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wice a year, one of the largest live/work artist colonies in the world flings open its doors.

The latest installment of the Brewery Artwalk, which takes place on the edge of Downtown at 2100 N. Main St., arrives Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 3-4, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. The event at the Brewery Arts Complex will allow visitors to peruse more than 100 studios full of paintings, sculptures, photography and more. The Brewery, a onetime Pabst Blue Ribbon factory, was founded in 1982 and built from 21 former warehouses. The Artwalk will include the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Van Beethoven, a rolling virtual reality experience in which people enter a small truck, strap on some VR headsets, and suddenly feel like they are inside Walt Disney Concert Hall watching the Phil perform. Additional information is at breweryartwalk.com.

Convention Center Goes (LEED) Gold

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he Los Angeles Convention Center opened in 1971 and was expanded in the 1990s. Its age makes a new achievement particularly noteworthy: It is now the biggest convention center in the country to snag a Gold re-certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The designation was announced last week. The federal LEED guidelines emphasize the use of environmentally

TWITTER: @ DOWNTOWNNEWS friendly materials and systems, and the certification is based on factors such as water efficiency and indoor air quality. Anschutz Entertainment Group has invested in capital improvements throughout the Convention Center since taking over operations from the city in 2013. Upgrades include installing energy efficient lights and 700 low-flush toilets. “[We] will continue our efforts to reduce the venue’s environmental footprint by seeking sustainable practices and investing in environmentally friendly products and technology,” said Convention Center General Manager Brad Gessner in a prepared statement. Another recertification process will likely come after the Convention Center undergoes a $350 million renovation that will expand and modernize the venue in coming years.

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or the second time in a year, the Downtown Women’s Center is getting a new leader. The DWC, which provides housing, meals and services to women in Skid Row, last week announced it has hired Anne Miskey, the executive director of the Boston-based philanthropy network Funders Together to End Homelessness, as its new CEO. She will start the job in January. “When I first visited the Downtown Women’s Center three years ago, my heart was touched by a place of such dignity, respect and hope,” Miskey said in a prepared statement. “It is thrilling for me to lead a team of people who are creating deep and lasting community change.” Miskey helped grow Funders Together to encompass 200 foundation and United Way members in 36 states. She has also worked with the U.S. departments of Hous-

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Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

Speakers and The Last Bookstore

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ookstores, just like newspapers, the record industry and travel agents, have been hammered in the digital age. The rise and ease of online alternatives, and advances in hardware and technology, have forever altered life in so many industries.

Bookstores across the country have been decimated by competition from Amazon, which frequently offers lower prices for new tomes, not to mention delivery. Additionally, the emergence of tablets and e-readers keeps some people from ever entering the neighborhood bookstore. As a result, chains and independent shops alike have faltered.

All of this is part of what makes the success of the Historic Core’s cheekily named The Last Bookstore so pleasing. It started in 2009 in a tiny space at Fourth and Main streets, and two years later owner Josh Spencer moved it to a massive, 10,000-square-foot former bank at Fifth and Spring streets. It has emerged as a Downtown destination and gathering point, a place to pick up new titles or $1 used books. You can drop in for a few minutes or spend hours perusing the racks.

Spencer took a gamble, and it has paid off. The Last Bookstore both serves Downtown and is of Downtown. Though still relatively young, it is hard to think of the community without this resource.

Now, the Last Bookstore is building on its base. As Los Angeles Downtown News reported this month, the shop in the past year has bolstered its lineup of evening readings and events. There are sometimes three or four activities a week, everything from open mic nights to an October art exhibit to signings by well-known individuals such as noir author James Ellroy or superstar DJ Steve Aoki.

In bolstering its programming base, the Last Bookstore is further enlivening the Historic Core.

Readings give people a reason to leave their home in the evening or stay in the Central City for a few hours after work. Drawn by affinity for an author, they sometimes begin talking. Yes, the Last Bookstore sells books, but these kind of events also build and bolster a sense of community.

The Last Bookstore isn’t the first local operation to discover the benefits of readings, of course.

Downtown Los Angeles has a rich history of serving the life of the mind. Under Louise Steinman, the Aloud series at the Central Library has been drawing some of the world’s best authors and thinkers for more than 20 years, and nearly all of its events are free (advance reservations are always recommended). Zocalo, Live Talks and Town Hall-Los Angeles all regularly hold Downtown speaker events (though often there is a cost).

The Last Bookstore broadens the slate, sometimes with lesser-known writers who would not make the lineup of the other series. The more readings, we think, the better.

We hope the Last Bookstore continues this activity. Downtown is richer when there is a wide swath of things to do. The voices ushering forth from the shop have become an important part of the community.

The Long-Awaited Return of Clifton’s

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mid the ongoing Downtown development blitz, with dozens of housing and other projects debuting, one of the most frequently asked-about endeavors has been Clifton’s Cafeteria. The curiosity is understandable, as many people carry a nostalgic feeling for the kitschy restaurant at 648 S. Broadway that opened in 1935.

For the longest time, however, there was no definitive return date. New owner Andrew Meieran was bogged down in an exacting renovation that saw numerous delays and a skyrocketing budget. When Meieran closed the restaurant and began his upgrade in late 2011, he envisioned reopening a year later and spending $3 million.

Clifton’s had a private, opening night party on Monday, Sept.

21, and a public debut is expected in the coming days. It will be a remarkable return for the establishment long known for a forest theme, low prices and menu items such as Jell-O and oxtails. The total cost, including buying it from longtime proprietors the Clinton family, Meieran told Los Angeles Downtown News last month, is north of $10 million.

The truth is, Clifton’s could easily have never returned. On many occasions we have seen rising prices and unforeseen construction challenges doom a project, with the result that a building or restaurant space sits in a sort of purgatory. Sometimes financing dries up, and other times a lender forecloses. Whatever the cause, it is nearly always a dark mark on a community.

Meieran, fortunately, persevered, and did so on his terms.

Whether because of commitment to his vision or sheer stubbornness, he never took on a financial partner, and personally tracked down many of the hundreds of artifacts and items that now decorate the space. It is an unusual M.O. in 2015, but staying independent allowed him to be sure the project would meet his exacting standards and not be held hostage to investors demanding an immediate return on their money.

