The Art of Elysium, a nonprofit organization that pairs volunteers from the arts with children battling serious medical conditions, has announced actress Ali Larter and husband Hayes MacArthur as the next Spirit of Elysium award recipients. Jennifer Howell, the organization’s founder, made the announcement at the LA Art Show opening night party Wednesday.

All the proceeds from the premiere party will help the Art of Elysium’s efforts to increase the number of school children who visit the Getty Museum through its Title One School visits program.

The award is given each year to an artist that has shown consistency in volunteering for the organization. The program’s participating artists provide acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and creative writing workshops for ill children.

Larter and MacArthur are the first couple to ever receive the award. Past recipients include David Arquette, Elijah Wood, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst and Eva Mendes.

Larter and MacArthur will be officially honored at the Art of Elysium’s seventh annual Heaven Gala, to be held in January 2014.

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Heroes star Ali Larter has been tapped as the female lead opposite Sean Bean in TNT‘s drama pilot Legends, from Homeland‘s Howard Gordon. Legends, developed by Gordon, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and Mark Bomback from the novel by Robert Littell, centers on Martin Odum (Sean Bean), a deep-cover CIA operative who has an uncanny ability to transform himself into a different person for each job. Larter will play Crystal, an operative with D.C.O. who has a history with Martin and initially objects to his return to the task force. Co-starring in the pilot, from 20th TV’s Fox 21, are Steve Harris, Amber Valletta, Rob Mayes, Tina Majorino and Lux Haney Jardine. This marks the second consecutive pilot starring role for Larter at 20th TV, which also cast her as the lead in another CIA drama last season, Fox’s The Asset. Legends is executive produced by Gordon, Nachmanoff, Alex Cary and Jonathan Levin and showrunners Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff.

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[002] January 4th – Showtime Premiere Of House Of Lies
[086] January 14th – Art Of Elysium’s 5th Annual Heaven Gala
[018] January 14th – W Magazine, With Dom Perignon, Celebrates Its Best Performances Issue & The Golden Globes
[033] February 20th – Vanity Fair & Juicy Couture Host Vanities 20th Anniversary Party Supporting All It Takes
[038] February 23rd – 5th Annual Hollywood Domino Gala
[086] February 24th – Art Of Elysium Hosts 5th Annual Pieces Of Heaven Art Auction
[039] April 21st – 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
[004] May 1st – 2nd Annual SCHOOL LIFE Fundraiser
[023] May 17th – Heal The Bay’s Bring Back The Beach Annual Awards
[009] May 24th – Coach Hosts An Evening Of Cocktails & Shopping To Benefit The Children’s Defense Fund
[076] August 24th – Bacherlorette Los Angeles Premiere
[006] August 24th – Bacherlorette Los Angeles Premiere – After Party
[012] November 12th – Sparrow Rock Fall 2011/2012 Collection Preview Party

In honor of the highly-anticipated Fashion’s Night Out 2012, 900 North Michigan Shops is teaming up with Michigan Avenue Magazine and McGrath Lexus and Acura of Downtown Chicago to host its 2nd Annual 900’s Night Out: Fame, Fashion & Flavor on Thursday September 6th from 6-9 PM. This over-the-top event will be hosted by celebrity, Ali Larter who will be mingling with guests in the super posh theWit VIP Lounge.

Guests will enjoy:

·         The Beauty Bazaar

o   Makeup applications, manicures, massages and hair styling provided by Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa and Bloomingdale’s

·         The Gastronomy by Groupon restaurant tasting

o   Decadent bites and brews from Chicago’s top restaurants and Stella Artois

·         A fashion show

o   Featuring fall’s hottest looks, styled by renowned Chicago stylist, Eric Himel

·         Special gifts with purchase and festive in-store promotions

o   Shop 900’s retailers, sip champagne and save!

·         A GlossedandFound.com photo booth

o   Shop AND get your glam on!

Want access to the theWit VIP Lounge?

Shop your way to VIP status by participating in 900 North Michigan Shops’ “Spend More, Get More” program from August 24th through September 6th:

Spend $100: Be entered to win an over-the-top makeover (including a $500 Gift Card, a 4-Hour Shopping Appointment with juliewatsonstyle and a Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa package with a cut, color & make-up application) and receive a $15 Gift Card towards a luxury Uber ride**.

