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VENICE STORIES

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Cause of Death Unknown

The Man Called Mug

Woman’s body with a hospital bracelet was found on the rocks of the marina’s south jetty .............................................. 8

A native Venetian’s musical journey from the beach to Nashville and back again . ........ 12

Storage Plan Withdrawn Westminster Senior Center will be for 12-step meetings, not homeless people’s belongings ................................ 8

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WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

COVER STORY Provoke Truth Russian punk rock dissidents Pussy Riot raise their voice in Santa Monica ..................... 14

THIS WEEK Photo by Christina Campodonico

IN MEMORIAM Shooting Star Venice photographer Guy Webster left his mark on popular culture through talent and kindness ..... 10

No Valentine Required: Friday is Singles Awareness Day ...................................... 30

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L etters Playa del Rey Has Gone Scooter Crazy Re: “Electric Scooter Injuries Are Piling Up,” News, Feb. 7 Why? That’s the first word I think of whenever the words “electric scooters” are mentioned. Why are they allowed to ruin our quality of life without restraint?

Why don’t our politicians stand up to these rogue companies and say “no more”?

The answer is simple: Money. I can’t think of a single precedent where a universally hated item has taken over entire cities and mayors have ignored the collective outcry with glee.

Why has the number of scooters in my neighborhood doubled since last summer? Why are gangs of roving underage riders permitted to weave in and out of cars on Venice streets unimpeded? Why have I never seen even one rider wearing a helmet? Why are they allowed to ride on sidewalks and against the direction of traffic?

As I was writing this, a guy rode by my window in an illegal rider pairing with a very young boy — both without helmets. I

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labeled “nimby,” our concerns ignored by then L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe. We warned against methane (!), increased traffic density (some 1,538 new trips per day) and the difficulty of accessing emergency vehicles for the already large residential population. If only Supervisor Hahn had been in office, some of these excesses might have been eliminated. It is

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Body Found on Marina’s South Jetty

Venice Storage Plan Withdrawn

Cause of death remains unknown for 50-year-old woman wearing a hospital bracelet

Westminster Senior Center will be used for 12-step meetings, not homeless people’s belongings

The marina’s south jetty was the site of a grisly discovery on Feb. 3

UPCOMING

By Gary Walker Investigators have identified a woman found dead on the rocks of Marina del Rey’s south jetty on Feb. 3, but how she died remains a mystery.

Sgt. Brent Carlson of the Marina del Rey Harbor Patrol said deputies discovered the woman, pronounced dead at the scene, while responding to a call just before 3 p.m. that a human body had apparently washed up on rocks of the jetty that runs along the harbor’s main channel.

“We don’t know any details of how she got there or what might have happened to her. One of the deputies noticed that she was wearing a hospital wristband,” he said.

Carlson was not able to say which hospital was identified on the wristband, but clarified that the woman was not found wearing hospital gown or any other clothing that would indicate she had recently left a hospital.

The body has been identified as that of 50-year-old Sarah Marquez. A ruling on

her cause of death is still pending, said Amy Earl of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office.

Mariner’s Village resident Lon Cohen was watching pregame Super Bowl coverage when his wife noticed the Harbor Patrol boats convening along the south end of the jetty.

“The body was directly across from our home. It was very windy and the water was very choppy, so we didn’t know what was happening,” Cohen said.

Cohen used his binoculars to zero in on the police action and saw a body that appeared to be clad in only a thong or bikini brief.

“I’m a sailor, so we frequently look out of our window to see boats and often we see dolphins in the harbor. So it was a little peculiar to see a body lying face down like that,” Cohen said.

Anyone with information about Marquez’s death can call Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigators at (323) 890-5500.

By Gary Walker Three years after plans to store homeless people’s belongings at Venice’s long-shuttered Westminster Senior Center triggered multiple lawsuits against the city and strenuous public debate, city officials have found another use for the park-adjacent building at 1234 Pacific Ave. The nonprofit, all-volunteer Venice Recovery Center will temporarily set up shop there to host Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step meetings, Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin’s office announced last week.

The center recently lost its location in a storefront on Lincoln Boulevard, so the invitation to use the former senior center came just in time.

Venice Recovery Center moved in last month and held its first AA meeting on Jan. 31, said Doug Caruso, who helps run the men’s AA meetings.

“We’re grateful to Mike Bonin and the Recreation and Parks Department for allowing us to continue to have a local and convenient place where thousands of friends in this neighborhood can contribute to their own recovery,”

said Jeff Christensen of the Venice Recovery Center.

Bonin had proposed repurposing the building to secure local homeless people’s belongings — lack of storage at designated shelters being one of the main reasons homeless people don’t use them — and as a point of contact for social services agencies.

A number of nearby residents opposed the plan, stating fears that it could draw an increased number of encampments to the area. The Venice Neighborhood Council voted in August 2016 to oppose storage at the building, which has remained inactive since that time.

According to a statement, Bonin withdrew the proposal because the temporary homeless housing facility slated for the former Metro bus yard on Main Street will allow its residents ample space for belongings.

Before it closed in 2013, the center had hosted 12-step meetings for several years.

“Many communities, such as Santa Monica and Culver City, have spaces that host frequent 12-step meetings, and it’s important that we have that resource in Venice, too,” Bonin said.

The former senior center on Pacific Avenue has been dormant since 2013

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Lynne Shapiro Marina del Rey Don’t Mess With My Donettes Re: “Quintessential L.A.” Movie & A Meal, Feb. 7 I don’t like your paper. I don’t like the editor or the writers or especially the 60% of the paper paid for by the realtor vultures who are picking Venice clean like a raccoon carcass and filling it up with no brain, no class bunheads on scooters and mini-mansion millionaires. I don’t even like that advice column in which anything that can be said in 50 words is said in 250.

Though the recent column was a good one, finally.

What I DO like about your paper are the Bob’s Market $10 grocery coupon, and my own occasional published articles.

Now the reason I am taking the time on a nice rainy Sunday to write to you, is my outrage at the last straw. Ms. Angela Matano wrote in your Feb. 7 edition about some possibly decent gas station Indian food. That’s fine. But then she denigrates Hostess Chocolate Frosted Donettes. I am aghast at such nonsense. In my life I have been partial to many vices and pleasures — some legal and others not — but nothing does it for me like those little damn chocolate donuts. I admit to being addicted, but who wouldn’t be? They are the last edible item in America that makes me consider the existence of a god or two.

Please refrain from such harsh reviews in the future. Or I will be forced to stop purchasing your rag.

Jack Schwartz Venice More Public Access Would Help Save Ballona Wetlands Feb. 5 marked the one year since the close of the comment period for the draft environmental analysis for restoration of the Ballona Wetlands, purchased 15 years

ago by taxpayers for $140,000. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife had expected to release the final analysis by the end of 2018, but now anticipates publication in the first half of 2019.

Given that publication of the draft analysis was published 10 years later than first expected, there is a possibility that publication of the final analysis will be delayed again and, after it is certified, there will be several more years of permitting and raising the necessary funds. Serious concerns have been raised by government agencies and various nonprofit entities about the adequacy of the draft document, and addressing those concerns is likely taking longer than anticipated.

While that process continues, it is long past time for larger areas of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve to become more accessible for ecologically and culturally sensitive stewardship and educational programs. Interim access was considered a critical element of the restoration planning process from the start, but was abandoned around 2013 when the project team decided to use the promise of future access as a selling point for their desired restoration alternatives.

Those alternatives must stand on their own scientific merit, and it is inappropriate for the people of Los Angeles — especially school kids from under-served communities — to be deprived of reasonable access to this public resource simply to further the agendas of a handful of public officials. Greater access to the reserve for legitimate purposes will reduce the level of illegal activity currently plaguing the ecological reserve and will help foster a greater community connection to the wetlands. It is time for our local elected officials to demand a change to the status quo, but they need to hear from us for that to happen.

