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DESIGN

GARDENS

English Tudor is this year's Showcase House of Design.

Festival features "One of the Horticultural Wonders of the World.”

LIBRARIES Events at local venues include puppet shows, book readings.

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Miracle Mile $1,699,000 4+4 home w/fam rm & den, patio+BBQ area. Cecille Cohen (323) 460-7629

Hancock Park $1,399,000 Chicly updated Dutch Colonial with pool. Lisa Hutchins (323) 460-7626

Hancock Park $1,395,000 1st showing 3/17 4BD/3BA classic Spanish Sandy Boeck (323) 860-4240

Hancock Park $1,250,000 Absolutely gorgeous 5BD/4BA Spanish home Sunhee Kilmer (213) 273-6559

los angeles $1,149,000 Sold! Best in building, 2+2 corner unit. Rick Llanos (323) 460-7617

Hancock Park $1,099,000 Duplex, presently used as SFR. 5 + 3. Maria C. Gomez Gri Crs Cips (323) 460-7614

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Panel addresses Parker Center's future The Los Angeles Conservancy and community stakeholders will hold a panel discussion on Sun., March 22 at 3:30 p.m. regarding the fate of the Parker Center in downtown Los Angeles, currently used by the Los Angeles Police Depart-

ment (LAPD) as the Police Administration Building, which may be razed. The discussion will be held at the LAPD Police Administration Building, Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium, at 100 W. First St.

The city of Los Angeles is pressing for a redevelopment project that will demolish and replace Parker Center. The Conservancy believes that Parker Center should be preserved and integrated into new construction.

Just Reduced! FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S first LA project is open to the public.

Hollyhock House completes renovations, opens doors

Redone Mediterranean home located in prime “Windsor Square”. Original details fused with modern. Custom hand crafted woodwork, hardwood floors, family room, solarium, gym, office and large public rooms. Sumptuous master suite with generous closets and beautiful bath. 5 Bedrooms and 5 Baths. Gorgeous resort-style back yard features glass tiled pool/spa and guest house with bi-fold sliding glass doors. Exquisite outdoor entertaining areas with heated patios, gardens, pergola and outdoor fireplace.

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Step into a grand, light-filled living room with large windows, cathedral ceiling, and a Batchelder fireplace. An arched entryway leads to a formal dining room and an eat-in kitchen featuring wood cabinetry and ample counter space. A large private deck offers a lush outdoor space with a view of the brook for entertaining or quiet moments. A cozy library and a bedroom with an en suite bath complete the ground floor. Upstairs you’ll find two family bedrooms (one with a deck), a master bedroom and two baths. The hardwood floors are newly-refinished; the interior and exterior are freshly painted.

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After undergoing a multimillion dollar renovation, Hollyhock House is once again open to the public. The famed landmark, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright inside Barnsdall Art Park has been closed to the public for several years. To celebrate the grand reopening, Hollyhock welcomed back the public with 24 hours of non-stop, self-guided tours on Feb. 13. The renovation, which began in 2008, was intended to bring the home, built for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall, to its original glory. Work included the restoration of floors, windows, doors, decorative molding and long-forgotten paint colors. Hollyhock House is Frank Lloyd Wright’s first LA-based

project. Built between 1919 and 1921, it represents his earliest efforts to develop a regionally appropriate style of architecture for Southern California. In designing the house, Wright took advantage of LA’s dry temperate climate by combining house and garden. This includes a central garden court and a series of rooftop terraces, which provide remarkable views of the LA basin and the Hollywood Hills. Wright referred to the style of the house as California Romanza, using a musical term meaning “freedom to make one’s own form.” Hollyhock House is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a fee of $7 for adults, $3 for students and seniors.

Go to ‘HistoricPlacesLA' to see our cultural resources The Getty Conservation Institute and the City of Los Angeles debuted “Historic PlacesLA,” the first online information and management system specifically created to inventory, map and describe Los Angeles’ significant cultural HISTORIC homes such as the one near the resources. The system is Wilshire Country Club are on the site. designed to protect the character of Los Angeles’ distinctive neighborhoods as the city continues to grow and change. HistoricPlacesLA showcases the diversity of cultural resources in Los Angeles, including places of social importance, architecturally significant buildings, historic districts, bridges, parks, gardens and streetscapes. The inventory can be accessed online by anyone interested in Los Angeles’ cultural resources including policymakers, property owners, developers, visitors, students, Los Angeles history and architecture enthusiasts, and other stakeholders. “This system unlocks Los Angeles’ rich cultural history and puts it in the palm of anyone’s hand,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. “HistoricPlacesLA will enrich and enlighten visitors and Angelenos alike and will encourage people to truly explore our streets and be conscious of the history around us.”

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First Friday mixes science with music The Natural History Museum will host a night of smooth beats and science on Fri., March 6, from 5 to 10 p.m. First Friday events introduce adult audiences to a new kind of museum experience. This month, the museum will

explore what could happen if science was our common language and part of our everyday vocabulary. KCRW's resident DJ Raul Campos will be mixing lounge music and JMSN, a L.A. based singer-songwriter, is set to

headline the event. Dr. Greg Pauly, NHM Curator of Herpetology, will discuss how citizen science can lead to discoveries in your backyard. Tickets are $18 for general admission and free to museum members at nhm.org.

