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MUSEUMS "The Rock" is soon rolling to the L.A. County Museum of Art.

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Real Estate Museums Home & Garden

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Curator of Arboretum's Victorian Rose Garden talks about pruning.

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Guess who came to town riding on a sleigh... or rather a fire truck?

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‘Back room’ scene of literary salon at Musso & Frank The “back room” where Hollywood’s novelists and screenwriters hung out is the setting for the quarterly Literary Salon sponsored by the Los Angeles Visionaries Association on Mon., Jan. 23 from 6 to 11 p.m.

The salon, at Musso & Frank

Grill, 6667 Hollywood Blvd., will focus on different aspects of Hollywood’s literary legacy.

Dan Fante, whose father John was a noted author, will speak at the dinner meeting along with Howard Prouty, archivist at the Margaret Herrick Library.

Mark Echeverria, the grill’s manager, said “Musso & Frank has always been an inspiration in people’s lives to make the impossible possible.”

Cost is $100 including a three-course meal. For information contact Kim Cooper at 323-223-2767.

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Book covers Wilshire’s life as developer, socialist, inventor Los Angeles’s 16-mile boulevard owes its name to a 35-acre purchase by Henry Gaylord Wilshire in 1885.

Wilshire’s career as a land developer, gold mine owner, inventor and publisher are documented in a new 254-page book by Louis Rosen titled: “Henry Gaylord Wilshire: The Millionaire Socialist.”

Rosen, a former history teacher, used information he found in 35 boxes of letters from Wilshire in the Charles E. Young Library at UCLA. He also combed through five boxes of letters at the Huntington Library and historical collections at other libraries.

The book begins in 1882 in Cincinnatti when Wilshire decided to drop out of Harvard. He and his brother William traveled to San Francisco, and later Los Angeles.

The author tells of the brothers’ success in meeting with civic leaders in Los Angeles. A banker told them about a 35-acre abandoned barley field on the west end of the city bordering Westlake Park.

The Wilshires purchased the property.

Wilshire went on to develop land in Long Beach and Fullerton, and spent several years in New York City and later in London. There he became friends with George Bernard Shaw.

In 1895, when he returned from England, he was amazed at how the city had grown, and he subdivided the property.

He paved the streets, installed streetlights, sidewalks and trees. Soon wealthy Angelinos were building homes on the acreage including Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Gray Otis.

Through his campaigning as a socialist, Wilshire made friends with authors Upton Sinclair and Jack London At one time his “Wilshire’s Magazine,” the leading socialist publication in the country, had a circulation of 100,000.

After funds he counted on from a goldmine he owned were not forthcoming, he

ceased publication.

His last claim to fame was the invention of the I-On-A-Co magnetic belt which claimed to cure diabetes, arthritis, etc.

The ads read “Gaylord Wilshire was educated at Harvard and came of a family of doers and go-getters. Mr. Wilshire’s virtues, as summarized, are: social crusader, magazine publisher, gold miner, explorer, pioneer builder, writer, friend and companion of great authors, artists and luminaries of the drama and stage in Europe and America, and now inventor of a magnetic appliance that is banishing pain and suffering from thousand of his fellow men….”

It was an ignominious ending to a rich and colorful life.

$4 million gateway project dedicated on Olympic Blvd.

Four new gateways, landscaped medians and decorative crosswalks are among the improvements along 1.1 miles on Olympic Blvd.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 5 marked the completion of the $4 million streetscape project between Vermont and Western avenues.

Other improvements were updates of 12 bus stops, installation of 80 trees, 70 benches and 40 trash cans.

The project was financed by federal transportation funds and the Community Redevelopment Agency.

Awards deadline

Applications for the L.A. Conservancy's 31st annual Preservation Awards are due Tues., Jan. 31. Projects must have been completed by Dec. 31, be located in Los Angeles County, and meet national standards for historic properties and landscapes. An awards luncheon will be in May. Download applications at: laconservancy.org/awards/ PA12_application.doc.

