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From Tragedy to Triumph Chloé Trujillo finds solace in the arts and family

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ON THE COVER: Westside artist and musician Chloé Trujillo finds solace in the arts and family.

Photo by Chris Mortenson. Design by Arman Olivares.

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L E T T E R S Thoughts after the Texas school shooting Editor: On May 14, I had to explain to my kids that a teenager filled with racial hate drove 200 miles to kill people in a Black community in Buffalo. One day later, six people were killed at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods. And then on May 24. kids and teachers were massacred in Texas.

We have gotten to the point that parenting books—which normally focus on things like getting your kids to eat their vegetables, developmental milestones, potty training, sibling rivalry, and working through temper tantrums—now need to start including chapters on how to talk to your kids about mass shootings, and how to prevent them from being indoctrinated into hate.

Many people fear that Russia and Vladimir Putin could someday kill us in a military attack, but at this point it seems that we Americans are handily killing ourselves. Putin doesn’t even have to pay for the guns—we buy them ourselves. He must get a lot of satisfaction watching our nation fight itself instead of uniting together to take action. We have created a slow-moving war in our own country.

I am mad the GOP and NRA still don’t realize how they are playing right into Putin’s plan for global domination. Hav-

ing a nation that lives in constant fear of mass shootings and gun violence takes a toll on our entire country. On an individual level, it drains us emotionally and spiritually, and sucks away precious time and energy from our lives. On a community level, it fractures us and weakens our financial resources, public safety, education system, and so much more.

The GOP is ready to turn our children’s schools into locked, sealed, and armed fortresses—all in the name of “freedom” and “safety.” But a fortress doesn’t sound like a nurturing place of learning for children. It sounds like a prison. Don’t our kids deserve freedom too?

Freedom to learn without being shot with a machine gun.

Freedom to know that they will live another day.

Freedom to live out their promising futures.

Freedom from fearing their fellow Americans.

And for the heart-wrenching attack in Buffalo, people deserve the freedom to live peacefully and go to the supermarket without wearing body armor. Living like you are under constant attack in a war zone is not freedom.

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Made with PRIDE

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By Kamala Kirk anta Monica Place celebrated the grand opening of their first Made with PRIDE marketplace on June 3 with a special ribbon cutting.

In partnership with Streetlet, Santa Monica Place has created the unique month-long retail pop-up. The market will showcase over 15 LGBTQIA+ business owners, highlight their stories, and feature local goods and services made, conceived and curated in Santa Monica. Each vendor is provided a dedicated section within the marketplace to operate and will retain 100% of sales generated. Made with PRIDE will take place every weekend in June and is located on Level 1 in Nordstrom Court.

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By Bridgette M. Redman rench wellness guru Richard Garnier believes Santa Monica is the perfect place for his new wellness center.

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“When I began to connect with the energy here during my teaching many years ago, I said, ‘Yes, it’s like my own energy, I know this place, it is my place,” Garnier said.

His partner, Thierry Pillet, said they could have settled anywhere in the western U.S., and they did look at a number of locations from Las Vegas to Venice. But it was Santa Monica that spoke to them.

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From Tragedy to Triumph Chloé Trujillo finds solace in the arts and family

Artist and musician Chloé Trujillo recently released a new music single with Mark Dalbeth and has an EP coming this summer.

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski hloé Trujillo felt defeated. Involved in a relationship that turned destructive in her early twenties, she started to believe his criticisms.

“I don’t know if he was insecure or what was going on,” said Trujillo, a Westside resident who was then living in Paris.

“At that age, you’re very fragile. So, I stopped art. I stopped music. I stopped everything I loved, and I lost the love for life. I was really in a depressive state.”

Then Chloé’s life changed — some may say for the worse. She was attacked by a different man, a serial rapist in Paris.

“It’s a long story, but he had headbutted me, and he was trying to knock me out by banging my head against the stairs,” said Chloé, stroking her long locks. “While I was being attacked, I felt this rush of adrenaline. You know how they say a mom can lift a car if their child is in trouble?”

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The power struggle shifted, she stressed. She had the strength to fight for her life. Bloodied with her pants pulled down, Chloé chased after him but abruptly stopped when she realized what she was doing.

“These two girls walked by,” she said. “One took me in her arms and the other one called the equivalent of 911 that we have in France.

“The firemen came, checked me, took me to the hospital, and I did the deposition with the police. But after that, things completely shifted. That’s why, whether it’s art or music or anything creative is so healing.”

That was the beginning of the revived Chloé Trujillo, who just released new music, a chapter in her healing.

Finding love, finding art Chloé was born to fashion designer parents, Claude and Chichi Barthelemy of Claude Barthelemy Paris, who worked long hours. To ease the stress,

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her mother’s parents moved across the street from her in Paris.

“When we were kids, they would watch us after school and help with dinner,” Chloé recalled.

Her paternal grandfather, Joseph Schneider, was a professional opera singer who served as a “bit of my second dad.”

“I was singing all the time and I was always inspired to sing,” she said.

“But as a child, I was very shy.

