The fifth season of Movies in the Park will begin on Saturday, August 1, with the free showing of ‘Men In Black’ on the Field of Dreams at the Palisades Recreation Center. This perfect summer romp (rated PG-13) from 1997 stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as top-secret agents ‘Men in Black’ (MiB) who monitor and police alien activity on Earth. Barry Sonnenfeld directed this science fiction, comedy action film. Movies in the Park-Pacific Palisades, Inc., in association with the Palisadian-Post & Post Printing, presents old-fashioned family fun every Saturday in August. Additional films are ‘Kung Fu Panda,’ sponsored by Caf’ Vida (August 8); ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ sponsored by Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association (August 15); ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl,’ sponsored by American Legion Post 283 (August 22); and ‘Cars,’ sponsored by Castellammare Mesa Homeowners (August 29). The Chamber of Commerce is still looking for a sponsor for ‘Men In Black.’ Major sponsors this year include the Pacific Palisades Junior Women’s Club and the Galier Family. Additional organizations and individuals lending support are Botham Plumbing, Lee Calvert, Ron Dean, Art Detman, Knolls Pharmacy, Frederick Lee Family, Pacific Palisades Veterinary Hospital, Dan Urbach/ Prudential California Realty and the Chamber of Commerce. The venue opens for picnics at 6 p.m., and Boy Scouts from Troop 23 will sell candy and soda. PopStar popcorn will be available and park employees will provide free hot dogs. Due to liability issues, pets are not allowed, and there is no smoking, no alcohol and no stick chairs. The movies start around 8 p.m. A limited number of cozy Movies in the Park logo red fleece blankets will be on sale for $35. Bel-Air/ADT Patrol and teen volunteers from the Santa Monica Police Volunteer Activity League will provide security. Contact: the Chamber office at (310) 459-7963.
Local Stores Close, Move and Expand
Businesses in Pacific Palisades are closing during this economic crunch, but others are expanding into vacant spaces and new enterprises are opening. Since January, Emerson-LeMay Cleaners, Piccolomo Italian Ice Cream, Chefmakers Cooking Academy, Roy Robbins Gifts & Stationery, Adana and Margano (a women’s clothing store on Sunset) have closed in the heart of town. Here’s an update on who’s going where: 1. Adana, the high-end shoes and accesories boutique at 1045 Swarthmore, quietly closed on June 28. The 800-sq.-ft. store, which opened in November 2006, was owned by Andreea Benuciu and Daniela Vasile. 2. Chefmakers’ local owner, Richard Klein, closed his retail store at 872 Via de la Paz and is currently conducting cooking camps at his former 700-sq.-ft. office space at 865 Swarthmore, next to Amazing Music. ‘We’re here at least for the summer, and hopefully beyond,’ Klein said. 3. Rumours, a teen clothing store at 1014 Swarthmore, lost its lease at the end of June, but the store is still in operation. Owners Ceci Dean and Ivy Greene hope to find a new owner for their store, which opened in September 2005 after they revamped the interior (which hadn’t been updated since the 1950s) with black-and-white floor tiles, new paint and a handicapped-accessible bathroom. 4. On the encouraging side in the business district, BOCA Man is relocating from 15260 Antioch to 1020 Swarthmore in the space that was formerly Ivy Greene for Kids, which is now at 875 Via de la Paz. Owners Mike Mangimelli and Denise Martinez, who are married and who also own the adjacent BOCA women’s clothing store on Swarthmore, are currently renovating the Ivy Greene space, adding skylights and knocking out a wall to open everything up. The new store, scheduled to open around September 1, will aesthetically nearly match BOCA, which underwent a complete renovation in 2005. 5. Kier Design, which for the past five years has been located in the courtyard at 863 Swarthmore, next to the Prince’s Table and Beech Street Cafe, will move to the space BOCA Man is vacating next to Susan Carroll’s Gift Garden Antiques. ‘We want to do more furniture, custom design and interior decorating,’ said Simeon Kier, who manages the store and is the father of owner Heidi Kier-Isaacs. ‘We feel that we’ll get more exposure on a main road (Sunset) and more window space.’ 6. Sabrina Nails, located on La Cruz Drive, will add a second salon’Bellagio Nails’at 15228 Sunset, next to Philips French Cleaners in the Margano location. The owners are waiting for final inspections and hope to open the end of July or early August. 7. Meanwhile, Rosie & Nails at 829 Via de la Paz is expanding to a second location at 15333 Sunset, in the space previously occupied by Emerson Cleaners (between Via and Swarthmore), with plans to open the end of August. 8. CalNational Bank, which was renting a large space in the 984 Monument building until its new branch office was completed on the corner of Swarthmore and Sunset, has moved out and prospective tenants have been studying the space. 9. Next door, a sushi bar will be opening in the space previously occupied by Piccomolo. Sushi details have not yet been revealed. 10. The one new business opening in the Village this year (in June) has been Denni Geed’s London Colour Studio, a hair salon on Sunset across from Ralphs. There are currently four vacancies on the 1000 block of Swarthmore, all of them belonging to Palisades Partners, a multi-family trust that owns 19 storefronts on the street. The Partners also own two empty stores on Sunset: the former Nest Egg (which closed in January 2008) and The Office Supplier, which closed in March 2006 but relocated to a much smaller location 860 Via de la Paz.
Chester D. Hull, 81; UCLA Professor, Brain Researcher
Longtime Pacific Palisades resident Chester Dean Hull passed away on July 7 at the age of 81, after a long illness. His characteristic dignity, wry sense of humor, and dedication to his family, friends and colleagues were evident even during months of declining health. Chester was born in rural Delta, Colorado on December 27, 1927. His family endured economic collapse during the Depression and sought a better life in Southern California. After attending Whittier College and distinguishing himself in the Army from 1946-1949, Chester completed his B.A. at UCLA in 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1956. After teaching at Long Beach State, Chester returned to UCLA and worked as a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the Neuropsychiatric Institute until his retirement in 1992. He was a resident of the Palisades since 1967. At Long Beach State and UCLA, Chester was engaged in teaching and mentoring students and in research. His students all have fond memories of Chester, puffing on his pipe and providing advice and guidance. His research was aimed at understanding how a particular part of the brain, the basal ganglia, functioned. This is an area that, when abnormal, causes disorders like Parkinson’s disease. Chester partnered with Nathaniel Buchwald as pioneers in providing an understanding of how brain cells in the basal ganglia communicated with each other. Chester played basketball at Whittier College and was a devoted UCLA sports fan who, on occasion, abandoned his usual unflappability to yell at the refs. In his retirement he tutored, traveled, studied Spanish and developed many close and enduring relationships. Chester believed strongly in the transforming power of public education. He was predeceased in 1995 by his loving wife of 44 years, Helen. Survivors include his son Bryan Hull of Pacific Palisades; daughter Rachel Kellerman (husband Tom) of Palo Alto; grandchildren Ben and Lisa Kellerman; and brothers Keith and Cloyde Hull. Donations in his honor can be sent to the Chester D. Hull Memorial Fund to support the Bruin Scholars Initiative for undergraduate scholarship. All gifts should be made payable to The UCLA Fund, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Attention Janet Burnett).
