Archive for the EVENTS Category
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EVENT: SPAPHILE HAIR EVENT AT JEFFREY-KARA SALON
SPAPHILE HAIR EVENT AT JEFFREY-KARA SALON When I was doing my show, Karen's Restaurant Revue, I talked about the late, great Butterfly Bakery, in Westwood, so much that viewers actually thought I owned it! I kept thinking that I should ta
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EVENT: BAG LADY PROMOTIONS MIXER
BAG LADY PROMOTIONS MIXER This is one event that I hadn't planned on writing about. It was a pleasure to go to something knowing that no one was hoping for a write-up from me. But it turned-out to be so fun that I want to tell you ab
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DINING/EVENTS: CAFE DEL REY’S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
CAFE DEL REY'S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY About two and a half years ago, when I was the restaurant critic for the Culver City News and the Blue Pacific News, I reviewed brunch at the lovely Cafe Del Rey in the Marina. I've always wanted to
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KAREN’S RANTS: MISS USA PAGEANT 2011
MISS USA PAGEANT 2011 I recently received a comment from a reader stating that he “used to come to this site every week to get” my “views on the competition shows. They were very funny and insightful,” and he said that he felt that
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DINING: LEXINGTON SOCIAL HOUSE OPENING
LEXINGTON SOCIAL HOUSE OPENING I spent the night before Jury Duty at the fabulous opening of the new restaurant/bar/club Lexington Social House in Hollywood. It was a great send-off! (Could I be any more dramatic???) I would have to
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BEAUTY: GO FLAWLESS MOBILE BEAUTY LAUNCH PARTY
GO FLAWLESS MOBILE BEAUTY LAUNCH PARTY Last week-end, in the midst of all the MTV Movie Awards suites, I made time to go to an upscale beauty event, and I'm glad I did. It was to celebrate the launch of Go Flawless Mobile Beauty, which
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EVENT: OPENING OF THE BAR AT CLIFF’S
OPENING OF THE BAR AT CLIFF’S Before I left for my latest trip to New York in early May, I just had to make time to attend the opening of The Bar at Cliff's, in Silverlake, no matter how behind in packing I was. And, even though I don't
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NEW YORK: CELEBRATING WOMEN BREAKFAST
CELEBRATING WOMEN BREAKFAST—NYC When I was in New York last month, I was invited to an early morning event that “celebrated women,” hosted by The New York Women's Foundation. It sounded classy, so, of course I was in. Then I notic
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KAREN’S MUSINGS: ROYAL WEDDING WRAP-UP
ROYAL WEDDING WRAP-UP I was blown away by the Royal Wedding on Friday morning. (Or Thursday night is more like it, for those of us who stayed-up overnight to see it live.) I actually surprised myself with just how into it I got! I didn’t see
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MISCELLANEOUS: TIPS ON WATCHING THE ROYAL WEDDING
TIPS ON WATCHING THE ROYAL WEDDING In case you’ve been shunning all media, or media-savvy friends, for the past couple of months, I’m here to remind you that the Royal Wedding, of Prince William to Kate Middleton, will be happening on wha
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