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

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Tributes from jazz to Schoenberg for LACMA’s 50th Jazz at LACMA opens its 24th season with a tribute to the museum’s first jazz concert, which features Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, on Fri., April 24 at 6 p.m. The free weekly program is held April through November at the L.A. County Mueum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., BP Grand Entrance. Classical 50th Celebrate LACMA’s 50th along with 25 years of Sun-

Angel City Chorale; Martin Chalifour; members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; and new music ensemble, Xtet. Works by Stravinsky and Schoenberg, whose music was featured in LACMA’s inaugural concert, are on the program. The concert will be in the Bing Theater. Tickets are $30, $5 members, seniors and students. Call 857-6010, or visit lacma.org.

days Live with the Los Angeles Symphonic Winds on April 26 at 6 p.m. in the Bing Theater. Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks,” the music featured in LACMA’s opening ceremonies, will be performed. The 100-piece orchestra is directed by Stephen Piazza. The weekly chamber series is free. “Celebrating Los Angeles” on Wed., April 29 at 7:30 p.m. includes performances by

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Light up night sky at L.A. Arboretum Exchange night photography techniques and learn new ones at the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. The classes, taught by botanical consultant Frank McDonough, are Saturdays April

4, May 16 and June 13 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Students will meet at the main entrance and then walk around the grounds trying out new techniques. Special emphasis will be placed on the “Painting with Light” technique.

Recommended equipment includes headlamps, flashlights with high illumination, laser pointers, tripods and a DSLR camera capable of long exposure times. To register, call 626-8214623 or visit arboretum.org.

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Writers’ space, community opens at The Hatchery By Suzan Filipek Talia Bolnick’s enthusiasm for her new co-working space for writers is catching. Several locals have signed on for full and part-time memberships at the The Hatchery Press, 5611 Clinton St. at Larchmont Blvd. Day passes are also available to enter the light-filled, wi-ficonnected 2,000 square-foot open lounge, studio and conference room plus a rooftop deck. Screenwriters, short story writers, journalists and poets work on their laptops in the open area which is bathed in white, from the tables to the skylights overhead. Couches, wood pieces and Persian-inspired carpets make it comfy. A revolving gallery features works by local artists, and there is a reference and lending library, community bulletin board and games to take the stress off. A kitchen is equipped with a refrigerator and microwave, and where coffee and tea is free 24/7. Classes and workshops are also offered.

Bolnick studied psychology and philosophy in England and was set to start her Ph.D, when the longtime poet turned to working on her literary sci-fi novel. “I struggled to work from home,” said the Rossmore Ave. resident, but distractions led her to coffee shops and to newly sprung up co-working environments. The open-format model started in Silicon Valley, she explains. Opening a writers’ haven near her home was a natural evolution. “It’s nice to have a space completely dedicated to your craft,” she says. It was also a crash course in business entrepreneurship, for which she partnered with mom Suzanne Phillips, an artist and owner of the building. Writing is a lonely job, and here writers can share ideas, network and write. Diversity is key, says Talia. “It’s open to all ages, all races.” A grand opening is Thurs., April 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. Christina McDowell will read from her new book, "After Perfect."

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Interior designer moves creativity outdoors By Sondi Sepenuk For decades, interior designer Bill McWhorter focused on designing the inside of the home. But once he was finished with the interior, he just couldn’t keep his hands off of the exterior. Clients loved him for it. A solution finally dawned on the Hancock Park resident: maybe he should officially incorporate landscape design and exterior design into his portfolio as well. And just like that, McWhorter’s interior design business became a one-stop-shopping design company. “For the longest time, I would do the landscape design as a favor,” says Bill, “but then I realized that it was a whole different area I could explore.” Because of the drought conditions in the Southern California area and the need to protect the environment and

BOULDERS, agave Attenuata, aloe tree and decorative grasses thrive on neglect, says Bill McWhorter.

natural resources, McWhorter decided to focus on drought– tolerant landscapes. “The general public thinks that drought–tolerant means all cacti, sand and boulders. What so many people don’t

know is that a garden can be drought-tolerant and not look like it at all,” says McWhorter. In addition to landscape design, McWhorter also offers another exterior division called “façade lifts.”

