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LARCHMONT CHRONICLE

OCTOBER 2015

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Oakwood buys boutique complex in Miracle Mile

SOLD in Multiple Offers Over The Asking Price Of $1,299,000 – Represented Buyer!

Oakwood Worldwide has acquired a 60-unit multifamily boutique apartment complex at 5659 W 8th St. and renamed it Oakwood Miracle Mile. The former Viridian Apartments is the sixth acquisition by Singapore-based Mapletree Group—and the fourth on the west coast—as part of its joint venture with Oakwood Worldwide. “We’re excited to add this property to our portfolio because it is uniquely situated in the heart of one of the most vibrant cities in the world,” said Andreis Lewis, vice president, real estate management Oakwood Worldwide. The area is a “walker’s paradise,” scoring a 92 walking score out of a possible 100, in the city known as the car capital of the world. It is also near a future Metro stop with connections between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles. The acquisition highlights Oakwood Worldwide’s plan to fit the relocation and shortterm mobility needs of its customers, a release said. Apartments are furnished in oneand two-bedroom floor plans and are pet friendly.

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Report problem properties, scams on new website Talent agent scams, unlicensed contractors and problem properties are among topics on City Attorney Mike Feuer’s new interactive website, LAcityattorney.org. Key features include: • An easy-to-remember address. • A confidential form to report problem properties eroding neighborhood safety and quality of life. • A virtual “Victims Services Center” with a wide range of assistance for victims of crime. • A data center containing applications for licenses to sell alcohol in neighborhoods and how residents can weigh in on the merits of these licenses. • A list of retailers who have been suspended for selling tobacco to minors. • Access to “Tip Sheets” include safe gun storage, wage theft, illegal dumping and unlicensed contractors.

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na. The entrance to the main sanctuary features a compound round arch with an inscription from Psalm 100. To the left and above the rose window is a menorah; to the right is a ship. There has been a major seismic retrofit of the church since the earthquakes of the

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late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The finials on the tower, which could have rained down like deadly weapons, were replaced with ones of lightweight material. (The old finials can be found in the parking lot.) In the tower itself, blocks are held together by putty that expands. To accumulate enough mon-

ey to pay off the mortgage on this magnificent church, kids were sent around the neighborhood with collection cans. Jane Sandler, a young girl instructed by Reverend Fifield to collect pennies and nickels, is now in her 90s and lives on Irving Blvd. in Windsor Square. Senior Minister is the Reverend Dr. R. Scott Colglazier.

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The church was built during the height of the Great Depression, in 1931 and 1932, and designed by architects Allison and Allison. They also designed Royce Hall and First Congregational Church other buildings at UCLA, Forof Los Angeles was formed in est Lawn Memorial Park in July 1867, in the home of Mrs. Glendale and Wilshire United Amanda Scott on San Pedro Methodist Church. St. There were only six charter First Congregational was members, but within a year, built with 158 pylons sunk they bought a lot and erected a into bedrock and was designed church building on New High in the Gothic Revival style. St., near Chinatown. The pres- Instead of flying buttresses ent building is the fifth. It is to strengthen the walls, steel rebar does the oldest the job. Protestant Judson church in The chapel has more or Studios continuous less the dimensions of the in Highoperation Mayflower. Because of its in Los An- excellent acoustics, it is often land Park designed geles. used for musical events. and exThe presecuted the ent building at 540 S. Commonwealth stained glass windows. Scenes Ave. was built on land given from the Old Testament are to the church by the Shatto depicted in the aisle windows. family, after whom the cha- The oak screen reredos at pel is named. Church leaders the end of the chancel, behind wanted a church that would the altar, shows a peacock—an look like a cathedral, similar ancient symbol of resurrecto those they had seen in Eng- tion. The oak is from Bavaria. Chandeliers in the chancel are land and France. The church is constructed made to look like upside-down of solid concrete reinforced by crowns. 500 tons of steel. The street- Shatto Chapel has a Charles lights are of solid bronze as Lamb stained glass window are the doors to the sanctu- from the fourth Congregaary. Each door weighs 1,000 tional Church building. The pounds. The main tower, 176 chapel has more or less the feet tall, is a copy of the one at dimensions of the Mayflower ship. Because of its excellent Magdalen College, Oxford. acoustics, the chapel is often used for musical events. Indeed, music is an imCity grant to portant element of worship restore murals at First Congregational. The The city Dept. of Cul- church contains probably the tural Affairs has earmarked largest church pipe organ in $750,000 to restore and pre- the world. Originally, the organ was only in the chancel. serve murals. Councilmember Mitch Pews were removed from the O’Farrell, who chairs the city’s balcony to put in a special baArts, Parks, and L.A. River roque organ. The little organ Committee, said “Los Ange- in the chancel is called a conles murals are a critical piece tinuo organ. There is another of our identity as a city, and console over the door. The orthis iconic cultural infrastruc- gan has almost 23,000 pipes, ture needs to be celebrated, with 346 ranks, 233 voices and enhanced and preserved.” For 265 stops. Pipes on the chana list of murals by geographic cel sides are fake. The church area go to publicartinla.com/ is the official home of the Gay Men’s Chorus and Vox FemiLA_murals.

