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L E T T E R S Every Kid’s Success Should Matter Re: “Is Your School as Good as You Think?” Opinion, Oct. 31 Thank you for this excellent explanation of our current situation in Los Angeles public schools. As an LAUSD teacher I was coached to focus on the academic success of the third quartile of students. If those kids improved, our scores would go up. I ignored the advice, finding materials and creating opportu-

nities for the children in my class without help from the district or school. I left LAUSD at the end of the year with such a feeling of disappointment, more for the children than myself.

Surprisingly, when the district published the growth scores that year, visible by teacher, my students did well in spite of the challenges. I was so glad to eventually become a charter school principal to help build a system in which every child’s

success mattered and in which I was not tied to unfair advice by the district.

Wendy Zacuto Playa del Rey Paid for My Crimes, But Can’t Find Housing Re: “The Argonaut Poll: 65% Want More Regulation of Homeless Encampments,” Oct. 24 This poll is just The Argonaut pacifying its readers. Enforcement means incarceration and

tickets. Housing and services take years, and then if you’re a convict good luck finding housing.

I’m on the streets homeless, clean and sober 13 years, but no one will rent to me because of my criminal history. And that, to me, is discrimination. I have paid for my crimes —served my time, completed my parole — and so have many others like me who also can’t find housing. Not renting to an ex-con should be

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Truck Stuck in Wetlands Prompts Illegal Dumping Probe

State Fish and Wildlife officials, the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department are investigating illegal dumping in the Ballona Wetlands after finding construction waste and an abandoned rental truck in the preserve near Nicholson Street and Cabora Drive on Oct. 21. The driver of the truck fled the scene on foot after it became trapped in grasses near a dirt trail under the bluffs, according to witnesses.

Investigators have traced the truck, which had to be towed out of the wetlands, to a contractor working near Manchester Avenue and Pershing Drive.

CHP spokesman Vance Perreira said investigators are trying to track the contractor’s movements since their work began in September, but whoever was driving the truck appears to have rented it under another person’s name.

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A New Look for Historic Fire Station 62 A group of Mar Vista locals working to repurpose the former Fire Station 62 on Centinela Avenue into an all-purpose community center is expected to discuss new project renderings during its upcoming annual meeting, happening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church (3590 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista). Over a decade-long fundraising campaign, Friends of Historic Fire Station 62 have also contemplated

inclusion of a childcare center and local historical society. Visit historic62.org to contact the group.

Heart of Del Rey Wants to Be L.A.’s Next Great Street A committee of Del Rey residents is competing for $500,000 in city funding to make Centinela Avenue between Short Avenue and Braddock Drive a participant in the Great Streets program, a special initiative of the mayor’s office to make neighborhood centers more pedestrianfriendly. Locals are calling the project area the Heart of Del Rey. Early ideas include additional crosswalks and various cosmetic upgrades to the frontages of commercial properties, with the Del Rey/Centinela Streetscape Improvement Group hosting a community meeting at Casa Sanchez (4500 S.

Centinela Ave.) from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 12) to discuss results of a recent community survey.

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PERSONAL BARRIERS

An exhibit about walls, both literal and figurative, investigates what people project onto them

By Bliss Bowen “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall…” — Robert Frost, “Mending Wall” The entire text of Frost’s classic poem greets visitors to the Annenberg Space for Photography’s new exhibit “W/ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine,” on display through Jan. 25. Accompanied by a photo of a wall on Frost’s New England property, the poem emblemizes the increasing prevalence of visual language and asks: Why do we need these structures dividing us?

“So often that poem is quoted just as the final line, ‘good fences make good neighbors,’ so everyone uses that to support the idea that, in order to normalize relationships and maintain good boundaries between people, we must have a physical barrier that defines our property, our space, so that respect is imposed and maintained,” explains Dr. Jen Sudul Edwards, who curated the exhibit. “In fact, when you read that entire poem you realize there are two voices: the author’s and the author’s neighbor. And it’s the neighbor who asserts that good fences make good neighbors. The author is questioning [that].

“The whole point is that these are unnatural divisions that we’re imposing on the landscape, and to what end, really?

That ambiguity is hopefully the mind frame that we’re going to send our visitors into the space with, so that they really are considering how exactly walls are relied upon and whether they’re really solving the problems at hand.”

Divided into six sections — Delineation, Defense, Deterrent, the Divine, Decoration, and the In-visible — “W/ALLS” considers the community effects of literal and figurative walls through the work of more than 70 photographers and artists, including Marina Abramovic, Tanya Aguiñiga, Banksy, JR, and John Moore. It also includes the I Ching-inspired, solar-powered installation “Light the Barricades,” co-created by Candy

Chang and James A. Reeves, thirds of which were shown last month at Santa Monica’s Annenberg Beach House, in Downtown L.A.’s Grand Park, and at the Natural History Museum. That now stands as one cohesive, interactive artwork on the Photo Space plaza.

Annenberg Space for Photography Director Katie Hollander first spoke to Edwards more than a year and a half ago about the concept for “W/ALLS” — before the government shutdown over the U.S.-Mexico border, before Brexit, but even then it was clearly a relevant topic.

and colors suggest both reckoning and redemption. Ami Vitale’s portrait of gun-carrying camel riders guarding an undulating dirt border road feels similarly surreal, with lights smearing blue sky like glowing sentinel orbs.

Not all conflicts are geographic or political; firewalls fascinate because they’re invisible yet define “how we get our info and how we communicate,” Edwards points out. Jerusalem’s Western Wall was originally built as a retaining wall, not a sacred site. Photos show a Muslim family praying to a wall in an airport, and a

“A world without walls isn’t possible. But maybe for a moment we can look at some of these historic examples and at least talk honestly about why this is the human reaction to fear and anxiety and struggle.”

