BAD BOY
When was the last time you think anybody told a Hollywood hunk to leave the room if he couldn’t behave? James Franco who’s working his way through the schools and coursework to earn a Ph.D. was caught texting during a lecture and ordered by his instructor to leave the room! What’s worse, is that no one would have known except for a ‘chatty cathy’ fellow classmate who snitched to her favorite gossip rags and they told the world.
Nancy Reagan
More than 800 guests and admirers filled the Beverly Wilshire Hotel recently to celebrate Mrs. Reagan’s humanitarian achievements at The Colleagues’ highly anticipated Annual Spring Luncheon. Television and radio legend Wink Martindale was Master of Ceremonies, and the event included a fashion show featuring the stunning Fall 2011 collection of Oscar de la Renta. The internationally renowned designer appeared in person to present his close friend, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, with this year’s Champion of Children award.
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SAN YSIDRO RANCH
2010’s World’s Best Awards
For 15 years, Travel+Leisure has put together their World’s Best Awards for the top travel destinations in the world. This year, San Ysidro Ranch ranked #1 as the top resort in the United States and Canada.
The ranking is a prestigious honor for the resort, as the travel magazine is one of the most respected and read travel publications in the industry. Read by over 4.8 million readers, this year’s poll yielded a record number of votes. More >
Siamak Tabib, MD
March of every year marks the National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Awareness, however, is only part of the battle against this deadly disease. Prevention will ultimately save many lives from this second leading cause of cancer death among both men and women in this country. In fact, there are more deaths each year due to colorectal cancer than breast cancer and AIDS combined. Someone dies from colorectal cancer every nine minutes. The good news is that colorectal cancer rates have decreased over the last two years mainly due to an increase in both awareness and prevention. More >
The Crescent Beverly Hills
Located in the midst of Beverly Hill’s famed Golden Triangle, The Crescent Beverly Hills is a portrait of understated elegance, its service philosophy modeled on the concept of a boutique hotel. Bordering Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard and Rexford Drive, these luxurious apartment homes are a short walk from Rodeo Drive and world-class boutiques and restaurants. Residents can call Spago, Cut, Bond Street and Mastro’s their neighborhood eateries. Living at the Crescent Beverly Hills is being in the epicenter of international fashion and fine cuisine. More >
Collegues Spring Luncheon 2011
More than 800 guests and admirers filled the Beverly Wilshire Hotel recently to celebrate Mrs. Reagan’s humanitarian achievements at The Colleagues’ highly anticipated Annual Spring Luncheon. Television and radio legend Wink Martindale was Master of Ceremonies, and the event included a fashion show featuring the stunning Fall 2011 collection of Oscar de la Renta. The internationally renowned designer appeared in person to present his close friend, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, with this year’s Champion of Children award.
Established in 1950, The Colleagues is a non-profit corporation comprised of 65 active and over 50 sustaining members who support and raise funds solely to benefit Children’s Institute in their efforts to end child abuse and neglect.
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Junior League of Los Angeles Harvest Bouotique 2010
Guests recently celebrated the 11th annual Harvest Boutique: Where Giving is Always in Style at the Ritz Carlton LA Live. The event was a fun-filled day of shopping featuring unique vendors, a silent auction, and a catered luncheon to raise funds to support the Junior League of Los Angeles’ projects and programs.
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40th Annual Beastly Ball
Attendees recently gathered at the Los Angeles Zoo for the 40th Annual Beastly Ball, presented by the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA), which for more than four decades has successfully supported the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens as an international leader in the preservation of endangered species and a conservation center for the care and study of wildlife.
Sir Elton John, Jane Goodall, Jay Leno, Sandra Bullock, Alex Trebek, Michael Feinstein and Jamie Lee Curtis were among the co-chairs honoring long-time supporter Betty White. NCIS star Pauley Perrette served as the evening’s MC.
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JCF Celebrates Non-Profit Leadership 2010
The Foundation, part of the Jewish Community Foundation Los Angeles, recently hosted a special evening honoring The Jewish Community Foundation’s Recent Cutting Edge Grant recipients and Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, who received the Inspired Leadership Award. The award recognizes an outstanding professional leader whose vision is “transforming the Los Angeles Jewish community.”
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Society of Singers 2010
The Society of Singers recently honored Natalie Cole with the 19th Elle Award, named for its first recipient, Ella Fitzgerald in 1989. ELLA honorees are carefully chosen for their contribution to the music world and for their dedicated efforts to benefit the community and worldwide humanitarian causes. Guests mingled while enjoying cocktails, an auction, and a show. More >