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The Original Miss Muscle Beach

1948 contest winner Sara Clark reflects on past accomplishments

By Michele Robinson he iconic Muscle Beach Contests, held each summer in Venice (the Coney Island of the Pacific), are an internationally recognized slice of Los Angeles history.

While the contests are almost a century old, in 2016 a new entry began called “The Vintage Swimsuit Class.” When the winner is crowned “Ms. Vintage,” the person presenting the trophy is none other than Sara Clark, the original Miss Muscle Beach of 1948.

“I know so many people who work out there, it is really a thrill,” Clark said.

Due to promoter Joe Wheatley, the Vintage Swimsuit Contest is now held annually during Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day. “In 2015, I was thinking of Muscle Beach from yesteryear and thought of the vintage swimsuits,” Wheatley said. “We started it in 2016 and it was a

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Marina del Rey resident Sara Clark was crowned the original Miss Muscle Beach in 1948.

total hit. It’s all everyone talked about and we got lots of television coverage about it.”

This class differs from the other categories because “this is the only one where the winner is not a bodybuilder, but rather a competitor, required to wear a one-piece bathing suit who is in shape,” Wheatley said.

In 1948 at the age of 17, Clark did not set out to be involved in bodybuilding. Born in San Francisco in 1931, her family moved to Ocean Park when she was 4 years old.

During the Depression, there was little money and no welfare.

As a result, people worked to survive and those in the entertainment field taught children lessons. When she was 5 years old, Clark learned to play the accordion and joined Chrissy Stage’s Accordion Band. Clark continued to use this skill to entertain people well into her adult life.

“I joined the USO group and

entertained where many of the service people were stationed,” Clark said.

An unemployed teacher had formed a group called “The Polka Dolls Girls,” which Clark joined as the youngest member, entertaining audiences by singing and dancing every Monday night at the Ocean Park Community Auditorium.

“During the Depression there was a Community Sing, where people would pay 10 cents to be entertained,” Clark said. “I entertained them.”

Around the same time, the Venice Chamber of Commerce held a Mardi Gras fundraiser with tickets selling for 10 cents.

Clark’s mother’s friend had a teenage daughter who wanted to become the “Queen of the Mardi Gras” by selling the most tickets.

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me as we walked along the beachfront stopping at every bench telling people that if they would buy a 10-cent ticket I would sing and dance for them.

My mother’s friend’s daughter was the queen of the Mardi Gras and I was the flower girl. That was the beginning of my sales career through my adult life.”

Then Clark’s family moved to West Los Angeles when she entered third grade, and she attended Richland Avenue Elementary School.

“This later became a Barrage Balloon Army Base during WWII, because the location is so near to the ‘Douglas AirField (now known as the Santa Monica Airport),’” Clark said.

In 1948 Clark met George Bruce, who was a physical fitness advocate. Bruce later operated Bruce-Salon Gym in Van Nuys and became involved in the Miss Universe Contest.

“He thought I had potential for the Miss Muscle Beach Contest and he became my first trainer,” Clark said. “With his encouragement, I became interested in activities at Muscle Beach and

Clark will be presenting an award at the Muscle Beach International Classic on May 30 at the Venice Beach Recreation Center.

enjoyed working out and hand balancing on the platform.”

Clark worked out during the summer and by the end of it they held the contest.

“The day of the show was something new to me, many of the girls who had entered had been in other beauty pageants,” Clark said. “On the day of the contest, I wore a two-piece bathing suit. I did it just for fun.

When I arrived I didn’t have high-heel shoes with me, so I had to borrow a pair. Never having walked across a stage like a beauty contestant before, I didn’t think I had a chance. After the last girl walked across, I started to take off the shoes and walk away. What a wonderful surprise when I heard my name called.”

Winning helped shape Clark’s life and opened doors for her.

She met and took pictures with Steve Reeves “Mr. Universe,” and was interviewed by the Evening Outlook, a local paper.

“I never knew then that it would lead to articles in Strength & Health Magazine,” Clark said.

However, her career was short-lived.

“It was wonderful,” Clark said.

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Clark wanted to be a model, but couldn’t afford to pursue it. Her mother made her give it up because she wanted her to get a job that paid better.

“I wanted to be a model or an actress, but could not afford lessons or professional photos,” Clark said. “I had to work, and went back to my first profession in sales at the I. Magnin store in Beverly Hills.”

Then in 1951 she got married and moved to Chicago.

“I married when I just turned 20,” Clark said.

Clark went on to have three children, but contracted polio when she was pregnant with her second child. Unable to walk, she credits exercise as the reason she was able to regain her strength.

“I was able to regain walking by exercise, which is so important,” Clark said.

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volunteering feeds the soul,” Clark said.

What started as a rather short-lived career ended up picking up again in her seventies.

“At the age of 69, I wanted to fulfill a dream,” Clark said. “I could then afford professional pictures and joined an acting class. I did a few commercials, but it was hard to go to auditions and continue my commitment to my volunteer work.”

In 2008, at the 60th anniversary of her crowning, Clark was inducted into the Muscle Beach Hall of Fame. From there her career gained momentum. Now at the age of 91, the great-grandmother enjoys being actively involved in the contest and is proud to have come full circle with her career.

“Joe Wheatley contacted me about five years ago,” Clark said.

“I never got back into it again until I was in my eighties.”

Wheatley added, “Sara is the embodiment of health and fitness, 90 plus years old, and still working out and going strong. She’s a Muscle Beach treasure.”

Currently, Clark is also involved in a documentary about

the historic Muscle Beach.

“The producer interviewed me, Mr. Muscle Beach of 1954, Joe Gold’s family from Gold’s Gyms and Arnold Schwarzenegger,” Clark said. “I am now waiting to hear from the director when it is sold.”

For Clark, presenting the 2022 Miss Vintage trophy for a contest she won so many years ago is an inspiration to live your best life.

“It’s a joyous occasion for me, I am looking forward to Memorial Day to do it again,” Clark said.

The community can meet Clark in person at the Muscle Beach International Classic being held this Memorial Day on May 30 at the Venice Beach Recreation Center. The event is free and open to the public. The pre-judging contest begins at 10 a.m. At 1 p.m. during the National Anthem/Parade of Athletes, the U.S. Air Force will support the event with a C130J flyover followed by finals and the award presentation.”

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transferred to another location that would also be attended by men. She divorced him in 1969, then in 1971 moved back to LA to work in sales.

“I was a born salesperson,” Clark said. “I was a traveling saleslady leasing real estate data at a time when that was not usual.”

Over the course of the next few decades, she rekindled a previous relationship with her high school friend, Edgar Clark. They were married for 20 years until he passed away.

“I love life, even with all of its ups and downs,” Clark said.

She also spent time volunteering with Make-A-Wish and the DOLLS (Dedicating Our Loyal Loving Service). Working with a social worker to help those in need, she held fundraisers and served as the DOLLS President for seven years.

