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Welcome to Coffee Row Sizable CoffeeBar Helps Turn Spring Street Into Caffeine Central

Urban Scrawl on Huizar-Martinez.

How Bhutan is like Downtown.

Signs of the times at the Wilshire Grand.

photo by Gary Leonard

CoffeeBar, which opened last week, ups the caffeine ante on Spring Street. It serves espresso from a machine called the “Slayer.”

New restaurants are serving.

L.A. Opera’s boffo ‘Turk in Italy.’

by Ryan Vaillancourt

Spring St. It’s a 2,000-square-foot bean emporium that treats coffee more like fine wine than an evn most instances, the opening of a coffeehouse eryman’s morning wake-up beverage. It charges qualifies as a minor event. That’s not the case up to $7 for a cup and, aside from a small pastry with CoffeeBar, which stands out for two rea- selection, its menu is strictly tea and coffee. sons: its size, and its place in what is quickly be- The spot in the SB Tower isn’t the only one on coming Downtown’s “Coffee Row.” Spring Street offering quality caffeine to a growing page 9 Los Angeles population. Last Wednesday, CoffeeBar opened at 600 see S. xxxxxxxxxxxx, and affluent Downtown staff writer

Distinction and Celebration Ritz/Marriott Named Project of the Year At Downtown News Awards by Richard Guzmán city editor

Getting hip at a Downtown museum.

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The stretch also includes the pint-size bean specialist Spring for Coffee, Syrup Desserts, which serves cups sourced by prominent roasters Intelligentsia and LAMill, and the stalwart L.A. Café, where the sidewalk tables are rarely without a patron sipping coffee. CoffeeBar is the latest venture by Michael Leko see Coffee, page 9

he 54-story Convention Center hotel was the tallest and brightest addition to the Downtown Los Angeles skyline in 2010. So it came as no surprise when the $900 million development was named the Project of the Year last week at the 10th annual Downtowners of Distinction Awards. The awards, presented on Tuesday, Feb. 22, by Los Angeles Downtown News, honored efforts that benefited their districts and Downtown in general. More than 300 people came out to the Los Angeles Athletic Club to celebrate highlights from the hotel to new restaurants to an injunction that cracks down on

drug dealers in Skid Row. Javier Cano, general manger of the 1,001room Ritz-Carlton/J.W. Marriott Hotel, accepted the prize on behalf of developer Anschutz Entertainment Group. “We’ve had a great reception by the local community,” said Cano. “The customers, the people who plan meetings and conventions have really great things to say about not only the hotel, but more importantly about Downtown. Downtown has really been the reason for the success of the hotel.” The 878-room Marriott opened last February, with the 123-room Ritz-Carlton coming online a few months later. The buildsee Distinction, page 8

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Javier Cano, general manager of the $900 million Ritz-Carlton/J.W. Marriott Hotel, accepted the building’s prize as the Project of the Year at last week’s Downtowners of Distinction Awards.

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AROUNDTOWN Metro to Purchase Union Station

Redesigns at Barker Block

fter months of negotiations, Metro officials last week said they will purchase Union Station from Catellus Operating Limited Partnership, a ProLogis subsidiary, for $75 million. The acquisition includes 38 acres of land and 5.9 million square feet of entitlements that will give Metro the right to build on the property and draw lease revenue from transit operators and businesses, Metro officials said. The plans were finalized during closed session as part of the Metro Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 24. Early on the negotiations included the California HighSpeed Rail Authority. However, Roger Moliere, chief of real property management and development for Metro, said the agency purchased the 1939 transportation hub without the rail group. “We’re buying it ourselves,” he said. “High-Speed Rail has some regulatory hurdles they have to go through before they can enter into any kind of negotiation.” In a statement, rail authority officials said they are still interested in a partnership with Metro. The station at 800 N. Alameda St. is home to Amtrak, Metrolink, the Metro Red and Purple lines, the light rail Gold Line, and numerous Metro and municipal bus lines. Negotiations began in 2010 and the deal is expected to close in April.

Bloggy Style

he blogosphere will descend on Downtown Nov. 3-5, when the Convention Center hosts BlogWorld & New Media Expo. The social media conference and trade show, which was previously held in Las Vegas, is expected to draw 4,000 attendees and 200 sponsoring companies, along with 200 speakers. According to L.A. Inc., the city’s convention and visitors’ bureau, BlogWorld will generate $2.9 million in spending. In a statement, Mark Lieberman, president of L.A. Inc., said the event will also allow the city to showcase itself as a center of new media to an influential audience. Expected at the conference are bloggers, podcasters, Internet radio and TV broadcasters and other social media professionals. The conference will include sessions on how to create and distribute content while making money at it. Information is at blogworldexpo.com.

nits in the final phase of the Barker Block will be a little smaller than originally planned, although it will mean more residences and more open space for the Arts District complex. The Community Redevelopment Agency recently approved a proposal by developer Kor Group to build some smaller residences than were initially planned in the three vacant buildings that are part of the seven-building project. According to CRA documents, Kor wants to redesign the buildings with units averaging about 1,050 square feet to meet market demand. In 2006 the CRA approved the 297-unit mixed-use project, which occupies an entire block of 19th-century industrial structures at 530 Hewitt St. Kor has built 242 apartments in three buildings on the western half of the property. According to the CRA, in the past three years, units smaller than 1,350 square feet have been selling at the rate of six to eight per month. However, only 47 of the 82 condos larger than 1,350 square feet have been purchased. The redesign would increase the number of units in the project to 314, and would create more outdoor space by removing more than 6,000 square feet of floor area. The CRA also allowed Kor to divide a 6,797-square-foot retail space that it has had trouble leasing for a restaurant, into smaller spaces.

A Downtown Theatrical Centennial

summer festival to celebrate Broadway’s historic theaters gets a kickoff in the spring. The Broadway 100 celebration will launch March 26 at the Million Dollar Theater with Theatrefication, an event featuring two avant-garde performances, including The Chanteuse and the Devil’s Muse, a play with music by former Bauhaus and Love and Rockets member David J that looks at the Black Dahlia murder. The summer-long Broadway 100 will celebrate Broadway’s oldest theaters, the Arcade (originally the Pantages), which debuted Sept. 26, 1910, and its next-door neighbor, the Cameo, which opened on Oct. 10, 1910. The

summer events include the 25th installment of the Last Remaining Seats, the series of classic movies in historic theaters organized by the Los Angeles Conservancy. Details of Broadway 100, part of Councilman José Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway initiative, will be revealed at a press conference on Tuesday, March 1.

Speak Up on High-Speed Rail

urious about how the state’s coming system of highspeed trains could impact Downtown? Then come to the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s meeting on Thursday, March 3, at Metro headquarters. The authority is expected to present route recommendations for the Los Angeles to Palmdale portion of the $40 billion project. Multiple options are under consideration for the section of the track that would run through the San Fernando Valley to Union Station. One option would require cutting a temporary trench in Los Angeles State Historic Park. That alternative, which would require the temporary closure of the park, has been met with sharp criticism from green space advocates. There will also be an update on preliminary studies of the Los Angeles to Anaheim route. The meeting is at 9 a.m. at Metro headquarters at 1 Gateway Plaza.

