Halloween is only days away! Do you have your night of freaks and fun planned yet? If not, there are so many events right here in Hollywood that you don’t have to go far. On Saturday, October 27th, The Highlands Club is hosting the 5th Annual Costume Ball featuring Marilyn Manson. On October 31st, the streets of Hollywood become the LARGEST HALLOWEEN PARTY IN THE WORLD! On Santa Monica Blvd, from La Cienega down to Doheny, a transformation into the most shocking and outrages costume party ever will occur. The activities will include: 3 stages of live entertainment , bars and restaurants that will be open till 2am. After such a night, don’t fight the goblins and witches and stay at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel for a perfectly sinister night!
There is nothing I need more then a day of restoration, pampering and balance and I would bet you need it too! Well, coming in the early part of 2008, this sanctuary of inner wellness and serenity will be located on the 5th floor of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. Spa Luce will indulge each guest with personalized treatments, top-of-the line products and Eastern traditions of pampering. The Spa will feature 7 rooms of harmony that include: a couple’s massage room, manicure and pedicure stations and a hydrotherapy tub. Hollywood & Highlands is becoming a mecca of bliss, from the ultra stylish Twist Restaurant, world-class shopping and Luxury accomodations, you may never want to leave.
Coming to Hollywood does not mean you only have to go see the standard Blockbusters. To experience another side of the great art of cinema, plan on visiting the LACMA museum, just down LaBrea, for their Film Series and Special Screenings.
This weekend, LACMA presents: Latin America Cinema: A Weekend Celebration ~ August 24-August 26, with 9 showings and 2 guest appearances.
August 24 7:00 PM The Violin
August 24 9:30 PM Memories of Underdevelopment
August 25 2:00 PM Susana
August 25 3:40 PM Rosaura at Ten O’Clock
August 25 5:30 PM Oriana
August 25 7:30 PM The Place Without Limits
August 25 10:15 PM Si sos brujo: A Story of Tango
August 26 1:30 PM The Woman of the Port
August 26 3:00 PM Victims of Sin
There still are two other mediums to embrace this culture completely–art & music–through the exhibition The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820 & the Los Angeles Choro Ensemble (which features authentic Brazilian acoustic instruments).
The film series continues with “Hardcore Existentialism: The Early Films of Michael Haneke,” showing September 7 - September 8.
September 7 7:30 PM The Seventh Continent
September 7 9:20 PM Benny’s Video
September 8 7:30 PM Funny Games
September 8 9:20 PM 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
These are very interesting, and I personally like heavy themes, but for others there is also the following series, which is much lighter.
Six Enchanted Evenings: Rodgers and Hammerstein on Film ~ September 14 - September 29 These musicals have been a favorite and nothing like revisiting them in the big screen at such a beautiful location.
September 14 7:30 PM Carousel
September 15 7:30 PM South Pacific
September 21 7:30 PM The King and I
September 22 7:30 PM Oklahoma!
September 28 7:30 PM Flower Drum Song
September 29 7:30 PM The Sound of Music
Just having the pleasure of visiting this gorgeous museum already is a great evening, then to experience so many forms of art, beauty, deepness, and lightness all in one place truly is a gift! =)
This year I am on the planning committee for this great event that will be crossing the country this Fall. CMN Torch Relay spans from coast to coast over 5,000 miles and culminates with a celebration event here in Hollywood. On November 18th (Sunday before Thanksgiving), there will be a mid-day event to welcome the torch to its final resting place in the H&H Central Courtyard.
The Children’s Miracle Network raises money for a collection of 27 non-profit children’s hospitals across the country. In 2006 this relay raised $1,000,000 for this organization and our goal is to crush that number this year. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles is the local member of this organization. This year will be my third year to participate in this event and it is more fun and more rewording each time. Please register to join us in walking, running or riding through any community as the torch crosses the country.
How many Bachelorette parties can we have in Las Vegas? Brides today are looking for something different. I have something even more WICKED! Not only do we have an unbelievable package deal for this AMAZING play which is perfect for a Girls Only trip but The Hollywood Men Show is in our very own complex. Imagine you and your girls ordering cosmopolitans by our roof top pool, having dinner at TWIST, then off to the Pantages to experience “THE BEST MUSICAL OF THE YEAR” or Watching the Sexiest Men in Hollywood and then dancing the night away all at The Highlands.
After such an amazing night, spend the day shopping at Banana Republic, Bebe, Express, Louis Vuitton, MAC Cosmetics, Origins, Planet Funk, Sephora, BCBG Max Azria, Victoria’s Secrets, and 50 more great shops to visit. Take in Lunch at one of the 20 different restaurants! Almost makes me want to be a bride…just to have a weekend like this..almost!