Women of War-The Documentary

Shari Belafonte(L) and Kat Hawks of the American Ballet of Los Angeles. Photo by Madi Murphy-Sinclair. Los Angeles- Shari Belafonte, actress, photographer and spokesperson for the Lili Claire Foundation, served as host at a reception in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, May 15. The event kicked off the...

May 21st, 2013 | Community News | Read More

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Cover photo-Phylicia Rashad. Inside Photo- Dawnn Lewis(L), James Pickens, Jr. and Angela Bassett(R) were among the many celebrities that attended the premiere. All photos by Kim Webster. By Kim Webster LOS ANGELES CA – It’s 1911, Pittsburgh PA, and the setting is a kitchen filled with the...

May 21st, 2013 | Columnists, Kim's Kronicles | Read More

The Extraordinary Life of Alberto Spadolini

Josephine Baker-Photo courtesy of Marco Travaglini, Spadolini’s nephew. Inspires a film and stage production called Spadolini & The White Stone of Mecca LOS ANGELES, CA. May 15, 2013 – Marco Travaglini of Atelier Spadolini and Eddy & Kat Hawks of American Ballet of Los Angeles announce...

May 16th, 2013 | The Scoop LA Archives | Read More

The New Jump Blues Band Rocks Beverly Hills

The New Jump Blues Band, featuring Antonio Fargas. On a chilly Sunday in Beverly Hills, The New Jump Blues Band, featuring Antonio Fargas, provided the heat for the day, in the Beverly Hills installment of the Playboy Jazz series. Combining swing, Latin influences and Calypso, the ensemble demonstrated...

May 15th, 2013 | The Scoop LA Archives | Read More

George Lopez to Host 35th Anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival

George Lopez. Photo by Robert Sebree. Celebrating its 35th Anniversary, the Playboy Jazz Festival has become an internationally acclaimed event, featuring a veritable who’s who of the jazz world. Considered one of the premier jazz festivals on the West Coast, virtually every jazz icon has performed...

May 10th, 2013 | The Scoop LA Archives | Read More

Inspirational Coaching and Advice

Kim Somers Egelsee. Her book, "Getting Your Life to a Ten +" is available at www.kimlifecoach.com By Kim Somers Egelsee Here are your Spring tips, tools and advice for a better life! Connecting Is Key. You are who you hang out with. Hang around negative and broke people you’ll start complaining...

May 9th, 2013 | Columnists, Kim Somers Egelsee | Read More

Pacific Boychoir Presents Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op. 37

Cover and Inside Photo-Pacific Boychoir. Premiere Performance in Los Angeles Features 75-Voice Boys and Men Choir Grammy-award winning Pacific Boychoir of Oakland, California, presents Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op. 37 on Friday, May 10, 2013, 8 pm at First Congregational Church...

May 7th, 2013 | Community News | Read More

Fela!

Cover Photo-Adesola Osakalum. Inside Photo-Michelle Williams. Both photos by Kim Webster. By Kim Webster AHMANSON THEATRE, Los Angeles CA – The walls vibrated, the floors rumbled and the audience was ignited with the musical rhythms described as “Afrobeat.” These rhythms and lyrics...

May 7th, 2013 | Columnists, Kim's Kronicles, Theater | Read More

Playboy Jazz Festival Presents The New Jump Blues, In Beverly Hills May 5th

Cover Photo Antonio “Huggy Bear” Fargas (R). Inside Photo- The New Jump Blues Band featuring Antonio Fargas. Get ready to jump, jive and swing when The New Jump Blues, one of the most exuberant foot-stomping musical groups to jump off the national stage, swings into Beverly Hills for a free...

April 25th, 2013 | The Scoop LA Archives | Read More

Michael Banyard-People You Should Know

Cover Photo- Michael Banyard graduating from the Los Angeles Dream Center Discipleship Program. Photo by Phyllis Wade Moore. Inside photo- Michael Banyard(L) with Judge Letts. Michael Banyard’s story is one of perseverance, redemption and success. His efforts in the community have been recognized...

April 12th, 2013 | People You Should Know, People You Should Know/Pg 2 | Read More