Friday, March 25, 2011
- Noah Alper, Founder of Noah's Bagels, speaks to the Women Entrepreneurs Group about being a serial entrepreneur at the Malibu Jewish Center, 24855 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu. 10 AM
- 2011 LA Film + Music Festival starts in Beverly Hills, CA. Film screenings and events will be held at The Writers Guild Theater and Laemmle's Music Hall.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles Guild hosts its annual Accessories for Success Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Beverly Hills Hotel. 10:30 AM
- Leonard Nimoy, maybe Denis O'Hare, Robert Sean Leonard, Tim Curry, and Viola Davis perform short stories in Selected Shorts: Delicious Fictions program at the Getty Center. Saturday: 3 PM & 7 PM.; Sunday 3 PM.
- Starlight Children's Foundation honors Kathy Hilton and her daughters, Paris and Nickie, along with Do Won Chang at its annual "A Stellar Night" Gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza 6:00 PM
- 14th Annual Art & Design Walk in West Hollywood starts at 3:00 PM
- St. Vincent Medical Center presents "An Enchanted Evening - Journey Around the World" Reception at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in The Music Center.
- The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum in Culver City hosts a screening and discussion of the film "Carmen Jones" starring Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte and Diahann Carroll. 4 PM
- Opening reception for exhibit of works by actress CCH Pounder and Tamara Natalie Madden at Pounder Kone Artspace, 5825 Sunset Blvd., Suite# 1102, Hollywood. 6 PM to 9 PM.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
- Professional Dancers Society honor Betty White, Patrick Swayze and Marie Osmond at its annual Awards Luncheon at Beverly Hilton Hotel. Fun starts at 11:30 AM.
- Debi Mazar, Laraine Newman, Dayle Reyfel, Eugene Pack, Julian Sands, Illeana Douglas, Rita Wilson and Roger Bart gather to perform "Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words" at Edye Second Space, 310 11th St,Santa Monica . 7:00 PM
- "Who Owns Africa's Heritage? Issues of Art, Patrimony, and Provenance" lecture at the Fowler Museum, UCLA, Westwood at 2 PM.
- Joshua Foer discusses and signs his new book, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, at the Machine Project at 8 PM
- Northridge Hospital Foundation hosts its Golden Hour Guild Annual Spring Brunch at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills at 10:15 AM
- American Institute of Architects Los Angeles leads its 2011 Spring Home Tour "East and West of the 405," which shall stop at four residences. Tours begin at 11:00 AM.
- Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program hosts a dinner and concert package to the Lady Gaga Little Monster concert at Staples Center. Event starts at 6:30 PM.
- Los Angeles World Affairs Council ponders the "The Future of Power" at its dinner lecture presented by Dr. Joseph Nye. InterContinental Hotel at Century City. 7 PM
- Peter Guber lectures the Milken Institute Forum on "Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade and Triumph With the Hidden Power of Story" at the Milken Institute headquarters in Santa Monica. The wisdom starts flowing at 4:30 PM. Registration is closed.
- Wednesday, March 30, 2011Cedars-Sinai Medical Center hosts the McKenna Art Auction to Benefit Lung Cancer Research at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica.
- Itzhak Perlman performs "The Soul of Jewish Music" Benefit Concert on behalf of Bet Tzedek - The House of Justice at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. 6:30 PM
- Lois Banner presents and signs MM-Personal: From the Private Archive of Marilyn Monroe at Book Soup. 7:00 PM