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The New Bar Brigade For an Emerging Batch of Downtown Watering Holes, Style Is as Important as Liquid Substance

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The design of Dana Hollister’s Arts District watering hole Villains Tavern was inspired by late 18th century England. It is one of a batch of new Downtown drinking spots heavy on style and theme.

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A big batch of Halloween fun.

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he bright paint, which makes the building stand out of the gritty area like a funky ruby ring on an old wrinkled hand, had an immediate impression on Luisa Sarceno. The feeling continued once she entered Villains Tavern.

“I was pretty blown away,” said the 34-year-old, who visited the Arts District bar with friends last Tuesday evening. “It’s so cool, the old bottles on

the wall, the bar. It’s just such a cool vibe.”

If she didn’t mention the drinks, that’s not such a bad thing.

Villains Tavern, which recently celebrated its first anniversary, is one of a batch of new Downtown Los Angeles nightspots that draw customers not so much for what is served at the bar, but for what is served visually. While they pay careful attention to drinks, they stand out more for their distinctive decor.

Under Pressure From Huizar, BID Taps New Director

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contentious board meeting last week culminated with the Historic Downtown Los Angeles Business Improvement District selecting Blair Besten to take over for outgoing executive director Russell Brown.

In choosing Besten, a former board member, the 13-person panel reversed its unanimous vote four weeks ago to hire Roberto Saldaña. The move

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The board’s Sept. 15 hiring of Saldaña was opposed by 14th District City Councilman José Huizar, who has clashed with Saldaña’s former employer, Broadway property owner Joseph Hellen. The board soon rescinded its appointment of Saldaña and

To be sure, bars with themes or unique styles are nothing new — one of the best examples is Downtown’s Edison, a Higgins Building destination fashioned from a former boiler room.

However, the opening of five high-style spots in the Central City in about year — with a focus on everything from fashion to 1930s carnivals — indicates an interesting nightlife shift.

“I think in L.A. we’re now taking bars to an art see Bars, page 10

pledged to come up with three candidates for the executive director position. Saldaña was not among the finalists presented to the board Wednesday.

Board president Boris Mayzels said that Besten, who served on the board from 2005 to 2009 representing developers the Kor Group, and later Amerland, was the best candidate in a field that initially included Saldaña. But board member Josh Gray-Emmer, a marketing consultant, said the move was primarily rooted in a collective desire to appease Huizar.

“We voted unanimously for Roberto and I think that there’s no question that Roberto would have been the ideal candidate in a vacuum, where we weren’t being pressured by Huizar’s office,” GrayEmmer said. “Huizar’s office blackballed Roberto.

It’s plain and simple, and we decided that we wanted to move forward and get stuff done.” see BID, page 12

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hinese electric car manufacturer BYD, which stands for Build Your Dreams, is set to launch its long-anticipated headquarters at 1800 S. Figueroa St. on Monday, Oct. 24.

The company has been working on a renovation of the space at 1800 S. Figueroa St. for more than a year. The facility will function as a showroom for the firm’s electric cars and other sustainable technologies, including solar energy creation and storage systems, and a center for research and development offices.

It will employ 50 people in the first year and up to 150 people in three years, BYD spokesman Michael Austin said. BYD founder and Chairman Chuanfu Wang and Xu Qin, mayor of Shenzhen Province in China, are among those slated to attend the opening.

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APD detectives are investigating a “smash and grab” robbery at a Chinatown jewelry store, where five men snatched more than $350,000 worth of high-end watches. On Oct. 15, the suspects used pepper spray to stun the employees of Chong Hing Jewelry, on the 900 block of North Hill Street, then smashed the glass display cases with hammers. One sus-

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pect disarmed a security guard, taking his .45 caliber handgun. The smash and grab heist marks the first since a rash of similar robberies plagued the Jewelry District over the summer.

“It appears the word got out that the Jewelry District was too hot, so now the crews have hit a store in Chinatown,” said Lt. Paul Vernon in a prepared statement. The suspects escaped in a black car described as either a Kia or a Toyota Tercel with paper plates. All five suspects were described as black men wearing masks or red hooded sweatshirts. Police identified the stolen goods as Omega and TAG Heuer watches.

Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call Central detectives at (213) 972-1251.

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EDITORIALS Urban Scrawl by Doug Davis

Trouble in Central Division

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he advances that the Los Angeles Police Department achieved under former Chief William Bratton, and the progress that has continued with Charlie Beck at the helm, are remarkable. A department that was distrusted by much of the city at the time of the Rodney King beating and then the L.A. riots has now come to be embraced and seen as a partner by a large portion of the populace.

It is precisely this record of accomplishment that makes the recent lawsuits charging racism and sexual harassment in Downtown’s Central Division so troubling.

This month, Los Angeles Downtown News published a story about the proceedings that have roiled the division headquartered in Skid Row. Three veteran officers have sued the department, unleashing a litany of allegations, some of them shocking. Adding to the tumult are a flurry of staff reassignments that have a direct impact on the community. Even a captain is being shifted out of Central.

This widespread upheaval implies at least some admission of wrongdoing.

Whenever lawsuits are filed, people and organizations tend to clam up. They worry that anything said to the public, and especially the media, can come back to haunt them. We understand the viewpoint in an overly litigious society, but in this instance, transparency and a thorough investigation of what happened and why are of the utmost importance. The results of the investigation need to be made available to the public. The stakeholders of Downtown and the citizens of the city need to know that the department still merits the trust that has been building for approximately a decade.

The charges levied in the lawsuits have raised concerns in the community. The onus is now on the LAPD to ensure that long-term relationships in the neighborhood do not suffer.

This is an important moment for a department where offenses of the past may not be on the surface, but neither have they been forgotten.

The Downtown News report revealed that three experienced officers have sued the department. They laid out a series of transgressions and alleged that the behavior was tolerated by command staff in Central Division. The latter claim, if it proves true, is especially troubling — people in this day and age demand that those in charge be responsible and don’t al-

low offensive behavior of any kind.

There is a long list of allegations. We also recognize that part of this almost certainly involves a legal strategy of throwing absolutely everything into the suits, even somewhat minor or out-of-context accusations. The intent could be to portray a pattern, a consistency of behavior. Even relatively innocuous jokes or comments can seem egregious when taken out of context. When paired with actions that cross the line of acceptable behavior, they can indeed become fodder for legal remedy.

The most attention-grabbing and troubling allegation in the suits is that one sergeant presented an African-American officer with a cake topped with a piece of chicken and a slice of watermelon. Another suit alleges that the same sergeant sent an ethnically repugnant text message to a Latino officer. The sergeant is also alleged to have made a disparaging and sexually suggestive comment to a female officer. There are rare circumstances in life when such cringe-inducing moments are part of mutual kidding and banter. Trouble is, such actions can never be tolerated in the workplace.

Perhaps the LAPD didn’t do what so many private companies do: require every employee to attend classes on what constitutes racism and sexism in the workplace.

We acknowledge that police work is something most people, including the majority of journalists, cannot fully appreciate. The rigors of public safety, of having to constantly be wary of the unexpected and the life threatening, can result in intense pressure. We assume that people who can never fully let their guard down make jokes and play pranks to release some of the steam. Perhaps, as we say, it’s a situation where, years ago, everyone was on the same page, laughing together at personal tweaks. Over time, something that one person interpreted as a culture of acceptance could have crossed a line and turned derogatory or humiliating for those on the receiving end.

Whether or not this is what occurred in Central Division, some behaviors and actions cannot be ignored by management. When these matters are brought to supervisors, the only acceptable course of action is to look into the claim and treat it seriously. This doesn’t mean a rush to judgment, but the allegations have to be considered on both sides. They

can’t be dismissed because it might look bad for the department or the boss. They can’t be dismissed because management suspects a lawsuit is a ploy to improve retirement nest eggs. Certainly, those who make claims or who approach supervisors with grievances cannot be retaliated against just for speaking up.

The situation in Central Division is particularly troubling because it also impacts some of the police officials with whom Downtowners have close and frequent contact. Wellrespected senior lead officers in Chinatown and the Fashion District, people who over a decade or more have established strong, trusting relationships with a wide variety of area stakeholders, have been transferred out of the area. It’s a major loss for the community.

If the officers are known to have contributed to bad behavior, then yes, take corrective action, but LAPD brass should not remove anyone who hasn’t participated just to prove they are responsive to complaints. It is all very complicated, and the full truth is not out.

