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green living expo mama rainey & THE FIVE NISEI AT THE returns to a view from the JAPANESE AMERICAN la convention ctr bridge NATIONAL MUSEUM JANM PRESENTS “MEMORIES OF FIVE NISEI” SEPTEMBER 24TH
LARGEST AND LONGEST-RUNNING SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN LIVING EXPO RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER, SEPTEMBER 16-18 Attendees at the Green Festival Expo can explore everything they need to live a healthier, more sustainable life, from the latest technology to the newest trends in plant-based diets, all-natural products to chemical-free household supplies and a wide selection of vegan and vegetarian, non-GMO, organic and artisanal food and beverages. Expo-goers can enjoy sustainable fashion shows, hands-on demos, educational activities, and learn from inspirational speakers. This year’s Los Angeles Green Festival Expo features notable celebrities supporting the green movement. Actor and activist, Ed Begley Jr. will discuss energy efficiency in 2016, musician and author, Moby, will highlight the effect of animal agriculture on the environment, and actress Katie Cleary will host a unique Animal Defenders Panel. There will be several pavilions and green-theme stages at this year’s Expo, such as the Agape ISC & Inspired Parenting Family Fun Pavilion with interactive educational activities for kids; the Valetta SuRae Fitness Pavilion featuring free classes on everything from Bokwa fitness, Lebert training and jujitsu to African dancing and hula hooping; the Green Festival Pavilion and Lifestyle Pavilion highlighting green business entrepreneurs, community leaders and environmental experts; and, for the first time, there will be two Yoga pavilions: The Xanadu Life and Create/Yoga Pavilion and the Green Yoga Pavilion. The Green Yoga Pavilion will offer a multitude of yoga styles including Veda Yoga, Goda Yoga, Acro Yoga and more from local studios, all weekend long. On Saturday, Radhanth Swami, one of the most well-known, and well attended Bhakti Yoga Practitioners, and the Russell Simmons-inspired Tantris Yoga Studio will both host yoga sessions in the Green Yoga Pavilion. Attendees can also learn from Green Festival Sponsor, VegFund, on how to go and stay vegan, partake in vegan cooking demos with Spork Foods, and explore how they could enhance their everyday lives with healthier options. Green Festival will screen multiple environmental documentary films at the Los Angeles festival. Clifton Roberts, U.S. Presidential Nominee for the Humane Party. This year, Green Festival will once again host the Green Festival Brand and Community Awards in Los Angeles, which will recognize an exhibitor and a local nonprofit working to create green solutions. WWW.GREENFESTIVALS.ORG
Free event featuring five second-generation Japanese Americans, on September 24, 2016, at 2 p.m. The speakers were among those of Japanese descent imprisoned by the United States Government during World War II and will discuss their experiences during this ordeal of mass injustice. The event is part of the museum’s Tateuchi Public Program Series. “Many people know about the racially motivated hatred against Japanese in the United States following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,” said Sam Mihara, program producer and lead presenter. “However, little is spoken about the hatred that existed in the areas where the ten incarceration camps run by the War Relocation Authority were located.” Mihara, a former executive at Boeing Company and a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of the WWII imprisonment of Japanese Americans, will show and describe revealing photos and records that highlight how the government converted the “relocation centers” into secure prisons. He will also discuss his recent research into the immigrant detention facilities in Texas and parallels there to the Japanese. AUGUST WILSON’S “MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM” DIRECTED BY PHYLICIA RASHAD NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 16TH. AT CENTER THEATRE GROUP/MARK TAPER FORUM
“White folks don’t understand about the blues…. They don’t understand that’s life’s way of talking. You don’t sing to feel better. You sing ‘cause that’s a way of understanding life,” –Ma Rainey in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Phylicia Rashad, who directed Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at the Taper in 2013, directs this groundbreaking play which depicts the racism and exploitation in the music industry through a 1927 recording session in Chicago with a legendary blues singer. “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is inspired by the real-life Gertrude “Ma” Rainey. The cast features, in alphabetical order, Greg Bryan, Keith David, Jason Dirden, Damon Gupton, Matthew Henerson, Nija Okoro, Lamar Richardson, Ed Swidey, Glynn Turman and Lillias White. ARTHUR MILLER’S “A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE” PRODUCED BY CENTER THEATRE GROUP AT THE AHMANSON THEATRE The Young Vic Production of Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge” produced by Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre. Opens September 14, 2016, and performances continue through Oct 16. CENTERTHEATERGROUP.ORG
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Willie Ito, an award-winning Disney animation artist and former executive at Walt Disney, will discuss the experience of seeing FBI agents search his childhood home, confiscating anything considered of possible use to espionage agents of Japan. Shig Yabu, a Boys & Girls Clubs executive, will share memories of being an adventurous boy in the camp and how he found a wild magpie bird, the basis for his best-selling books, Hello Maggie and A Boy from Heart Mountain. Dr. Takashi Hoshizaki was of military draft age in camp when the government decided to call on young Nisei to join the armed forces and fight for the United States. Hoshizaki believed the draft of Nisei in camps was illegal, given the denial of basic civil rights to imprisoned Japanese Americans. He will describe the outcome of his federal trial and time he spent in a federal prison. The fifth speaker, Toshi Ito, will describe life during and after camp, including how she met her future husband, James Ito, the head of farm operations at Heart Mountain. Toshi Ito was featured in “The Legacy of Heart Mountain,” an award-winning documentary about the World War II imprisonment by David Ono and Jeff McIntyre. In the documentary, a portion of which will be screened at the JANM event, Ito describes what happened to her father when he could not return to his former job after the war. “Memories of Five Nisei” will take place in JANM’s Tateuchi Democracy Forum. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. JANM.ORG
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alk about dancing to the beat of your own drum, this season at REDCAT, CAL ARTS starts with the unforgettable resonance of industrial tribal drumming, led by famed choreographer Christian Rizzo, and his remarkable Turkish inspired folk dances performed by an 8 man ensemble.
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EDCAT, CalArts’ Downtown Center for Contemporary Arts, opened its 2016/17 Season with the internationally acclaimed music and dance collaboration d’aprés une histoire vraie (based on a true story) by provocative choreographer Christian Rizzo. Performance on Thursday, September 15. The critically acclaimed show will run to Sunday, September 18, 2016. To the sound of energizing tribal rock music by two percussionists on stage, Christian Rizzo extols the masculine in a ritual that combines contemporary dance with abstracted elements of folk dances. Eight male dancers execute powerful choreography inspired by traditional forms and a variety of all-male partnering, building into a raw explosion of pleasure that is absolutely irresistible. Rizzo’s latest full-evening work is largely inspired by Turkish folk dances he saw in Istanbul in 2004. Deeply moved by a performance of traditional folk dancing he witnessed in Istanbul in 2004, Rizzo has assembled an astounding ensemble of male dancers, most with Mediterranean roots, to convince viewers of the urgent need to seek out the ‘other’ in a world where individualism often leads to immobility.
ly makes an impact, as witnessed by the reactions of young audiences who have been inspired to see dance because of this dynamic stage piece. This special presentation of d’aprés une histoire vraie (based on a true story) marks the LA debut by Christian Rizzo, who has gained notoriety as contemporary dance’s “l’enfant terrible,” following his career as a rock musician, fashion designer, dancer, and opera and theater director. Amongst his many accolades, he won the coveted National Choreography Award from SACD (Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers of France) in 2013, when he first premiered d’aprés une histoire vraie to great acclaim, and has since gone on to become the head of the prestigious Centre Choréographique National (CNN) of Montpellier, France.
The Beginning of Greatness
Christian Rizzo took his first steps as an artist in Toulouse, where he started a rock band and created a line of clothing before studying visual arts at the Villa Arson in Nice. Serendipitous encounters led him to the stage. In the 1990s, he performed with numerous contemporary choreographers, sometimes responsible “I was overtaken by a deep and for their soundtracks or costume creation, for instance with Mathilde Monnier, Hervé almost archaic emotion. Was it their dance, or the void they Robbe, Mark Tompkins, Georges Appaix, left after disappearing that over- and then with Vera Mantero, Catherine Contour, Emmanuelle Huynh, and Rachid whelmed me? Though hazy, Ouramdane. this sensation has remained In 1996, he created the “l’association anchored in me ever since. The fragile” and presented performances, starting point for this new proj- dance pieces, alternating with other projects or commissions for fashion and visuect has been this memory, or more exactly, the quest to find al arts. Since then, over thirty productions have come to fruition. Christian Rizzo what this memory had left in regularly teaches in art schools in France me…” -Christian Rizzo and abroad, as well as in institutions dedicated to contemporary dance. With raw explosion and irresistible pleaFrom 2007 to 2012, he had artist in sure, these eight dancers and two drumresidency a’tOlpéra de Lille, where he cremers set in motion the rhythms of a ritual ated mon amour and comment dire « ici »? underscored by tribal rock music that , l’oubli, toucher du bois and le bénéfice grabs a visceral hold and transports to ecdu doute. In 2009 Rizzo also directed a stasy. They paint an exhilarating portrait play for the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon, ni of vibrant masculinity marked by virility, cap, ni grand canyon, and curated with fragility and solidarity. Rizzo inflects his Bernard Blistène the exhibition, Le sort precise, angular dance style within the probable de l’homme qui avait avalé le universal gestures of dances that for cenfantôme, in Paris at the Conciergerie as turies have brought communities together. part of the Nouveau Festival du Centre Feet pounding the floor, arms lifted to Pompidou. For more information visit the heavens, pelvis undulating and bodies www.redcat.org whirling, this Heavy Metal dance…real-
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SUNDAY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17 GREEN FEST EXPO LA Convention Center Green Festival is back in LA for our 6th year! Join the Green Festival Marketplace by exploring over 250 exhibitors, learning from over 50 inspirational speakers, indulging in some delicious vegan or vegetarian food and learning all you need to know to live a more sustainable lifestyle! South Hall K. 1201 S Figueroa Street, LA, CA 90015.