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ARCHITECT Fernand Parmentier designed the 9,400 squarefoot English tudor home in 1920.

English tudor estate is Showcase House of Design An English tudor home with Craftsman elements by architect Fernand Parmentier will be on view at the Pasadena Showcase House of Design when it opens it doors on Sun., April 19. The estate was designed in 1920 for John Eliot as a honeymoon house for his new bride that would complement

Grant Park hosts Bookfest March 28 Focusing on the local creative community, Grand Park’s Downtown Bookfest returns for the third year in a row on Sat., March 28 from noon to 5 p.m. The event offers book lovers of all ages access to a coalition of local presses and publishers.

her beauty and love of the outdoors. It includes the 9,400 square foot main residence, a carriage house, a pool, Koi pond, outdoor kitchen and wisteria arbor. The 51st annual fundraiser will take place in Pasadena and feature work by designers who are renovating the estate and grounds. The event supports music and arts programs. The tour continues through Sun., May 17. Parking and complimentary shuttle service is at the Rose Bowl, Parking Lot I at 360 N. Arroyo Blvd. The Restaurant at Showcase serves light breakfast, lunch and dinner from 9 a.m. until closing. Tickets are $35-$45. To purchase, or for more information, go to pasadenashowcase. org.

Homes and gardens tour comes to Brookside Take a stroll amongst the gardens of Brookside’s secretive stream—yes, that’s right, an actual natural stream— that runs smack dab through the heart of Los Angeles. Open to Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society members and their guests, the garden stroll, on Sun., April 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., will include eight gardens along the waterway. The stream, called Rio del Jardin de las Flores, flows year round from the Hollywood Hills, popping up through 23 gardens along Longwood Ave. The natural waterway plays host to crawfish, frogs, minnows, raccoons, koi, and migratory birds. Brookside is bounded on the north by Wilshire, on the south by Olympic, on the west by Highland, and on the east by Muirfield. After surfacing in the Brookside neighborhood, the stream then goes back underground and empties out in Ballona Creek.

Race for the Cure at Dodger Stadium Proceeds from the 19th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, which kicks off at Dodger Stadium on Sat., March 7, will raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrate survivorship, and honors those

who have lost their battle. Opening ceremonies begin at 8 a.m. The event includes health expos, a survivor parade, 5K and 10K runs and a Kids Fun Run. For more information, go to komenlacounty.org.

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Older windows really are better in our historic neighborhoods By Suzan Filipek While new windows might be tempting with their slick surfaces and “green” marketing campaigns, think hard before throwing your old windows, well… out the window. If you live in an historic

Top 10 reasons to restore your wood windows 1) Your windows fit your house. 2) You appreciate good craftsmanship. 3) You value good materials. 4) You love the character of antique glass. 5) You think a warranty should be more than 20 years. 6) You want to avoid vinyl. 7) You want more light. 8) Windows are a functional part of your house. 9) You really can save 30-40 percent on heating costs. 10) The greenest building is one that is already built. From the New England Window Restoration Alliance.

zone, you may not have a choice if it’s on the façade of your house. But this could be a good thing. Wood windows made prior to 1940 are from old growth wood, which is more dense and rot-resistant than the newer varieties from treefarmed softwoods, or the simulated plastic versions. Don’t take our word for it. The New England Window Restoration Alliance lists “Top 10 reasons to restore or repair your wood windows” (see box). As “quirky as they might be,” according to reason #1, “your older windows fit your house.” Windows and their original openings change shape over time, but they do so together, and like a good marriage, they fit. If a newer stock replacement window is installed, while it might look good initially, over time, gaps lead to drafts, compensated for by reducing the overall size of the opening and reducing light. Homes built pre-1950 had thicker walls and the older windows were designed for them. The newer varieties are made for thinner construction techniques. It’s a misconception to

the glass panes to a thicker blame windows when loss of it,” she says. heat is a concern. It’s mostly While built to last, they need more energy-efficient laminated glass.” through the roof, as heat ris- a little TLC now and again. es, says Mary Pickhardt, an A good carpenter can re- Back in the 1920s, singlepane glass was stanarchitect appointed dard construction. by the city to the “Today’s dual-pane Windsor Square Asglass has thicker musociation Historic tins than the original Preservation Overwindows and is genlay Zone board. erally not approved Rather than refor use in the front place the windows, facades of historic insulate the athomes.” tic. “That’s one of Homeowners could the most effective place vinyl or other things you can do,” newer styles in the she said. back. However, the HPOZ Board overall integrity of Residents submit the home is comproproposed renovamised. And vinyl is tion plans that afturning out to be an fect the street facing environmental nightfacades of the home mare, from its proto the Planning duction to the gasses Dept., whose staff it emits over time, determines if the and can’t be recycled. project needs HPOZ “If you are concerned Board review. about our planet’s Windows, it turns out, are “a really DIAGRAM of a wood window—built to last, not land health, read up on efforts to reduce the common question,” in a landfill. use of vinyl,” in the says Pickhardt. “The HPOZ Board will always store an old sash— the oper- Top 10 reasons. Speaking of the environrecommend that you keep able part of the window. the original windows in your “If you want to increase the ment, unlike new windows, home and that you make the energy efficiency of an old which are sold as a unit, wood effort to restore and maintain window, first check the weath- windows can be repaired in them… er stripping,” adds Pickhardt. pieces. This is a much more “We’re pretty adamant about “Then you can also change out (Please turn to page 6)

