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NIGHT OUTSanta Monica celebrated NationalNight Out on Aug. 2. The event,organized by the Santa MonicaPolice Department, held communitycelebrations at Tongva Park,Douglas Park, Virginia Ave. Park andClover Park. Each location had avariety of activities for local kids,live music and participation byneighborhood associations.
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BY CAMILLE DE BEUSDaily Press Intern
Santa Monica has been aninspiration for local artists for gen-erations and the City’s Artist-in-Residence reflects the connectionbetween artists, residents and theCity By The Sea.
Zeal Harris is the newest StudioArtist-in-Residence at 1450 Ocean.
From Aug. 10 to Nov. 12 Harriswill be teaching classes while work-ing on her own art that will be
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BY JEFFREY I. GOODMANDaily Press Staff Writer
Buoyed by a strong relationshipthat belies the roughly 5,600 milesof water between them, the gov-ernments of Santa Monica andKizugawa made official their con-nection this week by entering intoa ceremonial partnership.
The mayors of the two munici-palities met Tuesday at City Hall tosign a declaration that designates
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BY JEFFREY I. GOODMANDaily Press Staff Writer
His plane tickets were booked.His bags were packed. His once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was daysaway. And then, all of a sudden,Jim Nieto got the call.
Nieto, a longtime martial artscoach at the Santa Monica YMCA,for months has been helping ayoung local woman train for achance to represent Saudi Arabiain judo in the 2016 OlympicGames in Rio de Janeiro.
But when he received a phonecall last week from a liaison with
that country’s Olympic committee,he was told that his services wereno longer needed and that hewould not be accompanying JoudFahmy to Brazil.
“I’m so disappointed,” he said.“They pulled the rug out fromunderneath me.”
Because he wasn’t given anexplicit reason, Nieto has tried tocome up with possible explana-tions for his exclusion from theSaudi contingent. He is not ofSaudi descent, for example, anddoesn’t have any connections tothe Middle Eastern nation.
But he also believes Saudi officials
don’t like the publicity they havereceived regarding the participationof female athletes in the Olympics.(The Daily Press has published twoarticles on the matter over the lastnine months: one in October aboutFahmy’s chances of making it to Rioand another in April about Nieto’stour of the host city.)
Fahmy, 22, is still expected to com-pete in the Olympics, joining trackand field entrants Sarah Attar andCariman Abu al-Jadail and fencerLubna al-Omair as the only womenon the Saudi team. They make up the
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Olympic dream dashed for local coachJudo instructor planned to be in Rio for 2016 Games
New artist takes residence at 1450 Ocean
Kizugawa namedfriendship city
Partnership has roots in exchange program
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Thursday, August 4Build Your Own WebsiteLearn the basics of creating a web-page of your own using Weebly.com inthis hands-on class. Advanced level.Seating is limited and on a first arrivalbasis. Please visit the Reference Deskor call us at (310) 434-2608. 11 a.m. to12 p.m. Computer Classroom, 2ndfloor Main Branch Library, 601 SantaMonica Blvd.
Let’s Code!Learn basic coding skills usingRaspberry Pi. Space is limited, regis-ter beginning July 1. 4 to 5:30 p.m.Fairview Branch Library, 2101 OceanPark Blvd.
Paws to ReadPractice your reading skills by readingto a trained therapy dog from Paws 4Healing. 2 - 3 p.m. Montana BranchLibrary, 1704 Montana Ave.
Read a PlayDiscover great plays while uncoveringyour inner actor. This new monthlygroup will read through a differentplay each month, with each in atten-dance taking part in the read through.7 - 8:30 p.m. Ocean Park BranchLibrary, 2601 Main St.
NOMA meetingStatus of the Downtown CommunityPlan and its second upcoming“Preservation & Change” Workshop.Santa Monica City Code Compliance;and the Growing Mosquito Problem.Code Compliance Officer ArmandoRangel and Heather Teodoro, of theWest Vector Control District, areslated to make presentations. Localneighborhood issues will also be onthe agenda. The North of MontanaAssociation meets each 1stThursday. For further information,go to www.smnoma.org. MontanaBranch Library, 1704 MontanaAvenue, at 7 pm. Light refresh-ments at 6:30 p.m.
Free screening of “St. Vincent” This week, Mind Over Movies screens“St. Vincent,” the Bill Murray led come-dy that’s half coming of age, halfredemption story, all channeled throughMurray’s signature sense of humor. Filmalso features Melissa McCarthy. Freescreening followed by a roundtable dis-cussion and audience Q&A. TheChristian Institute, 1308 Second Street.6:30 p.m. For more information, visitfacebook.com/MindOverMovies.
Friday, August 5Picnic on the PromenadeSummer in Downtown Santa Monica.Bring a lunch, play board games, enjoylocal artists. For more information call310-393-8355 or visit www.down-townsm.com 12 - 3 p.m. Third StreetPromenade.
Summer Activity Program:The Wacko Show @FairviewWacko mixes delightful sleight-of-hand magic with a touch of comedy.Limited space; free tickets available30 minutes before program. Ages 4and up. 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. FairviewBranch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd.
Summer Camp 2016Ticketed concert presented by SantaMonica Pier Corp. and I Heart Radio.For more information call 310-458-8901 or visitwww.santamonicapier.org 2 - 8 p.m.Santa Monica Pier.
FlowmotionMusic, Dancing, Arts, and Culture atthe Pico Youth and Family Center.Free, all-ages. Doors open at 8 p.m.,music starts at 9 p.m. 715 Pico Blvd.
