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The Ultimate Block Party

Sixth annual WAM pulls out the stops with music, art and food

The sixth annual Westchester Arts & Music Block Party, which benefits the Emerson Avenue Community Garden, will take place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18.

By Bridgette M. Redman You’ll be hard-pressed to find a wider variety of local performers than on Sept. 18 at the sixth annual WAM — the Westchester Arts & Music Block Party on Emerson Avenue between 80th Street and West 80th Place. It’s not your typical block party. There are 10 mainstage music performers and four more performance groups ranging from dance and magic to drums that will perform throughout the day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. It’s a different sound every hour, starting with indie/alternative and traveling through blues, surf, gospel, pop/punk, funk/R&B-inspired jam, pop, R&B soul, Americana, and ending with Latin/rock/flamenco. But there isn’t just music and dance. There is also art, community booths, kids’ activities, garden tours, food trucks, and a beer and wine garden. The day-long free event benefits the Emerson Avenue Community Garden. “The music has been a big part of what people are really surprised by in terms of the quality and diversity of the mix of folks we bring in to perform,” said WAM organizer John Sharpe. “It’s not your typical people playing local bars. There are a lot of decent bar bands around — I’m in one, but these are people at decent stages in their career.” While Sharpe said there are crowds all day listening to the bands, there are three “headliners” this year: Omar Torrez, Rose’s Pawn Shop and Rainne. The full performer line-up is available at wamblockparty.org/ performers-1 with links to each of their music.

Omar Torrez returns from Republic of Georgia to close out block party

In his first appearance at WAM, Omar Torrez brings his Flamenco rock-pop style guitar playing as the final act of the day-long shows. He’d spent most of the pandemic in the Republic of Georgia where Sharpe said Torrez has a huge following. When Sharpe was hosting live Instagram shows during COVID, Torrez brought in 50 people from Europe who woke up at 3 a.m. just to be a part of it and hear him perform. “I was really impressed with that,” Sharpe said. For his part, Torrez is eager to get back on stage as he said he’s felt like half his life has been missing. “COVID was a complete disaster for music and people playing music,” Torrez said. “I was practicing, and practicing is not the same as playing. You feel kind of empty. Then John was doing these Instagram live shows. He reached out to me — I did a few for him and that went really well and I was grateful.” When Sharpe told him he was doing a live show, Torrez jumped at the opportunity, even though he was still living in Georgia. The block party performance will mark 20 months since Torrez has performed a live concert in the United States — the longest he’s gone since he was 6 years old and performing piano recitals. “A huge part of my life was taken away from me with this pandemic,” Torrez said. “This will mark a symbolic and actual restoration of what I do — I play for the people. It is about connection and communication. It is an exchange of energy that goes deeper than words. It is sounds, words, emotions, ideas, all of these things together. “My father taught me when I was young that a musician’s job is like a doctor, but it is a doctor for the soul — to heal people and give them the strength so they can do what they do best.” Torrez, who was always influenced by Flamenco music, described a journey where he started out performing bluesy rock and went through several sounds to get to where he is now. During his journey, he was hired to play with Tom Waits, which helped mature his music. “Tom is a very transformative person to work for because he has completely his own sound, but he borrows pieces from all kinds of different genres and styles of music,” Torrez said. “He puts them in a big bucket of paint and whiskey and it comes out transformed.” Torrez too became transformed by working with him and he came out of it with a sound that he says is a post-Latin blues, something belonging to the 21st century that is Bohemian, an energetic rock but also old style. He hesitates to pinpoint exactly what his sound is. “It’s a famous cliché that no musical artist likes to describe their sound, but I understand that I must,” Torrez said. “If we accept that talking about music is like dancing about architecture, I would say the following: If you can imagine a mixture of Jimi Hendrix with some Latin, Afro-Cuban music mixed with a bit of Tom Waits. It’s high energy and danceable with a little psychedelic and burning guitar and rhythms.”

