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GARDEN TOUR

WEST ADAMS

BIRDS L.A.

This year's Robinson Gardens tour features a lively, Spanish theme.

Journey back to Victoria Park on Association's historic home tour.

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Check out our fine-feathered neighbors with the Audubon.

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LACO to perform ‘Silly Symphonies’ “LACO@The Movies: An Evening of Disney Silly Symphonies” is at the Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Sat., June 4 at 7 p.m. Disney animation will be accompanied by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conducted by six-time Emmyaward-winning composer Mark Watters.

Tickets for adults and children six and older start at $38; tickets for the film and post-film cocktail party are $550; exclusive sponsor packages begin at $2,500.

Visit laco.org or call 213-622-7001.

WATTERS conducts Symphonies.

BLÜTHNER piano makes a statement in the music room.

Instrument travels from Larchmont to Showcase House Greg Parker of Parker West Interiors is the designer of the music room at this year’s Pasadena Showcase House. He also plays the piano—a Blüthner from the Kasimoff Piano Company on North Larchmont.

“It’s from Leipzig, Germany,” says Helga Kasimoff of the grand piano. “It’s wonderful to fill the room with music.”

“The 6’3” Blüthner has a rare Makassar ebony finish which has now become very scarce: only small amounts are available on the market as the region of growth is quite restricted. As a result, Makassar ebony is nowadays among the highest priced timbers in the world,” adds Kyril Kasimoff.

A place to relax, talk with friends, read a book, and, of course, listen and play the grand piano, the music room at the 1918 Mission Revival estate is a counterpoint between contemporary furnishings and classic library millwork and traditional Oriental rugs.

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DESIGNER Greg Parker plays and sings when inspiration strikes at the showcase house.

includes a custom curved sofa and two swivel chairs. The coffee table consists of falling cubes with a glass top.

Custom sconces and the ceiling medallion are inspired by vintage fashion. Artist Cecilia Miguez lends an air of mystery with her figural sculptures. A collection of Baroque instruments rounds out the theme.

The Pasadena Showcase House is in La Canada Flintridge and is open through May 15. Visit pasadenashowcasehouse.org.

‘Open Days’ displays private gardens for public viewing

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Explore private gardens in the Pasadena and Santa Monica areas and support the Garden Conservancy at the same time. Six gardens in Arcadia and Pasadena will be open for self-guided tours Sun., May 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maps and tickets will be at the La Casita del Arroyo Garden, 177 South Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena, from 9:30 am to 3:30 p.m.

Five gardens will be available for viewing in the Los Angeles and Santa Monica areas Sat., May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maps and tickets will be at Merrihew’s Sunset Gardens, 1526 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Admission for both dates is $7 per garden; children under 12 are free. No reservations required, and the tours are open rain or shine. For more information, visit opendaysprogram.org, or call 888-8422442.

LOMITA GARDEN will be open on Pasadena tour Sun., May 1. Photo by Virginia Paca.

15TH ST. garden, Santa Monica, will be open Sat. May 7.

Photo by Joseph Marek.

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Academy movie museum update Construction continues at the future site of the museum for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, aka the Movie Museum, at Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave. Structural steel installation and demolition are underway at the six-story building. Once home to the historic Wilshire May Company, it is next door the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and across the street from the Petersen Automotive Museum.

The new museum is slated to open in 2018.

RENZO PIANO design, top, includes a glass dome, which will stand behind The May Company building. Photo top right, shows construction underway at the May Company. The Petersen is far right, and LACMA is left.

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Liquor store operator is running against longtime local judge James Kaddo

By John Welborne Stepan W. Baghdassarian wants to become a Superior Court Judge on June 7. The surprise candidate is running for the seat of Judge James A. Kaddo, who has been on the bench for 25 years and has been a Larchmont resident for 50 years.

Bagel lady election The contest is reminiscent of the 2006 judicial election when a now-sitting Superior Court Judge, Lynn Diane Olson, changed her California Bar membership from inactive and declared her candidacy to run against well-regarded, longtime Judge Dzintra Janavs.

In an editorial following that June 2006 election, the “Los Angeles Times” wrote: “Olson has spent most of her career not practicing law but operating a bagel bakery in Manhattan Beach.”

In fact, because of that, few gave Olson much of a chance when she first announced her candidacy.

As the “Metropolitan News-Enterprise” later wrote of the 2006 election, “Despite the incumbent’s evident political disadvantage—her unusual Latvian name (Dzintra Janavs]—Olson did not appear to pose a real threat; she filed a Fair Political Practice Commission form declaring that her campaign would spend less than $1,000, engendering complacency in the Janavs camp.