That type of vision is everywhere in Clifton’s, and the establishment possesses a sense of detail and scope that is truly staggering. It starts the moment one enters the dining room, where a replica of a giant hollow Redwood tree soars through the new three-level atrium (old storage rooms were torn away to allow for the towering arrival). In case that’s not enough, the tree has

been built to hold the weight of aerial performers. Interestingly, this is something Meieran has experience with — one of his earlier projects, the boiler-room-turned-hipster-bar The Edison, in the Higgins Building, has also hosted aerialists. They’ll be an exciting sight on Broadway.

That’s just the beginning. Meieran’s Clifton’s boasts a lineup of richly decorated drinking spots and themed spaces. There is a third-floor bar with a gothic look and a basement space, dubbed Shadowbox, dedicated to the intersection of science and nature (keep an eye out for the fossilized brontosaurus eggs). The fourth floor will hold a tiki bar dubbed Pacific Seas (a reference to another former Clifton’s outpost) with decor including a 1939 Chris Craft boat. There is a Victorian-style ballroom for private parties, another Art Deco bar and a coming separate steakhouse restaurant.

All this augments the main cafeteria, which harkens to the past with stations for salads, carved meats, sandwiches, desserts and more. There’s a chef with a pedigree — Jason Fullilove, whose resume includes Patina Group and The Gorbals — to ensure that what is served meets the standards of an increasingly food-savvy Downtown. At heart Clifton’s is a restaurant, and it will have to compete with many other local eateries seeking lunch and dinner customers.

Clifton’s will benefit more than just its owner. The transformation instantly becomes another destination on Broadway, and it’s likely that some of those who come down for a meal or drink will also visit a nearby venue, whether that means shopping at Urban Outfitters, enjoying a concert at the Orpheum Theatre or hitting a Historic Core bar. One can expect that guests staying at the Ace Hotel at Ninth and Broadway will frequently walk a few blocks to eat or drink at Clifton’s, helping further activate the street.

There’s another way that Clifton’s impresses, and that is its connection to Downtown’s past. With this project Meieran has orchestrated a business that is primed to draw crowds well into the future, but with a style and feel that is anchored to old Downtown.

It’s very tough to achieve both aims, and many people who try stumble clumsily. Meieran has succeeded wonderfully.

It’s a cliché to say that something that takes a long time to arrive is worth the wait, but in this instance the cliché is true.

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City Wants $100 Million for Homelessness ‘Emergency’ Move Comes as Encampments Spread Beyond Downtown and Across Los Angeles

By Eddie Kim and Jon Regardie ith homelessness rampant in Skid Row, and now increasingly prevalent in neighborhoods across Los Angeles, city officials last week called the situation an “emergency” and revealed plans to dedicate up to $100 million to address the crisis.

Mayor Eric Garcetti and seven City Council members, including Homelessness and Poverty Committee Co-Chair José Huizar, who oversees the 14th District, announced the effort at City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

“For too long, we’ve had a containment policy. Out of sight, out of mind,” Huizar said at the press conference. “This approach to homelessness has failed. We can’t ignore the problem, and we can’t arrest our way out of it.”

Homelessness has increased by 12% in the city since 2013, and the current total stands at 25,686 people, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. About a quarter of that population — 6,292 people — resides in Huizar’s district, which includes Downtown and Skid Row. The $100 million would pay for more shelters, housing and outreach services to homeless populations around Los Angeles. The city could also use the money to leverage additional dollars from the federal government.

The source of the $100 million, however, remains unclear.

The answer could come once the full council instructs city departments to start the longterm planning on where to find $100 million

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and how to spend it. Eleventh District Councilman Mike Bonin has suggested that a portion of the funds could come from the city’s reserves, which are set aside for financial crises.

Meanwhile, the Homelessness and Poverty Committee is working with Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana’s office and other departments to draft recommendations by the end of the year, said Huizar spokesman Rick Coca.

In addition to funding services and housing, the declaration of a state of emergency could allow the city to reduce regulations on religious centers, nonprofit groups and other organizations that can shelter the homeless. Emergency status could also allow the city to use public properties, such as schools and parks, as places for homeless people to stay.

The city needs a comprehensive plan that gets people off the streets and into some form of shelter by any means necessary, Bonin recently told Los Angeles Downtown News.

“In the last two years, things have worsened dramatically,” said Bonin, whose 11th District includes Venice, which has also emerged as a homelessness hub. “I’m seeing more tents than ever before, and the phenomenon of unsheltered homeless is higher here than anywhere else. Instead of coming up with more shelters or housing at a rapid clip, the city has thrown up its hands and said, ‘Okay, sleep on the sidewalk.’”

Immediate solutions are needed in Downtown, where many of the region’s most vulnerable individuals reside, said Raquel Beard, executive director of the Industrial District

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L.A. Business Improvement District, which includes Skid Row. Many Downtown stakeholders are rightfully cynical about city plans to solve homelessness, she added, considering that a number of ideas have been floated in past years, though little improvement has been seen on the streets.

“A state of emergency is exactly what we’re in. In the last month we’ve found kids in tents, tents on fire, property damage of all kinds, a shooting this month, big drug busts. People are suffering,” Beard said.

The call for $100 million to help the homeless gave some optimism to Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Mike Oreb, who oversees Downtown’s Central Division. Downtown has borne the brunt of the city’s homelessness crisis for many years because of the concentration of services in Skid Row, he said. Dedicating more resources to get people off the street would take

some pressure off the division, he added.

“There are the crimes some homeless people commit, but when you have homeless and mentally ill people addicted to narcotics, it’s also going to attract predators to sell drugs and make their money,” Oreb said. “Will offering someone a means to get off the street help us as a department? Yes.” The emergency funding announcement coincided with another effort by Garcetti, who on Sept. 21 delivered a directive to the city to immediately free up $13 million to help the homeless. About $10 million of that would pay for housing subsidies for veterans and nonchronically homeless people.

Garcetti is also preparing a citywide plan to combat homelessness. It was originally slated to be finished in August, but now is expected by the end of the year. eddie@downtownnews.com

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An Art Exhibit on a Saintly Mission The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels has created a new chapel and launched an art exhibit dedicated to Father Junípero Serra, who was canonized last week during Pope Francis’ visit to the United States.

The show includes 21 paintings of the missions by Howard Anderson (shown here).

Downtown Cathedral Honors Canonization of Father Junípero Serra

By Heidi Kulicke ast week, during his visit to the United States, Pope Francis granted sainthood to Father Junípero Serra, an 18th century priest who helped shape California history and founded nine of the state’s 21 Spanish missions. The canonization ceremony took place in Washington, D.C. Back in Downtown Los Angeles, there was a celebratory atmosphere. Hundreds of students from 35 Catholic middle and high schools gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to watch a live broadcast of the Wednesday, Sept. 23, event.

