Beverly Hills Chamber Summer Garden Party & Board Installation 2019

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Beverly Hills Chamber Summer Garden Party & Board Installation 2019
Photos by Karen Ostlund

Beverly Hills Chamber at Beverly Canon Gardens, June 26, 2019

 The Summer Garden Party is The Beverly Hills Chambers biggest networking event in Beverly Hills for members and guests at the Beverly Canon Gardens located on the 200 block of Canon and Beverly drive in the heart of the Golden Triangle at Montage Hotel Garden.

It took place last Wednesday, June 26 as an appreciation event to honor distinguished Beverly Hills member businesses and to witness the induction of incoming Chairwoman Deborah Kallick of the Board of Directors 2019-20 in the presence of City officials. The installation was made by Vice Mayor Lester Friedman.

 

President of Beverly Hills Chamber, Todd Johnson gave a certificate and a year in review to 2018-19  Chairman Board of Directors, Charles L. Black III.

Mastros Beverly Hills meatballs

Coral Tree Cafe salads

Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed samplings from Beverly Hills best-in-class culinary and beverage sponsors while networking in the sunlight.

Del Frisco's mousse

Montage Beverly Hills tuna

                                                         

Entertainment by ACE artists

THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM UNVEILS POINTER SISTERS “EVER AFTER” EXHIBIT

THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM’S A POINTER SISTER “EVER AFTER” EXHIBIT
- 50 YEARS THROUGH THE EYES OF ANITA POINTER

Photos by Karen Ostlund

Left, Donelle Dadigan and Anita and Bonnie from Pointer Sisters

(Hollywood CA) - Donelle Dadigan, Founder & President of The World Famous Hollywood Museum,  unveiled a very special exhibit: 50 years of Iconic Fashion, Wardrobe Design and Memorabilia created by the sensational career of The Pointer Sisters as seen through the eyes of one of the original Pointer Sister Anita Pointer, along with her sister Bonnie, Ted Lange, Courtney Stodden and Freda Payne. Opening to the public June 21st 2019.

Costumes, Pointer Sisters

Pointer Sisters Costumes, Hollywood Museum

 “We are just so thrilled to have been chosen to display this incredible collection at The Hollywood Museum and present it to the public- I’ve been a fan of The Pointer Sisters for years. We have a very exciting and fun presentation planned out for this unique experience... we are not holding anything back!”, said Donelle Dadigan

“I kept almost everything I wore on stage through the years. If it weren’t for my grand daughter Roxie McKain, our Project Manager, all this would still be sitting in storage... it took her team along with our Creative Director, Melissa Simpson, about two years to catalog everything and I am so proud of all the hard work we have accomplished- it’s a very exciting and fun exhibit, with lots of live videos, posters, jewelry, vintage merchandise- even a disco floor!... it’s all there!” , said Anita Pointer

For the first time ever this impressive volume of collectibles targeted for audiences of all ages will be on display and open to the public exhibiting on the entire 2nd floor of the Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building on Hollywood and Highland, starting 

Myself (Karen O), Posters of Pointer Sisters

June 21st 2019.
                                                           

Dress from Soul Train, Pointer Sisters

MUSEUM HOURS: Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
TICKETS: $15 Adults: $12 Seniors (62+): $12 for students with ID.
$5 Children under 5.
ADDRESS: 1660 N. Highland Ave. (at Hollywood Blvd.), Los Angeles, CA 90028 www.TheHollywoodMuseum.com

CONCERN FOUNDATION’S 45TH ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY TO FIGHT CANCER, WILL HONOR THE CARROLL FAMILY, JULY 13

CONCERN FOUNDATION’S 45TH ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY TO FIGHT CANCER, WILL HONOR THE CARROLL FAMILY,
AT PARAMOUNT STUDIOS, JULY 13
Edit by Karen Ostlund

 (Hollywood, CA)
 – Concern Foundation for cancer research will host its 45th Annual Block Party on the back-lot of Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood on Saturday July 13th 2019 - It will feature multiple stages of live entertainment, casino style games, live and silent auctions, food, desserts and beverages stations from 75 of Los Angeles’ best restaurants and caterers.
This year’s theme will be California Dreaming - Everything California, to conquer cancer.
 This year 2019, the Concern Foundation will honor Judy Carroll, Lexy & John Carroll & the Carroll Family with the Lifetime of Giving Award for their long involvement and support of 44 years.They insisted it be a family affair with Judy, Lexy, John and their family, all taking part in the activities.

