10-01-12 by Los Angeles Downtown News

DOWNTOWN

NEWS Volume 41, Number 40

Hitting the AEG Iceberg

October 1, 2012

More bike lanes, Schimmel returns, and other happenings Around Town.

Remembering some early Downtown pioneers, and an untimely passing.

W W W. D O W N T O W N N E W S . C O M

40 Fall

INSIDE

Urban Scrawl on the AEG sale.

for the

A preservation anniversary.

Get Ready for the Biggest Concerts, Shows, Exhibits and More of the Season. They’re All on Pages 9-23.

Downtown gets a haunted house.

A visit from the local vets.

You can buy a fancy penthouse.

21 CALENDAR LISTINGS 30 CLASSIFIEDS The “vertical dancers” of Bandaloop will perform at the opening of the final segment of Grand Park on Oct. 6.

SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING!

Great Selection, Great Prices

Natural Organic Foods • Bakery & Cafe with Free Wi-Fi Wine & Micro Brews • Everyday Brands Too WELCOME TO FRESCO COMMUNITY MARKET

VOTED #1 GROCERY STORE — LA Weekly

Amazing Fresh Produce • Gluten Free & Vegan Products We Buy Local • Full Service Butcher Block & Deli THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, SEE PAGE 5

photo by Atossa Soltanit

LOS ANGELES

2 Downtown News

AROUNDTOWN CicLAvia Rolls Back in To Downtown

he rolling street festival that takes the power from the automobiles and gives it to pedestrians and bicyclists is back this weekend. On Sunday, Oct. 7, CicLAvia will shut down 9.1 miles of city roads, including some main corridors in Downtown. The route this week includes usual spines on Spring Street and along First Street through Little Tokyo, but offers new segments that jut into Chinatown and down to Exposition Park. There are several entertainment hubs, including at Exposition Park, where from 1-5 p.m. acts including the New Millennium Dance Team and the Afro-Mexican band Las Cafeteras will perform. Other hubs will be at Grand Park, Central Plaza in Chinatown, Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights and MacArthur Park. The Midnight Mission will provide a $3 bike valet at Bolt Barbers, at 460 S. Spring St. The event officially runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., but early rising cyclists can take advantage of streets that close to cars several hours earlier. A full route and more information are at ciclavia.org.

Former MOCA Curator Schimmel to Appear At MOCA

n June, longtime Museum of Contem porary Art chief curator Paul Schimmel left his job in a cloud of controversy. This week, he’s coming back to the Bunker Hill museum, if only for a few hours. On Sunday, Oct. 7, at 3 p.m., Schimmel will lead a walkthrough of the new exhibition Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949-1962. In

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews TAKE MY PICTURE GARY LEONARD

a June 29 statement, MOCA officials said Schimmel would continue to work on curating the survey show with museum staff. Schimmel’s departure set off a heated controversy that has yet to die down. MOCA’s four artist board members — Barbara Kruger, Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari and Catherine Opie — all resigned over the summer, citing differences with the vision of the museum under director Jeffrey Deitch, which has been described as veering toward celebrity and away from the scholarly curatorial exhibitions that Schimmel was known to oversee. Will the art talk be an awkward encounter, or evidence that Schimmel’s parting was perfectly amicable? You be the judge. MOCA is at 250 S. Grand Ave. Gene Simmons & Wolfgang Puck

SCI-Arc Launches Massive Online Media Archive

rchitecture wonks, urban planning enthusiasts and Los Angeles history nerds have 600 new reasons to sit enthralled in front of a computer: The Arts District’s Southern California Institute of Architecture last week launched a massive online media archive of lectures recorded at the school since 1974. It includes approximately 600 videos that span more than 3,000 topics and last more than 1,000 hours. Organized by speaker, year or subject, videos include a 1979 spiel by Frank Gehry that covers Santa Monica Place and a renovation of his home. There is also one of a bow-tied David Hockney discussing a documentary project while he intermittently smokes a cigarette at the podium. There’s even a set of videos on the topic of Downtown Los Angeles, including a

Why does this little burger stand attract over a million people a year?

LA Live

Downtown

2002 panel discussion with Old Bank District creator Tom Gilmore, City Councilwoman Jan Perry, former developer Dan Rosenfeld and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss envisioning the Downtown of the future, er, today. The effort to digitize and broadcast the archive, which is at sma.sciarc.edu, was funded by grants from the Getty Foundation as part of the Pacific Standard Time arts initiative. Additional support was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

As Bike Thefts Soar, Shops Offer Lock Discount

wo Downtown bike shops are offering $5 coupons toward the purchase of heavy-duty Kryptonite “U” locks as part of a partnership with local police to prevent

September 10, 2012

bike thefts. The coupons for DTLA Bikes and Downtown LA Bicycles are available via Central Division’s Facebook page at facebook. com/LAPDCentralArea. The locks usually start at about $40. Bike theft has been rising in Downtown for several years — according to LAPD statistics, 178 bikes have been reported stolen in the Downtown area so far this year, a 45% increase year-to-date. Most of the thefts, police say, could have been prevented with higher quality locks. In fact, many thieves target two-wheelers that aren’t locked at all, when their owners pop into a store and leave their bike unattended for a few minutes, said Central Area Capt. Horace Frank. “The people whose bikes are stolen, either they’re not locking their bikes or they’re using these cheap cable locks and they get cut,” Frank said. DTLA Bikes is at 425 S. Broadway and Downtown LA Bicycles is at 1626 S. Hill St. see Around Town, page 26

The Event That is All About ACCESS! ACCESS TO:

LENDERS | EXPERTS | RESOURCES | CAPITAL

PRO USE

DTLMAO CODE FOR 25

EVE % OF NT T F ICKE TS

Small and Micro Business Owners Meet 1:1 with lenders on site

Find out at the landmark location near Downtown. Home of the original Chili-burger. Quality and value since 1946:

Chili Hamburger .............. $2.05 Chili Cheeseburger ........... $2.45

Learn about available funding in the LA area Find the best resources for your business Leave with real connections to the capital you need FREE business credit report and consultation at the event

tax included

October 18th Westin Bonaventure Hotel Space is limited

Sponsored by:

Many Imitate, But None Compare!

Supported by:

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 3

DowntownNews.com

Real People, Real Stories

Michael Patrick McAnelly Artist/Writer, Doorman at Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA

‘‘

Downtown LA Volkswagen, and my service advisor Eddie Perez, SAVED MY VACATION…and the car I love. My 2003 Jetta TDI’s turbo developed a big problem coming over the grapevine. It was pouring out smoke. We struggled but made it to LA where I contacted Volkswagen of Downtown. Their advice helped me to save my car and feel good about doing it. Older TDI Jettas are rare and valuable. But the Turbo is an expensive part. To complicate matters, I needed to head back up the coast in only a couple of days. Getting the part and install-

’’ Downtown L.A. Auto Group

ing by then would be difficult. Not only did they finish the job - they did it way below their estimate.

If more companies provided service like Volkswagen of Downtown and Eddie Perez, the world be a better place.

Family Owned & Operated Since 1955 W W W . D T L A M O T O R S . C O M

AUDI

PORSCHE

OF DOWNTOWN L.A. OF DOWNTOWN L.A. 1900 S. Figueroa St. 888-583-0981 audidtla.com

1900 S. Figueroa St. 888-685-5426 porschedowntownla.com

FELIX CHEVROLET 3330 S. Figueroa St. 888-304-7039 felixchevrolet.com

VOLKSWAGEN

NISSAN

OF DOWNTOWN L.A. OF DOWNTOWN L.A. 1900 S. Figueroa St. 888-781-8102 vwdowntownla.com

635 W. Washington Blvd. 888-838-5089 downtownnissan.com

DOWNTOWN LA MOTORS 1801 S. Figueroa St. 888-319-8762 mbzla.com

CARSON

NISSAN

1505 E. 223rd St. 888-845-2267 carsonnissan.com

4 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews

EDITORIALS Pain and Pensions

Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

f you’re looking for a hot-button topic in Los Angeles, go no further than changing the pension system for public employees. Somewhat surprisingly, especially considering that an election is approaching, the Los Angeles City Council did exactly that last week. The steps the council members took on Tuesday, Sept. 25, won’t solve the entirety of the city’s financial problems. Not even close. Still, it was a responsible and necessary move. The council voted 14-0 in favor of a plan that, among other things, raises the retirement age and reduces the pensions of people who stop working at a relatively young 55. Budget officials have said that the savings could be as much as $70 million over a five-year period. The changes will only impact new employees, not the people who have already given years or even decades to the city. Those pensions are safe, at least for now. Still, the move rankled labor leaders, who have threatened to sue, claiming the shifts are unilateral and have not been negotiated. That’s not all they said — they also attacked figures including Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, an architect of the reforms, comparing him to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who generated national attention for his effort to halt collective bargaining opportunities. The comparison is silly and the labor leaders know it. We’re not surprised at the reaction of the union heads. It’s their job to fight for the best pay and working conditions possible for current and future members. However, given the city’s budget crisis, and the projected shortfall in coming years, it makes sense to take steps today that will benefit coming generations of Angelenos. The city seems to start each budget season about $200 million, or more, in the red. This structural deficit has resulted in an array of cuts that have already impacted taxpayers. While police and fire have pretty much been spared (staffing levels have been flat, if not cut), there’s no telling how much longer these levels can hold. Lowering future pension costs is an appropriate step, albeit disconcerting for those who won’t fare as well as past or current employees. What happens next could be much more difficult. Some observers, including former Mayor Richard Riordan, believe that the city faces the threat of bankruptcy unless the pension system for current employees is reformed. There has been talk of a ballot measure to force change. The council was smart to have a unified front in last week’s vote. What should follow are good-faith discussions between city and union officials. No one should pretend the fiscal crisis can be solved easily. What happened last week was the appetizer. The main course will be painful.

A Grand and Grander Park

e were quite pleased with Grand Park when the first phase opened in July. Now, with the second segment online and the third and final section slated to debut this week, we’re beyond happy. It may be silly to be so giddy, but the $56 million destination that will soon stretch from the Music Center to City Hall is a fun, community friendly attraction. It is bringing people out and bringing them together. It has turned an unattractive hardscape into a neighborhood resource. It is easy to see what the park, paid for with upfront money given by the firm Related Cos. in exchange for the development rights to the (still-stalled) Grand Avenue project, does during the weekdays. All manner of Civic Center employees have a public space in which to relax and eat lunch. Workers

from the County Hall of Administration and the County Courthouse have a destination at their doorstep. It’s also a calm refuge for Bunker Hill office tower employees willing to take a short walk north. To comprehend the full extent of what the park is doing for Downtown, however, one also has to visit in the evening and on weekends. After traditional work hours, the park is a place for strolling and dog walking. Residents and workers who would never before visit now show up. Some, with canines as an excuse, smile and strike up conversations. The weekend scene has been delightful and unexpected. The restored Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain has emerged as one of the most family friendly spots in Downtown. The attached membrane pool, a less-than-ankle-deep expanse with scores of jutting mini-

fountains, is full of swimsuit-clad children. They run, jump and roll around in the wet stuff, gleefully laughing and screaming. Some parents join in. Others sit on the side holding towels and sipping coffee from the park’s cafe. The final phase of the park opens Sunday, Oct. 6, and a batch of “vertical dancers” will perform in the afternoon as part of a block party for the 12 acres of space. Another exciting element is that the park has several additional community events on tap. It will be activated Oct. 7 for CiLAvia, and a “pooch party” is planned for the following weekend. The end of the month holds another dance performance. Not everyone thinks as highly of the park as we do. Some complain that it is divided into sections separated by car-filled streets. Others don’t like the areas that have more concrete than grass. Fair enough. Still, the more we see, the more we like. Grand Park is getting grander, and it is a plus for Downtown.

City Erred in New Genesis Delay

n a reasonable world, the New Genesis would have opened two or three months ago. Unfortunately, we don’t always live in a reasonable world. This is silly. This is a mistake. This is something the city needs to fix, right away, so that it does not happen again. Los Angeles Downtown News last week wrote about the long-awaited housing complex at 458 S. Main St. The $22.3 million development from Skid Row Housing Trust finished construction in June. City officials signed off on the 106-unit building with 79 apartments set aside for low-income residents. The property, however, could not open. Representatives from the city Housing and Planning departments claimed the developer owed them $436,000 for fees related to park creation. Despite the need for affordable housing, the new building had to sit empty. The matter should have been minor. Developers of market-rate housing complexes have to pay a state-mandated “Quimby” fee, which goes toward park creation. Those who build affordable housing are exempt.

The city, through its Downtown Housing Incentive Ordinance, has a requirement for a fee equivalent to the Quimby tax. What Skid Row Housing Trust staff did not realize until the last minute was that affordable housing projects are not exempt from the city hit. They were told to pay up and were not allowed to open until the cash changed hands. Thus, the low-income units remained off limits. The problem was not rectified until late last month, and then only because a payment was arranged thanks to an advance from the project’s general contractor. It seems obvious that city leaders should have worked out a deal in which the fees exempt from the state could also have been forgiven by the city. After all, this is the type of housing that gets people off the streets. This city stumbling block was a problem. Elected leaders need to take up this matter and should remove affordable housing projects that meet specific criteria from the local ordinance. Downtown would have benefitted by having the New Genesis open several months ago. No one’s life is better because the project was pointlessly delayed.

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 5

DowntownNews.com

Shadow of the Shattos Looms Over Downtown A Couple Amassed Huge Land Holdings, Including Crown Hill and Catalina Island by GreG Fischer

However, it never went east of Park View Street, the park’s western border. The new roadbed crossed the park on a curve and connected with Orange Street, renamed Wilshire Boulevard, and this action brought Wilshire into Downtown. The elegant Shatto home at 1213 Orange St. was built in 1892 and was removed in the 1920s for an expansion of Good Samaritan Hospital (originally Columbia Hospital). Shatto Street is adjacent to the hospital’s campus. The only remnant of the home is parts of the low stone wall that once surrounded the property. I remember when homes still existed on the Orange Street section of Wilshire Boulevard. They seemed oddly out of place on the commercial corridor. Now they’re almost all gone. George Shatto and his business partner, John S. Maltman, had a relationship with Los Angeles University. They donated 15 acres on Crown Hill to start the school. As was so often the case in 1887, while intentions were good, the boom went bust and the university was not able to grow on that site the way that officials had envisioned. By 1888, money had become very tight and the school was hit hard. The Shattos purchased Santa Catalina Island in 1887 from the estate of James Lick of San Francisco (the Lick Observatory was named for him and his family developed the Lick Pier at Ocean Park). They paid $150,000 for the entire island. The main town was named Shatto. Later it was given a new mon-

contributinG writer

eorge R. and Clara R. Shatto may not be familiar names today, but in their time the couple, who moved to Los Angeles from the East Coast in the 1880s, were hard to miss. They had extensive real estate holdings in Downtown and beyond. The Shattos were a typical couple who moved to Southern California after a successful career in merchandising. They soon acquired real estate on Crown Hill, the rise west of Figueroa Street which, like Bunker Hill, runs through a large swath of land; it is bounded roughly by Figueroa, Alvarado Street and Olympic and Beverly boulevards. They subdivided the community of Orange Heights in 1887 at the peak of a real estate boom. The main drag was a now unknown corridor, Orange Street, that ran in between Sixth and Seventh streets. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Westlake Park, now MacArthur Park, was given a new roadway across the lake. Wilshire Boulevard had started at the park in the 1890s.

e L.A. Mission, Proud partner of th putting the we are committed to rk! homeless back to wo

• Amazing Fresh Produce

• Gluten Free & Vegan Products

• We Buy Local

• Full Service Butcher Block & Deli

• Natural Organic Foods

• Bakery & Cafe with Free Wi-Fi

• Everyday Brands Too

• Wine & Micro Brews

photo by Gary Leonard

This low stone wall near Good Samaritan Hospital in City West was once part of the property owned by George R. and Clara R. Shatto. The home, built in 1892, was removed in the 1920s for an expansion of the hospital.

iker by Shatto’s sister, Etta Whitney. She titled it Avalon, after a name from the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem “Idylls of the King.” Avalon Boulevard in Los Angeles is named for the town as the road leads toward the port. The Shattos built the Hotel Metropole at Avalon on Santa Catalina Island. Several years later, they sold out to the Banning family of Wilmington. In 1893, one year after completing his home in Orange Heights, George went as part of a group to Ravenna in northern Los Angeles County to inspect some mining property. According to the Los Angeles Times, the party missed the southbound Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train and so hitched a ride on a freight train. That evening, Shatto was resting in the caboose of a freight

If Joe and Ralph had a market, this would be it! EASY OFF, EASY ON Exit 28B, Via Marisol, 110 Fwy Just minutes from Downtown and Pasadena! Pasadena

Downtown

SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING!

Great Selection, Great Prices

Harvest Sensations Organic Kale Salad

$ 99

8 oz.

Wild Iceland Halibut Sustainably Caught

ea.

Eagle Rock Brewery “Locally Brewed”

Prices valid through October 7, while supplies last.

$ 99

22 oz.

ea.

+tax +crv

Populist, Revolution, Solidarity, Manifesto

99 lb.

Honeycrisp Apples “Locally Farmed”

$ 99 lb.

Mo nte rey Rd

l ariso Via M

train that was stopped on the track. A special freight train, not scheduled, rounded a blind curve just outside the Ravenna station and rear-ended the standing freight train. George Shatto was killed instantly. He left behind his young wife and no children. He had served the city of Los Angeles through an appointment to the Board of Police Commissioners, where he was well remembered. His widow, Clara, who had recently lost her own mother, was devastated. However, she carried on and continued their subdivision of land. They owned most of the property, either in partnership or alone, bounded by Third Street, Vermont Avenue, Hoover Street and Wilshire Boulevard. Later Clara donated the beautiful Sunset Park, today’s LaFayette Park, to the city. She also donated the land for the First Congregational Church on Sixth Street out of her holdings. Inside these lands is Shatto Place, in honor of the family. She died in 1942 at her home in Beverly Hills, having outlived her husband by nearly 50 years. Greg Fischer is an amateur historian and Downtown Los Angeles resident.

