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HOLLYWOOD UNDER THE STARS

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St. Vincent Meals on Wheels will present its third annual Hollywood Under the Stars gala fundraiser at the iconic Paramount Studios lot on Saturday  June 22, 6:30pm. 

The event will kick off with a VIP Hour hosted by Chef Bret Thompson and Pez Coastal Kitchen followed by a dozen renowned Angeleno chefs presenting gourmet tastes and signature cocktails and the music of the  10-piece live band de Bois All Stars. 

Presenting the tastings will be Chef Gino Angelini of Angelini Osteria,  Chef Mihir Lad of Arth Bar + Kitchen, Chef Keith Corbin of Alta Adam, Sam Marvin of Echo & Rig, Nika Shoemaker-Machado of Georgia’s Restaurant, Chef Gloria Chicas of Room Service Neighborhood, Francesco Zimone of L’antica Pizzeria da Michele, and Chef Raphael Francois of Tesse.

Desserts will be served by this year’s 2024 Sweet Angels Bertha Mae’s Brownie Co., Läderach Chocolate, Lark Cake Shop, and Malibu Meringue, and Uncle Tetsu.

A silent auction will feature prizes like a one-night stay at Pechanga Resort with a $100 gift card, The Pasadena Experience at Deluxe 1717, Skirball Cultural Center Member for a Day, La Mirada Theatre tickets, The Huntington Library admission, Architecture & Urban Design consultation, The Broad VIP passes, Universal Studios general admission passes, Hollywood Wax Museum tickets, Disneyland VIP Park Hopper tickets, Current/Elliott Men’s Collection $1,500 Shopping Spree Online, In-N-Out Burger gift cards, Roclord Studio portrait photography package, Hollywood Museum tickets, Dolby Theatre tour vouchers, Signed RAMS helmet, Signed Clippers team hat, Academy of Magical Arts VIP Passes, Terrenea Resort 2-night stay with ocean view, gift basket from Melissa’s Produce, Raising Cane’s Dog Basket, and a $500 gift certificate to Jean George Restaurant at the Waldorf Astoria.

Longtime Food is Love fundraising partners Blu Jam Café and Muddy Paw Coffee will gift a freshly baked morning sweet and rich roasted ground coffee pack. 

The evening will honor award-winning actor Ian McShane (of American Star, John Wick: Chapter 4; Deadwood; Game of Thrones; and the upcoming John Wick prequel Ballerina opposite Ana de Armas)  along with his wife Gwen Humble McShane for their decades-long support and donations to the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels Circle of Angels campaign. 

Corporate and community sponsors include Delta Dental, US Bank, Albertsons Foundation, Toyota Motors, and dedicated supporters like Rick Llanos & Nelly Llanos, and media sponsor, Times Direct, this evening promises to be a celebration of compassion and community. 

For more information and tickets please visit www.svmow.org/hollywood. 

A Five Star Celebration at the SLS

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The SLS Beverly Hills hotel hosted its Third Annual International Women’s Day Celebration on Tuesday March 5 with a full day’s programming event billed as A Five Star Celebration, and what a celebration it was! 

The day began with a Sweat & Workout with celebrity trainer Latreal Mitchell featured on Khloe Kardashian’s Revenge Body.  It was followed by a Pilates workout with  Nicole Stuart, celebrity trainer and co-author of Total Body Beautiful.  The hotel’s Ciel Spa provided shower and changing facilities. 

A pop-up working lounge was set up  in the speakeasy Wasp in a Wig to recharge and refresh. Hutchins Portraits provided professional headshots with a red carpet photographer, and Glamsquad Touchups provided complimentary hair and make-up. An all day Shopping Bazaar offered a range of beauty, fashion & wellness items from female business owners.

Then it was time to move on to panel discussions with industry leaders across entertainment, media, law, technology.  

Presented by the African American Film Critics Association, The Lady Directors Panel was moderated by Carla Renata.  Featured panelists included Kelly Park of The Neighborhood, Jess Wu Calder of Blindspotting, and Nailah Jefferson of Donyale Luna and Nicki Micheaux of Summer of Violence.

The Women in Law Panel focused on the importance of community engagement. Moderated by Vinca Jarrett, featured panelists included Laura Farber from Hahn & Hahn, Chiquita Banks from BESLA, Adrienne Alexander from Every Contract You Need, Nyanza Shaw from Fremantle and Heidy Vaquerano from Fox Rothschild. 

Lunch in the rooftop pool area with panoramic city views highlighted clean cuisine. 

Then, a panel discussion titled  Kicking Open the Door Creating and Maintaining the Pipeline was moderated by Tamara Houston. Featured panelists include Vinca Jarrett, Entertainment Attorney, Michelle Sneed, A Few Good Women, Angela Lee, Rupa Dash, World Woman Foundation and Melissa Cardenas, Wealth Management. 

