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Celebrating the Skid Row quilters.

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Holiday Parties & Catering

Jules Verne Film Festival

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Five Years of Disney Hall

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Power play at the arts high school.

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Urban Scrawl on the economic crisis.

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What the tourists think of Downtown.

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Tharp, Costello and the Miami City Ballet.

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Five great entertainment options.

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AROUNDTOWN CRA Approves New Grand Avenue Investor

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he Community Redevelopment Agency last week approved a $100 million investment in the Grand Avenue project from Korean firm the Honua Group. The money is expected to provide the final piece of the approximately $300 million developer the Related Companies needs to provide up front to get the project off the ground. Another foreign investor, Istithmar — a sovereign fund controlled by the royal family of Dubai — is also contributing $100 million. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is putting in $62 million, and Related will provide the remainder, approximately $40 million. Related has long planned to add a third outside investor, and with the new commitment “nothing materially changed,� said Related of California President Bill Witte. “We’ve been working with them for some time,� he added. Securing the money is considered an important step in obtaining the estimated $650 million to $700 million construction loan needed for the project’s $1 billion first phase. The agreement with Honua, an investment vehicle owned by three Korean insurance companies, was approved by the CRA on Thursday, Oct. 16, and is expected to go to the County Board of Supervisors Oct. 21 and then to the city-county panel overseeing the Grand Avenue project on Oct. 27 for final approval. Construction on phase one is scheduled to begin Feb. 15 of next year and wrap in 2012.

Win Tickets, Meals at L.A. Live

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early one month before the opening of L.A. Live, the South Park sports, entertainment and restaurant megaplex, developer Anschutz Entertainment Group is launching a contest with a grand prize of 12 meals and 12 pairs of tickets. One grand prize winner will get dinner for two, once a month for a year, at one of the new restaurants, which include the ESPN Zone, Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill and the Farm of Beverly Hills. The prize also includes a pair of tickets, also once a month for a year, to events at Staples Center, the Nokia Theatre, Club Nokia, the Grammy Museum and the Conga Room. In February, the grand prize winner gets two tickets to the Grammy Awards. Fifteen runner-up prizes include gift

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certificates to restaurants, tickets to the Grammy Museum and a bowling party at Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge. “What we’re trying to accomplish is putting the word out about L.A. Live, creating excitement about the grand opening and also getting people to sign up for our email newsletter,� said Tammy Billings, director of special projects for L.A. Live. The venue’s official opening is Dec. 4. Anyone can enter the contest at lalive.com/win.

The sweepstakes are open until Dec. 31.

Quimby Kerfluffle Coming

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inth District Councilwoman Jan Perry last week expressed frustration at the slow pace of park creation in Downtown through the Quimby program. Speaking on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at a sesphoto by Gary Leonard sion of the Los Angeles World Affairs Forum, On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Community Redevelopment Agency recognized the Perry critiqued the Department of Recreation Skid Row Quilters, a group of five Skid Row women who recently finished a yearand Parks and its general manager, Jon Kirk long quilt project. The quilt, to be framed and displayed in the CRA building on Mukri. The Quimby program collects money from Spring Street, was commissioned by the CRA’s Cultural Arts Department. housing developers for the purpose of creating green space near where the projects rise. While more than $15 tion. Various civic leaders, activists, lawyers and judges attended million has been gathered in the Ninth District, Perry indicated the celebration to inaugurate the 40,000-square-foot building. she has grown angry by the inability to build new parks. She “Obviously I’m extremely happy and grateful,� Ripston said. critiqued the process of conducting more studies rather than Ripston joined the organization in 1972 as its executive direcmaking offers for land and indicated she will get aggressive. “If tor. She was the first woman to lead a major ACLU affiliate and there’s a time to buy [land], it’s probably not going to get bet- has since expanded the staff from six to about 60 employees. ter than this,� she said. “I’m going to have to force this thing She also serves as a member of the California Commission on into the open.� Mukri defended the department, saying that he Judicial Performance. “When I started fighting for civil rights needs to take the time to gather community input and create a and civil liberties all those years ago I never dreamt I would recomprehensive plan for new parks and that the softening price ceive such an honor,� she said. of real estate puts department officials in a good position for acquiring land.

ACLU Building Named for Ripston

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he American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California’s new headquarters were formally dedicated last week in honor of the group’s longtime leader. A dedication ceremony for The Ramona Ripston Center for Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, named after the executive director who has been at the helm of the organization for 36 years, was held Wednesday, Oct. 15, at its new 1313 W. Eighth St. loca-

Council Chambers to Hold Discussion, ‘St. Anna’s’ Film Screening

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Charter-like Independence Sought for Arts School Education Leaders Want ‘Autonomies’ for $232 Million Facility; Proposal Backed by Broad Would Give Control to Nonprofit

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ess than a year before the High School for the Visual and Performing Arts opens, officials are mulling a proposal that would take operational and administrative control of the $232 million school away from the Los Angeles Unified School District and hand it to an autonomous governing body.

The proposal, which was offered by the chief executive of a local charter schools organization who was solicited by the Broad Foundation, run by philanthropist Eli Broad, suggests giving the arts school charter-like independence from district rules pertaining to staffing, curriculum development, budgetary issues and most operating tasks.

Ref Rodriguez, the co-founder and co-chief executive of charter schools organization People Uplifting Communities and the author of the proposal, said he was tapped by the Broad Foundation — which has given $5 million to the school — and the California Charter Schools Assn. to consider a role for PUC in the arts school. Rodriguez ultimately decided it was not an appropriate fit for PUC, but continues to participate in discussions about the school as an individual.

Eli Broad was traveling and not available for comment, a Broad Foundation spokeswoman said.

“As I started to dig around and think about the political landmines, to put it bluntly, I realized that this is not what PUC is set up for,” Rodriguez said.

The most explosive landmine might very well be the hotbutton word “charter.” Although those working on the project have been careful not to identify the school as a potential charter institution, suggestions that certain charter characteristics could be adopted, such as the use of non-unionized teachers, has drawn criticism from A.J. Duffy, president of the United Teachers of Los Angeles.

“I have no faith in the smoke and mirrors that Mr. Rodriguez is using,” said Duffy, adding that the proposal sounds like a charter, but without the designation.

Rodriguez, along with officials who have welcomed his proposal, including Board of Education President Monica Garcia, insist they are not interested in pursuing staterecognized charter status. But top district officials, among them Deputy Supt. Ramon Cortines, agree that the school should have a certain degree of autonomy, with local management having the flexibility to make decisions quickly.

Power Question Rodriguez’s proposal suggests handing the reins to a nonprofit body that would have the power to control five aspects of the school: staffing, devising and managing the budget, maintenance, fundraising and managing facilities to generate income for the school.

That power, Rodriguez said, would allow the school to do things like pay teachers and administrators salaries that exceed district guidelines. It would also allow the school to hire non-credentialed professionals to teach art classes, without laboring through the LAUSD approval processes, said Araceli Ruano, who chairs Discovering the Arts, a 15-member advisory board that was set up to advise the district on the school.

“The one thing that I think everyone agrees on is that we need charter-like autonomies to make it successful,” said Ruano.

With its high-profile design by Coop Himmelb(l)au, stateof-the-art facilities and expected high operating budget, the school would be handcuffed if run like most LAUSD schools, Ruano said. Philanthropists, she argued, would be more willing to donate to a nonprofit entity than the district. The artsrelated facilities, including a 950-seat theater, require specialized maintenance and care that the district is not prepared to handle, she said.

Keeping It In-House The school at 450 N. Grand Ave. is scheduled to open in fall 2009. While Garcia and Cortines agree that it should function with a high degree of autonomy from the district, they want to create a model that keeps the LAUSD — and not an outside organization — in the driver’s seat.

Schools in the Belmont Zone of Choice, the Downtown district that will include the High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, already have the flexibility to devise specialized curriculums within each school’s small learning communities, Cortines said.

The three current Belmont Zone of Choice schools — Belmont High School, the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center and the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex — are divided into 15 academies, with specializations in topics such as social

justice or engineering, which are taught in addition to state requirements in math, science, history and English. The arts high school will be divided into four academies with focuses on visual art, music, dance and theater.

“The one prerequisite I have is that the arts school has to cover California state standards for high school,” said Cortines. “Otherwise, I want them to be as creative and innovative as possible.”

Garcia is also convinced that the district can devise an in-

novative and semi-autonomous governing structure without bringing in an outside organization.

“I have been involved in an effort to get autonomy to my schools with my partners so there is conversation right now about how that would work out for [the arts school],” Garcia said. “I expect that this district will have to rise to the challenge of being able to stretch and meet the needs of this opportunity.” see High School, page 12

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No on Proposition 8

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ens of millions of dollars are being spent for and against Proposition 8, a statewide measure that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot. The proposition, regarding gay and lesbian marriage, has engendered much discussion, some of it fierce and emotional.

Cut away all the rhetoric, all the spin, and the proposition would do one simple thing. It would change the California Constitution to state: “Only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

Los Angeles Downtown News urges those going to the polls to vote no on Proposition 8. The state should not be in the position or practice of dictating who responsible adults can choose to marry (neither should any other

level of government, for that matter, though only the state’s role is at issue here). The state should not deny this particular pursuit of happiness to hundreds of thousands of people because a segment of the population has what they call a moral opposition to marriage between two people of the same sex.

Gay and lesbian marriage in California changed on May 15 of this year, when justices with the state Supreme Court ruled, in a 4-3 decision, that sexual orientation is not a legitimate basis on which to withhold legal rights. Since then, more than 11,000 same-sex couples have legally married, according to a report by UCLA’s Williams Institute. Gays and lesbians across the state, from Sacramento to Downtown Los Angeles to San Diego and

beyond, have taken advantage of a new freedom that heterosexuals regard as a birthright.

Those against Proposition 8 (to be clear, and it can be confusing: voting yes is voting against gay and lesbian marriage; voting no is voting to allow it) accurately point out that, no matter how viscerally someone feels about homosexuality, all Californians deserve the same fundamental rights. Prohibiting gay and lesbian marriage, they note, would make one set of rules for heterosexuals, and a different set for homosexuals, not an American value under our Constitution.

Those in favor of Proposition 8 point to the 2000 election, when a majority of Californians voted to ban gay and lesbian marriage. They argue that the decision was made by the people and that the judges hijacked the will of the populace. They might reasonably ask themselves if they really want

the populace to highjack the values of our founding fathers. A dangerous precedent.

The emotion and the arguments are not surprising. Many people, including some with strong religious feelings, have been raised with the belief that homosexuality is immoral, and that the only natural sexual relationship is between a married man and woman.

While we do not agree with that view, we respect their right to have a differing opinion.

The problem is, when that opinion becomes law, it infringes on the rights of others. This is America, and no one has a right to impose what are arguably religious views on anyone else, especially when they infringe on a second basic tenet of the Constitution: equal protection under the law.

Gays and lesbians deserve the same right to marriage that the rest of Californians enjoy.

Vote no on Proposition 8.

Endorsement: Mark Ridley-Thomas for Supervisor

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n May, before the primary election for the Second District seat on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles Downtown News endorsed Mark Ridley-Thomas, a former city councilman and current state assemblyman.

His chief opponent was Bernard Parks, a current councilman and ex-LAPD chief. There was much to like about both individuals, each of whom has a long and distinguished record of public service. At the time we said: “There is something new afoot: two good choices for the post of Second District County Supervisor.”

Both candidates made the runoff, which takes place Nov. 4. In the race for the seat that includes part of Downtown

Los Angeles, we once again feel that electing Parks would be a very good choice, but that electing Ridley-Thomas would be an excellent decision.

Ridley-Thomas has been dismissed by some as the “labor candidate,” though it is a disservice to equate union support with an anti-business stance.

Indeed, Ridley-Thomas has a record of accomplishment in Downtown, including his work in helping get Staples Center built. Many local and regional economic benefits followed in the arena’s wake. He has also been active on the issue of homelessness, serving on the Prop 63 Commission and working to ensure that money flows to Downtown for

permanent supportive housing for the purpose of treating those suffering from mental illness.

Parks’ leadership experience and work on the Council’s Budget and Finance Committee would benefit the Board of Supervisors. He has demonstrated a willingness to make unpopular choices in the effort to benefit the public and understands the current and future needs of law enforcement.

Both are qualified, but what tips the scales in RidleyThomas’ favor is his wealth of experience in multiple levels of government and his ability to bridge divides. We endorse Mark Ridley-Thomas for the seat on the Board of Supervisors.

Joy to the Jobs

While many of the posts are entry-level positions, they all will meet or surpass L.A. living wage standards ($10 an hour with benefits or $11.25 an hour without). Additionally, an ample number of the jobs will go to people who live within a couple miles of L.A. Live. It was part of AEG’s promise, long before construction began, to be a responsible corporate citizen and ensure that, as the company benefits from the $2.5 billion project, the community does as well.

This is not the end of the job surge either. AEG is building the 54-story Convention Center hotel, which will create hundreds of positions, and a 14-screen multiplex is on the way.

We do not pretend these are the same salaries that whitecollar workers in Bunker Hill office towers earn. Nonetheless,

they are important and necessary for the people applying for the positions. In this rough patch for the economy, any job creation is good.

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he nonstop reports about the tumbling economy make it easy to think the sky is falling. But the recent job fair hosted by Anschutz Entertainment Group for positions in the second phase of the L.A. Live project remind us that not everything is bleak, especially in Downtown Los Angeles.

As Los Angeles Downtown News reported last week, more than 3,000 people showed up Oct. 7 in hopes of getting one of the 500 jobs at retail and restaurant outlets such as Wolfgang Puck Catering and the Lucky Strike bowling alley.

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As the Neighborhood Turns French Restaurant Continues a Slow Transformation in the Arts District

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ot too far from the concrete-encased L.A. River and the adjacent rumble of freight cars and faux film explosions is a stubborn pocket of life that has sprouted like a hothouse rose amid so many weeds.

Painstakingly poked and prodded into bloom over the last four years despite what appeared to be barren conditions — where the southern hem of the Arts District frays into unforgiving industrial terrain — the Toy Factory and Biscuit Company lofts boldly anchor the block.

Over the years I’ve Kathryn Maese ventured here sporadically for a pint and a RESIDENT burger at the Royal a d v is o r Clayton’s pub or to visit someone at the Toy Factory, which opened in 2004, followed by the Biscuit three years later. Recently, two friends and I decided to dine at Steven Arroyo’s new Church & State restaurant, which had been eagerly anticipated after an agonizing string of starts and stops spanning about two years.

Only open a few weeks, the eatery has already received plenty of attention, with tables often filling up, especially on weekends. Entering the French bistro-inspired space, which was formerly a loading dock for Nabisco, we were ushered to a table next to the bustling open kitchen. The restaurant

offered plenty of design eye-candy, starting with the tantalizing artisan bread piled on a nearby table. Then there were the twinkling lights strung overhead, rich red walls, antique mirrors, subway tiles and a lovely sidewalk patio ringed with potted plants.

The overall effect was charming and made for an enjoyable evening over cocktails. The kitchen, while still finding its rhythm, had a few high notes. As we munched on a plate of charcuterie and cheese and gazed out at the neighborhood beyond the wall of windows, it was hard not to cast our memory back to when this rugged area was in its infancy.

Nearly four years ago I toured the Toy Factory Lofts on Industrial Street, which at the time was a lonely beacon amid faded warehouses, truck washes and abandoned buildings. If you passed the Cold Storage building on the corner of Alameda you’d gone too far. It was one of only three for-sale projects available Downtown, and I was in the market to buy. The idea that you could own a loft here was alluring, a lifestyle as far removed from suburbia and apartment drudgery as you could get.

The housing frenzy was kicking into high gear and buyers had to dance like monkeys in hopes of snagging a property. That was when the mention of a waiting list ripe with more than 1,000 would-be homeowners struck despair into your heart. The sales agents had a swaggering confidence that was disproportionate with the reality outside the expensively outfitted sales lounge, where the bleak landscape required you to drive to someone else’s neighborhood to take a walk or grab a bite to eat.

Still, they hailed the area as the next Tribeca or Meatpacking District with such fervor that if you squinted real hard, you could almost believe that a restaurant like Church & State

Four years ago the housing frenzy was kicking into high gear and buyers had to dance like monkeys in hopes of snagging a property.

That was when the mention of a waiting list ripe with more than 1,000 would-be homeowners struck despair into your heart. would one day open across the street with a $75 fruits-of-the-sea platter and Manhattansipping denizens gazing back from the dusty industrial shell.

Tribeca or not, it goes without saying that developer Linear City had guts and vision,

something Downtown Los Angeles was built on. In many ways, suspending reality has been part and parcel of reviving what was once a forgotten city core. Props to them for eking out this small but respectable community when few believed it could be done.

When Linear City’s second project, Biscuit Company, opened last year with even more pomp, fueled in part by rumors that several big-name celebrities were shopping around for dwellings, it was further validation.

