January 8th, 2015 at 10:00 am
What:
Join some of the country’s top comedians as they take over the streets of Los Angeles for the region’s premiere alternative comedy festival during a weekend of jokes and fun. This block party showcases some of the most extraordinary up-and-coming comedic talent in the country, and puts them all within walking distance of each other.
Where:
Various locations in Los Angeles
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January 7th, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Author: Kelsi Maree Borland
Photo: Courtesy of Stafford + Mathis Kitchen
Information provided by: Angeleno
When we’re in the mood for a leisurely restaurant rendezvous that calls for a second—or even third—round, we gravitate to dining destinations with bottomless sipping specials. Here, we raise a glass to our favorite spots for nonstop pours.
January 6th, 2015 at 12:00 pm
What:
Join world-famous pianist Jeffrey Siegel as he performs a concert-with-commentary, and plays his most famous pieces and remarks upon their composition and development. This performance will feature the romantic music of Chopin, and is guaranteed to delight music lovers of all ages and interests.
Where:
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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January 1st, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Author: Carita Rizzo
Photo: Tim Melideo
Information provided by: Angeleno
Dermalogica founder and visionary Jane Wurwand creates a new initiative to beautifully support female entrepreneurs.
Commanding the stage at Dermalogica’s sprawling 145,000-square-foot headquarters in Carson, Calif., founder Jane Wurwand introduces her success story to a group of potential dermatology students. Reactions in the room range from inspiration to enthusiasm and, in many cases, awe.
Wurwand’s determination and accomplishments are so impressive, it’s hard not to be intimidated. But spend time talking to her and you discover that although her vision for Dermalogica was clear from the start, her multimillion-dollar empire was built slowly, one step at a time. It’s a message she has conveyed to the more than 100,000 skin therapists her company has trained since its inception in 1986 and one she now spreads as founder of Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship, which issues microfinance loans to women worldwide. This month, the nonprofit rolls out its new FITE Future Entrepreneurs program, offering at-risk women skin therapy education scholarships and training to help them build successful careers. The program was introduced this fall at the Clinton Global Initiative conference and has been lauded by Hillary Clinton herself. As for Wurwand, “The great thing about FITE, for me, is I get a chance to shine a light on an industry that empowers women economically,” she says. “When you go and you support a woman in a salon, you’re supporting a woman entrepreneur. This is a powerhouse.”
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December 31st, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Unless they’re prepared for it, those passing by the The REEF, the new name for the the LA Mart building, are greeted with a spectacle that at first seems unbelievable. Rising above the Los Angeles skyline is a 40-foot-tall, 24-ton chair that was once the largest chair in America.
Originally constructed by the Promosedia, an association of chair-table manufacturers in Manzano, Italy, for the 35th NeoCon world trade show in Chicago in 2003, the “Big Chair” now “sits” in the Mart’s parking lot. This massive home and furniture store is open exclusively to customers in the furniture trade, so a massive chair that can be seen for miles around is probably the most fitting beacon ever conceived.
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