Telford Oswald, 91; Aerospace Pioneer
Telford W. Oswald, a 58-year resident of Pacific Palisades, died at his home on July 5 at the age of 91, following a long illness. Before becoming an aeronautical engineer and research scientist, Telford graduated from Harvard School and Stanford University, then earned a master’s degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. He married Elinor Scott Oswald in her hometown of Pelham, New York, on April 24, 1943. He served in the U.S. Army Ordnance Department in World War II and in the Korean War, leaving active service as a lieutenant colonel. He and Elinor then moved to Pacific Palisades. Oswald chose the Palisades because one of his professors at Harvard University, Dr. William Bollay, had founded the Aerophysics Corporation in an office here and asked Telford to join his new firm. Later, Telford worked for the Aerospace Group of Hughes Aircraft Company, which participated in the Pioneer Venus Project. In 1980 as a member of the Pioneer Venus Spacecraft Team, he received NASA’s Public Service Achievement Award. In 1986, Telford retired as chief scientist of the Aerophysics and Preliminary Design Laboratory of the Missile Systems Division of Hughes Aircraft in Canoga Park. His hobby was woodworking, and the family enjoyed waterskiing. Telford also purchased property on Lake Nacimiento, near Paso Robles, where he designed and built a home that sleeps 12, has a modern kitchen, and a deck with a glorious view. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Elinor; three daughters, realtor Merrill Biancosino of Pennington, New Jersey, fine art photographer Jan Oswald of Denver, and fluvialgeomorphologist Liz Oswald of the American Forest Service, who lives in Lander, Wyoming; son T. Scott Oswald, an enterprise architect for Seattle City Lights; five grandchildren, Robin Soriano Estrada, Zachary Scott Price, Rebecca Byrne Price, Rowe Holton Oswald, Cyrus Grey Oswald; two great-grandchildren, Eli Reuben Price and Kyle Soriano Estrada; and his sister, Ruth Schneider. As a former member of the vestry of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Pacific Palisades, Telford was remembered with a celebration of his life at St. Matthew’s in early July. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Parish of St. Matthew’s, P.O. Box 37, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
A Life of High Notes
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Until he retired in June, Palisadian Darryl Stolper taught eighth-grade history at Paul Revere Middle School, but not many students nor their parents realized that in Stolper’s ‘other life’ this soft-spoken man taught actress Sally Field to surf, starred in commercials, hunted and sold rattlesnakes, and amassed a collection of classic 45 records and ‘Old West’ artifacts. Stolper’s family moved from the Los Feliz area to Pacific Palisades in 1950, and the beach quickly became a way of life for the youth, who began surfing at State Beach in Santa Monica Canyon. He graduated from Paul Revere Junior High School in 1956, (the year it opened), along with future actor Ryan O’Neal. He then attended University High because Palisades High hadn’t yet been built’it was still All Hollows Farm, where Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher lived. After high school, Stolper spent countless hours surfing, and attending Santa Monica College. ‘I took every class that looked interesting,’ he says, adding the price was right: just $2.50 a semester. In order to earn money, he ventured into local mountains and desserts to catch rattlesnakes for zoos. ‘I would catch the snakes with a hook and drop them in a flour sack,’ Stolper says. He also sold snakes to Hermosa Reptile for $5 and $10, until 1962, when a rattler bit him on the left forearm. As the L.A. Times later reported (‘Fang Victim Frees Rattler He Caught,’ September 19, 1963): ‘Stolper last summer suffered the worst rattlesnake bite which anybody is known to have survived. At UCLA Medical Center Stolper was given 35 blood transfusions, 26 plasma transfusions and 29 vials of anti-venom to keep him alive.’ Returning to Santa Monica College, Stolper received a call from the school reminding him it was a two-year school (he had accumulated 134 hours units) and it was time to move on. After earning a degree in physical anthropology from Cal State Northridge, he was accepted to a doctorate program in Durham, England in that field. When he and his wife, Lynda, arrived, she got sick almost immediately from the air’black with coal dust’and Stolper dropped out of the program. For the next five months the couple traveled around Europe. Coming back to California in 1968, Stolper got a job as a record salesman. ‘Best job I have ever had,’ he said because it started his lifelong love of rhythm-and-blues music. ‘I went around the city in hard-to-sell areas.’ He also began a vinyl record collection that has grown to about 15,000, mostly 45’s and includes blues, rockabilly, R & B and early country’some are vintage Hank Williams. Wearing a T-shirt with the words ‘I buy old records,’ Stolper still spends weekends at garage sales looking for the rare ones he doesn’t have. For a day, he was the program director for the Johnny Otis weekly FM radio show. Stolper played the blues record ‘Shave’em Dry,’ sung by Lucille Bogan. ‘It was recorded in the 1930s and she was probably quite drunk; the song had a lot of four-letter words in it,’ Stolper recalls, adding that FM didn’t have language restrictions at that time. Unfortunately, that was the first night the Otis show was piped into Bullock’s and Robinson’s men’s shops. The radio station callboard lit up, with every caller wanting to know where they could buy the record. The station manager, who didn’t share that interest, fired Stolper on the spot. Stolper started writing liner notes for albums by B.B. King, Gus Jenkins, Jericho Alley and Jimmy Reed. He also tracked down old blues singers and wrote articles about them. He likes the blues because there are so many double entendres in these songs, and favors rhythm-and-blues songs because they tell a story. ‘We all listened to R & B and black music, in the 50s,’ Stolper says. ‘I can listen to a song and know when I heard it and why it was important.’ In 1964, Stolper was hired to teach Sally Field how to surf for the television sitcom ‘Gidget,’ after an acquaintance and legendary surfer, Mickey Dora, gave ABC executives Stolper’s name. A TV Guide article later contained the following vignette: ‘When the Screen Gems people signed Sally Field for a new series about the surf set, ‘Gidget,’ they were in for a bit of a surprise: Sally couldn’t surf! To remedy this somewhat serious shortcoming, they assigned surfing expert Darryl Stolper to teach her, and luckily, she proved an apt pupil. ‘Her coordination is amazing,’ Stolper says. ‘She was standing up by her second lesson.” With his classic surfer look, Stolper segued into commercials, landing the lead in 7-Up, Canadian Dry and beer commercials. With the advent of the ‘Godfather’ movies in the early 1970s, the blond, blue-eyed Southern California look was replaced with more ethnic-type actors. ‘I went from three or four auditions a week to three or four a month,’ Stolper says. ‘And I wasn’t getting those jobs either.’ When Stolper wasn’t in college classrooms, he spent days surfing on State Beach, which was also a hangout spot for people from Hollywood. ‘We’d hear about the parties and we started to go to them,’ Stolper says, admitting that half of the fun of the parties was figuring out how to get in. At one Santa Monica party he crashed in 1964, he met the Beatles, and at a subsequent Hollywood party he nabbed three of their autographs. In a recent issue of Record Collector News, Stolper wrote about a 1960s party at the house of Cass Elliot of The Mamas and the Papas: ‘Cass was living in a tiny house in West Hollywood. The first thing I noticed was that every wall was covered with S&H Green Stamps. I found myself speaking with a heavyset lady in a muumuu. She asked my name and who I knew at the party. I needed a quick response, ‘I know everybody, but I don’t know you.’ ‘I’m Cass and this is my house. Enjoy yourself!’ ‘About 11 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriffs pulled up outside and began writing parking violations, some for crimes that may not have been crimes. (‘You have too much air in your tires,’ or ‘The tread has worn off the sides of your tires’).’ For the next 10 years, Stolper surfed, picked up a few commercials and worked as an optician fitting glasses for his father, Al, an optometrist. He and Lynda also bought a house in the Alphabet Streets in 1971. Finally using the credential he earned from Northridge in 1965, Stolper began teaching history at Webster Middle School in 1978. He transferred to Audubon, then Revere in 1981. After he retired in June, Stolper told the Palisadian-Post: ‘I’ve seen some changes’some are for the better, others not,’ he said, noting that schools used to do a better job of tracking students. ‘We’re not all the same, not everybody is college material, nor do they have to be,’ Stolper says, adding that ending tracking was not advantageous to students. ‘We’re not like a stagecoach, where the fastest you can go is as fast as the slowest horse.’ He also thinks that standardized testing is a waste of time. ‘Teachers teach to the test’which they get in advance,’ he says. ‘The mark of a good teacher is love of the topic. I was constantly reading to find things to make my class interesting.’ Stolper required his eighth grade students to read outside books that corresponded with different periods of U.S. history, such as ‘The Octopus’ by Frank Norris, ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ by Stephen Crane and ‘Roughing It’ by Mark Twain. ‘No one wants to carry on the tradition of reading history,’ he laments. ‘What am I going to do with 25 copies of ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?” He taught his sons, Kevin (now an instructor at UCLA in clothing design) and Sean (an attorney at Sony Music) in eighth grade. ‘They worked harder than everyone.’ His daughter Tammi, whom he did not have as a student, works with his wife in her patient recall business’calling doctors’ and dentists’ patients to remind them they are due for an appointment. Now that he’s retired, Stolper hopes to use his vast knowledge of blues and R & B to work in the movie industry, helping to place the right music in the right scenes. He worked with G. Marq Roswell on the 2007 film ‘The Great Debaters,’ set in the 1930s, to ensure that the music was era-appropriate. Even as he starts another chapter in his life, Stolper says, ‘I tell myself I won’t miss teaching, but I will.’
The Story of Marion Davies to Screen at Mojica Hacienda
The recent opening of the Annenberg Beach Club, site of the former Marion Davies beach house, has sparked a rebirth of interest in the enigmatic career of Marion Davies. La Senora Research Institute will screen ‘The Story of Marion Davies,’ narrated by Charlize Theron on Saturday, August 1 at 3 p.m. at the Jose Mojica Hacienda, 565 Dryad in Santa Monica Canyon. The film’s producer, Elaina Archer, will discuss Marion’s career and the making of the film. Archer is the former head of the Mary Pickford Library and has produced four other Hollywood Film Legend documentaries. A $15 donation to the Research Institute’s Film History Program is suggested. The next day, August 2 at 3 p.m., Pacific Palisades historian Randy Young will offer a slide presentation of the history of the Chautauqua movement and its impact on the development of the California beach communities. A $20 donation is suggested. On Saturday, August 8 at 3 p.m., historian/photographer Tom Zimmerman will introduce the Santa Monica Canyon classic film ‘Gypsy Wildcat’ (1944), starring Leo Carrillo and Maria Montez. Carrillo was one of the best-known and most accessible actors of his era; his rancho along the creek in Santa Monica Canyon made him a neighbor to La Senora’s Mojica Hacienda. Montez was known for her portrayal of strong female characters in her films. A $15 donation is suggested. Guests are asked to reserve by August 2, as seats are limited in the Hacienda’s small theater. Reservations are required and must be received by seven days before an event. Go online at www.lasenora.org/OnlineStore.asp or mail a check to La Senora Research Institute, 560 E. Channel Rd. Santa Monica, CA 90402. La Senora Research Institute’s focus is on research and education, documenting the Rancho Era of Early California under Spain, Mexico and the United States, especially as it relates to the 1839 Mexican Land Grant Rancho Boca de Santa Monica where the Jose Mojica Hacienda and the Pascual Marquez Family Cemetery are located. The Institute also focuses on the preservation of the Rancho’s rich cultural heritage with its typically Mexican ‘welcoming traditions.’ From the beginning, the Rancho’s canyon grounds were freely visited by anyone seeking tranquility under its sheltering trees and ocean breezes. La Se’ora’s programs also explore the early 1900’s residents of the Rancho lands and the colorful histories of the Old Hollywood 1920s-1950s residents of the Jose Mojica Hacienda. Details: www.lasenora.org or events@lasenora.org
“Thoroughly Modern Millie” Thoroughly Modern Fun
Theater Review
If you’re looking for a delightful way to spend a few hours, consider seeing ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie,’ now at the Morgan-Wixson Theater in Santa Monica through August 1. This light-hearted musical romp, directed by Anne Gesling, is filled with humor, dazzling choreography’and clothes ‘to die for,’ thanks to costume designer Ellen King. The set, which incorporates everything from the streets of New York to a hotel to a prison, is cleverly arranged by set designer Thomas Brown. Originally a 1967 movie starring Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Channing, ‘Thoroughly’ was transformed into a stage musical that opened on Broadway in April 2002. It subsequently won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Set in New York City during the roaring ’20s, Kansas farm girl Millie Dillmount (Krystal Combs) comes to the Big Apple with the ‘modern’ idea of marrying her boss. . .as soon as she can find one. She touts the new flapper idea that love has nothing to do with marriage. During her first day in the city, someone steals her shoes, purse, luggage and money. Luckily, she runs into our hero, Jimmy Smith (Brandon Stanford), who gives her the name of a rooming hotel that caters to young women, then tells her she should go back to the farm. Undeterred by his advice, she gets a room at the Priscilla Hotel, operated by Mrs. Meers (Joanna Churgin), who sells orphaned young women into slavery. Some of the funniest scenes involve the interaction between Meers, a frustrated thespian with a fake Chinese accent, and her two minions Ching Ho (Tony Obnial) and Bun Foo (Rob Eriksson). The two brothers are working to earn enough money to bring their mother to the United States. My 12-year-old, who accompanied me to see the entertaining family fare, is still laughing over the song ‘Muqin,’ in which both men sing ‘Mammy.’ Millie makes friends with Miss Dorothy (Laura Thatcher), a new orphan who shows up at the hotel’and is the next most likely prospect to be enslaved”but manages to thwart Meers’ plans several times by showing up at inopportune times. Millie lands a job, and her boss, the eligible bachelor Trevor Graydon (Zach Pond), is unaware that Millie has deemed him as her ‘modern’ choice for marriage. He is oblivious to Millie’s feminine charms, calling her John. The singing is lovely throughout the show’and the talent pool enormous. It includes performers such as Thatcher (Miss Dorothy), who holds a degree in musical theater, and Pond (Graydon) who used to front a band in Denver. The leads in the show are strong, and Millie (Combs) and Jimmie Smith (Stanford) are well matched. It is hard to believe that this is community theater because the performers, from the leads to the ensemble, have an impressive list of credits. That talent shines through in this excellent production. The theater is located at 2627 Pico Blvd. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $23 for general admission; $18 for seniors and students. Contact: call 310- 828-7519; visit www.morgan-wixson.org.