How far the fallout goes is at this point uncertain. The captain of Central Division is being moved to another job, though he is not being demoted and LAPD officials say it is not related to the current situation. If it’s not, the timing seems curiously coincidental. Whatever the case, new leadership is coming to Downtown.

This messy and uncomfortable situation will not disappear anytime soon. The lawsuits will likely wend their way through court. Attorneys on both sides will wrestle over the matter and seek to determine whether a settlement makes sense. If things go this route and if city officials don’t think they can win — and again, those are big ifs — it could prove costly to taxpayers. In a fairly recent case, a sergeant filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the department. It went to trial and a jury awarded him $1.1 million.

As department brass deals with the situation at hand, they have to remember a wider audience — Downtown and the rest of the public. The LAPD needs to do a full investigation and then come clean. The distrust of the past has diminished, but it has not been erased. Even if there is something unpleasant or ugly, it has to come out. Only clear and complete communication with the public is appropriate.

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The Readers Talk Back Website Comments on Hockey, The LAPD and a Local BID

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very week Los Angeles Downtown News gets online comments to the stories we publish. These are some of the most interesting responses. Make additional comments at ladowntownnews. com. Go ahead. It’s fun.

Regarding the column “It’s Good to Be the Kings,” published online Oct. 13, by Dave Denholm irst off, so you know where I am coming from, Go Ducks! You cannot call what happens between the Kings and the Ducks a rivalry. In order for it to be a true rivalry, they need to play each other in the playoffs. This has never happened. Up until last year, the two never made the playoffs at the same time. As far as a King being cooler than a Duck? Well, the Ducks have a Stanley Cup. What else is there to say? I will give the Kings credit though. They made some great additions and should have a very good year, but until they actually win something, the Ducks have one up on them.

—Ken Nakano, Oct. 15, 9:48 p.m.

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Regarding the article “Racism, Sexual Harassment Lawsuits Roil Central Division,” published online Oct. 5, by Ryan Vaillancourt f this is a glimpse into what really goes on inside today’s LAPD, and more specifically Central Division, I don’t see how they can work together without there being tension in every meeting room, patrol

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LETTERS Look Inward, City Hall Dear Editor, ouncilman Mitch Englander stated that “We’re in customer service” (“A ‘Change of Culture’ at City Hall,” Sept. 19, by Jon Regardie), a field he ascribed to everything from police to bulky-item pickup. He should start at City Hall. People make the trip Downtown to voice their opinions and those around the horseshoe rarely pay attention. Rarely are all the council members seated in their thrones except when a celebrity shows up. Englander should know this by now. He was the chief of staff to Greig Smith. “Imagine hiring J.D. Power to rate customer service in L.A.,” he said. That’s all we need — another agency on the city payroll.

It just takes common sense. Treat people the way you want to be treated.

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car, etc. I’m shocked by all of this. I always thought there was some type of brotherhood that officers were sworn to stay loyal to at all times. This article implies that it’s now become an “everyone for themselves” mentality where lawsuits abound.

I wonder what community members were at the meeting where it’s alleged that Capt. Todd Chamberlain made a possible racially motivated statement? I, personally, have sat in on many meetings with Chamberlain and have never experienced anything like that. I’m stunned. I hope that he is allowed the platform to respond to these damaging allegations.

—General Jeff, Oct. 6, 4:57 p.m.

Regarding the editorial “Historic Core BID Is on the Hot Seat,” published online Oct. 14 don’t assume to know the particulars behind this episode, but during the limited interactions I’ve had with [outgoing BID executive director] Russell Brown, my impression was always that he was very forthright, intelligent and fair-minded. I also have watched Councilman José Huizar behave in an honest and intelligent manner. I get concerned when I hear of any political bodies acting contrary to the Brown Act. I get even more concerned when I learn that a developer or property owner is trying to install one of their own to an influential position within the city of Los Angeles.

—Tobi Dragert, Oct. 16, 10:28 p.m.

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Another Park Name Dear Editor, egarding “Spring Street Park Plan Falls Apart” (Sept. 26, by Richard Guzmán) and its naming dispute, I propose naming it in honor of John and Donald Parkinson, the father and son architects who designed about half the buildings in the area surrounding the coming park. Their work, individually and/or with others, includes: the Rowan Building just to the south, the Continental Building to the north, the Title Insurance Building across the street, Crocker Bank (453 S. Spring St.) and the Alexandria Hotel (Fifth and Spring streets).

They also worked on Bullock’s Wilshire and City Hall. So call it Parkinson Park, Parkinson Gardens or Parkinson Greens. Naming it after them connects it with its historic neighborhood and will also bring awareness to their

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—Jim Shafer

No Fan of the Streetcar Dear Editor, frequently see articles about the Broadway streetcar project (mentioned in “Battle Erupts Over Business Group Leadership,” Sept. 26, by Ryan Vaillancourt). I wonder if many of the proponents have thought about the clutter that is created by the overhead wires and stays required to support even the minimal single-wire connection proposed. Pictures from the era when the streetcars were prevalent show a visual mess. The LADWP has spent millions to excellent effect placing the Downtown electrical system underground and eliminating the clutter. There are so many smaller projects that would enhance the older areas of Downtown. Has anyone looked at the shameful condition of the sidewalks, for example? The concrete throughout the Historic Bank, Fashion and Arts districts is in pitiful shape. Concrete replacement is cheap. Why can’t we focus on the simple, doable projects in these hard times?

—Howard Stover

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The Not-so-Amazing Spider-Wuss It’s All Fun and Games Until You Have to Rappel Down the Bonaventure

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here comes a time in a man’s life when his courage is tested and he learns just what he’s made of. I, apparently, am made of pure fear, with a bit of stupidity sprinkled in.

I learned this the hard way while I hung nearly 30 stories off the side of a Downtown Los Angeles hotel recently, paralyzed with fear and begging for my life, though I was never really in any danger, unless dying of humiliation is possible.

As part of the Downtown Challenge, where I take on jobs and activities that are part of the neighborhood’s fabric, I tried to rappel down the side of the 32-story Westin Bonaventure Hotel. I had two ulterior motives: to conquer my fear of heights, and to make amends with the Boy Scouts for a past transgression.

On Oct. 7, the local chapter of the Boy Scouts staged its second annual “Over the Edge” event. The fundraiser allows people who pledge or raise at least $1,500 to channel their inner Spider-Man and slide down the side of the 1976 landmark. The proceeds helps disadvantaged kids in Los Angeles become Boy Scouts.

Ultimately, 71 people participated, raising $135,000 for the cause. I tried the challenge the day before, as did a few other members of the media. I think it’s safe to say that everyone fared better than I did.

I’ll Show You First Aid I have a checkered history with the Boy Scouts. Way back in the day, my mom decided that I needed some structure in my life. I was about 10 years old and not exactly a wellbehaved child. She thought some scouting would help.

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I played the role of an injured scout, but apparently, little

Spielberg didn’t like the way I rolled. So after embarrassing me in front of the other scouts about how fake my fall looked, I decided we should learn by example.

I pushed him off the hill.

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It turned out that fear was a factor for someone with a phobia of heights.

up with actual cuts and bruises, which at the time I thought provided a wonderful opportunity for a more realistic film on first aid.

Our troop leader was not happy. My scouting experience ended that day.

Conquering Fears Another reason why I decided to take on the challenge is my fear of heights. To be perfectly clear, I am petrified of heights.

I can’t even stand to see other people near ledges. I don’t like looking out windows, even closed windows, in tall buildings.

I’m kind of glad I’m only five-feet five-inches; anything taller and my stomach would be in knots every time I stand.

I thought that with the safety of ropes and being in control of a slow descent, rappelling down the side of the Bonaventure would help me conquer my fear. Nate Nusbaum, chief development officer for the Boys Scouts, assured me there was nothing to worry about. Plenty of people from all kinds of backgrounds have done it, he said.

When I arrived at the Bonaventure, I saw a few people already rappelling down the building. They all seemed to be having a blast. Some even had cheering sections on the ground.

“OK, I can do this,” I told myself.

That confidence soon dwindled. As I rode those famous elevators on the side of the Bonaventure, I got a real sense of the building’s height. While in the elevator, I emailed my editor.

“What if I change my mind?” I asked.

“You will be subject to endless teasing and lots of ‘Awwwwww, poooor wichard doesn’t want to go down the big scawy building,” he wrote back. “But we understand if you’re not brave. Seriously, if ‘Wuss’ is your middle name, you don’t have to do it.’

My middle name is Ernesto, not Wuss. Game on!

[Ed. note: I thought he was joking. Oops.]

