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IN THIS ISSUE
Rent control, gas tax repeal, city bank among topics on ballot
St. James' School fêtes its 50th
n Alumni reunion Oct. 20
ANNUAL special seniors section. 13-20
BLOOD DRIVE at St. Brendan School. 30
By Rachel Olivier St. James’ Episcopal School, 625 S. St. Andrews Pl., will celebrate its 50-year anniversary with an alumni reunion Sat., Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alumni, students, families, current and former faculty and community members are invited to attend. Former head of school Rev. Charles “Chuck” Rowins, who served as head of St. James’ School from 1982 to 1995, will attend. A chapel service will feature an alumni choir joining the current student choir. A luncheon will follow. Tickets start at $25 and can be purSee St. James', p 21
n Vote-by-mail ballots to be sent October 9
RIDES for all ages will be part of the fun at the annual fair, like last year's water rides in the middle of the street.
Small town fun celebrated at Larchmont Family Fair
n Talent show, haunted house and pie-baking contest
'LEGACIES' on WS-HPHS tour.
A pie-baking contest, haunted house and lots of rides are among activities at the Larchmont Family Fair Sun., Oct. 28 from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Larchmont Boulevard. 2-2
FAMILIES enjoy the bounce house and petting zoo.
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Hoedown and pumpkins on Blvd.
Choose gourds and ornamental corn for your harvest centerpieces, and pick out the best pumpkin for your Jack-olantern this month while supporting Wilshire Rotary Club at the pumpkin patch at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. The patch is open Sat., Oct. 6 through Sun., Oct. 30 or whenever the pumpkins sell See Pumpkin Patch, p 29
Dining & Entertainment
Restaurant and entertainment news will be featured in our Fall Dining & Entertainment Guide in the November issue. Advertising deadline is Mon., Oct. 15. For more information contact Pam Rudy, 323-4622241, ext. 11.
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A popular children’s costume contest will start at 1 p.m. Hosted by Coldwell Banker, princesses and pirates are expected among this year’s See Larchmont Fair, p 31
Greif new CD4 chief of staff n Dusseault departs
Zombies, rides at Haunt in Wilshire Park Wilshire Park Association is throwing a Halloween bash Sat., Oct. 27, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Bronson Avenue between Wilshire Boulevard and Eighth Street. “This is our ninth year, and the event has morphed from a simple front-yard get-together into our major social and fundSee Haunt, p 30
By Rachel Olivier and John Welborne Voters will consider rent control; farm animal cage dimensions; property tax transfers for seniors; and bond funding for veterans, mental health and children’s hospitals among the 15 measures on the Tues., Nov. 6 ballot. Several measures are citizen initiatives placed on the ballot after voter signature gathering by advocates, including Proposition 6, to repeal the gas tax. The following is a very brief summary. See the Voter Information Booklets for details. Or visit lavote.net. Vote-by-Mail ballots will be sent beginning Tues., Oct. 9. See Election, p 26
GHOULS and goblins (and men in blue) to return to Wilshire Park Haunt.
By Suzan Filipek There are several changes in Councilman David Ryu’s office. After Sarah Dusseault’s announcement last month that she would leave at the end of September, Nicholas Greif was named Ryu’s chief of staff. Estevan Montemayor, who was director of communications and external affairs, has been named deputy chief of staff. He will continue to manage communications and exSee CD4, p 7
Celebrating 100 at Walt Disney Concert Hall n 3-D art to honor Los Angeles Philharmonic
See colorful projections nightly on the steel exterior of Walt Disney Concert Hall to signal the commencement of Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 100year anniversary celebration. The live shows are Fri., Sept. 28 to Sat., Oct. 6, every half hour, See LA Phil, p 3
THE ARTIST utilized a computerized "mind" to mimic how humans dream for the live projected art work. WDCH Dreams, renderings by Refik Anadol Studio
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By John Welborne
Too much to do, but be sure to vote!
In our town, there always is too much to do. This time of year, especially, there are countless available opportunities to socialize and support worthwhile causes … especially now, as “the season“ gets going in September, October, and November. In this issue, we report on many events to come, and we also hope to report later on ones happening around press time. Squeeze in what you can. There is much to enjoy! There also is something else that is a must for squeezing in, and that is voting in the November 6 election. This issue of the Larchmont Chronicle has a Page One story with the ballot measure titles and a few brief synopses. It is not the norm for the Chronicle to go into detail and endorse or oppose ballot measures. However, we are making an exception for proposed City of Los Angeles Charter Amendment B (“B” for “Bank?”). The Chronicle joins the “Los Angeles Times” in urging a “no” vote on Charter Amendment B. (The “Times” editorial: tinyurl.com/y7mct82r.) If the City Council cannot properly fund its promised pensions for its employees, how in the world do its members think they can be successful directors of a commercial bank? Whether you agree or disagree on this one, do VOTE on November 6!
Sun., Sept. 30 – Ebell of Los Angeles Open House, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 3 to 5 p.m. Fri., Oct. 5, Sat., Oct. 6 and Sun., Oct. 7 – St. Sophia Greek Festival, 1324 S. Normandie Ave., stsophia.org. Sat., Oct. 6 to Sun., Oct. 30 – Wilshire Rotary Pumpkin Patch, 568 N. Larchmont Blvd., wilshirerotary.org. Sat., Oct. 6 – Hancock Park Elementary School Harvest Carnival, 508 S. Fairfax Ave., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed., Oct. 10 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council meeting, 7 p.m. at The Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd. greaterwilshire.org. Sat., Oct. 13 and Sun., Oct. 14 – The Original Farmers Market Fall Festival at 3rd St. and Fairfax Ave. farmersmarketla.com. Sun., Oct. 14 – WSHPHS Home Tour, “Legacies on Lucerne,” 1 to 5 p.m. wshphs.com. Tues., Oct. 16 – Annual meeting of the Hancock Park Homeowners Association at Third Street Elementary School, 201 S. June St., 7 p.m.
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‘What are you going to be for Halloween?’
That’s the question inquiring photographer Talia Abrahamson asked locals along Larchmont Blvd.
Sun., Oct. 21 – “Larchmont’s Got Talent” auditions, 119 N. Larchmont Blvd., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27 – Wilshire Park Assoc. Halloween Haunt, Bronson Ave. between Wilshire Blvd. and 8th St., 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., wilshirepark.org. Sun., Oct. 28 – Larchmont Family Fair and “Larchmont’s Got Talent” competition on Larchmont Blvd., noon to 6 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 1 – Delivery of the November issue of the Larchmont Chronicle. Tues., Nov. 6 – Election Day.
“Elsa! I’m wearing her right now.” Alana Lurie Windsor Square
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The Annual Meeting and Keeping Hancock Park Green
Save Rite Aid trees
Hancock Park’s tree canopy, which keeps us cooler than any other part of Los Angeles, is aging. The age of our parkway trees, the impact of the changing climate and lack of rain, and the challenging physical circumstances of increased traffic and pollution on our streets, is affecting the health and vitality of our urban forest. Urban forests, particularly parkway trees, have been shown to reduce temperatures by over 10 degrees and clean the air and water. The Association’s Tree Committee has been working hard to inventory our parkway trees, plan what species are appropriate for our changing climate and work with the city to establish a map of the trees that will populate our parkways in the coming decades. The Committee’s goal was to determine which trees could stand up to pests, drought and pollution, while providing canopy and shade from the sun and looking as beautiful as the trees planted in the 1920s. The parkway tree design, established by the builders of Hancock Park, will maintain the one species per street within each quadrant. For example, the same tree would be planted on June Street from Melrose to Beverly. This keeps the continuity of appearance that makes Hancock Park so distinct. The Association’s Annual Meeting will be at 3rd Street School on Tuesday, October 16th at 7 p.m.. Half of the Association’s Board of Directors will be elected, and those attending will have a chance to ask questions of our Council Office, the LAPD and the Association’s committee chairs. Be sure to attend and see what’s next for Hancock Park. For more information about the candidates nominated by the Board visit the HPHOA, est. 1948 website. The website also has lots of information about your HPOZ, parkway trees, security and block captains. Stay safe by keeping doors and windows locked and arming your alarm if you have one. If you think someone is on your property, call 911. Don’t confront anyone yourself. o o o Before starting any major landscaping project or planning changes to the exterior of your house be sure to check with the City Planner for our HPOZ, Suki Gershenhorn (suki. gershenhorn@lacity.org). The HPOZ Preservation Plan, which regulates our HPOZ, can be found at preservation.lacity.org/ hpoz/la/hancock-park. There is also an online form you can fill out to help speed up the process (preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/ initial.screening.checklist). Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s Anti-Graffiti Request System — tinyurl. com/yc6s8m7 — and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323-463-5180. Adv.
Thank you for Billy Taylor’s informative story on the debate regarding the fate of Larchmont Boulevard’s signature (but problematic) ficus trees. As the director of the Larchmont Trees Project (that planted new parkway trees in Larchmont Heights from Rossmore to Plymouth more than a decade ago), I can appreciate how difficult it is to achieve a consensus among our many neighbors, landlords, tenants, etc. Our biggest challenge was deciding which city-approved tree types would be designated for each street. Then we had to get signatures from each
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homeowner on TWO forms: (1) to allow us to plant a free parkway tree in front of their property; and (2) to sign an agreement to water said tree. We funded the effort through a grant from the Hollywood Beautification Team. After months of perseverance by volunteer block captains, we planted scores of trees over several weekends, turning dry streetscapes into what are now verdant boulevards. What needs to happen on Larchmont Boulevard is to select a City of Los Angelesapproved tree type to eventually replace the ficus as they naturally falter, or, as their roots become unmanageable, rendering sidewalks dangerous to pedestrians. The city’s street trees arborist will recommend suitable options for big, tall and full tree types to gradually replace the magnificent canopy of the ficus. Spindly, deciduous myrtles will not cut it. It’s an insult to the community to learn that a Larchmont landlord did just that, as reported in your story. As for the two trees in front of Rite Aid, I agree 100 percent with Windsor Square Association president Larry Guzin’s observation that these trees serve to “soften the glare from the bright, non-conforming, oversized Rite Aid wall sign.” (Please turn to page 6) Write us at letters@larchmontchronicle.com. Include your name, contact information and where you live. We reserve the right to edit for space and grammar.
“I want to be a princess like Sophia the First.” Sophia Lee Koreatown
“Wonder Woman!”
Kate Shin Koreatown
“I was Pennywise last year, so probably something horrorinspired this year.” Harrison Fincher Hancock Park
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Party car-free, from downtown to Bowl Travel eight miles of city streets car-free when CicLAvia throws a carnival-style party Sun., Sept. 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also be prepared to cope with traffic challenges because the following nearby streets will be closed for most of Sunday: Vine Street; Melrose Avenue, from Vine to Western Avenue; Western from Melrose to Wilshire Boulevard; and Wilshire from Western to downtown. Participants in “Celebrate LA! LA Phil 100 x CicLAvia” can walk, scoot or cycle along city streets from Walt Disney Concert Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. The event will be part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 100th anniversary celebration. Superstar Katy Perry will join conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl at 7 p.m. at a free concert (tickets for which already have been allocated through a random drawing). Other guests include Herbie
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Hancock, Kali Uchis and Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA). Some 1,800 people — musicians, dancers and artists — will perform and present along the route. Five hubs — near the Hollywood Bowl, Melrose Avenue near Larchmont Boulevard, Koreatown at Wilshire and Normandie Avenue, MacArthur Park and Grand Avenue — will include food trucks, live music and kid-friendly activities. An unofficial sixth hub is at the Hollywood Bowl and acces-
sible via free shuttle from the Hollywood Hub. CicLAvia executive director Romel Pascual said people can join the festivities anywhere along the route. There will be no closure of Highland Avenue. Shuttles between the Hollywood hub (Vine and Yucca Street) and the Hollywood Bowl will run at regular intervals from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit ciclavia.org.
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(Continued from page 1) beginning at 7:30 p.m. The last show is at 11:30 p.m. Media artist Refik Anadol, with AMI at Google Art & Culture, created the 3-D projections, called “Dream.” They utilized both a computerized “mind” to mimic how humans dream and the orchestra’s digital archives to provide the digital content for projection from 42 large-scale projectors for the nightly show.