Judy Carroll

The event will be led by the Concern office staff and a team of volunteers and designed once again by John Ferdenzi of Town and Country Event Rentals.  The event is expected to the attended by 4,000 guests with a goal to exceed last year’s $1.8 million dollars raised for cancer research.

For the 15th year in a row, Concern will help celebrate The Best of LA 2019® on Los Angeles magazine’s street which will feature lounges, photo booths, food stations, DJ dancing and much, much more.  The magazine also donates $25,000 each year to Concern to help further the mission.

 The backlot streets will be filled with over 75 food and beverage vendors under the direction of Nancy Eisenstadt including notable classics such as Vibrato Grill Jazz, Ocean Prime, The Grill on the Alley, Fogo de Chao, Urban Oven, Oak Smoke BBQ, STK Los Angeles, Button Mash, La Boheme, Bertha Mae’s Brownie Company, Mychals, Buzz Bar, DeLuscious Cookies & Milk, Fry Girl, Maria’s Italian Kitchen, Ocean Prime Beverly Hills, Porta Via, Stonefire Grill, Outdoor Grill, Bar Hayama El Floridita, Factor’s Famous Deli, Dulan’s on Crenshaw Soul Food, Marmalade Café and Pink’s Famous Hot Dogs.

Tom Nolan band

This year’s event will also feature The Garagiste Festival Micro-Winery Tastings area, Nuda Tequila, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Asahi Beer, Weaver’s Coffee & Tea, Humbolt Distillery, Bulletproof, Buzz Box, Reed’s Ginger Brews, Beauty and the Bar, COKE Products and Dulce Vida Tequila.
Plenty of musical and interactive entertainment will be held on multiple stages featuring the Tom Nolan Band and D' City Sound & Events. Throughout the venue guest will find photo studios, lounges and SPA services provided by the Beauty Bus Foundation.

Casino games behind stage

 For more information about the 2019 Block Party or ticket/sponsorship details, please visit www.concernfoundation.org/block-party

Google's Letter to Millions of Bloggers to Move Out from Blogspot.com by April 2nd

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Email below sent out to millions of bloggers with consumer blogspot.com accounts. They are now considering moving to other websites.
Blogspot.com features also magazines, newsletters, photo-agencies and store-catalogues, which bloggers are all worried, what will happen next. 
Gmail.com will remain the same.

Email sent out Feb.1 2019:

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Beverly Hills Chamber Celebrated "Year Of The Pig 2019" at Rolls-Royce O'Gara

Photos by Karen Ostlund
 #BHLunarNewYear
#BHCC

Traditional Lion Dance for Year Of The Pig 2019

 Beverly Hills Chamber and Asian Business Connection celebrated Year of the Pig, February 1st  with with O'Gara Coach at 8833 West Olympic blvd in Beverly Hills.

McLaren 570 GT

The yearly event featured traditional Lunar New Year entertainment with a Beverly Hills touch, and the latest McLaren 570 GT on display and a special guest, designer Mr.Cabbeen, who flew-in to Los Angeles for two days.
2019 is a Year of Earth Pig, starting from Feb. 5, 2019 (Chinese New Year) and lasting to Jan. 24, 2020.
Pig is the twelfth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac signs. The Years of the Pig include 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031 and 2043.
People with Chinese zodiac Pig sign are considerate, responsible, independent and optimistic. They always show generousness and mercy to endure other people's mistakes, which help them gain harmonious interpersonal relationships.
2019 is a great year for them to make money, and a good year to invest!

