Westside Today Headlines http://www.westsidetoday.com/news-s24/1/society.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:49:22 -0700 en-us Copyright 2013, Westside Today http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/5MK7dCJQMVM/lange-foundation-holds-estate.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-9497/lange-foundation-holds-estate.html Tue, 21 May 2013 23:49:22 -0700 The Lange Foundation whose mission is to help animals maimed by accidents or abuse which most shelters can't afford to treat, raised much needed funds for these special needs animals at an estate sale that started on May 15 2013 and will continue through June.The 99 Cent Only Stores purchased the property at 11040 West Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles but is still in the planning stages and is generously allowing The Lange Foundation to use the 10,000 square foot empty space for their Annual Estate...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-9497/lange-foundation-holds-estate.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/T8JiviIgyCk/share-s-60th-denim.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-9457/share-s-60th-denim.html Fri, 17 May 2013 23:49:22 -0700 The gala featured cocktails, live and silent auction, sit-down dinner and entertainment by the Grammy Award winning R B band The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards. The Temptations performed a medley of their hits -- “My Girl”, “Just My Imagination” and “Get Ready”-- with John Byner serving as emcee and the fabulous dancing SHARE LADIES also performing. Celebrity guests included Nigel Lythgoe, Yakov Smirnoff, Robert Davi, Ryan O’Neal, Laura San Giacomo, Norm Crosby, Ka...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-9457/share-s-60th-denim.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/tlpXpc1duPs/city-year-los-angeles.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-9359/city-year-los-angeles.html Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:49:22 -0700 City Year Los Angeles’ third annual “Spring Break: Destination Education” fundraiser last night raised $1.3 million to support the work of their 275 AmeriCorps members who serve as tutors, mentors and role models to more than 4,000 students who are at risk of dropping out of school. City Year Los Angeles is an education-focused, nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. In the 2011-2012 school year, 91 percent of teac...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-9359/city-year-los-angeles.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/Cc458QnMp5k/marcia-zadian-crowned-ms.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-9244/marcia-zadian-crowned-ms.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:49:22 -0700 Marcia Zadian, 69 years young, was crowned Ms. Senior Culver City 2013 on March 10, 2013 at the first of eight preliminary pageants for the Ms. Senior California Pageant.Carol Hess is the second runner-up and winner of the talent competition.The Ms. Senior America Pageant is the world's first and foremost pageant to honor older women aka those gals who have reached the ‘Age of Elegance’. The Ms. Senior America philosophy is based upon the belief that Baby Boomers and seniors are the foundat...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-9244/marcia-zadian-crowned-ms.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/OwHClIyaqzQ/las-madrinas-benefits-children.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8813/las-madrinas-benefits-children.html Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:49:22 -0700 Back Row (left to right): Catherine Frances Shaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Albert Shaw (Beverly Hills); Madison Jean Griffith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stevenson Griffith III (Santa Cruz); Lauren Maria Trainer, daughter of Mrs. Anthony Joseph Calhoun and Mr. Thomas Weldon Trainer, junior (Westlake Village); Sarah Williamson Hancock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lea Hancock (Pasadena); Lucile Shea Tilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cook Tilton (Santa Monica); Katherine Claire E...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8813/las-madrinas-benefits-children.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/XmDXtbUMnXg/los-angeles-world-affairs.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8534/los-angeles-world-affairs.html Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Supporters of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council (LAWAC) enjoyed a Venetian Masked Ball on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Riviera Country Club. The internationally themed evening included Special Guest multi-hyphenate entertainer Eddie Izzard, Susie Hansen's Latin Band, performances by the traditional Commedia dell'Arte style troupe and NPR’s Renee Montagne as Master of Ceremonies. Diplomats from near and far, policy wonks and doyennes of the Westside social scene all enjoyed Montagn...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8534/los-angeles-world-affairs.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/NMer46cfW8A/hermosa-beach-gets-happy.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8468/hermosa-beach-gets-happy.html Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Emmy award winning Hollywood makeup artist Kristina Vogel has opened Bath Bar, a bath, body and custom fragrance store in Hermosa Beach. Located at 205 Pier Avenue #100 in Hermosa Beach, all of the products are paraben, sulfate and cruelty free and are all handpicked by Vogel. She offers 150 fragrances from which clients can choose to make their potion their very own or create a signature perfume. Vogel's celebrity clients showed up at her new emporium to make her look good, the way that sh...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8468/hermosa-beach-gets-happy.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/AGF8HlVbPHU/la-open-call-cbs.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8408/la-open-call-cbs.html Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Are you a passionate amateur baker? Can you whip up an impressive cake, tart or loaf of bread? You may be the perfect candidate for an exciting new competition baking series on CBS!!Amateur skilled bakers will compete against one another in baking challenges that will test every aspect of their baking skills. At the end of the competition, one baker will ultimately be crowned the winner. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the competitors – young, old, from every background and e...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8408/la-open-call-cbs.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/d5r6gHtO5q0/celebrity-chefs-stir-up.