Student Shoots Teacher at Vocational School

os Angeles police officers arrested 22-year-old Law Thien Huynh last week after he shot his teacher at the Coast Career Institute. Central Area officers were called to the school at 1354 S. Hill St. at about 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23. When they arrived, Huynh was standing on the sidewalk outside the school. He was taken into custody without a struggle. Huynh and 12 other students were attending a 24week vocational class to become security guards. According to witnesses, Huynh left the classroom briefly and returned with a handgun. He opened fire on the 44-year-old instructor, who was standing just inside the door. Huynh then tossed the gun into the classroom and walked out of the building. The teacher died at the scene. The motive for the shooting is still under investigation. Huynh, who lives in Gardena, was booked for murder at the Metropolitan Detention Center.

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EDITORIALS Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

Endorsement: José Huizar in the 14th

here are many adjectives one can use to describe the 14th District City Council race between incumbent José Huizar and his challenger, Rudy Martinez. The charitable would call the campaign intense, heated, spirited, perhaps competitive. Those less deigned to spin might label it ugly, vitriolic, dispiriting and possibly embarrassing. They would see a situation where, in the quest for democracy, two capable men, aided and abetted by their armies of consultants and handlers, have brought out the worst in each other. We lean toward the latter view. While Huizar and Martinez and their respective teams haven’t quite become an axis of Eastside evil, many of those who will go to the polls on March 8, and thousands of others who follow politics in Los Angeles, feel simultaneously awestruck and squeamish when discussing the race. This is a situation where a councilman with a record of personal achievement and professional accomplishment, including a law degree and a past career on the school board, and a respected businessman who has created hundreds of jobs and performed numerous community-building tasks, have both sullied their records and reputations. This page can’t pick a representative of the 14th, which includes portions of Downtown Los Angeles, without expressing disappointment over the way the race has been run. Questions of who started what and whose attacks have been more harsh don’t matter — the people whose names are on the ballot set the tone for their campaign. Both Huizar and Martinez could have chosen to run “clean.” They could have directed their campaign managers and staff to stick to issues and eschew attacks. Maybe this is naïve thinking in 2011, but still, the nastiness spilled in the past few months between these former friends was unnecessary. Right now, people think of the 14th not for what it boasts, but for what has occurred in the district. No matter who wins the race next week, in a sense the district has already lost. Record of Advancement When choosing whom to endorse, the question comes down to which candidate can make the 14th District a better place to live, visit and do business in during the next four years. While there are things to like about the challenger, the incumbent has a better chance to move the district, and specifically the portion that includes Downtown, forward. We endorse José Huizar.

There are knocks on Huizar. Some complain that his record has been spotty and his constituent services sub-par across the district that also includes Boyle Heights, Mt. Washington, Eagle Rock and other neighborhoods. First elected in 2005, it took him several years to ramp up, solidify his staff and get a handle on the complex job, one with numerous demands from constituents and Byzantine challenges inside City Hall. However, Huizar has a record of advancement in Downtown, and in the next four years he is poised to move the community forward on several important tasks and projects. This has earned him praise from many Central City stakeholders who note that Huizar has done more, and has been more responsive to those in the area, than any 14th District councilman in years (including his immediate predecessor, Antonio Villaraigosa). Chief among his accomplishments are his efforts on Broadway. The street, with its collection of faded former movie palaces, has bedeviled politicians for years. Even former Mayor Jim Hahn was flummoxed, his Nighttime Broadway project launched with fanfare, only to fizzle. While Huizar’s now 3-year-old Bringing Back Broadway initiative has yet to deliver to the street the glory he envisions, people are united in a way they have not been before. There are plans for improvement, some controversial, of the stretch between Third and Ninth streets, and some work has already been done on the sidewalks and to shore up the supports in the basements under the street. New restaurants have opened and others are coming. More needs to happen (including, possibly, the parking garage that might spark the Delijani family to actively program its four theaters), but Huizar has taken notable steps forward. One relatively low-key effort could prove key. Huizar and his staff continue to push for an ordinance that would allow the long vacant upper-floor spaces to be used in new ways. It’s not a sexy subject, and the attempt has been stymied by conflicts with city entities including the Fire Department, but just as the adaptive reuse ordinance ushered in a new era of Downtown housing, this could have a major effect on the street’s aging buildings. Most people know Huizar’s Broadway effort for the streetcar, a $125 million project he hopes to open in 2015. While other transportation systems could cost less and still be effective urban circulators, Huizar has brought together key stake-

holders to support the project, and has created a nonprofit to run it. Again, additional work must be done, starting with finding federal funds. More important will be determining how much and which property owners would be taxed for the streetcar. Still, Huizar has advanced this project to the point that it is feasible. On Broadway, that’s huge. Huizar also several years ago helped expand the southern boundary of the Arts District, easing a bitter conflict over whether older buildings should be used for housing or reserved for industrial and manufacturing purposes. The issue cooled with the slowdown in the economy, but this was a good solution with a benefit for Downtown. Challenger Rudy Martinez has an admirable track record as a businessman. He has opened new restaurants, thus creating jobs, boosting tax revenue and helping generate life on slow corridors. In fact, his kind of business savvy, and his determination to ease the permitting and other snafus that frustrate so many entrepreneurs, is desperately needed in Los Angeles. He is also personable and clearly wants the 14th District job. His willingness to self-fund his campaign and to reject city matching funds (which Huizar has accepted) shows an impressive commitment. Martinez is someone who, if elected, would come into office not beholden to the usual special interests. That’s rare and refreshing, as well as very difficult to sustain. That said, his campaign platform frequently relies on generalities and hopes rather than the political realities required to do the job. His calls for accountability and transparency are surely something constituents want, but he lacks the important and, well, wonkish knowledge Huizar possesses. On Broadway, Martinez says now is not the time to tax people for a streetcar; that’s a reasonable statement. He also pledges to bring property owners together to learn what they want; that is something Huizar has already done through Bringing Back Broadway. Even if some key players are fiercely opposed to Huizar, the outreach is taking place. We believe that Rudy Martinez could learn the council job and, with his business background and communication skills, be an able representative for the 14th. However, José Huizar has made some solid strides that can be built on in the future. He is the right man for the post at this key time in Downtown’s evolution. He deserves re-election on March 8.

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The Bhutan Connection How Downtown Los Angeles Is Like the Tiny Himalayan Nation

t hit me the other day, in the strangest of places, as I made the turn from Glendale Boulevard under the overpass and then drove up onto First Street: The reason I love Downtown Los Angeles so much is because it reminds me of the kingdom of Bhutan. If you’ve ever heard of Bhutan (and if you haven’t, hopefully you will soon, since I just wrote a book about the place), you’d think that’s crazy. The tiny, landlocked Himalayan kingdom sandwiched between India and China bears absolutely no physical resemblance to Downtown. Fewer people live in all of Bhutan (650,000) than attend school in the Los Angeles Unified School District (about 700,000). The main national highway is so narrow it would hardly accommodate Lisa Napoli two passing Escalades, much less a Metro Rapid bus. Once I hosted a Bhutanese visitor who flipped when MEETS WEST she saw the Westin Bonaventure — she’d never seen a black building before, much less one that tall. In Bhutan, they’re all white, with colorful roofs. Not even the busiest part of the fast-growing capital city of Thimphu looks one iota like this place. There aren’t any traffic lights, and the main intersection is attended by a cop who directs the growing number of cars the old-fashioned way: with his arms. From a distance it looks like he’s doing tai chi. Imagine the purple-clad BID patrol officers bending that way on their bikes. The similarity I’m talking about is more a feeling, a state of mind. A sense of small-town interconnectedness and navigability that makes a place not just livable, but charming. It’s what’s kept me living on Bunker Hill since 2004. When I moved to Los Angeles from my native New York City seven years ago, I chose to live Downtown for one simple reason: I didn’t want to commute. I had a job at “Marketplace,” the public radio show, and literally across the street from the