In reality, the rappel is completely safe. The organizers use a snug-fitting harness and check it at least three times. Two ropes hold you at all times — one goes through a mechanism that, with a squeeze handle, allows you to control the speed of your descent. The other is a safety line that stops you if you start going down too fast. Trained staff are at the top and the bottom of the building.

“The hardest part is going off the edge,” an instructor told me.

As they were preparing the ropes, my heart began pounding like a bass drum being hit with a rubber hammer by an angry monkey. I promised myself I’d never look down.

The Plunge It was finally time to take the plunge. I stood on the edge of the building, my body hundreds of feet above skull-smashing concrete. The back half of my feet were hanging off the edge so that only my toes were touching the hotel.

At this point I couldn’t hear my heart anymore. The only

thing I could hear was the voice in my head saying, “Stupid, stupid, stupid. Why are you doing this?”

I was too scared to answer so I followed the instructions. I slowly began to lean back, letting the ropes do their job.

It’s the most unnatural feeling in the world to purposely and very slowly drop yourself off a perfectly solid building.

Every cell in my body was tense. Every instinct told me to pull on those ropes and hurl myself back up. Instead, I just leaned back all the way. I hoped to see my children again.

I was over the edge!

The ropes held! I was still alive! According to the instructor, the hardest part was over.

“Just lower yourself and don’t forget to enjoy the view,” he said as I squeezed the handle and began my descent.

Everything was great for about four or five floors. Then, I made the mistake of looking around, and when I saw how high I was, I lost it. My arms literally went numb and my legs felt like loose spaghetti. I couldn’t plant them on the side of the building. I couldn’t make my hand squeeze the lever to lower myself.

Once I let out the first, “Oh God,” it was over. I was in full panic. I think I spun around once. I know I did the bicycle run in mid air.

At one point I told myself, “Calm down Guzmán, this is for a story, you can’t get hurt.” But it was no use, I was frozen with fear.

“Lower me! Lower me down please!” I started yelling at the top of my lungs. “Please hurry! Please, please lower me down!”

After what seemed like hours, but was actually just a minute or two, I felt myself being lowered. I just laid back and spread my arms out like a dead bird. Part of me was actually hoping to fall asleep so that I could wake up at the bottom.

I finally reached the ground, exhausted from fear, ecstatic at still being alive, and yes, embarrassed at my complete meltdown.

While it was a fun event for most everyone else, and it was for a great cause, it’s safe to say that you will never again catch me sliding down the side of a building.

I’m done trying to overcome my fear of heights. Instead, I will respect it, deal with it, and most importantly, at all times stay close to the ground. And actually, Richard W. Guzmán has a nice ring to it.

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entral Area Capt. Todd Chamberlain is being transferred out of Downtown Los Angeles. He will move to the San Fernando Valley’s Mission Division, where he will have the same rank.

Chamberlain’s transfer comes as Central Division is mired in a trio of lawsuits alleging extensive racial and sexual harassment in the station’s Community Relations Office.

Three former Central Area officers, including two senior lead officers, have alleged that the behavior was tolerated by upper level com-

mand staff. Three veteran Downtown SLOs have also been transferred out of Central in the wake of the scandal.

Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Cmdr. Andrew Smith said that Chamberlain’s transfer is not related to the lawsuits.

“The chief reserves the right to transfer command staff,” said Smith, who added that regular rotations are common in the department, and are done to broaden the experience of upper level police officials.

Chamberlain’s replacement is Capt.

Horace Frank, who is currently working in the Emergency Services Division. Frank

joined the LAPD in 1988. He was born in Guyana and grew up in Brooklyn. He served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years.

Frank has never worked in Central Division, but said he is excited about the assignment.

“I’m really jazzed,” he said. “I’ve watched the revitalization of this whole area. You have photo by Gary Leonard the business side of it, which is very important, Central Area. Capt. Todd Chamberlain is being and you also have the homeless issue, and how transferred out of Downtown on Nov. 6. He will be do we best deal with that issue? I look forward replaced by Capt. Horace Frank. to balancing both of those issues.”

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Building a Park in Five Easy Steps Spring Street Facility Requires a Lot More Than Just Planting Some Grass

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he Spring Street Park is one of the most eagerly awaited projects in Downtown Los Angeles. Work on the nearly one-acre amenity began Oct. 7. It is scheduled to open in April 2013 (pushed back from next fall).

What actually goes in to building an urban green space? Turns out, it’s a lot more complex than just clearing the land and planting some greenery. Paul Tseng, a project manager with the city Bureau of Engineering, who is in charge of the Spring Street Park, broke the four-year development process down into five steps.

1) Pre-Design: In 2009, the city purchased the land on Spring between Fourth and Fifth streets for $5 million (construction will cost another $3 million). The public outreach began that September — it took about a year and seven meetings before there was agreement on the early plans, Tseng said.

“For this particular park, we spent a lot more effort and time to build a public consensus,” he said.

High on the community’s list during the initial meetings were open areas, a water feature and a place for dogs.

2) Design and Site Demolition: The work that began this month is technically pre-construction and demolition of the site. It is also occurring even though no contractor for the actual construction has been selected.

The land has long been used as a parking lot, so there is not much to demolish. So far crews have removed the asphalt, fencing, lights and anything above ground.

Workers will then dig about 15 feet below

the surface to remove approximately 12,000 cubic yards of loose soil. It will ultimately be repacked into the ground.

“This is necessary to make the ground stable,” Tseng said.

The crews will also look for underground construction debris — old bricks or concrete fragments from previous structures — that needs to be removed. Additionally, there is the possibility that something of historical significance is uncovered. That could slow demolition, budgeted at $745,000, beyond the expected March completion.

“You never really know what can be down there in this city,” Tseng said. “So far we haven’t run into anything, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed.” As this is happening the Bureau of Engineering is also finalizing the design with details such as the types of materials that will be used for the walkways and how the water in the fountain will flow.

3) Bid and Award: Although demolition is underway, a builder for the park has not been hired. The city is looking for contractors to bid on the project. That could take months, Tseng said. After the city narrows down the qualified candidates, the lowest bidder will get the job.

4) Construction: By March the site will be leveled, stable and ready for construction.

Tseng estimates that will start in April and take about a year.

The work includes installing an electrical system to power the fountain and park lights, and laying a sprinkler system, a sewer line and a drainage line for storm water. There will also be a “vault,” a 10-by-10 foot underground room where repair and maintenance equipment and the fountain’s filter system

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Paul Tseng, the project manager for the Spring Street Park, at the site of the $8 million future green space. It is slated to open in April 2013.

and tanks will be kept. It will be 10 feet underground and accessible to crews by a ladder. The total construction will run about $1.2 million. The fountain alone costs about $200,000.

“The water feature is the most expensive element. It’s not something we build for every park,” Tseng said.

Construction crews will also build a fence, install approximately 20 light fixtures and plant 20 to 30 trees. The final step will be the lawn. It will be brought in rolls similar to new carpeting.

5) Post-Construction: Once construction finishes, the Department of Public Works will conduct inspections. If everything is up

to snuff, the Department of Recreation and Parks board will be asked to formally accept the project.

“If we make the recommendation, then the project is ready. If it’s not, it would never make it to the board,” Tseng said.

Imperfections that could require additional work include cracked concrete, non-functioning lights and unauthorized variations from the plans.

“It’s got a different level of complexity than building a structure,” Tseng said. “The most challenging thing, however, is at the beginning, when you have to build public consensus.”

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In addition to Villains, the newcomers include the Arts District’s One-Eyed Gypsy (the carnival theme), Seventh Street’s Salvage Bar (reused construction materials), City West’s Monty (an Old West saloon) and the Fashion District’s Pattern Bar (high fashion, naturally).

They’re not the only ones garnering attention or customers. Cedd Moses’ 213 Inc. operates nine bars in Downtown, and each has been carefully and tastefully decorated by designer Ricki Klein. However, those spots

are known as much or more for drinks than décor — Caña is all about rum and Seven Grand is known for whiskey.

Other newcomers include the Historic Core’s The Falls and Spring Street Bar. Although both are distinct and draw crowds, they offer more of an urban sophisticated feel, rather than, say, a visit to an old gypsy’s house, or a trip to late 1800s Britain to have a drink with Jack the Ripper.

Time Machine Drinking One of the leaders in the movement is L.A. nightlife veteran Dana Hollister. The creator of numerous popular destinations, including Silver Lake’s Cliff’s Edge and 4100 Bar, freely admits that the physicality comes first.

Drinks, she says, are the “cherry on top” of the design.

