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Homes, artists featured on West Adams Heritage Assoc. event.

Seedlings galore sold at Tomatomania at Descanso.

Author recalls his bittersweet days with Groucho Marx.

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

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SECLUDED TENNIS COURT COMPOUND $5,295,000

GORGEOUS MEDITERRANEAN $2,760,000

IMPECCABLE MEDITERRANEAN! $2,200,000

18TH TEE OF WILSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB $1,899,000

2-STORY COUNTRY ENGLISH $1,199,000

Hancock Park. 6 bedrooms/6.5 baths + guest house, sparkling pool & pool house on nearly an acre.

Lisa Hutchins 323.460.7626

Hancock Park. 4+3.Generous LR & din rm.Grmt kit.

Butler’s pantry.Maid’s rm.Brkfst rm & fam rm.Patio,pool.

Loveland Carr Properties 323.460.7606

Hancock Park. Wonderful original detail & tastefull upgrades. 4BD/3.5BAS, pool. GOLF COURSE Location!!!

Loveland Carr Properties 323.460.7606

CLASSIC ENGLISH TUDOR ON THE STREAM $1,525,000

Hancock Park. 3bds,2bas up. Brick patio, terraced gardens, lush landscaping, natural stream on lrg lot.

Sandy Boeck 323.860.4240

OWN A PIECE OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY $1,299,000

Hancock Park. 4beds/2.5bas home designed by famed architect Paul Williams. 3rd Street School District.

Rick Llanos 323.460.7617

TRANQUIL OASIS IN THE CITY $1,249,000

Hancock Park. Sunny 4 beds + 2 updated baths, gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors & grassy yard.

Loveland Carr Properties 323.460.7606

Hancock Park. Central hall plan,vaulted ceiling,fplc in liv rm,lrg din rm,4beds,3baths,sparkling pool.

Linda Hadley/ James Hutchison 323.460.7637

BEAUTIFUL SPANISH HOME $1,199,000

TERRIFIC CURB APPEAL $1,195,000

Miracle Mile. Charming & Romantic 1925 Spanish in move-in condition. 2 bedrooms + 1.75baths.

Ahmed Mirza 323.460.7611

DELIGHTFULLY UPDATED $1,099,000

Hancock Park. Just a stone’s throw from the village.3beds/2baths.New gourmet kitchen. Great vibe!

Lisa Hutchins 323.460.7626

RENOVATED SPANISH WITH POOL $1,099,000

Miracle Mile. Renovated Spanish w/ pool. Kitchen w/ SS appl & Viking cooktop. Also lease at 4200/ month.

Cecille Cohen 213.810.9949

LIGHT AND BRIGHT SPANISH $899,900

A LOT OF HOUSE ON A LARGE LOT $799,000

GREAT GOLF COURSE VIEWS! $659,000

CHARMING TOP FLOOR UNIT $495,000

Hancock Park. 4+3.5 home in 3rd St Sch Dist. Central a/c. Hwd flrs. Lrg encl yard. Move in condition.

Cecille Cohen 213.810.9949

Hancock Park. 3/1.75 3rd Street sch. Generous LR, DR opens to patio.Updated, eat-in kit. Hwd floors.

Loveland Carr Properties 323.460.7606

Hancock Park. Dutch-Colonial/Traditional. 3 + 2.75.

Charming country kitchen, beautifully remodeled.

Loveland Carr Properties 323.460.7606

Hancock Park. Remodeled 2bed/2.5baths condo. Gourmet kitchen with granite counters.

Lisa Hutchins 323.460.7626

Hancock Park. Stately Traditional 3bed 4½ba, center hall plan, lrg public rooms, gst hse & 2 car garage Linda Hadley/ James Hutchison 323.460.7637

Hancock Park. Top flr 2BR in Hancock Pl Ter. B-I bkcases, pvt balc w/treetop vus. Lndry, 24hr sec, pool.

Barbara MacDonald 323.791.0273

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Moving east, Aspen says ‘see you later’ to Brookside

By Nelson Aspen After 22 years in Los Angeles (15 of them here in Brookside), life has beckoned me back to the East Coast... NYC specifically.

It has been an educational and emotional experience

to sell my beloved home and most of its contents: a lifetime of treasures now dispersed among friends, family, estate and yard sales and charitable organizations.