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studios were two tall residential buildings connected by a pedestrian walkway. Once I learned of the gigantic swimming pool in the back, I rushed to the leasing office. I soon found that living in Downtown was a lot like living in the small town of my dreams, except that the small town happened to be landscaped with ginormous buildings and a symphony hall that looked like a spaceship. I reveled in the feel of day-to-day life here in the BR and BBL era (Before Ralphs and Before Bottega Louie). I rushed to the Golden Gopher when it opened to celebrate a new bar in Downtown as if it were a major event. Actually, it was. We Downtown dwellers had access to services, sure, but not with a maddening abundance of choices. We had people, and yet on the weekends it emptied out, but for the parade of camera-wielding tourists. I bonded with like-minded Downtown residents who’d also opted for free time over commuting time. I walked to the library each day and used it the way some people use the local bookstore. I gleefully rode the DASH bus and the Metro and took photographs to prove to other Angelenos that mass transit really does exist here. My daily route included waving to security guards in the World Trade Center and assisting confused map-wielding tourists as I made my way to the Y each evening. My Los Angeles wasn’t some big, intimidating place. It was a little hamlet. Life happened, time ticked by. In 2007, fate took me to Bhutan for six weeks to help with a start-up radio station. I had no idea that the trip would change my life. But almost from the minute I arrived, I deduced the same qualities I loved from Downtown in the capital of the so-called last Shangri-La. Like my neighborhood back home, Thimphu was experiencing a boom, one I’ve enjoyed just as I’ve enjoyed seeing Downtown sizzle these last few years. Back then, there were exactly two restaurants where you could get a real cup of coffee. (Now there are too many to count.) The roads around town had steep inclines and flowed in directions that didn’t always make sense. Just like before the reopening of Angels Flight, I had to plan my shopping and attendant haul accordingly. Just like in Downtown, I always ran into someone I knew.

photo by Lisa Napoli

Downtown L.A. may have more bustle than Thimphu, Bhutan, but both have a small-town feel.

After each of my six stints in Bhutan, I’ve experienced shock when I’ve returned, at the grandness, the madness, of Los Angeles. But Downtown always offers the calm I need. I wrote the bulk of my book here on Bunker Hill, in glorious, self-imposed isolation. I still miss Thimphu, and some days I wake up and wish I could run to Karma Coffee for a macchiato. But as comfortable as I feel in the kingdom I have been lucky to get to know, I know my home is right here. Lisa Napoli is the author of Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth (Crown.) It’s available at Metropolis Books Downtown, online and at booksellers everywhere.

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Big Bump for Wilshire Grand Project Protests Pit Some of Downtown’s Biggest Players in High-Stakes Battle by Ryan VaillancouRt staff wRiteR

acing mounting pressure from Financial District property owners to rethink pieces of the planned $1 billion Wilshire Grand hotel and office tower development, the City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee last week delayed a decision on the mega project. Brookfield Properties, which owns the 7+Fig shopping center and the high-rise immediately south of the hotel, as well as the office tower north of the Wilshire Grand, is appealing a laundry list of pending entitlements for the hotel project. The firm believes the development would devalue its office high-rises. Brookfield is targeting the hotel plan’s proposed digital signage and lighting, its parking plan, its proposed use of a helipad and a slew of other proposals already cleared by the city Planning Commission. “The fact is that signage and lighting of this scope and brightness will have a serious impact on our ability as property owners to lease space in our buildings,” said Bert Dezzutti, senior vice president of Brookfield’s Southern California operations. Broadway Partners, the owner of the Wedbush building at 1000 Wilshire Blvd., immediately west of the hotel site, is challenging the Wilshire Grand project’s traffic circulation plan. Company officials fear the hotel project will snarl traffic and disproportionately impact their tenants. They want the Department of Transportation to add a third northbound

left-turn lane to eastbound Wilshire Boulevard and two additional lanes to Francisco Street before allowing the project to continue The opposition struck a chord with the PLUM Committee at the Feb. 22 meeting. “We’ve had a lot of questions raised, we’ve had a lot material submitted to us very recently,” said Second District Councilman Paul Krekorian before the committee delayed the vote. The challenges threaten to slow the project by building owner Hanjin and its development partner in the deal, Thomas Properties Group. To date, the project has enjoyed significant political support. Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry, who urged the committee to approve the project and the signage plan, is a chief backer. The project also has the support of key labor groups, thanks to a deal that would preserve jobs for current hotel employees. A cadre of union workers, some of them in maid uniforms, helped pack the PLUM hearing. Perry said that time is of the essence for the project — it has financing in place, but the money is contingent on securing city approvals by March 30, she said. The project is due to go before the City Council on March 9, which would still be possible if the PLUM Committee approves the project on March 1. Keeping that schedule may, however, hinge on TPG reaching agreement with the hotel’s neighbors. “[Brookfield] is willing to continue to put in the effort required to solve the significant

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pay $400,000 for the Planning Department to study such a district, which would stretch between Seventh Street and Olympic Boulevard. With the project due back before PLUM on Tuesday, Thomas Properties Group officials are trying to reach accord with their neighbors. The firm will not, however, back down from its pursuit of architectural lighting and expanded digital signage, said Ayalushim Getachew, TPG senior vice president. “What you have to remember is we’re building the first new office building in Downtown in over 22 years,” Getachew said. “This system that we’re proposing of architectural lighting, it’s new to the city of L.A., but not new to anywhere else in the world.” Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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Angeles Street. Essex Property Trust acquired the three rental buildings. Of course, the difference between Santee Village and 217 E. Eighth St. is that Santee Village was already developed. With 217 E. Eighth St., a buyer would need to do the expensive conversion work.

The Building: Built in 1926, the 12-story edifice at 217 E. Eighth St. is, like most buildings in the area, filled by garment manufacturing tenants.

Develop or Occupy?: LaeRoc purchased the building for $9.7 million in 2007 with plans to turn it into 77 residential units. Then the economy, and credit in particular, went bone dry. “The development market was there, but obviously with the problems in finance, it’s changed,” said Dave Muir of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services, who has the listing. Any developer would have to finish the entitlement process, he said.

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n the column “What’s for Sale,” Los Angeles Downtown News looks at everything on the market, from individual condos to whole buildings to vacant lots. We check out the high end, the low end and everything in between. We hope that regular snapshots of individual properties will make for a wide-ranging survey of the overall Downtown market. This week, the focus is on a Fashion District garment building marketed as a candidate for residential conversion, and listed at $6.15 million.

