Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report host Brogyn Gage were invited to come out to cover the 2013 star-studded Opening Night Shopping Party at 2013 Divine Design Marketplace at 8767 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills benefiting Project Angel Food at this charity sale.
About the Event
Thursday was the Preview Day for Press at Divine Design 2013 to see the designer reps & sponsors in the morning and then at night was the Official Red Carpet and Opening Cocktail Party.
Friday will be the First Look for Shopping in the Marketplace with 60%-80% off and Saturday and Sunday will be general shopping days in the marketplace. Details visit www.divinedesign.org
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About Design Design
Project Angel Food’s Divine Design is the largest charity shopping event on the West Coast, connecting shoppers to leading designer merchandise in home & fashion at heavily discounted prices beginning at 60% off retail and progressing to 80% off on the last day.100% of the proceeds benefit Project Angel Food whose mission is to nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. This year there are 4 days of events which include a celebrity-hosted Opening Night Party, a First-Look Shopping Day & Cocktail Reception and 2 General Shopping Days, all at a new location, 8767 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. www.DivineDesign.org.
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Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report host Brogyn Gage were invited to come out to cover the 2013 star-studded Opening Night Shopping Party at 2013 Divine Design Marketplace at 8767 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills benefiting Project Angel Food at this charity sale.
About the Event
Thursday was the Preview Day for Press at Divine Design 2013 to see the designer reps & sponsors in the morning and then at night was the Official Red Carpet and Opening Cocktail Party.
Friday will be the First Look for Shopping in the Marketplace with 60%-80% off and Saturday and Sunday will be general shopping days in the marketplace. Details visit www.divinedesign.org
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team – follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
About Design Design
Project Angel Food’s Divine Design is the largest charity shopping event on the West Coast, connecting shoppers to leading designer merchandise in home & fashion at heavily discounted prices beginning at 60% off retail and progressing to 80% off on the last day.100% of the proceeds benefit Project Angel Food whose mission is to nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. This year there are 4 days of events which include a celebrity-hosted Opening Night Party, a First-Look Shopping Day & Cocktail Reception and 2 General Shopping Days, all at a new location, 8767 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. www.DivineDesign.org.
For more of Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report coverage, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook here:
Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report host Danielle Robay were invited to come out to cover the 2013 American Music Awards with a Gift Lounge for a Cause featuring a Celebrity Poker Tournament and Fundraiser hosted by GBK.
About the Event
GBK, well-known for their unique luxury lifestyle gift lounge, honored the 2013 American Music Award Nominees and Presenters with their annual GBK Gift Lounge at the L’Ermitage Beverly Hills complete with trend-setting gifts and featuring the music from DJ Shy. The event was followed by a celebrity poker tournament to raise money for Model Citizen Fund. The Model Citizen Fund’s mission is to distribute life-sustaining backpacks filled with 150 items that include food, health, and survival essentials to the homeless and disaster victims, giving them the tools and confidence to build/rebuild their lives. More info: www.ModelCitizenFund.org.
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ABOUT GBK:
GBK, formerly GBK Productions, is a luxury lifestyle gifting and special events company, specializing in entertainment marketing integration. Formed in 2000 by Gavin Keilly, the company’s Founder and CEO, GBK consists of five divisions: GBK Celebrity Gifting, GBK Special Events, GBK Weddings, GBK Charitable Consulting and GBK Marketing/Public Relations. Widely known in the entertainment industry for bringing that little extra something into the Gifting Lounge environment, GBK offers its clients a full range of marketing services. For more information on Gavin B. Keilly (CEO), Carla Domen (VP) or GBK, please go to gbkproductions.com.
The 7th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) kicks off this Thursday, June 6 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Included in the 2013 program is the selected feature for the Opening Night gala, which will be Spiros Stathoulopoulos’ drama, METEORA for its US Premiere. Here’s a trailer of the film:
About LAGFF
This year there are over 30 features, documentary and short films representing the Greek diaspora from over 11 countries many with a common theme about the economic turmoil facing Greece.
