L.A. Times - San Fernando Valley News

THE LIST

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Critic's Preview Christopher Knight Times Art Critic Arii Matamoe (The Royal End) The Getty has installed its newly acquired 1892 Paul Gauguin painting, "Arii Matamoe (The Royal End)," in its 19th century galleries, and a severed head on a platter has never looked more ravishingly creepy. Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A. Opens today. Runs indefinitely. (310) 440-7300.

THE LIST

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Critics' Previews Ann Powers Times' Pop Music Critic Robyn This twentysomething Swede is a favorite of critics and Perez Hilton for her self-aware, slightly strange Europop. Her latest, self-titled album, which took a while to come out in the States, proves that club-friendly indie artists don't have to be sloppy or idiotically sarcastic. The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Sat., 9 p.m. $20. (213) 380-5005.

Event List

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Events TODAY Bike Week Pasadena With the rising cost of gas, there's no better time to explore the bicycle as a healthy and eco-friendly alternative to the automobile. Workshops, pit stops, movies and group rides. Pasadena area. Today-Sat. Free. (323) 478-0060. www.bikenow.org

Kid Stuff

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Kid Stuff TODAY Bob Baker's Musical World The newest musical marionette show at L.A.'s landmark puppet theater celebrates the changing of the seasons. Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 1345 W. 1st St., L.A. Today-Fri., 10:30 a.m.; Sat.-Sun., 2:30 p.m.; Tue.-next Thu., 10:30 a.m. $15. (213) 250-9995.

Gardening and architecture events for May 15-22

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Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills showcase five private landscapes.

FRIDAY

Playing the angles in a Gregory Ain-designed home

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Designers update and reinterpret the defining hexagon motif in the 1963 Tarzana house.

WHEN Jerry and Alan Simmons decided to remodel their 1963 Gregory Ain-designed house in Tarzana, they knew they would save as many original elements as possible and preserve the midcentury modern feel as best they could.

Danton Burroughs, 63; grandson of Tarzan creator protected the legacy

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Danton Burroughs, who spent his life marketing and protecting the work of his grandfather, Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, died May 1 at his home in Tarzana, the San Fernando Valley community named after his ancestor's most famous fictional character. He was 63.

L.A. prepares massive water-conservation plan

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The initiative would punish water wasters and limit such activities as watering lawns and washing vehicles. And it would revive a controversial effort to recycle sewage water.

With vital and often-distant water sources shrinking, Los Angeles officials today will revive a controversial proposal to recycle wastewater as part of a plan to curb usage and move the city toward greater water independence.

The Five Restaurants: Pig out

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Inspired by pork's versatility, some local chefs are going hog wild. Here are five unique takes on swine.

Underrated/Overrated

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS