Posted in Cool Finds, Cuisine & Cocktails, Holiday, tagged cocktail recipe, cocktails, Cool Finds, cranberry cocktail, Event Elements, holiday cocktail recipes, holiday party, signature cocktail, spice cake martini, the intoxicologist, winter sangria on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m going to share a secret with you – my go-to source for cocktail recipes and ideas. Cheri Loughlin is The Intoxicologist and she has quite the collection of cocktail recipes and suggestions for any occasion. Here are a couple of my favorites, perfect for holiday cheer:
Mrs. Claus Spice Cake Martini
1.5 oz Van Gogh Espresso [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Ebell Club Events, Holiday, Special Events, places to go, things to do!, tagged black tie event, Cool Finds, Ebell Club Event, Ebell Club Events, executive chef louis pechan, historic location, Johnny Vana Big Band Alumni, los angeles new year's eve, new year's eve celebration, new year's eve swing dance, ring in 2010, Seen at the Ebell, Special Events, tagged big band on new years, the ebell of los angeles women's club, things to do on new year's eve, things to do!, Wilshire Ebell on December 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What are YOU doing New Year’s Eve??
The Ebell of Los Angeles opens its historic clubhouse on 4400 Wilshire Boulevard to ring in 2010.
Hors d’oeuvres and an elegant prix fixe dinner by Executive Chef Louis Pechan
Dancing to the Music of Johnny Vana’s Big Band Alumni
Dessert buffet and coffee bar
Champagne toast at midnight
Tickets are $150 per person [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Melissa's Musings, Unique, places to go, things to do!, tagged Conductor Bill Hatrick, Cool Finds, historic re-enactment, Los Angeles history, los angeles union station, Melissa Allen, pearl harbor day troop train, places to go, restored 1940s streamliner train car, retro, the overland trail, things to do!, unique wedding idea, vintage train car, WWII on December 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“All Aboard!”
I’m always looking for fun and unique things to do, and Los Angeles has plenty to offer. I had the honor recently of performing with a swing trio on board a vintage railcar and came to discover a whole new slate of “things to do” and one of them is coming up this month!
The [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Seen at the Ebell, Unique, tagged Los Angeles weddings, vintage wedding location, for the bride, trendy, media, showcase event, YWD, Your Wedding Day magazine, wedding professionals, wedding industry, industry event, wedding contest, KTLA contest, I Do Redo contest, Melissa Allen, Ebell of Los Angeles, the ebell of los angeles, weddingwire.com, wedding magazine feature on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This spring, The Ebell of Los Angeles was the setting for one of the premier industry showcase events of the year! In conjunction with Your Wedding Day Magazine, The Ebell and a team of top event planners in L.A. designed an event that continues to be the talk of the town. It took five pages [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Melissa's Musings, Unique, for the bride, things to do!, tagged vintage wedding location, unique wedding idea, for the bride, Cool Finds, trendy, places to go, things to do!, wedding element, vintage hair style, vintage makeup style, vintage look, 1940's style, rusty frank, gabriela hernandez, besame cosmetics, workshop, vintage wedding, vintage bride on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Are you planning a vintage-style wedding? Always wanted to know how to get that glamorous look from the 1930s and 40s? Well, here’s your chance!!
Gabriela Hernandez, owner of Besame Cosmetics, and Rusty Frank, swing dance instructor and owner of Rusty’s Rhythm Club, are producing a Vintage Hair Styling and Make-up Workshop this Saturday November [...]
Posted in Celebrity, Cool Finds, Ebell Club Events, Fundraiser, Seen at the Ebell, things to do!, tagged los angeles fundraiser event, Ebell of Los Angeles, the ebell of los angeles women's club, lifetime achievement award, fundraiser event, latin gala, oscar winner, grammy winner, emmy winner, rita moreno, latin american cultures department, tony award winner, gala awards, award show on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Ebell Lifetime Achievement Gala, sponsored by the Latin American Cultures Department of the Ebell of Los Angeles, will honor Ms. Rita Moreno. The Gala, a fundraiser, will be held Friday, November 6, 2009 at the Ebell of Los Angeles Clubhouse, located at 4400 Wilshire Boulevard. It is a black tie event, beginning at 6:30 [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Ebell Club Events, Seen at the Ebell, Special Events, things to do!, tagged big band on new years, black tie event, Cool Finds, Ebell Club Event, executive chef louis pechan, historic location, Johnny Vana Big Band Alumni, los angeles new year's eve, new year's eve celebration, new year's eve swing dance, ring in 2010, the ebell of los angeles women's club, things to do on new year's eve, Wilshire Ebell on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that Halloween is rapidly approaching, it isn’t too early to start looking ahead to the rest of the Holiday Season – so what are YOU doing New Year’s Eve??
The Ebell of Los Angeles opens its historic clubhouse on 4400 Wilshire Boulevard to ring in 2010.
Hors d’oeuvres and an elegant prix fixe dinner by Executive [...]
Posted in Celebrity, Cool Finds, Filming, Melissa's Musings, Seen at the Ebell, tagged Ebell of Los Angeles, filming location, images of the Ebell of Los Angeles, media, music event, music video, music video setting, one republic, onerepublic, trendy, Wilshire Ebell on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We recently enjoyed having OneRepublic film their video for “All The Right Moves”, the first single off their new album, Waking Up, in the Ebell of Los Angeles‘ Lounge. The extravagance of the setting required little more than some gorgeous dancers and the dynamic band to accent a very catchy song.
Enjoy what is bound to [...]
Posted in Cool Finds, Melissa's Musings, Unique, for the bride, tagged vintage wedding location, unique wedding idea, for the bride, gifts, Cool Finds, trendy, wedding element, Wedding Jeannie, hair accessories, couture bridal workshop, echo parque, feather hair combs, decorative headbands, bridal hair accessories on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently had the pleasure of speaking at The Couture Bridal Workshop series and was introduced to a new company called Echo Parque. Sisters Alexis & Kate Lyman are the creative team behind Echo Parque, hair accessories with a bit of “pop”. Now, I am known to wear a flower in my hair once and [...]
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