I have to wonder, though, how this neighborhood will fare in the current economic downturn, one that’s likely to get worse.

Plans were recently scrapped to build a third complex on an empty lot next to Biscuit, a result of the shaky housing market. It’s a project that would have helped create an undeniable residential cluster and perhaps fuel more investment.

Hopefully Church & State will help sustain the momentum here and even act as a catalyst to draw people who normally wouldn’t come to Downtown, let alone venture into this sparsely populated area. Restaurants have a way of building their own following, even when everything else around them is in flux. Come to think of it, that’s partly how New York City’s Meatpacking District came to prominence, when eateries and clubs like Pastis and Buddha Bar jumped into the fray.

Arroyo has good instincts when it comes to restaurants, and it looks like Church & State is no exception. It seemed inconceivable just a few years ago that this pocket of Downtown could snag such a venue. But it has. Retail is doing well across the street, lights are on in the upper floors, a resident or two smokes a cigarette on the balcony, and two women walk their dogs.

And now, diners can find a bit of Paris on Industrial Street.

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hen looking at the glimmering, dynamic Walt Disney Concert Hall, it is easy to remember the Bunker Hill venue’s opening night, which took place five years ago this week. What is harder to recall, especially for those who arrived in Downtown Los Angeles in the past few years, is that Disney Hall was one of the most contentious, difficult projects in Downtown history.

“When it started it was so poorly managed it almost failed,” Frank Gehry, the concert hall’s architect, said last week as he reflected on the structure. “I thought we were dead that first go-round.”

Gehry was not alone. The building that was conceived in 1987 with a $50 million gift from Walt Disney’s widow Lillian took 16 years to reach fruition and was nearly derailed by spiraling cost increases. The new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic opened to spectacular reviews on Oct 23, 2003, with a price tag of $274 million. The building also includes the experimental REDCAT theater.

In the last five years, much has changed in Downtown, with thousands of new residents and scores of restaurants and retail businesses. While Disney Hall was not the sole catalyst for the growth (the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, among other projects, had opened one year earlier and a couple blocks north of the concert hall), area stakeholders credit it with playing a major role in helping the community transform and altering the world’s perception of Downtown.

Los Angeles Downtown News spoke with a variety of figures about their thoughts on Disney Hall, from how it got built to what it has meant to the area to what lies ahead, including its potential neighbor, the $3 billion Grand Avenue project.

Getting There Richard Riordan, mayor of Los Angeles, 1993-2001: The Disney family spent $50 million on Disney Hall and it got them nowhere. They had no other backers, the money they spent was essentially on plans and working drawings and things that were virtually worthless.

Then O’Malley Miller, the attorney, called me and asked if I’d meet with the Disney family and see what we could do. They came to my office with their lawyer. I said, “Let me see if I can get Eli Broad interested.” While they were in my office I called Eli, he said he was interested, and the rest is history. Eli was the main one who made it happen.

Frank Gehry, architect: I took a lot of heat until it opened. And then I got a lot of congratulations. I probably deserved a little bit of the heat and I probably don’t deserve many of the congratulations, but I think it’s evened out.

Richard Riordan: Another piece of the puzzle that got me involved was that Frank Gehry and I are the oldest ice hockey players in the world. We were playing one day and he blindsided me. He thinks I blindsided him. We got up, and after we were angry we shook hands and said because of this, we had to make Disney Hall work.

Carol Schatz, president and CEO, Central City Association: After the fundraising got going and they were able to meet their goals, which was very exciting, I can remember when the walls started to go up and we had a sense beyond the model of what this venue was going to look like. I have to say that, as corny as it sounds, I remember when I came down First Street and saw it for the first time done. I wept.

My eyes got moist. I thought it was the most extraordinary architectural statement I had seen in Los Angeles in my lifetime.

Icon Status Jack Kyser, chief economist and senior vice president, Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.: It’s an icon now for Los Angeles, either Downtown or the region.

If you watch commercials, you will see in many cases it is the Walt Disney Concert Hall that is the background. It has really become a symbol. It’s not the Hollywood sign, which is the old cliché, but a really important symbol.

Dan Rosenfeld, developer, Urban Partners: I think it did what everyone hoped it would do: It became a symbol of Downtown, a physical expression like the Sydney Opera House or the Eiffel Tower.

“Downtown” is a word, and it’s wonderful that we now have a visual to accompany the verbal description of Downtown.

Beyond the symbolism, it is about music and culture and it honors one of the most distinctly creative people in Southern California. The Arc de Triomphe is about war. The Eiffel Tower was for a World’s Fair.

The Brandenburg Gate was about fortification. This is about music and culture. It’s nice that our physical symbol would have such a lofty and abstract purpose.

Frank Gehry: It has been more than I envisioned. I get stopped on the street and people tell me how wonderful I am. I don’t think I’m that wonderful. It’s nice that people like it.

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The Disney Hall project began in 1987 with a $50 million donation from Walt Disney’s widow Lillian to create a new home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The building opened 16 years later, on Oct. 23, 2003, at a cost of $274 million.

The Bounce Stephen Rountree, president, Music Center: Disney Hall has increased the visibility, prestige, position and leverage of the Music Center in regards to the Music Center’s influence in the community and on local policy, cultural tourism, arts education and education reform.

Dan Rosenfeld: One of the first things it did was it re-energized the Music Center as a cultural force in the city. The expansion of the Music Center’s outreach to include world music, dance and other media, and not just highbrow classical music, is a very welcome transition and I think will expand their audience.

The real difference we notice is simple: If you are standing on the sidewalk at 8 or 10 p.m., you see crowds of people.

Richard Riordan: I think it has had an amazing effect, particularly in Downtown.

You can see what is happening in Downtown. Los Angeles used to be de-

scribed as a bunch of suburbs in search of a city. Now it’s truly a city, and it is a city of class, international class. I’m proud of it, and I’m proud of what the citizens of L.A. have done.

Stephen Rountree: The Music Center overall has benefited from the fact that we were able to do Disney Hall. That helped me with fundraising for the [$30 million Mark] Taper [Forum] renovation, because donors say, “They got it done,” and I think that will help when we get to renovating the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

When we did Disney Hall, we also quietly redid all the restaurant and banquet facilities at the Music Center. We opened Patina, Kendall’s, which is now packed every day, and we’re now generating $20 million a year income from those restaurants. Most of that goes to Patina, because they run them, but we get about $2 million a year that supports the resident companies. I think it’s five times what it was before.

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Bring on the Tourists Stephen Rountree: Every morning if you go by there are busloads and busloads of tourists from Europe and Asia, particularly early in the morning, snapping pictures of Disney Hall, going inside, taking the self-guided tour. We’re still getting 40,000-50,000 people a year coming to see this. In the first two to three years we charged for the tours and did 70,000-80,000 visitors.

Jack Kyser: It brings a lot of tourists Downtown. When you go by on the DASH bus, you see a lot of people taking pictures. Probably a lot of tourists who would never otherwise come Downtown come down just to see it Jan Perry, councilwoman, Ninth District: I always get a kick out of seeing the tourists. Then, I don’t think it’s safe, but they stand in the middle of Hope Street with their cameras pointed up, and I go, “Please God, don’t let them get hit.”

Carol Schatz: There is no question that the minute it opened up the number of visitors increased exponentially. The combination of the cathedral and Disney Hall was dramatic on the landscape in terms of the number of visitors.

Yasuhisa Toyota’s Acoustics Frank Gehry: I just wanted it to work acoustically, and it does. And the orchestra likes it and seems to have grown in it. Wherever I go in the world, musicians hug me and thank

me and say it’s the best in the world. Yo-Yo Ma said that, and Simon Rattle. And Dawn Upshaw. And John Adams.

Stephen Rountree: It is the best acoustical, orchestral place on the planet. That means you have artists, performers, musicians, singers, who want to perform there and this gives [Philharmonic President] Deborah Borda and the Phil a huge leg up because they get people who want to work there.

Jan Perry: One day I took a large group of Baptist ministers in there for a tour, and one of them, after hearing the discussion about the unique acoustics, wanted to try it out. And he sang a cappella, and I think everyone was overwhelmed by the beauty not only of his voice, but that you could hear him like he was wrapped around us.

The REDCAT Factor Jan Perry: Don’t forget REDCAT, because REDCAT really pushed the envelope on innovative programming. I’ve been to a number of programs where I go, “Wow, that was really interesting, or that was really unusual,” things I’ve never seen before or movies I’ve never seen before or speakers I wouldn’t necessarily get to see. To have that there right in the middle of the city has been a benefit to everyone.

Dan Rosenfeld: REDCAT, the black box theater, has presented some of the most interesting, avante-garde work in the community. In some ways REDCAT is as great an addition to Downtown. I think one of the secrets of Disney Hall is REDCAT; a lot of creativity is taking place down in the boiler room.

Grand Avenue and the Future Stephen Rountree: I think that the whole movement around the Grand Avenue project would not have happened without Disney Hall. I don’t think there would have been the confidence or interest from the developers or the energy that moved the county, the redevelopment agency and the city to work together.

Carol Schatz: Disney Hall was the catalyst, in addition to the vision of Eli Broad and [developer] Jim Thomas and [Supervisor] Gloria Molina and Jan Perry, who created and moved the Grand Avenue project forward. Now the problem is an economic one that is faced by every large project in the country. photo by Gary Leonard Frank Gehry: We designed the Grand Avenue The swirling designs by Frank Gehry (shown here with a model of the concert hall) buildings to go with [Disney Hall]. So far it’s both made the project unlike any other at the time and caused the price to skyrocket.

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Mayor Richard Riordan jump-started the stalled project, bringing in Eli Broad and asking him to take the lead in fundraising. In the late 1990s, they convinced numerous corporate entities to make multimillion-dollar donations. Riordan himself gave $5 million to the project.

been well-received. They’ve been having trouble financing it.

But it’s trying to create a center that Eli Broad envisioned for Downtown, which we hope is correct. It’s a nice vision.

Richard Riordan: With the downtrend in real estate values Grand Avenue will take longer, but it sure will be a great addition to the city.

Closing Thoughts Richard Riordan: I feel particularly good about the people who have done it. I feel great about Eli Broad, Frank Gehry and the Angelenos who made it happen. I feel good about myself for empowering them to do it, but I feel better about what they have done.

Frank Gehry: Disney Hall is nice, because other than my house it is the only building I have designed that I use constantly. I love going there, and I can detach myself from it, my design-ownership, and enjoy it like a normal citizen. And the sound is great.

Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

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Shining in the Spotlight Five Years of Disney Hall Has Led to More Programming, Bigger Companies and a Downtown Cultural Renaissance

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Esa-Pekka Salonen and the L.A. Philharmonic have vastly expanded their presence since moving into Walt Disney Concert Hall five years ago. The Phil now programs about 180 concerts a year (including non-classical artists), up from 95 in its final season in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

organizations had to match its grandeur. The L.A. Phil almost doubled the number of performances from 95 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to 150, and now presents about 180, including jazz, pop and world music by the likes of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and Vince Gill (to name two acts showing up this week). “One of the things Frank Gehry had always said was he wanted the building to be a living room for the city,� Manocha said. “Because we program and operate the Hollywood Bowl, we had internally an infrastructure and an expertise in a wide variety of music.�

Though Manocha added that “the L.A. Phil has always enjoyed the greatest soloists and conductors in the world,� Rountree also suggested that the hall “gives [Philharmonic President] Deborah Borda and the Phil a huge leg up because they get people who want to work there because it is such a special place to perform in.�

Indeed, the hall, the Phil and Salonen are inextricably linked. “When Frank [Gehry] was doing the design work, Esa-Pekka was absolutely involved from ground zero, visiting halls with Frank and [former L.A. Phil Executive Director] Ernest Fleischmann, talking about what worked and what didn’t work, what he was looking for, the kind of sound he was hoping to achieve, very much providing not only practical advice about what he looks for in a great concert hall but also inspiration,�

Manocha said. “This is a Frank Gehry project, it’s a Philharmonic project, but it’s an Esa-Pekka project as well.�

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Five years later, Frank Gehry’s stainless steel masterpiece on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles continues to shine as one of the brightest additions to the city’s cultural landscape. The fourth building in the Music Center campus still attracts tourists and new audiences for its performing arts companies on a daily basis. “It has a uniqueness that draws so many people,� Stephen Rountree, president of the Music Center, said of Disney Hall. “It’s a clear step above, which is entirely to the credit of Frank Gehry for his design. Then you get inside and you listen to the music and there is no comparison; it is the best acoustical, orchestral place on the planet.�

Crowds immediately lined up to experience the outstanding acoustics by Yasuhisa Toyota. In its first season at Disney Hall, the L.A. Phil played to sold-out houses, and its subscriber base jumped from 9,127 in its final season at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to 11,676. For the 2008-09 season, the company boasts 12,194 subscribers. “We’re about 92% sold all the time,� said Chief Operating Officer Arvind Manocha. “It’s no secret this building is famous beyond Los Angeles� and is a tourist destination as much as the Getty and the beach, said Manocha. “We always had some element of a national and international reach, but certainly with the new building and some of the projects we’re doing, we get ticket requests from London, Paris, New York, Tokyo.�

The Master Chorale, the Music Center’s other original resident company since 1964, saw a big bounce at the box office. Total ticket sales for 2004-05 were more than three times what they were in the Master Chorale’s last season at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, said Executive Director Terry Knowles. Its subscriptions have doubled to more than 1,000. “While that spike in that second year with about a million and a half in ticket sales for us has not repeated itself, we are not far off

that mark,� Knowles added. “That is largely because the theater itself is so acoustically superior.�

Across the street from Disney Hall, the L.A. Opera took over as the primary resident of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. It instantly got more time to rehearse and perform and was able to program nine operas per season instead of seven, with 60-70 performances per season, while significantly improving the scale and quality of the productions, said Christopher Koelsch, L.A. Opera’s vice president of Artistic Planning. Surprisingly, total subscriptions have remained steady at about 15,000 since 2002.

Disney Hall brought another addition.

The Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater, a brand new venture operated by CalArts — not the Music Center — set up shop in the southwest corner of Disney Hall. It was made possible by an endowment from the Walt Disney Company and CalArts Trustee Roy Disney.

Five years later, CalArts President Steven Lavine is thrilled with the results. “I was never imagining anything as wonderful as being in Walt Disney Concert Hall,� he said. “It’s really fulfilled every dream.�

Mark Murphy, executive director of REDCAT, had hoped to capitalize on the attention the building was getting, but he also had some unique concerns. “Oddly enough, in some ways I saw the shininess of the building as a challenge,� Murphy said. “Because in many cities the type of contemporary work we present is more likely to be found in a renovated warehouse or a place a little more rough and tumble.�

He found that the location helped media coverage, fundraising and the other things that help get a new venue off the ground. “I think there is a certain instant credibility that we were given simply by the fact that we are the alternate space in one of the most-talkedabout buildings in town.�

REDCAT hit the ground running when it opened on Oct. 28, 2003, drawing 35,000 people to its experimental dance, music, theater, film and art events and operated at 70% capacity its first season. With an increased schedule, REDCAT shows now draw 50,000 people each year, bringing attendance up to 80% capacity.

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With time, the critical praise matched the hype. In January 2006, a New York Times article claimed that Los Angeles was overtaking New York as the center of the symphonic world. It credited Esa-Pekka Salonen’s programming and the sound of the orchestra, but also said: “Disney Hall has been a trump card.�

In 2003-04, the Master Chorale increased programming from about six concerts per season (plus appearances with the L.A. Phil) to 12-15. Knowles added that the architecture of the concert hall has given Music Director Grant Gershon the ability “to think and plot much more creatively,� using the space to have singers offstage in the Listening Room or configure the singers with room for a dance performance (as in the Nov. 9 L.A. Is the World concert).

Knowles said the hall has also helped attract composers and soloists. For that first season, the Master Chorale contacted composer Steve Reich. “We wrote the best letter we could with photographs of the model of the building and simply fired it off. Grant called it a Hail Mary pass,� Knowles recalled. “He’d never heard of us, and he’d never before taken a commission from a choral music organization, but he was, I think, very intrigued by the notion of doing something in this building for its first year.�

That collaboration led to others, as well as an invitation to Lincoln Center. “It’s fair to say the Master Chorale is enjoying a sense of profile and success that is literally unprecedented, and it comes from the concert hall and this music director,� Knowles said.

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The $274 million new building has meant bigger audiences. The Phil now has 2,500 more subscribers than it did during its final Dorothy Chandler Pavilion year. Phil performances are 92% sold out.

When the Phil moved to Disney Hall, the L.A. Opera became the principal tenant of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. It has since increased the number of productions and lured directors such as Woody Allen, whose Gianni Schicchi (shown here) opened in September as part of Il Trittico.

