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"Gone With the Wind" star's home on "Heights of Elegance" tour.

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Organic food and vitamins come to Wilshire La Brea Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins is set to open a 12,000 square foot grocery store on the ground floor of Wilshire La Brea, the mixeduse apartment building in Miracle Mile. The family-owned market will specialize in fresh, organ-

ic food, vitamins and supplements. The location, at 710 S. La Brea Ave., will be the 11th for the health food grocer, which first opened in Camarillo in 1971. It is the company’s second location in Los Angeles, with a third under construc-

tion in Echo Park. It offers a reference library on its website: lassens.com The Wilshire La Brea real estate complex features 480 luxury apartments sitting above a total of 40,000 square feet of ground floor retail and restaurant space.

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Hitchcock’s 1960 classic thriller “Psycho” will kick off the L.A. Conservancy’s film series in downtown’s historic theater district on Wed., June 10 at the Million Dollar Theatre. “City Lights” screens Sat., June 13 at the Los Angeles Theatre, where the Charlie Chaplin film had its 1931 premiere. The Argentinian “Dios se lo pague/God Bless You,” (1948), screens Wed., June 17 at the Palace.   Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable sparkle in “How to Marry a Millionaire,” (1953), Sat., June 20 at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (1964). “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” (1971), Wed., June 24 at the Orpheum Theatre (1926) stars Gene Wilder in the Roald Dahl tale. Indiana Jones’ adventures return in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” (1981).” Two screenings of this Steven Spielberg adventure are on Sat., June 27 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel

CHAPLIN falls for Virginia Cherrill in “City Lights.”

(1927). Tickets for the Last Remaining Seats series are available for members at $16 and are on sale to the public for $20. The 29th annual film series is accompanied by live entertainment, vintage cartoons and newsreels. All films screen at 8 p.m.; “Raiders” also has a 2 p.m. showing. For more information or to purchase tickets visit laconservancy.org.

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Take a scenic tour through California’s Central Coast with “Fine Wineries.” This third edition features 50 destination stops in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles. Meander back roads to Edna Valley’s premier sites and visit with winemakers over a glass of merlot. “Hundreds of wineries can be found… waiting to be discovered…. This book will be your indispensable traveling companion,” writes editor and publisher Tom Silberkleit. Everything from how to read a wine label to the etiquette of tasting maps are in the guide. Besides boutique tasting rooms, there are working

ranches, warehouse wineries and family-owned vineyards. The book published by Wine House Press includes 170 color images by Robert Holmes. Available at Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

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Museum Square has new name—SAG-AFTRA Plaza The new name, SAG-AFTRA Plaza, at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. — in a 40-foot-high logo— signifies a long-term lease the performers’ unions have signed with the building’s owner, the Oschin Snyder Co. Guests from the entertainment and media industries, as

well as local elected leaders attended the naming ceremony. They included SAG-AFTRA president Ken Howard, SAGAFTRA national executive director David White, SAG Foundation president JoBeth Williams, Councilmember LaBonge and Jerome Snyder of

Oshin Snyder Partnership. Originally called Prudential Square when it opened in 1948, the building became Museum Square when it was purchased by the Snyder firm. SAG has occupied the building since 1993, while AFTRA moved in four years later.

SOME NEIGHBORS say they feel safe by the noise.

Residents debate noise, laud complaint system Residents are pleased to learn their complaints about helicopter noise will be addressed through the new Automated Complaint System (ACS). The ACS—which began operations on March 31— collects information to help identify patterns and trends in helicopter operations, and determine community reaction. Officials say the information gained will assist the development of noise abatement measures in the future. “The birds are out for sure as spring has arrived,” said a Windsor Square resident, referring to the number of helicopters over his neighborhood. He posted his thoughts on the social networking site, Nextdoor. Others quickly joined the conversation: “What’s next, no sirens or police dogs that

bark? With all due respect, I am sure the LAPD helicopters are not on a sightseeing tour,” replied a Wilton Pl. resident. Other neighbors agreed the noise made them feel safe: “It’s our taxes at work for the neighborhood,” wrote one resident from Hancock Park on the online chat site. The new complaint system is a product of the Los Angeles Helicopter Noise Initiative, a group of local stakeholders who are trying to reduce noise on a voluntary basis by assessing aircraft routes and determining trouble spots. It was designed as a research tool and will not result in citation or penalties for pilots, but will be helpful in identifying the worst noise polluters, the group says. To report a disturbance visit heli-noise-la.com or call 424348-4354.

