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Volume 38, Number 23

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A Bitter Building Battle Land Owners, City Duel Over Measure That Would Impact Changes to Older Properties

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Urban Scrawl on City Hall.

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Tony Curtis is coming Downtown.

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proposal that could make it more difficult to raze or even renovate historic buildings in Los Angeles has created a bitter divide in Downtown.

Some local property owners claim the measure would make it needlessly difficult to upgrade their structures, while those behind the effort say it will protect historic properties and ultimately benefit property owners.

The proposal would likely impact Downtown more than any other part of the city because of the concentration of more than 100 historic buildings in the area.

The Planning Commission on Thursday, June 11, will consider several key changes to the Cultural Heritage Ordinance, a 47-year-old measure that lays out the rules for protecting city-designated Historic-Cultural Monuments.

The most dramatic changes are proposals to give the five-member panel that oversees monuments the power to deny demolitions and the ability to review plans for interior upgrades.

Currently, the Cultural Heritage Commission can delay demolitions of those properties but not prevent them, and it can only review large-scale interior renovations. The proposed changes have see Ordinance, page 26

‘Cornfield’ Park Could Close

Games Mayors Play Villaraigosa May Be Under Fire, But He Can Still Master the Media

Los Angeles State Historic Park Among 220 Recreation Sites That Could Be Chopped in Budget Crisis

A new building for the Jewelry District.

Scenes from the E3 video game convention. photo by Gary Leonard

The Los Angeles State Historic Park opened in 2006, following a $2 million art project that turned the site into a cornfield. It could be off limits to the public if a budget-cutting proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger comes to fruition. by ryAn vAillAncourt StAff writer

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ast Monday the news, if you want to use that word, broke that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is dating former Miss USA and current KTLA newsreader Lu Parker. The following day, THE REGARDIE REPORT

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Karen Hathaway (right) of the Los Angeles Athletic Club and Jessica Susnar of Mark & Brian Enterprises, LLC, outside Downtown’s Engine Co. No. 28 building, a city-designated historic landmark that would be affected by proposed changes to the Cultural Heritage Ordinance.

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or David McCullough and his wife Martha Alcantar, the Los Angeles State Historic Park has been an integral part of their Downtown lifestyle since it opened in 2006.

The couple, who live in the Mosaic apartment complex near Union Station, walk to the 32-acre park as often as four times a week, often with their two dogs Maggie and Stuart, to escape the urban fabric and work up a little sweat.

But a proposal to close most state parks on July 1 to help shore up a

soaring budget gap is threatening to throw a wrench in the routines of McCullough and Alcantar, as well as the thousands of other people who visit the park every month. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed closing 220 state recreation sites, including the Los Angeles State Historic Park, still known to many as the Cornfield, and the 40-acre Rio de Los Angeles State Park north of Downtown.

“Wow,” McCullough said, upon learning about the plan. “That would really be a drag.”

The proposal is one component see Park, page 7

it took AnVil all of three minutes and 10 seconds to battle and beat a gaggle of reporters trying to bully him into opening up on the issue.

Villaraigosa may be a “failure” in the eyes and on the cover of Los Angeles magazine and a disappointment to the 45% of the electorate who voted for someone else for mayor in March, but when it comes to the part of the job that entails handling reporters — or, as he called them early in his tenure, the trolls — he’s still got game.

On June 2, Villaraigosa showed up at a glorified photo op to open the E3 video game convention.

With the Interweb and the media aflutter that the mayor and the newsreader had been spotted over the weekend being semi-cuddly in a Larchmont bookstore, a half-dozen TV cameras and their correspondents were ready. They gathered in a shady spot on the Convention Center plaza, hungry like a wolf pack. When Villaraigosa ambled over they pounced.

Villaraigosa was ready, and deflected the question like Ultraman, which he very well may be during private time with Parker, but apparently that’s not public information.

“Look folks, I’m here to discuss E3,” said Villaraigosa, steps away from where a cartoonish white ambulance was promoting a see Mayor, page 25

photo by Gary Leonard

When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (left of podium) welcomed video game convention E3 back to town, he probably did not realize that he was under a banner promoting a bloody, shoot-em-up video game.

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AROUNDTOWN Video Game Convention to Come Back to Downtown

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ust as city officials last week were celebrating the opening of video game confab the E3 Expo, they were also looking to the future. On June 2, in front of the Los Angeles Convention Center, they announced that E3 will return to Downtown in 2010. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hailed the deal, citing the 35,000 people who attend and the 18,000 room nights E3 generates at hotels in Downtown and other parts of the city.

He also said the event, sometimes known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo, has a $21 million economic impact and is the largest convention in the city this year. The E3 Expo was most recently held in Downtown in 2006. Mike Gallagher, president and CEO of event organizer the Entertainment Software Association, said the development of the $2.5 billion L.A. Live adjacent to the Convention Center, including the 1,001-room Convention Center headquarters hotel, along with other growth in the area, helped bring the convention back. “E3 is the premier trade show for video games in the world, and we have many, many choices and many cities that would love to have the show,” he said Tuesday. “And it’s important that Los Angeles remains competitive to keep us here, because every year we are asked would we consider going someplace else?” For more on E3, see page 8.

Miguel Contreras Pool To Open Again

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s the state and city wrestle over budget cuts that could imperil recreation facilities, one Downtown resource that will open this summer is the pool at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in City West. The pool at the $160 million high school at Third and Bixel streets, which opened in fall 2006, had been a source of controversy since the following summer, when city and school officials could not come up with a plan to provide public access to the facility. That sparked an outcry from neighborhood activists who had been promised they would be able to access it. Last summer, the city Department of Recreation and Parks teamed with

the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and a collection of nonprofits to come up with funds to open the pool and offer programming. Despite the city’s budget woes, the pool will open again, said Jane Kolb, a spokeswoman for the Department of Recreation and Parks. “It opens July 6 and closes August 29,” Kolb said. The Olympic-sized pool, which includes high-rise spring diving boards, will be open from 12:30-6 p.m., Monday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, she said.

Loft Appeal Co-Owner Charged With Battery

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he City Attorney’s office has filed one count of misdemeanor battery against Loft Appeal co-owner Ron Senger following an April altercation with a Fiesta Broadway volunteer. Senger, also an engineer in the city Department of Public Works, is accused of battering Eileen Gonzalez, daughter of Fiesta Broadway producer Larry Gonzalez, on the morning of the April 26 event, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo. The two were involved in a scuffle after Senger confronted Gonzalez and other event staff in a parking lot in the 900 block of South Hill Street. After realizing that his car had been towed, Senger said that he verbally confronted one of the event staff and was then attacked by three men. But police officials say Senger initiated the fight. In April, Senger denied accusations that he had struck Gonzalez or initiated the scuffle. He did not respond to phone calls last week. The battery count was filed on June 1, but no arraignment date has been set, Mateljan said.

Aon Center Gets $15 Million Facelift

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Financial District structure has a brighter look following a $15 million makeover. Officials with Beacon Capital Partners, the owner of the Aon Center at 707 Wilshire Blvd., last week said that upgrades to the exterior, interior plazas and lobbies will be completed this week. The 62-story office tower

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On Thursday, June 4, City Councilwoman Jan Perry was swarmed by well wishers after being sworn in for the third and final time.

Perry, who represents the Ninth District, which includes most of Downtown, took the oath of office during a morning ceremony in the former St. Vibiana’s cathedral.

got new 45-foot glass “curtains” for the north and south entrances, and white lacquered glass panels were installed in the lobbies. A 3,000-square-foot, glass-canopied garden atrium was also erected in the west lobby, complete with a water wall and new landscaping. “It’s a beautiful Zen garden area,” said Susann Ventzke, vice president of Beacon. “Our goal with the renovation was to aspire higher, to polish this classic gem and invite people to see it in a fresh, new light.” The renovation took about a year and was done by Chinatown-based architecture firm Johnson Fain. continued on next page

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The Gold Line heads East.

Metro Rail Returning to East LA

Some 46 years after the last trolley crossed the First Street Bridge, rail is returning to East LA with the opening of a new branch of the Metro Gold Line. The soonto-open extension will span six miles from Union Station in downtown LA via the Little Tokyo/Arts District and Boyle Heights to Atlantic/Pomona Boulevards.

Metro Bus Team Nation’s Best

Teams from more than 50 public transit agencies recently competed to see who was best and Metro came out on top. Mechanics Frank Forde, Rommel Vargas and Andrew Warren Jr. along with operator Juan Navarro formed the Metro team which won the overall championship at the 2009 International Bus Roadeo.

Metro Service Changes Set for June 28

The expansion of Metro Rail to East LA is prompting several bus route changes beginning June 28. In addition, service in the Northeast San Fernando Valley is being restructured on that date. For complete details and timetables, visit metro.net.

Metro Budget Adds $636 Million in New Programs

Federal stimulus funds and the Measure R transit sales tax resulted in $636 million for new highway and transit building projects in Metro’s recently adopted budget.

Unlike other major transit agencies, the Metro budget does not include fare increases or impose major service cuts in the coming year.

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Thousands of people turned out for the Hope for Firefighters benefit on Thursday, June 4. The Hope Street event, complete with corporate teams partaking in firefighter muster games, is a fundraiser for firefighters’ charities.

Marionette Theater Receives Historic Status

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he City Council on Wednesday, June 3, designated City West’s Bob Baker Marionette Theater as a HistoricCultural Monument. The 46-year-old space at 1345 W. First St. is the city’s oldest puppet theater. Owner Bob Baker, 85, has over his lifetime earned nearly every possible distinction in the field of puppetry, and his creations have been seen everywhere from the windows along Disneyland’s Main Street to TV’s “The Bob Hope Show.” His theater is known for producing several innovative marionette shows each year, including its annual, untraditional take on The Nutcracker ballet. The designation, based on the theater’s cultural contributions, would protect the building from being demolished or significantly changed.

Downtown Restaurants Up for Design Awards

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owntown restaurants have a strong presence in the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles’ fifth annual Restaurant Design Awards. Bottega Louie, Chaya Downtown, Drago Centro and Rivera are among the 11 restaurants nominated for the Los Angeles-area prizes, which will be handed out June 26. “We were looking for places with function, ambiance and visual impact,” said Carlos Caccavale, associate director of Los Angeles chapter of the AIA. Prizes will be given to Jury Award Winners, and ballots for a People’s Choice Awards can be cast up to June 22 at aialosangeles.org/events. A total of 16 establishments are nominated in three categories. The Conga Room, located at L.A. Live, is also nominated in the Lounge/ Nightclub category.

Doing It for the Kids

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wo Downtown law firms and an investment firm have begun work on a 12,200-square-foot space for up to 88 people. However, the new additions won’t contribute to the firms’ coffers for decades, if they ever do. On Monday, June 1, the law firms Munger, Tolles & Olson and O’Melveny & Myers, and Oaktree Capital Management broke ground on a new childcare facility. It is scheduled to open in the fall adjacent to all three offices. The space, to be run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, will provide care for children of the employees at the three firms. Munger, Tolles & Olson and O’Melveny & Myers are the first West Coast law firms to create a childcare facility for their staffs. “We view creating a culture that supports our people personally as well as professionally as a natural extension of our values as a firm,” said Carla Christofferson, managing partner of O’Melveny’s Los Angeles office.

Shoes for the Needy

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Tennessee charity last week took a major step to help the low-income residents around Skid Row. On Thursday, June 4, the organization Soles4Souls kicked off its annual Barefoot Week by handing out about 2,000 pairs of shoes to people at the Midnight Mission. On Saturday, June 6 (after Los Angeles Downtown News went to press), Soles4Souls was scheduled to give away another 6,000 pairs of shoes at the Los Angeles Mission. Cristina Nardozzi, a spokeswoman for Nashville-based Soles4Souls, said the effort was part of the charity’s plan to distribute more than 50,000 pairs of new shoes throughout the country from June 1-7. They also encouraged people to go barefoot for a few hours to empathize with the needy, Nardozzi said.

Sky-High Grand Opening

Pilgrim School Adding Art Facility

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cafe opened in an unlikely spot last week: on the ninth floor of the Spring Arts Tower at 453 S. Spring St. Although such businesses usually occupy ground-floor spaces to take advantage of foot traffic, Charles Hsieh, the co-owner of the fittingly named Café 9, is banking on good views and word of mouth to attract more than just the building’s office crowd. “We feel that it’s an advantage. It’s airy, it’s got that loft feel,” he said of the setting. The kitchen, helmed by Executive Chef Helen Lu, will serve breakfast and lunch.

The cafe, which held a ribbon cutting on June 4, is significant because it is an example of the revitalization of spaces on the upper floors of Downtown buildings, said 14th District Councilman José Huizar in a statement. “This is another example of the exemplary work being done to spur the Downtown revitalization we all support and need in these trying times,” he said in the release.

igh art, or at least improved art facilities, are on the way for a City West school. Last month Pilgrim School, at 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., broke ground on a $1.2 million Fine Arts Center. Set to be complete by September, the 3,200-square-foot facility will consist of two art studios, one to be used by students in grades 6-12, and the other for elementary school students. The center will also double as an exhibition space to show student work.

Each studio will have a patio garden to display art and an open area. “The Fine Arts Center will transform Pilgrim School in the literal sense of creating the first new addition to the campus since 1964,” said Dr. Mark Brooks, head of the school. “Of equal importance, it sends the message that Pilgrim School, like our student body, is thriving. Every student, from junior kindergarten through high school, will use the Fine Arts Center.”

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EDITORIALS

Business Can Play Key Role in Addressing Homelessness

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omelessness continues to be one of the most vexing issues facing both Downtown and the entire region.

Thus, it is refreshing to see those who could have a significant impact on the problem take a step to addressing the matter.

Late last month, the Downtown-based Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce announced that it has begun working with the United Way on an effort to address and reduce homelessness. Though plans are in the early stage, the approach the organizations will take could hit some people and businesses right in the wallet, especially those prone to dismiss the matter as someone else’s problem: They aim to show it ultimately costs taxpayers and businesses more to allow people to live on the streets, where they frequently require expensive emergency room or jail treatment, than it does to get them into housing and provide effective counseling.

This approach is not new. Some service providers in Skid Row have been making the claim for years, and economic analyses in other cities have found that embracing such a policy can produce big savings. We’re pleased to see the start of a new effort here.

As a first step, the Chamber and the United Way are conducting a study that will track homeless people in Downtown and other areas and determine costs for treatment and nontreatment. At the same time, the Chamber will create a task force to identify policy recommendations.

All of this is not to say that the local business community

Fashion Forward

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hen it comes to the fashion world and the bustling Downtown apparel industry, those not involved in the clothing business generally think of two things: the giant showroom buildings such as the California Market Center, and the bazaar-like atmosphere in Santee Alley.

What is often overlooked are the individual creative efforts that flourish under the noses of the obvious showrooms. That is shortsighted, since Downtown Los Angeles is becoming, even more than it has been in the past, a place for fashion designers. Significantly, the trend is occurring across the community, not only in the Fashion District.

Los Angeles Downtown News last week highlighted four up-

has overlooked homelessness in the past. In fact, companies in Downtown and other areas have been quite involved, though most often it has come in the form of serving on boards of directors, writing checks or hosting fundraisers for social service providers. This type of philanthropy is important and should continue.

But where the business community can potentially be most effective is putting together a business-type approach to addressing homelessness. Businesses, with their focus on the bottom line, are arguably more efficient and streamlined than governments or nonprofits. Potentially a carefully selected group of business leaders, such as the Chamber and United Way are considering, could come up with tactics, recommendations and an approach that improves a situation in which an estimated 73,000 people are homeless on any given night in Los Angeles County (according to a 2006 study by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority). If they will work with and listen to the service providers (the key word, especially for those used to being in charge, is “listen”) who have decades of experience, there could be tremendous benefit from bringing the two skill sets together.

