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Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society at Gilmore Adobe By John Welborne The Historic Gilmore Adobe was the star of the annual Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society (WSHPHS) annual meeting last month. The gathering marked the local society’s 41st year. A rare guided tour of the historic Farmers Market-adjacent site included the house, grounds, orchard and even chickens. Adrian Scott Fine, director of advocacy for the Los Angeles Conservancy, was guest speaker. He talked about “Saving CBS” — an appropriate subject because that historic mid-century modern television production complex is just north of the garden wall where he was speaking. WSHPHS officers installed

HISTORIC ADOBE was site of WSHPHS annual meeting.

for the coming year included Richard Battaglia as president and officers Damona Hoffman, Myrna Robin Gintel, Carol Wertheim and Fluff McLean. This year’s winner of the socety’s 2018 Hsitoric Landmark Award for Respectful Renovation was Hollywood El Centro, an affordable housing project that includes restored 1920s bungalows on DeLongpre Ave. Councilman David Ryu told the attendees that he not only

CHECKING-IN the annual meeting attendees were Fluff McLean, Yvonne Cazier, Connie Richey, Damona Hoffman and Marlene Zweig.

JUST BEYOND the Gilmore Adobe garden is the also-historic CBS Television City.

MOTION to waive the reading of last year’s minutes is accepted by Board Secretary Carol Wertheim.

enjoys WSHPHS events, but also is proud to be a member. He also stated his appreciation for Henry Hilty and the A.F. Gilmore Company for being generous and supportive community members. Historic Gilmore Adobe The historic Gilmore Adobe, winner of the society’s 1978 Landmark Award, is located be-

tween the Farmers Market and The Grove at Third and Fairfax. It was built in 1852. Arthur Gilmore purchased the house and 256 surrounding acres in 1880. The adobe has been converted to the A.F. Gilmore Company administrative offices. Visit www.wshphs.org or email wshphs@gmail.com for more information.

ATTENDING the meeting were Terri McCortney, Bill and Sandy Boeck, Suzanne Wilton.

PRESIDENTS, outgoing and incoming, Judy Zeller and Richard Battaglia.

COUNCILMAN David Ryu praised the society’s work over the past year.

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Houses allowed more square footage, front garages under Koretz

By Suzan Filipek Two houses under construction at 300 and 339 S. Citrus Ave. are not what La Brea Hancock residents had in mind when envisioning the outcome of a new antiMcMansion law passed in March 2017. One house whose construction got underway last month, at 300 S. Citrus, is really big — between 3,000 and 4,000 square feet — not including the square footage of the front garage on Citrus Ave. So what happened? A few things, according to area resident watchdogs. The developer/owner’s plans for that two-story, corner house were approved just

before more restrictive new “variation zone” ordinances and an amended Baseline Mansionization Ordinance (BMO) went into effect in March 2017. “Board members looked into this in late March and learned the permit was approved eight days prior to our new zone change,” according to Tammy Rosato, president of the La Brea Hancock Homeowners Association. “Looks like it will be a big house with an attached front garage which is what we really don’t like to see,” said another resident, who asked to be anonymous. Some residents think the 300 S. Citrus Ave. owner

NEW FRONT GARAGE at the under-construction La Brea Hancock house at 339 S. Citrus Ave.

300 S. CITRUS AVENUE has a two-story house under construction in La Brea Hancock, but the building does not have to comply with the area’s adopted zoning that requires rear garages.

“pulled a fast one,” but, “that’s not the case,” the anonymous source added. Alarmed, area residents began to investigate when demolition began of a 1,769-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home on the site, built in 1924. What they learned was that the owner applied for a permit March 9, 2017, days before the BMO was approved citywide, as well as the stricter La Brea Hancock Variation Zone with Rear Garage (R1R3-RG). It was a similar situation for the further-along house at 339 S. Citrus. The owner there applied for a permit March 3, 2017. Koretz district Pending the passage of the more restrictive ordinances,

local areas were protected by Interim Control Ordinances (ICO). However, both sides of the 300 block of South Citrus Avenue were in the ICO known as “Lower Council District 5,” which had a less restrictive ICO than the rest of La Brea Hancock (in CD4). The two sides of Citrus, along with the west side of Highland Avenue, all between Third and Fourth streets, were removed from CD4 and added to CD5 during the 2012 redistricting at the request of Councilman Paul Koretz. And, therefore, the Councilman had these two sides of Citrus, in this one block, included in his less-strict ICO, the Lower CD5 ICO. “We didn’t even know about it,” said the anonymous

source. Thus, “the permit was approved within the Lower CD5 ICO, not under the R1R3-RG (Please turn to page 11)

FORMER ICO for La Brea Hancock shows the one block of Citrus Ave. that was not included.

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Local chef is motivated by his search for best possible produce

By Billy Taylor It’s summer in Los Angeles, which means that gardens, grocers and farmers’ markets are teeming with juicy, plump produce. And at least one local chef credits his restaurant’s success, in part, on his ability to bring that California farmfresh produce to your plate. Chef Kevin Meehan, who opened Kali restaurant on Melrose Avenue in 2016, says it’s the hunt for “the best” ingredients that keeps him motivated week to week. “In this day and age, we have availability of almost anything in the world, at any given time. I can buy Spanish mackerel and get it shipped in Styrofoam boxes,” says chef Meehan on a recent afternoon at his restaurant. “But I prefer the back-tobasics method, of sorts: I use what’s around me.” Meehan is describing his approach to sourcing local, farm-fresh produce — a process that, he explains, takes time and, in some cases, requires a relationship with the farmer. “It’s how I get the good stuff,” he says. Taking matters into his own hands earlier this year, Meehan converted the front lawn of a Lucerne Boulevard property — with the homeowner’s permission, of course — into a garden, outfitted with nine 12-foot by 3-foot raised garden beds. “I use that space as an ornamental garden,” he says. “We grow fresh herbs and specialty plants right there.” In June, the beds were bursting with kale, mustard frills, parsley, rosemary and sage, to name a few. For larger produce, Meehan says he leaves it to the professionals: “I can do some things better than the tomato guy, but growing a tomato isn’t one of them.” That means you can find the Culver City resident scouring local farmers’ markets several days a week: “I go to the Santa Monica farmers’ market on Wednesdays, and the Hollywood farmers’ market on Saturdays and Sundays.” Of course, farmers’ markets are open to the public too, which means Meehan needs a strategy to get the ripest avocados and freshest fish; for him, that means nurturing a long-term relationship directly with the vendors. “Relationships are important. It’s become indirectly one of my biggest strengths at the restaurant because, through these relationships, I get the crème de la crème.” Grabbing his phone, Meehan scrolls through emails to show a recent exchange with his “sea urchin lady”: She tells him about her day’s catch in Santa Barbara, and he tells

KALI chef Kevin Meehan says Southern California offers some of the best produce in the world.