MEXICO VS CHILI @CONGA ROOM SATURDAYS Conga Room welcomes soccer fans everywhere to watch Mexico vs. Chile at 5pm only later to join the party withDj Santarosa. Conga Room boasts 3 rooms to keep you dancing all night long with tropical music; Bachata, Reggaeton, Top 40, Hip-Hop in addition to Latin Hits, as well as Bachata, Merengue, and Punta. Also, 3 fully stocked bars, plush VIP seating areas, and elevated DJ booth. The Conga Room’s acoustically engineered ceiling and breathtaking panoramic views of Staples Center and LA Live. 800 W Olympic Blvd., LA, CA 90015.
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WINE CAMP Eat.Drink. Americano Whether you’re new to wine, or you’re someone who wants to take your wine knowledge to the next level, Wine Camp is the perfect introductory tasting class. Gain the confidence you need to explore the wonderful world of wine. This 2-hour wine experience is packed with information. 923 E 3rd Street LA, CA 90012.
ROAD TO KUMANO East Coast Players First-time collaboration between East West Players and internationally-acclaimed Japanese drumming group TAIKOPROJECT. Chieko Kojima, the lead female performer for the world-renowned taiko group Kodo, joins the TAIKOPROJECT ensemble in a dance theatre piece based on the classic Buddhist tale of Dojoji. Ticketed. 120 Judge John Aiso Street, LA, CA 90012.
MACBETH Dorothy Chandler Pavilian Plácido Domingo portrays the murderous and haunted title character for the first time in the U.S., in L.A. Opera’s season-opening presentation of the Shakespearean opera, composed by Giuseppe Verdi with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei. Russian mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk plays the ambitious and devious Lady Macbeth, and the redoubtable James Conlon conducts the house orchestra. Directed by Darko Tresnjak. 135 N Grand Ave. LA, CA 90012.
EAT THIS FISH Preux and Proper Monday evenings bring Downtown a benefit for Chef’s Collaborative, brought to you by chefs Elia Aboumrad, Tristan Aitchison, David LeFevre, Chef Mary Sue Milliken, Christian Page and, of course Samuel Monsour. For anyone who feels responsible for the fishing industries relentless gaming of fish. There were so many lesser-known fish that have not yet become endangered like vermillion rockfish and longspine thornyhead and these chefs are preparing them for your delight. Ticketed. 840 S Spring Street, LA, CA 90014.
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BROAD’S 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Broad museum will celebrate its one-year anniversary with Cindy Sherman, Imitation of Life and cupcakes. The museum’s entrance will be decorated for the occasion, and throughout the day, The Broad will distribute festive birthday hats, pop-up art talks throughout the galleries, and special Broad-branded cupcakes. Celebrations end Sept 25th. 735 S. Figueroa, LA CA 90012. SLEEPAWAY CAMP Downtown Independent Theater A free comedy/variety show, brought to you by Doug Freedman, Travis Rust, Ryan Schumaker and Austin Wolf-Sothern continue the theater’s Tuesday night comedy shows, mixed in between regular movie sceenings, theater performances, fashion shows and musical numbers. With a beautiful rooftop that allows for gorgeous views of the LA skyline and stadium seating that fits just over 200 people. The only thing more satisfying is their friendly staff and wide selection of beers on tap. 9pm. FREE. 251 S. Main Street, LA, CA 90012.
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VIEW FROM A BRIDGE Ahmanson Theater Direct from sold-out runs on the West End and Broadway comes a searing revival from director Ivo van Hove. Arthur Miller’s tale of a Brooklyn longshoreman obsessed with his 17-year-old niece and his raging jealousy over her love of an immigrant will leave audiences feeling “ridiculously blessed” says the New York Times. Ticketed. 135 N Grand Ave., LA, CA 90012.
HEY HO! Grammy Museum Anniversary of the Ramones’ landmark, threecord, 29-minute-long eponymous debut album and the group’s early Queens roots. Featuring hundreds of memorabilia include photographs, clothing and instruments, in addition to personal items from Linda Ramone. Ticketed. 800 W Olympic Blvd., LA, CA 90015.
4TH ANNUAL TASTE AMERICA Vibiana Celebrating it’s fourth year, James Beard Foundation returns with its one-of-a-kind four course dining experience prepared by Taste America All-Star and James Beard Award-winner Scott Conant, Local Star Curtis Stone and Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith. Ticketed. 6:00pm - 9:00pm. 214 S Main Street, LA, CA 90012.
EAT THE RIVER Please Do Not Enter The first artist in residency project, featuring experimental French Artist Frédérick Gautier and his collection of 100 objects, which are direct expressions of the LA River in concret that he discovered during a two month long site-specific intervention into the Los Angeles Rivers’ history and landscape. The show is the immersion into a fascinating and simultaneously frightening explorative territory, excavating the LA River as a dynamic landscape, FCK explores its expressive potential as a marginalized environment through the sensitive engagement of its history and remnants. 549 S Olive Street, LA, CA 90013.
BIZ MARKIE Belasco Theater This is a special treat for DTLA Old School HipHop fans. At the age of 14, Marcel Hall dazzled his neighborhood under the alias of Biz Markie. His music scene debut began in 1985 as a beat box for Roxanne Shante of the Juice Crew. From then Biz began constructing his own destiny in the mystifying world of rap and hip-hop and paving the way for the next generation of hip hop fans for over 30 years. Ticketed. 18+ 1050 Hill Street, LA, CA 90015.
WERK MUSIK Ace Hotel Following the maiden voyage in 2014, werk.music returns to Los Angeles. Presenting 5 hours, of expressed-control and freedom beneath robotic rhythms at the Ace Hotel Rooftop, featuring visuals and classics from the Dusseldorf innovators extensive back edits, remixes and lessor known versions, plus Krafwark influenced sonic excursions transmitting via techno, synthpop, electronica and beyond. Also spinning, Dj Mister Sushi, and Roxanne Roll. RSVP. Free. 21+. 929 S Broadway, LA, CA 90015.
1st ANNUAL DINO FEST Natural History Museum Two days of all things dinosaur! The first annual Dino Fest is taking over with world-renowned paleontologists and dinosaur experts giving you a rare, behind-the-scenes look at fossil discoveries, specimens from our collections, dinosaur pop culture, and an in-depth look at the magnificent world of dinosaurs. Ticketed.9:30am-5pm. 900 Exposition Blvd., LA, CA 90007. LIANNE LA HAVAS Teragram Ballroom The young English singer/songwriter/guitarist receives more accolades than many artists experience with an album release included more than 120 shows across Europe, North America, and Japan—including two soldout London shows at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire and a sold-out headline show at the Somerset House Summer Series—and a top five position on the UK chart. Is Your Love Big Enough? won iTunes’ Album of the Year in the UK and earned Ivor Novello Best Album and Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominations. Ticketed. 1234 W 7th Street, LA, CA 90017.
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10 GREAT PLACES to boogie in dtla: by jennifer enchin
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owntown Los Angeles is chock-full of awesome places to get your groove on. Dance clubs here start at 18 and up. So whether you’re feeling the funk, twerking dat a**, shaking a leg, slow grinding, line dancing or dancing the watuzi, be sure to check out these 10 Great Places to Boogie in DTLA.
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Elevate Lounge
If you feel like going all out to techno beats, look no further than The Belasco. A multi-purpose venue with everything from stadium seating to a secret vintage-style party room. Originally built in 1926, the Belasco evokes a roaring 20’s joie-de-vie at every turn. The space itself is gigantic, clocking in at 40,000 square feet — let’s just say there’s plenty of room to boogie. With DJs like Deadmaus and Skrillex gracing the turntables, space can fill up fast so be sure to get there early. The Belasco boasts three full access bars, a ballroom and a 2000 square foot outdoor patio, it’s just the ticket for a grand night out. EDM and house beats are the usual fare with the occasional 90’s throwback or soul night. 1050 S. Hill Street, 90015.
