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opinion ....................................................................3 

Letters ........................................................5 Consider This ...............................................6 

news ........................................................................7 

Get Out of Jail Free 

Brown signs recently approved bill to end money bail 

in California. 

—André Coleman 

feature .....................................................................9 

‘Hometown’ Hero 

Colleen Dunn Bates shows her love for Pasadena with the latest edition of ‘Hometown Pasadena.’ 

— Carl Kozlowski 

life ......................................................................... 11 

Restaurant Review ...................................... 11 

Advice ......................................................15 

ABOUT THE COVER: Cover illustration by Stephanie Torres 

Bulletin ..................................................... 16 

Home Sales ............................................... 17 

Arts ........................................................................ 18 

Into the Night .............................................20 

Trax ..........................................................21 

New Addition 

Council adopts Africa’s Dakar-Plateau as 

Pasadena’s sixth sister city. 

—André Coleman 

Fall Arts Preview .........................................22 

Calendar....................................................37 

Film ..........................................................43 

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KILLER CLIMATE CHANGE 

The heat waves, wildfires, 

floods and rising of the oceans 

have begun. Climate change is 

upon us. 

If there is any human 

history left when the time 

comes to make a reckoning, 

President Trump and his 

political and business cronies 

who call climate change a hoax 

for their own selfish purposes 

will be seen as contributing 

to the deaths of millions if not 

billions of human beings. 

Will they be judged in the 

same way history judges Hitler, 

Stalin and Mao Zedong? 

NEWS ‘OF GREAT 

LIFE HIDDEN GEMS ARTS MAGIC CONNECTION 

CONCERN’ 

Nori Sushi Wraps and Ding’s 

Air Supply’s Graham Russell and 

County Grand Jury jabs police 

Garden offer delicious treats 

Russell Hitchcock still singing 

agencies for lack of civilian oversight 

off the beaten path 

‘silly love songs’ 

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p. 11 

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A FINAL WORD 

Re: “A Vision Blurred,” Aug. 9 

First of all, your article about the PMCA had an apropos title 

because before we started this adventure we should have stowed 

away an endowment of at least $5 million for backup. How could we 

know we would be refused grants because we founded the museum 

and lived on the third floor? 

Secondly, an important thing was missing in your article. The 

successful years were under leadership of Wesley Jessup, Jenkins 

Shannon and Jay Belloli, despite the opinion of someone you interviewed. 

The real evidence occurred in the last year that we were 

sustainable. 

Wesley Jessup came from a museum background. Jenkins Shannon 

was indeed not a “museum professional,” but came to us from 

an executive position with Sony and was very wise with money, 

which kept us going. They all had a very supportive staff. 

BEST 

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VOTING VOTING CONTINUES! CONTINUES! 

WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR BUZZIEST POLLINATORS AND 

PROTECT THREATENED NATIVE BEE HABITAT 

BY BLISS BOWEN 

Thanks for the article. 

P.S. We wish that this could 

also get into the Weekly, because 

several of our former employees 

were not pleased after reading 

your article. 

~ BOB OLTMAN 

PASADENA 

LOGICAL SOLUTION 

It is pretty well agreed 

by most global warming 

experts that carbon dioxide 

is a big contributor to the 

problem, among dozens of 

other contributing causes. I 

have a logical solution to the 

problem, and it involves trees 

and millions of Americans. 

During World War II, 

millions of Americans (young 

and old) were involved in 

rounding up scrap metal and 

rubber for the war effort. It 

was extremely successful 

and helped our military 

industries produce the 

weapons and vehicles needed 

by our armed forces. 

With the foregoing 

in mind, why not have a 

massive, nationwide, WWIIstyle 

effort involving millions 

of citizens (young and old) to 

plant millions of trees? Trees 

thrive on CO2, and they 

produce oxygen! 

So, by planting millions 

of trees, with millions of 

volunteers nationwide, a 

massive amount of CO2 

would be replaced with 

oxygen. 

Can it be done? Yes!. 

Will it be done? Not Likely. 

Why? We might have to 

rely on politicians in the 

District of Crime (DC) to get 

it started with appropriate 

funding and legislation. 

The alternative is go get 

thousands of organizations 

involved in the nationwide 

tree-planting effort: Elks, 

Rotary Club, Masons, Boy 

Scouts, Girl Scouts, schools 

(elementary through high 

school), and thousands of 

others. Who could possibly 

get that many groups 

together to do anything other 

than squabble with each 

other? 

So there it is folks. What 

do you think about this 

logical idea for solving 

the CO2 aspect of global 

warming? Our very survival 

on this planet is at stake to 

keep us from turning into 

another Venus. 

~ JOHN JAY 

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•HUTCH REPORT• 

BY EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON 

BAD NEWS 

FOR DEMS 

MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS REALLY DO LIKE TRUMP 

My first inkling that a lot more blacks than I thought liked President 

Trump was during a discussion over dinner with a relative a couple of 

days before the 2016 presidential election. He flatly stated that he was 

voting for Trump. Dead silence was followed by loud outbursts of “no,” then a 

nonstop pillorying. 

But he stuck to his guns, saying Trump appealed to him because he 

represented change. He thought he’d be good for small business and would cut 

taxes. It was a textbook Horatio Alger, laissez faire rationalization that would 

warm the heart of any conservative supply-side devotee. 

My relative is a post-civil rights era forty-something small business owner. 

So Trump’s bogus pledge made sense to him. He was just the kind of guy who 

Trump loved to brag about voting for him. As it turned out, more than a few 

blacks did just that. 

A new Rasmussen poll, if believed, shows just how right he was. According 

to the poll, an astounding one in three blacks said they approved of his 

performance. Now Rasmussen is a GOP-leaning poll. However, even if this 

staggering figure of black support is wrong, other polls, including an NAACP 

survey, show that Trump is doing a lot better than many thought he would 

among black voters. 

Trump’s black approval numbers seem even more bizarre coming on the 

heels of the Omarosa Manigault Newman flap. The one-time loyalist has 

lambasted the president for being a vile and corrupt bigot, one who takes every 

opportunity to bad mouth blacks and civil rights organizations. She claims he 

has a near clinical loathing of Obama, and has done everything presidentially 

possible to batter job, housing, education, health care and civil rights programs. 

The seeming contradiction is that few African Americans have been more 

hectored for their Trump ties than her. Despite her revelations about Trump’s 

naked racism, Omarosa remains the black person many blacks love to despise. 

In the run-up to the election in 2016, there were knowing nods when some 

polls showed that then-GOP presidential contender Trump would get none of 

the black vote. This seemed about right. Trump seemingly earned the goose 

egg with his horrendous record of slamming doors on blacks in his apartment 

rentals, his relentless birther savaging of Obama, his nonstop trashing of 

the Central Park Five, his enthusiasm for stop and frisk, and racially tinged 

cracks made at rallies. But by the time of the election that 0 percent magically 

transformed into about 8 percent of the black vote. 

The brutal reality is that thousands of blacks voted for Trump. He touched 

a tiny nerve with his claims that poor, underserved black neighborhoods are 

supposedly a mess with lousy public schools, high crime and violence, and 

chronic poverty. And he dumped the blame for that squarely on the Democrats 

who have run most of these cities for decades. Trump doubled down on that 

slam with a handful of carefully choreographed appearances with high-profile 

black preachers. This was just enough to take the hard edge off the almost-setin-stone 

image of Trump as a guy with a white sheet under his blue suit. 

There’s more irony here. Trump’s grudging criticism of white nationalists on 

the recent anniversary of their rampage in Charlottesville in 2017 drew howls 

from many blacks. This has been the pattern: Trump will tweet, say or sign 

something that hammers blacks and he’s roundly harangued. 

Yet, at the same time, many blacks are working, have more income and 

appear to have improved their financial lot. Trump hollers every chance he gets 

that blacks are supposedly prospering like never before, and he’s the reason 

for that. Of course, this is a bald face lie that has been repeatedly debunked. 

But possession is nine-tenths of the law, and since he’s in possession of the 

Oval Office and the media bully pulpit, it’s a convincing sell to more than a few 

blacks. 

The fact is, despite all the reasons why he’s more than earned the universal 

revulsion of blacks, a lot of people still like him. And any way you slice it, this is 

bad news for the Democrats. ■ 

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He is the author of the forthcoming Why Black Lives 

Do Matter (Middle Passage Press). He is a weekly co-host of “The Al Sharpton Show” on Radio One and host 

of “The Hutchinson Report” on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles and the Pacifi ca Network. 


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COUNCIL ADOPTS AFRICA’S DAKAR- 

PLATEAU AS PASADENA’S SIXTH 

SISTER CITY 

CHIP ON THEIR 

SHOULDERS 

UCLA TAKES ON CINCINATTI IN 

SEASON OPENER 

FOUR DOWN 

US KILLS ISIS LEADER AND THREE 

REPLACEMENTS IN 18 MONTHS 

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GET OUT OF JAIL FREE 

BROWN SIGNS RECENTLY APPROVED BILL TO END MONEY BAIL IN CALIFORNIA 

BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN 

California abolished money bail after Gov. Jerry Brown on 

Monday signed Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), a sweeping overhaul of 

California’s detention system. 

SB 10, authored by state Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) 

and Assemblyman Robert Bonita (D-Alameda), does away 

with the state’s money bail system and instead allows judges to 

determine who should be released from custody following arrest. 

Supporters claim that the current system discriminates against 

poor people who either cannot afford to post bond or place 

themselves in a financial hardship by doing so. 

Shortly after the bill passed the state Senate on Aug. 21 by a 

vote of 26-12, Brown released a statement indicating he planned to 

sign it. 

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“Today, the Legislature took an important step forward in 

reducing the inequities that have long plagued California’s bail 

system,” Brown said. 

Brown’s signatures means the state bail system will end on 

Oct. 1, 2019. County courts will begin using algorithms to decide 

whether suspects pose a risk to public safety should they be 

released, and if they pose a flight risk. 

Brown has long railed against the state’s bail system. In his 

1979 State of the State address Brown called bail a “tax on poor 

people” in California. 

“Thousands and thousands of people languish in the jails of 

this state even though they have been convicted of no crime. Their 

only crime is that they cannot make the bail that our present law 

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UNLAWFUL’ 

PASADENA WORKERS ACCUSED 

OF BILKING UNION ALSO TRIED 

TO BLOCK ELECTIONS, 

DECISION SAYS 

City Hall workers accused of improperly spending 

nearly $65,000 in union funds resisted 

holding elections and refused to turn over bank 

documents to union officials, according to a decision 

obtained by the Pasadena Weekly. 

Up to this point, the five employees, members 

of the Association of Federal, State, County 

and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 858, 

are not being accused of any malfeasance involving 

city funds, nor are they under investigation 

by local law enforcement. However, three of 

the workers have been suspended pending the 

results of an investigation recently launched by 

City Manager Steve Mermell, and two no longer 

work for the city 

According to a decision by Richard Abelson, 

chair of AFSCME’s Judicial Panel, Local 858 Vice 

President Anthony Hackett, former President 

Marchell Parker, Secretary-Treasurer Sherene 

Young, Recording Secretary Lorenzo Spencer 

and Executive Board member Andre Hunter 

received $64,700 in money transfers and checks 

from Local 858 that they claimed was used to 

pay for expenses associated with a convention in 

Las Vegas and a conference in San Diego. 

Last February, two checks for $4,000 each 

were issued to Hackett for expenses associated 

with another conference, location unknown. 

According to Abelson’s seven-page decision, 

regional union Deputy Administrator Jeff Bigelow 

testified that, “In his roughly 30 years of experience 

working with AFSCME and its financial 

standard code, these types of expenditures, 

without sufficient detail in terms of union or 

further receipts, is unusual, inappropriate and 

possibly unlawful.” Bigelow also testified that the 

group had resisted holding elections. 

Bigelow and Administrator Kevin Brown 

were installed in June after the monetary issues 

were uncovered and the local was placed under 

“administratorship.” 

All told, $41,700 in checks were allegedly 

written to Hackett for expenses including flights 

and a hotel room for a union conference in Las 

Vegas in 2016, and a February conference, which 

never happened, according Abelson’s decision. 

He also received money for a training session 

in San Diego, also in 2016. No evidence of that 

training session occurring has been found so far. 

Parker allegedly received checks for $9,600 

for expenses for the conference in Vegas, but 

some of the checks written to him had no information 

in the memo line. 

For an expanded version of this story, visit 

pasadenaweekly.com. 

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COUNCIL ADOPTS AFRICA’S DAKAR- 

PLATEAU AS PASADENA’S 

SIXTH SISTER CITY 

BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN 

The Pasadena City Council unanimously approved the city’s 

first African city sister at its meeting Monday. 

Dakar-Plateau, in Senegal, joins Ludwigshafen, 

John Kennedy 

Germany; Mishima, Japan; Järvenpää, Finland; Vanadzor, 

Armenia; and Xicheng District in Beijing, China as a sister city partner. 

Councilman and Vice Mayor John Kennedy led a presentation on the city’s threeyear 

effort to find an African sister city. 

“We get rich from each other’s differences,” said Fred Alcantar, who sits on the 

city’s Sister Cities Ad Hoc Committee on Africa. 

More than 100 people attended the meeting, forcing the city to open two rooms for 

the audience overflow. 

Only two people spoke out against the motion. 

In March, ad hoc committee Chair Boualem Bousseloub, several other committee 

members, Kennedy and Mame Toucouleur Mbaye, honorary consul of Senegal in Los 

Angeles, visited the African community. Soon, Dakar-Plateau will exchange official 

delegations led by Ndoye and Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek and conduct signing 

ceremonies in each city. 

Tornek said he was initially skeptical of Dakar-Plateau due to its record on LGBTQ 

rights. 

According to Human Rights Watch, a nonprofit organization that conducts 

research and advocacy on human rights, violence against gay men and transgender 

women had been on the rise since 2008. Following a gay wedding in 2009, gay men 

became the targets of violence and arrests. When one of the men photographed in the 

wedding, Madieye Diallo, died of AIDS, an angry mob dug up his body and dragged it 

through town, dumping it in front of the home of his parents. 

However, some progress has been made, and, according to a recent article in 

the Pasadena Weekly, there have been no recent active persecutions against LGBTQ 

people. Tornek said he was reassured by those strides. 

Dakar-Plateau has a population of nearly 37,000. The city is less than two square 

miles and serves as the political, financial and commercial center of the country’s 

capital of greater Dakar. 

In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded the Sister Cities program to 

reach global peace and tolerance through a people-to-people concept of linking US 

cities with foreign communities around the world. 

Eisenhower believed that through goodwill, understanding, and helping other 

cultures peace would prevail. 

Currently, 1,060 US cities have Sister City ties with more than 1,900 cities in 120 

nations. 

Pasadena officially formalized its Sister Cities chapter in 1960. n 

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UCLA TAKES ON CINCINATTI IN 

SEASON OPENER 

BY CHRISTOPHER FLOCH 

The UCLA Bruins football team opens its 2018 campaign 

on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Rose Bowl, hosting the 

Cincinnati Bearcats. The game will be broadcast on ESPN, Chip Kelly 

with kickoff slated for 4 p.m. 

New Head Coach Chip Kelly returns to the PAC-12, after a stint in the NFL 

coaching the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. The guru of hurry up 

brings discipline, structure and his revolutionary spread offense, which transformed 

college football, turning the Oregon Ducks into a national powerhouse in 

the process. 

The 2018 UCLA Bruins will look vastly different from the past few seasons. 

First, quarterback Josh Rosen declared for the NFL draft. He was selected 10th 

overall by the Arizona Cardinals. And Coach Jim Mora was fired, ushering in a 

complete makeover for the program. Kelly and the Bruins are a great fit — both 

seeking redemption and success in the near future. 

Only two offensive linemen return this season, while junior wide receiver Theo 

Howard will be the primary weapon. This is the first time in five years that the 

starting quarterback has yet to be named. It’s a three-man race between Devon 

Modster, true freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Wilson Speight. The 

spread offense requires a mobile QB who is adept at adlibbing and making splitsecond 

decisions. 

The new offense is expected to energize the backfield, a glaring weakness last 

season. Running backs Soso Jamabo and Bolu Olorunfunmi will be rejuvenated 

by the dizzying pace and tempo. Tight end Caleb Wilson returns from a seasonending 

injury. 

The Fan Zone is located in Area H, just outside of Gates A & B, along Rosemont 

Avenue and Arroyo Boulevard. The Fan Zone is home to three public tailgate parties: 

The Bruin Bash, Ralphs Ultimate Tailgate Party and the Lawry’s Tailgate. n 

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requires,” Brown said at the time. 

Assemblyman and former Pasadena Mayor Chris 

Holden supported the bill, saying it is the first step in 

reforming the penal system. 

“Our current bail system punishes poverty,” said 

Holden via email. “Senate Bill 10 is a step in the right 

direction, but we have more work ahead of us on this 

issue.” 

Under the new law, courts will measure risk 

assessments of individuals and use nonmonetary 

conditions of release. 

People accused of nonviolent misdemeanors 

will be released within 12 hours after being 

booked. However, people with serious or violent 

felony convictions, multiple failures to appear or 

allegations involving domestic violence do not 

qualify for release. Judges will decide how to assess 

who is at low, moderate or high risk of reoffending or 

fleeing when determining whether someone should 

be released after an arrest. 

Defendants will not be required to pay for 

monitoring devices, such as ankle bracelets. 

Critics claim that the bill gives judges too much 

power, which could lead to decisions based on racial 

and social biases. 

But some critics claim it diminishes a judge’s 

power to hold people suspected of misdemeanors. 

“Sacramento politicians want to blow up the 

entire system because they have heard of extremely 

rare cases of individuals locked up for minor 

offenses and losing their jobs,” wrote Eric Siddall, 

vice president of the Los Angeles County Association 

of Deputy District Attorneys in a June 2017 column 

that appeared in the Pasadena Weekly. 

“No question we need to stop this from 

happening. It is clearly unfair. But it is equally 

absurd to strip away victims’ rights, diminish the 

power of judges to hold a person in custody and 

presume the release of defendants to overcorrect for 

the inequities on the other end of the spectrum.” 

The bill was originally supported by the state 

American Civil Liberties Union. However, the ACLU 

pulled its support shortly before the vote, claiming 

the bill would give judges too much of a say. 

“After further serious consideration, the ACLU of 

California has changed its position on the recently 

amended SB 10 to oppose. As much as we would 

welcome an end to the predatory lending practices 

of the for-profit bail industry, SB 10 cannot promise 

a system with a substantial reduction in pretrial 

detention. Neither can SB 10 provide sufficient due 

process nor adequately protect against racial biases 

and disparities that permeate our justice system,” 

wrote Hector Villagra of the group’s Southern 

California branch. 

Pasadena bail bondsman Ismael Trone said 

the governor’s action will decimate the bail bond 

industry. Trone said his family plans to shutter F&M 

Bail Bonds now that Brown has signed the bill. 

The California Bail Agents Association claims 

fewer people will show up for court dates. 

“It is a good idea because of the corruption in 

THE COUNT 

As of Monday, 2,080 days after the war in Afghanistan ended … 

2,224 

American military 

service members 

(0 more 

than last week) 

were reported 

killed in Afghanistan 

since 

the war began in 

2001, according to 

The Associated Press. 

18 

months is how long 

it has taken the US 

to kill the leader 

of an ISIS group 

in Afghanistan 

and his 3 

replacements, 

according to 

Reuters. 

the industry. The state imposes a 10 percent fee on 

all bail bond agencies. If somebody cannot afford it, 

companies force them to make monthly payments 

with high interest rates. It can put people in in a 

financial hardship. On the other hand, I do worry 

about it giving judges too much power,” said Trone. 

Advocates claim that too many Californians 

remain stuck in custody because they cannot afford 

to bail out, effectively creating unequal justice based 

on wealth disparities. 

According to a May 2017 report by UCLA’s Luskin 

School of Public Affairs, the median bail amount in 

California is about $50,000, five times higher than 

the rest of the country. 

The report estimates 90 percent of individuals 

remain in jail because they cannot afford their bail. 

“While defendants await trial in jail custody, they 

are unable to attend to their obligations, such as 

working, going to school, paying rent, or caring for 

family members,” the report states. 

The report also says that the current bail system 

may perpetuate racial disparities in the state’s 

criminal justice system, particularly among African- 

American and Latino populations, who it says are 

disproportionately represented within the state’s 

pretrial jail population. 

Interim Pasadena Police Chief John Perez 

supports bail reform, but says there are parts of the 

bill that worry him. 

“Most of what SB 10 offers is positive,” Perez 

told the Pasadena Weekly. “If someone commits a 

misdemeanor, this offers them a lot of opportunities 

to avoid a financial hardship. The issue that worries 

me is if a sex crime is deemed a misdemeanor they 

would have to be released in 12 hours. That makes it 

difficult to support.” 

According to Perez, several sex crimes, including 

lewd conduct, can be misdemeanors, which could 

allow some sexual predators to slip through the 

cracks of the justice system. 

Earlier this month, Pasadena police arrested 

a 48-year-old developmentally disabled man on 

suspicion of harassing a 4-year-old girl who was 

found undressed in the play area of a Pasadena Chicfil-A 

restaurant, police said. 

The suspect, whose name was not immediately 

released, was arrested on suspicion of harassing 

a child and was booked at the Pasadena Police 

Department. 

“He was charged with a misdemeanor,” Perez 

said. “Under SB 10 he would have been released 12 

hours later. We have to be careful we don’t throw the 

baby out with the bathwater.” 

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, (D-San Diego) 

said she shares some of the concerns about the bill, 

but thinks it is a step in the right direction. 

“I have learned over all the years of my life that 

change is hard, it is difficult,” Weber said. “And often, 

out of fear of change, we do nothing, and things don’t 

get better, they get worse. And it requires courage 

sometimes to step forward and not just make that 

change, but work to make that change right.” n 

3 

people were wounded 

Sunday in a bomb 

explosion in 

Baghdad. 

According to 

The Associated 

Press, ISIS has 

claimed responsibility 

for the attack. 

15 

soldiers were killed in Egypt on 

Sunday in a terrorist attack. 

According to Reuters, 10 

explosives, 4 automatic 

weapons, 2 explosives 

belts, hand grenades, 

a camera and a mobile 

phone were recovered at 

the scene. 

— Compiled by 

André Coleman 


‘HOMETOWN’ 

HERO 

COLLEEN DUNN BATES SHOWS HER LOVE FOR PASADENA WITH THE 

LATEST EDITION OF ‘HOMETOWN PASADENA’ 

BY CARL KOZLOWSKI 

There are millions of fans of Pasadena, borne largely out 

of the vast worldwide audience the Crown City receives 

annually with the broadcast of the Rose Parade. But 

Colleen Dunn Bates’ love for the city goes far beyond 

that of an average citizen. 


PHOTO: Karol Franks 


‘HOMETOWN’ HERO 


She launched her publishing company Prospect Park Books in 2006 as a means of 

creating and releasing the first edition of “Hometown Pasadena,” a colorful guide to the 

best the city has to offer. A follow-up edition was released a couple of years later, with 

both attaining sold-out success and enabling Bates to grow Prospect Park into a thriving 

publishing house with four full-time employees and a dozen releases each year. 

The third and latest edition of “Hometown Pasadena” was released in August, taking 

on an impressive new shape as a lavish coffee table book filled with lush imagery and stylish 

essays by some of the city’s most prominent writers. As Bates prepares for the book’s 

official launch party at Vroman’s Bookstore on Tuesday night, she reflected on the journey 

that has taken the book this far and the passion she has for her city. 

“I wasn’t really a company then, when I started, but I did the one book and saw how it 

went,” recalls Bates. “It did very well, did much more than I hoped it would do. The originals 

were more of a guidebook and had listings and were sold out. 

“I thought it might not happen again because it’s a guide book and everything is online 

now,” she continues. “People kept asking and asking for a new one, so I reinvented the 

book and it’s much more of a reading book than a guidebook. I brought in a lot more 

writers, and interviewed a lot of people. We made it a lot richer to read, and while I’m very 

proud of the original team and what we did, I thought it was time to expand the book.” 

Indeed, the third edition is packed with insights into what makes Pasadena great, 

while also encompassing Altadena, South Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge as the book 

unlocks the insider secrets of the San Gabriel Valley. It impressively builds off the acclaim 

that the first two editions received, including rave reviews from the Los Angeles Times, 

Los Angeles Magazine and Westways, as well as nominations and awards from such 

organizations as the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association and the 

Independent Publisher Book Awards. 

Among the writers contributing essays throughout the book are Lian Dolan, Lynell 

George, Chris Erskine, Naomi Hirahara, Larry Wilson, Roberta Martinez, Mary Lea Carroll, 

and Raphael Simon, who’s better known as successful children’s book author Pseudonymous 

Bosch. There are also short pieces with two dozen notable locals, including 

preservationist Sue Mossman, comedian/actor Maria Bamford, State Assemblyman Chris 

Holden, teacher Siri Bookani, musician Phoebe Bridgers, food writer Jonathan Gold, 

Funky Junk Farms proprietor Johnny Agnew, Ted the Goldendoodle, and restaurateurs Jo 

& John Wee (owners of Daisy Mint and Fig Sprout). 

Add in major essays from original “Hometown Pasadena” authors Jill Ganon, Sandy 

Gillis, Mel Malmberg, Mary Jane Horton, and Bates, plus images from prominent local 

Colleen Dunn Bates 

photographers Karol Franks, Keegan Dunn, Jennifer Cheung, Steven Nilsson and Paul 

Click, with the cover art again a stunning painting by Pasadena artist R. Kenton Nelson. 

“As soon as it comes out, I feel bad about all the things we can’t include because we 

have such a rich community and we couldn’t fit it all in that book,” says Bates. “I had seven 

essayists add their different kinds of voices and what they wanted to write about and 

their experiences here. We interviewed a couple dozen other people and used their voices. 

That was a very conscious mix of all types of people from here: Caltech, the Huntington 

Library, a schoolteacher, a college professor, an artist and a chef. 

“I’ve lived here for 26 years and had this business here for 12 years,” adds Bates.” I 

know a lot of writers and I knew the voice I wanted it to have. All the essayists were 

personal friends or acquaintances. You’ve got to have the greatest hits: the Huntington 

and Norton Simon museums get their props, but also secret gardens that are not as wellknown 

but that the locals would know.” 

The book kicks off with a fun array of unusual stats about the city, including the fact 

that there are 550 restaurants in town. Considering Pasadena has a population of just over 

142,000 people, that figure makes Pasadena second only to New York City in eateries per 

capita. 

Another fun fact is that the city is home to 1,021 nonprofits, making it second in the 

nation to Washington, DC per capita. Similar details are unearthed and shared about 

San Marino, Altadena, South Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta and 

Montrose. 

An entertaining history of the city and its surrounding towns is also included, as well 

as sections spotlighting the hottest spots not only for entertainment, but also for science 

and high culture. But perhaps the most valuable part of the book, even for longtime residents 

of the area, is Bates’ detailed suggestions for nine unique and extensive architectural 

walking tours of the region. Among the neighborhoods covered are the Lower Arroyo 

Seco and San Rafael, Garfield Heights, Prospect Park and Bungalow Heaven. 

Beyond that, “Hometown Pasadena” offers beautiful photos and insider information 

on little-known gardens throughout the San Gabriel Valley and the best nature hikes in 

the area. The book closes with a humorous section called “Perfectly Pasadenan,” which 

takes a fun satirical look at 10 types of people who make up stereotypical segments of the 

population including the “Recently Riches” and the “Millennial Move-Backs.” 

“Our architectural walks date back to the first book, because I’m a big walker, I’ve 

walked all over town and I live on a historic street myself,” says Bates. “But ‘Perfectly 

Pasadenan’ is a fun way to end the book, because I grew up in LA and had a preconception 

that there’s one type of Pasadenan, but living here you learn there are many types and so 

we had fun with the types.” n 

“Hometown Pasadena” will celebrate its official launch with the “Wait Wait…Pasadena!” event at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 

Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. The free event will consist of locally themed trivia games played 

by area celebrities and experts. Call (626) 449-5320 or visit vromans.com. 

PHOTO: Karol Franks COVER PAINTING: Kenton Nelson 


• LIFE • 

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BULLETIN BOARD 

NEWS AND NOTES FROM 

OUR COMMUNITY 

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RECENT HOME SALES 

IN THE GREATER PASADENA AREA 

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Chiquita Bonita 

3565 E. Colorado Blvd., 

Pasadena 

(626) 796-5592 

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CHIQUITA BONITA IS ALL ABOUT QUALITY FOOD SERVED IN 

BIG PORTIONS BY A FRIENDLY STAFF 

BY MONTE LAMONTE | PHOTOS BY DANNY LIAO 

It’s 1982, the year of “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor, and 

“Bosom Buddies,” the sitcom that launched the career of 

the great Tom Hanks. 

It’s also the year Chiquita Bonita, a family-owned 

restaurant, started perfecting the craft of serving delicious, 

filling dishes that went directly from the grill to your plate. 

Unlike many restaurants, Chiquita Bonita doesn’t use a 

microwave to melt its cheese or make things warm. They 

have a proper broiler to do all of that. And let me tell you, 

this makes a world of difference, especially in the melting of 

cheese. This way, you actually get a nice brownish, crispy, 

crusty top to your cheese, providing a crunchy texture while 

you are biting into refried beans, chips and tortillas. It is 

way better than getting some watery goop that a microwave 

produces, which I think is a disservice to both the customer 

and the meal. Luckily, you’ll never have that issue at Chiquita 

Bonita. But I digress. 

When it comes to meals and appetizers, let’s begin with 

the Carne con Tomatillo ($14.50), sautéed steak strips with 

tomatillo sauce and onions. It comes served on a very hot 

plate and is complimented with beans and rice. The steak is 

cut into two- to three-inch strips and then smothered in the 

green tomatillo sauce, which is very slight, meaning nothing 

about the flavor profile is overwhelming. Instead, it’s like a 

finely mixed album on which you hear all of the instruments 

together at the same time. The spice is hot, but it doesn’t take 

away from the flavor of the tomatillos. And it’s perfectly salted. 

The meat itself is tender, thick and juicy. And, as previously 

mentioned, the cheese is perfectly melted atop the refried 

beans, which are not greasy. Imagine that: non-greasy refried 


ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE 

111 North Los Robles Ave. Pasadena, 

(626) 486-1111 alexanderssteakhouse.com $$$$ 

Alexander’s Steakhouse welcomes you to experience 

American steakhouse cuisine with an innovative and 

elegant global inspiration. Our menu features Certified 

Angus Beef from the Mid-West, corn-fed and dry-aged 

for 28 days for unparalleled flavor. We serve the finest 

and most luxurious ingredients available including 

authentic Japanese wagyu beef. 

