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Croatia 3-0 Argentina ‘A sensational Croatia mauled Lionel Messi’s Argentina in a breathtaking encounter in Niznhy

By Desert Star Staff Novgorod orchestrated by captain Luka Modric & Ivan Rakitic to leave La Albiceleste’s World Cup dream hanging by the thinnest of threads.

Messi and Argentina had endured a difficult start to the tournament, being held to a draw against Iceland in their

opening game at Spartak Stadium in Moscow, in which captain Messi missed a penalty during a 1-1 draw.

In Nizhny Novgorod, just 400 kilometers east of Russia’s capital, it was Croatia who started the brightest, perhaps buoyed by the knowledge that the South Americans could become frustrated if faced

with the same tactical rigidity employed by ‘The Vikings.’

But Croatia, drawing on the attacking flair available to them in their ranks, were much more fluid going forward; Chelsea’s Mario Pasalic twice went close, as did Mario Mandzukic before Argentina had a chance to get into their natural groove.

The Balkan nation was not

afraid to get physically involved, and several players went down under rough challenges, causing apoplectic reactions from Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli on the sidelines.

When Argentina did get hold of the ball, they were guilty of some sloppy defending that saw them concede against Iceland. Nevertheless, the two

teams went into the break level.

After the restart, Croatia began with much of the intent they had started with from kick off, and it paid dividends when Ante Rebić closed down a back pass to keeper Willy Caballero.

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24TH ANNUAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AT CAMELOT THEATRES IN PALM SPRINGS

By Jack Lyons Theare and Film Critic

If you’re a person who prefers shorter film lengths, but are looking for film subjects that still delivers all of the emotions, actions, and enjoyment of full length features films, but just tell their stories a little bit quicker, then this is the film festival for you.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) launched its “cinematic love child” 24 years ago as a result of the success of the third largest film festival (PSIFF) in North America.

Short Fest is unique both as a screening venue and

for its marketing service and repository of more than 5000 films that have been archived.

It’s also the largest Short Film festival in North America.

Short films range in screen minutes from as little as four minutes to 101 minutes. Feature length movies are not screened at Short Fest. Those films can be seen at the big Festival in January of every year.

Short Fest 24 has selected 333 short films that have been culled from 5000 plus submissions that will screen as fifty-five Program groupings by subject matter interest. Sixty countries have submitted entries. There are plenty of short films that will peak the interest of even the

fussiest of film junkies. There are films for everyone despite one’s age, or gender. For more information go online to: www.psfilmfest.org.

Fortunately for me, I selected two short films this week to screen. The first, a 20 minute-length poignant drama titled “August Sun”.

The second film is called “Game of Chicken”, from Polish filmmaker Karina Hajdamowicz. Both are first time professional filmmakers on the festival circuit.

Franco Volpi, is a talented new filmmaker from Argentina, who now resides in London.

British film schools have a successful track record of

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Trump signs executive order to end family separation

By Desert Star Staff US President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the practice of separating children from their families in detention centers for illegal immigrants.

The order will likely be challenged in court, however.

“I’ll be signing something in a little while that’s going to do that,” Trump said on Wednesday morning. “I’ll be doing something that’s somewhat preemptive and ultimately will be matched by legislation I’m sure.”

The “something” is an executive order to keep families together in immigration detention facilities, which Trump signed on Wednesday before departing for his scheduled trip to Minnesota.

The current practice of housing children at facilities run by the Department of Health and Human Services stems from a 1997 Flores settlement, under which the Clinton administration agreed not to hold children in immigration jails for more than 20 days.

Subsequent administrations

chose to implement that law by releasing the families into the US with a promise they would appear before immigration courts. In most cases, that would never happen.

“We’re going to keep families together, but we have to keep our borders strong,” Trump said.

The temporary measure will allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain families crossing the border illegally together, except “when there is a concern that detention of an alien child with the child’s alien parent would pose a risk to the child’s welfare.”

It also instructs the Department of Defense to provide “any existing facilities available for the housing and care of alien families, and shall construct such facilities if necessary.”

Meeting with GOP lawmakers at the White House earlier in the day, Trump brought up that a deal on immigration with the Democrats was almost done in January, but a federal judge

By Desert Star Staff Donald Trump is directing agencies to reunite immigrant families separated at the US-Mexico border, he said during a meeting with his cabinet at the White House.

The US president also added that his wife, Melania Trump, has traveled to McAllen, Texas to visit a border detention facility where children are being held, Reuters reported.

It comes after Trump announced that his wife, as well as daughter Ivanka Trump, were big factors in his decision to reverse his

family separation policy.

“Ivanka feels very strongly, my wife feels very strongly about it, I feel very strongly about it. I think anybody with a heart would feel very strongly about it. We don’t like to see families separated,” Trump said on Wednesday.

A Justice Department spokeswoman has confirmed that the zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration will continue, and that no changes will be made to the current prosecution process. That came after the Washington Post cited an unnamed official

as saying that prosecutions of parents who cross into the US illegally would be suspended until Immigration and Customs Enforcement could “accelerate resource capacity to allow us to maintain custody.”

