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LaBonge to Show Photos at Central Library

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ne of the many things former City Councilman Tom LaBonge is known for was the annual calendars of his photographs of Los Angeles that he put together and handed out. The effusive LaBonge is no longer in office, but his love of photography continues, and this week he is sharing some of his favorite shots at a free Downtown event. LaBonge will appear at the Central Library (630 W. Fifth St.) on Wednesday, Oct. 17, for the latest installment of the series “The Photographer’s Eye.” It starts at 12:15 p.m. in Meeting Room A (near the Fifth Street entrance) and is free and open to the public. Additional information is at events.lapl.org.

Work Wraps on Spring Street Improvements

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portation, moved bike lanes to the east side of Spring and added protective barriers, along with better signals at crosswalks. A ribbon cutting took pace on Thursday, Oct. 11.

Standing with leaders from LADOT and the Bureau of Street Services, Huizar said creative transformations of Downtown’s streets are needed going forward. “It’s incumbent upon us that we think of how do we make better use of our public spaces and get away from prioritizing cars to prioritizing people, bicycles and other modes of transportation,” Huizar said at the ribbon cutting. The Spring Street work started in January. Similar improvements on Main Street are expected to be finished in the fall of 2019.

Celebrate the Downtown Women’s Center

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he Downtown Women’s Center is hitting a milestone. The longtime Skid Row services provider is celebrating 40 years with a gala on Thursday, Oct. 18, at Vibiana (214 S. Main St.). Proceeds from the “Dinner With a Cause” event will benefit the center, which works to connect homeless women with shelters, permanent housing and job resources. “We’re fortunate to have such committed community partners in our efforts to end women’s homelessness in Los Angeles,” Lisa Watson, the DWC’s interim CEO, said in a prepared statement. Approximately 500 people are expected and tickets start at $500. More information is at downtownwomenscenter.org/dinner.

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Pepperdine Opens Classroom at Staples Center

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Vote No on Charter Amendment B

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any people are skeptical about the operations, behaviors and motives of big banks. That’s understandable in the wake of scandals involving Wells Fargo and the economic collapse of 2008 that, all these years later, still feels fresh.

That is partly why Charter Amendment B, a city measure on next month’s ballot, holds some appeal. It would take the first step to establishing a public lending institution.

The idea of a bank that cares more about city residents and businesses than shareholders sounds positive. However, as the expression goes, the devil is in the details, and in the case of Charter Amendment B, there are too few details to make this worth supporting. Plus, we’re skeptical that a city facing so many challenges has the expertise to pull this off. Los Angeles Downtown News urges a no vote.

Charter Amendment B was sparked by City Council President Herb Wesson, and the council voted unanimously to place it on the ballot. Voting yes doesn’t guarantee a bank opens; it only satisfies the first requirement, that the City Charter be amended to allow one. State and federal approvals are required, as is gathering the funds to cover start-up costs.

Where would this money, which would be loaned out to an assortment of local entities, come from? Good question. Would millions be needed? Billions? What parameters would there be for loan recipients and what safeguards would be in place when people or businesses default? Yet more good questions. In fact, there are loads more questions than answers. The argument in favor of the amendment in the Voter Information Pamphlet states, “A sound business plan would follow” voter approval, but we should see that business plan first. This is particularly true when the summary from the city Chief Legislative Analyst says approving the measure would allow the city “to establish a municipal financial institution or bank in the future without further voter approval.”

This is too important to trust that the politicians would come back for another vote.

The idea of municipal banks is being floated in other cities, though the only one now operating in the United States is in North Dakota.

Public bank supporters point to it as a success, but we hardly think one institution in a state with about 755,000 residents would bear much resemblance to operations in a metropolis with 4 million people.

Public bank backers say a local lending institution would save the city money in fees, spark community development efforts and pump a sense of ethics into municipal finances. Those are worthy aims, but they don’t make up for the lack of specifics and the concerns, including that office holders might abuse the opportunity and steer loans with favorable terms to their supporters.

The bar to establishing a public bank should be high, and in this case that bar has not been cleared. Just consider the uncertainty in this line in the City Administrative Officer’s financial impact statement: “The potential costs and revenues resulting from this action are unknown at this time.”

Good intentions, if that’s what they are, are not enough. Angelenos should vote no.

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Regarding the article “Good Samaritan Hospital Debuts $100 Million Expansion,” by Nicholas Slayton

Regarding the article “Skid Row ReFresh Spot Fully Reopens,” about the hygiene center with toilets, showers and more, by Nicholas Slayton

Congratulations for being such a good Samaritan for Los Angeles!

—Kate McCallum

This hygiene center looks great. Skid Row definitely needs more of these. The ability to bathe and wash clothes is important for the dignity of people on the streets (it also makes life a little better for the rest of us, too).

The homelessness/mental health/addiction crises (these are three distinct crises, with lots of overlap) are seriously out of control. The entire region is experiencing this, but Downtown L.A. is getting the biggest wave. In the past, law enforcement turned a blind eye to things in Skid Row: Now the police seem to turn a blind eye throughout Downtown. I see people doing needle drugs, walking half-naked (or fully naked) down the street, and openly defecating on the sidewalk — in the middle of the day, on busy streets. The other day I saw a guy pull down his pants and walk down the street. Stuff like that makes a person embarrassed to be a Downtowner.

