Newsletter of the Park LaBrea Residents AssociationADVOCATING FOR THE RESIDENTS

V.26.5 MAY 2014

FREE Recital and ReceptionSaturday, May 17 at 7:30 PMPark La Brea Activity Center Theater

 As Springtime is bursting with newness and beauty your Residents Association will pay musical homage to this Season by presenting a Recital given by Master Violist Victor de Almeida and featuring pianist Mitsuko Morikawa. This will be their first appearance at Park La Brea and it promises to be an unforgettable evening.        A double prize winner of the 2008 Primrose International Viola Competition, Mr. de Almeida appears regularly as a soloist, chamber musician and in the Principal Viola seat with major orchestras throughout Southern California and the world. Most recently, he performed triumphantly at Royce Hall as guest soloist with the West Los Angeles Symphony performing Johann Nepmuk Hummel Potpourri (mit Fantasie) Op. 94 for Viola and Orchestra. This concerto’s reduction for viola and piano is one of

the featured pieces which Mr. de Almeida and Ms. Morikawa will preform at Park La Brea. Contained in this work are some recognizable passages from Mozart and Rossini operas. The other featured piece is another reduction of a viola concerto by brilliant local composer, Cary Belling, subtitled "Equinox-A Seeker’s Journey." The seasonal equinox refers to the balance of day and night. The meaning of Mr. Belling's "Equinox," as described by the composer, refers to "spiritual poise that comes from accepting both blessings and challenges. In accepting both day and night, the good and bad of existence, one can transcend them both."      Ms. Morikawa is known as a recording artist and for her collaboration with a long list of distinguished musicians including Martin Chalifour, Rodney Gilfrey and Akiko Suwanai. Mr. de Almeida is a graduate of the Peabody Institute of Music of Johns Hopkins University. He recently completed the recording of his arrangement of Igor Stravinsky "The Rite of Spring" and "Suite Italienne" for viola and piano with the sponsorship of the Stravinsky Foundation.       Both the Concert and the Wine and Hors d’oeuvres Reception 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: Michael Edelstein

Secretary/Treasurer: Donald Harris

PLBRA Office:

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

Tel: 323-934-1177

e-mail: plbra@ca.rr.com

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Advertising & Editorial plbra@ca.rr.com

Printing: Kal Tobe Press Inc.

PLBRA Web Site:

www.plbra.org

Elevators

PLB Management advised that TyssenKrupp is now providing Elevator Maintenance Service for Park La Brea.

Status on the Elevator Modernization Program:Tower 33 (360 S. Burnside Ave) work is on schedule.Tower 37 (400 S. Burnside Ave) will be the next to receive elevator upgrading.

Updates

Town Hall Meeting – A meeting between PLB Management and residents to discuss matters of community concern is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18 at 7 PM in the PLB Activity Center Theater. The Park LaBrea Residents Association will act as sponsor of this meeting.– All Residents are welcome –

Earthquake Preparedness – An Earthquake Preparedness Forum will be presented by MySafe:LA at Park La Brea during October 2014. Subject forum will be jointly sponsored by PLB Management and the Residents Association.

ESL (English as a Second Language) – An ESL program for Park La Brea Residents Only will be reactivated on property. Subject program is scheduled to commence in August 2014 in the basement Classroom of Tower 36 (350 S. Fuller Ave). LAUSD (Venice Service Area West) will provide the educational support.

Answering Services

To better serve the Park La Brea community PLB Management has engaged outside Answering Services to assist both the Service Department and the Patrol Office. The goal of PLB Management is to provide more responsive service to residents. PLB Management reports that the Answering Service for the Service Department is working well. [An article on this subject, drafted by PLB Management, will appear in the June issue of the PLBRA Newsletter.]

For additional information on this topic contact the PLBRA Office(323) 934-1177 or go to www.plbra.org

PLB Management / PLBRAMeeting Notes

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The “Sandwich Generation” refers to the large number of adults who are dealing with both young children and aging parents. If you are a member of this group, it may be challenging to find a safe and reliable investment that protects your family and addresses your specific needs. However, there are more options than you may realize.

Preparing for the future.

Caring for others is a large responsibility. But, there are many steps you can take to ensure that your loved ones are taken care of if something happens to you. First, contact an estate-planning attorney to help you write a will and make sure to update it when circumstances change. Secondly, think about purchasing life insurance, which can be tailored to the specific needs of you and your family. For instance, a term life policy can provide affordable death benefit protection for a certain number of years and may be eligible for conversion to a whole life policy at a future date. Whole life policies provide financial security later in life and their cash value can be borrowed against to serve as an alternate source of funds as needs arise.

While there are events you can plan for such as your retirement or your child’s education, caring for an elderly parent can be unpredictable. While savings and investment accounts can provide some assistance, so can the right insurance.

Simply put, members of the Sandwich Generation do not need to go it alone. Term life insurance, whole life insurance and long-term care insurance are three strong resources that can help provide financial protection for changing needs.

