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  • Joe Biden calls for Democratic momentum in Nebraska speech, urges party to ‘dream big’

    Former President Joe Biden spoke to Nebraska Democrats on Friday evening.His appearance at the annual Ben Nelson Gala comes just days after nationwide elections. And, it was one of a handful of times we’ve heard from the former president since he left office and was undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer.On Friday, he addressed a crowd of several hundred in downtown Omaha with a message of momentum for the state of Nebraska.“Did you see the results Tuesday?” he asked, igniting another round of cheers as he listed Democratic victories from governorships in New Jersey and Virginia to the mayoral seat in New York to a redistricting decision in California, according to the Associated Press.It was a joyful return to the political stage for the former president, whose party’s effort to remain in the White House was rejected just over a year ago. Biden called for a political comeback, though not for himself, but to an audience hungry for a fight.”You have an election soon, an open seat right here in Omaha,” Biden said. “We can’t be afraid to dream big.”“You know what it feels like to be outnumbered,” he told Democrats in Nebraska, where Republicans have carried the state in every presidential election since 1968. “But every election, you put up the yard signs and you make your voices heard. The country needs you badly.”It was the kind of pep talk that sells in a place where Democrats lose statewide but have staged winning races for the Omaha area’s 2nd District electoral vote, elected a Democratic mayor for the first time since 2009 and feel energized about capturing the 2nd District seat in 2026.Biden’s speech centered around his time in office and the changes he said now hit American families during President Donald Trump’s term.He brought up the ongoing pause of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and the demolition of the East Wing.The major point from the former president centered around the future of his party.”The Democratic Party is back,” Biden said. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal. We’ve never lived up to it, but we’ve never walked away from it. And folks, we’re not going to walk away from it now. Tuesday night was a good start.”Biden was honored at the gala by four Native Nebraska tribes, draping a blanket quilt over his shoulders, which was then followed by a performance dedicated to the former president.Several other Democrats were at the gala, including Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr.__The Associated Press contributed to this report.

    Former President Joe Biden spoke to Nebraska Democrats on Friday evening.

    His appearance at the annual Ben Nelson Gala comes just days after nationwide elections. And, it was one of a handful of times we’ve heard from the former president since he left office and was undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

    On Friday, he addressed a crowd of several hundred in downtown Omaha with a message of momentum for the state of Nebraska.

    “Did you see the results Tuesday?” he asked, igniting another round of cheers as he listed Democratic victories from governorships in New Jersey and Virginia to the mayoral seat in New York to a redistricting decision in California, according to the Associated Press.

    It was a joyful return to the political stage for the former president, whose party’s effort to remain in the White House was rejected just over a year ago. Biden called for a political comeback, though not for himself, but to an audience hungry for a fight.

    “You have an election soon, an open seat right here in Omaha,” Biden said. “We can’t be afraid to dream big.”

    “You know what it feels like to be outnumbered,” he told Democrats in Nebraska, where Republicans have carried the state in every presidential election since 1968. “But every election, you put up the yard signs and you make your voices heard. The country needs you badly.”

    It was the kind of pep talk that sells in a place where Democrats lose statewide but have staged winning races for the Omaha area’s 2nd District electoral vote, elected a Democratic mayor for the first time since 2009 and feel energized about capturing the 2nd District seat in 2026.

    Biden’s speech centered around his time in office and the changes he said now hit American families during President Donald Trump’s term.

    He brought up the ongoing pause of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and the demolition of the East Wing.

    The major point from the former president centered around the future of his party.

    “The Democratic Party is back,” Biden said. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal. We’ve never lived up to it, but we’ve never walked away from it. And folks, we’re not going to walk away from it now. Tuesday night was a good start.”

    Biden was honored at the gala by four Native Nebraska tribes, draping a blanket quilt over his shoulders, which was then followed by a performance dedicated to the former president.

    Several other Democrats were at the gala, including Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr.

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    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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  • How Renate Reinsve Chose Her Look for the 2025 Academy Museum Gala

    Can you tell me about your look tonight? What drew you to it?
    What drew me to this look was the sleek lines, the masculine and the feminine together. I love strong lines in outfits.

    Of your past characters, whose closet would you steal?
    I think Ingrid from A Different Man had some great suits I would loved to steal, but I ended up getting a lot of Julie’s wardrobe from The Worst Person In The World, still have those.

    Renate Reinsve

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    What film has most informed your sense of style?
    I think my style has developed a lot working with [costume designer] Karla Welch and Louis Vuitton. I grew up seeing a mix of style from Twin Peaks and MTV, I think that combo has stuck with me.

    What do you like to do in L.A. in your free time?
    I love the nature around L.A., and always trying to find good coffee. Also you have the sun here, trying to get some of that before going back to Oslo in winter.

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  • California ‘MAGA Dentist’ under fire for viral joke about hurting liberal patients

    A self-proclaimed “MAGA Dentist” is facing backlash after a video of her joking about turning down pain-relieving gas for liberal patients at her Santa Clarita clinic blew up online.

    Dr. Harleen Grewal of Skyline Smiles made this quip and other wisecracks about her distaste for left-leaning clients during a speech at the Republican Liberty Gala in 2021, comments that recently attracted mass attention after a video of the speech went viral on TikTok. That video has since been taken down, but recorded versions of it and response videos criticizing Grewal continue to circulate.

    “I have a secret hat I use sometimes, it says, ‘Make your smile great again,’” she said at the gala. “So I wear that when I work with my patients, when they look horrified or complain, I quietly cut back on the laughing gas.”

    In the address, she also jokes about missing the days when “the Dems stayed home during COVID with their masks on” as well as liberals’ reaction when they see the photo wall of Republican leaders in the office: “You’d think their butt was on fire. They jump up and take off as if Trump was coming in the room.”

    The comments were met with laughter within the context of the Republican gala but have been met with outrage on the internet as well as calls to report Grewal to the California Dental Board.

    “Dental care by a dentist who acknowledges that she doesn’t control your pain based on your political party? How does she have a license to practice?” wrote one person in a Yelp post.

    More than 100 one-star reviews were left on her business’ Yelp page this week, with reviewers lambasting her remarks at the gala. Yelp has since temporarily disabled the review function for Skyline Smiles, stating that due to increased attention in the news people are likely to be writing about their personal views as opposed to a firsthand consumer experience.