VOTED #1 GROCERY STORE — LA Weekly

LambLamb Sliders Certified Humane Sliders Certified Humane 6 Ct.

6 ct.

$ $ 9999 ea.

ea.

Just Bare Just Bare Chicken Breast Fillets Chicken Breast Boneless, Skinless Fillets 4 Ct. Individually Wrapped Boneless, Skinless

4 ct.

(Individually wrapped)

$ $ 99 99 ea.

ea.

5914 Monterey Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90042 • 323-274-1040 • www.frescomarkets.com • Mon. – Sun. 6am to 10pm

6 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews

Fighting for History Linda Dishman Celebrates 20 Years Heading Preservationist Organization The Los Angeles Conservancy

s a child, Linda Dishman would drive with her family on trips that included frequent stops to see historic sites or buildings. She also fondly recalls visiting her father’s office in an aged structure in her hometown of Sacramento. These days, the 56-year-old executive director of the Los Angeles Conservancy, the Downtown-based nonprofit that is the city’s most powerful preservationist organization, has interests that go beyond the mere age of a structure. That number is important, she notes, as is design. Still, they are only part of what makes something special or worth fighting for, she said. Equally important, she believes, are the stories behind the places and the people who were there. “[Preservation] matters in several ways,” Dishman said during an interview in her eighth floor office at the Pacific Center on Sixth Street. “The buildings tell a story, and the stories matter to people.” Dishman has learned that well in her career with the Conservancy. On Sept. 13, a host of preservation supporters from in and beyond Downtown, and even some past adversaries, marked her 20th anniversary atop the organization during a gala at Vibiana, a former Catholic cathedral she helped save from the wrecking ball. The list of accomplishments Dishman has

secured in her two decades is long. In addition to preserving a bevy of notable buildings, she has doubled the group’s membership, tripled its staff and quadrupled its budget. She has become an important leader in a city often decried for paying little heed to its past. “She taught me everything I know about historic preservation,” said Ken Bernstein, the manager of the city’s Office of Historic Resources, who previously worked under Dishman as the Conservancy’s director of preservation issues. “You can see the results of the Conservancy and her leadership in Downtown, in the development community, in the laser-like focus on Broadway and the Historic Core.” Church Battle The Los Angeles Conservancy was formed in 1978 by a group of individuals trying to prevent the demolition of the 1926 Central Library. They succeeded, and the organization has grown to become the largest local preservation group in the nation, with more than 6,500 members, a staff of 14 and a budget of $2.3 million. The group continues to fight for preservation, and has access to lawyers who will use the courts to try to stop the destruction of properties they deem historic. Buildings they have helped save from demolition include the Wiltern Theatre, the Wilshire May Company Building and the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. However, an easier route, Dishman has

photo by Gary Leonard

Los Angeles Conservancy Executive Director Linda Dishman at the Sept. 13 event celebrating her two decades with the organization. The event was held at Vibiana, a building she helped protect from the wrecking ball.

learned, is to work with developers. She puts a premium on getting involved early in the process, and tries to find ways to help people revamp historic structures and maintain the integrity of a project while still being financially successful. The group has expanded in other ways. The Conservancy has a slate of walking tours of historic sites. In Downtown, it may be best known for the Last Remaining Seats, an immensely popular series that screens historic films in old Broadway movies palaces. The six or so summer events routinely sell out and help fill the Conservancy’s coffers. It is an intriguing career path for Dishman, who grew up in Sacramento. During her

junior year in college at UC Davis she got an internship in the state Office of Historic Preservation. She later took a job as a planner for the city of Pasadena, then became an architectural historian with the National Park Service. She was tapped for the post as executive director of the Conservancy in 1992. Under her leadership, the Conservancy has played an integral role in Downtown, say those in the preservation community. Her efforts include being a strong early supporter of the adaptive reuse ordinance and helping pioneering developers such as Tom Gilmore navigate through the historic tax credit process. She has see Dishman, page 28

110 ExpressLanes Open November 10, 2012. Starting November 10, Metro ExpressLanes will save you time in tra;c on the I-110 freeway. They’re toll-free for carpools, vanpools and motorcycles. Solo drivers have the choice to use ExpressLanes by paying a toll. ®

All you need to use ExpressLanes is a FasTrak account and transponder in your car. Pre-order your FasTrak now at metroexpresslanes.net. Note: All drivers that want to use the ExpressLanes need to sign up and register for FasTrak.

13-0572ml ©lacmta 2012

by Richard Guzmán city editor

October 1, 2012

DowntownNews.com

Downtown News 7

8 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews

Hitting the AEG Iceberg The Decision to Sell the Company Only Hints at What’s Below the Surface by Jon Regardie executive editor

he revelation that Anschutz Enter tainment Group was being put up for sale so close to the City Council’s most important vote on Farmers Field can only be explained in three ways: 1) It was ex actly like company President and CEO Tim Leiweke said, that Phil Anschutz just recently made the final decision to sell, and the tim THE REGARDIE REPORT

ing was unfortunate but necessary; 2) a lot is going on below the surface, and the public is only getting a tiny bit of the information; or 3) Leiweke and other company brass decided to pull the mother of all jokes on Los Angeles, and sought to come up with the most pre posterous proclamation possible, just to see if they could pull it off. I have a hard time grasping the first con cept, that this was intentional. Over the past 16 or so years, since they began working on Staples Center, Leiweke et al. have meticu lously planned every step in their reinvention of the southern end of Downtown. AEG is the epitome of a well-oiled machine, and secured labor, business and community backing long before L.A. Live and, later, the Convention Center hotel began construction. The com pany’s press events and groundbreakings earn maximum exposure even when there is little real news. The fact that AEG is so adept at this kind of thing makes the surprise “announce ment” of the sale feel like a mistake. I’ll get to concept two, the below-the-sur

face idea, in a moment, but for now, I can’t resist the third approach. I realize it’s about as unlikely as a sitting mayor dating two brunette TV news readers consecutively, but what if Leiweke and his team were sipping Dom Perignon in a Ritz-Carlton condo one evening and decided to come up with seemingly impossible things they could announce and still get the City Council to ap prove their project. Maybe one VP proffered saying that, oops, Staples Center was actually built with balsa wood, but AEG still wants the Council to back Farmers Field. Maybe some one upped the ante by proposing saying that raw sewage from the Convention Center hotel had been pumped since opening day into the Los Angeles River but, their bad, they’ll fix it and can you please green light Farmers Field? Maybe that’s when Leiweke trumped them by saying, “What if we tell them that we’re selling the company? This would force the Council to approve a $1.4 billion project not with us, not with a specific new owner, but someone who at the time of the vote is completely unknown. There’s no way they’d go for it. This simply can’t happen, right?” Right? Aspects of the Empire Things probably didn’t happen that way. Still, what verges on a bait-and-switch has engendered suspicion and discontent across the city. Indeed, what the past two weeks have taught me is that AEG is like an iceberg. This isn’t intended to be a symbol, like the golden bowl in the 2001 film The Golden Bowl (I think I just lost 30 columnist points

photo by Gary Leonard

What prompted Denver-based billionaire Phil Anschutz, shown here with former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, to sell AEG?

for referencing a Merchant Ivory movie). I’m not saying that AEG is akin to the destructive iceberg that sunk the Titanic. Rather, the shock of a sale announcement so close to the council’s vote on approving the project’s environmental documents and development agreements proved that most people in Los Angeles, including the political elite, have no idea what is really happening inside the powerful company. An iceberg is huge at first glance, but about 90% of the massive martini chiller lies below the water line. It’s probably the same thing with AEG. The company is enormous on the surface, but the public stances, operations and announcements only hint at what is re ally occurring. Some of the initial reaction to the sale an nouncement was incredibly myopic. Local offi cials and observers have been quick to state that the transaction is being spurred by the effort to return football to Los Angeles, that the NFL and Phil Anschutz have been unable to come to terms (even though Anschutz’s business dealings with NFL owners were, in the past, touted as a plus). Having a new owner, the

party line goes, will smooth the relationship. However, the sale could have nothing to do with L.A. AEG is a complex, international con glomerate. The company has 25,000 world wide employees and its fingers are in a gajillion pies, from stadiums here and abroad to owner ship of sports teams to a lucrative concert and events business. Maybe the sale is being sparked by football, but it could also come from some other aspect of the empire. Maybe Anschutz, who hasn’t done a media interview in about a quarter century, is tired of the NFL. Maybe he thinks this is the time to cash in. Maybe he has health concerns. Maybe he wants to sell his businesses so he can build a rocket ship and live on Mars with three clones of Megan Fox. The point is, I don’t know and neither do you. And, apparently, neither does anyone in the city family. Los Angeles just hit the AEG iceberg, and we’re only beginning to fathom what hap pened, and what lies below the surface. Still, City Support AEG is viewed skeptically by some, but no company has done more to advance the see AEG Sale, page 26

06344

x7.625 4c

Growing your business is easier when you have a dedicated team At Wells Fargo, we take time to get to know Los Angeles businesses By getting to know you and your business, our experienced business bankers can create customized financing options that can help meet your financial needs. Our lending options include: • Commercial real estate loans • Construction loans • Equipment financing

• Vehicle financing • Lines of credit • And more

No matter what stage your business is in, come see a Wells Fargo business banker today about financing your business. Los Angeles Main Axel Del Cid • Store Manager 333 S. Grand Ave. • 213-253-6600 FI Tower Kenny Leung • Store Manager 707 Wilshire Blvd. • 213-614-2707 Olympic & Figueroa George Polanco • Store Manager 717 W. Olympic Blvd. • 213-688-2680 wellsfargo.com All credit decisions subject to credit approval. © 2012 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. (737017_06344)

737017_06344 10.25x7.625 4C.indd 1

9/19/12 4:10 PM

October 1, 2012

DowntownNews.com

Downtown News 9

40 Fall for the

A Rundown of the Season’s Biggest, Best and Most Interesting Concerts, Shows, Exhibits, Plays, Events and More RichaRd Guzmán, Jon ReGaRdie and Ryan VaillancouRt

photo courtesy Lucha Vavoom/by Don Spiro

10 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

40 For the Fall

Where the

Wild

things

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Are

at Walt Disney ConCert Hall

image courtesy of Maurice Sendak

at tHe DorotHy CHanDler Pavilion

pho to b y

Cyl la V on Tie dem ann

Blame Canada? Why, yes! On Oct. 19-21, the National Ballet of Canada delivers the U.S. premiere of its Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The show, created in partnership with England’s Royal Ballet, features choreography from next big thing Christopher Wheeldon and a score from L.A.’s Joey Talbot. The show is, well, BIG: There’s an army of 70 dancers who bring to life Alice, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and many of the other characters from Lewis Caroll’s beloved and downright odd book. The wild sets come from Bob Crowley. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0711 or musiccenter.org.

Maurice Sendak’s 1963 Where the Wild Things Are has captured the imagination of generations of readers. Count L.A. Phil Music Director Gustavo Dudamel among those inspired by the tale of Max, who rides a boat and becomes the king of a land roamed by furry horned monsters. On Oct. 11-14, Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Oliver Knussen’s fantasy opera adaptation of the classic tale, incorporating video of Sendak’s illustrations. Dudamel pairs it with Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose fairy tales, which will also get the video treatment. Bring the kids, or delight in being a big kid for the night. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com. image by Zaha Hadid Architects

photo courtesy of Live Nation

Madonna

at StapleS Center

The pop diva may be 54, but she parties like a pop star, and she’ll bring her latest world tour to Staples Center on Oct. 10. The show in support of her album MDNA includes a drum corps, some Basque singers and plenty of upbeat dance tunes, as well throwbacks including “Like a Virgin.” There’s also the material from the new record, starting with the first single, “Give Me All Your Luvin.” The video features Nicki Minaj and MIA. There’s no word on whether they’ll be on stage. Since it’s Madonna, that probably doesn’t matter. At 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7100 or staplescenter.com.

Zaha Hadid at SCI-Arc

Zaha Hadid’s designs don’t get built very often, but when they do, they blow people away. Think of Rome’s MAXXI Museum or the London Aquatics Center from the recent Olympics. On Oct. 12, the UK-based Hadid opens Pleated Shell Structures, a site-specific installation that will fill the gallery at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. The Arts District exhibition will run through Dec. 2. On opening night Patrik Schumacher, a partner in Zaha Hadid Architects, will appear with SCI-Arc top dog Eric Owen Moss. Come check out work from the woman who won the 2004 Pritzker Prize. At 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

The world at your doorstep. Our unique downtown location offers city views and an abundance of activities to maintain your active lifestyle. u 8-Acre,

Park-like Campus u Enjoy your meals in either the Grand Dining Room or Skyline Bistro u Transportation to Special Events and Doctors Appointments u Independent, Assisted Living and 24/7 Skilled Nursing in One Location

Ignacio Berroa

Dana Gioia Bob Mintzer Gerard Schwarz Jonathan Mack

Frank Ticheli

Morten Lauridsen

An encore in every moment. Bring a friend to a Thornton event. Check out: usc.edu/music/go/events Sep 30

All events are free.

USC Thornton Wind Ensemble with special guest Jonathan Mack singing Frank Ticheli’s Symphony No. 1

573 South Boyle Avenue, Los Angeles 323.263.6195 hollenbeckpalms.com A RETIREMENT OASIS SINCE 1890

SPECIAL $5,000 DISCOUNT

*$5,000 incentive for new residents securing a 1 bedroom apartment in the Rush Allen or Vista Grande buildings by 11/30/2012 (subject to availability). Incentive can be applied towards monthly charges, entry fee or apartment upgrades. CA license #COA212/RCFE 191800001

Oct 08

USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra led by Bob Mintzer, and special guest Ignacio Berroa in a concert of Afro-Cuban music.

Oct 18

USC Thornton Symphony led by Conductor Gerard Schwarz: Brahms’s passionate Symphony No. 3 in F Major, as well as a suite of music from R. Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier.

Nov 02

Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen, screening with Lauridsen, director Michael Stillwater, and Dana Gioia.

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 11

40 For the Fall

THE GRAMMY MUSEUM® AT L.A. LIVE PRESENTS

Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston On display thru February 24, 2013

On display thru September 2013

800 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015 • Mon-Fri 11:30AM – 7:30PM, Sat-Sun 10AM – 7:30PM For more information, go to WWW.GRAMMYMUSEUM.ORG GRAMMY Museum® and the Museum logo are registered trademarks of The Recording Academy® and are used under license. 7420_LA_DT New Fall Culture Preview_10.25x15.5_FNL.indd 1

9/27/12 3:30 PM

12 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

he Ahmanson Theatre

Elton John called him “the greatest songwriter on the planet.” You can call him whatever you want when Rufus Wainwright comes to the Grammy Museum on Oct. 12. Wainwright, who has lent his velvet pipes to genres from folk to opera, is promoting his new album Out of the Game. Produced by English audio wizard and Amy Winehouse molder Mark Ronson, it mostly ditches Wainwright’s piano chops in favor of more electric guitar and a harmonizing doo-wop chorus. As if he needed backup. Wainwright will play some tunes and talk to museum director Bob Santelli. You can ask questions too. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

Ho p e P ar k

In the 1927 silent film The Cat and the Canary, the relatives of the late Cyrus West hear his will read aloud… on a dark night… in his mansion... and they are not alone. The Cat, a mysterious escapee from the local insane asylum who claws his victims like canaries, lurks there too. The sonic landscape that prompts oohs, ahhs and AHHHS! comes via Clark Wilson, who will play the film’s score live on Walt Disney Concert Hall’s massive organ. Get scared on Oct. 31 just like they did before Hollywood sound studios. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

loween H al P

at Walt disney COnCeRt hall

silent film and live ORgan

ntown L.A. Kids • w o at rD o Gr f y a t

photo by Federico Zignani

There’s a reason theater producers keep returning to Cole Porter — the dude knew how to write a show. Case in point is Anything Goes, his 1934 transatlantic cruise-set standout that featured the songs “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “It’s De-Lovely” and, you guessed it, “Anything Goes.” Its most recent incarnation claimed three 2011 Tonys, including Best Revival of a Musical. It docks (get it? Boat lingo!) at the Ahmanson Nov. 6 and continues through Jan. 6, 2013. Expect fine gowns, plenty of tap dancing and songs that stick in your head long after the curtain falls. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.com.

Rufus WainWRight

at the Grammy museum

photo by Gary Leonard

Anything Goes at t

photo courtesy Rufus Wainwright

photo by Joan M arcus

40 For the Fall

Downtown has a lot of residents, but not a lot of houses, and trick or treating in a multi-floor building is, well, boring. Fortunately, the Downtown Center Business Improvement District steps up for the wee ones of the Central City. The fifth annual Halloween Party for Downtown L.A. Kids unfolds in Grand Hope Park on Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m. There are trick-or-treat opportunities, a bounce house, games, cotton candy, face painting, puppets and a video game truck. Toothbrushes are not included. At Ninth and Hope streets or downtownla.com.

“B Thank yo e u Co st Fofor voting u urt od s for 2 012 !”

YOUR DOLLAR

YOUR DOLLAR Goes A Long Way At . . . Goes A Long Way At...

Looking for a lunchtime Looking lunchtimebargain? bargain? GrandCentral CentralMarket Market has has Downtown’s Downtown’s best Grand bestselection selectionofofinternational international cuisine,fruits, fruits,vegetables, vegetables, meats, meats, poultry and cuisine, poultry and andfish fishfrom fromCalifornia California and around the world all at amazingly low prices! around the world at amazingly low prices!

Save $1

Feeding Los Angeles Since 1917 Open Seven Days a Week 9AM to 6PM

317 South Broadway between 3rd and 4th, Broadway and Hill

Just bring this coupon to the vendor of your choice.

You’ll save $1 on any purchase of $5 or more. With this coupon only.

 Coupon expires 11/3/2012

(213) 624-2378

FREE www.grandcentralsquare.com

Free 1 hour parking with $10 minimum purchase; Courtesy of the City of Los Angeles Dept. of Transportation Metro redline passengers exit Pershing Square

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 13

40 For the Fall

CicLAvia at a lot of Downtown streets

Everyone’s favorite bicycle party is back. CicLAvia, a day-long event during which 9.1 miles of city streets are blocked to cars and reserved for bikes, walkers, skateboarders and anything else without an engine, returns Oct. 7. This time around, the route includes the usual spines down Spring Street and through Little Tokyo but also wends to Chinatown and Exposition Park. The party goes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. but the streets along the route are blocked even earlier. The event will coincide with the opening of the last phase of Grand Park. The Midnight Mission will provide a $3 bike valet at Bolt Barbers, at 460 S. Spring St. At ciclavia.org.

