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Redbird Wine Dinner

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Redbird Wine Dinner

Last year, C-CAP (the non-profit Careers through Culinary Arts Program) held a charity dinner at the Vibiana special event center located in the former St. Vibiana’s cathedral in downtown Los Angeles. Plans were underway to open a gourmet restaurant in the rectory of the facility and name it ‘Redbird’. During the course of the evening, a gourmet dinner at Redbird for a party of 10 was auctioned off and a group of us were fortunate to be the winning bidders.

So the time came this April to collect on our winnings with an incredible gastronomic feast at the new “IT” eatery.

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Breitstein Wine Dinner at the Culinary Institute of America

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Breitstein Wine Dinner at the Culinary Institute of America

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Our very luxurious Breitstein wine dinner at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena took place last Saturday night.  The dinner was hosted by David and Judy Breitstein, Dr. Karen MacNeil from the CIA’s Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies and Archie McLaren, Director of the Central Coast Wine Classic. Also joining us was our special guest, Mike Martini, winemaker at the Louis M. Martini winery.… Read the rest

California Art Club – 104th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

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California Art Club, established 1909
104th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

Icon64ArtMarch 29 – April 19, 2015
USC Fischer Museum of Art
Los Angeles, California

The California Art Club’s 104th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition will open at the USC Fischer Museum of Art on Sunday March 29th. The annual Gold Medal Exhibition Gala will be held on Saturday, the evening before the opening and several Gold Medal Awards will be awarded to artists at that event.… Read the rest

Masters of the American West – 2015

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As we approach the first weekend in February, everyone knows that we are all preparing for The Big Event!  Of course, I am talking about the Autry National Center’s Masters of the American West.

The Masters of the American West is the premiere annual Western art show, featuring more than 75 of the top, nationally recognized contemporary Western painters and sculptors.… Read the rest

Autry Masters of the American West Paintout 2104 – Descanso Gardens

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Saturday, October 25th, 2014 marked the 10th outing of the Masters of the American West Paintout and was held for the first time at the beautiful Descanso Gardens in La Cañada-Flintridge.

The Paintout began as a collaboration between the California Art Club and the Autry National Center.  John Geraghty, the primary force behind the Autry’s Masters of the American West  worked with CAC Executive Director Elaine Adams to come up with an event which allows top collectors from both the CAC and the Autry to enjoy the day watching and getting to better know these top flight artists.  The Autry has produced the event since the inception while artists participating in the event come from the ranks of the Masters of the American West and top California Art Club artists.  For the past several years, fellow Autry Trustee Calvin Gross and I have served as the Co-Chairs for the event.… Read the rest

C-CAP Dinner at Redbird / Vibiana

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C-CAP, the non-profit Careers through Culinary Arts Program works with underserved high school students in public schools around the country to help prepare them for college and career opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industries.  Students work with chefs in some of the country’s top restaurants to provide them with hands-on experience working in the commercial culinary arts environment.  This was the setting for the latest C-CAP Los Angeles dinner that was held at the new (and not yet even opened) Redbird Restaurant at the Vibiana special events center.

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Emergency Preparedness Guides

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The Big One! It is not so much a question of if, but rather when.

A major earthquake of a magnitude greater than 7.0 striking the San Andreas fault may jolt Los Angeles much harder than previously thought, scientists say.  According to a seismology study published earlier this year by scientists from Stanford and MIT, if a large earthquake hits the San Andreas fault near Palm Springs, the seismic waves will travel along a path near Interstate 10 into Los Angeles where the city and suburbs will experience stronger motion than previously believed.

According to the ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario, a study by the U. S. Geological  Survey and the Southern California Earthquake Center on the impact of a 7.8 earthquake in Southern California reveals that an earthquake with an epicenter at the Salton Sea on the San Andreas fault would radiate all along the fault line and also radiate across Los Angeles County to the Pacific Ocean.… Read the rest

PPCC Elections

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UPDATE:The results of the election are final and I was unsuccessful in my bid to be re-elected to the position of Area 3 Representative.  I do wish to continue to serve the community and look forward to find other ways to contribute to the well-being of the community.
As many of you who live in Pacific Palisades know, the Pacific Palisades Community Council is holding their once every two year elections for Area Representatives in the coming weeks.  I have served on the PPCC as the Area 3 Representative for the last four years and this year I am running for re-election.  Unlike prior elections, this year one candidate is running against me and several other Area elections will see multiple candidates running for office.
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