Celebs Create Plays in 24 Hours for Urban Arts Partnership

An exciting evening of whimsical and outlandish short plays and musical talent delighted the audience at Broad Stage Theater in Santa Monica last night. Celebrity performers, such as Alanis Morissette (musician, Weeds), Gavin Rossdale (band Bush, Bling Ring), Kelly Osbourne (E! Fashion Police), Wilmer Valderrama (That 70’s Show), Jamie Chung (Sin City), Bryan Greenberg (Lance Armstrong Biopic, How to Make it in America), Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch), Jason Ritter … Continue reading Celebs Create Plays in 24 Hours for Urban Arts Partnership

Melissa CurtinJune 22, 2014September 25, 2014Leave a comment

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Beck and The National Headline at First City Festival in Monterey – Get Your Tickets Pronto!

If you are not already planning on heading to the FIRST CITY FESTIVAL on August 23-24, 2014 in Monterey, CA, accrue your tickets, pack your bags, hitch a ride and get there. Beck and The National will be headlining this year at the incredible, two-day, boutique music and arts festival at Monterey County Fair and Event Center. It will be a weekend to remember for a … Continue reading Beck and The National Headline at First City Festival in Monterey – Get Your Tickets Pronto!

Rochelle RobinsonJune 17, 2014August 23, 2014Leave a comment

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Top 5 Inspirational Books for Summer

If you have ever been blown away by a book and wanted all of your friends to read it, then look no farther than our motivating LaLaScoop List. If a book alters your thinking, makes you a better person, inspires you to change or do good, than Just Read. Read your summer away. 1. The Code. The Power of “I Will” by Shaun Tomson We … Continue reading Top 5 Inspirational Books for Summer

Melissa CurtinJune 10, 2014June 22, 2014Leave a comment

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Kevin Morris Gives Us a Taste of White Man’s Problems

Successful and revered entertainment attorney Kevin Morris has published his first fictional book, a compilation of short stories entitled White Man’s Problems. His colleague and business partner Kevin Yorn, along with Gaby Morgerman (his wife) and Alex Kohner hosted a lovely backyard book party Tuesday evening, June 3rd for Kevin Morris, at Kevin Yorn’s home. Kevin Morris, a highly respected, entertainment industry staple, is also known for representing and brokering groundbreaking … Continue reading Kevin Morris Gives Us a Taste of White Man’s Problems

Melissa CurtinJune 10, 2014November 11, 20164 Comments

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Shakespeare’s Lear Reversed and Righteous

Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum opened their summer season of Shakespeare with Lear last night, only it wasn’t a king that set out to divide his kingdom in three amongst his beloved daughters, but rather a queen, who by her own procured demise, divides her “queendom” into a mere two, casting her most beloved third son (bearing the same name as the original) Cordelian, off to … Continue reading Shakespeare’s Lear Reversed and Righteous

Rochelle RobinsonJune 8, 2014June 25, 20141 Comment

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Celebrate “Black Truffle Friday”—The Launch of Australian Truffle Season at Melisse with an Exclusive Chef Collaborative Dinner

The launch of Australian Truffle Season, beginning at the end of May, makes its way to sunny Los Angeles. Angelinos can now celebrate “Black Truffle Friday”—curated by Frank Brunacci of The Truffle & Wine Co. at one of the best restaurants in Santa Monica – Mélisse. This exclusive one-night-only chef collaborative dinner takes place on Friday, June 13. Chef Josiah Citrin will collaborate with Australian Chef Peter … Continue reading Celebrate “Black Truffle Friday”—The Launch of Australian Truffle Season at Melisse with an Exclusive Chef Collaborative Dinner

Melissa CurtinMay 31, 2014June 18, 2014Leave a comment

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Anchovy Carnage in the Marina

The stench has finally subsided from the residual carnage due to last month’s sudden loss of sea life in Marina del Rey. It took a solid couple of weeks before I could bear my nose to the wind while walking beside the docks. But, the water remained impenetrable to the eye long after. Anchovies, sharks, even sea lions lay dormant, dead, thick on the sea … Continue reading Anchovy Carnage in the Marina

Rochelle RobinsonMay 29, 2014June 26, 2014Leave a comment

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Arianna Huffington Tells Us How to Thrive

Arianna Huffington sheds light on the importance of really living and what it means to THRIVE. Huffington’s new book, THRIVE: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder seems to be a necessary reminder in this day and age of how to be present and peaceful inside. In a packed church in Beverly Hills on the evening of May 7, my … Continue reading Arianna Huffington Tells Us How to Thrive

Melissa CurtinMay 24, 2014June 6, 20142 Comments

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Jane Seymour’s Open Hearts Foundation Gala Honors Four Important Causes

“Dis the dis in disability,” exclaimed 27 year old Travis Mills who surmounted the stage with his new arms and legs, losing all limbs after being critically injured on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan by an IED while on patrol. Being only one of five quadruple amputees from the wars in Iraq and Adganistan to survive his injuries, we learned how he told … Continue reading Jane Seymour’s Open Hearts Foundation Gala Honors Four Important Causes

Melissa CurtinMay 18, 2014November 11, 20161 Comment

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Trois Mec – The Hottest Ticket In Town, Literally

Finally! Two months, four failed attempts, and a full on panic attack later I finally scored a table at Trois Mec, the hardest restaurant reservation in Los Angeles. Opened in early 2013 by celebrity chefs (and Food Network regulars) Ludo Lefebvre and the duo from Animal and Son of a Gun, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, this place has been booked solid since day one. … Continue reading Trois Mec – The Hottest Ticket In Town, Literally