She currently volunteers at the Venice-Marina-LAX Lions Club and was the past president. She is also the membership chairperson for the Venice Historical Society and a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of Brandeis University.

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The Rise of Digital Creativity

Otis College unveils findings from 15th annual Creative Economy Report

By Holly Jenvey or the 15th release of the Creative Economy Report, Otis College of Art and Design in Westchester paired with CVL Economics to evaluate how technology emergence impacts the way creatives work.

Since 2007, Otis College of Art and Design has released a Creative Economy report to evaluate how the five sectors of: Entertainment and Digital Media, Fine and Performing Arts, Architecture and Related Services, Creative Goods and Products, and Fashion are faring in Los Angeles’ and California’s economy as a whole. The Creative Economy represents 11.8% (as of 2020) of California’s gross regional product, making it the largest sector in the state’s economy.

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Stringer, CEO and chief design officer at Syng; and Timoni West, vice president, augment-

H H C A N D I D AT E ’S CO R N E R H H ed and virtual reality at Unity Technologies.

The panel was moderated by Rio Caraeff, chief commercial officer at Syng, who is also part of the Board of Governors at Otis College.

Presentation of the report “I think there’s real value in understanding where we are to ground ourselves during a period of uncertainty and change across our creative sectors,” said Adam Fowler, a founding partner at CVL Economics, who presented the report.

In 2020, there were 1,370,343 jobs in the Creative Economy. Average annual wages in the Creative Economy in California were $158,477, which is higher than total economy average annual wages at $76,590.

However, even as the Creative Economy propels California’s total gross domestic product, it isn’t monolithic.

Each sector of the creative economy has fared differently, which is partially due to the Great Recession (2007-2009) and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The sector which fared the best over the past 15 years is Entertainment and Digital Media. From 2007 to 2020, jobs grew in this sector by 34.8%. A proponent of this growth was how technology expanded ways of consumption. Aside from traditional production, there was a turn to animation, VFX, a convergence of media, among other factors.

Fashion and Creative Goods and Products are sectors that have experienced decline in employment over the years, largely because they couldn’t come back from the Great Recession.

Creative Goods and Products dropped by 40.6% and Fashion fell by 51.4%. Aside from the Great Recession, there were also global changes in manufacturing.

“The arts is often siloed or thought about as a kind of ‘nice to have’ and not treated around the state as oftentimes a backbone sector of growth,” Fowler said.

Fowler also shared some recommendations from the report about how policies can support the growth of the creative economy: • Explore incentives that evolve with technology disruption (technology evolution, which influences the way people work) • Broaden the arts, Culture and Creative Economy Advocacy Arena • Assist non-profit organizations in the Creative Economy with incorporating digital technologies • Support new and evolving establishments in the Creative Economy

How working changed during Covid-19 Burton, who works in animation, said

the pandemic helped amplify change in productivity within her work environment. Even as video conferencing was existent prior to Covid-19, her company could now hire someone from anywhere in the world as opposed to the need to find talent locally. She also said that her physical and digital production teams have created great products, which neither could have done alone.

“I think there is really this kind of great synergy between the two,” Burton said.

On the other hand, Moore, who works in fine and performing arts, saw how the Covid-19 pandemic hurt the industry. As live performances were one of the last industries to reopen, there needed to be a shift to virtual production.

As The Music Center reopened in-person, there was pent up demand but audiences were hesitant to return due to Covid-19 concerns. Even as live performances are happening again, Moore acknowledged how performances had to adjust to a new reality.

“It sort of ripped the Band-Aid off a field that was resistant to digital innovation change,” Moore said.

Ownership of digital property Caraeff opened the question by explaining that the creator economy has more opportunities than ever before for the remixing of culture for iterative and derivative work (expanding on the work of others to add to your product). The panel uncovered what issues there were about creating on top of the prior works of others.

Stringer believes it’s the economics of ownership that get in the way of people finding ways to collaborate successfully. He said that creatives are currently fitting into a certain kind of economic system, which they should be able to create themselves.

“Ownership or credit-like ego gets in the way of collective creativity,” Stringer said.

West explained how the concept of creation, creator and attribution is all based on the physical limitations of the real world and then with some fairness and justice. She added how sampling (reuse of already created material by another owner) brings on questions of how much was used from a prior sample compared to the overall work.

“The concept of creation and involvement is fundamentally changing and I think it’s going to be many years before we have the right language to describe that,” West said.

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Centennial Celebration

Marina del Rey Sportfishing’s Betty-O boat turns 100

By Haley Beyer etty-O has spent all of her 100 years ported within Los Angeles County. She has been used for running excursions, sightseeing, ferry service, private outings and chartering, was eventually equipped to give flying fish tours and these days is used for sportfishing day trips.

Captain Mike Reinsch and his wife, Patty, are the current owners and operators of Betty-O. Reinsch has been the skipper for 24 years and his wife works at the grill in the galley.

To honor Betty-O’s 100th year, the couple threw a birthday party at Fisherman’s Village. Almost 100 guests attended, making for a lively gathering that was catered by members of the Los Angeles Rod and Reel Club. A special cake was also brought out to commemorate the occasion.

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Recently, a special party was held at Fisherman’s Village to celebrate the 100th anniversary of sportfishing boat Betty-O.

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Before the Reinschs bought the red, white and blue boat in 1998, Captain Henry “Frenchy” Margaillan owned it in the early 1970s and established “Captain Frenchy’s Landing.” He had a first mate, Captain John Ferrell, who eventually took over the boat in 1988 and incorporated Marina del Rey Sportfishing as a C corporation with his partner, Steve Murphee.

Ferrell’s first mate at the time was Mike. The boat has stayed in the Marina del Rey area ever since and continues to work in the sportfishing industry. It has also been part of a few whale watching tours.

“My favorite part of owning Betty-O is watching our passengers enjoy themselves out on the water and getting excited when they catch fish,”

Mike said. “I also love being in such a beautiful location.”

Mike, who grew up in Pacific Palisades, has spent most of his life on boats and remembers spending many days fishing with his dad on old wooden boats in Santa Monica.

Betty-O is made of Western American Douglas fir, an oak rudder post, imported lignum vitae anchor posts and an imported teak stem. The boat was built as a double decker and passengers used to board on the gangway to the upper deck. There was a stairway that connected the upper deck to the covered lower main deck.

During World War II, Betty-O left her previous port in Catalina Island for the mainland to ferry passengers back and forth from San Pedro to Terminal Island. At the end of the war, Wilmington Transportation Company sold her so that she could be used for sportfishing. Her upper deck was

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several other boats for the Bannings. Mueller’s daughter, Augusta, christened the boat at a ceremony with a bottle of Prohibition-era champagne.

After that, Betty-O began service operating under the Wilmington Transportation Company, which had been incorporated by the Bannings but was transferred to Wrigley.

