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Hancock Park. Blends traditional charm w/resort amenities. 4+4,lib, fam, pool, spa, tennis crt, gst hse. L Hutchins/ K Gless 323.460.7626

Hancock Park. Spectacular entry, extensive wood details 4+4, 2 mds, panel lib, chef’s kit, gorg grounds. K Gless/ R Llanos 323.460.9622

Hancock Park. 5+5. 3 bed up - one down, plus guest house w/new Moroccan room for entertaining. Pool. Bella Kay 323.860.4226

Miracle Mile. Beautiful gourmet Kosher kit w/apx 5485 sf liv area on apx 7300 sf lot. 7bds+5.5bas+pool. Cecille Cohen 323.460.7629

SENSATIONAL SPANISH $1,499,000

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BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY ENGLISH HOME $1,228,000

MIRACLE MILE $1,050,000

Hancock Park. Rebuilt in 1992 with all the amenities of today & period details of yesterday. 4bds+3.5bas James Hutchison/Linda Hadley 323.460.7637

Hancock Park. Remodeled, light filled Spanish in Hancock Prk. 3+1.75. www.550northcahuenga.com Loveland Carr Properties 323.460.7606

Hancock Park. Completely Redone In 2000 With 4 Bed/4.5 Ba, Hrdwd Flrs, 3 Fpl, 2 Mstr Stes, Bonus Rm. James Song 323.860.4255

Miracle Mile. Amazing 3BD/2.5BA property w/ an abundance of space. Liv rm w/fpl, frml din rm. 2 car-gar. Ben Shapiro 323.860.4277

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BRIGHT AND CHEERY CONDO $410,000

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Los Angeles. Charming Spanish house with a nice layout and spacious lot. This home has 3 beds & 1 bath. Jacqueline Valenzuela 866.847.3889

Hancock Park. 1 bd, 1.5 bath is located on the top floor of the very desirable Hancock Park Terrace. Loveland Carr Properties 323.460.7606

Hancock Park. Welcome to your private estate park, 35,000+lot. 5 bds+5.5 baths.Over 6,000sq of liv space Ben Shapiro 323.860.4277

Hancock Park. Center hall plan. 5 beds/4.5 baths + guest rm w/bath. Hardwood floors. 3rd St School. Lisa Hutchins 323.460.7626

RARE TOWNHOUSE FOR LEASE $5,600 A MONTH

SPACIOUS 2 STY HOME $4,950 A MONTH

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Hollywood Hills West. 3/2 Spanish tucked behind an 8 ft wall in a courtyard setting. High ceilings, pool/cabana. B LaViolette/G Lincoln 213.435.1775

Miracle Mile. 4+3, central hall pln, step dwn LR w/fplc, FDR, updated kit, brkfst, yard w/fruit trees. Cecille Cohen 323.460.7629

Miracle Mile. Lots of space in this 3 bed + 1.75 bath home. Large step down LR, formal dining room. Ben Shapiro 323.860.4277

Hancock Park. 3 beds/2 gorgeous orig baths. Quaint orig kitchen. Hrdwd flrs, crown moldings, etc... Lisa Hutchins 323.460.7626

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Living Classroom is a model of eco-friendly lifestyle Take the classroom outdoors at the Hollywood/Los Angeles Beautification Team’s (LABT) new Urban Forestry and Youth Center. Designed as a living class-

room, at 1741 N. Cherokee Blvd., the new Center is a model of eco-friendly architecture and landscaping. It serves as the home base for LABT’s education and training

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programs for students, at-risk youth and local residents. Founded in Hollywood in 1992 as a graffiti abatement program, the non-profit LABT (www.hbteam.org) projects include tree planting, murals, water conservation and jobs creation. “Our mission is to give peo-

Wishing You a New Year of Peace & Happiness If you are planning to buy or sell in 2013, please contact me. I have listed & sold homes in Hancock Park, Westside & Brookside this year.

