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L etters Debra Bowen was David to Tenet’s Goliath Re: “The Hospital That Almost Wasn’t,” Cover Story, Aug. 22 What really saved what’s now Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital from the trash heap of a short history in 2002 was a showdown in a dramatic David and Goliath rhetoric-lashing fashion by then state Sen. Debra Bowen (a diminutive David) of the then CEO Harris Koenig (a veritable giant to Bowen). wFirst off, Bowen was late to the
community gathering at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Venice on Lincoln Boulevard and apologized, as the traffic was bad even 17 years ago. It drove home the point that with traffic impacting the community even back then, closing the hospital with its essential emergency services would be devastating to all. Bowen proceeded to talk down and stare down an almost speechless Koenig, and that resulted in Tenet immediately changing course, selling the hospital in
2004 as well as its other previous California acquisitions. Cedars-Sinai has big plans for a new medical center at the present site. With Marina del Rey going through another growth spurt, the next 50 years present the problems of the past — traffic and more traffic — as well as those of the present and future: traffic complicated by e-scooters and bikes, and homelessness with its many possibilities of verminassociated disease. In an important way, Debra
Bowen made a pitch against the profiteering of a hospital chain at the expense of the public. Available and affordable health care is essential to a healthy, growing and viable community. And that includes the homeless (another critical discussion). Jerome P. Helman, M.D. Venice Editor’s Note: Helman is a physician who joined the Marina Mercy staff in 1975 and continued on until retirement as the
hospital became Daniel Freeman and Marina Del Rey Hospital. Dune Pushback was a Community-Wide Effort Re: “Developer Flattens Ecologically Sensitive Toes Beach Dunes,” News, Aug. 15 Thank you for reporting the unauthorized bulldozing of the dunes by Legado. The article seems to credit me with bringing out L.A. City Councilman Mike (Continued on page 35)
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By Gary Walker You wouldn’t know it from watching him on television, but Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker really knows how to connect with a crowd. The combative Booker of the Aug. 1 presidential debate emerged as an energetic happy warrior among hundreds of supporters who gathered Aug. 21 at Scale LA, a health care innovation startup co-working space in Palms. The 6’3” Booker leapt onto a makeshift stage at the center of the jam-packed and sweaty room, greeted with cheers from supporters who’d waited more than an hour to hear him speak. Wearing a blue jacket and an open-collar white shirt, he spoke of changing the dialogue about the 2020 presidential election from simply focusing on defeating President Donald Trump to treating the process as a litmus test for what voters really want. “This election is not a referendum on him. It’s a referendum on who we are and what we must be to each other,” he thundered to resounding applause. “What is the vision that we have for America? More important, what is the vision that we have for each other? I get concerned when I hear that what we need more than anything is a candidate who can beat Donald Trump. Let me tell you right now: I want to beat him, but beating Donald Trump is not enough. We have to have bigger aspirations than that. That’s the floor, that’s not the ceiling.” In a 28-minute speech somewhat reminiscent of another African-American senator and presidential candidate 12 years ago, Booker shared anecdotes about growing up in New Jersey, where his family faced housing discrimination in the 1960s, and how an attorney named Marty Feldman helped them stand up to bigoted real estate agents. Booker also talked about Vivian Jones, a “fierce agent
Sen. Cory Booker bonded with supporters and exhorted the crowd at Scale LA to make the 2020 campaign “a referendum on who we are” of change in our neighborhood” who started him on the path of neighborhood organizing after he returned from Yale Law School — “she taught me you cannot lead people if you don’t love them,” he said. A Stanford University graduate who acknowledged with a laugh that he was in “Trojan territory,” Booker noted some of his family’s local ties. His mother is a native Angeleno, his uncle attended high
school here, and several family members lived in the Baldwin Hills area. Booker landed many of his best applause lines, however, when he talked about an “impotency of empathy” that has enveloped the nation since Trump was elected and the need to restore dignity, compassion and courage to politics and society. “We have a crisis of empathy, a crisis of love. We don’t beat Donald Trump on his
turf using his tactics,” he said. Paraphrasing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Booker said that he is more concerned “not merely for the vitriolic words and the violent actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence and indifference of the good people.” Historical references peppered Booker’s call for personal activism. “I think American history is a perpetual testimony to the achievement of the impossible. We have to be activists that wake up the moral conscious of our country. How did we beat ‘em in the past? Did we beat Bull Conner in Alabama by bringing bigger fire hoses and bigger dogs? No. We beat those bullies and demagogues by turning toward each other and not away from each other,” he said. Wiping his brow with a handkerchief, Booker continued: “You beat darkness with light and you beat hate with love. If you elect me president I’m going to ask more from you than any president of your lifetime.” During the event, Booker joked that “2020 does not stand for the year of the election; it stands for the number of candidates who are running.” Joining Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for a gun violence prevention roundtable in South Los Angeles, he shrugged off lagging national poll numbers. “Polls are not predictive in this country. In fact, in my lifetime there has never been a Democratic president who has been leading in the polls this far out,” he told reporters. “We are six months before voting in Iowa begins and early voting in California begins. This far out Barack Obama was 20 points behind, and Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were considered longshots. I’m very confident about where we are right now.” gary@argonautnews.com
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By Jennifer Pellerito If you’ve noticed that tutu skirts have been trending in Playa del Rey, you’re also on to the reason local sidewalks and public spaces have been looking a lot cleaner lately. That’s the unofficial uniform of the Playa del Rey Trash Fairies, a grassroots volunteer group whose members spend at least 20 minutes a week picking up litter from their adopted “fairy zones” around the neighborhood. About 15 Playa del Rey locals, the youngest of them 3 years old and the eldest 85, have become Trash Fairies since July. Each new recruit receives a Trash Fairy starter kit that includes a reusable trash bag, a customized trash grabber, hand sanitizer, gloves, a T-shirt and a digital discount card that grants members exclusive deals at local businesses. Volunteers work at their own schedule, bypassing the scheduling challenges of group cleanups. “It’s really about the community taking ownership and pride in the place where they live, while continuing to protect and enhance it,” says PdR Trash Fairies founder Sara Kay, a local yoga teacher and Loyola Marymount University alum. “It’s the willingness of neighbors to be in positive action that makes this possible.” Trash Fairies stay connected through Facebook and Instagram, where members post inspiring before-and-after photos of their fairy zones. “Knowing that other people are doing this too is so much more encouraging,” says trash fairy Corrina Murdy, a longtime Playa del Rey resident who discovered the group on Facebook. “Dedicating 20 minutes a week is a very manageable way of making an environmental difference right in your own neighborhood,” adds trash fairy Nikki O’Neill, a rock and blues musician who’s lived in Playa del Rey for 13 years.
Tutu-wearing Trash Fairies founder Sara Kay walks the walk at Del Rey Lagoon and patrols lower Playa del Rey with volunteer trash fairy Betty Ross fun — no tutu skirt or fairy wings That’s not to say litter isn’t a persistent In 20 minutes, Kay can fill up to two required — on Casual Fridays, which problem — often trash fairies will return large trash bags in a high-traffic area. a few days after a cleanup to find the area encourages anyone and everyone to pick Lower Playa del Rey, especially near the up litter they encounter as they go about covered in trash once again — but the beach and Del Rey Lagoon Park, is the point is to remain spirited about making a their day. most-impacted by plastic cups, fast-food “It’s easy to say – it’s not my trash, I difference. There’ve been times when packaging, discarded diapers and empty didn’t put it there, I don’t want to pick it young kids will notice fairies collecting bottles or cans. up,” says Kay. But, “if everybody makes trash and want to join in the fun. She was on a walk one day when she even a tiny effort, it will have a big Collaborations with local businesses started feeling angry about seeing so impact.” much trash strewn around, including litter include Trash Fairy Tuesday rewards at places such as Del Rey Deli and Tanner’s piling up just a few feet away from a Coffee Co. And during last weekend’s trash can, but then quickly resolved to Join the PDR Trash Fairies group on Community Sidewalk Sale, Los Angeles change her mindset. Facebook or follow @pdrtrashfairies on City Councilman Mike Bonin called “I just decided: I can sit and grumble Instagram to adopt a fairy zone and out the Playa del Rey Trash Fairies for about it, or I can go do something about request a starter kit. it,” Kay recalls. “I’d rather inspire people a special nod of appreciation. Uninitiated trash fairies can get in on the through action than through lecturing.”