A Lively Lunch with the “Whoosh!” Bunch
On a weekday afternoon, actor Gavin MacLeod, opera singer Linda Jackson and playwright Josh Greenfeld stride into the Village Pantry for a meal. No, this is not the opening of a joke, and this is no ordinary lunch. It’s the trio’s first real opportunity to get to know each other before August 2, when MacLeod and Jackson appear in a reading of Greenfeld’s latest play, ‘Whooosh!,’ at the Pierson Playhouse. The one-night-only performance will benefit Theatre Palisades and the Palisadians for Peace Dorothy and Ted Knight Foundation. A drama with comedic touches, ‘Whooosh!’, according to its playwright, is about ‘Milton, an aging white man who lives in an assisted living facility, when in walks Keisha, an African-American woman claiming to be his daughter. Instead of being delighted, he suspects she is out to scam him.’ A true writer, Greenfeld automatically orders coffee. And like every writer worth his salt, Greenfeld is a troublemaker who must flout the norm. And so, at 2 p.m., he eats pancakes for lunch, while MacLeod and Jackson get sensible cold-cut sandwiches, and this reporter, at the risk of discrediting his own salt worth, orders the popular Mayor’s Burger (named for owner Richard Riordan). Greenfeld, 81, wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the 1974 film ‘Harry and Tonto’ directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Art Carney, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role of Harry Coombes. A Palisadian of 36 years, Greenfeld moved to town ‘to get my autistic son, Noah, into a program at UCLA.’ Greenfeld’s wife, Fumiko Kometani, is also a writer, as is their son, Karl Greenfeld, author of the new memoir, ‘Boy Alone.’ ‘Living in Pacific Palisades,’ Greenfeld says, ‘I have such talented neighbors as Gavin and Linda and George Lissandrello to read my play, and good friends like Arnie Wishnick and Andy Frew to produce it.’ ‘Whooosh!’ will mark his fourth Pierson reading. The food arrives as Jackson shares an experience crossing paths with a famous producer while chasing the pop-music muse early in her career. Jackson has done well for herself: an award-winning vocalist, composer and arranger, she has recorded background vocals for David Foster, Rod Stewart, and John Williams. She is the co-founder of L. A. Metropolitan Opera, which debuted with ‘La Boh’me’ in May. A preview of the new season is set for July 25 at the Palisades Methodist Church. MacLeod, 79, has played in his share of award-winning television (‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ which co-starred late pal Knight) and hit movies. He has played alongside Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood and Peter Sellers, and in TV and film for director Blake Edwards: ‘Peter Gunn,’ ‘Operation Petticoat,’ ‘The Party.’ But spend time with MacLeod, and one realizes the actor’s great passion is the Great White Way. MacLeod has done much stage work. And he has spent much time aboard ships, as the ‘Love Boat’ captain and Princess Cruises’ spokesman, so forgive him if he showboats a bit. MacLeod and Greenfeld stroll down Memory Lane, bringing up actors and directors they mutually knew or worked with. MacLeod rattles off name after name so fast that he doesn’t finish a sentence before beginning another. MacLeod illustrates how a door of opportunity can open even as one slams shut. He recalls the time as a young actor when he was fired from one film. He sat in his agent’s office devastated, crying. The next day, his agent called. A young director named Blake Edwards wanted to see him . . . ‘My Aunt Ida always said that life is like parts of a quilt,’ Greenfeld says. ‘You don’t know how the whole quilt will turn out.’ With all of the humor, wisdom and adventure of this afternoon, there’s no doubt how ‘Whooosh!’ will turn out. ‘In a high-brow sense,’ Greenfeld says, ”Whooosh!’ could be described as a meditation on the three scourges of American life: greed, race and that late arrival, old age. ‘But who wants to be high brow?’ ‘Whooosh!’ plays Sunday, August 2, at Pierson Playhouse, 7 p.m. For ticket reservations, call Theatre Palisades at (310) 459-7963. Admission: $20.
