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MUSIC CENTER

GARDENS

Local winners were named at annual HPOZ awards.

Dorothy Chandler working the circuit, bottom left, for new music center.

Family bird walk, cooking classes at Arboretum this month.

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hancock park • windsor square • fremont place • larchmont village • wilshire center • park labrea • miracle mile

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HANCOCK PARK $4,290,000 Impressive 5BD/4.5BA Georgian Revival Hm June Lee/James Song 323-860-4262/4255

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HANCOCK PARK $3,795,000 Exquisite Italianate w/pro kitchen. 4+3.

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HANCOCK PARK $3,500,000 Panoramic golf course view! 3beds/4baths Lisa Hutchins (323) 460-7626

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HANCOCK PARK $1,999,000 Lovely 2sty English stucco, 3+3+bonus rm Mollie McGinty (323) 460-7636

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HANCOCK PARK $1,549,000 Chicly updated Dutch Colonial with pool.

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MIRACLE MILE $1,499,000 Charming home 4+2.5+gsthse, needs work.

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MIRACLE MILE $1,499,000 Character filled dplx, good area 2+2 ea.

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HANCOCK PARK $1,169,000 2+1+guest in great Hancock Park location Lisa Hutchins (323) 460-7626

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HANCOCK PARK $1,130,000 1st time on market in over 20yrs.3B/2.5B Sunhee “Sara” Kilmer (213) 273-6559

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HANCOCK PARK $749,000 Updated 2BD/2BA + loft condo, hrdwd flrs Michelle Hanna (323) 860-4271

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HANCOCK PARK $599,000 Large 3rd floor unit w/ designer touches James R Hutchison/Peggy Bartenetti (323) 460-7637

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MID WILSHIRE $579,000 1890 Victorian Home. 5BD/1BA, LR, FDR. Sandy Boeck (323) 860-4240

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Robby O’Donnell and Wilshire Park home win HPOZ awards

By Suzan Filipek Two Wilshire Park entries were among winners of the city’s 2014 Office of Historic Resources Historic Preservation Overlay Zone awards.

Robby O’Donnell, Bronson Ave., the only person among the honorees, won for being instrumental in placing Boulevard Heights on the National Register of Historic Places in

2012.

“I’m sure she was selected because of her tireless preservation efforts in Wilshire Park,” said Lorna Hennington, president of the Wilshire Park Association; she nominated O’Donnell for the award.

“People say this is a thankless job. It’s not. It’s so gratifying,” said O’Donnell, who credited her community for

their support.

The two-block stretch named after the 1905 Boulevard tract has 81 homes, from 658 to 899 S. Bronson between Wilshire and 9th St. The area, annexed by the city in 1908, includes Craftsman, Mediterranean, Colonial and Tudor Revival style homes.

Landscape, exterior winner A stately Spanish style home

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WINNING home on Bronson Ave. with Margaret Jacquemin and awardee Robby O’Donnell.

at 673 S. Bronson built in the early 1920s won an HPOZ award for landscaping and exterior rehabilitation.

Margaret and Chris Jacquemin and their two children moved in three years ago, after the final stretch of a remodel. The wood windows and French doors were rebuilt to match the originals, and a second-floor Juliet iron balcony was secured.

Olive and kumquat trees, lavenderia, sage and rosemary were planted in the yard.

The awards were presented at the Los Angeles Historic Neighborhoods Conference held Oct. 18 at Wilshire United Methodist Church.

Other HPOZ winners were mostly in the West Adams area, said Ken Bernstein, manager, office of historic resources city Planning Dept.

They are:

Spaulding Square, 1414 N. Orange Grove Ave., residential rehabilitation; Jefferson Park, 2401 W. Jefferson Blvd., Jefferson Square, new construction/infill/ mixed-use; Jefferson Park, 2801 Arlington Ave.—Starr Dairy Farmhouse, restoration; Harvard Heights, Granite Street Monument Restoration, community restoration project; Harvard Heights, 2018-2034 West Washington Blvd, commercial rehabilitation; Harvard Heights, 2755 W. 15th Str., Jane Eisner School, sustainability (adaptive reuse), and, University Park, 2365-2369 Scarff St., extensive rehabilitation of a Mills Act Property.

The event was sponsored by the Los Angeles Conservancy and the city Planning Dept.

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ton, in the Brookside neighborhood, the May issue found Dippell Realty selling a twostory, three–bedroom, twoand-a-quarter bath, den and “closets galore” for $185,000.