“In the final weeks of the campaign, however, she poured about $120,000 into her effort, buying space on slate mailers, and winning.”

Ballot competition Stepan Baghdassarian graduated from the Whittier College School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar at the end of 1989. He practiced law for just over 17 years and then became an inactive member of the bar in April of 2007.

Eight years later, on December 23, 2015, presumably in connection with becoming a candidate for a judgeship, Mr. Baghdassarian once again became an active member of the California State Bar. Wine taster During the later part of these years of inactivity, Mr. Baghdassarian was the “chief tasting officer” for an online wine retailer. He also was the president of Bar Depot, a wholesale wine and liquor store in Van Nuys.

25-year judge Judge Kaddo is a retired U.S. Army veteran and has been a municipal and superior court judge for the last 25 years.

As an attorney and judge, he has tried and heard thousands of cases. Judge Kaddo is the only Lebanese-born judge in America.

Judge Kaddo emigrated from Lebanon to Los Angeles in 1950 to join his mother, his sister and brother who had emigrated here before him.

Interestingly, Mr. Baghdassarian also immigrated to Los Angeles with his family from Lebanon. They came in 1976.

In the June issue, the Larchmont Chronicle will have more from the candidates about their motivations to serve on the bench.

THE ORIGINAL MISSION REVIVAL style is required to be returned to the building of the 7-Eleven convenience store.

7-11 gets go-ahead A 7-Eleven convenience store is getting closer to opening at Olympic Blvd. and La Brea Ave. after Associate Zoning Administrator Henry Chu granted the go-ahead last month.

He okayed the Texas-based company's request to be open 24 hours a day, and he also permitted the sale of beer and wine.

The approval included conditions agreed to by the Sycamore Square Neighborhood Association, including requirements to upgrade the building's original Mission-Revival style. Improved landscaping and security were also required.

The state Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control will have the final say on alcohol sales for the store, set to open later in the year.

The 2,500 square foot store will take up about half of the mini-mall site, with three exclusive parking spots and two other slots. A pet store on the site will close, said Dea Pennington, a spokesman for 7-Eleven.

LARCHMONT TREES, before and after.

In late April, an apparently healthy giant ficus—its roots having invaded drain and other pipes under the adjoining parking lot and building—was felled at 519 N. Larchmont Blvd. Faced with recurrent plumbing expenses, the property owners spent time and money getting a tree replacement permit from the city. The tree service cut out the mature tree and replaced it in one day.

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'Art of Botanical Seduction' tour at lush Robinson Gardens Visit rarely seen private gardens and enjoy a designer fashion show and lunch at the 28th annual Robinson Gardens Garden Tour Sat., May 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Interior designer, author and owner of Hollyhock,

GRAND MARSHALL Suzanne Rheinstein.

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Suzanne Rheinstein, Windsor Square, is Grand Marshall.

A Spanish theme will resonate at this year’s event, named for a song: “De Colores: The Art of Botanical Seduction.”

Inspired by the gardens at the legendary Alhambra in Spain, fresh blooms will be a riot of color. Inside, the Beverly Hills home's historical rooms will be embellished by interior designers and florists.

A gift boutique will be open on the tennis court.

TV host and author Louise Roe will receive the Vanguard Award. IRO, a Paris-based fashion brand, will lead the fashion show. Book signings with Suzanne Rheinstein and Louise Roe are at 1:30 p.m.

FRIENDS of Robinson Gardens held a preview April 20. Director Tim Lindsay addressed the crowd in front of the home.

Friends of Robinson Gardens raises funds for the Virginia Robinson Gardens historical estate built in 1911.

The owners of the J.W. Robinson's department stores built the home as the first luxury estate in Beverly Hills.

Virginia Robinson left the estate to the county when she died in 1977.

The six-acre property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Admission is $225 and includes the catered buffet lunch. Robinsongardens.org.

THE POOL house, top, was built in 1923; it faces the first pool built in Beverly Hills, right. Middle photo shows an entryway leading to the pool and back lawn.