— Jen Sudul Edwards, exhibit curator An enthusiastic Edwards says they cast a “very broad net,” turning to casual tourists as well as commercial photographers and photojournalists in search of sufficiently interesting images.

One of art’s aspects that most intrigues her is the “visual language that we encounter all the time”; even primitive cave paintings sent messages of where to find bison and avoid lions, she notes with a laugh. As curator, it’s her job “to help the public recognize that images are constructed for us to see and perceive in a certain way. Messages are coded in that visual language. Increasingly, that is how we’re coming to understand our world and our history.”

Some of the exhibit’s images are ethereal, like Raymond Thompson Jr.’s pensive depiction of three youths gazing up toward clouds swelling above their enclosed basketball court; composition

traditional Tibetan Buddhism Mani wall constructed of prayer-inscribed stones.

Inevitably, however, geopolitical conflicts intrude. “W/ALLS” raises the question of how walls normalize conflict via pieces like Carol Guzy’s eye-grabbing shot of a toddler being handed through barbed wire in Kosovo, and two specially commissioned series.

Noted photojournalist Moises Saman was commissioned to document Belfast’s Peace Walls (or Peace Lines), constructed by the British government in 1969. Talking to locals made clear that, even though a generation has grown up unscarred by the violence that essentially ended with 1998’s Good Friday Agreement, the Troubles have not fully dissipated. Plans to remove walls by 2023 have intensified community anxiety that “violence will be immediately renewed,” Edwards explains, and Brexit’s demands will likely

cause those walls “to stay up and in fact multiply.”

Baltimore-raised photographer Shan Wallace headed into her commission to document redlining at Detroit’s Eight Mile Wall eager to talk with residents and to spread the word elsewhere that the six-foot wall, built in 1941, “had to be torn down as a statement that African Americans were not going to be contained by the white government,” Edwards says.

But getting to know people there reversed Wallace’s position. Instead of perceiving the mural-painted wall as a segregating divider, she came to see it as a unifier “bringing the African American community together and creating this sense of family, belonging and comfort that would not necessarily have been there [otherwise].” Wallace discusses that moving experience in an exhibit documentary.

Edwards, who in July was named chief curator at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, calls “W/ALLS” a “bold show” that she’s happy is housed in a space committed to “the humanitarian mission of photography.

“It’s a really challenging subject, and we want people to think about it carefully and seriously,” she says. “But we also want people to feel inspired and encouraged to keep thinking about it. It’s so much easier to put a fence up around your house than to deal with the fact that there’s a reason why people are breaking into houses. … A world without walls isn’t possible. But maybe for a moment we can look at some of these historic examples and at least talk honestly about why this is the human reaction to fear and anxiety and struggle.”

“W/ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine” is on display through Jan. 25 at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City.

Admission is free. Call (213) 403-3000 or visit annenbergphotospace.org for venue information.

A toddler is handed through barbed wire in Kosovo in 1999; photo by Carol Guzy / Washington Post.

Indian border guards on camels patrol the Pakistan border; photo

by Ami Vitale.

A meeting at the Baoli at Amer water well in India’s Rajasthan Thar desert; photo by Ami Vitale.

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WALLS OF THE MIND

30 years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, political historians fear intangible barriers are moving the world back in time

By Joe Piasecki and Christina Campodonico Nov. 9, 1989, was a big day in the history of freedom. The peaceful dismantling of the Berlin Wall, which for 28 years had sealed off West Berlin from Soviet satellite East Germany, signaled an end to the Cold War and — at least in the United States — optimism about the triumph of Western democratic values.

Thirty years later, Americans do not live in such optimistic times.

“Surveillance is in the news. Walls are in the news. The Cold War is back in a big way,” says Justin Jampol, founder and executive director of the Cold War-focused Wende Museum in Culver City.

“Good for business; bad for the world.”

From a geopolitical standpoint, local experts say one drastic difference from 1989 is the United States’ dwindling appetite for exerting a dominant role in global affairs.

Shahin Berenji, a UCLA political science lecturer whose expertise includes Cold War diplomacy, speaks at length about U.S. engagement being a stabilizing force that enabled Europe to embrace German reunification as Mikhail Gorbachev loosened the Soviet Union’s grip.

“The idea that American engagement can be a force for preventing conflict from breaking out in distinct regions is something that often gets lost today — not just in the news but amongst some policymakers, especially the administration today,” Berenji says.

The Trump administration’s “America First” rhetoric, he said, signals a policy of disengagement to a level not seen since Eisenhower, who floated the idea of arming American allies with nuclear

Justin Jampol debuts his historical mystery series “Lost Secrets” this Sunday on the Travel Channel weapons to eliminate the need for an American presence overseas.

Loyola Marymount University political science professor Michael A. Genovese, director of LMU’s Institute for Leadership Studies and president of its global

leadership in favor of an “America First” approach. In the face of vexing challenges from a rising China, a reemerging Russia and the threat of global terrorism, we have decided to ‘go it alone’ in an every-nation-for-itself approach which

become a setting for demonstrations against Chinese censorship and U.S. immigration crackdowns. The 2009 event also included a temporary “Wall Across Wilshire,” which attendees tore down as a symbol of breaking down socioeconomic and other figurative walls in our lives.

Jampol, who on Sunday (Nov. 10) debuts a six-part Travel Channel historical mystery series titled “Lost Secrets,” believes the Berlin Wall equivalents of 2019 persist largely in people’s minds.

“I think the comparable wall is a German expression ‘mauer im kopf,’ which means ‘the wall in the head.’ And after the Berlin Wall as a physical entity came down, Germans started to use this expression to relay the division that was standing in between them that wasn’t physical but invisible. And ultimately, the invisible walls are much more insidious ones because you can’t knock them down with a crane or with a hammer.”

“The Cold War is back in a big way.