Elevate Lounge is the perfect picture of ultra modern-chic. An attraction for the young professional set, you won’t be finding any denim-laden hipsters here. This lounge-club hybrid brilliantly marries futuristic design with 60’s mod for a truly groovy set-up. Located about 21 floors up; Elevate boasts one of the best views in the city. It IS called Elevate after all. After you’ve taken in the sights of DTLA, there’s a bumpin’ dance floor waiting for you, equipped with flashing lights, computerized tiles and crystal chandeliers — very chic. Up-beat Top 40 with an electronic edge is served nightly by DJs such as C.Mike and E-Kid. 811 Wilshire Blvd., 90017.
Downtown Dance and Movement Downtown Dance and Movement is considered to be DTLA’s ONLY public dance studio, meaning you don’t have to be a member to take a class. The great thing about DDM is that it accepts dancers of all levels and experience. Whether you are a social dancer or a full-fledged professional; there is something for everyone at DDM. Drop in classes are $16 for yoga and $18 for dance. There is a huge range of classes on offer so there is always an excuse to come back. Why not try “Bollywood Banghara Beats”, or how about “Argentine Tango Fundamentals”? Whatever your interest may be, there is a class to match. Slide on over to Downtown Dance and Movement and get ready to leave it all on the floor. 1144 South Hope Street, 90015.
The Music Center The Music Center in DTLA is a multi-venue theatre which houses productions of varying disciplines including dance, opera, music and theatre. What you may not know about The Music Center is that it hosts some awesome dance parties after hours. Every Friday night from June-September you can expect a jammin’ dance floor under the stars with a new DJ each night. The dance party series alternates between “DJ nights” which are guest curated and “Dance Downtown” which is essentially a public dance lesson with an open dance floor at the end. The styles vary from salsa, to bollywood, to disco. Grab a partner and get busy at The Music Center’s dance nights. All ages are welcome. 135 N Grand Avenue, 90012.
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owntown Los Angeles has become something different for everybody mostly depending on what era they relate to. For some, it’s the promise of a new downtown, with a strengthened LBGT community, lavish loft living, grand markets, museums, skyscrapers with thrill rides, and the inevitability of a mega metropolis with amenities that only the well to do can afford. For others, it’s the era of Rock N Roll and what lies inside the last remnants of Downtown’s underground rock scene as solidified by the Five Star Bar.
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owntown’s best party atmosphere has always been found in Downtown’s old buildings. Not to be remolded into the forbidden soirees of prohibition but kept as faded as its memory, the Five Star Bar is set in an original casing built in 1905, with what looks like the original paint job on some walls, complete with juke box playing classic tunes from the 1920s to Journey, Zepplin, Hendrix and Creedence. It’s tough, dark and dangerous, especially if you’re afraid of Rock N Roll, beer bellies, Doc Martins and loud burps. One of Downtown’s oldest surviving dive bars on 3rd and Main...Dive meaning: still gritty, like a dive bar should be...Not a dive bar redone in 1920’s replicas, guarded by numerous cameras with bartenders who lack likeability but still expect big tips. The building that cases the Five Star was a hotel and used as an American Indian refuge, once, and the bar is centered in what used to be the building’s main lobby, but dimly lit, and decorated to where attentions aren’t always called to its high ceilings and accented pillars, or once immaculately placed porcelain hexagon floor tiles. The Five Star may speak to an ideal even more than an era. The idea that after a few beers it’s ok to thrash to some hard core punk, bang your head and get sweaty inside of leather armor while throwing up the sign of the beast. The Five Dive speaks to the part of downtown where it’s still ok to get responsibly drunk, flip a bird, curse like a sailor, and go home with raunchy gals in tight clothing. Enjoy some blues, comedy, or an open-mic; the bar has been host to just about every other live entertainment genre you can imagine over its 31-year-old lifespan. For the young indie artist bringing the noise, or the old jammer, the Five Star could be a rehearsal, a showcase, record release, or an opportunity for earning money, especially when it comes to touring bands. For every entrepreneur the Five Star has seen make their way up its one-way street with a one tract mind to get away from a hard day’s work, there’s an indie band somewhere in the world trying to find their way to a stage in Downtown. Five Star Bar is not only the oldest Rock N Roll stage but also one of the last indie stages that are known for actually getting artists paid; a virtual Rock N Roll paradise, now facing the threat of becoming a real life interpretation of a Joni Mitchell song.
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We caught up with the DeeDees, an all female Ramones Tribute band, touring from Seattle, who just finishing up a smaller tour in Belgium. They found the Five Star Bar while searching for places to play punk in Downtown. Before they went to Hollywood they went to the Five Star and were 5x as happy. Talking with Michelle Thurston, and Kirsten Ballweg, lead singer and guitarist, before their set, we sparked up a conversation about the possibility of the Five Star closing, without telling them who or what was responsible for its fate. The ladies quickly shared their input in true punk fashion saying... “LA better pay attention and keep this bar, you know what’s happening in Seattle? Everything is being destroyed to put in shitty condos and parking structures and all of this other stuff that’s… rich money…it’s basically ruining Seattle…Capital Hill had a few places but now they have turned to none… If there is a punk show the crowd is mostly rich tech workers.” “Seattle is going through this thing where the clubs are being destroyed with bullshit,” interrupted Ballweg. “The creative people can’t afford to live in the cities. We have to go build new communes.”
Five Star Bar may not be where the most affluent come to party! It’s not about who you know or secret passwords, expensive drinks or overly controlled behavior. You just pay the door fee when there is a band and head towards the stage or the bar. If you’re with the band you can go to one of the only true do-it-yourself backstage lounges left in town. Backstage is ix days out of the week there is live upstairs so everyone can see your ascent entertainment complete with soundinto the upper unknown. man, stage lights, backstage, and outdoor As daring as it may seem, the Five Star patio. The corner eatery stayed open late Bar is located directly across from a LAPD before a recent heart attack took Khosro parking lot, so it might just be the safest “Casey” Bagheri, from his Mediterranean bar in town. They don’t over pour, and restaurant, in business over 25 years. who ever comes in is greeted respectfully If you were a daytime patron of downby security, bar staff, and local bar patown’s earliest happy hour, starting at trons, mostly veterans, and billiard fans. 9am at the Five Star, for lunch, what The Great Adapt-Reuse Era could see many call the BEST BURGER can be construction workers having their way made to order by Angie Hurtado, a take with the buildings on 3rd and Main that no prisoners bar keep (and part pirate let include the Five Star Bar. Although an some people tell it). Angie still pours with official date for demolition hasn’t been set, a nurturing hand. Watch out gastro pubs, the stress of hearing about it from random her burgers are good and you better not sources, can be compared to the stress of say other wise. She seems the opposite of having to deal with a mighty dragon who Mark Cordova, the soft spoken bar owner can strike at will, preying down on the who can easily accommodate a dozen or corner when you least expect it. Will the so favors all at once. Still living the life of a dragon’s final fury lead to the end to Rock youthful man, Mark sometimes travels by N Roll in Downtown? Many businesses on skateboard around town, returning with the block won’t be waiting around to find the necessities to give dozens of unknown out, most are making plans to relocate. artists musical refuge.
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Downtown can dance! by EVEYLYN CHUA
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Setting Dowtown in Motion: DOWNTOWN DANCE AND MOVEMENT
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owntown Los Angeles from two to three years ago hardly seemed liked the ideal host for Angelenos’ growing appetite for health and fitness. Fast forward to today’s frenzied downtown environment--Spin, Yoga, Crossfit, Martial Arts, and all its glamorous new-age fitness counterparts have taken up residence. Amidst the more commercialized fitness franchises that run amok Linda Valentino’s Downtown Dance and Movement has built up a cult-like following and for good reason.
Argentinian Tango duo Carlos Barrionuevo and Mayte Valdes photo by billynaire cruz
DOWNTOWN DANCE AND MOVEMENT dtla-weekly.com “I wanted to build a studio that allowed for all types of dances to integrate. The studio was meant to host a cross section of different dances” - Linda V.
To date, the studio has become the forerunner for dance companies seeking top of the line rehearsal spaces. The studio is accustomed to accommodating traveling performers and no stranger to hosting celebrity performers, including a recent three-day rehearsal by Usher. Currently, Downtown Dance and Movement studio host about 6 to 8 classes a day from categories including salsa, tango, ballet, african dance, fitness classes, Bollywood, hiphop, modern jazz, and yoga. The grandiosity of the studio’s brightly lit rooms are as attractive as the studio’s teachers themselves. Some of the studio’s more prominent instructors include the famous Argentinian Tango duo Carlos Barrionuevo and Mayte Valdes who have been Linda’s great friends.