L.A. Conservancy honors preservation nominees The Los Angeles Conservancy will honor 2015 Preservation Award nominees at a luncheon on Thurs., May 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown. Out of 26 competitive submissions, seven projects from across the city were selected to receive the annual award. Additionally, Alan Hess will receive the President’s Award for exceptional contributions. Established in 1982, the Preservation Awards recognize individuals and groups for their outstanding achievements in historic preservation. Award winners include two Richard Neutra designs (Hafley House in Long Beach, and Kun House in Hollywood), Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, Pacific Electric Railway in Torrance, Rosslyn Hotel Apartments in downtown, Lincoln Place Apartment Homes in Venice, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Per-

forming Arts in Beverly Hills, and the LAUSD earned recognition for its Historic Context

HOLLYHOCK HOUSE is open to the public once again after years of restoration work.

Statement. Selected by an independent jury of experts, award recipients range from sensitive restoration to groundbreaking advocacy and education efforts. The luncheon gives business and community leaders an opportunity to hear inspirational stories of how historic preservation strengthens communities and fosters economic development. Tickets are $150. For more information visit laconservancy.org.

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Historic West Adams homes will be open to the public June 6 Tour five of West Adams Heights’ never-before opento-the-public grand houses, during “The Heights of Elegance” historic homes and architecture tour sponsored by West Adams Heritage Association (WAHA). The self-guided tour on Sat., June 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will include the Rindge “castle” home built by “the millionaire’s architect” Frederick L. Roehrig, the Charles Moore residence (designed by the firm of Hudson & Munsell, architects of the Natural History Museum), and the home HATTIE MCDANIEL with Vivian Leigh in 1939’s Academy Awardof actress Hattie McDaniel, winning film “Gone With the Wind.” the first black performer to receive an Academy Award in tury, favored by the wealthy The area became nationally 1940 for her performance in for its picturesque location on significant in the 1940’s as the “Gone With the Wind.” a hill with views of downtown community where racial re Also on tour, the Beckett and the ocean. strictions were struck down residence was built in 1905 by In the 1930’s and 1940’s, by the U.S. Supreme Court in architect John C. Austin, who many important African- response to lawsuits headlined who also built by Hattie McDaniel, Louise The area became nationally signifi- Beavers and others. the Griffith Observatory, Shrine cant in the 1940’s as the community Tickets purchased in adAuditorium, Hol- where racial restrictions were struck vance are $25 for WAHA memlywood Masonic down by the U.S. Supreme Court ... bers, $30 for non-members. Temple, and many Tickets purchased day of tour other notable structures. He American entertainers and will be $35 and can be obtained was part of a consortium of performers, including Louise at 2263 S. Harvard Blvd. architects responsible for Los Beavers, Ethel Waters and Joel Go to www.WestAdamsHerAngeles City Hall. Fluellen, lived in West Adams itage.org. West Adams Heights was de- Heights, which became known Tour proceeds benefit WAveloped at the turn of the cen- as “Sugar Hill.” HA’s preservation fund.

RINDGE “CASTLE,” 1905; architect Frederick L. Roehrig for May and Fredrick Rindge. Photos: Mitzi March Mogul

BECKETT RESIDENCE by the architect of Griffith Observatory.

