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s part of the $1.55 billion Regional Connector project, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is currently building two new stations in the heart of Downtown, and updating the existing Little Tokyo/Arts District stop. Now, Metro is looking for suggestions on what to name the stations. The two in-construction stations at Second Street and Broadway and Second Place and Hope Street are each tentatively titled “Broadway” or “Historic Broadway” and “Bunker Hill/Grand Av Arts” or “Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill.” The deadline for submissions is Dec. 15, and the Metro board will choose the winning names in early 2017. The Regional Connector will ultimately link the Blue, Expo and Gold lines, and is expected to be finished in 2020. Additional information is at metro.net/projects/connector.

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That’s probably why the nonprofit Pershing Square Renew launched a donation campaign last week, urging individuals to “help revolutionize the heart of Los Angeles for all people” with a contribution that will “go directly to building the movement to make that plan a reality.” Strangely, while the donation site was shared on the nonprofit’s Facebook page, at press time it was not accessible on the main website, pershingsquarenew. com; instead, it is at actionsprout.io/DDEFA3.

Other funding for the park at 532 S. Olive St. could theoretically come from Quimby fees, which are culled from developers to create green space in the communities around their projects. The City Council recently expanded the areas from which Quimby fees can be pulled.

Evite Moving to Financial District

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E. First St. will be the site of a public discussion about the 12-mile portion of the project that would run between Burbank and Downtown’s Union Station. The latest analysis of the plan and possible alternatives will be discussed, as will potential features along the path. The CHSRA will conduct two presentations, one in English and one in Spanish. The Downtown meeting is the third of four presentations the Rail Authority is holding on the controversial, $68 billion project that would ultimately run from Sacramento to San Diego, with a Bay Area spur. Additional information is at hsr.ca.gov.

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e love Angels Flight. It is hard to think of a more charming, quintessentially Downtown Los Angeles experience than riding the Olivet and Sinai cars up the steep slope between EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue Laris Bunker Hill and the Historic Core. It also provides an GENERAL MANAGER: Dawn Eastin important community service, as the 153 steps conEXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie necting the Cal Plaza complex and Hill Street across SENIOR WRITER: Eddie Kim from Grand Central Market can be beastly on hot STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slayton days. We eagerly look forward to when the shuttered CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Kathryn Maese S I N C E 19 7 2 funicular rolls again.

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EDITOR PUBLISHER: EDITOR & PUBLISHER: Sue Laris housing creation. In general, healthcare, including mental health GENERAL We understand railway n the weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 election, a coalition of city MANAGER:why Dawn Eastin officials might be GENERAL MANAGER: Dawn Eastin treatment, and other supportive services are delivered by the leaders aggressively pushed Proposition HHH. Officials includtempted to rent out the funicular, and why there EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie county. The county currently can’t provide enough of that to deal ing Mayor Eric Garcetti and 14th District City Councilman José might be a misunderstanding of the CPUC mandate.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Jon Regardie SENIOR WRITER: Eddie Kim with the enormity of the problem.

Huizar cast it as vital in the battle against homelessness, describPublic rides were not occurring and it was a closed SENIOR WRITER: Eddie Kim STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slayton ing how the $1.2 billion property tax bond would fund the creation set with a professional film crew and their safety and CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Kathryn Maese STAFF WRITER: Nicholas Slayton At a recent luncheon hosted by the Los Angeles Current Affairs units over the next security staff. Plus, evenTom if shuttered, the Foundation Forum, County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas described the posCONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Fassbender, Jeff Favre, Greg Fischer, of up to 10,000 permanent supportive housing CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Kathryn Maese decade, and in the process reduce the number of squalid tent enmust come up with $5,000 a month for insurance sible sales tax as a top priority. Two new Emily Manthei S I supervisors, N C E 19 7 2Janice Hahn CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Tom Fassbender, Jeff Favre, campments in city limits. Angelenos heeded the call, with 76% of and maintenance costs. Additionally, just the study and Kathryn Barger, will be sworn in on Monday, Dec. 5. Their first Greg Fischer, Emily Manthei DIRECTOR: Brian Allison Downtown News voters approving the measure. It seems we’re a generous city when ofART a permanent walkway is expected to run $31,000. board meeting takes place Los the Angeles next day, and Ridley-Thomas said 1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Yumi Kanegawa given options that make sense. that will be the time to discuss the possible tax.

Still, we can’t condone usage of Angels Flight for ART DIRECTOR: Brian Allison phone: 213-481-1448 • fax: 213-250-4617 PHOTOGRAPHER: Gary Leonard responsibility to unthe film. It is the Foundation’s Given that result, many people might be surprised to learn that

Estimates are that a quarter-cent sales tax could generate up web: DowntownNews.com ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Yumi Kanegawa derstand and adhere to all rules — after all, a man Proposition HHH was just a good start.

In three months, they may to $355 million a year.

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Remembering the Always Quotable Economist, Six Years After His Death

By Jon Regardie t’s amazing to think about everything that has happened in Downtown Los Angeles in the last six years. It’s a shame that Jack Kyser isn’t here to see it.

It’s also a shame that he isn’t around to weigh in on the happenings and trends, and

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For Downtown newbies, the name may be unfamiliar. Veteran residents and workers, however, will fondly recall the oft-quoted economist. Jack was the guy who seemingly every Los Angeles journalist turned to when a business story called for some expert analysis.

Jack passed away six years ago this week. He died on Dec. 6, 2010, at the age of 76.

Jack spent nearly two decades as the chief economist of the Downtown-based Los Angeles Economic Development Corp., where, among many other things, he authored an annual report on the region’s economy; it served as a road map of the area’s varied business sectors and trends. He later became chief economic advisor of the Southern California Association of Governments. His office was filled with toys including a train set. He loved cats and had a wicked sense of humor.

He was famous for returning reporters’ calls quickly and for his ability to take complex economic matters and translate them into something that made sense for journalists and their audience.

The month after he died, a memorial service was held in a ballroom in the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Hundreds of people turned out, including a large swath of the Downtown business community. Those who eulogized him included then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and then-City Controller Wendy Greuel.

In the years since his death, Jack has been replaced by, well, no one. While there are experts in various fields who reporters call when they need a quote, and who business leaders turn to when they need to solicit a study or require advice, no one in Los Angeles has assumed Jack’s role as the economic guru.

Part of his legacy is that he remains irreplaceable.

Bullish on Downtown Six years seems short, but it’s also a huge economic cycle in the past. When Jack died we were emerging from the depths of a brutal recession. Many of the Downtown high-rises and big projects debuting now had not even been broached in late 2010.

Jack was consistently bullish on Downtown, even in the down years. Time and again he

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The late economist Jack Kyser in his Downtown office. He died Dec. 6, 2010.

would cite Downtown’s geographic advantage, its location amid the freeway ring and at the heart of the regional mass transit system.

“He thought the inevitability factor was really high, that eventually Downtown would come around,” said Dick Carter, a retail and development expert and friend of Jack’s for 45 years. “Jack would have been enamored of it. He grew up here in Southern California. I grew up here. It’s not like we were transplants. We’ve seen it all. The fact that the public transit lines worked so well made Downtown ground zero for everything.”

Hal Bastian, another longtime friend who

today runs the consulting business Hal Bastian Inc., recalled that Jack would not sugarcoat challenges, but he always saw the potential of the community.

“I think he would have said, ‘I told you so,’” said Bastian. “And I think he would have been delighted but not surprised in any way. Jack always felt Downtown Los Angeles was the economic generator for the region.”

I expect Jack would have been enthused by the boost in convention business and how that has benefitted other businesses, and spurred the construction of so many hotels. I doubt he would be surprised by the influx of national and international money into Downtown. I also think he’d be among the first to warn of a recession when credit markets begin to tighten, or other early indicators appear.

Bastian thinks Jack would have been happy to see growth across the area.

“I think he’d be very pleased that the development that we’re seeing is not happening just in the Central Business District, but in the Arts District, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, the many neighborhoods of Downtown,” Bastian said.

“We miss him very much.”

We do indeed, and as I think about Jack and his view of Downtown, I can’t help but recall a favorite story. In the late 1990s, he participated in a panel discussion. This was before the residential boom, before all the restaurants and bars arrived. It was easy to see only the negatives, and one speaker kept slamming Downtown. He finally called it “the Downtown dog.”

“Be careful of the Downtown dog,” Jack responded instantly, “because it will bite you in the ass.”

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Congressman Xavier Becerra to Become State Attorney General Move Will Open a House of Representatives Seat for District That Includes Downtown

By Eddie Kim or 24 years, Xavier Becerra has represented part of Los Angeles in Congress, and today his 34th District includes Downtown. That career is now coming to a close, and with it, an opportunity to represent the district in Washington, D.C. is opening.

Becerra, 58, announced last week that he is accepting Gov. Jerry Brown’s surprise nomination to serve as California Attorney General. If confirmed by the state Senate and Assembly, he will succeed Kamala Harris, who won a U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 8 election.

“Governor Brown has presented me with an opportunity I cannot refuse — to serve as attorney general of my home state,” Becerra said in a prepared statement on Thursday, Dec. 1. “As a former deputy attorney general, I relished the chance to be our state’s chief law enforcement officer to protect consumers, advance criminal justice reform and, of course, keep our families safe.”

After 12 terms in Congress, Becerra was poised to take on a greater leadership role within the House. Becerra is currently the

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Congressman Xavier Becerra, whose 34th District includes Downtown L.A., has been tapped by Gov. Jerry Brown to be the next state Attorney General. photo by Gary Leonard

highest-ranking Latino in Congress, and was the former chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (from 1997-1998). He will be the state’s first Latino attorney general.

