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Volume XXI, Issue 10 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
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PENINSULA<br />
Volume XXI, Issue 10<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
P A L O S V E R D E S P E N I N S U L A M O N T H L Y<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes rough rider<br />
Doug Willmore<br />
Photo by David Fairchild<br />
PROFILES<br />
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A man called Willmore<br />
by David Mendez In the tradition of an Old West gun for<br />
hire, Rancho Palos Verdes city manager Doug Willmore makes<br />
law abiding citizens of city officials. In a Hipshot way.<br />
Montgomery Ward back in fashion<br />
by Stephanie Cartozian Montgomery Ward department<br />
store built in the 1930s is restored as an art deco home by collectors<br />
George Woytovich and Patti Kraakevik.<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> noir<br />
by Esther Kang <strong>Peninsula</strong> attorney Don Davis mines his<br />
criminal defense case for a series of South Bay crime novels.<br />
Music Man strikes back<br />
by Bondo Wyszpolski The musical that knocked off West<br />
Side Story in 1958, deservedly so, shows why – this month<br />
at The Norris Theater.<br />
Mar-a-lago west, with a better view<br />
by Richard Foss Café Pacific proves itself a worthy, West<br />
Coast counterpoint to President Trump’s Florida retreat. And<br />
it’s closer to friendly China.<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
12 Las Ninas Day at Palm Beach<br />
16 California Art Club VIP night<br />
20 Torrance Memorial Luminaries 5K<br />
24 Palos Verdes Juniors Cuba gala<br />
42 Silver Spur Garden Club’s 60th anniversary<br />
46 <strong>Peninsula</strong> kids camps<br />
60 Panhellenic scholarship luncheon<br />
64 Palos Verdes Links Legacy luncheon<br />
66 PV Booster Black and Gold Affaire<br />
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30 Around and about<br />
52 <strong>Peninsula</strong> calendar<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
“A Day at Palm Beach”<br />
Las Niñas de las Madrecitas Fashion Show<br />
Terranea Resort on March 25 hosted the Las Niñas de las Madrecitas Fashion Show<br />
<strong>2017</strong>, dubbed “A Day at Palm Beach,” to honor, in a grand tribute, those Palos<br />
Verdes seniors who had volunteered over the previous four years at the Orthopedic<br />
Institute for Children and in their local community. There was not a dry eye in the<br />
audience while approximately 21 high school girls were honored with Silver Heart<br />
Awards for having given more than 400 hours of community service. A prerecorded<br />
message to their families along with a video put to music brought to life each recipient’s<br />
story and what brought each volunteer to reach this pinnacle of success. Mothers<br />
and fathers were on stage dressed to the nines with their daughter honorees,<br />
sharing in this pivotal moment of love and gratitude. Many of these honorees will<br />
be going away to college in the fall and they expressed how Las Niñas and their families<br />
had helped pave the road for them to succeed in their anticipated professions.<br />
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
1. Corinne Perahia, Miley<br />
Oshiro, Annika Dietiker, Marina<br />
Kare, Laura Gong, Madison<br />
Hama, and Kyra Smitham.<br />
2. Catie Mihm, Madeline<br />
Babros, Addie Brannan and<br />
Emily Levin.<br />
3. Jeff Bogosian, Steve<br />
Traversi, Todd Walker, Tom<br />
Nickl, Bill Spelta and Alan<br />
Smerling.<br />
4. Yanina Barriga, Allie Cromer<br />
and Karen Salazar.<br />
5. Claire Bogosian, Sally<br />
Gerich, Courtney Zwarg, Lauren<br />
Hart and Claire Irawan.<br />
6. Debi Robinson and<br />
Margarita Cooper.<br />
7. Anna Baronsky and Amanda<br />
Elliott.<br />
8. Justine Lewis and Carole<br />
Kopecek.<br />
9. Las Madrecitas President<br />
President Kerbanu Pudumjee introduced<br />
the Rose Presentation.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
California Art Club<br />
The California Art Club hosts its 106th<br />
Gold Medal Show<br />
The historic California Art Club (CAC) presented its<br />
106th annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum<br />
of the American West in north Los Angeles. Over<br />
600 art submissions were submitted by esteemed artists;<br />
the board selected only 137 pieces to be exhibited at this<br />
exclusive show. The artists’ reception was held on the<br />
evening of April 9 at the museum and the collectors<br />
brunch was held the following morning. The excitement<br />
surrounding the high caliber of art at this year’s exhibit<br />
was palpable. Peter Adams, the CAC’s President, made a<br />
resounding speech congratulating all the artists’ submissions.<br />
The entire Portuguese Bend Art Colony was present<br />
at the show. The colony’s most well-known artist, Dan<br />
Pinkham of Rancho Palos Verdes, exhibited a masterpiece,<br />
showing an open road in Portuguese Bend meandering<br />
around a verdant hillside. The painting’s price tag was<br />
$51,000.<br />
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PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
1. Diane Dempwolf with<br />
artists Karl Dempwolf,<br />
Rodolfo Rivademar and<br />
Thomas<br />
Redfield.<br />
2. Artist Amy Sidrane with<br />
Donna Rahm.<br />
3. Artist Stephen Mirich.<br />
4. Irvine Museum Executive<br />
Director Jean Stern and<br />
Thomas Redfield.<br />
5. Amy Sidrane, Linda and<br />
Rick Humphrey, artist.<br />
6. Steve Hilton, artist Alexey<br />
Steele, Aileen Adams and<br />
Geoffrey Cowan.<br />
7. Olga Vlasova, Alexey<br />
Steele and their twin boys.<br />
8. Patricia Watwood, Diane<br />
Waterhouse, CAC President<br />
Peter Adams and Justin<br />
Hess.<br />
9. Dan Pinkham.<br />
10. Portuguese Bend Art<br />
Colony artists Dan and Vicki<br />
Pinkham, Thomas Redfield,<br />
Stephen Mirich, Kevin Prince,<br />
Amy Sidrane and Rick<br />
Humphrey.<br />
11. Artist Ignat Ignatov, Michael<br />
Klein, Emily Dietrich, Alexey<br />
Steele, Olga Vlasova, Pierre<br />
Guidetti and Patricia Watwood.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Spring into Fitness<br />
Torrance Memorial Hospital<br />
The Luminaries and Novas of Torrance Memorial Medical Center recently<br />
hosted their inaugural “Spring Into Fitness 5K Walk/Run” at<br />
the South Coast Botanical Gardens in Rolling Hills Estates. More than<br />
80 volunteers and 343 participants raised over $33,000. The first to finish<br />
was Reggie Green who ran the hilly course in less than 20 minutes.<br />
Sponsors of the event include Grant Uba M.D. and Debbie Uba, Charles<br />
Schwab & Co., COR Medical, Keenan Associates, Torrance Memorial<br />
Young Physicians and Professionals Alliance, Torrance Memorial Ambassadors,<br />
Fresh & Easy, Bay Club, Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Nestle Waters<br />
North America, Sodexo Quality of Life Services and The Bar Method.<br />
All net proceeds will support the renovations of the Torrance Memorial<br />
Pediatric Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).<br />
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PHOTOS BY DEIDRE DAVIDSON<br />
1. More than 343 walkers/runners<br />
took part in the first annual Spring Into<br />
Fitness event.<br />
2. The Sam’s Club Team.<br />
3. The Luminaries and Novas<br />
Volunteers.<br />
4. The Novas cheer on participants.<br />
5. The “Nurses for Ninos” team consisting<br />
of the Pediatric and Neonatal<br />
ICU nurses at<br />
6. The Novas offer face painting to<br />
participants.<br />
7. Grant Uba M.D., Lauren Uba, Shari<br />
Morinishi, Glenn Morinishi M.D.,<br />
Wendi and Brian Hirata, Wendy and<br />
Gary Shiroma and Debbie Uba.<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Noche Caliente<br />
Fundraiser at Trump National<br />
The Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club Presented<br />
its “Hot! Hot! Hot!” Havana Nights Gala fundraiser<br />
on Saturday night, March 18. It was an elegant evening<br />
of adventure with a distinctive 1950s tropicana style<br />
ballroom decorated with enormous feathered and<br />
rose-laden centerpieces. A bevy of scantily clad flamenco<br />
dancers entertained guests along with an authentic<br />
Cuban cigar lounge situated conveniently<br />
outside the Grand Ballroom. The dress was Black Tie<br />
with rum specialty mojitos at the bar, exciting live and<br />
silent auction items (including an adorable designer<br />
miniature Schnoodle puppy), dinner and a casino<br />
royale finale for all the gamblers to enjoy. Major<br />
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Mortuaries, Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. and the law<br />
firm of Latham Watkins, LLP. The PVJWC has been<br />
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PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE CARTOZIAN<br />
1. Sarah Panyard and<br />
Kandis Wannamaker.<br />
2. Mark Coleman and<br />
Maura Mizuguchi.<br />
3. Kevin and Nadia<br />
McMahon, Eric Hopkins,<br />
Lisa and Carlos Juelle.<br />
4. Sonia Nahara, Jane and<br />
Chani Lau.<br />
5. Jane Lau and Nadia<br />
McMahon.<br />
6. Mark Coleman and Bob<br />
Sandler.<br />
7. Craig and Denise Phelps<br />
and Jackie Honorio.<br />
8. Susan Davis, Paula<br />
Farrow and Kathy Louis.<br />
9. Andrew and Eunice<br />
Sheng and Sherry Berkin.<br />
10. Armen and Gia<br />
Madatyan, Mitch and<br />
Suzanne Bell, Mandi and<br />
Scott Leonard.<br />
11. James Flores MD and<br />
Valerie Flores.<br />
12. Burlesque flamenco<br />
dancer.<br />
13. Venue-Trump National<br />
Golf Club.<br />
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Never coast<br />
City Manager<br />
Doug Willmore<br />
builds anew in<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes<br />
after weathering storms in the<br />
City of Bell and El Segundo<br />
Doug Willmore. Photo by David Fairchild<br />
by David Mendez<br />
Compared to his previous jobs, Doug Willmore<br />
has a cherry gig in Rancho Palos<br />
Verdes.<br />
Though his office is situated in a former Army<br />
barracks, built to serve a now-retired Nike missile<br />
site and lacking heating or cooling, his view overlooks<br />
rolling hills leading toward the Pacific<br />
Ocean, rows upon rows of peaceful houses.<br />
It’s a far cry from the frying pan he found himself<br />
in when he was hired on as El Segundo’s city<br />
manager from the top administrative position in<br />
Utah’s Salt Lake County. Within 10 months, Willmore<br />
was fired after calling attention to a<br />
decades-old tax deal between El Segundo and the<br />
city’s largest landowner, Chevron.<br />
He was not out of work for long. He was<br />
quickly hired by the City of Bell, which was on<br />
the verge of bankruptcy due to corrupt practices<br />
by its former city manager.<br />
But while he’s in a less stressful workplace, taking<br />
it easy isn’t his philosophy.<br />
“For me, every place is what you make it. I<br />
guess another person could coast through this job<br />
but I have a council that wants to do things,”<br />
Willmore said. “I’m not one to sit around and be<br />
told what to do.”<br />
Willmore is a Washington, D.C. native with<br />
