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HISTORIC

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West Adams tour relives Los Angelenos' Civil War past.

Billie Holiday was among jazz greats at the Dunbar.

Painting, beer tasting and bulbs at the Huntington.

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September 2014

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

#1 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Over $571 Million in Sales Every Day*

PANORAMIC GOLF COURSE VIEWS! $3,500,000

TRUST SALE ON PRIME BLOCK! $2,475,000

BUILT IN 1994! $1,650,000

CHIC DUTCH COLONIAL $1,549,000

Hancock Park. Create your dream home on pvt cul-desac. Living rm overlooks pool & course. 3beds/4bths.

Lisa Hutchins (323) 460-7626

Hancock Park. Same family for 60 yrs. Fantastic potential to create dream home! 5 beds/3 baths.

Lisa Hutchins (323) 460-7626

Hancock Park. Dramatic living/dining w/soaring ceiling.

Gourmet eat-in kitchen. 4 beds/3.5 bas A/C. Lisa Hutchins (323) 460-7626

Hancock Park. Living w/fpl & dining w/built-ins. Gourmet kitchen. Media room. 4 bds/3 baths. Pool & A/C. Lisa Hutchins (323) 460-7626

CHARMING 1920’S TUDOR $1,499,000

SPANISH CLASSIC $1,349,000

PRIME KOREATOWN LOCATION $1,259,000

COUNTRY ENGLISH W/5BDS & 3BAS $1,199,000

Miracle Mile. Home w/4+2.5+garden guest rm & bath, large yard, needs some updating but w/ potential.

Rick Llanos (323) 460-7617

Hancock Park. Prime Windsor Square location one block from village. 2-3 beds/2 baths + den.

Lisa Hutchins (323) 460-7626

Mid Wilshire. 1930’s building has 6 units, 2-2+1 & 4-1+1, hwd flr, decor fplc, coved ceilings & prkg.

Terri McCortney/Vickie Bascoy 323-460-7612/7608

Hancock Park. Stylishly remodel w/gourmet kitchen & 1st floor master suite w/walk-in closet. A/C & heat.

Barbara Allen (323) 610-1781

MOVE IN READY $899,000

GREAT CONDO ALTERNATIVE $729,000

LOVELY HANCOCK PARK TOWNHOUSE $695,000

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY $669,000

Hancock Park. Spanish Bungalow 2+den+1.5 home located on apx 6700 sf lot.

Cecille Cohen (323) 460-7629

Miracle Mile. Charming 2+1 with newer kitchen, hdwd floors & private patios. Great neighborhood.

Rick Llanos (323) 460-7617

Hancock Park. 2-Sty townhouse, 3 patios. LR, din w/wet bar, kit & brkfst. 2+2.5, laundry in unit, prkg.

Mollie McGinty (323) 460-7636

Hancock Park. Duplex in the LA/Korea Town area. Lrg lot zoned LAR3. 2/1 & 2/2 + Den. Room for 4 car pkg.

Maria C. Gomez Gri Crs Cips (323) 460-7614

DELIGHTFUL HANCOCK PRK TERRACE $599,000

GREAT SO. OF VENTURA BLVD LOC $445,000

HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! $249,000

PROVENCE IN LOS ANGELES $6,300 A MON

Hancock Park. Large 1-bed & 1 ½ baths w/ many designer touches. Light filled w/ beautiful tree-top views James R Hutchison/Peggy Bartenetti (323) 460-7637

Sherman Oaks. Warm, spacious and bright 2 bd 2 bath unit. Hrdwd Flrs. Beautiful floor to ceiling views.

Bob Day (323) 860-4221

Mid Wilshire. Contemporary studio, centrally located. Unit has LR w/fplc & lrg closet. Pool, spa & more.

Maria C. Gomez Gri Crs Cips (323) 460-7614

Hancock Park. Upper level unit duplex available starting October 1st. 3BR + 2BA. Blocks from La Brea.

