DOWNTOWN — A special “Affair of the Heart” Valentine’s Day concert is scheduled for the Fairmont Miramar Hotel this Saturday.
Jonathan Butler, a Warner Brothers singer-guitarist and two-time Grammy nominee, will take the stage at 8 p.m. Butler, who writes and produces most of his own music, has a 25-year recording career in pop, R&B, jazz, Africano and other genres.
Butler’s Valentine’s Day performance in the Miramar’s Starlight Ballroom will feature a number of his better-known selections, including some from his recent album “Surrender.” Proceeds from the concert go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles, a nonprofit that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
The Miramar also is featuring a special Valentine’s menu at The Grille Restaurant tonight and Saturday. The gourmet, five-course meal is prix fix and can be ordered so that each course is paired with California wines.
Established in 1983, the LA chapter of Make-A-Wish is celebrating its 20th year of service in LA County. Working out of offices in Century City and Pasadena, the local group has granted over 4,500 wishes to children nationwide.
For more information, call 800-322-9474 or visit www.wishla.org.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 13, 2004. Read the original PDF.