26 factors, including family income, assets, debt, emergency savings, home ownership, education, access to healthcare, tax rates and the average cost of housing. When compared with other states, as a whole, California comes out right in the middle - at number 27 for overall prosperity.

By Desert Star Staff Victoria’s Secret model and girlfriend of the brother of top Trump aide Jared Kushner, Karlie Kloss, got scorched on Twitter for urging fans to “call politicians” to support a US bill limiting the separation of immigrant families.

“Politicizing the lives of these defenseless children is heartless. We have to be the voices for these kids, and I support anyone standing up to do right by them,” Kloss tweeted on Wednesday.

While Kloss’ followers applauded her stance, many were bemused by her call.

Critics pointed fingers at her close ties to top US politicians and urged her to call them herself instead. Kloss is the girlfriend of Joshua Kushner, the brother of Trump’s

senior adviser Jared.

Others suggested that calling Ivanka Trump, Jared’s wife, would actually have a better effect.

Some users rushed to defend her, arguing that the political standpoints of her and her boyfriend would not be that influential within Donald Trump’s close circle.

Joshua Kushner is a longtime Democrat supporter, and he publicly stated that he did not vote for Trump during the 2016 elections.

Other Twitterati argued, however, that Kloss’ words were not enough by any means and urged her to open up the coffers to fund the initiative to keep migrant families together herself.

Some users pointed fingers at Democrats themselves,

stating that the laws that allow the separation of migrant children from their families actually originate from the era of Democratic presidents.

A similar approach to defending the “zero-tolerance policies” has been previously used by Donald Trump himself. The US president blamed “bad legislation” for the issue of separated families, while accusing Democrats of creating the problem in the first place due to a failure to enact tougher border security laws.

The zero-tolerance policies came into force in May, meaning that any adult coming into the US illegally would be prosecuted and any who entered with children would be separated from them while awaiting legal action.

The tough policies against

Tornillo detention center where immigrant teenagers are being held by the US government. / Reuters ruled in favor of keeping an Obama-era executive action shielding some illegal immigrants, known as DACA. “All of a sudden they weren’t there anymore,” Trump said.

Democrats have refused to support any of the proposed immigration bills in Congress, saying that Trump can fix

the family separation issue through executive action.

“There are so many obstacles to legislation and when the president can do it with his own pen, it makes no sense,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters on Tuesday.

“Legislation is not the way to go here when it’s so easy

for the president to sign it.”

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has already announced it would challenge reunifying children with their parents, since that would mean effectively putting them in jail, violating the terms of Flores.

Trump directs agencies to reunite separated families as Melania arrives at US-Mexico border

‘Call them yourself’: Girlfriend of Kushner’s brother in hot water for urging fans to call lawmakers

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illegal immigrants, specifically the issue of separating families, drew widespread criticism from human rights advocates, including the UN. The campaign against

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24TH ANNUAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AT CAMELOT THEATRES IN PALM SPRINGS Continued from Page 1

producing films, both short and long, that focus on narrative stories that reach into the heart and life of England’s workingclass men and women. Volpi is a graduate of the London Film School, whose graduates include internationally known filmmakers: Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, and Richard Lester; with associates that include: Stephen Frears, Ralph Finnes, and Gillian Anderson, among many others.

Mr.Volpi’s film “August Sun” explores the impact of an elderly mother’s dementia, and how it affects her children who no longer live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her businessman son Javier, compassionately and poignantly performed

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by Miquel Di Lemme; who now lives in Vienna Austria, has returned to Buenos Aires to sign important legal and medical papers concerning his mother’s healthcare.

Silvena Sabater, as the mother, delivers a riveting, in-the-moment, astonishing performance that burns the ravages of early dementia into one’s memory. The onscreen chemistry between Mr. Di Lemme and Ms. Sabater is literally palpable, and very compelling. Solid support comes from Jose Maria Marcus, as the avuncular lawyer handling the family’s legal chores, along with Adriana Ferrer as the medical Psychiatrist dealing with the Argentine bureaucracy concerning patient care.

It’s a small bittersweet story with large impacts and ramifications that is leavened with light comedic moments that are all too familiar these days.

The film is in the very capable and caring hands of director Volpi. When I asked him in a short interview why he chose this particular story? He quickly replied, “I had to make this film for personal reasons.” Autobiographical I ask? He nods.

It’s an auspicious film debut for the talented Mr. Volpi. I suspect this is but the first of many quality films that will follow.

The statuesque Polish-born filmmaker Karina Hajdamowicz’s film “Game of Chicken”, is a 15-minute exploration of how peer pressure and schoolyard bulling affects the classroom and home life of a 14 year-old newly

arrived outsider student who yearns to become accepted as insider. The outcome, however, is not what he was expecting from his classmates.

Bullying is a worldwide societal problem. Ms. Hajdamowicz tackles the subject matter in muted color photography with moody introspective scenes of young, shy Tony (nicely played by Amadeusz Mazur), who doesn’t confide or fully discuss with his mother, played by Tamara Arciuch), what he faces every day at school from class Bully Frank (Kacper Szablewski).

Today’s single working mothers have little down-time to discuss how their children’s days in school are going until something happens to warrant a visit with the Principal and the police.

Director Hajdamowicz, a mother herself, tells her story with intuition and sensitivity.

There are a couple of scenes that might be considered mildly shocking, but those scenes are tastefully directed with skill and are integral to the story. All in all, her film is technically proficient and sheds a necessary light on the growing problem of teenage bullying. She told me in a brief chat that she is already working on a new script of her next film project, which she expects to film sometime next year. Is it about bullying as well, I asked?

She smiled and said “I will send you a copy of my script for you to decide” adding “I would love return to the 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival with a full-length feature film for consideration. “ Stay tuned.

‘August Sun’ Miguel Di Lemme.

‘August Sun’ Silvina Sabater.

‘August Sun’ Miguel Di Lemme Silvina Sabater

A sensational Croatia mauled Lionel Messi’s Argentina Continued from Page 1

dink the ball over the onrushing Croatia winger, but the ball fell straight into striking distance and the 24-year-old obliged, firing acrobatically over Caballero and into the net.

Croatia had not only drawn first blood - but they could smell blood also.

When Argentina again

lost the ball in midfield, a pass found Modric in acres of space 30 yards out. The Croatian captain turned Nicolas Otamendi one way, then another, then unleashed a right-footed rocket that left Caballero no chance as the ball flew into the left-hand side of the goal to double Croatia’s lead with ten minutes to go.

Argentina was down and

Desert Star Weekly 13279 Palm Drive Suite 4 & 5, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 760-671-6604 out as regular time ticked away, but then up popped Ivan Rakitic to twist the knife in the 91st minute when he slotted home Croatia’s third goal and left the World Cup dreams of his Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi in tatters.

Some may question Sampaoli’s decision to exclude forward Paulo Dybala for the majority of the game. In the end, not even support from

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icon Diego Maradona could inspire Messi to lift the team; the striker has failed to find the net so far in Russia.

But credit must go to a Croatia side whose football has been a joy to watch during this tournament, and who have booked their place in the knockout stage by advancing from the tournament’s ‘Group of Death.’

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Net Neutrality Faces Big Test in CA Legislature Today

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif.

– Today is a crucial battle in the fight to restore net neutrality, as two bills are heard in key committees in the California State Assembly.

Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Communications Commission reversed Obama-era netneutrality rules, a repeal that took effect last week. Senate Bill 822 would once again make it illegal for internet service providers doing business in California to profit by speeding up, slowing down or blocking content online.

Ernesto Falcon, legislative counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said the ISPs won’t be able to resist charging more for faster speeds or for access to popular websites.

“While the ISPs will not do something today, in the coming months and over the

years, they’ll start rolling out paid prioritization agreements, or some sort of exclusivity, in exchange for money,” he said. “Or, they’ll start treating their own content in a much more favorable way.”

SB 822 also would ban “zero rating,” which is when companies such as AT&T and Comcast try to make certain sites more attractive by allowing people to visit them without using up mobile data. The second bill, SB 460, would give the state attorney general more oversight power.

Opponents of net neutrality have said the rules were onerous and unnecessary.

Falcon said the fight for net neutrality is operating on multiple fronts.

“The fight is happening in Congress. There’s a bill to reverse the FCC right now in the House of Representatives,” he said. “The fight’s happening in the courts; there’s federal

By Desert Star Staff Of all the streets in all the host cities at this summer’s World Cup in Russia, Nikolskaya in Moscow is the one that has truly captured the essence and imagination of the tournament.

A riot of color and noise day or night, Nikolskaya Street

the way of entertainment or appeal. But all that changed with the extensive redevelopment of the city center in recent years, and in particular the full pedestrianization of many areas of central Moscow.

has become the beating heart of the World Cup celebrations sweeping Russia.

Thousands of fans from each of the 32 nations have passed along it, mingling, celebrating, commiserating – giving this half-mile stretch of the Russian capital an almost magical quality as the World Cup progresses.

Bookended by Red Square to the south and Lubyanka Square to the north, the pedestrianized street would not have been top of many World Cup fans’ mustsee lists for a trip to Moscow.

Even Muscovites themselves probably wouldn’t include it in the rankings of the beguiling sights their city has to offer.

Indeed, up until a few years ago Nikolskaya remained a neglected sidetrack offering little in

much-needed facelift: new paving stones were laid; benches, flower beds and stylish streetlights were added to line the route. The changes drew in new cafes, shops, and restaurants, as well as special stalls during festive seasons – bringing an altogether different vibe to the street.

But it’s during the World Cup that Nikolskaya has really come into its own, with the closure of Red Square at the start of the tournament funneling thousands of fans into its tributaries.