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Venice High School’s Sports Medicine Program Puts Students on the Field — and a Career Path Photos by Ted Soqui
By Gary Walker When high-profile visitors tour Venice High School, Kirsten Farrell’s sports medicine class is almost always on the itinerary. Last Tuesday’s start-of-school visit by LAUSD Supt. Austin Beutner was no exception. In a large classroom at the back of campus, Venice High’s competitively selected sports medicine students work with Farrell to master the use rehabilitation equipment, but they’re always poised to sprint out to one of the school’s athletic practices to tend to an injured student athlete. The program, now in its 16th year, is one of only six in LAUSD to have certified athletic trainers, and students serve as co-trainers during school sporting events. In addition to textbook anatomy and physiology, students learn to prevent, treat and evaluate injuries and to master practical applications including first aid, CPR, taping, splinting, massaging, icing and best practices for sports injury rehabilitation. Because the program is designated technical education, Farrell has been able to leverage state and federal grants to purchase specialized equipment such as an anti-gravity treadmill and a digital touch-screen anatomage table (like a giant physiology iPad). “We’re providing students with both academic and hands-on knowledge,” said Farrell, one of only five teachers statewide feted as a 2018 California Teacher of the Year. “This is technology that students will be working with when they become health care professionals.” Distinguished alumni of the program include Dr. Hardik Parikh, a gastroenterologist at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, and Ariel Guldstrand, a certified athletic trainer at UCLA. Both returned for Beutner’s visit. Like many students in the sports medicine program, Parikh hadn’t pictured himself as a doctor before he met Farrell.
LAUSD Supt. Austin Beutner greets sports medicine teacher Kirsten Farrell (left) and gets a demonstration of the program’s anti-gravity treadmill from distinguished alum Ariel Guldstrand “I enjoyed the sciences, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do with the rest of my life,” he recalled. “When I went
helping to treat classmates is a big part of what makes the program really special, the alumni said.
“Despite the myths out there, we do extraordinary things.” — LAUSD Supt. Austin Beutner to Cal we had a similar program, but it’s Kirsten who helped get me on this career track.” Guldstrand, a former Venice High basketball and volleyball player, said she had aspired to a culinary career, but “then I was injured, and Kirsten helped me through my injury. When I decided that athletic training was what I wanted to do, she helped me find accredited schools. ” The peer-to-peer component of students
“In athletic training and sport training, the relationships that you build are important. Kirsten gives the students a lot of accountability and equips them with the skills so that they can act on and influence their peers. I knew when I was in the program, if anything happened at practices we would go out there and act,” Guldstrand recalled. “The foundation of health care is relationships,” Parikh added. “You get to
know the players and your co-trainers … The biggest thing when someone gets hurt on a Friday night is for them to trust you and tell you exactly what happened.” Beutner said Venice High’s sports medicine program and other standout LAUSD programs he visited last week exemplify the great things public schools can accomplish when the district builds programing around the student experience. “Our goal is to make sure that we support the unique needs of each student at each school. For decades Los Angeles Unified has been the other way around, with a top-down kind of bureaucracy. My goal is to turn that on its head rightside up, where the school is on top and the students on top. And this journey has been to show that despite the myths out there, we do extraordinary things,” Beutner said.
Local Innovators Take New Approaches to Learning Cognitively Guided Math Instruction at Coeur d’Alene Getting students to feel comfortable with abstract mathematical concepts can be a challenge for teachers and a major reason so many people feel they’re “bad at math.” Coeur d’Alene Avenue Elementary School has been changing that narrative through cognitively guided instruction, an innovate approach to “mathematical thinking” that engages students in
discussion or math concepts relevant to real-world experiences, turning symbols on a chalkboard into tangible relationships between objects. A teacher might have students exchange pennies, for example, to illustrate a series of numerical transactions. In 2015, 46% of Coeur d’Alene students met or exceeded California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress standards for mathematics. In 2018, that number jumped to 72%. “We use it schoolwide. Every teacher
guides their mathematics teaching with the belief that all students have an innate ability to solve mathematical problems,” Coeur d’Alene Principal Andrew Jenkins said.
Project-Based Learning at the Obama Center An inaugural cohort of 100 high school freshman will be the first to pursue a specialized project-based learning curriculum at Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District’s new
Michelle and Barack Obama Center for Inquiry and Exploration. Small groups with common interests initially spend one day each week off campus learning from experts in a chosen field under the guidance of a credentialed teacher. The next three years, students will spend two days a week pursuing internships with mentors in places such as technology firms, entertainment companies, nonprofit agencies and city government. (Continued on page 12)
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Q&A: LAUSD Board’s Nick Melvoin Says School Rankings Can Drive Improvement The Argonaut: What are the top characteristics parents should look for in a school? Nick Melvoin: Thinking back to my time as a student and a teacher and now as a board member talking to parents, I think the quality of the people is the first thing I would look for — a strong principal, great faculty. I’m pleased to say we’re opening the school year with really dynamic adults at our schools. Also, the diversity of programs … looking at what the school has to offer besides just the basics, and afterschool programs as well. Why should LAUSD rank its neighborhood schools and charter schools? This was passed by the board 6 to 1 over a year ago, and now that we’re about to roll it out there’s been some opposition in the news. But I wouldn’t start with the rankings. There are two things I was trying to solve when I came into office. One is that we had no internal evaluation system to look at where we should put more support and which schools were doing well. If you were to ask me which five schools were the fastest-growing in middle-school math, there was no tool the district had to answer that question. Another is that parents were going to
need more resources, and external-facing so parents don’t have to look at what in many cases is flawed information. I think there are some people opposed to this because they’re fine with the status quo; I’m not. … I get that some of the schools are going to feel like they’re working really hard and still not improving, but that’s the point — we need to focus on results and figure out how to help our schools that are struggling.
Nick Melvoin websites like greatschools.com and telling me they wouldn’t go to a school because it has a 2- or 3-out-of-10 ranking, and when I looked at those systems I could see they were flawed. They weren’t looking at growth; they weren’t looking at demographics as much as they should. We took it upon ourselves to create a tool geared toward improvement — internal-facing so we know which schools
What’s going on with early childhood education? This has been a priority. Kentwood Elementary School in Westchester has had a closed early childhood facility for a few years now. That’s a double-bad situation, because not only are you missing those seats but it’s also been kind of a blight. When people walk by and see this dilapidated building it reflects poorly on the school. That facility is going to be reopening soon, which means we’ll be able to serve more kids and beautify the neighborhood. At Westminster Avenue Elementary in Venice, we’re going to be expanding that early childhood program and trying some innovative ways to attract families, including maybe a sliding-scale fee-based program. One of the challenges with
early childhood programs is we don’t get the money from the state that we need, so we’re looking at charging parents a nominal fee that’s much cheaper than private school but helps us run the program. My hope is that families going to private preschool will come back to LAUSD, and once they’re on campus they’ll stay for elementary school. What are you most excited about for the school year ahead? I think we’re really making progress in expanding opportunities and looking at how we go from good to great — not just graduate kids, but graduate them for college. When I came to the district, only 40% of 11th graders were taking the SAT. We decided to give it to them in school for free, and last year over 80% took the SAT. … I’m excited about expanding our dual language immersion programs through high school. … And I’m excited also to figure out how the district can be a good community partner. We have a pilot program to keep our schools open on nights and weekends as parks. We want to be a focal point in the community. Interview conducted by Managing Editor Joe Piasecki.
Local Innovators Take New Approaches to Learning (Continued from page 11) When on campus, students pursue coursework that’s aligned with state standards but involves real-world projects and problem-solving exercises. As juniors and seniors, students’ off-campus mobility allows for enrollment in community college classes.
Workshop Helps Parents Talk to Kids about Race Santa Monica’s grassroots Committee for Racial Justice is hosting a workshop on Sunday (Sept. 1) to help parents talk to young children and even toddlers about racial bias. “People have the mistaken impression that children are colorblind, that small children don’t notice race. But studies show they are not colorblind,” says committee organizer Joanne Berlin. “Prejudice starts very young, and it’s harder to get rid of it than it is to prevent it.” The free 6 to 8:30 p.m. gathering at the Teen Center in Virginia Avenue Park involves group discussion and guided roleplay exercises drawn from two books: “Anti-Bias for Young Children and Ourselves” by Louise DermanSparks and Julie Olsen-Edwards, and “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting PAGE 12 THE ARGONAUT August 29, 2019
Together in the Cafeteria?” by Beverly Daniel Tatum. “The goal of Anti-Bias Education is to help every child be comfortable with who they are and open to other folks who are different to them,” says Berlin. “It goes into how children will raise questions about race, and how adults need to be more comfortable with that.”
