Newsletter of the Park LaBrea Residents AssociationADVOCATING FOR THE RESIDENTS

V.27.4 APRIL 2015

MAGIC SHOWat Park La Brea

Free Show & Refreshments

Saturday, April 18th at 2:00 PMPark La Brea Activity Center Theater

Alfonso, of the Magic Castle returns to Park La Brea for the seventh time to perform his unique acts of magic for our amusement and wonder. Because he is a magician’s magician, he is able to bewilder the keenest observers and entertain audiences of all ages with good clean fun for the entire family. The audience will be entertained with an exceptional variety of magic tricks. Minds will be read and personal objects will disappear and reappear in unusual places. This will create a fun filled atmosphere with plenty of audience participation, all performed in good taste and guaranteed to tickle the funny bone.

Alfonso will start with a stage show for the entire audience. After that Alfonso will mingle during the after show refreshments performing some great close up sleight of hand magic using objects you might have on your person, such as coins, paper money, rings, pens or anything else that might be around such as napkins, glasses, plates etc. This magic takes place right under your nose, creating awe and excitement.

After the stage show join us for Ice Cream Sundaes and Cookies. Both the Show and Refreshments are FREE to Park La Brea residents and their guests. Seating is First-Come, First-Served. Arriving early is highly recommended as seating is limited.

For more information contact the PLBRA Office Tel: (323) 934-1177 or E-mail: plbra@ca.rr.com.

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ABOUT USPLBRA Officers:

President: Bernie Clinch

Vice President: Solomon Moore, MBA

Secretary/Treasurer: Col. Donald Harris, USA (Ret.)

PLBRA Office:

Tower 39 Lobby Office 401 S. Burnside Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036

Tel: 323-934-1177

e-mail: plbra@ca.rr.com

PLBRA Newsletter:

Advertising & Editorial plbra@ca.rr.com

Printing: Kal Tobe Press Inc.

PLBRA Web Site:

www.plbra.org

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PLBRAThe Park LaBrea Residents Association (PLBRA) is your community organization but it can only achieve its objective of Advocating for the Residents if you collectively help.

We need both your Membership and your Volunteerism if we are to succeed.

To be an effective advocate we must have a significant part of the Park La Brea community on our side. Of equal importance, we need both your ideas and your physical support if we are to continue to serve the Park La Brea community.

If you want a viable community organization, at Park La Brea, give us your support now.

Join / Renew / Volunteer / Donate

MEMBERSHIP COUPON 2015

PLBRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The next PLBRA Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 commencing at 7 pm in the Activity Center Meeting Room.

All residents are welcome.

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Saturday, April 18 9 AM - 1 PM

Hacking Whole Foods’ Prices

By Carol Robins

If you are one of those people who complain that Whole Foods Market is too expensive….you are probably not doing it right. You don’t have to spend a whole lot of money to get a ton of great food at Whole Foods.

Buy the Bread

Regular Supermarkets have an enormous selection of bread but Whole Foods bakes their own and the difference in the quality is staggering.

Save Mad Loot by Buying Stuff On Certain Days

Wednesday is when the new sales for the coming week are announced. The store posts a calendar and sales flyer online at: www.wholefoodsmarket.com/sales-flyer that shows the daily specials.

Sample Basically ANYTHING for Free

At Whole Foods you can literally try anything on the shelf, simply ask for a sample.

Buy 365 Products (Whole Foods Private Label Products) All Day, Every Day

There are certain 365 Products that are not only competitively priced with similar products in other supermarkets but are the best in class. Some of these include the salsa, tomato sauce, pita chips and even non-foodstuffs like their soap.

One of the best things about shopping at Whole Foods is that they have experts in almost every department of the store who can help you make choices within your budget. They are more than willing to point out the best values on any given day.

Look forward to seeing you in Whole Foods Market soon!

FAMILY FRIENDLY FILMS SATURDAYS AT 2 PM

4/4 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) PG 81 minutes - When 11-year-old Alexander wakes up with gum stuck in his hair, he's unaware that it's only the start of a daylong ordeal of woes.(A Disney Film)

4/11 Big Hero 6 (2014) PG 102 minutes - In this animated adventure, genius robotics engineer Hiro Hamada finds himself enmeshed in a nefarious scheme to wipe out the city of San Fransokyo. (A Disney Film)(Best Animated Feature – Academy Awards 2015)

4/18 Anastasia (1997) G 94 minutes - Anya grows up in an orphanage and has no idea that she's really Anastasia, the long lost daughter of Russia's last czar. Two con men try to convince her to pretend to be Anastasia so they can collect a reward for her safe return without being aware of her true identity. (An animated film)

4/25 The Borrowers (1997) PG 89 minutes - When a corrupt attorney (John Goodman) schemes to destroy the home of the Lender family, they and the Clock family, a clan of miniature people who secretly reside in the walls of the house, team up to save their home.