The design, meanwhile, spins from the physical structure and a desire to jump through the decades.

“I’m consumed with time travel,” Hollister said. “The basis of my stuff is always about going back in time, so when you walk in it almost feels like you walk into a doorway and you step backwards.”

At Villains Tavern on Palmetto Street, the trip starts with the actual bar, a dark wood piece that dates from the late 1800s. Behind it, a gothic-style arched window serves as a mirror.

Across from the bar, a 14-foot high window is lined with 600 antique apothecary bottles in various colors. There’s a mezzanine and a patio surrounded by high walls and lined with church pews.

Hollister jumps into the 20th century with One-Eyed Gypsy. The First Street space (formerly Bordello) that opened this month has a bright purple exterior.

“In the case of Villains and Gypsy, I have this idea in my head of a Charles Dickens kind of edge-of-town feeling, and they’ve become the different characters,” Hollister said.

“Villains is like the grave robber. One-Eyed Gypsy is that strange person who lives on the edge of town and no one knows who she is, and nobody wants to go inside because it’s too scary.”

Actually, the inside of One-Eyed Gypsy isn’t scary at all. It is dark, but filled with fun hidden nooks behind beaded curtains. There

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The throwback carnival feel extends to the food. The menu includes funnel cakes and deep fried Twinkies.

Shades of Style Salvage Bar opened last month on the ground floor of Seventh Street’s Roosevelt Residences. The 2,200-square-foot spot from former club promoter Solomon Mansoor also looks to the past, but in a different way than Hollister’s creations: Here, the focus is on the bones of the actual building.

The pieces in the bar come from elements discarded during the Roosevelt’s transformation from an office building to a housing complex. Tables are made of 1920s marble slabs and elevator panels. Other portions of the elevator and the old walls were used to create modular seating in the back lounge.

The bar itself is a repurposed brass door and the patio is lined with low-wattage bulbs.

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to create a sexy space, a very sensual space, and we wanted to use materials we already owned.”

Mansoor pays a lot of attention to the drink menu — crowds schooled from the mixologist trend demand it, and Salvage Bar’s specialty cocktails use organic juices.

“But I’ll be honest, my favorite aspect is still the design, especially the back lounge,” he said.

Design is also important for Eduardo Castillo and Alejandro Meza, who opened the Pattern Bar on Ninth Street in July.

Subtler in theme than Hollister or Mansoor’s spots, the bar is airy and bright, with large windows and garagephoto by Gary Leonard size glass doors that are opened in the Fashion feeds the Pattern Bar, which Eduardo Castillo (shown here) and Alejandro Meza afternoon. opened on Ninth Street in July.

Antique sewing machines line the windows. The stools are made from actual Singer sewing machine stools.

Columns have white tiles and long mirrors over a dark wood wanted a no-nonsense drinking spot (Moses is a partner in base. The white tile checkered floor adds to the openness of the Monty). From the outside, the space that debuted in August 1913 spot. looks like something from the sketchy past.

“I wanted it to look like it has always been here, like it was Inside, it’s a whole different world. The 3,500-square-foot here since 1913,” said Castillo. room feels like a cavernous saloon. A buffalo head hangs over Fiberglass sound panels on the ceiling improve acoustics beefy leather booths next to old photographs of nude women. by minimizing echoes. What Castillo calls “non-pop,” sooth- A sign at the swinging front doors advises visitors to “Check ing music dominates during the day, while more energetic Your Guns at the Door.” jazz and electronica is played after sundown. The fashion The 20-foot high ceilings, covered in a textured wallpaper theme continues to the cocktails, with offerings including The that resembles metallic tiles, loom over a 1905 wood bar. The Chanel, The McQueen and drinks named for other designers. bar, with its two heavy columns, was imported from a saloon It’s all part of a specific vibe. in San Francisco. Dark brown wallpaper decorated with a “We’re driven by laid-backness,” said Castillo. “Obviously gold pattern adorns the walls. we care about food, we care about cocktails and we take a lot of Drinks there include beers on tap, Kentucky whiskeys and pride in putting these menus together, but before anybody has tequilas. The latter has quickly become popular. anything to taste we want them to have a really strong feeling of “It’s got that kind of Barfly, Bukowski vibe from the outwhat we’ve tried to accomplish. The rest is icing on the cake.” side, but when you walk in there’s this grand saloon that’s unGo West, Young Drinker expected,” Hackford said. “I grew up watching old westerns When experienced bar creator Rio Hackford (One Eyed and old saloons is something that’s particular to the West.

Jack, Pal’s Lounge in New Orleans), decided to reopen This space definitely dictated that.”

Monty, a former dive bar on Seventh Street in City West, he Contact Richard Guzmán at richard@downtownnews.com

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BID Continued from page 1 Jessica Wethington McLean, executive director of Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway initiative, has been critical of Saldaña for suggesting in the media that Huizar had “done nothing” on Broadway. She noted that Saldaña also scoffed at preservationists who opposed his boss, Hellen, when he put green marble on the podium of the historic Spring Arcade Building.

Saldaña contends that he was speaking on behalf of his employer, who has battled Huizar. Last year, Hellen’s firm Downtown Management erected a massive billboard on Broadway in favor of his City Council race challenger Rudy Martinez.

The argument that Saldaña was doing his boss’ bidding didn’t convince Huizar’s office to change its stance. At a meeting last month, McLean told the board, “We would… hope that your candidate would be able to develop and maintain strong relationships with the council office. You can read into that whatever you like. It doesn’t exist with some people.

It exists with others and I would encourage you to consider that in whoever you choose.”

Future Questions The hiring of Besten was meant in part to advance an organization mired in controversy since it was accused last month of violating state open meeting laws. It ousted longtime director Brown in closed session and then immediately hired Saldaña.

Huizar’s office and some property owners alleged that board members orchestrated the coup in previous secret meetings.

While the appointment of Besten is intended to propel the BID forward, it could also haunt an organization facing expiration in December 2013. Assessment districts such as the BID can be renewed only with the approval of property owners controlling more than 50% of the area real estate.

Tom Gilmore, who developed the Old Bank District, told the BID board Wednesday that he will not support district expansion (a recent expansion effort narrowly failed) or renewal because the BID had rendered itself a political puppet.

Some members of the board have acknowledged that pressure from the council office prompted them to back off the hiring of Saldaña, but no property owner has alleged direct threats from Huizar or his representatives.

“I think that you have to be really careful that when someone in the council office implies to you that somehow permits are going to be harder to get, that liquor licenses are going to be harder to get, you no longer have autonomy, nor do you have control over your own future,” said Gilmore.

Huizar called Gilmore’s notion “ridiculous.”

“What Tom Gilmore is alleging is absurd,” Huizar said.

“My office has never in any way implied someone’s project will be held up [if they vote for] Roberto…. I wouldn’t do that and I did not direct my staff to do it.”

Saldaña, a real estate attorney, resigned from his position with Downtown Management in mid-August after spending four years with the firm because it “was time to move on,” he said. When he opted to take the BID job, he said he never expected a controversy.

“I felt like I was the most qualified candidate,” he said, adding that he still thinks himself the best person for the job.

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even a finalist three weeks later? It’s not like they suddenly found out something that makes me unqualified.”

Huizar, whose office is hosting a Nov. 9 forum at the Orpheum Theater entitled “The Future of Your Downtown,” said that he intends to reach out to the BID to clarify his office’s position: He would have worked with whomever they selected.

Huizar acknowledged that his office would have been “cautious” about working with an individual who didn’t fully buy in to Bringing Back Broadway, but “even if they had selected him,” Huizar said, “it would have been OK, water under the bridge.”

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Continued from previous page All Women’s Care is headed by two well-trained providers with a vision. The concept of All Women’s Care grew out of a friendship between Dr. Bente Kaiser and Jennifer Huddleston, PA-C, providers with more than 20 years of clinical experience between them.

Kaiser and Huddleston felt a similar dedication to delivering healthcare with integrity and compassion.

“While founding All Women’s Care we never compromised our goal of providing state-of-the-art care for all women,” says Kaiser. “We wanted to create a place where everyone feels welcome and happy.”

Huddleston adds, “So far we have been successful in doing just that. We love our work and are proud of what we are building. We know that female check-ups can be dreaded. We will go out of our way to make your visit as pleasant and easy as possible.

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Prenatal care is personalized yet still follows the latest guidelines and recommendations. The medical assistants are experienced and friendly, and strive to make patients feel at ease. Kaiser delivers babies at Good Samaritan Hospital, an outstanding state-ofthe-art facility. Patients get to know Kaiser during their prenatal visits and discuss plans and wishes.

