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Angels Flight, memorial basketball, and other happenings Around Town.

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Streetcar’s 2014 debut gets pushed back as officials look for more money.

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Aftershocks of a Fire Months After He Stepped Up to Help His Native Haiti, Georges Laguerre Is in Limbo

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A February electrical fire closed Georges Laguerre’s City West chicken restaurant. Today he is still waiting for repairs to begin. “I feel like my legs have just been taken out from underneath me,” he said.

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eorges Laguerre sits on a stool in the middle of his once bustling restaurant.

His small, slim frame is hunched at the shoulders. He looks around at the kitchen covered with a blue tarp and the chairs and tables stacked up in another room.

A return to Angel Island.

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“I followed in my grandmother’s tradition. I sold my house and put everything into this place and now it’s gone,” the 59-year-old Haitian says somberly.

Things were different in January. Days after the devastating Haiti earthquake, lines of people waited outside to get into his TiGeorges Chicken restaurant in City West for a fundraiser. In the

weeks following the Jan. 12 disaster, his business became a focal point of local Haiti relief efforts.

Then came a Feb. 18 electrical fire. It damaged the roof and melted the sign outside. Although the tables, chairs and the rotating spit, and the yellow, green and red walls were not damaged, the restaurant has been shuttered ever since. see TiGeorges, page 8

The City and Its Six-Figure Fun L.A. Has an ‘Aquarist,’ and Other Nuggets From the Salary Database

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ike a lot of people, I’ve been following the fallout from the Bell blow-up. It’s interesting, because suddenly many in Los Angeles ThE rEgarDiE rEpOrT

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are fascinated by the machinations in a tiny town they would never have even considered two months ago. The story

exploded, everyone made the same crack about Bell tolling, and now it’s a race to see which reporters can dig deepest and which politicians can decry the situation the loudest.

One of the aftershocks is the move to post salaries of municipal workers online, in particular for the city and county of Los Angeles. Even though this information had been available in see Salaries, page 7

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AROUNDTOWN Election Challenge Has DLANC on Hold

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he Downtown Los Angeles Neighbor­ hood Council is stuck in a holding pattern as it waits for the City Clerk to certify the group’s June 25 election results. The results were originally certified in July, but are now on hold as the Clerk’s office investigates a challenge by one of the candidates, said outgoing DLANC president Russell Brown. Kevin Michael Key, who ran for one of three seats in the social service provider category and lost, challenged the results after one of the three victorious candidates was deemed unqualified because he ended ties with his social service job, Brown said. Key has asked to be appointed to the now-vacant seat, but DLANC’s bylaws require a special election. The board needs to do a special election anyway, Brown said, in order to fill two other seats for which no candidates received votes. The clerk’s office has until Sept. 2 to grant or deny Key’s challenge.

Skid Row Basketball League Honors Downtown Activist

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he Skid Row 3­on­3 Streetball League is planning a one-day tournament to honor late Downtown and Skid Row advocate Lesley Gilb Taplin. Scheduled for Oct. 9, the inaugural Lesley Taplin Classic will be a five-on-five tournament at Gladys Park.

Taplin, who died in a car crash on April 14, 2009, was an ardent supporter of the Skid Row league, a grassroots community effort to teach life skills through basketball. League

founder Manuel Benito Compito credits Taplin with bridging the cultural gap between the Skid Row community and the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, which Taplin co-founded. “To this day, her spirit is part of the Skid Row 3-on-3 Streetball League,” Compito wrote in a letter about Taplin on the league’s website. “Her memory inspires each one of us that knew her to continue to fight for what is right, to continue to strive to improve ourselves, our families, our friends and our communities.”

To register for the tournament, email ognservicela3@yahoo.com or lifeiscrushow@gmail. com. For more information, visit the league’s website at skidrowstreetball2.webs.com.

Downtown Dodger Night Strikes Out

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he Los Angeles Dodgers last week canceled what would have been the inaugural Downtown Night at Dodger Stadium; a team official said the move was made because no tickets were sold. Originally scheduled for July 22 and later pushed to Aug. 20, the event would have brought Downtowners together at the stadium, with reduced ticket prices and a community happy hour.

Questions Raised Regarding Angels Flight Safety Ramp

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he City Council could be looking at the safety of Angels Flight this week, following concerns about the railway’s lack

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The high-kicking Rockettes dropped by the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising on Thursday, Aug. 12 (the school’s Nick Verreos hosted the appearance). The visit was a promotion for a December show at the Nokia Theatre.

of an emergency walkway. On Aug. 11, the council’s Transportation and Commerce Committee took moves that could lead to a city report addressing concerns by the National Transportation Safety Board; the board said a walkway along the tracks would help passengers evacuate in an emergency.

The concerns were highlighted in a motion

by Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry that came after the June 17 closure of the funicular due to a malfunctioning gateway.

During the ensuing investigation, the motion

noted that the NTSB informed the city that a walkway had never been installed. “The NTSB believes the existing walkway does not meet the requirements for ensuring egress and ingress of passengers and emergency responders,” the motion read. The report by the Community Redevelopment Agency would look at universal funicular safety standards that might apply to emergencies at Angels Flight. The Railway reopened in March after being closed nine years following a fatal accident.

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EDITORIALS Wilshire Grand Bed Tax Waiver Demands Close Attention

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orean Air, the owner of the aging Wilshire Grand Hotel at Seventh and Figueroa streets, and Thomas Properties Group, the airline’s development partner in a proposed $1 billion project that would raze the building and create two highrises on the site, have taken some very interesting steps lately. The team has begun the process of trying to get a bed tax waiver for a new hotel on the land.

This is important because it means that tens of millions of dollars are in play. As always happens when this amount of money is at stake, the politicking and posturing becomes intense. The struggle to find the right balance begins again.

This marks the third attempt at a significant bed tax waiver in Downtown Los Angeles in the past few years. The first, awarded to Anschutz Entertainment Group for the Convention Center hotel, was valued at $246 million over 25 years. That came about as the developer was allowed to keep the 14% bed tax for that time period — in other hotels this Transit Occupancy Tax goes right into the general fund. AEG said the project would not be feasible without the waiver.

The new Wilshire Grand would be smaller — 560 rooms as opposed to the 1,001 in the Ritz/J.W. Marriott combo — but big money is definitely on the table.

Exactly how much money is uncertain: No figures have been offered, and that is unusual — and somewhat refreshing. Usually hard stances are taken by the developer and the city that are just negotiating positions. This time the developer and the city are agreeing to come together from the start, using private money and city rules. Plans currently call for Hanjin, the airline’s parent company, to give $250,000 to the city Chief Legislative Analyst’s office. The CLA will then hire consultants to study the proposal and help define terms.

Even with numbers still watery and a sense of cooperation, the politics and strategic moves have begun. Recently, a representative of Thomas Properties Group told Los Angeles Downtown News that the Wilshire Grand project (it also contains an office tower) won’t pencil out without the subsidy.

She said that if no waiver comes, Korean Air might have to sell or even close the 900room, 1952 hotel.

Things are in the early stage. However,

this early stage is crucial, and right now city leaders and number crunchers need to ensure that the reports produce accurate numbers that are fair to both the city and the developer. This is the type of proposal where lobbyists can exert immense control on the proceedings. It is imperative that the city has a strong champion, someone watching its bottom line, throughout the process.

There are cases where a subsidy is valid, and where sacrificing the bed tax pays dividends. That case was reasonably made for the Convention Center hotel: Municipal officials realized that having a major new hotel a couple minutes walk from the Convention Center would allow the city to attract some of the business gatherings that had previously gone to other locations with better hotel and entertainment options (primarily San Diego and Anaheim). The new building has already produced results with increased bookings, among them a Microsoft convention for 2011 that is anticipated to bring 15,000 people to the Central City and generate $45 million in spending. This and other confabs will mean increased revenue in Los Angeles, with sales tax generated on meals, entertainment and more.

Downtown — the Capital of Jerkin’?

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mall businesses are often interesting, but small businesses in the Downtown fashion industry are especially interesting. One simply never can tell which company will pick the right trend and rocket to the big time in seemingly no time at all.

Vlado Footwear hasn’t hit the big time just yet. But the company’s unlikely business model could prove fortuitous.

It has hitched its wagon — make that tied its sneaker — to a street dance known as jerkin’. It’s another one of those only in Downtown stories.

Los Angeles Downtown News last week reported on how Vlado, based on Maple Avenue across from the Central Division police station in Skid Row, has become a prominent sponsor of bands and dance crews affiliated with jerkin’, a break-dancing spin-off. The business, owned by a South Korean single mom and her brother, has gained a significant following among jerkin’ aficionados. While that might sound funny or foreign to many in mainstream Downtown, videos by a group Vlado sponsored have been viewed 7 million times on YouTube.

A proposed hotel that would be part of the Grand Avenue plan also received a bed tax waiver. The arguments in that case were similar to those made for the Convention Center project: The deal would not work out financially without the civic boost. The waiver was approved, even though the project remains stalled.

The Korean Air/TPG argument might be even stronger than the one made for the Grand Avenue hotel. Seventh and Figueroa, after all, is within walking distance of the Convention Center, although it’s not necessarily a walk people in business suits would want to make on a hot summer day. In other words, it seems that a waiver could pay off, especially since discussions are under way about creating a shuttle between Seventh Street and a spot adjacent to the Convention Center.

But “could” is not a definite, and other factors must be considered, such as the fact that construction prices (for raw materials and other elements) are lower than they were a few years ago. This is why the city will need to pay careful attention and make sure that everything Korean Air asks for checks out.

Major new hotels and other developments, of course, are good for Downtown for numerous reasons, including economic impact and reputation. Yet the city still needs a watchdog. There will be a point where any bed tax waiver will work for both the city and the developer. The key now is finding it.