“We take a tired, sometimes dilapidated building and give it a fresh new lift with dazzling, sophisticated color schemes, enhanced architectural details, exciting graphics and costeffective, dramatic landscape lighting… the total works!” McWhorter believes that by updating the exteriors of old apartment buildings and residences, he is helping to renew and add quality and value to the community. The Hancock Park resident began his interior design career in elementary school. For fun, he would help his parents choose tiles for their home as well as design the bedrooms of his friends and classmates. A graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in environmental design, he was first published in “Interior Design” magazine while still a student. He won the “Better Homes

UPDATING exteriors add quality and value to the community.

and Gardens” home improvement competition for his room at his Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house and is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and has served on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Chapter, including one stint as president. McWhorter’s focus on drought-tolerant landscaping couldn’t come at a better time. The city is paying residents to remove grass from their properties and to replace it with something more drought resistant. “I enjoy doing the exterior as much as the interior,” says McWhorter. “The placement of the plants is vital. You really have to have an eye for that or it can turn out looking like a disaster.” The best part of McWhorter’s profession is to watch as the owners and residents and employees of his design projects acquire a whole new positive attitude when he completes the transformation of their environment. “I love collaborating with my clients,” says McWhorter. “I enjoy taking their ideas and putting them together with my own ideas and coming up with the perfect design for each client. It’s magical!” To contact McWhorter, visit www.mcwhorterdesign.com..

Festival of Books to ‘inspire’ readers

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returns this year with a theme to “inspire us” on Sat., April 18 and Sun., April 19 at USC. The two-day event brings together authors, live music and original works of art. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the festival, which began with the simple goal to bring together the people who create books with the people who read them. This year the L.A. Times— organizers of the festival— challenged southern Californians to “inspire us” by submitting their own artistic creations, which will be displayed during the event. Full details available at http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/inspire-us/.

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Ladybugs and marigolds can keep garden pests at bay Spring vegetable gardening means delicious homegrown food for you… and for backyard pests. Be prepared: if you plant it, they will come. Slugs, ants, aphids, caterpillars, spiders, mites, they don’t even wait for tomatoes to ripen before they sink their teeth in for a fresh meal. It’s hard to grow food without inviting insects but there are tricks that don’t require toxic pesticides or giving your plants a daily nitpick. Start your garden off on the right foot and you may not lose much of your crop to insects this year.

Companion plants Ever had a partner that was perfect and complemented your life in every way possible? One California of those “you Greenin' complete me” by relationships? Renee Of course not, Ridgeley because that only happens in the movies. But you’ll be amazed to learn just how many plants have a soilmate in real life. Tomatoes and marigolds are one famous couple. The flower and its roots deter worms and pests that can render the to-

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mato fruit unfit for even the cheapest bottle of ketchup. Aliums which includes onions, garlic, leeks and chives have odors that repel aphids and beetles like spaghetti aglio e olio repels a vampire. Plant them in the same bed with Brassicas like cabbage, bok choy and broccoli to keep the leaves from being gnawed. Then there are trap crops like clover and chervil. These plants are the ultimate take-

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Narrow leaf milkweed, grasslands can save iconic butterly Monarch butterflies are in trouble and what’s more, their near extinction has led to a run on milkweed, which turns out to be a very special flowering plant. Populations of the iconic orange-and-black winged insects have declined by more than 90 percent in recent years. The good news is there

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is still hope. Reports of the declining numbers have led to some gardening stores having a hard time keeping milkweed in stock. (Check OSH on La Brea and online for seedlings.) Why milkweed? Like all butterflies, monarchs lay their eggs on select or “host plants,” the only plants their caterpillars can

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eat, and for monarchs, milkweed is that special one. Despite being ecologically important and often an ornamental wildflower, many consider it a weed to be eradicated, both in agricultural lands as well as in the urban and suburban landscape. Development gobbles up even more. Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is the best known of the 100 or so species native to North America. The name fits because when not in bloom, it goes pretty much unnoticed, growing humbly along roadsides, in fields, and in wastelands, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. Its sticky white sap contains a mild poison and bitter taste. Monarch butterfly larvae are immune and able to accumulate enough of the poison in their bodies to make them distasteful to predators. Native Americans taught European settlers how to properly cook milkweed. The milky white sap was applied topically to remove warts, and the roots were chewed to cure dysentery.