This helps reduce the stress of labor even more and make it a truly joyous event.

“We want to stay innovative as well as environmentally responsible, and one way to do this is the implementation of an electronic medical records system right from the beginning. This will allow us to better serve our patients by having access to their information no matter where we are,” Kaiser notes.

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Kaiser believes healthcare providers should be approachable. “Please don’t hesitate to ask us any questions. We providers, as well as our staff, will answer your questions, no matter what it is you are wondering about,” she explains.

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Medical Tower in August. She offers a wide range of services in her office. From troubled snoring to sinus problems to cosmetic concerns, McAlpin treats all manner of ear, nose and throat concerns in her beautiful state-of-the-art facility.

McAlpin also has a special interest in pediatric ear, nose and throat disorders with exhaustive experience in pediatric otolaryngology.

Samaritan Medical Tower is proud to welcome renowned ear, nose and throat surgeon Christina McAlpin to its medical community at 1127 Wilshire Blvd.

For more information about Dr. Christina McAlpin, or to make an appointment, please visit cmcalpinmd.com.

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When TES opened in 1997, its primary focus was schoolbased services. Over the years, however, the company’s offerings grew tremendously to better address the needs of its clients. Today, they offer both educational and clinical services such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, tutoring, counseling, nursing services, psychological assessments and behavior support services. The growth of the clinical services program provides yet another setting in which services can be provided and enhances the company’s ability to service multiple special needs populations. They also deliver services in homes, schools, communities and online.

“Our clinical services program allows TES to provide comprehensive services to individuals with special needs from birth through adulthood,” said Meaghan Mullen Donahue, senior director of Clinical Services, Los Angeles.

Clinic programs address language, learning, developmental, motor, behavioral and emotional challenges, among others, as well as autism spectrum disorders to ensure individuals have the tools necessary to lead fulfilling and successful lives.

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State-of-the Art Breast Cancer Treatment Coming to Downtown The Los Angeles Center for Women’s Health Is on the Horizon at California Hospital

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Dr. Dennis Holmes, FACS, a leading breast cancer surgeon and specialist at the Los Angeles Center for Women’s Health, uses this innovative technique that combines the power of radiation therapy with surgery. “As a breast cancer specialist, my approach has always been to identify the most powerful and least invasive treatment options, so patients

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It’s almost like you’re going back home for lunch rather than eating at a restaurant.

Lunch offerings are also pretty basic — think wraps, salads and sandwiches. The best choices are the turkey mini burgers ($6) served on Hawaiian rolls with basil mayo, cheese and onions. They’re thick little suckers and are as juicy as they are cute. Yes, I said cute. You get three of them and they get better with each bite. Did I mention yet that they’re cute?

I also recommend the Club Mora Triple Deck sandwich ($5.50). It’s a classic club with turkey, bacon, cheese and tomato on a wheat bun. The bun is perfectly toasted so that it has the right texture without scraping the roof of your mouth. The avocado-based mayo gives it a great accent.

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city EditoR couple things set the Historic Core’s Café Nine apart from similar establishments. The first is its location: Instead of being a street-level business, like most cafes and small eating spots, it’s on the ninth floor of the Spring Arts Building. Only a tiny sign outside the building’s lobby door indicates there’s a restaurant up there.

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The place is comfortable, and looks and feels more like a loft than a spot to grab a bite. The walls are bright turquoise with brown chairs and turquoise ottomans up

fries are tasty, and so is the sweet potato version. Veggie lovers can try a sandwich with hummus, feta cheese, olives and vegetables.

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The Little Tokyo spot is the Downtown home of the döner kebab. The traditional Turkish meal is made with slow-roasted meat that is similar to shawarma and is shaved into thin strips; it is served as a sandwich or a salad.

At Spitz the classic döner is a good choice for lunch. The meat is half-lamb, half-beef and can be served on focaccia bread or in a wrap. It is topped with tzatziki and chili sauce. The French

You don’t have to travel out of the country to eat like you’re on vacation. The Spring Street spot serves up whopping portions of food. Try the pork short ribs, which are served in a red sauce and accompanied by chips with salsa, a small bowl of refried beans and more. There’s also a whole fried fish, chicken or steak fajitas and plenty of other options. This is one of those restaurant with pictures of the food on

the menu. You don’t even have to speak when you order. Just point, then eat.

At 517 S. Spring St., (213) 489-2950 or ensenadarest.com.

Urban Noodle This restaurant is a standout for lunch.

It’s located in the former Warung Café space on Fourth Street in the Old Bank District. One of the best lunch choices here is the pepper beef noodles. The sliced meat is tender and just slightly spicy. It is served with chunks of red and green bell peppers over chow fun noodles and doused with a black bean sauce. The Urban Noodle House Special Noodles is also tasty. It combines

potato salad ($2.25). The potatoes are thick yet soft, and come doused in a creamy mixture of dill, parsley and bell peppers. If you’re not that hungry, this is a perfect light lunch on its own.

There is one other thing you may notice at Café Nine — the service can be slow, even when the place is empty.

Sometimes no one is manning the counter. You can hear people in the kitchen, but it can take a while for them to come out and check on new customers. Fortunately, once they see you they are cordial and helpful.

If you do find yourself stuck there waiting for someone to come out, take a seat in the lounge and catch the great view of Downtown. Just hang out and pretend you’re kicking it at home.

At 453 S. Spring St., (213) 622-3888 or cafeninedtla. com.

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Choices from the Mediterranean-inspired menu include the Tunisian Toast with tuna, hardboiled egg and red onions. The Night Toast sandwich offers roast beef, American cheese and ranch sauce.

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Silent Fear: The atmospheric sounds of Walt Disney Concert Hall’s pipe organ will set the right tone for the 1920 silent horror classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The screening on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. will feature organ virtuoso Clark Wilson playing along to what is widely considered to be one of the greatest horror movies of all time. The film was directed by Robert Wiene and tells the story of a sinister carnival performer accused of murder.

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It’s a double dose of masked Mexican wrestling and burlesque dancers when Lucha VaVoom takes over the Mayan Theatre Oct. 26-27 with a show titled Ring of Terror.

Treat for Kids: The wave of families moving into Downtown Los Angeles has created a need for childoriented offerings such as elementary schools and parks.

Although the city hasn’t delivered enough of either, on Starts Oct. 7 Halloween there’s something kids won’t be lacking — candy! On. Oct. 31 from 5-10 p.m., the Downtown Center Business Improvement District the fourth Checkpresents Our Website for Full Movie Listings LADowntownNews.com annual Halloween Party for photo by Gary Leonard Downtown L.A. Kids. The One of the biggest Halloween parties in Downtown takes place at Grand Hope Park. The Downtown event at Grand Hope Park Center Business Improvement District’s Halloween Party for Downtown L.A. Kids runs from 5-10 offers an al fresco alternative p.m. and gives the little ones a chance to eat candy, play in a bounce house, eat candy, show off their to trick or treating in boring costumes and eat candy. condominium or apartment buildings. There will be a bounce house, video games, hot rekindled the classic ghost tales of years gone by with a story dogs, cotton candy, popcorn and, yes, trick or treating in of a sword with an invisible blade that does its damage dethe park. The event is $5 per person and promises some of cades later. Sort of like Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan. This stage the best Halloween costumes in Downtown. The outfits are version of The Fifty Year Sword was performed at REDCAT Starts Oct. 14 required for kids and suggested for adults. No, grown-ups last year and sold out two shows. This year, there’s only one can’t wear suits, carry a briefcase and claim to be dressed as a performance. There will be so much demand for tickets that Downtown power player. it will be, uh, scary.

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Expressions of Day of the Dead. The show, which runs Oct. 29Nov. 22, looks at rituals that memorialize the dead.

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Downtown watering holes are scary, try a building-size monster from outer space who just crash-landed on Earth, sheds A Ghost Tale: If the price of Mark Danielewski’s limited edi- vicious man-eating bugs and enjoys destroying stuff. That tion hardcover book The Fifty Year Sword doesn’t scare you (a pretty sums up Cloverfield, the 2008 reimagining of Godzilla Check Our Website forrecently), Full Movie Listings LADowntownNews.com used copy was $135 at Amazon then the stage adapset in New York. It is being screened as part of Pershing tation of this eerie ghost story will. Danielewski, who freaked Square’s Friday Night Flicks series on Oct. 28. The event is Continued on next page the heck out of readers in 2000 with his House of Leaves, has

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More Than the Old Ballgame One-Man Show at LATC Goes Beyond an Infamous Baseball Fight

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aying Roger Guenveur Smith’s latest one-man show is about a notorious baseball fight is like saying Gone With the Wind is about the Civil War. In other words, it’s a true statement, but it barely scratches the surface.