The 40% Solution: Owner LaeRoc Funds, an investor managing more than $650 million worth of real estate, much of it Downtown, has avoided signing new leases in the building, so occupancy is only at about 40%. That’s because the company envisions selling the property to a potential housing developer, or an owner/user who could collect rent from existing tenants while occupying a large chunk of the space itself. A 5,000-square-foot ground floor commercial space is also vacant. Location Cubed: At the northwest corner of Eighth and Santee streets, the building is a short walk from the popular retail hub (and counterfeit bazaar) that is Santee Alley. It’s pretty prime real estate for the Fashion District. As for market-rate residential, it’s still somewhat of a frontier, even for Downtown. It is, however, adjacent to the sixbuilding Santee Village complex, which has new life as of late. In November, Kennedy Wilson and RECP/Urban Partners bought three condo buildings at the complex that stretches between Seventh and Eighth streets along Los

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Don’t Freight: The building boasts a freight elevator, a crucial piece of infrastructure for garment operations that need to regularly move heavy product loads. The 40% vacancy rate translates to 30,000 square feet of available space. Compared to What?: The $6.15 million asking price boils down to $75 per square foot. The closest recent comparison may have been 840 S. Santee St., a nearby six-story, 95,700-square-foot commercial building that sold for $5.25 million, or $55 per square foot, in September 2009. Park It: One knock on the building for residential developers is its lack of connected parking. However, there are several nearby surface lots with monthly rates currently topping out at around $80. That’s notably less than most surface lots in the neighboring Historic Core. Contact: Dave Muir of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services, (213) 270-2244. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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Distinction Continued from page 1 ing designed by the firm Gensler has been credited with boosting the city’s convention business, pushing it from 26th on the national rankings up to 15th. The 10 district winners were selected by the Downtown News editorial department, while the Project of the Year was voted on by leaders from individual districts. Prizes were not awarded in every district. The evening’s most powerful address came from City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, who last April began work on

the Central City Recovery Zone. The injunction that prevents 80 known dealers from stepping foot into Skid Row earned the prize in the district of Central City East. Trutanich said he learned of the issue when Ninth District City Councilwoman Jan Perry took him on a monthly walk of the neighborhood organized by the Central City East Association. He also recalled how LAPD Senior Lead Officer Deon Joseph one time pointed out a drug dealer who was trying to blend in by dressing like a homeless individual — the giveaway was the clean socks, Joseph instructed. “This is a cause I take very, very seriously and very personally,” Trutanich said. “The lawyers in the City Attorney’s office have done a masterful job and it’s not me, it’s them.” Later he added, “This is about banning crooks from neigh-

borhoods where people are trying to get help and recover.” Other winners were the Factory Place Arts Complex in the Arts District; Chinatown Summer Nights in Chinatown; the California Science Center’s expansion and Urban Partners’ University Gateway in the Figueroa Corridor (a tie); community-friendly charitable events the YMCA Stair Climb to the Top, Hope for Firefighters and the Public Safety Appreciation BBQ in the Financial District; the Medallion in the Historic Core; Lazy Ox Canteen in Little Tokyo; and the Seventh Street Corridor’s emergence as Downtown’s “Restaurant Row,” a plan by the Downtown Center Business Improvement District and highlighted recently by the opening of Sugarfish, Mas Malo and Soi 7. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

Photos By Gary Leonard People accepting Downtowners of Distinction awards for (top row, l to r) University Gateway, Hope for Firefighters, Restaurant Row; (middle row) YMCA Stair Climb to the Top, Public Safety Appreciation BBQ, Chinatown Summer Nights; (bottom row) the Medallion, Factory Place Arts Complex, Soi 7, Mas Malo, Central City Recovery Zone.

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and Will Shamlian, who opened the beer bar Spring Street on the same block last year. The pair also owns the Financial District watering hole Library Bar and is building out Pizzeria Urbano at Sixth and Hope streets. They spent about $500,000 on CoffeeBar. “We’ve been wanting to do a coffee place for a while,” Shamlian said. At CoffeeBar, they’re not pouring the average cup of joe. There are no lonely carafes wallowing on hot pots, no smell of burnt, old coffee. On its first day the scent hanging in the blue-tiled coffee house was at once sweet and savory. Leko and Shamlian know they’re following the lead of Spring for Coffee. While the diminutive cafe at 548 S. Spring St. lacks interior seating, it takes coffee seriously: The mini kitchen is stocked with an array of glassware reminiscent of a chemistry lab, all used to hand-pour coffees from boutique roasters like San Francisco-based Ritual and Portland’s Stumptown. Like at CoffeeBar, the Spring for Coffee baristas can school customers on the geographic origin of their beans, discuss acidity levels and debate at length the best brewing methods of the day. “This is not just a cup of coffee,” said Marlon Fuentes, a regular at Spring for Coffee. “It’s like treating yourself.” With all the competition on the stretch, the opening of CoffeeBar begs the question: Are there enough coffee addicts to go around? Growing Pie Jared Mockli is truly a coffee expert. The Seattle native travels the country consulting for new coffeehouses, helping them to plan menus, select equipment and train staff. He was in Downtown Los Angeles last week to help launch CoffeeBar, which boasts two espresso machines, including one known as the “Slayer.” Mockli said he’s seen a precedent for Downtown’s growing coffee concentration. He referenced Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, which has dozens of premium coffee joints. He believes they can all be busy, and that while each new addition slices into the economic pie, if the businesses are complementary, the pie will grow. It’s a concept that both the Spring for Coffee and CoffeeBar proprietors accept. “We love those guys,” said Shamlian of

his predecessor. “I think the only Yelp.com post I ever made was for Spring for Coffee, and it was to say they have the best coffee in Downtown.” In the run-up to CoffeeBar’s opening, Mockli met with Spring for Coffee to avoid sourcing the same beans. That’s why you won’t see Ritual at CoffeeBar, but will see Vivace, Verve and others. “It’s good for us to have them because it brings more people when you have more options and more quality,” said Spring for Coffee owner Ken Yoshitake. At Syrup Desserts, at 611 S. Spring St., manager Stan Lin wasn’t phased by the opening of CoffeeBar. While Syrup serves quality coffee, its identity is tied to its waffle-laden sweets. “I think we’re just a totally different crowd,” Lin said. Well, not totally. Edwin Havens, who lives in the area, works on his laptop regularly at cafes, including Syrup. On Wednesday, he was among the first customers at CoffeeBar. “Maybe I’m a sucker for the atmosphere, but I imagine I can potentially get a better cup of coffee here than at the other places,” Havens said. Still, on a recent weekday afternoon, all four places were doing steady, if not buzzing business. L.A. Café, at 639 S. Spring St., is clearly less of a hotspot for coffee aficionados, and more of a mini restaurant — its 24-hour kitchen is revered by hungry Historic Core night owls. But CoffeeBar seems to lend itself to gathering too, especially with its sizable outdoor patio. Working with RNL Design, Shamlian and Leko set the façade back about 10 feet from the sidewalk. The 600-square-foot patio can hold 40 people, Shamlian said. While the various coffee outposts hope to complement each other going forward, Shamlian and Leko admit they are making a bet on the neighborhood’s growing coffee habit. Yoshitake is betting on Spring Street too, but “you never know,” he said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen.” Fuentes, the Spring for Coffee regular, said one thing is certain. “This is coffee block for sure.” Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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the time we’re outside the studio easier and more enjoyable. Think about actively combining a stretching regimen with a strong cardio and strength training workout. You’ll find a diverse schedule of classes that target all three at Pilates Plus Downtown LA. Three unique classes that can incorporate more stretching into your routine have just been added to the spring schedule: Abs & Stretch: 50-minute SPX Pilates group class using the Proformer, focusing on a 25-minute abdominal workout and a 25-minute stretching workout. Yoga Plus: Integrate the mindfulness of yoga with the physical culture of the SPX workout. Yoga has the power to transform your body and mind, creating balance in the body through developing strength, flexibility done through the performance of poses or postures. Learn to deepen and strengthen your yoga practice with SPX Pilates. SPX (80): 80-minute SPX Pilates group class. A full-body workout that incorporates the key principles of the Pilates method and blends them with muscle dynamics for a high-intensity workout. A dedicated focus on stretching increases flexibility, range of motion and circulation. Pilates Plus Downtown LA is at 845 S. Broadway (at Ninth Street). For more information or a full class schedule call (213) 863-4834 or visit ppspx.com.