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration<br />
from George Mason University and the<br />
University of Utah, respectively. But his career<br />
really started after his position at a golf course on<br />
the Utah-Idaho border turned south.<br />
“It was just a summer job with my brother, before<br />
I got serious about my career,” Willmore<br />
said. “The the golf course went bankrupt before<br />
we even got our first paycheck.”<br />
As the brothers looked further into their<br />
prospects, they learned the club was going to be<br />
liquidated. No one had put in a reorganization<br />
plan.<br />
“We borrowed some money, put together a<br />
plan, and it was passed,” Willmore said. “At age<br />
23, we were the owners of a golf course.”<br />
That happy episode started an eight year career<br />
in buying, turning around and selling failing companies,<br />
as well as a stint with the U.S. State Department’s<br />
Agency of International<br />
Development. In 1993, Willmore began work<br />
with a consulting firm, endeavoring to turn floundering<br />
companies back on the right path.<br />
“The key is engaging with employees,” Willmore<br />
said. “Ninety-nine percent of answers, employees<br />
already have. It’s working with<br />
leadership to engage their employees that matters.”<br />
Too often, he found, leadership didn’t work<br />
with employees directly to solve problems, eventually<br />
seeking help from outside. Willmore’s experience,<br />
however, was that employees need to<br />
be listened to.<br />
“Employees will create, they’ll want to choose<br />
big goals if you let them,” he said. “Leaders get<br />
out of the way and work with employees engaging<br />
them and their passions to create a bold,<br />
bright future.”<br />
After a few years, a friend asked Willmore if he<br />
could take a look at a healthcare company run by<br />
a mutual friend. The small research laboratory<br />
Reference Pathology tested tissue samples.<br />
Willmore told owner David Bolick the challenges<br />
he faced. The company was losing money<br />
through some of its testing, while suffering from<br />
a lack of focus at the top.<br />
Bolick offered Willmore the job of CEO, compensating<br />
him with stock to make up for the fact<br />
that they couldn’t pay him.<br />
Within 90 days, the company was in the black,<br />
and within four years, Reference Pathology grew<br />
from 10 employees to 150.<br />
“I’ve seen more companies fail from a lack of<br />
focus than from being too focused,” Willmore<br />
said. “I think the important thing is to focus on a<br />
few key things, and that’s what fuels growth.”<br />
After cashing out of the company in 2004, Willmore<br />
found a job in the public sector as the Chief<br />
Administrative Officer of Utah’s Salt Lake<br />
County. He was hired in 2005 by newly-elected<br />
County <strong>May</strong>or Peter Corroon after working on<br />
his campaign and leading his transition team.<br />
“I just called him up one day and offered to<br />
write speeches for him,” Willmore recalled. “He<br />
was a longshot candidate running against an incumbent,<br />
and he ended up getting elected on<br />
small donations, $50, $100.”<br />
As chief administrator, Willmore held reins<br />
28 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
over a $650 million budget and 4,000 employees.<br />
“The attraction was being able to make a big<br />
difference in social services, large regional parks,<br />
handling the sheriff’s office, and so on,” Willmore<br />
said. “I was there when we had the ‘Great Recession’<br />
of 2007-08, and I’m proud of how we<br />
weathered that.”<br />
But after seven years on the job and news that<br />
Corroon was not seeking reelection, Willmore decided<br />
to seek new employment westward. In<br />
April 2011, he was brought on as El Segundo’s<br />
City Manager.<br />
“It’s a big change, coming to El Segundo,” he<br />
told the Daily Breeze at the time.<br />
“At the time, it seemed like a great opportunity,”<br />
Willmore said. “Looking back, I’m not quite sure<br />
what I was looking at.”<br />
His marching orders, he said, were to foster<br />
economic development and repair a deficit that<br />
grew out of the 2008 financial meltdown. Despite<br />
its small size, El Segundo is a cradle of industry.<br />
There were, at one time, more Fortune 500 companies<br />
based in El Segundo than any other city<br />
in California, save for San Francisco, according<br />
to Forbes Magazine.<br />
A third of the city’s acreage is tied up in the<br />
Chevron refinery, which is one of the largest refineries<br />
on the West Coast. Then-<strong>May</strong>or Eric<br />
Busch asked Willmore to look into the taxes<br />
Chevron paid to the City. Willmore and his staff<br />
found that Chevron paid millions less in utilityusers’<br />
taxes than other refineries and operated<br />
under a fixed-tax agreement that appeared illegal.<br />
In February 2012, two months after reporting<br />
his findings, the council voted to fire him, 3-2.<br />
“I was surprised, but when you find what I believed<br />
was wrongdoing — and I think the record<br />
reflects that — you take the heat that comes with<br />
it,” Willmore said. “Subsequently, the City got<br />
huge tax revenue increases from Chevron, and<br />
the residents and businesses were better off.”<br />
Three months later, Willmore was hired by the<br />
City of Bell to help the city recover from the scandal-wracked<br />
administration of former City Manager<br />
Robert Rizzo, whose pension scheme would<br />
have seen him collect millions of dollars.<br />
“I think the council at Bell, given the scandal<br />
they’d been through, looked at someone who was<br />
willing to stand up to powerful forces as someone<br />
with a badge of honor,” Willmore said.<br />
Bell’s government, he said, wasn’t working; it<br />
was three years behind in posting revenues and<br />
audits, and was on the verge of bankruptcy. The<br />
city was also fighting 55 lawsuits, some against<br />
its former staff and officials, and was dealing with<br />
bad land deals.<br />
Two years and nine months later, the city had<br />
reduced its debt by half and grown its general<br />
fund to more than $20 million.<br />
In 2015, Willmore began looking elsewhere.<br />
“There were two remaining jobs in Bell — one<br />
was the turnaround, which was complete, and<br />
the second was an economic development effort,<br />
which I figured was a five to seven year process,”<br />
Willmore said. “I didn’t know I was willing to be<br />
there for that.”<br />
After four years of managing through fire and<br />
flames, Willmore landed the job as the Rancho<br />
Palos Verdes city manager.<br />
“The City Council is extremely impressed with<br />
Willmore’s background, financial acumen, and<br />
high ethical standards,” then-<strong>May</strong>or Jim Knight<br />
said in a press release. “He is clearly a skilled and<br />
respected professional city administrator who<br />
will bring a tremendous amount of value, transparency,<br />
and innovation to the City of Rancho<br />
Palos Verdes.”<br />
“[Rancho Palos Verdes] had some transparency<br />
issues, financial issues and infrastructure issues<br />
that were very different from Bell,” Willmore<br />
said. “The relationship between the council and<br />
senior staff was frayed, from both sides…but I<br />
think that’s been repaired now.”<br />
All indications, he said, point to a trusting relationship<br />
between the council and his staff, as well<br />
as a renewed relationship with the public.<br />
“This council sees public safety as the most important<br />
thing to do, and we’ve worked hard to<br />
tackle that,” Willmore said, noting that residential<br />
burglaries dropped 50 percent over the last year.<br />
His next goal, Willmore said, is to have a new<br />
civic center with new public safety facilities and<br />
permanent council chambers — not to mention<br />
air conditioning for the summers and heat for the<br />
winters.<br />
“I like to work with the council and achieve<br />
things, and surround myself with progressive<br />
people,” Willmore said. “I want to continue to do<br />
the best job I can.”<br />
Though he didn’t realize it at the time, his philosophy<br />
could’ve been read off of a water bottle<br />
that rested on the desk behind him as he was interviewed.<br />
It said, in bold black letters: Never<br />
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Archbishop Gomez forges ties with<br />
Marymount California University<br />
n The Most Reverend José Horacio Gómez, Archbishop<br />
of Los Angeles, will deliver the <strong>2017</strong> Commencement<br />
address at Marymount California University<br />
on Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 6. The Archbishop will also receive<br />
the university’s Honorary Doctorate of Humanities.<br />
In inviting Archbishop Gomez to address the class of<br />
<strong>2017</strong>, Marymount California President Lucas Lamadrid,<br />
Ph.D. said, “Marymount California University is anchored<br />
in the Catholic tradition. From that tradition,<br />
Marymount California University welcomes all and abides by the principle that<br />
each student is sacred.”<br />
At the Marymount Board of Trustees meeting on March 4, Archbishop Gómez<br />
was invited to serve as an ex-officio member of the university’s board of Trustees.<br />
Ex-officio trustees are excused from attending board meetings, but are afforded<br />
the same rights as other members of the board of trustees.<br />
Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrated Mass at the university’s inauguration of its<br />
seventh President, Dr. Lucas Lamadrid, last October at St. John Fisher Catholic<br />
Church in Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
Archbishop Gomez serves as Vice President of the United States Conference of<br />
Catholic Bishops.<br />
Marymount California University is a Catholic university offering bachelor degrees<br />
in biology, business, criminal justice, media and film, psychology and liberal<br />
arts. It also offers master’s degrees in business, community psychology, and leadership<br />
and global development. For more information visit<br />
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honored for having served the <strong>Peninsula</strong> community since 7th grade. The motherdaughter<br />
organization is inspired by Joshua 22:5 and designed to foster a lifelong<br />
practice of giving “from the<br />
heart.” Pictured are (front<br />
row, left to right) Kyrstan<br />
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Cloud, Sofia Nam and<br />
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Council, Shannon<br />
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and Krystal Johnson. (Back<br />
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Bah!<br />
n The goats are back at work at the<br />
Point Vicente Interpretive Center, clearing<br />
the grounds of hazardous brush. In addition<br />
to reducing the danger of brush<br />
fires, the goats are a popular family attraction.<br />
The goats come from Fire Grazers<br />
and are friendly, though separated<br />
from visitors by a low-voltage electric<br />
fence. Photo by Stephanie Cartozian<br />
