Los Angeles Downtown News 12-05-22

Communication studies program at Cal State DTLA teaches real-world skills

By Alison Stanton LA Downtown News Contributing Writer

When it comes to a college degree that not only teaches practical and real-world skills, but can also be used by graduates in a wide variety of careers, the communication studies program at Cal State LA Downtown definitely fits the bill.

“I think communication studies as a discipline is awesome because it really provides a funda mental and elemental window into human na ture, human behavior, human emotion, human connection, and human society,” said tenured Associate Professor Nina O’Brien, Ph.D., who is jointly appointed in the Departments of Man agement and Communication Studies at Cali fornia State University Los Angeles.

“Communication is at the heart of everything we do, which means we can explore pretty much anything and everything through a communica tion lens.”

O’Brien said the communication studies pro gram, which offers an option in organizational communication, is ideal for first-time students who have an interest in earning a degree in this broad and growing field of study, as well as pro fessionals who wish to advance in their careers.

Graduates will be ready to apply for, or ad vance in, careers in a variety of industries includ ing marketing, public relations, sales, business management, human resources, fundraising, consulting and more.

The hybrid program, which launched in Au gust 2020, and meets online and in-person, has 26 students, 13 of whom are on track to gradu ate in May 2023.

Sixteen students graduated in May 2022, O’Brien noted, and 19 faculty from communica tion studies, as well as colleagues from the De partments of Liberal Studies and English teach the courses.

“Students take 20 courses over two years to complete their BA degrees in communication

studies,” O’Brien said.

For a program that launched during the COVID-19 global pandemic, she and other facul ty are delighted with how well it has gone so far, as well as with the number of students who are part of it.

One of the things that helps the communica tion studies program stand apart, O’Brien said, is the way it teaches pertinent theories as well as tangible tips and advice that can be used ev ery day.

For instance, students develop, practice and deepen fundamental skills including research, public speaking and how to navigate difficult conversations at work, while also learning pro fessionally specific skills like how to write a press release, design a communications strate gy or organize a campaign.

“Together these skills really prepare students to meet the challenges of contemporary work,” O’Brien said.

“In terms of our program at DTLA, I think its uniqueness stems from the balance it strikes between offering students a rigorous ‘pure’ re search approach to the theories and studies on the one hand, and then a more ‘applied’ ap proach, which gives us tools for success in all aspects of our lives, from interpersonal rela tionships, to work, to political and community engagement.”

As O’Brien noted, the focus on organizational communication at DTLA is a particularly great match for students already pursuing their pro fessional careers.

“It helps to highlight those communication theories and practices which help us to build our management and leadership muscles, and to work towards more just and equitable work places and work experiences, whatever field or industry we are in,” she said.

O’Brien, who has been on the faculty at Cal State LA since 2013, said she is grateful to be part of the communication studies program.

For instance, watching as her students have what she calls “Aha!” moments — just as she

did in one of her undergraduate classes in post-modernism and post-Marxism at Syracuse University — is exciting and rewarding.

“That class particularly opened my eyes to how profound the higher education experience could be. The professor was really brilliant and demanding and very adept at flipping the script to challenge our assumptions,” she said.

She not only recalls having a number of “Aha!” moments in that class — she knew she wanted to continue having them.

“After I finished my Master’s Degree I did a lot of part-time instruction and loved it. I was 23 years old, and I knew then that being a college professor was the future for me. I was right. It has been an exciting and wonderful career.”

In addition to being part of a new program that is teaching students such important and appli cable skills, O’Brien says spending her days with bright and engaged students is very rewarding.

“Working with smart, energetic young people is the best work there is. We have great conver sations, we work together to solve problems, we think about the future and plan to enact our goals and dreams,” she said.

“I also get to spend my days with my colleague professors and administrators and staff whose expertise is deep and broad, and who have also dedicated themselves to working with young people. I’m always learning from students and colleagues both, and I am never, ever bored.”

Regardless of why students select to be part of the communication studies program, O’Brien said she enjoys hearing their positive feedback.

“Many of our students share that the courses help them to start conversations about promo tion and development in their company, or give them the confidence to explore a new or differ ent field. Others still go on to get advanced or professional degrees,” she said.

“It really depends on the student’s individual goals. Whatever those goals are, our privilege is to help them get there.”

Associate Professor Nina O’Brien, Ph.D., is jointly appointed in the Departments of Management and Communication Studies at California State University Los Angeles.

Millennium Biltmore Hotel reveals 2023 centennial celebration

By Luke Netzley LA Downtown News Deputy Editor

Known as the “host of the coast,” The Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Ange les has stood as a historic symbol of DTLA since 1923 and recently unveiled its 100th anniversary vision for 2023.

“A 100-year history is a rare commodity on the West Coast, and considering the in credible legacy of The Biltmore, this is defi nitely a year worthy of celebrations,” said Alex Decarvalho, general manager at The Biltmore. “The Biltmore’s role in the region is particularly special…putting LA on the map as an international metropolitan des tination alongside London, New York and Paris. The original vision and design for this hotel has remained preserved, protected and timeless in its appeal over the years. We didn’t try to interpret or adapt to its original aesthetics or changing trends. Those who operated and managed the hotels over the decades recognized the value of The Bilt more’s origin and heritage. Collectively, we

became stewards of the living testament of LA’s incredibly rich history.”

Throughout the century, The Bilt more has played host to many icon ic moments. The hotel operated a covert speakeasy during Prohibition, hosted the Academy Awards throughout the 1930s, and has served as the backdrop for several acclaimed films and TV shows like “Ghost busters,”“Glee” and “Beverly Hills Cop.”

It was also where John F. Kennedy an nounced his presidential candidacy and the Music Room, now used as the lobby, served as Kennedy’s campaign headquar ters during the 1960 Democratic National Convention.