The vacancy of the 34th District seat has caught the attention of local political players. John Pérez, the former speaker of the California State Assembly and current University of California regent, almost instantly declared his intent to run for Becerra’s seat. Perez unexpectedly lost a 2014 race to Betty Yee for state Controller.

“California needs leadership who will stand up against Donald Trump, but also leadership that will fight for the poor, the middle class, for job creation, and for a vision that can help us win all across the country. These are a few of the reasons why I’m running for Congress,” Pérez said in a prepared statement.

He could face a challenge from 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, who has represented the Downtown district on the council for 11 years.

In a phone call, Huizar opened the door for a potential congressional run.

“I’ve been focused on improving the neighborhood I grew up in, Boyle Heights, and Downtown Los Angeles. I’m excited to be part of that,” Huizar said. “But at the same time, when an opportunity like this arrives, you have to look at it and explore it. I’m gonna talk to my wife, family, supporters, and see if it makes sense.”

State law requires the governor to arrange a special election date within two weeks of Becerra leaving his congressional post.

No challenges are expected in his confirmation.

The attorney general position comes up for election in 2018, and assuming Becerra is confirmed and appointed, it is unclear whether he would seek to win a full term. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced his candidacy for attorney general in October. eddie@downtownnews.com

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Season of the Ring Creating a Memorable Holiday in the Jewelry District

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very special piece of jewelry has an origin story.

The story behind the ring you’re purchasing this holiday season will be told again and again. From shapes to shadows to that allimportant stone, it had better be perfect.

Scouring old photos of family heirloom jewelry, consulting your mom’s collection, browsing at Tiffany’s, and raking through thousands of images online has brought you closer to your destination, but you haven’t arrived.

Enter the Downtown Los Angeles Jewelry District, the second largest in the United States.

With more than 1,500 retailers along a sliver of Hill Street (roughly between Fifth and Eighth streets), you’re bound for success. Your best friend moved Downtown three years ago, and assures you the Jewelry District still manufactures made-to-order pieces on the upper floors of expansive jewelry centers. That’s what you’ll do — you’ll have the piece made for you.

You call the St. Vincent Jewelry Center, home to nearly 450 jewelers, for advice.

“Where do I go to get a ring made?” you ask frantically.

“Don’t worry,” a reassuring voice tells you.

“Just come Downtown. Window shop across the jewelers, chat to a few, compare prices. If they don’t have what you want, nobody does, and in that case, they will make it. There’s only one rule: Don’t be bashful!”

St. Vincent Court is an alley with an Old World feel and a number of modern cafes and restaurants.

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You’ve got three Saturdays left for your search. Breathe. You’ve just fought traffic and now you’re circling the block between Broadway and Hill Street, looking for elusive street parking. There’s a lot at Pershing Square for an easy $7 on weekends — sweet relief!

Emerging from the underground, you see Beaux Arts and Art Deco masterpieces line the streets. Later today, you’ll learn the 100-

year history of the district from a friendly Armenian backgammon player sipping coffee in a quaint alley.

Stepping inside the giant emporium known as St. Vincent’s, you’re greeted by shimmering cases of jewels, stretching as far as the eye can see. You walk through an aisle, greeted by several jewelers. Where do you start? How about the smiling woman in front of you?

You pull out four photos. “Do you have anything that looks like these?” you ask. “All rolled into one?”

The jeweler stares at one piece, telling you she has this same design, but with diamonds instead of pearls. She pulls it out to show you. It is impressive, but not quite right. Besides, you could never afford it — you’re on a budget. But the jeweler tells you that the diamond is much

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less than you imagined, and you’re stunned. The price is right, but the piece is not.

You move on. Striking up a conversation with a shopper at another booth, you find out these prices are for real: Wherever you go, you’re going to save 40% to 70% compared with jewelers outside the district. The jewelry center, with vendors packed so tightly, saves jewelers money on retail space, and they pass the discount along. With this new bit of information, you compare prices on a diamond with several jewelers and make a decision: You’re buying a one-carat diamond ring, and you’re designing it now, in your mind!

You need to translate that masterpiece onto paper. Where’s the nearest coffee shop? You step outside, into an alley with delightfully comic, two-story facades and a number of Mediterranean cafes. You sit down to sketch.

The Armenian backgammon player approaches. He tells you you’re in St. Vincent Court, a brick alley with sidewalk cafes dating back to the Jewelry District’s consolidation in the 1980s. It links century-old buildings in the district and is a favorite hangout for jewelers. On a whim, you ask for a recommendation.

“I used to be a jeweler myself, but I retired. Now, my guy is the best. A real craftsman who can make whatever you want. Here’s where you can find him.”

Confident with his recommendation, you return inside and find the booth. You slap down your drawing and he nods, pulling out two rings similar to it. In fact, one of them is better than your drawing. Perfect, actually. The diamond is over your budget, though, so you swap it for a half-carat. The jeweler reassures you that you can come back for the full carat someday, and he’ll take the smaller one back with trade-in value.

He buys you lunch and sends you back to St. Vincent Court while he sizes the ring and replaces the stone. As you leave the Jewelry District with your precious cargo, you know your ring definitely has the story you need.

Now you’re ready to start the next chapter.

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Deck the City’s Halls A Roundup of Fun, Festive Holiday Happenings

By Emily Manthei hether it’s Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Advent, Christmas, Winter Solstice or New Year’s, there’s plenty to celebrate in Downtown Los Angeles through the month of December. Get festive with this colossal roundup of places to sing, skate, sled and sip as you enjoy the merriment and wonder of the season.

Pershing Square Holiday Ice Rink: The rink has been set up and it’s time to dig out the scarves and skates and check out Pershing Square’s wintry transformation. Watch out for silent discos and DJ nights throughout the season, too. No skates? No problem. Rentals are $4; an hour-long skating session is $9. At 532 S. Olive St. Runs through Jan. 16, 2017.

Selfies With Santa at FIGat7th: Lunchtime for the holidays will be a little different in the Taste food hall this year. Selfies with Santa is your big-kid opportunity to get a photo with St. Nick for free. Don’t forget your selfie stick. At 735 S. Figueroa St. Through Dec. 24, Thursdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

L.A. Kings Holiday Ice at L.A. Live: Looking for another place to don your skates? The rink at L.A. Live is set up in the heart of Microsoft Square across from Staples Center. Skate sessions run three to hours; the $18 admission includes skate rental. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd. Runs through Jan. 7, 2017.

Los Angeles Theatre Center Presents ‘The Latina Christmas Special’: Back for a second year, this performance stars three Latina comedians telling hilarious and personal holiday stories of family, culture and tradition. Tickets are $32. At 514 S. Spring St. Through Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. (and alternating Thursdays), and 3 p.m. on Sundays.

Tis the Season With Lucent Dossier Experience: Join the magical, interactive wonderland of acrobat troupe Lucent Dossier’s characters at City National Plaza for a toy drive, which will

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Get in the holiday spirit at Pershing Square’s annual ice skating rink.

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benefit homeless services provider Volunteers of America. Donate new, unwrapped toys, blankets and school or art supplies as you enjoy performance vignettes by Lucent and art installations from Yelena Filipchuk. At 515 S. Flower St. Dec. 8, 5-8 pm.

Krampus Run and After Party: If you’re unfamiliar, the Krampus is a festive Christmas monster of sorts, an ever-popular Grinch from Germanic countries who has recently made it into some stateside festivities. The Krampus Run is the parade of monsters in masks, walking down Winston Street on

the night of the Downtown Art Walk. Eventually the costumed characters will make their way to an after-party at The Regent.

Join if you dare. RSVP to the after-party for free, or pay $10 at the door. The parade is on Winston Street between Main and Los Angeles streets. The after-party is at 448 S. Main St. Dec. 8, 8 p.m. parade, 9 p.m. party.

Yuletide Cinema presents “Elf”: The delightful holiday tale of an oversized elf (Will Ferrell) finding love and a purpose in Continued on page 18

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SHOP DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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A Broadway mainstay since 1930, Ross Cut-

Bolt Barbers has been shearing, shaving

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lery boasts more than 3,500 square feet of

and shining your favorite fellow’s face for

pair of trainers to glide across the pave-

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ment on your daily run or simply stylin’

barbering scissors, clippers, shaving tools,

ing back. Why? It’s because you, dear

as you pad around town, everyone needs

pocket knives and everything in between.

Downtown News reader, have voted Bolt

cool new kicks for the winter. The pre-

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mium selection of footwear for men and

in your family? Zwilling J.A. Henckels Four Star Series is one of the

since 2011. Does the hairy beast in your life need an interven-

women from Adidas, Nike, Jordan, Vans and Puma found at Nice

world’s most popular knife lines, known for innovative sharpness.

tion or some manly moustache maintenance? Give the gift

Kicks will keep walkers well-heeled from toe to ankle. The iconic

These knives, manufactured in Solingen, Germany, are fully forged

of good grooming with a gift card in any amount, and let the

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with a unique molded handle, ensuring stability and a long life.