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When Flying Pigs Land: Yes, The Flying Pig truck was used in an adult film that prompted truck owner and Le Cordon Bleu trained chef Joe Kim to sue the producers, alleging he was misled about what they would be shooting. While Restaurant Buzz has not seen the film, we have dined at the Flying Pig truck, which is quite good. So we’re glad to hear Kim is sticking with the food biz and opening a place in Little Tokyo. Kim said a brick and mortar version of the restaurant will open at the Hikari building in late March. The Flying Pig Café will be next to the Johnny Rockets at First Street and Central Avenue in the old Pastagina space, the Italian fast food restaurant that closed last year. Flying Pig serves Asian food using French techniques that result in dishes such

as tamarind duck, braised pork belly and peanut butter carnitas. At 141 S. Central Ave. or flyingpigtruck. com. Beard Honors: The James Beard Foundation recently announced the semifinalists in the 2011 Restaurant and Chefs Awards. It’s a long list that is sadly short on local names. However some Downtown establishments did make the cut: Josef Centeno of the awesome Lazy Ox Canteen in Little Tokyo and John Rivera Sedlar, of Rivera in South Park, were nominated for Best Chef in the Pacific Region. Additionally, Silvestre Fernandez, the sommelier at Patina, was nominated for Outstanding Wine Service. The finalists will be announced March 21 and the awards are in May. Good luck guys. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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veryone needs a little Rossini in their life. That is to say not just the music, but also a few clever fools, romantic escapades and exquisite ensembles. Surely, everyone could use a little Nino Machaidze, too. Machaidze is the firecracker soprano who commands the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage in L.A. Opera’s Il Turco in Italia, Gioacchino Rossini’s rarely performed comedy from 1814. Along with a magnificent voice, Machaidze is beautiful, and here she gets to strut, flirt, dominate a weak-willed husband and nearly bring down the honor of all Italian manhood — not an easy job, even if you can pull off a perfect cadenza vivace. The rising young soprano leads a veteran international cast that includes the wonderful Paolo Gavenelli as her long-suffering hubby, a man capable of pumping out fullspeed, fully boffo Rossini with an easy and unstrained baritone. The show continues in Downtown through March 13. The plot is, of course, ludicrous. A Turkish prince, vacationing in an Italian port, is pursued by his former harem girl (now living as

a gypsy) at the same time as the cheating young wife of an uxorious Italian husband. A would-be poet, sung with perfect comic timing by Thomas Allen, adds a pre-postmodern touch by trying to manipulate the action for a play he’s writing. There’s a catfight, a masked ball and, of course, mistaken identities. In this Turk, imported from the Hamburg Opera, the production team headed by Christof Loy takes the absurdity wonderfully over the top, resetting the action in the late 1950s or early 1960s. The Prince wears Ray-Bans, the gypsies live in a cheap trailer park and there’s a wet bar for the cocktails — it’s inexpensive staging that relies on cleverness instead of flash. Somehow, it works to set a classic bel canto comedy as sitcom — the boffo instincts of Rossini in 1814 match those of Lucille Ball in 1956. Loy and his team make the first act a delight, and if he starts to run out of ideas in the second, he can almost be forgiven. The latter half has always been problematic, and probably accounts for the Turk’s infrequent appearances — indeed, the opera was largely

Paolo Gavenelli is the long-suffering husband in the rarely performed 1814 opera by Gioacchino Rossini.

The L.A. Opera production of The Turk in Italy, with Nino Machaidze and Simone Alberghini, channels 1950s TV sitcoms.

forgotten for a hundred years until Maria Callas revived it in 1950. After a frenzy of nonsense, the action slows, the frivolous wife repents (no doubt to soothe the feelings of the Italian husbands of the time), and while some of the best music can be found in Act Two, it simply goes on too long. In his desperation to make the second act work, Loy tries things like dressing half the male chorus in drag, then staging 10 minutes of very lewd poses, unnecessarily turning what would be a PG production into an R rating. Later he dresses the chorus as stagehands, pointlessly upstaging the repentance aria, otherwise superbly rendered by Machaidze. Huh? Simone Alberghini’s Turkish prince, Selim, is convincing both musically and dramatically, but doesn’t really milk the role as it could be milked. Maxim Mironov brings his sweet bel canto tenor to the role of Fiorilla’s lover, Don Narciso — a lover just as long-

suffering as her husband. Mironov’s voice is not large, but he has mastered the precise legato of the bel canto style. Mezzo soprano Kate Lindsey, in her L.A. Opera debut, is impossible to believe as a Turkish harem girl. Then again, in this production, who cares? She’s fun and fullvoiced. As for Machaidze, she will return to lead in Roméo et Juliette next season. If anyone can follow the legendary performance of Anna Netrebko in 2004-2005, perhaps it is her. On opening night, the orchestra had a bit of a stumble through the overture, but conductor James Conlon pulled them back on track for a vigorous and committed performance. As always, Conlon’s great love of opera gets communicated viscerally to the audience, and one cannot help but enjoy Rossini with him. The Turk in Italy plays through March 13 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8001 or laopera.com.

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magine for a moment, dinosaurs. These days, it seems most everyone’s there. Not just any dinosaurs, but a gaggle of For example, during February’s happenprehistoric vertebrates milling about after ing (the next one is March 4), every single a long workweek. Suddenly, one of them pipes seat inside the museum’s Level 2 North up with a vague idea about throwing a party. A American Mammal Hall is filled 15 minutes party, in the midst of all this tall grass. before the discussion starts. Yes, that’s cor The others are skeptical to say the least, won- rect: It’s standing room only inside the Level dering what this crazy old fossil 2 Mammal Hall, one Downtown has in mind. venue you really have to make an Eventually he prevails, and soon effort to find. All of this hoopla is plans are made to get all manner of for a scientist/author/speaker who birds and bugs and monkeys and doesn’t have his own TV show. whales and whatever else is milling He’s never even appeared on about, together, for a big monthly “The Bachelor.” bash. Even though we’re talking Still they come. So many, in 230 million years ago, there’s sudfact, that my 6:15 p.m. entrance denly a talent booker involved. I merely earns me a spot way in mean, if you’re taking the time to Howard Leff the back next to Red Fox. No, not get a whole mixed species social afthe legendary comedian. This fox fair up and running, you had best has pointed furry ears and lives inject some life into the thing. comfortably in a diorama directly OF ONE No one wants to have a dud on to my left. Honestly, I’m not even their claws. sure if I’m sitting in an actual seat, but it’s the Soon, they’re featuring big-name bands, best I can do at this apparently late hour. cutting-edge DJs, prize-winning speakers, First up, USC professor (and moderator) brilliant tour guides and what do you think Dr. Michael Quick displays a seasoned standhappens? These supposedly small-brained up comic’s timing while welcoming the huncreatures have hit upon an amazing idea. dreds of people. He then introduces Pulitzer Soon it’s the talk of the swampland. Prize-winning writer Jonathan Weiner, author Dinner’s served. Drinks are poured. Some of the new book Long for This World: The vertebrates actually come to dance. The Strange Science of Immortality. Weiner’s fasciwhole place is buzzing. nating lecture deals with the idea that eternal Fast forward to First Fridays, the Natural youth can possibly be attained in our lifetime. History Museum’s wildly popular late-night It’s an amazing discussion. Can people live monthly event — part science and part sizzle, 200 years? Five hundred years? Has anyone as if the dinosaurs themselves organized a notified Joan Rivers? There’s not a murmur cocktail party you can’t possibly imagine un- in the room as Weiner launches into a clearly less you’re there. explained yet quite scientific lecture at a time