Interestingly, I’ve found that parting with possessions rang-

ing from my antique player piano to basic bric-a-brac to be overwhelmingly liberating!

A comment by Mark Twain kept coming back to me: “Never love something that can’t love you back.”

So while I am delighted that

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my gorgeous dining room table went to a charming neighbor I hadn’t known previously (wish I’d met her years ago... what a blessing she was to turn up and adore that table as much as I do), the real “irreplaceables” of my time here will be the friendships I made and the experiences forever in my heart and mind.

Watching the neighborhood children grow up and blossom... crying together over lost pets...cheering each other on in sporting events... lending a hand in times of trouble... sharing the bounty of our fruit and vegetable gardens... or even just a simple wave from across the street.

These are all gifts that cannot be itemized for a tax deduction or sold on eBay. They’re priceless! I hope the new owners of my happy hacienda realize what they can inherit here: a community.

Of course, I will miss it... but I’ll carry it with me so I can “bloom wherever I’m planted.” The bonus is that I plan

WATCHING neighborhood children grow up and crying together over lost pets, like Aspen’s beloved dog, Lois, were a special part of his years in Brookside.

to be back for visits often and will check in on things. The trees will be taller, the houses may be painted different colors, maybe some changes of faces on the street... but I know the love will always be here to welcome me home.

A bientot, Brookside. xxx

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The spacious English Tudor and Spanish Colonial houses in Brookside were first built in the 1920s on land developed by the Rimpau Estate Company.

The area’s name comes from El Rio del Jardin Las Flores, a stream which runs from the Hollywood Hills to Ballona Creek. Much of the stream surfaces in backyards along Longwood Ave. An estimated 400 homeowners live in the houses that reflect the beauty and craftsmanship of the earlier era.

Architects have included Edwin Thorne, John Byers and Ralph Carlin Flewelling.

The area is bounded by Wilshire and Olympic boulevards, north and south, and Muirfield Road to Highland Ave., east and west.

The community is home to Memorial Library, whose stained glass windows were financed by students of Los Angeles High School to recognize soldiers who had fallen in World War I. Other landmarks are Chateau LeMoine on Longwood Ave., a castle with multiple turrets, gingerbread carvings and gargoyles.

Brookside is also home to Brookledge theatre, built by William Larsen in 1937. It served as a showcase of magicians to practice their legerdemain.

A separate building behind the home, the theater is used for special performances. His sons Milt and Bill Larsen continued the tradition and later founded the Magic Castle in Hollywood.

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the Mead home on June St. His next project is a book on pre-war small houses, and he wants to include some local houses—in a variety of styles.

The author will be signing his book at Chevalier’s, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., on Sun., April 15 from noon to 2 p.m.

Published by Rizzoli, “Casa” sells for $55.

The book includes courtyard apartment buildings, which were first introduced in Hollywood.

Woods also wrote “Classic Homes of California” featuring an assortment of architectural styles. Several of these houses are in the “Casa” book.

These include the Adamson House on Muirfield Road and

ed include Bertram Goodhue, Wallace Neff, Paul Williams, Marc Appleton and Michael Burch.

Woods is particularly proud of showcasing El Cabrillo de Lago, the seven-story home overlooking Lake Hollywood.

“It’s the epitome of the style,” Woods said, “maybe even over the top.”

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Book, 'California Casa' tells of Colonial Revival homes Doug Woods says his newest book, “The California Casa,” is the largest survey of Spanish Colonial Revival homes ever published.

The Windsor Village author’s book contains text and photographs of 35 houses from Montecito to La Jolla. Melba Levick provided more than 300 photographs.

An earthquake in Santa Barbara in the early 1900s destroyed many of the homes there. George Washington Smith was asked to design new homes to replace the burned structures. He chose

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the Spanish Colonial style to typify the region that resembled the Andalusia area in Spain.

Other architects represent-

Architect credited with 'Spanish Colonial' style George Washington Smith, known as the father of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, created homes based on farmhouses he had seen in Andalusia during a trip to Spain in 1914.

He was born in East Liberty, Penn. in 1876 (on George Washington’s birthday). His career began as a draftsman in a Philadelphia architectural firm, but he later turned to bond trading and quickly became very successful.