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32 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Art Deco Life<br />
The Art Deco building at night is an iconic San Pedro landmark.<br />
by Stephanie Cartozian<br />
How a couple transformed a former department store into an utterly unique home<br />
Fifteen years ago, George<br />
Woytovich and Patti Kraakevik<br />
decided that a 1930s<br />
Montgomery Ward department<br />
store in downtown San Pedro perfectly<br />
suited what they were looking<br />
for in a new home.<br />
The Art Deco building had already<br />
enjoyed multiple lives. After<br />
Montgomery Ward, it was a<br />
McMahon’s Furniture and then<br />
Foster Future Furniture. The different<br />
uses covered eras when housewives<br />
were collecting Blue Chip<br />
stamps to buy the latest kitchen<br />
gadgets, neighbors were throwing<br />
tupperware parties and families<br />
were shopping at Gemco and Newberry’s<br />
five and dime stores for<br />
their household essentials. Following<br />
the couple’s purchase, their<br />
“home” — still a commercial enterprise<br />
— was completely renovated;<br />
they gutted out everything<br />
George Woytovich, owner and proprietor, surrounded by the nostalgia of the<br />
Art Deco era.<br />
to the exterior walls. And the vast<br />
reconstruction they began has no<br />
end in sight. “It’ll always be a work<br />
in progress,” Woytovich said, undaunted.<br />
“Every ten feet of flooring<br />
had holes made to facilitate desk<br />
wiring and such, and trying to<br />
match and cut the wood to restore<br />
the original flooring proved to be a<br />
tremendous undertaking,” he said.<br />
“We cleared thirty containers of<br />
debris,” he added. “Nothing here<br />
when we bought the building had<br />
intrinsic or extrinsic value. We<br />
went through three years of<br />
restoration, plumbing, electrical;<br />
there was no heating or air conditioning.<br />
We had to retrofit all of the<br />
utilities. There’re nine air conditioning<br />
systems here now and<br />
everything is zoned.”<br />
The couple's passionate quest to<br />
purchase and remake the 24,000<br />
square foot art deco building and<br />
36 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
This residence used to be a Montgomery Ward department store and is stylized with Art Deco architectural design throughout especially along the roof line.<br />
fill it with well curated antiques of<br />
that same era started back in 1994,<br />
after the Northridge earthquake.<br />
They owned a three story house on<br />
a hill that was destroyed by the<br />
quake, the chimney fell into the<br />
house.<br />
“There was no saving the house,”<br />
Woytovich recalled. “The whole<br />
hillside would have had to been reengineered.”<br />
So the couple started anew.<br />
Woytovich, during a tour of the<br />
home, motioned toward an old art<br />
deco style jukebox that they had<br />
purchased back in the early 1980s.<br />
“I think that’s when we really got<br />
into it,” he said.<br />
But the arts are not something<br />
the couple just fell into. Woytovich<br />
holds a degree in Fine Arts from<br />
California State University, Northridge<br />
and studied photography and<br />
cinematography. In the home’s<br />
Photos by Tony LaBruno and Anastasios Papadakis<br />
The owners’ collection of cinema and movie equipment paraphernalia is extensive<br />
and dates back to the 1920’s and 1930’s.<br />
gallery, Woytovich’s framed photos<br />
are on display along with works by<br />
James Allen, owner of the Random<br />
Lengths newspaper based in San<br />
Pedro. The turnstiles at the entrance<br />
of the gallery, Woytovich<br />
says, are originally from San Francisco’s<br />
Candlestick Park. Adding to<br />
his list of expertise, Woytovich also<br />
represents trustees, many from<br />
out-of-state who have clients or<br />
they themselves have inherited estates<br />
that now require liquidation.<br />
The couple owns two real estate<br />
companies, A-Delta Realty and<br />
L.A. Express Appraisals.<br />
“Most of our clients are attorneys<br />
or CPAs,” said Woytovich.<br />
Oftentimes the couple has first<br />
dibs at these estate sales to buy<br />
valuable artifacts for their voluminous<br />
collections, but more often<br />
they find their treasures through<br />
their travels and online.<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • <strong>Peninsula</strong> 37
This kitchen island was custom constructed in the Art Deco style is pictured along<br />
with the 30 foot bar they purchased on a trip to Atlanta, Georgia.<br />
This narrow room is the Club Car room, designed to authenticate the plush train<br />
cars of the 1930s.<br />
“Most of your art deco you’re going to find right<br />
here in Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco,”<br />
Woytovich said. “You’ll find a lot of the pieces<br />
gravitate toward the architecture.”<br />
One of the most interesting aspects of the home<br />
is the authentic, 1930s style Club Car room, made<br />
to exactly replicate the train club cars of that period.<br />
There’s an actual stainless steel subway<br />
door at the entrance that originally came from the<br />
New York Transit Authority. It’s a long, narrow<br />
room accessible only by a deep and downward<br />
set of stairs that are original to the building.<br />
Kraakevik shares how two years ago, Woytovich<br />
and she attended his high school reunion back in<br />
Chicago. Excited to see what a real club car<br />
looked like, instead of flying back to Los Angeles,<br />
the couple decided to take the train. They proceeded<br />
to videotape, in twenty-minute intervals,<br />
the small towns and sights along the way home.<br />
They now play the film footage on screens made<br />
to look like windows so when you’re “riding inside<br />
the club car,” looking out, you see the same<br />
United States scenery they saw on that trip they<br />
took together back in 2015. Along with custom<br />
designed period lighting and library cabinets is<br />
an Art Deco bar, enhancing the decor that utilizes<br />
a pull-down wall sink from a Pullman Sleeper<br />
Car, now used as an ice receptacle. At the rear of<br />
the room is an entry into a charming, temperature<br />
controlled wine cellar that Woytovich put together<br />
with some help in only three days. It can<br />
house nearly 300 bottles of wine and is as ambient<br />
as it is inviting.<br />
The upper mezzanine lobby contains a set of<br />
cast bronze elevator doors at the top of the stairs.<br />
These are the entry doors into the couple’s personal<br />
resident loft and were originally from the<br />
historic Cooper Building on 9th Street in downtown<br />
Los Angeles. Upon opening these doors,<br />
there is an original Otis controller and elevator<br />
operator seat. Following the entry is an Art Deco<br />
display cabinet housing a number of original<br />
38 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
THINKING OF MOVING TO THE PENINSULA,<br />
we affectionately call The Hill? Let me<br />
conduct a tour of the Palos Verdes<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong>, consisting of four incorporated<br />
cities, two unincorporated areas, one<br />
annexed area. Building requirements<br />
consider lot coverage, air space, views,<br />
privacy, and neighborhood compatibility.<br />
We call it “The Terraced Land”.<br />
Let me show you why.<br />
The wine cellar designed by Woytovich, situated in the rear of the Club Car<br />
room, is temperature controlled and can store 300 bottles of wine.<br />
RMS Queen Mary pieces. The<br />
booklet in the center is the original<br />
brochure from the ship’s launching,<br />
which was distributed at the event<br />
to dignitaries and guests including<br />
the King and Queen of England.<br />
There are also original boarding<br />
tickets dating back to March 24,<br />
1936 when the Queen Mary went<br />
out on its first demo cruise, according<br />
to Woytovich. Of course the<br />
Queen Mary’s interior, stylized and<br />
geometric, is emblematic of Art<br />
Deco style. The Queen Mary is<br />
known as the “Ship of Woods” and<br />
its décor and artwork are considered<br />
some of the best examples and<br />
landmarks of Art Deco style in the<br />
world. Some of the woods in the<br />
ship's interior are actually now ex-<br />
• “A Village”, parklands, open space, no congested<br />
cities, traffic, or parking meters<br />
• Thirteen micro-climates from which to choose<br />
• Views are common here: Mighty Pacific, City<br />
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• Public schools are rated Top 10 - website:<br />
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• Three High Schools, Three Intermediate Schools,<br />
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• Two nearby beaches off the beaten track, tide pools<br />
• Four Golf Courses, Tennis Clubs, Athletic Clubs<br />
• Active <strong>Peninsula</strong> Senior Center, Three beautiful<br />
Public Libraries<br />
• Horseback Riding Stables, Ice Skating Rink,<br />
Sports Parks (soccer, baseball), Toddler Parks,<br />
Dog Park, countless Hiking/Walking Trails<br />
• Palos Verdes Performing Arts Center, providing<br />
classes for all varieties of art<br />
• Regal 13 Cinema, plenty of easy parking, seating<br />
• 45 minutes to LAX (in traffic)<br />
• Three major hospitals within a 15-minute drive<br />
• HOMES IN EVERY PRICE RANGE AND LOCATION<br />
The Art Deco building is filled with stylized, period lighting and nostalgic artifacts<br />
curated by the owners from all over the United States.<br />
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tinct and can only be viewed on<br />
that ship. Leading proponents of<br />
the Art Deco movement were<br />
commissioned by Cunard Line to<br />
create unique and contemporary<br />
pieces of art work, many of which<br />
can still be found on the ship<br />
today. Some of the most famous<br />
works are murals by Doris<br />
Zinkeisen, whose work translated<br />
mythology, animal and nature<br />
genres into an abstracted form<br />
during this period.<br />
Situated around the home's<br />
kitchen area is a thirty foot contiguous<br />
stylized bar divided into<br />
sections to accommodate the<br />
home’s interior wall space. Picked<br />
up in Atlanta, Georgia, at an antique<br />
warehouse, the bar is as useful<br />
today as it must have been<br />
back in the 1930s, probably serving<br />
up hotel guests and other imbibers<br />
somewhere in the Old<br />
South for decades. The entire<br />
kitchen not only evokes nostalgia<br />
for a bygone time but remains<br />
practical and useful for any present<br />
affair or gathering. The couple<br />
interface with their local San<br />
Pedro community and host many<br />
philanthropic events at their historic<br />
museum/home, where they<br />
utilize the building’s vast facilities.<br />
Woytovich is a board member on<br />
the San Pedro Waterfront Arts<br />
District. The couple actively do<br />
fundraising for the Warner Grand<br />
Theater and they are members of<br />
the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles.<br />
They host monthly culinary<br />
events, called Chef’s Studio, every<br />
third Monday at their kitchen facilities;<br />
Funky Sax Man and<br />
Chazzy Green are regular jazz musicians<br />