Good for business; bad for the world.”

— Wende Museum founder Justin Jampol policy institute, served as a crisis management consultant for the Pentagon during the administration of George H. W. Bush, who was president during the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

The lesson of the Cold War is that “cooperation and common purpose were a strength magnifier,” says Genovese: “Today, we have abandoned global

sees international politics as a zero-sum game where either we (alone) win or lose. … In short, we did not learn the lesson of the Cold War.” To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Wende Museum installed 10 wall segments (weighing a combined 26 tons) at 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, which has since

CRACKS IN THE WALL The Wende Museum revisits the Eastern Bloc feminist art underground

By Christina Campodonico East Germany is long dead, but women who created subversive art under the suppression of Stasi espionage are still making universal statements about feminism and patriarchy through artwork that survives at the Wende Museum in Culver City.

“The Medea Insurrection: Radical Women Artists Behind the Iron Curtain” gives a long overdue spotlight to artists whose work has been overshadowed by male counterparts or interpreted only through the Cold War’s geopolitical

context, asserts exhibit curator Susanne Altmann.

“I think we often make the mistake that we put the oppression and the restrictions and the censorship first, and then look at the artwork as if it was to confirm or illustrate our preconceptions,” she says.

“The only way to rehabilitate or to make them visible is by not instrumentalizing the art as a full political history. I’m not illustrating the Cold War here. What I do is show their aesthetic and artistic achievements, and [how] they went against the grain of a then-dominant dogma.”

Altmann points me to the fabric art pieces of East Berlin artist Christa Jeitner, whose rippled cloth panels with abstract shapes could masquerade as an innocuous wall hanging even as it displayed abstract design, “which was otherwise really condemned,” she notes, or show up at a concert supporting a dissident writer as an unfettered display of “geometrical abstraction.”

“I think this is a wonderful example of how this kind of material with this feminine connotation — fabric — is being used as a medium to display power,

energy, transgression, radicality,” Altmann says.

Other pieces make more lasting statements about the state of womanhood.

For instance, a series of photographs documents one Hungarian-Serbian actress’ answer to an erotic strip tease and the burden that many women feel to maintain hairless bodies, called “Black Shave Poem.”

“She strips down to bra and briefs but … still with another layer of this black (Continued on page 10)

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whatever … turtleneck and leggings …

And then, as if she was naked, she starts shaving herself,” recounts Altmann.

“This is so universal.”

Like many modern women who struggle to “have it all” or put in a “second shift” of caretaking or housekeeping after a full day of work, Eastern European female artists of the Cold War era faced similar challenges, even if they weren’t consciously aware of them at the time.

“With hindsight, a lot of these women artists admit that they had been doubly or triply suppressed by a patriarchal society that claimed women’s liberation was no issue any longer because women had to work as hard as men, but [also] have children and the household,” says Altmann. “Then again in the subversive circles … the male artists were at the forefront. If they needed a model it would be their wife or their girlfriend. ... It was a classical patriarchy seeping from high up … and then into the art circles.”

But not even the patriarchy could keep these artists and other Eastern European renegades from putting their art into the world, observes Wende Museum Executive Director Justin Jampol.

“Through the museum we know firsthand that no matter what kind of society you live in, people always find the cracks. Whether it’s the cracks in

East German artist Verena Kyselka’s “The News Anchor” (1989) the wall or cracks to express themselves, human expression is an ‘unquashable’ force.”

“The Medea Insurrection” opens Sunday (Nov. 10) and remains on view through April 5 at the Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd., Culver City.

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By Bliss Bowen Los Angeles is fertile seeding ground for creativity, thanks in part to the volume and variety of people who transplanted their music and other traditions here during the Depression and after World War II from the South, Midwest, Northwest and elsewhere. Museums and similar institutions play a vital role in safeguarding that cultural legacy, as L.A. has grown notorious for blacktopping and building over its history.

Situated in Leimert Park, the nonprofit California Jazz & Blues Museum was launched by acclaimed jazz stylist Barbara Morrison in 2017. Photos and paintings of artists from L.A.’s storied midcentury jazz and blues community hug its walls, overlooking instruments and other relics of the vibrant music community that once made Central Avenue a hugely influential, nationally renowned destination for jazz and blues.

More importantly, it maintains history’s living presence as a community hub, offering numerous harmony and music classes for kids, vocal workshops, masterclasses, drum circles, showcases, concerts and hopefully more in the future.

The ambitious Signifyin’ Blues festival, happening Nov. 7 through Nov. 11 primarily at the Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, benefits the museum and its mission.

In addition to Morrison, Keb’ Mo’, Brother Yusef, Reverend Tall Tree, Bleux Bros, Lenny “Fuzzy” Rankins, Erica Brown, Cheyenne Amen and Bernie Pearl are all scheduled to perform. Sideman supergroup Blacktop Trio has polled prospective attendees for blues and

hip-hop songs they should play. Interspersed between those appearances are dance lessons, an invitational dance contest, open musician jams, Six String Showdown semi-finals and finals (emulating flashy traditional “cutting contests” between blues guitarists), and lectures and workshops about composition, cultural appropriation, the substance of jazz, and the power and influence of black music. On Saturday night there’s also a tribute banquet for South L.A.’s favorite son Kevin Roosevelt Moore, more famously known as Grammy-winning artist Keb’ Mo’. The entire event culminates with a Monday afternoon museum tour and Q&A with Morrison.

“Go on the website, download the PDF with the entire schedule, and map out what you want to attend because there’s so much goodness packed into four days,” says Chris Pierce, who’ll be performing as his blues alter ego, Reverend Tall Tree. “It’s so much to experience.”

