FAMILY and RELATIONSHIPS and SEX and CHEKHOV—Put these all together, add a clever fast-paced script with phenomenal actors, and the result is a fun-filled, laugh-packed evening.

In “old” Las Vegas, to eat upscale you have to go downstairs! You enter Hugo’s by going down to the basement. That’s why it’s called “Hugo’s Cellar.” This is truly one of the not-so-often-seen traditional restaurants, and we are delighted it is still around after 30 years.

Why is Feb so Fab? Could it be all the fantastic festivities that take place during this month?! There are all kinds of holidays, like Groundhog Day, Mardi Gras, Presidents Day, and lest we not forget, Valentine’s Day! Then, there are Award shows galore, from the 44th NAACP Image Awards to the 2nd Annual NFL Honors to the GRAMMYS to the OSCARS!

The Geffen Playhouse always presents intriguing plays with provocative subjects. This tradition continues with their newest American Premier of The Gift written by acclaimed Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith. It’s a thought-provoking comedy revolving around two disparate couples who meet at an expensive island resort.

A party to lift people’s spirits—and lift their faces, too! What better time than the holidays to let women know how to become more beautiful for the New Year and beyond!

Dance. Humor. Poignancy. Grace. These are all part of “RIPE” – a one-woman show that speaks to all women . . . and men, too. The play had its world premiere on October 19, 2012, at the Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles.

Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” had its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse on opening night, September 26, 2012. Directed by Jo Bonney, the comedy combines history and pop culture, theatrics and multi-media for an entertaining look into race, film, and feminism.

Every year before the Emmys, celebs get a chance to partay . . . and partake of some great gifts at Pre-Emmy Gifting Suites. The best of the best is Doris Bergman’s Annual Primetime Emmy Style Lounge at Café La Boheme—world renowned for its delicious cuisine and décor.

I live in Los Angeles . . . home of Hollywood stars, celebrities, and California surfer girls with long blonde tresses, golden tans, and perfect bodies and faces. Now we all know, many of them didn’t start out so perfect—a nip here, a tuck there, and a bit of a bosom boost between! How many women these days haven’t had a few surgical adjustments to help them look so beautiful and dazzling?

If you’ve ever needed reading glasses, you know that you can often find fun and funky readers with unusual patterns and multicolors. I love my little readers because they express my feisty personality.