Provost Pradeep Sharma; Chairman of the Board Michael Spalter; Me; RISD Museum Director John W. Smith; President Rosanne Somerson; Trustee Amita Chatterjee; Trustee Jon Kamen; Trustee Nicole Miller; Trustee Bob Glass; Trustee Susan Dryfoos. I flew to New York for the Cooper Hewitt’s own version of the Academy Awards — National Design Awards. I came…
I met Randall Martinez, a new Smithsonian Museum Board member tonight at a “People- Passion-Purpose” event at the Japanese-American Museum downtown. He and I started a conversation and didn’t get to complete it because dinner was served… so after dinner was over, he asked me to write him a note — since he’d heard I…
Today my friend Donna and I created a magic moment. Robert Guillaume has known Alfonso Ribeiro since Al was 14 years old — when Robert directed him on a film shot in Toronto. We invited Robert and Donna’s brother-in-law John Wesley to show up on set at “America’s Funniest Videos”. Vin told Alfonso someone who knew him wanted to…
When I was pregnant with Jamie, I worked with a young talent named J.D. Roth on a kids’ game show called ‘Fun House’. Now J.D. is a seasoned Producer and his company, 3 Ball Entertainment, makes “Extreme Weight Loss” among other shows. Last night I watched the entire 2-hour special, crying and cheering throughout. I…
I took a few of my friends to see the Hollywood Museum’s exhibit of “Marilyn Monroe” last week. Donelle Dadigan, the bouncy and upbeat Founder, took us around. It was astonishing to see all that she’s collected, and to understand once again how sad Marilyn’s life was cut short — when the coroner came to…
Sharon Arnett, head of Post Production at Vin Di Bona Productions and I made a spontaneous lunch date with our friend Ava. At the last minute, we changed our plans — and Sharon, who was waiting for us at the Peninsula, graciously offered to bring lunch to us… instead of having Ava and me run…
‘Cool Comedy” is an event that Bob Saget began years ago in honor of his beloved late sister, who’d died of Scleroderma. He vowed to find a cure. In a few years’ time, he has raised thousands of dollars… and advanced medicine. The event is always star-studded, and Bob handles host duties with poise —…
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I got to sit next to Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth & Chris Frantz of The Talking Heads last Saturday. It was the Rhode Island School of Design Commencement, and Jerry, Tina & Chris were being given Honorary Doctorate degrees. We watched the array of creative students cross the stage, listened to a stirring & offbeat…
I taught a class of Women in Film a few months back — my writing teacher Linda Schreyer asked me to come and share my approach… and Gail E. Moss was one of the students, She ‘got it’ immediately, and we’ve established a very nice penpal type of relationship. When she invited me to her…