Though the students have gone back to class, the celebration continues at the cathedral. A new chapel dedicated to Serra has opened, and the Los Angeles Archdiocese has launched an art exhibit honoring the priest’s legacy.

The exhibit, which runs through Dec. 31, includes three paintings by the late Mexican artist and architect Aurelio Mendoza. There is also a stole Serra wore over his robes and a small piece of Serra’s bone. A new painting by Lalo Garcia depicts Serra as a saint, with a gold halo as he looks up at the Virgin Mary, his hands clasped in prayer.

“The exhibit honors Father Serra in a very devotional way,” said Garcia, who also curated the exhibit. He was commissioned by Archbishop José Gomez of the Los Angeles Archdiocese to create the painting of Serra.

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Angeles Archdiocese attended the canonization ceremony. It marked the first time a Hispanic person from the United States became a saint, and the first time a saint was canonized on U.S. soil.

The remainder of the exhibit features paintings by Howard Anderson of each of the 21 missions. Anderson began his series in 1998 with the Santa Clara mission, adjacent to Santa Clara University, which he graduated from in 1971.

“The exhibit allows visitors to have a mini tour of all the missions, and gives a sense of their purpose and why they were built,” Garcia said.

Lasting Impact The storytelling elements Anderson used in his first painting would set a precedent for the remainder of the series, which include depictions of a baptism at the Ventura mission, a wedding scene at the Santa Barbara mission and a children’s field trip to the Carmel mission.

Each painting is highly detailed, with elements such as plants, flowers, peacocks, horses, sunsets and more. In some paintings, Anderson pulled the old artist trick of including cameos of his friends, family and himself.

Anderson said the goal was to be faithful to the landmarks and deliver a sense of history.

“I wanted to create something that would be timeless and have a lasting impact,” Anderson said. “The idea was always to tell a story, and show a contemporary take on the

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missions and how they have become part of California’s landscape.”

Following the January announcement that Serra would be given sainthood, the cathedral’s fine arts committee reached out to Anderson about staging an exhibit of his paintings. Anderson gladly accepted the invitation.

The Spanish missions are widely considered Serra’s crowning achievement. They were built between 1769 and 1833, with the aim of spreading Christianity among the local Native American population. Serra oversaw the building of the first mission in San Diego, and eight other missions before his death in 1784.

The canonization wasn’t without controversy. Some Native American groups claim Serra forced thousands of their ancestors to convert to Christianity and created brutal

labor conditions. Garcia acknowledged the controversy, but said he would leave the details to historians, and focused instead on Serra’s faith and devotion.

“For Father Serra to accomplish what he did, he had to have been a man of great faith,” Garcia said. “Bringing Christianity to the native people was his greatest accomplishment, and to do that in an area where it’s unknown, you have to be a true believer.”

Garcia said in addition to promoting faith, he hopes the exhibit will spark curiosity about the missions and the role they played in California’s history.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is at 555 W. Temple St., (213) 680-5200 or olacathedral. org. Admission to the Serra exhibit is free. heidi@downtownnews.com

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erty’s handsome historical architecture from John and David Parkinson. Other bonuses were the proximity to amenities and public transit and, maybe most importantly, sheer demand for new condos in Downtown.

“If I had an inventory of $600,000 to $800,000 one-bed units, I would be selling them all day long,” Marsico said.

Paint + Cleaning = Sale The Title Guarantee offers a number of different floor plans, but every unit has an open layout (no traditional dividing walls) with an industrial loft vibe. “One bedroom” residences average about 750 square feet. Penthouses measure approximately 3,500 square feet and stretch up to three floors.

All units have raw and polished concrete, and kitchens feature dark mahogany-hued cabinets, Caesarstone countertops and new appliances. A condo conversion basically needed just “paint and cleaning,” Slavik remarked.

The Title Guarantee gained National Historic Monument status in 1984. Developer Daniel Swartz eventually acquired the long-empty structure just north of Pershing Square and launched a $35 million transformation into trendy lofts. The project debuted in 2007, but Swartz would lose the property through foreclosure during the economic downturn. Admire Hill purchased the Title Guarantee in 2012 for a reported $29 million from Bank of America, and has been considering a condo conversion for the past two years, Slavik said.

She noted that Admire Hill’s rapid-fire reversal has reverberated through Downtown real estate circles.

“The broker community was disappointed. There were buyers for the building and there’s nothing else in the market like it,” Slavik said.

Downtown’s condominium market has seen an 18% increase in price-per-square-foot since summer 2014 and now averages $627 per square foot, according to real estate analysis firm The Mark Company. Its research shows that Downtown has about 2.4 months worth of condo inventory, which indicates extremely low supply. The only actively selling new units on the market are at Greenland Group’s under-construction Metropolis, where 186 of 310 residences have already sold at approximateContinued on page 16

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Multiple requests by Los Angeles Downtown News to reach Admire Hill for comment, through its attorney Kevin Hughes, were unsuccessful.

The switch surprised brokers who were planning to show the Title Guarantee units to prospective buyers. While final prices were not released, the general plan was for studios to start aroundTEM$500,000, with penthouses fetching seven figures.

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The 12-story Art Deco structure at 411 W. Fifth St. didn’t need much renovating from owner Admire Hill, an L.A.-based investment firm. Renters had kept the units in good shape, and there were no plans for new amenities or fancy features. A desperately thin supply of condos in Downtown Los Angeles would provide all the demand the building needed.

“The Title Guarantee Building has rented at or near 100% occupancy since purchased by its current owner [in 2012],” Richard Kim, managing partner of Admire Hill, had said in a prepared statement announcing the sale. “Title Guarantee is the only property offering this caliber of expansive, stylish space in Downtown L.A.” Then, the night before an open house for local real estate professionals, Admire Hill suddenly and mysteriously halted the conversion, sending brokers an email with a simple message: “The ownership entity has decided to postpone sales at the property.”

It remains unclear why Admire Hill decided to punt at the last second, even to Polaris Pacific, the real estate marketing and analysis firm that had been hired to help sell the Title Guarantee’s units.

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Charles Olalia’s Strange Culinary Trip Why Is a Former Patina Chef Working in One of Downtown’s Smallest Restaurants?

By Eddie Kim harles Olalia’s last job in Downtown Los Angeles was, arguably, the most prestigious culinary position in the Central City. He held court as executive chef at Patina, the acclaimed Cal-French restaurant in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He oversaw about a dozen staffers and worked long shifts doing everything from supervising his cooks to brainstorming $150 tasting menus to logging inventory and finances.