My way of expressing myself was writing or art. It was always my passion, but I was also a very good mathematician. My dad, even though he was an artist, he insisted that I pursue math in studies.”

Chloé earned a degree in math and science from University Pierre et Marie Curie but maintained her love of art and music. Music was frightening as she had to stand on a stage and sing in front of an audience.

However, with the fine arts, she

could essentially hide and allow patrons to interpret her art.

“I did a few exhibitions in Paris, and it was, in a way, easier because art would be displayed on the wall, but I didn’t have to be there,” Chloé said.

“As a shy person, I was like, ‘OK, people can see it, but I don’t have to talk to anybody.’”

In the 1990s, as a high school student at Lycée Louis le Grand in Paris, she was introduced to Robert Trujillo. It took a decade, but he asked her out.

She became friends with Rocky George and Mike Clark of Suicidal Tendencies, of which Robert was the bassist. When they hung out, Robert tagged along.

Chloé spent two years in New York, performing musical theater and cabaret.

“I wouldn’t have dared earlier, but I just had this feeling like, ‘What else do you have to lose?’

I almost lost my life. I overcame my insecurities. It’s still a healing journey,” she said.

She then moved to Los Angeles and a mutual friend suggested she connect with Robert. In the early 2000s, they married.

Chloé has found peace with Robert, who joined Metallica on Feb. 24, 2003. They have two children, Tye and Lullah. Tye — who fills in on bass for Suicidal Tendencies and Korn — is in the heavy rock trio OTTTO. “Our daughter is very discreet,” she said with a smile.

“She’s an incredible writer and drummer. She’s an incredible artist, too.

“She has done a few fliers for Tye and his band. With the lockdown, we were just creating our own things in our own little zones in the house. It was quite something.”

She called her children inspirational.

“They picked up music on their own,” she said. “We never pushed it, but I think just being surrounded by parents who are all about music and art, it just came naturally. I’m amazed

every day and they actually inspire me.

Maybe I inspire them? But I know they inspire me so much.”

Chloé has returned to music, too. Last year, she released her solo album “Mothers of a New Nation,” and followed that with “What Are We” EP and the “Spellbook” album.

She’s releasing a song a month with Mark Dalbeth (Rav Medic), who is originally from New Zealand.

Chloe and Dalbeth met in early 2021 and released the track “Lightning Strikes Twice” to much acclaim. So enamored with the music, they decided to work together under the moniker Chloe Trujillo & Rav Medic.

Released on April 13, the single “The Heaviest Sound is Silence” is telling.

“We chose those words because we had just lived through a major lockdown,” she said. “Even my kids had to do their school on Zoom. But it was them in their rooms. For me, I was in my studio.

“When everything is shut down and you cannot see friends or you cannot see family, it was troubling. I felt ‘The Heaviest Sound is Silence’ was the perfect song. It was everything that just had to be expressed.”

“A Ladder to the Sun” hit streaming services on June 1. Next up is the “Heavy Peace” EP this summer.

Artwork has returned as well. She

creates her artwork and music at home.

She’s represented by Tracy Park Gallery in Malibu.

“I’ve been doing a few shows with the Tracy Park Gallery,” she said. “I always have art that’s there permanently and then we have special shows where we bring more pieces. I’ve also been showing here and there with Punk Rock & Paintbrushes.”

One some days, Chloé sees the Paris attack as a “blessing in disguise.” After all, it paved the road to happiness.

“It was terrible and traumatic, and I don’t wish it on anyone,” she said. “I was going to go down that path where I had abandoned everything I loved, everything I enjoyed doing. This is what shifted things and gave me strength. Then I started doing auditions. There are always going to be obstacles and I always feel that. But it helps to really express what’s inside of you.

“Part of the healing is also feeling that it was a blessing in disguise,” she said.

“Who knows where, if this attack didn’t happen, where I would be today.”

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Afrosurf Culture Comes to Venice Mami Wata opens first U.S. location on Abbot Kinney

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said it always made him feel at home and since then, music and water have been the most influential parts of his life.

He was visiting South Africa in 2017 to see family and met another one of the co-founders, Nick Dutton, through a friend.

Masekela said Venice has such a unique surf culture in Southern California and that it made sense for Mami Wata to expose African surf culture to different types of people.

“Venice is a community that’s driven by artists and creatives, both in and outside of the surf community,” Masekela said. “To be able to take advantage of the location that is Abbot Kinney is

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By Sara Edwards new surf shop is bringing African surf culture and modern design to Venice and the Westside with apparel, accessories and surfboards that spotlight the diversity and lifestyle of African culture.

Mami Wata, founded in Cape Town, South Africa, opened its first American location in Venice and uses the art, designs and inspiration from African creators in all of their merchandise along with sustainable materials that are grown and produced in Cape Town.

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Mami Wata’s apparel and accessories highlight the vibrant and diverse lifestyle of African culture. The new Spring Summer ‘22 collection, “Luck is Alive,” is inspired by the idea of animism, that “everything is sentient, with an overarching theme and slogan that pays respect to the inanimate objects, plants, animals, or entities, such as the ocean, that possess a spirit or a soul,” Masekela said.