Building Cities at Open Magnet Charter School There’s rarely a “typical” school day at Open Magnet Charter School in Westchester, where students are encouraged to develop critical thinking and social skills by learning at their own pace outside rigid classroom structures. Open Magnet Charter teachers write their own curriculum and teach in pairs within large, double-sized classrooms that allow students to move freely from room to room throughout the class period. They teach in two-grade “clusters” — kindergarten and first, second and third, and fourth with fifth. Each year these clusters build a “city of the future” with its own currency, elections and governance systems based around a particular futuristic theme, explains magnet
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The city of Los Angeles includes more than 6,500 miles of roads. Part of the reason there are so many potholes is that public workers must rely on tips from the public or conduct manual inspections to find them. A team of Loyola Marymount University engineering students recently teamed up with Google hoping to expedite the process of pothole discovery. Using the company’s open-source machine learning platform TensorFlow, they worked to devise a model that could identify potholes and potentially dangerous cracks from footage captured by a camera attached to the hood of a car. So far, the results are promising. Incoming seniors this year, the students may continue that work as their capstone engineering project.
There once was a time when a majority of Californians frowned on bilingual education. Now many parents are jumping at the chance for their kids to attend schools that immerse students in two languages in every class, driving a rapid expansion of dual-language immersion programs on the Westside. Braddock Drive Elementary, Stoner Avenue Elementary and Grandview Boulevard Elementary schools offer Spanish immersion — Grandview being LAUSD’s oldest immersion program, teaching in Spanish 90% of the time. Broadway Elementary School offers an immersion program in Mandarin Chinese. Students can continue on the Mandarin or Spanish immersion track at Mark Twain Middle School’s world languages magnet, which also offers Korean and French. And for the first time
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Yet I always wondered how many other kids struggled like I did. It turns out that many young people do. Academic research suggests that nearly one in three teenagers experience conditions of chronic anxiety. After graduating high school and attending three years of Toastmasters meetings, I’ve made it my job to talk to young people about my experiences and help them overcome their challenges. After speaking to middle school and high school students at the Santa Monica YMCA, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice and various schools across the country, I can say confidently that anxiety is so prevalent that it’s become a major cause for teens being absent from school. Anxiety is becoming an epidemic, and we as a community need to have more open conversations about mental health, self-love and being in tune with our bodies — especially for our youth. For young people struggling with anxiety and students who just feel overwhelmed or burnt-out, here are my best tips for a successful school year ahead:
• Establish routines that support a healthy and happy lifestyle, such as meditation, journaling, eating healthy meals, and stretching in the morning and before bed. • Exercise every day! I love starting my day by moving my body and using my energy for something good. • Limit your caffeine intake and avoid energy drinks. • Surround yourself with healthy, happy and positive people. • Be aware of your own thoughts, and be kind to yourself and others. • Limit your screen time — especially social media — to stay focused on your life and being the best you. Overstimulation and comparing yourself to others is a major trigger of anxiety. • Be that change agent in your friend group by starting conversations that are positive and encouraging. Open dialogue by asking other people how they feel, and you may be surprised by how much your experience resonates with other people. Everyone has their own struggles.
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Instagram artists she admired and to bring fellow crafters together on the Westside. She’d rent out chic collaborative work spaces, homes or retail spaces such as homegrown Venice boutique Amiga Wild, charge just enough to cover the costs of the workshop, and offer the visiting artist an honorarium as well as put him or her up in her family’s studio apartment rental — kind of like an artist’s residency. Now Ambrosi has established a dedicated brick-and-mortar crafting space for These Hands at 1629 Abbot Kinney Blvd., a semi-hidden oasis tucked behind fashion boutique The Piece Collective and zero waste refill store Recontained. In this cozy pink pastel studio, Ambrosi plans not only to host regularly scheduled workshops — these range from $100 weaving sessions to $35 block printing crash courses — but also to stage collaborations with next-door neighbor Sweatheart Ceramics, offer memberships, and create opportunities for pop-in creative experiences whenever the doors are
open (like taking an hour to make a pair of leather earrings with a friend visiting from out of town). Ultimately, Ambrosi hopes that These Hands helps people of all skill levels get in touch with their creative sides through easy-to-join workshops among like-minded people and, of course, plenty of refreshments to keep your creative juices flowing. “I really feel that the majority of people want to be creative. They have that within them,” Ambrosi says. “I think when someone really makes something that they’re proud of, it feeds their soul.” | thesehandscollective.com Some more local destinations for getting into the creative zone:
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If you’re already at These Hands, you may want to check out adjacent ceramics studio Sweatheart Ceramics (1629 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice). Run by entertainment industry pro-turned-professional potter Susan Clark, this tiny studio with just two potter’s wheels and
a mini kiln offers private lessons by appointment. It’s perfect for one-on-one instruction or an intimate date night. | sweatheartceramics.com Prefer to learn in a group? Good Dirt LA (4505 S. Centinela Ave., Del Rey), featured on this week’s cover, offers mixed-level classes for adults and kids and is kicking off the fall with a six-week boot camp in the basics of pottery making (Sept. 12 to Oct. 17). On Oct. 6 the studio hosts “Empty Bowls,” a pottery and food fundraiser benefitting Women for Women International. | gooddirtla.com You can also take your turn at the potter’s wheel at The Clayhouse in Santa Monica (2909 Santa Monica Blvd.), or Full-Circle Pottery (12023 Venice Blvd.) and Peach Tree Pottery (3795 Boise Ave.), both in Mar Vista. | theclayhousesantamonica.com; fullcirclepottery.com; peachtreepottery.net
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City (10200 Venice Blvd.) offers salonstyle crash courses (usually five weeks) and one-off writing seminars in screenwriting, fiction, memoir, personal essay writing, freelancing, blogging, copywriting, podcasting and even live storytelling taught by pros in all these genres. Think of them like mini writing bootcamps or encouraging MFA critique sessions to help you get your personal essay idea off the ground or perfect your screenplay. Writing Pad alumni have gone on to sell pilots, publish their work in The New York Times and become Moth StorySLAM winners. Hobbyists, aspiring writers and seasoned veterans are all welcome in this zen and cozy space with a nurturing community and lots of snacks. | writingpad.com Want to put an extra literary stamp on your prose? Book ArtsLA (11720 Washington Pl.) is a not-for-profit art studio in Mar Vista that holds workshops in bookbinding, papermaking, letterpress printing and paper decoration. The organization’s Type Slams are fun introductory classes to the basics of
letterpress printing where students can play with vintage wooden typefaces and enjoy plenty of refreshments. The next one is Friday, Sept. 13, from 6 to 10 p.m. But sign up soon! Slams are limited to six. | bookartsla.org
Sing or Dance Your Heart Out
Whether you’re 3 or 63, it’s never too early or too late to be in a band, at least at The School of Rock. Two locations on the Westside (12300 Venice Blvd. and 12020 Wilshire Blvd.) offer performance-driven programming, grouped by age, for honing your hand at guitar, drums, keys or bass guitar through private lessons, group jam sessions and real gigs. (They also offer singing lessons, too.) | schoolofrock.com You can also get your groove on at Artistico School of Dance in Westchester (8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd.), which not only offers a variety of dance classes for kids and teens, including rhythmic gymnastics, but also ballet, salsa, tap, barre fitness and dance cardio
classes for adults. An African dance class with live drums starts Sept. 7. | artisticodance.com Former bunheads may enjoy taking adult ballet classes in Santa Monica from the highly respected Westside School of Ballet, founded by Royal Ballet and New York City Ballet alumnae. | westsideballet.com If you dream about dancing like you’re in a music video, check out the hip-hop or contemporary dance classes at Diaz Studio of Dance (3816 Culver Center Drive) in Culver City. | diazstudioofdance.com The Brasil Brasil Cultural Center in the Culver City panhandle (12453 Washington Blvd.) also offers capoeira, samba, Afro-Brazilian and Zumba dance classes for adults. | capoeirabatuque.org
Creativity on Canvas
Pick up a paintbrush and express yourself at Paint: Lab (1453 14th St., Santa Monica), which offers daily art classes for adults and kids and an open
paint lab for the whole family on Sundays. | paintlab.net Learn how to use acrylics, oils, charcoals, pencils or pastels in group or private lessons at Raminfard School of Arts (10604 W. Pico Blvd.) in Rancho Park. | raminfardart.com Or take one-off workshops in mediums such as collage, animal portraiture, watercolors or life drawing at Brentwood Art Center (13021 Montana Ave., Brentwood). | brentwoodart.com You can get an MFA or BFA-style education at Otis College of Art and Design (9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester) through its extension program, which offers adult education courses and certificates in everything from interior and fashion design to graphic design and photography. Courses at Otis come with access to university-grade facilities like a photo lab, printmaking workshop or professional-style photo studio. | otis.edu (Continued on page 20)