BONNIE B’S SMOKIN BBQ 

1280 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, 

(626) 794-0132 bonniebssmokin.com $$ 

From Tulsa Oklahoma to Southern Cal. with a touch 

of New Orleans soul comes Bonnie B’s Bar B Que 

Heaven. Our 45-year-old traditional recipes are made 

with love. Try our new sweet pea’s double Fried 

burger made with our own sauces, soul bowl and 

homemade peach cobbler. Voted best BBQ & Soul 

food in Pasadena for our ribs, collard greens and 

Slim's Mac & Cheese. We are thankful and appreciate 

Pasadena. 

CAMERON’S SEAFOOD 

1978 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 793-3474 Camerons4fish.com $$ 

Since 1984, Cameron’s Seafood has been serving its freshest 

seafood, and has become a landmark in Pasadena. Cameron’s 

brings the ocean home with their fresh catch being cooked 

over mesquite wood grills that burn all day long.Enjoy the very 

best Seafood, Steaks, Salad & Pasta! Voted Best Seafood in 

Pasadena Weekly for 27 years! Now you can order on-line: 

camerons4fish.com. 





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Average price per entree 

$ up to $10 

$$ $11–15 

$$$ $16-25 

$$$$ $25+ 

TOM'S FAMOUS FAMILY 

RESTAURANT 

1130 E. Walnut St. Pasadena 

626-577-7717 tomsfamous.com $ 

Please come and enjoy homemade 

breakfast lunch and dinner all made from 

scratch and FRESH. Nothing is ever served 

or made from a can. We pride ourselves as 

being the cleanest store with the best quality 

food and BEST service in town. Thank 

you PASADENA!!!!! 


HIKARI SUSHI 

2064 Verdugo Blvd. Montrose 

818-957-1800 Hikarisushiglendale.com $$ 

Hikari Sushi in Montrose is open for business 

to serve you fresh sushi, with a variety of 

rolls. We are the first All You Can Eat Sushi 

Restaurant in the City of Glendale. Please join 

us! We are looking forward to serving you! 

KABUKI JAPANESE RESTAURANTS 

88 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 

(626) 568-9310 

3539 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, 

(626) 351-8963 

kabukirestaurants.com $$ 

When you walk into a Kabuki you won’t be 

overwhelmed with Asian decor and music. 

What you will encounter is a casual atmosphere 

with today’s hottest music playing, 

people smiling and our friendly staff welcoming 

you through the doors. Look for the Red 

Mask. Come eat, drink and have fun! 

MARGARITA’S 

155 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 449-4193 margaritaspasadena.com $$ 

At Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, our family 

has been sharing our authentic Mexican 

dishes with the wonderful people of Pasadena 

since 1977. Guests enter our warm, inviting 

space and leave as family -- with plenty of 

burritos, tortas, tostadas, fajitas, and more 

to be had in between! Our dishes incorporate 

and pay homage to the rich flavors of bustling 

mercados, corner taquerias, and seaside palapas. 

So visit us, eat to your heart's content 

at our mouthwatering lunch buffet, sip on a 

refreshing margarita, and feel at home. 

TOPS WALNUT 

1792 E. Walnut St., Pasadena 

(626) 584-0244 

topsburger.com $ 

At TOPS on Walnut & Allen, we maintain the 

original taste from 60 years ago. My father 

wanted to create food as close to homemade 

as possible. Our primary goal and focus is 

on taste, quality, freshness, cleanliness in 

our service and experienced staff. Most of 

our staff have been with us for more than 

twenty years. We invite you to come to TOPS 

on the corner of Walnut & Allen and taste the 

difference! Meet our staff and experience 

what quality service should be. The same 

quality service that has made us #1. 

WE OLIVE 

32 E Colorado Blvd 

Pasadena, CA 91105 

626-787-1000 

weolive.com/Pasadena $$ 

We Olive Pasadena features an array of olive 

oils, vinaigrettes, dips, and other one of a 

kind flavors and offers complimentary Olive 

Oil tastings. 

We now serve lunch & dinner! Enjoy the 

summer evenings on our We Olive Patio! 

Happy Hour M – F 3:30 – 7pm! Enjoy cheese 

and charcuterie and California small patch 

wine. Shopping for a gift? Check out our 

wide selection of customized gourmet gifts. 

Located in Old Pasadena right next to free 90 

minute parking. 

ZELO GOURMET PIZZAS 

328 E. Foothill Blvd.Arcadia 

626-358-8298 

myzelopizza.info $$ 

It’s the cornmeal crust that makes this pizzeria 

stand out from the rest. This locally owned 

establishment’s signature dish is the fresh, 

corn, balsamic-marinated, oven-roasted red 

onion pie. Zelo Pizzeria has expanded the 

dining room to better serve you, so come in 

and give Zelo Pizzeria a try. 

VERTICAL WINE BISTRO 

70 N. Raymond Avenue 

Pasadena, CA 91103 

(626) 795-3999 

verticalwinebistro.com $$ 

Set above the streets of Old Town Pasadena, 

Vertical Wine Bistro offers a warm, inviting 

dining experience with an elegant and 

comfortable atmosphere. Our Chefs use only 

the freshest ingredients when designing our 

menu. We offer a wide selection of beer, wine 

and hand crafted cocktails. Tuesday - Sunday: 

5:00pm til Close - Happy Hour (Tues- 

Fri): 5:00pm - 7:00pm – Closed Monday 

THE REAL DEAL 


beans with crispy melted cheese atop of them … 

mmm. The rice is fluffy, not sticky, and has a mild 

spice flavoring that is delightful. 

Let us now discuss the chimichanga ($11.95). 

In short, a chimichanga is a deep-fried burrito. I 

ordered the chicken chimichanga, which comes 

stuffed with chicken, beans, and cheese — deep 

fried to golden, crispy perfection. When you cut 

into this little piece of heaven, the first thing you’ll 

notice is the crunch. The tortilla is made from 

flour, so it gets super crunchy and golden brown. 

And that crunch is just the beginning of good 

things to come. Next, the steaming, melted cheese 

comes oozing out. I mean, it’s like a volcano of 

cheese! Also plated are the beans and rice, along 

with a huge side of sour cream and guacamole. 

Finally, I ordered the appetizer platter ($14.95), 

which features nachos, taquitos, flautas and 

quesadillas. This is a huge plate, and the entire 

base of the appetizer sampler plate are the 

nachos, a huge pile of chips covered in beans, 

shredded beef and cheese. All that is then baked 

until the cheese is melted to a nice golden brown 

with to a light crispiness. Atop of the nachos are 

placed flautas, taquitos and quesadillas. Everyone 

knows what quesadillas consist of, but do you 

know the difference between flautas and taquitos? 

They look almost identical to each other: rolled, 

deep-fried tortillas filled with choice of meat 

(chicken or beef), beans or cheese. But there is a 

difference, and that is in the type of tortilla used 

to make them. Flautas are assembled with flour 

tortillas, and taquitos with corn. The easiest way 

to remember the difference is that flautas and 

flour both start with the letter “F.” 

Let me tell you about the appetizer platter 

too. It is so huge that I feel three, maybe four 

people could share this as a meal on its own. 

And trust me, not a single person would leave 

hungry or disappointed. The appetizer is that big. 

I needed both hands to pick up the plate. To me, 

it felt like it weighed over three pounds. With the 

platter comes huge side orders of sour cream and 

guacamole. 

Like most Mexican restaurants, you get 

unlimited chips and salsa as soon as you sit down. 

But here they make their own chips and salsa and 

both are excellent. Chips that are warm but not 

greasy, and the chunky salsa is medium spicy. 

Before I forget, there is a free parking lot in the 

back, but you really don’t need it because street 

spaces are abundant on the east side of Pasadena. 

They have a TV on the back wall that usually has 

sports showing. And as for alcohol and other 

beverages, they have Mexican and domestic beer, 

draft beer, wine, horchata (rice water), coffee, and 

all the other soft drinks commonly available. 

If you are a fan of quality Mexican food served 

in big portions by a friendly staff, Chiquita Bonita 

is well worth checking out. 



•ADVICE• 

BY PATTI CARMALT-VENER 

KNOCK IT OFF 

MANY WHO HAVE WORK-RELATED EMOTIONAL AFFAIRS ACTUALLY 

INVOLVE THOSE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES HAPPILY MARRIED 

Dear Patti, 

My husband and I have what all our friends say is the perfect marriage, perfect family 

and perfect life. Tracy and I got married right after college, and even our respective 

in-laws all get along great with each other. Our kids (four of them) are teenagers now 

and we’re already looking ahead to when it will just be the two of us again. 

The problem is that I’m finding myself more and more attracted to one of my colleagues, 

Greg, who is divorced. We’ve worked together on and off for six years now, take 

occasional trips out of town for conferences, have lunches and dinners, and he has even 

been to our home many times for parties. In other words, he knows Tracy and knows 

how happily married we are. At the same time, Greg and I spend so much time together 

at work and speak the same company lingo that I find myself hungering for our conversations 

and interactions, more so I have to admit, than coming home and telling Tracy 

about my day. Greg and I also email each other regularly afterhours and I’ve become 

more emotionally open with him about things that are bothering me. 

Tracy and I have been planning a big vacation to celebrate our anniversary. If I’m 

honest, though, I worry I’ll be thinking about Greg the whole time I’m gone. I’d never, 

ever leave Tracy or our kids, but I’m scared my “secret” interactions have made me less 

than honest with my husband. 

— Anna 

Dear Anna, 

It’s not uncommon when men and women spend many hours a week with each other to 

develop deep friendships. As you say, you speak the same “company lingo” and rely on each 

other to bring out your personal best. Unfortunately, that level of closeness can also bring 

out the worst in otherwise honorable people by fostering an environment in which an emotional 

bond segues to an emotional affair. This, in turn, contributes to emotional distance 

and dissonance with respective spouses. Not only do unrealistic comparisons start being 

made but the daydreaming about someone who isn’t there during off hours erodes the quality 

of time spent with those who actually are there; specifically, family members. 

According to many mental health professionals, emotional affairs have come to be a big 

threat facing today’s marriages. They typically start out as platonic friendships that develop 

almost imperceptibly over time until they potentially surpass in importance and intimacy 

the relationship with one’s mate. Even in the absence of sex, the feelings of connectedness 

can be deeply passionate. In fact, the lack of physical consummation can sometimes be a 

justification for allowing the relationship to occur, mature and become as damaging as a 

sexual affair. 

Many people who have emotional affairs actually involve those who consider themselves 

to be in happy marriages. In your own case, I’m sure you never intended your friendship 

with Greg to become inappropriate or to escalate as a result of proximity and opportunity. 

The difference between a harmless co-worker friendship and an emotional affair can be 

subtle, however, and, thus, hard to detect when it starts to pose a threat to an existing allegiance. 

I’d like you to ask yourself a few things. When something happens during the day— 

whether positive or negative—is the first person you want to tell Tracy or Greg? Are you 

and the latter exchanging gifts or sharing secrets that exclude Tracy? Are you purposely 

creating more excuses to spend time together? Depending on your answers, you’re right to 

be concerned. 

Although setting appropriate workplace boundaries will be a challenge, it’s critical you 

do so. Maybe you neither established boundaries before nor worried about the psychological 

fall-out of an emotional affair because you loved Tracy and thought your marriage was 

solid. If you want to transform that marriage into an even stronger and happier one, though, 

you have a difficult choice to make. To prevent your relationship with Greg from going any 

further, it’s best not to travel with him or make a habit of taking private lunches or dinners. 

It may actually be a very long time before you stop missing the emotional intimacy you have 

shared but, for the sake of your marriage, it’s essential to focus on Tracy and the family you 

have created together. n 

Patti Carmalt-Vener, a faculty member with the Southern California Society for Intensive Short Term 

Psychotherapy, is a psychotherapist in private practice with offices in Pasadena, Santa Monica and Canoga Park. 

Contact her at (626) 584-8582 or email pcarmalt@aol.com. Visit her Web site, patticarmalt-vener.com. 



Bulletin Board 

By Carl Kozlowski 

BACK TO SCHOOL 

Twenty local kids ‘Shop with a Cop’ 

After being selected by the Pasadena Boys and Girls Club, 20 

middle school students were paired with Pasadena police officers to 

shop for school essentials at Target in Pasadena with a $100 gift card 

paid by Pasadena Rotary. 

The Aug. 24 shopping spree marked the fourth year that the 

Rotary has partnered with police to put on the “Shop with a Cop” 

event. 

While shopping with an officer, kids often purchase common 

items which most people don’t even realize are a need, such as tennis 

shoes for PE, school supplies, clothing, and personalk hygiene items. 

In addition to Pasadena Rotary’s contributions, each year Target Corp. provides “Shop with a 

Cop” recipients with student goodie bags. 

Anyone interested in financially supporting Pasadena Rotary’s “Shop with a Cop” program, 

contact Program Chair JP Harris at (626) 664-3116. 

IN THE BAG 

Pasadena Scottish Bagpipe and Drum Band wins competition in Glasgow 

The Pasadena Scottish Bagpipe and Drum Band placed first 

in its division at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow 

on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18, according to the Royal Scottish Pipe Band 

Association. 

This year saw 314 pipe bands from New Zealand, Australia, 

Denmark, France, Canada, Oman, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, Eire, 

the United States England, Northern Ireland and Scotland take 

part. Over 30,000 people turned out to watch more than 8,000 pipers 

and drummers compete for the title of world champion in their 

respective grade, the association reported. 

The various bands were broken into grades and musical categories “Band” and “Drumming.” 

The local group took the prize as a band. 

The group is actually two bands, with the Grade 3 band and Grade 5 band practicing at San 

Marino Community Church on Monday and Tuesday evenings, respectively. 

“We have been dedicated to the study and performance of Scottish bagpipe and drum music 

since 2006,” states the organization’s website, pasadenascots.com. 

“If you would like to learn to play the bagpipes or drums, we have excellent instructors on 

board. We have an extensive competition schedule from February until October,” the site states. 

They are also available to play at special events. 

“We have a lot of experience with weddings, galas, funerals and parades. We can offer any 

combination of musicians ranging from a solo piper to full band,” according to the site. 

For more information, call (626) 278-0150 or write to info@pasadenascots.com. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 

Glendale’s Alex Theatre marks 93 years on Sunday 

The Alex Theatre, 216, N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, is celebrating its 

93rd birthday from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. 

The free event will be held at the theater and will include tours, a 

scavenger hunt, specialty cocktails, food and an auction. 

Patrons who donate $93 to commemorate the theater’s first 93 

years will receive a limited edition gift bag. 

Originally dubbed the Alexander Theatre after Alexander 

Langley, the son of C.L. Langley, owner of the West Coast theater 

chain that included the Raymond Theatre in Pasadena and the 

Orange Theatre in Orange County, the theater opened its doors on September 4, 1925, two years 

before the first talking picture took the nation by storm. 

The theater originally presented vaudeville performances, plays and silent movies on a single 

screen. An organist provided accompaniment on a pipe organ during the silent film era. 

In 1939, the theater was renamed the Alex, and celebrities flocked to it for premiers of major 

movies, including “National Velvet” and “Going My Way.” 

A backstage fire in 1948 caused $150,000 in damages, which is about $1.5 million in today’s 

currency. 

The Alex underwent an extensive renovation in 1993 which restored much of the original wallpainting 

and decorations. 

For more information, call (818) 243-2611 or visit alextheatre.org. n 


HOME SALES 

RECENT HOME CLOSINGS IN THE PASADENA WEEKLY FOOTPRINT 

source: CalREsource 

ADDRESS PRICE BDRMS.SQ. FT.YR. BUILTPREV. PRICE PREV. SOLD 

ALHAMBRA 

702 North Bushnell Ave. 08/13/18 $1,187,500 4 3246 1924 $190,500 08/14/2013 

1423 South 2nd Street 08/07/18 $870,000 4 1848 1921 $95,500 06/27/1986 

896 North Monterey Street #9 08/15/18 $640,000 3 2007 1980 $255,500 04/07/1989 

638 North Atlantic Bvld. #A 08/08/18 $599,000 2 1100 2011 $435,000 02/26/2013 

109 North Almansor Street #16 08/10/18 $556,000 2 1672 1968 $81,500 03/31/1978 

1716 South 2nd Street #8 08/07/18 $455,000 3 1123 1973 $361,000 08/09/2013 

999 East Valley Bvld. #100 08/08/18 $448,000 2 1135 1966 

ALTADENA 

356 Vinehill Drive 08/10/18 $1,075,000 3 1620 1960 $700,000 05/01/2017 

2708 Raymond Ave. 08/10/18 $975,000 3 1604 1947 $660,000 02/12/2018 

1261 Sunny Oaks Circle 08/08/18 $905,000 4 1622 1951 $729,000 05/27/2005 

2048 Sinaloa Ave. 08/09/18 $900,000 2 2006 1955 $130,000 03/13/1980 

955 Concha Street 08/09/18 $845,000 3 1457 1926 $455,000 02/22/2012 

3165 Florecita Drive 08/14/18 $730,000 3 1321 1947 $238,000 01/30/2001 

2971 Olive Ave. 08/13/18 $726,000 3 1236 1962 

2541 Casitas Ave. 08/15/18 $707,000 3 1158 1947 $440,000 08/19/2013 

761 Figueroa Drive 08/14/18 $640,000 3 1183 1947 $345,000 02/27/2004 

ARCADIA 

1610 Wesley Lane 08/10/18 $1,560,000 4 3071 1987 $980,000 10/23/2008 

2705 Mayfl ower Ave. 08/14/18 $1,500,000 2 2932 1953 $880,000 12/31/2015 

2322 Greenfi eld Ave. 08/13/18 $1,323,500 2 1720 1948 

2011 South 3rd Ave. 08/13/18 $1,280,000 3 2318 1957 

33 California Street #D 08/10/18 $900,000 0 0 $860,000 07/20/2016 

2928 Foss Ave. 08/07/18 $660,000 3 1334 1949 $214,000 05/22/2002 

3218 Hempstead Ave. 08/15/18 $612,000 2 904 1949 

EAGLE ROCK 

1980 Addison Way 08/03/18 $1,227,500 6 3232 1929 $600,000 01/08/2010 

1240 Kipling Ave. 07/31/18 $1,050,000 2 886 1947 $2,380,909 06/30/2016 

5007 El Verano Ave. 08/02/18 $709,000 2 928 1960 $490,000 02/26/2007 

4845 Neola Place 07/31/18 $699,000 2 1004 1948 $498,000 05/04/2005 

4680 Lincoln Ave. 07/31/18 $430,000 4 1253 1924 $130,000 01/23/2002 

GLENDALE 

345 West Loraine Street #1 08/07/18 $2,700,000 3 1510 2008 

336 Mesa Lila Road 08/14/18 $1,685,000 3 4390 1985 $1,465,000 07/29/2014 

3944 Karen Lynn Drive 08/13/18 $1,500,000 4 2123 1968 $480,000 12/23/1987 

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1135 Winchester Ave. 08/06/18 $1,199,000 5 2390 1930 

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1834 West Kenneth Road 08/14/18 $900,000 3 1671 1934 $360,000 07/12/2001 

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1116 East Palmer Ave. #27 08/07/18 $500,000 1 930 1987 $320,000 01/15/2015 

2357 Mira Vista Ave. #F 08/14/18 $500,000 2 1028 1987 $282,500 02/26/2013 

412 West Dryden Street #2 08/08/18 $469,000 2 889 1988 $332,000 12/06/2007 

510 North Maryland Ave. #103 08/15/18 $367,000 1 763 1973 

ADDRESS PRICE BDRMS.SQ. FT.YR. BUILTPREV. PRICE PREV. SOLD 

LA CAÑADA 

4732 Indianola Way 08/13/18 $2,950,000 5 4348 2006 $2,470,000 08/10/2007 

5035 Louise Drive 08/07/18 $2,680,000 4 3951 1931 $1,675,000 06/02/2010 

5117 Gould Ave. 08/09/18 $2,400,000 3 2256 1952 

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2271 Colmena Street 08/10/18 $1,300,000 3 1912 1963 $344,000 06/23/1992 

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PA S A D E N A 

1415 Lomita Drive 08/15/18 $4,345,000 3 3773 1949 $2,200,000 04/09/2010 

3205 Orlando Road 08/07/18 $1,860,000 4 2988 1947 $650,000 04/01/1999 

3850 Landfair Road 08/07/18 $1,850,000 3 1770 1949 

1037 Emerson Street #1 08/09/18 $1,351,500 8 2488 1972 $275,000 03/21/1995 

453 South Carmelo Ave. 08/10/18 $1,130,000 3 1657 1941 $675,000 07/29/2005 

3745 Landfair Road 08/13/18 $1,120,000 3 1571 1950 $930,000 05/19/2015 

51 West State Street 08/08/18 $1,050,000 2 1680 1924 

1081 Del Rey Ave. 08/07/18 $1,030,000 3 1638 1947 $615,000 11/22/2017 

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409 North Garfi eld Ave. 08/10/18 $900,000 2 1723 1924 $640,000 04/18/2016 

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915 North Los Robles Ave. 08/08/18 $670,000 2 1220 1938 $505,500 05/21/2015 

100 Hurlbut Street #9 08/14/18 $668,000 3 1315 1974 $440,000 01/13/2009 

883 Magnolia Ave. #13 08/08/18 $662,500 2 1042 1985 $585,000 03/16/2015 

961 East California Bvld. #107 08/13/18 $637,000 2 1197 1987 $486,000 06/16/2015 

266 North Mar Vista Ave. #1 08/06/18 $620,000 3 1226 1984 $435,000 04/27/2009 

1460 Corson Street #2 08/07/18 $560,000 3 1286 1984 $197,000 04/25/2002 

500 South Oak Knoll Ave. #34 08/09/18 $547,000 2 1180 1973 $435,500 04/24/2008 

235 North Holliston Ave. #7 08/06/18 $542,000 2 1015 1980 $445,000 07/18/2006 

405 Pearl Place 08/08/18 $520,000 2 996 1913 

389 Cliff Drive #10 08/10/18 $515,000 2 1124 1959 $117,000 04/15/1998 

420 South Madison Ave. #301 08/08/18 $475,000 1 965 1970 $298,000 10/23/2012 

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1585 Mirasol Drive 08/07/18 $1,410,000 3 1700 1925 

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417 Mariposa Ave. 08/06/18 $1,020,000 3 1940 2015 $1,010,000 03/02/2016 

127 East Highland Ave. 08/06/18 $715,000 3 1212 1921 

SOUTH PASADENA 

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1018 Magnolia Street #G 08/14/18 $650,000 2 865 1989 $248,000 08/27/2002 

2025 Meridian Ave. 08/06/18 $151,000 7 2605 1923 


• ARTS • 

DOING WHAT 

BRINGS HER JOY 

LOUISE GOFFIN SHARES NEW WORKS 

AT WINE & SONG NEXT WEDNESDAY 

P.20 

That trusty old maxim about good fences making good neighbors 

leaps to mind — along with a host of recent political headlines — 

while talking with playwright Karen Zacarías about her comedy 

“Native Gardens,” opening at Pasadena Playhouse next week. Set in 

Washington, DC, and directed by Jason Alexander, the new production 

stars Christian Barillas, Bruce Davison, Frances Fisher and Jessica 

Meraz. Zacarías says the idea for the play was seeded at a dinner party 

where friends shared horror stories about long-running feuds with 

neighbors. 

“I kept thinking how primal and poetic and absurd all these stories 

were,” she recalls. “It’s about shrubs or trees or leaves or mailboxes, 

but there’s something about it that triggers something very real, very 

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PASADENA PLAYHOUSE 


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human. I was driving home thinking that it’s almost like every battle 

between neighbors is something that can become a war, and it’s always 

about things like property, ownership, taste, and culture. I decided to 

use it as a metaphor for what’s going on in the world, but really as a 

way of tackling thornier issues — racism, ageism, sexism, classism — 

through the metaphor of plants. 

“So really,” she says, laughing, “it’s the plants being political.” 

What Alexander calls “the inciting incident” that winds up the main 

characters, and thus the plot, is one with which millions of people can 

relate: a disagreement over the location of a fence separating properties 

belonging to two married couples — up-and-coming young professionals 

Pablo and pregnant Tania, and long-established quasi-power 

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ECLECTIC SOUNDS 

Enjoy funk, soul, 

alternative rock 

and original tunes 

by Manuel the 

Band at 10 p.m. 

Friday, Aug. 31, 

at Kings Row 

Gastropub, 20 E. 

Colorado Blvd., 

Pasadena. No 

cover. Call (626) 

793-3010 or visit kingsrowpub.com. 

FREE MUSIC 

Lynn Cardona 

performs jazz, 

R&B and soul 

at 7 p.m. Friday, 

Aug. 31, at 

Edwin Mills by 

Equator, 22 Mills 

Place, Pasadena. 

No cover. Call 

(626) 5645- 

8656 or visit 

edwinmills.com. 

B-DAY CELEBRATION 

The Alex Theatre 

and Glendale Arts 

invite the public 

to celebrate the 

theater’s 93rd 

birthday from 6 

to 9 p.m. Sunday, 

Sept. 2, at 216 N. 

Brand Blvd., Glendale. 

The event 

includes tours 

of the historic 

venue, specialty cocktails, food, an auction and 

other activities. Free, but visit alex93.eventbrite. 

com for reservations. Call (818) 243-2539 or 

visit alextheatre.org for information. 

SWING MUSIC 

The Pasadena 

Senior Center’s 

free summer 

concert series 

closes for the 

season with big 

band, R&B, jazz 

and Dixieland 

by The Great 

American Swing 

Band at 6 p.m. 

Monday, Sept. 3, at 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena. 

Call (626) 795-4331 or visit pasadenaseniorcenter.org. 



Karen Zacarías 

duo Frank and Virginia — whose cultural, economic, 

and social differences give the comedy its flavor. Frank, 

who proudly competes each year for a prestigious 

award from the Potomac Horticultural Society, is offended 

by Tania’s ecosystem-supporting native garden 

— just as she is horrified by his pesticide-spraying 

approach to nature. 

Comedy erupts as their differences escalate. That’s 

where some of the political relevance enters in, as characters 

insist on being heard without bothering to really 

listen to each other. Zacarías says the play originally 

had a much darker ending because “it’s easier to hold 

a grudge.” Surveying other feuds and people spewing 

hate on Twitter, she wondered what would be needed to 

reach a different conclusion. 

“It just takes people wanting things to get better,” instead 

of nursing “passionate anger,” she says. “This does 

deal with what it means to be a good neighbor, which is 

an interesting question to talk about right now because 

it’s about civility, in a sense.” 

“One of my lines is, ‘Just because you don’t like what 

you hear doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen,’” Fisher says 

with a chuckle, her elegant vocal tone assuming a singsong 

cadence as if she was cajoling a stubborn husband. 

“It’s all about listening, and then taking it in and digesting 

it. What’s happening in this country is that there 

are people who are dug in to their point of view without 

trying to find a way to hear what the other side is saying. 

That’s why I’m excited to do this play. Thank God it’s a 

comedy because we can laugh and go, ‘Ohmygod, I did 

that.’ ‘Oh, yes, that’s my uncle, OK.’ Then allegiances 

shift, and you start seeing both sides.” 

Since premiering in 2016, “Native Gardens” has been 

produced at about a dozen theaters, including Arena 

Stage, the Guthrie, and the Old Globe. Zacarías, who 

lives in the DC area, has been quite involved in the 

Pasadena Playhouse production, thanks in part to her 

swapping out some “inside jokes that only DC people 

would appreciate” and collaborating with Alexander to 

incorporate some of his ideas. Fisher says she is relishing 

the opportunity to receive Zacarías’ input in person, 

and to rehearse for weeks with Alexander and the cast. 

She cites a Michelangelo quote — “I saw the angel in the 

marble and carved until I set him free” — and draws an 

analogy to the work the actors do in rehearsal, continually 

testing various choices as they construct the internal 

logic of decent characters who start out trying to 

connect before honest differences cause them to clash. 

“Michelangelo just got rid of everything that didn’t 

work and then inside the marble was the David,” Fisher 

says. “We’ve been trying some things — that’s why I 

love doing theater. You don’t have to show up with a 

performance ready to go like when you’re a guest star 

on a TV show. You have a lot of ways in which to attack 

a particular scene or a line, and it all comes down to 

looking into the eyes of your scene partner and telling 

the truth. … 

“The language is very specific. It’s been an interesting 

process of learning the dialogue. As I break it down, 

I understand why I say ‘those ambitious kids’ as opposed 

to ‘those kids’ — the descriptive way Karen turns 

a phrase. Now we’ve learned our lines and they’re inside 

our bodies, coming out of us as if they came out of our 

own brains, that process is starting to come alive.” 

The English-born Fisher, a respected film and 

theater veteran who lived in a half-dozen countries 

before settling with her family in Texas at age 13, is 

probably best known for her memorable turn as Kate 

Winslet’s aristocratic mother in the 1997 blockbuster 

“Titanic.” Long a vocal supporter of indigenous rights 

and environmental and women’s causes, she says “Native 

Gardens” is literally the answer to a prayer made 

when she was striving for a healthier balance between 

activism and work. 

“I started praying, ‘Please God, let me use my talents, 

give me projects now that I can put this energy that I 

have for social justice and human rights into what I’m 

here to do because I love acting so much!’ And then I got 

‘Watchman,’ an HBO pilot that just got picked up, and 

then out of the blue, Jason Alexander called and asked, 

‘Would you like to do this play?’ I read it and I was like, 

‘It’s about the environment and social justice and race 

and social norms and people of different backgrounds! 

Thank you, Lord!’ [Laughs] I feel really blessed that I got 

two projects that are about something really important.” 

Zacarías, who moved to the United States from 

Mexico at age 10, says she is excited to see her work on 

the Playhouse’s main stage. “Our stories are part of the 

American canon. It’s a comedy and we’re talking about 

fences not walls,” she says, laughing. “Hopefully what 

happens at the end is, the person you judge is not the 

four characters but yourself and what you would do, but 

in a disarming way.” n 

Preview performances of “Native Gardens” begin at Pasadena 

Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 

and the play runs through Sept. 30; $29-$91. Info: (626) 356-7529. 

karenzacarias.com, francesfisher.com, pasadenaplayhouse.com 



•INTO THE NIGHT• 


Doing What 

Brings Her Joy 

Louise Goffin 

•NITELIFE• 

Thursday Aug. 30 through Wednesday Sept. 05 

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Calendar submissions 

is noon. Wednesday of the week before 

the issue publishes. 