We urge all parties not to overlook “permanent supportive housing,” a solution that has worked in Los Angeles and other places. It is not just a buzz phrase. The term means getting those on the streets into an apartment and, in addition to shelter and meals, offering drug counseling, mental health

and-coming fashion designers and teams, with headquarters from the Fashion District to the Arts District to the Historic Core. Those profiled are far from the only ones. More designers are coming to the Central City, and some of them are earning significant acclaim: A Downtown designer previously won the Bravo network show “Project Runway,” and the clothes and accessories of Downtown-based designers frequently appear on models and celebrities in fashion and other magazines.

This is a trend that can be recognized and nurtured, both for its potential as a business and revenue generator, and as a future boasting point for Downtown. The community will benefit in myriad ways as more designers recognize that Downtown is an efficient and effective hub from which to grow a fashion career.

treatment, job training and other services all under one roof.

When done correctly, it significantly reduces the likelihood of someone returning to life on the streets.

Permanent supportive housing is expensive to build and maintain, and it is difficult to convince anyone to front the millions it takes to create a few hundred residences. That is where the Chamber could have its biggest impact: It will have to help persuade the business community to spend now, and to lobby on behalf of such services, in order to save down the line. A study commissioned by a Denver business group previously showed that getting people into permanent supportive housing saved more than $31,000 per person per year, as opposed to letting them stay on the streets.

The Chamber may find this one of its toughest tasks, especially at a time when the local and state economies are both horrendous and businesses are watching the bottom line closely. But it is extremely important, and the organization and the United Way have the potential to do tremendous good.

LETTERS Portland Is Not L.A. Dear Editor, egarding Anna Scott’s article about Portland’s streetcar system (“Portland Report,” May 11), Downtown L.A. will not grow and prosper as long as we look to much smaller cities as role models. Portland has only about one-eighth the population of Los Angeles and the entire Portland metropolitan area has 1.5 million fewer residents than the city of Los Angeles. Traffic congestion is not an issue there. Streetcars may work on the wide open streets of such a small city, but on the streets of Downtown they will go nowhere fast.

Los Angeles in the 21st century doesn’t need more surface transportation systems crammed into our already congested streets. We need an extensive network of gradeseparated, high-capacity, arterial-transit lines — a metro or subway system such as is found in every other large city in the world.

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Some Like It Here Hollywood Legend Tony Curtis Comes to the Million Dollar Theatre

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t 84 years old, the famous locks of thick black hair that inspired Elvis to copy the style may be gone, but the rebellious spirit and New York attitude remain.

The latter will be on view when Hollywood legend Tony Curtis comes Downtown on Saturday, June 13.

The star of Spartacus, The Defiant Ones and numerous other films, he will appear at an event titled “The Magic of Tony Curtis.” The day-long celebration at the Million Dollar Theatre, hosted by the Jules Verne Festival and the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation, will give fans a chance to meet the star and watch two of his films, as well as take in some actual magic.

The event will feature a signing of American Prince: A Memoir, the recently released biography of Curtis. There will also be a screening of Houdini, in which he portrayed the illusionist, and a 50th anniversary showing of Some Like It Hot, the cross-dressing comedy that co-starred Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.

Also on hand will be Curtis Lovell II, who will attempt Houdini’s water torture stunt.

Born in New York City in 1925, Curtis was known in Hollywood circles for his thick city accent and his affinity for Hollywood starlets. He dated Marilyn Monroe and in 1952 married actress Janet Leigh (one of his five marriages) with whom he had daughter Jamie Lee Curtis.

Curtis, who now spends most of his time painting, spoke with Los Angeles Downtown News about his film career, his art, meeting fans and young Hollywood.

Los Angeles Downtown News: Do you do a lot of events where you meet your fans?

Tony Curtis: Oh I do, I open myself up for it. I make myself available. But you see with me, my dear friend, I’m not scamping around. I step right into it. I don’t avoid it.

Q: Everyone knows you for your films, but do many people know

you’re also a successful painter?

A: Perhaps they do, but I am what I am.

I’ve allowed for myself the joy and the pleasure of doing this [painting], and so my paintings are what I want them to be. They’re not feminine, they’re not masculine, they’re in the middle, they’re things an artist would like to do, the positions of colors.

Q: What do you think of young Hollywood today?

A: It’s not living up to what it could. Everybody’s fighting. Maybe they’re ashamed of it a little bit. Maybe they’re ashamed to wear gloves. Maybe they’re ashamed to wear fancy buckles and cufflinks.

Q: Why do you think Some Like It Hot became such an iconic film?

A: It’s the joy of that film. Man, for the first time in film history it had men dressing up as women. I got a lot of funny reactions at the time; I deliberately set myself up so I could.

I would go to the department store where women shopped, I wanted to get a good cross-section [of experience for the film]. I would walk into the perfume section.

Q: Dressed as a woman?

A: Oh no, I never did it dressed as a woman, but I gave the indication that I was going to go to the dress department and pick out a couple of frocks. I did it just to see what the establishment was like, whether these salespersons were allowing themselves to allow a man to come in and buy a dress.

Q: What kind of reaction did you get?

A: A couple of places I got excellent reactions. They would look at me and say, “You have to be kidding. We don’t have your size.” And I looked this one woman in the eye and said, “You got my size. Don’t try and act like you don’t.” So we tried on a couple of pieces, and when I say try on, they were little jackets. I never put a skirt on, because they wouldn’t let me. Or it wasn’t that they wouldn’t let me, they kind of talked

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Actor Tony Curtis, shown here with his wife Jill, will meet his fans at the Million Dollar Theatre on June 13 as part of an event titled “The Magic of Tony Curtis.” The day-long celebration will include a 50th anniversary screening of Some Like It Hot.

me out of it. So I tried a lot of accessories and they kind of blushed a little and got nervous. I never got nervous.

The Magic of Tony Curtis is Saturday, June 13, at the Million Dollar Theatre, 307 S. Broadway, (213) 884-7005 or julesverne.org.

Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Condo Tower Proposed for Jewelry District A 283-Unit Development Begins the City Approvals Process

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espite the recession and an unsettled residential market, a local developer is moving forward on plans for a 31-story condominium tower in the Jewelry District.

The mixed-use project from Laeroc 2002 Coast Parking, LLC would rise on two adjacent surface parking lots between Hill and Olive streets at Ninth Street. The project had a hearing before city planning officials on May 20, and is expected to be fully entitled within two weeks, said land use consultant Greg Jackson of Rosenheim & Associates.

The project would stand a block west of the Kor Group’s Eastern Columbia Building at 849 S. Broadway. It would house 283 condominiums and 11,180 square feet of groundfloor retail space.

There would also be 663 parking spaces housed on two underground levels and four above ground, as well as in a separate five-level structure. The parking, said Jackson, is expected to serve the condominiums and future inhabitants of an adjacent office building at Ninth and Hill streets under the same ownership, which has been approved as an adaptive reuse project. Some parking might also be open to the public, said Jackson.

A proposed 31-story condominium tower, designed by Mark Rothenberg of Rothenberg Sawasy Architects, would rise on Olive and Hill streets in the Jewelry District. rendering courtesy of RSA Architects

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Congestion Reduction Demonstration Project public hearings

You are invited to attend Metro public hearings for the ExpressLanes Congestion Reduction Demonstration Project, which are being held in accordance with State Bill 1422 requiring that public hearings be held 30-days in advance of Metro Board adoption of a tolling policy.

The project is financed by the federal government and is designed to test innovative strategies to alleviate congestion, maximize freeway capacity usage, and fund additional transit alternatives on High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on the I-110 between 182nd Street/Artesia Transit Center and Adams Boulevard and on I-10 between Alameda Street/Union Station and I-605.

Content presented at the meetings will be identical, so you may attend at the time most convenient for you. > Saturday, June 13, 2009 (10am – Noon) Metro Board Room One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90012 Served by: Metro Bus Lines 40, 42, 68, 70, 71, 78, 79, 333, 439, 444, 445, 704, 740, 745, 770, Metro Red, Purple and Gold Lines, and Santa Monica Transit 10 > Monday, June 15, 2009 (6 – 8pm) Carson Community Center Adult Activity Room 801 E Carson St Carson, CA 90745 Served by: Metro Bus Lines 446, 447, Carson Circuit buses B, G, D, and Torrance Transit Line 3 > Wednesday, June 17, 2009 (6 – 8pm) Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Sector Council Chambers 3449 Santa Anita Av, 3rd Floor El Monte, CA 91731 Served by: Metro Bus Lines 70, 76, 176, 267, 268, 270, 287, 484, 490, 577, 770, Foothill Transit Lines 178, 269, 482, 486, 488, 492 and Silverstreak > Saturday, June 20, 2009 (10am – Noon) West Covina Civic Center Community Room 1444 W Garvey Av West Covina, CA 91793 Served by: Foothill Transit Lines 178, 185, 272, 274, 281 and Silverstreak > Monday, June 22, 2009 (6 – 8pm) Civic Center Library Meeting Room 3301 Torrance Bl Torrance, CA 90503 Served by: Torrance Transit Lines 1, 2 and 8 Please submit comments by July 14, 2009.

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The Hermosa Beach-based real estate investment firm LaeRoc Funds, headed by longtime Downtown real estate player Kim Benjamin, purchased the development site in pieces between 2003 and 2007.

Mark Rothenberg of Downtown-based Rothenberg Sawasy Architects — the firm behind the Arts District’s Molino Street Lofts, among other local projects — has completed preliminary designs for the effort.

Like most other large-scale developments in the pipeline nationwide, the LaeRoc tower faces major challenges. One of the biggest potential hurdles is the largely frozen credit market.

Depending on how quickly the project moves forward, the developer may have to provide a large portion of the project’s construction budget up front, said Stanley Ross, chair of USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate. “They’re not going to get traditional financing,” he said.

Furthermore, Stanley added, even after the economy improves the condo market could take longer to catch up. “For condos, we still have a longer-term excess supply that would carry over, so I’d be a little nervous,” he said. “I’d wait out another year or two even just to get a sense of how the market absorbs the condos that are out there. I wouldn’t even start talking about it before a year.”

Benjamin, who also heads the area’s Historic Cultural Neighborhood Council, said his firm is taking a cautious approach. He declined to provide a timeline or budget for the project, and said, “Our job one is to get this entitled and approved, and then see what the circumstances and economy allow.”

He is not the only one looking to the future. Although several major projects in Downtown are stalled, developer Thomas Properties Group recently announced plans for a $1 billion hotel, office and residential complex to replace the Wilshire Grand hotel at 930 Wilshire Blvd. Thomas has said he does not anticipate breaking ground until 2011, but has started the process now so the project can have all its city approvals secured by the time the economy recovers.

Parking Questions Stakeholders say the proposed LaeRoc project could be a positive addition to Downtown.

“Over the last decade or so, it’s been underutilized,” Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry said of the proposed site.

“Assuming he has done his market studies… it might be a great opportunity. Unlike some older buildings, it will have parking on-site, so it’s an interesting reuse.”

Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council President Russell Brown said that DLANC supports the project, though some members have raised questions over whether the parking structure will complement the streetscape.

“There was concern about the parking podium,” said Brown.

“We asked them to work with the city on the Urban Design Guidelines to make sure that the sidewalk is activated.”

The Downtown Design Guide and Urban Design Standards Guidelines, adopted by the City Council in April, aim to bring pedestrian-friendly elements to the Central City, such as wider sidewalks, landscaped medians and additional streetlights, trees and street parking.

Benjamin said he is unsure of whether Rothenberg is working with the Planning Department’s Urban Design Studio, which spearheaded the guidelines. Yet an early rendering of the project reveals landscaping, trees and glass-fronted retail at the ground level.

The project, though in the early stage, has caught the attention of area stakeholders in part because it would occupy a key location, Brown said. Community members are lobbying to turn a parcel behind the Eastern Columbia Building into a small park, and the LaeRoc tower would likely stand near a streetcar line in the works for Broadway, which is still years from completion but has recently gained momentum.

“We want to make sure it’s integrated,” Brown said.

Contact Anna Scott at anna@downtownnews.com.

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Park Continued from page 1 of the governor’s revised budget, now being worked on in Sacramento, that aims to reduce California’s $24 billion deficit. The plan would eliminate the $143 million in state general fund dollars slated to go toward California State Parks employee salaries over the next two years, said Roy Stearns, spokesman for California State Parks.

“It’s basically all of the money for salaries for all the people who run parks,” Stearns said.

The agency does tap other revenue streams, including taxes on certain boating activities and off-highway vehicles that use state parks, but those dollars have restricted uses and could not be transferred to cover salaries, Stearns said.

“This is a direct reflection on the scope of the budget problem and on the tough measures needed to solve it and make ends meet,” he said.

Not at All a Cornfield For decades, the Cornfield was an empty, whale-shaped site on the eastern edge of Chinatown. Named for the crop that grew there long ago (supposedly after corn seed fell from trains), in past decades its most significant use was as a filming location.

A half-mile long facsimile of a New York City subway tunnel was constructed on the land, complete with working trains, for the 1995 Wesley Snipes/Woody Harrelson film Money Train.

“‘Closing’ could be anything from putting a fence around it, to just not having programs and not having restrooms open and not having trash emptied and having signs sayings it’s closed and issuing citations if people go in there, but you still need staff to do that,” he said. “We’re still looking at caretaker status and what that would mean to the park.”

If the park is shuttered, there are limited options for those seeking green space in the area. City West holds the 10-acre Vista Hermosa Natural Park; and despite being on the governor’s list of parks to close, half of Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard is operated by the city. Stearns, the state parks spokesman, said the city could watch over the state’s portion of that park.

The city Department of Recreation and Parks, however, is preparing to make its own cuts and is conducting studies to determine how to shave 20% of its budget. There are no specific plans yet on what to cut, department spokeswoman Jane Kolb said.

Park advocates like Robert Garcia, whose Downtownbased nonprofit organization The City Project works to secure green space and recreation opportunities for the urban poor, are pressing legislators to oppose the park closure plan in part because they argue that it will disproportionately harm low-income people.

“This is a real kick in the teeth to under-represented communities in the most park-poor city in the nation,” said Garcia, who addressed the legislative Budget Conference Committee in Sacramento at a public hearing on June 2.

As Schwarzenegger’s plan goes through the legislative process, regular park users like Mike Trujillo have their fingers crossed that it will stay open.

“That would really hurt because my whole family comes here to use it and release a lot of stress,” Trujillo said. “If they close it, I guess we’ll keep that stress inside.”

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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The 32-acre park near Chinatown is frequently used for recreation, picnicking and special events, as well as the occasional field trip.

Everything changed in 2005, when artist Lauren Bon and her team tapped $2 million in grants from the Annenberg Foundation to transform the land into a cornfield.

The art project, entitled “Not A Cornfield,” reclaimed the plot for one complete agricultural cycle, while also using the space for free weekly cultural events like film screenings, drum circles and bonfires.

After Bon’s project, infrastructure such as lights and irrigation remained, and California State Parks took control of the land. It has since been used for picnics, jogging and special events like Cirque Bezerk, which is setting up its big top in the park for three weeks of performances starting June 18.

California State Parks has also hired San Francisco-based Hargreaves Associates to design a permanent layout for the park that would add a cultural events venue, an open meadow for recreation and kiosks highlighting the agricultural and cultural history of the city. It would also establish nine acres of natural habitats and a nature preserve. That plan, however, is on hold due to a freeze in state bonds, said Ron Schafer, the agency’s district superintendent.