Opera Uptick Meanwhile, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the L.A. Opera is in the midst of its most ambitious season ever, with the North American premiere of The Fly with Hollywood director David Cronenberg and composer Howard Shore, Il Trittico with William Friedkin and Woody Allen, and opera’s most challenging project, Wagner’s Ring cycle, with director and designer Achim Freyer. “A season like this would simply not have been possible without being the principal tenant,� Koelsch said. “The general ambition of the program increased two- or three-fold.�

The size of the company has also more than doubled in five years. More importantly, Koelsch said, L.A. Opera might not have got-

$30 million Mark Taper Forum renovation, the amount of programming has also intensified, with a full season of dance at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and other community arts organizations filling Disney Hall in the summer.

One of those groups is the California Philharmonic. Music Director Victor Vener said Disney Hall brought them a new audience, mainly from the Westside. “These are people who didn’t know who we were, people we never could have reached.�

Even farther afield, UCLA Live’s David Sefton, who programs performing arts at the university’s Royce Hall, never viewed the new “iconic building on the block� as competition. “It’s all to the general good. I think anything that draws attention to the fact that

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ten PlĂĄcido Domingo to be general director or Kent Nagano and now James Conlon to be music director if it still shared the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

All of these improvements have helped “huge, huge amounts� in enhancing the company’s national reputation, Koelsch said.

While across-the-board growth of the Music Center companies has been the biggest splash from the creation of Disney Hall, the ripple effects extended much further, and will continue to do so. “All of the resident companies, including Center Theatre Group, have benefited from the overall halo of this expense, energy and excitement around the concert hall,� said Rountree. While he mentioned how it helped fundraising efforts for the

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The Music Center residents are very aware of the impact the concert hall has had in the greater community. “The opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall cast a spotlight on all of the arts, certainly along Grand Avenue, but on much of the artistic activity going on around Los Angeles that maybe wasn’t literally invisible but was a little misty,� Knowles said.

After 16 years of anticipation, there was a lot of hope riding on whether Disney Hall would be a success and, in particular, invigorate Downtown Los Angeles. Manocha said, “We took that responsibility very seriously.�

Contact Julie Riggott at julie@downtownnews.com.

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So What Do You Think Of Downtown?

Getting a Glimpse of the Central City Through the Eyes of Tourists

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he dollar may be weak, but it has had one benefit for the city: International tourists are flocking here. L.A. Inc., the city’s convention and visitors bureau, estimates that 26.4 million tourists will visit Los Angeles in 2008, up about 2% from last year when a record 25.9 million people visited.

Downtown Los Angeles is reaping some of the benefits, as travel and hospitality industry experts say tourists are visiting the area to get a look at Walt Disney Concert Hall, peruse the Fashion District and visit museums.

But what do they think of the neighborhood they likely have only seen from film and television shows? On a recent weekday morning, Los Angeles Downtown News queried some international visitors for their impressions of the area. They generally marveled at Disney Hall and the city’s architecture, but many complained about transportation. “In European cities, we have the habit to walk in the city, but here it’s impossible,� said Gaia Giovannini, visiting from Bologna, Italy.

If one impression of Los Angeles prevailed, it was summed up

by Marie Dietrich from Brittany, France: “It’s huge,� she said.

Gaia Giovannini, Bologna, Italy, and Alberto Oliva, Perugia, Italy: When approached near the corner of First Street and Grand Avenue, these friends seemed to be commiserating over a mutual frustration. They paced back and forth from the sidewalk on First Street to the entry of Disney Hall while gesticulating constantly. Did someone forget the Lonely Planet book in the car? Was Disney Hall not running tours today? Not quite. “The parking is very difficult,� said Oliva, who had parked the rental in a metered spot. “We think we need to find a public lot.�

Though both Oliva and Giovannini were eager to explore the Frank Gehry-designed concert hall (“It’s very impressive,�

Oliva said), transportation woes had come to define their Los Angeles experience. “In the map, all is very little, but really, it’s too big,�

Giovannini said. “It’s impossible to photograph because we pass all the time in the car.�

Around Town Continued from page 2 Anna’s, about an African-American infantry division in a small Italian town in World War II. As part of the event that starts at 1 p.m., Perry will bring in her uncle, William Perry, who was a Buffalo Soldier in the war, and who worked as a consultant on the film. “His 92nd Infantry Division went to this village, and they saved this village by protecting this bridge,� said Perry.

Also expected to attend are members and families of the 100 MIS/442nd Infantry Division, a group of Japanese-American soldiers who fought for the United States in the war; the group is memorialized in Downtown at the Go for Broke monument in Little Tokyo. For Perry, the event is about education and a chance for her uncle to impart his knowledge. “He is living history,� she said. “I wanted to be able to share some of that with folks here and let him teach.� The event on the third floor of City Hall is first-come first-served (visitors need identification to enter the building), and reservations are recommended, though not mandatory. To reserve a seat, call (213) 473-7009.

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he final public meeting to discuss initial concepts for the proposed Downtown Regional Connector,

Sergio Mallart, Paris, France: Visiting Los Angeles for the first time, Mallart and his family stayed at the Biltmore Hotel, which they used as a home base for exploring and photographing Downtown. “The buildings are very nice,� Mallart said. “We want to see the architecture.�

The Mallarts lived in the United States 18 years ago. Asked what prompted the family to visit this summer, Sergio Mallart pointed to the economy. “The exchange rate, it certainly played a role,� he said.

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Italians Gaia Giovannini and Alberto Oliva were impressed by Disney Hall, but frustrated by the size of Los Angeles. “In the map, all is very little, but really, it’s too big,� Giovannini said.

Manish Patel, Ahmedabad, India: In town visiting family in Orange County, India native Patel stopped Downtown as part of a daylong tour of Los Angeles that would later go to Griffith Park and Hollywood.

While some visitors wished for more pedestrian bustle in Downtown, others, including Patel, welcomed a little extra room to move. “Compared to India, it is a lot better here, a lot cleaner,� Patel said. “In India, people are elbow to elbow in the street.�

Donatella Mata and Stefano Tarchiani, Florence, Italy: While many tourists in Downtown take interest in the city’s an approximately two-mile link that would connect four light-rail lines through Downtown, will take place Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Japanese American National Museum, at 369 E. First St., from 6:30-8 p.m. There, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials will detail the two primary options for the Connector — an estimated $800 million street-level light rail line or $910 million subway — and invite audience feedback. The Connector would link the existing Blue and Gold lines, and the future Gold Line Eastside Extension and Expo Line. During a meeting on the project on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Central Library, several stakeholders concerned about traffic and safety expressed support for the underground option, which would run largely under Second Street. Some attendees cited particular concern about the street-level crossing at First and Alameda streets included in both designs. Joanne Kumamoto of the Little Tokyo Business Association said the crossing could endanger pedestrians, cut off a key gateway to Little Tokyo and disrupt small businesses along Second Street during construction.

Metro project manager Dolores Roybal said those issues will be addressed during the project’s environmental review. That process, expected to take two to three years, can begin after the Metro board approves the agency’s report on the two routing options. The board is expected to consider the project on Dec. 4. Completion is likely up to a decade away.

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(l to r) Natalie Moller, Victoria McInnes and Marie Jean, exchange students staying in Bakersfield, got a quick view of Downtown before flying back to Paris. Jean hoped to check out some of the Broadway theaters.

diverse architecture, Mata and Tarchiani, who were staying in Montebello, were paying particularly close attention to the urban fabric — both are architects in Florence.

Gesturing at Disney Hall and the office towers of Bunker Hill and the Financial District to the south, Mata appreciated the stark juxtaposition. “It’s beautiful, the contrast,� she said.

Mata had visited the city in 1992; asked what was the most noticeable change, she said the area seems to have become more popular to visitors like her. “This time, there is much more tourism,� she said.

Li Kang Huang, Li Wei Huang and Pei Wen Luo, Taipei, Taiwan: Brothers Li Kang and Li Wei, and their friend Pei Wen, stayed about 10 miles east of Downtown in Rosemead.

While they lamented the traffic on the way to Downtown, the group was all smiles as they plotted a daylong tour that would include stops at the Museum of Contemporary Art and in Little Tokyo. “And Luo wants to go to Macy’s,� Li Kang said.

Victoria McInnes, Natalie Moller and Marie Jean, Paris, France: These exchange students — they had been studying in Bakersfield — were looking to do some sightseeing Downtown on their last day in Southern California.

With a flight out of LAX later that night, Jean was intent on seeing some of the historic theaters on Broadway, while McInnes preferred to just stroll around without a plan.

Given their limited time frame, Moller’s tourist wish may have been the most difficult to fulfill: “Beverly Hills,� she said. “Is that close?�

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

High School Continued from page 3 How to meet that challenge, Garcia said, remains a “live discussion.�

The district expects to select a principal for the school by the end of the month, said Local District 4 Supt.

Richard Alonzo. Once that happens, Alonzo believes the school’s development will accelerate.

In the meantime, some stakeholders in the school are starting to feel anxious that a plan is not yet in place. “There’s a deep sense of urgency and anxiety,� Ruano said. “We just can’t wait anymore.�

The school has been without an onsite leader since Elizabeth Kennedy, the woman hired last year to be the executive director, resigned in September.

Kennedy, the former administrative director of the L.A. Opera, was hired last year for a position mostly geared toward fundraising. It took about two years to get the position approved, but because of bureaucratic glitches, “There was no way to get her paid,� Ruano said.

Discovering the Arts ultimately paid Kennedy with part of the $5 million in grant money from the Broad Foundation before she resigned, Ruano said.

Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com.

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HOLIDAY PARTIES & CATERING A Downtown Holiday Six-Pack Get in the Celebratory Spirit With French Maids, Beer by the Yard, Industrial Chic, a Trip to the Moon and More

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give a fresh spin to your annual fete.

Each space offers an element of spectacle, novelty or hipness that will turn a humdrum event into a homerun. You’ll get props for snagging one of the newest spots in town, and your co-workers will have a memorable party to talk about well into the new year.

For even more ideas, see the Event and Meeting Space Venues List on page 21.

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This $2.5 billion activity hub in South Park has all the bells and whistles you’ll need for a major party, with restaurants, clubs and a concert venue and lights and jumbo screens overhead. It’s hard to go wrong with a soiree here; the hardest part may be deciding which venue to book.

One of the highlights is The Yard House, a casual sports bar and restaurant chain that comes online Dec. 7. It boasts the largest offering of draft beer in the world, a key ingredient for any good holiday party.

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Also set for an early December opening is The Farm of Beverly Hills, a comfort food haven with an indoor-outdoor fireplace in the bar and patio, and a private room for up to 25.

They’ll handle every detail from the china to the valet.

Arriving in December is Rock’n Fish, a 6,000-square-foot Manhattan Beach import that serves New Orleans-style cuisine and their signature Navy Grog drink. December will also bring the famed Lawry’s Carvery, a casual outpost with an exhibition kitchen, dark and blond wood finishes and a sidewalk patio. The menu will feature the hallmark roasted prime rib.

For information on booking an event at L.A. Live, call (213) 763-5441 or email events@ lalive.com.

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The aforementioned Lucky Strike Lanes opens in early November, a grown-up bowling lounge complete with sexy decor, neon

lighting, hip cocktails and cuisine that goes well beyond your typical alley nachos and pizza — think goat cheese tarts and roasted top sirloin. They even offer professional planners and catering options to help you throw the perfect bash.

For larger, more lavish events, the 2,300-person Club Nokia is set to open Nov. 9. Nestled next to the Grammy Museum,

officials estimate this posh space will host more than 150 corporate and private parties a year. It also features catering by Wolfgang Puck. The adjacent Grammy Museum is being geared toward big parties; its 500-person rooftop terrace with stunning Downtown views will be available the first week of December.

The upscale Fleming’s Steakhouse is set to open Dec. 1, and its private party experts can help plan everything from full dinners to wine tastings with hors d’oeuvres. The following week will see the debut of the Conga Room, which will feature a salsa club and a restaurant serving the sophisticated pan-Latin cuisine of Executive Chef Alex Garcia.

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Infuse your party with a bit of Parisian flair at Church & State, a hot new bistro and bar in the Arts District.

and warm orange walls. A second-story mezzanine lounge pumping festive music is the perfect locale for sipping cocktails and getting into the party spirit.

The inventive tapas menu adds a punch of interest to the usual humdrum appetizers. You can work with the hotel’s event manager to devise the perfect hors d’oeuvres spread.

The Cal-Mediterranean menu means items from the playful wagyu burger with truffled parmesan tater tots to the sophisticated Tuscan flatbreads and grilled lamb chops. Popular appetizers include the ahi tuna spring rolls, bacon-wrapped mushrooms and Bloody Mary oyster shots.

To make your party extra special, the bartender will mix up a signature drink just for your event.

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The classic bistro fare is prepared in a sleek exhibition kitchen by chef Greg Bernhardt, with menu items such as steak frites, bacon-wrapped trout and boeuf bourguignon. Of course, you can opt for appetizers from their delicious selection of cured artisan meats, cheeses and olives. They also offer a full bar and hefty wine list.

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The restaurant features a sleek bar and several plasma screens that display changing images (you can even request your own), while a VIP lounge can host a round of Wii video games. The party action can also spill onto the glass-enclosed patio, which is warmed by plenty of heat lamps and a cozy fire pit. A few cabanas and pillow-strewn couches add to the fun.

The kitchen puts out eclectic small plates as well as a few more sizable entrees ranging from lobster bisque to sliders to chicken skewers. Menus can be customized for events large and small.

This Financial District hotspot offers endless options and fun that will impress your co-workers with an out-of-thisworld event.

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If you fall into that category, host your party at the weird and wonderful Tapas and Wine Bar C in Little Tokyo. This karaoke bar with fondue and Japanese waitresses dressed in

naughty French maid getups is tailor made for a small, unconventional group with a sense of humor and adventure.

Located in Honda Plaza, you’ll spot the hot pink sign proclaiming Bar C, named after its colorful proprietress, Miss Cha Cha. The decadent interior, and everything else here, will blow your mind. It’s a bit of bordello mixed with ’70s chalet and Japanese kitsch. Walls and chairs are clad in red faux fur — appropriate for the holidays. Black velvet curtains shield intimate couches and a mahogany wine vault frames a bar stretching the length of the narrow space. Food prices are a bit high, but call Miss Cha Cha and see what you can work out. Either way, you’ll want lots of holiday spirit to get in the mood for this place.

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et to open in December on the bottom of Two Cal Plaza, this hot new cocina and cantina is already revving up for the holiday party season. You can start booking now, and the restaurant can work with groups of 30 to 200 people.

A booking here will literally give you one of the first experiences at the sultry Mexican eatery with a seasonal menu devised by Executive Chef Kris Morningstar (formerly of Blue Velvet). The restaurant has a sculptural quality to it, with curved walls and pod-like dining areas. The patio features a bar and fire pit, so you can take the party outdoors.

Casa is offering three holiday catering packages: the Feliz Navidad is $55 per person and includes three passed hors d’oeuvres, a holiday specialty drink and two upscale food stations with a dessert choice; the Navidad Blanca package is $70 per person and offers four passed hors d’oeuvres, a holiday specialty drink, two upscale and one premium food stations and a dessert choice; and the Deck the Halls package for $85 per person, which offers five passed hors d’oeuvres, the holiday drink, three premium food stations and a dessert table.

Among the passed bites, or bocaditos, are empanadas with chicken mole poblano, rock cod ceviche, lobster and shrimp flautas and Mexican meatballs. Food stations feature a taco bar (with a duck confit version), enchiladas, tamales and desserts such as tres leches terrine with passion fruit mousse.

This space was made for a good party, especially considering it will include a circular sueno room with a star-studded ceiling and lots of pillows for lounging.

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October 20, 2008

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Green for the Holidays Three Downtown Options For Hosting an Eco-Friendly Bash

by Kathryn Maese

Contributing editor his year’s batch of holiday parties will bring all the expected drinking, eating and merriment. Yet while all that festivity is in good fun, it can sometimes take an unexpected toll — on the environment.

With entertaining at its peak, so is garbage creation. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, Americans produce 25% more trash — about 5 million extra tons — than at any other time of the year, according to greenfeet.com. All those disposables are handy when you munch on chicken satay and knock back eggnog, but they end up going right into the garbage can.

It may seem like a downer to think about the environment when planning your office party or even a gathering for friends at home, but there are a few easy solutions to minimize your so-called holiday footprint and give you a head start on your New Year’s resolution to be kinder to the environment.

In fact, three Downtown Los Angeles restaurants make it downright easy for you to go green this season, or at least lessen your impact. Whether they use sustainable and organic ingredients, employ eco-friendly design or recycle waste, each will help you pull off a kinder, gentler holiday party without sacrificing the fun.

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Ciudad Longtime restaurateurs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger were among the first in the industry to institute environmentally friendly policies at their three establishments, including Downtown’s Ciudad.

To start, the kitchen uses organic long-grain rice, black beans, eggs, milk and coffee, as well as beef, lamb and uncured pork raised without hormones and antibiotics. Dishes are prepared with seasonal, locally grown ingredients whenever possible.