Walter Lamb Ballona Wetlands Land Trust

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Wired for Success Santa Monica Public Library’s free Career Online High School catches students who fell through the cracks

By Nicole Borgenicht Santa Monica restaurant waiter Danny Guevara didn’t get the chance to finish high school. He was born in this country, but his parents were not. When they got deported to Mexico in 2013, Guevara left with them until he could return as an adult.

Yolanda Mickens didn’t finish either. A Santa Monica resident who supervisors playground activities for a local disabilities service center, she grew up in foster care and dropped out of school to get a job after becoming a mom.

According to U.S. Census figures, more than 3,300 Santa Monica residents have not completed at least a high school education. But Guevara is no longer part of that statistic — and Mickens is well on her way to a graduation day — thanks to a burgeoning Santa Monica Library program that offers adult residents free online high school completion courses.

Career Online High School is part of a city initiative to help young adults bridge skills gaps that keep them from attaining living-wage jobs. The 18-credit course, the product of a partnership between Cengage Learning and Smart Horizons Career Online Education, takes from six to 18 months to complete — designed to be flexible enough for working parents or caretakers.

“The program is tailored to each individual student’s needs. It’s self-paced so they can balance the many demands of their busy lives, and coaches are available for positive reinforcement when the going gets tough,” said Director of Library Services Patty Wong.

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Librarians Stephanie Archer and Nancy Bender celebrate with graduates Danny Guevara and Cristina Santiago Guevara is currently looking at job options in his career certificate choice of homeland security, but in the meantime his proud restaurant manager gave him a raise for attaining his diploma.

“I struggled looking for work, but luckily was referred by a friend to the restaurant — and the same friend told me about the scholarship opportunity [to Career Online High School]. I did not think twice and did it!”

Mickens is still deciding her career certificate ambitions but hopes to become a notary, for which she will blog and build a website.

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Shooting Star Photographer Guy Webster left his mark on popular culture — and Venice — through talent and kindness

By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer, Christina Campodonico and Joe Piasecki Guy Webster not only photographed some of the biggest names in rock ’n’ roll history, he helped define their public image. As an album photographer for music mogul Lou Adler, Webster made Jim Morrison take off this shirt for The Doors’ first record, squeezed The Mamas and the Papas into a bathtub for the cover of their 1966 debut, and took The Rolling Stones to the Santa Monica Mountains for “Paint It Black.”

Over a career that spanned more than 50 years, his knack for candid portraiture expanded his subjects to legends of the stage and screen — Eva Gabor, Bob Hope, Rita Hayworth, Natalie Wood, Barbara Streisand, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson among them — and cultural luminaries such as composer Igor Stravinsky, writer Truman Capote and ice skater Dorothy Hamill, as well as Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

“Guy Webster came from a time before social media when the private lives of rock stars were not so much on display,” said musician and filmmaker Rain Perry.

“He had an uncanny ability to find something intimate in a famous person through a photograph.”

Webster died on Feb. 5 at his home in Ojai, following complications from a stroke that slowed but did not stop his work. He was 79.

Locally, Webster is also remembered as a cultural fixture of Venice. In the 1970s he turned a former auto garage on Westminster Avenue near Main Street into an expansive photography studio and place for artists to hang out. Until falling ill in 2015 he would commute twice a week on one of his prized Italian racing motorcycles, said artist Lisa Gizara, his archivist and assistant for 13 years.

“He loved everything about Venice. He loved the history of Venice — Jim Morrison, the Beat scene,” Gizara said.

“Ojai was where he raised his children, but he needed to be in L.A.” Author and art curator Neely Shearer, who operated the shop and gallery In Heroes We Trust a few doors down from Webster’s studio, hosted the celebration for his career-culminating photography book “Big Shots” in 2015.

“I think he made everyone feel so at ease with his way of kindness. He was very soft-spoken, quick witted and extremely charming, with an innocent little naughty boy side — in the most gentlemanly way. He could be in any mixed crowd and just naturally became the center of the party,” she said. “It’s this

Guy Webster photographed iconic album art for the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Mamas and the Papas and The Doors, and specialized in creating intimate portraits of public figures (pictured: Candice Bergen and Dean Martin) {Webster Photo by Lisa Gizara} kind of magic that allowed people to let down their guards and feel free. …

It seemed he could really ‘see’ them.”

Born in 1939 and raised in Beverly Hills, Webster’s first taste of celebrity culture was hanging out with Dean Martin’s family and other friends of his father, prolific Oscar- and Grammywinning lyricist Paul Francis Webster.

He picked up photography while serving in the U.S. Army, and met Adler while studying at the Art Center College of Design.

In 1980 Webster made a home in Ojai, where he and his wife Leone raised two daughters, Jessie and Merry. Webster was also the father of Sarah, Erin and Michael with his first wife, Bettie Beal. He’s also survived by younger sibling Mona Roger Webster, a real estate investor and

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longtime Venice resident who teamed with Webster to buy the building that became his studio.

“He loved Venice because Venice loved him. At the time he came down, Venice was still very much Venice. … It had an element of scale that the soul could measure,” said Mona Roger, who remembers Guy both as an introspective child who was a fanatic for blues records and a man who “had softness and intelligence and compassion.”

Ojai also loved Guy Webster. Local artists remember him as a welcoming conversationalist who held frequent salon-style gatherings at area coffee shops and gave time to mentoring high school photography students.

“He had a regularly scheduled coffee appointment every single day,” said

singer-songwriter Perla Batalla. “He was famous for being the sweetheart that he was. When you saw him, you’d get a big hug and a warm welcome from a good friend. … Sometimes, that’s all you’d need to get through the day.”

Gizara believes Webster’s warm personality was essential to his art.

“The key to his success was that he made everybody feel comfortable.

Whether it was Lauren Hutton or Jim Morrison, he treated everyone like a friend.”

In lieu of flowers, Webster’s family is encouraging donations to the newly established Guy Webster Photography Fund at Oak Grove School, 220 W. Lomita Ave., Ojai CA 93023.

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Memories in the Making Santa Monica College students and faculty offer free family portraits to Woolsey Fire survivors

Student portraits of Woolsey Fire survivors Bruce and Carla Bates (left) and the Tompkins family were a first step toward rebuilding family photo collections received 10 digital images and a matted went up in flames on a live local news another family explore SMC’s Career

By Jennifer Pellerito 8x10 black-and-white print. broadcast.

Closet, an on-campus wardrobe of Among the many personal possessions The decision to shoot in black-and“We didn’t doubt that the fire was going professional clothing that students can lost to the Woolsey Fire, irreplaceable white was a practical one. to come to us,” said Carla Bates. “We just borrow for interviews and networking family photos taken before the age of “A lot of people are still living out of didn’t know it wasn’t going to be put out.” events, which was made available to digital photography are perhaps the most suitcases,” said Mohr. “We did not want Aside from a few documents and hard families during the photoshoot. heartbreaking. To help people displaced them to feel that they had to buy clothes, drives they managed to collect in the hurry “It’s great to be able to give back to the by the 96,000-acre conflagration rebuild because they may not have gotten a lot to evacuate, they lost everything. The community and help people create new their lives and keepsake collections, out when they left.” hardest part, Carla said, was losing memories,” she said.

Santa Monica College recently offered Mismatched colors or patterns become sentimental objects such as family The Tompkins family — Jon Tompkins, free family portrait sessions to Woolsey less obvious in black-and-white, he portraits and an heirloom necklace that Kathryn Alice, their two boys, dog Sky Fire survivors. belonged to her mother. and cat Morgan — posed with bright The idea dates back to 1993, when SMC explained, allowing the images to take on a more timeless quality.