His current digs couldn’t be more different.

Ricebar, which Olalia opened two months ago with a partner in the Jewelry District, is just 275 square feet, about the size of a modest bedroom (that’s the entire restaurant, not the kitchen). The fare is far simpler than the complex meals he served at Patina, and the L-shaped

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inventing the rice bowl, escorting diners to Filipino cuisine with a barrage of addictive flavors.

The fragrant rice alone may be a revelation for anyone accustomed to bland and improperly cooked grains. Olalia uses four rice varietals, with names like Tinowan Fancy and Kalinga Unoy, that offer unique flavors and textures.

Some are earthy and chewy. Others have a mellow sweetness and a softer texture.

“I never ate this kind of rice in the Philippines. If you could just eat jasmine rice, that showed you had kind of made it,” said Olalia, who gets his rice directly from the Philippines.

His bowls, which run about $9, come topped with Filipino specialties like Bistek Tagalog, panseared steak that’s been marinated in soy sauce, and chicken Tinola, with the bird slowly simmered in a ginger-laced broth. The menu’s inspi-

The 275-square-foot Ricebar specializes in dishes with heirloom rice varietals from the Philippines, where Olalia was born and raised.

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kitchen accommodates about three or four people at a time. Ricebar only serves from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays, with a short Saturday lunch period coming soon.

Olalia couldn’t be more thrilled.

“This is a chance to do something completely different,” he said one evening last week. “I’m not trying to do a Filipino food revolution, or anything, but this is food that makes me really happy.”

Ricebar, tucked into a sign-less space at 419 W. Seventh St., is easy to miss. But don’t be fooled by the humble digs or the plastic utensils: Ricebar is as rewarding a culinary experience as exists in L.A. today.

Growing up in his native Philippines, rice served as a daily staple for Olalia. Today, the 32-year-old resident of the Historic Core is re-

ration comes from the dishes Olalia ate growing up, prepared from scratch by a family cook.

From Medicine to Cooking While the concept has a sharp focus, Ricebar was born basically on a whim. A few years ago, Olalia met Santos Uy, who owns Downtown’s Mignon and a Hollywood eatery, Papilles Bistro.

They soon bonded over a love of the restaurant industry and CrossFit workouts. Earlier this year, Uy was strolling along Seventh Street when he spotted a tiny, shuttered restaurant space. He immediately wanted Olalia involved.

“A guy from his kind of background is going to be hesitant, but I signed the lease anyway and I told Charles, ‘Here’s the key if you want it,’” Uy said. “At first he just wanted to help and consult. His wife convinced Charles

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that he’d end up going all-in anyway, and might as well be a partner.”

That move mirrors how Olalia became a chef in the first place.

He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila with a biology degree in 2004. He planned to follow in the footsteps of his parents, both doctors, and his six siblings — four doctors, two nurses.

The summer before medical school started, Olalia realized just how badly he wanted to take his mind off science. He decided to learn to cook, and signed up for a one-year program at a local culinary academy.

Charles Olalia once served as the head chef at the Walt Disney Concert Olalia soon came to an unnervHall’s Patina, the most prestigious fine-dining kitchen in Downtown. ing realization: He liked to cook.

Now he’s slinging Filipino rice bowls in a miniscule Jewelry District eatery A lot. He also enjoyed the idea of dubbed Ricebar. photo by Gary Leonard doing something different from the rest of his family. was a [expletive]-my-pants moment,” Olalia said.

“My mom was supportive, Still, he took the job, and stayed for a year, unbut scared. My dad was disappointed at first. til signing on at mar’sel in the Palos Verdes resort It’s hard for parents to accept something they Terranea. It turned out to be a bad experience. don’t understand. They had no idea what the Olalia missed being in Downtown, and never got hospitality industry was like,” Olalia said. “They comfortable with how the resort was run. didn’t know what it would be like for me to live Ricebar offered Olalia not only the opporon a cook’s salary. And it was hard.” tunity to return to Downtown, but to dive into Olalia graduated and landed his first kitchen unfussy cooking while having a stake in his job at the Ritz-Carlton at Half Moon Bay in San own business. Yet it’s not Olalia’s only outlet. He Francisco. He would do time in star-caliber restaurants like Restaurant Guy Savoy in Las Vegas, runs A’postrophe, a pop-up series that shows off refined takes on Filipino flavors and ingrediThe French Laundry in Napa Valley and Coi in ents. The dinners have taken place in numerous San Francisco. He even landed a corporate gig Downtown lofts. cooking for Silicon Valley giant Oracle.

Olalia sees it as a trial run for a more formal In 2010, Olalia was recruited to Patina, where restaurant where diners would spend around he started as sous chef, or second in command $50 on a meal. He and Uy are also pondering a to the executive chef. He worked under Tony Ricebar franchise.

Esnault, a Frenchman who had earned his Is Olalia starting a new career as a restaurant bones in some of the most demanding kitchmagnate? Maybe. Then again, he learned a critens in the world. ical lesson from Esnault: A chef can, and ought “Charles had a very open mind. He had a to, make food every day. good attitude to start. It’s basic, but young Maybe that’s why every week, after Ricecooks and chefs, sometimes they think they know a lot when they don’t,” said Esnault, today bar closes, Olalia mans the kitchen by himself to make 150 pounds of his beloved longanisa the executive chef at the Arts District’s Church & State. “Over time, I grew to have a lot of confi- sausage, using an uncle’s recipe. It’s a job made easier by a few people, but the kitchen’s too dence with him in the kitchen.” cramped for anyone else to join him.

Esnault left in 2012. He and Patina Group Ricebar is at 419 W. Seventh St. or ricebarla.com. head Joachim Splichal wanted Olalia to take eddie@downtownnews.com over the kitchen. It was a daunting offer. “That

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By Heidi Kulicke n 1959, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music debuted on Broadway, starring Mary Martin as the failed nun Maria Ranier. Six years later it became a film, with Julie Andrews playing the character who becomes the caretaker of widower Capt. George von Trapp’s seven children in Nazi-era Austria. Andrews remains the actress most tied to chestnuts such as “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi” and, of course, the title song.

Fifty years after the film, the show is ready for a new national stage tour. That begs a question: After having the legends Martin and Andrews define the role, how do you solve a casting problem like Maria?

That was challenge number one for threetime Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien, who oversees the version of The Sound of Music that lands at the Ahmanson Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 30 (previews began last week). The Bunker Hill show runs through Oct. 31.