Milliken and Feniger are perhaps best known for their stance on serving only sustainable seafood, and are part of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program. Ciudad has served only sustainable seafood for several years, with a mission to make lesser known sustainable fishes like Arctic char, black cod and barramundi as mainstream as salmon. In addition, the restaurant does not serve tuna or swordfish because of their high mercury content. The chefs have also agreed to boycott Canadian seafood until that country ends its commercial seal hunt.

As a result, Ciudad is frequently called on to cater “green� events, both at the Figueroa Street restaurant and via the offsite catering arm. The latter is expanding its offerings beyond its signature Latin cuisine to include

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Ciudad’s environmentally conscious steps include serving only sustainable seafood. Dishes are prepared with seasonal, locally grown ingredients whenever possible.

custom menus featuring everything from Arabian to French-Asian fusion. “It’s a part of their philosophy, and they’ve taken the green initiative slowly and surely,� said Catering Manager Kathryn Sweeney. “We are finding ways of expanding and talking with vendors about hormone and antibiotic free meat and organic vegetables in a cost-effective manner. Since we’ve installed our Natura purification system, we no longer have bottles of water coming all the way from Italy. It allows us to reduce our carbon footprint by buying reusable bottles and using still and sparkling water at events.�

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day fare with new ingredients. Among the popular party menu items are mojitos and sangria, Catalonian spinach empanadas, savory stuffed dates with Cabrales blue cheese, Niman Ranch carnitas, pumpkin cheesecake with spiced rum glaze and mini Cuban lattes with anise and cinnamon.

For those who book before Oct. 31, Ciudad will add a bonus course designed by the chef.

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Going Green Continued from page 18 Mendocino Farms With its “eco-artisan” concept, Mendocino Farms is one of the few Certified Green Restaurants (according to the Green Restaurant Association) in the country.

While most Downtowners know the Cal Plaza space for its delectable gourmet sandwiches using wine country-inspired ingredients, the restaurant also operates a thriving catering business.

Owner Mario Del Pero believes he has a social responsibility to set a good business example. He has implemented a recycling

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Holiday Parties & Catering program at his restaurant that turns waste into compost. Mendocino Farms also uses biodegradable disposables (like forks made from potato starch) and recycled, chlorinefree paper products.

“There are a couple of major companies in Downtown that really appreciate that we’re making an effort,” Del Pero said. “Not as many people strictly request a green event, but they appreciate that we’re trying to do our part. We’re pretty conscientious and people notice we’re making the commitment in that direction.”

Mendocino’s chef, Judy Han, shops at the Santa Monica farmers market and purchases organic and seasonal ingredients. This season, for example, she’s buying wild mushrooms and blending them with artisanal local

The decor at Blue Velvet in City West features renewable wood and bio-composite wall panels. The restaurant has a rooftop garden for vegetables.

cheeses to create appetizers like the fried mac-and-cheese bite.

Over the next four months, Han will use Fuji apples from Scott Farms to create an ancho chili pomegranate crostini topped with goat cheese and apple slices. Also on the menu is a turkey lollipop with a citrus blood orange reduction.

Mendocino lays out a rustic wine country spread complete with decorations for office parties, meetings and home events.

Prices range from $13.95-$19.95 per person.

“Pretty much everyone, no matter how bad they did in the stock market this year, can afford us,” said Del Pero. “People still want to treat themselves to good food, and our business is up 12% since the economy went south. A lot of people who aren’t able to do the large galas will still be able to do this.”

Mendocino Farms is at 300 S. Grand Ave., LP41, (213) 620-1114 or mendocinofarms.com.

Blue Velvet From top to bottom, the stylish Blue Velvet in City West features eco-friendly touches. The decor features renewable wood and bio-composite wall panels, like the private red room door made from sunflower seeds. Modular carpet panels can be removed and recycled when they become stained, lighting minimizes power usage and infrared sensors ensure efficient water usage.

The kitchen, meanwhile, buys produce and meats from organic, locally grown, hormone-free producers. Many of the restaurant’s products are purchased from local markets, and all the garnishes and herbs used in cocktails are picked from Blue Velvet’s rooftop garden, which includes tomatoes, red bell peppers, butternut squash, cucumbers, strawberries, basil, thyme and spicy globe basil.

Of course, holiday parties here are more about the restaurant’s sexy style and high-end cuisine than its environmentally friendly bent. Whether you want to host a sit-down event in their private room or a cocktail mixer in the bar or glimmering pool deck, Blue Velvet is definitely a green option.

If you can’t make it to the restaurant, Executive Chef Jonathan McDowell offers a few simple tips for throwing a green party at home. “Serve organic products purchased from local California farms, which help our community thrive,” he said.

Other suggestions include serving hormone-free meats and pesticide-free vegetables and fruits. Make sure cooking oil is organic, and use organic detergent to wash dishes after the party.

Provide recycled brown boxes for guests to take home leftovers, and be sure to recycle all paper and glass.

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Full taquilla bar, authentic mexican cuisine.

Catherine Darakjian

Private room, poolside lounge, sunk in communal table, indoor bar and lounge.

Sharon Aronson

Primarily a live art space, with a large lobby and proscenium stage in a converted warehouse setting.

Jessica Hanna

50’ circular bar, 2 smoking patios, juke box, mezzanine level and full bar. No kitchen.

Leann Rupprect

European bistro offers full service catering, complete with customized menu & meal presentations designed to fit your budget.

Angie An

Lush greenery, tranquil fountains and a remarkable view of the downtown skyline.

Cynthia White

Pizza, pasta salads and desserts.

Greg Boyd

Pizza, pasta salads and desserts.

Eric Hunt

Fine dining specializing in pasta, fish, veal and fresh salads.

Milsael Hakansson

Full service Mexican restaurant designed to accommodate every business need.

Sean Krajewski

Classic Irish bar and grill with an 80-foot mahogany bar.

Jake Tringali

Chinese cuisine and dim sum, shrimp, lobster with house special sauce and crab with black bean sauce.

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Steak, fish, poultry and fresh salads.

Sean Swofford

Latin cuisine. Colorful, dynamic retro modern design, across from the Bonaventure Hotel.

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Historic dining room in a landmark cafeteria.

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Adoro Mexican Grille 737 S. Figueroa St., 90017 955-9204, adorogrille.com

• Main dining room (72) • Patio (20)

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Blue Velvet Restaurant 1 750 S. Garland Ave., 90017 239-0061, bluevelvetrestaurant.com

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• Lobby (100) • Main Stage (99)

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Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, 90014 614-9909, broadwaybar.la

• Mezzanine Level (100) • Mixed seated/standing (225)

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Cafe Metropol 923 E. Third St., 90013 613-1537, cafemetropol.com

• Front dining room (40/60) • Back dining room (60/100)

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Cafe Pinot 700 W. Fifth St., 90071 239-6500, patinagroup.com/cafepinot

• Skyroom Terrace (40) • Garden Patio (100) • Maguire Gardens (300) • North Wing (180/250) • South Wing (22) • Entire Restaurant (80/250)

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California Pizza Kitchen (7+Fig) 735 S. Figueroa St., 90017 228-8500, cpk.com

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California Pizza Kitchen (Wells Fargo Center) 330 S. Hope St., 90071 626-2616, cpk.com

• Restaurant (160)

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Cardini 930 Wilshire Blvd., 90017 896-3822, wilshiregrand.com

• Restaurant Capacity (222) • Main Dining Room (154) • Patio (68)

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CASA Cocina y Cantina 350 S. Grand Ave., 90071 (310) 528-9455, CASAdowntown.com

• Sueno Room (20 /30) • Indoor Casita (50/ 70) • Outdoor Casita (60/80) • Fountain Casita (45/65)

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Casey’s Irish Bar and Grill 613 S. Grand Ave., 90017 629-2353, bigcaseys.com

• Mixed Rooms (350)

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CBS Seafood Restaurant 1 700 N. Spring St., 90012 617-2323, elittletokyo.com/mypage/cbs.htm

• Main Dining Room (100/120)

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City Grill 930 Wilshire Blvd., 90017 627-4289, wilshiregrand.com

• City Grill (242)

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Ciudad 445 S. Figueroa St., 90071 486-5171, ciudad-la.com

• Fountain Courtyard (50/75) • Bar/Cantina (15/75) • Semi Private Dining Room (40) • Main Dining room (175) • Entire Restaurant (250/400) • Outdoor Plaza (1,000)

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Clifton’s Cafeteria 648 S. Broadway, 90014 627-1673, cliftonscafeteria.com

• VIP Room (125)

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Club NOKIA 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior seating (2,300) • Exterior seating (750)

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Conga Room 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior seating (800) • Exterior seating (80)

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Crewest Gallery 110 Winston St., 90013 (626) 737-9503, crewest.com

• Indoor only (70/200) • Indoor+Outdoor (150/250)

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Daily Grill 612 S. Flower St., 90017 622-4500, dailygrill.com

• Board Room (16) • Window Room (50) • Grill Room (55)

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Dodger Stadium 1000 Elysian Park Ave., 90012 (323) 224-1480, levyrestaurants.com

• Stadium Club (300/400) • Dugout Club (200/350) • Baseline Clubs (120/200)

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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 N. Grand Ave., 90012 972-3519, patinacatering.com

• Grand Hall (800/1,000) • Founders Room (150/200) • Fifth Floor (450/600) • The Plaza (1,800/3,000)

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• Patio, Main Dining Room (150) • Enclosed Back Private Patio (50)

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ESPN Zone 1011 S. Figueroa St., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior Seating (1,069) • Exterior Seating (148)

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Figueroa Hotel 1 939 S. Figueroa St., 90015 627-8971, figueroahotel.com

• Club Fes • Room Tangier • Nomad Lounge • Rabat • Blue Door • Rick’s Place

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Fleming’s Steakhouse 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior Seating (200) • Exterior Seating (40)

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Golden Gopher Cocktail Lounge 417 W. 8th St., 90014 614-8001, goldengopher.la

• Restaurant (200)

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Grammy Museum 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Capacity (1,309)

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Hilton Checkers Los Angeles 535 S. Grand Ave., 90071 891-0501, hiltoncheckers.com

• Salon A (60/80) • Salon B (32/50) • Rooftop Spa Deck (50/100) • Boardroom 1 (32/50) • Boardroom 2 (16/30) • Library (16/25)

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Historic Mayfair Hotel 1 1256 W. Seventh St., 90017 484-9789, mayfairla.com

• Regency Ballroom (150/225) • Vanda Room (40/40) • Catalia Room (30/30)

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Holiday Inn City Center 1020 South Figueroa St., 90015 748-1291, hicitycenter.com

• San Francisco Ballroom (200/275) • San Jose (30/50) • San Jose A (80/120) • San Jose B (40/60) • San Francisco (100/120) • Santa Monica (20/40)

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J Restaurant & Lounge 1119 S. Olive St., 90015 746-7746, jloungela.com and jpresents.com

• Main Dining Room (135/150) • Upstairs Lounge (400) • Outdoor Patio (350/700)

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Katsuya 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441

• Interior (200) • Exterior (50)

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Kendall’s Brasserie 135 N. Grand Ave., 90012 972-7322, patinagroup.com

• Salon (14/NA) • Boardroom (100/200)

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KGB Gallery & Studio 1640 N. Spring St., 90012 (323) 224-1900, kgbla.com

• Art Gallery (100/500)

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Kyoto at Wilshire Grand Hotel 930 Wilshire Blvd., 90017 896-3812, wilshiregrand.com

• Main Dining Room (178/350)

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Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens 1 120 S. Los Angeles St., 90012 629-1200, kyotograndhotel.com

• Golden Ballroom 1 (280/350) • Golden Ballroom 2 (160/200) • Sakura (30/35) • Rose (30/35) • Kiku (30/35) • Camellia (30/35) • Mt. Vernon (30/35) • Monticello (30/35)

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Lakich Neon Art Studio 704 Traction Ave., 90013 620-8641, lakich.com

• Neon Art Studio (150/250)

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Liberty Grill 1037 S. Flower St., 90015 746-3400, liberty-grill.com

• Main Dining Room (65) • Patio (100/150) • Private Balcony (14/20)

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena 3939 S. Figueroa St., 90037 765-6357, lacoliseum.com

• Arena Floor (3,000/7,500) • Coliseum Peristyle (400/700) • Arena Club (250/400)

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Los Angeles Union Station 800 N. Alameda St., 90012 617-0111, hollywoodlocations.com

• Main Concourse (500/1000) • Fred Harvey Room (200/350) • South Patio (350/1000)

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Lucky Strike 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior (400) • Exterior (40) • Private Room Capacity (120)

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Millennium Biltmore Hotel 506 S. Grand Ave., 90071 624-1011, thebiltmore.com

• Biltmore Bowl (700/1,000) • Regency Room (900/1,000) • Crystal Ballroom (560/800) • Gold Room (300/350) • Emerald Room (250/350) • Tiffany Room (150/300)

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Morton’s the Steakhouse 735 S. Figueroa St., 90017 553-4566, mortons.com

• Boardroom A (32/40) • Boardroom B (32/40) • Boardroom C (40/50) • A & B Combined (72/80)

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Music Center 135 N. Grand Ave., 90012 972-7565, patinagroup.com

• Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (475/600) • Pavilion Fifth Floor (450/600) • Founders Room (200/300) • Music Center Plaza (1,200/3,000)

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles 900 Exposition Blvd., 90007 763-3211, nhm.org/specialevents

• Grand Foyer (100/250) • African Mammal Hall (280500) • North American Mammal Hall (300/200) • Fountain Court (320/600) • Times Mirror Conference Center (80 max)

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Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse 330 S. Hope St., 90017 680-0330, patinagroup.com

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Vintage video games, photo booth, full bar, no kitchen, smoking patio, juke box and “liquor to go.”

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Hilton Checkers Los Angeles is a historic Los Angeles hotel that dates back to the 1920s, fully restored to its original splendor.

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Kendall’s Brasserie offers a Parisian setting for private dinners, fundraisers and post-concert receptions.

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2,500 sq. ft., art-loft space, lots of windows and light, high ceilings, kitchen, bathrooms.

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Sushi tempura, Japanese dishes including noodles, fresh seafood and poultry.

Denis Choo

Hotel features a half-acre of outdoor Japanese gardens with waterfalls and restaurants.

Dave Alexson

Neon art studio & gallery with 60 large-scale neon sculptures.

Lili Lakich

Large outdoor patio with signature fireplace; located across from Staples Center and L.A. Live; private self or valet parking.

Jay Fernandez

Coliseum Peristyle is a historic and visually compelling backdrop.

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A classic Los Angeles landmark for almost 70 years combining Art Deco, Spanish Colonial, Southwestern and Moorish design.