The boat then ran excursion trips from Avalon to Isthmus and to both ends of the island for sightseeing during the 1920s and 1930s. It’s rumored that Ada liked to take Betty-O for private outings with her friends. Another rumor is that the Wrigley-owned Chicago Cubs worked out during their off seasons on the Island and would use Betty-O as their private charter boat to and from the mainland.

While based in Catalina Island, fly fishing excursions became popular and were offered during the evenings. A powerful spotlight was even mounted on Betty-O’s bow to illuminate rocks, the shore, and the flying fish.

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removed and the wheelhouse was replaced with a larger plywood cabin with a flybridge helm station. A bait tank made of plywood was added to the main deck and can hold 600 gallons of bait.

“Even though she is 100 years old, Betty-O is a smooth, quiet ride and her machinery is easy to work,” Mike said. “One of the interesting parts of her is the old anchor puller. Most boats have a hydraulic system, but hers is the original version.”

Almost everything about Betty-O is original, including her name. She was named after Betty Offield (1911-1976), the daughter of James and Dorothy Offield and granddaughter of William and Ada Elizabeth Foote Wrigley. The Wrigleys named the boat after their granddaughter in 1921 after William purchased Catalina Island from the Banning brothers (William, Joseph and Hancock) in 1919.

William paid William Mueller of San Pedro to build Betty-O in Wilmington, California and it was finished on December 15, 1921. Mueller had built

pioneering sportfishing skipper, Jack Ward, from the Paradise Cove pier in Malibu, alongside the day boats Gentleman and Dinah Lee. Betty-O serviced Catalina Island for two decades.

In 1967, Joe Morris bought Betty-O and brought her to Marina del Rey to serve as a half-day sportfishing boat. In 1972, the Wrigley and Offield families joined with the Nature Conservancy to place Catalina Island in a trust, so Betty O never returned to the island.

Morris owned and operated the boat until Margaillan became her owner, and Betty-O has been a fishing boat ever since.

“Some of my rare but favorite experiences on Betty-O have been when the warm El Nino weather comes in because it brings beautiful fish with it,” Mike said. “There are yellowtail and lots of other bright colorful fish. That’s always a pleasant surprise for me and our guests on board.”

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Celebrating Skate Culture and Community The Unity Skateboard Championship event was a huge success

By Kamala Kirk ecently, the Unity Skateboard Championship was held at Stoner Skate Plaza in West Los Angeles.

The event was curated by Westside streetwear company, Cosmic Demise, who teamed up with Santa Monica City Council member Oscar de la Torre and Alex Aldana, who are both founders of the nonprofit organization Pico Youth & Family Center, in addition to Stephen Joyce, senior recreation director for Stoner Park.

“Skaters, young and wise, came together in the spirit of unity,” Aldana said. “Celebrating skateboarding culture and having fun, bringing back a skating legacy defined on the Westside in the 1970s to a new generation of skateboarders.”

At the start of the event, host Ali Balal who is also the founder of Cosmic Demise, grabbed the mic and gave a speech to show appreciation for everyone who contributed to the event’s success. He thanked Stoner Recreation and Parks for allowing him to have the event, Pico Youth & Family Center for helping with the reward prizes, his mother Beverly Washington for collecting the donations from the people who purchased the Cosmic Demise clothing at the event; Baystreet Boards Surf & Skate Shop for providing and cooking the food, and the judges who included Olan Prenatt from Jonah Hill’s movie “Mid 90s,” Curtiss Rowe who is a well-known skateboard model, and Alison Leah, a local skater who is also in the Cosmic Demise film ‘Security Camera: CDVX2500,’ which was screened at the event.

Balal also gave appreciation for the photographers and videographers who documented the entire event: Diego Molina, Francesco Bentivelgio, Kevin Hairston, Garrick Stoner and Kevin Argueta. He also thanked DJ Jelani Iman, and the cast of “Security Camera: CDVX2500” which includes Julian Huckleby, Jack Shassberger, Isi Campos, Harlan Goldman-Belsma, Ben Cohen, Cheyenne Williams and Jason Newman.

“Stoner Skate Plaza was crowded with people,” Balal said. “Watching my film on the big screen and hearing the reaction of the audience made me realize that all that hard work, stress and sleepless nights were worth it. I wouldn’t change anything in the journey and I would do it all over again. Fortunately on July 9, we invite you to the next Unity Skateboarding event at Stoner

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Skate Plaza. Anybody can view the full recap video and photos of the last event and also the full movie of “ Security Camera: CDVX2500” for free on my website.”

Cy Romano, who is sponsored by Powell Peralta, Bones Bearings, Grizzly Griptape, and Cariuma Skateboarding, won the first place prize of $200, a skateboard, award certificate and a Cosmic Demise shirt. The second place winner was Austin Benard, a young skater who traveled from North Vancouver to enter the contest and won $125, a skateboard, award certificate and a Cosmic Demise shirt.

A team rider for Baystreet Boards, Antonio Evans won the third place of $75, a skateboard, award certificate and a Cosmic Demise shirt. Dan Yamazaki, a skater who has been seen in many Cosmic Demise films, won the fourth place prize of a skateboard, award certificate and a Cosmic Demise shirt.

George Lucas Romero, a local skater in Stoner Plaza, won the fifth place prize of the award certificate and a Cosmic Demise shirt.

“This was our first event with Cosmic Demise and Pico Youth & Family Center,” Joyce said. “There was also a request to show a film Ali was finishing. This blending of a skate contest and a film was intriguing. The skate event went flawlessly and the movie was a success. Overall, it was a fantastic event and I look forward to working with both groups again in the future. I enjoyed seeing the excitement and camaraderie of the competitors. Everyone seemed to be having a great time enjoying the contest, the music, the food, and the overall vibe. Skateboarding provides the youth with an outlet both creatively and physically. I am hoping to start a skate league like other popular sports.”

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Cosmic Demise founder Ali Balal (center) curated the Unity Skateboard event.

The event recognized some of the top local talent in skateboarding.

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A Rainbow Celebration Venice Pride rolls out new events after two-year hiatus

By Bridgette M. Redman fter a two-year pandemic hiatus, Venice Pride is ready to roar back through the city with newer and bigger events on the docket.

This year’s events—the fifth Venice Pride which launched in 2016—include the world’s largest flying rainbow flag, a two-day festival, a parade and a global rainbow light installation. Grant Turck, Venice Pride’s executive director, said this year is going to be “a really epic celebration.”

Venice Pride 2022 runs from June 3 to 5 with the festival at Windward Plaza, the parade along the Venice Beach Boardwalk and a nightly rainbow light installation that will span miles in the sky. This year, Venice Pride will once again unfurl the United We Pride Flag, created especially for Venice in 2018.

“We did it because there were so many different Prides around at the time,” Turck said.

“It was kind of an activation to unite the different Prides.”

Through some research, they discovered that the largest flying flag up to that time was 1,200 square feet and flown from a flagpole in South Africa.