Nikolskaya has been Russia’s new hottest dubbed ‘The Street of football fan… and Lights’ thanks to glowing she’s not a porn star decorations that have remained strung up since the A new contender for the New Year’s celebrations. crown who has set pulses racing It is now the name on with some raunchy World Cupevery football fan’s lips in themed snaps: 24-year-old Maria Russia, rapidly earning Liman. The model, actress and TV

Advocates of restoring net neutrality warn that industry lobbyists have been asking lawmakers to gut key provisions of California’s net-neutrality bills. (Camilo Sanches) litigation right now. And the fight is happening in the states – the states can pass interim protections until the federal rule is restored. I think it’s a matter of when, not a matter of if.”

Lawmakers in Oregon, Vermont and Washington state have passed net-neutrality legislation. Governors in six other states have signed executive orders to restore

net neutrality, including Hawaii, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

it a landmark status alongside the likes of more established Moscow sights such as Red Square, the Arbat, and Gorky Park.

Mexican and Latin American fans were among the first to make their mark on the street, setting up shop in the days leading up to the opening World Cup game.

Since then, fans from all 32 World Cup nations have strolled along the route – a trip which is quickly becoming a literal rite of passage for all supporters at Russia 2018.

You can sense the buzz before you have even turned onto the street – and then it hits you. The bright fairy lights strung above the pedestrians below; the

hum from the thousands of fans lined along the street; the blast of color from the assembled nationalities.

The hosts have also been drawn to the party, becoming more and more evident as the tournament progresses.

They are eager to join the celebration being held on their doorstep, and keen to inquire about the colorful curiosities from far afield.

Nikolskaya has seen it all: congo-forming Mexicans, Peruvians unveiling a giant national team shirt, and Argentinians stringing up giant flags to honor the greats of the game.

Conspicuous by its absence, however, has been trouble and violence, with

fans more likely to embrace than ambush, to take selfies rather than launch assaults.

Indeed, Nikolskaya has perhaps served as an alleyway of enlightenment for those who feared the worst for the World Cup in Russia, for those who were convinced that violence and fear would reign, or that the hosts would be less than welcoming to the more than 1 million fans piling flocking across their borders.

As the tournament progresses and teams are knocked out, the number of fans will no doubt dwindle, and the magic of Nikolskaya will perhaps fade. But among the many memories made

by Russia 2018, Nikolskaya will be among the foremost.

presenter has posted a host of racy Instagram pictures showing her decked out in the red, white and blue of the Russian flag, with captions offering support for the boys in their home World Cup campaign. She’s spoken of her love for the game, saying: “I’m rooting for ours guys! When I was little I loved to stand on the gate

and didn’t miss any goal. If I stood on the gate the victory would be in our pocket.” The curvy brunette has taken part in a host of top modeling competitions and has graced the pages of Playboy magazine. She’s also seen in front of the camera as a presenter on Fashion TV.

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E N T E RTA I N M E N T

BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

Marvel’s “Black Panther” Is Marvelous On DVD and Blu-ray Since its release on February 16, 2018, Marvel’s “Black Panther” has grossed 699 million dollars in the U. S. alone. When you see it, you’ll understand why.

From the film’s very beginnings the 31-yearold co-writer and director Ryan Coogler (“Creed” and Sundance Grand Jury Prizewinning “Fruitvale Station”) draws us into the mythical kingdom of Wakanda where we meet the new king T’Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman).

Boseman, an outstanding actor, has previously played real-life black heroes Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall as well as singer James Brown on screen.

Now he is the Marvel superhero--King T’Challa.

If you are a Marvel superhero fan, you have already met T’Challa who appeared in the 2016 film “Captain America: Civil War.” In that movie, his father King T’Chaka is killed in an explosion. His death insures that his son will become the future king of Wakanda.

Before becoming king, T’Challa goes in search

for his sweetheart Nakia (the lovely Lupita Nyong’o) who is now a spy. When he finds her, he asks her to come back to Wakanda with him for his inauguration, hoping she will also stay and become his queen.

To the world, Wakanda appears to be one of the poorest African nations on earth, but in reality, it is a prosperous country due to large amounts of a unique metal known as vibranium, an essential ingredient for the technology of the future. No one seems to know or care about this kingdom except an evil South African arms dealer (Andy Serkis) and the mysterious Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan).

It turns out that Erik considers himself the rightful heir to the throne. Eventually, he arrives in Wakanda and tries to take over by force.

But will he succeed?

In the film, there are many exciting twist and turns, battle sequences and romance. And as “Black Panther” draws to a close we are confident there will be a sequel so we can return to Wakanda and it’s charismatic king.

In an interview with California Sunday magazine, director Carter said: “We were trying to understand ancient African culture in a way that didn’t look ‘savage’ but looked glorious, kingly, warrior-like.” With his onscreen presentation of Wakanda, he has succeeded.

The cast, headed by Boseman. Includes Angela Bassett as the queen mother, Forrest Whitaker, Lupita

Nyong’o, Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”), British actor Martin Freeman (TV’s “Sherlock”) and Andy Serkis portraying the evil South African gunrunner and killer responsible for the late King T. Chaka’s death. And of course Stan Lee of Marvel comics makes a cameo appearance in the film, so keep your eye out for him.