Al v i y Cit Festhteme Gofetarschooled on the l ge Azz 6 stThe Angel City Jazztistfesstanivdal leatgends in jazz. n REDCAT on arts with a sy J A Oct. mpo at

sium, co t en CA jazz dary promoter the Jazz Baker -presented by local legD y, with some minds in tow Re of n

. Longtime L com blogger .A. music scri the sharpest Greg Burk w be and m ill Jazz Bakery d irector Ruth P moderate a discussion wit etaljazz. h singer and rice, musician and author/h and educator istorian Steve Bobby Bradfo Isoardi. They ing with jazz ’ll talk about h rd lin onoring and b extraordinaire eage. Following the talk reakis a perform Jim Keltner (t ance by drum hat’s him on Door”), organ mer Dylan’s “Kno ist Larry Gold ckin in continues Oct gs and guitar . 12 with perfo man Anthon g on Heaven’s rman y Wilson. Th At 631 W. Seco e fest nd St., (213) 23 ces by Marilyn Crispell and Myra Melford 7-2800 or ange . lcityjazz.com.

photo by Gary Leonard

Space Shuttle e ndeavo ndeavouu r

at the California Science Center

Millions of Angelenos looked to the sky on Sept. 21 to see the space shuttle Endeavour’s flight around the city before landing at LAX. On Oct. 30, people will be able to see it much closer at the California Science Center. The now retired exploration craft will be the center of a mega-million dollar permanent display at the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. The shuttle will have a companion exhibit called Endeavour: The California Story, that will look at its ties to the state and other features. At 700 Exposition Park Drive, (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org.

k ha Re n e Ell by to o ph

NatashTareth e w ay at Aloud You may not know the name Natasha Tretheway. You do, however, know the phrase “U.S. Poet Laureate.” In this case they are one in the same, and on Nov. 29 Tretheway shows up at the Aloud series at the Central Library to read from her four collections including Native Guard, which won a 2007 Pulitzer Prize. After reading she’ll be in conversation with Rob Casper, the head of the Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress. Expect beautiful, evocative words. Other fall Aloud highlights include singer Bettye LaVette on Oct. 10 and writers Daniel Mendehlsohn and Jonathan Lethem on Nov. 8. As always, reservations are recommended. At 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or lfla.org.

RUSHHOUR concerts @ Colburn Celebrate the Colburn Conservatory of Music’s 10th Anniversary with this unique chamber music series. Colburn Conservatory musicians and faculty perform with international guest artists in Zipper Hall.

Box Office Information colburnschool.edu/performances boxoffice@colburnschool.edu 213.621.0150

What’s the rush? Avoid traffic and wind down your Thursdays with a glass of wine and the world’s most beautiful music. The Gibson Dunn Rush Hour series features the brightest stars of the future from the Conservatory of Music and Academy.

$10 General Admission $25 Premium Tickets

All concerts in Thayer Hall Drinks at 5:30 pm Performance at 6:00 pm Free tickets

October 14, 5:00 pm Andrew Bain, horn

October 18 Quintessential Quartet

November 18, 3:00 pm Ebène Quartet

November 15 Brilliant Baroque

December 9, 3:00 pm Arnold Steinhardt, violin

January 24 Winter Winds

February 10, 3:00 pm Richie Hawley, clarinet

February 28 Stars of Tomorrow

April 7, 3:00 pm Edgar Meyer, double bass

March 28 Young Virtuosi

Concerts at Colburn 2012/13

photo by Mark Valentine

Sang Yoon Kim

김 상 윤

Winner of the 2012 Jacques Lancelot International Clarinet Competition $10 General Admission

Special Performance One Night Only October 26, 8:00 pm Zipper Hall

April 25 Musical Mavericks

as seen on

200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, ca 90012

14 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

40 For the Fall The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design

If your idea of a good opera is Verdi, Verdi or Verdi, stop reading now. More adventurous ears, however, may delight in the Nov. 13 performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic of German Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck. Conductor Esa Pekka Salonen leads his former home band in the one-night-only concert. For the uninitiated, Berg, a devotee of Arnold Schoenberg’s atonal school of classical music, is aesthetically more Stanley Kubrick than Steven Spielberg. Wozzeck is a tense, dramatic story about the effects of poverty on the title character, who is driven to bleak actions by his oppressed at Walt Disney existence. Trust us, nobody captures sonic ConCert Hall bleakness better than Berg. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

at FIDM

Salonen Conducts Wozzeck

photo courtesy L.A. Phil

South Park’s Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is a savior for those who lack cable: Its The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design includes outfits from shows such as “Game of Thrones,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “Sons of Anarchy.” OK, it’s not quite the same thing as curling up on the couch, but the free exhibit, which runs through Oct. 20, provides a unique glimpse of some of the most popular programs around. Altogether there are more than 100 costumes, and some props, from 16 shows. In addition to the pay cable fare, there are duds from “Smash,” “The New Girl” and more. At 919 S. Grand Ave., (213) 623-5821 or fidmmuseum.org. photo by Alex J. Berliner/ABI images

Yo Gabba Gabba Live

November

at Nokia Theatre

at the Mark taper ForuM

DJ Lance Rock and the rest of the Gabba gang swing into the Nokia Theatre Nov. 23-24. Weirdly, they’ll get some help from hip-hop legend Biz Markie for the “Get the Sillies Out!” show. Those without young children may not know that “Yo Gabba Gabba” is one of the most popular programs on Nick Jr. and consists of colorful, friendly toy monsters in a land filled with music and cartoons. Each episode includes a life lesson, if life lessons can really be gleaned from characters like Brobee, Foofa, Muno, Plex and Toodee. At 777 Chick Hearn Court or nokiatheatrelalive.com.

image courtesy of AEG Live

photo by Craig Schwartz

Whenever a David Mamet play arrives at the Mark Taper Forum, it’s not just a show, but an event. Expect more of the same with November, which runs Oct. 7-Nov. 4 (previews have already begun). Mamet’s political comedy stars Ed Begley Jr. as the blandly named President Charles Smith in the run-up to the election. As expected, things are not easy — his poll numbers are, according to a line, “lower than Gandhi’s cholesterol.” Felicity Huffman plays his top speechwriter and Rod McLachlan is the chief of staff. It’s Mamet, so don’t be surprised if someone utters a curse word. Or 300 curse words. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.com.

WHAT WILL YOU DO AT CICLAVIA? Sunday, october 7th, 10am-3pm

Your Neighborhood Needs You! Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council elections are just around the corner and they are looking for candidates who want to make a difference. Elected Board Positions Open In The Following Areas: 4 Arts, Culture & Education Directors 4 Business Area Directors 4 Resident Area Directors 4 Social Service Provider Directors 4 Public Sector Workforce Director 4 Private Sector Workforce Director

LA’s Biggest Block Party

FREE

CicLAvia transforms LA’s streets into a safe, fun, car-free space for walking, bicycling, skating, jogging, and seeing the city in a whole new way. ciclavia.org

CANDIDATE FILING FORMS LOCATED ONLINE AT http://empowerla.org/dlanc/downtown-la-nc-elections/

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 16TH Need help understanding the process? Contact Patti Berman at patti.berman@dlanc.com

October 1, 2012 photo by Atossa Soltanit

40 For the Fall

Downtown News 15

at the Orpheum w o h s g a r D in t y Bes Drag show proudl bsite for the Best in e

The we t for th Oct. 7 event is no proclaims that the So cont. ec litically corr fainthearted or po iser for ra nd ned. The fu sider yourself war ds and ow cr AIDS draws the group Aid for 2003. ce sin n an $2.2 millio has raised more th iant. ill br n mes are ofte Contestant nickna aka Miss Washington, gui, Christian Satruste Hawaii se Lee, while Miss is billed as Tipsy Ro Tiny ge sta de s the nom Lawrence Lucero ha lebrity hosts for the the ce Bubbles. Among Griffin e event are Kathy Orpheum Theatr Jeffrey or ct show dire (shown here with , Greg lin am H ots), Harry Drew, aka Lotta Sl Rinna. g. Louganis and Lisa , bestindragshow.or dw At 842 S. Broa ay

Bandaloop and Beyond at Grand Park On Oct. 6, Grand Park celebrates its complete opening with a night of free dance and music, including a 7:45 p.m. show featuring the jaw-dropping acrobatics of the vertical dance theater troupe Bandaloop. On tap is a performance that involves dancers suspended from climbing ropes, running along the façade of City Hall. Cuban music group Dos y Mas will play, and there will be a performance in the Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain. The night is the first of regular programming throughout the fall, including a “Pooch Party” for dog owners on Oct. 14, and an Oct. 27 performance by Axis Dance Company, which performs and teaches contemporary dance that evolves from collaboration between dancers with and without disabilities. All events are free. Between Temple and First streets, and Grand Avenue and Spring Street, (213) 972-8080 or grandpark.lacounty.gov.

Studios

photo by Jessica Luna

Rt n the 44s

l: JPI photo by John Pascha

at One eyed Gypsy

Reservations 213.688.3000 800 W 6th Street Los Angeles, CA 90017 lekarestaurant.com Valet Available

Hours Sun - Wed Thu - Sat

Wilshire

Valet 6th Street

11am - 2am 11am - 4am (starting Sept 21)

Figueroa

The museum’s lawn is crawling with arachnids through Nov. 4. The spider exhibit, which is open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., features free-range spiders spinning webs and eating bugs. There is also a programming area where people can ask questions and learn about the world’s eightlegged characters. The spiders come from places as far away as Malaysia, as well as nearby locales such as the Los Angeles River. Some of the spiders in the pavilion include the Giant Wood spider, the Golden Silk spider and the Antonio Villaraigosa spider. We made one of those up. At 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763-3388 or nhm.org.

NOW OPEN Alley

photo courtesy of Natural History Museum

Spider Pavilion at the Natural History Museum

A CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN RESTAURANT

Flower

With a deep, smoky voice that makes Johnny Cash comparisons inevitable, RT Valine is the frontman of RT n the 44s. Thanks to some vintage instruments, including a three-string bass fashioned from tin and salvaged parts, their noir folk sound is straight out of the early 1940s. Then there’s the gritty subject matter: One song is about drinking after you’re dead, and another concerns the guy who gets on a Greyhound bus and rides it forever. RT n the 44s aren’t going anywhere — they have a Wednesday residency at One Eyed Gypsy through November. All shows at 10 p.m. At 901 E. First St., (626) 340-3529 or one-eyedgypsy.com.

16 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

40 For the Fall

Seminar

Camerata Pacifica

at the ahmanson theatre

at the Colburn School

photo by Jeremy Daniel

One of the region’s best chamber music troupes, Camerata Pacifica moves from baroque to contemporary sounds with aplomb. On Oct. 18, the group presents an evening of cello and piano music by Brahms, Chopin and Crumb. Cellist Ani Aznavoorian will play Crumb’s “Solo Cello Sonata,” which calls for an array of extended techniques. She will not just bow, but pluck, tap and otherwise coax an array of alternative sounds out of her instrument. Also on tap is Chopin’s “Sonata for Piano and Cello,” a stirring bit of G Minor mastery. Warren Jones will helm the keyboard for the Chopin, and then play Brahms’ “Six Pieces for Piano.” At 200 S. Grand Ave., (805) 884-8410 or cameratapacifica.org.

Image courtesy of East West Players

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Tea, a play about Japanese war brides from World War II now living in Kansas, Downtown’s East West Players is reimagining the story. The musical called, fittingly, Tea, With Music, runs Nov. 8-Dec. 9 at the Little Tokyo company’s David Henry Hwang Theatre. The play’s writer, Velina Hasu Houston, penned the lyrics and worked with composer Nathan at east West Wang to add original music. The story foPlayers cuses on a group of women who gather for a tea ceremony for one of their members, who has passed away under mysterious circumstances. At 120 Judge John Aiso St., (213) 625-7000 or eastwestplayers.org.

Trattoria 25

DOWNTOWN

Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los angeLes Convention Center photo by Gary Leonard

photo copyright Camerata Pacifica by Marta Elena Vassilakis

Just 5 minutes from

Jeff Goldblum is one of those actors who, for whatever intangible reason, is likeable. We liked him in Jurassic Park. We even liked him in the creepy The Fly. Expect that likeability, with a twist, in Seminar. Goldblum plays Leonard, a prominent writer who hosts a series of private classes for four students. In the show by Theresa Rebeck (whose long resume includes brainstorming NBC’s “Smash”), Leonard is a bit unorthodox, and things get nasty. Friendships will be made and fall apart, words will fly and there will be sex, though maybe not love. Previews at the Ahmanson start Oct. 10 and the show runs Oct. 17-Nov. 18. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 628-2772 or centertheatregroup.com.

4th Annual

The L.A. Auto Show is one of the most popu popular events Downtown, attracting nearly 1 million people during its annual two-week run. This year’s show, which runs Nov. 30-Dec. 9, will include the newest vehicles from automakers such as Ford, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, BMW, Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota. As in years past, there will be a heavy focus on environmentally friendly vehicles and technology. The show provides opportunities for car lovers to sit inside the rides, see prototypes, check out futuristic concept cars and even test drive some models. At 1201 S. Figueroa St. or laautoshow.com.

10.13.12 5-10 pm

4th Annual 4th Annual

424 North Main Street Historic Little Italy, 90012

10.13.12 10.13.12

5-105-10 pm pmTICKETS:

Italian restaurant in the heart of Vernon

$50 $60 @ the door

424 North Main Street 424 North Main Street presale Historic Little Italy, 90012 Historic Little Italy, 90012

TICKETS: TICKETS: $50 presale presale $50 Featuring 50+ Fine Restaurants and Wineries Including: $60 @ the door Verace Pizza Napoletana $60 @ the door Academia Barilla • Associazione Buonissimi Biscotti • Caffè Roma • Casa Torelli Imports

Featuring 50+ Fine Restaurants and Wineries Including: Featuring 50+ Fine Restaurants and Wineries Including: D’Aquino Italian Imports • Domenico’s Academia Barilla • Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana Foods • Domodimonti Academia Barilla • Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana Il Fornaio •Torelli Il Grano • Le Vigne Biscotti • Caffè Roma • Casa Torelli Imports• Locanda del Lago BuonissimiBuonissimi Biscotti • Caffè Roma • Casa Imports D’Aquino Italian ImportsSausage • Domenico’s Foods • Ristorante Domodimonti• Nonna’s Kitchenette D’Aquino Italian Imports • Domenico’s Foods • •Domodimonti Maestro Marino • Il Vigne Grano••Locanda Le Vignedel • Locanda Lago Il Fornaio • Il Il Fornaio Grano • Le Lago del Obika Mozzarella Bar • Osteria Drago • Palmina • Pasquini Espresso Maestro Sausage • Marino •Ristorante • Nonna’s Kitchenette Maestro Sausage • Marino Ristorante Nonna’s Kitchenette Pastina Trattoria • Perricone Juice • San Antonio Winery Obika Bar Mozzarella Bar • Osteria Drago• Pasquini • Palmina • Pasquini Espresso Obika Mozzarella • Osteria Drago • Palmina Espresso • Ventura Limoncello Pastina Trattoria •Juice Perricone Juice • San Antonio Winery Pastina Trattoria • Perricone • SanToscanova Antonio Winery • Ventura Limoncello Toscanova Toscanova • Ventura Limoncello

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY: MAMA MARJAS • LUCA ELLIS

2501 Santa Fe Ave, Vernon, CA 90058 • P.323.587.1494 • trattoria25.com Mon-Wed 10:30am - 9pm Thur-Sat 10:30am - 10pm Dinner starts at 5pm

FREE DESSERT

WITH PURCHASE

OF ANY ENTREE offer expires 10/24/12

Participants subject to change without notice. Sponsored Sponsored by: Sponsored by:

Sponsored by: Participants subject to change without notice. Participants subject to change without notice.

Participants subject to change without notice.

Tickets: www.italianhall.org call 213.485.8432 Tickets: www.italianhall.org or callor 213.485.8432

Tickets: www.italianhall.org or call 213.4

 presents

Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats

Saturday, October 6, 2012 • 8 p.m.

Lúnasa Celtic Music

Call for a season brochure.

Saturday, November 17, 2012 • 8 p.m.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band Creole Christmas

Saturday, December 15, 2012 • 8 p.m.

Wild Kingdom’s Peter Gros

Friday, January 25, 2013 • 7 p.m.

Atlantic Steps Irish Music & Dance

Saturday, February 2, 2013 • 8 p.m.

MatheMagic! Starring Bradley Fields

Friday, March 1, 2013 • 7 p.m.

C a l l f o r t i c k e t s : ( 6 2 6 ) 3 9 5 - 4 6 5 2 w w w. e v e n t s . c a l t e c h . e d u

by:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012 6–10 PM Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors. PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS Alliance Française de Pasadena / ARC Pasadena / Armory Center for the Arts / Art Center College of Design / artWORKS Teen Center / Boston Court Performing Arts Center / Kidspace Children’s Museum / Lineage Dance / Norton Simon Museum / One Colorado / Pacific Asia Museum / Pasadena City College / Pasadena Museum of California Art / Pasadena Museum of History / Pasadena Public Library, Central / Side Street Projects FREE SHUTTLES Free shuttles will loop throughout the evening with stops at each venue. Park at any one venue and ride to the others. ARTS BUS Pasadena ARTS Route 10 runs along Colorado Boulevard and Green Street until 8 p.m. Information at cityofpasadena.net/artsbus.

METRO GOLD LINE Attend ArtNight by taking the Metro Gold Line to Pasadena. Check metro.net for information. ARTNIGHT BICYCLE TOURS For more information, visit cicle.org. artnightpasadena.org facebook.com/artnightpasadena ArtNight is an ongoing partnership among many cultural institutions and the Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Pasadena. More information: 626.744.7887. Accessibility and alternative formats: 626.744.7062. Para español, visite artnightpasadena.org.