PASADENA, SOUTH 

PASADENA & ALTADENA 

1881 Bar 

1881 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 314-2077 

facebook.com/1881bar 

Fridays—Live jazz 

Saturdays—Gypsie jazz 

Wednesdays—Reggae 

The Blue Guitar 

Arroyo Seco Golf Course 

1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena 

blueguitar.club 

Thursday—South Pas All Stars 

The Boulevard Bar 

3199 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 356-9304 

blvdbar.com 

Fridays—Drag performances hosted by Tia 

Wanna every Friday 

Cabrera’s Mexican Cuisine 

655 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 795-0230 

cabreras.com 

Thursdays—Live jazz 

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays—Karaoke 

Coffee Gallery Backstage 

2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena 

(626) 798-6236 

coffeegallery.com 

Thursday—The Roadhouse Series presens 

Songs of Harmony 

Friday—Bettman & Halpin 

Saturday—Bettman & Halpin 

Der Wolfskopf 

72 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 219-6054 

derwolfskopf.com 

Fridays—“Night Court” features Deejay Kind 

Cromang spinning vinyl soul, funk, disco and 

boogie 

Edwin Mills by Equator 

22 Mills Place, Pasadena 

(626) 564-8656 

edwinmills.com 

Friday—Lynn Cardona 

Tuesday—Emma & Chitarra 

Wednesday—Robby Fontana 

El Portal Restaurant 

695 E. Green St., Pasadena 

(626) 795-8553 

elportalrestaurant.com 

Fridays—Mariachi México 

Saturdays—Alanniz 

Sundays—Mariachi Bella 

Ice House 

24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 577-1894 

icehousecomedy.com 

Thursday—Stand-Up All Stars w/Ben Hague 

Friday—Brad Upton; The Chill w/Josh Adam 

Meyers; Late Night Line-Up w/Samuel J. 

Comroe, Gary Anderson, Danny Jolles and 

Justine Marino 

Saturday—Auditions for Dave McNary’s All- 

Star Variety Show; Nancy Bellany & Friends; 

Hollywood Comes to Pasadena; Camille Solari 

& Aiden’s Fa-La-La-Land 

Sunday—Sunday Bistro Dinner and Show w/ 

Fritz Coleman Speaks to a Generation; Dave 

LOUISE GOFFIN SHARES NEW WORKS AT WINE & SONG NEXT WEDNESDAY 

Louise Goffin has seen tremendous 

changes in the music 

business, in her own career 

and also those of her parents, pop 

and Brill Building songwriting 

legends Carole King and Gerry 

Goffin. She has responded to those 

changes by thinking outside the box 

in terms of how she creates music 

and connects with audiences — for 

instance, releasing singles and 

homemade videos on her own dime 

and time, rather than hewing to a 

rigid album-marketing campaign — 

and focusing on the quality of her 

own creative expression and life. 

“The way to be an artist today is 

more performance art than it is the 

way it used to be, [when] you did 

your shows, put out your singles, 

put out an album, maybe had 

videos,” she observes. “Now … I feel 

like people really want constant affirmation 

that you are a total person 

with a life. They don’t just want the 

finished product anymore; they 

want to see you making it. They 

want to see the struggle. I mean, I 

want to see that. I like when people 

do stories about, ‘I came to this gig, 

ran out of gas, nobody was here, 

they gave us one drink ticket, no 

food, we’re eating potato chips for 

dinner and having beer.’ [Laughs] 

When you see one post after 

another of a marketing campaign, 

people just go, ‘Next!’ 

“There’s a new open playing 

field in music. So many of us 

[are] resistant to the way people 

consume and appreciate music ... 

people have a hard time letting go 

of strategies that really don’t work 

well anymore. Being an artist takes 

so much resilience and persistence, 

and you can’t really fake it; you have 

to really, really mean it, or else you 

just give up. I’ve learned to have this 

laser intuition of where the opening 

is. It’s rarely in the places where it 

used to be. I’m always looking for 

new ideas.” 

Literally and metaphorically, 

Goffin has traveled a lot of roads, 

but she wears those miles lightly. 

The upbeat generosity of spirit that 

characterizes her music animates 

her conversation too, whether she’s 

discussing a humbling encounter 

with Aretha Franklin (recently 

recounted for Tidal: read.tidal.com/ 

article/louise-goffin-recalls-a-closeencounter-with-aretha-franklin) 

or 

the way she shares the fruits of her 

experiences in master songwriting 

classes she’s been invited to teach. 

She’s been writing songs since she 

was a kid and has eight albums to 

her credit, with another, “All These 

Hellos,” due to be released later 

this year, which will contain some 

of her recently issued singles; and 

in 2011, she produced her mother’s 

Grammy-nominated “A Holiday 

Carole” album. Rather than a howto 

class, what she imparts comes 

down to just how much songwriting 

is a way of looking at and being in 

the world. 

“The things I’ve been doing are 

more introductory, like getting 

a first dip for people. … It’s not a 

matter of, ‘Here’s the rules, here’s 

how you rhyme, here are internal 

rhymes, here’s the meter,’” she says 

with a laugh. “I was really wanting 

to empower people to feel that they 

All-Star Duo 

AWARD-WINNING BETTMAN & HALPIN DROP INTO 

COFFEE GALLERY BACKSTAGE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 

Colorado-based Americana folk performers Bettman & Halpin take the stage 

Friday and Saturday night at Coffee Gallery Backstage. 

The duo, whose eclectic brand of folk-based pop ranges from up-tempo fiddling 

to sorrowful ballads, consists of Stephanie Bettman and Luke Halpin, who have won 

the grand prize in the Southern California Live Acoustic Music Competition and the 

Topanga Banjo/Fiddle contest, among other honors. 

Bettman is known as an accomplished songwriter, singer and fiddler whose 

vocals have been favorably compared to Joan Baez and Emmylou Harris. Her fiddling 

incorporates elements of bluegrass and jazz, and is inspired by greats such as Byron 

Berline and Johnny Gimble. 

Halpin is a multi-instrumental ace and top-notch vocalist. He’s renowned for 

his work on mandolin, guitar, banjo and fiddle. Instrumentally, he holds his own in 

comparison to the best in the business, including Sam Bush, Mark O’Connor and Tony 

Rice. 

Visit them at bettmanandhalpin.com. — John Sollenberger 

Music starts at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake Ave., 

Altadena. Tickets are $25 each night. Call (626) 798-6236 or visit coffeegallery.com. 



•NITELIFE• 

McNary’s All-Star Variety Show 

Wednesday—Ice House Open Mic; Wednesday 

Night Live w/Rudy Moreno 

Kings Row Gastropub 


(626) 793-3010 

kingsrowpub.com 

Thursday—Thirsty Thursday w/Mike Moody 

Friday—Manuel the Band 

MEOWMEOWZ! Retro ‘80s Thrift Shop 


(626) 798-6969 

facebook.com/meowmeowz 

Fridays and Saturdays—Live music every 

Friday and Saturday; all ages welcome 

Old Towne Pub 

66 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 577-6583 

theoldtownepub.com 

Live music most nignts of the week 

Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association 

73 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 799-5689 

pasadenaballroomdance.com 

Saturday—Swing dance every Saturday night 

Plate 38 


(626) 793-7100 

plate38.com 

Fridays & Saturdays—Live music on select 

Fridays & Saturdays 

The Rose 

Paseo Colorado 


(888) 645-5006 

roseconcerts.com 

Friday—CTA featuring Danny Seraphine and 

Bill Champlin 

Saturday—Selena: The Tribute w/Karla Perez 

Sunday— Soulful Sunday Brunch; D. Holmes 

Entertainment presents An All White Affair 

T. Boyle’s Tavern 

37 N. Catalina Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 578-0957 

tboylestavern.com 

Friday—Past Action Heroes 

Sunday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia 

Tuesday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia 

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY 

Arcadia Blues Club 

16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia 

(626) 447-9349 

arcadiabluesclub.com 

Saturday—Closed 

The Buccaneer 

70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre 

(626) 355-9045 

https://www.facebook.com/Buccaneer-847437898642883/ 

Wednesday—Wednesday Night Platter Party: 

Bring your fave vinyl to be spun on turntable 

First Cabin 


(626) 446-2575 

Fridays-Saturdays—Pat O’Brien & the Priests 

of Love exalt the blues and classic rock 

The Granada 

17 S. First St., Alhambra 

(626) 227-2572 

thegranadala.com 

Thursday—Deejay Vince; Deejay Aragon; Solo 

Bachata Dance Competition 

Friday—Live music w/La Seleccion; Deejay 

Vince; Deejay Migz; Deejay Marco; Deejay 

Picoso; Deejay Marco 

Saturday—Live music w/Son Y Clave; Deejay 

Tico; Deejay Miro; Deejay Marco 

Tuesday—Deejay Vince 

J.C. Hyke Songwriter Serenade 

Matt Denny’s Ale House 


jchyke.com 

Tuesday—Top Hits of the 1970s w/a large 

group of performers 

Villa Catrina 

251 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia 

(626) 294-1973 

villacatrina.com 

Thursdays—Comedy open mic every first and 

third Thursday of the month 

Wednesdays—Karaoke w/Deejay Zary 

WEST OF PASADENA 

Colombo’s Restaurant 

1833 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock 

(323) 254-9138 

colombosrestaurant.com 

Thursday—Trifecta 

Friday—Steve Thompson; Blue Soul 

Saturday—Ernie Draffen 

Sunday—V Tones 

Monday—Eric Ekstrand Trio 

Tuesday—Tom Armbruster 

Wednesday—Jimmy Spencer, Karen Hernandez 

and Friends 

Days Inn Lounge 

450 Pioneer Drive, Glendale 

(323) 259-5900 

tommydodson.com 

Fridays—Tommy Dodson and friends present 

Cabaret Fridays 

The Oak and Vine 

117 E. Harvard St., Glendale 

(818) 507-7011 

theoakandvine.com 

Live music most nights of the week 

Winchester Room 

6522 San Fernando Road, Glendale 

(818) 241-5475 

thewinchesterroom.com 

Friday—Karaoke 

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had something to say. People are afraid they’re just not good enough, and so 

often go into this inauthentic place of, ‘Oh, I have to do what I think people 

want to hear,’ and they don’t talk the way they actually talk, or it doesn’t flow, 

or they write down thoughts instead of feelings. So I basically just coach 

people at finding their own voices. What comes out of it is so amazing. I like 

helping people get out of their shells, speaking their truth. 

“The more you’re yourself, the better your life gets, because you find the 

people and situations around you that resonate with what you’re putting out. 

Everybody’s wearing their mask and doing their little dance. Life is so much 

more rewarding when you do what you love, you’re true to who you are, and 

you don’t make yourself small to fit into things that don’t serve you. To me, 

songwriting is all of that.” 

Last year Goffin gave a master class in tandem with fellow songwriter and 

music journalist Paul Zollo. They subsequently decided to co-host a podcast, 

“The Great Song Adventure” (thegreatsongadventure.com), for which they’ve 

interviewed veteran artists, songwriters, musicians and producers such as 

Van Dyke Parks, Squeeze’s Chris Difford, Lou Adler and Danny Kortchmar. 

Mostly, however, she says she is focused full-time on creating and releasing 

music and videos. Her new song “Is It Too Late to Hold On Tight” was 

inspired by her aspiring musician son’s departure for college; it will hopefully 

be included in her brief solo sets at the Wine & Song songwriter series next 

Wednesday. Unsure of whether to release the single, she seemingly heeded 

her own advice to songwriting students. 

“I thought, ‘This feels vital to me and it’s about something that’s happening 

in my life, and other people are gonna be feeling too.’ I finished it and made the 

video myself. That’s the beauty of the way things are today as an independent 

artist: literally, if I had something today that I wanted to put it out in a week, I 

could. … 

“You really, as an artist, have to look at what you want for yourself. What 

brings you joy; what makes you happy about creating and playing live, and 

sharing your music and your message with people.” n 

Louise Goffin performs during Wine & Song at Arroyo Seco Golf Course, 1055 Lohman Lane, 

South Pasadena, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5; the Contraptionists (featuring Paul Givant 

and Stephen Andrews of Rose’s Pawn Shop) also perform. Tickets: $15. Wineandsong.com, 

louisegoffin.com 

A Swing Thing 

BOBBY BARRON & THE SWING THING BAND AND BARBARA MORRISON 

SHINE AT BRAND LIBRARY 

Bobby Barron & the Swing Thing Band, joined by special guest Barbara Morrison, take over Brand Library and Art Center in 

Glendale Friday. 

Barron and his band are a popular act around Southern California. The group is known for its retro sound with a modern 

flash. Barron and company specialize in music from the 1930s to 1960s, with hits from the Great American Song Book. 

Guests will hear great jazz, swing and blues, plus sounds of the Rat Pack era and Hollywood musicals. 

The show also includes Barbara Morrison, hailed as one of the top 50 greatest jazz singers of all time. 

Visit bobbybarron.com. — John Sollenberger 

Music starts at 7 p.m. Friday at the Brand Library and Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale. No cover. Call (818) 548-2051 or 

visit brandlibrary.org. 



•FALL ARTS• 

Passion Play 

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE ARTS 

BY KEVIN UHRICH 

In most California communities, including Pasadena, fall signals the end of all the author Naomi Hirahara, columnist Chris Erskine, and chats with activists Roberta Martinez 

freedom and fun that summer represents and the start of school, work and a host of 

and Monica Hubbard, among others, has been published and is available for purchase. 

new responsibilities and worries. 

(Please see our Feature Story on page 9.) 

But unlike most other places, autumn in the Pasadena area also means 

In the world of music, along with the Eagle Rock Music Festival on Oct. 6 and Open Arts 

celebrating culture and art — theater, music, dance, literature and visual exhibits — & Music Festival in Glendale Sept. 15, perhaps the most sought after ticket in town is Jay-Z 

at every possible opportunity. Here, fall is a time when all these separate jewels of and Beyoncé’s OTR II concert at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 22 and 23. 

artistic endeavor seem to shine brightest. 

While exhibitions at most local museums and galleries —including PMCA — have been 

This season, however, despite all the terrific entertainment and enrichment 

ongoing, the most anticipated premier of the season may be at the Huntington Library, Art 

options for art patrons to choose from, something of a pall permeates this otherwise Collections and Botanical Gardens, which presents, “Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden,” a 

joyous time with the pending closure of the Pasadena Museum of California Art play written and directed by Stan Lai, and premiering exclusively in the museum’s Chinese 

(PMCA) in October. 

Garden from Sept. 21 to Oct. 26. 

How could such a thing happen? Back in 2002, Bob and Arlene Oltman set out to In theater, the wildly popular Wicked Lit ensemble returns Oct. 4 through Nov. 10 

build a museum to showcase the works of California artists, an unfilled void in the with spooky tales from the Mountain View Mausoleum & Cemetery in Altadena, while A 

local art scene. Because PMCA never had an endowment, the museum had to rely Noise Within tries its hand at horror with Oscar Wilde’s “The Portrait of Doran Gray.” The 

on nonprofit fundraising efforts and admissions to meet its goals, as writer Patricia Pasadena Playhouse also gets in on the ghostly fun with “The Woman in Black,” beginning 

Cunliffe pointed out in our Aug. 9 edition. Unfortunately, potential funders had 

Oct. 17. Prior to that, actor Jason Alexander directs the new comedy “Native Gardens,” 

concerns with the museum’s history of deficits and the fact that the Oltmans, who opening Sept. 5. Also in September, the popular Sierra Madre Playhouse starts off its fall 

sold their home to be able to build the museum, lived on the property. 

season with a rendition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “The Gin Game,” by D.L. Coburn, 

It was a dream come true, as Oltman told Patricia. However, “There was 

on Sept. 22. 

a perception that our living here made this our candy store and we should be 

Dancing seems to have really taken off this season, with Ballet Hispánico and Ballet 

responsible for taking care of it,” Oltman explained. “Therefore, foundations, grant Folklorico de México set to perform, and the Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre in Alhambra 

organizations and so forth were very hesitant, and that was often the reason they hosting a Flamenco Intensive with Cristobal Reyes in October. As critic Jana J. Monji notes 

gave.” 

in her story on the local dance scene, actually doing some flamenco or salsa dancing is a 

Their last day is Oct. 7, but it should be said that whatever the problems may have wonderful way to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. 

been, the couple and museum staff amply filled the void presented by the lack of 

In November, many are looking forward to the annual Victorian Grand Ball at the 

representation of California artists in local museums. 

Pasadena Masonic Temple. Another chance to make a grand entrance before that is at the 

One of the most anticipated events of the season is ArtNight, scheduled for Oct. Lineage Gala on Sept. 29, which includes a silent auction, food catered by Alchemy Kitchen 

12. Here attendees enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as 19 of and a special performance by the Lineage Dance Company, temporarily housed at First 

Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions open their doors. Free United Methodist Church at 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 

shuttles transport guests to each destination. In March, an estimated 28,000 people At the Alex Theatre in Glendale, Los Angeles Ballet (LAB) presents “Modern Moves,” 

took part in the city’s spring ArtNight event. 

a bill of three choreographic interpretations from master choreographers Aszure Barton, 

In the world of literature, Oscar-winning actress Sally Field will be returning to Alejandro Cerrudo and George Balanchine. 

the town of her birth to talk about her memoir “In Pieces” during an appearance for For those looking for another venue to move to the groove, the Masonic Temple hosts 

Vroman’s Bookstore to be held as a special off-site event at Pasadena Presbyterian weekly swing and blues dances hosted by Lindygroove. 

Church on Sept. 27. 

With so much going on in the worlds of theater, music, dance, literature and museums and 

And speaking of home, the impressive latest edition of the perennially popular galleries, there really is no place quite like Pasadena when it comes to zealous community 

book “Hometown Pasadena,” edited by Colleen Dunn Bates, with contributions by devotion to the arts. ■ 






The Temptations 

Autumn 

Sounds 

ALL THE POP, JAZZ, SOUL, FOLK, ROCK AND WORLD 

MUSIC CONCERTS IN ONE PLACE 


The hottest tickets in town in weeks to come will undoubtedly 

grant admission to Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s OTR II concerts at the 

Rose Bowl (1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena) on Sept. 22 and 23 

(rosebowlstadium.com). Along with the power couple’s dazzlingly 

choreographed statement on married, moneyed celebrity, there are 

numerous pop, jazz, soul, folk and world concerts and festivals 

worth noting this fall. 

Written up in the LA Times at age 7 by no less than 

esteemed jazz critic Leonard Feather, Glendale-raised 

drummer Jacob Armen later wowed Prince (who 

signed him to his label when Armen was 10), and 

is celebrating his newest album, “When Drums 

Conduct,” with a hometown concert Sept. 8 at the 

Alex Theatre (216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale). 

Others appearing at the venerable theatre 

include Filipino superstar Martin Nievera 

(Nov. 2), the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los 

Angeles with bilingual “Dos Coros 

Una Voz (Two Choruses One 

Voice)” (Oct. 13); and renowned 

“global troubadour” for children 

Raffi (Nov. 25). alextheatre.org 

Twice a year Pasadena’s galleries, 

museums, and varied performance spaces 

throw open their doors to the public for 

Jeni Hankins ArtNight, a genuine celebration of art in its 

myriad forms, with buskers on Art buses and a 

small army of food trucks stationed around Old Town 

and the Playhouse District to enhance the experience. 

The autumn installment happens Oct. 12; stay tuned to 

artnightpasadena.org for artist announcements. 

Cal State LA’s Harriet & Charles Luckman Fine Arts 

Complex (Cal State LA, 5151 State University Drive, LA) 

discerning concert dates include cello-playing subway busker turned 

romantic cello-playing crooner Gabriel Royal (Sept. 22); a David 

Bowie tribute from Brazilian Grammy winner Seu Jorge (Oct. 27); and 

not-to-be-missed Mallorcan flamenco-Afro-funk-soul-pop stylist Buika 

(Nov. 17) with her new band. luckmanarts.org 

Caltech (332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena) continues to host quality folk 








Hiss Golden 

Messenger 


and classical concerts, with 

programming assistance from 

the Pasadena Folk Music Society 

and Coleman Chamber Music Series, 

among others. Scotland’s venerated 

Tannahill Weavers celebrate their 50th 

anniversary (Sept. 15); recent Virginia-to- 

London transplant Jeni Hankins sings stories 

(Oct. 6); cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han 

illuminate themes of “German mastery” with help from 

Beethoven, Brahms and Mendelssohn (Oct. 14); veteran 

folk artists Bill Staines (Oct. 20) and John McCutcheon 

(Nov. 19) honor the craft of song (Oct. 20); “Demons, Devils 

and Divas: Ghostly Tales From Opera and Musical Theatre” 

brings together opera singers, Broadway and classical music, and 

readings of Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe (Oct. 30); and 

prolific ensemble REBEL will be joined by baroque dancers 

(Nov. 11). caltech.edu, pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org 

“By locals, for locals” will be the prevailing theme of 

the 19th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival (2225 

Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock), a family-friendly 

street celebration of Northeast LA’s diverse 

community and artists, produced by the Center 

for the Arts Eagle Rock in partnership with 

Councilmember Jose Huizar. Participating 

bands had not yet been announced 

at press time, but save the date — 

Saturday, Oct. 6 — and expect 

dozens of rock, soul, Americana 

and world performers up and 

down Colorado Boulevard. 

eaglerockmusicfestival.org 

Kamasi Washington/West 

Coast Get Down keyboardist 

Brandon Coleman will celebrate 

“Resistance,” his first album for 

Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder, with a 

10-piece band and special guests TBA at 

Lodge Room Highland Park (104 N. Ave. 

56, Highland Park), which in a short span of 

time has claimed a space in LA’s busy network of 

concert venues. Also slated for fall: album release 

Haley 

parties for Petty- and ’70s country-loving Michigan 

Heynderickx 

Rattlers (Sept. 20) and Portland singer-songwriter Haley 

Heynderickx (Sept. 24); inventive acoustic/jazz guitarist 

Julian Lage (Sept. 25); gratifyingly good Americana ensemble 

Hiss Golden Messenger (Sept. 27); first-ever US solo dates by 

founding Blur guitarist Graham Coxon (Oct. 1); Tom Morello’s 

collaborative project with the Color of Change, the Atlas Underground 

Experience, which aims to raise awareness of police brutality and race 

relations in America (Oct. 11); Welsh alt-rockers the Joy Formidable 

(Oct. 19); prolific Dutch composer/pianist Joep Beving (Oct. 23); skapunkers 

Mad Caddies (Oct. 24); electro-dystopian weirdness from 

Pennsylvania’s Black Moth 

Super Rainbow (Oct. 26); burly 

Portland folk-rockers Blitzen Trapper, 

celebrating the 10th anniversary of 

“Furr” (Nov. 13); and soulfully eclectic pop 

vocalist Doe Paoro (Nov. 30). lodgeroomhlp. 

com 

Blues wildman Arthur Adams is likely to 

liven things up at The Mixx (443 E. Colorado Blvd., 

Pasadena) on Sept. 8. Also bringing jazz, blues, soul and 

rock ‘n’ roll back to the boulevard this fall: guitarist Brian 

Hogan (Sept. 14); Jimmy McConnell Big Band with beloved 

LA legend Barbara Morrison (Sept. 29); the King James 

Brown tribute (Oct. 6). themixxpasadena.com/ 

Curated by Spaceland Presents, the 3rd Annual Open Arts 

&MusicFestival (216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale) takes over a 

block of downtown Glendale on Sept. 15 for art workshops, 

kids’ activities, and performances by the Allah-Las, Jesse Jo 

Stark, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Thumpasaurus, La Chamba, 

and the Altons. openartsmusic.com 

Heritage artists and the occasional legend continue to 

find appreciation from audiences grateful to experience 

their music in intimate surroundings at The Rose 

(Paseo Colorado, 245 E. Green St., Pasadena). Nuevo 

flamenco guitarist Ottmar Leibert & Luna Negra 

return on Sept. 7, followed by ’60s Motown 

hitmakers the Temptations, featuring cofounder 

Otis Williams (Sept. 13); the 

English Beat (Sept. 15); melodic rockers 

Tesla (Sept. 23); Rock & Soul Revue 

with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers 

Dave Mason & Steve Cropper 

(Sept. 28); jazz fusionists 

Hiroshima (Oct. 6); the 

annual Oingo Boingo 

Dance Party (Oct. 12); 

Beach Boys co-founder/ 

survivor Al Jardine (Oct. 

14); and Vince Neil “performing 

all the Mötley Crüe hits” (Dec. 1). 

wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com 

“21st-century bands with a 20thcentury 

sound” and considerable 

amounts of fun are promised on September 

15 at the all-day Vintage Vibe Fest (Santa 

Anita Park, 285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia) 

celebrating vintage (and “vintage-inspired”) styles 

and sounds, with the latter provided by the Shelters, 

Las Cafeteras, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, 

Low Cut Connie, Eryn Allen Kane, Dustbowl Revival, 

the Jungle Cats, The Dip, Lizzy and the Triggermen, the 

Explorers Club, Phat Cat Swinger, Ultra Violet Groove, and 

the Flux Capacitors. vintagevibefest.com. ■ 

Jay Z and 

Beyoncé 

Vince Neil 

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This fall, local bookstores and libraries are offering their usual range of works on 

professional, political and scientific triumphs, overcoming personal setbacks and 

crime and murder mysteries, many penned by local women authors. 

But this year autumn is also a time to recognize hometown writers, activists and 

celebrities — among them Pasadena native and two-time Academy Award-winning 

actress Sally Field. 

Vroman’s Bookstore kicks off the literary season at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 with the live 

quiz show “Wait...Wait…Pasadena!” staged in honor of the impressive latest edition of 

the perennially popular book “Hometown Pasadena.” 

Host Lian Dolan, contributing writer and contributing editor to “Hometown 

Pasadena,” will be joined by other contributors to the book in addition to local 

celebrity guests in leading audience members in playing Bluff the Audience, 

Pasadena Expert: Authors vs. Audience, and Lightning Fill in the Blank. 

Edited by Collen Dunn Bates, “Hometown Pasadena” writers include author 

Naomi Hirahara (also a contributing editor), LA Times columnist Chris Erskine, Jill 

Ganon, Lynell George, Sandy Gillis, Roberta Martinez, Monica Hubba, Akila Gibbs, 

Raphael Simon, Tom Coston, Maria Bamford, Star-News Editor Larry Wilson and 

Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic and author Jonathan Gold, a resident of Pasadena 

who died in July. 

The biggest literary event of September, however, is likely to be Vroman’s 

evening with two-time Oscar-winner Sally Field, who is promoting her memoir 

“In Pieces” with an appearance that will be held as a special off-site event at 7 

p.m. Sept. 27 at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. In the book, Field, who was 

born in Pasadena, provides what she describes as an “intimate, haunting” 

look at her entire life, from a lonely childhood through her acting 

career, and covering her journey as a daughter and a mother as well. 

Among the other authors appearing at Vroman’s is Glen 

David Gold, who started with a life filled with privilege but 

had a series of devastating setbacks as his father’s fortune 

disappeared and his parents divorced. Things got even 

worse when his mom abandoned him at age 12, leaving 

him to fend for himself, but he survived through a 

series of twists and turns and has the stunning 

memoir “I Will Be Complete” to show for it. Gold 

tells his tale and signs his tome at 7 p.m. Sept. 

17 at Vroman’s. 

On the flip side of families in turmoil, few if 

any families have been more politically powerful 

than the Browns, who produced two California 

governors in the father-son combo of Pat and Jerry 

Brown. Author Miriam Pawel has written the definitive 

look at the Brown family legacy, called “The Browns of 

California: The Family Dynasty That Transformed a State and 

Shaped a Nation,” and will discuss it with LA Times book critic 

David Ulin at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Vroman’s. 

If space exploration is your cup of tea, head over to La Cañada 

Flintridge’s Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse on Sept. 20 to hear 

veteran JPL scientists Dan Kohne, Tim Thompson and Robert Anderson 

discuss their book “A Temple of Science: The 100-Inch Telescope at Mt. 

Wilson Observatory” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The book is a retrospective on the 

100th anniversary of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory, 

covering how it radically altered our conceptual understanding of the universe. 

In October, Hank Green, brother of author John Green, who has turned the young 

adult (YA) novel world upside down with his instant-classic bestsellers, will be the 

Sally Field 

Literary 

Homecomings 

PASADENA PUTS OUT THE WELCOME MAT FOR AN ARRAY OF WRITERS THIS FALL 


featured guest at Vroman’s second off-site event of the season, also 

at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Hank and his debut YA novel, 

“An Absolutely Remarkable Thing,” are already such a force that 

Vroman’s is hosting his discussion and signing of the book at 7 

p.m. Oct. 3 at the church. 

Anne Lamott has long shared her struggles with 

alcoholism, single-motherhood and depression as well 

as her deeply Christian faith in a best-selling series 

of essay collections. She’ll be discussing and 

signing her latest book “Almost Everything” 

with renowned Catholic priest and CNN 

religion expert Father Edward Beck in a 

third off-site Vroman’s event, this time 

at All Saints Church in Pasadena, at 7 

p.m. Oct. 16. 

Vroman’s isn’t the only hotbed 

of literary activity this fall. The 

Pasadena Public Library will host a 

number of notable events as well. 

Father Greg Boyle, founder of the gang 

intervention program Homeboy Industries 

and a frequent Pasadena visitor, will discuss 

and sign his most recent book, “Barking to the 

Choir — The Power of Radical Kinship,” from 1:30 

to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Central Library’s Donald R. 

Wright Auditorium. 

From 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13, the library’s auditorium will 

play host to the Los Angeles chapter of the Sisters in Crime 

women’s mystery writers’ group as they present an evening of 

discussion called “LAst Resort.” The event will feature 10 authors 

who appeared in the group’s “LAst Resort” anthology as they talk 

about their own individual experiences as writers, and why the City of 

Angele serves as an excellent backdrop for crime and mystery fiction. 

And one must not forget the sterling seven branches of the Glendale 

Public Library. While they don’t have any author events scheduled for 

September-October, you can find groups and clubs for any age group or reading interest at 

glendaleca.gov/government/departments/library-arts-culture/calendar. Those interested 

in the LGBTQ experience can explore the central branch’s exhibit “I Defy: The LGBTQ 

Experience” opening reception at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 or visit throughout its run through Nov. 8. ■ 

Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado 

Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-5320 or visit 

vromansbookstore.com. 

Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E. 

Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 

Call (626) 793-2191 or visit ppc.net. 

All Saints Episcopal Church, 132 N. Euclid 

Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 796-1172 or write 

to info@allsaints-pas.org. 

Flintridge Books, 1010 Foothill Blvd., La 

Cañada Flintridge. Call (818) 790-0717 or 

visit flintridgebooks.com. 

Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut 

St., Pasadena. Call (626) 744-4066 or 

visit cityofpasadena.net/library. 

Glendale Public Library, 222 E. Harvard 

St., Glendale. Call (626) 676-9264 or visit 

glendaleca.gov/government/departments/ 

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Acting Up 

GREATER PASADENA OFFERS A FALL THEATER PLAYBILL 

FULL OF SPOOKY FUN AND OTHER CREATIVE OFFERINGS 

BY JANA J. MONJI 

in’t Too Proud” to say it’s impossible to resist The Temptations this autumn, 

especially a Broadway preview, but fall also brings the opportunity to 

“Acontemplate the dangers of letter writing, Canadian hospitality, horticulture, 

variations of Shakespeare and just how much Pasadenans love Halloween. 