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Historic preservation honored at May 5 Conservancy luncheon Nine award recipients will be honored at the Los Angeles Conservancy’s 35th annual Preservation Awards luncheon on Thurs., May 5 at the MilCORRECTION: the photograph of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building by Paul Turang Photography was incorrectly identified last month.

lennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Clifton’s Cafeteria won the Chairman’s Award, and, Project Awards went to: Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale; The 1949 Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building at S. Western Ave. and W. Adams Blvd.; Hollenbeck Terrace, Boyle

Heights; Homeless Veterans Transitional Housing, VA Campus, West Los Angeles; Hotel Normandie, Koreatown; Kronish House, Beverly Hills and Van Dekker House, Woodland Hills; SurveyLA LGBT Historic Context Statement, City of Los Angeles.

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MILLENIUM BILTMORE HOTEL is the setting for the annual luncheon. Photo by Larry Underhill

SurveyLA lists realty building, names historic-cultural sites

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The City Planning Dept. Office of Historic Resources recently posted more SurveyLA findings. Noted are several historic homes and buildings, including the Hollywoodland Realty building at 2700 N. Beachwood Dr. Built in 1926, the HOLLYWOODLAND REALTY. building was purchased Wilton Pl., and the Woolner

by Edward Carroll in 1946 for his realty company. house, built in 1904, at 200 S. His daughter, Patricia Carroll, Wilton Pl. now runs Hollywoodland Re- HPOZ awards nominations alty from 584 N. Larchmont are due by Tues., July 5. Catas well as the Beachwood loca- egories include rehabilitation, restoration, landscaping and tion.

Two local homes newly list- community outreach. Awards ed as Historic-Cultural Monu- will be presented Oct. 15. ments are the Sheldon-Graves For information, visit preshouse, built in 1912, at 209 S. ervation.lacity.org.

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West Adams historic home tour is a walk in Victoria Park Five historic homes in the Victoria Park neighborhood will be open for a tour by the West Adams Heritage Association (WAHA) Sat., June 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Victoria Park was opened in 1907 west of Crenshaw Boulevard by a group of investors determined to make Victoria Park a rival to other elegant, exclusive residential developments. The tract was laid out in an oval and it has private streets as in Fremont Place, developed a few years later.

Some of the amenities that made Victoria Park desirable were wide roadways and sidewalks, elaborate streetlights and a substantial number of shade trees.

The architecture of the homes that were built in Victoria Park reflects a variety of styles, including Craftsman, Tudor and Mediterranean Revival.

Gardens are being accepted for GWNC tour The Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council Sustainabilitly Committee is throwing its first Sustainable Garden Tour to show off neighbors' drought-tolerant landscapes.

The event is also aimed to provide inspiration to those considering an earth-friendly.

The tour will take place on Sun., June 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nominations for gardens to be included on the tour are being accepted through Fri., May 20. You can nominate your yard, your neighbor’s, or another sustainable landscape you admire. Send application(s) to sustainability@greaterwilshire.org.

Include your name, address, e-mail, phone, paragraph narrative description and a few photos. For questions, e-mail sustainability@greaterwilshire.org. The gardens can be homeowner or professionally designed, but should meet the following criteria: Location, location, location The garden must be within the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council area, essentially the neighborhood bounded by Olympic Blvd., La Brea Ave., Willoughby Ave., Wilcox Ave., Melrose Ave. and Western Ave. Gardens using a drip irrigation system and with a plant palette drawing from South Africa, Australia, the Mediterranean and California natives are welcome.

Garden turf is not to exceed 50 percent of the landscape, and rain barrels, mulch to capture water and plants that attract bees and butterflies are optimum.

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THIS HOME, the Charles Hurd residence, was built in 1909.

Photos by Mitzi March Mogul.

VICTORIA PARK was laid out in an oval as shown in this vintage photo.

Noted architects who worked in Victoria Park include Frank M. Tyler, Train and Williams, Frederick Noonan and Garrett and Bixby.

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ervation activities in the West Adams District, including Historic-Cultural Monument nominations, Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) expansions, preservation advocacy and cultural heritage 4/8/16 12:10 PM educational programs.

Advance tickets are $25 for WAHA members and $30 for non-members at westadamsheritage.org.

Tickets purchased the day of the tour will be $35 per person and can be obtained at 4325 Victoria Park Dr.

Flash photography and high-heeled shoes are not allowed in the homes.

HERBERT AND ELIZABETH Clark home was built in 1911.

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Paper planes to shade Grand Park Winners of a design competition to create “A Cooler Grand Park” have been announced, and the result will bring more shade to DTLA. The Music Center—organizers of the competition— asked Los Angeles-based visual artists to submit creative concepts for a design of a

shade structure to be erected over the park’s Olive Court.

The competition received 59 submissions.