That makes sense if you know his previous plays — The Watts Tower Project and Who Killed Bob Marley? are two of the most recent — because Smith is a master of twisting historical tales with tangents and apparent trivia into a fascinating tapestry colored with a rainbow of emotions. Juan and John, which opened last week at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and runs through Nov. 13, may be his most personal and impressive effort yet.

Newcomers to his work may find that Smith’s blistering verbal speed, which at times escalates to manic, can be unsettling and difficult to follow. But pay attention, and you’ll realize that everything he says is there for a reason.

What does a baseball fight have to do with Vietnam, the civil rights movement, a Canadian rapper and a photo kept under a young girl’s pillow? In a captivating 75 minutes, Smith weaves together a big picture which includes all of these seemingly disparate elements, and dozens more.

The backdrop for the story — told with no props except a padded bench, a few tightly framed white stage lights and a well-crafted video accompaniment by collaborator Marc Antony Thompson — are the events of 1965.

That is the year when American troops hit the ground in Vietnam as well as in Alabama to protect civil rights marchers.

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Roger Guenveur Smith uses a 1965 baseball brawl as a launching point to talk about the Watts riots and dozens of other subjects in Juan and John. It plays at the LATC through Nov. 13

TV as his hero, catcher Johnny Roseboro, gets walloped in the head with a baseball bat by San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal. It sparks a riotous 15-minute fight between the teams.

The incident upset Smith so much that he put a lit match to his Marichal baseball card, chanting a popular slogan at the time, “Burn, baby, burn,” which became associated with the 1965 Watts riots.

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

String Feary: What happens when a strange and spooky lady takes over the Bob Baker Marionette Theater? It becomes a Halloween Hoop-de-Doo. That’s the title of the annual Halloween show that plays through Nov. 6 at the City West kids’ space. The marionette spectacular has been pleasing youngsters since 1963 and features a cast of more than 100 Halloweenthemed puppets, among them the Purple People Eater, the Invisible Man and even a few dancing skeletons.

Note: It’s a kids’ show, so nothing’s really that scary.

Reservations required.

At 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Smith’s penchant for accents and vocal mannerisms shine as he flows seamlessly from portraying the easygoing and funny Ohio native Roseboro, to the fiery Dominican Marichal, recounting each man’s take on the incident. The men didn’t speak for 10 years, but they wound up as close friends.

Juan and John would be satisfying if that was the entire story. With Smith at the helm it’s just an anchor that he holds on to while

Lucha Va-booo: They may wear masks all year round, but it seems so fitting on Halloween. Actually, the whacked-out minds behind Lucha VaVoom aren’t even waiting for Halloween. They’ll stage their seasonal shows, with the lovely title Ring of Terror, at the Mayan Theatre on Oct. 26-27. The extravaganza mines traditional Lucha territory, with a mixture of burlesque dancers and Mexican wrestlers. On the lineup are figures including Pirata Morgan, Dirty Sanchez and the Animaniac. This year, there’s even a photo contest, with prizes including ringside seats.

At 1038 S. Hill St., luchavavoom.com.

Dead Man’s Party: The Million Dollar Theater gets two mentions of this list, since a couple days after Halloween it will come alive with a Day of the Dead themed night of theater, cabaret, spoken word and Latin music. The Holiday Cabaret Show will take place at the Broadway landmark on Nov. 2. It will feature a performance of the play La Muerte Vive (Death

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jumping to snapshots of the world landscape and to family issues. The result has a feel of stream-of-consciousness, but by the final moments, every loose end has been secured.

What’s most refreshing is that Smith opens the evening with less of his usual theatrics, opting instead to interact with the audience and invite input. Some of his funniest lines come in the first section (Smith said in a Los Angeles Downtown News interview that the piece is divided into nine innings), so viewers are put at ease in the early innings.

That’s when Smith starts to subvert his pattern, adopting a lyrical delivery and following jokes with sudden tragedy, and flying back to a punch line. For example, a carefree story about his daughter morphs into the unexpected call about the death of his father. He also enjoys peppering the material with asides lampooning current events, including a swipe at Tiger Woods and former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

At times it’s hard to know if you’re supposed to laugh or cry, and it seems Smith would be happy if you did both at the same time. It all creates a level of unease, which is an exciting and too rare feeling in live theater.

Smith pays the price for his style, though, because he can’t always keep up with the pace, which leads to mangled words and frequent stammering. It doesn’t ruin the overall effect, but it lessens the impact of a few key moments.

Smith has long been a champion of multimedia, and Thompson’s mixture of photos and videos is as effective as an elaborate set design, beginning with a blur of 1960s images. The actual fight is never seen, but by the climax, it feels as though you’ve witnessed it, thanks to a detailed recounting of the events.

You leave Juan and John feeling that you not only know Roseboro and Marichal, but also Smith. Best of all, you like all three and want to know more about them.

Juan and John runs through Nov. 13 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Lives) that explores the significance of Day of the Dead using papier-mache altars and animated piñatas and puppets. The program will include performances by El Gavachillo y Su Banda, featuring Wil-Dog of Ozomatli performing regional Mexican tunes, and The Wiseguys 18 Piece Big Band.

At 307 S. Broadway, (213) 617-3600 or lamuertevive. com.

Macabre Meals: It’s not exactly Halloween, but it does have skeletons and other scary stuff. Border Grill honchos Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger are marking a Mexican holiday on Oct. 29, with a pair of Day of the Dead cooking classes. The $75 sessions are at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The class will also include some cocktails and a recipe booklet to take home. Reserve quickly, since these classes tend to sell out.

At 445 S. Figueroa St., (213) 486-5171 or bordergrill.com.

Contact Richard Ghoulman at richard@downtownnews.com.

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Friday, OcTOber 28 How Sweet the Sound Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., (213) 742-7100 or staplescenter.com.

7:30 p.m.: It’s a search for the best church choir in America as gospel aficionados from across the country descend on Staples Center in a battle of will and devotion. saTurday, OcTOber 29 So You Think You Can Dance Tour Nokia Theatre, 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 7636020 or nokiatheatrelalive.com.

7 p.m.: If sitting and watching people dance on television isn’t enough, come sit in a theater and watch extremely talented dancers in motion.

ROCK, POP & JAZZ Bootleg Bar 2220 Beverly Blvd., (213) 389-3856 or bootlegtheater.org.

Oct. 24, 8:30 p.m.: Seasons change, months end, weeks revolve, but if it’s October, which it is, Mondays mean Mind the Gap. This week they share the stage with Ryan Traster and Kingslery.

Oct. 25, 10 p.m.: If you’re willing to click “Like” on Gringo Star’s Facebook page or blindly check out this show, you’ll know exactly what their music is like. The Janks, however, are a lovely little indie rock band.

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uitar Hero’s not just a video game, it’s a description of the coming week at the grammy museum. Even better, it involves two guys named Steve. On Monday, Oct. 24, Steve lukather (shown here) visits the intimate venue to talk about his career. Saying Lukather is only the lead guitarist for Toto is like saying Dunkin Donuts only makes coffee — his prog rock sensibility and wailing guitar put him in a class of his own The next night, electric blues icon and original member of Booker T & the MGs Steve cropper sits in and chats with MusiCares VP Scott Goldman.

Both nights are fantastic showcases to the beloved six string and the men who make playing them seem so easy. At 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-6800 or grammymuseum.org.

It’s been spoken softly for hundreds of years and decried loudly of late with the rise of the Tea Party and the 99%: the influence of private money in the American political process is far too great. Few know more about the subject than lawrence lessig, a Harvard professor specializing in ethics, law and technology. Lessig comes to the city club on Bunker Hill on Friday, Oct. 28, for a morning event hosted by the live talks Business Forum. Moderator John Schwada will lead the discussion about wealth in Washington. BTW, Lessig is no one trick pony — the exStanford professor can also expound on intellectual property. In other words, he’s smarter than you. The event starts at 8:15 a.m. at 333 S. Grand Ave., 54th floor. Make reservations at (213) 620-9662 or livetalksbusiness.org.

