Power-shopping and name-dropping are combined when the Los Angeles Antiques Show returns to Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport for its ninth year this weekend.
A gala preview will kick off the festivities on Thursday evening. The show runs Friday through Sunday.
Honorary chairs for the 2004 Gala preview Thursday evening are Tonight Show Host Jay Leno and his wife Mavis, and prominent Los Angeles philanthropists Geri and Richard Brawerman. Each year, the Women’s Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center mounts the glitzy antiques show’s opening featuring a cocktail reception and buffet dinner with tickets starting at $250. The gala supports patient care, medical programs and equipment, biomedical research and education projects focusing on women’s health issues. The gala and the show itself are attended by hundreds of celebrities and leaders from the film industry and the Los Angeles business community.
Celebrity regulars include Steve Martin, Jack Nickolson, Martin Sheen, David Hyde Pierce, Emilio Estavez, Carol Burnett, Barbi Benton, Candi Spelling, Cindra Ladd, David Hyde Pierce, Dietrich Bader and Dulcy Rogers, Elizabeth Wyatt, Jamie Tisch, Tony and Tracy Danza, Valerie Perrine, Wendy Stark, Dean Koontz, Rita Wilson and Jaclyn Smith.
The Women’s Guild also organizes a lecture series, free with show admission, adding even more sparkle to the show. Friday’s 1 p.m. lecture features author Suzanne BRIEFS, from page 3
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 28, 2004. Read the original PDF.