Bruce Bates said it took some time for smiles while an entire team of students photography instructor Blue Fier offered “This event today is an opportunity for the reality to set in that they had no place coordinated taking photos, touching free portraits to survivors of the Old us to create new memories,” said Bruce to stay, no change of clothes — not even a up makeup, and even squeaking a dog Topanga Fire that destroyed more than Bates, a Malibu resident photographed toothbrush. But family, friends and toy to draw the pets’ attention toward 350 homes and 18,000 acres in Malibu. community members quickly rallied the camera.

This time, students with SMC’s photogra- with wife Carla Bates and their two around them with help and support.

“It really has been devastating, phy, cosmetology and fashion departments golden retrievers, Buddy and Dolly.

“You realize that you have way too much but people have been so kind to us,” got the chance to gain valuable experience Just before the fire hit, the couple evacuated to a relative’s home in Oxnard. stuff,” he said, laughing. “It helps you Kathryn Alice said. while giving back to the community. understand what’s of value. … The “I thought this would be a great idea.

“The students, it’s great for them. This is Their experience with the Thomas Fire amount of outreach from the community We lost our pictures, we lost a lot of a real-world situation,” said SMC Photog- in 2017 had left them with a false sense of security, Carla said, because their of Malibu and beyond has been insane memories, so let’s start some new ones,” raphy Professor Craig Mohr, who helped neighborhood was untouched and they – unbelievable.” added Jon Tompkins. coordinate a full day of 20-minute photo were able to return home quickly. This SMC fashion merchandising student “It’s never going to be the same, but sessions supported by hair and makeup time they watched as their neighborhood Tracy Hurtado talked about helping you make it better.” crews. After each session, each family February 14, 2019 THE ARGONAUT PAGE 11

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Provoke Truth Russian punk rock dissidents Pussy Riot raise their voice in Santa Monica Story by Joe Piasecki Photos by Ted Soqui The time for talk was over. Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the Moscow activist art collective Pussy Riot, who suffered forced labor and prisoner abuse for a punk rock performance critical of the local orthodox church and its support for terrifying Russian despot Vladimir Putin, emerged onto the darkened platform of The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, ready to rock.

Earlier Monday evening, during a panel discussion on the aesthetics of resistance that also featured American arts luminaries Shepard Fairey, Catherine Opie and Tavares Strachan, 29-year-old Tolokonnikova cut a figure of sophisticated punk rock individualism in a white uniform-

style top accented by patches in Cyrillic and a bright red scarf, a jet-black skirt, black leggings and shiny black boots with mismatched pink and white laces.

uncomfortable and enthralling hour, Tolokonnikova sang, rapped, shouted and shrieked — primarily in Russian — underneath a rapid-fire onslaught of

“When your government starts behaving like a fool, like an idiot — I think it’s happening with you now,” Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova said to an eruption of applause from the audience, “… we give you the truth for free.”

Taking the stage as frontwoman of Pussy Riot, she became virtually unrecognizable, shrouded in a black hoodie and rendered anonymous by a ghostly white ski mask. For a bewildering,

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projected images and mostly Englishlanguage text.

Hip-hop lyrics devolved into screams against projected surgical footage and the text “Vomit on Your Bulletproof Vest”

— an indictment of police violence, or the invasion of Crimea? Strobe lights shined directly into the 500-seat audience as a figure in a satanic-looking red robe manned electronic music controls.

Such horror-show imagery quickly gave way to more subtly haunting juxtapositions. Tolokonnikova ditched the hoodie to shift into Death Metal K-Pop mode, leading backup dancers in girlish leg kicks and bubblegum pop choreography as the words “TORTURE” “ME” “WHY” flashed on screen. It might have been a song about the emotional pain of unrequited love, but a dozen silent ski-masked figures standing deadly still in the background called to mind Abu Ghraib torture victims staring back at a guilty-byassociation crowd. In the next song, the

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Pussy Riot founding member Nadya Tolokonnikova led an energetic, enthralling and at times startling multimedia concert performance at The Broad Stage after a panel discussion linking protest art and punk rock masked figures stumbled like zombies and collapsed to the floor – a textual clue of “1937” possibly a reference to Stalin’s Great Purge.

Images of desolate, snowy landscapes spoke to themes of environmental degradation and prisoner isolation, while the English lyrics “too big to fail, but I will make you share” announced a more optimistic spirit of resistance against indomitable forces.

At one point, scrolling English text and what looked like computer code announced in English that Pussy Riot believes the Russian government to be corrupt, that Russian people want change, and that these statements alone could very well land them in prison, or worse.

But, “When you read the news and are left crying for three days — this douchebag will be president again! — you feel you have to do something,” Tolokonnikova had explained during the panel. “I know I will never succeed, but I will never forgive myself if I don’t try.”

Following her release from a Siberian penal colony in 2013, Tolokonnikova

became outraged by Russian government obfuscation about its military invasion of Ukraine and decided to continue the provocative activism that had gotten her in trouble, she said.

representation of truth threaded an intellectually elevated discussion exploring the influences of punk rock rebelliousness on the panelists’ visual and performance art. Like an art history professor

“Nadya’s one of the most courageous people I know. She’s an excellent example of why one should be making statements against oppression and injustice before it gets to the point you might suffer the kind of consequences she’s suffered.”

— Shepard Fairey “When your government starts behaving like a fool, like an idiot — I think it’s happening with you now,” she said to an eruption of applause, “… we give you the truth for free.” *** The intersection of artistic aesthetics, political activism and ideas about the

asking the Sex Pistols to explain “Anarchy in the U.K” to an audience of British Museum donors, moderator Jonathan T.D. Neil, director of the Sotheby’s Institute of Art – Los Angeles, challenged panelists to talk about their work through the lens of fine art.

The most natural fit for this discussion was street artist Fairey, who parlayed his

“Andre the Giant has a Posse” OBEY GIANT sticker campaign into the iconic 2008 “Hope” portrait of Barack Obama, now enshrined in the Smithsonian Museum’s National Portrait Gallery.

What imbues the punk rock aesthetic with personal agency and artistic license, said Fairey, is that it puts “passion over virtuosity,” the notion that “what you say needs to be said … the gatekeepers don’t matter.”

Fairey traced that realization back to his days as an art student in the 1980s, listening to the Dead Kennedys on a bus while seeing Robbie Conal’s “CONTRA” and “DICTION” posters plastered on buildings throughout downtown Los Angeles, clearly without express permission.

“That work stood out to me as punk rock manifested in art,” he said. “It’s an act of defiance in its application.”

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ties outside the cultural mainstream, spoke of her work as ultimately seeking justice or social change, and a growing sense of alarm that social media — a tool for enabling individual expression — is being twisted into a platform for “a rising intolerance of human beings toward one another.”

Strachan, a native of the Bahamas, observed that speaking English is itself an institutionalized inheritance of impression.

Famous for launching a satellite into space to honor Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the first AfricanAmerican tapped to be an astronaut, and for shipping a four-ton block of ice from the Arctic Circle to his childhood school (titled “The Distance Between What We Have and What We Want”), described art as a balance of “tradition versus transgression,” and noted cultivation of skepticism as an essential ingredient to activist art.

Tolokonnikova, who studied philosophy at Moscow State University, cautioned that getting too hung up on artistic concepts can interfere with more visceral

Shepard Fairey and Nadya Tolokonnikova at The Broad Stage calls to take action, to stand up and resist. “Fuck abstract ideas,” she said.

takes, which is one of the reasons I admire her so much. Nadya’s one of the most courageous people I know. She’s an excellent example of why one should be making statements against oppression and injustice before it gets to the point you might suffer the kind of consequences she’s suffered. A re-read of ‘1984’ might be wise,” Fairey said.

