Herb Alpert Sweet on SoCal
April 10, 2008
Herb Alpert just gave $15 million to what will now be known as the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts.
In November, the eight-time Grammy winner–whose Whipped Cream (and Other Delights) sold more than 6 million copies in the U.S.–pledged $30 million to UCLA to form the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
(Red)Auction Rakes in $42.6 Mil
February 14, 2008
Contemporary art collectors–including Queen Noor, Martha Stewart, Anna Wintour and Russell Simmons–showed their love today by bidding $42,584,300 on 82 works donated by artists to Bono and Damien Hirst’s The (Red) Auction at Sotheby’s.
All $ raised will go to the The Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.
Glamour for Karma
November 14, 2007
On November 15th, the California Modern Art Gallery will host Glamour for Karma, a benefit for San Francisco’s Glide Foundation.
There will be paintings depicting glamour, fashion & famous faces (including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Reverend Cecil Williams) by artists Barbara Rose Brooker and Toby Tover-Krein.
Ducati motorcycles will be on display, as will fashion models styled by Ginger Rubio. A silent auction will feature all things ‘glamorous’, including a custom designed outfit by Bacca da Silva.
Tickets can be purchased for $40 at the door or online at www.calmodern.com.
Help a Dog’s Hero with Hand Cream
June 8, 2007
EO Products is giving 50% of the sales from its “Michael’s Aloe & Lavender Cream” to Michael Keenan, a San Francisco artist who suffered burns over 80% of his body after saving Bobby, a Jack Russell terrier, from a burning apartment building. eoproducts.com
