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Once a 26-story proposal, project is on PLBRA agenda

By Suzan Filipek Representatives of Town & Country — who originally proposed a 26-story residential tower on Third St. east of Fairfax Ave. — will be keynote speakers at the Park La Brea Residents Association (PLBRA) annual meeting. Developer Tom Warren, executive managing director for the Holland Partner Group, and property owner John Nahas, of Regency Centers, are expected to address the PLBRA at the meeting. It will take place Sun., Jan. 13 beginning at noon in the Park La Brea Community Theater located at the Activity Center. There has been a change to what previously was proposed to the Mid City West Community Council (MCWCC) last spring, which included 380 units in a tower on the site, currently occupied by KMart. There were also multiple parking floors for about 1,400 cars. Downsizing came about after community backlash from nearby residents and representatives from Hancock Park Elementary School, who claimed that the project design, with the tower, was out of character with the surrounding area, explained developer spokesperson Dagny Akeyson.

MAP shows the area of the Town & Country project. The original Town and Country shopping center was built in the 1950s, then remodeled substantially in the 1960s.

“It is now planned as a midrise with a focus on open space, community gathering options, more landscaping and greenery, and community-serving retail,” Akeyson said. Several community meetings have taken place so far, along with three “working group” meetings, with Councilman David Ryu’s office in preparation for drafting an environmental impact report. “Our goal is to facilitate a conversation between the de-

veloper and community stakeholders that is productive and positive, leading to real solutions and options,” said Estevan Jose Montemayor, deputy chief of staff for Councilman Ryu. “The hope is that we’ll get consensus on a site design that improves the property, provides community benefits, and minimizes impacts, especially to Hancock Park Elementary School, during construction and after. This conversation isn’t meant to bypass the pub-

lic process but to parallel it, and we expect the outcomes from the working group to help inform the public review and comment and vice versa.” Concerns raised by the community at a Planning and Land Use Committee meeting of the MCWCC in August included the impact on safety and privacy the project would have on Hancock Park Elementary School, which is within feet of the proposed development. Residents also suggested

adding more green space and replacing the single tower with several smaller buildings to create a pedestrian-friendly urban village instead of just a shopping mall. Mid City West Planning and Land Use Committee members offered suggestions to improve transportation options and reduce traffic. The design by MVE and Partners would replace the lowrise Town and Country Shopping Center that now houses a KMart, Whole Foods, CVS and other retail. The Whole Foods and CVS would be incorporated within the new project. The project at the five-acre site has been on hold pending conclusion of a 30-year Kmart lease that ended last year. Preservation of Andre’s Italian Restaurant, which opened at the site in 1963, is also being considered in the new design, said Akeyson. A public hearing on the revised project is expected sometime this year. Board election Also at the upcoming Jan. 13 PLBRA meeting, an election for PLBRA board members will take place. Reports on the Associa(Please turn to page 3)

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Does the past have a future in Hollywood? Not according to Plan The calendar has turned, and a new year is underway. Resolutions invariably find their way into the conversation. Resolutions are usually personal, something we commit to because we want to change a habit, become a better or healthier person. Resolutions enter the public realm through a community plan, a collective resolve to create a livable and functioning city for future generations. This month such an activity begins (again) in Hollywood, with a discussion of the Hollywood Community Plan. There are many worthwhile goals and objectives designed to keep this significant part of the city viable, and many needs (housing, transportation, open space) to be addressed. I’m concerned with just one, for now. This is not to say that other issues don’t need serious discussion. But, be it resolved that … the collection of buildings and landscapes which embody Hollywood’s historic character and heritage be preserved through a robust series of implementable measures outlined in the Plan. Currently, the draft Plan pays lip service to heritage in a chapter which identifies a general willingness to acknowledge the importance of his-

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Christy McAvoy toric resources. But it is light on the specifics of how to go about this. The accompanying draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) succinctly states that there is no way to avoid significant impact on individual resources and offers no mitigation measures to lessen that impact. There is no doubt that, in the coming decades, individual resources (both identified and designated) will be lost. To not take this opportunity to create a plan for preservation and continued use within the Community Plan is a huge mistake. Rhetoric without implementation can’t save buildings, community character, or neighborhoods. We have many tools to use: the proposed Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) is a start, but procedures have not been adequately identified and the CPIO does not cover the entire plan area. Good identification work has been done by the former Community

Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and SurveyLA. Urban design plans for specific areas funded by the CRA are in progress. The city-wide zoning update known as “Re:code” offers opportunities. Some of these have been implemented in other Community Plan areas but are missing in the Hollywood documents. Leadership is needed. Both Councilmen Mitch O’Farrell and David Ryu have voiced support for preservation in the past. Hollywood Heritage, the Los Angeles Conservancy and others have provided “best

practices” examples to both. What a gift to residents of Hollywood and nearby neighborhoods if the plan could provide a clear road map to preservation of all identified and designated resources and districts throughout the Plan area. Data shows that there is plenty of room for compatible development in the area. We just have to have the conversation. The legacy and story of Hollywood is at stake. Comments due Comments on the plan are due Thurs., Jan. 31. You can read the Plan at hcpu2.org and

the Draft EIR at the Department of City Planning’s website (planning.lacity.org [click on “Environmental Review” and then “Draft EIR”]). Contact Hollywood Heritage or the Conservancy if you wish to become involved or send individual comment letters to city planner Linda Lou at linda.lou@lacity.org. The greater Windsor Square Hancock Park area has greatly benefited from its specific plans and Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZ). Resources of like quality to the north deserve equal protection.

ORIGINAL PROPOSAL for the residential project to replace KMart included a 26-story tower, as seen in this rendering from Holland Partner Group.

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ture directions and financial status will also be given, said Col. Donald Harris, USA (Ret.), secretary / treasurer of PLBRA.

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Ladies’ professional golf to return to Wilshire Country Club in April

The Ladies’ Professional Golf Association (LPGA) will return to the Wilshire Country Club April 22 to 28, 2019. The tournament will feature 144 of the world’s best female professionals competing over four rounds of golf for a share of the $1.5 million purse. Last year, locals were among the thousands of spectators to descend on the iconic club to

watch Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand win the tournament by two strokes with a score of 12 under par. According to event organizers, the 2019 tournament will undergo a name change to the “Hugel-Air Premia LA Open” to reflect its association with Air Premia, a new air carrier based in South Korea.

Club’s 100th Additionally, this year marks the centennial celebration at Wilshire Country Club, which opened in 1919. “Wilshire Country Club is once again thrilled to host the annual LA Open tournament and we are honored it will add to our extensive golfing legacy,” said the club’s president, Patrick O’Grady.

LPGA 2018 winner at Wilshire Country Club, Moriya Jutanugarn, with, L-R, club manager Todd Keefer, PGA, then-president David Damus, and head golf pro, Rick Reilly, PGA.

“We will be celebrating our 100th anniversary in 2019, and the LPGA tournament simply reaffirms the tremendous and sustained relevance of our classic golf course within the heart of Los Angeles.”

The tournament, sponsored by South Korean-based maker of Botox, Hugel, as well as Air Premia, is owned and operated by Eiger Marketing Group. To obtain passes and spectator information, visit la-open.com.

DOWNTOWN IN THE DISTANCE, but not far way, is a significant feature of the Wilshire Country Club in Hancock Park. Around 1919, several local businessmen approached G. Allen Hancock, son of pioneer landowner Major Henry Hancock, who had struck oil on his father’s properties in this part of town. Allen Hancock agreed to provide a tract of his land which was laced with a multitude of dry creek beds. Norman Macbeth, the Scottish golf player, was asked to design a golf course, and he did. More in coming issues.