Bolt tribe of master barbers work their magic with a haircut or

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parel from 10 Deep, I Love Ugly, Nike, Puma, Fenty and more. At

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clothier in the Fashion District, where qual-

day. P&P is a pet lifestyle boutique for

art goods for every type of artist, includ-

ity and affordability have been hallmarks

modern pets and their owners, with in-

ing architectural supplies, adult color-

since 1969. The shop imports fine men’s suits,

teractive social events and distinctive

ing books, canvases and custom fram-

sports coats, slacks and formal wear from Italy

products, food and supplies that focus on

ing in the heart of Gallery Row in historic

and around the world, and sells to fine men’s

nutrition and green living. It’s also home to the one-of-a-kind

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stores across the U.S. At Roger Stuart prices are 40% to 70% below

Pawbar and grooming services. Just in time for chilly weather,

lovely notebooks, pens and coveted materials to make hand-

those of retail stores. Unlike other shops in or outside of Downtown,

be sure to check out the shop’s adorable selection of pet hood-

crafted gifts, cards, signs and presentations. More than 90% of

Roger Stuart carries only garments with natural fibers, no synthetics.

ies, sweaters, jackets and accessories to keep your pooch warm,

their products are priced below suggested retail. For gift ideas

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TASTE FOOD HALL

BATH & BODY WORKS

VICTORIA’S SECRET & PINK

You can’t shop on an empty stomach,

Bath & Body Works at FIGat7th wants to

All good things come with a little lace, sat-

right? FIGat7th’s TASTE Food Hall comes

create the perfect Christmas ambiance

in, silk, and sparkle at Victoria’s Secret. So if

to the rescue with an exciting array of eat-

for you. Every time you walk into the

you want to gift like an Angel this holiday

eries, including top-notch burgers from

store, you’ll be greeted by one of their

season, make Victoria’s Secret and PINK

the likes of The Melt and Five Guys, au-

fragrance experts to help you put to-

your shopping destination. From naughty

thentic Korean eats at Oleego by Parks

gether the best gift set or search for the

to nice and everything in between, they

BBQ, tasty tacos and tortas from Loteria Grill and Torta Company,

freshest fragrances for body, hands and home. Stop by and

have something for everyone — new styles from Beautiful by

custom pizzas at Pizza Studio, and a modern spin on both In-

check out the new Magic in the Air and Winterberry Wonder

Victoria’s Secret, holiday PJs and slippers, gifts of beauty and fra-

dian and Chinese food at Indus by Saffron and New Moon Café.

lines, as well as festive candles and candle pillars just in time

grance, and sexy stocking stuffers. And at PINK, find your favorite

There’s also a variety of flavorful yet health-conscious options

for the holidays. Pick up stocking stuffers like the adorable

active wear and loungewear, plus fun and flirty bras, panties and

at Gentaro Soba, Twist & Grill and Salata’s next generation salad

shea-infused lounge socks, scented mini candles, or travel-

more. Make your list and check it twice, then shop at Victoria’s

bar. For more details, visit FIGat7th.com/TASTE.

size daily trio gift sets. Call (213) 623-3263.

Secret and PINK. Call (213) 622-0689.

DINE IN & TREATS

GOLD’S GYM & BESPOKE CYCLING STUDIO

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Whether you are in the mood for a craft

Gold’s Gym FIGat7th is designed to help

Twist, turn and tumble into a magical

beer and refined comfort food at City Tav-

Downtown achieve maximum fitness re-

land of candy-coated gifts that are sure

ern, crave worthy eats made with the best

sults. Whether strength, endurance or well-

to give you a sugar rush at MAC Cos-

ingredients at Mendocino Farms, or yummy

ness is your focus, their team can help you

metics this season. Always a hotspot for

Greek fare at George’s Greek Grill, the res-

achieve your goals. Gold’s offers the latest

the latest makeup trends, MAC Cosmet-

taurants at FIGat7th provide an energizing

cardio machines and result-oriented fitness

ics’ holiday gift sets make FIGat7th your

respite from holiday shopping. Don’t forget the juicy, aged prime

classes. Give the gift of fitness to yourself or loved ones and save

one-stop shop for all things Nutcracker Sweet, MAC’s new,

beef at Morton’s the Steakhouse or the newly reimagined dishes at

big on end-of-the-year deals. Call (213) 688-1441. Ready to kick it

whimsical beauty collection. Find Sprinkle of Sugar gift sets

California Pizza Kitchen. For a pick-me-up, try the coffee and sweets:

into high gear and pump up the resistance? BESPOKE Cycling Stu-

for under $25, Shot of Sugar for under $40, and Loads of Sug-

freshly-baked cupcakes from Sprinkles, handcrafted gelato at Pazzo

dio will have you sweating to your favorite tunes at their indoor

ar for under $60. Be sure to book an appointment for your

Gelato, and two Starbucks locations with one at street level and one

cycling theme rides with new events every week. They’ve also got

holiday makeup application, special event, or girls’ night out.

inside Target. For more details, visit FIGat7th.com.

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SHOP DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS

L’OCCITANE

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With all the texting and typing we do

Eyes are the windows to the world, cap-

DownTown Hi-Tech is now open on the

these days, plus the hot and dry weath-

turing memories and immersing us in

Lower Level M1 of FIGat7th next to Gold’s

er, our hands are exposed and stressed.

holiday moments. At LensCrafters, vi-

Gym, offering a convenient location for

This holiday season, L’Occitane comes

sion care is about far more than a pair of

Apple authorized sales, service and sup-

to the rescue with complimentary hand

glasses or a prescription. Vision is a pre-

port. Designed by owner Diego Thomas

scrubs when you stop by to check out

cious gift that they are passionate about

to be both your neighborhood Mac Store

their latest beauty creams, lotions, soaps and fragrances.

improving in every way. LensCrafters at FIGat7th accepts most

and a one-stop solution for businesses, Downtown Hi-Tech can

Their best-selling shea butter hand creams and deliciously

vision healthcare plans as well as Care Credit, FSA and HSA,

help you with everything Apple — no crowds, no wait and no

scented almond collection are the stars of a wide array of gift

so hurry in for the holidays to meet with an optometrist and

appointment necessary. So whether you’re technology chal-

sets. And the new Divine Immortelle collection is an indul-

check out special promotions. Call (213) 612-0174. At partner

lenged or an early adopter, DownTown Hi-Tech has got you

gent wonderland for your skin — the ultimate gift of youth.

store Sunglass Hut, friendly experts are on hand to help you fo-

covered with all the latest Apple computers, tablets, phones and

Call (213) 239-0495.

cus in on top trends in sunglasses. Call (213) 627-7612.

accessories, as well as service and support. Call (213) 628-3705.

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Need a stylish gift for all the fashionistas

Consider this flagship store at FIGat7th a

The second you walk into Target at

on your holiday list? Shop the latest fall

one-stop shop for your gift giving needs,

FIGat7th, you’ll see 10 things you simply

and winter trends in clothing for women,

with affordable fashions for everyone this

can’t resist, and that’s just the begin-

men and children at FIGat7th’s Zara flag-

holiday season. Keep family and friends

ning. With everything from the effort-

ship store. With exclusive collections and

warm with one of H&M’s sweaters in

less and chic Who What Wear collection

thousands of new designs every year,

luxe materials such as cashmere or knits

in women’s fashion to the latest toys for

clothing ranges from casual and fun to on-trend business at-

in an assortment of colors. For the special women in your life,

the kids to holiday decorations and party supplies, Target has

tire to holiday party glam. Don’t forget the tempting selection

pick up a leather biker jacket or embroidered bomber jacket,

got you covered for the holidays. You can’t beat the conve-

of accessories, shoes, handbags and jewelry perfect for putting

perfect for layering. Men can stay trendy with a #Selectedby-

nient location in the heart of the Financial District, adjacent

under the tree. It’s impossible to walk away from Zara without

Beckham pea coat to layer with Henleys, turtlenecks and more.

to the Metro, making it easy to pick up last-minute beauty es-

something in your holiday shopping bag. Oh, and of course,

H&M has something for all ages including quirky graphics for

sentials, movies, books and music before holiday travel. Call

something for you too! Call (213) 406-3330.

boys, and flouncy dresses for girls. Call (213) 623-3756.

(213) 330-4543.

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A Holiday Gift Guide From Historic Little Tokyo

Eat, Shop and Play On the Second Street Corridor

Take Metro and Discover Traditional and Unconventional Japanese-American Culture

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ittle Tokyo is a robust district in Downtown Los Angeles with its own special traditions. It is also one of only three remaining Japantowns in the United States.

That’s all the more reason to “Go Little Tokyo!” this holiday season and support local businesses as you eat, shop and play. Take the Metro Gold Line to the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station to spend the day discovering the traditional and the unconventional sides of Japanese-American culture.

This weekend brings the Holiday Marketplace, a free neighborhood event from the Little Tokyo Community Council, Creative Arts Resources and Metro Los Angeles. Visitors can participate in holiday-themed workshops and discover the crafts, culture and community that make the area special. The gifts and goodies photo courtesy of Rafu Bussan at the Holiday Marketplace, which Peruse the collection of traditional Japanese housewares at Rafu bring ancient traditions and modBussan. ern trends together, will be available throughout the season. Here’s a guide to some top provider of tongue-in-cheek, pop-art clothof the eclectic shops and items available that ing and products that bring the bling of Japawould make great holiday gifts. nese pop culture to Los Angeles. This season, the boutique collaborated with Japanese surrealist Pop Killer (343 E. Second St.) is Little Tokyo’s

xcitement is in the air this winter along Second Street, where Metro’s coming Regional Connector is just about ready to head underground. The Connector will bring new stops to Second and Broadway and Second and Hope, making the hub around the Civic Center even easier for Downtowners and across-town Metro users.

Currently, the Red Line and Purple Line at First and Hill serves the area, but soon, commuters will be able to use the Expo and Gold Lines to photo courtesy of Metro get just blocks away from some of Taste authentic Jamaican food at Spring Street eatery the Historic Core’s family-owned abeautifullife. restaurants and the Grand Avenue boulevard of fine arts.