Theoretically, the preliminary phases of the renovation could continue when state bond funding is released, but it remains unclear how the plan would be affected if the park is closed, Schafer said.

“That’s a huge unknown,” he said. “The plan and design and construction are all related to the bonds, which are frozen, but part of developing a park is that we need to have an operational budget.”

Other Options If the legislature approves a plan to close the park and others, it won’t be as simple as padlocking the front gate, park officials said.

Currently a short chain-link fence runs along the park’s eastern border, and it is closed in on the west by a taller fence next to the Metro Gold Line track. Schafer said securing it could be difficult.

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The phrase “whatever floats your boat” takes on new meaning on Thursday, June 18, when the Downtown office of engineering/ consulting firm Psomas stages its second paper boat — make that paper yacht — competition. Anyone who pays $25 ($50 for teams) is welcomed to craft a paper contraption. There will be a series of heats in which entries are placed in the fountain in front of City National Plaza and, with giant fans blowing, the first yacht to reach the other side wins. The 4:30 p.m. event is a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank, and there will also be a silent auction, music and other entertainment.

At Fifth and Flower streets, (213) 2231564 or psomas.com.

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At 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-3466 or nhm.org.

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ometimes a toy is more than a toy. To prove that is true, the Japanese American National Museum will explore the world of kokeshi, the traditional Japanese wooden dolls which are not only sold to tourists, but have also been used as offerings to the gods in Japan. The cylinder-shaped dolls with large heads and no arms or legs are painted in bright colors and have vibrant and evocative facial expressions. The museum’s July 11-Oct. 4 exhibit digs into the origin and history of these dolls. Already up on janm.org is a game where you can create your own virtual kokeshi.

At 369 E. First St., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org.

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isconsin-born guitarist and songwriter Willy Porter has been on the folk rock scene for more than a decade, but he’s branching out with the new album How to Rob a Bank. He’s joined by the Los Angelesbased quartet The Raining Janes on the disc and for a discussion and performance at the Grammy Museum on June 17.

As for his bank robbery instructions: “You can’t walk in there brazen with an Uzi like Patty Hearst,” he sings in the title track.

“I’m gonna secure myself a seat on the board of directors first. That’s how you rob a bank.”

At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. A245, (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

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Anyone can pound a snare drum, you say? Well, what sets the group apart from other hard-driving thrashers is that, as virtuosic instrumentalists, they pulverize with precision. In addition to their own genre-bending material, the group is known for its wide-ranging covers, from Black Sabbath to Blondie to Aphex Twin. Their latest album, For All I Care, is their first with a vocalist, Wendy Lewis, who joins them for two free concerts, at noon and 8 p.m. on July 24, as part of the Grand Performances series at the Cal Plaza Watercourt.

At 300 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2159 or grandperformances.org. photo by Michael Dvorak

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At 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7211 or musiccenter.org. photo courtesy of Music Center-Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County

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At 860 S. Broadway, (213) 622-2256 or takemypicture.com.

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

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At 1201 S. Figueroa St., (213) 741-1151 or lacclink.com.

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t some point or another, seemingly every ballet company takes on Romeo and Juliet.

When American Ballet Theatre tackles the work, however, it makes most other groups look like pretenders. New York-based ABT first performed the work with music by Sergei Prokofiev in 1985, and on July 16-19, the company comes to the Ahmanson Theatre. All five shows (including matinees on Saturday and Sunday) will feature different casts, with Irina Dvorovenko and Roberto Bolle dancing the title roles on opening night. The full-evening production is choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan.

At 135 N. Grand Ave. Tickets at (213) 365-3500. Info at (213) 972-0711 or musiccenter.org/ dance.html.

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ast year the Wooster Group blew away L.A. audiences with its wild take on Hamlet. Expect more of the same June 11-21 when director Elizabeth LeCompte helms a production of Francesco Cavalli’s early opera La Didone.

That, however, is only the starting point, as photo by Paula Court along with Cavalli’s baroque score, the plot involves the shipwreck tale of the Aeneas and some crashed spaceships from a 1965 sci-fi horror film called Planet of the Vampires.

What will it be like? Who can tell, but what we know for sure is that this West Coast premiere will hold leather space uniforms and battles with the walking dead. Consider yourself warned.

At 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

points of disco and the New York hustle. Yep, think Travolta, white suits, etc. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a free lesson from a disco expert (they do too exist) and dancing under the stars continues until 10 p.m. at the Music Center Plaza Dance Downtown, by photo by Gary Leonard the way, features difou think disco is dead? Don’t tell ferent dances every other Friday throughthat to the folks at the Music Center out the summer; it’s West Coast swing on Plaza on Thursday, July 24. As part of the July 10 and merengue and salsa on Aug. 7.

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an you believe it has already been a quarter century since the Summer Olympics came to Los Angeles? The 1984 Games get a proper marking on Saturday, July 18, when the Los Angeles Sports Council and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games bring together former Olympic athletes, volunteers, organizers and anyone else who is interested for a major party. It takes place in the Coliseum, where the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field events were held. There will be a dinner on the Coliseum floor and a program that recognizes athletes including gold medal winners Edwin Moses and Mary Lou Retton.

At 3939 S. Figueroa St., (213) 482-6352 or socog.org.

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n Collecting History: Highlighting Recent Acquisitions, the Museum of Contemporary Art is showing off its most prized acquisitions from the last five years, some of which are being publicly displayed for the first time. The works, which were either gifts or purchases, will be up from July 12 through Oct. 19. It marks a big exhibition for a museum that has had to cancel several shows due to recent financial shortfalls. Artists on display include John Altoon, Mike Kelley (whose “Empathy Displacement: Humanoid Morphology” is shown here) and Lawrence Weiner.

At 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1749 or moca.org.

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At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8001 or laopera.com.

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June 8, 2009

‘Richard Neutra: Drawings’ At the Central Library

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hen it comes to Mid-Century Modernism, Richard Neutra is seen as the quintessential California architect: Dozens of his sleek homes, schools and other buildings are scattered around Los Angeles. But there is another, lesser-known part of his creative output: The exhibition Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings, takes a closer look at Neutra the draftsman. The show, which is already open and runs through Nov. 1 at the Central Library, features 135 of his original drawings, from travel sketches to meticulous building elevations.

At 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7000 or lapl.org.

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1913 Nijinsky-Stravinsky ballet The Rite of Spring scandalized Parisian audiences with what was then considered “primitive” movement and a dissonant score. REDCAT comes close to recapturing the spirit of the original when avant-garde dance and film pioneer Yvonne Rainer appears June 25-28 with Ros Indexical.

The piece features a quartet of female dancers and is set to the soundtrack of Riot at the Rite, the BBC reenactment of the raucous opening night of The Rite of Spring. The second half of the program, Spiraling Down, draws from newspaper photos, old movies and Steve Martin, among other influences.

At 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

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ever mind that it will be late August in Los Angeles: The L.A. Kings are hosting a three-day hockey extravaganza at L.A. Live from Aug. 28-30. Interact with Kings coaches, players, alumni and other hockey dignitaries or sharpen your skills by participating in hockey clinics and games. A seven-part speaker series set for the Nokia Theatre will feature Q&As with Kings players and ESPN anchor John Buccigross. For you diehard Kings fans, think of Hockey Fest as a pre-season pep rally to get back into the swing of Canada’s national pastime.

At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (888) 5464752 or lakings.com/hockeyfest.

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et your boots ready and prepare to dance the night away to the energetic beats of banda’s undisputed queen, Jenni Rivera. After selling out the Nokia Theater last summer, she returns to Downtown for a July 31 performance. The high-energy music is driven by polka beats, and enthusiastic crowds are known to break out in dance at her shows.

The Grammy-nominated singer is also credited with bringing a strong woman’s perspective to a genre driven by macho and sometimes misogynist lyrics.

At 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6020 or nokiatheatrela.com.

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In Downtown Los Angeles, Maltzan has left his biggest mark in Skid Row, by designing the campus of Inner-City Arts and multiple affordable housing projects. On July 21, as part of the Aloud speaker series at the Central Library, Maltzan and L.A. Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne will discuss new models for development in uncertain economic times.

At Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St. (213) 228-7000 or aloudla.org.

Hockey Fest at L.A. Live

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ancing isn’t just fun, it can also be used for social commentary.

Contra-Tiempo, a Los Angeles-based, self-described “activist” dance company, steps into the New LATC on Saturday, June 13. Headed by founder and choreographer Ana Maria Alvarez, the company mixes elements of salsa, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban and abstract dance with socially conscious political themes. The 8 p.m. show is the first full performance for the group in its hometown in two years. The highlight will be the 40-minute “I Dream America,” which explores relations between Blacks and Latinos.

At 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thenewlatc.com; tickets at contra-tiempo.org.

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ove and heartbreak share the stage at East West Players this month, with the Little Tokyo theater company’s pairing of two one-act musicals. The Last Five Years, by Jason Robert Brown, tells the story of a Jewish man and his non-Jewish love as they go from marriage to divorce, though part of the production is told from beginning to end and the other part is end to beginning. Marry Me a Little is comprised of songs originally written for different Stephen Sondheim musicals that, for various reasons, never made it to the final stage versions. The production continues through June 21.

At the David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 625-7000 or eastwestplayers.org.

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t’ll be a throwback to the 1940s and ’50s in the streets of Chinatown on June 27 from 7-11 p.m., when the community celebrates its 71st anniversary with a free festival featuring music, dancing, casino games, acrobats and martial arts demonstrations. Los Angeles’ Chinatown, originally founded near Union Station, moved to its present spot in 1938 and now encompasses 24 blocks. Actress April Hong and comedian Ewan Chung will emcee the event. A salute to WWII Chinese American war veterans will also take place.

At Central Plaza, 947 N. Broadway, (213) 680-0243 or chinatownla.com.

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avid Mamet’s Oleanna debuted in 1992, in the wake of the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings. More than a decade later, the playwright’s account of a power struggle between a male university professor and a female student who accuses him of sexual harassment is still both gripping and relevant. The production currently at the Mark Taper Forum runs through July 12 and stars Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles. It is directed

by Tony Awardwinner Doug Hughes.

At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org.

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he Los Angeles Sparks always seem to have a Hollywood storyline. Here is the plot for the 2009 campaign: In the winter, veteran superstar Lisa Leslie (shown here) announced that she would retire after this season. That came after her teammate, rookie superstar Candace Parker, revealed that she was pregnant. Parker will miss a chunk of the season. But she should be back on Aug. 4, when the team faces the San Antonio Silver Stars, the squad that beat L.A. in the Western Conference finals last year.

For Leslie to go out on top, and in the interest of revenge, the road to the finals will likely go through San Antonio again.

At 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 929-1300 or wnba.com/sparks. photo by NBA Photos/Getty Images

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t’ll be the ultimate party jam when Latin music star Johnny Polanco takes the stage and burns up the ultra-cool dance floor at the Conga Room June 27. The talented bandleader is not only a composer, but also plays 13 instruments including the trom-bone, guitar and vibes.

But no matter what he’s playing, the sweet salsa sounds he creates have ignited dance moves for decades. Tickets will be sold at the door for the show, so arrive early and wear your best dance gear.

At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 745-0612 or congaroom.com.

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here are two sure ways to hear a huge crowd sing in unison: Go to an athletic event and listen to the “Star Spangled Banner,” or take in an Ani Difranco concert and listen to, well, every song. Fans of Difranco’s searingly honest folk rock are passionate, and they’ll be out in full force on June 29 when she comes to the Orpheum Theatre. Exactly what you’ll get is un unknown; the strikingly prolific Difranco has released 17 studio albums since 1990, including 2008’s Red Letter Year.

Year But of course, at any Orpheum show the ornate 1926 venue is as much of a draw as the music.

At 842 S. Broadway, (213) 877-4386 or laorpheum.org.

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ershing Square is the alcoholic uncle of Downtown parks. Totally unkempt and embarrassing (does all the concrete actually make anyone think “park”), yet it’s part of the family and has charms that draw you in. In this case, the charms are the summer concerts, and from July 15-Aug. 23, the space in the heart of the Central City will have a variety of music. The highlight will likely be Wednesday nights, when Spaceland Productions books a series of indie rock bands.

But don’t forget Sunday afternoon — that’s when the dance bands will take over. C’mon, shake it with your drunken uncle.

At 532 S. Olive St., laparks.org.

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he cinematic spotlight returns to Downtown Aug. 12-22, with the second annual Downtown Film Festival. The 10-day lineup will feature hundreds of offerings from Hollywood studios and independent filmmakers, and there will also be a slate of classic movies, panel discussions, lectures, exhibits and parties. Expect plenty of happenings at the historic Broadway theaters, and a music documentary series is scheduled for the Grammy Museum. Also coming is a Paul Newman retrospective.

Downtown Film Festival, (213) 660-1935 or dffla.com.

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f you have enjoyed the spectacle that marries masked Mexican wrestling and burlesque dancers, then you probably already have tickets to one of the Downtown shows on June 24-25. If you’re new to Lucha Vavoom, well then, expect crazy and colorful costumes from the likes of the Chupacabra and Toro Rojo, as well as mini-wrestlers flying through the air. You’ll also witness sultry moves from performers like Audrey Deluxe and Lucy Fur. There’s comedy too, and it all takes place inside the fabulous Mayan Theatre.

At 1038 S. Hill St., luchavavoom.com. photo by Gary Leonard

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ive years ago, a couple Downtown artists persuaded a few galleries to host an evening event; that first Art Walk drew about 75 people. These days, more than 5,000 people can show up to the arty party in which dozens of galleries open their doors and numerous restaurants ride the eating and drinking coattails. Getting around at the events on June 11, July 9 and Aug 13 (Art Walk takes place the second Thursday of every month) is made easier by a shuttle bus. Art is on display on Spring and Main streets, between Third and Ninth streets, though ground zero for the people watching is Fourth and Main streets.

Information at downtownartwalk.com.

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‘The Music of Battlestar Galactica’ at Grand Performances

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hen ManRam was suspended for 50 games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, Dodger fans were devastated. But the disappointment sort of faded when the Mannyless Blue Crew kept its firm grasp on first place anyway. Manny returns July 3, but expect Mannymania to hit its apex on Wednesday, July 22, when the team hosts the Cincinnati Reds. Most fans will get the instant collectible of a Manny bobblehead, dreadlocks and all. Mini syringe not included.

At 1000 Elysian Park Ave., (323) 224-1507 or dodgers.com.

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t started as a sci-fi, cult television show about humans warring with a robotic race known as the Cylons. Now it’s a musical journey. On Saturday, June 13, the free performing arts summer series Grand Performances kicks off at California Plaza at 7 p.m. with “The Music of Battlestar Galactica.”

Composer Bear McCreary will lead a team in translating his music from the small screen to the concert stage. Deemed “the most innovative music on TV today” by Variety, McCreary’s tunes draw from percussive, orchestral, rock and world music influences.

At 300-350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 687-2159 or grandperformances.org.

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Cole’s Downtown Down Home Sunday Brunch 118 E. Sixth St., (213) 622-4090 or colesfrenchdip.com Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: The eatery hosts its new Downtown Down Home Brunch, featuring Cole’s Eggs BeneDip, Harry Cole’s French Toast, P.E. Pancakes, and the “213 Locals Breakfast.” Each item is under $10.

Revamped Menu at Casey’s 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353, caseysirishpub. com or visit Casey’s on Facebook.com.

