March 14, 2011, at the “Unmasked” was a spectacular Masquerade Ball and runway presentation for the Fall Winter 2011 Black Label collection, at the private venue of Castle Antiques Warehouse and Showroom. LA’s hippest were in attendance, including the bevy of bloggers, publishers, and local celebrities.

For the kickoff of LA Fashion Week on March 12, 2011, Project Ethos at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood was the place to be. Aside from the intimidating long line, which literally wrapped around the building with guests and press clamoring to get in, one could feel the buzz of electricity emanating, anticipating the upcoming shows that evening. Red carpet arrivals were busy posing for media, and the fashion portion of the show was backstage, preparing for the emerging designers’ debut of their collections.

The Disney musical, The Lion King, premiered in Marina Bay Sands Theatre in Singapore on March 9, 2011.

What used to be called “P.T. Barnum’s Great Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan, and Hippodrome,” and the moniker “Greatest Show on Earth” was added later; it is now known as Ringling Bros. And Barnum and Bailey.

I’ve always loved to watch the Academy Awards, whether I’m doing it with a big group like I did at the Hyatt Hotel in Century City last year or just in my den with my dog and a big screen TV. Either way, the experience is always the same for me: hopeful and engaged. This year’s Oscars was very entertaining. It seemed to flow better than past shows.

The Annual 83rd Academy Awards highlights are filled with exciting coverage featuring Kirk Douglas, Colin Firth, Randy Newman, and all the memorable moments of the show at the Kodak Theater February 27, 2011.

On The Daily Buzz, “Hot Topics” segment Eugene Hernandez hosted Thompson on Hollywood’s Ann Thompson, Movie City News’ David Poland, MPRM Co-Founder and Co-President Mark Pogachevsky and others who expounded on the sentiment that “we’ve become Twitter-ized,” with Pogachevsky commenting that “we don’t have the kind of depth of thought and conversation” that existed in the past.”

There’s a lot to be said for free “stuff!” From my observations, people are really inclined to make an appearance if they’re promised a loaded swag bag. I used to suffer from that affliction until my office storage room began to overflow—that being one of the main reasons I personally stopped attending gifting suites.

One of the special musical numbers is Uncle Fester (Kevin Chamberlin), crooning to the moon. With his rotund belly and beatific smile, Chamberlin is hilarious as he sings “The Moon and Me,” while levitating up and away into the night. We see him become “one” with the object of his affection.

If you think Afternoon Tea is for silver-haired ladies wearing white gloves and carrying Gideon bibles, think again. High Tea, an almost century-old tradition, is one of the best “it’s-so-old-it’s-new” foodie experiences at the Palm Court in the Plaza Hotel. This is the perfect spot to get together with friends for a luscious treat. Everything is prepared fresh at the hotel with the best organic and local ingredients, sourced from a variety of New York regions.