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Loft 22 Grand Opening

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Princess Banton Lofters creator of The Atlanta Housewives just launched her own production company called, Loft 22. Thursday night her office was filled with well wishers,friends and family as she just smiled the night away. It was hosted by my bookie Lisa Wu Hartwell. I had the pleasure of meeting Princess a couple of years ago and she is such a pleasant lady.

Princess Banton Lofters

From April Love:

“Princess Banton-Lofters is the Founder and CEO of Loft 22 Entertainment, a successful entertainment production company based inAtlanta, GA. Loft22 Entertainment creates, produces, writes, pitches, and develops television show concepts for major networks from pre- to post production. The company has a unique specialty in casting all talent for programming produced under its corporate umbrella. Loft 22 Entertainment strives to create thrilling, dramatic, and inspiring programming and accomplishes this through Banton-Lofters’s exceptional gift for developing talent and breakout concepts. Operating under the mission of “Dreaming Big,” and within only a few months of launching, the company received its first development deal with a major production company”.

Mele Cotte cake

On October 15-17th Loft 22 Entertainment will present The Southern Television & Film Summit. They are looking for all filmakers,producers,directors,writers,network execs, casting agents, actors, investors, film students and film enthusiast! For more info please visit: www.stafsummit.com Check out the pics and I wish her many years of success! Thanks April Love for the personal invite!

CBS Better Mornings,Tv anchor Corinna Allen

Chris(Mele Cotte) cake designer

April Love,Lisa, Melanie Mitchell

Comedian Rodney Perry and I

*Some pics by Paras Griffin

www.Loft22entertainment.com

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The Weave Shop Grand Opening

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

This evening I went to a pinktastic grand opening located right down the road from me. Atlanta’s housewife Lisa Wu Hartwell was the host for the evening. Business womenpreneur LaTonya Saunderson is the owner of The Weave Shop.

Lisa Wu Hartwell and LaTonya Saunderson

This full service salon is her 8th venture and she plans on opening more. She is best known for doing sew in weaves starting at 50.00. Her new loctation is in Lawrenceville, Ga but she has salons in Michigan, and New Jersey too. If you’re in the market, LaTonya also offers franchise opportunities.

LaTonya is working on manufacturing her own hair line and taping a reality show. Wow she is a very busy lady,my goodness!

Pole La Bella in the building

Lisa,Grace and April

The salon was so cute and was decorated with a lot of pink! You know I was loving that lol. Many fashionistas came out to support LaTonya and her good friend Sarah Stokes from Making the Band 2.

LaTonya,Mom,Lisa and Sarah

Friends out to support

They both grew up in Detroit,Michigan and Sarah was quoted as saying that, “we go way back, we use to call LaTonya, “Tonka” when she was a rapper” lol. They have supported each other through the years and she was happy to fly out from Los Angeles where she resides now with her 3 children. Sarah is working on a new single to come out late this fall.

Buddies for life

Lisa,Ed and Sarah

I asked her how did she like working with PDiddy and she said, it was the best experience of her life. She told me she was also wearing a Cache dress with BeBe stiletto shoes.

Sonya, Lisa and friend

The party was very nice and everyone loved the pink decor in the salon. The food was very good and the cake was too yummy ! It was made by Chris who owns MeleCotte.

Cake by Mele Cotte

Enjoy the pics and I want to congratulate LaTonya for helping women all over the world. She shows us all that women can do the damn thing! I would like to thank April Love and Melanie Mitchell for the personal invite.

Melanie,Lisa and Pia Pia

Wendy,Me and Lisa

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Atlanta Housewives Halloween Ball!

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Yesterday was The Atlanta Housewives Halloween Ball and I swear, I saw some funny stuff. I’ve never laughed soo much in my life. The event was held at a really

far location at Gateway but I love Halloween, so I didnt mind driving. Once we got there, we started seeing all sorts of fun looking costumes! Goblins,Cartoon Characters,Disney Princesses,Super Heroes,Sexy Kittens,Playmates,Impersonators,Sexy Cops,Pirates, Sock hop girls,Pimps,Singers,Streetwalkers,Workout girls,Zombies…Whew and many more came out to just name a few.

I loved the creativity in the room and was amazed by all the pretty and some scarey outfits. Audio Junkee did an amazing job of keeping us crunk, while later zombie dancers took the stage to pay tribute to Michael Jackson by performing Thriller. The crowd really liked their performance,they were great! Big Screens were everywhere and people danced and mingled through out the night. Some cute girl dancers were on stage too getting their boogy on, I liked them.

The Atlanta Housewives, that threw this big affair finally arrived and they came dressed too cute! Lisa Wu Hartwell and her handsome hubby Ed, wore matching pirate outfits lol. Kandis Burrus was the next to roll in, saying she was a Rollergirl. I thought she was rainbow brite on wheels but she looked adorable with the afro and all to fun! She later went on stage and song several songs to her new album Blog, that will be coming out soon. She said to the crowd that you can buy her single on itunes.

Next to arrive was Kim Zolciak. She shut it down as usual with her Christian Louboutin rhinestoned heels…flatlined, I was in awh. I think she was Alice in Wonderland. I loved her new styled wig,she was too cute for words. Sheree Whitfield arrived last and she wore an Egyptian princess outfit. She fit that role, Queen of the Nile.

Your girl was dressed in my signature pink attire! I wore a sock hop outfit with big poodle skirt. I loved this outfit and for once, my feet didn’t hurt on a red carpet lol. Usually I have to put on my flip flops, so I was happy to wear a pair of Keds for a nite of fun.

chatted it up as we watched Kim perform, Tardy for the party. The producer of the track Dito and Kandis was on stage to help her out. She did a great job but lip Synched the tune. I think alot of people were expecting her to sing it live,not sure but in the crowd, they were like awh, why isn’t she singing live?

Soon after they started the costume contest. Mychael Knight was MC Hammer and dog on, he was great! Mycheal shut it down and I had no idea he could dance too! He told me he use to be on tour for different groups and he was a choreographer. I was very impressed from his moves.

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Snoop Dogg and a female who was dressed like an illegal substance came on stage with smoke machine and all. I was dying because that was a great outfit and the guy really looked like Snoop. Victor another choreographer,took over the whole stage, as he performed to Prince. He won the contest and took home $500 smackaroos,alright Victor!

My friend and Photographer Rob Ector costume was really good. He was Kanye West and his friend was Taylor Swift.I was crackin up and the girl had her trophy and all. There was so many fab costumes, I would be here forever but just take a look at the pics and video. Thanks to Ask April Love and Melanie Mitchell for the media invite,I had a ball! Happy Halloween!