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Party salutes Tom LaBonge Guide gives tips to allergy-free gardening A thank you reception at Wilshire Country Club honored City Councilman Tom LaBonge for his many years of dedication to the Larchmont community. Joane Henneberger chaired the salute to the city official on behalf of the sponsors, Larchmont Boulevard Association. Co-sponsors were Windsor Square Association and Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association.

If you are a garden enthusiast, but suffer from allergies or asthma, then horticulturist Thomas Leo Ogren has a new book for you.

OLDER WINDOWS ARE BETTER (Continued from page 4) Joane Henneberger with Tom and Brigid LaBonge

Jill Kosofsky, Andy and Mary Francis Fenady, Dr. Tim Gogan and Duke Fenady.

John Duerler, Leisha Willis and Patty Hill.

Patti Carroll and Charles D'Atri.

sustainable practice than having to replace the entire unit and reframe and re-seal the opening. If the window can’t be saved, there are several local companies that replicate the originals. But usually even with minimal maintenance older windows can be restored to look and work like new. After all, “windows are one of the most beautiful design features of the house,” says Pickhardt. Free booklet Ken Bernstein manager of Office of Historic Resources and principal city planner of Policy Planning, suggests “Caring for Your Historic Home” booklet. The window entry starts on page 12 and gives step-by-step instructions on fixing broken glass and other repairs and tips. The PDF version is available at preservation.lacity.org/files/ HPOZ%20Rehabilitation%20 Guide_0.pdf. Copies are available in Room 601 of City Hall. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has several web links and publications at see www.preservationnation.org/information-center/ sustainable-communipties/ buildings/weatherization/windows/.

The “Allergy-Fighting Garden” shows gardeners how to avoid plants that trigger allergies while creating a landscape that protects from pollen and pollution. This full-color guide lists more than 3,000

plants, each accompanied by an easy-to-use allergy ranking scale. In the book, Ogren explains that only male plants, which are over-planted in gardens and civic landscapes, produce pollen. By replacing troublesome male plants with pollenblocking females, allergy sufferers can reduce or eliminate symptoms. Ogren has a master’s degree in agricultural science and is the creator of the Ogren Plant Allergy Scale (OPALS), a plant-allergy ranking system used by the US Dept. of Agriculture. He lives in San Luis Obispo.

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Why are they Too comfortable here anyway? for their good... Check the list and our safety Excerpted from laanimalservices.com/about-animals/wildlife/. Prior to 1994, the Dept. of Animal Services did routinely trap and euthanize coyotes. The focus at that time was simply to remove problem animals. Due to changes in thinking within and outside the department, studies in coyote behavior and new laws pertaining to trapping, the practice was stopped. The removal of coyotes temporarily resolved problems but failed to address the real issues. Change in Thinking In spite of the destruction of large numbers of wild animals throughout the U.S., the problem remains today and in many instances has worsened dramatically. Children checklist Check the yard for the presence of wildlife prior to allowing children to go out and play. Check outdoor toys and play structures, in which an animal, venomous reptile, or arachnid may take residence. Do not allow children to play outside while in possession of food items that could attract a stray or wild animal.

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Coyote attacks pet dogs on Lucerne

By Suzan Filipek Julie Stromberg’s small dogs had wandered from her backyard to her neighbor’s front yard By Officer Hoang Dinh for just two minutes on a Saturday morning Coyotes have become com- last month. But it was long enough for a coyfortable in our presence and ote to attack them. are taking advantage of the fa- “I screamed and the coyote ran away but vorable conditions we humans not before severely attacking my dogs,” said provide (such as food trash, Stromberg, who lives in Windsor Village. pet food and small pets unat Elvis, the Chihuahua did not make it. The tended, fruit trees, and clutter Lhasa Apso, Tricia, was removed from the ICU that may harbor rodents). Each community should a few days later. work together to reduce these “She’s using all her limbs. She’s got bites on favorable conditions and scare her neck and her trachea is swollen, but she them without harming them will make a full recovery,” said Stromberg. so they can teach the young A few minutes is all it takes, says LAPD to stay away and, at the very Wilshire Division Senior Lead Officer Hebel least, learn to stay out of sight. Rodriguez, who spoke to the Greater Wilshire California has wildlife habi- Neighborhood Council at the Ebell Feb. 11. tat, and there will always be a Stromberg was getting leashes about 7 a.m., ELVIS could not be saved, but Tricia, the Lhasa variety of urban mammals and “and then I saw the coyote running down my Apso, is expected to make a full recovery. driveway.” birds here. Please use the information on our website (see left col Large and healthy looking with a “braumn) to make those sightings zen” stare, he found her dogs on her neigha more positive experience, bor’s yard. They were foster dogs she hadn’t and remember that education had long, but they “were quickly becoming is key to resolving the vast mamembers of the family… Elvis was always in jority of human and wildlife my lap.” issues. Before Stormberg would leave her young Officer Hoang Dinh is with son in the back yard. “Now I don’t feel comthe L.A. Animal Services Wildfortable for a second. I don’t feel safe leaving life Program. For non-emerhim,” she said. gencies contact him at 323 Other coyote sightings have been report225-WILD (9453) and Hoang. ed, including one recently by a security guard Dinh@lacity.org. For urgent at Plymouth Blvd. and First St. at 1 p.m., and animal-related matters, call Eric Crespo has photographed one at night at your local shelter and empha- ALL TOO FAMILIAR, coyotes are becoming comN. Wilton Pl. and Oakwood. size it’s urgent, 888-452-7381. mon in urban settings.