Loveland Carr Properties (323) 460-7606

HANCOCK PARK NORTH 251 N. LARCHMONT BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 (323) 464-9272

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'Civil War: Beyond the Battlefield' at West Adams Living History tour History comes to life when actors re-enact historical figures buried at the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, 1831 W. Washington Blvd., on Sat., Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

West Adams Heritage Association’s “A Gathering of the

Blue and the Gray, Civil War: Beyond the Battlefield” commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The 24th annual living history tour takes us back to the conflict, which began on April 12, 1861, when the Confeder-

ates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. It ended on April 9, 1865 when Robert E. Lee surrendered just a few days before President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

Visitors will “meet” a variety of Civil War era personages,

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including two who fought at BIOLA (Bible Institute of Gettysburg, a Civil War “Flor- Los Angeles) College and the ence Nightingale,” a former Union Rescue Mission; slave who served as a Union • Louis F. Gottschalk, who was chaplain, and a flamboyant a Missouri lawyer, judge and legislator who fought on the Wild West pioneer.

One of this year’s personages became a well-known thespian; another founded a major oil c o m p a n y, a Christian college, and the Union Rescue Mission, all of ANGELUS ROSEDALE Cemetery, along with famwhich sur- ily plots for both Confederate and Union veterans, vive to this some 450 Union soldier veterans are buried here.

Photos by Chris Eisenberg day; and a third became acting governor Union side and later served as the state’s Acting Governor of Missouri.

A Confederate general killed before moving West; while in at Shiloh left behind in Los Los Angeles he was appointAngeles his children and his ed by President Harrison as widow, and visitors will also American Consul to Stuttgart; meet the female cousins of • Eliza Griffin Johnston, the President Abraham Lincoln, widow of one of the most famed and Confederate President Jef- Confederate Generals, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, who ferson Davis.

This year’s portrayals in- died at the battle of Shiloh; • Clay Beauford/Welford clude: • Mary Davis Flournoy, the Chapman Bridwell—Bridwell widow of Confederate Col. changed his name to Beauford Robert Flournoy and cousin and joined the Confederacy at of Jefferson Davis, and Lina age 14 as a drummer boy (he didn’t want his parents to (Salina Catherine find him). As Beauford, Hall) Carlisle, coushe later joined the U.S. in to Abraham LinArmy to fight in the Incoln and widow dian Wars, and received of Union veteran the Medal of Honor. He William Carlisle; helped capture Geronimo • Col. Allen Allenand became a colorful sworth, who was legislator in Arizona; born into slavery in and 1842 in Louis• Harry Duffville, Ky., ield, an acescaped tor who during made his the Civil first footWar and light bow at joined age 12, but t h e a year later Union ran away Army, l a t e r MILITARY CHAPLAIN who was an from home serving as escaped slave, Col. Allen Allensworth to become a in the 1870s or 1880s.

Confederate a military drummer chaplain; in retirement Allensworth boy; after the war, he spent a founded a self-named town lifetime in the theater, eventudesigned specifically for Af- ally settling in Los Angeles as rican-Americans where they an actor on the screen (“Rio could live free of political and Grande).

Advance ticket sales only; social persecution; • Margaret Meseroll Hayes, $30 in advance, paid by Sept. who was a “ministering an- 10. $35 after that or on day of gel” to wounded and dying tour, space permitting. ChilUnion soldiers at a Tennessee dren under 10 attend free. hospital, and who eventually Tours depart approximately became the last living Civil every 25 minutes, beginning War nurse, dying at age 101 in at 9 a.m., with the last tour departing at noon. The three1934; • Lyman Stewart, a tanner’s hour docent-led walk is over apprentice and would-be reli- uneven terrain; visitors are gious missionary who joined advised to wear appropriate the Pennsylvania Cavalry and clothing and walking shoes. fought at Gettysburg; after the For tickets and information, war, he became an oil wildcat- visit WestAdamsHeritage.org, ter who founded Union Oil, call 323-735-WAHA or email and then used his wealth to tours@westadamsheritage. establish the “Jesus Saves” org.

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Hancock Park Rindge estate price tag tops recent $10 million record The former Samuel K. Rindge estate at 345 S. Hudson Ave. has been purchased for $11 million.