“When you’re a bit spoiled, it can make you apathetic. To maintain the things we are fortunately able to take for granted, it requires some vigilance.”

*** Fairey, who in October interviewed Tolokonnikova at Skylight Books, observed after the panel one important distinction setting Tolokonnikova apart from her American contemporaries: She’s not only taking artistic risks, she’s risking her freedom and her life.

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Olympio’s artwork is inspired by spontaneous grooves that pop into his head

Music on Canvas From West Africa to the Venice Boardwalk to the world of fine art, Olympio moves to the rhythm of his own American Dream

By Christina Campodonico When Olympio makes art he’s not just painting a canvas, he’s dancing to a composition in his head.

“When I paint,” he says, “I have this music going on, and I move to it. That’s why I can’t listen to music when I’m painting. … I already have a natural groove going.”

Painting to this internal song, he’ll pour buckets of paint onto the canvas, squirt colors straight from the bottle and slide across the canvas like an ice dancer, using the blade of his scraper like the blade of an ice skate. Often he’ll pour the paints in a

circular motion, creating a giant “O” at the center of the canvas.

Does it stand for “Olympio?” I ask.

“It’s not a signature,” says the mononymous artist. “I paint with my feelings.”

Perhaps the “O” is an abstract eye — like a dazzling oculus, it sucks you into Olympio’s world, an abstract vortex of paint and swirls.

It was the eyes of one painting that initially drew the attention of Santa Monicabased film producer, media entrepreneur and art collector Caspar von Winterfeldt.

He stumbled upon Olympio’s paintings almost five years ago, while bicycling

along the Venice Boardwalk. The works weren’t your typical boardwalk fare.

“What first got me to stop: the bold expression of the eyes,” says von Winterfeldt, who became enamored with the large, saucer-like eyes of three figures in Olympio’s painting called “The Ring Leader.” “There’s something about the eyes that then wants to make you stop and take a look at the picture in general, and that’s where I think he really connects with the audience.”

Von Winterfeldt was so taken with the painting that he rushed back home to pick up some dough.

“It was all pretty much a cash transaction down on the beach,” he says with a laugh. “When I first bought the painting off the boardwalk, I said to him, ‘You know why I’m buying this, right?’ And he looks at me and goes, ‘No, why?’ I said, ‘Because you’re going to be my retirement.’”

Von Winterfeldt’s foresight may prove right. Olympio made his Art Basel Miami debut this past December and was named a director’s pick by Red Dot (Continued on page 18)

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The exhibitions are big steps in the 39-year-old’s art career and a world away from where he grew up in Lomé, Togo, West Africa.

The second-youngest of eight siblings, Kodjovi Olympio (who now just goes by his last name), tells me his mother was a businesswoman and avid gardener, his father an entrepreneur who built houses.

Olympio has been creating art since childhood, using spare bits from his father’s building materials to make cement sculptures, draw and paint. But he didn’t have a ton of artistic influences around him, he says, aside from his mom who had a way with plants and flowers.

“You don’t grow up seeing art being a job,” he says, “or people making money doing art. We don’t have any museums. I didn’t know any galleries back then. … No art school. … I didn’t know any artists.”

His parents didn’t know what to make of their son’s creative tendencies, but they supported him nonetheless — until “I started to grow dreadlocks,” he says.

“In my family, you’re supposed to be all in a suit, go to school, be very educated,” says Olympio, who comes from a prominent extended family in Togo.

“And all of a sudden, I am the guy who doesn’t honor the family and everything. … I’m like this ‘gangster’ or ‘druggie.’

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Olympio finds his joy when covered from head to toe in paint It wasn’t acceptable.”

Nonetheless, Olympio continued to pursue his craft. A happenstance meeting with a French couple led to shows in Paris. Eventually, he won a visa to the U.S. and in 2003 landed in Minnesota, where he began washing dishes to support himself.

“Washing dishes was the best thing for me because then people leave me alone, and I can just think, dream about my art,” he says.

While thinking of his art, he began dreaming of California, too. With his girlfriend, he moved into a one-bedroom apartment here in LA and started showing work along Venice Beach in 2014.

“People would tell me, ‘You are better than being on a beach,’” says Olympio. “I was like, ‘You

know, just wait, this is the place.

Your art can be seen anywhere, even on garbage. You just need the right person to see it.’ … If they can see, they’ll see. It won’t matter whether it’s in a gutter or on the beach or in the garbage.”

Olympio no longer shows his work along the boardwalk, but he’s thankful for the opportunity it gave him to showcase his art.

“Maybe someday in the future I’ll go back and set up,” he says, “just for good memories.”

Olympio’s work is on display through Sunday (Feb. 17), at Superfine LA! (superfine.world) and at Art Palm Springs (artpalmsprings.com) through Monday (Feb. 18) and from Feb. 23 to March 30 at Laurent Proneur Gallery in West Hollywood. Follow @olympio_art on Instagram.

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5/4 Gorgeous home in Culver City’s Art District 4/5 New construction home in Carlson Park 3/2 Gorgeous remodeled Culver City home 2/3 Three-story home with roof-top deck 3/3 Gorgeous home in Carlson Park

$1,279,000 $2,699,000 $1,399,000 $899,000 $1,089,000

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$1,179,000 $1,539,000 $1,599,000 $1,139,500 $1,499,000 $1,385,000 $1,549,000

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2/2.5 Extensively renovated townhome in Marina del Rey 2/2 Stunning patio home in heart of Silicon Beach 3/1.75 Beautifully remodeled home, situated in the Oxford Triangle 4/2.5 Enjoy privacy and security in this luxurious remodeled home 3/3 Recently updated patio in the heart of Silicon Beach

$1,075,000 $1,199,000 $1,600,000 $2,268,000 $1,499,000

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$2,350,000 $1,450,000 $1,695,000 $3,250,000 $999,000 $2,395,000 $749,000 $1,995,000 $1,949,000

James Suarez James Suarez James Suarez Jesse Weinberg Jesse Weinberg & Vivian Lesny Stephanie Younger Stephanie Younger Stephanie Younger Bob Waldron & Jessica Heredia

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9/6 www.7800airport.com 4/4.5 Exceptional, refined, modern-traditional 3/2 Fully renovated in Westwood 3/3 Recently renovated light & bright Kentwood home 3/2 8207StewartAve.com 5/5 6376W78thSt.com 3/2 7833NaylorAve.com 3/1 6530W84thPl.com 3/2 2037WalgroveAve.com 5/4.5 7456HeneferAve.com 5/5 6023W83rdPl.com

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Open House Directory listings are published inside The Argonaut’s At Home section and on The Argonaut’s Web site each Thursday. Open House directory forms may be emailed to KayChristy@argonautnews.com. To be published, Open House directory form must be completely and correctly filled out and received no later than 3pm Tuesday for Thursday publication. Changes or corrections must also be received by 3pm Tuesday. Regretfully, due to the volume of Open House Directory forms received each week, The Argonaut cannot publish or respond to Open House directory forms incorrectly or incompletely filled out. The Argonaut reserves the right to reject, edit, and/or cancel any advertisng at any time. Only publication of an Open House Directory listing consitutes final acceptance of an advertiser’s order.

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The ArgonAuT PRess Releases Silicon Beach hoMe

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“Newly built, this home is situated in the heart of Silicon Beach,” say agents Bob Waldron and Jessica Heredia.

“This four-bed, four-bath, custom-built home offers an abundance of natural light. The private front yard leads to a living and dining areas, providing the ultimate indooroutdoor living experience. Hardwood floors guide you to the gourmet kitchen. A luxurious master suite includes a private deck, and a den with French doors. An inside laundry room and attached garage complete this home.”