Vigilant Angel If the California Jazz & Blues Museum is the raison d’être of Signifyin’ Blues, then Morrison is its vigilant angel. The Detroit native has championed this community in myriad ways since relocating to L.A. in the ’70s, and the museum is her dream — one whose borders reach beyond the physical space’s limited square footage. Renowned for her vocal range and clearly articulated, shimmering tones, she sang with Johnny Otis’ band for decades, and as a solo artist she’s often performed a revue of Dinah Washington’s songs to

enthusiastic reviews. Musicians and fans across generations speak of her with love and gratitude.

“Barbara Morrison has always been that kind of person in the community where she’s not just performing, but really supplying places where music and culture can grow,” Moore (aka Keb’ Mo’) says.

“When I started performing solo, there was a place I played on La Brea; it’s a big storage facility now, but at the time they were having a big swap meet there called Shoppers World. We played out on the porch as people walked up, Saturday and Sunday from noon to four. [Laughs.]

Almost every time, I’d call Barbara and she’d always show up and supply a great moment for folks there.”

“She’s an advocate, and always has been, for education, for exposing jazz and blues to a wide audience, a California audience, a young audience,” says Pierce, who played last year’s California Jazz & Blues Museum benefit in Van Nuys.

“She’s a true visionary, as far as I’m concerned — somebody who does what she says, at least tries her damnedest to make happen what her vision is.”

For Moore, who moved to Nashville in 2010 (“I still live in L.A. in my head”), flying back to help the museum was a no-brainer: “Every time I call her she says yes, so when she calls me I say yes.”

He credits the diverse L.A. community with shaping his artistry and music. “I always remember L.A. blues as part of a wider landscape of music,” he says.

“The L.A. scene in music literally raised me. The studios, the clubs, the entertainers. A lot of people ask about who’s your influences: ‘You into B.B. King, Robert Johnson?’ I did listen to those people, but really it was the Lermon Hortons, and Miles Grayson, and Sterling Harris, and people like Barbara Morrison and Keisa Brown. Musicians that were playing the club scene back then, like John Barnes and Phillip Upchurch.”

After starting out in a steel calypso band as a teenager in the 1960s, Moore was hired at 21 to join Papa John Creach’s genre-spanning band. But his first solo gig on guitar, he says, was at the Apartment on Crenshaw in the ’70s. Chuckling at certain memories, he rumbles through a list of other mostly long-gone venues: Babe’s & Ricky’s Inn, the smoke-choked Family Room (“I’d cough up a lung every time I left outta there”), the Living Room, Page Four Lounge, the Parisian Room, the Pied Piper. Monday nights at Marla’s Memory Lane, the jazz and supper club run by actress/singer Marla Gibbs from 1981 to 1999, is where he got (Continued on page 12)

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"This pristine home in Tapestry I has 3 bedrooms and a bonus room" says agent Jesse Weinberg. "Features are a spacious sun-drenched living room, walnut flooring + media center in the great room. The chef's kitchen offers granite countertops & stainless-steel appliances. The upstairs showcases the master suite & 2 other generous sized bedrooms w/ en-suite baths. The master boasts a walk-in closet, & mountain view. Live in modern comfort w/ all the benefits that Playa Vista has to offer."

Offered at $1,475,000 Jesse Weinberg & Vivian Lesny KW Silicon Beach 800-804-9132 PAGE 18 AT HOME – THE ARGONAUT’S REAL ESTATE SECTION NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle “DINED IN” By PAM AMICK KLAWITTER ACROSS 1 Arctic “snowshoe” critters 6 Musical Mama 10 Meter users 15 Bit of beer, say 18 Cluster of stars?

19 Myanmar, at one time 20 Look forward to 21 Colorful card game 22 Note to self before appearing on “America’s Got Talent”?

25 MGM rival 26 Tile setter, often 27 Firing offense?

28 Well-mannered 30 Bits of energy 32 Stable dwellers 34 Dresses down 35 “What do you __?”

39 Where to find Reubens and Cubans 41 They’re in the air 43 Today, to Tomás 44 Coop up in a coop 46 Take a load off 48 Cry out loud 50 Soapmaking compounds 53 Put a damper on 54 Gospel travelers 55 Fire sign 57 Not just primary, as an heir 58 Uzi’s brother in “The Royal Tenenbaums” 59 Ancient Greek warrior’s pet monkey?

63 Take advantage of 64 Place to see X’s and O’s 66 Witch 67 Like the soles of walking boots 69 Put on a pedestal

70 Cinematic Sergio 71 Actor’s nickname that sounds like a golf term 72 Posy pieces 74 ’90s candidate who opposed NAFTA 75 Walter Reed hospital city 78 Night before the big day 79 Try to cure the effects of a skunk invasion on a semi?

82 Carol opener 83 Jeans name 85 Like some probes 86 “LOTR” menaces 87 Leaders 89 Jumbo tail?

90 Vicious with a bass 91 Pea opener in toons?

92 Fly over Africa 93 Express opp.

95 __ academy 98 Go a round or two 100 Many August births 101 Spa offering 104 Rope maker’s supply 106 Tried to make up for lost time 108 Part of it is now a desert 110 Whale tracker 112 Short end of the stick 117 Cru output 118 Best Reader Award winner?

121 Classic auto 122 Adjust 123 Cybersales 124 Noted 2001 bankruptcy 125 Solid start?

126 Word in a Morton Salt motto 127 Thin change 128 1951 Reagan co-star

DOWN 1 Modern-day break-in 2 Snape portrayer Rickman 3 Ready in the field 4 90° from norte 5 Way through a fence 6 “Scene’s over!”

7 51, for one 8 Insincere flattery 9 Pepperoni alternative 10 ... Fitzgerald, __, Milhous ...

