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French toast was among the offerings at the annual Taste of Farmers Market.

POLAM credit union celebrates half a century on Larchmont Blvd.

See an iconic car and movie on the rooftop at The Grove.

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Hancock Park | $2,995,000 Enchanting English, 4BR & 3 full baths. Beautifully landscaped yard with pool. Private grounds.

Hancock Park | $2,950,000 Modern, elegant home w/5beds, 3bas, open concept living room & kitchen + deck, pool & spa.

Hancock Park | $2,675,000 Same dedicated owner for over 50 yrs. 4/3 + garage studio w/1.5 baths. 307mccadden.com

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Hancock Park | $2,299,000 Stunning 3+3 w/ lovely architectural details. Larchmont Village locale. 236SLarchmont.com

Hancock Park | $1,920,000 Updated 4+2.5+pool hse,bath,kit & 2 rms up. backyard,pool,spa. 3rd St Sch. 100Lucerne.com

Hancock Park | $1,850,000 6% CAP RATE, FULLY RENOVATED 2 UNITS, 1 UNIT TO BE DELIVERED VACANT. 2Sty Victorian 4Plex!

Hancock Park | $1,699,000 Warm & inviting Windsor Square Traditional. 3 bedroom + 2 bath. 341SVanNess.com

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Silver Lake | $1,350,000 Mid Century w/ 2 beds + 2 baths, master suite. Great location with Silver Lake views.

Miracle Mile | $499,000 1+1, Unit #311. Probate. Close to Grove & LACMA. Balcony. Roof top pool, gated parking.

Miracle Mile | $449,000 1+1, Unit #121. Probate. Close to the Grove, LACMA. Roof top pool, gated prking. In Escrow

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Lillian Way threw annual Fourth of July block party Residents along Lillian Way between Clinton and Rosewood celebrated Independence Day with a block party for the 23rd year in a row last month. Activities included a bike and scooter parade and contest. Meaghan Curcio, one of the organizers of the event, said kids in the neighborhood spent days decorating their chosen conveyances. After the bicycles, scooters and tricycles paraded on the block, three winners were chosen. Other activities were a water balloon toss, a threelegged race with different age categories and two bouncy houses. Residents also played musical chairs, guessed how many M&Ms were in a jar and explored a fire truck from local Station 27. A taco cart and an ice cream truck were also on hand. People set out lawn chairs and food out for friends and neighbors. The evening was rounded out by the annual fireworks display at the nearby Wilshire Country Club. Neighbors stood or sat at the end of the

A PARADE of bikes and scooters vied for best decorated. Left: FUTURE FIREFIGHTER e

THREE-LEGGED race included the under fi e set.

CONTESTANTS decorated their wheels.

street to enjoy the show. Every year, residents contribute funds for the food

and festivities and work with Councilman Ryu’s office to obtain a permit from the city

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tables and chairs. Said Curcio. “It really was such a fun day!”

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BROOKSIDE Block Party attendees included resident Sandy Boeck and Councilman David Ryu, rear, and Jeanette and Hubertus Cox and Rob Fisher, front, left to right.

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40TH ANNUAL block party in Brookside drew neighbors.

Brooksiders gathered for food, fun Muirfield Road, closed for one block on June 23, was the setting for this year’s Brookside Block Party — the 40th annual edition of the fun-filled event for families. Councilman David Ryu stopped by, as did Huber-

tus Cox and his wife Jeanette. Cox is a senior environmental engineer with the city’s Watershed Protection Division. He has been studying the brook that runs (sometimes) behind many Brookside houses.

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50 and growing, POLAM Federal Credit Union on Larchmont By Suzan Filipek Back in the old days when you needed to borrow money to buy a house or a car you would probably walk to your local bank and talk to someone you knew or were friendly with. Today, that kind of service still exists at the Polish American (POLAM) Federal Credit Union of Southern California, 589 N. Larchmont Blvd. “We

offer the same services as a bank but we’re not for profit,” explains POLAM Chief Executive Officer Chris Miller. Its not-for-profit status makes the local credit union a friendly place, much more so than found at the mega-banks and corporate world of today. Miller, who manages an 11-member staff, says he can probably name 100 of his customers he calls “members.”

In fact, he adds, “If you apply for a loan, you are talking to the person who will give you the loan. I don’t see banks doing that.” There’s a good chance if you’re seeking a loan — the majority here are for real estate of up to four-unit properties —you’ll be talking to 20-year veteran Senior Loan Officer Marzena Wisniewski. CEO Miller has been with

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the credit union 41 of its 50 years. It was founded in October 1969 by 10 members out of a garage; it soon moved to offices on Wilshire Blvd. Miller, a UCLA graduate, started with a team of volunteers in its early years. In 1984, POLAM moved to 588 N. Larchmont before purchasing the property at its current site 21 years ago. The Larchmont building also houses the local chapter of the national Polish American Congress and that too operates on the ground floor of the 6,700 square foot building. Besides loans — it has funded over $200 million in loans to date — POLAM offers deposit accounts with higher interest rates than banks and Visa cards with single-digit rates, Miller said. The federally insured portfolio lender (assets have grown from $1 million in 1969 to $65 million today) has a vast network for ATM access through a credit union co-op.

