Have A Great Day... More SceneAroundTown Soon.... HH(:

Coming Soon... SceneAroundTown.... 3rd Annual TASTE OF ITALY, Saturday, October 1st

The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles will be holding their 3rd Annual TASTE OF ITALY this Saturday October 1st from 4-10pm at 424 N. Main Street in the  Historic Little Italy area of  downtown Los Angeles.  The event promises to be a gastronomic feast featuring 40 restaurants and wineries as well as yummy desserts. 15 of these restaurants have been awarded with Italy's highest culinary honor so you know it's going to be fantastic - what a great way to spend part of your weekend!  The silent auction will feature over $60,000 in prizes ranging from a car, vacation, spa experience and jewelry.  Tickets are $45 in advance or $50 at the door.  Hope to see you there, it will be great!   Please visit http://www.italianhall.org/ for more info or call (213) 485-8432.  Enjoy....  HH(:

More SceneAroundTown Soon... An Evening of Poetry and Music with Dana Gioia... Bovard Auditorium, USC... HH(:

Coming Soon...  Have A Great Day....  HH(:

SceneAroundTown... Just In Time 4 Halloween.... "Filth To Ashes Flesh To Dust" Premiere.... Regent Showcase Theater.... HH(:

Aiden Simko

Marta Pozzan and Shevaun Kash

The fim's Bianca  Lemaire

Guest, the film's Christina Iannuzzi and  Armont Casale with proud Mom(: 

The film's Christina Iannuzzi

The film's Linda Bella (right) and guest

The film's Allison Ochmanek

Marta Pozzan and Claudia Gonzalez

Coming Soon... "A Korean, a Sri Lanken, a Mexican, and a Jew from Cleveland"; Mind The Gap October Residency at 1930s Art Space.... HH(:

Mind the Gap, self described as "A Korean, a Sri Lanken, a Mexican, and a Jew from Cleveland" is bringing their much acclaimed  new CD "The Good Fight" to the Bootleg Theater every Monday nite this October and it's free to get in!  Formed in 2008, Mind the Gap has had songs featured in movies like The Education of Charlie Banks directed by Fred Durst and TV shows on Discovery, A&E, History, VH1 and Playboy TV. Their music has been likened to The Morning Benders but more grounded and is decribed as thoughtful, reflective and soulful.  Sounds good to me! The Bootleg is located at 2220 Beverly Boulevard in  Los Angeles (213) 389 2856 and was built in the 1930s. It is a home for Los Angeles artists who work in theater, dance, music and film.  Enjoy....  HH(:

SceneAroundTown.... Miss Teen Asia USA Meeghan Henry Coming Out Party.... Club 72 North Lounge.... Opening Nite of New Musical Comdey "South Street"... Pasadena Playhouse.... HH(:

2 Fun Events in Pasadena....  HH(:

SceneAroundTown... Screen Goddesses Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich Come Alive Onstage in Odalys Nanin's "Garbo's Cuban Lover"... Macha Theater... The Biz Mag's Fall Issue Release Party with Cover Girl Debra Wilson... The Spot... And Coming Soon: The 50th Anniversary of Stanley Kramer's "Judgement In Nuremberg"... The Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater & More... HH(:

  

I had a great time at The Biz Mag's Fall Issue Release party held at The Spot on Olympic towards downtown, a very nice venue.  Funny Lady Debra Wilson is the Cover Girl for the new issue and she's great!  A nice crowd of young movers and shakers from Los Angeles's arts and business scene on hand having a good time!

Some Like It Hot....  I know I do and seeing Odalys Nanin's 10th anniversary production of "Garbo's Cuban Lover" was alot of fun and really delivers.  Above: Vera Petrechenka (far left) as screen goddess Marlene Dietrich, Odalys Nanin as Mercedes de Acosta and Lina Hall as screen goddess Greta Garbo with me at the after party. ... photo: Joe Filippone

Cast Members (from left) Lina Hall, Ginger Pennington, Lisa Merkin, Vera Petrechenka, Odalys Nanin and co-director Laura Butler. 