Rose’s Pawn Shop infuses event with flairs of Americana

Rose’s Pawn Shop is making a return appearance at the WAM block party. “It’s a pretty special community event,” said Paul Givant, the band’s lead vocalist, guitar and banjo player. “They were doing it to bring the community together. There was a gardening project and charities working with it. We had a lot of fun playing there. It had a great crowd. When he asked if we would do it again, we were excited to return to the event.” Rose’s Pawn Shop, which got its name after Givant’s ex-girlfriend stole all their equipment and pawned it, consists of five guys who play music centered on Appalachian and Americana music. The music is authentic and heartfelt, rooted in American folk and bluegrass. “It’s called Americana because it draws from several different musical styles that are American, but are different,” Givant said. “There are elements of folk, elements of bluegrass, elements of rock and elements of country. You have the fiddle and the banjo doing the country and the bluegrass sound, then we have electric guitar and full drums which make it more rock. Then we have tight harmonies between two to four singers and a stand-up bass that gives you folk and rockabilly songs with the way the player will slap the upright bass. All of these different American music styles get put in a blender.”

A native of California, Givant said that Southern California has had a major influence on his writing style and the music he produces. “The landscapes, the mountains, going down to the sea — that’s an inspiration,” Givant said. “It’s a melting pot of music. People come to Los Angeles from all over. California was a big part of the country music scene in the beginning. It’s just a special place where you get these influences from all over the world meeting in one place.” It’s a music that reaches out and connects with people. Givant recalled a prior WAM concert where the beer garden was very close to where they were performing and everyone was having a good time. There was a moment where he got everyone to raise their glass in a cheer to good times. While country music has a reputation for being depressing, Givant said their live performances tend to be very upbeat. “It brings people together,” Givant said. “There is a lot of energy that gets people dancing and jumping up and down and having a good time together. The lyrics are a little more morose and deal with issues like relationships not working out or existential dread.” It allows for audiences, Givant explained, to choose their own adventure as to how they want to experience the music — either having a good time and forgetting about their own troubles or having a more introspective experience where they listen to the lyrics.

Saxophone-vocalist duo brings their moody pop music to the stage

Lyrically and musically, pop duo Rainne has a Goth-inspired personality, but vocalist/ songwriter Annie Dingwell and saxophone player Justin Klunk say they are actually a couple of goofballs which comes out during their shows. Regulars at the WAM block party, Rainne had experienced exciting success right before the pandemic hit. Out of 14,000 participants, they won a contest to open the “We Can Survive” benefit concert at the Hollywood Bowl. They opened for the event, which featured sets by Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and others. They met John Sharpe by accident. The venue they were supposed to be performing at double booked performers and Rainne was suddenly left without a place to play and a group of fans who wanted to hear them. Sharpe’s wife, Irene, was there and invited them to bring their guests and perform in their backyard. “John has been a huge supporter of ours,” Dingwell said. “So, any time he needs us, we try to go through hoops to make it happen for him. He’s a great guy and a huge supporter of the arts.” “We will always play any event where the people are awesome,” Klunk said. “This is going to be our third or fourth time now at WAM. We keep coming back.” Dingwell recalled a moment after one of the WAM shows where she was talking to a man from the audience. She had just written a song about a really bad breakup she’d experienced. She noticed while singing it that there was a man in the audience recording her as she sang. Afterward, he told her that he had a daughter that was Dingwell’s age who was also going through a horrible breakup. “He said he wanted to thank me for sharing this,” Dingwell said. “He thought the song would really connect with her. It made him want to cry because he’s been watching her go through it. I was like, oh, that’s so heartfelt. That’s the heart of indie core. You want to connect with people. That is a standout moment for me that I’ll always treasure.” And they both agreed the food trucks are great. They appreciate that the event is for a good cause, one that encourages people to plant and grow things. “Everyone is there for such a great reason and has such a positive attitude,” Dingwell said. “Everyone is in a good mood and it really is an excellent showcase of the community coming together in every regard to support each other for the greater good.” “This one is specifically geared toward the arts,” Klunk added. “It’s different than doing a show in Hollywood where music can feel oversaturated. Not every listener is there to listen. But every year with WAM, no matter what time of day we are playing, we always have people In addition to 10 mainstage music performers and four more performance groups throughout the day, there will be art, community booths, kids’ activities, garden tours, food trucks, and a beer and wine garden.

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The headliners for WAM 2021 are Omar Torrez, Rose’s Pawn Shop and Rainne.

