Columnist · November 27, 2025
The Skirball Center played host to the Children’s Institute Inc. (CII) for its 7th annual Cape & Gown Gala Nov. 2. The evening raised over $650,000 in support of life-changing […]
Helene Seifer · December 31, 2020
Confined to computer screen Zoom rectangles, the Children’s Institute’s third annual Cape & Gown Gala on Dec. 12 none-the-less sparkled in this difficult fundraising season. Emcee Loni Love, a comedian, […]
Columnist · May 2, 2019
Fashion was at the center of charitable giving in April. The annual Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) Debut Runway Show and Gala, celebrating the creativity of select graduating […]
Suzan Filipek · November 1, 2018
Junior Ambassadors Evvie Juda, 11, and Pippa Tarses, 9, held a vintage pop-up benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles last month at WO•LA studio, 7944 W. Third St. The pair collected […]