Yahoo News Events of the Week: ‘Dicks: The Musical,’ ‘The Creator’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Dicks: The Musical, The Creator, Cassandro and Chanel’s Sofia Coppola Archive: 1999-2023 dinner.
Feeding America for Hunger Action Month
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For Hunger Action Day on Sept. 15, Feeding America hosted events across the east and west coast to raise awareness around the issue of hunger in America. Patrick J. Adams, Tate Donovan, Annie Gonzalez, June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer volunteered at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, while Bridget Moynahan, Liev Schreiber, Ellie Krieger, Lauren Bush Lauren, Phoebe Robinson and Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot volunteered at Harlem Community Kitchen with the Food Bank For New York City.
90s Con
That’s4Entertainment kicked off their weekend of nostalgia on Saturday with 90s Con, held in Tampa and featuring panels from Boy Meets World, Full House, 90210, Charmed, Halloween Town, Saved By the Bell and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Joey Fatone, Kimberly J. Brown, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Rose McGowan, Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling, Candace Cameron Bure, Danielle Fishel, Dave Coulier, Jodie Sweetin, Melissa Joan Hart, Nick Carter, Rider Strong and Will Friedle were among the stars in attendance.
Beautycon
Marsai Martin, Kelly Rowland and Tia Mowry were among the stars who took part in the two-day beauty convention in Los Angeles over the weekend.
Operation Smile’s 7th annual Smile Gala
Leading medical organization Operation Smile hosted its 7th annual Houston Smile Gala over the weekend, honoring Zachary Levi. The event celebrated Operation Smile’s mission to save a child’s life through the gift of a smile as well as Levi helping raise funds for more than 2,000 surgeries.
PEAK dodgeball tournament
PEAK, CAPE and Gold House hosted a charity dodgeball tournament on Sunday supporting communities affected by the wildfires in Maui and Typhoon Mawar in Guam. Pasifika talent Uli Latukefu, Luciane Buchanan and Frankie Adams took part, as well as Kian Talan, Ron Yuan, Lamorne Morris and Greg Smith aka Kid Fury, and raised $5,800 at the event.
The Creator special screening
The Creator director and co-writer Gareth Edwards attended a special screening of his upcoming sci-fi action thriller at Hollywood’s TCL Theater, along with a special interactive experience with AI film-themed robots, on Monday.
Dicks: The Musical special screening
A24 held a special screening of Dicks: The Musical at the Fine Arts Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday. Attendees from the film included director Larry Charles, writers and stars Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp, as well as Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Bowen Yang, and their puppet co-stars “The Sewer Boys.” The film has received an interim agreement to promote from SAG-AFTRA.
Cassandro special screening
The real-life Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rose to international stardom after he created the character “Cassandro”, joined director Roger Ross Williams for a special screening in New York on Monday of the film based on his life.
You Gotta Believe “Voices: Stars for Foster Kids” benefit concert
You Gotta Believe, a New York City-based, national organization that focuses on finding permanent parents and families for older kids in foster care, hosted its 9th annual Voices: Stars for Foster Kids benefit concert on Monday with support from Donna Murphy, Patina Miller, Adam Pascal, Bellamy Young and Andrea McArdle, and hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley.
Rove Concepts LA grand opening
Rove Concepts celebrated its L.A. showroom grand opening event on Monday with an event that was co-hosted by Maria Sharapova in honor of the two-year anniversary of her collection with the brand. Other celebrity attendees included Erin Foster and Jason Oppenheim.
Chanel’s Sofia Coppola Archive: 1999-2023 dinner
On Tuesday, Chanel celebrated the launch of Sofia Coppola Archive: 1999-2023, the first book from Sofia Coppola, with an intimate dinner at Chateau Marmont. The event featured a surprise performance from Princess, Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum’s Prince cover band, and included guests Kristen Stewart, Dylan Meyer, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Priscilla Presley, Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, Rashida Jones, Molly Shannon, Chloé Zhao, Awkwafina, Alexandra Shipp, John Mulaney and Olivia Munn.