Saturday, August 6Basketball Game withSMDP @ Pico
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Complaints against
Councilwoman Pam O’Connor
filed by a local activist organization
have been forwarded to the Los
Angeles County District Attorney’s
office for review.
The Santa Monica Coalition for
a Livable City filed a complaint last
month against O’Connor alleging
violations of the City Charter in
connection with the firing of
Elizabeth Riel and at least one part
of that complaint has been sent to
the county.
Riel was offered a position with
the City of Santa Monica in 2014,
only to have the offer rescinded
before her first day of work. Riel
sued the city and the case was set-
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BY MATTHEW HALL
Daily Press Editor
Prices are going up for the Big Blue
Bus and officials are holding a public
meeting on Sept. 10 to preview changes
and hear public feedback.
BBB will host a meeting from 6-7:30
p.m. at the Main Library (601 Santa
Monica Blvd.) to update customers on its
proposed fare updates and service
changes.According to staff, BBB will be adding
11 percent more service over the next 12
months as part of the Evolution of Blue
campaign to provide connections to the
upcoming Expo Light Rail Line.
To offset costs and bring some if its
products inline with regional averages, the
base fare will increase by $0.25 to $1.25
per ride. Express fares increase to $2.50
(50 cent increase), seniors/disabled fares
will be unchanged, tokens will increase to
$1.25 (25 cent increase), day passes are
unchanged, the 13-ride ticket increases to
$14 ($2 increase), a 30-day pass goes to
$50 ($10 decrease), a youth 30-day pass
drops to $38 ($2 decrease), an express 30-
day increases to $89 ($9 increase). A new
rolling 7-day pass will be available for $14.
According to the staff report, the goal is to
incentivize prepaid media and limit the
amount of cash transactions as a means of
increasing efficiency. Currently, cash cus-
tomers take an average of 23 seconds to
board while prepaid customers take less than
4 seconds.“Currently, 2 percent of customers use
30-day passes, 2 percent use 13-ride pass-
es, 3 percent use day passes, and 1 percent
use tokens,” said the staff report. “These
low percentages of current prepaid fare
media use are directly attributable to the
BBB outreaching to explain fare increasesCase against
O’Connor forwarded to
County District
Attorney
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Stewart Street Park
Summer Jazz ConcertSeries Returns toStewart Street Park
Santa Monica Cultural Affairs presentsthe 11th annual Jazz on the Lawn summerconcert series. The concerts encouragepeople of all ages to dance or kick backand enjoy music in Stewart Street Park.Attendees can bring a picnic or grab a biteto eat at nearby food trucks. This year’smusic line-up features the Latin danceband La Sirena y Orquesta Mar de Ashé onAugust 7, Mostly Kosher, a Jewish revivalband, exploring a fusion of jazz, Latin,rock, hip hop, and folk on August 14,MôForró, a 7-piece group playing triangle-driven, dance music in the traditional, styleof Brazilian forró on August 21, andVenezuela OMG, who blend Caribbeanmusic with the folk rhythms of Venezuelaon August 28.
To complement the musical line-up,concertgoers can sample cuisine from avariety of earlier-mentioned food truckseach week. On August 7th and 28th, Son ofa Bun offers fresh American comfort foodwith burgers, chicken, and hotdogs. On the7th and 14th, Yalla Truck serves globalvariations of Middle Eastern andMediterranean street food and SweetAmsterdam sells Dutch “stroopwaffles”and topping-covered mini pancakes. OnAugust 14 and 21, Me So Hungry servesburgers and sliders. On August 21 and 28,Epic Tacos serves gourmet tacos, burritos,and Mexican favorites and Recess Truckoffers ice cream cookie sandwiches andother frozen treats.
Stewart Street Park amenities include achildren’s playground, restrooms andaccessible parking. Free bike valet will beoffered in the parking lot starting at 4 p.m.
and free parking is available after 3:30 p.m. The outdoor jazz concerts begin
Sunday, August 7th and occur everySunday of August from 5-7 p.m. They arelocated at:
Stewart Street Park1836 Stewart StreetSanta Monica, CA 90404
Free parking will be available after 3:30p.m. in the Agensys lot, 1800 Stewart Street.
For more information email:smgov.net/jazz, or contact Allison Ostrovskyat (310)-458-8350.
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Pacific Palisades
St. Matthew’s thirty-secondseason of concerts inPacific Palisades
St. Matthew’s Music Guild hasannounced its 2016 - 2017 concert season.In announcing the series, Music Directorand Conductor Thomas Neenan said,“thanks to the continued support of oursubscribers, plus foundations and govern-ment agencies such as the Los AngelesArts Commission, the Music Guild contin-ues to offer outstanding concerts, performmeaningful outreach in underserved com-munities and commission new music fromdeserving young composers.”
The Chamber Orchestra at St.Matthew’s is an ensemble made up of localmusicians. The series features soloappearances by all five violinists who haveserved as Concertmaster of the orchestrasince its founding in 1985.
The series opens on Friday, October 14with an appearance by Clarinetist MicheleZukovsky, who recently retired after fiftyyears with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.Zukovsky performs Lutoslawski’s lively
Dance Preludes and Adagio by HeinrichBaermann. The program also includesMozart’s Jupiter Symphony and Wagner’sSiegfried Idyll.
Yabing Tan, Grand Prize Winner of theClassics Alive Young Artists Competitionjoins the Chamber Orchestra on November11 for Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1.Prokofiev’s popular Classical Symphonyand Beethoven’s landmark Third Symphony(“Eroica”) round out the program.
