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Sammie Jay Wows Fans at Universal Studios

2012-05-11T23:48:00.001-07:00

Sammie Jay at Universal Studios CityWalk's Five Towers Stage On April 27, Sammie Jay and her new band erupted onto the main stage at Universal Studios CityWalk with a knockout version of Cee Lo Green's Forget You. The internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter instantly had the audience clapping and cheering, as she danced around the stage, igniting the night air with her fiery vocal

Red Tie Gala Raises Half A Million Dollars For The Red Cross

2012-04-25T02:47:00.002-07:00

Denis Leary interviewed at the ARC Red Tie Gala As celebrities arrived in droves, the Santa Monica Fairmont Miramar Hotel was swamped with paparazzi all eager to cover the years biggest fund raiser for the American Red Cross -- the annual Red Tie Affair. The event included a special dinner honoring actor/comedian Denis Leary, actress Jaimie Lee Curtis, Iraq vet, actor and dancer J.R.

Reception for Actor Alan Cumming's Debut Photo Exhibit is Attended by Hollywood's Elite at the Andaz, Hotel

2012-04-06T21:09:00.177-07:00

On April 5, 2012, Hollywood celebrated the debut of a phenomenal photographer/artist named Alan Cumming. Yes, that Alan Cumming. The talented actor whose eccentric characters light up films such as the Spy Kids series, James Bond's Goldeneye, X-Men, TV's The Good Wife and Broadway's Caberet. The reception for Cummings was held at the Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood in conjunction with an

My Brooklyn Hamlet: A Meshugenah True Story Returns to L.A, for a Six Week Run

2012-04-06T19:58:00.004-07:00

Brenda Adelman's childhood seemed quite normal. The lovely actress describes her family at the time, as close-knit and caring. Brenda's mother was a photographer/artist with an eccentric bohemian persona, "mom dressed like Marilyn Monroe, and smoked a pipe." Her relationship with her father would be described as a loving one. There was, however, the gun. The hand-gun was a 35-calibre

220 Fitness Celebrates Its First Anniversary by Allan Peach

2012-01-29T22:02:00.000-08:00

Matteo Baker has had an outstanding career in the fitness industry. With over 16 years in management positions with Golds Gym, Powerhouse, and Equinox, Matteo has done it all, or so he thought. Then one day, while chatting with his close friend Wladimir Klitschko, the Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and longest reigning heavyweight champion of all time.a new spark was lit. Klitschiko suggested that

American Red Cross "Heroes Breakfast" honors supporters of Disaster Preparedness

2011-11-25T23:01:00.000-08:00

On November 17, the American Red Cross of Los Angeles, held their second annual Heroes Breakfast at the prestigious California Club in downtown Los Angeles. The breakfast was held to honor those businesses and individuals who have shown outstanding leadership in raising awareness for disaster preparedness in the Los Angeles area. The fundraising event was emceed by Los Angeles Channel 11

Oliver Peake Raises Over Three Thousand Dollars For St. Baldrick's Cancer Research

2011-10-02T04:53:00.000-07:00

On October 24, 2011, Oliver Peake joined the Santa Monica Fire Department in support of St. Baldrick's Foundation's effort to raise funding for child cancer research. St. Baldrick's is a unique organization that eschews typical 5k and 10k charity and instead requests donations in support of those brave lads that shave their heads totally bald to fight childhood cancer. Initially, the idea

On The Promenade with Sammie Jay

2011-10-02T04:41:00.000-07:00

When our favorite blue-eyed soul singer, Sammie Jay dropped by to support the St. Baldrick's Foundation event on the Santa Monica Promenade, we decided to take some photos of her performance after the Baldrick fund raiser was over. As always, Sammie gave a phenomenal performance and even sang a few new covers we had not heard her do before. Her renditions of Rolling in the Deep and Price Tag

OneSmallStep 5K Walk A Huge Success for Prader-Willi Research

2011-09-01T04:17:00.000-07:00

Sunday, August 28, was one of the hottest and muggiest days of the year in Santa Monica. But the families and friends that came out for the annual OneSmallStep 5k Walk weren't thinking of the weather. They came to the Santa Monica Airport Park to raise critical research money to combat Prader-Willi Syndrome, the most common, genetic cause of life-threatening obesity. Known simply as PWS, the

A Mother Speaks of Her Son's Life With Prader-Willi Syndrome

2011-08-31T22:41:00.000-07:00

When you are awaiting the arrival of your new baby there aren’t enough words to describe the joy you feel. The anticipation grows inside of you along with your baby. Then that blessed day comes, however it isn’t as you imagined it would be. Your little angel comes into the world only he isn’t crying like the babies on the television, he isn’t kicking or flailing his arms about. Instead your baby

Justin Bieber In Fender Bender

2011-08-31T21:43:00.000-07:00

Justin Bieber was in a Studio City parking structure on the 10900 block of Bluffside drive, when he was hit from behind by a Honda Civic at around noon, on August . It is not public knowledge who was driving the Civic, and the accident was so minor that a police report was not filed, although the police were called. The paparazzi arrived before the cops, and the media circus over a car tap

Sunday Come Out and Support a Cure for Prader Willi Syndrome

2011-08-25T00:50:00.000-07:00

This Sunday at 9:00 at the Santa Monica Airport, the organization One Small Step is raising funds for the Foundation for Prader Willi Research (FPWR). The FPWR is dedicated to improving the lives of those with PWS by funding research which will lead to treatments to help our loved ones lead happy full lives. So far FPWR has raised $1.6 million and has a goal of funding the first ever NIH

Hurley Sponsors The Shortboard Revolution at Santa Monica's California Heritage Museum