GARDEN BOXES decorate a front lawn with herbs that will one day be used at Kali.

her how many he will take. They stay in contact regularly, he says. “I like to think that my relationships with these farmers have come to a point where I am getting the best of the market at any given week. And I bring that back to the restaurant,” says Meehan.

they would do: nothing processed, and everything is local and fresh. And it worked for those guys.” Southern California has the best farmers’ markets in America, according to Meehan, who says that it’s his job to showcase that on your plate. “I get compliments that

The result is that 90 percent of Kali’s menu is wild, local, sustainable and organic. “But we don’t make a big deal about it — we’re not Urth Café.” In fact, it’s not a new concept for Meehan, who says it’s just the best way to do it: “If this was 200 years ago in a small town in Italy, it’s what

‘these peas are the best peas I’ve ever had,’ and all that I can say is: ‘I know.’” This summer, Kali’s most farm-fresh ingredients will be displayed on a new menu item: A tomato and berry salad, served with burrata cheese and toasted almonds. Visit kalirestaurant.com.

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See you at the movies all summer long at outdoor, historic settings

Movies are in our DNA. Los Angeles would not be what it is today physically, economically or philosophically had it not been for the advent of motion pictures and the people who made them who put down roots here over a century ago. Many of the physical plants associated with the industry have been identified as historic resources. One, the Charlie Chaplin Studios (now the Jim Henson Company Lot) is HCM #58 and is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Just as the Los Angeles Conservancy wraps up another year of its very successful “Last Remaining Seats,” showcasing classic films in historic theaters, a new crop of venues aims to enhance the tradition through new technology, resulting in a “movies-without-walls” experience. Movies have been shown outdoors for awhile now, but this year’s offerings bring attention to a variety of historic sites in our area in a new way. In the garden: Historic Des-

canso Gardens plans a showing of Disney’s “Coco” on Family Movie Night Fri., Aug. 3 for members at the Family Plus level and higher.

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Christy McAvoy At the ranch: The Paramount Ranch will be the site of the Silent Society’s screening of “Show People,” starring Marion Davies and William Haines, Sun., July 15 at 8 p.m. “Flesh and the Devil,” starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert, will be screened Sun., August 19 at 7:30 p.m. At the cemetery: The historic Hollywood Cemetery, where luminaries of the industry are interred, is now known as Hollywood Forever. Cinespia has partnered with the location since 2002, and this

JOHNNY RAMONE’S headstone at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

year offers “Thelma & Louise” Tues., July 3 and “Footloose” Wed., July 4, both screenings beginning at 9 p.m. In addition to showcasing the best of cinema, Cinespia cemetery screenings feature pre-show DJs, themed photo booths, a picnic at a gorgeous Hollywood landmark, and even occasional visits by stars, directors and filmmakers. On the roof: Columbia Square hosts Rooftop Cinema Club in an outdoor space at Neuehouse. “We are hugely excited to be teaming up with this incredible venue. As the former CBS studios, this building formed a part of Hollywood history, and we are excited to create more history at our new home in the future,” Rooftop Cinema Club said on its move to this new venue. Visit timeout.com for a list of dates and movies being screened. At Pasadena’s finest Craftsman: Meet the scholars in residence at the Gamble House before the screening of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” Marilyn Monroe meets Greene and Greene. Who could ask for more? One more way to enjoy a summer evening: Pasadena Heritage’s Bridge Party. Set in a historic venue Sat., July 14 from 6 to 11:30 p.m. If you have never attended this amazing event on the Colorado Street Bridge, this should be the year. You can stroll its entire length without dodging cars, have dinner, dance, and admire the views and architecture of the Arroyo. See you at the movies this summer.

WATCH MOVIES under the stars at Hollywood Cemetery.

Photo: Kelly Lee Barrett/Cinespia

ENJOY a summer evening on the Colorado Street Bridge.

‘Saving Los Angeles Architecture’ talk Hear about “Saving Los Angeles’ Architectural Heritage,” a panel discussion at Barnsdall Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Thurs., June 28. Arrive at 3 p.m. for a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Hollyhock House, next door to the theater. A reception with wine and hors d’oeuvre is at 4 p.m. The panel discussion begins at 5 p.m. Panelists include Bret Parsons, associate manager at Pacific Union International Han-

cock Park office and also author of “Colcord Home,” among other architectural books. Other panelists are Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfield, founding partners of Save Iconic Architecture. Eleanor Schrader, architectural historian, also will be on the panel. This is the first of a master class series by the American Society of Interior Designers. Tickets are $40. For more information, visit cala.asid.org.

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The J.B. Leonis Leonis Estate Estate Circa 1928 1928

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647 S Hudson Hudson Ave | Hancock Park Park A first time offering of this extraordinary Estate since it’s completion in 1928. Built for J.B. Leonis the founder of the City of Vernon. Set on a double lot of 40,600 square feet, Architect Richard D. King created this spectacular Mediterranean Revival with Palladian and Italian influenced designs and ornament. Features include a large scale elegant living room, classic entry with loggias with sweeping staircase, library with fireplace, gorgeous formal dining room, loggia’s with groin groin vault vault ceilings, ceilings, 55 family family bedrooms bedrooms plus staff and separate staff cottage. Expansive grounds, lawns, specimen trees, pool, pool house, 3-car tiled garage and much more. prohibition-era large walk-in walk-in liquor liquor vault vault. A full basement level includes a recreation area, media room/gym options and a secret prohibition era large

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TWO-BEDROOM corner terrace floor plan.