**All Films Greek/English Subtitles unless otherwise indicated
FEATURES
AMERICA, AMERICA, USA, 1963, 174 min
Retrospective
Director/Writer: Elia Kazan
Cast: Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Harry Davis, Elena Karam
At the end of the 19th century in a small village in Turkey, when oppression against the Greek minority increases, a father, plotting his family’s escape, sends his young son to Constantinople to make money and get the family to join him. But the son’s own dream is different: America…
*1964 Academy-Award winner, Best Art Direction (B&W)
*1964 Academy-Award nominations for: Best Director, Best Picture, Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Elia Kazan
English
A.C.A.B (ALL CATS ARE BRILLIANT) – (Sygharitiria stous Aisiodoxous)
Greece, 2012, 83 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer: Constantina Voulgaris
Producer: Eleni Afentaki, Greek Film Centre, MITOS, ERT
Principal Cast: Maria Georgiadou, Kostas Ganotis, Dimitris Xanthopoulos
A young woman living in Athens tries to find herself amid the demands of her boyfriend, who has a radical political agenda, and her parents, whose only hope is that their daughter begins a career. In the meantime, a tender relationship develops between her and an eight-year-old friend.
BOY EATING BIRD’S FOOD (To Agori Troei to Fagito tou Pouliou)
A personal take on Knut Hamsun’s classic 1890 novel “Hunger” follows a young man desperately trying to preserve his sense of dignity and overcome demoralizing hunger and loneliness in the streets of Athens.
*2012 Karlovy Vary Int’l Film Festival, Special Mention for Yannis Papadopoulos
*2012 Toronto Int’l Film Festival, Association Quebecoise des Critiques de Cinéma Award
*2013 Crossing Europe Linz, Crossing Europe Award – European Competition
*2013 Hellenic Film Academy, Best Film, Best New Director, Best Actor,
FYNBOS
South Africa, 2012, 96 min, US Premiere
Director: Harry Patramanis
Writers: Jonathan Kyle Glatzer, Harry Patramanis
Producers: Eleni Asvesta, Stefanos Fotiadis, Marios Fotiadis, Philip Key
Cast: Warrick Grier, Jessica Haines, Susan Danford, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Cara Roberts, John Herbert, Chad Philips
On a lavish and remote property in South Africa, within the walls of a glass house, six lives intersect and lay bare their secrets in this twisting drama.
*2013 Berlin Int’l Film Festival, Official Selection
*2013 Slamdance Film Festival, Vision Award for Cinematography
English
METEORA
Germany/Greece/France, 2012, 85 min, US Premiere
Opening Night Presentation
Director: Spiros Stathoulopoulos
Writers: Asimakis Pagidas, Spiros Stathoulopoulos
Producers: Philippe Bobber, Susanne Marian, Spiros Stathoulopoulos, Asimakis Pagidas, Theo Alexander, Yolanda Markopoulou
In the plains of central Greece, Byzantine monasteries are perched atop sandstone pillars, suspended between heaven and earth. A young Greek monk and a Russian nun have devoted their lives to the strict rituals and practices of their community, but a growing affection for one another puts their monastic life under question. Torn between spiritual devotion and their human desire, they must decide which path to follow.
*2012 Berlin Int’l Film Festival, Official Selection
THE DAUGHTER (I Kori)
Greece/Italy, 2012, 87 min, US Premiere
Director: Thanos Anastopoulos
Writers: Thanos Anastopoulos, Vassilis Giatsis
Producers: Fantasia LTD, Mansarda Production
When a 14-year-old girl finds out that her father has fled to avoid his debts, she kidnaps the 8-year-old son of her father’s business partner. The Greek economic crisis touches and changes forever many facets of the family’s nucleus. How will the new generation react? How is it reacting?
*2013 Berlin International Film Festival, Forum Screening
*2013 Hellenic Film Academy Awards, Best Directing, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography
A young medical intern begins his career at the “All Saints Hospital” in Athens, only to discover that everyone who works in the Greek public sector is part of a monstrous bureaucracy and an absurd tragicomedy.
A woman reflects upon her leisurely past and frantic present, gradually coming to a realization that concerns each and every one of us, just as intimately as it does her.
*2013 Hellenic Film Academy Awards, Best Documentary
FOOD FOR LOVE
Greece, 2013, 52 min, US Premiere
Director: Marianna Economou
Producer: Lilette Botassi
Some Greek mothers show their love by regularly preparing veritable feasts for their children, who attend university some distance away from home.