There are signs that the business is breaking out. The company sold 300,000 pairs of shoes last year. Additionally, a jerkin’ competition Vlado sponsored in April at the Convention Center drew 3,500 people.

It’s great that Downtown has these types of businesses, as they can become job generators and creators of tax revenue.

It’s another fun facet of the community: Sure Downtown is known for law firms in the ivory towers, and the growing business hub of L.A. Live holds the corporate headquarters for Herbalife and AEG. But there is plenty of energy in the fashion industry, and that’s how Downtown Los Angeles has become the capital of jerkin’. We never would have expected it, but it’s kind of cool.

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The Readers Take Over Website Comments on the Wilshire Grand, The Belasco Theatre and More Regarding the article “Developer Seeks Tax Break for Wilshire Grand Hotel,”

by Ryan Vaillancourt, published online Aug. 4 he Convention Center hotel started a slippery slope; first they got a tax break and now Korean Air wants a tax break. Then every other developer will want one too. Where are the tax breaks for local taxpayers?

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Regarding the editorial “Crime Drop Shows the Power of Partnerships,” published online July 16 his piece hits the nail on the head.

Central continues to work at making the business improvement districts and all other private/public organizations a “seamless” public safety net for the Downtown L.A. area. No one organization can do it alone, even in times when the economy is healthy. The partnerships that have formed and continue to evolve must evolve into best practices for other parts of the city and region. Emphasis added: evolve. We must always continue to improve upon our public safety partnerships and change with the environment in which we operate. This in turn changes the culture of our organization as well as our partners.

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Streetcar Pushed Back With 2014 Debut Delayed, Group Looks at Convincing Stakeholders to Help Pay for Project

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streetcar is still in the future for Broadway, 14th District City Councilman José Huizar said last week. Just not as soon as originally anticipated.

Speaking at an Aug. 12 luncheon hosted by the Los Angeles Current Affairs Forum, Huizar said that missing out on a $25 million federal grant will cause the timeline to be rethought. The $100 million effort is part of his Bringing Back Broadway initiative.

“We’re reassessing the 2014 ribbon cutting we were hoping to have,” he said.

Huizar also said that his office will not currently pursue another federal transportation grant as part of the TIGER II program.

Instead, he said he will focus on obtaining more of the financing through an assessment district where property owners along the proposed route would be taxed. He said his office will campaign for the assessment to convince landowners that a streetcar along Broadway would benefit them and the city. He expects this to make up a “majority” of the budget.

He said he will also continue to look for funding through other governmental and private sources.

“We’re going to look for money anywhere and everywhere,” Huizar said.

So far about $10 million has been acquired for the project through Community Redevelopment Agency funds. The streetcar would connect L.A. Live and Bunker Hill, with a principal north-south spine on Broadway.

Only six of 65 applicants for the $25 million Urban Circulators federal grants received

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Councilman José Huizar said the press for streetcar funds continues. “We’re going to look for money anywhere and everywhere,” Huizar said.

funds; the projects that got money were further along than the Broadway streetcar, Huizar said.

Jessica Wethington McClean, executive director of Bringing Back Broadway, said that after the denial, federal officials indicated they want the project to have a local matching funds program in place. She also said that the federal government wants the streetcar’s environmental process to be further along before money is awarded.

Huizar said the environmental process will begin in a few months.

On Sept. 30, the streetcar effort could get a boost with a major L.A. Live fundraiser co-hosted by Huizar and business leaders Eli Broad, Rick Caruso and Tim Leiweke.

Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Pershing Square’s Garage Gamble Critics Say Privatization Plan Could Hike Rates at Parking Facility

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ontroversy has erupted in the Jewelry and Financial districts, as city officials are considering whether to turn the Pershing Square parking garage over to a private operator for 50 years.

The plan is part of an effort by the city to raise cash and help bolster the beleaguered general fund by turning over control of 10 city-owned parking facilities.

Some Downtown civic and business stakeholders fear the plan could spell the end of affordable parking at the 1,590-space Pershing Square garage. The three-level underground facility is considered a crucial amenity for the local workforce, as well as patrons of nearby retail and nightlife establishments.

The City Council is slated to take up the matter Wednesday, Aug. 18. It was discussed last week, but a vote was delayed. photo by Gary Leonard Under terms of the proposal, a private A group of Downtown stakeholders is protesting plans to turn the Pershing Square company would pay for the rights to oper- parking garage over to a private company, fearing that rates would increase. ate and collect revenue from parking and advertising at the Pershing Square garage and nine other city-owned facilities. The deal would require generated by future Downtown development, as “investment the operator to pay a lump sum at the start of the agreement, highlights” in the deal. The request generated 15 applications. providing the city with an immediate cash infusion.

Talk of relinquishing the garage has some Downtown The plan is said to be worth “hundreds of millions” of stakeholders on edge about the prospect of increased rates dollars, but the city has not publicly disclosed the deal’s es- and fewer parking spots available for commercial patrons, timated value so as not to set a benchmark for bidders, city particularly if the operator reserves spaces for residential use.

Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana told Los Angeles Skeptics of the plan point to the city of Chicago’s recent expeDowntown News. rience in privatizing several public garages along with 43,000 The plan is part of a larger effort by Mayor Antonio parking meters. That led to sharply increased rates, especially Villaraigosa and Santana to lessen the city’s stake in op- in Chicago’s urban core, and prompted a community outcry. erations of certain venues that officials say could be more efWith Pershing Square considered the cream of the city garage ficiently run by private companies. crop, skeptics of the plan see the facility as a likely candidate for The facilities packaged in the proposal include 8,231 spaces. increased rates if it ends up being run by an outsider with little They generated $22 million in revenue last year, but after stake otherwise in the economic development of the area. overhead costs — including debt service on two Hollywood “Please don’t leave this in the hands of investment bankgarages that collectively owed about $95 million in January ers who have an aerial view,” said land use consultant Kate — the properties only netted $2 million, Santana said.

Bartolo, who addressed the council last week on behalf of “Parking is not a cash cow for the city and it clearly isn’t an nearby jewelry and hospitality industry stakeholders. asset that we’ve learned to maximize, so the basic premise is Russell Brown, executive director of the Historic that we want the opportunity for a private vendor to maximize Downtown Business Improvement District, criticized the it as an asset, but also to make it more effective in use,” he said. proposal to sell the garages at a low point in the economy.

Profit Margins “They’re basically saying, give it to us up front and the fuWhile most of the city garages have proved to be a fi- ture revenue gets privatized,” he said. nancial drain, the Pershing Square garage — owned by the In response to council advice in June, Santana and city Department of Recreation and Parks, but operated by the Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry Miller recently added a caveat General Services Department — generated about $2.3 mil- to the proposed deal that would require a future operator to lion in profits in 2008-2009, according to a report released by “accommodate 1,200 vehicles” for night-time commercial Santana’s office last week. The money pays for Recreation and users.

Parks programs at the park, and about $500,000 is transferred Still, Brown insists the devil may be lurking in the details. to the general fund, according to a city report in January.

“What do they mean by ‘accommodate?’” Brown asked.

The city’s request for qualifications, released to poten- “Does that mean, ‘Sure, you can come in and park for $30? tial bidders in February, touts the Pershing Square garage’s I know they’re talking about reserving 1,200 of 1,590 spaces, profitability, as well as projections of heightened demand so I think that’s a good attempt at understanding how impor-

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tant being able to have affordable parking is for the nightlife in Downtown. But the problem is that many of these details are not very well defined.”

The 1,200-vehicle requirement will be up for negotiation.

The request for proposals the council is considering directs bidders to name a price for the entire portfolio with and without the 1,200-vehicle caveat. Before the council put off voting on the issue last week, 14th District Councilman José Huizar asked Miller and Santana to consider eliminating that direction, so bidders see the 1,200 spaces as city policy.

Miller countered that it would be in the city’s interest for bidders to name a price for the portfolio with and without 1,200 spaces reserved for commercial users because it will show “how much they’re willing to pay” not to be bound by the rule.

Pricing, Now and Tomorrow Currently, it costs $7.72 to park at Pershing Square for one hour, with a daily maximum of $15.40. Perhaps its main draw though is the $6.60 rate for those who enter after 5 p.m. and leave by 2:30 a.m., a deal that the Historic Downtown BID helped broker as a way to stimulate nightlife activity in Downtown, Brown said.

According to Desman Associates, a parking research firm that the city commissioned to study the deal, there are 19 other parking facilities within a block-and-a-half of Pershing Square. Six of them charge more than $15.40 for daily maximums, making Pershing Square one of the more expensive options for drivers who leave their cars more than two hours, but only two of the garages are priced lower than Pershing Square for daytime drivers staying an hour or less.

The Desman study proposes allowing a private operator to jump Pershing Square rates to $8 for the first hour in 2011, with $1 increases every other year, bringing the first-hour rate to $10 by 2015. Under the Desman report’s price increase schedule, by 2015 the post-5 p.m. rate would also jump to $10.

It is unclear what rates would be after 2015, but city officials say that the deal will have restrictions prohibiting exorbitant rate increases. The Department of Recreation and Parks board of commissioners, which this month approved adding the Pershing Square garage to the city proposal, stipulated that any deal must include agreements with the operator to reserve some free parking for attendees of events at the park.

“I believe people have overreacted to the city simply going out to see if somebody would give us good terms,” said Barry Sanders, president of the Recreation and Parks Commission.

Santana also said that the lease will include a fee schedule that the operator “will have to live by.” But he conceded that the plan will include some flexibility — the opportunity to profit, after all, is what will attract bidders to the garage portfolio.

“I can’t speak about the details about what’s going to be required, but there will be a schedule and limitations on how high rates can be increased,” Santana said. “Ultimately the market will be the best regulator of rates. But if someone’s seeking to make a profit, they need to strike a balance between being competitive and making a profit.”

