Rising Up with Andra Day at Habitat LA’s Builders Ball
Andra Day performs her iconic “Rise Up,” the theme of the 2023 Los Angeles Builders Ball There could not have been a more fitting featured performer at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ 2023 Builders Ball than Grammy award-winning Andra Day, known for her inspirational song “Rise Up.” That was the theme of the event at the Beverly Hilton March 8, presented by City National Bank to celebrate the commitment of...
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...
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