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of night when most decent Downtown citizens are planning their weekend barhopping activities. Meanwhile, visitors are zipping (and, yes, bar-hopping) all through this stunning Exposition Park facility, from the Hall of African Mammals across the lobby through the narrow Fin Whale Passage, where DJs spin records (and show “found footage” movies) under a mesmerizing 63-foot, 7,000-pound skeleton. The whole area takes on an indie lounge feel that would easily rival other Downtown venues designed exclusively for that purpose. From there, it’s off to the gorgeous, exquisitely restored 98-year-old rotunda where guides are conducting tours of some of the evening’s other special exhibits. Wander off and you’ll find the magical, almost Disneyland-esque bird exhibits upstairs and the California History room downstairs. There’s also a two-hour live music set. Tonight the Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

Ensemble plays melodies amidst moose, coyotes, seals and hundreds of other thrilled music fans. During the break, an alarming moment: Right there, inside this by-now pulsating Downtown museum, I discover live roaches. Lots of them. Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches to be exact. Worse, a charming and well-informed staff member inside the “Insect Zoo” stands there, stroking its back like it’s some kind of six-legged kitten. Also on hand are the colorfully named White-Eyed Assassin Bug and the Giant Tailless Whipscorpion. Or maybe that’s the name of next month’s First Fridays band? Either way, this event has the legs (and tentacles and tails) to continue as one of Downtown’s most enjoyable spectacles. It’s an underground party in the most unlikely of places, where you can learn, eat, drink, dance or just wander halls that are inhabited by a range of great creatures, some hanging from the ceiling, others lurking in dark corners.

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Tuesday, Mar. 1 ALOUD at the Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org. 7 p.m.: It’s all about The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith with photos, an author talk by Joan Schenkar and a presentation by actress Kathleen Chalfant. Grammy Museum L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org. 7:30 p.m.: The Reel to Reel series presents Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune, a timely tribute to the folk-rocker who rose to fame in the early 1960s and whose songs became anthems for peace, justice and change. A discussion with director and activist Tom Hayden follows the screening. Thursday, Mar. 3 MOCA Engagement Party Ahmanson Auditorium, 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1745 or moca.org.

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Monday, Feb. 28 Grammy Museum L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org. 8 p.m.: An evening with Roger Hodgson, composer and lead vocalist/co-founder of Supertramp. Following the interview, Hodgson will perform some of his classic songs.

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SPONSORED LISTINGS Free Downtown Audio Walking Tours Various Locations, crala.org/art. Free audio walking tours and maps are available for download at www.crala.org/art. Explore Downtown’s Bunker Hill, Financial District, Historic Core, and Little Tokyo neighborhoods by discovering public art and places developed through the CRA/LA Art Program. Live Church LA Club Nokia, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 4934329 or livechurchla.com. 10 a.m.: Every Sunday, Live Church L.A. takes over the VIP Lounge at Club Nokia, bringing great music, people and inspiring messages. Kadampa Meditation Center Various Locations, (323) 223-0610 or meditateinla.org. Kadampa Meditation Center California offers meditation classes for everyone — those seeking simple relaxation, and those wishing to experience authentic spiritual teachings. Join the center Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. for Meditations for a Meaningful Life at the center’s temple in Elysian Valley. Just drop in. The center offers classes throughout L.A. USC Lusk Center – Multifamily Market Forecast Los Angeles Mariott, 333 S. Figueroa St., usc.com/casden. 8 a.m., April 6: Scott Simon, managing director of PIMCO, is the keynote speaker at the USC Casden Center for Real Estate’s Multifamily Market Forecast. USC’s Tracy Seslen will deliver the forecast, addressing whether multifamily will lead the way in the recovery.

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“White Dance.” “Night Tide.” “Raven.” Perfume brands? No, but just as evocative. These are dance pieces created by Eiko & Koma, the Japanese-born, New York-based choreographer/dancers who have collaborated for more than 40 years. The stark, iconic titles match their signature style, which uses precision and stillness, slowly evolving movement and image, to create theatrical, elemental dances. The duo will perform these three works that explore human desire and the forces of nature at REDCAT from March 2-6 at 8:30 p.m. At 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org. There’ll be a rumble in Little Tokyo on Saturday, March 5, when acclaimed taiko soloists Hiroyuki Hayashida and Shuichi Hidano are joined by odaiko (big drum) expert Jun Takada for what’s being labeled the Super Taiko Concert. The monsters of drumming will shake the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center plaza with cutting-edge artistry and pure power. The festivities start at 2 p.m. with a performance by the Taiko Center of L.A. Ensemble. According to myth, taiko was created when a female shaman-like deity performed an erotic stomping dance on a wooden tub that coaxed the reluctant sun goddess Amaterasu out of a cave, thus restoring light to the world. Get taiko-enlightened yourself at 244 S. San Pedro St., (213) 680-3700 or jaccc.org.

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February 28, 2011 7-10 p.m.: The League of Imaginary Scientists explores the science of floating and flying with The Zephyr Experiment. The League concludes their residency with a look backwards at antiquarian attempts at buoyancy, from the most basic attempts to float up through rocket propulsion. This Is Your Library 630 W. Fifth St., thisisyourlibrary.org. 7:30 p.m.: This after-hours, talk show-like event at the Central Library features Angelenos talking about what they do, how they do it and what it means to be doing it in L.A.: photographer Catherine Opie, comedian Patton Oswalt, and novelist Wesley Stace (aka singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding). With DJs, live music, Pink’s hot dogs and a full bar. Saturday, Mar. 5 The 11th Annual Brazilian Carnaval Exotica Club Nokia at L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (818) 566-1111 or clubnokia.com. 8 p.m.-2 a.m.: A spectacle of Brazilian live music, DJs, dance, food and drink including video visuals by Leonardo Bondani, Capoeira dancers and samba by Brazilian Nites Samba Dancers and Samba School, a 100-piece drum corps. Costumes encouraged.

