Unstoppable Foundation Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary Gala
Although the work of the Unstoppable Foundation is very serious – educating thousands of young people in Kenya, Liberia, Uganda and India—emcee John O’Hurley set the tone for the organization’s tenth annual gala from the moment he took the stage at the Beverly Hilton’s International ballroom on March 24. The prolific actor, known for his work on Seinfeld and for hosting The National Dog Show on NBC for a dozen years, joked that he’s...
Venice Family Clinic’s Silver Circle Gala Raises the Roof – and $1.5 Million
What the Venice Family Clinic does is very serious– helping thousands of people lead healthy lives – but humor ruled the night at its 36th annual Silver Circle Gala held at the Beverly Hilton’s International ballroom. The comedy came courtesy of the presentation of the organization’s humanitarian award by Sarah Silverman to Brad Jenkins and Mike Farrah of the humor website Funny or Die and one of its signature shows,...
PPLA Food Fare Takes Off at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar
Eating, drinking and shopping – all for a good cause. The cold weather didn’t prevent more than 2,000 people from turning out for one of the hottest annual events in Los Angeles – Planned Parenthood LA’s 39th Annual Food Fare, held during two lively daytime and evening sessions March 1 at Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar. Guests got their fill of gourmet food and drink from more than 150 of Southern California’s best restaurants,...
Premium Beauty Line Achi Launches in West Hollywood
Pale pink and white roses adorned West Hollywood’s Doheny Room for the launch of products from Valerie Anderson’s new premium beauty line, achi, in a festive cocktail event hosted by makeup and beauty expert Kandee Johnson. Guests were treated to manicures with the new strawberry-scented, non-formaldehyde gel nail polishes that Anderson developed after identifying a niche in the marketplace for high-end gel polishes. (Bottles of achi...
Saint John’s 75th Anniversary Gala Raises the Roof–and $1.4 Million
It is known as one of the most respected hospitals in the United States and so it was only fitting that a lot of stops were pulled out for the 75th anniversary gala celebration for Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica on October 21. As central as the hospital is to the city of Santa Monica and to Los Angeles County as a whole, so is the Ferris wheel on the iconic Santa Monica Pier. That’s why a scaled down but...
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