LC Real Estate 06 2017

History Stop the traffic!

First Congregational Church marks a milestone.

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MARCIANO ART

Museums

Windsor Square residents had a first-class sneak peek at the city's newest museum.

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Celebrate dad with crafts and events at area museums.

Petersen, right.

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Real Estate Libraries, Museums Home & Garden

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Preservation Month in Los Angeles yielded many examples of the way that historic preservation is entwined in our lives. The fate of historic houses continued to make news in the Quigg bankruptcy fallout (let’s find new stewards for these gems ASAP! Several homes in bankruptcy are, or will be, for sale).

Preservation projects The Los Angeles Conservancy showcased projects by Disney (Grand Central Air Terminal) and Kilroy Realty (Columbia Square) at its design awards lunch, both exemplary examples of “adaptive reuse” or repurposed buildings now beginning new chapters in their lives.

The Marciano Art Foundation has refurbished the Scottish Rite Temple as the area’s newest attraction. Hollywood Community Housing Corporation is making the Paul R. Williams-designed Angelus Funeral Home the centerpiece of a long awaited affordable housing development in South Los Angeles.

Preservationists from around the state converged on Pasadena for the annual California Preservation Foundation conference, partying at the Gamble House at the opening. The Chinese Theater (for-

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Christy McAvoy merly Grauman's) celebrated its 90th anniversary with a restored film, costume exhibit, and specialty cocktails. Our lawmakers struggle to fund enough staff positions to handle preservation planning issues in the 2017-18 budget, and debate continues about the role of historic buildings in community planning (even as SurveyLA received an award for its city-wide survey).

Building a dream city Sixty years ago, journalist Jane Jacobs said in Fortune Magazine that “Designing a dream city is easy; rebuilding a living one takes imagination.”

A new documentary about her legendary battles on behalf of older neighborhoods has again brought us details of the fight for urban preservation (“Citizen Jane: Battle for the City”).

Look for it on DVD and at a local theater. When making the case for older buildings as a key to the quality of (Please turn to page 3)

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viable and sustainable (Continued from page 2) life in cities, Jacobs pointed to the seemingly endless capacity for reinvention of buildings for new uses by new populations.

A little updating can produce a new neighborhood attraction or keep a family in a home.

The creativity is worth it, as evidenced by the popularity of new uses in familiar settings and the increasing market value of older residential neighborhoods, especially those protected as historic districts.

My friend and colleague Mike Buhler, who has worked in several cities across the country and now heads San Francisco Heritage, once said that one of the central tenets of historic preservation “is that historic buildings must have an active use, and must be valued by people, in order to survive and thrive.”

Keeping structures viable Since the City of Los Angeles enacted our own historic preservation ordinance in 1962, we have looked for ways to keep our historic structures viable.

We know what to look at: conversion to performance, art, event, educational and community spaces; housing for new populations; mixed use retail and repurposed industrial space. And yet the debate continues, usually on a build-

ing-by-building basis: What to do about the vacant Warner Theatre on Hollywood Blvd.?

How many historic structures need to be sacrificed to build mega towers adjacent to the historic Crossroads of the World? (We’ll save discussion of that one for later, though.)

It appears time to change the conversation from the individual to the collective.

Jane Jacobs challenged the entire planning “vision” of urban renewal promoted by New York city planner Robert Moses. She argued for lower scale, diverse, architectural environments where people could interact. That kind of thinking lends itself to conservation, a proven sustainable path to growth.

In the coming months, as draft community plans are prepared and debated, we residents have the ability to state our preferences. Perhaps it’s time to acknowledge the power of the city’s historic fabric, and not overlook existing spaces which currently are performing below their potential but don’t deserve to remain underutilized (or wiped out entirely). These places can be economic engines, and there is nothing that flatters a neighborhood/city more than the revival of “lost” spaces.

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First Congregational Church celebrates 150 years First Congregational Church is the oldest Protestant church in continuous operation in Los Angeles.

An organ concert, taiko drummers and choral music are part of the festivities to celebrate the first 150 years of the church at 540 S. Commonwealth Ave. on Sun., June 4 starting at 10:30 a.m.

A cultural as well as religious touchstone, the church is home to a diverse congregation and the site of spiritual, intellectual and artistic events; it is also the home of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles.