ROCK, POP & JAZZ 2nd Street Jazz 366 E. Second St., (213) 680-0047 or 2ndstjazz.com. Mar. 3, 8 p.m.: Indie rockers SolarFlare, Sonia & The Situation, Have You Read The Manual, and more. Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com. Mar. 4, 10 p.m.: The hardcore country twang of The Americans. Mar. 5, 10 p.m.: Gods of Macho bring their down-n-dirty rock-n-roll. Club Nokia Corner of Olympic Blvd. and Figueroa St., clubnokia.com. Mar. 2, 9 p.m.: Belgian acid house/techno dance band Lords of Acid. Conga Room L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic, (213) 749-0445 or congaroom.com. Mar. 3, 8 p.m.: Spanish rocker Mikel Erentxun. Nokia Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6000 or nokiatheatrelalive.com. Mar. 5, 8 p.m.: Julieta Venegas with special guest Ceci Bastida. Redwood Bar & Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 680-2600 or theredwoodbar.com. Feb. 28, 10 p.m.: Phil Alvin & Friends. Mar. 1, 10 p.m.: Poop, Doggy Style and The ExGentlemen. Mar. 2, 10 p.m.: The Mo-Odds and Venus Rising. Mar. 3, 10 p.m.: Rock hard with White Flag Down and The UV’s. Mar. 5, 10 p.m.: Mike Watt & His Missingmen and Sassafrass. Mar. 6, 10 p.m.: Kasio Antaxia, Polygraph, The Ambient Light and Owl Acid mix it up. Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., sevengrand.la. Mar. 1, 10 p.m.: The Makers groove ensemble. The Smell 247 S. Main St., alley between Spring and Main streets, thesmell.org. Mar. 3, 9 p.m.: I.E., Laco$te, Simo Soo and Broken Eyes. Mar. 4, 9 p.m.: Nodzzz, Audacity, Tijuana Panthers and Ale Mania. Mar. 5, 9 p.m.: Japanther, Tinylittle, Jehovas Fitness and Joyce Manor. Mar. 6, 9 p.m.: Gobble Gobble, Captain Ahab, Foot Village and Heller Keller. Staples Center 1201 S. Figueroa St., staplescenter.com. Mar. 1, 8 p.m.: Hillsong United (youth ministry of Hillsong Church) perform their Aftermath Tour. The Varnish 118 E. Sixth St., (213) 622-9999 or thevarnishbar.com Feb. 28, 9 p.m.: Drink in great jazz piano every Monday with Jamie Elman serenading live on The Varnish keys. Mar. 1, 8:30 p.m.: Jazzman Mark Bosserman entertains on the house piano every Tuesday. Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-4396 or laphil.com. Mar. 5, 8 p.m.: Acclaimed pianist and LA Phil Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock pushes the boundaries of jazz with his unmistakable musical voice.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE 100 Days LOFT ensemble, 929 E. 2nd St. Studio 105, (213) 6800392 or LOFTensemble.com. Mar. 5, 8 p.m.; Mar. 6, 7 p.m.: After his Buddhist mother passes away, a college circuit comedian has 100 days to marry for his mother’s spirit to transition in peace in this world premiere by Weiko Lin.

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DowntownNews.com Through Mar. 20. 33 Variations Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org. Mar. 1-4, 8 p.m.; Mar. 5, 2 and 8 p.m.; Mar. 6, 1 and 6:30 p.m.: In Moises Kaufmann’s Tony Awardwinning play, Jane Fonda plays a Beethoven scholar driven to solve the genius’ greatest mystery, while her own life crumbles around her—underscored by a live pianist sharing the stage. As The Globe Warms Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.com. Mar. 1, 7:30 p.m.: The final season of Heather Woodbury’s weekly dramatic serial is a solo performance narrative about God, sex and ecological disaster. Through April 5. Civil Rites Alexandria Hotel, 501 S. Spring St., (213) 489-3703 or companyofangels.org. Opening Mar. 4, 8 p.m.; Mar. 5, 8 p.m.; Mar. 6, 7 p.m.: Company of Angels presents an evening of monologues, music and poetry drawn from a series of theater workshops for Downtown artists and adults — many who are disabled, homeless, and/or living or working in poverty. Through Mar. 13. La Razón Blindada 24th Street Theatre, 1117 West 24th St., 213-745-6516 or 24thstreet.org. Mar. 5, 8 p.m.: Argentine playwright/director Aristides Vargas infuses Cervantes’ classic novel El Quijote with Franz Kafka’s The Truth About Sancho Panza and testimonies by Chicho Vargas and other political prisoners held in the 1970s during Argentina’s dictatorship. Two political prisoners, oppressed by physical and emotional abuse, find solace in meeting every Sunday at dusk to tell the story of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Through Mar. 26. Magic Strings The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com. Mar. 1-4, 10:30 a.m.; Mar. 5-6, 2:30 p.m.: Over 100 of Bob Baker’s fantastical marionettes in an hour-long variety revue include puppet horses frolicking on an old-fashioned merry-go-round and a marionette “Day at the Circus.” After the performance, guests are invited to have refreshments in the Party Room. Open-ended run. The Turk in Italy Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8000 or musiccenter.org. Mar. 2 and 5, 7:30 p.m.: L.A. Opera presents the company premiere of Gioacchino Rossini’s zaniest comedy of amorous misadventures and a masquerade of mistaken identities, played out against a bel canto score of tongue-tangling patter arias and blazing coloratura showpieces. Through March 13.

CLASSICAL MUSIC Tuesday, Mar. 1 Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-4396 or laphil.com. 8 p.m.: With Zubin Mehta conducting, the venerable Israel Philharmonic performs symphonies by Haydn and Mahler. Wednesday, Mar. 2 Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-4396 or laphil.com. 8 p.m.: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin performs a program of Baroque masters: Telemann, Handel and Bach. Thursday, Mar. 3 Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-4396 or laphil.com. 8 p.m.; Mar. 5, 8 p.m.; Mar. 6, 2 p.m.: Los Angeles Philharmonic performs Webern’s Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10, Takemitsu’s Requiem and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 with Gustavo Dudamel conducting. Saturday, Mar. 5 The Da Camera Society Doheny Mansion, 8 Chester Place, (213) 477-2929 or dacamera.org. 8 p.m.: The Rossetti String Quartet with pianist Rina Dokshitsky perform a program featuring Dvorák piano quintets, both early (the rarely-heard Op. 5) and mature (the magisterial Op. 81), along with Piazzolla’s Tango Ballet for string quartet. Pre-concert talk at 7:40 p.m.; catered reception with artists following. Sunday, Mar. 6 Opera Buffs Spring Showcase The Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., (310) 4706268 or operabuffs.org. 2 p.m.: “One Day When We Were Young” introduces six young opera singers in a variety of scenes from such operas as The Elixir of Love (Donizetti), The Ballad of Baby Doe (Moore), Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart). Los Angeles Master Chorale Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7282 or lamc.org. 7 p.m.: Violinist Jennifer Koh joins conductor

Grant Gershon and the chorale to perform the world premiere of Mark Grey’s Mugunghwa: Rose of Sharon. Also on the all-Korean program, Hyowon Woo’s MeNa-Ri and a variety of Korean folksongs.