LITTLE LAND
Greece, 2013, 52 min, US Premiere
Director: Nikos Dayandas
Writers: Nikos Dayandas, Yuri Averof
Producers: Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof
A 35-year-old unemployed Athenian settles on the remote island of Ikaria. There, he discovers a society with a unique culture based on autonomy and cooperation, and blessed with peace and exceptional longevity.
Producers: Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Kimon Tsakiris
When Mitsos Tsiganos, nicknamed “Mitsigan”, a modern-day Greek cowboy and owner of “Hardships & Beauties” vegetable farm, is struck by both professional and personal crisis, he decides to go on a short road trip in search of signs of hope.
ONE STEP AHEAD (Ena Vima Brosta)
Greece, 2012, 126 min, US Premiere
Director: Dimitris Athiridis
Producers: Maria Drandraki, Dimitris Athiridis
Yiannis Boutaris, a successful winemaker and the maverick mayoral candidate for Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, faces his enemies within and without with equal courage and uncompromising honesty.
Two HIV-positive middle-aged gay friends barely make a living in post-Katrina New Orleans by selling hand-made figures of the Cajun pantheon. Their extravagant past lives fade before their present commitment to survive together until death do them part.
*15th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Fipresci Prize
English
SHORTS
11:50
Cyprus, 2012, 15 min, World Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Stylianos Constantinou
Cast: Antonis Katsaris, Zoe Wintershaussen
One night at the morgue, the meticulous embalmer prepares the body as usual. Only, this time he faces unforeseen circumstances.
45 DEGREES
Greece, 2012, 15 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Georgis Grigorakis
Cast: Stelios Xanthoudakis, Giannis Tsortekis, Eleytheria Komi, Bakar Albakar
Athens, August 2012. 45 degrees. It’s getting dark, but the city is still in the grip of the relentless heat – and so is a family that finds itself between a rock and a hard place.
ARCHIVE
USA, 2013, 38 min, World Premiere
Documentary
Director/Producer: Chris Emmanouilides
Documentary essay inspired by a family trip to Greece, reflecting on the end of traditional photography and the birth of the digital universe.
CAVO D’ ORO
Greece, 2012, 28 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer: Siamak Etemadi
Producers: Siamak Etemadi, Elina Fessa
Cast: Kiriakos Hadjiioannou, Elena Mengreli
A love story of two strangers who meet by chance, on a barren, isolated beach, and develop a brief but extreme relationship driven by lust, fear and anger.
*65th Locarno International Film Festival, Official Selection
A strong-willed old woman, her stubborn mule, and a soulless body. She is alone against the harsh elements of the northern Greek winter, and the cycle of life.
*2012 Athens International Film Festival, Golden Athena – Best Short Film
*2012 Drama International Short Film Festival, Golden Dionysus – Best Short Film, Best South and Eastern Europe Film, Greek Union of Film Critics Award
*2012 FilmFest Dresden, Golden Horseman Fiction
*2013 Hellenic Film Academy, Best Short Film
DICHOTOMOUS
Canada, 2013, 30 min, US Premiere
Directors: Peter James, Philippos Balabanos
Writers: Philippos Balabanos, Peter James
Executive Producers: Angelis Sarbanis, Gregory C. Pappas
Cast: Constantine Kourtidis, Leonidas Pappas, Peter James, Karine Dashney
The leader of the Montreal chapter of the ultranationalist Golden Dawn is on the hunt, and the only obstacle in his way will turn out to be a man just like himself.
A 10-year-old boy has to trick his estranged father into discovering their bond.
EXIT K1 (Exodos K1)
Greece, 2012, 15 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Janis Rafailidou
Cast: Irfan Mouhamad Arif, Takis Spiridakis
An off-road journey into the world of clandestine immigrants in the suburbs of Athens, where nostalgia takes the form of decorated pigeons.
JACHALAY
Greece, 2012, 4 min, World Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Manos Gerogiannis and Yannis Zoumakis
Aloof witnesses or protective observers, the giant Jachalays stand by humanity in a time of dissent towards something not yet understood.