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Don’t gravelscape the city: part one By Mia Lehrer, Claire Latané to sea. Because we’ve paved recycling water from sewage so much of the landscape, our treatment plants can drastiand Margot Jacobs People are panicking about aquifers don’t recharge when cally reduce or eliminate our their lawns. The Metropolitan it rains—the water can’t sink need to water the landscape with potable water. Laws and Water District added $350 mil- in. lion to its lawn removal rebate That has to change. Almost policy have to change to ease program, and homeowners 90 percent of our water is im- re-use, and water agencies and ripped out grass and replaced ported from unreliable sourc- cities have to educate and even it with something easy and oh es, and state and local authori- reward the public to do so. In-so-drought-tolerant—gravel ties are mandating a decrease centivizing turf removal and in imported water by as much not re-use is short-sighted. or artificial turf. Water smarter Drought panic incentivize Our lawns and gardens too many quick and dirty soare often overwatered by lutions for our water crisis. Reshaping and planting All over the city—and es- the land to hold and infiltrate two to three times what they pecially in park-poor areas, water can increase our water need. Turfgrass companies recommend watering lawns where postage-stamp lawns supply. with only one inch of water, may be the only relief from pavement—we have to think as 50 percent by the year 2024. once a week. (Put out a can before we act. Will exchanging As we prepare to rely on local to measure how much you’re living, breathing yards for a water, we need to refill our watering.) Overwatering or fertilizing native plants kills bleak gravelscape save water? aquifers. Some. But is it the only way? The best way to do it is with them. a planted landscape. Gravel is Establish plants, trees and Is it the right way? Before you call the gravel permeable, and okay in small yes, even turf, with less fretruck, here are a few things to doses, but it doesn’t absorb quent, deep waterings to deand hold water like trees and velop deep roots and a landconsider. scape that withstands long plants do. Hold on to water Los Angeles was designed And just tearing up grass periods of drought. If everyto shed water. As early as the and laying on gravel does one watered only as much as 1920s, we started engineering nothing to keep water on a needed, we could make a big our landscape to take rain- site. Reshaping and planting dent in water use. water to the ocean as quickly the land to hold and infiltrate Reprinted with the authors’ as possible, so it wouldn’t water can increase our water permission from an op-ed article that ran in the June 13, cause flooding. That means supply. 2015 issue of the Los Angeles Rebate better rain washes off rooftops and pavement, into gutters and The water supply itself needs Times. storm drains, and then into reshaping, too. Rainwater har- Gravelscape, part two will concrete-lined rivers and out vesting, greywater re-use and run next month.

HOME ON PLYMOUTH shows trees and shrubs can enhance the landscape and thrive in a dry climate.

Pedal, walk, skate through downtown with CicLAvia Pedal through the Heart of LA with CicLAvia Sun., Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a fifth-year anniversary route through Boyle Heights, the Arts District, Little Tokyo, Civic Center, Chinatown, Historic Core and as far west as MacArthur Park. Since its inaugural ride in the ctiy in 2010, the car-free event has drawn hundreds of thousands of participants to 14 events. CicLAvia is the largest open streets event in North America. Heart of LA will feature six miles for participants to explore by bike, foot, skateboard, wheelchair and other non-motorized traffic. The event is free, it's not a race and you don't need a bike to participate. You can walk or skate to your heart's content. There's no beginning or end. You can start anywhere and go as far as you want. The flow of participants goes both ways, just like regular traffic. For road closures and more information visit ciclavia.org.

