We were in London in the summer of 2009 and the city was overtly curious if the forthcoming Michael Jackson near-residency at the O2 Arena would indeed be the King of Pop’s return to form after a 12 year hiatus. Health issues and stories of creative challenges in the rehearsals caused folks to gasp when the initial run was extended to 50 dates (and a three year world tour). No company would insure the tour past the first ten shows.

To date, actress Viola Davis (The Help) has received a Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Award nomination in the category of leading actress; and it is likely she will be going head to head with Meryl Streep for the Oscar.  However, she received another award recently, when she was named, “Woman of Style” at the 20^th Anniversary of Divine Design.

As various resorts jockey for the myriad ‘best of’ lists, Pelican Hill quietly reaches the top of various rankings. A prestigious accomplishment is the "#1 Resort in the United States" by the readers Condé Nast Traveler, a slot Pelican Hill now holds. In addition, Forbes awarded the Spa at Pelican Hill Five Stars, and golfers noticed when Golf Tips Magazine selected the Golf Academy at Pelican Hill’s Glenn Deck as one of the Top 25 U.S. Instructors.

Joining the workforce fulltime last January as an instructor in the acting department of the New York Film Academy’s west coast campus on the backlot at Universal Studios has cost me dearly over the last 12 months as a theatre artist and as an incessant theatregoer.

A spectacular “wedding reception” was held at the legendary Park Plaza Hotel, where celebrity wedding planner David Tutera played host to more than 1200 fans, VIPs, and brides for his fifth season launch of My Fair Wedding.