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Former Petersen Building wins the TOBY award

Davis Partners commercial real estate firm has won the TOBY award for its renovation of the 6420 Wilshire Blvd. building. The TOBY (The Outstanding Building of the Year) award is an annual competition by the Building Owners and Managers Association.

The 20-story, 207,000 square foot office high rise has undergone a multi-million dollar transformation from the aging “Petersen Publishing” building into a dynamic, state of the art, multi-tenant workplace, according to Davis officials.

“The renovation work started with the vision of [architecture firm] Carrier Johnson to create a unique urban park setting along Wilshire Blvd. in the Miracle Mile business district. The work is supported by a distinctive entrance, lobby and valet drop off service station,” said senior property manager Neal Perkey.

The exterior renovation included sustainable, drought tolerant landscaping with native shrubs, trees and flowers along with forest certified wood bench seating and decomposed granite ground cover to allow rainwater to

was constructed on the lobby level. Wireless WiFi was added in the lobby and courtyard,

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and energy efficient film was installed on windows. A parking garage access card system

and a security camera with HD computer screens were also included in the renovation.

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New concrete paving and new sidewalks with low walls as well as a new entrance canopy was installed at the valet drop-off area. Exterior lighting was added to create a safe night environment, but to also limit night sky light pollution, Perkey said.

An entry screen wall blocks wind, and the lobby was expanded and remodeled with a seating area, soft lighting and limestone flooring. A café

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Unplug appliances, notify DWP if power line is down The following is advice from the city Dept. of Water and Power concerning what to do in a power outage.

Have a flashlight and extra batteries nearby. Don’t use candles in a power outage. Turn off lights but leave one light turned on so you will know when your service is restored.

Turn off and unplug appliances and other electrical equipment.

Also unplug heat- STREETLIGHT WENT DOWN at producing items like Wilshire Blvd. and Orange Grove Ave. irons and space heat- when cables holding the structure ers to prevent circuit snapped. See story page 1, section 1. overloading, which dial dwp (800-342-5397). could delay restoraDowned power line tion of service.

Report any downed power Report your outage at 1-800-

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lines immediately by calling the LADWP at the above phone number. Do not touch a downed or dangling wire or anything in contact with it.

Always assume that any downed wire is “live.” Keep children safe and stay away from any downed power lines and poles as well as fallen trees and limbs. Beware of traffic signals that may be affected by power outage and proceed with extreme caution.

Allow access for uniformed LADWP crews, all of whom carry department-issued identification cards, so they may service infrastructure in need of repair.

Stay away from metal fences, such as chain link fences, as there may be a power line down and touching the fence beyond your sight. If there is damage to the connection from the power pole to your house, go to the electrical box and turn off the main switch or shut off the fuse switch.

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ARTIST found a boulder weighing 340 tons in Riverside for his "Levitated Mass" land art project.

Monolithic exhibit ‘The Rock’ to roll to Mile slowly via complex transport Traveling through four counties, the 340-ton boulder will be moving slowly towards the Los Angeles County Muse-

um of Art. “Levitated Mass,” also known as “The Rock” by its fans, is the creation of land art pioneer Michael Heizer.

It includes one of the largest monoliths to be moved in modern times.

Upon its arrival, the granite will be placed on a 456-footlong slot already carved into the earth near the museum’s Sixth St. entrance.

At one point the slot descends 15 feet before ascending back up again, giving visitors as they walk by the appearance of a boulder that rises above them.

Originally conceived in 1968, the artist didn’t find the monolith for his art project until a 2007 visit to a quarry in Riverside.

An extensive nighttime transport system is expected to begin this month for the 85-mile, 10-day trip to the Miracle Mile museum.

The artist says this work covers the expanse of art history, from ancient traditions of creating artworks from monolithic stone, to modern forms of abstract geometries and cutting-edge feats of engineering. The exhibit is expected to open in early 2012.