The sales price for the Mediterranean style home tops the recent record-selling holder $10 million price tag on the

Chandler estate that was reported in the Larchmont Chronicle’s August issue.

The eight-bedroom, six and one-half baths home was designed by architects Koerner & Gage and built in 1926 for the Rindge family.

Samuel Rindge was a landowner, banker and real estate developer. He died in 1968.

The family lived at the home for more than 30 years.

He was a partner in the Rindge Company which had extensive holdings in Malibu.

The company ovesaw management of the estate of his father Frederick H. Rindge.

A recent owner was actor David Schwimmer who purchased the house in 2001 for $5.5 million. The home also features six and one-half baths,

step-down living room, woodpaneled library, screening room, formal dining room, four fireplaces and hardwood floors. Grounds feature fountains, pool and spa, tennis court and guest apartment over the three-car garage.

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Real Estate Sales* Single family homes 345 S. Hudson Ave. 434 S. Windsor BLvd. 355 S. Rossmore Ave. 229 S. McCadden Pl. 152 S. Van Ness Ave. 202 S. Van Ness Ave. 267 S. Plymouth Blvd.

159 S. Van Ness Ave. 302 S. Mansfield Ave. 187 N. Highland Ave. 547 N. Las Palmas Ave. 220 N. Plymouth Blvd.

800 S. Highland Ave. 110 N. Van Ness Ave. 438 N. Arden Blvd.

226 N. Arden Blvd.

607 N. Citrus Ave. 117 N. Plymouth Blvd.

606 N. Citrus Ave. 536 N. Arden Blvd.

914 S. Tremaine Ave. 536 N. Plymouth Blvd.

616 N. Highland Ave. 801 S. Citrus Ave. 943 S. Plymouth Blvd.

658 N. Gramercy Pl. 960 4th Ave. 686 Lorraine Blvd.

$11,800,000 4,450,000 3,885,000 3,395,000 2,860,000 2,399,000 2,295,000 2,275,000 2,275,000 2,165,000 1,999,000 1,899,000 1,895,000 1,700,000 1,599,000 1,495,000 1,399,999 1,349,000 1,275,000 1,125,000 1,085,000 999,999 995,000 899,000 899,000 832,990 715,000 499,000

Condominiums 4100 Wilshire Blvd., #403 4460 Wilshire Blvd., #406 585 N. Rossmore Ave., #304 585 N. Rossmore Ave., #210 109 N. Sycamore Ave., #404 733 S. Manhattan Pl., #406 733 S. Manhattan Pl., #402 620 S. Gramercy Pl., #125 433 S. Manhattan Pl., #305 320 S. Gramercy Pl., #206 446 S. St. Andrews Pl., #1 *List prices for July.

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Festival to screen short movies by Swiss filmmakers

Begin October’s Italian Heritage month early at the Galbani Italian Feast The Consulate General of of San Gennaro annual Switzerland is presenting the street festival on Fri., Sept. fourth edition of the Los An26 through Sun., Sept. 28. geles Swiss Film Festival’s Hosted by event coShort Films Long Night on founders Jimmy KimSun., Sept. 7 from 4 to 10 p.m. mel and Adam Carolla, Fourteen short movies by the Feast takes place befilmmakers living in Switzerhind the Jimmy Kimmel land or abroad will be screened Live Theater at 1651 N. at the Harmony Gold Theater, Highland Ave. on Friday 7655 Sunset Blvd.

The festival is committed to from 5 p.m. to midnight, promoting the works of Swiss Saturday from 11 a.m. filmmakers and artists, and is to midnight and Sunday designed to celebrate quality from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Inspired by the FEAST celebrates Italian culture, en- Swiss-made or Swiss-inspired short films of all genres and 80-year-old New York tertainment and cuisine.