Movie Calendar

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April 2015

ACADEMY AWARDSTHURSDAYS AT 7 PM

4/2 Birdman (2014) R (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)119 minutes - A washed-up actor (Michael Keaton), who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of his Broadway play. (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography – Academy Awards 2015)

4/9 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) R99 minutes - The adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka set between the first and second World Wars. (Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Makeup &Hairstyling – Academy Awards 2015)

4/16 The Judge (2014) R142 minutes - Big city lawyer Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.) returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge (Robert Duvall), is suspected of murder. (Best Support Actor Nomination – Academy Awards 2015)

4/23 Whiplash (2014) R107minutes - A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor (J. K. Simmons) who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing – Academy Awards 2015)

4/30 Ida (2013) PG-1382 minutes - A young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation.(Best Foreign Language Film – Academy Awards 2015) (In Polish with English subtitles)

CONTEMPORARY FILMSSUNDAYS AT 2 PM

4/5 The Theory of Everything (2014) PG-13123 minutes - With his body progressively becoming debilitated by ALS, world famous physicist Stephen Hawking must rely on his wife, Jane, to continue his life's work.(Best Actor – Academy Awards 2015)

4/12 The Good Lie (2014) PG-13 110 minutes - This fact based drama follows three young men who are Sudanese War refugee as they start life anew in the United States. But adapting to their new home presents challenges.

4/19 Interstellar (2014) PG-13 169 minutes - From director Christopher Nolan comes this futuristic cosmic odyssey, which follows a band of space explorers who surmount the limits of interstellar travel.(Best Visual Effects – Academy Awards 2015)

4/26 Dracula Untold (2014) PG-1392minutes - Blending elements of both history and vampire mythology, this new look at the legendary Dracula explores his life – from his first foray into darkness to his ultimate evolution as a bloodsucking fiend.

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Medicare 101Solomon S. Moore, MBA, 323-404-1896. Meets on the first Tuesday of each month, 10:30 – 11:30 am, in the PLB Theater. Come learn about Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage Programs, Prescription Drug Plans and Medigap Plans. (These meetings are for educational purposes only and no specific plan information will be provided)

Book Discussion Group. Marvin or Marilyn Warsofsky, 323-424-4493. Meets on the second Monday of the month, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center.

Bridge Club. 323-571-2963. Meets Mondays and Thursdays, 12:30 - 3:30 pm, in the PLB Activity Center.

Chess Club. Harry LeMay, 323-935-4053. Meets Mondays and Saturdays, 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon, in the PLB Activity Center.

Community Garden. The Park La Brea Community Garden, located at the corner of Lindenhurst and Hauser, adjacent to Garage 6, provides small plots for Park La Brea residents to garden. For more information or to be added to the waiting list, email: newplot@plbgarden.com.

Debi Doodles Arts & Crafts After School Workshops. Debora Gillman, 323-549-5458. Tuesdays - April 14 and 28 at the PLB Activity Center, 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Knitting / Crocheting Group. Mary Jane Hopkins, 323-938-4861. Meets every Thursday, 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon, in the PLB Activity Center.

Library. Basement of Tower 34. Open Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Plays That Shakespeare Didn’t Write. Elliott Witt, 323-272-4197. Meets Sundays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center. The current play is The School For Scandal by Richard Sheridan. The group will not meet on April 5.

Quilters. Mary Jane Hopkins, 323-938-4861. Meets every Friday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center.

Modified T’AI CHI for all ages. Karin Green, 323-938-7799, karinmg@ca.rr.com. Meets Tuesdays & Fridays, 8:30 am (Advanced), 9:00 am (Beginners). Burnside Circle around the fountain. Free.

Writers Circle. Robert Richter, 312-307-9393. Meets every other Tuesday, 7:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center. The next meeting will be April 14.

English as a Second Language (ESL) at Park La BreaPLB has many opportunities for residents, both native and non-native English speakers, to meet for conversation or instruction:

Conversation Group meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month, 7:00 pm, at the PLB Activity Center (April 2 and 16).

Conversation Partners arranged for 2 people – one a native English speaker and the other a non-native speaker – to just meet and talk together. ESL Class, for people who want to receive English instruction, meets in the Basement Classroom of Tower 36 (350 S. Fuller Ave) Monday to Thursday 9:00 - 11:30 am. This class is provided by LAUSD.

For more information about these activities, contact Henry Gjestrum, hgjestrum@yahoo.com.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES April 2015

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CURSON CAFÉ(at the Activity Center)

Gourmet Sandwiches, Organic Salads

and Great Organic Coffee. Frozen Yogurt served on weekends.

We use exclusively La Brea Bakery products.

(323) 930-2268

Park La Brea Safety Tips

The Speed Limit within Park La Brea is 15 MPH.

Make a Full Stop at all Stop Signs and as necessary at marked Crosswalks on property.

Safety First

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Wintershaw Enterprises providing

Professional Entertainment and Events at Park La Brea

for Bookplates Literary Events - Indian Film Screenings -

L.A. Independent Film Festival Awards - Private Screenings

OSCARS Party - Concerts and Talent Show inquiries

visit: www.wintershaw.com

or call: 323-549-5470

Comedy In The Park

PARK LA BREA THEATER

NEXT SHOW SATURDAY,

APRIL 4, 2015 7:30 PM

Tkts. $12 each include bites and drinks and are

available from www.comedyatplb.eventbrite.com

or call 323-549-5470