His success in the bond markets allowed him to quit work in 1911 to devote himself to travel, painting and the study of art.

Establishing himself in New York, Smith began exhibiting with other painters of the era, including John Sloan and George Bellows.

Architectural career While in California, he visited Montecito, a suburb of Santa Barbara. Still intending to return to Europe at the close of World War I, he decided to remain in California for the duration. Smith purchased land in Montecito where he

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The house he built in 1917, called Casa Dracaena, was an immediate success. Smith found that his neighbors wanted to live in similar houses. Before long he stopped painting and took up working as an architect full-time in Santa Barbara, and he remained there until his death in 1930. By that time he had designed some 80 homes in Santa Barbara County alone, and worked nationwide.

In his time, George Washington Smith was one of the most popular architects in the United States, his homes appearing in leading architecture and interior design magazines.

Smith is called the “father” of the Spanish-Colonial Revival style in the United States, although he worked in other idioms as well. Despite his popularity in his era, Smith is not widely recognized today, though his homes remain popular and several are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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DESIGNED BY Frank Escher, Ravi GuneWardena, this home is a remodel of a post-war bungalow.

Photo by Jonas Lara

MRS. SUSAN WILSHIRE RESIDENCE, a 1912 Colonial Revival, is one of the homes on the West Adams tour.

Mar Vista featured on AIA tour April 1 TOUR CERAMIST Arthur Tobias’ studio.

Celebrate arts and culture on West Adams tour “The Arts in West Adams: Pattern, Decoration and Diversity,” the third annual tour presented by West Adams Heritage Association (WAHA), is on Sat., March 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The self-guided driving and cycling tour features architec-

turally diverse historic venues, including artists’ homes and studios showcasing works by local artists who live and/or work in the area.

Also on the tour are the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library and the California African American Museum.

Advance tickets are $25; $30 at the door. Last ticket is sold at 1 p.m. Check-in is at WAHA’s “pop-up gallery,” 1824 S. 4th Ave. (corner of Washington Blvd.).

For more information, email tours@westadamsheritage. org or call 323-735-9242.

Five homes in the quaint neighborhood of Mar Vista are on the American Institute of Architects, LA Chapter’s spring home tour: “Venice Vista.” The self-driving tour is on Sun., April 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Homes featured are the Alan-Voo Family House renovation of 1,000 square feet.

The result is a 16-foot wide linear house inserted into the existing 1,000 foot house.

The Ortiz & Wheeler resi-

dence is a new two-story single- family residence designed with the children and environment in mind. Water purity, indoor air quality systems, and spatial layout are combined with a reduced carbon footprint, yet rich in details, material, spatial, and lighting qualities.

The Choi-Pierson residence is the second home on a 3,600 square-foot lot. The 700-square foot, three-story dwelling is huddled between the neighborhoodʼs densely packed homes and detached garages. (This home is located in Venice.)

The Sheller-Borunda residence is a retreat nestled between private gardens, seemingly far from its Mar Vista neighborhood.

The Pearson Trent residence is a remodel of a modest postwar bungalow. It engulfs the L-shape plan of the original building with a new shell to form a large rectangular mass.

The garage, a series of bedrooms along the north, and a massive wall on the south define an open living/dining/ kitchen area sheltered by a single sloping roof.

The exterior plaster finish and grey quarry tile floor extend from the living areas out to patios, blurring the distinction of indoor and out.

The home was recently included in Dwell Magazineʼs special issue Best Homes in America.

Tickets are $65 members; $75 non-members; $85 at will call. For tickets visit aialosangeles.org.

AIA’s next tour is May 6 in Pacific Palisades.

Join the discussion on ‘My Historic LA’ Be a part of My Historic LA, a virtual Town Hall online site to post favorite places of architectural, cultural and social significance.

“We want to spark a community-wide discussion of places that matter,” Ken Bernstein, manager of the city Office of Historic Resources, says in a video on the website: myhistoricla.org.

The information will be collected for the city’s first-ever historical resources survey project: surveyla.org.