    Grewal did not respond to a request for comment and has not issued a recent public statement on the viral video. On Thursday morning, however, she posted a video on the MAGA Dentist and Skyline Smiles Instagram accounts with the caption, “At Skyline Smiles, every patient is family. We treat all of our patients with the same level of care, compassion, and respect because that’s what you deserve!”

    By Thursday evening, both Instagram accounts were disabled.

    The outrage incited by the videos was so far-reaching that a dental office in Chicago called Skyline Smiles — which has no affiliation with the Santa Clarita business — has received multiple one-star reviews as people online mistake it for Grewal’s dentistry, said Dr. Deepak Neduvelil, who owns the Chicago clinic.

    Grewal has previously addressed criticisms about her gala jokes and her melding of business and politics.

    In an op-ed titled “You Can’t Cancel Me” published in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal this month, Grewal said “these attacks have only made me more determined to stand tall, speak louder and fight harder.”

    In the article, Grewal said that the California Dental Board had previously sent an investigator to her clinic after someone accused her of torturing patients who didn’t share her political views — a complaint Grewal said was based on “a lighthearted joke” she made at the Republican Liberty Gala.

    “My words were twisted, and my career was targeted,” she wrote, “but I didn’t back down.”

    The California Dental Board said it does not comment on whether complaints are submitted to the board as complaints and investigations are confidential.

    Grewal also wrote that authorities had investigated her clinic following “completely false and totally unfounded” allegations that she was running an illegal ballot-harvesting operation from her office during the last election cycle. In a clip shared on her now-disabled Instagram, Grewal said that she had a ballot box in her office “not only collecting Republican ballots, but anybody’s ballots, everybody should be able to vote.”

    The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which provides policing services in Santa Clarita, said deputies would respond to any call for service but did not provide details on whether they had responded to calls concerning Grewal’s clinic.

    Clara Harter

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  • Academy Museum Gala Dazzles As It Pays Homage To Rita Moreno, Paul Mescal, and Quentin Tarantino

    Academy Museum Gala Dazzles As It Pays Homage To Rita Moreno, Paul Mescal, and Quentin Tarantino

    The Academy Museum Gala’s homage to three Hollywood icons brought the best of cinema and fashion to the red carpet in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Now in its fourth year, the fundraiser–co-chaired in part by Salma Hayek Pinault, Nicole Kidman, Eva Longoria, and Tyler Perry–raised over $11 million for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to support its filmmaking exhibitions and local community initiatives.

    Honoring Rita Moreno, Paul Mescal, and Quentin Tarantino for their contributions to film, the gala’s highly coveted guestlist included Amy Adams, Kylie Jenner and Netflix chief Ted Sarandos.

    Longoria kicked off the evening’s programming, introducing Director and President of the Academy Museum, Amy Homma, who welcomed the guests and introduced the first presenter of the night, three-time Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg who presented the Icon Award to EGOT legend Moreno.

    After the dinner service, Colman Domingo returned guests to their seats by introducing the next presenter, four-time Oscar-nominee Saoirse Ronan, who presented friend and recent co-star, Oscar-nominated actor Mescal with the Vantage Award.

    The Luminary Award was presented to Tarentino by Pulp Fiction star John Travolta. During his acceptance speech, Tarantino announced the donation of his first handwritten draft of the script, which won an Oscar in 1995 for best original screenplay, to the museum.

    Before the night was over, Ariana Grande closed out the evening with a heartfelt introduction to co-star Cynthia Erivo, who treated guests to a surprise musical performance, singing “I’m Here” from The Color Purple, Diana Ross’s “Home” from The Wiz (1978)” “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz (1939), and Prince’s “Purple Rain.” After every song, Grande stood up to cheer her fellow co-star in the upcoming Wicked musical.

    There were so many stars and notable guests, it was a challenge to keep anyone in their seats. From Pamela Anderson to Demi Moore to the cast of Emilia Pérez, everyone mingled between tables to catch up after a busy fall festival season. At the end of the night, guests made their way downstairs to their cars and limos, excited to be a part of a night that celebrates cinema. The gala was presented in partnership with Rolex.

    John Ross

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  • Raise the Woof at VRCCO’s Second Annual Benefit Gala

    Raise the Woof at VRCCO’s Second Annual Benefit Gala

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    Aug 27, 2024 10:30 PDT

    Join an Evening of Fun, Food and Fundraising on September 21, 2024


    BEND, Ore., August 27, 2024 (Newswire.com)
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    The Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon is back to Raise the Woof in 2024 at their second annual benefit gala, an evening of purpose celebrating Bend’s valued pet community and supporting VRCCO’s philanthropic fund initiatives. This event will take place on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon in Bend, Oregon. 

    Raise the Woof is an evening of fun and fundraising, including dinner, musical entertainment from the Mitch Gordon Trio featuring Neil Girard and Mark Karwan, unique animal encounters, a VIP speakeasy sponsored by BackDrop Distilling, and a live and online auction.

    The funds raised will support the VRCCO Care Fund, which provides advanced medical care to Central Oregon’s pets that are in need of financial aid. Since last year’s inaugural gala, VRCCO has raised $130,000 to help pets in need. Additionally, contributions toward the Hero Fund allow VRCCO to acquire the state-of-the-art equipment necessary to make a true difference to the patient guests in treatment.

    VRCCO is honored to have patient guests and pet parents in attendance, sharing their personal experiences with the specialty hospital as well as the importance of these funds.  

    The Veterinary Referral Center offers the most advanced emergency and specialty care options to members of the Central Oregon community. VRCCO was formed with a single goal in mind: to provide the highest level of personalized pet care. With over a decade of devotion to the veterinary field, and a lifetime of being animal lovers, they know how important it is to be your pet’s hero.

    Tickets for “Raise the Woof” Benefit Gala by VRCCO are available for purchase at: https://vrcvet.com/raise-the-woof-2024/. Don’t miss this special night that will leave you feeling like a hero to the pets in your community. 

