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with David Carlo” has announced its long term residency at the iconic Millennium Biltmore

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avid Carlo’s interactive show promises miraculous illusions, close-up magic, powerful mindreading and his version of the classic bullet catch.

The live show is being billed as ”an intimate evening of magic, mentalism, music and theater reminiscent of the Victorian era in New York and Paris.”

Along the way, the exuberant storyteller transports the audience to the turn of the century in an Upper Eastside, New York City apartment, where an extraordinary magic show occurred in 1895. He is accompanied by “Solitary Science” a celebrated multi-instrumentalist, composer, and electronic musician.

TheParloracclaimedcritically“ModernMagicDavid Carlo is one of the most respected minds in magic, business and entertainment industry.

He served as an Executive Producer of the ground-breaking TV series “MINDFREAK,” the most successful and longest running primetime magic series in television

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closely with Criss Angel on his spectacular, groundbreaking Las Vegas stage shows as well as serving as executive producer on the CW Network’s new TV series “Magic with the Stars” debuting this fall.

Carlo is also an award-winning film director and writer. But what he loves most is performing for an intimate audience and sharing joyful experiences through magic.

Modern Parlor Magic with David Carlo takes place in one Downtown’s most beloved and iconic Builthotels.in

1923, the “Los Angeles Biltmore” was once the largest hotel on the west coast. Its luxurious private event spaces, ballrooms and hotel roasters boast an extravagant list of the who’s who of Hollywood and prestigious dignitaries from around the world.

Architects Schultze & Weaver designed the 11-story marvel in SpanishItalian Renaissance and Mediterranean Revival with compliments of Beaux Arts styles. Newly renamed “Millennium Biltmore”, from lobby to ceiling the hotel is adorned with marble floors and pillars, fountains, John B. Smeraldi Tiffany skylights, crystal chandeliers and carved “Biltmore Angels” to keep a watchful eye over hotel guests.

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DTLA FARMER'S MARKETS EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK

Starting off with Mondays, the community of Skid Row address the district’s nutritional needs with Skid Row Marketplace. Organized by Danny Park and LA Community Action Network, SRM has created a platform in which

local farmers provide affordable, healthy and unique produce to residents as well as stimulate the social welfare of the community through local economic

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at 838 E 6th Street, the market supports local small farmers inclusion and community gardens through a venture that builds community identity. Skid Row Marketplace has daily operating hours from 8am to 6pm.

Grand Central Market

Another daily opportunity for farm to table selections is Grand Central Market.

What started off as Los Angeles’ largest and oldest public market, opened its doors in Since1917.then,

GCM has become a home for legacy vendors, showcasing California’s best ingredients, chefs, and entrepre neurs.

Current owner Adam Daneshgar continues to solidify Grand Central’s place in Down town history hosting people from around the world who come to the market daily. Grand Central will always have an open table ready for them. The market has daily operating hours of 8am to 9pm.

Tuesdays at California Market Center

Located at the California Market Center, Tuesday’s bring the Heritage Farmer’s Market operated by Bing Turner and Matthew Mathiasen. The fashionable marketplace re-opened with the unveiling of a new plaza that spend its days during Covid under reconstruction. With hours from 10am to 2pm rain or shine, CMC Farmer’s Market is a market focused on public health and leisure. Unlike super market shelves stocked with produce that traveled for days and sometimes weeks, shoppers find farm-fresh produce at CMC that are much fresher.

It’s Official, DTLA loves Markets.Farmer’sFrom our original FM at Grand Central Market to the Farmer’s Market in Skid Row, DTLA offers healthy options from farm to table everyday of the week.

MICRO GREEN MAMA AT LA HISTORIC STATE PARK

Wednesday and atThursdayPershing Square

Pershing Square Certified Farmers Market is open on the corners of 6th and Broadway both Wednesday and Thursday. Opening at 11:30am and closing at 2pm, this market displays of the best fruits and vegetables from California growers offering mutual appreciation and an honest experience from grower to consumer.

Thursday at City Hall

City Hall Farmers Market returns after a 2 1/2 year Covid hiatus each Thursday. Presented by Arts District Neighborhood Council and CD14 the popular lunchtime market, now in its 13th year, serves as gathering place for those who live and work in the Civic Center area. The market has an online ordering option that takes the hassle out of shopping for your groceries! Order by Tuesday evening and your items are available to pick up on Thursday. 10% of sales goes to the neighborhood Arts District nonprof it, the Los Angeles River Artists and Business Association, LARABA.

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Thursday’s also mark the return of the Certified Farmer’s Market at Figat7th. In partnership with Raw Inspiration, the market offers an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, kettle corn, flowers, honey, breads, on the plaza every Thurs day from 10am to 2pm.

Sustainable Views at Historic State Park

DTLAs newest FM is the LA River Farmers’ Market presented by SEE LA happening at Los Angeles State Historic Park. Vendors at the grass covered grounds offer fresh fruits and vegetables, cooked items and artisan wares all promoting healthy eating, sustainable living, and cultural heritage. Every Thursday, from 3:00pm -7:30pm, visitors may explore 32 acres of open space for shopping, picnicking, walking, biking, and other forms of healthy living along with the most amazing views of the downtown Los Angeles skyline.

Friday in Echo Park

Stock up on your groceries, get some fresh air, and support local businesses. Echo Park Farmer’s Market located on Sunset and Logan is open Fridays from 3pm to 730pm. Established in 2006, the Echo Park Farmers’ Market has grown steadily to become one of the most popular and well-attended of SEE-LA’s certified markets.