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five Enigmatic Icelanders Sigur Ros have long carried the banner of post rock. Bow-swept guitars, languid tempo and haunting vocals sung in the manufactured “Hopelandic” language are the keys in the lock to the band’s ever-obscured meaning. The cultish quartet opened the gates with their revealing 2007 live film Heima, but that was four years ago and the time for lighthearted candor has passed. On Friday, Oct. 28, the Downtown Independent begins screening the follow-up Inni. Through 75 minutes of concert footage, Sigur Ros guides fan and neophytes alike through the soaring light and plummeting shadows of their deep catalogue. Spooky and serene, Inni promises to challenge and delight; it runs Downtown through Nov. 5. Cool fact: Sigur Ros is one of the few rock bands to play the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. At 251 S. Main St., (213) 617-1033 or downtownindependent.com.

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Thursday, OcTOber 27 Anita Hill at Aloud Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7000 or lapl.org.

7 p.m.: It’s Anita Hill, she of Clarence Thomas fame. She’s got a new book, Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race and Finding Home, and she’ll discuss it with local journalist Patt Morrison.

Halloween Fight Night Club Club Nokia, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 765-7000 or clubnokia.com 7 p.m.: Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy entertainment presents “boxing in a nightclub atmosphere.”

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Those traits, however, all apply to Colson Whitehead. The New York writer whose credits include the mindblowing John Henry Days and the intellectually sweet Sag Harbor appears at Aloud at the Central Library on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Whitehead, whose resume includes a MacArthur “genius” grant, is pushing his new book, Zone One, a satiric postapocalyptic horror novel. Hopefully he’ll also bring up his monumental four-part series on the website Grantland, where he chronicled the time leading up to, and his participation in, Las Vegas’ World Series of Poker. He’ll be in conversation with fellow wordsmith and bookstore owner David Kipen. At 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7500 or lfla.org.

Tuesday, OcTOber 25 Judy Collins Grammy Museum, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., (213) 7656800 or grammymuseum.org.

8 p.m.: Sixties folk revival icon Judy Collins sits with Grammy Museum head Bob Santelli to discuss her new memoir and fresh-off-the-presses album.

Expect a few songs and a Q&A. Wednesday, OcTOber 26 Colson Whitehead at Aloud Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., (213) 228-7000 or lapl.org.

7 p.m.: The talented and MacArthur “genius” grant recipient Colson Whitehead comes to town to talk about his new zombie book Zone One: A Novel.

He’ll be in conversation with Libros Schmibros’ David Kipen.

SCI-Arc Lecture Series 960 E. Third St., (213) 613-2200 or sciarc.edu.

7 p.m.: Architect Markus Miessen pontificates on, surprise, design and architecture.

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Friday Night Flicks Pershing Square 532 S. Olive, or laparks.org/ pershingsquare.

Sunset: Oct. 28: Cloverfield: the low budget, CGI infested, money raking sensation.

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October 24, 2011 see Wires in the Walls and The Lonely Wild.

Oct. 28, 9:30 p.m.: He’s My Brother She’s My Sister are, you guessed it, a brother/sister combo with a lot of friends and instruments running up a hazy mix of absurd rock. The Mumblers and Amanda Jo Williams join them.

Broadway Bar 830 S. Broadway, (213) 614-9909 or broadwaybar.la.

Oct. 25, 10 p.m.: We prefer to think that space travel will be accompanied by a steady broadcast of “Blue Danube,” but this collection of interstellar jams sounds like George Jetson’s soundtrack to a bad trip. Galaktica Premium Space Music presents Don Froth and Xolair with some dub heavy four on the floor and funky lounge.

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

Oct. 28, 10 p.m.: Boot stomping, Guinness pounding rock from Judson McKinney. It’s the last night of his Casey’s residency so buy him a shot of Jameson and make sure he gets home alright.

Oct. 29, 10 p.m.: Gypsydelic duo The Peach Kings re-appropriate gender roles. Who says a woman can’t be king?

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

Oct. 29, 9 p.m.: It’s going to be a night of gnarly shredders when Swedish guitar prodigy Yngwie Maimsteen brings his Relentless Tour to L.A. Live.

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

Oct. 24, 7 p.m.: The Great Guitars Series presents former Toto lead guitarist and prog legend Steve Lukather.

Oct. 25, 8 p.m.: How much more do you have to ask for, Los Angeles? It’s Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the M.G.’s and Electric Blues virtuoso fame.

Nokia Theater 777 Chick Hearn Court, (213) 763-6020 or nokiatheatrelalive.com.

Oct. 28, 8 p.m.: Urban legends are usually a little scary, like the idea that someone flushed a baby alligator down the toilet and now a gaggle of large reptiles lurk beneath the streets. Urban Legends at Nokia isn’t that kind of scary, but it is scary good.

Blackstreet, Tank, Michel’le, Ginuwine, K-Ci & Jojo and Latrice are one mean lineup.

Nola’s 734 E. Third St., nolasla.com.

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Oct. 25, 7-10 p.m.: Sharon Ridley.

Oct. 26, 7-10 p.m.: Curtis Parry.

Oct. 27, 7-10 p.m.: Curtis Parry and Rick Zunigar Quartet.

Oct. 28, 8 p.m.-midnight: Shelley Fisher leads a Halloween-themed night of jazz and blues.

Oct. 29, 8-11 p.m.: Curtis Parry and Rick Zunigar Quartet.

Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Sunday brunch with Thelma Jones.

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

Oct. 28, 8:30 p.m.: Ten Freedom Summers is an epic journey performed over the course of three concerts. The new opus by creative music luminary Wadada Leo Smith draws upon, and interprets, key events in the history of the civil rights movement from 1954 through 1964. The three-part show continues Oct. 29 at 8:30 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.

Redwood Bar and Grill 316 W. Second St., (213) 652-4444 or theredwoodbar.com.

Oct. 25: If you haven’t seen a band play drenched in corn starch and fake blood, you obviously haven’t lived. Tuesday’s your chance when Death Hymn #9 plays with White Murder, the Blood Types and Zulu.

Oct. 26: The Cheatin’ Kind is some sort of country styled punk outfit that promises to intrigue and delight the musical pallete.

Oct. 28: Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys slick back their hair and kick out vintage rockabilly, western swing and what used to be known as country before the tastes of our fine nation were dropped to accommodate the lowest common denominator.

Oct. 30: Gabba Gabba Heys are the preeminent Ramones cover band in Los Angeles. They look just like them and have a live catalogue of 45 Ramones songs, which means they have not more than 90 minutes of material. Stop in and say hi as these pseudo siblings join Raw Power Rangers and Koo Koo Kachoos.

Seven Grand 515 W. Seventh St., (213) 614-0737 or sevengrand.la.

Oct. 25: For centuries, musicians have immortalized defining moments in the human drama through song. Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” tells the story of Napoleon’s bloody repulse outside Moscow. “The Day the Music Died” by Don McLean recounts the death of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and

the Big Bopper. From this day forward, the sound of The Makers will forever remind you of the time you drank too much whiskey on a Tuesday, went to Danny’s Tacos and lost your credit card.

Oct. 26: Soulful and sultry Tara Pryia festoons Wednesday night with glorious music.

The Smell 247 S. Main St., alley between Spring and Main streets, thesmell.org.

Oct. 28: Tes Elations, Falsetto Teeth, Big Moves and Body Parts.

Oct. 29: Damn good coffee! And hot! The Smell comes through big time with a most special Twin Peaks Halloween Party. Dress up as your favorite character from the mythic town of mystery and romance. Sheriff Harry S. Truman’s a safe bet, but be original and try Leland Palmer so you can weep loudly and dance with yourself. Vegan snacks and music from The Warlocks, The Black Apples, Black Flamingo, Strangers Family Band and Gardens.

Tony’s Saloon 2017 E. Seventh St., (213) 622-5523 or tonyssaloon.la.

Oct. 24, 9:30 p.m.: Sailor Jerry’s Rum presents The Americans in an old-fashioned rockabilly review.

The Varnish 118 E. Sixth St., (213) 622-9999 or thevarnishbar.com.

Oct. 25, 9 p.m.: Jamie Elman tickles the ivories.

Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand, (980) 575-7099 or laphil.org.

Oct. 26, 8 p.m.: Featuring his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra — made up of a Serbian gypsy band, a string ensemble, an Orthodox male choir and two Bulgarian sisters singing back-up — Goran Bregovic’s music marries the dance tunes of a raucous gypsy brass band with traditional Eastern European choral music, all with a rock and roll edge.

Bregovic’s live concerts are symphonic raves, cathartic and delirious.

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

Oct. 23-27, 7 p.m.: A psychological thriller from filmmaker David Barker, Daylight pits a couple lost in America against a conniving gang of kidnappers.

Darn kidnappers.