Infusions of the roots and leaves were taken to suppress coughs and treat typhus fever and asthma. R e searchers have investigated growing milkweed for fossil fuels, and although found economically unfeasible at the time, per-

haps they should be revisited, the Old Farmer’s Almanac concluded. Hancock Park Garden Club The Club offered the following on why only narrow leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) should be planted: 1) S. American/tropical types, though they bloom continuously, carry a fungus (called “OE”) Monarchs carry from plant to plant on their bellies, (Please turn to page 7)

Plant pollinators, garden organically To help reverse the trend the National Wildlife Federation has teamed up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners. Here are key ways that you can join the effort to make a difference. Help save grasslands – They offer both milkweed for monarch caterpillars as well as nectar plants for adult butterflies (and many other pollinators too). More than 90 percent of native grasslands have been converted to cropland and development. Grasslands are disappearing faster than any other ecosystem in North America. Support highway habitat corridor – A coalition of agriculture and transportation leaders seek to plant milkweed and nectar plants along “monarch migratory flyways” and breeding grounds along key Midwest and Texas corridors. Plant milkweed – No matter where you live, there’s at least one species native to your area. Don’t use pesticides – Monarchs are insects, and so spraying insecticides will kill them. Find out how to garden organically. Create monarch habitat– NWF’s Garden for Wildlife program teaches how to turn any outdoor space into a habitat for monarchs.

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Activists, faith leaders and policymakers from throughout Southern California will gather for the Walk to End Genocide at Pan Pacific Park, 7600 Beverly Blvd., on Sun., April 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year, the event — hosted by Jewish World Watch—takes on additional significance with the anniversaries of the liberation of Auschwitz and the Armenian genocide. Both tragedies will be remembered during the rally. “In commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we must confront the sad truth that too many in the international community continue to stand idly by as genocides and mass atrocities plague our planet,” said Janice Kamenir-Reznik, cofounder and president of Jewish World Watch. Food, music “This walk provides an important opportunity for people of conscience across Southern California from different backgrounds and faiths to join with our elected leaders—and turn the words ‘Never Again’ into action.” Organizers hope to inspire and educate a new generation of local antigenocide activists with advocacy booths, art, crafts, food and music.

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Holocaust commemoration April 19 at Pan Pacific Park Yom HaShoah, Day of Holocaust Commemoration is Sun., April 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Pan Pacific Park. The 23rd annual event remembers victims and honors survivors and liberators, said Jill Brown, spokesman for the L.A. Museum of the Holocaust. Speakers include Mayor Gil Garcetti and Israeli Consul General David Siegel. Rabbi Sharon

Brous will give the invocation. “We will be recognizing outgoing Councilman Tom LaBonge for his support of the Museum,” added Brown. The keynote speaker will be actress Mayim Bialik who also blogs for the Jewish parenting blog Kveller.com, and she is a founding member of the Shamayim V’Aretz Institute, a center for Jewish spiritual-

ity. A neuroscientist, she also plays one on TV’s “The Big Bang Theory.” Jewish World Watch’s Walk to End Genocide will precede the ceremony. “We expect several thousand people to attend,” said Brown. The L.A. Museum of the Holocaust in Pan Pacific Park will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during both events.

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Narrow leaf can save butterfly (Continued from page 6) further spreading the fungus. After mature butterflies lay eggs on the milkweed plant, caterpillars eat the fungus-infected milkweed and their wings do not grow properly in chrysalis— thus dying before flight! 2) Asclepias tuberosa, native to the East Coast of the U.S. and abundant in the Midwest, is the principal food for the main population of Monarch in the Northern Hemisphere. It will grow in SoCal, however it is not native here and its impact on our indigenous Milkweed is unknown. A. tuberosa could overwhelm our native species and should not be used. For eons, migrating Mexican Monarchs have eaten and are familiar with A. fascicularis— which is perfectly adapted to SoCal—why mess with that?