At the Ahmanson Theatre, three musicals — two inspired by true events — will 

transport you to a toe-tapping happy place. Kennedy Prize-winning playwright 

Dominique Morisseau gives us a chance to celebrate The Temptations, five guys who 

sang 42 Top 10 hits with 14 making it to the top in “Ain’t Too Proud,” a Broadwaybound 

musical. (Aug. 21 to Sept. 30). 

After the Netflix movie, “To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved Before,” and the 

Ahmanson presentation of 2017 Tony and Grammy award-winning “Dear Evan 

Hansen,” you may never want to write another letter! The title character here writes 

one that is made public with heartwarming and heartbreaking consequences. (Oct. 

17-Nov. 25) 

Another Ahmanson trip down memory lane, “Come From Away” looks at what 

happened when 7,000 passengers were stranded in a small Canadian town after the 

terrorist attacks on 9/11 grounded their flights. (Nov. 28-Jan. 6). 

Can it truly be Halloween in Pasadena without the Wicked Lit ensemble? For 

its tenth season, Wicked Lit will have a world premiere adaptation of “Teig O’Kane 

and the Corpse” by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm. “The Chimes: A Goblin Story” also 

returns to the bill (featured in the first two Wicked Lit productions) 

but with a new production. This year’s shows will run from Oct. 

4 through Nov. 10 with curtain times of 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. for 

a 75-minute total runtime and smaller groups. The entire 

production will be indoors and will include interactive 

“museum” exhibits that feature costumes, puppets and 

photo ops. Scary times await at the Mountain View 

Mausoleum & Cemetery in Altadena. 

A little Oscar Wilde horror will be on stage 

at A Noise Within with Wilde’s “The Picture 

of Dorian Gray.” Adapted and directed 

by Michael Michetti, the hauntingly 

beautiful original production ran in 

2006. (Sept. 23-Nov. 16). 

Two ANW productions take 

audiences to the other side 

of Shakespeare. First, Tom 

Stoppard’s Tony Awardwinning 

“Rosenbrantz 

and Guildenstern Are Dead. 

Next is “Hamlet” from the view 

of two minor characters who in 

Shakespeare’s version were mere 

pawns in the plot to kill Hamlet. (Oct. 

7-Nov. 18). Directed by Geoff Elliott. 

At Theatre@Boston Court, Jessica 

Kubzansky directs Sarah. B. Mantell’s world 

premiere “Everything That Never Happened.” And 

by that, Mantell means to fill in the gaps and expose 

the realities of Jewish history that is missing from 

Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” But you won’t be 

stuck in the 16th century. This play deals with the sacrifices 

of fathers and daughters and lovers and friends today and 

beyond. (Sept. 27-Nov. 4). 

Instead of reading between and beyond the lines, 

at Caltech for one night the Reduced Shakespeare 

Company deletes lines, pages, characters and all 

the unnecessary parts to give you “The Complete 

Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) 

(revised).” Knowing time is precious, Adam 

Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield (with 

additional material by Reed Martin) 

have winnowed Shakespeare down 

to a mere 97 minutes for 37 plays. 

Directed by Austin Tichenor and 

Martin. (Oct. 20). 

If you insist on a more 

traditional approach to the 

bard, and if free is your favorite 

four-lettered word, then be sure 

to pencil in “The Tempest” at Brand 

Park in Glendale (Oct. 4-20, 7:30 p.m. 

Reservations required). 

In Southern California, fall is the time 

for gardening and the Pasadena Playhouse 

has a new comedy, “Native Gardens,” to get you 

in the right frame of mind. “Modern Family” star 

(Ronaldo) Christian Barillas, Oscar-nominee Bruce 

Davison, Frances Fisher (“Titanic” and “Unforgiven”) 

and Jessica Meraz (TNT’s “Major Crimes”) lead the cast in 

what amounts to a horticultural War of the Hoses (Sept. 5- 

30). Directed by Jason Alexander. 

In October, the Playhouse will be host to ghosts with Stephen 

Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s ghost story, “The Woman in 

Black.” This particular woman is believed to have cursed a man’s family, 

with the exorcism set to begin on Oct. 17 (to Nov. 11) with special premium 

packages available for Oct. 30 and 31. 

Caltech will have “Demons, Devils and Divas: Ghostly Tales from Opera and Musical 

Theater” (Oct. 30 at 8 p.m.) presented by sopranos Suzan Hanson and Shana Blake Hill, 

baritone Roberto Gomez and bass-baritone (and Caltech alum) Dean Elzinga. Pianist 

Victoria Kirsch will narrate this staged evening of Halloween-inspired songs and arias from 

a variety of sources, including Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” and Verdi’s “Macbeth.” 

A ghost and witch bring song and sin to the Los Angeles Opera Company at the 

Chandler Pavilion. Ramón Vargas is “Don Carlo,” a man who has lost his fiancée to his 

father, the King of Spain and now confronts the Spanish Inquisition. Plácido Domingo plays 

his best friend Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa. (Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 4, 7, 11, 14). Twelve-foot-tall 

creatures and special effects bring Engelbert Humperdinck’s classic opera “Hansel and 

Gretel” to life. Diva Susan Graham plays the wicked witch on fantastical sets, luring the 

titular characters to her trap. (Nov. 17, 25 and Dec. 9, 12, 15). 

For more meditative fair, Philip Glass fans and those interested in Gandhi can be 

mesmerized by the “truth force” that drove Gandhi (Sean Panikkar) forward into history 

in “Satyagraha.” (Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 1, 4, 8, 11) as the aging king who is going mad which 

allows this blood-thirsty daughter to terrorize the kingdom’s citizens in “Nabucco.” (Oct. 14 

and Nov. 2, 5, 8, 11 and 19). 

The Sierra Madre Playhouse has Weller Martin (Alan Blumenfeld) fighting old age at 

a nursing home and battling Fonsia Dorsey (Katherine James) at cards in D.L. Coburn’s 

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Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Gin Game” (Sept. 22 to Oct. 

1). 

Two different types of relocation camps will be 

featured in downtown productions this fall. In 

Qui Nguyen’s “Vietgone” by East West Players 

at the David Henry Hwang Theatre in 

Little Tokyo, refugees Quang and Tong 

meet at a relocation camp in Arkansas 

(Oct. 18-Nov. 11). The Mark Taper 

Forum, in association with El 

Teatro Campesino, presents 

Luis Valdez’s “Valley of the 

Heart,” a story about two lovers 

from immigrant families — the 

Yamaguchis and the Montaños — 

during World War II (Oct. 30-Nov. 9) 

The Mark Taper Forum also presents 

Pulitzer Prize-winning “Sweat,” another 

drama about hard times, picket lines and 

friendships, this time in the industrial town of 

Reading, Pennsylvania (Aug. 29-Oct. 7). 

At the Alex Theatre, the Musical Theatre Guild 

will remind us how wild aunts can be fun with “Mame” 

(Sept. 23, 7 p.m.) and also give us a little lusty Greek 

romance with “Zorba” (Nov. 11, 7 p.m.). 

At REDCAT, expect performances that push the boundaries 

of theater. Dutch visual and performing artists Pauline Kalker, 

Arléne Hoornweg and Herman Helle recreate a miniature 

Auschwitz to dramatize the finals days of Kalker’s grandfather 

in “Hotel Modern: KAMP” (Sept. 20-23). Performance artist Ken Jacobs creates unique 

performances with his Nervous Magic Lantern and its mesmerizing hallucinatorylike 

imagery in “Metropolis Looms And The Bad Maria Is Tuned Up” (Oct. 8). “Jack 

&” humorously considers a man’s re-entry into society after prison (Nov. 15-17). Ellen 

Reid’s “Prism,” presented with LA Opera explores the bonds between mother and 

sickly child (Nov. 29-Dec. 2). And My Barbarian’s “Non-Western” is a musical fantasy 

that promises a confrontation between the Virgin Mary and a pterodactyl at the La 

Brea Tar Pits (Dec. 13-16). 

For a change of pace, you can take a trip back in time for a one-nighter — “The 

Return of Vaudeville,” presented by the Roaring Twenties Street Jam at Throop Hall 

(Oct. 13). 

Holiday fare includes the traditional “A Christmas Carol” at A Noise Within 

from Dec. 1 to 23 and the Lythgoe Family Panto, in association with the Pasadena 

Playhouse, will present the world premiere “The Wonderful Winter of Oz” at the 

Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 15 performances Dec. 14-30. Bonnie Lythgoe directs 

and Napoleon and Tabitha D’umo (NappyTabs) choreograph. ■ 

Armory Center for the Arts 

145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 793-5101 | armoryarts.org 

A Noise Within 

3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 356-3100 | anoisewithin.org 

Ahmanson Theatre 

135 N Grand Ave., Los Angeles 

(213) 628-2772 | centertheatregroup.org 

Alex Theatre 

216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale 

(818) 243-ALEX (2539) | alextheatre.org 

Brand Park 

1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale 

DeanProductionsTheatre.com 

Caltech 

1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 395-4652 | caltech.edu/calendar/ 

public-events/ 

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 

135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles 

(213) 972-0711 

dorothychandlerpavilion.org 

DavidHenryHwangTheater 

120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles 

(213) 625-7000 | eastwestplayers.org 

Mark Taper Forum 


(213) 628-2772 I centertheatregroup.org 

Pasadena Playhouse 

39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 356-7529 | PasadenaPlayhouse.org 

Pasadena Civic Auditorium 


(800) 982-2787. | americanpanto.com/ 

wonderful-winter-of-oz 

REDCAT 

631 W. Second St., Los Angeles 

(213) 237-2800 | redcat.org 

Sierra Madre Playhouse 

87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, 

(626) 355-4318 I sierramadreplayhouse.org 

Theatre@Boston Court 

70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 683-6883 | bostoncourt.org 

Throop Hall 

300 S Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, 

RoaringTwentiesStreetJam.com 

Wicked Lit 

Mountain View Mausoleum & Cemetery 

2300 N. Marengo Ave., Altadena 

(323) 332-2065 | wickedlit.org 




Feasts for 

the Eyes 

PREPARE TO BE DAZZLED THIS FALL AT 

PASADENA-AREA MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES 

BY SHEILA MENDES COLEMAN 

This fall, the Pasadena area’s many museums and 

galleries present numerous exciting exhibits sure 

to deliver a memorable afternoon or evening of 

art appreciation. 

On view from Sept. 14 to Jan. 6, the USC 

Pacific Asia Museum presents “Ceremonies 

& Celebrations: Textile Treasures 

from the USC Pacific Asia Museum 

Collection.” Guests will delight in 

their newly redesigned gift shop, 

but the real draw is the museum’s 

extraordinary collection of cultural garb 

from all over the world. This prestigious 

collection, consisting of more than 2,700 pieces 

of costumes and textiles from India, Korea, 

China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries with 

rich cultural traditions, is divided into four thematic 

sections. 

The Armory Center for the Arts is spotlighting the 

extraordinary lives and talents of three Inuit artists in 

“Akunnittinni: A Kinngait Family Portrait.” Running until Dec. 16, 

the Amory’s exhibition revolves around three generations of worldrenowned 

Inuit women in Canada’s Arctic Region whose stirring view 

of village life has garnered much critical acclaim. 

Sadly, this will be the last year in operation for local favorite, the 

Pasadena Museum of California Art. In a recent vote, board members recommended 

the museum’s shuttering with the culmination of their October exhibitions, 

including: “Judy Chicago’s Birth Project: Born Again,” a stunning needlework project 

analyzing “the interrelationships among motherhood, maternity, femaleness, and 

gender”; “Grafton Tyler Brown: Exploring California,” a tribute to the iconic 

African-American artist’s scenic lithography, graphic design and paintings that 

depict the stunning beauty of our magical state; and “Brody Albert: Strata,” 

a mind-bending foray into the often overlooked quirks and oddities 

of the California landscape. Albert’s creations are a commentary 

on the “unnoticed exchanges between people, environment, and 

industry,” as well as “the marks which inhabitants leave on their 

surroundings.” All three exceptional exhibits will run until Oct. 7. 

The Southern California Children’s Museum, which turned 

5 this year, will start “Rise and Sing” classes this fall. The 

45-minute class is designed for parents, caregivers 

and children to participate together in active music 

making, while building and strengthening genuine 

bonds of trust and communication. The 10 classes 

run from Sept. 17 to Dec. 3 and cost $200. 

Through Sept. 2, “Dreaming the Universe: 

The Intersection of Science, Fiction & Southern 

California” continues at the Pasadena Museum of 

History. The exhibit examines the history of science 

fiction in Southern California from the 1930s to the 

1980s, and how it interacted with the advances of science 

and changes in technology and society. The exhibition 

features historic artifacts, fine art, graphic arts, books and 

historic photographs. 

Through Oct. 1, the Huntington Library, Art Collections and 

Botanical Gardens presents, in all its floral splendor, “Nightwalk 

in the Chinese Garden,” a play written and directed by Stan Lai, and 

premiering exclusively in the Chinese Garden from Sept. 21 to Oct. 26. Lai’s 

masterpiece blends segments of the 16th-century Chinese tragicomedy “The 

Peony Pavilion,” with stories of early California. Every performance evening a 

small group of 40 fortunate guests will be submerged in a world of earthly theatric 

delights, as the performance wends its way through the garden and the story unfurls. 

Although the play is performed in English, original Chinese music from “The Peony 

Pavilion” lends authenticity. 



Also at The Huntington, in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art, 

“Spirit and Essence, Line and Form: The Graphic Work of Henry Moore” is on display 

until Oct 1. This exhibit of the brilliant artist, widely considered by many to be “the 

most prominent British sculptor of the 20th century,” focuses instead on Moore’s 

legacy with regards to his drawings, print and graphic designs. Moore’s intricate 

approach to varying forms, shape and mass and their relationship to one another is 

what differentiates him from so many other equally prolific artists. 

Until Nov. 12, The Huntington presents “Sustainable Luxury: Morris & Co. Textiles 

and Wallpapers from The Huntington’s Art Collections.” A sumptuous feast for the 

eyes, this exhibition features a carefully curated collection of 18 drawings, textiles 

and wallpapers from William Morris, the undisputed leader of the British Arts & 

Crafts movement that began in the mid-to-late 18 th century, and his firm, Morris & Co. 

The company was responsible for a variety of seminal works in the Arts & Crafts style, 

and their handcrafted decorative objects were revered for their sustainability long 

before the word became a rallying cry for preservationists and a trending philosophy 

on environmental responsibility. The Morris collection will be on view until Jan. 7. 

The Norton Simon Museum presents “In Search of New Markets: Craft Traditions 

in Nineteenth-Century India.” This exhibit offers a fascinating glimpse into the 

world of 19th-century religious and cultural objects from South Asia, with a few 

never-before-seen artifacts. The exhibit aims to explore “the historical sources and 

practices that informed the production of ceramics and wooden furniture in colonial 

India.” Also on view at the Norton Simon is “Line & Color: The Nature of Ellsworth 

Kelly.” The exhibit, running until Oct. 29, showcases the cutting-edge art of painter, 

sculptor, printmaker and American in Paris Ellsworth Kelly. Kelly’s life and influences 

in Paris are chronicled in his abstract artwork, which are often his interpretations 

of objects, plants and organisms found in the natural world. As Kelly once said, “I 

did not want to ‘invent’ pictures, so my sources were in nature, which to me includes 

everything seen.” 

If you’re looking for a unique, one-of-a-kind museum experience, then the Museum 

of Neon Art in Glendale is a must-see for lovers of quirky Americana. Small but 

mighty, this museum focuses on our country’s history of, and fascination with, neon. 

Wonderful examples of brightly lit signage abound here, but be sure to call for hours 

of operation and up-to-date info on current exhibits. 

What Kidspace Children’s Museum does, it does very well. This muchlauded 

museum devoted to the cultivation and nurturing of a child’s 

imagination and passion for learning is nearing its 40th year in 

existence. Since 1979, Kidspace has had a hand in educating and 

shaping eager young minds with a bounty of exciting and fun 

exhibits and events, and this season is no exception. Their 

“Performance on the Frog” series is a popular hit with pintsized 

visitors, who are invited to “sing and dance with 

performers on our frog-shaped stage in the Stone Hollow 

Amphitheater.” Every month, the museum hosts a new 

performance in this enchanting series. The Pumpkin 

Festival is in its 24th year and a perennial hit 

with attendees at Kidspace. Guests can enjoy the 

museums fall and Halloween-themed festivities 

on Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28. 

From sunup to sundown, Pasadena and its 

surrounding cities present a dizzying array of cerebral 

and hands-on activities for the entire family. Be sure to 

stop by and check at least one of them off your summer/fall 

recreation checklist. You won’t be disappointed. ■ 

Armory Center for the Arts 

145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 792-5101 | armoryarts.org 

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, 

and Botanical Gardens 

1151 Oxford Road, San Marino 

(626) 405-2100 | huntington.org 

Kidspace Children’s Museum 

480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 449-9144 | kidspacemuseum.org 

Museum of Neon Art 

216 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale 

(818) 696-2149 | neonmona.org 

Norton Simon Museum 

411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 449-6840 | nortonsimon.org 

Pasadena Museum of California Art 

490 E. Union St., Pasadena 

(626) 568-3665 

pmcaonline.org 

Pasadena Museum of History 

470 W. Walnut St., Pasadena 

(626) 577-1660 

pasadenahistory.org 

Southern California 

Children’s Museum 


(626) 657-0357 

socalkids.org 

USC Pacific AsiaMuseum 

46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 449-2742 

pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu 




Steps Ahead 

PASADENA’S FALL CARD IS FULL OF FLAMENCO, SALASA, SWING, 

BALLET, MODERN, EXPERIMENTAL, EVEN VICTORIAN STYLES OF DANCE 

BY JANA J. MONJI 

Pasadena has plenty of opportunities this fall to turn dancing into romancing, 

even if that love is for an era or an author. 

Of course, one can just stay off their feet and watch others dance — from 

modern and ballet to experimental. Watching Ballet Hispánico (from Sept. 15 to 

Oct. 15), Ballet Folklorico de México or actually doing some flamenco dancing is a 

wonderful way to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. And, of course, what 

holiday season would be complete without “The Nutcracker”? 

The annual Victorian Grand Ball on Nov. 24 at the Pasadena Masonic Temple 

celebrates 30 years of bringing back the quaint customs and dances of Queen 

Victoria’s long reign and giving Pasadenans an opportunity to dress up in a number 

of Victorian styles. Worried about your two-left feet? Many of the dances just 

require one to walk forward and backward, bow and turn. If you’re a guy, you’ll be 

astoundingly popular. 

This year will be a masked fancy dress ball. But the masks do come off for 

dancing, so it really is all about making a grand entrance. You don’t have to come in 

costume, but you must be able to dance (at arm’s length) in what you wear. 

Another chance to make a grand entrance is at the Lineage Gala on Sept. 29, 

which includes a silent auction, food catered by Alchemy Kitchen and a special 

performance by the Lineage Dance Company. Lineage is on the move, and is 

temporarily housed at First United Methodist Church at 500 E. Colorado Blvd., 

Pasadena. 

At the Music Center, dance courts science in British choreographer/director 

Wayne McGregor’s new piece, “Autobiography.” Performed by Company Wayne 

McGregor, the piece consists of 23 choreographic portraits based on the 

sequencing of McGregor’s own genome. Each performance (scored by Jlin, 

aka Jerrilynn Patton) will be determined by a computer algorithm. Is that 

geeky enough? (Oct. 5-7) 

For more mind-melding in dance, Diavolo returns to the Music 

Center after making national waves by being in the top 10 for 

“America’s Got Talent,” and artistic director Jacques Heim 

mixes modern dance, acrobatics and gymnastics for his 

“Architecture in Motion.” The program includes Diavolo’s 

signature work “Trajectoire” and the California 

premiere of “Voyage.” 

At the Alex Theatre, Los Angeles Ballet 

(LAB) presents “Modern Moves,” a bill of three 

choreographic interpretations from master 

choreographers Aszure Barton (“Les Chambres 

des Jacques,” LAB premiere), Alejandro 

Cerrudo (“Lickety Split,” LAB premiere) and 

George Balanchine (“Western Symphony”) that 

honor Americana, folk music and the Old West (7:30 

p.m. Oct. 6). 

For something intimate and new, head to REDCAT. 

David Roussève’s “Halfway to Dawn” explores the life of 

composer and arranger Billy “Sweet Pea” Strayhorn, a gay man 

and social activist in Harlem who co-wrote and arranged some of 

Duke Ellington’s hits (Oct. 4-7). And don’t forget the Sharon Disney 

Lund School of Dance at CalArts evening of repertory remounted, 

reimagined and re-contextualized at REDCAT. (Dec. 7-8). 

A great way to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month is to make 

reservations for two performances at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal 

State LA: Ballet Hispánico (Sept. 29, 8 p.m.) and Ballet Folklorico de México 

de Amalia Hernandez (Oct. 19-21). Ballet Hispánico will showcase their all- 

Latina choreographers program: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Línea Recta, Michelle 

Manzanales’ Con Brazos Abiertos, and Tania Pérez-Salas’ Catorce Dieciséis. Ballet 

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Folklorico combines the music, dance and dress of Mexican folklore 

from pre-Columbian civilizations through the modern era. 

Another way to celebrate the occasion is to go out and get on stage. The Arte 

Flamenco Dance Theatre in Alhambra is hosting a Flamenco Intensive with 

Cristobal Reyes (Oct. 15-19). 

The Granada LA presents The Adolfo Indacochea Experience with mambo, cha 

cha and salsa workshops and nightclub and shows for one weekend (Sept. 14-15). 

For those looking for a more regular place to move to the groove, the Masonic 

Temple hosts weekly swing and blues dances hosted by Lindygroove (LindyGroove. 

com) every Thursday. 

The Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association has been bringing swing to Pasadena for 35 

years, so if you’re looking for some sweaty G-rated fun on Saturday nights, head on over to 

Grace Hall (behind the church). 

If swing is too modern for your sensibilities, there’s really old school English dance 

in two places. Twice a month (second and fourth Fridays) the Monrovia English Country 

Dance meets at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Fans of Jane Austen can search for their Darcy 

on the third Sunday of the month when the Valley Area English Regency Society (VAERS) 

hosts English Regency Dancing at the Reformation Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. 

And finally, what would Christmas be without “The Nutcracker”? The Music Center 

brings out “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” for the holiday season (Nov. 30 through 

Dec. 2) at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The Los Angeles Ballet also presents “The 

Nutcracker” on Dec. 1-2 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. ■ 

Ahmanson Theatre 


(213) 628-2772 | centertheatregroup.org 

Alex Theatre 

216 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale 

(818) 243-ALEX (2539) | alextheatre.org 

Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre 

320 W. Main St., Alhambra 

(626) 458-1234 | clarita-arteflamenco.com/ 

Caltech 

1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 395-4652 | events@caltech.edu 

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 


(213) 972-0711 | dorothychandlerpavilion.org 

Grace Hall 

73 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena 

PasadenaBallroomDance.com 

The Granada LA 

17 S. First St., Alhambra 

(626) 284-7282 | TheGranadaLA.com 

Lineage Dance 

First United Methodist Church (temporary) 

500 E. Colorado Blvd. , Pasadena 

(626) 844-7008 | lineagedance.org 

Luckman Fine Arts 

Complex at Cal State LA 

5151 State University 

Drive, Los Angeles 

(323) 343-6600 | luckman.org 

The Music Center 

135 N. Grand Ave., 

Los Angeles 

(213) 628-2772 

musiccenter.org 

The Pasadena Masonic Temple 

200 S. Euclid Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 795-5610 

pasadenamasonic.org, victoriandance.org 

REDCAT 

631 W. Second St., Los Angeles 

(213) 237-2800 | redcat.org 

Reformation Lutheran Church 

Fellowship Hall 

570 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena 

(818) 992-1252 

ValleyAreaEnglishRegencySociety.org 

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 

122 S. California Ave., Monrovia 

monroviaecd@gmail.com


•CALENDAR• 

California Transit Authority 

Playing with Authority 

CHICAGO FOUNDER DANNY SERAPHINE BRINGS THE BAND’S FASTER-PACED CLASSICS 

TO LIFE WITH HIS CURRENT BAND CTA ON FRIDAY AT THE ROSE 


As the original founding member and drummer for 

the legendary rock band Chicago, Danny Seraphine 

thought he was on top of the world in 1990. The 

band had prospered for nearly 25 years at that point, 

with its horn-driven music surviving the musical 

wasteland years of the disco revolution to wind up 

releasing some of its biggest albums ever throughout 

the 1980s. 

Yet in May of that year, Seraphine was faced with 

the shocking news that he had been voted out of the 

band that had been the center of his existence since 

it began in 1967. The decision came about largely 

because the band fell victim to the fact that it had to 

drastically change its sound in order to maintain its 

success. 

“Even with all of our success, we had bombed out 

on ‘Chicago 18’ with only one hit song because we 

were told radio didn’t want to play horns anymore,” 

Seraphine recalls. “So I knew that to survive we 

had to change our sound and I brought in [megasuccessful 

songwriter] Diane Warren to write singles 

for the next album. 

“It was the first time we had ever had an outside 

songwriter write our singles, and she didn’t include 

any horn parts on her songs, so the guys in the 

horn section were upset that they felt left out,” he 

continues. “All four of her songs became Top 10 hits, 

and ‘Look Away’ was the No. 1 song of that year, but 

they still were so upset over my insistence that they 

kicked me out.” 

That abrupt career change also had a negative 

effect on Seraphine’s personal life, as his sudden constant 

presence at home after years of touring wound 

up exposing rifts in his marriage. He retreated to the 

mountains of Colorado and took 16 years off from the 

music business, returning in 2006 with fellow former 

Chicago bandmate Bill Champlin as the leaders of 

CTA, which performs at 9 p.m. Friday at The Rose 

nightclub in Pasadena. 

The choice of CTA for a band name was a tribute 

to the earliest days of Chicago, which released its first 

two albums under the name Chicago Transit Authority. 

While the band plays tunes from throughout the 

various eras of Seraphine’s time with Chicago, he 

takes pride in the fact that it pays particular attention 

to the faster-paced tunes of Chicago’s earliest hitmaking 

days, before singer Peter Cetera teamed with 

producer David Foster to shift the band’s focus to 

sappy ballads in the 1980s. 

“I played on all the original stuff and I love those 

tunes because I helped identify them and they helped 

make me,” explains Seraphine. “CTA does a great job 

of changing it up just enough to be fresh and new. 

Some we do verbatim, and the horn parts are pretty 

much like the record. 

“In our live show we cover Chicago really, really 

well, and we fill a void in the market because Chicago 

focuses on its ’80s hits mainly while we bring back 

the jazz rock end of it,” he continues. “When you go 

see CTA, it’s like seeing Chicago on steroids. The 

Chicago songbook is really enduring, it’s timeless 

because it’s such great music based on great musicianship, 

craftsmanship and the pride we put into all 

19 albums. We bring a lot of power to those songs.” n 

CTA performs at 9 p.m. Friday at the Rose, 245 E. Green St., 

Pasadena. Tickets are $28 to $48. Call (888) 645-5006 or visit 

wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com. 



•CALENDAR• 

Thursday Aug. 30 through Wednesday Sept. 

05 PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Calendar 

submissions is noon Wednesday of the week 

before the issue publishes. Send to johns@ 

pasadenaweekly.com 

THURSDAY 

The Blue Guitar 



blueguitar.club 

The club at Arroyo Seco Golf Course presents 

South Pas All Stars at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are 

$10 general admission, $15 for table seating, 

available on the website. 

Pasadena Senior Center 

85 E. Holly St., Pasadena 

(626) 795-4331 

pasadenaseniorcenter.org 

Representatives from Guide Dogs of the Desert 

discuss how dogs make differences in the 

lives of client/dog teams nationwide, starting 

at 10 a.m. 

FRIDAY 

Pasadena Public Library, Villa Parke Branch 

363 E. Villa St., Pasadena 

(626) 744-6510 

cityofpasadena.net/library 

Kids ages 5 to 12 are invited to express their 

creativity through coloring and to check out 

books for Labor Day from 2 to 5 p.m. 

Vroman’s Bookstore 


(626) 449-5320 

vromansbookstore.com 

Terese Mailout discusses and signs “Heart Berries” 

and Elissa Washuta discusses and signs 

“My Body is a Book of Rules” at 7 p.m. 

SATURDAY 

Gallery 30 South 

30 S. Wilson Ave., Pasadena 

(323) 547-3227 

gallery30south.com 

The exhibition “African-American Punk Rock 

Quilts” by Lydia Breckenridge goes on view 

starting at noon Saturday and continues 

through Sept. 30. An artist reception is scheduled 

for 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 9. 

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and 

Botanical Gardens 


(626) 405-2100 

huntington.org 

A succulent plant symposium features experts 

from around the United States discussing 

topics including conservation ecology, 

phylogenomics, and a variety of other related 

topics from 9 to 5 p.m. Cost is $85. Call (626) 

405-3504 to register (required). 



(626) 449-6840 

nortonsimon.org 

A guided tour visits temple panels featuring 

Krishna from 1 to 2 p.m. included in regular 

museum admission of $15 for adults, $12 for 

seniors, free for members, students and those 

18 and younger. 

Pasadena Public Library, San Rafael Branch 

1240 Nithsdale Road, Pasadena 

(626) 744-7270 


The LA Writers Critique Group (lawriterscritiquegroup.com) 

meets to critique each other’s 

work as they write novels, memoirs and short 

stories from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

The Rose 


(888) 645-5006 

roseconcerts.com. 

Karla Perez performs a tribute to late singer 

Selena. Doors open at 6 p.m. and music starts 

at 9 p.m. Tickets are $24.50. 

SUNDAY 

Alex Theatre 

216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale 

(818) 243-2539 

alextheatre.org 

The Alex Theatre and Glendale Arts invite the 

public to celebrate the theater’s 93rd birthday 

from 6 to 9 p.m. The event includes tours of 

the historic venue, specialty cocktails, food, an 

auction and other activities. Those who make 

a $93 donation to the theatre receive a limited 

edition Alex Theatre gift bag. Donations are not 

required to attend the event, and admission is 

free. However, reservations are required. Visit 

alex93.eventbrite.com for reservations. 

Mt. Wilson Observatory Concert 

Mt. Wilson Road, La Cañada Flintridge 

(626) 440-9016 

mtwilson.edu/concerts 

A Mt. Wilson Observatory Concert under 

the Dome features jazz by the Lounge Art 

Ensemble, with drummer Peter Erskine, bassist 

Darek Oles and Bob Sheppard on sax in a 

freewheeling selection of standards and original 

tunes. Two performances are at 3 and 5 p.m. 

Receptions follow each performance, and refreshments 

are included. Tickets are $50 each. 



(626) 449-6840 

nortonsimon.org 

An Afternoon Salon conducted by a museum 

educator discusses depictions of the Buddha 

in art and how they’ve changed among various 

cultures which have adopted Buddhism from 1 

to 2 p.m., included in regular museum admission 

of $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, free for 

members, students and those 18 and younger. 