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Live out your “Top Chef” or “Great British Bake Off” dreams at The Gourmandise School in Santa Monica (395 Santa Monica Place). Learn how to bake pie like a pro or immerse yourself in in-depth talks by culinary experts on artisan bread or the history of sugar and spices. Beginners and serious cooks welcome. | thegourmandiseschool.com Even more exotic culinary classes await at Hip Cooks’ West L.A. location (2833 S. Robertson Blvd.), which offers meaty and humorously monikered courses like “My Big Fat Greek Cooking Class” or “Dim Sum and then Some” that will help you have a whole lot of fun with your food, whether you choose to dive into “Ragin’ Cajun” cooking or learn how to make your own cheese like a “cheese whiz.” | hipcooks.com The New School of Cooking in Culver City (8690 Washington Blvd.) offers diplomas in the culinary and pastry arts, but if you’re more of a serious hobbyist there are plenty of multi-week recreational and one-day workshops to choose from. Go intense with a 20-week baking course, or learn how to recreate the
Mix things up at The Gourmandise School perfect date night at home with a one-night workshop on steak, wine and chocolate. | newschoolofcooking.com Marina del Rey’s Cookdrop Kitchen also offers tailored cooking classes for friends or co-workers; they’ve hosted private cooking classes for groups from Facebook, Google, Netflix and more. Every class makes a wholesome meal that may be paired with wine or cocktails and features local ingredients from a nearby farmers market. | cookdropkitchen.com Prefer to cook in your own home? Westside-based Elle A Cooking will come to you with a recipe for a prix-fixe menu or pretty much anything you’d like to make. | elleacooking.com
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THE ARGONAUT REAL ESTATE Q&A What advice would you give to someone getting started in real estate? In my 15 years of real estate experience, I’ve helped build real estate empires across the Westside of Los Angeles, watched, supported, and guided some of the greats in the industry rise to the pinnacle and I’ve seen many of the not-so-greats fall. Nevertheless, in the grand scheme of real estate things, it can sometimes feel like I’m running into firsts at every turn. Although there are patterns that you can make out between each transaction that comes with experience, every new transaction is still very unique from the next. It is much like the waves of the ocean. A surfer will tell you that each wave is not like the next. With that said, let me borrow some lessons from the world of surfing for some advice. Fulldisclosure, my experience in real estate far outruns my experience in surfing but starting in real estate is very much like the daunting task of learning how to surf — everyone starts off as a “kook” (a not-soendearing term used to describe a surfing neophyte who is in over his/her head). [REAL ESTATE] LESSONS FROM A KOOK
Surf Check: Do your research. Doing your research ahead of time can save so much trouble in both surfing and real estate. To decide which day, which location, and which time of day to surf, even the most experienced surfer does a surf check. Luckily today, there are applications like Surfline.com that monitor the tide, the weather, water temperature, surf height, and many other data points. This helps decide what kind of surf day you’re going to have. However,
although the data is a great help, there is nothing like an in-person surf check to see for yourself. Understanding the current market is crucial to the success of a real estate agent. There are so many data points to study and we study them day in and day out. We pay attention to national, state, regional, city, submarket, street, asset type, asset class, and so many other more granular levels of data. It is important to be aware of current political, economic, social, and technological climates that may affect each of our transactions. Though it may seem like all this research can be a full-time job in itself, all this only sets an agent up for the first decision to make — what to bring to the table. Know Your Quiver: Come Prepared A surfer’s quiver or set of surfboards that usually vary in shape and size determines which wave he or she can play in. The choice of board must reflect the surfer’s plan of attack based on the conditions. The shorter board gives the rider more speed and maneuverability on the face of the wave and the longboard is more of a cruise control mode. If the plan is to do sick turns and fly through the waves, the surfer might choose a shorter board and surf when and where there is a swell. Similarly, equipped with all the data, the real estate agent must analyze this come prepared. Depending on the conditions, there are different tactics an agent must employ. There are some instances where you must come in with a more aggressive stance and other instances where strength comes
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from a gentler approach. Moreover, know what your movement of the water, the wind, and your board client’s priorities are in the transaction. That can can throw you off your balance. It is important to decide the technique you must employ. adjust with grace. Not Every Ripple is a Wave: Choose Wisely More than once, I’ve been out there in the wide oceans stoked with the beauty of the ocean and the warmth of the sun on my skin, there’s nothing else I want to do than to ride the next wave. It was high tide and I had been sitting on my longboard for what felt like a very long time waiting for a wave. Suddenly, a line in the horizon rises and I paddle towards the shore slightly turned to the right, determined to catch this one. It turns out, it was just a ripple. With tired arms and busted spirit, I paddle back out to the lineup watching the surfers ride the next two waves of the set and I was left to throw shaka signs and cheer for them. There is a host of inventory and clients out there for real estate agents. Don’t chase all of them lest you may miss out on the good ones. Learn from others who catch those you don’t because there is something to be said about learning from your mistakes. After all, an experienced real estate agent is one who constantly learns can facilitate great returns for the client. Timing and Balance The wave is a moving target and a big part of catching it is in the timing. If you don’t pop up at the right time, the wave could either pass you or wipe you out. When you’re on the wave, every
Real estate is also a timing and balancing act. The price is just one deal point and the ability of an agent to balance all the deal points and approach the transaction at the right time can make or break the deal. Some other deal points that can be presented include credit repairs, escrow length, financial stability or loan terms, and many many more. In real estate, (almost) everything is negotiable. There are so many more lessons from surfing that can run parallel with tackling real estate but perhaps the greatest of all of them is this - Be In The Moment and Surf with Aloha. Both real estate and surfing is a community. Even though we are all competing for our own spaces, it is crucial that we all the process and practice kindness and respect towards your clients and peers. As the Hawaiian proverb says, “`A `ohe lokomaika`i nele i ke pâna`i” — No kind deed has ever lacked its reward. THIS WEEK’S QUESTION WAS ANSWERED BY
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Mar Vista Art Walk
Oct. 5 - Nov 3 The City of L.A.’s public art triennial focuses on food, community and sustainability with artistic duo Alon Schwabe and Daniel Fernández Pascual presenting a Mussel Bar and Mussel Oceanarium at the Venice Beach Recreation Center, along with performances using mussel shells to explain the important role mollusks play in cleaning our oceans. 1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. currentla.org/ food
Sept. 14, 4 to 10 p.m. The Mar Vista Art Walk celebrates the LGBTQ+ community with the theme “Spectrum” and honors the life of Blaze N. Bernstein, the grandson of a local art patron and a gifted young food writer, whose life was cut short by an alleged hate crime last January. Expect lots of culinary-based tributes, including contests, poetry, spoken word and still life paintings inspired by beautiful food as well as a recreation of the hand-painted rock garden friends and family spontaneously created to memorialize Blaze. Venice Blvd., from Inglewood Blvd. to Lyceum Ave., Mar Vista. Free admission. marvistaartwalk.org
Culver City Art Walk and Roll Festival
COAST
Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed to cars but open to people-powered transportation, Santa Monica’s take on CicLAvia celebrates art and the imagination by encouraging attendees to flock to the festival in creative car-free ways (real or imaginary). Get inspiration for your wheels, feet or pedals from free artist-led workshops held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium through Sept. 14. On the day of, cruise around in your tricked-out creation and enjoy the sounds of Cuñao, Mariachi Lindas Mexicanas, Sol e Mar and the California Feet Warmers as well as performances by the Mobile Dance Brigade and the operatic, colorfully costumed Lumpen Monsters. Help make a fingerprint or community mural while grooving to the beats of local deejays like Venice Beats, or take a spin in the pop-up skate park or roller rink. Ocean Ave. from Wilshire Blvd. to Colorado Ave., Colorado Ave. from 5th St. to Ocean Ave.,
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Cruise car-free spaces with creativity during COAST, Santa Monica’s annual open streets festival
and Main St. from Colorado Ave. to Pier Ave. Free admission. santamonica.gov/arts/ coast-2019
Emerson Avenue between W. 80th Street and W. 80th Place. Free admission. wamblockparty.org
WAM Block Party
Abbot Kinney Festival
Sept. 21, noon - 8 p.m. Westchester’s annual street festival celebration of local arts and music returns with local artists and artisans galore, more than a dozen food trucks, and a packed lineup of live music and dance on two outdoor stages. This year’s entertainment bill spans indie rock band Trapdoor Social, 11-piece hip-hop and trap masters the Top Shelf Brass Band, country and rock with four-part harmonies by Rose’s Pawn Shop, funk and soul by Mestizo Beat, and a costumed dance performance by the Westchester Lariats.