Although big musicals typically have big stars, O’Brien took a different approach. He chose Kerstin Anderson.

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had just finished her sophomore year at Pace University when she attended a casting call with hundreds of other hopefuls. After several rounds of callbacks, she got the part.

The Sound of Music will be Anderson’s first professional appearance. Yes, someone who would normally be taking college classes in New York at this time is, instead, getting ready to step on stage in front of thousands of people in Downtown Los Angeles’ most prominent theater.

If it’s a daunting challenge, Anderson seems to be handling it well. During a phone interview, she said that although she knows she has some big shoes to fill, it’s an exciting opportunity and one she loves so far.

“One of the main challenges for me is feeling like I’m allowed to be here, stepping into those shoes and owning the role,” Anderson said. “It’s such a dream, a completely surreal experience.

It’s just crazy that it all happened the way it did.”

Although Maria’s story begins with her as a nun at a convent, Anderson said she didn’t have trouble identifying with the character since her own story is one of self-discovery.

She said she hopes Ahmanson crowds will be inspired by Maria’s perseverance and optimism.

“I want people in the audience to feel like they can overcome their challenges and find their place in the world,” Anderson said.

Anderson will get support not just from the veteran O’Brien, but also a pair of well-established actors. Ashley Brown, who played the title role in Mary Poppins on Broadway, appears in The Sound of Music as the Mother Abbess. Ben Davis, who starred in Baz Luhrmann’s Broadway production of La Bohème, will play Captain von Trapp.

Davis said he was thrilled to learn that the national tour, which will go to 26 cities after the Ahmanson, would start in Downtown Los Angeles — that’s because he lived in the Central City from 2003-2006. Although he has been based in New York for the last nine years, he said he looks forward to exploring his old haunt’s growth.

Guilty Feelings Davis said the experience of working with newcomer Anderson has been “an absolute joy,” and that she innately brings everything O’Brien wanted to the role.

It’s a challenge he would understand. Davis previously played von Trapp in a 2012 production at a regional theater in New Jersey (his other credits include Les Misérables, A Little Night Music and Thoroughly Modern Millie on Broadway). Davis said he has had to adjust

the character to fit O’Brien’s take on the story, which includes a greater emphasis on the emotions the captain experiences, such as loneliness and pain related to the loss of his wife and his near-constant absence from his children due to a military career.

“In the beginning he’s a very wounded man, and it’s hard to be around his kids because of the guilt he feels,” Davis said. “I really like that he’s able to rediscover himself and his family, and he does that through Maria.”

Davis said traveling the country for the next year is an exciting adventure he’s looking forward to, and he has even created a blog to document his journey. Called the Davis Donut Diary, Davis said he plans to hunt down the best donuts he can find during the tour and review them. It’s a task that could bring him to the Historic Core for the Nickel Diner’s vaunted Bacon Maple Donut.

Anderson, meanwhile, said she is excited about the tour, and may even take a few online classes during the run. Next year, however, she plans to continue her more traditional education.

The Sound of Music runs Sept. 30-Oct. 31 at the Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-4400 or centertheatregroup.org. heidi@downtownnews.com

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Show Me the Mummies!

Natural History Museum Debuts Intense Mummy Close-Up

By Tom Fassbender ven before Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922 and turned Egyptology into a household word, people were fascinated by mummies.

The Natural History Museum is the latest to jump on that sarcophagus â&#x20AC;&#x201D; er, bandwagon.

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The Exposition Park facility last week opened Mummies: New Secrets From the Tombs. The world premiere exhibition features one of the largest collections of mummies in the world. It runs through Jan. 18, 2016.

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previous two-mummy show at that facility that drew large crowds. The NHM installment features 19 mummies, many of which have been kept in the Field Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vaults since their last appearance at the 1893 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair in Chicago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we have in museums should be displayed,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Ryan Williams, from the Field Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Integrative Research Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we developed a larger, touring exhibit to allow more people the chance to see these rare artifacts and experience the stories about these in-

The Natural History Museum exhibit Mummies: New Secrets From the Tombs features 19 of the carefully wrapped and preserved bodies. Items include a painted coffin found in Egypt (left) and a fragment of a limestone sarcophagus that dates back more than 2,000 years.

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dividuals and their societies and civilizations.â&#x20AC;?

Mummies naturally spark thoughts of Egypt, pyramids and treasure-filled tombs, but the NHM exhibit reveals another side of the story.

One portion of the show delves into small fishing villages along the coast of Chile and Peru that were practicing mummification 2,000 years before the Egyptians. Mummies includes comprehensive galleries for both Peru and Egypt, highlighting the surprising similarities and vast differences between the distant countries.

For instance, while Peru and Egypt both have dry, sandy climates that enable mummification, how people in each country prepared their dead for burial was quite different â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Egyptians embalmed those who had passed, removed all the organs, and placed each organ in a different canopic jar. The Peruvians, meanwhile, mummified their dead intact.

Likewise, each culture differed in how they handled the journey into the afterlife. The Egyptians famously sealed their mummies in tombs, while the Peruvians often entered the burial chambers to replenish food and drink and celebrate with their departed ancestors.

The exhibit also shows how the burial traditions changed in Peru across the different cultures of the Chinchorro, Nazca and Inca. The Egyptian mummification process remained essentially the same through all its dynasties.

The 19 mummies on display include two of the oldest ever found. One is from pre-Incan Peru and is more than 6,000 years old. Another, from pre-dynastic Egypt, dates from between 4,000 and 3,100 BC. Other examples include a mummy known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gilded Lady,â&#x20AC;? who was a

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Also on display in the exhibit are a doublespouted jar with the face of a jaguar from around 800 BC (top) and a mummified baby crocodile. “The Egyptians mummified anything and everything,” said Dr. Jim Phillips, curator of Ancient Egypt for the Field Museum, which put together the exhibit.

40-year-old woman from Roman-era Egypt when she died. The “Minirdis” mummy was a 14-year-old Egyptian boy.

High-Tech Twist The exhibit offers a look at the more traditional trappings of a mummy showcase, such as fragments of carved stone coffins, elaborate death masks, ceramics, jewelry and the ritualized burial figurines, known as shabti, that are placed in tombs to help the Egyptian dead on their journey. Mummies also has a surprising number of mummified animals such as birds, gazelles and even baby crocodiles.

“The Egyptians mummified anything and everything,” said Dr. Jim Phillips, curator of Ancient Egypt for the Field Museum.