“The collection features several graphic symbols inspired by the animist sensibility at the heart of African surf culture,” Masekela added.

One of the symbols Masekela mentioned was the six-sided die that symbolizes good luck.

Another is the heart symbol which emphasizes a “love for a physical or conceptual entity, such as love for Africa or the ocean.”

Mami Wata is also conscious about giving back to the community, especially African youth organizations that help introduce kids to surfing.

Masekela said the company is able to do this by manufacturing all products in Africa to create jobs.

They also support different organizations like African surf therapy group Waves for Change and Surfers Not Street Children.

Waves for Change teaches over 1,000 kids through programming and projects while Surfers Not Street Children provides mentorship and care through

sports and arts programming for kids in Durban, South Africa.

“We hope to be a creative force for good in Africa,” Masekela said. “We do this through manufacturing all of our products in Africa to create jobs and build skills….

And strengthening African surf tourism to grow local economies.”

Masekela said the Venice pop-up shop will be the first time Mami Wata will interact directly with its U.S. customers and fan base. It’ll also help the brand move forward as it plans to continue expanding and growing.

“The ultimate goal is to share the untold stories of African surf culture through the

lens of real stories from African surfers and change the world’s perception of what we think about surfing,” Masekela said. “We hope the pop-up sparks interest among experienced surfers & surf culture lovers alike, and will also serve as a guide for those who are new to the brand and wish to experience Afrosurf in its most authentic form.

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Re: A Purposeful Rescue Editor: I read Ms. Beyer’s article in the Argonaut June 2, titled “Giving Dogs a Second Chance, a Purposeful Rescue saves pups from high-kill shelters and finds forever homes.” First, I like the article she wrote regarding the efforts of A Purposeful Rescue, I have interacted with them and other adoption partners at the county animal care centers and they do a great job.

At no time during her article did she refer to animal care centers as “the pound” or high-kill shelters, thank you.

When she refers to the animal care centers as “ high kill,” exactly what message is she sending? We at the care centers cringe when we hear that as we are the farthest thing from it. We are by no means at capacity and we have a very stringent policy if and when we may have to humanely euthanize an animal, the animal is irremediably suffering or a threat to the safety of the public.

By publishing “high-kill shelter,” this deters people in seeking our help with their pets. It is not a death sentence. We have many outreach programs to help people who are financially burdened, homeless, need medical attention for their pet and contacts with adoption partners.

We do everything possible to keep the pet with their owner and assist in programs that spay and neuter and vaccinate.

Please do not give the shock caption of “high-kill shelters” just to tug at your readers’ hearts to be interested in your article. You can go online to the city and county websites and learn more about our history and programs along with our outreach and adoption efforts.

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Radical Growth

Art exhibition explores the roots of eco-aesthetics

By Bridgette M. Redman aru García finds that combining science and art points people toward positive actions. It is the driving theme of the exhibition she is curating at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica.

From now until July 30, “Radical Propagations/Propagaciones Radicales” will be on display at the Propeller Gallery at 18th Street Art Center’s Airport Campus. It features her work and the work of Alberto Tlatoa, Lucia Monge, Rashonda Bartney, Rebecca Youssef and Yrneh Gabon.

García said she is dedicating herself this year to radical practices that involve transformation. She points out that in Latin, the word radical is tied to roots.

“I asked myself, ‘How can I research practices that are able to transform things starting from the roots?’” García said.

“In my case, I’ve always been interested in environmental topics and the need we have as humans to take care of our earth. That’s why I was looking for something that could really help us transform ourselves from degeneration towards regeneration.”

With that goal in mind, she began focusing on plants and our relationship with plants.

Plants are something that produce air for everyone and they spread and replicate— propagating plants grow from seed and develop through cuttings and roots. The exhibition became a way to explore the concept of artists as cultural producers doing the same sort of work that plants do.

“Basically, these artists, and I put myself there too, we’re all trying to do this activity that sometimes looks like gardening,” García said. “Some of them are activists or working in drug mediation projects and restoration projects.”

For García–a Mexican transdisciplinary artist and researcher based in Los Angeles who studies biosystems, interspecies relationships and the capacity of living organisms to act as remediators in contaminated sites–there is no separation between her research and her art, they are

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18th Street Arts Center presents the exhibition “Radical Propagations/Propagaciones Radicales” curated by artist and researcher Maru Garcia in the Propeller Gallery through July 30. inexorably linked. She considers herself an art-based researcher and a research-based artist.

“It’s a continuum,” García said. “The research that I do will involve some of the tools that come from science, some of the tools that come from the arts.”

García’s work focuses on such things as eco-aesthetics, where relationships and community are proposed as a way of building cultures of regeneration. Her background is in the biosciences, including chemical and plant science. She said she likes researching things with different perspectives and talking to people who are experts in their fields.

When García began putting the exhibition together, she looked first to the artists that 18th Street Arts Center already had then she invited three others from outside the organization.