“A hundred years ago, Los Angeles was just starting to come into its own as a large city. The 1920s saw the second great boom years in Los Angeles, which centered on the growth of the oil industry, Hollywood and agriculture. … The Biltmore is just one of several iconic buildings from that decade,” said Los Angeles Conservancy president and CEO Linda Dishman. “When the Bilt more Hotel opened on Oct. 2, 1923, with 1,500 rooms, it was the largest hotel west of Chicago. … Everyone who came to LA, in cluding presidents, stayed at The Biltmore. The Beatles even stayed here and arrived on the hotel roof by helicopter in 1964 to avoid the fans crowding the sidewalks in front of the hotel.”

To honor the hotel’s storied history, The Biltmore will host a series of celebrations throughout 2023, starting with a speak easy-themed New Year’s Eve ball called the Golden Stag.

“There’re so many stories we can’t real ly talk about them in one day, so we’re go ing to take a whole year to celebrate,” said Shawn Strider, art director and event pro ducer at The Biltmore. “(For New Year’s Eve), we’re going to be bringing in over 40 per formers. We’re going to have live music. We’re going to bring in classic cars, and we’re going to start showing some of the stories that this place has, including some

of the secret passages that were built into this place to sneak alcohol in here during Prohibition, some of the old speakeasy bars, and just some of the things that were hid den in the architecture to evoke a time that was so that we can celebrate the stories that are.”

The Biltmore team will also be activating different areas of the hotel, such as the gal lery bar, to bring a diverse array of interac tive experiences to visitors. The hotel also hosts an annual masquerade ball, one of the largest in the country. The 25-year-old event invites hundreds of artists and thou sands of patrons to The Biltmore each year. Sharing its 100-year birthday with Warner Brothers, Disney and the Hollywood sign, The Biltmore stands as a lasting symbol of Los Angeles heritage. On Dec. 1, a special Certificate of Recognition was presented by

LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s of fice to commemorate The Biltmore’s place in the story of DTLA.

“The Biltmore is here because people had a vision of a great hotel to serve Los Ange les,” Dishman said. “The Biltmore is here be cause owners through the years knew the value of the architecture and they restored it. The Biltmore is here because it is a place where people have a personal connection. The hotel is part of their history. They went to prom here. They got an award or met somebody special. My husband and I spent our wedding night here 36 years ago, so I have a personal connection to the building.

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“This building and the people are inextri cably linked. And history will continue to be made every day at the hotel…The Biltmore will continue to be a focal point for Down town and Los Angeles.”

STAFF WRITERS: Andrew Checchia, Andres De Ocampo, Julia Shapero

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Sara Edwards, Kamala Kirk

ART DIRECTORS: Arman Olivares, Stephanie Torres

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Luis Chavez

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Myriam Santos

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Catherine Holloway, Michael Lamb

FOUNDER EMERITUS: Sue Laris

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Jimmy Wu and Alex Decarvalho welcome guests to The Biltmore and the hotel’s Christmas tree.

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General manager of The Biltmore Alex Decarvalho accepts a 100 year anniversary certificate from Will Steele.

Warrants served in investigation of LA City Council audio leak DT

By Morgan Owen LA Downtown News Staff Writer

In the scandal regarding a leaked au dio recording of former LA City Coun cil President Nury Martinez making racially charged statements, the LAPD Major Crimes Division has served several search warrants as part of their investi gation into the leaked recording.

Last month, LAPD Chief Michel Moore announced the LAPD opened a criminal investigation to determine if the per son who leaked the audio recording ob tained it illegally. Reports indicate that investigation will involve ascertaining the identity of the whistleblower.

The LAPD has not released the sub jects identified in the investigation, but anonymous sources state one of the warrants aims to uncover the identi ty of the owner of the Reddit account that posted the leaked audio recording. More warrants can be expected as the investigation continues.

According to the California Eaves dropping Law, all parties must consent

to being recorded. Intentionally eaves dropping and privately listening to a confidential conversation is considered a crime. Violators can face either misde

meanor or felony charges and, depend ing on the case, could face up to three years in state prison and a maximum fine of $2,500.

Martinez and others involved in the conversation stated they were unaware they were being recorded at that time. LAPD Chief Moore confirmed via broad cast that Martinez, Councilmembers de Leon and Cedillo requested the LAPD launch an investigation. However, de Leon has since denied he was involved in that request.

At the time of the leak, the Federation of Labor attempted to convince the Los Angeles Times not to publish the leak, alleging the recordings were obtained illegally. The Los Angeles Times refused and later published the recording from the now-disabled Reddit account.

The conversation in question oc curred on Federation of Labor property between LA County Federation of La bor president Ron Herrera, Martinez, de Leon and Cedillo in October 2021.

In the audio, Martinez compared for

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mer Councilmember Mike Bonin’s son to a “little monkey,” and alleged Bonin treats his black son as an “accessory.” The conversation includes several instances of profanity and further inflammatory statements by Martinez about Oaxacan immigrants.

The contents of the recording sparked widespread calls for all parties involved to resign immediately. Although Cedillo did not step down, the public voted not to re-elect him in the recent midterm elections. De Leon, who has announced his intention to remain in office, won’t be up for re-election until 2024. Former Councilmember Bonin elected not to run for re-election.

The statute of limitations for a crime of this nature is three years, meaning the LAPD has two years to identify the person who leaked the recording and if it was obtained illegally. It’s also still unknown how the recording was made and why the whistleblower elected to release the information at the time and in the manner they did.

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The viking goddess

By Ellen Snortland LA Downtown News Contributing Writer

In 1963, I was in third grade at Wilson Elementary School in the tiny South Dakota town of Huron. My classroom had green chalkboards, and I could al ways smell the chalk dust. The portraits of white male presidents surrounded the room; no wonder we grew up with the idea that only white men could be the President of the United States. I could walk to school from my home.

“Ellen, your artwork is on the table next to the door. Take it home with you,” Miss Erickson says.

“No, I’ll leave it here,” I say.

“Why don’t you take it home?” Miss Er ickson asks.

I shrug my shoulders; I blush. “My mom throws it away.” Miss Erickson hid her shock.