    Contact: hero@vrcvet.com

    Source: Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon

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  • Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce auction off Eras Tour tickets at Patrick Mahomes charity gala

    Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce auction off Eras Tour tickets at Patrick Mahomes charity gala

    NUMBER. WHEN YOU STOP BY. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE EFFORTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FAMILY OF THE WOMAN WHO DIED. THIS GOFUNDME PAGE HAS SAID. BEEN SET UP IN HONOR OF LISA LOPEZ GALVAN THIS MORNING. IT SKYROCKETED THAT THE DONATIONS DID TO NOW OVER $178,000. $100,000 OF THAT IS COMING FROM TAYLOR SWIFT, ACCORDING TO THE TWO WORDS OF SUPPORT MESSAGES SHE DID LEAVE A COUPLE OF IDENTICAL MESSAGES ON THAT GOFUNDME PAGE. LISA LEAVES BEHIND A HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN LAST NIGHT DURING CNN’S AC360, WE HEARD FROM LISA’S BROTHER LEE’S SUMMIT MAYOR PRO TEM BETO LOPEZ, ABOUT THE KIND OF PERSON LISA WAS. LISA ABSOLUTELY WAS AN AMAZING WOMAN, UH, GREAT MOTHER, GREAT SISTER, GREAT FRIEND. UH, YES. SHE SHE JUST LOVED HAVING FUN AND HELPING OTHERS. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT SHE DID IN THIS COMMUNITY, UH, ARE GOING TO BE FELT, UH, AND, UH, BADLY. UH, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HURTING FOR A WHILE WITH WITH HER LOSS, THREE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE HURT IN THE SHOOTING WEDNESDAY. AND I POSTED A LIN

    Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce auction off Eras Tour tickets at Patrick Mahomes charity gala

    On Saturday night, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attended a Las Vegas gala to support friend and teammate Patrick Mahomes’ charity. Video above: Taylor Swift donates $100,000 to family of woman killed at Chiefs rallyThe 15 and Mahomies Foundation Golf Classic gala included a swanky evening of food and cocktails and an auction, during which Swift sold off Eras Tour tickets for $80,000.Some photos and videos of Swift and Kelce at the event circulated on social media. One fan posted on X, formerly called Twitter, that the pair were “super adorable” and “down to earth and kind” in the caption of a video. Auctioneer Harry Santa also shared a selfie with Swift in his Instagram Stories, and in another video, Santa wrote it was Kelce who “convinced” Swift to donate four tickets to her massively popular show. While making an onstage appearance, the Kansas City Chiefs star referred to Swift as his “significant other” as he shared the surprise donation“I was just talking to my significant other and uh,” Kelce said. “We might have one other auction item that wasn’t on the docket—has anyone heard of the Eras Tour?” In another video on X, Swift can be seen sitting with Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, cheering during the auction. Santa then says, “Who would actually pay hundreds of thousands just to know Taylor Swift is actually cheering you on as you’re winning 4 of her tickets—this is insane! Let’s go!”Kelce replied, “Let’s go baby!”In another video, Santa announces the tickets sold for the “insane” $80,000 price tag. All-in-all, it was a very successful evening.

    On Saturday night, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attended a Las Vegas gala to support friend and teammate Patrick Mahomes’ charity.

    Video above: Taylor Swift donates $100,000 to family of woman killed at Chiefs rally

    The 15 and Mahomies Foundation Golf Classic gala included a swanky evening of food and cocktails and an auction, during which Swift sold off Eras Tour tickets for $80,000.

    Some photos and videos of Swift and Kelce at the event circulated on social media. One fan posted on X, formerly called Twitter, that the pair were “super adorable” and “down to earth and kind” in the caption of a video.

    Auctioneer Harry Santa also shared a selfie with Swift in his Instagram Stories, and in another video, Santa wrote it was Kelce who “convinced” Swift to donate four tickets to her massively popular show.

    While making an onstage appearance, the Kansas City Chiefs star referred to Swift as his “significant other” as he shared the surprise donation

    “I was just talking to my significant other and uh,” Kelce said. “We might have one other auction item that wasn’t on the docket—has anyone heard of the Eras Tour?”

    In another video on X, Swift can be seen sitting with Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, cheering during the auction.

    Santa then says, “Who would actually pay hundreds of thousands just to know Taylor Swift is actually cheering you on as you’re winning 4 of her tickets—this is insane! Let’s go!”

    Kelce replied, “Let’s go baby!”

    In another video, Santa announces the tickets sold for the “insane” $80,000 price tag. All-in-all, it was a very successful evening.

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  • “I Don’t Give a F–k”: Behind the Media Revolt at the New York Young Republican Gala

    “I Don’t Give a F–k”: Behind the Media Revolt at the New York Young Republican Gala

    As the night dragged on, other reporters simply began filtering out of the designated enclosure—approaching guests, retrieving refreshments, policing bathroom breaks amongst themselves, often at the behest of chaperones too distracted by plates of filet mignon and risotto. “I’m mingling,” announced Jon Levine of the New York Post. “I’m gonna go talk to Steve Bannon, I don’t give a fuck.”

    Meanwhile, capitalizing on my newfound freedom, I set out to hear from the city’s young Republicans, dressed in sequined ball gowns and fur coats and tuxedos, who dished out $700 to $1400 to hear Trump speak over a four-course French-service meal. As it happens, many of them were not young and not from New York. “Are you French too?” an elderly woman named Nancy asked me. Nancy is not French—she is from Savannah, Georgia—and it is unclear what gave her the impression I might be. I quizzed a number of attendees on what they would want out of a second Trump term. Most of the responses were mild: austerity cuts, heightened border security, a kneecapped bureaucratic state. But one club member, Conrad Desouza, told me he wants to see members of the Biden family convicted for treason. “You know, the penalty for that is death,” he added.

    Trump finally took the stage well after 10 p.m., his fists pumping to the rhythm of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA”—his standard walk-up tune. The rabble was enthralled. They climbed atop chairs to get a peak at him, chanting his name in unison and swaying giddily as the line “from New York to LA” blared from the speakers. The whole affair, situated in a domed hall surrounded by Corinthian columns lit up in red, white, and blue, might as well have been commissioned by the Trump inaugural committee. He was introduced as “the 45th, 46th, and 47th president of the United States.” The club’s eagle crest, projected imposingly above the venue’s stage, served almost as a stand-in for the presidential seal.