Price reductions One of the biggest surprises we noticed was that many of the home prices in 1984 had

actually been reduced. A classic English brick estate at 514 S. Muirfield Rd., featuring a two-story entry with huge fireplace, hand-painted beam ceiling, four bedrooms, four baths plus two rooms up and a tennis court out back had recently been reduced to $1,190,000.

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fering some price busters.

A Georgian Colonial, fully renovated with guesthouse, party pavilion, huge grounds, Nautilus room, elevator, pool and top security had recently been reduced to $1,950,000.

If we only had a crystal ball to tell us where today’s prices will be 30 years from now…

FOUR BEDROOM Tudor home on Muirfield Road listed for $1,190,000 in 1984.

Bet you wish you had bought in Hancock Park 30 years ago

By Sondi Sepenuk The real estate market is cyclical, but even as it goes up and down, the general rule is that, over time, it will continue to go up.

Today’s Hancock Park area will set you back anywhere from $1 million to $12 million—and there seems to be no limit to that upward climb.

Here at the Larchmont Chronicle, we took a look back at the home prices from 1984.

And yes, we certainly wish we had all bought our homes

three decades ago.

In the January 1984 issue, we found an English brick home at 433 S. McCadden Pl. selling for $665,000.

The home featured a library, family room, four bedrooms, four baths, powder room and maid’s room.

At 412 N. Irving Blvd., we noted Coldwell Banker selling a three–bedroom, two–bath bungalow with living room, dining room, large yard and long driveway for $219,000.

Down south at 924 S. Kenis-

Green Car winner, finalists to rev up L.A. Auto Show Nov. 21 to 30 Green Car Journal will reveal the winner of the 10th annual Green Car of the Year Award during the L.A. Auto Show Fri., Nov. 21 to Sun. Nov. 30 at the L.A. Convention Center.

The five finalists are Audi A3 TDI, BMW i3, Chevrolet Impala Bi-Fuel, Honda Fit and VW Golf.

An increasing number of vehicle models are considered for the award each year, a re-

flection of the auto industry’s expanding efforts, an auto show spokesman said.

“These five exceptional vehicles reflect an expanding ‘green’ car field that embraces diverse fuels and technologies as answers to a more efficient and low carbon future,” said Ron Cogan, editor of Green Car Journal. The jury includes Jay Leno and Jean-Michel Cousteau, president of Ocean Futures Society.

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Wonderful opportunity to make this charming 2-story Traditional home your own.

Unusual for the neighborhood, this home offers 3617 SF and 5 BR/4 BA; large sun-filled public rooms boast original moldings and details, fireplace in living room, kitchen with breakfast area, and huge den/family room with built-in bar, opening up to a private yard with pool. Located in a very sought after neighborhood, close to The Grove, original Farmer’s Market, Pan Pacific Park and many great shops and restaurants. Miracle Mile HPOZ. Offered at $1,869,000

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Living room with hardwood floors, fireplace, and stained glass window; formal dining room. Updated granite kitchen with center island. Separate breakfast room. Up, huge master bedroom, plus 3 other bedrooms and balcony.. Central air.

Approximately 4700 square feet. Located close to The Grove, places of worship, and public transportation.

No Saturday showings. $1,795,000

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Music Center turns 50; Blue Ribbon hosts December 6 gala The Music Center opened 50 years ago on Dec. 6, 1964.

A gala marking the landmark event will be held at the site.

The first and largest theater of the Music Center, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, was named after the Windsor Square woman who worked tirelessly to bring the world– class venue to Los Angeles.

Dorothy Buffam Chandler, called Buffy by her friends, led the citizen’s committee to build what would become home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and performing arts center.

Designed by architect Welton Becket, the original complex was comprised of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,

the Mark Taper Forum, and Ahmanson Theatre.

In 2003, The Music Center opened the Frank Gehrydesigned Walt Disney Concert Hall, which includes the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT), the William M. Keck Foundation Children’s Amphitheatre, and the Nadine and Ed Carson Amphitheatre.

Blue Ribbon, Gala Hosting the gala celebration on Sat., Dec. 6 is a committee for The Blue Ribbon of the Music Center.

The organization of philanthropic women founded by Chandler has raised more than $72 million for arts and education programs at The Music Center. Principle among them is an annual Spring Children’s Festival.

Currently one of the longest-running programs of its kind, the festival each spring invites more than 18,000 fifth graders to The Music Center to experience a live performance.