If approved by the council, Santana’s office would proceed with issuing an official request for proposals. Bidders will be required to submit four distinct offers, including one with Pershing Square removed from the deal. The separate bid requirement aims to establish values of individual assets in the portfolio, including the Pershing Square garage.

With the proposal set to return to the council this week, skeptics of the plan say they’ll be studying the request for proposals, which was released for public view on Aug. 10.

“This is a game changer,” Bartolo told the council. “We need to do this right. We need time.”

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

August 16, 2010

Salaries Continued from page 1 the past, now there is an ample appetite for seeing just where taxpayer money goes. It’s being trumpeted under the title of “transparency.”

The information is pretty interesting, and in the past week I’ve spent hours scouring the database that Controller Wendy Greuel posted online. The list of which city positions pay what (Greuel’s document doesn’t include employee names, though other databases contain this info) yields tremendous nuggets.

Most of them fall along the lines of, “We pay $186,000 a year plus benefits for that? No wonder L.A. is broke.”

There are a lot of things to learn from the ledger, as well as ample opportunities to be shocked and amused. Here are some of the most fascinating things in the Greuel papers. n It Pays to Age: The document runs 547 pages. No, that is not a typo. Yes, if you print out the pdf you’ll basically be murdering a redwood. There is no fancy intro, just three columns with department, job title and annual salary (all were posted before people started sharing some sacrifice).

The first line reveals that the GM of the Department of Aging (whose name is Laura Trejo) makes $160,295.76 per annum.

This is fascinating: Who knew that the city had a Department of Aging? Would Angelenos be able to age without it? Will having nine people in the department who make $98,000 or more a year help make the City Council grow old gracefully? n Safety First, and Second: The list of Fire Department employee salaries starts on page 94 (Chief Millage Peaks gets $260,000.11. Yep, all those bills and 11 pennies. I have no idea why). It ends on 151. The Police Department ledger starts on 252 and, with its ranking of civilian and sworn officers, culminates on page 441. That means fully 246 pages, or 45% of the document, details pay for public safety jobs. In other words, if anyone ever decides to be serious about altering the financial state of Los Angeles, they’ll need to battle the heads of these departments and, more significantly, the unions representing rank and file workers in the departments. n Dare to Compare: The first thing every person who peruses the site will do is compare how their own salary stacks up. The second thing every person who peruses the site will do is wonder how they can score a plum job with the city.

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DowntownNews.com Say you’re a recent college graduate and have a first privatesector job and earn $38,000 a year. If that’s the case, then you make more than exactly one person in the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System. Sally Choi, the general manger of LACERS, pulls in $199,508. A full 21 people make 99 grand a year or more. At the bottom of the food chain is a messenger clerk who earns $35,349. Everyone else makes at least $40,000, with most at $50,000 or more.

If you’ve spent longer working and are up to, say, $64,000, then you’ve got the earning power of a tree surgeon in the

If you earn $38,000 a year, you make more than exactly one person in the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System.

Department of Public Works’ Street Tree Division. Make $89,000? That’s about what a plumbing supervisor in the General Service Department’s Building Maintenance Division makes. n Have Gun, Will Earn: The police force has the coolest sounding jobs, with some equally nice compensation. Chief Charlie Beck earns $307,000. There are loads of polygraph examiners, criminalists and firearms examiners. The chief police psychologist, a civilian position, notches nearly $150,000.

Which is great information for those who always wondered what B.D. Wong’s character takes home on “Law & Order.”

A police plumber makes $78,000, not bad for freeing evidence cops flush down the toilet (joking!). There is a forensic

chemist (Quincy!) who makes $130,000. But the best LAPD job may be the senior photographer who makes $88,000. I can just imagine him or her pulling up to a crime scene, seeing a suspect and exclaiming, “Stop or I’ll shoot… your picture!” n 100K and Running: There are numerous guessing opportunities in the database. For example, guess how many people paid through the City Council (it includes the Chief Legislative Analyst’s office) make more than $100,000.

If you guessed 16, for the Council and the CLA, you’re not even close (council members make $178,789.18. Even Richard Alarcon). If you guessed 32, you’re still way low. The correct answer is 52.

Now, who has more $100,000-plus earners: the council or the department that oversees local airports? The answer is the airports, by a fleet of 747s. Including Los Angeles World Airports General Manager Gina Marie Lindsey, 405 people make more than $100,000. That’s a lot of landing fees.

Speaking of LAWA, it has 16 people with the title Window Cleaner/Airport who make $54,000 a year or more. For a 40hour week in a 52-week year, that’s about $26 an hour. That’s pretty good for someone who wields a large squeegee. n Aide Brigade: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s salary is $232,000, and two mayoral chiefs of staff each are slated to receive $194,000. All told, 35 people in hizzoner’s office make six figures.

But the most interesting aspect is the titles, as almost every position includes some form of the word “mayor.”

After a few deputy mayors there are dozens upon dozens of mayoral aides, all of whom have Roman numerals affixed to their posts (realistically, Roman numerals should only be employed for Super Bowls or by actual Romans). A Mayoral Aide VIII earns up to $133,000, while a Mayoral Aide V maxes out at $77,000. Pity the lowest Mayoral Aide I, whose $35,537 means he or she probably has to eat lunch at a separate table from the big kids in the Mayoral Aide Dining Room III. n Yes, We Fund These: The Department of Recreation and Parks has a golf manager who earns about $149,000, and I can only hope that the person is something like Bill Murray’s Carl character from Caddyshack. The department also claims an Aquarist, and although I have no idea what this is, I sincerely hope Los Angeles has hired Aquaman for $62,598.24 a year.

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TiGeorges Continued from page 1 “I feel like my legs have just been taken out from underneath me,” Laguerre said.

Laguerre had no fire insurance; he says he couldn’t afford it. He says his landlord assured him that his insurance would cover the damage and the restaurant would re-open in 30 days.

Six months later, Laguerre has no income, even as he has a son starting college. The man who was organizing help so his country could start over now wonders if, and how, he’ll have to start his own life over.

“Here I am disabled, unable to move forward. I don’t have anything right now,” Laguerre says.

Officials with Capra Realty, which manages the property for owner Monryheng Inc., did not want to comment for this story. They said they would forward an interview request to the property owner, who by press time had not called back.

‘This Was Our Place’ The closing of TiGeorges affects more than the owner. Even before Laguerre garnered public attention for the fundraiser that raised $14,000, the restaurant was a meeting place for members of the Haitian community in Los Angeles.

“This was our place, the place you come to hear news about Haiti, and of course for our food,” says Eugel Nicoleau, a regular customer at TiGeorges and a fellow Haitian who helped Laguerre stage the fundraiser. “It’s not only a hangout for the Haitian community, but it’s also a place the American commu-

nity enjoyed. My family and I are dying for TiGeorges to get back into business again.”

Chancelor Daniel, another Haitian customer, calls TiGeorges the Haitian center of Los Angeles.

“It’s the only place you can go to eat Haitian food, immerse ourselves in the Haitian culture and meet people that come from everywhere else,” he says.

Born in Haiti in 1953, Laguerre is one of 10 brothers and sisters. He came to the United States in 1970 and attended high school in Brooklyn. He later studied photography and film.

He moved to California in 1980 and worked as a documentary filmmaker. He married and had two sons, and ran an unsuccessful party rental business. Then a friend advised him that when things get bad, you need to go back to your roots.

“It hit me that, hey, I know how to cook, so I could do a restaurant,” Laguerre recalls.

Laguerre sold his house and used the $80,000 profit to open the restaurant at 309 Glendale Blvd. in 2002. People from the Haitian community began to hear about the place. It was a slow build, but eventually he gained enough customers to earn a decent living. He was even profiled on Huell Howser’s television show.

Business Bounce When the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, the expatriate Haitian community naturally looked to Laguerre and the restaurant as a place to gather. A few days after the quake, Laguerre had organized a fundraiser. TV cameras and politicians such as Council President Eric Garcetti showed up.

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Yele Haiti Foundation, which is helping coordinate the delivery of emergency services and materials to aid in the earthquake relief.

The attention was good for business too.

“After all the media was here more people started realizing I was here. My business went from making about $300 a day to about $2,000 a day. I was finally doing good. My business was becoming very different,” he says.

“All that disappeared in an hour.”

When Laguerre got the call from his landlord that his restaurant was on fire, he raced from his home a few blocks away. His mind jumped with thoughts of what could have happened.

Did he leave the barbecue grill on? Was he responsible for the blaze? Was anyone hurt?

Was his beloved restaurant gone?

He was there in less then five minutes, the entire block filled with fire trucks. He ran into the restaurant to find it flooded, fire hoses all around.

The roof was damaged, but the interior was mostly intact. Laguerre says that after his landlord told him they would fix the structure within 30 days, he decided to go to Haiti, to see his mother and bring supplies to his countrymen.

When he returned the damage was still not fixed; he says the landlord told him it would take some more time while they waited for their insurance payment. So he returned to Haiti twice more. Each time he came back to a damaged structure.

Laguerre, who still has 18 months left on his lease, says he was later told by building management that his restaurant was no longer wanted on the property due to parking issues.

He says he is now in limbo; he doesn’t have enough money to start over and relocate. He says he has asked for at least $80,000 to break the lease and move somewhere else, but that the landlord has balked at the request.

“I’ve spent all my money while I’ve been waiting and going to Haiti, and now my livelihood, my restaurant, no longer exists,” he says.

Times are bad. Now, like his friend once advised, Laguerre has gone to his roots for help.

“It’s been tough, but it’s a good thing I have friends and a large family. They’ve been chipping in to help me,” he says.

As for what happens next, he has no idea.

