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September 15th, Beverly Hills--This EMMY Award season, GBK, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company honored the 2022 EMMY Award Nominees and Presenters by hosting its Annual Nominees and presents Luxury EMMY gifting lounge. Held on the 9th and 10th March at gorgeous Four Seasons Hotel nestled in Beverly Hills, appropriately so, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. The luxury event this year saw some of the most celebrated TV stars...
(MONTREAL, QC) - As the cost of living worldwide continues to climb, Chaz Desousa and the team at Montreal-based cheapfunthingstodo.com are launching a new way for people across the globe to find fun, unique, and affordable activities near them. "We've been indexing fun things to do for the past ten years and have found some pretty interesting activities," said Co-founder Chaz Desousa. "Whether it's yoga with goats or fully immersive experiences, we keep our finger on the pulse of cool...
One half of the stoner-hippie comedic duo Cheech and Chong, Richard "Cheech" Marin has become perhaps one of the most well-known and respected Chicano achievers in the world of entertainment. As an actor, director, writer, musician, art collector and humanitarian, Cheech is a man who has proven that he has the intellect and wit to make a simple smile appear in any situation. At the side of his partner Tommy Chong, he enjoyed immense off-color comedic success in the 1970's before moving into a...
The most action-packed motorsports experience for families in the world today returns to rev through Downtown LA this summer for an adrenaline-charged weekend at Crypto.com Arena from August 26–28, 2022. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Monster Jam features world-class athletes locked in intense competitions of speed and skill. SoCal motorsports fans will witness heated rivalries, high-flying stunts and fierce head-to-head battles for the Event Championship. Engineered to perfection,...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (July 14, 2022) -- Located on the rooftop deck of the Santa Monica Place, a premier outdoor retail destination, the new and innovative French-Mediterranean restaurant and lounge with a California touch, LouLou, will host a Grand Opening on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022. The highly anticipated restaurant has undergone a complete remodel to breathe new life into a rooftop atmosphere featuring greenery, candlelit trees, earthy joinery design components, and more. All of these...
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier's Ferris wheel will feature a high-flying 130-feet tall, animated waving American flag throughout Memorial Day weekend in special salute to military personnel who died in service. The patriotic light program will also have brilliant colors and patterns in red, white and blue. Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday each May in the United States as an opportunity to honor and mourn the military personnel who have died in the performance of their...
CAMP, the East Coast family favorite that has reimagined the retail experience, has opened its first flagship store in Los Angeles as part of its national expansion. Part toy store, part activity destination and all good vibes, CAMP helps families answer the question, "What should we do today?" The retailer is bringing its unique combination of play, product and programming to LA families; this new Century City location is CAMP's 9th store and the first of many on the West Coast. This 7,000...
THE MUSTANGS: AMERICA'S WILD HORSES is an amazing story about America's wild horses from their turbulent history to their uncertain future. It takes audiences on an odyssey throughout America to places few people have seen or even know about. There are more than 80,000 wild horses on our public lands and more than 50,000 in government corrals. The film also puts a spotlight on the work of Operation Wild Horse, an organization, that pairs mustangs and veterans with PTSD. Centered around the...
NEW YORK – Nov. 15, 2021 – Alan Toy has been cast as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in NBC's holiday spectacular "Annie Live!," set for Thursday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Toy joins an A-list ensemble that includes Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan, Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks, Nicole Scherzinger as Grace, Tituss Burgess as Rooster, Megan Hilty as Lily St. Regis and Celina Smith in the title role of Annie. Toy, who also contracted polio resulting in paralysis similar to FDR, is the...
Global Citizen Live Los Angeles was the last location of the 24 hour worldwide broadcast to fundraise to defend our planet and defeat poverty by petitioning world leaders, philanthropists, and the private sector to give priority and commitments towards climate change, starvation, and vaccine equity. This spectacular concert took place on Saturday evening, September 21, 2021 at the Greek Theatre, located at the south section of Griffith Park, 2700 North Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, 90027 This...
Comedy has thankfully been keeping folks laughing throughout these uncertain covid times, whether it be outside or inside venues, with comedians constantly performing throughout the Los Angeles area. On Thursday 28th at the legendary Feinstein's Room at Vitello's, comedy legend and actor Jamie Kennedy will be headlining and bringing his quirky, hilarious, upbeat and above all, sincere set of jokes and life observations. Kennedy refreshingly walks to his own drum with a biting wit he casually...
1/21: Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a "prop" gun on the set of a film called "Rust", the Associated Press reported Thursday evening. The weapon discharged and killed Director of Photography Halyna Hutchins, and also injured director Joel Souza. Baldwin was said to be "distraught" after the accidental discharge. One social media source (@BJBaldwin) posted: "There was a prop bullet in the chamber, to get a closeup. It had a charge that would send it just an inch down the barrel. That was...
Every Mom knows that raising children and taking care of a home is a full time job. School commitments and sports are literally a full days work. Then there is cooking, cleaning, homework and the basic fundamental needs of being emotionally there for children. It is not an easy task. I have had many moms share their stories with me and expressing how they feel like single moms even though they have a husband. "He goes to work all day, that's the easy part." Whilst raising children is also a...