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IN LARCHMONT VILLAGE

The LC move-in date is set for April, May

ROOFTOP deck and 360 degree city views are among features of the 103-unit building that is Hancock Park-adjacent.

Pre-leasing is underway for The LC, a mid-century modern design, 85-unit development at the corner of Larchmont Blvd. and Melrose. The mixed-use project designed by PK Architecture has more than 3,000 square feet of ground floor retail/restauran space. Amenities include a rooftop deck, gym and guest parking. Rios Clementi Hale,

also on Larchmont Blvd. designed the interiors and landscaping. The building faces Melrose and Camerford avenues, and is one of the first to include housing over a publlic street or alley, according to the de-

veloper's website, californialandmark.com. Studio, one, two and three bedrooms are available for a late April, early May move in. For more information call the pre-leasing office at 323462-6400, or visit thelc.com.

New complex debuts 103 units on Wilcox Avenue Eco-friendly features, a pool and fitness room are among amenities at the Broadstone Candara residential complex, that opened March at 738 Wilcox Ave.. The building’s exterior is designed in Spanish Colonial Revival-style, and features 103 single, one- and two-bedroom homes. Broadstone Candara is a project of the Alliance Residential Co. Alicia Scott, the firm’s vice president of marketing, said “Part of our focus will be giving back to the community, raising awareness for social causes and cultivation of stra-

tegic relationships within the neighborhood.” The complex features a zeroedge pool with LED lighting, a lounge with community bar, an office workspace, a ZEROEDGE POOL has LED lighting. rooftop deck with 360-degree city views, dog wash and pet salon and Solar, EV hotline Wi-Fi in all amenity areas. Rents range from $2325 to Have questions about solar, $5920 per month. electric vehicles? Call the L.A. For more information, call Dept. of Water and Power hotline at 866-484-0433. 855-859-0856.

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Create space, clear out your closet for spring March is a great time to sort through your closet and create more space by getting rid of the items you no longer need or use. Typically, people only wear 25 percent of what they have. Start by filling just one trash

bag for donation. If it hasn’t been worn in a year, has stains or is pulled, still has tags on it or you don’t remember when it was bought—get rid of it. Make good use of the space you have with multipurpose items. Find slim hangers or

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ones that hold multiple garments, or shoe or sweater hangers. Use ottomans that are also made for storage, bins that are fashionable enough to be displayed, and jewelry organizers that can be hung on the wall for decoration.

Real Estate Sales*

SOLD: This home, located at 126 S. Hudson Ave., was listed for $4,795,000.

Single family homes 133 S. Las Palmas Ave. 601 S. Windsor Blvd. 165 S. Hudson Ave. 126 Fremont Pl. 263 S. Muirfield Rd. 418 S. Arden Blvd. 315 N. McCadden Pl. 150 N. Gower St. 612 N. Las Palmas Ave. 823 S. Hudson Ave. 145 S. Arden Blvd. 245 N. Gower St. 251 S. Wilton Pl. 733 S. Citrus Ave. 632 S. Orange Dr. 5016 Rosewood Ave. 215 N. St. Andrews Pl. 907 S. Bronson Ave. 688 N. Gramercy Pl. 938 5th Ave.

$4,995,000 4,900,000 4,795,000 4,290,000 4,000,000 3,595,000 3,495,000 1,999,900 1,999,000 1,899,000 1,879,000 1,499,000 1,395,000 1,299,000 1,199,000 989,000 875,000 875,000 761,990 729,000

Condominiums 308 N. Sycamore Ave., #506 585 N. Rossmore Ave., #501 837 S. Crenshaw Blvd., #PH5 4477 Wilshire Blvd., #102 610 S. Wilton Pl., #403 801 Lorraine Blvd., #5 620 S. Gramercy Pl., #132 3970 Ingraham St., #101 525 N.Sycamore Ave., #207 533 S. St. Andrews Pl., #106 525 N. Sycamore Ave., #320 320 S. Gramercy Pl., #307

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$1,695,000 665,000 649,000 639,900 599,900 577,000 475,000 469,000 420,000 419,000 329,000 325,000

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Recycle your CDs, DVDs in blue bin Rumored to have been built by an Englishman from Bath and adored by the same family since 1956 - this gem in Longwood Highlands is searching for a new owner Offered at $689,000 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1077 sq feet, 5840 lot, zoned R-2

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Not sure what to do with those old CDs and DVDs? According to the Los Angeles Times, you can place them in the blue recycling bins. Discs are made of polycarbonate, which has value in the recycled-materials market. CD jewel cases and DVD movie cases may also be recycled, as long as they are empty, and the paper sleeves have been removed and put in the bin separately. Old floppy diskettes are not recyclable since they are made of a combination of hard plastic, metal, a magnetic medium and fabric.