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Stroll through Historic Core lofts downtown

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Tour a selection of architecturally significant living spaces in downtown at the Incredible LA Lofts Tour on Sun., May 3, from 1 to 6 p.m. The second annual event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Downtown LA, and will take participants through 12 lofts in the Historic Core district. The self-guided tours will allow time to leisurely stroll

through downtown’s architectural evolution while appreciating the downtown lifestyle. Funds raised will support local and international charity and service projects. These initiatives include Homeboy Industries, a food bank in South Los Angeles, and the second phase of the Rotary’s project in Kenya budgeted at $65,000, focusing on clean

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water and women’s health. Check in at one of two locations to pick up a tour map and admission wristband at the Loftway at 1020 South Hope St. or the NE corner of Pershing Sq, across from Metro station. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online. For more information on this event and others visit rotarydtla.org.

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Save water: manage runoffs, try dymondia, it’s Pepsi proof In 2014, California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency and asked the state to cutback water use by 20 percent. We failed in every month except California D e c e m b e r, Greenin' because it by was the only Renee month that Ridgeley had decent rainfall. On April 1, after the lowest snowpack on record, Gov. Brown directed the first-ever statewide mandatory water reduction. Take a look at the foreboding before and after aerial photos of some of California’s

largest reservoirs at the California drought update website: http://ca.gov/drought/ Now think fast and decide what you want to cut back on: showering, flushing or watering your grass. Seems like a no-brainer for anyone with a sense of smell, but it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks when it comes to green lawns. Even if it means empty reservoirs and fallow farm lands. Here’s a relatively small way you can use less water outside: overhaul your parkway.

AERIAL PHOTO shows before and after one of the state reservoirs.

It’s the patch of land between your sidewalk and the curb. It’s not overwhelming. And it might inspire you to take on bigger conservation projects in the future. Ixnay the parkway: run-off FACT: Water flows downhill. QUESTION: If your parkway grass is higher than the adjacent sidewalk and curb, what is being watered by your sprinklers? ANSWER: Concrete. If I had a nickel for every parkway in Hancock Park, Larchmont and Windsor Square where sprinkler water is running into the street, I could afford to live in… well, I’d still live here—but the point is: water seeks the lowest point. That fresh, rare and saltfree water pooling on sidewalks and racing down curbs into storm drains and heading to the, gulp, Pacific Ocean is wasteful… to put it mildly. Dig out and haul away the top layer of the parkway until it is slightly below sidewalk height. Now, irrigation or rainwater can go into the soil not the sea. Ixnay the parkway: grass As long as you are remov-

ing the higher ground, why not take out the grass, too? Replace it with one of 14 official drought tolerant turf substitutes that needs water every 1-2 weeks and not every 1-2 days (yes, that means you, fescue/Marathon/worse-grassever-in-a-drought!). Here’s the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services online guide that includes the drought tolerant substitutes: http://bss.lacity.org/Engineering/pdfs/Residential_Parkway_Landscaping_Guidelines_2014.pdf Ixnay the parkway: mow As a sommelier suggests the appropriate wine pairing for your culinary delight, might I suggest the dymondia for your California drought? This stuff is fantastic. It feels good to walk on with bare feet. Requires ZERO mowing. Needs shockingly little water. And it’s ability to take stress and fill-in dead areas is remarkable. Last fall, a film crew up the street decided to wander down Rimpau Boulevard and dump some liquid crap (aka Pepsi) on my newly planted parkway. The dymondia seemed to grow back before I could

phone 1(800)HBO-GO AWAY. Maybe they should call it nodie-mondia. Mandatory conservation It’s not about being ecofriendly anymore and it’s no longer voluntary. It’s a sobering four-year fact that California doesn’t have enough water to go around. Whatever you do, conserve. Don’t be like one of those characters from the movie A Cinderella Story who said “Droughts are for poor people.” Totally gross.

FANTASTIC dymondia needs little water.