City tradition, the Feast less shelters and food banks as styles, and foster relationships celebrates Italian culture, en- well as school programs for un- with the entertainment industry and its audiences. tertainment and cuisine and derprivileged youth. will feature food, street per- For more information, visit To RSVP, email maggie@ dreamago.com. formers and strolling musi- www.feastofla.org. cians, a cooking stage, kids’ corner, bocce, bingo, carnival Dancing to pierogis at Polish Festival rides, games and more.

Music, dancing and tradi- lottery and silent auction Tickets are $5, with a $1 tional cuisine will highlight are also scheduled. Schnitdiscount with a Metro receipt. the annual Polish Festival zels, pierogis, sausages and Kids under 12 get in free. on Sun., Sept. 28 from noon stuffed cabbage will be on A Mass takes place on the to 9 p.m. at Our Lady of the the menu. main stage on Friday at 11 Bright Mount Church, 3424 Admission is $5; additiona.m., followed by a procession W. Adams Blvd. al parking is on West Adams of St. Gennaro on Hollywood Bands, folk dancers and and Arlington.

Blvd. at noon. pop star Mietek Szczesniak For up-to-date informa Proceeds from the 13th annufrom Poland will entertain. tion, visit polskaparafiala. al event benefit the San Gennaro A fun zone for children, a org.

Foundation that supports home-

MUSICAL performances, dancing and traditional food are featured at the L.A. Greek Fest.

Drink, eat and dance like a Greek at St. Sophia Fest Greek cuisine, dancing and music will be featured at the L.A. Greek Fest on Fri., Sept.

5 through Sun., Sept. 7 at the Grand Plaza grounds of Saint Sophia Cathedral, 1324 S. Normandie.

Among guests at the 16th annual festival, which brings in more than 15,000 attendees, will be honorary chairs Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, and Nia Vardalos, star of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.”

The festival includes imported crafts, homemade sweets, live musical performances, a Zorba happy hour as well as Greek dancing shoes and workshops for interested participants.

Honoring the area’s Byz-

antine Latino Quarter, a salsa band will also perform.

Flaming cheese, feta fries and lamb chops as well as pastries are among cuisine specialties offered along with Greek wines and beers. Cooking demonstrations will also be held.

Hourly tours of the historic landmark St. Sophia Cathedral will be held throughout the weekend.

Hours are Friday, 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday, noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. Tickets are $5, $3 for seniors. Children under 12 get in free. Free parking and a shuttle service will be offered.

For more information, call 323-737-2424 or go to lagreekfest2014.com.

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L ARCHMONT V ILLAGE 1922 T RADITIONAL 122 N L UCERNE B OULEVARD L OS A NGELES, CA For Sale — $1,499,000 Located on a tree-lined street in the sought-after Larchmont Village neighborhood, this single-story, 4 bedroom, 3 bath colonial revival home is less than a block from the main street. The living room features a Batchelder tile fireplace, original hardwood floors and large, double-hung windows.

The updated kitchen features a spacious breakfast nook and bar with bay windows, shedding light over the dining room, ideal for entertaining. The large family room has double French doors that open to the patio and landscaped backyard. The single car garage has finished walls, tiled floor and side entry French doors. Owners painted the home, inside and out, in late-July/early-August.

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Children’s play area to join ‘splash pad’ A new children’s play area will open at Grand Park. Its

design is by park architects Larchmont-based Rios Clem-

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The new play area, set to open

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in November, will be a counterpart to the park’s interactive water feature— the “splash p a d ” — which is a LARCHMONT ARCHITECTS’ design. part of the park’s hisnior associate, Rios Clementi toric fountain.

Hale Studios, took questions.

A groundbreaking was re- The project is supported by cently held at the site between a grant from First 5 LA and N. Broadway and Spring St., by funds from Proposition A/Los L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Angeles County Regional Park Molina. Tony Paradowski, se- and Open Space District.

TreePeople training covers rain barrels to school, citizen forestry 220 N Van Ness Ave 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 4,802 sq/ft, 12,000 lot size Listed at $2,550,000

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Resplendent 1920s Spanish with unspoiled beauty and amazing architectural features.

Formal entry positions you between a turreted staircase and voluminous two-story living room. Downstairs includes formal dining room, den, kitchen, breakfast room, versatile utility room and bedroom, with many of the rooms opening to a generous backyard.