Soulful Sunday Brunch 

The Rose 


(888) 645-5006 


Enjoy a live Motown-style band, gospel choir 

and mouthwatering brunch from $29 to $58. 

The $18.50 general admission does not include 

brunch. Brunch starts at 10 a.m. and music 

starts at 11 a.m. 

MONDAY 

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and 

Botanical Gardens 


(626) 405-2100 

huntington.org 

Spend a relaxing Labor Day visiting the gardens 

and checking out the art works during regular 

Huntington hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for 

regular weekday admission of $25 for adults, 

$21 for seniors and students, $13 for youth 

ages 4 to 11, free for children younger than 4 

and members. 

Pasadena Senior Center 

85 E. Holly St., Pasadena 

(626) 795-4331 

pasadenaseniorcenter.org 

The Center’s free summer concert series closes 

for the season with big band, R&B, jazz and 

Dixieland by The Great American Swing Band 

at 6 p.m. 

TUESDAY 

Cancer Support Community 

76 E. Del Mar Blvd., Ste. 215, Pasadena 

(626) 796-1083 

cscpasadena.org 

Emily Gonzales, Chopra Center certified instructor 

leads a four-week meditation series from 

1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday and continuing Tuesdays 

through Sept. 25. Free, but call for reservations. 

One Colorado 

41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena 

(626) 564-1066 

onecolorado.com 

The Bob Baker Marionette Theater puts on 

a show for kids at 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday 

through September. Free. 

Vroman’s Bookstore 


(626) 449-5320 

vromansbookstore.com 

Guests are invited to play “Wait Wait… 

Pasadena,” a quiz game to celebrate the book 

“Hometown Pasadena,” with guest host Lian 

Dolan at 7 p.m. 

WEDNESDAY 

Arcadia Woman’s Club 

324 S. First Ave., Arcadia 

arcadiawomansclub.org 

Women interested in meeting new people and 

helping good causes are invited the club’s open 

house and meet-and-greet from 11 a.m. to 2 

p.m. Free; visit the website to RSVP. 


ONGOING 

A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, presents the musical “Man of La Mancha” by playwright Dale Wasserman, based on “Don Quixote” 

by Cervantes, a story-within-a-story about a man who is imprisoned during the Spanish Inquisition, and acts out stories for the other inmates. 

Julia Rodriguez-Elliott directs. It opened Aug. 16 and continues through Sept. 9. Tickets are $25 and up. Visit the website for the full schedule. Call 

(626) 356-3121 or visit anoisewithin.org. 

McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World, 869 E. Mariposa St., Altadena. “Anatomy of a Group Show,” by a large group of artists, opened Aug. 3 

and continues through Sept. 29. Call (626) 794-8779 or visit facebook.com/mcgintysgallery/. 

Pasadena Playhouse 

39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 356-7529 

pasadenaplayhouse.org 

“Native Gardens,” the new comedy by Karen 

Zacarias, is the story of horticulture turning 

well-intentioned neighbors into feuding 

enemies. The character Pablo is a rising 

attorney and Tania is his pregnant wife who’s 

working on her doctorate. The couple has just 

purchased a home next to neighbors Frank and 

Virginia, a well-established Washington, DC 

couple with a superb English garden. At first 

the new couple is welcomed, but a barbecue for 

Pablo’s colleagues and a disagreement over a 

long-standing fence line escalates into an allout, 

comedic border dispute. “Seinfeld’s” Jason 

Alexander directs. “Native Gardens” opens at 

8 p.m. and continues at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays 

and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 30, 

with additional performances at 8 p.m. Sept. 11 

and 25. Tickets are $25 and up. 

Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch 

285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena 

(626) 744-4066 


Huntington Hospital nurses conduct free health 

screenings for blood pressure and blood sugar 

and offer health education and referrals for 

adults and children from 10 a.m. to noon. 

The Rose 


(888) 645-5006 


Make your own music with karaoke in the 

Lobby Lounge at The Rose Wednesday through 

Saturday night. 

Wine & Song Music Series 



wineandsong.com 

Brad Colerick’s weekly singer-songwriter series 

features The Contraptionists and Louise Goffin 

at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 

for table seating, available on the website. n 





Original columns, coffered 

ceiling and walnut wood in 

lobby of First Trust Bank, now 

Bank of the West. 

Front of earthquake-proof 

First Trust Bank, built in 1927. 

‘A Good 

Land’ 

Mural in lobby of workers in a 

citrus orchard in California. 

REIMAGING AN ARCHITECTURAL JEWEL OF 

PASADENA’S GOLDEN ERA 

BY CATHERINE BAUKNIGHT 

Cupola dome shines atop the tallest 

building in the land, warning new 

pilots of the day. 

Abeacon of the past reminiscent of the Italian 

Renaissance style of architecture that was 

popular nearly a century ago, the former First 

Trust Bank Building on the corner of Colorado 

Boulevard and Madison Avenue is among 

a number of architectural jewels built in 

Pasadena throughout the 1920s. 

This was Pasadena’s Golden Age of 

architecture, a time during which such 

structures as City Hall, the city’s 

Central Library, the Rose Bowl, 

and the old Pasadena Star-News 

building were built. And, like 

those, First Trust (now Bank of 

the West) has stood the test of time, 

looking much as it did when it first 

opened in 1927. 

However, for all its gold-colored bronze, 

inlaid marble floors, travertine walls and gilt 

coffered ceiling, all designed to have a welcoming 

effect on its millionaire customers, perhaps the 

most striking element of the building is the artwork 

by muralist Alson Clark hanging inside depicting 

California’s top four industries at the time. 

One of Clark’s murals depicts shipping at San Pedro 

harbor. In another, a family works in an orchard. There is 

also a mural of oil field workers, and, of course, a scene from the 

production of a film. 

Entering this time capsule is a journey back to when customers were 

enticed to participate in commerce and 

trade for the connection and improvement 

of the community. Thus, a movement to 

connect humanity and free thought for a better 

lifestyle was in motion through the appreciation 

of the arts. Pasadena was voted the best city to 

live in America in 1939, according to the Pasadena 

Community Book, 1943, article by Editor in Chief William 

L. Blair. 

The structure, which is listed on the National Register 

of Historic Places, was built not only for the comfort of its 

wealthy patrons but to also withstand earthquakes. According to 

the journal Bungalow Reader, architects Cyril Bennett and Fitch 

Haskell retained Caltech professor R.R. Martel to devise the first steel 

beam structural system that would work with the concrete walls as reinforcement which 

successfully prevents earthquake damage for tall buildings and became a standard of the 

times. 

The eight-story structure is also adorned with a steel and glass cupola, a shining beacon 

then and today, designed for style and a reminder to new aviators to take heed while soaring 

through the sky above the city and mountains. 

The original detailed ceiling painted in blue, gold and red, the walnut teller’s cages and 

bronze and glass screens speak to the work integrity of the era. 

Etched above the rear door of the lobby describes the proclamation for the Golden Era, 

from Deuteronomy: 

A good land. A land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranates. A 

land of olive trees and honey. 

An appreciation of the art history and architecture of Pasadena, built on principle, 

community ethics and prosperity for a lifestyle celebrating human spirit, will sustain our 

future as a leading city in America built by our forefathers on this good land. ■ 



FLICK FINDER 

SHOWTIMES 

Friday Aug. 31 to Thursday Sept. 06 

Note: Times are p.m., and daily, unless 

otherwise indicated. All times are 

subject to change without notice. 

PASADENA 

ACADEMY 6 

1003 E Colorado Bl, 

(626) 229-9400. 

Avengers: Infinity War Fri.-Thurs., 3:30 p.m. 

The Darkest Minds Fri.-Thurs., 2:30 p.m. 

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Fri.-Thurs., 

12:45, 3:45, 7, 9:55 p.m. 

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Fri.-Thurs., 1, 4, 

7:20, 10 p.m. 

Ocean’s 8 Fri.-Thurs., 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 

10:10 p.m. 

RBG Fri.-Thurs., 12:30 p.m. 

Sicario: Day of the Soldado Fri.-Thurs., 10:10 

p.m. 

Skyscraper Fri.-Thurs., 11:50 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 

7:10, 9:40 p.m. 

Sorry to Bother You Fri.-Thurs., 12 noon, 5, 7:30, 

10:05 p.m. 

Tag Fri.-Thurs., 7:50 p.m. 

IPIC THEATERS AT 

ONE COLORADO PASADENA 

42 Miller Alley, (626) 639-2260. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Wed., 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:30 

p.m.; Thurs. 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:30 p.m. 

The Happytime Murders Fri.-Tues., 2:15, 5, 7:45, 

10:15 p.m.; Wed. 1:45, 4:30, 7:45, 10 p.m. 

Kin Fri.-Wed., 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10 p.m. 

Mile 22 Fri. 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 8, 10:45 p.m.; 

Sat.-Tues., 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 8, 10:45 p.m.; Wed. 

2, 4:45, 10:45 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri. 12 noon, 

3:20, 6:45, 10:15 p.m.; Sat.-Mon., 11:45 a.m., 

3:20, 6:45, 10:15 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 12 noon, 3:20, 

6:45, 10:15 p.m. 

The Nun Thurs. only, 7:30, 10:15 p.m. 

Operation Finale Fri.-Wed., 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45 

p.m. 

LAEMMLE’S PLAYHOUSE 7 

673 E Colorado Bl, 

(626) 844-6500. 

BlacKkKlansman Fri. 1, 4, 7:10, 10:15 p.m.; 

Sat.-Mon., 10:40 a.m., 1, 4, 7:10, 10:15 p.m.; 

Tues.-Wed., 1, 4, 7:10, 10:15 p.m.; Thurs. 1, 4, 

10:15 p.m. 

The Bookshop Fri. 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:45 p.m.; 

Sat.-Mon., 10:40 a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:45 p.m.; 

Tues.-Thurs., 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:45 p.m. 

Eighth Grade Fri.-Thurs., 1, 5:30, 10:10 p.m. 

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection Fri. 

1:50, 4:30, 7:30, 10 p.m.; Sat.-Mon., 11:20 a.m., 

1:50, 4:30, 7:30, 10 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 1:50, 4:30, 

7:30, 10 p.m.; Thurs. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 10 p.m. 

Juliet, Naked Fri. 1:30, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 p.m.; 

Sat.-Mon., 11 a.m., 1:30, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 p.m.; 

Tues.-Thurs., 1:30, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 p.m. 

Madeline’s Madeline Fri.-Thurs., 3:15, 7:50 p.m. 

Perfect Blue Thurs. only, 7 p.m. 

Puzzle Sat.-Mon., 10:30 a.m. 

Support the Girls Fri.-Thurs., 3:20, 8 p.m. 

We the Animals Fri.-Thurs., 1, 5:40, 10:15 p.m. 

The Wife Fri. 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 p.m.; Sat.-Mon., 

10:30 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 

1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 p.m. 

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Sat.-Mon., 10:45 

a.m. 

ARCLIGHT PASADENA 14 

280 E Colorado Bl, (626) 568-8888. 

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence Tues. only, 7:30 p.m. 

Enjoy 

the show. 

For more reviews, 

check out 

pasadenaweekly.com 

Alpha Fri.-Mon., 11 a.m., 1:05, 4:55, 7:10, 10:05 

p.m.; Tues. 11 a.m., 1:05, 4:55, 7:10, 10:20 p.m.; 

Wed. 11 a.m., 1:05, 4:55, 7:10, 10:05 p.m. 

BlacKkKlansman Fri.-Sun., 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 5:25, 

8:15, 10:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 

5:25, 8:10, 10:30 p.m. 

Christopher Robin Fri.-Wed., 11:40 a.m., 2:15, 

4:40, 7:05, 9:35 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Sun., 11:55 a.m., 1, 2:30, 

3:30, 5, 6, 7:30, 8:30, 10, 11, 11:45 p.m.; Mon.- 

Wed., 11:55 a.m., 1, 2:30, 3:30, 5, 6, 7:30, 8:30, 

10 p.m. 

Eighth Grade Fri.-Wed., 3:45 p.m. 

The Happytime Murders Fri.-Sun., 11:05 a.m., 

2:50, 5:55, 8:05, 11:10 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:05 

a.m., 2:50, 5:55, 8:05, 10:55 p.m. 

Incredibles 2 Fri.-Wed., 12:15, 3:05 p.m. 

Juliet, Naked Fri.-Wed., 11:30 a.m., 2:25, 4:45, 

7:20, 9:25 p.m. 

Kin Fri. 11:15 a.m., 1:35, 4:50, 7:40, 9:45, 11:50 

p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11:10 a.m., 1:35, 4:50, 7:40, 9:45, 

11:50 p.m.; Mon. 11:10 a.m., 1:35, 4:50, 7:40, 

9:45 p.m.; Tues. 11:10 a.m., 1:35, 4:50, 7:55, 9:45 

p.m.; Wed. 11:10 a.m., 1:35, 4:50, 7:40, 9:45 p.m. 

The Little Stranger Fri.-Sun., 11:55 a.m., 2:40, 

5:40, 8:10, 10:15, 11:40 p.m.; Mon. 11:55 a.m., 

2:40, 5:40, 8:15, 10:15 p.m.; Tues. 11:55 a.m., 

2:40, 5:40, 8:15, 10:10 p.m.; Wed. 11:55 a.m., 

2:40, 5:40, 8:15, 10:15 p.m. 

The Meg Fri.-Mon., 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 5:10, 7:15, 

9:30 p.m.; Tues. 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 

p.m.; Wed. 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 5:10, 7:15, 9:30 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Sun., 11:15 

a.m., 2:05, 5:05, 8:20, 10:45 p.m.; Mon. 11:15 

a.m., 2:05, 5:05, 8:20, 10:35 p.m.; Tues. 11:15 

a.m., 2:05, 5:10, 8:20, 10:35 p.m.; Wed. 11:15 

a.m., 2:05, 5:05, 8:20, 10:35 p.m. 

The Nun Thurs. only, 7, 9:15, 11:30 p.m. 

Operation Finale Fri.-Mon., 11:40 a.m., 2:45, 

5:20, 7:45, 10:20 p.m.; Tues. 11:40 a.m., 2:45, 

5:20, 7:45, 10:15 p.m.; Wed. 11:40 a.m., 2:45, 

5:20, 7:45, 10:20 p.m. 

Papillon Fri.-Wed., 2:10 p.m. 

Searching Fri.-Sun., 11:25 a.m., 12:30, 2, 4:30, 

5:35, 7, 8, 9:15, 11:35 p.m.; Mon. 11:25 a.m., 

12:30, 2, 4:30, 5:35, 7, 8, 9:15, 11 p.m.; Tues. 

11:25 a.m., 12:30, 2, 4:30, 5:35, 7, 9:15, 11 p.m.; 

Wed. 11:25 a.m., 12:30, 2, 4:30, 5:35, 7, 8, 9:15, 

11 p.m. 

GLENDALE 

PACIFIC GLENDALE 18 

The Americana at Brand,322 

Americana Way, Glendale 

(818) 551-0218. 

A-X-L Fri.-Wed., 12:35 p.m. 

Alpha Fri.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 2:50, 5, 7:45, 9:15 

p.m. 

Ant-Man and the Wasp Fri.-Wed., 4:20 p.m. 

BlacKkKlansman Fri.-Sun., 11:30 a.m., 2:30, 5:40, 

8:25, 10:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:30 a.m., 2:30, 

5:40, 8:25, 10 p.m. 


4:05, 7:05, 9:30 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Sun., 11:15 a.m., 12:15, 

1:30, 2, 3, 4:45, 5:45, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9:30, 

10:15, 11:15, 12 midnight; Mon.-Wed., 11:15 

a.m., 12:15, 1:30, 2, 3, 4:45, 5:45, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 

8:30, 9:30, 10:30 p.m. 

The Equalizer 2 Fri.-Wed., 3 p.m. 

The Happytime Murders Fri.-Sun., 11:25 a.m., 

2:20, 5:05, 8:20, 10, 11:15 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 

11:25 a.m., 2:20, 5:05, 8:20, 10:45 p.m. 

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Fri.- 

Wed., 12:15, 3:20 p.m. 

Incredibles 2 Fri.-Wed., 11:45 a.m., 2:15, 5:20 

p.m. 

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Fri.-Wed., 12:05 

p.m. 

Kin Fri.-Wed., 10:30 a.m., 1, 4:35, 7:15, 9:40 p.m. 

The Little Stranger Fri.-Sun., 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 

5:45, 8:35, 10:45, 11:25, 12 midnight; Mon.-Wed., 

11:50 a.m., 2:35, 5:45, 8:35, 10:40 p.m. 

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Fri.-Wed., 3:10 

p.m. 

The Meg Fri.-Sun., 11 a.m., 2:40, 5:50, 8:10, 9:50, 

11:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m., 2:40, 5:50, 8:10, 

9:45 p.m. 

Mile 22 Fri.-Wed., 2:45, 5:05 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Sun., 10:30 

a.m., 1:45, 5, 8:15, 10:45 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:30 

a.m., 1:45, 5, 8:15, 9:45 p.m. 

The Nun Thurs. only, 7, 8, 10:25, 12 midnight 

Operation Finale Fri.-Sun., 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 5:20, 

7:10, 8:05, 10:50, 11:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:50 

a.m., 2:35, 5:20, 7:10, 8:05, 10:15 p.m. 

Papillon Fri.-Wed., 12:15, 3 p.m. 

Searching Fri.-Sun., 11 a.m., 1:25, 3:50, 5:30, 

6:15, 7:25, 8:40, 9:35, 11:05, 12 midnight; Mon.- 

Wed., 11:05 a.m., 1:30, 3:55, 5:30, 6:20, 7:25, 

8:45, 10:05 p.m. 

Slender Man Fri.-Wed., 5:35 p.m. 

The Spy Who Dumped Me Fri.-Wed., 12:05 p.m. 

Ya Veremos Fri.-Sun., 10:30 a.m., 1, 5:05, 7:20, 

10 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:30 a.m., 1, 5:05, 7:20, 

10:45 p.m. 

UA LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 

1919 Verdugo Bl, (818) 952-1940. 

Alpha Fri.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 2:20, 5:05, 7:30, 

10:10 p.m. 

BlacKkKlansman Fri.-Wed., 11:40 a.m., 2:40, 

6:20, 9:35 p.m. 


4:20, 6:50, 9:25 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Wed., 11:05 a.m., 2, 4:55, 

7:45, 10:35 p.m. 

The Happytime Murders Fri.-Wed., 12:10, 2:30, 

5:15, 7:50, 10:20 p.m. 

The Meg Fri.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 

10 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Wed., 11:30 

a.m., 2:50, 6:30, 9:50 p.m. 

Searching Fri.-Wed., 10:50 a.m., 1:35, 4:15, 7, 

9:40 p.m. 

ARCADIA 

AMC SANTA ANITA 16 

Westfield Shoppingtown Mall,400 

Baldwin Ave, (888) 262-4386. 

Avengers: Infinity War Fri.-Sun., 8:45 a.m., 9:15 

a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12 noon, 12:30, 1, 3:15, 4:15, 

4:45, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 10:45, 11:45 p.m.; Mon. 

11:30 a.m., 12 noon, 12:30, 1, 3:15, 4:15, 4:45, 

7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 10:45 p.m.; Tues. 11:30 a.m., 12 

noon, 12:30, 1, 3:15, 4:15, 4:45, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 

10:30 p.m.; Wed. 11:30 a.m., 12 noon, 12:30, 1, 

3:15, 4:15, 4:45, 7, 8, 8:30, 10:30 p.m.; Thurs. 

11:30 a.m., 12 noon, 12:30, 3:15, 4:15, 7, 7:30, 

8, 10:30 p.m. 

Avengers: Infinity War — An IMAX 3D Experience 

Fri.-Thurs., 2:15, 9:45 p.m. 

Avengers: Infinity War — The IMAX 2D Experience 

Fri.-Thurs., 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. 

Avengers: Infinity War 3D Fri.-Sun., 9:45 a.m., 

1:30, 3:45, 5:15, 9, 11:15 p.m.; Mon. 1:30, 3:45, 

5:15, 9, 11:15 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 1:30, 3:45, 5:15, 

9, 11 p.m. 

Black Panther Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m., 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 

10:40 p.m.; Mon. 10:30 a.m., 1:40, 4:50, 8, 11:10 

p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 12:10, 3:40, 10:10 p.m. 

Blockers Fri.-Sun., 9:30 a.m., 12:15, 2:45, 6:10, 9 

p.m.; Mon.-Tues., 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 

p.m.; Wed. 10:30 a.m., 10:40 p.m. 

Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare Fri. 10:40 a.m., 1:20, 

4:10, 6:50, 9:30 p.m.; Sat. 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 

p.m.; Sun. 11:20 a.m., 5:30, 10 p.m.; Mon. 10:40 

a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 

10:40 a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 9:50 p.m. 

I Feel Pretty Fri.-Wed., 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:25, 

10:10 p.m. 

Isle of Dogs Fri.-Wed., 2, 7:10 p.m. 

Kings Fri.-Sat., 10:10 a.m., 12:40, 3:10, 5:30, 8, 

10:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:10 a.m., 12:40, 3:10, 4:40, 8, 

10:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 1:40, 4:15, 

6:50, 9:20 p.m. 

Labyrinth Sun. 2, 7 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 7 p.m. 

Like Arrows Tues.-Thurs., 7 p.m. 

The Metropolitan Opera: Cendrillon Sat. only, 

9:55 a.m. 

The Metropolitan Opera: Cendrillon Encore Wed. 

only, 1, 6:30 p.m. 

A Quiet Place Fri. 9:40 a.m., 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 

7:45, 10:15 p.m.; Sat. 10:40 a.m., 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 

10:15 p.m.; Sun. 9:40 a.m., 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 

7:45, 10:15 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 

7:45, 10:15 p.m. 

Rampage Fri.-Sun., 10:20 a.m., 1:15, 4, 6:45, 

9:20 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:30 a.m., 1:15, 4, 6:45, 

9:20 p.m. 

Ready Player One Fri.-Sun., 10:50 a.m., 2:10, 

5:20, 8:30, 11:40 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 12:40, 4, 7:20, 

10:40 p.m. 

Super Troopers 2 Fri.-Wed., 11:40 a.m., 2:20, 

4:50, 7:40, 10:20 p.m. 

Traffik Fri.-Wed., 11:20 a.m., 4:30, 9:50 p.m. 

ALHAMBRA 

EDWARDS ALHAMBRA 

RENAISSANCE STADIUM 14 & IMAX 

1 E. Main Street, 

(626) 300-0107. 

A-X-L Fri.-Wed., 11:25 a.m., 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 

9:35 p.m.; Thurs. 11:25 a.m., 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 

10:20 p.m. 

Ant-Man and the Wasp Fri.-Thurs., 11:20 a.m., 

1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 12:30, 

1:35, 2, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:30 

p.m.; Thurs. 11:10 a.m., 12:35, 1:35, 2:15, 3:35, 

4:35, 5:30, 7:30, 9:35, 10:30 p.m. 

The Equalizer 2 Fri.-Wed., 7:25, 10:15 p.m. 

The Happytime Murders Fri.-Thurs., 11 a.m., 

2:40, 5:05, 8:20, 10:40 p.m. 

Kin Fri.-Sat., 11:05 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:45 p.m.; 

Sun. 11 a.m., 1:35, 4:25, 7:50, 9:40 p.m.; Mon.- 

Wed., 11:05 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:45 p.m.; Thurs. 

11:05 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7:45, 9:45 p.m. 

The Little Stranger Fri.-Thurs., 11:10 a.m., 2:10, 

4:55, 7:40, 10:25 p.m. 

The Meg Fri.-Wed., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:20, 

2:15, 4, 5, 6:45, 7:45, 9:40, 10:30 p.m.; Thurs. 11 

a.m., 11:25 a.m., 1:20, 2, 4, 4:45, 6:45, 9:40 p.m. 

Mile 22 Fri.-Thurs., 11:30 a.m., 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 

9:50 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Thurs., 11:20 

a.m., 2:10, 6:35, 9:55 p.m. 

The Nun Thurs. only, 7, 9:30 p.m. 

The Nun: The IMAX 2D Experience Thurs. only, 

7:30, 10 p.m. 

Operation Finale Fri.-Sat., 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:50, 

7:40, 10:35 p.m.; Sun. 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:45, 

7:40, 10:35 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 

4:50, 7:40, 10:35 p.m. 

Peppermint Thurs. only, 7:35, 10:15 p.m. 

Perfect Blue Thurs. only, 7 p.m. 

Rudy 25th Anniversary Sun. only, 2, 7 p.m. 

Slender Man Fri.-Sat., 11:35 a.m., 7:50 p.m.; Sun. 

11:35 a.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:35 a.m., 7:50 p.m.; 

Thurs. 11:40 a.m. 

Sorry to Bother You Fri.-Sat., 5, 10:20 p.m.; Sun. 

5:05, 10:20 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 5, 10:20 p.m.; 

Thurs. 5:05 p.m. 

Teen Titans GO! to the Movies Fri.-Sat., 11:15 

a.m., 1:50, 4:15 p.m.; Sun. 11:15 a.m., 4:15 p.m.; 

Mon.-Thurs., 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:15 p.m. n 



•FILM• 


Boring ‘Finale’ 

As summer winds down and the supply of mega-budget 

blockbusters trickles out, Hollywood often releases some of 

its most blasé duds of the year over the Labor Day weekend 

each year. This weekend’s new release “Operation Finale” offers 

a mix of good and bad qualities by presenting a strongly acted 

and good-looking historical thriller that unfortunately runs out of 

thills long before its ending. 

Recounting the tale of how a team of undercover Israeli Jewish 

operatives teamed up in 1960 to capture and extract the vile Nazi 

leader Adolf Eichmann from his new life-in-disguise in Argentina, “Finale” 

stars Oscar-winning actor Ben Kingsley as the deceptively stoic 

“architect of the Final Solution.” Leading the charge against him are 

Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron in the newest “Star Wars” movies) as Peter 

Malkin, who we learn in a series of devastatingly effective flashbacks 

lost his wife and children to heartless Nazi slaughter. 

Isaac has been receiving intel on the search for Eichamann from 

anti-Nazi compatriots tracking Eichmann and other former Nazis in 

Argentina, where many of the evil regime fled after the war. A young 

woman named Sylvia (Haley Lu Richardson) flirts her way into a 

couple of dates with a handsome boy named Klaus Eichmann (Joe 

Alwyn) , who claims his father died back in Germany and he’s just 

being cared for by Adolf as a family friend in his new persona. 

When Klaus stupidly decides taking Sylvia to a secret Nazi meeting 

would make for a great date night, she turns out to be a spy and passes 

word through her own father to the Israeli Mossad special forces 

unit. The Mossad leaders decide that it would be more worthwhile 

to have Adolf testify and spell out the Nazi atrocities on worldwide 

television rather than merely assassinate him, so Malkin is enlisted to 

lead the mission. 

For the first half of the film, director Chris Weitz (“American 

Pie,” “A Better Life”) keeps things moving with some real zip and 

Oscar Isaac and Nick Kroll in Operation Finale 

‘OPERATION FINALE’ OFFERS THRILLS IN RECOUNTING THE TALE OF NAZI ADOLF 

EICHMANN’S CAPTURE BUT ENDS BADLY — FOR EICHMANN AND AUDIENCES 

pizzazz, aided greatly by a bouncy and inventive score by Alexandre 

Desplat. Yet after cranking up the tension throughout the first hour, 

once Adolf Eichmann is captured, the film completely runs out of 

steam. 

The reason is that the fearless team finds that the Nazi-friendly 

Argentine government has gotten wind of their plot and ensured that 

the next safe flight out of the country won’t be available for ten days. 

Thus begins the need for them all to hide out with Eichmann, and 

engage in a subtle battle of manipulation as they try to make him sign 

a paper agreeing to leave the country with them and he tries to play on 

Melvin’s sympathies due to the fact that despite being a monster, he’s 

a devoted family man. 

This might still sound intriguing, but the unfortunate fact is that 

the hideout scenes are dramatically inert to a stunning degree. When 

the mood-lifting high point of the second hour is a comical scene of 

the team watching Eichmann taking a dump as an example of not letting 

him out of their sight, and their wincing reactions to the farts he’s 

producing, something has gone off the rails. 

On the other hand, there are moments scattered throughout – 

including the second half— that are unusually thoughtful for a Hollywood 

summer release. Melvin’s flashbacks slowly acquire a devastating 

impact, while there is also a strong scene in which he provides 

extra care and compassion for the withering Eichmann in which he 

might also be getting played psychologically. 

World War II history buffs may like this more than I did, as the 

filmmakers and cast clearly had noble intentions. But considering 

how utterly slow and anticlimactic the film becomes in its final hour, 

it’s impossible for me to justify saying the film is worth paying today’s 

ticket prices. I was praying for the finale of “Operation Finale” long 

before it was over, and chances are so will you. n 

GRADE: C 

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Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing 

Length: 102 minutes 

Directed by: Aneesh Chaganty 

Rating: PG13 

The Asian-American wave of multiplex success 

continues with this film starring Jon Cho as a 

father desperately searching for his teen daughter, 

who's been living a secret life online. The film is 

told completely through technology such as Twitter, 

Facebook, webcams and the like, making the riveting 

story even more compelling. Grade: A 

CRAZY RICH ASIANS 

Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh 


Directed by: Jon M. Chu 

Rating: PG13 

The romantic comedy that's kicking open the doors 

of Hollywood for Asian-American talent, "Asians" is 

possibly the best romantic comedy of the century so 

far. The story of an American woman who was raised 

poor falling for the scion of a mega-rich Singapore 

dynasty and the socioeconomic clashes that ensue 

is both hilarious and touching and lavish to behold. 

Grade: A 

BLACKKKLANSMAN 

Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver 


Directed by: Spike Lee 

Rating: R 

Spike Lee's huge comeback marks what might be his 

best and most commercial film ever: an audaciously 

funny and exciting true-life story about an African- 

American cop in Colorado Springs who teams 

with a Jewish policeman to infiltrate and destroy a 

dangerous Ku Klux Klan chapter. One of the year's 

best. Grade: A 

THE MEG 

Stars: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson 


Directed by: Jon Turteltaub 

Rating: PG13 

This utterly ridiculous yet undeniably funny and 

exciting thriller follows a team of scientists who 

try to track down and destroy a 90-foot-long 

prehistoric shark before it can massacre thousands 

of beachgoers. This is a fun sendup-homage to 

"Jaws" and is one of the funnest surprises of summer. 

Grade: A 

EIGHTH GRADE 

Stars: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton 


Directed by: Bo Burnham 

Rating: R 

This intensely intimate dramedy sees life from the 

eyes and mind of an awkward girl enduring the 

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pulls off a performance for the ages and deserves an 

Oscar nomination as a girl fending off creepy boys, 

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standing up for herself. Writer-director Bo Burnham 

has accomplished a masterpiece in his debut effort. 

