by Nan Rae | Nov 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
……started with seeing ’The Trip to Bountiful’ at the Ahmanson with Tomiko. I had to change the tickets so many times we wound up seeing the last performance which I think is actually a good thing to do. It’s always bittersweet for the performers and they seem to...
by Nan Rae | Nov 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
….was planned by lovely Maria Baird. That meant my shopping for the perfect gift at Bloomingdale’s with tremendous help from Sedik Tarvirdian. This woman is pure gold! See….. O.K., back to Friday night and the main event. Evvy, our hostess, was hard at work when I...
by Nan Rae | Nov 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
…..on Saturday as the very first author to break ground on Vroman’s Bookstore’s ‘WALK OF FAME’. This inaugural dedication to Lisa celebrated Vroman’s 120th anniversary! Grauman Theater’s very own cement artist Sassan Shakoori prepared the area. Lisa said that Sassan...
by Nan Rae | Nov 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
……..while the photo-shoot for The Eliot Project/Elizabeth’s Canvas was the most important thing I could have done, there was also room in the week for some playtime after work. Laurie Pie and I decided to go shopping ….I’m not sure that was a good idea as she is a...
by Nan Rae | Nov 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
…..is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers cancer patients and survivors through the creative process. They offer a variety of artistic and inspiring classes, ranging from painting and photography to dance and writing and everything is free of charge!...
by Nan Rae | Oct 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sunday we were treated to a lecture by Priscilla Gibbs, noted authority on the Japanese Tea Ceremony and ceramics in the LACMA collection. Priscilla had us all enthralled as she explained all the accouterments used in the ceremony. I was delighted that Heidi and Sam...