California Talent brings to you Local Celebrity Los Angeles, a singing competition

California Talent announced on a press release Friday, January 15, 2010 about LOCAL CELEBRITY LOS ANGELES, A Singing Competition

The Event Judges are Arnold G; International dance/pop recording artist, songwriter, dancer and performer, Fawn; Recording artist, songwriter and performer and Kris Searle; Singer, songwriter and international recording artist/performer.

The event will be held on 1-17-2010 at Eleven Night Club and Restaurant located 8811 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 from 9pm to 11pm.

The singing competition show will be open by: Denicar Bergancia.

The new contestants names and songs for Week: 1, is INSPIRATION

GG SMITH, Take me as I am by Mary J. Blige, DIANA VEGA, Hot and Cold by Katy Perry, RACHEL ESCALERA, How come you don’t call me by Alisha Keys, ROSY DONOVAN, Hurt by Christina Aguilera, TARA THOMAS, Hero by Mariah Carey, BRIAN MILLER, End of the Road by Boys II Men, MIKA MULKEY, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Hawaiian Style: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole or Bradduh Iz, NATE GAINES, Cherie Amor by Stevie Wonder, LEANDRO FOSSI, Someday by Rob Thomas

and SHANE FACCHINELLO, I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly.

Per event producers the purpose of Local Celebrity Los Angeles is to provide another outlet for so many of our talented singers’ right here in Los Angeles. This competition may be for those that have been overlooked at some point in the past, or for the new singer that is looking to get started in the industry.

The event will be Broadcast Live world wide web at http://www.localcelebritytv.com and event to be hosted by Ryan Ray of Wake Up TV.

Event is sponsored by: California Talent, Eleven Night Club, Diversity News Publications, Wake Up TV, The Star Celeb and LASC.

About LOCAL CELEBRITY LOS ANGELES:

Local Celebrity is a fun 10 week singing competition where 10 singers will WOW the audience and the judges for a chance to become, Local Celebrity, LA.

The winner of this season’s Local Celebrity, LA will receive $800, an on line interview with the judge. To perform live at Long Beach City College and KLBC Radio will interview the winner. To be represented by 2 agents for 1 year. The potential of working with either a record, entertainment executive, or one of the judges to cut a 1 song demo, and lastly, the title of being the first full season’s winner of Local Celebrity, LA 2010.

Sources: California Talent and Wake Up TV

Editor Note: This event is similar like American Idol. May be FOX networks reporters come to check out this event.

Diversity News, a consumer news magazine is official nominated for The 2009 WEHO Awards

On Monday, November 30, 2009 The organizers of the West Hollywood(WEHO) Awards officially announced on their Twitter account(http://twitter.com/WeHoAwards) the Diversity News, a consumer news magazine have been officially nominated for the 9th Annual WEHO Awards.

The nominations announcement was held live at the Rockwell Restaurant in Hollywood, CA from 6:30 pm to 11:00 pm.

Here is the official list shared by Jonathan Chang on his Facebook account on December 1, 2009 of all the WEHO Awards Nominees: 

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION:

The NOH8 Campaign
Bienestar Human Services
The Trevor Project
The Gay & Lesbian Taskforce
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Love, Honor, Cherish
The Imperial Court System
The Tom of Finland Foundation
Equality California (EQCA)
Project Angel Food

COMMUNITY EVENT:

AIDS Walk
The Trevor Project “Cracked X-mas”
Los Angeles LGBT Pride (Christopher Street West)
“Legendary Bingo” at Hamburger Mary’s
Halloween Carnival
“OUT on the Mountain” at Six Flags’ Magic Mountain
“Saddle Up LA”
AIDS Lifecycle
“Outfest” Film Festival in Los Angeles
“Sunset Junction”

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER:

A. Latham Staples
Kenny Ballinger
Ben Patrick Johnson
Elliot Eisner
Francis Aquino
Manny Patel, Jr.
John Sovec
Woody Woodbeck
Worthie Meacham
Sue Flannagan

FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY:

JudyAverill
Richard Zaldivar
Rosina
Diana Coney
Irene Soderberg
Sam Nazarian
Pepper Mashay
Maria La Rosa
Patty Razetto
Sandie Kwon

COMMUNITY REALTOR

Anthony Vulin
Bobby Boyd
Jason Woodruff
Alexen Khimng
Michael Lebo
Gary Steinberg
Michael Cullen
Regal Estates
Yawar Charlie
Christian Burke

POPULAR FEMALE PERSONALITY:

Shelley Randies
Amy Crosby
Nicole “Boom” Johnson
Calpernia Adams
Candis Cayne
Lisa Chang
Sarah Smart
Deven Green
Haviland Stillwell
Saskia Webber