The winners are artists, Elenita Torres and Dean Sherriff. They developed the design known as Paper Airplane, which features 11 large overlapping silhouettes of white

paper airplanes big enough to create shade.

Made of a mesh-like material, the structure will shade the location of weekly food truck visits to Grand Park.

Paper Airplane will be featured in the park for two years.

GRAND PARK visitors to receive shade from Paper Airplane, as shown in rendering.

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Entertainment One (eOne) has signed a lease at the historic Harbor Building at 4201 Wilshire Blvd., at the corner of Irving Blvd.

The company, which specializes in acquisition, production and distribution of film, television and music, will relocate its reality television and music operations to a 26,000 squarefoot space in the building. eOne’s Los Angeles headquarters will remain in Beverly Hills.

Under the terms of the lease, Jamison will build out the vacant space to suit eOne’s office REALITY TV is moving into the neighborhood. requirements.

“Our plans for Entertainment One’s build- concrete floors, 13-foot ceilings and views of to-suit as well as other common area improve- the Hollywood Hills and Downtown Los Angements elevate and showcase the original high- les. end design elements that makes this historic These features are in great demand by today’s building so special,” said Jamison’s Jaime Lee. office users, according to Industry Partners’ Built in 1956 to the highest building stan- Carle Pierose who represented Jamison Servicdards for J. Paul Getty’s Tidewater Oil Com- es in the lease transaction and whose grandparpany, the six-story, 246,000-square-foot Harbor ents have been longtime residents of Windsor Building is characterized by extensive use of Square. marble and granite finishes on both the build- “Rental rate appreciation and low vacancy in ing exterior and interior. Taking up the entire Hollywood and on the Westside have increassouthern one-third of a city block, the building ingly put Park Mile on tenants’ radar screens,” features 42,000-square-foot floor plates with said Pierose.

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Payne Foundation each month.

A bird photography expert at Malibu Creek State Park will

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For more information on specific times and neighborhood events, go to birdla.org.

ECHO PARK was one of the locations for BirdLA Day last year.

BirdLA helps find nature in the neighborhood Bring your binoculars, a water bottle and wear your most comfortable walking shoes to view the variety of birds that make their homes around Los Angeles Sat., May 7.

This is the second year for the bird- and nature-themed event sponsored by a network of Audubon Society clubs around the Los Angeles area.

Besides bird walks at the Natural History Museum and the Old Zoo at Griffith Park, birdwatchers can also go to the rooftop bar at the Ace Hotel downtown where bird experts from the National Park

Service will be on hand to answer questions while you sip your beer or chardonnay.

Stop by El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument at 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Suite 400 to pick up a hand drawn map of downtown bird colonies, swallow nests under an historic LA River bridge and raptor roosts of Elysian Park.

Also happening that day is a picnic by the Los Angeles River, as well as special bird walks at Descanso Gardens and a tour of Quail Hollow in Tujunga, owned by Ken Gilliland who does the walks at the Theodore

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Once owned by royalty, this grand and magnificent striking home is located on diplomatic row near Wilshire Country Club in Hancock Park. The home features generous grounds with a big swimming pool suited for large gatherings. The main house has 5 bedrooms & 4½ baths. Gourmet kitchen opens up to the breakfast room which leads to formal dining room. Enter the huge open patio deck from the family room. Living room has fireplace.

Classical European murals adorn the family room ceiling and library wall.

As per Appraisal Report: Main house 4,956 sq.ft. & Guest House 600 sq.ft. total square footage approximately 5,556. Lot size approximately 18,755 sq.ft.

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Commemoration May 1, Junior Scientist at Tar Pits LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLO­ CAUST— Yom HaShoah Day of Commemoration is Sun., May 1 at 2 p.m. Speakers will include Mayor Eric Garcetti. Torah scrolls from pre-war Europe and exhibit "Reflections of Light" by artist Motke Blum will be on view.

Holocaust survivor speakers Sundays at 2 p.m.; tours on Sundays at 3 p.m.

Pan Pacific Park, 100 S. Grove Dr., 323-6513704; lamoth.org. Always free.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART— "Revealing Creation: The Science and Art of Ancient Maya Ceramics" opens May 21.

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• "Japanese Prints and Photographs: Paths through Modernity" opens May 21. Ends.

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• "Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: Na Hulul Ali'i" opens May 22. Ends Aug. 7 • "Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015," ends Aug. 21.

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• "Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium" examines his photographic work from the 1970s to his death in 1989.

Ends July 31.