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New director reaching out to HopeNet food pantries Levi Webb has taken over the reins at HopeNet, which supports food pantries, hot meals and more at 12 area congregations. The Salt Lake City, Utah native started in his new post as executive director Aug. 20. His first order of business is reinvigorating the program and reaching out to the faithbased food pantry sites oneon-one. “Many are feeling like they’re in limbo” with all of the changeover, he explained. Webb succeeds Ninette Ayala, who left Aug. 17, just shy of one year on the job. Previ-
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ously, Douglas Ferraro retired after many years at the helm. Webb hails from AmeriCorps, which is a domes-
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tic type of Peace Corps, he explained. As program director, he served over 30,000 underrepresented individuals annually. In his new post, Webb oversees an annual $212,000 budget to feed 300,000 people a year by keeping the shelves stocked at food pantries across Mid-Wilshire, Silver Lake, Hollywood and Koreatown. Wilshire Presbyterian and Wilshire Boulevard Temple are among the local providers handing out bags of food to needy people. Some, like First Church of the Nazarene, also serve hot meals twice a week and give out sack lunches daily to homeless people and others who stop by, said Webb. HopeNet also benefits from “Taste of Larchmont,” held the past 26 summers (and initially organized by the Larchmont Chronicle), where locals and friends sample food and drink from participating restaurants. The charity receives only 10 to 15 percent of its funding from federal grants, so the bulk of its monies come from Taste of Larchmont, with private donations paying the rest, said Webb. Numerous supporters reported not receiving mailed Taste of Larchmont invitations this year. Levi asks people to keep an eye out for HopeNet’s endof-year mailing. Community donations remain vital to HopeNet’s mission. To donate, contact levi@hopenetla.org.
Wilshire Rotary’s Pumpkin Patch Comes to
PETTING ZOO and pig races are some of the activities at the fall festival.
Come on down to a country-fair style festival at Farmers Market
Have country-fair fun at the Fall Festival at the Original Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., Sat., Oct. 13 and Sun., Oct. 14. There will be a pie-eating contest, a petting zoo, pedal tractor pulls and pig races. There will be a pumpkin patch and game zone and arts and crafts for kids. Visitors can also learn about making harvest knots with straw at the free family even on Sat., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Banjo bands and country and western bands will be play-
ing. Some of the performers include the Slim Jim Phantom Trio, Merle Jagger, The Miners, Walking Phoenixes, Stardust Ramblers and Dave Stuckey and the Hoot Owls. The market will be decorated for fall, and there will be photo cut-outs throughout the market for picture taking. Continue the fun on the West Patio at E.B.’s Ranch Party, featuring country western, Americana and rockabilly bands Saturday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. through Dec. 29. For more information, go to farmersmarketla.com.
Tryouts for the Family Fair’s
Larchmont’s Got Talent Sponsored by
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Sun., Oct. 21 from 10AM to 3PM at Coldwell Banker 251 North Larchmont
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Christmas trees at the same location November 24 - December 23
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Pot shop operating across from school 325 N. Larchmont Boulevard, #158 Los Angeles, California 90004 www.windsorsquare.org 157 N. Larchmont Boulevard
Larchmont Trees: Your Opinion Matters
Larchmont Boulevard is the centerpiece of our neighborhood. Its shops, banks and restaurants have provided convenient services to local residents for decades, and its charming ambiance has attracted shoppers and diners from all over. Many people feel that one of the biggest contributors to that charm is the canopy of mature trees shading the sidewalks. However, there are clearly some issues associated with those trees. We’d like your input on those issues. Take a moment to consider the questions below and send us your responses, so we all can work toward a successful future for Larchmont Boulevard. 1. Are shade trees an important asset for Larchmont Boulevard? Why, or why not? 2. Are Larchmont trees and their canopies equal in importance to completely smooth sidewalks? Greater importance? Lesser? Why? 3. Do sidewalk access and walkability need improvement on the boulevard? If so, which sections in particular, and to what extent? What solutions would you recommend? 4. If large trees need to be removed, what kind of replacement program would you favor? a) Do not replace trees at all. b) Replace the removed trees only, on an as-needed basis. c) Replace all the mature trees at once with small, new e) trees, so that they will grow uniformly. d) Create a replacement plan that gradually removes and e) replants trees over a period of years. 5. Other thoughts and considerations? Larchmont belongs to all of us, so we welcome your responses. Please email them to canopy@windsorsquare.org, and we’ll share the results next month. • • • SAVE THE DATE: Don’t miss the WSA 2018 Annual Meeting, Thursday, November 15, 7:00 PM, at The Ebell, 741 S. Lucerne Blvd. The Windsor Square Association, an all-volunteer group of residents from 1100 households between Beverly and Wilshire and Van Ness and Arden, works to preserve and enhance our beautiful neighborhood. Join with us! Drop us a line at 325 N. Larchmont Blvd., #158, Los Angeles, CA 90004, or visit our website at windsorsquare.org. ADV.
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By Billy Taylor An illegal cannabis business is operating out of the back entrance of a former small theater located directly across from Larchmont Charter School, in violation of state and local laws. Housed within the former El Centro Theatre, in what is an R-3, multi-family zone (that prohibits retail uses), the cannabis retailer, “Showtime Collective,” is selling a range of products to the public from 9 a.m. to midnight. But buyer beware, this is not a licensed retailer. Since Jan. 1, California businesses must have both a state license and local approval to engage in commercial cannabis activity. Within the city of Los Angeles, local approval is granted by the newly established Dept. of Cannabis Regulation (DCR). You can visit the DCR website to find a comprehensive list of all businesses with approval to sell cannabis products. Showtime Collective is not listed. Under the Los Angeles Municipal Code, cannabis activity is not permitted within a 700-foot radius of a school, park or other designated sensitive site. Following complaints last month from nearby property owners, LAPD Hollywood Division was assigned to investigate. “Hollywood Narcotics Enforcement Detail responded to this location and cited / arrested three employees for participating in an illegal cannabis business due to complaints, as [the employees] were unable to provide any proof of licensing,” said LAPD public information officer Norma Eisenman. “The reports were submitted to the city attorney’s office for filing consideration.” When the Chronicle con-
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Please join us for lunch at noon this October on the 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th at the Ebell of Los Angeles 741 S. Lucerne Boulevard (213) 220-1837
Cutting down those two trees will allow the full cruelty of that sign to blast forth. How is it possible that, while nearby businesses like Mr. Turk and Larchmont Beauty Supply installed tastefully sized signage, Rite Aid was allowed to ignore established design guidelines and install a billboard-sized selfilluminated sign? The Larchmont Boulevard Association has many rules curating the kinds of businesses they will allow. How and why did they allow a national drug store chain that was setting up shop on our (proudly) quaint village boulevard to install a sign the size they normally use alongside a superhighway? Haines Wilkerson Lucerne Boulevard (Please turn to page 7)
ILLEGAL cannabis shop is open for business without a license.
tacted the City Attorney’s office, spokesman Frank Mateljan confirmed that his office “has received a report from law enforcement regarding that location and the matter is currently under review.” A filing decision is pending.
In the meantime, the illegal storefront is operating the business as usual. The DCR, and its executive director Cat Parker, declined to respond to multiple requests for comment. Submit complaints at cannabis.lacity.org.
Rain Barrel Workshop Saturday, October 27, 2018, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Memorial L.A. High Library 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 barrels, including their use and maintenance, with Rain Barrels, Intl. Join us for this free event. RSVP to sustainability@greaterwilshire.org
Meeting Schedule All GWNC meetings are open to the public. Agenda items may be submitted two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting date to info@greaterwilshire.org. Board of Directors meeting: Wednesday, September 12, 7:00 p.m. Ebell of Los Angeles - Dining Room 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 90005 Land Use Committee meetings: Fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Marlborough School - Collins Room, D-200 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004 Outreach Committee meetings: First Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. Bricks & Scones Cafe 403 N. Larchmont Blvd., 90004 Sustainability Committee meeting: Tuesday, October 9, 7:00 p.m. Marlborough School - Board Room 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004 Transportation Committee meeting: Monday, October 15, 7p.m. Marlborough School 250 S. Rossmore Ave., 90004
www.greaterwilshire.org info@greaterwilshire.org (323) 539-GWNC (4962)
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TRASH spills onto Larchmont Boulevard sidewalk on a recent Sunday evening.
Photo by Steve Cohen
Pick up trash, please!
Can you do an article or series of articles to highlight and draw attention to this problem? [Ed. note: see photo above.] Maybe store owners, managers, their employees and customers can start to care more. Pride? Does it exist??? The market people don’t care what they leave behind. To me this is just usual consumer leftovers: ice cream, coffee, packaging from to-go food. Apathy, disregard for proper waste management, and those solar trash bins are a joke, in my opinion! Steve Cohen Owner, Village Pizzeria
ROSSMORE looking north.
Photo from Fenady family
Lights — camera — chaos Rossmore, between Beverly and Third, has become a backlot for motion picture and television production. The increase in automobile and truck traffic during the last few years was bad enough, but lately has been compounded by a bevy of mobile and parked equipment consisting of more automobiles, trucks, trailers, tractors, dressing rooms, honey wagons, etc., etc., etc. Our family has lived in the same Rossmore residence since 1960. It has now become a fitful and hazardous challenge to enter or depart from our own driveway and make it to the office, grocery, or Saint Brendan mass. By the by, Mr. David E. Ryu, since you are our councilmember, Council District Four, why not witness this traffic tumor firsthand? Ride over and talk about it sometime — if you can bob and weave your course to our fettered driveway. On a concluding personal note, I’ve spent more than a modicum of time writing and producing motion pictures and television in studios and on local locations — even on Larchmont and Rossmore — but there are degrees. Andrew J. Fenady Hancock Park
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(Continued from page 1) ternal affairs, as well as oversee special projects. Catherine Landers, who has served in a number of capacities, including senior field deputy, joins the senior leadership team as director of special projects. Projects that she will manage include park access, homelessness and housing affordability. Adeena Bleich will continue to serve in her role as deputy chief of staff, overseeing community relations, operations and process improvement. Greif, Montemayor, and Landers, who have been with Councilmember Ryu’s team since his first year in office, assumed their new positions Oct. 1. Greif was formerly Ryu’s director of policy and legislation. He began his career in government as an economic adviser for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. He led the Mayor’s policy campaigns to raise
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the minimum wage and managed growth strategies for the industry sectors of aerospace, bioscience and healthcare. Prior to joining the City of Los Angeles, Greif worked as a strategy consultant for Deloitte Consulting, where he conducted financial analysis projects for Fortune 500 clients. The Los Angeles native attended the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, earning
a bachelor of science in economics with a minor in political science. He lives in Palms with his wife Cat, and he has served his own neighborhood as president of the Palms Neighborhood Council. Sarah Dusseault has served on the 10-member commission of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) since 2015. She currently is vice chair. She also is active in Democratic Party politics.
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Prior to serving in Council District Four’s office since Ryu’s inauguration in July 2015, Dusseault had positions in the administration of former Mayor James Hahn, and she worked on then-Council President Eric Garcetti’s 2013 campaign for mayor. “Sarah Dusseault is a true leader, passionate advocate, and force in local politics like no other,” Councilmember Ryu said. “I would not be where I am today without Sarah. Her guidance and experience in City Hall shaped this office and got things done for the people of Council District Four. I will miss her leadership in this office, and she will remain a close confidant, advisor and friend.” Dusseault says that she will continue her advocacy work in Democratic Party politics, working to elect more diverse and progressive voices to all levels of government, while spending more time with her family.
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TV costumes saluted, Tarfest, the arts celebrated at LACMA The Television Academy joined forces with the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) Museum to present the 12th annual exhibit of the “Art of Television Costume Design” Aug. 18. Some 600 very lucky guests, honorees and designers descended on the downtown grounds of the Institute for a first look at Emmynominated costumes from nine television shows that were included in the over 100 costumes from 24 shows on display. It was quite a salute to the designers in
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Patty Hill attendance, such as Cynthia Summers, Lou Eyrich, Rudy Mancle and Mona May. “Glow” actress Alison Brie struck the pose of her character’s mannequin and had a chuckle with the show’s designer, Beth Morgan. The opening gala continued
outside the museum with a ceremony introducing Emmy nominees by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington. Others there among the glamorous and glorious, dining on an array of gourmet salads, artisan breads, chicken dishes and cocktails were Carlos Vasquez, Michelle Cole, Sohn Mishra, Hala Bahmet, Julie Weiss, Paul David and Nick Verreos, Allyson Fanger, Costume Design Guild’s president Salvador Perez and designer Allison Leach. The FIDM “gang,” Kevin Jones,
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FOR TARFEST 2018, City Controller Ron Galperin offers his salute at the annual Greater Miracle Mile Chamber of Commerce luncheon preceding the event. At the center table at left are other speakers: LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan, Los Angeles County Arts Commission Executive Director Kristin Sakoda and Fourth District Councilmember David Ryu. Between Sakoda and Ryu are Chamber president Steve Kramer and his wife, Wendy. At Govan’s right and obscured is Miracle Mile leader Wally Marks, then Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) Executive Director Suzanne Isken and her husband Eric. Isken received surprise proclamations for her and CAFAM’s good works.
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Former Dodgers announcer Vin Scully and comedian Jimmy Kimmel are among those who will be honored with Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles’ Courage to Care award at the CHLA gala, “From Paris with Love,” at the Event Deck at L.A. Live, 800 W. Olympic Blvd. Sat., Oct. 20. Jesse Tyler Ferguson will host the event. Pharrell Williams and the Foo Fighters will perform. Several CHLA physicians also will be honored as “Top Doctors.” The gala pays tribute to children, physicians, researchers and caregivers. For more information, visit chlagala.org.