Yrneh Gabon Brown Brown is a Jamaican-born multi-disciplinary, mixed media and performance artist based in LA. He is committed to combining social activism, social commentary and artistic representation. His focus is on the African diaspora and he has traveled and researched in Tanzania, Jamaica and across America. He advocated for

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people with albinism and works on climate change issues. He is an 18th Street artist.

“He has a lot of concepts that are really dealing with the implications of climate change towards people who have less resources, who are impacted the most because of this situation,” Garcia said. “He was talking about displacement, lack of access for water and other difficulties that people from other countries are facing.”

Garcia thought it was important to show and to talk about Brown’s work. She also appreciated his performance art as a practice that is based on creating community. She referred to events where he invited people to exchange teas and taste the different flavors, something that encourages everyone to come together. She points out that while he is talking about displacement and climate-related problems, he is also bringing hope through acts of community.

Brown was a good tie-in with the exhibition’s theme because he focuses on the importance of food and planting seeds. His contribution to the exhibition is a mixed media piece called, “Tomorrow is Here.” It uses metal, ceramics, wood, hibiscus, aloe vera plant, water, glass, beans, corn, soil from Mexico, Jamaica, East Africa and the U.S.

Rebecca Youssef Youssef is a mixed media artist who focuses on eco-art.

Raised in Hawaii, she is now a resident of LA. She uses discarded materials as part of her commitment to sustainability. She is part of a family whose acorn project cultivates native California oak trees and they have planted more than 20,000 acorns in the Santa Monica Mountains over the past five years. She is an artist in residence at 18th Street.

“I learned about her because I was interested in the work she does repurposing materials for her paintings,” García said.

“She was using discarded paper from bags she was obtaining from stores. That was interesting, and then I learned about a project she was doing besides this where she was collecting seeds of oak trees, sprouting them and then planting them in different areas surrounding the Santa Monica Mountains. I was like, this is beautiful and very powerful.”

It was a project that García said was very personal for Youssef as it had to do with her concern about the lack of trees in urban areas and the effect that fires had on her community.

For this exhibition, she’s presenting “Our Vanishing Canopy,” a mixed-media piece

made up of bio resin, acorns and salvaged quercus agrifolia wood. It represents the process from seed to mature tree.

“The installation of different stages of seeds are floating in the space as a very beautiful installation,” García said. “She also salvaged this discarded wood from the fires that were left behind. She rescued that wood and put it underneath, trying to symbolize how there are these trees that don’t exist anymore and need to be replaced.”

She also has a piece with three planters where people can see the development of three oak trees. It will be possible to watch how they grow and develop during the exhibition.

At the end, she will transplant them into a permanent space.

The third part of her exhibit will be a video where she explores and presents the process of reforestation. It is a story that invites people to do the same if they are interested—giving them a step-by-step process for how to grow their own oak tree.

Alberto Tlatoa Tlatoa is a food justice advocate, social entrepreneur, historian, artist, community organizer and co-founder of South Central Farm in South Central. In that environment, he has explored the connection

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between food justice, environmental justice, land access and urban planning.

García encountered him because she was following organizations that were promoting self-sufficiency in terms of food. Tlatoa was doing that work and had a long history with it.

“The way that he approaches these themes were really radical and inspiring,” García said. “He does a lot of design with photographs and art pieces that he presents in his own social media. I liked the idea of presenting something that is very accessible.”

She felt it important to invite him because she so deeply admired and respected the work his organization has been doing.

She wanted to highlight the organization’s story about how they have fed people.

In the exhibition, Tlatoa is showing 12 digital prints on canvas in a piece called “Land access is food justice.”

Rashonda Bartney Bartney is a transdisciplinary artist, mental health advocate, poet and urban gardener from LA. She uses mixed media, installations, eco-art, storytelling, performance, video, photography and zines as forms of healing arts activism. She focuses on desert restoration and empowering marginalized communities through art and wellness.

García refers to her as a master gardener and soil healer,

someone she admires because of her commitment to community, to remediating and regenerating. She worked with her on another project in which she was trying to regenerate desert land and was doing so in a way that Garcia said was very respectful and mindful of the land.

For the exhibition, she built a sculpture that uses different elements she found in the desert including cacti and branches.

The piece is called “Soil Incarnations” and is made up of natural and recycled materials.

It is an exhibit designed for people to interact with.

“These species are meant to transform through time,” García said of Bartney’s exhibit. “She placed seed balls in the bottom of the sculpture. Hopefully, we’ll be able to see some germination throughout the exhibition.”

Lucia Monge Monge is a Peruvian artist whose background is in education and art and science collaborations. Her work explores the ways humans position themselves in the natural world in relation to other living beings, especially plants.

The exhibit she has is a work in progress, one that she initially created in 2010 in Lima, Peru and has invited community members to join in the planting.

“Her idea came after seeing her own city, Lima, didn’t have enough trees and the trees that

The exhibit features the work of Alberto Tlatoa, Lucia Monge, Rashonda Bartney, Rebecca Youssef and Yrneh Gabon at 18th Street Arts Center’s Airport Campus. were there were already suffering some signs of deterioration—the leaves were black because of the smoke that was deposited in the leaves,” said García.