Upstairs are three en suite bedrooms. Among the many striking details of this home is an abundance of spacious, grand scale rooms, particularly the master suite. Backyard is highlighted by a patio, sprawling grass lawn and Japanese garden. Ample front yard as well, plus a two-car garage. Amazing opportunity to own a true Windsor Square classic.

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Learn how to collect rainwater in your backyard and other greening projects at Community Sustainability Workshops on Sat., Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at TreePeople Center for Community Forestry, 12601 Mulholland Dr. Admission is free.

Install a rain barrel, replace your lawn with a droughttolerant landscape and other simple DIY projects will be covered.

In Native Plants and Turf Reduction find out how to “green” your garden and reduce your water bill by follow-

ing the basics of native plant selection and care, and updating your sprinkler system.

Want your neighborhood street, school or park to be a shade greener? Thinking about planting trees in your community, but not sure where to start? Learn the steps to get your project off the ground and get more trees where you live, work and play in Citizen Forestry.

Introduce others to how TreePeople serves Los Angeles in Outreach Leader Training.

Visit treepeople.org/community-sustainability-workshops.

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Birthplace of the Spruce Goose

Hughes Aircraft site, Hercules Campus awarded

AMONG RESTORATION projects was the Dunbar Hotel lobby.

Fader Architects renovate venue in historic Jazz District The Dunbar Hotel’s adaptive reuse has won the Los Angeles Conservancy award for the firm of Steven Fader Architects.

Steve Fader, principal in the firm, accepted the award at the July awards ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel.

The Dunbar is a 1920s National Register-listed hotel in the historic Central Avenue Jazz District.

The work included renovation of lobby, atrium skylight, lighting, interior finishes and furnishings.

Fader, Larchmont Village, has more than 30 years’ experience in planning and architecture, for public and private

sector clients.

His firm specializes in historic preservation planning and design. The Hotel is part of Dunbar Village housing.

In its heyday, the hotel hosted Louis Armstrong, Paul Robeson and Billie Holiday.

'Dancing at the Dunbar' The Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre will perform "Dancing at the Dunbar" at the site, 4225 S. Central Ave., on Sat., Sept. 6 at 8 p.m.

The work is based on "Life's Tragedy and Sympathy," two poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar, the hotel's namesake.

Tickets are $40, $20 for students and seniors.Visit heididuckler.org.

The Miracle Mile-based Ratkovich Company was honored recently at the L.A. Conservancy’s 33rd annual Preservation Awards for developing the Hercules Campus at the former Hughes Aircraft Co. The 530,000 square foot office and studio campus is on 28 acres in Playa Vista.

The project has 11 nationally registered historic landmark buildings including the hangar where Hughes built the legendary Hercules H-4, also known as the Spruce Goose.

The $50 million renovation tied the space together for office and production layout for tenants in the entertainment, media and technology fields.

The buildings, which had been dilapidated, were rebuilt with light, open spaces, bowed

truss ceilings and operable windows.

A mix of the historic with contemporary and the indoors with the outdoors, the campus is a national model in sustainable development, according to the company’s website. Features include fuel cells and solar energy and native drought

tolerant landscaping.

Ratkovich, in partnership with Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, purchased the property for $32.4 million in 2010.

The Spruce Goose hangar served as a soundstage for “The Aviator,” “Titanic” and “Transformers.”

‘Paper View’ to open An artist reception for Tom Hofer’s “Paper View” will be at the Archangel Gallery, 1103 N. Palm Canyon Dr., in Palm Springs, on Fri., Sept. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The au courant, all-collage solo exhibit ends Oct. 15.

Hofer is production manager at the Larchmont Chronicle.

June Ahn Presents Homes for the Month of September 2014 124 S. Rossmore Avenue

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134 Fremont Pl. Asking $3,999,000 24Hr Security Guarded. Gated community

122 N. Lucerne Blvd. Asking $1,499,000 3rd Street School District in Larchmont Village 4BD/3BA

421 S. Van Ness Ave #22 Lease $2,900 / month 3rd Street School District Townhome w/pool, 2 car-parking

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Window tinting We already tint the windows of our cars. It’s time to add solar film to the window panes at home.