Hear Handel, Bach in hall fit for a king

Hear the music from the court of Frederick the Great in a hall fit for a king—The Ebell of Los Angeles, Grand Salon— on Wed., Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. as part of the Chamber Music in Historic Sites.

The London Handel Players make their West Coast debut also performing works by their namesake and C.P.E. and J.S. Bach under the gleaming gold-leafed coffered ceilings.

Silas Burns and Sumner Hunt designed the Ebell, built in 1927. A pre-concert talk is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $41 and $45. Visit dacamera.org, or call 213-477-2929.

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Holidays come each year on Larchmont SANTA’S SLEIGH was a fire truck, courtesy of Engine 29, during the annual Open House on Larchmont Blvd. last month. Left: Capt. Jeffrey Johnson and Santa with

Mike Ladue and Paul Obergon. Caroling quartet in Victorian costumes.

Salvation Army added

music to the festivities.

Ready for their wishes for Santa: Maleigh Hughes, top, Ondine Corsmeier.

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League founder Anne Banning, her family, topic of Jan. 25 talk Tom Sitton, author of “Grand Ventures: The Banning Family and the Shaping of Southern California,” will speak at the Assistance League of Southern California’s Founder’s Day on Wed., Jan. 25.

His talk will follow a 10 a.m. champagne reception at the League, 1370 N. St. Andrews Place.

Sitton will describe the family patriarch, Phineas Banning (1830–1885), who is considered the father of the Port of Los

Angeles. When Banning arrived in 1851 from his birthplace, Wilmington, Del., Los Angeles was considered an isolated outpost, on the farthest edge of the American continent.

League founder Anne Banning is the daughter-in-law of Phineas Banning.

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More than 200 images tell the tale that dates back to when saber-tooth cats and dire wolves hunted where Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave. meet.

Text is by museum archivist Cathy McNassor for Arcadia Publishing’s latest in its Images of America series.

Since the wealth of fossils COVER shows stone walls to found at the site was popu- enclose the pits in the 1930s. larized in a magazine article in 1908, tourists have flocked count—and her surviving son here from around the globe.

George Allan very wealthy.

The scientific communi- George Allan Hancock overty took no notice when an saw the production of his oil English geologist recognized company which drilled 71 a fossil from a long extinct wells that dotted the thenhorse and other finds at Ran- rural landscape. cho La Brea in the late 19th A lifelong interest in music century. and invention, he also had The horse, along with Amer- an appreciation for the area’s ican mastodons and a host history, and was concerned of other anitoo many mals, roamed groups were Hancock donated the landscape digging at from 50,000 to the 26-acre site to the the tar pits 11,000 years County of Los Angeles excavation ago—the end in 1926. sites—Los of the last Ice Angeles Age. High School The animals would get students were among them. trapped in the sticky tar that An early photo taken in the still oozes up from the ground, school’s museum shows off preserving their bones for the the size of a mounted ground ages. sloth skeleton towering over a In prehistoric times Native student.

American Indians had used To preserve the site, Hanthe tar as an adhesive to water- cock granted exclusive rights proof canoes and baskets. to the new Los Angeles Coun Major Henry Hancock, a for- ty Museum of History, Science mer member of the Califor- and Art. nia State Assembly, acquired By 1915 museum excavaland in what is now north tion workers dug 96 pits yieldof Wilshire Blvd. and ran a ing hundreds of thousands of commercial asphalt mine. He bones, which were taken to sold the tar as fuel, paving the Exposition Park museum. material and for roofing. Many Hancock donated the bones were dug up in the pro- 26-acre site to the County of cess. Thinking they belonged Los Angeles in 1926. to domesticated animals, they In 1964 Rancho La Brea were discarded. was recognized as a registered After Major Hancock died, national natural landmark. oil was struck on the land, Also in the 1960s, Disney leaving his widow, Ida—the and studio artist Howard Ball daughter of a Hungarian (Please turn to page 7)

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Peace Corps 50th on exhibit The Korean Cultural Center will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps with the 20th anniversary of its volunteer agency, KOICA. The exhibition, “A Story of Volunteerism: Americans in Korea, Koreans in the World” will open Fri., Jan. 13 and continue through Thurs., Jan. 26 at the Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd. More than 40 photographs will be featured that chronicle the Peace Corps in the Republic of Korea (1966-1981) and highlight the work of KOICA around the world.