This Irish pub is debuting a new menu by chef Jeff Marino, featuring, by demand, chicken pot pie and sweet potato fries. On June 10, play team trivia. Test your wits and win cash prizes. No entry fee. On June 11, at 5:30 p.m., watch the Lakers finals action versus the Orlando Magic on eight screens. The bar offers 20-oz Budweisers on tap for $5 during playoff games. On June 12 at 7 p.m., Irish pop punk princess Lorraine Maher performs.

Then on June 19 at 7 p.m. it’s the Irish Trio featuring Danny Oberbeck. Happy hour is from 4-7 p.m., with $2 off Irish whiskey, $1 off draft beers, $4 well drinks and $5 glasses of house wine. Pub plates are $4-$5.

Tuesday, June 9 ALOUD at the Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

7 p.m.: In “Smogtown:w The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles,” listen to authors Chip Jacobs and William J. Kelly; Tom Hayden, author and former state legislator; and Martin Schlageter from the Coalition for Clean Air, talk about pollution in Los Angeles.

Thursday, June 11 Downtown Art Walk Info and map at downtownartwalk.com.

Noon-9 p.m.: The Downtown Art Walk is a selfguided tour that showcases the many art exhibition venues in Downtown Los Angeles — commercial art galleries, museums and nonprofit art venues.

Walk, or ride one of Esotouric’s curated shuttles — the Hippodrome and Hazard’s Pavilion — for free between 6 and 9 p.m.

ALOUD at the Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

7 p.m.: Eduardo Galeano is in conversation with urban theorist Mike Davis, now a professor at U.C. Riverside. In Galeano’s “Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone,” one of Latin America’s most distinguished writers illuminates movements of ideas and society across centuries by recalling the lives of artists, writers, gods and visionaries, from the Garden of Eden to 21st-century New York.

LOLicious Company of Angels Theater at the Alexandria Hotel, 501 S. Spring St., (323) 883-1717 or companyofangels.org.

9 p.m.: To coincide with Art Walk, the Company of Angels, and comics Karen Anzoategui and Deon Williams, host LOLicious, a night of standup comedy inside the black box theater at the Alexandria Hotel.

Friday, June 12 Farmlab Public Salons 1745 N. Spring St. #4, (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

Noon: The League of Imaginary Scientists, a group of interdisciplinary thinkers and tinkerers, has organized an exhibition on participatory mapping,

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Saturday, June 13 Reading at Metropolis Metropolis Books, 440 S. Main St., (213) 612-0174 or metropolisbooksla.com.

4 p.m.: Author Anthony Parnell will sign and discuss his nonfiction work, “Seven Laws of Stress Management.”

Southern California Transit Advocates Angelus Plaza, 255 S. Hill St., Room 422, (213) 3882364 or socata.net.

1 p.m.: Richard Hunt, general manager of the Metro San Fernando Valley service sector, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of Southern California Transit Advocates. Hunt is the bus procurement officer for Metro and will discuss recent innovations in transit bus technologies, as well as new developments that may come in future years. A question-and-answer session will follow his presentation.

Culinary Historians of Southern California Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (323) 663-5407 or lapl.org.

10:30 a.m.: Ruth Reeder presents “150 Antique Aprons: A Personal Collection.” Reeder will present a range of aprons from various time periods to illustrate aspects of the culinary history of each era. Many of the aprons are works of wearable art as well as functional

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entitled “x, y, z, and u,” at Highland Park’s Outpost for Contemporary Art through June. At this salon, the League will present its past participatory projects, along with Barcelona-based artist Liz Kueneke, whose public map embroidery project will be created during “x, y, z, and u.”

Mixed Roots Film and Literacy Festival Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., janm.org or mxroots.org.

6:30 p.m.: This two-day festival celebrates the Supreme Court decision that affirmed the right of mixed race couples to marry. Writer and producer Angela Nissel will be honored for inspirational storytelling of the mixed marriage experience. At 10:30 a.m. on June 13, the Melting Pot Moms read from their children’s book series “Amy Hodgepodge.” All events, including film screenings, are free.

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Jewelry Center 550 S. Hill St. (213) 627-1960

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Paramount Plaza 3550 Wilshire Blvd., #116 (213) 382-8818

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Sunday, June 14 Sustainable Sundays Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-DINO or nhm.org.

12:30 p.m.: This marks the final installment of the museum’s Sustainable Sundays until the series returns in 2010. Titled “The Local Green Scene,” this day-long event features speakers, performances and an exhibit that explores the natural world through the images and words of children.

Future Events ALOUD at the Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

June 17, 7 p.m.: Walter Kirn, in his “Lost in the Meritocracy,” recounts his long strange trip from rural Minnesota to the ivy-covered, but not always brilliance-inspiring, walls of Princeton.

June 18, 7 p.m.: Photographer/author Harry Brant Chandler and historian Kevin Starr explore the lives of inspirational Southern Californians, the subjects of Chandler’s unique portraits.

June 23, 7 p.m.: George Lakoff, of “The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics,” is in conversation with Ian Masters.

Lakoff, one of the world’s best-known cognitive scientists, explains why understanding language is critical in politics and why reason is not as reasonable as we think.

June 24, 7 p.m.: Tamim Ansary, a native of Afghanistan and a cultural interpreter, tells the story of world history as the Islamic world sees it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond.

June 28, 3 p.m.: Tom Hines, the country’s foremost Richard Neutra scholar, explores how Neutra and other L.A. architects and builders survived the economic crisis of the 1930s by finding work funded

by New Deal agencies and the relatively recessionproof Hollywood film industry.

June 30, 7 p.m.: Jane Mayer appears in conjunc-

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Listings Continued from page 17 tion with her book, “The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals.”

July 8, 7 p.m.: Richard Rayner stops by with new book, “A Bright and Guilty Place: Murder, Corruption, and L.A.’s Scandalous Coming of Age,” which stars tabloid crimes, the Roaring ’20s, and the onset of the Depression.

July 9, 7 p.m.: Author Aris Janigian, of “Riverbig: A Novel,” is in conversation with author Rick Wartzman.

July 15, 7 p.m.: Jim Krusoe explores abandonment, life, death and Cleveland in “Erased,” his second installment about resurrection.

July 16, 7 p.m.: In “Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California,” Frances Dinkelspiel writes about her great-great grandfather, a gold-rush era entrepreneur and financier, who rose from store clerk to the upper echelons of society, founded L.A.’s first bank, resurrected the financially troubled Los Angeles Times, and helped establish USC. July 21, 7 p.m.: In honor of the library’s exhibition “Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches and Drawings,” author Michael Maltzan appears with “The Contemporary City: Urbanism in Flux.”

July 23, 7 p.m.: Novella Carpenter appears with her book “Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer.” She’s in conversation with Evan Kleiman, cookbook author and chef.

July 30, 7 p.m.: Writer Ruben Martinez, accompanied by his longtime musical partner, Joe Garcia, present an evening of stories and songs called “Visions in the Desert: Searching for Home in the West,” which will explore some of the oldest American symbols and a new motley cast of characters to confront them.

Aug. 4, 7 p.m.: A night called “Why Design Matters” features Steven Ehrlich, FAIA and Leo Marmol, FAIA and explores how notions of social responsibility and sustainability, in terms of design, impact the response to the growing density of Los Angeles and beyond.

Aug. 5, 7 p.m.: Chris Mooney asks why, when many of the problems of the 21st century require scientific solutions, are Americans paying less and less attention to scientists.

California African American Museum 600 State Drive, (213) 744-2024 or caamuseum.org.

June 20, 1-3 p.m.: In “Let Your Imagination Race,” Charles Dickson inspires participants in assembling a race car out of plastic bottles, paper, wood and rubber.

June 21, noon-4 p.m.: To celebrate the Apollo Theater’s 75th anniversary, there will be screenings of performances and guest speakers talking about taking its famous stage.

June 27, 1-3 p.m.: In “Mean Green Flying Machines,” create and decorate your own “green” airplane made from recycled cardboard. Led by Karla Leyva, Gallery Educator. Young children need to be accompanied by an adult.

July 12, 2-4 p.m.: Using fabrics, felt and beads, Dorothy Elliott-Taylor guides you to make a soft jewel to be treasured for years to come. For ages 14 and up.

July 18, 1-3 p.m. Tour the “Explore the Tuskegee: Journey to Flight” exhibit with Tuskegee Airmen and others who were involved in the Tuskegee experience.

July 25, 1-3 p.m.: Learn unusual clay-building techniques and model your own head structure with artist Chukes.

Aug. 1, 1-3 p.m.: The panel discussion “Who Is In, Who Is Out?” will feature a lively dialogue among African American intuitive artists from the community.

Aug. 15, 1-3 p.m.: Create a unique terrestrial globe decorated with glass, tile, china and found objects.

Sept. 5, 1-3 p.m.: Angela Briggs teaches you her technique of folding pages into pockets to store your sacred memories.

Sept. 26, 1-3 p.m.: Tour the “Explore the Tuskegee: Journey to Flight” exhibit with Tuskegee Airmen and others who were involved in the Tuskegee experience.

Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu.

July 31, 2 p.m.: Summer Encounter 2009 is a two-week, hands-on immersion in the performing arts involving nearly 60 students from 14 public elementary schools in Los Angeles. Now in its eighth year, the program is designed to introduce children to the performing arts and expose them to the many cultural resources in Downtown. Free.

Downtown L.A. Art Walk Info and map at downtownartwalk.com.

July 9, August 13, Sept. 10, noon-9 p.m.: The Downtown Art Walk is a self-guided tour that show-

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Farmlab Public Salons 1745 N. Spring St. #4, (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

June 19, noon: Nasrin Tabatabai and Babak Afrassiabi appear for a discussion about their collaborative project, “Pages.” Started since 2004, Pages consist of different activities, such as the publication of a bilingual Farsi/English magazine, video and installation works and editorial re-articulations.

June 26, noon: Jesus Sanchez appears. More info TBA. July 10, noon: Deborah Kane. More Info. TBA July 17, noon: Douglas McCulloh and D.J. Waldie appear to discuss Dream Street, a street in a modest tract in Ontario where cash-strapped builders cut corners, low-wage immigrant laborers worked in fear of La Migra, and sub-prime mortgages waited home buyers longing to have a piece of the dream.

McCulloh, who named Dream Street in 1999, followed its development from strawberry patch to homes on the edge of suburbia. He’ll explore how and why those houses got there—and what building them has meant – will be explored with author/ photographer Douglas McCulloh and essayist D. J. Waldie.

July 24, noon: Jill Leovy appears.

July 31, noon: Finishing School appears.

Aug. 7, noon: A live vintage slide show performance by pop-culture expert Charles Phoenix. He’ll explore Southern California through the 1950s and ’60s, which is to say, booming car culture, space age suburbia, fast food stands, shopping centers and drive-in’s.

Aug. 21, noon: The guest is LAPD Detective Don Hrycyk. More info TBA. Sept. 4, noon: Dan Ethridge appears. More info TBA. Japanese American Cultural & Community Center JACCC Plazaq or Aratani/Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., (213) 382-04886 or jaccc.org.

July 18, 5-11 p.m.: For the last decade, TN KAT/ the Tuesday Night Project has presented free public art spaces, with performance art, music, poetry, visual art, short film and live webcasts. This is the group’s “Party,” the largest Tuesday Night Project to date, with DJs, performers and live painters in the plaza.

Aug. 7, 7:30-9:30 p.m.: The 7th Biennial North American Taiko Conference, in which taiko groups from all over the continent converge on Little Tokyo.

Aug. 15: Taiko groups from all over L.A. converge in the JACCC Plaza in the 16th Annual Taiko Gathering.

Music Center In the plaza at 135 N. Grand Ave., visit musiccenter.org.

June 26, 6:30-10 p.m.: Dance Downtown is the popular and free Friday night series for people of any level of expertise. This evening is International Latin Ball Room night.

July 10, 6:30-10 p.m.: Dance Downtown with West Coast Swing.

July 11, Aug. 15, 10-11 a.m.: In this Saturday morning Drum Downtown event, hand drums, shakers, tambourines, and other percussion instruments are provided. Where else can you beat out your latest aggression without getting into trouble?

July 24, 6:30-10 p.m.: Dance Downtown with a New York Hustle/Disco Night theme.

Aug. 7, 6:30-10 p.m.: A Dance Downtown with merengue and salsa.

Aug. 21, 6:30-10 p.m.: A Dance Downtown with Argentine Tango.

MOCA Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., visit moca.org.

June 21, 3 p.m.: In conjunction with the exhibition From the Permanent Collection: Robert Frank’s “The Americans,” MOCA presents an afternoon of films examining the life and career of the renowned photographer. Info at (213) 621-1745.

June 26-27: Though not located at the museum, MOCA members receive discounts at Dwell on Design, the West Coast’s largest modern design event, at the Convention Center. (A $15 discount off the Exhibition ticket prices using the priority code DODMOCA9.) Info at dwellondesign.com.

July 2, 7 p.m.: In “Flesh Car Crash,” members of the OJO collective will pack into two small cars, where they will make music utilizing objects and materials in the cars’ interiors and by playing instruments powered by the cars’ batteries. Audience members will be invited to assist with the composition. The cars will dance, glide, and narrowly miss each other in a choreographed game of chicken. Info at (213) 621-1745 ‘ July 5, 1 p.m.: A First Sundays are For Families Workshop.

For two years, Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank traveled by car throughout the United States and took more than 20,000 photographs, 83 which he carefully selected and arranged for his landmark 1959 book, The Americans. Take a guided tour of “From the Permanent Collection: Robert Frank’s ‘The Americans’”. Then, meet artist Patrick Miller, who will lead a photography project inspired by “The Americans.” Teens can drop in any time from 1-3:30 p.m. Info at (213) 621-1765 July 9, Aug. 13, noon: The Downtown Art Walk

is a free, self-guided tour of the many galleries and museums in downtown Los Angeles. MOCA Grand Avenue provides the perfect stop on this downtown art excursion with FREE museum admission from 5-8 p.m., courtesy of Wells Fargo. Info at downtownartwalk.com.

Aug. 2, 1 p.m.: A First Sundays are For Families Workshop.

Join us for a tour of “Collecting History: Highlighting Recent Acquisitions,” an exhibition showcasing artworks recently acquired by MOCA for its permanent collection. Families will explore the purpose and meaning of art collections and make personal connections with the works in the show. After the tour, meet artist Sue Huang, who will introduce a hands-on project that explores the idea of collecting.

Teens can drop in any time from 1-3:30 p.m. take a guided tour, and participate in artist-led workshops with their friends. Info at (213)621-176.

Aug. 6, 7 p.m.: For their final participatory event, OJO, along with special guests and audience members, create an abnormal lecture experience.

Members of Ojo will take up position beside the lectern as the house band, and use audio trickery to affect the audience’s reception of live speech. Info at (213)621-1745.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-DINO or visit nhm.org.

June 13, 10:15 and 11:15 a.m.: In the event called Critter Club, learn about the ever-changing world of metamorphosis by meeting live butterflies and frogs, singing songs, doing crafts and settling in for a tadpole storytime. Critter Clubs are for 3-5 year olds and a participating adult.

June 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: This is the family-friendly finale to the Sustainable Sundays series, until it returns next year. At 12:30 pm, the National Park Service’s Christy Bingham discusses sustainable practices to use at home and the recreational opportunities available in the Santa Monica Mountains for Angelenos looking to reconnect with nature. Also on hand is Ecos World, a performance troupe that blends theater, music, classroom, and games, all while promoting the “green” cause.

June 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: The weekend program Art + Science explores how science influences art, and the art is inherent in science. This month, we celebrate the opening of the new Dino Lab, and learn how scientists use art to re-create how these creatures looked and lived 66 million years ago. Participants will also learn how the museum’s Dinosaur Encounters puppets were created, and then sculpt their own dinosaurs!