Offered at $1,949,999 Bob Waldron & Jessica Heredia Coldwell Banker 424-235-5377

“Welcome home to a state-of-the-art new construction, boasting five beds and baths,” says agent Stephanie Younger.

“The main floor reveals an inviting area with plenty of natural light beaming through oversized windows. The kitchen is a chef’s dream, featuring professional grade appliances. Retreat to the backyard patio to enjoy the privacy and mature avocado trees. Upstairs, a massive walk-in closet complements the master suite with a walk-out balcony featuring mountain views.”

Offered at $1,900,000 Stephanie Younger Compass 310-499-2020 “This open floor plan home, offers marina views and boasts three bedrooms and two bathrooms,” says agent Eileen McCarthy. “The spacious living room leads to a large patio with ocean views, perfect for entertaining. The highly upgraded kitchen includes a large granite center island and stainless steel appliances. Other features include recessed lighting and upgraded bathrooms. Enjoy access to all the Marina City Club.”

Offered at $1,029,000 Eileen McCarthy Marina Ocean Properties 310-822-8910

“This five-bed, five-and-a-half-bath, home with a guest house is situated on a corner lot in the One Westbluff community,” says agent Jesse Weinberg. “A beautiful kitchen features custom cabinetry, a breakfast bar, and a cozy breakfast nook. Designed with the entertainer in mind, the living & dining rooms are adjacent to the kitchen and both open to a wraparound yard. Enjoy amazing views from second story master. The community provides security patrol and is close to all Silicon Beach offers.”

Offered at $3,250,000 Jesse Weinberg KW Silicon Beach 800-804-9132

“This rare townhome is minutes to beach, restaurants, the Venice Boardwalk and the Pier,” say agents Bob and Cheryl Herrera. “Its first floor is graced with a dramatic floor- toceiling fireplace, soaring ceilings with recessed lights, large windows, two large patios, and the powder room. Upstairs are two large bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms and enclosed balconies. Other features include inside laundry, storage areas, and two side-by-side parking spaces by elevator.”

Offered at $1,199,000 Bob & Cheryl Herrera PRES 310-578-0332

“Breathtaking oceanfront views are offered from this two-story, home,” says agent Charles Lederman. “Enter to an open living space with vaulted ceilings that leads to a private balcony overlooking an idyllic white-sand beach.

The kitchen includes custom maple and glass cabinetry, granite counters, a breakfast bar, pantry, ample storage and stone floors. Upstairs are two additional bedrooms and access to a shared rooftop. Other features include maple floors, recessed and track lighting, and private garage.”

Offered at $2,300,000 Charles Lederman Charles Lederman & Associates 310-821-8980

The ArgonAuT REAl EstAtE Q&A My husband and i are having an argument about using our $500,000 exclusion when we sell our property. i want to use this exclusion now and my husband feels that we should wait and use it in our retirement years as we can only use it once in our lifetime.

You can use the exclusion more than once!

Here is the rule about the exclusion of one’s principal residence when you sell your home.

The most important thing you need to know is in order to qualify for the $250,000/$500,000 home sale exclusion, you must own and occupy the home as your principal resident for at least two years before you sell it. Your home can be a house, apartment, condominium, stockcooperative, or mobile home fixed to land.

If you meet all the requirements for the exclusion, you can take the $250,000/$500,000 exclusion any number of times...But you may not use it more than once every two years. Meaning $250,000 for a single person and $500,000 for a married couple.

Also you may do anything you want with the tax-free proceeds from the sale. You are not required to reinvest the money in another house. But, if you do buy another home, you can qualify for the exclusion again when you sell that house. Indeed, you can use the exclusion any number of times over your lifetime as long as you satisfy the requirements.

The two-year rule is really quite generous, since most people live in their home at least that long before they sell it. (On average, Americans move once every seven years.) By wisely using the exclusion, you can buy and sell many homes over the years and avoid any income taxes on your profits.

One aspect of the exclusion that can be confusing is that ownership and use of the home don’t need to occur at the same

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time. As long as you have at least two years of ownership and two years of use during the five years before you sell the home, the ownership and use can occur at different times. The rule is most important for renters who purchase their rental apartments or rental homes. The time that a purchaser lives in the home as a renter counts as use of the home for purposes of the exclusion, even though the renter didn’t own the home at the time.

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FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019 020375 Type of Filing: Amended. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MR. WOLF. 9503 Jefferson Blvd., Suite B Culver City, CA 90232. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 2753179.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Rocket Science Finishing Inc., 9503 Jefferson Blvd., Suite B Culver City, CA 90232.

State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/2014. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ One Danny Yoon. TITLE: CFO, Corp or LLC Name: Rocket Science Finishing Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 24, 2019. 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: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 1/31/19, 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/21/19

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019 025948 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CULVER CITY YOUTH BALLET. 12453 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90066, 3425 Motor Ave., Apt. 220 Los Angeles, CA 90034. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Culver City Youth Ballet LLC, 12453 Washington Blvd., Apt. 220 Los Angeles, CA 90066. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Erika Bennett. TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: Culver City Youth Ballet LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 30, 2019. 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: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/21/19, 2/28/19

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019022458 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SEASIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION CONSULTING; 12044 Havelock Avenue Culver City, CA 90230. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Michelle Hedge, 12044 Havelock Avenue Culver City, CA 90230. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 01/2019.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Michelle Hedge. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 25, 2019. 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: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/21/19, 2/28/19

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019 025805 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HELPLATCH. 3981 Beethoven Street Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 201900810352. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Helplatch LLC., 3981 Beethoven Street Los Angeles, CA 90066. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ One Johanna A. Vandemoortele. TITLE: Managing Member, Corp or LLC Name: Helplatch LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 30, 2019. 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: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 1/31/19, 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/21/19

FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019 025952 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COAST CITIES HEALTHY VENDING. 8601 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 108-591 Los Angeles, CA 90045. COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 201900810529. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Coast Cities Healthy Vending LLC, 8601 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 108-591 Los Angeles, CA 90045. State of Incorporation or LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Benjamin Peter Lucas. TITLE: Member, Corp or LLC Name: Coast Cities Healthy Vending LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: January 30, 2019. 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: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/21/19, 2/28/19

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FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019027750 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: L.A.’S BEST TERMITE CONTROL, L.A.’S BEST TERMITE & PEST CONTROL, L.A.’S BEST TERMITE CONTROL COMPANY; 400 Hauser Blvd., #12-B Los Angeles, CA 90035. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Francisco G. Escobar, 400 Hauser Blvd., #12-B Los Angeles, CA 90035. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Francisco G. Escobar TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: February 1, 2019. 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: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/21/19, 2/28/19 FICTITIOUS bUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019029566 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AEVENSONPHOTOGRAPHY; 3511 Stoner Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Andrea Kathleen Evenson, 3511 Stoner Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Andrea Kathleen Evenson. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: February 4, 2019. 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: The Argonaut Newspaper. Dates: 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/21/19, 2/28/19

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THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

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A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: March 4, 2019, Time: 8:30 AM, Dept.: 67, ROOM: 614, Location: 111 North Hill Street, 4th Floor, Room 429 Los Angeles, CA 90012 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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The Argonaut Newspaper 2/7/19, 2/14/19 OrDer TO SHOW CauSe FOr CHaNGe OF NaMe Case No. 19SNCP00005 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition of MARGARET ANNE GILMORE AND STACEY ANNE KOFF, for Change of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.)

Petitioner: Margaret Anne Gilmore and Stacey Anne Koff filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.)