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offer instruction in French and English, plus accredited, professional bilingual culinary degrees. Many of America’s best-known contemporary chefs were trained there. Willan, author of more than 30 books, has been awarded almost all the gastronomy honors of the Western world. In 2012, the University of California Press published Willan and Cherniavsky’s book, “The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes That Made the Modern Cookbook.” My friends and neighbors in Larchmont, Megan and John

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By Suzan Filipek Visitors to the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (AMMP) will be immersed in the magic and dreamscape of cinema. At least that’s the goal for the $388-million museum under construction at the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave. It is set to open at the end of 2019. “This [will be] an extraordinary place… one of the great architectural masterpieces,” Ron Meyer, chair, board of trustees, said at a press briefing last month announcing the opening. “It’s a dream come true,” and years in the making, Dawn Hudson, CEO, told the 110 in attendance at the rooftop penthouse of the Petersen Automotive Museum. Across the street, the restored Saban Building (the former iconic May Co.) will house the new movie museum adjacent to the new Sphere Building, which will feature the 1,000-seat David Geffen Theater and the glass-domed, rooftop Dolby Family Terrace. The 300,000-square foot, sixstory museum will be devoted to the past, present and future. “You’re going to shift from the real world to a sort of dream space, like a lucid dream… [but] wake enough to understand how magic is created,” museum Director Kerry Brougher said. Two theaters Two theaters will have digital laser projectors as well as show movies in their original 16 millimeter, 35 millimeter or 70 millimeter formats, and equipped to project early nitrate prints. Film would become the greatest art form of the 20th and now the 21st century, “and it continues to expand… I think we still might be in the beginning phases…” said Brougher. The museum’s 50,000 square feet of gallery space and multi-screen installations will take visitors behind the scenes to show how movies are made and explore their impact on society and culture. Miyazaki on exhibit The “grand master of Japanese animation,” Hayao Miyazaki, will be featured in the museum’s inaugural temporary exhibit, said exhibitions curator Jessica Niebel. In collaboration with the filmmaker’s Studio Ghibli in Japan, the exhibit will be the filmmaker’s first U.S. retrospective. His full body of work, including the animated fantasy films “Spirited Away” and “My Neighbor Totoro,” will be presented through screenings as well as 200 concept sketches, cels, storyboards and film clips. “We wanted to come out of the gate with an international figure to show that this [museum] (Please turn to page 9)

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film camera and a corduroy ensemble she wore in a 1921 film are among items in the museum collection. Museum design architect Renzo Piano, via a video feed, said the history, artistry and science of film

(Continued from page 8) wasn’t going to be just about Hollywood but have a global perspective,” said Brougher. The exhibit, “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1900-1970,” will follow in the Fall of 2020. A winner of the 2018 Sotheby’s Prize for breaking new ground, the exhibit will reveal the under-recognized history of African American filmmakers. Long-term exhibit The opening long-term exhibit, “Where Dreams Are Made: A Journey Inside the Movies,” will occupy 30,000 square feet on two floors of the Saban Building. It begins with “Making of: The Wizard of Oz” in the Spielberg Family Gallery located in the Grand Lobby, where the script and production drawings, as well as Dorothy’s ruby slippers, will be on display.

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will be told from the lightfilled lobby, through the multiple galleries and theaters, and up to the Dolby Terrace — which will open onto views of the city landscape and the Hollywood sign.

ACADEMY DIGNITARIES, left to right, Doris Berger, Jessica Niebel, President John Bailey, CEO Dawn Hudson, Director Kerry Brougher and Deborah Horowitz.

An ascent to the second floor will lead visitors into the dream space of cinema and the Magic and Motion gallery, which brings back the 19th century wonder of optical illusions and devices that made still images move. “Zoetropes and penny arcades were the iPhones of their times,” said Deborah Horowitz, deputy director, creative content and programming. The Lumière and Méliès gallery will exhibit the earliest films including moving images by stage magician-turnedfilmmaker Georges Méliès. The museum’s two-story, 34-foot-high Hurd Gallery will open with “Transcending

Boundaries” by the Tokyobased art collective teamLab. Exhibitions at AMMP will draw from the museum collections, which number nearly 3,000 items, relating to costume and production design, makeup and hairstyling, memorabilia and awards. In addition, there are 12 million photographs, 80,000 screenplays and Oscar statues. Since 1929 Academy members first mused about a museum back in 1929. “This museum has exceeded all of our forefathers’ expectations, and foremothers’ — we can’t forget Mary Pickford,” said Hudson. Pickford’s Bell & Howell

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INSTALLATION of the exhibit, “Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500-1800.” Museum Associates/ LACMA