June 28, July 5, July 26, Aug. 23: Join members of the museum’s history and science departments for a lighthearted movie series, B-Movies and Bad Science, that explores the “science” behind Hollywood’s creature features. “The Monster that Challenged the World” (1957) screens June 28. After taking in the film’s prehistoric, radioactive and of course, very angry gastropod (snail), Malacology Collections Manager Lindsey Groves will illuminate the film’s few scientific accuracies. On July 5, “The Beginning of the End” (1957) finds gargantuan grasshoppers terrorizing the streets, but Entomology Curator Brian Brown is on hand to settle your nerves. “The Flying Serpent” (1946) screens July 26, and in it, you’ll bear witness to Aztec god Quetzalcoatl wreaking havoc after resuscitation by an evil archaeologist. Then Anthropology Curatorial Assistant Jennifer Saracino will set you straight. Last but certainly not least, “Mothra vs. Godzilla” (1964) on Aug. 23 features a battle royal between a giant moth and the notorious lizard killer, and entomologist Brent “the Bug Guy” Karner appears.

June 27, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.: Junior Scientist events are meant for 6-9 year-olds and their families.

In this one, entitled Extraordinary Ecology, discover how scientists use tools to figure out what a healthy ecosystem looks and sounds like.

July 11, noon: On Reptile and Amphibian Appreciation Day, meet radical reptiles and fabulous frogs up close. With special guests, the California Herpetological Association.

July 11, 10 a.m.: In this Critter Club, come celebrate the slimy and the scaly critters that call the Discovery Center home and their cousins from around the world. We’ll tell stories, play games, and make a scaly craft to take home. With special guests, animal and human, from the California Herpetological Association.

July 18, Aug. 1, Aug. 15, 9:30-3 p.m.: Curator’s Cupboards feature the action beyond the exhibits.

Staff members set out rarely-seen artifacts and specimens, answer questions and talk about their research.

REDCAT 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800, redcat.org.

June 11-21: The Wooster Group’s production of Francesco Cavalli’s La Didone takes up a work from the days when opera was an emerging art form, sprung from the power of the voice and the lute in pure acoustic space, and sets it down in a new world splintered by telepresence and made brazen by the electric guitar. Then, traveling further forward in time, and stirring another Italian cultural artifact into the mix, the Group brings into collision the ancient shipwreck tale of Aeneas with the crashed

June 8, 2009 spaceships of Mario Bava’s 1965 low-budget sci-fi horror film Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires).

SCI-Arc Lecture Series 960 E. Third St., (213) 356-5328 or sciarc.edu. In the W. M. Keck Lecture Hall.

July 15, time not listed: Peter Cook, noted English architect, writer, and educator, appears. He was a founding member of Archigram in the 1960s, and his design, with Colin Fournier, for the Kunsthaus Graz (2003) was a runner up for the Stirling Prize.

July 29, 7 pm: A discussion between Eric Owen Moss and Jeffrey Kipnis. The former directs SCIArc. Kipnis, a professor of architectural design and theory at the Knowlton School of Architecture. Kipnis is also the curator of architecture/design for the Wexner Center for the Arts.

Aug. 5, 5 p.m.: A special lecture with Anthony Vidler. He has served as Dean of Cooper Union’s School of Architecture since 2002. He is a historian and critic of modern and contemporary architecture, specializing in French architecture from the Enlightenment to the present.

Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m.: In conjunction with the “L.A. in Wien/Wien in L.A.: Vienna University Competition, Peter Cook, Eric Owen Moss, Hitoshi Abe, Thom Mayne, Peter Noever and Wolf Prix are in conversation.

Thursdays at Central Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., meeting room A, (213) 228-7241 or lapl.org. All in Meeting Room A. June 18, 12:15-1 p.m.: Perfume expert and consultant Carolyn Yousef on finding just the right scent for you.

June 25, 12:15-1 p.m.: Craft Thursdays, the library’s monthly crafts social.

July 2, 12:15-1 p.m.: Learn about new programs and resources for the beginning blogger.

July 9, 12:15-1 p.m.: In this introduction to vintage textiles, author and textile expert Olivia Headley stops by.

July 16, 12:15-1 p.m.: Learn the techniques of candy sushi, and try some samples from the library’s very own expert candy-sushi chef.

July 23, 12:15-1 p.m. Explore the possibilities and new resources available to you (at no charge) in the realm of electronic media.

July 30, 12:15-1 p.m.: In this installment of Craft Thursdays, exchange tips and enjoy the company of fellow knitters at our monthly craft social.

Town Hall Los Angeles Visit townhall-la.org. Venues vary, but all listed take place Downtown.

June 16, noon: Arthur T. Leahy started as a bus driver. He’s now the CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. His talk is called “Striking Gold with the Metro on the Eastside.”

At the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave. June 17, 7-9 p.m.: Rick Steves, travel writer, addresses “How Travel Furthers Global Peace and Understanding.” At the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, 111 N. Central Ave. July 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: A one-day conference on education reform called “2001-2101: The Education Century? Rebuilding Our Economy Through Education Reform.”

Zócalo Visit zocalopublicsquare.org. At various locations, but events listed below are Downtown June 25, 7:30 p.m.: Daniel Hernandez, former Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly writer, stops by to discuss his observations about Mexico City, where he’s been blogging for the last 18 months. At the Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave.

ROCK, POP & JAZZ 2nd Street Jazz 366 E. Second St., (213) 680-0047, 2ndstjazz.com or myspace.com/2ndstreetlivejazz.

Tuesdays: Jazz jam session. Music usually starts at 9 or 10 p.m.

626 Reserve 626 S. Spring St., (213) 627-9800 or 626reserve.com.

Tuesdays, 6 p.m.: Live music with Goh Kurosawa.

Thursdays, 6 p.m.: More live sounds, this time with Jessie Torrez.

Blue Velvet 750 S. Garland Ave., (213) 239-0061.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 p.m.: Live music and DJs. Café Metropol 923 E. Third St., (213) 613-1537 or cafemetropol.com.

June 12, 8-10 p.m.: Vocalist Sharmila Guha is classically trained, but she can swing with the best of ’em.

June 13, 8-10 p.m.: Vocalist/pianist Amanda Carr.

Chop Suey Café 347 E. First St., (213) 617-9990 or chopsueycafe.com.

Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Live jazz on the patio of the restored landmark.

Cicada Cicada Restaurant, 617 S. Olive St., (213) 488-9488 or cicadarestaurant.com.

Thursdays, 8-11 p.m.: The velvet-voiced Max Vontaine recreates the sounds and styles of rat packers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. His smoking

June 8, 2009 jackets and tunes are vintage; his bawdy repartee is less so. Keep a close eye on the unlit cigarette.

Sundays, 6-11 p.m.: The restaurant is transformed into a vintage, old Hollywood-style dance club every Sunday. Come out to appreciate the big band, swank costumes, dinner and cocktails. Visit cicadaclub.com.

Club Nokia Corner of Olympic Blvd. and Figueroa St., clubnokia.com.

June 12, 7 p.m.: Reik is a Latin Grammy-nominated Mexican band from Mexicali, Baja California. As the story goes, the group’s name actually means “rake,” as in raking the guitar strings, but the band wanted their Mexican listeners to pronounce it correctly. Hence, Reik.

June 13, 8:30 p.m.: Brother hip-hop duo Clipse is in town, drumming up buzz for their upcoming release of “Till the Casket Drops.”

They’re supported by PAC DIV, B.O.B. and Diz Gibran.

Conga Room L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic, (213) 749-0445 or congaroom.com.

June 10: Sinaloa, Mexico-based German Montero brings his traditional, heartrending banda sounds.

June 11: Salsa singer and bandleader Tito Rojas is also known as El Gallo, or The Rooster. But trust this: It’d be way better to be woken up by his vocals than the neighborhood animal.

June 13: Conguero Angel Lebron leads his family-based salsa outfit.

Grammy Museum LA Live, corner of Olympic Blvd and Figueroa St., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

June 8, 8 p.m.: As part of its series The Drop, which features live performances of material from recently released or unreleased material, the Grammy Museum hosts singer songwriter Nanci Griffith the day before her new album “The Loving Kind,” well, drops.

June 9, 8 p.m.: The museum welcomes Colombian singer, songwriter and international superstar Fonseca for an intimate onstage interview and performance. During the program, Fonseca will field questions from museum chief curator Ken Luftig Viste about his music, influences, and recording career. Afterwards, Fonseca will take audience questions and perform.

June 10, 8 p.m.: The museum hosts Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller for a discussion and performance of songs from his new self-titled solo record, which will be released on June 9.

June 11, 8 p.m.: Mandy Moore, who gained most of her acclaim with tweenster pop, is all grown up. Be among the first to hear her perform selections from her new album, Amanda Leigh.

J Restaurant and Lounge 1119 S. Olive St., (213) 746-7746 or jloungela.com.

Tuesdays: Live acoustic performances in the lounge.

Wednesdays: Salsa in the City features complimentary salsa lessons at 8 p.m. At 9 p.m., a batch of live musicians takes over for a jam session.

Nokia Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6000 or nokiatheatrelalive.com.

June 13, 8 p.m.: La Arrolladora Banda El Limón is a Mexican banda group from Sinaloa. As they tell of love and love lost, they’re known to wear matching pink suits.

Pete’s Café and Bar 400 N. Main St., (213) 618-1759 or petescafe.com.

Tuesdays, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.: Pablo Calogero and Fabiano Nacimento play Brazilian jazz.

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

June 8, 10 p.m.: Rock ‘n’ Roll ain’t pretty and neither is Scott H. Biram. The self proclaimed ‘Dirty Old One Man Band’ successfully, and sometimes violently, lashes together blues, hillbilly and country to punk and godless metal. He’s with Jake LaBotz, praised by Tatoo Magazine for his “sadder than hell balladry, razor sharp testifying, storied takes on loneliness, beatnik-on-the-Mexican-border music, coffeehouse chic.”

June 9, 10 p.m.: Honky Tonk hero Mike Stinson.

June 10, 10 p.m.: The Neighborhood Bullys: Get too close and you might get beat up. Not really. We hear they’re pretty nice guys, actually.

June 11, 10 p.m.: Imaad Wassif and Two Part Beast, Hopewell, Jason Simon (from Dead Meadow) and Jonathan Terrell.

June 12, 10 p.m.: Lady Dottie and the Diamonds is fronted by a 60-something blues queen with more swagger than Space Ghost. Also on the bill are Quetzal Guerrero and the Warrios and the New Rome Quartet.

June 13, 10 p.m.: Old country twang courtesy of The Dave and Deke Combo.

June 14, Noon: Brunch Americana with The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, David Serby and Brennen Leigh.

Rerax Fridays at Señor Fish 422 E. First St., (213) 625-0566 or senorfishla.com.

Fridays, 9 p.m.-3 a.m.: Music, art, VJ performances, silk screening and photos.

Royale 2619 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 388-8488 or royaleonwilshire.com.

Mondays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.: A live musical showcase with bands, a DJ and an Eastside vibe.

Tuesdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.: An acoustic live set in the historic Royale lounge. A DJ spins between sets.

Wednesday (second of every month), 9 p.m.-2 a.m.: A fusion of spoken word and acoustic musical melodies.

Sundays, 9 p.m.-midnight: Rat pack protégé Max Vontaine.

Sheraton L.A. Downtown Hotel 711 S. Hope St., (310) 216-5861.

Fridays: The hotel presents a weekly live jazz night.

Future Rock, Pop & Jazz Café Metropol 923 E. Third St., (213) 613-1537 or cafemetropol.com.

June 19, 8-10 p.m.: Guitarist Jon Bremen.

June 20, 7:30 p.m.: Vocalist Spencer Day. June 26-27: L.A. Jazz Collective Summer Festival.

July 3, 8 p.m.: Vocalist Shirlee Kong.

July 10, 8 p.m.: Guitarist Alex Pint o.

July 11, 8 p.m.: Pianist Motoko Honda.

July 17, 8 p.m.: Vocalist Meaghan Boeing.

July 18, 8 p.m.: Pianist Christian Jacob.

July 24, 8 p.m.: Bassist/vocalist Kristin Korb.

Arts & Entertainment July 25, 8 p.m.: Vocalist Liela Avila.

July 31, 8 p.m.: Saxophonist Mark Zaleski.

Aug. 1, 8 p.m.: Pianist Josh Nelson.

Aug. 7, 8 p.m.: Vibraphonist Tyler Blanton.

Aug. 8, 8 p.m.: Pianist Motoko Honda.

Aug. 14-15, 7:30 p.m.: Vocalist Jesse Palter.

Aug. 21-22, 8 p.m.: Saxophonist Walter Smith III Club Nokia Corner of Olympic Blvd. and Figueroa St., clubnokia.com.

June 19, 8:30 p.m.: Singer, songwriter and record producer Todd Rundgren.

June 26, 9 p.m.: Bones Thugs-N-Harmony. Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-N-Bone and Bizzy Bone went from being broke, hungry and homeless in 1993 to watching their flowing, rapidclip, harmonized rap — dubbed the “Cleveland Sound” — hit big.

June 27, 9 p.m.: The Irish/English duo VNV Nation blends electronic, industrial, rock and dance elements with emotive vocals ranges.

July 9, 5 p.m.: “Forever Plaid,” comes one night — it’s not a live show, exactly, it’s a screening and an appearance by the cast.

July 11 and Aug. 14: Dan Finnerty’s almost same-named Dan Band.

July 31, 8:30 p.m.: Southern California ska-punk stalwarts Reel Big

Downtown News 19 Fish and the English Beat.

Aug. 1, 9 p.m.: Lalah Hathaway and Mint Condition.

Aug. 6, 8 p.m.: Alan Parsons Live Project and Paramount’s Laser Spectacular featuring the music of Pink Floyd. Steve Monistere (producer of the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular) has teamed up with Alan Parsons (engineer for Pink Floyd and producer/musician/composer for The Alan Parsons Project).

Aug. 8, 11 p.m.: Honor Society.

Aug. 15, 8:30 p.m.: Beto Cuevas, former lead singer of the Chilean band La Ley, hits it solo.

Aug. 22, 8:30 p.m.: Heavy metal revivalists, the Cult.

Sept. 3, 8:30 p.m.: Thin Lizzy.

Grammy Museum L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum. org. These shows take place in the museum’s Sound Stage theater.

June 15, 8 p.m.: Songwriter and “Someday, Someway” performer Marshall Crenshaw June 17, 7:30 p.m.: An intimate acoustic performance and discussion with Milwaukee guitar master Willy Porter and Southern California folk-rock quartet Raining Jane.

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Listings Continued from page 19 Grand Performances 350 S. Grand Ave., visit grandperformances.org.

July 9, 8 p.m.: “Musicology 301” with Hal David, who is joined by musicologist Alan Warner. They’ll talk shop putting the human voice into the music we have all heard on radio, in films and on Broadway.

July 10, noon and 8 p.m.: Socially conscious Afro roots reggae music from L.A.-based Rocky Dawuni.

July 11, 8 p.m.: Buika and Perla Batalla. The former is a Spanish singer of Equatorial Guinean heritage.

Batalla fuses traditional Mexican mestiza sounds with bluesy ballads, alternative folk and her rich, beautiful voice.

July 17, noon: Native Colombian and Los Angeles resident, Justo Almario playing with his Colombian, Afro-Cuban, jazz-funk fusion ensemble.

July 17, 8 p.m.: Cucu Diamantes and Watcha Clan appear. Diamantes is the co-founder of New York-based and Grammy-nominated Latin fusion band Yerba Buena. The Marseilles, France-based Watcha Clan’s backbone is their drum and bass and reggae rhythm.