Designer Mr Cabbeen and Karen Ostlund

 McLaren Special Operations (MSO) and Chinese fashion designer and entrepreneur, Mr. Cabbeen, have combined to create McLaren 570GT that was unveiled in Beijing, last year at the Auto China 2018 show. This McLaren Sports Series model was developed by MSO to introduce distinctive Chinese classic design elements. The McLaren 570GT MSO Cabbeen Collection is the result of a styling collaboration with the Chinese fashion design wear company. http://www.ir.cabbeen.com/html/index.php

MSO Defined Carbon Sill Covers grace the inside the cabin, with unique vivid sculptural dragons embroidered in gold on the Alcantara®  Centre Front Tunnel and Rear Luggage Deck. Designed by Mr. Cabbeen to elevate the five Cabbeen Collection cars to a new level of interior luxury. The dragon motifs are an example of Chao Embroidery, which is recognised as part of China’s cultural heritage.
The embroidered dragons on each of the five cars were sewn by Kang Huifang, the Director of the Professional Embroidery Committee of China’s Arts and Crafts Institute and renowned for her work over four decades to preserve the art of Chao Embroidery.

Mongolian dance group

Mrs Asia USA Pageants

XI'AN tasting menu

Crustacean vegan crab-cakes and sweet/spicy meatballs

Yojisan Sushi

Shan Social House Shrimps

 Among bites and beverages sponsors were:Yojisan Sushi, XI’AN, Sushi House Unico, Bombay Palace, Crustacean, Shan Social House, Buzzbox, Tsingtao, Tiger, Asahara Brewery, Asombroso, Biosset Collection, Icelandic, San Antonio Winery and Soba Bar Kurokuma.

"The Piglet mascot" for Year Of The Pig 2019

Pig Year    Start          End
1923    Feb.16,1923 -   Feb.4,1924
1935    Feb.4,1935 -     Jan.23,1936
1947    Jan.22,1947 -    Feb.9,1948
1959    Feb.8,1959  -    Jan.27,1960
1971    Jan.27,1971 -    Feb.24,1972
1983    Feb.13,1983 -    Feb.1,1984
1995    Jan.31,1995 -    Feb.18,1996
2007    Feb.18,2007 -    Feb.6,2008
2019    Feb.5,2019 -     Jan.24,2020
2031    Jan.23,2031 -    Feb.10,2032

PHOTO LA Returns to Barker Hanger from Classic to Contemporary, Jan.31 - Feb.3 2019

Edit by Karen Ostlund

Photo L.A. return their exhibitors at the historic Barker Hangar, Santa Monica from January 31st - February 3rd, 2019. It's a curated selection of 60+ local and international galleries, dealers, collectives, leading not-for-profits, art schools, and global booksellers will offer an extensive selection of photographic works. From the Classic Masters to the Contemporary Greats, all will gather and be showcased during the 27th edition of Photo L.A.:

 Photo L.A. | Exhibitors - All Exhibitors

Tony Vaccaro (Monroe Gallery)

                                                     A full list of participating galleries can be found on the PHOTOLA.com website, which include: Danziger Gallery, Etherton Gallery, Nino Mier Gallery, Robert Klein Gallery, Monroe Gallery of Photography, Aperture, Peter Fetterman Gallery, MULHERIN, Pan-View Gallery, The Lapis Press, Nazraeli Press, Richard Moore Photographs, CIPA Gallery, George Lawson Gallery, Lunn LTD, and De Soto Gallery.
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PHOTO L.A. will honor artist and photographer Jo Ann Callis for the 27th edition of the Photo L.A. fair. A central figure in the Southern California photography scene since the 1970s, Callis is known for her provocatively staged scenarios with a poetic dimension. In her work, the inner world of the artist finds material expression through creative juxtapositions, bold colors and playful constructions.