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As we went to press, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art updated the public on its proposed new building to house the permanent collection, set to extend across Wilshire Boulevard when it opens at the end of 2023. Now slimmer across the boulevard than its most recent concept, the Peter Zumthordesigned project is slated to begin construction at the end of the year, while fundraising continues. Museum officials announced they have reached $560 million of the $650 million fundraising campaign target. The County of Los Angeles is expected to advance $125 million of the $560 million raised after completion of a final environmental impact report

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(Continued from page 10) provide a safe and more accessible space for our artworks, but it will also allow us much more flexibility to tell different stories about our diverse collections,” Govan said. The building’s “new thinking” was demonstrated on a tour Dec. 19 by Leah Lehmbeck, department head and curator, European Painting & Sculpture and American Art, of the museum’s current exhibit, “To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500-1800.” The exhibit is made up of objects from the museum’s permanent collection and is on view in the Resnick Pavilion at LACMA. Rotating exhibitions like this one will be shown in the Resnick Pavilion and the Broad Contemporary Art Mu-

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seum (BCAM), while most of LACMA’s holdings are in storage pending demolition of the buildings designed by William Pereira and Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer. About half of these existing buildings have closed al-

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ready, and parts of the Ahmanson building are set to close early this year. The new 387,500 square foot building will replace four buildings: Ahmanson, Hammer, Art of the Americas, and

the Leo S. Bing Center, resulting in a net reduction of 5,300 square feet and creation of 3.5 acres of public outdoor space. Demolition work and the Zumthor building construction are expected to begin after

the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, under construction next door, is complete. “To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500-1800” at LACMA, ends March 17.

Workshops, sound baths, exhibit at Japan Foundation

Kanji & Calligraphy Workshop is Sat., Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. to noon at the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd. Learn the various formations of Chinese characters in this workshop. Free, for 18-years and older. RSVP required. Visit jflalc.org. Harmonize in the New Year with the healing qualities of Tibetan and Japanese singing bowls during a meditation offered in 20-minute sessions Wednesdays Jan. 16 and Jan. 30 at 12:30 and 1 p.m. Free. Ikebana photo exhibit Celebrate the New Year with a pre-opening Wed., Jan. 9 of a photo exhibit featuring works by Hiroki Ohara. The event is named after his latest published collection of works titled, “Novus Plants.” Ohara is a fifth-generation headmaster of the Ohara School of Ikebana in Japan. A live ikebana performance by Satsuki Palter, from the Ohara School of Ikebana Los Angeles Chaper, is at 7 p.m., A movie screening, “Yoko the Cherry Blossom,” is at 7:30 p.m. All events are free. The photo exhibit ends Feb. 2.

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ly 200 books published before 1830 and hundreds more from the 19th and 20th centuries. “In the history of printing,” Willan writes, “cookbooks were right there in the group of printed books that included the Gutenberg Bible and Homer’s ‘Odyssey.’” Cookbooks hold stories of humanity. I fell in love with a 17th century cookbook (an image of the frontispiece is included in “The Cookbook Library”). I suspect the book is now at the GRI. I long have been

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grinding whole spices for the book’s spice mix that has its culinary roots in the Middle Ages. This year, though, inspired by a recipe Willan plucked from “Le thresor de santé” (1607), a medicinal book from Lyon, I added “grains of paradise.” I mean, who wouldn’t? I ordered three ounces from The Spice House online. The spice is the seed of the plant Aframomum melegueta, a species of the ginger family. Who first called this spice, with its pungent, black-pepperish-citrusy taste, “grains of paradise?” Wouldn’t you like to know? I would.

Two exhibits to open at Craft & Folk Museum Jan. 26 Two exhibits are opening with a reception Sat., Jan. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd. “Beatriz Cortez: Trinidad / Joy Station” features a presentation by the El Salvador-born, Los Angeles-based artist. In the exhibit, the artist envisions a world outside the confines of Western civilization. She creates a space of multiple geodesic structures, a living indigenous food garden and other communal spaces. “Focus Iran 3: Contemporary Photography and Video” will feature 42 selected works in

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the group exhibition focused on contemporary Iranian youth culture. Presented with Farhang Foundation, the juried exhibit is part of a series of biennial exhibitions that offer distinctive perspectives about

Iran through photographs and videos. Some portraits reveal personal style or street fashion; others show time spent in leisure activities such as sport or music. Both exhibits end May 12.