The revitalization of downtown’s residential and retail industries have brought to the streets, a heightened demographic of self-awareness and sophistication. Along with other entrepreneurs in the health and wellness industry, partners Linda Valentino and Alle Ghadban—who is also a contractor by trade—transformed an old car dealership, a venue that was more akin to a casualty of downtown’s industrial bust, into a sophisticated 4-room dance studio equipped with sprung maple “We wanted to support her stuand Marley floors, 8 foot high mirrors and dio because it’s a great studio… professional-grade sound systems. the quality of the studio is just Downtown Dance and Movement, whose amazing. There is no other stufirst year anniversary is just around the dio with this kind of facility”corner, is more than just a brainchild of -Carlos and Mayte Linda’s passion for dancing, who herself has been a dance instructor for almost Master teachers, Carlos and Mayte, who 20 years—it is essentially a culmination also own their own studio in San Diego, of her deliberate and patient pursuit of teach two classes a week at Downtown building a vision that was 13 years in the Dance and Movement. Dubbed as “World’s making. greatest Contemporary Argentine Tango Dancers,” if there’s one class to sign up “I worked in downtown from it is theirs. Notwithstanding the stu1981-1984 when every establish- for, dio’s high caliber roster of instructors, the ment had steel roll down winstudents are the one’s that deserve praise. dows and large padlocks…when The studio is impressive in its ability to the area started to develop, it break through inhibitions at all levels of was one of the areas on top of instructions and for all types of students. Indeed, no other dance studio this side my list.” - Linda V. of Los Angeles has committed to instilling dance and movement into the fabric Downtown Dance and Movement has of downtown’s growing community. The brought together teachers that embrace the same philosophy of infusing the disci- studio’s 7,800-square-foot facility at 1144 pline of classical technique with an open- South Hope Street, is unrivaled not just in the range of classes it offers but also in ness to modifications that are adaptive to the evolving trends in fitness. It is this for- the scale of its facilities. What better way to celebrate than to join in on the festivimula that has allowed Downtown Dance and Movement to built such a strong com- ties--It’s high time we all take our places on Downtown Dance and Movement ’s munity of novice and seasoned dancers. dance floor.
“I’m super happy that we finally have a legitimate dance studio here in downtown…never thought I would really be able to get back into ballet at this stage” -DDM Student
“It’s been amazing to just be able to get back into dancing and it’s so convenient” added another student who works for the LA County City Hall. -DDM Student
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bunker hill Bunker hill is dtla’s leader in live performance art, presenting formally trained theater, dance and musical performances, including those in the visual arts as well as presenting dtla’s master chefs.
The Absolute Most:
Music Center Think: Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA Philharmonic, Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, Ticket Booth.
The Most:
Grand Park Think: Lunch Time Food Trucks, Dia Los Muertos, We Are Los Angeles, Family Reunion, Light Up the Holidays.
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Music Center’s Grand MakeOver Think: $30 million in renovations over the next two years.
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MOCA Contemporary Think: Art of Our Time, Exhibits, Collections, Programs, Free Every Thursday.
top food picks kendell’s brasserie nick + stephs au lac
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entertainment in dtla with tours & expos, national sporting events, award ceremonies, comedy shows, restaurants, and a discotheque, almost completely surrounded by world class hotels.
Sure, the Financial District sounds like it’s ALL WORK and no play, but with historic landmarks, sky tops with full bars, thrill rides, & award winning happy hours, prepare yourself for the pressures of excitement.
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Staples Center/LA LIVE Think: Sports Area, Live Concerts, Movie Theater, Bowling Alley, XGames, 4 Star Hotels, Rooftop Spas.
The Most:
Los Angeles Convention Center Expos, Network, AirPort, Media Pass.
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order in the courts, dine in or take out...NOt just for law making anymore, the courts district of dtla offers a gambit of public art, a 360 degree observation deck, legendary eateries and historical landmarks.
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Chinatown Central Plaza Jazz Club, Dim Sum, Hanfu, Peking Duck, Culture Festivals.
The Most:
Gin Lin Way Think: Red Lanterns, Neon, Vintage Chinese Architecture, 1938.
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courts district
within its independence, Chinatown has strengthened its romantic and familiar relationship with Downtown, demonstrating it is as gentle as it is honest with its gifts for dtla
SkySpace Think: Full bar, 70 stories up, Breathtaking Views, Magic Carpet Ride, Glass Slide. Los Angeles Public Library Think: Volumes, Free Masonry, Slow Escalators, Interactive Exhibits, Computer Rentals, Librarians.
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Year of the Rooster Think: Good Health. Careful Observation. Plenty of new restaurants, art shows, and a new year of cultural festivities.
Union Station Think: Subway, Maps, Train Station.
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City Hall Think: Observation Deck, Farmer’s Market, Outdoor Concerts, Local Government.
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Polyphonoptic Tower Think: Kinetic Sculpture, Music, Lights, Synchronization, Water, Flood, Faulty.
Metropolis Think: Panoramic Views, New Skyline, Sky Pools, Dogparks, Exquisite Dining, Boutique Hotel, Cabanas.
110/105/10/5 FWY Intersection Think: Car Radio, Traffic, MapQuest, Windshield, Congestion, Bumpers, CHP, Road rage.
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Downtown Dance and Movement Think:Dance Recitals, Star Studded Dance Rehearsals, Musical Performance Showcases.
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TheBlocc Think: International Brands, Shopping Mecca, Outdoor Terrace, Art Installations and Live Performances.
Chung King Road Think: Art Openings, Art Galleries, Antiques, Curio Shops, Live Performances.
Olvera Street Think: Birth Place of Los Angeles, Mexican Marketplace, Authentic food, Aztec Dancers, Mariachis, Catholic Church.
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fleming’s steak house el compadre original pantry
WATER GRILL 71 ABOVE WHOLEFOODS
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golden dragon LASA Sea Fresh Restaurant
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ciento lindo original philippe’s traxx
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Little tokyo
Historic the arts skids district core
Little Tokyo is the heart of the larg- Arts District is DTLA’s perfect mix The Historic Core is revitalized with est Japanese-American population in of fine art galleries, creative loft new bike lanes, parklettes, commuAmerica. With over 3500 welcoming style living, organic eating, and BEER, nity gardens, outdoor concerts, residents, and hundreds of shops hosting the most eclectic mix of indie artisan pop-ups, and 2 of the most Little Tokyo sees its fair share of artisan showcases and micro-brewing highly anticipated self-guided art tourism in dtla. tours in the country. companies in all of los Angeles.
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Old Japanese Union Church Think: 1922, East Coast Players, LAArtCore, World Class Theater, 30+ Years.
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Hauser Wirth & Schimmel Think: Globe Mills Complex, Art World, Manuela Restaurant, Art Exhibits, Installations.
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Japanese American National Museum Think: Tradition, Exhibits, WW2, Sculpture, History, Extraordinary Origami.
Angel City Brewery Think: IPA, Beer Tasting, Local Entertainment, Karaoke, Comedy Night, Mini- Festivals, Indie Art Shows.
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Institute of Contemporary Art Think: Museum, 12,700-Sqft., Industrial Building, 32-Year-Old Art Institution. Architecture by wHY, Public Programming, Retail Stores.
The Metro Regional Connector Think: All of Downtown’s Districts Connected allowing passengers to transfer to Blue, Expo, Red and Purple Lines, bypassing Union Station.
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Night On Broadway Think: Outdoor concert, 12 Historic Theaters, Live Performances, Food Trucks, Crepes, Huge Crowds.
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Downtown Art Walk Think: Creativity, Nighttime Celebration, Gallery, Artists, Crepes, Local Entertainment, Food Trucks, Street Vendors, Interactive Exhibits, Bar Crawl.
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Renovation of the Old Cecil Hotel Think: Nightstalker, Shining, American Horror Story, Hospice, Haunted.
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where skid row meets the industrial The Fashion District is a stitched wharehouse district, with community oasis where fashion designers, leaders and entrepreneurs willing to wholesalers, market weeks, retailed solve the problems of an area known fashion wares, accessories, textiles, for having the 2nd largest homeless and shoppers collide. population in the country.
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Smorgasburg Think: Alameda Marketplace, 10,000 Visitors, Indie Artisan, Sunday, Food, Music, Vintage, Wellness, Donuts.
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LAMP/Union Rescue Mission/ SkidRow Housing Trust Think: Non Profit, Giving, Public Service, Fundraising, Art Events.
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Think: 1.3 million Sqft,. Multi-Use Complex, Residents, Shopping, Restaurants, Local Entertainment, Creative Office Spaces.
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JZenshuji a Sōtō Zen Temple Think: Shakyamuni Buddha, Community Garden, Meditation.
Artists and Fleas Think: Unique, Fashion, Art and Craft Show, Vintage, Food Trucks, Saturdays.
ShopWalk Think: Spring Arcade Building, Crepes, Bottomless Mimosas, Discounts, Acoustic Sets, Fashion, Design.
Glady’s Park Think: Concerts, Town Hall Meetings, Sports Court, Soup Lines, Community.
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Kagaya Sushi Gen oystars
bestia urth cafe PIE HOLE
artisan house tabachines mexican cuisine crepes sans frontieres
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the escondite comfort la The Nickel diner
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California Martket Place Think: Designers, ShowCase, Market Week, Fashion, Accessories, Textiles, Fashion Run Way.
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Santee Alley Think: Bargains, SwapMeet, Bizarre, Street Dogs, Wigs, Wholesale Purses, Immitation Perfume.
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BIGGER! BETTER! Wall Florist Market Think: Coral Forest, Farmer’s Market, Grilled Food, Aqua Frescas, Wholesale Flowers, Saturdays.