    Wax was pleased with the exorbitant arrangements. “President Trump is used to these dinky places in Iowa,” he told me. “He didn’t know what he was walking into.”

    The former president was in rare form for much of his nearly 90-minute speech, perhaps because he was mostly among true believers. Remarking on his motorcade’s bulletproof glass, he said, “I have guys walking up to that thing, if they held a little [gun], I’d say, ‘go ahead, shoot.’ You know what happens? The bullet bounces back and kills them”; on Alina Habba, one of his lawyers, he said, “She happens to be a beautiful woman. But I never think about that.… I can see the most beautiful woman in the world—that doesn’t register with me at all”; on his post–Access Hollywood tape debate performance in 2016, he said, “A fantastic general, actually, said to me, ‘Sir, I’ve been on the battlefield, men have gone down on my left and on my right. I stood on hills with soldiers who were killed. But I believe the bravest thing I’ve ever seen was the night you went onto that stage with Hillary Clinton after what happened.’”

    Of disgraced former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, whom Trump pardoned during his final months in the White House, Trump said, “And now Bernie is cleaner—this is the expression I never quite understood—than a newborn baby’s ass.… But you are, you’re the cleanest person in the room. We’re gonna get Bannon there too. He’s pretty close.” (Trump also reiterated his promise of a one-day dictatorship in the event that he returns to office.)

    As for his supporters, they spent the evening snapping selfies with Paul Gosar and Lauren Boebert, passing around a comically thick congressional report on Hunter Biden, and flaunting various political merchandise. One aged attendee I spoke with wore a MAGA-themed scarf that he said his Guatemalan maid had crocheted. I spotted another older guest with a CIA pin fastened to his lapel; he declined to explain its origins.

    Not everyone took kindly to the added security measures that accompanied Trump’s “grand arrival,” to borrow from the program’s parlance. One club member, an attorney named John who resides in Gramercy Park, practically feared for his life after being pulled aside by the Secret Service. Eavesdropping on their interrogation, I heard a pair of agents say they were warned he was intoxicated and might approach Trump. John denied this. “No,” he replied when asked by an agent if he had notions of crashing Trump’s dinner, before adding softly, “…unless he invites me.”

    Later, I caught up with John, who did appear intoxicated and declined to provide his surname. He told me the whole thing was a misunderstanding caused by his admittedly true observation that Trump was “literally right there,” that “you could just walk up to him.” The subsequent Secret Service questioning John faced in the Cipriani cloakroom only furthered his disdain for federal law enforcement. “They’ll just kill you and make up an excuse,” he said of the agents. “And if they did,” he added, envisioning his own death, “half the club would side with them.”

    Caleb Ecarma

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  • The Met Gala 2024 Theme, Explained

    The Met Gala 2024 Theme, Explained

    Every year, on the first Monday in May, comes the most exclusive party of the year: The Met Gala.
    VogueEditor-In-Chief Anna Wintour hand-picks the creme-de-la-creme of the highest profile celebs — a coveted who’s who list of exciting new names and A-listers alike. Together, these celebs congregate at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art donning (literally) their Monday best.

    On the surface,
    the Met Gala is a fundraising event hosted by Vogue to raise funds for the Met Museum’s Costume Institute. You have to be invited to attend (normally by a brand or by Anna herself), and what goes on inside the elusive Met Gala is one of fashion’s best-kept secrets. What happens at the Gala, truly stays at the Gala.

    @metmuseum DYK: When garments enter The Met collection, they can no longer be worn on the human body. So how can we understand the movement and energy of these masterpieces of fashion? This May, explore 250 pieces from The Met’s Costume Institute collection in “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” opening to the public on May 10 and celebrated at the 2024 Met Gala on May 6. Join us to see them spring to life. 🌿 🌸 🌊 #ReawakeningFashion #TheMetGala ♬ original sound – The Met

    Today, the buzz around the 2024 Met Gala officially begins with the announcement of the theme: Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. And, like with
    any Met Gala theme, this needs a bit of explanation.

    What Does Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion Mean?

    In collaboration with the Costume Institute, every Met Gala also comes with an exhibit at the Met that’s curated to emulate the year’s theme. This year, 250 rare items from the Costume Institute’s permanent collection will be featured — including designs from Schiaparelli, Dior, and Givenchy.

    “Sleeping beauties” refers to the pieces that are so rare that they can only be worn once. Some of these “sleeping beauty” gowns, like an 1877 Charles Frederick Worth gown, will be shown via CGI and AI virtual showcasing.

    It’s an all-encompassing theme spanning over 400 years of fashion. The exhibit itself will have three “zones” dedicated to land, sea, and sky, according to Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in charge of the Costume Institute.

    What Can We Expect People To Wear At The 2024 Met Gala?

    While your mind may have gone straight to Disney’s
    Sleeping Beauty, the Met Gala is going to be leaning heavy into how fashion and nature coincide. These pieces on display have been sitting in the Met’s collection for eons, some can’t even be hung upright or they’ll disintegrate.

    Since many of these clothing artifacts were made with natural materials (like a bodice made from peas in a pod), you will expect to see this mimicked in attendees’ attire. Sure, there will be 1800s-inspired gowns and lace appliques…but remember: nature is emphasized.

    People are thinking of florals and birds, as the exhibit will feature both a black tulle dress embroidered with blackbirds and an Alexander McQueen jacket inspired by Alfred Hitchcocks’
    The Birds. But everything nature has to offer — nothing’s off the table! We might see snakes and leaves and everything in between.

    And while we don’t know the hosts, or the guests, quite yet…we’re looking forward to this theme and hope we can reawaken the excitement of the Met Gala after some lackluster showings in the past few years.

    Jai Phillips

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  • Met Gala 2023: Priyanka Chopra to Deepika Padukone; A look back at when Indian celebs lit up the red carpet [Watch Video] | Bollywood Life

    Met Gala 2023: Priyanka Chopra to Deepika Padukone; A look back at when Indian celebs lit up the red carpet [Watch Video] | Bollywood Life

    The Met Gala 2023 is almost here and Indian celebrities have left an unforgettable mark on the event’s fashion history. Fans are excited to see what Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt will wear on the red carpet. Watch Entertainment Videos.