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Santa mixed business with good cheer on the Boulevard Santa and his sleigh, the Larchmont trolley, and deliveries of fresh holiday trees were among features of the Larchmont Boulevard Association 2018 Holiday Open House and Small Business Saturday. Village merchants served seasonal fare and offered raffles and discounts. Santa, aka Greg Gill, arrived on a city fire truck at the annual event which took place in late November between First Street and Melrose Avenue.

TROLLEY made the rounds on Small Business Saturday.

“The event went great. There was lots of energy up and down the boulevard,” said David Rhodes of Rhodes School of Music.

SANTA parked his sleigh at the Wilshire Rotary Club tree lot.

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SANTA joins children on the trolley.

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MARCIANO ART FOUNDATION remodeled the historic Scottish Rite Cathedral on Wilshire Blvd., between Plymouth and Lucerne Boulevards, to house its important contemporary art collection.

Marciano Art Foundation deputy, legal advice on calendar at Ebell Learn about neighborhood nonprofit agencies at luncheons this month at the Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd. Jesse Kornberg, president and CEO of Bet Tzedek, will speak on her agency’s free legal services Mon., Jan. 7 beginning at 11:30 a.m. The agency provides services to more than 20,000 people annually and also has a Consumer Protection Unit to litigate fraud cases. Marciano Art Foundation’s deputy director, Jamie Manné, will speak Tues., Jan. 22 at 11:30 a.m. A Los Angeles native, Manné worked in galleries here and in New York before joining the Marciano Art Foundation as collection manager eight years ago. The Foundation, across Wilshire Boulevard from the Ebell, is in the former Scottish Rite Masonic Temple.

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Horse and carriage delight Brookside carolers

Festive healing, Menorah lighting, dancing at Grove

Thousands celebrated the second night of Hanukkah Dec. 3 at the The Grove. Village Synagogue hosted the second annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony together with The Grove. Councilman David Ryu, 4th

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Christmas crooners with holiday cosmopolitans, homemade eggnog, Santa jello shots, and lots of food to warm the tummy. For the first time, Santa himself accompanied the horse and carriage and handed out treats and surprises to the children in attendance. “This is such a nice, unique annual event that we have here in Brookside,” said Loren. “This year, there were many new friends, families and children who joined along to carol for the first time. It’s really such a fun and cheerful holiday event and completely unique to this community.” In addition to the holiday carriage ride, Brookside hosts a Movie Night in the Park, an annual block party, an Easter Egg Hunt and neighborhood meet n’ greet coffees.

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By Sondi Toll Sepenuk About 75 Brookside residents warmed up their vocal cords on mugs of mulled wine, hot spiced cider and eggnog before taking their seats in an old-fashioned horse-drawn carriage for the annual neighborhood caroling celebration. The shiny white horse, decorated with sparkly holiday hooves, pulled the crooners through the streets of Brookside as they belted out “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Silent Night,” “Twelve Days of Christmas,” “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,” and many more holiday favorites. The party started at the home of Loren Dunsworth, Brookside board member and one of the evening’s organizers. Loren, the former owner of Lola’s Bar and Restaurant on Fairfax Ave., provided the

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MIRAMAR BEACH HOTEL will be the only luxury resort with a private beach in Southern California.

Caruso to unveil beachfront hotel By Billy Taylor In 2016, Los Angeles-based developer Rick Caruso began construction on his project to reimagine and recreate a historic beachfront hotel in Montecito. Next month, the property will finally open its doors. The Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel will feature 161 guest rooms and suites, with beachfront accommodations and multi-bedroom bungalows available. The resort will include amenities like a Rosewood spa and fitness studio plus two cabana-lined pools. Six restaurants and bars will be parts of the new resort on-site. Caruso, the developer’s real estate firm, and developer and owner of The Grove, purchased the 16-acre property more than a decade ago with the promise to create an ultraluxury resort that pays homage to the rich history of both the former Miramar hotel and