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NOKIA Theatre 777 Chick Hearn Court, 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

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Omni Los Angeles Hotel 251 S. Olive St., 90012 617-3300, omnilosangeles.com

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Orpheum Theatre 842 S. Broadway, 90014 677-4386, laorpheum.com

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Pacific Electric Building 610 S. Main St., 90014 590-0755, pelocations.com

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Palm Restaurant 1 1100 S. Flower St., 90017 763-4600, thepalm.com

• Board Room (20/ 35) • Screening Room (40/80) • Gigi Room (140/200)

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Patina 141 S. Grand Ave., 90012 972-3331, patinagroup.com

• Private Dining Room (30/40) • Chef’s Table (12) • Patio (60/80) • Entire Restaurant (200/275)

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Pete’s Cafe and Bar 400 S. Main St., 90013 617-1000, petescafe.com

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Plum Tree Inn 1 913 N. Broadway, 90012 613-1819, NA

• Entire Restaurant (250) • Private Room (70)

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Point Moorea 930 Wilshire Blvd., 90017 833-5100, wilshiregrand.com

• Point Moorea Bar (299)

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Promenade Ristorante 710 W. First St., 90012 437-4937, NA

• Restaurant (118) • Room A (20) • Room B (20)

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Pussy & Pooch Pentouse and Pawbar 564 S. Main St., 90013 438-0900, pussyandpooch.com

• Bailey Gallery (40/80) • Outdoor Patio (12/50) • Boutique (50 standing)

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Radisson Hotel Midtown 1 3540 S. Figueroa St., 90007 748-4141, NA

• Grand Ballroom (500/750 theater style) • 10 breakout meeting rooms

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REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) 631 W. 2nd St., 90012 237-2800, redcat.org

• Theater (250)

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Rockn’ Fish 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior Seating (140) • Exterior Seating (40) • Private Room capacity (50)

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Rosa Mexicano 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, LALIVE.COM

• Interior seating (250) • Exterior seating (40) • Private room capacity (50+)

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Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine 800 S. Figueroa St., 90017 488-4994, roysrestaurant.com

• Waimea (20/25) • Kona (35/40) • Waikoloa Room (45/45) • Combine 3 rooms (120) • Entire Restaurant (280/300)

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Royal Claytons Restaurant 1855 Industrial St., 90021 622-0512, royalclaytonsenglishpub.com

• Restaurant (80/130)

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San Antonio Winery and Madalena Restaurant 737 Lamar St., 90031 (323) 223-1401, sanantoniowinery.com

• Madalena Dining Area (150) • Heritage Cellar (20/50) • Vintage Room (50/150) • Crushing Room (85) • Tuscan Winery Gardens (100/500) • Fermenting Area (50/100)

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Seoul Jung, Korean Cuisine 930 Wilshire Blvd., 90017 688-7880, wilshiregrand.com

• Three Private Rooms (127)

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740LA.com 740 S. Broadway, 90014 627-6277, 740la.com

• Main Room (995)

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Seven Grand Whiskey Bar 515 W. 7th St., 2nd Floor, 90014 614-0737, sevengrand.la

• Mixed Seating/Standing (225)

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Seven Restaurant Bar 555 W. 7th St., 90014 223-0777, sevenrestaurantbar.com

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Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel 711 S. Hope St., 90017 488-3500, sheraton.com/losangeles

• California Ballroom (810/1,200) • Breakout Meeting Rooms (20/150) • Executive Boardroom (16) • Polaris (170/250)

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626 Art Gallery at Studio B 626 S. Spring St., 90014 614-8872, 626artgallery.com

• Gallery (75/150) • Gallery and Reserve (250)

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St. Anne’s Conference Center 155 N. Occidental Blvd., 90026 381-3931 X213, stannes.org

• Foundation Room (550) • Classroom (60/224/40) • Patterson Room (25)

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Taix French Restaurant 1 1911 Sunset Blvd., 90026 484-1265, taixfrench.com

• Champagne Room (50/110) • Alsace Room (25/60) • Bordeaux Room (25/65) • Burgundy Room (20/40) • Wine Room (20/40) • Rhone Room (2/20)

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Takami Sushi & Robata Bar and Elevate Lounge 811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2100, 90017 236-9600, takamisushi.com

• Penthouse Longe (40) • Elevate Lounge (400) • Kimono Room (40)

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Target Terrace 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Exterior seating (300)

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The Brasserie 711 S. Hope St., 90017 488-3500, sheraton.com/losangeles

• Main dining room (85)

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The Edison 108 W. 2nd St., 90012 613-0044, edisondowntown.com

• Total Capacity (500) • The Tesla Lounge (20/40) • The Generator Lounge (60/100) • The Game Room (20/30) • The Well (20/30) • The Lab (40/200) • Ember Parlor (15/20)

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The Farm of Beverly Hills 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior seating (130) • Exterior seating (40) • Private room capacity (40)

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The Los Angeles Theatre 615 S. Broadway, 90014 629-2939, broadwaytheatresLA.com

• Lobby (300) • Ballroom (400) • Auditorium (1,978)

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The Mountain 473 Gin Lin Way, 90012 625-7500, themountainbar.com

• Downstairs (50/175) • Upstairs lounge (50/150)

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The Redwood Bar & Grill 316 W. 2nd St., 90012 680-2600, theredwoodbar.com

• Occupancy (150)

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The Standard, Downtown L.A. 550 S. Flower St., 90071 739-3090, standardhotel.com

• The Loft (80/130) • The Big Loft (160/225) • Loft A & B (60/800) • Blonde & Brunette (30/50 each) • Rooftop (240 standing only) • Fire Pit (20/40) • Lobby Lounge (80 standing only) • Mezzanine (50 standing only)

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The Wiltern 3790 Wilshire Blvd., 90010 388-1400, livenation.com

• General Admission room (2,300/1,870)

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Trader Vic’s 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior seating (190) • Exterior Seating (30) • Private Room Capacity (50/60)

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• Restaurant (100) • Patio (50)

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Cocktails, martini bar, happy hour ($3 appetizers) everyday from 5 pm - 7 pm.

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Menus from award-winning chef Roy Yamaguchi, contemporary Hawaiian decor, private dining rooms, all around glass, great downtown view.

Aya Nishihara

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Beautiful vaulted ceilings, rooms are surrounded

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Cathy Riboli & Mary Lou

Table top barbeque and traditional Korean dishes.

Jeong Choi

1920s theater decor.

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Three pool tables, over 225 bourbon, whiskey & ryes, smoking patio, juke box, full bar, no kitchen.

Leann Rupprecht

Upscale restaurant and lounge.

Joseph Tahanian

27,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, roof top banquet facility with a 360 degree view of skyline, modern and newly enovated public areas and guest rooms.

Meredith Sherman

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Barbara Taylor-Gray

A/C, wireless internet, free parking, full service catering, audio visual equipment.

Charles Archer

Various audio visual capabilities, break out rooms available. Grand Reserve Club includes a private cigar lounge, wine tower, card rooms and outdoor terrace.

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Full bar, smoking patio, cigar humidor, plasma TV’s, $4 happy hour Monday - Friday, available for private parties and location shoots.

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Oldest country French restaurant in Los Angeles.

Family-owned and operated since 1927.

Jill Lembke

Kimono Room and Elevate Lounge offer state of the art audio visual. Elevate offers private bar and patio, amazing city views, 21 stories above the streets.

Melissa Summers

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Display kitchen.

Meredith Sherman

House theater-style screens, flat level LCD’s, historical landmark, stage, hand crafted cocktails.

Zachary Gutin, Jennifer Szilvagyi

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Opulent, historic architecture.

Frank Schultz

Located in Chinatown, art decor, customized lanterns, multiple floors, dance floors and stages.

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traxx Restaurant at Union station 1 800 N. Alameda St., 90012 625-1999, traxxrestaurant.com

• Traxx Patio (250) • Concourse (80) • Main Dining Room (48)

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Variety arts Center 1 938 -940 S. Figueroa St., 90015 (818) 508-0281, varietyartscenter.com

• Main Theatre (950) • Small Theatre (250) • Mian Lobby (200) • Library (120)

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Versus 618 S. Spring St., 90014 489-1555, versusla.com

• Mezzanine (200) • Ultra VIP Lounge (50) • Main Room (1,200)

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Viviana 210 S. Main St., 90012 622-4949, vivianala.com

• Main Hall (500/1000) • Garden (500standing) • Production area (Can accomodate, production, catering, lighting,, etc.)

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walt disney Concert hall 141 S. Grand Ave., 90012 972-7482, patinacatering.com

• Founders Room (150/200) • SBC Lobby (300 standing) • BP Hall (300/500) • Blue Ribbon Garden (350/650) • Choral Hall (130/175)

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warung Cafe 118 W.4th St., 90024 626-0662, warungcafela.com

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westin Bonaventure hotel and suites 404 S. Figueroa St., 90071 624-1000, thebonaventure.com

• California Ballroom (2,000/3,000) • Catalina Ballroom (550/1,000)

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wilshire Grand hotel 930 Wilshire Blvd., 90017 688-7777, wilshiregrand.com

• Pacific Ballroom (660/800) • Golden State Ballroom (390/500) • Wilshire Room (470/600)

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wokano 800 W. 7th St., 90017 623-2288, wokanorestaurant.com

• Two private rooms (25/35) • Entire restaurant (200/300)

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wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill 6 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Private Room (60/120) • Interior Seating (195) • Exterior Seating (35)

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Yard house 800 W. Olympic Blvd., 90015 763-5441, lalive.com

• Interior Seating (370) • Exterior seating (90)

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Zip Fusion sushi 744 E. Third St., 90013 680-3770, zipfusion.com

• Patio, main dining room and private party room (150)

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Zucca Restorante 801 S. Figueroa St., 90071 614-7800, patinagroup.com

• Reggiano Room (24/28) • Grana Padano (12) • Veranda (60/80)

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Adventure Central Jules Verne Festival Returns to Downtown

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t’s pretty easy to see Brad Pitt on a red carpet, but how often do you get to see an astronaut from 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Jean-Christophe Jeauffre posed that question in the Jules Verne Festival’s Downtown Los Angeles office at 7+Fig the day after Keir Dullea appeared at the Edison, a power plantturned-swanky-bar. Dullea played Dave Bowman, the astronaut that shuts down the Hal supercomputer in the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film.

As part of a series of screenings leading up to the second annual film festival Oct. 2426, Jeauffre and festival co-founder Frédéric Dieudonné had invited Bowman, the director’s daughter Vivian Kubrick, who appeared in the film, and Dan Richter, who played the ape that throws a bone in the air to the theme of Richard Strauss’ “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” for a 40th-anniversary event at the Edison on Oct.12.

Vivian accepted the Jules Verne Legendaire Award for 2001 on behalf of her father, who died in 1999. Malcolm McDowell, who hosted last year’s Jules Verne Festival, presented her with the prize. The last time he’d seen her was when she was a child and he was the lead in the 1971 Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange.

After that, TV screens throughout the underground lounge showed the film in hi-def, while diehard movie fans headed over to the nearby ImaginAsian Center to watch it on the big screen.

“These are once-in-a-lifetime celebrations,” Jeauffre said. “We try to make them special every time.”

The screenings are a microcosm of what this week’s festival will be like. It unfolds at the Edison and the ImaginAsian, with directors, cast members and special guests attending screenings. The $10 tickets include a full day of films at both venues, and evening shows are $5 and $15 (children under 16 are free). A $50 VIP pass for the weekend gets visitors into the parties each night. (For a full schedule, see next page.)

Friday’s opening-night program honors Roy E. Disney and Mickey Mouse, both of whom will be in attendance. In the ’50s, Disney produced a series of nature documentary shorts called True Life Adventures, and he will introduce his latest production, the documentary Morning Light, which will screen for free at the ImaginAsian. Kids can arrive at 5:30 p.m. to meet Mickey Mouse and watch some of his earliest films in celebration of his 80th anniversary.

Saturday brings sci-fi classics and guests from films such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Forbidden Planet, with a tribute to “Battlestar Galactica,” featuring Edward James Olmos and other cast members of the TV show and the presentation of the Jules Verne Achievement Award to series creator Ron Moore. Apollo astronauts will appear for the L.A. premiere of The Wonder of It All, a documentary about the moon landing.

Spider-Man and Superman films fill out the day at the ImaginAsian Center with guests including Al Gough, the writer and producer of “Smallville.” Alain Robert, who has scaled some of the world’s tallest buildings with his bare hands, will be in person for

the U.S. premiere of a French documentary covering his feats.

On Sunday, the festival presents a 40th-anniversary screening of Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes in hi-def at the ImaginAsian, and actress Linda Harrison, who appeared in both films, will accept the Jules Verne Legendaire Award.

From Lindbergh to Whales Nine of the documentaries, many of which are getting their U.S. premiere, fill out Saturday and Sunday’s lineups and are in competition for the Jules Verne Awards to be presented at a closing-night ceremony. The subjects cover space travel, Antarctic expeditions, Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight, humpback whales and more.

All of the films that Jeauffre and Dieudonné have selected celebrate exploration, conservation and education, the themes of the festival named after the French novelist who penned 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1864 and Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1870. In honor of its namesake, the festival screens the 1954 Walt Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at the ImaginAsian on Sunday.

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Fantasia 2000 is part of the opening night festivities with special guests Roy E. Disney and Mickey Mouse on Friday, Oct. 24.

image courtesy of Bernard DeGuy and the Jules Verne Festival

Tabarly, a French documentary about the myth of a vanished sailor, gets its U.S. premiere on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 11:20 a.m. at the ImaginAsian Center.

and fiction,” Jeauffre said.

Jeauffre and Dieudonné first presented the festival in Paris in 1992, and it has since grown, attracting 40,000 people over the course of six days and becoming recognized globally as the most significant film festival devoted to adventure and exploration.

McDowell, who is currently working on

“Heroes” and cannot host this year’s event due to scheduling conflicts, said he looks forward to the next one. “I do love the spirit of Jules Verne Adventure, looking after our planet,” he said. “I originally played H.G. Wells in a movie, and Jules Verne is basically the English equivalent.”

Time After Time, the film to which McDowell referred, was one of his many scifi acting ventures (he also appeared in “Star Trek: Generations”). He got involved with the festival because it honors classic movies like 2001 and people such as George Lucas, Harrison Ford and Ray Bradbury, he said. “I was thrilled to be a part of that.”

The founders were introduced to the natural wonders of the world through the films of Jacques Cousteau. “His films showed us the world we had no idea was so mysterious, powerful, intriguing, and opened up our appetite for discovery,” Jeauffre said.

The duo are filmmakers themselves, each with a documentary in the festival.

Dieudonné directed Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon, featuring Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, filmmaker James

Cameron and Jean-Jules Verne.

Jeauffre said they are happiest when they are exploring the natural world. He directed Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick, which premieres on Sunday at the Edison.

He recalled the underwater filming and his encounter with a 30-foot-long baby sperm whale. Jeauffre said he heard it before he saw it. A dark spot appeared in the water and gradually grew larger until he was eye to eye with the creature.

“There is this moment, like an extraterrestrial, another creature making contact with you, like two ghosts from two different worlds coming together,” Jeauffre said. “When you have the chance to live through moments like that, you realize the variety of life is precious and how important it is to keep that alive for all generations.”

That, after all, is the goal of the festival, Jeauffre said, “to try to help everyone get touched, enlightened by the beauty of the planet, to love and understand it.”

For the festival organizers, that begins with stimulating curiosity and imagination, especially in young people. That is why they have been screening nature films for groups of schoolchildren in their new headquarters at 7+Fig since August.

“We were influenced when we were young,” Jeauffre said. “That’s why education is so important.

“Our modern times have lost the spirit of adventure,” he added. “We need to become pioneers and explore.”

For more information, visit jvaff.org.

Contact Julie Riggott at julie@downtownnews.com.

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Their Artistic Director Can Beat Up Your Artistic Director Ex-Boxer and Miami City Ballet Founder Edward Villella Brings Twyla Tharp and Elvis Costello to Downtown

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ong before he redefined what it meant to be an American male ballet dancer, Edward Villella had another talent: He was really good at beating people up.

Villella, who came to fame as a star of the New York City Ballet from 1957-1975 and went on to found Miami City Ballet, which comes to Downtown Los Angeles this week, was also a college boxing champion. A fan of fighters like Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Louis (“All those guys. Oh! They were incredible.”), he loved the physicality of the sport. He even had a nickname. Two of them, actually.

“They used to call me Big Ed and Fast Eddie,” he says with a powerful, roaring laugh, as he refers to his somewhat diminutive status — he fought at 142 pounds and isn’t much bigger today. “And you see my size, calling me Big Ed? Right?”

It wasn’t that big a jump from boxing to ballet. Villella had danced before college, and he reached the upper ech-

Edward Villella, artistic director and CEO of Miami City Ballet, brings the company to Downtown this week, where they will stage the West Coast premiere of a work choreographed

by Twyla Tharp.

elons of both fields not just through physical prowess, but by infusing it with intellect, what he labels a “mind-driven physicality.” It’s something that informs his company and the dancers he hires.

“There is a difference between being simply intellectually motivated and having a physical intelligence, and then a dance intelligence,” he said on a weekday afternoon in a fourth-floor office of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

“I don’t want to hear how great anybody is until I look at the way they’re dancing. Then I can say, ‘Okay, now I can see there is some mind in this. Let me see how much more mindfulness I can provide.’”

That mindfulness will be on display at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Oct. 24-26, when the MCB performs four pieces. The highlight will be the West Coast premiere of “Nightspot,” a work choreographed by Twyla Tharp with music from Elvis Costello and costumes by Isaac Mizrahi.

MCB is known for its repertory, and “Nightspot” is its first major commission. It is also a purposeful effort, said Villella, 72, to reach a younger audience. Although the company he started in 1986 (he also serves as CEO) has grown to a renowned group with 55 dancers and a $14.5 million annual budget, Villella said he needs to engage the next generation.

Letting Tharp immerse herself in Miami’s club culture to create the piece, which has a Latin flair, was part of that. So was the addition of Costello.

“I thought that with his extended background, plus with his sophisticated approach to popular culture, that this might be a good fit for us with someone such as Twyla Tharp, who is always seeking the cutting edge, fresh and new,” said Villella.

Hear the Explosions This will be MCB’s second visit to the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. Renae Williams, director of dance presentations at the Music Center, brought the company to Los Angeles in 2006. She knew the audience would recognize Villella, who trained under the legendary George Balanchine in New York, but was unsure how the dancers would be received.

“There are about three companies where the audience has

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“Nightspot,” featuring Jennifer Kronenberg and Carlos Guerra, includes music by Elvis Costello and costumes by Isaac Mizrahi.

actually surprised me and overwhelmed me with their positive response. Miami was one of them,” Williams said. “The audience was tremendously overwhelmed by the virtuosity of the company, the sincerity of the dancers and the breadth of their repertory.”

While “Nightspot” is the principal draw, Williams is also looking forward to MCB’s performance of “Liturgy,” choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, whom she called “one of the in-demand ballet choreographers of our time.”

If the new works are unfamiliar, many will find comfort in two Balanchine standards, “Tarantella” and “Symphony in Three Movements.” Villella notes that the latter, written by Igor Stravinsky in the 1940s, was partly an anti-war ballet.