11 Stunned state 12 Summoned to the door 13 Does some meal prep 14 Foul quality 15 “That’s not a baby bump?”?

16 Signed 17 Backyard amenities 19 Canal craft 23 Mesa __ National Park 24 Toon adventurer 29 They get the job done 31 Scandalous stuff 33 With 52-Down, bagel flavoring 35 Competition carrot 36 Mes con 31 días 37 Liven up the science fair?

38 Dundee denial 40 “I hate the Moor” speaker 42 Victoria’s Secret competitor 45 Hiker’s handful 47 More honest 49 Promise to marry 51 End of an ultimatum 52 See 33-Down 54 Down Under bud 55 Hot concert spot 56 No surprise to a Disney World arrival

60 Delightful bites 61 Prosecutor’s burden 62 Pieces of pie, often 65 Educator LeShan 68 Common game piece 70 “Why, then, __ soldier drink!”: 40-Down 71 More than just asks 72 Hide in the forest?

73 Happily-after link 74 Critters with black eye patches 75 Guns that don’t shoot 76 Playground comeback 77 Pack animals 80 Machu Picchu or Chichén Itzá 81 Spanish 101 word 84 How tuna might be packed 88 Skinny swimmer 91 Not straight up 92 Pleasant surprise 94 One of the 54-Across 96 Golfers’ headgear 97 Beginning with 99 102-Down month 101 Pro Football Hall of Fame QB Brett 102 Fire sign 103 “The Pearl Fishers” priestess 105 “The Good Fight” actress 107 Social misfit 109 When the story starts on stage 111 Copy paper purchase 113 Early Bond foe 114 Pull down 115 Familiar gamut 116 Car-collecting comic 119 “Country Music” chronicler Burns 120 Bit of perjury

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406 Grand

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Stephanie Younger

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MAR VISTA Sun 1-4

3981 Moore St. #401

2/2 New construction luxurious condo

$1,029,000

Jesse Weinberg & Chris Jones

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

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2/2 New construction luxurious condo

$899,995

Jesse Weinberg & Chris Jones

KW Silicon Beach

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$969,000

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2/2 Spacious loft

Sun 1-4

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Sun 1-4

3981 Moore St. #401

Sun 1-4

24 Lighthouse

Bob & Cheryl Herrera

PRES

310-985-5427

$1,199,000

Jesse Weinberg

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

$ 875,000

Jesse Weinberg

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

2/2 Enjoy resort style living

$1,075,000

Jesse Weinberg

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

2/2 New construction luxurious condo

$1,029,000

Jesse Weinberg

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

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$2,700,000

Berman Kandel

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-424-5512

$8,885,000

Bill Ruane

RE/MAX Estate Properties

310-877-2374

Anthony Scott

Castle Realty Group

310-430-4999

James Scott Suarez

KW Silicon Beach

310-862-1761

PLAYA DEL REY Sat 2-4

6209 Ocean Front Walk

4/8 Gorgeous, beach front home

Sat, Sun 1-4

8602 Falmouth Ave. #206

2/2 Den, end unit, 1367 sq ft

Sun 2-5

7520 Earldom Ave.

4/3 www.7520earldom.com

Sun 1-4

8250 Redlands St. #22

3/2.5 Upgraded 2-story condo close to the beach

$739,000

Jesse Weinberg & Vivian Lesny

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

Sun 1-4

8340 Manitoba St.

2/2 Experience coastal living

$759,000

Jesse Weinberg & Vivian Lesny

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

Sun 1-4

7959 West 83rd St.

4/4 Backyard firepit, lounge, built-in bbq, hot tub

$1,849,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-499-2020

$760,000 $1,549,000

PLAYA VISTA Sun 1-4

6400 Seawalk Dr.

4/4.5 Refreshed ICON single family home

$2,377,000

Kris Zacuto

Hilton & Hyland

310-702-6299

Sun 1-4

6241 Crescent Park #105

3/2.5 Spacious single level

$1,399,000

Peter Wendel

Coldwell Banker

310-418-3464

Sun 2-5

13031 Villosa Pl. #125

2/3 www.13031villosa125.com

James Scott Suarez

KW Silicon Beach

310-862-1761

Sun 1-4

5700 Seawalk Dr. #6

3/3 Pristine townhome in Tapestry I

$1,475,000

Jesse Weinberg & Vivian Lesny

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

Sun 1-4

7100 Playa Vista Dr. #101

3/2.5 Beautiful corner unit w/ private walk-up entrance

$1,099,000

Jesse Weinberg & Vivian Lesny

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

Sun 1-4

12824 S. Seaglass Circle

3/3.5 Modern features, bluff views in the heart of Playa Vista

$1,895,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-499-2020

$985,000

VENICE Sun 1-4

2923 Grayson Ave.

3/2 Amazingly redone home steps to the Venice Canals

$1,999,999

Meghan Fitzgerald & Scott Walker

KW Realty

310-571-8008

Sun 1-4

1686 Electric Ave.

4/3 Charming Venice home on private gated lot

$1,999,000

Weinberg & Magiar

KW Silicon Beach

800-804-9132

WESTCHESTER Sat, Sun 2-5

7928 Flight Ave.

4/3 www.7928flight.com

$1,495,000

James Scott Suarez

KW Silicon Beach

310-862-1761

Sat, Sun 2-5

8388 Chase Ave.

4/3 www.8388chase.com

$1,795,000

James Scott Suarez

KW Silicon Beach

310-862-1761

Sat, Sun 1-4

6304 West 79th Pl.

5/6 Lush backyard, putting green, rooftop lounge, pool, hot tub

$2,789,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

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Sun 1-4

5988 W 79th St.

3/2 Light and bright updated knoll home w/ sun room

$ 985,000

Laura + Jack Davis

RE/MAX Estate Properties

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Sun 2-5

7541 Westlawn Ave.

5/4.5 www.7541westlawn.com

$2,100,000

James Scott Suarez

KW Silicon Beach

310-862-1761

Sun 2-5

8310 Holy Cross Pl.

3/2 www.8310holycross.com

$1,050,000

James Scott Suarez

KW Silicon Beach

310-862-1761

Sun 1-4

6524 Hedding St.

4/3 Canyon views and family-friendly floorplan

$2,595,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

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5/4 Modern farmhouse with upgrades

