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[caption id="attachment_1264" align="alignnone" width="100" caption="Cure in the Canyons"][/caption] Cure In The Canyons III, the luxury-fest for Breast Cancer research, returns on Sunday, October 4th from 11am-4pm at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village to raise funds for innovative medical and clinical Breast Cancer research. Set between sequoia trees and cascading waterfalls Sunday afternoon at the Four Seasons will be filled with the best of lifestyle, beauty, wellness, epicurean and fashion and top exclusive high-end luxury trendsetters, all donating their time and products to fund breast cancer research. For today's economy the price of $60 ticket may seem steep, but not so when it includes a gift bag valued at over $500 upon departure. The first 250 guests to arrive by carpool will also receive a special gift.  Personally speaking, I loooove goodie bags!  No matter what’s inside, I look forward to unwrapping, unveiling, untying, undressing…. Yes!  Goodie bags rule, and this event looks worth the trip out to Westlake Village. Cure in the Canyons honors breast cancer survivors and those undergoing treatment with a very special celebrity hosted Tea Party sponsored by Revolution Tea.  What better way to feel better?  How about the experience of over $1,000 worth of extraordinary free treatments, samples and ...

California Seen -Landscapes of a changing California, 1930-1970 Long Beach Museum of Art exhibit Nov. 7 – April 5, 2009 By Angela Rocco DeCarlo, copyright 2008 Southern California is as much a state of mind, as it is a real place. It is brilliant sunshine, Sorrento-like ocean views, combined with dynamic enterprise. That’s the story illustrated in the marvelous plein aire (painted  outdoors) paintings at the new exhibit, California, Seen, at the Long Beach Museum of Art, opening Nov. 7th and running until April 5, 2009. Families are welcomed Sunday, Nov. 16th, 1 – 3 p.m., to the Museum’s free Art making Workshops to learn how to make their own plein aire paintings. Museum educators will work with the children to experiment to make their own watercolor creations. All materials and instruction are provided free. The artists on display in California, Seen, were influenced by European art styles of the late 19th century, especially Impressionism. While the majority of the works are watercolors, there are, also, vibrant oils. Paintings such as Ben Messick’s oil circus paintings have the vitality of an Edgar Degas painting, drawing the viewer into the churning scene.  Messick, along with other stellar artists on display, such as Phil Dike, Millard ...