Hi! It seems as though there was a wee bit MORE going on at the recent Foster Care Kids luncheon and High Tea in Los Angeles than we’d imagined.   As we’ orignally reported the creations of designers Patricia Underwood, Kokin, and B Michael. We also reported that a few celebs were in attendance as [...]

Hi, Recently, the National Foster Children spokesperson, actress Victoria Rowell kicked off National Foster Care Month with a writer’s workshop and an annual charity event.  Yes, New York Times Best Selling Author, actress, philanthropist, ad humanitarian Victoria Rowell (see photo at left with author Terry McMillan) kicked off Foster care Month with an inaugural writer’s [...]

Hi! Mega-Recording Artist Ciara Apparently NYLON’S 10th got the GREENLIGHT recently.   For several hours on Tuesday evening, March 31st the downtown hotspot Shang was the site of one of HOTTEST assemblies we’ve seen of African-American celebs at a mainstream, non-entertainment industry/non-charity/non-sporting event EVER!  The 10th Anniversary party of the rock and roll fashion inspired [...]

Hi, Have you heard there’s a GOLD RUSH! Actually the Gold Rush Awards have been created to acknowledge outstanding individuals in the arts for establishing ground breaking community arts programs or projects that embody social awareness and engagement.  The evening will also include video installations, a special art auction, cocktails and more. Proceeds from this [...]

What a weekend!  The increasingly popular virtual online magazine for ‘All Things Fashion’, known as The Fashion Reporter ,threw a Holiday Wrap Party to end all parties, at the vast Land Rover mega showroom in New York City’s Midtown West neighborhood of Clinton.  The  Three Years of Fashion & Anniversary party for the Fashion Reporter [...]

Hi! In honor of the upcoming Diabetes Awareness Month, taking place in November, our very own Celebrity Hairstylist Diane Da Costa (of Textured Beauty fame) & N Boutique invite you to the launch of Simplee Beautiful–Tai Lip Shine.*** On Sunday, October 26th from 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm expect a day of beauty +shopping accompanied by [...]

Hi! Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month! As October is dedicated nationwide to raising the consciousness of EVERYONE in  regards to the potentially life threatening disease of Breast Cancer, we wanted to begin our efforts locally by looking to Art Off the Main’s Paint it Pink.  Paint It Pink aims to raise breast cancer awareness through [...]

Hello, This year’s Art for Life East Hampton 2008 proved to be a very diverse soiree. In our second year of Art for Life coverage on the quest, and our first for UPTOWNlife.net, we decided early on to hone in on the cultural signifigance of the event as it relates to the community at large. Early to [...]

Hi! This past weekend’s VH1 Save the Music Foundation’s Summer of Soul Concert 2008 turned out to be an incredibly enlightening evening. Before the DAZZLING entertainment of R&B Crooner Ne-Yo, or the sounds of the hot new single’s off of Solange Knowles latest I Decided, were the red carpet entrances made by many of the [...]

Hello! The 9th Annual Art for Life East Hampton event was all about CREATIVITY, and there was nothing more creative than the beautiful colors of the rainbow that walked the red carpet this past Saturday, July 19th. Honorees and supporters of Rush Philanthropic’s Art for Life benefit ranged from activists and politicians to celebrities and [...]