Larchmont Chronicle
APRIL 2016
SECTION One
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School NewS ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Read-a-Thon
CHRIST THE KING junior high students last month took first place at the annual academic decathlon competition in the “super quiz” category, and placed 12th overall out of 104 schools. From left to right, back row: Stephanie Ang, Jacob Lantin, Penelope Diaz, Karlo Toledo, Azaclarisse Trillo, Elizabeth No; front row: Joelle Villegas, Alina Arabia, Leandro Joaquin, Mari Vitangcol.
Area students perform brain surgery at Cedars Middle school students from several schools in the area had the opportunity on March, 14 to perform simulated brain surgery using human-like manikins at Cedars-Sinai. Each patient simulator was equipped with a heart pulse, and can eat, breathe, speak and blink. The virtual surgery station with 3-D imaging, microscopes and a phantom skull all allowed for the students to become familiar with techniques in
neurosurgery. The activity is just one aspect of the annual Brainworks Program, hosted by Dr. Keith Black, chair of the Dept. of Neurosurgery and director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at CedarsSinai. Black started Brainworks in 1998 to help cultivate in young minds the same kind of passion for science he found as a boy. For more information, visit cedars-sinai.edu.
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REVELERS at last year’s event, above. Photo by Brant Brogan
Wig out and create art at LACMA on College Night Make your own wig and other flamboyant fashions in artist-led workshops inspired by “Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015” at LACMA’s College Night. The free event includes a reception and gallery discussions Thurs., April 22 at the BP Grand Entrance after museum hours, from 7 to 10 p.m. Workshops include “Bowties, Neckties, Collars & Cravats” with paper sculptor and
folk singer Phranc. “Wig Out!” with artist Hadley Holliday, and get inspiration from the fantastic wigs in “Reigning Men” to create your own fashionable and flamboyant headwear. Gallery exhibits will also be open. Parking is free at all LACMA lots after 7 p.m.; College ID is required for admission. For more information, visit lacma.org/event/collegenight-4.
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Fire trucks, a manual typewriter display, “burning” chili and more will be the Big Read Read-In at Memorial Library, 4625 W. Olympic Blvd., Fri., April 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The year’s featured book, Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” will be read by Los Angeles High School students; live storytelling and a screening of the movie will also take place. All ages can also take part in bookmaking and coloring projects based on “Fahrenheit 451,” Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel where firemen “burn” books. Councilmember David Ryu is set to visit the festival. Ray Bradbury was an alumnus of Los Angeles High School, graduating in 1938. He fell in love with libraries after visiting the Memorial Library, across the street from the high school, in his senior year. For more information, call 323-938-2732 or see lapl.org/ branches/memorial.
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