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vol. 49, no. 4 • delivered to the 76,439 readers in hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • park labrea • larchmont village • miracle mile

Map keeps Larchmont as historic anchor of district Neighborhoods intact for next 10 years

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SECTION ONE LBHA oppose new District map. 3 PRE-TRIAL set for Bungalow.

GARDENS open on homes tour.

PARK LA BREA lands knight. 10 BEST FRIENDS visiting Tar Pits. 9 ROTARIANS in Puerto Rico.

DWP rates are under water.

ANTIQUE STORE says goodbye. 17 REMEMBRANCE at Museum. 31

SECTION TWO Real Estate Home & Garden

ART, ANTIQUES on home tour. 2 SHOWCASE House opens. 4 NEUTRA celebrated.

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By John H. Welborne Guest columnist The Los Angeles City Council has confirmed the map that keeps most of the Greater Wilshire area in Council District Four. In mid-March, the City Council approved the map proposed by the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission in February, with a few minor adjustments to Council District Four boundaries, primarily in Hollywood. With that City Council action (and a confirming vote to take place before June after boundary lines are doublechecked by the city engineer), this map becomes final for the next decade, unless successfully challenged in court. Council District Four has always been associated with

Bees, electric cars at Park La Brea on Earth Day 'Green' events also planned at LaCMa Learn the latest on ways to “go green” at Park La Brea’s Earth Day celebration on Sat., April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in and around the Activities Center at 475 Curson Ave. Visitors can commune with nature by meeting a local farmer courtesy of Whole Foods Market or view a beehive exhibit by Backwards Beekeepers. Learn how to save money and get around town without a gas guzzler at the alternative transportation exhibits. They will feature information on electric motorcycles and cars, and the Grand Masters Cycling group. Park La Brea’s Clean and Green Committee will share tips on recycling; the Community Emergency Response Team will offer advice on preparing for the “big one.” Get a jump on spring cleaning by dropping off toxic and electronic waste at a HazardSee Earth Day, p 16

the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles. After World War II, and following the 1950 U.S. Census, the Larchmont Boulevard shopping district was just about the exact center of the district, which was shaped like a rectangle and then went from Fairfax Ave. almost to Vermont Ave., and from Olympic Blvd. to Fountain Ave. In those days, each city council district had a population of 131,000 residents. Today, each district has nearly 253,000 residents, and District Four has a gangly geographic shape. Los Angeles is vast, with a population of nearly four million people. Therefore, a single council district serving many single-family neighborhoods will oversee a wide geographic area. That certainly is the case with the latest version of the See MAP, p. 12

‘Design for Living’ in May Annual special section will feature homes, lifestyles and personalities, in the May Larchmont Chronicle. Advertising deadline is Mon., May 14. To reserve space, call Pam Rudy, 323-462-2241 x 11.

BaSEBaLL SEaSON began for Wilshire Sports League and Wilshire Warriors at Pan Pacific Park on March 16. Among attendees were Pirates team members, from left, Finn Disharoon, Finn O’Brien and Derek Kim.

Metro subway extension is closer to final approval First phase of Westside plan is at La Brea The final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Metro’s Westside subway extension was revealed at community meetings in late March. The first phase of the ninemile extension is planned at La Brea, and continues to Fairfax and La Cienega stations. Construction could start next year after final engineering. The tunnel boring machines will be in the ground at La Brea Ave. and would go east to Western Ave. The first seg-

ment might open around 2020, but timelines could be sped up depending on availability of federal loans. The report will be presented to Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee on Wed., April 18. Metro board of directors will review the final EIR at its meeting Thurs., April 26. The agendas and the staff report will be posted a few days prior to each meeting. The EIR is available in printed form and on DVDs at local libraries.

On the Boulevard Glimpses by Jane

YOUNG STUdENTS donned hardhats for a groundbreaking ceremony that kicked off construction of St. James’ preschool building. Due to open in September, the building, at Gramercy Place just north of Wilshire Blvd., will accommodate 60 preschoolers and a junior kindergarten program.

Our boulevard is popping with new businesses opening right and left. Malin & Goetz skin care and hair products, Growz, a clothing boutique, and, in the works are Hamburger Hamlet and Flywheel Sports, a spinning studio. We say goodbye, regretfully, to our upper Larchmont neighbor Cottage Antiques. *** We learned from Ellen Donaldson in RiteAid that her See BLVD., p 9

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Positive signs As noted in On The Boulevard (page one), Larchmont is perking up with new stores in the village. It would be good to see even more vacant stores leased. How about a bicycle rental and sales store, a maternity shop and mini market?

Stop burglaries Our neighborhood is a target for opportunists, i.e., burglars who find ways to get into houses or cars. The recent number of crimes (see Police Beat beginning on page 2) means we need to double our efforts to protect our homes. Always have the alarm on, doors and windows locked, deliveries stopped when on vacation. A Lojack or OnStar are good theft prevention tools for vehicles. Make sure your street has a block captain. Be e-mail connected so neighbors can be alerted if a suspicious person is loitering or an unmarked truck is parked on the street.

New transit line Good news: the Expo Line (phase one) will begin its run from La Cienega Blvd. at Jefferson Blvd. to downtown on Sat., April 28. And it looks like Metro’s long-awaited Westside Subway Extension (the Purple Line) has reached an important milestone with the release of the project’s final environmental impact statement and report.

Before You Build - Read the Preservation Plan

Hancock Park has been a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) for over four years; helping to preserve our beautiful, historic neighborhood. The principal purpose of the Hancock Park HPOZ is to 1) Provide clear preservation guidelines for rehabilitation of the street visible facades; 2) Ensure that the height, bulk, massing, lot coverage and architectural design of additions and infill development are compatible with the historic fabric of the neighborhood; and 3) Prevent tear downs and extensive demolition of historic, contributing buildings. Every HPOZ, including Hancock Park’s, has a specific Preservation Plan that articulates and delineates how the goals of the HPOZ are to be implemented. The HPOZ Board, which along with the City Planning office, reviews any changes that the City Planning Office determines fall under the Preservation Plan. It’s very important that homeowners review the Preservation Plan when planning changes to their properties. This ensures that you don’t spend a lot of time and money planning changes that may not be approved. Remember, many changes, such as adding a new pathway or retaining wall, or a new fountain or changing windows and doors, may require review by the HPOZ Board even though they may not require a building permit. Some of the areas that are reviewed in the Hancock Park HPOZ are: • Size of additions, • Changes to the street visible façade of houses, including finishes; • Roof lines; • Hardscape, including walkways, driveways, patios, and fountains; • Fencing and retaining walls in the street visible part of the property So, if you’re planning changes to your house read the Preservation Plan which can be found at: http://www. hancockparkhomeownersassociation.org/ or http://preservation. lacity.org/hpoz/la/hancock-park ) and contact City Planner Matthew Glesne (213-978-1216 or matthew.glesne@lacity.org). Be sure and look at our website for news – http://www. HancockPark.org . Also, In the event of a crime contact the Wilshire Division LAPD station - 213-473-0476 or website: http:// www.lapdonline.org/wilshire_community_police_station as well as our Senior Lead Officer, Dave Cordova (213-793-0650; 31646@ lapd.lacity.org). Contact the association (or Tree Committee Chair, Susan Grossman, SEGrossman@sbcglobal.net) if you need a parkway tree. Report graffiti sightings by calling 311 or at the City’s Anti-Graffiti Request System - http://anti-graffiti.lacity.org/ welcome.cfm?CFID=1007&CFTOKEN=411CDB4F-0FC3-4EE189DE58DCCB435538 and by calling Hollywood Beautification, 323463-5180 Questions regarding filming - contact Filming Committee, Cami Taylor (323-692-1414-Home and 310-659-6220-Office). Adv.

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Wed., April 11 – Neighborhood celebration of the new Council District Four boundaries at a Wilshire Park front lawn. 6 p.m. (For location contact wilshirepark. org). Wed., April 11 – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council meeting, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd., 7 p.m. (greaterwilshire. org.) Sat., April 21 – Earth Day celebration at Park La Brea (blog.parklabrea.com). Sun., April 22 – Los Angeles Garden Tour of six gardens in the neighborhood and party, noon to 6 p.m. (losanglesgardentour.org). Sun., April 22 – Earth Day

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celebration at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (lacma.org).

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WILSHIRE DIVISION BURGLARIES: Property was taken from a residence on the 200 block of S. McCadden Pl. between Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 7:30 a.m. The suspect entered through a rear window, which was unlocked. A home on the 400 block of S. Plymouth Blvd. was ransacked on Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. Nothing was taken. The suspect entered the home through an unlocked side

door. An apartment was broken into on the 400 block of S. Plymouth Blvd. on Feb. 21 at 6:45 p.m. The resident observed the suspect enter his apartment and say into his phone, “I’m in.” The victim yelled at the suspect to leave (Please turn to page 4)

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"I work for an environmental non-profit, so I'm always spreading the word. I also recycle and take public transportation." Angie Smith Larchmont Village

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'Earth Day is coming up. What do you do to help preserve our planet?'

"I recycle. I conserve water by taking really short showers. And I take resusable shopping bags to the grocery store." Barbara Harris Miracle Mile

letters to the editor Missed opportunity A few months ago at 9:30 a.m., two of my neighbors saw a heavyset, balding man in his late 30s walking in my driveway with a black bag. He was in the process of burglarizing my garage, but my neighbors mistook him for a worker and walked away. Two of my exterior video cameras showed the suspect making several trips from my garage to the street (Please turn to page 17)

"I drive a hybrid. We profile energy use in our AP environmental science class, so I really try to do things like take shorter showers and turn out the lights." Emma Rastatter Larchmont Village

Correction In an article on a proposed merger between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (March 2012), ballots were mailed to 200,000 members of both unions, not just the boards as was stated. And, it would strengthen both unions which represent the digital age, not just one union as was reported.

"I walk everywhere... to the Village to shop and to the farmers' market. My dog Sophie and I stop to pick up friends along the way. I also recycle and carry my own bags to the market." Susi Goodman Larchmont Village

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La-Brea-Hancock, WHA oppose new District map

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One area in the community didn’t celebrate when the City Council Redistricting map was revealed last month. The 700-plus residents of LaBrea-Hancock Association are no longer wholly part of Council District Four under the new boundaries, set to be approved July 1. Instead, the LBHA area is now split in two—between Council Districts Four and Five. Residents want to stay intact in CD4, with its neighbors in Hancock Park and Windsor Square, and with boundaries north at Third St., “as it has been for the past 40 years,” Sixto Sicilia wrote in a letter to the Chronicle. The new map which moves the boundary north to Fourth St. “is ripping right through the heart of the residents of

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the LBHA,” the S. Mansfield Ave. resident added. It creates a “five-block change that results in a split of the LBHA community,” writes John Gresham, secretary of the Wilshire Homeowners’ Alliance. The area’s 300 homes are between Third St. to Wilshire Blvd. from Highland Ave. west and the east side of La Brea Ave. In a letter to the Council Rules and Elections Committee, Gresham urged its members to revise the change proposed to keep the neighborhood intact and to the boundary between CD4 and CD5 along Third St. to La Brea Ave. The proposed change also negatively splits the commercial districts on La Brea, placing east and west sides in two separate districts, Gresham said.

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Spring is here and it is time for the Los Angeles Garden Tour & Party on April 22, 2012. All the marvelous details can be found at www.losangelesgardentour.org. The fundraising proceeds go to Fire Stations 52 & 61 and to greening the median at 6th Street & Norton Ave. The deserving honorees are Mia Lehrer & Lyn MacEwen Cohen and the chairpersons are Myrna Gintel and June Bilgore. The Larchmont Boulevard Association salutes these hard working and worthy community citizens. Who are we and what does the Larchmont Boulevard Association actually do? The LBA, organized in 1965, is a non-profit volunteer cooperative, an organization of businesses, professional firms and property owners located mainly on Larchmont Blvd. between 1st Street and Melrose Avenue. The LBA promotes, enhances, watches, protects, sponsors, monitors, replenishes, decorates, advertises, plans and enhances the beauty of our village within the City of Los Angeles – our Larchmont Village. The members of the Larchmont Boulevard Association love this Boulevard and we all appreciate how much you love it as well. Visit us at www.Larchmont. com and see our members. The LBA has new businesses and new members: Malin & Goetz has a stunning array of skin products. Marcie Bronkar is not new to the Boulevard but her interior design business for that well appointed home is growing and she has incredible designs. I am thrilled to welcome back Lucy Babiryan, the manager at Wells Fargo Bank, who has been so supportive of the Boulevard. Don’t forget Ampersand which is near Melrose - they are terrific; take a look and you’ll be pleased. Let your fingers do the looking at Adv. www.Larchmont.com.

Save the Date for Our Next Board Meeting:

The efforts of neighborhood leaders and Councilmember Tom LaBonge have resulted in a reunification of most of the neighborhoods of the Wilshire Homeowners’ Alliance within City Council District Four. To celebrate, Windsor Square joins its other Wilshire Homeowners’ Alliance neighbors: Brookside Citrus Square Fremont Place Hancock Park LaBrea-Hancock Larchmont Village Ridgewood-Wilton St. Andrews Square Sycamore Square Wilshire Park Windsor Village . . . in inviting neighbors from throughout the Greater Wilshire community to gather with us at a celebratory Reception hosted by the Wilshire Park Association: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 A Wilshire Park Front Lawn* from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. Come celebrate the redistricting process that brought Country Club Heights, Wilshire Park, Windsor Village, and Fremont Place back into Council District 4. The midMarch redistricting vote of the City Council benefitted the entire Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council community. The neighborhood council is now in TWO council districts instead of THREE. Progress! Come toast the reunification and come thank Councilmember Tom LaBonge and others who were instrumental in making these changes. *For further information and to RSVP, contact wilshirepark.org. 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 157 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004, or visit our website at windsorsquare.org. ADV.