This educational, third-party, article is provided as a courtesy by Solomon S. Moore, MBA; Agent, CA. Ins. Lic.# 0G77708 New York Life Insurance Company. To learn more about the topics discussed in this article, please contact Solomon S. Moore, MBA at (323) 404-1896.

The Sandwich Generation: Caught between two worlds.

- Reminder-FREE Magic Show

April 26th at 2 PM - PLB Activity Center

Come One! Come All!

FAMILY FRIENDLY FILMS SATURDAYS AT 2 PM

5/3 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) PG-13 146 minutes - After her triumph in the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen begins a new life and confronts more danger in this sequel.

5/10 The Book Thief (2013) PG-13 131 minutes - Young Liesel steals books to teach herself to read, giving her refuge from the horrors of Nazi Germany and her cold foster parents.

5/17 The Lone Ranger (2013) PG-13 149 minutes - Native American warrior Tonto and lawman John Reid attempt to rid the Old West of corruption.

5/24 Saving Mr. Banks (2013) PG-13 125 minutes - When Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) sets his sights on obtaining the rights to the children's classic "Mary Poppins," he reaches out to the book's author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson).

5/31 The Jungle Book (1967) G 78 minutes - This beloved Disney film tells the story of Mowgli, an Indian boy raised by wolves who's suddenly thrown back into the world of humans. This film features the Oscar-nominated song "The Bare Necessities."

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May 2014

ACADEMY AWARDS ENCORE!

THURSDAYS AT 7 PM

5/1 Nebraska (2013) R115 minutes - An aging father (Bruce Dern) and his estranged son make a road trip from Montana to Nebraska. (Best Picture and Best Actor Nominations – 2014 Academy Awards)

5/8 Captain Phillips (2013) PG-13134 minutes - The true story of Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) and the 2009 hijackingby Somali pirates of the US flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama. (Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor Nominations – 2014 Academy Awards)

5/15 August: Osage County (2013) R121 minutes - A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family. This film stars Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts.(Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Nominations – 2014 Academy Awards)

5/22 Before Midnight (2013) R109 minutes - In this seguel to Before Sunset we meet Jesse and Celine on a Greek vacation. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna. (Best Adapted Screenplay Nomination – 2014 Academy Awards)

5/29 Her (2013) R126 minutes - A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system. (Best Original Screenplay – 2014 Academy Awards)

CONTEMPORARY FILMSSUNDAYS AT 2 PM

5/4 Gravity (2013) PG-1391 minutes - As a medical engineer (Sandra Bullock) on her first shuttle mission embarks on a space walk with a seasoned astronaut, debris strikes their craft and destroys it – leaving the two floating through space tethered together, with no connection to Earth.(Best Director – 2014 Academy Awards)

5/11 The Great Beauty (2013) NR 142 minutes - As charming 65-year-old journalist Jep Gambardella writes about Rome's cultural and social life, he reflects with bitterness on the passions of his lost youth. (In Italian with English subtitles) (Best Foreign Film – 2014 Academy Awards)

5/18 The Impossible (2012) PG-13114 minutes - Tracking one family's harrowing experiences, this gripping drama depicts the chaos generated by the massive 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. On December 26, 2004 while Maria, Henry and their sons are vacationing in Thailand an unthinkable disaster strikes.

5/25 Philomena (2013) PG-1398 minutes - Floundering BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith and aging Irishwoman Philomena Lee (Judi Dench) form an unlikely bond when they pair up to find the son Philomena was forced to give up for adoption 50 years ago. (Best Picture Nomination – 2014 Academy Awards)

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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 - May 6 and 20 at the PLB Activity Center, 4:00 - 5:30 pm.

Library. Joyce Bunten, 323-935-8474. Basementof Tower 34. Open every day, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Mah Jongg. Edith Weiner, 323-936-2827. Meets Mondays, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm, in the PLB Activity Center.

Plays That Shakespeare Didn’t Write. Elliott Witt, 323-272-4197. Meets Sundays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center. The group will resume on May 25. The current play will be Ah, Wilderness! by Eugene O’Neill.

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, 323-571-4994. Meets every other Tuesday, 7:00 pm, in the PLB Activity Center Conference Room. The next meeting will be May 13.

English Conversation at Park La Brea PLB residents — from the US and countries all over the world — meet occasionally just for the opportunity to speak English in informal conversation with others in our PLB community. This is not a club, just a neighborly activity. It is also an opportunity to meet possible conversation partners.

The next English Conversation gathering will meet:

Thursday, May 8 7:00 - 8:00 pm in the PLB Activity Center

Please visit our new website: www.EnglishCoversationAtPLB.wordpress.com

for schedule info and other details.

For further information about ESL classes and Conversation Partners: Contact Zhita Rea, 323-571-1603, zhitarea@hotmail.com orSusan de la Vergne, susan@susandelavergne.com.

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