the Santa Barbara region. Established in the late 1880s, the original Miramar by the Sea was the first resort hotel in Montecito and one of the first-ever beachside hotels in California. Located 80 miles north of Los Angeles, Montecito is known as one of the nation’s most affluent and exclusive communities. The historic, yet crumbling, property was vacant for seven years when Caruso purchased it in 2007. Then, in 2015, following a long process of community engagement and government approvals, Caruso appointed Rosewood Hotels and Resorts to manage the property. According to Rosewood spokeswoman Callie Stanton, the highly anticipated project “is designed with style, grace and glamour” with a Paul Williams-inspired design realized throughout the interiors of

the hotel. More details are to come in the weeks ahead, Stanton promised. Stay tuned!

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Experience life at the depth of the oceans’ floors in “Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet,” a 25-minute BBC film narrated by Kate Winslet. The film shows through Thurs., Jan. 31.

Learn about how predators live in the wild in the 3D film “Incredible Predators,” running now through June. For more information, call 213-763-3499 or email educate@nhm.org.

Stories and crafts at Fairfax library Crafts, stories and more this month are at the Fairfax branch library, 161 S. Gardner St. Make candy wrappers into a coin purse at a craft class for all ages Wed., Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. Kids learning to read can

practice their reading with Josie the certified therapy dog Thurs., Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. Ages eight to 18 can learn about palm reading Tues., Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. For more information, call 323-933-8146.

Inspiring activities in MLK’s honor among events at Zimmer Museum Events honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dreams of the future are among inspirational topics for children’s art events this month at the Sharewell Zimmer Children’s Museum, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., #100. Dinosaurs and monsters will also be featured. Bring your baby or toddler to a VIB (Very Important Baby) art crawl, Wednesdays, Jan. 9

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On September 11, 2001, the world was struggling to comprehend and recover from the horrendous terrorist attacks on the United States. Gander, Newfoundland, became a safe harbor for 38 re-directed planes carrying 7000 passengers and flight crews from around the world. Come From Away, book, music and lyrics by the husband and wife team of Irene Sankoff and David Hein, is a musical that relates

‘An Inspector Calls,’ fil s ianist and ore at the allis Stephen Daldry, director of “The Crown” (Netflix), will direct the National Theatre of Great Britain’s 1992 production of “An Inspector Calls,” opening at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Tues., Jan. 22. The production is a modern reimagining of the original 1945 script about an inspector and his rival when they investigate the death of a young woman. Opening at the Wallis Sat., Jan. 12 is the premiere of a collaboration between Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Third Coast Percussion. Film Independent will screen the first of four special events for film lovers Tues., Jan. 15. The film title will be announced at a later date. Hear Jorge Frederico Osorio, one of the world’s leading pianists, play Bach, Schubert, Liszt, Debussy and others Wed., Jan. 16. Tickets range from $35 to $105. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit thewallis.org.

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the music industry’s biggest hits at “Rita Wilson’s Liner Notes” at Geffen Playhouse’s Kenis Theater, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Thurs., Jan. 10 through Sun., Jan. 13. Songwriters Billy Steinberg, the Warren Brothers and others will perform and share the stories behind songs made famous by Cindy Lauper, Madonna, Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley, and others. VIP cabaret-style seating will include two complimentary drinks served tableside. No one under the age of 21 will be permitted and tickets range from $39 to $149 each. Nat “King” Cole “Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole” is coming to the Gil Cates Theater. Previews start Tues., Feb. 5; opening night is Wed., Feb. 13. For information, visit geffenplayhouse.org.