Near the future Second and BroadDowntowners plenty of reasons for holiday way stop, diners can admire the poochcheer. Ring in the season with a Basque es and parents at the Police Administrabite or bakery treat at Etchea Cafe (254 S. tion Building’s unofficial dog park while Hope St.), an inviting coffee shop, before eating a fusion Indian feast across the catching some contemporary dance and street at Badmaash (108 W. Second St.), holiday music. At REDCAT (631 W. Seccomplete with authentic Bombay cutting ond St.) on Dec. 9-10, the “CalArts Winter chai. Give thanks that masala poutine is Dance” program presents new works by a real, delicious thing. Around the corner, students and faculty of the esteemed arts abeautifullife (216 S. Spring St.) is the school. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Concert only place in town to offer Jamaican food Hall (111 S. Grand Ave.) presents its seaand a chicken and waffle cupcake. Dessert sonal slate of music, including Handel’s trend-watchers, take note.

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pop artist Naoshi to screen print her colorful sand mosaic designs, called Sunae, onto limited-edition T-shirts and sweatshirts.

Bring a smile to someone’s face this season by picking up one of Naoshi’s pieces before they sell out.

Looking for some nesting gifts for recently settled neighbors or newlyweds? Rafu Bussan (414 E. Second St.), a purveyor of traditional Japanese housewares, has a special collection perfect for the season. Arita porcelain dishware, crafted in Arita, Japan, is a mix of crisp blues and whites — it’s the perfect color combo for a festive and bright holiday dinner table. Real wooden chopsticks complete the look.

Little ones on your list will go bananas for Monkey Pants (131 Japanese Village Plaza Mall), a children’s shop with contemporary, Japanese-style baby and kids wear. Animal faces are everywhere in this shop, from the toes of fun critter socks to the backsides of adorable shorts and backpacks shaped like bees and bunnies. Organic cotton kimono tops are the perfect way to swaddle a little one in style. Prepare to scrunch your nose and smile involuntarily at nearly everything inside this emporium of cute.

Begin your own musical journey at U-Space (244 S. San Pedro St.), a coffee bar, music store and ukulele retailer that is unlike anything else Downtown. Try a beginner’s ukulele workshop at the Holiday Marketplace, or drop in anytime to check out classes and find a quality starter uke to get the musical juices flowing.

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ec. 3-4 kicks off the season in Little Tokyo with the Holiday Marketplace, a festive menagerie of special promotions, free drawings, workshops and demos from local businesses and community centers. Visitors can take historical tours through the neighborhood or learn to make Japanese New Year-themed floral arrangements at the Kuragami Flower Shop. Local service organization Kizuna offers kids a traditional food-crafting workshop where they will learn the art of mochi-making, while grown-ups can check out the cocktail demo at Japanese whiskey bar Wolf and Crane. Advance registration for workshops is at golittletokyo.com/holidays, but there is always a little space for walkups. Activities run from 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

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ROUND UP, 10 New York City comes to the historic Million Dollar Theatre this week. Along with the movie, the Street Food Cinema event will bring food vendors and a “Stocking Stuffer Boutique” to the lobby before the show. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door. At 307 S. Broadway. Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m.

Clifton’s Presents Bad Christmas, A Humbug Holiday Cabaret: Clifton’s hosts a mash-up of holiday villains like Jack Skeleton, Scrooge, the Grinch and more as they try to put an end to Christmas. The unconventional cabaret will include plenty of songs, dances and debauchery. Over 21 required for admittance; ugly Christmas sweaters encouraged. At Clifton’s Shadowbox Basement, $20. At 648 S. Broadway. Thursday, Dec. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 17. Showtimes 8-9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Deck the Hall With Handel’s “Messiah”: Starting out the L.A. Phil’s holiday season at the Walt Disney Concert Hall will be an Advent tradition, the “Messiah.” Soprano Karina Gauvin and the La Chapelle de Quebec chorus sing out the prophecy, birth, death and resurrection of Jesus, including the exultant “Hallelujah” chorus. Tickets start at $20. At 111 S. Grand Ave. Thursday, Dec. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m.

“Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion: Debbie Allen’s reinterpretation of the holiday classic makes its way to Downtown. The ballet is anchored by three wisecracking rats, who lead the audience through the beats of the original “Nutcracker.” Get ready for hot chocolate, and journeys through mystical lands of Bollywood, jazz and more. Starting at $46. At 135 N. Grand Ave. Friday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Music Center Holiday Sing-Along: Join the first-come, firstserved queue at the Music Center Plaza for a lyric sheet. Even if you’re late, you can still join the voices shouting out carols under the stars. Live music accompaniment keeps the tune, so it’s all right if you don’t. At 135 N. Grand Ave. Friday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.

The Park DTLA’s Holiday Movie Night Presents “Four Christmases”: Spread out on the lawn at The Park DTLA office complex for a holiday film night. Bring pillows, blankets and

Debbie Allen presents her version of a holiday classic, “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker,” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Dec.16-17.

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chairs and enjoy the comedy Four Christmases. Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon are a couple stuck visiting four family branches for Christmas festivities when their vacation plans fall through. Food truck Swamis Sandwiches, a hot chocolate bar and popcorn start the evening. At 241 S. Figueroa St. Dec. 16, 6-9 p.m.

Las Posadas on Olvera Street: For nine nights, a candlelight procession of children dressed as shepherds, angels and the holy family will start at Avila Adobe and proceed down Olvera Street singing songs in English and Spanish, reenacting Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. You can watch, join the procession, or meet up at the end for champurrado and pan dulce.

10 Olvera St. Nightly Dec. 16-24, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Grand Performances Presents ”A Charlie Brown Christmas”: Miss those easy summer evenings at California Plaza? Jazz is back for a limited holiday encore with the classic Vince Guaral-

di score, as well as some cookie decorating at the nearby Omni Hotel on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. Please bring new or gently used, unwrapped toys for 1CAL’s Violence Intervention Program toy drive. At 350 S. Grand Ave. Friday, Dec, 16 at noon and Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. at California Plaza.

Deck the Hall’s Holiday Sing-Along: Have a holly, jolly holiday singing along to traditional carols and modern songs, led by the choir, jazz combo and, of course, the Walt Disney Concert Hall pipe organ. Raise your voice and kick off the season right.

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In the Historic Core, It’s People Who Matter Most Longtime Businesses, Artists and Newcomers Create a Welcoming District

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n 2000, Wim Wenders’ The Million Dollar Hotel filled its namesake Main Street hotel with oddball characters common to DTLA at the time: passionate starving artists, tough-talking grannies and a man who thought he was the fifth Beatle. The film captured a moment in the Historic Core one micro-second before an explosion of change. While a lot certainly has changed, the district is proud it has retained the diversity of its residents and the welcoming streets that make the Historic Core a truly urban neighborhood with a unique, eclectic energy.

Replacing abandoned storefronts are dedicated small business owners, passionate about retaining the district’s history.

“What we have here is very special,” says Blair Besten, executive director of the Historic Core Business Improvement District.

“It’s where chefs come first to make their mark.”

Eateries like the retro-1940s Nickel Diner, with its bold bacon donuts, have become as essential as long-time institutions like Cole’s. Experimental concepts and international cuisine make their way to the Historic Core, too. In the Spring Arcade, for example, diners will find a variety of small specialty restaurants and sweets shops, including the family-owned wine and cheese business Garcons de Cafe, and the authentic sweet and savory Crepes Sans Frontieres.

Artists and performers have found homes in district storefronts and community performance spaces like the Los Angeles Theatre Center. Visual artist David Lovejoy, whose curiosity-baiting magnifying glass installation fills the window to the Historic Core’s Visitors Center on Fifth Street, is one of the many artists

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Residents and an active street scene create a truly unique energy in the Historic Core.

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The vibrant district comes alive with twinkling lights, cafes, shopping and art.

who sells his work above The Last Bookstore at the Spring Arts Collective.

“This holiday season, we want to celebrate what really matters to Angelenos right now,” says Besten. That means building community in a neighborhood where residents from all backgrounds share space with family businesses and neighborhood icons such as Clifton’s Cafeteria and the Orpheum Theatre.

For many small business owners, this means saving Sundays to make time for loved ones (don’t worry, Saturdays are still great for shopping at their stores). For families, it means coming Downtown to reconnect. For everyone, it means looking a stranger in the eye, offering a smile and making your neighbor feel welcome.

Nowhere is this more apparent than at the Sunday morning farmer’s market, where residents are guaranteed to see loads of familiar faces. The market strives to make fresh, local produce available to everyone, and accepts EBT and participates in the California Market Match. That program doubles federal EBT credits with dollar-for-dollar, state-sponsored vouchers so buyers can get twice the produce. “We’re working to create a very inclusive community space,” says Besten.

Back at Los Angeles Theatre Center, The Latina Christmas Special (it runs through Dec. 18) reminds audiences that despite every family’s inevitable quirks, coming together is always worth the effort around the holidays. In the Historic Core, this is an essential value that the district wants to spread all year round.

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ith holiday parties right approaching, many Downtowners are in need of that special dress or accessory that perfectly fits the festive occasion. The Historic Core offers more than a few options. Vintage boutique Quirk (616 S. Main St.), owned by costume designer and stylist Melynda Choothesa, offers a wide and, yes, quirky variety of hand-selected, affordable items shoppers won’t see elsewhere. Quintessential hol-

iday-wear is packed in the racks. For the office holiday party, which might require something a little more professional, Rycleis LaFond (653 S. Main St.) offers a business-casual women’s wear clothing line that fills just the niche. If the party requires a grand chapeau that would make grandmother proud, shop California Millinery (721 S. Spring St.), which offers handmade items and even hat-making workshops.

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pend your Sundays gathering produce, farm fresh eggs, Mediterranean dips and spreads, a variety of prepared foods, and fresh floral arrangements at the Historic Downtown Farmers Market. See what’s in season in Los Angeles County and around Southern California, meet your neighbors and grab a great breakfast burrito, pupusa, curry or food truck delight as you shop and mingle. Don’t forget the jewelry, handmade crafts and chic accessories from local artists at the adjoining Nickel Market, where there is always something fun and stylish. The market is open from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sunday on Fifth Street between Main and Broadway.

