TV veteran Jack Bender will attend the Emmy Awards this Sunday. He\’s nominated again this year in the category of Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work on the hit ABC show \”Lost,\” for which he is also an executive producer.
Events this week: National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles Thrift Stores launch new flagship store; Downtown Center Business Improvement District hosts its second annual Walk-In Movie Series; \”Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby\” opens; Santa Monica Drive-In at the Pier benefits the Cancer Relief Fund; \”Curtains!\” makes it to the stage at the Ahmanson; Woody Allen\’s \”Scoop\” features Scarlett Johansson; Nevenka Eastern European Folk Ensemble performs at Club Tropical.
If you\’re a single 24-year-old gal looking to meet a preferably Jewish single guy in Los Angeles, you\’d think a good pick-up line might include the words \”I work for The Jewish Journal.\” After all, what better way to convey to the guy-of-interest that you\’re a fellow MOT? But you\’d be wrong.
This week in Los Angeles: REDCAT\’s International Children\’s Film Festival; Iris Chang Memorial Essay Contest; \”Elements\” exhibit at the Finegood Gallery; \”Enrico Donati: One of Each\” at galerie yoramgil; Summer Sunset Services from Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue.
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