While Mummies spins from the ancient past, it also has a futuristic, high-tech side. The exhibition reveals how CT scanning technology virtually “unwraps” the mummies and gives visitors a glimpse under the bandages, all while keeping the delicate sarcophagi intact. The technique allowed archaeologists to determine the ages and genders of many of the mummies, and even what diseases they dealt with. One mummy on display showed signs of tuberculosis. Another suffered from typhus.

Using some of the 3D scans, French artist and forensic sculptor Élisabeth Daynès was able to create skull models of some of the mummies, which were in turn used to build re-creations of how the people likely looked when they lived thousands of years ago. These are displayed in the exhibit.

The high-tech side has an interactive element, with two touchscreens that allow for hands-on manipulation of the CT scans that gave archeologists their immersive look into the past.

“This much-anticipated exhibit, which offers an intensely close-up look at the Field Museum’s preeminent collection of mummies, fits very well with the Natural History Museum’s purpose to inspire wonder, discovery and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds,” said NHM President and Director Jane Pisano.

Just as Carter’s discovery of King Tut led to immensely popular museum exhibits in the 1970s, NHM officials are anticipating big crowds arriving at Exposition Park. To deal with the onslaught, the museum is selling advance, timed tickets for the four-month run.

Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs runs through Jan. 18, 2016, at the Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Boulevard, (213) 7633666 or nhm.org.

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#MAYOR_OF_INSTAGRAM Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Shares His Photos in Downtown Photo Exhibition OPENS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2015 FROM 4-7PM RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2015 Los Angeles: There’s about 300 million Instagram users, but only one Mayor of Los Angeles, who Mother Jones has dubbed the ‘Mayor of Instagram.’ Whether it is the silhouette of a friend jumping in front of the sunset on the ridge of the Hollywood Hills, a police officer graduation or an abstraction of modernist architecture in Koreatown, Garcetti’s pictures provide perspective on the city from LA’s top office and open up a civic conversation shared in the comment section of his account. #MAYOR_OF_INSTAGRAM will also include pictures of the Mayor and mayors past by Los Angeles photographer Gary Leonard, who operates Take My Picture. Visitors can also take their picture with a cut out image of the mayor to post a selfie to their accounts.

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Wednesday, sepTember 30 Lauren Groff at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Prize-winning fiction writer Groff discusses the creative process as it pertains to mythology, marriage and her latest novel, Fates and Furies.

Thursday, OcTOber 1 Hal Foster at MOCA MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

7 p.m.: The renowned art critic discusses a certain conspicuous dovetailing between the current condition of world affairs and the prescience of contemporary art. He’ll be reading from his new book, Bad New Days, and generally making everyone feel poorly about themselves.

Jessica Jackley and Larissa McFarquhar at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Hedonists take note: Tonight’s discussion, titled, “Inventing a Moral Life,” pivots around giving and selflessness, not binge drinking and whining on social media about shattered phone screens.

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

Sept. 30, 8 p.m.: How prescient singer Melody Bardot’s parents were when they named her.

ow End Theory resident DJ, recent Grand Performances knockout artist, longstanding beat master, proud curl-wearing Scorpio and all-around stellar dude Gaslamp Killer is back in Downtown this week, as he hits The Regent Theater on Friday, Oct. 2. What you can expect? How about some explorations into the burgeoning world of electronic polyrhythms, a packed house stuffed with discerning Angelenos, an adjacent pizza joint and copious Historic Core bars eager to fill you up before, during and after this expansive evening of music.

At 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater.com.

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heryl Boone Isaacs helms the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. You might know that as the organization which handles the Oscars. Come lunchtime on Tuesday, Sept. 29, Isaacs will trade Hollywood for the City Club, where Town Hall-Los Angeles will offer a microphone for her to pontificate on changes in the motion picture industry. She’ll be in conversation with “SoCal Connected” anchor Val Zavala. Tickets were still available at press time for the 11:30 a.m. cinematic get together. At 555 S. Flower St., (213) 628-8141 or townhall-la.org.

saTurday, OcTOber 3 The Last Spookstore Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com.

8-11 p.m.: Horror art takes the day as the Last Bookstore hosts work from a few dozen artists who cherish the opportunity to canonize iconic figures from horror literature.

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

2 p.m.: A variety of voices come together to weave a patchwork quilt of LGBT experiences.

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e hate to shatter your entitled illusions of a life spent sipping mimosas at a sort of permanent brunch, but nine out of 10 wise people advise that one’s existence is most fulfilling when it also involves helping those in need. Enter Kiva founder Jessica Jackley and New Yorker staff writer/ humanist Larissa MacFarquhar. Both will join KPCC host Alex Cohen for an Aloud at the Central Library event dubbed “Impossible Idealism: Inventing a Moral Life.”The talk takes place Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7:15 p.m. Afterwards, be prepared to volunteer to clean up any garbage people leave behind. At 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

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Friday, OcTOber 2 L.A. Fight Club Belasco, 1050 S. Hill St., (213) 746-5670 or goldenboypromotions.com.

5 p.m.: Hooks and jabs aplenty as Golden Boy fronts yet another pugilistic card. Expect unbeaten Patrick Alen Teixeira and his opponent, Gabriel Martinez, to wallop one another in the main fight.

sunday, OcTOber 4 Aid for AIDS Orpheum, 842 Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum. com.

7 p.m.: Tonight’s “Best in Drag Show” benefits AIDS research.

Austin Kleon at Last Bookstore Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com.

6:30 p.m.: One look at the newly art strewn E-boxes around Downtown and you can wager that some of our local luminaries have taken the Steal Like An Artist Journal to heart. Author Austin Kleon will be on hand to reinforce these brigands’ willful and uncredited re-appropriations.

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on Stewart, Stephen Colbert and every other sharp satirist of our day and age owe a massive debt of gratitude to the original clown-turned-truthsayer, George Carlin. Last week, the Grammy Museum opened George Carlin: A Place for My Stuff, an exhibit-sized tribute to the late comedian who drew a bead on the absurdity and criminal stupidity of entitled Americana culture and unleashed a slew of razor sharp, dead-on arrows of humor right at its heart. From arrest records to childhood items, you’ll get a full dose of Carlin and perhaps learn a bit about the enigmatic kind of honesty. The show runs through next March. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

Tuesday, sepTember 29 Cheryl Boone Isaacs at Town Hall-LA City Club Los Angeles, 555 S. Flower St., (213) 628-8141 or townhall-la.org.

11:30 a.m.: Lunch will be served as the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences drops by. Go ahead and ask which film will win Best Picture next year, but don’t expect her to tell.