Universal Music Group and Thrive Global’s Music + Health conference
Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge and Thrive Global founder and CEO Arianna Huffington hosted their first Music + Health conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, emceed by Dean Willow Bay with speakers including Selena Gomez and Rick Rubin.
Oceana’s 10th Annual New York Gala
Oceana held its 10th annual New York Gala on Tuesday, hosted by Board Member Ted Danson. Ocean advocate Leonardo DiCaprio was honored, as was charitable foundation Arcadia.
Kate Spade’s annual Women’s Mental Health and Empowerment Summit
Taraji P. Henson and Sofia Wylie took part in Kate Spade New York’s second annual Global Summit on Women’s Mental Health & Empowerment on Tuesday in NYC.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame screening series
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrated the MGM+ series San Francisco Sounds: A Place In Time as the debut screening in a series of events for industry professionals and artists highlighting the best new music documentaries. The event took place on Tuesday with a special screening followed by a panel conversation with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Miller, former Rolling Stone senior editor Ben Fong-Torres, and the docuseries’ directors Alison Ellwood and Anoosh Tertzakian.
It Lives Inside special screening
Neon hosted a special screening of It Lives Inside on Tuesday in partnership with GoldHouse, 1497, Indian Film Festival LA and South Asians In Entertainment, with star Megan Suri and director Bishal Dutta.
Common Ground celebration
Brother’s Bond Whiskey, in collaboration with the Distilled Spirits Council, Regenerate America, Kiss the Ground, and Common Ground, held a night of celebration for Brother’s Bond Bourbon and upcoming documentary Common Ground, which shines a light on regenerative farming in the U.S. Ahead of the screening, Rosario Dawson, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley participated in a bourbon-tasting event.
MOSH’s Plant Powered Collection launch
Patrick Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver hosted an exclusive event in Los Angeles on Wednesday to launch their new MOSH plant-powered collection in celebration of World Alzheimer’s Day. Additional celebrity attendees included Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Sean Hayes, Sharon Stone, Melanie Griffith and Cheryl Hines.
Black Music Action Coalition Gala
The Black Music Action Coalition’s third annual BMAC Gala took place in Beverly Hills on Thursday to honor artists, executives, entrepreneurs and activists that have utilized their platforms to affect positive change and help improve equity within the community. Hosted by Kenny Burns, event honorees included Lizzo, Keke Palmer, Jermaine Dupri, Sylvia Rhone and Jesse Collins.
Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation honored Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Cookie Johnson at The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS fundraising gala on Thursday. Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance presented the Johnsons with their honor, in front of guests including Samuel L. Jackson, Paris Jackson, Kathy and Richard Hilton, E.J. Johnson, Jennifer Tilly, Christine Chiu and Wallis Annenberg.
Congressional Black Caucus luncheon
Will Packer received the Leaders of Democracy Award given to him by The Memorial Foundation at Thursday’s Congressional Black Caucus luncheon in Washington, D.C.
West Hollywood BR Home opening
Olivia Wilde, Riley Keough, Rashida Jones, Adrien Brody, Jesse Williams, Quincy Brown, Ashley Park, Lukas Gage, Chris Appleton, Elaine Welteroth and Madison Pettis joined Banana Republic to celebrate the opening of BR Home on Melrose on Thursday.
2023 Matrix Awards
Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the 2023 Matrix Awards, organized by the New York Women in Communications and honoring female empowerment and achievement in communications and the arts.
Off Hours Bourbon and Saint Spritz Cocktail Party
The Malibu hotspot Little Beach House provided the backdrop for a special party and cocktail making experience hosted by Off Hours Bourbon founder Jake Ireland and Saint Spritz founders JoJo Fletcher and Mallory Patton. They shared favorite bourbon spritz recipes and experimented with mixology while toasting throughout the evening to celebrate “an endless summer.”
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