Festivities To celebrate a century and a half in existence, the par-

ARCHITECT’S drawing of the church, 1930.

ish will take part in a grand processional that will include Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and other elected officials, faith leaders and

community partners, some of whom will be speaking at the June 4 service. It will also be the official naming and unveiling of Congregational Square.

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The sermon to be given by Dr. Colglazier, author and theologian, is titled “What a Difference 150 Years Makes.”

After the service, there will be a party in the forecourt with several food trucks sponsored by the First Church Women’s Association.

A performance of the play “King David” will begin at 2 p.m.

Fifth home The current church building, on Commonwealth, was designed by Los Angeles architects James E. and David C. Allison in the Gothic Revival style. It is the church’s fifth home and was completed in 1932. It was designated an Historic-Cultural Monument by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission in 2002.

The concrete structure encompasses 157,000 square feet and includes more than 500 tons of steel bars. The tower at the apex of the church is 157 feet tall. The three-inch thick bronze doors to the main sanctuary weigh half a ton each.

The sanctuary, 198 feet long and 76 feet high, was modeled after cathedrals in France and England.

Pipe organ The pipe organ (actually multiple instruments) in the sanctuary is regarded as being the largest musical instrument existing in any church in the world today. Designed for the current church and installed in the sanctuary in 1932, the Seeley Wintersmith Mudd Memorial Organ is played regularly, and schedule information is at fccla.org.

SENIOR MINISTER Dr. Scott R. Colglazier stops traffic to mark the occasion! He will speak at First Congregational Church’s 150-year anniversary service.

Shatto Chapel Named for Clara Shatto, donor of the neighboring land that is now Lafayette Park, the chapel was reportedly built with the same dimensions as the Mayflower, and it is used by neighboring Pilgrim School, housed in the Seaver Building built in 1964, as well as for weddings and concerts.

Four previous homes The church’s first building was erected in 1867 on the west side of New High St., north of Temple St.; the second was built at 3rd and Hill Sts., and dedicated in 1883. English-born architect Ernest Coxhead designed the third church, at 6th and Hill Sts., in 1889, where the Hildreth Memorial pipe organ (now in Shatto Chapel, restored and enlarged by Abbott and Sieker in 1983) was first installed in 1896.

The fourth building to house the church, at 841 S. Hope St., was built in 1903, again designed by Coxhead.

For more information, call 213-355-5231 or visit fccla.org.

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Coming soon to Hancock Park.

LA’s most coveted neighborhood. Tradition re-imagined.

12 high-end modern town homes.

Designed locally by Venice Beach-based multidisciplinary design and architecture studio Electric Bowery. Construction commences this year.

Information about reserving one of the 12 homes will be forthcoming.

For further information, contact the developer:

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SOLD: This residence at 429 N. Larchmont Blvd. was designed in 2000 for his own family's use by longtime Hancock Park resident, Scott Johnson FAIA. In April, it was sold to its third subsequent buyers for $4,450,000.

Single-family homes 429 N. Larchmont Blvd.

101 N. Windsor Blvd.

355 S. Lucerne Blvd.

413 S. McCadden Pl. 414 Lorraine Blvd.

325 S. McCadden Pl. 439 S. Orange Dr. 840 S. Tremaine Ave. 130 N. Beachwood Dr. 233 S. Wilton Pl. 138 Wilton Dr. 564 S. Van Ness Ave. 702 Lorraine Blvd.

417 S. Norton Ave. 355 S. Orange Dr. 301 N. Bronson Ave. 313 N. Bronson Ave. 627 N. Gower St. 4030 W. 7th St. 339 S. Citrus Ave. 4817 Elmwood Ave. 964 S. Muirfield Rd. 270 S. Gramercy Pl. 954 5th Ave. 1230 S. Mullen Ave.

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Condominiums 681 S. Norton Ave., #106 421 S. Van Ness Ave., #4 350 S. Norton Ave., #H 647 Wilcox Ave., #2E 835 S. Lucerne Blvd., #206 109 S. St. Andrews Pl., #3 326 Westminster Ave., #106 861 S. Windsor Blvd., #103 801 S. Plymouth Blvd., #303

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‘Fintastic’ cars celebrated at show Get your motors running.

The free Gilmore Heritage Auto Show, “Fintastic: A Tribute to American Cars of 1957,” will take place Sat., June 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Original Farmers Market at Third St. and Fairfax Ave. In 1957, automobile design expressed the country’s unbridled optimism. Chrysler’s forward-looking tailfin design set the standard, with GM, Ford and others close behind.