Like many on staff, Miller was born in Poland. He and his family immigrated in the 1950s from communist-era Poland. The Eastern European country was a bleak place at the time, he recalled. But that’s all changed with the country’s status today as the sixth largest economy in the European Union, he smiles. Not Polish? No problem Membership criteria at the Larchmont-based credit union is to be Polish or have a friend who is Polish, or even a friend of a friend. It’s flexible, other than a minimum $100 deposit. The credit union’s 2,000 members hail from throughout Southern California. Ironically, with modern technology, members can do much of their banking from home. But, if needed, a real person is just a phone call, or a walk, away. A celebration of the institution’s Golden 50th anniversary will be held Sat., Oct. 5 at The Athenaeum at Caltech in Pasadena.

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(Las Vegas, Nev.) — Beyond the perpetual race and glitter and disorder of the infamous Las Vegas Strip is another reality. Poverty, addiction, homelessness and suffering are on full view here in this hot desert, within walking distance of the glitz. Some of those suffering from two or more of these plagues are American military veterans. In Los Angeles, home to the largest population of unsheltered veterans in the nation, the primary way these individuals and families can attempt to find housing is through a voucher system, a joint project of the City of Los Angeles and the Federal Veterans’ Administration. According to the always excellent reporting on veteran affairs by KPCC-FM’s Libby Denkmann, Los Angeles arranged housing for more than 2,800 veterans in 2018, but at the same time, just as many became homeless. Veterans become homeless at a higher rate than the civilian population, according to Denkmann. Her reportage is replete with tales of veterans and their families, vouchers in hand, experiencing rejection by landlords and their managers in Los Angeles. Although Las Vegas is a much smaller city than Los

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ill n as e as Home Ground by

Paula Panich Angeles, with a smaller population of civilian and veteran homeless, Veterans Village Las Vegas, a private, nonprofit organization seemingly fueled entirely by the passion and savvy of its founder and director, Arnold Stalk, provides transitional and permanent housing for unsheltered veterans. Stalk, trained as an architect, can give one a feeling of watching a bullet train. He will not be deterred. He will not linger or tarry. One has a feeling his dreams are filled with securing the next load of steel beams. One of his first designs, in 1983, was a methadone clinic located near Skid Row in Los Angeles. Stalk told those of us visiting Veterans Village on a field trip from the American Institute of Architects’ annual convention, held in Las Vegas in June, that his dying father asked him “to do something for homeless veterans.”

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Veterans Village, as for now, to the best of my understanding, has three components. Veterans Village #1, in downtown Las Vegas on Las Vegas Boulevard, provides “emergency and transitional housing” for veterans, and operates through Share, a nonprofit organization. At the second location, on 21st Street, Share also operates an impressive crisis intervention center, staffed and in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The goal of Veterans Village is to provide “holistic and comprehensive” housing. This means the Village does not just supply a roof over a veteran’s head, but shelters him or her in every life-enhancing way possible, with medical, mental health, substance abuse, food and nutrition programs and employment training support. Trucks from the fanciest restaurants and casinos arrive daily at the food pantry. On 21st Street, 204 units, carved from a derelict motel, provide permanent housing, with fully furnished rooms with microwaves and refrigerators, cable and wifi. We saw a handsome prototype, funded by the Home Depot Foundation, of a Veterans Village Tiny Home, a

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320-square-foot recycled ocean shipping container. These homes provide “privacy, permanency, and independence,” says Stalk. “It’s the ultimate recycling. There are millions of them on the planet, sitting unused.” A third project is an assisted living location, the only one in Las Vegas for veterans; there is a separate Veterans Village TINY HOUSE prototype at Veterans Village, Las Vegas, Nev. is a recycled shipping conhousing women tainer. Photo by author and families. How has all this been accomplished without infusions of federal money? Corporate and individual donors. Steve Wynn started the ball rolling. A short video on the Veterans Village Las Vegas Web site tells the story of how the Wynn contractors built the crisis center in seven days, using two crews working in alternating ten-hour shifts. Motivation and will. What can be done to alleviate suffering in this country is on of- FOUNDER Arnold Stalk of fer here in Las Vegas. Arnold Veterans Village, a nonprofit Stalk’s motto: “Advocate / edu- provider of housing and sercate / build it. Never give up.” vices for homeless veterans.