who play the home’s<br />
cabaret basement room every<br />
third Thursday during San Pedro’s<br />
Music Walk. The couple’s museum<br />
is open during the first<br />
Thursdays Art Walk and the<br />
cabaret is available to rent for special<br />
community or family events.<br />
In the cabaret room is a stage constructed<br />
by Woytovich himself,<br />
featuring velvet draperies and<br />
lounge furnishings; the bar is<br />
from a bank “cage” in Portugal<br />
and the word “caja” is etched into<br />
the metal plating, meaning<br />
cashier, says Woytovich.<br />
Everything in this unique home<br />
has a story and a provenance.<br />
Even the old entry doors from the<br />
historic San Pedro Hotel La Salle<br />
are here. The couple say the home<br />
is a hobby and serves as their rest<br />
and relaxation, but it is more than<br />
that — it is a living dedication to<br />
the arts, cinema, photography,<br />
40 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Patti Kraakevik and George Woytovich inside an authentic bird cage elevator<br />
that took years of restoration and reconstruction to bring back to life after they<br />
found it in a salvage yard.<br />
luxury, rich craftsmanship, classic<br />
automobiles, architecture, and to<br />
Woytovich and Kraakevik’s abiding<br />
faith in technological and social<br />
progress and the power of community.<br />
To learn more visit www.decoartdeco.com.<br />
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<strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • <strong>Peninsula</strong> 41
S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
Silver Spur Garden Club<br />
Celebrates 60 years<br />
Founded in 1957, members of the Silver Spur Garden Club celebrated<br />
their anniversary by showcasing members' talents in table design.<br />
Hosted by St. Francis Episcopal Church and called Designs For Dining,<br />
many of the fresh flower arrangements were made in antiques compotes<br />
using fine china and crystal. For more information visit<br />
www.facebook.com/SilverSpurGardenClub.<br />
PHOTOS BY LORRAINE KASSE<br />
1. Lorraine Kasse, Constance McBirney, Philo Chhabria and Solli Fong.<br />
2. Faye Strumpf, Jennifer Brockway, Diane Parr, Solli Fong, Constance McBirney,<br />
Lorraine Kasse, Philo Chhabria.<br />
3. Faye Strumpf, Alwen Bauer, Judy Lubin, Diane Parr, Solli Fong, JoAnn Daddario,<br />
Constance McBirney, Philo Chhabria, Lorraine Kasse and Diane Camarata.<br />
4. The Silver Spur Garden Club Celebrates its Diamond Jubilee decoration.<br />
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<strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • <strong>Peninsula</strong> 43
LOCAL<br />
MYSTERIES<br />
by Esther Kang<br />
Author Don Davis’ four mystery crime<br />
novels are available in paperback<br />
and in digital copies on Amazon.<br />
Acclaimed lawyer Don Davis weaves intriguing crime mystery novels inspired by his own experiences<br />
Afew years ago, Don Davis was walking to the Yacht Club, just a<br />
stretch away from his vacation home in Avalon, when he noticed a<br />
barrage of police activity. When he inquired, a policeman informed<br />
him that a fellow Yacht Club member had gotten into an altercation with a<br />
local Chicano gang and had gotten injured. That’s when the victim’s wife<br />
emerged from the crowd.<br />
“And she said, ‘That’s not how it happened at all,’” recalled Davis, a longtime<br />
Palos Verdes resident. “‘They surrounded him and beat him up. He’s<br />
in a hospital and in a coma.’”<br />
This event, which exemplified the boiling tensions between different<br />
groups on Catalina Island, would serve as a foundation in Davis’ second<br />
mystery crime novel, “The Island”, which he self-published in 2015 under<br />
his pen name Davis MacDonald. So far, he has four installments under his<br />
belt and is working on his fifth, titled “The Cabo.”<br />
The novels, revolving around themes of love, money, power and fame,<br />
are led by the protagonist called The Judge, who is based on Davis himself.<br />
Weaving colorful descriptions and strong narratives, the stories have engaged<br />
many readers and have been reviewed at a nearly perfect five stars<br />
on Amazon.<br />
Davis, a West Covina native who moved to Palos Verdes after graduating<br />
at the top of the class from USC Law School in 1969, has been practicing<br />
business and securities law for most of his life. His storied career includes<br />
a long stint with international law firm O’Melveny & Myers as well as a<br />
professor at Southwestern University Law School. In 1998, he founded his<br />
own securities law firm Davis & Associates, which operates out of his 60-<br />
foot motor yacht in Marina Del Rey.<br />
“Great thing about what I do is, I get to touch all sorts of deals,” Davis<br />
said. “I do oil and gas deals, movie syndication, real estate development,<br />
technology, medical device, agriculture ... Everything is a little different, so<br />
you get to learn a little bit about a lot of industries. It’s great fun."<br />
“And they pay you,” he added with a chuckle. "Even better.”<br />
It’s no surprise, then, that many of his personal experiences inform the<br />
characters and stories in the novels he weaves on his free time. Self-described<br />
as a voracious reader, Davis said he’s wanted to write a novel for<br />
some time. He argues that through his profession, he has been writing all<br />
his life — letters to the FCC, trial briefs, memorandums and the many forms<br />
of narrative that building a legal case often requires.<br />
Getting a start was the hardest part, he said. He had written a few outlines<br />
of prospective novels, but that was as far as he got. The one day, he came<br />
across an article featuring an interview with a NY Times best-selling author.<br />
The author described a writing process called the “Faulkner Method,” based<br />
on William Faulkner’s methods for expounding on narratives. Instead of<br />
working off an overarching outline, the writing is based on a single setting,<br />
then a few strong characters, and the story evolves by itself.<br />
“And I said, ‘Well, I can do that,’” Davis said with a laugh. “So I did. That’s<br />
how I write my books."<br />
Each novel takes place in a different town that he has intimate knowledge<br />
of. “The Hill” takes place in his adopted hometown of Palos Verdes, chronicling<br />
the story of the judge following the trails of a murder case involving<br />
a female high school student. His second novel, “The Island”, takes place<br />
in Avalon on Catalina Island, where the judge, on vacation, is confronted<br />
with gang violence, civil disobedience, bitter rivalries and murder. In his<br />
third book “Silicon Beach”, the judge traverses the boardwalks of Venice,<br />
the bars and upscale restaurants of Santa Monica, the yuppie ghetto of Playa<br />
Vista and the sex clubs of West LA. His latest installment “The Bay” takes<br />
place in Newport Beach and deals with the back offices of the FBI after a<br />
murder.<br />
Each story, Davis said, wraps around a specific social issue as well. From<br />
the ethical responsibilities of a public school teacher to public perception<br />
of radical muslims, Davis takes the reader through exercises in expanding<br />
his or her perception of a particular issue by presenting a kaleidoscope of<br />
different perspectives and elements through his stories and characters. For<br />
example, in “Silicon Beach”, he explores the issue of homelessness by incorporating<br />
real stories about the suicide bridge in Pasadena, where many<br />
homeless people end their lives.<br />
“There’s stories in here about people on the Westside living in cars, middle<br />
class people who lost everything,” he said. “It looks at the categories of<br />
homeless. They’re all different people — people who are drug-based, vets,<br />
44 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Attorney Don Davis, who has become an author under the pseudonym Davis<br />
MacDonald. Photo courtesy Don Davis<br />
have emotional problems, or people who are just out of work and broke. I<br />
write things that, in my mind at least, have some social interest. And then<br />
I kind of cloak it, like sugarcoating it in a mystery novel.”<br />
The novel he’s currently working on — “The Cabo” — takes place in<br />
Cabo San Lucas, the resort city on the southern tip of Baja California in<br />
Mexico. In this one, he said, the mystery is set in the vast human trafficking<br />
industry, both sex and forced labor.<br />
The following installment will be back in Southern California, he said.<br />
Called “The Strand”, it will take place in Hermosa Beach and Manhattan<br />
Beach. Though he has no plans to pursue writing full time, Davis said he<br />
will continue cooking up new mysteries in his free time.<br />
“It’s a very competitive space, mystery novels,” he said. “You have to<br />
build up your reputation. It’s a process.” PEN<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong> • <strong>Peninsula</strong> 45
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skills. Participants will leave camp with the ability to safely and confidently enjoy<br />
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camps are located at these Lifeguard Tower locations: Manhattan Beach, 14th<br />
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Skaters get ready to drop in at PCH Skate Camp.<br />
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PAW teachers are nurturing, skilled instructors who have or are working towards<br />
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PAW offers 10 convenient locations.<br />
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Palos Verdes Performing<br />
Arts Conservatory<br />
w This summer, the Palos Verdes Performing<br />
Arts Conservatory will offer a<br />
series of exciting theater camps for kids<br />
of all ages and experience levels.<br />
Camp Curtain Call, which introduces<br />
musical theatre to elementary schoolaged<br />
children, has three fun-filled sessions:<br />
“Madagascar: A Musical<br />
Adventure” (June 19-30); “Wizards in<br />
Training” (July 10-21); and “Once<br />
Upon a Time” (July 24-Aug. 4). The<br />
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/education<br />
or call (310) 544-0403, ext.<br />
303.<br />
PEN<br />
46 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Marching Orders<br />
by Bondo Wyszpolski<br />
Brent Schindele as Harold Hill with the Pick-a-Little Ladies. Photos by Ed Krieger<br />
The Music Man raises his baton at the Norris Theatre<br />
Most Broadway musicals come and go,<br />
but 60 years after its debut “The Music<br />
Man” still lights up the theater marquees<br />
across the country. Right now it’s lighting<br />
up the Norris Theatre marquee in Rolling Hills<br />
Estates, where it’s playing this weekend and next.<br />
Meredith Willson wrote the lyrics and the<br />
music, as well as the book (with Franklin Lacey,<br />
uncle of Rolling Hills resident and Comedy and<br />
Magic Club owner Mike Lacey). The work appears<br />
seamless, although in reality it took six<br />
years and 40 drafts. The effort clearly paid off,<br />
however. “The Music Man” swept the Tony<br />
Awards in 1958, besting “West Side Story.” It wasn’t<br />