For many, the Festival offers their first contact with The Music Center and the power and beauty of performances— from the classical American Ballet Theatre Studio and the contemporary Alvin Ailey II to the athletic Body Vox. To

further extend the young visitors’ experience, each child receives a book entitled “A Journey Through the Music Center,” filled with fun facts about music, opera, dance and theater. The book was funded by Blue Ribbon member Maxine Dunitz.

Blue Ribbon has changed with the times, and today’s members serve on hundreds of boards of directors throughout the world, from ON OPENING NIGHT Zubin Mehta conducted. Frank Sinatra, the Count Basie the Guggenheim to Band and the L.A. Civic Light Opera perthe Kennedy Center. formed later in the week.

Resident compaCarla Sands. “My goal,” said nies include the Los Angeles Philharmonic Associ- Sands, “is to build Blue Ribbon ation, Center Theatre Group, to last for the next 45 years!

Los Angeles Master Chorale I’m passionate about continuing Mrs. Chandler’s traditions and the Los Angeles Opera. while putting Blue Ribbon on City’s gain The group’s blueprint was a path towards the future.” laid out by Chandler. Wife of Today’s 470 members con“Los Angeles Times” publisher tinue to discover the rewards Norman Chandler, she used from their work and philanher business and social con- thropy. nections and united Eastsid- In the words of Dorothy Bufers and Westsiders, actors and fum Chandler, “A life without industrialists, newcomers and commitment, without dedication to a purpose beyond ourveterans to the city’s gain.

The tradition continues with selves, and without a close current Blue Ribbon president, partnership, is only half a life.”

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A+D, director Tibbie Dunbar honored at Design Awards Tibbie Dunbar, director of the A+D Architecture and Design Museum Los Angeles, was named a presidential honoree at the Design Awards Ceremony.

The Miracle Mile museum was also a 2014 presidential board honoree for community contribution. The American Institute of Architects, L.A. Chapter presented the awards Oct. 29 at the Million Dollar Theater & Grand Central Market.

Opened in 2001 in the Bradbury Building, it later moved to the Mile, where it continues to be the only museum in the city with exhibits solely on architecture and design on view.

Dunbar was the museum’s first director when she was appointed in December 2004. In the ensuing 10 years, she has developed the A+D into an active center of architecture and

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design, an AIA/LA spokesman said.

She launched “cutting-edge programming” in education, musical arts performances, cultural urbanism and the creation of an installation space where architects, designers, and artists created on-site projects.

Tibbie has curated national and international exhibits and is a practicing fine artist.

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Warner theaters remembered at museum Warner Theatres will be celebrated with a program on Wed., Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N. Hollywood Ave. An Evening of Warner Bros. Los Angeles Theatres will include a video presentation of the history of the chain and a talk by author Steve Bingen, “Warner Brothers, the Ultimate Hollywood back Lot.” The chain’s flagship, at 6433 Hollywood Blvd., is the centerpiece of the Hollywood Boulevard National Register District.

The building was designed by theatre architect G. Albert Landsburgh in an Italianate Beaux Arts style. It opened in 1928 with a Vitaphone feature, “The Glorious Betsy” with Dolores Costello and Conrad Nagel. Warners had pioneered sound, particularly fostered by Sam Warner, who passed away just before the theatre was built. A plaque in the lobby commemorates him.

Atop the theatre are two radio towers, used to broadcast the then Warner-owned KFWB. In addition to being on the National Register, the building is also a Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Monument.

For many years, the theatre was the home of Cinerama, where “How the West Was Won” and “2001, A Space Odyssey” were premiered, according to a Hollywood Heritage spokesman..

DON JUAN starring John Barrymore premiered at the site.

OPENED IN 1928, theater is centerpiece of the Hollywood Boulevard District.

A New Record Sale for Van Ness Avenue Sold in less than one week

Run for Her at Pan Pacific Park aids research Registration is open for the 10th annual Run for Her 5K Run and Friendship Walk to raise public awareness and research funds for the fight against ovarian cancer.

The event will be held Sun., Nov. 9, beginning at 9 a.m. in Pan Pacific Park, 7600 Beverly Blvd.

It supports the Women’s Cancer Program at the CedarsSinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute.

Supporters can join Run for Her’s Sleepwalkers Around the World program and participate in any, or all, 2014 Run for Her events. For more information visit runforher. com.

