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YMCA, a luau, Rotary, honoring Mark Peel, galas to come
The Anderson Munger Family YMCA hosted its inaugural Summer Soiree dinner and fundraiser on its rooftop sports deck overlooking the expansive Los Angeles skyline on Aug. 18. The skies were pink, the air was warm, the guests were dressed in their best summer threads and the party was on! Guests including Elsa and Larry Gillham, […]
Hollywood Bowl; ‘A Case for Love;’ Getty House reception
The 2023 Hollywood Bowl season is underway, and many locals have been enjoying “summer under the stars.” In early July, there were thousands of glowing lightsabers as Los Angeles showed up to enjoy conductors Gustavo Dudamel and John Williams leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a three-day celebration of Williams’ music. The sold-out July 9 […]
A busy month of June: Brookside, parks, gardens and more
About 40 friends and neighbors dragged blankets, pillows, picnic fixings and even their pets to Brookside’s annual Family Movie Night in the Park, June 11, sponsored by the Brookside Homeowners Association. This year’s feature, Disney’s “Encanto,” was chosen through online polling among several offerings. Perched on a grassy corner of Memorial Library Park, families cooked […]
Parties, nonprofit fundraisers, LBA mixer, police memorial
Butter, the Labrador retriever, stood guard at the front door, welcoming new and veteran moms from Larchmont Charter School to the return of the annual “Sisters of the Grape” wine tasting event at the home of chef, television personality and local Longwood Highlands mom Daphne Brogdon. The annual event hosted by Daphne, Julie Johnson and […]
NGA brings home the gold for local charities
Skiers, gymnasts, sprinters, lugers, a rollerblader and even two Olympic torches (one real and one most definitely not) all showed up to support the Hancock Park NGA (National Giving Alliance) annual fundraiser at the Wilshire Country Club on May 14. The theme of this year’s gala, “The NGA Hancock Park Olympics,” was inspired by the […]
Larchmont Charter Hollygrove campus searches for new site
After 16 years, Larchmont Charter School (LCS), which resides on four separate Los Angeles area campuses, will pull up stakes at one of its original locations, the famed El Centro-to-Vine Hollygrove campus, and look for new school grounds. Uplift Family Services, which leases the Hollygrove space to LCS, is planning to increase the adolescent and […]