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or some a ghoulish fall tradition and for others an exercise in arachnophilia, the Natural History Museum’s Spider Pavilion spins a web of intrigue.

The recently opened showcase runs through Nov. 8, and offers access to a special facility on the museum’s South Lawn chock full of eight-legged wonders. Prepare to stare at tiny bodies with cold, dark eyes and froth-filled mandibles. From mighty web spinners to ruthless killers, the exhibit runs the gamut of arachno-occupations to initiate you into a fuller understanding of our under-appreciated friends, without whom the world would be overrun by a swarm of uneaten insects.

So think about that next time your shoe goes squash. At 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-3466 or nhm.org.

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Oct. 1, 8 p.m.: Spooky vibrations echo through bones. Skin crawls. A horror beyond comprehension lurks somewhere in the darkness. Is it Halloween season or did the Milk Carton Kids use “indie folk” to describe themselves?

Belasco 1050 S. Hill St., (213) 746-5670 or thebelascotheater.com.

Oct. 3, 9 p.m.: We have a lot of questions regarding Puerto Rico-based recording artist Wisin’s “Takeover” world tour. Will he

be a benevolent autocrat or more of a monarchic figurehead?

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

Sept. 28: Matt Mayhall and Friends.

Sept. 29: Katalyst.

Sept. 30: The Lift.

Oct. 1: Angel City Festival.

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Oct. 2: Genr8r.

Oct. 3: Jeff Parker Trio.

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

Sept. 28, 8 p.m.: Danger Collective Records flex their muscles to finish out their free September residency strong as Roses, Spirit Animal and Ghost Noise take the stage.

Sept. 30, 8:30 p.m.: Johnathan Rice, you can be honest. Did you add that extra “h” in your name so we would remember you?

Oct. 1, 8:30 p.m.: Hot Flash Heat Wave advertise themselves as “San Francisco’s new sound.” We presume that involves looped samples of the doppler shift made by a passing Google bus.

Oct. 3, 8:30 p.m.: Maria Taylor is from Birmingham, Alabama.

Every day of her life after escaping is a new joy.

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

Oct. 1, 8 p.m.: You’ve been waiting for Hans Raj Hans to come to Downtown L.A., haven’t you?.

Oct. 3, 9 p.m.: We’re unsure if rock/R&B/reggae outfit Common Kings are actual royalty or just the sort of self-espoused royalty that emails you out of the blue to tell you that a fortune awaits you in Nigeria if only you’ll provide your bank account and social security numbers.

Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com.

Sept. 28, 10 p.m.: Skip Spiros and the 10 Piece Jazz Band Project have had some misgivings about the band name of late.

When you get 10 people to play jazz together, it’s more of a certainty than a project.

Sept. 29, 10 p.m.: Boys School is not accredited to issue degrees, sadly.

Sept. 30, 11 p.m.: Like something out of a Lewis Carroll novel or a vicious fever dream, tonight’s lineup includes Jungo Addio

Downtown News 13 and Miss Massive Snowflake.

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

Oct. 2: Mark Sixma.

Oct. 3: Stanton Warriors.

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

Sept. 28, 8 p.m.: Taylor Swift fans may be disappointed to discover the “B” at the top of Bryan Adams’ name. Relax. He’s a musical stud in his own right.

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Continued from previous page Sept. 29, 8 p.m.: Levon Helm’s daughter Amy Helm debuts her solo album and her status as potential Elizabeth Shue doppelganger.

Oct. 2, 8 p.m.: Another progeny of fame, Kelly Carlin, discusses the life and work of her father George. That’s George Carlin for those with short recall on last names.

Mayan 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4287 or clubmayan.com.

Sept. 28-29, 8 p.m.: Groovy synth work promises to shake the filigree as Ratatat takes the Mayan stage.

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

Sept. 28: Rubber.

Sept. 29: Floozy Tues.

Sept. 30: Blood Candy, Spirit in the Room, The Flash Hits and The High Tide.

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

Oct. 1, 8 p.m.: Omar Souleyman is the biggest singer to emerge from Syria. What he says between the songs may be more important than the music itself.

Oct. 2, 8 p.m.: The Gaslamp Killer Experience is less Halloween horror house and more banging beat convention.

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

Sept. 28, 10 p.m.: Imagine your surprise when Alex Budman takes the stage and you realize someone actually has the name you used to use to deal.

Sept. 29, 10 p.m.: The Makers weren’t doing anything better anyways.

Sept. 30, 10 p.m.: Closing off the month strong with the crossroads soul leverage that is Rick Taub’s Midnight Blues Review.

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

Oct. 3, 8 p.m.: Bigband is only a world creating, galactic event if you’re super into KPop. The Smell 247 S. Main St. in the alley between Spring and Main or thesmell.org.

Sept. 28: Yonatan Gat, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Media Jeweler and Michael Vidal.

Sept. 30: U.S. Girls, R. Ariel and David Scott Stone.

Oct. 1: Makthaverskan and Roses.

Oct. 2: Strange Wilds, Oort Smog, Arjuna Genome and Whitman.

Oct. 3: Wovoka, Vulgar Trade, Hex Horizontal and Pigeonwing.

Oct. 4: Prissy Whip, Unsustainable Social Condition, Carsick and daydreams.

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

Sept. 29-Oct. 1: Gary Numan plays three albums in their entirety over three nights.

Brave the walk to the venue, because you may be safest of all in your car, but you will not be entertained there.

Oct. 2, 8 p.m.: The New Mastersounds “Made For Pleasure” Tour arrives. Yee haw.

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

Sept. 28: Depending on your worldview, The Looking Planet will either be a charming bit of existential animation or a horrid cautionary tale about the demerits of putting one’s individual effort into any project.

Sept. 30-Oct. 27: Dual volume action as Attack on Titan (both Part 1 and Part 2) screen at the DI for the next month.

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.