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Meet a Herend master artist at Lucy Zahran & Co. on Tues., Oct. 23 and Wed., Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Grove. Marianna Steigervald will demonstrate the hundredsyear-old art of painting on porcelain. The Hungarian native grew up near the Herend Manufactory, where she later studied and went on to become one of the porcelain company’s few master artists. That training has its roots in Europe’s 15th century guild system, where an aspiring master progresses from apprentice to journeyman to master craftsman. Only the top artists reach the pinnacle of master. Of Herend’s hundreds of artists, 28 hold this distinction. Zahran, Hancock Park, founded her company in 1981 after being the youngest vice president of I. Magnin. Her offerings of Herend Porcelain at her store at The Grove are among the largest in the world, she said. She works with artists like Steigervald at the factory in
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The Jeffrey Foundation’s 46th anniversary will be celebrated Thurs., Oct. 18 with a High Tea and Founder’s Award Reception from 2 to 5 p.m. at a historic private mansion in Los Angeles. To purchase tickets, contact The Jeffrey Foundation at 323- 965-7536. Suz Landay, Hancock Park, will cater the event. She is a member of the Circle of Love, the Jeffrey Foundation fundraising arm. The Jeffrey Foundation was founded in 1972 by Alyce Morris Winston after she found it impossible to find adequate daycare for her adopted son Jeffrey, who had muscular dystrophy. The non-profit serves children (infants to 18 year olds) with a full range of illnesses and disabilities. Visit thejeffreyfoundation.org.
World leaders in environmentalism will be honored at TreePeople’s gala Sat., Oct. 6, “An Evening Under the Harvest Moon.” Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvre and dinner at Coldwater Canyon Park from to 5 to 9:30 p.m. Honorees include Irmelin DiCaprio, who taught her son Leonardo to respect the environment, and she brought him to TreePeople events when he was a youth. Their shared love to protect the world around them evolved into the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. Also honored will be Dr. Jonathan and Karin Fielding, stakeholders in TreePeople’s Urban Cooling Collaborative, and the Actors Conservatory Ensemble. Board members at TreePeople include Edgar Dymally, N. St. Andrews Place. Visit treepeople.org/harvestmoon.
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Brittain honored for 50 years at the L.A. Zoo
By Suzan Filipek Two Los Angeles Zoo docents were honored last month for their 50 years of service, a milestone achieved by a select few dedicated animal lovers and educators. Local resident Kilbee Brittain and Amy Callister, of Pasadena, were honored at a luncheon where they each received a Mayor’s Certificate for unwavering commitment and dedication to the Zoo, its animals and the education of its visitors. After all these years, Brittain says she still loves going to the Zoo. The certificate? Not so much. “I don’t think I’ll hang it up. There are too many of these official thank yous,” she told us last month at her S. Irving Boulevard home. As a child growing up in Fremont Place, she watched as her mother, the late Adelaide Kingman, was showered with praise for her community work. She also remembers her stepfather, Howard Kingman, a retired vice admiral who served in the Pacific Theater during WWII; he would drive Brittain and her friends to Marlborough School. “He once told us he learned more in two weeks driving the Marlborough carpool than in the war…. from the giggling and the talk and the gossip,” Brittain said. She’s always loved animals, and counts trips to India (several times) and Vietnam among her
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many travels. She’s less mobile now since she had a stroke seven years ago, but she remains among a select group of more than 30 docents who have served for more than 30 years, said Ashley Rodgers, Zoo spokesperson and a Hancock Park resident. Brittain’s education also has come in handy in teaching docent classes the past several years. After Marlborough, Brittain went to Stanford and earned a Ph.D. in English Renaissance literature from UCLA. She taught third graders in the Philippines, and upon her return was appointed a member of Marlborough’s Board of Trustees; she
also was a member of the Alumnae Council, editor of the school magazine and leader of a Shakespearean seminar. She and her late husband M.L. (Marion Luther) Brittain III were busy raising four children on Irving, and Mrs. Brittain was already working as a volunteer at the Zoo when she was featured in the 1971 Larchmont Chronicle Women of Larchmont issue. She also found time to be a member of the Museum Alliance of the Natural History Museum, but it was at the Zoo that she signed on for the docent training and would soon be drawn to primates.
“They are our closest relatives, and I’m very interested in people’s self-analysis and our place in evolution. I don’t believe in the Biblical account,” she said. Most people know about animal behavior from television shows, “but if they take a primate class they often get hooked,” she added. Another class in her docent teaching repertoire is the domestication of animals. Research has shown there’s a strong bond between canines and humans, which Brittain can attest to first hand. Sheba is her sixth Labrador retriever. As a child, her family had a Great Dane, and soon five puppies. Actor Henry Fonda came to her Fremont Place home to get one. “My dad was a screenwriter,” explained Brittain. She was four at the time, and she told the actor, “he was the most handsomest man I’ve ever seen!” to her mother’s chagrin. She doesn’t get to the Zoo as often as she’d like anymore. Her helper of many years, Dolores Ascencio, drives her. And while the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) started its annual training last month, there are educational opportunities available to the public all year long, Brittain said. “The docent program is for people with an interest in wildlife, a love of learning and the desire to make a (Please turn to page 14)
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difference in the world,” added Docent Chair Paulette Heath. “It is hard to have a bad day at the L.A. Zoo. Every day I see something new like tigers swimming or chimps interacting with guests. “It’s fun to talk to guests about behavior and adaptations as well as give a voice to the conservation mission of the Zoo, as its staff members help visitors of all ages understand how important the Zoo’s work is to wild animal populations around the world,” Heath goes on to say. Docents complete a 23-week training program that includes lectures, tours and behind-the-scenes visits offered in conjunction with UCLA Extension. Classes, which run through March, meet once a week and focus on taxonomy of both the plants and animals at the Zoo as well as ecology, conserva-
Television writer, activist and Brookside resident Susan Watanabe died Aug. 26 at the age of 49. She died of a brain tumor. A one-time president of the Brookside Homeowners Association, Watanabe was married to SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director David White. The Chicago native had a graduate degree in social service administration, supported progressive candidates and causes, and had worked on the TV series “Girlfriends” and “One-on-One.” According to an Aug. 2016 article in the Larchmont Chronicle, she loved every year of her family’s time living in Brookside. “The small town, community-oriented vibe of the wonderful residents is one of the many things that makes this part of town so special. Along
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KILBEE BRITTAIN received the Mayor’s Certificate for 50 years of service.
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tion and the role of zoos in wildlife preservation. Full descriptions of volunteer and docent opportunities and requirements are available at lazoo.org/voluneers and general information is available by calling 323-6444702. See also docents@lazoo. org.
with the exemplary architecture of our entirely singlefamily community south of Eighth St.,” she told us. When interviewed then by the Chronicle, Watanabe was prepping for the community’s upcoming block party, where she oversaw the pot luck table, as she had for many years. “The block party is just one of the many gatherings that bring us together. Even the numerous community meetings concerning the proposals for the four former Farmers Insurance blocks along Wilshire Blvd. have brought many neighbors together,” she said. Watanabe was a volunteer at St. James’ Episcopal School, and she previously served as president of the Wilshire Vista Heights neighborhood association. As the child of an African American mother and Japa-
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nese American father, who were Chicago activists in the ’60s and ’70s, Watanabe said that she was acutely aware of the continuous challenge of building an inclusive and diverse neighborhood in the middle of a large city. She and White were married in 2000. Beside her husband, Watanabe is survived by their daughter, Sophia, 9, and her parents and a brother. A memorial service was held Sept. 15 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills. Susan’s Circle, a foundation established in her name, is housed within the Liberty Hill Foundation. Visit libertyhill.org/form/susans-circle.
Father Michael J. Mandala, pastor at Blessed Sacrament from 1998 to 2011, died Sept. 9. He was 71. A Los Angeles native, Mandala, born Dec. 7, 1946, had been a member of the Jesuit Order for 54 years, 41 years as a priest. In 2018, he stepped down due to failing health. He had pancreatic cancer. Donations may be made to Verbum Dei High School’s Adopt-A-Student scholarship fund, 1100 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90059.
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Hope Lutheran to celebrate its 76th year in the neighborhood Hope Lutheran Church, 6720 Melrose Ave., will celebrate 76 years in the neighborhood with music and an Oktoberfest luncheon Sun., Nov. 4, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Festivities Music during the worship service will be performed at 10:30 a.m. Oktoberfest in the courtyard will include appetizers, pretzels and beer at 11:40 a.m. followed by a luncheon in the social hall at 12:30 p.m. The menu for the complimentary meal is soup, salads, prime rib, roast pork loin, sausage and sauerkraut, creamed spin-
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St. Barnabas to join LAAAC on housing seminar
St. Barnabas Senior Services (SBSS) and the Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition (LAAAC) are joining together for a conference on housing and senior citizens at the California Endowment, 1000 Alameda St., Fri., Oct. 19, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference, “The Intersection of Health, Housing and Services,” will feature experts on economic and housing challenges facing local seniors. According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, homelessness among older adults has increased 22 percent since last year. Visit laaacconference.eventbrite.com or sbssla.org.
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Tai chi, chair yoga, field trips among choices in neighborhood From chair yoga and water aerobics to poker and bridge, there are activities aplenty to choose from at facilities that cater to the silver set. If you or your organization know of similar local activities of interest to seniors, please let us know at info@larchmontchronicle.com.
Department of Recreation and Parks Claude Pepper Senior Citizens Center 1762 S. La Cienega Blvd. 310-559-9677 laparks.org/scc/claude-pepper Tai chi, quilting, smart driving, nutrition and line dancing are just some of the classes at this center. Call or drop by for a schedule. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fairfax Senior Center 7929 Melrose Ave.
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323-653-1824 laparks.org/scc/fairfa Chair yoga, field trips, special speakers, ballroom dancing and a knitting group are at this senior center. Call or drop in for a schedule. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m.
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Las Palmas Senior Center 1820 N. Las Palmas Ave. 323-465-7787 laparks.org/scc/las-palmas Performance workshops, live music, duplicate bridge, bingo, a computer lab and
Bingo, monthly movies, a gym and fitness classes are some of the activities available at Pan Pacific. Call or drop by for a schedule. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles Freda Mohr Multipurpose Center 6310 San Vicente Blvd. Ste. 275 323-937-5900 jfsla.org Field trips, holiday celebrations, support groups and even a Wii gaming system exercise class are a sampling of the activities at Freda Mohr. Shabbat parties are every Friday at 1 p.m. Call or visit the website for complete schedule. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. L.I.F.E. at Park La Brea 535 S. Curson Ave., Tower 49 323-936-0859 jfsla.org Living Independently in a Friendly Environment (L.I.F.E.) offers a wide range of activities for older adults in the Park La Brea community, including movies, music programs and art classes. There is much to choose from at the L.I.F.E. program. Also available are referral services, private consultations with social workers and more. Call to get on the newsletter mailing list.
YMCA Anderson Munger 4301 W. 3rd St. 213-427-9622 ymcala.org/anderson-munger Chair exercise and balance and mobility classes cater specifically to older adults, but aqua fitness and Latin Groove and Zumba dance classes are also available. Check the website for times. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hollywood Wilshire 1553 N. Schrader Blvd. 323-467-4161 ymcala.org/hollywood Chair and water exercise, as well as yoga and Zumba are among the choices at this YMCA. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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675 Carondelet St. 213-388-4444 sbssla.org/mid-city From fall prevention and art classes to computer literacy and health screenings, St. Barnabas offers a variety of activities along with their transportation, nutrition and social services. See website for calendar, updated monthly. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Westside Jewish Community Center 5870 W. Olympic Blvd. 323-938-2531 westsidejcc.org Israeli folk dancing, Zumba, brain ball, strengthen and stretch classes and water aerobics are available for seniors at Westside Jewish Community Center. There are also Shabbat and other holiday celebrations. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Good Samaritan honored for efforts with stroke care Good Samaritan Hospital was recently honored for its efforts in patient health care with the “Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.” The American Heart Association / American Stroke Association’s award recognizes the hos-
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UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been recognized in “U.S. News & World Report’s” “Best Hospitals 2018–19” report as among the 10 best hospitals in the nation. UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, was ranked No. 7, and Cedars-Sinai was No. 8 in a select group of 20 Honor Roll hospitals. UCLA had 14 medical specialties that ranked nationally in the magazine’s latest hospital rankings released Aug. 14. Cedars had 12 medical spe-
cialties ranked nationally. Two of those specialties — cardiology / heart surgery, and gastroenterology / GI surgery — ranked No. 3 in the U.S. The rankings are based on a variety of measures, including patient outcomes, patient safety, technology and reputation (from physician surveys). Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) came in as No. 6 in the magazine’s “Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll,” and CHLA ranked nationally in 10 pediatric specialties.
Law library has pro bono week, legal services fair Los Angeles County Law Library will celebrate Pro Bono Week with free classes and a legal services fair at 301 W. First St., Mon., Oct. 22 to Sat., Oct. 27. Classes are offered on topics such as how to become an adult’s legal conservator, how to become a legal guardian
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‘Notorious RBG’ exhibit at Skirball
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“Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” an exhibit based on the book of the same name, will be at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., from Fri., Oct. 19 to Sun., March 10, 2019.
