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Teen trumpeter Joey Curreri cuts his chops — and an album — at Grammy Jazz Camp in Marina del Rey By Gary Walker Music is such a big part of Venice teen Joey Curreri’s life that he yearned for a bigger stage to further hone his craft. The devoted trumpet player found it at Grammy Jazz Camp, a nine-day series of sessions in which budding musicians get to work with some of the best in the biz. Curreri was one of only of 32 students chosen through a nationwide search to take part in the camp, held from Feb....

Animal advocate, painter and former “M*A*S*H” star Loretta Swit talks feminism, activism and art Loretta Swit is best known for her role as Maj. Margaret J. “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the acclaimed 1970s and ’80s TV sitcom “M*A*S*H,” but her life’s work has been to protect animals. Swit — not only still acting but also painting at age 79 — heads to the Santa Monica Public Library on Monday to discuss her new book “SwitHeart,” a collection of her watercolor portraits of animals and the stories of animal activism behind them. With each painting, Swit tries to “capture the...