Scholarship Breakfast – Saturday, February 11 – 9:00 AM The Scholarship Committee and Board of Directors of The Ebell of Los Angeles invite you to join our Scholarship Breakfast & Conversation honoring the 2022-23 scholars. Engage with the students over breakfast, then enjoy a Q&A discussion to hear their thoughts on issues impacting their educational… Read more »
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December 2022: President’s Message
I love this festive time of year! The temperatures drop and we don our sweaters and UGGs. We enjoy yuletide carols, the warmth of blazing fires, and mugs of steamy hot chocolate. We begin to prepare for reunions and celebrations with family and friends. For my family, the holidays mean potluck Thanksgivings with blended and… Read more »
In Memoriam
We send condolences to the family of Michele Minnix who passed away October 12.
Karen Bass Chooses The Ebell to Make Her First Speech as Mayor Elect
On Thursday, November 17 at 11.00 a.m we hosted a very special guest: Karen Bass had chosen The Ebell to be the venue at which to make her first speech as Mayor Elect and the first woman mayor of Los Angeles. During her speech Mayor Bass referred to the Ebell motto: “I will find a… Read more »
Stacy Brightman Featured In PBS Program on the New Deal
When PBS’s Artbound show was researching for a program on the WPA (Works Administration Program), they called Stacy Brightman for some information, and they got more than they bargained for… For Stacy did her doctoral dissertation on just that topic and is something of an expert on the subject. PBS then asked if they could… Read more »
Christy McAvoy Wins LA Conservancy Award
Projects developed by board member, Director of House and Grounds Christy McAvoy as part of the firm Historic Resources Group (HRG) received an LA Conservancy Award, on October 13 2022. Since 1982, the Conservancy, whose Executive Director Linda Dishman is also an Ebell member, has recognized some of Los Angeles County’s most remarkable historic preservation… Read more »
Phyllis Hansen Wins Spirit Award from LA As Subject
Board member, Director of Programming and Ebell Club Historian, Phyllis Hansen, got the surprise of her life at the recent Archives Bazaar. She was awarded the Avery Clayton Spirit Award by LA as Subject in recognition for her “passionate dedication and enthusiasm in bringing LA history to the world.” Congratulations, Phyllis! Well deserved!… Read more »
“The Ebell Saved Us!” Says Beverley Clarkson of African Americans for LA Opera
Since Executive Director Stacy Brightman came to The Ebell last summer, there has been much talk of attracting ‘strategic partners’, to expand The Ebell’s profile and footprint in the arts, in social welfare, and in the city of LA as a whole. But how do these strategic partnerships work in action? On Thursday, October 17,… Read more »
Meet Our New Staff
A big and warm welcome to our new Payroll Specialist, Eloisa (Liz) Trevillyan! Liz is an LA native who moved to the snow in Minnesota for ten years, and then recovered her sense and returned home just a couple of weeks ago. Liz was Payroll Manager and Human Resources Assistant at a food production company… Read more »
Over 70 New Members Join The Ebell
Thanks in large part to our wonderfully orchestrated Open Day this year, we have more than 70 new (or reinstated) members. Please make them feel welcome. Anne Allaire Jennifer Allaire Miriam Bennett Janice Berger-Landau Nancy Bishop Shirley Brookshire Dana Brown Qiana Bush JD Cantarella Lauri Caravella B. Christine Byers Rita Cofield Anne… Read more »