Monge started by putting herself in the place of the trees that were being used as trash cans and what it would be like to live in that situation. So, she imagined what she called a marching forest a walking forest.

She’ll present a video showing the performance of these plantings and trees throughout the year. She’s also bringing in some of the plants, a mega-

The exhibition became a way to explore the concept of artists as cultural producers doing the same sort of work that plants do.

phone and a Planton Movil book. At the end of the exhibition, the plants will become a part of the landscape, placed in an area that needs green space.

Exhibition events Early in the exhibition, García gave a 30-minute tour of the exhibit—one walk-through in English and one in Spanish.

Two other events are planned.

On April 23, García presented “Pile 2 Patio,” a piece that explores the materiality and community-building qualities of a mulch-compost pile. It was on view for one day and included a workshop on soil health with Sustainable Works. For one day, community members were invited to sculpt with mulch and compost. She wanted to encourage people to think about the importance of soil by taking care of it.

“There are so many environmental disturbances that sometimes we can just get overwhelmed,” García said.

“Care for soil is something that is in the center of my art practice. With this event, we talked about the need for caring for the soil, the need for connecting with the soil and the need for considering why it is so important in our own lives.

Not just because we obtain our food from soil, which is already a big thing, but because of all the implications in terms of soil as a space where we can absorb carbon and store carbon and as a space where a lot of organisms live. We’re talking about biodiversity and I wanted to do

it in a playful way.”

Then every Tuesday at noon, Garcia will host a conversation and a maintenance of the exhibit. She’ll invite people to participate in the caring for the exhibit.

“It is so important for me to consider this exhibition as something that is alive as an ecosystem,” Garcia said. “Something that is alive needs care. My role here is to keep the ecosystem working and functioning and giving the proper care and love of the plants.”

Since care was needed, they decided it would be good to invite community members to share the activity with her—an activity as simple as watering the plants and thinking about the implications of what it means to share space with other living beings. She’ll also invite community members to a propagation table where they can learn methods for propagating plants and interchanging plants with other people and sharing with others.

Garcia’s hope is that the exhibit won’t truly end on July 30, but that the things learned will transcend the space and travel into people’s own spaces and homes and that they will apply radical propagations wherever they go.”

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Artopia

Local event celebrates art, food and live performances

By Kamala Kirk ecently, KTG Fashionhouse and GoldnBrown hosted their popular Artopia event at Weary Livers in Santa Monica. The free event welcomed back Thomas Furr, Alison Oksner, and Art by Mushu, among others. In addition to a renowned chef serving up unique and delicious tacos, the event included screen printing on site along with live painting. Attendees who bought the special “Artopia” drink were entered to win a raffle of gifts, art and other prizes.

The next Artopia event will be held on June 16 from 8 p.m. to midnight in

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honor of Pride Month. In addition to food, drinks and art there will be a live performance by Shanita Blunt, music by DJ GoldnBrown, and artists including Quincy Ray, Art by Mushu, Amber Hajn, Sewer Candy, and Fromtheash Studio. For more information, visit KTG’s website or Instagram. The free event is for ages 21 and up.

Artist Deja Nunez painted at the Artopia event in Santa Monica.

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Artist Michelle Dervartanion with some of her work.

Melody Sabot poses next to her art.

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“This beautifully remodeled craftsman boasts 3-bedrooms, 2-bathrooms with an office inside plus a detached fourth bedroom/ bonus space,” says agent Stephanie Younger. “Idyllic front yard while the timeless, fresh interior with hardwood floors, built-in shelving, and large profile windows throughout. Meals are a delight in the generously sized chef's kitchen with marble countertops and oversized island, stainless steel appliances and farmhouse sink. Entertain guests in the adjacent dining area. A spacious and private owner's ensuite with walk-in closet is fully outfitted with custom shelving and storage as well as a laundry area with washer and dryer. Two additional bedrooms and bathroom have recessed lighting and crown molding throughout. The detached fourth bedroom has skylights, ceiling fan and ample windows. An attached garage is equipped with storage space while an elongated driveway provides additional parking.”

Offered at $1,995,000 Stephanie Younger COMPASS 310-499-2020

THE ARGONAUT REAL ESTATE Q&A

Open Shelving in the Kitchen—Yay or Nay? Watch any home improvement show from the last several years, and you’ll see it: open shelving in the kitchen.

But is this trend something you should embrace in your own space?

Does it have staying power or will it wither away once people come to terms with its lack of function? Will you love it or regret it if you rip out all your upper cabinets? Those are the questions we’re posing today as we examine the pros and cons of open shelving.

Rise in popularity If it seems like open shelving is everywhere, that’s because it is. “Open shelving is one the most popular—and also the most controversial—kitchen trends of recent years,” said Apartment Therapy.

Some kitchens, in an effort to look

updated and open, have eliminated upper cabinets entirely, integrating open shelving instead. Others utilize the trend more marginally, replacing just one or two smaller sections of upper cabinets.