    Met Gala 2023: The Met Gala 2023 is around the corner and the excitement is palpable. This star-studded event promises to bring together the biggest names from the fashion, entertainment, and business industries, all coming together to support a good cause. Indian celebrities have made a significant impact on the Met Gala red carpet in past years with their unique and innovative fashion choices. From Deepika Padukone’s stunning white satin gown to Priyanka Chopra’s feathered silver Dior gown, Indian celebrities have left an indelible mark on the Met Gala’s fashion history. With Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt set to make an appearance this year, fans are eagerly waiting to see what they will be wearing on the red carpet. So, get ready for the most awaited fashion event of the year and stay tuned for all the latest updates from the Met Gala 2023!

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  • Inside the Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala, Where the “Black Tie, Black Designer” Dress Code Set a Glamorous Tone

    Inside the Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala, Where the “Black Tie, Black Designer” Dress Code Set a Glamorous Tone

    By the time Bethann Hardison took the stage at the Fifteen Percent Pledge gala Saturday night to accept the Pioneer Award, the audience was already primed with a clip from Invisible Beauty. Fresh off a Sundance premiere and co-directed with Frédéric Tcheng, the documentary follows the model and activist through her influential career, from the 1973 Battle of Versailles fashion show (featuring a rare quorum of Black models) to her later coalition work around industry representation. Watching the film, Hardison said from the podium at the New York Public Library’s main branch, “you start to realize that you don’t remember the things you said 20 years ago, 30 years ago. I was pretty, uh, gangster back then.” Laughter rumbled across the crowd of mostly Black designers, models, and entrepreneurs. “I still am gangster,” she clarified, ever the sly provocateur. “Just a more mature, savored kind of gangster.”

    The Fifteen Percent Pledge, a nonprofit born of a viral 2020 Instagram post by Brother Vellies creative director Aurora James, has become an upbeat agent of change. Her original proposition—that retailers should stock Black-owned brands in proportion to population data—corralled a high-profile group of early cosigners, including Sephora, Nordstrom, Moda Operandi, and West Elm. Last fall, the Pledge made its own retail debut, by way of a holiday pop-up in SoHo with an all-Black edit. (The web store continues through March.) But this weekend’s second annual gala marked a new evolution, centered around an inaugural round of grants—totaling nearly $300,000—presented by Shop with Google. “We’ve put over 600 Black-owned businesses onto the shelves of our Pledge takers, but it takes more than access,” James said earlier that afternoon, shortly before slipping into a metallic floral dress by her friend Christopher John Rogers. “It also takes capital. It also takes resources. It also takes having someone to call that can help guide you through some of the things that you don’t know.”

    Model Imaan Hammam. The setting inside the library. Aurora James, in a strapless floral dress by Christopher John Rogers, poses with (from left) Emma Grede, Selby Drummond, Karlie Kloss, and Ashley Graham.

    By Davis X Prutting/ BFA.

    The event highlighted another means of visible support, with its reprised “black tie, Black designer” dress code. An expectant Hannah Bronfman turned up in a sequined two-piece by Harbison Studio. “I styled this not with the bump out, and Aurora was like, ‘No, we need more skin,’” she said with a cherry-red smile. “So here we are!” Sergio Hudson, whose label won the night’s second-prize $35,000 grant, wore a custom black-and-white striped jacket—his team’s first foray into menswear, using leftover fabric from his current collection—alongside a Schiaparelli brooch and earring. “Elsa Schiaparelli is my greatest design inspiration, so when they started releasing the jewelry, I slowly started collecting it,” Hudson said. No loaners here: “Of course I don’t borrow! I mean, I get enough people borrowing from me.” Brandon Blackwood, like so many attendees, had one of his bags in hand (“I love seeing them in the wild!”), topped off with a Yankees hat. And for Vogue global contributing fashion editor-at-large Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, dressed in a puff-sleeved look from her new Target capsule, it was a full-circle moment. “I wore Target x Peter Pilotto to my first interview with Anna Wintour because it was fashion that I could access,” she said. “The idea that, now, their collaborations are made with people like me, it feels like an actual commitment to building a more equitable industry.” She gestured toward her feather-bedecked shoes and bag, both by Brother Vellies. “Ms. James, she really does it up. You know, I love a little bit of gla-mour,” she added, leaning into the word as André Leon-Talley might have.  

    The prevailing mood was forward-looking: When James spoke of an economic future “with a smaller, and one day nonexistent, racial wealth gap,” the room broke out in applause. (The crab cake with fried green tomato—part of Sophia Roe’s menu curation—elicited the same reaction from nearby attendees.) But there was also a deep sense of gratitude for forebears. A statuesque Veronica Webb, who presented the Pioneer Award in Sergio Hudson, recalled being signed to Hardison’s agency at 19. “Bethann and I go back like parchment, like camel humps,” she said, describing her mentor as someone who “blazed a trail when it was dark—there was no path, there was nobody ahead of her.” Danessa Myricks, behind the industry-favorite makeup line, lifted up “all of my ancestors,” she said. “I’m giving credit to my parents, who didn’t have opportunities like this, who were cleaning floors, cleaning houses, working 24 hours a day so that I can be here.” Black Boy Knits creative director Jacques Agbobly cited their mother as an ongoing source of inspiration. After immigrating from Togo, she would go door to door to different hair shops as a braider, sometimes sleeping on-site to save money in order to bring her children to America. “Then, when we got here, I spent a lot of time with her in the hair shops. Those were very intimate and bonding moments for me and my family,” Agbobly said, drawing a connection between the evening’s green cable-knit sweater and the particularly intricate handwork by Slayed in Braids’ Helena Koudou.

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  • Annual Fine Arts Fundraiser: Beaux Arts and Champagne

    Annual Fine Arts Fundraiser: Beaux Arts and Champagne

    Come Feast your Eyes at the Scottsdale Artists’ School Annual Fine Arts Fundraiser

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    Sep 24, 2022


    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., September 24, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    The Scottsdale Artists’ School Announces its Annual Fine Arts Fundraiser: Beaux Arts and Champagne.

    Scottsdale Artists’ School’s annual fine arts fundraiser, Beaux Arts and Champagne 2022 will be a hybrid event this year.