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BUSINESSMAN, oil tycoon and donor George Allan Hancock in his office circa 1913.

Tale of tar pits, Hancock Park told

(Continued from page 6) was commissioned to create a Pleistocene Zoo including a family of Columbian mammoths for the park— an idea first proposed

by Hancock in 1916 when he offered to give the land to the county.

Meanwhile Hancock agreed to let the art department—which had outgrown its room at the Exposition Park museum— to move to the La Brea property in a museum of its own—today the L.A. County Museum of Art. Philanthropist George C. Page, who made a fortune in IN 1977 Prince Charles at the new Christmas fruit bas- Museum with Page, center, and County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, right. kets and real estate, entered the scene to the book. The George C. about that time, when he Page Museum opened in 1977, offered to build a museum on bringing the tar pit fosils back the property. to Rancho La Brea.

He envisioned housing the Photographs also show volfossils where they were found unteers, staff and paleontoloand inviting children to see gists who worked at the site the Ice Age animal and flora from the early excavations to finds. the present day.

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• "Golden State of Craft: California 1960–1985" ends Jan. 8.

• "The Alchemy of June Schwarcz: Enamel Vessels from the Forrest L. Merrill Collection" ends Jan. 8.

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KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER—"A Story of Volunteerism: Americans in Korea, Koreans in the World” opens Fri., Jan. 13; 40 photographs chronicle the Peace Corps in the Republic of Korea (19661981) and the work of KOICA, the museum's 20-year old volunteer effort. Ends Thurs., Jan. 26.

• "Highlighted Korean Traditional Music & Dance" Fri., Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. is part of the 11th annual UCLA Music Symposium.

5505 Wilshire Blvd., 323936-7141. www.kccla.org PETERSEN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM—Decorate calendars during the drop-in arts and crafts program Sat., Jan. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. Story hour is at 2 p.m.

• Zócalo at the Petersen: "Do Museums Matter," a talk with James Cuno, head of the Getty Trust and author of "Museums Matter: In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum," is on Mon., Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Free; RSVP at ZócaloPublic Square.com.

• Interactive exhibit of Pixar's "Cars" franchise includes die cast models. Ends April 29.

• Original illustrations of Pete Millar of hot rod and drag racing comics of the 1950s and 1960s. Ends April 29.

• Discovery Hour for children under six and their families is most Tuesdays 10 to 11 a.m.

• "Scooters: Size Doesn't Always Matter" features 90 of the two-wheeled vehicles.

Ends May 28.

6060 Wilshire Blvd., 323-

903-2277; petersen.org LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART—Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings" features 100 works by the abstract artist. Opens Sun., Jan. 22. Ends Sun., April 22.

• "In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States" opens Sun., Jan. 29. Exhibit features 175 works from 1931 to 1968 by 47 artists. Ends Sun. May 6.

• "RODARTE: Fra Angelico Collection," features 10 gowns inspired by frescoes painted by the early Italian Renaissance artist Fra Angelico.

The Director's Series: LACMA CEO Michael Govan and Rodarte founders Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Wed., Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. in the Bing Theater. Free for Costume Council members. RSVP by Jan. 9 to 323 857-6555 or costumecouncil@lacma.org.

•"Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World" features 200 works of art and features viceroyalties of Mexico and Peru from the 15th to 19th centuries. Ends Jan. 29.

• "California Design, 19301965: Living in a Modern Way" features more than 300 objects, the exhibition examines the state’s role in shaping the material culture of the country. Ends June 3.

• Sandra de la Loza, founder of the Pocho Research Society of Erased and Invisible History, sampling of obscure 1970 murals, ends Jan. 22.