Grade: A 

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Stars: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Michelle Monaghan 


Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie 

Rating: PG-13 

Tom Cruise raises the bar on action movies by miles, 

in a film that's packed with non-stop action and in 

which he HALO skydives, flies a helicopter on a chase 

through mountain passes, speeds a motorcycle 

through the streets of Paris and much more while 

trying to keep plutonium out of the hands of a ruthless 

band of terrorists. Defying a world in which every 

action movie is rooted in CGI, this film's old-school 

dazzling showmanship must be seen on as big a 

screen as possible. Grade: A 


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PUBLIC NOTICES 

DEPARTMENT 

OF THE 

TREASURER AND 

TAX COLLECTOR 

Notice of Divided Publication 

NOTICE OF DIVIDED 

PUBLICATION OF THE 

PROPERTY TAX-DEFAULT LIST 

(DELINQUENT LIST) 

Made pursuant to Section 3371, 

Revenue and Taxation Code 

Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation 

Code Sections 3381 through 

3385, the Los Angeles County 

Treasurer and Tax Collector is 

publishing in divided distribution, 

the Notice of Power to Sell Tax- 

Defaulted Property in and for 

Los Angeles County, State of 

California, to various newspapers 

of general circulation published 

in the County. A portion of the 

list appears in each of such 

newspapers. 

I, Joseph Kelly, County of Los 

Angeles Tax Collector, State of 

California, certify that: 

Notice is given that by operation 

of law at 12:01 a.m. Pacifi c Time, 

on July 1, 2016, I hereby declared 

the real properties listed below 

tax defaulted. The declaration of 

default was due to non-payment 

of the total amount due for the 

taxes, assessments, and other 

charges levied in tax year 2015- 

16 that were a lien on the listed 

real property. Nonresidential 

commercial property and 

property upon which there is a 

recorded nuisance abatement 

lien shall be Subject to the Tax 

Collector’s Power to Sell after 

three years of defaulted taxes. 

Therefore, if the 2015-16 taxes 

remain defaulted after June 30, 

2019, the property will become 

Subject to the Tax Collector’s 

Power to Sell and eligible for sale 

at the County’s public auction 

in 2020. All other property that 

has defaulted taxes after June 

30, 2021, will become Subject 

to the Tax Collector’s Power to 

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The list contains the name of the 

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was due on June 30, 2016, for tax 

year 2015-16, opposite the parcel 

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tax-defaulted real property shall 

include all amounts for unpaid 

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with the additional penalties and 

fees as prescribed by law, or 

paid under an installment plan of 

redemption if initiated prior to the 

property becoming Subject to the 

Tax Collector’s Power to Sell. 

Please direct requests for 

information concerning 

redemption of tax-defaulted 

property to Joseph Kelly, 

Treasurer and Tax Collector 

at 225 North Hill Street, Los 

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1 (888) 807-2111 or 1 (213) 974- 

2111. 

I certify under penalty of perjury 

that the foregoing is true and 

correct. Executed at Los 

Angeles, California, on August 8, 

2018. 

JOSEPH KELLY 

TREASURER AND TAX 

COLLECTOR 

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

Assessees/taxpayers, who have 

disposed of real property after 

January 1, 2015, may find their 

names listed because the Office 

of the Assessor has not yet 

updated the assessment roll to 

reflect the change in ownership. 

ASSESSOR’S IDENTIFICATION 

NUMBERING SYSTEM 

EXPLANATION 

The Assessor’s Parcel Number 

(APN), when used to describe 

property in this list, refers to the 

Assessor’s map book, the map 

page, the block on the map (if 

applicable), and the individual 

parcel on the map page or in the 

block. The Assessor’s maps and 

further explanation of the parcel 

numbering system are available 

at the Offi ce of the Assessor. 

The following property tax 

defaulted on July 1, 2016, for the 

taxes, assessments, and other 

charges for the tax year 2015-16: 

LISTED BELOW ARE 

PROPERTIES THAT DEFAULTED 

IN 2016 FOR TAXES, 

ASSESSMENTS AND 0THER 

CHARGES FOR THE FISCAL 

YEAR 2015-2016. 

AMOUNT OF DELINQUENCY 

AS OF THIS PUBLICATION IS 

LISTED BELOW. 

AGUIRRE,M MAGDALENA DECD 

EST OF SITUS 3779 LAURITA 

AVE PASADENA CA 91107-4946 

5378-017-005 $2,981.52 

ANDERSON,DIANE H AND 

ANDERSON,BRADFORD SITUS 

374 DOUGLAS ST PASADENA 

CA 91104-3526 5729-030- 

016/S2014-010/S2015-010 

$7,427.38 

ANGELUS HOMES LLC SITUS 

5639 ANGELUS AVE SAN 

GABRIEL CA 91776-1603 5374- 

029-008 $19,109.50 

BARNETT,PAULA J TR BARNETT 

TRUST SITUS 1644 N HILL AVE 

PASADENA CA 91104-2627 

5850-011-009 $28.23 

BARRINGTON PROPERTY 

INVESTMENT GROUP SITUS 

1950 LAS LUNAS ST PASADENA 

CA 91107-2307 5745-020-026/ 

S2014-010 $70,170.87 

BIRD,JESSICA J TR BIRD 

FAMILY TRUST SITUS 3854 

MAYFAIR DR PASADENA CA 

91107-2216 5757-024-006/ 

S2014-010 $48.96 

BLAKE,SYDNEY B TR SYDNEY 

B BLAKE TRUST SITUS 1820 

HARDISON PL APT A SOUTH 


5324-019-091 $7,433.43 

BLASKOVA,MIRIANA TR 

STOYANOVA TRUST SITUS 

1000 CORDOVA ST UNIT 104 


5735-028-109 $4,186.17 

BOATWRIGHT,LUSTER TR 

LUSTER BOATWRIGHT TRUST 

SITUS 688 CYPRESS AVE 


5726-005-032 $7,611.19 

BOHANNON,JOHN W AND 

AUGUSTA SITUS 2841 EL NIDO 

DR ALTADENA CA 91001-4917 

5823-018-011 $8,769.57 

BRECKENRIDGE PROPERTY 

FUND 2016 LLC SITUS 1744 

NEWPORT AVE PASADENA CA 

91103-1441 5825-016-011/ 

S2014-020 $120.63 

BRKIC,SLAVKO S AND DANICA 

SITUS 105 SEQUOIA DR 


5709-018-025 $5,424.79 

BROWN,RONALD L AND 

BARBARA L SITUS 2584 

CATHERINE RD ALTADENA CA 

91001-2343 5840-002-008 

$18,779.05 

BROWN,TAMBRA L 5857-005- 

009 $356.16 

BRUNO,JONELLE J TR AND 

JONELLE J BRUNO TRUST AND 

TAIX,RAYMOND M AND TONIR 

SITUS 6741 ROCKHOLD AVE 

SAN GABRIEL CA 91775-1031 

5376-033-013 $16,820.12 

BURCH,DAVID P SITUS 3091 

RAYMOND AVE ALTADENA CA 

91001-4843 5833-019-028 

$19,034.47 

CALDWELL DANIELS,BESSIE M 

SITUS 1127 E DEL MAR BLVD 

UNIT 332 PASADENA CA 91106- 

3439 5735-017-097 $1,037.57 

CARR,MURIEL A SITUS 1610 

NAVARRO AVE PASADENA CA 

91103-1542 5836-009-017 

$9,737.50 

CASAS,EZEQUIEL AND MARIA 

M TRS E CASAS TRUST SITUS 

49 MERLON AVE PASADENA 

CA 91107-3906 5755-029-006 

$613.55 

CEPHUS,DOROTHY M TR 

DOROTHY M CEPHUS TRUST 

SITUS 3474 GLENROSE AVE 

ALTADENA CA 91001-3968 

5831-007-013 $813.35 

CHAN,ELIZABETH W AND 

TUNG,ANTONY SITUS 257 S 

HUDSON AVE 105 PASADENA 

CA 91101-4325 5734-026- 

026 $8,263.41CHANDRAM 

OHAN,SHANMUGANATHAN 

AND GANGADARSHNI AND 

SELVA,SANGAR CO TR SELVA 

TRUST SITUS 46 N LOTUS AVE 


5755-001-007 $18,637.70 

CHIANG,YU CHU ET AL 

LEE,HSIAO CHIN SITUS 1544 

CASA GRANDE ST PASADENA 

CA 91104-3922 5741-008-007/ 

S2015-010 $31,816.64 

CHOO,LISA G SITUS 1700 

MONTEREY RD SOUTH 


5318-013-025 $1,662.08 

COLLENDER,VICTORIA A TR 

COLLENDER DECD TRUST 

SITUS 2835 MONTEREY RD SAN 

MARINO CA 91108-1733 5325- 

023-019/S2014-010 $29,866.14 

DANN,MYRNA J AND 

OCHIEANO,TERESA A SITUS 

1649 NEW YORK DR ALTADENA 

CA 91001-3239 5847-028-023 

$4,558.93 

DAVIS,FAITH C SITUS 1616 

MORADA PL ALTADENA CA 

91001-3234 5847-028-007/ 

S2014-010 $1,151.25 

DE LA ROCHA,LILIA C SITUS 

708 W WASHINGTON BLVD 


5702-015-017 $6,348.12 

DELGAGO,REYNA G AND 

QUINTAL,RENATO A SITUS 431 

W MENDOCINO ST ALTADENA 

CA 91001-4623 5829-034-002/ 

S2013-020/S2014-010 $421.80 

DICKSON,LEANNE G SITUS 9 W 

PINE ST ALHAMBRA CA 91801- 

1085 5321-020-004 $6,806.40 

DOAN,LISA K SITUS 325 S OAK 

AVE PASADENA CA 91107-5022 

5330-015-019 $105.89 

EDGLEY,DARLENE D TR 

DARLENE D EDGLEY TRUST 

SITUS 737 FIGUEROA DR 


5823-026-009 $2,739.05 

ERDMAN,ELENA M TR ELENA 

M ERDMAN TRUST SITUS 8877 

EMPEROR AVE SAN GABRIEL 

CA 91775-1915 5381-026-022 

$4,446.28 

ERNEST,ROBERT DECD EST OF 

5750-025-051 $1,363.77 

EVERETT,ALEX S AND HILDA 

R SITUS 800 E LESLIE DR SAN 

GABRIEL CA 91775-2423 5374- 

018-001 $399.21 

FRANCO,GUADALUPE 5857- 

004-011 $3,584.93 

FRAZIER,LAWRENCE A AND 

FRAZIER,LAWRENCE D SITUS 

295 W POPPYFIELDS DR 


5832-004-011 $13,842.66 

FREEBURG,STEVEN AND KAREN 

TRS FREEBURG FAMILY TRUST 

SITUS 2247 VILLA HEIGHTS RD 

REAR PASADENA CA 91107- 

1142 5760-003-011 $37.92 

GARABEDIAN,RAFFI AND 

VARTOHI SITUS 500 N 

ALTADENA DR PASADENA CA 

91107-2540 5750-016-018 

$16,220.57 

GINDER,CHRISTINA M AND 

GINDER,HAROLD R SITUS 

2360 MORSLAY RD ALTADENA 

CA 91001-2716 5846-018-040 

$29,332.10 

GORDON,ESTHER 5846-018- 

019 $474.28 

GUY,CHRISTINE D SITUS 1027 

N SUMMIT AVE PASADENA 

CA 91103-2626 5728-003-022 

$2,481.64 

HAMMAD,KALED TR F M 

HAMMAD TRUST SITUS 662 

LINCOLN AVE PASADENA CA 

91103-2954 5726-018-024 

$8,422.52 

5726-018-033 $4,163.60 

HAMPTON,MARY SITUS 2548 

CASITAS AVE ALTADENA CA 

91001-5204 5828-026-014 

$2,350.25 

HILLEGER,MARGERY L TR 

MARGERY L HILLEGER TRUST 

SITUS 2360 MONTEREY RD SAN 

MARINO CA 91108-1640 5323- 

024-050 $18,930.86 

HILLEGER,MARVIN L CO TR M 

L AND J V HILLEGER TRUST 

SITUS 1610 GARFIELD AVE SAN 

MARINO CA 91108-2325 5323- 

020-022 $5,698.11 

HMC SERVICES INC SITUS 2189 

LAKE AVE ALTADENA CA 91001- 

2412 5845-023-028 $8,888.99 

HOUSTON,DOROTHY D AND 

SMITH,LINDA D SITUS 1907 

PASADENA GLEN RD PASADENA 

CA 91107-1220 5760-016-005 

$2,137.33 

HUANG,YUN HUA LUISA 

SITUS 2740 MILLICENT WAY 


5748-028-016 $13,576.85 

HUNANIAN,HOVSEPH SITUS 745 

LINDA VISTA AVE PASADENA 

CA 91103-2770 5707-011-012/ 

S2015-010 $868.81 

HUNTER,ELLEN G SITUS 552 

W HAMMOND ST PASADENA 

CA 91103-2432 5727-003-022/ 

S2015-020 $7,288.19 

HUNTER,JEROME AND 

HUNTER,MELISSA K SITUS 

475 WYOMING ST PASADENA 

CA 91103-1342 5825-009-059 

$2,456.13 

ISHIZU,ROBERT K SITUS 8638 

HUNTINGTON DR SAN GABRIEL 

CA 91775-1147 5376-002-005/ 

S2014-010 $42,829.17 

JEREZ,RICHARD R SITUS 716 

FIGUEROA DR ALTADENA CA 

91001-5250 5827-005-043/ 

S2014-010 $24,061.52 

JOHANNSEN,DAVID L CO TR 

JOHANNSEN TRUST SITUS 8870 

CAMINO REAL SAN GABRIEL 

CA 91775-1912 5381-025-019 

$11,046.87 

JOINER,ABITHA A SITUS 3665 

EL SERENO AVE ALTADENA 

CA 91001-3901 5831-009-015 

$10,131.19 

JOINER,TABITHA A 5831-009- 

016 $1,329.84 

JONAS,EMIL JR SITUS 3561 

E DEL MAR BLVD PASADENA 

CA 91107-4502 5754-023-025 

$3,680.37 

KRUEGER,LEONARD F JR AND 

ATTAWAY,CAROL L SITUS 6803 

LOTUS AVE SAN GABRIEL CA 

91775-1512 5381-002-016 

$4,678.80 

KRUGLOV,SUSAN B SITUS 677 

DEL MONTE ST PASADENA CA 

91103-2032 5702-012-034/ 

S2015-010 $2,803.25 

KUZMA,KEVIN W AND 

HETHERMAN,DARIENNE SITUS 

44 W PINE ST ALTADENA 

CA 91001-4726 5832-013- 

015/S2014-010/S2015-010 

$15,411.62 

LACASSE,MARK M TR LACASSE 

TRUST SITUS 8346 DORIS AVE 

SAN GABRIEL CA 91775-1718 

5375-022-001 $8,757.63 

LAS TUNAS DCE LLC SITUS 

1062 E LAS TUNAS DR SAN 

GABRIEL CA 91776-1633 5374- 

032-001 $38,380.54 

MANCHEE,VINCENT AND DIANE 

TRS MANCHEE TRUST SITUS 

928 E UNION ST PASADENA 

CA 91106-1717 5738-008-037 

$37,901.68 

MANNING,KELLY SITUS 2305 

BRENTFORD RD SAN MARINO 

CA 91108-2804 5333-002-029 

$8,296.27 

MENDOZA,ROBERT M AND 

TRUDY L ET AL BAHLER,DEBBIE 

SITUS 3329 VILLA GROVE DR 


5843-006-035 $8,026.93 

MIXON,JACKY E CO TR MIXON 

FAMILY TRUST SITUS 1025 

CHEVRON CT PASADENA CA 

91103-1010 5823-008-015 

$4,804.71 

MOAMMAR,MASHAEL A ET 

AL MOAMMAR,AMAL SITUS 

20 CAROL PINE LN ARCADIA 

CA 91007-6001 5755-027-029 

$5,612.97 

MORALES,JOSE J AND 

MATA,CARLA V SITUS 798 N 

WILSON AVE PASADENA CA 

91104-4652 5732-007-015/ 

S2015-010 $1,954.57 

MORLEY,JAMES AND NANCY 

SITUS 121 S WILSON AVE APT 

0306 PASADENA CA 91106- 

3017 5735-024-039/S2014-010/ 

S2015-010 $21,979.11 

MYERS,GIFFORD SITUS 868 

E MARIPOSA ST ALTADENA 

CA 91001-2421 5845-018-009 

$4,084.84 

NICKELSON,HARRY SITUS 

1033 HIGHLAND ST SOUTH 


5317-008-025 $4,583.72 

OCHOA,RUBIELA AND 

ZULETA,VICTORIA E SITUS 

449 N CATALINA AVE NO 105 


5732-018-053/S2015-010 

$1,131.91 

OLIVER,JORDAN B SITUS 3490 

LOMA VIEW DR ALTADENA 

CA 91001-3937 5831-020-020 

$21,530.53 

OROZCO,STEVE A AND 

OROZCO,FRANK A SITUS 920 

N MENTOR AVE PASADENA CA 

91104-3818 5740-017-018/ 

S2015-010 $6,353.53 

PITTIS,EMMA SITUS 531 

CYPRESS AVE 4 PASADENA 

CA 91103-3313 5726-012-104 

$19,382.12 

POKORA,KRYSTYNA M AND 

POKORA,STANISLAW AND 

STANISLAWA SITUS 226 

MONTEREY RD NO B SOUTH 


5311-004-037 $11,316.35 

RAYGOZA,OTILIO AND 

CORDOVA,MARIA L SITUS 

18420 E GAILLARD ST AZUSA 

CA 91702-4714 8623-028-012/ 

S2014-010/S2015-010 $18.46 

RICEWASSER,HOPE SITUS 1549 

POPPY PEAK DR PASADENA 

CA 91105-2707 5482-014-021 

$3,748.08 

RICHARDSON,MARCELLUS 

SITUS 340 E WASHINGTON BLVD 

APT 6 PASADENA CA 91104- 

2193 5729-026-023/S2014-020/ 

S2015-010 $2,542.61 

RITTENHOUSE,RALPH G 

AND RUTH A 5760-023-010 

$27,377.80 

RODRIGUEZ,LAWRENCE A CO 

TR LAWRENCE AND SHIRLEY 

TRUST SITUS 204 S ROSEMEAD 

BLVD PASADENA CA 91107- 

4952 5755-020-015 $33,222.44 

RUVALCABA,SALVADOR JR 

AND MARIA A SITUS 5921 

CEDARGLEN DR AZUSA CA 

91702-4626 8623-037-014/ 

S2014-010 $1,349.72 

SAHI,BALJEET S AND ADARSH 

K TRS SAHI TRUST SITUS 2055 

LAKE AVE ALTADENA CA 91001- 

2444 5845-024-026 $7,395.94 

SALAZAR,ASDGHIG D AND 

DERDERIAN,ZAROUHI S SITUS 

1986 GARFIAS DR PASADENA 

CA 91104-1725 5852-007-017 

$6,387.67 

SCHULTZ,STEVEN C SITUS 

2620 E WALNUT ST PASADENA 

CA 91107-6608 5748-004-030 

$129,638.85 

SIM,JAI SOO AND CAROLYN 

SITUS 1127 E DEL MAR BLVD 

NO 127 PASADENA CA 91106- 

3435 5735-017-039/S2015-010 

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CN952122 503 Aug 23,30, 2018 


PUBLIC NOTICES 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF 

EDITH M. GROZIAK 

#18STP07298 SUPERIOR 

COURT OF CALIFORNIA 

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 

Notice is hereby given to the creditors 

and contingent creditors of the 

above-named decedent, that all persons 

having claims against the decedent 

are required to fi le them with 

the Superior Court, at 111 North Hill 

Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and 

delivered pursuant to Section 1215 

of the California Probate Code a copy 

to Edward Grensky, as trustee of the 

trust dated February 3, 2009 wherein 

the decedent was the settlor, at c/o 

Law Offi ce of Megan Amelung, LLC, 

1991 Garden Ave, Eugene, OR 97403, 

within the later of four months after 

August 9, 2018 (the date of the fi rst 

publication of notice to creditors) or, 

if notice is mailed or personally delivered 

to you, 60 days after the date 

this notice is mailed or personally 

delivered to you, or you must petition 

to fi le a late claim as provided in 

Section 19103 of the Probate Code. A 

claim form may be obtained from the 

court clerk. For your protection, you 

are encouraged to fi le your claim by 

certifi ed mail, with return receipt requested. 

Edward Grensky, Trustee 

c/o Law Offi ce of Megan Amelung, 

LLC 

1991 Garden Ave 

Eugene, OR 97403 

Dated: August 7, 2018 

Published: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18 

Pasadena Weekly 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 

CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 

ES022581 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, 

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. Petition 

of VICTORIA E. TULPINSKI, for 

Change of Name. TO ALL INTEREST- 

ED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Victoria 

E. Tulpinski fi led a petition with this 

court for a decree changing names 

as follows: a.) Victoria Elizabeth Tulpinski 

to Victoria Elizabeth Klein 2.) 

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons 

interested in this matter appear before 

this court at the hearing indicated 

below to show cause, if any, why the 

petition for change of name should 

not be granted. Any person objecting 

to the name changes described above 

must fi le a written objection that includes 

the reasons for the objection at 

least two court days before the matter 

is scheduled to be heard and must appear 

at the hearing to show cause why 

the petition should not be granted. If 

no written objection is timely fi led, 

the court may grant the petition without 

a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 

Date: 09/28/2018. Time: 8:30 AM. 

Dept.: B The address of the court is 

300 East Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 

91502. A copy of this Order to Show 

Cause shall be published at least 

once each week for four successive 

weeks prior to the date set for hearing 

on the petition in the following newspaper 

of general circulation, printed 

in this county: Pasadena Weekly. 

Original fi led: August 7, 2018. Darrel 

Mavis, Judge of the Superior Court. 

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 8/9/18, 

8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8 /30/18 



ES022566 



of USUMAN MUHAMMAD IBN 

UQDAH, for Change of Name. TO 

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: 

Usuman Muhammad Ibn Uqdah 

fi led a petition with this court for 

a decree changing names as follows: 

a.) Usuman Muhammad Ibn Uqdah to 

Noah Matthew Heller 2.) THE COURT 

ORDERS that all persons interested in 

this matter appear before this court at 

the hearing indicated below to show 

cause, if any, why the petition for 

change of name should not be granted. 

Any person objecting to the name 

changes described above must fi le 

a written objection that includes the 

reasons for the objection at least two 

court days before the matter is scheduled 

to be heard and must appear at 

the hearing to show cause why the 

petition should not be granted. If no 

written objection is timely fi led, the 

court may grant the petition without a 

hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 

09/14/2018. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 

NCB-A The address of the court is 












8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8 /30/18 



ES022562 



of HILDA STEPHAN, for Change of 

Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PER- 

SONS: 1.) Petitioner: Hilda Stephan 

fi led a petition with this court for a decree 

changing names as follows: a.) 

Hilda Stephan to Hilda Basmajian 2.) 














no written objection is timely fi led, 

the court may grant the petition without 

a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: 

Date: 9/14/18. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: 

NCB-A. The address of the court is 












8/23/18, 8/30/18, 9/6/18 



LS030284 



of MELODY NICHOLE DUARTE, 

for Change of Name. TO ALL IN- 

TERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: 

Melody Nichole Duarte fi led a petition 

with this court for a decree changing 

names as follows: a.) Melody Nichole 

Duarte to Melody Nichole Urieli 2.) 














no written objection is timely fi led, the 



9/12/18. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: NWB. 

The address of the court is 6230 Sylmar 

Avenue, Room 107 Van Nuys, CA 








Original fi led: August 1, 2018. Huey P. 

Cotton, Judge of the Superior Court. 


8/23/18, 8/30/18, 9/6/18 



PS019973 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR- 

NIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. 

Petition of AHMAD FARES AND 

HIBA EDGHEIM, on behalf of minor 

daughter, for Change of Name. TO 

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) 

Petitioner: AHMAD FARES AND HIBA 

EDGHEIM, on behalf of minor daughter 

fi led a petition with this court for 

a decree changing names as follows: 

a.) Celine Ahmad Fares to Celine 

Fares 2.) THE COURT ORDERS that 

all persons interested in this matter 

appear before this court at the hearing 

indicated below to show cause, 

if any, why the petition for change of 

name should not be granted. Any person 

objecting to the name changes 

described above must fi le a written 

objection that includes the reasons 

for the objection at least two court 

days before the matter is scheduled 

to be heard and must appear at the 

hearing to show cause why the petition 

should not be granted. If no 




10/23/18. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: F47. 

The address of the court is 9425 

Penfi eld Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311. 

A copy of this Order to Show Cause 

shall be published at least once each 

week for four successive weeks prior 

to the date set for hearing on the petition 

in the following newspaper of 

general circulation, printed in this 

county: Pasadena Weekly. Original 

fi led: August 15, 2018. David B. Gelpound, 

Judge of the Superior Court. 


8/30/18, 9/6/18, 9/13/18 



ES021493 



of STACEY M. CORONEL & GARIN 

PHAECHAROENSOOK, for Change 

of Name. TO ALL INTERESTED 

PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Stacey M. 

Coronel & Garin Phaecharoensook 

fi led a petition with this court for a decree 

changing names as follows: a.) 

Jordyn Narin Leah Trangelo-Phaec 

to Jordyn Narin Leah Phaecharoensook 

2.) THE COURT ORDERS that all 

persons interested in this matter appear 

before this court at the hearing 

indicated below to show cause, if any, 

why the petition for change of name 

should not be granted. Any person 

objecting to the name changes described 

above must fi le a written objection 

that includes the reasons for 

the objection at least two court days 

before the matter is scheduled to be 

heard and must appear at the hearing 

to show cause why the petition should 

not be granted. If no written objection 

is timely fi led, the court may grant the 

petition without a hearing. NOTICE 

OF HEARING: Date: 10/22/18. Time: 

8:30 AM. Dept.: E, ROOM: 260. The 

address of the court is 600 E. Broadway 

Glendale, CA 91205. A copy of 

this Order to Show Cause shall be 

published at least once each week 

for four successive weeks prior to the 

date set for hearing on the petition in 

the following newspaper of general 

circulation, printed in this county: 

Pasadena Weekly. Original fi led: August 

15, 2018. Darrell Mavis, Judge 

of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: 

Pasadena Weekly 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 



BS174885 



of VALERIE CARMEN ZUNIGA, 

for Change of Name. TO ALL IN- 

TERESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: 

Valerie Carmen Zuniga fi led a petition 


names as follows: a.) Valerie Carmen 

Zuniga to Valerie Carmen Krause 2.) 









the reasons for the objection 

at least two court days before the 

matter is scheduled to be heard and 

must appear at the hearing to show 

cause why the petition should not 

be granted. If no written objection is 

timely fi led, the court may grant the 

petition without a hearing. NOTICE 

OF HEARING: Date: 10/23/18. Time: 

10:30 AM. Dept.: 44 Room: 418. 

The address of the court is 111 N. 

Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90012. 








fi led: August 22, 2018. Judge Edward 

B. Moreton Jr, Judge of the Superior 

Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 

8/30/18, 9/6/18, 9/13/18, 9/20/18 

NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR 

GM & AC DELCO OEM PARTS 

Bids will be received electronically 

through Planet Bids (www.planetbids.com). 

A bid received after the 

time set for the bid opening shall not 

be considered. Bidders are required 

to submit (upload) all items listed in 

the BIDDER’S CHECKLIST including 

acknowledgement of all addendums. 

Bids will be received prior to 3:00 

P.M. September 11, 2018, and will be 

opened online at that time. The bids 

shall be clearly titled: 

GM & AC DELCO OEM PARTS 

Copies of the Specifi cations may be 

obtained by mail or in person from the 

Purchasing Division, 100 N. Garfi eld 

Ave., Room S-349, Pasadena, CA 

91109, Telephone No. (626) 744- 

6755. 

Refer to the Specifi cations for complete 

details and bidding requirements. 

The Specifi cation and this 

Notice shall be considered a part of 

any contract made pursuant thereunder. 

Steve Mermell 

City Manager 

DATED: August 30, 2018 

PUBLISH: August 30, 2018 

Pasadena Weekly 

NOTICE 

Notice of Public Sale of Personal 

Property. To satisfy the owner’s lien 

pursuant to California Self-Storage 

Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET 

SEQ), the Undersigned will sell personal 

property stored by the persons 

or businesses listed below including, 

but not limited to, items described below 

stored at SoCal Self Storage-Colorado 

Boulevard 2581 East Colorado 

Boulevard; Pasadena, CA. 91107 

(626) 229-9999. The sale will be held 

by public auction (online) at www. 

storagetreasures.com on September 

13th, 2018. Auction Ending Time is 

11:30 AM PST. Bids submitted within 

the last 5 minutes of the Auction 

Ending Time may extend the bidding 

process in 5-minute increments. THE 

FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF 

THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Storage 

Unit #/Name: 2072-James D. 

Olson-vacuum, bike, dolly, ladder, 

bike, boxes, bags, plastic container, 

metal rack, trash can; 2162-Amanda 

Miller-plastic containers, luggage, 

boxes, toys, bags, rug, misc. items 

CN952699 09-13-18 Aug 30, Sep 6, 

2018 



ES022623 



of JIAWEN LIU, for Change of Name. 

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) 

Petitioner: Jiawen Liu fi led a petition 


names as follows: a.) Jiawen Liu to 

Carmen Jiawen Liu 2.) THE COURT 

















10/12/18. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: B. 

The address of the court is 300 East 

Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502. 








fi led: August 22, 2018. Darrell Mavis, 

Judge of the Superior Court. PUB- 

LISH: Pasadena Weekly 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18, 9/20/18 



ES021499 



of ALIXANDRA RACHELLE GONZA- 

LES JAUREGUI, for Change of Name. 


Petitioner: Alixandra Rachelle Gonzales 

Jauregui fi led a petition with this 

court for a decree changing names 

as follows: a.) Alixandra Rachelle 

Gonzales Jauregui to Alixandra 

Rachelle Jauregui 2.) THE COURT 

















11/7/18. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: NCG- 

E. The address of the court is 600 

E. Broadway Glendale, CA 91206. 











9/6/18, 9/13/18, 9/20/18 



ES021498 



of SUMMER LAILA GONZALES, for 


ED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Alixandra 

Rachelle Gonzales Jauregui fi led 

a petition with this court for a decree 

changing names as follows: a.) Summer 

Laila Gonzales to Summer Laila 

Jauregui 2.) THE COURT ORDERS 

that all persons interested in this 

matter appear before this court at 
















D. The address of the court is 600 












9/6/18, 9/13/18, 9/20/18 

NOTICE 

Notice of Public Sale of Personal 

Property. To satisfy the owner’s lien 

pursuant to California Self-Storage 

Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET 

SEQ), the Undersigned will sell 

personal property stored by the 

persons or businesses listed below 

including, but not limited to, items 

described below stored at SoCal Self 

Storage-Colorado Boulevard 2581 

East Colorado Boulevard; Pasadena, 

CA. 91107 (626) 229-9999. The sale 

will be held by public auction (online) 

at www.storagetreasures.com 

on September 13th, 2018. Auction 

Ending Time is 11:30 AM PST. Bids 

submitted within the last 5 minutes 

of the Auction Ending Time may extend 

the bidding process in 5-minute 

increments. THE FOLLOWING IS A 

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY 

TO BE SOLD: Storage Unit #/Name: 

2072-James D. Olson-vacuum, bike, 

dolly, ladder, bike, boxes, bags, plastic 

container, metal rack, trash can; 

2162-Amanda Miller-plastic containers, 

luggage, boxes, toys, bags, rug, 

misc. items 

CN952699 09-13-18 Aug 30, Sep 

6, 2018 



ES022623 



of JIAWEN LIU, for Change of Name. 


