PARTY LINES : MONEY TALKS AT STARS OF TOMORROW GALA.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. What a wowie night! Media mogul Rupert Murdoch paid $30,000 for a ballpoint pen, junk-bond king Michael Milken Michael Milken As an executive at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. during the 1980s, Milken used high-yield junk bonds for financing and corporate takeovers. While his personal wealth was enormous, he spent two years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of securities fraud. paid $2,500 for a poster of retired ballplayer Sandy Koufax Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927, in The Bronx, New York) is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams. got thunderous applause for just being there, and master of ceremonies Jimmy Smits had all the women going gaga ga·ga adj. Informal 1. Silly; crazy. 2. Completely absorbed, infatuated, or excited: They were gaga over the rock group's new album. 3. Senile; doddering. . And that was only the beginning of the Fulfillment Fund's Stars of Tomorrow gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Almost a thousand guests - from Mayor Richard Riordan to still-hunky actor Tony Danza - attended in their most conservative black-tie ensembles. As usual, there was a silent auction, with numerous items, ranging from a basket of Connie Stevens' Forever Young cosmetics to a pair of Mercedes bikes. And when all the bidding was over, the Fulfillment Fund that provides mentors and scholarships for local youth was $1.5 million richer. Since the event was all about the stars of tomorrow, the program included plenty of young talent selected by the Los Angeles Music Center The Music Center (officially named the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Music Center is home to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater, Mark Taper . Opera singer Laurie Rubin opened the show with some arias that left the crowd speechless ... except for Smits, who said, ``She has the voice of an angel.'' Also performing were flutist Gregory Lawrence, violinist Corinne Chapelle, singer Elna Binckes and jazz pianist Linda Martinez. At the very end of the evening, Murdoch was presented with the Stars of Tomorrow trophy by his friend and business partner Peter Chernin. ``This is a very humbling experience, to be in the company of such a magnificent body of people ... who have such tremendous faith in the future of America. I thank you from the bottom of my heart,'' Murdoch told the crowd. Away from the podium, Murdoch told me, ``I'm honored, of course (to receive this award), because education is a high priority ... and the L.A. school district is in trouble.'' After the award presentation, the evening was officially over, and guests fought over the ``Titanic'' videos placed on alternating chairs. THE VALLEY'S A-LIST turned out in force for the 40th annual Fernando Awards at the Warner Center Mariott Hotel in Woodland Hills. There was so much chatter going on in the lobby that chairwoman Sally Thompson had to announce dinner several times. Guests, including L.A. City Councilwoman Laura Chick, County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, former Daily News publisher David Auger, California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , president Blenda Wilson, past Fernando honorees Bert and Jane Boeckmann (she was dazzling in gold sequins), Lee K. Alpert and Bud Brown, were there to cheer for the five honorees - Herman Berman, Rickey Gelb, Walter Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. , Bob Scott and Robert Vort. When we finally got into the ballroom, we danced, then dined on seared sear 1 v. seared, sear·ing, sears v.tr. 1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of with or as if with a hot instrument. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. swordfish swordfish, large food and game fish, Xiphias gladius, of the warmer Atlantic and Pacific waters, related to the sailfish. It is named for its sharp, broad, elongated upper jaw, which it uses to flail and pierce its prey of smaller fish, rising beneath a school and veal with merlot and mushroom sauce, and waited for Mayor Richard Riordan, who's been really busy on the social circuit, to announce the winner. Proclaiming Mosher as the ``best of the best,'' the mayor presented the trophy and took a moment to adjust the recipent's bow tie. Mosher, by the way, is president of the San Fernando-based Precision Dynamics Corp. If you're at the Van Nuys Civic Center Mall  should be added to this article, to conform with Wikipedia's Manual of Style.Please discuss this issue on the talk page. , check out the huge Fernando statue sculpted sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: by Henry Van Wolf in 1968. It has the names of all the honorees inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. on its base. SOCIAL EVENTS CAN BE EDUCATIONAL, TOO. At the Childrens' Burn Foundation's Healing and Hope luncheon held at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, the lunch bunch heard Dr. Matt Young of the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks talk about about child abuse by burning. There was also an inspiring speech about surviving burn injuries from Glendale firefighter and local hero Bill Jensen. The theme of the luncehon was fall fantasy, with purple tulips and pink roses spilling out of gift boxes on the tables where guests dined on chicken with cilantro and ginger dressing, and warm flourless chocolate cake with hazelnut sauce. Party planners were Iris Bovee of Encino and Shirley Fischer of Beverly Hills. CAPTION(S): 7 Photos Photo: (1) Jacqueline Furer, left, welcomes new member Poppy Poulas at the Les Dames de Champagne International Hostesses party held at the Hancock Park home of Gerry Kimbrough. The organization's annual Mardi Gras Bal Masque masque, courtly form of dramatic spectacle, popular in England in the first half of the 17th cent. The masque developed from the early 16th-century disguising, or mummery, in which disguised guests bearing presents would break into a festival and then join with their gala is set for Feb. 16, 1999, to honor opera diva Dorothy Kirsten. Bonnie Tomin (2) Los Angeles Valley College LAVC redirects here. For the software library, see libavcodec. The university is adjacent to Grant High School. Often called "Valley College" or simply "Valley" by those who frequent the campus, it opened its doors to the public on September 12, 1949, at which time the campus was president Tyree Wieder, left, and Blenda Wilson, president of California State University, Northridge, share a laugh at the Fernando Awards at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel in Woodland Hills. (3) Annie and Herman Berman of Sherman Oaks are among the partygoers at the annual Fernando Awards gala honoring civic accomplishments. (4) West Hills businessman Walter Mosher, left, arriving at the 40th annual Fernando Awards with Trish Smith of South Africa, left with the top honor for his volunteer efforts with Valley charities. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News (5) Lining up for the meet-and-greet reception at the Fulfillment Fund gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills are master of ceremonies Jimmy Smits, left, honoree Rupert Murdoch and event chairman Gary Gitnick. Alex Berliner/Berliner Studio (6) Job's Daughters members Shannon Biggs, left, Kim Mirto, Cassie Pineda, Jenne McGinn and Kristen Thorp were part of the annual fashion show sponsored by Bethel 80 of Van Nuys at Panorama Presbyterian Church. The girls are raising money for a local cancer fund and homeless children. David Sprague/Daily News (7) Clint Eastwood is congratulated by his wife, Dina, at the Autry Museum gala, where he was honored with the Western Heritage Award. The event raised $600,000 for the museum's art fund. Silvia Mautner |
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