Visit an Imaginary Land
Visit an imaginary land during a performance of this contemporary opera. Overtone Industries presents Songs & Dances of Imaginary Lands a site-specific opera that follows the journey of two people searching for what they have lost. The show follows Tom and Sue as they search for their lost identities by visiting imaginary places that hold the [...]
Environmentally friendly digital art show at the A&I Gallery
A&I Gallery in Hollywood HostsCommon Ground 2010An International Touring Digital Art ExhibitionAt the Intersection of Art + Technology + Environmental Stewardship Presented by Hewlett-Packard & FujiFilm Exhibition Runs from July 8 through August 13, 2010 Eco-Friendly Opening Reception – Thursday, July 8, 2010 Mark your calendar for Common Ground 2010 — an environmentally-friendly digital art [...]
Put on your 3-D glasses!
Have you caught the 3-D movie bug? Do you refuse to see a movie unless it’s in 3-D? For all you out there who love the recent 3-D craze here is a fun event to check out! This Saturday May 15, 2010 is the 7th Annual LA 3-D Movie Festival presented by the Los Angeles [...]
Can’t Handle the Heat? Stay out of the Kitchen.
Do your friends cringe at the idea of you cooking a meal? Do the words lemon zester, immersion blender and garlic press sound like a foreign language to you? Maybe this isn’t you, but I think we all know someone that fits this description, a friend, parent, sibling, co-worker or spouse perhaps. Here is your [...]
Got Taxes? Go to WE Connect.
April 15 is right around the corner, and we are all looking for ways to make doing our taxes easier. The WE Connect campaign is coming to Los Angeles this weekend and is looking to do just that. This weekend Friday, March 26 – Sunday March 28th 2010 in Downtown Los Angeles at The [...]
Think your family could have their own reality show? Well here is your chance…
This is a post for all you families out there! Think your family could be the next big reality show hit? Do you love watching the crazy shenanigans on shows like Keeping up with the Kardashians and Hogan Knows Best? If you are sure that your family is the next big thing then Pink Sneakers [...]
GLAAD 20th Annual Media Awards this Saturday
This is definitely an award show that gets better every year. The GLAAD Media Awards are this Saturday, April 18 starting at 5pm. This year, Kathy Griffin will take home the honorary Vanguard Award for her contributions to positive gay/lesbian representation in mainstream media. Held at the Nokia Theatre @ L.A. Live, the evening will [...]
What recession??
Mariah Carey (with Nick Cannon) has put an offer down on the most expensive home in the world: the Fleurs de Lys in Beverly Hills. Price tag: $125,000,000. Guess Mimi thinks now’s the time to buy. This absolutely incredible French chateau was built in the ’90s at an astounding 45,000 SF = 5 acres of [...]
Set for a Lifetime. Project Runway (6) changes networks.
The 6th season of Project Runway won’t be hitting the catwalk at NBC Universal after all … it’ll be strutting its stuff over at Lifetime. It’s been a legal mess between the Weinstein Company, Lifetime and NBCU for a year now, but it’s settled. Read the Variety article here.
Vote: Best Gay in LA
Newly merged gay publication Frontiers in LA has posted their Best Gay in LA poll online. These are the Academy Awards of WeHo … no joke. Some people take these VERY seriously. The categories span the ins-and-outs of Santa Monica Blvd from Robertson (WeHo) to Hoover (Silverlake). They cover the standards (i.e. “Best place to [...]
CHAYA: Lots of restaurant news
Despite the weakened economy, top-tier restaurant group CHAYA is forging ahead for plans of amazing food and unwavering success in the LA area. Just this past week: CHAYA Downtown LA opened amidst a ton of great press (Grand Opening was Saturday night) They re-launched their website: www.thechaya.com, and CHAYA Brasserie Beverly Hills announced their Happy [...]
W Hotel Hosts: Breaking into the Fashion Industry
Brought to you by The E.Factor (Building Your Business) at W Hotel Westwood this Thursday @ 7:30pm, “Breaking into the Fashion Industry” is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make IT in the Fashion Industry. With industry experts in the fields of Styling, Modeling, Design, Photography, Publishing and PR this one night [...]