• "Physical: Sex and the Body in the 1980s." Ends July 31.

• "Morris Graves: The Nature of Things" ends July 4.

• "The Seductive Line: Eroticism in Early 20th-Century Germany and Austria" ends July 10.

• "Islamic Art Now, Part 2: Contemporary Art of the Middle East." Ongoing.

•"Senses of Time: Video and Film-based works of Africa" features six works of art. Ends Jan. 2017.

• "Japanese Paintings: Figures from Life; Figures from Allegory" ends May 29.

• "Rain Room" allows visitors to experience the ability to control rain. Ends April 24.

• "The Enigmatic Image: Curious Subjets in Indian Art" ongoing.

• "Miracle Mile," by Robert Irwin, includes 66 fluorescent tubes and is inspired by Wilshire Blvd. and his outdoor palm garden installation.

LACMA is free the second Tuesday of the month.

5905 Wilshire Blvd., 323857-6000; lacma.org.

KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER— Films, classes and cultural events. Visit website for listings.

5505 Wilshire Blvd., 323936-7141; kccla.org.

CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM—"Cinco de Mayo Pinata-Making Party is Thurs., May 5 from 7 to 9 p.m.

CLOAK made of feathers, mid 18th century, is at Royal Hawaiian exhibit at LACMA.

• Anthropological Anthology, craft family drop-in workshop, is Sun., May 8, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Join artist and author Lisa Occhipinti create a book with inspiration from "Fahrenheit 451."

• "Gronk's Theater of Paint" explores the artist's set design work in an interactive exhibit.

"Windfall by Box Collective" features new furniture and functional objects by designers dedicated to using reclaimed and sustainably sourced wood. Works in this exhibhit were made from trees that fell in an area windstorm in 2011.

Opening reception for both exhibits is Sat., May 28, 6 to 9 p.m. Exhibits end Sept. 4.

• "Upcoming Dreams in Glass and Metal: Enameling in Ameria, 1920 to the present," and "Made in China: New Ceramic Works by Keiko Fukazawa" end May 8.

5814 Wilshire Blvd., 323937-4230; cafam.org; free on Sundays.

PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM—Breakfast Cruise Club is the last Sunday of every month. All car, truck and motorcycle enthusiasts are invited to participate. Awards will be given for Best-In-Show, People’s Choice and most historically authentic. Music and food will round out the monthly event.

• The DeLorean DMC-12 time machine, from the 1985 film "Back to the Future," is on display, courtesy of Universal Studios Hollywood.

6060 Wilshire Blvd., 323903-2277; petersen.org.

ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Free admission and open art studio Sun., May 8—Mother's Day, noon to 4:45 p.m.

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Library Calendar

Mother's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Star Wars trained therapy dogs Sat., May 21 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Baby and toddler storytime: Hear stories, songs and rhymes Wednesdays at 10:30 and at 11 a.m.

STAR: Storytimes for all ages with library volunteers Thursdays, 2 to 4 p.m.; Fridays, 1 to 3 p.m.; and Saturdays, 2 to 4 p.m.

Teens Teen Council: Talk about books, music and movies Tues., May 17 at 3:30 p.m.

Adults Friends of the Library Book Sale: Deals on used books, cds and dvds on Fri., May 6 from noon to 4 p.m. and Sat., May 7 from noon to 5 p.m.

Book Club: Tues., May 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call branch for selection.

FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 Children Storytime: Hear stories, sing songs and say rhymes Wednesdays May 4, 11 and 18 at 10:15 and 11 a.m.

Teens Teen Council: Students ages 11 to 18 can sign up for volunteer hours Tues., May 10 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Volunteer Orientation: Get schedule and learn the ropes for volunteering at the library Tues., May 17 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Adults Fairfax Book Club: Meets Tues., May 3 at 10:30 a.m.

Medicare 101: Learn basics Tues., May 3 at 1 p.m. Call Solomon Moore, 323-404-1896, to RSVP for class.

First Thursday Films: Watch a free film Thurs., May 5 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Diet, disease and detoxification: Health lecture on digestion Thurs., May 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Quilters Guild: All levels welcome Sat., May 7 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Friends of the Library:

RichaRd Battaglia’s PReseRvation noteBook

520 S. LUCERNE BLVD., WiNDSoR SQUARE Kelley Jean Fitzgerald and Jeffrey Long Reuben

There have been fifteen changes in ownership on 520 S. Lucerne Boulevard since the land was first subdivided by the Wilshire Heights Company in 1912.

