The American Film Institute (AFI) Premiere Circle held an event - "An Evening with Cloris Leachman" at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City. There was a cocktail reception, interview with Cloris and then a screening of "The Last Picture Show" in which she won an Academy Award. (I would have chosen "Young Frankenstein".) She was funny and still looks great for 88 years "young". It was a pleasure to meet and work with her!

Singer Patti LuPone performed in concert, "Far Away Places" at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Here she is posing backstage.

Patti LuPone, Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 032214Singer Patti LuPone performed at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, California on March 22, 2014.

My dad, Bill Gifford has worked with Frank Gorey for several years at Angels Stadium. Frank was Lucille Ball's chauffeur for 34 years. The stories! The show "I Love Lucy" was going to be making a stop the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and Frank wanted to see it. I arranged for tickets to the show and a visit backstage to meet the cast. Usually those visits are 5 minutes long. In this case, they stood and talked to Frank for 45 minutes. They had as much fun listening to his stories, as he had telling them.

In the first photograph is the cast of "I love Lucy" and Frank Gorey - (L to R) Kevin Remington (Fred Mertz), Joana Daniels (Ethal Mertz), Frank Gorey, Sirena Irvin (Lucy Ricardo) and Bill Mendieta (Ricky Ricardo).

In the second photographs is my dad, Bill Gifford and his wife, Bette with "Lucy" and "Ricky". 

Frank Gorey and cast of "I Love Lucy" backstage at SCFTA 032214The cast of "I love Lucy"(L to R) Kevin Remington (Fred Mertz), Joana Daniels (Ethal Mertz), Sirena Irvin (Lucy Ricardo) and Bill Mendieta (Ricky Ricardo), pose with Frank Gorey(C), Lucille Ball's chauffeur for 34 years backstage in Segerstrom Hall at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California on March 22, 2014.