JOEY
Australia, 2012, 17 min, World Premiere
Director/Writer: John Evagora
Producer: Polly Staniford
Cast: Steve Mouzakis, Anthony Taufa, Claudio Carelli, Katerina Kotsonis
He steals, he sells, he scores. Day in, day out. But today is a special day.
English
Km
Greece, 2012, 11 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer: Christos Nikou
Producers: Iraklis Mavroidis, Angelos Venetis
Cast: Evi Saoulidou, Aris Servetalis
Stuck in a car, a couple seems to experience the intense end of their relationship.
MIGUEL ALVAREZ WEARS A WIG
Mexico/USA, 2012, 16 min
Director/Writer: Araceli Lemos
Producer: Giulia Caruso
Cast: Felipe Cortes, Jose A. Solorio, Maria Carlton, Eva Walker, Pasqual Torres
In the Mexican border town of Tijuana, a man is faced with having to cross to the ultimate other side: He has cancer.
*Tampere Int’l Film Festival, Official Selection
*Rio de Janeiro Int’l Short Film Festival (A New America), Official Selection
Spanish/English Subtitles
ONE TOWN, ONE TEAM, MY TEAM – PLATANIAS (Mia Poli, Mia Omada, i Omada mou)
Greece, 2013, 16 min, World Premiere
Documentary
Director/Writer: Lakis Matthiopoulos
Producer: Lakis Matthiopoulos, Takis Dimopoulos
History and dreams, reality and wishes, joys and sorrows of a town and its soccer team, Platanias, in Chania, Crete.
OUT OF FRAME (Titloi Telous)
Greece, 2012, 10 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer: Giorgos Zois
Producers: Giorgos Zois, Maria Drandaki
In Greece, billboard advertisement has been outlawed. There are hundreds of blank billboards going to waste. But the empty frames are now the message. And we are out of frame.
*69th Venice Film Festival (2012), European Film Award
PORSCHE
Sweden, 2013, 14 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer: Nicolas Kolovos
Producer: Olle Wirenhead, Helena Wirenhead
A red Porsche, a fashionable mom and a toddler. Place them all in a parking lot, apply a degree of rush and watch the story unfold, while you wish for more.
Swedish/English Subtitles
SANTA WHO? (Poios Vassilis?)
Greece, 2011, 24 min, World Premiere
Director/Adaptation: Dimitris Moutsiakas
Producer: Dimitris Spyrou
Cast: Dimitris Bikiropoulos
On a Christmas Eve, an old barber and a little girl encounter a dangerous Santa…
Cast: Manos Vakousis, Elias Moulas, Euthimis Zisakis, Alexandros Chrysanthopoulos
A youth, flirting with becoming a member of a fascist group, experiences a reality check.
THE LITTLE PALACE OF AORIA (To Palataki ton Aorion)
Greece, 2013, 24 min, World Premiere
Documentary
Director/Producer: Vasilis Panagiotopoulos
Over the last two decades, a ghost town in the Cretan mountains is restored and turned into a bustling village through the locals’ solidarity and self-determination.
A young woman’s hectic day is just another expression of her mental “traffic” and mounting anxiety.
TOOTHBRUSHES
Greece, 2011, 5 min, US Premiere
Directors: Nikos Branidis, Yiannis Bougioukas
Writer: Kathrin Freytag
Producer: Yiannis Bougioukas
Cast: Kathrin Freytag, Nikos Branidis
Life happens within the four walls of a tiny bathroom.
VICIOUS CIRCLE
Greece, 2012, 6 min, US Premiere
Director/Writer/Producer: Salvador Georgantas
Cast: Argiris Thanasoulas, George Krasadakis, Spiridon Milionis, Vangelis Fotinakis
A guy’s unfortunate resemblance to an infamous politician results in a farcical chase through the streets of Athens.
Get Tickets Online
BOX OFFICE for LAGFF is now open at www.itsmyseat.com/lagff forGold Pass Membership purchases. Gold Pass membership includes attendance at the OpeningNight screening and reception, as well as an exclusive invitation to theClosing Night Orpheus Awards Gala, plus all-access and priority seating to all screenings and events. The All-Access VIP GOLD PASS is currently $220 and saves you over $80.
General screening admissions are $13 online / $16 at the door Centerpiece Film AMERICA AMERICA and Elia Kazan Tribute is currently on sale $20 online / $25 at the door.
