In late January our Club Historian, Phyllis Hansen, was interviewed by LA Times reporter Gustavo Arellano in her capacity as board member of the nonprofit Campo de Cahuenga Historical Memorial Association.  The Association is commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Treaty of Cahuenga, ending fighting in Alta California during the Mexican-American war. The article appeared Sunday,… Read more »

On Sunday, March 6 at 11.00 a.m. The Ebell of Los Angeles and the nonprofit organization, Look What SHE Did! will partner to celebrate Women’s History Month when Look What SHE Did! live streams a one-hour virtual benefit program from the Ebell. The event will be hosted by Ebell club member, acclaimed actress Sharon Lawrence…. Read more »

The Scholarship Committee is currently busy developing an Alumnae Corner page on the Ebell Website, where information from former scholars can be found describing how the Ebell/Flint Scholarship changed their lives.  This year, the Committee will award $319,000 in scholarship funding for 65 scholars.  Applications for the 2022 scholarship class are being accepted until 4… Read more »

Please welcome our new members! Michele Patzakis is a mother of three (one, a graduate, one in college and the youngest, in high school).  Michele has a Doctorate in Musical Arts from USC Thornton School of Music and is a professional educator, performer and arts administrator. Michele’s interests include Greek folk dancing, cooking and theater.  She… Read more »

Symbiosis.  Interconnectivity.  Collaboration… Join us February 15 (the 3rd Tuesday) at 6.30 p.m. to follow arborist Suzanne Simard, beginning with her puzzlement as to why baby trees did not grow, to insight that trees communicate through a network of fungi beneath the soil.  Fungi forward information from tree-to-tree about environmental changes (such as drought, disease,… Read more »

Wednesday, February 9, 3.00 p.m. Zoom Member Spotlight. Regina Jones in conversation with Wendy Gladney discussing the creation of Soul magazine and other highlights of Regina’s stellar career. Followed by Confab at 4.00 p.m.  Zoom Tuesday, February 15, 6.30 p.m. Zoom Ebell Partnership Event: Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall Meet mayoral candidate… Read more »

Happy New Year! Thanks to your generosity and support, we are starting 2022 with a great deal of momentum.  I want to express my deep appreciation to all of you who have made contributions to support the creation of a comprehensive Preservation Master Plan to guide the maintenance, restoration and renovation of our beloved home. Despite the setback… Read more »

Hello friends, First and foremost, I send you and all your families my warmest wishes for a healthy and inspiring 2022. As I write this, many of our Ebell friends and family are grappling with breakthrough cases of COVID. I am grateful that most of us have had our vaccinations and our boosters to help protect us… Read more »

The west parking lot at the Ebell was busy Saturday, December 18, with volunteer elves passing out Christmas cheer to veterans and their families. The collaboration with The Ebell allows the Mindful Veteran Project to help families who would normally attend their Christmas event, which, like so many others, has been cancelled for the last… Read more »

Please welcome Julie Barkan as our new Director of RCA (Rest Cottage Association).  Here are a few words from Julie to introduce herself: “Seven years ago I became a member of the RCA, the same day I became a member of The Ebell. It was important to me to be hands-on in one of the… Read more »