Oct. 12, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stroll or roll through the Culver City Arts District. Stop by gallery exhibits, stores and pop-ups, bang your head to tunes at two music stages, have a ball in the Kids Zone with games and rides, grab a bite at a food truck, or check out the “Recharge” micro-mobility showcase, featuring the latest in e-scooters, bikes, boards and more. Washington Blvd. between National Blvd. and La Cienega Blvd., and La Cienega between Washington Blvd. and Venice Blvd., Culver City. Free admission. culvercityartwalk.com
Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. By now, locals should know the drill. The Westside’s biggest annual fall extravaganza — now in its 36th year — draws huge crowds for nearly a mile of vendor booths, beer gardens, dance parties and four outdoor stages for live music and performance stages, including a special area for kids. Abbot Kinney Boulevard, between Main Street and Venice Boulevard. Free admission. abbotkinney.org
Venice Afterburn
Chance the Rapper @ The Forum
Dead Rock West @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Nov. 1 - 3 A bit of Burning Man magic comes to Venice Beach’s Windward Plaza for three days of psychedelic art and music. Be amazed by tricked-out art cars that look like whimsical parade floats, glow-in-the-dark burner bikes strung with lights and more “playa art” inspired by or direct from the Nevada desert where Burning Man takes place. 1 Windward Ave., Venice. veniceafterburn.com
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Bombino, Jessica Delijani + Los Angeles Arabs Orchestra @ Santa Monica Pier
Sept. 4 Perhaps the most virtuosic Tuareg guitarist to emerge from the Sahara since Tinariwen, Omara “Bombino” Moctar’s incendiary fretwork and hypnotic, yearning desert blues are likely to pack the pier with head-bobbing dancers when he headlines on the mainstage. Disco Shrine and Los Angeles Arabs Orchestra also perform, making this one of those fascinating, culturebridging concerts that make life in L.A. so vibrant. Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica. Free admission. (310) 458-8901; santamonicapier.org/twilight
Bon Iver + Sharon Van Etten @ The Forum
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Sept. 16 The conscientious Grammy-winning Chicago rapper’s new album “The Big Day” boasts a starry guest list ranging from Nicki Minaj to Randy Newman, so who knows who’ll make “special guest” appearances onstage. Easier to predict: smart wordplay, bright beats and celebrations of marriage, fatherhood, gospel and community. 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood. $59-$129. (310) 330-7300; fabulousforum.com
Joey Alexander Trio @ The Broad Stage Folk trio Lula Wiles brings silken harmonies to McCabe’s on Oct. 19
recently released “i, i,” a declaration of creative and social engagement. It’ll be an interesting sonic pairing with Van Etten, whose darkly intimate “Remind Me Tomorrow” registered strongly with parents and rock critics this year. 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood. $45.50+. (310) 330-7300; fabulousforum.com
Sept. 22 The Indonesian-born piano prodigy has toured the world since releasing his Grammy-nominated debut four years ago at age 11. Now 16, he’s still touring behind last year’s “Eclipse,” a collection of original compositions and melodic reinterpretations of John Coltrane, The Beatles and avowed jazz hero Bill Evans. 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $69-$99. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org
Sept. 22 Yearning for some good ole fashion heartland rock — stuff that sounds like Springsteen and a dash of Bryan Adams with a sprinkle of Fleetwood Mac? Dead Rock West has you covered, bringing nostalgic jams to the one-and-only McCabe’s Guitar Shop. You’ll swear it was the summer of ’69. 3101 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com
Chick Corea with Christian McBride & Brian Blade @ UCLA’s Royce Hall Oct. 3 The veteran jazz pianist and composer, backed by his new Spanish Heart Band, celebrates his most recent album “Antidote” in concert; expect atmospheric arrangements and instrumentation, including an elegant revival of “The Yellow Nimbus” with flamenco guitar. It should be a night of deeply felt jazz, especially with
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WESTCHESTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Welcomes Sunday, Sept 15 10 am–4 pm Join the transportation revolution! Two miles of car-free streets will be filled with a pageant of biking, skating, scooting and walking creativity, including roaming musicians, food, art and hands-on activities.
Pastor Lyda Eddington We celebrate our diversity and recognize the sacred worth and dignity of all persons. God loves everyone. No exceptions. • New opportunities for service, study, worship & community • Spirit Café – Free coffee, tea, lemonade, water & Wi-Fi, M-F 9A - 2 PM • The Gathering — an hour of meditation, prayer, scripture, silence & music 1st Sunday of the month at 6:30 PM. • Future home of Young Minds Pre-School
Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Casual, kid friendly — All are welcome! #COASTSAMO
www.wumcla.org (310) 670-3777
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THEATER Sept. 3 - Oct. 6 Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (“Wicked”) helms this new comedy by Joshua Harmon on how to age gracefully in a world obsessed with youth. When Jodi’s ex-husband gets engaged to a much younger woman, Jodi “escapes” to her father’s abode — only to be confronted by her father’s live-in boyfriend, who is 20. 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood. $30+. (310) 208-5454; geffenplayhouse.org
“The Heal” @ The Getty Villa
Sept. 5 - Sept. 28 Helen Hayes Award-winning director and playwright Aaron Posner adapts Sophocles’ timeless tale of hurting and healing into a spiritual exploration of the redeeming power of human connection, with producing help from Maryland’s Round House Theatre. The wounded Philoctetes has suffered alone on an island, stranded by Odysseus. But now Odysseus needs him to help win the Trojan War. 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu. $25-$48. (310) 440-7300; getty.edu
“On Beckett” @ Kirk Douglas Theatre
Sept. 13 - Oct. 27 The great Tony Award-winning actor, comedian and clown Bill Irwin tackles the oeuvre of Samuel Beckett from the perspective of a master performer. In this intimate 90-minute show, he asks the audience to join him in experiencing Beckett’s language in compelling new ways — employing dance, slapstick and vaudevillian antics to illuminate the legendary playwright’s take on humanity. 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. $30-$75. (213) 628-2772; centertheatregroup.org
“Miss Lilly Gets Boned” @ The Electric Lodge
Sept. 14 - Oct. 28 Sex, faith and violence intersect in this new play by “This Is Us” writer-producer Bekah Brunstetter and presented by Rogue Machine. Miss Lilly is a virginal Sunday school teacher looking for a sexual awakening. Meanwhile, a doctor in Africa tries to communicate with an elephant. Exploring the tenuous boundaries that separate our civilized sides from our more animal ones, the play experiments with the absurd. 1416 Electric Ave., Venice. $10-$39.99. (855) 585-5185; roguemachinetheatre.net
“Sisters in Law” @ The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 18 - Oct. 13 This West Coast premiere based on Linda Hirshman’s New York Times bestseller of the same name celebrates the friendship and conflict between the first two female Supreme Court justices. Liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg and conservative Sandra Day O’Connor may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but both deal with matters of the law and personal belief in a tale that’s pertinent to our politically charged times. 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. $60. (310) 746-4000; thewallis.org
“True Colors” @ The Braid
Sept. 19 - Sept. 22 Returning after a popular May run, this Jewish Women’s Theatre salon show presents poignant and moving stories from Jews of color, exploring identity, community and being Jewish in modern times. 2912 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica. $45-$50. (310) 315-1400; jewishwomenstheatre.org
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“Skintight” @ The Geffen Playhouse
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“Our Country” explores dilemmas of siblinghood in marijuana country
“American Standard: A Story of Enough” @ Highways Performance Space
Sept. 19 - Sept. 28 This original solo show by Lilly Bright is based on her true life story of surviving a near two-decade battle with bulimia. Having its Los Angeles premiere, Bright’s show follows her search for a “cure,” discovering a path to imperfect wholeness and the courage to finally be enough. 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15-$25. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org
“Adieu Monsieur Haffmann” @ Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
Sept. 20 This original play won four of the six Molière Awards for which it was nominated in 2018. Set during World War II, it recreates the torments of Paris and dives into the harsh reality of occupied France’s darkest hours. 10361 W Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. $20-$30. (310) 286-0553; theatreraymondkabbaz.com
“1984” @ The Actors’ Gang
Oct. 3 - Nov. 16 Michael Gene Sullivan’s dark and twisty adaptation of Orwell’s literary classic, directed by Academy Award winner Tim Robbins, returns to Culver City after a world tour. Winston Smith hates his job in a government bureau that rewrites history, but even amid prying eyes and screens he starts to feel the stirrings of rebellion — and something else that feels a lot like love. 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $34.99+. (310) 838-4264; theactorsgang.com
The Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theatre (BFF) @ Santa Monica Playhouse The Actors’ Gang returns from a global tour with “1984,” and Broadway star Idina Menzel headlines The Geffen Playhouse’s “Skintight”
Oct. 12 - Nov. 15 Billed as the “only free theater festival on the West Coast,” this annual celebration of the
dramatic arts features 55 plays, musicals, workshops and cultural exchange events all for, you guessed it, free! 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com
“Department of Dreams” @ City Garage
Oct. 26 - Dec. 7 This world premiere of Jeton Neziraj’s nightmarish Orwellian comedy feels highly relevant to today’s politics. An autocratic government demands its citizens put their dreams in a depository to exert control over their imaginations. Dan, a new hire for the prized job of “interpreter,” looks for threats to the government’s authority and its version of “truth.” If order is to be maintained, deviance must be extinguished and imagination co-opted. Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. $20-$25. (310) 453-9939; citygarage.org
“Our Country” @ The Broad Stage
Nov. 9 & Nov. 10 This autobiographical play by Becca Wolff and Annie Saunders takes Sophocles’ “Antigone” and stories from the American frontier, creating an original work set in California’s marijuana country. Based on recorded conversations between Saunders and her younger brother, a pot farmer, it explores the fraught nature of siblinghood, combining childhood memories with Greek myths in a fresh new way. 1313 11th St., Santa Monica. $39-$49. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org
“Little Women” @ Westchester Playhouse
Nov. 15 - Dec. 21 The Kentwood Players bring Louisa May Alcott’s literary classic to vivid musical life, just before the much anticipated Greta Gerwig movie adaptation comes out. With joyful melodies and memorable characters, the musical follows the four March sisters as they discover adventure, heartbreak and hope during the Civil War era. 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $27. (310) 645-5156; kentwoodplayers.org
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Oct. 19 The acclaimed folk trio — fiddler/guitarist/ banjoist Isa Burke, guitarist Eleanor Buckland, and upright bassist Masi Obomsawin — mix traditional tunes with contemporary commentary. Insightfully phrased songs like “Hometown” and “If I Don’t Go” (from their sophomore album “What Will We Do”) honor their rural Maine beginnings in silken three-part harmony. 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com Chance the Rapper brings new music to The Forum on Sept. 16
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Aaron Neville Duo @ UCLA’s Royce Hall
Nov. 2 The breakout pop star of New Orleans’ beloved Neville Brothers plans to revisit his pop hits and songs celebrating his family and musical
heritage with longtime keyboardist Michael Goods, an intimate setup that complements his vulnerable vibrato and soulful interpretations. 340 Royce Drive, Westwood. $39+. (310) 825-2101; cap.ucla.edu
Signifyin’ Blues 2019 Benefit @ Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel
Nov. 7 - 10 This four-day celebration of music, soul, community and the origins of blues benefits veteran jazz stylist Barbara Morrison’s nonprofit California Jazz & Blues Museum. Performers and lecturers include Morrison, Keb’ Mo’, Brother Yusef, Rev. Tall Tree, Lenny “Fuzzy” Rankins, Dan Seeff’s Blacktop Trio, Cheyenne Amen, Bleaux Bros and Big Mama Thornton Burial Project leader Erica Brown.
9620 Airport Blvd., Westchester. $49+. signifyinblues.com
Sergio Mendes + Bebel Gilberto @ UCLA’s Royce Hall
Nov. 16 If we have to tell you who Sergio Mendes is, then you need to go see Sergio Mendes. The Brazilian superstar’s five-decade-plus career took bossa nova to new heights in the States. Bring some dancing shoes for this 60th anniversary celebration of the genre: Mendes’ unique fusion of jazz and funk with Brazilian beats will have you in the mood to groove, along with the smoky sounds of Brazilian chanteuse Bebel Gilberto (daughter of bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto). 340 Royce Drive, Westwood. $39+. (310) 825-2101; cap.ucla.edu
Dance
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SOMAFest @ Highways Performance Space
Sept. 1 Expect feelings to be flowing at this celebration of movement that focuses on internal experience over external appearance. It’s a two-hour showcase that doubles as emotional catharsis. Dance as therapy. Dance as savior. Dance as uplifter, with film, voice, live music and choreography more heartfelt than heavy on technique. All the emotional goodness of dance is in there. 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $20-$25. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org
Invertigo Dance Theatre @ The Broad Stage
Sept. 13-14 Not many dance companies would tackle the life of math genius Alan Turing, who helped break Nazi coded messages during WWII. But Laura Karlin— Invertigo Dance Theatre’s artistic director — is bold and adventurous with choreography and content (think bobbing for apples but from another dancer’s mouth). Her company’s “Formulae & Fairy Tales” highlights more than beautiful bodies bounding across the stage — it makes a point: Turing was persecuted and, ultimately, died for being gay. 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $49-$79. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org
Body Traffic @ The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 26 - 28 L.A.-based BodyTraffic is playful, precise and has been chosen as The Wallis’ 2019/2020 Company-in-Residence. The contemporary dance company will perform three premiers: “(d) elusive minds” by Nederlands Dans Theater 2’s Fernando Hernando Magadan, “Resolve” by L.A. choreographic duo Wewolf and “Snap” by on-the-rise choreographer Micaela Taylor, who recently won a New England Foundation for the Arts National Dance Project grant. 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. $39-$99. (310) 746-4000; thewallis.org
Paola Escobar @ Annenberg Community Beach House
Oct. 4 - 6 As the Annenberg Community Beach House 2019 Choreographer-in-Residence, Paola
Oct. 18 & 19 Legendary New York City Ballet alumna Wendy Whelan may have officially “retired” from ballet in 2014, but that hasn’t stopped her from leading her alma mater into a new era as its associate artistic director or dipping her long toes into bold and experimental collaborations. For “The Day,” she combines forces with “rock star” cellist Maya Beiser, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang and revered modern dance choreographer Lucinda Childs to explore the mundane and mortal passages of time — and their impact on the human soul. 340 Royce Drive, Westwood. $39-$99. (310) 825-2101; cap.ucla.edu
Gravity & Other Myths @ The Broad Stage
Tokyo-based dance company Sankai Juku brings epic visual poetry to UCLA’s Royce Hall
Escobar spent some time wandering around the Beach House, asking visitors for their input for her final piece, and collecting suggestions about costume color, music styles, themes, etc. In October, the Colombian artist will share her residency project “Darning & Patching without a Nail,” which revolves around nomadism, migration, homelessness and belonging — for free. 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica. Free. (310) 458-4904; santamonica.gov/arts/ beach-culture
deeply moving work “Meguri: Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land” offers the springboard for you to jump off into deep thought. 340 Royce Drive, Westwood. $39-$93. (310) 825-2101; cap.ucla.edu
fabe Dance @ Highways Performance Space
Oct. 11 Much of fabe Dance’s experimental contemporary choreography is based in everyday movement, which makes watching it so fun and freeing. It’s relatable and connects with emotions or experiences you may have had (or are having). Their “Drugs Can’t Buy” was performed at the Los Angeles Dance Festival in April, and according to one review, is an intense work alive with constant movement, making the intimate Highways Performance Space the perfect venue to feel the action up close. 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15-$25. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org
Sankai Juku @ UCLA’s Royce Hall
Oct. 6 When you witness a Sankai Juku performance, you’re watching a meditative visual poem unfold. This all-male, Tokyo-based company allows you to enter their world of Butoh, a unique style of movement, expression and pacing. The best dance makes you think: about what? That’s up to you. Ushio Amagatsu’s
Visual arts & Film © Lari Pittman; courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles
“#SYNCHRONICITY / The Social Territories of a Warming World” @ 18th Street Arts’ Airport Campus
Through Sept. 14 & Sept. 28 18th Street Arts Center opens its new Santa Monica Airport campus with a pair of shows. Through Sept. 14, art and design group The Winter Office sparks a dialogue about how cities can evolve in the face of climate change without ripping their social fabric apart. The concurrent exhibit “Transformations” (through Sept. 28) presents a diverse array of work from local artists with studios at the campus, with co-curation by LACE’s Daniela Lieja. 3026 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 453-3711; 18thstreet.org
“Oz” @ ESMoA
Through Sept. 21 Take a trip into the magical world of L. Frank Baum’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” in this exhibit of more than 80 artworks and artifacts from the original tale and the stories it inspired. Renowned L.A. artists Aiseborn and Kopyeson have created five companion murals