Walk Highland Park to the beat Beat poet and guide Mike Sonksen will take participants through Highland Park as part of Urban Hikes: Forgotten LA on Sat., March 28. Past hikes have included Leimert Park, Miracle Mile, Koreatown, Natural History Museum Gardens, Los Angeles River and Burbank. The event, sponsored by the Architecture + Design Museum, begins at 11 a.m. and takes about 1 ½ hours. Tickets are $20; $10 members and students. Series tickets are available. For more information, go to aplusd.org.

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Backyard chicken raising has come home to roost Backyard Chickens aren’t just for farms anymore. A recent email chain sent out to Hancock Park block captains had this subject line: “Chicken Wandering on 4th & Rimpau.” That was followed a couple weeks California later with an- Greenin' other neighby borhood email: Renee “Chicken hens Ridgeley on Hudson and 2nd. Pets?”. No longer limited to farms and factories, backyard chickens have come home to roost in LA. And, yes, they do fly the coop sometimes. So why has the backyard chicken movement taken off? It all starts with the chicken…

or is it the egg? Paying rent in eggs Give a chicken a warm dry coop, food and water, and she’ll pay her portion of the rent in delicious eggs. Sorry boys, no roosters needed for hens to deliver the goods. Those magical orange yolks are considered nature’s best sauce. The egg is so beloved that the grocer’s selection has ballooned to include free range, cage-free, pasture raised, veg-fed… what’s next? Massaged-daily and wellgroomed? If you’re lucky enough to collect your eggs in a basket

and not a shopping cart, they won’t require refrigeration. The Almighty Chicken Design Team created a bird whose body coats each egg with a seal, called the bloom, that protects the egg from bacteria. So while commercial eggs must be refrigerated because the bloom has been washed off, homegrown eggs can be stored on a cool countertop until it’s time to rinse off and crack. Depending on the breed, chickens can lay up to 300 eggs per year. That’s a lot of omelets! And extra eggs make great gifts should a neighbor complain that the clucking is drowning out the sound of their gas leaf blower. Eco-friendly gardening Chickens and gardening go

together even better than chicken and rice. A backyard flock will scratch and aerate the soil, turn a compost, eat the weeds and the bugs. Chickens love kitchen scraps. Toss them leftovers and they’ll squawk love songs. Hand feed them spaghetti and they’ll go HONOR SELMAN has named her chicken “Millie.” berserk over the “white worms.” Remember chickens will eat almost anything, so don’t feed them chicken… ick! Chicken droppings are excellent for composting. Chicken manure is to compost as couples therapy is to marriage. A scoop of poop adds richness to an already great compost heap. But if the heap wasn’t good to begin with, it’s just a pile of crap. Not just pets Chickens need people to A DAY’S COLLECTION. take care of them because they are a slow-running, low- Robert Seidler of Hudson flying, delicious meat entrée Avenue whose backyard also on two feet. Everything wants boasts a flock said, “It’s Easter to eat them (dogs, cats, hawks, for my daughter, Vitoria, every coyotes) so they need shelter morning.” and care if they are to avoid This symbiotic relationship between chickens and their becoming sushi McNuggets. Alan Bernstein of Rimpau people is a great lesson for kids Blvd. and his children Isaac, of any age. The chicken life cyNaomi and Natalie, take care cle, so elementary and fragile, of six egg-laying pets. The is often short and sweet, lendBernsteins love the daily eggs ing invaluable lessons to those but they also enjoy a rich ex- who care for them. perience with their pet chick- I should know. My family has been taught a lesson or two by ens, all of whom have names. “I wanted my kids to un- Sissy (RIP our gorgeous hen derstand that animals provide who was really a gorgeousmore than sentimental attach- but-loud rooster), Scruff Rock ment. They also provide nour- (RIP our tiniest hen who was yummiest to hawks), Lucky ishment,” said Bernstein. (RIP our lovely but unlucky bird) and our current flock: Emperor, Chirp, Peep, Charlie Jumpy, Chestnut, Millie and Mine. Thank you all, ladies.

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Doll exhibition salutes Girls' Day In celebration of Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day), the Japan Foundation, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 100, is displaying its Japanese doll set through Sat., March 14. This seasonal display can be viewed in the library on Tuesday through Saturday during library hours. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.jflalc.org.

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Sacred Faces exhibit, service through Easter First Congregational Church of Los Angeles is hosting "Sacred Faces," a photographic gallery exhibit, as part of a new "first worship" service. Senior minister R. Scott Colglazier is incorporating one image each week by pho-

SACRED IMAGE at the Church of St. Michael above. At left sits a smiling Buddha at Chuang Yen Monastery. Photos by Andy Romanoff

WISTARIA VINE, purchased in 1894, weighs at least 250 tons.