Anabelle Koff Gilmore to Anabelle Celeste Koff-Gilmore 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: 3/07/2019. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: R Room: 215. The address of the court is 1725 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401. 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: January 16, 2019. L. Cho, Judge of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 2/14/19, 2/21/19, 2/21/19, 3/7/19 SuMMONS (CITaCION JuDICIaL) Case Number (N˙mero del Caso): 18CHLC09875 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO):

ZACK ZAMORA, an individual: (Additional Parties Attachement form is attached) MILES GAINES, an Individual; and DOES ONE through TEN, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF (LO EST¡ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): OPTIO SOLUTIONS, LLC a Delaware limited liability company, dba QUALIA COLLECTION SERVICES. NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DÕAS DE CALENDARIO despuÈs de que le entreguen esta citaciÛn y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefÛnica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y m·s informaciÛn en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede m·s cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentaciÛn, pida al secretario de la corte que le dÈ un formulario de exenciÛn de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podr· quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin m·s advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales.

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abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisiÛn a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniÈndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte es): Superior Court of the State of California, county of Los Angeles, 9425 Penfiedl Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direcciÛn y el n˙mero de telÈfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): D. Lilah McLean, State Bar No. 203594, 1444 North McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA 94954; Tel: 707.665.2170 DATE (Fecha): April 26, 2018; Sherri R. Carter, Clerk (Secretario), Marissa Morales, Deputy (Adjunto) PUBLISH: The Argonaut Newspaper 2/7/19, 2/14/19, 2/21/19, 2/28/19

may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DÕAS DE CALENDARIO despuÈs de que le entreguen esta citaciÛn y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefÛnica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y m·s informaciÛn en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede m·s cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentaciÛn, pida al secretario de la corte que le dÈ un formulario de exenciÛn de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podr· quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin m·s advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales.

Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisiÛn a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniÈndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte es): Superior Court of the State of California, county of Los Angeles, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direcciÛn y el n˙mero de telÈfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): D. Lilah McLean, State Bar No. 203594, 1444 North McDowell Blvd.

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DATE (Fecha): April 30, 2018; Sherri R. Carter, Clerk (Secretario),

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Join the L.A. Midnight Runners for this Valentine’s Day 5k Boot Camp Party Run through Venice. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothing.

Afterward enjoy drinks and giveaways at The Venice Beach Bar, 323 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. Price upon registration. facebook.com/lamidnightrunners In Focus Chamber Music Series: “Homages & Souvenirs,” 7:30 p.m.

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra program opens with world premiere of Juan Pablo Contreras’ piano quintet “Musas Mexicanas” (Mexican Muses), followed by Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence” and Dohnányi’s “Serenade for String Trio.” Moss Theater, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. $49+. (213) 622-7001; laco.org “Bravo” CD Release, 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy a Suzy Williams & Michal Jost concert at this release party for their CD. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $10 to $15. laughtears.com LMU Men’s Basketball vs.

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The entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Beach and the indie art world collide during the stARTup Fair at Venice’s Kinney Hotel. SEE MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES. Venice Gets DEEP: “The Sound of Love,” 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. This special Valentine’s Day party features some of L.A.’s most beloved house deejays.

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& Angels, complemented by a Q&A with the creative team behind the album. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica. Donations Suggested. Search “Lovers and Angels album” at eventbrite.com Friday Night Trivia, 7 p.m. Test your knowledge while having a brew and win prizes. TRiP, 2101 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. No cover before 9:15 p.m.; $10 after. (310) 396-9010; tripsantamonica.com (Continued on page 32)

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Exposed to the Elements:“Façade of Time” @ Venice Canals Venice’s own Body Weather Laboratory takes its Butoh-based practice to the outdoors with a site-specific work that traces the paths of the Venice Canals and culminates at the breakwater. Sixty performers of mixed ages and experiences break down the barriers between performance and public space in this novel urban neighborhood at the crossroads between devastating homelessness and wealthy Silicon Beach. Be ready to sing or otherwise participate at the end of the show.

One performance only: 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 17).

Meet at 200 N. Venice Blvd. at curtain time. Free. facebook.com/ bodyweather

could inform our future and present day lives.

Limited engagement: 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday (Feb. 15, 16 & 17) at The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $60 to $95. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org The Winds of Change:“The Joy Wheel” @ Ruskin Group Theatre Change is blowing through Joy, Illinois, and the lives of Frank and Stella.

Stella is shocked and inspired by her best friend’s sexual liberation and independence, while Frank decides to emulate his doomsday prepper friend by building an underground bunker.

The show is directed by Jason Alexander.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 24 at Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. $20 to $35. (310) 397-3244; ruskingrouptheatre.com

Looking Back:“RÉVERSIBLE” @ The Broad Stage The cast of Montreal-based circus group The 7 Fingers investigate the lives of their grandparents and generations past through theater, music, All-American Avant-Garde:“Our Town” @ Westchester Playhouse acrobatics and dance, exploring The Kentwood Players bring to life how the simpler eras of yesteryear PAGE 30 THE ARGONAUT February 14, 2019

Last shows: 8 p.m. Thursday, Fridays and Saturday (Feb. 15, 16 & 17) at Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $35. (323) 9607724; odysseytheatre.com

Catch the poetic acrobatics of The 7 Fingers at the Broad Stage Thornton Wilder’s classic American play about the residents of a small New Hampshire town, including its fourth-wall-breaking narrator.

Last shows at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday (Feb. 15 & 16) at Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. $22. (310) 6455156; kentwoodplayers.org

Science & Religion:“Paradise” @ Odyssey Theatre Produced by Viola Davis, this play by Laura Maria Censabella explores the conflicting issues that arise when a disillusioned science teacher helps his Yemeni-American Muslim high school student gain admission to a competitive college science program.

Talk Nerdy to Me:“Smart Love” @ Pacific Resident Theatre In this new comedy with a scientific twist, the Wachowski household is turned upside down when the family’s son returns from MIT with an unexpected guest.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m.

Sundays through Feb. 24 at Pacific Resident Theatre, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. $25 to $34. (310) 8228392; pacificresidenttheatre.com “The Marriage Zone” @ Santa Monica Playhouse A younger and older couple encounter each other at an open house, discovering they have way too much in common.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through March 31 at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. $20 to $40.

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No Girls Aloud I’m a female comic, so being smart and funny and having a strong personality is basically my job, as well as who I am. A friend had me stop by his business meeting at a café so he could introduce me to his client he was hoping to set me up with. I tend to show off when I’m nervous (going big, loud, and funny), and I apparently terrified the guy. My friend scolded me, telling me it’s a turnoff for men to have to compete with a woman. Come on!

I’d be thrilled to have a partner who is smarter and funnier. Shouldn’t men be like that, too?

— Bummed As a powerful, confident woman, you can make a man feel like a real animal: a Chihuahua in a bee suit nervously peeking out of a little old lady’s purse.

Social science research finds that there’s a bit of a chasm between what men think they want in a female partner and what they actually end up being comfortable with. For example, when social psychologist Lora E. Park surveyed male research participants, 86% said they’d feel comfortable dating female partners smarter than they are. They likewise said they’d go for a (hypothetical) woman who beat their scores in every category on an exam. However, when they were in a room with a woman who supposedly did, the men

not only expressed less interest in her but moved their chairs away from her (as if they might catch something from her if they sat too close!).

This seems pretty silly, until you look at some sex differences in the importance of social status. Sure, it’s better for a woman to be the head cheerleader (as that plays out in junior high and beyond), but a woman isn’t less of a woman if she isn’t the alpha pompomette. Manhood, on the other hand, is “precarious,” explain psychologists Jennifer Bosson and Joseph Vandello.

It’s achieved through men’s actions but easily lost or yanked away — like by being shown up publicly by a chick.