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‘Teaching California’ and 40 under 40 worth watching August often is a month to recharge our batteries with vacations and relaxation before the fall school schedule kicks back in, with the fall also bringing more social events and civic obligations. This summer has seen city residents celebrating historic places now designated as international sites of significance, while preparing to designate others that have been identified as eligible for protection. Education is key Education is key to this landmarking endeavor, as telling the unique story of a property is the first step to understanding its significance. There are many preservation education programs throughout the country that strive to show students how to connect the past to the present and make it relevant to life today. Research has shown that when young people have a voice in their learning, they are more successful in retaining the concepts taught. Many cities and states are using preservation-based curricula to make that connection. Often the big questions of “What is my city’s story?” “Who made this place?” “Who deserves a monument?” lead to surprisingly engaging per-

McAvoy on Preservation by

Christy McAvoy sonal stories. One of the latest entries into the field is “Teaching California,” a web-based curriculum enhancement for K-12 created by the California Historical Society and its partners. Using actual archival objects to tell stories, it engages students with real material from the society’s collections. Look for it at teachingcalifornia.org. Landmarks A California example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work has achieved World Heritage site status, along with six other properties in the U.S. Our own “Hollyhock House,” created for Aline Barnsdall, has claimed long overdue international recognition. At the local level, previously unknown properties like the Hollywood Art Center School and residences in Brentwood and Pacific Palisades are being readied for review by the Cultural Heritage Commission. These neighborhood efforts highlight that many of the

city’s historic neighborhoods are not as intact as Windsor Square and Hancock Park, but have beautiful examples of buildings by some of the same architects that may be threatened. We all need to be supportive of these designation activities (as well as the update of the Windsor Square HPOZ guidelines).

40 under 40 Looking ahead, the National Trust has compiled a list of 40 places under 40 years of age that could qualify in the future for landmark status. This exercise is a reminder to be proactive about saving places, identifying candidates before they are threatened. Los Angeles has several entries on

the list, each highlighting a specific type of story. The Go for Broke Monument in Little Tokyo tells of the contributions of Japanese American soldiers in World War II. The Great Wall of Los Angeles mural in North Hollywood is an example of our artistic tradition of murals. Frank Gehry’s (Please turn to page 8)

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Compass is a licensed real estate broker (01991628) in the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdraw without notice.

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McAvoy

(Continued from page 7) Walt Disney Concert Hall has been acknowledged as an architectural landmark since it was finished, but it’s nice to see it included on a national list. Already of exceptional importance, these and other sites under 40 years old await their turn to join the National Register of Historic Places. City of the future A recent LACMA sympo-

sium “Preserving the City of the Future: Civic and Corporate Los Angeles in the 20th Century” highlighted diverse ways of engaging with historic spaces and preserving their layers of meaning. Thoughtful presentations were provided by Mark Gilberg, project manager on LACMA’s Watts Towers project; Heidi Duckler, creator of place-based dance performances; and Janna Ireland, who described her photo-

graphic essays of Paul R. Williams properties. Michael Govan’s comments on the preservation of Bruce Goff’s Pavilion for Japanese Art and John Lautner’s SheetsGoldstein House were instructive. The two-day symposium provided a look at many collaborative projects, proving once more that historic preservation is a team effort. We still have much to do. Let’s all recommit to projects we care about. HOLLYHOCK HOUSE

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ty for the conservation of Watts Towers, which she oversaw until her retirement in 2010. Kazor also was responsible for the creation of the Wilton Historic District in 1979 and was one of the early organizers of the Wilshire Homeowners’ Alliance. Construction of Hollyhock House began in 1919 when oil heiress Aline Barnsdall commissioned Wright to build a Mayan-inspired theater, cinema, commercial shops and artist residences as part of a cultural arts complex on a 36acre site in East Hollywood, then known as Olive Hill. In 1927, the building was donated to the City of Los Angeles, and has been operated as a community arts center.

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Hollyhock House, a 20thcentury treasure designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is the only World Heritage site in Los Angeles, as well as the first such cultural site for California and the first modern architecture designation. Ridgewood Wilton resident Virginia Kazor was the longtime curator of the site. She started there in 1978, and she long has been involved nationally in preserving the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, including as a founding member of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. In 1991, the City of Los Angeles assigned her responsibili-

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Neighborhood Council endorses pilot project for playground By John Welborne The Board of Directors of the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC) endorsed the creation of a “playground pilot project,” proposed for the southern parking spaces in the city’s surface parking lot in Larchmont Village, at its July 10 meeting. The recommendation to install a small playground for children and accompanying adults was initiated in early 2018 by the Windsor Square Association. Details about the proposal are in the April 2018 online Larchmont Chronicle

at tinyurl.com/yys6bksr. The Larchmont Boulevard Association, the Hancock Park Home Owners Association, the Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association, and the organizers of the annual Taste of Larchmont and the annual Larchmont Family Fair are among those who also have endorsed the playground. The city’s Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) prepared preliminary design drawings in response to the leadership and urging of Councilman David Ryu

and his staff. The drawings were among the materials reviewed by GWNC committee and board members in June at the Land Use Committee meeting and in July at the board meeting. With the endorsement and feedback provided by the GWNC board, residents hope that RAP staff will continue to evolve the drawings so that installation of an agreedupon design may commence as early as the end of the summer, said Caroline Labiner Moser, Windsor Square Association board member.