• "Glenn Ligon: AMERICA," ends Jan. 22.

• Al Weiwei: "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads" ends Feb. 12.

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3 from noon to 1 p.m. for the monthly BYO brown-bag Lunch-and-Learns Program.

Pan Pacific Park, 100 S. The Grove Dr., 323-651-3704; lamoth.org. Free.

ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM—Learn about health and food options on Family Health Day all day Sun., Jan. 8, 12:30 to 5 p.m. with "Let’s Move!" as part of

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"Dreaming Our Way to a Better World!" celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream on Sun., Jan. 15, 12:30 to 5 p.m.

"Gettin’ Spiffy with Miffy" celebrates the end of the Year of the Rabbit of the Chinese Zodiac Sun., Jan. 22 from 2 to

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4:30 p.m. Come meet and take pictures with Miffy, a short film screening, storytime, crafts, and more to welcome the Year of the Dragon!

Puzzlepalooza on Sun., Jan. 29, National Puzzle Day, gets jiggy with jigsaws of all size, shape and form.

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Happy New year wisHiNG you tHe Best iN 2012 “THE CHESS QUEENS,” 1944, by Surrealist painter Muriel Streeter; she is among artists featured in a new exhibit.

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PAGE MUSEUM AT THE LA BREA TAR PITS—Step into the late Pleistocene Age during "Ice Age Encounters," a life-sized saber-toothed cat puppet and her baby (a marionette) are featured on Thurs., Feb. 2 in three 15-min. performances: 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. Designed in collaboration with Page paleontologists and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.

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fossils are on view inside the museum.

Outside excavation sites show paleontologists as they continue to search for new findings.

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A saber-tooth cat devours its prey on the home page which also has links to timelines of the past and present.

Excavation 101 is a video clip featuring a young paleontologist at an excavation site at the Wilshire-area museum.

She explains the “jumble of bones” found at a typical depository. This one has a bison sacrum and femur of a juvenile mastedom mixed in with 1,000s of bones, plants, insects and shells.

"It's really cool to see so many bones concentrated in a small area," she says.

Black tar oozing up from the ground in another clip looks much like it probably did thousands of years ago when the animals lost their lives in the sticky goo.

The history of Ranch La Brea (the tar ranch) is covered from the Pleistocene era 40,000 years ago, through the early excavations at the turn of the last century. Tickets to the museum and children's camps are available.

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Get a jump start on testing, watch movies, play games, arts and crafts FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 Book Club: Call library for book selection. Meets Tues., Jan. 3 at 10:30 a.m. in meeting room of library.

L.A. Quiltmakers Guild: Hands-on demonstrations.

Beginners welcome. Meets Sat., Jan. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Miracle Mile Writers Club networking and support for writers on Sat., Jan. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Friends of the Library: Meet to discuss ways to support the library on Tues., Jan. 10 at 11:00 a.m.

M.S. Support Group: Meets for support for those who have or care for people with multiple sclerosis on Thurs., Jan. 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

MOMS Club of MidWilshire: Support group for Moms meets on Fri., Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.

Ongoing Computer Comfort: Handson training on the computer on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.

Baby and Toddler Storytime: Meet for songs and stories for kids 6 mos. to 2 years on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Pre-school Storytime: Meet for songs and stories for kids ages 2 to 4 years old on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.

Book Sale: Lots of deals on used books and more on Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, from 10

A HOLIDAY CONCERT was recently presented by Sempre Dolce, a recorder ensemble, at the Fairfax library. Members of the group, which plays early woodwind instruments, are, from left, Libi Klugman, Barbara Blinderman, Anita Klebanoff, Miranda Manners and Connie Koenen.

a.m. to 5 p.m.

LACMA Art Classes for Kids: Best for ages five to 12; meets Wednesdays at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Grandparents and Books (GAB): Library volunteers read children's stories aloud.

Call branch for days and times.