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The Cooper Design Center Think: Historic Landmark, Huge Shopping Bags, Full Fashion, Designers, Showcase, Sample Sale, Men’s Suits.
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Localita & The Badasserie papi’s pizzeria The alley dog
PATINA GROUP: COCKTAILS FIT FOR AN EMMY BY GLORIA ESPINOZA
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nspired by the Emmy’s and in celebration of their 21st consecutive year as the “Official Caterer” of the Emmy® Awards Governors Ball, Patina Restaurant Group has added five limited-time craft cocktails to their restaurant drink menus across Los Angeles and Orange County. Available now until Emmy Award night, September 18th.
THE FISH OUT OF WATER COCkTAIL FROM PATINA GROUP: PHOTO BY HANFU
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Every cocktail has been crafted using some of the most superb luxuries nature has to offer, developed into “home-made” ingredients, spiked with specific, fine liquors, then, presented in elegantly garnished glasses.
Nature’s Elegance This year’s theme for the Emmy’s balls ensuing as celebrations of the 68th annual Emmy® Awards. Every detail of the planning of these balls has been selectively crafted to conduce emotions of romance, drama, and the enchantment of a luxurious nighttime nature paradise. Four of the cocktails are Emmy-inspired and crafted by The Patina Restaurant Group’s own, mixologist, Evan Charest. The fifth, an official craft cocktail to be served to the stars during the Emmy’s celebrations of 2016, designed by award-winning mixologist, Charles Joly in partnership with Diageo (spirit sponsors of this year’s celebration). The cocktails, just as the food of the Emmy’s, have set out to elevate the farmto-table praxis. Downtown Weekly LA had the privilege of joining Evan Charest at Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse of downtown LA as he discussed his four Patina Restaurant Group exclusive, Emmy-inspired creations. He walked us through the tasting of his four craft cocktails; “Fish Out of Water”, “Writer’s Block”, “Director’s Cut”, and “The Anti-Hero” and, most excitingly, we were able to taste the fifth, a craft cocktail designed by Charles Joly,” The Impressionist”, to be served for the stars during the Emmy’s celebrations of 2016.
The Impressionist A unique coming together of Ketel One® Vodka, Chareau Aloe Liqueur, Lemon, Honey, and Champagne. Created by award-winning mixologist Charles Joly In partnership with Diageo, this is only one of the Ketel One® Vodka cocktails that will be served for the stars and made available to the public for a limited-time in downtown LA. Maybe its knowing the stars will be indulging at the Emmy’s, but this one made me feel like a star at first sip. It is a very clean looking, classy champagne float served in an egg coupe with a lime peel and edible flowers.
Fish Out of Water A refreshing, aromatic yet mild flavored swizzle consisting of Bulleit Bourbon, Lemon, Lavender Simple Syrup, Mint, layered over crushed ice in a Collins glass. The garnish (fish out of water) is made up of sage leaves and angostura bitters. Evan described it’s inspiration as light, bright, and just a little bit “out there”, much like the comedy nominations. A variation from the classic swizzle crafted by replacing Rum with Bulleit Bourbon, “home-making” lavender syrup and combining it with fresh squeezed lemon juice, serving the simple, cool flavors over crushed ice, then garnishing it with the bright colors of orange peel, mint sprig and angostura bitters.
Writer’s Block A little bit more of a bold flavor with its fusion of Ron Zacapa 23 Aged Rum, Lime, Blackberry Syrup, and Champagne. Designing new cocktails is creating a piece, much like a writer, even cocktail designers can run into the very real “writer’s block”. Understanding the pains of writer’s block, Evan created this one in honor and celebration of the writing nominees of the Emmy’s. This creation came to him after three servings of the original draft for this cocktail, he then realized adding blackberry syrup and champagne would make this one pop! I will vouch that this bubbly, tangy, berry flavored drink can open up the inspiration channels.
Director’s Cut Magnificently fuses up some spicy flavors. Made of Don Julio Blanco Tequila, Thai Chile Simple Syrup, Lime, and White Peppercorns shaken then served up using
lime peel for garnish. Inspired by the art of collaboration, conducting, and making many unpredictable parts come together flawlessly, this cocktail has complex and loud components that when thrown into a shaker, pour out a work of art for your pallet that you would have to experience to comprehend. A must try inspired by the directing nominees.
The Anti-Hero Another aromatic cocktail with a gorgeous deep color and flavor complexity created by pouring Bulleit Rye, Amaro and Blood Orange over a large rock of ice in a good Old Fashioned Glass. Fittingly, the most dramatic looking, spirit-forward drink has been inspired by the drama nominees and garnished with a dehydrated blood orange wheel so as to take on their characters. Some craft cocktails are created to match meals, but these have been crafted to match the 2016 Emmy’s and can be found at Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse, Kendall’s Brasserie and Bar at the Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, Café Pinot at the historic Los Angeles Library in Downtown Los Angeles, for our neighbors just west at Ray’s & Stark Bar at LACMA, and so the O.C. can get a taste at the Catal in the Downtown Disney District. The temporary element of craft cocktail drinks is one of their most attracting when done right. Their use of the elements of nature and seasonal ingredients collected from foragers and local farmers make the cocktails unique to each season, each year. It’s the changing aspect that is to be respected and celebrated, as change is, after all, the only constant in life. These drink menus are sure to change after September 18th.
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the modern day pre-hysteria of downtown museums
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Japanese American National Museum (JANM) The Japanese American National Museum is the first and largest museum in the Unit-
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African American History Museum Designed by African American architects, Jack Haywood and the late Vince Proby, the
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ed States dedicated to sharing the experience of Japanese American ancestry. The JANM showcases the amazing works of famed and contemporary Japanese artists, historical exhibitions, and host cultural events. 100 N Central Avenue, LA, CA 90012.
California African History Museum was opened to the public during the Olympic Games of July 1984. Today, CAMM houses artifacts that “allow us to trace the African American experience from the western shores of Africa to the rural fields of the southern United States,” and later migrations. 600 State Drive, Exposition Park. LA, CA 90037.
Chinese American Museum (CAM) Symbolically housed in the oldest and last surviving structure of Los Angeles, the Gar-
nier Building, once known as the unofficial “city hall” built in 1890, CAM holds the last missing pieces of Downtown’s original Chinatown. After restoration of the dilapidated Garnier Building, on December 18, 2003, the 7,200 square foot CAM opened linking the past to a future for Chinese Americans that began over 150 years ago. 425 N Los Angeles Street, LA, CA 90012.
Korean American Museum
“Koreatown” is located just a few miles west of the epicenter of Downtown. The first Koreans began coming to the Americas in the 1880s. The Korean American Museum interprets and preserves their history, culture, and achievements; examining and discussing current issues, exploring innovative ways to communicate the Korean American experience fostering and hoping to advance Korean American culture. 3727 W 6th St #519, LA, CA 90020.
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National History Museum (NHM) You want to go back? You can go all the way back to Prehistoric Pangaea at the Na-
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Southwest Museum of the American Indian Located in the Mt. Washington area of Los Angeles, just a few miles north of Down-
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African American Firefighter museum Fire Station #30 Opened on December 13, 1997, AAFM is Downtown saying “thanks” for the first 100
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ElIn the Pueblo de Los Angeles case of El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument, one is surrounded by
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Sports Museum The Sports Museum features rare items and exhibits from every sport but focuses
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tional History Museum. With over 300 real fossils, 20 complete dinosaurs and ancient sea creatures that may or may not still exist beneath the deep, the Age of the Dinosaur is brought back into existence as well as the extraordinary journey of prehistoric man into what he has become today. 900 Exposition Blvd, LA, CA 90007.
town, this collection deals mainly with Native Americans, including exhibits dedicated to the American Indians of the Great Plains, California, and the Northwest Coast. 234 Museum Drive, LA, CA 90065.
years of service by African American Firefighters from 1897 to 1997. Valued testimony from actual Firefighters of yesteryear, like Sam Haskins, who was listed as the first Los Angeles Fireman of African decent in 1892, was also killed while responding to a fire in 1895. 1401 S Central Ave, LA, CA 90021.
history with every step. El Pueblo is the oldest section of Los Angeles, founded by 11 families, accompanied by the Spanish military and the Catholic Church to establish a settlement in what was then Alta California, now home to the oldest standing buildings in Los Angeles, and Downtown’s favorite Mexican Marketplace, Olvera Street.
mainly on baseball, beginning with its humble origins over 145 years ago. It includes old bats, gloves, uniform, balls and equipment and is home to the most complete collection of baseball technology in the world. 1900 S Main Street, LA CA 90015.
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t’s Official, Art Theme Park’s, Art Appetite Taste of Art Walk is the #1 flavored attraction held during the Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk.