PLAN VIEW of ecreation and arks e artment sta s conce t for playground pilot project in Larchmont parking lot.

Larchmont Village block party Aug. 17

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By Sidney Gubernick The Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association’s annual block party is right around the corner! Enjoy food, live music, a raffle and more. The event is on Sat., Aug. 17, from 1 to 5 p.m., on Bronson Avenue between Rosewood Avenue and Clinton Street. Event organizers are looking for volunteers, donations, and sponsorships, so those interested can email arubens808@gmail.com. Don’t miss this great opportunity to have fun and get to know the neighborhood a little better.

LVNA VOLUNTEER Darcy Vebber, Ridgewood Place, greets visitors last year.

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Councilman Ryu spoke on housing crisis at Rotary meeting

When Councilman David Ryu was in graduate school, he was nominated to be a Rotary International Youth Exchange Student, and ultimately he was a regional finalist, he recounted at a recent Wilshire Rotary Club meeting. He explained that the ideals he learned in Rotary — transparency and working together with the community — were

the themes on which he ran his election campaign and that have continued to guide his dealings with members of the Los Angeles Fourth Council District community. He shared this background as the keynote speaker at the Wilshire Rotary Club’s regular meeting July 24 at St. Brendan Catholic Church Parish Center.

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SPEAKER Councilman David Ryu and new Wilshire Rotary President Ron Reyes.

count the differences among the many communities within each local council district area, he stressed. Homelessness Ryu’s keynote address also noted that homelessness is a major problem that won’t be solved within the next few years but will take many years of careful and precise planning and execution. “Measure HHH is just now getting off the ground, and finally the city and county are working together rather than pointing fingers at each other,” he said. Councilman Ryu then elaborated to the Rotarians the three-step approach to addressing homelessness that was outlined in his article on Page One of last month’s Larchmont Chronicle. Staff writers and Pam Rudy contributed to this article.

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Old favorites, newcomers make Taste of Farmers Market an adventure

By Rachel Olivier People were lining up to get their passports on July 23 for the 11th annual Taste of Farmers Market despite the heat and humidity. More than 50 vendors stood ready to serve up a variety of cuisines and flavors that ranged from empanadas and chicken pesto penne to deli sandwiches, gumbo and chili. Beverages from iced teas to wine and beer were also available. Tips to getting started The line to pick up pre-purchased passports was already long at 5 p.m., the start of the event. Each passport was clipped to a lanyard that passholders could wear around their necks. My friends and I promptly flipped the passports “upside down” so we could read them more easily and track our journey more clearly. There was a world’s worth of cuisine to explore. As in the past, each passport holder was given a plate and set of flatware, TaterWare, made out of plant-based materials, to use throughout the event. Although several vendors used their own small plates or containers for food, it was these eco-friendly plates that each passholder was expected to use all evening. Note to those attending next

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year: bring personal wipes to wipe off your plates occasionally, because the disposal stations with paper towels were difficult to find, and tasting barbecue sauce with maple syrup is not recommended. It was also difficult to find garbage bins to discard the food and containers once we were finished. However, the recycle, compost and landfill disposal stations were a good idea. The way through The best approach is always less is more. If you don’t like it immediately, don’t finish it. There’s no need. There are at least 50 vendors to visit on this tour of Farmers Market. In addition, playing tag team is a really good strategy. I spoke

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with a woman who had been coming to the Taste for several years, and she and her sister take turns. One of them saves the table, while the other takes the passports and plates and picks up food and beverages. My friends and I did not have such a neat system down, but we did take it on as a relay race, with one person going ahead to scout what a stall was offering and reporting back to see if there was interest.

Again, this is a marathon, not a sprint. Old favorites and newcomers Regulars at the 85-year-old Original Farmers Market often have favorite stalls they like to visit. The Taste gives visitors a chance to change it up, try something new. This year, there seemed to also be a number of new vendors to choose from during the event. Located near the empanadas from Nonna’s and candy from

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Exhibit rememberforget at Monk Space focused on memories By Julia Stier A trendy crowd gathered at Monk Space — on Second Street next to St. Andrews Square at the western boundary of Koreatown — for the July 13 presentation of artist Greg Jenkins’ exhibit, rememberforget. The New Arts Foundation — a nonprofit that produces art events to raise awareness about mental health — hosted the one-night event as a benefit for the local branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Urban LA. The multimedia exhibit showcased original paintings by Jenkins and featured a video installation as well. Through both media, Jenkins explored the concept of memories, a topic he believes ties in well with mental illness.

