{"id":25850,"date":"2016-12-07T17:50:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T17:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=25850"},"modified":"2016-12-07T17:50:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T17:50:19","slug":"partyart-mario-ac-della-casa-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/partyart-mario-ac-della-casa-party\/","title":{"rendered":"PARTY\/ART: MARIO AC DELLA CASA PARTY"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARIO AC DELLA CASA PARTY<\/h1>\n
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Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

Mr. X and I had a really nice time recently at a party for artist Mario AC Della Casa. It was held at the interesting Beverly Hills Women\u2019s Club in\u2014where else?–Beverly Hills. That venue has so much space! It was a pleasure to not be crunched-in with the rest of the guests at a party for once.<\/p>\n

The interior was fabulously enhanced by many of Mario\u2019s celebrity paintings. I\u2019ve seen his \u201cgenie bottles\u201d at events before, and even talked to him about his work on the phone earlier this year, but I had no idea he was also a portrait artist! His likenesses of show biz icons, like Elizabeth Taylor and Lucille Ball, are stunning.<\/p>\n

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The buffet. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n

His work was on sale at the event, and a portion of the proceeds went to the John Ritter Foundation. As you may know, John was a pal of Mr. X and myself, so this is a charity I care about.<\/p>\n

Mario also unveiled a few personal portraits he had been commissioned to do prior to the fete. The subjects stood on stage with him, and let me tell you\u2014Mr. X and I were pretty impressed with the results. I\u2019ve rarely seen an artist capture a person so closely before! (Therefore, I<\/em> can’t use him\u2014I like people to paint and draw me much better-looking than I really am!)<\/p>\n

We guests feasted all night on a gigantic spread of all kinds of sandwiches, salads, and desserts, and there was also a beautifully-decorated, and generous, bar.<\/p>\n

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Rhoda stars Ray Buktenica and Valerie Harper. Photo by William A. Kidston.<\/p><\/div>\n

But the most wonderful part of the evening was witnessing a mini-Rhoda<\/em> reunion! The genuine affection that co-stars Valerie Harper and Ray Buktenica have for each other was so apparent that it gave everyone around them a great feeling. Everyone had big smiles on their face while they were admiring the pair. I\u2019m actually pals with both of them, so I<\/em> had the best time of everybody in attendance! I hung-out with them all night, along with Val\u2019s husband Tony Cacciotti, whom I\u2019ve also known for years. (And let me tell you\u2014that man is a solid muscle! I almost broke my shoulder hugging him good-bye!)<\/p>\n

For everyone who asks me about this all the time, I\u2019m happy to report that Valerie is doing pretty well. She still looks gorgeous, and is as fun and appreciative as ever. And she told me a wonderful backstage story about her and Ray. She said that when Ray was hired for Rhoda, she thought that he was \u201ctoo good-looking to be funny,\u201d so she was was very pleasantly surprised that he was a riot! She spent the rest of this<\/em> party laughing at everything he said. (And so did I<\/em>!)<\/p>\n

So, this was a very successful event, in every aspect. A good time was had by all, especially me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MARIO AC DELLA CASA PARTY Mr. X and I had a really nice time recently at a party for artist Mario AC Della Casa. It was held at the interesting Beverly Hills Women\u2019s Club in\u2014where else?–Beverly Hills. That venue has so much space! It was a pleasure to not be crunched-in with the rest of<\/p>\n

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