THE CENTER IS the home base for LABT’s education and training programs for students, at-risk youth and local residents

ple the hands-on skills to create positive environmental change in their own neighborhoods,” said Sharyn Romano, CEO of LABT. “The opening of this beautiful facility is a dream come true because it brings to life the green principles we teach and enables us to expand our educational offerings to students and residents.” Gruen Associates partner Larry Schlossberg donated the modernist architectural design after early 20th century architect Rudolph Schindler who created landmark homes in the area. An open space design allows air and light to flow into the building, minimizing energy use for illumination and air conditioning. The Center is one of the last architecturally significant buildings to be photographed by the late photographer Julius Shulman. An integrated water conservation system contains rainwater, directing it to a water table and not to the sidewalk and LA’s storm drain system. “Los Angeles is a desert where we must import more than 80 percent of our water, making rainwater a precious resource even when we are

Stunning Mediterranean in Brookside (Sandy represented the Buyers) Listing Price: $2,175,000 Beautiful home w/ spacious living rm & formal dining rm, den & cook’s kitchen. Six bedrms, 4,000’+square footage & 10,000+ square foot lot. Perfect for indoor & outdoor entertaining: patio, pool, spa, & deck. Sandy sold the Seller this home seventeen years ago & sold the Buyers their home in Brookside eighteen years ago!

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“Never Built: Los Angeles,” an exhibition opening March 2 at A+D Architecture and Design Museum, features a collection of spectacular projects that never got off the drawing board. Tax deductible donations are sought to pay for models—including a seven-foot tall tower made of 67,000 legos—installation and other costs. Pledges totaling $40,000 are needed by Thurs., Feb. 14 to secure the project, museum officials said. The exhibition will include buildings from Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner, Rudolph Schindler, Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne. Visit aplusd. org.

not experiencing drought, as we are now,” said Romano. “We are proud to have created a building and gardens that will capture rainwater for future use rather than adding to the runoff that pollutes our ocean.” The main building has no gutters or downspouts so that all rainwater will be piped into a bioswale—designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff—built into the landscaping. A system of rain barrels will capture additional water from the accessory building to be used to irrigate the on-site teaching garden.

Sip cocktails at Sadie with Art Deco Society Take a step back to the glamorous 1940s at Sadie Restaurant and mingle at the Art Deco Society of L.A.’s Cocktails in Historic Places on Sat., Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. at Sadie restaurant, 1638 N. Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood. The event follows ADSLA’s annual meeting. Spirits from the Prohibition Era and American food will be on the menu. The space is home to the Simon family. Sadie, the matriarch, loved cooking and baking) for over half a century. While Ralph Gentile Architects paid homage to old Hollywood glamour, the menu embraces the culinary and cutting edge cocktail pursuits of today. The next event of the monthly no-host gathering is Feb. 15 at Del Monte Speakeasy in Venice. Another 1920s speakeasystyle evening a la “Boardwalk Empire” is planned for Casino Moderne night on Sat., Feb. 9 at the historic L.A. Athletic Club. For more information, and to confirm times and venues, visit ADSLA.org.

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5900 Wilshire awarded LEED certificate for conservation Two of Los Angeles-based developer The Ratkovich Company properties have earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certifications for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. They are The 5900 Wilshire 31-story tower, located in Miracle Mile, and The Alhambra. The latter is a 45-acre, mixed use property located in the City of Alhambra. “We’re honored to celebrate this important milestone in developing sustainable projects in the urban environment,” said Wayne Ratkovich, founder and president of The Ratkovich Company. The 5900 Wilshire building also achieved a rarely attempted LEED certification for its overall high air quality and reduction of water usage. And, it received the maximum number of LEED points available for water fixture efficiency. Its plumbing fixtures have helped conserve more than one million gallons of water each year. The property was also recognized for its outstanding waste management program, and received an ENERGY STAR score of 92,

STYLISH and sustainable.

meaning it is in the top nine percent of the nation’s most efficient buildings. The Ratkovich Company engaged San Francisco-based BuildingWise in design, construction and operational upgrading, and worked within the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) guidelines. The Alhambra and 5900 Wilshire are previous winners of the Building Owners and Managers Association’s national “Outstanding Building of the Year” award, the spokesman added.

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Music festivities brightened the holidays at Larchmont Village Open House Annual event on Dec. 2 was sponsored by Larchmont Blvd. Assoc.

SANTA says "Ho ho ho" to a young shopper.

ABOVE: Cathedral Chapel School singers performed. At left, Page Private School chorale was on hand.