3877_01b | 0912

FINE ITALIAN CUISINE *** FREE PARKING *** PATIO SEATING

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY: MAMA MARJAS LUCA ELLIS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY: CASA MAMA MARJAS • LUCA ELLIS• COMPANY ITALIANA OPERA • NICOLE NALE • I ZANNI CASA ITALIANA OPERA COMPANY • NICOLE NALE • I ZANNI CASA ITALIANA OPERA COMPANY • NICOLE NALE • I ZANNI a complete list of particiants visit www.italianhall.org listFor of particiants visit www.italianhall.org For a completeFor listaofcomplete particiants visit www.italianhall.org

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 17

40 For the Fall

photo courtesy of Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Lucha Vavoom at the Mayan Theatre

Every October, Lucha Vavoom brings its army of masked Mexican wrestlers, scantily clad burlesque dancers and saucy comedians to the Mayan Theatre. Every year, Downtowners fill the joint and cheer like crazy. The tradition continues Oct. 25-26 for an event the Vavoomers describe as “Aztec Horror,” which we’re pretty sure is a good thing. The evening’s lineup has not been announced yet, but don’t be surprised if grapplers such as Chupacabra and Lil’ Chicken appear alongside showgirls including Lucy Fur and the Wau Wau Sisters. At 1038 S. Hill St. or luchavavoom.com.

photo courtesy Lucha Vavoom/by Don Spiro

Halloween and Holiday PuPPets at BoB Baker Marionette theater Local treasure Bob Baker is Downtown’s puppeteer in chief. In his little City West theater, the octogenarian oversees an array of seasonal shows, including the Halloween Hoop-de-doo. The string spectacular, with its dancing skeletons and not-so-scary ghouls, starts Oct. 6. Then, on Nov. 10, Baker’s Nutcracker is back for its winter run. Shows are every Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., with weekday performances at 10:30 a.m. Reservations required. At 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

greater than

the sum of its arts

PLÁCIDO DOMINGO ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD GENERAL DIRECTOR

photo courtesy of Rocktoberfest

JAMES CONLON RICHARD SEAVER MUSIC DIRECTOR

t s e f r e b o t k c o

. Live at L.A

hef Wolfgang Puck and KISS bass player Gene Simmons are teaming up. Seriously. Rocktoberfest, which lands at L.A. Live Oct. 15-21, will include nightly food and music celebrations. DJs, live bands, “beer-friendly” food and beer specials will be available. The event kicks off Oct. 15 with a gala hosted by Simmons and Puck, and the final day brings a Craft Beer Festival that will feature more than 50 brews. It’s time to rock and roll and eat drink all night and every day. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (877) 234-8425 or rocktoberfest.com.

The Legacy of goLden STaTe MuTuaL Life inSurance coMpany photo by Gene Ogami

at the California afriCan ameriCan museum

These days, corporations aren’t exactly viewed in a happy light. In the era of Occupy and bank bailouts, many people see them as robotic mechanisms engineered to maximize profits for a few at the sake of the many. Or, as Mitt Romney calls them, people. It wasn’t always this way. The California African American Museum now has the show The Legacy of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company. In 1965, the L.A.-based business embarked on a buying campaign to curate what would become the largest corporate-owned collection of AfricanAmerican art. Those pieces and their spirit of altruism are on display for all to enjoy. It runs through March 3, 2013. At 600 State Dr., (213) 744-7432 or caamuseum.org.

A stunning production never before seen in Los Angeles

GIACOMO PUCCINI

MADAME

BUTTERFLY conducted by GRANT GERSHON

WITH PROJECTED

6 SHOWS ONLY! NOV 17, 25, 28, DEC 1, 6, 9 TICKETS FROM $19

ENGLISH ATRANSLATIONS

LAOpera.com

213.972.8001

OFFICIAL TIMEPIECE OF LA OPERA

LA Opera’s group for young professionals Join us for the SATURDAY, DEC 1 performance and after-party featuring hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and door prizes. Add the after-party to your performance ticket for only $20.

Details at LAOpera.com/ARIA or on Facebook at LAOperAria

ARIA SPONSOR

18 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

40 For the Fall

e s u o h m u Bl of Horrors

Madame Butterfly at L.A. Opera There are two big things going for the production of Madame Butterfly that arrives at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Nov. 17-Dec. 9: 1) The intoxicating music by Giacomo Puccini, which some think is the most beautiful in all of opera, and 2) the director is Rod Daniels, who scored a major hit in 2010 with Il Postino. Grant Gershon conducts in the production that has never been seen in Los Angeles. Brandon Jovanovich plays the American naval officer Pinkerton and Ukrainian soprano Oksana Dyka is his bride Cio-Cio-San. There are six performances, including two matinees, in the L.A. Opera presentation. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8001 or laopera.com.

at the Variety Arts Center

photo by San Francisco Opera

Back in the 1920s, the stage at South Park’s Variety Arts Center was home to one of the world’s most deranged magicians until a tragic performance brought it all to an end. Or did it? Jason Blum, the producer of terrifying horror flicks such as Paranormal Activity, plans to scare the Anschutz out of Downtowners with his Blumhouse of Horrors, which runs Oct. 4-Nov. 3. Those who dare to enter will be brought face-to-face with the ghost of the magician and his disciples as they tour the theater’s lobby, dressing rooms and other areas. More than 40 actors will play the role of the not-so-dead. At 940 S. Figueroa St. or blumhouseofhorrors.com.

at REDCAT

Blues for smoke There are those who aim big in theater, and then there is Elevator Repair Service. On Nov. 28-Dec. 9, the Brooklyn company delivers its seven-hour (not a typo) Gatz. The show doesn’t simply retell the story that F. Scott Fitzgerald spun in the classic The Great Gatsby. Instead, it presents every single word of the book, with the spark of an office worker who finds a copy of the novel on a cluttered desk. The production featuring a cast of 13 has been hailed by those with the fortitude to sit through it all. The Downtown stop has a mere nine shows… which equals 63 hours of theater. At 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

at MOCA

The blues becomes more than music on Oct. 21, when the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA unveils a show inspired by what it terms the “blues aesthetics” with more than 50 artists. The cross-cultural exhibition in Little Tokyo touches on art, music, literature and film. The visual art displays are augmented with listening posts, video viewing stations and books. Featured artists include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bob Thompson (his “Garden of Music” is shown here) John Outterbridge and Martin Kippenberger. The show runs through Jan. 7. Anytime before that, feel free to use the phrase “Even (blank) gets the blues.” At 152 N. Central Ave., (213) 626-6222 or moca.org.

Gourmet LA Bakery Bringing you our best from Guanajuato to Downtown Los Angeles

Bread • Cakes • Sandwiches • Coffee • Ice Cream 213.623.4244 • 548 S. Broadway Ave. LA, CA 90013 • 6:30am - 8pm, M. - Sat. • 7am -7pm, Sun.

20%oFF % oFF Your EntirE ordEr

L.A. DOWNTOWN NEWS

FREE!

NO APP REQUIRED

Go To DownTownnews.com anD aDD us To your home screen!

Right at youR fingeRtips... Breaking News | Photos | Videos Comment | Search Archives

Bring in ad for discount.

★ Open

24/7★

✔ Free Wi-Fi ✔ Free Parking ✔ Drive-Thru ✔ Breakfast All Day

Serving a little of everything from breakfast to dinner. *Exp. 1-31-13

213-228-8999 | farmerboysla.com | 726 Alameda St. (Cross streets: Bay & Alameda)

FREE DELIVERY

SmARTphONE & LET READy! TAbLET

SiLO Vodka Bar 221 West 7th St DTLA 90014 213-221-7956 Open daily from 12noon-2am

SiLO Slider Bar 225 West 7th St DTLA 90014 213-622-3033 Open daily from 11am-11pm

image courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY

Elevator Repair Service

photo by Mark Barton

photo by Gary Leonard

October 1, 2012

40 For the Fall

at the Chinese American Museum

Empanada for a Dream

photo by Gary Le onard

Forget about stereotypical images such as red lanterns, golden dragons and pagoda-style architectu re. Instead the Chinese American Museum digs into its neighborhood with the show (de)constructing Chin atown. The multimedia exhibit features elements such as “Chinatown Abecedario” (Spanish for alph abet), a piece by artist Audrey Chan that includes images for all 26 letters of the English alphabet, each acco mpanied with a fact about Chinatown in Spanish, Man darin and Cantonese. That’s just the start. At 425 N. Los Angeles St., (213) 485-8567 or camla.org.

at the Dorothy ChanDler Pavilion

Salon de Musiques is one of the more unique classical music presentations in Los Angeles. The series takes place on the fifth floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and events include a performance, a follow-up conversation with the artists and food and champagne. Kicking off the season on Oct. 14 is the program “Les Nouveaux Romantiques,” which includes Glinka’s “Serenade for Piano Sextet” and the U.S. premiere of Lyapunov’s “Piano Sextet op. 63.” In other words, if piano sextets are your drug of choice, then this will feed your addiction. Even if that’s not the case, the series inspired by Marie Antoinette’s artistic approach in Versailles is refreshing. At 135 N. Grand Ave., (310) 4980257 or lesalondemusiques. com.

pho to b y

Kar ina Pire s

horale C r te s a M s le e g n A Los Concert Hall

photo by Lee Salem

at Walt Disney

They may be known for their traditional a cappella arrangements, but the voices in the Los Angeles Master Chorale know how to make harmonic room for other instruments. On Oct. 21, the band of singers mixes it up with Disney Hall’s sonorous pipe organ. Paul Meier and Kimo Smith manipulate the valves as the chorale sings an eclectic program of contemporary organ music including two West Coast premieres, one by Nico Muhly, the other by Judith Weir. Also on the bill is Arvo Pärt’s “The Beatitudes” and David Willcocks’ “Psalm 150,” which will be sung by the L.A. Children’s Chorus. Get there early for a pre-concert talk by chorale Music Director Grant Gershon. At 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com.

Los angeLes theatre Center

New York native Juan Francisco Villa brings his life story to the Los Angeles Theater Center with the one-man show Empanada for a Dream. The play, which runs from Oct. 25-Nov. 18, is based on Villa’s upbringing in New York’s Lower East Side as a member of the only Colombian family in a Puerto Rican neighborhood. The story touches on topics such as being a minority within a minority and searching for your identity while not turning your back on your family. The title comes from Villa’s mom’s empanadas, which were popular with the kids in his neighborhood. At 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

photo courtesy of Jua n Villa

(de)constructing chinatown

Downtown News 19

20 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

40 For the Fall

Don Giovanni Git-Hoan Dancers

at World City

at L.A. Opera

Giant Robot Biennale 3

LeookniaaThreadtreCohen at N

at Japanese American National Museum

10.13.12 5-10 pm

424 North Main Street Historic Little Italy, 90012

Featuring 50+ Fine Restaurants and Wineries Including: Academia Barilla • Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana Buonissimi Biscotti • Caffè Roma • Casa Torelli Imports D’Aquino Italian Imports • Domenico’s Foods • Domodimonti Il Fornaio • Il Grano • Le Vigne • Locanda del Lago Maestro Sausage • Marino Ristorante • Nonna’s Kitchenette Obika Mozzarella Bar • Osteria Drago • Palmina • Pasquini Espresso Pastina Trattoria • Perricone Juice • San Antonio Winery Toscanova • Ventura Limoncello LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY: MAMA MARJAS • LUCA ELLIS CASA ITALIANA OPERA COMPANY • NICOLE NALE • I ZANNI For a complete list of particiants visit www.italianhall.org

Featuring More Than 50 Restaurants and Wineries! Sponsored by: Sponsored by:

A Food & Wine Lovers Event to Benefit the IAMLA October 13, 2012 424 North Main Street Historic Little Italy, 90012

Tickets: $50 presale $60 @ the door For Tickets: www.italianhall.org or call: 213.485.8432

 Suim nner m i D ch and D Lun

An Extensive Seafood Menu including Dim Sum at Moderate Prices Relaxed Dining in an Elegant Ambiance Live Lobster Tank

Free Parking Next to Restaurant

700 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 | Tel: 213.617.2323



Participants subject to change without notice.

Tickets: www.italianhall.org or call 213.485.8432

J&K HONG KONG CUISINE

• 200+ Items On Our Menu • Lunch Specials 11am-4pm • Grilled Steak/Pork/Chicken/Fish • Fried Rice & Noodle Dishes • Curry Dishes • Congee

SHIers Original Revolving T SU S ead E R B s w e D VOTE. Downtown N Sushi Counter in LA! by L.A

OCT 1

Featuring

sashimi, yakitori, Tempura, different kinds of sushi open 7 days a week, 11 am - 10 pm 120 Japanese Village plaza (Little Tokyo)

(213) 680-0567

SEE Our rEvIEwS ON YELP! 728 N. Hill St. #216 • 213-617-0638 • OPEN DAILY 8am-9pm



TICKETS: $50 presale $60 @ the door



4th Annual

the Nokia The music legend stops by his latest of rt po Theatre Nov. 5 in sup be in his late y ma album Old Ideas.. Cohen that last ws sho 70s, but he is known for prise to sur no It’s . as long as three hours 10 new of n tio lec Cohen fans that his col lyrics etic po its for songs is being praised will w sho n tow wn and honesty. The Do e of som ly like d an include his new work h as suc s um alb t pas his classic tunes from 1988s I’m Your Man. or At 777 Chick Hearn Court . nokiatheatrelalive.com

photo by Sean Chao

The Little Tokyo museum once again teams up with Eric Nakamura of Asian pop culture magazine Giant Robot. Their third, yes, biannual show features a gallery of eight artists with long ties to the magazine. Works range from whimsical wall paintings to creatures in a clay world. This year there is also a life-size “haunted” maze, as well as arcade machines running a new indie video game called “Catburger.” The show opened Sept. 23 and runs through Jan. 20. At 100 N. Central Ave., (213) 625-0414 or janm.org.

photo courtesy of AEG Live

photo by Robert Millard

M oz art ’s Do n W olf ga ng Am ad eu s e of an opera Giovanni may be the epitom 15-minute show warhorse: The three-hour easer with unis an unforgettable crowd-pl y, the charall matched music. Addition and tragic ic acters in the work with com revered st mo elements are some of the rando eb Ild or in the canon. Rising ten like a s nd sou D’Arcaneglo, who sort of the has , ter rac 24th century video game cha o cid Plá d an n title role, and James Conlo ed ud La . pit the Domingo takes turns in in helms the Ste ter Pe or ect dir German performances Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 14. t. that continue through Oc 3) 972-8001 or (21 e., Av d an Gr N. At 135 laopera.com.

photo courtesy of the Music Center

The World City program at the Music Center is one of those series that not everyone knows about, but those who do adore it. The free Saturday morning events feature family friendly international acts you’ve never heard of. On Nov. 10, the Git-Hoan Dancers (it means People of the Salmon) present the stories, dances and traditions of the Tsimshian tribes from the northwest coast of North America. There will be hand-carved masks, authentic skin-and-wood drums and plenty of vibrant colors and designs. Get ready to hear legends such as “Mouse Woman and the Cannibal Giant” and “Killerwhale, Chief of the Sea.” Seriously, it’s fun for the whole family. At Walt Disney Concert Hall’s W.M. Keck Amphitheatre, 111 S. Grand Ave. or musicccenter.org.

For the past 30 years

Validated FREE Parking (Enter on Central Ave.) or use DASH Route A–Bus

Go to DowntownNews.com We want to hear from YOU ✓ comment on stories

✓ submit your own news

✓ submit your own events ✓ post your own photos

✓ place an ad in classifieds

Regent China Inn Authentic Chinese Cuisine in Chinatown

✤ Delivery, Minimum Order $15 ✤ Party Tray Available ✤ Lunch Special $4.95 M-F 11-5, Sat.-Sun. 11-3 739-747 N. Main St., Los Angeles, 90012 213.680.3333 • Regentchinainn.com FREE PARKING

s! w e N E r o f ✔ Sign Up

E-NEWS SIGN UP

or nNews.com at Downtow hand corner maillist ht rig r pe up s/ e symbol in th ntownnews.com/form Look for this www.ladow

Starts October 5

Check Our Website for Full Movie Listings LADowntownNews.com

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 21

40 For the Fall

SPONSORED LISTINGS Friday Night Flicks Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., (213) 8474970 or laparks.org/pershingsquare Oct. 5, 8 p.m.: An author who specializes in the horror genre investigates allegedly haunted houses in 1408. The screening kicks off the park’s spooky October film series. Bar 107 107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382, facebook.com/bar107 or twitter.com/bar107 Sept. 30, 9 p.m.: It’s time for the monthly Full Moon Party, when the normal lights go off and the bar gets covered instead in complete moonlight. If you’ve never seen a bar covered in moonlight, this is your chance. Blue Moon bottles for $3, $4 pints and $5 wells. Party starts at 9 p.m. DJ starts at 10 p.m.

Hannibal Lecter Like You’ve Never Heard Him photo by Michael Lamont

EVENTS

Monday, october 1 Pankaj Mishra at Aloud Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org. 7:15 p.m.: Pankaj Mishra, author of The Romantics and a contributor to The New Yorker, offers his take on the expanse of history and culture through a broad swath of Asia and the Silk Road. He’ll be in conversation with L.A. Times Op-ed editor Nicholas Goldberg. Wednesday, october 3 The Donkey vs. The Elephant SCI-Arc, 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu. 6-9 p.m.: Political commentators Benjamin Shapiro and Brian Whitman host a simulcast of the presidential debates and then engage each other in doctrinal rhetoric on the topic of America. saturday, october 6 Billy Burgos at the Last Bookstore Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring ST., (213) 488-0599 or lastbookstorela.com. 7:30 p.m.: Artist Billy Burgos displays some of his newest L.A.-oriented art and reads excerpts from his poetry collection. Grand Park Downtown Block Party Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave. or grandpark. lacounty.gov. 4-9 p.m.: Finally, the entire expanse of Grand Park opens to the public. Downtown celebrates with live dance, classical music fountain accompaniments and more. The event is free to all. Check the website for a full schedule rundown. sunday, october 7 CicLAvia Multiple streets around Downtown, ciclavia.org. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: This semi-annual event is a motorist’s worst nightmare and a testament to the utopic visions of bicycle advocates worldwide. Large chunks of Downtown streets will be shut down to accommodate biking, jogging and skateboarding en masse.

