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DECEMBER MONTH-LONG CELEBRATIONS December 6, 1886 - Joyce Kilmer, poet December 19, 1933 - , actress • Bingo Month December 6, 1896 - Ira Gershwin, lyricist, wrote lyrics for December 19, 1944 - Tim Reid, actor • Write a Friend Month brother George December 19, 1946 - Robert Urich, actor December 6, 1906 - , actress, “Endora” on December 19, 1961 - Reggie White, NFL football player DECEMBER DAILY HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL DAYS TV series December 19, 1972 - Alyssa Milano, actress 1 Eat a Red Apple Day December 6, 1920 - , musician December 20, 1868 - Harvey Firestone, tire manufacturer 1 World AIDS Awareness Day December 6, 1955 - Stephen Wright, comedian December 20, 1898 - , actress 2 National Fritters Day December 6, 1957 - , Clinton Administration December 20, 1952 - , actress 3 Advent begins, date varies HUD Secretary, son of Mario Cuomo December 20, 1966 - Kiefer Sutherland, actor 3 National Roof Over Your Head Day December 7, 1761 - Marie Tussaud, created “Madame December 21, 1879 - Joseph Stalin, Soviet Dictator 4 Santa’s List Day Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum” December 21, 1892 - Walter Hagen, golfer 4 Wear Brown Shoes Day December 7, 1915 - , actor December 21, 1926 - Joe Paterno, Penn State football coach 5 Bathtub Party Day December 7, 1923 - Ted Knight, actor, news anchor on The December 21, 1935 - , TV talk show host 5 Repeal Day - 21st Amendment Ends Prohibition Show December 21, 1937 - , actress, Vietnam War 6 St. Nicholas Day December 7, 1942 - Harry Chapin, singer, songwriter protester 6 Mitten Tree Day December 7, 1947 - Gregg Allman, singer, musician December 21, 1940 - Frank Zappa, musician, songwriter 6 Put on Your Own Shoes Day December 7, 1947 - Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds baseball December 21, 1954 - Chris Evert, champion tennis player 7 International Civil Aviation Day catcher December 21, 1957 - , actor, comedian, TV 7 Letter Writing Day December 7, 1956 - Larry Bird, NBA Celtics basketball series 7 National Cotton Candy Day player December 21, 1959 - Florence Griffith Joyner, champion 7 Pearl Harbor Day December 7, 1958 - Edd Hall, Tonight Show announcer Olympic sprinter 8 National Brownie Day December 8, 1765 - Eli Whitney, invented the cotton gin December 22, 1907 - , actress 8 Take it in the Ear Day December 8, 1894 - , December 22, 1912 - Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the US 9 Card Day December 8, 1925 - Sammy Davis Jr., actor, singer December 22, 1922 - Barbara Billingsley, actress, “June 9 International Children’s Day (Second Sunday in Dec.) December 8, 1930 - , actor Cleaver” on TV series 9 National Pastry Day December 8, 1933 - , comedian December 22, 1945 - , TV news correspondent, 10 Human Rights Day December 8, 1943 - Jim Morrison, singer, songwriter journalist 11 National Noodle Ring Day December 8, 1953 - , actress December 22, 1949 - Maurice Gibb, singer, musician, 12 Channukah - date varies December 8, 1964 - , actress, Lois and Clark, member of the “Bee Gees,” twin “Robin” 12 National Ding-a-Ling Day December 22, 1949 - , singer,musician, member 12 Poinsettia Day December 8, 1966 - Sinead O’Connor, singer of the “Bee Gees,” twin “Maurice” 13 Ice Cream Day December 9, 1608 - John Milton, poet December 22, 1951 - Jan Stephenson, LPGA golfer 13 Violin Day December 9, 1898 - Emmett Kelly, clown December 23, 1805 - Joseph Smith, founded the Mormon 14 International Monkey Day December 9, 1912 - Tip O’Neill, Massachusetts Church 14 National Bouillabaisse Day Congressman, Speaker of the House December 23, 1860 - Harriet Monroe, poet 14 Chestnuts Day December 9, 1916 - , actor December 23, 1926 - Robert Bly, author 15 Bill of Rights Day December 9, 1922 - , actor, comedian December 23, 1943 - Harry Shearer, actor, comedian 15 National Lemon Cupcake Day December 9, 1928 - Dick Van Patten, actor, Eight Is Enough December 23, 1948 - , Emmy winning actress 16 National Chocolate-covered Anything Day December 9, 1930 - , screenwriter, December 24, 1809 - Kit Carson, frontiersman, soldier 17 National Maple Syrup Day December 9, 1941 - , actor December 24, 1818 - James Prescott Joule, physicist, inventor 18 Bake Cookies Day December 9, 1953 - John Malkovich, actor December 24, 1905 - , industrialist, aviator, 18 National Roast Suckling Pig Day December 9, 1957 - Donny Osmond, singer, actor, Donny & producer, recluse 19 Look for an