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Thank you for offering us the best in treatment.

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It’s beginning to look as though Downtown is an area totally out of control. It’s weird there now.

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What You Didn’t See at the Untelevised Governor’s Debate A Secret Spycam Into Last Week’s Newsom-Cox Throwdown

By Jon Regardie id you see the governor’s debate last week? Of course you didn’t. Almost no one beyond candidates Gavin Newsom and John Cox did. It wasn’t on TV or video-streamed on the web.

You could hear it on radio, provided you tuned in at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9. Rath-

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THE REGARDIE REPORT er than reach large crowds with an evening prime time broadcast, the campaign Svengalis chose to stage the sole meeting of Democrat Lt. Gov. Newsom and Republican businessman Cox on the morning of a holiday, Indigenous Columbus Day (I think I got that right). Almost everyone was either working or avoiding politics on their day off.

While the Newsom and Cox campaigns blame each other for the timing and lack of additional forums, the reality is each candidate deserves a stick in the eye. How can the public expect them to deal with California’s most vexing issues when they can’t even deal with each other?

Rational thoughts aside, I have the visuals everyone missed. Thanks to the trusty Putin-oscope I ordered off Trumpelstiltskin. com, I was able to glimpse the proceedings.

They’re detailed below in a timeline, though a word of caution: The Putin-oscope uses a 28K dial-up modem with wires that run

through a can of Budweiser and a dead cat, so the resolution was low. I could have gotten some things wrong.

10:00 a.m.: The candidates are in the studio of San Francisco public station KQED FM. Newsom is wearing flip-flops, cargo shorts and a smug look. In front of him is a bottle from his Plumpjack winery and a page of debate guidelines. They read: Rule #1: Don’t talk about fight club.

Rule #2: You’re so far ahead. Just don’t mess up.

Rule #3: Remember rules 1 and 2.

Cox is clad in the traditional Republic attire of a blue suit and a red tie, with an American flag pin. He’s also got a lapel button that says, “I’m with stupid,” with an arrow pointing at Newsom.

10:02: Newsom instantly mentions wealth disparity and income equality, talks up the idea of the California dream, and follows with, “There’s no Iowa dream, New Hampshire dream. There’s no Nevada dream.” He literally pats himself on the back.

10:03: Cox lashes out at Newsom. “Gavin has been part of the political class that has led the state downward,” he remarks, and sticks his tongue out at his opponent. He references “special interest groups” for the first of

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Businessman John Cox (left) and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom were on either side of Delaine Eastin at a January gubernatorial debate hosted by the Empowerment Congress at USC. The sole Cox-Newsom debate, which took place last Monday morning in San Francisco, was not televised.

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10:04: Moderator Scott Shafer, who does a fantastic job keeping things moving and hitting so many topics, brings up the hous-

ing crisis. Cox riffs on the cost of building in California and says it’s far less expensive and much faster in other states. “I sat on local zoning boards,” he proclaims, at which point Continued on page 6

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DEBATE, 5 Newsom cracks up and quickly sketches a picture of Cox, with Xes for eyes and a donut mouth, literally sitting on three members of a housing board. He holds it up. Cox flips him off.

10:06: Newsom takes up the same subject and mentions property taxes, which opens the door for Shafer to ask if he’s in favor of altering Prop 13, which limits property taxes. Newsom stands up and, as he uses vague words to dodge the question — “everything is on the table,” he says — bends backward like Neo in The Matrix when Keanu Reeves’ characters deftly avoids the bullets speeding toward him. Newsom then bows and sits down.

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10:12: Shafer brings up Newsom’s reputation for public spats, citing tiffs with Gov. Jerry Brown, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, and even the media. Newsom responds

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10:28: Gun control comes up. Newsom says that Cox is a longtime NRA member and mentions new state legislation that will require background checks for ammunition purchases. This prompts Cox to state, “I am running to make sure that people in this state have an affordable life, they have schools that are not failing.” That may be why he is running, but it has nothing to do with the topic. Newsom takes back the trophy, writes in “for Trying to Change the Subject” again, this time in black Sharpie, and plops it in front of Cox. Cox knocks it into the garbage.

10:40: A listener question about immigration and sanctuary state and city status reveals more divides between the candidates, with each sticking to expected party positions.

“He’s someone who believes very passionately in building the wall,” Newsom declares.

“He parrots at, almost every opportunity, Donald Trump and Trumpism, and Trump would have an advocate in Sacramento if he becomes the next governor.” Newsom then slips off his headphones and runs around the room getting imaginary high-fives from invisible supporters.

A few minutes later, Cox states, “I think every country has a right to determine its borders, and unfortunately the country to the south of us had 26,000 murders last year.” Soon after he adds, “a border wall is necessary.” He stands up and briefly rides the elephant that a supporter has brought into the room.

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10:47: On to climate change and the idea of eliminating coal. “I believe the Earth is getting warmer and humans may well have an effect on this,” Cox declares. At the “may,” Newsom doubles over in laughter.

