Friends of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music mogul Clarence Avant, are reeling from her shocking death at the age of 81 after a shooting and home invasion. As they process the tragedy, they are also shining a light on her charitable work and legacy of kindness.
“Grace is one of those things you can’t predict. It doesn’t just come, it shows up and blesses you,” Oprah Winfrey, a friend of Avant, told Variety during an emotional conversation this weekend. “That is how you always felt if you were in Jacquie Avant’s presence. She showed up and you were blessed.”
As partner to Clarence, a former Motown Records chairman who has been dubbed “The Black Godfather,” she was known affectionately to show business luminaries, numerous charitable foundations and friends as Jacquie.
Her loss is still difficult to absorb for many in her inner circle and the community at large.
“Grace is one of those things you can’t predict. It doesn’t just come, it shows up and blesses you,” Oprah Winfrey, a friend of Avant, told Variety during an emotional conversation this weekend. “That is how you always felt if you were in Jacquie Avant’s presence. She showed up and you were blessed.”
As partner to Clarence, a former Motown Records chairman who has been dubbed “The Black Godfather,” she was known affectionately to show business luminaries, numerous charitable foundations and friends as Jacquie.
Her loss is still difficult to absorb for many in her inner circle and the community at large.
- 12/6/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts announces today An Evening of Wicked Fun Honoring Stephen Schwartz, a Spring Celebration fundraising event presented by the legendary House of Harry Winston, highlighting the work of the award-winning composer/lyricist of classic musicals including Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, Enchanted and more.
The evening will take place on Thursday, May 16, 2019, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and will feature performances from beloved artists including Idina Menzel, Megan Hilty, Andrea Martin, Liz Callaway, Angel Blue and many others! Proceeds from the night will support the artistic, education, and outreach programs of The Wallis which serve more than 70,000 audience members annually, including thousands of underserved students from throughout the greater Los Angeles area with limited access to the arts. Honorary Co-Chairs are Wallis Annenberg, Alan Menken, and Julie & Marc Platt. Event Co-Chairs are John Bendheim and Cathy Louchheim. Support...
The evening will take place on Thursday, May 16, 2019, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and will feature performances from beloved artists including Idina Menzel, Megan Hilty, Andrea Martin, Liz Callaway, Angel Blue and many others! Proceeds from the night will support the artistic, education, and outreach programs of The Wallis which serve more than 70,000 audience members annually, including thousands of underserved students from throughout the greater Los Angeles area with limited access to the arts. Honorary Co-Chairs are Wallis Annenberg, Alan Menken, and Julie & Marc Platt. Event Co-Chairs are John Bendheim and Cathy Louchheim. Support...
- 4/12/2019
- Look to the Stars
Director: Scott Preston. Cast: Dave B. Mitchell, Julie Alexandria and Rachel Fine. Travel Channel's "Paranormal Paparazzi" is one of those reality shows that an enthusiast of this pseudo-reality genre has to dread. The negative connotation of the latter P word only further blurs the line between what is fictional news and what are factual accounts of real incidents worth exploring. True to this series’ name, it takes citizen journalism to a whole new level and it can very easily pull focus on only one specific side of the paranormal reality television sub-culture and throw everything else out the window. Some clips are interesting to watch, like those showing how the legendary Mothman can also be spotted in other States besides West Virginia, but in terms of chasing down random people for a quote, that is unneeded. At the same time, viewers have to ask why the Mothman has left his West Virginia home.
- 10/3/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Aaron Sagers has been around the block. He's been an entertainment journalist for 10 years, has run ParanormalPopCulture.com for the past four and has contributed work everywhere from CNN.com to Playboy. Now he's the lead man for the Travel Channel's new show "Paranormal Paparazzi."
The show premieres this Friday, September 28 on the Travel Channel with two back-to-back episodes beginning at 7p.m. "For a long time, I've been an entertainment journalist and in the last couple years I've focused on the popular culture component of the paranormal," Sagers said. "I would say that "Paranormal Paparazzi" is an entertainment news show. It's very fast-paced, a fresh entertainment news show that's not like anything that's been out there before. What's interesting is that we cover all aspects of the paranormal, including going to horror conventions and exploring the celebrity side of the paranormal, supernatural and horror worlds. It's cool because...
The show premieres this Friday, September 28 on the Travel Channel with two back-to-back episodes beginning at 7p.m. "For a long time, I've been an entertainment journalist and in the last couple years I've focused on the popular culture component of the paranormal," Sagers said. "I would say that "Paranormal Paparazzi" is an entertainment news show. It's very fast-paced, a fresh entertainment news show that's not like anything that's been out there before. What's interesting is that we cover all aspects of the paranormal, including going to horror conventions and exploring the celebrity side of the paranormal, supernatural and horror worlds. It's cool because...
- 9/25/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
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