Tag: "Los Angeles"
When timing is everything…
Saturday night was one for the record books. My little brother is a huge Ryan Adams fan. So for his 21st birthday in October, I said I’d get tickets to a Ryan Adams concert. As luck would have it, the alt-country/rock singer-songwriter was on tour and scheduled to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall. I [...]
I’ll fill you in on a little secret…
My friends and I recently stumbled upon a true gem in Southern California. It’s called “California’s Secret Desert,” and I sure do hope it stays that way. We visited Borrego Springs after a weekend of wine tasting in Temecula, figuring that getting to this desert paradise in the middle of nowhere would a lot closer [...]
Pace in the Canyon: Peace, Indeed
When my friend texted me earlier this week with the name of her restaurant suggestion for Friday night – Pace – I mistakenly called it “payce.” When I went to the website and saw “peace in the canyon,” I realized Pace was in fact the Italian word for peace – “pah-chey.” Four years of studying [...]
Heels on Wheels: Footcandy Boutique Goes Mobile
From the gourmet food truck craze to mobile health clinics, cars & all things mobile are a part of our unique Los Angeles culture, and unfortunately so is traffic. We spend countless hours every week getting from point A to point B and back again, and whenever something or someone makes our lives on the [...]
Raisa Ruder Gives a Facial Good Enough to Eat
I’ve had plenty of facials in my day. In LA, it’s not uncommon to get referrals to estheticians who work out of their home or rent a room in a salon. In fact, those are the most coveted appointments, as these are the ones who don’t need a salon for a stellar clientele, whose work [...]
Los Angeles Ballet Announces 2011-2012 Season
This week the Los Angeles Ballet announced its sixth season. With Artistic Directors Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary at the helm, this season will premiere Swan Lake. Continuing to reach out to new audiences, LAB will offer performances at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach and the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge [...]
Santa Monica Pier Summer Concert Series
The Twilight Dance Series has been an annual fixture on the Santa Monica Pier since 1983, when it began with “Save the Pier Week” and has since become a hallmark of the Santa Monica community. Now in its 27th year, the summer concert series (a production of the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation) is in [...]
Director’s Guild Screening of “Woman’s Picture”
Last Monday, I attended a screening of a new film, Woman’s Picture, at the Director’s Guild of America in Hollywood as the guest of a cast member, DC-based actress/singer/model Gia Mora. Mora’s popular jazz cabaret “Laugh it Up, Funny Girl” is currently playing at Germano’s Trattoria in Baltimore’s Little Italy. After seeing the trailer for [...]
Los Angeles Preps for Carmageddon
All around Los Angeles for months, we’ve been seeing signs and hearing warnings, bracing ourselves for the expected traffic nightmare, now known as “Carmageddon.” From freeway closure parties to specials at local restaurants, bars, and salons, neighborhoods around the city are preparing for a weekend that is bound to keep the car-centric culture home bound. [...]
The “24 Hour Plays” Comes to L.A. to Benefit Urban Arts Partnership
On June 18 at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, Los Angeles was introduced to the New York City phenomenon known as The 24 Hour Plays. In this one of a kind theatre experience that lives for one night only on stage and in the memories of the audience alone, six short plays are written, [...]
Los Angeles Ballet Closes Fifth Season with a Gala Celebration
The fifth season of the Los Angeles Ballet came to a close last week with a breathtaking performance of “Giselle” at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The year-long celebration concluded with a gala and fundraiser that brought out some of Los Angeles’ most noteworthy patrons of the arts, including former Governor of California Gray [...]
A Red Carpet Wrap Party in Hollywood
Hollywood is known for many things, not least of which is the infamous “red carpet”. So when an event is labeled as a “red carpet event,” such as the movie wrap party I was invited to attend on Thursday at Station at the W Hotel Hollywood, certain expectations come to mind. You expect glitz and [...]
Performers Unite to Support Human Rights Watch
For one special night, a star-studded cast of actors and musicians came together at the renowned Broad Stage in Santa Monica to support the work of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. “Cries from the Heart: Ordinary Heroes” featured powerful performances of selected writings [...]
A Block Party on Wisteria Lane to Benefit Cystic Fibrosis
With close to a thousand people populating Wisteria Lane on the back lot of Universal Studios last Saturday night, actress Teri Hatcher exclaimed, ““I’ve never seen Wisteria Lane look so good!” Hatcher, who plays “Susan Mayer” on ABC’s hit show “Desperate Housewives,” was one of the many cast members, celebrities, and fans of the show [...]
An Evening with Philippe Cousteau in LA
A year ago, we witnessed the first days of what became the biggest accidental oil spill in history. With more than 200 million gallons of oil released into the Gulf thousands of feet below the surface, it was also one of the most difficult disasters to monitor. Long term environmental impact is still unknown, but [...]