Sonja Erickson was a Nordic Viking Goddess. Tall and blonde, she emanat ed warmth. Before her, I was an under achiever at school. My parents had con cerns that I might be “slow.” When I met

Miss Erickson, she looked at me and said, “I bet you’re above average, aren’t you, Ellen?” She talked to me different ly than any other grown-up I’d known. She looked straight at me, and I felt seen for the first time in my short life. I liked that. From that day forward, I made my life about living up to Miss Erickson’s es timation of me, which continues to this day.

One day, I got called to the princi pal’s office. I reviewed in my tow-headed noggin what I might have done. Noth ing, it turns out. The principal simply wanted to congratulate me on my last report card. Up to that point, the cards had been a constant litany of “below av erage” and “needs improvement.” I got called out for talking to other kids too much. Now my card said I was a star pu pil!

My best friend in grade school, Jane Baum, told me years later that Sonja had asked the principal to call me out of the room because Miss Erickson wanted

to talk to the class without me. “When you snort and make fun of Ellen’s last name, it hurts her feelings. She doesn’t show it, but she cries. Please don’t do that.” I came back to the class, and ev eryone stared straight ahead. I never heard another “Snorty, snorty, pig, pig, pig!” taunt again on her watch.

Sonja married Jim Staley that school year, and I was invited to their wedding. Their daughter, Wendy Colbert, told me Jim proposed to Sonja after Kennedy’s assassination. We were a nation mired in profound heartache. Kennedy’s mur der was the first adult news I remem ber hearing. Their wedding was the first wedding invitation of my life. We all needed an event that celebrated living. I again appreciated this Goddess, who came into my life right when I needed her most.

I have carried Sonja in my heart ever since third grade. She’s in the acknowl edgments of my book, in my play, “Now That She’s Gone” and in the credits of my

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documentary. She impacted me in so many ways. When I meet or teach chil dren, I make sure I don’t speak down to them and treat them like real peo ple. Many people in my parents’ genera tion unconsciously put kids in “seen but not heard” mode, which is fundamental ly dehumanizing. My folks didn’t know better. Because I had Sonja in my life, I know what a profound difference one adult can make to a short person.

Years ago, I participated in a Land mark Worldwide class called “The Wis dom Course,” which consists of five weekends spread over a year. The focus was on generating fun, grace, and ease as adults. One of the topics was our of ten unexamined relationships with art. For example, we explored whether an adult had told us not to sing so loud or complimented our elephant artwork when it was actually a tractor. The re sult? Our young self decided that we were no good at music or art from then on. I hadn’t remembered that my moth er would take one look at my art and then throw it in the trash. She didn’t have a mean bone in her body; she merely hated clutter and didn’t “grok” how much it hurt me. She would take one look at my art, appreciate it, and then out it went.

In timing that defies logic, in 1993, I

was between weekends of the Wisdom Course. I went to my mailbox and pulled out a manila envelope from Sonja Sta ley, whom I had stayed in touch with ever since my school days. Inside, I dis covered my art that Sonja had saved for thirty years. There was also a terrible poem in my raggedy yet earnest cursive writing. I cried. Who does something like that? Sonja Erickson Staley, that’s who.

When I discovered she had died this Thanksgiving, I cried again. I’m going to her memorial in Edmonds, Washington, in January. Thank you, Sonja; I love you. You changed my life.

5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, please at tend a free, staged reading of my award-winning solo show, “Now That She’s Gone,” at All Saints Episcopal of Pasadena. It’s an encore, as many peo ple wanted to see it. The performance will be followed by a reception.

Ellen Snortland has written this col umn for decades and also teaches cre ative writing on-line. She can be reached at: ellen@beautybitesbeast.com. Her award-winning film “Beauty Bites Beast” is available for download or streaming at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/beauty bitesbeast

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Ski Dazzle brings flurry of activities to DTLA

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski LA Downtown News Executive Editor

Ski Dazzle is returning to the Los Angeles Convention Center Friday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 11, with more than $6 million in ski and snow board gear, clothing and accessories at up to 70% off.

Attendees will receive a two free lift ticket offer or an on-mountain beginner ski or snowboard lesson package (val ued at over $218) with the purchase of a regular admission. Winter sports enthu siasts are invited to shop deals and talk to experts.

This year’s show will also feature: • Free beginner ski lessons on the Ski Dazzle ramp. Friendly instructors and equipment will be provided by Snow Valley Mountain Resort to help make it easy and fun for you to make your first turns, right at the show, said Judy Gray, the show’s co-producer. “We have a learn-to-ski deck where we take any body of any age or any ability and let them try skiing,” she said. “It’s a begin ner slope, 12 feet high and 60 feet long. We have instructors from Snow Valley. We can take down to 7 years old on siz es. We can’t take too young because we don’t have the boots and equipment for that young. But we can get people right on the skis.”

• Tire chain installation contest. The Cal ifornia Highway Patrol (CHP) returns to moderate this event. CHP officers will

be on site to answer questions and offer winter driving tips. $300 cash awarded for best show time.

• Free climbing wall: Attendees can test their fitness or challenge a friend in a speed climbing contest for a chance to win prizes. No experience needed. All ages welcome. $300 cash awarded for fastest show time.

New this year, attendees are invited to check out the new Van Life Exhibit Area, where all-season road warriors can find or create their new home-away-fromhome from an array of Sprinter and con version van fabricators.

Celebrating 59 years, this annual event will also feature a beer garden with street tacos and family entertain ment. The Ski Dazzle “Fireside Chats” seminars will return with a chance to answer ski and snowboard resort triv ia questions and win lift tickets, ski gear or cash.

“Those are fun seminars. They’re not just talking heads,” said Gray, who at tended Arcadia High School and Pasa dena City College.

“We bring people on stage. We have resort wars, where two resorts take part in this tit-for-tat come-to-my-resort con test, then we give away tickets to the audience who asks questions during the Q&A. They can be loud and have a great time. We love getting the kids up there and have them ask questions. Their questions are really thoughtful.”