The Chamber Orchestra and Choir andSoloists of St. Matthew’s Parish offer theirannual holiday concert on December 9,featuring music by J.S. Bach. FormerConcertmaster Peter Kent performsBach’s Violin Concerto in E major. Also onthe program are Bach’s Magnificat in D, theFourth Brandenburg Concerto, featuringthe orchestra’s current Concertmaster, Yi-Huan Zhao, and an audience sing-along ofthe traditional “Hallelujah” Chorus fromHandel’s “Messiah.”
On January 20, the Music Guild wel-comes guitarist Ines Thomé, a multifac-eted musician who performs international-ly as a solo and ensemble artist. She hastoured in Italy and Germany and has per-formed at Walt Disney Concert Hall, ZipperHall and Newman Concert Hall at USC. Herprogram will include music for guitar,strings, voice and percussion by Bach,Benjamin Britten, John Dowland, conclud-ing with the great “Fandango” Quintet forGuitar and Strings by Baroque masterLuigi Boccherini.
Eight of Los Angeles’s finest choralartists will team up with members of theChamber Orchestra on February 10 for“Baroque and Beyond 2.0” featuring musicof Gabrieli, Handl, Monteverdi and Bach.The concert follows the response to a con-cert of polychoral music during the 2015 -2016 season. This time the singers willchange things up after intermission with a
program of close harmony show tunes,torch songs and jazz standards.
On March 10, former ConcertmasterDeborah Buck returns as First Violinist ofthe Lark Quartet. The Quartet andChamber Orchestra join forces for a per-formance of Vaughan Williams’s Fantasiaon a Theme of Thomas Tallis, a Concertofor String Quartet, Winds by ErwinSchulhoff and Beethoven’s youthfulSymphony No. 1
On May 5 the Music Guild offers a FreeCommunity Concert featuring violinist,violist, and composer Maria Newman.Newman, a founding member of theorchestra and its first Concertmaster, willperform her own Viola Concerto and theChamber Orchestra will presentBeethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Members ofthe Paul Revere Middle School ChamberOrchestra under the direction of LaraJacques will join the Chamber Orchestrafor the world premiere of a new work byLos Angeles composer Richard Meyer.
The season concludes with two per-formances of Haydn’s work, The Creation.The Choir and Soloists of St. Matthew’sParish along with the Chancel Choir ofWestwood United Methodist Church underthe direction of Stephen Gothold join theChamber Orchestra. Performances areJune 2 at St. Matthew’s and June 4 (3p.m.) at Westwood United MethodistChurch.
All concerts (except June 4) take placeFridays at 8 p.m. and are located at St.Matthew’s Church, 1031 BienvenedaAvenue, in Pacific Palisades. Admission is$35 or Music Guild Season Pass (May 5 isfree). The Music Guild offers season passeswhich are good for all concerts for as littleas $200. For more information, visit theMusic Guild website: MusicGuildOnline.orgor call (310) 573-7421.
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Disclaimers: there is no guaranteeyou’ll walk out with a workable item;we may not be staffed with the rightskills; it may take some time toresearch and/or find repair parts; itmay just not be feasible to repair youritem. Register by calling 310-458-2239. 12 - 4 p.m. Camera ObscuraBuilding, 1450 Ocean.
Santa Monica Rep PlayReading: The HeidiChroniclesSanta Monica Rep performs a reading ofWendy Wasserstein’s wise and witty playtracking twenty-plus years in the life ofa young woman in New York City. No lateseating available. 2 - 4:15 p.m. MLK Jr.Auditorium, Main Library. 601 SantaMonica Blvd.
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST: “GREYGardens” at the Ahmanson Theatre(Downtown L.A. Music Center) and “ARaisin in the Sun,” at Ruskin Group Theatre.One with sizeable budgets, big stars and abig commercial stage, the other a smallhouse (50-plus seats), a tricky L-shapedstage, a limited budget and skilled actorswho aren’t necessarily stars.
Which has a better chance of succeeding?In my book, you can skip the trip to DTLAand stay in your own backyard for a superi-or theater experience at The Ruskin.
“Grey Gardens” boasts two big stagenames, Betty Buckley and Rachel York. And ifyou know the story, saw the original MayslesBrothers documentary or the HBO film ver-sion with Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore,you might ask yourself, as I did, why wouldyou even want to turn this into a musical?
Based on a true story, Edie Bouvier Bealewas an aunt of former First Lady JacquelineBouvier Kennedy Onassis. She became arecluse and eccentric. Jacqueline and her sis-ter Lee Radziwell had approached the Mayslesto make a documentary about the Bouviers,but they found little of interest. But once thefilmmakers discovered the black sheep of thefamily — in the form of Big Edie and daugh-ter Little Edie — living in a decaying formermansion in East Hampton, their focuschanged and they made their famous film.
The two former socialites’ decline beganafter Big Edie’s husband left her. Steeped inhigh society with some renowned suitors(rumored to be Joseph Kennedy Sr. and J.Paul Getty, among others), Little Ediedanced, sang and tried her hand at model-ing, was known as “Body Beautiful Beale,”and moved to New York.
But she lost her chance at a big break inshow business when her mother called herhome to care for her, fearing she’d be left inisolation. The rest of the story is about theirmutual dependence and disagreements, theraccoons, the fleas and crazy numbers offeral cats camping in their crumbling house,declared a health hazard by Long Islandauthorities and enraging their wealthyneighbors with their blighted home.
It was a very long night at the Ahmanson,and the pacing of the play didn’t help. The set upand execution in the first act are sluggish, and inthe second act, just when you think the energy’sfinally going to pick up, it falls flat again.
