Independent Shakespeare Company remembers former Councilmember Tom LaBonge

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It is not an exaggeration to say that the Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival thrived because of Tom's support. In our earliest days in Barnsdall Park, he saw the importance of free Shakespeare performances, and was instrumental to our move to ...

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Susan Hornik's Holiday 2020 Gift Guide

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I don't know about you, but the holidays this year are decidedly different from in the past. Maybe it's just me, but it took me a while to get in the spirit but once I did, I felt so much better. Even though we have gone through immense struggles ...

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Gift Spotlight: Package from Santa

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If you are looking to give your children a special treat from Santa, check out Package From Santa, a "one-stop shop" for All Things Santa! This fantastic gift safely delivers top-secret tools that instill a child's belief and the magic of ...

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Out and About in Hollywood, by Susan Hornik

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Kinyatta E. Gray loved traveling around the world so much she started her own lifestyle line, FlightsInStilettos®. Since 2018, the stylish blogger's goal is to inspire women travelers to put their best selves forward when jetsetting. " The ...

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From the Editor - Fall/Winter 2020

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Dear Friends, For nearly 35 years, we've been producing Discover Hollywood and during that time have been through many changes both in ownership and in our everchanging community. It's no surprise to anyone that nothing really compares to the last ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Fall/Winter 2020

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This year's Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Summit went virtual and brought news of new projects and controversial topics to the main stage. Over 120 projects have been developed or are in the pipeline compared with 80 in 2019. ...

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Surfs Up!! Malibu Surf Coach, The Premiere Surf Coaching Company, Offers The Perfect Pandemic-Friendly Sporting Activity

Posted By Susan Hornik

With so much time being spent at home, exercise is more important than ever. Surfing may quite possibly be the perfect outdoors activity for adults and children alike, during this never-ending pandemic. Luckily, Hollywood is blessed with beautiful ...

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From the Editor - Spring 2020

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Such strange times we're in. As we go to press, we've been on lockdown for a month and it could be another month (or more!) before we are set free again. In planning for this issue, it was obvious that any date-sensitive information had to be cut, ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Spring 2020

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The Hollywood Renaissance continues, as evidenced by the influx of hotels, apartment complexes and mixed-use buildings. The Heart of Hollywood project is in its early stages and will focus on a grand vision for the Walk of Fame. The eastern end of ...

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Reviews: Margaritaville

Posted By Olga Clark

Except for sort of knowing about Jimmy Buffet and loving his joyous song "Margaritaville," I arrived at the Dolby Theatre to celebrate the Nederlander Organization's new venue in Hollywood. That the production opens on the heels of the Oscar Awards ...

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Theater Review: Law and Order: the Musical!

Posted By Valerie Milano

I almost hesitate to recommend this delightful original musical: If it were to get too successful, the awesome weight of NBC's legal department might fall on the poor little theater company, despite "a parody in accordance with fair-use law" being ...

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Harrison Held's Scene Around Town

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We had a terrific time at the 5th Roger Neal Maryanne Lai Oscar Viewing Dinner and Gifting Suite held at the beautiful Hollywood Museum in the historic former Max Factor Building steps away from the Dolby Theatre where the Oscars were being held. The ...

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Book Reviews - Summer 2019

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SUMMER READING To begin your summer reading journey, it was the California dream made Route 66 the most famous road in the world. Flappers dreamed of stardom under the bright lights of Hollywood. A wave of families fleeing the Dust Bowl transformed ...

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Book Reviews - Spring 2019

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SPRING READING Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain by Danny Goldberg, former manager of Nirvana, honors Kurt Cobain drawing on memories, archives and interviews with those who were close to the late singer. Goldberg became Nirvana's manager ...

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Book Reviews - Winter 2019

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WINTER READING Uninvited: Confessions of a Hollywood Party Crasher is a fascinating comedic memoir by former LA Times reporter Adrian Maher who goes undercover with a colorful network of eccentric gatecrashers who insert themselves nightly into ...

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Out and About in Hollywood, by Susan Hornik

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Gold meets Golden Hollywood has long been inspired by the sports industry and vice versa, but rarely do these two worlds have the chance to mix and mingle. On Saturday, January 4, 2020, Los Angeles welcomed many of the world's greatest athletes to ...

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Out and About in Hollywood, by Susan Hornik

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Celebrity hair stylist Marco Pelusi is gearing up for a busy 2020, with a busy salon, teaching students and appearing as a judge on two episodes of "The Look All Stars" on The CW Network in February. Discover Hollywood's Susan Hornik talked to Pelusi ...

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Editor's Letter - Winter 2020

Posted By Nyla Arslanian

How can the decades pass so quickly? Weren't we just wondering what havoc the millennial change would cause? It's good to recall that sometimes we get ourselves all worked up for nothing. Not a new decade is nothing; it reminds us that time marches ...

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Oscar's Hollywood - Winter 2020

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THE GRASS IS GREEN IN HOLLYWOOD Starline Tours is the largest celebrity tour company in Los Angeles. At 50 years old and headquartered in Hollywood next to the Chinese Theatre, they offer a variety of celebrity-oriented tours. They will now offer a ...

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The Double V | The Matrix Theatre

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The Double V is an excellent new play written by Carole Eglash -Kosoff and directed by Michael Arabian now playing at The Matrix Theatre on Melrose. The production is based on a true story that changed the course of history and the accomplished cast ...

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