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DTDINING

Café Gratitude unveils new Wine/Beverage Program

By Jessica Koslow LA Downtown News Contributing Writer

Since opening the doors to its second location 10 years ago on Rose Avenue in Venice, Café Gratitude has been a consistent favorite for diners—and judging by its success, it’s not just vegans who enjoy the plant-based bites.

Among the highlights are the eye-catch ing names given to every dish, such as I Am Bountiful or I Am Humble for mains and bowls, and I Am Illuminated or I Am Infinite for smoothies. Another is the huge variety of organic dishes, from sandwiches and sal ads and starters to smoothies and sweets.

Fortunately, Café Gratitude pushed through the pandemic while plotting some impressive changes, the most recent being a new wine and beverage program courte sy of Los Angeles sommelier Taylor Grant, who is also the founder of Salutay Wine Club, leader of operations for TRESOMM Winery, and plays guitar in jam sessions with her friends, The Champagne Superno vas.

Grant’s youthful, bright appearance be

lies her extensive resume, including som melier at Michelin- starred Osteria Mozza and wine director for Scopa Italian Roots, DAMA in DTLA, and Dudley Market. She was named one of Food & Wine’s Somme liers of the Year in 2019. This past July, Grant landed at Café Gratitude.

“I had the pleasure of working with Pat rick Hotchkiss, director of operations, pre viously and we made such a great team, so when he reached out, the idea of working with him again was a no-brainer,” Grant said.

She immediately set to work crafting pairings with Chef Seizan Dreux Ellis’ plantbased menu. Where canned wine was once only available during the pandemic, now customers can order a gratitude fiero spritz (prosecco, Martini & Rossi Fiero Vermouth, soda, and orange) or rosé spritz (Lorenza rosé, Lillet rosé, prosecco, soda, and season al fruit).

“I wanted to utilize great fresh ingredi ents including juices we already have on the menu, like the ginger spritz, which is just our ginger drink ‘refreshed’ with some prosecco instead of soda water,” Grant said.

Acclaimed Los Angeles sommelier Taylor Grant has launched a new wine/beverage program and happy hour menu at Café Gratitude.

Chef Dreux’s new happy hour menu in cludes warm almond burrata, Korean pulled mushroom sliders, loaded nacho fries, tacos—a diverse range of items with the exception of meat. But according to Grant, the approach for pairing with plants

and meat is very similar.

“I’m still looking to match flavors, spic es, weight,” she said. “You just have to think outside the box a bit for classic pairings— like a big tannic red with a steak. But when you break down why that’s a good pairing

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(high tannin reds bind with fat and protein of steak and soften tannin to create a softer, velvety texture), you can assess how to ad just that to plant-based options. There are still foods with protein and fat, like tempeh. The principles are the same. It’s just under standing the why and tweaking them a bit!”

Taylor credits a family trip to Europe, while overlooking the Cote-Rotie in France, where she had her “aha moment” to take working with wine seriously.

“It all started to click for me when I was able to travel to different wine regions, es pecially in Europe, meeting producers and hearing their stories connect things in a dif ferent way,” Grant said. “There is so much that goes into making a bottle of wine and makes you appreciate what you’re drinking.”

These days, Grant has become an advo cate for organic wines.

“At first, it was a bit of learning the basics, but as my knowledge of wine has grown, so has the importance of how it is made,” she said. “Just as we care about what food we consume and how it’s grown, so is the same for wine. If we care about our health and the environment, we should be advocat

ing wines without additives and thoughtful farming practices. It’s great to see producers and consumers caring more about the wine practices and giving hope for the future.”

So, what wines will one find on Café Grat itude’s menu?

“I’m always looking for wines of great val ue,” Grant said. “Right now, I’m seeing a lot of that from Portugal and Chile, which is reflected on the list. It’s great to see a new generation of producers so invested in mak ing quality wines.”

Café Gratitude’s happy hour happens weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m., and Grant and Chef Ellis are just getting started on a num ber of great collaborations. The wine/bev erage menu is available at all five of Café Gratitude’s locations in California includ ing Venice, DTLA’s Arts District, Larchmont, Newport Beach and San Diego.

“It’s a great restaurant culture to be a part of—something that is often not found in the grueling industry,” Grant said. “I always enjoyed eating at the restaurants myself and saw a ton of potential in the wine pro gram, so it’s been great to help grow an al ready distinguished brand.”

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The new menu features Grant’s thoughtfully selected wine pairings alongside Chef Dreux’s plant-based menu.

ARTS & CULTURE

The Mavericks’ Eddie Perez visits with the ghosts of Christmas

By Xavier Omar Otero LA Downtown News Contributing Writer

In advance of The Mavericks’ Very Mer ry Christmas on Saturday Dec. 17, at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, guitarist Eddie Perez reflects on his past, present and future.

Born in 1968, Edward Anthony Pe rez grew up in La Puente, California, weaned on a steady diet of rock ‘n’ roll.

“My heroes were Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Van Halen and Ace Frehley,” Perez said.

But the most profound imprint left on his life has roots in different origins.

“My biggest influence was my father. He was really a music lover.”

A boy looking up to his dad. Perez’ be loved father, Edward Perez Sr., died in 2018 after a long battle with cancer.

“I remember him saying, ‘You know Ed, if you want to be a rock ‘n’ roller the first thing that you have to learn is Chuck Berry,’” Perez recalled, wistfully.

“The music of my dad’s day was Merle Haggard and Chuck Berry on the car ra dio driving around Bakersfield, Califor nia. That’s where I get the country mu sic from.”

Watching his uncles singing and strumming a few chords in the backyard at family barbecues, Perez taught him self how to play guitar. Soon, the bur geoning rock ‘n’ roller was hooked. With his brother behind the drum kit, Perez began playing in bands at the age of 13.

“In the late 1980s, I rediscovered country music in a different way. With someone I’ve had the privilege of play ing music with, Dwight Yoakam.”