Petitioner: Jiawen Liu fi led a petition 


names as follows: a.) Jiawen Liu to 

Carmen Jiawen Liu 2.) THE COURT 

















10/12/18. Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: B. 

The address of the court is 300 East 

Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502. 











9/6/18, 9/13/18, 9/20/18 



ES021499 



of ALIXANDRA RACHELLE GONZA- 

LES JAUREGUI, for Change of Name. 


Petitioner: Alixandra Rachelle Gonzales 

Jauregui fi led a petition with this 

court for a decree changing names as 

follows: a.) Alixandra Rachelle Gonzales 

Jauregui to Alixandra Rachelle 



















E. The address of the court is 600 












9/6/18, 9/13/18, 9/20/18 



ES021498 



of SUMMER LAILA GONZALES, for 


ED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: Alixandra 

Rachelle Gonzales Jauregui fi led 

a petition with this court for a decree 

changing names as follows: a.) Summer 

Laila Gonzales to Summer Laila 



















D. The address of the court is 600 












9/6/18, 9/13 9/13/18, 9/20/18 

BULK SALES NOTICES 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN 

SALE 

Notice is hereby given per Section 

21700 et seq. of the California Business 

& Professions Code that the 

Undersigned, ARROYO PARKWAY 

SELF STORAGE, located at 411 S. Arroyo 

Pkwy. Pasadena, County of Los 

Angeles, California, will conduct a 

public lien sale of the personal property 

described below at 2:00PM on 

the 7th day of September, 2018. The 

Undersigned will accept cash bids to 

satisfy a lien for past due rent and incident 

incurred. The items to be sold 

are generally described as follows: 

Offi ce & home furniture, area rugs/ 

carpet, tools, tool boxes, clothing, 

shoes, mattress, bedframe, bedding, 

cabinets, boxes, sealed boxes, bags, 

bikes, toys, artifi cial trees, fl owers, 

music albums, CD’s, DVD’s, videos, 

music instruments, artwork, pictures, 

luggage, household appliances, 

products and supplies, kitchen supplies, 

sewing machines and supplies, 

craft supplies, sporting and exercise 

equipment, stereo equipment, speakers, 

television, offi ce equipment 

and supplies, computer equipment/ 

parts/soft-ware & hardware, fax machines/printers, 

communications 

and electronic equipment, books, 

fi le cabinets, maintenance and 

construction tools, dollies, storage 

containers, cabinets, miscellaneous 

decorations, hats, purses, other 

commercial, promotional, personal 

and household items, stored by the 

following persons: 

NAME OF ACCOUNT 

Nancy Middleton (3 storage spaces) 

John P. Simon 

Auctioneer’s Name: Jim O’ Brien 

Auctioneer’s Telephone#: 

(951) 681-4113 

Bond#: 10067768 

Publish Pasadena Weekly 

NOTICE OF SALE OF 

ABANDONED PROPERTY 

Notice Is Hereby Given That Pursuant 

To Sections 21700-21716 Of The 

Business And Professions Code, 

Section 2328 Of The UCC, Section 

535 Of The Penal Code And Provisions 

Of The Civil Code, ALLEN AV- 

ENUE SELF STORAGE PASADENA, 

234 N. ALLEN AVE PASADENA CA 

91106, County Of Los Angeles, State 

Of California, Above Address Will 

Sell, To Satisfy Lien Of The Owner, At 

Public Sale. Auction To Be Conducted 

Through Online Auction Services of 

WWW.LOCKERFOX.COM, with bids 

opening On Or After September 5th, 

2018 And Ending On Or After September 

12th, 2018, 9:30am. 

The Personal Goods Stored Therein 

by the Following May Include, but are 

not limited to: MISC. HOUSEHOLD 

GOODS, PERSONAL ITEMS, FUR- 

NITURE, CLOTHING AND/OR BUSI- 

NESS ITEMS ETCÖ 

Esther Chavez 

Mary Der Parseghian 

Deborah Hedgecock 

Ron Lee 

Melinda Morales 

Wei C. Chang 

Purchases Must Be Made in Cash and 

Paid at the time of Sale. All Goods are 

Sold as is and must be Removed within 

72 Hours of the time of Purchase. 

Allen Ave Self Storage-Pasadena Reserves 

the Right to Retract Bids. Sale 

is Subject to Adjournment. 

Pasadena Weekly 8/30/18, 9/6/18 

SUMMONS 

08.30.18 PASADENA WEEKLY 45

SUMMONS (CITACION 

JUDICIAL) 

ON FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT Case Number 

(N˙mero del Caso): 

BC677250. 

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL 

DEMANDADO): JUDITH K. HEINE- 

MAN and DOES 1 TO 10 

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAIN- 

TIFF (LO EST¡ DEMANDANDO EL 

DEMANDANTE): CORDOVA MAN- 

ORS OWNERS ASSOCIATION, a 

California non-profi t mutual benefi t 

corporation. You have 30 CALEN- 

DAR DAYS after this summons and 

legal papers are served on you to fi le 

a written response at this court and 

have a copy served on the plaintiff. 

A letter or phone call will not protect 

you. Your written response must be 

in proper legal form if you want the 

court to hear your case. There may 

be a court form that you can use for 

your response. You can fi nd these 

court forms and more information 

at the California Courts Online Self- 

Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ 

selfhelp), your county law library, or 

the courthouse nearest you. If you 

cannot pay the fi ling fee, ask the court 

clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do 

not fi le your response on time, you 

may lose the case by default, and 

your wages, money, and property 

may be taken without further warning 

from the court. There are other legal 

requirements. You may want to call 

an attorney right away. If you do not 

know an attorney, you may want to 

call an attorney referral service. If you 

cannot afford an attorney, you may be 

eligible for free legal services from a 

nonprofi t legal services program. You 

can locate these nonprofi t groups at 

the California Legal Services Web 

site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), 

the California Courts Online Self- 


selfhelp), or by contacting your local 

court or county bar association. 

Tiene 30 DÕAS DE CALENDARIO 

después de que le entreguen esta 

citación y papeles legales para presentar 

una respuesta por escrito en 

esta corte y hacer que se entregue una 

copia al demandante. Una carta o una 

llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su 

respuesta por escrito tiene que estar 

en formato legal correcto si desea 

que procesen su caso en la corte. Es 

posible que haya un formulario que 

usted pueda usar para su respuesta. 

Puede encontrar estos formularios 

de la corte y m·s información en el 

Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de 

California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ 

selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca 

de leyes de su condado o en la corte 

que le quede m·s cerca. Si no puede 

pagar la cuota de presentación, pida 

al secretario de la corte que le de un 

formulario de exención de pago de 

cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta 

a tiempo, puede perder el caso por 

incumplimiento y la corte le podr· 

quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin 

m·s advertencia. Hay otros requisitos 

legales. Es recomendable que llame 

a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no 

conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a 

un servicio de remisión a abogados. 

Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es 

posible que cumpla con los requisitos 

para obtener servicios legales 

gratuitos de un programa de servicios 

legales sin fi nes de lucro. Puede 

encontrar estos grupos sin fi nes de 

lucro en el sitio web de California 

Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), 

en el Centro de Ayuda de las 

Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo. 

ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniéndose 

en contacto con la corte o el 

colegio de abogados locales. 

The name and address of the court is 

(El nombre y dirección de la corte es): 

Superior Court of the State of California, 

county of Los Angeles, Central 

Division, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 

111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 

90012-3117. 

The name, address, and telephone 

number of plaintiff’s attorney, or 

plaintiff without an attorney, is (El 

nombre, la dirección y el n˙mero de 

telÈfono del abogado del demandante, 

o del demandante que no tiene 

abogado, es): 

Alisa E. Sandoval, ESQ State Bar 

No. 206426, RICHARDSON HAR- 

MAN OBER PC, 234 E. Colorado 

Blvd., 8th Flr; Tel: 626.449.557, Fax: 

626.449.5572 

DATE (Fecha): Oct, 02, 2017; John A. 

Clark, Clerk (Secretario), by Moses 

Soto, Deputy (Adjunto) 


8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18 

SUMMONS 

Cross-Complaint (CITACION 

JUDICIAL-CONTRADEMANDA) 

Case Number (N˙mero del 

Caso): LC 106776 

NOTICE TO CROSS-DEFENDANT 

(AVISO AL CONTRA-DEMANDADO): 

ANTHONY S. GONZALES, an individual; 

ISABELLE ALEPYAN, an individual, 

OB ESCROW, a corporation; 

LAURIE KIM, an individual, NORMA 

SORTO, an individual, and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive. 

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY CROSS- 

COMPLAINANT: (LO EST¡ DEMAN- 

DANDO EL CONTRADEMANDANTE): 

ALLEN HERSHBEG, an individual; 

NEXT GENERATION TS FBO ALLEN 

HERSHBERRG IRA 2750. You have 

30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons 

and legal papers are served on 

you to fi le a written response at this 

court and have a copy served on the 

plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not 

protect you. Your written response 

must be in proper legal form if you 

want the court to hear your case. 

There may be a court form that you 

can use for your response. You can 

fi nd these court forms and more information 

at the California Courts Online 

Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. 

ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, 

or the courthouse nearest you. 

If you cannot pay the fi ling fee, ask the 

court clerk for a fee waiver form. If 

you do not fi le your response on time, 

you may lose the case by default, and 

your wages, money, and property 

may be taken without further warning 

from the court. There are other legal 

requirements. You may want to call 

an attorney right away. If you do not 

know an attorney, you may want to 

call an attorney referral service. If you 

cannot afford an attorney, you may be 

eligible for free legal services from a 

nonprofi t legal services program. You 

can locate these nonprofi t groups at 

the California Legal Services Web 

site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), 

the California Courts Online Self- 


selfhelp), or by contacting your local 

court or county bar association. 

Tiene 30 D’AS DE CALENDARIO 

después de que le entreguen esta 

citación y papeles legales para presentar 

una respuesta por escrito en 

esta corte y hacer que se entregue una 

copia al demandante. Una carta o una 

llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su 

respuesta por escrito tiene que estar 

en formato legal correcto si desea 

que procesen su caso en la corte. Es 

posible que haya un formulario que 

usted pueda usar para su respuesta. 

Puede encontrar estos formularios 

de la corte y m·s información en el 

Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de 

California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ 

selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca 

de leyes de su condado o en la corte 

que le quede m·s cerca. Si no puede 

pagar la cuota de presentación, pida 

al secretario de la corte que le de un 

formulario de exención de pago de 

cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta 

a tiempo, puede perder el caso por 

incumplimiento y la corte le podr· 

quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin 

m·s advertencia. Hay otros requisitos 

legales. Es recomendable que llame 

a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no 

conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a 

un servicio de remisión a abogados. 

Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es 

posible que cumpla con los requisitos 

para obtener servicios legales 

gratuitos de un programa de servicios 

legales sin fi nes de lucro. Puede 

encontrar estos grupos sin fi nes de 

lucro en el sitio web de California 

Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), 

en el Centro de Ayuda de las 

Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo. 

ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/) o poniéndose 

en contacto con la corte o el 

colegio de abogados locales. 

The name and address of the court is 

(El nombre y dirección de la corte es): 

SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGE- 

LES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, 

Los Angeles Superior Court, 6230 

Sylmar Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91401. 

The name, address, and telephone 

number of plaintiff’s attorney, or 

plaintiff without an attorney, is (El 

nombre, la dirección y el n˙mero de 

teléfono del abogado del demandante, 

o del demandante que no tiene 

abogado, es): 

JOHN CLARK BROWN JR., State 

Bar No. 50204, 2610 1/2 Abbot 

Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA 90291; Tel: 

310.410.8400, Fax: 310.410.0800 

DATE (Fecha): June 6, 2018,; Sherri 

R. Carter, Clerk (Secretario), by Soraya 

Romero, Deputy (Adjunto) 


8/30/18, 9/6/18, 9/13/18 

STATE OF INDIANA 

ELKHART SUPERIOR COURT 

2, COUNTY OF ELKHART 

SUMMONS CAUSE NO. 

20D02-1808-DN 562 

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF 

JOSE H. MEJIA 

Husband 

and 

MARIA CRISTINA RAMIREZ 

Wife 

THE STATE OF INDIANA TO: 

MARIA CRISTINA RAMIREZ 

Address Unknown 

A Petition for dissolution of marriage 

has been fi led, in the Court stated 

above, by your husband. 

If you do not fi le a written appearance 

with the Clerk and serve a 

copy on your spouse’s attorney, you 

may not receive notice of any further 

proceedings in this action. If you do 

not make such an appearance, a fi nal 

decree could be entered by default 

which grants the relief sought in your 

spouse’s petition after the expiration 

of sixty (60) days from the date of 

the fi ling of the petition. You are not 

required to fi le any written answer 

to respond to the petition: however, 

certain grounds for dismissal must 

be asserted in a timely fashion or are 

waived: and, if you have a claim for 

relief against your spouse you may 

be required to assert such a claim in 

a written pleading which must be fi led 

with the Clerk and served on your 

spouse’s attorney. 

The following manner of service of 

summons is designated: 

Publication in a newspaper of general 

circulation in Los Angeles County, 

California. 

Dated this 16th day of August, 2018. 

J.A. Whitmer, #2074-71 

219 South Fourth Street 

Elkhart, IN 46516 

(574) 293-1311 

Attorney for husband 

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly, 

8/30/18, 9/6/18, 9/13/18 

PROBATE NOTICES 

NOTICE OF PETITION TO 

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 

STEPHEN JON TODD 

Case No. 18STPB07188 

To all heirs, benefi ciaries, creditors, 

contingent creditors, and persons 

who may otherwise be interested in 

the will or estate, or both, of STE- 

PHEN JON TODD 

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been 

fi led by Tina Susan Todd in the Superior 

Court of California, County of 

LOS ANGELES. 

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests 

that Tina Susan Todd be appointed 

as personal representative to 

administer the estate of the decedent. 

THE PETITION requests authority 

to administer the estate under 

the Independent Administration of 

Estates Act. (This authority will allow 

the personal representative to 

take many actions without obtaining 

court approval. Before taking certain 

very important actions, however, 

the personal representative will be 

required to give notice to interested 

persons unless they have waived 

notice or consented to the proposed 

action.) The independent administration 

authority will be granted unless 

an interested person fi les an objection 

to the petition and shows good 

cause why the court should not grant 

the authority. 

A HEARING on the petition will be 

held on Sept. 10, 2018 at 8:30 AM in 

Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill St., 

Los Angeles, CA 90012. 

IF YOU OBJECT to the 

granting of the petition, you should 

appear at the hearing and state your 

objections or fi le written objections 

with the court before the hearing. 

Your appearance may be in person or 

by your attorney. 

IF YOU ARE A CREDI- 

TOR or a contingent creditor of the 

decedent, you must fi le your claim 

with the court and mail a copy to the 

personal representative appointed by 

the court within the later of either (1) 

four months from the date of fi rst issuance 

of letters to a general personal 

representative, as defi ned in section 

58(b) of the California Probate Code, 

or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing 

or personal delivery to you of a notice 

under section 9052 of the California 

Probate Code. 

Other California statutes and legal 

authority may affect your rights as 

a creditor. You may want to consult 

with an attorney knowledgeable in 

California law. 

YOU MAY EXAMINE the fi le kept by 

the court. If you are a person interested 

in the estate, you may fi le with 

the court a Request for Special Notice 

(form DE-154) of the fi ling of an inventory 

and appraisal of estate assets 

or of any petition or account as provided 

in Probate Code section 1250. 

A Request for Special Notice form is 

available from the court clerk. 

Attorney for petitioner: 

CHARLES L. LARSON ESQ 

SBN 232046 

LARSON LAW GROUP 

1283 N TUSTIN AVE 

ANAHEIM CA 92807 

CN952093 TODD Aug 16,23,30, 

2018 


ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: 

JULIUS ULYSSES FINK, JR. 

CASE NO. 18STPB07460 




the WILL or estate, or both of JULIUS 

ULYSSES FINK, JR.. 


fi led by B. ANNE KENKNIGHT in the 

Superior Court of California, County 

of LOS ANGELES. 


that B. ANNE KENKNIGHT be 

appointed as personal representative 

to administer the estate of the 

decedent. 

THE PETITION requests authority to 

administer the estate under the Independent 

Administration of Estates Act 

. (This authority will allow the personal 

representative to take many actions 

without obtaining court approval. 

Before taking certain very important 

actions, however, the personal representative 

will be required to give 

notice to interested persons unless 

they have waived notice or consented 

to the proposed action.) The independent 

administration authority will be 

granted unless an interested person 

fi les an objection to the petition and 

shows good cause why the court 

should not grant the authority. 


held in this court as follows: 09/11/18 

at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 located at 

111 N. HILL ST., LOS ANGELES, CA 

90012 

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of 

the petition, you should appear at the 

hearing and state your objections or 

fi le written objections with the court 

before the hearing. Your appearance 

may be in person or by your attorney. 

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent 

creditor of the decedent, you 

must fi le your claim with the court and 

mail a copy to the personal representative 

appointed by the court within 

the later of either (1) four months from 

the date of fi rst issuance of letters to 

a general personal representative, as 

defi ned in section 58(b) of the California 

Probate Code, or (2) 60 days 

from the date of mailing or personal 

delivery to you of a notice under section 

9052 of the California Probate 

Code. 
















Attorney for Petitioner 

SCOTT A. HANCOCK - SBN 115747 

SNYDER & HANCOCK 

1112 FAIR OAKS AVENUE 

SOUTH PASADENA CA 91030 

8/16, 8/23, 8/30/18 

CNS-3163494# 

PASADENA WEEKLY 


ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 

RICHARD LEWIS MOUNDAY 

Case No. 18STPB07722 




the will or estate, or both, of RICHARD 

LEWIS MOUNDAY 


fi led by Charles Mounday in the Superior 

Court of California, County of 

LOS ANGELES. 


that Charles Mounday be appointed 

as personal representative to 

adminiter the estate of the decedent. 

THE PETITION requests authority 

to administer the estate under 

the Independent Administration of 

Estates Act. (This authority will allow 

the personal representative to 

take many actions without obtaining 

court approval. Before taking certain 

very important actions, however, 

the personal representative will be 

required to give notice to interested 

persons unless they have waived 

notice or consented to the proposed 

action.) The independent administration 

authority will be granted unless 

an interested person fi les an objection 

to the petition and shows good 

cause why the court should not grant 

the authority. 


held on Sept. 17, 2018 at 8:30 AM in 

Dept. No. 99 located at 111 N. Hill St., 

Los Angeles, CA 90012. 

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of 

the petition, you should appear at the 

hearing and state your objections or 

fi le written objections with the court 

before the hearing. Your appearance 

may be in person or by your attorney. 

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent 

creditor of the decedent, you 

must fi le your claim with the court and 

mail a copy to the personal representative 

appointed by the court within 

the later of either (1) four months from 

the date of fi rst issuance of letters to 

a general personal representative, as 

defi ned in section 58(b) of the California 

Probate Code, or (2) 60 days 

from the date of mailing or personal 

delivery to you of a notice under section 

9052 of the California Probate 

Code. 
















Attorney for petitioner: 

HOWARD R HAWKINS ESQ 

SBN 100875 

LAW OFFICES OF 

HOWARD R HAWKINS 

2146 BONITA AVE 

LA VERNE CA 91750 

CN952752 MOUNDAY Aug 30, Sep 

6,13, 2018 

TRUSTEE SALES 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS 

No. CA-17-777385-CL Order No.: 

170296861-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN 

DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST 

DATED 7/28/2007. UNLESS YOU 

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR 

PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT 

A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN 

EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF 

THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, 

YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 

A public auction sale to the highest 

bidder for cash, cashier’s check 

drawn on a state or national bank, 

check drawn by state or federal credit 

union, or a check drawn by a state or 

federal savings and loan association, 

or savings association, or savings 

bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the 

Financial Code and authorized to do 

business in this state, will be held 

by duly appointed trustee. The sale 

will be made, but without covenant 

or warranty, expressed or implied, 

regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, 

to pay the remaining 

principal sum of the note(s) secured 

by the Deed of Trust, with interest 

and late charges thereon, as provided 

in the note(s), advances, under the 

terms of the Deed of Trust, interest 

thereon, fees, charges and expenses 

of the Trustee for the total amount 

(at the time of the initial publication 

of the Notice of Sale) reasonably 

estimated to be set forth below. The 

amount may be greater on the day 

of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT 

TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL 

AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CHARLES 

J EDGAR, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS 

SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY 

Recorded: 8/3/2007 as Instrument 

No. 20071837195 of Offi cial Records 

in the offi ce of the Recorder of 

LOS ANGELES County, California; 

Date of Sale: 9/6/2018 at 10:00 AM 

Place of Sale: Behind the fountain 

located in Civic Center Plaza, located 

at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona 

CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance 

and other charges: $359,981.24 The 

purported property address is: 1680 

E ORANGE GROVE BLVD, PASA- 

DENA, CA 91104-4730 Assessor’s 

Parcel No.: 5749-011-012 NOTICE 

TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are 

considering bidding on this property 

lien, you should understand that 

there are risks involved in bidding at 

a trustee auction. You will be bidding 

on a lien, not on the property itself. 

Placing the highest bid at a trustee 

auction does not automatically entitle 

you to free and clear ownership of the 

property. You should also be aware 

that the lien being auctioned off may 

be a junior lien. If you are the highest 

bidder at the auction, you are or may 

be responsible for paying off all liens 

senior to the lien being auctioned 

off, before you can receive clear title 

to the property. You are encouraged 

to investigate the existence, priority, 

and size of outstanding liens that may 

exist on this property by contacting 

the county recorder’s offi ce or 

a title insurance company, either of 

which may charge you a fee for this 

information. If you consult either 

of these resources, you should be 

aware that the same lender may hold 

more than one mortgage or deed of 

trust on the property. NOTICE TO 

PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date 

shown on this notice of sale may be 

postponed one or more times by the 

mortgagee, benefi ciary, trustee, or 

a court, pursuant to Section 2924g 

of the California Civil Code. The 

law requires that information about 

trustee sale postponements be made 

available to you and to the public, as 

a courtesy to those not present at the 

sale. If you wish to learn whether your 

sale date has been postponed, and, if 

applicable, the rescheduled time and 

date for the sale of this property, you 

may call 916-939-0772 for information 

regarding the trustee’s sale or 

visit this Internet Web site http:// 

www.qualityloan.com, using the fi le 

number assigned to this foreclosure 

by the Trustee: CA-17-777385-CL. 

Information about postponements 

that are very short in duration or that 

occur close in time to the scheduled 

sale may not immediately be refl ected 

in the telephone information or on 

the Internet Web site. The best way 

to verify postponement information 

is to attend the scheduled sale. The 

undersigned Trustee disclaims any 

liability for any incorrectness of the 

property address or other common 

designation, if any, shown herein. If 

no street address or other common 

designation is shown, directions to 

the location of the property may be 

obtained by sending a written request 

to the benefi ciary within 10 days of 

the date of fi rst publication of this Notice 

of Sale. If the sale is set aside for 

any reason, including if the Trustee is 

unable to convey title, the Purchaser 

at the sale shall be entitled only to 

a return of the monies paid to the 

Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s 

sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser 

shall have no further recourse 

against the Trustor, the Trustee, the 

Benefi ciary, the Benefi ciary’s Agent, 

or the Benefi ciary’s Attorney. If you 

have previously been discharged 

through bankruptcy, you may have 

been released of personal liability for 

this loan in which case this letter is 

intended to exercise the note holders 

right’s against the real property only. 

Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 

411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 

92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE 

information only Sale Line: 916-939- 

0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com 

Reinstatement Line: (866) 

645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service 

Corp. TS No.: CA-17-777385- 

CL IDSPub #0143935 8/16/2018 

8/23/2018 8/30/2018 

T.S. No.: 2018-04290 APN: 5851- 

012-006 TRA No.: 10430 NOTICE 

OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN 







THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, 



bidder for cash payable at time of sale 

in lawful money of the United States 

by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a 

state or national bank, a check drawn 

by a state or federal credit union, or a 

check drawn by a state or federal savings 

and loan association, savings 

association, or savings bank specifi 

ed in Section 5102 of the Financial 

Code and authorized to do business 

in this state will be held by the duly 

appointed trustee as shown below. 

The sale will be made, but without 

covenant or warranty, expressed or 

implied, regarding title, possession, 

or encumbrances, to pay the remaining 

principal sum of the note(s) 

secured by the Deed of Trust, with 

interest and late charges thereon, as 

provided in the note(s), advances, 

under the terms of the Deed of Trust, 

interest thereon, fees, charges and 

expenses of the Trustee for the total 

amount (at the time of the initial publication 


estimated to be set forth below. 

The amount may be greater on the 

day of sale. Trustor: HAGOP JACK 

AIVAZIAN AND ANOUSH AIVAZIAN, 

HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TEN- 

ANTS Benefi ciary Name: Wescom 

Credit Union Duly Appointed Trustee: 

Integrated Lender Services, Inc. a 

Delaware corporation and pursuant to 

Deed of Trust recorded 4/11/2006 as 

Instrument No. 06 0787226 in book 

—-, page —- of Offi cial Records 

in the offi ce of the Recorder of Los 

Angeles County, California, Date of 

Sale: 9/18/2018 at 10:30 AM Place 

of Sale: Behind the fountain located 

in Civic Center Plaza located at 400 

Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 

91766 Amount of unpaid balance 


property heretofore is being sold ìas 

is.î The street Address or other common 

designation of real property is 

purported to be: 1728, 1730 & 1734 

EAST WOODBURY ROAD, PASA- 

DENA, CA 91104 Legal Description: 

As more fully described on said Deed 

of Trust. A.P.N.: 5851-012-006 The 



street address or other common designation, 

if any, shown above. If no 

street address or other common designation 

is shown, directions to the 

location of the property may be obtained 

by sending a written request to 

the benefi ciary within 10 days of the 

date of fi rst publication of this Notice 

of Sale. The benefi ciary under said 

Deed of Trust heretofore executed and 

delivered to the undersigned a written 

Declaration of Default and Demand 

for Sale, and a written Notice of Default 

and Election to Sell. The undersigned 

caused said Notice of Default 

and Election to Sell to be recorded in 

the county where the real property is 

located and more than three months 

have elapsed since such recordation. 

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If 

you are considering bidding on this 

property lien, you should understand 

that there are risks involved 

in bidding at a trustee auction. You 

will be bidding on a lien, not on the 

property itself. Placing the highest 

bid at a trustee auction does not 

automatically entitle you to free and 

clear ownership of the property. You 

should also be aware that the lien being 

auctioned off may be a junior lien. 

If you are the highest bidder at the 

auction, you are or may be responsible 

for paying off all liens senior to the 

lien being auctioned off, before you 

can receive clear title to the property. 

You are encouraged to investigate the 

existence, priority, and size of outstanding 

liens that may exist on this 


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property by contacting the county 

recorder’s offi ce or a title insurance 

company, either of which may charge 

you a fee for this information. If you 

consult either of these resources, you 

should be aware that the same lender 

may hold more than one mortgage or 

deed of trust on the property. NOTICE 

TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date 














may call 1-844-477-7869 or visit 

this Internet Web site http://www. 

stoxposting.com/sales-calendars/, 

using the fi le number assigned to this 

case 2018-04290. Information about 

postponements that are very short in 

duration or that occur close in time to 

the scheduled sale may not immediately 

be refl ected in the telephone information 

or on the Internet Web site. 

The best way to verify postponement 

information is to attend the scheduled 

sale. ìNOTICE TO POTENTIAL 

BIDDERS: WE REQUIRE CERTIFIED 

FUNDS AT SALE BY CASHIER’S 

CHECK(S) PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO 

ìINTEGRATED LENDER SERVICES, 

INC.î TO AVOID DELAYS IN ISSUING 

THE FINAL DEEDî. THIS FIRM IS 

ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. 

ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: 

8/7/2018 Integrated Lender Services, 

Inc. a Delaware corporation, as 

Trustee 2411 West La Palma Avenue, 

Suite 350 - Bldg. 1 Anaheim, California 

92801 (800) 232-8787 For Sale 

Information please call: 1-844-477- 

7869 Michael Reagan, Trustee Sales 

Offi cer 

Pasadena Weekly 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18 


No. CA-18-825945-AB Order No.: 

180200059-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN 





































AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): BAR- 

BARA J UNDERWOOD, A WIDOW 

Recorded: 7/27/2007 as Instrument 

No. 20071777361 of Offi cial Records 

in the offi ce of the Recorder of LOS 

ANGELES County, California; Date 

of Sale: 9/13/2018 at 10:00 AM 

Place of Sale: Behind the fountain 

located in Civic Center Plaza, located 

at 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona 

CA 91766 Amount of unpaid balance 


purported property address is: 2518 

SANTA ROSA AVENUE, ALTADENA, 

CA 91001 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 

5840-011-003 NOTICE TO POTEN- 

TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering 

bidding on this property lien, 

you should understand that there are 

risks involved in bidding at a trustee 

auction. You will be bidding on a lien, 

not on the property itself. Placing 

the highest bid at a trustee auction 

does not automatically entitle you 

to free and clear ownership of the 












the county recorder’s offi ce or a title 

insurance company, either of which 

may charge you a fee for this information. 

If you consult either of these resources, 

you should be aware that the 

same lender may hold more than one 

mortgage or deed of trust on the property. 

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: 

The sale date shown on this notice of 

sale may be postponed one or more 

times by the mortgagee, benefi ciary, 

trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 

2924g of the California Civil 

Code. The law requires that information 

about trustee sale postponements 

be made available to you and 

to the public, as a courtesy to those 

not present at the sale. If you wish to 

learn whether your sale date has been 

postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled 

time and date for the sale 

of this property, you may call 916- 

939-0772 for information regarding 

the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet 

Web site http://www.qualityloan. 

com, using the fi le number assigned 

to this foreclosure by the Trustee: 

CA-18-825945-AB. Information 

about postponements that are very 

short in duration or that occur close 

in time to the scheduled sale may not 

immediately be refl ected in the telephone 

information or on the Internet 

Web site. The best way to verify postponement 

information is to attend 

the scheduled sale. The undersigned 

Trustee disclaims any liability for any 

incorrectness of the property address 

or other common designation, 

if any, shown herein. If no street address 

or other common designation 

is shown, directions to the location 

of the property may be obtained by 

sending a written request to the benefi 

ciary within 10 days of the date of 

fi rst publication of this Notice of Sale. 