ABOUT LAGFF
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival showcases new films from Greek filmmakers worldwide. Our foremost goal is to promote Greek cinema and cultural exchange while bridging the gap between Greek filmmakers and Hollywood. Orpheus Awards are given to the most outstanding new films in the dramatic, documentary and short film categories.
Now in our seventh year, Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) is witnessing a new wave of Greek cinema emerging from an irreverent generation of young filmmakers who insist on breaking ties with past trends and seeing things in their own unique way. The results are impressive and include recognition in global film circles such as the Cannes, Venice and Sundance Film Festivals. Our place as a center for Greek filmmakers from around the world is taking on new significance as we assume an active role not only in reflecting the blossoming of Greek cinema but also in promoting modern Greek culture by highlighting its hidden treasures and roots.
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
The 2013 Los Angles Greek Film Festival is grateful for the support of numerous key sponsors, including:
Gold PatronPabst Brewing Company and the Metropoulos Family
We are very proud to once again welcome the Pabst Brewing Company and the Metropoulos Family as a Gold Patron of Los Angeles Greek Film Festival 2013. Pabst Brewing Company is an award-winning American company that was founded in 1844. It brews over two-dozen brands of beer, including the much-loved Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR). The Company supports several community events and worthy organizations. This year, it presents LAGFF’s INDUSTRY PROGRAMS, including the PROJECT DISCOVERY FORUM.
LAGFF also welcomes the return of our Bronze Patrons, which includeHollywood Foreign Press Association and West Coast Investors.
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Linda Antwi, were invited to come out and cover the 2013 Oscars Secret Room Events Red Carpet Celebrity Retreat and Gift Lounge honoring the 85th Academy Awards at this exclusive invite only event for nominees, celebrities, stylists, press and television crews at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills benefiting Easter Seals.
The Tropical Celebrity Retreat had Bob Marley music playing throughout and gave Academy Award nominees, celebrities, stylists, media and press a chance to escape into a luxurious tropical oasis. This year’s tropical themed event benefited Easter Seals, who was onsite taking donations and spreading awareness of their amazing organization. Easter Seals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our communities (www.easterseals.com).
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ABOUT SECRET ROOM EVENTS:
Secret Room Events produces the most exclusive gift lounges and suites in Hollywood for various award shows as well as special hand delivered nominee baskets. Secret Room Events sister company, Backstage Bag produces the highly popular Celebrity Mom and Baby Baskets and Celebrity Baby and Kids Cabana exclusively for celebrity moms who are pregnant or have kids under 10.
For more information on future sponsorship please contact Ralph at 310-403-3384 or Amy by email at: amy@secretroomevents.com
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Ashley Bornancin, were invited to cover WOW! Creations 2013 Lifestyle Gifting Suite on Rodeo Drive in celebrations of the 85th Academy Awards at the Luxe Hotel’s Rodeo Penthouse in Beverly Hills. This invite only gift suite was hosted by WowCreationsMedia.com and was filled with some amazing items from luxurious to practical. Find out more at www.wowcreationsmedia.com.
Tuesday, October 23, at 7:30 PM “The Birds “ (1963) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Tippi Hedren and Veronica Cartwright, who starred in the film, will be the special guests for the screening. Get Tickets Online
Saturday, October 27, at 2:00 PM “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein “ (1948) and “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken “ (1966) at the Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street, Hollywood. Joan Staley who was in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” will be a special guest at the screening. Get Tickets Online
Saturday, October 27, at Sundown “The Incredible Shrinking Man “ (1957) and “Tarantula “ (1955) at Oscars Outdoors, 1341 Vine Street, Hollywood. Get Tickets Online
Tuesday, October 30, at 7:30 PM “The Phantom of the Opera“ (1925) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Get Tickets Online
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report hosts Gabe Lenners and Erin White were on hand for the Academy’s Universal’s “Legacy of Horror” film series since the first week of October and are excited to share with you the interviews we’ve had with some legends of film who were special guests at these screenings. There are still several screenings coming up with some classics like “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “The Invisible Man,” “The Birds,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” “Tarantula,” and “The Phantom of the Opera” you can still Get Tickets Online for these screenings.
