Harry Connick Jr. Hits a High Note at JDRF’s Imagine Gala
It’s one of the most highly anticipated charitable events of the season and 2019’s Imagine Gala May 4 at the Beverly Hilton’s International ballroom with Harry Connick Jr. performing did not disappoint. The annual event, which this year honored Marc and Robyn Sidoti, is put on by the Los Angeles chapter of JDRF, a nonprofit organization founded in 1970 whose mission is improving lives by curing Type I diabetes (T1D). Its fundraising...
Consumer Product Events 10th Anniversary at Century City’s RockSugar
Los Angeles-based Consumer Products Events is known for bringing eco-friendly, fashion-forward and cutting edge new products from savvy entrepreneurs and female-owned businesses to greater attention and success in the marketplace. The company was started by consumer goods expert Alyson Dutch, and its successful track record of cool curation and matchmaking between products and press goes back 10 years in both Los Angeles and New...
A Memorable and Delicious Night at Planned Parenthood’s Los Angeles Food Fare
Pink’s hot dogs. Pie Holes. Spicy tuna hand rolls from Takami Sushi. Crustacean Beverly Hills’ famous garlic noodles. They were some of the many ingredients that made the 40th annual Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Food Fare, held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar March 7 a smashing success. The event raised $1.3 million that helps fund vital healthcare and education programs at 19 health centers throughout Los Angeles County that serve...
The Red Carpet Rolls Out for 4th Annual Roger Neal Oscar Viewing Dinner and After Party
The historic Hollywood Palladium on Sunset Boulevard hasn’t seen an Oscar party for 50 years. Until now, when Roger Neal’s annual Oscar viewing dinner and after party took over the venue. That’s right, it’s been 50 years since Hollywood movers and shakers gathered inside the Streamline Moderne Art Deco building for the entertainment industry’s biggest night, the Academy Awards. Neal’s soirée re-created the glamour of old Hollywood...
Academy Award Nominees Flock to GBK’s Pre-Oscars Luxury Lounge
Spike Lee would soon go on to win his very first Academy Award, but a few days before the Oscars he was already collecting kudos– not to mention a bunch of other goodies– at GBK’s pre-Oscars luxury lounge. The two-day event for a select group of nominees, presenters and VIPs was held in a stunning two-story space, St. Supery by Chanel, in the heart of the famed shopping district on Rodeo Drive. Lee wasn’t the only nominee...