They commissioned someone to make one that was slightly bigger. It was custom made to fly between two flagpoles that are 47 feet apart, 50 feet tall and could accommodate a flag that is 47 by 30 feet. There are longer rainbow flags that have been carried in parades, but the Venice flag is the largest one that can actually fly.

In 2018, it flew for one weekend and was then carried in the LA Pride Parade. In 2019, a contingent of people took it to New York City and carried it in the NYC World Pride Parade. This year, the flag is going back up on June 1 and will stay up for the entire month of June.

“That should be really cool,” Turck said. “People love taking pictures of it. It’s just this really great backdrop with the

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After a two-year hiatus, Venice Pride will take place from June 3 to 5 and will feature a series of exciting events and installations. sea in the background and the palm trees.”

The opening event for the weekend will be on Friday, June 3 with the LA premiere of Yvette Mattern’s laser light art installation, Global Rainbow.

The installation has appeared in such places as New York, Las Vegas, France, Mexico, Japan and other places. It paints the sky with seven powerful lines of color representing the rainbow color spectrum. The laser lights will

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stretch from Venice to Will Rogers State Beach and be on display every night until 2 a.m. through Sunday, June 5.

“It will go from the Hotel Erwin, all the way up the coastline of the beach and then it’ll shoot over Santa Monica and terminate at the hillside just above Will Rogers State Beach,” Turck said. “It’s kind of a cool connection because Will Rogers is historically known as a gay beach in LA.” There will be a viewing party

from 7 to 10 p.m. that will take place on the roof of the Hotel Erwin in Venice. Tickets are available online. The first lighting will take place at 9 p.m.

“Once it’s fully dark, it’ll be really dramatic,” Turck said. “I think it’s just going to blow people’s minds when they see these lasers going four or five miles up the coast. We had to get clearance from the FAA to do this.”

They’re planning to have a

special celebrity guest light the lasers. The installation—and the opening party—is a benefit to raise money for Project Contrast, a nonprofit amplifying the voices of LGBTQ+ youth and Venice Pride.

The next day launches another first—a two-day festival with a 160,000-plus square foot footprint. It’s an expansion from previous years’ block parties. Running June 4 and 5, the ticketed event takes place at Venice Beach Recreation Center at Windward Plaza and will feature a community stage and booths. It will run from noon to 10 p.m. each day.

Tickets are $20 per day and are available online.

In the main area, there will be performers from noon until 9 p.m. with more than 50 community booths and LGBTQ+ vendors selling everything from T-shirts to crafts.

There will also be several food trucks. The main stage in the area will host drag queens, musicians, singers and DJs. The programming for the stage is being organized by a group called Queer Moment.

Some of the performers will include Amber Crane, Bettie Bathhouse, Fab the Duo, Luna Lovebad, Posse, Stewart Taylor and Zee Machine.

The all-ages area also features an activity section on the north side on the grass. There will be such events as a sound bath, a dance class hosted by the LA Rams cheerleaders, the Rams’ mariachi band, and other age-appropriate family activities.

Metal detectors at the gates will help ensure the event is safe. The whole area will be fenced in. Attendees will be carded and those who are 21 and older will be given a wristband that grants access to an adults-only space in the festival where alcohol will be sold and Gaywatch, a popular monthly queer dance party, will take place. There is 80 feet of bar space that is being sponsored by Bacardi Turck said they’re calling it the Beer

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The Venice Pride Board includes Sergio Perez, Grant Turck and Richard Tobin.

Garden and expects it to be quite the daylong party.

“This first year back after the pandemic, there’s a lot more people just ready to celebrate and party,” Turck said. “That’s one of the reasons we expanded and moved to this new location.”

The inaugural Venice Pride Parade will take place on June 5 starting at 11 a.m. down the boardwalk. It will be, Turck said, the greenest Pride Parade in the world because there will be no cars or motorized vehicles.

Turck said that in the past few years there has been a lot of negativity surrounding the boardwalk and they wanted to help relaunch it with a positive spin.

“It’s a really unique place and gives us the opportunity to do a parade that’s kind of non-traditional,” Turck said.

Everyone, he said, will either be marching on foot or riding a bicycle. The Venice Heritage Museum is putting together a push float and he said others might also create self-propelled floats.

Turck said it is important for organizations like Venice Pride to stay vigilant and not take anything for granted. In the past several years, the Supreme Court makeup has changed, putting many rights at risk. Places like Florida are passing laws forbidding teachers to talk about LGBTQ+ people or issues in

school, and Texas tried to criminalize parents who supported their trans children.

“Community is so important and remaining organized is so important,” Turck said. “Our tagline this year is ‘Be who you are.’ So you know that at Venice Pride, you can come as you are, be who you are and just celebrate yourself. That’s what we hope people will do.”

Venice Pride’s logo is the Venice Pride Flag Lifeguard Tower on Venice Beach, a permanent landmark that was built in 2017, and Turck hopes people will check that out and enjoy the beach when they come in for the festival and other events.

“Venice Pride began as a grassroots effort to create new opportunities for social connection among LGBTQ Angelenos on the Westside and beyond,” Turck said. “We’ve witnessed a beautiful revitalization of our community over the last five years. As we come out of COVID, we’re bursting with excitement to celebrate again with everyone in triumphant ways this June.”

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Numi Opera shines light on oppressed composers

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Gordon cared for her mom at the end of her life. Around that time, she attended an LA Opera program which, combined with her mom’s passing, inspired the creation of Numi Opera.

“The thing that really catapulted me was James Conlon from LA Opera,” Gordon said. “He did a whole series called Recovered Voices at LA Opera.

That really lit the spark under me to come back to these composers at some point in time. This is an ode to my mom.”

The upcoming concert is something she sees as a reawakening for the state of the world. Everything that is happening both here and in the Ukraine is something Gordon feels is an analogy for what Numi offers in the way of supporting composers who were suppressed by the fascist regime of the Nazis.

“We have a little return of Putin’s fascist existence in regard to the Ukraine,” Gordon said. “So, it just seemed like the timing was right for us to launch and try to get a little bit of sunshine and get the music back in

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By Bridgette M. Redmani ail Gordon, artistic director of Numi Opera, wants to lead audiences on a journey, one that promises better days ahead and hope for those who have been oppressed and are in danger of being forgotten.

Numi Opera returns with its first post-pandemic performance, “Journey Out of Darkness,” on the Broad Stage, Sunday, May 29. The members of the opera company will perform works by such composers as Korngold, Schrecker, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Weil and Zemlinsky—all composers whose works were suppressed by fascist regimes in the 20th Century.

It is, Gordon feels, particularly relevant because of the current spread of nationalist ideas and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The latter is particularly poignant for Gordon, whose mother inspired the founding of Numi Opera in 2019. Born in the Polish Ukraine, she fled in 1938 just ahead of the Nazi invasion.

“The rest of my family went underground,” Gordon said. “My immediate family survived, the rest of my family

Gail Gordon is the artistic director of Numi Opera, which returns with its first post-pandemic performance, “Journey Out of Darkness,” on May 29 at The Broad Stage. people’s ears.”

