Tuesday, October 25, 2005
FEATURED EVENT REVIEW: Louise's Trattoria Wine Tasting with SM Chamber
(October 17, 2005 - Santa Monica) Louise's Trattoria, one of Los Angeles' favorite spots for casual Italian food, hosted the Santa Monica Chamber's October Wine Tasting event on Monday, October 17th at TAG: The Artists Gallery. (Those who were at the February event hosted by Louise's and theOffice know this was an event not to be missed!) It was a friendly, relaxing vibe with fine wine, art, and delicious food catered by Louise's.
The black and white drawings featured exacting detail with a nature theme, reminiscent of the drawings of Linnaeus, famous Swedish scientist. Speaking of Swedes, I met two lovely Swedish women at the party, who asked me to make sure and mention their upcoming Eliason Awards dinner event coming in November; see the website for the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in LA (SACC - www.sacc-gla.org ) for more info (or, of course, there is always Google).
The food was truly stellar at this event. I knew that going in, since Louise's never disappoints. Chef Ignacio, a featured presenter at the Taste of Santa Monica, showcased a selection of items from the Louise's menu. Guests (including me) raved about their penne pasta (creamy and marinara variety), wonderful foccacia bread, and bruschetta. If you have never tried their locations on Pico or Montana in Santa Monica, you are in for a treat (and you may be the only person in LA not to do so, so get over there before your friends find out!).
As if the amazing cuisine was not enough, an expert from Young's Market/The Estates Group was on hand to guide attendees through the wine tasting, with a selection of classic wines from their incredible repertoire.
All in all, a great event. (A portion of the proceeds were donated to support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.) TAG will be hosting more art receptions this fall and winter, and the SM Chamber hosts events for members and guests every few weeks. Special thanks to Nadine Jolson for her assistance on this great evening.
More info:
TAG, The Artists' Gallery 2903 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA.
Santa Monica Chamber Events: call Sheila Estaniel, (310) 393-9825 x10.
The black and white drawings featured exacting detail with a nature theme, reminiscent of the drawings of Linnaeus, famous Swedish scientist. Speaking of Swedes, I met two lovely Swedish women at the party, who asked me to make sure and mention their upcoming Eliason Awards dinner event coming in November; see the website for the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in LA (SACC - www.sacc-gla.org ) for more info (or, of course, there is always Google).
The food was truly stellar at this event. I knew that going in, since Louise's never disappoints. Chef Ignacio, a featured presenter at the Taste of Santa Monica, showcased a selection of items from the Louise's menu. Guests (including me) raved about their penne pasta (creamy and marinara variety), wonderful foccacia bread, and bruschetta. If you have never tried their locations on Pico or Montana in Santa Monica, you are in for a treat (and you may be the only person in LA not to do so, so get over there before your friends find out!).
As if the amazing cuisine was not enough, an expert from Young's Market/The Estates Group was on hand to guide attendees through the wine tasting, with a selection of classic wines from their incredible repertoire.
All in all, a great event. (A portion of the proceeds were donated to support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.) TAG will be hosting more art receptions this fall and winter, and the SM Chamber hosts events for members and guests every few weeks. Special thanks to Nadine Jolson for her assistance on this great evening.
More info:
TAG, The Artists' Gallery 2903 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA.
Santa Monica Chamber Events: call Sheila Estaniel, (310) 393-9825 x10.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
OCT 15: CELEB AUCTION EVENT BENEFITING KATRINA RELIEF
Celebrity Live and Silent Auction
Benefiting the Victims of
Hurricane Katrina
and Local Disaster Relief
~~ Hosted by Nicolette Sheridan and Traci Bingham ~~
Produced by Mark Kearney and Monica Matulich
Saturday, Oct. 15, 5 pm - 8 pm
At the home of Ms. Daphne Lewis
~~ Hors-d'oeuvres, Cocktails, Entertainment ~~
~~ Executive Chef Mark E. Kearney ~~
Sabor Cuisine and Events
*Guest Ticket $50 donation at the door
VIP Seated Ticket $100 donation at the door
Payable by major credit cards and checks.
All auction sales are final and payable upon receipt.
Donations are tax deductible.
Red Cross LA Federal Tax I.D. #53-0196605
www.redcrossla.org
*Live and Silent Auction @ 6 pm
Auctioneer: I.M. Chait
Featured Item:
*Classic 1938 Rolls Royce Limousine
(starting bid $30,000)
Donated by Kenneth Behring and Val Nunez Family
www.specialtysales.com
Online bidding for certain items TBD.