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very attentively listening. Rainne has traveled a winding road to find their sound as an indie pop group. They met at a Grammy camp and then went to college together at the University of Southern California. Dingwell was writing music for other people in a wide variety of genres and moods. The friendship from their high school and college days remained strong and they enjoyed playing with each other. They started combining their talents and Dingwell would throw Klunk strange songs, then he would figure out how to make the saxophone work for them. “Sometimes the saxophone acts like a bass, sometimes it acts like a saxophone,” Dingwell said. “Sometimes it harmonizes the vocals and sometimes he puts in a ton of effects and gives it this atmosphere feel. That was a huge part of us figuring out the sound. Then I got better at honing my genres in.” In the past several years, they’ve released such singles as “Psycho Killer,” “Sin” and “Dirty Little Dream.” At WAM, they will be playing with a backing band, which Klunk said adds an extra level of energy to their shows. Dingwell said audiences can expect a lot of solos and intricate arrangements during their set. “We don’t want to play the songs the exact same way they appear on paper or on the records,” Dingwell said. “We love to have different iterations for them. The show will have lots of energy.” “High sass and lots of brass,” Klunk added. “You might get a few bad jokes from Justin,” Dingwell warned. “A few?” Klunk laughed. “A lot.”

What: Westchester Arts & Music Block Party When: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18 Where: Emerson Avenue between 80th Street and West 80th Place, Westchester Cost: Free wamblockparty.org

Where Compassion Intersects

18th Street Art Center’s exhibit highlights racial justice and more

By Nicole Borgenicht Entering the building, a three-room exhibition entitled “Three Structures Touching” opens an empathetic forum. This show is a collaboration between artist Maj Hassager from Denmark with Quinn Research Center founders Carolyne and Bill Edwards. It comprises structures symbolizing a freeway going through the neighborhood and displacing black residents. In addition, videos and photography on African American history show challenges, work and goals in the Broadway district of Santa Monica. Jan Williamson, executive director of 18th Street Art Center, said, “‘Three Structures Touching’ explores an archive of the small but influential Black community in the Santa Monica Bay area from the early 20th century onward, while ‘Recovery Justice’ highlights recent circumstances that have evolved during the pandemic (racial justice demonstrations and destruction, as well as social discontent and general disconnection) and how our Artists in Residence responded to it.” “Recovery Justice” explores the unique ways artist create in lieu of the pandemic and incidents during this difficult period. A rather uplifting portrayal of people uniting is a piece called ‘One Mask, One Love, One Heart’ to heal globally of all 18th Street artists. This is an outdoor mural that measures 10 feet x 30 feet and a small piece indoors by Susie McKay Krieser and Yrneh Gabon featuring beautiful colors with an upbeat message. Another positive message is by Rebecca Youssef, “The Sowing Imperative,” of beautiful paintings on grocery bags that pull out images of birth and air from destruction. In a different direction is a piece by Yrneh Gabon Brown with subtle power, “Out of Many One,” of a border wall and hundreds of sneakers locked inside a net with handcuffs draped on the side. “Run Johnny Run” by Lola del Fresno depicts a video of a black man running and the horrendous recent shootings, alongside a large architecture drawing in red to indicate redlining discrimination in neighborhoods. Other expressions of sadness comprise Debra Disman’s “Womb” installation made through tying, stitching, knotting and more into a hanging curtain of thick string-like elements. Then walk into and grasp a sense of loss – not feeling alone inside due to the multitude of symmetrical stringy lines. Starkness derives from Melinda Smith Altshuler’s “Ascension, Suspension to Cultural Blindness/Correcting Vision” installation featuring suspended chairs tied together with thick electric cords. Along one side are small pictures of homeless tents and on the opposing wall hang large photos of portable restrooms. Altshuler shared that these are the things homeless people live without: electricity, toilets, chairs and other comforts we take for granted. “The suspended, bound chairs represent out of reach, out of service,” Altshuler said. Lionel Popkin’s video art entitled “Six Positions of Uncertainty” shows a carpet and a man leaning over while moving around in the attempt of finding how to live with one’s self in isolation. Popkin also created an installation of a room featuring hanging notecards with a few words above called “Room to Look Up? George Floyd 8:46” with sad written phrases above such as “I can’t breathe.” Lola de Fresno’s mural “The innocents (save a million lives)” depicts generations of people searching for a new home, and she described it as ending the pandemic and defending the Asian community from prejudice. “Mattress from Displacement Series” is a mural by Luciana Abait that depicts a large map with noted restricted areas and a mattress in the middle, which represents problems in the world that are ours as well. Abait’s other artwork is a construct of maps sinking to show new perspectives on climate change. Marcus Kuiland-Nazario’s curated piece “The Sea Change Lab” is a laboratory for performance artists to explore ideas that they normally could not during Covid-19 mean as a gift of time and space for artists. Tonight, a poet types on an old typewriter rhythmically as if a snare with humor improv exaggeration to a guitar, bass, and the international, melodic, fun sound of a mandolin. Altogether creating a new art out of different arts, KuilandNazario keeps the flow changing, as with the earth and sea we are all connected. One fabulous aspect of the “Recovery Justice: Being Well” and “Three Structures Touching” shows is that many of the participating artists represent different ethnicities and countries uniting in compassionate creativity.