10:52: The topic turns to fracking, and Newsom remarks, “I think fracking is starting to fall on its own petard.” He smiles, dons a beret, pours himself a glass of Plumpjack Cabernet Sauvignon and keeps talking. Meanwhile, everyone else in the studio looks completely baffled and furiously types “petard” into his or her iPhone, trying to determine what Newsom meant and if he bet his campaign manager $50 that he could utter “petard” during the forum.

10:58: Closing statements. Newsom again mentions wealth disparity, then declares, “I’ve run a campaign that’s been positive.” He stands up and raises his arms in victory, like a guy who didn’t screw up or mention fight club.

“This election is about change versus the status quo,” Cox states when his turn comes.

He soon adds, “I will make this state affordable and livable again.” He falls to the ground and does a series of one-armed push-ups just like Jack Palance did at the 1992 Oscars, a move both mystifying and impressive.

11:00: Newsom and Cox leave the studio, each smiling in self-believed victory and doing Fortnite dances.

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Typhus Outbreak Sparks Worry Nine Local Cases Identified. Clean-Ups Are Coming

The County Public Health Department has designated Skid Row as a “typhus zone” following an outbreak of the flea-borne disease.

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By Sean P. Thomas n Oct. 4, the County Department of Public Health reported an outbreak in Downtown Los Angeles of the flea-borne disease typhus. Now more details are emerging, as is a response plan.

The county has confirmed 57 cases of the disease this year, with nine originating in Downtown. Although the county typically sees about 60 cases annually, the recent surge is sparking concern.

“What is unique about this outbreak is that the number of cases occurring in the Downtown L.A. area in a relatively short period of time is unusual,” the Public Health department said in a statement to Downtown News.

The cities of Long Beach and Pasadena have also reported increased levels of the disease.

Typhus is spread to humans from infected fleas, often carried by rodents, cats, dogs and opossums. It does not impact animals, but in humans it can cause high fever, chills, headaches and a rash. Untreated it can harm vital organs. It cannot be spread human-to-human.

Dr. Brad Spellberg, professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the chief medical officer at LAC+USC County Medical Center, said that he has noticed an uptick in the illness over the past six months, and has personally treated typhus cases with ties to Downtown.

Spellberg said that the Medical Center is “really in tune” with cases of typhus and that a course of antibiotics can effectively treat it.

Depending on the severity of the case, patients can expect to feel better within two weeks, or as soon as the following day after the start of treatment.

“This is not Ebola. We actually have a very effective treatment for this infection,” Spellberg said.

However, he added, diagnosing typhus can be difficult due to its similarity to other afflictions.

The Downtown cases were reported over a three-month period from July to September. According to the department of Public Health, all of the infected individuals either lived or worked in Downtown. An unspecified number were homeless individuals.

Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office said the city is deploying additional resources to help contain and halt the outbreak.

“The City and the County have formed a dedicated task force through our Unified Homelessness Reponses Center and we’re

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putting new funding into intensifying cleanups in the affected area so that we can keep our streets and sidewalks safe for everyone,” Garcetti’s office said in an email to Downtown News.

A spokesman for Garcetti said the city is allocating an additional $300,000 to increased street cleanup in a 279-acre area designated by the county Department of Public Health as the “typhus zone.” The square-shaped zone is largely in Skid Row and is bounded by Third, Seventh, Alameda and Spring streets.

The area overlaps the city’s 100-acre Operation Healthy Streets zone, which was created in 2012 to provide increased cleaning services in Skid Row. According to the city Bureau of Sanitation, clean up efforts in the area will increase, including comprehensive street cleaning in portions of the zone every four weeks. Previously, large-scale cleaning was done on request.

Los Angeles Sanitation Director and General Manager Enrique Zaldivar said that the cleanings will last at least through June 2019.

“We believe that regular and extended constant presence will make all the difference,” he said.

Still, Industrial District Business Improvement District Executive Director Estela Lopez is concerned that the city’s response does not do enough to combat the outbreak.

“We see the problems here every day,” Lopez said. “We see human waste, we hear and smell things that inform our senses and tell us that the common sense response is not once a month.”

Lopez said area business owners and workers are concerned about the outbreak, and that it poses challenges to her employees who provide cleaning services.

The department of Public Health released a list of precautionary measures for people in the area, including tucking pant legs into shoes and spraying flea repellent on socks and shoes. Additionally, the department recommends bathing pets with flea medication to reduce to chance of infection, and to properly secure trashcans with a lid to avoid attracting animals.

The department’s Veterinary Public Health Program is working with the Downtown Dog Rescue and Inner City Law Center to offer preventative flea medication to the pets of homeless people in the Skid Row area every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the law center at 1309 E. Seventh St. sean@downtownnews.com

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The LeBron Effect Fans are Thrilled as James Prepares to Play His First Game for the Lakers, But the Big Winner Could Be Local Businesses

By Sean P. Thomas hen LeBron James on July 1 announced that he would leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and sign a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, local sports fans responded uproariously.

Perhaps the only ones happier than long-suffering purple-and-gold fans are Downtown Los Angeles business owners.

At 33, James is still widely considered one of if not the best player on the planet. But wherever he has played — his two stops in Cleveland sandwiched four years in Miami — he has also boosted the bottom line for restaurant, bars and other businesses, particularly those near the team’s arena.