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The Shofar Sounds! A New Year with new hopes and new beginnings!
Shaarei Tefila Lunch and Learn Program “Tuesdays with Seniors” Event-filled Year Ahead! At Shaarei Tefila, our goal has been to enhance the quality of life for seniors by bringing them out of their homes each week and providing various programs for their enjoyment. There has been much appreciation of the quality, variety and content of these programs. Many of us have been blessed with a loving family and friends, but there are still many without that good fortune who are isolated and alone. As we wish each other happy holidays, a ketiva v’chatima, we encourage your support for our programs and services.
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ER response is critical— Olympia Medical ranks high
By Rachel Olivier Olympia Medical Center, 5900 Olympic Blvd., recently ranked high among hospitals with the quickest average wait time for emergency room response in Los Angeles, according to hospitalstats.org. Hospitalstats.org, which tracks wait time in both hospital emergency rooms and urgent care facilities, lists the average wait time at Olympia Medical Center to be two hours 50 minutes for those with serious injuries waiting to be admitted into the hospital. The average wait time for a patient’s initial exam is 10 minutes. Non-critical cases have an average total visit time of one hour 35 minutes. Emergency room arrivals Patients arriving to an emergency room may have a wide range of conditions. Some people have serious illnesses or life-threatening injuries that require immediate medical attention. Other patients may have conditions that are not as serious, and they may be able to wait a little longer than others. When patients arrive at the emergency room, a “triage” nurse evaluates the patients for seriousness of condition, and the nurse sorts through
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(Continued from page 1) chased at sjsla.org/50event. School administrators also hope to find Sean Murakami, who was a second grader in 1993 and attended the 25-year anniversary celebration. Reportedly, he was the first student to refer to the school’s “50th birthday” while wishing the school a happy 25th. Anyone who knows how to contact Sean Murakami can email the school at communications@sjsla.org. History The school was founded in 1968 by Rev. Dr. Samuel D’Amico as a mission of St. James’ Episcopal Church. Joseph DeBell, a St. James’ parishioner, donated the original school building, an apart-
HALLOWEEN at St. James’ with head of school Charles Rowins (Chuck-in-the-Box) and students.
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kindergarten through sixth. In 1981, St. James’ Episcopal School moved to its current location, 625 S. St. Andrews Pl. The DeBell Hall building — funded by Joseph DeBell,
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CATHEDRAL CHAPEL By Adriana Brady 8th Grade
Welcome back, parents and students, to another exciting school year here at CCS! September is a great month to showcase the start of our after school sports, extra-curricular activities and fundraising. Our speech team is currently preparing for
their first tournament on Oct. 20, right here at CCS. Our academic decathlon team is gearing up for future competitions. CYO sports have begun with girls’ volleyball and boys’ football, and Student Ambassadors
are back in session. School tours are given every Tuesday. On Sept. 7, our annual fall ticket fundraiser began and the grand prizes are $1,000, $500 and $250. If you would like to purchase a book, contact the school office. Our annual Family Fun Night, on Oct. 12, is a great way for everyone to enjoy themselves with bingo, dancing, food, and more!
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HOLLYWOOD SCHOOLHOUSE By Nirel Davies 6th Grade
The metamorphosis of a caterpillar is magical along with the result, but we can’t forget how the butterfly came to be. Hi, I’m Nirel Davies, and my metamorphosis started in the Caterpillar Class when I was two and a half. Ah, the good old days. In September 2009, I started my first day at Hollywood Schoolhouse. Now, all of these years later, I feel as though the process has begun again, except this time for our younger kinder buddies. Sure, my classmates and I are still adjusting to the new schedule and teachers, but we’ll be just fine. It’s our turn now to be advisors, someone for our younger peers to look up to. They are our new generations of little caterpillars, and we have a chance to help them on their journey. This year, there are many projects that I am looking forward to focusing on. For example, my 6th grade class will be learning about the Lascaux cave paintings, discovered in 1940. We will have an opportunity to create drawings similar to the ones found in the Lascaux cave. Later in the year in English class, we will begin a Poetry Guild program through the University of Michigan, an online virtual classroom experience. Our university mentors will also give us feedback and advice on our poems. I am incredibly excited about this collaboration as writing is one of my favorite activities! With all this being said, I still have growing to do this year, but I am so lucky to have Hollywood Schoolhouse as a place to continue to do that.
CENTER FOR EARLY EDUCATION By Edward Maxam 5th Grade
Students, teachers and parents from the Center For Early Education all joined together on Sept. 22 at Rancho Park to participate in the annual CEE Picnic. This event included a wide range of activities like pie-eating contests, sports, and crafts. This event also helps to welcome new students and teachers in an informal setting where they can get to know each other better. This year, the event ran from 12 to 3 p.m., and offered lunches or the option to pack a picnic. Lunches were provided by Joan’s on Third, a popular restaurant near Beverly Grove, and included salad and sandwiches. The Center continued to keep in mind the environment by asking all attendees to bring their own reusable water bottles. Last year’s picnic saved over 700 water bottles as a result of these efforts. If you couldn’t make it this year there is always another one to look forward to every September.
IMMACULATE HEART By Lena Mizrahi 12th Grade
The Immaculate Heart school year has begun! Students returned from summer camps, travels and internships, and headed back to campus on August 20 for classes. Per tradition, the first month of school included a variety of introductory activities designed to knit the school community together. For example, on Sept. 7 we participated in the annual Welcome Day to celebrate the new freshman class, transfer students, and teachers and staff joining us for the new year. In preparation for Welcome Day, each class prepares a dance, song, and skit surrounding a chosen theme. This year’s event included presentations by the “Flashback Freshmen,” “Scary Movie Sophomores,” “Jupiter Juniors”, and “Survivor Seniors.” After watching the wellrehearsed performances, Welcome Day concluded with dancing and potlucks on the quad. The day was an incredible success and promises an exciting year. Later in September, we had Join Day, an activity period in which organizations are presented and individuals are invited to join. Immaculate Heart now offers more than 30 student-run clubs and organizations! Also last month, students took advantage of Spirit Week with activities that featured Zumba, a water balloon toss, and our first pep rally of the school year. Team sports are currently competing in volleyball, cross country, and tennis. Go Pandas! Go Heart! As our initial welcome festivities conclude, the student body now buckles down for the upcoming semester and anticipates the next range of spirited activities.
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By Jasper Gough 9th Grade The fall semester is a busy one here at Buckley! The ninth grade has an exciting surprise field trip on Oct. 2. Then, on Oct. 5, the Lower School progress reports are due. It’s also Lower and Middle School Founders day, where we celebrate the formation of our school. Grades nine through 11 take the PSATs on Oct. 10. The Lower School Book Fair takes place on Oct. 16 and 17. Students can buy any kid-friendly book they’d like. Then on Oct. 17, past alumni can come to Buckley to play a fun game of pick up basketball. There will be an all school open house on Oct. 20, were friends and family of the students can tour our campus and admire their hard work. The senior dance is that night as well. High school progress reports are due Oct. 31. Let’s hope there are more treats than tricks!
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By Seamus O’Malley 8th Grade The first several weeks of school at St. Brendan were great, and we are well on our way to having another amazing year. On Sept. 14, we had our annual Wish List Party. Teachers got exactly what they needed for their classrooms, and it was a chance for our community
to socialize, too. The fall sports at St. Brendan are underway and going well. The A and B boys’ flag football teams have been practicing and are ready for their first games. Girls’ volleyball has also begun as well as the cross country and golf teams.
Later this month, the 8th grade will be preparing for the Halloween play and parade. The whole school will dress up for the parade and enjoy the show. We can’t wait to see all the creative costumes. And finally, as part of the Thrive in Joy Nick Fagnano Foundation, St. Brendan is having “Crazy Day.” Students will be allowed to wear fun and crazy hats, scarves and socks.
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By Siobhan Schallert 7th Grade
Welcome back to school! I hope that everyone had a great summer. I graduated from Curtis last year and now attend Marlborough School. On our first day, we had orientation. We went over our class schedules, the school rules, and the Marlborough Honor Code. This past week, 7th, 8th and 9th grade classes participated in school retreats. The 7th grade went to Canyon Creek retreat center in Lake Hughes. We played sports, painted bags, did archery, as well as team building activities. This brought us closer together and allowed us to get to know our new classmates. Marlborough’s remodeled The Arc and it is now called the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI). It is a great work and study space, and looks truly incredible. We just completed fall sports tryouts. Fall sports include swimming, tennis, volleyball, and cross-country. Of these, swimming, and cross-country don’t have cuts, but tennis and volleyball do. I made the tennis team. Practice has already started for swim and cross-country. Tennis began in September. I can’t wait for next month!!!!
Every year, Pilgrim School chooses a theme for the year, and this year that theme is tradition. Entering our 60th year, there’s a lot of tradition to celebrate and new traditions to build. One favorite secondary tradition (grades 6-12) is the annual startof-year trip to Dockweiler Beach where we build community and have a lot of fun. The elementary students had their fun on campus with water slides and got to play on the Field of Dreams, Pilgrim’s new athletic facility that opened during last school year. The entire school came together for chapel, maybe our most important tradition. As well as that we’re lucky to have great authors and speakers come share their work with us. Award-winning writer Hena Khan will visit with kindergarten through 6th graders later this month and on September 11, the First Congregational Church hosted Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who generously took photos with every student there (including myself). Our wonderful back to school night gave parents a chance to see what is going on in their student’s busy lives, whether they are an aspiring athlete, musician, actor, artist, or scholar.
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In 1997, the commercial property known as Belden’s Market was razed to create a playing field for the school. The following year, St. James’ established a preschool. In 2001, an additional building was added, including a multipurpose hall, library, technology room, science laboratory, and larger classrooms. In 2009, The Leonetti / O’Connell Family Foundation and parents contributed to the creation of a science lab that led to the implementation of a S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) program. In 2011, an art room renovation, made possible by the Ah-
Peter Reinke will be formally installed as the new head of St. James’ Episcopal School at a ceremony at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 3903 Wilshire Blvd., Wed., Oct. 24 at 8:45 a.m. All are welcome to attend. Reinke officially took his new position as head of school July 1, following the retirement of Debbi David, who was head of school at St. James’ from 2011 to 2018. Previously, Reinke served as assistant head at Buckley School. manson Foundation and parent support, was added. In the fall of 2012, a new preschool building opened on Gramercy Place. In 2016 St. James’ launched The Believe Campaign, raising over $6 million and securing funding for a complete makeover of every room on campus, a new Spanish classroom, and increased administrative space. For more information, visit sjsla.org.
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St. James’ School’s fundraising holiday boutique will be in St. James’ Hall, 625 S. St. Andrews Pl., Thurs., Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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(Continued from page 1) (This year’s Vote-by-Mail packet is redesigned, and no postage will be necessary to return your ballot.) The following is an abbreviated version of the Chronicle’s review of these 15 ballot propositions. For the full version,
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veterans. Proposition 2 (From the Legislature). A “yes” vote on the Use Millionaire’s Tax Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Housing Bonds measure supports authorizing the state to use revenue from Proposition 63 (2004) — a one percent tax on income above $1 million for mental
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health services — to underwrite $2 billion in revenue bonds for homelessness prevention housing for persons in need of mental health services. Advocates for Prop. 2 state that the measure builds housing and keeps mental health services in reach for people, which is the key to alleviating homelessness complicated by mental illness. However, opponents say the measure is counterproductive because it spends billions in treatment funds that previous Voter Proposition 63 dedicated to the severely mentally ill 14 years ago. If passed, the new measure may cause more homelessness by forcing more mentally ill people into severe symptoms that could increase the numbers living on the streets. Proposition 3 (Initiative Measure). A “yes” vote on the California Water Infrastructure and Watershed Conservation Bond Initiative supports this measure to authorize $8.877 billion in general obligation bonds for water infrastructure, groundwater supplies and storage, surface water storage and dam repairs, watershed and fisheries improvements, and habitat protection and restoration. Opponents argue that since 1996, there have been eight statewide bond measures committing money to water issues, including money for a new dam that has not yet been built. Proposition 4 (Initiative Measure). A “yes” vote on Children’s Hospital Bonds Initiative supports authorizing $1.5 billion in bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of children’s hospitals in California. Proposition 5 (Initiative Measure). Property Tax Transfer. Proposition 6 (Initiative Measure). A “yes” vote on Voter Approval for Future Gas and Vehicle Taxes and 2017 Tax Repeal Initiative supports this initiative to repeal fuel tax increases and vehicle fees that were enacted in 2017, including the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (RRAA) and requires future voter approval (via ballot propositions) for the California State Legislature to impose, increase, or extend fuel taxes or vehicle fees in the future. Proponents of this initiative say it repeals the increase in gas, diesel and car taxes imposed by the legislature last year. Second, it requires voter approval for any future attempt by the Legislature to do it again. Opponents say Prop. 6 would eliminate $5 billion annually in funds dedicated to fixing roads, bridges and
Larchmont Chronicle infrastructure, and will stop projects currently underway throughout California to upgrade bridges and overpasses to meet earthquake safety standards and to improve the safety of our roads. Proposition 7 (From the Legislature). Permanent Daylight Saving Time. Proposition 8 (Initiative Measure). Limits on Dialysis Clinics’ Revenue and Required Refunds Initiative.