The arias in the concert will be sung by Shana Blake Hill, soprano; Scott Ramsay, tenor; and Roberto Perlas Gómez, baritone. Also joining the group will be string quartets Melodia Mariposa and the Alameda String Quartet.

The pieces being performed are what Gordon said are her particular greatest hits. She describes herself as a huge fan of Korngold, a composer famous for his movie music. They’ll be doing some of his opera duets that he composed when he was only 17 years old.

They’ll also be performing some pieces from Kurt Weil’s musical, “Street Scene.” Weil immigrated from Berlin to Paris and then to the US. Gordon described him as sort of a “Jack Kerouac type “figure.

“He had all these ideas about people becoming more equal and the representation of the underclass,” Gordon said.

“There’s a lot that resonates in today’s world.”

Some of the other composers in the concert died in concentration camps under Nazi rule. While in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, Viktor Ullmann wrote an opera called “The Emperor of Atlantis.” One of the guards felt the main character bore too much of a resemblance to Hitler, so the opera was not performed and Ullmann was transferred to Auschwitz where he was murdered in the gas chambers.

Much of the music in this concert focuses on the Second Viennese School and the composers whose works were often forgotten after they were suppressed by the Nazis.

“Music is basically a fixed commodity,” Gordon said. “There’s X amount of notes, right? But it is what you do with the notes that can evoke the emotional or psychological response that you get to these different frequencies that strike us in our soul. This whole Second Viennese School explored the chordal structure of music in a new way. Not only did they approach music from a much larger vantage point, with more dense strings, more beautiful colors, but the stories that they’re telling—on top of the fact that their lives ended up being a story based on those stories.

Obviously, they didn’t know at the time they were writing these pieces what would end up happening to them as composers. They were very famous and then the world went upside down. The world went crazy.”

It’s why she feels the mission of Numi Opera and the music they perform is so important.

“Revisiting and not allowing their voices to literally die off, making sure that the public has access to their sound, their souls and their creations is essential,” Gordon said.

As someone who has founded other opera companies and taught the art form throughout her career, Gordon wants people to understand that there are many levels to opera and many different voices.

“If we give voice to not only the music that you hear, but the stories beneath the music, that is an important thing to express to the community,” Gordon said.

Numi Opera held its first performance in May 2019, performing Alexander Zemlinsky’s “Der Zwerg,” based on an Oscar Wilde story. The next December, they performed Erich Korngold’s first opera, “Der Ring Des Polykrates.”

Then the pandemic hit and singing was considered dangerous. They also had to figure out a new way through California’s gig worker laws.

Three years after their founding, they are ready to return to the stage, to journey out of darkness and into what they hope will be brighter times.

WHAT: Journey Out of Darkness WHO: Numi Opera WHEN: 7 p.m., Sunday, May 29 WHERE: The Broad Stage, 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica INFO: numiopera.org

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Deutsch LA and CA Milk Advisory Board launch new musically-driven campaign

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As part of their new ‘Live in the Golden State’ positioning, the California Milk Advisory Board (aka Real California Milk) also dropped a new Latin pop single of the same name with the first-ever record made from a real wheel of Real California Cheese.

“To live in the Golden State is an active, cultural experience, both physical and emotional, where we embrace everything that makes this state so special and we nourish ourselves with delicious, comforting food made with Real California Milk,” said John Talbot, CEO of the California Milk Advisory Board. “California Freestyle is more than a song, it’s a visual celebration of diverse people, individuality, iconic destinations and food.

It’s the rich and vibrant lifestyle and mindset of living in the Golden State.”

The track premiered with a 60-second music video during the California broadcast of the 64th Grammy Awards, giving viewers a taste of California Freestyle in every sense. The single is available on all major music streaming platforms, with a curated album design by

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‘Venice Stories’ Jason Hill shares his work, stories and inspiration in new book

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himself to document and curate his art in “chronological order to assess my work over time,” he said.

But along the way it morphed into something bigger, with a larger audience in mind. “When I was halfway done, I realized if I was going to put it out into the world not everyone would understand why it would be important for someone to look at,” Hill said.

That’s when he turned to writing, and added context for the images in the form of 30 short chapters on living an “art life” peppered with thought-provoking lessons on creativity.

Though Hill said he doesn’t consider himself a writer, “I started from the beginning and wrote these chapters and by the end of the book I became a better writer,” he said.

The book covers 50 years of Hill’s career, which offers quite a narrative as well as visual arc, including “the early years of inspiration through years of struggle and perspiration and then from that and from being tenacious through all the ups and downs of trying to be an independent artist—it’s a struggle, so you learn really interesting things,”

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By Marin Heinritz ason Hill has had a knack for being in the right place at the right time for most of his life.

The longtime graphic designer and artist who’s also responsible for The Argonaut’s photo-comic column “Venice Stories” has seen terrific success in his career, and he includes The Wall Street Journal, Target and Nike among his notable clients.

He also was skateboarding in the 1970s in Dogtown, played in the garage punk scene in Portland in its formative stages before it became a worldwide phenomenon, was designing in conjunction with Modernistic architecture in Phoenix before the housing bubble, and then arrived in Venice about 10 years ago at the beginning of the wave of gentrification.

“I like to say I’ve had a multidisciplinary career jumping from one thing to the next based on my interests and necessity,” Hill said.

And the next—or current—thing he’s added to his resume is author. Hill created the colorful 536-page “One Cool Life” initially as a picture book for

Graphic designer, artist and ‘Venice Stories’ columnist Jason Hill recently published “One Cool Life,” a new book about his work, stories and inspiration. he said.

And the book generously shares the “tricks on creativity that help you with inspiration in those moments where you’re not quite sure which way to turn,” which makes it much more than a beautiful coffee table book.

“I hope it’s an inspiration to not only artists but for people in general,” Hill said. “Part of it is showing how to bring creativity into all aspects of your life.”

In addition to curating his own works and offering inspirational tales and tips, it’s also a critique of the industry in which he built his career. Though he was always told he had talent and went into a professional creative life with a ton of optimism and dogged persistence, it hasn’t been easy.

“I had a hard time finding mentors and people in the professional world who believed in what I was doing,” he said, crediting his desire and work ethic for his success. “It’s really out of my own tenacity and will to get where I wanted to go, and I think it’s difficult for creatives in general, but I think the professional world could be friendlier.”

In keeping with his independent, punk spirit and approach, Hill created “One Cool Life” entirely on his own, drawing on his experience as an art director, using a combination of InDesign and Photoshop, publishing it through Lulu Self Publishing, and running a Kick-

starter campaign for support.

He was hesitant at first to ask people for money, having never before gone that route, but it was, in part, an experiment to discover if there was enough interest in the project to get it off the ground.

“If I put this out and try to pre-sell it to people then I’ll know if people are interested or not,” Hill said he thought to himself. “I wasn’t sure if people were going to be interested enough to purchase a book they’d never seen and at that price.”