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WRAP-AROUND terraces and views are among features offered.

Photo by Jim Bartsch

California modern meets classic Hollywood at Argyle House By Suzan Filipek Argyle House, a mid-century modern-inspired luxury apartment building, recently opened at 1755 Argyle Ave. The 18-story California modern-meets-classic-Hollywood building features 114 apartments next door to the historic Capitol Records building and boasts panoramic views including the Holly-

wood Sign and Pacific Ocean. The Related California development features one-, twoand three-bedroom units with private balconies and floor-toceiling double-paned windows. Open gourmet kitchens feature Caesarstone countertops, marble-tiled backsplashes and white oak cabinetry. Amenities include 24-hour attended lobby, an outdoor

pool and spa, fitness center, an entertainment lounge, library and dog run. “Some apartments have a wrap-around terrace. This was a crucial design feature, as it represents the ultimate indooroutdoor lifestyle that’s quintessential to living in Los Angeles. The offset balconies create a visually striking sight, especially when you look up from

the ground. The property really wows in person, and all the design details truly add that extra touch of luxury,” said Gabby Batto, Argyle spokesperson. The design by Large Architecture, with Marmol Radziner interiors, includes wide-plank oak flooring inside and a fifthfloor park-like terrace. Units include washers and dryers and Hello Alfred technol-

ogy, offering app-based grocery ordering to laundry pickup. The site is close to the 101 Freeway and Metro’s Red Line. The Pantages and Dolby theaters and a host of restaurants and cafés are within blocks. Related California is the New York-based company’s West Coast affiliate. Studios start at $3,295. Visit argylehousela.com.

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ORIGINAL Musicians Union building is center front left; new building is behind to the right and parking is rear. Photo at right shows Vine St. entryway.

Developer taps new life into vintage Musicians Union building By Suzan Filipek Lincoln Property Company is rehabilitating the historic Musicians Union building. The property will be reinvented with a two-building, creative office campus featuring a private exterior landscaped courtyard and an above-ground parking garage. The project is expected to be completed in 2019. “It’s a very positive adaptive reuse of a building that is significant to Hollywood history and the music industry,” said Ken Bernstein, principal city planner, Office of Historic Resources.

The original union building’s 36,000 square feet of office space will join another new 60,000- square-foot building at 817 and 827 Vine St. and the three-level, 171-space parking structure. The national real estate developer, also called LPC West, will be adding the new office space on what had been the surface parking lot. The property will include a lobby and main entrance off Vine, and an existing pedestrian entrance off Waring Avenue will be closed. Originally constructed for The Musicians Union of Hol-

lywood, the building was approved as a city HistoricCultural Monument (#1158) by the Los Angeles City Council March 23.

“It’s a very positive adaptive reuse of a building that is significant to Hollywood history and the music industry.” Built in the 1950s, the twostory building was designed by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann. The boxy concrete, steel and glass building is considered an excellent and rare example of

Corporate International-style architecture, according to the City Planning Dept.’s report. According to the Los Angeles Conservancy’s e-newsletter, for nearly seven decades the property served as the headquarters of the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 trade union, which played an integral role in the music industry and organized labor. From its beginning, Local 47 fought for the rights of artists as well as those fighting oppressive conditions and laws, particularly during the 1940s and 1960s. The building was the headquarters of the

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Italian Museum to Garden Party in Fremont Place to mark Sicily’s 75th raise funds for urban green space To mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Italian American Museum will exhibit the work of Phil Stern on Sun., July 8 at 3:30 p.m. at the museum, 644 N. Main St. Before Stern was Frank Sinatra’s personal photogapher, he was a World War II combat photographer and covered the liberation of Sicily. The event includes a film screening and presentation by Liesl Bradner, author of “Snapdragon: The World War II Exploits of Darby’s Ranger and Combat Photographer Phil Stern.”

The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) will host a Garden Party on Thurs., Aug. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m., at a private residence in Fremont Place. Honorees include Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and Alina Bodke, deputy director of the Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation and formerly LANLT executive director. Founded in 2002, LANLT focuses on communities of color that have little to no access to green space. It has

added nearly 13 acres of accessible space by helping to create 27 parks and community gardens. By 2019, LANLT will complete four additional parks and gardens, adding nearly 15 additional acres of green space to Los Angeles County. Proceeds will help fund current and future projects. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available at lanlt. org. For information, contact Julie Stromberg, LANLT Garden Party Committee member, at stromberg.julie@ yahoo.com or 323-348-8709.

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SOLD: This home at 149 N. McCadden Pl. was sold in May for $5,836,000.

Single-family homes 5170 W. 2nd St. 112 Fremont Pl. 149 N. McCadden Pl. 314 Rimpau Blvd. 244 N. Rossmore Ave. 315 N. McCadden Pl. 865 S. Tremaine Ave. 140 S. Van Ness Ave. 800 S. Highland Ave. 216 S. Larchmont Blvd. 437 N. Highland Ave. 358 S. Sycamore Ave. 956 S. Longwood Ave. 107 S. Larchmont Blvd. 819 5th Ave. 301 N. Windsor Blvd. 429 N. Plymouth Blvd. 523 N. Norton Ave. 952 Westchester Pl. 320 N. Gower St. 238 N Wilton Pl. 956 4th Ave. 5116 Melrose Ave.

$6,700,000 6,000,000 5,836,000 5,450,000 4,300,000 3,450,000 3,172,570 2,920,000 2,485,000 2,275,000 2,175,000 2,065,000 1,980,000 1,750,000 1,720,000 1,550,000 1,380,000 1,320,000 1,255,000 1,215,000 1,160,000 945,000 925,000

Country Club Manor SOLD: A townhouse in this complex at 634 Wilcox Ave. was sold in May for $785,000.