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Tuesday, Nov. 6 Proposition 10 (Initiative Measure). A “yes” vote on Local Rent Control Initiative supports allowing local governments to adopt rent control, repealing the CostaHawkins Rental Housing Act. Advocates for Prop. 10 say it will free local communities to decide what rent control protections are needed, if any, to tackle the housing crisis and protect tenants. Opponents say that this proposition will drive up the cost of existing rentals. New government fees and regulations will give homeowners a huge financial incentive to convert rental properties into more profitable uses like short-term vacation rentals, increasing the cost of existing housing and making it even harder for renters to find affordable housing in the future. Proposition 11 (Initiative Measure). Ambulance Employees Paid On-Call Breaks, Training, and Mental Health Services Initiative. Proposition 12 (Initiative Measure). Farm Animal Confinement Initiative. Los Angeles County Measure W. Los Angeles Region’s Public Health and Safe, Clean Water Program. A “yes” vote supports raising $300 million in additional, permanent annual property tax to pay for water-related measures. See p. 27 for our full article on this measure. City of Los Angeles Measure B. Municipal Financial Institution, charter amendment B. Shall the City Charter be amended to allow the City to establish a municipal financial institution or bank? The City Council wants to get in the banking business. Opponents ask, “Are you kidding?” Measure E. Realign City and State Election Dates, charter amendment E. Los Angeles Unified School District Measure EE. Realign LAUSD and State Election Dates, charter amendment EE.
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County ballot Measure W aims to clean rain water by adding tax By Suzan Filipek If approved by voters in November, the Safe Clean Water Program (Measure W on the county ballot) will capture and clean rainwater and also address other water quality issues in the 21st century, according to a press release from Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Third District. County voters are being asked to approve an additional property tax on Tues., Nov. 6, to fund the program. Tax revenue of about $300 million annually would be raised, costing average single-family homeowners about $83 on their property tax bills. The Board of Supervisors voted in July to move forward with this comprehensive plan to capture, clean and conserve stormwater. If passed, the program would increase local water supplies, improve water quality and create opportunities for new recreational green space and habitat, making communities safer, greener, healthier and more livable, according to the plan’s advocates. While most spoke in favor of the measure at a July hearing before the Board of Supervisors, a few members of business and real estate firms opposed the “permanent tax.” Supervisor Kathryn Barger cast the sole “no” vote. Locally, Windsor Square resident Jack Humphreville, who is president of the Dept. of Water and Power Advocacy Committee, Ratepayer Advocate for the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council and a City Watch columnist, told the Chronicle that he opposes Measure W. “The Rain Tax will create three inefficient and less than transparent bureaucracies that do not have any well thought out plans other than a few very expensive pet projects,” he says. “Despite record revenues that have benefitted from tax increases of $1.2 billion since November 2016 (Parks, Metro, Homeless), the Supervisors refuse to allocate the necessary funds for the stormwater program and now want us to approve a blank check for another $300 million each year to fund unidentified projects and new bureaucracies.” To the contrary, Mark Pestrella, director of Public Works for Los Angeles County, states that “this is an historic opportunity to modernize L.A. County’s water infrastructure to meet the needs of the 21st century. The flood protection system designed and built in the 1940s and ’50s has done an outstanding job managing flood risk within the L.A. Basin. But it was never designed to handle
the tremendous population growth and urbanization that has contributed to the volume of pollutants we see in our waterways today. This program [Measure W] will continue the County’s mission of flood safety while protecting water quality within our communities and providing water resiliency for current and future generations.” Humphreville argues that, “while the Supervisors are asking us to approve a $300 million blank check, they have done nothing to reform the county’s seriously underfunded pension system.” The county is broken up into five main watersheds, with Ballona Creek being the one that takes in Hancock Park and Larchmont, among other areas. The new tax requires twothirds voter approval.
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Staff changes, shelters and home-sharing regulations about this job. Serving our neighborhoods, improving life for everyday Angelenos, and working together on the big challenges of our time are the things that drive me — and spending time throughout Council District Four is what makes it fun.
We have some changes in our City Hall office, as we say a fond farewell to CD4’s chief of staff, Sarah Dusseault. Sarah has been with this office since the very beginning, and has led on a number of important issues from park access to clean streets to homelessness.
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She has also helped me build an incredible team to work for CD4, and they are now ready to lead. My new chief of staff, Nicholas Greif, has been my policy director since my first year in office, and is more than ready to take on this new role. Estevan Montemayor, currently my communications director, will become deputy chief of staff, and Catherine Landers will join my senior team as director of special projects. All three of them have been with my office since day one, and I’m excited to work with them as we continue the mission of improving the quality of life for all in Council District Four. I am incredibly grateful to Sarah for helping me build this office — and glad to know she will remain a dear friend and advisor in the years to come. Homeless housing Homelessness and finding ways to address it is on the top of all of our minds — and working together is crucial on building long-term solutions. I am thrilled to announce that the Anita May Rosenstein Campus, a homeless housing campus owned by the LGBT Center and set to open in early 2019, received $850,000 through my City Council motion this past month, allowing the project to stay on track. When finished, this campus will provide affordable homes to 100 seniors and 26 youth, and 100 beds for youth — as well as mental health, job training, and addiction services. Getting this housing built is crucial to changing lives and solving homelessness — but so are your efforts. You can make an outreach request
OAKWOOD SCHOOL By Scarlett Saldaña 8th Grade
Once again, Oakwood School kicked off another great year! Very soon, the middle schoolers will be able to register for CalArts. Every Wednesday, they meet up at their CalArts classes they signed up for. Some classes are Film and Video, Pottery, and Beatboxing, just to name a few. Oakwood also begins the year with a school fair. The Oakwood Fair brings in both the elementary and secondary school students. At the fair, we have food, games, fun rides, and
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David E. Ryu for a homeless individual in your area by visiting the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) at lahsa. org/portal/apps/la-hop/request. I’m proud to work with communities, nonprofits, and LAHSA every day to take on homelessness in our neighborhoods and find a path forward for the most vulnerable among us. Short-term rentals Lastly, City Hall is working through its short-term rental ordinance, regulating how we manage AirBnB and other home-sharing options in this city. Without a doubt, homesharing can be an important revenue source for homeowners — but can also affect our available housing stock and affect neighborhood quality of life. From the beginning, I have fought to see that RentStabilized units are not allowed for short-term rental, so that these crucial affordable housing units can be used only for permanent residents. I’m also proud to have included a party house amendment as well, to ensure that those who abuse the home-sharing system to stage raucous events are shut out of the industry. That’s just a handful of what we have been working on to serve Los Angeles and Council District Four. As always, connect with my office anytime by emailing cd4.issues@lacity.org. some stu-dents showcase their musical bands. After the activities in September, we start the month of October. The secondary school holds a small Halloween party at the North Campus. Students from 7th through 12th grade experience haunted houses, dance parties, and a Halloween movie. All the students come in with their Halloween costumes and they have a great party designed by the student council.
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out. Hours are 2 to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. People can choose from an array of pumpkins, squash, gourds and ornamental corn sourced from a farm in Santa Paula. A petting zoo, including an alpaca and farm animals, will visit the patch Sun., Oct. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. Back by popular demand, the Halloween Hoedown with live country and bluegrass music by Rob Faucette and the C Words (“c” stands for country) will perform on Sun., Oct. 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. There will also be food and beverages available for purchase. Every day, there will be a bounce house on site for kids to enjoy before and after picking out pumpkins, as well as a prize wheel, according to organizer Wendy Clifford, Larchmont Village. Every year, Wilshire Rotary also donates a truckload of pumpkins to the Camp Pendleton Halloween carnival. “This year, we would like to donate two truckloads, so every child gets a pumpkin,” said Clifford. “For a $2 donation, we will put a tag on a pumpkin for you.” Trees coming The Rotary’s Christmas tree lot will return to this same
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Play bingo and enjoy good food at a family fun night at Cathedral Chapel School, 755 S. Cochran Ave., Fri., Oct. 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be a raffle for cash prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250. Each ticket is $2. You
need not be present to win. Proceeds from the raffle will help raise money to update the school’s Apple computer lab and improve the sound system in the auditorium. Last year’s fundraising efforts raised $22,300, which
helped pay for the renovation of girls’ and boys’ restrooms and the installation of 14 security cameras. For more information on the family fun night, call 323938-9976 or visit cathedralchapelschool.org.
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Donate blood at St. Brendan Oct. 23 Help patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) by donating blood Tues., Oct. 23 at St. Brendan School, 238 S. Manhattan Pl., from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Donations will aid patients at CHLA, which requires 2,000 units of blood each month to meet the needs of its young patients. Donors should be wellhydrated and at least 17 years old and 120 pounds or more and must have a valid photo ID. Judy Koempel, who organizes the event, is a parent at St. Brendan and also has worked
at CHLA for over 15 years as a pediatric intensive care nurse. Judy Koempel’s goal is to establish a biannual blood drive each spring and fall and also to help show students at St. Brendan how they can help other children in Los Angeles. To schedule an appointment, sign up online at chladonateblood.org using sponsor code STBRENDAN or contact Judy Koempel at jukoempel@chla. usc.edu. FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Judy Koempel, left, and a fellow nurse at CHLA at a prior blood drive at St. Brendan School.
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Everyone is welcome at Hancock Park Elementary School’s Harvest Carnival at the school, 408 S. Fairfax Ave., on Sat., Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include a euro bungee, giant slide, corn maze, petting zoo and carnival games. “We will also have arts and crafts, including pumpkin decorating, face painting, hair coloring and other super fun activities,” said school board member Victoria Yoon. “The Harvest Carnival is a great way to celebrate the new
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season with friends and family,” she added. “This is a fun and exciting event that will bring our community together to support this fabulous school. I hope to see people from all over our neighborhood since this is an open event. Tickets can be purchased at the front door for food and rides.” Come hungry, she adds. There will be American and Korean barbecue, Mexican fare from El Coyote and foods from Huntington Meats in the Original Farmers Market. Treats from Yogurtland and cotton candy will also be on the menu. Admission is free. Enter on Colgate Avenue.
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raising event,” said co-chair Lorna Hennington. The Association is also celebrating 10 years as a city Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, said Robby O’Donnell, the Halloween event’s cochair. Festivities at the Halloween Haunt include old favorites and soon-to-be new ones. Zombies will wander about, there is an Island of Lost Souls (after the 1932 Charles Laughton movie) and attendees can ride the (Wendy and Steve) Kramer Ghost Train. A fortune teller, face painting, piñata, bouncers, a dance party, silent auction and carnival games plus food, photo opportunities and costume contests are also featured. New this year to the Haunt will be a magic show. Wristbands at $5 will permit unlimited access to rides and games. Meal deals of $6 will be available. The street will be blocked to traffic, and street parking is available.
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Calling all bakers! Celebrity panel to judge pies at Fair They can be sweet or they can be savory but they must be homemade, “from scratch,” said Anne Loveland, part of a trio heading the Larchmont Family Fair pie-baking contest. A panel of food celebrities will judge on the basis of pre-
sentation, tastiness and the name of the pie. Drop off your pies by 12:30 p.m. Sun., Oct. 28, at Loveland Carr Properties, 251 N. Larchmont Blvd. Winners will be announced about 2 p.m., before the
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temples and other charitable nonprofit organizations are encouraged to participate. Email Betsy@betsymalloy. com for booth applications. Potential corporate sponsors can email vgueler@pacifictrustgroup.com.
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entries. The Larchmont’s Got Talent show is for all ages. It will spotlight the neighborhood’s singers, dancers, comedians and other talented souls among us. The show starts at 2:30 p.m. Bring your best song or dance, magic act or jokes to an audition on Sun., Oct. 21 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Coldwell Banker, 251 N. Larchmont Blvd. All ages are encouraged to try out. Winning cash prizes are $500, $250 and $100 for first, second and third place winners, said Fair co-chairs Vivian Gueler and Betsy Malloy. A pie-eating contest is at 4 p.m., and John Duerler of Hancock Homes Realty will host a pie-throwing event (at him!) throughout the day. Visitors to the fair can stroll the Boulevard as traffic will be blocked on Larchmont from Beverly Boulevard to First Street. Water-on-Water Bubble Rollers are among the 20 rides sure to thrill at the event, organized by the Larchmont Boulevard Association each year since 1966. Foods from around the world will be served: Korean barbecue will be offered by St. Brendan School, an In-N-Out Burger truck will be parked on the Boulevard, and local restaurants will be open. Local schools, churches,
Music reviewed
Kylie McManus’ name was misspelled in “They’re hard at work playing music,” Sept. 2018. And she does not attend the University of New York, her mother told us. “She attends NYU. She is studying art and architecture, not music, although she continues to play piano and works with George Grove when she is in Los Angeles. “It is a nice picture of her with George that you published, and I appreciate the kind mention of my late mother,” Ann Welch added.