New Luxury Estates

ADMIRING THE TREE was John Winther, Larchmont Blvd. Assoc. president.

516 S. Hudson Ave. $4,350,000

This luxury home blends traditional charm with resort amenities. Grand 2-story entry, gracious living rm., chef’s kitchen w/ center island & butler’s pantry. Library w/wet bar & family room which opens to magnificent yard. Master suite with fpl., private balcony & 2 custom baths. 3 additional bedrooms/2 baths & media room up. 2 maids, bath, and 2 powder rooms. Grounds include expansive lawn, putting green, pool, spa & tennis court. Fabulous guesthouse over 4 car garage. Co-listed.

Stately English Tudor w/spectacular entry. Extensive wood detailing. Dramatic step-down living room with ornately reliefed ceiling. Paneled library with fireplace, bistro room with dry bar. 4 bedrooms/4 baths up. 2 maids rooms, bath and powder room, Chef’s kitchen w/adjoining breakfast area. Spacious master suite with separate sitting room/office. Unfinished guest apartment over 3 car garage. Gorgeous grounds. Co-listed.

Kathy Gless (323) 460-7622

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344 S. Hudson Ave. $7,995,000

GUITAR accompanist Maria Elaine Burgos.

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Gothic church, organ—world’s largest on tour See highlights of the historic Gothic-revival style First Congregational Church, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., on its next free monthly public tour Sun., Jan. 20 at 12:15 p.m. Carved bronze doors (three inches thick and weighing 1,000 pounds each), a soaring tower (157-feet tall) and intricately designed stained glass windows are on the tour. Featured in many TV shows and films, including “Spiderman 2,” “National Treasure” and “”Ugly Betty,” it was designed by architects and brothers James E. and David C. Allison. The 80-year-old church was completed in 1932 for the city’s oldest Protestant congregation, founded in 1867. The building was constructed of reinforced concrete that includes more than 500 tons of steel bars. First Congregational is also home to the world’s largest church pipe organ (23,000 pipes), which underwent a recent maintenance this past summer wherein many of its wind chambers were releathered to keep it pitch-perfect. For more information visit www.fccla.org.

First Church gifts neighboring school

Commonwealth Elementary School students received gifts from First Congregational Church of Los Angeles following a wrap party in December. Congregants and church leaders each picked one of 150 names from a tree in First Church’s Gothic cathedral. The names corresponded to a list of gifts that were purchased and delivered to the school during “Christmas for Commonwealth,” an annual holiday outreach. First Church also organizes an annual Fall drive that provides Commonwealth students with school supplies at the start of the school year.

King subject of Pacific Hills event

Michael Obel-Omia, head of the Paul Cuffee Charter School in Providence, R.I. and trustee of Middlebury College, will talk about Dr. Martin Luther King at Pacific Hills School, 8628 Holloway Dr., W. Hollywood Mon., Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. A light dinner will be served. RSVP at 310-276-3068 ext. 112.

HOME to the world’s largest church pipe organ.

MONTHLY TOURS are offered at First Congregational.

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La Bonte buildings include retail shops, movie theater The following is from an article on Julius La Bonte’s development on Larchmont Blvd. that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Sept. 25, 1921. The headline stated “New business center grows; modern system of lighting now in

operation; fine neighborhood theater under construction.” One of the most interesting recent developments in the way of the creating of a business district has been brought about on Larchmont Boulevard between First Street and Beverly Boulevard.

In two months this whole business district was practically sold out, and building operations commenced at once. Every prospective store was leased before the building was half completed and there will soon be about 30 stores occupied and ready for service.

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408 N. Gower represented seller

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The splendid system of floodlights established on each of the railway power poles in the middle of the street and 100 feet apart, each of 1,000 candle power, makes this one of the best illuminated sections in the city. This section will soon rival Western Avenue as a shopping center and it will be unique owing to the fact that there will be no duplication of mercantile establishments. Stores and theater The group of stores being constructed for Mr. J. J. La Bonte, a prominent local capitalist, will be of attractive design as the building will be of colored pressed brick, embellished with ornamental stucco work and will be planned to furnish the tenant with modern mercantile conveniences. Among the other improvements under way on Larchmont Boulevard is a motionpicture theater, also to be erected for Mr. La Bonte. It has already been leased by Heinrich Von Stein, wellknown as the founder of Von Stein’s Academy of Music, the lease having been negotiated by T. H. Sneath of the Tracy E. Shoulte Company.