Evergreen Day Marie December 24, 1907 - I. F. Stone, journalist 19 Oatmeal Muffin Day December 10, 1830 - , poet December 24, 1922 - , actress 20 Go Caroling Day December 10, 1851 - Melvil Dewey, librarian, created the December 24, 1931 - Mary Higgins Clark, author 21 Crossword Puzzle Day Dewey Decimal System December 24, 1971 - , singer 21 Forefather’s Day December 10, 1911 - Chet Huntley, newscaster, co-anchor on December 24, 1974 - Ryan Seacrest, host of 21 Humbug Day the Huntley-Brinkley Report December 25, 1642 - Sir Isaac Newton, scientist, 21 Look on the Bright Side Day December 10, 1914 - Dorothy Lamour, actress, singer mathematician 21 National Flashlight Day December 10, 1928 - , actor, “Hoss Cartwright” December 25, 1821 - Clara Barton, nurse, founded the 21 Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year) on TV series American Red Cross 22 National Date Nut Bread Day December 10, 1946 - Gloria Loring, actress, singer December 25, 1899 - , actor 23 Festivus for the Rest of Us December 10, 1952 - , actress December 25, 1907 - , singer, bandleader 23 Day December 11, 1882 - Fiorello La Guardia, December 25, 1918 - Anwar Sadat, Egyptian President 24 National Chocolate Day Mayor December 25, 1924 - Rod Serling, host of 24 National Egg Nog Day December 11, 1918 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, novelist December 25, 1946 - Jimmy Buffett, singer, songwriter 25 Christmas Day December 11, 1931 - , actress, singer December 25, 1946 - Larry Csonka, NFL Miami Dolphins 25 National Pumpkin Pie Day December 11, 1942 - , actress, Fullback 26 Boxing Day December 11, 1944 - Brenda Lee, singer December 25, 1947 - Barbara Mandrell, singer 27 Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day December 11, 1945 - Teri Garr, actress December 25, 1949 - , actress 27 National Fruitcake Day December 11, 1954 - Jermaine Jackson, singer, musician, December 25, 1962 - Norm McDonald, actor, comedian 28 Card Playing Day brother of December 25, 1971 - Dido, singer 29 Pepper Pot Day December 12, 1893 - Edward G. Robinson, actor December 26, 1893 - Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist 30 Bacon Day December 12, 1915 - Frank , actor, singer, actor Leader 30 National Bicarbonate of Soda Day December 12, 1923 - Bob Barker, TV game show host, Truth December 26, 1914 - Richard Widmark, actor 31 Make Your Mind Day or Consequences and long- host of The Price is Right December 26, 1921 - Steve Allen, TV personality 31 New Year’s Eve December 12, 1924 - Ed Koch, New York City mayor December 26, 1954 - Susan Butcher, sled dog racer 31 Unlucky Day December 12, 1938 - Connie Francis, singer December 26, 1971 - Jared Leto, actor December 12, 1941 - , singer December 27, 1571 - Johannes Kepler, astronomer DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS December 12, 1959 - Sheila Escoveda “Sheila E,” singer December 27, 1822 - Louis Pasteur, chemist, bacteriologist December 1, 1913 - , actress, singer December 13, 1818 - , First Lady of the US December 27, 1943 - Cokie Roberts, TV journalist December 1, 1935 - , Actor, director, comedian December 13, 1913 - Archie Moore, champion boxer December 28, 1763 - John Molson, founded the Molson December 1, 1936 - Lou Rawls, singer December 13, 1925 - , actor, comedian brewery December 1, 1939 - Lee Trevino, PGA golfer December 13, 1927 - , actor December 28, 1856 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President December 1, 1940 - , actor, comedian December 13, 1941 - John Davidson, actor, singer (1913-1921) December 1, 1945 - , actress, singer December 14, 1503 - Nostradamus, astrologer December 28, 1934 - , actress December 1, 1951 - Treat Williams, actor December 14, 1896 - James Doolittle, World War II aviator December 28, 1954 - , actor December 2, 1859 - Georges Seurat, painter December 14, 1914 - Morey Amsterdam, actor, comedian, December 28, 1964 - Malcolm Gets, actor December 2, 1863 - Charles Ringling, formed Ringling Bros. played “Buddy” on TV series December 29, 1808 - Andrew Johnson, 17th US President circus December 14, 1922 - , TV producer (1865-1869) December 2, 1925 - , actress December 14, 1935 - , actress December 29, 1936 - Mary Tyler Moore, actress December 2, 1948 - Cathy Lee Crosby, actress December 14, 1946 - , actress, December 29, 1938 - , actor December 2, 1954 - Stone Phillips, TV journalist December 15, 1832 - Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, engineer, December 29, 1947 - Ted