FREMONT LIBRARY 6121 Melrose Ave. 323-962-3521 Friends of the Library Book Sale: Bargains on books, audio books, CDs and DVDs on Fri., Jan. 6 starting at 1:30 p.m. and Sat., Jan. 7 starting at noon.

Family Movie Hour: Come watch classic movies and cartoons on Mon., Jan. 9 at 4 p.m.

Call library for movie selec-

Holiday cheer

CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN Sybil Blazej-Yee displays home-made holiday cards created by patrons at a recent crafts workshop at the Wilshire branch library on N. St. Andrews Place.

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Book Club: Meets on Tues., Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Call the library for the book selection.

Baby and Toddler Storytime: For infants 6 mos. to 2 years, Wed., Jan. 11 and 18 at 10:30 a.m.

Preschool Storytime: For children 2 to 4 years old, Wed. Jan. 11 and 18 at 11:30 a.m.

Student Smart: The Princeton Review will administer the full-length ACT Practice Test on Sat., Jan. 21 at 10 a.m.

Please call the information desk to sign up.

Teen Council: Discuss books, cds, manga and more on Tues., Jan. 31 at 3:30 p.m.

Light refreshments served.

Ongoing

Computer Comfort Class: By appointment only. Follow lessons anytime online at: www.laplcomputerclass. blogspot.com.

MEMORIAL LIBRARY 4625 W. Olympic Blvd.

323-938-2732 Origami: Come learn how to fold paper into fun shapes on Sat., Jan. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Ongoing Book sale: Sponsored by the Friends of the Library on Tuesdays 12:30 to 5:30 p.m and on Saturdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Call library for updated times.

Tuesday Nights @ the Movies: Come see a free movie with popcorn on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Call library for weekly selection.

Grandparents and Books (GAB): Ms. Sylvia reads on Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m.

Ms. Claire reads on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon.

Toddler Story Time: Share stores, songs and rhymes on Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

Computer Comfort Class: Wednesdays at 11 a.m. or go online anytime at: www. laplcomputerclass.blogspot. com.

Fun & Games: meet Wednesdays at noon to play Chinese Mah Jong, Scrabble, Battleship, Checkers and other games. Tea and light refreshments are served.

Chess club: All ages and levels are welcome on Thursday evenings from 6 to 8

p.m.

Knitting Circle: meets Saturdays at 10 a.m. All skill levels welcome to come spin a yarn.

Hatha Yoga Class: meets Sundays at 12:15 p.m. Relaxed pace for all ages. Bring a mat or heavy towel. Wear comfortable clothing.

WILSHIRE LIBRARY 149 N. St. Andrews Place 323-957-4550 Baby Sleepy Storytime: Bring your infant or baby up to 2 years old for 15 minutes of a quick story and a lullaby on Thurs., Jan. 5 at 6 p.m.

Then go back home to sleep.

Art Class for Kids: Use finger paints, brush or fabric paints to paint a bag to reuse when you get home on Tues., Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. Wear a washable t-shirt. Supplies provided. Call to reserve a space.

Teen Council: Meet to discuss dvds, cds, graphic novels and other books on Thurs., Jan. 26, 4 to 5 p.m.

Ongoing Storytime with Sybil: Kids ages 3 to 5 can bring parents and grandparents to listen to stories and sing songs on Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Library Hours

Mon., Weds., Sat. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Thurs. - 12:30 - 8 p.m.

Fri., 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

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Join the curator of the Victorian Rose Garden for a workshop about pruning and care on Sat., Jan. 7 form 9 a.m. to noon. Discussion topics include techniques, disease control and soil building.

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The city’s Bureau of Sanitation has expanded curbside collection for Christmas trees this year. So if your tree is too big to cut and place inside the green waste container, simply place it next to the bin on collection day.

Your tree will be turned into bark chips for mulch and made available for residents to use in their gardens.

Another option is to bring it to one of the city’s Recreation and Parks Dept. drop-off sites on Sun., Jan. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The nearest location is the L.A. Zoo in Griffith Park.