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Grand Avenue’s new museum 'The Broad' opens to gala fanfare From Larchmont Boulevard to The Broad

PHOTOS: above, by Iwan Baan, right by Warren Air. Courtesy of The Broad

Conveniently located for readers of the Larchmont Chronicle, The Broad is a quick trip downtown. The museum’s guide pamphlet includes a Grand Avenue map that shows a dozen nearby restaurants, including the new “Otium” overlooking the 100-year-old olive trees on the adjacent plaza. Otium is scheduled to open later this month. Spotted among Mr. and Mrs. Broad’s friends and associates attending the Friday night gala preceding the Sunday opening were Annette and Peter O’Malley, Hancock Park, Robin and Neil Kramer, Windsor Square, and Carol and Warner Henry, formerly from Windsor Square. Not from the neighborhood but from New York was the Broads’ good friend, former President Bill Clinton, who made generous remarks about the couple and Los Angeles at the end of dinner. The President’s comments were followed by a lively performance by rock ‘n’ roll legend Chrissie Hynde and her band.

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By John Welborne September saw the longawaited opening of Edythe and Eli Broad’s new contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue on Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles. Numerous events and two gala dinners preceded the public opening on Sept. 20. The new museum features free admission. The inaugural installation focuses on just a portion of the art collected by the Broad family over the past 50 years. Approximately 250 of the Broads’ 2000 artworks are on view. At a press briefing, Eli Broad gave credit to his wife for stimulating his interest in collecting postwar and contemporary art. The couple’s five decades of nonstop purchasing has led to there now being so many pieces to share with the public. Discussing his new museum and Grand Avenue during the days preceding the opening, Eli Broad said that, with his new facility and with MOCA right across the street, “visitors can see the most comprehensive survey of modern and contemporary art anywhere in the world.” Even before the opening, over 100,000 specific times to visit the museum had been booked online. The Broads chose to maximize accessibility to their collections by giving the free admission. For those who want to visit at a specific date and time, timed tickets can be reserved online. Advance online reservations are encouraged, but are not required. More information about ticketing is available at thebroad.org.

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Craft Affair celebrates 50th with cocktails, auction The Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., celebrates its 50th anniversary with a cocktail reception and silent auction on Sat., Oct. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. Craft Affair 2015 fundraising gala is co-chaired by Richard Erickson of W.E. O’Neil, Hank Hilty of the A.F. Gilmore Company and artist Don Bachardy. The museum will honor the historic A.F. Gilm-

ore Company—owner of the Farmers Market—and Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts Phyllis Green. Former The Egg & The Eye Founded by Edith Wyle in1965 as CAFAM’s predecessor The Egg & The Eye, the space served as a cultural center for Southern California’s craft movement and has supported the careers of artists such as Beatrice Wood, Sam

Maloof, Isamu Noguchi and J.B. Blunk. The museum continues to exhibit both established and emerging craftspeople, designers and artists who often go unrepresented in larger institutions. Tickets are $200 and sponsorship opportunities begin at $250. Visit craftaffair.cafam. org for more information on the event and silent auction item previews.

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Old Hollywood featured at Conservancy fall gala Spend an evening of Old Hollywood glamour at Waverly Mansion in Beverly Hills on Sat., Oct. 17 at the fall benefit for the Los Angeles Conservancy. A cocktail reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. with dinner following from 8 to 10 p.m. Built in 1926 by silent film moguls Al and Charles Christie, the brothers founded the first Hollywood movie studio on the site of the current Sunset-Gower Studios. 'Night and Day' Later residents include Cole Porter, who wrote his classic “Night and Day” while living at the estate. Designed by architect Leland F. Fuller and restored by the current owner, the lavish Tudor-style Sunset Blvd. mansion is on four acres of rolling landscaped grounds with fountains and a bridgecovered natural stream. Intricate hand-carved woodwork is throughout the home, along with an original fireplace and hand-hewn beamed ceilings. For tickets and more infor-

mation on the cocktail reception, and/or the sit-down dinner, visit laconservancy.org.

'Beach Chic' to benefit A+D WestEdge pays homage to the Southern California Coast and features a first look at hundreds of products at an opening-night party to benefit A+D Architecture and Design Museum. "A Beach Chic" takes place on Thurs., Oct. 22 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica from 6:30 to 10 p.m. The event will feature cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment, a one-of-a-kind beach chair auction and an all-access pass to the four-day WestEdge Design Fair. Design-inspired shopping, home furnishings, an opportunity to meet the designers, educational programs and special events will be included. A+D is located at 900 East 4th St., in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles. For more information visit westedgedesignfair.com.