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the anguish and nurturing of both the natives and visitors. With mega-watt energy, the-light-up-a-small-city kind, this outstanding cast of 12 creates a variety of native characters and titular come-from-aways, the Newfoundland term for visitors from beyond the island. At first there is fear, confusion, and frustration on the part of the visitors, especially in the moments while still airborne and just before they land. But once they arrive, tension eases and relationships develop. Especially as the natives go all out to care for the stranded travelers. There is a terrific on-stage band that plays the likable score using a variety of native instruments like Irish flute, uillean pipes, mandolins, etc. Cynthia Kortman Westphal is conductor. The dialogue, humor and performances

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esis that would explain random numbers in order to win a contest. The hypothesis is displayed on a large blackboard. They are both struggling with the recent death of their brother Patrick. If parts of this sounds vaguely familiar, the play is billed as paying “... homage to the Bronte sisters and their brother Patrick.” The first half of this one-act descends into roleplaying, fake swordplay, decorating cupcakes named Rochester, latest love interests, etc. By the time Charlotte arrives, on her own, half way through this the play, we are ready for this very funny, brilliant turn by Ms. Cohen. She’s refreshingly over-the-top with stories of peculiar bunnies and surviving on a commune. Through Sun., Jan. 20, VS Theatre, 5453 W. Pico Blvd., inkwelltheater.com. 3 Stars

Ahmanson Theatre Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., 213-972-4400, centertheatregroup.org. 4 stars • • • Sisters Three by Jami Brandli opens in a small offcampus apartment of a university. It’s Christmas Eve, and sisters Anne (Kara Hume) and EJ (Dana DeRuyck) are concerned about third sister Charlotte (Robyn Cohen), who has retreated to a no-technology commune on Gondol Island. Anne is consumed by finishing a canoe (that takes up a portion of the limited stage space) so she can go and rescue Charlotte. Anne’s image and exposure on social media is also a main concern. She’s always on the lookout for an effective tweet — “Being in love is like being bi-polar.” Emily, or EJ, a math genius, is obsessively trying to solve a mathematical hypoth-

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Israeli restaurant comes to DTLA stunning commercial building Los Angeles was long known for turning its back on the past, especially when it came to architecture. One of the most exciting trends in the city today is how often developers are renovating and preserving the grand beauties that stood abandoned or rundown, notably the Ace Hotel and more recently the Hotel Figueroa. In another example of preservation through adaptive reuse, the 1924 Commercial Exchange Building, with its stunning 12-story vintage neon blade sign, was transformed in 2017 into the Freehand Hotel, a hostelry-cumgathering-place with shared or private rooms and multiple bistro and bar options, including the Exchange, an Israeli restaurant filtered through the lens of its Chinese-Mexican chef, Alex Chang. The hotel’s lobby and the adjacent restaurant and bar

are themselves a successful mash-up of styles. Golden wood-paneled walls and columns evidence a Craftsman sensibility; the banquettes, seating groups and lobby chandeliers flaunt art deco angles. Hanging lamps in the bar and restaurant resemble what the love child of a giant loom and an artist’s conception of a box kite would look like. The whole vibe is retro-chic, casual, and welcoming. And loud. Let’s not forget loud. Maybe not as loud as DTLA’s Factory Kitchen or the Pali Hotel’s Hart and the Hunter, but with music pulsing and conversations shouted, this isn’t the place for a quiet, romantic interlude. Judging from the large groups clustered around so many of the tables, no one cares. As is true nearly everywhere these days, plates are meant to be shared. There are “large

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Hollywood icons go separate ways; entertaining Autobots

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Tony Medley Bumblebee (7/10); Runtime 119 minutes, PG-13: I had to do a lot of soul-searching before I gave this a positive rating because it’s a silly Transformers genre movie loaded with impossible fights, and I hate to give encouragement to any more. With a good script and fine directing and acting, though, puerile as they are, it is entertaining to watch these Autobots and Decepticons transform themselves into their alter personas (you should pardon the expression), like cars and airplanes. Call me crazy; with a good script and acting by Hailee Steinfeld, I enjoyed it. Mary, Queen of Scots (6/10); Runtime 125 minutes; R: Saoirse Rowan is pretty much a dead ringer for one of the paintings of Mary. The resemblance is astonishing. Shot from a feminist point

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of view, it paints as bad guys the Scottish Lords who resisted an inexperienced 19-yearold who had never lived in their country coming to take it over. While it shows how the odds were stacked against Mary from the outset, it also shows her to be relatively frivolous, with lots of scenes of her cavorting with her maids. It never shows her ruling the country, except some scenes of her on horseback leading a few battles. I have no idea if these are true, but I doubt it. As long as I’m doubting, the film shows Elizabeth and Mary meeting personally, something that never happened. The film is not only biased, it is agonizingly long. The acting is good throughout, and the cinematography (John Mathieson) is exceptional. Stan & Ollie (5/10); Runtime 97 minutes; PG: This is not the celebration of Hollywood in the ’20s and ’30s through the story of Laurel & Hardy that I was expecting. Rather, it’s the story of a little known tour of England by the boys in 1953 when they were way beyond their prime. Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are as close to the real thing as anybody could ever get. The acting is nothing short of superb.