The 1st Screening: “The Bride of Frankenstein ” (1935) and “Dracula ” (1931) Hosted by writer-director Guillermo del Toro and Randy Haberkamp and Jeff Pirtle.
The 2nd Screening: “The Man Who Laughs ” (1928) rarely screened “silent” horror film with special guests producer Chris Weitz, and the grandson of producer, Paul Kohner.
The 3rd Screening: “The Wolf Man ” (1941) and “An American Werewolf in London ” (1981) with special guests director John Landis, Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker, producer George Folsey, Jr. and actor David Naughton from “An American Werewolf in London. ”
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The Red Carpet Report Team has been covering the Academy’s “Legacy of Horror” film series since the first week of October and are excited to share with you some of the upcoming screenings that you should get tickets to come out to. Don’t worry, we’ll be there to get the story from the special guests attending so
The Best is Yet To Come (not that we’re playing favorites…)
Coming up there are several events you might want to take your family and friends to as we near Halloween.
Tuesday, October 16, at 7:30 PM “Creature from the Black Lagoon ” (1954, in 3D) and “The Invisible Man ” (1933) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Julie Adams who was in “Creature from the Black Lagoon” will be a special guest that evening. Get Tickets Online
Tuesday, October 23, at 7:30 PM “The Birds ” (1963) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Tippi Hedren and Veronica Cartwright, who starred in the film, will be the special guests for the screening. Get Tickets Online
Saturday, October 27, at 2:00 PM “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ” (1948) and “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken “ (1966) at the Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street, Hollywood. Joan Staley who was in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” will be a special guest at the screening. Get Tickets Online
Saturday, October 27, at Sundown “The Incredible Shrinking Man ” (1957) and “Tarantula “ (1955) at Oscars Outdoors, 1341 Vine Street, Hollywood. Get Tickets Online
Tuesday, October 30, at 7:30 PM “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. Get Tickets Online
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Gabe Lenners, were invited to come out and cover the 30th Anniversary Smile Gala at the Beverly Hilton honoring Brooke Burke-Charvet and David Charvet, Jill Grey, Sanuk, Julia and Stephanie Argyros, Krista Jajonie and Daneia Sanadiki.
This is the second time we’ve covered this wonderful event and are humbled to share with our readers the great work that this organization does to help children around the world. Did you know that every three minutes, a child is born with a cleft and 1-in-10 of those children will die before their first birthday. Operation Smile provides free surgery to children suffering from facial deformities around the world and helps them heal their smiles which also transforms their lives.
On hand to serve as Master of Ceremonies was Billy Bush who was busy greeting everyone on the red carpet as they were making their way inside the showroom. Operation Smile honored their Smile Ambassadors, Dancing with the Stars co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet and her husband David Charvet along with philanthropist Jill Grey, the outdoor footwear company Sanuk, humanitarians Julia and Stephanie Argyros, Krsita Jajonie and Daneia Sanadiki. Also on hand were the Gala co-chairs, Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, Sue Naegle, Jennifer Salke and Dr. Randy Sherman.
About Operation Smile
Operation Smile, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, is an international children’s medical charity with a presence in more than 60 countries, whose network of 5,000 medical volunteers from 80 countries is dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children. Since its founding in 1982, Operation Smile has provided more than 2 million healthcare evaluations and conducted over 200,000 free surgical procedures for children and young adults born with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities, as well as patients suffering from burns. For more information, please visit www.operationsmile.org. Operation Smile’s 2012 30th Anniversary Smile Gala was produced for the eighth consecutive year by Scott Mauro Entertainment, Inc.
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Samantha Johnson, were invited to come out and cover the Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine Launch of their Fall 2012 Issue benefiting Cancer Schmancer at KYLE by Alene Too in Beverly Hills.
Cancer Schmancer Foundation educates women on the risk factors, early warning signs, and tests that are available for early detection of women’s cancers. The Cancer Schmancer Movement advocates for improved women’s cancer healthcare legislation. For more information, visit www.CancerSchmancer.org.
Beverly Hills Lifestyle magazine is the premier luxury magazine on the market. Both the printed version of BHL and the website (www.BHLmag.com) introduce the reader to all that is luxurious, opulent, and chic – the finest things in life. Visit bhlmagazine.com.
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