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Bright French Normandy Penthouse 3 Bedrooms | 2 Baths

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Coveted Penthouse residence in Hancock Park’s exquisite Country Club Manor by architect legend Leland Bryant. Jaw-dropping views of Downtown and the Hollywood Hills. Vaulted ceilings in the living room & master bedroom offer volume and an opulent feeling of space. The second bedroom offers a full bath and an additional powder room lends to the floor plan of a gracious home-in-the-sky feeling. Modern kitchen opens to a formal dining room with beamed ceiling. Possibly Los Angeles’ finest example of French Normandy architecture.

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Rotarian of the Year: Wendy Clifford does it all and then some

Houses

(Continued from page 3) zone we presently have, nor the La Brea Hancock ICO before that.” Front garages “The Lower CD5 ICO was unfortunately more permissive than La Brea Hancock’s was, allowing for a frontattached garage that does not count against square footage.” The new house at 300 S. Citrus, which is described in its building permit as a “major remodel (one wall to remain),” has its two-car garage right at the front yard. “I would hardly call this a remodel or addition — it is a teardown,” said another resi-

men hired to unload and stand trees, and move, display, sell and deliver product to customers,” Clifford said. Family members help out at the holiday fundraisers, including her three children, her in-laws, and her sister, who is cashier. (Clifford will

school supplies. The couple have hosted visitors participating in vocational and student exchanges from various parts of the globe to their Windsor Square home. “That’s what we really love about Rotary. You meet people from all over the world,” Clifford said.

WENDY CLIFFORD (left) receives award from Rotary District 5280 Governor Cozette Vergari in May.

fundraising for the club,” she recalled. She had been involved for years with various projects through her husband Scot, a longtime Rotarian. Scot, together with Gillham and fellow Wilshire Rotarian Pam Rudy, started the popular holiday fundraisers in 2007. Clifford’s responsibilities include obtaining permits, selecting the pumpkins and arranging for their shipment and sale, as well as ordering Christmas trees and supplies, coordinating volunteers and hiring office help. “My husband and I jointly supervise daily operations at the lot, which, during Christmas season, involves working with up to 25 women and dent who also asked to remain anonymous. The other house, across the street and down the block, at 339 S. Citrus, got its construction underway about a year ago pursuant to a permit issued on June 5, 2017. That permit is for an “addition and major structural remodel” — that probably will end up with more than 3500 square feet, including its new garage at the front yard facing Citrus Ave. As a consolation, the first anonymous homeowner said of the home being built at 339 S. Citrus, “This will be a big house but not as big as the true McMansions already in our tract.”

Bloodmobile parked at Sanctuary Last month, Larchmontians cruising through the neighborhood may have spotted a Red Cross Bloodmobile parked in front of Larchmont Sanctuary, 331 N. Larchmont Blvd. This was the fourth blood drive hosted by the day spa, says Scott Buss, co-owner. The Red Cross was able to collect 20 pints of blood at the event. The drive supports Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, among others. According to the Red Cross, someone needs blood every two seconds. Donations are

have her hands full in the year ahead. Her third grandchild, Robert “Isaac” Clifford, was born June 4.) Along with Scot, she also participated in Rotary District humanitarian trips to El Salvador and Costa Rica to deliver wheelchairs, eyeglasses and

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Rare Opportunity on the Golf Course!

543 Wilcox Avenue — $3,599,000 ......This is a rare opportunity to purchase a beautiful home on the golf course. Renovated/ restored in 2009 with great attention to detail while retaining all the character and charm found in the original 1924 home. Dramatic 2 story living room with fireplace and beautiful French doors out to the private yard. There is also a formal dining room, open kitchen with breakfast area, den or 4th bedroom, bathroom and laundry on the first floor. Upstairs you’ll

find a master suite plus two additional bedrooms and another full bathroom. Manicured gardens overlooking the fairways of Wilshire Country Club feature a patio off the living room with a fireplace & built-in BBQ, room to entertain and a resort-style pool. There is also an oversized two car garage with a viewing deck above to enjoy the sunsets and golf course vistas. This is a one-of-a-kind property rarely available in Hancock Park.

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By Suzan Filipek Wendy Clifford had been working behind the scenes for years, so when she joined Wilshire Rotary in 2010, taking over at the helm of its many projects was only natural. Among the many hats she wears is overseeing the holiday Pumpkin Patch and Tree Lot on Larchmont Boulevard. She was surprised when the fundraisers “broke all the records” at the end of last year. “They netted $66,000,” Clifford told us. “They are such a big thing in our community,” Clifford added of the annual events held at an empty lot on North Larchmont the past 11 years. “So many customers say, ‘We’re so glad you’re here. We love it!’” She was named District 5280 Rotarian of the Year in May. She was chosen from among 2,000 members countywide. “It was very nice,” she said of the honor. “Clifford exemplifies the heart and soul of Rotary, whether organizing the District picnic and annual Color Run to End Polio or planning the club’s 85th anniversary celebration,” said Elsa Gillham, past District governor. When Clifford joined Wilshire Rotary, “I was asked immediately to be chair of

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Brookside, Sycamore Square and Wilshire Park gardens in full view

By Suzan Filipek The Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council (GWNC) held its second Drought-Tolerant Garden Tour June 2, and after the success of the first tour, committee co-chairs Cathy Roberts and Julie Stromberg turned their sights to neighborhoods not featured in the 2016 tour: Brookside, Sycamore Square and Wilshire Park. “It was truly a lovely way to spend half the day, touring all the gardens with a good friend, and making new ones along the way! It inspired me to do some work in my own yard and garden,” said Tammy Rosato, a La Brea-Hancock resident. The self-guided and free tour showcased eight homes and included a Fremont Place garden featured in the 2018 Garden Conservancy “Los Angeles Open Day” tour and a Hancock Park garden recently featured in the “Los Angeles Times.” “Although our focus with this year’s tour was on the Greater Wilshire’s southernmost neighborhoods, we couldn’t resist including this gorgeous Hancock Park garden on our tour, which proved to be one of the favorite gardens for many of our patrons and one of the highlights of