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Cycling events citywide all month long Whether you ride a bike to avoid traffic, for cleaner air or to save money on gas, there is no better time to jump on a bicycle and take a ride than in May, for National Bike Month. Bike-friendly community events across the city are aimed at encouraging new riders by showcasing the benefits of bicycling. Organizers for the National Bike Challenge hope to unite 75,000 riders to pedal 35 million miles from May 1 until Sept. 30. The approach is simple. Register online and log your miles ridden. Users compete on a local, state and national level. It’s a free and easy way to challenge your family, colleagues and the community to ride more bicycles. For more information and to register, visit nationalbikechallenge.org. There is a week of activities and events planned specifically for local cyclists during Bike Week LA, May 10-15. Get your bike ready for the road on Fix Your Bike Day, Sun., May 10, with informative repair sessions and tuneup services at bike shops throughout the city. A kick-off event features speakers from Metro, city officials and bicycle advocacy groups to discuss the benefits

Discover Santa Monica’s first historic district

Join Santa Monica Conservancy Members on Sun., May 3, from 1 to 5 p.m., as they explore the first designated district in the beachfront city, the Third Street Historic Neighborhood. The tour includes a docentguided walk that reveals the architectural and historical highlights of the district and the evolution of the neighborhood over time. Sites open for the tour include a restored 1906 home featuring intact Craftsman interiors, a 1905 Late Victorian home combining restoration and renovation and the Church in Ocean Park, built in 1923, with magnificent stained glass. The area was designated in 1990 to protect a high concentration of historic structures exemplifying the development of Ocean Park from the 1880s to the 1930s. The area preserves many bungalows as well as four structures from the 19th century. Tickets are $30 for members, $40 for non-members; children under 12 free. Guests are advised to check-in before 3 p.m. at 2612 Third St. For information or to register online, visit smconservancy.org.

of cycling in LA at the El Mon- encourage participation, Mette Bike Hub on Mon., May 11. ro is giving free rides to pas Receive a blessing at an sengers who board with a bike. interfaith Blessing of the Bi- Pledge to ride to work online cycles at Good at metro.net/ Samaritan Hosbikes/bikeweek. Bike pital on Tues., Week LA May 12, at 1225 comes to a Wilshire Blvd. Come to seek close on Fri., May 15, at safe passage through the Union Station with Metro streets, and stay for the Golden Bike Night. Spoke Award. Food trucks, Try a twocrafts, live music, prizes wheeled comand bicycles mute on Bike to Work Day, Thur., all gather at Union StaMay 14. Riders tion on Friwill find refreshday night. ments, goodies and giveaways For more information, at designated pit stops for cyclists MAYOR Eric Garcetti kicked Visit metro. headed to work off Bike Week last year by rid- n e t / b i k e s / bike-week. and school. To ing his cycle to work.

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Local sites listed as historic on SurveyLA SurveyLA, the Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey that provides comprehensive inventory of Los Angeles’ historic resources, is listing the results of its latest survey of historic buildings in many areas of Los Angeles, including the Wilshire and Hancock Park areas. One of the buildings listed in its survey is El Coyote, 7312 Beverly Blvd., significant as the long-time location of the restaurant, which was founded in 1931 and moved to this location in 1951. Christ the King Catholic Church, 627 S. Arden Blvd., is also included in the survey. The 1927 church is an excellent example of Romanesque Revival institutional architecture, designed by ecclesiastical architect Thomas Franklin Power and significant for its craftsmanship and Spanish Colonial Revival details. Raleigh Studios, a 10-acre lot in Larchmont Village once known as Clune Studios, also made the list. Bounded by Melrose Ave. to the north and Clinton St. to the south, Raleigh Studios is thought to be the oldest continuously operating motion picture studio in the nation, since 1915. To see the full list, go to www.preservation.lacity.org/ survey/reports.

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Westside gardens on full display for Open Days tour Six private gardens in BelAir, Brentwood and Santa Monica will open their gates to visitors for the Garden Conservancy Open Days tour on Sun., May 3 between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Participants of the selfguided tour begin at the Grow Native Nursery in the Veterans Garden, where tickets and maps to all of the gardens will be available. The nursery—located in Brentwood—is the not-for-profit nursery of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. Moreland Garden Among the gardens on the tour is a contemporary space with panoramic views of the Santa Monica Mountains, complementing a mid-century house. Walk through a grass garden with six different ornamental grasses for a unique sense of movement, and find zigzagging bush germander behind the house that frames the mountains in the distance. Julie Newmar’s Garden Discover secret rooms in a modern cottage garden created for actress Julie Newmar. The modestly sized garden was carefully planned with a series of rooms to provide constant interest for a daily gardener.