July 18, 8 p.m.: Cuban-American singer, producer and composer Albita.

July 23, 8 p.m.: “Musicology 302: Paul Robeson — Humanity’s Voice” features UCLA Lecturer Paul Von Blum shedding light on renaissance man Robeson.

July 24, noon and 8 p.m.: The Bad Plus, the rulebreaking jazz trio that is known to pulverize swing music so as to let improvisation rule.

July 25, 8 p.m.: The band Curumin mixes breezy ballads, ’70s Brazilian pop and soul with reggae, funk and hip hop. They’ll appear with the progressive, innovative sound s Novalima. It’s a night to introduce Latin America’s 21st century sound.

July 31, noon and 8 p.m.: The all-male French acapella group Lo Còr de la Plana. For the evening show, Lo Còr is joined by the gypsy music mavens of Fishtank Ensemble.

Aug. 1, 7 p.m.: Take a Los Angeles journey

through Latin America with Mentiritas, La Santa Cecilia and Mr. Vallenato.

Aug. 7, noon and 8 p.m.: The night called Haegum Plus features Korean-born musician Kang Eun-Il, a famed player of the traditional haegum, a two-stringed instrument with a rod-like neck attached to a hollow wooden box.

Aug. 8, 8 p.m.: Groundbreaking Inuk throat singer, Tanya Tagaq, and Hyperpotamus — described as a solo voice with four microphones, a loop station pedal and gallons of water.

Aug. 9, 8 p.m.: Paul Robeson, the renowned singer, actor, lawyer, athlete and political activist is stirringly chronicled in music and words in KB Solomon’s one-man show “Speak Of Me As I Am.” Aug. 14, noon and 8 p.m.: Toto La Momposina y Sus Tambores, straight out of coastal Colombia.

Aug. 15, 8 p.m.: One of the most formidable stage performers in today’s African music world, Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré.

Aug. 20, 8 p.m.: Inspiration House Poetry Choir: Voice Music for Whole Living features sets by a male choir and a female choir, culminating in a finale of the Whole, blending the choirs and the poets.

Aug. 21, noon: Adaawe is a six-member international group of women — from Kenya, Morocco, Brazil and the United States.

Aug. 21, 8 p.m.: Grammy nominated Iraqi oud player Rahim Al Haj has recorded with flamenco, jazz and rock musicians, including Michael Stipe and R.E.M. For this performance he is joined by renowned percussionist Souhail Kaspar.

Nokia Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6000 or nokiatheatrelalive.com.

June 18, 7 p.m.: R&B vocalist Keyshia Cole.

June 19, 7 p.m.: Dutch violinist, conductor and showman Andre Rieu.

June 23, 8 p.m.: Yanni Voices performs. Which is to say, Yanni re-interprets his classic compositions with powerful lyrics and intoxicating vocal performances by Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills.

July 17, 7 p.m.: Demi Lovato, Dallas-born and Disney-bred.

July 18, 7 p.m.: Charlie Wilson, featuring Keith Sweat and Jupiter Rising.

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July 28, 8 p.m.: Soft rock powerhouses Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago.

July 31, 8 p.m.: Mexican vocalist Jenni Rivera.

Aug. 7, 7 p.m.: Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly.

Aug. 21-22, 8 p.m.: Guatemalan pop singer Ricardo Arjona.

Orpheum Theatre 842 S. Broadway, (213) 622-1939 or laorpheum.com.

June 29, 8 p.m.: Rocker and self-made label owner Ani DiFranco.

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

June 15, 10 p.m.: Beatnik-on-the-Mexican-border balladeer, Jake La Botz.

June 16, 10 p.m.: Mike Stinson, he of new-school honky tonk.

June 17, 10 p.m.: Spindrift Bon Voyage Show.

June 18, 10 p.m.: A psychobilly night of the Rocketz, Hotrod Hillbillies & Captain Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss June 19, 10 p.m.: Speedbuggy, Los Creepers, and Los Duggans, all of whom take their cues from Owens-in-Bakersfield lore.

June 20, 10 p.m.: The Minutemen, Firehose and Stooges’ Mike Watt with Thee Headliners, Ladyfingers.

June 21, 10 p.m.: A rockabilly night with Rockin’ Ryan & the Real Goners, Cattie Ness & The Revenge, The Crown City B. June 22, 10 p.m.: Jake La Botz. See details above.

June 23, 10 p.m.: Mike Stinson. See details above.

June 24, 10 p.m.: Psychobilly bands the Sawyer Family, Guilty Hearts and Haunted George.

June 25, 10 p.m.: Captain Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss.

June 26, 10 p.m.: Rock and rollers of Throw Rag with the Hickoids, Pat Todd and Rankoutsiders.

June 27, 10 p.m.: Saturday Night Fish Fry with rockabilly frontman Nick Curran.

June 28, noon: Brunch Americana with Lil Mo & The Unholy Four, and Voodoo Swing June 29, 10 p.m.: Jake La Botz. See details above.

June 30, 10 p.m.: Mike Stinson. See details above.

July 1, 10 p.m.: Right On John, Lynda Kay, Rizorkestra.

July 2, 10 p.m.: Spider Problem, Werewolves and Soft Black.

July 3, 10 p.m.: Mario Matteoli and the Vaquetones.

July 4, 10 p.m.: Weird Owl.

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July 5, 10 p.m.: From Stockholm, the Poppets.

July 8, 10 p.m.: Reigning Monarchs, Laramie Dean and Gantez Warrior.

July 11, 10 p.m.: Travesuras with La Cholita!

July 18, 10 p.m.: Johnny Hootrock with Reverend Beatman, Delaney Davidson, Guilty Hearts.

Staples Center 1201 S. Figueroa St., staplescenter.com.

July 13, 7:30 p.m.: Beyonce appears in her I Am tour, backed by the all-female band, The Sugamamas, and suggesting the age-old query: Will Jay-Z ever put a ring on it?

July 16, 7 p.m.: American Idol Live! features finalists Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre.

July 19, 7:30 p.m.: Country rocker and live show maestro Keith Urban, with special guest Sugarland.

Aug. 7-9, 7:30 p.m.: Southland tweens unite, and scream, for the platinum-selling Jonas Brothers, in town for three nights.

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., visit musiccenter.org.

June 19, 8 p.m.: A night called Global Pop, with Korean sensations Wheesung and Lena Park.

June 19, 7:30 p.m.: A Friday Night Sing-Along featuring Abba. Unleash your inner songbird and belt out popular favorites and classic tunes with hundreds of fellow song lovers while accompanied by live musicians.

June 27, 7 p.m.: A night called “For the Ones We Love,” a recital by soprano Woosoon Kim. She mixes classical, modern and Christian music.

July 10, 8 p.m.: A concert called “Bridging the USA and Japan.” Music Director and conductor David Benoit leads the Asia America Symphony Orchestra, four soloists and a 400 plus member Choir from the USA and Japan in a rendition of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Opus 125 in D minor (‘Choral’).

July 17, 7:30 p.m.: A Friday Night Sing-Along featuring the Beatles.

Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m.: A Friday Night Sing-Along featuring Broadway tunes.

Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m.: The still rocking Aerosmith.

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Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., musiccenter.org.

June 17, 7 p.m.; The 2009 Los Angeles International Band & Orchestra Festival will feature performances by the Cathedral City High School Band, Westlake High School Band and Haidian Shiyan Primary School Golden Sail Wind Ensemble. The showcase performance will be given by the Arizona State University Band.

June 28, 2 p.m.: Maestro Vener and the Cal Phil open their summer season with music by two famous Georges — Gershwin and Handel. Joining the orchestra for highlights from “Porgy and Bess” and other Gershwin favorites are the sensational Henrietta Davis and Cedric Berry.

July 12, 2 p.m.: The Cal Phil comes back. In Basically Beatles with the Fab Four, it’s a magical mystery tour of Beatles classics.

July 19, 3 p.m.: The Southeast Symphony appears in “An Afternoon with the Elegant Mr. (Duke) Ellington.” Also on board is the Southeast Symphony Chorus with special guests Malesha Jessie, Channing Holmes and film and TV man William Allen Young.

July 26, 2 p.m.: The Cal Phil is back with a program called Swords and Chivalry. Highland Pipe and drum band Cabar Feidh are back by popular demand, performing some of the world’s most stirring music with the Cal Phil, in full regalia.

Aug. 7, 8 p.m.: The choral music of Eric Whitacre.

Aug. 9, 2 p.m.: The Cal Phil is in the house (make that hall) with a program called Movie Magic. The stars include violinist Armen Anassian and composers like John Williams, Howard Shore and Rudolph Steiner.

Aug. 23, 2 p.m.: A Cal Phil program called Broadway’s Best, with highlights from theater’s greatest shows.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE Dame Edna: My First Last Tour Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org.

June 9-12, 8 p.m.; June 13, 2 and 8 p.m.; June 14, 3 p.m.: Wisecracking, cross dressing and British.

“Dame Edna: My First Last Tour.”

Eve’s Rapture The Hayworth Theatre, 2509 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 960-4442 or thehayworth.com.

June 12-13, 8 p.m.; June 14, 7 p.m.: “Eve’s Rapture” is an action comedy with angels at war and the Garden of Eden’s matriarch is in the crossfire. Due to sexual situations and violence, this production is not advisable for anyone under 13.

La Didone REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800, redcat.org.

June 11-13, 8:30 p.m.; June 14, 7 p.m.: The Wooster Group’s production of Francesco Cavalli’s “La Didone,” takes up a work from the days when opera was an emerging art form, sprung from the power of the voice and the lute in pure acoustic space, and sets it down in a world populated by the shipwreck tale of Aeneas and the crashed spaceships of Mario Bava’s 1965 low-budget sci-fi horror film “Terrore nello spazio” (Planet of the Vampires).

La Traviata Los Angeles Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8001 or laopera.com.

June 10, 7:30 p.m.: “La Traviata” is Verdi’s heartrending story of a Parisian courtesan with a sordid past and no future. On the upside, it’s some of the composer’s most ravishing and popular music.

Oleanna Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.org.

June 9-12, 8 p.m.; June 13, 2:30 and 8 p.m.; June 14, 1 and 6:30 p.m.: David Mamet’s “Oleanna,” the cat and mouse, sexual politicking drama that stars Bill Pulman and Julia Stiles.

Stranger Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.com.

June 10-13, 8 p.m.: “Stranger” takes place in the Nevada Desert circa 1847. The tiny town of San Lorenzo is terrorized by a ruthless villain named Lagarto, but the local saloon owner has something Lagarto wants — a secret treasure that the late murdered sheriff hid somewhere in the desert, and when a stranger with a mysterious past blows into town, she and the local preacher find real reason to hope.

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Future theater, Opera & Dance Ahmanson Theatre 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

June 9-21: Wisecracking, cross dressing and British. “Dame Edna: My First Last Tour.”

June 23-39: Singers, virtuosos and lifelong friends Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin get together for the first time since Evita.

July 7-Sept. 6: “Spamalot” is for both the Monty Python initiated and newcomers to the comedy oeuvre that includes murderous bunny rabbits, insult-spewing French knights, and rampant absurdism. Loosely based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

Bob Baker’s Marionettes 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Ongoing: Dozens of the local puppet master’s marionettes appear in musical extravaganza “Something to Crow About.” It’s an hour-long show, and afterwards, the audience is invited to visit with the puppeteers and enjoy refreshments in the theater’s famous party room. No end date.

Bootleg Theater 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.com.

Through June 28: “Stranger” takes place in the Nevada Desert circa 1847. The tiny town of San Lorenzo is terrorized by a ruthless villain named Lagarto, but the local saloon owner has something Lagarto wants — a secret treasure that the late murdered sheriff hid somewhere in the desert, and when a stranger with a mysterious past blows into town, she and the local preacher find real reason to hope.

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8000 or musiccenter.org.

July 16-19: Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet,” entered American Ballet Theatre’s repertoire in 1985 and has since become one of the company’s signature productions.

Grand Performances 350 S. Grand Ave., visit grandperformances.org.

June 19-20, 8 p.m.: City of Los Angeles (COLA) Artists Project. On Friday: Lionel Popkin, he of an elephant costume; author Bruce Bauman; and Cheng-

current anD Future art Space exhibitiOnS anD inFOrmatiOn 01 Gallery 530 S. Hewitt St., Suite 141, (213) 689-0101 or 01gallery.com.

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7+Fig Art Space 735 S. Figueroa St., Suite 217, (213) 955-7150.

Acuna-Hansen Gallery 427 Bernard St., (323) 441-1624 or ahgallery.com.

Art Slave 216 S. Spring St., (213) 598-3155 or artslavegallery.com.

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Bert Green Fine Art 102 W. Fifth St., (213) 624-6212 or bgfa.us.

Through June 27: The gallery presents two solo exhibitions, both of which are the first show at the gallery for each artist. Dorian La Padura paints with color and light, tying relationships of colors to one another and to various gray tones. Included in this show are several paintings and one site-specific wall mural. Marvin Jordana’s drawings pull from subconscious sources, combining non-specific organic forms with cultural references, drawing on Chinese traditions and American post modernism to form contemporary hybrids. All these drawings are simple, stark presentations on paper or traditional scrolls.

Bonelli Contemporary 943 N. Hill St., (213) 617-8180 or bonellicontemporaryla.com.

Box Gallery 977 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1747 or theboxla.com.

Through June 14: The work of Judith Bernstein in her first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. Bernstein has become most well known for a series of phallic screw drawings started in 1969, which have evolved and transformed into huge presences.

BOXeight Gallery 1446 E. Washington Blvd., (213) 631-0560 or boxeight.com.

Charlie James Gallery 975 Chung King Road, (213) 687-0488 or cjamesgallery.com.

China Art Objects 933 Chung King Road, (213) 613-0384 or chinaartobjects.com.

Chinese Historical Society of Southern California 415 Bernard St., (323) 222-0856 or chssc.org.

Ongoing: An exhibition about the history of immigration from China to the United States.

Chung King Project 945 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1802 or chungkingproject.com.

Opening June 13: George Bolster’s “High on Christ.”

Cirrus Gallery 542 S. Alameda St., (213) 680-3474 or cirrusgallery.com.

Through July 9: “No Shoes on the Carpet” is a group show with Matthew Brannon, Jonas Wood, David Austen, Richard Baker, Jean R. Milant and Edward Ruscha.

Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu.

Ongoing: Work from three artists whose oeuvres are influenced by music: photographer Jenny Okun, sculptor and author Sarah Perry and photographer Barbara Strasen. It is installed throughout the lobby and hallway areas of the school.

The Company 946 Yale St., (213) 221-7082 or thecompanyart.com.

June 27-July 25: Jesse Reding Fleming’s “Methods of Invisibility: Shades of Gray” was inspired by a cross-country road trip which the artist took in a police car and two uniforms in different shades of gray.

Cottage Home 410 Cottage Home Road, cottagehomela.com.

Crewest 110 Winston St., (213) 627-8272, crewest.com or thelabellab.com.

Through June 28: The gallery pays tribute to the Belmont Tunnel, one of the cornerstones of Los Angeles graffiti history. The City West tunnel, which used to be a train path for the old city subway line, is now obscured by the Belmont Station Apartments complex. But tapping a long list of local artists,

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Aug. 28, noon: El Colegio del Cuerpo uses the entire plaza as it brings a special lunchtime presentation that emulates its street performances in Cartegena, Colombia. That night and on Aug. 29, the dance troupe performs.

The Hayworth Theatre 2509 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 960-4442 or thehayworth.com.