So it’s understandable why Dave Whitton, who owns the Prank bar two blocks east of Staples Center, was ecstatic when he heard James is coming to L.A. “Even during our eras with Kobe and Shaq, we were pretty used to winning,” Whitton said. “But with Lebron, he’s that kind of national spotlight player. He’s like a MJ. It feels much different.”

Whitton said that Prank, which opened in 2017, has always drawn steady traffic from crowds coming to see Lakers, Clippers

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and Kings games. Still, he said the arrival of James, and the expectation that the Lakers will make the post-season for the first time since 2013, pushes the anticipation even higher. He’s looking forward to Saturday, Oct. 20, when the Lakers play the Houston Rockets in the first of 41 regular-season home games.

The excitement over James extends beyond L.A. Live and South Park. Mike Santos, general manager of Brack Shop Tavern at 525 W. Seventh St., said that although the bar does not solely cater to the sports crowd, he expects to see a boost now that basketball season is starting. Brack Shop Tavern will show Lakers games on some of their seven televisions screens.

“People overall really love the Lakers,” Santos said. “With the buzz surrounding LeBron, we should see a significant change.”

It seems that everyone is trying to hop on the LeBron bandwagon. Whitton said that Prank will sell a signature LeBron cocktail.

Santos said Brack Shop Tavern will offer specials to people wearing a sports jersey, and he expects to see a lot of LeBron’s number 23. The Palm, just a block from Staples, announced a special timed to the arrival of the player known as the “King” — it’s offering a

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Advertisements featuring new Laker LeBron James are now appearing in South Park. His first home game as a Laker will be Saturday, Oct. 20.

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Laura Sumpter, sales manager at the Palm, said they are “over the moon” that James has joined the Lakers. She expects to see an influx of ticket holders swing by the restaurant prior to games.

To accommodate the additional customers, Sumpter said they will open the second

floor of the restaurant, something they didn’t have to do last season.

“He’s definitely going to be a game changer for us,” Sumpter said.

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“Our hope is that Lebron will make it into the restaurant and sign his caricature,” Sumpter said.

Rising Ticket Prices Not surprisingly, the demand for tickets has spiked since James announced his intention to move to Los Angeles. Secondary ticket websites such as BarrysTickets.com have seen a steep increase in prices. Last Thursday afternoon, tickets for the home opener started at $235, and that was for a seat high in the upper deck.

It’s the same at resale site StubHub.com. According to a news release issued by the company on Oct. 3, average ticket prices for the upcoming Lakers’ season are up almost 430% compared to the previous year.

“There are only a handful of athletes in the world who can make an impact on ticket demand like LeBron can,” Scott Jablonski, StubHub’s general manager of NHL, NFL & NBA, said in a prepared statement.

Last Thursday, StubHub Lakers tickets to the opener against Houston began at $225 (an upper corner seat). Tickets in section 101, at center court, ran from about $2,030 to $4,500.

Last season, according to StubHub, opening day tickets could be had for as little as $60.

In addition, StubHub partnered with eBay to determine how James’ move has impacted jersey sales. According to the release, more than 12,000 jerseys were sold on eBay since July 2.

Lee Zeidman, president of Staples Center, L.A. Live and Microsoft Square, said that he expects a “very active season.” He also said he expects a boom in jersey sales at L.A. Live’s Team LA store, which sells gear for the teams that play at Staples Center.

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Expectations from the “LeBron effect” are high across the board, but Roy Weinstein, managing director of Micronomics, a Los Angeles-based economic research and consulting firm that, among other things, has performed analyses of the financial impact of the NBA All-Star Game on L.A., said it would be wrong to use James’ time in Cleveland as a barometer for what people can expect in Downtown Los Angeles.

Despite finishing 11th in the Western Conference last season, the Lakers claimed the 10th best attendance mark in the 30-team NBA. The Cavaliers finished with the second best attendance record last year, though that is expected to drop this season.

In other words, people continued to come to games even when the Lakers were bad, and many of those visitors grabbed a meal or drinks at nearby restaurants and bars.

“The situation is a little different from when he went to Cleveland,” Weinstein said. “He was going to a team that really doesn’t sell out. When he comes to Los Angeles, he is coming to a team that almost sold out anyway, even though they didn’t have LeBron.”

Weinstein noted that the city could see a boost if the Lakers break their five-year postseason drought next spring. According to a 2018 study by Conventions, Sports and Leisure International, the Cavaliers’ 2018 postseason run brought an estimated $31 million to the Northeast Ohio economy, with photo by Sean P. Thomas each NBA Finals game generating an estimated $3.7 million LeBron James’ number 23 jerseys are expected to fly off the shelves in the in local spending.

Team LA store at Staples Center.

“LeBron is a guy that takes teams to the Finals, not just the playoffs,” Weinstein noted.

Additionally, the arrival of James means the Lakers will be what? Why not a two week vacation to L.A. this year? That is playing more nationally televised games than in recent years. an incremental impact to our city.”

Even if a loaded Western conference and the seemingly unThat means more commercial break shots of the arena and stoppable Golden State Warriors lineup means James can’t Downtown, which could have another kind of impact.