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and the suspect fled. Computer equipment, electronics and an AM/FM radio were taken from a home on the 800 block of N. Mansfield Ave. between March 6 at 8:30 a.m. and March 7 at 5:30 a.m. Tools were stolen from a residence on the 500 block of Wilcox Ave. between March 8 at 7 p.m. and March 9 at 7 a.m. The suspect entered the home through an unlocked window. A house on the 300 block of S. Muirfield Rd. was broken into on March 9 at 1:40 p.m. The suspect broke into the home by crawling into the attic from the garage and then through a ceiling panel into a hall closet. As he exited the closet, he encountered the resident. THEFT: A bicycle locked to a rack was stolen from the 300 block of S. La Brea Ave.

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on Feb. 20 between 8 and 8:30 p.m. GRAND THEFT AUTO: A 2007 Nissan Altima was taken from the 100 block of N. Sycamore Ave. between Feb. 14 at 6 a.m. and Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. A 2009 Yamaha motorcycle was stolen from the 300 block of S. Lucerne Blvd. on Feb. 22 between 7 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. A 1984 Toyota pickup truck was taken from near the corner of 4th St. and Hudson Ave. on March 8 at 8 a.m. BURGLARIES FROM VEHICLE: Property was stolen from a car parked on the 100 block of N. June St. between Feb. 18 at 10:15 a.m. and Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. Property was taken from a car parked on the 500 block of N. Mansfield Ave. between Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 21 at 8:30 a.m. Cameras, computer equipment and prescription drugs were taken from a car parked near the corner of Melrose Ave. and Sycamore Ave. March 1 between 12:30 and 1 p.m. Clothing and auto parts were taken from a car parked on the 100 block of N. Las Palmas Ave. between March 6 at 7 p.m. and March 7 at 8 a.m. A wallet, computer equipment and other property were stolen from a car parked on the 400 block of N. Mansfield Ave. between March 6 at 8 p.m. and March 7 at 7 a.m. Luggage and auto parts were taken from a car parked on the 100 block of S. Hudson Ave. between March 6 at 9:30 p.m. and March 7 at 6 a.m. A factory-installed GPS and cell phone were stolen from a car parked near the corner of Clinton St. and Lucerne Blvd. on March 8 between 1:30 and 3 p.m. OLYMPIC DIVISION BURGLARIES: Jewelry was

stolen from a home on the 600 block of S. Bronson Ave. on March 9 between 7 and 10 p.m. The suspect smashed the rear glass door to gain entry. GRAND THEFT: A woman walking near the corner of Norton Ave. and Wilshire Blvd. had her cell phone snatched on March 19 at 4 p.m. The suspect approached her asking for the time. When the woman checked her phone for the time, the suspect grabbed it and fled into a waiting car and drove off. BURGLARIES FROM VEHICLE: A car parked on the 5100 block of Clinton St. was broken into and ransacked on March 1. Property was stolen from a car parked on the 300 block of S. Gramercy Pl. on March 2. Over $950 worth of property was taken from a car parked near the corner of 4th St. and Gramercy Pl. on March 14. A vehicle parked on the 200 block of N. Larchmont Blvd. was broken into and property stolen on March 16. Property was stolen from a car parked on the 300 block of N. Gower St. on March 17. PREVENTION TIP: Secure your vehicle by locking all doors, windows and sunroofs. Do NOT leave valuables in your vehicle, especially in plain view. This includes purses, wallets, briefcases, laptop computers, cell phones, iPods, CDs, cameras or shopping bags. GRAND THEFT AUTO: A vehicle was stolen from the 700 block of S. Bronson Ave. on March 11 at 10:45 p.m. Graffiti Removal Operation Clean Sweep .............................. 311 Hollywood Beautification ............. 323-463-5180 anti-grafitti.lacity.org

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Bungalow owners plead not guilty, pre-trial set April 27 The owners of the Larchmont Bungalow pleaded not guilty to three criminal charges last month paving the way for a pre-trial hearing on Fri., April 27. L.A. Superior Court Judge Paul Suzuki moved the case

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Van Ness School open house April 19 Van Ness Elementary School will open its doors to local residents on Thurs., April 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the school, 501 N. Van Ness Ave. “We want parents to see Van Ness as an option in the community,” said principal Katty Iriarte. Under her leadership the kindergarten through fifth grade public school jumped 36 points last year in the statewide Academic Performance Index (API). For more information on the open house, call the school at 323-4690992.

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Gardens at six sites, including the official residence of the Mayor of L.A., will be opened to the public during the seventh annual garden tour hosted by the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society on Sun., April 22 from noon to 4 p.m. Formerly known as “The Garden Party,” the Los Angeles Garden Tour and Party includes a reception and light supper at the mayor’s residence—the Getty House— from 4 to 6 p.m. The tour begins at the Getty House at 605 S. Irving Blvd., where attendees will receive programs with garden locations. A silent auction takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Jo Anne Trigo, owner of Two Dog Organic Nursery, will sell vegetable seedlings—including a variety of heirloom tomatoes—as well as EarthBox kits, fertilizers and composts from noon to 6 p.m. Ecological landscape designer C. Darren Butler will lecture on soil and its importance in gardening and horti-

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Walk, ride a bike, bring a stroller to CicLAvia Ten miles of streets will be car-free as the fourth CicLAvia takes place on Sun., April 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Boyle Heights to downtown, MacArthur Park to East Hollywood, El Pueblo/Olvera St., and South LA.

Streets will be cleared of traffic, making the event safe for people to walk, skate and ride a bike. Shop owners and restaurants will welcome bicylists along the route for the event which is free.

Ciclovias started in Bogotá, Colombia more than 30 years ago, where it continues weekly, as a response to the congestion and pollution of the city. For parking and other information go to ciclavia.org/ next-event.

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Council district includes former neighborhoods Council District Four has a different look this month, after the Los Angeles City Council approved 15 new council district maps redrawn by the Redistricting Commission. To me, it’s all about neighborhoods. The Fourth District and the City of Los Angeles are made up of great neighborhoods, and I’m so pleased that Council District Four retains many of its core neighborhoods, such as Citrus Square, Hancock Park, LaBrea-Hancock, Larchmont Village, Ridgewood-Wilton, St. Andrews Square, Sycamore Square and Windsor Square. And I couldn’t be happier that redistricting has restored the neighborhoods of Country Club Heights, Fremont Place, Wilshire Park and Windsor Village to the Fourth District. The Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council is now located in two Council Districts— Four and Five—instead of

three districts. Also, the San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks has been added to the Fourth District. The Redistricting Ordi-

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nance comes back before the City Council in May, and, if approved, would take effect in July. As we get closer to that date, my staff and I will be doing outreach in the community. As always, we emphasize helping people through the city’s departments of Public Safety, Public Works, Public Health and Public Education to continue to enjoy and love Los Angeles.

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nationally recognized for her progressive landscape designs and her advocacy for environmentally sensitive and peopleLEHRER friendly public spaces. MacEwen Cohen, president of the Miracle Mile Civic Coalition and First-in Fire COHEN Foundation, is a civic philanthropist with a passion for “green,” historic preservation and public service.

Six private gardens on tour (Continued from page 7) toward the creation of a triangular median at 6th St. and S. Norton Ave. Last year’s tour helped fund landscaping and the creation of a garden, sculpture and outdoor classroom space at John Burroughs Middle School. Previous tours benefitted the creation of outdoor planters, fountains and a sensory wall mural at Frances Blend Special Education Center, traffic islands on Wilton Place and a greening project at Wilshire Crest School. Tickets can be purchased online for $70 at www.losangelesgardentour.org. or by mail for $65 from WSHPHS, 137 N. Larchmont Blvd., #135, L.A., CA 90004. For more information, call 213-243-2182.

Best Friends’ Super Adoption returns to Tar Pits Best Friends Animal Society annual Los Angeles Pet Super Adoption! is just that…. Super! Some 40 groups will be parading their best pups and felines at the La Brea Tar Pits Park, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., on Sat. April 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sun., April 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrity guests, food trucks, stage demonstrations and music will also be featured at the event. Border collies, Labs, pugs— dogs and puppies of all breeds, shapes and sizes—will join cats and kittens from rescue groups and area shelters. All will be spayed or neutered and vaccinated, ready for adoption. More than 7,000 people came to the 2011 event and took home nearly 500 dogs and cats. “This year, we are aiming for even more adoptions and attendees,” said event spokesman Candi Crawford. There is no charge to participate and the event is free. Onsite adoptions are encouraged, but not required. The Los Angeles event will be part of a Best Friends Pet Super Adoption Week, which includes events in New York and Salt Lake City. The decade-old adoption event is aimed to end homeless pets. To sponsor or volunteer visit superadoption.org.

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(Continued from page 1) family has just posted a website, walterdonaldson.net. Her dad was the composer of many popular songs such as “My Blue Heaven,” “Little White Lies” and “Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby.” *** Gloria Staudt was at Le Petite Greek when we saw her. A few nights before, she had attended a Cathedral Chapel School event honoring her friend Sharon DeBriere. *** We caught up with Ellen Sletten as she was on her way to Purely Pilates. Her daughter Kristen is instructing third graders in math as part of the Teach for America program in Dallas, Ellen said. *** A smiling Ellen Collins told us she was feeling great on day 18 of a 30-day hot yoga challenge when we ran into her at Landis Gifts & Stationery.

LHASA HAPPY HOMES, above, was among breed rescue groups at last year’s event.

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The Wilshire Rotary Club of Los Angeles conducted in February and March one of it’s most popular programs. Competitions in art, music and speech for local High School students were held.

The winners in each category went on to represent Wilshire Rotary at the District level and competed against the entrants of 46 other Clubs. The candidate representing Wilshire Rotary in the music Kyle Pierce awards segment, Ms. Participants from President Leah Hansen of the both public and private institutions were included. Colburn Academy, garnered first prize and won $1,000.00 cash. Wilshire Rotary is proud to support the Arts, literacy, scholarships along with initiatives against hunger in the local community. Join us in making a difference!

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By Jane Gilman club and women’s circle. Free His love of music has mo- family movies are screened in tivated Sir Richard Winter- the Activities Center theater. Stanbridge ever since he sang Super Saturday activities at the Royal School of Choral also include a gourmet club, Music in England at age seven. speed dating and games for Now, as entertainment director of Park "There is still the human La Brea’s 10,000 plus need to interact in reality." population and interested nearby residents, Richard is promoting music, the younger crowd. “In considering what people art, theater and literature. are gravitating towards these It was his wife Tessa Shaw’s days for their recreational enacting career that brought the couple to Los Angeles and joyment, many flock to social networking online. However, Park La Brea 16 years ago. there is still the human need Creative ideas flow from to interact in reality and so, Winter-Stanbridge’s brain like these are the kinds of prowater, resulting in such new grams being presented on Suprograms as Bookplates where per Saturday,” he said. authors talk about their books Aside from his Park La Brea and “What Shakespeare Didn’t activities, Sir Richard is head Write,” a discussion covering of Shene Gate Pictures, a proplaywrights. duction company which will His firm, Wintershaw Enproduce films on composers terprises, is producing WTTC! beginning with Sir Edward El(Window through the Clasgar. sics), a cable series featuring His other venture is called interviews with major names Gigantic Worx, a touring exin music such as cellist Lynn hibition for students to enjoy Harrell. The show also will be unique music educational expodcast. periences. Winter-Stanbridge said the A truck equipped with intershow is a way to draw audiactive video games, a “Music ences from outside in addition of the Spheres” presentation to those who already reside in and a virtual orchestra will Park La Brea. Newest creative idea for Park La Breans and neighbors is “Super Saturday,” a series of multiple interest activities for all ages. These include a comeStimulus dy performance, a networking

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Bookplates to hear from two authors Authors planning to speak at Bookplates at the Park La Brea theater in April include Chip Jacobs, whose book is “The Ascension of Jerry,” a book about crime. He will talk on Wed., April 4 at 7 p.m. Soibhan Fallon will discuss her book, “You Know When the Men Are Gone,” a story about the impact of being a military spouse on Fri., April 13 at 7 p.m., Bookplates, produced by Wintershaw Enterprises, lets attendees interact with the host and authors. Polish cellist Marek Szpakiewicz will be performing at an upcoming concert sponsored by WTTC LIVE! (World through the classics).

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UC Berkeley Alumni Award Ex-Marines friendship renewed on Saturdays Their friendship for more bestowed on architect Fain than 55 years is commemoArchitect William Fain’s 40-year career designing large-scale urban projects has been honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design. The award is given annually in recognition of outstanding achievement and significant contributions in professional, social, academic, artistic or other areas. Fain, Windsor Square, was recognized by the Department of Architecture. “The time I spent at the College of Environmental Design was highly formative and still plays a major influence in my current work that seeks to integrate the public realm and sustainable environmental resource with urban development,” says Fain. The last 25 years he has

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OVER COFFEE Li Lober, left, and Cliff Matthews reminisce over their past history and discuss the latest news.