$1,699,000

Stephanie Younger

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4/4.5 Modern upgrades and curb appeal

$1,650,000

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4/2 Bright and sunny in the heart of Westchester

$1,399,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

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8620 Belford Avenue #105

3/3 Condo home with open concept living spaces

$749,000

Stephanie Younger

Compass

310-499-2020

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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Fic. Business Name FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019283446 Type of Filing: Original. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TRUE CARE HOMECARE. 4900 Overland Ave., Unit 238 Culver City, CA 90230.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation or Organization Number: 201506110454. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Patrickxavierpt, LLC, 4900 Overland Ave., Unit 238 Culver City, CA 90230. 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: 02/2015. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Patrick Xavier Matibag. TITLE: Managing Member, Corp or LLC Name: Patrickxavierpt, LLC. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 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: 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/28/19 #25676

ship. The registrant commenced to transact business under the Fictitious Business Name or names listed above on: 10/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Cheryl Ileane Applemangale. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 17, 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: 10/24/19, 10/31/19, 11/7/19, 11/14/19 #25103 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019278194 Type of Filing: Refiled. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHIMAHARA ILLUSTRATION. 2601 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 206 Santa Monica, CA 90405. COUNTY: Los Angeles.

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Shimahara Inc., 2601 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 206 Santa Monica, CA 90405. 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: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Craig Shimahara. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: Shimahara Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 21, 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: 10/31/19, 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/1 9 #25288

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019276322 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PROJECT LEAD; 904 Silver Spur Road #402 Rolling Hills Estate, CA 90274. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Cheryl Ileane Applemangale, 2 Palomino Lane Rolling Hills Estate, CA 90274, Timothey Fitzgerald, 8650 Belford Ave., #117 Los Angeles, CA 90045, Samantha Crawford, 746 N. Eucalyptus Avenue #6 IngleThe Argonaut wood, CA 90302. THIS CLASSIFIEDS & BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a General PartnerLEGALS ship. The registrant commenced to transact business (626) 584-1500 ext. 100 under the Fictitious Business ATurrietta@ Name or names listed above timespublications.com on: 10/2019. I declare that all information in this statement Plumbing Services is true and correct. /s/: Cheryl Ileane Applemangale. TITLE: Owner.

• RepairThis statement was filed with the LA County Clerk • Faucets & Toilets on: October 17, 2019. NOTICE – in accordance with • Drain Cleaning subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name • Water Heaters Statement generally expires Since 1978 at• Garbage the end Disposals of five years from the date on which it was filedNeat & Clean Plumbers The • Repipe Specialist in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in • Water & Gas Leaks subdivision (b) of Section • Sewer where Specialist 17920, it expires 40 Licensed-Bonded-Insured days after any change in the • Tankless Water facts set forth Heaters in the stateALL Work Guaranteed Lic. #799390 ment pursuant to Section • Camera Inspections 11520 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City 90230 17913 other than a change in • Hydro Jetter address of a24 hr. Emergency Service the residence registered owner. a new Fictitious Business Name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019278172 Type of Filing: Refiled. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHIMAHARA VISUAL; 2601 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 206 Santa Monica, CA 90405.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Shimahara Inc., 2601 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 206 Santa Monica, CA 90405. 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: 10/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/ Craig Shimahara. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: Shimahara Inc. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 21, 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: 10/31/19, 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/1 9 #25318

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019286430 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JOSTLE APPAREL; 4314 Marina City Dr., Unit 1018 Marina del Rey, CA 90292.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Bryce David Hirschberg, 4314 Marina City Dr., Unit 1018 Marina del Rey, CA 90292. 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/: Bryce David Hirschberg. TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 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 N e w s p a p e r . D a t e s : 1 1 / 7 / 1 9, 11/14/19, 11/21/19, 11/28/19 #25565

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019275194 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: YALE INVESTMENTS; 12946 Rubens Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Nikki Ledas, 12946 Rubens 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: 10/2019. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. /s/: Nikki Ledas.

TITLE: Owner. This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 16, 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: 10/31/19, 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/19 #25305

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019283658 Type of Filing: Original The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ZIA FINDS; 2348 Ocean Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90291.

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) Donna Humphrey, 2348 Ocean Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90291. 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/: Donna Humphrey. TITLE: Owner.

This statement was filed with the LA County Clerk on: October 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: 10/31/19, 11/7/19, 11/14/19, 11/21/1 9 #25307

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Thursday and Friday. KCRW’s new HQ hosts the inaugural On Air LA Annex, featuring intimate conversations, performances and live podcasts, plus a cocktail reception before programming begins.1660 Stewart St., Santa Monica. $35. onairfest.com Soundwaves: Jacaranda, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Attend a free preview of the Jacaranda Music series hosted by John Schneider and TJ Troy of the Grammy-winning Partch ensemble.

Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. smpl.org

Will Alexander for a reading and discussion on the intersection of poetic and scientific language. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. $6 to $10; free for members. (310) 822-3006; beyondbaroque.org The Real Irish Comedy Show, 8:30 to 10 p.m. A night of emerging Irish comedy featuring Sean Finnerty, Dave Nihill, Jen Murphy, Adam Burke and Emma Payne follows Breslin and O’Dowd in the Townhouse, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $15. eventbrite.com

Saturday, Nov. 9

Culver City Senior Center Holiday Boutique, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get a head start on holiday shopping with handcrafted gifts at the Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Ave., Culver City. (310) 253-6700

St. Jerome’s Holiday Craft Faire, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. St. Jerome Church hosts its annual arts and crafts fair in the Parish Hall, with raffles every few hours. Food and beverages available.