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The DTLA Film Festival Turns 10 Over 100 Features, Shorts and Documentaries to Be Screened

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By Sean P. Thomas lthough the avalanche of Oscar buzz-worthy films won’t hit theaters for another month, Downtown Los Angeles is getting in on the award- slinging action this week. That’s because the 10th annual DTLA Film Festival is taking place on Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 17-21, at the Regal Cinemas complex at L.A. Live.

More than 100 features, shorts and documentaries from around the globe will be showcased. Although last year’s 10day schedule has been cut in half, event director Greg Ptacek said the festival is as jammed as ever, filled with everything from sci-fi thrillers to heart-wrenching true stories.

“Our reasoning behind consolidating the festival is to not extend it over such a long footprint,” Ptacek said. “We haven’t gotten any smaller. We might have more films than last year.”

According to Karolyne Sosa, director of programming for the festival, nearly 1,000 entries were received after the submissions period opened in January.

“I’m really excited about all the films,” Sosa said. “It’s kind of hard to put them into categories. We have something for everyone.”

Screenings take place at the Regal Cinemas complex for the third year in a row.

The Hotel Figueroa, which reopened last fall after a top-to-bottom renovation, will serve as the festival’s home base, hosting parties and panel discussions.

The panels are free and include a two-hour talk on advancing women cinematographers at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, and one on trends in film distribution on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Also new this year is a virtual reality and augmented reality element. Developed by the festival’s director of immersive programming, Justin Polisky, there will be two sessions each on Friday-Sunday. During the two-hour happenings, attendees strap on a VR helmet and participate in site-specific experiences within the hotel.

Tickets are $25, and include access to the hotel’s VR lounge and the live-action drama Delusions: Lie Within VR. Polisky said immersive elements are becoming increasingly popular, and that one took place at the Sundance Film Festival.

“People are geared more toward experiences in general,” Polisky said. “There is definitely a push for people to go out and experience things physically. People want to be a part of the story and engage with others in a public environment.”

Women’s Empowerment The event began in 2008 as the Silver Lake Film Festival. It quickly outgrew the scattering of theaters in the neighborhood and moved to Downtown.

The guiding theme this year is women’s empowerment, particularly in the wake of the eruption of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Of the 28 feature and documentary films premiering at the festival, 65% are directed by women.

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Seven DTLA Film Festival Highlights With more than 100 features, shorts and documentaries, you can’t catch everything at the five-day DTLA Film Festival.

But these seven options should be on your list.

Holy Lands Friday, 7:25 p.m.

Adapted from the critically acclaimed novel Les Terres Saintes, Holy Lands tells the story of a “lapsed” Jewish man who decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel.

Back in New York, his wife (played by Rosanna Arquette) tries to keep the family afloat as she battles a brain tumor. This is the festival’s Centerpiece film.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back Sunday, 5 p.m.

A hardworking executive (Angela Bassett) is persuaded to take a well-deserved vacation. As she soaks in the Caribbean sun, she engages in a heated romance with a much younger Jamaican man (Taye Diggs). This 20th anniversary screening is part of the closing night gala.

Underdogs Friday, 9:25 p.m.

French director Teo Frank journeys to New York for a documentary on hip-hop culture. He learns about the music from underground artists while exploring the scene’s birthplace.

16 Bars Friday, 9 p.m.

The documentary follows three inmates in

Richmond, Va. who partner with Todd “Speech” Thomas of Arrested Development to record music in the jail’s makeshift studio. The men tackle painful elements of their past while building toward the future.

Silver Lake Saturday, 5:40 p.m.

After winning a prestigious writing fellowship, a struggling novelist and teacher in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood feels as if his world is being split in half.

My Dead Selfie Sunday, 8:30 p.m.

Themes of race and identity clash with the darkness of the occult in this horror film from director Joy Shannon. A seemingly perfect marriage between a black woman and a white man is tested when the husband begins practicing black magic passed down to him by his slave-owning ancestors.

Culture of Fear Saturday, 7 p.m.

A journalist becomes the target of the ruling class after she attempts to reveal their wrongdoings to the world. The sci-fi thriller has filmnoir influences.

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A New Take on Macbeth Shakespeare Center Tries an Immersive Take on The Bard’s Tragedy, Complete With Ghosts, Skulls and Witches

By Nicholas Slayton ne of the most famous lines in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth occurs in Act IV. Three witches are gathered around a cauldron, tossing in elements such as “eye of newt and toe of frog.” Soon, the Second Witch utters, “By the pricking of my thumb/Something wicked this way comes.”

That line, and some inventive and theatrical wickedness, come to vibrant life this week in Downtown Los Angeles, with a new, site-specific, roving tour of the tragedy known for its proto-horror elements.

City West’s long-running Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles is mounting an immersive production of Macbeth that utilizes nearly every space inside the troupe’s First Street headquarters. The Tragedie of Macbeth: An Immersive Experience opens Saturday, Oct. 20.

There are weekday matinees for local school children, while adults can catch eight evening performances through Nov. 3. Tickets start at $39.

The idea for the production goes back two decades, according to Shakespeare Center Artistic Director Ben Donenberg. Originally conceived as an experimental magic show, the center mounted a Halloween Macbeth, complete with a haunted house, in 2017. This

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year Donenberg opted to go further with the immersive approach and integrate the haunted house into the play.