Artist Stenzel Brings “June Gloom” in July
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
High above Sunset Boulevard, just off Chautauqua, artist Alex Stenzel plugs away, creating mammoth mixed-media canvases and black-and-white prints, all of it very much inspired by his Pacific Palisades environs. After a hiatus, Stenzel has returned with a new exhibit of his work, titled ‘June Gloom,’ which runs through October 1 at the Don O’Melveny & Seyhoun Galleries in West Hollywood. Long before moving to the Palisades, Stenzel, 44, grew up just outside D’sseldorf, in Oer-Erkenschwick Ruhrgebiet, an industrial town (population 10,000) with coal mines and steel mills. ‘It’s the same town where Leonardo De Caprio’s [maternal] grandparents are from,’ Stenzel tells the Palisadian-Post. ‘His grandma is buried next to mine.’ From age 14 to 17, Stenzel was a promising tennis player, ranking among the world’s top 30 juniors. But fine arts became his true calling, and so, in the mid-1980s, he became a clothing designer, producing shirts for Diesel, Chevingnon and Paul Smith. ‘I sold them out of my Volkswagen bus, traveling throughout Europe,’ he says. ‘I was listed by Vogue among the top ten fashion designers in Europe when I was 21.’ In 1990, Stenzel moved to Los Angeles and settled in the Palisades 12 years ago. He lives here with his girlfriend, artist Rachael Bloomfield, and their Chihuahua, Gjoda (as in Yoda from the ‘Star Wars’ movies). ‘California just felt right,’ says the frequent hiker and camper. ‘L.A. is a playground to be creative. I go to the mountains and I love surfing. I was looking for open space. We’re sitting with our back to 50 miles of state park.’ Stenzel finds America, particularly the Golden State, the opposite of where he grew up: ‘Germany is all about conformity, repression of individual expression”nothing in between.’ Nevertheless, his native land plays a part in his art: ‘My work reflects my old town: industrial with the bright colors of California. I’m inspired by nature. I love having the mountains in our backyard.’ The artist draws inspiration from Abstract Expressionists Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline. Stenzel enjoys creating his collage canvases to the trippy sonic landscapes of Massive Attack. Describing the effect he wants to convey with his looming canvases: ‘Very powerful yet very peaceful.’ From the late-1990s to mid-2000s, Stenzel painted what he calls his ‘fairy’ paintings, crossed out in black paint, creating a stained-glass style mosaic effect over photographs of women. ‘Between 1997 and 2002, I focused exclusively on painting and produced about 300-400 pieces of art,’ Stenzel says. ‘My last local show was reviewed by Peter Frank in LA Weekly as ‘Pick of the Week’ and my work was featured on the cover of the L.A. Biennial catalog. ‘I always enjoyed the photographs, but somehow I would put pigment in there,’ continues Stenzel, who felt something was missing. Titles such as ‘7 Tons’ and ’10 Tons’ capture the mass and density of layers presented on his canvases. One of his most impressive abstracts, ‘2.8 Tons,’ a spectacular explosion of sky blue, yellow and white, is featured in ‘June Gloom.’ Painting and photography aside, Stenzel has expressed his creativity by, well, creating. He holds 20 patents, novelty inventions such as funky CD holders and piggy banks. In 2004, he came up with the ‘Gorilla Sandwich’ (a hollowed-out cucumber filled with such ingredients as walnuts, avocado, olives, seaweed and flax seed oil) which was distributed through Whole Foods. Stenzel had a solo show in Palm Beach in February 2007, but recently took a sabbatical to do some writing: ‘I spent four years writing about art theory, philosophy on existence, and analyzing my own artwork.’ In addition to his large abstracts, ‘June Gloom’ includes 20 atmospheric black-and-white photos; of early-morning landscapes shot around the village, Santa Monica Beach and Temescal Gateway Park. Stenzel says he is fascinated by the fog that rolls in”’sleeping dragons’ along the beachfront. ‘It’s an island of peace,’ he says of his adopted home. ‘The geomantics, the zen energy of Pacific Palisades. It flows through here.’ ‘June Gloom’ also features collages by Bloomfield, Bruce Helander, and Jazan Kozma. The gallery is located at 9007-9009 Melrose Ave. (at Doheny Dr.). Contact: 310-786-9945; www.donomelvenygallery.com.
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TAX HIKES GOT YOU DOWN? Escape from it all to a beautiful 4 bdrm, 3.5 bath, all brick home, overlooking the 11th hole of a prestigious golf course. Located within 30 minutes of Atlanta Int’l Airport. $265,000. MLS listing #3860910 for pictures. Located in Covington, GA. (770) 364-8140, owner
FURNISHED HOMES 2
PICTURE PERFECT LEASE, Huntington Palisades. Beautifully decorated 3 bd, 3 ba, LR w/ FP, FR w/ FP, FDR, den, lovely garden, pool. Furn or unfurn at $14,000/mo. Contact Dolly Niemann, (310) 230-3706
HOUSE FOR RENT. August only. 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath in alphabet streets, walking distance to the village, great grassy yard. $7,750/mo. Call (310) 454-7665, email: musicnat@msn.com
UNFURNISHED HOMES 2a
OCEAN VIEW near Pali schools. 4 BDRM, 3 BA, LR & master BDRM w/ frpls. W/D, 2 car garage. Jacuzzi bath. Gardener incl. 1 yr lease min. $6,400/mo. (310) 908-8390
16904 DONNA YNEZ LANE. Located on a cul-de-sac street this light & bright 4 BD, 2.5 BA house features a living rm & dining area w/ an open fireplace. Updated kitchen. Large master w/ bath. Pvt fenced in yard. $4,950/mo. Jody Fine, (310) 230-3770
BEAUTIFUL HOME WITH 3 BD, 3 BA plus conv den, cathedral ceilings and mtn vus in Highlands. Assoc. pool and TC. $4,950/mo. Dolly Niemann, (310) 230-3706
MARQUEZ: 3 BR + 2 BA, office, great room w/ open beamed ceiling, country kitchen & designer baths, patios & zen garden for entertaining. $4,950/mo. (310) 502-3665
3 BDRM, 2 BA, PATIO, washer & dryer hookup, large yard, 500 sq. ft. of storage area. $3,500/mo. Call (310) 640-8938
4 BD, TREE-LINED ST NR VILLAGE. Quiet neighborhood/large patio off master bdrm and kitchen. 2.5 bath. Near schools. 2 car gar. 1 year lease min. $5,500/mo. (310) 230-4333
2 BDRM, 2 BA, 2 CAR GARAGE, private deck & garden, laundry, new kitchen, dishwasher, microwave, hardwood floors. Nice quiet area. Pets o.k. Reduced rent to $3,500/mo. (310) 454-4599
FURNISHED APARTMENTS 2b
LOVELY 3 BDRM, 3 BA apartment at Edgewater Towers, across from beach, ocean view. $4,500/mo. Call or e-mail for pictures, (310) 887-1333, s@90210law.com
PP GUEST HOUSE: Attractive studio, light, quiet, garden setting, near village, trails. Utils., laundry, maid included. $1,085/mo.+ sec. Avail. 8/1/09. (310) 459-6462
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 2c
RARE, CHARMING FIND in lovely neighborhood. Large, upper unit, 2 bd + bonus room, 1 ba. Plantation shutters, fireplace, ceiling fan, balcony, garden, garage, light & airy. 1 yr lease. Cooperates w/ brokers. N/P, N/S. $3,500/mo. (310) 804-3142
BEAUTIFUL 2 BD + 2 BA * $2,695/mo. Small pet ok with deposit. Quiet building, new carpet, marble floors, crown molding, gas fireplace & appliances. Walk to village and beach. With 1 month free rent. Call (310) 454-2024
CONDOS, TOWNHOMES FOR RENT 2d
$3,500/MO. 3 BDRM, 2.5 BATH, over 1700 sq.ft. Newer appliances, tile floors, view of mountains, living, dining, W/D in unit, open patio, community tennis, gym, pool. John Portman, agent, (818) 645-3681
WOW! BREATHTAKING S.M. BAY, whitewater, mountain and tree-top views from this 2 BDRM, 2 BA 1,850 sq. ft. unit. Third floor penthouse. Private balcony. Pool, gym, and rec room. Near beach and trailheads. Will cooperate w/ brokers. $3,500/mo. (310) 459-7030
FURNISHED CONDO, $4,700/MO. Large 3+2, 1,850 sq. ft., living room, relaxing sun room, 2×2 parking. Walk to the beach, market, stores, go surfing or walk to the hiking trails. We are 1/2 block from the Self-Realization Center, great schools and min. away from Pepperdine. This is a beautiful and completely furnished condo, with a spectacular view, perfect for a writer, yoga or just relax and enjoy the home. Heated pool, and it’s ready to move in. Everything is brand new. Call (310) 497-0880. For photos: 17339tramonto.shutterfly.com/26
OCEAN VIEW SURFERS & SUNSETS. Romantic 1+1. Blond hwd floors, balcony, 2 pools & spas, gym, 24 hr. security. Edgewater Towers. N/S. Sunset & PCHwy. Tennis. Walk to beach & shops. $2,250/mo. INCLUDES UTILITIES. Call Mikki, (509) 263-5873 (cell) Open Sunday, August 2nd, 12-3 p.m.