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8365/celebrity-chefs-stir-up.html Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Children’s Bureau’s 3rd Annual Celebrity Chefs Wine Tasting, held on October 11, 2012 at the agency’s Magnolia Place Family Center delighted a crowd of more than 350 food and wine enthusiasts while raising $250,000 for the agency’s child abuse prevention and treatment programs. The evening included tapas-style food from an elite line-up of chefs --- Traci Des Jardins (Jardinière, Bravo’s Top Chef Masters), Loretta Keller (Bizou/Coco500 and The Moss Room), Mary Sue Milliken (Border Gr...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8365/celebrity-chefs-stir-up.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/KSr0gkxg5RQ/los-angeles-master-chorale.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8307/los-angeles-master-chorale.html Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:49:22 -0700 The concert featured two West Coast premieres – Nico Muhly’s choral tapestry, A Good Understanding, performed with the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, and Judith Weir’s Ascending Into Heaven, a soaring journey into the clouds. In addition, Gershon conducted a second Muhly piece, Bright Mass with Canons, which received its West Coast premiere by the Chorale in 2010. Both Muhly works are featured on the Chorale’s CD A Good Understanding recorded in Disney Hall and released to tremendous c...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8307/los-angeles-master-chorale.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/Os0MLMGZzAE/genetic-roulette-the-gamble.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8199/genetic-roulette-the-gamble.html Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Jeffrey Smith’s Genetic Roulette, an engaging film about GMOs. Live music before the screening by Label GMO performer Rob Herring. After the film, David King, Master Gardener and founding director of the Seed Library of Los Angeles, will lead a panel discussion focusing on questions from the audience. Sweet and savory food prepared by Real Food Daily will be served at the after party in the library courtyard. Co-hosted by California Right to Know, Co-opportunity Natural Foods and Real Food Dai...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8199/genetic-roulette-the-gamble.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/S2r5gniT0yY/consumers-have-the-right.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8196/consumers-have-the-right.html Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Argument 1. This bill will cost California families billions in extra food costs, if Prop 37 passes. WRONG!50 other countries already label and they did not experience a cost increase.With Prop 37 they have 18 months to change their labels.• American food manufacturers already label GE ingredients sold in Europe but the same products sold on US shelves are not labeled. In fact most US food companies don’t use GE ingredients in the European version of their products because Europeans won’t...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8196/consumers-have-the-right.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/vJX4D-ql08g/bob-barker-will-receive.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8168/bob-barker-will-receive.html Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:49:22 -0700 On October 13th, 2012 Bob Barker (philanthropist and Emmy-award winning host of the Price is Right) will be presented with the Lord Houghton Award for outstanding services to animal welfare by Animal Defenders International (ADI).For tickets and information about the event and ADI: http://www.ad-international.org/adi_home/http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8168/bob-barker-will-receive.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/V_2-QyBSUNU/the-37th-annual-gracie.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8083/the-37th-annual-gracie.html Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) is pleased to announce that the 37th Annual Gracie Awards Gala will air on RLTV on September 22 at 8pm ET. The Gracie Awards (also known as “the Gracies”) recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women and about women in all facets of media, including radio, television, cable and new media. The awards program also encourages the realistic and multi-faceted portrayal of women in entertainment, news, features and other programs.“Alli...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-8083/the-37th-annual-gracie.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/yjkkVRLtWF4/face-forward-giving-women.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7969/face-forward-giving-women.html Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Face Forward, founded by Dr. David Alessi, and his wife Deborah Alessi, exists to provide facial surgical reconstructive services for women and children who have been victimized by violence. Giving those who suffer at the hands of gang aggression or domestic violence a new face allows them to move forward and hopefully heal the internal injuries wrought by this scourge. One of Face Forward’s beneficiaries is Michelle who underwent surgery earlier in 2012. Michelle suffered a series of devas...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7969/face-forward-giving-women.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/NdEpIjkoEy0/sports-sweepstakes-celebrates-the.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7756/sports-sweepstakes-celebrates-the.html Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Distinguished event co-chairs Stanley Black, Bob Barth, Lyn Konheim, Rick Wolf and honorary committee chair, Donald Sterling invite Angelenos to celebrate the triumphant spirit of this year’s, 9641 Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, Olympics on September 10, 2012 at The Beverly Hills Hotel to support Vista Del Mar, a community of services providing comprehensive, family centered, social, educational and behavioral health services that encourage children, adolescents and their families to lead ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7756/sports-sweepstakes-celebrates-the.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/nMjUMlH06vs/face-forward-launches-third.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7735/face-forward-launches-third.html Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:49:22 -0700 In the five years since renowned plastic surgeon and biochemist David Alessi and Deborah founded Face Forward the charity has helped tens of women and children overcome the disfiguring scars of physical abuse so that they can face forward toward a new life. By facilitating facial reconstructive surgery for victims, Face Forward assists victims of violence find a new face and hopefully, a new beginning.For more information: www.FaceLA.nethttp://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7735/face-forward-launches-third.