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ROUND UP, 18 they’ll decorate cookies and dip all sort of items with a chocolate fondue spread. Adults, meanwhile, can knock back some spiked hot chocolate before taking kids to meet Santa in a lifesized gingerbread house. Admission includes two hours of skating before the adjacent L.A. Live ice rink opens to the public. At 900 W. Olympic Blvd. Dec. 17, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Theater at the Ace Hotel’s “The Thrilling Adventure Hour Holiday Funaround”: Celebrate the holidays with a musical, comical, magical stage show in the style of old-time radio. The WorkJuice Players, featuring some familiar faces and voices, bring “The Thrilling Adventure Hour” podcast to life on stage, with music by Jordan Katz and the Elements of Style. Starting at $25.50. At 929 S. Broadway. Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m.

Wreath-Making at the Central Library: If you’ve got a child or teen in tow, head over to the “Hands On!” crafting workshop at the Central Library’s Teen’scape section to make a wreath for your door or to give to friends. It’s all holiday cheer in here, and while you’re there, check out a book or 30 — yes, your library card allows you to check out 30 books at a time. At 630 W. Fifth St. Dec. 17, 3-4 p.m.

The Brian Setzer Orchestra’s Christmas Rocks! Tour: Remember when Brian Setzer was “just” a member of pop-rockabilly group the Stray Cats? He’s come a long way, and in his world nothing says Christmas like a 19-piece jazz ensemble pumping big band and swing hits. Expects loads of people rockin’ around the Christmas tree and doing the Stray Cat Strut. Good thing Microsoft Theatre is a standing-room only venue, as plenty of people will be dancing. At 777 Chick Hearn Court or microsofttheatre.com. Dec. 17, 8 p.m.

Grand Performances Presents “A French Horn Holiday”: A cheery horn choir will perform Christmas and Hanukkah songs during a lunchtime concert at California Plaza. Again, please bring new or gently used, unwrapped toys for 1CAL’s Violence Intervention Program toy drive. At 350 S. Grand Ave. Monday, Dec. 19, at noon.

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L.A. Phil’s holiday program, the men’s choir from San Francisco has been called an “orchestra of voices,” and boasts a great variety of musical stylings and vocal ranges. Their eclectic blend of Christmas tunes is sure to surprise and delight audiences at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Starting at $37. At 111 S. Grand Ave. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m.

Deck the Hall Presents Sweet Honey in the Rock: A multidisciplinary holiday spectacle from a cappella women’s ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock features songs to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Starting at $37. At 111 S. Grand Ave. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m.

Deck the Hall Presents Swingin’ Christmas with the Arturo Sandoval Big Band: Holiday Latin jazz reigns supreme with 10-

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For those who prefer their Christmas tunes with a little shoulder roll and some snaps, this is the program. Starting at $37. 111 S. Grand Ave. Thursday, Dec. 22, at 8 p.m.

Deck the Hall Presents a “White Christmas” Sing-Along: It’s not Christmas until it snows in Vermont. The Bing Crosby classic comes to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, complete with lyrics onscreen so the audience can join in and sing along to “Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters…” Starting at $33.

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The LATC presents a comedy of family, culture and tradition in “The Latina Christmas Special.”

singers and more at this informal, fun-filled holiday showcase.

Entertainment begins on Music Center Plaza at 12:30 p.m. Visitors can come and go as they please throughout the afternoon as Downtown winds down for the holiday. At 135 N. Grand Ave. Saturday, Dec. 24, at 12:30 p.m. on the plaza and at 3 p.m. inside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Joe Rogan at Orpheum Theater: Comedian, TV host and huge MMA fan Joe Rogan will be ringing in the new year at the majestic Orpheum. Tickets $40-$65. At 842 S. Broadway. Saturday, Dec. 31, at 10 p.m.

Bootie LA’s New Year’s Eve at The Regent: Mix it up with the best booty-shaking mash-ups of the year as The Regent rings in 2017 with cascading balloons and an adult beverage or two.

The first 300 people through the door will receive a free CD of the mash-up mixtape compilation “Best of Bootie 2016.” Boogie on. Admission is $25-$50. At 448 S. Main St. or theregenttheater. com. Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Angel City’s No Cover New Year’s: You don’t have to pay a fortune to party in Downtown Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Just head to Angel City Brewery for specialty, seasonal beers, food trucks and a rousing game of cornhole. Just pace yourself, as the party starts at noon and lasts 13 hours At 216 S. Alameda St. or angelcitybrewery.com. Dec. 31, noon-1 a.m.

Deck the Hall Presents New Year’s Eve With Pink Martini: A fusion of Brazilian samba, Cuban dance and Parisian cafe music, Pink Martini is a big band ensemble that’s perfect for toggling between the old and new year. Starting at $72. At 111 S. Grand Ave. Saturday, Dec. 31, at 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

A Dream Dance: New Year’s at the Ace: What’s the best way to ring in 2017? By going back in time to dance to disco, boogie, funk and soul from 1977, of course. That’s all on tap at the Ace Hotel on Broadway. You can spent $30 on the party that starts at 10 p.m., or if you want to make a night out of it, drop $200 on the VIP dinner that begins at 8 p.m. and delivers a three-course meal served supper-club style at long tables, and an open bar.

At 929 S. Broadway or acehotel.com/losangeles. Dec. 31, 8 p.m.

Prohibition New Year’s Eve at Union Station: How terrible would it be if Prohibition were actually in effect? Don’t answer that. Instead, celebrate the arrival of 2017 by visiting the grand ticketing concourse of an Art Deco train station built in 1939, and watch it transform into a 1920s Prohibition-themed party with guests swilling booze at an open bar. Come in your best vintage flapper garb for live jazz, burlesque, DJs and a giant ball that drops at midnight. Practice your Charleston toute suite. Hey dames and dolls, you’ll be in the catbird seat! Tickets are $135$165. At 800 N. Alameda St. or prohibitionnye.com. Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

N.Y.E.L.A. at Grand Park + The Music Center: For Downtowners, Grand Park is the central gathering place on New Year’s Eve. The festivities include music, dancing and large-scale art installations between the park and the Music Center Plaza. As midnight approaches, a 3D digital projection will be mapped onto the side of City Hall to count down and ring in the new year.

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It Is Better to Give Than to Receive Downtown Homeless Shelters, Charities and Service Providers Need Volunteers All Year Round

By Emily Manthei very Thanksgiving, the Skid Row missions are filled with people who want to volunteer and serve turkey and sides to the homeless population. It’s a big-hearted occasion, but as every Skid Row service provider will tell you, the community needs help the other 364 days of the year too.

Ideally, that thought is at the front of many people’s minds during the holiday season. In the coming month, there are copious ways to help, and numerous charities that could use volunteers (if you don’t have the time, financial and personal donations also help). Below is a starter’s guide to some of the ways you can help out.

Collecting Toys and Holiday Joy: One of the easiest ways to give during the season is at a toy drive. Gifts raised during drives are donated to area shelters and families, brightening Christmas morning for thousands of kids. New, unwrapped toys, blankets, art supplies, school supplies, sports equipment and gadgets are all in demand. Many toy drives are coupled with a fun holiday event, like these: n City National Plaza is collecting toys and gifts for Volunteers of America, a nonprofit that provides support services for homeless youth, and education and health services for families from their headquarters in Skid Row. The drive comes to life Thursday, Dec. 8, from 5-8 p.m. when acrobatic troupe Lucent Dossier will per-

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form in the plaza at the “Tis the Season” event.

At 515 S. Flower St. n California Plaza and Grand Performances are organizing a toy drive that will benefit the Violence Intervention Program, a Lincoln Heights-based nonprofit that helps teens who have experienced physical or sexual abuse and neglect. Drop your donations on Dec. 16 at noon or Dec. 18 at 2 p.m., and while you’re there, enjoy as a jazz trio performs the “A Charlie Brown Christmas” concert. Another opportunity is Dec. 19 at noon with the Grand Performances’ French Horn Holiday jam. At 350 S. Grand Ave. n One of the most venerable toy drives features one of the world’s top performers. Stevie Wonder’s House Full of Toys benefit concert takes place at Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m. Wonder and friends including John Legend and Lionel Richie have spent two decades raising cash and spare toys.

You’ll support a great cause and hear great music. Win-win! At 777 Chick Hearn Court.

Meal Providers: Numerous entities in Downtown Los Angeles serve thousands of meals a day to people on Skid Row. Another crucial resource is the food banks, where individuals can pick up boxed food and fresh produce. Donations from local farmers’ markets, supermarkets and individuals power these rich resources for many on the edge of hunger or homelessness. They also always need volunteers. Options include:

Give back during the holidays by volunteering to prepare and serve a meal at the Midnight Mission.

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n The Hospitality Kitchen, on the corner of Sixth and Gladys Streets in Skid Row, is a volunteer-run, free lunch counter open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Volunteers are always welcome, but must be available for an entire 7:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. shift. Drop in, or call ahead if you want to bring a group. At 821 E. Sixth St. or (213) 614-9615. n St. John’s Cathedral, in South Park, is one of the Los Angeles County Food Bank’s neighborhood facilities, passing out food every first and third Saturday of the month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. to nearly 150 individuals. The food bank is staffed entirely by volunteers, and anyone is free to help. At 514 W. Adams Blvd. or (213) 747-6285.

Missions Matter: Another way to help is to volunteer at a Downtown shelter’s Christmas or holiday event. This is also a great opportunity to jump-start that resolution to become a regular volunteer in 2017. Local options include:

n Join the Midnight Mission in setting up decorations or sorting toys before the service provider’s annual Christmas dinner event. On the day of, you can help prepare and serve a meal, or walk to the toy chamber with kids to pick out their gifts. Sign up online or call the volunteer coordinator. At 601 S. San Pedro St., (213) 624-9258 ext. 1242 or midnightmission.com. n The Los Angeles Mission hosts an annual Christmas Street Fair, where volunteers create a winter wonderland, complete with toys and shoes from Santa, a meal and healthcare services. Volunteers must complete an orientation at the mission to volunteer for the Dec. 23 event.