The day’s final panel discussion titled  AI and the Metaverse explored our role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Moderated by Deanna Barnert, featured panelists included Sneha Deo, Microsoft, Jenni Ogden, EyeQ Ventures, Shira Lazar, What’s Trending and Joanna Popper, CAA. 

The evening festivities moved to the hotel’s Garden Room for a red carpet entrance and networking over cocktails, passed appetizers and a dessert station along with live entertainment and fun photography.

The evening program hosted by Producer-Director Aida Rodriguez and SiriusXM Julia Cunningham included a fireside chat and a discussion led by Lorenza Munoz titled DEI and Affirmative Action are Gone, What’s Next? 

The day closed  with an award ceremony honoring director Dyan Cannon.  Past honorees have included Maggie Gyllenhaal and Mary Lou Belli. 

Nadine Vondermann Director of Sales & Marketing at the SLS who launched the annual event said it has become her passion project, attributing that to her years of living in the Middle East.

LA ART SHOW

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The LA Art Show will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center from February 14-18, kicking off the city’s 2024 art season.  As one of the most comprehensive contemporary art events, it brings over 180,000 square feet of space to house over 120 galleries, museums, and non-profit arts organizations from around the world exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper, installations, photography, design, video, performance art and more.

Prominent domestic and international galleries will showcase contemporary trends with offerings for sale.  They will also spill out beyond their booth spaces for immersive experiences through thought-provoking artworks, performances that will engage audience  and create conversations to outlive the show.  Major international exhibitor lineup includes the Philippines, Italy, Israel, Peru and South Korea. 

The largest section of programming at the LA Art Show, Modern + Contemporary will exhibit the spectrum of contemporary painting, illustration, sculpture and more from galleries in Los Angeles, the Pacific Rim, and beyond.

A European Pavilion will house galleries from Spain, Italy, and France to showcase contemporary European movements and stylistic developments.

Project Space showcases a broad array of ideas and talents in solo exhibitions by international galleries.

Works on Paper will display photographs and other artwork not on traditional canvas.

Capitalizing on the city’s leading position on the Pacific Rim, DIVERSEartLA curated by Marisa Caichiolo and others will connect seven international art institutions, representing collectors, artists, curators, museums and non-profits  to LA audiences in 50,000 square feet of donated exhibition space to display not for sale objects  for civic engagement only.  DIVERSEartLA is partnering with seven international art institutions to explore the intersection of memory, humanity, and AI. Amongst the participants, the Nevada Museum of Art will present The Journey by contemporary artist Guillermo Bert and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Bogotá will present Mythstories by multimedia artist Carlos Castro Arias.

LP Gallery from South Korea will feature artist Dain Yoon renowned for painting on her skin to create surreal self-portraits that can trick the eye with their 3D shading. Dain Yoon’s pieces are both playful and profound, reflecting her emotional states and the complexity of identity. Now living in the U.S., her work showcases a creative evolution from processing the challenges she faced as a young woman in South Korea to a stable, confident person in her new environment.

To time with Black History Month, the Tanya Weddemire Gallery will feature the talents of four pioneering black artists, exploring a range of themes, including identity, culture and resilience: Guy Stanley Philoche “Give Us Our Flowers”, Serron Green “Invisible”, Gregory Saint Amand “Play Time” and O’Neil Scott “Distant Memories”.


Fabrik Projects Gallery in Los Angeles welcomes ‘The Soul of Your City’ exhibition featuring the winning works of a global photography competition aimed at capturing the hidden spirit and identity of cities through the eyes of local photographers and their desire to explore and reveal often overlooked aspects of urban life. 

The upcoming exhibition of Young Masters Art Prize, presented by Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London represents an international initiative to support emerging talent from diverse backgrounds. Select artists from six editions will be featured at this year’s LA Art Show to showcase cultural diversity and female-identifying artists. 

In a new collaboration, the LA Art Show, Expanded Learning and Athletes for Life Foundation will launch the Southern California Art n the Schools Art Contest inviting SoCal students to submit their artwork. Founded by former NFL running back Greg Bell, Athletes for Life has  served youth programs since 1989. Winning artwork will be featured in a  sponsors’ lounge along with works from Greg Bell’s art collection.

The fair debuts with an opening night premiere party on Valentine’s Day hosted by award-winning actress Lucy Hale and LA Art Show’s new charity partner, American Heart Association celebrating its centennial. The LA Art Show will donate 15% of proceeds from every ticket to the American Heart Association’s Life is Why ™ campaign.

For more information and tickets, please visit www.LAArtShow.com.