    Over the past 39 years, Scottsdale Artists’ School, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been a prominent influence in the art community and continues to teach the fundamentals of fine art to artists and aspiring artists of all ages and skill levels. The School offers programs to a wide range of students, including children in our public schools, families, adults and many others who might not be able to attend without assistance. Proceeds from the fundraiser are essential to supporting these programs.

    On November 10-12, 2022, an online silent auction will showcase the works of leading artists featuring paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Guests can go online for a virtual auction. They may attend an in-person event on Saturday, November 12 starting at 6 pm. This festive gala is set to be an evening of fun, a celebration of beauty and a night of revelry for Scottsdale Artists’ School. Guests will enjoy music, libations, light dinner, and special door prizes. They will be able to mingle with artists, both local and visiting, and get the opportunity to acquire original works of art. All bidding will be online whether attending the in-person party or joining virtually.

    This year’s silent auction will feature travel packages, themed baskets, and various artwork from well-known professional artists, including Signature Artist Douglas Fryer. A limited set of juried work from the school’s student artists will also be available. Opening bids begin at a percentage of the fair market value for each piece of artwork.

    Participants will also be able to purchase raffle tickets for the sculpture Midnight at the Oasis by Signature Sculptor Sandy Scott. In-person attendees will also be entered to win a variety of Door Prizes.

    The In-Person Evening Gala, on November 12, will start at 6 pm. Tickets are $150 per person.

    Raffle tickets for the Midnight at the Oasis Sculpture by Sandy Scott are $25 for 1 ticket and $100 for 6 tickets.

    Website:

    https://scottsdaleartschool.org/beaux-arts-2022

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  • Gold House Hosts Inaugural Gold Gala With Major Launches and the Largest Gathering of Top Asian & Pacific Islander Leaders

    Gold House Hosts Inaugural Gold Gala With Major Launches and the Largest Gathering of Top Asian & Pacific Islander Leaders


    LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    Gold House—the leading Asian and Pacific Islander (API) changemaker community that unites, invests in, and promotes API creatives and companies— debuted its first-ever Gold Gala, a historic gathering of API leaders and allies, on May 21, 2022. 

    The Gala celebrated 2022’s A100 List, the definitive honor that recognizes the 100 APIs who have most significantly impacted American culture and society in the last year. The evening was hosted in collaboration with Meta — to further a long-standing partnership with Gold House that honors and supports the API community through innovative programming, such as Meta Gold Talks, and convenes distinguished API voices in conversation as well as trains API-led start-ups in-depth. 

    500+ API celebrities, cultural leaders, and business executives rounded out the guest list, including: Mindy Kaling, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Daniel Dae Kim, Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, Auli’i Cravalho, Jimmy O. Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, Harry Shum Jr., Bella Poarch, Lisa Ling, Prabal Gurung, Jeannie Mai Jenkins, Phillip Lim, Musa Tariq, Chloe Kim, Jay Shetty, Versha Sharma, Michelle Phan, Andrew Yang, the casts of Never Have I Ever and Pachinko, the CEOs and founders of DoorDash, Match Group (Match/Tinder/Hinge), Hulu, Twitch, Classpass, Patreon, Airtable, Forbes, P&G, Brooks Brothers, Ancestry, Droga5, Publicis Groupe, Paramount, East West Bank, and more. 

    These guests are at the forefront of “The New Gold Age,” the evening’s theme, which represents unparalleled API brilliance and defiance amidst continued violence and racism against the community. The theme was embodied in the modern Asian couture attire, which featured several custom outfits created specifically for the gala.

    A100 A1 honorees Henry Golding, Simu Liu, Chloe Kim, Michelle Wu, and Payal Kadakia were recognized for being the most impactful individuals in their respective industries over the past year.

    A major highlight of the Gold Gala was Mindy Kaling accepting the A100 Legend award for her lifelong dedication to creating and embodying affirming API characters and content. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan presented the award to her mentor in a heartfelt speech.

    To round out the historic evening, A100 Legend Michelle Yeoh was the first-ever recipient of the SeeHer award at the Gold Gala for defying gender stereotypes throughout her career. SeeHer, the leading global movement of media, marketing and entertainment leaders committed to the accurate depiction of women and girls in advertising and media, presented the award along with filmmakers Jon M. Chu, Destin Daniel Cretton, and Jonathan Wang. 

    The awards were custom designed by artist Maia Ruth Lee, an inaugural Gold Art Prize Awardee.

    Throughout the evening, Gold House unveiled a suite of new initiatives to further its focus on uniting, promoting, and investing in API creatives and companies including:

    • Unity March: in partnership with Asian Americans Advancing Justice, APIAVote, and a dozen other major nationwide organizations, Gold House announced a historic slate of policies and a convening event in Washington, D.C. on June 25, 2022.
    • Gold Storybook: Gold House launched the definitive guide and resource hub on authentic API portrayals in media, based on years of cultural consultation expertise with every major studio, streamer, and network. The guide was created with support from key partners like The Walt Disney Company and features additional resources through work with SeeHer, P&G, and more. 
    • #WriteHerRight AAPI: SeeHer and Gold House also announced a major partnership to develop a guide focused on the importance of increasing accurate portrayals of AAPI women and girls in advertising and entertainment. A number of studios and networks, including AMC Networks and Paramount, are committed to participating in the guide, which will launch later this year.
    • Gold House Venture Network: on the heels of launching its $30M fund, Gold House Ventures, Gold House announced a new vehicle for executives, cultural leaders, and founders to invest in sought-after venture deals and procure prominent Board Director and Advisor positions.
    • Gold Rush Accelerator Food & Beverage and Women Tracks: as part of their community-leading accelerator, Gold Rush (whose alumni have raised $400 million+ in follow-on capital), presented two new tracks that provide funding, promotion, and distribution to culinary and women founders in partnership with Panda Express and Julia Gouw, respectively.

    Gold House specially recognized Meta as a long-time supporter of advancing opportunity for all, and shared updates regarding their ongoing partnership to amplify, educate and grow influential voices across the Asian diaspora with a focus on unlocking economic opportunity. This included the launch of Meta’s SMB-focused channel — Meta Prosper — a new program to empower and uplift AAPI small businesses.