More than 100 classic and vintage cars, including a De Soto Adventurer 2 Door Hardtop, a Ford Thunderbird and a Chevy 210 Hardtop, will be parked on site.

Visitors can rub shoulders with car fanatics as they view vehicles on display up-close and personal before they roll off in a grand finale at 5 p.m.

“1957 was a peak year for Baby Boomers: the year the hula hoop was invented, Sput-

CHEVY 210 Hardtop is one of the vintage “fintastic” cars to be displayed at the Auto Show.

nik was launched and Elvis purchased his Graceland mansion. It was also a very special year for the automobile – tailfins aplenty – and we can’t wait to celebrate that history with our fans at the Market!” said Ilysha Buss, Farmers Market marketing director.

For more information, visit youtube.com/ watch?v=SgoSg7Cc4kc.

Since its founding in 1995, the annual Auto Show has been nurtured by the memory of The Gilmore Oil Company. Oil was discovered on the property circa 1900.

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Take a turn at tango, salsa, line dancing at Music Center Enjoy dancing under the stars in Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., while picking up free dance tips with the Music Center’s “Dance DTLA,” a series that kicks off June 23.

Running through Sept. 1, the Friday night dance sessions alternate between live bands, from 7 to 11 p.m., and music curated by professional DJs, which are from 9 p.m. to midnight. Each week focuses on a different form of dance, from two-step and line dancing to tango and salsa.

Picnicking is encouraged at this free event and food and beverages will be available for purchase; no outside alcohol is permitted in the park. Park-

ing is available in The Music Center lot, under the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, for $5 after 8 p.m.

Race to Erase MS at the Grove The Race to Erase MS is at The Grove for a half-marathon run Sun., June 4. Participants can also run a 10K or 5K. Runner signup is at 5 a.m., and the race begins at 8 a.m.

Ticket price is $20; each runner receives a T-shirt.

Proceeds benefit the Race to Erase MS (multiple sclerosis) and the Center Without Walls, a collaboration of MS research scientists. Visit erasems.org.

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Tour historic Westmoreland on June 3 selection of pre-1910 historic Craftsman, Tu d o r / C r a f t s m a n and American Foursquare homes.

The last ticket will be sold at 1:30 p.m. at the day-of-event ticket sales location, 1811 S. Hobart Blvd.

Tickets purchased online by June 2 at 4 p.m. are $20 per person for members of West Adams Heritage Association, $30 per person for non-members. Tickets purchased the day of the tour are $35 per person.

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Explore Westmoreland in Harvard Heights during the Historic West Adams District selfguided Spring Home and Architecture Tour Sat., June 3. A selection of historic homes and a new art venue will be open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docents will answer questions at the sites.

The Westmoreland Heights Tract is a small pocket within the Harvard Heights neighborhood and Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. The walking tour spotlights a

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Takei’s story, ‘Allegiance,’ ‘Marciano Art’ welcomed the neighborhood

By Suzan Filipek While artists, celebrities and coming to Los Angeles The Los Angeles premiere of the Broadway musical “Allegiance” — based on the childhood experiences of Hancock Park resident and actor George Takei (Mr. Sulu on “Star Trek”) — is set for Feb. 2018.

The musical will be performed at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Aratani Theatre in Little Toyko.

With music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito and Kuo and Lorenzo Thione, the play tells the fictional story of the Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes following the events of Pearl Harbor. Sam Kimura seeks to prove his patriotism by fighting for his country in the war, but his sister, Kei, fiercely protests the government’s treatment of her people.

The play had its 2012 world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and played on Broadway from 2015 to 2016.

“This year marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal of Japanese Americans during World War II,” the-sevens-larchmont.pdf said the play’s artistic1 director Snehal Desai. “In this

GEORGE TAKEI was in the Broadway production.

politically charged climate, the story of Allegiance resonates with timeliness and urgency… and we are thrilled to share this courageous story inspired by the co-chair of EWP’s Council of Governors, George Takei.”

“It’s particularly special for Allegiance to return to Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, where its first readings were held and where this story has its richest legacy,” said producer Lorenzo Thione.