Matthews tracked down his old buddy, and the two met in 2007 at the 50-year reunion with their fellow corpsmen. When Lober heard that his friend had had a heart attack while working in Arkansas shortly after the reunion, he immediately boarded a plane from Los Angeles and helped him get back on his feet. “He found me a job in Los Angeles at UCLA teaching paralegal training,” said Matthews. Shortly after, the duo began

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a near-rectangle, was significantly altered to help create the new Council District One in 1986. Council District Four became a vast district that meandered across many parts of the City map. Council District Four has remained vast for the past 35 years, and so it will remain for the next 10 years. That the Larchmont Chronicle readership area is still largely intact is a tribute to the concerted efforts of late

Councilman John Ferraro and Tom LaBonge. They have helped ensure that the anchor of the District, ever since World War II, has been and remains Larchmont Village. John Welborne, an attorney, is vice president of the Planning and Land Use Committee for the Windsor Square Association. He helped found the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council. His family has lived in the Mid-Wilshire area since 1906.

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Adults invited to train at academy A Citizen Community Police Academy for adults to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in neighborhoods will be held at the Recruit Training Center at 5651 W. Manchester Ave. on Wednesday nights from May 30 to Aug. 8. The 11-week course is open to participants 18 and older. Interested citizens may contact Officer Raynay Arnold, Wilshire police station at 213473-0200.

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Seniors sought for USC study on aging and emotions Have fun and contribute to science by volunteering for a psychological study at the USC Davis School of Gerontology. The studies, on ways aging affects thinking and emotion, will be conducted by the school’s Mara Mather, Ph.D.,

and her research group, Healthy Minds. Vision exams, stress and decision-making scenarios, and memory testing are included. Besides offering the immediate benefits of intellectual exercise, fun and potentially earning a stipend,

participation in these studies helps further the cause of science, said Mather. “Why not add a little structured mental exploration, analysis and exercise to your day?” To learn more, visit www.healthyminds.matherlab.com or call Ruth Cheng 213-740-9543.

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Two career workshops offered at Fairfax Library Dr. Dorene Lehavi will conduct two workshops on careers in April at the Fairfax Branch Library, 161 S. Gardner St., beginning at 5:45 p.m. On Thurs., April 5, Lehavi will cover "Stop Doing What You Hate, Start Doing What You Love" for new career seekers or those who want to incorporate more of what they love into the career or business they have now. The second workshop, "Choosing a Business Partner," on Thurs., April 26 will be focused on effective communication with partners, employees, team members, clients and the community. Lehavi, a psychologist, is author of the forthcoming book, "Toolkit for Successful

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Bike ride, make recycled art in honor of Mother Earth Celebrate Earth Day at LAC- tions. Storytelling, sketching MA, because “Earth without from nature and a guided walk through the natural art on Art is just ‘Eh.’” The program begins at noon campus or a community-led Larchmont Chronicle Sun., April 22 and features art- bike ride to LACMA are also March 30, on2012 the agenda. ist-led workshops, bike-related Family workshop “Recycle, films and tours of the collec-

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Transform, Make Art” starts at 12:30 p.m. and continues to 3:30 p.m. at the north Piazza. Old car parts are some of the materials that find new life in this hands-on, fun time for all ages. If you plan to travel to LACMA by bike on Earth Day, check out LADOT’s bike maps for a safe route. Wear a bike helmet for free museum admission or bike parking receipts, or from alternative transportation. LACMA is at 5905 Wilshire Blvd.

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Evergreen pears and pink trumpets will be planted on Union Ave. in honor of Earth Day on Sat., April 28 by members of the Korean Youth & Community Center, Wilton Pl. In all 66 trees will be planted also along Eighth St. and Garland Ave., a largely residential area. "We're planting trees to green the streets that are mostly concrete," said KYCC tree planting crew chief Jerry Garcia. The trees stand about eightto 12-feet and are in 24-inch boxes. The effort is being funded by the city's Milllion Trees LA project and joined by the LA Conservation Corps, North East Trees and the Hollywood Beautification Team.

CHILDREN CREATED bugs out of recycled soda cans at Debi Doodles Kids Arts and Crafts Club last year.

Park La Brea on Earth Day (Continued from page 1) ous and Electronic Waste Roundup, or sign up for free furniture and appliance donation pick ups with Habitat for Humanity. Children’s activities include crafts and games with Debi Doodles Kids Arts and Crafts Club and other creations with the Korean Cultural Center. JACK Theater group will perform skits, and a greenthemed art gallery featuring works by Hancock Park School first graders will be on display. For more information, call the Park La Brea Activities Center at 323-549-5458.

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my very aggressive follow up, many hours spent providing photos and video as well as my neighbors’ assistance, is that the LAPD Wilshire Division missed an opportunity to remove one of the threats to our peaceful way of life in the "Village" area. David Franklin Windsor Square EDITOR’S NOTE: Wilshire Division Det. Bobby Smith said an arrest could not be made without a positive identification. The neighbors who saw the man suspected of taking Franklin’s tools could not identify him in a "sixpack" (a video line-up of six men). "Without collaboration, we cannot arrest," said Det. Smith. Capt. Eric Davis, commanding officer of the Wilshire Area L.A.P.D., said the department has recently implemented a Parole Compliance Unit program to track parolees. Wilshire’s PCU will do a follow-up on this matter.

By Jane Gilman Whether it’s a 12-piece place setting of china or a dozen crystal glasses, you could find it at Cottage Antiques. But no more. Owner Madeline Sakmar will close her store at 562 N. Larchmont Blvd. in late April. A fixture on the boulevard beginning in 1997, Madeline said she will miss Larchmont. The store is a place where friends and guests spent time visiting as well as shopping, Madeline also was a favorite with dog owners. She always

had a treat waiting for her four-footed friends. A native of Michigan, her first job was teaching. She and her husband Bernie Sakmar ran a wholesale jewelry business, Golden Chain, which was one of the largest wholesale firms in the country. Their Hancock Park home has been seen in many interior design magazines. The couple has two sons and two grandsons. "Now, I will have time to do more traveling,” explains Madeline, when asked why she is retiring.

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AN EXHIBIT featuring paintings depicting James Allen’s travels opened at The Ebell in March. The artist, a longtime Hancock Park resident, will be displaying the 25 works through April 30.

You can grow young in Larchmont if you follow Rafael de Marchena-Huyke’s regimen. The dashing bachelor tossed himself an 80th birthday bash at the Los Angeles Country Club on Feb. 24. After cocktails, 40 of his BFF’s settled in for dinner and a moving videologue of his journeys through time and space. He is the donor of rare books by French writers such as Baudelaire, Moliere, Racine, Rousseau and Voltaire to the USC Libraries. Helping the birthday boy celebrate were: Catherine Quinlan, dean of the USC Libraries; Irena and Jim Gibbons, Este and Lars Roos, Suz and Peter Landay and Juanita Kempe. *** Bold and beautiful neighbors decked out in old Hollywood style worked the red carpet as they entered the Deco Building on Feb. 25 for the annual gala of the Hancock

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Booksignings draw area authors Clean your closet: Three local authors will be signing their books in April at Chevalier’s Books, 124 N. Larchmont Blvd., including Lin Oliver and her son Theo Baker with their book “Sound Bender,” Sat., April 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Douglas Woods will sign "California Casa" Sun., April 15, from noon to 2 p.m. Math instructor R. J. Toftness will sign “Fractions: Part 1,” Sat., April 21 at noon.

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Youth activities to gain from poker tournament Feeling lucky? Get poker lessons and play in the Texas Hold’Em Tournament fundraiser for the Hollywood Boys & Girls Club on Fri., May 18. The event will be held at the club’s neighbor, Red Studios, 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd.

Brad Jamison, board member, said sponsorships range from $1,500 to $3,500. Tickets are $200 (early bird buy-in is $150). Proceeds will support programs for the club’s 1,400 children who visit the facility

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Swiss ballet comes to Chandler stage Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève will be performing the Northern American premieres of “Les Sylphides” and “Spectre de la Rose” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Fri., April 13 through Sun., April 15. New York City Ballet dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, known for his work in the film “Black Swan,” is choreographer.

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I was wrong. In fact, one of my friends hated her sleep-away camp so much that she decided to fake a British accent all week, just to make it interesting! This revelation made me realize the importance of finding just the right camp for your child. Instead of just “shipping them off” somewhere for a week or two, there’s a lot more consideration that goes into it. Goldie D’Annunzio, a Hancock Park mother of four children ages two to 12, is looking into new camp options for the summer. In previous years, her girls Sofia and Frankie attended Camp Hollywood-

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land in Griffith Park (an allgirls’ camp) and Silverlake camp. “Camp Hollywoodland is a great first–time overnight camp… My kids made some new acquaintances and also saw some familiar faces (a benefit of being local). Frankie, the shy one, was forced to come out of her shell and meet new people because the kids were put into cabins based on their age, so she wasn’t able to bunk with her sister!” According to its website, Camp Hollywoodland “is designed to provide girls in the Los Angeles area with camping and recreational programs close to the city in a mountain atmosphere.” Griffith Park Boy’s Camp is located in the hills of Griffith Park and focuses on nature, rock climbing, archery, and many other outdoor activities. This year, Goldie and her family are looking into Camp Whittle, located near Big Bear and run by the local YMCA.

Their camp is geared to let “campers enjoy an unplugged week of nature and fun while they go swimming, hiking, biking, laughing, playing and singing.” In the Brentwood Hills, there is the popular Tumbleweed Day Camp, known for “fostering growth and development in children since 1954.” The camp offers activities such as horseback riding, archery and arts and crafts, allowing children to gain selfconfidence and build lasting relationships. Dulcy Bader, a Hancock Park mother of two, is a big fan of Tumbleweed Day Camp, with one caveat: the long daily commute from Hancock Park. “My son, Sebastian, loved Tumbleweed South, but was very bored of the long ride by the end of his two weeks. He would be picked up at Third Street School and then they would drive for almost an hour to the Brentwood hills where the camp is located. "My daughter’s favorite camp was Marlborough’s summer program," said Dulcy. She liked their structure and the classes that they offered. She liked that she didn’t get super dusty and dirty and she loved that she didn’t have an hour’s bus ride to and from camp!” For those who love to act, Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts offers two-week sessions where the kids rehearse and perform musical theatre stage plays. Past offerings have included “Les Miserables,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” and “West Side Story.” This summer’s shows will include “Oliver!” and “Seussical the Musical.” If you’re looking for the perfect camp for your kids this summer, you’ve got plenty of options. Just be sure to choose wisely—or by August, your child may feign a foreign accent!

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Summer CampS & programS Youngsters four- and fiveyears old will tackle ideas of responsibility through the power of play along with art, music and movement at Zimmer Children’s Museum summer camps. Three week-long, half-day summer sessions are offered. Cost is $135 per session. Responsibility to Self will be explored on Mon., June 25 to Fri., June 29. Campers will engage in individual and group activities to learn skills to better express themselves, build confidence and foster group cooperation. Responsibility to Each Other is offered Mon., July 9 to Fri., July 13. Campers will use their imaginations to explore the roles of being a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher and other members in their community. Responsibility to Planet Earth is Mon., July 23 to Fri., July 27. Campers will explore nature and learn ways to recycle, reduce, and reuse through natural art materials and hands-on activities. Visit zimmer.org.

ART PROJECTS are among offerings at Zimmer half-day camps.

YMCA hosts Healthy Kids Day A full city block will be transformed into a free community-wide event during Healthy Kids Day on Sat., April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the Hollywood Wilshire YMCA, the annual festival is aimed at providing information on good health and nutrition to children and their families.

Included are information booths, health and nutrition activities and free health screenings. Youngsters can play games and win prizes, have their faces painted and more at the event held at the YMCA at 1553 N. Schrader Blvd. in Hollywood. For more information, call 323-467-4161.

Create art inspired ‘Anne Frank’ at by nature at camp Bishop Conaty Children ages five to 10 can explore the gardens and look closely at nature’s treasures at the Arboretum’s Spring Nature Art Camp, Mon., April 2 through Fri., April 6. Campers will use natural materials such as flowers, insects and feathers to create works of art. Sessions run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with extended care available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Half day sessions are also available. To register or for more information call 626-821-4623.

Bishop Conaty-Loretto High School will present “The Diary of Anne Frank” on Fri., March 30 and Sat., March 31 at 7:30 p.m. Adapted for the stage from the book “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, and newly adapted work is by Wendy Kesselman. The performance takes place in the school auditorium at 2900 W. Pico Blvd. Tickets are $5. Call 323-737-0012.

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Summer CampS & programS Camp Goo, Dino at Page, Natural History museums

SUMMER ACTIVITIES at Koach K’s Got Game Camp at Hancock Park Elementary School include soccer, flag football, hockey and other competitive sports. Shown here is Noah Torres, center, with Koach K and other campers. The camp is open to boys and girls ages five to 13, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., beginning Mon., June 25.

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This summer give your child the world. Let your child become part of an elite team of young explorers as they have fun solving the Earth’s riddles and puzzles, discover dinosaurs, and learn about local animals and insects, and the forces of nature. Adventures for campers grades K through 8 REGISTER TODAY! nhm.org/summercamp Questions? Call us at 213.763.ED4U or email us at educate@nhm.org.

Members, take advantage of your Camp and Extended Care discounts. July 1 - August 13, 2011, Week-long classes for grades K to 8 This summer, the Natural History Museum invites your child to join us for Adventures in Nature.