FATHER OF Larchmont Blvd., Julius La Bonte.

The building is of mission design, of reinforced concrete construction and will be decorated outside and in accordance with a rich color scheme. The auditorium will seat about 900 people, while the acoustic, heating and ventilation will be of the most modern type. The feature of the building will be a magnificent organ costing in the neighborhood of $40,000 and one of the best in point of scope, power and flexibility in the city. Added to this will be a large, carefully selected string orchestra.

Happy Holidays! A generous donation has been made on behalf of my clients to DonorsChoose.com benefitting L.A.U.S.D. All the best, Pete Buonocore

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New neighbors Jenna and Ran Shahak have purchased a home in the 600 block of Wilcox Ave. from Janell MacArthur, who has moved out of state. Barbara MacDonald of Coldwell Banker Hancock Park North represented the buyer. Valerie Fitzgerald of Coldwell Banker,

Beverly Hills, represented the seller. Jonathan Fox and Jacqueline Barreto Fox have purchased a home on S. Citrus Ave. They are former residents of Mansfield Ave. Steve Senigram and Champ Davenport of Keller Williams Los Feliz rep-

Preservation Awards

resented the buyers. Kiel Fitzgerald, husband Jeff Reuben, and children Kayla and Mikey Reuben have moved to the 500 block of S. Lucerne Blvd. They bought the house from the Astrofs who moved to Beverlywood. The Reubens moved here from

Encino. Katie and Peter Bowen and children Luke and Charlie are new residents on the 100 block of S. Rossmore Ave. They purchased the house from Pierre Stooss. The Bowens moved here from Chicago.

Applications are being accepted for the L.A. Conservancy 32nd annual Preservation Awards to be held May 16. Deadline is Thurs., Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. The award honors outstanding achivements in historic pereservation. Visit laconservancy.org

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608 N. Gower - 3 BD, 1.5 BA, 2,094 sq. ft. Listed at $879,000

SOLD: This home at 601 Lillian Way was listed for $1,699,000.

Call today to discuss a potential sale of your property or a strategy to launch in January.

Real Estate Sales* Single family homes $5,199,000 3,600,000 2,750,000 2,399,000 2,150,000 2,059,000 1,775,000 1,750,000 1,699,000 1,699,000 1,525,000 1,250,000 949,500 899,000 879,000 759,000 749,000 559,800

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Condominiums 624 Wilcox Ave. 871 Crenshaw Blvd., #406 5037 Rosewood Ave., #207 818 S. Lucerne Blvd., #102 4407 Frances Ave., #203 525 N. Sycamore Ave., #422 525 N. Sycamore Ave., #418 533 S. St. Andrews Pl., #204

$629,000 509,000 449,000 439,000 399,000 279,000 219,000 215,000

$3,549,000 asking.

121 S. hudson ave. $3,400,000 asking.

Mark the date for Zimmerpalooza! Zimmerpalooza 2013: Maker Mania! is Sun., Jan. 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Zimmer Children’s Museum, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100. Activities are for kids of all ages and their families. Proceeds support its Family Access Program enabling

low-income children and their parents to attend exhibits and workshops Tickets are $75 per child and $125 per adult. Family and corporate sponsorship packages begin at $500. Visit zimmermuseum.org/zimmerpalooza.html.

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316 n. rossmore #504= $545,000

581 Wilcox ave. asking price $1,099,000.

asking price.

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355 S.Rimpau Blvd. 335 S. Hudson Ave. 314 S. Plymouth Blvd. 125 N. Van Ness Ave. 521 N. McCadden Pl. 128 S.Van Ness Ave. 560 N. Cahuenga Blvd. 124 S. Highland Ave. 111 N. Irving Blvd. 601 Lillian Way 101 N. Arden Blvd. 846 S. Hudson Ave. 332 N. Ridgwood Pl. 937 S. Citrus Ave. 608 N. Gower St. 816 S. Bronson Ave. 988 S. Muirfield Rd. 505 N. Wilton Pl.