View record-holding vine, visit arts and crafts fair Stroll beneath the fragrant blossoms of the Sierra Madre wistaria vine—dubbed “One of the Seven Horticultural Wonders of the World”—at the annual Wistaria Festival. The event, which includes a downtown art fair with more than 175 vendors, live music, children’s activities and a food court, takes place in Sierra Madre on Sun., March 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The wistaria vine, estimated to weigh at least 250 tons and have more than a million blooms, was purchased for 75 cents by William and Alice Burgman in 1894 from Wilson Nursery. It was named the world’s largest blossoming wisteria by the Guinness Book

tographer Andy Romanoff into the Lenten services leading up to Easter. Solitude, gratitude and compassion are among words that will be the focus of the sermons. The 30-photo exhibit is on display in the newly-renovated Shatto Chapel. The 50-minute

of World Records. Tickets to view the vine are $15; seniors and kids 7 to 14, $7, ages 6 and under are free. For tickets and more information, go to www.wistariafestival.com.

Exhibit tells of Nazi mobile killng units The U.S. premiere of “Holocaust By Bullets” has traveled to the L.A. Museum of the Holocaust via UNESCO in Paris and will be on exhibit through Sun., March 15 at the museum in Pan Pacific Park, 100 S. Grove Dr. The exhibit is the result of 10 years of fieldwork in the former Soviet Union by Yahad-In Unum, an organization founded by Father Patrick Desbois and includes research into the killing of Jews by Nazi mobile killing units. Father Desbois and his team of researchers interviewed the elderly men and women who were eyewitnesses to the killings, and then went to the burial sites and uncovered evidence of the crimes. The exhibit includes the story of Los Angeles resident Dr. Steven Teitelbaum, who after hearing a lecture given by Father Desbois was inspired to research the fate of his Polish great-grandparents. Teitelbaum and his family journeyed to his great-grandparents’ village and uncovered information about their murders.

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Korean Cultural Center holds 35th gala; Persian New Year at LACMA KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER—KCCLA's 35th anniversary gala performance features music and dance on Tues., March 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., and on Wed., April 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd. Free, but tickets are required. Write tammy@kccla.org or call 323936-3015. 5505 Wilshire Blvd., 323936-7141. www.kccla.org. ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Zimmerpalooza Sun., March 8, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. is the Zimmer’s biggest family party of the year! Twinkle Time and Friends perform and a showcase of art created by participants of classes, including Messy Masterpieces, Tinker Time, face painting, balloon animals and more. Free for museum members, or $25 general admission ticket. Sunday family programs

Photography and Video," ends May 3. • "Jonas Becker: The Pile" features multi-media installation of handcrafted sculptures, photography and video representing desire. Ends May 3. Sundays are "pay what you want." 5814 Wilshire Blvd., 323937-4230; cafam.org; free on Sundays. LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART—"Four Allegories by Veronese: A Rediscovery and a Reunion," opens Sun., March 8. Ends GALA pays tribute to the Korean Cultural Center's 35th anniver- Sept. 7. • "Art and Technology at sary. Above, Cho Heung-dong. LACMA, 1967-1971, includes include Open Art: Cherry workshop, is Sun., March 8, artists such as Warhol and Blossom workshop on March from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Rauschenberg, opens Sat., 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. • The Pile: Artist talk & sewing March 14. Ends Oct. 18. 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite workshop with Jonas Becker • Celebrate Nowruz, the 100; 323-761-8984, zimmer- is Sun., March 15 from 1 to 5 Iranian New Year on Sun., museum.org. March 22 from 11:30 a.m. to p.m. Free. CRAFT AND FOLK ART • "Man-Made: Contemporary 7 p.m. "The Sounds of a PerMUSEUM—"Picturing Home Male Quilters," ends May 3. sian Spring" by Zohreh Jooya Collages," a family drop-in • "Focus Iran: Contemporary and her ensemble is at 1 p.m. This program requires a ticket ($20 per guest; call 323-8576010 or purchase online). All other programs are free and not ticketed. Dance and musical performances, children's activities and a traditional Iranian costume parade begin at 3 p.m. Persian-inspired cusine and a live outdoor concert by Iranian rock band Kiosk starts at 5 p.m. • "Raku: The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl" features 100 ceramic masterpieces. Opens March 29. Ends June 7. • "Ancient Columbia: A Journey Through the Cauca Valley" ends. Dec. 31, 2015. •"Ernst Barlach: Portfolios" includes 50 Expressionism works by the German artist. Ends July 12. • "Islamic Art Now: Contemto the knowledgeable person porary Art of the Middle East," ongoing. who knows that advertising • "Christine Corday: Protoist in the Larchmont Chronicle Series, Selected Forms," ends April 5. means business... • "Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School" features 45, 19th For advertising info call -century landscape paintings. 323.462.2241 ext. 11 Ends June 7. • "The Language of Xu Bing" ends July 26. •"Larry Sultan: Here and Home," ends July 19. • "Landscapes of Devotion: Visualizing Sacred Sites in India," ends Oct. 25. LACMA is free after 3 pm Mondays-Fridays for L.A. County residents and for everyone on the second Tuesday of each month. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., 323857-6000; lacma.org. PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM—Remodeling underway. Re-opening set for December 2015.