Trees can also be dropped off for recycling at fire stations, including #82 at 1800 N. Bronson and #29 at 4029 Wilshire Blvd.

Ornaments, lights, tinsel and stand must be removed. If placing in a green waste container, the tree may not protrude more than a foot above the top of the bin.

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Discover the basics of vegetative propagation with the Payne nursery staff on Sat., Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon.

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The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Griffith Park Visitors Center Auditorium, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. A business meeting begins at 10 a.m., followed by judging of horticulture and design exhibits.

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Take a morning to ramble in search of birds, spruce up the ground or learn about native plants, including manzanitas at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St. in Sun Valley.

Bring your binoculars and join birder Ken Gilliland for a stroll through canyon land on Thurs., Jan. 5 from 1 to 10 a.m. More than 50 different species of birds have been seen in the area, Join volunteers who will clean, plant, mulch, prune and whatever else is needed to spruce up the grounds on Sat., Jan. 21 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Bring a hat, gloves and kneepads. Shovels, towels, rakes, hoes and pruners as well as refreshments will be provided at the monthly “First Saturday” event.

Horticulturist Lili Singer will lead a class on the basics of gardening with California flora on Sat., Jan. 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Museum named cultural monument Heritage Square Museum was approved in December as an Historic Cultural Monument.

The designation will protect the museum and secure the

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integrity of the site at 3800 Homer St. The open-air, living history museum tells the story of the development of Los Angeles.

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Come visit us in this new year. You will be glad you did (and so will we). We always have new, exciting merchandise to share with you.

And, of course, we have the tried and true items that you can’t find anywhere else.

Blanca is always on top of the latest in cleaning supplies. She has an “Oxo” grout brush set that will fit any size or shape crevice.

And, it has a wiper blade for cleaning around the sink drain. (What a great idea.) She has “Fresh Wave” deodorizer for every bad smell, imaginable. Plus, customers love the new “Grab Green” eco friendly all-purpose cleaner made from thyme with fig leaf.

Bertha will give you a tour of new, wonderful kitchen gadgets and appliances. We are so happy to see our Larchmont friends that we’ll give you 10% off your purchase in January, 2012 with this ad.

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Rose-pruning tips, explore mushrooms, camellias Learn about the fungus that flourishes in parks and gardens, how to prune roses and all about Camellias at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Canada Flintridge.

The growing practice of applying mulch to planting beds has encouraged the growth of rare fungi. Learn more about mushrooms and their place in the ecosystem on Sat., Jan. 21 at 9:30 a.m.

Get expert rose pruning guidance from horticulturist Rachel Young and gardener Richard Troche at a demonstration in the Rose Pavilion at 11 a.m.

At 1 p.m., hybridizer Tom Carruth, known as the “king of roses,” will present an illustrated lecture on the newest roses to hit the market.

The Pacific Camellia Society will present a two-day show on Sat., Jan. 14 and Sun., Jan. 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 pm.

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The Southern California Camellia Council’s show will include a plant sale on Sat., Jan. 27 and Sun., Jan. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Children ages 2 to 4 are invited to bundle up and enjoy story time, crafts and a savory treat at “Winter Acorn Bear” on four Fridays beginning Jan. 20 at 10:30 a.m.

To register or for more information, call 818-790-3663 or go to descansogardens.org.

Start the new year off right by signing up for ten-week tai chi or yoga classes at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Canada Flintridge.

The Fitness Walks and Yoga program includes a 25-minute walk around the gardens followed by a 60-minute yoga practice in a Craftsman-styled room. Participants should wear walking shoes and comfortable clothing and bring an exercise mat and towel. Classes are on Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Ten-week sessions begin Jan. 9 and 26.

Learn beginning tai chi which emphasizes force rather than strength on Tuesdays starting Jan. 10 at 8:30 a.m.

More experienced students can attend the advanced class starting Wed., Jan. 11 at 830 a.m.