129 N. Van Ness Ave. Asking price $3,149,000 Represented Buyer

United Way hosts 5K walk to end homelessness

Windsor Square Traditional for the growing family.

Center hall floor plan features generous-sized living room leading to the family room.

Formal dining room. Gorgeous custom kitchen with breakfast area and butler’s pantry.

Large master with walk-in closet and spacious bath.

3 other bedrooms, 2 baths, plus laundry room complete the second floor.

Huge backyard has a patio area and is accented by a fireplace and sitting area.

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United Way of Greater L.A. will host a 5K fundraiser to end homelessness on Sat., Nov. 15.

Over the past seven years, HomeWalk has mobilized 38,000 participants, raised $3 million and moved 13,000 individuals off the streets and into permanent housing.

All proceeds from the event go back into the community, supporting strategies to end the ongoing crisis of homelessness.

Check-in is at Exposition Park, 700 Exposition Park Dr., at 7 a.m. The opening program begins at 8:15 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m.

To register and for more information, visit unitedwayla. org/homewalk.

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Cemetery tour, photos by ‘chief tombstone tourist’ on the subject including the Smithsonian Institute and the Cooper Union in New York.

Tickets are $30 for the lecture and $80 for the tour. Friends of the Gamble House pay $25/$75.

Visit www.gamblehouse.org.

Tour space is limited.

JUST SOLD BY MARIA GOMEZ REPRESENTED BUYERS

Magnificent Italian Villa in Hancock Park Listed at $8,500,000 CANDELIGHT tour is offered.

American Indian arts, film, food at Autry Marketplace Autry Museum’s 24th annual American Indian Arts Marketplace features contemporary native artists, performances, theatre, food and film. The Marketplace, running Sat., Nov. 8 and Sun., Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., connects the public to 200 artists, representing more than 40 tribes.

Artists will be selling sculptures, pottery, beadwork, basketry, photography, paintings, jewelry and textiles.

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A series of family programs explore the American West. Activities include performances by native dancers, musicians, and storytellers, plus artist demonstrations and hands-on activities for children.

Fluffy fry bread and more culinary traditions will be on the menu. Admission is free for Autry members. Non-members pay $12, $8 for seniors, students, $4 for children and free for ages 3 and younger.

Visit www.theautry.org.

Maria C. Gomez, Realtor REO, SHORT SALE, PROBATE, TRUST Certified Agent CDPE SFR HAFA BPOR CHS GRI CRS CIPS SRES e-PRO CERTIFIED USAA/CARTUS-AFFINITY Relocation Specialist

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America’s “chief tombstone tourist,” photographer and author Douglas Keister will give a candlelight tour of Mountain View Cemetery, 2300 N. Marengo Ave., in Altadena on Tues., Nov. 18.

The event, “Stories in Stone,” features a lecture at 6 p.m. illustrated with photographs of cemeteries and funerary art from around the world.

The tour follows at 7 p.m. and covers funerary architecture, secret societies, cemetery symbolism, a hollow tombstone and the resting place of George Reeves, the original Superman.

Keister gives annual tours at his hometown cemetery in Chico, California and has been honored as a co-tour director at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in New York. He’s authored six books on cemeteries and has spoken at dozens of venues

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XERISCAPE DESIGN Drought tolerant idea: waterless dry stream bed

ENRICH LA co-founder Tomas O’Grady at El Sereno Middle School.

It appears, the heavens closed up the watering hole without announcing “last call” to all the thirsty California patrons. Angelenos have been asked to cut back another 20 percent on water usage...take that roses, hydrangeas and grass. We’re cutting you off!

Xeriscaping (as close to zero watering as you can get) is the new native gardening.

Enthusiasts and their projects are popping up all over, sometimes blowing the mind and pocketbook.

But if you want to keep it simple and local, here’s a new option inspired by California’s mountainous terrain: dry stream beds.

A water-wise stream bed looks fantastic whether it’s raining A) cats and dogs, B) men, or C) none of the above, which is currently where we stand in this long-suffering

relationship with water.

An arid beauty during the dry season, it becomes a tranquil waterway that babbles over plants, rocks and soil when it rains…and it will rain…someday.

El Sereno Middle School principal Dr. Frances Gipson was California unaware Greenin' her campus held a great by setting for a Renee dry stream Ridgeley bed when she placed a call to get a school garden.