“So many theater companies choose to do A Christmas Carol at Christmas time. It sort of becomes a tradition for them. I wanted a Shakespearian tradition,” Donenberg said.

“This could be Downtown’s haunted house.”

Directed by Kenn Sabberton, a former member of the United Kingdom’s Royal Shakespeare Company, the production features nine actors. Many play multiple roles, sometimes out of necessity, and other times to create eerie connections between characters, Sabberton said.

The Tragedie of Macbeth starts not on Shakespeare Center’s stage, but in the building’s underground parking garage, which will serve as the witches’ heath. Fog will fill the space as the audience is introduced to Macbeth, who in the aftermath of a battle returns home a war hero.

Audience members can pretty much go where they want. They can walk a full 360 degrees around the action, and sometimes even be part of it. When the group moves to different spots in the building that act as Macbeth’s castle or a banquet hall, people might find themselves at the table, possibly

Directed by Kenn Sabberton (shown here), The Tragedie of Macbeth lets audiences journey through the Shakespeare Center.

The site-specific play opens this week.

photo by Nicholas Slayton

sitting next to Macbeth himself, or standing next to Banquo, Macbeth’s ally-turned-victim.

“We see the arrival to the castle and all that stuff: Banquo’s ghost, the bloody dagger. It will all be inches away from people,” Sabberton said.

Audiences will also be guided through backstage hallways, a platform overlooking a loading pit, and a space made into Macduff’s castle. Donenberg and Sabberton credit designer Chris Runco, who worked at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, for helping transform the building.

An immersive Macbeth has been done before, most famously with Sleep No More, a New York City production that mixed Shakespeare’s play with a film noir influence, and took over a former hotel. Donenberg and

Sabberton said that The Tragedie of Macbeth avoids blending genres. Some scenes have been condensed for time, and the three witches have a more prominent role than in Shakespeare’s text, but Sabberton said that audiences will experience the play in a straightforward manner, even if they are moving around.

“Our hope is that we clarify rather than confuse. Actually being in the room with these characters and experiencing what they experience makes it easier to follow,” Sabberton said. “The audience will get a sense of excitement and danger.”

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TUESDAY, OCT. 16 Silvio Pietro Angori SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

1 p.m.: The CEO of Pininfarina S.p.A. discusses how the firm blends art and design.

Susan Orlean at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St. or lfla.org.

7:30 p.m.: The author and “New Yorker” writer sits down to discuss “The Library Book,” her new history of the Los Angeles Public Library, and the impact of the 1986 fire that devastated the building where she’ll appear.

Jessica Hische at The Last Bookstore 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com.

7 p.m.: The artist has a new children’s book, “Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave.” Be brave tonight and show up.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17 Tom LaBonge at the Photographer’s Eye Meeting Room A, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St. or events.lapl.org.

12:15 p.m.: The lunchtime series that celebrates photography features a talk with the former City Councilman who was also known for the annual photo calendars he created. LaBonge will share some of his favorite pictures of Los Angeles.

Atlas Obscura Society Los Angeles: The Ravemaster Resident, 428 S. Hewitt St. or residentdtla.com.

7 p.m.: Christopher Skaifie is the Ravenmaster of the Tower of London, and yes, it is too a thing. He’s in the Arts District to talk about his new memoir and what it’s like caring for the birds.

Stuff You Missed in History Class Bootleg Theater, 2200 Beverly Blvd. or bootlegtheater.org.

8:30 p.m.: This live podcast looks into underrated and overlooked moments in history. Go learn something.

SATURDAY, OCT. 20 Oktoberfest DTLA Pershing Square, 520 S. Olive St. or oktoberfestdtla.com.

2-10 p.m.: The German harvest festival is celebrated in the heart of Downtown L.A. There will be food trucks featuring traditional German fare, along with games and musical acts. Also, beer. A lot of beer. It continues Sunday.

Risk! Live Bootleg Theater, 2200 Beverly Blvd. or bootlegtheater.org.

7:30 p.m.: Actors and comedians tell true stories in this live podcast.

ROCK, POP & JAZZ

Ace Hotel 929 S. Broadway or acehotel.com/calendar/los-angeles.

Oct. 16: Johannesburg’s Gregory Alan Isakov plays the guitar and sings some folk songs.

Oct. 18: Good news Deadheads, Bob Weir is performing with Wolf Bros.

Oct. 19: Across the Great Divide is a night of Americana, featuring Bob Weir, John Prine, Lucinda Williams and more.

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

Oct. 15: Steuart Leibig Group.

Oct. 16: Sirintop.

Oct. 17: Nik Bartsch.

Oct. 18: Jacob Bro Trio.

Oct. 19-20: Find something with Josh Nelson’s Discovery Project.

Oct. 21: Rachel Ekroth.

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

Oct. 15: Laidback electropop from Zealyn.

Oct. 16: Kite Base is heavy on the bass. Meanwhile, opening act I Speak Machine is clearly prepared for the coming robot takeover.

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photo courtesy the L.A. Phil

When it comes to Shakespeare, no work is more popular than Romeo and Juliet. The story of doomed lovers has been told and retold countless times. Still, this week’s presentation at the Walt Disney Concert Hall offers something new. Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic are collaborating with choreographer Benjamin Millepied and his L.A. Dance Project for four performances that reimagine the show and Sergei Prokofiev’s score. The team will fill the stage on Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 18-20, at 8:30 p.m., and again on Sunday afternoon. This will be a highlight of the Phil’s 100th season. At 135 N. Grand Ave. or laphil.com.