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Celebrate China, lunar new year at the Huntington Explore the music, theater and folk crafts of China in a day-long event that celebrates the beginning of the lunar new year season at the Huntington on Sun., Jan. 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A prelude to the Chinese New Year Festival on Feb. 4 and 5, the celebration ushers in the Year of the Dragon with artists and performers from Jiangsu Province, China.

Included are traditional puppet operas, crafts, dragon dancers and musicians.

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Check breed-specific rescue groups when looking for a pet Are you looking for a certain kind of furry family member? Consider adoption as an option. Despite popular belief, not all pets needing homes are mixed breeds. In fact, as many as 25 percent of the 8 million

PETS 101: 1. Space: Some pets do just fine in an apartment; others need more room. Energy is the key, rather than size. Many large-dog breeds spend lots of time sleeping and are content with daily outings and play, while some small and medium breeds need more opportunities to run and explore.

2. Time and energy: Herding, hunting and other types of dogs—and several cat breeds—need to keep their brains and bodies busy. Some others are napping professionals. The time needed for training, attention, play and outings can vary depending on breed type.

3. Coat: Some dog and cat breeds must be professionally groomed to stay healthy and to keep you happy. Almost all dogs and cats shed, so ask yourself how much hair you are ready to handle.

dogs and cats in the care of animal welfare agencies are recognizable breeds. All kinds of pets end up homeless for a variety of reasons—frequently due to “people issues” rather than problems with the pets themselves. As a result, local animal shelters and breed-specific rescue groups are great options for people interested in adding a specific breed of pet to their family.

For example, when Destini Hollis decided to get a dog, she had her heart set on a Bouvier des Flandres, a large dog originally bred in Belgium. Rather than turning to a breeder, Destini sought out rescue groups that specialized in caring for homeless dogs of her preferred breed. She soon found her match: Baku, a 113-pound gentle giant whose family could not keep him in their small apartment.

“We did our research,” Destini said, “and we found exactly what we wanted. I highly recommend searching out a purebred rescue group if you want a specific type of dog.”

Narrowing down your options can be tough, but some online tools can help prospective pet parents with their

search for the right pet and the right adoption agency. The PetSmart Charities Adoptable Pet Locator, found on its People Saving Pets website (www.peoplesavingpets.org), allows you to search for local adoptable pets based on criteria such as size, gender and breed.

There are two types of matadors (literal Spanish for the bullfighter who kills the bull): a matador de toros has taken his alterProfessornativa (his Knowofficial confirmation test It-All in a major bullring) and is qualified to fight full grown bulls (four-year-olds weighing at least 900 pounds). A matador de novillas is a professional matador who has not yet taken his alternativa and theoretically fights only three-year-old bulls, although he sometimes fights older animals rejected by matadores de toros. *** Why is an additional or

familiar name, a “nickname?” ponders Peter Thomas.

This term is from the Middle English ekename and refers to the descriptive name given to identify people of the same given name. These names were most often based on places of origin—Edward of Whitecliff; or physical characteristics—Edward Longshanks; national origin—Edward the Welshman; trade—Edward the Butcher; or personal history—Edward the Bold. These and other nicknames were, of course, the precursors of our last names.

Professor Know-It-All is the nom de plume of Bill Bentley, who invites readers to try and stump him at willbent@ prodigy.net.

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“God’s Blood,” “By Thunder,” “May God Defend the Right,” etc. are all examples. “By George” undoubtedly became the most popular when in 1327 King Edward III made Saint George the patron saint of the newly formed Order of the Garter, a very exclusive club which all the nobles desperately wanted to join. *** Where does “nepotism” originate? queries Shirley Gutke.

During Medieval times, the Roman Catholic clergy was anything but celibate. The male offspring of illicit unions were commonly referred to as nepotes, which is Latin for nephews. The “uncles” of these boys, if they occupied high church office, made certain that their “nephews” got good jobs in the family business. *** Why is a bullfighter called a matador? wonders Joel Weirspan.

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Happy New Year To Our Neighbors!

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