Through June 27: “Eve’s Rapture” is an action comedy with angels at war and the Garden of Eden’s matriarch is in the crossfire. Due to sexual situations and violence, this production is not advisable for anyone under 13.

Los Angeles Opera Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8001 or laopera.com.

June 21, 2 p.m.: “La Traviata” is Verdi’s heartrending story of a Parisian courtesan with a sordid past and no future. On the upside, it’s some of the composer’s most ravishing and popular music.

Mark Taper Forum 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

Now through July 12: David Mamet’s “Oleanna,” the cat and mouse, sexual politicking drama that will here star Bill Pulman and Julia Stiles. (This production replaces the previously announced Uncle Vanya.)

REDCAT 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800, redcat.org.

June 11-21: The Wooster Group’s production of Francesco Cavalli’s “La Didone,” takes up a work from the days when opera was an emerging art form, sprung from the power of the voice and the lute in pure acoustic space, and sets it down in a world populated by the shipwreck tale of Aeneas and the crashed spaceships of Mario Bava’s 1965 low-budget sci-fi horror film “Terrore nello spazio” (Planet of the Vampires).

June 25-28: Yvonne Rainer stages a radical revision of “The Rite of Spring,” the brilliant and controversial Nijinsky-Stravinsky ballet that scandalized Paris audiences in 1913. The second half of the program is a commission entitled “Spiraling Down,” which draws inspiration from newspaper photos, soccer moves, old movies, classic modern dance, ballet, Steve Martin, 19th-century actress Sarah Bernhardt, and Rainer’s own disinterred dances from the 1960s.

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Dalessio Gallery 838 S. Spring St., (213) 471-2977 or dalessiogallery.com.

David Salow Gallery 977 S. Hill St., (213) 620-0240 or davidsalowgallery.com.

Through June 20: “Survival Game” features the recent sculpture by San Francisco artist Misako Inaoka.

The Distributed Gallery 972B Chung King Rd. (213) 344-6137 or dg.telic.info.

Through June 30: “24/7 Truth” is a show curated

by Tom Leeser featuring the drawings of Mark Allen and Perry Hoberman. It is inspired by the quote from Jean Luc Goddard, “The cinema is truth 24 frames per second.” The show centers around two videos, each documenting 24 drawings from the two artists. Each drawing is held on screen for seven seconds, the purported time a museum visitor pauses to look at a work of art. The “video/drawings” are displayed on the Distributed Gallery’s video monitors and will be accompanied by 12 audio works by 12 artists. The audio artists were asked to create a response to the drawings using only their first impressions.

Doheny Memorial Library USC, 3550 Trousdale Parkway, (213) 740-2070 or usc.edu/libraries.

Downtown Art Center Gallery 828 S. Main St., dacgallery.com.

Through July 5: Acclaimed “micro sculptor” Willard Wigan depicts scenes from Disney movies and other pieces of Hollywood iconography, like the Academy Award trophy, in mini sculptures barely visible by the human eye.

Downtown Art Gallery 1611 S. Hope St., (213) 255-2067 or downtownag.com.

Tuesdays, 7:30-10:30 p.m.: Figure drawing classes are $12; bring your own materials.

Ongoing: Large format drawings and different pieces by gallery artists.

Edgar Varela Fine Arts 542 S. Alameda St., second floor, (213) 494-7608 or edgarvarelafinearts.com.

El Nopal Press 109 W. Fifth St., (213) 239-0417 or fauxpop.com/nopalpress.

Farmlab 1745 N. Spring St. #4, (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

Fifth Floor 502 Chung King Court, (213) 687-8443 or fifthfloorgallery.com. g727 727 S. Spring St., (213) 627-9563 or gallery727losangeles.com.

Through July 3: “Photocartographies: Tattered Fragments of the Map” includes an art exhibition, a series of public programs and a book of related essays about the relationship between photography and cartography.

Gallery Waugh 548 S. Spring St., Suite 108, (310) 435-9551 or gallerywaugh.com.

Gary Leonard 860 S. Broadway, takemypicture.com.

Ongoing: “The Billboard Show: Selling the SoCal Lifestyle” features photographic landscapes of the 1950s and 1960s.

George J. Doizaki Gallery Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., (213) 628-2725 or jaccc.org.

Happy Lion 963 Chung King Road, (213) 625-1360 or thehappylion.com.

Through July 11: Monique van Genderen’s “Personal Exhibition” features paintings in a six by four foot panel format.

Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery Watt Hall 104, USC University Park Campus, (213) 740-2787 or roski.usc.edu.

Hive Gallery and Studios 729 S. Spring St., (213) 955-9051 or thehivegallery.com.

Through July 1: The gallery hosts “Power People,” a mixed-media installation by featured artist Treiops Treyfid. The opening reception will be from 8 p.m.-midnight on June 6.

I-5 Gallery 2100 N. Main St. #A9, (323) 342-0717 or breweryartwalk.com.

Infusion Gallery 719 S. Spring St., (213) 683-8827 or infusiongallery.com.

Through June: A group show with Jacquelin Liggins, Jeff Loope, Lindsey Shepard, Justine Fernie, Liz London, Susie Lidstone, Jerry Shawback, Jung Ji Lee, Karina Rzendkowska, Laura Elliot, Crisoforo Fraire, David Wesley Martinez, Ivanka Dukic, Patricia Brintle and Corinne Carbone.

Jail 965 Vignes St., Suite 5A, (213) 621-9567 or thejailgallery.com.

Julie Rico Gallery 500 S. Spring St. and 116 W. Fifth St., (213) 817-6002 or weeneez.com.

Katalyst Foundation for the Arts 450 S. Main St., (213) 604-3634 or kffta.org.

KGB Studio and Gallery 1640 N. Spring St., (323) 224-1900 or kgbla.com.

Mihai Nicodim Gallery 944 Chung King Road, (213) 621-2786 or nicodimgallery.com.

L2kontemporary 990 N. Hill St. #205, (626) 319-3661 or l2kontemporary.com.

Through June 20: “Where the Edges Meet” is a two-person show from Karen Chu and Jay Merryweather, 2009 graduates from Claremont Graduate University. Both artists investigate images of recognizable objects that have been pulled from their original context and reconfigures them into their

own form of hybrid object.

LADWP John Ferraro Office Building, 111 N. Hope St., (213) 481-5411 or ladwp.com.

Ongoing: A salute to William Mulholland with historic photos, artifacts and memorabilia. Open Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is the first installment of what will be a permanent exhibition showcasing the water and power of Los Angeles.

La Mano Press 1749 N. Main St., (323) 227-0650 or lamanopress.com.

Lamp Community Art Project 452 S. Main St., lampcommunity.org or lampartproject.org.

Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture At the New LATC, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 626-7600.

Library of Congress/Ira Gershwin Gallery At Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-4399 or musiccenter.org.

LMAN 949 Chung King Road, (213) 628-3883 or lmangallery.com.

LM Projects 125 W. Fourth St. #103, (213) 621-4055 or bank-art.com.

The former gallery called Bank is set to re-open in the fall.

Los Angeles Center for Digital Art 107 W. Fifth St., (323) 646-9427 or lacda.com.

Through July 3: Hector Mata’s “Limbo” includes a series of photographs of places along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, a collection of personal belongings found on immigrant’s paths and roads in the Arizona desert and videos of immigrants’ interviews during their journey to the north.

Lot 44 257 S. Spring St., (213) 626-4646 or lot44coffee.com.

June 11-July 3: The Lot 44 Gallery features abstract paintings by Kymm Swank. Often inspired by jazz music, Swank layers geometric compositions that combine and coalesce into rhythmic swatches.

An opening celebration is on June 11, from 6-9 p.m.

LA Artcore at Union Center for the Arts 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 617-3274 or laartcore.org.

Through June 28: Work from Fred Eversley.

Los Angeles Artcore Brewery Annex 650A S. Ave. 21, (323) 276-9320.

Los Angeles Public Library Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lapl.org/events.

Through June 28: “Paul Outerbridge: New Color Photographs” features recently discovered color images of California and Mexico taken during the 1940s and 1950s by the late photographer.

Through September 6: “Richard Neutra, Architect: Sketches & Drawings,” features a selection of travel sketches, figure drawings and building renderings from one of modernism’s most important architects.

Main Field Projects 418 Bamboo Lane, (323) 559-1568 or mainfieldprojects.com.

Mandarin Gallery 970 N. Broadway, Suite 213, (213) 687-4107 or mandaringallery.com.

Mesler and Hug 510 Bernard St., (323) 221-0016 or meslerandhug.com.

Mexican Cultural Institute Gallery 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Suite 100, (213) 624-3660 or mexicanculturalinstitute.com.

No end date: Joe Bravo’s tortilla artwork appears in “The Traveling Museum of Tortilla Art.” M.J. Higgins Fine Art 104 E. Fourth St., (213) 617-1700 or mjhiggins.com.

MLA Gallery 2020 N. Main St. #239, (323) 222-3400 or mlagallery.com.

Morono Kiang Gallery 218 W. Third St., (213) 628-8208 or moronokiang.com.

Niche.LA Video Art 453 S. Spring St., Suite 443, (213) 247-0002 or niche.la.

North Hill 945 N. Hill St., (213) 500-7778 or northhillchinatown.com.

Pharmaka Art 101 W. Fifth St., (213) 689-7799 or pharmaka-art.org.

June 11-July 3: “In Fluence: The Aura of Succession,” brings together four artists who have taught and influenced each other: Vigen Tadevossian of Yerevan, Kiki (Grigor Mikaelian) of Yerevan and Los Angeles, Lark (Larisa Pilinsky) of Los Angeles, and Georgeanne Aldrich Heller of Los Angeles and New York. Curated by Peter Frank, the show traces the sequence of mentorship from artist to artist, and from continent to continent.

Phyllis Stein Art 207 W. Fifth St., (213) 622-6012 or phyllissteinart.com.

June 11-July 3: The PSA Summer Competition, which will be juried by Price Latimer Agah, Annie Wharton, and Phyllis Stein.

Pico House Gallery El Pueblo Historical Monument, 424 N. Main St., (213) 485-8372 or lacity.org/elp.

Popkiller Second 343 E. Second St., popkiller.us.

POVevolving Gallery 939 Chung King Road, povevolving.com.

PYO Gallery 1100 S. Hope St. #105, (213) 405-1488 or pyoart.com.

Through June 3: “We Are Here” is a group exhibition curated by Heidi Chang and Meghan Crowley.

Raw Materials 436 S. Main St., visit winsteadadams.com or rawmaterialsLA.com.

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Listings Continued from page 23 Remy’s on Temple 2126 W. Temple St., (213) 484-2884 or remysontemple.com.

REDCAT Gallery 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Through June 14: “Scratching on Things I Could Disavow: A History of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Arab World” is a project by Walid Raad.

In 2007, Raad initiated a research and art project about the history of contemporary and modern art in the Arab world. It explored the recent emergence of a new physical infrastructure for the visual arts in the Middle East and the Gulf in the form of workshops, festivals, funds, art schools, white-cube galleries, large museums, journals, and private and public collections. It would also proceed from the writings of Jalal Toufic and his concept of “the withdrawal of tradition past a surpassing disaster” to ask whether and how culture and tradition in the Arab world may have been affected, materially and immaterially, by the various wars that have been waged there by native and external powers.

June 26-Aug. 23: Olga Koumoundourous’ “Demand Management” employs ideas of labor, class and human sustenance that shake the very core of the American Dream. She works with industrial materials — plywood, corrugated fiberglass, plaster and tar, among others — and in the site-specific installation commissioned by REDCAT, Koumoundouros expands her interest in architecture and monumental structures where the tension between power, movement and the individual must be negotiated.

Roark 549 W. 23rd St., (213) 747-6100 or linsleylambert.com.

Rouge Galerie 548 S. Spring St., Unit 108, (213) 489-7309.

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971 Chung King Road, (323) 935-9279 or sabinaleegallery.com.

Sam Lee Gallery 990 N. Hill St. #190, (323) 227-0275 or samleegallery.com.

Through July 3: “Room,” by Los Angeles-based Carrie Yury, marks the artist’s second solo show with the gallery. Her latest series, consisting of nine color pigment photographic diptychs, is a re-examination of the history of the female body as an uncritical trope. In each work, a semi-naked woman is depicted in repose within her own personal space, reminiscent of the 19th century oil painting “La Grande Odalisque” by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Unlike Ingres’ Odalisque, Yury’s subjects are fragmented between panels and then reassembled in impossible ways, simultaneously displaying and disrupting the classic ideal of the female nude.

SCI-Arc Gallery Southern California Institute of Architecture, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

Through Sept. 13: “If Not Now, When?” is a new sculpture installation by architect Eric Owens Moss Architects, fabricated by Tom Farrage & Co. The installation, a marriage of steel cubes and curves that hangs from the ceiling, draws from the design of a tower slated to adjoin the Metro Expo line at La Cienega and Jefferson boulevards.

Seventh Street/Metro Center 660 S. Figueroa St., (213) 922-4278 or metro.net/metroart.

Ongoing: Artist Stephen Galloway offers “Coming and Going,” the latest installment in the Metro Art Lightbox series on display in the mezzanine level of the rail station.

Showcave Gallery 1218 ½ W. Temple St., (213) 663-3521 or myspace. com/showcave.

Sister 955 Chung King Road, (213) 628-7000 or sisterla.com.

Through June 13: Sister presents Cal Crawford’s first solo exhibition, POSSIBILITYOFFISTS. A perverted memorial to perspective, this multimedia ex-

hibition constructs itself as a mausoleum of abstract signage devoted to the elementary ingredients of the visual representation of depth.

Spring Arts Collective Spring Arts Tower, 453 S. Spring St., mezzanine level, springartscollective.com.

Switch 446 S. Main St., (626) 833-1488 or switch.la.

Tarryn Teresa Gallery 1820 Industrial St., #230, (213) 627-5100 or tarrynteresagallery.com.

Through June 18: “Strand” is a solo exhibit by Los Angeles-based artist Castillo, whose three installation pieces combine natural and commonplace materials such as hair and rope.

Telic Arts Exchange 972B Chung King Road, (213) 344-6137 or telic.info.

Todd/Browning Gallery 209 W. Fifth St., (310) 926-6347 or toddbrowning.com.

Tropico de Nopal Gallery 1665 Beverly Blvd., (213) 481-8112 or tropicodenopal.com.

USC Gayle and Ed Roski Master of Fine Arts Gallery 3001 S. Flower St., (213) 743-1804 or roski.usc.edu.

USC Windows The Chapman, 750 S. Broadway, anim.usc.edu.

Velaslavasay Panorama 1122 W. 24th St., (213) 746-2166 or panoramaonview.org.

Venus on Hope 1228 S. Flower St., (213) 359-9097 or venusonhope.com.

Ongoing: Collaborative drawings, sculpture, limited edition collaborative art publications, works on paper, ink paintings and artist interaction at the studio of Jared David Paul.

FARMERS MARKETS WEDNESDAYS Pershing Square Farmers Market 532 S. Olive St., ccfm.com 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Rows of fresh, in-season pro-

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Thursdays City Hall Farmers Market South Lawn of City Hall, between Main and Spring streets, downtownfarmersmarket.org.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Farm fresh produce, flowers, olives, oils, hummus, dips, honeys and crafts. Music 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. It’s a chance to pick up fresh goods and get some face time with your favorite civil servant.

7+Fig Farmers Market 725 S. Figueroa St., (213) 955-7150 or 7fig.com.

9 a.m.-3 p.m.: The outdoor mall in the Financial District offers produce, hot and sweet kettle corn, flowers, honey, breads, bonsai trees, tamales, olives, nuts and more.

