Israel Studies Awards – Motion Picture Council Honorees & Upcoming Events

Oscar winning actress Natalie Portman presented the UCLA Israel Studies Award to Amos Oz, at the Wallis Annnenberg Center.  This was the fifth anniversary of the UCLA Younes & ... Continue Reading →

Lots of Ladies Lauded & Moms Rule the World

Ladies — our time has come! Perhaps it is because Hillary is a serious contender for President; more women are the stars of major motion pictures & television series; or the ... Continue Reading →

Grey’s Anatomy’s Chandra Wilson, RHOBH’s Brandi Glanville help fight cancer

They couldn’t be more dissimilar—Chandra Wilson, the award-winning Grey’s Anatomy star, and reality star Brandi Glanville from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. But the two ... Continue Reading →

Natalie Portman embraces “A Tale of Love and Darkness” and author Amos Oz

  Oscar-winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) embraces renowned Israeli author Amos Oz like “family,” she said. Not like a daughter embraces a father, but more maternal, ... Continue Reading →

L.A. Jewish Film Festival Opening Night Gala & Mansion of Blood

The historic Saban Theatre in B.H. was the perfect venue for the 10th Annual LA Jewish Film Festival Gala.  We were  treated to the premiere of the award-winning documentary, The ... Continue Reading →

Gypsy Awards – Professional Dancers Society & Ribbon Dance & Upcoming Spring Sale

“I just met a girl named Maria” kept ringing in my ears, when I had the opportunity to meet Carol Lawrence, who created the role of Maria, in the Broadway classic, West Side Story ... Continue Reading →

Sprout: The Audio Antidote to Too Much Choice

The proliferation of choice wrought by the digital explosion has resulted in the pendulum understandably swinging back toward a realization that less is more. Sprout is an incredibly ... Continue Reading →

John Wayne’s Odyssey Ball 2015 spotlights “True Grit” heroes

John Wayne would have been proud of all the heroes that were in the spotlight at the 30th annual John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary’s Odyssey Ball. “We Can All Be Heroes” ... Continue Reading →