Jo Ann Callis, Hands on Ankles (from Early Color Portfolio), 1976, ROSEGALLERY

 Also featured at PHOTO L.A. will be Making It Up: Photographs from the Michael and Jane Wilson Trust Collection. Drawn from the holding of photographs by women in the collection of Michael and Jane Wilson, this selection illustrates an impetus of exploration, collaboration and performance among contemporary women photographers. It includes work by Nancy Burson, Jo Ann Callis, Nancy Honey, Graciela Iturbide, Barbara Kasten, Nikki S. Lee, Mary Ellen Mark, Alex Prager, Susan Rankaitis, Marcia Resnick, Cindy Sherman, Taryn Simon, and Catherine Wagner.

Nikki S. Lee, The Ohio Project (7), 1999,

The Michael and Jane Wilson Trust Collection

                                                         Programming highlights for the 2019 edition of PHOTO L.A. will include:

• Michael Fried, modernist art critic and art historian in Conversation with Thomas Demand;
• Britt Salvesen, Curator, Wallis Annenberg Photography Department, Print and Drawing Department, on panel titled Between Totalization and Difference: Opticality and Optical Technology in Art Today in dialogue with Matthew Lax Victoria Fu and Carter Mull; 
• Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc Tony Vaccaro (HBO Documentary) Film Screening and Conversation with Tony Vaccaro. 
• Tony Vaccaro fought with the 83rd Infantry Division for the 272 days of World War II, playing two roles – a combat infantryman on the front lines and a photographer who would take roughly 8,000 photographs of the war. Following the screening, Vaccaro will be available for questions from the audience. PhotoLA.com

LA Art Show Opening Gala & Weekend Performances

LA Art Show Opening Gala & Weekend Performances

(left) SCOTT DIAMENT, PRESIDENT, GAVIN ROSSDALE; KATE BECKINSALE AND LA ART SHOW PRODUCER KIM MARTINDALE, AT LA ART SHOW OPENING NIGHT, January 23rd, 2019. (photo:Dropbox)

Story edit and booth photos by Karen Ostlund

Kate Beckinsale and Art Ambassador Gavin Rossdale hosted opening night gala with VIPs as Emma Roberts, Jessica Szohr, Peyton List, Cameron Monaghan, Joe Manganiello, Amy Smart and Brigitte Nielsen.

Melissa Morgan Fine Art (photo;Karen O)

                                                               Yesterday, January 23, 2019 - Hollywood stars joined thousands of VIPs in LA’s thriving arts community at the LA Convention Center for the 24th Annual LA Art Show Opening Night Gala, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the 5th year in a row.

Performances:Dorian Wood & Sarah Trouche (photo Karen O)

 Record breaking attendance,which all proceeds from the sales of Patron and Vanguard tickets and 15 percent of sales of Friend tickets went directly to the charity. All attendees of the Opening Night Premiere party supported the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children ®.

Cristan Castro:27 Fish Installation (photo:Karen O)

 Kate Beckinsale drew a crowd as the evening’s host, meeting with St. Jude patient families and delivering an address about the organization’s mission to the VIP area. Gavin Rossdale, an avid collector and this year’s Art Ambassador, reminded the audience that art can save lives. They were joined by previous host Emma Roberts, and stars such as Jessica Szohr, Peyton List, Cameron Monaghan, Joe Manganiello, Lance Bass, Amy Smart, Odette Annable, Brandon Boyd, Brigitte Nielsen, Bailee Madison, Kevin Zegers, Perrey Reeves, Amber Stevens West, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Naomi Grossman, Davi Santos, Barry Sloane, Brittney Palmer, Ian Bohen,  and Denim Richards.

Artist Camille Rose Garcia

 Art stars as Camille Rose Garcia, Brittany Palmer, Circle, Robert Vargas, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Gregory Siff, Dave Pressler, Brandi Milne, Dosshaus, Gary Baseman among many were in attendance. The evening featured food, beverages, live music and art, as attendees were given special sneak peek of the LA Art Show’s 200,000 sq. ft. of programming, featuring over 100 galleries from 18 countries.

Artist Robert Vargas (photo: Karen Ostlund)

  RISK’s bisected cop car, Scott Hove’s cake wall, Pip & Pop’s candy installation, Dosshaus’s Littletopia archway and the mirrored light sculptures at Melissa Morgan Fine Art proved to be a hit with the gala-goers. They also got to see the first of many performances by Dorian Wood and Sarah Trouche and Cristian Castro's Art Installation 27 Peces/27 Fish.