Watch the Oscars?
If you did, you probably noticed the commercial domination of automotive sponsorships and therefore, car commercials. In the lead were Audi – with its new small-sized SUV Q5, Hyundai – with its Assurance+ program and the launch of the new Genesis Coupe, and Toyota – with the new crossover meets wagon-esque Venza (they’re all over [...]
Bring on the deals and the diesels.
It’s hard to miss all the deals … EVERYWHERE. Now, BMW has joined the rest of ‘em offering to pay your first 2 payments on your lease/purchase on 2008 + 2009 models (1 series, 3 series, 5 series, 6 series, and X6). The big boys in Germany have not decided to extend the promotion, so [...]
You have to eat, right? GO EAT LA: Thursday, Feb. 26
If DineLA was/isn’t enough for you … GO EAT LA is hitting LA Thursday, Feb 26. It’s simple: eat out to help others. On average, 20-30% of your bill will go straight to Aid for AIDS to prevent homelessness and hunger for people and their families impoverished and disabled by HIV/AIDS. To see a list [...]
BMW Art Car World Tour @ LACMA
For the first exhibit ever in North America, BMW‘s Art Cars tour kicked off today at LACMA. The 4 incredible vehicles are works of Warhol, Lichtenstein, Stella and Rauschenberg. It doesn’t get more classic than this. The BMW Art Car Project has become a means of expression for some of the most notable artists in [...]
Buy more coffee … (STARBUCKS) goes RED
(RED) lives on. Beyond a feature segment on (Oprah) with (Bono), a cell phone offered by (Verizon), a variant of the (iPod) and a custom clothing line at the (Gap), (RED) lives on. (STARBUCKS) has joined this incredible movement and will continue the program all year until December 31, 2009. It’s entry point in the [...]
The battle is over, for now.
After 77 years of reigning supreme, GM has lost its ongoing battle with Toyota for the title of the world’s largest automaker. We may not notice it here, where sales in southern California of the Chevy Silverado are higher than anywhere else in the country (weird, I know), but it’s apparent in most cities in [...]
El Coyote News: Manager Resigns
After the breaking news of her donation in support of Prop 8, Marjorie Christofferson has official resigned as manager of the LA eatery El Coyote. The restaurant has always been host to the LGBT community. However, as word got out, especially across blogs and social network sites of Christofferson’s donation, the restaurant was under fire, [...]
A Factory Feast
As part of their commitment to the community, The Cheesecake Factory hosts annual Thanksgiving meals at Salvation Army centers/shelters all across the country. I had the pleasure of volunteering with my sister (a C.F. employee) at the Salvation Army – Bell Shelter in the City of Bell on Thanksgiving Day. The Bell Shelter is a [...]
Say Goodbye to Sorbetto
With the most disappointing quarter of its history (3Q FY 2008), Starbucks launched 2 new drinks to spur new sales: Sorbetto and Vivanno. If you haven’t had either of them … Sorbetto is the marriage between Starbucks, PinkBerry (literally) and Italian-style ice cream. A splash of juice at the bottom and a sweet frosty yogurt [...]
LA Auto Show: Mercedes Unveils New myCOMAND
Mercedes, known for unappetizing on-board nav grpahics, has finally upped the ante. At the LA Auto Show, they unveiled to the media their new myCOMAND system, with a completely internet-based (high-speed WiFi) computer system. Soon, MB drives can surf the web and view current Google maps, through an extremely sophisticated, graphically pleasing interface. The downside: [...]
Westwood Mormon Temple Under Attack
The Westwood Mormon Temple closed yesterday after an envelope was received containg a unidentified white substance. The same thing happened at the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. The FBI was called in to investigate the matter. The Mormon Temple has been under attack by protestors of Proposition 8. The Mormon Temple was the [...]
El Coyote Manager Voted YES on 8
Hear her defend/apologize for her donation today at 11:00am at the restaurant. West Hollywood / LA Mexican eatery (and gay haven) El Coyote’s manager, Marjorie Chrisoffersen, donated to the Yes on Prop 8 campaign. Emails have been flying through the gay community about her vile contribution, citing that while catering to gay dollars, she turns [...]