Signups are available online. At 316 E. Winston St. or email volunteer@lamission.net.

That is just the start. There are numerous other volunteer opportunities this holiday season and next year, including at the Downtown Women’s Center, Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles and the Union Rescue Mission.

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Top City Budget Official to Leave CAO Miguel Santana, Who Reined in Spending and Battled Homelessness, Will Run L.A. County Fair Association

By Jon Regardie iguel Santana, who for seven years has served as the City Administrative Officer, and who played a key role in ensuring Los Angeles’ fiscal stability through the depths of the recession, will step down early next year. He will take a job heading the Los Angeles County Fair Association.

In his time at the CAO’s office, Santana helped steady the city’s fiscal ship, including through a series of contentious job cuts and early retirements that drew the ire of labor organizations. Beyond that, he redefined the CAO’s job, regularly inserting himself into matters of public importance, with reports on issues such as the city’s worsening homelessness crisis. He also proposed a dynamic renovation plan for the Convention Center and surrounding land, including having the city partner with a private developer on a mixed-use project.

“There’s never a right time to leave, but there is a right time for the individual who is making the decision,” Santana said on Wednesday, Nov. 30, in a phone interview. “I’m very proud of the work we have been able to do with the partnership of two mayors, two city councils, to strengthen the city’s finances, stabilize our trajectory and start addressing the quality-of-life issues most Angelenos care about — homelessness, our sidewalks, our aging infrastructure. All of those things are issues that Angelenos want addressed. But from the beginning they were impossible to engage in in a genuine way if we were in a fiscal crisis.”

Santana, 47, attended Whittier College and received a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He worked for County Supervisor Gloria Molina and eventually became Deputy CEO of L.A. County.

In 2009, Villaraigosa recruited him to be CAO. Santana accepted the position, though was unaware of the severity of the fiscal crisis: In 2010 he told Los Angeles Downtown News that he came on board believing the city’s budget deficit was $300 mil-

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lion, but two weeks later learned it was $400 million. It ultimately ballooned to $485 million.

Santana, who is in charge of the city’s $8 billion budget, worked with Villaraigosa on a number of austerity measures, among them an early retirement program that impacted thousands of city employees. He has continued to work with Mayor Eric Garcetti to keep finances in check.

“Keeping our fiscal house in order is one of the most important responsibilities we have to the people of Los Angeles, and Miguel Santana has done an excellent job guiding that effort,” Garcetti said in a prepared statement.

Santana drew attention for matters beyond the budget, as his office released a series of reports on issues including the financial plan for Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. He also took an unlikely position in 2012 by urging the City Council to reject a labor-backed trash-hauling plan that had become a battleground.

The council went with the labor-favored proposal. When asked by Downtown News last year about his willingness to go against the mayor and the council, who he ultimately answers to, Santana remarked, “The goal of my job is not to keep my job.

I don’t define success by if I survive another year.”

Santana also drew attention for being an early and vocal City Hall advocate for addressing homelessness. In 2014, he and City Attorney Mike Feuer issued a 10-page report asking for an immediate $3.7 million Skid Row cleanup. A later report found that the city spends $100 million annually on homelessness, but with little coordination between departments.

He advocated for Proposition HHH, the proposed $1.2 billion property tax bond to create up to 10,000 units of permanent supportive housing. It passed on Nov. 8, with 76% of city voters approving it.

Santana, who lives in Downtown Los Angeles, said homeless-

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City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana is in charge of an $8 billion budget. He also made himself an unlikely player in City Hall with sharp reports on issues such as homelessness and the cost of L.A.’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

ness has long been a critical issue for him, and one that he began working on in college, when he ran a winter shelter.

Santana will begin his job as president and CEO of the L.A. County Fair Association on Jan. 16, 2017. He will head the private nonprofit that operates the 487-acre Fairplex facility in Pomona. The association has endured harsh inquiry for a series of high payments to executive staff and other expenditures.

Though city CAO may seem a world removed from working as head of the County Fair Association, Santana sees similarities.

“I see it, and the board and the association see it, as a public asset,” Santana said. “It is 500 acres of potential. It is the home of the County Fair, but also a hotel, restaurants, a childcare center. And what I am really attracted to is the potential of developing an integrative community, a community that in many ways takes us back to the way Los Angeles was 100 years ago, when people lived, worked, played and entertained within walking distance of any one of those opportunities.” regardie@downtownnews.com

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A Whale of a Museum Arts District Gets a Cultural Facility Devoted to Animals

By Nicholas Slayton owntown Los Angeles residents love their pets. People walk dogs on seemingly every block. A string of pet supply stores have opened across the community.

The latest indicator of Downtowners’ affinity for animals may, however, be a bit unlikely. On Saturday, Dec. 3., the Arts District saw the formal debut of the Animal Museum.

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The museum started in 2010 in a 1,400square-foot space on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. According to museum co-founder and Executive Director Carolyn Merino Mullin, a larger home was needed. The Hollywood location closed in December 2014. Initial interest in a spot on Wilshire Boulevard near Museum Row failed to pan out, and a board member suggested the Arts District.

The museum has a five-year lease on the ground level of a three-story building. The structure is on the same block as the Architecture and Design Museum.

A wide range of pieces and exhibits are in store. Currently the galleries hold paintings, photographs, video installations and items that relate to the history of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

“A lot of people do think we might be a collection of stuffed animals,” Mullin said.

Currently there are two exhibits on display.

Fashion Tales is a photography collection of more than four dozen portraits pairing actors, musicians and other celebrities with rescue animals. The show is intended to focus on helping animals in shelters and to rescue them from euthanasia.

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walking a pair of ducks on leashes along a street, and actor Jason Alexander playing poker with dogs. There are also more fantastical twists, like actor Wil Wheaton in a cloak with a dog standing over a mound of pet toys. The portraits range in size and style; some are black and white and others are in color. Some verge on Expressionistic.

The second exhibit, Entangled, looks at the dangers marine animals face, namely from debris that can trap or poison them. It features fishing nets mounted on walls, as well as clothing and a skateboard made from salvaged marine debris. There is also a collection of tools activists use to free sea creatures from nets. They mostly resemble large pocketknives or scissors.

“A lot of these were tools that people invented on their own to rescue sea life,” Mullin said.

The centerpiece of the exhibit is a 360-

degree projection showing life underwater, with jellyfish-like shapes slowly revealed to be swirling plastic trash.

In February, Entangled and Fashion Tales will give way to a permanent exhibition that will chronicle 150 years of animal protection.

It will explore how animal rights campaigns started, and delve into present-day activist organizations and laws that have been written to protect animals.

One highlight of the show will be a San Francisco SPCA equine ambulance — the vehicle for decades was used to ferry injured horses to veterinary care. Mullin said that it is the last horse ambulance in the United States.

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A New Path For the L.A. River After 30 Years, Lewis MacAdams Hands Over the Reins of the Pioneering Environmental Group

By Nicholas Slayton n 1986, poet Lewis MacAdams cut a hole in a fence alongside the Los Angeles River for a performance art project. As he recalled in a 2013 interview with Los Angeles Downtown News, soon after, “I and a few other people walked to the confluence of the river and we asked the river if we could speak for it in the human realm and it didn’t say no.”

In the ensuing three decades, MacAdams and a group of compatriots dubbed the Friends of the Los Angeles River became a driving force for a neglected waterway, forcefully lobbying for its conservation. Over time their message took hold, and eventually city and other leaders took steps to preserve, clean and activate the river.

Now, after 30 years, FoLAR President MacAdams is handing the reins to a new generation of river advocates.

On Thursday, Dec. 1, during a ceremony at the Los Angeles River Center, MacAdams officially announced that current FoLAR Senior Policy Director Marissa Christiansen will take over as executive director, starting in January. M-K O’Connell becomes board chair. MacAdams will remain on the board of directors.

“I think FoLAR needed fresh blood,” MacAdams told Downtown News last week. “We have an incredible opportunity and there’s an incredible danger in an organization not changing. I think Marissa has the vision to take it all on down the line.”

MacAdams, 72, is stepping down in part to aid in his recovery from a stroke. Although much has been accomplished, he was quick to note that far more work remains, such as removing some of the concrete from the river’s banks and bringing back species such as the steelhead trout.

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He said some of his proudest moments leading FoLAR haven’t been obvious milestones.

“It’s subtle things like how we clarified the language so we call it a ‘river,’ not a ‘flood channel,’” he said. “We were speaking for everybody who wanted the river to return to its natural, magical state.”

Thirteenth District City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who chairs the council’s Arts, Parks and River Committee, praised MacAdams for his tireless efforts.

“Lewis’ work has made my work very clear-cut. He paved the way, he gave us all direction,” O’Farrell said.

MacAdams is stepping down at a time of potential tremendous change. FoLAR has played a key role in pushing for a $1.4 billion project that would restore and activate an 11-mile stretch of the river from Downtown to the San Fernando Valley. The project, a partnership between the city, the federal government and the Army Corps of Engineers, would widen the channel for

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The project would occur over the course of decades.

One concern, noted Christiansen, is what occurs in Washington, D.C. The federal portion of the river funding comes from the president’s Budget for Planning and Design, and money set aside from the Water Resources Development Act would cover construction. Funds have been approved, but nothing is certain after the election of Donald Trump.

“What remains to be seen is what our president-elect can or will do to either of those budgets,” Christiansen said. “I hope he respects what is already in place and the momentum in place.