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very SECOND THURSDAY in the Historic Core, the Downtown Art Walk offers a variety of artistic, interactive, experiences coupled with the same variety of exotic food choices, served to the masses by a long list of gourmet mobile food trucks who have promoted and enhanced the Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk event for the past 7 years. Art Appetite is the 5th successful charitable event produced by Art Theme Park in the last 3 years. Past events include; Art Walk for a Cause, Eye of the Hurricane, Art Walk Mecca, Art Walk at Batchelder’s, Noah’s Art and Alien Invasion. “There are no starving artists at our camp” Seeking to fulfill their hunger and restroom options during Downtown Art Walk, visitors may travel north or south to find Art Theme Parks from the corners of 3rd to 9th streets. Art Theme Parks work in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles in support of local artists dedicated to raising money for charity during the Downtown Art Walk event. #artappetitela
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this week in sports: by christopher floch
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USC Bounces Back / rams return to la TERRIBLE TEXAS 2 STEP
USC danced a terrible Texas two step in what was the greatest opening weekend in the history of college football over Labor Day weekend. USC was crushed by the defending national champion, and the NO. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, 52-6, in Dallas TX. The Trojans returned home after one of the most embarrassing losses in school history, and demolished Utah State, 45-7 on Saturday September 10th, at the Coliseum. USC evens their record at (1-1). Kickoff was an early 11:00 A.M., despite the scorching heat the Trojans were firing on all cylinders. Special teams shone bright on this gorgeous Saturday morning. First, Michael Pittman blocked an early punt, leading to the Trojans first TD. In the 3rd quarter, Adoree’ Jackson returned a scintillating 77-yd. punt for a touchdown. “The blocked punt gave us great momentum off the bat,” said USC head coach, Clay Helton. It is Helton’s first win as head coach of the Trojans. Quarterback Max Browne went 23 of 30, two TD’s and threw an interception.
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PAC-12 Next Week
Next week, the PAC-12 schedule begins with a bang. In a rematch of last season’s PAC12 Championship, the Men of Troy head north to face Stanford in what has become an intense, ‘REAL’ rivalry. These two programs despise one another and this seminal matchup will be played in Primetime on ABC 7. Another reason this is a rivalry is the teams actually take turns beating each other.
Rams Return To L.A.
After 21 years, football is back in L.A.! The Los Angeles Rams Home opener is this Sunday, September 18th at the Coliseum. The Rams will host the Seattle Seahawks at 1:05 p.m., and will air on Fox 11. Prior to kickoff, the iconic Red Hot Chili Peppers will hold a brief concert at 12:30 p.m.to celebrate this glorious day. The Rams got off to a terrible start against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, when they were routed 28-0. Star Running Back Todd Gurley was held in check, while the defense was unable to stop 49ers Running Back Carlos
ap photo by damian dovarganes Hyde. Even worse #1 overall pick, Quarterback Jared Goff was ruled inactive for the game; which means he didn’t even suit up. Rams head coach Jeff Fisher has been disappointed in the QB’s progress so far, “He’s not ready at this point to handle the speed of the game”. Now for the good news, the 49ers game is in the past. Over 90,000 hungry NFL fans will pack the legendary L.A. Coliseum, their temporary home for 3 years until their new stadium is completed in Inglewood, on the site of the former Hollywood Park Race Track.
SCATTERED LOYALTIES This will mark a homecoming of sorts for Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. Who coached USC for eight years, until taking over in Seattle in 2010. Be warned Rams fans, plenty of Seahawks fans will be all around, as not having an NFL team our loyalties have been scattered all over the West Coast and beyond. The Seahawks are led by Quarterback Russell Wilson. He has a sprained ankle after engineering a fourth quarter comeback over the Miami Dolphins,12-10 in Week 1.
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movie buff: by frederick mintchell
snowden
the story too important for oliver stone not to tell
June 5, 2013, The Guardian released secret documents obtained from Snowden. In these documents, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court implemented an order that required Verizon to release information to the NSA on an “ongoing, daily Oliver Stone on the set with Shailene Woodley and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Credit: William Gray/Open Road Films basis” culled from its he has directed many move ahead. We bought the book American custom- While non-controversial films includfrom The Guardian. [Co-writer] Kieran Fitzgerald talked about ers’ phone activities. ing Wall Street, The Doors and Alexander, many of his films The following day, seem to be controversy magnets. this at length. The Guardian and JFK, Natural Born Killers and “We decided to go The Washington Post W created debates well before they were released. Who better released Snowden’s to direct a film about one of the with the Snowden releaked information most polarizing figures in recent alism story as much Stone recently sat as possible. He gave on PRISM, an NSA memory? down to discuss his latest pasprogram that allows sion project which stars Joseph us a tremendous real-time information Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, amount of detail. I Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, collection electroni- Tom Wilkinson, Scott Eastwood, went back ultimately nine times to cally. A flood of infor- Logan Marshall-Green, TimoOlyphant, Ben Schnetzer, Moscow.” mation followed, and thy LaKeith Lee Stanfield, Rhys Ifans both domestic and and Nicolas Cage. It’s a very complicated screenplay because you want to get international debate the details right on the NSA. You ensued. “I have two hats. want to be as accurate as possible without the cooperation of People know me the NSA. You don’t want it to be hile working for contractor for my outspoken like Zero Dark Thirty where you Booz Allen for the NSA, get the cooperation of the CIA, beliefs. I’ve stated Edward Snowden began copybut they guide you. They tell you ing top-secret NSA documents, them because I feel I what to do. It’s very tricky. building a dossier on practicIn fact, we ended up throwing have a right as a cites that he found invasive and out 50% of the research we did. izen, not just a filmdisturbing. The documents It was enormously complicated. contained vast information on My brain was spinning. There’s maker...
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the NSA’s domestic surveillance practices. After he had compiled a large store of documents, Snowden told his NSA supervisor that he needed a leave of absence for medical reasons, stating he had been diagnosed with epilepsy. On May 20, 2013, Snowden took a flight to Hong Kong, China, where he remained as he orchestrated a clandestine meeting with journalists from the U.K. publication The Guardian as well as filmmaker Laura Poitras. Director and co-writer Oliver Stone is no stranger to debate.
Sometimes I’m criticized for it and sometimes I’m confused. People attribute political filmmaking to my films and that’s not true. I consider myself a dramatist. I tell the story. In this case, I met with Snowden in January of 2014 for the first time. I was wary and he was wary. We didn’t know how to do this thing. I didn’t know all the details. I had read all the press of course, but many of them are inaccurate. I went back two more times. In late May, we had a contract to
a great line when the woman at The Guardian says, ‘all this intelligence jargon.’ It’s really hard to understand. Poor Ewen MacAskill [the defense and intelligence correspondent for The Guardian]. You read the pages and it’s one freaking program after another. It’s not even in English. They don’t know how to write in English. They don’t want to write in English. They want to keep it freaking secret. Their names – they’re almost as bad as military names like Enduring Freedom crap.
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MOVIE BUFF REGAL THEATERS @LA LIVE don’t breathe HORROR/SUSPENSE RATED R, 1 hr 28 min, 3:05pm 8:30pm, 10:50pm 5:20pm, 7:50pm, 10:10pm
sully drama RATED PG 13, 1 hr 36 min, 1:10pm, 1:50pm, 4:00pm 4:40pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm, 10:20pm, 2:40pm, 5:30pm 8:10pm, 11:00pm
WAR DOGS COMEDY/DRAMA RATED R, 1 hr 54 min, 3:20pm
SAUSAGE PARTY ANIMATED/COMEDY RATED R, 1 hr 29 min, 3:00pm 5:40pm, 8:20pm, 10:50pm
SUISIDE SQUAD ACTION/ADVENTURE RATED PG 13, 2 hr 3 min, 5:25pm 3D, 1:20pm, 4:10pm, 7:10pm 10:00pm
NO MANCHES FRIDA COMEDY RATED PG 13, 1 hr 40 min, 1:00pm 3:50pm 6:40pm 9:40pm
LABYRINTH 30TH ANNIVERSARY adventure/fantasy RATED PG, 1 hr 55 min, 2:00pm, 7:00pm
the disappointments room drama/suspense/thriller RATED r, 1 hr 31 min 2:25pm 5:00pm, 7:40pm,10:30pm
the wild life animated/adventure/action PG, 1 hr 30 min, 2:10pm 3D, 4:30pm, 7:00pm, 9:20pm 3D
when the bough breaks KUBO & THE 2 STRINGS ANIMATED/FAMILY RATED PG, 1 hr 42 min, 3:30pm
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The Mayan is one of the cities largest dance clubs boasting 3 levels of dance floors and 7 bars. What used to be an old L.A. theatre is now an ancient temple-themed nightclub in the heart of DTLA. At The Mayan you will find live music as well as DJ nights. With three different dance floors to choose from, you’ll definitely find something to move your feet to. The main floor is spinning Hip Hop and Top 40, while the mezzanine is pumping Reggaeton and Salsa. DJ Oggy, Pedro and Saturn are the Resident DJs and hosts to special parties such as “Labor Day Weekend” and “IndepenDANCE”. Dress to impress. Just because it’s an ancient temple doesn’t mean you should wear your gladiator sandals. They say variety is the spice of life, get all styles under one roof at The Mayan 1038 S Hill Street, 90015.