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/iZ8F9rFssfM/architect-paul-r-williams.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7685/architect-paul-r-williams.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Over 300 guests attended the private garden party of Peter and Merle Mullin to celebrate the highly anticipated release of Rizzoli’s Paul R. Williams: Classic Hollywood Style, on Sunday June 10, 2012. Written by Williams’ granddaughter, Karen E. Hudson, the book features a number of classic homes by the late architect, including the Mullins’ traditional Brentwood estate. This home is one of Williams’ largest estates in Southern California. At the event, Gary Drake of Los Angeles-based Dr...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7685/architect-paul-r-williams.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/R9Q6YBaxZJg/las-madrinas-announces-2012.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7542/las-madrinas-announces-2012.html Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Since 1939, Las Madrinas has honored families who have demonstrated a commitment to the civic, cultural, and philanthropic life of Southern California by presenting their daughters at the annual Las Madrinas Ball. Donations made in honor of the young women, together with the annual support of Las Madrinas members and friends, will contribute to the Las Madrinas Pediatric Simulation Research Laboratory Endowment.Among the Debutantes from West Los Angeles are: Katherine Claire Elliott, daughter o...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7542/las-madrinas-announces-2012.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/2b99mk0WTCU/phoenix-house-honors-dr.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7474/phoenix-house-honors-dr.html Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Phoenix Houses of California, one of the state’s leading non-profit behavioral health organizations, gathered Los Angeles community and business leaders at Hotel Bel-Air on June 6 for its ninth annual Triumph For Teens Awards Gala. The event raised funds to support Phoenix House’s teen residential treatment centers, family therapy, and prevention programs, and featured special tributes to this year’s honorees—Dr. Charles Sophy, medical director of the Los Angeles County Department of Ch...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7474/phoenix-house-honors-dr.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/hqrMUkDRmqg/beverly-hills-bar-association.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7368/beverly-hills-bar-association.html Mon, 21 May 2012 23:49:22 -0700 The Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers dished up gourmet appetizers, spectacular wines and serious fun at the 24th Annual Vintage Bouquet on April 29,2012 at the historic Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. The food and wine event featured unlimited tastings from leading wineries, beverage companies and restaurants, as well as special musical entertainment, and live and silent auctions of unique food, wine and travel packages. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit the Beverly Hills Bar Fou...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7368/beverly-hills-bar-association.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/nzWfS2JkG7E/over-1-1-million.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7360/over-1-1-million.html Mon, 21 May 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Otis College of Art and Design 30th annual scholarship benefit and fashion show, featuring 70 professional models and performers in almost 200 fashion and costume designs (L.A.’s largest annual runway show) from the Otis College fashion design department was a visual sensation. The Junior and Senior classes produced the designs under the mentorship of the best names in the industry, most of whom attended the event. Mentors included; Todd Oldham, David Meister, Michael Maccari of Armani Exchan...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7360/over-1-1-million.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/wh9w4bF54BE/celebrating-30-years-of.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7085/celebrating-30-years-of.html Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:49:22 -0700 Otis College of Art and Design presents its 30th annual scholarship benefit and fashion show, featuring over 70 professional models in 175+ fashion and costume looks (L.A.’s largest annual runway show) from the Otis College fashion design department. The Junior and Senior classes were mentored by the best names in the industry including Todd Oldham, David Meister, Michael Maccari of Armani Exchange, Liliana Casabal of Morgane Le Fay, Ame Austin Max of MaxStudio, costume designer Dominique Lemi...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-7085/celebrating-30-years-of.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/_0xvzP7fgjs/la-children-s-chorus.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-6997/la-children-s-chorus.html Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:49:22 -0700 The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC) raised its voice in song to honor musical luminaries James Conlon, LA Opera Music Director, and Anna Christy, soprano and LACC alumna, as well as visionary corporate partner Nestlé USA, represented by Nestlé USA Chairman and CEO Brad Alford, at Gala Bel Canto on Friday, March 9, 2012. Gala Bel Canto took place at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion’s Grand Hall in downtown Los Angeles. More than 150 LACC choristers – from some of its youngest members who ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-6997/la-children-s-chorus.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Society-WestsideToday/~3/Sq5jbY5dVNA/human-rights-campaign-announces.html http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-6885/human-rights-campaign-announces.html Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:49:22 -0700 The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today announced the line-up for its 2012 Los Angeles Gala on Saturday March 17 at the Ritz-Carlton/JW Marriott in Los Angeles. Chelsea Handler will host the event where MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and wife Kathleen, and actress Charlize Theron will each receive HRC’s Ally for Equality Award. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and actor Joe Manganiello will make special ...http://www.westsidetoday.com/s24-6885/human-rights-campaign-announces.html