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The 2012 Spring Collection Properties of Distinction by The Stewart-Gulrajani Design Team

In the last year, Stewart-Gulrajani has tastefully restored and updated many important Hancock Park properties, bringing them to today’s standards while keeping them true to their original character. Many of the homes feature updated systems, enlarged master suites, new kitchens and baths with custom cabinetry; imported stone counter tops and designer tiles and fixtures. Attention is paid to period details and preserving the character of these important homes, while updating them to today’s standards. Discerning Hancock Park buyers now seek out a Stewart-Gulrajani home and we are pleased to present the 2012 Spring Collection.

142 North Irving Boulevard, Hancock Park This 1922 Spanish home has been extensively remodeled and updated, including all major systems - new roof, HVAC, plumbing, windows and doors. The period details have been lovingly restored and an additional bedroom has been added. At just over 2,300 square feet, this home features 4 bedrooms, including a master suite with en suite bath, ample closets and doors leading to the large back yard. Three additional bedrooms and another bath, along with a formal living room with sitting area, formal dining room and new galley kitchen with shaker style cabinets, honed carrera countertops with subway tile backsplash, top of the line appliances and a wine refrigerator. The family room leads to the back yard and is accessed by a gallery sized hallway.

Coming Soon. Call for advanced showing. Offered at $1,299,500

108 South Larchmont Boulevard, Larchmont Village Built in 1921, this Spanish home is hedged and gated for privacy. The formal entry leads to the formal living room with crown moldings and decorative fireplace. The massive family room with soaring ceilings has abundant light and is the perfect spot for informal gatherings. At just under 2,200 square feet, this home also features formal dining room with detailed moldings, a large eat in kitchen with custom shaker style cabinets and honed carrera counter tops, built in buffet with wine cooler and top of the line appliances Three bedrooms, including master suite with en suite bath, large walk in closet and French doors leading to the back yard. Two additional bedrooms and one and one-half baths, all restored and updated. Third Street Elementary. Coming Soon.

Call for advanced showing. Offered at $1,319,000

Monique and Joe Carrabba Realtors/Broker/Attorney/Eco-Broker mcarrabba@kw.com (323)899-2900

Kristina Nichols, Realtor (310) 924-2896

LAMERICA Real Estate knichols@lamericausa.com

LAMERICA Real Estate does not guarantee the accuracy of school information, square footage, lot size or other information concerning the property provided by the Seller or obtained from public records or other sources.

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Apartment makeover open to the public MAK Center artists and architects in residence will present their Final Projects exhibition in the living spaces—the renovation of the garages of the R.M. Schindler-designed Mackey Apartments (1939) at 1137 S. Cochran Ave.

A free public reception is on Fri., March 9th from 7 to 9 p.m. The project will remain on view Sat., March 10 and Sun., March 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The MAK Center residencies give early-career artists

and architects the opportunity to expand their practices by utilizing the resources, communities and physical environment of the Los Angeles region.

Call 323-651-1510 or go to www.makcenter.org.

A JEWEL OF A CRAFTSMAN

686 S BRONSON AVENUE HANCOCK PARK

SOLD: This home, located at 355 N. Las Palmas Ave., was listed at $2,285,000.

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Carefully maintained and updated over the years, this Craftsman is buffered from the street by lovely and well-manicured gardens. This home carries all of the high-character elements you want to see in a Craftsman, while also being modified in the right places to accommodate the needs of the day. The downstairs provides a warm den, beautiful dining and living rooms with original built-ins and a roaring fireplace and an inviting kitchen and breakfast room that open to a rear deck. There is also a powder room downstairs. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a full bathroom, creating a versatile floor plan for both families and couples. The backyard, in addition to the deck with hot tub, has received extensive investment in its landscaping, culminating in a magical setting that’s serene for adults while still entirely usable for children. Maintenance is helped with a turf covered yard.

A beautiful guest house with full bath has also been added.

In Escrow 4BD/1.5BA + Guest House

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265 S. McCadden Pl. 500 S. Arden Blvd.

235 S. Rossmore Ave. 355 N. Las Palmas Ave. 516 N. Poinsettia Pl. 301 S. Irving Blvd.

358 S. Sycamore Ave. 160 N. Vista St. 901 Sierra Bonita Ave. 147 S. Vista St. 166 N. Vista St. 173 N. Alta Vista 908 S. Cloverdale Ave. 224 N. Gramercy Pl. 906 S. Ogden Dr. 332 N. Norton Ave. 956 S. Plymouth Blvd.