Wendy Whelan @ UCLA’s Royce Hall
A retrospective of artist Lari Pittman takes over The Hammer Museum
Oct. 25-26 It’s marvelous news for movement lovers that troupes like The 7 Fingers and Cirque Éloize tour the world with their eye-popping and playful brands of contemporary circus. While many of these groups hail from Canada, Gravity & Other Myths is based in Australia — and they’re flying into town with their award-winning, interactive work “Backbone.” This is one of those, “I can’t believe a human can actually do that!” performances, where strength, agility and pure fun are rolled into one amazing show. 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $59-$79. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org
Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teaċ Daṁsa @ UCLA’s Royce Hall
November 9 It’s an incredibly courageous act to take a classic — like “Swan Lake” — and put your own contemporary spin on it. Irish dance and theatre-maker Michael Keegan-Dolan adapts the dramatic ballet into a dark comedy unfolding in a modern-day small town in Ireland. This version called “Loch na hEala (Swan Lake)” features a new score, created by Dublin-based band Slow Moving Clouds. It’s wild. It’s funny. You’ll sit up in your seat as feathers fly and plastic wrap sometimes obscures your view of the dancers, and maybe even wish you had on a rainbow party hat, too. 340 Royce Drive, Westwood. $29-$59. (310) 825-2101; cap.ucla.edu
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depicting famous locations in Oz, including the poppy fields, yellow brick road, Emerald City, Munchkinland, and the witch’s castle. 208 Main St., El Segundo. (424) 277-1020; esmoa.org
home for generations — from the indigenous Tongva people to ’90s counterculture and everything in between. 681 Venice Blvd, Venice. (310) 822-3006; linktr.ee/ahistoryofvenice
Terry Allen: “The Exact Moment It Happens in the West” @ LA Louver
The Other Art Fair @ Barker Hangar
Through Sept. 28 Visual artist, playwright and outlaw country musician Terry Allen exhibits nearly 100 drawings dating from the ’60s to the present, plus sculptural objects, video installations and audio from his various albums and radio plays. 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-4955; lalouver.com
“A History of Venice” @ Beyond Baroque
Sept. 3 - 30 The Venice Institute of Contemporary Art and the Venice Heritage Museum team up to tell the story of Venice through the lens of the many cultures and peoples who have made the city
Sept. 5 - 8 The Other Art Fair invites a new generation of art buyers into the game, showcasing work by 140 talented independent artists. Pieces start at $150. 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. theotherartfair.com
“Down the Rabbit Hole” @ SPARC
Sept. 7 - Oct. 25 Mercedes Gertz examines the intersection between power and clothing from a Mexican feminist perspective with her body of work “The Hierarchy Sweaters,” presented in (Continued on page 32)
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visual Arts (Continued from page 30) the U.S. for the first time. The garments first allow people to step into the roles of patriarchal power — like judge and priest — before inviting them into a sweater depicting the female body, an object of judgement and obsession. 685 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-9560; sparcinla.org
“Truthiness” @ Lois Lambert Gallery Sept. 7 - Nov. 9 Nearly two dozen artists dissect the concept of “truthiness” — the blurry world of believing something is fact without regard to evidence or logic — through painting, neon, sculpture and mixed-media work. Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 264-0640; loislambertgallery.com
“Memories of Diaspora: Immigration Narratives of Los Angeles” @ Annenberg Community Beach House
Sept. 7 - Jan. 5 First-generation Angelenos, Art Division faculty and artists from Oaxaca depict family memories
of journeying north to cross the border in this this exhibit relating the struggles, hopes and dreams of the immigrant experience in conjunction with the Beach House’s 10th-anniversary theme of “Shared Memory.” 415 Pacific Coast Hwy., Santa Monica. (310) 458-4904; santamonica.gov/arts/ beach-culture
“Alchemy(Project)” @ Thinkspace
Sept. 14 - Oct. 5 Colorful, disorienting and ripe with cultural references, work by Miami-based Mwanell Pierre-Louis makes a statement in an anchor gallery of the Culver City Arts District. 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City. (310) 558-3375; thinkspaceprojects.com
Lari Pittman: “Declaration of Independence” @ The Hammer Museum
Sept. 29 - Jan. 5 This potent retrospective of the influential L.A.-based painter and long-revered teacher features more than 130 pieces from Pittman’s symbolism-rich oeuvre. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. (310) 443-7000; hammer.ucla.edu
The Other Venice Film Festival @ Beyond Baroque
Oct. 4 - 5 Returning for its 16th season, this nonprofit film festival is dedicated to screening features, shorts and animated films that embody the spirit, energy and diversity of Venice Beach. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $35. (310) 806-2181; othervenicefilmfestival.com
“Walls: Defend, Divide and the Divine” @ Annenberg Space for Photography See through the eyes of Stanley Kubrick, the photojournalist, at The Skirball
Oct. 5 - Dec. 29 This immersive exhibit explores a historical look at civilization’s relationship with barriers, both
Storytelling Sept. 7 - Oct. 27 Recasting Gertrude Stein’s famously “nonlinear prose” in ragtime, tango, waltz, jazz, opera and even barbershop quartet settings, Al Carmines’ plotless 1967 off-Broadway work “In Circles” puts a diverse musical spin on the Lost Generation eccentric’s controversial “there is no there there” literary saying. 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $17-$37. (310) 477-2055, ext. 2. odysseytheatre.com
Writers Bloc Presents: Salman Rushdie @ Moss Theater
Film Maudit 2.0 @ Highways Performance Space
Nov. 14 - 16 Film Maudit 2.0 is the inaugural edition of this
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Sept. 26 & 27, 7:30 p.m. Epic rock climber Mark Synnott — the first to scale El Capitan without a rope — shares incredible, heart-pounding photos and stories from his decades-long career of defying gravity. 1310 11th St, Santa Monica. $59+. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org
Small Press Book Festival @ Wende Museum
Samin Nosrat + Lindy West @ UCLA’s Royce Hall
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Oct. 17 - March 8 See through the eyes of a young Kubrick, before his time as a legendary director. This collection of more than 130 photographs is from his time as a young New York City photojournalist. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Brentwood. (310) 440-4500; skirball.org
“Nat Geo Live: Life on the Vertical” @ The Broad Stage
“The Moth: Mainstage” @ The Broad Stage
Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Beyond Baroque, Culver City Arts Foundation and Vagabond Press join forces to present the inaugural Small Press Book Festival, a family-friendly occasion to attend workshops and readings and to talk all things literary. Culver City Crossroads, World Stage Press, Los Angeles Review of Books and Tia Chucha Press
“Through a Different Lens: Stanley Kubrick Photographs” @ Skirball Cultural Center
are among confirmed participants. 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City. beyondbaroque.org
Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. The Booker Prize-winning novelist sits down with renowned L.A. journalist and witty interviewer Patt Morrison for an onstage conversation about “Quichotte,” the latest novel in which he sharpens his literary blade on the wheels of social satire and suspense. 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. $20-$39. writersblocpresents.com
festival of outré (aka quirky, unconventional, bizarre) films inspired by legendary artist Jean Cocteau’s one-off festival, Le Film Maudit. The term film maudit literally means “cursed films,” and this showcase pushes the boundaries of style and substance. 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org
real and imagined. Featuring more than 70 artists and photographers, it invites people to think about the nature of boundaries in a whole new way. 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. (213) 403-3000; annenbergspace.org
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“In Circles” @ Odyssey Theatre
ESMoA’s current fall exhibit celebrates the wild and wonderful world of Oz with art pieces and artifacts like this 1921 Parker Brothers board game
Alice Hoffman @ Skirball Cultural Center
Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Hoffman discusses her new book “The World That We Knew.” Set in 1941 Berlin, the magical-realist novel contemplates good, evil, love, hate and the challenges of retaining your humanity when it feels like the world is careening out of control. 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. $10. (310) 440-4500. skirball.org
Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. Uber-hip storytelling podcast The Moth stages one of its beloved live shows, where ordinary people volunteer to tell extraordinary stories from their lives. 1310 11th St, Santa Monica. $59+. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org
Oct. 13, 7 p.m. New York Times bestselling feminist author Lindy West (“Shrill”) sits down with James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and Netflix it-girl Samin Nosrat to talk about her hit book and show “Salt Fat Acid Heat,” along with the challenges facing women in popular culture at large.