GARDEN TOUR CO-CHAIRS Cathy Roberts (center) and Julie Stromberg, with Julie’s new rain barrel and GWNC Sustainability Committee member Bill Funderburk (left).

the tour,” explained Stromberg, GWNC Sustainability Chair. Garden Tour patrons Peggy Giffin and Bob Wyman explored the gardens in a truly sustainable manner — by foot. Except for the Hancock Park garden, they were able to explore all the Tour’s gardens by foot, which proved to be 5.4 miles, in 2.5 hours. “It was fun to see the variety of ways in which our neighbors and their landscape designers have created sustainable gardens,” explains Giffin, a Hancock Park resident. “The timing of the tour was perfect for us

because we are in the design phase for our back yard. We will definitely be incorporating some of what we saw on the tour into our design,” added Giffin. The tour featured gardens designed by Cheryl Lerner and Judy Horton, among other notable landscape designers, many of whom were present on the tour to answer questions and offer advice. Roberts and Stromberg selected the gardens to highlight each neighborhood on the tour, with gardens of different styles of drought-tolerant landscaping, and to appeal to

LUSH GROUNDS at a Sycamore Square garden on the tour.

a variety of patrons. As explained by Sycamore Square resident Conrad Starr, “As an apartment dweller, I garden ‘vicariously’ through my neighbors, and I know that one of the joys of creating a garden is sharing it with others. The GWNC Drought Tolerant Garden Tour was a delightful combination of sustainability, artistry, and community! I look forward to seeing where our creative minds and ecological hearts will take us in the future.” Other highlights from the tour included a garden books exhibit at the Memorial Branch Library, which served as the base for the tour, a Friends of

Memorial Library book sale, and a rain barrel distribution by Rain Barrels, Intl. Based on the positive response to the event, the GWNC will host its next Drought-Tolerant Garden Tour in 2019 and will host a rain barrel workshop with Rain Barrels, Intl. on Sat., Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at Memorial Branch Library. “The GWNC Drought-Tolerant Garden Tour is not only about promoting sustainable and resilient landscaping practices, but a community engagement event to showcase and engage our wonderful Greater Wilshire community,” said Stromberg.

THE KOSTREY COLLECTION JUST LISTED

Recent Mid-City Sales

4537 St. Elmo Drive 4-Unit Building • $1,549,000

2601 W. 48th Street 8-unit building • $1,349,000

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1025 S Ridgeley Dr

$1,315,000

1430 S Sierra Bonita

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5725 Bowcroft St

$635,250

1274 S Citrus Ave

$1,200,000

1815 S Cloverdale

$860,000 *

2214 Buckingham

$615,000

1054 S Stanley Ave

$1,125,000 *

3464 Olympiad Dr

$800,000 *

1412 12th Ave

$590,000 *

1232 S Cloverdale Ave

$985,000 *

1517 S Dunsmuir

$726,500 *

2203 Buckingham

$545,000 *Represented buyer

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Coming soon to Hancock Park. LAâ€™s most coveted neighborhood. Tradition re-imagined. 12 high-end modern town homes. Designed locally by Venice Beach-based multidisciplinary design and architecture studio Electric Bowery. Construction has commenced. Information about reserving one of the 12 homes will be forthcoming. For further information, contact the developer:

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Upgrades at Buzz publisher’s Fremont Place home make it more accessible for all

ALTHOUGH NOT MENTIONED in the “Los Angeles Times” story, Patty Lombard and Bill Simon’s recent yard and garden upgrades (designed by Larchmont local Judy Horton) are drought-tolerant and have been featured on several recent local garden tours. Photo by Patty Lombard

By Elizabeth Fuller When Larchmont Buzz co-publisher Patty Lombard’s parents, Anne and Rocci Lombard, came to live with her at her Fremont Place home a few years ago, her family began an extensive renovation to make their space more accessible and easier to navigate for elderly adults. The results were so successful, they’re featured in a June 15 story in the “Los Angeles Times.” “I tell dad that the changes weren’t just for him and mom,” Patty told the “Times.” “This whole process has really opened our eyes and made us realize that accessibility helps everybody. Having my parents here has been great.” The property re-design, which included remodeling former chauffeur’s quarters, turning a poolside lanai into an outdoor kitchen, and creating gardening spaces that can be accessed without bending over, has brought new energy to the family’s whole property.

ANNE LOMBARD’S FRIENDS gather to celebrate her recent 90th birthday. Photo by allisonphoto.com.

You can read the full story (which includes nearly 20 photos of the redefined spaces) at http://www.latimes.com/home/ l a - h m - l o m b a r d - h o m e - t o u r20180616-story.html [This article originally appeared on the Larchmont Buzz on June 16, 2018.]

ROCCI AND ANNE Lombard at her recent 90th birthday party.

Photo by allisonphoto.com.

Harbor Building soon will house three advertising agencies.

Create Advertising is moving into Harbor Building

1921 California Storybook Cottage 516 S. Norton Avenue, Windsor Square

Listed for $1,449,000

• Two Bedrooms • Den • Two-and-a-Half baths • Home: 2,018 sqft • Lot: 4,801 sqft • Garage Turned into Garden Retreat w/ Powder Room • Updated Kitchen and Baths • Hardwood Floors • Double Hung French Windows • Fireplace in Living Room and Master Bedroom • Dual Zone A/C • Security System • Foundation Work Done in 1997 • Chimney Rebuilt in 1997 • Featured in Better Homes and Garden, Decorating, and Great Gardens in Small Spaces

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Home: 3,435 sqft (per assessor) Lot: 10,477 sqft (zoned LAR3)

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By Talia Abrahamson Create Advertising will move into the historic Harbor Building at Wilshire and Crenshaw boulevards in early 2019. Jamison Services signed a long-term lease to build out the entire sixth floor, which is approximately 42,000 square feet, to suit Create’s needs. The floor will include private offices, meeting spaces and soundproofed editing rooms. The Harbor Building is home to two other entertainment companies— Entertainment One’s reality television and music divisions, and Concept Arts. Built in 1956 for J. Paul Getty’s Tidewater Oil Company, the site of the six-story, approximately 258,000-square-foot building is part of the entire block, from Wilshire Blvd. to Sixth Street, once owned by Getty, which planned an 18-story tower to house the headquarters of the Getty Oil Company. After protracted battles with neighbors represented by the Windsor Square Association, Getty Oil abandoned the idea, built the six-story building, sold off the extra homes it had assembled, and gave the last home and garden to the city — to become the official mayoral residence — the Getty House.