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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Public Auction Notice Of Sale Of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject To The Tax Collector’s Power to Sell (Sale No. 2015A) Whereas, on July 21, 2015, i, JOSepH KeLLY, treasurer and tax Collector, was directed by the Board of Supervisors of Los angeles County, State of California, to sell at public auction certain tax-defaulted properties which are subject to the tax Collector’s power to sell. public notice is hereby given that unless said properties are redeemed prior thereto, i will, on monday, October 19, 2015, and tuesday, October 20, 2015, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the Fairplex Los angeles County Fairgrounds, 1101 W. mcKinley avenue, Building 6, pomona, California, offer for sale and sell said properties at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check in lawful money of the United States for not less than the minimum bid. if no bids are received on a parcel, it will

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at 5:00 p.m., the property will be offered for sale. if the property is not sold at the public auction, the right of redemption will revive and remain until Friday, December 4, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. if the property is not re-deemed

by Friday, December 4, 2015, at 5:00 p.m., it will be scheduled for the follow-up online auction as indicated above. the assessor’s identification number (ain) in this publication refers to the assessor’s map book, the map page, and the individual parcel number on the map page. if a change in the ain occurred, both prior and current ains are shown. an explanation of the parcel numbering system and the maps referred to are available from the Office of the assessor located at 500 West temple Street, Room 225, Los angeles, California 90012.

Should you require a copy of the list explaining the abbreviations used in this publication, please visit the Office of the treasurer and tax Collector, 225 north Hill Street, Room 130, Los angeles, California 90012, or telephone 1(213) 974-2045. i certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. executed at Los angeles, California, on august 24, 2015.

JOSepH KeLLY treasurer and tax Collector County of Los angeles State of California the real property that is subject to this notice is situated in the County of Los angeles, State of California, and is de-scribed as follows: pUBLiC aUCtiOn nOtiCe OF SaLe OF taX-DeFaULteD pROpeRtY SUBJeCt tO tHe

pOWeR OF SaLe (SaLe nO. 2015A) 3907 ain 5537-001-003 Hai-aZi DeVeLOpment inC C/O C/O aRa HaiRaBeDian LOCatiOn COUntY OF LOS anGeLeS $531,064.00 fiCtitioUs BUsiness name FiCTiTiOuS BuSiNeSS NAme STATemeNT FiLe NO. 2015241210 FiCTiTiOuS BuSiNeSS NAme STATemeNT FiLe nO. 2015241210 the following person(s) is (are) doing business as: echo park Liquor, 1300 W. temple Street, Los angeles, Ca 90026 are hereby registered by the following registrant(s): philip Chu, 3715 mettler Street, Los angeles, Ca 90011. this business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not begun to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above. this statement was filed with Dean C. Logan, Los angeles County Clerk, and by isaura Correa, Deputy, on September 18, 2015. nOtiCe—this fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk. a new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. the filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et. seq. Business and professions Code). pub. 09/28, 10/05, 10/12, and 10/19/2015.

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at xci Gr ti A 255 South Grand Avenue an ng sk A dT ow Ne bou Leasing Information er w t O Co 213 229 9777 m Re ur ing n Su ova Apartment Amenities: Community Amenities: m m tio ~ Refrigerator, Stove, ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby er Microwave & Dishwasher ~ Concierge 20 n 15 (most units) ~ Pool / Spa / Saunas

Grand Tower

~ Fitness Center ~ Gas BBQ Grills ~ Recreation Room

~ Central Air Conditioning & Heating ~ Balconies (most units)

On-site: ~ Dry Cleaners / Dental Office / Restaurants

Promenade Towers 123 South Figueroa Street Leasing Information 213 617 3777 Community Amenities: ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby ~ Pool / Spa / BBQ Grills ~ Fitness Center ~ Covered Parking

Apartment Amenities: ~ Refrigerator, Stove & Dishwasher ~ Central Air & Heating ~ Solariums and/or Balconies

On-Site: ~ Convenience Store / Beauty Salon

museum Tower 225 South Olive Street Leasing Information 213 626 1500 Community Amenities: ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby ~ Concierge ~ Pool / Spa / Saunas ~ Fitness Center ~ Gas BBQ Grills ~ Recreation Room

Apartment Amenities: ~ Refrigerator, Stove, Microwave & Dish washer (most units) ~ Central Air & Heating ~ Balconies (most units)

September 28, 2015

The Central City Crime Report

By Heidi Kulicke n the Central City Crime Report, we survey the recent week in public safety. All information is provided by the LAPD’s Central Division.

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Big Heist: A group of thieves broke into the Wholesale Plaza market at Sixth and Los Angeles streets on Sept. 16 by cutting a lock on the roll-up gate that leads to various businesses. The thieves vandalized and burglarized multiple shops. Stolen items include speakers and headphones valued at $2,500, and $13,000 in cash was taken from two ATMs. Video surveillance captured the incident, which showed a group of people wearing ski masks and gloves.

Battered Booth: A man knocked over the valet parking booth outside the Pegasus apartments at 612 S. Flower St. on Sept. 16. A parking attendant began to follow the man, and was recording his actions on a cell phone. The man then punched the attendant.

Private Party: On Sept. 19, a security guard attempted to escort an intoxicated man who had trespassed on Café Pinot at 700 W. Fifth St., where a wedding reception was taking place. The man refused to leave and stabbed the guard in the neck with a pen.

Police arrested the man.

Beer Getaway: A man was delivering beer to Villains Tavern at Santa Fe Avenue and Palmetto Street in the Arts District on Sept.

18. The driver left the truck running to make the delivery, and an unknown individual got into the truck and drove away. Four 15-gallon kegs of beer were inside the vehicle.

Another ATM Theft: The rash of ATM thefts in the Fashion District continued on Sept. 15, when a machine was taken from L.A. Accessories on Santee Alley. Thieves cut the lock of a roll-up metal gate and removed the ATM, which was on wheels. Video surveillance captured the incident. Police did not reveal the amount of cash in the machine.

More Bike Thefts: Four bikes were reported stolen during the week of Sept. 13-19. Three of them were not locked, including a bike stolen off the front of a bus stopped at Fifth and San Pedro streets. The owner jumped off the bus and ran after the thief, who pedaled away. Police later found the bike unattended and returned it to the owner.

TiTle GuaranTee, 7 ly $1,000 per square foot.

Downtown will see a flood of condos in late 2016 and 2017 from projects such as Metropolis, Ten50 at 1050 S. Grand Ave., the twin-tower Circa across from the Los Angeles Convention Center, and more. Regardless, many potential buyers are feeling impatient, Marsico said.

“The last phase of Barker Block just evaporated,” he said, referring to an Arts District project that sold quickly. “Any new units will evaporate. The bigger future projects, like Metropolis and Oceanwide Plaza, are so far out, and it’s hard to sell it that far out. People want their keys right now.”

For now though, aspiring buyers will have to look to the resale market, or hang on until new homes are ready. As they do, a sign on the north side of the Title Guarantee still beckons passersby to condo sales, urging them to “own an icon.” eddie@downtownnews.com

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