For the third year in a row, Downtown Los Angeles is hosting a version of the German festival Oktoberfest in Pershing Square. Taking place on Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 20-21, from 2-10 p.m. each day, Angelenos will celebrate the Central City’s nonexistent fall harvest by enjoying plenty of beer from Deutsche brands as well as local breweries including Angel City and Iron Triangle. There will also be food trucks featuring traditional German fare, along with games and musical acts throughout the weekend. Admission is $5, and tasting packages for the beer garden start at $20.

Please, pace yourself. Double please, wear lederhosen. At 520 S. Olive St. or oktoberfestdtla.com.

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Have you missed Berserker Blothar and Beefcake the Mighty? The answer is likely either “Yes!” or “What the…?” In any case, the duo is part of the teeth-rattling metal act Gwar, and this week they are bringing their blood-soaked stage show to DTLA. The crew, who claim to be interplanetary space warriors, will take the stage of the Belasco Theater on Thursday, Oct. 18. Expect buzzsaw guitars and animated violence that results in crimson arcs of fake blood spurting deep into the crowd. Pro tip: Don’t wear any clothing that you actually like, as Gwar concerts are notorious for leaving audiences looking like they are leaving a crime scene. At 1050 S. Hill St., (213) 746-5670 or thebelasco.com. photo by Rachel Naomi

A REDCAT veteran is returning to the theater in the back of Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the show has everything to do with that one word: veteran. On Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 18-21, the British/German art collective Gob Squad lands in Downtown to stage Creation (Pictures for Dorian), a look at, among other things, how the company has aged over its quarter-century existence. Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s novel A Picture of Dorian Gray, the show tackles themes of beauty and mortality, with an element of quirk. Each of the four performances includes a group of local performers, some older than the company, and some younger. At 631 W. Second St. (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

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If there was a Mount Rushmore for electronic dance music, then Crystal Method would be carved in stone. A pioneer of the big beat sound, Crystal Method has been chugging along since 1993, churning out pulse-pounding beats and rattling bass.

Now consisting solely of Scott Kirkland, Crystal Method performs on Friday, Oct. 19, at an unlikely venue: Los Angeles State Historic Park. Specifically, the show takes place at the Viaduct, a portion of the park under the city’s oldest bridge. Expect to hear selections from Crystal Method’s latest album, The Trip Home. Portions of the proceeds from the 7 p.m. show will go toward Rock the Vote. At 1245 N. Spring St. or kensingtonpresents.com. photo by Graham John Bell

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Oct. 19: The Love Language does not do songs in Esperanto.

Oct. 20: RIP Tom Petty. Honor the late, great rocker’s birthday with a tribute show.

Oct. 21: It’s a tribute to another late, great singer, Elliott Smith. Come for the sad and beautiful music.

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

Oct. 18-19: Two nights of RT & the 44s.

Oct. 21: Little Silver Hearts.

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

Oct. 19: Hannah Wants, Weiss.

Oct. 20: Rico Blanco and Urbandub.

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

Oct. 15: Start the workweek off with a performance from Lenny Kravitz.

Ham and Eggs Tavern 418 W. Eighth St. Oct. 16: No Exit, Kim Curtains, Bite Marx, Knife Crime.

Oct. 18: Rat Fancy, Collate, Moving Maps, Gaycay.

Moroccan Lounge 901 E. First St., (213) 395-0610 or themoroccan.com.

Oct. 15: Marissa Nadler provides dreamy folk-pop.

Oct. 16: Pop singer Gabriella Cohen is “Australia’s sweetheart” according to her bio. Weird, we thought Chris Hemsworth was.

Oct. 17: Mallrat has no apparent ties to the 1995 Kevin Smith film.

Oct. 18: On a related note, indie pop band The Score has nothing to do with that Ed Norton, Robert DeNiro and Marlon Brando crime film.

Oct. 19: Michael Nau & the Mighty Thread. Nope, no film reference here. If only they used “Phantom” instead of “Mighty.”

Oct. 20: Madeline Kenney sings a very specific Pacific Northwest type of indie rock.

“Twin Peaks” fans might find kinship here.

Oct. 21: Habibi is in town for the first of a two-night run.

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

Oct. 15: Color TV, along with opening act Rolex, headline a night of rock that reminds you that money can buy happiness.

Oct. 17: Polartropica has a unique take on synthpop.

Oct. 18: Creature Canyon plays fast and loud.

Oct. 20: Pinky Pinky.

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

Oct. 15: The Salty Suites.

Oct. 16: The Makers don’t mind replacing Nikki Haley as ambassador to the U.N. They’re just waiting for that call.

Oct. 17: Midnight Blues Revue.

Oct. 18: The Organ Donors don’t mean that literally.

Oct. 19: Holy Crow.

Oct. 20: Bill Ungerman Trio.

Oct. 21: Los 440’s.

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

Oct. 17-18: Two nights of Alina Baraz’s vocals.

Oct. 19: St. Lucia is an electropop act, and not an actual canonized individual.