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Sister Mary Woods established the nine-bed infirmary in Los Angeles in 1885. A year later, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church entered into an agreement with the California Diocese to assume control of the facility, renaming it The Los Angeles Hospital and Home for Invalids. The same year, Mrs. Mark Severance, a good Samaritan, donated funds to the facility to purchase a property for larger quarters. The hospital began a period of growth just like the city of Los Angeles.

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at and Phone: Although he runs one of Downtown’s favorite restaurants, John Rivera Sedlar isn’t resting on his laurels — after all, his culinary philosophy is that food is not just for consumption, but also conversation. The restaurant Rivera this month debuted a new menu with items meant to link the past and present of Latin food from the Iberian Peninsula, South America, Mexico and California. New dishes include gazpacho blanco, a pre-Columbian white gazpacho with black garlic, garlic flowers and muscatel grapes; flan de elote, corn and black quinoa custard with squash blossom sauce; Brazilian feijoada, a fire-grilled lamb chop with Brazilian bean and chorizo stew and malbec reduction (Restaurant Buzz just drooled while typing that), and cabeza de oro, an appetizer containing foie gras, lobster, scallop, truffle, Spanish cured ham and caviar topped with edible gold leaf (Restaurant Buzz’s wallet just cried while typing that). Those in search of something extra can call (310) 464-6884 and follow the prompts to hear Sedlar explain the history and preparation of each dish. Restaurant Buzz called to learn more about the cabeza de oro.

Did you know that it’s topped with gold leaf to pay homage to the conquistadores’ quest for treasure? Well, now you do.

At 1050 S. Flower St., (213) 749-1460 or riverarestaurant.com. n The Spice is Right: After helping launch Pizzeria Mozza near Melrose, chef Bryant Ng is coming to Downtown with a decidedly different menu. Ng and his wife Kim plan to open a Singaporean and Southeast Asian restaurant in Little Tokyo at 114 S. Central Ave., in the former home of Cuba Central (it closed last year). The Spice Table is set to debut in the fall and will serve food influenced by Ng’s Singaporean heritage. During the day there will be Southeast Asian-inspired

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city EditoR here are several good things, and one very bad thing, about being one of the lucky few to snag a reservation at LudoBites 5.0, the traveling, ever-changing restaurant created by chef Ludovic Lefebvre and his wife Krissy.

The French-born Lefebvre is a culinary rock star who temporarily rents out small venues, in this case the Fashion District’s tiny Gram & Papa’s.

LudoBites 5.0 scores on several levels. There’s the cool factor of being able to get in the place where just about every food lover wants to be. More important is the food, which is like nothing you’ve ever had before (Lefebvre changes the menu for each LudoBites incarnation). You’ll probably never have it again after the restaurant closes Sept. 3 — that’s the one bad part.

It was odd to see an otherwise desolate corner of the Fashion District filled with people packing a 40seat restaurant on a Thursday evening. Inside, Krissy and Gram & Papa’s owner Mike Ilic greeted everyone who entered.

The dinners are communal, with most tables sharing every plate. Our foursome ordered nine of the 16 items on the menu that night and somehow managed to share amicably. This was despite my temptation to gobble down each entire plate.

A standout was the grilled octopus with oregano, grilled hazelnut polenta, pineapple aioli and piment D’espellette gelee. The octopus was not as chewy as one would expect. The meat was rich, and though not tender, it still managed to fall apart at the right moment in my mouth. It exploded with that “sea” flavor that good octopus should have.

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Bryant Ng, former chef-de-cuisine at Pizzeria Mozza, is bringing Southeast Asian flavor to Little Tokyo in the fall in the new restaurant the Spice Table.

Another winner was the poached egg potato mousseline with chorizo condiment. It was total comfort food, the egg yolk dripping into the warm, airy potato as the slightly spicy and salty flavor of the chorizo kicked in seemingly from nowhere.

There were two stars among stars, starting with the confit pork belly, with raw choucroute and mustard ice cream.

The pork was flawless: tender, rich, fatty, slightly salty and so juicy. The choucroute, reminiscent of lemony sauerkraut, accented the richness of the meat. To be honest, I don’t know if the mustard ice cream added anything to the mixture. While it was good on its own, it was simply overpowered by the other flavors.

Just as impressive was the steamed duck lemon verbena, with crispy skin puree, white peach, radish and balsamic.

The duck was fantastic, perfectly greasy and juicy.

What made it stand out was the crispy skin puree. The flavor of the duck mixed with the crunchy skin and the sweetness of the grilled white peach is memorable.

After that last bite of duck I was sad. The meal was over. In a way, eating at LudoBites is like hooking up with someone way out of your league while on vacation with none of your friends around to witness it and no chance of replicating the experience.

I hope we meet again LudoBites. If not, I’ll always have a great story to tell about our time together in the Fashion District.

Gram & Papa’s is at 227 E. Ninth St., (213) 624-7272. For LudoBites 5.0 reservations go to ludolefebvre.com.

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People from China and other countries often had grueling interviews with immigration officials at Angel Island.

The Chinese American Museum exhibit Remembering Angel Island looks at the Bay Area point of entry on the centennial anniversary of its opening.

Coaching papers and identity cards were integral parts of the experiences of Chinese immigrants passing through Angel Island.

An Angel in Name Only Chinese American Museum Exhibit Looks at an Entry Station That Often Acted as a Barrier

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century ago, Chinese laborers were required to carry identification papers or else risk arrest and deportation from the United States. It may sound like an archaic example of discrimination, but recent legislation in Arizona suggests that history can be repeated.

Remembering Angel Island, an exhibit that opened at the Chinese American Museum (CAM) last month, gives visitors an opportunity to reexamine the past to prevent it from coming back to haunt us. By relying on personal stories, artifacts, photographs, audio reenactments and poetry, it describes the daily life of Chinese immigrants who passed through the Bay Area’s Angel Island, the West Coast’s first immigration station. In the process, it paints a vivid picture of the existential and everyday obstacles individuals faced on their quest for a better life.

Marking the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the Angel Island Immigration Station, the exhibit is organized by crucial themes in the Chinese immigration experience.

On one wall, a series of portraits of men, women and children taken from certificates of identity pays tribute to the individuals who comprise a history fraught with dislocation and dehumanization. The site’s moniker as the “Ellis Island of the West” is misleading; unlike the East Coast’s prominent point of entry, people who passed through Angel Island were subject to interrogation and incarceration.

Jack Ong, a Hollywood-based actor and writer, created a shadowbox to portray his mother’s migration from Canton, China, and incarceration at Angel Island. He also played an interpreter in an audio reenactment of an interrogation.

Ong’s contributions to the exhibit highlight themes that are at once specific to Chinese Americans and yet also resonate with the immigrant experience of every culture and ethnic group. Like many children of immigrants in the United States, Ong felt ashamed of his mother’s heritage and accent.

“I disengaged from being Chinese for many years,” he said in an interview. “Then, when I was older and I began to really talk to my mom, I relished her stories, and I

gained a lot of respect for her. For a person not being able to read and write in any language, speaking a dialect no one else spoke, it was quite an accomplishment to come to America with five children in tow. My life with my mom has come full circle.”

The audio reenactment in which Ong performed depicts the marathon interrogations that Chinese immigrants endured to prove their stated identities, and demonstrates how the interviews were set up for sabotage to prevent entry into the United States. Proving one’s identity demanded feats of memorization and observation, including precise calculations of distances and village layouts, and exact details about family members.

Paper Children During a recent tour of the exhibit, which continues through May 2011, Michael Truong, the Education Programs Manager at CAM, pointed out the elaborate coaching books and scrolls that immigrants studied to improve their chances of passing the interrogations. The tests could last for days, weeks or even years.

The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act banned Chinese immigrants without family connections in the United States from entering the country. As a result, some Chinese-American residents claimed false family relations, also known as paper sons and daughters. After the San Francisco fire destroyed residence records in 1906, more Chinese immigrants began to declare legal residence.

The Angel Island Immigration Station opened in 1910.

Over 30 years, more than 1 million people from approximately 80 countries used it as a point of entry to the United States. About 175,000 Chinese passed through.

The Chinese immigrants were subject to grueling interrogations that sought to expose any false familial relationships. The coaching books that contained detailed information about a family’s home village and relatives were carefully studied by host families and immigrants to subvert the authorities.

Steven Wong, a CAM curator, explained that the Exclusion Act was the first federal act to discriminate based on ethnicity.

“In the 1870s, there was an economic downturn,” he said, “and so there were a lot of politicians scapegoating

immigrants, saying they’re the reason for the economic recession, so we should establish laws to prevent them from coming in, where in actuality, it’s questionable whether the Chinese immigrants had a major impact on any sort of economic downturn.”

Other displays in the exhibit illustrate additional acts of discrimination. Health inspection records, Wong explained, were exaggerated to prevent Chinese immigrants from entering the country. Then there are the photographs of unsanitary conditions and crowded barracks. One startling image depicts communal bunks crammed side-by-side and on top of each other in a compact space.

Another display shows a replica of a poem carved on a barrack wall. Over a hundred etched poems, often expressing feelings of isolation and despair, were discovered by a park ranger in 1970. To protect their identity, many of the poets did not sign their names.

Suitcases containing family documents also emphasize how immigrants sought to hide or alter their identity. A suitcase that Charles Wong discovered after his father’s death displays the documents that revealed that his father was a paper son; his father changed his identity to enter the country. Wong also learned from the documents that he had an older brother who wasn’t allowed into the United States, and who committed suicide as a result of the separation from his family.

Visitors who are moved by the exhibit can write their thoughts on paper cutouts of clothing and hang it on a clothesline attached to an exhibit wall. The feature echoes an adjacent photo display of clothes hanging to dry at the Angel Island station.

Truong says that so far, feedback from visitors has been positive. It may even have opened some emotional doors.