ROOMS FOR RENT 3
VERY NICE MASTER BEDROOM & BATH. Private entrance. Includes patio, cable, WiFi, W/D, furnished/unfurnished. $950/mo. Lease open. Available now. (310) 454-4318
WANTED TO RENT 3b
LOCAL EMPLOYED male seeks guesthouse. Quiet, local references. Non-smoker, no pets. Call Palisadian-Post, (310) 454-1321
OFFICE/STORE RENTALS 3c
PALISADES OFFICE SUITES AVAILABLE in the heart of the Village: Single room offices & office suites ranging in size up to 3,235 sf, all with large windows with great natural light. Amazing views of the Santa Monica mountains, private balconies and restrooms. Building amenities include high speed T1 internet access, elevator and secured, underground parking. CALL BRETT AT (310) 591-8789 or email brett@hp-cap.com
OFFICE TO SHARE, $950/MO. Two treatment rooms in Holistic Chiropractic Center in village on Sunset. Light filled, cheerful, healing environment. Includes use of large reception, front office, kitchen. Utilities included. Convenient parking. (310) 612-9111
THE SKI CHANNEL in the 881 Alma Real building has 2 offices and 2 cubes for sub-lease featuring shared use of many amenities. (310) 230-2050
PALISADES OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE, $900/MO.: In the heart of the Village. Single room office with large window & private restroom. Building amenities include high speed internet access, elevator & covered parking garage. Office has a/c, beautiful hardwood floors & is professionally cleaned on a regular basis. Call Catherine at (310) 573-4245 x104, please leave your contact info.
RENTAL SPACE, STORAGE 3d
PP DETACHED GARAGE: Near village. Dry storage only. Avail. 7/15/09. $175/mo. (310) 459-6462
VACATION RENTALS 3e
THREE FULLY SELF-CONTAINED trailers for rent across from Will Rogers State Beach and about 2 miles from Santa Monica Pier. $1,400/mo. and $1,200/mo. One bedroom mobile, $1,995/mo. (310) 454-2515
LOST & FOUND 6a
LOST: CAT, male, striped light & dark gray with white cheeks, 1 yr old, dog friendly. Collar fell off. Highlands area. Missing since June 4th. Call (310) 487-1277 anytime.
LOST: GOLD & DIAMOND BRACELET. June 11th, in the village. Reward! Call (310) 454-8162
BOOKKEEPING/ACCOUNTING 7b
QUICKBOOKS. Approved accounting principles. Personal or business record keeping by local Palisadian. Call Shirley, (310) 570-6085
BOOKKEEPING. Payroll a specialty. Household & small business. Local. Trina, (310) 459-4807
PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER TO GO!* F/C bookkeeper specializing in small businesses & private individuals. QB, Quicken & Peachtree proficient. PC or MAC. Refs upon request. Call (310) 486-1055
COMPUTER SERVICES 7c
MARIE’S MAC & PC OUTCALL. I CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE WITH: ‘ Consultation on best hard/software for your needs ‘ Setting up & configuring your system & applications ‘ Teaching you how to use your Mac or PC ‘ Upgrades: Mac OS & Windows ‘ Internet: DSL, Wireless, E-mail, Remote Access ‘ Key Applications: MS Office, Filemaker, Quicken ‘ Contact Managers, Networking, File Sharing, Data backup ‘ Palm, Visor, Digital Camera, Scanner, CD Burning ‘ FRIENDLY & PROFESSIONAL ‘ BEST RATES ‘ (310) 262-5652
YOUR OWN TECH GURU * EXPERT SET-UP, OPTIMIZATION, REPAIR. Problem-Free Computing Since 1992. Work Smarter, Faster, More Reliably. If I Can’t Help, NO CHARGE! ALAN PERLA, (310) 455-2000
THE DETECHTIVES’ ‘ PROFESSIONAL ON-SITE MAC SPECIALISTS. PATIENT, FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE. WE COVER ALL THINGS MAC ‘ Consulting ‘ Installation ‘ Training and Repair for Beginners to Advanced Users ‘ Data recovery ‘ Networks ‘ Wireless Internet & more ‘ (310) 838-2254 ‘ William Moorefield ‘ www.thedetechtives.com
EXPERT COMPUTER HELP ‘ On-Site Service’No travel charge ‘ Help design, buy and install your system ‘ One-on-One Training, Hard & Software ‘ Troubleshooting, Mac & Windows, Organizing ‘ Installations & Upgrades ‘ Wireless Networking ‘ Digital Phones, Photo, Music ‘ Internet ‘ Serving the Palisades, Santa Monica & Brentwood ‘ DEVIN FRANK (310) 499-7000
USER FRIENDLY’MAC CONSULTANT. User friendly. Certified Apple help desk technician and proud member of the Apple consultant network. An easy approach to understanding all of your computer needs. Offering computer support in wide variety of repairs, set-ups, installs, troubleshooting, upgrades, networking, and tutoring in the application of choice. Computer consulting at fair rates. Ryan Ross: (310) 721-2827. email: ryanaross@mac.com ‘ For a full list of services visit: http://userfriendlyrr.com/
GARAGE, ESTATE SALE SERVICES 7f
PLANNING A GARAGE SALE? an estate sale? a moving sale? a yard sale? Call it what you like. But call us to do it for you. We do the work. Start to finish. ‘ BARBARA DAWSON ‘ Garage Sale Specialist ‘ (310) 454-0359 ‘ bmdawson@verizon.net ‘ www.bmdawson.com ‘ Furniture ‘ Antiques ‘ Collectibles ‘ Junque ‘ Reliable professionals ‘ Local References
SOLAR/WIND ENERGY 7l
SOLAR ENERGY with ALTERNATIVE ENGINEERING SOLAR. Go green, save 40% to 50%! Huge rebates and tax incentives! Call for free estimate or questions. Local Palisades contractor. Lic. #912279. (877) 898-1948. e-mail: sales@alternativeengineering.net
MESSENGER/COURIER SERVICES 7n
MESSENGER & COURIER SERVICES (S. Cal.). Direct, same day or overnite, PU & Del. 24/7 guaranteed, on-time service ‘ All major credit cards accepted ‘ Santa Monica Express Inc. ‘ Since 1984 ‘ Tel: (310) 458-6000 www.smexpress.com
NANNIES/BABYSITTERS 8a
BABYSITTER/COLLEGE STUDENT. Responsible, fun, and can drive! Experienced and great references. (310) 454-6814 Chloe
HOUSEKEEPERS 9a
PROFESSIONAL MAID SERVICES In Malibu! We make your home our business. Star sparkling cleaning services. In the community over 15 years. The best in house-keeping for the best price. Good references. Licensed. Call Bertha, (323) 754-6873 & cell (213) 393-1419. professionalmaidinmalibu@google.com
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE! Our housekeeper available on Tuesdays. Reliable, speaks English, excellent cleaning, resourceful. Contact Raquel directly after 5 p.m., (213) 736-5362
HOUSEKEEPER SERVICES AVAILABLE! Looking for F/T or single days. Laundry, ironing, light cooking. Very friendly with kids. Experienced & local refs. Malena, (323) 481-4294 or (310) 908-8413.
EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE NOW! * Monday thru Saturday, live-out. Excellent local references. Speaks English. Call Violeta, (424) 652-0525
HOUSEKEEPERS AVAILABLE. References. We work as a team to clean your house. Many years experience. Please call Amanda or Ruben, (213) 481-2545 or (213) 250-7197
EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER 15 YRS. Available to work Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. Great Palisades refs. Speaks English. Own transportation. Call Teresa, (310) 591-7563 or (310) 590-9763
HOUSEKEEPER/BABYSITTING available Monday thru Friday. Own transportation. Reliable, 15 years experience. References. Call Nidia, home, (310) 473-7585 or cell, (310) 422-7624
PALISADES HOUSEKEEPER, 15 yrs exp. Excellent refs. Honest, dependable. Legal resident. Child & pet care. Avail Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun. Speaks Eng. Carmen, (323) 460-6473, (213) 618-9671
ELDER CARE/COMPANIONS 10a
GOOD COMPANY Senior Care. A premiere private duty home care agency. Provides in-home care and companionship to help people remain independent and happy at home. If you are a caring individual who would like to join our team, please call (323) 932-8700. joni@goodcopros.com
FUNDAMENTALLY THE FINEST. Licensed nurses and caregivers. Calm old-school values! Lowest rates, free smiles!! Also call us for MOBILE NOTARY. (310) 795-5023 ‘ yourextraspecial.com
SEWER & DRAIN CLEANING 13f
SEWER & DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE. All Stoppages Cleared. Sewer Repair & Replacement. High Velocity Water Jetting. Video Camera Inspections. Lic. #512638. Call (310) 648 2611
WINDOW WASHING 13h
THE WINDOWS OF OZ. Detailed interior/exterior glass & screen cleaning. High ladder work. 10% new customer discount. Next day service available. Free estimates. Lic. & bonded. Insured. (310) 926-7626
CATERING 14
EVENT PLANNER & CULINARY GRADUATE. Le Cordon Bleu graduate & event planner to help with your prep, cooking, serving, menus & all event details. 10+ years experience. $50/hr. Please call Danielle, (310) 691-0578. daniellesamendez@gmail.com
HOUSESITTING 14b
PROFESSIONAL COUPLE SEEKING long term housesitting in or near Palisades. Conscientious care of your home while you’re away. Light garden care, dogs, horse, ok. Good people, honest care. (310) 310-3089
PERSONAL SERVICES 14f
COMPANION: Filing, organizing, special diets, pet-care, errands. Young widow, college degree, local refs, live-in. (310) 459-2066, (310) 218-6653
PET SERVICES/PET SITTING 14g
PRIVATE DOG WALKER/housesitter, Palisades & Santa Monica. S.M. Canyon resident. Please call or email Sherry, (310) 383-7852, www.palisadesdogwalker.com
FITNESS INSTRUCTION 15a
HAVE FUN! GET FIT! NORDIC WALKING CLASSES. Certified Advanced Nordic walking instructor, Palisades resident teaches private/group classes in the Palisades. Weekends. (310) 266-4651
$60 TRAINING SUMMER SPECIAL. A personal trainer that went from a size 16 to a 6!!! Call Sherry, (310) 383-7852
SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION 15d
PRIVATE BASEBALL LESSONS FROM FORMER COLLEGE PITCHER. Improve all areas of your game in just a few sessions. Greg Young, (310) 387-2544, younggregt@gmail.com
TUTORS 15e
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. Children & adults. 20+ years teaching/tutoring exper. MATH, GRAMMAR, ESSAY WRITING & STUDY SKILLS. Formerly Sp. Ed. teacher. Call Gail, (310) 313-2530
MS. SCIENCE TUTOR. Ph.D., Experienced, Palisades resident. Tutor All Ages In Your Home. Marie, (310) 888-7145
PROFESSIONAL TUTOR. Stanford graduate (BA and MA, Class of 2000). Available for all subjects and test prep (SAT & ISEE). In-home tutoring at great rates. Call Jonathan, (310) 560-9134
CLEARLY MATH & MORE! Specializing in math & now offering chemistry & physics! Elementary thru college level. Test prep, algebra, trig, geom, calculus. Fun, caring, creative, individualized tutoring. Math anxiety. Call Jamie, (888) 459-6430
EXPERIENCED SPANISH TUTOR ‘ All grade levels ‘ Grammar ‘ Conversational ‘ SAT/AP ‘ Children, adults ‘ Great references. Noelle, (310) 273-3593, (310) 980-6071
SCIENCE & MATH TUTOR. All levels (elementary to college). Ph.D., MIT graduate, 30 years experience. Ed Kanegsberg, (310) 459-3614
GROZA LEARNING CENTER. Tutoring, all subjects. SAT, ISEE, HSPT, ERB, STAR. Caring, meticulous service. GrozaLearningCenter.com. (310) 454-3731
MATH SAT PREPARATION (or any math subjects) ** VERY REASONABLE ** VERY VERY EFFECTIVE ** Call Bill: (310) 454-9821
Would you or your child like to PLAY PIANO? Summertime’s a good time to start using your piano & stop letting it collect dust. Call Ms. Karen Rae today, (310) 383-0200. She’ll get you going!
