Archive for February, 2011
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KAREN’S MUSINGS: OSCARS 2011
OSCARS 2011 As an entertainment, the Oscars show was a snoozefest and a half. Maybe even two! Let me say up front that I can’t stand Anne Hathaway. She’s phony, full-of-herself, self-conscious, and every move of hers is designed to make
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GIFTING SUITES: GRAMMYS AND VALENTINE’S SUITES FOLLOW-UP
GRAMMYS AND VALENTINE'S SUITES FOLLOW-UP With this week’s slew of Oscars Gifting suites, I figure it’s time to write-up a few items that didn’t make it into the previous round of my suites coverage. So, here are some that I feel you shou
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UPCOMING EVENT: LUMINARIO BALLET GALA
LUMINARIO BALLET GALA INVITATION Listen up, all you Black Swan aficionados--here’s your chance to see gorgeous ballet up-close and personal, have a fabulous dinner, mix with people from the ballet world, and support the arts, all in one love
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PARTY: SPAPHILE WINTER PARTY
SPAPHILE WINTER PARTY As you can well imagine, (you don’t have to imagine--I write about them!,) I get invited to “spa parties” all the time. These are events that are held either in an actual spa, or more often than not, at another venu
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THEATRE: ETHEL MERMAN’S BROADWAY
ETHEL MERMAN’S BROADWAY I just realized this is a very limited engagement show, so I’m telling you up front that every student of musical theatre, and everyone who knows who Ethel Merman was, and every fan of an easy, entertaining evening
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GIFTING SUITES: URBAN ELEGANCE AND NBPA SWAG SUITE
URBAN ELEGANCE AND NBPA SWAG SUITE This was the best time I’ve ever had at, and around, a suite! The sponsors were great and innovative (I’ve never seen any of them at a suite before!,) but the even better part was the invitee list! This s
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GIFTING SUITES: GRAMMY AWARDS STYLE LOUNGE
GRAMMY AWARDS STYLE LOUNGE This one-day event was also held at the London Hotel, where I had attended another suite the day before, but this time it was in the ballroom, rather than outside. I was happy to find several new and different pro
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GIFTING SUITES: GREEN GRAMMY’S MUSIC SAVES LIVES SUITE
GREEN GRAMMY'S MUSIC SAVES LIVES SUITE Being that I’ve always enjoyed gifting suites hosted by Debbie Durkin since I started writing about suites, I was happy to make a return visit after about a year out of the loop. (I was out of many loop
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THEATRE: ROCK OF AGES
ROCK OF AGES Never a fan of rock music, I still really wanted to see the few-years-old Rock Of Ages at the Pantages. Two of my friends in New York, one a young musician and the other a rock chick from back in the day, have seen it multiple tim
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KAREN’S MUSINGS: GRAMMYS 2011
GRAMMYS 2011 Well, another music awards season has come and gone, and it’s all capped off by the granddaddy of them all, the Grammys. Here are my oh so many thoughts on the proceedings: This was like opposite day to me--I expected the
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