Ebell architect
“Learn of Ebell Club’s activities at Open House,” Sept. 2018, stated the Ebell building, constructed in 1927, was designed by John Austin. The edifice was designed by Sumner P. Hunt.
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Larchmont’s Got Talent Show. First- and second-place cash prizes will be offered for three categories: “Tiny pies” for ages 12 and under; “Teeny pies” for 13- to 19-year olds, and “Tempting pies,” the adult category. Anne Loveland, a pie baker herself, offers recipes and tips on how to roll the crust and countless other tips on the Loveland Carr Properties Facebook page and at LovelandCarr.com. “What a perfect way to prepare for Thanksgiving,” said PIE-BAKING contest at last year’s fair drew Sharon Scott, Mary Louise Burrell and Janet Loveland. Loveland.
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Opening reception for two new exhibits is at the Craft and Folk Art Museum.
Strut Your Mutt or find a new one in Exposition Park October 20.
Shakespearean twist and “Zombie Ballet” among offerings by locals.
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Hancock Park | $1,395,000 HP Fixer; 3bd+ tandem4th, 2bas; apx 6000 sf lot. Close to places of worship. SOLD.
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‘Legacies of Lucerne’ is Society homes tour Oct. 14
HOMES on Lucerne Boulevard date back to the early 1900s.
Six stately homes on South Lucerne Boulevard will be open during the Windsor Square - Hancock Park Historical Society Home Tour on Sun., Oct. 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. Entertainment, antique cars, food, refreshments and a silent auction will be offered at the event, “Legacies of Lucerne.” The homes, in Windsor Square between Fourth and Sixth streets, date back to the early 1900s, said Richard Battaglia, Society chairman. Architectural styles include Neo-classical and Mediterranean. Docents will guide visitors through the houses and gardens and describe their history. Committee members include Laura Cohen, Patty Lombard, Suz Landay, Juanita Kempe, Beate McDermott, Carol Wertheim and Jane Gilman. Admission to the fundraiser is $75; members $65. Students pay $25. Children under 12 are free. For reservations, go to wshphs.com.
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Show support for a city landmark— vote early and often My friend Tom Mayes, deputy general counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in 2013 was a recipient of the Rome Prize, awarded yearly by the American Academy in Rome to emerging artists and scholars who represent the highest standards of excellence in art and architecture. (Our own local residents McAvoy on Bill Fain and Preservation Elizabeth La by Bombard also Christy received this McAvoy honor.) Tom used his sixmonth “tour of discovery” (in Rome!) to answer the question “Why do old places matter?” New book Tom posited that while people often feel strongly about old places in their lives, they sometimes can’t articulate exactly why. Using words and concepts like “continuity,” “memory,” “individual identity,” “civic, state, and national identity,” “sacred,” “learning,” “ancestors,” and “community,” Tom set out to illustrate “how historic places affect our identity and well being.” His new book, published last month and available on Amazon and elsewhere, is titled
“Why Old Places Matter.” In discussing the role that buildings play in shaping our civic, state and national identity, Tom says, “Americans argue vociferously about what our country is, who it is for, and what it means. These debates help reshape and re-form and — hopefully — deepen our understanding of history and identity. The old places that embody our identity are the perfect places for those discussions and debates.” Vote to preserve Central to our identity is the ability to vote, and while the midterm elections spring to mind, you have a more immediate opportunity to show your pride in Los Angeles and to help rehabilitate an important landmark by participating in the 2018 Partners in Preservation: Main Streets program sponsored by the National Trust, Main Street America and American Express. No money is required — just a few minutes of your time on your computer between now and October 26. It can be a family affair. Your individual e-mail address is your voting ticket.
GOTHIC GEM, The Church of the Epiphany in Lincoln Heights is among 20 sites vying for charity preservation grants. Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy
This year’s campaign has 20 sites nationwide, and one is in Los Angeles! Lincoln Heights church The deserving representative is the oldest operating Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, the Church of the Epiphany in Lincoln Heights. This Victorian Gothic gem was designed by Ernest Coxhead in 1883 and expanded by Arthur B. Benton in 1913. In the 1960s the church played a pivotal role in the Chicano civil rights movement as the birthplace of “La Raza,” and continues to provide needed social services in the community today. If you want to learn more about “La Raza”
and the Chicano arts movement, there is still time to catch a fabulous exhibit at the Autry Museum that beautifully details the significance of the movement and its major participants. If enough votes are cast to put Epiphany at the head of the pack, the church will receive up to $150,000 from American Express towards its badly needed rehabilitation, which includes a new roof, stained glass repair and renovation of space in the “La Raza” basement for healthcare and legal clinics, the People’s History Project and community meetings. SaveEpiphany.org is the local website that will link
you to the national voting website (VoteYourMainStreet. org). You can sign up for daily voting reminders if you wish. The Los Angeles Conservancy is a partner in this effort. Competition among the sites is intense. Epiphany deserves the support of every Angeleno. You can cast up to five votes per day, and it only takes a minute to help bring these funds to Los Angeles for a much needed restoration effort. Share this with your friends and co-workers. Let’s show the rest of the country how committed we can be to our diverse and unique history.
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Historic Neighborhoods Conference set for Oct. 13 Historic preservation and housing will be on the agenda at the Los Angeles Historic Neighborhoods Conference Sat., Oct. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lincoln High School, 3501 N. Broadway. The Dept. of City Planning and the Los Angeles Conservancy will host the biennial event. The forum, “Intersections Between Housing and Preservation,” will address
how to create more affordable housing while preserving the character of historic neighborhoods. Saul Gonzalez, KCRW reporter and host of the podcast “There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles,” is the keynote speaker. The 2018 Historic Preservation Overlay Zone Awards will be given at the event, recognizing exemplary work in reha-
bilitation, new construction and community engagement within the city’s 35 HPOZs. Designed by Albert C. Martin in the Moderne style, Lincoln High School was completed in 1937. Register by Sept. 28 for the $20 rate, which includes conference materials, and lunch. After Sept. 28 the cost is $25. For information contact Rosalind Sagara at rsagara@laconservancy.org.
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Tom Bergin’s nominated for city landmark status The iconic neighborhood tavern and restaurant, Tom Bergin’s, has been nominated to become a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. The nomination is cosponsored by the Los Angeles Conservancy and the Miracle Mile Residential Association (MMRA), with financial support from the Mid City West Community Council. The council funding allowed MMRA to engage Architectural Resources Group to prepare the nomination, Ken Hixon, MMRA vice president, told the Chronicle. Bergin’s “Old Tavern and Thoroughbred Club” at 840 S. Fairfax Ave. was built in 1949 and has the second oldest liquor license in the city. Its clinker-brick structure is a neighborhood fixture. The ceilings of the venerable establishment are covered with many decades of hand-painted shamrocks featuring the names of its regular customers, which include many Hol-
Speaker series begins Nov. 4
The 2018-2019 season of the Distinguished Speaker series will be at the Saban Theater, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, beginning Sun., Nov. 4. Included in the series are Annie Leibovitz, Chris Wallace, James Comey, Jon Meacham, Alan Alda and Paul Nicklen. For more information, call 310-546-6222 or visit speakersla.com.
lywood stars. “Bergin’s is probably the best known ‘landmark’ in town that doesn’t actually enjoy the protections of official historic monument status,” said Hixon. Adrian Scott Fine, director of advocacy for the Los Angeles Conservancy, said that, “As economic and development pressures intensify across the city, it is important to support long-operating, legacy businesses and recognize their significant imprint on our heritage.” More information is at: facebook.com/SaveBergins.
City historic cultural gem, Ruskin turns 130
Celebrate the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Ruskin Art Club in Los Angeles Sat., Oct. 13. A reception, including California wines and hors d’oeuvre and house tours, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the former (and restored) clubhouse, now a private residence and a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 639). Built in 1922, the Mission Revival-style home at 800 S. Plymouth Blvd. served as a clubhouse since 1926; it is named after art and social critic John Ruskin. Ruskin societies advanced his vision of the unity of life and art, and in that vein the Ruskin Art Club was founded in Los Angeles in 1888 by some of the city’s most prominent women, according to windsorvillage.org. Also see ruskinartclub.com.
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Dinner, dancing at The Autry’s 30th anniversary
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tive on the American artist and member of the Mad River Band Wiyot tribe.
For more information, call 323-495-4331, or TheAutry.org/Celebrate.
Music Center celebrates Joni Mitchell’s 75th Birthday The Music Center will celebrate Joni Mitchell’s 75th birthday over two nights at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., Tues., Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Wed., Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Music will range from all 19 of her studio albums, and will be performed by musicians such as Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Los Lobos, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Seal and Chaka Khan. (Artists are
subject to change.) Following the second concert, there will be an exclusive birthday dinner celebration/ fundraising gala, “The Music Center’s Soirée: Joni 75.” Performance tickets begin at $45 and are available at the box office by calling 213-972-0711 or online at musiccenter.ort/ joni. Tickets for the special gala dinner are available by calling 213-972-4322 or online at musicenter.org/joni75soiree.
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The Autry Museum of the American West will hold its 30th anniversary celebration Sat., Oct. 13, beginning at 6 p.m. on its Griffith Park campus. The event, honoring late museum founder and “America’s Favorite Cowboy” Gene Autry, will feature a private concert by Grammy-awardwinning recording artist Willie Nelson. In addition, festivities will include a cocktail reception, dinner, and dancing under the stars with Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. Also featured are two exhibits, “La Raza,” photography of the influential 1960s / 70s bilingual newspaper, and “Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain,” a retrospec-
ARTIST Uzumaki Cepeda, 2017.
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‘Disasters,’ ‘Daydreaming,’ to open at CAFAM, reception Oct. 6
Two shows are opening at the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) Sun., Sept. 30 and also share a reception set for Sat., Oct. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd. Rooted in feminist art that grew out of her work with the Los Angeles Woman’s Building, “Merion Estes: Unnatural Disasters” is a 20-year survey of the mixed-media artist. Estes’ solo presentation comprises 20 large-scale collaged paintings made with found fabrics, mixed-paint applications and photo transfers. The work expresses environmental concerns including climate change, species extinction, pollution, and other natural and manmade disasters. “Daydreaming by Uzumaki Cepeda” features domestic spaces covered in brightly colored faux fur by the photographer and fiber sculptor. Cepeda’s daydream tells of a safe and happy childhood mixed with the loud palette of New York bodegas, liv-
ing rooms in the Dominican Republic and freshly-painted acrylic nails. Both shows are on exhibit through January 6, 2019.
Art+Film gala at LACMA Nov. 3
American photographer Catherine Opie and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will be honored at LACMA’s eighth annual Art+Film Gala on Sat., Nov. 3. Museum trustee Eva Chow and actor Leonardo DiCaprio will co-chair the event at the museum, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Proceeds from the gala go toward underwriting LACMA’s initiative to make film more central to the museum’s curatorial programming, while also funding exhibitions, acquisitions and educational programming. For more information about tickets and table sales, contact artandfilm@lacma.org or call 323-857-4770.
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French market, restaurant, bar at international food corner near Larchmont By John Welborne Within one block of the northern terminus of Larchmont Boulevard, the neighborhood is becoming quite the dining capital. Essentially at the corner of Melrose Avenue and Lucerne Boulevard, there now are four restaurants, with the fourth being Le Petite Marché that just opened in the middle of last month. Still in its “soft opening” phase, the enterprise brings more international dining to this corner. At this intersection, the decidedly French Le Petite Marché joins Fin, an “Asian tapas” restaurant; Osteria Mamma, a family Italian restaurant; and Kali, which specializes in seasonal California cuisine. Le Petite Marché, (which originally expected to be just “Le Marché”) has been on the horizon so long that many people thought it was like a ghost ship that never would be seen up close. But up-close views are available now, and they show that the new place has much to offer. The result of the vision of restaurateurs Mathew Cape and Spoon Singh, Le Petite Marché indeed has a market — a gourmet one with specialty foods, including fresh bread from Michelina, pastries from La Chouquette, sundries from
TEAM at Le Petite Marché includes, L-R: Chris Kramer, bar manager; Stephane Liot, chef; Bernard Pichereau, general manager; and co-owner Mathew Cape.
