BLOGOSPHERE HERE: Tesla's Elon Musk promises sub-$30k all-electric car in less than four years (FROM ENGADGET.COM)

Tesla's Elon Musk promises sub-$30k all-electric car in less than four years

JUN 16: SCOTT MCCLELLAN EXPLAINS "WHAT HAPPENED" AT BOOK TALK/SIGNING, BARNES & NOBLE SANTA MONICA

June featured author addition: Scott McClellan, author of "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception" - arguably the hottest book on the market right now. The former Bush Press Secretary will be speaking/signing his buzz book on Monday, June 16 at 7:00 pm. Location: Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401. (Personally, I think the title "Dubya Trubya" woulda been betta, but whatta I know.) ---D.R.

For more info contact:
John Schatzel
Community Relations Manager
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1201 Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
tel: (310) 260-0158
fax: (310) 485-7829
crm2575@bn.com
www.bn.com
www.barnesandnobleinc.com

EVENT REPORT: ARTIST DANIEL MALTZMAN THROWS BOFFO BIRTHDAY BASH WITH STARS AND STELLAR MUSIC

All-Star Birthday Celebration for Hot Los Angeles Artist Maltzman Brings Out Stars, Media, VIPs, and Musical Talent Galore

Event Report by Don Rose

(March 8, 2008 - Culver City, CA) On the eve of LA Fashion Week, Daniel Maltzman Studio was the setting for a wonderful birthday party thrown by star artist Daniel Maltzman. An excellent all-star band (featuring Matthew Moon and members of the Gin Blossoms) serenaded the celeb-filled party, which featured a fun atmosphere, a festive feast of food, free-flowing libations (Izze and Monster drinks being faves of The LA Report) and a wine bar. Not only is Daniel a fantastic artist (his celeb portraits and red bull paintings seemed to be guests' favorites), but he is very gracious and warm. His parties are always high-energy affairs filled with interesting people from a cross section of creative disciplines, and tonight was no exception.

Celebs in attendance during the packed four hour bash included, of course, birthday boy Daniel Maltzman, plus actor Armand Assante, the Gin Blossoms' Scott Kusmirek, recording artist Matthew Moon, H&G Network host Jennifer Convy, Malcolm Danare ("CSI Miami"), Nickolai Stoilov ("Lana's Rain"), Olga Rosin ("Fros/Nixon"), filmmaker Pac Arias (director of the film "P3RSONA"), rapper DJ Verrett, plus dozens of Hollywood's movers and shakers including publicists Monique Moss and Charles Sherman, manager Larry Hummel, entreprenuer David Canter, and author/GOGI coach Mara Leigh Taylor. The LA Report also enjoyed talking with the founder of Runway Magazine (http://www.runwaymagazinela.com/), a cool new online beauty directory that we recommend you check out, just in time for LA Fashion Week.

Maltzman, a mid-career artist who was born and raised in Beverly Hills, is known for celebrating the fashionista lifestyle in much of his work. His celebrity series of images can be found at various hotels and restaurants throughout Los Angeles, as well as on his website http://www.danielmaltzman.com/ ; they are collected by a “Who’s Who” of entertainment industry notables. The party this evening afforded guests an inside look at the premises of the artist’s working studio in the heart of Culver City -- directly across from the heart of LA Fashion Week, Smashbox Studios.

Special thanks to Daniel's press representative, Monique Moss, for her assistance.

BUZZ FILM: "FLYING LESSONS" (COMING SOON)

The LA Report Buzz: Featured Film For February: Flying Lessons

Producers: Derek Magyar / Jenny Hinkey / Alan Loayza.
Director: Gideon Raff; Writer: Thomas J. Kuehl.
Casting Director: Steve Brooksbank; Casting Associate: Kamala Thomas.
Start Date: Mid April. Location: North Carolina.

Here is the basic STORY LINE: With her life at a crossroads, 28 year old SOPHIE CONWAY returns home to the small town she hasn't seen since high school, to the friends and lovers she left behind, to try and make sense of her tangled relationship with her mother.

New Buzz: Currently Derek Magyar is set to star, and negotiations for other lead females are rumored to be with some VERY big actresses.

To receive more information about Flying Lessons, contact Lisa Jammal of LJAM PR at 310.490.7220 or via email: lisa@ljampr.com.