Fridays Bank of America Farmers Market 333 S. Hope St., at Bank of America Plaza, ccfm.com.

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Mayor Continued from page 1 Ghostbusters video game. “I’ve said time and again I’m not here to talk about my personal life. If you have any questions you can go wherever you need to go, but I’m not here to talk about those issues.”

A reporter tried again, asking him to confirm the relationship. Hizzoner shot it down like Shaq in his prime did opponents’ shots.

“As I said, I’m not going to comment on my personal life,” said Villaraigosa. “I don’t think most people are interested in it frankly.”

That statement makes Villaraigosa either a dumbbell or a fibber, and I’m not going to call the mayor a dumbbell. People are absolutely interested in his private life, and he made it that way all by himself a couple years ago when he began canoodling with another anchor, Telemundo’s Mirthala Salinas, while still married. Though separated now, Lothario, sorry, Antonio Villaraigosa has made the public almost as interested in him as they are in Octomom.

Still, the reporters kept trying, someone asking the same question in a different way, this time wondering if the Parker-centered story is becoming a distraction.

“You know, frankly I think the distraction is one that y’all are generating, not me,” he remarked, and wow, if “y’all” has entered the Spring Street lexicon can “sacre bleu” be far behind? “I’ve got a right to a personal life and I’ve got a right to privacy in that life. I know that some may be interested, but most aren’t.”

The striking thing, however, wasn’t the message. If you watched Villaraigosa closely, there it was — a slight smirk at the questions, a sly grin as he answered. Outside the video game convention it was clear that Villaraigosa, the corners of his lips turning up just so, was also playing a game, and he was relishing it.

“C’mon, hit me with your best shot,” he seemed to be saying and snickering, and while he may be an imperfect candidate for governor, on that plaza at least he was masterfully manipulating the media, inviting them to hunt and then tossing back skillful

rhetoric. Whereas in the past Villaraigosa has grown testy under prying queries, here he was ready to parry each thrust. Only 190 seconds after he started fielding questions, he dismissed the wolves, giving them nothing more than some deflated comments to Twitter. Media training at its best or worst, depending on your point of view.

Another Day, Another Newscaster Villaraigosa has to expect public scrutiny for his private life, and the biggest question may be how the couple, who started dating in March, went about three months without some blogger picking up on it. The relationship generates public fascination, if for no other reason than one might expect the most eligible bachelor in City Hall this time to pick someone who’s not a brunette newscaster.

What, in a city with 4 million people, presumably about 2 million of them women, could he not find someone with another career path? Or did one of his single or not-sosingle pals tell him that “press pool” is slang for “dating pool”?

Actually, there is a difference between the Salinas situation and LuParkerpalooza.

Whereas the former was viewed, at least before the affair, as someone with serious journalistic potential, Parker comes off as a glammy beauty queen/model/actress who somehow wound up in front of a news camera.

In fact, considering that luparker.com shows pictures of her as a Miss USA contestant in a bathing suit, and proudly crows that she has appeared in TV shows such as “Monk” and “Shark” and that “you can find her next in the soon to be released film Winged Creatures starring Dakota Fanning” (IMDB.com identifies her character as “TV Reporter”), it seems that she may not be a journalist, but she plays one on TV. There are other reasons the relationship is drawing attention, though again, Villaraigosa has only himself to blame. In the past year the mayor has kept his profile high with speculation that he’ll run for governor in 2010, and he does little to tamp down reports that he’s ready to leave Los Angeles. Of course, if he does take a shot at Sacramento, expect the Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom campaigns to mail about 3 zillion Los Angeles magazine “failure” covers to voters in the weeks before the election.

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After playing with the media, AnVil tried out a snowboarding game.

Then there’s the city’s $530 million budget deficit, and while Villaraigosa may be entitled to a private life, four out of five about-to-befurloughed workers could warn him that his requests for romantic privacy won’t generate much empathy when 1,200 city employees may be laid off.

Back at the video game convention meanwhile, Villaraigosa moved on from the wolf pack and gave his welcome E3 shpiel, though apparently his advance team didn’t notice that the podium was set up directly under a black banner for the shoot-em-up video game “Crime Craft,” complete with bullet holes and blood splatters.

After the press conference, Villaraigosa led a few suits into the cavernous Convention Center. They passed through a loud and brightly lit emporium chocked with goateed men carrying laptops and a bevy of booth

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babes, the short-skirted models hired to attract attention to the displays.

Villaraigosa checked out the set-up for Nintendo Wii and stopped to watch a burly, unsmiling man play along to Van Halen’s “Jump” at the Guitar Hero booth. Finally, he wound up at a space promoting a snowboarding game and watched a young French woman work the controls. Someone asked her to give up her place for the mayor. She did.

Villaraigosa stood on the board and picked up a handheld controller, only lightly swaying as his onscreen character slalomed down a hill. He kept it straight and steady at first, but soon came a towering jump: The character controlled by Villaraigosa soared over a few trees, then crashed hard.

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Ordinance Continued from page 1 sparked opposition from property owners who believe the new ordinance would be too restrictive.

“These older buildings weren’t built to last forever, and there will come a point when some buildings need to be demolished,” said Karen Hathaway, president and managing partner of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, a 1912 edifice at Seventh and Olive streets that is a designated HistoricCultural Monument. “I think this ordinance will have a chilling effect on investment in our city, particularly in the Downtown area, where density and development make a lot of sense. What kind of investor would step into the straitjacket that the city is proposing?”

Even though the City Council would have final say over demolitions and renovations under the new rules, an adverse Cultural Heritage Commission ruling has the potential to create headaches for landowners who already contend with the complications and expenses of maintaining a historic property, say Hathaway and others.

But Ken Bernstein, manager of the city’s Office of Historic Resources, who spearheaded the overhaul of the Cultural Heritage Ordinance, said the changes are overdue.

“We don’t think this will in any way have an impact on any owner’s ability to upgrade their building,” he said. “We think, in many ways, it will clarify the current procedures instead of the vague process of the current ordinance.”

Demo and Ammo The update to the Cultural Heritage Ordinance has been in the works since early last year, with a group of stakeholders from business and other sectors (but not property owners) weighing in on the process. This would be the first time the measure has been significantly altered since it was adopted in 1962.

“Since then, our basic preservation law really has not caught up with the direction of other cities and even the tremendous evolution in cultural preservation here in Los Angeles,” said Bernstein.

The ordinance has been repeatedly updated during the planning process. The latest draft, released last month, expands on the existing law in several areas. The most significant changes are the provision giving the Cultural Heritage Commission the ability to deny demolitions, and a requirement that property owners obtain a special approval for any interior renovations beyond the most basic repairs.

Some in Downtown question the need for the demolition stipulation.

“The view is, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it,” said Carol Schatz, president of the Central City Association, which was part of a working group that gave input on the proposal.

“Under the existing ordinance, only about 3% of historic buildings have been demolished, so a number of property owners are saying, ‘Why are we doing this?’” Particularly, she added, during a down market.

Linda Dishman, executive director of preservationist organization the Los Angeles Conservancy, agrees that only a tiny portion of the city’s Historic-Cultural Monuments, if any, face demolition most years. Still, she said, the Commission should have wider authority in that area. As an example she pointed to the efforts involved in protecting the former St. Vibiana’s Cathedral (now an event venue called Vibiana) when it faced demolition more than a decade ago.

“That was one of the city’s great treasures, and the city didn’t have much power to protect that building from de-

molition,” said Dishman. “There are so few buildings demolished, but this is an extra bit of ammo for the city to stand up and defend its historic resources.”

The new ordinance would not prohibit demolitions, Bernstein asserted. It would allow Historic-Cultural Monuments to be demolished if the owner can prove economic hardship, or if the benefits of an alternative use for the property are found to outweigh the benefits of preservation.

Property owners could also appeal any Commission decision to the City Council.

“We tried to balance it,” Bernstein said.

Interior Design The other major proposal would require owners of historic properties to obtain a so-called Certificate of Appropriateness from the Cultural Heritage Commission, made up of political appointees, for nearly all renovations.

‘I think this ordinance will have a chilling effect on investment in our city, particularly in the Downtown area, where density and development make a lot of sense. What kind of investor would step into the straitjacket that the city is proposing?’

photo by Gary Leonard

Ken Bernstein, manager of the city’s Office of Historic Resources, says the proposed changes would help put Los Angeles in line with preservation laws in other cities. He said few building owners would be impacted.

—Karen Hathaway, Los Angeles Athletic Club

Currently, Cultural Heritage Commissioners only review substantial renovation proposals that require Building and Safety permits. Under the new ordinance, commissioners would have to sign off on any work that might affect the property’s historic character.

Some property owners are concerned about the definition of what constitutes historic character, and the potential time and expense involved.

“When a historical landmark is established, a list of defining features should be passed through that registration,” said Jessica Susnar, assets manager for attorneys Mark Geragos and Brian Kabateck, who own the 1926 Fine Arts Building and the 1912 former Financial District firehouse known as Engine Co. No. 28.

“With the new ordinance being so strict, would they have been allowed to put in the elevator lobby?” she asked, referring to the Engine Co. building. “If not, you end up with smaller square footage, and it’s harder to make it usable. It’s not as cost-effective to own.”

Bernstein said the ordinance would only formalize what has been common practice for years. As it is, most renovations beyond minor repairs already cross the Cultural Heritage Commission’s desk through the Department of Building and Safety, he said, and only a small number of projects warrant in-depth review.

“Last year, only 11 cases were referred to the commission

for review, versus over 1,000 sign-offs,” he said. He does not expect the situation to change under the new ordinance.

“We have created an ‘Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness,’ basically a sign-off, which we anticipate will be used 90% of the time,” said Bernstein. “It’s the way most cities handle their historic preservation approvals. We’re unusual in having our approach based around a permit objection.”

Bernstein said other elements of the ordinance would benefit property owners, such as proposals to expand the Cultural Heritage Commission from five to seven members and require that one commissioner be a Historic-Cultural Monument owner. He also pointed to a proposal that historic property owners be notified early in the process if their properties are being considered for monument status (if someone besides the building owner begins the nomination process).

Darryl Holter, owner of the “Felix the Cat” auto dealership on Figueroa Boulevard north of USC, agrees that the latter is a significant change for the better. Two years ago, he fought against preservationists who sought to designate the Felix sign and showroom below it as Historic-Cultural Monuments — an effort that died before reaching a Council vote.

“The problem I had with the attempts to designate the Felix the Cat showroom and sign was… we didn’t really know about it,” said Holter. “I was really behind the curve. If an improvement in the process in terms of notification comes out of this, then that’s a good thing.”

If the Planning Commission votes in favor of the ordinance on Thursday, it will go to the City Attorney’s office for review.

Bernstein expects the ordinance to reach the full council for a vote by the fall.

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able, work up to a 15-minute mile, a moderate intensity workout.

“When you start to get intensity up, you can calculate your resting heart rate again as well as your training heart rate,” Sottovia said. Use the Karvonen Formula, a mathematical formula which helps determine your heart rate target area, to monitor your progress quickly and easily.

Your ultimate objective is 45 to 60 minutes at moderate intensity most days of the week.

Warm up by starting at a slower pace and cool down by slowing for five minutes at the end of the walk.

When you pick up the pace to moderate intensity you accrue a host of physiological benefits.

“You enhance the cardiovascular system and your heart’s endurance,” she said. “You can push harder, longer and faster. There’s a decrease in your resting heart rate. Blood pressure issues might be helped. Your metabolic rate increases and you use calories more efficiently.”

Get up and Start Moving With an Exercise That Can Last a Lifetime

At this stage it’s likely a habit has been formed. “Just do it” is replaced with a sense of pleasure and well being when you walk.

“It’s not hard to get hooked on walking,” said Charlie Cook, who for 28 years has been director and guide of Wild Earth Adventures, a hiking club in New York that offers guided hiking and walking trips year round. “Once it’s a routine in your life, you don’t feel good without it.”

Offering one-day jaunts most weekends, Wild Earth Adventures is one of hundreds of such groups in the United States. “There are clubs in all 50 states,” said Cook.

Cook, author of Awakening to Nature: Renewing Your Life by Connecting with the Natural World ($15, McGraw-Hill), also reinforces the fact that walking can be a lifelong activity.

“Our hikes always have a substantial number of participants in their 60s and it’s very common to have people in their 80, as well,” he said.

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alking, the ability to propel oneself from one place to another, has had all the makings of a lifelong exercise program since man first stood up on two legs. The benefits — both psychologically and physically — are plentiful.

“Just about anybody can walk,” said Carla Sottovia, senior personal trainer at the Cooper Fitness Center, a 3,500-member high-end health club on the campus of the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas. As exercise programs go, “walking is less injurious than running, increases cardiovascular fitness, releases hormones that improve your mood and can be pursued throughout life,” she said.

If that isn’t enough to get you off the couch, walking requires no expensive equipment and no membership dues. You don’t need a partner or perplexing instructions, you’re not tied to a treadmill and you can walk anywhere, anytime and in any season.

Sottovia, who has competed in more than 50 triathlons, agreed with other exercise physiologists that walking can also be a stress reducer, giving you time to think good thoughts or sort out problems. You can also ponder, pray, plan your day or just enjoy the outdoors.

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“When starting out, sedentary individuals should walk three times a week, 30 minutes each. If 30 minutes is too exhausting, break it up into two 15-minute walks or even three 10-minute segments. Then increase the time a little each week.”

During this period, determine your resting heart rate. As you progress, this will figure into a formula used to show improvement in your heart at rest as well as find out the intensity of your workout.

Intensity is not the objective in the beginning, however. “Early on, the single most important element is consistency,” she said.

Stick to it. Establishing a walking habit may seem tedious and uncomfortable initially. You may be tempted to skip a session or fudge on the time or distance you walk.

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o Dr. Lawrence Menendez, teamwork is essential.

Like a quarterback leading his team down the field, Menendez directs his team of physicians with the same passion and drive. Each week he and his colleagues meet to develop the perfect strategies against musculoskeletal tumors. Their goal is to offer each patient innovative, individualized care, tailored to the patient’s wishes, as well as to the tumor’s characteristics.

“I think it’s important to spend a lot of time with the pa-

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“The management of patients with musculoskeletal tumors is complex,” he says. “The only reason I am able to do as many cases as I do here is because I have such a strong team.”

Together, Menendez and his team make up the USC Center for Orthopaedic Oncology, which specializes in treating bone and soft tissue tumors, both malignant and benign.

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“What separates us from other orthopaedic oncology centers is our innovative treatment of musculoskeletal tumors,” says Menendez, who has been practicing at USC since 1985.

“We offer techniques that are not available elsewhere.” For example, the USC Norris Cancer Hospital is the only facility in Los Angeles with a Cyberknife, a device that treats tumors noninvasively anywhere in the body.

“The Cyberknife offers innovative ways of treating patients with very unfavorable, advanced stage cancers that could not be treated otherwise,” says Dr. Parvesh Kumar, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology. With the help of Kumar and his staff, physicians are able to perform Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery, which precisely targets high doses of radiation to cancer cells in order to reduce the size and viability of the tumor.

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Patients undergoing this form of radiation treatment have seen minimal to no side effects Additionally, USC physicians are the only ones on the West Coast developing techniques for the use of surgical navigation in orthopaedic oncology. Surgical navigation uses three-dimensional computer guidance to help improve the precision of the surgery. Patients benefit from the reduction of procedure duration and recovery time. The center also offers such innovative treatments as limb salvage procedures, designed to save the limb while surgically removing the tumor, and cryoablation of benign and malignant tumors, use of extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue.

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