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ARTIST Greg Jenkins, creator of rememberforget presented at Monk Space. Photo by Jake Smith

The installation raises questions about memories: what are they? To whom do they belong? And what do they say about us?

At the event, Jenkins explained his reasoning behind using the concept of memories as a mode of selfexpression. “My memories are

not necessarily divorced from where I am right now, and they are not divorced from where I am in the future,” he said. Video sights and sounds The video installation consisted of 15 vintage television sets of various shapes and sizes playing a collection of video clips. Gathered off the Internet by Jenkins, the snippets ranged in content from acoustic covers of Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me,” to a video of someone freefalling far above the earth. Each television had headphones so an attendee could isolate his or her focus to the sights and sounds of one specific screen. One attendee, Maggie Brown, commented that “At first, it seems like chaos,” but if watched long enough, the ever-changing images “become meditative.” Armand Brescia, who runs

business development for New Arts Foundation, said the aim of the night was “to show that there’s power in numbers, that people are willing to come out and open up conversations about mental health and to break down stigmas.” 1922 building The Monk Space building dates to 1922. Today, it serves as a rental film production location and stage. According to the Monk Space website, the building “opened its doors as Hoffman’s Cash and Carry Department Store. … By the late ’20s, Hoffman’s went out of business as the country plunged into the Great Depression. It soon reopened, off the grid, during Prohibition as a Speakeasy called the Horseshoe Club! It was rumored to be a hot spot for Swing Jazz, illegal booze and notorious characters of the 1930s.”

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La Brea Tar Pits & Museum to be reimagined for the future

By Suzan Filipek La Brea Tar Pits & Museum will be getting an update to its ages-old Ice Age look. Later this month three architect-led teams will unveil varying preliminary conceptual approaches to La Brea Tar Pits master planning for public feedback. At the end of the year, the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHM), which oversees the La Brea Tar Pits, will choose one of the firms to lead a multi-year planning process. The selected firm will lead a multi-disciplinary design team and join forces with the community to create a master plan to reimagine and renovate the landmark research site and its facilities for the

next half century. Paleontological research at the site began in 1913, and the famed tar pits have yielded millions of samples that tell of life during the Ice Age and the creatures that succumbed to the sticky tar pits, including saber-toothed cats and giant sloths and mastodons. Their remains, coupled with plant fossils, are a resource for understanding environmental change in the last 50,000 years. The George C. Page Museum, opened in 1977, was built burrowed into the earth to preserve as much of the surrounding park as possible; its grass-covered exterior walls and underground setting and shape have made it difficult to modify and expand. Architecture firms compet-

ing to lead the master planning team for the 12-acre site are Darte Mandrup of Copenhagen — its works include UNESCO World Heritage sites; Weiss/Manfredi of New York — designer of the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle; and Diller Scofidio + Renfro of New York — designer of the Broad museum downtown. The three firms have been directed to assemble teams that include landscape architects, scientists, engineers, designers and artists. Public comment this month The architectural firms’ conceptual approaches will be unveiled in late August for public comment, and, following museum officials’ own review and survey of the public’s feedback, selection of the firm

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is expected to be announced by the end of the year. The winning firm then will lead its team through additional public engagement, master planning, design and construction oversight the next several years. NHM owns the 23-acre Hancock Park which includes the 12-acre museum and tar pits. The La Brea Tar Pits master planning project accompanies busy neighbor institutions with design and renovation plans of their own: Next door, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is expected to break ground on a new building at the end of the year. Across the street, a Metro Purple Line subway stop should begin loading and unloading passengers in 2023.

Heading west to the corner of Fairfax, the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is expected to open sometime in 2020. Mammoth Summer Late Night Fridays through Aug. 30 feature activities from 5 to 8 p.m. and include free admission and special programs as well as viewing active excavation sites. (Admission will be charged for some activities.) Enjoy a drink from the Tar Bar and hear music at Summer Nights at the Tar Pits on Fri., Aug. 9. Talk with scientists about discoveries made here and get hands-on with crafts. Visit tarpits.org/late-nightfridays-tar-pits for more information. The La Brea Tar Pits is at 5801 Wilshire Blvd.

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Patrons who visit more than one museum in the same day along the Miracle Mile will be rewarded a $2 discount on admission. To receive the discount, a guest must show a receipt or ticket from any of the participating Miracle Mile museums when visiting another participating museum. The promotion is a joint venture between Craft Contemporary, the Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Petersen Automotive Museum. It is part of an effort to encourage summer visits and make museums more affordable and accessible. The promotion continues through Mon., Sept. 2 and cannot be combined with other discounts.

