Literary Greats Past and Present on Friday, April 20, 2012!
The Los Angeles Black Book Expo (LABBX) in association with Piccolo’s Books and IC2 presents: Literary Greats Past and Present: An LABBX Fundraiser. This Event will be held on April 20, 2012, 8:00...
View ArticleThis Weekend: Lavish Literature is on the menu
The literary rush from last weekend's Los Angeles Times Festival of Books continues this weekend, with a USC Student/Faculty reading, a Book signing, and an open mic. Served up erudite, stimulating,...
View ArticleArtist Profile: the Gospel according to Dustin (Photos)
From his elegantly coiffed sideburns to his handlebar mustache, Dustin Berlin stands out as a person of unique distinction. One of the reasons for this is that he is an hair artist, so his looks are...
View ArticleLos Angeles Black Book Expo presents: a Rainbow of Literacy!
The Los Angeles Black Book Expo (LABBX) is holding its second Literary Greats Past and Present on Friday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. A Rainbow of Literacy features artistic luminaries Keg Johnson, Cornelius...
View ArticleFREE Summer events in Los Angeles
Summer is officially here, and Los Angeles comes together outdoors, over music and movies. Local neighborhoods take this opportunity to set up a screen, projector, and trot out the classics, and even...
View Article“Love Letters”: an experiment of movement, creativity, and collaboration...
With a professional dance career that includes being a featured dancer and dance captain for the U.S. touring company of The Lion King, Brigette Dunn-Korpela could have easily written her own ticket....
View Article"Kumare" offers enlightenment of a different variety
I found an unexpected treasure this weekend in the movie Kumaré, an independent film directed by Vikram Gandhi, who also plays the lead character.Gandhi is a New Jersey native who, on his own journey...
View ArticleThis weekend: Labor Day festivities (Photos)
For the arts and music community, the cinephile, or the family, Labor Day weekend has some good, low-to-no cost offerings.The Los Angeles County Fair kicks off today-Friday, August 31, and goes into...
View ArticlePolitics and Religion
"If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Louise Marie Cornillez presents an evening of song (Photos)
Louise Marie Cornillez was a student on a fixed budget in Paris, when she found herself at a financial deficit. She thought, "What am I gonna do? I had no money for food. So, I went to the Cafe...
View ArticleApps by Michel Kripalani's Oceanhouse Media: perfect for your Holiday gift...
We are now fully into the Holiday season, and technology is huge on lots of gift lists. For iPad, iPhone, and Android platforms, there are a variety of apps available for different ages and purposes....
View Article2012 Year-in-review: The best of Los Angeles Faith & Community (Photos)
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. This verse from the musical RENT's song "Seasons of Love" talks about how to measure a year. The song's choice of measurement is love, but in...
View ArticleThis Weekend: Sanctity of Human Life Sunday manifests shifting tide on abortion
Sunday, January 20, 2013 is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday: a day pro-life activists and evangelicals set aside as a recognition of the value of the unborn, and all human life. This date always...
View ArticleOn the Red Carpet at the 21st Annual MOVIEGUIDE(R) Awards (Photos)
Through the gracious invitation of Legacy Media Relations, I was able to do press coverage for the 21st Annual MOVIEGUIDE® Awards held on Friday, February 15, 2013, at the Universal City Hilton in...
View ArticleHope of the Valley Rescue Mission 2013 Fundraisers (Photos)
Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission was founded in 2010 with the goal to meet the needs of the “whole” person: spiritually, emotionally, and physically. The organization reaches out to the people of the...
View ArticleArtist Profile: Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" inspires survivor stories...
I Will Survive's 35 years of staying power is a testament to Gloria Gaynor's brilliance and powerhouse voice, as well as the artistic delivery of the song's message. "My attitude about the song...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Ken-Mar Rescue's mobile pet adoption (Photos)
Ken-Mar Rescue is a Los Angeles, foster-based, small dog rescue that offers adoptions throughout Southern California and beyond. Ken-Mar's mission is to save small dogs in the Los Angeles and Southern...
View ArticleArtist Profile: Crawford Wilson, young actor on the Rise (Photos)
Crawford Wilson has had three successful runs at some illustrious careers—all before the age of 25!At the age of 11, Crawford was a nationally ranked tennis player, attending elite training camps, and...
View Article"King's Faith" shines a spotlight on National Foster Care Month (Photos)
Faith Street Film Partners, LLC in association with HopeFilled Media presents King's Faith, an inspirational family film directed and co-written by Nicholas DiBella.The movie begins in voiceover:...
View Article2013 National Day of Prayer: If my people...
Today is the United States National Day of Prayer, a proclamation to people of different faiths to pray for the nation and its leaders.Traditionally held the first Thursday in May, it is commemorated...
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