The price in the Kickstarter presale was $60 per copy to cover Kickstarter’s cut as well as production and shipping costs, and he raised more than $7,000 in 30 days.

“I felt that was a vindication,” he said.

Copies are also available in Hill’s Etsy shop where he’s sold his fine art prints since 2008. And while he can always print additional copies to meet demand, Hill said his ultimate aim is to sell the book to a larger publishing house.

“That’s the next stage,” he said. “I’m going to be looking for one or more publishers, maybe even internationally to get the book properly published.”

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Have an event for the calendar? Send it to kkirk@timespublications.com Marina del Rey Farmers Market Saturday, May 28 This weekly outdoor event allows Westside residents to support local produce sellers and other vendors. Food from a wide variety of businesses is available for purchase. Masks are required and only 40 people are allowed to shop at any one time. Held in parking lot 11.

14101 Panay Way, Marina del Rey, 8 to 9 a.m. (seniors), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (general public), beaches.lacounty.gov/ mdrfarmersmarket The déjà vu – live Saturday, May 28 Join Gabrielle Civil as she activates her latest Black feminist performance memoir the déjà vu with flashbacks and premonitions: Black Dreams and Black time. Incorporating reading and storytelling, movement and moving images, the déjà vu – live will blur the boundaries between the page and the stage, embodying memory, grief and love; then and now. In-person at Beyond Baroque. All attendees must show proof of a Covid-19 vaccine and an ID. Masks are required.

681 Venice Boulevard, Venice, 7 p.m., beyondbaroque.org

Mar Vista Farmers Market Sunday, May 29 This vibrant, year-round market offers local produce, prepared foods, kids crafts and live events.

12198 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., marvistafarmersmarket.org West LA Farmers Market Sunday, May 29 This weekly community gathering at the West LA Civic Center hosts a range of certified farmers, prepared foods and artisan crafters. Around the unique bandshell are a range of weekly free youth activities, free yoga classes at 9 a.m., goofy free raffle at high noon, community garden access from 10 a.m. to noon, and versatile professional bands from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free parking in large county and city lots.

11228 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., wlafarmersmarket.com Motor Avenue Farmers Market Sunday, May 29 COURTESY OF ROOFTOP CINEMA CLUB

On Thursday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m., Rooftop Cinema Club is screening the drag classic “To Wong Foo” as part of its June Pride screenings that will donate a portion of proceeds to The Trevor Project.

The Motor Avenue Farmers Market enhances the farm-totable connection and availability of fresh, local produce to residents of the Palms, Cheviot Hills, Beverlywood and surrounding communities. The market is dedicated to cultivating a sustainable food system through its operation and educational programs. The market consistently provides a wonderful opportunity to create synergy between local businesses and residents while promoting a healthy city and a vibrant community. Open every Sunday, rain or shine.

10418 National Boulevard, Los Angeles, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., motoravenuemarket.com Westchester Farmers Market Sunday, May 29 Certified farmers market brings together some of the region’s best small and micro farmers from the Central Coast and Ventura counties with over 30 local food businesses, kids activities and live bands. Held in the heart of downtown Westchester adjacent to many new and thriving local businesses from an independent bookstore to local eateries with plenty of free parking. Held every Sunday rain or shine!

6200 W. 87th St., Los Angeles, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., westchesterfarmersmkt.com MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street Sunday, May 29 Celebrate Memorial Day weekend with Main Street’s finest restaurants, bars, coffee shops, ice cream shops and

eateries at the 7th Annual MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street. This all-ages event is an interactive take on the classic board game, where every participating location you visit allows you to use “MAINopoly dollars” for tastings, and earns you credit to fill your game board map for a chance to win free prizes. Throw on your top hats and monocles, get your dice ready, and make your way down Main Street for a culinary walking tour of Main Street’s finest eateries. A portion of all proceeds benefit the Main Street Business Improvement District.

Tickets $30 (General Admission), $50 (Go to Jail VIP Lounge), and $20 for kids 5 to 12.

10 blocks of Main Street in Santa Monica, Noon to 5 p.m., mainopolysm.com Sunday Boat House Sunday, May 29 Marina del Rey Hotel is unveiling its updated pool and

Rooftop Cinema Club Thursday, June 2 Rooftop Cinema Club El Segundo is celebrating Pride this June with screenings of LGBTQIA+ hits all month long. A portion of proceeds from RCC’s Pride screenings will be donated to The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for young LGBTQ people.

On June 2, the drag classic “To Wong Foo” will be screened.

Tickets $19.50 to $26.50. Free self-parking is available in the parking structure on Floor 3 for all weekend screenings regardless of time and weekday screenings with a start time after 7 pm. on a first come, first serve basis.

1310 E. Franklin Avenue, El Segundo, 7:30 p.m., 310-8235451, rooftopcinemaclub.com

Send event information at least 10 days in advance to kkirk@ timespublications.com PHOTO BY KRISTINA SADO

Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market Sunday, May 29 Shop for local fresh produce and prepared foods from local restaurants. You can also enjoy musical entertainment from featured weekly bands, face painting, balloon designs, and if you catch it on the right week, a cooking demonstration featuring local produce.

2640 Main Street Santa Monica, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Marina del Rey Hotel is hosting its Sunday Boat House parties beginning on Memorial Day Weekend on May 29 and lasting through Sept. 4.

kicking off summertime at its new Dey Rey Swim Club. In celebration of warmer weather, the marina-front property will be hosting its Sunday Boat House parties beginning on Memorial Day Weekend on May 29 and lasting through Sept. 4. Sunday Boat House brings the pool party experience to the Westside with live DJs, dancing, plus an outdoor bar and restaurant. Takes place every Sunday and will have occasional themed events. Ages 21 and up. Tickets are $15 presale and $25 entry at the door.

13534 Bali Way, Marina del Rey, 1 to 6 p.m., 310-301-1000, marinadelreyhotel.com

On Sunday, May 29 from noon to 5 p.m., celebrate Memorial Day weekend with Main Street’s finest restaurants, bars, coffee shops, ice cream shops and eateries at the 7th Annual MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street.

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THE ARGONAUT PRESS RELEASES

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THE ARGONAUT REAL ESTATE NEWS

Avoid Apathy: DECIDE To Sell Or Not In 2022!

If you are a property owner, you can either sell your real estate in 2022 or not.

and inventories may be very low forcing prices so high there is little for these sellers to choose from.

As a smart real estate owner, don’t let apathy and a wait-and-see attitude leave you with a dissatisfying “If only I’d…” outcome.

When deciding whether to put your property on the market or not, there is much to consider as a seller. Here’s FOUR examples of how change continues in surprising ways...

Owning real estate means you are a real estate manager who should regularly evaluate the real estate market. This involves periodically, or at least annually, making a management decision whether to cash-in your investment—sell—or to hold your asset through another market—not sell—for reasons that matter to you.