“When I learned several old bungalows were going to be removed from campus, the first thing I did was call Enrich LA. I’d heard about them from other schools where they’d installed beautiful gardens for the students and I knew I

wanted one here.”

Enrich LA, (enrichla.org) a non-profit whose mission is “a garden in every school,” has built more than 60 gardens in Los Angeles United School District school in three years.

Tomas O’Grady, who cofounded the organization in 2011 with his friend Leonardo Chalupowicz, saw beyond the half acre of asphalt eyesore at El Sereno and designed a xeriscaped garden complete with vegetables, bridges and a stream bed for the campus and community.

“The school sits on a paved slope and collects run-off from the hillside and neighboring streets,” O’Grady said. “We wanted to create something wild and haphazard so the kids would love it, be invested in it and consider it their own.”

Together, Enrich LA volunteers worked with students, staff and parents to transform the blighted area into a respite where the noise of the playground is buffered by green foliage, picnic benches and hundreds of butterflies.

The stream bed collects water from about 2,000 square feet. Runoff water percolates into the water table and feeds plants, fruit trees and vegetables. If there’s heavy rain, excess water, which has now been cleaned by the boulderfilled bed, will filter into an overflow drain where it empties into the Pacific Ocean.

Directs water flow A dry stream looks great in any area with elevation, including front and back yards.

It can also help solve drainage problems by directing water flow.

Landscape designer Eva Knoppel, of Garden of Eva, agrees that a stream bed is good for the environment and for the soul. “Most people don’t think to ask for a dry stream bed when switching to drought tolerant landscaping even though it could save water and eliminate grass.”

“People love nature and are drawn to streams because they’re soothing. So incorporating something that acts like water, even though it’s a dry stream, is good for the psyche,” said Knoppel.

Maybe that’s why the El Sereno students and butterflies are relaxing on the hillside, enjoying their new retreat. It’s like going to the mountains… if only until the next bell rings.

Vote Tues., Nov. 4

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Ridgewood-Wilton takes it to the street at annual block party Ridgewood-Wilton neighbors, old and new, turned out to share food and fun at the annual block party.

A rock climbing wall, which replaced the usual water slide in deference to the drought, was a huge hit. Neighbors enjoyed grilled hot dogs, sausages and peppers prepared by

YOUNGSTERS were eager to have their faces painted by Tomi Sher.

ROCK CLIMBING was a big hit for all ages.

grillmaster Al Higgins. Kids were artfully decorated with painted faces and glitter tattoos provided by Tomi Sher and Linda Hurtado of Wilton Drive.

"This party brings the whole neighborhood together, and it's a lot of fun," shared Alysoun Higgins.

ARTIST Nathan Million took advantage of the street closure.

Hollywood Historic Hotel

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VIEW FROM THE BOUNCER: from left, Kate Gogolak, Sarah Higgins, Caroline LaDage, Mary Higgins wih Nathan Million.

SENIOR LEAD OFFICER Harry Cho shared his food with four-legged Mabel.

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June Ahn Presents Homes for the Month of November 2014

134 Fremont Pl. Asking $3,999,000 www.134Fremont.com

124 S. Rossmore Ave. Asking $5,500,000 www.124SouthRossmore.com

4BD/5.5BA main house + guesthouse. 24 hour security guarded & gated Complete renovated in year 2008. 7BR 8BA (6,020 S.F.as per appraiscommunity. Appx. 4,762sq.ft., 14,302sq.ft lot as per tax record. er) in main house plus Guest unit (2,000 S.F, including 2 car garage) & 20,000 sq.ft. lot. Located in Prime Hancock Park.

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WATCHING the fun were Henry Camera, Jan Keksner and Reuben Pacheo.

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Museum Row

Veterans saluted, wooden wearables, holiday marketplace at CAFAM ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Veterans enter free on Veteran's Day, Tues., Nov. 11.

• Sunday family programs feature "A Healthy and Whole You with Whole Foods!" Nov. 2 from 3 to 4 p.m.

Second Sunday Concert: Andrew & Polly is Nov. 9 at 3 p.m.

Buttons Up! on National Button Day! Nov. 16, and "Take "The Story Boat with Capt. Storyteller Mike McArdle" Nov. 23 at 3 p.m.

Create Garlands of Gratitude Nov. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m.

6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100; 323-761-8984, www.zimmermuseum.org.

CRAFT AND FOLK ART Night: MUSEUM—Craft Wooden Wearables with Side Street Projects on Thurs., Nov.