Los Angeles, 25th September 2021. The EMMY Awards are the highest recognition of talent and performance in the Television industry. After more than a year of lockdown, GBK hosted a celebrity event in honor of the EMMY's post pandemic from Friday the 17th September to Saturday the 18th September. The 2021 GBK Brand Bar & HempHera Luxury Lounge held at the La Peer hotel this year teamed up with premiere brands from all around the world to gift the most innovative and unique gifts to the guests in...
The Catalyst Story Institute, a professional development program for TV writers, actors, directors, and producers to advance their work, has selected a finalist from Santa Monica to present at the annual Catalyst Content Festival in Duluth on September 29th to October 3rd. The festival, held in partnership with the National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences & ATAS, is the premier showcase for the independent television industry. In the same vein as independent film festivals, Catalyst discovers new...
On the rooftop penthouse of the La Peer Hotel, 627 N. La Peer Drive, West Hollywood, the celebrity guests were pampered and gifted on Friday September 17-Saturday September 18, 2021 All guests were lavished by HempHera Kosmeticos and their Greek God & Goddess inspired Luxury Nano Amplified CBD Skincare Collection. Inside the lounge, delicious food and beverages flowed everywhere: Vegan sushi from Kuleana, Suavecito, the world's finest tequila, Hibachi House LA, a full service gourmet hibachi...
The 24th Annual Dances with Films Festival was held at the TLC Chinese Theaters in Hollywood, had an exciting opening night world premiere film 'The Art of Protest' on Thursday August 26, 2021. There was an opening night "Meet the Filmmakers" gala at the Roosevelt Hotel Ballroom. Let's Get Physical, the 24th Annual Dances With Films was founded by Leslee Scallon and Michael Trent. Dances With Films was established to support those voices that need to be heard, memoirs to be shared and...
9/19: This Award season, Secret Room Events, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company honored the 2021 EMMY Nominees and Presenters on September the 16th, by hosting its Annual Celebrity Award Event. Held at the luxurious Petersen Automotive Museum ROOFTOP, appropriately so, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. This Awards season saw luxury lifestyle brands being showcased. Secret Room Events, led by experienced event producer,...
Rolling Stones Guitarist Charlie Watts has died, said his publicist in a statement on Twitter. Watts, 80 joined the legendary rock band in 1963 at the beginning of their 58 year career. "He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family," the Stone's publicist tweeted on August 24, 2021. It was announced last week that Watts' physical condition would prevent him from touring with the band this year. The band, which planned to tour this year, has been noted for...
Stunning actress and supermodel Eugenia Kuzmina walked the red carpet to celebrate the release of her new movie ‘The Elevator’ which she stars in with actor Eric Roberts and comedian/actor Matt Rife. The red carpet event was held at the historical TLC Chinese Theater in Hollywood and Eugenia looked stunning in a Sue Wong designer gown and Margaret Rowe Couture Jewlery. Eugenia proudly was accompanied by her nine year old daughter Veronika Block, who is also the daughter of legendary Hol...
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier's Ferris wheel will fly a 90-feet tall American Flag for the Fourth of July weekend celebration, along with a spectacular display of patriotic red, white and blue colors, patterns and transitions. Independence Day in the United States is celebrated annually on July 4th and commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the 13 American colonies were no longer subject to the monarchy of Britain and...
Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum returns to live performances with outdoor 2021 Summer SeasonTheatricum Botanicum returns to live performance at its unique and stunning outdoor amphitheater in Topanga with a summer season of three plays July 10 through Nov. 7. Tickets to Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum 2021 Repertory Season, sponsored by the S. Mark Taper Foundation, go on sale June 1 at theatricum.com. Best known for presenting lively and engaging renditions of the works of William...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., (May 25, 2021) --- Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Pacific Park opened on May 26, 1996, becoming the first amusement park on the Santa Monica Pier since the 1930s. Pacific Park is LA's only admission free amusement park and offers 12 amusement rides, 14 midway games, an oceanfront food plaza and beachside shopping. In addition to the Pacific Wheel solar-powered Ferris wheel, Pacific Park's signature rides include The West Coaster,...
Nonprofit Sing for Hope partners with City of Beverly Hills and Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts to bring artist-designed Sing for Hope Pianos to parks and public spaces - Open call for LA-area visual artists to apply to participate Sing for Hope -- in partnership with the City of Beverly Hills and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts -- announced today that it will bring its one-of-a-kind Sing for Hope Pianos program to the Los Angeles area, with artist-designed...
If you like to head to the OC for the weekend, The County of Orange and OC Parks are pleased to present the 2021 OC Parks Summer Concert Series and Sunset Cinema film series and announce details for the June and July dates. Details for the August and September dates will be announced soon. All events will include free parking with food and drink available for purchase. Spend summer evenings in a family-friendly environment with free live music and movie screenings at parks across Orange County. OC Parks Summer Concert Series returns with free o...