A Guide to L.A.'S Best Nostalgic Locales
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SPECIAL ISSUE: KIM SHATTUCK’S LEGACY PLAYS ON • EAT YOUR WAY THROUGH THE DECADES ® MARCH 13-19, 2020 / VOL. 42 / NO. 17 / LAWEEKLY.COM FLASHBACKA guide to L.A.’s best nostalgic locales CITY BY NIKKI KREUZER AND LINA LECARO 2 WWW.LAWEEKLY.COM | March 13 - 19, 2020 | LA WEEKLY LA’S #1 3 INJECTION March 13 - 19, 2020 Vol. 42 // No. 17 // laweekly.com LA SPECIALISTS HAE WEEKLY L 13 - 19 | March PUBLISHER AND CEO VOTED BEST MEDSPA Brian Calle JANG CHON 11 YEARS RUNNING GENERAL MANAGER Jessica Mansour restaurant VP, EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS “MARCH MADNESSS” Erin Domash MARCH 615 EDITORIAL , 2020 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Darrick Rainey ARTS EDITOR WWW.LAWEEKLY.COM Shana Nys Dambrot ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR AYCE AYCE Lina Lecaro FOOD EDITOR $25.99 ALLALL YOUYOU CANCAN EATEAT MENUMENU 3030 ITEMSITEMS $27.99 Michele Stueven LUNCH DINNER MUSIC EDITOR MINIMUM TWO PERSONS Brett Callwood COPY EDITOR Lunch / $25.99 / 11am – 3pm, on Weekdays, Except Holidays • Dinner / $27.99 / 3:00pm to Closing Weekdays, All day on Weekends and Holidays Avery Bissett -WE ONLY USE USDA CHOICE AND PRIME MEAT - LISTINGS USDA Prime Beef Brisket, Marinated USDA Choice Beef Short Rib, Unmarinated USDA Choice Beef Short Rib, Falling James (music) USDA Prime Steak, Marinated Black Angus Rib Eye (Bulgogi), Premium Black Angus Beef Belly, Premium Black Angus Beef Tongue, Marinated Choice Beef Rib Finger, Thin Sliced Canadian Pork Belly, Thick Sliced Canadian ADVERTISING SALES Pork Belly, Spicy Thin Sliced Canadian Pork Belly, Pork Shoulder, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Squid, Shrimp, Small ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Octopus, Beef Abomasum (Intestine), Spicy Beef Honeycomb Tripe. 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NAMED BEST MEDISPA 10 YEARS IN A ROW Free and open to all. 2009 2018 Owner: Dr. Kojian • Oh You Beauty Inc. • Open 7 Days a Week ‘til 8pm FOOD&DRINK spectacular citywide views, the history of the 4 Alvin Ailey fri 3/13 American Dance property even includes an early L.A. murder LITERATURE An Irish Feast Theater scandal. Admission to the grounds is free, but is year, the biggest annual St. Patrick’s Day tours of the house are scheduled in advance Acting Out Festival in downtown L.A. will be held at Impe- with a fee. 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Playwright Luis Valdez gained rial Western Beer Co. and Union Station South Hills; greystonemansion.org. N.K. WEEKLY WEEKLY GO widespread attention with his Patio. Enjoy cra beer, cocktails, green beer, Irish 1979 play Zoot Suit — the rst whiskey and DJs spinning at the outdoor festival. LA Chicano play to run on Broad- Pregame at Casey’s Irish Pub or Imperial Western THE LOS ANGELES POLICE | way — which focused on the Beer Co., as both open their doors at 6 a.m. for an ACADEMY LA so-called Zoot Suit Riots, when all-day celebration. $20 cover starting at 1 p.m. e Los Angeles Police Academy was built U.S. military servicemen in 1943 went on a rac- with access to both locations available for purchase in 1935 and its beautiful stone work was ap- , 2020 ist rampage in Southern California and attacked at the entrance. e menu features beer bratwurst parently laid by men doing hard labor aer Mexican-American kids. He gained more fame or vegan sausages, both with Dijon and sauer- being arrested for public drunkenness. Fram- when he wrote the script to the popular 1987 biopic kraut on a French roll, and corned beef sandwiches ing its entrance are tall stone gates that many La Bamba, about Ritchie Valens. But Valdez made on rye with Swiss cheese, Dijon and sauerkraut. may recognize from the opening credits of a greater impact when he and Agustin Lira formed Complimentary shuttles will be running between El Teatro Campesino, the inuential Chicano the- Casey’s Irish Pub and Imperial Western Beer Co. the 1970s TV show Charlie’s Angels. Inside, a ater company that documented the struggles of from 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m., every 15 minutes. fairytale-like rock garden has multiple maze- California farm workers. A Noise Within and L.A. Casey’s Irish Pub, 613 S. Grand Ave., downtown; like levels, charming rustic stone staircases, | March 13 - 19 | March Phil present a staged reading of ve of Valdez’s Imperial Western Beer Co., 800 N. Alameda St., waterfalls, ponds, hidden seating areas and Actos mini-plays: “Los Dos Caras del Patroncito,” downtown; Tue., March 17, 11 a.m.