Monsieur Marcel at the Original Farmers Market and meats from Gwen Butcher Shop on Sunset Boulevard — plus gift items, beers and wine. More on the wine in a moment. The wide-open space with floor-to-ceiling windows along Melrose (and some outside tables and chairs next to the sidewalk) has a central, U-shaped bar with craft cocktails orchestrated by Chris Kramer. Le Petite Marché also has a large, open kitchen where Chef Stephane Liot and his team produce a wide variety of traditional French foods for the expansive menu. In its opening weeks, Le
Petite Marché focused on just breakfast, lunch and a small happy hour menu from 5 to 8 p.m. “Lou is in the room.” A welcome surprise is the involvement of wine expert Lou Amdur, who long has been missed locally since the days of his first venture, the wine bar and restaurant, “Lou,” located for many successful years just around the corner in a Vine Street mini-mall still housing Flaming Patty’s restaurant. Amdur now is the proprietor of Lou Wines and Tastings on Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz. However, Lou is lending expertise to Le Petite Marché by
making the selections for the market’s offerings in its retail wine section. An entire long wall is devoted to Lou‘s wine choices. His picks also are the wines on the restaurant menu. OPEN KITCHEN and retail counter welcome W e l c o m e visitors. back, Lou! Initial operating hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Later, the hours will be extended, and management is considering seeking permission to keep the bar open U-SHAPED BAR is in the center of the action. beyond the usual 10 p.m. closing hour for restaurant liquor sales in and around the Larchmont, Windsor Square and Hancock Park residential neighborhoods. Le Petite Marché, 5665 Melrose Avenue (at the corner of Melrose and El Centro ave- LOU AMDUR, left, consults nues). Valet parking is avail- with co-owner Mathew Cape able. The website is expected about the wine selections available at Le Petite Marché. to be lepetitemarche.com
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Slow-plucked chicken and M.F.K. Fisher’s anti-war essay
“There was a train, not a particularly good one, that stopped at Vevey about 10 in the morning on the way to Italy. Chexbres and I used to take it to Milano.” Thus begins the essay “The Flaw” by M.F.K. Fisher, one of the most subtle anti-war and anti-Fascist pieces of writing in English. “The Flaw” was published in Fisher’s 1943 essay collection, “The Gastronomical Me,” a book many readers and critics consider her best. The ostensible subject of the essay is a train trip, taken by Fisher and Tim Parrish in the summer of 1939. (“Chexbres” is Fisher’s pseudonym for Parrish, who had recently suffered an amputation due to Buerger’s disease.) They were returning from their final trip to their house near Vevey, Switzerland, before the outbreak of war; on September 1, Germany would invade Poland. But the real subject of the essay, hidden among curling radishes and pats of butter and the bottle of Asti Spumanti in the train’s old wood-paneled restaurant car, is the terror of impending war. Why revisit an almost 80-year-old essay? It’s because of the plucked
chicken. The beautifully written essay came to mind after I heard Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state, quote Benito Mussolini in the context of her 2018 book, “Fascism: A Warning.”
[that] was truly the most cynical I have ever seen … ” who in between meals sit sorting lettuces. Fisher describes the bread and beans and salami and hard-boiled eggs the couple ate, and the wine they drank. Fisher and Parrish are wellknown on the route, and are offered elaborate courtesy. Fisher hints that something is
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Art Deco Society Dr. Porsche, Jay tour, fashion show Leno at Petersen Hear about some of Hollywood’s pioneers, movie stars and moguls during an Art Deco Society docent-led tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Sat., Oct. 13 starting at 10 a.m. Tours are 2 1/2 hours long and leave every 20 minutes until noon. Tickets are $20. Take a trip back to the 1920s and see fashions of the Art Deco era at fashion shows at the Workman Temple Homestead Museum, 15415 Don Julian Rd., City of Industry, Sun., Oct. 7 at 4:30 and 6 p.m. The fashion shows are part of the museum’s “Ticket to the Twenties” festival taking place Sat., Oct. 6 and Sun., Oct. 7, 3 to 7 p.m. The event and festival is free, but shopping and 1920s dress are encouraged, and Prohibition will be stricly enforced.
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Dr. Wolfgang Porsche will be honored at the Petersen Museum’s 24th annual gala on Fri., Oct. 5. The chairman of the supervisory board at Porsche Automobil Holding SE (he also has a doctorate in commercial sciences) will be joined by comedian, car enthusiast and the evening’s host, Jay Leno. The event celebrates the museum’s exhibit “The Porsche Effect” and the 70th anniversary of the Porsche marque. Food will be served by the Drago brothers (Drago Ristorante, Il Pastaio). The evening also will include a chance to win oncein-a-lifetime experiences at a live auction. Tickets start at $1,500. For more information, visit petersen.org/gala.
Tours of cathedral, food at St. Sophia Greek Fest
Sample spanakopita and toast “Opa!” at the St. Sophia Greek Fest at 1324 Normandie Ave. at Pico Blvd., Fri., Oct. 5 to Sun., Oct. 7. The event, hosted by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, includes live music, homemade Greek food, dancing, tours of the cathedral and more. Dolmades, olives and tsatziki, as well as moussaka, feta fries, lamb chops and other fare are on the menu. Desserts will range from baklava to Greek yogurt. You can choose from thick Greek coffee or San Pellegrino sodas or try Greek wines or beers to pair with your food. Tours of the St. Sophia Cathedral are every hour from 6 to 10 p.m. each evening of the festival. The first day of the festival opens Fri., Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. and
goes until 11 p.m. Bouzouki player Alex Galas and the Omega Band and vocalist Takis Kokotas perform. DJ Pedro Loucatez spins Latin rhythms at 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Greek Fest will open at noon and run until 11 p.m. Alex Galas and the Omega Band plays beginning at 12:30 p.m., followed by the St. Sophia Dancers at 3 p.m. Participants can take a Greek dance workshop at 4 p.m. followed by the St. Sophia Dancers at 6 p.m. Sunday the festival hours are noon to 10 p.m. Following the Alex Galas and the Omega Band, dance workshop and St. Sophia Dancers, will be the Greek rhythms of DJ Peter Loukatos and a raffle grand prize drawing. For more information, visit lagreekfest.com.
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10th annual Taste of Italy at Pico House
Enjoy wine and food from more than 40 Italian restaurants at historic Pico House, 424 N. Main St., Sat., Oct. 13 from 5 to 10 p.m. The 10th annual event will focus on the southern Italian region known as Puglia, or the “heel” of Italy’s “boot.” Pugliese immigrated to Los Angeles beginning in the late 1800s. East Side Italian Market and Maestro Sausage, two family-owned companies founded by Pugliese families, will be represented at the celebration. Also represented will be Sicily, by the Drago family, and Tuscany, by Chef Aurelio Barattini. Besides wine and food, there will be live entertainment. Tickets start at $60 for adults and $25 for children. For more information, go to iamla.org/taste-of-italy.
New pizza place on Melrose Ave.
More wood-fired pizza came to the neighborhood when Ronan opened last month at 7315 Melrose Ave. Overseen by Daniel Cutler, formerly of Sotto and Alimento, and his wife Caitlin, the eatery will serve small plates as well as pizza. Menu items include grilled asparagus with cured egg yolk and preserved lemon aioli, chicken liver paté, grilled whole snapper with fermented green tomato and fennel pollen-dusted pork chops. Diners can choose an array of craft cocktails and relax in booths or at the communal tables inside and outside on the patio. For more information, visit ronanla.com.
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New restaurants bring Asian flavors into neighborhood In an unusual move, counter to trend, a popular arts district restaurant just moved west for its second Los Angeles location (they have a place in London, as well). The centerpiece of Inko Nito, a Japanese robata restaurant, is a giant grill whose special compressed hardwood binchotan charcoal flavors an array of skewers and artfully plated
meats, fish, and vegetables. The space itself displays a simple Asian design sensibility, with lots of wood, some plants, and not a lot of embellishment. The inside tends to be loud, in keeping with virtually all hot spots these days, but a patio, which faces busy Third Street, manages to be less cacophonous. Inko Nito subscribes to the
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shared-plate philosophy and recommends a minimum of four dishes per person. Instead, we ordered seven for the three of us and were perfectly satisfied. The cauliflower with garlic soy aioli and parmesan panko was a generous portion for $9, but rather than the savory and lush mixture the ingredients implied, the dish was surprisingly ordinary, needing some salt and a splash of vinegar. So, too, the $9 fried shrimp in spicy miso needed a bit of brine, was not particularly spicy, and tasted mainly of fried anything, not sweet seafood. A bowl of $7 shishito peppers was good, as was the $4 kimchi, although those expecting the fermented funkiness encountered in most Korean versions will find this one to be more of a refreshing pickled side dish. One of the best tastes we experienced was the $16 beef cheek and butter lettuce wraps with Korean miso and pickled daikon. Exceedingly soft beef is smeared with a good saltyand-sweet miso and the daikon adds a perfect vinegary pop. The meat isn’t as flavorful as I’d like, but once all the elements are combined it makes for a lovely bite. The meal’s highlight, however, was the bone marrow with smoked soy garlic toast and shallots for $12.
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lobster (swimming in coconut milk with kaffir lime leaf and chili, at market price). One of their signature dishes is crying tiger. Grilled marinated sirloin steak is served with spicy lime fish sauce for $19. Luv2Eat’s version smacked my tastebuds with sweet, salt, heat, and perfect meatiness, but Noree Thai’s version fell short, surprisingly underseasoned and overcooked. More memorable was the $24 massaman lamb curry — a peanut-strewn coconut milk curry with potato, carrot and onion chunks. Their $15 lunch specials alone make a visit worthwhile. Noree Thai, 7669 Beverly Blvd. 323-937-3100.
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ert’s, Gwen’s and Amy’s future lives. Robert is sad to learn they will lose track of each other later in life. Questions for Danny arise: Do I want to go through my whole life again? And the big one, can you change the future from the past? Wrinkles in the story start to develop. Does Gwen choose a life with Chip, a handsome college student, and settle in Boseman, Mont.? Danny’s knowledge of the future comes in handy when Amy puts up the money for Danny to bet on the sure-thing winner of a prize fight. The second act takes a darker turn, but ultimately Gwen discovers a page in Danny’s notebook that solidifies the future as they are about to live it. Through Fri., Oct. 21, Atwater Village Theatre Complex, 3269 Casitas Ave., 818-8391197, dime.io/events/lost-intime. 3 Stars
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Reading, Pa. and worked most of their lives at the same factory in that Eastern city. The play’s setting is the local bar / watering hole where the habitués come for libation, news and gossip. The bar is run by Stan (a perfect Michael O’Keefe), a former factory worker, now injured. When (in 2000) the factory’s future is in jeopardy, layoffs, picket lines, and competition for promotions threat-
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Snooknuk celebrates four years on Larchmont Boulevard On Sept. 6, Snooknuk Arts Cafe celebrated its fourth anniversary with a full house of Larchmont families. Snooknuk founder Cheri
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Remembering ‘Gilda’ and ‘Roseannadanna’ Love, Gilda (9/10): A fascinating portrait of Gilda Radner, who rose to the heights from nowhere, it starts with her as a little girl, progresses through her days with Second City in Chicago and then the big break with Lorne Michaels and SNL. Told with archival clips and interviews with lots of contemporaries and people who were influenced by her, like Chevy Chase, Michaels, Laraine Newman, Paul Shafer, former boyfriend Martin Short, Melissa McCarthy, and many more, including archival footage of her second husband, the late Gene Wilder. The only negative is that there is only one short clip of her hilarious Roseanne Roseannadanna character. Even so, it’s a terrific documentary. Making Montgomery Clift (9/10): Montgomery Clift was an impossibly handsome man who was a terrific actor but whose life was turned upside down by his dealing with the fact that he was gay. Despite that, he was a single-minded person who knew what he wanted and didn’t make compromises, as this film shows with archival footage and interviews with a few contemporaries, mostly Jack Larson who played Jimmy Olsen in the laughable “Superman” TV series that ran from 1952-58. This is a fascinating look at an enigmatic Hollywood character who turns out to have been a lot more complex than one might have imagined. White Boy Rick (9/10): Grabbing me from the outset, although filmed in Cleveland, cinematographer Tat Radcliffe and production designer Stefania Cella brilliantly reproduced the stagnating atmosphere of Detroit in the 1980s. This unique ambiance is an essential character in the movie
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Tony Medley about a young FBI informant turned drug dealer, based on a true story. This film clearly has a POV; however I am not convinced. It is undisputed that after Rick Wershe was an informant he became a big time drug dealer. The movie, which takes the position that he was railroaded and left out to dry by his law enforcement handlers, pretty much glosses over that fact. The Children Act (8/10): Contrasting Emma Thompson’s certitude as a judge with her indecisiveness in her personal life, and bolstered by outstanding performances by Thompson, Fionn Whitehead, and Stanley Tucci, the movie never lags. Colette (8/10): This is a biopic of the French writer Colette (Keira Knightley) whose quality is more than a sum of its parts. For me, the best of it is the cinematography (Giles Nuttgens). The locales are so beautifully framed and shot that many of the scenes could stand as magnificent oil paintings. The story and acting are excellent, but the visual values blew me away. The Guilty (8/10): Danish police officer Asger Holm (Jakob Decergren) has been demoted to work as an emergency dispatcher. Then he gets a frantic call from a woman who has been kidnapped. Confined to the police station and anchored to his desk and earphones, Asger tries to help her through calls to and from her and other police bureaus, in-
cluding his partner. Brilliantly directed with fine pace and tension by Gustav Moller, this is a spellbinding thriller that never leaves Asger’s desk. Asger has problems of his own, too. It’s hard to believe that watching a man speak on the phone for 84 minutes could be this entrancing. In Danish. Moynihan (7/10): Daniel Patrick Moynihan was the only politician who answered questions “yes” and “no.” No equivocating. He said what he believed, and torpedoes be damned. I liked him even though I rarely agreed with his positions. This documentary captures him well (although not showing his candor in interviews) and shows that he was right on some major issues. Peppermint (5/10): This is a revenge action genre movie, and action genres apparently have rules, one of which is: make it absurd. They followed the rules. The Sisters Brothers (5/10): Despite good acting, locations, and cinematography, this over-long, talky western with a title that is too cute by half is yet another movie that aggrandizes and minimizes brutal violence that desensitizes impressionable viewers to what should be avert-your-eyes scenes, while making it a huge part of the movie. The House with a Clock in its Walls (3/10): Warlock/ witch fantasy nonsense.