On the other hand, even clocking in ataround 2 1/2 hours Ruskin’s “A Raisin in theSun” proves its timelessness with stellar per-formances from actors who are entirelybelievable in this realistic play from 1959.
The Younger family, headed by Lina(Mama) Younger (Starletta DuPois; I inter-viewed her here two weeks ago) is awaitingreceipt of a life insurance claim check fol-lowing her husband’s death. This one-bed-room apartment is where Mama, daughterBeneatha, son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, andtheir son Travis all live in cramped, squalidconditions in Chicago.
Mama is set on buying a house with themoney. Walter Lee wants to open a liquorstore with his buddies, Beneatha, studying tobe a doctor, is being courted by a rich, cul-tured man and a Nigerian student.
The themes explored here are still rele-vant. Beneatha wants to know about herAfrican heritage, Walter Lee feels that as ablack man, no one listens to what he wantsand he’s marinating in frustration and rage,Mama wants to keep the family together andto give pregnant Ruth’s second child space togrow up in. They all dream of a better future.
When Mama realizes how badly WalterLee wants to make something of himself, shegives in and hands over a large portion of theclaim money. But he’s the victim of a scam.The money he was supposed to use as a downpayment on the business and for Beneatha’seducation are stolen by a con man.
Mama has put her share of the moneydown on a house in a white neighborhood,where they are not wanted. A representativeof the neighborhood committee tries to per-suade them not to move in by making anoffer to buy the house back.
Walter Lee, a limousine driver fed up withbeing subservient to the rich white man heworks for, redeems himself, proudly refusingto kowtow to the committee, surprising andpleasing his family.
In real life, playwright LorraineHansberry’s family moved into a whiteneighborhood and suffered the conse-quences of trying to integrate. Ordered tomove by a lower court, they refused, and thecase known as Hansberry v. Lee made it tothe Supreme Court, which ruled that restric-tive covenants were illegal.
A Civil Rights activist and avid supporterof the NAACP, Hansberry died too young. Buther mark as the first African American womanto have a play produced on Broadway, and thesuccess of the play for these past 60 years standas a testament to her foresight.
This production does her proud.Direction by Tony Award nominee LitaGaithers Owens is impeccable. Walter Leeplayed by Redaric Williams, Beneatha by
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Courtesy photoACTORS: Ruskin Group Theatre’s production of A Raisin in the Sun is a reason to stay local.
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DC COMICS’ RECENT LINE-WIDE RELAUNCH,“DC Universe: Rebirth,” an attempt to gainnew readers while simultaneously winningback lapsed fans, has been noted in this col-umn in the past as an interesting confluenceof ideas, both controversial and otherwise.
Yes, the concept of three Jokers throughoutGotham City’s history was polarizing. Evenmore contentious was the decision to have thefabric of the DC Universe apparently alteredby Doctor Manhattan, a character created byAlan Moore and Dave Gibbons for theirtwelve-issue epic “Watchmen,” thereby mak-ing that long-dormant universe an active partof the current DC multiverse. Finally, wel-comed most by older fans but looked at side-ways by those concerned equally with mediarepresentation and current American racialtension, was the return of the older and whiterWally West, the former Kid Flash (and eventu-al Flash) of a bygone DC Universe, emerginginto a universe where there’s a young African-American teenager named Wally West.
While not all of the books have begun yet,one must wonder: What, so far, have been thetop hits of the Rebirth era, and what upcom-ing titles should fans be watching out for?
The most relatable series of the Rebirthera, at least thus far, may be “GreenLanterns,” written by Sam Humphries, one-time writer of such Marvel series as “Star-Lord” and “Uncanny X-Force,” as well as theshockingly prophetic, barely pre-TrumpImage Comics political satire “Citizen Jack.”As opposed to chronicling the adventures ofthe usual suspects of Lanterns, such as fan-favorites like Kyle Rayner or Guy Gardner,the flagship Lantern book deals with twonewer characters. “Green Lanterns” centerson Lebanese-American Muslim Simon Baz,a fairly inexperienced member of theLantern Corps being monitored by theAmerican government, and his even (forgiveme) greener partner Jessica Cruz, an agora-phobic Latina who has recently re-enteredthe world after years spent in her apartment.Her struggle to learn how to use her Lanternring properly - let alone go to the shoppingmall with her sister - is one of the elementsthat grounds Green Lanterns in a real andvery human way, making the series more like“Fringe” and “The X-Files” than “Star Trek.”Its grounded humanity makes it the one ofthe most accessible books of this new initia-tive, and its care for the unique human cir-cumstances its leads find themselves inshows a sensitivity that is, of course, not(currently) present in the antagonistic rela-tionship between Simon and Jess, even asthey have to save the planet from a rage virusconnected to the anger-fueled Red LanternCorps. Spoilers: our heroes aren’t reallydoing their jobs that well right now.
Also “top of the pops” is “DetectiveComics,” spearheaded by writer James TynionIV (formerly of “Red Hood and the Outlaws”and “Constantine: The Hellblazer,” as well asthe absolutely divine “Memetic”) and artist
Eddy Barrows (who is no stranger to GothamCity, having drawn the New 52 incarnation of“Nightwing”). Returning the series to its origi-nal numbering, abandoned for a bright, shiny#1 in September 2011 for the launch of TheNew 52, Tynion’s “Detective” sees Batmanrecruit his Batwoman to co-lead a team ofoperatives with unique skill sets for reasons hewon’t fully divulge, at least not right away.Together, they assemble Red Robin, Spoiler,Orphan and even notorious criminal Clayfaceas a mysterious military outfit begins to makeits presence known in Gotham. What the teamdiscovers about this paramilitary taskforce - itspurpose and, perhaps most frighteningly, itsleader - will shake many of them to their verycore. Tynion is able to deftly balance thebizarre grouping of characters and the politicalthemes of the narrative, providing charactersas wide-ranging as Clayface and Jacob Kanewith legitimate dramatic beats while not losingthe overall Pierre Boulle-esque commentary.It’s a series that ought to come with a ripcord.