4000 Ingraham St. 4521 W. 4th St.

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652 Wilcox Ave. 5848 W. Olympic Blvd., #106 626 Wilcox Ave. 822 S. Windsor Blvd., #202 4823 Elmwood Ave., #E 333 S. Manhattan Pl., #7 750 S. Windsor Blvd.

962 S. Gramercy Dr., #305 4830 Elmwood Ave., #106 4255 W. 5th St., #105

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Crime sites, cemetery on historic neighborhood tours 355 S Sycamore Ave.

$1,199,000

Spacious 4 Bedroom, 3½ baths Spanish home.

Living room with beautiful ceiling and magnificent Batchelder fireplace, Kosher kitchen with granite countertops, breakfast room with French doors opening to private patio. Central air. Large enclosed yard. Move-in condition. Located in Third Street School District, close to places of worship and public transportation.

Cecille Cohen 213-810-9949 Dre #00884530

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Esotouric will be touring Pasadena on Sat., March 17 from noon to 4 p.m. as part of its series on the history of the city’s fascinating neighborhoods.

The “Pasadena Confidential with Crimebo the Clown” tour departs from Fair Oaks and Arlington streets, Pasadena.

The crime clown will tell passengers about residents on Millionaire’s Row, and about the Sphinx Murder on the steps of the downtown Masonic Hall.

"Eastside Babylon," a second tour for urban explorers, is on Sun., March 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. Passengers will discover little-known historic neighborhoods and the grim memories they hold.

Stops include Boyle Heights, where Night Stalker Richard Ramirez was captured, and Evergreen, L.A.’s oldest cemetery and home of some memorable haunts and strange burials. The east side tour begins at Philippe the Original, 1001 No. Alameda St. For information go to www. esotouric.com or call 323-223-2767.

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know his hero, Steve spent time with Zeppo, Gummo, Mae West, George Burns, Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, Steve Allen and other luminaries of stage, screen, TV and literature. The downside of this dream-come-true was dealing with Erin Fleming—the mercurial woman in charge of Groucho’s personal and professional life.

Stoliar has penned TV

of the three years he spent with Groucho, including clips from his 1974 home movie, in which the venerable entertainer sings and gives a brief interview.

Steve was a young Groucho Marx fan(atic) who landed the plum job of working in the home of the legendary comedian as Groucho’s personal secretary and archivist.

In addition to getting to

shows such as “Murder She Wrote,” and provided voices for numerous animated specials.

Advance tickets are recommended through http:// www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/223497 or call 800838-3006 to reserve over the phone.

Admission is $5 for Hollywood Heritage members, $10 for nonmembers.

New ListiNg Duplex at 5025 West 63rd St. $625,000

GROUCHO, top right, and the fellow Marx Brothers.

‘Remembering Groucho’ at the Hollywood Heritage the Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100 N. Highland Ave. The program, “Remembering Groucho,” will consist of Steve’s reminiscences

216 S. Larchmont Blvd. $1,315,000

Butterflies, moths take flight at NHM Catch sight of black-andyellow swallowtails, purple-spotted polyphemous (Cyclops) moths and the California dogface butterfly when the Butterfly Pavilion opens at the Natural History Museum on 900 Exposition Blvd.

The pavilion, which opens on Sun., April 8, will show

visitors the complete lifecycle of butterflies and moths from egg to caterpillar to pupae to adult.

This year, the butterflies and moths can lay their eggs and eat nectar in a buttefly garden.

Call 213-763-3466 or go to nhm.org. The exhibit is open through Mon., Sept. 3.

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Wonderful original details with newer upgrades.

Bob Day 323-860-4221 BobDay@coldwellbanker.com

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Author Steve Stoliar will discuss his bittersweet memoir “Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House” on Wed., March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at

Duplex at 5025 West 63rd St. $625,000 each unit 2 bedroom, 1 bath.

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517 N. Bronson $899,000 Larchmont Village Significantly remodeled 3BR/2BA character home in the heart of Larchmont Village. Great master suite.