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Window coverings Not just another pretty face, window treatments act as a sophisticated energy-saving device disguised as décor.

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“Metal or wood blinds can keep out the sun’s direct rays but they won’t absorb heat energy the way insulated fabric will.”

A reflective white backing on the sunny-side of curtains married to a darker fabric on the interior can keep your room comfortable while the sun scorches.

Just as important as the material is the location of the curtains.

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the west-facing ones. They get the afternoon sun which is the killer,” says Poliquin. “And the more opaque the better.”

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CAFAM, calligraphy receptions, tea ceremony, children's workshops CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM—Opening reception for two exhibits is Sat., Sept. 13 at 6 p.m., $12, free for members: "Clare Graham & Moryork: The Answer is Yes" highlights 40 years of the artist's obsessive collecting habits integrated into art.

"New Directions: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Textiles" features 19 works.

Both exhibits end Jan. 4.

• Monthly Yarn Bombing Graffiti Collective is Sat., Sept.

20 from 2 to 5 p.m. Free.

• "Looming," a crafts family workshop, is Sun., Sept. 21,

DEMONSTRATING the Korean tea ceremony is Yi Youngmi, at LACMA this month.

drop in from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

5814 Wilshire Blvd., 323937-4230; cafam.org; free on Sundays.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART—"Closeup and Personal: 18th Century Gold Boxes from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection" opens Fri., Sept. 5.

Ends March 1.

• "Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s" opens Sept. 21. Ends Jan. 4.

• Korea Day features a tea ceremony on Sat., Sept. 27, at 3 p.m. Art historian lecture is at 11 a.m., and a concert is at 1 p.m. Free. RSVP required for the concert.

• "Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910," ends Sept. 28.

• "African Cosmos: Stellar Arts" features ancient Egyptian sculptures, masks of Mali to contemporary South African artists. Ends Nov. 30 • "Marsden Hartley: The German Paintings 1913-1915" ends Nov. 30.

• "Sam Durant: Proposal for White and Indian Dead Monument Transpositions, Wash.

D.C." ends Nov. 30.

• "The Painted City: Art from

Teotihuacan" includes 14 tri- Peace on Sun., Sept. 21, from pod vessels from the ancient 2 to 4 p.m. celebrates International Day of Peace! Free city. Ends Jan. 4.

5905 Wilshire Blvd., 323- admission on Smithsonian Museum Day Sun., Sept. 28.

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PETERSEN AUTOMO- 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Suite TIVE MUSEUM—Children 100; 323-761-8984, www.zimmermuseum.org. make pencil cases on PAGE MUSESat., Sept. 6 from UM AT THE 10 to 11 a.m.

LA BREA • "Cruise In" TAR PITS— your clasExcavator sic, custom Tours, daior exotic ly, feature car, truck on highlights of motorcycle the museum and enjoy free FREDERICK the Great's park— and breakfast on Sun., Sept. 28 snuffbox in "Gold Boxes." labs, Ice Age fossil excavafrom 8 to 10 tion and visits to the Observaa.m.

• "World's Greatest Sports tion Pit and Project 23.

• Ice Age Encounters with Coupes" ends Oct. 18.

• "Mustangs Forever: 50 years a (life-size puppet) sabertoothed cat. Fridays 10:30, of a Legend" ends Oct. 18.

• "Town Cars: Arriving in 11:15 a.m. and noon; SaturStyle" includes Fred Astaire's days and Sundays 11:30 a.m., 1927 Rolls Royce. Ends Feb. 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Times subject to change; check web2015.

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MUSEUM—Share stories on JAPAN FOUNDATION— National Grandparents Day Tea Time and conversation is Sun., Sept. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah Festival is • Fall language courses start Sun., Sept. 14. Pinwheels for Sat., Sept. 20; check online for

full schedule and times.