“These are stories that people were not willing to share, but the exhibit provides outlets to highlight these stories,” he said. “Even though people don’t want to talk about their personal lives, this is an opportunity for others to know that this is what was happening.”

Remembering Angel Island runs through May 29, 2011 at the Chinese American Museum, 425 N. Los Angeles St. Open Tuesday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. More information at (213) 485-8567 or camla.org.

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Bring Something To the Party Custom Invitations, Party Planning And Letterpress Workshops

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So she started looking for a new space to house her store, Bring Something to the Party.

The search led to Downtown Los Angeles, and in June, Turner moved the business to the SB Main building on Main Street. She offers a wide array of custom invitation and card services, as well as specialty balloon arrangements. As part of a series about Downtown retail, Los Angeles Downtown News checked out what’s in store.

Press On: Before moving Downtown, Turner did some covert research on her competitors in the Santa Monica area to see what they may have been doing differently. When she found that one business was utilizing a letterpress, she was inspired. She enrolled in a letterpress class at Otis College of Art and Design, learned the vintage craft, then bought her own letterpress from another Downtown printer. The hulking machine is a mass of black iron, made in 1887, that both literally and financially anchors the store.

Letterpresses are revered for their crisp, clean

ink prints that also create subtle depressions in thick paper. Turner uses her letterpress mainly to print wedding invitations, the core of the business. A set of 50, 5-by-7-inch invitations runs about $750, but all jobs are custom and range according to size, number and the variety of colors. The store also does custom invitations on a computer and ink jet printer for about half the price.

Do You Have a Card?: Bring Something to the Party offers the unique opportunity to get standard, 2-by-3-inch business cards printed on the letterpress. A set of 150 cards, with one color, runs $258 (a refill is $183). A twotoned set of 150 is $336, with refills for $261.

Balloons Away: When Turner started her business six years ago, she dealt primarily in balloons. Though the inflatables are now just a piece of an expanded business, she still sells, designs and installs custom balloon arrangements, like the arches often seen at car dealerships or corporate ribbon cuttings.

Balloon “columns,” which are basically 6- to 12-foot-tall towers of colorful balloons, run $75-$124. She also sells what she terms “outrageous balloon bouquets,” which feature balloons of all shapes and sizes arranged to resemble an electric flower bouquet. Those

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Annette Turner moved her special event and custom card making business to Downtown after six years in Santa Monica.

run $75. Her top client for balloons? Yep, children’s birthday parties.

It’s a Locals Party: In addition to party planning accessories, the store stocks gifts that might be suitable for guests to, well, bring to the party. There are a range of items, from Volupsa candles to handmade picture frames by area designers. Turner strives to stock options that are produced in Southern California. “I try to support business here in L.A. so I know the money is going back into the city,” she said. That’s in part why she sells chocolates from Valerie Confections, which is near Silver Lake. A box of four gourmet chocolates from Valerie costs $13. Or pick up the Art Deco-inspired wrapping paper sheets, some of them designed locally. Individual 24-by-22-inch sheets go for $4.50.

From Goo Goo to Woof Woof: In Santa Monica, baby items were big sellers, but in

Downtown, Turner plans to phase out her infant inventory. Currently, the baby and youth section includes $3 bags of gumballs, a winter hat by Day Lee Design that resembles an elephant head ($34) and blankets in pink and baby blue by Elegant Baby ($22).

Next up, Turner plans to cater to a growing niche clientele in Downtown — dogs. Soon to come are doggie sweaters, shirts, toys, and “of course, dog bowls.”

Letterpress, DIY: Those who want to handle Turner’s machine themselves can learn to do so at future letterpress workshops. The first session is slated for Aug. 20. Visit the store website to sign up.

Bring Something to the Party is at 111 W. Seventh St., #R8 (entrance on Main Street), (213) 239-0057 or bringsomethingtotheparty. com.

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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he always-crowded Downtown Art Walk was packed once again last week. Thousands swarmed the Historic Core on Thursday, Aug. 12, where they drank, congregated with friends, drank, hit the food trucks (most of which were in a parking lot near Fourth and Spring streets), drank, and even checked out a few art shows.

The Moral of the Story: Transgressive Tales and Fabulous Fairy Fables Friday, August 20 @ noon Mature content. This show is not designed for children.

Last For One South Korean B-Boy champs Last for One brings Break-dancing, Hip Hop beats, turntables, traditional instruments and music from Korea to create a mash-up that will have the house jammin’ all night long.

Friday, August 20 @ 8 PM Nortec Collective Presents Bostich & Fusible, Mr. Vallenato, Ceci Bastida with special guest appearance by “La Reina de la Anarcumbia Saturday, August 21 @ 7 PM

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LISTINGS EVENTS

Tuesday, aug. 17 Tuesday Night Project JACCC Plaza, 244 S. San Pedro St., tuesdaynightproject.org.

7:15 p.m.: The Tuesday Night Project holds live music, poetry, short film, live-stream broadcasts and an eclectic gathering of Los Angeles art and community.

Thursday, aug. 19 California African American Museum 600 State Drive (213) 744-2024 or caamuseum.org.

7 p.m.: CAAM continues its August screenings of Spike Lee’s HBO documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts; the screenings commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., Meeting Room A, (213) 488-3599 or infor@downtownLAretail.com.

6-8 p.m.: If your company is seeking financing or direction and you want to know the basics of how to write a business plan, sign up for this handson workshop presented by the Los Angeles Public Library Business Department and the Valley Economic Development Center.

Friday, aug. 20 Metabolic Studio Public Salons 1745 N. Spring St. #4, (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

Noon: Arts educators Jerri Allyn and Inez Bush host a workshop that teaches Downtowners how to ensure cultural equity in the revitalization of their neighborhoods.

Friday Night Flicks 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/ pershingsquare.

Sunset: Pershing Square continues its film series with John Carpenter’s hilariously brilliant Escape From L.A. It’s 2013 and the city has been separated

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TV Duds, Sing Out Loud, And a Crowded House for Crowded House

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hat were all the vampires, polygamists, ad men, cops and criminals wearing last season? If they were fictional and on the tube, their wardrobe is currently on display at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising’s annual exhibition The Art of Television Costume Design. Some of the 2010 Emmynominated costumes featured in the show include gear from “True Blood,” “Big Love,” “Mad Men” (shown here), “Bones,” “The Good Wife” and “Glee.” There is also a retrospective of TV’s most memorable costumes of the past. Get an up-close gander and place your bets on the winners before the Aug. 21 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The exhibit runs until Sept. 4 at 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 624-1200 or fidm.edu.

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ome people are bi-coastal. Oaxacan-born artist Laureana Toledo is bi-continental, living and working in both London and Mexico City. Her latest work is transatlantic, too, and will receive a premiere screening at REDCAT on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 8:30 p.m. Named after a cult nightclub in Sheffield, England, The Limit poses as a fan documentary of a rock group that only plays covers by bands from Sheffield: Def Leppard, Human League, Joe Cocker, the Arctic Monkeys, Pulp and ABC. The hitch is that the group is made up of Mexican musicians who perform concerts in Mexico City and Sheffield for the film. Toledo investigates the continuing effect of colonialism, how pop culture is assimilated and the concept of authorship. A discussion and Q&A will follow; feel free to ask what the heck it all means.

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

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alling all joiners, participators and wallflowers: The Music Center celebrates artistic do-it-yourself-ers with its Active Arts program of song, dance, music and storytelling all summer.

Young or old, tone deaf or karaoke queen, head on over to the outdoor amphitheatre at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Aug. 20, at 6:30 p.m., for a Friday Night Sing-Along featuring Broadway show tunes. Belt out the torch songs and bringing-down-thehouse numbers from hits such as Grease, Jersey Boys, South Pacific and Fiddler on the Roof. Live musicians accompany you, lyric sheets guide you, and all you need to bring is a desire to sing. All together now: You’re the one that I want…

At 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-3660 or musiccenter.org.

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et ready for roots-rocking ’80s music at Pershing Square. On Saturday, Aug. 21, the Downtown Stage series continues with an 8 p.m. performance by the BoDeans.

The Wisconsin-born band is touring in support of its latest album, Mr. Sad Clown, though expect most of the audience to come for nostalgic hits such as “Closer to Free and “You Don’t Get Much.” Opening up is soulful rocker Sean Wiggins and her band Lone Goat. Her latest release is Naked Thursdays — maybe that’ll put a smile on Mr. Clown’s face. At 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

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Monday, aug. 16 The 70th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Various locations throughout Little Tokyo, (213) 6877183 or niseiweek.org.

Through Aug. 22: Seven more days of free Japanese cultural activities. Events include the Tanabata Festival, a car show, a film festival, a gyoza eating contest and Taiko drum groups.

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SPONSORED LISTINGS Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., (213) 6872159 or grandperformances.org.

Aug. 20, noon: The Moral of the Story: Transgressive Tales and Fairy Fables enlists GLBT artists to turn classic children’s stories on their head and inside out. Not for children.

April 20, 8 p.m.: South Korean B-Boy champs Last For One. Aug. 21, 7 p.m.: Tijuana and L.A. favorite Nortec Collective returns for a Mexican bicentennial year celebration with Mr. Vallenato and Ceci Bastida.

Downtown Stage Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., 213-847-4970 laparks.org/pershingsquare.

Aug. 18, 8 p.m.: A double bill features guitar hero Aaron McLain and sweet-rockin’ songstress Jessie Payo.

Aug. 19, 8 p.m.: Cutting edge, alternative music for free and outdoors. This week, it’s Wallpaper and Chain & the Gang.

Aug. 20, dusk: Friday Night Flicks presents John Carpenter’s hilariously brilliant Escape From L.A. Aug. 21: Bo Deans return to for some nostalgic roots rock. The opener is Sean Wiggins & Lone Goat.