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Junior paleontologists learn about the Ice Age during Overnight Adventures at the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd. Family sleepovers also take place at the Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd. Sticky crafts and a scavenger hunt are among activities at Camp Goo for girls at the Page on Fri., April 6 to Sat., April 7. Boys’ Camp Goo at the Page is on Fri., April 13 and Sat., April 14. Explore the world of dinosaurs at Camp Dino family sleepovers for boys and girls at the Natural History Museum on Fri., April 20 to Sat., April 21. Camp Archaeology for boys and girls family sleepover at the NHM is Fri., April 27 to Sun., April 28. Explore bones and fossils at Camp Tar Pits for boys and girls family sleepover at the Page is on Fri., May 4 to Sat., May 5. Call 213-763-3536 for more information. Register online at nhm.org, visit Activities & Programs. Big cats are back Take a trip back to when big cats roamed the land with Ice Age Encounters when a prowling saber-toothed kitten and her two-month-old baby come to the Page on Sat., May 5 and Sun., May 6 at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:45 and 3 p.m. The startling, snarling lifelike cats are a collaboration between paleontologists, performing artists and puppet engineers from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

FOSSILS and scavenger hunts are among features for budding archaeologists at Overnight Adventures at the Page Museum.

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Summer CampS & programS tions. Bus pick-up and dropoff is available at specific locations. Echo Horizon 3430 McManus Ave. Culver City 310-838-2442 www.echohorizon.org Echo Horizon School has a three–tier summer session. Incoming kindergartners have fun, make new friends and work on social and academic

skills from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Grades one through four can learn about the sea, the planet, cultures around the world or fantastic fantasies. Each week focuses on a sports clinic. Grades five through eight learn leadership skills by being junior camp counselors. The upper grades will be visiting the Culver City Plunge once a

week. Camp sessions run from Mon., June 18 through Fri., July 27; hours are 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Immaculate Heart 5515 Franklin Ave. 323-461-3651 www.immaculateheart.org Creative writing, Mac movie–making, swimming, poetry and academic review courses are offered for students grades (Please turn to page 28)

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Academics to horsebackDiscover how a better understanding of math can change your child’s attitud Before you know it, your child could be crazy about math. riding, sports and dance er activities are cooking,Find arts and crafts and games, and one field trip per week. Camp starts Mon., June 18 and goes through Fri., Aug. 10, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tumbleweed 1024 Hanley Ave. 310-472-7474 www.tumbleweedcamp.com Campers ages four to 14 can go horseback riding, climbing, hiking, run through obstacle courses, and participate in music and arts and crafts. Beach activities and swimming also available. Fourweek counselor-in-training sessions are offered for campers ages 13 to 15. Sessions begin Mon., June 25 and go through Fri., Aug. 17. Start and end times vary depending on day camp loca-

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Center for Early Education 563 N. Alfred St. 323-651-0707 centerforearlyeducation.org Kids entering grades one through sixth can play in a rock band, study computer animation and learn to cook at the Summer Institute for Kids. Other activities include art, creative writing, chess and sports. Three- and six-week classes run Mon., June 25 through Fri., Aug. 3. One-week programs run June 18 through July 27. Days begin at 9 a.m. and go until 3 p.m. Pan Pacific Day Camp 7600 Beverly Blvd. 323-939-8874 www.laparks.org Children ages five to 13 can swim and play sports at the Pan Pacific day camp. Oth-

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Learning to ride a horse has additional advantages In addition to the thrill of learning how to ride a horse,

children who attend a horseback riding camp also learn

respect and responsibility. The ABC’s of the camp

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the proper foundation is a great way for us to watch chilinclude A is for apple, B is dren develop into lifelong ridfor body brush, C is for can- ers who know from the start ter. Horses bring with them a that horses require a great special vocabulary, and all the deal of care and attention, an children are anxious to learn, attention and care that horses says Coppercreek Camp direc- return in full. This experience tor Lauren Allen. translates into responsibility The very youngest or timid and confidence in so many campers have special assign- other areas.” m e n t s It’s a when it two-way comes to street; horse care; horses they are take care known as of chil“Juniors” dren just but more as much often as as chil“ B a r n dren take Rats,” scurcare of rying to horses. learn their CHILDREN LEARN respect and The lesway around responsibility at horseback riding camp. sons are the horses. simplicity “Learning about your itself—kindness, gentleness, horse’s needs is a first step respect, careful observation, in gaining security and com- and most of all—the thrill of fort around such large ani- independence—when you are mals—filling their water up on the back of the horse, buckets, picking dirt out of communicating what you their hooves and learning the want, and listening to a horse art of grooming all develop a who is depending on you. special bond between horse For information about and rider,” said Allen. For all American Camp Association, those young people who live, visit, www.CampParents.org, eat, and breathe horses, the or call the toll-free number camp director says “Laying 800-428-CAMP.

Ask questions to ensure successful camp vacations With temperatures rising and summer quickly approaching, many parents are seeking the perfect summer camp to best suit their child’s needs. Though there are numerous summer camp options, the most important factor is the comfort and preference of their child. “There are so many fun summer camp opportunities that many parents feel overwhelmed by the possibilities,” says Dr. Vicki Folds, vice president of education and professional development for Children of America Educational Childcare. “Parents need to choose a summer camp that will help their children grow and thrive while supporting their individual interests.” Dr. Folds recommends considering the following criteria: Ask your child’s opinion. Involve your child in the process by asking what types of activities he or she is interested in pursuing, such as music, sports or drama. Don’t be afraid to make special requests. Children with special needs should have the same opportunities to enjoy summer camp. Ask whether

or not the program of your choice has the certifications or accreditations needed to accommodate your child. Inform staff of potential issues. Communicate with camp directors of food or environmental allergies prior to the first day of the program. This will ensure staff members attending to your child are properly trained in CPR and first aid and are equipped to handle allergic reactions. Be vigilant. If your child needs additional supervision, be sure to research the adult– to–child ratio. Ask how many children each adult oversees and if children are divided into groups by age or gender. Also, ask how staff will handle off–campus activities as you want to ensure your child’s safety at all times. Form a buddy system. If you are the parent of a shy child, talk to other parents in your carpool or community to find out if other children are attending the same program. Having a friend at the same camp will help enhance your child’s experience while reassuring you, the parent, he is having a good time.

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Summer CampS & programS Turning Point wins Green Challenge

Turning Point School placed second in its region and seventh in the nation in

the Green Cup Energy Challenge. The competition empowers students and staff to

conserve electricity, raise environmental awareness and decrease their campus’ carbon footprint.

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TROOP 10 SCOUTS camped and rode all-terrain vehicles on a winter excursion to Pismo Beach.

Local Boy Scout Troop 10 is oldest in the nation Boy Scout Troop 10, made up of students from St. James;, St. Brendan, Loyola, LACES, Harvard Westlake and Notre Dame, is the oldest continuously-sponsored Troop in the nation. According to scoutmaster Thomas Fenady, St. James' Church has renewed the Troop's charter since 1914. Troop 10, which has more than 50 scout members and 10 parent volunteers, has a long tradition of annual campouts. In the fall, they go rafting on the Kerm River. A wintertime trek is to Pismo Beach for ATVing. "Top Gun" is the theme in the springtime, when the scouts visit military institu-

tions such as Camp Pendleton and Edwards Air Force Base. Summertime destinations have included Camp Cherry Valley on Catalina Island as well as Forest Lawn in Arrowhead and Log Cabin in Yosemite. The troop also plans one overnighter per month in nearby campgrounds in Ojai, Malibu and Idylwild, said Fenady. Last year, four scouts reached the rank of Eagle— the highest in scouting. They were Sean Faust, Evan Moffitt, Connor Auld and Jason Hur. These and other Troop 10 members can be found every Friday volunteering in the St. James' soup kitchen.

Hands-on 3rd joins Art Works Hands-on 3rd, a craft studio offering workshops in sewing, knitting and crafts, has closed its W. Third St. location and joined forces with Art Works Studios at 660 N. Larchmont Blvd. Looking to make a location change, owner Renee Ridgeley, Hancock Park, said she wanted to bring her business closer to Larchmont and also hoped to find a partner with similar ideas of art, craft and handmade simplicity. “By partnering, we’re able to offer so much more to our clients,” said Art Works owner Cyndi Finkle. The studio offers fine art classes for all ages. In addition to workshops and classes, Hands-on 3rd at Art Works Studios offers spring break and summer

camps. Call 323-655-0515, go to handson3rd.com. For Art Works, call 323-463-2562 or go to artworksstudio.org.

Meet Big Bunny at zoo’s Spring Fling Youngsters can have their pictures taken with Big Bunny at the annual Spring Fling at the Los Angeles Zoo on Fri., April 6, Sat., April 7 and Easter Sunday, April 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event features arts and crafts, including Funny Bunny Face Painting and the BeA-Bunny Ear craft, plus musical entertainment. Free with paid zoo admission. Go to lazoo.org.

Basketball Fencing Gymnastics Self-Defense Soccer Swimming

Coed, grades K-12 • June 25-July 27 Camp Mustang for grades K-1 • 1 Week Special Events, June 18-22 Online registration begins March 1 • See the course catalog mid-Feb. at:

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Summer CampS & programS Campers join artists at LACMA in spring, summer Children paint and work with clay and found objects at LACMA art camps. While most of the spring and many of the summer sessions are sold out there are a few spots still open. A team of creative and professional educators and contemporary artists lead the programs. The camps are from 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. and designed for children ages 6 and older. A mixed media sculpture camp on Mon., April 2 to Fri., April 6 is for ages 10 through 13. Cost is $300; NexGen members $275 (per week). Focus on Sculpture meets Mon., June 25 to Fri., June 29 with artist Patricia Yossen.

Focus on mixed media is Mon., July 9 to Fri., July 13 with artist Earnest Merritt. Tuition for Summer Art Camp is $330; NexGen members $300 (per week). Registration is by mail or online only. Call the Art Class Line at 323-857-6139, or visit educate@lacma.org.

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CHILDREN learn from the pros at LACMA art camps. Photo by Jennifer Huxta

School of Ballet

Butterflies take flight at Natural History Museum

Ballet Summer Camp Ages 6 & up • Boys & Girls

The Butterfly Pavilion, a living habitat where hundreds of butterflies and giant moths flutter among nectaring plants, opens for the 14th season at the Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., on Sun., April 8. Visitors can view yellow and black giant swallowtails, multicolored painted ladies, and our state butterfly, the California dogface. Learn about the migration, lifecycles, defense mechanisms and plant interactions of the winged inhabitants.

New this year is a vegetable garden including cabbage and bronze fennel—ideal vegetation for butterflies to lay their eggs. Visitors to a gardening workshop can get ideas about how to create a butterfly garden in their own backyard or school. The Pavilion is open every day through Mon., Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $3 for adults; $2 for seniors and students; $1 for children five to 12. For more information, go to nhm.org.

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(Continued from page 25) six through eight. High school students can learn dance and art or film and video as well as strengthen or review English, math, government and economics. The middle school session runs Mon., June 18 through Fri., July 13; co-ed high school session runs Mon., June 18 through Fri., July 27. Hours are 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Loyola High 1901 Venice Blvd. 213-381-5121 ext. 245 www.loyolahs.edu Loyola offers co-ed courses for students grades sixth through 12th. Classes include preparing for the S.A.T., advanced placement classes in math and English and debate. Hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and students may take one or several classes a day. Summer school runs from Mon., June 18 through Fri., July 20. Marymount High School 10643 W. Sunset Blvd. 310-472-1205 www.summer.mhs-la.org Girls entering grades six through nine can take academic courses in technology, science and graphic design. Also available are visual and performing arts, cooking,

photography and music. The summer program runs Mon., June 25 through Fri., July 27. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but students may sign up for half-days or full-days. Pilgrim School 540 S. Commonwealth Ave. 213-385-7351 www.pilgrim-school.org Students may choose from Camp Patriot Summer Day Camp, Cedar Lake Sleepaway Camp, or the morning or afternoon programs at Pilgrim summer school. The day camp for ages five to 12 years old consists of sports, computer lab, library time and field trips. Dates are Mon., June 11 through Fri. June 22 and Mon., Aug. 6 through Fri., Aug. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extended care available. Students grades three through nine can learn archery and canoeing during sleep-away camp Mon., June 18 through Fri., June 22. Summer school for children ages preschool through 12th grade includes performing arts, sciences, math, foreign languages and computers. The six-week summer school runs from Mon., June 25 through Fri., Aug. 3, 8 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.

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Summer CampS & programS Spring egg hunt is at Pan Pacific

Youngsters can meet the Bunny and the Chicken at the

Spring Egg Hunt at Pan Pacific Park on Sat., April 7 at

noon.In addition there will be arts and crafts activities. The park is at 7600 Beverly Blvd.

Hollywood Wilshire YMCA presents

HEALTHY KIDS DAY SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2011 10AM – 2PM Join us for a free day of healthy play!

THE PACIFIC HILLS BRUINS varsity basketball team, coached by Ivan Barahona, won the CIF Southern Section Division 4A. The match up, against Cantwell Sacred of Montebello, took place at the Anaheim Convention Center in March. Barahona was named coach of the year and senior point guard Brandon Taylor player of the year by the Caliornia Interscholastic Federation.

•Free Health Screenings •Information Booths •Health & Nutrition Activities • YMCA Youth Sign-ups for: - Resident Camp - Day Camp - Jr. Lakers - Splash Week • Entertainment • Face Painting & Jumpers • Food •And Much More!