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Museum Row

Exhibit openings at CAFAM; remembering Dr. King children's workshop "Social Fabric" features contemporary artists who confront mass production and consumption through fiberbased art Opening reception for both

CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM—"Scratching the Surface: Contemporary Wood Sculpture" exhibit highlights naturally occuring textures and irregularies of wood.

exhibits is Sat., Jan. 26, 6 to 9 p.m. End May 5. • Marathon reading of original poems inspired by the museum's recent tattoo exhibit is Sun., Jan. 6, 3 to 5 p.m. $7.

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POWER A COSTUME CONTEST will draw youngsters to the Larchmont Family Fair on Sun., Oct. 23. Already in costume are, from left, front row, Sofia Vaughan, Jack Harlow, Abigail Simpson. Second row, from left, Earle Vaughan, Peggy Bartenetti with Nicholas Harlow, Jessica Cobb with son McKenna and John Winther. Story page 12.

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

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

Glasser, Sheldon Goodkind; Also, Susan Grossman, Paula Lenarsky, Scott Pryde and James Wolf.

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It’s been heartening to see the support our neighborhood has been giving the hurricane victims. The boulevard was dotted with lemonade stands and bake sales raising funds for the recovery efforts. *** B. J. Blakely told us at La Bodega Marino about her son Bruce who lives in Marin County. He was a captain of a four-man team which won a national contract bridge event in Atlanta. He heads the Northern California Duplicate

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• Miniature Frescoes, a family workshop, is Sun., Jan. 13. Drop in between 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. $7 adults, $5 children, members free. • Wearable Art preview and cocktail reception is Thurs., Jan. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Free. View work by four artists. 5814 Wilshire Blvd., 323937-4230; cafam.org, workshops@cafam.org. ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Sunday Family drop-in programs, from 3 to 4 p.m., feature The Beat Buds Jan. 6. The duo perform original music that is entertaining and educational! "Dreaming our Way to a Better World!" remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 20. • "Zimmerpalooza 2013: Maker Mania!" is Sun., Jan. 27. Design, build, create and engineer projects of all kinds. With live music, food, and, handson events, proceeds support family programs. Tickets for the fundraiser start at $75, and sponsorships start at $500. 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100; 323-761-8984, www.zimmermuseum.org. ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN MUSEUM—"Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation" features highlights of his career and sheds light on his work with the CIA. Ends Jan. 3. 6032 Wilshire Blvd.; 323932-9393; www.aplusd.org. PAGE MUSEUM AT THE LA BREA TAR PITS—Meet a life-sized saber-toothed cat (puppet) and her two-monthold baby, Nibbles, Showtimes are Wednesdays 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m., 12:30 and 1:45 p.m. Watch paleontologists search for Ice Age fossils and plants on site, and see their finds in the Fish Bowl Lab. 5801 Wilshire Blvd., 323934-PAGE; tarpits.org LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLO CAUST— "International Holocaust Remembrance Day" will be honored with a day-long event Sun., Jan. 27 with speakers and programs. Museum offers tours and talks by Holocaust survivors. Pan Pacific Park, 100 S. The Grove Dr., 323-651-3704; lamoth.org. Free. KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER—Movies and exhibits are featured. 5505 Wilshire Blvd., 323936-7141. www.kccla.org LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART—Make your own French-inspired ceramics at Andell Family Sundays children program Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. North Piaz-

za, free with admission. • "Daily Pleasures: French Ceramics from the Marylou Boone Collection" ends March 31. • "Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy" ends Feb. 10. Features 56 works including eight by Caravaggio. Ticketed exhibit. • "Lost Line: Selections from the Permanent Collection" ends Feb. 24. • "Stanley Kubrick" ticketed exhibit ends June 30. • "Robert Mapplethorpe: XYZ" ends March 24. • "Masterworks of Expressionist Cinema Caligari and Metropolis" ends March 10. • "Ed Ruscha: Standard" features 300 of his works. Ends Jan. 21. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., 323857-6000; lacma.org. (Please turn to page 9)

ROSEVILLE Rozane umbrella stand from 1900 to 1904.