The widow, Laura E. Ball, purchased this parcel and sold it in 1919 to husband and wife Robert Ogden Vredenburgh and Jessie S. Vredenburgh.

The couple built this impressive two-story, four-bedroom Italianate home of 3,600 square feet on a 13,000 square foot lot.

STAR VOLUNTEER David Beeks reads at the John C. Fremont library on Saturdays.

Discuss ways to support the branch Tues., May 10 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators: Meets Thurs., May 26 at 6 p.m.

Computer comfort class: Basics on using the computer taught Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

Friends of the Library Book Sale: Deals on used books, cds and dvds Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m.

WILSHIRE LIBRARY 149 N. St. Andrews Place 323-957-4550 Children Baby Sleepy Storytime: Infants up to age 2 play with toys, check out boardbooks and hear stories before bedtime Mondays, May 2, 9, 16 and 23, 6 to 6:15 p.m.

Mother's Day Craft: All ages can drop in Mon., May 2 through Sat., May 7 to make a card for Mother's Day. Supplies are provided.

Preschool Storytime: Kids ages 3 to 5 can hear stories and sing songs Thursdays from 3 to 4 p.m.

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Robert was born in Springfield, Illinois in 1880. He married Jessie in 1901 and they had two daughters, Jessie and Margaret. The home was put into Jessie’s name only in 1922. In 1923, it was sold to mining executive Charles Howard Palmer and Mary W. Palmer. Charles was from Rochester, New York, and was a direct descendant of Mayflower stock. He became prolific in the field of mining at a young age. Gold and copper, as well as oil, were no strangers to him. Charles came west in 1915 to open an office for the United Eastern Mining Company of Arizona then went on to California.

In 1934, the house went into Mary’s name only. The property then went to Dr. James E. Kahler and his wife Dr. Rosemary Shoemaker Kahler in 1940.

The Kahlers were both pathologists with a focus on cancer research and were affiliated with St. Vincent’s Hospital. In January of 1975 the Kahlers sold the house to an unmarried woman named Ann M. Zimmerman who in June of the same year sold it to John R. Browning and Karen K. Browning. The Brownings sold the property in 1982 to Thomas and Christina Becket who then resold it to Malcolm and Donna Wheeler in 1985. The Beckets then moved to Warner Avenue in Westwood. The Wheelers had two children, Malcolm and Jessica. Malcolm attended the Center For Early Education as a child and unfortunately was slain in an unsolved double homicide in Colorado in 2009.

In 1991, the Wheelers sold the house to two high-powered business executives, William C. Lyddan, Jr. and Hildie Neuman Lyddan. Hildie is now President and CEO of Bake Me A Career based in Charleston, S.C. William is a consultant for branding litigation. The Lyddans sold the house to a single man, Jeff Astrof, in 1999. TV writer and producer Astrof married film editor Shawni Modrell in 2000 forming joint title in 2001. The Astrofs sold the home over asking and just after hours on the market (the MLS actually registers 0 days on market) in 2012 to Kelley Jean Fitzgerald and Jeffrey Long Reuben, a married couple with two children then living for about twenty years in Encino among “rattlesnakes, scorpions and tarantulas” according to Kelley.

Kelley, when a 24-year-old paralegal, met Jeffrey, then a 28-year-old lawyer, on a blind date while they both worked in Century City for Fox. They married and now have two grown children, Kayla and Michael. The beautiful interior of this great old house consists of a traditional center hall with an excellently detailed newel post beckoning you upstairs. The living room on the right has the large and original Batchelder fireplace, crown moldings up above and great original oak floors. French doors are throughout the first floor in all rooms inviting the abundance of Southern California light in everywhere. The kitchen has been updated with Ann Saks block glass tiles for a back splash, Caesarstone completely covers the 16-foot island in the center of the room, which is great for large gatherings. There is a built-in sound system throughout the house and a “well sited pool” at the rear of the large lot just right for RichaRd Battaglia a dip and a cocktail.

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323-938-2732 Children Family storytime: Hear stories, sing songs and say rhymes Wednesdays, May 4 and 18 at 10:30 a.m.

Family movie night: See a free family movie Mon., May 23 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Teens Game Day: Play boardgames and have snacks Thurs., May 12 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Teen Council: Discuss movies, books, music or make crafts Thurs., May 26 at 4 p.m.

Adults First Friday Book Club: Discuss monthly book Fri., May 6 at 1 p.m. Call branch for title.

Computer comfort class: Basics on using the computer taught Mondays through Thursday, 3 to 5 p.m.