The film’s production staff includes director of photography Rachel

Morrison, the first woman ever nominated for the cinematography Oscar, production designer Hannah Beachler, editor Michael B. Shawver, veteran costume designer Ruth E. Carter and composer Ludwig Goransson.

“Black Panther” is rated PG-13 for prolonged sequences of action violence and a brief rude gesture. Running time is 2 hours, 15 minutes.

Small Business Supports Worker Retirement Option

By Desert Star Staff Pennsylvania small business owners are concerned that their workers aren’t saving for retirement, according to a new poll by AARP of Pennsylvania.

And the poll shows, the business owners think the state should help.

Nationally, only 1 in 20 workers opens a private retirement account, and the poll shows that almost threequarters of small businesses in Pennsylvania don’t offer a retirement savings plan to their employees.

According to Ray Landis, advocacy manager for AARP Pennsylvania, 88 percent of those business owners agree that state lawmakers should support a state retirement savings proposal.

“They know that it’s an attraction to getting good employees and keeping good employees, but many small business owners find the costs and the administrative responsibilities of running a retirement savings plan to be prohibitive,” Landis states.

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Landis points out that employees do want to save for retirement, but if that means making regular payments to an individual retirement account, other priorities are likely to come first.

“They are much more inclined to save when there is an automatic payroll deduction from their check,” he explains. “Even if it’s a small deduction, that means that people will save.”

Figures show that workers are 15-times more likely to save if a payroll deduction option is available at work.

States such as Oregon, Illinois and Connecticut have created state-run payroll deduction retirement plans.

Landis points out that plans that enroll everyone but give workers the option of not participating appear to work best.

“The research that AARP has done and the experience of other states shows the participation rate is so much higher in states that offer an opt-out instead of an opt-in,” he states.

There is currently no specific bill to create a retirement savings plan in Pennsylvania, but Landis is optimistic that one may be introduced in the next legislative session.

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CAPIZZI’S CHEESECAKES BRINGS ON THE PIZZA

By Pamela Price You can never savor enough hot pepperoni pizza or fresh amaretto cheesecake bites if you are lucky enough to seek out one of Cathedral City’s best-kept secrets, Capizzis Cheesecakes, and Pizza. Although it sounds like a caloric catastrophe, it’s more a delicious duet.

Rosemary and Louie Capizzi, restaurant owners formerly of Chicago established their pizza haven three years.

It is just steps from the Pickford Theatre and soon to open Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre ( CVRep) adjacent the Promenade in the heart of Cathedral City. “ We are now the third generation in our restaurant business. We relocated to the desert from Chicago and will be celebrating three years of business in Cathedral City in July. We offer retail and wholesale prices on everything we sell. Everything is made in our kitchen, fresh, to order,” say the Capizzis.

Upholding this foodfocused philosophy has won the hearts of cheesecake and pizza fans beyond the boundaries of Cathedral City. This phenomenon Is evidenced by a colorful collage composed of hundreds of photos of smiling customers. On first glance, this collage style composition of “personalized” wallpaper are individual photos taken by the Capizzi’s. Together, they confirm a fan club of cheesecake and pizza lovers.

Capizzi’s has enjoyed a personalized their own While there is but one table in their cozy pizza and cheesecake hideaway the Capizzi’s have added several tables to the adjacent patio revealing impressive mountain views framing Cathedral City’s art inspired Cove neighborhood.

The heart of is their lavish artistically arranged with

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a curated collection from bite-size to full slice.

But that escalates The flavor choices reveal a tantalizing array from chocolate chip and pineapple coconut to my favorite, ‘turtle’ ( a touch of poised with chocolate resting on a delicate graham cracker crust ). The good news is if you like a bite you can order a rather grandiose eight or ten-inch cheesecake, that would be $25 and $35 respectively.

Moving on their pizza, there are three sizes, 10, 12 and 14 inches wide. They can be ordered with a thin crust or thicker on request.

Grace Robbins, a local author, traces her family roots to Sicily and remains a pizza fan. She notes that pizza with black olives and anchovies is consistently outstanding, revealing she is a fan of pizza sliced into squares rather than slices which is Capizzi’s style.

If you can’t make up your mind in ordering a pizza to go, Rosemary and Louie suggest you settle on the Half and Half which is just one half hot cheese the other your choice of any ingredient on the menu, from bacon and onion to sausage and pepperoni, the cost, $14. Also on the list are house-made biscotti with a chocolate variety and small or large Cannolis.

Whatever your choice, you’ll feel closer to Italy visiting this Cathedral City original.