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Mariachi Divas and Ballet Folklórico de Los Angeles perform live prior to Disney-Pixar’s “Coco” at El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Blvd. Thurs., Sept. 27 to Sun., Sept. 30 and Sat., Oct. 6 to Sun., Oct. 7. Visit elcapitantheatre. com.
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Orchard Supply Hardware at 415 S. La Brea Ave. will be closing its doors along with 98 other OSH stores. Store closing sales began August 23 and will continue for approximately 10 weeks. Club Orchard reward cards will still be accepted.
The store at La Brea and 4th Street opened early in 2014 after most of the existing stores were purchased by Lowe’s. OSH was founded in 1931 in today’s Silicon Valley in San Jose as a co-op supplying fruit growers. For more information, visit osh.com.
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Spider Pavilion, marine 3-D film at NHM
A spider pavilion with fascinating and helpful arachnids is at the Natural History Museum (NHM) of Los Angeles, 900 Exposition Blvd. through Sun., Nov. 25. Spider maze The open-air spider pavilion is designed as a safe space to
get close to see how spiders live and weave their webs. Visitors walk through a maze and can peer into closed habitats that are home to tarantulas, wolf spiders, jumping spiders and more in the Spider Den. NHM Gallery Interpreters share how spiders play a big role in our ecosystem. Tickets for museum admission and the Spider Pavilion are $20 for adults, $17 for se-
niors and students with valid I.D., and $12 for children ages three to 12. Museum members and children under two are free. “Our Blue Planet” Opening in October, in a new 3-D theater, is the film “Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet,” produced by the BBC and narrated by Kate Winslet. For more information visit nhm.org.
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ZOMBIES and witches dance in “Sweet Sorrow.”
Romeo and Juliet ‘Zombie ballet’ plays Oct. 20, 21
See what happened to Romeo and Juliet after they died (and came back from the dead) at “Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet” at Lanterman Auditorium, 4491 Cornishon Ave, La Cañada Flintridge, Sat., Oct. 20 at 7 pm. and Sun., Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. An original ballet choreographed by Leigh Purtill, who also teaches adult dance classes at Dance Arts Academy in Miracle Mile, “Sweet Sorrow” uses witches, vampires and zombies to tell the story of the star-crossed lovers after they have been killed off in Shakespeare’s play. “We are L.A.’s only annual ballet celebrating the Halloween season,” said Purtill, who refers to her ballet as “a Nutcracker for Halloween.” Visit zombieballet.com.
Play inspired by post 9-11 events back on stage
Sundeep Morrison debuted her one-woman show, “Rag Head,” about Sikhs living in post–9-11 America last spring. It was such a success it’s having another run. The play opened last month and Sundeep will continue Morrison through Sun., Oct. 14 at The Complex Hollywood, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd. “We had an overwhelmingly positive response to the show, and our ticket proceeds went to support the Sikh coalition and the invaluable work they do spreading Sikh awareness and assisting victims of hate crimes,” Morrison said. The Punjabi Sikh writer, actress and activist lives on Arden Blvd. She began to investigate a surge in xenophobic violence in 2012, after a white supremacist entered a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and murdered six people. “My parents are members of that temple, and thankfully they attended a different service that day, but they could have easily been victims had they been there,” Morrison said. With their turbans and long beards, Sikhs are often mistaken for Muslims or Arabs, and have inadvertently become targets of anti-Muslim bias in the United States, she added.
“Call for Fire, a Tragic Shakespearean Comedy for the Modern War” won several awards for Park La Brea-based filmmaker Seán Kinney, his music composer wife Christiane and film co-writer / co-producer Steven Barrons. Childhood friends Seán and Steven combined forces on the film, in which most of the cast and crew were wounded U.S. Special Operations soldiers. Barrons is a retired senior master sergeant. The film won the Best Independent Spirit Award FILM POSTER. Seán Kinney as from Hollywood Dreamz “Crantz,” left, and Steve Barrons as Int’l Film Festival and “Stern.” Best Guerilla Film Feature music had a very Renaisfrom Action on Film Festival. Both festivals took place sance / Elizabethan feel to it, blending harsher older in Las Vegas last month. The music score received a instruments like harpsichord Global Music Award and Los with more traditional string Angeles Music Critic’s Award orchestrations and drums for for Best Film Score. “The movement, a little blend of
old and new styles,” Christiane told us. Filmed in conjunction with DarkHorse Benefits, which helps train veterans for second careers, the 102-minute black comedy is an adaption based on Shakespeare characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and their scenes from “Hamlet.” For updates on screenings and more information, visit 1stoogeent.com.
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Key Card Blackwood is an improvement to Standard Blackwood raised some eyebrows when it came up. You have the West hand below and are lucky to hear partner open with 1D. You bid 1S and partner raises to 2S. Depending on what partner has, you may be able to take as many as 13 tricks. So you asked for aces and partner bids 5D, showing one ace. What now?
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The player holding this hand bid 6S and found that it was too high, missing an ace and the trump king. The defenders took her ace of diamonds and, even though the spade finesse worked, declarer lost a trick when South had the KJ9 of spades. A new version of Blackwood has been created that will address problems like this one. It is called Key Card Blackwood. It works like this: Instead of the 4NT bid asking responder for aces, it asks responder how many “key cards” he has. A key card is defined as one of the four aces and the trump king, a total of five key cards. Here are the responses to 4NT: 5 clubs: shows 0 or 3 key cards. 5 diamonds: shows 1 or 4 key cards. 5 hearts: shows 2 key cards without the queen of trump. 5 spades: shows 2 key cards with the queen of trump. If your bidding has not established a trump suit, then
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North responds as if diamonds is trump, so the key cards are the four aces and the king of diamonds. If, on the other hand, you have agreed on trump, like 1S – P – 3S – P – 4 NT, trump obviously is spades, and the key cards are the four aces and the king of spades. In the hand above, where West bid to slam and went down, East would bid 5D, showing one key card. West would know that two key cards were missing and would stop in five spades. When responder bids 5H or 5S, the 4NT bidder knows about every important card including the queen of trump. When responder bids 5C or 5D, the 4NT bidder is not sure about the trump queen. If she wishes to learn more, she can do so by making the cheapest available bid that is not five of the trump suit. West East 1 H 3H 4 NT 5C ? In this case, the bid that asks for the trump queen is
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5D by West. Responder (East, here) bids as follows: 1. If she does not have the trump queen, she returns to the trump suit as cheaply as possible. In this case she would bid 5H. 2. If she does have the trump queen, and no other kings, she bids 5NT. Otherwise she bids six of the suit in which she has the king if that king is lower ranking than the trump suit. If she has the trump queen and a king that is higher ranking than trump, she bids 5NT and lies about having a king. Key Card Blackwood is a good convention that is widely used by players of duplicate bridge. Some people reverse what bids of five clubs and five diamonds show, and that is called 1430 Blackwood, which in a thumbnail means that a five clubs bid shows one or four key cards, and five diamonds shows three or zero key cards. The only reason to do this is to make it easier to ask for the trump queen. The other convention is called 3014 Blackwood or Roman Key Card Blackwood. Grand Slam is the nom de plume for an author of a bestselling book on bridge, an ACBL accredited director and a Silver Life Master. classes. Jacobs reports that numerous “celebrity supermoms” have been spotted at parties and classes. Snooknuk continues to support Larchmont families with Mother’s Day events, Mommy Workshops and developmental programs for kids. The enterprise is now working on a franchise program to expand to multiple locations, says Jacobs.
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One of the finest conventions in use is the Blackwood convention, in which 4NT is used to ask partner how many aces he has. For game bidding, this information is unimportant; but for slam bidding, you do not want to see the opponents take the first two tricks with aces. Blackwood does have a drawback. Here is a hand that
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Chronicle columnist talk on ‘California’
rates the Arboretum library’s acquisition of a pristine copy of the 1914 book, once owned by the Hearst Memorial Library. Formerly of Larchmont Village, Chronicle columnist Panich now lives in Albuquerque and writes on landscape, food and gardening. She has contributed to the “New York Times” and the “Los Angeles Times.” She is author of “The Desert Southwest” and other books. For information on the talk, visit arboretum.org. For more on Paula Panich, visit theliterarygardener.com.
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day’s Times-Mirror Square.” Descendants of General Harrison Gray Otis and Harry Chandler will share stories about the men (and one woman, Dorothy Chandler) behind the construction of the buildings, now being considered for City of Los Angeles HistoricCultural Monument status. To learn more, contact john@larchmontchronicle. com.
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They hear shattering glass. A waiter finally tells them, after they finish eating, that the prisoner has slit his throat on the edge of a broken windowpane. The border police have cleaned up the “muss,” he tells them. Fisher writes: “Chexbres was a man with one leg gone ... a small wracked man with snowy hair and eyes large with suffering. And I was a woman condemned, plucked at by demons, watching her true love die too slowly. “There on the train ... we knew for a few minutes we had not escaped. We knew no
knife of glass, no distillate of hatred, could keep the pain of war outside. “I felt illimitably old, there on the train, knowing that escape is not peace, ever.” By 1940, Fisher and Parrish were living in another home, in Hemet; Tim Parrish would die there in 1941.
then another trio board: two guards, black shirts visible beneath their coats, shackled to a pale prisoner. The last two pages of the essay, as happens in work only by writers of great feeling and skill, open up this hermetic scene to our shared humanity. “It was good to be eating and drinking there on that train...,” Fisher writes. But their happiness evaporated. Fisher could see that Tim’s face was again full of pain.
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Pick up new greenery for the garden at the fall plant sale at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley, Thurs., Oct. 25 to Sat., Oct. 27, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A preview sale is Wed., Oct. 24, noon to 6 p.m. Go to theodorepayne.org.
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Passenger pigeons’ hunter-caused demise; why a ‘pinky?’ How come someone who squeals on another is a “stool pigeon”? queries John Henderson. This expressive, accusatory bit of gangster parlance references a particularly sad and heinous ecological tragedy — the extinction of the passenger pigeon in the 19th century. The systematic demolition of their forest habitat accounted for many casualties, but it was the merciless market hunters of the day who can really take the credit for this blot on humanity. The hunter’s favorite decoys were live passenger pigeons
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whose eyelids had been sewn shut and whose feet had been nailed to a stool for easy moving. These “stool pigeons” attracted (betrayed) their brothers and sisters, who were then shot down by the millions. • • • Why is the little finger
to be together or in company with people of similar origin or beliefs. Ergo, if one speaks to this group about common interests he would be delivering homilia (guidance or instruction). • • • When electoral districts are redrawn it’s sometimes called a “gerrymander.” Why? asks Connie Bryson. The word actually refers to a district being redrawn to give one political party an undue advantage over another. The word is derived from one Elbridge Gerry (17441814), governor of Massachu-
called a “pinky”? ponders Jim Verrick. This colorful word has nothing whatsoever to do with the healthy, rosette hue of human skin (in the pink). It is the diminutive form of the Dutch word pink, which is literally, the little finger. With the Dutch being the diamond marketers of the world, I’m sure they also must have invented the pinky ring. • • • Why is a sermon sometimes called a “homily”? wonders Edward Jamison. Homily derives from the Greek homolien, which means
setts, who did this in 1812 to preserve control of the state for his party. Gilbert Stuart, the famous portrait painter of President Washington and other great men, drew a cartoon of the new district in the shape of a salamander for the “Boston Sentinel.” When Benjamin Russell, the editor, saw the cartoon, he said, “Better call it a gerrymander,” and the name caught on. Professor Know-It-All is the nom de plume of Bill Bentley, who invites readers to try and stump him. Send your questions to willbent@ prodigy.net
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Best Friends Animal Society’s “Strut your Mutt” fundraising event returns to Exposition Park, 700 Exposition Dr., Sat., Oct. 20 starting at 11 a.m. A group dog walk, doggie yoga, pet portraits and more, as well as adoptions, will be featured. Returning for the eighth year is Angel City Pit Bulls. Participants can join a team or register individually to pledge money to help homeless dogs and cats in the community. This year’s goal is to raise $425,000 among 12
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