MORELAND GARDEN is a contemporary landscape with panoramic views of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Don’t miss the eponymously named Julie Newmar roses in the entry garden, which display an apricot-rose color. Modern with Moroccan Landscape designer Joan Grabel of Park Slope Design created an eclectic modern landscape inspired by her client’s interest in Moroccan and Southwest elements. Using traditional Moroccan garden features for inspiration, the backyard was designed with distinct spaces and a North African color palette. Crescenda Farms This garden expanded and evolved after the owner pur-

chased two adjacent lots and redesigned the grounds. Taking inspiration from Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello, a team of landscapers designed a garden complete with wandering paths, orchards and a vegetable garden. As a result, Crescenda Farms, a small organic farm, was born. Today it produces more than 50 varieties of vegetables, herbs and edible flowers. 23rd Street Garden When Shrader Design installed the landscape of a 1940s Santa Monica residence in disrepair, they started from the ground up.

ACTRESS Julie Newmar created rooms offering surprises in her cottage garden.

Reclaimed brick from an old wall in China was laid in a herringbone pattern by Tudor Stone. The brick’s grey color was used as the base palette for the garden, with Coral Bark

Japanese maples and azaleas providing coral red and dark burgundy accent colors. Admission is $7 to each garden. Call 888-842-2442 or visit opendaysprogram.org.

Designers, comedy, exhibits at Dwell on Design Los Angeles Dwell on Design Los Angeles, curated by the editors of Dwell magazine, will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center Fri., May 29 to Sun., May 31. Exhibitions, cutting-edge technologies, 250+ speakers and more than 2,000 innovative modern furnishings and products will be featured. Keynote speaker is Dutch designer Marcel Wanders. Ed Begley Jr. will star in a farcical commercial on the climate change controversy. Visit dwelldesign.com.

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This Costa Azul Mediterranean Villa built in 2005 with private saltwater pool, spa, barbecue and outdoor fireplace boasts views of the Ocean, Catalina & entertaining with the sunset as your backdrop. The culde-sac location home in the neighborhood of Pacific Ridge with guard-gated security, association pool, spa, parks and trails nearby has five bedrooms with private baths & two of the bedrooms are on the ground floor, and in addition to five bedrooms, there is an office with built-in bookshelves, a bonus room and private loggia decks off the master and secondary bedroom. The living room and great room both have fireplaces as well as a fireplace outside. Gourmet kitchen has a Thermador six-burner stove plus griddle, approx. 5,100 sq.ft. / 9,352 sq.ft. lot., too much to list. Call listing agent for more information.

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Youth center greens LA with ongoing projects The Koreatown Youth & Community Center (KYCC) volunteers donate many hours to keep Los Angeles beautiful through service projects. tree planting KYCC’s crews install free street trees throughout Koreatown and central LA.

Community clean-ups by KYCC are commonplace, participating in more than 100 clean-ups every year, resulting in over 4,000 bags of trash being removed from the streets. Graffiti removal is a top priority as KYCC crews remove graffiti throughout Koreatown

seven days a week. KYCC also provides tree care and maintenance services and free tree distribution. Requests for environmental services can be made by call-ing the 311 city hotline or KYCC directly at 213-7438750.

ALL ABOARD… Union Station, top, and Modern Skyline, below, tours are on the calendar. Photos by Larry Underhill

Who says no one walks in L.A.? Would you believe? from July through September. In December, youth and family tours of Union Station and Modern Skyline will be on the calendar. Modern by Holiday-light Tour will explore downtown’s modern architecture lit up for the holidays. The year-long anniversary kicked off with a sold-out tour of L.A.’s iconic City Hall in March. Instagram photo contests will be held monthly through September. Send your photos to #walkDTLA. Members pay $5; general tour tickets are $10. To purchase or learn more visit laconservancy.org.