East West Players, the nation’s longest-running professional theatre of color, founded in 1965, is coproducing the musical with JACCC. “As Japanese Americans, need to con5/24/17 12:36 we PM (Please turn to page 14)

philanthropists, including Eli Broad, Sharon Stone and Jeff Koons, attended a VIP party the day before, neighbors attended an exclusive party all their own the next day at the new Marciano Art Foundation in Windsor Square.

Several hundred area residents enjoyed an outdoor barbecue, wine, spirits and desserts on the grounds of Los Angeles’ newest private museum.

The Maurice and Paul Marciano Art Foundation’s contemporary art collection is in the former Scottish Rite Temple at 4357 Wilshire Blvd.

Most of the neighbors had never been inside the 100,000 square-foot marble-and-travertine building. Designed in 1961 by Millard Sheets, the artist who also designed the mosaics and other aspects of Home Savings and Loan buildings, it served as a cathedral to the secretive Freemasons.

When their numbers dwindled, the space housed boxing matches and raves, causing parking nightmares, zoning issues and legal battles.

Those days seemed like a distant memory May 21, when neighbors enjoyed the warm welcome. Architect Kulapat Yantrasast and museum dep-

ABOUT 600 friends, neighbors and artists mingled at a community barbecue May 21.

uty director Jamie Goldblatt Manné greeted the crowd.

Locals included Francine and Ian Jack, Myrna and Rudy Gintel, Caroline Moser, and Windsor Square Association president Larry Guzin with wife Wendy and daughter Zoe. Also enjoying the spring day were Carolyn, Lucy, and Jamie Bennett, he a former neighbor who spent years of volunteer time addressing the former owners’ illegal uses of the property.

Architect Yantrasast renovated the light-filled space with an eye to preserving Sheets’ original design, including retaining stained glass windows and some of his stunning mosaics.

The Masons’ elaborate back-

drops for their costumed rituals were resurrected and are on display. Also featured are pieces from the 1,500-work collection of brothers Maurice and Paul Marciano, who made their fortune with Guess? Jeans.

The inaugural exhibit “Unpacking: The Marciano Collection,” curated by Philipp Kaiser, showcases works by artists from the 1990s to the present. It ends Dec. 24.

“Jim Shaw: The Wig Museum” is a nod to the building’s original owners, the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, a fraternal order dating back to the 18th century. According to the artist, the piece is a metaphor (Please turn to page 14)

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Summer music series comes to Farmers Market

Last chance for a historic ‘Last Remaining Seat’

The smooth grooves of Otis Hayes Motown Review plays June 2 at the annual free summer music series at the Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax on Friday nights at 7 p.m. Otis Hayes has toured with James Brown, Martha Reeves and the Temptations.

The weekly concerts will be staged on the West Patio in front of E.B.’s Beer and Wine.

Reggae and soca band Upstream play June 9, followed

by The International Swingers, a punk / ’80s rock band on June 16. The Farmers Market Bar 326 and E.B.’s own Gary Twinn joins forces with Clem Burke of Blondie, Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols and James Stevenson of The Cult.

Latin jazz and salsa of Viva! can be heard June 23, featuring Artie Webb and Dan Weinstein. Floyd and the Flyboys take the stage June 30 with their blues and R&B mix music.

The country sounds of James Intveld come to the West Patio July 7. Jennifer Keith and her Swing Quintet will play music from the American Jazz and Swing era on July 14.

The series runs through Fri., Sept. 1.

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“L.A. Confidential” kicks off Los Angeles Conservancy’s Last Remaining Seats film series Sat., June 3 at 8 pm. at the Orpheum Theatre.

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“Easter Parade” screens Sat., June 17 at 8 p.m. at Los Angeles Theatre.

“Wings” is on Wed., June 21 at 8 p.m. at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, and closing the series are “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” Sat., June 24 at 2 p.m., and “Jaws” Sat., June 24 at 8 p.m. at the Orpheum.

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Museum Row Celebrate Father's Day, see fossil finds at Tar Pits, live music at LACMA 903-2277; petersen.org.

LA BREA TAR PITS & MUSEUM—Pit 91 opens for summer excavations. Watch paleontologists at work digging for Ice Age fossils from the Viewing Station, Wednesday through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• "Titans of the Ice Age: The La Brea Story in 3D" screens daily. Encounters with a (lifesize puppet) saber-toothed cat are featured Fridays through Sundays.

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ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Enjoy all the fun of summer without the sunburn with ice-pop painting June 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. Other

Sunday events are "Abracadabra! Magic w/ Tommy Salami!"