Willson’s only hit (he also wrote “The Unsinkable<br />
Molly Brown”), but it’s the show for which<br />
he’ll be remembered for.<br />
“The Music Man” takes place in 1912 and is set<br />
in River City, Iowa. The town and its people are<br />
reminiscent of Mason City, Iowa, where Willson<br />
(1902-84) spent his boyhood years.<br />
The story zeroes in on a traveling salesman<br />
named Harold Hill, who steps off the train and<br />
makes his pitch, which is to form a boys marching<br />
band. Every town needs one, right? Of course<br />
he’ll have to be entrusted with the funds to buy<br />
the musical instruments. Once the dough’s<br />
handed over, and because Harold Hill, charmer<br />
though he may be, is really a con man, he’s off<br />
to the next town. The cycle then repeats itself.<br />
Or rather it has, until now. That’s because he<br />
becomes, shall we say, emotionally entangled<br />
with River City’s librarian, Marian Paroo. But<br />
why should I tell their story when I have Harold<br />
Hill and Marian Paroo sitting across from me?<br />
Love slowly comes around<br />
Brent Schindele is a versatile actor who was<br />
last seen at the Norris in “White Christmas.” He<br />
also recently graced the Ahmanson stage as Herr<br />
Zeller in “The Sound of Music.” In civilian<br />
clothes, so to speak, he’s got that vibrant Frankie<br />
Avalon/Bobby Rydell look, which makes me<br />
think of “Grease.” Katharine McDonough, on the<br />
other hand, resembles a Jane Austen heroine. She<br />
performed as Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” at<br />
Musical Theatre West. Her Norris Theatre debut<br />
was three years ago in “The Drowsy Chaperone.”<br />
In many instances, lead actors in a play or musical,<br />
especially if they’re romantic leads, have<br />
had the opportunity to scope each other out before<br />
rehearsals get underway. At the very least<br />
they’re often acquaintances or familiar with one<br />
another’s work. But not this time.<br />
“We were a blind match,” Katharine says.<br />
“We had these high expectations,” Brent says,<br />
“but now we just have to tolerate each other at<br />
every single rehearsal.”<br />
“It’s true,” Katharine replies. “I can’t stand this<br />
guy.”<br />
They laugh, I laugh, and that’s when we get<br />
down to business. We talk about “The Music<br />
Man” and why it’s an enduring success, What<br />
surprises me is the depth of their interpretation<br />
and psychoanalyzation of their characters.<br />
“It’s one of the great American musicals,” Brent<br />
says. “There’s a reason that theaters do it so often,<br />
because it’s one of the tried-and-true shows that<br />
work, that audiences always respond to.”<br />
Katharine agrees. “It holds a special place in<br />
people’s hearts, throughout different generations.”<br />
When she mentioned to a neighbor that<br />
she was doing the show her neighbor broke out<br />
into “Seventy-Six Trombones.” “I love that; I feel<br />
a lot of people have that reaction.”<br />
“The Music Man” has several other memorable<br />
songs, such as “Gary, Indiana” and “Till There<br />
Was You,” the latter covered by The Beatles on<br />
an early recording.<br />
Harold Hill is such a likeable character that it’s<br />
easy to forget that he simply intends to take the<br />
money and run.<br />
“That kind of gets lost,” Brent says, “because he<br />
does such good things in this town. But his motivations<br />
are not so pure because he’s a con man.<br />
He’s about to swindle all these people out of their<br />
hard-earned money, and he’s kind of gleeful<br />
about that. He’s not apologetic about it at all. This<br />
is his stock-in-trade, this is what he does.”<br />
Marian is among the few townsfolk who suspects<br />
Harold of ulterior motives, but she also sees<br />
the benefit of what he’s brought to River City.<br />
“He’s actually transformed this town,” Brent<br />
continues, “and made it a more lively, connected<br />
place to be. And, also, Marian puts him in touch<br />
with something, and I think you can infer at the<br />
end that he’s going to mend his ways. He’s a<br />
swindler (but) with a heart of gold.”<br />
48 <strong>Peninsula</strong> • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
Brent Schindele, as Professor Harold Hill, and cast sing "Trouble."<br />
“Everyone in the show and in the<br />
audience is so thoroughly charmed<br />
by him,” Katharine says. She mentions<br />
“The Sting,” Brent mentions<br />
“Ocean’s Eleven,” and I’m thinking<br />
“The Founder,” all of these being<br />
key films where suave and savvy<br />
manipulators have the last word.<br />
Katharine: “We love them and we<br />
want them to succeed.” Or at least<br />
until we check the contents of our<br />
billfold.<br />
Katharine notes that she’s been<br />
thinking a lot about her character,<br />
who comes off as a strong, independent<br />
woman, but who has perhaps<br />
had somewhat of a bumpy<br />
past. In other words, underneath<br />
the fortitude is an ever-present vulnerability.<br />
Katharine’s Marian has “these<br />
epic soprano ballads” which require<br />
that the singer “really dig into the<br />
text and make them relatable to<br />
every single or lonely person.”<br />
What happens is that Harold<br />
charms her, breaks the ice, and lowers<br />
her defenses. But in contrast to<br />
this rogue’s subterfuges, Marian<br />
confesses her feelings, thanks him<br />
for what he’s brought to River City,<br />
but shows that she’s not expecting<br />
anything more. What Marian says,<br />
in Brent’s wording, is “Here’s where<br />
I am and you know my heart. You<br />
know what I’d love to have happen,<br />
but I’m not going to force you into<br />
anything. And,” he continues, “that<br />
always brings us up short in life,<br />
whenever we encounter that.” He’s<br />
been a player, but he can’t play Marian.<br />
He ferret outs the Romantic in<br />
her, but somewhat surprisingly (for<br />
Harold) she finds the Romantic in<br />
him as well.<br />
Life as one long parade<br />
Naturally, any showpiece called<br />
“The Music Man,” whose most<br />
memorable tune is “Seventy-Six<br />
Trombones,” can’t skimp on the<br />
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Brent Schindele as Harold Hill uses "the think method" to teach music to the children<br />
of River City.<br />
guys in the pit, even though Brent<br />
says he once saw a production<br />
buoyed by only a couple of synthesizers.<br />
“In some shows you can get away<br />
with that,” he says, “but this show’s<br />
about 76 trombones and (Harold)<br />
creating basically a marching band<br />
in the town. And to not have those<br />
actual instruments playing the<br />
music is really kind of a letdown.”<br />
Norris Theatre patrons shouldn’t<br />
worry: The show comes with a live<br />
18-piece orchestra.<br />
As a young man, Meredith Willson<br />
played flute in a town band,<br />
and while still in his teens he joined<br />
John Philip Sousa’s group (Sousa, of<br />
course, being best known for “The<br />
Stars and Stripes Forever”). That’s a<br />
roundabout way of saying that his<br />
writing and his instrumentation for<br />
“The Music Man” comes out of<br />
first-hand experience. “It’s a great<br />
score,” Brent adds; “it’s one of the<br />
best scores ever.”<br />
Furthermore, the music seems<br />
true to the era it depicts, with<br />
maybe one or two numbers, such as<br />
“Till There Was You,” a tad closer to<br />
1957 than to 1912. But nowhere in<br />
the work is there anything blaringly<br />
incongruent.<br />
“It never jerks you out of the period,”<br />
Brent says. “And 1912 was exactly<br />
when these marching bands<br />
were so popular in America. It was<br />
wholesome, it was physical activity,<br />
it was artistic. It was all these things<br />
at once. It was kind of a little window<br />
in time.”<br />
Asked why “The Music Man” resonates<br />
with audiences year after<br />
year, Brent says it’s because everything<br />
in it works. He’s speaking<br />
from prior knowledge, having<br />
played the lead role once before.<br />
“There are a lot of musicals that<br />
are well written in one way or another.<br />
To me, very few are so internally<br />
consistent. There are so many<br />
that have great elements but then<br />
there’s always some little kind of<br />
thing hanging off that nobody<br />
knows what to do with. Or there’s<br />
a song or two that doesn’t quite belong,<br />
or there’s something that’s<br />
sort of politically incorrect if it’s an<br />
older show. Most shows have some<br />
flaws; very few are these little gems<br />
where every facet belongs. There’s<br />
not an extraneous song in this<br />
show.”<br />
And as for the characters that inhabit<br />
Wilson’s masterwork…<br />
“They’re mostly lovable people,”<br />
Brent says. “They’re people you’d<br />
like to spend time with. I think part<br />
of the enduring appeal of the show<br />
is that River City, Iowa, in 1912, is<br />
a place that people like to visit, and<br />
we kind of wish there was a place<br />
like that still.”<br />
A kind of Norman Rockwell<br />
world? And so “The Music Man”<br />
conveys, as much as possible, that<br />
idyllic, American-as-apple-pie sensibility.<br />
“We’re doing it exactly as written,”<br />
Brent says. “Any play or musical<br />
that’s written well, I think that’s<br />
the key, you don’t have to try to<br />
reinvent it or come up with a new<br />
concept. You just try to do it as true<br />
to what is on the pages as can be,<br />
and it’s shocking how alive it feels,<br />
and how immediate and real and<br />
fresh.”<br />
The Music Man is onstage Friday<br />
and Saturday, April 28 and 29, as well<br />
as <strong>May</strong> 5 and 6, at 8 p.m., plus Saturday<br />
and Sunday, April 29 and 30, as<br />
well as <strong>May</strong> 6 and <strong>May</strong> 7 at 2 p.m.,at<br />
the Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center<br />
Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. Closes<br />
<strong>May</strong> 7. Tickets, $30 to $65. Call (310)<br />
544-0403 or go to PalosVerdesPerformingArts.com.<br />
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Timeless<br />
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your job is to keep this timeless treasure healthy for the next<br />
generation.<br />
Your clock reminds you of its presence every time you wind<br />
it. If the accuracy of the clock is not what it used to be, or the<br />
chimes are not as strong or rhythmic, or maybe it just stops;<br />
that means your clock is talking to you and telling you that its<br />
endless life is in jeopardy.<br />
It is imperative to maintain and service your clock regularly.<br />
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hard to accomplish their goal. This results in damage that drastically<br />
shortens the life of a fine timepiece.<br />
Michel Medawar has been extending the lives of timepieces<br />
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your clock. Or bring your wall or mantel clock to our store to<br />
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eventcalendar<br />
CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS<br />
Compiled by Teri Marin<br />
You can email your event to our address: penpeople@easyreadernews.com<br />
