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Local Artist Succumbs to Cancer

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Local Artist Succumbs to Cancer

By Andrea Serna, Contributing Writer

The San Pedro arts community recently lost a strong advocate.

Debbie Marr, an award winning artist and owner of the Lazy Dog Gallery at 361 W. 7th St. in San Pedro, died on Jan. 3, 2014 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

An accomplished painter, Marr was recently included in a national photo realism exhibition in Tempe, Arizona.

She studied art at El Camino College and later graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a degree in computer animation and illustration. She worked as a graphic artist and also as an interior designer before launching her San Pedro studio. Her varied interests included astrology and in 2013, she organized a lecture by astrologer Steve Judd at MaGriffe Gallery.

Although she was a resident of Inglewood, her primary passion was the art community in San Pedro. Many of her paintings focused on the rich history of her adopted home, which she wished to preserve. She published an art book titled, San Pedro: Faces and Places. The volume is a compilation of work by five local artists portraying local landmarks and residents.

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My Friend Debbie Marr

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By B. Noel Barr, Music Columnist

A light on 7th Street went dark and for some people the neighborhood will never be the same. My good friend , nationally recognized photorealistic artist, died at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 3.

Her determination to make her gallery work and to make a mark as a photorealist was paramount. At the time of her death, she had been on the cusp of greatness. She stayed positive to most, never allowing her fears to get in the way of what needed to be done.

Lazy Dog Studio was one of the only Gallery’s that was open six days a week, six hours a day since Debbie Marr opened the room to the public. It was a dog friendly gallery at that. Debbie owned a feisty golden retriever named Karma, he was her pup. The image you see on her logo is another dog she had named Zack. The pictures of dogs, particularly golden, could be seen intermixed with nature and scenes of her beloved San Pedro.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Jan. 11
How to Prune Roses the Right Way
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is hosting a free workshop on rose pruning, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 11.
After the class, attendees may practice what they learned on the 335 rose bushes in the Dominguez Rancho’s rose garden. No reservations are necessary. Please bring gloves and pruners if you have them.
Venue: Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Location: 1827 S. Alameda St, Rancho Dominguez

Jan. 11
Sail Aboard a Tall Ship
Enjoy the sailing of a life time, Jan. 11, in San Pedro.
Cost is $25.
Details: (310) 833-6055
Location: Berth 78, San Pedro

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENTERTAINMENT

Jan. 11
Tri-Fecta Blues Band
The Tri-Fecta Blues Band is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Jan.11, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Cost: $20.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 12
Ask Dino
The Ask Dino Show will be tapped, Jan. 12, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 17
Kevin O’Neal
Kevin O’Neal is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 17, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 18
Brad Dutz
Brad Dutz’s CD release party is scheduled for 8 p.m. Jan. 18, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 19
King Washington
King Washington is scheduled to perform at 4 p.m. Jan. 19, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 23
Howard Alden, Brandon Bernstein
Jazz guitarists Howard Alden and Brandon Bernstein are scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 23, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 24
Fred Schreuders Group
The Fred Schreuders Group is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 24, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 24
Swing San Pedro
Discover the People’s Palace, starting at 7 p.m. Jan. 24, in San Pedro.
Enjoy the spacious and beautiful dance floor, learn some new moves and dance to live music from, The Fabulous Esquires Big Band, one of SoCal’s top Swing bands.
Tickets start at $15; $25 at the door.
Details: (310) 547-2348
Venue: People’s Palace
Location: 365 W 6thSt., San Pedro

Jan. 25
Scott Henderson Trio
The Scott Henderson Trio is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 25, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 26
Aristocrats
The Aristocrats are scheduled to perform at 6 and 8 p.m. Jan. 26, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Jan. 31
Sean Wayland Quartet
The Sean Wayland Quartet is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 31, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447;
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Foster Gives Last State of the City Address

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Foster Gives Last State of the City Address

Mayor Bob Foster is scheduled to give his eighth and final address on the state of the city at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Pacific Ballroom of the Long Beach Arena.

