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CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD hosts THE 11TH ANNUAL RUSSIAN STYLE FESTIVAL through Sunday, May 20

CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD hosts THE 11TH ANNUAL RUSSIAN STYLE FESTIVAL through Sunday, May 20

[ 0 ] May 14, 2012

Entertainment, music, food and family activities will be a part of the 11th Annual Russian Style Festival, presented by the City of West Hollywood and its Russian Advisory Board on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard. Other events celebrating Russian arts and culture will also take place beginning on Friday, [...]

‘FOLLIES’: HAUNTED HEARTACHE AT THE AHMANSON – Theatre Review by Chris Carpenter

‘FOLLIES’: HAUNTED HEARTACHE AT THE AHMANSON – Theatre Review by Chris Carpenter

[ 0 ] May 11, 2012

Upon entering the Ahmanson Theatre this past week, regulars like myself were initially startled to find the space in a state of apparent disrepair. The walls, speakers and seating boxes were covered with black tarps, and the curtain partly covering the proscenium was torn and frayed. What’s more, a howling wind could be intermittently heard [...]

PROTECTING RIGHTS, GIVING BACK, STUDENT SAFETY:  ADDITIONAL 2012 LA PRIDE HONOREES ANNOUNCED

PROTECTING RIGHTS, GIVING BACK, STUDENT SAFETY: ADDITIONAL 2012 LA PRIDE HONOREES ANNOUNCED

[ 0 ] April 26, 2012

On the heels of last week’s announcement that Chaz Bono, Dee Rees and Katy Butler will be among the 2012 slate of Community Honorees, Christopher Street West, producers of LA PRIDE, has announce three other members of this outstanding group: California Attorney General Kamala Harris; event producer extraordinaire, Tom Whitman and fierce advocate for safe [...]

THE TREVOR PROJECT TO SERVE AS LA PRIDE PARADE COMMUNITY GRAND MARSHAL

THE TREVOR PROJECT TO SERVE AS LA PRIDE PARADE COMMUNITY GRAND MARSHAL

[ 0 ] April 17, 2012

Christopher Street West, proud producers of LA PRIDE, is incredibly excited to announce that The Trevor Project has been selected as the 2012 Community Grand Marshal for the LA PRIDE Parade, taking place Sunday, June 10, in the City of West Hollywood. The Trevor Project, headquartered along the parade route, has participated in LA PRIDE [...]

The new WEST HOLLYWOOD Library Project has been Awarded GOLD LEED CERTIFICATION

The new WEST HOLLYWOOD Library Project has been Awarded GOLD LEED CERTIFICATION

[ 0 ] April 12, 2012

- Surpasses Planned Energy and Environmental Sustainability Goals – The City of West Hollywood was recently notified that the new West Hollywood Library has been awarded a Gold LEED Certification, surpassing its planned energy and environmental sustainability goals. The LEED rating system was designed by the U.S. Green Building Council, which encourages and facilitates the [...]

LOTTERY Announced for the L.A. PREMIERE Engagement of ‘BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL’

LOTTERY Announced for the L.A. PREMIERE Engagement of ‘BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL’

[ 0 ] April 10, 2012

LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE AT EACH PERFORMANCE FOR ONLY $25 PER TICKET The Los Angeles premiere of BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL begins Tuesday, April 10 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a limited five week engagement through Sunday May 13.  Broadway/L.A. is announcing that a day-of-show lottery for a limited number of $25 [...]

‘THE COLOR PURPLE’ Brightly Blossoms on Stage at CELEBRATION THEATRE

‘THE COLOR PURPLE’ Brightly Blossoms on Stage at CELEBRATION THEATRE

[ 0 ] April 6, 2012

~ by randy hope Its springtime and one would have to have been living under a rock for the past few decades to be unaware of the moving beauty found in The Color Purple. The award-winning novel written by Alice Walker is the seed that – thanks to Oprah Winfrey’s nurturing – sprouted into an [...]

L.A. GAY & LESBIAN CENTER & OUTFEST Give LGBT Youth Starring Role Through ‘OUTSET’ Film Project

L.A. GAY & LESBIAN CENTER & OUTFEST Give LGBT Youth Starring Role Through ‘OUTSET’ Film Project

[ 0 ] March 22, 2012

Aspiring young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) filmmakers are learning the trade and flexing their creative muscles through OutSet: The Young Filmmakers Project, a new collaboration between Outfest and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s LifeWorks youth development and mentoring program. OutSet, which recently hosted its first three month class, gave 14 LGBT youth [...]

TANNA FREDERICK Explains ‘WHY WE HAVE A BODY’

TANNA FREDERICK Explains ‘WHY WE HAVE A BODY’

[ 0 ] March 15, 2012

~ by David Vera WHOEVER SAID, “I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” WAS PROBABLY BUSY TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH TANNA FREDERICK. FOLLOWING HER RECENT SUCCESSFUL RUN IN SYLVIA, THE MULTITALENTED SUPERGIRL CONTIN­UES TO INSPIRE ON ALL FRONTS WITH HER UNSTOPPABLE DRIVE, FOCUSED VI­SION AND HER ENDEARING MODESTY. ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETE, THESPIAN, PHILANTHROPIST AND VALEDICTORIAN OF HER [...]

FUSION: THE L.A. LGBT PEOPLE OF COLOR FILM FESTIVAL Celebrates Nine Years as Only Multi-Cultural, Gender-Inclusive PEOPLE OF COLOR Film Festival in U.S.

FUSION: THE L.A. LGBT PEOPLE OF COLOR FILM FESTIVAL Celebrates Nine Years as Only Multi-Cultural, Gender-Inclusive PEOPLE OF COLOR Film Festival in U.S.

[ 0 ] March 14, 2012

~ by sylvia rodemeyer Fusion: The Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival, now in its ninth year, is the only multi-cultural, gender-inclusive People of Color film festival in the United States. The festival will be held March 22nd – 24th at between the Egyptian Theater and the Renberg Theatre in Hollywood, and is [...]

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