Danson, actor, TV series December 2, 1968 - Lucy Liu, actress, movie Charlie’s Angels designed the Eiffel Tower December 30, 1865 - Rudyard Kipling, writer December 2, 1973 - Monica Seles, champion tennis player December 15, 1892 - J. Paul Getty, oil billionaire, December 30, 1867 - Simon Guggenheim, industrialist, December 2, 1981 - Britney Spears, singer philanthropist philanthropist December 3, 1895 - Anna Freud, psychoanalyst, daughter of December 15, 1916 - Maurice H. Wilkins, biophysicist, December 30, 1914 - Bert Parks, TV personality, hosted “Miss Sigmund Freud co-discoverer of the structure of DNA America” pageant for 25 year December 3, 1930 - Andy Williams, singer December 15, 1933 - , actor, comedian, December 30, 1928 - Bo Diddley, singer, songwriter December 3, 1948 - Ozzy Osbourne, actor, singer McHales’s Navy, The Show December 30, 1935 - Sandy Koufax, MLB baseball pitcher December 3, 1951 - Rick Mears, auto racer December 15, 1942 - Dave Clark, musician, leader of the December 30, 1938 - Joseph Bologna, actor December 3, 1960 - Darryl Hannah, actress, lead actress in “Dave Clark Five” December 30, 1942 - Michael Nesmith, singer, songwriter, Splash December 15, 1949 - Don Johnson, actor, member of the “Monkees” December 3, 1965 - Katerina Witt, champion Olympic figure December 15, 1968 - Garrett Wang, actor December 30, 1945 - Davy Jones, singer, member of the skater December 16, 1770 - Ludwig van Beethoven, composer “Monkees” December 3, 1968 - Brendan Fraser, actor, George of the December 16, 1901 - Margaret Mead, anthropologist December 30, 1959 - , actress Jungle December 16, 1938 - , actress December 30, 1960 - , actress December 4, 1892 - Francisco Franco, Spanish Dictator December 16, 1941 - Lesley Stahl, TV news correspondent December 30, 1975 - Tiger Woods, PGA golfer December 4, 1949 - Jeff Bridges, actor December 16, 1963 - Benjamin Bratt, actor December 31, 1869 - Henri Matisse, painter December 4, 1964 - , actress, My Cousin Vinny December 16, 1987 - Hallee Hirsh, actress December 31, 1880 - George Marshall, Secretary of State, December 4, 1973 - Tyra Banks, model, actress December 17, 1917 - , TV personality developed the Marshall Plan December 5, 1782 - Martin Van Buren, 8th US President December 17, 1945 - Ernie Hudson, actor December 31, 1937 - Anthony Hopkins, actor (1837-1841) December 17, 1954 - , actor December 31, 1941 - Sarah Miles, actress December 5, 1839 - , cavalry December 18, 1886 - Ty Cobb, MLB baseball player December 31, 1943 - John Denver, singer, songwriter, “Rocky officer, killed at the Little Big Horn December 18, 1916 - Betty Grable, actress Mountain High” December 5, 1901 - , animator, entertainment, December 18, 1947 - , director, producer December 31, 1943 - , actor filmmaker December 18, 1964 - Brad Pitt, actor December 31, 1947 - Tim Matheson, actor December 5, 1932 - “Little Richard” Penniman, singer, December 18, 1964 - “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, WWF December 31, 1948 - Donna Summer, singer songwriter wrestler December 31, 1959 - Val Kilmer, actor December 5, 1947 - Jim Messina, singer December 18, 1978 - Katie Holmes, actress December 5, 1951 - Morgan Brittany, actress December 18, 1980 - , singer HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL DECEMBER BABIES December 5, 1952 - Michael Dorn, actor December 19, 1790 - Sir William Parry, Arctic explorer December 5, 1985 - Frankie Muniz, “Malcolm” on TV series December 19, 1906 - Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet leader HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! Malcolm in the Middle, Agent Cody Banks December 19, 1920 - , TV journalist, producer PEACE & LOVE4EVER, PLEASE! FUTURE STUDIO GALLERY ON HIATUS, WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES http://jpg1.lapl.org/00118/00118126.jpg opening day: thursday march 29 2018

Image courtesy Los Angeles Public LIbray Photograph Collection We are super excited to partner with PRESS FRIENDS! We are hosting two PF art vending machines which feature an evolving selection of artist-made art stuff, zines, pins, patches, Tshirts, jewelry, souvenirs, and some Chicken Boy merch. Our Big Chicken toy-egg laying machine (recently updated, thank you Andy Baker) and Chicken Boy good-luck-charm-wooden-nickel-capsule vending machine join Press Friends machines to inaugurate a fun new way to shop (take that, !). Look for the neon SHOP OPEN sign and come check out our wall of vending machines!

