Carousel of Hope Ball Honors Diane Keaton; John Legend Brings Down the House
For Carousel of Hope Ball chairs Barbara Davis and her daughter Dana Davis, the 36th edition of the glamorous, high-profile fundraising event was worth the wait. Normally held every other year, 2020’s was of course put on ice. But the warmth and goodwill garnered in the interim was shining through at the Beverly Hilton Saturday night as Oscar-winner Diane Keaton was honored with the Brass Ring Award and EGOT winner John Legend was the...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee a Jolly Good Time
Beatles tribute band Plastic Soul Fascinators and floral dresses were in preponderance along with all manner of Union Jack apparel as several hundred people gathered Sunday afternoon to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica – one of the favorite places of British people to settle in L.A. What time? Tea time, of course. Festivities to honor the Queen’s 70 years on the...
Santa Fe Indian Market a Smashing Success, Even During the Pandemic
It is the largest Native arts festival in the world and despite all of the precautions taken to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, Santa Fe’s Indian Market wrapped up its 99th edition in a spirit of celebration. Sure, we heard people remarking that in previous years it was so crowded that you could barely walk through the streets of the historic Plaza area, lined with the booths of artists showcasing everything from pottery,...
5th Annual Gilda Gala Honors Ken Jeong, Bedford Breast Center and Annette Stanton, PhD
One likes to imagine comedian Gilda Radner up there in heaven, smiling. She would surely be pleased at the success of a gala named after her. Invoking the spirit of the comedienne who died in 1989 of ovarian cancer at the age of 42, the Gilda Gala is put on by the Cancer Support Community of Los Angeles. This year’s fundraising event –the fifth– was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City on Saturday night, October...
Sports Stars Hit Up GBK’s Luxury Lounge for the ESPY Awards
It was the day before the 2019 ESPY Awards, and things were jumping on the private rooftop of West Hollywood’s Kimpton La Peer Hotel, a welcome new addition to the boutique hotel scene in the city. GBK was putting on its all-day celebration of ESPN’s highest honors in the world of sports and the mood was spirited as guests reveled in the US women’s soccer team victory in taking home their fourth World Cup trophy. After all, the annual...
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