Around Cape Ann Gail McCarthy Canada’s “Queen of the Blues” comes to Gloucester Friday night to screen a film about a blues pilgrimage down U.S. Route 61 that led her to a state prison in Louisiana. What Rita Chiarelli discovered there led to the creation of a documentary that she […]

Around Cape Ann Canada’s-Blues Queen in Local Visit

Filmed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, “Music From the Big House,” Bruce McDonald’s loosely built documentary, yields the cognitive dissonance of being entertained by performers convicted of rape, murder and other offenses. The Canadian blues singer Rita Chiarelli acts as our ambassador to a realm of life sentences and strained […]

Playing the Blues While Inside Prison Walls

On Tues. June 12, Lucy’s El Adobe, long a watering hole for political and entertainment industry figures, will extend a muy caliente “Bienvenidos” to St. Vincent Meals on Wheels supporters and amigos. Owner Lucy Casado, whose Mexican eatery on Melrose across from Paramount Studios has over the years nurtured many a […]

Garden Party At Lucy’s To Benefit SVMOW

Chef Ray Garcia of FIG Restaurant in Santa Monica joined St. Vincent Meals on Wheels Foundation Executive Director Daryl Twerdahl in the studio of FM 100.3’s community affairs show 5900 Wilshire to discuss the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels Cart for a Cause Cookbookfeaturing a recipe by Chef Garcia, the upcoming Evening […]

100.3 FM Radio interview with Daryl Twerdahl & Chef Ray ...

The director’s “Kamikaze Love” gets a new title, and is being offered in the market by Moonstone Entertainment. Zalman King died, at the age 70, in February, but he is making something of a posthumous appearance at this year’s market, where Moonstone Entertainment’s Etchie Stroh is offering the director’s final feature. […]

Cannes 2012: Zalman King Makes a Posthumous Appearance With His ...

LL COOL J and his wife Simone Smith hosted a special reception at the elegant Montage Residences in Beverly Hills on behalf of St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (SVMOW) on Friday, May 4 in celebration of the organization’s 35th Anniversary. The entertainment icon, who has found great success crossing into […]

LL COOL J Talks About Giving Back

LL COOL J Hosted Sold-Out Reception to Support St. Vincent Meals on Wheels At Montage Residences Beverly Hills on May 4 Event was the Latest in Culinary Cause Pop-Up Series Which Raises Vital Funds for Nation’s Largest Privately Funded Senior Nutrition Program LL COOL J and his wife Simone Smith […]

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