Cruzan Rum Tasting Nick + Stef’s Steakhouse, 330 S. Hope St., (213) 680-0330 or patinagroup.com.

Aug. 18, 5-8 p.m.: Sample three flavors of Cruzan rum from the tropical island of St. Croix, including the soon-to-be-released Black Strap. Sip handcrafted rum cocktails and savor chef Megan Logan’s contemporary steakhouse cuisine. Free parking after 4 p.m. in Wells Fargo Center for 3 hours with validation.

lub Nokia gets “Crowdied” on Friday, Aug. 20, at 8:30 p.m., when Crowded House (The Crowdies to fans) comes to Downtown Los Angeles. The beloved band formed in 1985 and rocked hard until its “Farewell to the World” concert in 1996. Not so fast, boys — they reunited ski 10 years later and this tour brings together ow n i al singer/guitarist and chief songwriter Neil M ele b Finn with original bassist Nick Seymour Cy by and keyboardist/guitarist Mark Hart to o h (newbie Matt Sherrod plays drums). p Keeping up with the times, the band has been interacting with fans online through social media and its website, where you can request songs for the upcoming show, and see videos and photos of the tour so far. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., clubnokia.com.

Send information and possible Don’t Miss List submissions to calendar@downtownnews.com.

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Listings Continued from previous page from the country by a series of earthquakes, transforming into a corrupted prison. Snake (Kurt Russell) is called on to save us all from the evil Cuervo. Watch the Bonaventure Hotel fall apart in a temblor.

Saturday, Aug. 21 Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., Rotunda, 213-228-7110 or lapl.org.

10 a.m.-noon: A used book sale features hundreds of bargain books, LPs, videos and more.

Free Health Fair Doll Factory, 1910 W. Temple St. or derbydolls.com/la.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.: The rock-’em-sock-’em L.A. Derby Dolls, in partnership with City Councilman Eric Garcetti’s office, host a health fair, providing local residents with holistic and traditional medical services including free and low cost health screenings, mammograms, Medi-Cal enrollment assistance, massage therapy and more. Presumably the Dolls won’t dish out their bank-tracked hijinks.

Bark in the Park at Dodger Stadium Dog Check in Parking Lot G, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., spcala.com.

5:10 p.m.: Bring your dog to the ballpark and cheer on the Dodgers as they host the Cincinnati Reds. Participate in a pre-game Pup Rally and a Pup Parade around the warning track. Meet Tillman the Skateboarding Dog and receive a gift bag for each dog. Game starts at 7:10 p.m.

ROCK, POP & JAZZ BETA Records Presents Pershing Square Downtown Stage, 532 S. Olive St. (213) 847-4970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare/.

Aug. 18, 8 p.m.: A double bill features guitar hero Aaron McLain and sweet-rockin’ songstress Jessie Payo.

Café Metropol 923 E. Third St., (213) 613-1537 or cafemetropol.com.

Aug. 20, 8-10 p.m.: The Chris Colangelo Trio features Colangelo and his meaty bass lines. Guess how many people are in the band and win a kewpie doll.

Aug. 21, 8-10 p.m.: The Bearfruit Duo swing with acoustic bossa nova and samba. There is neither bear nor fruit on stage.

Aug. 22, 2-4 p.m.: Spotlight Cabaret shines on Nikkema Taylor.

Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com.

Aug. 20, 9 p.m.: The Fringe Radio Coalition presents Shirley Rolls with their jam glam psychedelia.

Aug. 21, 10 p.m.: Unlock indie pop with the Useless Keys.

Aug. 22, 3 p.m.: BBQ and live music on the patio with Troy Murrah of Restavrant.

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

Aug. 21, 8 p.m.: Son Cache takes their sound out of hiding and in full view. Salsa lessons at 8-9 p.m. let you master your basic step.

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

Aug. 20, 8:30 p.m.: Rockers Crowded House try to pack the house. It’s a very welcome return for the band fronted by Neil Finn, who just knows how to write a good song. Lawrence Arabia opens.

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

Aug. 20, 8 p.m.: South Korean B-Boy champs Last for One. Aug. 21, 8 p.m.: Tijuana and L.A. favorite Nortec Collective returns for a Mexican bicentennial year celebration with Mr. Vallenato and Ceci Bastida.

Pershing Square Downtown Stage Concert Series 532 S. Olive St., (213) 473-5557 or laparks.org/ pershingsquare.

Aug. 21: B-B-B-BoDeans return for some nostalgic roots rock. The opener is Sean Wiggins & Lone Goat (because one goat is enough).

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

Aug. 16, 10 p.m.: Time travel to the ’20s and ’30s with Blind Boy Paxton and Frank Fairfield.

Aug. 17, 10 p.m.: Join the Neighborhood Bullies, Johnny Cheapo and The Bloody Brains for some good clean fun.

Aug. 19, 10 p.m.: Power pop with Pleasure Kills, Facts on File and The Mormons.

Aug. 20, 10 p.m.: Tijuana Panthers and The Franks, frankly, rock out.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., sevengrand.la.

Aug. 16, 10 p.m.: The John Daversa Small Group.

Because size doesn’t matter, or does it?

Twitter/DowntownNews Aug. 17, 10 p.m.: House favorite The Makers.

Aug. 18, 10 p.m.: Fill your soul with Deacon Jones’ Blues Review, featuring Lady GG. Spaceland Under the Stars Pershing Square Downtown Stage, 532 S. Olive St., (213) 473-5557 or laparks.org/pershingsquare.

Aug. 19, 8 p.m.: Cutting edge, alternative music for free and outdoors. This week, it’s Wallpaper and Chain & the Gang.

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., (800) 745-3000 or calphil.org.

2 p.m.: The California Philharmonic’s summer series “Beethoven and Broadway: The Ninth Meets Broadway Magic” features music from Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Les Miserables, The Music Man, The Little Mermaid and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Ode to Joy and Leonore No. 3. At 1 p.m., conductor Victor Vener discusses the musical selections in a pre-concert talk.

Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles: “The End of It All” Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Ave., (800) MEN SING or gmcla.org.

8 p.m.: The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles presents the world premiere of “The End of It All” by electronic artist and DJ John Tejada. Also on the program are a selection of great opera choruses, a range of classic contemporary choral works and the GMCLA’s “Harvey Milk Schools Project,” a mix of music and spoken word.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE The Good Boy Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org.

Previews Aug. 20-21, 8 p.m.; Aug. 22, 3 p.m.: The Good Boy, written and performed by Michael Bonnabel, tells the story of Bonnabel’s childhood in 1960s Pasadena. Raised by two loving but deaf parents, Bonnabel details his effort to find his voice with the use of sign, speech and song. Opens Aug. 27 and runs through Sept. 19.

Grand Performances California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., grandperformances.org.

Aug. 20, noon: The Moral of the Story: Transgressive Tales and Fairy Fables enlists GLBT artists to turn classic children’s stories on their head and inside out. Not for children.

Something to Crow About Bob Baker’s Marionettes, 1345 W. First St., (213) 2509995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Aug. 17-20, 10:30 a.m.: Aug. 21-22, 2:30 a.m.: Bob Baker’s marionettes continues its 50th anniversary season with its most requested show, “Something to Crow About,” in which the marionettes enact a musical “Day at the Farm.” Through Sept. 26.

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

Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m.: In the documentary 9500 Liberty, Prince William County, Virginia becomes ground zero in America’s explosive battle over immigration policy.

Aug. 17, 7 p.m.: Certified Ableton Live trainer and Dubspot Instructor Thavius Beck hosts a workshop on production tips and techniques using the Ableton Live software, followed by resident DJ Heru and live acts.

Aug. 18, 7 p.m.: James Allen Smith’s Floored is a documentary about the changing face of the Chicago futures exchanges.

Aug. 20, 8 p.m.; Aug. 21-22, 8 p.m.: When a serial killer starts picking off beautiful young hipsters on the east side of Los Angeles, a group of crime scene videographers hatch a plan to catch him in 2009’s The Scenesters. Through Aug. 26.

IMAX Theater California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 7442019 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Through Sept. 6: Hubble 3D enables movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history.

Through Sept. 6: Journey to the royal tombs of Egypt and explore the history of ancient Egyptian society as told through the mummies of the past. Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs follows explorers and scientists as they piece together the archeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies, providing a window into the fascinating and mysterious world of the pharaohs.

Through Sept. 6: Featuring nine-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D will immerse audiences in the story of an ocean wave and the lives it impacts and transforms.

From astounding surfing action to the chaos of ocean storms, the film leads audiences on a quest to understand one of this planet’s most intriguing and dramatic phenomena.

Regal Cinema L.A. Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (877) 835-5734 or lalive.com.

Through Aug. 19: Eat, Pray, Love (12:40, 1:20, 3:50, 4:30, 7, 7:40, 10:10 and 10:50 p.m.); The Expendables (11:50 a.m. and 12:30, 1:40, 2:20, 3, 4:10, 4:50, 5:30, 6:40, 7:20, 8, 9:20, 10 and 10:40 p.m.); Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (11:20 a.m. and 1:50, 4:30, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m.); Middle Men (11:10 a.m. and 9:20 p.m.); The Other Guys (11 a.m. and 1:10, 1:50, 4, 4:40, 6:50, 7:30, 9:40 and 10:20 p.m.); Step Up 3D (11:30 a.m. and 2:10, 4:50, 7:30 and 10:10 p.m.); Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore 3D (12:40, 2:50, 5 and 7:10 p.m.); Dinner for Schmucks (11:40 a.m. and 2:30, 5:10, 7:50 and 10:30 p.m.); Salt (11 a.m. and 1:40, 4:20, 6:50 and 9:10 p.m.); Inception (12, 3:20, 6:40 and 10 p.m.); Despicable Me (11:10 a.m. and 1:30, 4, 6:30 and 9 p.m.).