Youths perform three Shakespeare plays Actors ages six to 14 are performing works by the Bard at The Lost Studio, 130 S. La Brea Ave., for the Shakespeare Youth Festival Los Angeles. The Festival takes place on two weekends: Fri., April 27 to Sun., April 29, and Fri., May 4 to Sun., May 6. The schedule is: “Hamlet,”

Fairfax students in Poetry Slam Students from Fairfax and 17 other L.A. high schools will compete in the Classic Poetry Slam at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., on Fri., April 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Finalists will perform at the finals at the Wiltern Theater on Sat., April 28, at 7 p.m. Scholarships will be awarded to the winning poet, teacher and school. The event is hosted by Get Lit-Words Ignite, which fosters literacy by engaging atrisk youth in literary performance, education and teen poetry programs. For more information, go to getlitclassicslam.org.

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By Jane Rhee 8th Grade More than 100 schools competed in the Junior High Academic Decathlon on March 10 at the L.A. Sports arena. We congratulate Christine Jung who placed 7th in math, Julian Graham who placed 8th in science, Judith Kim who placed 10th in English and Catherine Anz who placed 10th in social studies. The 7th and 8th grade students were delighted to be invited to the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference that took place at the Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. Our 1st and 2nd grade classes enjoyed a live theater production of "Oz," performed by the Nine O’Clock players.

Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.; “King John,” Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m.; “Loves’ Labors Lost,” Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 each; receive $5 off if purchasing all three shows. Go to losangelesdramaclub. com.

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By Juliana Klimeck 10th Grade The theater department put up their much-anticipated show, “Much Ado about Nothing.” The show put an unexpected twist on the Shakespearian comedy by adding a New Orleans theme. Midterms and Outdoor Ed have just concluded, and we are now enjoying spring break. Joshua Tree, Catalina Island and a college road trip to Northern California, are just some of the trips that were offered. Theater students had the option to spend the week immersing themselves in theater, going to the productions of “Mama Mia” and Green Day’s “American Idiot.” Balancing of schedules and organization has been of upmost importance this month.

third street By Merryn Forbes 5th Grade All 5th graders have been training for a fitness test the State of California wants students to participate in to encourage us to begin regular exercise routines. This test includes the mile run, pull ups, sit ups, flexibility and a couple of other tests. The most challenging test is the mile run, which the boys need to finish in 10 minutes and the girls in 12. Third St. students are in shape, almost everyone passed the test! Later this month, we have our annual Walkathon. The event has lots of fun activities like a jump rope contest, basketball, walking or running and freeze dancing. Parents started this to raise money and to encourage at least 30 minutes of exercise a day, but the kids just think it’s a fun event.

For more information or to get involved, call Kitty Gordillo at (213) 639-7542

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The Episcopal School of Los Angeles presents

The Second-Annual Summer STEM Institute

FROM MICROSCOPE TO TELESCOPE July 23 - August 3

Join us as we explore the hidden worlds of microscopic cells and distant stars in our two-week day camp for 4th-7th grade. Build a telecope, compound microscope, solar oven, and more! Design your own experiments and do original research. Two field trips included: a camping and stargazing trip to Mt. Wilson Observatory, and a trip to use high-powered microscopes to diagnose disease. Athletics, games, and great food every da day.

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Everyone wins on Larchmont’s Big Sunday A bountiful list of ways to help in a big, big way will be available online beginning Sun., April 1 at bigsunday.org. Participants can sign up for

‘Requiem’ by Chorale April 1 Mozart’s “Requiem Mass in D minor” and other divine and secular music are featured in “Sacred,” Metropolitan Master Chorale’s concert Sun., April 1 at 5 p.m. at the Los Angeles Theater Center, 514 S. Spring St. “Asking for Kaddish” and “Convergence: a Jazz Vespers” are also on the program. Glenn Carlos conducts the chorale which includes local members Nancy Reinisch and Catherine Schuster. Visit metrosings.org.

volunteer opportunities happening over three days—Fri., May 4 to Sun., May 6. In its 14th year, Big Sunday will offer some 500 projects statewide. Last year thousands of volunteers showed up to lend a hand for everyone from U.S. soldiers in the Middle East to community schools. “Local projects include one at Selma Avenue Elementary School, Temple Israel of Hollwood, and St. John of God Nursing Home in West Adams,” said Big Sunday director David Levinson, Hancock Park. The website will also list updates, and residents can also drop off donations of clothes, books or canned food at the Big Sunday offices at 6111

Melrose Ave. “Even though Big Sunday has expanded its reach far and wide, our offices remain right near Larchmont Village, and we are thrilled and grateful that so many people, organizations and businesses from the Larchmont, Hancock Park, and Windsor Square areas get involved on Big Sunday Weekend. Not only that, the people we help are incredibly thankful for all this local support,too,” said Levinson. Hundreds of volunteers are expected to fan throughout the state. Everyone can help, everyone can join, Levinson adds. What started as a humble out-reach for Mitzvah Day at Temple Israel has grown to include year-round programs.

BINGO AND BAGELS was among events at last years' Big Sunday, held at Canter's Deli. Photo by Joel Lipton

Christ the King Catholic Church 624 North Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004 www.ctkla.org (323) 465 – 7605 PALM SUNDAY - April 1, 2012 Regular Mass Schedule Holy Thursday - April 5, 2012 7 pm Bilingual Mass 8–11 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Good Friday - April 6, 2012 11:30 am Divine Mercy Novena followed by the Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Veneration of the Cross, &Communion Service (English) 4:30-5:30 pm Confessions 6:30 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Veneration of the Cross, Communion Service & Passion Play (Spanish) Holy Saturday - April 7, 2012 6:30 pm Divine Mercy Novena followed by Easter Vigil (Bilingual) Easter Sunday - April 8, 2012 8:30 am English Mass 10:00 am Divine Mercy Novena, followed by 10:30 am Mass 12:30 pm Spanish Mass No Evening Mass

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Good Friday, 6 April 12:00 noon Stations of the Cross 7:30pm Chanting of the Passion and Stations of the Cross

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Easter Sunday, 8 April 8:00am and 10:30am Festal Eucharist (with choir and brass)

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religious news Cycle, walk beach Hike for Homeless in Griffith Park path April 15 for The Society of St. Vincent de Meals on Wheels Paul, Council of Los Angeles Walk along the beachfront or ride the bike path during the 17th annual Beach Walk/ Bike-a-Thon on Sun., April 15 in Santa Monica. Registrants will receive an event shirt, a chance to win prizes in a raffle and silent auction, and lunch from Pink’s Hot Dogs. Proceeds will help feed the homebound in St. Vincent Meals on Wheels program. Check-in and on-site registration is at 8 a.m. The walk/ ride starts at 9 a.m. along the 3.7-mile walk and 10-mile bike route along the Santa Monica Beach bike path, which begins and ends at Ocean Park Boulevard. You can also register at stvincentmow.com.

will host Hike for the Homeless on Sat., April 28 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Griffith Park just south of the merrygo-round. Participants can choose between an easy/medium difficulty hike or a challenging one. Check-in begins at 7 a.m., followed by live music and an opening ceremony. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Society’s Cardinal Manning Center, a homeless shelter in downtown’s skid row area that serves men, women and children. Fees are $30 for adults, $20 for students and youths. Leashed pets are welcome. Register at hike4thehomeless.com.

Workshops start for caregivers Free workshops sponsored by the Los Angeles City Department of Aging are being held in April and May for caregivers who help older adults live independently. The first workshop on Thurs., April 5 will cover Alzheimer’s and dementia. Others include: Thurs., April 19: Emergency Preparedness and

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'Fiddler,' Survivors at Park in honor of Yom HaShoah Theodore Bikel, star of “Fiddler on the Roof,” will perform at the commemoration ceremony of Yom HaShoah Sun., April 22 at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocuast in Pan Pacific Park. The all-day, free event honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day will feature museum tours, speakers and children’s activities. Holocaust survivors will lead a walk around the park beginning at 9:30 a.m. Visitors will hear first-hand accounts following a timeline with "memory markers" along a

Women's seder at Council House Community members are invited to experience seder through the eyes of a woman at the Council House of the National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles, 543 N. Fairfax Ave., on Wed., April 11 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cantor Mimi Haselkorn, hazzan of Temple Aliyah, will officiate. The reading of a special haggadah will be led by NCJW/LA board member Maria Smith. The seder will include a kosher-for-Passover dinner. For tickets or more information, call 323-852-8512 or go to ncjwla.org/womenspassover-seder.

path in the park. Scholar and historian Yehuda Bauer will speak at 2 p.m. He is professor of Holocaust studies at Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew Univer-

sity of Jerusalem. In 1998 he was awarded the Israel Prize for History of the Jewish People. Bikel will sing the Partisan Song during the Commemoration Ceremony. Tours, performances and children's activities will follow to 5 p.m. For more information visit lamoth.org.

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PASSION WEEK 2012 MAUNDY THURSDAY April 5, 7 pm in Wylie Chapel GOOD FRIDAY April 6, 7 pm in the Sanctuary EASTER SUNDAY April 8 9:00 and 11:00am in the Sanctuary NO ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES EASTER SCHEDULE FOR CHILDREN

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SchOOL newS sT. JaMes’ By John Kustin 6th Grade For three days, St. James’ celebrated around the world. Each day was devoted to a different global region. On Wednesday we celebrated the Americas; Thursday we celebrated Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, and on Friday we celebrated Asia, Australia

and the Pacific. What really made St. James’ kids enjoy this was the food. To cover this, parents brought in food from each day’s regions, and this was shared in a special buffet lunch. Around the World would not have been what it was

if it didn’t have performances, so to finally end it, we had traditional dances, songs, and recitations that were performed by each grade. This is just another way to show how diverse St. James’ School can be. For our open house, everyone was invited to St. James’ to gaze upon the students’ marvelous work that they have done over the trimesters.

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By Olivia Lopes 6th Grade This month is going to be packed with adventure! Every grade level in middle school will be visiting a different part of America and some students are going to the other side of the world. They will explore what they have been learning about all year. My grade, Level 6, will travel to New York and Boston. We are all super thrilled to bond and learn more about our country’s history. As for Level 7, there are two trips available to the students. One destination is Santa Cruz, and San Francisco to study environmental biology. Other Level 7 students will join forces with students from Australia and Portland to collaborate and discuss science, technology, and sustainability. Level 8 students will go to Washington D.C. and Philadelphia to study the constitution. This will expose our students to how our country came to be.

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PILGRIM By Audrey Dalton 12th Grade Playwright, musician, and writer Cecil Castellucci spoke about her latest novel, “First Day on Earth.” Caroline Arnold, a writer and illustrator, and the East/West Players visited on the same day. Our 3rd grade students recently visited the Arts Refoundry and learned about the lost wax method of producing bronze sculptures. They also enjoyed the Norton Simon Museum and the bronze sculptures displayed there. At our annual jog-a-thon, students ran around the yard and

LaRchMONT chaRTeR WesT hOLLyWOOd By Penelope Goldin 3rd Grade In early March our school had a very successful walkathon at Pan Pacific Park. The turn-out was great. Ninety-seven percent of the students walked or jogged around the hilly 1/5-mile course. After spring break, first graders will focus on Africa—especially its geography, natural resources, culture, animals and people and how they depend on each other. Second graders will learn about plays and create poetry books with poems they write. Third graders will learn about the westward expansion and the relationship between the new settlers and Native Americans. On top of all our classroom work, everybody—especially our music teacher, Mat—is rehearsing very hard for our Spring Sing, to be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater on April 30.

asked parents to pledge money for each lap they run. The proceeds will help fund next year’s cross country and track and field teams. We will explore Hispanic culture in all of its myriad forms, using the theme of “Una Idioma—Muchas Banderas” (One culture—many flags). Students will discover different cultures through such events as a demonstration of ancient Aztec instruments! Seventh graders headed to Joshua Tree National Park in the Mojave Desert for five days. At home, we will have the Elementary and Preschool Spring Sings, Caesar Chavez Day, and our traditional Easter Egg Drop.

MaRLbOROUGh By Sophia Salmore 11th Grade Former U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice spoke to Marlborough faculty and students in Caswell Hall in March as part of the School’s Guerin Visiting Scholars Program, which annually invites internationally recognized male and female leaders to the School. During the day, Rice met with groups of students who are currently enrolled in U.S. history or global studies courses, discussing the aftermath of September 11, 2001 as well as her experiences growing up in segregated Birmingham, Ala. and attending an all-girls school. At the all-school meeting, Rice spoke about the need to find one’s true passion, set challenging goals, and seek out mentors. According to head of school Barbara Wagner, Rice epitomizes Marlborough’s core values and goals of “inspiring, supporting, and preparing students to become engaged, contributing citizens in their local communities and the world.”

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Giving and Getting: The Ethics of Philanthropy in the U.S. Today Pacific Hills Faculty Fellow and Stanford University professor of political science Dr. Rob Reich will return to Pacific Hills for an open dialogue about philanthropy – how we all contribute to the well being of others by giving our time and money. Are we doing enough as individuals? Can giving do harm as well as good? Should we really give till it hurts? When money is tight, do our obligations to others change? Join us for a lively, interactive discussion with the leading thinker and writer about these important issues.