“If you know enough about the ballet you will hear the explosions and the marching, and you will see helicopters and radar and signal lights and all of that,” he said.

If you don’t know about the ballet, Villella himself will be on hand to give some guidance. Since founding MCB, he has made it a habit to speak to audiences before performances, informing them about what to look for and how to understand the work. During his 2006 pre-show address in Downtown, he directed audiences to watch for a dancer bending down to touch the floor, part of the Balanchine piece “Invitation to the Dance.”

While he left NYCB 33 years ago, the Balanchine ties remain strong, and may just be felt by Downtown audiences.

“When a Balanchine ballet is being rehearsed by me or anybody else, I feel as if I’m standing in that studio, that I am in the presence and the mind of George Balanchine,” Villella said. “That’s a whole other place to me. And to me it’s a personal joy and a professional joy.”

Miami City Ballet performs Oct. 24-26 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0711 or musiccenter.org.

Contact Jon Regardie at regardie@downtownnews.com.

Jules Verne Film Festival Schedule Oct. 24-26, 2008

Venues: The Edison & ImaginAsian Center

sentation to Richard Zanuck, producer of Planet of the Apes. High-definition Blu Ray edition screening of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Franklin Schaffner, 1968.

9:30 p.m.: After party.

Sunday, Oct. 26, the ImaginAsian Center

Friday, Oct. 24 7 p.m., The Edison: The Jules Verne Award presentation to Roy E. Disney. Also screenings of short animated movies celebrating Mickey Mouse’s 80th birthday and Roy E. Disney’s special achievements: Steamboat Willie (first appearance by Mickey Mouse, 1928), Mickey’s Birthday Party (1942), Destino (2003) and Fantasia 2000 (1999).

10:30 p.m., The Edison: VIP after party.

7:30 p.m., the ImaginAsian Center: Walt Disney’s Morning Light. Dir. Paul Crowder, 2008.

Introduced by Roy E. Disney. This documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women as they embark on racing a high-performance 52-foot sloop on the ocean.

world spellbound with startling powers from another planet.

2 p.m.: Forbidden Planet. Dir. Fred Mcleod Wilcox, 1956. Introduced by cast members Richard Anderson and Warren Stevens. A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet’s colony only to find two survivors, a powerful robot and a deadly secret.

4:45 p.m.: The Wonder of It All. Dir. Jeff Roth, Paul Basta & Stephen Beck, 2008. The story of the moon conquest as never told before.

7-8 p.m.: Tribute to Ron Moore’s “Battlestar Galactica,” with the cast of the series. Jules Verne Achievement Award presentation to Ron Moore.

8 p.m: The Galactica Party.

Saturday, Oct. 25, The ImaginAsian Center

Saturday, Oct. 25, The Edison

When Science Meets Fiction: Outer Space Adventures 10:15 a.m.: Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon. Dir. Frédéric Dieudonné, 2006.

Introduced by the filmmaker. Sci-fi master James Cameron and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin pioneer from the ocean’s depths to space.

11:15 a.m.: The First Men in Space, Dir. Daniel Muenter, 2008. Through original footage and interviews with the balloon pilots, this film reveals the engineers’ technical achievements and shows how their findings are being used to this day.

12:15 p.m.: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Dir. Robert Wise, 1951. A robot and a man hold the

A League of Extraordinary Events and People Noon: Chadar, The Ice Trail. Dir. Éric & Anne Lapied, 2008. Meet the Zanskari, an Indian Himalayan people, who, every year during the winter risk their lives on the fearsome ice trail of the Chadar.

1 p.m.: The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, 10th anniversary. Dir. Stuart Gordon, 1998. The fascinating journey through East L.A. of a man wearing a suit that happens to make his wishes come true.

2:30 p.m.: The Legend of the Spider-Man. Dir. Olivier Van’l, 2008. The story of Alain Robert, who has climbed with his bare hands the highest

and most hazardous towers in the world.

3:45 p.m: Spider-Man. Dir. Sam Raimi, 2002.

When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities.

7 p.m.: Superman, the Movie, 30th anniversary.

Dir. Richard Donner, 1978. Introduced by Al Gough, writer/producer of “Smallville.”

9:45 p.m.: Superman II, Directors Cut. Dir. Richard Donner, 1978/2006. The epic sequel was entirely re-edited in 2006.

Sunday, Oct. 26, The Edison Brunch & Films 11:45 a.m.: Charles Lindbergh in Color. Dir. Daniel Costelle, 2008. In May 1927, a young aviator made the first nonstop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York aboard the Spirit of St. Louis.

1:15 p.m.: In the Wake of the Belgica. Dir. Simon Arazzi, 2008. Almost 110 years ago, Adrien de Gerlache and his crew set sail from Belgium to Antarctica.

2:20 p.m.: Mawson. Dir. Malcolm McDonald, 2008. The Douglas Mawson Antarctic expedition of 1912 is one of the most amazing feats of physical and mental endurance of all time.

4 p.m.: Whales of Atlantis. Dir. Jean-Christophe Jeauffre, 2007. The story of the “sea monster” that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, and the incredible encounter with a real sperm whale.

Planet of the Apes 40-Year Evolution 6 p.m.: The Jules Verne Legendaire Award pre-

High Seas Adventure 11:20 a.m.: Tabarly. Dir. Pierre Marce, 2008. The inspiring and poignant destiny of a remarkable sailor and the challenge of a lifetime.

1 p.m.: Humpbacks: From Fire to Ice. Dir. Ross Isaac & Stan Esecson, 2008. The Hawaiian Islands, a hot spot on the Earth’s surface, is where mother whales come to give birth.

2 p.m.: Walt Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Dir. Richard Fleischer, 1954. The classic film is the most extraordinary and lavish transposition of the famous Jules Verne novel and one of the greatest adventure movies ever made.

A Tribute to Charlton Heston 4:15 p.m.: Mother Lode, restored version. Dir. Charlton Heston, 1982. Introduced by Fraser C. Heston. The search for the largest gold mountain in the world turns into a deadly race.

Planet of the Apes 40-Year Evolution 7 p.m.: Planet of the Apes. Dir. Franklin Schaffner, 1968. The sci-fi masterpiece that struck the imagination of millions.

9 p.m.: Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Ted Post, 1970. Astronaut Brent crash lands on a planet where he discovers a cult of humans who have survived the apocalypse and worship an atomic bomb.

The Edison, 108 W. Second St. and ImaginAsian Center, 251 S. Main St., jvaff.org.

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tuesday, oct. 21 Town Hall Los Angeles At the Omni Los Angeles Hotel, 251 S. Olive St. or townhall-la.org.

Noon: Eduardo Castro-Wright, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, speaks.

Asian Pacific American Legal Center Westin Bonaventure, 404 S. Figueroa St., (213) 977-7500 or apalc.org.

5:30 p.m.: The Center advocates for civil rights, provides legal services and education, and builds coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Pacific Americans. This is its 25th-anniversary dinner.

USC Master of Professional Writing Program USC University Club, (213) 740-3252 or mpw@college.usc.ed.

6:30 p.m.: “Made Into Movies: From the Page to the Screen” is a candid discussion of the practical aspects of adaptation with input from experts in every facet of the business.

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

7 p.m.: Ian Buruma, an expert on modern Asia, discusses “The China Lover.” In it, he uses the life of the starlet Yamaguchi Yoshiko as a lens through which to understand modern Japanese history.

Wednesday, oct. 22 Live from L.A.: Good/God and Evil USC, 3502 Watt Way, #G26, visit uscmediareligion.org.

5 p.m.: In panel discussion “Forgive Us Our Sins: Institutional Evil and Personal Responsibility,” panelists explore whether and how 9/11 affected American ideas about individual and corporate evil as evidenced on TV shows.

Los Angeles Headquarters California Club, 538 S. Flower St., laheadquarters.com.

5:30-7 p.m.: Nelson C. Rising, president and CEO of Maguire Properties, appears. Maguire is the largest owner, developer and manager of Class “A” office properties in Southern California.

SCI-Arc Lecture Series 960 E. Third St., (213) 356-5328 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: The Milan-based Cini and Stefano Boeri appear. Cini has devoted attention to the function of the house, and the psychological relationship between man and his habitat. Stefano teaches urban design at Milan Polytechnic and at Harvard GSD. thursday, oct. 23 Town Hall Los Angeles At the Jonathan Club, 545 S. Figueroa St. or townhall-la.org.

Noon: Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, discusses representation for Guantanamo detainees, human rights victims and the disempowered.

Thursdays at Central Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., meeting room A, (213) 228-7241 or lapl.org.

12:15-1 p.m.: Craft Thursdays include knitting and more.

MOCA Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

6:30 p.m.: A special presentation by Susanne Kippenberger, Berlin-based writer and author of “Kippenberger. Der Künstler und seine Familien,” an acclaimed 2007 biography of her brother, the artist Martin.

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

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‘Don’t Miss’List The Week That Downtown Becomes Your Science and History Class, But in a Good Way

by Kristin Friedrich

photo by Toshi Otsuki/courtesy of ALOUD

Monday, oct. 20 Southern California Transportation Summit Wilshire Grand Hotel, 930 Wilshire Blvd., mobility21.com.

8 a.m.-2 p.m.: Mobile 21 is a coalition that brings together public, business and community stakeholders to pursue regional solutions to the transportation challenges facing L.A., Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.

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

No time listed: The Museum’s annual fundraising event, “An Artful Evening at CAAM,” occurs on the same night the “Lights Out, Los Angeles” campaign kicks off, but the organizers make due — it’s all candles and soft light.

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

7 p.m.: Diane Ackerman, author of “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” is in conversation with ALOUD Curator Louise Steinman. Ackerman’s story is about the Warsaw Zoo, which managed to save hundreds of people from the Nazis.

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Diane Ackerman, the writer and poet, often addresses science — the senses and how the brain functions loom large in her work. But her book The Zookeeper’s Wife, is more anecdotal and combines, if you can believe it, people, animals, transcendence and subversive acts of kindness. It’s about the Warsaw Zoo and how its keepers managed to save hundreds of people from the Nazis during the Holocaust. She appears in the Central Library’s Aloud series Monday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. in conversation with series curator Louise Steinman. 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

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ontinuing this general science geek-out, there’s also a new Science Matters series at the California Science Center. On Saturday, Oct. 25, from 1-3 p.m., “Your Genes: Choice or Chance” will explore not that iffy pair of thrift store Jordache, but how human genome research, and its hopes for disease eradication, are butting up against ethical concerns and worries about public access to private data. Which, decoded, means questions like: Should we err on the side of privacy when we make decisions regarding employment, insurance and law, given that genetic information is more readily available? Should theological considerations play any part in policies as we manipulate the human genome? This program will have a scientist presenting a user-friendly overview of human genome science first, and then panelists will have at the heavy, philosophical stuff. 700 Exposition Blvd., (213) 744-2420 or californiasciencecenter.org.

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Five If you’re any kind of local history buff, a treasure trove of the stuff is opening up this weekend at the third annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, to be held on the USC campus Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m.5 p.m. Put together by local historians, the event includes 65 local historical collections and archives. Genealogy experts will help you research your family’s history using the 1930 census, DNA analysis and online databases. There are also screenings of documentaries that explore the hidden stories of local neighborhoods: The Eastsiders, about historic Central Avenue before 1956; The New Los Angeles, which looks at the city’s recent political and social history; and Chicano Rock!, which traces rock ’n’ roll and Latin identities emerging in East L.A. USC Davidson Conference Center, 3415 Figueroa St., usc.edu/lasubject. image courtesy of Seaver Center for Western History Research, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

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hen his family moved to a cattle ranch, Dave Brubeck gave up music for cowboying as a little boy. But horses weren’t competition for pianos for long. During WWII, Brubeck traveled in an integrated GI jazz band and, after the war, studied with Darius Milhaud, the French composer who pushed the young pianist and composer to mix jazz and classical sounds.

He formed the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1951, and that was all she wrote — his players have changed, but the experimentation remains, even now that he’s an 87-year-old jazz elder statesman. The Quartet includes stalwarts Bobby Militello (saxes and flute), Randy Jones (drums) and Michael Moore (bass), and they swing by Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-3660 or laphil.org.

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Given the state of the economy and a new president a-coming, what do the next few years hold for science — for research in areas such as alternative energy, stem cell research, space exploration and climate change? This week’s noontime Farmlab Public Salon on Friday, Oct. 24, brings a panel discussion on the role that science could play in a Barack Obama or a John McCain White House, mulling potentially scary questions of where the candidates stand on the sciences, whether Sarah Palin thinks dinosaurs and man palled around together and to what extent ideology might affect the new president’s funding choices. The event will be moderated by Ben Sullivan, editor and publisher of ScienceBlog.com. 1745 N. Spring St. #4, (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

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Listings Continued from page 27 7 p.m.: Marilynne Robinson discusses her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homeâ&#x20AC;? with KCRW BookWorm host, Michael Silverblatt.

Friday, Oct. 24 Farmlab Public Salons 1745 N. Spring St. #4, (323) 226-1158 or farmlab.org.

Noon: Ben Sullivan, Bonnie Bills and Bo Oppenheim will discuss the role science could play in a Barack Obama or a John McCain White House.

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

5-8 p.m.: Not Your Average Date Night is an alternative to the usual night out. Come to the museum for late-night hours and a flashlight tour of the Spider Pavilion.

Weekend Recess for Grownups Toberman Recreation Center, 1725 Toberman St., (213) 610-3233 or extremebootcamp.com.

7-9 p.m.: A friendly game of freeze tag is scheduled, meant to recall all the fun we used to have at recess in elementary school and middle school PE. $5 per person.

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

8:30 p.m.: Untitled: Speculations on the Expanded Field of Writing is the fifth annual CalArts conference on experimental writing.

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10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Southern California history comes alive in exhibits by 65 historical collections and archives â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including universities, libraries and community organizations. Browse rare collections, consult with experts, and learn about family genealogy and preserving your own history.

California Science Center 700 Exposition Blvd., (213) 744-2420 or californiasciencecenter.org.

1-3 p.m.: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Genes: Choice or Chanceâ&#x20AC;? explores the ethics of human genome research and the possibilities for human disease prediction and prevention.

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

5-8 p.m.: Halloween activities and spider trivia before a tour of the Spider Pavilion.

Metropolis Books 440 S. Main St., (213) 612-0174 or metropolisbooksla.com.

5 p.m.: Leslie Klinger signs â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Annotated Dracula.â&#x20AC;?

Gabriel Awards Millennium Biltmore, 506 S. Grand Ave., visit catholicacademy.org.

6:30 p.m.: Presented annually to film, TV, radio programs and an individual whose body of work uplifts the human spirit. Honors this year go to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Grace,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enchanted,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Price of Sugar,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lincoln Heights,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Friends Tigger and Pooh, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Darfur: On Our Watch,â&#x20AC;? and CBS newscaster Bob Schieffer.

L.A. Artcore Omni Los Angeles Hotel, 251 S. Olive St., laartcore.org.

5:30-9:30 p.m.: The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th benefit celebration, honoring Kenneth Colorado and Martha Canales.

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

8:30 p.m.: See Oct. 24 listing.

Sunday, Oct. 26 ALOUD at the Central Library 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7025 or aloudla.org.

2 p.m.: Artist and geographer Trevor Paglen talks about the ways satellite imagery has changed the way we understand our world and reverses the photographic gaze back onto the satellites orbiting above us. In conjunction with the new exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;L.A. Unfolds.â&#x20AC;?

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

2 p.m.: Artist Adia Millett engages participants in a collaborative installation using found objects to explore how contemporary imagery relies on both materials in our lives and ideas from our imagination.

MOCA Grand Avenue 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-2766 or moca.org.

3 p.m.: An art talk with Frances Morris, exhibition curator and head of collections at Tate Modern.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Louise Bourgeois.â&#x20AC;?

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

Music usually starts at 9 or 10 p.m.

Tuesdays: Jazz jam session.

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

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

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

Bar 107 107 W. Fourth St., (213) 625-7382 or myspace.com/bar107.

Tuesdays: A classic island mix of reggae with attitude. Jah! Wednesdays: The world famous (or at least in L.A.) Bar 107 Karaoke Gong Show. Come join the fun and help the judges vote for the best act of the evening.

Sundays: DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice with 107â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matt Dwyer, the comic-actor genius who plays music while serving the meanest drinks (in the nicest way) Downtown.

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

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

Caseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Bar and Grill 613 S. Grand Ave., (213) 629-2353 or bigcaseys.com.

Fridays: Live Irish music.

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

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

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

Thursdays, 8-11 p.m.: The velvet-voiced Max

Vontaine recreates the sounds and styles of rat packers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. His smoking jackets and tunes are vintage; his bawdy repartee is less so. Keep a close eye on the unlit cigarette.

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

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

Tuesdays: Live acoustic performances in the lounge.

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

Fridays: Live bands on select dates.

La Cita 336 S. Hill St., (213) 687-7111 or myspace.com/lacitabar.