Friends of the Library Book Sale: Deals on used books, cds and dvds on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday @the Movies: Free film on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. Call branch for title.

Fun & Games for Adults: Play board games Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.

Knitting Circle: Come spin a yarn and get knitting tips Saturdays at 10 a.m.

FREMONT LIBRARY 6121 Melrose Ave. 323-962-3521 Children Star Wars party: Jedi masters, siths and others can celebrate May the Fourth with games, crafts and snacks.

Come in costume Wed., May 4 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Cinco de Mayo party: Sing songs, play games and have snacks for Cinco de Mayo Thurs., May 5 at 4 p.m.

Fairy Lantern: Kids ages seven to 12 can make a fairy lantern Thurs., May 19, 4 p.m.

BARK: Read books to

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Hear about growing Southern California native edibles and devote a weekend to “Mom” at Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino.

Mom’s weekend Bring mom for brunch, wander through gardens, and browse the flower shop and gift store Sat., May 7 and Sun., May 8. Brunch has three seating times: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Gardening at home Hear about a variety of water collection methods Thurs., May 12 at 2:30 p.m.

Hear secrets of sustainability for the edible home garden Sun., May 15 at 2 p.m.

Tours Tour the Japanese Teahouse Tues., May 9 from 12 to 4 p.m.

See tropical collections in the nurseries Wed., May 18 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Get sustainable gardening ideas from Huntington Ranch Sat., May 28, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Visit huntington.org.

Get down and dirty at Payne Make hypertufa containers, learn about propagating native plants and hear about native birds at Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley.

Plant of the month The giant chalk dudleya, from Baja California, is considered a good container plant and is drought resilient.

Get plant advice and use your Payne discount at Payne’s booth at the Hollywood Farmers Market at Ivar and Selma Sun., May 1, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Birds of Los Angeles Watch birds in their natural habitat on a bird walk with Ken Gilliland Thurs., May 5 at 8 a.m. Wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars.

Discover how to attract birds, a natural form of pest control, Sat., May 28 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Getting down and dirty Help clean up and prune the grounds Sat., May 7 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Learn how to use cuttings to propagate native plants

GIANT CHALK DUDLEYA is from Baja California.

Sat., May 7, 9 a.m. to noon.

Hear how to turn your lawn into a drought-resilient garden Thurs., May 12 at 9 a.m.

Get the basics on native plant horticulture Sat., May 14, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Take a three-session course on native plants Saturdays May 14, 28 and June 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Explore the diversity in bees and their evolution with native plant species Sat., May 21 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Get messy and make a lightweight hypertufa garden container made with cement, perlite and other materials Sat., May 21, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Wear old clothes.

Go to theodorepayne.org.

Learn about rare fruit trees at talk Bruce Blavin, from the WLA chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers, tells how to choose and maintain rare fruit trees at the Los Angeles Garden Club meeting Mon., May 9 at the Visitor’s Center Auditorium in Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. The meeting starts at 9:15 a.m. with coffee and refresh-

ments; the presentation is at 11 a.m. First-time visitors and members attend for free; nonmembers pay $5.

A garden tour sponsored by the club is planned for June 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets start at $12.

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Stretch with yoga Tuesdays, 6 to 7:15 p.m. and Thursdays, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.

For more information on these and other activities visit arboretum.org.

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See trees trained into miniature forest giants at the Santa Anita Bonsai Show, Sat., May 28 through Mon., May 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Queen Anne Cottage Tour Queen Anne Cottage, only open twice a year, Sun., May 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Learn about the history of perfumery, fragrance plants and the latest science on scent on a walking tour Sat., May 14 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Visit butterfly hubs created with butterfly-friendly plants and attractions by the gardeners on a walking tour Sun., May 22 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Kids Kids ages three to six can hear about plants that dinosaurs ate and take home a craft project Wednesdays, May 4 and 18, Thurs., May 26 and Sat., May 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Conservationists ages five to 11 can bring their favorite adult and learn what plants monarch butterflies like and how to help butterflies thrive Sat., May 21, 10 a.m. to noon.

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Get the basics on caring for chickens and beehives in your own backyard Sat., May 14 from 10 a.m. to noon.

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The International Geranium Society will be hosting a show and sale Sat., May 7 and Sun., May 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Geraniums and pelargoniums will be on display and for sale.