If you are wary of converting your entire kitchen to open shelving, this is a good starter.

typical upper cabinets can sometimes make a space look too minimalist.

“Open shelving can also look a bit… unfinished,” said Apartment Therapy.

Another way to get your feet wet is to simply remove the front of your cabinets instead of taking them down all together.

This way, you can get the look without a major change, and you can always put the doors back on when the fad eventually passes.

Highlighting a mess

Light, airy, and open That’s what a lot of people are looking for when they make the decision to go with open shelving. And it works— sometimes too well. Getting rid of all the

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Showcasing the goods Then again, it’s a great way to highlight china, nice dishes, or décor items.

Of course, that requires you to have china, nice dishes, or décor items, and to be able to display them in some kind of orderly fashion–instead of like a typical home where bowls may be mismatched, or at least stacked unevenly.

But, if you’re seeking a way to get motivated to have a clean and orderly kitchen, this could help. “If you’re looking for a built-in, training-wheel kitchen setup to help ensure that you

stay organized, then open shelving might be a good idea,” said HGTV. “The trick is: you have to commit to keeping things neat so you can avoid having your kitchen look like a hot-mess yard sale.”

It’s dusty in here “While we love looking at neatly arranged dishware on an open shelf, the reality can be a bit frustrating. Namely, due to all the dust and grease that end up on the carefully-arranged plates, bowls, mugs and glassware,” said House Beautiful. In fact, the site is so adamant about its stance on open shelving that the trend made it list of “9 Trendy Home Features That Are Secretly a Pain.”

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that the User will not claim that any such filing is bogus; (7) waives all defenses, and (8) Appoints Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon User’s default User’s contractual obligations in favor of Secured Party as set forth below under “Payment Terms” and “Default Terms,” granting Secured Party full authority and power for engaging in any and all actions on behalf of User including, but not limited by authentication of a record on behalf of User, as Secured Party, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, deems appropriate, and, as regards any deposit account of any kind maintained with any bank in/under the name of User, notwithstanding the absences of User’s name as account-holder on any such deposit account of any kind maintained with any bank in/under the name of User, and likewise any deposit account maintained with any bank in/under the Social Security Account Number/Employer Identification Number or ITIN of User, domestic or abroad, of User , grants Secured Party full signatory on said deposit account without further consent of User and without liability, and User further consents and agrees that this appointment of Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon User’s default, is irrevocable and coupled with a security interest User further consents and agrees with all of the following additional terms of Self-executing Contract/Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use; Payment Terms In accordance with fees for unauthorized use of CopperLock© et al. and the copyrighted material contained herein, as set forth above, User hereby consents and agrees that User shall pay Secured Party all unauthorized-use fees in full within ten (10) days of the date User is sent Secured Party’s invoice, hereinafter “Invoice,” Itemizing said fees.

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as described above in paragraph “(2),” now property of Secured Party, in respect of this Security Agreement, that Secure Party, again in Secured Party’s sole discretion, deems appropriate. Terms for Curing Default; Upon event of default, as set forth above under “Default Terms”, irrespective of any and all of User’s former property and interest in property n the possession of, as well disposed of by, Secured Party, as authorized above under “Default Terms”, User may cure User’s default re only the remainder of User’ property and interest in property, formerly pledged as collateral as described above in paragraph “(2),” that is neither in the possession of , nor otherwise disposed of by, Secured Party within (20) days of date of User’s default only by payment in full Terms of Strict Foreclosure; User’s non-payment in full of all unauthorized-use fees itemized in Invoice within said twenty-(20) day period for furring default as set forth above under “Terms for Curing Default” authorizes Secured Party’s immediate non-judicial strict foreclosure on any and all remaining property and interest in property, formerly pledged as collateral by User as described above in paragraph “(2),” now property of Secured Party, which is not in the possession of , nor otherwise disposed of by Secured Party upon expiration of said twenty-(20) day default curing period. Ownership subject to copyright held by “Secured Party of CopperLock©” Secured Party and Domestic and International Law under U.C.C., Copyright©.