Every Friday, 15 local farmers set up their tables and offer up a wide variety of produce and value-added products like jams and jellies, honey, and fresh farmgrown flowers.

Saturdays of the Past Saturday’s, The WALL Food + Flowers + Farmers Market, “The Wall”, nestled be tween two major flower markets and street side vendors unfortunately is no more. What began 8 years ago amid the fra grance of sweet pedals offering food, fun, and entertainment ended sadly due to the increased presence of homeless which im pacted the market negatively. Good news for DTLA the same organizers that brought the community such a vibrant market are now operating the Farmer’s Market at California Market Center on 9th and Main…but here’s some old footage.

Sunday in the Historic Core

Sunday’s Historic Farmer’s Market is organized by Adam Ruiloba Southland Farmers’ Market Association turned 10 this year, it opens from 9am to 3pm. The market between Broadway and Main on 5th in the Historic Core, offers many fa vorites including homemade bagels, fresh produce, and a diverse cuisine along side arts, crafts and jewelry vendors.

GIVE A BEAT

LAUNCH PARTY IN DOWNTOWN

Give a Beat, music-basedthe lauded for changing the course for

“Street Poetry” is a hip-hop track on the label created by the talented multi-instrumentalist Koeppell McDade, who goes by the artist name Pelligroso. His track was created with the help of L.A.-based rapper and pro ducer Zeroh.

the label currently features two releases by formerly incarcerated individuals-turned-musical-

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her 40-year-to-life sentence commuted by Governor Jerry Brown in 2018, Geri Meyers is now a proud graduate of Give a Beat’s On a New Track 12-week group mentoring program. Now in her 60s, she is the first female on the label which features her first single entitled, “Pure Joy” and the first graduate to land a paid gig as a DJ.

Within the program, incarcerated participants learn technical skills, how to use music as a tool for healing, how to build positive social groups, and various practical aspects of the music business with the help of musical men tors including Spiñorita, Wylie Cable, Emile Poree, Zeroh and Camille Ramirez.

“They gave me an opportunity to pursue a dream,” she continued. “In spite of me being formerly incarcerated, in spite of my age, they opened that door and believed in me. There’s so much beauty in that.”

Angela Ramirez, aka Spiñorita, a sta ple in the L.A. nightlife scene, served as a mentor.

“Music is my therapy,” the artist expressed. “I see myself using these skills all throughout life. Having a mentor in this program helped me through a lot,” expressed Pelligroso. “They actually let me know that the process is always within. Whatever you do, whatever in life, you always have to strive from within. Love to learn, learn to love.”

The new label launched Friday, Sep tember 16, at a private event held in downtown Los Angeles hosted by KCRW’s Jeremy Sole.

Michael Mendoza, National Policy Di rector of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, spoke briefly about how the power of music can be catalyzed to propel policy changes.

“Leveraging Give a Beat’s far-reaching network within the global music industry, the label is an access point for resources previously unattainable to these artists impacted by mass incarceration.” Said Mendoza.

Resources include studio time, master ing services, music video/photo shoots, album artwork, legal guidance, and full ownership of the artists’ music. all geared to utilize the power of music for healing and offer alternative creative career pathways to those impacted by the criminal justice system.

Give a Beat Records is honored to have a strategic partnership with EMPIRE, a leading force in the music industry, a non profit offering artists 70 percent of royalties. giveabeat.org/records

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE OBAMA PHONE

Could the California Public TryingCommissionUtilitiesBetoDestroy the Popular Program Started by President Obama dubbed ”The Obama Phone”?

Advocates for disadvantaged communities implored Governor Gavin Newsom to save a program designed to give access to subsidized telephone and internet to the needy.

The program, aptly called “Lifeline”, provides much-needed connections to the world for people who can’t afford more costly telephone and broadband service plans. It is how hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged Californians stay in touch with relatives, make medical appointments, apply for jobs, and educate their children.

The popular program was originally started under President Ronald Reagan, and then modernized and expanded under President Barack Obama. But the California Public Utilities Commission, a panel of five bureaucrats, has announced plans to cut the program severely. Under the CPUC’s plan, people enrolled in the Lifeline program would no longer be able to combine federal and state benefits, resulting in greatly reduced telephone minutes and broadband data.

Statistics show, people of color traditionally lag behind when it comes to accessing the internet – a phenomenon called the “digital divide.” Critics of the CPUC’s move are deeply concerned that this reduction in benefits will worsen the gap. “The CPUC is treating people of color as second-class citizens, which will increase the digital divide,” said Reverend Kevin Carter, a social-justice activist and community leader with the Poor People’s Campaign. “Simply put: this is not right.”

The proposal to reduce benefits appears to come from CPUC Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, a former executive at the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District, or SMUD. Shiroma, 67, is the CPUC Commissioner in charge of telephony. “I won’t say Shiroma is out of touch, but this proposal does seem a little punitive,” said Leroy Candler, President of Fresno Branch of NAACP, outside a recent protest.

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of over fifty pro testers marched and chanted, expressing their displeasure with the cuts.

“Everyone from disadvantaged BIPOC communities to Ukrainian refugees use this critical program to connect to our in creasingly digital world. We implore Gov ernor Newsom and the CPUC to halt any reduction of benefits,” said Tecoy Porter, a pastor, and member of the National Action Network, another one of those protesting.

Governor Newsom appoints the CPUC Commissioners. He has previously stood up for “broadband for all,” but has not yet taken a public position on this issue.

The CPUC will be meeting again October 6, to decide the fate of the program. At last check of the docket, hundreds of Cal ifornians had added a public comment in support of poor people’s access to broad band.