Extraordinary Families Honors ‘This is Us,’ Lee Daniels at 2nd Annual Gala
The warmth in the room was unmistakable as Extraordinary Families held its second annual awards gala at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom, hosted by Inside Edition’s Victoria Recaño. The Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization has a very special mission from which that warmth flows: supporting those who provide nurturing homes to young people in foster care. Exemplifying the spirit of Extraordinary Families and the work it...
Bleachers Bring the Noise to The Breakfast Club at LACMA
Every seat at LACMA’s Bing Theater was filled Saturday night for the latest installment of Bring the Noise, the unique new film series curated by Film Independent at LACMA. The audience was made up not only of fans of the seminal 1985 John Hughes movie “The Breakfast Club,” but also admirers of Jack Antonoff and members of his band, Bleachers, Evan Smith and Mikey Hart. The concept of the new series is to have acclaimed...
From Shanghai to LA, the Sweet Story of Actress/Singer Candy Wang
It’s the old story of East meets West but with a modern twist. Shanghai born actress Candy Wang, who has starred in several films that are big hits in Asia, is looking to cross over to US audiences. To that end, Wang and director Alice Wang (no relation except a professional one) recently visited LA and Las Vegas to solidify some global connections and to make some new ones. They attended the FAME Awards in Vegas and...
Jane Lynch, Jordin Sparks and Pia Toscano Bring It for Generosity.org
It was only appropriate that it rained in Los Angeles – again – for World Water Day 2017. The precipitation did anything but dampen the spirits inside the ballroom of the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills where Generosity.org held a night of celebration to mark the occasion. But the real purpose of the festive event was to raise money to drill clean water wells around the world, adding to the 788 projects in 20 countries that have...
Marjorie Goodson’s Dance All Night ‘MG’ Book Launch Party
It was a splendid evening in a magnificent setting to launch a spectacular book. The lobby of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts was illuminated in red as Marjorie Goodson took center stage to celebrate the release of a limited edition book, entitled “MG,” that features more than 150 sensual and playful dance images that reveal her provocative and daring nature as an artist, all shot by photographer Andreea Radutoiu....
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