June 11 from 3 to 4 p.m.

Decorate picture frames to show off photos of dads on June 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Celebrate children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle making "Very Hungry Caterpillars" June 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.

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JAPAN FOUNDATION— Japanema: films screen the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. Free.

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"Untold Stories: The Mass Imprisonment of Japanese Americans During WWII," a lecture, is Sun., June 4 at 3 p.m.

"Who Owns the Past? The Materials of Memory: Archives and Jewish Life After the Holocaust," is Fri., June 9 at 1 p.m.

A docent-led tour is Sundays at 2 p.m., followed by a Holocaust survivor speaker at 3 p.m.

Pan Pacific Park, 100 S. Grove Dr., 323-651-3704; lamoth.org. Always free.

CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM—Make abstract felt sculptures with artist Lloyd Hamrol Sun., June 11, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free for members; $7 adults/$5 children.

• "Keepin' It Clean: A Conversation wtih Betye Saar & Steve Nelson is Sun., June 25 at 3 p.m. Free.

• Exhibits "Material as Metaphor" and "Betye Saar: Keepin' it Clean" end Aug. 20.

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• Free music programs include: Jazz at LACMA in the BP Grand Entrance Fridays at 5 p.m. Grammy-nominated Bobby Rodriguez performs.

Latin Sounds is Saturdays at 5 p.m. in Hancock Park. Hot salsa band Opa Opa play June 17.

Sundays Live weekly chamber music at 6 is in the Bing Theater. Pianist Daniel Schlosberg performs Beethoven and Poulenc June 18.

• "Home—So Different, So Appealing," part of Getty Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, features works by Latin artists from the 1950s to the present.

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Take a family photo inside a classic vehicle, explore engines with Hoods Up and kids can make trophys for their dads. Discounts offered.

• "Seeing Red: 70 Years of Ferrari" on exhibit. Talk with museum chief curator Leslie Kendall is Tues., June 27 at 7 p.m.

• "Unconventional canvases of Keith Haring," closing reception is Sun., June 4.

• "The Art of Bugatti" ends Oct. 2017.

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FREMONT LIBRARY 6121 Melrose Ave. 323-962-3521 Children Mr. Dave's Magic Balloons: Balloon animals and more Mon., June 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Arty Loon: Juggling, balloons, magic performed Mon., June 19 at 6:30 p.m.

BARK: Kids read to therapy dogs Thurs., June 22 at 4 p.m.

Magic or science?: Try to guess on Mon., June 26 at 6:30 p.m.

STAR: Volunteers read stories Saturdays, noon to 2 p.m.

Teens Henna tattoos: Give yourself a henna tattoo Tues., June 13 at 3 p.m.

Rainbow bracelets: Make rainbow bracelets with a loom and rubberbands Tues., June 27 at 3 p.m.

Adults Book sale: Fri., June 2 from noon to 4 p.m. and Sat., June 3 from noon to 5 p.m.

Meditation: Learn meditation for stress reduction Thurs., June 8 at 6:30 p.m.

History of Hancock Park and John C. Fremont Library: Presentation by Windsor SquareHancock Park Historical Society Sat., June 10 at 2 p.m.

Alzheimer's caregivers support group: Mondays, June 12 and 26, 10:15 to 11:45 a.m.

Book club: Tues., June 13 at 6:30 p.m.

Deep breathing, de-stressing and nutrition: Class taught by a former registered nurse Sat., June 17 at 2 p.m.

College financial aid: Learn how to make the most of financial aid Tues., June 20 at 6:30 p.m.

Darkness under the light: Noir writing and filmmaking Sat., June 24 at 2 p.m.

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French conversation: Practice your skills Thurs., June 29 at 5:30 p.m.

WILSHIRE LIBRARY 149 N. St. Andrews Pl. 323-957-4550 Children Children's author / illustrator: Meet LeUyen Pham Tues., June 27 at 4 p.m.

Baby's sleepy storytime: Infants to 2 years old can come in for a story and song before bedtime Mondays, 6 to 6:15 p.m.

Summer reading club: Meets Tuesdays, 4 to 5 p.m.

Preschool storytime: Toddlers ages 3 to 5 years old can hear stories and sing songs Thursdays from 3 to 3:30 p.m.

Summer Science Saturdays: For kids ages 5 to 9, Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Teens Reading club: Meets Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m.