ROCK, POP & JAZZ Blue Whale 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., (213) 620-0908 or bluewhalemusic.com. Oct. 2: Late Night Jazz Orchestra. Oct. 3: Red Oak Duo. Oct. 4: Gabriel Johnson Oct. 5: LADO B featuring Otmaro Ruiz, Aaron Rafael Serfaty and Cartina Deluna. Oct. 6: Ben Wendel, Harish Raghavan and Justin Brown. Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org. Oct. 1, 8 p.m.: It’s official, Kera and the Lesbians are the selection for this Downtown destination’s October residency. Gypsy folk and scarce parking all month! Oct. 2, 8 p.m.: Understated singer/songwriter Cate Le Bon refuses to get too excited. Oct. 3, 8 p.m.: Revered local musician Aaron Embry has a sick daughter. Join irreverent, whisky tinged singer Father John Misty and Daniel Lanois (that guy who produced half the albums you like) in this event titled “A Show for Mayla.” Oct. 4, 8 p.m.: With the release of his new album, tortured musician Patrick Wolf solidifies his position as a British/more alive Jay Reatard. Oct. 5, 8 p.m.: The Fuxedos make up all the possibility of punk as a sharp, socially critical instrument that was lost when Green Day made the scene.

he Hayworth Theatre recently launched its production of Silence!, the musical parody of the classic thriller Silence of The Lambs. Cannibals, amateur seamstresses and rookie FBI agents merge in calamitous humor. Apparently, the crowds are digging it. The Theater Mogulproduced run was just extended through Nov. 18. Sing it with us now: Place the lotion in the basket! See it this week on Oct. 4-6 at 8 p.m. or Oct. 7 at 3 and 7 p.m. At 2511 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 237-8647 or thehayworth.com.

Oct. 6, 8:30 p.m.: Tokyo’s finest rock quartet Mono is so good they don’t even care that they share a name with the kissing disease. Oct. 7, 8:30 p.m.: This evening’s selection of L.A. hip-hop including Mono/Poly and ELOS will either find you aggressively talking up the new Flying Lotus album or pining for the days of Suge Knight and Death Row. Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, (213) 614-9909 or broadwaybar.la. Oct. 4, 10 p.m.: HM Soundsystem welcomes you to October with their Broader Than Broadway electronica program. Casey’s Irish Pub 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com. Oct. 5, 10 p.m.: Have you ever noticed that every band with blues riffs and a husky voiced singer is described with some use of the word whiskey? The MoOdds’ press billing can thank WolfMother for that. Club Nokia 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com. Oct. 2, 8 p.m.: When you’re as free as a bird, not even the death of your singer can stop your career. Welcome back Lynyrd Skynyrd. Oct. 7, 2 and 5 p.m.: Disney Jr. star squad Imagination Movers brings entertainment and education together in a coalescence of corporate machinations. Escondite 410 Boyd St., (213) 626-1800 or theescondite.com. Oct. 1, 9 p.m.: The Get Down Boys and Ben Powell. Oct. 2, 10 p.m.: Boom Boom Boom and Bunny West. Oct. 3, 10 p.m.: Bryan Titus and Sunset Drifters. Oct. 4, 10 p.m.: Yonatan and Show Ponies. Oct. 5, 9 p.m.: Johnny Moezzi and Trevor Menear. Oct. 6, 9 p.m.: Charlie Chan and the S.O.B.’s and RT n the 44s. Oct. 7, 10 p.m.: Boys School and Cap Gun HoldUp. Exchange LA 618 S. Spring St., (213) 627-8070 or exchangela.com. Oct. 5, 10 p.m.: Awakening with BT and Audien. Oct. 6, 10 p.m.: This Saturday’s Inception features Jerome Ismaae. Nokia Theater 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6020 or nokiatheatrelalive.com. Oct. 2, 8 p.m.: If you like hip-hop, there’s a decent chance you’ll be entertained by the Macadelic Tour featuring Mac Miller and YG. Oct. 5, 8 p.m.: A horn section and black cowboy duds signal a night of banda with Gerardo Ortiz. Nola’s 734 E. Third St., (213) 680-3003 or nolasla.com.

Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m.: Jam night with Reggy Woods. Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m.: Cal State Long Beach Jazz with Eric Hagstrom. Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.: Solid Ray Woods. Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.: Oui’3. Oct. 7, 11:30 p.m.: Sunday Brunch with Dean Roubicek. One-Eyed Gypsy 901 E. First St., (626) 340-3529 or one-eyedgypsy.com. Oct. 3: RT N the 44s. REDCAT 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org. Oct. 3, 8:30 p.m.: Spoken word and raucous jazz vocals spew forth with equal ease from the powerful diaphragm of Bonnie Barnett. Oct. 6, 8:30 p.m.: As part of the Angel City Jazz Festival, renowned drummer Jim Keltner joins Anthony Wilson and Larry Goldings in a tremendous trio. Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com. Oct. 1: Blackwater Jukebox and the Lexingtons. Oct. 2: Fired. Oct. 4: Guitars a Go Go with Ding Dong Devils, 3 Balls of Fire and Casino 66. Oct. 5: Deadly Finns, Wide Street and Dirt Dress. Oct. 6: Adam Bones, The Wellingtons, Paper Hearts, Kim Shattuck and Steven Gullett. Oct. 7, 3 p.m.: Narcoleptic Youth. Oct. 7: The Zoo Bombs, The Stanleys, The Condors and Plastic Soul. Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la. Oct. 2: The Makers are an improvisational jazz band not to be confused with a special service that will make all of your problems disappear. Although it’s safe to wager that with so many members, The Makers would do a lovely job cleaning up a recent crime scene. The Smell 247 S. Main St., alley between Spring and Main streets, thesmell.org. Oct. 5: Orlando Greenhill, Sunblast the Shadows, Moms With Tats and In Tents. Oct. 6: VerBS, Basitdas, Aftergloam and Tremellow. Staples Center 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7889 or staplescenter.com. Oct. 5-6, 7 p.m.: The Black Keys, with openers Tegan and Sara, are prepared to rock you like a tropical depression.

FILM Friday Night Flicks Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., (213) 847-4970 or

laparks.org/pershingsquare. Oct. 5, 8 p.m.: An author who specializes in the horror genre investigates allegedly haunted houses in 1408. The screening kicks off the park’s spooky October film series. IMAX California Science Center, 700 State Drive, (213) 7442019 or californiasciencecenter.org. Explore the remnants and wisdom of an ancient empire in Mysteries of Egypt. Ice and polar bear enthusiasts will likely dig To the Arctic 3D. Experience the gripping story full of hope, crushing disappointment and triumph in Hubble 3D. REDCAT REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org. Oct. 1, 8:30 p.m.: Four static shots fuse into James Benning’s The Second Cabin Semple Pass. Regal Cinemas LA Live 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., (877) 835-5734 or lalive.com. Through Oct. 4: Hotel Transylvania (11:40 a.m., 1:30, 4:10, 5, 6:50, 9:30 and 10:20 p.m.); Hotel Transylvania 3D (2:20 and 7:40 p.m.); Looper (12:50, 1:40, 4, 4:50, 7:10, 8, 10:10 and 11 p.m.); Won’t Back Down (11:30 a.m., 1, 2:10, 4, 5, 6:50, 7:50, 9:40 and 10:40 p.m.); Dredd 3D (11:40 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:30 and 10:20 p.m.); End of Watch (11:50 a.m., 1:20, 2:30, 4:20, 5:10, 7, 7:50, 10 and 10:50 p.m.); House at the End of the Street (11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 7:40 and 10:30 p.m.); Trouble With the Curve (1:30, 4:30, 7:20 and 10:10 p.m.); Finding Nemo 3D (1:10, 4;10 and 7 p.m.); Resident Evil: Retribution (11:30 a.m., 4:40 and 10;30 p.m.); Resident Evil: Retribution 3D (2 and 7:30 p.m.); The Possession (9:40 p.m.).

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE American Misanthrope Archway Theatre, 305 S. Hewitt ST., (213) 237-9933 or archwayla.com. Oct. 4-6, 8 p.m., Oct. 7, 2 p.m.: Ron Milts’ tale of American politics. Through Oct. 22. Don Giovanni Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7219 or laopera.com. Oct. 3 and 6, 7:30 p.m.: The legendary seducer Don Juan returns in a production new to L.A. Considered by many to be the greatest opera ever written, Don Giovanni deftly balances comedy and tragedy with unforgettable music. Through Oct. 14. Fiesta The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Continued on next page

22 Downtown News

We Got Games Dodgers Must Win (Out) Or Go Home Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., (213) 224-1400 or dodgers.mlb.com. Oct. 1-2, 7:10 p.m.; Oct. 3, 4:15 p.m.: At press time, it wasn’t looking good for the Dodgers to sneak into the playoffs. Let’s just say that, if they’re to snag that second wild card spot, a) Adrian Gonzalez better start hitting like the Dodger fans hoped he would, b) Chris Capuano needs to channel Sandy Koufax for a few starts, and c) the Blue Crew has to essentially win out. Or else they go home. It would be a disappointing finish, but consider this: At the start of the season, Frank McCourt was still the owner, the team had no marquee players beyond

Oct. 6-7, 2:30 p.m.: Fiesta is a south of the border marionette extravaganza featuring everything from skating sombreros to dancing cacti. It was first presented at the theater in 1964, and still resonates today with children of all ages. Call for reservations. November Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 6282772 or centertheatregroup.com. Oct. 4-6, 8 p.m. and Oct. 7, 1 and 6:30 p.m.: The Oval Office descends into a three-ring circus of political incorrectness in this David Mamet-penned farce about an unpopular president desperate to be re-elected. President Charles Smith and his cohorts will beg, bargain and browbeat to win a second term. Through Nov. 22. Silence! The Hayworth Theatre, 2511 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 237-8647 or thehayworth.com. Oct. 4-6, 8 p.m. and Oct. 7, 3 and 7 p.m.: Silence! The musical parody of the classic thriller Silence of The Lambs. Cannibals, amateur seamstresses and rookie FBI agents merge in calamitous humor. Through Nov. 18. The Two Foscari Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-7219 or laopera.com. Oct. 7, 2 p.m.: Plácido Domingo and James Conlon join forces in a new production of this Verdi masterpiece. The languid canals and boisterous festivals of 15th-century Venice conceal a deadly web of secret plots and vindictive rivalries. Caught up in forces beyond their control, a father and son struggle to reclaim honor in a city that knows no mercy. Through Oct. 9.

CLASSICAL MUSIC Tuesday, October 2 Beethoven Chamber Music Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com. 8 p.m.: Beethoven’s Serenade for flute, viola and violin and the master’s Septet in E flat Major, Op. 20 comprise the night’s program of delicious chamber music. Duo Alterno REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org. 8:30 p.m.: In this rare U.S. appearance, the duo of soprano Tiziana Scandaletti and pianist-composer Riccardo Piacentini incorporate sonic elements and visuals with their beautifully executed, witty performance. Thursday, October 4 Dudamel Conducts Beethoven Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.com. Oct. 4-6, 8 p.m. and Oct. 7, 2 p.m.: Fresh off his take on Stravinsky, Dudamel and his colleagues in the L.A. Philharmonic offer up two piano concertos and Symphony No. 3 from Ludwig himself. Saturday, October 6 Stix Hooper Presents an Evening of Universal Music Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2200 or colburnschool.edu. 7:30 p.m.: Musician and composer Stix Hooper returns to the stage, acknowledging and sharing his music — as well as the unique experiences gained over his eclectic career.

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

October 1, 2012

40 For the Fall Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw, and everyone thought they would be terrible anyway. That there was even a sliver of a chance to make the playoffs in the final weeks of the 2012 season is kind of miraculous. This week, the Dodgers play their last three regular season games, at home, against the hated San Francisco Giants. Expect to hear plenty of boos. Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 929-1300 or wnba.com/sparks. Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., if necessary: The Sparks are the favorite in this first round matchup versus the San Antonio Silver Stars, and they showed why in their game one victory at the Galen Center. Game two moved to San Antonio on Sept. 29, after Los Angeles Downtown News went to press. If necessary, Candace Parker and the ladies will come back to L.A. for game three, which would take place on the usual home court at Staples Center. If the Sparks advance, they’ll play the winner of the Seattle/ Minnesota series. —Ryan Vaillancourt

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 fidmmuseum.org. Through Oct. 20: The sixth annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibit features work from selected television shows. Through Oct. 20: A Century of Millinery Style: Hats from the Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, 1820s-1920s features 25 rare women’s hats, bonnets and toques. Ongoing: The FIDM Museum presents an exceptional collection of fragrance, cosmetics, and ephemera from the house of Lucien Lelong. This group of objects was graciously donated by Monique Fink, wife of artist Peter Fink, who worked for Monsieur Lelong as package designer and interior decorator. 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 Dec. 30: Shared Thread finds CAAM hosting local artists Charla Puryear, Nikki Presley, Duane Paul, Michael Massenburg, Pam Douglas and Tanya Aguinga. Through Jan. 20: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War is African American Military Portraits, a collection of wet plate photographs from the seminal era. Through March 3: The Legacy of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company chronicles the largest corporate owned collection of African-American art in the country. Ongoing: The multi-functional Gallery of Discovery offers visitors the opportunity to connect with the lineage of their own family, engage in artistic workshops, educational tours and other programs of historical discoveries. Hear recordings of actual living slaves from the Library of Congress archives and discover stories from the past. California Science Center 700 State Drive, (323) 724-3623 or californiasciencecenter.org. Through December 31: The only West Coast appearance of Cleopatra: The Exhibition. This dramatically staged 13,000-square-foot exhibit features the largest collection of Cleopatra-era artifacts from Egypt ever assembled in the U.S. Here for a limited time only. From the producers of the King Tut exhibition. Ongoing: Science in Toyland presents physics through favorite kids toys. This hands-on exhibit engages museum visitors with dominos, sails and roller coasters in a fun but informational primer on friction, momentum and chain reactions. Ongoing: The Science Center’s permanent exhibits are usually interactive and focus on human innovations and inventions as well as the life processes of living things. The lobby Science Court stays busy with the High Wire Bicycle, a Motion-Based Simulator, the Ecology Cliff Climb and Forty Years of Space Photography. The human body is another big focus: The Life Tunnel aims to show the connections between all life forms, from the single-celled amoeba to the 100-trillion-celled human being. The new Ecosystems exhibit explores how life on our planet is

photo by Gary Leonard

This week could be the last time that Dodger fans flock to Chavez Ravine in 2012.

shaped by geophysical and biological processes. Chinese American Museum 425 N. Los Angeles St., (213) 485-8567 or camla.org. 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. Outlined into four distinct time periods, each is defined by an important immigration law and/or event, accompanied by a description and a personal story about a local Chinese American and their experiences in that particular historical period. El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument 124 Paseo de la Plaza, (213) 485-8372 or elpueblo. lacity.org. Ongoing: The whole of El Pueblo is called a “monument,” and of this monument’s 27 historic buildings, four function as museums: the Avila Adobe, the city’s oldest house; the Sepulveda House, home to exhibits and the monument’s Visitors Center; the Fire House Museum, which houses late 19thcentury fire-fighting equipment; and the Masonic Hall, which boasts Masonic memorabilia. Check its website for a full slate of fiestas, including Cinco de Mayo, Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in November and December’s beautiful candlelight procession, Las Posadas. Open daily, though hours at shops and halls vary. Grammy Museum L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org. Through February: The most brutal museum exhibit ever, Golden Gods: The History of Heavy Metal, pays tribute to the music form through art, interactive metal making kiosks, memorabilia and good old heavy tunes. This is the only place on earth you can find Slipknot masks and Dimebag’s guitar on the same floor. Through February: Featuring more than 30 portraits from performances, rehearsals, recording sessions and backstage gatherings, Herman Leonard: Documenting the Giants of Jazz is a definitive collection focusing on the years 1948 through 2000. Ongoing: The Beatles LOVE: A Fifth Anniversary Cirque du Soleil Showcase celebrates the anniversary of LOVE, the permanent Las Vegas stage show with signature show pieces, embellished costumes, original production instruments and more. Ongoing: White sequined gloves and other wardrobe pieces are the focal point of the new exhibit case paying tribute to the life and legacy of Michael Jackson. This special display serves as a follow-up to the Museum’s past exhibitions, Michael Jackson: HIStyle and Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy. Housed on the Museum’s third floor, the launch of the new exhibit coincided with the second anniversary of Jackson’s death. 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 January 20: The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection. 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. LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes 501 N. Main St., (888) 488-8083 or lapca.org. Current: Los Angeles’ first Mexican American cultural center’s inaugural exhibition, LA Starts Here!, reveals the essential role of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the founding and shaping of Los Angeles’ history and culture — a multicultural project from the very beginning. Ongoing: Calle Principal invites visitors of all ages to explore the Mexican American community of downtown Los Angeles during the 1920s. Located on the second floor of the historic Plaza House, Calle Principal is an evocative re-creation of 1920sera Main Street, at the time the heart of Los Angeles’ growing immigrant community. Museum of Contemporary Art, Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org. Through January 14: The Panza Collection and Selections from Major Gifts of Beatrice and Philip Gersh, Rita and Taft Schreiber, and Marcia Simon Weisman features 92 works, comprising paintings, sculptures and works on paper that serve both as evidence of the intellectual and emotional challenge that is involved in collecting and as a testament to exemplary civic patronage and its enduring legacy in the cultural growth of Los Angeles. October 6-January 14: Destroy the Picture: Painting The Void 1949-1962. Ongoing: From the Recent Past: New Acquisitions highlights 50 artworks in a range of media — video, drawing, photography, sculpture, and painting — that were recently added through gifts and purchases to the museum’s permanent collection. Ongoing: Installed chronologically, this selection of some of the most significant works from the museum’s permanent collection introduces major art movements of the 20th century, including abstract expressionism and pop art. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., (213) 763–3466 or nhm.org. Ongoing: “Age of Mammals” tells an epic evolutionary story that spans 65 million years. But its theme can be distilled into just six words: Continents move, climates change, mammals evolve. Ongoing: The spectacular Humboldt fin whale specimen, “Finwhale Passage,” features the 63-footlong specimen, which weighs more than 7,000 pounds and 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. For a true behind-the-scenes experience, come witness the exciting dinosaur preparation process in the Level 2 Dino Lab. Sneak a peek at real fossils and see the NHM staff working on the day-to-day details. Everything you see in the lab is real. 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.