Private collection of 'Ohio Valley' on display Roseville, Rookwood and other collectables will be discussed at “Collecting Ohio Valley Pottery from 1890 to 1925,” a lecture Sat., Jan. 19 at the Banning Museum, 401 East “M” St., Wilmington The talk will begin at 10 a.m. in the historic Carriage Barn. It will cover the process of collecting 300 pieces of original pottery. Guests will be able to examine samples of this private collection, which includes pieces of Rookwood, Roseville, Weller and Owens pottery. A Q&A session will follow. Guests will also be invited to view the Museum’s “The Art that is Life” exhibit showcasing pieces from Ohio manufacturers. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is $5. RSVP or for more information call Friends of Banning Museum, 310-5482005 or visit www.thebanningmuseum.org.

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Book sales, story times and citizenship classes at library this month FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 L.A. Quiltmakers Guild: Hands-on demonstrations. Beginners welcome. Meets Sat., Jan. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Miracle Mile Writers Club: Bring your work in progress to get feedback and support on Sat., Jan. 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. M.S. Support Group: Meets for support for those who have or care for people with multiple sclerosis on Thurs., Jan.

10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friends of the Library: Discuss ways to support the library on Tues., Jan. 8 at 11 a.m. MOMS Club of MidWilshire: Support group for Moms meets on Fri., Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. Ongoing Computer Comfort: Handson training on the computer on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. Baby and Toddler Storytime: Meet for songs and sto-

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STAR: Library volunteers Wednesdays at 10 a.m. read children's stories aloud. Babies and Books: For chilCall branch for days and times. dren ages infant to 1 year to share stores, songs and FREMONT LIBRARY rhymes on Wednesdays at 11 6121 Melrose Ave. a.m. 323-962-3521 Friends of the Library Book Fun & Games: Meet Sale: Book and cd deals on Wednesdays at noon to play Fri., Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. and Sat., Chinese Mah Jong, Scrabble, Battleship, Checkers and othJan. 5 at noon. er games. Book C l u b : Chess Meets Club: All Tu e s . , ages and Jan. 8 levels are at 6:30 welcome p.m. Call on Thurslibrary day evefor this nings at 6 month's p.m. selection. Knit BARK! ting Circle: Reading BOOK SALE at the John C. Fremont to dogs: library on Fri., Jan. 4 and Sat. Jan. 5 Meets Saturdays at C o m e 10 a.m. All read to your best friends on Sat., Jan. skill levels welcome to come spin a yarn. 19 at 11 a.m. Hatha Yoga: Meets SaturOngoing Baby and Toddler Story- days at 12:15 p.m. Wear comtime: Meet for songs and sto- fortable clothing, bring yoga ries for kids 6 mos. to 2 years mat or heavy towel. on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Computer Comfort Class: Pre-school Storytime: Meet Computer basics, call for days for songs and stories for kids 2 and times or go online: www. to 4 years old on Wednesdays laplcomputerclass.blogspot. at 11:30 a.m. com. Computer Tutorials: IndiWILSHIRE LIBRARY vidualized instruction. Call 149 N. St. Andrews Place library for appointment. 323-957-4550 STAR: Library volunteers Storytime with Sybil: Kids read children's stories aloud. Call branch for days and ages 3 to 5 can bring their parents and grandparents times. to listen to stories and sing MEMORIAL LIBRARY songs on Wed., Jan. 9, 16, 23 4625 W. Olympic Blvd. and 30 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. 323-938-2732 Baby's Sleepy Storytime: 877-418-7027 Ongoing For ages infant to 2 years. parklabrea.com Friends of the Library Book Arrive in your pajamas for Sale: Tues., Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 6200 West Third St. 15 minutes of lullabies and Los Angeles, CA 90036 29 from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m and stories, check out some board Saturdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. books and then home to bed. Toddler Story Time: Share Thurs., Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31 stores, songs and rhymes on from 6 to 6:15 p.m. Citizenship classes: Ten week classes begin Sat., Jan. 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. No charge for class or materials. For more information call 213-251-3411. st Martin Luther King Jr. Art & Craft: Hear a story about Dr. King and make a collage to put up in the library on Tues., Jan. 22 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Teen Council: Discuss books, comix, manga and music on Thurs., Jan. 24 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Mini Bake and Book Sale: Friends of the Wilshire Library offer treats and bargains on We are offering a free Sat., Jan. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m.