Mondays, 9:30 p.m.: Cocktails and Jazz, with the HDR Jazz Trio.

Thursdays: Dance Right, voted Downtownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best dance night. Free if you RSVP, $5 otherwise. So duh, RSVP. Saturdays, 6 p.m.: Hacienda Nights features live tejano, norteno and cumbia music. Cover $10.

Sundays, 1 p.m.: Hacienda Nights again, $8.

Los Angeles Sports Arena 3939 S. Figueroa St., visit monstermassive.com.

Oct. 25, 7 p.m.-4 a.m.: The 11th annual electronic music event features several stages and more than several DJs: Paul Van Dyk, Judge Jules, Markus Schulze, Pete Tong and James Lavelle of UNKLE. Mountain Bar 475 Gin Ling Way, (213) 625-7500 or themountainbar.com.

Every Tuesday â&#x20AC;&#x153;Broken Dreamsâ&#x20AC;? is DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ed by China Art Objectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Steve Hanson and the Red Krayolasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tom Watson.

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

Oct. 25: The Mexican blues/hard rock band El Tri. Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ and Bar 400 N. Main St., (213) 618-1759.

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

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

Oct. 22, 8:30 p.m.: Pianist and composer James Carney returns to L.A. for the first time since 2004.

His quartet is known as a bright light in the new jazz firmament.

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

Oct. 20, 10 p.m.: Singer songwriter Dave Gleason.

Oct. 21, 10 p.m.: The Rick Holstrom Band.

Oct. 22, 10 p.m.: Dead Ponies play somewhere in the middle of rock, post punk and soul.

Oct. 23, 10 p.m.: Alex Painter.

Oct. 24, 10 p.m.: The Shakes, the Moon Upstairs.

Oct. 26, 10 p.m.: Human Eye, Static Static, and the Alien Sound Tracs.

Oct. 27, 10 p.m.: Local alt country rocker Mike Stinson.

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

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

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

Mondays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.: A live musical showcase

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

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

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

Standard 550 S. Flower St., (213) 892-8080 or standardhotels.com.

Nightly DJs at both the lobby bar and rooftop lounge.Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.: Live DJs spin in a swank, but still comfy, lobby. And yes, there’s a bar right there.

Saturdays, noon-8 p.m.: Local DJs unleash indie, rock and electronica at “Diss.”

Tranquility Base Restaurant and Lounge 801 S. Grand Ave., (213) 404-0588 or tranquilityla.com.

Every other Saturday, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.: There’s a new gay lounge night called The Hideout, with house and dance music, drink specials and an awesome outdoor lounge with cabanas and a fire pit.

Versus Nightlife 618 S. Spring St., versusla.com.

Oct. 25: The official opening, featuring Dave Navarro, DJ Skribble, Melo and George Acosta.

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-3660 or laphil.org.

Oct. 25, 8 p.m.: An intimate, acoustic-styled night of music from the most decorated country artist in history — Vince Gill.

Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.: The 87-year-old, but always busy jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck and his same-named quartet come through the hall.

CLASSICAL MUSIC MOnday, Oct. 20 Los Angeles Bach Festival First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., (213) 385-1345 or fccla.org.

12:10 p.m.: Unique concerts featuring the music of Bach and his contemporaries.

Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1050 or colburnschool.edu.

5 p.m.: A Chamber Forum Concert with conservatory student performances. In Thayer Hall. Free.

tueSday, Oct. 21 Los Angeles Bach Festival First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., (213) 385-1345 or fccla.org.

12:10 p.m.: See Oct. 20 listing.

WedneSday, Oct. 22 Los Angeles Bach Festival First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., (213) 385-1345 or fccla.org.

12:10 p.m.: See Oct. 20 listing.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or laphil.org.

8 p.m.: Pianist András Schiff appears in the Colburn Celebrity Series for a second night of Beethoven sonatas: Nos. 22-26. thurSday, Oct. 23 Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1050 or colburnschool.edu.

11 a.m.: Conservatory student performances. In Thayer Hall. Free.

Los Angeles Bach Festival First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., (213) 385-1345 or fccla.org.

12:10 p.m.: See Oct. 20 listing.

Camerata Pacifica Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (800) 557-BACH or cameratapacifica.org.

8 p.m. : The ensemble brings its October show to Zipper, with a Saint-Saens Sonata for Bassoon; Gaubert’s Flute Sonata in A Major; Harbison’s Twilight Music; Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasilerias No. 6; and Brahms’ Horn Trio in E Flat Major.

Friday, Oct. 24 Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1050 or colburnschool.edu.

7 p.m.: Friday Night Recital features School of Performing Arts students. In Thayer Hall. Free.

Saturday, Oct. 25 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple St., (213) 680-5205 or olacathedral.org.

7 p.m.: Organist Namhee Han performs works

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Musica Angelica Colburn School’s Zipper Concert Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., (310) 458-4504 or musicaangelica.org.

8 p.m.: The Baroque orchestra’s season kicks off with a “Concerto!” program of works by Bach, Vivaldi, Graun and Telemann.

Sunday, Oct. 26 Colburn School 200 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1050 or colburnschool.edu.

3 p.m.: Pianists Heewon Kwon and Jeffrey Lavner appear in a joint piano recital. In Thayer Hall. Free.

Los Angeles Bach Festival First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., (213) 385-1345 or fccla.org.

4 p.m.: The “Bach and Beyond” program features the baroque music of Stephen Schultz and Preethi deSilva in the intimate Shatto Chapel.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE Adramelech’s Monologue Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.com.

Oct. 21-22, 8:30 p.m.: French playwright Valère Novarina creates a work that is part Book of Genesis, part nursery rhyme. In it, a king who hasn’t uttered a word since the dawn of time speaks.

Through Nov. 3.

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

Oct. 21-24, 10:30 a.m.; Oct. 25-26, 2:30 p.m.: Dozens of the local puppet master’s marionettes appear in this musical extravaganza. It’s an hour-long show, and afterwards, the audience is invited to visit with the puppeteers and enjoy refreshments in the theater’s famous party room. No end date.

Eagle Hills, Eagle Ridge, Eagle Landing The Hayworth Theatre, 2509 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 960-7738 or rangeviewproductions.com.

Oct. 24-25, 8 p.m.; Oct. 26, 2 p.m.: A suburban comedy that brings the tension of a Harold Pinter slow-burner together with the absurdity of a Coen brothers farce.

El Vagón of the Immigrants Frida Kahlo Theater, 2332 W. Fourth St.,

Downtown News 29 (213) 382-8133 or fridakahlotheater.org.

Oct. 23-25, 8:30 p.m.; Oct. 26, 6 p.m.: The story of a group of immigrants trying to cross the border hiding in boxcars. Through Nov. 16.

House on the Hill, Mammy Pleasant’s Story Playhouse Theatre Players, Harry Mastrogeorge Theatre, 600 Moulton Ave., (323) 227-5410.

Oct. 25, 3 and 6 p.m.: A dramatic portrayal of L.A.’s Mother of Civil Rights in the 1800s.

The Jose Limon Dance Company New LATC, 514 S. Spring St., Theatre 3, (213) 489-0994 or thenewlatc.com.

Oct. 25, 3 and 8 p.m.; Oct. 26, 3 p.m.: The troupe that’s celebrating its centennial tour presents “Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias” and “The Moor’s Pavane,” which incorporates literary sources ranging from Shakespeare to Federico Garcia Lorca.

Kiss of the Spider Woman Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd., (800) 595-4849 or havoktheatre.com.

Oct. 23-25, 8 p.m.; Oct. 26, 3 p.m.: The newly formed Havok Theatre Company has its way with this tale of persecution, in which two unlikely cellmates — a revolutionary and a gay man — share fantasies and secrets. Through Nov. 9.

Lovelace: A Rock Opera The Hayworth Theatre, 2509 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 960-4442, thehayworth.com or lovelacerockopera.com Oct. 23-25, 8 p.m.; Oct. 26, 7 p.m.: “Lovelace, the Rock Opera,” written by Charlotte Caffey of the ’80s pop band the Go Go’s, is the story of “Deep Throat” star Linda Lovelace, the poster child for the sexual revolution. Through Nov. 23.

Miami City Ballet Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., musiccenter.org.

Oct. 24-25, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 26, 2 p.m.: The Miami City Ballet performs an impressive program including the West Coast premiere of “Nightspot”

by Twyla Tharp with music by Elvis Costello and costumes by Isaac Mizrahi and “Symphony in Three Movements” by George Balanchine with music by Igor Stravinsky.

Money Shot Alexandria Hotel, 501 S. Spring St., (323) 960-7776.

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Pillow Theatre: Aesop Bops Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 S. Grand Ave., (213) 972-8000 or musiccenter.org.

Oct. 25, 10 and 11 a.m.: Storyteller and musician David Gonzalez teaches kids about sharing and friendship with his Aesop-based, animal-filled stories.

Rhapsody in Taps Aratani/Japan America Theatre, JACCC, 244 S. San Pedro St., (213) 628-2725 or jaccc.org.

Oct. 25, 8 p.m.: A night of poetic solo tap and music improvisations and ensemble dancing in a one-off program that celebrates tap, dance, live jazz, percussion and world music.

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

Oct. 20, 8:30 p.m.: Studio is a quarterly series for new performance works â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theater, dance, music and multimedia work.

Tragedy: A Tragedy Son of Semele Theater, 3301 Beverly Blvd., (213) 351-3507 or sonofsemele.org.

Oct. 24-25, 8 p.m.; Oct. 26, 2 p.m.: Will Enoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play looks at reporters who have to continue on, even when nothing terrible is happening in the news. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a satire of the most absurd moments of Bill Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly, Anderson Cooper and their ilk.

Through Nov. 16.

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CafĂŠ Metropol, 923 E. Third St., (310) 450-1312 or whatsthestoryla.com.

8 p.m.: New solo performance works-in-progress.

Founded as a solo performance workshop, it has expanded to include people writing for the stage, screen and page.

The Women 2511 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 960-1054 or circustheatricals.com.

Oct. 24-25, 8 p.m.: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Women,â&#x20AC;? by Clare Booth Luce, is a social satire about high society in New York during the Great Depression. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still relevant today. Los Angeles Downtown News reviewer Jeff Favre says that the show â&#x20AC;&#x153;engages from the first scene to the last,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;strong performances run throughout the cast of 15.â&#x20AC;? Through Nov. 1.

Opening 410 Boyd 410 Boyd St., (213) 617-2491.

Oct. 25-Nov. 27; opening reception Nov. 7, 6-11 p.m.: Longtime Downtowner Rick Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rickrospective.â&#x20AC;?

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

Oct. 24, 7-9 p.m.: Opening for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Livewire,â&#x20AC;? a sitespecific installation in the gallery by L.A.-based architects and SCI-Arc Studio Design Faculty members, Dwayne Oyler and Jenny Wu. It proposes a vertical circulation system, a staircase, linking the floor level of the gallery to the catwalk above, constructed with 2,400 linear feet of aluminum tubing and rods.

Ongoing 01 Gallery 530 S. Hewitt St., Suite 141, (213) 689-0101 or 01gallery.com.

Through Dec. 11: The now-famous graffiti artist Mear One returns to the gallery where it all began for a show of recent work called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mearasma.â&#x20AC;?

2nd Street Cigars and Gallery 124 W. Second St., (213) 452-4416 or laplatacigars.com.

Through Nov. 10: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photo Journal through Cubaâ&#x20AC;?

by Les Bernstein, K. Howellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pop art heart paintings, Tom Ellisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gold leaf images, Taslimurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gothic and eclectic photography.

626 Gallery and 626 Gallery at Studio B 626 S. Spring St., (213) 614-8872 or 626artgallery.com.

Through Dec. 31: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Collectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paradiseâ&#x20AC;? features work from Jaami Abdul-Samad, Donna Angers, Archerone, Sharon Louise Barnes, Nadine Baurin, Marlaya Charleston, Rin Colabucci, Walter Eubanks, d.goth, Julia C.R. Gray, Rosalyn Grimes, Paul Houzell Jr., Kenji, Tony Lavall, Nick â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nenekiâ&#x20AC;?

McGee, Duane Paul, Ron Phillips, Jesse Raudales, Synthia Saint James, Deborah Shedrick, Robert Vargas, Diana Shannon Young, Barbara Wesson, Kathleen Wilson, Richard Wilson and more.

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

Through Dec. 24: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cheryl Walker: Immersionâ&#x20AC;? is a site-specific installation of an underwater world

created with large strips of colored vinyl, as well as paintings and drawings.

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

Through Oct. 31: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Long-Term Affects of Ingesting Witches Brew,â&#x20AC;? a solo show by Jason Hadley of found-object, mixed-media assemblage.

Bailey Gallery Located inside Pussy & Pooch, 564 S Main St., (213) 438-0900 or pussyandpooch.com/bailey.

Through Oct. 31: Group show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animalsâ&#x20AC;? features the work of nine L.A. artists.

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

Through Oct. 25: For â&#x20AC;&#x153;Foreign Exchanges: Galileo,â&#x20AC;? Dorit Cypis transforms the gallery into a sitespecific installation of photography, sculpture and text that becomes performative as soon as viewers enter.

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

Through Oct. 25: Paintings and works on paper by comic, artist, musician and performer Dame Darcy.

Through Oct. 25: Scott Siedmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obscenaryâ&#x20AC;? is the painterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth solo show at the gallery.

Siedmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking at redemption through sexuality in these new works, combining sculptural references, impressionism and Renaissance imagery.

Also in the gallery is a show of works on paper by gallery artists such as Siedman, Clive Barker, Ed Ruscha, Valerie Jacobs, John Baldessari and Peter Romberg.

Through Dec. 31: Megan Gecklerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s installation fills the Project Windows.

Big Sur Education Gallery Located in the California Endowmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center for Healthy Communities, 1000 N. Alameda St., visit calendow.org.

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

Through October: Twelve Latin American artists from around the world. Curated by Box8 member Changku.

Brewery Arts Colony 2100 N. Main St., (213) 694-2911 or breweryart.org.

Andlab: 600 Moulton Ave. #303, (323) 222-2225 or andlab.com.

Through Dec. 28: Group show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mixed Signalsâ&#x20AC;?

features work from Clane Graves (paintings and drawings), Byoung (drawings) and Simon Johnston (various media, including paintings, sculpture and photography).

Gallery 618E: 618E Moulton Ave., (323) 2228978.

I-5 Gallery: 2100 N. Main St. #A9, (323) 3420717 or breweryartwalk.com.

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

MLA Gallery: 2020 N. Main St. #239, (323) 2223400 or mlagallery.com.

Through Nov. 15: Outstanding Contemporary Latin paintings and sculpture by artists from throughout Latin America as well as printwork

by Latin Masters such as Roberto Matta, Rufino Tamayo, Wifredo Lam, Fernando De Szyszlo, Carlos Merida and others.

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

Through Nov. 1: Local artist Richard Godfreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent paintings appear in â&#x20AC;&#x153;World of Nine.â&#x20AC;?

Chung King Road and Adjacent Galleries Many galleries are located in Chinatownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s West Plaza, adjacent to 949 N. Hill St., (213) 680-0243 or chinatownla.com.

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

Automat: 936 Chung King Road, (213) 6170422.

Bamboo Lane Gallery: 958 N. Hill St., (213) 6201188 or bamboolane.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Through Nov. 1: Drawings and paintings from Michael Muller.

Cottage Home: 410 Cottage Home Road, cottagehomela.com.

David Kordansky Gallery: 510 Bernard St., (323) 222-1482 or davidkordanskygallery.com.

Through Nov. 1: Sculpture, painting, and collage Continued on page 32

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Listings Continued from page 30 from Aaron Curry, Richard Hawkins and Peter Saul.

David Salow Gallery: 977 S. Hill St., (213) 6200240 or davidsalowgallery.com.

Through Nov. 8: Mixed-media work from Zachary Royer Scholz.

Fellows of Contemporary Art: 970 N. Broadway, Suite 208, (213) 808-1008 or focala.org.

Fifth Floor: 502 Chung King Court, (213) 6878443 or fifthfloorgallery.com.

Through Nov. 2: “Outside the Big Box” features furniture, art and design from Otis alumni.

Fringe Exhibitions: 504 Chung King Court, (213) 613-0160 or fringexhibitions.com.

Happy Lion: 963 Chung King Road, (213) 6251360 or thehappylion.com.

High Energy Constructs + Solway Jones: 990 N. Hill St., Suite 180, (323) 227-7920 or highenergyconstructs.com.

Kontainer Gallery: 944 Chung King Road, (213) 621-2786 or kontainergallery.com.

Leefahsalung at the New Chinatown Barber Shop: 930 N. Hill St., (323) 810-8830.

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

L2kontemporary: 990 N. Hill St. #205, (626) 3193661 or l2kontemporary.com.

Through Nov. 15: Thomas Trivitt’s new paintings are featured in “The Universe and Everything in It.” He uses automotive pin striping techniques, tools and high gloss enamels.

