Los Angeles Italia F...

Los Angeles Italia Festival Closes with a Brunch Honoring Italian Filmmakers – Two Went On to Win Oscars   To celebrate the ending of the seventh annual “Los Angeles Italia – Film, Fashion and Art Fest.” the Italian Consulate in Los Angeles held a luncheon Feb. 25 in honor of...

Los Angeles Ballet Gala

Los Angeles Ballet 2011 Gala Features a Glorious Giselle and a Dream Dinner   Following a performance of “Giselle” at the Los Angeles Ballet’s ”Season 5 Gala Celebration,” artistic director Colleen Neary surprised the audience at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica by naming Allyssa Bross and Christopher Revels as principal dancers, the first dancers so designated in the young ballet company’s history. It was a night of firsts, starting with the May 28 Los Angeles Ballet Gala, the company’s first ever. Aptly christened “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” the entire evening seemed magical, beginning...