    “We are proud to partner with Gold House on inspiring a new generation of API voices. It’s an honor to be a part of the inaugural Gold Gala and recognize some of the most influential change-makers in the community,” said Cat Coddington, Head of North American Gaming Creator Partnerships at Meta. 

    Onsite experiences for attendees showcased an array of cross-industry excellence, featuring: an exclusive Super Bowl Vince Lombardi trophy viewing (generously loaned by the NFL in celebration with Taylor Rapp); crafted drinks, afterparty, and a towering ice bar hosted by Hennessy X.O; curated playlists spotlighting API artists by Spotify; interactive programming and special announcements with longtime partners like Disney; and meaningful resources to highlight the importance of API names from Procter & Gamble‘s pg.com/names campaign. Guests also got to watch the 2022 APAHM video featuring A100 honorees, produced by Gold House and Google as part of Google’s efforts to put Asian community and culture in focus.

    After the gala, guests stayed on for the afterparty, hosted in collaboration with Hennessy X.O, with a curated late-night bites menu from Panda Restaurant Group and custom boba drinks from Bopomofo Cafe.

    Both the gala and the afterparty were held at the historic Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles. Accommodations for award recipients were provided by Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown and exclusive rides by BMW. The gala partnered with We Can Do This to amplify their vaccine and booster resources, without which, an in-person event would have been impossible. The evening was also made possible by Nordstrom, East West Bank, Warner Bros. Discovery, AMC Networks, and other partners featured at goldhouse.org/goldgala.

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    About Gold House

    Gold House is the leading Asian and Pacific Islander (API) changemaker community, fighting together for socioeconomic equity. Through a suite of innovative programs and platforms, the organization unites, invests in, and promotes API creatives and companies. To learn more, visit www.goldhouse.org or follow @GoldHouseCo on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

    Media Contact

    press@goldhouse.org

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  • Community Nest Foundation’s First Annual Black Tie Red Carpet Gala Honors LGBT Philanthropists

    Community Nest Foundation’s First Annual Black Tie Red Carpet Gala Honors LGBT Philanthropists

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    updated: Dec 19, 2018


    LOS ANGELES, December 19, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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     On Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, The Community Nest Foundation (CNF), hosted the first annual Black Tie, Red Carpet Gala at Echo’s in Pico in Los Angeles. The elegant Gala honoring the LGBT community’s finest philanthropists far surpassed peoples’ highest expectations. 

    CNF, a Southern California based non-profit dedicated to uplifting the LGBT community, awarded two prestigious awards to two LGBT philanthropic champions, jump-started Amber’s toy drive, and raised funds for the LGBT Center, Lunch on Me, and CNF.

    During the Gala, the foundation awarded Amber Lee Whittington the Humanitarian of the Year award, and Daniel Winn the Philanthropic Artist of the Year award. Amber Lee Whittington, the influencer behind Amber’s Closet utilizes her platform of 670k+ subscribers to provide much-needed visibility for queer women of color, LGBT centered entertainment, and perhaps more importantly, to share valuable information and resources regarding sexual health, and overall well-being. Daniel Winn is a master artist and the Board Chairman of The Academy of Fine Art Foundation. Winn raises funds using fine art donated by artists, galleries, and agents, for a variety of charitable causes, including, but not limited to direct support of orphanages, elder care facilities, and to aid those affected by poverty.

    “It was such a beautiful evening,” said Griffin Gram, founder of the CNF. “The awards could not have been presented to more worthy and distinguished recipients, Amber and Daniel have set the bar so high! It’ll be exciting and inspiring to see the valuable work next year’s nominees do to earn such coveted awards.”

    The inaugural event was a spectacular success and we would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the sponsors and supporters, for aiding in orchestrating a phenomenal night; The LGBT Sentinel, Seven Modern Furniture and Interior Design, Winn Slavin Gallery of Fine Art, Plan Three Media & Publishing, Amin’s Jewelers, Hollywood Smile Dental, Helio Educational Night Light System, ILA Local 1964 AFL-CIO, Serge’s Optical, Nerium International, The Abbey, Sean Armani, Pristine Events, and Empress Gin. Special thanks to, Sayrie, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, our social media blogger SMITH, and everyone else that helped make this all possible.

    To nominate next year’s recipient(s), donate and/or become a sponsor, please reach out to us today! Email: info@cnflgbt.com, Call: (310) 734-0006.

    Source: The Community Nest Foundation

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  • The Vanderpump Dog Foundation Second Annual Fundraising Gala a Huge Celebrity-Studded Success

    The Vanderpump Dog Foundation Second Annual Fundraising Gala a Huge Celebrity-Studded Success


    LOS ANGELES, CA, November 14, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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    ​​​On November 9th, 2017, Lisa Vanderpump and The Vanderpump Dog Foundation hosted its second annual Gala, presented by Zappos for Good, at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Los Angeles. The purpose of the Gala was to raise awareness about their efforts to end the dog meat trade, draw attention to their current and future campaigns within the US and raise money to continue the Foundation’s work. The Gala was a complete success – hundreds of people gathered together to celebrate dogs, and help improve the lives of abused and mistreated dogs both domestically and internationally.

    The Gala’s red carpet kicked off at 6pm, with a beautiful candlelit cocktail hour and a silent auction. Celebrities and attendees bid on a variety of donated luxury items ranging from hotel stays to dog beds and luxury beauty packages. At 7:30pm the doors opened to a stunning ballroom complete with pink roses and candelabras for a dinner that included music, dancing, celebrity performances, celebrity speakers and an incredible Live Auction of one-of-a-kind experiences.

    Mario Lopez, the event’s host for the second year in a row, began the evening and continued to host throughout the night. The Vanderpump Dog Foundation’s founder, Lisa Vanderpump, made a heart-wrenching and moving speech, while recapping the successes of the Foundation, including medical missions to Yulin, China, and Haiti, as well as sharing some of the incredible success stories of the 350 dogs adopted out since the Vanderpump Dog Rescue Center opened on West 3rd Street in Los Angeles in March of 2017. 

    The Vanderpump Dog Foundation honored former corporal Megan Leavy, presenting her with their 2017 “Dog Hero” Award for her service to both her country and the canine community. The Foundation also awarded Honey, a survivor of the Yulin Dog Meat Festival this year, as their “2017 Dog of the Year”. Honey was rescued from the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, and brought back to the Vanderpump Dog Rescue Center by the Executive Director of the Foundation, Dr. John Sessa, and has since been adopted by a loving, caring family. 