Adults LADOT at the library: Learn how to ride the DASH Wed., June 21 at 2:30 p.m.

Mobile devices: Learn how to use mobile devices to download and read books from the library Wed., June 28 at 2:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Kings Mascot: Meet Bailey, the hockey teams's mascot, Wed., June 28 at 4 p.m.

LGBTQ+ Heritage Month: Make a rainbow wreath to commemorate gay pride anytime during library hours in June.

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Karen Golden story time:

Friends of the library: Discuss ways to support the branch Tues., June 13, 11 a.m.

Art of meditation: Learn basic meditation Saturdays June 10 and 24, 2 to 3 p.m.

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Design a mug: Mon., June 26 at 4 p.m.

Adults Book club: Meets Sat., June 24 at 4 p.m.

Computer class: Mondays at 10 a.m.

Book sale: Tuesdays, 12:30 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 4 to 5:15 p.m.

Tuesday @ the movies: Free film on Tuesdays at 5 p.m.

Fun & games for adults: Board and card games Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.

Unlocking the mysteries of self-mastery: Class and lecture Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

Beginning language skills: Fridays from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Knitting circle: Spin a yarn Saturdays at 10 a.m.

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The San Gabriel Mountains: Los Angeles’ backyard I love finding words for blue.

Indamine. Aquamarine. Thunderstorm blue. Quilted blue.

And I think of them when I am on my way to the San Gabriel Valley — you know, where the freeway curves and hugs the mountains.

Where I can feel the intense congestion of Hollywood leav-

ing my body. That’s what just the sight of blue mountains can do.

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This is not what I usually write about. However: Hands off our mountains, wildlands, and water, Trump administration.

They belong to our children and our children’s children.

Former President Barack Obama set aside these 346,177 acres of existing federal lands in the San Gabriel Mountains on Oct. 10, 2014, to the acclaim of most Southern Californians.

Closer to us here in Larchmont The mountains and lands are situated within 90 minutes of 15 million people — but are much closer to us here in the Larchmont / Hancock Park / Windsor Square neighborhoods. We can zip over for an afternoon’s walk. (Well, the verb may not suit at certain times of day.)

The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, according to the U.S. Forest Service, “will help ensure these lands remain a benefit for all Americans.” How? By preserving rock art that provides a glimpse into ancient civilizations; protecting an observatory that brought the story of cosmos down to us; and securing thousands of miles of streams and hiking trails. And those are just the basics.

“Soaring high above the Los Angeles Basin, the San Gabriel Mountains also are working lands that provide Angelenos 70 percent of their available open space and 30 percent of their drinking water. The monument serves as the backyard to the nation’s secondlargest urban center,” the U.S. Forest Service explains.

Protecting our lands, water The 1906 Federal Antiquities Act has been employed — by presidents of both par-

ties — to protect hundreds of millions of acres of federal lands and waters as national monuments in order to restrict their use to preserve their integrities for the future.

The language used by this president — “egregious abuse of federal power,” for example, referring to the establishment of the national monuments — is more than disturbing.

Why not open national monument lands to commercial and energy development? Why not indeed?

The connection between people and their wild lands is a complex issue of often unconscious mythological and metaphorical belief. Landscape is a vast garden of imagination and cultural identity, present with all groups of people, and deeply rooted in the cultural past.

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(Continued from page 12) scape is a work of the mind.

Its scenery is built up as much from the strata of meaning as from layers of rock,” writes Simon Schama, in his 1995 book, “Landscape and Memory.”

Added to this rock-hard foundation of belief is the understanding (at least by most) of the scientific evidence of what the degradation of the land will cost the future of animal habitats, and animal species of all kinds, including ours.

I don’t think for a minute that the political will would exist in California to start mining in the San Gabriel Mountains if its National Monument status were compromised.

Yet argument and speculation about the intention and use of the Antiquities Act by U.S. presidents continues apace. But, as the “New York Times” reports, the Antiquities Act does not give a president explicit power to un-designate a national monument designation.

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Volunteer Day, design classes at Payne Irrigation to landscape design are covered this month at classes at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford

GARDENS REVISITED. Libby Simon was incorrectly identified as Libby Spencer in a photo caption last month in the article, “Get a big impact from small gardens.” Also, the photo above was described as having dwarf olive trees on each side of a brick entrance. In fact, the flat lawn at this home was replaced, and earth was built up on each side of the walkway for visual interest.

