middle Eastern infused house music earned him a devoted crowd.

Synth pop sycophants were gathering by the barrel full to check out 2008 breakthrough artists MGMT on the main stage before skittering back to take in the disco heavy cacophony of Holy Ghost! and their impressive dual modular synth stations.

For a good many FYFers, the prize of the festival was a chance to see ’80s shoegaze legends My Bloody Valentine close out the event on the Carrie Stage. Festival organizers distributed earplugs in anticipation of the domineeringly loud show that could be heard as far away as Fifth and Spring streets in the Historic Core.

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