The Resident The Resident is a hybrid bar, beer garden and music venue in the heart of DTLA. Stop in for a carefully curated craft beer and then stick around for the ragin’ live tunes. Although The Resident focuses mainly on live bands, there is opportunity to bust a move at their themed dance parties. Check the listings for an array of off-beat events including “That Big 80’s Party”, or “The Prince and Michael Experience”, both of which can only end in some serious physical expression. DJ Dave Paul is a regular at the booth as well as bands such as Funk and Waffles. There is even a Drake-themed yoga class called “Namasdrake” for all you yogis out there. Come to the Resident to experience some real music you can really let loose over. 428 S Hewitt Street, 90013.
GoGo dancer at club mayan photo courtesy club mayan ing to look at when you’re at The Edison. Dress code is fancy; 1940’s costume attire is encouraged so long as it’s tasteful. 108 W 2nd Street, 90012.
La Cita
La Cita is a no-frills, down-to-earth neighborhood bar that doubles as a music venue. Hit-up this casual dive for some live music by local bands or a DJ dance night featuring latin/world beats. The dance floor itself is not so huge but there’s enough room to move even when it’s at full capacity. Events such as the punkrock “Angry Hour” and DJ Paw’s Top 40 night will surely get you moving and don’t forget “Mustache Mondays”, DTLA’s most popular gay night. The drinks there are cheap as chips averaging at 3-4$. There is also a patio in the back for those more inWhat used to be an old power plant is now terested in watching the game than grooving with the other patrons. No dress code a swingin’ jazz bar doling out craft cockhere, feel free to come as you are. 336 S tails and vintage beats. Walking into the Edison feels like being on the set of a Gene Hill Street, 90013. Kelly flick. Wrought iron gives an industrial feel while cherry wood brings a refined old-world flair. The cocktail list is impres- Cut a rug at Honeycut, the grooviest disco sive with ingredients like lavender bitters, bar this side of DTLA. Honeycut means business, and we mean serious dancing pear cognac and pineapple gum — how intriguing. I hear the drinks are stiff to say business. Retro vibes are met with pop-art the least. Jazz musicians such as Phat Cat inspired neon graphics which are projected on the floors and wall. The light up Swinger and real life pin-up girl Jennifer dance floor and disco ball only add to the Keith are regularly featured as well as a endearing disco theme. The music style myriad of burlesque and aerial artists. sits comfortably at retro; branching out There will always be something interest-
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into nu-disco, tropical house, funk, old school hip hop and R&B spun out by DJs such as DJ Rawn and Jack of all Tracks. The dress code is fashion forward with an artistic flair. Don’t worry about being turned away for wearing sneakers. The crowd at Honeycut doesn’t mess around when it comes to getting down. If you are serious about dancing, then Honeycut may be the place where you belong. 819 S Flower Street, 90017.
Five Star Bar If you consider yourself more of an “aggressive mover”, why not head over to Five Star Bar and get your mosh pit on? Five Star Bar is known as DTLA’s favorite no-nonsense punky dive. Don’t expect any sort of dress code here, the more rips in your jeans — the better. There is a live band almost every night of the week with a drink special to go along with it. When you’re all hot and sweaty from jamming out to the band, take a seat and refuel with a tall can from their massive beer list starting at $3. Bands such as Skeletal Remains and Lords of Beacon House can be found rocking their guts out onstage. Slamming in the mosh pit not your thing? No problem, there is a pool table and jukebox on site to keep you entertained. If you like it a little grungy, Five Star Bar is the perfect spot. 267 South Main Street, 90012.
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EAT.
Chu’s Kitchen 111 W 9th Street LA, CA 90015 Langer’s Delicatessen 704 S Alvarado Street LA, CA 90057 Eastside Market & Italian Deli 1013 Alpine Street LA, CA 90012 El Paseo Inn 11 Olvera Street LA, CA 900121 Farmer Boys 726 S Alameda Street LA, CA 90021 HMS Bounty 3357 Wilshire Blvd LA, CA 90010 Mitsuru Cafe 117 Japanese Village Plaza Mall LA, CA 90012 La Golondrina Cafe 17 Olvera Street LA, CA 90012 La Luz del Dia 1 Olvera Street LA, CA 90012 La Golondrina Cafe 17 Olvera Street LA, CA 90012 Nickel Diner 524 S Main Street LA, CA 90013 TheSultan 311 W 6th Street LA, CA 90014 Omasa 100 Japanese Village Plaza Mall LA, CA 90012 Otomisan 2506 1/2 E 1st Street LA, CA 90033 Original Pantry Cafe 877 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90017 Original Tommy’s 2575 Beverly Blvd LA, CA 90057 Pacific Dining Car 1310 W 6th Street LA, CA 90017 Philippe The Original 1001 N Alameda Street LA, CA 90012 Suehiro Cafe 337 E 1st Street LA, CA 90012 Taylor’s Steak House 3361 West 8th Street LA, CA 90005 Yang Chow 819 N Broadway LA, CA 90012
DRINK.
The Association 110 E 6th Street LA, CA 90014 Back Door Pub 813 S Flower Street LA, CA 90017 Bona Vista Lounge 404 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90071
BoomTown Brewery 700 Jackson Street LA, CA 90012 Cana Rum Bar 714 W Olympic Blvd LA, CA 90015 Club Soho 333 S Boylston Street LA, CA 90017 Courage & Craft 317 S Broadway LA, CA 90013 Eat Drink Americano 923 E 3rd Street LA, CA 90013 Eighty Two 707 E 4th Place LA, CA 90013 gLAnce Lobby Bar 900 W Olympic Blvd LA, CA 90015 General Lee’s 475 Gin Ling Way LA, CA 90012 Golden Gopher 417 W 8th Street LA, CA 90014 Hank’s Bar 838 S Grand Ave LA, CA 90017 King Eddy Saloon 131 E 5th Street LA, CA 90013 Le Pour Haus Wine Bar 1820 Industrial Street LA, CA 90021 Monty’s 1222 W 7th Street LA, CA 90017 Pattern Bar 100 W 9th Street LA, CA 90015 Tony’s Saloon 2017 E 7th Street LA, CA 90021 Wendall 656 S Main Street LA, CA 90014
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71 Above 633 W 5th Street LA, CA 90071 Artisan House 614 S Main Street LA, CA 90013 Arts District Brewery 828 Traction Ave LA, CA 90012 Barcita 403 W 12th Street LA, CA 90015 Barrel Down 525 W 7th Street LA, CA 90014 Big Wangs 801 South Grand Ave LA, CA 90017 Bottle Rock 1050 S Flower Street LA, CA 90015 Bonaventure Brewing Co 404 S Figueroa Street LA, CA, 90071 Border Grill DTLA 445 South Figueroa Street LA, CA 90071
Broken Spanish 1050 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90017 BS Taqueria 514 W 7th Street LA, CA 90014 Café Pinot 700 W 5th Street LA, CA 90071 Casa Nostra Ristorante 825 W 9th Street LA, CA 90017 Casey’s Bar & Grill 613 S Grand Ave. LA, CA 90017 Cerveteca DTLA 923 E 3rd St Ste 109 LA, 90013 Chaya 525 S. Flower Street LA, CA 90071 City Tavern DTLA 735 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90017 Cole’s 118 E 6th Street Los Angeles, CA 90014 Courtyard Los Angeles @ L.A. Live 901 W Olympic Blvd. LA, CA 90015 Crepes Sans Frontieres 541 S. Spring Strreet LA, CA 90013 Dublan’s Pub 815 W 7th Street LA, CA 90017 Eat. Drink. Americano 923 E 3rd Street LA, CA 90012 El Compadre 1248 S Figueroa Street #101, LA, CA 90015 Escondite 410 Boyd Street LA, CA 90013 Everson Royce Bar 1936 E 7th Street LA, CA 90021 Flemings 800 West Olympic Blvd LA, CA 90015 Far Bar 347 E 1st Street LA, CA 90012 Ford’s Filling Station @L.A. LIVE 900 W Olympic Blvd. LA, CA 90015 garcons de cafe 541 S Spring Street LA, CA 90013 Ham and Eggs Tavern 433 W 8th Street LA, CA 90014 Hooters 1248 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90015 Hop Louie 950 Mei Ling Way Rd. LA, CA 90012 Hyde Lounge 1111 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90015 Katsuya 800 W Olympic Blvd. LA, CA 90015 Las Perlas 107 E 6th Street LA, CA 90013
Library Bar 630 W. 6th Street LA, CA 90017 Little Bear 1855 Industrial Street LA, CA 90021 LearnAboutWine: 530 Molino Street #218 LA, CA 90013 Los Angeles Biergarten 750 S Broadway Ave LA, CA 90014 Lucky Strike 800 W 7th Street LA, CA 90017 Mas Malo 515 W. 7th Street LA, CA 90014 Melody Lounge 939 N Hill Street LA, CA 90012 Michael J’s 643 N Spring Street LA, CA 90012 Midtones 943 N Broadway LA, CA 90012 Mignon Wine Bar 128 E 6th Street LA, CA 90014 Nest at WP24 900 W Olympic Ave. LA, CA 90015 Nirvana Bar & Grill 314 E 1st Street LA, CA 90012 Pattern Bar 100 W 9th Street LA, CA 90015 Perch 448 S Hill Street LA, CA 90013 Pez Cantina 401 S Grand Ave LA, CA 90071 Pitchoun Bakery 545 S Olive Street LA, CA 90013 Red Bird 114 East Second Street LA, CA 90012 Riordan’s Tavern 875 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90017 Rock N’ Fish 800 W Olympic Blvd A-160, LA, CA 90015 Simbal Restaurant 319 E 2nd St Ste 202 LA, CA 90012 Spitz 371 E 2nd Street LA, CA 90012 Spring Street Bar 626 S Spring Street LA, CA 90014 Taste FIGat7th 735 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90017 Takami Sushi Lounge 811 Wilshire Blvd. LA, CA 90017 Tapachines 517 S Spring Street LA, CA 90013 Tom’s Urban 1011 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90015 Traxx@Union Station 800 N Alameda St LA, CA 90012
Triple 8 800 W. Olympic Blvd. LA, CA 90015 Vespaio 225 S. Grand Ave. LA, CA 90012 Villains Tavern 1356 Palmetto Street LA, CA 90013 Yard House 800 W Olympic Blvd. LA, CA 90015 Yxta Cocina Mexicana 601 S. Central Ave. LA, CA 90021 The Springs 608 Mateo Street LA CA 90021 Uname Burgers 738 E 3rd Street LA, CA 90013 Wokano 800 W 7th Street LA, CA 90017 Wurstküche 800 E 3rd Street LA, CA 90013 Zinc Market Place 580 Mateo Street LA, CA 90013
Continental Club 116 W 4th Street LA, CA 90013 The Crossing 200 S Hill Street LA, CA 90012 Elevate Lounge 811 Wilshire Blvd LA, CA 90017 Exchange LA 618 S Spring Street LA, CA 90014 GrandStar Jazz Club 943 N Broadway LA, CA 90012 La Cita Bar 336 S Hill Street LA, CA 90013 The Lash 117 Winston Street LA, CA 90013 The Mayan 1038 S Hill Street LA, CA 90015 Redwood Bar & Grill 316 W 2nd Street LA, CA 90012 The Reserve 650 S Spring Street LA, CA 90014
EAT. DRINK. DANCE.
