Pink’s: Hollywood Legend Turns 70!

Need something to do this weekend?? You don’t have to live in Hollywood to know Pink’s Famous Hot Dogs.  Located on the corner of La Brea & Melrose (its original location!), any time of the day or night, you’ll see folks lining up for a Pink’s hot dog.
Pink’s is celebrating its 70th Anniversary with “Chili [...]

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Ebell Latin Gala honors Rita Moreno

The Ebell Lifetime Achievement Gala, sponsored by the Latin American Cultures Department of the Ebell of Los Angeles, will honor Ms. Rita Moreno.  The public is invited to join the membership for an evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing.
Rita Moreno is one of a select group of performers to have won all four of the [...]

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Ebell images from the archives…

I was honored to be the guest speaker today at the Wilshire Rotary Club luncheon.  The Ebell of Los Angeles is home to this weekly gathering, and it was quite fun taking extra care in welcoming the members today.  Our friends at Elegant Design Specialty Linen provided a lovely upgrade from a basic poly white [...]

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Be a part of Grammy Week!

L.A. is buzzin’ with parties and celebrations leading up to the Grammy Awards on Sunday February 8th. Why not be a part of the celebration?!  Come to “Music In Focus,” the 11th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project (at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre tonight!)  Or check out the exhibits at The Grammy Museum at LA [...]

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Hooray for (vintage) Hollywood…!

I’ve recently joined the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles, and leave it to me to dive right in and join a committee (it seemed fitting to be a part of the Events Committee, so why not?!  Great group of people!)  So I’m proud to bring you information on an upcoming event being planned and [...]

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Doo Dah, Charles Phoenix, Bob Baker, and you!

I have a couple items to report that you may find interesting if you are enamored with Los Angeles history as I am…!
First:  “The 32nd Occasional Doo Dah Parade will celebrate the post-holiday season in its typically loud, irreverent style. Once a grassroots event begun in 1978, Doo Dah soon gained national recognition as the [...]

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Filming a bygone era

I’ll bet you’ve seen the Ebell many times in movies and on television and never realized that the Chinese Embassy on “24″ was set in our Garden Courtyard, or that the Gilmore’s renewed their vows in our Lounge and danced the night away in “Gilmore Girls” or that Forrest Gump learned how to play ping [...]

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Happy Halloween

We have a very fun wedding reception planned here at The Ebell and the Halloween spirit was captured wonderfully by the bride and groom.  Using caramel apples for escort cards, carved pumpkins and dramatic draping, candelabras, lush red roses and velvety black linens, The Ebell offers the perfect palette for such design.   Our staff is [...]

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