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1541 Ellsmere $549,000 3438 Larissa Dr. $775,000 PicFair Village Silver Lake 2 bd/2ba, Designer home, 2 bd/2 ba. Private hilltop 3rd bdrm converted to oasis. Open floor plan w/ dressing room. vaulted beamed ceiling & Huge deck & large skylights. Lush landscaped 3825 Sapphire Drive, Encino Hills landscaped yard. grounds. $1,149,000 Immaculate remodeled 4 bed/3 bath

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3335 Deronda Dr. $899,000 Hollywood Hills Private 3 bd/2ba. MidCentury open floor plan.

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414 N. Kilkea Drive, Miracle Mile 231 S. Plymouth $1,795,000 2220 Chelan Dr. $1,100,000 Hancock Park $1,699,000 HollywoodStunning Hills.Ibizian 2 bed/3 bath home Classic Georgian style. plus den/media room. Chef’s kitchen 3 contiguous lots approx.

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When the ordinance was first put into effect, the L.A.P.D. received numerous calls about gardeners using leafblowers, said Wilshire Division Senior Lead Officer Perry Jones. These days, "we rarely get a complaint," said Jones. "But when we do, we will issue a warning, and follow up with a citation if need be."

Tam O’Shanter on Society calendar The Tam O’Shanter restaurant is the setting for the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles’ Cocktails in Historic Places event on Fri., March 9, at 2980 Los Feliz Blvd.

Since the restaurant opened in 1922, over the years patrons have been Tom Mix, Fatty Arbuckle, Mary Pickford and Walt Disney. It is the oldest restaurant in Los Angeles in the same location. It was founded by Lawrence Frank and Walter Van DeKamp.

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The internationally touring retrospective of his 45-year career opens at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Sun., March 11.

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LIBRARY CALENDAR

View Mars and the moon, celebrate beginning of spring, book sales FAIRFAX LIBRARY 161 S. Gardner St. 323-936-6191 L.A. Quiltmakers Guild: Hands-on demonstrations.

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Book Club: Call library for book selection. Meets Tues., March 6 at 10:30 a.m. in meeting room of library.

Teen Council: Meets Thurs., March 8 at 4 p.m.

M.S. Support Group: Meets for support for those who have or care for people with multiple sclerosis on Thurs., March

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Miracle Mile Writers Club networking and support for writers on Sat., March 10 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Friends of the Library: Meet to discuss ways to support the library on Tues., March 13 at 11:30 a.m.

MOMS Club of MidWilshire: Support group for Moms meets on Fri., March 16 at 3 p.m.

Spring has Sprung: Celebrate the first day of spring on Tues., March 20 at 4 p.m. with gardening stories, a plant to take home for your garden.

Teen Volunteer Training: Meets Thurs., March 22 at 4 p.m.

Women's History Month: Kres Mersky will perform Isadora Duncan: A Unique Recital on Thurs., March 29 at 6 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.

Storytime: Pre-school 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.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: Book deals on Fri., March 2, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Sat., March 3, noon to 5 p.m.

Book Club: Meets Tues, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. Call branch for book selection.

Ongoing 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 2 to 4 years old on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.

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Teen Volunteer Orientation: For teens who would like to do community service in the library. Meet on Wed., March 28 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Teen Council Meeting: Discuss and contribute ideas for

materials and programs they would like to see in the library on Wed., March 28 from 5 to 5:30 p.m.

Spring Astronomy: View Mars and the moon on March 29 at 6 p.m.

Spring Festival: Candy egg hunt, storytelling with Karen Golden, face painting, pot decorating, free plant exchange, games and races all take place on March 31 beginning at 11 a.m.

Ongoing Friends of the Library Book Sale: Tuesdays 12:30 to 5:30 p.m and Saturdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

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 at 6 p.m.

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

Hatha Yoga Class: meets Saturdays 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 Storytime with Sybil: Kids ages 3 to 5 can bring their parents and grandparents to listen to stories and sing songs on Wed., March 7, 21 and 28 from 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Music with Jeff: Jeff Iftekaruddin writes and plays music for kids of all ages on Thurs., March 22 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Teen Council: Meet to discuss dvds, cds, graphic novels and other books on Thurs., March 29 from 4 to 5 p.m.

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George Harrison, president of the Pacific Camellia Society, will discuss benefits and care of the flowering shrub at the Los Angeles Garden Club’s monthly meeting on Mon., March 12.