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

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

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

Through October: Chris Lipomi’s “Naagi Maa Nu Wakipi” features paintings and drawings.

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

Peres Projects: 969 Chung King Road, (213) 6171100 or peresprojects.com.

Through Nov. 15: “Numbers II — Ode to Johnny Rio” features silkscreens on canvas by Dean Sameshima.

POVevolving Gallery: 939 Chung King Road, povevolving.com.

Sam Lee Gallery: 990 N. Hill St. #190, (323) 2270275 or samleegallery.com.

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

Through Nov. 8: Mary Weatherford’s work on paper and linen.

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

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

Through Nov. 8: The group show “Cosmos Factory” brings together seven artists from L.A. and the Bay Area who unite the cosmic and the mundane through painting, photography and sculpture. Curated by artist Brad Eberhard.

Coldsprings Fine Art 215 W. Third St., (213) 617-8508 or coldspringsfineart.com.

Through Nov. 22: The gallery opens with “A Walk Through the Range of Light,” fine art photography by Ben Dewell. The show features 55 silver gelatin prints ranging from the Sierra Nevada foothills to the remote and rarely-seen regions of the High Sierra.

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

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

Compact/space 105 E. Sixth St., (626) 676-0627 or compactspace.com.

Through Nov. 13: “Dispatches from the Era of Blue Pants,” works on paper by Scott Horsley.

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

Through Nov. 1: Thelabellab exhibition is “The ZBoy Show: Direct from the Source,” and it combines top skate artists, fashion, images and installations.

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

Through Oct. 31: Paintings from Amanda Kindregan.

De Soto Higgins Building, 108 W. Second St., Suite 104, (323) 253-2255 or gallerydesoto.com.

DIY Gallery 1218 W. Temple St., diygallery@yahoo.com.

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

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

Through Dec. 15: On the ground-floor gallery space, “A Sound Design: The Art of the Album Cover” includes work from Saul Bass, Mati Klarwein, Raymond Pettibon, Alex Steinweiss and Andy Warhol.

Through Dec. 16: The Treasure Room features “Biblioclasm: The Assault on Ideas from Homer to Harry Potter,” with items from the USC libraries’ collections that survived hysteria and outrage, including works by Confucius, William Shakespeare and Nelson Mandela.

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

Through Dec. 3: Contemporary works of Exceptional Children’s Foundation artists with developmental disabilities.

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

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

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

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

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

Through Nov. 6: A selection of prints and drawings from the El Nopal Press collection. g727 727 S. Spring St., (213) 627-9563 or gallery727losangeles.com.

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

Gary Leonard 740 S. Olive St., (213) 304-4279.

Through December: The gallery will be open Monday-Friday from noon-3 p.m. with a special moving sale. In addition to quick prints, museumquality archival prints, limited-edition prints, fine postcard originals and poster-sized prints by photojournalist Gary Leonard, there are books, collectibles, posters and more.

Every second Sunday: Poetry readings.

Habeas Index 7+Fig at Ernst & Young Plaza, 735 Figueroa St., middle level, (213) 955-7150 or habeasindex.org.

Open weekdays, noon-6 p.m.

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

Through fall: Work from Advanced Drawing students.

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

Through October: Group show with featured artists 13:11 (Joe Scarano, Dion Macellari and Terri Woodward) and Ted von Heiland.

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

Through October: Solo show by Marina Reiter called “Reach Out, Connect, Don’t Wait,” with a separate group show featuring Patrick E. Hiatt, Chantal Monte, Charlie Quintero, Paul Tokarski, Ignacio Montano, Hallie Engel, Pauline Saleh, Jere Newton Jr., Kara Ann Stevens, Milton Aviles, John R. Math, Bryan Cahen, Frank Hoeffler and Kristina Valentine.

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

Through Nov. 8: “Flyover” features paintings and works on paper by Christopher Pate, a Los Angelesbased artist whose work was recently featured in the LA Weekly Biennial, curated by Doug Harvey.

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

Through Nov. 1: “The History of the Skateboard in L.A.” Katalyst Foundation for the Arts 450 S. Main St., (213) 604-3634 or kffta.org.

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

Through Nov. 15: Abe Acosta’s “Mind of Dementia.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Through March 2009: “Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: 50 Years as Cultural Ambassador to the World” celebrates the troupe’s African American expression and modern dance tradition.

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

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

Through Jan. 22: “L.A. Unfolded: Maps from the Los Angeles Public Library” features historical maps unseen for 100 years, classroom maps from the early 1900s and maps representing a range of styles and periods.

Through Nov. 9: “Play Ball! Images of Dodger Blue, 1958-1988” features photographs from Los Angeles Public Library’s archive, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, the Valley Times newspaper and the Hollywood Citizen News collections.

Ongoing: “Bunker Hill by Leo Politi” features the work of the beloved local artist known for murals in several libraries and, most famously, at the entrance to the Eugene Biscailuz Building on Olvera Street.

Ongoing: “Treasures of Los Angeles” features items from the Hollywood collections, including vintage posters and publicity photographs. In the Annenberg Gallery.

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

Through Nov. 1: In “Snap to Grid,” every artist that submits work is shown in a grid of hundreds of 8.5x11 prints.

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

No end date: Joe Bravo’s tortilla artwork appears in “The Traveling Museum of Tortilla Art.” Learn more at joebravo.net.

M.J. Higgins Fine Art 104 E. Fourth St., (213) 617-1700 or mjhiggins.com.

Through Nov. 8: Plein air and urban landscapes from William Wray and Tony Peters.

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

Through Nov. 1: The “Quotidian Truths” series features solo shows of new works that recount the pain and pageantry of contemporary Chinese life as seen through the news media. The second artist in the series is painter Xia Xing.

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

Through Oct. 25: “Negative” features black-andwhite digital photography with an urban theme by Cole Thompson.

Phantom Galleries L.A. 411 W. Fifth St., (213) 626-2854 or phantomgalleriesla.com.

Through Nov. 4: Installation from Timothy Nolan.

Two venues at 610 Main St. and 601 S. Los Angeles St. Through Oct. 31: Black-and-white photography

by Alexandra Breckenridge and Shalon Goss at 610 Main St. Large-scale photos of Cuba by Meeno Peluce at 601 S. Los Angeles St. Artist receptions Oct. 18 from 7-11 p.m. Galleries open for Oct. 9 Art Walk and by appointment. Contact guest curator Edgar Varela at (213) 494-7608.

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

Through Nov. 1: “Outside the Inside, Outside” features art by the Lamp Community Art Project, curated by Pharmaka and Shane Guffogg.

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

Through Nov. 1: Paintings from Molly Schiot.

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

Through Nov. 15: “Sunshine and Struggle: The Italian Experience in Los Angeles, 1827-1927” explores the Italian presence in Los Angeles.

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

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

Through Nov. 6: Chinese artist Park Sung-Tae uses industrial material such as aluminum inset screening, radiation matter, steel wiring and fluo-

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

Remy’s on Temple 2126 W. Temple St., (213) 484-2884 or remysontemple.com.

Through October: “Singgalot: The Ties That Bind” celebrates the 100th anniversary of Filipino immigration to the U.S. REDCAT Gallery 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.

Through Nov. 9: John Bock’s “Palms” is a feature-length video that follows two German killers as they navigate the landscape of Southern California from iconic Schindler and Neutra residences in Los Angeles to sleepy old town bars in Twentynine Palms and the formidable landscape of Joshua Tree National Park.

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

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

Through Nov. 30: Painting, sculptures and limited editions from Sylvain Copon.

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

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

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

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

Visit springartscollective.com.

Studio for Southern California History 525 Alpine St., Suite 103, (213) 229-8890 or socalstudio.org.

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

Through October: Photoreal, abstract and impressionist portraits.

Taller 410 410 S. Spring St., (213) 617-7098.

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

Through Nov. 8: “Booked” features vintage mug shot photographs.

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

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

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

Through Dec. 10: Animation projections created by students from the John C. Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts.

Nightly projections 7 p.m.-midnight.

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

Through Dec. 2009: The Panorama is now exhibiting a 360-degree painting of the Arctic entitled “The Effulgence of the North.”

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

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

Wigbox Gallery 1242 E. Seventh St. #106, (213) 624-0433.

Ongoing: Works by Chicana painter Yolanda Gonzalez and assemblage/installation artist Alex Rodriquez.

Winstead Adams Projects 601 S. Los Angeles St., (213) 840-7164 or winsteadadams.com.

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Approx. 2 hrs. South of Carson City. 1 acre Dockable $149,900.

1 acre Lake Access $49,900.

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Available Immediately Top floor of 11 story (18,000 SF) historic building available now!

Perfect for corporate hqtrs. Features separate executive suite(s).

Stunning views of LA two blocks away from Staples Center and across the street from the new LA Live complex. The building also has approx 4,000 sq ft of beautiful contiguous space and some small offices available. These spaces can be viewed by appointment.

Information available to qualified prospective tenants.

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DONATE YOUR VEHICLE! Receive Free Vacation Voucher.

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FOR sALE NEW PLASMA TV stand $150.

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SPA 2008 MODEL Neck jets, therapy seat. Warranty! Never used. Can deliver. Worth $5950 sell for $1950. 818-785-9043

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WE PAY CASH for Guitars, Instruments, Records and accessories. If it’s musical and you want to sell it - then we’re the Guys to Call. 760-987-5349.

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Luxury Rooms in Downtown

Ask About Our Move-In Specials!

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Monthly Rents Start at $880 1 & 2 Bedrooms Available • Fully Furnished • 100% Utilities Paid • • Refrigerator, Microwave & TV In Each Room • • Wireless Access Throughout Bldg. • Gym • • Close to USC & Loyola Law School • • Presidential Suite with Kitchen •

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Get your TRUE story to hollywood.

OFFICE & EVENT SPACE FOR LEASE! Beautiful, historic Banks Huntley building located in Gallery Row district of Downtown LA offering office space close to Federal Court House and City Hall – ideal for non-profits!

Rental rate: $1.70-$2.00/sq.ft./month Full Service Gross.

Ground-floor event and conference space also available in gorgeous art-deco setting, perfect for private functions, weddings, business meetings, etc.

For further information, please contact Karl Gossot at 213629-2512 ext 112 (kgossot@maldef.org) or Carlito Manasan at ext 117 (cmanasan@maldef.org).

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

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LEGALS CLERK ALLEN CIRCUIT COURT STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF ALLEN CAUSE NO: 02C01-0610DR-770 PETITIONER: MICAELA ROMERO AND RESPONDENT: AURELIO MORENO

This summons is specifically directed to AURELIO MORENO, the Respondent in the abovecaptioned cause of action, and who’s whereabouts are unknown to Petitioner.

You are hereby notified that you have been sued in the abovenamed Court in Allen County, Indiana, by the above named Petitioner. The nature of the suit against you is a dissolution of marriage. The petition is now set for final hearing on February 9, 2009 at 1:55 p.m.

You must answer the petition, in writing, by you or your attorney within thirty (30) days after the third notice of this action, and if you fail to answer, a judgment may be entered against you for what Petitioner has demanded.

Theresa M. Brown, Clerk of the Allen Circuit Court Prepared by: Christopher C. Baumgartner Indiana Legal Services, Inc. 919 South Harrison St., Suite 200 Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Attorney for Petitioner Filed on:October 6, 2008

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA REGARDING THE FIVE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (FY2005-FY2009) MID-TERM REPORT FOR THE LITTLE TOKYO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NOTICE is hereby given that The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, California will hold a public hearing for the Little Tokyo Redevelopment Project on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at The Community Redevelopment Agency Offices, 354 South Spring Street, 6th Floor Board Room, Los Angeles, CA 90013.

The public hearing is being conducted to hear testimony of all interested parties regarding the Five-Year Implementation Plan Mid-Term Report for the Little Tokyo Redevelopment Project.

At the above-stated time and

Kids performing schools

place, any and all persons having any testimony regarding the MidTerm Report may appear before the Agency and be heard.

10/20, 10/27, 11/3/08 CNS-1448893# PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Art Program Consultants RFQ NO. NP 8020 The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, California (“CRA/ LA”) plans to issue Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. NP 8020 to interested and qualified art consultants for consideration in managing upcoming public art projects commissioned by CRA/LA, under the direction of the CRA/LA Cultural Arts Planner. Art consultants with public

art administration, art handling, framing, conservation or marketing experience are encouraged to apply.

Qualified consultants are requested to submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) referencing RFQ No. NP 8020, including complete firm name, contact name and title, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail.

LOI’s should be addressed to CRA/LA, Contracts & Purchasing Dept., 354 So. Spring Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90013, Attn: Ms. Margie De La Rosa, Contracts Specialist, RFQ No. NP 8020, or by FAX to (213) 626-0090, or by e-mail to mdelarosa@cra.lacity.org.

Respondents interested in this RFQ will be placed on the “Registered List” for this RFQ No. NP 8020.

A non-mandatory pre-submit-

tal conference to discuss this RFQ will be scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., at the CRA/LA Central Office, 354 So. Spring Street, 6th Floor Board Room, Los Angeles, CA 90013. All interested parties are highly encouraged to attend this meeting. Please RSVP to attend this meeting by contacting Ms. Cynthia Foronda, Administrative Assistant at (213) 977-1763 or by E-MAIL to cforonda@cra.lacity.org.

The RFQ is anticipated to be available for downloading only on the CRA/LA Website at www. crala.org on or after October 10, 2008. The deadline for applications is Monday, December 1, 2008.

10/20/08 CNS-1446091#

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Foreclosures - Los angeles ❏ 4 Bed. 2 Bath. Pasadena. Semi Circular Driveway. $445,900 ❏ 3 Bed. 2 Bath. Pasadena. Great for Growing Family. 454,900 ❏ 3 Bed. 2 Bath. Pasadena. Upgrades. 3 Car Gar. Big Lot. $641,900 ❏ 3 Bed. 3 Bath. Lawndale. Tri-Level Townhouse. Large. $374,900 ❏ 2 Bed. 1 Bath. Pasadena. Wood Floors. Tiled Counters. Price TBD ❏ 3 Bed. 1 Bath. Pasadena. Major Fixer / Land Value Only. Price TBD Call us for other condos for sale or lease Dwntwn & surrounding areas!!

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n 600 W. 9th 2+2 599K n 600 W. 9th(PH) 2+2 949K n 880 W. 1st 1+1 449K n 880 W. 1st 2+2 650K n Elleven Loft 770 sqft 488K Pending n Elleven Loft 800 sqft Lease 2275/mo. n 121 S. Hope 2+2 Lease 2595/mo. n 100 Alameda 1+1 Lease 1850/mo.

madison hotel Clean furnished single rooms. 24-hour desk clerk service.

•Daily, $25.00 •Weekly, $99.00 •Monthly, $295.00 (213) 622-1508 423 East 7th St.

(2 blocks west of San Pedro St.)

700 to 1500 Sq. Ft. Lofts.

High ceilings, skylights, cable, kitchen, bath+shower, laundry room, elevator, controlled access, sub. parking. Sorry no dogs.

Call George: 818-634-7916 or 310-275-9831 x24

Furnished single unit with kitchenette, bathroom.

Excellent location.

Downtown LA. Weekly rate $275 inc.

Block Move-in Special 1/2 Month Free Single rooms starting from $550/mo.

Includes utilities, basic cable channels, laundry room on site, street parking, 1 yr lease.

208 W. 14th St. at Hill St. Downtown L.A.

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

Monthly from $595 utilities paid.

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We Got Games The Los Angeles Kings Look to String Some Wins Together Los Angeles Kings Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7340 or kings.nhl.com.

Monday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.: The Kings got off to a tough start when they dropped their first two games of the regular season, scoring only one goal between both games.

But they showed some spark the next time out, besting the Anaheim Ducks 6-3. The Kings finish a four-game homestand on Monday against the Colorado Avalanche.

After the game, coach Terry Murray and the rest of the purple and black hit the road for a two-game road trip against the St. Louis Blues (Oct. 24) and the Nashville Predators (Oct. 25).

USC Trojans Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 3939 S. Figueroa St., (213) 740-4672 or usctrojans.cstv.com.

After traveling to Washington State last week, the Trojans stay on the road with a trip to Tucson to play the Arizona Wildcats (Oct. 25). Pete Carroll’s crew will be heavily favored once again.

Los Angeles Clippers Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7340 or nba.com/clippers.

Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.: In their final three preseason games, the

Clippers host Phoenix, Portland and Denver.

Then Baron Davis, Marcus Camby et al. get ready for the regular season.

Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7340 or nba.com/lakers.

The Lakers will fine-tune their game in their final preseason contests. They’re technically on the road, but don’t worry: Kobe, Pau, Lamar and the rest of the team have not gone far. On Tuesday and Thursday they play the Charlotte Bobcats, first in San Diego and then in Anaheim. Friday’s game against the new Oklahoma City Thunder is in Ontario.

—Ryan Vaillancourt

photo by Gary Leonard

The young Kings host the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, Oct. 20.

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