Rosemary Capizzi

Capizzi’s

at 6871 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Cathedral City Suite 204 is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM, Fridays, until 6 PM. Catering is their specialty

Louie Capizzi June 22, 2018

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tax roll of the District, which Sewer User Fees shall constitute a lien against the parcel or parcels of land described in the Report in accordance with California Health and Safety Code sections 5470 et seq. This matter will be considered and voted upon at a public hearing scheduled for Monday, July 16, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at 66575 Second Street, Desert Hot Springs, CA. This Notice is published in compliance with California Health and Safety Code section 5473.1 and California Government Code section 6006. Dated: 6/11/18 /s/ Arden Wallum Secretary, Mission Springs Water District PUB: 6/22/18 & 6/29/18. DSW18-5104

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (Division 6 of the Commercial Code) Escrow No. 040877-NT (1) Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described. (2) The name and business addresses of the seller are: DesertRx Pharmacy, 73-091 Country Club Drive, Suite A4, Palm Desert, CA 92260 (3) The location in California of the chief executive office of the Seller is: 18030 Brookhurst Street #330, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (4) The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are: Virginia Casella, 3361 Fairlane Farms Road, Wellington, FL 33414 (5) The location and general description of the assets to be sold are all stock in trade, furniture, fixtures and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill of that certain business located at: 73-091 Country Club Drive, Suite A4, Palm Desert, CA 92260.(6) The business name used by the seller(s) at said location is: DesertRx Pharmacy and/or DesertRx Health Mart Pharmacy (7) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 7/11/18 at the office of All Brokers Escrow Inc., 2924 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505, Escrow No. 040877-NT, Escrow Officer: Nancy Toth. (8) Claims may be filed with Same as “7” above. (9) The last date for filing claims is 7/10/18. (10) This Bulk Sale is subject to Section 6106.2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. (11) As listed by the Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: NONE Dated: May 22, 2018 TRANSFEREES: S/ Virginia Casella 6/22/18 CNS-3143896# DESERT STAR WEEKLY. Publish June 22, 2018 DSW-18-5109 CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LEVY AND COLLECTION OF LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 2 DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs will conduct a Public Hearing to consider the following: A Resolution of the City Council authorizing the levy and collection of Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 1 for FY 2017-18 A Resolution of the City Council authorizing the levy and collection of Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 for FY 2017-18 A Resolution of the City Council authorizing the levy and collection of Drainage Assessment District No. 1 for FY 2017-18 The Public Hearing will be held as follows: Location: Carl May Center/Council Chamber 11711 West Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Date: Tuesday, July3, 2018 Time: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard). INTERESTED PERSONS MAY appear and be heard, or written comments may be sent to the City Council prior to the hearing. Written comments may be mailed or delivered in person to: City Clerk, City of Desert Hot Springs, 11-999Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240; or via email to jsoriano@cityofdhs.org, prior to 4:30 p.m. on July3, 2018. /s/ Jerryl Soriano, CMC City Clerk. Publish June 22, 2018. DSW18-5108

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: HOT DESERT SALES, 31381 ARBOL REAL, THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276. Riverside County; Full name of registrant JAIME--ESQUIVEL, 31381 ARBOL REAL, THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed JAIMR--ESQUIVEL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on MAY 24, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201807518. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). June 22, 29, JULY 6, 13, 2018. DSW18-5110.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: TINY TOTS FAMILY CHILDCARE, 66071 10TH STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Riverside County; Full name of registrant HERENDIDA JUDITH DFELIX, 66071 10TH STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240; OMAR ALFONSO FLORES LEON, 66071 10TH STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed HERENDIDA JUDITH DFELIX. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 13, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808467. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). June 22, 29, JULY 6, 13, 2018. DSW18-5107.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, 78120 CALLE ESTADO STE 206, LA QUINTA, CA 92253 Riverside County; 80695 MARTINIQUE AVE, INDIO, CA 92201. Full name of registrant MARGARITA-SPRUELL, 80695 MARTINIQUE AVE, INDIO, CA 92201 Business is conducted by: INDIVIDAUL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed MARGARITA--SPRUEILL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 19, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808679. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). June 22, 29, JULY 6, 13, 2018. DSW18-5106.

MISSION SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF FILING OF REPORT OF THE ANNUAL SEWER USER FEES AND REQUEST THAT THE AUDITOR PLACE THE FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 SEWER USER FEES ON THE REAL PROPERTY TAX ROLLS A report (“Report”) will be filed by the Secretary of the Mission Springs Water District (“District”) with the Board of Directors of the District describing each residential parcel of real property subject to the sewer user fee (“Sewer User Fee”) and the amount of the Sewer User Fee to be imposed thereon for Fiscal Year 2018-2019.