    Celebrity performances were peppered throughout this gorgeous event, with performances by Billy Gilman (The Voice), singer and actor Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), and an incredible dinner performance by the band Shirley House. The night ended with a spectacular dance performance from Dancing with the Stars’ Julz Tocker and partner Rachel White, followed by a night of guests dancing, with stars Lance Bass, Michael Turchin, Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd leading the way. 

    Many of Lisa’s close friends showed up to support the cause, including a wonderful amount of celebrities who helped raise awareness on the red carpet and through social media. Aside from Extra’s Mario and Courtney Lopez, Lance Bass and Michael Turchin, who supported the event by hosting and presenting, Real Housewives cast members Gretchen Rossi & Slade Smiley, Taylor Armstrong, Joyce Giraud, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, Teddi Jo Mellencamp, D’Andra Simmons and Kameron Westcott were in attendance. Vanderpump Rules cast members Jax Taylor, Kristen Doute, Brian Carter, Brittany Cartwright, Scheana Shay, Stassi Schroeder, Peter Madrigal, Katie Maloney-Schwartz, Tom Schwartz, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval and James Kennedy came out to support. Other celebrities who attended included Christy and Autumn Gibel, Mohamed Hadid, Shiva Safai, Jeff Lewis, Gage Edwards, Jenni Pulos, Jonathan Nassos, John Jay, Amanda Stanton, Jasmine Goode, Mercedes Javid, Wendy Burch, Fortune Feimster, Heather McDonald, Austin Anderson and Emmy Perry. 

    This event would not have been possible without the generous support of presenting sponsor Zappos for Good (www.ZapposForGood.com), hosting sponsor Collide (www.collide.com), corporate sponsors Evolution Media (www.evolutionmedia.com), Randy and Mindy Levine, Palm Bay International (www.palmbay.com) and SUR Restaurant (www.surrestaurant.com). Other sponsors of the event included, Kibble Pet (kibblepet.com), Shady Paws (shadyface.com), Emmy’s Hope (www.emmyshope.com), Lovegevity (www.lovegevity.university), Loyola High School of Los Angeles (loyolahs.edu), and the Hutcherson Family. 

    For more information on The Vanderpump Dog Foundation visit their website www.vanderpumpdogs.org

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    ABOUT THE VANDERPUMP DOG FOUNDATION

    The Vanderpump Dog Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit dog rescue organization, working on both a domestic and international front to help create a better world for dogs globally. Founders Lisa Vanderpump & Ken Todd began the long journey towards trying to stop the barbaric torture practices at the Yulin Dog Meat Festival and end the dog meat trade in Asia, in 2015. Together with their partner Dr. John Sessa, they launched the campaign Stop Yulin Forever, which ultimately led them to create The Vanderpump Dog Foundation. The movement gained momentum and has inspired activists all over the world to work towards ending the Yulin Dog Meat Festival and encourage more humane treatment for dogs worldwide. The Vanderpump Dog Foundation was formed to not only aid in ending this international atrocity, but to also better the lives of dogs domestically. The United States faces many problems of its own including dog overpopulation, abuse, neglect and lack of education with regards to spaying and neutering pets. With the opening of their new Vanderpump Dog Rescue Center in LA, The Vanderpump Dog Foundation aims to reduce these problems within California and beyond, as well as continue their national and international campaigns built on a platform of education, legislation, and activism.

    Media Contact:

    John Blizzard
    JBlizzard@VanderpumpDogs.org

    The Vanderpump Dog Foundation:

    8134 West Third Street, Los Angeles CA 90048
    1-323-852 –DOGS
    Info@VanderpumpDogs.org

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  • The ANDRUS Gala is Friday, November 4th!

    The ANDRUS Gala is Friday, November 4th!

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    Oct 21, 2016


    Yonkers, NY, October 21, 2016 (Newswire.com)
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    ​​The annual ANDRUS Gala is being hosted Friday, November 4 at the Ritz-Carlton in White Plains NY. Cocktails begin at 6pm with a benefit dinner to follow. This year the gala honors Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and ANDRUS alum Henry Dobell.

    Mayor Mike Spano, a lifelong Yonkers resident, husband, father of three, and former State Assembly Member, has dedicated his life to standing up for Yonkers families. Since taking office as Yonkers’ chief executive in 2012, Mayor Spano has lead Yonkers’ revitalization with innovative new projects that are transforming Yonkers’ growing waterfront, attracting new businesses, tech companies and the arts, and creating hundreds of new jobs across the city. Mayor Spano is committed to securing a strong financial future for Yonkers by building upon its greatest strengths – its location, its history, its pride and its people.

    With Henry Dobell, what you see is not what you get. Though obviously a passionate adventurist, musician and lay scientist, hidden is his capacity for empathy and deep concern that the weakest among us be treated equally. Henry’s life long struggle with mental illness has lead him to advocate for how the “Flow State” can keep people healthy and positive. Henry attended the Orchard School from 2003-8. ANDRUS taught him the life skills that have allowed him to thrive.

    Sponsors include but are not limited to: Jenny & Dave Dobell, Titan Advisors, Blackstone Heating & Air Conditioning, Michael Pellegrini Construction Management, Carmelo Apollonio, Brooke & Ed Garden, BDO USA, LLP, Sterling National Bank, ChemRX, and Goosetown Communications.

    About ANDRUS

    ANDRUS nurtures the social and emotional well-being in children and their families by delivering a broad range of vital services and by providing research, training and innovative program models that promote standards of excellence for professional performance in and beyond our service community.

    With programs on campus, in schools and within community-based settings throughout Westchester County, the nonprofit reaches almost 4,500 children and families each year from the New York Metropolitan area. ANDRUS also operates the Andrus Center for Learning and Innovation (ACLI) and the ANDRUS Sanctuary Institute, which has provided training and consultation to over 350 organizations worldwide in the use of a trauma-sensitive model for treatment and organizational change. Visit www.Andrus1928.org to learn more.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION

    Peter Sobel
    ​(914) 965-3700 ext. 1319; PSobel@jdam.org

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