Bridging the gap between rock ‘n’ roll and country music, it was Yoakam’s 1986 release, “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.” — the first album to feature ace guitar ist Pete Anderson — that blew Perez’ young mind asunder.

“Hearing that album really turned me around. It gave me a focus.”

Being a part of LA’s cow punk move ment of the ’80s — early on, he backed rockabilly singer James Intveld — is how Perez began to hone his signature sound.

Around 1998, volatility in the world’s financial markets forewarned change.

“Clubs were closing. There was no where to play in LA.”

Perez took a leap of faith and left the familiarity of Southern California.

“I needed to be close to the source of all things. I was heavily influenced by records from the 1950s and ’60s, coun try music in particular,” Perez said. “I felt that I should go and be a part of that.”

When an opportunity to move to Aus tin, Texas presented itself, Perez did not hesitate.

“I was there for about three years,” Pe rez recalled. “And, I’ll tell ya, for a musi cian it is a really hard place to make it because a lot of the industry is based in Nashville.”

Despite a glut of venues to play, Perez struggled.

“That was the richness of that mo ment for me. I got to play a lot of gigs, with a lot of people, in a lot of different styles,” he said. “But, eventually I reached the point where I was like, ‘Man, there is only so much Top Ramen that I want to eat.’”

Along came Fortuna the Roman god dess of fortune and the personification of luck, redirecting his path.

“That very week, I was contemplating moving back to California when I got a call from (country star) Gary Allan’s man ager. He offered me a job on the spot. No audition,” Perez said, proudly. “‘We know that you’re the guy. The only thing is you have to move to Nashville.’”

Impulsivity, ambition and Perez’ grow ing distaste for ramen fueled his deci sion; he jumped at the opportunity.

“So, I went from being in Austin one week, struggling, to two weeks later, be

ing on a tour bus, playing for 25,000 peo ple in enormous arenas as part of the Brooks & Dunn Neon Circus tour in 2001,” Perez recalled. “It was like a movie.”

“I’ve been very fortunate and charmed in some way. For that reason, I just try to keep giving it my best.”

Or is it the blessed Virgen de Guada lupe — an image emblazoned on his 2009 Nash T-56 Telecaster — that has interceded when the chips have been down?

During his early days in Nashville, Perez and Mavericks’ frontman Raul Malo be came fast friends. Regulars on the Down town Nashville club scene, one night while out drinking, Malo offered Perez a gig to join him on solo dates without ever actually hearing him play a lick.

“He talked a good game. That was good enough for me,” Malo recalled.

The Mavericks came into existence in the mid-’90s as a traditional country quartet. But by the early 2000s, the band was expanding its musical palette. In spired by Doug Sahm and the Texas Tor nados rough hewn sound — regarded as a prominent figure in the history of Texan music — they incorporated Tex-Mex into the mix.

In 2003, Perez joined the Mavericks as

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The Mavericks — from left to right, guitarist Eddie Perez, singer Raul Malo, drummer Paul Deakin and keyboardist Jerry Dale McFadden — are ready to celebrate the holidays with a Very Merry Christmas show.

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a member, replacing guitarist Nick Kane.

“You wouldn’t think that an influence of Jimmy Page or Angus Young of AC/DC would fit into The Mavericks, but some how it works,” Perez said, amusedly.

The band broke up just two years into Perez’s tenure. But Perez was not “Born to be Blue.”

In the interim, Dwight Yoakam came calling. Perez would spend the next seven years with the “Honky Tonk Man” touring and recording before The Maver icks reunited in 2013, with the release of “In Time,” to critical acclaim.

“The Mavericks have always been a musical, moving art piece project from one album to the next,” Perez concluded.

Known for going against the grain, in 2020 The Mavericks took a bold step and released “En Español,” an album sung en tirely in Spanish.

“We felt it was something that we had to do. Something that was long overdue for us.”

As the band was putting finishing touches on the album, literally over night, the pandemic brought the music industry to a halt.

“Normally when you release a record you go out and you tour it. Now we were

left wondering, ‘What are we going to do? How long is this thing going to last?”

Left with more questions than solid answers, The Mavericks released it any way.

“We just started doing stuff on our own.”

Partnering with a streaming service — that helped them cultivate an online subscription concert movie — the band found a way to promote “En Español,” independently. The risk paid off. “En Es pañol” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Pop chart.

“We came in right on top of Bad Bun ny and Maluma, for one week,” Perez en thused, hardly able to contain his laugh ter.

“Music is much more than just the words. It is also the feeling.”

“We just got done touring in Cana da, from west to east. Before that we did three and a half weeks in the UK and Eu rope. Honestly, it didn’t matter where we played them; people love to hear these songs,” Perez offered as testament to music’s universality.

In a divided and charged environ ment, The Mavericks look right through politics and focus upwards.

“I’m on the side of what is best for hu manity. What is best for all of us. “We are about inclusivity. If you look at our band, you will see how diverse we are.” Perez added, quoting his bandmate, “‘It’s like Noah’s Ark, Raul said. We have two of ev erything.’

“I feel that my superpower, if I have anything, is to be up on that stage and to spread as much joy and loving, inclu sive good vibes as I can. We are all on board with that. That’s what our music is about and that is who we are as people.”

In 2018, The Mavericks released “Hey! Merry Christmas!” A holiday album con taining eight originals penned by Malo and the band, and two covers of Christ mas classics.

“Everybody loves the Christmas al bum,” Perez declared.

“At the show you can expect to hear

our Christmas songs, some cover Christ mas songs and maybe some surprises that Raul will spring on us,” Perez said.

“It’s a celebration. We are ending the year strong, fulfilled, gratified and also hopeful for the next opportunity.”

“Next year we’ve got some plans.”

The Mavericks have started work on a new album and are booking dates for a 2023 tour that will take them to Ita ly, Spain, France and beyond. The future looks bright.

“As long as the world stays sewn to gether. I joke about that. But it’s no joke,” said Perez, uneasily. “There is such a disconnect between the heart and the brain these days.”