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Immerse yourself in Steam Egg, a public steam room at Craft Contemporary, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Sundays Aug. 4, noon to 3 p.m., and Aug. 25, from noon to 3 p.m. Bring a towel and a bathing suit. Water and changing rooms provided. A sculpture by Michael Parker, it is also a sound space. “Crafting Histories in Clay” is Sat., Aug. 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. Featured is an outdoor reception and exhibition of ceramic work created during an older adult clay workshop series taught by artist Wayne Perry. Free. Visit cafam.org.

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Grove ‘Drive-in’ film series heads ‘Back to the Future’ By Sidney Gubernick The Grove’s and the Petersen Automotive Museum’s collaborative film series, “Level 8 Drive-In,” continues this month with a showing of “Back to the Future.” The movie screens Wed., Aug. 28, and the movie’s actual DeLorean vehicle will be on display, courtesy of the Petersen. The screening is on the top level of The Grove’s parking structure and begins at sunset, but viewers may begin to arrive as early as 6:30 p.m. Tickets are free (and include complimentary snacks), but tickets should be reserved online ahead of time. Another option is to reserve an Uber Lounge ticket access to the seating section. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The series will finish for

THE 1982 DELOREAN featured in the film will be at the August 28 screening of “Back to the Future.” Courtesy of Petersen Automotive Museum

the summer on Sept. 25 with a showing of “Iron Man,” and Tony Stark’s Ford Flathead Roadster will be on display. Go to TheGroveLA.com to learn more and book tickets.

Dream Machines Art talks, music “Hollywood Dream Machines” at the Petersen Automotive at LACMA Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., includes the DeLorean DMC12 time machine (courtesy of Universal Studios Hollywood), the 1989 Batmobile, and the vehicle from the 1982 TV show “Knight Rider.” Petersen.org.

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lang’s rendition of Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is still one of my favorites, though. Yesterday (8/10): Runtime 113 minutes. PG-13. If you are a Beatlemaniac, as I am, you will be rewarded with fine versions of a cornucopia of Beatles’ hits sung by Himesh Patel in this fantasy about “what if the world had never heard of The Beatles?” But for me the person who steals the movie is Kate McKinnon. Playing Debra, Patel’s Hollywood agent, she is suitably overbearing and aggressive and dominates every scene in which she appears. I wanted to see a lot more of her. I’d go so far as to give her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Mike Wallace is Here (8/10): Runtime 90 minutes. PG-13. While this contains clips from throughout Wallace’s long career as an interviewer, including many from the ground-breaking “60 Minutes,” for which he and Harry Reasoner were the first two interviewers, if you want to get to know what made Wallace tick, this is not the place for that. Included is raw footage (some never-before-seen) of some of his memorable interviews. It’s a treat to watch these, whether you’ve seen

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them before or not. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (7/10): Runtime 159 minutes. R. Writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s sheer fantasy (using real names) of 1969 Hollywood and the changing of an era. Terrific performances by tough guy stuntman Brad Pitt and his boss, TV / movie star Leonardo DeCaprio (is he supposed to be Burt Reynolds?), Damian Lewis (as Steve McQueen) and others highlight a film with good pace that doesn’t peter out as it leads to a climax with the Manson Family. Stuber (1/10): Runtime 90 minutes. R. There are bad movies…and then there is Stuber. It’s absurdly violent with ludicrous fights with virtually no negative consequence to the participants even though as few as one of the innumerable blows would be enough to incapacitate or kill anyone other than an actor in a film. As to humor, it is so juvenile that it’s unlikely that any reasonable adult could be brought to even a smile; groans are more likely. The best part of this film is the fadeout. The Great Hack (1/10): Runtime 113 minutes. NR. I bet you didn’t know it if you voted for Donald Trump, but according to this film, everyone who did so vote, did so because they were swayed to do so by a devious manipulation of “fake news” masterminded by an outfit called Cambridge Analytica. At least that’s what this Machiavellian piece of propaganda would have you believe. “Targeting voters” is pictured as a devious Trumpian conspiracy but it’s a valid campaign technique used for ages by both parties, including the Democrats of Clinton and Obama. Produced by Geralyn Dreyfous, who is a big Democrat contributor, more than $40,000 to Obama and other Democrats, it’s inherently biased, dishonest filmmaking at its apogee. Recommended reading: “Seduction: Sex, Lies & Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood” by Karina Longworth and “Neon Prey” by John Sandford.