St. Jerome Church, 5550 Thornburn St., Westchester. (310) 348-8212; stjeromelax.org

Jimmy Brewster with Suzanne Taix, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Enjoy dinner and dancing at the Marina City Club while listening to the sounds of Jimmy Brewster and Suzanne Taix. 4333 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey. (310) 822-0611, ext. 215; marinacityclub.net

Kiwi Conference, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Participate in a full day of networking and hands-on learning from world class New Zealand speakers at the Spruce Goose Hangar, 15 Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista. Free with RSVP. eventbrite.com

Niall Breslin Interviews Chris O’Dowd, 6:30 to 8 p.m. The Irish music and television star bringing focus to mental health conducts a live taping of his “Where Is My Mind?” podcast at The Townhouse & Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $15. eventbrite.com

Hand Book Binding at BookArts LA, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Karen Hanmer teaches a two-day workshop on basic leather techniques and split board binding.

BookArtsLA, 11720 Washington Place. $250. (310) 722-9004; bookartsla.com

Poetry & the Science of Language, 8 to 10 p.m. Acclaimed poets Adam Dickinson and Amy Catanzano join Beyond Baroque’s poet-in-residence

“A Military Family Documentary - While Time Stands Still,” 9:30 a.m.

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down at an after party. The Waterfront Venice, 205 Ocean Front Walk, Venice. $50. eventbrite.com Clive Wilkinson: “The Theatre of Work,” 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Architect, designer, writer and strategist Clive Wilkinson discusses his debut book based on his experiences working with some of the world’s most creative companies, including Disney, Google and Microsoft. A tour of the KCRW Media Center follows. 1660 Stewart St., Santa Monica. $45; $35 FOR AIA members. (213) 639-0777; aialosangeles.org Free Pizza & Bread Bake in Westchester’s Outdoor Wood-Fired Oven, 11:30 a.m. Experience the fun of preparing and baking breads in an adobe oven with members of the community. The pizza bake happens from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the bread bake starts at 2 p.m. 6700 W. 83rd St., Westchester. Donations welcome. meetup.com

Rita Moreno stops by The Broad Stage for a night of show tunes and original songs. SEE SATURDAY, NOV. 9. three military wives before, during and after their husbands’ combat deployment. Representatives from Bob Hope USO, UCLA/VA Veteran Family Wellness Program and Wounded Warriors Family Support Programs will be in attendance.

Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, 1210 Fourth St., Santa Monica. Free. smbw.org

Jukebox Jamboree Show, 2 to 4 p.m.

The L.A. South Towns Show Chorus perform musical favorites spanning the decades. Admission includes entry to the Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo. $30. (310) 539-9123; lasouthtowns.org

Westchester Elks Holiday Boutique & Day of Beauty, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Westchester Elks Lodge hosts a day of shopping, beauty and exercise.

Lunch included with admission.

Westchester Elks Lodge 2050, 8025 W. Manchester Ave., Playa del Rey. $20. facebook.com/westchester.elks Movember Undie Run, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Support men’s health during this charity underwear run supporting the fight against prostate and testicular cancers as well as mental health issues. Pick up a swag bag and cool

Hama Sushi 40th Anniversary Block Party, 3 to 9 p.m. This OG Venice sushi joint celebrates a milestone with 40% off select dishes, drink specials, classic cars and a Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club rally, plus over 20 vendors, a Venice Paparazzi photo booth and the Venice Sign lit up in honor of the restaurant. 213 Windward Ave., Venice. (310) 396-9763; hamasushi.com An Evening of Indian Raga and Beats, 7 to 10 p.m. Violinist Raaginder

Momi and Nilan Chaudhuri on tabla perform Indian electronic raga music during an intimate candlelit concert.

Wine and light snacks included. dnj Gallery, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. eventbrite.com Come Gather ’Round People: Bob Dylan and Songs of Solidarity, 7 to 10 p.m. Join professors Richard Thomas and Jason Blakely as they discuss Bob Dylan’s life and lyrics with special guest Jamie N Commons.

Deus Ex Machina, 1001 Venice Blvd., Venice. (888) 515-3387 An Evening with Rita Moreno, 7:30 p.m. Legendary entertainer and Oscar winner Rita Moreno performs favorites from the American Songbook, Broadway classics and selections from her Spanish album Una Vez Más. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. $79+. thebroadstage.org The Susie Glaze New Folk Ensemble, 8 p.m. Award-winning vocalist Susie Glaze performs new folk Americana with mandolinist Steve Rankin, fiddler Mark Indictor and bassist Fred Sanders at McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. $20. (310) 828-4497; mccabes.com

Sunday, Nov. 10 Yappy Hour at the Lincoln, 2 to 4 p.m. Hang out with therapy dogs and their human companions at this pup party and social hour. RSVP for a chance to win a Healthy Spot gift card. 2536 Lincoln Blvd., Venice. facebook.com/petpartnersofsocal Robert Kerbeck: “Malibu Burning: The Real Story Behind L.A.’s Most (Continued on page 22)

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“Our Country” @ The Broad Stage Based on recorded conversations and Sophocles’“Antigone,” this autobiographical play by Becca Wolff and Annie Saunders explores the fraught nature of siblinghood by combining stories from the American West and

marijuana country with Greek myths in a fresh way. Recommended for mature audiences.

Limited engagement: 4 and 8 p.m.

Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 9 & 10) at 1313 11th St., Santa Monica. $39 to $49. (310) 434-3200; thebroadstage.org “Until It Becomes Dancing” @ Highways Performance Space This split bill features Emily Barasch’s hybrid lecture and pop performance exploring the medical legitimization of hysteria and Levi Gonzalez’s series of four interrelated solos for individual dance artists, exploring sensuality, sensibilities, intimacy and vulnerability.