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t e n t o n www.copperpillar.com, the prior, express, written consent and acknowledgement of said common-law copyright, copyright holder, as signified by said common-law copyright holder’s signature in red/blue ink. Secured Party neither grants, nor implies, nor otherwise gives consent for any unauthorized commercial use of EMPunity© et al., nor copyrighted material contained herein, and all such unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Self-executing Contract/Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use: By this Copyright Notice, both the juristic person and any agent of said juristic person, hereinafter jointly and severally “User,” consents and agree that any use of EMPunity© et al., as well as the copyrighted material, contained herein, other that authorized personal, non-commercial use as set forth above, constitutes unauthorized use, counterfeiting, of the copyrighted material contained herein, and contractually binds User, renders this Copyright Notice and Security Agreement, wherein User is debtor and “Secured Party of EMPunity© et al.” is the Secured Party, and signifies that User (1) grants Security Party a security interest in all of User’s assets, land, and personal property, and all of User’s interest in assets, land, and personal property, in the sum certain amount of $250,000 USD per each occurrence of unauthorized use of the copyrighted material contained herein, plus cost, plus triple damages; (2) authenticates this Copyright Notice/Security Agreements, hereinafter “Security Agreement,” wherein User is debtor and “Secured Party of EMPunity© et al.” is the Secured Party, and wherein User pledges all of User’s assets, land, paper, consumer goods, farm products instruments, inventory, equipment, money, investment property, commercial tort claims, letters of credit rights, chattel paper, instruments, deposit accounts, accounts, documents, and general intangibles, and all User’s interest in all such foregoing property, now owned and hereafter acquired, now existing and hereafter arising, and wherever located, as collateral for securing User’s contractual obligation in favor of Secured Party Statement in the UCC filing office, as well as in any county recorder’s office, wherein User is debtor and “Secured Party of EMPunity© et al.” is the Secured Party; (4) consents and agrees that said UCC Financing Statement described above in paragraph “(3)” is a continuing financing statement, and further consents and agrees with Secured Party’s filling of any continuation statement necessary for maintaining Secured Party’s perfected security interest in all of User’s property and interest in property, pledged as collateral in Security Agreement and described above in paragraph “(2),” until User’s contractual obligation theretofore incurred has been fully satisfied: (5) consents and agrees with Secured Party’s filing of any UCC Financing Statement, as described above in paragraphs “(3)” and”(4),” as well as the filing of this Security Agreement, as described above in paragraph “(2),” in the UCC filing office, as well as in any county recorder’s office, (6) consents and agrees that any and all such filings described in paragraphs “(4)”and “(5)” above are not , and may not be considered, bogus, and that the User will not claim that any such filing is bogus; (7) waives all defenses, and (8) Appoints Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon

in paragraphs “(4)”and “(5)” above are not , and may not be considered, bogus, and that the User will not claim that any such filing is bogus; (7) waives all defenses, and (8) Appoints Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon User’s default User’s contractual obligations in favor of Secured Party as set forth below under “Payment Terms” and “Default Terms,” granting Secured Party full authority and power for engaging in any and all actions on behalf of User including, but not limited by authentication of a record on behalf of User, as Secured Party, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, deems appropriate, and, as regards any deposit account of any kind maintained with any bank in/under the name of User, notwithstanding the absences of User’s name as account-holder on any such deposit account of any kind maintained with any bank in/under the name of User, and likewise any deposit account maintained with any bank in/under the Social Security Account Number/Employer Identification Number or ITIN of User, domestic or abroad, of User , grants Secured Party full signatory on said deposit account without further consent of User and without liability, and User further consents and agrees that this appointment of Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon User’s default, is irrevocable and coupled with a security interest User further consents and agrees with all of the following additional terms of Self-executing Contract/Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use; Payment Terms In accordance with fees for unauthorized use of EMPunity© et al. and the copyrighted material contained herein, as set forth above, User hereby consents and agrees that User shall pay Secured Party all unauthorized-use fees in full within ten (10) days of the date User is sent Secured Party’s invoice, hereinafter “Invoice,” Itemizing said fees.

Default Terms; In event of non-payment in full of all unauthorized-use fees by User within ten(10) days of date Invoice is sent, User shall be deemed in default and: (a)all of User’s property and interest in property, pledged as collateral by User and described above in paragraph “(2),” immediately becomes, i.e. is , property of Secured Party, (b) Secured Party is appointed User’s Authorized Representative as set forth above in paragraph “8,”; and (c) User consents and agrees that Secured Party may take possession of, as well as otherwise dispose of in any manner that Secured Party, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, deems appropriate, including , but not limited by, sale at auction, at any time following User’s default, and without further notice, and all of User’s former property and interest in property, formerly pledged as collateral by User as described above in paragraph “(2),” now property of Secured Party, in respect of this Security Agreement, that Secure Party, again in Secured Party’s sole discretion, deems appropriate. Terms for Curing Default; Upon event of default, as set forth above under “Default Terms”, irrespective of any and all of User’s former property and interest in property n the possession of, as well disposed of by, Secured Party, as authorized above under “Default Terms”, User may cure User’s default re only the remainder of User’ property and interest in property, formerly pledged as collateral as described above in paragraph “(2),” that is neither in the possession of , nor otherwise disposed of by,

fault Terms”, User may cure User’s default re only the remainder of User’ property and interest in property, formerly pledged as collatera l as described above in paragraph “(2),” that is neither in the possession of , nor otherwise disposed of by, Secured Party within (20) days of date of User’s default only by payment in full Terms of Strict Foreclosure; User’s non-payment in full of all unauthorized-use fees itemized in Invoice within said twenty-(20) day period for furring default as set forth above under “Terms for Curing Default” authorizes Secured Party’s immediate non-judicial strict foreclosure on any and all remaining property and interest in property, formerly pledged as collateral by User as described above in paragraph “(2),” now property of Secured Party, which is not in the possession of , nor otherwise disposed of by Secured Party u p o n e x p i r a t i o n o f s a id twenty-(20) day default curing period. Ownership subject to copyright held by “Secured Party of EMPunity© ” Secured Party and Domestic and International Law under U.C.C., Copyright©.