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“Would You Believe L.A.?” This one-day-only revival of the L.A. Conservancy’s very first walking tour will be held on Sat., May 16 in honor of the program’s 35th anniversary. Since 1980, Angelenos have trekked past downtown’s diverse architecture and learned about its rich culture through the Conservancy’s Walking Tours program. Two of its popular tours— Downtown Renaissance and Modern Skyline—will be offered every Saturday through September. Other celebratory events planned include extended dates of the summertime Modern by Moonlight Tour

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Hear new version of poems at ‘Slam’ High school students will be competing in “The Classic Slams,” part of the three-day poetry festival Sat., May 2 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 W. 8th St., 7 to 10 p.m. Sponsored by Get LitWords Ignite, the students will “slam” classic poems by Neruda, Dickinson, Angelou, and others, in combination with their own spoken word responses. Get Lit places the greatest poets of the present era in dialogue with youth, reaching more than 20,000 at-risk teens each year who transform their lives through art and social activism. Book tickets at classicslam.org.

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Rose Festival spotlights sustainability at Descanso Gardens at the Center Circle from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rachel Young, horticulturist, discusses sustainable roses for California gardens in the Rose Pavilion Sat., May 16 at 10:30 a.m. Watch a “Rose Queen” being created in the promenade by floral artist Alison Franchi and make-up artist Jennifer Aspinall between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days. Create a flower crown with Felixa Funes, sculptor and florist, in the Rose Pavilion Sat., May 16, between noon and 1:30 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome. Watch the Ensemble Shakespeare Theater perform a family-friendly production of “The Autobiography of the

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Stop and smell the roses at the Rose Festival, make crafts, get organic gardening tips and learn tai chi and more at Descanso Gardens this month, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge. Rose festival Hear about California sustainable roses while getting gardening tips, seeing rose art, making crafts and enjoying other activities at the Rose Festival Sat., May 16 and Sun., May 17 beginning at 10 a.m. Rose-themed cocktails, wine, beer, nonalcoholic beverages and snacks will be provided by Patina in the promenade between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. both days. Activities and crafts with roses are available on both days of the festival for all ages

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English and Chinese teatime, native oaks, foraging on tap Learn how both the English and Chinese do teatime, add to your knowledge of native flora or find fun activities for kids at Huntington Library this month, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. Discover culinary uses for native plants at an ecosystembased workshop on foraging on Sat., May 2 from 9 a.m. to noon. Explore the history and traditions of English teatime on Sun., May 3 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn best practices on how to keep your native oak trees happy and disease-free Thurs.,

May 14 at 2:30 p.m. Sale to follow. Hear about vegetative plant propagation at a workshop in the Ranch Garden taught Sat., May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. Alternatively, hear about the traditions of tea in China and taste different varieties in the Chinese Garden on Sat., May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. Beatrix Potter, myth, fables Kids ages three to five enter the world of Beatrix Potter Wednesdays May 13, 20, 27 and June 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Each class will include art projects, stories and exploring the garden, with a tea

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Get down and dirty with hypertufa, irrigation Help clean up and weed the grounds, make hypertufa garden containers and keep up with irrigation practices and native gardening design at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. Amy Nettleton, landscape architect, will teach a threepart course on designing a native plant garden on Fridays, May 1, 15 and 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The course will cover sustainability, how to design following natural concepts and implementing hardscape materials. Get fresh air and exercise while helping to clean, weed and spruce up the grounds at Volunteer Day on Sat., May 2 from 9 a.m. to noon. Tim Becker discusses different irrigation techniques and demonstrates equipment best used for native gardening on Sat., May 2 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Pick up native plants for the yard and get gardening tips at Payne's booth at the Hollywood Farmer's Market at Selma and Ivar Sun., May 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Take a walk around the Payne Foundation grounds with Ken Gilliland to spot some of the birds and wildlife who arrived this spring on Thurs., May 7 from 8 to 10 a.m.  Learn the basics of gardening with southwest native