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Preservation award recipients announced Architect and historical preservation advocate Alan Hess—who pioneered the recognition of Mid-Century Modern—is one of the award recipients of the Los Angeles Conservancy this year. The awards luncheon will take place Thurs., May 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. 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. The project award recipients include Hafley House in Long Beach and Kun House in Hollywood, both modernist residential homes built by Richard Neutra and restored, thanks to the dedication of their private owners. Hollyhock House—Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Los Angeles project—is another recipient because of its meticulous repair and restoration, which reflects a major achievement

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FORMAL GARDEN compliments this French Normandy-style house in Pasadena, one of the sites on the tours.

Conservancy’s Open Days garden tours are back The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Tours include Pasadena, Sierra Madre and Los Angeles on Sundays, April 26 and May 3. Six tours on April 26 include 2,500 rose bushes surrounding a 1928 Georgian Colonial-style house. Maps and tickets will be available at La Casita del Arroyo Garden, 177 S. Arroyo Blvd. on Sun., April 26, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets are six for $35. The gardens are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3, continue the exploration with five gardens in Los

Angeles and Inglewood. Gardens include a contemporary hillside property that compliments a mid-century house, a modern cottage garden and a garden inspired by Moroccan and Southwest elements. The tour starts at Grow Native Nursery in Veterans Garden, 100 Davis Ave. Tickets and maps will be available from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; gardens are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds benefit national preservation work of the Conservancy. For information, visit garden-conservancy.org.

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Science, technology, art and math; making sci-fi movies; salsa fiesta Fun with STEAM Series: Kids ages 5 to 8 can have fun with science, technology art and math in workshops that include reading and handson activities Tues., April 14, Wed., April 15 and Thurs., April 16 at 4 p.m.

Tuesday covers habitats, particularly dirt. Wednesday is how electrical circuits work and how some materials conduct electricity while others insulate it. Thursday, kids learn about seeds, soil, the parts of a plant and also plant

a seed of their very own. Teens Book and Movie Club: Tweens and teens read "The Borrowers" by Mary Norton. Watch the movie Tues., April 7 at 4 p.m. Light refreshments served. Teen Craft: Personalize a notebook using colorful Japanese washi tape Tues., April 21 at 3:30 p.m. Adults Book Club: Tues., April 14 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This month's selection is "Honeymoon" by Patrick Modiano. FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 Children Yoga for kids: Morgan leads a class for kids ages 3 and up Sat., April 25, 10 a.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. Acting Class: Kids ages 6 to 11 do acting exercises, games, and scenes with acting instructor Alexa Almaz. Wednesdays at 4 p.m. Teens Teen Council Meeting: Discuss books, music and movies on Tues., April 21 at 4 p.m. Adults Yoga with Jaspal: Stretch yourself Thurs., April 16 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Quilters Guild: All levels welcome to come quilt. Sat., April 4, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. How to Make Your Own

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Sci-Fi Movie: Aaron Goold and Scott Baxter share how to make a sci-fi movie on a string budget Sat., April 4 at 4 p.m. All ages welcome. Fairfax Book Club: Meet to discuss monthly reading selection Tues., April 7 at 10:30 a.m. Call branch for title. Mastering your Abundance: Creative consultant and life coach Crystal Iserhof presents class on Thurs., April 9 at 6 p.m. Friends of the Library: Meet to discuss ways to support the branch Tues., April 14, 11 a.m. Longterm Care: Insurance agent Solomon Moore answers questions about preplanning. Thurs., April 16 at 3 p.m. MS Support Group: For those with Multiple Sclerosis, friends and family. Meets Thurs., April 16, 6 p.m. Poetry in the Afternoon: (Please turn to page 15)

