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My American Independence celebration took me to the Castel Plage (www.castelplage.com) in Nice for a musical evening and dinner, hosted by the American Club of the Riviera. (http://americanclubriviera.com/)  Castel Plage is the beach-restaurant furthest east on the Quai des Etats-Unis, (http://www.nice-tourism.com/en/nice-attractions/promenades-and-pedestrian-areas-in-nice/quai-des-etats-unis.html), nestled under the Parc du Chateau (https://www.nice.fr/fr/parcs-et-jardins/le-parc-de-la-colline-du-chateau) on the Promenade des Anglais.  Castel Plage isContinue reading “JULY 4TH ON THE Côte d’Azur!”

For this July 4, 2017 weekend:  It all started on September 20, 2011. I, as an entertainment attorney, was invited to be on an e-publishing, self-help panel for members of the Writers Guild of America. The panel sought to empower writers to create new opportunities for work in film, television, new media and transmedia. SinceContinue reading “BASEBALL and the Fourth of July”

BREAKING NEWS!  This Wednesday, the Summer Sale starts in France. YES!  For us “professional shoppers”, let the fun begin.  Why is this a big deal?  In the U.S., there are sales every day. Macy’s has one sale after another. I used to spend days and weeks buying and returning things to Macy’s.  It was therapyContinue reading “SOLDES D’ETE – 2017!”

This week, I cleaned out. Then, cleaned out more. Then, panicked. I can only downsize for so long before I panic and put things back on the shelves and in the closets. I am like a yo-yo – give it away, put it back. This is not new news. Thus, I have discovered that theContinue reading “THREE MAGAZINES”

Throughout the years, concepts influenced my life. As a young girl, I enjoyed pondering concepts – more so than facts. If I saw someone doing one thing while saying another, I thought about motivation rather than what just happened. I immersed myself in concepts when I started working with Ira Progoff, writing in Journals andContinue reading “THE CLICK”

It is difficult to write about this. But, I must. It seems important for me to do. This time last year, Steve and I were in a Ritage Riviera town car, being driven to Monaco. It was Saturday, the day of Qualifying. We were giddy from excitement. The Monaco Grand Prix was IT in ourContinue reading “MONACO GRAND PRIX “2016’s QUALIFYING WITH THE ORLANDELLAS””

I have been an actress all my life, becoming professional in 1970. I continue to be a member of SAG-AFTRA (lifetime), The Actors Studio (lifetime), and the Television Academy. I recently did a film in Cannes, “Damien’s Reawakening”, directed by acclaimed American Director Maxine Pugh (November 2016). I was a finalist judge for the Television […]

The merry month of May is well on its way over here on the Côte d’Azur. And, believe-you-me, the French take May seriously. May 1st is a holiday (Fête du travail); May 8th is a holiday (Victoire 1945); and May 25th is a holiday (Ascension). On these holidays, EVERYTHING closes – just about. Some restaurantsContinue reading “SPRING SEATREK – 2017”