All submissions must be sent by the 10th of each month prior to event taking place.<br />
Ongoing<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Days<br />
At Native Plant Nursery, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. Enjoy nurturing seedlings<br />
and help shrubs grow for habitat restoration projects. Must RSVP 48 hours in<br />
advance. Sign up at: pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Rapid Response Team<br />
Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - noon. Work alongside Land Conservancy<br />
staff protecting important wildlife habitat by closing unauthorized trails. Tasks<br />
include trail maintenance, building fences, installing signage and more. Work<br />
at various locations around the Preserve where work is most needed. Directions<br />
to sites emailed upon sign up. No experience needed. 15 and up.<br />
Pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Sunday, April 30<br />
Satisfy a “Suite” Tooth<br />
Concert 3 of <strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphony’s 50th Anniversary Season. Doors open at<br />
6 p.m. Pre-concert lecture by Maestro Berkson (for members only) begins at<br />
6:15 p.m. and at 7 p.m. the concert begins. Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite<br />
No. 1, Opus 46, opens the concert. Concert and parking are free. Redondo<br />
Union High School Auditorium, 631 Vincent Street, Redondo Beach (PCH at<br />
Diamond). (310) 544-0320, music. pensym@verizon.net, or Pensym.org.<br />
MAYDAY! - Tales of Love and other Emergencies<br />
Celebrate the lusty month of <strong>May</strong> with delicious love stories read aloud,<br />
around a bonfire under the stars. The 2nd annual MAYDAY! will charm the<br />
night 7 to 8:30 p.m at Angels Gate Cultural Center. Bring your own seating<br />
and dress for sitting outdoors. Picnics welcome. Free folding chairs are available<br />
on site. Recommended for adults and young adults. $15/couples;<br />
$10/individual. Cash only, please. No reservations required. 3601 South<br />
Gaffey Street in San Pedro. Enter from Gaffey Street at 32nd Street. For more<br />
information visit: angelsgateart.org or call (310) 519-0936.<br />
Sunday by the Sea<br />
The 26th Annual Sunday by the Sea will be held at a gorgeous private villa<br />
along the bluffs of Palos Verdes Estates where guests will enjoy stunning ocean<br />
views while sampling delectable bites created by local chefs, fine wines and<br />
an all new selection of craft beers from artisanal breweries in the South Bay.<br />
2 to 5 p.m. Tickets $200. A benefit for Providence Little Co. of Mary Hospital.<br />
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Monday, <strong>May</strong> 1<br />
Floral Arrangers Meeting<br />
The South Coast Floral Arrangers meets the first Monday of the month at South<br />
Coast Botanic Garden (except July and August) 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Classroom<br />
A. For additional information contact Gudy Kimmel at (310) 530-2382<br />
or Judy Unrine at (310) 378-0227 californiagardenclubs.org. 26300 Crenshaw<br />
Blvd., Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
California Natives Meeting<br />
The California Native Plant Society meets the first Monday of the month at<br />
South Coast Botanic Garden (except July and October) 6 - 10 p.m. in Classroom<br />
B. For additional information contact David Berman at (310) 833-4377.<br />
26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Palos Verdes Begonia Society Meeting<br />
The Palos Verdes Begonia Society meet the first Monday of the month at South<br />
Coast Botanic Garden (except August and September) 7 - 9 p.m. For additional<br />
information contact Carol Knight at (310) 508-3801. No registration<br />
required for this meeting. Meetings are open to the public. 26300 Crenshaw<br />
Blvd., Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Tuesday, <strong>May</strong> 2<br />
Ask-A-Lawyer Program<br />
South Bay Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service will sponsor “ASK-A-<br />
LAWYER” , in celebration of Law Day. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Torrance Superior<br />
Court, 825 Maple Avenue in Torrance. Tables and chairs will be set up<br />
in the common area on the first floor. Attorneys of varying specialties will be<br />
on hand to provide legal assistance to the public at no charge. For more information,<br />
contact Nicole at The South Bay Bar Association (310) 325-4200.<br />
Thursday, <strong>May</strong> 4<br />
Spirit of Innovation Gala <strong>2017</strong><br />
A prestigious group of more than 450 business and community leaders, physicians,<br />
scientists and philanthropists will gather at Vibiana, 214 South Main<br />
St., Los Angeles, 6 p.m., to celebrate LA BioMed’s 65th anniversary at its Spirit<br />
of Innovation Gala. LA BioMed will honor “Innovation”, the hallmark of its<br />
focus and success for the past 65 years. LA BioMed has generated diagnostics,<br />
therapeutics and medical devices that have literally saved the lives of millions<br />
of individuals as well as bettered the lives of millions more worldwide.<br />
For tickets to the event, please contact: Danielle Wagner, 310-974-9569,<br />
Danielle.Wagner@LABioMed.org.<br />
Friday, <strong>May</strong> 5<br />
Children’s Day<br />
Celebrate Children’s Day, 4 - 4:45 p.m., at <strong>Peninsula</strong> Center Library. Children’s<br />
Day is a national holiday in Japan to celebrate children’s growth and<br />
happiness. Make koinobori (carp) flags to fly to celebrate the children in your<br />
family! This program is best for children in Kindergarten and up but all are<br />
welcome. No registration necessary. For a full list of events, visit pvld.org. 701<br />
Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
South Bay Women’s Conference<br />
Celebrate and support local women! The day includes keynote speakers Jen<br />
Bricker and Tieko Nejon, informative breakout sessions, an inspirational panel,<br />
a lovely lunch, plus a networking reception for guests to connect with other<br />
businesswomen. The Torrance Marriott, 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, 7:30<br />
a.m. - 4 p.m. Tickets/Info: $135, at: southbaywomensconference.com.<br />
Student Art Exhibition<br />
Palos Verdes Art Center/Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education proudly<br />
presents its Annual Student Art Exhibition, featuring student work. This exhibi-<br />
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tion will highlight this year’s artistic creations from<br />
Palos Verdes Art Center school-based outreach program<br />
Art At Your Fingertips. Additionally, there will<br />
be a showcase of work produced in the PVAC artist<br />
residencies held throughout the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong><br />
Unified School District. Opening reception, 4-<br />
6 p.m. Exhibit runs through <strong>May</strong> 28. 5504<br />
Crestridge Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 6<br />
Family Hike<br />
First Saturday Family Hike at George F Canyon, 9<br />
a.m. Join a PVP Land Conservancy naturalist guide<br />
to discover habitat, wildlife and more on an easy<br />
hike up the canyon. Free. All ages welcome. For<br />
more information, contact (310) 547-0862 or RSVP<br />
at: pvplc.org, Events & Activities. 27305 Palos<br />
Verdes Dr. E, Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Day<br />
Help restore this unique canyon habitat at Alta Vicente<br />
Reserve, home to many threatened and endangered<br />
wildlife species. 9 a.m. – noon. Sign up<br />
at: pvplc.volunteerhub.com. 30940 Hawthorne<br />
Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />
Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 7<br />
Impressions Workshop<br />
Enjoy a naturalist-guided coastal hike and family<br />
friendly activities along Discovery Trail to Terranea<br />
Resort for a children’s art workshop. 9 - 11 a.m. All<br />
ages welcome. $25 per family. Meet in front of the<br />
statue at Pelican Cove Parking area, 31300 Palos<br />
Verdes Dr. South, RPV. For reservations visit:<br />
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pvplc.org.<br />
Beauty of Nature<br />
Film series –Tortoise in Peril/Antarctica – A Year On<br />
Ice, 5 p.m., at John Olguin Auditorium. Small actions<br />
have a large impact on species from the<br />
deserts to Antarctica. Q&A with film maker Tim<br />
Branning. Live tortoises will be exhibited. Cost $10.<br />
Youth free. Tickets: pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
3720 Stephen M White Drive, San Pedro<br />
Full Moon Hike<br />
Explore nocturnal sights with an expert naturalist<br />
under a full moon at the George F Canyon Nature<br />
Preserve, Must be age 9 and up. $12 per person.<br />
Reservations required at: pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
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Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 10<br />
Palos Verdes Woman’s Club<br />
Craig Leach will present an update on Torrance Memorial Hospital, at noon.<br />
Cost is $32. For information or reservations call Beverly Teresinski at (310)<br />
378-1349. Rolling Hills Country Club, 27000 Palos Verdes Dr. East.<br />
Thursday, <strong>May</strong> 11<br />
Fame: The Musical Auditions<br />
The Palos Verdes Performing Arts Conservatory will hold open auditions at 5<br />
p.m. <strong>May</strong> 11-13 for a student production of “Fame,” based on the Oscar-winning<br />
film and successful TV series. Students ages 12-18 may audition either<br />
date, and should come prepared to sing and dance. Performance dates are<br />
weekends, July 14-23, at the Norris Theatre, and rehearsals begin June 9.<br />
This is a tuition-based program, and scholarships are available based on need.<br />
Auditions are held at the Conservatory Studios at 27525 Norris Center Drive<br />
in Rolling Hills Estates. For more information, call (310) 544-0403, ext. 303,<br />
or visit: http://www.norriscenter.com/education/auditions.<br />
Gardeners Meeting<br />
The Gardeners meet the second Thursday of the month (except June, July, August<br />
and December) 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at South Coast Botanic Garden. For<br />
information contact Gudy Kimmel at (310) 530-2382. No registration required;<br />
meetings open to the public. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd.<br />
St. Petersburg Concert<br />
This a cappella quartet, the St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble, with a repertoire<br />
of ancient Russian chants to modern musical techniques, performs at St. Paul's<br />
Lutheran Church of Palos Verdes, 7 p.m. Free and open to the community.<br />
31290 Palos Verdes Drive West, RPV. (310) 377-6806.<br />
Friday, <strong>May</strong> 12<br />
Heart screening<br />
A screening of The Legacy of Heart Mountain details the imprisonment of<br />
Japanese Americans in concentration camps, and what daily life looked like<br />
inside the camps. 9 a.m. at the <strong>Peninsula</strong> Center Library. Followed by a Q &<br />
A with the film’s producer, writer, and narrator, and ABC-7 anchor David Ono.<br />
No registration necessary. For a full list of events, visit: pvld.org. 701 Silver<br />
Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates.<br />
Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 13<br />
Celebration Day<br />
Join a celebration of Japanese culture, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at <strong>Peninsula</strong> Center<br />
Library! Demonstration of ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock printing) from 11 a.m.<br />
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Angeles Japanese Music Ensemble at 2! Light refreshments provided. No registration<br />
necessary. 701 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates. For a full list of<br />
events, visit: pvld.org.<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Day<br />
Help restore important wildlife habitat while looking out at a beautiful view. 9<br />
a.m. to noon. Portuguese Bend Reserve, Rancho Palos Verdes. Sign up at:<br />
pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Guided Nature Walk<br />
Appreciate some of the best wildflower viewing and dramatic geological formations<br />
on the cliffs of the former basalt quarry at Forrestal Nature Preserve.<br />
9 a.m. This is a moderate to strenuous walk. Free and open to the public. For<br />
more information, contact (310) 541-7613 ext. 201 or sign up at:<br />
pvplc.org/_events/NatureWalkRSVP.asp. 32201 Forrestal Dr., RPV.<br />
Rose, Clematis Show and Sale<br />
South Coast Rose Society will hold its 36th Annual Community Rose Show,<br />
“A Celebration of Roses & Clematis” at the South Coast Botanic Garden. Anyone<br />
may enter their roses in the show on Saturday morning, 7 - 9:45 a.m.<br />
Ribbon presentation at 12:30 p.m. Individual roses (containers will be supplied)<br />
or bouquet arrangements (in your own container). Public is invited 10<br />
a.m. to 4 p.m. 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 14<br />
Storytime in the Garden<br />
The whole family is encouraged to bring a blanket to enjoy storytime in the<br />
garden and a casual afternoon adventure this Mother’s Day on the Lower<br />
Meadow. “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt will be read. 3 - 4<br />
p.m. Included with Garden Admission. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes<br />
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9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at RPV Civic Center (City Yard), 30940 Hawthorne<br />
Blvd. If you cannot wait until this roundup, the Gaffey SAFE center located at<br />
1400 N. Gaffey (opposite the DMV), in San Pedro is open every Saturday<br />
and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rpvca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1155.<br />
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Monday, <strong>May</strong> 15<br />
In Conversation<br />
6 p.m. -7:45 p.m., at <strong>Peninsula</strong> Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling<br />
Hills Estates. Join author Naomi Hirahara and local resident Naomi Hamachi<br />
for a conversation about the impact of Japanese Americans on the <strong>Peninsula</strong>.<br />
Following the program, share your own story at the oral history booth provided<br />
by the PVLD. No registration necessary. For a full list of events, visit: pvld.org.<br />
Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 17<br />
Birding with Wild Birds Unlimited<br />
Explore the birds making a home in the restored habitat at the beautiful White<br />
Point Preserve. Binoculars supplied for beginners. 8:30 a.m. The program is<br />
free. All ages welcome. 1600 W. Paseo del Mar in San Pedro. RSVP at:<br />
pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 20<br />
Champions for Children 5K Run/Walk<br />
South Bay Children’s Health Center, Run/Walk 8:30 a.m. South Coast Botanic<br />
Garden, 263 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>. For information & registration:<br />
sbchc.com/c4crun. (310) 316-1212.<br />
Walk For Life<br />
The leisurely seaside 5K starts at 9 a.m. from Veterans Park in Redondo Beach.<br />
The Center has provided free services<br />
or over 40 years, including testing<br />
and limited ultrasound. To learn<br />
more or form a team, call (310)<br />
320-8976. To pre-register: supportphctorrance.org<br />
and click the Walk<br />
logo.<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Day<br />
Help beautify the native demonstration<br />
garden and surrounding habitat.<br />
9 a.m. to noon. White Point<br />
Nature Preserve, 1600 W. Paseo<br />
del Mar in San Pedro. Sign up at :<br />
pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
World Trade Week<br />
The Port of Los Angeles! Free boat<br />
tours, two locations: Los Angeles<br />
Maritime Museum, 600 Sampson<br />
Way, Berth 84, San Pedro and Banning’s<br />
Landing Community Center,<br />
100 E. Water St., Wilmington. Tours<br />
every 30 minutes. 10 a.m - 3 p.m.<br />
First-come, first-served. portoflosangeles.org.<br />
Los Serenos Tours<br />
Enjoy a guided hike led by the Los<br />
Serenos docents through the Alta Vicente<br />
Reserve, 10 a.m. Walk the<br />
trail through the coastal sage habitat,<br />
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lations. The hike is moderate to strenuous. Parking and meet up will be at the<br />
Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall. Free! Hike will be canceled if there is rain. For<br />
more information, call (310) 377-5370 or visit losserenos.org. 30940<br />
Hawthorne Blvd., RPV.<br />
Tribute to Hollywood<br />
Relive the glory days of Tinseltown as six top tribute artists honor the biggest<br />
stars in show business at the Norris Theater. Backed by the Icons Orchestra,<br />
the performers authentically capture the legendary stars. 8 p.m. Tickets $55-<br />
$65, with $10 discount for children 12 and under. For more information or<br />
to purchase tickets, call (310) 544-0403 or go to<br />
palosverdesperformingarts.com. 27570 Norris Center Dr., RHE.<br />
Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 21<br />
Grand Salon<br />
The <strong>Peninsula</strong> Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic presents an evening of<br />
world class music at the Grand Salon, at a spectacular Palos Verdes oceanfront<br />
estate. This year’s event will feature a performance by Los Angeles Philharmonic<br />
principal trumpet Tom Hooten. Prior to the concert guests will be<br />
greeted by classical music performed by musicians from <strong>Peninsula</strong> schools,<br />
sample fine wine and an array of gourmet tastings. A silent auction will benefit<br />
youth music education programs in the South Bay. 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets $175<br />
per person. For further information, (310) 378-2914 or pclaphil@gmail.com.<br />
Beer, Wine Festival<br />
The best of Southern California’s regional breweries, wineries and restaurants.<br />
Exhibitors, live music, art show. Tickets $75, for unlimited tastings; free parking.<br />
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wife is unchanged and still wonderful, of course)<br />
The views of Catalina and the mansion-like grandeur of the foyer are the<br />
same. The building reminded me then of Hearst Castle and still does. It’s<br />
an American version of Italianate architecture, featuring big windows with<br />
curved tops and marble floors with terrazzo inlays. Hearst had a penchant<br />
for tapestries and friezes, while Trump’s style tends toward putting gold<br />
leaf on things that don’t usually have it. You don’t even have to look in the<br />
restrooms to know you’re not going to see chrome or nickel sink fixtures<br />
there. In general it is done tastefully.<br />
On our first visit we had dined in the formal room that boasts arched<br />
ceilings with pretty frescoes, but when we arrived this time a singer was<br />
playing pop standards on an electric piano. He wasn’t bad, but we decided<br />
to dine in a quieter, more casual room designed as a bar or lounge. I’m all<br />
for live entertainment, but if ever there was a room that would fit a classical<br />
guitarist or pianist, that dining room was it.<br />
Our table in the lounge had a superb view of Catalina and Founders Park<br />
where locals strolled and walked their dogs. The menu is intriguing and<br />
shows the influence of Chef Chris Garasic, formerly of Shade Hotel in Manhattan<br />
Beach, but the pricing on some items is absurd. “Trump’s Famous<br />
Calamari,” simple fried squid with chili aioli that you can get anywhere, is<br />
seventeen bucks, while lump crabcakes over a pancetta, chickpea, and leek<br />
“cassoulet,” were only three dollars more. To charge almost the same for<br />
the one that uses cheap ingredients in a standard way and the innovative<br />
one using expensive stuff seems crazy. Similar inconsistencies are across<br />
the menu.<br />
We ordered those crabcakes partly because they were made with real<br />
lump crabmeat and partly because we wanted to see what was under them.<br />
It couldn’t be a real cassoulet because that is a dish of meat, sausage, and<br />
beans cooked down over a period of days, and isn’t remotely like a vegetarian<br />
chickpea item. What we got would be properly called a ragout, and it<br />
was an unexpectedly fine pairing with discs of fried crab mixed with red<br />
bell pepper. The crabcakes had the consistency of lump crabmeat, the rich,<br />
slightly oily swimming muscles of the crab, rather than cheaper claw or leg<br />
meat, and though they were on the small side they were worth the price.<br />
We continued with a salad of arugula and baby watercress with poached<br />
pears, gorgonzola and spiced walnuts with a passion fruit dressing. My wife<br />
had been more interested in the three beet salad but graciously allowed me<br />
to choose this – such compromises being the basis of long relationships.<br />
The slightly bitter arugula and peppery cress were nicely modified by the<br />
fruity dressing, and the sweetness of the wine-poached pears and slight<br />
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funkiness of the blue cheese added interest. The only thing I’d change<br />
would be to chop the arugula more finely, because it was in large pieces<br />
and difficult to eat neatly.<br />
Our starters came with a basket that included excellent housemade focaccia,<br />
and cheese-crusted cracker bread and a curiously poor bread that<br />
we were told was sourdough. This had no sourness and a dense interior,<br />
and was more like an Italian loaf that hadn’t risen properly. We liked the<br />
focaccia enough that we could have filled up on that so didn’t mind.<br />
Café Pacific has a sommelier available, so we asked for his assistance in<br />
choosing wines to accompany each course. Maitre d’ Martial Perrin was a<br />
wise and witty guide to their list and suggested a Loire Valley Sancerre and<br />
a Ferrari-Carano Sauvignon Blanc. The Sancerre was excellent with the<br />
salad, the Sauvignon with the crabcakes. He also helped us pick wines with<br />
our main course, and came back to see whether we liked them. I suspect<br />
that not many people call on his services, which is a shame because when<br />
you have professional advice available it’s silly not to use it. Another reason<br />
to consult him is that you probably won’t be bringing your own, as corkage<br />
rates here are $35 per bottle, among the highest in greater Los Angeles.<br />