PEPPERMINT BARK RECIPE 2nd Cotton China There’s just two ingredients: 3rd Leather Crystal, Glass 2 bags (12 ounce each) white chocolate chips (or use semi- 4th Linen, Silk Electrical Appliances sweet chocolate) 5th Wood Silverware 1 cup peppermint candies, unwrapped 6th Iron Wood 7th Wool, Copper Desk Sets; Pen and Directions: Pencil Sets 8th Bronze Linen, Lace • Line a 15” x 10” x 1” baking pan with aluminum foil. http://chickenboyebookshop.papertrell.com/ • Coat foil with non-stick cooking spray. 9th Pottery, China Leather • Place chips in a large bowl. 10th Tin, Aluminum Diamonds, Jewelry • Microwave at ½ power for 1½ minutes. ROSE COLOR MEANING 11th Steel Fashion Jewelry, • Stir and repeat in microwave, until smooth. Red Nothing sends the message of love more Accessories • Place candies in a 1 quart size resealable plastic bag. clearly, than a red rose. Make that a dozen! 12th Silk Pearls, Colored • Crush peppermint candies with a rolling pin or sauce pan. The meaning of this rose color is quite clear. Gems • Fold ½ of the peppermint candy into the melted chocolate. Red roses represent love, beauty, passion, 13th Lace Textiles, Furs • Pour mixture into the plan with foil. courage and respect. 14th Ivory (now banned) Gold, Jewelry • Sprinkle the top with the remaining crushed candies. White White is the color of purity and innocence. It 15th Crystal Watches • Refrigerate until firm. also represents silence or secrecy, reverence 16th Silver Holloware • Beak apart into bite-sized pieces. and humility. 17th Furniture Pink Appreciation,”Thank you,” grace, perfect 18th Porcelain happiness, and admiration 19th Bronze FLOWERS OF THE MONTH Dark Pink Send roses of this color to show appreciation 20th China Platinum January Carnation, Snowdrop or gratitude. 21st Brass, Nickel February Violet, Primrose Light Pink Admiration, sympathy 22nd Copper March Daffodil, Jonquil Yellow Joy, gladness, friendship, delight, freedom, 23rd Silver Plate April Daisy, Sweet Pea the promise of a new beginning. 24th Musical Instruments May of the Valley, Hawthorn Orange Admiration, desire, enthusiasm, fascination 25th Silver Sterling Silver June Rose, Honeysuckle Red and White Given together, these signify unity. 26th Original Pictures July Larkspur, Water Lily Red Rosebud A symbol of purity and loveliness 27th Sculpture August Gladiolas, Poppy White Rosebud Symbolic of girlhood 28th Orchids September Aster, Morning Glory Cream Charm, thoughtfulness, graciousness 29th New Furniture October Calendula, Cosmos Thornless Rose Signifies “Love at first sight” 30th Pearl Diamond November Chrysanthemum 31st Timepieces December Narcissus, Holly 32nd Conveyances BIRTHSTONES 33rd Amethyst month birthstone meaning 34th Opal POINSETTIA FACTOIDS January Garnet Constancy 35th Coral Jade Originally from and Central America, Poinsettias are February Amethyst Sincerity 36th Bone China by far the most popular of flower plants during Christmas. March Aquamarine, Bloodstone Courage 37th Alabaster As a matter of fact, they are the largest flowering plant crop April Diamond, Innocence 38th Beryl, Tourmaline in the U.S. with sales of over 63 million pots! Native to the White Sapphire 39th Lace warmer southwestern U.S. climates and Mexico, Poinsettias May Emerald Love, Success 40th Ruby Ruby are susceptible to cold and frost. So, when you bring them June Pearl, Moonstone, Health and Longevity 41st Land home in cold weather, make sure to bring them right home. Alexandrite 42nd Improved Real Estate Don’t leave them in your car and go back to your Christmas July Ruby Contentment 43rd Travel shopping. August Peridot, Sardonyx Married Happiness 44th Groceries Poinsettias are named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the September Sapphire Clear Thinking 45th Sapphire Sapphire first Ambassador to Mexico who brought the plant back to his October Opal, Tourmaline, Hope 46th  Original Poetry plantation in the U.S. He grew the plants in his Greenville, Pink Sapphire Tribute S.C plantation and gave them out as gifts to friends. November Topaz, Citrine Fidelity 47th Books Did you Know? Poinsettia Day is December 12. It was December Turquoise, Zircon Prosperity 48th Optical Goods declared in honor of the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett on 49th Luxury items December 12, 1851. 50th Gold Gold Poinsettias are not poisonous as many believe. But ANNIVERSARY GIFTS 55th Emerald Emerald 60th Diamond Diamond eating them could give you a stomach ache. year traditional gift modern gift 1st Paper Clocks 75th Diamonds, gold Diamonds, gold