2011-08-24T23:36:00.000-07:00

When Bob Hurley started the Hurley brand of surfboards in the 1970s, his love of the beach and surf culture soon turned his company into one of the most successful brands to celebrate the burgeoning Southern California ethos. The company has expanded into a brand that celebrates youth, music, surfing, skateboarding, and all things cool. Its extensive product line extends to clothing, purses,

Advertisers Welcome

2011-08-22T01:01:00.000-07:00

Due to a recent ruling in California to tax internet transactions, our main advertiser, Amazon has canceled all California-based affiliate sponsorship. Therefore, My Teen Topix is looking for new companies or individuals to sponsor our blog. We are read in over 115 countries and and have a strong readership made up of both teens and adults. We try to make a difference in the world, by bringing

The Hunger Games The Book and The Upcoming Movie

2011-08-22T00:37:00.000-07:00

The Hunger Games is the first in a series of books about Katniss Everdeen, a young 16 year old girl living in the post apocalyptic District 12 of what used to be North America. The book and its sequels, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay, were written by superb story-teller, Suzanne Collins (The Underland Chronicles). The plot is reminiscent of a combination of Shirley Jackson's short story, The

Oran Utan Republik Foundation Raises Funds To Protect The Sumatran Orangoutangs

2011-08-21T23:05:00.000-07:00

The population of Sumatran Orangoutangs has been cut in half over the last 17 years, while their natural habitat has been devastated by deforestation due to the greed of Palm Oil Plantation owners. The Orangoutang in danger of being the first great ape to become extinct in the wild. Deforestation & Palm Oil by Films4 The rapid decline in the Orangoutang population is a direct result of

My Teen Topix's Oliver Peake Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver

2011-08-11T23:15:00.000-07:00

To regular readers of the My Teen Topix blog, the name Oliver Peake will be a familiar one. Oliver has contributed numerous poems to our pages, and we recently ran an article about Oliver's dedicated efforts to raise $5000 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation by shaving his head for child cancer research. But for those who are not familiar the twelve year old, Oliver is an extremely talented

Comic-Con 2011

2011-08-06T02:56:00.000-07:00

From July 21 to July 24, Comic-Con, the premiere comic, sic-fi, horror, and just plain fun conference took over the San Diego Convention Center to celebrate some of the most important artists, directors, actors and writers in the genre field. Celebrity guests included the cast of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Huge crowds line up for the 2012 Comic-Con in San Diego Kristen Stewart from The

Oliver, the Kid Who's Cutting His Curls for Cancer

2011-08-01T02:05:00.000-07:00

My Teen Topix contributor, Oliver Peake is making a difference for child cancer, and he is doing it by loosing his locks. For the second year in a row, Oliver is going to have his head totally shaven for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. The St. Baldrick's Foundation raises funds for children's cancer research in a very unique way. They shave heads. The charity was started on March 17, 2000, St.

Holly Robinson Peete's MY BROTHER CHARLIE Event Shines a Warm Light on Autism

2011-07-28T04:58:00.000-07:00

There was joy all around at the Second Annual MY BROTHER CHARLIE EVENT FOR AUTISM AWARENESS held at the historic Culver Studios. The festivities were headed up by actress, singer and award-winning author, Holly Robinson Peete and family. The lovely star of Speed-Dating, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, 21 Jump Street, and co-host of The Talk, and her husband, NFL great, Rodney Peete have become two of

Selena Gomez Rushed to Hospital After Tonight Show Appearance

2011-06-10T13:26:00.000-07:00

After appearing in good spirits on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Selena Gomez was rushed to the hospital due to an onslaught of nausea and a splitting headache. Justin Bieber's girl was scheduled to make an appearance at the Santa Monica Place shopping center today, to promote her new movie, Monte Carlo. The appearance was cancelled, but other events surrounding the promotion of the film will

Asics Sponsors An Amazing Event In The Hamptons To Raise Money For The Red Cross and the ONEHope Foundation -- Christine Peake

2011-06-01T01:55:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day weekend got off to a charitable start in The Hamptons this weekend with ASICS sponsoring a terrific Fundraiser for the American Red Cross and the ONEHOPE Foundation. Guests packed the new hot venue THE ELM, in Southampton, which promises to be the place to be this summer. Guests drank charitable ONEHOPE wine which donates an astounding 50% of all profits to charity, and partied until

An Exclusive Interview with the Fabulously Talented Sammie Jay Pt. 2

2011-04-22T04:44:00.000-07:00

In the last issue of My Teen Topix, we ran part one of an exclusive interview with the scintillating Sammie Jay. If you missed it, you can check it out here. This issue, we return to Sammie to talk about her phenomenal CDs, her song writing, and her performances. In the process, we learn more about Sammie Jay the woman. The Interview Part 2 The Artist MTT: Your first two CDs were

My Teen Topix's 100th Post

2011-04-14T03:56:00.000-07:00

My Teen Topix is proud to celebrate its 100th post. We have brought our readers exclusive stories and photos of celebrities such as Josh Duhamel, Fergie, Betty White, Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, Christine Moore, Christine Devine, Nicole Kidman, Yvonne Strahovski, Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Andrew Garfield, Kathy Griffin, Kate Flannery, David Joyner, Ashland, Gross, the cast of Twilight

An Exclusive Interview with the Fabulously Talented Sammie Jay Pt. 1

2011-04-14T02:03:00.000-07:00

My Teen Topix loves Sammie Jay Wren, the young multi-talented artist, who is equally at home acting, modeling, song writing and singing. Sammie Jay, as her fan's know her, has The Voice, and what a voice it is. When I heard that voice for the first time, Sammie was singing the Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston mega-hit "I Will Always Love You." She was performing a block away on the Santa Monica