“The Hellblazer,” picking up where Tynionand Ming Doyle’s “Constantine: The Hellblazer”left off, finds fan-favorite blue-collar warlockJohn Constantine back in his native London,thistime under the pen of Simon Oliver, creator ofsuch Vertigo series as “The Exterminators,”“FBP”and “Last Gang in Town.”Featuring art by“All-Star Western”’s talented Moritat, “TheHellblazer”hits the ground running. The adren-aline one would expect from a John Constantineseries is present, and the crafty, amoral behaviorof the lead is established for new readers and re-solidified for long-time fans all at once. John’srelationships with familiar characters like hisdriver Chas and his frienemy Swamp Thing arerevisited, with future threads left dangling forboth the creative team and John himself to pullat. There is a sense of realistically grittiness to“The Hellblazer,” which is unusual for a bookfeaturing demons and plant people. Magicalways has a cost, but if it’s this much fun to readand this great to look at, it’s a price fans won’tmind paying.
As DC continues its roll out of their newseries, there will, of course, be more series tokeep an eye on. Initial concerns aside, DCRebirth seems to be, at the very least, anexperiment worth keeping an eye on, espe-cially as the “meta story” of what’s going onwith the “Watchmen” crew is, at the earliest,two years away. At the very best, it’s a fasci-nating look into the sociopolitical landscapeof 2016, the morality of a world gone mad,and how our greatest heroes may come fromthe most unexpected places. They may becon men, agoraphobes, falsely accused ter-rorists or long-term supervillains, but ifthey’re the heroes we need to fight the evilsof the day, who are we to turn them away?
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showcased near the end of her residency atthe Camera Obscura Art Lab.
“My work is about revealing characterson journeys,” Harris said. “Whether thejourney is brief or epic, tells a linear or non-linear story, or is recognizable or obscure,my paintings serve to complexify grand nar-ratives of Black lives and prompt fresh dia-logue about sociocultural issues.”
Though Harris has an idea of where she ishoping her art will take her during the resi-dency, she admits that it is liable to changewith new inspiration.
“Sometimes experiences are immediate,and sometimes experiences go into you andthey incubate,” Harris said. “I’m thinkingthat the plan that I have is to do this kind ofongoing narrative that’s very poetic that’scentered around the beach… But as anartist, sometimes you have to incubate onthings, and do a little bit and a little bit at atime until you get the big picture.”
According to Cultural Affairs SupervisorNaomi Okuyama, the residency often helpsthe artist’s ideas develop in surprising ways.
“They have reported being able to dig deepinto process, having had rare time and spaceto accomplish tasks, becoming inspired to trynew directions in their work, and comingaway with a reinvigorated love of teaching,”Okuyama said. “Artists have mentioned thatthe public nature of the residency and theworkshop requirement has helped thembecome more directed in their process, andseeing students’ output has helped them getback to their earliest creative impulses.”
Past Artist-in-Residence Frank Valdezfound the new source of inspiration thatOkuyama spoke about. Initially, Valdezplanned to paint landscapes, but over thecourse of his residency discovered some-thing more interesting to paint.
“[The residency] really gave me theopportunity to figure out how to next levelmy art,” Valdez said. “There’s nothing wrongwith landscapes…they can be charming butthere’s nothing really challenging aboutthem conceptually; they’re easy to like…Iwent in with an idea, but when my ideachanged, I was afforded the opportunity toroll with it. I would be sitting there paintinga palm tree, and people would come up tome and…ask me questions about my art.Then, eventually in that conversation I askedthem to model for me. That allowed me tolook at something that I’m more interestedin. It resulted in a project that I wound upshowing for my residency show.”
Similarly, both artists were excited towork so close to the beach. Being so near tothe beach inspired Valdez’s art to becomefocused on visual ethnographies of people
who go to the beach.“On the surface of it, it seems simple: it’s
just a day at the beach,” Valdez said. “Butwhen you really delve into it, it gets intoissues of race like, what races are going to thebeach? What religion? What kind of sexuali-ty, gender performance? What impact doesclass have on people who go to the beach?Some of my models were homeless from thepark, and then on the other end of it I had aMoroccan prince who modeled for me andan executive from one of the biggest compa-nies in Los Angeles. So it’s all this range. Itwas from a simple question: who goes to thebeach? Who are these people?”
Although Harris has yet to begin her res-idency, she has a history with beaches. Shepreviously drew inspiration from a beach inVirginia where her great grandmother hadrun a fish fry. Harris dug deep into the histo-ry of that beach, collecting images, videosand interviews. She also often uses lunchbreaks at her day job to walk by the beach.
“I actually just love, love, love the beach,”Harris said. “[At] my day job at Otis College ofArt and Design, as much as I can, we all go andtake a lunch break power walk at Playa Del Ray-the closest beach to my job…I would say walk-ing at the beach for me is like a spiritual bath.”
With the residency so close to the beach,Harris is hoping to focus her art on all thepeople near the pier and Camera Obscura.