Plant shows, murder mysteries Sherlockian mysteries, plant shows and sales and summer camp are at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens this month at 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia.

Follow the clues around the Santa Anita Train Depot with a consulting detective on interactive theatrical shows from Fri., June 2 through Sat., July 1, 8 to 10 p.m.

The annual Fern Show and

Sale, with lectures, displays and vendors is Sat., June 10 and Sun., June 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kids ages five to 11 can explore plants and history at nature camp Mon., June 5 through Fri., Aug. 11, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For more information on these and other activities visit arboretum.org or call 626821-3222.

St., Sun Valley. Volunteer Day is Sat., June 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring a hat and gloves.

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Whimsic Alley says farewell Pride party, we treasure the times we have had the honor to be there as patrons and performers,” said Stephanie Pressman, a performer with the Miracle Milebased improv group, The Show That Shall Not Be Named.

“The community is already mourning the loss of the space so we wanted to put an event together to celebrate the good times.” The event took place last month. For upcoming events, call 310-453-2370 or visit whimsicalleyla.com.

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Honor contributions made to the Huntington by members of the LGBTQ+ community and National Gay Pride month with an evening in the Huntington’s Rose Garden Fri., June 9, 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Take an intensive four-session course on growing bonsai trees Saturdays June 10 and 17 and Sundays, June 11 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Have a barbecue brunch with your dad on Father’s Day Sun., June 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be craft beer pairings and a grill menu at the Patio Grill.

For more information call 626-405-2100 or visit huntington.org.

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(Continued from page 8) tinue to share our history during World War II and the violation of civil rights through mass incarceration so that, as a country, we do not repeat these injustices,” said JACCC president and CEO Leslie A. Ito. “Allegiance” will run from Feb. 21 to April 1, 2018 at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo. Previews are Feb. 21-25, with the opening night performance on Feb. 28. Visit eastwestplayers.org and jaccc.org.

WORKS ON DISPLAY at the new museum include a photographic mural by Cindy Sherman.

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Harry Potter namesake is an infamous Scottish thief There is a character in the second Harry Potter book called “Gilderoy.” Is that an actual name? ponders Susan Balsam.

Yes and no. In history it was the nickname of a legendary Scottish robber and cattle thief, Patrick MacGregor. Gilderoy literally referred to his handsome and distinctive crown of reddish-gold (gild = gold, roy = red) hair. He was even an ancestor, and of the same clan as the more famous Rob Roy MacGregor.

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of his crimes, he was gibbeted from the highest gallows ever constructed in Edinburgh.

And ever after in Scotland, to be punished more severely than the worst criminal, is to be “hanged higher than Gilderoy’s kite” (referring to the colorful ribbons in his long hair).

• • • Why is thirteen a “baker’s dozen?” wonders Jo Connover.

In medieval times, an extra loaf was given by wholesale bakers to street peddlers,

‘Extreme mammals’ in new Natural History exhibit Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits and rare specimens from around the world, video installations, vivid reconstructions and hands-on activities are featured.

Shared ancestry unites the diverse groups, humans included. The animals range from Columbian mammoths, walking whales, and speedy cheetahs to tree sloths. The exhibit also examines the animals’ many extreme adapta-

Discover the bizarre and amazing world of extinct and living mammals and meet some of your wildest relatives at a new temporary exhibit, “Extreme Mammals” at the Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd.

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which provided their margin of profit. It also became a useful euphemism for the “devil’s dozen” — the thirteen witches that make up a coven.

• • • Why is a ghost sometimes called a “wraith?” asks Peter Hinton.

Wraith is from the Old Norse vorthr — a watcher or guardian. It was then incorporated into the medieval Scottish warth, which is a guardian angel who watches over, or protects, the living.

• • • How come a copper vessel develops a “patina?” queries Ed Atkinson.

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View summer excavations from station at Pit 91 Starting June 1, paleontologists and volunteers will begin summer excavations in Pit 91 at the La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd. Visitors can watch Wednesday to Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. from the Viewing Station.

While work will be ongoing on the sides of the pit, fossil materials will be left exposed in the middle of the site. Pit 91 is the most excavated pit at the Tar Pits since it was opened in 1915. Also beginning excavation this month is Project 23, just north of Pit 91. It includes 23 boxes of fossil deposits found during construction of the underground parking structure for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2006.

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