Firm decisions are the way to avoid “If only I’d…” second guesses down the road: • Is apathy or inertia going to keep you in that property, waiting until life or someone else dictates it’s time to sell? Or… • Will your 2022 “sell or not” choice be based on how you value the ownership of this property and on the many personal and investment criteria you have for owning and selling?

At this point, what is the right 2022 “sell or not” decision to ensure you avoid “If only I’d…” regrets and missed opportunities?

The more thoroughly you consider and plan for the issues involved in selling and in not selling, the more likely your decision will be an excellent one, even in hindsight!

• Your decision to sell may be based on interest rates beginning to rise which, in turn, may lower buyer demand and, therefore, real estate values. Cashing in while this hot market continues makes sense for many sellers.

• Your decision not to sell may be based on concerns that you cannot afford what you want to buy next or even find it while inventories remain low. Many sellers want to take some money out of their sale and purchase a less expensive property. At the same time, these property owners often do not want to move out of their preferred neighborhood; however, the current choices

#1. If your real estate needs a lot of work…

Is the burden of that work and your accumulated “personal clutter” causing apathy to set in? If your property is in a soughtafter location or price range, the “hot” market may bring you a good price even if your home is not in mint condition. When neighborhood inventory is very low and/or renovators are the most attractive buyers for your home, property condition may not be a significant value factor.

Check with your real estate professional to determine how valuable your location and your property are. In some areas, even if there are multiple offers, a property may not sell over list price.

Discuss the multiple-offer and over-list-price sales of comparable properties in your location, so you have a factual view of the current market and where your real estate fits in.

Ask for an estimate of staging costs and what realistic sale price specific improvements could generate. Then, compare this information with the “do nothing, spend nothing” sales potential and decide whether a partial or whole-hearted spruce-up is worth it to you. #2. If you want to move to a less popular and, therefore, cheaper area…

You may be able to sell your hot urban property and pocket a significant chunk of money for the future: Buy the lesser property before selling since many previously-lowvalue areas are now attracting frustrated urban buyers who are driving up prices, even significant distances from the city.

If you’re buying a fixer-upper, before you make an offer, arrange a few reliable renovation quotes from local contractors to be

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sure this cheaper home won’t end up being as pricey as better properties. Inflation, migrating urban buyers, supply chain holdups, and skilled labor shortages are quickly raising prices for land and construction even in once-cheaper markets. #3. If you really want to stay and your property has development potential…

Explore development potential with reputable, highlyrecommended builders who have a proven track record and who will do your development project justice. For example: The owner of one-half of an older, two-storey semi-detached (or duplex, as they are also known) was approached by the new owner of the semi-detached unit on the other side of their common wall. The new owner, a builder, wanted to develop both of the two semi-detached homes at the same time. The resulting two high-quality, three-storey units represent dramatic increases in value and standard of living for both owners.

Another contractor partnered with owners to develop their old detached one-storey on a large lot in a great area into two semi-detached two-storey luxury homes. Each partner retained ownership of their side, to live in or sell as they wished. Both came out way ahead financially.

This type of partnered development may take time to set up.

Ensuring you have a solid agreement before demolition begins is essential. Especially if this is your first construction venture, as well as interviewing builders, invest time talking to property owners who DIY-renovated and those who partnered with a contractor. This can all end in disaster without significant forethought and commitment, but with planning, partnered development is very doable. #4. If you’ve tried owning a house and find it’s too much work…

You may be ready to sell and stay out of the housing market, at least for a while. This “had enough” attitude leads some property owners into owning or renting a condominium and others into the rental market. You may discover the same inflated prices and

low inventory with condominiums and rentals in your preferred location, so find what you want before you sell.

If you want to move into a condominium complex at a purchase or rental price that leaves some of your home-sale revenue free to spend, do your homework. Condominiums involve “living by committee” and do not absolve you from paying for home maintenance, just from doing it yourself. Monthly fees can be significant.

Talk to real estate professionals with extensive condominium experience and quiz your condo-living friends. Learn from their first-hand experience of the advantages and disadvantages of this lifestyle and financial commitment.

Long-time real estate owners can take homeownership for granted and end up with “If only I’d… regrets: Years may go by without sellers taking a close look at the value of their specific property, especially if they are not continually keeping it up to date. They can take value appreciation for granted and miss out on a “hot” market because they assume the high value will last forever.

After sellers cash-in and move out of a great neighborhood or city to the country, they can be shocked to learn preferred neighborhoods and urban real estate appreciate more quickly than rural areas. Then, they can’t afford to move back!

Are you satisfied being a seller whining about your “If only I’d…” real estate regrets and missed opportunities?

Or, are you intent on annually, fully-assessing your “sell or not” options to decide how you will manage your real estate and why on an ongoing basis?

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Stephanie Younger Group 310.499.2020 | DRE 01365696 stephanieyounger.com | @stephanieyoungergroup Compass is a licensed real estate broker (01991628) in the State of California and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdraw without notice. To reach the Compass main office call 310.230.5478.

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change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022094953 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DEADLINE: CREATIV WONDRESS, Monday at 11am for Thursdays BUTTERFLYFREE. 2031 20th Street #F Santa Monica, CALL ANN: CA 90404, PO Box 255 626-584-8747 or Santa Monica, CA 90406.

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I declare that all in90066 intends to hold an Santa Monica, CA 90406. formation in this statement is auction to sell the goods COUNTY: Los Angeles. REtrue and correct. (A regisstored by the following tenGISTERED OWNER(S) trant who declares as true ants at the storage facility.

Stacy Ingrid McClendon, any material matter pursuant The sale will occur as an on2031 20th Street #F Santa to Section 17913 of the Busiline auction via www.storMonica, CA 90404. THIS ness and Professions Code agetreasures.com on BUSINESS IS CONDUCthat the registrant know to be 6/16/2022 at 10:00AM. UnTED BY an Individual. The false is guilty of a misdeless stated otherwise the dedate registrant commenced meanor punishable by a fine scription of the contents are not to exceed one thousand to transact business under household goods and furdollars ($1,000)). REGISthe fictitious business name nishings. Shane Darren Gudor names listed above on: TRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: low (2 units); John Lewis Stacy Ingrid McClendon.

04/2022.

I declare that all inTandy; Mark Farag Shehata TITLE: Owner. This stateformation in this statement is (2 units); Kevin Thorsten ment was filed with the LA true and correct. (A regisToms; Raymond Haymon. All County Clerk on: April 29, trant who declares as true property is being stored at 2022. NOTICE – in accordany material matter pursuant the above self-storage facilance with subdivision (a) of to Section 17913 of the Busiity. This sale may be withSection 17920, a Fictitious ness and Professions Code drawn at any time without noName statement generally that the registrant know to be tice. Certain terms and condiexpires at the end of five false is guilty of a misdetions apply. See manager for years from the date on which meanor punishable by a fine details. it was filed in the office of the not to exceed one thousand county clerk, except, as dollars ($1,000)). REGISPUBLISHED: Argonaut provided in subdivision (b) of TRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Newspaper 05/26/22, Section 17920, where it exStacy Ingrid McClendon.