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LOS ANGELES MUSEUM CAUST— OF THE HOLO­ Annual dinner gala is Sun., Nov. 2, at 5:30 p.m. at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

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Events can be added quickly and easily on the WordPress site. Calendar listings are color coded, i.e., purple for Metro construction and fuschia for Ebell of Los Angeles events

and filming at the site.

Much of a former website was repurposed. There are 129 photos—mostly of homes in the Revival Style—and area history dating back to the 1920s and earlier to the neighborhood’s recent protection under the city’s Historic Preservation Overlay Zone ordinance.

Block captains distributed some 500 color postcards to neighborhood homes announcing the new website.

Launched in August, so far Hoffman is the sole editor, but it is easy to use, so he’s hoping others will don an editor’s cap in the near future.

After all, it’s a community portal.

EBELL CLUB members, circa, 1932 are among historical photos on the updated website.

News, meetings to filming listed at windsorvillage.net Windsorvillage.net is “a modern and robust platform” for a historic locale, says local resident and web developer Joe Hoffman.

He renovated the site to bring the Wilshire Village Association into the 21st cyber

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Celebrate Japanese culture, explore plant varieties to holiday recipes Arrangements by the Sogetsu School of Ikebana will be on display throughout the Festival.

Enjoy the autumn color on guided tours of the Japanese Garden on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Dr. Kendall Brown, professor of Asian art history and author of “Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America,” will lead.

Patina will serve Japanese

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Foldable spoons and forks complete the package and make meals on-the-go more manageable.

We still have all the Benjamin Moore colors to match anything your heart desires. November is a great time to touch up the kid’s rooms or add an accent wall color. Our paint professionals can help you find the perfect color.

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The Kishin Daiko Taiko Drummers will perform their feats of percussive magic in the Under the Oaks Theater both days at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Oak Woodland opening Celebrate the opening of the new Oak Woodland, Descano’s first major garden addition in 30 years.

Explore a landscape full of oaks and native plants that recreates what the area might have looked like hundreds of years ago.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory will have a model of the Mars Rover on view from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Enjoy crafting fun for all ages from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; activities and stories for kids accompanied by an adult are part of a family walk at 10:30 a.m.

Learn more about the new Oak Woodland space on guided walks and talks at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

In the garden Nicholas Staddon, director of new plant introductions at Monrovia Growers, will present new varieties of plants that can make your garden landscape a true work of art on Tues., Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.

Thanksgiving Enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday while someone else cooks and cleans up for you on Thurs., Nov. 27 at the Descanso café.

Patina Restaurant Group will have two seatings for the holiday feast; one at 11:30 a.m. and the other at 1:30 p.m. Enjoy traditional holiday dishes, plus vegetarian options.

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Backyard orchards are topic at meeting of L.A. Garden Club Ellen Mackey will present “You Too Can Have a Backyard Orchard” at the monthly meeting of the Los Angeles Garden Club on Mon., Nov. 3.

The meeting takes place at the Griffith Park Visitors Center Auditorium, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. Mackey is a senior ecologist with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Calif. and the author of “Care and Maintenance of Southern California Native Plant Gardens” and

other publications.

She will teach how to grow and maintain a variety of fruit trees, both in containers and in the soil, as well as illustrate grafting techniques.

First-time guests are welcome for no fee; other nonmembers pay $5. The meeting begins at 9:15 a.m. with coffee and refreshments. The talk begins at 11 a.m.

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Japanese Garden Festival Celebrate the art and culture of Japan at a familyfriendly festival on Sat., Nov. 8 and Sun., Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Bird walks to native plant classes, fundraiser at Payne

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Improve flexibility, balance and strength in the open air at dusk during Tuesday evening hatha yoga classes led by certified yoga instructor Candyce Columbus. Classes meet 5:30 to 6:45 p.m.; arrive 15 minutes early in front of the main entrance for a warm-up stroll through the garden.

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Great food, craft beer, trivia valuable, techniques, estaband live music by the Dust- lishment, irrigation, pruning bowl Revival add up to a good and maintenance on Sat., Nov. time at the third annual Gath- 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ering of Friends on Fri., Nov. 7 For more information, visit theodorepayne.org or call from 7 to 11 p.m.

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View winter succulents and fall foliage, boost your party menu repertoire or shop at the annual Gift Shop Open House at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens at 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia.