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4920 MARATHON STREET, MELROSE HILL

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$5,895/month

Classic 1919 Greek Revival home has been completely updated and is ready for lease. First floor: spacious living room, dining room, kitchen with new appliances + family area with fireplace, guest room or maidâ€™s + bath. Second floor: Two spacious bedrooms (one with a balcony), family bath, private master with large bath. Enchanting landscaping, electric storage room. Melrose Hill is an charming neighborhood full of vintage homes east of Western and north of Melrose avenues. Contact Bret Parsons 310.497.5832 or Bret@BretParsons.com Pacific Union International does not guarantee the accuracy of square footage, lot size, or other information concerning the condition or features of the property provided by the seller or obtained from public records and other sources and the buyer is advised to independently verify the accuracy of that information. If your property is currently listed, this is not a solicitation. License 01418010.

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Respond to a strong two club opening bid by describing strength Here’s a hand that came up recently. Dealer (East) opened 2C and her partner held: ♠ T86532 ♥3 ♦ JT73 ♣ 74 Here was the bidding: West North East South 2C* P 2D** P 2H P ? * Strong & Game Forcing ** Waiting You have a six card spade

suit. What do you call? There are several ways that players use to respond when partner makes a strong two club opening bid. One is to use a bid of two hearts to show a weak hand with no aces or kings and no more than four points. In my judgment, using a major, which will be trump approximately 20% of the time, to show a woefully weak hand, is ill-advised. In accordance with my belief that standard bidding is the best, I use the “cheaper minor” to show a weak hand

CHILDREN play in the fountain at Grand Park’s block party.

Photos by Karen Loberg

Fireworks, food and live music at Grand Park block party July 4 The sixth annual Grand Park and Music Center Fourth of July block party, 200 N. Grand Ave. takes place Tues., July 4 from 3 to 9:30 p.m. The family-friendly event will be from Spring Street to Grand Avenue and from Temple to Second streets. It’s the country’s largest free July 4th celebration.

Two stages will feature DJs and live bands throughout the event. There will also be interactive art installations, a variety of food trucks, and of course, fireworks shot from the roof of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Metro recommends taking the Red / Purple or Gold line to the event. Visit grandparkla.org.

Bridge Matters by

Grand Slam when responding to a 2C opening bid, with the automatic response of two diamonds as a waiting bid. If opener responds with two hearts or two spades, a rebid by responder of 3C shows a hand with four High Card Points (HCP) or less. If Opener bids 3C instead of 2H or 2S, then responder bids 3D (the cheaper minor available) to show the weak hand. Any other call by responder (except raising opener’s major suit bid to game) promises five HCP or more. In this hand, the responder, an experienced player, bid 2S. Here was Opener’s hand: ♠ AK ♥ AKQT72 ♦A ♣ KJ82 With 24 HCP, Opener got excited, appropriately thinking that her partner had much more than four HCP, and they ended up in 6S, which was down two. The answer to the bidding question is that Responder’s first obligation is to describe the strength of her hand. With one point and less than three card support for partner’s trump suit, Responder should respond 3C, cheaper minor, showing four HCP or less. That raises the question as to how long Responder must

keep the bidding open. While a 2C open is generally forcing to game, Opener’s rebid of 2N after partner’s 2D response may be passed because Opener has limited her hand to a maximum of 24 HCP. If Responder has less than three HCP, she may pass. But some people also play that after a cheaper minor response by Responder, Opener’s rebid of three of her major that she bid at the two level may be passed. It’s up to Opener to force game by bidding a new suit at that point or just jumping to game in her major. I favor this treatment. However, please note that if Opener bids 2N in his second bid, Responder’s response of 3C is not cheaper minor, it is Stayman, showing at least one four card major suit and four HCP or more. Here’s how the bidding would progress from the opening bid under the treatment just mentioned: West North East South 2C P 2D P 2H P 3C P 3H P P P But if you play that 2C is unconditionally forcing to game for any rebid other than 2N, here’s how the above bidding should proceed: West North East South 2C P 2D P 2H P 3C P 3H P 3S P 4S All Pass If Responder had two cards in Opener’s suit, she should bid 4H. But with the singleton she

has in this hand, Responder may also take this opportunity to inform Opener that she has a weak six card spade suit (with a five card or longer spade suit and two of the top three honors, she would respond 2S to the 2C opener). But with a singleton and a weak six card spade suit, it’s reasonable to mention the long spades, and she may do so because she has already told Opener she has a weak hand and her bid of spades should promise six. Opener knows Responder is weak because a) she didn’t respond spades first, and b) she showed four HCP or less with her cheaper minor rebid. If Opener does not like the spade suit she can rebid her hearts at the four level or bid 3N, which is unlikely given the shape of her hand. Here’s the four hand layout: East dealer, EW vulnerable: North ♠Q ♥ 64 ♦ K8542 ♣ Q9653 West East ♠ T86532 ♠ AK ♥ 3 ♥ AKQ762 ♦ JT73 ♦A ♣ 74 ♣ KJ82 South ♠ J974 ♥ J985 ♦ Q96 ♣ AT Grand Slam is the nom de plume for an author of a bestselling book on bridge, an ACBL accredited director and a Silver Life Master.

