Image credit:  NBC-Golden Globes In a effort to promote sustainability, and for the first time in the history of Hollywood, a vegan meal created by Beverly Hilton executive chef Matthew Morgan was served to the stars during the Golden Globes ceremony.   On the menu:   Chilled golden beet soup with locally grown chervil and amaranth, Oyster mushrooms cooked ro replace scallops, wild-mushroom risottof, roasted baby purple and green brussels sprouts, globe carrots and pea tendri...

Saginaw Grant and guests on the red carpet of the 8th Annual Awards Gala.  Photo credit:  Cynthia Biret.  Native American music was also highlighted during the festival.  Photo credit:  Cynthia Biret.  Tantoo Cardinal and guests on the red carpet.  Photo credit:  Cynthia Biret Photo credit:  Cynthia Biret ...

  ARPA International Film Festival Founder, Sylvia Minassian, on the red carpet with Eric Roberts and Eliza Roberts.Photo credit:  Cynthia Biret.    ARPA International Film Festival, the longest running film festival in Los Angeles, is also a leading indie film festival in Southern California.  By fostering diversity by creating cultural bridges with international filmmakers, the festival also explores critical issues and thrives to create lasting social impact on i...