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Propagation topic of Garden Club meeting Jan. 14

TREES CAN BE PLACED next to green waste containers on collection day. They will be recycled and turned into mulch.

City picks up Christmas trees, recycles into mulch The City of L.A. Bureau of Sanitation offers curbside collection of Christmas trees. Residents can either use the green bin to recycle trees, or if it is too big to cut and place inside, they may simply place it next to the green waste bin on collection day. The trees will be turned into bark chips for mulch and made available for residents to use in their gardens. Another option is to bring the tree to a city Recreation and Parks Dept. drop-off site on Sun., Jan. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The nearest site is the L.A. Zoo in Griffith Park. Trees can also be dropped off for recycling at fire stations, including #82 at 1800 N. Bronson Ave. and #29 at 4029 Wilshire Blvd. Ornaments, lights, tinsel and stand must be removed. If placing in a green waste container, the tree may not protrude more than a foot above the top of the bin. Starting at $25, California Christmas Tree Recycling will come to your home, drain the water stand, remove the tree, vacuum the floor and take

the tree to a recycling center where it will be mulched and used in future plantings. A portion of the proceeds will benefit TreePeople, an environmental non-profit. Call 310-584-6589. For more information on the city of L.A. Christmas tree drop-off and recycling program, visit lacitysan.org/treerecycle.htm

Ring in new year with free trees

California residents who join the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January will receive five free crapemyrtle trees. The giveaway is part of the nonprofit's Trees for America campaign. The six- to 12-inch tall crapemyrtles will be shipped postpaid between Feb. 1 and April 30, with planting instructions. Members will also receive a subscription to the Foundation's bimonthly publication and "The Tree Book," with information about planting and care. To join, go to arborday.org/ january.

Huntington offers free admission days

Jorge Ochoa, editor of SoCal Horticulture Society’s “Green Sheets,” will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Los Angeles Garden Club on Mon., Jan 14. The topic is “Basics of Plant Propagation.” A favorite Garden Club presenter and field trip guide, Ochoa is a member of the Long Beach City College horticulture program and has served as senior gardener with the City of L.A.’s Dept. of Recreation & Parks. The meeting, at the Griffith Park Visitor’s Center Auditorium, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr., begins with refreshments at 9:15 a.m. Presentation starts at 11 a.m. For more information call Anne Haque at 323-663-5450.

Admission to The Huntington is free on the first Thursday of each month. Tickets for the next Free Day on Feb. 7 will be available on Wed., Jan. 2 at 9 a.m. They can be requested by calling 800-838-3006 or online at Huntington.org. Two arrival times are offered: 10:30 a.m.

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a snack at Toddler Treks with Acorn Bear on four Fridays at 10 a.m. beginning Jan. 25. Learn the finer points of painting the natural world from local artist Jay R. Ewing on six Saturdays starting Jan. 26. The series of watercolor classes, which meet from 10 a.m. to noon, is aimed at beginning and intermediate students. Advanced registration required. Admission to Descanso Gardens is $8 general, $6 seniors/ students with I.D., $4 children 5 to 12; children 4 and younger free. For more information, call 818-949-4200 or go to descansogardens.org.

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Jiangsu Province, China, will present traditional dance and demonstrate crafts such as kite-making, embroidery, beadwork and sugar sculpture. Lion dancers and musicians will add to the spirit of celebration. Go to www.huntington.org or call 626-405-2128.

Learn to identify threats to your oak trees and explore music, dance and folk crafts of China at The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. A hands-on workshop will examine a variety of common, not-so-common and emerging insects and diseases that might affect the oak trees in your yard on Sat., Jan. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn about new threats, including the gold spotted and polyphogous shot hole borers and mingle with professional arborists to learn the best ways to avoid, treat or repair tree damage. Participants can also become Citizen Scientists and contribute to the regional monitoring network that will help document and prevent the spread of new insect threats. Cost is $25. “Welcoming the Snake: Chinese Cultural Arts Celebration” takes place on Sun., Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event, a prelude to The Huntington’s Chinese New