If the sale is set aside for any reason, 

including if the Trustee is unable to 

convey title, the Purchaser at the sale 

shall be entitled only to a return of the 

monies paid to the Trustee. This shall 

be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive 

remedy. The purchaser shall have no 

further recourse against the Trustor, 

the Trustee, the Benefi ciary, the Benefi 

ciary’s Agent, or the Benefi ciary’s 

Attorney. If you have previously been 

discharged through bankruptcy, you 

may have been released of personal 

liability for this loan in which case this 

letter is intended to exercise the note 

holders right’s against the real property 

only. Date: Quality Loan Service 

Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, 

CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON 

SALE information only Sale Line: 

916-939-0772 Or Login to: http:// 

www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement 

Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality 

Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA- 

18-825945-AB IDSPub #0143857 

8/23/2018 8/30/2018 9/6/2018 


No. CA-18-827118-CL Order No.: 

730-1803725-70 YOU ARE IN DE- 

FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST 




































AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Mary 

Minoogian Recorded: 11/4/2003 as 

Instrument No. 03 3310414 of Offi cial 

Records in the offi ce of the Recorder 

of LOS ANGELES County, California; 

Date of Sale: 9/27/2018 at 9:00 

AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree 

Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 

Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, 

in the Vineyard Ballroom Amount of 

unpaid balance and other charges: 

$34,910.68 The purported property 

address is: 2441 CASA GRANDE ST, 

PASADENA, CA 91104 Assessor’s 

Parcel No.: 5743-026-015 NOTICE 

TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are 

considering bidding on this property 

lien, you should understand that 

there are risks involved in bidding at 

a trustee auction. You will be bidding 

on a lien, not on the property itself. 

Placing the highest bid at a trustee 

auction does not automatically entitle 

you to free and clear ownership of the 






senior to the lien being auctioned off, 

before you can receive clear title to 

the property. You are encouraged to 

investigate the existence, priority, 






























by the Trustee: CA-18-827118-CL. 














designation is shown, directions 

to the location of the property may 

be obtained by sending a written 

request to the benefi ciary within 10 

days of the date of fi rst publication 

of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is 

set aside for any reason, including if 

the Trustee is unable to convey title, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only to a return of the monies 

paid to the Trustee. This shall be 

the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive 








liability for this loan in which case this 

letter is intended to exercise the note 

holders right’s against the real property 

only. Date: Quality Loan Service 

Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, 

CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON 

SALE information only Sale Line: 

800-280-2832 Or Login to: http:// 

www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement 

Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality 

Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA- 

18-827118-CL IDSPub #0143886 

8/30/2018 9/6/2018 9/13/2018 


No. CA-18-826151-AB Order No.: 

730-1803450-70 YOU ARE IN DE- 

FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST 

















business in this state, will be held by 

duly appointed trustee. The sale will 

be made, but without covenant or 

warranty, expressed or implied, regarding 

title, possession, or encumbrances, 

to pay the remaining principal 

sum of the note(s) secured by the 

Deed of Trust, with interest and late 

charges thereon, as provided in the 

note(s), advances, under the terms 

of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, 

fees, charges and expenses of the 

Trustee for the total amount (at the 

time of the initial publication of the 

Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated 

to be set forth below. The amount 

may be greater on the day of sale. 

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID 

LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT 

DUE. Trustor(s): Henry C. Houze, an 

unmarried man Recorded: 3/20/2012 

as Instrument No. 20120432712 of 

Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the 

Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 

California; Date of Sale: 9/27/2018 at 

9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Doubletree 

Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 

13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, 

CA 90650, in the Vineyard Ballroom 

Amount of unpaid balance and other 

charges: $355,737.89 The purported 

property address is: 125 N AL- 

LEN AVENUE, 107, PASADENA, CA 

91106-2228 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 

5737-014-080 NOTICE TO POTEN- 

TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering 

bidding on this property lien, 

you should understand that there are 

risks involved in bidding at a trustee 

auction. You will be bidding on a lien, 

not on the property itself. Placing 

the highest bid at a trustee auction 

does not automatically entitle you 

to free and clear ownership of the 








































by the Trustee: CA-18-826151-AB. 














designation is shown, directions 

to the location of the property may 

be obtained by sending a written 

request to the benefi ciary within 10 

days of the date of fi rst publication 

of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is 

set aside for any reason, including if 

the Trustee is unable to convey title, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only to a return of the monies 

paid to the Trustee. This shall be 

the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive 








liability for this loan in which case 

this letter is intended to exercise the 

note holders right’s against the real 

property only. Date: Quality Loan 

Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street 

San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 

For NON SALE information only Sale 

Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: 

http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement 

Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 

5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. 

TS No.: CA-18-826151-AB IDSPub 

#0143951 8/30/2018 9/6/2018 

9/13/2018 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 2763 

Camino Del Rio South San Diego, 

CA 92108 TS No. CA-17-800308- 

JB Order No. : 8722220 YOU ARE IN 


















business in this state, will be held by 

duly appointed trustee. The sale will 

be made, but without covenant or 

warranty, expressed or implied, regarding 

title, possession, or encumbrances, 

to pay the remaining principal 

sum of the note(s) secured by the 

Deed of Trust, with interest and late 

charges thereon, as provided in the 

note(s), advances, under the terms 

of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, 

fees, charges and expenses of the 

Trustee for the total amount (at the 

time of the initial publication of the 

Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated 

to be set forth below. The amount 

may be greater on the day of sale. 

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID 

LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT 

DUE. Trustor (s): EDWIN ISAACS, A 

WIDOWER Recorded: 1/20/2012 as 

Instrument No. 20120100456 and 

modifi ed as per Modifi cation Agreement 

recorded 2/24/2015 as Instrument 

No. 20150197239 of Offi cial 

Records in the offi ce of the Recorder 

of LOS ANGELES County, California; 

Date of Sale: 10/1 /2018 at 11:00am 

Place of Sale: BEHIND THE FOUN- 

TAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC CENTER 

PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 

POMONA, CA 91766 Amount of 

unpaid balance and other charges: 

$205,795.62 The purported property 

address is: 2542 LA VENEZIA 

COURT, ALTADENA, CA 91001 Assessor’s 

Parcel No.: 5835-029-015 

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If 

you are considering bidding on this 

property lien, you should understand 

that there are risks involved in bidding 

at a trustee auction. You will be 

bidding on a lien, not on the property 

itself. Placing the highest bid at a 

trustee auction does not automatically 

entitle you to free and clear ownership 

of the property. You should 

also be aware that the lien being 

auctioned off may be a junior lien. If 

you are the highest bidder at the auction, 

you are or may be responsible 

for paying off all liens senior to the 

lien being auctioned off, before you 

can receive clear title to the property. 

You are encouraged to investigate the 

existence, priority, and size of outstanding 

liens that may exist on this 

property by contacting the county 

recorder’s offi ce or a title insurance 

company, either of which may charge 

you a fee for this information. If you 

consult either of these resources, you 

should be aware that the same lender 

may hold more than one mortgage or 

deed of trust on the property. NOTICE 

TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale 

date shown on this notice of sale may 

be postponed one or more times by 

the mortgagee, benefi ciary, trustee, 

or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g 















by the Trustee: CA-17-800308-JB. 














designation is shown, directions to 

the location of the property may be 

obtained by sending a written request 

to the benefi ciary within 10 days of 

the date of fi rst publication of this Notice 

of Sale. If the sale is set aside for 

any reason, including if the Trustee is 

unable to convey title, the Purchaser 

at the sale shall be entitled only to 

a return of the monies paid to the 

Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s 

sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser 

shall have no further recourse 

against the Trustor, the Trustee, the 

Benefi ciary, the Benefi ciary’s Agent, 

or the Benefi ciary’s Attorney. If you 

have previously been discharged 

through bankruptcy, you may have 

been released of personal liability for 

this loan in which case this letter is 

intended to exercise the note holders 

right’s against the real property only. 

Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 

2763 Camino Del Rio South San 

Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For 

NON SALE information only Sale 

Line: 877-518-5700 Or Login to: 

http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement 

Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 

5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. 

TS No.: CA-17-800308-JB IDSPub 

#0144359 8/30/2018 9/6/2018 

9/13/2018 

FICT. BUSINESS NAMES 

STATEMENT OF ABANDON- 

MENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS 

BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 

2018193814 

FILE NO: 2015-166772 DATE FILED: 

06/24/2015. Name of Business(es) 

COSTURAS Y NOVEDADES EBENE- 

ZER, 708 N. Marengo Ave., Ste., 1 

Pasadena, CA 91103. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S): Ana Villalobos, 721 

Garfi eld Ave., #14 Pasadena, CA 

91104. Business was conducted by 

an Individual. I declare that all information 

in this statement is true and 

correct. (A registrant who declares 

as true information which he or she 

knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) 

REGISTRANTS NAMES/CORP/ 

LLC (PRINT) Ana Villalobos TITLE: 

Owner. If corporation, also print 

corporate title of offi cer. If LLC, also 

print tile of offi cer or manager. This 

statement was fi led with the County 

Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 

the date indicated by the fi led stamp 

in the upper right corner: August 6, 

2018. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 

COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE 

ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN 

MY OFFICE. DEAN C. LOGAN, LOS 

ANGELES COUNTY CLERK by: Estrellieta 

Policarpio, Deputy Publish: 

Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 

8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 


Type of Filing: Original The following 

person(s) is (are) doing business as: 

KREATIV WOOD LAB; 5726 Candor 

St. Lakewood, CA 90713. COUN- 

TY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Jimmy Luong, 5726 

Candor St. Lakewood, CA 90713. 

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED 

BY an Individual. The registrant 

commenced to transact business 

under the Fictitious Business Name 

or names listed above on: 06/2018. 

I declare that all information in this 

statement is true and correct. /s/: 

Jimmy Luong. TITLE: Owner. This 

statement was fi led with the LA 

County Clerk on: July 30, 2018. 

NOTICE in accordance with subdivision 

(a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious 

Name Statement generally expires at 

the end of fi ve years from the date on 

which it was fi led in the offi ce of the 

county clerk, except, as provided in 

subdivision (b) of Section 17920, 

where it expires 40 days after any 

change in the facts set forth in the 

statement pursuant to Section 17913 

other than a change in the residence 

address of a registered owner. a new 

Fictitious Business Name statement 

must be fi led before the expiration. 

The fi ling of this statement does not 

of itself authorize the use in this state 

of a Fictitious Business Name in violation 

of the rights of another under 

federal, state, or common law (see 

Section 14411 et seq., business and 

professions code). Publish: Pasadena 

Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 





person(s) is (are) doing business 

as: CE LI HAIR STUDIO; 8905 E. 

Garvey Ave., Ste. A2 Rosemead, CA 

91770, 4855 Willard Ave. Rosemead, 

CA 91770. COUNTY: Los Angeles. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ngoc Hai 

Lam, 4855 Willard Ave. Rosemead, 

CA 91770. THIS BUSINESS IS 

CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The 

registrant commenced to transact 

business under the Fictitious Business 

Name or names listed above 

on: N/A. I declare that all information 

in this statement is true and correct. 

/s/: Ngoc Hai Lam. TITLE: Owner. 

This statement was fi led with the 

LA County Clerk on: July 30, 2018. 






















Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 




Type of Filing: Original. The following 


as: SPY INSPECTIONS LA. 

278 E. Colorado Blvd., Unit 1604 

Pasadena, CA 91101. COUNTY: Los 

Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) 

Siftar Home Inspections Inc., 278 E. 

Colorado Blvd., Unit 1604 Pasadena, 

CA 91101. State of Incorporation or 

LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS IS 

CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. The 


business under the fi ctitious business 

name or names listed above 



/s/ Paul Siftar. TITLE: Owner, Corp or 

LLC Name: Siftar Home Inspections 

Inc. This statement was fi led with the 




Name statement generally expires at 














of a fi ctitious business name in violation 



Section 14411 et seq., Business and 

Professions code). Publish: Pasadena 

Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 






as: HONEDIN, LLC. 123 S. Marengo 

Ave., Ste. 200 Pasadena, CA 91101, 

1200 Newport Center Dr., Ste. 200 

Newport Beach, CA 92660. COUN- 


OWNER(S) The Living Plan LLC., 123 

S. Marengo Ave., Ste. 200 Pasadena, 

CA 91101. State of Incorporation or 

LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS 

IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability 

Company. The registrant 


under the fi ctitious business name or 

names listed above on: N/A. I declare 

that all information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/ David 

R. Penniall. TITLE: Manager, Corp 

or LLC Name: The Living Plan LLC. 
























Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 






as: MUSIC FROM THE ATRUIM, 

SKY LIT ROOM PUBLISHING, AD- 

MIN JUNKIE, JUNKIE PUBLISHING, 

SONGS FROM THE ATRIUM. 995 

East Green Street #509 Pasadena, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Atrium 

Music LLC., 995 East Green Street 

#509 Pasadena, CA 91106. State 

of Incorporation or LLC: California. 


BY a Limited Liability Company. The 



name or names listed above 

on: 01/2009. I declare that all information 

in this statement is true 

and correct. /s/ Josh Young. TITLE: 

President, Corp or LLC Name: Atrium 

Music LLC. This statement was fi led 

with the LA County Clerk on: August 

7, 2018. NOTICE in accordance with 

subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a 

Fictitious Name statement generally 

expires at the end of fi ve years from 

the date on which it was fi led in the 

offi ce of the county clerk, except, as 

provided in subdivision (b) of Section 

17920, where it expires 40 days after 

any change in the facts set forth in the 













Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 






as: RACS; 13218 Shaw Ln. Sylmar, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Wenelie 

Jugarap, 13218 Shaw Ln. Sylmar, 





Name or names listed above on: 

07/2018. I declare that all information 


/s/: Wenelie Jugarap. TITLE: Owner. 
























Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 






as: VIZEN OPTOMETRIC CENTER. 

360 E. Las Tunas Dr., Unit #203 San 

Gabriel, CA 91776, 1021 S. Pine St. 

San Gabriel, CA 91776. COUNTY: 

Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation 

or Organization Number: 

4127311. REGISTERED OWNER(S) 

Judy Cao, OD, Inc., 1021 S. Pine 

St. San Gabriel, CA 91776. State of 

Incorporation or LLC: California. 


BY a Corporation. The registrant 





is true and correct. /s/ Judy Cao. 

TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: 

Judy Cao, OD, Inc. This statement 

was fi led with the LA County Clerk 

on: July 31, 2018. NOTICE in accordance 

with subdivision (a) of Section 

17920, a Fictitious Name statement 

generally expires at the end of fi ve 

years from the date on which it was 

fi led in the offi ce of the county clerk, 

except, as provided in subdivision 

(b) of Section 17920, where it expires 

40 days after any change in the facts 

set forth in the statement pursuant to 

Section 17913 other than a change in 

the residence address of a registered 

owner. a new Fictitious Business 

Name statement must be fi led before 

the expiration. The fi ling of this statement 

does not of itself authorize the 

use in this state of a fi ctitious business 

name in violation of the rights of 

another under federal, state, or common 

law (see Section 14411 et seq., 

Business and Professions code). 

Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 

8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18 





person(s) is (are) doing 

business as: TIDY WHATNOTS. 

4339 Winchester Ave. Los Angeles, 

CA 90032, PO Box 357 South 



On and On, LLC, 4339 Winchester 

Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90032. State 



BY a Limited Liability Company. The 



name or names listed above on: 



/s/ Jadie On. TITLE: President, 

Corp or LLC Name: On and On, LLC. 

This statement was fi led with the LA 

County Clerk on: August 9, 2018. 






















Weekly. Dates: 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18, 9/6/18 






as: GTI ACCOUNTING GROUP, 

ACCUCANNA, ACCUCANNA AC- 

COUNTING AND BUSINESS SOLU- 

TIONS. 411 N. Central Avenue, Suite 

350 Glendale, CA 91203. COUN- 


OWNER(S) Artyem Isaghulyan 

Accountancy Corp, 3100 E. Chevy 

Chase Dr. Glendale, CA 91206. State 








is true and correct. /s/ Artyem Isaghulyan. 

TITLE: President, Corp or 

LLC Name: Artyem Isaghulyan Accountancy 

Corp. This statement was 

fi led with the LA County Clerk on: 

August 9, 2018. NOTICE in accordance 


17920, a Fictitious Name statement 














use in this state of a fi ctitious business 

name in violation of the rights of 

another under federal, state, or common 

law (see Section 14411 et seq., 

Business and Professions code). 


8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 9/6/18 






A-ALBERTS; 352 West Howard St., 



Sofi a Romero and Jose Rafael Cazares 

Padilla, 352 West Howard St., 

Pasadena, CA 91103. THIS BUSI- 

NESS IS CONDUCTED BY a Married 

Couple. The registrant commenced 

to transact business under the Fictitious 

Business Name or names listed 

above on: 07/2018. I declare that 

all information in this statement is 

true and correct. /s/: Sofi a Romero. 

TITLE: Wife. This statement was fi led 

with the LA County Clerk on: July 25, 

2018. NOTICE in accordance with 


Fictitious Name Statement generally 



















Weekly. Dates: 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18, 9/6/18 






THE CLOTHING PIN, THE FASHION 

PIN; 20687 Amar Rd., Suite 2 Walnut, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Alice 

Wai-Harn Chan Zaientz, 21640 E. 

Meadowlark Way Walnut, CA 91789. 








Alice Wai-Harn Chan Zaientz. TITLE: 

Owner. This statement was fi led with 

the LA County Clerk on: August 1, 

2018, 2018. NOTICE in accordance 


17920, a Fictitious Name Statement 














use in this state of a Fictitious Business 

Name in violation of the rights 

of another under federal, state, or 

common law (see Section 14411 

et seq., business and professions 

code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. 

Dates: 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18 




Type of Filing: Amended (New) The 

following person(s) is (are) doing 

business as: NEW BEGINNINGS 

PHYSICAL THERAPY; 1015 Hope 

Street Ste. F South Pasadena, CA 

91030. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REG- 

ISTERED OWNER(S) April Ramirez 

and Luis Ramirez, 1143 Diamond 

Ave. South Pasadena, CA 91030. 


BY a Married Couple. The registrant 



or names listed above on: 09/2017. 



Luis Ramirez. TITLE: Owner. This 

statement was fi led with the LA 

County Clerk on: July 20, 2018. 






















Weekly. Dates: 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18, 9/6/18 




Type of Filing: Amended (New) The 

following person(s) is (are) doing 

business as: ADONAI HAILE, ADO- 

NAI BERHANE HAILE; C/O 1520 

Dove Court Pasadena, CA 91107. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGIS- 

TERED OWNER(S) Adonai Haile 

Dey, C/O 1520 Dove Court Pasadena, 





usiness under the Fictitious Business 


04/2013. I declare that all information 


/s/: Adonai Haile Dey. TITLE: Owner. 


County Clerk on: August 14, 2018, 






















Weekly. Dates: 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 






LIYA SWIFT SERVICES; 4426 E. 6th 

Street Apt. 3 Long Beach, CA 90814. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Misty C Swift, 4426 E. 6th 

Street Apt. 3 Long Beach, CA 90814. 

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY 

an Individual. The registrant commenced 

to transact business under 

the Fictitious Business Name or 



is true and correct. /s/: Misty C Swift. 

TITLE: Owner. This statement was 

fi led with the LA County Clerk on: August 

17, 2018. NOTICE in accordance 

with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, 

a Fictitious Name Statement generally 



















Weekly. Dates: 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 






as: UNITED REAL ESTATE MANAGE- 

MENT, UNITED 550, REALTORS, 

UNITED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

CORP., INC. 35 W. Valley Bl., Suite C 

Alhambra, CA 91801. COUNTY: Los 


United Property Management 

Corp., Inc., 7740 Garvey Ave., Suite 

A Rosemead, CA 91770. State of 

Incorporation or LLC: California. 







is true and correct. /s/ Wei Wang. 

TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: 

United Property Management Corp., 

Inc. This statement was fi led with 























Weekly. Dates: 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 






as: BRAND TO MERCH. 655 N. Central 

Ave., Fl. 17 Glendale, CA 91203. 


OWNER(S) Kusamay LLC, 655 N. 

Central Ave., Fl. 17 Glendale, CA 

91203. State of Incorporation or LLC: 

California. THIS BUSINESS IS CON- 

DUCTED BY a Limited Liability Company. 

The registrant commenced to 

transact business under the fi ctitious 

business name or names listed above 



/s/ Patrick Dillanchian. TITLE: Managing 

Member, Corp or LLC Name: 

Kusamay LLC. This statement was 

fi led with the LA County Clerk on: August 

7, 2018. NOTICE in accordance 

with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, 

a Fictitious Name statement generally 



















Weekly. Dates: 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 






as: ACTIVE HERBALS BY VAN. 6367 

Avon Avenue San Gabriel, CA 91775. 


OWNER(S) A1 Global Xchange LLC, 

6367 Avon Avenue San Gabriel, CA 









/s/ Le Hong. TITLE: President, Corp 

or LLC Name: A1 Global Xchange 

LLC. This statement was fi led with 























Weekly. Dates: 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 






as: CT MART; 131 E. Avenue J 

Lancaster, CA 93535. COUNTY: Los 


Charles Trang, 131 E. Avenue J Lancaster, 








/s/: Charles Trang. TITLE: Owner. 
























Weekly. Dates: 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 






as: IDL EXCLUSIVE; 7600 W. 

Manchester Ave., #245 Playa Del Rey, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jacqueline 

Holland, 7600 W. Manchester Ave., 

#245 Playa Del Rey, CA 90293. 








Jacqueline Holland. TITLE: Owner. 
























Weekly. Dates: 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 






as: MINDIE PHOTOGRAPHY, 

MINDY PHOTOGRAPHY; 872 S. 

Garfi eld Ave. Monterey Park, CA 

91754. COUNTY: Los Angeles. REG- 

ISTERED OWNER(S) Mindie Gonzales, 

872 S. Garfi eld Ave. Monterey 

Park, CA 91754. THIS BUSINESS IS 







/s/: Mindie Gonzales. TITLE: Owner. 
























Weekly. Dates: 8/23/18, 8/30/18, 

9/6/18, 9/13/18 

STATEMENT OF ABANDON- 

MENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS 

BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 

2018-214826 

FILE NO: 2017-273023 DATE FILED: 

09/22/2017. Name of Business(es) 

WPA LENDING INC, TARGET HOME 

LOANS, 12514 South Street, Cerritos, 

CA 90703. REGISTERED OWNER(S): 

WPA Lending Inc., 12514 South 

Street, Cerritos, CA 90703. Business 

was conducted by a Corporation. I 

declare that all information in this 

statement is true and correct. (A registrant 

who declares as true information 

which he or she knows to be false 

is guilty of a crime.) REGISTRANTS 

NAMES/CORP/LLC (PRINT) Robert 

Le TITLE: President. If corporation, 

also print corporate title of offi cer. If 

LLC, also print tile of offi cer or manager. 

This statement was fi led with 

the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES 

County on the date indicated by the 

fi led stamp in the upper right corner: 

August 24, 2018. I HEREBY CERTIFY 

THAT THIS COPY IS A CORRECT 

COPY OF THE ORIGINAL STATE- 

MENT ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. DEAN 

C. LOGAN, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 

CLERK by: Mendoria Stephens, 

Deputy Publish: Pasadena Weekly. 

Dates: 8/30/18, 9/6/18, 9/13/18, 

9/20/18 






as: KOALA MATCHA. 1931 

Kelton Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025. 


OWNER(S) Icon Entertainment, LLC, 

1931 Kelton Ave. Los Angeles, CA 









/s/ Mark J. Harris. TITLE: Owner, 

Corp or LLC Name: Icon Entertainment, 

LLC. This statement was fi led 























Weekly. Dates: 8/30/18, 9/6/18, 

9/13/18, 9/2018 






HALFHEART. 1471 S. Lemon Ave., 

Walnut, CA 91789. COUNTY: Los 

Angeles. Articles of Incorporation 

or Organization Number: 3999248. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Fuya International 

Inc., 1471 S. Lemon Ave., 

Walnut, CA 91789. State of Incorporation 

or LLC: California. THIS 

BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a 

Corporation business under the fi ctitious 

business name or names listed 

above on: 08/2018. I declare that all 

information in this statement is true 

and correct. /s/ Jian Chen. TITLE: 

CEO, Corp or LLC Name: Fuya International 

Inc. This statement was fi led 























Weekly. Dates: 8/30/18, 9/6/18, 

9/13/18, 9/2018 






as: EXECUSYSTEMS. 600 Michigan 

Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. COUN- 

TY: Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation 

or Organization Number: 

1378164. REGISTERED OWNER(S) 

Value Added Offi ce Systems Enterprises, 

Inc., 600 Michigan Blvd., 

Pasadena, CA 91107. State of Incorporation 

or LLC: California. THIS 

BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a 

Corporation business under the fi ctitious 

business name or names listed 

above on: 08/1986. I declare that all 

information in this statement is true 

and correct. /s/ John Milinovich. 

TITLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: 

Value Added Offi ce Systems Enterprises, 

Inc. This statement was fi led 























Weekly. Dates: 8/30/18, 9/6/18, 

9/13/18, 9/2018 






PRIORITY PLUS SEDAN; 3585 Glenrose 

Avenue Altadena, CA 91001. 


OWNER(S) Stanley Jerome Kilpatrick, 

3585 Glenrose Avenue Altadena, 






04/1995. I declare that all information 


/s/: Stanley Jerome Kilpatrick. TITLE: 
























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GYOZA BOYZ, GYOZA BOYZ LA; 724 

S. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90014. 


OWNER(S) Akeem J. Wong, 821 S. 

2nd St., #K Alhambra, CA 91801. 


BY an Individual. The registrant commenced 

to transact business under 

the Fictitious Business Name or 



is true and correct. /s/: Akeem J. 

Wong. TITLE: Owner. This statement 

was fi led with the LA County Clerk on: 

August 8, 2018. NOTICE in accordance 


17920, a Fictitious Name Statement 




except, as provided in subdivision (b) 

of Section 17920, where it expires 









use in this state of a Fictitious Business 

Name in violation of the rights 

of another under federal, state, or 

common law (see Section 14411 et 

seq., business and professions code). 


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as: FIGARO ENTERTAINMENT; Stephen 

G. Rodriguez ATTY 633 West 

5th Street 26th Floor Los Angeles, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Andrea 

Lynne Evans, 2121 Loma Vista Pasadena, 








/s/: Andrea Lynne Evans. TITLE: 
























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as: MAFIG; 1445 E. Wilson Ave. 

Glendale, CA 91206. COUNTY: Los 


Sonia Figueroa, 1445 E. Wilson Ave. 

Glendale, CA 91206. THIS BUSI- 

NESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 


transact business under the Fictitious 

Business Name or names listed above 



/s/: Sonia Figueroa. TITLE: Owner. 


County Clerk on: August 9, 2018. 




the end of fi ve years from the date 

on which it was fi led in the offi ce of 

the county clerk, except, as provided 

in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, 















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ADRIANA L. MEDRANO, PHD; 130 

S. Eucild Ave., Suite 1 Pasadena, CA 

91101, 2328 Ω W. 29th Place Los Angeles, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Adriana 

L. Medrano, 130 S. Eucild Ave., 

Suite 1 Pasadena, CA 91101. THIS 

BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 

The registrant commenced 

to transact business under the Fictitious 

Business Name or names listed 

above on: N/A. I declare that all information 

in this statement is true and 

correct. /s/: Adriana L. Medrano. TI- 

TLE: Owner. This statement was fi led 























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as: STELLAR MANAGEMENT 

& CONSULTING; 229 S. Butterfi 

eld Rd., West Covina, CA 91791. 


OWNER(S) Erlywaty Tanggono, 

229 S. Butterfi eld Rd., West Covina, 








/s/: Erlywaty Tanggono. TITLE: 
























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MG LOGISTICS-MOVING SERVIC- 

ES; 191 S. Sierra Madre Blvd., #105 



Mauro Anibal Gonzalez, 191 S. 

Sierra Madre Blvd., #105 Pasadena, 








/s/: Mauro Anibal Gonzalez. TITLE: 
























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8THURSDAY 08.30.18 

CHOICE EVENTS 

FOR THE WEEK OF 

08.30–09.06 

BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER 

Karla Perez as Selena 

The Blue Guitar at Arroyo Seco Golf Course, 1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena presents the 

South Pasadena All Stars at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 for table seating, 

available at blueguitar.club. 

FRIDAY 08.31.18 

Catch a performance of “Man of La Mancha” at 8 p.m. at A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., 

Pasadena. Tickets are $25 and up. Call (626) 356-3121 or visit anoisewithin.org. 

SATURDAY 09.01.18 

Karla Perez performs a tribute to late singer Selena at The Rose, 245 E. Green St., Pasadena. Doors open at 6 p.m. and music starts 

at 9 p.m. Tickets are $24.50. Call (888) 645-5006 or visit roseconcerts.com. 

SUNDAY 09.02.18 

A Mt. Wilson Observatory Concert under the Dome, Mt. Wilson Road, La Cañada Flintridge, 

features jazz by the Lounge Art Ensemble in a freewheeling selection of standards and 

original tunes. Two performances start at 3 and 5 p.m. Receptions follow each performance, and refreshments 

are included. Tickets are $50 each. Call (626) 440-9016 or visit mtwilson.edu/concerts. 

MONDAY 09.03.18 

TUESDAY 09.04.18 

Spend a relaxing Labor Day visiting the Huntington Library, Art Collections and 

Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino during regular hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

for regular weekday admission of $25 for adults, $21 for seniors and students, $13 for youth 

ages 4 to 11, free for children younger than 4 and members. Call (626) 405-2100 or 

visit huntington.org. 

J.C. Hyke Songwriter Serenade presents a tribute to top hits of the 1970s, featuring a large group 

of performers, at 7 p.m. at Matt Denny’s Ale House, 145 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. No cover. 

Visit jchyke.com. 

WEDNESDAY 09.05.18 

THURSDAY 09.06.18 

The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, presents “Native Gardens,” the new 

comedy by Karen Zacarias, in the story of horticulture turning well-intentioned neighbors into feuding enemies. 

It opens at 8 p.m. and continues through Sept. 30. Tickets are $25 and up. Call (626) 356-7529 or visit 

pasadenaplayhouse.org. 

The Music on the Green Summer Concert Series at The Alhambra, 1000 S. Fremont Ave., 

Alhambra closes with a performance by the Alhambra High School Jazz Band from 11:30 

a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. Call (626) 300-5000 or visit thealhambra.net.

Fall Arts 2018

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