BARS & CLUBS Genji Bar Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens, 120 Los Angeles St.,

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 23

40 For the Fall

photo courtesy of Las Feria de Los Moles

Mad About Mole

ake room in your stomach this week for Las Feria de Los Moles. The fifth annual mole festival takes place at Olvera Street from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7. The food fest, which coincides with CicLAvia, brings together mole masters from around the region to serve up their varieties of the dish known for incorporating endless ingredients. There will be live music, demonstrations and more than 20 different moles; entrance is free, but there is a charge for the food. Last year’s festival drew approximately 30,000 people, according to event organizer the Union of Poblanos in the Exterior. More information is at feriadelosmoles.com.

(213) 253-9255 or kyotograndhotel.com. The Genji Bar offers a hip, private karaoke room that you and a dozen or so of your friends can rent for about $10 a piece. It’s got new songs, old songs, odd songs and songs that you wish no one would sing. It also means you can warble “Sweet Home Alabama” all you want without the agonizing wait. Golden Gopher 417 W. Eighth St., (213) 614-8001 or

goldengopherbar.com. This stylish, dimly lit space with exposed brick walls, chandeliers and golden gopher lamps has a rockin’ jukebox, cheap Pabst Blue Ribbon and an outdoor lounge for smokers. Best of all, it also has Ms. Pac Man and Galaga. The bar also has a rare take-out liquor counter. Grand Star Jazz Club 943 Sun Mun Way, (213) 626-2285 or

grandstarjazzclub.com. Firecracker club heats things up every other Friday atop the Quon Brothers’ Grand Star. Start the evening at the latter, where the lapu lapus are wicked strong. There’s usually alternating karaoke and a good jazz trio. Upstairs you’ll find the hip-hop haven known as Firecracker, a longtime dance club with good music and an eclectic, lively crowd. Hop Louie 950 Mei Ling Way (Central Plaza), (213) 628-4244. This is old school Chinatown, on the ground floor of the Hop Louie Restaurant, with slightly indifferent bartenders and décor — it’s actually a relief. La Cita 336 S. Hill St., (213) 687-7111 or lacitabar.com. Though the owners of Echo Park’s Short Stop bought it, little has changed. Everything in this former Mexican Ranchero bar oozes red, from the vinyl booths lining the wall to the glowing light fixtures. Hipsters, Latino regulars and artists mingle as DJs get their groove on during the week. Saturday and Sunday bring Hacienda Nights with traditional Ranchero music. La Fonda 2501 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 380-5053 or lafondala.com. The palatial restaurant and stage has re-opened. Live performances by the Mariachi Monumental de America plays nightly at 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. The restaurant is open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Library Bar 630 W. Sixth St., (213) 614-0053 or librarybarla.com. This dimly lit bar is more upscale than your typical pub, which means you won’t find a boisterous USC crowd here. A very busy happy hour draws associates from the law firm across the street, as well as bankers, secretaries and other professionals for the grown-up beer and wine selections. There’s a full bar, but the main attractions are the seven craft beers on tap. Magnolia 825 W. Ninth St., (213) 488-0400. Located within steps of the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center, this skylight-lit bar is the sister location of the popular Hollywood hotspot. Friendly service, great appetizers, and—this is rare — two hour free parking located in the attached garage right behind our building on 8th Place.

Mayan 1038 S. Hill St., (213) 746-4287 or clubmayan.com. A multi-level nightclub in the refurbished Mayan Theatre features Latin dance, Spanish rock, house and tropical music on the main floor. Upstairs, its ’80s music, KROQ selections, disco, hip-hop and R&B.

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.

2 yOuR EvENT INfO

EASy WAyS TO SuBMIT

4 WEB: LADowntownNews.com/calendar 4 EMAIL: Calendar@DowntownNews.com

Email: Send a brief description, street address and public phone number. Submissions must be received 10 days prior to publication date to be considered for print.

THE ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

24 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews

Paranormal Downtown Activity Film Producer Turns Variety Arts Center Into a Haunted House by RichaRd Guzmán

city EditoR narrow staircase leads to the underground dressing rooms of an 88-year-old Downtown theater. In a tiny room, with a small vanity table under an old mirror, a woman relives her death again and again. A little further down is a hallway with a red and white diamond pattern. It doubles as a magician’s vanishing box, where decades ago a woman entered but never came back. The only way out is through a dark opening. There, the blackness is enveloping, mentally and physically. Only after fighting through does one emerge at a ghostly boneyard, where more horror awaits. This is the Blumhouse of Horrors, and at this point visitors are not even halfway through a 40-minute maze of ghosts, demons and dark magic. It’s an extensive and

impressive set-up at the Variety Arts Center from Jason Blum, the producer of horror films including Paranormal Activity, Insidious and the upcoming Sinister. “I want people to be surprised,” Blum said of his goals for the Downtown venture. “I think people bring different expectations to a haunted house and I want to surpass those expectations and have them be surprised at how good it is, and tell their friends.” The haunted house opens Thursday, Oct. 4, and runs through Nov. 3. Blum said he chose Downtown Los Angeles because he wanted to do it in a part of the city that has some history. “Things are scarier when they have a past,” he said. Building Horror The 1,100-seat theater debuted in 1924 at 940 S. Figueroa St. It was built to generate revenue for the Friday Morning Club, a

social group for women. It also hosted live radio shows. In recent decades it was home to concerts and dance nights, with everything from hiphop to the costumed gore band Gwar. The building was purchased this year by a company called Robhana Management Inc. While the six-floor edifice has frequently

served as a film location, Crystal Ogle, the property manager, thinks Blum’s take is a logical choice. “It definitely fits in naturally as a haunted house,” said Ogle. “The building has so much character and so much to offer.” Blum said he wanted to create a haunted house because it is another way to tell a scary story. He accomplished the task with a crew of about 30 people who have been working for four weeks to take five floors of the building back to the 1920s and ’30s and the heyday of vaudeville. The theater is decorated in Victorian fur-

BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER • LATE NIGHT

Buy One Get One 50% Off

Entrees Only • Promo Code: Downtown News • Offer expires 10/31/12

Happy Hour Everyday 3 - 7

@SpotLA

photo by Gary Leonard

Thomas Edward Spence wrote the script and is directing the haunted house in Figueroa Street’s Variety Arts Center. The project comes from Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum.

chynnadtla.com

Little Tokyo | Woori Plaza 333 S. Alameda St. #115 Los Angeles, CA 90013 213-625-2001 Hours: Sun: 11am - 9pm Mon - Wed: 11am - 12am Thurs - Sat: 11am - 2am

NOW OPEN!

OL YM

ST.

A Winning Combination

BL VD

S. ALAMEDA

1903 WEST OLYMPIC BLVD. 213-385-5800 • MYSPOTLA.COM DELIVERY AVAILABLE

Featuring 3 Karaoke Rooms

PROPANE, GAS & DIESEL 24 Hours/ 7 Days a Week Fast & Friendly Service Se Habla Español

1800 E. Olympic Blvd. (On the corner of Olympic and S. Alameda St.)

213-627-5008

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 25

DowntownNews.com

niture and tricked out with swords, skulls, a circus wagon, old baby furniture, a “goat-boy” and dead animals. A cast of more than 40 actors will portray apparitions re-enacting their deaths and roaming the dressing rooms, basement, the stage and more. The more than $70,000 worth of props came from the private collection of Thomas Edward Spence, who is the director and writer of the story that drives the haunted house. His wife helped design some of the sets. “I want people to be running out of the rooms,” said Spence, who worked as Blum’s co-art director on Insidious. For the Downtown haunted house, Spence penned a story in which the theater is the former home of a demented magician who often called on Satan. One night, the wife of the theater owner, Victor Butterfield, decides she wants to be part of the magician’s act. She climbs into his vanishing box and never reappears. The theater was immediately shut down and remained that way for more than 80 years, until a crew arrives to build a haunted house.

The theater owner, still grieving the loss of his wife, returns and learns that the show is still going on. Group Fear Visitors who pay $29 will be taken through the theater in groups of 15, starting in the lobby. There they’ll see Victor Butterfield at more than 100 years of age still lamenting the loss of his wife. There’s an encounter with a dead stage manager, several ghosts and the vanishing box. There are a number of surprises. There is also what Spence terms “the claustrophobic tunnel.” “I don’t even know how to describe it. You just have to go through it,” he warns. Going through is no simple matter. The walls are lined with a dark material that seems to be inflated with air, similar to the floor of a child’s bounce house. It creates a tight squeeze that visitors literally have to push through. After that, things really get scary. The Blumhouse of Horrors runs Oct. 4-Nov. 3 at 940 S. Figueroa St., blumhouseofhorrors.com. Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com.

photo by Gary Leonard

The haunted house fills five floors of a 1924 building. The storyline concerns a demented magician and a woman who disappeared in one of his tricks.

Downtown, it’s not just big business anymore!

Grand Tower 255 south Grand avenue Leasing Information 213 229 9777

Promenade Towers 123 south Figueroa street Leasing Information 213 617 3777

Community Amenities: ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby ~ Concierge ~ Pool / Spa / Saunas ~ Fitness Center ~ Gas BBQ Grills ~ Recreation Room

Community Amenities: ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby ~ Pool / Saunas ~ Fitness Center ~ Covered Parking

Apartment Amenities: ~ Refrigerator, Stove, Microwave & Dishwasher (most units) ~ Central Air Conditioning & Heating ~ Balconies (most units)

On-site: ~ Dry Cleaners / Dental Office / Restaurants

Now For l l a C n Specials Move-I

8 7 7 - 2 65 - 714 6

museum Tower 225 south olive street Leasing Information 213 626 1500

Apartment Amenities: ~ Refrigerator, Stove & Dishwasher ~ Central Air & Heating ~ Solariums and/or Balconies

On Site: ~ Convenience Store / Coffee House / Yogurt Shop / Beauty Salon

Community Amenities: ~ 24 Hr. Manned Lobby ~ Concierge ~ Pool / Spa / Saunas ~ Fitness Center ~ Gas BBQ Grills ~ Recreation Room

Apartment Amenities: ~ Refrigerator, Stove, Microwave & Dish washer (most units) ~ Central Air & Heating ~ Balconies (most units)

It’s our business to make you comfortable... at home, downtown. Corporate and long term residency is accommodated in high style at the Towers Apartments. Contemporary singles, studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartment homes provide fortunate residents with a courteous full service lobby attendant, heated pool, spa, complete fitness center, sauna and recreation room with kitchen. Beautiful views extend from the Towers’ lofty homes in the sky. Mountain vistas and slender skyscrapers provide an incredible back drop to complement your decor. Far below are a host of businesses ready to support your pampered downtown lifestyle. With spectacular cultural events nearby, even the most demanding tastes are satisfied. Downtown, it’s not just big business anymore. Visit the Towers Apartments today.

TOWERS T H E

A PA RT M E N T S

www.TowersApartmentsLA.com

MAID SERVICE • FURNITURE • HOUSEWARES • CABLE • UTILITIES • PARKING RESIDENCES: SINGLES • STUDIO • ONE BEDROOM • TWO BEDROOM

26 Downtown News

Around Town Continued from page 2

Former Linear City Developer Cracks Walnut Project

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews

pioneering Arts District developer is giving his former business partners some competition. Paul Solomon, the onetime managing member of the development firm Linear City, is returning to the Arts District with a new project. This time, as managing partner of Seventh Diamond LLC, he aims to transform the former California Walnut Growers Association building into housing for “artists and artisans,” according to paperwork filed with the city. Solomon would not comment on the project except to say it is called The Walnut. According to plans that went before the Department of City Planning last month, the project aims to convert the vacant 1921 eight-story edifice at 1745 E. Seventh St. into 57 live-work units and one 6,000-square-foot commercial space. The project would rise near Linear City’s trio of Arts District projects, the Biscuit and Toy Factory Lofts and Seven and Bridge. No time-

line or budget information has been released for The Walnut.

El Pueblo Lawsuit Could Be Close to Settlement

fter eight years of legal battles, a dispute between the city and a business that once hoped to occupy the Pico House could soon end. On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the City Council, in closed session, will consider a settlement with Old Los Angeles Company, an entity whose partners include politically connected attorney and restaurateur Andy Camacho. In 2004 Old L.A. sued the city, claiming that the coming expansion of the Chinese American Museum would violate a previous deal that gave Old L.A. primary rights to develop the Pico-Garnier Block, an area that comprises several buildings at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument anchored by the Pico House and the Garnier Building. Settlement talks went nowhere. In 2010, the city authorized a public bidding process to rehabilitate and lease the properties. There were no responses, and there have been occasional legal spats in the past few years. A settlement would clear the way for the city to finally hire a developer. This year, the city conducted another round of bidding, and several firms replied.

We’re Like Having Your Own IT Department!

AEG Sale Continued from page 8 evolution of Downtown. Its $3 billion-plus investment in the Central City has catalyzed development in South Park and spurred the creation of housing, restaurants, bars and businesses in other parts of the community. Those accomplishments certainly earned the company some leeway in the current kerfuffle. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seemed to fall all over himself to support the deal, even though Leiweke last week told reporters that AnVil didn’t get confirmation that the company was on the market until the night before the Wall Street Journal broke the story. While Ninth District Councilwoman Jan Perry, who has worked with Leiweke for about a dozen years, conceded that she was “a lot disappointed” with the late notice, it didn’t dampen her support for the football stadium and reinvention of the Convention Center. On Sept. 24, the council’s Ad Hoc Stadium Committee, which she chairs, voted to approve the environmental documents for the project. The full panel was expected to do the same on Friday (after Los Angeles Downtown News went to press), clearing the way for AEG to woo NFL owners next March.

The support is all the more curious considering that others were kept in the loop. After the stadium committee vote, Leiweke confirmed to reporters that National Football League brass know exactly what was transpiring. Apparently at some point, someone told local billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong — he is reportedly readying a bid, as are others. The only thing all this really tells us is, well, nothing. Leiweke said that dozens of people have already approached the company to express interest. While the world’s list of billionaires is short, there’s no guarantee Los Angeles will be familiar with the buyer. After all, relatively few people knew the name Mark Walter before he teamed up with Magic Johnson and others to buy the Dodgers. Then there’s Leiweke himself. It seems unlikely that a new owner would fire him after everything he has done on the project, but things can go haywire quickly in business. Coke stumbled decades ago with New Coke. Mortgage giant Countrywide imploded. Facebook blew its sure-thing IPO. Anything can happen. Maybe everything from here on out will be smooth and easy. Maybe not. There’s one thing we can be sure of though: Whatever happens, it’s being planned right now, far out of view of the public. Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

FALL FOR A BEAUTIFUL SMILE

Thursday, October 25th 12:00pm - 4:00pm Dr. Don Mungcal will be providing FREE consultations to answer your questions about Invisalign treatment, the clear way to straighten teeth. If you have wondered if Invisalign is right for you, make an appointment for this special event.

Our Services: Managed IT Services • Server and Desktop Support IT Consulting • Cloud Email • Web Design & Development • Networking Supporting the following induStrieS: S: Legal • Education • Financial Non-Profit • Fashion/Retail • Medical

For A Free Network Assessment Call 866.896.7665 CONVENIENTLY LOCaTEd dOwNTOwN! www.clientf.it

$500 Off Treatment Complimentary teeth whitening - a $299 value FREE records (x-rays, photos, impressions, etc.) - a $350 value Invisalign treatment is generally eligible for reimbursement under FSA plans No-Interest payment plans for qualiﬁed patients FREE Retainers - a $550 value Space is limited to the ﬁrst 10 appointments.

DR. DON MUNGCAL • Downtown Dental 255 S. Grand Ave., Suite 204, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-620-5777 • www.downtowndentalla.com

Rates as low as

2.5% for 7 years (2.668%)* APR

FIXED – ADJUSTABLE – JUMBO – REFINANCE VACATION HOMES – RENTALS – NON-OWNER OCCUPIED

Sunset Branch: 1053 West Sunset Blvd.

800-300-9728

* On approved credit. Rates as of 9/11/12 and are subject to change. Restrictions apply. Call 800-300-9728 or visit wpcu.org/loans for current rates, payments, terms and conditions.

