The Los Angeles Chapter of the National...

The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ benefit, “Music Against AIDS,” an auction of music memorabilia, was held Oct. 15 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The highest bid was $5,000 for Prince’s “Lovesexy” tour costume; an autographed cape worn on tour by Mick Jagger sold for $4,200. Net proceeds of $40,000 were donated to the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Paul Villadolid and John Guarnieri were co-chairs.

The Free Arts for Abused Children benefit fashion show, dance and auction for celebrity-designed Christmas trees was held Nov. 7 at Santa Monica Court. Ali MacGraw was honored for her volunteer work with children. The event raised $5,000 to provide supplies and monthly training sessions for volunteers, free arts days in various county facilities and a new program, P.A.C.T. With Art (a program in which parents and children paint together).

The Public Information Network held a celebrity auction and international buffet Nov. 12 at the Ginger Man restaurant in Beverly Hills to raise funds to benefit the Ian S. Brown Foundation for Congenital Defects. Top sales were a 1990 Nissan 240 SX car auctioned for $14,000 and a lithograph by Marc Chagall auctioned for $12,600. Herb Fields of Bedford Freightlines underwrote the event. An estimated $50,000 was raised through the auction and donations. The money will be used for medical assistance for needy children worldwide. Lilly Lipton and Louise Davis were co-chairs.

The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s grand opening was held Nov. 19 at its new three-theater cultural complex in West Los Angeles. City Councilmen Zev Yaroslavsky and Michael Woo were among the guests attending. All had a choice among three plays and a buffet supper. The event netted $12,000, which will be used to help defray costs of converting the Los Angeles city-owned warehouse into the new theater. Nancy Main was event chair.

The Westside Chapter of the Bnai Zion Foundation held its first “Have a Heart and Care With Us” dinner, dance and show Nov. 19 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Net proceeds of $22,000 will benefit Bnai Zion Medical Center’s cardiac angiography catheterization laboratory in Haifa, Israel. Margaret Novak coordinated and produced the event. Meryl Stern was dinner chair.

A marathon food drive, “KIIS Hunger Goodbye,” was held Nov. 21 and 22 at the instigation of disc jockey Magic Matt and resulted in the collection of nearly 21,000 pounds of food with listeners contributing almost $2,300. The food and money were donated to the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank’s Emergency Food Fund for Thanksgiving sharing. Mayflower Movers donated a truck and driver to collect the food. Von’s supermarket donated 500 turkeys and the use of parking lots as collection points. Doris Bloch, executive director of the food fund, noted that the Foodbank distributes surplus foods to more than 465 charitable agencies in Los Angeles County, feeding about 200,000 people per week.

The Fortunehunters’ annual boutique, brunch and fashion show was held Nov. 29 at the Pacific Lodge Boys Home in Woodland Hills. Net proceeds of $5,000 will be used to purchase Christmas presents for the boys and other needed items for the cottages housing them. Barbara Robinson is president and Jane Gross ways and means chairman.

The St. Joseph’s Center for the Homeless benefit was held Nov. 29 at Jimmy’s, Beverly Hills and was underwritten by Cecelia and Cliff Waeschle. The event raised $18,000. The center in Venice feeds 500 daily and offers rehabilitation to homeless people.

The Los Angeles Free Clinic’s 13th annual Dinner/Roast benefit held Dec. 1 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel honored Budd Friedman, co-owner of The Improvisation clubs, with “The Friends Award.” When the clinic reopens in early January, the net proceeds of more than $300,000 will be used for medical and dental care, mental health counseling, sexuality information, legal assistance, and specialized services to adolescents and the elderly, persons at risk for AIDS, the homeless and young runaways. Co-chairs were Ellen Hoberman and Barbara Yaroslavsky.

The Hollywood Entertainment Museum’s first Legacy Awards luncheon was held Dec. 7 at Windows on Hollywood, Holiday Inn, Hollywood. Lloyd Bridges was master of ceremonies. More than $30,000 was raised for the museum, which is scheduled to open in 1993. The awards were created to honor good deeds and landmarks and other buildings in Hollywood for their architectural design and/or renovations that helped upgrade the Hollywood area. Legacy award winners are Capitol-EMI Music, Inc., Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., Hollywood, Eastman Kodak Co., Hollywood Fountain, North and South, Holiday Spa Health Club and Stages Trilingual Theatre.