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Education, Religion and Values Top-notch academic instruction is only a starting point for a truly good school. Helping young people grow into caring and responsible young men and women must be a powerful and vital goal as well. How can schools teach values, and bring forth the best that students can do and be as citizens, as family members, and as neighbors? Join Head of School Dr. Peter Temes for a community conversation about the role of values, and the religious and ethical traditions that students bring with them to all kinds of schools.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 6:30pm

A light dinner will be served at all events. Limited seating, please register early. RSVP to Lynne Bradshaw: (310) 276-3068, ext. 112 lbradshaw@phschool.org

Writers’ Weekend

Join a rare constellation of great writers, great readers and great teachers for a weekend of intense mini-workshops on memoir, creative nonfiction, poetry and the short story at Pacific Hills School in West Hollywood, Saturday April 28 and Sunday April 29. Choose from a menu of two-hour mini-courses for two sessions each day, and share meals, conversation and inside advice from writers who know how to teach and teachers who know how to write. Featured faculty for the weekend include:

Daniel Asa Rose placed his first short story in The New Yorker when he was 27 and won an O. Henry Prize and two Pen Fiction Awards for the other stories in his first collection, SMALL FAMILY WITH ROOSTER. His first novel, FLIPPING FOR IT, a black comedy about divorce from the man's point of view, was a New York Times New and Noteworthy Paperback. In 2002, he published HIDING PLACES: A Father and his Sons Retrace Their Family's Escape from the Holocaust. He has published regularly in the Washington Post, Esquire, and The New York Observer, and has served as travel columnist for Esquire magazine, humor writer for GQ, and essayist for The New York Times Magazine.

Elizabeth Cohen is a poet, columnist, journalist, and author of two nonfiction books and two books of poetry. Her book, THE FAMILY ON BEARTOWN ROAD, was a New York Times Notable Book in 2003. Her essays and articles have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and Glamour. A professor of creative writing at SUNY Plattsburgh, Cohen’s memoir-writing workshops are widely sought-after. As the New York Times Book Review has said of Cohen, “it’s hard not to be charmed.”

Peter Temes is the head of Pacific Hills School and author of five books, including THE POWER OF PURPOSE, THE JUST WAR, AGAINST SCHOOL REFORM, and the forthcoming volume, THE FUTURE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS. He has published articles, essays and book reviews in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun, and The Chicago Tribune. A former faculty member at Harvard University, he taught the courses Writing about History and Writing about Social and Ethical Issues there.

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What are YOU doing this summer? Pacific Hills offers a wide array of summer school classes for rising 6th-12th graders as well as an award-winning summer camp program for 5th-8th graders.

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By norani Abilo 8th Grade March was a very joyous month for the 8th graders of St. Brendan School. They received their letters from high schools and all have said that they are very excited to be attending a new school for the next four years. Fifth graders held a very special event—Slavery Awareness Week. During this week, students participated in fun activities and games such as Pajama and Stuffed Animal Day, and Crazy Hat Day. Each day, students brought in money to donate to the cause. This month, St. Brendan is holding Walk to School Day to raise awareness on ecology. Also, at the end of the month, the school will be having its annual book fair.

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IMMaCULate Heart By Krista Gelev 10th Grade This year, the beginning of April coincides with the start of Immaculate Heart’s Easter break. Despite being busy in preparation for May’s AP exams, students continue to engage in charitable endeavors, such as the Heart to Heart Club’s Blood Drive and the school’s partnership with Get on the Bus, an organization that gives underprivileged children the opportunity to visit their incarcerated parents. Additionally, the school as a whole continues to prepare this month for the tradition of Mary’s Day, an elaborate celebration in early May in honor of Mary, the mother of Christ and patron of our school, which celebrates our unique identities as Immaculate Heart women. Meanwhile, the school is excited to greet prospective members of the class of 2016 this month for a welcoming event. Members of the surrounding community are encouraged to support the Girls’ Athletic Association’s annual car wash fundraiser on Sat., April 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on campus.

JOHn BUrrOUGHS By Jeffrey cho 6th Grade Family Literacy Night was a school-wide program to involve parents in helping their child learn the importance of literacy. Being able to read and write is important in a student’s education and will be able to take them far in life provided they have a set goal in mind. The purpose of Family Literacy Night is to help parents understand the goals of the school and the curriculum the teachers are basing their lessons off of. This occasion was very successful and was a great learning experience for all participants. We would like to congratulate 8th grader Olga Guseva for winning second place, Division IV, in the “Our Inventors-Stepping Back into the Future” category of the African-American Heritage Month poster competition, with special thanks to Mrs. HanoverReyes and Mrs. Weathersby for helping our students.

eCHO HOrIzOn By Rachel carlson 5th grade Kindergartners recently showcased their knowledge in “Patterns Aplenty,” the kindergarten Arts Showcase, through art, music and movement. They demonstrated the use of regular and irregular patterns by creating art inspired by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and performed for parents and teachers a suite of jungle-themed pieces, all highlighting patterning. The 1st grade Arts Showcase focused on folktales from around the world. Students employed theater, creative movement and music to dramatize the tales. Third graders interpreted what they found scary in their performing arts showcase called “Some Things Are Scary.” Third graders have been studying poems such as haiku, cinquain and limerick. They subsequently composed their own poems for the annual Poetry Presentation. Additionally, author/ poet Hope Anita Smith worked with the students this year on a poem style called “Because Poems.”

PaGe SCHOOL By YeBin lee 8th Grade Last month was a successful one, as Page Private School students participated in the Pennies for Patients program, to help raise funds for children with cancer. We raised a total of $1,764.41! It was a great experience for everyone, knowing that we helped make a change in someone else’s life. Moving into the month of April, we celebrate our academic success after receiving our 3rd quarter report cards, with an honor assembly to be held. The S.A.T. testing for kindergarten through 8th graders will take place this month as well. We are readily preparing for these annual exams. Lastly, our school is having an Open House for all prospective parents April 23-28. Please come and visit us to see what we’re all about; we look forward to meeting you!

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By sydney Gough 6th Grade The 6th graders are participants in a new program called Mind Works. It is an online program that designed various surveys and tests to study the developing brain and see if their program improves learning ability. The 4th graders went on a trip to Sacramento to learn about Native Americans. It is a great experience because they are actually visualizing what they read about in their social studies book, and since it is the 4th graders’ first overnight trip, it is even more exciting.

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power each home. They also went to Santa Monica Pier to participate in Heal the Bay. The 5th graders are working on the redesign of our playground space incorporating the use of fractions and decimals,

and we are writing fictional stories about our made up historical personas from the colonial times. The middle school has been busy with special events like the first annual Sprint-a-thon fundraiser and the cabaret-

themed spring concert complete with dancing, acting and singing! The Honors Assembly will be held in April recognizing students’ academic achievement, citizenship, and expected schoolwide learning results.

At the elementary campus, our K/1 classes have been busy with their Reader’s Theater Performances. The 2/3 classes are working on environmental studies with an emphasis on endangered animals. The 4th grade is designing houses and selecting an energy source appropriate to a California region that would best

notre Dame acaDemy By Jazmin lopez 12th Grade Notre Dame Academy’s class of 2015 enjoyed their first retreat. It stayed true to its theme based off Pixar’s film, “Monster’s Inc.,” by being a monster ball of an event. The retreat began with a “Monster Mash” icebreaker in order to pump up the monster named groups. The icebreaker consisted of a retreat team leader calling specific monsters to switch seats and whoever remained standing performed a thrilling dance. The groups were then asked to blow up a balloon in order to uncover a question about finding their perfect “door” at NDA. Later in the day, retreat team leaders gave testimonies sharing how they found their gifts through clubs, sports, and service opportunities. The retreat concluded with a meditation, which involved the girls placing a magnet labeled with a unique gift on a door in order to represent the unity of such an eclectic class.

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By Yasmeen Akounou 11th Grade The junior class presented their annual Kingdom Fair projects. This school-wide assembly showcased all of the fantastic service work the class has completed throughout the year. The Marymount Players presented the long awaited spring musical “Oliver.” This dedicated cast thoroughly entertained their audiences with tales of mischievous orphans in the dark alleys of London. The varsity soccer team wowed us all, making it to the CIF SS Division IV finals, and then moving on to the Division III State Regional Championship finals. Marymount’s MUN club put on their 6th annual conference with students from all over Southern California. MUNers led and participated in a day of engaging debate on the topic Africa Rising, seeking solutions to the many problems facing Africa today.

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Ancient Japanese Chado tradition continues in Windsor Village By Suzan Filipek How did a Jewish girl from New York end up steeped in the centuries-old tradition of the Japanese tea ceremony? A trip to Japan in the 1980s with the Sierra Club did not take her into many tea rooms, as her hiking boots were not conducive to the experience, explains Lauren Deutsch, Lucerne Blvd. Struck by the beauty of the country, she wanted to go back immediately upon her return. She found solace at UCLA Extension courses and eventually learned of chado— the way of tea. Not speaking the language—lessons were in Japanese—and as a left-hander in a right-handed based tradition, learning the art of mak-

ing tea was a challenge. But the peace and poetry it offered was worth it. “It’s a meditative experience to put it mildly. But it is not meditation.” She credits her L.A.-based teacher Sosie Matsumoto with fueling her passion for all things tea. A Hawaiian native, the diminutive Matsumoto, 92, is a heavyweight in the world of tea. A National Heritage Fellow for the National Endowment of the Arts, she has been awarded by the Emperor of Japan and poured tea for members of the U.S. Congress. This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Japanese tea ceremony by Matsumoto on the U.S. mainland. Programs are offered at the Huntington

Library and Botanical Deutsch, who has returned to Gardens in San Marino Japan several times, as well as and at the Japanese Pataken a dozen trips to South vilion at the L.A. County Korea. While the art of tea Museum of Art. stems from China, the RevoluSince Deutsch retion there moved its ancient ceived her teacher’s litraditions to its Korean neighcense from the historic bor to the east. Urasenke’s school—it Deutsch takes the informal dates back 16 generaceremony—contrasted to the tions in Kyoto—she four-hour version—on the has demonstrated at road. It’s a calming retreat, UCLA, USC and for the forcing you to pay attention, Japanese Ambassador in she says. Wash., D.C., among othAt schools she tells students ers. stories of 16th-century shoWorking in the nonguns leaving their swords outprofit sector, she is also side tea houses to serve their a free lance journalist enemy. and writes of the merits TEAMEISTER Lauren Deutsch has “Tea takes the war out of of tea and the ceremony created a Japanese tea room after people… It’s a neutralizer.” centuries-old traditions in her condo. for various publications. You can reach her at lw“I’m not doing somedeutsch@earthink.net. leaves are from old root thing mysterious, there’s no magic,” Deutsch stock; they are at their says in a Japanese tea room she most potent with antire-created in a bedroom in her oxidants in powdered condo. Tatami mats line the form. floor and an alcove contains a She offers jellied red scroll painted with calligraphy bean or dates to clean characters for harmony, puri- the palate, kneeling ty, respect and tranquility, the with her kimono tucked four attributes of tea. beneath her. In another corner she asWith one palm holdsembles ceramic pots carefully ing the base, she turns chosen for their shared aes- the bowl two times, thetics. She pours the green- bows, then raises it powdered matcha into a hand- slightly offering it to her size bowl, adding hot water guest. with a wooden ladle from an Zen Buddhist monks GREEN TEA in powdered form coniron kettle. discovered tea’s ability tains potent antioxidants, much more The prized shade-grown to provide clarity, says than when steeped, says Deutsch.

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Green Day album turns into musical, ‘Spring Awakening’ returns Theater Review by

Patricia Foster Rye theatrical surprises towards the end of the evening. Musical supervision, arrangements and orchestrations are credited to Tom Kitt. The addition of a cello to the usual rock instruments is particularly effective. The excellent sound design is by Brian Ronan. Through Sun., April 22, Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., 213-972-4400. 4 Stars *** The premiere production of the 2007 Tony Award-winning Broadway rock musical Spring awakening features music by Duncan Sheik; book and lyrics are by Steven Sater. Based on an 1892 German play by Frank Wedekind, the plot tells a coming–of–age story about kids on the brink

Classic films screen in Conservancy series; ticket sales start April 11 Tickets go on sale Wed., April 11 for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s 26th season of Last Remaining Seats. The series of classic films and live entertainment in historic movie palaces takes place Wednesday evenings through June 27. “Paper Moon” kicks off the series on May 30 at the Los angeles theatre, 615 S. Broadway. The French Baroque style theater is the most lavish of the Broadway district movie palaces, built in 1931 for $1 million.

Built in 1926, the Beaux Arts Orpheum theatre, at 842 S. Broadway, is the setting for “Tootsie,” screening June 6. Sydney Pollack directed and joins the cast led by Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. The final home for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit, the theater hosted burlesque queens, Judy Garland and the Marx Brothers. Advance tickets cost $20 ($16 for Conservancy members). Visit laconservancy.org or call the hotline at 213-4304219.

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21 Jump Street (8/10): Ice Cube, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, in that order, make this teen comedy truly funny. In less talented hands, this could have been excruciating, but the pace is well maintained and Tatum’s acting as a dunce stays on the right side of a fine line between comedy and stupidity. The funniest parts are when Ice Cube appears as Hill and Tatum’s profane, angry boss. The film is filled with F-bombs and scatological jokes, but they are mostly funny. Adding charm are terrific supporting performances by Brie Larson, Rob Riggle (a former combat-hardened marine before he became an actor), and Chris Parnell. This is an entertaining screwball comedy in the old tradition that

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Herd of bison roam at Hart Park William Hart purchased a ranch house north of Los Angeles in 1921 and later bequeathed the 230-acre estate to L.A. County. Among its permanent residents are a herd of bison, a gift from Walt Disney Studios. The Hart Park, 24151 Newhall Ave., and museum are free. Visit www.hartmuseum. org or call 661-254-4584.

Green Day music in ‘American Idiot’ The national tour of Green Day’s “American Idiot,” opened at the Ahmanson Theatre and continues through Sun., April 22. The musical stars the original Broadway cast members Van Hughes as Johnny and Joshua Kobak as St. Jimmy. Winner of two Tony Awards, it is the story of boyhood friends searching for meaning in a post 9-11 world and features the music of Green Day.