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6060 Wilshire Blvd., 323903-2277; petersen.org. PAGE MUSEUM AT THE LA BREA TAR PITS—Excavator tours feature highlights of the museum and park—labs, Ice Age fossil excavation and visits to the Observation Pit and Project 23. Daily. • Ice Age Encounters with a (life-size puppet) sabertoothed cat are Fridays 10:30, 11:15 a.m. and noon; Saturdays and Sundays 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. • Uncover the plants and animals that lived during the Ice Age in Spring Day Camp for kindergarten through 4th graders March 30 to April 3. Cost is $300. Free the first Tuesday of each month except July and August. 5801 Wilshire Blvd., 323934-PAGE; tarpits.org. JAPAN FOUNDATION— "The Taylor Anderson Story" with director Q&A afterwards is Wed., March 11 at 7 p.m.

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• Sushi Making Workshop is Mon., March 23 at 7 p.m. Fee. • Hinamatsuri: Japanese Doll Festival is on display in the library until Fri., March 13. • Japanema: films screen the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. Free. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., 323761-7510, jflalc.org. ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN MUSEUM—New exhibit to be announced. Visit website. 6032 Wilshire Blvd.; 323932-9393; www.aplusd.org. LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLO CAUST— "Holocaust By Bullets" exhibit tells of Nazi killings in Soviet Union. Ends Sun., March 15. • Survivors of the Holocaust give tours daily; speakers are featured every Sunday at 2 p.m., interactive displays featured. Pan Pacific Park, 100 S. Grove Dr., 323-651-3704; lamoth. org. Always free.

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Puppet shows, dog training, SAT practice exams, art and yoga Children Storytime: Babies and toddlers hear stories, sing songs and say rhymes on Wed.,

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CHILDREN AND THEIR STUFFED ANIMALS had a sleepover at Fairfax Library in February where the librarian read to them.

FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 Children BARK!: Kids practice reading aloud to certified therapy dogs on Sat., March 7 at 2 p.m. Red Cross Preparedness Kids Puppet Show: Thurs., March 12 at 4 p.m. Snack Workshop: Kids hear about healthy snacks on Thurs., March 12 at 4 p.m. Yoga for kids: Morgan leads a simple class for kids on Sat., March 28 from 10 to 10:40 a.m. STAR: Storytime at the library. Mondays, March 9, 16 and 23, Kathy reads at 3 p.m. and Morgan reads at 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Holly reads at 4 p.m.; Wednesdays, Linda reads at 3 p.m. Toddler Storytime: Children ages 18 mos. to 3 years can hear stories, sing songs and say rhymes on Wednesdays at 10:15 and 11 a.m. Teens Teen Council Meeting: Discuss books, music and movies on Tues., March 17 at 4 p.m. Adults First Thursday Films: Thurs., March 5 at 2:30 p.m. Call branch for title. Yoga with Jaspal: Stretch yourself on Thurs., March 5 and 19 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Medicare Workshop: Learn the ins and outs of Medicare on March 11, 18 and 25 from noon to 3 p.m. Weight Loss Workshop: With Dr. Whimsy Anderson, Sat., March 14 at noon. Longterm Care: Insurance agent Solomon Moore answers questions about preplanning. Thurs., March 19 at 3 p.m. MS Support Group: For those with Multiple Sclerosis, friends and family. Meets Thurs., March 19 at 6 p.m. Mom's Club: Moms and Dads relax at the library on Fri., March 20 at 3 p.m. Hollywood Schmooze: Soci-

ety of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators discuss favorite young adult romances on Thurs., March 26 at 6:30 p.m. Computer Comfort: Handson training on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. Book Sale: Deals on used books and more on Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. FREMONT LIBRARY 6121 Melrose Ave. 323-962-3521 Children Storytime with the librarian: All ages welcome to enjoy stories, songs and rhymes on Wednesdays at 10:30 and 11 a.m. Robotics Workshops: Kids ages 8 to 12 can make robots with educator from LA Makerspace Thurs., March 5 and 12 at 4 p.m. Sign-up required. BARK!: Kids practice reading aloud to certified therapy dogs on Sat., March 21 at 2 p.m. Lis the Clown: Performs on Thurs., March 26 at 4 p.m. Crazy 8s Math Club: Math fun for kids K to second grade on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. Signup required. Teens Student Smart: SAT practice test on Sat., March 7 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Book and Movie Club: Tweens and teens read "Howl's Moving Castle" by Diana Wynn Jones. Watch the movie on Tues., March 10 at 4 p.m. Teen Council: Meet to discuss books, movies and music on Tues., March 24 at 3:30 p.m. For ages 11 to 18. Adults Friends of the Library Used Book Sale: Book and CD deals. on Fri., March 13 and Sat., March 14, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Book Club: Tues., March 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call

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Classes Tai Chi classes in the garden with Kathy Chyan is Saturdays from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. Explore the links between food, art and magical thinking in a workshop led by Maite Gomez-Rejón of ArtBites, then prepare a meal with ingredients often associated with spells and rituals Sat., March 7 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Artist Nan Rae continues her watercolor classes inspired by Chinese brush painting Wed., March 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come back later that evening from 5 to 7:30 p.m. to learn about the fortified wines of Oporto, Portugal; Jerez, Spain; and the Madeira Islands in a lecture and tasting with wine expert Brad Owen. Lisa Pompelli helps artists celebrate spring through watercolor as students work on studies of spring blooms on Sat., March 21 and Sun., March 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Suitable for both beginning and advanced students. Create a spring arrangement of blue and pink hydrangeas in a workshop presented by Flower Duet Sat., March 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information visit huntington.org.

