The Beverly Hills Hotel’s trendy Bar Nineteen 12 celebrates its third anniversary this July by converting a new outdoor patio area into a fireside lounge that should be the perfect place to quaff a few cocktails this summer. | Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City Councilman Tom LaBonge and other city officials joined with members of the city’s arts community this morning to kick off Los Angeles Arts Month. | A spectacular program of music and dance celebrates the cultures, traditions and folklore of Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, all of which have made cultural contribution... | The Beverly Hills Art Show, Affaire In The Gardens, which features 250 fine artists from around the country, returns to Beverly Gardens Park on October 17th and 18th. Four historic garden blocks, from Rodeo to Rexford Drive, will be filled with 250 artists ... | Universal Pictures Presents the American Premiere of COUPLES RETREAT at Mann's Village Theatre | The Latino Theater Company will host its Third Annual Los Angeles Theatre Center Gala on Saturday, October 3, 2009. The black tie event is held each year to support the Los Angeles Theatre Center, a world-class arts center for those pursuing artistic excell... | Turn off the news and put down the financial pages; it's time to escape reality for an evening of humor that's too hot to "Handler!" Late-night TV queen Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately) will host the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's 38th Anniversary Gala and Auc... | Hard L.A., an electronica-focused concert planned for Saturday, has been canceled, according to a statement from organizers. |