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MUSEUM ROW

Revamped Vault tour at Petersen, ‘Gooool!’ and late nights Petersen Automotive Museum unveiled “The World Tour Vault presented by Hagerty,” an excursion through the museum’s recently revamped underground treasury. The new vault can be seen on a 75-minute and a 120-minute extended tour. “As the world’s preeminent automotive museum, we constantly strive to educate our guests about automotive history, technology and design and

how it has impacted both local and global culture,” said Petersen Automotive Museum Executive Director Terry L. Karges. Guests of the new vault will find rarely-seen vehicles such as the two-time Le Mans-winning 1966 “Gulf” GT40, a 1929 Bugatti Type 46 and Steve McQueen’s 1956 Jaguar XKSS. “Car fans are going to be blown away by the vault tour,” said McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty classic car insurance

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company. The expanded tour features 100 new cars and 40,000 square feet of additional display space, nearly tripling the size of the original vault. The docentled tours will give visitors an even greater look at history’s most iconic Ferraris, Bugattis,

Porsches, coach-built cars, hot rods, Hollywood cars, presidential cars, race cars and art cars. Tours start at $20. To learn

more about The Vault presented by Hagerty and the Petersen Automotive Museum, visit www.Petersen.org/vault.

Deadline for juried exhibition July 15

Launch LA, which also hosts Tarfest each year, is joining the Korean Cultural Center in organizing a juried exhibition and competition at the center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Fri., Aug. 17 to Thurs., Aug. 30. Visual artists from Southern California are invited to submit their work no later than Sun., July 15 at 11:59 p.m. The entry fee, for up to three images, is $32. Artists must be age 18 and older. Visit launchla.org/intersection-open-call. K-POP Showcase Hear a celebratory performance by students from the Musicians Institute at the Korean Cultural Center, 3rd floor of Ari Hall, Sat., July 21 at 6 p.m. The vocal and dance performances are the final showcase after several weeks of study for students of the K-Pop musical form and will feature special guest performers. Admission is free and parking is provided. For more information, visit kccla.org.

JERSEYS worn by renowned players are on display.

Soccer on exhibit in ‘Gooool!’ “Gooool! The World Cup’s Greatest Moments” is on view through Sun., Sept. 16 at Forest Lawn Museum, Forest LawnGlendale, 1712 S. Glendale Blvd. In honor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer, the original art exhibit features objects from the collection of the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich, Switzerland. Images, jerseys, soccer balls,

medals, tickets and other objects that reveal the greatest and most controversial moments in soccer history will be on display. Among them is a pennant awarded to Garrincha, the hero of Brazil’s second World Cup victory in 1962, and 15 soccer jerseys from renowned FIFA players from the 1920s to 2010. Admission and parking are free. Visit forestlawn.com.

Tar Pits are open late Friday nights Visitors can see a 3-D movie and scientists excavating fossils at La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., which will be open late Friday nights through Aug. 31. “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” The documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” will be shown at 5 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday nights only. The 3D movie by Werner Herzog explores France’s Chauvet Cave, where the walls are

covered with the world’s oldest cave paintings, going back 30,000 years. Admission is $10 for nonmembers, $8 for members. Free admission allows visitors to see excavation sites Project 23 and Pit 91 to see what a dig looks like, watch scientists prepare fossils and view mammoths, saber-tooth cats, giant ground sloths, dire wolves and more. Visit tarpits.org.

The Natural History Museum reopened its permanent exhibition, “Becoming Los Angeles,” last month at 900 W. Exposition Blvd. The exhibit is now larger, and features new objects and artwork, including objects and stories from indigenous Californians, a saddle used by a vaquero (cowboy) 150 years ago, wall murals with different aspects of life faced by Angelenos now and in the past. Community leaders share what it means to be an Indigenous Californian living in Los Angeles today in a video. Listening stations in the galleries have audio recordings of prior museum visitors who share their thoughts on Los Angeles and the museum. Visitors are invited to record their own impressions and stories of Los Angeles. For more information, visit nhm.org.

The California Art Club’s 107th annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Natural History Museum, 900 Exhibition Blvd., runs through Sun., July 1. The exhibit celebrates 229 nationally renowned painters and sculptors who work in a classical style to explore issues facing society, including diversity, social justice and environmentalism. On the last day of the exhibit, July 1, visitors can watch artists at work at the “Paint/Sculpt-Out.” Artists will set up the tools of their trades and then begin creating new artwork. Visitors can also meet the artists through tours on closing day at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. The exhibit is free with general admission to the museum. For more information, visit nhm.org.

‘Becoming Los Angeles’ is back

Gold Medal Exhibit at NHM closes July 1

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Flower therapy, animation and progressive literature on calendar Melrose Ave, Mondays July 2, 9, 16 and 23 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The sessions will be taught by an instructor from LA MakerSpace and all materials and equipment will be provided. Children ages six and seven must be accompanied by

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People ages 15 years old and above can learn about flower essence therapy at the Wilshire branch library, 149 N. Saint Andrews Pl., Sat., July 21 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Participants will be able to create and take home a flower essence. For more information, call 323-957-4550.

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Wild edges, tar and freeways: writing on the nature of Los Angeles I’ve always thought of a certain writer as the Tolstoy of geology; now, at least on the page, I have perhaps met the Chekhov of inky tar. William L. Fox, author of “Making Time: Essays on the Nature of Los Angeles” (Shoemaker & Hoard, 2007) is now

director of the Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno. (Fox was born in San Diego and attended Claremont McKenna College.) He has written at least 10 nonfiction books “about the relationships among art, cognition, and landscape.” He is

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BOOK looks at region’s rich oil basin and author’s greatgrandmother among other topics.

his great-grandmother? She’s an irresistible character in the skillful interweaving of the astonishing varied elements of this story. But like a quicksilver messenger pulling through the book is the notion of time — particularly time as kneaded, braided, stretched, snipped, accelerated, attenuated, and frozen by the movie, television, cyberspace and aerospace industries. Not to mention smart phones. Bill Fox’s mind is one you want to know. His grace on the page is a joy. How can a universe be contained in 167 pages? He’s managed it. And that holds true whether he is discussing NASA, human burials, Hubble (the man) or the Autry Museum. Collect those catnippy bits here about L.A. to throw around: the L.A. urban forest covers more than 485 square miles, and contains about 10 million trees; according to (Please turn to page 21)