“It’s the actual people and seeing in thecrowds of people, seeing in the crowds thesemoments that you just want to hold onto isspecial,” Harris said. “I feel like there’s thepossibility of gaining inspiration from that.Then there’s the energy of the people. Thenthere are the people that you meet, and thepeople that you enter into conversationswith, and for me those conversations arecritical because that is where the text for a lotof my artwork comes from…I have a per-sonal mission as an artist to illustrate per-sonal anecdotes of everyday people.”
Additionally, in an effort to learn moreabout the history of the beach, Harris plans onconnecting with a specialist in the area whohas done extensive research on black recre-ational beach areas in southern California.Because for Harris, art is about telling a story.
“It’s through those everyday conversations,it’s through the bonding, it’s through beinghuman to another person that very carefully Iget a lot of the stories that go into my art-work,” Harris said.“I’m a very interested whenpeople’s stories connect to larger issues that Ifeel are very important to our times, those arethe stories that I tend to make into artwork.”
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largest female Olympic contingent in the historyof the nation, which had never been representedby women until it succumbed to internationalpressure ahead of the 2012 Games in London.
Nieto said his snub follows months ofunreliable correspondence with Saudi offi-cials and overall disorganization on the partof the country’s Olympic committee.
“They can’t even say they fired mebecause they never hired me,” he said. “Theycommunicated with me so little.”
Nieto took an interest in Fahmy, thedaughter of a diplomat, when she arrived inSanta Monica well over a year ago. Shelacked extensive judo experience and a rigor-ous training background but repeatedlyshowed signs of her athletic talent andintense work ethic. And Nieto knew that shecould potentially qualify for the Olympicsbecause of her affiliation with Saudi Arabia.
Things were looking good for Nieto whenhe was invited to tour Rio a few months beforethe 2016 Games, which will begin Friday withopening ceremonies. At that point, he saidFahmy was still a beginner but that she had
improved significantly in just six months.Fahmy has been spending time in Florida
to train ahead of the Olympics, and hercommunication with Nieto has all butceased. The local coach was hoping to pro-vide guidance for Fahmy, who lacks theinternational experience that her Olympicopponents have in spades.
“It would be like somebody who waspitching on a farm all of a sudden going tothe World Series,” Nieto said. “She needssomeone who knows her psyche.”
Nieto had already received several vacci-nations and taken care of other logisticswhen he heard the news that he wouldn’t bemaking the trip to Rio. He still plans towatch the opening ceremonies as Fahmy andher fellow Saudi representatives enter thearena, but he wishes he could be at her side.
“They had asked for my jacket size, mypant size, my shoe size,” he said. “Obviously,I won’t be there. ... I’m flabbergasted. Theywon’t explain to me. Who did I step on? Ijust don’t know.”
As for how Fahmy will do on the world’sbiggest athletic stage?
“She’ll try her best,” Nieto said.
the Japanese community as a friendship cityof Santa Monica.
Representatives from both cities, includ-ing several exchange students, gathered inCity Council chambers to watch as digni-taries discussed the bond between the citiesand shared their hopes for future collabora-tion and camaraderie.
The formal council resolution states thatSanta Monica and Kizugawa “share similargoals of international cooperation, mutualprosperity, and world peace” and that “theybelieve it to be in their collective interest tobroaden and strengthen ties between the twocities.”
The designation of Kizugawa as a friend-ship city follows a recommendation by theSanta Monica Sister City Association, whichfacilitates interactions between local resi-dents and their peers around the world.
Kizugawa has not been named a sistercity, which is considered a more prestigiousdistinction, but Mayor Tony Vazquez saidSanta Monica is “in good shape” to approvesuch a partnership soon.
Vazquez shook hands and posed for pho-tos with Kizugawa Mayor Noriko Kawai,
who noted that the partnership between thecities has roots in an exchange program atJohn Adams Middle School that began in1999. Scores of Japanese students have visit-ed Santa Monica over the last two decades,she said.
“I am very honored to be here,” Kawaisaid through a translator. “We hope this rela-tionship will continue in the future.”
The purpose of the relationship “is toincrease cultural exchanges, educationalopportunities, technical exchanges, for bothcities, and to increase awareness of bothcities,” according to the council resolution. Abarbecue party has been scheduled for Friday.
“I don’t usually get to be up here with twomayors,” said council member KevinMcKeown, who served as mayor beforeVazquez.
McKeown was part of a contingent on thedais that also included former Santa Monicamayors Nat Trives and Pam O’Connor aswell as Santa Monica Sister City Associationpresident Jeffrey Jarow.
The friendship city partnership builds onSanta Monica’s existing relationships withFujinomiya, another Japanese city, as well asMazatlan, Mexico; Hamm, Germany; andCassino and Sant’Elia in Italy.
“Our world has gotten smaller,”O’Connor said, noting the advancements in
technology since the start of the cities’ part-nership. “I get to watch Japanese televisionshows on Netflix.”
Also in attendance Tuesday was AkiraChiba, the newly appointed consul general ofJapan in Los Angeles. Chiba threw out the cer-emonial first pitch at a recent Dodgers game.
“The good news is the ball reached the
mitt,” he said. “The bad news is I still have asore arm.”
Representatives from the offices of StateSenator Ben Allen and StateAssemblymember Richard Bloom presentedproclamations at the ceremony.
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CitywideMotorcycle safety enforcement
The Santa Monica Police Department is continuing its efforts for Motorcycle SafetyAwareness. Officers will be conducting specialized Motorcycle Safety EnforcementOperations in an effort to lower deaths and injuries stemming from motorcycle collisions.Officers will be looking for various violations made by drivers and riders that can lead tomotorcycle crashes. They will be cracking down on both those operating regular vehiclesand motorcycles that are violating traffic safety laws.
