“Doin’ It For Love,” a Broadway Style Tribute Benefiting PETA

This Friday, March 9th and Saturday March 10th, The Wilshire Ebell Theatre welcomes Doin’ It For Love, a Broadway-style tribute to musical theater and New York City cabaret. Hollywood and Broadway award-winners Kaye Ballard, Liliane Montevecchi, and Lee Roy Reams star in the show, also featuring a 10-piece orchestra conducted onstage by David Geist, the show’s music [...]

Cooking Class: Appetizers with Chef Louis

February 4 is National Stuffed Mushroom Day.  While I can not guarantee this will be on the menu when Ebell Executive Chef Louis Pechan serves us his next Cooking Class, I can tell you the menu focus will be Appetizers and the evening will be fun!  Please join us! Cooking Lessons with Ebell Executive Chef, [...]

Ebell Open House: January 15 – you’re invited!

“What did this place used to be?” That’s the question we are most frequently asked during tours of the Ebell of Los Angeles when guests are considering the clubhouse for a wedding or special event.  They marvel at the courtyard, ballrooms, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, the history of the club, favorite movies that have filmed here [...]

Ebell Donation Drive for St. Anne’s

Last holiday season, the employees of  The Ebell of Los Angeles collected donations to distribute to a local charity and its sparked the desire to make this a tradition.  Perhaps its the influence of the Ebell Women’s Club and its commitment to community; it could be a desire to help those who need a helping [...]

Join us for Our 9th Annual Supper with Santa!

With Thanksgiving just days away, you know what that means — Santa Claus will be returning soon to the Ebell..!!  So don’t delay – get your tickets now for our 9th Annual Supper with Santa at The Ebell of Los Angeles.  The festivities take place on Friday, December 2, 2011. In addition to crafts and [...]

Bard in Garden: Friday Dinner at The Ebell

The Ebell of Los Angeles‘ next Assembly Dinner is this Friday, June 17 and it going to be a delightful event for guests of all ages! The Los Angeles Drama Club, the youngest Shakespeare troupe in the country, will provide the entertainment with interactive drama and games in the Ebell Courtyard Garden, and with drink [...]

Da Camera Society returns to Ebell for Music in Historic Places

The Ebell of Los Angeles is delighted to once again welcome The Da Camera Society and their series Chamber Music in Historic Places. The event takes place Sunday, May 22, 2011 in our grand Lounge, with a pre-concert talk at 3:30 p.m. followed by Benvenue Fortepiano Trio featuring Monica Huggett, violin,  Tanya Tomkins, cello, and [...]

Music & Dance “JAM”

April is Jazz Appreciation Month.  Since today also happens to be my wedding anniversary and I meet my hubby on the swing dance floor, I thought I’d revisit a post from last JAM. I asked my friends Tami and Erin Stevens from Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association their thoughts on jazz and swing and how it [...]

The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra- March 20

On Sunday, March 20, The Ebell of Los Angeles welcomes The Doctors Symphony Orchestra, with performances from the winners of The Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition. The Orchestra, founded in 1953 by Dr. Reuben Straus, was originally made up of approximately 35 doctors, dentists, veterinarians, nurses, other medical staff.   Today, the musicians come from [...]

PLAYdate at The Ebell – March 19

The Ebell of Los Angeles and Cynthia Comsky proudly present the first PLAYdate- a theatrical reading followed by dinner- on Saturday March 19th. This PLAYdate features a new musical, Come Get Maggie, with book and lyrics written by Award Winning TV writer Diane Frolov (Northern Exposure, The Sopranos), and Composer/Lyricist Susan Justin.  The premise: an alienated 1950’s scientist/housewife tries to [...]