Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam is an exhilarating rock’n’roll musical starring Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers. It’s premiering over the Labor Day weekend on The Disney Channel, and is a tour de force for singer-actress Lovato, and a showcase for the music and charm of the pop-rock brothers Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas.

Will it always be the case that every article about Chautauqua starts by calling it America’s best kept secret? Part of me hopes so, in the sense that this idyllic spot will better be able to retain its timeless charm. But a forthcoming PBS special and a growing word of mouth awareness is certain to increase the visibility of this 135 year old landmark.

The Century Plaza Hotel was the scene of an event that brought out the likes of Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron and Denzel Washington to raise funds for the Harold Pump Foundation.  Twin brothers, David and Dana, two of the most influential forces in college basketball started this organization in 1999, when their Dad, Harold lost his life to cancer.  Since then, the foundation has given more than $3.7 million toward fighting this dread disease.

Over 500 guests attended the premiere of An Ordinary Couple at the Outfest Film Festival. This documentary is based on the 30-year relationship of   Orin Kennedy and Bernardo Puccio,  a charismatic couple who live life to the fullest, and do it with great flair.

There is something so timeless about watching a Greek tragedy on stage that resonates with the present. Author Euripides had his pulse on the human condition way before contemporary writers knew what it was. Just when you think the story is going one way he switches it up and presents another unknown human emotion that no one has thought of before.

As the celebrities arrived for Fox TV’s 2010 Teen Choice Awards, it was like attending fashion week in Hollywood, because everyone was there dressed to impress.

The summer press tour for the Television Critics Association started with a visit to the set of ABC’s Desperate Housewives. It was a chance to uncover all the intrigue that permeates Wisteria Lane, which is a backlot location at Universal Studios Hollywood.

David James Elliott looked very proud wearing his Navy uniform when he portrayed Commander Harmon Rabb on JAG. But Elliott is now seen on the ABC summer series Scoundrels and he’s wearing a different outfit. It’s a prison uniform, in which he doesn’t look nearly as proud, but he’s having fun anyway.

Frazey Ford really is the most adorable person on the stage tonight at the Hotel Cafe, switching guitars and playing back and forth with her band, bass, drums, banjo, harmonica (courtesy of the almost as adorable Trish Klein). The feeling is one of mellow, almost countryish sadness, a little Mazzy Star, a lot of late 60s and early 70s soul. A few songs are without drums at all, most amble along barely above a living pulse, but the songs are strong and sweet and hopeful and, still, melancholy. The audience sways, smiles. The vibe is peaceful.

The Concern Foundation for Cancer Research raised over $1 million dollars at their 36th Annual Block Party at Paramount Studios, honoring Jim & Ishita Ganguly-Morrison, for their commitment toward finding a cure.  This year the theme was “Under the Big Top” and over 50 restaurants provided a taste of their specialties.  These included The Grill on the Alley, Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill, Factors Famous Deli, and Pinks, which drew a huge crowd of Hot Dog aficionados.

Buca di Beppo opened its doors in Santa Monica about 10-years ago and the crowds came. It's a collection of neighborhood places that have created an atmosphere of shark‑frenzy. It’s also tongue‑in‑cheek humor and portions of food that could feed the entire "old neighborhood" in the Southern part of Italy.

Project by Project of Southern California (PbP So Cal) will host the 8th annual tasting benefit, Plate by Plate So Cal, on Saturday, August 14th, 2010 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm with a special VIP reception beginning at 6pm.

It was the 4th annual SportsDream Celebrity Poker and Pool Party that was connected with the activities surrounding the ESPY Awards. The event was for a good cause, raising funds for the SportsDream Foundation’s scholarships and kids sports programs.

The stars of Glee were happy to show up and mingle with the members of the Television Critics Association who just presented three trophies to the Fox series at the 26th Annual TCA Awards. The event honors the best shows on TV.

This is a town for acoustic motorbikes, which is what the underrated Irish singer Luka Bloom calls bicycles.  I spent not enough time recently in this delightful Canadian city, and the highlight was seeing the city from a rented bike.

He prefers to be called Dr. Frank-en-steen, not Frankenstein.  Dr. Frederick Frankensteen tries desperately to remove himself from his cursed family legacy and live the normal life of a regular scientist — who brings the dead to life. Frankensteen (Roger Bart) is adamant in leaving his past behind.  If he does, he will be the first person to do so.  He can’t run no matter how fast his legs carry him.

“An Evening Under the Stars,” American Honda Motor Co., Inc.’s 24th annual Gourmet Food & Wine Tasting Festival, Saturday, August 7 celebrates the best in South Bay cuisine while raising funds for nonprofit Torrance Memorial Medical Center. 

What does Chipotle mean? It's a Jalapeno pepper that is dried and smoked, having a smoky sweet flavor, and as a rule it's paired to a dark red sauce. The gourmet Mexican Grill is a burrito restaurant with many faces. You will find it at the intersection of Culver and Washington boulevards. It's snuggled among the mostly independently owned upscale eateries.

Mother, the word conjures up many images; some good, and some you rather not remember. Actress Mary-Beth Manning gives a little bit of both scenarios in her one-woman show. “Mother, She’s with you wherever you Go…” and isn’t that the prophetic truth. It doesn’t matter if you’re six-years-old or a grown woman with a brood of your own, mother, mom, mama, moms sneaks into your insides, your personality, then, the next thing you know, her voice is coming out your mouth. That’s the power of Mother

Writer, actress and producer Kristin Stone has returned her wonderful and addictive show “Inside Private Lives” to Los Angeles, well, actually in Pasadena. This show, if you haven’t heard about it by now, is where the phrase ‘I see dead people’ originated. Not only do you see famous people from the past, they interact with the audience as they each tell their story. Stone has a rotation of “celebrities” speaking their peace and explaining their faux pas.