The answer isn’t to be someone else on a date (somebody dumber, with less personality). But maybe, seeing as some of the big-personality stuff comes out of fear, you could try something: Challenge yourself to be vulnerable. To listen. To connect with people instead of impress them. You should also seek out men who are big enough to not feel small around you — men who are accomplished, as well as psychologically accomplished. These are men who’ve fixed whatever was broken in them or was just less than ideal. When a guy says “She took my breath away!” it should be a good thing, not a complaint about how he was nearly asphyxiated by your personality.

What’s Not To Lick I’m friends with this guy. Only friends, and he knows it. But lately, we’ll be on the phone, talking about our businesses, and he’ll suddenly start talking dirty (saying sex things he wants to do with me). I just make a joke and get off the phone, but then he’ll do it again the next time.

How do I get him to stop?

— Uncomfortable You get a lot out of your friendship — but last you checked your Venmo, not $2.99 a minute.

There you are, talking about your plans for the third quarter, and there are the guy’s sex thoughts — kind of like a goat ambling into your living room. As annoying as this must be, his being motivated to do it isn’t inexplicable. In surveying the scientific literature on sexual desire, Roy Baumeister and his colleagues find evidence for what many of us probably suspect or believe: Men, in general, have a far stronger sex drive than women.

This is reflected in how, among other

things, men “experience more frequent sexual arousal, have more frequent and varied fantasies, desire sex more often, desire more partners, masturbate more, want sex sooner, are less able or willing to live without sexual gratification,” and are often interested in freakier stuff. (It isn’t women who show up at the emergency room all “TOTAL MYSTERY TO ME, DUDE!” about how that reading lamp or Butterscotch the hamster got up there.)

You can most likely get him to stop — but not through hinting or hanging up when the conversation goes “what I’d like to do to you with my tongue”ward. Tell him straight out: “Hey, from now on, we need to keep the raunchy talk out of our phone conversations.

Makes me seriously uncomfortable.”

There’s a time and place for everything, and sex talk suddenly flying into your casual conversations is like placing your order at a drive-thru speaker — “Hi ... I’d like the cheeseburger with fries”— then hearing heavy breathing and a low male voice say “That’ll be $8.97 … and a picture of your feet.”

Got a problem? Write to Amy Alkon at 171 Pier Ave, Ste. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email her at AdviceAmy@aol.com. ©2019, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Alkon’s latest book is “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence.” Follow @amyalkon on Twitter and visit blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon.

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DJ Jedi & Anthony Valadez Dance Party, 9 p.m. Deejays are on the decks spinning new and old soul, funk, blues, rock, hip-hop, beats, breaks and anything else that gets the dance floor going. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Saturday, Feb. 16 Bay Foundation’s Volunteer Event, 9 a.m. to noon. The Malibu Creek Watershed is home to birds, fish and other important wildlife. Help remove invasive vegetation that crowd out and compete with native, drought-tolerant plants in the Malibu Lagoon. Gloves and tools provided.

Wear closed-toed shoes. Malibu Lagoon State Beach, 3999 Cross Creek Rd., Malibu. (310) 417-3093; santamonicabay.org 1st Annual Venice Hootenanny, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get to know your neighbors while enjoying food and drinks, games and live local music.

The event is hosted by the Venice Neighborhood Council. Oakwood Recreation Center, 767 California Avenue, Venice. Free. Search “1st Annual Venice Hootenanny” at facebook.com.

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Strikers Band, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Listen to live music, nibble on light refreshments and dance the afternoon away.

Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Culver City Senior Citizens Center, 4095 Overland Ave., Culver City. $5. (310) 253-6700 Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for an R&B concert by the Friends. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club Open House, 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy an open house every third Saturday of the month with complimentary refreshments and a tour of the facility overlooking the marina. SMWYC, 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free. (310) 827-7692 St. Valentines Beach Pub Crawl, 1 to 6 p.m. Join a pub crawl with a festival vibe stopping at The Brig, Canal Club, The Bank of Venice, Surfside Venice and 41 Ocean.

Wristband includes priority entry in addition to entertainment and drink specials. Multiple starting locations in Venice. $15+. Search “St. Valentines Beach Pub Crawl” at eventbrite.com Sierra Highway, 2 p.m. Californiabased acoustic Americana band Sierra Highway play contemporary and traditional music with roots in

bluegrass, folk, Irish and country music. El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo.

(310) 524-2728; eslib.org Black Women Writers & Their International Impact, 3 to 5 p.m.

Author Dr. Lisbeth Gant-Britton discusses the international effect black women writers have with writers such as Zora Neale Hurston, Maya Angelou and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, 2920 Overland Ave., Palms. (310) 840-2142; lapl.org “Local Aid” Malibu Fire Relief Fundraiser, 6 to 11 p.m. Give back to those who lost their homes in the Malibu Woolsey fire. Proceeds go directly to Malibu Go Fund Me campaigns for the homeless victims.

Listen to live music and enter the raffle for skate and surf gear. Casa Escobar Malibu, 22969 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu. $20. eventbrite.com Healing Harp Meditation & Sound Bath, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Take time for self-discovery and restoration with music by Nailah Middleton and Erica Rey. Enjoy a 50 minute immersion of sound and meditation through live harp, vocal harmonies and Tibetan singing bowls.

Middle Way LA, 6512 Arizona Ave, Playa Vista. $20 or pay-what-you-can.

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Happy Belated New Year!

See traditional Korean fan dancers at Santa Monica Place Santa Monica Place rings in the Year of the Pig with a spectacular celebration of arts and crafts It hasn’t been long since we welcomed Baby New Year by popping champagne corks and planting kisses, but now it’s time to make room for the Year of the Pig. On Saturday, Santa Monica Place celebrates the Lunar

New Year with an afternoon of comedy, song and dance.

Laugh Factory regular Paul “PK” Kim emcees a roster of entertainment that includes traditional Chinese Lion Dance, Korean fan dancing, a classical Chinese folk music duo and a short concert by Southern California-based K-pop dance crew First Bite. Keep an eye out for stilt walkers parading down the plaza throughout the event.

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While the music and dancing starts at 2:30 p.m., the celebration actually begins a half-hour earlier with family friendly arts and crafts, a traditional dough artist demonstration and a balloon twister.

Bring positive thoughts into the universe at one of two donation-based wishing trees benefitting UCLA’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association, which promotes traditional Chinese culture by producing local events.

Just write down your wish and attach it to the tree.

“The Lunar New Year holiday is meaningful to our local community and visitors,” says Santa Monica Place Senior Marketing Manager Stephanie Eglin. “This celebration brings the cultural traditions of the holiday to life, offering a great opportunity for the entire community to come together.”

— Matthew Rodriguez The Lunar New Year celebration is from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 16) in the central plaza of Santa Monica Place. Free. Visit santamonicaplace.com for more information.

Vibraphonist Nick Mancini returns to the Miles for an evening of intimate jazz music. SEE FRIDAY, FEB. 15.

The Strands’ CD Release Party, 7 p.m. British soul singer Amanda Campbell, lead guitarist Richard Green, bassist Paul C., keyboardist Emily Ashenfelter and drummer Lance Tamanaha launch their first full length album at The Cock ‘n’ Bull, 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica.

