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A REAL STEAL
Red all over
A seagull stole a man’s ball on the beach during the La Jolla Shores surf contest on Jan. 29, sending the beachgoer in circles like a game of keep-away. Every time the bird dropped the ball, it would grab it again and go airborne before the man could pick it back up. DON BALCH | Village News
This Phillipe Bertho painting, “The Big Jump,” incorporates the clever use of red and engineered dots, a good inspiration for displaying red in the home or office. Photo courtesy of Marten Lawrence Galleries.
Shopping the Village to customize the most classic Valentine’s Day color
La Jollan Laura Simon will appear at the Clairemont Reading 14 Theater on Feb. 14 for the premier of “Over 90 and Loving It,” a documentary about people in their 90s and 100s, directed by Rancho Santa Fe resident Susan Polis Schutz. KENDRA HARTMANN | Village News
BY HOLLY LAUREN BEEDLE | VILLAGE NEWS The many shades of red are stepping to the side, as this year’s throw-back, bluish-toned retro red is coming to the fashion forefront once again. This recognizable retro hue is the cool red found on metal Coca-cola signs from the 1950s. Color and style continuously revolve through a fashion cycle, with popular trends resurfacing time and again. Style gurus rely on contemporary artists and fashionistas to recycle those oncegreat ideas, making them new and fresh again. Retro red is the “it” color, especially if the month is February. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, La Jollan shoppers and visiting tourists will start to see incitThis rendering of Lauren Turek’s luxurious ing red-colored goodies among the shops’ and feather-print scarf shows how the accessory art galleries’ festive assortments — but be sure gives a sweet look for Valentine’s Day when you know what amount of red is right for you styled in a bow. Illustration by Holly Beedle and how to incorporate it into your lifestyle and wardrobe. This elegant red dress, found at Corrine Fine Apparel of La Jolla, embodies a retro color with modern appeal. Photo by Holly Beedle
On the wall
If you think retro red might be the perfect color to update your home or office, but your decor is far from vintage, let a local art expert give you a hand. Kyle Sorrell, senior fine art consultant at Martin Lawrence Galleries, located at 1111 Prospect St, can help you find the best red or inspirational piece of art to compliment your room’s decor or artistic desire. Red is an attractive, bold color that he said appeals to his clientele, but the amount of red, he added, depends on individual preference. Martin Lawrence Galleries offers an assortment of recognizable 20th cenSEE RED, Page 17
Over 100 and still climbing BY KENDRA HARTMANN | VILLAGE NEWS Laura Simon can rattle off a phone number or an address from memory with no trouble. She keeps up with current events and has a good idea of what’s going on with the economy. She listens to audio books and “I’ve survived the batloves literature greats like Yeats, Joyce and Heming- tles of everyday living way. for 105 years. I’m a surLast November, she celebrated her 105th birthday. vivor. That’s who I am.” “To get to this height was like climbing Mount Everest,” she said. “It was a great journey, a great learning experience. I learned who I am after all these years. I’ve survived the battles of everyday living for 105 years. I’m a survivor. That’s who I am.” Simon, a La Jollan who will be featured in the documentary “Over 90 and Loving It,” will join director Susan Polis Schutz at the Clairemont Reading 14 Theater for the premier of the film at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival on Feb. 14. SEE LAURA, Page 5