~~ Luxury Sponsor donations total $500,000 available ~~
Limited Seating. To RSVP, contact:
Robert Burnside: saborrsvp@aol.com - (323) 655-5263
OR
Monica Matulich: rsvp@prhollywood.com - (866) 297-8214
Press Check-in and Red Carpet @ 4pm
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Celebrity and Sponsor website link information www.redcrossla.org/celebauction
Special Presentation
American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Entertainment
~ The Izzy Chait Quintet ~
~ The Kevin Sasaki Quartet ~
with special guest, San Francisco jazz vocalist, Dana Land
~ Shoshana Bush Band ~
Charity Sponsors Benefiting the Red Cross
Luxury Lifestyle Celebration Hawaii 2005 AIDS Benefit
The Wheelchair Foundation
Participant Benafactor
Strings by the Sea
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Event Producers
Mark E. Kearney, Sabor Cuisine & Events
Monica Matulich, PRHollywood
in association with
Bill York, Dreammakers Productions
Andre Prikazchikov, Timeline Entertainment
Maleko Entertainment
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About The American Red Cross Local Disaster Relief Fund for Los Angeles
The mission of American Red Cross is to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. To accomplish that mission, the Red Cross provides planning, preparedness, community disaster education, mitigation, and disaster response that will provide the American people with quality disaster services delivered in a uniform, consistent, and responsive manner. The American Red Cross responds to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires, and other situations that cause human suffering or create human needs that those affected cannot handle alone. In Los Angeles last year the American Red Cross responded to nearly 500 disasters from single-family fires to major apartment fires and the Glendale train wreck. The American Red Cross it is an independent, humanitarian, voluntary organization; it is not a government agency.
All Red Cross disaster assistance is a gift made possible by the generous contribution of people's time, money, and skills. The event on October 15th supports that reality.
Benefiting the Victims of
Hurricane Katrina
and Local Disaster Relief
~~ Hosted by Nicolette Sheridan and Traci Bingham ~~
Produced by Mark Kearney and Monica Matulich
Saturday, Oct. 15, 5 pm - 8 pm
At the home of Ms. Daphne Lewis
~~ Hors-d'oeuvres, Cocktails, Entertainment ~~
~~ Executive Chef Mark E. Kearney ~~
Sabor Cuisine and Events
*Guest Ticket $50 donation at the door
VIP Seated Ticket $100 donation at the door
Payable by major credit cards and checks.
All auction sales are final and payable upon receipt.
Donations are tax deductible.
Red Cross LA Federal Tax I.D. #53-0196605
www.redcrossla.org
*Live and Silent Auction @ 6 pm
Auctioneer: I.M. Chait
Featured Item:
*Classic 1938 Rolls Royce Limousine
(starting bid $30,000)
Donated by Kenneth Behring and Val Nunez Family
www.specialtysales.com
Online bidding for certain items TBD.
~~ Luxury Sponsor donations total $500,000 available ~~
Limited Seating. To RSVP, contact:
Robert Burnside: saborrsvp@aol.com - (323) 655-5263
OR
Monica Matulich: rsvp@prhollywood.com - (866) 297-8214
Press Check-in and Red Carpet @ 4pm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Celebrity and Sponsor website link information www.redcrossla.org/celebauction
Special Presentation
American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Entertainment
~ The Izzy Chait Quintet ~
~ The Kevin Sasaki Quartet ~
with special guest, San Francisco jazz vocalist, Dana Land
~ Shoshana Bush Band ~
Charity Sponsors Benefiting the Red Cross
Luxury Lifestyle Celebration Hawaii 2005 AIDS Benefit
The Wheelchair Foundation
Participant Benafactor
Strings by the Sea
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Event Producers
Mark E. Kearney, Sabor Cuisine & Events
Monica Matulich, PRHollywood
in association with
Bill York, Dreammakers Productions
Andre Prikazchikov, Timeline Entertainment
Maleko Entertainment
======================================
About The American Red Cross Local Disaster Relief Fund for Los Angeles
The mission of American Red Cross is to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. To accomplish that mission, the Red Cross provides planning, preparedness, community disaster education, mitigation, and disaster response that will provide the American people with quality disaster services delivered in a uniform, consistent, and responsive manner. The American Red Cross responds to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires, and other situations that cause human suffering or create human needs that those affected cannot handle alone. In Los Angeles last year the American Red Cross responded to nearly 500 disasters from single-family fires to major apartment fires and the Glendale train wreck. The American Red Cross it is an independent, humanitarian, voluntary organization; it is not a government agency.
All Red Cross disaster assistance is a gift made possible by the generous contribution of people's time, money, and skills. The event on October 15th supports that reality.
Friday, October 14, 2005
OCT 14: GEN ART's FRESH FACES IN FASHION RETURNS TO L.A.
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