PARTY LINES : CALL OF THE WILD PARTY.Byline: Barbara De Witt Party animals descended on the L.A. Zoo, wearing their wildest animal print fashions. There were almost 1,000 of them, some (including Mayor Richard Riordan) donning khaki safari suits to lead the party through the brush to the soiree soi·ree also soi·rée n. An evening party or reception. [French soirée, from Old French seree, from seir, evening, from Latin under the stars. The occasion was the zoo's annual Beastly beast·ly adj. beast·li·er, beast·li·est 1. Of or resembling a beast; bestial. 2. Very disagreeable; unpleasant. adv. Chiefly British To an extreme degree; very. Ball, and it was a roaring success. The best ever, said ball chairwoman Mary Grigsby. And she should know - she's organized five of them. She was referring not only to the party, but the proceeds. By the end of the evening, nearly $500,000 was raised through ticket sales and a silent auction for the zoo's education commitment to the children of the community and the Zoo Master Plan, which includes a new orangutan orangutan (ōrăng`  tăn), an ape, Pongo pygmaeus, found in swampy coastal forests of Borneo and Sumatra. habitat. Sadly, there was no dancing, but there was a feast of fab food from numerous restaurants, including Bistro 45, Cha Cha Cha Encino, Cafe Glendale and Citrus. After the food, the Greater Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. Association (GLAZA GLAZA Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association ) presented former zoo trustee and actress Stefanie Powers with a Fellow Award for her work with the William Holden Wildlife Foundation in Kenya. Riordan also was honored for his long-term city support of the zoo, including the creation of the first Zoo Department and Zoo Commission. Other galas around town included the Glendale Memorial Health Foundation's Evening in Monte Carlo at the Sheraton Universal Hotel that honored Marcia Ray for devotion to victims of breast cancer; the opening night of ``A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Music Center's Ahmanson Theatre; the Big Sisters of Los Angeles gala at the Beverly Hilton; and the Vision Awards, also at the Beverly Hilton. The Vision Awards, sponsored by Woodland Hills-based Retinitis Pigmentosa International, recognizes movers and shakers with visionary talents in Hollywood. This year, the Lifetime Achievement award winners were Don Ohlmeyer for television, Chuck Jones for animation and Stanley Kramer for directing. Numerous awards were given throughout the evening, including Television's Man of the Year Award to Bill Cosby. Artists of Vision awards were presented to actors Harrison Ford, Cameron Diaz, Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. , Annie Potts and Patricia Richardson; producers Jon Landau, Rae Sanchini and Lynda Obst; and directors Irwin Winkler Winkler may refer to:
The event, hosted by movie columnist Army Archerd, attracted nearly 1,000 guests and raised $600,000 to support RP International's research to fight blindness and to fund TheatreVision, which provides descriptive narratives that makes movies, TV and stage shows more accessible to the visually challenged. According to RP Internatonal founder Helen Harris, the next films to be enhanced are ``Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace'' and ``Tarzan.'' CAPTION(S): 5 Photos PHOTO (1) L.A. Zoo director Manuel Mollinedo, left, presents a chimpanzee sculpture to Mayor Richard Riordan at the 29th annual Beastly Ball held on the zoo grounds. (2) Encino residents Madeline and Elliot Taft were among the partygoers at the L.A. Zoo's Beastly Ball. (3) Ron Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , director of United Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), sometimes known as United Cerebral Palsy Associations, is a network of affiliated groups in the United States which works to "advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities" (from UCP's mission statement), of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, left, and UCP (Universal Communication Platform AG, Lugano, Switzerland) A software company that specialized in mobile phone services, founded in 1999 by Christian Lutz and Marwan Saba. Its offerings included SMS voting and mobile marketing tools, photo messaging platforms and custom applications for president Richard Rosen congratulate ``Tonight Show'' host Jay Leno, who received the Car Collector of the Year Award at the Le Cercle Concours d'Elegance luncheon at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The event raised $15,000 for UCP projects. Peter Rosenberg (4) Actor and past honoree Jon Voight shares a moment with RP International founder Helen Harris at the Vision Awards gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Berliner Studio (5) At the Bureau of Jewish Education's annual gala at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Century City, Jewish Federation treasurer Newton Becker of Sherman Oaks, right, presents Herb and Beverly Gelfand of Beverly Hills with a stained glass tzedakah Tzedakah (Hebrew: צדקה) is a Hebrew word most commonly translated as charity, though it is based on a root meaning justice (צדק). (charity) box for their philanthropic efforts. Bill Aron |
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