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‘Fictoir,’ ‘Seamstress of Ourfa,’ weaves a rich family tale By Suzan Filipek Victoria Harwood ButlerSloss’ new novel, “The Seamstress of Ourfa,” is the first in a trilogy that takes the reader on an exotic journey from the end of the 19th century and the Ottoman empire to the modern age. Richly-drawn characters feature four generations of women, including Khatoun, a child bride and the novelist’s great-great grandmother. Reviews have been good (see goodreads.com), and the Wilton Place resident and author is readying for a book signing Thurs., Sept. 13 at Chevalier’s Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd. The book opens with a family reunion in Cyprus in 1968, where we meet a young girl who shares the novelist’s name. “That’s me as a child,” says Victoria. When she first peddled her book to the Simon & Schusters of the world, the book was praised, but they stopped short of publishing. They said, “I didn’t have a niche.” She eventually found a publisher, Armida Books, and a niche: “It’s fictoir, a blend of fiction and memoir,” Victoria said recently in the spacious back yard of her N. Wilton Place home. Victoria was born in England, like her father, who was stationed in the British army on Cyprus. Growing up, Victoria was surrounded by an extended family and a menagerie of pets as she listened to Khatoun spin tales of her youth as a gifted seamstress, making wedding gowns, trousseaus and haute couture for the Turk ruling families. Her work weaved magic, as clients would return saying, “‘Your dresses made me pregnant,’ or ‘I wore your dress, and I got engaged.’ “There is a lot of magical realism in the book. [Family members] tell you fantastic tales. I wanted to keep those,” says the author, adding, the

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book “is full of lies, misquotes and dead people, but it’s historically accurate!” Told by different members of the family, interpretations of the same story differ: there is Khatoun’s sister, the fiery Ferida; and Khatoun’s older, increasingly reclusive and alcoholic husband Iskender.

They live in the ancient towns of Aleppo and Ourfa (the latter is today called Sanliurfa, in Turkey; (“It’s where brides-to-be go to jump the border to Syria.”) Khatoun continued sewing into her 90s and crocheted Victoria a shawl before she left for London, where she began a career as a dancer and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She continues her work in voiceovers, anime films among them, and is an award-winning filmmaker. After meeting her husband, film producer William ButlerSloss, the couple immigrated to the U.S. in 1999 and had two sons, Arum, 17, and Roibhilin (pronounced Revlin), 13. Her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, is a retired judge in the House of Lords, and for a time she chaired the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed.

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Victoria is mourning the death of her husband William, who died earlier this year of stomach cancer at 50. She is comforted by her family, and by Robert, a pit mix she found abused and abandoned on the street four years ago. And the book. She started writing it as a teen, jotting down notes from the stories she heard. The first of the trilogy, the 298-page tome is set in the

crumbling Ottoman empire. World War I and the Armenian Genocide are on the horizon, yet the book really “is a family story set in the rich culture of the Armenian community of the past,” Victoria says. A book signing of “The Seamstress of Ourfa” is Thurs., Sept. 13 at Chevalier’s Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd. Visit the website for the time, chevaliersbooks.com

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(Continued from page 20) writer Mike Davis, referenced here, Los Angeles has the longest wild edge of any nontropical city in the world. Fox must have the last words here: “From atop every ridge around the basin ... we broadcast microwaves in an attempt to make simultaneous every desire and wish ... and to match them with information, a solution, a fix, a purchase. The information superhighway is in virtual parallel with the freeways.” [Speaking of Angelenos measuring distance with time]: “We can’t compress the physical space, so we attempt to shorten the time, hence the original rationale for the freeways.”

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Enjoy live music by local bands, family-friendly entertainment, and the Pasadena Pops at the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Irish folk music to Latin and reggae to pop and folk rock is performed at the Arboretum’s Summer Nights, Fridays June 29, July 6 and 27 and Aug. 10. There will also be crafts, storytelling and lawn games, as well as the Arboretum Library Bookmobile. Bring chairs and blankets and your own picnic, or purchase food and beverages from local food trucks. Doors open at 5 p.m. and music begins at 6 p.m. Romantic hits of the 1980s, a tribute to the Beatles, Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday and Broadway music will all be featured during the Pasadena Pops performances Saturdays July 21, Aug. 4 and 18 and Sept. 8. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the Bauer Lawn. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a sweater or jacket. For more information, visit arboretum.org or call 626821-3222.

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Pick up cacti and succulents for the garden and learn about propagation techniques this month at Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. The Cactus and Succulent Society of America annual show and sale is Fri., June 29 to Sun., July 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hear about advanced propagation techniques for hardwood and semi-hardwood plants such as grape vines, hydrangeas, azaleas and camellias Thurs., July 12 at 2:30 p.m. A plant sale follows the talk. Visit huntington.org.

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of the Holy Ghost,” and touches the long or third finger; with the word “Amen” he then puts it on the fourth finger of his bride and hopefully it will stay there. • • • How come the Pope is also known as the “Pontiff”? wonders Tom Broderick. In the early years of the Roman Church, this name applied to any Bishop, but soon came to refer to the Pope — the

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Supreme Pontiff. It comes from the Latin pons, pontis > bridge, and means literally, one who has charge of the bridges. You see, in ancient Rome, the bridges over the Tiber River were of utmost importance for both commerce and defense and were thereby entrusted to the principal college of pagan priests. The head of this college was known as the Pontifex Maximus, a title which was subsequently taken by his Catholic successors. • • • If something has flair it has “panache.” What’s the origin? asks Joan Fagerholm. The root of this French word is the Latin pinna > feather. Panache literally refers to a plume of feathers flying in the wind from the crest of a helmet. Flair, indeed! • • • What’s the origin of never “darken my door” again? queries Toby March. This admonition has nothing whatsoever to do with the practice of marking a person’s door for dire reasons — identifying a plague house or as a

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