Aug. 20 (partial list): Lottery Ticket (11:40 a.m. and 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m.); Piranha 3D (12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, and 9:40 p.m. and midnight).

MUSEUMS African American Firefighter Museum 1401 S. Central Ave., (213) 744-1730 or aaffmuseum.org.

Ongoing: An array of firefighting relics dating to 1924, including a 1940 Pirsch ladder truck, an 1890 hose wagon, uniforms from New York, L.A. County and City of L.A. firefighters, badges, helmets, photographs and other artifacts.

Annette Green Perfume Museum FIDM, second floor, 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 6241200 or fidm.edu.

Ongoing: One of a kind, the museum is dedicated to enhancing our understanding the art, culture and science of the olfactory. Originally opened in New York City in 1999, the collection — 2,000 bottles, perfume presentations and documentary ephemera dating from the late 1800s to the present — was donated to FIDM in 2005. Also, “High Style: Perfume and the Haute Couture” features a selection of fragrance bottles and packaging that reflect the many ways that fame inspires design.

California African American Museum 600 State Drive, (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org.

Through Jan. 1, 2011: “How We Roll” features four decades of skateboarding legends starting with the birth of surfing and the influence of roller skating to its evolution into the dynamic sport of today.

Through Oct. 31: “Our Love of John T. Scott” examines the New Orleans artist’s life, artwork, journey and private reflections and the people he influenced. The exhibition includes lyrical sculptures, paintings and four-by-six-foot woodcut blocks used to make large-scale prints.

Ongoing: The multi-functional “Gallery of Discovery” offers visitors the opportunity to connect with the lineage of their own family, engage in artistic workshops, educational tours and other programs of historical discoveries. Hear recordings of actual living slaves from the Library of Congress archives and discover stories from the past.

California Science Center 700 State Drive, (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org.

Current limited engagement: “Mummies of the World,” the largest traveling exhibition of mummies ever assembled, presents a never-before-seen collection of both accidental and intentionally preserved mummies and artifacts from Asia, Oceania, South America and Europe as well as ancient Egypt, dating as far back as 6,500 years.

Through Sept. 6: “Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science” is an immersive quest for knowledge that reveals how archaeologists use modern science and technology to uncover and understand the ancient civilization of Egypt.

Through Sept. 26: “Exploring Trees Inside and Out” is designed for young children (ages 2-7) to better understand the significant role trees play in the environment.

Ongoing: The Science Center’s permanent exhibits are usually interactive and focus on human innovations and inventions as well as the life processes of living things. The lobby Science Court stays busy with the High Wire Bicycle, a Motion-Based Simulator, the Ecology Cliff Climb and Forty Years of Space Photography. The human body is another big focus: The Life Tunnel aims to show the connections between all life forms, from the single-celled amoeba to the 100-trillion-celled human being.

Chinese American Museum 425 N. Los Angeles St., (213) 485-8567 or camla.org.

Through May 29, 2011: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Angel Island, CAM explores the history, legacy and unforgettable stories of Angel Island. “Remembering Angel Island” showcases historic photographs, a reproduction of a poem carved on the barracks of Angel Island, artifacts and a multi-media station featuring personal stories of those who endured or were profoundly affected by the Angel Island experience.

Through November 7: “Hollywood Chinese: The Arthur Dong Collection” is an exhibition of

August 16, 2010 movie memorabilia collected during the 10-years of research for Arthur Dong’s documentary on the Chinese in American feature films. Explore the filmmaker’s archive of more than 1,000 items, including posters, lobby cards, stills, scripts, press material, and other artifacts dating from 1916 to present-day.

Permanent: Re-creation of the Sun Wing Wo, a Chinese general store and herbal shop, and “Journeys: Stories of Chinese Immigration,” an exhibit exploring Chinese immigration to the United States with an emphasis on community settlement in Los Angeles. The display is outlined into four distinct time periods. Each period is defined by an important immigration law and/or event, accompanied by a brief description and a short personal story about a local Chinese American and their experiences in that particular historical period.

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument 124 Paseo de la Plaza, (213) 485-8372 or elpueblo. lacity.org.

Ongoing: The whole of El Pueblo is called a “monument,” and of this monument’s 27 historic buildings, four function as museums: the Avila Adobe, the city’s oldest house; the Sepulveda House, home to exhibits and the monument’s Visitors Center; the Fire House Museum, which houses late 19thcentury fire-fighting equipment; and the Masonic Hall, which boasts Masonic memorabilia. Check its website for a full slate of fiestas, including Cinco de Mayo, Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in November and December’s beautiful candlelight procession, Las Posadas. Open daily, though hours at shops and halls vary.

FIDM Museum and Galleries 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 624-1200 or fidm.edu.

Opening July 27: “The Art of Television Costume Design” offers a retrospective of more than100 of television’s most memorable costume designs from the present and a salute to the work of 2010’s Emmy®-nominated Costume Designers and Costume Supervisors will be on display this summer in FIDM’s annual exhibition. Through Sept. 4.

Through Sept. 30: “Disney Alice in Wonderland Design Exhibition” includes Colleen Atwood’s original costumes from the film as well as Alice– inspired clothing and products designed by a variety of celebrities, designers and fashion icons including Sue Wong, Tom Binns, Avril Lavigne and FIDM Alumni.

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

Through summer 2010: “Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy” includes Jackson’s trademark fedora and gloves, six elaborately embellished jackets, original lyrics, a Jackson 5 stage costume and more. Across eight video monitors, the museum will also present footage of Jackson’s appearances on the annual Grammy Awards, as well as neverbefore-seen video of some of Jackson’s famous friends sharing their memories of him. The exhibit will feature a new interactive experience which will allow visitors to dance on a floor of light-up tiles, mimicking Jackson’s own moves in the “Billie Jean” music video.

Through Jan. 2011: “Strange Kozmic Experience” will explore the lives and cultural footprints of three of America’s greatest musical icons: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Doors. Rising from distinctly different backgrounds yet united by a common love of the blues and rock and roll, together their music revolutionized, energized, and concluded rock’s most fertile period: the 1960s.

Through artifacts, films, original art, and photographs, Strange Kozmic Experience will explore the innovations, legacies and continual impact of the artists who defined a generation.

Ongoing: “Roland Live” is a permanent installation courtesy of the electronic musical instrument maker, Roland Corporation. The exhibit gives visitors a chance to participate in the music-making process by playing a wide variety of Roland products, from V-Drums and BOSS pedals to VIMA keyboards and the MV-8800 Production Studio.

Japanese American National Museum 369 E. First St., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org.

Through Aug. 22: The experiences of early Issei in Hawai`i are revealed and illuminated through examples of kimonos adapted for life and labor on Hawai`i’s plantations in “Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai’i.” The exhibition interweaves priceless textiles from the National Museum’s permanent collection with rare oral histories and moving images, photographs and expert video commentary by scholar Barbara Kawakami.

Through Sept. 26: “Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids” by artist Kip Fulbeck presents a family-friendly exhibition with a playful yet powerful perspective on the complex nature of contemporary American identity.

Ongoing: “Common Ground: The Heart of Community” chronicles 130 years of Japanese American history, from the early days of the Issei pioneers to the present.

August 16, 2010

We Got Games

the team has gotten an unlikely boost from Triple A call-up Jay Gibbons (last seen in the infamous Mitchell Report). After the Rockies, the Dodgers take on the Cincinnati Reds (Aug. 20-22).

It’s Almost Do-Or-Die Time For the Dodgers

Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 929-1300 or wnba.com/sparks.

Aug. 17 and 20, 7:30 p.m.: The Sparks still have a chance to make the playoffs, even if it’s a thin one. How does a team with almost twice as many losses as wins even come close to the playoffs? Well, the WNBA is a small league, and this has been an odd year. In the Western Conference, only the Seattle Storm were better than .500 as of press time. The poor records are mostly the result of a year when the Eastern Conference has dominated. But in the first year without Lisa Leslie, and Candace Parker sidelined for the season, the Sparks will take any break they can get. After Phoenix, the Sparks host the Minnesota Lynx, then head to Seattle (Aug. 21) to finish the regular season.

—Ryan Vaillancourt

Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., (213) 224-1400 or dodgers.mlb.com.

Aug. 17-21, 7:10 p.m.; Aug. 22, 1:10 p.m.: The Dodgers welcome the Colorado Rockies to the Ravine for a three-game set (Aug. 17-19). It’s about that time when the Blue Crew needs to start winning games in bunches if it’s going to make it back to the postseason. As of press time, the Dodgers were eight games out of first place in the division, but Joe Torre and the boys need to take it one game at a time. As long as they win one game at a time, anyway. The injury bug is still hungry, it appears, but Museum of Contemporary Art, Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

Through Sept. 20: “Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective” celebrates the extraordinary life and work of Armenian-American artist Arshile Gorky, a seminal figure in the movement toward abstraction that transformed American art in the middle of the 20th century. The exhibition features more than 120 of the artist’s most significant paintings, sculptures and works on paper.

Permanent: Nancy Rubins’ cheekily and comprehensively titled “Chas’ Stainless Steel, Mark Thompson’s Airplane Parts, About 1000 Pounds of Stainless Steel Wire, Gagosian’s Beverly Hills Space, at MOCA (2001-2002)” is a monumental sculpture made out of parts of an airplane.

Museum of Contemporary Art, The Geffen Contemporary 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

Through Sept 26: MOCA presents “Dennis Hopper Double Standard,” the first comprehensive survey exhibition of Dennis Hopper’s artistic career.