The meeting takes place in the Griffith Park Visitors

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Estimated to weigh at least 250 tons, the 117-year-old Sierra Madre Wistaria vine grows on an arbor over a private residence. It was planted

by William and Alice Burgman, who purchased the plant in 1894 from Wilson Nursery in Monrovia for 75 cents.

H.T. Fennel bought the house in 1913 and built extra arbors to support the vine. In the 1930s more than 100,000 people came to see the vine during a six-week Wistaria event. In 1931, the roof collapsed and the house was torn down. The arbors were retained to hold the plant. To purchase tickets, go to www.

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Admission to the event is a donation of a canned or package food item.

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Learn native plant how-tos in classes at Theodore Payne Discover the beauty of native plants, learn how to choose and care for them, and take some home from Theodore Payne Foundation, 10450 Tuxford St. in Sun Valley.

An illustrated lecture reveals an assortment of garden-worthy trees, shrubs, vines, perennials and grasses that ensure year-round color on Sat., March 3 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Award-winning horticulturist Lili Singer teaches the basics on gardening with California flora on Sat., March 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Tomato sale Tomato guru Steve Toto will offer his top picks for 2012, and share tricks to successful planting and harvesting of the best tomatoes on Wed., March 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. Following is the Great Tomato Plant Sale.

For kids Pollinators are the topic at Bookworms in March. The free storytelling program for ages 3 to 6 is on Wednesdays, March 7 and 21 at 10 a.m., Saturdays, March 17 and 24, at 2 p.m.

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Add to your rock collection, get a jump on tomato season and get tips on going green at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden at 301 N. Baldwin in Arcadia.

The Monrovia Rock Hounds Gem and Mineral Show showcasing gems, minerals, fossils, geodes and jewelry is on Sat., March 3 and Sun., March 4 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Learn how to grow fruits and vegetables organically at a series of Saturday workshops on March 3 from noon to 4 p.m. The class covers companion planting, weeds, insects and diseases, and planting bare root fruit trees and grape vines.

Going green The L.A. Environmental Education Fair presents “Going Green Together” on Sat., March 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free workshops will teach families ways to make the world a little greener. Activities include music, crafts, storytelling, environmental challenges and an Eco-Tour of the Arboretum.

Zov Karamardian, author of two award-winning cookbooks and owner/chef of Zov’s Bistro & Bakery in Tustin, will lead a cooking class on Wed., March 14 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Thursday garden talks A series of garden talks on a variety of topics are on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

4:06:46 Larkspur PM Garden Design owner Steve Gerischer offers tips on choosing plants, potting and maintaining them at “Keeping Plants in Containers:” on March 15.

Landscape designer Laura Morton will lead an illustrated talk titled “Living in the Garden, California Style” on March 22.

Native plants are the topic on March 29. Horticulturist

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Flibbertigibbet can be traced to Shakespeare or church chatter Why is a flighty, frivolous chatterbox called a “flibbertigibbet?” wonders Brian Butler.

I first heard this name when performing in a college production of King Lear (I played the Fool, a prime example of type casting.) Anyway, “Flibbertigibbet” is one of the five fiends that possesses “Poor Tom” (a name which refers

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name from a writer named Harsnet who had written a contemporary anti-Catholic compendium on magic and withcraft with the grandiose title of: A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures. This document told of 40 fiends the Jesuits claimed to have identified and cast out, thereby trying to elevate their importance.

The name itself comes from the Middle English imitation of women’s meaningless chatter during church services, which, in medieval times, was a cardinal sin. *** In New Orleans, the newspaper is called the Times -“Picayune.” What’s the origin? ponders Lisa Cavanaugh.

"Picayune" is from the French picaillon, which was an old copper coin of Piedmont worth a half-penny.

When Florida and Louisiana were the property of Spain, this term was also used to describe the Spanish half-real, which was worth about six and one-half cents. So, then “picayune” refers to something of insignificant or little value.

It’s a strange choice for the name of a newspaper unless they mean it to highlight the point that every story, no matter how trivial, will be investigated for possible publication. ** * What about the term “phony?” queries Peter Granato?

This colloquialism and slang term, which means fradulent or bogus, became Americanized in the early 1920s. It derives from the Middle English fawney, which is criminal slang to describe the imitation gold ring or jewels used by medieval confidence tricksters.

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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