EAT. DRINK. DANCE.SLEEP.
Boca @Conga Room 800 West Olympic Blvd.LA, CA 90015 Clifton’s Cafeteria 648 S Broadway Street LA, CA 90014 The Edison 108 W 2nd Street LA, CA 90012 The Falls 626 S Spring Street LA, CA 90014 Five Star Bar 267 S Main Street LA, CA 90012 Monty Bar 1222 W 7th Street LA, CA 90017 Mrs. Fish 448 S Hill Street LA, CA 90013 The Regent Theater 448 S Main Street LA, CA 90013 Salvage Bar & Lounge 717 W 7th Street LA, CA 90017 UrbanX Tavern 1248 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90015 Wolf & Crane 366 E 2nd Street LA, CA 90012
DRINK.DANCE. The Belasco Theater 1050 S Hill Street LA, CA 90015 Blue Whale 123 Astronaut ES Onizuka LA, CA 90012
Ace Hotel 929 S Broadway LA, CA 90015 Bar and Kitchen @O Hotel 819 S. Flower Street LA, CA 90017 Bugis Street @ Millennium Biltmore 506 S Grand Ave. LA, CA 90071 Brasserie @ The Sheraton Hotel 711 S Hope St, LA, CA 90017 Invention Bar @LA Athletic Club 431 W 7th Street LA, CA 90014 Kawada Hotel 200 S Hill Street LA, CA 90012 Luxe City Center Hotel 1020 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90015 Mixing Room @JW Marriott 900 W Olympic Blvd. LA, CA 90015 NOE Restaurant @Omni Hotel 251 S. Olive Street LA, CA 90012 The Standard Hotel 550 S Flower Street LA, CA 90071 Suede Bar & Lounge @ Bonoaventure Hotel 404 S Figueroa Street LA, CA 90071 The Ritz-Carlton Spa 900 W Olympic Blvd. LA, CA 90015
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said, ‘we have to work this thing as straight as we can and give the NSA a solid story. Rhys Ifans, the O’Brian character [Snowden’s CIA recruiter], says the various positions of the agency. He knew the Iraq war was an unfortunate disaster. He says, ‘you don’t have to agree with your politicians in the stupid madness of this war for oil and sand.’ His goal is the overall protection of the United States. There’s an interesting conversation when O’Brian and Snowden are walking through the woods. We state, more or less quickly, some the issues.” Though he’s not aware of any changes in his life due to government intrusion, he’s also not aware of any changes in the NSA. “We made the movie without a hindrance. We didn’t get the cooperation of any major studio. We don’t know why. I suspect that it’s self-censorship which happens when you reach McCarthy-like levels which this country has reached about repressing the truth as much as possible. Snowden talked about this too. He revealed the collaboration of major corporations with the government. He put it on the screen point blank which forced the corporations to provide encryption. That’s the biggest change I’ve seen. The NSA certainly didn’t change. They changed a lot of drapes in the room. It’s all jargon. The NSA was hacked last week. That’s the first hack we know of. This was a big hack last week. You might not even know about it because it doesn’t get reported about in mainstream press. The hackers were called the Shadow Brokers and this was a big hack. In other words,
the NSA hacks everyone in the world and whoever hacks the NSA gets that information. It’s a crazy time. It’s out of control. We sit here thinking they’re protecting us? No way. Our bank account could be raped right now as we’re talking.” When you look at pictures of Edward Snowden and Joseph Gordon-Levitt side by side, the resemblance is uncanny. The similarities don’t end there and that’s why Gordon-Levitt was Stone’s first choice. “Joseph was my first choice. I said, you look like him. You feel like him. I know you’re brilliant with computers.’ He’s the same age. It was a pure match. Shailene also was very involved. She wrote me a letter [expressing interest in the role]. They weren’t stars in that sense of the word in that they could get the movie financed. The studios obviously avoided it. It was very brave of Open Road who stepped forward and committed to U.S. distribution. Tom Ortenberg is the chairman and I admire him very much. I worked with him on W when he was at Lionsgate.” Unlike Gordon-Levitt, Rhys Ifans did not look like his character. In fact, he’s almost unrecognizable. Despite this, like Gordon-Levitt, Ifans was Stone’s first choice. “I met him early [in pre-production] in London because we had to cast out of London as much as possible to save money. The budget was tight [estimated to be $40-50 million]. English actors do a very good American accent. He impressed me. He isn’t a box office draw, so I had to wait. We went through a lot of so-called American actors who passed on the role. Rhys was always right and I got him at
the very end [of pre-production]. I was lucky to get him. We had to work on the accent and makeup. He took the lessons very seriously to make his accent as close to American as possible. We changed the hair. We decided to go white. It was an interesting change for him since he’s a blonde. He’s quietly effective in the way the British character actors can be. He’s a great actor by the way. He’s done everything from comedy to Shakespeare.”
It was so important to Stone to tell Snowden’s story accurately, that he sought Snowden’s approval on his final cut. Well, sort of.
“Yea he did. Well, not the last cut. I cut four minutes sometime this spring. He saw it twice and he really helped us technically. I vetted it with him because it’s some tricky stuff. The NSA will says this is wrong and this is wrong, but don’t believe them. I would go with what Joe was saying. But some things we can’t do. We can’t recreate on film what they can do on computers. We had to show things on film that you can’t see on a computer. I think we found compromises that work. The NSA does not spend money on superfluous stuff. They spend billions on contractors. They like contractors. They don’t spend money on their own people.” Stone seems to be cut from the same cloth as many of the filmmakers of the 1970s who made political movies that
questioned aspects of our society. He’s an honorary member of the fraternity of directors like James Bridges, Sidney Lumet and Alan Pakula. Snowden is a film that feels like a cinematic sibling to films like Bridges’ The China Syndrome, Lumet’s Network and Pakula’s All the President’s Men. Stone is not afraid to lament the fact that it’s harder for those kinds of films to get the studio greenlights now. “It’s very frustrating. There’s another issue here. It’s perceived as being a ‘critical of America’ movie. This guy was an American. That’s what’s frustrating. You cannot dissent from the system. [Studios] make pro-American movies only. This has happened more and more since Reagan. Going back to the 70s, in the wake of the Vietnam war, there was a certain disillusionment to what the government was doing. People were actually making movies that were critical of our society. In the 80s and 90s, I was one of the few that were trying to make people look in the mirror. Spike Lee was another. Syriana is a good movie that does that. I can’t say Argo because that glorifies America. Karma is bad on this. If you can’t look in the mirror and see what we did in foreign countries, it tells you a lot about where our culture is headed. I tried to do the My Lai Massacre, which was a good and interesting movie. I tried to do the Martin Luther King story. You make your way in this [studio] system. I didn’t want to do Snowden. I knew I was going to have problems. It’s a current affair and a story could break either way. I try to stay away from hot potatoes if I can. But this story was too important.”
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