PUBLISHED: Argonaut Newspaper 06/02/22, 06/09/22, 06/16/22, 06/23/22

Name Change 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

Summons STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HORRY DOCKET NO.: 2019-DR-26 SUMMONS ANDREA ELAINE LAWRENCE, Plaintiff, DUANE MACKEY, Defendant TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED:

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.

Jay M. Bultz Attorney for Plaintiff BULTZ LAW OFFICE, P.A. 417 79th Avenue North, Suite A Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 Phone: (843) 626-2006 Fax: (843) 839-9496 Dated: March 29, 2019 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina COMPLAINT (Divorce-One Year Separation) Plaintiff alleges that:

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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.

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WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS Compiled by Kamala Kirk

Montana Avenue Illuminated Through September 2022 Come visit the City of Santa Monica’s unique art and light installation spanning 10 blocks of the Montana Avenue business district. The installation aims to support the economic recovery of the area amidst ongoing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and can be viewed through September 2022. Each block features a Ficus tree that has been transformed into a unique, illuminate work of art with themes that range from whimsical butterflies and flowers to hanging lanterns, chandeliers and colored panes.

This installation is a partnership between the City’s Art of Recovery initiative and the Montana Avenue Merchants Association.

Montana Avenue, Santa Monica The Bungalow Santa Monica’s Night Market Thursdays through September 1 The Bungalow Santa Monica’s Night Market presented by KCRW returns this summer to The Fairmont Miramar Hotel with an exciting new lineup of food vendors, beverage and brand activations, family-friendly activities, live DJ performances and celebrity guest bartenders. Free and open to the public for guests and pets of all ages. Runs through Sept. 1. On the second Thursday of each month, local rescue organization, Wags & Walks, will host an on-site meet and greet for its family of adoptable dogs

COURTESY OF SANTA MONICA PLACE

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Sunday, June 12 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.

Mar Vista Farmers Market Sunday, June 12 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

Santa Monica Place is partnering with Streetlet, an opportunity-matching and growth engine for small business owners and makers, to bring a pop-up Made with PRIDE to the center each Friday, Saturday and Sunday in June. rescued from local shelters.

101 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, 5 to 11 p.m., thebungalow.com/santa-monica Made with PRIDE Marketplace June 10 to 12 Santa Monica Place is partnering with Streetlet, an opportunity-matching and growth engine for small business owners and makers, to bring a pop-up Made with PRIDE to the center each Friday, Saturday and Sunday in June. This unique retail marketplace is part of the annual SaMo PRIDE, a month-long citywide celebration focused on familyfriendly displays and activities that safely celebrate the City of Santa Monica’s inclusive and diverse spirit. Once again COURTESY OF CITY OF SANTA MONICA

Through September 20222, visit the City of Santa Monica’s unique art and light installation spanning 10 blocks of the Montana Avenue business district that has been transformed into works of art with themes ranging from butterflies and flowers to lanterns and chandeliers.

PRIDE events will be anchored by “Miles of Pride,” a vibrant light installation that spans the Promenade and Santa Monica Place, illuminating the sky with a rainbow of colors to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community, individuality, inclusively and acceptance. The event will showcase over 15 LGBTQIA+ business owners, highlighting their stories, unique products and services. Santa Monica Place will host a live DJ spinning every weekend throughout the month where guests can enjoy music under “Lanterns of Love,” an overhead colored lantern installation that spans across Center Plaza.

395 Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, santamonicaplace.com/pride Marina del Rey Farmers Market Saturday, June 11 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 Dockwalker Training Saturday, June 11 Join a hybrid Dockwalker

training this year. Dockwalkers conduct boater education about environmentally-sound boating practices to improve the recreation experience in California while helping to preserve its precious wildlife habitat and water quality.

Receive free educational materials to safely distribute items to boaters at marinas, boat launch ramps and more. If you were trained three years ago, it’s time to recertify. To learn more and sign up, visit the website.

Virtual and in-person, santamonicabay.org/events The Amazing Monarch Saturday, June 11 Learn about the amazing Monarch butterfly—its life cycle, its migration over thousands of miles and the threats to its survival. Learn how you can be instrumental in saving the Monarch by planting milkweed and creating migration corridors in your own backyard. Join Santa Monica Roots for coffee, baked goods, wandering around the gardens and meeting their gardeners.

Sponsored by City of Santa Monica Community Gardens Program with the support of Santa Monica Roots. For more information, email santamonicaroots@gmail.com.

Main Street Gardens, 2318 Main Street, Santa Monica, 10 to 11 a.m.

Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market

West LA Farmers Market Sunday, June 12 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 Water Wise Workshop Sunday, June 12 Water restrictions are coming fast. Come learn all the best watering methods to water your garden and keep growing amid the drought. Beth Crosse, UCCE master gardener, is teaching a Water Wise workshop about water conservation techniques and water requirements for various plants. Free event at the Emerson Avenue Community Garden. For more information, email eacgcinfo@gmail.com.

Emerson Avenue at 80th Place, Westchester, 12:30 p.m., eacgc.org

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