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Challenges in reducing parkway water use while complying with the law

By John Welborne Last month, the Larchmont Chronicle reported on homeowners replacing front yard lawns with more droughttolerant landscapes. The following describes some of the challenges homeowners have experienced with respect to landscaping their parkways. Challenges confront property owners wishing to improve their parkways to address Southern California drought conditions. The first challenge is obtaining city permission to do anything within the parkway. Two city agencies have jurisdiction. The Public Works Department’s Bureau of Engineering oversees parkways, and the Bureau of Street Services Urban Forestry Division (UFD) oversees street trees within the parkways. Residents report significant ordeals in dealing with the bureaucracy, trying to follow the law. Some property owners have just let anarchy be their guide and have proceeded without regard to the permitting process. Parkway rules Because of concerns about pedestrian and emergency responder access from the street to the sidewalk and the buildings beyond, it long has been illegal to block parkways in Los Angeles. Such impediments can be structures or plants. The Bureau of Engineering and UFD websites set forth the applicable rules. Yet, some homeowners assume that they can do whatever they wish with the landscape in the city's parkways adjoining their homes. Either that, or they know there

UNPERMITTED ROSES and not-approved street trees present barriers in this parkway in Windsor Square, top. A close-up of the offending plants is below.

are rules or that a permit is required but proceed without one, figuring they won’t get caught. Not getting caught is too often the result, because both the Bureau of Engineering and the UFD say that they do not have the personnel resources to enforce the laws under their jurisdictions. Getting a permit Speaking of the dilemmas involved in trying to re-landscape the parkways, local garden designer Judy Horton told of trying to address the drought by removing parkway turf and replacing a dying parkway tree in Windsor Square. The dilemma, she said, was that the dying tree was a non-native species that consumes large amounts of water. However, the street tree plan for that block on Lucerne Blvd. specifies only one tree, a magnolia.

“The local association and the city foresters ought to be reviewing all street tree selections,” says Horton, “to see if there are alternate selections that, over time, can achieve a similar look as now exists, while providing the environmental benefits of the tree canopy while also reducing the amounts of water required to maintain the trees.” Parkway guidelines online Parkway landscaping rules are set forth in a June 22, 2015, revision to 2010’s original “Residential Parkway Landscaping Guidelines” produced by Public Works with input from the DWP and various civic groups, including TreePeople. The guidelines are 10 pages long and are readily available online. They provide an exception from general permit requirements for landscaping

parkways in single-family residential zones . . . provided that the property owner complies with the guidelines, which specify preferred species of turf and drought-tolerant turf alternatives. There are 23 preferred species in all, with 10 of those being drought-tolerant turf species. The exemption does not cover trees in the parkways.

“Permits are required to plant, prune, or remove any tree in any street in the city,” the guidelines reaffirm. No parkway rose bushes An example of unpermitted planting that obstructs the parkway is a row of new trees installed between the approved and historic palms on a corner in Windsor Square. This parkway also is an example of the community’s frustration over the city not enforcing its own laws. Larry Guzin, president of the Windsor Square Association, said that: “Months ago, board members on our Canopy Committee met with representatives of Councilman LaBonge’s office and the Urban Forestry Division. The specific concern was this property. The Urban Forestry representatives clearly stated that what is planted there is not appropriate and is unpermitted. But they also said they had no resources for enforcement.” Next month, the Larchmont Chronicle will focus on watering trees, plus take a look at the Getty House droughttolerant parkway after its first year.

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Tour Broad, crafts at Theatre Group at Grand Ave. Arts Tours of the newly opened Broad Museum and Dia de los Muertos-inspired art and dance performances at the Music Center Plaza and Grand Park are among features of Grand Ave. Arts: All Acccess. The free cultural event takes place on Sat., Oct. 24 from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. at Grand Ave., between Temple and Sixth streets. Performances, exhibitions, behind-the-scene tours, and interactive, family-friendly activities will be offered. Highlights number performances by L.A. Master Chorale

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and L.A. Opera, tours of Disney Hall, and family crafts at Center Theatre Group. Other participants include Redcat, Central Library and Colburn School. For more information on the events visit grandavearts. tumblr.com.