Cactus, flower arrangement, canary shows The San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent Society will exhibit fall and winter succulents and cacti rarely seen in summer shows on Sat., Nov. 1 and Sun., Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Members of Las Artistas de Flores will display more than 40 natured-inspired arrangements and miniatures during the two-day show on Sat., Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

They use flowers, rocks, boxes, cylinders and other recycled items in their artful designs.

View birds of different types and colors at the American Canary Fancier Society’s 35th annual Canary Show and Sale on Fri., Nov. 14 and Sat., Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show includes a judged competition and canaries for sale; Society members will be available to answer questions.

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Family events Youngsters ages three to seven and their families can enjoy plant and nature stories and create a take-home craft at Bookworms, which meets on Wednesdays, Nov. 5 and 19 and Sat., Nov. 8 at 10:30 a.m.

Bring your binoculars and wear comfortable shoes for a family bird walk on Sat., Nov. 8 from 8 to 10 a.m.

Children of all ages make paper by hand using recycled and natural materials at a Family Adventure class on Sat., Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Holiday cooking class Peg Rahn and Susan Kranwinkle will take participants down memory lane at a cooking class on Wed., Nov. 19 from 3 to 5 p.m. The event includes stories and raffles with

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Photography, writing workshops Don’t miss the chance to photograph the Arboretum at night! Bring your cameras, LED lights, lasers and specialty light sources along on Sat., Nov. 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. for nighttime picture-taking opportunities.

Seeing is the Seed writing workshop, taught by food and garden writer Paula Panich, meets on Sun., Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. Art and fear is the topic. Writing experience is not necessary; it is a no-pressure environment for people to explore the forms, content and themes of nonfiction writing about the natural world, travel, food and gardens. For more information, go to www.arboretum.org or call 626-821-3222.

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Father allowed only one instrument at son’s funeral tially granted. Instead of a band to play a funeral dirge, the captain was allowed one musician.

He chose a bugler and asked him to play a series of musical notes he had found on a scrap of paper in the pocket of his son’s uniform. That music (the slow, distinctly individual cadence of the notes is like tapping) was the haunting bugle melody we now know as “Taps.” *** Why do we mind our “P’s & Q’s?” ponders Jody Bernolfo.

In the early days of printing, type was composed of individual lead letters and symbols selected from trays containing rows of alphabetical compartments. The p and the q were in adjoining stalls, exact reversals of each other, it was very important to “mind” them so as not to make a mistake.

Professor Know-It-All invites readers to try and stump him. Send your questions to willbent@prodigy.net.

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Angeleno Counts at Homeboy 5k Run/Walk Homeboy Industries “Every Angeleno Counts” 5k Run/ Walk drew 3,000 runners and an additional 1,000 spectators, nearly tripling last year’s event, a spokesman said.

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FATHER BOYLE, right, at the finish line with fellow runners.

Volunteers needed to sign up for huge Clothing Giveaway for the holidays Ready to roll up your shirtsleeves and help sort through hundreds of articles of clothing, children’s books and other items for the annual NCJW Giveaway?

The event will take place on Sun., Dec. 7 in the morning at the National Council of Jewish Women parking lot, 543 N. Fairfax Ave. Helpers can sign up for one of three shifts: Sat., Dec. 6, 8 a.m. to noon, or Sun., Dec. 7, 6:45 to 10 a.m. or 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Volunteers will filter through some 75,000 pieces of clothing and books and give them to more than 3,000 needy people in our community. Participants must be 12 or older; community service credit/certificates will be issued to students.

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This is the perfect question for the month that contains Veteran’s Day. I was told the origin of this emotional and poignant tradition when I was in the Army, and it never fails to move me. In 1862, during the Civil War, a ProfessorUnion Army Knowcaptain, one It-All Robert Ellicombe, was with his company at the battle of Harrison’s Landing in Virginia, separated from the opposing Confederate forces by a narrow strip of land.

During the night, the captain was making his rounds of the sentry positions when he heard the pitiful moaning of a soldier who had been left on the battlefield. The captain agonized for a moment, not knowing whether the soldier was his or the enemy’s, but decided to go get him, and crawled on his stomach dodging sniper fire until he finally reached the wounded soldier.

He dragged the stricken man back to his own lines and there, by lamplight, saw that the soldier, who by now had expired, wore the uniform of a Confederate private. As the captain further inspected the dead rebel, he caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son!

The boy had been studying music in the South when war broke out and without telling his father, had enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, the heart-broken father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial despite his enemy status. His request was par-

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