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Learn about the fungus that flourishes in parks and gardens, plan spring bulb season and get tips on pruning roses at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Canada Flintridge. Experience the world of flowers as interpreted by contemporary artists at “The WILD Flowers” exhibit on view in the Sturt Haaga Gallery Tues., Jan. 15 through Sun., March 31. Make your garden zing come spring by learning to add bulbs on Tues., Jan 15 at 2 p.m. The growing practice of applying mulch to planting beds has encouraged the growth of

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Classes cover native garden basics, manzanitas

Learn square foot gardening, hear stories at Arboretum Kids can learn about birds and their parents can find out how to garden in small spaces at classes at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave. in Arcadia. Youngsters ages 3 to 6 and their parents will meet at the main entrance for an indoor/ outdoor storytelling program that includes a take-home craft. This month’s Bookworms event, “Not the Peacocks: Our Other Birds,” meets on Wednesdays, Jan. 2 and 16 at 10 a.m. and on Sat., Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. Get tips on saving the world, one square foot at a time, at a workshop on Sat.,

Jan. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Instructor Jo Ann Carey will offer tips on square foot gardening techniques that allows food to be grown in healthy soil without pesticides. The method uses only 20 percent of the land space of a conventional garden, and saves both water and time. There is no tilling of the soil, so anybody can do it. Carey recommends reading “All New Square Foot Gardening” by Mel Bartholomew, which can be purchased in the Arboretum Garden and Gift Shop. For more information, call 626-821-4623 or go to arboretum.org.

culture class is a prerequisite to the three-part native plant garden design course. Maintenance is the topic at a class on Sat., Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Subjects include watering, fertilizing, pruning, grooming, mulching and other aspects of garden maintenance.

John Rebman, co-author of a new edition of the “Baja California Plant Field Guide” is the guest speaker at “Baja California: Flora Fantastica” on Sat., Jan. 26 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. A booksigning follows. Go to theodorepayne.org of call 818-768-1802.

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Political parties used derisive terms to define each other the name applied in the 17th century to Irish outlaws and bandits who harassed the English in Ireland. In the reign of Charles II, it came to be applied as an abusive term to the supporters of the Crown over the rights of Parliament. Today, they’re called Conservatives. *** Why is military training referred to as a “boot camp?” queries Toby March. Actually, this doesn’t refer to all military training, but to the first training camp of new recruits (also now called basic training). Since the invention of the aforementioned footwear, young men who left

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Why is a miser called a “skinflint?” wonders Simon Temple. The most exacting moneygrubber in making an advantageous bargain or in “pinching pennies” would be the scrooge who could peel the skin off a flint. *** How did “yo!” become a universal greeting? asks Dale

Cousins. There are actually two possible origins. In African American slang, yo’ is short for you as in “yo mama” and is also used to express encouragement or excitement. In nautical terms “yo!” is used to attract someone’s attention and is short for yo-ho. Professor Know-It-All is the nom de plume of Bill Bentley, who invites readers to write him at willbent@prodigy.net.

Plan for furry and feather friends in disaster It’s important for people to be prepared for natural disasters. This means planning an evacuation for your family and your pet. The American Veterinary Medical Association offers a brochure and video with instructions to help people evacuate with their pets. “During disasters it’s not unusual for hundreds of thousands of pets to be displaced. Many times this is the result of owners who have not made a thorough evacuation plan,” explains Dr. Heather Case, head of disaster preparation at the AVMA. “That’s why we urge everyone to make disaster plans today to include every member of the family, including those with four legs or wings, fur, scales or feathers.” Animal carriers Case explains that in order to evacuate with an animal, pet owners need to have something in which to carry the animal. This would be a pet carrier that is large enough for the animal to spend a few days in comfortably. Even if you relocated to an emergency shelter that is willing to accept a pet, the animal will have to spend most of its time in that carrier or cage. For cats, the cage will have to be big enough for a small litter box. The AVMA also recommends that pet owners put together emergency kits that include enough food to last a week, any medications the animal

requires, written prescriptions and other documentation, a photograph and identification information for the animal and, most importantly, a telephone list of family members and veterinarians in the area where you expect to end up. Proper identification is another important consideration. Disaster tags for your pet’s collar should include your cell phone number, but also the telephone number for

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