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Music, art herald golden age; kimonos LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART—"50 for 50" Gifts on the Ocassion of LACMA's Anniversary" opens Sun., April 26 with highlights from the recent bequest of A. Jerrold Perenchio, a collection of masterpieces from the 19th and 20th centuries by artists including Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec and Vuillard. Also featured are gifts from some 25 donors, including works by Monet, Ingres and Warhol, as well as art from Africa and decorative arts • "African Textiles and Adornment: Selections from the Marcel and Zaira Mis Collection" opens Sun., April 5. Ends Oct. 11. • "Celebrating Cannonball Adderley" kicks off the annual Friday night jazz series on Fri., April 24 at 6 p.m. Free. • 50th Anniversary Celebration: Los Angeles Symphonic Winds is Sun., April 26 at 6 p.m. Free. • "Celebrating Los Angeles" Wed., April 29 at 7:30 p.m. includes performances by Angel City Chorale and members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra . Allegories by • "Four Veronese: A Rediscovery and a Reunion," ends Sept. 7. • "Art and Technology at LACMA, 1967-1971, ends Oct. 18. • "Raku: The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl" features 100 ceramic masterpieces. Ends June 7. LACMA is free the second Tuesday of the month. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., 323857-6000; lacma.org. KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER— The 2013 film, "Tough as Iron," screens Thurs., April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Free, RSVP jin@kccla.org. 5505 Wilshire Blvd., 323936-7141. kccla.org. ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Art Crawl is Wed, April 15 and Fri., April 17 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. For infants to 2 years. Second Sunday Concert: is April 12 from 3 to 4 p.m. Dance and bop with the international sounds of Klezmer Juice. Learn rhythm and rhymes on Sun., April 19 for National Poetry Month from 2 to 4 p.m. Free To Be Me Drum Circle is Sun., April 26 from 3 to 4 p.m. 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100; 323-761-8984, zimmermuseum.org. CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM—Antique Kimono Pop-Up Market is Sat., April 4 noon to 4 p.m. • The Craft of Poetry workshop is Sat., April 4, 7 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Ruskin Art Club. Rsvp@cafam.org • "Man-Made: Contemporary Male Quilters," ends May 3. • "Focus Iran: Contemporary Photography and Video," ends

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Sundays. PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM—Remodeling underway. Re-opening set for December 2015. 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. Free first Tuesday of each month except July, August. 5801 Wilshire Blvd., 323(Please turn to page 15)

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Shoemaker converts others, becomes a saint The Battle of Agincourt was fought on “St. Crispin’s Day.” Who exactly was this saint? wonders Pat Stone. Crispin was a Roman shoemaker, and with his brother Crispian, converted to Christianity. The two brothers then went to France to convert the heathen and maintained themselves wholly by making and mending shoes. Because of his good works, Crispin was chosen as patron saint of the craft. The feast day of St. Crispin is Oct. 25—the day of the famous Battle of Agincourt— before which Shakespeare’s Henry V extols his weary and outnumbered troops with the rousing St. Crispin’s Day speech. The king starts out referring to it as the feast of Crispian, but adding to the confusion, ends the speech calling it Crispin. The Bard

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Up to around 1900 there was even a centuries old, convivial society of actors called “The City of Lushington” which met at the Harp Tavern and put on drunken parodies of whatever plays they might be appearing in. Flushed with lush, these lushes soon changed the reference from the drink to the drinkers. Professor Know-It-All is the nom de plume of Bill Bentley, who invites readers to try and stump him. Send your questions to willbent@prodigy.net.

in egg-nog), as well as an Old English drinking vessel. By the Middle Ages, potters making noggins began fashioning whimsical vessels in the shape of human heads with different faces. The connection was born. *** Why is fake crying called shedding “crocodile tears?” ponders Sue Elliott. Legend has it that crocodiles moan and sigh like a person in deep distress, to lure

travelers to where they wait in ambush. It was believed that they even shed tears over their prey while devouring it. *** How come a person who drinks too much is often called a “lush?” asks Peter Fagerholm. “Lush” originally referred to beer or any intoxicating drink and was derived from the name of a popular 15th century London brewer called Lushington.

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