POPULAR MALE PERSONALITY:

Scott Boardman
Anthony Fagiano
Bobby Trendy
Chad Hudson
Joe Kenan
Joshua Miller
Jonathan Chang
Patrick Vettraino
MarkStuplin
Tarek Zodl

PHOTOGRAPHER:

Jeremy Lucldo
David Arias
Bradford Rogne
Justin Monroe
Adam Bouska
Brian Putnam
Claes Lilja
Ted Buel
Tony DiMaio
Lorenzo Gomez

VISUAL ARTIST:

Marky Make Up Andrews
David Alexander
Clark Fairfield
Jeremy Vargus
Lanny Lee Leyda
Miguel Angel Reyes
Mike Derry
Robert Corrado
Ron Woodward
Pam Holland

DIGITAL ARTIST;

Chad Serrano
Cosmosis Graphics
Clark Fairfield
Dustin Woehrmann
Garrett Clum
Brian Sugden
Viktor Pelayo
Andy Lotfus
Adam Lyons
Evenstar Communications

FITNESS CENTER:

24 Hour Fitness
Bally’s Hollywood
Crunch
Easton
Equinox
Fitness Factory
Gold’s Gym
LA Fitness
Barry’s Bootcamp
Muscle Mechanics

PUBLICATION:

Blade
Frontiers IN
Gay & Lesbian Times
Gorgeous
Lesbian News
Odyssey Magazine
Revista Adelante
Rage Monthly
Diversity News
instigator Magazine

NATIONAL PUBLICATION;

The Star Celeb
JustUsBoys
Cybersocket
Details
Genre
Instinct
Metro Source
OUT
Unzipped
JustCircuit

SALON:

Leandro DeLeon
KimVo
Nappy Hair
Trust
Ross Lujan
Shorty’s
Planet Salon
Tie Ends
Ultra Salon

WOMAN’S BAR:

Platinum
Executive Suites
Girl Bar
The Palms
Truck Stop
Moon Shadow
Ladies’ Night

MEN’S BAR:

AkBar
Eagle LA
East/West Lounge
Faultline
Fubar
The Gold Coast
Mother Lode
The Bullet
Trunks

FEMALE BARTENDER:

Jessica Paolini of Here Lounge
Lolita of Truck Stop
Patty of The Palms
Miss Kim of The Eagle
Brittany McSpadden of Fiesta Cantina
Rocky of Executive Suites
Moya Ruffa of East/West Lounge
Ishka M ma her of Eleven Nightclub
Lisa of The Abbey
Tanya Palomo of Factory

MALE BARTENDER:

Curtis Dean Hutchinson of Fubar
Grant Landry of The Abbey
JayR of Saint Felix
Jordan Shannon of Fiesta Cantina
Andy Santiago of Micky’s
Justin David of Eagle
Brian Hay of Here Lounge
John Soehl of The Mother Lode
Brandon MacKay of Here Lounge
JoeyTuccio ofAvalon Hollywood
Rob Barnes of The Factory

NEW BUSINESS:

Gym
Mexico
Grapevine Public Relations
Pizzeria Rustica
Micky’s
DarqueTan
Rockwell
Tender Greens
Yogurt Stop
Voyeur

BUSINESS:

665 Leather & Fetish
Andrew Christian
Loble Line Communications
N2N Bodywear
Rich King Casting
LA Sporting Club
IT. Period
Sunstyle Tanning
Timoteo Designs
Compartes Chocolatier

BUSINESSWOMAN (WOMEN):

JD Disalvatore
Dr. Michelle Marshall
Dana Tyso
Jordasche Bledsoe
Leslie Barclay
Linda Fusco & Michelle Agnew
Sandy Sachs
Eva Perez
Misti & Marta (Yogurt Shop)
Dannielle Thomas

BUSINESSMAN (MEN):

Rich King
Chris Diamond & Wayne Elias
David Cooley
Jonathan Smilove
Michael Berman & Tomas Schoos
Tom Whitman
Scott Unger
Tom Doherty
Jonathan Grahm
Douglas Sanboarn

BUSINESS MANAGER:

Hunter Fox of The Eagle
Jeff Parshey of Fiesta Cantina
Jude Tade of Here Lounge
Jean-Paul Zapata of Hamburger Mary’s
Ron Madril of Rage Nightclub
Darren Mills of The Factory
Victor Ramirez of The Palms
Micheal Catlett of Tom Whitman Presents
Robert Kechter of Rage Nightclub
Ryan Carrillo of the Abbey

ADULT BUSINESS:

Channel 1 Releasing
Naked Sword
The Hollywood Spa
Falcon
Rough Trade Gear
The San Vicente Inn
The Slammer
The Pleasure Chest
Chi Chi LuRue’s
Secret Desires

ADULT WEB-SITE

LucasEntertainment.com
AlternaDudes.com
CockyBoys.com
JasonCurious.com
RandyBlue.com
Rentboy.com
SeanCody.com
CorbinFischer.com
ManHunt.net
Adam4Adam.com

INTERNET BUSINESS:

BillyMasters.com
IPartyPix.com
TopLACondos.com
NeonSocial.com
WehoParty.com
Men4SexNow.com
WestHollywood.com
BobbyTrendy.TV
Cybersocket.net
FindFred.com

RESTAURANT:

Bossa Nova
Champagne Bakery
Eat Well
French Quarter
Joey’s Cafe
Murano
Tango Grill
Z Pizza
Ulysses Voyage

RESTAURANT BAR:

Cafe a” Etoile
Fiesta Cantina
Hamburger Mary’s
Marix Tex-Mex Cafe
O-Bar Restaurant
The Abbey
Saint Felix
La Boheme

WAITPERSON:

Albert Gonzalez of Marix Tex-Mex Cafe
Steven Janji of Lolas
Tanner Efinger of Here Lounge
Wayne Fowks of Fiesta Cantina
Jason King of Rockwell
Ben Roman of Hamburger Mary’s
Chris Ortega of Oasis Nightclub
Mark Espinosa of Cafe D’ Etoile
George Falls of The Abbey
Ryan Padilla of Fiesta Cantina
Daniel Arias of Rockwell

NIGHT CLUB:

Eleven Night Club
Factory Event Space
Here Lounge
Oil Can Harry’s
1 West Hollywood
MJ’s
Oasis Night Club
Rage

LATIN NIGHT CLUB:
C.Frenz
Circus/Arena
Club Chico
Cobra
Pan Dulce
Fuego
Le Barcito
Templo

NIGHT CLUB/BAR OWNER:

Michael Neymeyer of Mickys
Dale Warner of Hamburger Mary’s
Anthony Lopez & Tattoo Chris ofMJ’s
Charlie Matula of The Eagle LA
Gene La Pietra of Circus Disco
Jay Krymis of Fubar
Pat Rogers of Here Lounge
Sandy Sachs of Factory Event Space
Wesley Hull & Richard Reza of Oasis Nightclub

NIGHTCLUB/BAR EVENT:

“Blender” at Faultline
“Big Fat Dick” at Fubar
“Cherry Pop” at Ultra Suede
“Club Nur” at Eleven Nightclub
“Drag Idol” at Oasis Night Club
“Fresh Fridays” at Eleven Nightclub
“Metro Mondays” at Fubar
“Fresh Meat Fridays” at MJ’s
“Musical Mondays” at Eleven Nightclub
“Garage” at Here Lounge
“Tigerheat” at Avalon Hollywood

CIRCUIT EVENT:

Club Lucky
Friction
Mr. Black LA.
Master Beat’s New Years LA.
Miss Kitty’s Parlour
Reflex
Resolution
Scandal
Shits V Giggles
Wonderland

EVENT PRODUCER(S):

Chris Isaacson & Shane Scheel
Linda Fusco and Michelle Agnew
Jeffrey Sanker & Paul Nicholls
Mario Diaz
Michael Evenstar
Mike Nava & David Wiggins
Ray Rhodes, Jason Lavitt & Howie T.
Steve Machuca Entertainment
Tom Whitman
Wayne Castro

DISC JOCKEY:

Casey Alva
Manny Lehman
Derek Monteiro
Draven Josh
Momingstar
Josh Peace
Paulo Ramirez
Perry Twins
N ester
KB
Ray Rhodes

ENTERTAINER:

Ben Roman
Vincent Packard
Flava
Chad Michaels
Candice Cayne
Jackie Beat
Lorayne Love
Morgan McMichaels
Alaska Thunderfuck
Tammie Brown

ENTERTAINMENT GROUP:

Ben Mendoza & Alex Stabler
Boofont Sisters
Chico’s Angels
Dirty Sanchez
Dream Girls Revue ^
Queers of Comedy
Upright Cabaret
The Big Wigs
The Sassy Show
Truck Stop Girlz

DRAG DIVA:

Chi Chi LaRue
Dee Dee
Detox
Dina Nina Martinez
Phyliss Navidad
Ingenue
Mayhem
Momma
Rhea Litre
Victoria X

 
The Red Carpet Pre-party & Silent Auction started at 6:30 pm and it was Hosted by Judy Tenuta. The Dinner & Video viewing of last year 2008 WeHo Awards was held at 8:00 pm.
A total of Two hundred seventy-two WeHo Award 2009 Nomination Certificates were presented at 10:00 pm.

