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4 SOUTH PASADENA - SAN MARINO Mountain Views-News Saturday, September 22, 2018 Zest Gala to Benefit Senior Center in Pasadena and Honor Rosemary Simmons Chu Condemns Changes to Detention Policies for Immigrant Children West end Thriller to Arrive Just in Time for Halloween According to Congresswoman, Judy Chu earlier this month the Trump Administration announced that it would be promulgating regulations to terminate the Flores Settlement, the agreement that ensures that the welfare of children is prioritized when they are in the custody of the federal government. The Flores Settlement ensures that children who are detained be placed in the least restrictive setting within three days of entering custody, and that the placements where children are sent be licensed by the state child welfare agency. This agreement became an obstacle to the administration’s implementation of their zero tolerance policy for immigrants, which required imprisoning immigrants and separating children from parents, both of which have been shown to have serious emotional and psychological impacts on children. Therefore, in order to continue the imprisonment-focused family detention policy, the proposed regulations would allow the administration to hold children in inhumane detention conditions indefinitely, and gives the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency the authority to establish family residential detention standards. This proposed rule would affect both children who come over the border with family and unaccompanied minors, swelling the number of imprisoned immigrant youth. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who has visited a number of immigrant detention facilities, released the following statement: “This rule is a heartless and vindictive response to the public’s outrage over Trump’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy that separated children from families. The Flores Settlement was established to ensure that the best interest of the child was taken into consideration as their immigration status was being determined. But President Trump and Stephen Miller want to throw concern for children out the window in order to bolster their propaganda that all immigrants are criminals, thereby justifying their policy of imprisonment. Worse, the new regulations will not only put more children in prison, but will guarantee they are treated worse than they already are. In addition to their myriad problems in carrying out their existing mission, ICE is not qualified to take care of these children and has no training or background in child welfare. We must not inflict further trauma on these immigrant children by holding them in detention facilities like prisoners indefinitely. The administration should be considering alternatives to detention that will keep families and children together, while ensuring their well-being and health is not jeopardized.” The Pasadena Senior Center’s annual Zest gala Saturday, Sept. 29, will be an elegant, fun-filled evening honoring Rosemary “Rary” Simmons, a long-time community volunteer whose good works have impacted thousands in the greater Pasadena area. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction during a 5 p.m. reception will be followed by dinner and the program at 6 p.m. Dr. Drew Pinsky, known to international television and radio audiences as Dr. Drew, will serve as master of ceremonies. He is a prominent Pasadena physician who is an addiction specialist and media personality. “We are pleased and proud that our Zest gala this year will honor Rary Simmons, who has developed an extraordinary legacy of community and philanthropic leadership over the decades through her faithfulness to the Pasadena and San Marino communities and her generous disposition,” said Akila Gibbs, executive director of the Pasadena Senior Center. Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, a graduate of Occidental College and a resident of San Marino since 1954, Rosemary “Rary” Simmons, serves on the advisory committee for the Pasadena-based Cancer Support Community; serves on the board of directors for Hill-Harbison House, which primarily benefits San Marino Girl Scout troops and City of San Marino Recreation Department programs; and is the only emeritus member of the Huntington Hospital board of directors, where she chairs the Philanthropic Committee. She previously served as board chair for the Sycamores Boys’ Home in Pasadena (now Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services) and has served on boards and committees for the Los Angeles Music Center, Hillsides home for foster children and Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. She served for 10 years on the San Marino City Council, was its first female member and went on to become the first female mayor of San Marino. She was married to Frank Simmons from 1952 until his death in 2008. She has five children and six grandchildren. For more information or to receive an invitation to the Zest gala, email pamk@ pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call (626) 685-6756. Tickets are $200 per person. Proceeds will help fund the Pasadena Senior Center’s enrichment classes and social service programs. The location of the gala will be included in the printed invitation. For more information about services and programs visit: pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-795-4311. Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, presents London’s second longest-running West End play The Woman in Black, Wednesday, October 17 through Sunday, November 11. Over eight million people have lived to tell the tale of one of the most successful – and terrifying - theatre events ever staged. It is coming to rattle audiences in Pasadena just in time for Halloween, with all the stage wizardry that has led audiences in London to shriek in fear for over 28 years. For this production, director Robin Herford is recreating his original staging for the first time in the United States. Susan Hill’s gothic ghost story, adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt, is set in an isolated windswept mansion -- with tragic secrets hidden behind its shuttered windows. There, a young lawyer encounters horrific visions in the house set amidst the eerie marshes and howling winds of England’s forbidding North Coast. He is a man obsessed, believing that his family has been cursed by a ghostly woman in black; he tells his terrifying story to exorcise the fear that grips his soul. It all begins innocently enough, but as he reaches further into his darkest memories, he quickly finds that there is no turning back. With just two actors, The Woman in Black gives audiences an evening of unremitting drama and sheer theatricality as they are transported into a chilling and ghostly world. Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman said, “We’re very excited to be presenting one of the great international theatrical thrillers -- and just in time for Halloween! This gripping production is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled tension, and we are thrilled to be presenting it as it has been in London for nearly three decades.” The Woman in Black stars Bradley Armacost as Arthur Kipps and Adam Wesley Brown as The Actor. Susan Hill’s novel, The Woman in Black was originally published in 1983. Stephen Mallatratt adapted for the stage in 1987 and it was produced as a low-budget holiday show at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, U.K., where Herford was Artistic Director. The play transferred to London’s West End in January 1989. If this sounds familiar, this classic chiller was released as a major motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe in 2012, and is the highest grossing British thriller in 20 years. Tickets start at $25 and are available at pasadenaplayhouse.org, by phone at 626-356- 7529, and at the box office at 39 South El Molino Avenue. This American premiere production of the original London West End production, is presented by PW Productions and Pemberley Productions. Blue Boy Conservation Exhibition Set to Open Sept 22 The exhibition “Project Blue Boy” will open at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens on Sept. 22, offering visitors a glimpse into the technical processes of a senior conservator working on the famous painting as well as background on its history, mysteries, and artistic virtues. One of the most iconic paintings in British and American history, The Blue Boy, made around 1770 by English painter Thomas Gainsborough (1727- 1788), is undergoing its first major conservation treatment. Home to the work since its acquisition by founder Henry E. Huntington in 1921, The Huntington will conduct some of the project in public view, as part of a year-long educational exhibition that runs through Sept. 30, 2019. The Blue Boy requires conservation to address both structural and visual concerns. “Earlier conservation treatments mainly have involved adding new layers of varnish as temporary solutions to keep it on view as much as possible,” said Christina O’Connell, The Huntington’s senior paintings conservator working on the painting and co-curator of the exhibition. “The original colors now appear hazy and dull, and many of the details are obscured.” According to O’Connell, there are also several areas where the paint is beginning to lift and flake, making the work vulnerable to paint loss and permanent damage; and the adhesion between the painting and its lining is separating, meaning it does not have adequate support for long-term display. The painting first appeared in public in the Royal Academy exhibition of 1770 as A Portrait of a Young Gentleman, where it received high acclaim, and by 1798 it was being called “The Blue Boy”–-a nickname that stuck. Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. For more information visit: huntington.org. South Pas Community Blood Drive Wednesday The South Pasadena Library and City have coordinated with the Keck Medicine of USC Blood Donor Center to host a blood drive on Wednesday, September 26th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on El Centro Street in front of the Library Community Room. El Centro will be closed to traffic from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to accommodate USC’s 39 foot mobile blood donation vehicle. Donors must have a photo I.D., be 18 and over and weigh at least 110 lbs. They should also drink plenty of fluids and eat a nutritious meal 2 hours before donating. The blood collected will benefit our local region. You can save 3 lives with a single blood donation! City staff and residents are encouraged to participate! Questions? Contact Eric. Carpio@med.usc.edu or 323-442-5433 or Library Administration at 626-403- 7330. Stoneman School Update On September 13, 2018, the city of San Marino issued itself a Notice of Violation for Stoneman School related to the building’s lack of an automatic and integrated fire alarm system. This is the same procedure that the city would follow for any privately-owned facility. At the present time, there is no negative impact on the Recreation Department or its programs. Although subject to the discretion of the full City Council, the city is not contemplating closing the building or cancelling any programs. The city is appropriately concerned about the safety of Stoneman School and wants to ensure that city officials and Staff act in the best interests of our participants. For more information visit: cityofsanmarino.org. Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
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