Field enforcement operations will take place on Friday, Aug. 5, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.and Monday Aug. 8 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Officers will be on the lookout for violations bydrivers and riders that can lead to life altering injuries. California collision data revealsthat the primary causes of motorcycle-involved crashes include speeding, unsafe turningand impairment due to alcohol and other drugs by both riders and drivers alike. Specialenforcement efforts will be directed to these and other similar dangerous violations.
Motorcycle fatalities jumped dramatically in the State of California by over 28 percentfrom a decade low of 352 in 2010. The police department identifies locations within ourcommunity where motorcycle collisions are prevalent, along with the violations that ledto those collisions. In an effort to lower deaths and injuries, officers will be on dutypatrolling areas where motorcycle traffic collisions occur.
Motorcycle riders and regular motorist are reminded to share the road and to looktwice before changing lanes. Riders are urged to get training through the CaliforniaMotorcyclist Safety Program. Information and training locations are available at 1-877-RIDE 411 (1-877-743-3411) or http://www.californiamotorcyclist.com. Funding for this pro-gram is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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DAILY POLICE LOG
The Santa Monica PoliceDepartment responded to 392
calls for service on Aug. 2.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Petty theft 5th/Santa Monica 12:05 a.m. Auto burglary 300 block of Broadway 1:42 a.m. Suspicious person 2300 block of Hill 2:12 a.m. Hit and run 1700 block of Santa Monica7:20 a.m. Construction noise 1100 block of Pine7:20 a.m. Grand theft 2600 block of Lincoln 8:06 a.m. Indecent exposure 1200 block of Wilshire8:09 a.m. Fraud 800 block of 2nd 8:11 a.m. Overdose 3000 block of Main 8:14 a.m. Auto burglary 3100 block of Frederick8:58 a.m. Drinking in public 0 block of Bay 9 a.m. Identity theft 1500 block of Harvard 9:03 a.m. Traffic hazard 0 block of Pico 9:06 a.m. Grand theft 2000 block of Pier 9:14 a.m. Fight 1400 block of Ocean 9:19 a.m. Fight Ocean/Bay 10:07 a.m. Petty theft 1600 block of Ocean Park10:18 a.m. Indecent exposure 1800 block of Lincoln10:34 a.m. Traffic collision Centinela/Ocean Park10:52 a.m. Traffic collision Centinela/Ocean Park10:53 a.m. Petty theft 2900 block of 31st 11:09 a.m. Critical missing person 2000 block ofCloverfield 11:36 a.m. Stakeout Ocean/Colorado 11:38 a.m.
Death investigation 21st/Ocean Park 11:45 a.m. Vandalism 1600 block of Appian 12:32 p.m. Armed robbery 300 block of SantaMonica Pier 12:41 p.m. Vandalism Ocean/Hill 1:30 p.m. Burglary 1300 block of Berkeley 2:06 p.m. Indecent exposure Main/Ocean Park 2:10 p.m. Petty theft 1500 block of Santa Monica2:24 p.m. Panhandling 1600 block of 7th 2:25 p.m. Petty theft 1300 block of 5th 2:37 p.m. Petty theft 2900 block of 4th 2:54 p.m. Petty theft 2500 block of Santa Monica2:56 p.m. Grand theft 1200 block of 3rd StreetProm 3:03 p.m. Grand theft 1700 block of Ocean 3:12 p.m. Identity theft 700 block of Hill 3:29 p.m. Hit and run 1500 block of 2nd 3:42 p.m. Fight 600 block of Wilshire 4:04 p.m. Auto burglary 1400 block of 2nd 4:14 p.m. Hit and run Cloverfield/Virginia 4:23 p.m. Theft of recyclables 2700 block of 3rd4:34 p.m. Vehicle blocking driveway 2300 block of4th 5:04 p.m. Stolen vehicle recovered 1600 block of12th 5:09 p.m. Petty theft 4th/Colorado 5:15 p.m. Traffic collision 26th/California 5:20 p.m. Hit and run 1500 block of Lincoln 5:20 p.m. Bike theft 1200 block of Pico 6:23 p.m. Traffic collision 1700 block of Lincoln 6:29 p.m. Identity theft 100 block of Broadway 6:45 p.m. Speeding 2200 block of Wilshire 6:51 p.m. Armed robbery 15th/Santa Monica 6:55 p.m. Hit and run 2nd/Arizona 7:48 p.m. Auto burglary 2600 block of Arizona 8:51 p.m. Prowler 2300 block of 25th 9:07 p.m. Vandalism 300 block of Wilshire 9:30 p.m. Shots fired 800 block of 20th 10:05 p.m.
DAILY FIRE LOG
The Santa Monica Fire Departmentresponded to 45 calls for service
on Aug. 2.HERE IS A SAMPLING OF THOSE
CALLS CHOSEN BY THE SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS STAFF.
Emergency 400 block of Ocean 9:56 a.m. Smoke investigation 1100 block of 2nd10:08 a.m. Emergency 1300 block of 17th 10:17 a.m. Emergency of Centinela/Ocean Park 10:53 a.m. Emergency 500 block of Wilshire 10:57 a.m. Emergency 500 block of Wilshire 10:57 a.m. Emergency 2000 block of Santa Monica11:44 a.m. Emergency 2000 block of Pearl 11:45 a.m. Emergency 2100 block of Ocean Park11:47 a.m. Emergency 1400 block of Ocean 11:49 a.m. Automatic alarm 1400 block of 4th 11:51 a.m. Elevator rescue 2800 block of Neilson12:14 p.m.
Elevator rescue 2700 block of Neilson12:19 p.m. Cng/Lng leak of 12th/Brentwood Ter 1:26 p.m. Emergency 300 block of Santa MonicaPier 1:49 p.m. Emergency of 20th/Pico 2:24 p.m. Emergency 1200 block of 16th 3:01 p.m. Emergency 700 block of Pacific 3:19 p.m. Emergency 1300 block of Wilshire 3:46 p.m. Emergency 1700 block of Main 4:16 p.m. Emergency of 14th/Santa Monica 4:18 p.m. Emergency of Ocean/Marguerita 5:39 p.m. Emergency 400 block of Pacific CoastHwy 6:42 p.m. Automatic alarm 2400 block of 16th 7:48 p.m. Wires down 2900 block of Main 7:55 p.m. Emergency 300 block of Santa MonicaPier 8:09 p.m. Automatic alarm 1700 block of Cloverfield8:37 p.m. Emergency 1300 block of 15th 9:18 p.m. Emergency 400 block of 14th 9:29 p.m. Emergency 400 block of Expo Line 9:29 p.m. Emergency 300 block of Olympic 11:48p.m.
Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
ON JULY 28, AT ABOUT 1:34 A.M.Patrol officers responded to a radio call for service in the 2500 block of 4th Streetregarding a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, officers saw a broken window in thekitchen area of an apartment. A suspect was standing just outside of the broken windowwhile his hand and head were inside the apartment. Officers confronted the suspect andasked what he was doing. The suspect stated he was trying to break into the apartment.The suspect was taken into custody without incident. Kacey Lee Bell, 26, of Los Angeleswas arrested for burglary. Bail was set at $20,000.
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The Meaning of Lila By John Forgetta & L.A. Rose
By Jim DavisGarfield
Strange Brew
Dogs of C-Kennel By Mick and Mason Mastroianni
This year you could morph from your usually charming selfinto an efficient yet fussy person. The good news is that thisless-amiable facet of your personality will exist only some-times. If you are single, you could meet someone just bygoing to the cleaner’s or joining a friend at a favorite restaurant. You smile, and others appear. If you areattached, the two of you always have a good time together. However, if you feel as if your sweetie is get-ting grumpy, maybe it’s because you have become critical. Be more self-aware. VIRGO can be a worry-wart!
★★★★★Dynamic ★★★★ Positive ★★★ Average
★★ So-So ★ Difficult
JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARSThe stars show the kind of day you’ll have:
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By John DeeringSpeed Bump By Dave CoverlyMAKE WEEKEND PLANS, PISCES
ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★ You might feel as if you have made theeffort to get past a problem that continues tofollow you. You will try to be gracious andunderstanding, but are likely to be disappoint-ed. Perhaps it is time to try a new approach.Tonight: Let someone know where you arecoming from.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)★★★★ You might feel as though your room-mate or partner is acting like a volcano that’sabout to erupt. No matter how many times youtry to placate this person, he or she continuesto put on war paint. Communication is veryactive right now. Tonight: First nap, then decide.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)★★★★★ One-on-one communication flowswith ease all morning, so much so that you mightjustify turning off your phone and ignoring youremails. You won’t need to go far, because comeafternoon, you will be surrounded by friends andloved ones. Tonight: Make it early.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★ Curb a tendency to go overboard. Askyourself what feeling are you sitting on, and thenfind out why. A serious conversation takes youdown a new path, although you could be resistantat some point. Tonight: Hang out with a friendwho seems to have some interesting news.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ Beam in more of what you want,despite someone’s obvious resistance. As muchas you will open the door to communication,you could find that this person suddenly givesyou irrelevant answers. Obviously, you need adifferent approach. Tonight: Make it your treat.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ You can’t seem to discuss an importanttopic in the morning. Perhaps taking a nap latercould relieve some of the tension. A familymember proves to be quite difficult. Once youopen up later in the day, you will feel better.Tonight: A loved one’s compliment means a lot.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)★★★★ Use the morning to accomplish what isimportant, especially if it revolves around otherpeople. You can do some research, or perhapsyou will want to reach out to an expert for somefeedback. You also could receive an earful froma confidant. Tonight: Keep your own counsel.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)★★★ Stay on top of your work. No matter whatyou are doing, a lot of responsibilities seem tohead your way simultaneously. You easily couldfeel overwhelmed. A meeting could be moreimportant than you realize. Tonight: To go or notto go? Only you can decide.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★ Do some much-needed research beforeyou make a decision and/or take the lead in animportant project. Fatigue comes and goesbetween spurts of anger. Ask yourself if you aresitting on some feelings and whether they are aresult of your tiredness. Tonight: Could be late.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)★★★★ You might feel as if you are not fullyawake until you get into a potentially volatileconversation. Adrenaline flows and you sudden-ly appear full of energy. Look at the big picture,and share your perspective. Listen to feedback.Tonight: You need some extra R and R.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Defer to others, and you’ll feel morecomfortable. You might not feel as if you cancarry the banner for a particular cause. By beingtrue to yourself, you will gain. An important one-on-one conversation fills in some holes in a prob-lematic situation. Tonight: Know when to call it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ You might feel as if you are the only per-son who can take the lead in an important situ-ation. You also have a lot of sensitive informa-tion about this matter that you don’t want toshare. A boss could pressure you to do other-wise. Tonight: Find your friends. Make weekendplans.
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