The WEHO Awards was produced benefiting LIFE GROUP LA.

What happen next: From December 11th – December 18th
The WeHo Awards Voting Party Week. On December 19th – December 21st
WeHo Awards Online Voting will start and the 9th Annual WeHo Awards
Benefit Gala will be held on Tuesday, January 26th 2010 in Holmby Hills, CA.

For more information visit http://www.wehoawards.org/



Editor Note: We want to thank again our loyal readers, friends and partners for nominating us for a great award. As you may have seen we have been covering the West Hollywood community in our publication many times. It would have been nice if the event organizers would have take a time to notify us in advance. Diversity News email more then 2 times requesting a press release and credentials but no response. Once again Congratulations to all the nominated and Thank You so much for nominating us.

Actress Tish Tha Dish Roberts celebrates her birthday bash with friends and fans

Known as the loudest event of the year 2009 was full of fans, business sponsors and friends celebrating Rock Star B-Day Bash and Charity Phasion Show, for Tish “ThaDish” Roberts benefiting The Salvation Army. The event was held at the Hollywood Billiards on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am.
“Yes I do feel like I was able to accomplish my goal of bringing together a really “Diverse” group of people to come and enjoy each other without any prejudges. We literally had a multi-cultured crowd with various age ranges and sexual orientations. We all networked, sang, danced and supported our community by coming together for non-profit “The Salvation Army”.” Said Tish “ThaDish” Roberts, Actress, Choreographer, Personality, Host and Model.

Around 10:15 Tish “ThaDish” Roberts welcome her fans, sponsors and friends for coming to the event. Then she introduced DJ Noj, Mr. Munk and the sponsors.

Jody Banks-“ known as The West Coast Bombshell” was the first to perform and then follow by Ben Rombouts featuring Rodney Allen Rippey, The Martianz, Barris Kennedy Overdrive, Asphalt Messiah and D.I.E.

The fashion show was held from from 11:30 pm to 12:00 am, the fashion show designers were by P.H.unk X by Parris Harris, Heather Petrey and Afreaka creations. 

The Raffle was hosted by Ginger Snappz & Beverly Fairfax. The cake was cut at midnight and the birthday song was sang.  DJ Mr. Monk played from midnight until the end. Event co-hosts were Beverly Fairfax, Ginger Snappz, Ken Doll Johnson and Maryjane Green.
“321 Promotions” as a promoting partner feels like the event was a total success. We had approximately 150 people at the show. I know that time are tough, but I was glad to see that “Tish Tha Dish” Roberts was able to assemble such an “eclectic and eccentric” group of people from our own Los Angles community to come and help to support the non-profit, “The Salvation Army”. Said Rita Mar.
Per event producers during the course of the entire event they had about 100-150 people. The raffle generated a total of $345.00. The Salvation Army will receive a check for $155.00. The event have over 15 different sponsors for the charity raffle.

Some of the event sponsors were Well Connected Gear, 321 Promotions, Le Dame Footwear, The 5 Signs DJ Crew, Zena Day Spa, David Kahn Jeans and Beyond Belief: Honeymoon at Burning Man the movie.

“Rock Star BirthDay Bash and Charity Phasion Show,” was produced by Classy & Sassy Par Tease in association with Punk Mail and PhasionTV.

About The Salvation Army:

The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 129 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar spent is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to http://www.salvationarmyusa.org

About Tish “ThaDish” Roberts:
Tish “ThaDish” Roberts, is known as a one woman entertainment wrecking machine. Have been performing, choreographing, and writing for over 20 years. Her career has progressed and expanded in the fields of modeling, standup, and voice over work. Tish “ThaDish” Roberts is feature on “In Coming2Hollywood Season 2” as one of the up and coming personalities and a cast member of “Ding Dong Show” at the Comedy Store in Hollywood every Monday night. Tish “ThaDish” Roberts is the Principal/CEO of Classy & Sassy Par Tease, a company available for your parties and entertainment events needs. For more information you can email: lmissambious@aol.com for prices. You can visit her Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/tish.roberts1 You can add Tish “ThaDish” Roberts to your LinkedIN professional network with the above email address and follow her on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/TishThaDish

Editor Note: Diversity News Publications our parent company of Diversity News, a consumer news magazine was one of the event sponsors. DIVERSITY NEWS PUBLICATIONS is honored to feature the following photographers for their hard work. They donated some of the photos to Diversity News Publications sites and if you need to hire them please click on slide show for contact information. Special Thank you to Nelson Shen, Mohamed H. Aly and Francois Palais for the photos.