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tell is about the relationships among three women, England’s Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz), and Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) in the first decade of the 18th century. The film is presented in eight parts as sort of a light comedy with bright music, despite the dark Machiavellian theme. Director Yorgos Lanthimos freely admits that there is little correlation between the movie and the facts. He has been quoted as saying, “Anyone who comes to this movie looking for a

history lesson is in the wrong movie.” To her everlasting discredit, writer Deborah Davis signed on to the fictionalization of her original script and the result is this distasteful movie that slanders all three women, but Churchill especially, who was a brilliant woman of remarkable accomplishments, without any basis in fact. It should offend anybody who cares about the truth, because most who see it will have never heard of any of them and will believe what they see to be the truth.

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Reverse Drury reverses the meanings of several different opening bids

♠ KQ875 ♥ A74 ♦ 984 ♣ JT Bidding 1S makes life tougher for the opponents and it may help you on defense, but it comes with a downside. If your partner has a maximum passed hand she may

start jumping around, getting you too high. When your partner opens one of a major in third or fourth seat, you need a way to show your good hands. Often you will have a hand worth 10 or 11 points in support of partner’s suit. You might like to jump to three of the major but if she has a weak or subminimum opening bid you may go down. The answer is this. If you have a limit raise for partner’s major, bid 2C instead of jumping to 3 of the major. This is artificial, stating that you have

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Hand One: 2S. Make your normal bid. You need ten good support points for a Reverse Drury bid. Hand Two: 2C. This is the Reverse Drury bid. It says nothing about clubs. It says you have better than a normal raise, typically a good 10 points and up. Do not bid 2H. Your partner may pass a two

over one bid when you are a passed hand. Hand Three: 3S. The jump raise is weak but it promises long trumps without much else. Hand Four: 2C, Reverse Drury. You do have three trumps, and you have 11 high card points along with a doubleton. Opener’s rebids after partner’s Reverse Drury bid 2D or 2H: Opener says she has a full opening bid and is interested in game if responder has a good Reverse Drury hand. It is possible that opener has a very big hand and is waiting to see what responder does next. Opener may have real diamonds but she may not, and she may just be waiting to see what responder thinks. If she bypasses diamonds and bids hearts, she has at least 4, but still promises a full open-

ing hand. 2 of the major: In this case, 2S. If opener rebids her major, it shows a weak hand and denies any possibility of game. Responder should pass. Opener can bid other things besides 2D or two of the major. Other bids confirm a full opening bid, too. For instance, a rebid of 2N by opener should promise 18-19 high card points (HCP). QUIZ West North East P 1S P 2C ? ONE ♠ AKJ87 ♥ 87 ♦ Q87 ♣ 873

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Hand Two: 2D. Counting distribution, you have better than a minimum. You are willing to go to game if partner has a maximum hand. If partner has a minimum Reverse Drury hand, he will bid 2S and you will pass.

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Hand Three: 4S. Counting distribution you have around 16 points, and your partner has 10 or more with spade support. Bid game. Do not bother bidding clubs. Why tell the opponents something you prefer they not know? Hand Four: 4NT. Ask for aces, and bid a slam if partner has one or two aces. You have about 22 HCP now that spades

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Pick through a selection of California native plants, learn garden basics and how to choose firewise plants this month at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford Street, Sun Valley. Seedlings to large potted foliage, and a wide array of seeds and bulbs, will be available for purchase at the annual winter plant sale Sat., Jan. 25 and Sun., Jan. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Members will receive 15

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From our community inside your community!

H A P P N E W Y E A R -Y Keller Williams Larchmont H A P P Y N E W Y E A R From our community inside your community! From our community inside your community!

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