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Condos: the new homebuyer first pick

For the first time in nine years, condos are selling above asking price, indicating a homebuyer demand shift.

Nationally, the average condo sold for 0.7% above asking price and at the fastest pace on record within 22 days in June, according to a Redfin analysis. The national median sales price for condos rose a record 20.3% year-over-year in June to an all-time high of $304,000. For reference, the median single family residence (SFR) sales price increased 27% year-over-year to $405,000. The rapid price increases of the past year have pushed many low- and mid-tier homebuyers out of their preferred market. Between choosing to purchase an $800,000 SFR or a $304,000 condo, it’s clear why first-time homebuyers are forced to choose the latter.

The past 12 months have seen home prices skyrocket, but at the same time, incomes have remained stagnant. Low-to medium- income earners simply can’t qualify for single-family homes anymore. Instead, homebuyers are turning towards condos as the first-time homebuyer choice. Renters seeking to buy are painfully aware of increasing home prices, and rather than waiting decades trying to save up a 20% down payment on a house, the next best option for their budget is to look at smaller, less costly condos. Also appealing to young adult homebuyers are the shared amenities and central location typical of condos in areas closer to jobs in the city. SFRs are often located in areas away from the city, in the suburbs, where commutes are long. For a young adult looking to live near where they work and have more amenities, condos are the perfect option for their first-time home purchase. On the other side of the generational equation, condos are equally desirable for Baby Boomers near or past retirement age. Low maintenance and access to amenities make condos attractive followups to the suburban McMansion lifestyle Boomers are typically associated with. As this generation continues into retirement, condo demand will continue to increase.

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Another limitation is that zoning requires parking requirements, and in denser housing developments parking is expensive, especially in areas where the cost of land is high. One way legislators can remedy the negative impacts of parking requirements is by encouraging cities to lean on transit-oriented development, especially for low- to mid- tier units. Developments near public transit reduce the cost per unit, making it easier and quicker to build. Los Angeles is a prime example of a city focused on adding transit-oriented housing. LA’s Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program encourages low- to mid- tier housing development near transit by rewarding housing developments with tier-based incentives such as density bonuses and lower parking requirements. For an example of long-term successful transit-oriented communities, legislators can look to the country of South Korea. South Korea isn’t just known for its popular Hallyu culture and entertainment, but also for its incredibly efficient transportation system all throughout the country’s major cities. Multi-family developments — including condos — are purposefully built near subway entrances due to public demand to live near transit for its benefits of being close to the city’s amenities and jobs. On top of adding housing units, California legislators are also trying to improve the state’s transportation. The state began construction for its high-speed rail project in 2015, connecting San Francisco to the Central Valley, which is scheduled to open by 2029. Visit our Legislative gossip page for an up-to-date list of laws relevant to housing or real estate practice currently pending or passed.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of LYNN SACHI LEM, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Lynn Sachi Lem filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Lynn Sachi Lem to Lynn Sachi Nakai 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 10/22/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: August 11, 2021. Hon. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 08/19/21, 08/26/21, 09/02/21, 09/09/21 NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 10/22/21. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: August 11, 2021. Hon. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 08/19/21, 08/26/21, 09/02/21, 09/09/21

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 21BBCP00358 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of BRIAN LAMONT WILLIAMSON, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Brian Lamont Williamson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Brian Lamont Williamson to Bronzz Nature 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 10/08/2021. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: A. The address of the court is 300 East Olive Burbank, CA 91502-Burbank Courthouse. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: August 20, 2021. Darrell Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 08/26/21, 09/02/21, 09/09/21, 09/16/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. 21SMCP00359

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of ROSE RAGALINI, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Rose Ragalini filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) Rose Ragalini to Rose Ragalini Abdiforouz 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 10/22/2021. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Room 102 Santa Monica, CA 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Room 102 Santa Monica, CA 90401. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: August 4, 2021. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 09/09/21, 09/16/21, 09/23/21, 09/30/21

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