• Japanema: films screen the second and fourth Wednesday at 7 p.m. Free.

5700 Wilshire Blvd., 323-761-7510. www.jflalc. org.

ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN MUSEUM—"Come In! SMLXLA" highlights works from small to extra large and the impacts on the present and future. May be closing party this month; check website.

6032 Wilshire Blvd.; 323932-9393; www.aplusd.org.

KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER—Opening reception for the annual Korean American Calligraphy Association is Sat., Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Ends Sat., Oct. 11.

• Learn about the culture and language in a 12-week program, Tues., Sept. 16 to Tues., Dec. 9. Fee is $60. Call 323936-3025, or klp@kccla.org.

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LOS ANGELES MUSEUM CAUST— OF THE HOLO­ Tours by survivors of the Holocaust daily, interactive displays featured.

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Explore propagation, water-saving tips, Signs of Life exhibit Where did the summer go?

Enjoy the remaining days with a stroll under the oaks, a water-themed exhibit and gardening classes at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Canada, Flintridge.

Gardening classes Green Thumb 101: Propagation Part II will build on

principles outlined in earlier class. Learn easy, cost-effective ways to replicate your favorite plants on Sat., Sept. 6 at 10 a.m.

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Non-members are welcome.

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explores the theme of water as the fountain of life. Part of the AxS Festival—a celebration of art and science—the exhibit opens on Sun., Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. and is on view daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Nov. 30.

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Events, exhibits Advance tickets are on sale now at www.therise.org for the “Rise of the Jack O’Lanterns” that will light up the Gardens from Fri., Oct. 3 to Sun., Nov. 2.

The all-ages night-time Halloween extravaganza features more than 5,000 hand-carved jack o’lanterns created by professional artists and sculptors and arranged throughout a one-third-mile scenic trail within the Rose Garden.

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Writer to lead workshop for photographers

A writer by profession, munication Workshop for work, be it landscape, plants, Windsor Square resident Pau- Photographers,” Panich will gardens, architecture, food, or la Panich is also a passionate discuss the precision required even portraits, streetscapes, gardener. to write a caption, an extended industrial environments, or She added “teacher” to the caption, a biography and press situations of social/politilist after a visit to the New release. cal import, you need to exYork Botanical “ A l t h o u g h plain your work for grants, Garden. “I said I’m not a pho- exhibitions, websites, blogs to them, ‘you oftographer, I’m catalogues, captions, articles, fer garden phoa serious stu- press releases and essays,” said tography and dent of photog- Panich. plant illustraraphy and its She will show students tion, but what history,” said how to uncover the essential about writing?

Panich.

“For ideas of their general work It’s the missing the past couple or a specific project, describe leg of the triof years, I’ve its content and then translate pod.’” tutored young it into coherent and precise That’s how photographers language. “How you present her workshops and have had a yourself and your work in lanat botanical regular writing guage is critical to your sucgardens, arboworkshop that cess,” she added.

PAULA PANICH retums and mumeets on Sun- The workshop fee is $100 Photo: Ilana Panich-Linsman seums began. “I days at the Ar- for Arboretum members; $125 learned that I really enjoyed boretum, so we decided to try for non-members (includes teaching adults who are com- it.” admission). To register, call pletely passionate about what The introductory, but 626-821-4623. they do. There are people hands-on workshop, at 301Linoleum City.4.7_Layout 1 3/31/11 3:59 PM who have tremendous depth N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, on of knowledge in certain areas Sun., Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to that they want to communi- 1 p.m., is for photographers Dylan Hanon, curator cate, but they are not writers.” who are called upon to make of The Huntington's trop At “Shedding Light on Your more than images. ical collections, discusses Photography: A Writing/Com- “No matter the focus of your a variety of less common bulbs that are suitable for indoor cultivation on Thurs., Sept. 11 at 2:30 p.m. A plant sale follows.

Explore tea to beer at Huntington A variety of activities allow visitors to explore tea and beer as well as creating centerpieces at The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Road in San Marino.