Take a "Musical cruise of Europe" with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Ochestra Fri., April 13 at 8 p.m. in the Grand Lounge of the Ebell, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd. Scottish islands, Romanian mountains and Germany's Rhineland are celebrated with music of Mendelssohn, Bartok

and Wagner. Beethoven's D major violin concerto evokes the concert halls of Vienna. Music director is Dr. Ivan Shulman. Violinist Samuel Fisher is featured solosit. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Children under 10, free. Call 323364-4826, or visit ladso.org.

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You know the best party places for your kids. Do you know the best hospital? When it comes to providing the best medical care for kids, one hospital in Southern California has been giving families something to celebrate for more than 110 years— Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. In fact, for the third straight year, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of only a handful of children’s hospitals in the nation good enough to be ranked “Best”on the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll. And, we’re the only children’s hospital in California to make the list. To learn more about t he children’s hospital that really takes the cake, visit CHL A.org or call 888 - 631- 2452.

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Hancock Park. 4beds/2.5bas home designed by famed architect Paul Williams. 3rd Street School District. Rick Llanos 323.460.7617

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Miracle Mile. Charming & Romantic 1925 Spanish in move-in condition. 2 + 1.75. Loggia & lrg tiled patio. Ahmed Mirza 323.460.7611

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Cowboy Festival at Melody Ranch The Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio in Santa Clarita will open its doors to celebrate cowboy culture with music, trick ropers, refreshments, shopping and activities for all ages. The Cowboy Festival includes nearly a week of events, but the

main two-day Festival takes place Sat., April 21 and Sun., April 22 at a real working movie ranch. The ranch is only open to the public for the festival weekend. Visitors will walk through the western streetscape where classics

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Stunning center hall entry with inlaid wood flooring. Living room with coffered ceiling and fireplace. Formal dining room, breakfast room, kitchen with Wolf and SubZero appliances, finely crafted cabinetry and center island. Library, den with bar and fireplace. Three bedrooms, two baths upstairs. Brick patio, terraced gardens, lush landscaping, natural stream on large lot. Threecar garage. Secuirty camera system.

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Homes, art featured on Council Tour A designer’s reacquired childhood home in Hancock Park filled with 18th- and 19-century art, antiques and furniture is on LACMA’s Art + Architecture Tour on Sun., April 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A historic Windsor Square home designed by Arthur R. Kelly and surrounded by elegant gardens is also featured on the four-home, self-driven tour. Docents will provide details of each home’s art and architecture on the 56th annual Art Museum Council Tour. A California modern home featuring a diverse collection of art deco, African, Asian and contemporary art works with lush landscaping high above Coldwater Canyon includes an artist’s boutique. Ceramics, glass art, sculpture and jewelry created by Southern California artists will be available. Also on the tour is a lightfilled mid-century residence in Trousdale Estates with a collection of renowned modern art and an entertainer’s dream kitchen. The all-shuttle tour will have check-in and parking at

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Hear Renaissance chorale music at St. John’s Church British ensemble Stile Antico perform “Treasures of the Renaissance: Masterpieces from the Golden Age of Choral Music” on Wed., April 18 at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 514 W. Adams Blvd. Built in 1923, the Romanesque Revival style was

notes. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The program is part of the Da Camera Society’s Chamber Music in Historic Sites. Tickets are $43 and $34; visit DaCamera.org

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Spanish Colonial Revival is 2012 Pasadena Showcase House A Spanish Colonial Revivalstyle home in LaCanada Flintridge designed by architect John Winford Byers is the featured 2012 Pasadena Showcase House of Design. The annual tour of the house and grounds is Sun., April 15 through Sun., May 13. Proceeds benefit youth musical programs. The 1927 home is known as Casa de las Puertas, a title owing to its many woodcarved, leather-tufted and metal-clad interior doors that are a main feature of the villa. In all, more than 30 interior and exterior designers will transform the two-acre estate: the 6,429 square foot home with eight bedrooms and baths, a guesthouse known as the “casita,” swimming pool and greenhouse. First occupants The house was built as a winter home for Hunter Sav-

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idge Robbins, his wife Margaret K. Robbins, their four children and a servant. In its June 26, 1927 issue, the L.A. Times announced the impending construction as a “beautiful Spanish home… a 16-room villa which will grace an estate site of approximately two acres.” In the 1940s, the Robbins separated. Mrs. Robbins

remarried and continued to live in the house. There have been two additional owners, including Mr. and Mrs. Myrl R. Scott. The current owners purchased the property in 1996. Architect The architect, John Winford Byers of Santa Monica, was originally from Michigan. He graduated from the University

of Michigan in 1898 in electrical engineering, yet taught French and English in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he cultivated his interest in Spanish architectural styles. He came to California in 1902, taught and was part owner at the Hitchcock Military Academy in Santa Monica; he later taught at Santa Monica High School.

In 1919, Byers established the John Byers Mexican Handmade Tile Co.—using Mexican artisans to create roofing and floor tiles and adobe bricks adapted to modern construction—and he began to design homes. Many of his houses attracted the attention of critics and were regularly featured in publications such as “Architectural Digest.” As his fame grew, he attracted celebrities as J. Paul Getty, Shirley Temple, Constance Talmadge and Buster Crabbe. Contractor Glen O. Winget of Pasadena, who served as the contractor for many well-known architects, including Paul Williams, built the house. As an example of Spanish Colonial Revival, the Robbins house has architectural elements from Spain, Mexico, Italy and the Islamic world of North Africa. Showcase for the Arts Since 1948, Pasadena Showcase House for Arts has awarded $18 million in gifts and grants for programs for youth. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Shuttle service from the Pasadena Rose Bowl and alternative locations to the property are complimentary. Closed Mondays. For more information visit pasadenashowcase.org

Vintage and rare cars in Greystone ‘Concours’ show The third annual Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance returns to the historic former Doheny family estate in Beverly Hills on Sun., May 6. The show will feature more than 125 vintage and rare automobiles such as a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Short Chassis Zagato Spyder. The car is one of the only 2.3 Alfa Romeo’s in existence with its original coachwork still intact. Additional highlights include a 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe, a 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Zagato, a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona,’ and a 1925 Hispano Suiza H6B. The show will also feature four lectures beginning at 11 a.m. Margaret Leslie Davis, author of "Dark Side of Fortune," will speak on the history of Greystone Mansion and an infamous Doheny family murder. Other speakers include Donald Osborne, contributing editor of Sports Car Market Magazine who will speak about the “Top 10 Reasons Not to Buy in the Current Market, & 10 Why You Must” and Carl Bomstead, Sr. auction analyst of Sports Car Market Magazine, who will speak on the art of Automobilia.

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950 Kings Road $450,000

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To celebrate Modernist architect Richard Neutra’s 120th birthday, the Neutra Institute is throwing a party on Sun., April 22, Earth Day with a 4k-8k Run Walk for Health, tours and a VIP reception and dinner. The run-walk circle of the Silver Lake reservoir starts at the meadow in front of the Richard and Dion Neutra VDL II Research House, 2300 Silver Lake Blvd. Opening ceremony is at 7:40 a.m. with the race at 8 a.m. A children’s walk starts at 8:30 a.m. followed by a family walk at 8:45 a.m. The 20k-bike run

(five laps around the lake) takes off at 9 a.m. An awards ceremony is at 10:30 a.m. Tours of the research house begin at 11 a.m. Designed and built by Neutra, his widow donated the site to Cal Poly Pomona. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A VIP wine reception begins at 5 p.m. A dinner is at 7 p.m. Tickets for the walk/run start at $35; the children’s walk is $15 per person and the bike run is $25. Proceeds fund preservation efforts. For more prices and information visit neutra.org.

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College night; 'Plumed Serpent,' Lightning McQueen at Petersen KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER—"Silk Road" features Korean, Chinese and Japanese performances on Fri., April 27 at 8 p.m. Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy, Hikari Taiko and the AATF Chinese dance group celebrate diversity. 5505 Wilshire Blvd., 323936-7141. www.kccla.org LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART— "Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico," opens Sun., April 1. Features painted turquoise mosaics, gold, and textiles. Ends July 1. • A free evening for college students features a gallery discussion, art, and reception Thurs., April 5 at 8 p.m. in Resnick Pavilion. College ID required. Admission free for L.A. County residents after 5 p.m. Free parking after 7 p.m. • "Fracture: Daido Moriyama" opens Sat., April 7 and features photographs that span four decades in the Japanese Pavilion. Ends July 31. • Celebrate Earth Day Sun., April 22, noon to 4 p.m. with artist-led workshops and tours. Wear a bike helmet for free museum admission or bike parking receipts, or from alternative transportation. • "Robert Adams: The Place We Live, A Retrospective Selection of Photographs" ends June 3. • "Metropolis II," ongoing. • "Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings" ends Sun., April 22. • "In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States" ends Sun. May 6. • "California Design, 19301965: Living in a Modern Way" ends June 3. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., 323857-6000; lacma.org. ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN MUSEUM—"Drylands Design" ends April 26. A Water Lab Workshop on Sat., April 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. provides an artful, userfriendly format to create an efficient water system. 6032 Wilshire Blvd.; 323932-9393; www.aplusd.org. PAGE MUSEUM AT THE LA BREA TAR PITS— P l a n t and animal fossils dating from the Ice Age are on view inside the museum. Tours daily. 5801 Wilshire Blvd., 323934-PAGE; tarpits.org LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLOCAUST— Let's Talk About It: New Conversations on the Holocaust Fri., April 6 from noon to 1 p.m. features Dr. Todd Presner, professor of Germanic languages, comparative literature at UCLA. • Holocaust Remembrance Day is Sun., April 22, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours, speakers,

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children activities and performances are scheduled. Pan Pacific Park, 100 S. The Grove Dr., 323-651-3704; lamoth.org. Free. CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM—Lunchtime gal-

lery talks Thursdays April 5 to May 3 from 1 to 1:20 p.m. • Make posters Sat., April 14 in a drop-in workshop 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. $5; members free. • Yarn Bombing collective knitting group, meets Sat.,

April 21, 2 to 5 p.m. Free. • Youth leadership social networking group meets Wed., April 25 at 7 p.m. • Film screening, "My Perestroika" is Thurs., April 26 at 7 p.m. Free with admission. • "Deconstructing Perestroika," ends May 6. • "Máximo González: Playful" ends May 6. 5814 Wilshire Blvd., 323937-4230; cafam.org, workshops@cafam.org. Free the first Wednesday of every month. ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Sunday drop-in workshops from 3 to 4 p.m. feature the Children’s Nature Institute kicking off spring April 1. Celebrate Japanese cherry blossom trees and drumming April 15; A Free-To-Be-Me drum circle will be held on

April 22. Ziptastic! on April 29 celebrates national zipper day. 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100; 323-761-8984, www.zimmermuseum.org. PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM—Make Lightning McQueen car air freshener at the children's drop-in arts and crafts program Sat., April 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. Story hour is at 2 p.m. • Bring the family for Safety Seat Checkup Day on Sat., April 21, 10 a.m. to noon. • Curator's Tour of "Sculpture in Motion" is Tues., April 24 at 7:30 p.m. • "Sculpture in Motion: Masterpieces of Italian Design" ends Feb. 2013. • "Scooters: Size Doesn't Always Matter" features 90 ends May 28. 6060 Wilshire Blvd., 323903-2277; petersen.org.

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Griffith Park’s star-like qualities told in new book; author at ‘the Barn’ 135 So. Hudson Place $3,250,000 Gracefully situated on one of Hancock Park’s most prestigious blocks, this stunning Mediterranean exemplifies warmth, charm, & gracious living. Step-down living room with beamed ceiling & gorgeous carved wood mantle. Inviting den with fireplace & wet bar opens to serene garden & pool. Sweeping staircase leads to 4 bedrooms/3 baths. Master features a fireplace & custom closets. Other amenities include maid/bath, powder room, & security system. Perfect for today’s lifestyle.

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Griffith Park’s life in the movies is the subject of a new book, "Griffith Park." The author will sign copies and talk on Wed., April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at An Evening @ the Barn in the Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N. Highland Ave. Carved from the former Spanish land grant, Rancho Los Feliz, this 4,300-acre wilderness in the heart of Los Angeles has been a playground for Angelenos since 1896, when the land was donated by philanthropist Griffith J. Griffith. The park, which lies in the shadow of the Hollywood sign, has been a frequent filming site for movies, such as “Rebel Without a Cause,” “Birth of a Nation” and “Back to the Future.” Authors Marc Wanamaker

and E. J. Stephens will show clips about Griffith Park as a filming location from the earliest years to the present. The recently released Arcadia Publishing book will be available for sale. Admission is $10/$5 members. Visit hollywoodheritage.org.

Author John Fante subject of tour On Sun., April 8, Esotouric rolls out its annual literary bus and walking tour, “John Fante’s Dreams from Bunker Hill.” Los Angeles historian Richard Schave will lead the tour starting at Nick’s Cafe, 1300 N. Spring St. at noon. Cost is $58 per person. For more information visit www.esotouric.com.

