Saturday, August 06, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: (332) 730-1102

CATS for Cats – a celebrity concert version of the musical CATS will held at downtown Los Angeles at the historic Orpheum Theater August 6th. The show will feature a number of celebrities (sans cat costumes) singing the hit Broadway songs and performing Eliot’s poems. The premise of the show is based on TS Eliot as he writes the letters/poems to his Godchildren that will become the book OLD POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS and later much the Broadway musical. 0ur musical director, is Broadway’s Phil Reno (ELF, THE PRODUCERS, PROMISES, PROMISES, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE and yes, even CATS)!

All of the proceeds for the event are going to Kitty Bungalow: Charm School for Wayward Cats, a 501c3 nonprofit, dedicated to the humane treatment, socialization, adoption and TNR of feral cats, to procure a larger permanent location for their rescue facility and expand their programming. Kitty Bungalow focuses their outreach efforts on responsibility pet ownership, spay neuter and TNR in the often neglected South LA area. www.kittybungalow.org

Confirmed celebs so far are: James Cromwell, Hunter Parrish, Peter Gallagher, Mandy Moore, Chyler Leigh, Fred Willard, Anna Gunn, Kevin Nealon, “So You Think You Can Dance” Dancers and more for this star studded upbeat event. A fabulous cause rolled up in furry karma!

Los Angeles County Walk
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Santa Monica City Hall

The ALS Association symbolizes the hopes of people everywhere that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis will one day be a disease of the past relegated to historical status, studied in medical textbooks, conquered by the dedication of thousands who have worked ceaselessly to understand and eradicate this perplexing killer.

Until that day comes, The ALS Association relentlessly pursues its mission to help people living with ALS and to leave no stone unturned in search for the cure of the progressive neurodegenerative disease that took the life and name of Baseball Legend Lou Gehrig.

As the only not-for-profit voluntary health agency dedicated solely to the fight against ALS, we direct the largest privately-funded research enterprise engaged to uncover the mystery of a disease that affects as many as 30,000 annually. With more than 5,600 people diagnosed each year an average of 15 new cases each day our mission is urgent. The search for answers knows no bounds.

The ALS Association’s far-reaching efforts extend to Capitol Hill and some of the world’s finest research laboratories. Over the last decade, we have committed close to $48 million to ALS research. We’ve brought the ALS community the historic Medicare waiver of the 24-month waiting period and a 100% increase in funding since our advocacy campaign began.

But nowhere does this battle reach deepest than in our work with ALS patients and their families. We embrace thousands of those stricken with the disease with the world’s most comprehensive program of care and services. Our network of 39 chapters coordinates services with care and compassion making a difference in the lives of people with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Our hallmark of quality is exemplified in centers and clinics that deliver advanced care and meet The ALS Association’s rigorous criteria for certification.

Our accomplishments are made possible by the generosity of others. From the smallest donation to the largest gift, donors touch the ALS community with hope for the future. This terrible disease knows no racial, ethnic or socioeconomic boundaries. It can strike anyone at any time.

Despite the mysterious nature of ALS, breathtaking advances in science, medicine and technology are shaping a future of unparalleled hope for those with ALS. The ALS Association is at the forefront in this new world, encouraging young scientists to combine new thinking with these advances to unlock the mysteries of ALS to push the envelope in therapy and scientific research.

The ALS Association is waging the war against this killer 24/7. Every 90 minutes, an American dies of ALS. Time isn’t on the side of those afflicted.

Dear CLARE Supporter,

Please join us at our fifth annual ART for CLARE fundraiser, which will take place on June 12, 2011 at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica.  Come enjoy top-rate art and gourmet food in support of CLARE’s efforts to offer compassionate treatment and recovery for those with no place else to turn.  Pieces by prominent local artists such as Billy Al Bengston, Lita Albuquerque, Kim McCarty, Ed Ruscha, and Suzan Woodruff will be up for auction, and patrons will be able to sample cuisine from some of Santa Monica’s best eateries, including Melisse, Lemonade, and Kate Mantilini.

WHEN:
Sunday, June 12, 2011, 1-4 PM

WHERE:
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90404

SCHEDULE:
1:00 PM – Doors open, Art & Silent Auctions begin
2:30 PM – Gallery Art Auction closes
3:00 PM – Hall Art Auction closes
3:30 PM – Outdoor Silent Auction closes

FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://clarefoundation.org/arteventpresent.html

TO BUY TICKETS: https://afc2011.sagefundraisingonline.com/afc2011

TO PREVIEW ARTWORK: http://www.artslant.com/la/events/show/105438-5th-annual-art-for-clare-2011

A huge thank you and congratulations to all the women who came out for the REVLON Run/Walk For Women 2011! It was a HUGE success and we can’t wait until next year!

Join A Place Called Home and Big Sunday Weekend on

Saturday May 14th, 2011

From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Help APCH Fix a few things, Beautify and Sparkle

to serve youth & families in South Central L.A.!

The good work includes:

Creating Mosaics, Updating our Library and Art Room, Painting Walls, Carpentry, Sign Making, Cleaning and Polishing the Center and much more!

Big Sunday

A delicious lunch will be provided!!!

Sign up now by visiting www.bigsunday.org

Go to Project #226

Just a few slots left!

We hope to see you here!!!

Changing the world starts at home…

A Place Called Home.

A Place Called Home

2830 S. Central Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90011

Tel: (323) 232-7653 | Fax: (323) 232-0139

www.apch.org

Please join LA’s BEST for this signature annual fundraiser honoring The Nederlander Corporation and the Pantages Organization with the Community Partner Award, Morris Vanegas with the Distinguished Alumnus Award presented by Shayla Rivera and Actor Elizabeth Banks with the Children’s Champion Award presented by Eva Longoria.

The event will also feature performances by LA’s BEST students and celebrate 20 student winners of the citywide writing and art contest, “How LA’s BEST Has Changed My Life” and their families.

To purchase tickets and for more information please visit www.lasbest.org or contact Patty.Phillips@lacity.org.

Tickets
$250 per seat.

When
Sunday, June 05, 2011
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Valet parking is available for $20 with validation. Self parking is available at Pershing Square for $6.60.

Come join The Friends on April 28, 2011 when we present “Magic and the Brain…the Art and Science of Illusion” on an opening night of the highly anticipated exhibit on Houdini at the Skirball Cultural Center. Come sip a Magic Mojito or Houdini Martini, take a docent tour and watch world-renowned magicians and neuroscientists demonstrate the techniques of attention and awareness that masters of illusions instinctively use to trick our brains. All proceeds from this very special evening will benefit The Friends Fellowship program that awards grants to brilliant young scientists doing state-of-the art research to develop new treatments for illnesses of the mind and brain.

To request an invitation to this fundraiser event, email Vicky Goodman at: vickyg@friendsofnpi.org