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Party like it's 2015 in Little Toyko and the downtown Arts District at the AIA/LA Design Awards Ceremony on Thurs., Oct. 29 from 6 to 10 p.m. The reception and the awards ceremony takes place at the Aratani Theatre in the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center. The post-awards party will be at the A+D Museum.

The theme for this year's event is Retro/Future. Among the Presidential Honorees are the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad, Los Angeles, receiving the 25-year award. Other awards include Next LA (for a work not yet built). For tickets and more information on the event visit aialosangeles.org.

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Water Wise winner replaces grass with plants, faux turf Congratulations to our Water Wise Landscape winner Kathleen Losey. Kathleen moved into her home on Norton Avenue in 2013 after having lived on Van Ness for 44 years. She California found the back Greenin' yard, which was by on several differRenee ent levels, to be Ridgeley overwhelming to maintain and to water. “There was wall-to-wall grass that needed constant watering and fertilizing to keep it green,” said Kathleen. “If it got too much water or there was a rainy season, the flat lawn could also turn into a bog.” Although Kathleen’s dogs enjoyed the muddy

mess, no one else did. So she replaced two areas of mostly grassy lawn in two phases. First, Kathleen replaced the grass surrounding a brick and stone decorative design with pea gravel. She added a few plants on the periphery to keep foliage in the upper lawn. In the lower area, she put in a new lawn. “At the time, I was not aware of the rebates that the DWP was offering and I was not so cognizant of the water shortage.” This year, Kathleen did some extreme Xeriscaping. She

DOGS ENJOYED the muddy mess in the rainy season, though no one else did.

extended the pea gravel to create meditative borders, added concrete pavers that lead to sitting areas and ripped out all the high-maintenance grass and put in artificial turf. No more wasted water. No more bog.

“NO ONE would ever know by looking from above that it is not real.”

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Tours showcase diverse L.A. neighborhoods Family Forum” event Thurs., Oct. 8 to preview the weekend and discuss the book. “LAtitudes immediately caught my attention with each of these great local authors’ takes on their personal mapping of the vast area we call L.A.,” states Karen Mack, executive director of L.A. Commons. "This year, we are thrilled to bring to life these authors’ writings as they lead tours, alongside other terrific volunteer-led neighborhood tours.” For more information on the tours and books go to lacommons.org.

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Sculptural works in paper, wood, spiritual lanterns at Craft and Folk CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM—Craft Affair, museum's 50th celebration and fundraising gala, is Sat., Oct. 17, 6 to 9 p.m. •"Paperworks" features sculptural works by 15 contemporary artists;

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART—"New Objectivity: Modern German Art in the Weimar Republic, 1919-1933" opens Sun., Oct. 4. Ends Jan. 18, 2016. • "Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection" opens Sun., Oct. 11. Ends May 1, 2016. • "Frank Gehry" includes works from the 1960s to the present with more than 200 drawings and 65 models by the L.A. based, international architect. Ends March 20, 2016. • "The Magic Medium" features daguerreotypes from the museum collection and works by Henry Cartier-Bresson among others. Ends Feb. 7, 2016. • "Aktion! Art and Revoluion in Germany, 1918-19" ends Jan. 10, 2016. • "Japanese Paintings and Prints: Celebrating LACMA's 50th Anniversary," ends Sept. 20. • "Miracle Mile," by Robert Irwin, includes 66 fluorescent tubes and is inspired by Wilshire Blvd. and his outdoor palm garden installation. • "Art and Technology at LACMA, 1967-1971, ends Oct. 18. • "Ancient Colombia: A Journey Through the Cauca Valley" ends Dec. 31. • "Landscapes of Devotion: Visualizing Sacred Sites in

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Prepare your children before disaster strikes your child to call that relative just to say hello. The more regularly they communicate, the more comfortable they will be calling in an emergency. • Volunteer to work with your children, their classmates and their teacher to create a checklist the class can use in the event of an earthquake or other emergency. Create the checklist as a group, and produce pocket-size copies of the checklist for your children to keep in their desks at school. • Create a list with your children of all the “helpers” they can count on if there is an emergency and you are not together. The list would include teachers, doctors, nurses, firemen and policemen. With young children, create a collage with pictures of the helpers. The goal is to ensure kids will feel comfortable and safe with caretakers and emergency workers. • Have your child create a shopping list for the family’s disaster preparedness kit and shop for the items together. Have them help you pick the storage place, and put them in charge of one of the items in the kit.