MUSIC THEORY TUTOR ‘ AP Music Theory ‘ MTAC all levels ‘ MTAC Guild Artist. (310) 454-8276
MUSIC LESSONS & INSTRUCTION 15h
VOICE LESSONS/VOCAL COACHING with professional vocalist. Palisades resident, $30/half hour. References upon request. (310) 459-9111
CONCRETE, MASONRY, POOLS 16c
MASONRY, CONCRETE & POOL CONTRACTOR. 39 YEARS IN PACIFIC PALISADES. New Construction & Remodels. Hardscapes, custom stone, stamped concrete, brick, driveways, retaining walls, BBQs, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, foundations, drainage, pool & spas, water features. Excellent local refs. Lic #309844. Bonded, ins, work comp. MIKE HORUSICKY CONSTRUCTION, INC. (310) 454-4385 ‘ WWW.HORUSICKY.COM
CONSTRUCTION 16d
HGTV Design Team (former). HGTV Design Team. We are a full service construction/design team ready to remodel a room for you! Formally on the hit HGTV show, Rate My Space. We revive any room or outdoor space for you. With our inspired, affordable, licensed construction and design staff, we can bring your ideas to life. From simple affordable alterations to extensive overhauls and additions, we are the right company for you!! Lic. #858904. Call (310) 877-5577 & (818) 445-0951. http://debonairrenovations.com/Home/Home.html
ELECTRICAL 16h
PALISADES ELECTRIC. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437 Insured Professional Service
ELECTRICIAN HANDYMAN. Local service only. Non-lic. Please call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286
LICHWA ELECTRIC. Remodeling, rewiring, troubleshooting. Lighting: low voltage, energy safe, indoor, outdoor, landscape. Low voltage: telephone, Internet, CCTV, home theatre, audio/video. Non-lic. Refs. LichwaElectric@gmail.com (310) 270-8596
ELECTRICAL WORK. Over 25 yrs experience, All phases of electrical. 24 hrs, 7 day service. (310) 621-3905. Lic. #695411
FENCES, DECKS 16j
THE FENCE MAN ‘ 18 years quality work ‘ Wood fences ‘ Decks ‘ Gates ‘ Chainlink & patio ‘ Wrought iron ‘ Lic. #663238, bonded. (818) 706-1996
INDEPENDENT SERVICE CARLOS FENCE: Wood & Picket Fences ‘ Chain Link ‘ Iron & Gates ‘ Deck & Patio Covers. Ask for Carlos, (310) 677-2737 or fax (310) 677-8650. Non-lic.
FLOOR CARE 16m
GREG GARBER’S HARDWOOD FLOORS SINCE 1979. Install, refinish. Fully insured. Local references (310) 230-4597 Lic. #455608
CENTURY HARDWOOD FLOOR. Refinishing, Installation, Repairs. Lic. #813778. www.centurycustomhardwoodfloorinc.com ‘ centuryfloor@sbcglobal.net ‘ (800) 608-6007 ‘ (310) 276-6407
JEFF HRONEK, 40 YRS. RESIDENT ‘ HARDWOOD FLOORS INC. ‘ Sanding & Refinishing ‘ Installations ‘ Pre-finished ‘ Unfinished ‘ Lic. #608606. Bonded, Insured, Workers Comp. www.hronekhardwoodfloors.com (310) 475-1414
HANDYMAN 16o
HANDYMAN ‘ HOOSHMAN ‘ Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Lic. #560299. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, 24 Hr.
LABOR OF LOVE carpentry, plumbing, tile, plaster, doors, windows, fencing & those special challenges. Work guaranteed. License #B767950. Ken at (310) 487-6464
LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL CLIENTELE. Make a list, call me. I specialize in repairing, replacing all those little nuisances. Not licensed; fully insured; always on time. 1 Call, 1 Guy: Marty, (310) 459-2692
DJ PRO SERVICES ‘ Carpentry, Handyman, Repairs. ALL PROJECTS CONSIDERED. See my work at: www.djproservices.com. Non-lic. (c) (310) 907-6169, (h) (310) 454-4121
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES! Dave The Handyman. You won’t be disappointed! Lic. #629651. (310) 739-6253
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16p
SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686
PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16r
PAUL HORST ‘ Interior & Exterior PAINTING ‘ 55 YEARS OF SERVICE ‘ Our reputation is your safeguard. License No. 186825 ‘ (310) 454-4630 ‘ Bonded & Insured
TILO MARTIN PAINTING. For A Professional Job Call (310) 230-0202. Refs. Lic. #715099
SQUIRE PAINTING CO. Interior and Exterior. License #405049. 25 years. Local Service. (310) 454-8266. www.squirepainting.com
ZARKO PRTINA PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Serving Palisades/Malibu over 35 years. Lic. #637882. Call (310) 454-6604
ALL SEASONS PAINTING. Summer specials ‘ Kitchen cabinets, garage doors, deck & fences. Interior/exterior painting specialist. ‘Green’ environmentally friendly paint upon request. Excellent referrals. Free estimate. Lic. #106150. Randy, (310) 678-7913
WALLS TO GO. Single wall flat interior includes: washing, patching, sanding, primIng, two coats of paint, $150. 4 walls, $400. 20 years experience. Local resident. School teacher. Non-lic. Call Tim, (310) 433-9610
REMODELING 16v
KANAN CONSTRUCTION ‘ References. BONDED ‘ INSURED ‘ St. Lic. #554451 ‘ DANIEL J. KANAN, CONTRACTOR, (310) 451-3540 / (800) 585-4-DAN
LABOR OF LOVE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. Kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, tile, doors, windows, decks, etc. Work guar. Ken Bass, General Contractor. Lic. #B767950. (310) 487-6464
COMPLETE CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION ‘ Kitchen+bath ‘ Additions ‘ Tile, carpentry, plumbing ‘ Quality work at reasonable rates guaranteed. Large & small projects welcomed. Lic. #751137. Call Michael Hoff Construction, (310) 710-3199
HELP WANTED 17
THE SKI CHANNEL & THE SURF CHANNEL located in the Palisades village have immediate openings for interns in programming, production & marketing. (310) 230-2050
SPACE FOR RENT for hairdresser and manicurist. Some free rent. Ask for Stevie, (310) 459-1616
EXPERIENCED GROOMER NEEDED for local pet salon. F/T preferred. Health benefits included. Will consider P/T. Fax resume/employment history to: (310) 459-6625
RETAIL ‘ SAFEWAY IS HIRING SERVICE EVALUATORS. MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Enjoy this unique and interesting position evaluating customer service and store standards. We are currently hiring responsible, motivated and computer savvy individuals. Home computer and internet access are a must. Part time work hours are based on availability and location. For additional information and to submit an application please visit: https://qualityshopper.org No associated fees
FURNITURE 18c
RARE ANTIQUE ARMOIRE. Beautiful reclaimed red wood from old barn. Great condition. Purchased for $2,800, asking $1,000. Email: abmckenna.assistant@gmail.com
GARAGE, MOVING SALES 18d
FURN/FURNISHGS/ANTIQUES/art/prints/clothes/lots of beaut. stuff! 918 12th St, Unit #7; S.M. 90403 (TG Page 631 D-7). Fri.-Sat., July 24-25; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Photos/details: www.bmdawson.com
THE HUNTINGTON MEETS THE ALPHABETS! Mega two-family garage sale. High-end clothing, boys sports stuff, dance costumes & household items. 1134 Iliff St., Saturday, July 25, 2009, 8:30 a.m.
ESTATE SALE. Antique furniture sets, dining room, bedroom, tea cart, settee, mirrors, crystal, 300+ vinyl LP collection, CDs, housewares. Priced to sell. Large and small pieces’bring a truck. Saturday, July 25, 8:00 a.m. to noon, 16775 Livorno Drive.
HUGE YARD SALE! Sat, 7/25, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dresser, desk, small appliances, toys, videotapes, clothes, jewelry & more. 753 Via de la Paz.