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‘Producers’ is back — hailed as the worst play on Broadway! Celebration at the Lex Theatre is presenting a highly entertaining production of an iconic Broadway show. The Producers, A New Mel Brooks Musical, book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, started life in 1967 as a movie. While on Broadway in 2001, the musical won 12 Tony Awards and was made into a film in 2005. For those of you who are not familiar with the plot line, the time is Broadway, 1959. Broadway producer Max Bialystock (deliciously played in this staged version as an unscrupulous reprobate by Richardson Jones) has just produced his latest Broadway flop “Funny Boy,” a musical version of “Hamlet.” When mild-mannered accountant Leo Bloom (Christopher Jewell Valentin) arrives to audit the books, he suggests a revenue-producing scheme for the duo: oversell interests in the worst flop in Broadway history. Leo and Max find the worst script written, “Springtime for Hitler: A Gay Romp with Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden.” They find the worst director, flamboyant Roger DeBris (Michael A. Shepperd), who decides the Germans should win World War II. Max raises $2

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Patricia Foster Rye million from his little old lady investors and what follows is the show “Springtime for Hitler.” “The Producers” skewers Nazis, Jews and Broadway traditions with schtick, in-jokes and enough quotable comedy lines for a lifetime. It’s an “equal-opportunity offender.” Of course “Springtime ...” is a huge hit, and jail is a distinct possibility for the duo. Billed as director Michael Matthews’ take on “The Producers,” the show is non-stop laughs. Backed by a live band led by music director Anthony Zediker, with terrific choreography by Janet Roston, the show is particularly effective on the tiny stage at the Lex. The teetering file cabinets on the office set are wonderful, scenic design by Stephen Gifford. If you’re looking for that laugh ‘til you hurt experience in these trying times, don’t miss it. Through Mon., Aug. 12. Performances are Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays at 8 p.m.; Sun-

days 2 p.m. Celebration at The Lex Theatre, 6760 Lexington Ave., 323-957-1884, celebrationtheatre.com. 4 Stars • • • Operating on the theory that what can go wrong will go wrong in community theater, The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields

is a comedy about the theater. The Cornley University Drama Society is presenting a 1920s murder mystery, “The Murder at Haversham Manor.” (Don’t miss the program within the program.) From the pre-show where cast members interact with the audience and set pieces collapse and doors stick and instantly unstick, this play

is dedicated to trying to make you laugh. To start, Chris (Evan Alexander Smith) addresses the audience with explanations of why they are performing this current play and not some more famous theatrical titles. It sets the tone for what’s to come. As the curtain rises, (Please turn to page 21)

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(Continued from page 11) Monsieur Marcel’s Gourmet Market were still favorites, as they had been in years past. Light My Fire had an interesting array of hot sauces that passholders could try with banana chips. Magic Nut and Candy passed out a fruit-flavored caramel corn that was fun to look at and to eat. Bar 326 poured out a sample of a pilsner that was almost as refreshing as the root beer float we sampled later in the evening at The Refresher. Other stalls we visited included The French Crepe Co., Phil’s Deli, relative newcomer

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Cacti, preserving tomatoes, rare fruit at Arboretum A cactus and succulent show, tomato preserving class, and fruit festival are some of the activities this month at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. The Inter-City Cactus Show will have exotic cacti and succulents for display and sale Sat., Aug. 10 and Sun., Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn the different methods of preserving your toma-

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of Myrtle and Tompkins in Bed-Stuy (Bedford Stuyvesant), Brooklyn, New York. Jean-Baptiste Delacroix (Tyrin Niles) is center stage relating, in rap and poetry, the shooting death of black teenager Forest Winthrop by a white police officer. He’s joined by: Calvin (Ahkei Togun), Forest’s high school friend recently returned from London; Aisha, (Denise Yolen), mother of Forest’s son Sebastian; and Adriana (Ashlee Olivia), Aisha’s sister. Each of them has a strong reaction to the tragic event and the perceived white supremacy problem in America. About half-way through this one-act, the play veers into surreal territory as we dive into the mind of Forest’s eight-year old son Sebastian (played by adult actor Damon Rutledge) who is struggling with surviving, gender identity and loss. The cast is excellent. Through Sun., Sept. 15, The Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave., 323-960-7711 matrixtheatre.com. 3 Stars

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a dead, but still “twitching” body is found center stage. The quest to find the murderer becomes a background for every comedic gambit known to man: spit takes, collapsing set pieces, mispronounced dialogue, missed cues, acrobatic staging, prat falls, delayed reactions and more. One of the best moments is when Chris addresses the audience member and demands that they stop laughing, which, of course, is impossible. However, by the second, the audience is beginning to reach its laugh limit as exhaustion is setting in. The excellent cast features Brandon J. Ellis, Yaegel T. Welch, Peyton Crim, Scott Cote, Jamie Ann Romero, Ned Noyes and Angela Grovey. Through Sun., Aug. 11, Ahmanson Theatre, The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., 213-972-4400, centertheatregroup.org. 4 Stars • • • Scraps by Geraldine Inoa takes place at the corner

Learn about plant placement, irrigation and how to install drought-tolerant landscaping this month at Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. Hear how to choose plants for your garden Sat., Aug. 10 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Learn the basics of irrigation Sat., Aug. 17, 9 to 10 a.m. Find out the process of replacing a lawn with droughttolerant plants Saturdays Aug. 17, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Aug. 31 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Call 818-768-1802 or go to theodorepayne.org.

