The Ebell is where our Club meets, where Los Angeles celebrates life-affirming celebrations, programs and theatre that welcomes the community. Today we are embarking on a long-term commitment to our building which will support The Ebell in its second hundred years. Let’s sustain and restore together! Your donations will lay the foundation for an endowment… Read more »

“. . .Willis explains the vagaries of the actor’s life: “When you die, it sucks. The first thing that happens is that you can’t work for forty-five days.” Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu. This month’s choice is winner of the National Book Awards Best Fiction 2020.  A comedy?  Yes, in an ombre-colored way.  (After all, it… Read more »

Spring has sprung and life in our Ebell world feels more hopeful. If you have been in the neighborhood, you have seen that our historic campus is a beehive of filming activity for a major motion picture through the end of the month. We are thankful for the filming rental fees which come very close… Read more »

  Monday, May 3, 12:00 p.m. Speaker Series: Eric Evavold on Bullocks Wilshire History “Mr. Bullocks Wilshire”, authority on the art deco department store that once shared our Wilshire corridor, tells us the fascinating history. A slide show of our own pieces in the Costume Collection from the famous store follows. Wednesday, May 5, at… Read more »

The Ebell is very sad to announce the passing of Mark Richard, one of our “gentlemen members” in early April. Mark bequeathed to The Ebell his player piano, with many rolls of music.  He also donated his collection of signed photographs of members of LA’s high society during the 70’s. We reproduce for you, below, Mark’s… Read more »

Here are biographies of this year’s candidates for the Ebell Board of Directors Election. Many thanks to them for being willing to assume leadership roles at our club. Members who are eligible to vote will have received an eblast from the Ebell with a link to the ballot on Monday May 3rd. The deadline for ballot submission… Read more »

Oscar winner Nicole Kidman was spotted outside the kitchen at The Ebell, taking a break from filming Being the Ricardos, Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming film following the comedy legend and her husband, Desi Arnaz. Javier Bardem is starring opposite Kidman as Ball’s famous spouse and screen partner.  The film, backed by Amazon Studios, follows Lucy and… Read more »

  Back in April 2019 we sat spellbound while James and Deborah Fallows regaled us with their tales of crisscrossing America in their single-engine plane, visiting dozens of communities, and discussing with us their subsequent book: Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America.  Their story has now been adapted into an HBO… Read more »

Treasures Ministries, one of our Rest Cottage Association grantees, was founded in 2003 by Harmony Grillo, a survivor of exploitation turned UCLA honor student. The goal of Treasures is to help women and girls entrenched in sexual exploitation find freedom. Treasures helps women heal through outreach, care and training. They reach 5,000 women annually and… Read more »