The exhibition traces the evolution of Hopper’s artistic output and feature more than 200 works spanning his prolific 60-year career in a range of media,

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including an early painting from 1955; photographs, sculpture, and assemblages from the 1960s; paintings from the 1980s and ’90s; graffiti-inspired wall constructions and large-scale billboard paintings from the 2000s; his most recent sculptures; and film installations.

Museum of Neon Art 136 W. Fourth St., (213) 489-9918 or neonmona.org.

Through Oct. 31: Before moving to Glendale, MONA is expanding its program and events series with an exhibition and retrospective by Bill Concannon, “Recycled, Reclaimed and Reinvented;” a site-specific installation by black light artist Jerico Woggon, “California Surf;” a group exhibit, “F.O.B. (Friends Of Bill);” the live music series, “First Friday,” on the first Friday night of the month; and a monthly photo competition on night photography for every Art Walk.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763–3466 or nhm.org.

Through September 6: Enter a world of free-flying butterflies in the “Pavilion of Wings” exhibit. As many as forty different butterfly and moth species will call the pavilion home. Discover how these crea-

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The Sparks have their final two home games of the year this week, and are still clinging to playoff hopes.

tures interact with each other, with you and with the plants that they visit.

Ongoing: After being absent for nearly four years for intensive cleaning and conservation, the spectacular Humboldt fin whale specimen returns home to the Museum in a newly renovated gallery. “Finwhale Passage” features the 63-foot-long specimen, which weighs more than 7,000 pounds, has been re-articulated to create a more realistic impression of the living animal. An intriguing sound installation and interactive visitor components will accompany the display, which is one of the best and most complete large-whale articulations in the world.

Ongoing: The “Dino Lab” is a working paleontological lab, wherein museum preparators will work on a several dinosaur and other fossil creature skeletons for future display at the museum.

Wells Fargo History Museum 333 S. Grand Ave., (213) 253-7166 or wellsfargohistory.com.

Ongoing: Take in an Old West exhibit including a faux 19th-century Wells Fargo office, a real-life Concord stagecoach that once traversed windy southern Kentucky roads and a gold nugget weighing in at a shocking two pounds.

MORE LISTINGS Hundreds of listings of fun and interesting things to do in Downtown Los Angeles can also be found online at ladowntownnews.com/calendar: Rock, Pop & Jazz; Bars & Clubs; Farmers Markets; Events; Film; Sports; Art Spaces; Theater, Dance and Opera; Classical Music; Museums; and Tours.

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208 W. 14th St. at Hill St. Downtown LA

For English Call Pierre or Terri 213.744.9911 For Spanish Call Susana 213.749.0306

TRUCK DRIVERS: CDL training.

Part-time driving job with Fulltime benefits. Get paid to train in the California Army National Guard. Up to $12,500 bonus. www.NationalGuard.com/Truck or 1-800-GO-GUARD. (Cal-SCAN)

REQUEST FOR BIDS Angels Walk LA is seeking qualified disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) as well as other qualified business enterprises to do the graphic design of a quality, historic, self-guided walking trail guidebook and panels for a series of stanchions. Bids to be received no later than 9/10/10.

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2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S Certified,(Stock#NI3571/7N449473) $14,999, call 888-838-5089 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA S Certified, (#ZV895/vin104373, $14,888, Call 888-781-8102.

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2008 BMW 328i Mint condition, white/tan, stk C01055D1-2, 888879-9608 2008 MERCEDES BENZ CLK350 CONVERTIBLE certified, low miles, navigation, leather, (243042), $37,994, Call 888-319-8762.

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PETS/ANIMALS Adopt A Pet ADOPT (OR FOSTER) your forever friend from Bark Avenue Foundation. Beautiful, healthy puppies, dogs, cats and kittens available at Downtown’s largest private adoption facility. Call Dawn at 213-840-0153 or email Dawn@BarkAveLA.com or visit www.Bark Avenue Foundation. org.

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A CAR DONATION Helping sick kids! Donate Your Car to SONGS OF LOVE and make a sick child smile! Featured on NBC (TODAY SHOW), CNN. Tax-deductible, all vehicle conditions accepted. www.SongsofLove.org 888-909SONG (7664). (Cal-SCAN) DONATE YOUR CAR: Children’s Cancer Fund! Help Save A Child’s Life Through Research & Support! Free Vacation Package. Fast, Easy & Tax Deductible. Call 1-800-252-0615. (CalSCAN) DONATE YOUR VEHICLE! Receive Free Vacation Voucher.

United Breast Cancer Foundation. Free Mammograms, Breast Cancer Info www.ubcf.info Free Towing, Tax Deductible, NonRunners Accepted, 1-888-4685964. (Cal-SCAN) AUTO SALES WE’RE REBUILDING America.

Any CAR. Any Credit. Minimum Down Payment Required. CALL NOW. 800-814-8867. (CalSCAN)

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Clothing/Jewelry Maternity Clothing: $10.00+ Wholesale to the public.

Our brand of stimulus package to you. Buy Now! www.GotBelly. com Misc. Items 27” COLOR TV with converter box. Free delivery in downtown surrounding.

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ARCADE AND PINBALL Auction Saturday, August 21 at 9 a.m. Colton Piano Warehouse, 1405 West Valley Blvd., Colton, California. Info 714-535-7000. www.SuperAuctions.Com. (CalSCAN)

ITCHY KNEE JAPANESE Antiques Show!! Aug. 14 - 20 612 S Palm Ave. Alhambra 91803 Check Yelp for info. 323-4473071 CHURCHES

BANK OWNED HOMES For Sale including properties in this area. Now is the time! The market, interest rates and opportunities could not be better. New Properties Added Daily! Bid Now Online: www.OnlineBidNow.com Hudson & Marshall, 1-866-5394174. (Cal-SCAN)

THE BRIDGE / Little Tokyo: Contemporary worship, 4:00pm Sundays, 401 E Third St. www. thebridgewired.org.

LAND AUCTION - Beaver Creek Highlands - Rifle, Colorado. 527+/- Acres offered in 14 tracts (7 tracts sell absolute) 35 to 70 acres each, located on Beaver Creek Road (CR 317). Land straddles the ridge between Beaver Creek Basin and Porcupine Creek Basin.

Private trout stream with native Colorado Cutthroat Trout, great views, access to National Forest and BLM Lands. Auction held at Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, CO on August 28 at 2PM. Contact Woltz & Associates, Inc, Brokers & Auctioneers, Roanoke, VA at 800-551-3588 or visit www.Woltz.com for details. (Cal-SCAN)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT SHEBOYGAN COUNTY Case No. 10-CV-0638 Plaintiff: M&I MARSHALL & ILSLEY BANK, 770 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 vs Defendants: RONALD L. BARCENILLA a/k/a RONALD L. BARCCNILLA and JANE DOE, unknown spouse of Ronald L. Barcenilla a/k/a Ronald L. Barccnilla, 10032 Westwanda Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210, FORTY DAY SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO :

Helping kids heal. Free Arts for Abused Children is looking for volunteers to integrate the healing power of the arts into the lives of abused and at-risk children and their families. Today is the day to get involved! Contact Annie at volunteers@freearts. org or 310-313-4278 for more information.

LEGAL Civil Summons

RONALD L. BARCENILLA a/k/a RONALD L. BARCCNILLA and JANE DOE, unknown spouse of Ronald L. Barcenilla a/k/a Ronald L. Barccnilla, 10032 Westwanda Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210; and 616 1/2 North Doheny Drive West Hollywood CA 90069; and 964 Larrabee Street Apt 106 West Hollywood CA 90069 You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after August 9, 2010, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes.

The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court Sheboygan County Courthouse 615 North 6th Street Sheboygan WI 53081 and to O’Dess and Associates, S.C., Plaintiff’s attorneys, whose address is: O’Dess and Associates, S.C. 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite 403 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may

become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: M. ABIGAIL O’DESS Bar Code No. 1017869 POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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Buzz Continued from page 13 n Beer Fest: In conjunction with Nisei Week (it closes Aug. 22) the Far Bar/Chop Suey Café & Lounge in Little Tokyo is celebrating Japanese beer with Augustfest. The weekends include a beer garden and BBQ from noon-6 p.m. Mondays is for prix-fixe dinners with beer pairings, while you can learn more about the business of beer with a workshop and seminar on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays the Far Bar pairs drinking and violence with Suds & Samurai Movies; the Aug. 18 showing, Zatoichi, about a blind swordsman, is paired with Echigo Red Ale specials. Just don’t bring your own sword, because friends don’t let friends drink and duel.

At 247 E. First St., (213) 617-9990 or farbarla.com.

n Meat Up: Meat lovers rejoice! Morton’s The Steakhouse this month introduced nine new dishes, including a double cut filet and a bone-in filet, both served with Béarnaise sauce. For the non-beef minded, Morton’s has mini-crabcake BLTs, smoked salmon pizza with capers and purple onion, and Chilean sea bass with pineapple-pepper salsa.

At 735 S. Figueroa St., (213) 553-4566 or mortons.com/losangeles. n Downtown Farming: The farm may not be the best place if you’re a delicious animal, but The Farm of Beverly Hills is a great place if you’re a hungry carnivore.

The L.A. Live restaurant recently debuted a new menu that features just about every delicious animal there is. For breakfast try the smoked salmon plate, the corned beef and potatoes or the chicken, goat cheese and spinach scramble. New lunch items include a meatloaf sandwich, BBQ beef bris-

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At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 747-4555 or thefarmofbeverlyhills.com. n Recess Time: The Lab, a USC gastropub, is making recess even more fun with a new Recess Specials menu that features reduced-price appetizers and draft beers. The menu debuted last week and is available Monday-Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Options include a three-cheese quesadilla for $4, red pepper hummus for $3 and sweet potato fries for $3. Drink specials include the Lab’s signature Trojan Blonde, PBR, Shiner Bock and Windansea Hefeweizen for $3.

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