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Off-Ramp

Off-Ramp for December 30, 2006

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Future City; Back to the Future; Mirror, Mirror; The Making of a Queen; Rose Rustler; Edward Scissorhands; New Art; Sana Sana; Resolutions; Call Sheet
Future City; Back to the Future; Mirror, Mirror; The Making of a Queen; Rose Rustler; Edward Scissorhands; New Art; Sana Sana; Resolutions; Call Sheet

Future City; Back to the Future; Mirror, Mirror; The Making of a Queen; Rose Rustler; Edward Scissorhands; New Art; Sana Sana; Resolutions; Call Sheet

Future City

Off-Ramp for December 30, 2006

LA's top architects share their vision of Los Angeles in the way-off future. We're talking trees that grow into houses and bridges to Hawaii. (Sorry, no jet packs or heads in a jar.)

Back to the Future

Off-Ramp for December 30, 2006

For the Modern Committee of the Los Angeles Conservancy, the future depends on saving the past. ModCom has saved LAX's Theme Restaurant and Hollywood's Cinerama Dome. Queena Kim caught up with ModCommers at their annual holiday party.

Mirror, Mirror

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Southern California held its breath after the selection of the new Rose Queen. Would she be cruel but fair, or a benevolent ruler? John Rabe finds out.

The Making of a Queen

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Writer Lewis MacAdams tells John Rabe about the selection process to become Rose Queen.

Rose Rustler

Off-Ramp for December 30, 2006

Roses can tell us about our history, so Rose Rustler Jerri Jennings goes to forgotten cemeteries, scales fences, or sometimes just knocks on doors in search of rare rose species.

Produced by Queena Kim

Edward Scissorhands

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John Rabe talks with Matthew Bourne, creator of the dance theatre piece Edward Scissorhands, which has just a couple more performances at the Ahmanson Theatre.

New Art

Off-Ramp for December 30, 2006

Queena Kim discovers new local artists to watch for in 2007, with the help of the Los Angeles Arts Association and Ann Philbin of the Hammer Museum.

Sana Sana

Off-Ramp for December 30, 2006

Speaking of Resolutions, what about learning that second language?

Spend five minutes with KPCC staffers as they teach you children's rhymes in Spanish, Polish, German, Armenian, and Korean.

Resolutions

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Is it 1776 again? Kids tell us what their New Year's Revolutions are.

Call Sheet

Off-Ramp for December 30, 2006

The Call Sheet gang looks ahead to 2007.