Federally Insured by NCUA

DowntownNews_QtrPg2 bw.indd 1

9/26/12 3:57 PM

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 27

DowntownNews.com

Going to the Dogs, and the Cats Too Local Vets Pay House Calls, and Soon Will Open an Office by Ryan VaillancouRt

Castaneda currently works part-time at an emergency clinic in the San Gabriel Valley and has a side business doing inhome veterinary acupuncture. Flores works at a clinic in Alhambra and also does hospice care and home euthanasia. The duo hope to open DTLA Vets in May 2013. When they do, they will fill a void in local animal services. There are veterinary clinics on the outskirts of the Central City, but none within the ring of the freeways and the Los Angeles River. Castaneda said she got the idea to open a clinic in Downtown about three years ago. Her then-boyfriend took her on an impromptu walking tour of the area on Valentine’s Day. The Whittier native, who avoided Downtown as a child, was shocked by the neighborhood’s revitalization and particularly by the presence of dogs. “There were just so many dogs,” she said. “I went into Pussy and Pooch and asked, who’s your vet? They said, ‘We don’t have one. We need one.’” According to the Downtown Center Business Improvement District’s 2011 Downtown Demographics Survey, 50% of the area’s 45,518 residents have a pet. Twenty-eight percent own at least one dog — that’s nearly 13,000 canines as of 2011. “We’ve done the research and with the number of people and pets here, we believe Downtown could support four veterinarians,” Flores said. They chose to locate in the Historic Core instead of other neighborhoods, including the Arts District, where opening would have been easier because of more relaxed zoning regulations. Being on Spring Street, they said, puts them in a dense residential area, but they’re still close to the Arts District and South Park. The pair also hopes to appeal to the commuter population. Among their planned services is a day care operation in which Downtown workers could drop their pet off in the morning and pick them up after treatment, and after work. Longtime Downtown pet owners may delight in not having to get in a car anymore to bring their animals for medical treatment. Newer pet owners like Gareth Berrow, who has a 12-week old black and white French Bulldog named Ender,

staff wRiteR

t was 7:30 a.m. on a Thursday in August when Anastasia Palmer Johnson heard an odd, rapid-fire tapping in her loft. She sensed something was wrong with her 3-yearold black Labrador, Lola. When Johnson found her, Lola was in the throes of a seizure, her nails clicking on her food bowl. The previously healthy pup had never experienced anything like it. The sudden spasms sent Johnson into a trauma of her own. “I freaked,” she said. “It was horrible.” But what to do? Who to call? Johnson had continued to visit her veterinarian in Manhattan Beach since moving to Downtown about two years ago. She knew of no local vets, but had heard of a pair of animal doctors doing house calls. She phoned the upstart business, DTLA Vets, and soon got a call back from Dr. Leia Castaneda. “She absolutely talked me off the ledge,” Johnson said. “It was like, you know, you feel like it’s one of your kids or something.” Castaneda, who runs the practice with fellow vet Eve Flores, advised Johnson on what to do for Lola. The lively lab has been seizure-free since, and on the strength of that one phone consultation, Johnson no longer uses the Manhattan Beach doctor. Last Tuesday, she met Castaneda in person for the first time at Pussy and Pooch, the pet boutique at Sixth and Main streets where DTLA Vets hosts a monthly clinic. Castaneda reached out for a handshake. She got a hug in return. Castaneda and Flores have been doing house calls and the Pussy and Pooch clinics since May, but the pair has been looking for a permanent home in Downtown for two years. Last week, they finally signed a lease for a 6,000-square-foot space at 333 S. Spring St. Filling a Void The pair met while doing a post-veterinary school internship in Ventura in 2002 and have been friends ever since.

THE PETROLEUM BUILDING Commercial Office Space for Lease

photo by Gary Leonard

Leia Castaneda and Eve Flores plan to open DTLA Vets, a home for their veterinary practice, on Spring Street next year. For now, they do house calls and clinics at a local pet shop.

may never have to do that at all. Berrow is among DTLA Vets’ approximately 100 clients. He found them through Pussy and Pooch, and toted Ender in a puppy carrying case to get his vaccinations last Tuesday. “It’s great that they’re right here,” he said as the puppy poked his fist-sized head out of the case. “We can just walk right over.” For more information on DTLA Vets, visit dtlavets.com. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

BUILDING HIGHLIGHTS Beautiful 236,900 sq. ft. 11 Story Office Building. Parking Available on Premises Conference Room 24 Hour Security $1.55 Interior $1.65 Exterior Per

– RY

LE S E AC SP

G SIN

T AS

Rentable Sq. Ft.

2 SUITES AVAILABLE

2012 SCION xD

PER DAY! EVERY DAY! NO MINIMUM!

8 offices, 1 executive office and large creative space.

Suite 1011 - 7,812 approximate rentable square feet. Large, open creative space with one office.

Suite 1000

Will consider division and space build-outs.

The

JUST

19.95!

Suite 1000 - 7,400 approximate rentable square feet.

Access directly off elevators.

Suite 1011

2012 SCION iQ

Offer expires 11/31/12.

2012 TOYOTA YARIS

BRING IN THIS AD FOR SAVINGS!

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! AND DEDUCT YOUR RENTAL FEE FROM THE PURCHASE PRICE! Restrictions apply, see dealer for rental details.

RENT A 2012 TOYOTA YARIS, SCION iQ or SCION xD! Just $19.95 per day, every day! (Up to 75 miles per day. Excess miles $.25 per mile.) Now it’s easier than ever to find out if a new Toyota or Scion is right for you!

Petroleum Building 714 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015 Phone: 213.746.6300 Ext. 1455 Fax: 213.765.1910 ghollis@shammasgroup.com

It’s not just a rental...it’s a TOYOTA!

TOYOTA CENTRAL

1600 S. Figueroa (at Venice), Los Angeles

800-583-0972 www.toyotacentral.com

28 Downtown News

Dishman Continued from page 6 also been a consistent champion of efforts to revitalize Broadway. Her decisions have not always been popular. In her most notable encounter, she essentially went to war with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and its powerful supporters. In 1995, Cardinal Roger Mahony announced plans to tear down St. Vibiana’s Cathedral, which had been damaged in the Northridge earthquake the previous year, and build a massive new building in its place. The Conservancy believed the damage was not as severe as Mahony claimed, and opposed the destruction of the 1876 landmark at Second and Main streets, which had been declared a Historic-Cultural Monument by the city. Dishman and the Conservancy launched a campaign to stop the plan. In the process, they took heat from business and political leaders who said the preservationists were standing in the way of the area’s redevelopment. The issue became even more contentious when Mahony warned that if the Archdiocese could not move forward on the plot, he would look at building the Cathedral outside Downtown, possibly in the San Fernando Valley. “It was a very tough summer,” Dishman recalled. “There was a lot of pressure on the Conservancy to back down. People were calling our board members saying the Conservancy was ruining any chance for revitalization in Downtown.” The Conservancy took to the courts, and

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews in one dramatic incident they halted an unannounced demolition of the cathedral after the cupola had been taken down. Ultimately and ironically, the situation worked out for all involved: Mahony found a new site that would allow for the construction of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, a far larger building than he could have built at Second and Main. St. Vibiana’s was sold to Gilmore, who transformed the deconsecrated church into a stylish events venue. Gilmore, who hosted Dishman’s anniversary reception, recalled how she convinced him to buy Vibiana and revamp the structure. “We were sitting at Café Pinot, and none of us usually have a drink during lunch, but she made sure the martinis were coming,” he said. “She’s extremely knowledgeable and passionate about preserving great architecture in the city,” adds Downtown nightlife impresario Cedd Moses, who is a Conservancy board member. “She understands certain structures can’t be used in the same way they were intended to. She understands the importance of economic feasibility.” Saying Yes Dishman points to the Vibiana clash as the moment that defined her “win-win” philosophy. In a way, it was unexpected. “When the fight was going on, we thought we needed to not always be against stuff. We needed to be for something, be more proactive,” she said. “Preservation shouldn’t just be saying no. It should be saying yes.” That led to what she terms more “proactive” efforts such as the Conservancy’s 10year Broadway Initiative, launched in 1999 to foster the revitalization of the historic cor-

ridor that is home to a dozen former movie palaces. The effort preceded the current Bringing Back Broadway initiative launched in 2008 by 14th District Councilman José Huizar. The Conservancy worked on a marketing campaign to bring developers interested in preserving and reactivating buildings to the area. Although the street still has numerous challenges and dead zones, a number of hip restaurants have opened. The United Artists Theater is being converted into an Ace Hotel and the Delijani family has announced plans to upgrade and activate the four theaters they own on the street. The Conservancy also organizes walking tours of historic sites such as the Biltmore Hotel, Union Station and even one of the “Modern Skyline,” on Bunker Hill. Under her watch, the Last Remaining Seats series lures some 2,000 people a week to the summer lineup. Tickets are often gone well in advance photo by Gary Leonard of the screenings. The cathedral in 1995, after being damaged in the Northridge While Dishman has been earthquake. It was later purchased by Tom Gilmore and repaired. It at her job for 20 years, she now regularly hosts weddings, parties and other private events. said that every day at work is different. “L.A. County is so large and one of the generation of people who love historic buildthings we have difficulty with is how many ings, just like the ones she saw decades ago on issues we can take at any given point. There’s drives with her family. just always something going on,” she said. Contact Richard Guzman at Her long-term goal she said, is to build a richard@downtownnews.com.

STEAK & LOBSTER FOR ONLY $49.95 • OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 30

Finally a Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon in Historic Downtown! Downtown | 735 South Figueroa St. | 213-553-4566 mortons.com/losangeles

mention downtow n news and receiv e $100 off in office t reatment !

Spring Arcade Building 541 South Spring St. Suite 221 Los Angeles, CA 90013

Specialist In:

*Botox and Facial Fillers *Breast Augmentation *Body Sculpting *Rhinoplasty

By Appointment Only 424.652.8801 www.drsejalpatel.com

October 1, 2012

DowntownNews.com

WHAT’S FOR SALE A Large Arts District Penthouse by Ryan Vaillancourt staff writer

n the column “What’s for Sale,” Los Angeles Downtown News looks at everything from condominiums to multifamily buildings to vacant lots now on the market. We hope that regular snapshots of individual properties will make for a wide-ranging survey of the overall state of Downtown real estate. This week, the focus is on a large two-bedroom condo at the Toy Factory Lofts.

The Property: The 3,218-square-foot residence is unit #712 in the Toy Factory Lofts at 1855 Industrial St. in the Arts District. It is listed at $1.699 million. Spec This Out: The current owner created the large space by merging two seventh floor penthouses. Situated at the northwest corner of the building, it has views of the Downtown skyline. HOA dues are $841 per month and cover upkeep of amenities including a rooftop pool and an onsite gym. It comes with three parking spaces.

Downtown News 29

Compared to What: The listing figure works out to a price per square foot of $528. There haven’t been any recent sales of similar units in the Toy Factory Lofts, based on size or floor level. In February, a fifth-floor, 837-square-foot residence in the building sold for $287,002, or $342 per square foot. Two recently sold units on the first floor went for far less, at $254 and $281 per square foot. Across the street from the Toy Factory, however, a toplevel unit at the Biscuit Company Lofts recently fetched $604 per square foot. The 4,300-square-foot condo, which sold for $2.6 million, is a good comp because the location is essentially the same and the buildings were developed by the same firm, Linear City. The five units still on the market at the Arts District condominium project 940 E. Second St. are offered at prices that average about $530 per square foot. Paging Aleks: Linear City developed the Toy Factory Lofts in 2004, converting the 1924 structure into 119 live/work units. Like most lofts in the building, unit #712 has high ceilings, exposed concrete walls and columns and concrete floors. Unlike most homes in the building, it has a unique interior designed by L.A. architect Aleks Istanbullu. Istanbullu created an undulating room divider that separates the main living space from two bedrooms and an office, said listing agent Frank Langen. Location Cubed: The Toy Factory is on Industrial Street, one of the Arts District’s most active stretches. It’s home to the popular French bistro Church & State, the gastropub Little Bear, wine bar Le Pour Haus and sandwich cafe the Daily Dose. Short walks lead to pizza joint Pizzanista and the adjoining Tony’s Saloon, and the always fun L.A. Gun Club. Who’s the Buyer?: Langen said he thinks the unit might appeal to an investor. “It wouldn’t be their primary residence, but someone who wants to have this in their portfolio because it’s one of the choice units in all of Downtown,” he said. Ultimately, at almost $1.7 million, the future owner of unit #712 will be a high-net worth individual or family, he said.

image courtesy Deasy/Penner Partners

The corner unit at the Toy Factory Lofts was created by combining two penthouses into one loft. Architect Aleks Instanbullu designed the interior. It is listed at $1.699 million.

Contact: Listing agent Frank Langen of Deasy/Penner Partners can be reached at (310) 963-3891 or frank@inthecanyon.com. Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

30 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews

CLASSIFIED

plaCe your ad online aT www.ladownTownnews.Com

FOR RENT

l.a. downtown news Classifieds Call: 213-481-1448 Classified Display & Line ad Deadlines: Thursday 12 pm REAL ESTATE RESIDENTIAL lofts for sale

TheLoftExpertGroup.com Downtown since 2002

Bill Cooper

213.598.7555 real estate Wanted I’LL BUY YOUR HOUSE TODAY! CA$h! Any condition. Call Roshaun at (323) 9169016.

FOR RENT

“Be wary of out of area companies. Check with the local Better Business Bureau before you send any money for fees or services. Read and understand any contracts before you sign. Shop around for rates.”

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

apartments/fUrnIsHed

drIvers

$375/mO. SHARE apartment with another woman. Private room/Private entrance. Utilities paid. Quiet, clean, garden, references. Near Downtown L.A. 213-482-1417 after 3 p.m.

A FEW PRO drivers Needed. Top Pay & 401K. Need CDL Class A Driving Experience. 1-877-2588782. www.Drive4melton.com (Cal-SCAN)

apartments/UnfUrnIsHed SENIOR APARTmENTS 62 + Studio $800 1 Bedroom $921 Balcony, Full Kitchen, A/C, Clubhouse, BBQ, Resource room, Laundry, SEC 8 O.K. Visit GSL SAN LUCAS.com 213-6232010. BUnGaloW $675/STUDIO 433 Cottage Home St. L.A. Ca 90012. 818593-9060.

DRIVER - Full or Part-time. $0.01 increase per mile after 6 months. Choose your hometime: Weekly, 7/ON-7/OFF, 14/ON7OFF. Requires 3 months recent experience. 800-414-9569 www. DriveKnight.com (Cal-SCAN) DRIVERS: Co-O/Ops/SolosTeams. Class-A CDL, 1 yr. Experience in last 3, Long Haul, Regional, Dry Van, Guarantee Pay Package. 1-800-695-9643 or www.DriveForWatkins.com (Cal-SCAN) manaGement

art WorK spaCe

lofts/UnfUrnIsHed

old BanK District The original Live/Work Lofts from $1,295 Cafes, Bars, Shops, Galleries, Parking adjacent. Pets no charge Call 213.253.4777 laloft.com

ABUNDANT NATURAL light, quiet, 200sf, 9’ ceiling, private, gated parking. Part of larger studio, near downtown L.A. and freeways. $325/month + security deposit. Additional 200sf storage space for $125/month 213-5094403

EMPLOYMENT CompUters/It

HealtH and BeaUtY GRAND OPENING KC Salon in Little Tokyo. Chair rental. Looking for stylist/esthetician to rent space for $800/month. 213 253 9999

COmPUTER SYSTEmS mANAGER for Property mgmt; mA in Comp. Science, related; Send resume: LA Street Housing mgmt 1 206 W. 6th Street #100, LA, CA 90014

All submissions are subject to federal and California fair housing laws, which make it illegal to indicate in any advertisement any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income or physical or mental disability. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Consultant (PA Consulting Group, Inc. – Los Angeles, CA) Provide econ. analysis of electric transmission & distribution systems utiliz’g the Locational margin Pricing transmission model GE-mAPS. Req’s master’s degree in Finance, mgmt, Econ. or rel. field & academic coursework in eng., math., or rel.quantitative studies. must have 1 yr exp performing fundamental model’g & financial analysis in a mgmt consult’g role. must have edu. or exp. in the following: Building & integrating model’g tools utiliz’g microsoft Excel or similar software; &, Coding in C, C++, & JAVA Script. Resumes: m. Bettencourt, PA Consulting Group, Inc., 10 Canal Park, 4th Fl, Cambridge, mA 02141. JobID:2495.

leGal LOOKING FOR Joseph Carlton morgan Please call (323)7624634 or contact L.A. Superior Court Case #BD559659 (323)762-4634

edUCatIon ATTEND COLLEGE online from Home. *medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. Call 888-210-5162 www. CenturaOnline.com (Cal-SCAN) fInanCIal servICes

SERVICES BUsIness servICes THE BUSINESS that considers itself immune to advertising, finds itself immune to business. Reach Californians with a classified in almost every county! Over 270 newspapers! Combo~California Daily and Weekly Networks. Free Brochures. elizabeth@ cnpa.com or (916)288-6019. (Cal-SCAN) CleanInG CONCEPTO’S CLEANING Crew. Professional, experienced, cleans apartments, homes, offices and restaurants. Call for a quote. 323-459-3067 or 818-409-9183. CompUters/It mY COmPUTER Works. Computer problems? Viruses, spyware, email, printer issues, bad internet connections - Fix it now! Professional, U.S.-based technicians. $25 off service. Call for immediate help. 1-888-865-0271 (Cal-SCAN)

the LOFT expert!

CASH NOW!! Receiving payments from mortgage Notes, Structured Settlements, Contest annuity or Cell Tower Lease? Sell Payments NOW! NYAC 1-800-338-5815. (Cal-SCAN) EVER CONSIDER a Reverse mortgage? At least 62 years old? Stay in your home & increase cash flow! Safe & Effective! Call Now for your free DVD! Call Now 888-698-3165. (Cal-SCAN) GET FREE of credit card debt now! Cut payments by up to half. Stop creditors from calling. 888416-2691. (Cal-SCAN) HealtH ATTENTION DIABETICS with medicare. Get a free Talking meter and diabetic testing supplies at No Cost, plus free home delivery! Best of all, this meter eliminates painful finger pricking! Call 888-781-9376. (Cal-SCAN) ATTENTION SLEEP Apnea sufferers with medicare. Get free CPAP Replacement Supplies at No Cost, plus free home delivery! Best of all, prevent red skin sores and bacterial infection! Call 888-699-7660. (Cal-SCAN)

CANADA DRUG Center is your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 90 percent on all your medication needs. Call Today 866723-7089 for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping. (Cal-SCAN) FEELING OLDER? men lose the ability to produce testosterone as they age. Call 888-904-2372 for a free trial of Progene- All Natural Testosterone Supplement. (Cal-SCAN) mEDICAL ALERT for Seniors - 24/7 monitoring. free Equipment. free Shipping. Nationwide Service. $29.95/month CALL medical Guardian Today 866944-5935. (Cal-SCAN) NATURAL Healing! Body detox, reflexology, lunch hour facelift (microcurrent) 213-880-4846 www.RenuFromWithin.com. OVER 30 million Women Suffer From Hair Loss! Do you? If So We Have a Solution! Call Keranique to find out more 888-6900395. (Cal-SCAN) mIsC. servICes AT&T U-Verse for just $29/ mo! Bundle & save with AT&T Internet+Phone+TV and get a free pre-paid Visa Card! (select plans). Hurry, call now! 800-3193280 (Cal-SCAN) HIGHSPEED Internet EVERYWHERE By Satellite! Speeds up to 12mbps! (200x faster than dial-up.) Starting at $49.95/mo. Call now & go fast! 1-888-7186268. (Cal-SCAN)

SAVE ON Cable TV-InternetDigital Phone. Packages start at $89.99/mo (for 12 months.) Options from all major service providers. Call Acceller today to learn more! CALL 1-888-8977650. (Cal-SCAN) leGal SOCIAL SECURITY Disability benefits. Win or Pay Nothing! Start your Application In Under 60 Seconds. Call Today! Contact Disability Group, Inc. Licensed Attorneys & BBB Accredited. Call 877-490-6596. (Cal-SCAN) psYCHotHerapY Anxiety, depression, relationship, and other issues. Contemplative, analytic approach. Individuals, couples, adolescents. 7th/Fig. tfordmft.com marriage and Family Therapist #49861 213400-3474

AUTOS pre-oWned

doWntoWn l.a. aUto GroUp

Over 1000 vehicles on Sale Now!