Spend $500: Receive a $25 Gift Card* to 900 North Michigan Shops, be entered to win an over-the-top makeover (including a Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa package with a cut, color & make-up application) and receive a $15 Gift Card towards a luxury Uber ride**.

Spend $1,000: Receive access to theWit VIP Lounge on Fashion’s Night Out to mingle with celebrity host Ali Larter while sipping Brugal Extra Dry Rum cocktails, La Marca prosecco, Stella Artois brews and sampling fine fare from Gibsons Restaurant Group. Receive a $50 Gift Card* to 900 North Michigan Shops, be entered to win an over-the-top makeover (including a Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa package with a cut, color & make-up application) and receive a $15 Gift Card towards a luxury Uber ride**.

*While supplies last. Limit one per person. **Valid for new Uber users only.

 

For more even more details about 900’s Night Out, please visit www.shop900.com/FNO.

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The Apollo missions have been the cause of much wonder and speculation, and a new feature based upon the book by author Barry N. Malzberg entitled Beyond Apollo is casting up and headed our way.

Directed by Michael Grodner, Beyond Apollo stars the recently signed Ali Larter (“Heroes”, Resident Evil), Scott Speedman (Underworld), and Bill Pullman (Independence Day, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Lost Highway).

Produced by Aaron Ockman (Children of the Corn: Genesis, Hellraiser: Revelations), the interstellar terror tale now has the support of sales company Stealth Media Group with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves signing on as an executive producer. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in the fall.

Look for more on this flick soon. In the interim dig on the plot details below.

Synopsis
The first two-man mission to Venus is aborted in mid-flight and abruptly returns back to Earth. When rescue crews go to retrieve the space capsule, they make a startling discovery: The Captain is missing, there is no sign of his body whatsoever – and strangely enough, the lone surviving astronaut has no clue about what took place.

Beyond Apollo tells the riveting story of when that astronaut, Harry Evans, returns to earth and must answer to the authorities about what really happened on board the doomed flight to Venus. His mind-bending struggle to figure that out is a harrowing journey through the possibilities: Was the Captain murdered? Did he commit suicide? Or were alien beings responsible for his demise? The answer, as Evans will eventually discover, is far more terrifying than anything he could possibly imagine.

Based on the award winning book by Barry N. Malzberg, Beyond Apollo captures the eerie isolation of delving into the unknown, begs us to ask the unanswerable, and marks the separation between the real, unreal and surreal.

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[031] May 19th – Opening Of Beauty Culture At Annenberg Space For Photography
[048] June 4th – Chanel’s Benefit Dinner For The Natural Resources Defense Council’s Ocean Initiative
[008] June 15th – Communities In Schools Celebrates SCHOOL LIFE Fundraiser
[002] June 21st – The Editors of InStyle Celebrate Rachel Zoe at InStyle’s Dinner With A Designer
[023] June 30th – Jo De Mer Lunch Hosted By Alexandra von Furstenberg
[021] July 20th – HGTV’s Carter Oosterhouse & Actress Amy Smart Join Rebuilding Together, Carter’s Kids, EMA & Lowe’s For Revitalization Project
[041] August 30th – Traditional Jewelers & The Art Of Elysium Summer Event

Sorry for posting this late.

The FOX spy drama pilot The Asset has suddenly become a whole lot more interesting.

EW.com is reporting that Heroes vet and Resident Evil heroine Ali Larter has been cast in the lead role of the pilot, a photojournalist named Anna King who is best known for her pictures of popular global locations. In reality, the photojournalist thing is a cover, and she is actually a globe-trotting “Human Intel Specialist” working for the CIA.

The Asset also has a great asset on the creative side; it is created and executive produced by Josh Friedman, showrunner of the late but loved Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles series.

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Added 1 photo of Ali with her adorable baby boy.

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[034] Band of Survivors Casting Afterlife
[023] Fighting Back The Action of Afterlife

[077] October 27th – amfAR’s Inspiration Gala
[053] November 10th – JC Penny cooks Kitchenware To Benefit Project Peanut Butter