TRIBECA NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE OF 'CHEF'

Oliver Platt

John Leguizamo

Emjay Anthony

Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara along with Oliver Platt and John Leguizamo, attended the New York Premiere of 'Chef' at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC in New York City.

Photos By: Corredor99/MediaPunch

NEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN'S 11TH ANNIVERSARY

Alison Brod

Selita Ebanks

Rebecca Minkoff

Cynthia Bailey

Julie Macklowe

Alina Cho

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Kimberly Guilfoyle along with Julie Macklowe, Alison Brod, Cynthia Bailey, Selita Ebanks, Rebecca Minkoff and many others, attended the New Yorkers For Children's 11th Anniversary A Fool's Fete Spring Dance at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, in New York City. The Big Apple is in full fashion swing this spring.

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WOMEN'S GUILD CEDARS SINAI SPRING LUNCHEON

Joan Collins

Jackie Collins

Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner along with Joan Collins and Jackie Collins, attended the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Spring Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

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PECCADILLO THEATER PRESENTS 'A LOSS OF ROSES'

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OFF BROADWAY

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Patricia Hodges

The OBIE, Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company, in association with La Femme Theatre Productions, has announced the full cast for the play’s first NY revival as well as the New York City premiere of the published version of William Inge’s A Loss of Roses. Performances begin May 8th (not May 7th as previously announced) at Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street, NYC, and continuing through June 7th, 2014. The play opens officially on May 12th at 7 PM.

Under Dan Wackerman’s direction, A Loss Of Roses will feature Deborah Hedwall as Helen Baird, Patricia Hodges as Mme. Olga St. Valentine, Ben Kahre as Kenny Baird, Jean Lichty as Lila Green, Gregory Perri as ‘Jelly’ Beamis, Fina Strazza as Sandra, Jonathan Stewart as Ricky Powers, Kristen Sweeney as Mrs. Mulvaney, Marty Thomas as Ronny Cavendish, with Randy Lawson as Production Stage Manager and Joshua Quinn as Assistant Stage Manager.

Deborah Hedwall (Helen Baird) created roles in the original NY productions of Savage in Limbo, Extremities, Why We Have a Body, Amulets Against the Dragon Forces, Fall to Earth and Sight Unseen (OBIE and Drama Desk Nomination). Film and Television include: The West Wing, The Big C, Delocated, Law and Order, You Don’t Know Jack, starring Al Pacino and Higher Ground starring Vera Farmiga.

Jean Lichty (Lila) has appeared in several William Inge plays including playing ‘Cherie’ in Austin Pendleton’s acclaimed revival of Bus Stop at the Olney Theatre Center and the Arkansas Rep’s revival of A Loss of Roses. Other NYC credits include the premieres of Bro with Kevin Bacon and Ethan Hawke, directed by Ulu Grosbard; Diane Amsterdam's Letting Billy and The Girl's Last Big Mistake; The Moth's Muses, Mentors, and Monsters; ‘Lorna’ in Golden Boy; ‘Maggie’ in After the Fall, and ‘Titania’ in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She was ‘Wanda’ in the film of Christopher Durang's Wanda's Visit and the female lead in the Sundance finalist, Close Call.

STEVE IRWIN INSPIRED 'LOST' DOMINIC MONAGHAN

Dominic Monaghan With Katie Couric

On Wednesday’s all new episode of the nationally syndicated daytime talk show "Katie," airing April 23, Dominic Monaghan stops by to talk about hosting his exhilarating travel-adventure series “Wild Things” and how he became a wildlife enthusiast. He brought some animals to show Katie – two pythons, two geckos, a toad and a crocodile.

Plus, hear how Steve Irwin inspired his passion for wildlife. Does he have time to continue with his acting career?

Photo Courtesy Of: Disney/ABC

BROOKLYN MUSEUM HAS STREET ART CONVERSATION

The Brooklyn Museum

On Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. the Brooklyn Museum presents In Conversation: Brooklyn Street Art. Brooklyn Street Art founders Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo lead a dynamic, multimedia conversation that explores the evolution of street art stories as told by the earliest graffiti writers to today’s D.I.Y. artists. They’ll reveal secret backgrounds, show what stylistic themes are recurring today, and hint at the future of street art in New York.

They are joined in conversation by artists Swoon and Luna Park, and curator Keith Schweitzer.

A reception with a DJ, cash bar, and a guest-inclusive art-making project will follow. Presented in conjunction with the site-specific installation Swoon: Submerged Motherlands, on view from April 11 to August 24 in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery on the 5th Floor.

Tickets are $12; include Museum general admission and can be purchased at www.museumtix.com. Free for Museum Members; to reserve please email membership@brooklynmuseum.org.

About the participants:

Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo are the Founders of the influential art blog BrooklynStreetArt.com. Proud New Yorkers, artists, and cultural workers for more than twenty-five years, both are experts on the evolving street art scene in New York as well as globally. With daily postings on Brooklyn Street Art (BSA), over 175 articles on The Huffington Post, and tens of thousands of followers on social media, the two have shown and discussed street art, graffiti, murals, and public art in more than 100 cities over the last few years.

THE CONCEALERS WINS NAUTILUS SILVER AWARD

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BEST SELLING BOOKS

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The Concealers

The Concealers, Book 2 of The Collectibles Trilogy, by author, James J. Kaufman, has just been selected as a 2014 Nautilus Silver winner in fiction.

In addition, The Concealers was reviewed by Kirkus which stated: “Readers who like their fiction with a strong dose of inspiration and morality will enjoy this outing.”— Kirkus Reviews.

Kaufman’s The Collectibles, Book 1 of The Collectibles Trilogy, also received the Nautilus Silver Award in fiction in 2011. Both novels are Amazon Best Sellers.

“I am honored and heartened by these awards,” said Kaufman, “Especially because the purpose of the Nautilus award is to inspire the reader to new possibilities for a better world—which is what The Collectibles and now The Concealers is all about.”

Kaufman’s press-rep David Salidor said, “Jim was up in New York last week meeting with agents pursuant to a possible screenplay. The Concealers, is a positive and uplifting story about discovering how to trust and rely on others, transcending limitations and gaining a sense of personal empowerment.”