“We are all human beings that want the same things,” Perez said, reflectively.

“I am doing my part to try to keep peo ple remembering just that.”

The Mavericks w/JD McPherson

WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17

WHERE: The Theatre at Ace Hotel, 929 S. Broadway, LA

COST: Sold out

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LA3C Festival brings music icons to DTLA

By Luke Netzley LA Downtown News Deputy Editor

As a city steeped in music and en tertainment history, Los Ange les has long fostered an array of musical talent. It’s a legacy of cultural expression and diversity that’s reflect ed in the star-studded lineup of Penske Media’s first music, food and art festi val: LA3C.

For its inaugural year, LA3C will take over the LA State Historic Park on Sat urday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11.

“The inspiration for LA3C really is Los Angeles and all the creativity, all the energy that’s found here,” said Caletha Crawford, COO of LA3C. “We’ve just really felt like what’s happening in LA, coupled with the brands that we have under our umbrella, which are some of the most premier entertain ment brands, gave us the opportuni ty to bring something really special to the city that really reflects the city and helps to put a spotlight on some of the

things that are happening here, and more importantly the people that are happening here.”

To kick off the weekend, performers will take to the festival’s LA3C Stage and Hot Import Nights (HIN) Stage, starting with an opening DJ set by LAbased artist Linafornia to commemo rate the 30th anniversary of VIBE, one of Penske Media’s brands.

Saturday’s lineup on the LA3C Stage begins with singer, songwriter and transgender rights activist Shea Diamond, producer Shawn Wasabi, multi-platinum rapper Kyle and R&B band Free Nationals followed by K-pop boy band Seventeen, LA music icon Snoop Dogg and Grammy-winning rapper Lil Baby.

The HIN Stage will be headlined by Mustard with DJ sets from AJ Hernz, Cuco, Freya Fox, Kill Bambi, Kim Lee, Rosegold and Vice.

On Sunday, Latin hip-hop artist Chicocurlyhead, Mexican American alt-

R&B artist Monogem, multiplatinum Spanish rapper Marc Seguí, Latin sing er Chesca, Colombian singer Fonseca, Mexican singer-songwriter Gerardo Or tiz, and Colombian super group Piso 21 will perform on the LA3C Stage before headlining chart-topper Maluma closes out the event.

The HIN Stage will be headlined by TOKiMONSTA with performance sets from Accia, Arius, Cam Girl, LOLO, Lucky Light, Madds, MEIRLIN and Peach.

“Putting this lineup together, part of what we looked at was the demo graphics of the city, some of the stats around the city and the artists that res onate here, but also just went with our own guts about what we really wanted to bring forward,” Crawford explained. “One of the big things that we want ed to do with this lineup is really rep resent a broad cross section of angele nos and angeleno’s taste, which is not easy to do. It’s a big, diverse city, and I think you see that reflected in our line

up…We have R&B, we have all types of different Latin music, we have reg gaeton…we just wanted to represent as many different tastes and flavors as possible.”

Crawford described the LA State His toric Park as one of the most “beautiful” venues to bring together this diverse breadth of creatives for LA3C, a name that stands for Los Angeles (LA), the Capital of Culture & Creativity (3C).

“If you’ve been there for other events, people’s eyes light up at the prospect of going back for this event,” Crawford said. “A lot of people are also getting introduced to the park through this event, which is great because it’s newly renovated.”

Alongside the two stages, the twoday celebration will include a range of multicultural food and flavors, interac tive art displays and several other cu rated experiences.

“Having a central location for this event, we’re bringing together eats

To represent the diversity of DTLA, the LA3C Festival’s lineup includes a range of artists from genres as diverse as hip hop, reggaeton and K-pop, featuring performers like South Korean boy band Seventeen.

that you would probably have to go to the four corners of the city to get, but we’re bringing them all together in one place,” Crawford said.

Food offerings will include local fa vorites like Gogo’s Tacos, Cena Veg an, Lil’ Bobacita, All Dat Dim Sum Love Hour and Tepito Coffee, and food trucks like Ridges Churro Bar, The Mid dle Feast, and Bulgogi Grill Truck.

“In terms of art as well, we wanted to have a sense of discovery,” Crawford ex plained. “I don’t think art at a festival is a new thing, but we’re trying to put our own spin on it. We have some local An gelenos, but we also have some natu rally recognized artists who live else where. And I think that reflects LA as well. People come to LA, whether they live here or they come here, just to be inspired. So we have a range of sculp ture, paintings, neon arts…augment ed reality pieces that we’ll have, which will be fun for people to be able to play around with and discover.”

LA3C will also host Penske Me dia brand activations like SHE Media’s “Meaningful Marketplace,” which puts a spotlight on entrepreneurs, specifically women in the LGBTQ community, Va riety’s “Music for Screens,” which cele brates musicians who bring TV and film productions to life, and The Hollywood

Reporter’s “An Afternoon with Robert Downey Jr.,” a screening of the film “Sr.” with Downey Jr.

The experience that we want peo ple to have is a sense of community,” Crawford said. “When we started to think about this event, this was right after kind of the worst of Covid, and we all spent so much time isolated. So this idea of what can we do, what kind of event can we hold that will bring people together, encourage people to interact and intermingle, was top of mind.”

Penske Media have also worked with several charities that will be present at the festival, such as Heart of Los Ange les (HOLA), a nonprofit that provides after-school academic, arts, athletics and wellness programs for underserved kids, and Film Independent, a nonprofit whose mission is to uplift independent filmmakers.

“We really want to build a collabo rative environment…this year is the foundation,” Crawford said. “We’re real ly excited for the opportunity to have this moment and we’re looking to the future. This is our first one, but we are planning to do many more LA3Cs go ing forward so you can look for the event to change and grow and evolve with the city.”

Award-winning Colombian singer Maluma will close out the LA3C Festival on Sunday, Dec. 11.