DiD Someone Say “Can’t?” New Year’s Day, my clients had to clean up and Last year, a week before Christmas, a client called prepare their home for sale, I had to arrange a proand told me they’d fallen in love with a house and fessional photographer to shoot the house, and we wanted to write an offer. There was just one probhad to get the marketing process started quickly and lem. To buy the house they needed to sell (and effectively. The sellers agreed to the contingency, but close) their own home. They’d have to write an ofwe had a tight window in which to sell my client’s fer contingent on the sale of their own home, seven house. days before Christmas, and their own house wasn’t Done, done and done. My photographer shot their even on the market. How could they possibly get house on 12/27, and had fantastic photos (and a their offer accepted? custom website) back to me by 12/29. On 12/28, Since we’ve moved out of the booming real estate after leaving my twins birthday party I headed to the market of the early-to-mid 2000s, the words “coninspection for my clients’ new house, which came out tingent on the sale of buyer’s property” are considclean. ered poison. Most people won’t even attempt it. By 1/3 we hit the market with a Broker’s Open Admittedly it’s not ideal, and sellers would generally complete with lunch to entice the agents, many of much prefer to deal with an offer without that conwhom were probably still on vacation. Our open tingency. But is it impossible, particularly in the days house attracted more than 50 agents, one of whom before Christmas? wrote an offer within a week. My clients and I got to work. We submitted their Do you know For the next seven weeks I managed the escrows offer - with the aforementioned contingency on the of my clients’ purchase and the sale of their home, sale of their home - and delivered a package loaded thiS man? carefully balancing the two and ensuring that they rewith information about the qualification of the buyer, details (and comps) about their own home, and our confidence in mained protected on their purchase in the event something went wrong putting the deal together. We negotiated for a week, and on Christmas with the sale. In the beginning of March, our hard work paid off. A deal Day, as I sat in the movie “The Adventures of Tintin” with my kids, we that was consummated on Christmas Day closed, they closed their purclosed the deal (thanks to an iPhone on silent). chase the very next day, and today they are happily living in their new home. They did it all with utilizing the thought-to-be-dreaded “ContinNow for the hard part...in the dead period between Christmas and gency on Sale of Buyer’s Property.” Did someone say “can’t?” ReCent aCtivity: • 686 S. Bronson Ave (listed at $949,000, In Escrow) • 10366 Monte Mar Dr (listed at $2,595,000, Sold)

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cluded adding a staircase and two bathrooms. Sara Tsay was project manager. Land developer Cornelius Cole represented California in the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1865 and in the Senate from 1867 to 1873. He was a founder of the Republican Party in California. Cole, his wife Olive and family owned a 500-acre ranch on property they purchased from Major Henry Hancock. They turned it into the town of Colegrove, bounded by Sunset on the north, to Melrose at its south, Seward (named for his son) on the west and Gower on the east. Colegrove had the first post office in what was known as the Cahuenga Valley. For many years the restored house was the site of Orchard Gables, a convalescent home. Since 1989, HCHC has been

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Career workshop to candy making, henna tattoos and quilting FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 Book Club: Call library for book selection. Meets Tues., April 3 at 10:30 a.m. Career Workshop: "Stop Doing What You Hate. Start Doing What You Love" with Dr. Dorene Lehavi on Thurs., April 5 from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. L.A. Quiltmakers Guild: Hands-on demonstrations. Beginners welcome. Meets Sat., April 7 from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. Miracle Mile Writers Club networking and support for writers on Sat., April 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. Friends of the Library: Meets Tues., April 10, 11 a.m. Teen Council: Meets Thurs., April 12 at 4 p.m. Teen Henna Project: Follows the teen council meeting on Thurs., April 12, 4:30 p.m. M.S. Support Group: Meets for support for those who have or care for people with mul-

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ries for kids 6 mos. to 2 years on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Pre-school Storytime: For kids ages 2 to 4 years old on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. Book Sale: Used books and more on Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. LACMA Art Classes for Kids: Best for YOUNGSTERS created St. Patrick's Day ages five to 12; meets crafts at a workshop at Wilshire Library. Wednesdays at 3 p.m. Ongoing and 4 p.m. Friends of the Library Book FREMONT LIBRARY & RESPONSE Sale: Tuesdays 12:30 to 5:30 6121 Melrose Ave. p.m. and Saturdays from 4 to 323-962-3521 Friends of the Library Book 5:30 p.m. Tuesday Nights @ the MovSale: Book deals on Fri., ies: Come see a free movie March 30, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Sat., March 31, from with popcorn on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Call library for weekly noon to 5 p.m. Candy Making: Teens meet selection. Grandparents and Books on Tues., April 3 at 3 p.m. (GAB): Ms. Sylvia reads on Book Club: Meets Tues., Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. April 10 at 6:30 p.m. Call Ms. Claire reads on Saturdays branch for book selection. from 10 a.m. to noon. Friends of the Library Book Toddler Story Time: Share Sale: Book deals on Fri., April stores, songs and rhymes on 13, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Sat., April 14, from noon to 5 Computer Comfort Class: p.m. Learn computer basics on Ongoing Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to Baby and Toddler Story2 p.m. or go online anytime time: Meet for songs and stories for kids 6 mos. to 2 years at: www.laplcomputerclass. blogspot.com. You and your community on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Fun & Games: meet Pre-school Storytime: Meet deserve the best protection Wednesdays at noon to play for songs and stories for kids 2 available and we will be Chinese Mah Jong, Scrabble, to 4 years old on Wednesdays Battleship, checkers and other there to respond. at 11:30 a.m. games. Tea and light refreshComputer Tutorials: Appointments are available ments are served. Chess club: All ages and levfor individualized instruction. Call the library for more els are welcome on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. information. Knitting Circle: meets SatMEMORIAL LIBRARY urdays at 10 a.m. All skill 4625 W. Olympic Blvd. levels welcome to come spin a 323-938-2732 yarn. Hatha Yoga Class: meets Saturdays at 12:15 p.m. Relaxed pace for all ages. Bring a mat or heavy towel. Wear comfortable clothing. WILSHIRE LIBRARY st 149 N. St. Andrews Place 323-957-4550 Baby's Sleepy Storytime: New parents bring your infant or baby Thurs., April 5 from 6 to 6:15 p.m. Teen Council: Meets on Thurs., April 26 from 4 to 5 p.m. Ongoing Storytime with Sybil: Kids ages 3 to 5 can bring their parents and grandparents to lisWe are offering a free ten to stories and sing songs 30-day trial period for on Wednesdays from 10:30 to prospective new customers 11 a.m.

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Egg hunts, garden talks, cooking classes on line-up Square-foot gardening uses only 20 percent of the space of a conventional garden and saves both water and time. Learn the basics on Sat., April 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Flowering arranging Different schools of Ikebana will be represented at a Japanese flower arrangement

A FIELD TRIP visits the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at Cal State Long Beach.

to 1 p.m. Meet at Silver Lake Farm for an organic gardening class with owner Tara Kolla. Next is a visit to Rhett Beavers’ garden featuring edibles and drought-tolerant plants. Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, Cal State Long Beach and Rancho Los Alamitos are the destinations of a field trip on April 26. Both trips are self-driven; carpooling is recommended.

A talk by nursery owner John Schoustra on reblooming perennials will be followed by a plant sale on May 3, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Cooking, bees, gardening Mother-daughter duo Alesandra Poer Sheridan and Barbara Poer Here will share their jam and jelly-making techniques on Wed., April 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. An introduction to keeping backyard chickens and bees is on Sat., April 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Topics include chicken varieties, housing and feeding as well as beehives, equipment and harvesting honey.

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An egg-ceptional celebration for kids of all ages, classes on cooking, chickens and bees and a series of garden talks are on the agenda this month at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden at 301 N. Baldwin in Arcadia. Youngsters will take part in an Egg Scramble and Egg Expedition featuring activities, refreshments and prizes on Sat., April 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday garden talks The spring series of Thursday garden talks begins with “Life in the Red Hills: A Garden Journey” with landscape architect Rhett Beavers on April 5. The illustrated lecture explores how urban gardens reflect and connect their neighborhoods and ecologies. Author and landscape architect Bob Perry will present a program on landscaping with native plants on April 12. Both talks are from 9:30 a.m. to noon. A field trip on April 19 celebrates spring in two L.A. neighborhoods from 10 a.m.

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Joyce Dean, founder of the RHIS Floral Design Group and award-wining exhibitor will offer tips for creating unique floral arrangements at the Los Angles Garden Club’s monthly meeting on Mon., April 9. The meeting takes place at the Griffith Park Visitors Center Auditorium, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. Non-members are welcome. The meeting begins at 9:15 a.m. with coffee and refreshments. Horticulture exhibits and arrangements will be on display. Dean will speak at 11 a.m.

ifornia native plants at the ninth annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour on Sat., April 14 and Sun., April 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thirty-seven private gardens from Long Beach to the Westside will be featured on the self-guided journey. Experienced native-plant gardeners and docents will share how they have reduced water use eliminated pesticides and fertilizers and attracted songbirds, hummingbirds and butterflies to their yards. Photos and descriptions of each garden are posted at www.theodorepayne.org. Tickets are $25 and come with a guidebook that contains a description of each garden as well as driving directions. Manzanitas, bugs Many species of manzanita are valuable additions to the garden. Learn which are best for your conditions, how to care for them and which other

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Toyon considered as city’s native plant Toyon (heteromeles arbutifolia), also known as the Christmas berry and California holly, is being considered as the official native plant of Los Angeles. Councilman Tom LaBonge seconded the motion by Councilman Richard Alarcon. Toyon is a common shrub native to California that is drought-tolerant and evergreen, producing small white flowers. The berries provided food for local Native American tribes.

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Isamu Noguchi. In 1962, John Cage, another tenant of the Schindler house, created a stir in the Tokyo art scene with a performance in the school’s “Sogetsu Contemporary Series.” Admission is $7; $20 for the demonstration. Visit MAKcenter.org.

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Spring into action at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road in San Marino, where patrons can celebrate Easter, learn about tea and enjoy Chinese music throughout the month. Enjoy the sounds of traditional Chinese music on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Chinese Garden. A different solo musician will perform each week, playing melodies on classical instruments including the dizi, sheng, pipa, erhu and zheng. Easter activities Easter brunch will be served on the Garden Terrace Lawn on Sun., April 8. Seating times are 10:30 a.m. 12:30 and 2 p.m. Youngsters can enjoy an egg hunt at 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m., and have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny. In addition, English tea will be served in the Rose Garden. Cost is $49.99 per adult; $25 for children ages 4 to 12 (children 3 and under free). For reservations, call 626405-2249. Way of Tea Soshitsu Sen XVI, grand master of the Urasenke tradition of chado, or the Way of Tea, will give a lecture and demonstration on the rituals of the Japanese tea ceremony on Thurs., April 12 at 7:30 p.m. For the youngsters Celebrate Earth Day among the rain forest plants in the Conservatory and with a visit from the folks at Wildlife Learning Center who will bring some of their rescue animal friends from around the world on Sat., April 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Flower Duet takes inspiration from Shakespeare’s plays

and sonnets at a workshop on creating tall hand-tied arrangements on Sat., April 28 from 10 a.m. to noon. From 1 to 3 p.m., youngsters can create hand-tied posies with roses and other flowers that can be found in the Shakspeare Garden. Event is for kids ages 7 to 12 with accompanying adult. Spring plant sale Find all the newest plants and popular favorites at the 38th annual spring plant sale on Sun., April 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thousands of plants will be offered, from roses and perennials to rare cacti and succulents, plus vegetable seedlings, fruit trees and herbs. Look for heirloom tomatoes such as Black Krim, Purple Cherokee and Green Zebra. Members can shop at a preview sale on Sat., April 28. For fees, registration details or other information, call 626405-2128 or go to www.huntington.org.

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The Los Feliz Residence Garden Tour, hosted by the Los Angeles Garden Club, is on Sat., April 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event takes place at the home of landscape designer Jim Ito at 1991 N. Alexandria Ave. The property features an artesian well, water-fed ponds, a floating deck, and water garden as well as raised bed vegetable and herb gardens and fruit trees. In addition is a display and lecture by Aiseki Kai, an art show and sale and a plant sale. Artists can submit up to four entries in any medium for the art contest themed “California Dreaming.” Visitors can sign up to become a member of the Los Angeles Garden Club, which meets montly in the Visitor's Auditorium at Griffith Park. Contact Club president Raymond Coty at 323-664-4677 or RCoty974700@aol.com for more information.

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Preservation Plan approved for Windsor Square Five-member HPOZ review board to be appointed By Suzan Filipek The final step in making Windsor Square a historic zone was reached last month, when the city Planning Commission unanimously approved an architectural guide for the area—the Preservation Plan. In a 5-0 vote, the plan was approved Sept. 8. “There is overwhelming support and therefore, the plan is appropriate,” Commissioner Thomas Schiff said. Commissioner Joy Atkinson added she was familiar with the picturesque area and the efforts involved in the preservation campaign. “There was good work done among citizens of the city,” she said. Several residents also spoke in favor of the document, designed to protect the original facades of the area’s historic Tudor, Mediterranean and other 1920s homes. “We really did this for the benefit of people years from now. It’s a lovely area,” said Margaret Hudson, of GO HPOZ, a grass roots campaign which lead the effort. Under the plan “original building materials within the facade and visible area should be preserved whenever possible.” The color of paint and landscape are excluded. It was the first document among See WINDSOR SQUARE, p. 15

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Representatives from the City Attorney’s office, the city Planning Department, Wilshire police and Bel Air Patrol will speak at the annual meeting of the Hancock Park Homeowners Association. The meeting is on Tues., Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at Third Street School, 201 S. June St. Councilman Tom LaBonge will also address the group. The plans for the Historical Preservation Overlay Zone and Yavneh Hebrew Academy’s request for changes in its conditional use permit are also on the agenda. “We are looking forward to continuing to communicate with our residents and provide them with access to city and security officials,” said Ben Thompson, president. Committee representatives will report on zoning, traffic, street light-

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