Oct. 24, 7 p.m.: The 22nd Film Courage Interac-

tive with David Branin and Karen Worden features TILT, directed by Phil Holbrook. The night will also feature the short film Cerise by writer/director John T. Trigonis.

Oct. 28-Nov. 5, showtimes vary: Inni is Sigur Rós’ second live film following 2007’s celebrated Heima.

Whereas that movie positioned the enigmatic group in the context of their Icelandic homeland, Inni focuses purely on the band’s performance, which is artfully and intimately captured by director Vincent Morisset (Arcade Fire’s Miroir Noir).

Flagship Theatres University Village 3323 S. Hoover St., (213) 748-6321 or flagshipmovies.com.

Through Oct. 27: Paranormal Activity 3 (12, 2:05, 4:10, 6:15, 8:20 and 10:25 p.m.); The Thing (12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 p.m.); Real Steel (1;45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10 p.m.).

October 28 (Partial): Puss in Boots 3D. Friday Night Flicks Pershing Square 532 S. Olive, or laparks.org/ pershingsquare.

Sunset: Oct. 28: Cloverfield, the low budget, CGI infested, money raking sensation.

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

Oct. 7-Dec. 31: Soar over primordial earth in Flying Monsters 3D. Some 220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth.

But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction.

Million Dollar Theatre 307 S. Broadway, (213) 617-3600 or milliondollartheater.com.

Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.: Happy Halloween from the UCLA Film and Television Archives and the Downtown theater. It’s a spooktacular, or perhaps a spooftacular holiday with Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein and Stan Dragoti’s Love at First Bite.

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

Through October 27: Johnny English Reborn (11:50 a.m. and 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 and 10 p.m.); The Mighty Macs (11:30 a.m. and 2, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m.); Paranormal Activity 3 (11:50 a.m. and 12:40, 2:10, 3, 4:40, 5:30, 7:10, 8, 9:40 and 10:30 p.m.); The

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Listings Continued from previous page Three Musketeers (1:20, 4:10, 7 and 9:50 p.m.); The Three Musketeers 3D (11:30 a.m. and 2:10, 4:50, 7:50 and 10:40 p.m.); Footloose (11:40 a.m. and 2:20, 5, 7:40 and 10:40 p.m.); The Thing (12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 7:50 and 10:20 p.m.); The Ides of March (11:30 a.m. and 2, 4:30 and 10:10 p.m.); Real Steel (12:40, 4, 7:20 and 10:20 p.m.); 50/50 (11:40 a.m. and 2, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:40 p.m.); Moneyball (1:10, 4:30, 7:40 and 10:50 p.m.); Drive (12:10, 2:40 and 5:10 p.m.); Ghostbusters (7 p.m.).

October 28 (Partial): In Time (11:30 a.m. and 2, 4:40, 7:20 and 10:10 p.m.); Puss in Boots 3D (11:30 a.m. and 1:50, 4:20, 7 and 9:40 p.m.).

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

Oct. 24, 10 p.m.: “Proto-Ethnographic Works” features films from Juan Downey, Terese Svoboda, Sandra Kogut, Wendy Clark, Lowell Darling, Ilene Segalove, Nil Yalter, Nicole Croiset and Azian Nurudin.

THEATER, OPERA & DANCE THE ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE

Blu Company of Angels, 501 S. Spring St., (213) 489-3703 or companyofangels.com.

Oct. 27-29, 8 p.m.; Oct. 30, 7 p.m.: Set in “Barrio, USA,” Virginia Grise’s Blu traces the after-effects of prison and hunger, desire and war. Told in a heightened version of street talk, the play follows a queer Chicano family as they try to envision an earth and sky without police and their helicopters.

Bring It On: The Musical 135 N. Grand Ave., 213.628.2772 or centertheatregroup.org.

Oct. 30, 1 and 6 p.m.: Bring It On: The Musical is a stage production based upon the surprisingly popular movie. Set in the world of competitive high school cheerleading, the show proves that winning isn’t everything when it means losing something, or someone, you really care about. Through December 10.

Halloween Hoop-Dee-Do The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. First St., (213) 250-9995 or bobbakermarionettes.com.

Oct. 25-28, 10:30 a.m.; Oct. 29-30, 2:30 p.m.: The annual Halloween Hoop-de-Do at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater is back with the Purple People Eater, the Invisible Man and dancing skeletons.

The Hoop-de-Do premiered in 1963, so these puppets know what they’re doing when it comes to putting on a show. FYI: It’s for the elementary and pre-school set, so it’s not really scary. Reservations required. Through Nov. 4.

Hope: Part II of a Mexican Trilogy Los Angeles Theatre Company, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Oct. 28-29, 8 p.m.; Oct. 30, 3 p.m.: A new young president, a national crisis and the loss of innocence of a family and a nation. A Mexican Trilogy traces the diaspora of Mexicans in the U.S. by following a family during the time of three transformational figures: FDR, JFK, and Pope John Paul II. Through November 13.

Juan and John Los Angeles Theatre Company, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Oct. 27-27, 8 p.m.; Oct. 30, 3 p.m.: Roger Guenveur Smith returns with a story based on the infamous day in the summer of 1965 when San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal hit Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Johnny Roseboro in the head with his bat. Smith witnessed the event on television and presents it as part of a greater story that encompasses the Watts riots, Catholicism, the notions of

marriage, family and, ultimately, redemption and forgiveness.

Pity the Proud Ones Los Angeles Theatre Company, 514 S. Spring St., (213) 489-0994 or thelatc.org.

Oct. 29, 8 p.m.; Oct. 30, 3 p.m.: It is 1915 and America is about to lose its innocence. Martin O’Grady has lost his and his mulatto son shows no attention of letting it be forgotten. That is, as long as he hasn’t been paid for services rendered to his father. Through November 13.

CLASSICAL MUSIC Friday, October 28 Dudamel Conducts the LA Phil with Richard Goode Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand, (980) 5757099 or laphil.org.

8 p.m.: Another casual Friday with Dudamel, the L.A. Phil and Richard Goode on piano as they play Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 and Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra. Also Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.

Sunday, October 30 Halloween Organ Concert Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand, (980) 5757099 or laphil.org.

7:30 p.m.: Halloween organ concert featuring Clark Wilson and a screening of the 1920 silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

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

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

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

Ongoing: One of a kind, the museum is dedicated to enhancing our understanding the art, culture and science of the olfactory. Originally opened in New York City in 1999, the collection — 2,000 bottles, perfume presentations and documentary ephemera

dating from the late 1800s to the present — was donated to FIDM in 2005. Also, High Style: Perfume and the Haute Couture features a selection of fragrance bottles and packaging that reflect the many ways that fame inspires design.

Images of Men: A Look Through Fragrance is a new installation in the Annette Green Fragrance Archive. The bottles and accessories showcased explore how men’s diverse identities and roles are conveyed through the changing designs of the bottles themselves.

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

Through Nov. 6: Women: Game Changers, Less Known, Here Celebrated. From inventors and high achievers peering through microscopes to writers of headlines and verse, these are, and were, women mavericks that walked outside the lines and flew outside the box.

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

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

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Around Town Continued from page 2 name won’t be official until spring 2012. The building at 120 S. Los Angeles St. will be managed by Southern Californiabased Rim Hospitality, which also manages the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel and the Marriott Los Angeles Downtown. The deal is part of a settlement reached this year that allowed the Kyoto Grand to exit bankruptcy. “We expect both the hotel and the Downtown Los Angeles business community to mutually benefit from the introduction of the DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown,” Rim CEO Mark Burden said in the statement.

Baca on Prison Realignment Panel

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he state prison realignment plan set forth in Assembly Bill 109 is expected to have a significant effect on Downtown, as many early release prisoners will likely to flock to Skid Row in pursuit of social services. Sheriff Lee Baca is slated to discuss the local impacts as part of a free panel discussion hosted by the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

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Teen Dies in Shooting

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16-year-old boy died last week after being shot near the Third Street tunnel. The suspected shooter, who is also 16, was arrested and has been booked for murder. The teens are believed to be members of rival gangs in South Los Angeles, according to police. Both boys attended a continuation high school class held in a room at Angelus Plaza, the senior housing complex above the tunnel. LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said that, according to witnesses, a dispute began in the class on Tuesday, Oct. 18. “They took their fight off campus and squared off in the tunnel,” Vernon said. Two detectives heard gunshots around 3 p.m. as they drove past the intersection of Hill and Third streets. They detained the suspect as he walked away and found a revolver in his waistband.

Paramedics rushed the wounded boy to the hospital where he died about two hours later.

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