LA3C Festival

WHERE: LA State Historic Park, 1245 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles

WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11

COST: Tickets start at $99 for single day, $179 for weekend INFO: la3c.com

Cup Noodles, Kings, Reign partnership heats up

By Leah Schwartz LA Downtown News Staff Writer

AEG is facilitating a partnership between three iconic LA brands: the Los An geles Kings, the Ontario Reign, and Nissin Food’s Cup Noodles.

The partnership makes sense — cold hockey arena meets warm soup. Josh Veilleux, AEG Global Partnerships senior vice president, agreed.

“It’s cold, it’s sweater weather — I think when you tie in the soup, wintertime, and rinks, it just seemed to make a lot of sense,” he said.

Both AEG and Nissin Foods are deeply rooted in LA.

Priscila Stanton, Nissin Foods senior vice president of marketing, noted this was a draw regarding the partnership.

“LA Kings have been around for more than 50 years, and Nissin Foods in the U.S. has been around for a little over 50 years as well. … Nissen has always been inter ested in collaborating and being part of the local community,” Stanton said. “And so this was a great way of us finding an opportunity to engage and get back to our local community.”

Not only do both brands hail from LA and share a half-century of existence, their fans overlap. LA Kings and Ontario Reign fans are predominantly male and hover between Gen Z and millennial, which mirror Cup Noodles’ consumer base. Stanton

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said this was a crucial component of the partnership.

The AEG team were Cup Noodles fans before the deal.

“It’s always fun and exciting to end up in a partnership with a brand you’re al ready fond of,” Veilleux said.

“We have some people here that are very big fans, Carrlyn Bathe, who’s one of our broadcasters and has been part of the organization for a long time, is a very big fan of theirs. And I think she actually dressed up as a Cup Noodles for Hallow een.”

Nissin Foods and AEG cemented the deal during Thanksgiving weekend with a Nissin-sponsored Ontario Reign kickoff event, which included a ceremonial puck drop along with the Cup Noodles mascot, who conducted the ritual. Veilleux de scribed this as a “title night,” which is an entire evening sponsored by Cup Noodles.

The next title night will be Monday, Jan. 9, with the LA Kings. This event will cel ebrate Japanese heritage and the Japanese American community in the LA region.

“We are a company with roots coming out of Japan,” Stanton said.

“We’re a global company, but we are connected to those roots as well. It’ the way that we’re going to bring the brand to life and have a little bit of fun. … It will bring people together over a common cultural moment. And that’s really important, es pecially here in LA.”

The night will include branded giveaways and contests to engage fans.

Also In the works is a potential Hot Ones collaboration.

“We’re still building out exactly what that’s going to look like,” Veilleux said. “We typically do something at an end game where a celebrity guest or whoever eats the Hot Ones chicken wings. We’re trying to figure out how to take this to a differ ent level using Cup Noodles.”

Since the partnership began, fans have been greeted with Cup Noodles signage, including brand logos and advertising on digitally enhanced dashboards and LED ribbons at LA Kings and Ontario Reign games. Although Cup Noodles will digitally surround fans, Nissin Foods does have plans to sell their soup snack at games.

“We’re not sure if the logistics behind being able to sell our Cup Noodles is possi ble, but it makes a lot of sense to provide consumers in these environments, espe cially with hockey,” Stanton said.

“It makes so much sense. You want something warm and comforting and cup noodles is definitely that type of product.”

When asked about the future, AEG and Nissin Foods are optimistic about a longterm partnership that will only expand. Veilleux explained that successful partner ships begin with mutual regard and a sense of growth: “knowing that we’re fans of them, and they’re fans of us, we’re hoping that we’ll continue to grow this and ac complish some unique activations throughout the communities, both here in LA and then out in the Inland Empire — whether that’s food drives, etc.”

Garcetti, celebrities volunteer at Project Angel Food

Special to LA Downtown News

In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Proj ect Angel Food CEO Richard Ayoub, celebrity supporters and 225 volunteers and staff to prepare and deliver 7,400 meals on Thanksgiving Day for seriously ill and housing insecure people throughout 4,700 square miles of LA County.

“Mayor Eric Garcetti epitomizes what it is to be part of a community and lift one another through compassion and service,” said Project Angel Food CEO Richard Ayoub.

“As he rolled up his sleeves and helped plate meals, he brought attention that while this is a day most of us are surrounded by people we love, we need to re member that some people don’t have that. He reminded us that no Angeleno should be alone and with a warm smile, a conversation and a meal, our volunteers can change the entire day for our clients, become angels in the City of Angels.”

For many of the celebrities joining Project Angel Food’s Thanksgiving Day vol unteer pool, the day was about sharing the experience with family.

Volunteers included Lisa Rinna and husband, Harry Hamlin; “Weird Al” Yankov ic with his wife, Suzanne, and daughter, Nina; Cheyenne Jackson and husband, Ja son Landau, with their twins, Willow and Ethan; American Idol’s Ava Maybee with her mother, and Melissa Rivers with son Cooper Endicott, continuing her moth er Joan Rivers’ legacy of volunteering on Thanksgiving. “Avatar: The Way of Water” star Trinity Bliss brought her parents just weeks before the Dec. 16 release of the film.

Jackson said he brought his children because, “I want to teach my kids to be grateful and thankful for everything that we have, and when you have the capa bility to give to other people, do it.”

He also talked about the death of friend Leslie Jordan, a Project Angel Food sup porter who died one month earlier. “He was one of my best friends and it hit me really, really hard like so many people,” he said.

Bliss said, “I’m so honored to work alongside so many people to bring a warm,

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On Thanksgiving Day, Project Angel Food volunteers prepared and deliver 7,400 meals.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Jason Landau, Cheyenne Jackson and their family.

delicious, tasty meal to people in need.”

Rinna reflected on the fact that Project Angel Food is the primary source of food for most of its clients. “It’s so important because that is going to be their only meal of the day.” Hamlin added. “To have the opportunity to give back is amazing.”