plants Sat., May 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Have fun getting messy with Steve Gerischer, landscape designer, Sat., May 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. He will show how to use cement, perlite and coir (a renewable coconut byproduct) to make a relatively lightweight container that looks like a time-weathered stone trough. These are used as planters in the garden. Hear how to maintain a healthy native plant garden with Madena Asbell Sat., May 23, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lili Singer, horticulturist, holds a workshop on how to replace grass with a drought-tolerant landscape of California native plants Sat., May 23 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Develop your drawing and observation skills while partaking in the beauty of the surrounding landscape at a sketch workshop with 2014 artist-in-residence Mara Lonner Sat., May 30 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This class is for people with little or no drawing experience. Materials are provided. Bring lunch, hat and water bottle. Throughout the month, Wild Flower Hill is open for hiking, birdwatching and picnics, Mon. through Fri. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call 818-768-1802 or go to theodorepayne.org.

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Are all-girls schools better than coed ones? A conference on “The Girls’ School Advantage” features panelists addressing this question Sun., May 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Chalon Campus, Hannon Theater.  The National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS) is hosting the free event for Los Angeles area prospective families to learn about the effectiveness and unique environment of all-girls schools. Participating NCGS member schools include Archer School for Girls, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Girls Academic Leadership Academy (opening fall 2016), Immaculate Heart, Louisville High, Marlborough, Marymount, Ramona Convent, Vivian Webb and Westridge schools. Reserve by Fri., May 1 at NCGS.ORG/GSA/LA.

Nameless statue named for an uncle, or a Wilde poet What’s the true story of the Academy Award being called “Oscar?” wonders Peter Grassley. There are two claims for the origin of the name. One is that in 1931, Margaret H e r r i c k , Professorthe newly Knowhired liIt-All brarian of Bill the Academy, on Bentley seeing the then nameless gold statue for the first time exclaimed, “It reminds me of my Uncle Oscar.” The other claim derives indirectly from Oscar Wilde. When, years earlier, he was on a lecture tour of the U.S., he was asked if he had won the prestigious Newdigate Prize for Poetry. He replied, “Yes,

READING GOES TO THE DOGS (Continued from page 14) Teens Teen Council: Help decide what YA books and movies the library will carry. Meets Tues., May 19 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Adults Friends of the Library Book Sale: Deals on used books, CDs and DVDs on Fri., May 1 from noon to 4 p.m. and Sat., May 2 from noon to 5 p.m. Book Club: Tues., May 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Discussion will be on "Citizens of London" by Lynne Olson. MEMORIAL LIBRARY 4625 W. Olympic Blvd. 323-938-2732 Children Pajama Party Storytime: Bring your favorite blanket and lovey and hear a story in your pajamas on Thurs., May 7 at 6 p.m. Storytime: Kids ages 2 to 5 can hear stories and sing songs on Wed., May 20 at 10 a.m. Babies from infant up to

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the ability.” It’s my favorite Talking Heads CD, too. *** How come an easy existence is called the “life of Riley?” ponders Addie Ross. This well-used expression is from a comic song which was popular in the 1880’s entitled “Is That Mr. Riley?” The song described what the hero would do if he struck it rich. *** On reading a book on English gardens, I frequently came across the name “Capability” Brown. Please explain, asks Steve Forrest.

but while many people have won the Newdigate, it is seldom that the Newdigate gets an Oscar.” When Helen Hayes was presented with the award for Best Actress in 1931, her husband Charles MacArthur, a noted wit and playwright, said, “Ah, I see you’ve got an Oscar.” Take your pick. *** Many times, when I talk to my parents and other adults, they say I’m “speaking in tongues” (which is also my favorite Talking Heads CD). Would you please tell me where it comes from and what it means? asks Corin Stephenson. “Speaking in tongues” is the literal English translation of— this is a big word for a person of any age—glossolalia, (from the Greek glossatongue + lalien-babble) and became the Latin word used by the Romans to describe the ecstatic, unintelligible sounds made by early Christians in a state of fervent religious agitation and ecstasy. The phenomenon is first mentioned in the biblical book of Acts, where, on the day of Pentecost, the Apostles “were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them

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