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Section 17920, a Fictitious a new Fictitious Business Name statement generally Name statement must be expires at the end of five filed before the expiration. years from the date on which The filing of this statement it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as does not of itself authorize provided in subdivision (b) of the use in this state of a fictiSection 17920, where it extious business name in violapires 40 days after any tion of the rights of another change in the facts set forth under federal, state, or comin the statement pursuant to mon law (see Section 14411 Eugene “Gene” Fred et Cirignano passed away Section 17913 other than a seq., Business and Profeschange in the residence adsionsage code).

Publish: Argoon May 21, 2022 at the of 94.

He is dress of a registered owner. naut Newspap er. Dates: a new Fictitious Business 05/26/22, 06/02/22, 06/09/22, survived by his son Gino and daughter-inName statement must be 06/16/22 law Linda, along with sister-in-law Marion filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement Kopecky, dear friend June Kahane and many does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictinieces, nephews and good friends. Gene was tious business name in violaborn on September 1, 1927 in Akron, Ohio.tion of the rights of another under federal, state, or comHis mother Anna and father Chris emigrated mon law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Profesfrom Naples, Italy as kids sailing into Ellis Issions code). Publish: Argoland at the turn of the 20th century. He grew naut Newspaper. Dates: 05/26/22, 06/02/22, 06/09/22, up in a family of seven brothers and one sister 06/16/22

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ment was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 29, 2022. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Argonaut Newspaper. Dates : 05/26/22, 06/02/22, 06/09/22, 06/16/22

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022100754 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: POWERS CONSULTING. 6200 Vista Del Mar Unit 210 Playa Del Mar, CA 90293.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Beverly Sue Powers, 6200 Vista Del Mar Unit 210 Playa Del Mar, CA 90293. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2022. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Beverly Sue Powers. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 06, 2022. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize during the Great Depression. But it was when the use in this state of a fictiGene discovered the trumpet at age 12 and tious business name in violation of the rights of another started music lessons with his Uncle Freddy, under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 that he found his life’s calling. In 1943, at the et seq., Business and Profesage of 16, Gene began playing jazz trumpet in nightclubs because many sionsso code).

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O B I T U A R Y

EUGENE “GENE” FRED CIRIGNANO September 1, 1927 — May 21, 2022

band and the Officer’s Club at night). Gene went on to play in Big Bands across the country with Stan Kenton, Blue Baron and Spike Jones.He played for years in Lake Tahoe, Reno and Las Vegas — where he met his future wife of 57 years, Jessalyn Barbara Cirignano, a professional dancer. They married on January 27, 1958 and exactly nine months later, they had their only child, Gino. Another of Gene’s talents was cooking and he made many delicious meals for the family, specializing in homemade Italian food. He was always the life of the party and he touched many people throughout his life. He had a million stories and jokes galore. Gene was a wonderful son, brother, husband, father, uncle and friend — with a beautiful soul and infectious smile. He will be missed by many and always with us in spirit. May he rest in eternal peace.

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trant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Beverly Sue Powers. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 06, 2022. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Argonaut Newspaper. Dates : 05/12/22, 05/19/22, 05/26/22, 06/02/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022101026 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AEOUN. 3921 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Andrew Galiardi, 3921 Wilshire Blvd., Unit #609 Los Angeles, CA 90010. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/2022. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Andrew Galiardi.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 06, 2022. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 05/12/22, 05/19/22, 05/26/22, 06/02/22

GISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Andrew Galiardi.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: May 06, 2022. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Argonaut Newspaper. Dates : 05/12/22, 05/19/22, 05/26/22, 06/02/22 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2022094968 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SPREAD LOVE CAMPAIGN. 2031 20th Street #F Santa Monica, CA 90404, PO Box 255 Santa Monica, CA 90406. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Stacy Ingrid McClendon, 2031 20th Street #F Santa Monica, CA 90404.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The date registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/2022. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant know to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). REGISTRANT/CORP/LLC NAME: Stacy Ingrid McClendon.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: April 29, 2022. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 05/26/22, 06/02/22, 06/09/22, 06/16/22

2022. NOTICE – in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions code). Publish: Argonaut Newspaper. Dates : 05/26/22, 06/02/22, 06/09/22, 06/16/22

Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22SMCP00191 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of THE SUNNY IN COTHRAN, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: THE SUNNY IN COTHRAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) THE SUNNY IN COTHRAN to SIOE IN COTHRAN 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 07/01/2022. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401Santa Monica Courthouse. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: May 05, 2022. Hon. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Argonaut Newspaper 05/12/22, 05/19/22, 05/26/22, 06/02/22

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NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 07/01/2022. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: K. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401Santa Monica Courthouse. A Name Change copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: May 05, 2022. Hon. Lawrence Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Argonaut Newspaper 05/12/22, 05/19/22, 05/26/22, 06/02/22 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 22TRCP00158 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of JESUS ISMAEL MUNOZ, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: JESUS ISMAEL MUNOZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.) JESUS ISMAEL MUNOZ to JESSE MUNOZ 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 07/08/2022. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: M. The address of the court is 825 Maple Ave Torrance, CA 90503. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Angeles. Original filed: May 12, 2022. Deirdre Hill, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: Argonaut Newspaper 05/19/22, 05/26/22, 06/02/22, 06/09/22

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ANDREA ELAINE LAWRENCE, Plaintiff, DUANE MACKEY, Defendant TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend in this action and answer the Complaint which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer with the Clerk of this Court and serve a copy upon the subscriber at the address shown below within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgement by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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Dated: March 29, 2019 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina COMPLAINT (Divorce-One Year Separation) Plaintiff alleges that: Jurisdiction/Venue 1. Plaintiff is a resident of the State of South Carolina, County of Horry and has been for a period of more than one (1) year prior to the filling of this action.

2. Defendant is a resident of the State of California, C o u n t y o f L o s A n g e l e s.

Background 3. The parties were married on August 8, 2011 in the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

4. The parties last resided together as husband and wife in State of California, County of Los Angeles.

5. No children have been born of this marriage and none are expected.

Divorce-One Year Separation 6. The parties separated on June 12, 2014, and have lived separate and apart without cohabitation since that time.

7. Reconciliation is neither expected nor desired.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays that the Court inquire into the matter and things contained herein and issue its Order, granting Plaintiff a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from Defendant on the grounds of a one year's continuous separation, and for such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.

Jay M. Bultz Attorney for Plaintiff

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MARINA DRUM CIRCLE SUN | AUGUST 14 - OCTOBER 16

MARINA CULTURE JAM SUN | JUNE 12

DANCE MDR FRI | SEPTEMBER 2 - SEPTEMBER 30

4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY MON | JULY 4

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