Other celebrities included Eileen Davidson (“RHOBH,” “Days of Our Lives”), Peter Porte (“Days of Our Lives”), Juan Pablo Di Pace (“DWTS,” “Fuller House”), Olympi an Tai Babilonia, Tim Bagley (“Gracie & Frankie,” “Will & Grace”), Michael Hitchcock (“The Resort,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), Lawrence Zarian (“The Kelly Clarkson Show”), Marc Malkin (Variety), James Wallington and Will Jardell (“Amazing Race” sea son 32 winners), Romeo Escobar (“Survivor 42” runner-up), and parenting author Donna Tetreault.

The 7,400 meals being delivered on Thanksgiving included 1,600 traditional turkey dinners to critically ill men, women, children and their caregivers, 5,600 medically tailored meals and breakfasts regularly scheduled for Thursday de livery, and another 200 meals were provided to Project Angel Food community partner PATH for residents for two of PATH’s interim housing and permanent sup portive housing sites.

Volunteers provided contactless “drive-by” pick-up of the meals that were de livered to Project Angel Food clients. Traditional Thanksgiving dinners consisted of roasted turkey, root vegetables, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce and a slice of pumpkin cheesecake. Vegetarian meals were also provided. The meal was spon sored by the Stanley and Joyce Black Family Foundation with Glamazon (Ama zon’s affinity group for the LGBT+ community) sponsoring the volunteer event.

Project Angel Food strives to end food insecurity and improve health out comes of critically ill men, women and children in Los Angeles with medically tai lored meals, delivered with care and compassion. Over 2,500 clients are fed daily. Project Angel Food delivers 1.3 million meals each year.

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Harry Hamlin, Laurence Zarian, Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson.

Garcetti and Project Angel Food CEO Richard Ayoub.

“Weird Al” Yankovic.

Accountability works with an all-in approach

By Jeff Moeller LA Downtown News Contributing Writer

At first, the idea was to vis it, participate in and review various fitness classes in the greater Los Angeles area on social media. Simple. Not overly compli cated.

Working hard to get and stay fit herself, Teddi Mellencamp quick ly became “all in” on the concept, something she is familiar with af ter you understand her past athlet ic accolades. Soon her Instagram presence increased, and, in short, a basic concept not only gave her a particular purpose, but it quickly morphed into a lot more.

Self-accountability. For Mellen camp, the goal here was to not only provide fitness advice but to also urge those in her orbit to become the best possible versions of them selves.

“I started ALL IN as a way to hold myself accountable, and when I saw the response, I realized there are so many others out there looking for the same thing,” she said. “So now it is this group of people who have found their best selves looking to pay that forward.”

A certified AFPA fitness instructor and nutrition/wellness coach, ALL IN is doing more than paying things forward. The daughter of music icon John Mellencamp, a star on reality television and the host of a successful podcast, the ALL IN platform created by the multi-talented Mellencamp helps prove she is also the ultimate en trepreneur.

This journey has been not only special for the 41-year-old but eye-opening.

“I learned that everybody has their own thing,” she said. “Pilates — not my favor ite. But for someone else, it’s the best. Also, the instructor matters. Find someone who is passionate about actually helping others change their lives. You can feel that energy, and their classes were always the fullest.”

On Mellencamp’s watch ALL IN has quickly become a hot lifestyle brand. She manages more than 40 coaches, all of whom have gone through the program themselves, and ALL IN has launched a branded line of apparel. It is also impres sive how the uber-busy Mellencamp tackles the life/work balance by keeping her self accountable and developing and maintaining a healthy way of living which, as she had admitted publicly, has included struggles with her weight fluctuating — especially the 80 pounds she gained after her second pregnancy.

She also recently went public announcing she is battling Stage 2 melanoma, a diagnosis which required surgery and lymph nodes removed.

What she is doing now is working for her. It is not easy for most, which Mellen camp understands.

“It has been difficult, for sure,” said Mellencamp when asked the transition from her athletic career to motherhood. “I didn’t really come to a good balance until I had my son, Cruz. I really battled some emotions before coming out on the oth er side with a new perspective: that in order to show up for everyone else, I had to show up for myself first. That was the crux of what became ALL IN.”

Originally from the Midwest, Mellencamp’s first love was sports. Before she was a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, she spent the bulk of her time in horse stables in her native Indiana, and later in South Carolina, where for countless hours she

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worked hard carving out her own equestrian ca reer.

“Horses are beautiful, strong and smart. You’ve gotta be in sync with them while staying in control. And the connec tion you develop with the horse is unlike any thing else you can expe rience.”

Largely underrated as a sport in in terms of not understanding the full commitment involved in participating at an elite level, Mellencamp reached national cham pion status.

She said her love of horses and the sport of equestrian started when she was four years old. That was three years af ter her Hall of Fame sing er-songwriter dad re leased the enormously successful “American Fool” album. Later she competed in prestigious horse shows throughout the country. One of the highlights was winning the stakes class at Madi son Square Garden in her final year competing as a junior.

Now a wife and moth er of three — includ ing 1-year old Dove, and also serving in the role of stepmother — Mel lencamp’s oldest daugh ter is following in her mother’s footsteps in the equestrian world. Her son, meanwhile, is just as happy tossing the foot ball around and spend ing free time cheering on his beloved Rams.

“My son Cruz plays football and because of my husband and my son, you’ll definitely find me cheering on the LA Rams. Cruz’s favorite player is Cooper Kupp. He’d prob ably want me to say that Cooper Kupp is my fa vorite player, but my fa vorite athlete is Serena Williams. In my opinion there’s no athlete like Serena. Her career is breathtaking,” said Mel lencamp who has lived in

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Los Angeles since she was 17 years old.

“I think what’s changed the most over the years is having kids and watching how they enjoy competing… it’s made me look at sports from a dif ferent perspective, especially as Slate is becoming quite the equestrian herself.

“I feel like a lot of people just think it’s jumping on a horse and taking the reins. But there’s so much more to it — you need a deep emotional connec tion and empathy towards the horse,

as well as lots of patience to get train ing just right.”

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