Nearly Every Make & Model Visit us online

dtlamotors.com

Elevate Your Lifestyle @ PE Lofts Today!

■ Covered On-Site Parking Downtown since 2002

■ 24 Hr. State of the Art Fitness Center ■ Heated Pool and Spa

Bill Cooper 213.598.7555

■ Rooftop Lounge with Cabanas, Fireplace and BBQs

TheLoftExpertGroup.com DRE # 01309009

RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE

(866) 561-0275 • PELOFTS.COM • 610 S. Main, Downtown LA

Voted BEST Downtown Residential Real Estate Agent!

Casaloma L.A. Apartments Clean unfurnished bachelor rooms with shared bath at $550/mo. with private bath at $695/mo. sec. deposit special @$100 Includes utilities, basic cable channels, laundry room on site. Gated building in a good area. 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

Spacious Modern Lofts and Live/Work Spaces from $499K - $899K. 20 Minutes from Downtown LA in Pasadena. • Adjacent to Metro Gold Line • 1130 to 3025 square feet • Work downtown, enjoy no trafﬁc! Call today 626.396.0800 or visit RaymondRenaissance.com 125N. Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91103

Eﬃciency/Studio (285-308 sq ft)

Artist Eﬃciency/Studio (307-420 sq ft)

Artist Loft / 1 bedroom (567-770 sq ft)

- $665 - $738 - $949

Perfect For Artists Large Open Courtyard On-Site Laundry Facillities Secure Gated Entry Eﬃciency Kitchens Secured Parking

madison hotel

9/4/12 7:14 PM Clean furnished single RR_Classifieds_2x2.8125_r2.indd 1 Fully furnished with TV, premiere Towers rooms. 24-hour desk clerk service. 7000 sqft. Basement Space ✦ set up for Gallery/Office space telephone, microwave, •Daily, $30.00 refrigerator. CALL For PrICE •Weekly, $109.00 • w/Gallery Lights • Wide Private (Spring St.) Entrance • Ideal for Art Gallery, Full bathroom. •Monthly, $310.00 SPA, Office Space • Wired for internet service/telephone outlets • Prime Excellent location. (213) 622-1508 Location in Downtown (Gallery row, residential area, wine bar, café, market) 423 East 7th St. Downtown LA.

(2 blocks west of San Pedro St.) Starting Jan. 1, 2011

213.627.6913 | cityloftsquare.com

Weekly maid service.

Utilities & WiFi INCLUDED!

456 S. Main St. - In The Heart Of Art Walk For Info Call 213.623.9730 ext. 290 or email: newgenesis@skidrow.org

October 13, 2012 424 North Main Street Historic Little Italy, 90012

Monthly from $695 utilities paid. (213) 627-1151

Furnished single unit with kitchenette, bathroom. Excellent location. Downtown LA. Weekly rate $275 inc.

For Tickets: www.italianhall.org or call: 213.485.8432

Monthly from $600 utilities paid. (213) 612-0348

October 1, 2012

Downtown News 31

DowntownNews.com

2006 NISSAN FRONTIER KING CAB Silver/Gray, Auto, AC, ABS, CU0683P / C460698 ONLY....$12,995 call 888-8452267 2008 PORSCHE CARERRA 4 Certified, White/Black, Like New, Low Miles P12385-2 / 88710489 ONLY....$58,897. Call 888-6855426. 2009 AUDI A6 3.2 SEDAN Certified, Blue/Black, FWD, Loaded!! A12742P-1 / 9N055052 ONLY....$30,810 Call 888-5830981 2009 MERCEDES C300 SPORT Certified, Black/Gray, Only 23K Miles, 7 Speed 6073C / R055512 ONLY....$24,991 Call 888-319-8762. 2009 VW JETTACALIF. EDITION Certified, DOHC-MPFI, Red/ Black, Only 30K Miles ZV1820 / 9M146924 ONLY....$14,980 Call 888-781-8102. 2010 NISSAN CUBE 1.8S Certified, Only 8054 Miles, Black/ Gray N121007 / AT164993 ONLY.....$15,999 call 888-8385089 2011 CHEVY MALIBU LT Silver/Gray, ABS, CD, AC, Loaded UC134R/ BF135241 ONLY....$17,995 Call 888-8799608

For a complete list of our pre-owned inventory, go to www.DTLAMOTORS.com

Autos WAnted DONATE YOUR car, truck or boat to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 888-9026851. (Cal-SCAN)

ITEMS FOR SALE

SAWMILLS from only $3997. Make & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 x300N. (Cal-SCAN) Vintage AM/FM Stereo Magnavox in Great Shape! $200 (424)234-6812

DOWNTOWN L.A. AUTO GROUP 888-I-LOVE-LA (456-8352)

NEW ’12 NV Commercial Van

21,872

Buy for only $

Automatic, Air & more!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Building/supplies HOT AND CHILLED water tanks for buildings, cooling systems. Carbon steel with glass, cement, epoxy lining. R-16 insulation, metal jacket options. Shipping is nationwide from Los Angeles. http://hansontank.com 213-7477514

Misc. iteMs MANTIS DELUXE Tiller. New! FastStart engine. Ships free. One-Year Money-Back Guarantee when you buy direct. Call for the DVD and free Good Soil book! 888-815-5176. (CalSCAN) SAVE 65 Percent & Get 2 free gifts when you order 100 Percent guaranteed, delivered to the door Omaha Steaks - Family Value Combo. Now only $49.99. Order Today 1-888-525-4620 use code 45393JRK or www. OmahaSteaks.com/father56 (Cal-SCAN)

notices DID YOU KNOW that Ten Million adults tweeted in the past month, while 164 million read a newspaper in print or online in the past week? Advertise in 240 California newspapers for one low cost. Your 25 word classified ad will reach over 6 million+ Californians. For brochure call Elizabeth (916)288-6019. (CalSCAN) MEET SINGLES right now! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now 1-800945-3392. (Cal-SCAN)

speciAl events HYMAN KOSMAN PRODUCTIONS “The Rich and Famous Tap Card to Balance Tag Budget.”

+ tax & license fees. 1 at this price model C121388/109609

MSRP...$25,930 Factory Rebate...$1,200 Dealer Discount...$2,858 Net Price...$21,872

NEW ’13 Nissan Altima 2.5S Lease for only

129

per month for 39 mos

Plus tax, 39 month closed end lease on approved credit. $0 Sec. Dep. $5359 due at Signing. (Excludes taxes, title, other options & dealer fees). Residual $14,280. Model # 13113. $0.15/mile over 12,000 miles/year. 5 At this Price.

NEW ’13 Chevy Volt Lease for only

189

per month for 24 mos

EASY AS

Plus tax, 24 month closed end lease on approved credit. $225 Security Deposit. $3995 Due at Signing (Excludes taxes, title, other options and dealer fees). Based on MSRP of $39,995. Residual $27,196.60 $0.20 per mile over 12,000 miles per year. 1 At this Price. # DU109138.

NEW ’13 Volkswagen Passat S

DowntownNews.com makes placing a classified ad in the L.A. Downtown News is easier than ever. Your ad will appear online and in our publication in a couple of easy steps. • Online ads will appear immediately after they are approved. • Print ads must be received before Thursday at noon PST for the following Monday's edition.

Editor & PublishEr: Sue Laris to be processed GENErAl MANAGEr: Dawn Eastin

Deadlines subject to change for special issues and holidays.

ExEcutivE Editor: Jon Regardie citY Editor: Richard Guzmán For legal notices please stAFF writEr: Ryan Vaillancourt coNtributiNG Editor: Kathryn Maese coNtributiNG writErs: Dave Denholm, Jeff Favre, Greg Fischer, Kristin Friedrich, Howard Leff, Ryan E. Smith, Marc Porter Zasada

call 213-481-1448

Art dirEctor: Brian Allison is your experiencing: AssistANt Artteen dirEctor: Yumi Kanegawa • School problems? ProductioN ANd GrAPhics: Alexis Rawlins • Conflict at home or with friends? PhotoGrAPhEr: Gary Leonard

Adolescent support group now forming AdvErtisiNG Ages 13-17dirEctor: Steve Nakutin clAssiFiEd low fee AdvErtisiNG MANAGEr: Catherine Holloway AccouNtiNG: Ashley Schmidt

AccouNt ExEcutivEs: Yoji Cole, Catherine Holloway, Sol Ortasse callClaudia Marney stofflet, lcsW sAlEs AssistANt: Hernandez

(323) 662-9797

circulAtioN: Jessica Tarr4344 Fountain Ave. distributioN MANAGEr: Salvador Ingles (at sunset), suite A distributioN AssistANts: LorenzocA Castillo, los Angeles, 90029 Gustavo Bonilla

Los Angeles Downtown News n’s PAngeles, 1264 W. FirstCStreet, erformiCA hildreLos ng90026 Group phone: 213-481-1448 • fax: 213-250-4617 web: DowntownNews.com email: realpeople@downtownnews.com

newspaper for Downtown Los Angeles and is distributed every Monday throughout the offices and residences of Downtown Los Angeles.

One copy perSunshineGenerationLA.com person.

909-861-4433

Art dirEctor: Brian Allison AssistANt Art dirEctor: Yumi Kanegawa ProductioN ANd GrAPhics: Alexis Rawlins

PhotoGrAPhEr: Gary Leonard AccouNtiNG: Ashley Schmidt AdvErtisiNG dirEctor: Steve Nakutin clAssiFiEd AdvErtisiNG MANAGEr: Catherine Holloway AccouNt ExEcutivEs: Yoji Cole, Catherine Holloway, Sol Ortasse sAlEs AssistANt: Claudia Hernandez circulAtioN: Jessica Tarr distributioN MANAGEr: Salvador Ingles distributioN AssistANts: Lorenzo Castillo, Gustavo Bonilla

twitter: DowntownNews

per month for 36 mos

Plus tax 36-month closed end lease on approved credit by Volkswagen Credit., $1,999 due at signing. (Excludes title, tax, options and dealer fees). MSRP of $21,875 (including destination charges) with manual transmission.. $0 security deposit. Residual of $13,037.50. $0.20/mile over 30,000 miles. VIN # 020631. Offer ends October 1, 2012

NEW ’13 Audi A3 2.0T TDI Lease for only

299

per month for 42 mos

+ tax, 42 month closed end lease on approved credit. $350 Sec. Deposit. $4343.26 Due at Signing. Excludes taxes, title, other options and dealer fees Lease price includes Audi Loyalty Rebate. Residual $18,099.20. $0.25 per mile over 10,000 miles per year. 1 at this payment DA011080

NEW ’12 Mercedes C250 Lease for only

369

+ tax 24 month closed end lease on approved credit. $2865 due at signing excluding title, taxes, options, acquisition fees, dealer fees & first payment. Zero Sec. Dep. Residual $25,196. .25cents/mile over 10K miles/year. All with MSRP of $38,175.

NEW ’12 Porsche Boxster Lease for only

588

per month for 48 mos

The Los Angeles Downtown News is the must-read newspaper for Downtown Los Angeles and is distributed every Monday throughout the offices and residences of Downtown Los Angeles.

One copy per person.

Plus 303 More New & Used In Stock & On Sale!

NISSAN OF DOWNTOWN L.A.

888-838-5089 635 W. Washington Blvd. • downtownnissan.com

$9,999 Auto, AC, Majestic Blue/Gray, 1 Owner. N130020-1 / 7N425469 $10,999 2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid .............. Certified, Super Black/Beige, Low Miles. NI4037 / BC101261 $17,999 2006 Nissan Xterra S ............................ 4.0L-6 Cyl, 1 Owner, 2WD, Roofrack. N121006-1 / 6C527093

2007 Nissan Altima 2.5S ..................

Plus 287 More New & Used In Stock & On Sale!

FELIX CHEVROLET

888-304-7039 3300 S. Figueroa St. • felixchevrolet.com

$13,995 2011 Chevy Impala LT 4Dr. .............. 3.5L V6, Silver/Gray, Low Miles, Alloys. UC197R / B1111534 $16,995 2011 Chevy HHR LT Sport ................ $16,995 Gray/Black, Auto, AC, Low Miles. UC193R / BS572429 2011 Chevy Aveo LT .......................... Gray/Gray, Low Miles, Must See. UC247R / BB138555

Plus 189 More New & Used In Stock & On Sale!

VOLKSWAGEN OF DOWNTOWN L.A. 2012 VW Jetta S Sedan ....................

199

per month for 24 mos

facebook: L.A. Downtown News

3.0L V6, White, Alloys, CD & more. CU0784R / A127666

Editor & PublishEr: Sue Laris GENErAl MANAGEr: Dawn Eastin

Los Angeles Downtown News 1264 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 phone: 213-481-1448 • fax: 213-250-4617 web: DowntownNews.com email: realpeople@downtownnews.com

$9,995 2009 Kia Spectra 5 SX Hatchback ... Auto, AC, Copperhead/Gray, 32 mpg. C121767-1 / 5025131 $12,995 2010 Chrysler Town & Country ....... Touring Pkg., V6, Red/Gray, Quad Buckets. CU073R / R491809 $16,995 2007 Ford Taurus SEL ..........................

888-781-8102 1900 S. Figueroa St. • vwdowntownla.com

$ ExEcutivE Editor: Jon Regardie citY Editor: Richard Guzmán stAFF writEr: Ryan Vaillancourt coNtributiNG Editor: Kathryn Maese coNtributiNG writErs: Dave Denholm, Jeff Favre, Greg Fischer, Kristin Friedrich, Howard Leff, Ryan E. Smith, Marc Porter Zasada

CARSON NISSAN

888-845-2267 1505 E. 223rd St., Carson • carsonnissan.com

Lease for only

Sunshine Generation

Singing, facebook: dancing, L.A. Downtown News performing and fun! twitter: For boys & DowntownNews girls ages 3 up! News is the must-read The Los Angelesand Downtown

w w w.DTLAMOTORS.com

+ tax, 48 month closed end lease on approved credit. $0 Sec Dep. $4,988 plus tax,1st month payment, acquisition fee, lic, doc fee to start. Residual $24,952 $0.30 per mile over 5K miles/year. 1 At this payment # P12216A/S710404

$15,988 Certified, Kmfrt. Pkg, Blk/Blk, Low Miles. V121887-1/AE080236 $18,870 2011 VW Routan SE .......................... Certified, V6, 3.6L, Gray/Gray, 14K Miles. ZV1719/BR718035 $24,980 2.0L MPFI-SOHC, Silver/Blk, 9400 Miles. ZV1876/CM353677

2010 VW Passat Turbo ......................

Plus 425 More New & Used In Stock & On Sale!

AUDI OF DOWNTOWN L.A. 888-583-0981 1900 S. Figueroa St. • audidtla.com

$28,797 2010 Audi A5 3.2 Quattro ................ Certified, Prem Pkg., 14K Miles, Blk/Blk. A13223-1 / AA054815 $39,980 2011 Audi A6 Quattro 3.0T .............. Certified, AWD, 15,659 miles, Gray/Blk. ZA10322/BN028945 $45,980 2009 Audi A4 2.0T Cabriolet ............ Certified, Only 29K Miles, Gray/Blk, FWD. ZA10463 / 9K011221

Plus 111 More New & Used In Stock & On Sale!

DOWNTOWN LA MOTORS 888-319-8762 1801 S. Figueroa St. • mbzla.com

Mercedes-Benz

$23,991 2010 Mercedes GLK 350 ................... $29,991 Certified, 3.5L V6, Gray/Gray, 29K Miles. 5945C / AF324695 2010 Mercedes E350 Sedan ............. Certified, 3.5L V6, Iridium Silver, auto. 121489-1 / A165279 $39,991 2009 Mercedes C300 Sedan ............. Certified, 3.0L V6, Artic White, 7 speed Auto. 6218C / F212750

Plus 401 More New & Used In Stock & On Sale!

PORSCHE OF DOWNTOWN L.A.

888-685-5426 1900 S. Figueroa St. • porschedowntownla.com

$41,894 2008 Porsche Carerra 4 .................... $54,810 Certified, White/Blk, Like New. P12385-2 / 88710489 2010 Porsche Panamera S ............... Certified, Blk/Beige, 20” Whls, 1 Owner, 12 Miles. AL063969 $74,897 2009 Porsche Cayman ......................

Certified, Blk/Beige, Heated Seats, Bluetooth. ZP1516/U760116

Plus 105 More New & Used In Stock & On Sale!

32 Downtown News

October 1, 2012

Twitter/DowntownNews

STATE OF THE ART SPEC SUITES

• Six Spec Suites Available for Lease from 1,500 to 8,000 SF • Custom Architecture and New, Innovative Furniture Systems Installed

350 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90071 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TWO CALIFORNIA PLAZA, PLEASE VISIT:

WWW.TWOCALPLAZA.COM TO SCHEDULE A PROPERTY TOUR PLEASE CONTACT:

NORMAN S. MITCHELL Senior Director (213) 629-6516 Norm.mitchell@cushwake.com CA Lic. #00339426

RICHARD B. GRANDE

STEVEN E. MARCUSSEN, MCR.h

Senior Director (213) 629-6552 Rich.grande@cushwake.com CA Lic. #1056963

Executive Director (213) 629-6550 Steve.marcussen@cushwake.com CA Lic. #00656631

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD OF CALIFORNIA, INC. CA LIC. #00616335 601 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, 47TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 (213) 955-5100