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If you find popcorn and movie tickets stuffed in a bra, you must be at Soroptimist International of Glendale's fourth annual Bras for a Cause fundraiser. The event has contestants decorate bras, which they pay $100 to enter in the competition. The bras are then auctioned off to the highest bidder. Funds raised go to breast cancer services at Glendale hospitals and other local charities that help women and children, event founder Kathy Lefkovits said. This year's competition has some innovative ideas depicting the theme Bras for a Cause Goes to the Movies, she said.

Darleene Barrientos Watch out Victoria, move over Frederick -- the Soroptimists International of Glendale's bras are this season's "in" undergarment, designed to be shown off and handled with care. About 50 of the custom-decorated bras have been donated to the Soroptimists, who have launched Bras for a Cause to raise money for the Marcia Rey Breast Cancer Center at Glendale Memorial Hospital. Tuesday is the deadline for submissions, along with the $100 entry fee. The bras will be displayed and auctioned off April 30, at the Soroptimists' fundraiser dinner.

Mayor to appear on Zarian's show GLENDALE CITY HALL -- Mayor Bob Yousefian will be this week's guest on "The Larry Zarian Forum." Yousefian will discuss his plans for the city during his term as mayor and the controversy surrounding the Americana at Brand, the proposed retail and residential project in downtown Glendale, including the ongoing petition effort. The show airs at 7 p.m. Thursday on Charter Communications Channel 26. To ask questions during the show, call 547-3668.

Josh Kleinbaum Edith Fuentes, the city's zoning administrator, pictures a bra surrounded by a small fence. Maybe a cell-phone tower will stick up from a cup. A house would likely need a conditional-use permit to avoid violating the Hillside Ordinance. "Signs, landscaping, the Design Review Board, you name it, we can do it," Fuentes said. "We'll come up with some of the controversial [planning] issues." Yes, Fuentes is talking about decorating a bra with planning- oriented designs.

The Soroptomist gals sure know how to fill a bra ? with baubles, bangles and beads, that is. ?Bras for a Cause Salutes Television? was the provocative title of the Soroptimist International of Glendale?s seventh annual fundraiser Saturday at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Glendale. The bra-studded evening included a reception, viewing of the decorated bras, silent and live auctions and dinner. Spot-on Lucille Ball impressionist Suzanne LaRusch provided entertainment and hostess duties.

Thanking Cavalia for its spectacular mane event What a magical experience, this beautifully, breathtaking performance between humans and horses. I have attended Cavalia three times, each performance more [exceptional] than the last. Magali Delgado and her husband, Frederic Pignon, are absolutely fantastic, as are the others who ride the beautiful horses. The men and women acrobats are amazing in their acts. I am so thankful that Cavalia came to Glendale.

International Off-Broadway sensation 'Menopause The Musical,' the hilarious celebration of women and The Change, is returning Sept. 6 for a limited run at the Coronet Theatre, 366 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $46 plus handling fees and can be purchased by calling the box office at (310) 657-7377, online at www.TicketMaster.com, or at the box office during regular hours. Group discounts are available by contacting (323) 464-2088. Showtimes are 2 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

CLASSES International Dance Lessons — Feb. 7 from 7 - 10 p.m. The La Crescenta Woman’s Club - Evening Section is holding an evening of international dance lessons taught by Simon Oksazian. Fee is $10. For further information or RSVP, call Silva Varbedian, (818) 415-2498 (day), or (818) 249-7835 (evenings). The dance will be held at the historic La Crescenta Woman’s Club, 4004 La Crescenta Ave., La Crescenta. Ample free parking is available.   Friends 4 Fulfillment — Mondays from 10 to 11 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m., (no meeting on Feb. 16, )

“Bras for a Cause Celebrate the Arts” — that was the 2011 theme for the go-to annual fundraiser of the spring. Presented by Soroptimist International of Glendale for the eighth year, artistically decorated bras spilled over every nook and cranny at the Oakmont Country Club on April 9. All were on full display on auction tables in the dining room and two extra rooms so that supporters could bid on them. The Soroptimist mandate was that bras could be decorated in any way, as long as they were innovative and imaginative.

The Soroptomist gals sure know how to fill a bra ? with baubles, bangles and beads, that is. ?Bras for a Cause Salutes Television? was the provocative title of the Soroptimist International of Glendale?s seventh annual fundraiser Saturday at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Glendale. The bra-studded evening included a reception, viewing of the decorated bras, silent and live auctions and dinner. Spot-on Lucille Ball impressionist Suzanne LaRusch provided entertainment and hostess duties.

CENTRAL GLENDALE — Danielle Lacharite Brown meticulously pulled the fragile wings off unusable collector’s butterflies with fine tweezers and glued the wings onto a bra, creating an organized color pattern and shape. Lacharite Brown, who works for the Natural History Museum, entered the bra design into this year’s Bras for a Cause, an annual event where local organizations submit decorative bras, which are auctioned off to the highest bidder. Lacharite Brown’s bra paid tribute to the Natural History Museum’s Pavilion of Wings exhibit, which allows visitors to walk through rooms full of butterflies.

AUDITIONS GCC Theatre Dept. — Feb. 18 and 19, from 7 to 10 p.m. Open auditions for the Glendale Community College Theatre Arts Department production of “Boy Gets Girl” by Rebecca Gilman will be held in the Auditorium Studio Theatre, 1500 N. Verdugo Road. Call backs are on Feb. 20. Those auditioning should read the play to be ready for readings from the script and also prepare a one- to two-minute contemporary monologue. The play contains mature themes and language.

International Off-Broadway sensation 'Menopause The Musical,' the hilarious celebration of women and The Change, is returning Sept. 6 for a limited run at the Coronet Theatre, 366 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $46 plus handling fees and can be purchased by calling the box office at (310) 657-7377, online at www.TicketMaster.com, or at the box office during regular hours. Group discounts are available by contacting (323) 464-2088. Showtimes are 2 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

If you find popcorn and movie tickets stuffed in a bra, you must be at Soroptimist International of Glendale's fourth annual Bras for a Cause fundraiser. The event has contestants decorate bras, which they pay $100 to enter in the competition. The bras are then auctioned off to the highest bidder. Funds raised go to breast cancer services at Glendale hospitals and other local charities that help women and children, event founder Kathy Lefkovits said. This year's competition has some innovative ideas depicting the theme Bras for a Cause Goes to the Movies, she said.

GLENDALE ? Soroptimist International of Glendale's third annual Bras for a Cause fundraiser proved to be an uplifting experience for those who attended the club's dinner and live auction at Oakmont Country Club on Friday night. The club was filled to near capacity with 325 people who had come to enjoy food and music and a friendly bidding war over a unique selection of outrageously designed bras, painstakingly created to help the club raise awareness of breast cancer. A total of 47 bras, each flaunting its own artistic design and merit, were displayed during the event as well as more than 100 silent auction items.

Thanking Cavalia for its spectacular mane event What a magical experience, this beautifully, breathtaking performance between humans and horses. I have attended Cavalia three times, each performance more [exceptional] than the last. Magali Delgado and her husband, Frederic Pignon, are absolutely fantastic, as are the others who ride the beautiful horses. The men and women acrobats are amazing in their acts. I am so thankful that Cavalia came to Glendale.