-mid.; $20, trails. It was designed in 1937 by landscape “Los Vendidos,” “No Saco Nada de la Escuela,” “La 21+. caseysstpatricksday.com. MICHELE STUEVEN architect François Scotti, who went on to Conquista de México” and “Huelgustas.” A Noise design the 20-foot waterfall downtown at Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena; Fri., Clion’s Cafeteria. 1880 Academy Drive, Ely- March 13, 8 p.m.; $10. (626) 356-3100, anoisewith- PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARTIST wed 3/18 sian Park. N.K. in.org/play/power-to-the-people. FALLING JAMES DANCE OVIATT BUILDING ART One of the best parts of e Carol Burnett Show, stars, a slew of party-like events and a look at Curtain Call the beloved TV variety show that aired from 1967 crush-worthy new characters and content to fall e ever popular, always exciting Alvin Ailey Built in 1928 to house an upscale men’s WWW.LAWEEKLY.COM Is That All There Is? to 1978, was the segment early in the program in love with. is year, the fest lineup includes American Dance eater returns with a program clothing store, the Oviatt Building is a gor- ough he might be best known as the guitarist when the serie’s titular host answered questions casts and creative teams from the likes of Modern of new works, a program reprising last year’s hip geous example of surviving Art Deco archi- and singer for the pop-punk band Alkaline Trio, from the audience. e freewheeling exchang- Family, e Boys, Star Trek: Picard, Outlander, hop hit from Rennie Harris, and a family-friend- tecture in Los Angeles. Filled with original Matt Skiba is also a professional and formally es between Carol Burnett and her fans gave the Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ozark, Schitt’s Creek, ly program, with each of the three programs glasswork by Deco crasman Rene Lalique, trained artist, specializing in paintings and draw- masterful comedian plenty of opportunities to ri The Mandalorian and more, plus a special crowned by the company’s gospel-lled signature ornate chandeliers, opulent dark wood and ings. “I grew up with art everywhere, both my and improvise in all manner of wonderful ways, evening with Dolly Parton and a NCIS: 400th Revelations. Director Robert Battle has included Moonlight Rollerway exquisite details throughout, even the exteri- parents are artists and writers,” Skiba said. “I’ve demonstrating her impressive ability to think on Episode Celebration. Paley Center is known dance from some of the hottest choreographers or outside lobby is a wonder to behold. Tours been drawing and painting since I can remem- her feet. She reprises the alternately da and poi- for its impressive archive of television and ra- — Aszure Barton, Jamar Roberts, Darrell Grand are given by local architectural preservation ber. Before I began playing music professionally, I gnant spirit of those Q&A sessions with Carol Bur- dio content (featuring over 160,000 programs Moultrie, Jessica Lang and Rennie Davis who went to school for design. Like music, it just came nett: Laughter & Reection, in which she takes on spanning media history) and this banner event is considered the father of hip-hop. e week- Hollywood), it is leading the city, showcasing groups, but the Cicada Club also oers din- naturally to me.” Skiba has been working on the any and all questions in a 90-minute performance. benets its archiving and digitization programs, end matinees and Saturday evening show also the best of the movie world, old and new. ner, dancing and live vintage-themed music Is at All ere Is? show for about a year, with Saban eatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills; but it’s come to be so much more. For many marks the last chance to see L.A. native Matthew 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; ameri- on Friday and Saturday nights. 617 S Olive some tour dates in between. Altogether there will Sat., March 14, 8 p.m.; $69-$250. (888) 645-5006, TV nerds, Paleyfest is a comic convention–like Rushing, a powerful company performer, take cancinemathequecalendar.com/egyptian_the- St., downtown; cicadaclub.com. N.K. be about 50 new pieces on view. But as to whether wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com/events/carol-bur- gathering with big names and hot ticket panels his last star turn as a dancer before he becomes atre_events.