No cover. (310) 399-9696 Fireside Concert Series: Angelo Todaro, 8 to 10 p.m. This awardwinning dancer-choreographer brings some of L.A.’s finest dancers to perform in front of an open fire. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $5 to $10. smgov.net Love is in the Air, 10 p.m. to midnight. Off the Record Nights hosts a special night for lovers, featuring sounds by Curt Reynolds, Torosbros and Kitt. The Buffalo Club, 1520 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. $10 to $20. facebook.com/curtreynoldsla

Sunday, Feb. 17 Music by the Sea, 1 to 4 p.m. A scenic harbor view is the backdrop for an R&B and funk concert by Floyd & The Fly Boys. Fisherman’s Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 301-9900; visitmarinadelrey.com

Center, 4095 Overland Ave., Culver City. (310) 253-6700 Mahalo Mondays, 8 p.m. Alton Clemente, DJ Vinyl Don and Record Surplus take over the Townhouse with live entertainment, tiki cocktails, Hawaiian and Polynesian vinyl, plus special guests. Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. No cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Tuesday, Feb. 19 Sierra Club Airport Marina Group, 7 p.m. Participate in a discussion about the recent gas well explosion.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Burton Chace Park Community Room, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey. Free.

(310) 613-1175 Fine Arts Critic in Residence: Aruna D’Souza, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

D’Souza discusses her recent book “Whitewalling: Art, Race, and Protest in 3 Acts” as well as intersectional feminisms, politics and how museums shape our views of each other and the world. Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester.

(310) 665-6800; otis.edu

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Folk Flourishes, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Orchestra Santa Monica performs Faure’s “Pavane,” Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, his Symphony No. 31 (“Paris”), and Milhaud’s “Le Boeuf sur le Toit,” or “The Ox on the Roof.”

Moss Theater Santa Monica, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. $10 to $30. (310) 525-7618; orchestrasantamonica.org

Brandeis Men’s Group, 9 a.m. This men’s social group meets to raise awareness and support for Brandeis University. CPA Stan Weinberg tries to unravel the mysteries of the new US Income Tax Code. Lox and bagel breakfast served. Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. $15; free for first time guests.

(310) 351-5018; bncla.org

“Bids & Bubbles,” 3 to 5:30 p.m.

The Power of a Shower hosts a fundraiser to purchase and renovate a trailer that provides showers to the homeless. Hop on board and enjoy signature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a photo booth, silent auction and drawing, while helping to bring a clean, safe place for the homeless to shower to fruition. $53. The Centerpointe Club, 6200 Playa Vista Dr., Playa Vista. powerofashower.org

Poets & Writers’ Literary Roundtable, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This informal meeting is a great way to connect with fellow presenters, teachers and writers and to exchange ideas, news and resources. Annenberg Community Beach House writerresidence Wally Rudolph discusses diversity and inclusion in the literary space. Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica. Free; RSVP requested. jfitzgerald@pw.org; facebook.com/poetsandwriters

Monday, Feb. 18

Brews & Brats Tech Mixer, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tech in Motion kicks off its first 2019 networking event with German- and Belgian-style brews and

White Elephant Sale, 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Find jewelry, clothing, kitchen stuff and more. Proceeds donated to local charities. Culver City Senior Citizens

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A DNA Detective Story Bestselling author Dani Shapiro joins Jamie Lee Curtis to discuss excavating family secrets

By Bliss Bowen When bestselling author Dani Shapiro learned she was not genetically related to her adored father, who died when she was just 23, the news left her understandably thunderstruck. Yet it also confirmed a vague, lifelong sense of otherness. It drove her to question everything she thought she knew about herself and her heritage — and, by extension, bedrock definitions of identity, family and love.

Near the beginning of her newly published book “Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love,” she ticks off a list of relatives headed by her paternal grandparents (“pillars of the observant Jewish community both in America and Israel”) and her father, a sad but loving stockbroker to whom she still feels a mystical connection. “I am the tenth and youngest grandchild of Beatrice Shapiro … I am the daughter of their oldest son, Paul,” she writes. “Everything I am, everything I know to be true, begins with these facts.”

“Inheritance” is her eloquent testimony to the canyon separating facts from truth.

The book is launched by the shocking results of a casually taken DNA test that certify she is not her father’s daughter.

Psychologically probing and at times raw with nerves, it reads like a genealogical detective story, one that gains dimension from analysis of provocative ethics, privacy and technology issues.

Journalist/screenwriter Michael Maren emerges as leading contender for supportive Husband of the Year as Shapiro hunts for clues to her birth like a reporter cracking a dusty cold case.

Locating her biological father proves unnervingly easy. Understanding their connection without betraying the man who raised her is not. “[He] felt, to me, like my native country.

I had never lived in this country. I had never spoken its language or become

Dani Shapiro’s world became unmoored after learning the man who raised her was not her biological father steeped in its customs. I had no passport or record of citizenship. Still, I had been shaped by my country of origin all my life, suffused with an inchoate longing to know my own land.”

Her biological father and his family turn out to be sympatico and kind. She is the first to uncover their shared DNA; what if other biological offspring (whom she suspects exist) had reached out before her? Would the family still have accepted her? Positioning her thoughtful scrutiny of identity within the larger cultural framework of sociopolitical tribalism feels timely, and illuminates unsettling questions about bonds and divisions like existential chiaroscuro.

It was absurdly easy in our hyper-connected age for Shapiro and Maren to identify the man who held the key to her family mystery. More elusive is the answer to the question of how well we can really know the people we depend on to love us the most. As she considers commitments and choices made, Shapiro

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“Inheritance” is threaded with recollections of her father’s granite faith, the tallis he shook from a velvet pouch, and the calming strength he derived from intoning Hebrew liturgy. “As a young girl, I was allowed to sit next to him in shul,” she writes. “Prayer was our secret language, our way of connecting.” No longer observant, she strives to reconcile his religiously observed code of honor with what she initially interprets as grievous sin, querying rabbis, doctors and scholars.

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Some may find that strange, but readers with similar family dynamics will recognize self-protective behavior.

Shapiro’s story resonated with this writer because my mother discovered in her fifties that she had been adopted, a fact known to blood relatives, in-laws and church community but not to us — an 8.5 emotional earthquake whose aftershocks still disturb family ground. It is a surreal circumstance in which nothing changes, yet everything does. Every family legend, every memory and conversation is now perceived through that filter. With “Inheritance,” Shapiro confronts similarly irreconcilable fragments, and creates something whole.

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California Yacht Club, 4469 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. Free; reservations requested. (310) 823-4567; reservations@calyachtclub.net Improv Diary Show: Not So Private After All, 8 to 9 p.m. Two brave people read from their teen diaries while improvisers do scenes inspired by the readings. M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater, 1323-A (“A” stands for alley) 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica. $6. (310) 451-0850; westsidecomedy.com

Thursday, Feb. 21

An Evening with Howard Schultz, 8:00 p.m to 9:15 p.m. Former chairman and CEO of Starbucks discusses his book “From the Ground UP: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America”.

New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. $20 to $55. livetalksla.org/events/howard-schultz

Museums & Galleries

LoveBites - Valentine’s Day Art Show, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday.

Enjoy the art of love and cupid this Valentine’s Day by viewing the work of fifteen different artists along with live music by Scott Brandon Mackay and an art jam, hosted by the Mar Vista Art Walk. Buckwild Gallery, 12804 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista. marvistaartwalk.org stARTup Fair, 2 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. Bypass the traditional gallery system and explore the work of up-and-coming independent artists, peruse curated exhibitions and attend panels by entrepreneurial artistic professionals during this contemporary art fair hosted at the Kinney Hotel, 737 W. Washington Blvd., Venice. $10+. startupartfair.com Art Los Angeles Contemporary, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The tenth edition of this international West Coast art fair features 80 emerging and established exhibitors from around the world, a highly curated “Salon” exhibition and an independent publishers section. Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. $25+. artlosangelesfair.com “Bury the Body,” 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. In conjunction with Mark Verabioff’s exhibit “Poolside Driveby,” Verabioff and artist Amanda Ross-Ho lead a collaborative exhibit walkthrough. team (bungalow), 306 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 339-1945; teamgal.com Send event information at least 10 days in advance to calendar@argonautnews.com.

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