We have to wait and see.”

She added, “Certainly organizations like ours will be primed and ready to take whatever action we need to take to protect and respect all of the work we’ve done together as a community.”

Christiansen said a top priority is to bring FoLAR and other groups together to reassess goals and explore projects. She is also trying to improve relations with River L.A., a nonprofit affiliated with the city. Tensions were raised when River L.A. and Mayor Eric Garcetti began pushing a restoration plan that involved architect Frank Gehry. MacAdams was angered, saying FoLAR had been kept out of the loop after its decades of work.

“All of the different river organizations are in a moment where we’ve built this river movement and now real projects and funding opportunities are coming to realization,” Christiansen said.

“We need to pivot and figure out what our role is.”

Christiansen is encouraging Angelenos to get involved with the river in a variety of ways. That includes the cleanup the organization hosts each April.

MacAdams isn’t stepping away from the river entirely. He is currently working on his memoir, Poetry and Politics, and is participating on a documentary about the river.

“I hope to gather the stories of my life and decades of experiences with the people who joined me to serve the river,” MacAdams said. “I want to create something that will energize and inspire people to gather on the river and take on the impossible.” nicholas@downtownnews.com

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Benjamin Millepied’s Long-Awaited ‘Homecoming’ L.A. Dance Project Founder Returns to Downtown With Performances at the Ace Hotel

By Eddie Kim he dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, already recognized for his ambitious vision for modern ballet, shot into international scrutiny in 2014 when he took the role of director of dance at the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet. How would he mold the threecentury-old institution, considered one of the best dance companies in the world?

The jury on Millepied’s impact is still out — but so is he. The 39-year-old star abruptly announced his resignation in February, then set a familiar course westward, with a landing spot in Downtown Los Angeles.

“I’ve been back since July. I’ve been thrilled to be home,” Millepied said recently by phone.

“I didn’t spend much of any time in L.A. while I was working in Paris. I’m on a positive track, and I’m coming in the right time and place.”

Millepied’s focus is now on the L.A. Dance Project, the company he founded in 2012, and which continued to operate after he departed. The narrative couldn’t feel clearer: LADP is in some ways the antithesis of monoliths such as the Paris Opera Ballet. The local company refers to itself as an “artist collective” and proffers modernist choreography in uncommon venues.

L.A. Dance Project will fill the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Friday-Saturday, Dec. 9-10, to perform four works, two of which haven’t been presented in L.A. The 8 p.m. performances will feature live music from the eclectic songwriter Rufus Wainwright in the centerpiece dance, which

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Millepied will dance in the work along with Janie Taylor, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. Taylor has won accolades for her eye-catching fluidity and onstage beauty, once inspiring New York Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay to praise her “capacity for keeping her audience in suspense.”

Taylor has known Millepied for nearly two decades, and first performed with the LADP last year. She has since come onboard in full as a dancer and teacher.

The Ace performance is, in a sense, a celebration of her still-budding second career. She and husband Sébastien Marcovici retired from the New York City Ballet in 2014; he soon became a dance master for the L.A. Dance Project, but she remained wary of re-immersing herself in ballet. Taylor began dabbling in costume design; meanwhile, she agreed to join Marcovici and the company on tour.

“To be honest, when we went on that tour, I didn’t know if I even wanted to watch so much dance. I wasn’t sure how I’d feel,” Taylor said with an uncertain chuckle. “But I was so inspired by the company. I fell in love.”

In Taylor, Millepied saw not just an educator, but a perfect dance partner. He began brainstorming for the duet “Homecoming” more than a year ago, and its movements feature contemporary quirks typical of Millepied’s aesthetic. For example, Millepied and Taylor both dance solos, but it’s the same choreography.

In classic ballet a ballerina would never be tasked with interpreting such “masculine” steps. Then again, Taylor was never a classical technician.

“She has a rare quality, making the dancing always look as if it’s somehow improvised. It’s an eccentric style, but in the most intriguing way,” Millepied remarked.

Taylor is quick to return the compliment.

“With Benjamin, it’s not just about ballet. It’s about making something great with all branches of the art world. That’s part of moving dance forward,” she adds. “Trusting tradition is important, too. But there are places for that.”

Wide Repertoire The three other pieces at the Ace showcase the breadth of the LAPD’s repertoire. They include a reprise of young choreographer Roy Assaf’s “II Acts for the Blind,” which Millepied commissioned in 2014. The pas de deux “After the Rain” comes from acclaimed English choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and will feature the company’s associate director Carla Körbes, formerly a principal dancer at the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

The evening closes with Millepied again on stage in “On the Other Side,” scored by a pair of Philip Glass piano etudes. Millepied said it will likely be his final danced piece for the company, and that he looks forward to focusing on choreography and leadership.

Many recognize Millepied for dancing in and choreographing the ballet scenes in the 2010 film Black Swan, where he met actress Nata-

lie Portman, whom he would later marry. His move to the Paris Opera Ballet caught many by surprise, and the relationship was not always smooth. At one point he compared the uniformity of its dancers to “wallpaper,” and sparked French consternation by saying that the Paris Opera Ballet was not the best classical troupe in the world.

Now Millepied aims to navigate the 21stcentury challenges facing dance and other classical arts, via a flexible company he built by hand.

“We need to meet the challenges of our time, including what kind of venue a performing art can use. Classical arts, whether it’s ballet or the orchestra, are struggling all over the country,” he said. “But we can be creative and create a company that’s emblematic of this city and where it’s going.”

Millepied hopes to maintain a presence in Downtown, and is always looking for new venues to fill (“Something a little more adventurous, like a warehouse,” he mused). A residency in Arles, France, plus future world tours, will pull the company away physically, but the idea is to stay and harvest opportunities with the local community, he said.

There will likely be plenty of those opportunities considering that, as Taylor put it, Millepied never seems to run out of new ideas.

The L.A. Dance Project performs Friday-Saturday, Dec. 9-10, at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, 929 S. Broadway or acehotel.com/calendar/losangeles. eddie@downtownnews.com

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epitome of bleak. A ramshackle home with aging appliances and dingy walls creates a sense of claustrophobia despite the stage’s expanse. A nice effect of rain pouring outside is the emotional topper.

While the family dynamic easily translates to American audiences, The Beauty Queen of Leenane remains distinctly Irish. The authentic regional accent may take time for some audience members to grasp, and several cultural references will be lost. In no way should either of these matters be a deterrent from such a well-executed production.

However, if you’re looking for an uplifting holiday choice, this is about as far away as you can get.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane runs through Dec. 18 at the Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

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They repeat the same arguments in an almost sleepwalking manner, reflecting a nearly pathological hatred.

Pato is key to the emotional balance. Portrayed by Rea with earnest sensitivity, he is the conscience that helps explain how hard it is to move beyond where he grew up. His monologue that opens the second act, a recitation of a letter to Maureen, is a crucial and disarmingly charming moment that multiplies the climax’s impact.

Hynes’ impeccable pacing and blocking creates humor out of the smallest moments, such as wry smiles only the audience can see. Also, Hynes sharply directs moments of physicality to add needed elements of surprise to a mostly predictable plot.

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Mullen, with her elongated “ayes” and nearly incessant whining, earns laughs in almost every line and action, with the underlying thought that this is funny only because she’s not anyone’s real mother.

A 70-year-old recluse who does little more than sit in front of the TV waiting for the evening news, Mag’s sole joy comes from tormenting her child. She orders Maureen to get her food, complains about the radio being too loud or too soft, and all the while schemes ways to undermine her daughter’s shaky-at-best confidence.

The other two characters are the Dooley brothers. The always-disappointed Ray (Aaron Monaghan) spends much of his time upset over a ball that was stolen when he was a child. Pato (Marty Rea) lives in London, a city he doesn’t love, but that offers him an escape.

The simple story is whether Pato and Maureen, who begin a flirtation at an offstage party, will develop a relationship that would allow Maureen to leave. Of course, it’s McDonagh, so happiness is not exactly the go-to plot point.

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On the one hand, the Tony-nominated playwright has, over the last 20 years, earned admiration and honors from Americans who have connected with his distinctly Irish stories. On the other hand, most of McDonagh’s work conveys a dysfunctional culture so lost in deep-rooted, inescapable depression accompanied by bloody violence that the only way to cope is by laughing at the horrific.

Laughter, however, is what makes the unbearable actually enjoyable.

As was the case six years ago with The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Center Theatre Group offers another absurd, uncomfortably funny and compelling play by McDonagh, The Beauty Queen of Leenane. (Others may know the playwright as the screenwriter of the films In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths.)

Now 20 years old, this two-act, two-and-ahalf-hour black comedy is set in rural Western Ireland. A production by the Druid theater company, directed by Garry Hynes, launched McDonagh’s career. The company and Hynes have staged this engaging and fresh revival, which has begun the American leg of its tour at Downtown’s Mark Taper Forum. It runs through Dec. 18.

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The Krampus myth is a bit of Germanic folklore in which a halfgoat, half-demon undertakes a punitive mission to terrorize naughty children. If you’re interested in getting back into Krampus, we recommend checking out the Fourth Annual Krampus Run on Winston between Main and Los Angeles streets on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. Are they real or made up? There’s only one way to find out. There’s also an after-party at The Regent featuring the “Nordic lesbian Viking Metal” band Sapphic Must. The parade is free. The after-party is free with RSVP. Krampi are invited to participate if they email the event coordinators and have a complete Krampus costume. The Regent is at 448 S. Main St. Krampus info at krampuslosangeles.com.

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Believe it or not, Trump supporters, these are tough time for a number of your fellow Americans. Death and sorrow lurk around every corner. The grim tidings are palpable to extra-sensitive folk such as indie stud-muffin Jim James of My Morning Jacket fame.