Enjoy the many varieties of epiphyllia, a genus of the cactus family, at the annual show and sale. There will be a sale only Sat., May 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a show and sale Sun., May 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

View more than 150 varieties of rooted cuttings at the Descanso Chrysanthemum Spring Plant Sale Sat., May 21

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Mother’s Day, embroidery, roses grace Descanso Gardens Celebrate Mother’s Day, learn embroidery, or stop and smell the roses this month at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge.

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Roses, roses, roses Take in your fill of roses at the Rose Festival, Sat., May 14 and Sun., May 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read below for some of the free activities, with times listed, offered both days of the festival.

Get an up close look at rare and special roses at the rare rose discovery station from 9 a.m. to noon.

Make your own floral creations using roses and other flowers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Watch art come alive as floral artist Alison Franchi and make-up artist Jennifer Apinall create floral art using the body of a model as a canvas from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join horticulturists on a guided walk through the Rose Garden at 1 p.m.

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Continue learning about roses at a workshop Tues., May 17 at 10 a.m. Experts from Descanso will teach best practices in taking care of roses in your home garden. Bring gardening gloves.

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See a display of African Violets at the Montrose African Violet Society show Sat., May 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn beginning hand embroidery techniques from noted artist Jenny Hart Sat., May 28 from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

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Next pet is waiting to meet you More than 1,000 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens are waiting to meet and possibly adopt their forever family at the next No-Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) super adoption event Sat., June 4 and Sun., June 5 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The adoption fair, held at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, will have more than 50 shelters represented. All pets are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.

This is also “kitten season,” and according to Marc Per-

alta, executive director of Best Friends Los Angeles, an estimated 4,500 neo-natal kittens will be brought to shelters this year, as well as 1,000 cats. The goal is to find a home for all of them.

NKLA, a Best Friends’ Initiative, works to make Los Angeles a no-kill city, and find homes for as many shelter pets as possible. If you can't get to the adoption event in June, visit the pet adoption center at 1845 Pontius Ave. For more information, call 424-208-8840, or go to nkla. org. Your pet is waiting....

MUSEUM ROW: Junior scientist (Continued from page 10) bar is Sun., May 15 from noon to 4 p.m.

• Sunday family drop-in programs include "Open Art: Make an Instrument" Sun., May 22 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Honor all those who served our country making crafts Sun., May 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.

6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100; 323-761-8984; zimmermuseum.org.

LA BREA TAR PITS & MUSEUM—Critter Club is Sat., May 14 at 10 and 11 a.m.

Urban "Pleistocene" animals who still roam the earth pay a visit.

• Junior Scientist explores "The La Brea Tar Pits: A Window in the Past, Present and Future!" Sat., May 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

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Age: The La Brea Story in 3D screens every half-hour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in the 3D theater.

• Excavator tours feature highlights of the museum and park, labs and fossil excavation. Daily.

• Ice Age Encounters with a (life-size puppet) sabertoothed cat Fridays through Sundays; check the website for times.

• Ice Age Hair Ball is Sat., June 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Free first Tuesday of each month except July, August.

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To the Rescue! of farm animals A gala benefitting the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) Farm Animal Protection campaign, To the Rescue! will be at Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave. on Sat., May 7. The cocktail reception is at 5 p.m, a gourmet vegan dinner and an auction and live entertainment follows. Contact kdruarte@humanesociety.org, or call 240-751-2185.

And, at Chevalier's Wayne Pacelle, president of the HSUS, spoke about his fight for animal rights and signed copies of his book, "The Humane Economy" April 26 at Chevalier's Books on Larchmont Blvd.

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15th century Florence, were foolish enough to attack the much more powerful Medici (the ruling family of the city).

The Pazzi were summarily wiped out; the hacked up bodies of the family leaders were dragged through the streets and dumped in the river Arno while crowds mocked their fate. The family name became a term of ridicule in Italian history and is still with us.

••• “Why is someone with

news called a ‘harbinger?’” questions Thomas Morrison.

When nobility traveled in medieval times, a servant called a harbinger (from the French vauntcourier—one who runs ahead) galloped a couple hours in front of the noble party to arrange food and lodging for the night. This job was highly prized because innkeepers were always very hospitable to these men.

••• “When I was a girl, my mother used to curl my hair into long ringlets she called ‘repenter curls’ and I never knew the origin. Can you help?” asks Sophie Payson.

The origin is religious.

Repentir is French for penitence; les repenties are girls doing penance for their religious misdemeanors. The reference comes from Mary Magdalene, who had such long hair that she used it to wipe her tears from the feet of Christ.

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.

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