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Expand your artistic skills, learn origami, enjoy the cherry blossoms and revel in all things tomato at the Descanso Gardens this month, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Canada Flintridge. Sketch some of the new plants coming to life in the garden on Sat., March 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children ages 2 to 5 years old can explore the gardens Sat., March 7 at 10:30 a.m. Cherry Blossom Festival Celebrate the Japanese culture and pick up flowering trees for your garden Sat., March 21 and Sun., March 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take a guided tour of the cherry trees in blossom at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. Learn the art of paper folding from origami master Yami Yamauchi, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy Japanese-inspired cuisine prepared by Patina from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Relax while listening to June Kuramoto play the koto, the national instrument of Japan from 1 to 2:30 p.m. For more information visit descansogardens.org.

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Payne self-guided tour, landscape design, native plants, poppy sale Bring a snack. Design fundamentals are taught by landscape architect Amy Nettleton Sat., March 14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. She will show how to open up space in the garden and discuss the elements of landscape design. Poppy days

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Take a morning bird walk with Ken Gilliland Thurs., March 5 from 8 to 10 a.m. The walk covers some of the canyon land where more than 50 different species of birds have been seen. Bring your own binoculars, hat and water. Clear, plant, mulch, prune and otherwise help clean up the Payne canyon land with other volunteers Sat., March 7 at 9 a.m. Bring hat, gloves, knee pads and other tools for personal use. Shovels, trowels,

rakes, loppers, hoes, pruners and refreshments will be provided. Learn how to propagate native plants from cuttings in a hands-on class taught by horticulturist Tim Becker Sat., March 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. Stay for the afternoon to learn about irrigation principles, techniques and equipment from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Native gardening Learn the basics of gardening with California native plants with Lili Singer as she discusses planting communities, techniques, pruning and maintenance Sat., March 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Enjoy the state flower at the Poppy Days plant sale Fri., March 27 and Sat., March 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Other native plants besides poppies will also be showcased. Call 818-768-1802 or go to theodorepayne.org.

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Community gardens is topic in March Representatives from community garden groups will speak at the Los Angeles Garden Club’s monthly meeting on Mon., March 9. Carol Meyer, president of the Long Beach Community Garden Association, and Julie Beals, executive director of the L.A. Community Garden Council, will tell how their organizations benefit gardeners’ families and lowincome residents. They will

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Descendants may be related to Lumbee Indian tribe The word Croatoan was found carved on a tree on Roanoke Island by John White in 1590 when he returned from England to find his colony deserted and all of the 117 colonists “missing.” Has there ever been a solution to this famous mystery? asks Conor Bentley. No, but there is one theory that is very intriguing: Settlers moving inland along the Lumber River in North Carolina (which is only 200 miles away from Roanoke) in the early 1700s were astonished to find a tribe of gray-eyed Indians whose native language was a kind of English. Today, the descendants of those mysterious people (called the Lumbee Indians) still live in the area and have complexions ranging from dark to very fair with blond hair and blue eyes not uncommon. It is now thought that they may be the remnants of the “lost colony” of Roanoke Is-

as odd. Can you help? queries John Criticos. After checking with my various military sources, the consensus was that the “bill” referred to was not a bill as in a request for payment but a bill as in “bill of fare” or “bill of lading”—a menu, a listing of items, or in this case of pertinent phone numbers. *** Why are loose-fitting pants that buckle at the knee called “knickerbockers” or “plus fours” in golf? wonders Jody Bernolfo. Ah, a “two-fer”! Knickerbockers, shown in the illustrations of Washington Irving’s “Knickerbocker’s History of New York” where the Dutch men about town wore such knee-breeches—and were subsequently worn by boys,

land. You see, Croatoan was an island south of Roanoke that the colonists knew was inhabited by the friendly Hatteras tribe. If the starving colonists had reached this island and then intermarried with the Hatteras, Professorwho in 1650, Knowmigrated to It-All the Lumber Bill River Valley, Bentley their descendants could be today’s Lumbee Indians. Farfetched? Perhaps, but of the 95 surnames of the “lost colonists” of Roanoke, names such as Sampson, Cooper and Dare, no fewer than 41 can be found among the Lumbee. *** In the Coast Guard when I served, the list of phone numbers for the different departments and individuals in our facility was called the “phone bill,” which always struck me

cyclists, women as undergarments, and golfers, especially by the late Payne Stewart... The “plus four” reference derives from the four extra inches of cloth required below the knee in tailoring. *** “Cahoots” is a fun word. What’s the derivation? wonders Kathy Gorski. In Canadian French (a

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