Mr. Perrin had come up with fine pairings for our main courses too. My<br />
wife chose roasted branzino, the small Mediterranean sea bass, over what<br />
was referred to as a “herb potatoes, cherry tomatoes, spinach, corn, and<br />
pancetta cassoulet.” Someone likes the term cassoulet and uses it indiscriminately,<br />
because this also had no relationship to the French stew. It was a<br />
fine sauté of vegetables that complemented the simply roasted fish very<br />
well, but should be renamed to reflect what it really is.<br />
Her fish was an elegantly composed plate in which every element worked<br />
together, my lamb an interesting failure. The lamb itself was very good,<br />
meaty Colorado chops with a Moroccan-spiced herb crust, but the rest of<br />
the plate didn’t match the menu description and didn’t support the lamb<br />
flavor. The menu described toasted pearl couscous with merguez sausage,<br />
but the couscous was a simple bland starch with no spice, toasted flavor, or<br />
sausage. The harissa sauce was on the plate but it didn’t fit in anywhere –<br />
the lamb didn’t need it and putting it on the bland couscous gave the effect<br />
of eating sauce. It did go fairly well with the roasted tomato, but not the<br />
vegetable mix of carrot, broccoli, and flageolet beans. It was one of those<br />
cases in which most items were individually good but the result underperformed.<br />
Mr. Perrin suggested Pinot Noirs with both of our meals, and his judgment<br />
was unerring – the Etude worked nicely with the lamb, the lighter<br />
Miura with the fish. His suggestions added to our enjoyment of the evening,<br />
and his remarks on pairing will be helpful at future meals.<br />
At his suggestion we tried two desserts: a key lime cheesecake tart and a<br />
chocolate cup filled with layers of hazelnut mousse, white chocolate<br />
mousse, and flourless chocolate cake. I am not generally a fan of white<br />
chocolate in anything but it worked as a component of this item, and the<br />
presentation of the chocolate cup inside a spiral of caramel drizzle was stunning.<br />
The little key lime pie was nicely tart, a traditional item well done.<br />
As we finished the meal we decided that Café Pacific had been good but<br />
conventional before and was better now.<br />
Dinner for two with two glasses of wine each ran $238, well above average,<br />
even for the Hill, but about what might be expected here. Was it worth<br />
it? Chris Garasic’s cooking is generally excellent, the surroundings opulent<br />
and the view of the sea lovely, and it might be for you.<br />
It can’t be ignored that for many people it is a political act to dine here or<br />
not. I expect that some of my friends on the left will be furious that I ate<br />
here at all or didn’t use this article to insult the place. I also expect that people<br />
on the right will suggest that anything short of adulation for everything<br />
I was served is vindictiveness from a journalist who like all in my profession<br />
can’t be trusted. To both I can only say that my job sometimes involves<br />
writing negative reviews of restaurants owned by very good people and<br />
vice versa. A journalist’s job is to be more fair to others than others are to<br />
us, and I have written what I experienced. Café Pacific is very expensive<br />
and very good. Profits go to Donald Trump. Make of that what you may.<br />
Café Pacific is at 1 Trump National Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes. Opens<br />
daily at 7 a.m., closes 9 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Valet, lot, or street<br />
parking. Wheelchair access good, full bar, corkage $35, some vegetarian items.<br />
310-303-3260. Menu at TrumpNationalLosAngeles.com.PEN<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
The Legacy Luncheon<br />
A PV Links fundraiser<br />
The Palos Verdes Chapter of Links recently sponsored the bi-annual<br />
Legacy Luncheon at the Torrance Marriott. Nearly 535 attendees vigorously<br />
applauded three outstanding honorees who are making a difference<br />
in local and international communities. Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordon,<br />
Timothy Watkins and Korin Huggins were introduced by Marc Brown,<br />
the co-anchor for ABC Eyewitness News. More than $80,000 was raised<br />
to support the Links award-winning programs and scholarships. The<br />
Links, Inc., was established in 1946 and is one of the nation’s oldest<br />
African-American women’s organizations. The Links was originally<br />
founded to promote, civic, educational, health, economics and the cultural<br />
interests of the communities that they support.<br />
PHOTOS BY TRACY BLACKWELL OF<br />
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1. Brenda Williams, Timothy Watkins, Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Marc Brown,<br />
Korin Huggins and Cynthia Williams.<br />
2. Anita Nelson, Julia Matthews-Manor, Cynthia Williams, Kimily Pruitt-Batiste,<br />
Cassandra Alexander and Tahia Hayes.<br />
3. Marcia Mills, Cynthia Williams, Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Michelle Anderson.<br />
4. Jessie Ford, Dolores White, Barbara Jordan and Carol Smith.<br />
5. Dale McWilliams, Olivia Rodriguez and Gordon McWilliams.<br />
6. Jean Adelsman and Lea Ann King.<br />
7. Betty Coleman, Cynthia Williams, Dolores Caffey-Fleming and Lisa Brooks.<br />
8. Era and Leo Davis, Jacqueline Sholes and Shirley Starke-Wallace.<br />
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eventcalendar<br />
Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates. Event URL: sbbeerwinefest.com<br />
Ticket URL: sbbeerwinefest.com/tickets/.<br />
Spring Concert<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Symphonic Winds spring concert 3 p.m., Rolling Hills Covenant<br />
Church Community Center, 735 Silver Spur Road, RHE. Info: pswinds.org.<br />
Tuesday, <strong>May</strong> 23<br />
Sanctuary talk<br />
Meeting, lunch and speaker presented by Republican Women Federated.<br />
10:30 a.m. social; 11 a.m - 2 p.m. luncheon and speaker. Jim Horn, retired<br />
U.S. Diplomat and veteran, will speak on Sanctuary Cities. RSVP, preferably<br />
by 5/18, to Barbara Hart (310) 544-9810 or bahart09@verizon.net,<br />
PVPRWF.org. Palos Verdes Golf Club, 3301 Via Campesina, PVE.<br />
Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 24<br />
Birding with Wild Birds Unlimited<br />
At George F Canyon presented by the Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong> Land Conservancy,<br />
8:30 a.m. Explore the birds in nesting season making a home in the<br />
canyon. The program is free and all ages welcome. 27305 Palos Verdes Drive<br />
East, Rolling Hills Estates. RSVP at: pvplc.org, Events & Activities.<br />
Musical showcase<br />
Ready, Willing and Able, a unique dance program for special needs students,<br />
will be presented at 4 p.m. at the Norris Theatre. Performance will include<br />
group dances, solo spotlights and duets. No tickets or reservations required,<br />
but donations are appreciated. For more information contact the Palos Verdes<br />
Performing Arts Conservatory at (310) 544-0403, ext. 303. 27570 Norris<br />
Center Drive in Rolling Hills Estates. palosverdesperformingarts.com.<br />
Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 27<br />
Outdoor Volunteer Day<br />
At Native Plant Nursery, 9 a.m. – noon. Nurture seedlings and grow shrubs<br />
for habitat restoration projects. Reservation required by Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 24.<br />
Sign up at: pvplc.volunteerhub.com.<br />
Bird Call Intro<br />
At White Point Nature Education Center & Preserve, 11 a.m. Presentation on<br />
local birds and the sounds they make. Free. RSVP to: pvplc.org. Events & Activities/Whitepoint<br />
Presentations or call (310) 541-7613.<br />
Native Plant Sale<br />
At White Point Nature Preserve, noon– 2 p.m. 1600 W. Paseo del Mar in<br />
San Pedro. For more information call (310) 541-7613.<br />
Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 28<br />
Bonsai Meeting<br />
The South Coast Bonsai Association meets the fourth Sunday of the month (except<br />
December) 10 a.m. - noon at South Coast Botanic Garden. For additional<br />
information contact Ken Ueda at (310) 987-6345. No registration required<br />
for this meeting. Meetings are open to the public. 26300 Crenshaw Blvd.,<br />
Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>,<br />
Family Picnic Day Perennials and Annuals<br />
Come spring, the Garden is at its showiest! Prepare to be delighted as you<br />
wander the Garden during this bountiful time! Family PIcnic on the Lower<br />
Meadow, included with Garden admission. Visit Guest Services or the Gift<br />
Shop for additional information about the perennials and annuals for a selfguided<br />
tour and enjoy your visit. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. South Coast Botanic Garden,<br />
26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes <strong>Peninsula</strong>. PEN<br />
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S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L<br />
PV Athletic Booster Club<br />
Raises $180K<br />
The Palos Verdes Golf Club hosted the Booster Club’s 26th annual,<br />
A Black and Gold Affaire, which raises funds to support local athletes,<br />
the sports venues and the staff responsible for athletic training<br />
and safety. At the VIP pre-event party, Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi<br />
presented Principal Mitzi Cress with the Assembly Proclamation acknowledging<br />
her distinguished career at <strong>Peninsula</strong> High School. Kelly<br />
Johnson, <strong>Peninsula</strong>’s first Principal, was a surprise guest and gave a<br />
touching tribute to Mrs. Cress about her years of service. She will be<br />
retiring at the end of the school year and Brent Kuykendall will become<br />
<strong>Peninsula</strong> High School’s third Principal in twenty-six years according<br />
to the Club’s press release. The Booster Club is a non-profit organization<br />
and further information can be found at PVPHSABC.com.<br />
1. Nicole Hay, Garrett<br />
Moore, Jasmine Nguyen<br />
and Stacy Surace.<br />
2. Annie Wu, Allison<br />
Phillips, Mitzi Cress and<br />
Francine Mathiesen.<br />
3. Hannah Spieler, Mina<br />
Kim, Natalie Watts,<br />
Devyn Hebert, Sarah<br />
Aoyagi, Mehak Dedmari<br />
and Morgan Maes.<br />
4. Christina Brit,<br />
Francine Mathiesen,<br />
Mitzi Cress, Assemblymember<br />
Al Muratsuchi,<br />
PHOTOS BY TONY LABRUNO<br />
Lea Toombs, Sandy<br />
Nemeth and Michael<br />
Wanmer.<br />
5. Steve and Ceci<br />
Watts, Christina Brit and<br />
Francine Mathiesen.<br />
6. Coaches: Brian<br />
Bowles, Bryan Weaver,<br />
Ryan Quinlan and Chris<br />
Foster.<br />
7. Hope Reveche and<br />
Tia Nguyen.<br />
8. Jason Phillips, Hope<br />
Reveche, Wendell<br />
Yoshida, Tom Nguyen<br />
and John Zuercher.<br />
9. Bob and Suzanne<br />
Suppulsa, Barb Dancy<br />
and Beth Meyerhoff.<br />
10. Laura Beaudoin,<br />
Liz and Richard Umbrell.<br />
11. Denise Ball and<br />
Teri Walsh.<br />
12. Francine and Pat<br />
Mathiesen, Mary Simonell,<br />
Karla Azzopardi<br />
and Laura Beaudoin.<br />
13. Cari Wanmer,<br />
Micah and Jennifer Farrell<br />
and Mike Hoeger.<br />
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