Tickets are free. RSVP is required.

Details: (562) 570-5089; www.mayorbobfoster.com
Venue: Pacific Ballroom
Location: 300 E Ocean Blvd,, Long Beach

LB Council Votes on Major Issues at First 2014 Meeting

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LB Council Votes on Major Issues at First 2014 Meeting

 

LONG BEACH — On Jan. 7, the Long Beach City Council voted 8-1, District 1 Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske opposed, to place an item asking voters whether to tax future medical marijuana collectives on the April 8, ballot.

Under Proposition 218 all new or increased taxes must go on the ballot.

The city council has been discussing the possibility of enacting another medical marijuana collective ordinance since this past September. The tax would only go into effect if and/or when an ordinance regulating medical marijuana has gone into effect.

The tax would go toward the general fund without provisions as to how to spend the revenue. Only 50 percent of voters need to approve it for it to pass.

The council voted on a ballot initiative for a gross tax rate not greater than 10 percent, an initial 6 percent rate and an annual consumer price index adjustment.

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Sierra Club Meeting

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Sierra Club Meeting

The upcoming Sierra Club meeting will discuss the Machu Picchu and Inner City Outings Program, from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 22, at the Palos Verdes Library.

Details: (310) 383-5247
Venue: Palos Verdes Library
Location: 701 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates

Harborgeddon

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Harborgeddon

The Port of Los Angeles will make a presentation regarding the upcoming construction of the 110 and 47 interchanges, at 6 p.m. Jan. 13, during the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council meeting at Peck Park.

The project is expected to widen and improve the 110 Freeway interchanges in San Pedro and Wilmington. Preparations for the project have begun, but construction is not expected to begin until March. The John S. Gibson on-ramp to the 110 Freeway is expected to be closed sometime in the summer of 2015. The project is expected to take until 2016.

Details: http://www.portoflosangeles.org
Venue: Peck Park
Location: 560 N. Western Ave., San Pedro

Call for Argument Writers

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Call for Argument Writers

The Long Beach City Clerk is accepting applications for argument writers for the ballot measure that has been added to the Long Beach April 8, Primary Nominating Election.

Argument writers are designated by the mayor, with city council approval, to write arguments either for or against the adoption of any measure or proposition placed on the ballot. In making such designation, the mayor shall designate one of the following:

A. The Mayor;
B. An elected officer of the city;
C. An appointive officer of the city;
D. An association of citizens; or
E. An individual voter.

The Application for Argument Writers will be available on the City Clerk Department web page atwww.longbeach.gov/cityclerk. All applications must be received in the City Clerk Department, 333 West Ocean Boulevard, Lobby Level, Long Beach, CA 90802, no later than 12 p.m. on Jan.10, 2014.

Details: (562) 570-6489

POLA to Meet California’s Shore-side Power Requirements

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POLA to Meet California’s Shore-side Power Requirements

SAN PEDRO —With more berths for ships to plug into shore-side electric power, or Alternative Maritime Power™ (AMP™), than any other port in the world, the Port of Los Angeles announced Jan. 8 that it is fully ready for its terminal operators and ocean carriers to meet California’s new clean air requirements.

Effective January 1, 2014, a newCalifornia regulationhas set shore-side power plug in requirements for container and refrigerated ship fleets, as well as cruise ships. Under the regulation, at least 50 percent of fleet vessel calls must shut down their auxiliary engines and run their vital onboard systems by plugging into shore-side power. The regulation also requires that each fleet reduce its total at-berth emissions generation by at least fifty percent. These requirements will reach eighty percent by 2020.

At the Port of Los Angeles, ships equipped to connect to AMP™ can now do so at all eight marine container terminals and the port’s World Cruise Center. About $180 million has been invested within the past decade to equip 25 container and cruise berths with AMP™ shore-side power infrastructure.

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