The District will propose to adopt the Report and FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE collect the Sewer User Fee, any delinquent Sewer FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIUser Fees and any penalties, on the real property NESS AS: SUPER ONE FOOD STORE, 68075

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HACIENDA AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County; Full name of registrant ABHAY SINGN DATTA, INC, 18930 HWY #103, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307/CA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed BNUPINDER--SINGH, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 5, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808030. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). June 22, 29, JULY 6, 13, 2018. DSW18-5102.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: J. HUNTER’S LANSCAPING & POOLS, 31244 SAN JUAQUIN DR, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County; Full name of registrant ISMAEL ROMERO ARTEAGA, 31244 SAN JUAQUIN DR, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 Business is conducted by: INDIVIDAUL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 06/01/2018. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed ISMAEL ROMERO ARTEAGA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 15, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808601. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). June 22, 29, JULY 6, 13, 2018. DSW18-5105.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: DREAM FIELDS, 65441 TWO BUNCH PALMS TRAIL, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County; PO BOX 1196, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Full name of registrant: MED FOR AMERICA, INC., 65441 TWO BUNCH PALMS TRAIL, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240/ CA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, informa-

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tion which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed RYAN ALEXANDER FINGERHUT , VICE PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County JUNE 05, 2018.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808030. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-5103 June 15, 22, 29, July 4, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SUPER ONE FOOD STORE, 68075 HACIENDA AVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ABHAY SINGH DATTA, INC, 18930 HWY 17 #103, APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed BHUPINDER- -SINGH, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County JUNE 05, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808030. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW185102 June 15, 22, 29, July 4, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: WIND CHASE REALTY, 9845 VISTA DEL VALLE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: RALPH EDWARD BONDS, 9845 VISTA DEL VALLE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed RALPH EDWARD BONDS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County JUNE 11, 2018.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201808382. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE

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FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-5101 June 15, 22, 29, July 4, 2018.

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: TACOS ALVIZO, 25073 SUNNYMEAD BLVD, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92553. Riverside County; 29120 CARILLO CT, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92555. Full name of registrant: ALVIZO’S TACOS INC. , 25073 SUNNYMEAD BLVD, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92553. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/1/2017. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed TIANA MERCEDES ALVIZO, SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County APRIL 19, 2018.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201805651. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-1124 April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 2018, June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2018.

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: BIKINI BOTTOM POOL SERVICE, 83847 OZARK DR, INDIO, CA 92203.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: CARLOS ALBERTO VARGAS, 83847 OZARK DR, INDIO, CA 92203. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed CARLOS ALBERTO VARGAS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County APRIL 23, 2018. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No.R-201805815 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN IOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW18-1130, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018, June 8, 15, 22, 29, 2018.

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Midterms Approaching, Advocates Reach Out to UT Latino Voters

By Desert Star Staff SALT LAKE CITY – Voters in Utah head to the polls Tuesday for the state’s primary election.

And voter advocates are working to boost participation among Utah’s Hispanic population.

In 2016, just 58 percent of eligible Hispanic voters in Utah cast ballots on Election Day, according to census data. Among white voters, 64 percent participated.

During primary and midterm elections like this year’s, voter turnout tends to be lower.

The West Valley Citybased grassroots organization Communities United is reaching out to Latino voters to emphasize the importance of participation.

The group’s advocacy coordinator, Maria Montes, says one obstacle is perception: many immigrant families come to the U.S. from countries with historically unfair elections.

After Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in 2016, she says, many people’s faith in American elections was shaken, too.

“For those community members that now are here in the United States and maybe felt a little bit more encouraged about voting, the elections in 2016 made them feel out of love with the electoral cycle in the United States,” she states.

Montes says another hurdle is voter education.

So Communities United is reaching out to Utah’s Latino population through church groups and community health programs to let people know where and when to vote, and connect them with information about issues and candidates.

Montes says her organization’s goal is to register 1,000 new voters before November’s midterm election.

She says she hears Utah Latinos expressing concerns about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

– or DACA – program, public school funding, and getting local governments to better reflect the diversity of the populations they represent.

“And so we go back to the community members and we reconnect those

necessities that they share with us to voting to make sure that they understand that those things that they feel can definitely be connected to long-term systematic changes,” she explains.

In Tuesday’s primary, Utah

voters will choose candidates for the U.S. House and Senate and state and local seats.

Utah voters can register by mail until 30 days before the Nov. 6 election, or online until 7 days before the election.

Communities United registered about 600 people to vote ahead of the 2016 election. This year the group has set a higher goal. (Erik Hersman/Flickr)

An Astounding “Long Day’s Journey into Night” On Stage At The Wallis Theatre Review Center Stage With…

Lady Beverly Cohn

a bit jittery and when he looks at her, she wonders if there’s something wrong with her hair, which she touches to make Eugene O’Neill is sure it’s in place. We find out one of America’s greatest that she has just returned home playwrights whose plays were from a stay in a sanatorium among the first to introduce where she detoxed from her drama techniques of realism morphine addiction. One by associated with Russian one the sons enter – a frail playwright Anton Chekhov.

Edmund who escapes the Four of his plays received family drama by immersing the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: himself in books, and Jamie, Beyond the Horizon, Anna who like his father, is an actor.

Christie, Strange Interlude, James is very harsh with him and Long Day’s Journey into and doesn’t sugar coat his Night. His total body of work disappointment in his drinking amounts to over 50 full length and failed acting career. Dad and one-act plays including, was a pretty successful actor Anna Christie, The Hairy who toured the country with Ape, Desire Under the Elms, his young wife, but gave it Ah Wilderness!, A Moon for up to make money in real the Misbegotten, and The estate. He is also extremely Iceman Cometh, a Broadway cheap except when it comes evergreen. O’Neill also received to having drinks at the local The Nobel Prize in Literature in pub with his friends. He is 1936 “For the power, honesty constantly turning off lights and deep-felt emotions of his to save money and perhaps dramatic works, which embody his obsession with saving a an original concept of tragedy”. penny relates to his growing up in poverty or symbolically His deeply autobiographical not wanting to shine a light Long Day’s Journey into on the acute dysfunction of Night, written in the early his family. Mary harbors deep 1940s, did not hit Broadway resentments as she gave up until 1956, three years her dream of becoming a after his death. The play is concert pianist and insists that the painful, but theatrically she never had a real home, astounding retelling of O’Neill’s instead spending their early dysfunctional childhood. years in cheap hotel rooms.

The characters are drawn Every once in while she slips from his family beginning with out with what is really bothering his mother as the fictional Mary her, but quickly sugar coats Tyrone, brilliantly brought to her comment and changes the life by Lesley Manville, whose subject. It’s a verbal fencing multi-layered, captivating, match – thrust, parry, retreat. brilliant performance, will While Mary denies the reality leave you breathless. Like of her addiction, the truth the playwright’s mother, Mary occasionally leaks out. On one is a morphine addict. Her hand, the doctors instructed husband, James Tyrone, is her to use her willpower, while portrayed by Jeremy Irons on the other hand, she insists who also delivers a stunning, that she needs the drug for her mesmerizing performance arthritis. The family watches as a man with his own set of her every move, which makes demons. Rounding out the her very self-conscious. They family is Edmund, thought to be have an unwritten agreement O’Neill’s alter ego. Wonderfully that she is not to be left alone. played by Matthew Beard, When she ruminates about the like the playwright, Edmund past, James admonishes her, has consumption and is quite ‘Forget the past. The past is ill. The final member of the the presence and the future.’ family is James Tyrone Jr., The bloodletting abates played by Rory Keenan, who a bit at the top of Act II in a captures the essence of his scene between Mary and the suffering character. All of these maid Cathleen, well played by people have deep-seeded Jessica Regan, who possesses resentments and with the wonderful comedic timing skillful surgical un-layering of and the art of the double the psyche of this family, we take. Mary does not like to be become privy to their hidden alone and plies Cathleen with thoughts and resentments. alcohol to keep her from going The dysfunction of each back to the kitchen. As we member of the family could be journey through the rest of the summarized in a paragraph or play, one by one each of the two, but O’Neill’s writing is so characters goes for the jugular, magnificent, so compelling, either through a soliloquy or a so poetic, that it takes three monologue revealing deeply hours and 25 minutes for us to held resentments and secrets. clearly see what lies beneath Mom tells a beautiful story the surface of these people. of how she met James and Briefly, the action how they fell in love. She is takes place in 1912 at the steeped in the past and one Connecticut summer home might venture a guess that of the Tyrones, and begins her addiction is an attempt to shortly after breakfast. James bury her real feelings, which is solicitous of his wife who is under O’Neill’s mighty pen, the

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secrets are secrets no more.

Mary wants to reconstruct her life and make it fit her fantasy of how it should have been.

Again, Manville’s performance is something to behold.

With regard to the brothers, it turns out that Jamie, who always tried to protect Edmund, has a shocking confessional speech, which contradicts his caring nature towards his brother. As far as Edmund, he is going to a sanatorium to recover from consumption. Despite his hacking cough and constantly spitting into his handkerchief, his mother denies his condition: “It’s just a nasty summer cold”.

There is a wonderful line in the play that says, ‘You’ll have to make allowances for this family or you’ll go crazy.’ The truth is just savor O’Neill’s exquisitely crafted play, performed by a stellar cast, under the powerful direction of Richard Eyre, who moves the action along at a brisk pace, guiding the actors in delivering dazzling, totally actualized characterizations.

L-R) Matthew Beard (Edmund Tyrone), Lesley Manville (Mary Tyrone), Jeremy Irons (James Tyrone), and Rory Keenan (James Tyrone Jr) in Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” on stage at the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts.

LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Director: Richard Eyre Set and Costume: Design Rob Howell Lighting Design: Peter Mumford Sound Design: John Leonard Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Bram Goldsmith Theater 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210 Performance Schedule: Tues – Fri: 7:30 pm Sat: 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm Sunday: 2:00 pm Closing: July 1, 2018 Single tickets: $35 – $125 (prices subject to change) Online – TheWallis.org/Lovers

By Phone – 310.746.4000 Theatre Box Office

L-R) Lesley Manville (Mary Tyrone), Matthew Beard (Edmund Tyrone). the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts.

(L-R) Rory Keenan (James Tyrone Jr), Lesley Manville (Mary Tyrone). Photos Credit: Lawrence K. Ho June 22, 2018

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