Not to be deterred by the situation at hand, James has taken to the road to deliver a message of stoic inner growth and outward fortitude. On Saturday, Dec. 9, James will be at Broadway’s Orpheum Theatre. Though he may not change the world tonight, he sure will try. At 842 S. Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com.

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And on the seventh day, Gustavo Dudamel rested. At least that’s the hope for the Venezuelan maestro with baton privileges over the L.A. Phil. After four performances of Haydn’s Creation at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 8-11, the be-curled one will be due for a break. The 109-minute opus divides Genesis into a three-part triptych celebrating the creation of the natural world, the origin of species (see what we did there?) and, lastly, Adam and Eve’s brief tenure in the Garden of Eden. The L.A. Master Chorale, choice singers and video artist Alberto Arvelo join Dudamel in 8 p.m. shows on Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

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Wonder and friends including John Legend and Lionel Richie have spent two decades raising cash and spare toys. It all takes place at Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m. Be sure to bring an unwrapped (and tax deductible) gift. Also, be sure to bring good stuff — not socks. At 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 742-7480 or microsofttheatre.com.

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MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave. or zocalopublicsquare.org.

7:30 p.m.: You were sitting in the back of the crowd while Zocalo Public Square-sponsored guests Kristina Wong, Beck Krefting and Max Amini discussed social consciousness in comedy. Then someone told a joke filled with vulgarities. Were you offended?

Were the PC police in the house?

J. Ryan Stradel at the Last Bookstore Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring St., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com.

7:15 p.m.: Stradel, a local fiction luminary and author of “Kitchens of the Great Midwest,” brings his work to market with the added incentive of a dessert bar competition.

The WW Club Presents Pia Arrobio 929 S. Broadway, (213) 623-3233 or acehotel.com.

7 p.m.: She’s a fashion designer. You wear clothes. There’ll be oodles to talk about.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 Josep Mias at SCI-Arc SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: The architect discusses a topic we’ve been dying to hear someone expound upon, and something that we’ve long been accused of over-stepping: boundaries.

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

7:15 p.m.: Scientifically inclined philosopher Godfrey-Smith digs into the evolutionary roots of the octopus to examine signal sending and reception as a catalyst for human development.

Could we all be octopi? Paging Frank Norris.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 Art Walk Historic Core or online at downtownartwalk.org.

5 p.m.: Were you sitting at home wondering, “How ever will I walk off all this Thanksgiving excess while still indulging my lust for art exploration and people watching?” If the answer is yes, then this may be the event for you. Warning: If you see people in Krampus costumes walking down Winston Street at 8 p.m., it’s OK: They’re here for Art Walk, too!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 The School of Prince at Aloud Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

7:15 p.m.: Writers Tisa Bryant, Lynnee Denise, Ernest Hardy and Greg Tade gather to discuss the impact Prince had on modern culture.

Thomas Friedman at Live Talks Business Forum Gensler, 500 S. Figueroa or business.livetalksla.org.

7:45 a.m.: Listen to the great social observer pontificate on various and sundry facets of our service-based economy. It all takes place over breakfast.

Union Station Cocoa Concert Union Station, 800 N. Alameda or unionstationla.com.

6:30 p.m.: The All-American Boys Chorus and L.A.’s Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra serenade cocoa sipping guests around the station’s Christmas Tree on the south patio.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 Jane Sternberg at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel 901 E. Third St., (213) 943-1620 or hauserwirthschimmel.com.

11:30 a.m.: The photographer and writer discusses (and later signs) her latest work of photographic musings, “Overspilling World.”

Sleepover at the Museum Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-3466 or nhm.org.

6:30 p.m.: The learning doesn’t stop when the museum closes.

No! You’re there all night learning about dinosaurs and dug-up bones and mass-extinctions and the existential futility of anything when seen through the lens of deep time. Sleep tight, kids.

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ROCK, POP & JAZZ

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

Dec. 11, 8 p.m.: Grace Potter, Dawes, Jackson Browne and many others hop on board for a night dubbed “A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt.”

Au Lac/Café Fedora 710 W. First St., (213) 617-2533 or aulac.com.

Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.: Yu Ooka with Sista Jean McClain & The Blues Machine.

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

Dec. 9: In a nod to best-of early 2000s melodic metal, Hellyeah and In Flames do a tag team job on the Belasco. You’ll want to be cloud connected for this one.

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

Dec. 6-10: Steve Coleman and Five Elements.

Dec. 11: Michael Ragonese Group.

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

Dec. 5: December residents Exsage remind us to include a style guide for “Desert Rock.” You’ll want to put a solid, but not too-distant echo on the vocals, a steady backbeat, and be sure to crunch the living hell out of those guitars. Also +5 points for referencing the desert in your bio.

Dec. 6: Gemma Rae’s stringy and spooky solo work deserves a head-to-head battle with L.A. artist Steady Holiday.

Dec. 7: Noted mumble master MC Rockie Fresh has some hot tracks (that quietly make us dread the inevitable freestyle video).

Dec. 8: Despite an immediate urge to hit our computer with a hammer upon seeing Flor describe their music as “indie alt pop,” there is a nice, Dungeonesse quality to the work.

Dec. 9: The Handsome Family has a snippet from Greil Marcus.

Dec. 10: Slotface is Norway’s (many years tardy) answer to Paramore.

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

Dec. 9: BT. Dec. 10: The return of DJ champ John Digweed.

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

Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.: An Evening with Andrew Bird would feel less ominous if the singer-songwriter looked less like a Central Casting Cockney ne’er-do-well in a Guy Ritchie film.

Ham & Eggs Tavern 433 W. Eighth St., (213) 891-6939 or hamandeggstavern.com.

Dec. 5: Fab Rob Jr. Dec. 9: Bloody Death Skull, Snow Angel, Ghaint and The Ukulady.

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

Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.: The Pretty Reckless would like to remind you that glam rock didn’t die, it just became glam pop.

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

Dec. 6, 8 p.m.: The neat thing about the Here Comes the Funny Tour is that even if you don’t laugh at Adam Sandler, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Norm Macdonald, Rob Schneider, Tim Meadows and others, you’ll leave the venue wondering just when and where that funny will be arriving.

Dec. 9, 8 p.m.: Stevie Wonder’s House Full of Toys Benefit Concert is like Toys For Tots, but with “Uptight” included.

Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m.: Snoop Dogg and Friends. Ahhh, Snoop probably has a lot of friends, and many of them are probably pleased about Cali voters legalizing recreational marijuana.

Orpheum Theatre 842 Broadway, (877) 677-4386 or laorpheum.com.

Dec. 9, 8 p.m.: If you’re anything like us, you saw My Morning Jacket singer Jim James’ name and immediately thought, “I’ll bet he has a nice jacket.”

Dec. 10, 8 p.m.: Welcome back politically inclined ranter Lewis Black. Where ya been these past few years?

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

Dec. 8, 8:30 p.m.: You remember Empire of the Sun — they’re those guys with that song and the face paint and the Australian accents and Coachella.

Dec. 10-11, 9 p.m.: Illenium is not a tribute to Will Smith’s sophomoric sophomore album.

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

Dec. 8: Billygoat and Sapphic Musk play the Krampus After-Party.

Dec. 9: An Evening with Toh Kay will be a gathering place for ad execs scouting music for new Mazda ads.

Dec. 10: As you may have surmised, Riot Grill Fest is both a show of harder-music inclined female bands and a food type event.

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

Dec. 5: Plan B: An Event to Benefit Planned Parenthood.

Dec. 6: Waterstrider and Nine Pound Shadow.

Dec. 7: Corb Lund.

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Dec. 6: The Makers saw mommy kissing Santa Claus, which probably goes a long way in explaining why they decided to dabble in improvised jazz.

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Community Outreach The museum is open Thursdays-Sundays, and admission is $7 ($5 for students and seniors). The facility, naturally, is dog friendly, and four-legged pets on a leash are welcome. There is no dedicated parking, and visitors are urged to find a lot or look for spaces along Colyton Street.

Mullin said the museum will host guest lecturers and film screenings. There will also be educational programs for students

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The museum is now hosting the exhibit Entangled, which looks at the dangers faced by marine creatures.

in elementary and middle school; that will include guided tours and guest speakers who can discuss animal rights history.

Museum board member Elaine Hendrix (who is also depicted in the Fashion Tales exhibition) said that the education component is one of the museum’s top priorities, in part because of the impact it can have on children’s attitudes toward animal rights as they grow up.

“Kids have empathy and compassion for animals and would never dream of harming them. They relate first to animals,” Hendrix said. “Where we lose that, I don’t know.”

The Animal Museum intends to have a presence in the community. In the past, the museum has organized weekly pet adoptions. During its recent Crazy Cat Ladies exhibition, there were cat adoptions inside the museum. Mullin said more adoption events will occur.

Additionally, the museum has arranged for grooming and veterinary services for the pets of homeless individuals on Skid Row. Mullin said that during a 2013 event at Gladys Park, more than 100 peopled turned out. They brought dogs, cats, birds and even rabbits. Veterinarians and volunteers provided check-ups and cleanings. Mullin said the staff was struck by the relationship between the homeless individuals and their animals.

“They didn’t want to give them up,” Mullin said. “Having animal companions gives them a reason to live and be responsible.”

Mullin said the plan is to rotate in new temporary exhibits every three months. One show in development, she said, focuses on religion and animals.

Another possible show is a reprise of Crazy Cat Ladies, which filled the museum with feline-focused art, pictures and even a faux cat lady living room.

Mullin added that future public service campaigns and volunteer efforts are in the works. The goal, she said, is to be engaged in Downtown and to help local animals.

The Animal Museum is at 421 Colyton St., (323) 928-2652 or theanimalmuseum.org. nicholas@downtownnews.com