Oct. 20: Electronic producer Whethan performs solo.

The Redwood 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or theredwoodbar.com.

Oct. 18: Stone Deaf, Pleasure Burn, Salems Bend.

Oct. 19: Healthy Junkies, Tilli.

Oct. 20: A bit of Cramps influence with Teenage Goo Goo Muck, as well as Experiment Perilous, Sin Alley, Off Set. Oct. 21: Color TV is back in Downtown.

The Regent 448 S. Main St., (323) 284-5727, or theregenttheater.com.

Oct. 16: Alex Cameron, Lola Kirke.

Oct. 18-19: Yaeji has two sold-out shows.

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

Oct. 19: Girl Pusher, DNM, Pervert, Dr. Cosdem.

Oct. 20: HWY!, Big Fun, Hip Priest.

Oct. 21: Miss Rayon, Lunch Lady.

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

Oct. 15: Shame is here right on time as we plan our Halloween costumes.

Oct. 16: Raging rock from Soccer Mommy.

Oct. 17: Ambient pop from SYML. Oct. 18: Kid Bloom, Smoke Season, Bahari.

Oct. 20-21: Alt rockers Dead Sara are in City West for two nights.

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FILM

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

Oct. 19-20: The Prairie Trilogy, from John Hansen and Rob Nilsson, is a series of documentaries exploring life and activism in the Midwest.

DTLA Film Festival Regal Cinemas LA Live, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., dtlaff.com.

Oct. 17-21: More than 100 features, documentaries and shorts will be screened at the 10th annual festival. There

will also be parties and panel discussions. See website for full schedule. See story page 10.

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

Who doesn’t love pandas? The adorable bears take center stage in the appropriately titled Pandas 3D. Kristen Bell narrates the film about the efforts to reintroduce captive-born pandas into the wild.

Patrick Stewart narrates Journey to Space 3D, about the effort to send astronauts to Mars. Since we’ll never go to space ourselves, at least we can hear Captain Jean-Luc Picard talk about it.

Dive into the history of Egypt and the impact of the Nile

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“As we were concluding the last festival, suddenly, news about Weinstein broke and this ‘new movement’ came to the public forefront,” Ptacek said. “When we started planning, it just seemed obvious we had to address what was becoming this new thing in Hollywood.”

The roster includes Kayla Tabish’s dystopian sci-fi thriller Culture of Fear, which screens on Saturday at 7 p.m. Tabish said it is exciting to be involved with a festival that is attempting to shine a light on an underrepresented portion of the film industry.

“I’m definitely an advocate for the movement as a whole,” Tabish said. “When we look at underrepresented communities, questions of race have been a hot topic for five to 10 years, but gender is something that has been largely ignored.”

The festival launches on Wednesday at 7 p.m. with Melora Walters’ Waterlily Jaguar. Walters’ directorial debut, it follows a novelist’s attempt to pen a more serious book while dealing with a spiral of obsession that impacts his relationships.

A woman is also at the helm of the festival’s centerpiece film, Holy Lands. Amanda Sthers’ feature, screening Friday at 7:25 p.m., follows the Rosenmerck family, whose lives are rattled after Harry (played by James Caan) decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Israel. Back in New York, his exwife (Rosanna Arquette) tries to manage the family while also dealing with a life-threatening illness.

The screening will include the presentation of the festival’s Independent Film Pioneer Award to Arquette for her almost four-decade career in the film industry.

A second Independent Film Pioneer Award will be given to Malcolm McDowell. The veteran actor, whose works include A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek: Generations and the 2007 remake of Halloween, plays a villainous head of a shady corporation in Tabish’s film.

“Talk about an iconic career in independent film,” Ptacek said. “He has made something like 300 films and he continues to make two to three films per year. His body of work is unparalleled.”

Documentaries will also get time in the spotlight. Some focus on music, including A Tuba To Cuba, which follows a New Orleans jazz band as they travel to the island nation to learn about the origins of their music. It screens Saturday at 8:30 p.m.

In addition, several movies were shot locally, including six made in Downtown. The shorts will be screened in a block on Sunday at 1:15 p.m.

“The state of independent film in L.A. is exciting,” Sosa said.

“DTLA, and everywhere in L.A., someone is always shooting something.”

The DTLA Film Festival runs Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 17-21, at L.A. Live, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd. or dtlaff.com. sean@downtownnews.com

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MACBETH, 12 jections will cast ghosts onto the walls. Blood might drip down certain spots.

Due to the nature of the production, and the goal to keep the show intimate and engaging, each performance is limited to 50 people, Sabberton said.

While the aim is to make the play haunting, it won’t be a shock-filled fright fest. Donenberg noted that in addition to the evening productions, it is being staged for local kids, so the horror level isn’t too high.

If all works as anticipated, then Shakespeare Center plans to bring the immersive production back in 2019. Donenberg and Sabberton said the upcoming performances will give them an idea of how best to integrate effects and the cast, ensuring that people get a thrilling and engaging take on the Scottish Play.

The Tragedie of Macbeth: An Immersive Experience runs Oct. 20-Nov. 3 at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, 1238 W. First St., (213) 481-2273 or shakespearecenter.org. nicholas@downtownnews.com