FILM Downtown Independent 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com. Feb. 28, 7 p.m.: The Film Courage Interactive screens the feature documentary Roll Out, Cowboy followed by a musical performance by the doc’s subject, Chris “Sandman” Sand (aka The Rappin’ Cowboy), and a rooftop after-party. Mar. 1, 7 p.m.; Mar. 2, 9 p.m.; Mar. 3, 7 p.m.: You Won’t Miss Me is a kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a 23-year-old alienated urban misfit recently released from a psychiatric hospital, starring Stella Schnabel. Mar 4-10: The Red Chapel follows a trio of Danish artists to North Korea under the guise of cultural exchange. Pretending to be a small theatre group, they present themselves as regime sympathizers and mount an absurd variety show in Pyongyang. IMAX Theater California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 7442019 or californiasciencecenter.org. Through Apr. 7: A Rainforest Adventure: Bugs! in 3D explores the dramatic lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly. Hubble 3D takes movie-goers on a journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. Under the Sea 3D explores the exotic waters and creatures of the Indo-Pacific as well as the impact of climate change on the ocean wilderness. REDCAT 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org. Feb. 28, 8:30 p.m.: “The Artist Theater Program” includes theatrical premieres of film and video work by visual artists Math Bass, Shannon Ebner, Alice Konitz, Adam Putnam and Lucy Raven, and by the activist group W.A.G.E (Working Artists and the Greater Economy). Regal Cinema L.A. Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (877) 835-5734 or lalive.com. Through Mar. 3: Drive Angry 3D (12, 1:40, 2:30, 4:20, 5:10, 7, 7:50, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m.); The Grace Card (12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 p.m.); Hall Pass (12:10, 1:50, 2:40, 4:30, 5:20, 7:10, 8, 9:50 and 10:40 p.m.); Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (1:10, 3:50, 6:40 and 9:10 p.m.); I Am Number Four (1:30, 4:10, 7 and 9:50 p.m.); Unknown (12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 8 and 10:50 p.m.); Gnomeo & Juliet 3D (12:30, 2:50, 5, 7:20 and 9:40 p.m.); Gnomeo & Juliet (1:30 and 4 p.m.); Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D (1:50, 4:50, 7:40 and 10:20 p.m.); The Rite (6:30 and 9:10 p.m.); No Strings Attached (1:20, 4, 6:40 and 9:20 p.m.); The King’s Speech (12:40, 3:50, 6:50 and 9:40 p.m.). Mar. 4 (partial list): The Adjustment Bureau (1:30, 4:20, 7 and 9:40 p.m.); Beastly (12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 and 9:50 p.m.); Rango (1:40, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m.); Take Me Home Tonight (12, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 and 10 p.m.).

MUSEUMS African American Firefighter Museum 1401 S. Central Ave., (213) 744-1730 or aaffmuseum.org. Ongoing: An array of firefighting relics dating to 1924, including a 1940 Pirsch ladder truck, an 1890 hose wagon, uniforms from New York, L.A. County and City of L.A. firefighters, badges, helmets, photographs and other artifacts. Annette Green Perfume Museum FIDM, second floor, 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 6241200 or fidm.edu. Ongoing: One of a kind, the museum is dedicated to enhancing our understanding the art, culture and science of the olfactory. Originally opened in New York City in 1999, the collection — 2,000 bottles, perfume presentations and documentary ephemera dating from the late 1800s to the present — was donated to FIDM in 2005. Also, “High Style: Perfume and the Haute Couture” features a selection of fragrance bottles and packaging that reflect the many ways that fame inspires design. Images of Men: A Look Through Fragrance is a new installation in the Annette Green Fragrance Archive. The bottles and accessories showcased explore how men’s diverse identities and roles are conveyed through the changing designs of the bottles themselves. California African American Museum 600 State Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org. Through Feb. 27: Allensworth: A Place. A People. A Story. tells a photographic story of California’s first black-founded, financed and governed town. Through Mar. 20: How We Roll features four decades of skateboarding legends starting with the birth of surfing and the influence of roller skating to its evolution into the dynamic sport of today. Through June 5: Camera and Community fea-

tures the work of 20 California photographers from the collection of The Institute of Arts and Media that merge artistic vision and social consciousness. Daufuskie Island features the black and white photographs of Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe of the people and culture of the last of the Seas Islands off the coast of S. Carolina and Georgia. Ongoing: The multi-functional Gallery of Discovery offers visitors the opportunity to connect with the lineage of their own family, engage in artistic workshops, educational tours and other programs of historical discoveries. Hear recordings of actual living slaves from the Library of Congress archives and discover stories from the past. California Science Center 700 State Drive, (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org. Through May 1: Science in Toyland explores what toys teach us about science in a fun, hands-on exhibit. Ongoing: The Science Center’s permanent exhibits are usually interactive and focus on human innovations and inventions as well as the life processes of living things. The lobby Science Court stays busy with the High Wire Bicycle, a motion-based simulator, the Ecology Cliff Climb and Forty Years of Space Photography. The human body is another big focus: The Life Tunnel aims to show the connections between all life forms, from the single-celled amoeba to the 100-trillion-celled human being. The new Ecosystems exhibit explores how life on our planet is shaped by geophysical and biological processes. Chinese American Museum 425 N. Los Angeles St., (213) 485-8567 or camla.org. Through May 22: Dreams Deferred: Artists Respond to Immigration Reform showcases local artists exploring the tensions, repercussions, hopes and dreams of immigrant communities in the face of new immigration legislation, through street art, graffiti, sculptures, painting and multimedia installations. Through May 29: To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Angel Island, CAM presents Remembering Angel Island, showcase historic photographs, a reproduction of a poem carved on the barracks of Angel Island, artifacts and a multi-media station featuring personal stories of those who endured the Angel Island experience. Permanent: Re-creation of the Sun Wing Wo, a Chinese general store and herbal shop, and Journeys: Stories of Chinese Immigration, an exhibit exploring Chinese immigration to the United States with an emphasis on community settlement in Los Angeles. The display is outlined into four distinct time periods. Each period is defined by an important immigration law and/or event, accompanied by a brief description and a short personal story about a local Chinese American and their experiences in that particular historical period. El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument 124 Paseo de la Plaza, (213) 485-8372 or elpueblo.lacity.org. Ongoing: The whole of El Pueblo is called a “monument,” and of this monument’s 27 historic buildings, four function as museums: the Avila Adobe, the city’s oldest house; the Sepulveda House, home to exhibits and the monument’s Visitors Center; the Fire House Museum, which houses late 19thcentury fire-fighting equipment; and the Masonic Hall, which boasts Masonic memorabilia. Check its website for a full slate of fiestas, including Cinco de Mayo, Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in November and December’s beautiful candlelight procession, Las Posadas. Open daily, though hours at shops and halls vary. Grammy Museum L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org. Opening Feb. 5: Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey is the first major museum exhibition to explore the four-decade history of hip-hop in America and the genre’s impact on the world through interactive mixing and listening stations, video footage, rare photographs and original artifacts.

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taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 14, 2011 time: 8:30am Dept.: 11 Address of court is Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a

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(213) 742-7100 or nba.com/clippers. March 2 and 5, 7:30 p.m.: So long Baron Davis. The Clippers shipped the mercurial point guard to NBA Siberia (Cleveland), getting the younger Mo Williams in return. The Davis experiment never really panned out, and now the Clippers seem to be going all in with youth. With Davis gone, this is clearly Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon’s team. They start the week in Sacramento (Feb. 28), and the Staples crowds get their first look at Mo when the Clippers host the Rockets and the Carmelo Anthony-less Nuggets. Look for rookie guard Eric Bledsoe to take more minutes as the Clippers transition Williams into the rotation. Los Angeles Kings Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., 1 (888) KINGS-LA or kings.nhl.com. Feb. 28 and March 3, 7:30 p.m.; March 5, 1 p.m.: The Kings settle in for a nice little home stretch, starting the week by hosting the Detroit Red Wings. The squad has sneaked back into playoff contention; as of press time, the Kings stood in sixth place in the Western Conference. After the Wings, the Kings host the Phoenix Coyotes and the Vancouver Canucks. All three are winnable games. —Ryan Vaillancourt

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