born and L.A.-raised author, editor and UCLA professor Xuan Juliana Wang, whose debut short story collection “Home Remedies” focuses on immigrant characters and perspectives. Grouped around themes of “Family,” “Love,” and “Time and Space,” the book was greeted this spring with ecstatic reviews. 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester. (310) 6656800. otis.edu
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Friday, Aug. 30 “Vertigo” Screening, 6:30 p.m. For the final movie of the season, Mind Over Movies screens Hitchcock’s haunting masterpiece about an ex-police officer hired to prevent an old friend’s wife from committing suicide. All is not as it seems. A discussion and Q&A follow the film. The Christian Institute, 1308 Second St., Santa Monica. Free. “Miles Davis: Birth of Cool” Screening, 7:10 p.m. Trumpeter and
bandleader Miles Davis was the embodiment of cool. He strove to break boundaries and live life on his own terms. Davis was an innovator from bebop to “cool jazz,” orchestral music to hip-hop. Watch the story of a truly remarkable talent and life, featuring never-before-seen archival footage and studio outtakes. A Q&A follows the screening. The Landmark, 10850 W. Pico Blvd., 90064. $15. landmarktheatres.com Movies on the Lawn: “Avengers End Game,” 7:30 to 10 p.m. The final installment in a decades long battle between Marvel heroes and the forces of evil. The Avengers assemble to stop Thanos and save the world. Bring a blanket to sprawl on the lawn. Enjoy giveaways. Stoner Park, 1835 Stoner Ave., West L.A. westlasawtelle.org
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The Dating Game:“We Should Hang Out Sometime” @ Santa Monica Playhouse & Westside Comedy Theater Wondering why he struggled to find love, one-legged comedian, author and adaptive athlete Josh Sundquist tracks down every girl he has tried to date since middle school and shares the pseudoscientific results of his quest. Two performances only: 8 p.m. Friday (Aug. 30) at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica, with an encore performance at 9 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 4) at Westside Comedy Theater, 1323-A Third St, Santa Monica. $10 to $20. joshsundquist. com; westsidecomedy.com
DJ Anthony Valadez & DJ Vinyl Don, 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Old-school soul, funk, blues, rock, hip-hop, beats, breaks and anything else that’ll get the dance floor going is the night’s agenda at The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com
Beach Movie Nights: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” 8 to 10 p.m. Teenage Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man in his reality, joining forces with five counterparts from other dimensions to save all realities
A Flash of Genius: “Andy Warhol’s Tomato” @ Pacific Resident Theatre When a teenage Andy Warhol finds himself in the basement of a working class bar in Pittsburgh,
Tuareg rock star Omara “Bombino” Moctar, influenced by Hendrix and Knopfler, plays Santa Monica Pier. SEE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4.
The Black Stripes, 10 p.m. A contemporary rock tribute for the 21st century, this party band will have the whole room dancing. The Basement Tavern, 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. (310) 396-2469; basementtavern.com
after 10 p.m. The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com Unkle Monkey Band, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Local favorites perform rock, reggae and more at Prince O’Whales Bar & Grill, 335 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey. No cover. (310) 823-9826
Saturday, Aug. 31 Jenny and the Mexicats, 7 p.m. Latin fusion band Jenny & The Mexicats close out the Marina del Rey concert series with an exciting mashup of flamenco, jazz, folk, cumbia and indie rock. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free; RSVP at eventbrite.com. (310) 305-9545; visitmarinadelrey.com
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Jimmy Brewster with Suzanne Taix, 6 to 8 p.m. Singing all the classics from Sinatra to rock ’n’ roll, Jimmy Brewster and Suzanne Taix perform at Boardwalk 11, 10433 National Blvd., Palms. (310) 837-5245; boardwalk11.com
Katalyst Collective, DJ Aaron Parr & DJ Doomz, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The Katalyst Collective plays future funk, soul and jazz at 9 p.m., followed by DJ Aaron Parr spinning soul, funk, hip-hop and electronic; DJ Doomz holds down the upstairs bar
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Tuesday, Sept. 3 Marshall McLuhan-Finnegans Wake Reading Club, 6 p.m. This open reading club meets the first Tuesday of each month for literary discussions. Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library, 4533 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 306-7330; laughtears.com
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Charlie Brawn If a guy is trying to amp up his attractiveness by working out, what areas of the body should he focus on? What do women notice and want? And how much of that can I get without any kind of surgery or dangerous potions? — Office Bod If a woman says to you, “You’re like family to me,” it shouldn’t be because you have arms like her sister. Women seem to go for the body shape that evolutionary psychologists Rebecca Burch and Laura Johnsen refer to as “Captain Dorito.” This describes the golden triangle seen in cartoonishly masculinized male superhero bodies: broad shoulders leading down into a small tight waist and butt. As for why women might have evolved to prefer this body type, evolutionary psychologist David Buss explains in “Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind” that ancestral women were obviously better
off with a “physically formidable” partner, able to protect them and their children. The inner biochemical landscape of physical formidability is high testosterone. Accordingly, Buss notes that, in men, high testosterone is associated with a very masculine body and facial features (like a square jaw and more pronounced cheekbones). Noting that high levels of testosterone compromise the immune system, Buss cites psychologist Victor S. Johnston’s observation that only males who are very healthy can “afford” to produce high levels of testosterone during their development. The bodies of less-healthy males need to suppress T production so they can hang on to the limited immune resources they have. “If Johnston’s argument is correct,” Buss adds, women’s preference for masculine features is “a preference for a healthy male.” And interestingly, in nations where overall health is poor, women show an especially strong prefer-
ence for more masculine faces. The same goes for women who are more easily yucked out by cues to pathogen-causing diseases — substances and things that could contain infectious microorganisms, like poo, sexual fluids and dead bodies. As for you, when you hit the gym, your areas of focus should be your shoulders, arms and butt. However, you should do whole-body workouts, too, lest you end up pairing superhero pecs with broomstick thighs and calves. Even if you’re built like a paper cut and can’t bulk up a lot, just looking strong, especially in the essential areas, is a step in the right direction. And unfortunately, yes … the formidability thing has to result from physical workouts — tempted as you might be to skip the gym and, like somebody toting an umbrella on a cloudy day, go into the grocery store whistling and swinging a machete.
Not a Good Lurk My girlfriends and I have had this experience numerous times: A guy who’s interested in one of us will suddenly stop texting us, but then reappear a few months later liking our social media posts. This just happened to me. It’s about three months since he vanished, and he’s suddenly all up in my Instagram. Why do guys do this? — Annoyed You almost wish the guy would greet you honestly: “‘Sup, Plan B?!” This guy might’ve initially been interested in you. However, chances are you eventually became what evolutionary psychologists like Joshua Duntley call a “backup mate” (basically the dating-and-mating
version of a spare tire or the vice president). Duntley’s work suggests humans evolved to identify and cultivate backup mates so we wouldn’t be left high and dry for long if our main boo died or ran off with the hot neighbor. I know … so romantic. That said, it isn’t wrong to have backup mates. Research by Duntley and his colleagues points to many or most of us having them, though we’re often not aware of it. The thing is, this guy’s disappearing and then sliding back into your life with likes on some of your Instagram posts is a big red flag — a big red sequined flag with cop flashers on top. Character is revealed in how people behave when they feel they have nothing to
gain from someone. Maybe this guy got the hots for some other woman and the lukewarms for you. Or maybe he just got busy. Whatever the reason, it takes minimal effort to make a kind exit — even saying, “I’ve got a lot going on right now, and I need to take a break from talking.” When someone shows themselves to be a jerk, you may want to broom them out of even the edges of your life. This is clickably easy on Instagram, thanks to the block function. Blocking a guy like this should be a wise preemptive measure, considering his idea of good manners is probably prefacing the 2 a.m. “I’m horny!” text with a few likes on photos of your kitten in a tinfoil conspiracy hat.
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NAMI Family to Family Program, 6:30 p.m. This 12-week course is designed to facilitate a better understanding of mental illness, increase coping skills and empower participants to become advocates for their family members. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6323 W. 80th St., Westchester. Free. Register with Paul at (310) 892-8046 or pstans5@ aol.com; namisouthbay.com
Wednesday, Sept. 4 Twilight on the Pier: Middle East Beats, 7 to 10 p.m. Exploring different cultures and the rich diversity within those cultures, the Twilight on the Pier features the sounds of Bombino and the spiritual disco DJ Disco Shrine. On the West End stage, hear classical Arabic music with the 12-member ensemble Los Angeles Arabs Orchestra. Santa Monica Pier. Free. santamonicapier.org
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“The Exact Moment It Happens in the West,” through Sept. 28. Visual artist, musician and playwright Terry Allen presents an exhibit of nearly 100 drawings dating from the ’60s to the present, along with sculptural objects, video installations and audio from his various albums and radio plays. L.A. Louver, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice. (310) 822-4955; lalouver.com Send event information at least 10 days in advance to calendar @argonautnews.com
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