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Enjoy brews and Shakespeare this month at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge. Stroll around the gardens and take advantage of the beer and food available for purchase Thursday nights from 5 to 8 p.m. Get immersed in Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Fridays Aug. 16 and 23 and Saturdays Aug. 17 and 24 starting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Call 818-949-7980 or go to descansogardens.org.

Camp, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, Mon., Aug. 5 to Fri., Aug. 9. The theme is “From Storybooks to Real Life.” Campers will read classic and inspiring children’s stories and then explore the art, science and

activities within the stories. Camp hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with both morning and afternoon extended care available. Full and half days are also available. Contact Ted Tegart at 626821-4623 or ted.tegart@arboretum.org.

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North East South P P 1C 1H 1NT P 2D 2H 3D 4H 5D All Pass At this point, the director showed up and pulled the boards, saying everyone would get a “No Play” because the next round had already begun. West protested, saying that they had to wait more than five minutes to start the round because NS was slow in playing the previous round and then north’s bid out of turn caused an additional delay of a few minutes while the director was called and had to make a ruling, so EW should not be penalized, but should be protected. He also said that making 5D would be a top board, and a “No Play” would damage EW. The director was not persuaded. After the game, the printout revealed that at all 11 tables the NS were in 4 or 5 hearts, making. No EW was in 5D. 5D is cold. The only problem is the 4-0 trump break to the Jack. But normal play when there are four trump to the Jack missing is to first lead to the hand that has two of the top three honors to discover the distribution of the missing cards because that keeps a two-way finesse in play. When west leads to dummy’s KQ and reveals that South holds all four trump, the finesse is easy to take back to west’s hand to the A-10. West loses only the spade Ace and the club King. Had North had all four diamonds, West could come back to his hand with the

Ace and finesse through the board which would still have the Q-9. Even though it is clear that fairness requires that EW get a top board since all the scores (except one where North bid 6H and went down one) are NS and the delay was clearly not the fault of EW, the director refused to grant EW equity. In a telephone call to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), West was advised that once cards are pulled from the board, the hand must be played, either immediately or as a late play, further buttressing the EW claim that they should have been awarded the top score on that hand. The ACBL said that, at the very least, EW should get an average plus, but the director only awarded the average of their game, which was less than an average plus. The ACBL further stated that the director was wrong in ruling that North’s 1H overcall was “comparable” to a Precision 1C opening bid and that his partner should have been barred from bidding for one round. Since his partner passed anyway, that didn’t matter, but she took her unauthorized information (that North had 16+ HCP) to jump to game when she only had 6 HCP, something she’s unlikely to do without knowing that North had a huge hand, which she could not know from the bidding as it existed.

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Only 10 high card points (HCP) but 6-5 distribution. Many players who play reverses would open 1D and then rebid 2C because a reverse (opening 1C and rebidding 2D) would promise 17 HCP at least. But if you have 6-5 distribution and an opening hand, you may still reverse by opening 1C and then rebidding the diamonds twice to show that your distribution is 6-5 rather than 5-4. But is this an opening hand? It only has 10 HCP. According to modern bidding practice, this qualifies as an opening hand because it has 10 HCP and 10 cards in its two longest suits

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This word for pants dates back to a Renaissance character Why are pants identified as a “pair”? asks Peter Fagerholm. The word “pants” is from the Italian word Pantalone, which is the name of the flirtatious old miser character in traditional Italian comedy of the early Renaissance. He wore pants after the fashion of Byzantium (the Turkish Empire). These tubular garments are referred to as a pair because the origin of the word is the Latin par, which means equal and refers to a single article of clothing or tool (pair of shears, scissors, etc.) consisting of two joined or corresponding parts not used separately. • • • My family’s house has a “Mansard” roof. Where does that word come from? pon-

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Kids of all ages can hear Isabel Quintero read from her books, “Gabi, a Girl in Pieces” and “My Papi Has a Motorcycle,” at Wilshire branch library, 149 N. Saint Andrews Pl., Thurs., Aug. 8, 4 to 5 p.m. The author is a Gold Medal Winner of the California Book Award for young adults. Call 323-957-4550.

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It’s basically a literal derivation. Lackadaisical means lacking in spirit or liveliness, showing a lack of interest or being languid or listless. The word is derived from the Middle English lackadaisy which is a variation of lackaday, itself a shortening of the lamentation of a time gone wrong — “alack the day!”

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