photo: Chris Hume

Sexy Stuff...  Merecedes de Acosta and Greta Garbo in "Garbo's Cuban Lover"



photo: Chris Hume

I thoroughly loved this well written, well acted play about the private life of screen legend Greta Garbo and writer Mercedes de Acosta.  Odalys Nanin, the play's talented star, writer and co-director says "Garbo's Cuban Lover  is a fictional story.  It's my creative interpretation of the Garbo-Acosta relationship, the one I have created in my mind..."   With that said this creation is very, very interesting, entertaining, moving, poignant and very sexy .  By all accouts feisty Mercedes de Acosta had the courage to live her life the way she wanted to when being a lesbian was not the coolest thing in town.  Ms. Nanin brings a great deal of vitality, passion and  humanity to her role - she's smitten by beautiful moody screen queen Garbo, wonderfully played by Lina Hall (who is Swedish like Garbo) who according to the play did not always play fair.  The ladies were involved on and off  for about 30 years with Garbo severing their friendship for good  in 1960 when de Acosta wrote her life story. Sexy screen legend Marlene Dietrich fits into the equation too- she's well played by Vera Petrechenka who makes a sultry memorable entrance that would make Marlene proud.  Rounnding out the terrific cast is Erin Holt as Isadora Duncan and Isabela,   John Nagle as Irving Thalberg, Editor and Butler, Lisa Merkin as Salka Viertel , Ginger Pennington as Poppy Kirk and Guest and Ernesto Mijares as Father's Voice.   For tickets visit  www.plays411.net/garbo or call (323) 960-4429.  Enjoy...  HH(:   



Speaking of screen legend Marlene Dietrich....  The 50th Anniversary of Stanley Kramer's film classic "Judgement at Nuremburg" will be October 11th, 7:30pm at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.  Larry King will be hosting and the onstage discussion will feature Oscar winning actor Maximillan Schell, Karen Sharpe-Kramer and Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.  For tickets for this much anticipated event please call the Academy at  310-247-3000  ...HH(:

Speaking of Stanley Kramer... this Sunday, October 2nd at 6:30pm Katharine Houghton, the niece of screen legend Katharine Hepburn will appear in person for another Kramer classic,  "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?" at the Egyptian with author James Curtis who will be signing his new book "Spencer Tracy - A Biography".  After the screening of the Stanley Kramer classic -Stanley Kramer is the late  father of my friend Kat Kramer and late husband of my friend Karen Sharpe Kramer -  Ms. Houghton will do a Q&A about the film and her legendary aunt Katharine Hepburn, "Aunt Kate" as we call her.  As you know she plays Hepburn's daughter in the film which coincidemtally was the idea of Karen-Sharpe Kramer who was present for alot of the filming.  Kat is Katharine Hepburn's God Daughter and namesake.  If you can't make it to the event contact my friends at Larry Edmund's Bookshop to buy a copy http://www.larryedmunds.com/ .  Enjoy...  HH(: 

SceneAroundTown..... fffashion l.a. Fur Free Fashion Show.... Wonderland, Narp Opening Nite.... Egyptian, Closing Nite of Corey Smith, Jane Seymour, Sean M. Flynn Exhibit... Blank Space... HH(:

TV Host Amy Pattrath and Judy Tenuta arrive for "Born Free"  http://www.bornfreeusa.org/

Harvey Guillen (ABC Family's "Huge") and Amy Pattrath check out one of photog's Charleton Churchill's pics

 Guests support "Born Free"

Emii rocks the "Born Free" red carpet

Opening nite of Arpa at The Egyptian... Bob Delgadillo, Oskar Rivera, Bahieh Akhrapour and Hans Linke 

I love this dog!

Corey Smith, Harrison Held and Sean M. Flynn at Blank Space Gallery...  I like my new haircut... photo: Susan Nagy Luks

"Bye Bye extra hair..."  I got a great haircut from Ron Randle at The Brighton Shave Co.  in Beverly Hills - http://www.thebrightonshave.com/  310-691-1110

One of Jane Seymour's beautiful paintings(:

Susan Nagy Luks and husband David(:

Corey's gf Alice and guest

"Hey, we're having fun!"

Closing night at the Blank Gallery....  Corey Smith and Sean M. Flynn chat with guests.  Jane Seymour was unable to be there as she is on location for ABC Family filming the new movie musical Elixir which sounds like alot of fun....  HH(: