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Inside, a golden “V” for Vance sat atop a living room mantel.

Two years ago, Long Beach artist Dave Clark exhibited a small sculpture of his called “Together. Forever. Maybe. Regret” at the local Mantel Gallery — itself a small, repurposed Little Free Library that does double duty: When it’s not filled with books, it displays the works of artists like Clark.

"You can be merry with the king, you can share a joke with him," Mantel writes in Bring Up The Bodies.

A framed “7th Heaven” poster rested on the mantel behind them.

They will appreciate the handful of original songs, which she wrote with the music director Todd Almond — Benanti is a fabulous singer, with a Tony Award on her mantel for her sultry turn as Louise in “Gypsy.”