Take a peek inside the Japanese Garden’s ceremonial teahouse and learn the traditions behind its use on Mon., Sept. 8 from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Explore the world of Bel-

gian beers at a lecture and tasting led by Brad Owen from the Art Institute of California on Wed., Sept. 24 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Create a centerpiece with summer blooms in a hands-on workshop by Flower Duet on Sat., Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon. Go to www.huntington.com.

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Writing workshops In addition to a writing workshop for photographers on Sun., Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., writer Paula Panich will lead “Seeing is the Seed: Writing at the Arboretum” on Sundays, Sept. 27, Oct. 26, Nov. 23 and Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Feast at Baldwin Ranch Celebrate the beginning of autumn by dining on a seasonal meal at the Feast at Baldwin Ranch on Sun., Sept. 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. Each course will be specially prepared by different chefs and paired with wines.

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Garden talks, classes Learn how to grow fruits and vegetables organically in your home garden on Sat., Sept. 13 from noon to 4 p.m.

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Pasadena POPS Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS will perform the final concert of the summer on Sat., Sept. 6 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. New York! New York! is the theme.

The Crescent The Crescent is a reclaimed landscape in the heart of the Arboretum where horticulture techniques for water conservation and food production are explored. Help transition the existing wildflower garden into the Crescent Farm at workshops on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Activities include working on contours and terracing, sculpting cardboard, green waste and mulch to create weed barriers and fertile new soil.

A hands-on “lasagna mulching” workshop culminates the program on Sat., Sept.

20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The method uses what you have on hand to create layers of sheet mulch to kill grass and reduce weeds as you transition into a water-wise landscape.

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READY TO REPLACE the lawn with California natives? Learn how with an award-winning horticulturist.

Container and native garden design workshops at Payne Get tips on starting seeds, gardening with California flora and creating a waterwise lawn at Theodore Payne, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley.

Look, Ma, no lawn!

Are you ready to lose the lawn? Award-winning horticulturist Lili Singer will explain how to take it out and offer ideas on alternative lowcare native plants that need no fertilizer and use a fraction of the water at a workshop on Fri., Sept 12 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Native gardening A talk by Mike Evans, owner of Tree of Life Plant Nursery, will showcase the development of a native landscape using a new all-native public park in San Juan Capistrano as an example on Sat., Sept.

20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Lili Singer leads Four Seasons of Color on Sat., Sept. 20 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The program showcases trees, shrubs, vines, perennials and grasses that will ensure year-round color, and includes a walk on the Theodore Payne grounds.

Learn the ins and outs of propagating native plants from seed at a hands-on workshop on Sat., Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. Topics include basic seed physiology, seed vi-

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In the Middle Ages, mud was very plentiful and was a common medicine used to staunch bleeding wounds and also a remedy against snake bite. To toast a person with the phrase meant you were wishing him good sight. The eye reference has also been attributed to the fact that King Harold was killed by an arrow in the eye at the Battle of Hastings and thereby the toast is a Saxon remembrance in the face of Norman occupation. *** I’ve heard unorthodox weddings referred to as “lefthanded marriages.” What’s the origin? wonders Tanya Josephson.

This term is used as slang to describe a morganatic marriage—one between a man of high (usually royal) rank and a woman of lower station. As a result of this formal agreement, the bride does not acquire the husband’s rank and neither she nor any offspring of the marriage are entitled to inherit the title or possessions. The left-handed reference came about because the custom is for the man to pledge his troth with his left hand instead of his right.

Morganatic comes from the Old High German morgangeba—the morning-gift, which was given from husband to wife after the consummation of the marriage, and was the wife’s only claim to her husband’s possessions. I doubt if it would hold up in a community property state. *** Why are certain books of the bible called “gospel?” asks Jerri Langer?

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very quick and slippery character, able to work his way in and out of very tight spots.

But the term originally was applied to “weasel words” and came about because of the animal’s most perfidious and ruinous practice —sucking eggs.

You see, weasel words (almost is a good example) are ones of convenient ambiguity, which suck the meaning from the words next to them. How many times have we heard people weasel out of something by stating, “I’m almost positive?”

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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