DOSSHAUS, cardboard, paper and acrylic (photo: Karen Ostlund)

 CLOSING WEEKEND PERFORMANCES, 
JAN. 26 & JAN. 27 at 
LA ARTSHOW:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH PERFORMANCE TIME, WHEN INSPIRED You Should Wear Your Revolution –
Sarah Trouche Performance
Curated by: Marisa Caichiolo
Location: Booth EE7

Sarah Trouche is a French visual artist who uses performance, photography, video and sculpture in her practice. She uses her body as a social and political tool.

 12 NOON Immortal Beloved – Mari Kim Performance
Presented by: SM Fine Art Gallery
Curated by: Simon Kwon
Location: Booth 57

In her performance, Mari Kim channels Yayoi Kusama who has been known for such performances in her earlier years by reviving one of her most known performances called ‘Performance Self-Obliteration by Dot’ in 1968.


1:00PM Virtual Art in the Real World
Presented by: LACMA
Speakers: Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Nancy Baker Cahill, Artists; Britt Salvesen and Jesse Damiani, Curators Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

Britt Salvesen, Jesse Damiani, and the artists will discuss their own trajectories, from traditional media such as painting and drawing to virtual and augmented reality technologies.


2:00PM The Revolution of Ink
Presented by: Michael Goedhuis
Speaker: Michael Goedhuis
Location: Booth 313/412

Goedhuis will explore the revolution of Ink Painting and the importance of Chinese Ink Artists and their relevance to contemporary Chinese society.

 3:00PM The Wisdom of Sumi-Ink Art and Japanese Paper
Speaker: Kei Takahashi, Kami Ya Co Ltd.
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

Kei Takahashi of Kami Ya Co., Ltd. will share their gallery experience as a paper specialist with the attendees.

 3:30PM The Ubiquity of Politics in Korean Ink
Presented by: LACMA
Speaker: Virginia Moon, PhD, Assistant Curator of Korean Art
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

In this talk, Dr. Virginia Moon talks about how mixed feelings of nationalism alongside gratitude towards the outside world at the beginning of the 20th century marked forever a duality/struggle with identity and expression that pervaded Korean society and its arts, including ink works.

  5:00PM Art History Babes Podcast
Speakers: Corrie Hendricks, Natalie De La Torre
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

Two fresh Masters drink wine and discuss all things visual culture.


SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH

12 NOON Homage To Nature – Cha, Yun Sook Performance
Presented by: Art Gangnam Gallery & Company
Curated by: Hoojung Lee
Location: Booth BB32

Cha, Yun Sook creates her artworks as a way of paying homage to Nature. Acutely aware of our civilization’s disregard for Nature, Cha expresses her gratitude to Nature through the mark making process of ink on Hanji paper and textile.


1:00PM HAPPENINGS AND PERFORMANCES Marta Minujín’s Art
Speakers: Gabriela Urtiaga, Martin Lucas
Moderator: Marisa Caichiolo
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

From her first avant-garde pieces in the 60s to the realization of a true participative art with international projection. Analysis of the artworks exhibited in LA Art Show 2019: Rayuelarte and The Parthenon of Forbidden Books.


2:00PM Survivor! Share Your 98 Second Story: Elizabeth Tobias Performance
Presented by: Los Angeles Art Association
Location: West Hall A Lobby

Elizabeth Tobias will amplify her fusion of social practice, performance and sound to debut Survivor! Share your 98 Second Story with this immersive project addresses the sexual assault epidemic, one of the most pervasive, yet most underreported crimes.


3:00PM Six Gems From The Robert E. Holmes Collection<
Presented: by Marisa Caichiolo
Speaker: Robert Holmes
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

The talk will feature one work each from the following artists: Bob Thompson, Elizabeth Catlett, Dan McCleary, Javier Marin, Gronk, and  Matsume Kanemitsu.

 www.LAArtShow.com