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• Jill Scott LIVE at The Mountain Winery

  October 20, 2016

  

  My girl! Jill Scott! I’m what you call a Jill Super Fan… I know all the tracks of every album since ‘This is Jill Scott’. So when I learned she was coming to town… and at a winery, no less, there was not much of a discussion! The Mountain Winery is such a... Read more »

• Outkast, Jill Scott and more at the 2014 BET Experience LA LIVE

  November 10, 2014

  

  The BET Experience at L.A. LIVE is just that… an Experience! BET hosts hundreds of thousands of people for a jam-packed weekend of concerts, giveaways, outdoor festivals, seminars and more. I call the weekend the “Black Folk Takeover at L.A. Live” considering every venue in the Downtown LA area is raining with the black community. This... Read more »

• Fantasia and Fried Chicken at the Playboy Jazz Festival 2014

  November 9, 2014

  

  If you’re like me, when you think of the Playboy Jazz Festival, you think Hugh Hefner will be there in his silk red robe with a group of half-naked women where they jam to local jazz artists… No? Just me? Well, although Hugh never showed up, I was not expecting to jam to Cuban music... Read more »

• Livin’ 2 Live… I’m Baaaaack!

  November 8, 2014

  

  Hello Friends and Welcome Back! 2014 has been an exciting and busy year for me. Full of new adventures. New projects. Major milestones. Amazing trips. And so much more. Naturally, when new things happen, other things have to take a back seat. So, although Livin’ 2 Live may have had to slow down... Read more »

• Taraji P. Henson Stars in Stage Play ‘Above The Fold’

  February 15, 2014

  

  From the baby mama of a freeloading, cheating, thug named Jodi in the 2001 film, ‘Baby Boy’, to the morally-challenged New York Times reporter in the new stage play, ‘Above the Fold’, Taraji P. Henson has come such a long way! SN: For all of you new-age folk, “above the fold” refers to the... Read more »

• Lion King Broadway Makes It’s Way to Los Angeles

  January 3, 2014

  

  When I heard that Lion King Broadway was making it’s was to Pantages Theater, Los Angeles for the entire 2013 Holiday Season, it was like Christmas came early! I’ve seen Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway now on four separate occasions over the past 20 years and it still ranks in my top 3... Read more »

• Verizon Brings Gospel Back at How Sweet The Sound 2013

  November 4, 2013

  

  Verizon’s How Sweet The Sound annual gospel competition, brought the best gospel choirs in the country back to Los Angeles this year for a chance to win a $25,000 grand prize. Now in it’s 6th year, HSTS toured the country from Sept. to Nov. auditioning finalists to perform at the grand finale at Nokia Theatre... Read more »

• Don’t Rain on My Parade – Broadway Classic, Funny Girl Resurfaces in SoCal

  October 10, 2013

  

  SoCal residents got a treat when 1964 Broadway production of ‘Funny Girl’ stopped by the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Production was presented by 3D Theatricals. Honestly, Rachel Berry’s rendition of ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ on Glee is what brought ‘Funny Girl’ back to light for me. So I was excited to... Read more »

• India Arie Rips off Hair at Los Angeles Concert

  October 7, 2013

  

  I’m not your average girl from the video… My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes… No matter what I’m wearing I will always be… the India Arie! I remember when my mom and I would sing that song together every time it came on the radio… most times, mom... Read more »

• Shakespeare Live in Griffith Park

  September 23, 2013

  

  I was researching free summer events in Los Angeles and ‘Shakespeare in Griffith Park’ was at the top of the list. I’d never been a fan of Shakespeare in school because the old English was just too much for me (I was kinda lazy). But in my adult years, I’ve become much more... Read more »