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“Drop, cover and hold on” are instructions from the Southern California Earthquake Center, which is holding its annual statewide earthquake preparedness day Thurs., Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m. The purpose of the event is to remind people to practice their reactions before an earthquake actually happens. If you are inside a building, move no more than a few steps. Stay indoors till the shaking stops and you are sure it is safe to exit. In most buildings you are safer if you stay where you are until the shaking stops. If you are outdoors when the shaking starts, you should find a clear spot away from buildings, trees, streetlights and power lines. For more information, go to scec.org.

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Orchid and native plant shows, how to use droughttolerant Australian species, creating centerpieces from autumn plants and other classes are at Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. Artistry and art Use autumn hues to create floral centerpieces in a flower arranging class Sat., Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Master the art of painting the orchid in a botanical watercolor class Sat., Oct. 17 and Sun., Oct. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Artist Nan Rae teaches watercolor painting inspired by Chinese brush painting Wed., Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrate Halloween with a cooking workshop and art history discussion based on William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and the Henry Fuseli’s painting “The Three Witches” Sat., Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Drought-friendly exotics; orchid, native plant shows Hear how to dress up your drought-tolerant garden with exotic plant varieties from Australia Thurs., Oct. 8 at 2:30 p.m. Enjoy the diversity of orchids at the International Orchid Show and Sale Fri., Oct. 16 from noon to 4:30 p.m., and Sat., Oct. 17 and Sun., Oct. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will be varieties from local, regional and international growers and daily talks on orchid care and culture as well as plants and related merchandise for sale. Salvias, ceanothus, irises, and other dry-climate favorites, both native and from Australia, will be on display and for sale Fri., Oct. 23 from noon to 4:30 p.m., and Sat., Oct. 24 and Sun., Oct. 25 from

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GINGER at home with the Reyes family, Windsor Blvd. ROSE is a cocker spaniel-husky-malamute mix, says Kent Valandra, Beachwood Dr.

CAPT. JAMES COOK lives at 750 S. Windsor Blvd. Tania and Cecil Daniels call him Jimmie. SHADOW, lives on N. Las Palmas Ave., with Elizabeth Feirstein.

SWEETIE, a Staffordshire pit at home on Arden Blvd. with Marie Clarey.

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Public opinion poll based on direction straw blows How come an unofficial poll is called a “straw poll”? queries Cindy Lansberg. This early form of casual public opinion was invented by a reporter for the Harrisburg Pennsylvanian in 1824. The reporter walked among the populace inquiring which candidate they favored for the presidency. The name derives from the idea of a straw “showing which way the wind blows.” A “straw vote” serves to indicate the same thing at a meeting to gauge which way the members feel about a certain issue. *** Why are the police also called the “heat”? wonders Edie Morrow. This multi-purpose term has an ancient reference: the devil and trouble. Let’s face it, the worst trouble a soul could be in would be, of course, to be doomed to the elevated

temperatures of the infernal regions for eternity. “Heat” as in “the heat’s on” also applies to a town or area where police are very active in search of criminals. “Heater” refers to a revolver or pistol: “I was

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packing plenty of heat.” Or it could be a cigar: “I was puffing on a four-bit heater.” The word could also refer to drunkenness: “She seems to have about half a heat on.” In boxing, it’s a round; in baseball, an inning: “If we can just get through this heat we’ll be okay.” Whew! ***

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Why is something “clean as a whistle”? ponders Suzi Crist. This interesting saying goes back to Medieval England, where young boys have always been taught to make whistles from a bough of the willow tree. First, you cut a piece of willow, perhaps four inches long and as thick as your finger, and gently tap the bark all around it. If you’re very careful and not too anxious, the bark will loosen enough to slide off in one piece, clean as a whistle. Then you notch the twig and the bark, slide the bark back on and blow. *** Where does the expression, “By George” come from? asks Tom Tatum. This oath originates with the legends surrounding Saint George, the Christian martyr who became the patron saint of England. During the early Middle Ages, oaths were often used as verbal talismans to ward off evil and inspire heroic effort. “God’s Blood,” “By Thunder,” “May God Defend the Right,” etc. are all examples. “By George” probably became the most popular when in 1327, King Edward III made Saint George the patron of the newly formed Order of the Garter, a very exclusive club that all the nobles desperately wanted to join. Professor Know-It-All is the nom de plume of Bill Bentley, who invites readers to try and stump him. Send your questions to willbent@prodigy.net.

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