One performance only: 8:30 p.m.

Friday (Nov. 8) at 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15 to $20. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org “Rigoletto” @ Miles Memorial Playhouse Vineyard Touring Opera Company

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Encore: The Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theatre (BFF) @ Santa Monica Playhouse The annual celebration of the dramatic arts continues with encore performances of “Dear Yoko,” about Anzu Lawson’s experience portraying Yoko Ono; “Leaving Prince Charming,” about one woman’s experience leaving an abusive relationship; and “L.A. I Hate You: A Love Story,” about the search for love and stardom in Los Angeles.

Now playing at various show times through Nov. 15 at 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. Free with RSVP. (310) 394-9779; santamonicaplayhouse.com

“Our Country” treads into America’s new wild west

brings Giuseppe Verdi’s classic opera about a jester’s daughter seduced by a powerful duke to Santa Monica.

Two performances only: 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 9) at 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. $20 to $30. (909) 229-4410; vtopera.org “Friidom & The Epiic Group: Existence” @ Highways Performance Space Dance artist and technologist Friidom (aka Darrel Dunn) unveils his

next “Epiic” style of movement featuring performances from well-known choreographers and global dance artists with hints of “Black Mirror” and “The Twilight Zone.”

One performance only: 8:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 9) at 1651 18th St., Santa Monica. $15 to $20. (310) 453-1755; highwaysperformance.org “Fleabag: The Play” @ Loyola Marymount University LMU students tackle the stage version of the provocative Amazon comedy, which actress-writer Phoebe WallerBridge turned from an award-winning one-woman play into an Emmy-winning series.

Two performances only: 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 11 & 12) at Barnelle Theatre on the LMU campus in Westchester. Free, but RSVP at eventbrite. com. facebook.com/lmufleabag Love Games:“Mono/Poly” @ Odyssey Theatre

Two monogamous couples who encounter a polyamorous triad at a costume party are forced to reexamine their long-held beliefs about love, devotion and marriage. Leave the kids at home for this adult comedy.

Last shows: 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday (Nov. 7 to 10) at 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A. $20 to $37. (310) 477-2055, ext. 2; monopolytheplay.com Big Brother Returns:“1984” @ The Actors’ Gang Academy Award-winner Tim Robbins directs and plays the antagonist O’Brien in this dark and twisty adaptation of Orwell’s literary classic.

Now playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (and 2 p.m. some Sundays) through Dec. 7 at 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. $25 to $35, or pay what you want at the door on Thursdays. (310) 838-4264; theactorsgang.com

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Devastating Wildfire,” 3 p.m. Actor, writer and Pushcart Prize nominee Robert Kerbeck discusses his new investigative memoir about how the city of L.A. fought the Woolsey fire and how his family ultimately saved their Malibu home from the traumatic blaze. Diesel Bookstore at Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th St, Santa Monica. (310) 576-9960; dieselbookstore.com California Guitar Trio at McCabe’s, 8 p.m. The band explores the intersections of rock, jazz, classical

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Monday, Nov. 11 Publication Party: “All-American Muslim Girl,” 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Join author Nadine Jolie Courtney in celebrating the release of her relevant and relatable novel “All-American Muslim Girl.” Diesel Bookstore at Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th St., Santa Monica. (310) 576-9960; dieselbookstore.com/brentwood

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Tuesday, Nov. 12 Calamity Company + United Jams Present “Live from Venice,” 9 p.m.

Live rock, soul, folk and blues every Tuesday night in the Del Monte Speakeasy, 52 Windward Ave., Venice. $5 cover. (310) 392-4040; townhousevenice.com

Wednesday, Nov. 13 Toastmasters Speakers by the Sea Club, 11 a.m. to noon. In this workshop to develop better presentation skills, Toastmasters present the fundamentals of public speaking in a

relaxed atmosphere. Pregerson Technical Facility, 12000 Vista del Mar, Conference Room 230A, Playa del Rey. (424) 625-3131; toastmastersspeakersbythesea@gmail.com Culver City Democratic Club Endorsments Meeting, 7 p.m. Cast your vote for endorsements for the March 2020 primary. Veteran’s Memorial Building, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. culvercitydemocraticclub.com A Living Laboratory for Urban Ecology and Sustainability, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. UCLA’s Chief Sustainabil-

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Thursday, Nov. 14 Women Empowering Women Joint Fall Mixer, 5 to 7 p.m. Join Women Empowering Women Los Angeles and network with entrepreneurs from the Riveter and the Center for Intersectional Media and Entertainment. The Riveter, 4505 Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey. $5. eventbrite.com Real Estate Vendors Expo, 6 to 8:30 p.m. The L.A. Real Estate Investors Club hosts an expo featuring over 40 real estate professionals, including lenders, contractors, property insurance agents, home inspectors and mortgage brokers. Olympic Collection 3rd floor ballroom, 11301 W. Olympic Blvd.

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South Bay Laker Game with LAX Young Professionals, 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Watch the future stars of the NBA take on the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Before the game, network amid drinks and food trucks; after the game enjoy getting autographs from players and pose with the LA Lakers trophy! UCLA Health Training Center, 2275 E. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo. $25; $15 for members. business.laxcoastal.com Historic Fire Station 62 Update, 7 to 8:30 p.m. The community group working to turn the old fire station on 3631 Centinela Ave. into a community center gives a project update at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 3590 Grand View Blvd., Mar Vista. historic62.org

Museums & Galleries “The Box Project,” opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Inspired by mail art exchanges of the 1960s and ’70s, this exhibit features small artworks from three women’s art collectives in Paris, Mexico City and Los Angeles and their transnational correspondence. Duron Gallery at SPARC, 685 Venice Blvd., Venice.

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