MB alumni and potential students gathered at the Workmen's Circle (while Yiddish classes went on in the other room!) for drinks and snacks and an opportunity to meet our teachers and learn about new classes and seminars. A record number of students signed up for classes on the spot. You would have, too: Our teachers are pretty damned charming.
-Taffy Akner, west coast director of education
At The Workmen's Circle, January 10, 2006
Photos by Jason Faries
mb's Taffy Akner and writer Mindy Spar
mb instructors Ibarionex R. Perello and Gar Anthony Haywood
Writer Debra Eckerling and Anthony & Sylvan coordinator Corey Fenner
Producer Jesse Gift and mb instructor Angelina Chee
Author Carly Milne and 9ine Magazine entertainment editor Blake French
Freelancer Michelle Gampel and Jessie Gift
IFP writer Sandra Shapiro and Santa Barbara Independent writer Shannon Kelley Gould
mb instructor Steven Scott, Entertainment Tonight entertainment writer Jackie Potts, and mb instructor Anna David
Bobbi Fabian and Monica Pedrick
mb instructor Laurie Buckle and Alive Wire Productions' Deborah Behrens
Writer Marni Kamins and Sarika Chawla
American Fitness publisher Tom Ivicevic and Mindy Spar
Comedy writer Peter Charkalis and Los Angeles Daily News lifestyle editor Diana Charkalis
Author Luke Ford and reporter Draeger Martinez
Mainstream Source copywriter Jennifer Sorensen and Celtic Dolly Productions' filmaker Christian Kennedy
Pedja Radenkovic and photographer Jamie Rector
Writer Brenda Wachel and mb instructor David Hochman
Stephanie Brooke and Joe Zefran
Taffy Akner and Anna David
Travel writer Amy Morton and The Monkey News writer Carita Rizzo
The Breakup Chronicles relationship journalist Lisa Steadman and writer Wendy Pond
Crowd shot
Writers Andrew Kadar and Jennifer Shaklan
Writer J. Corbett Holmes and NBC Universal director of communications Zenon Dmytryk
Laurie Buckle and Chris Nguyen
Primedia associate editor Brook Howell and Leventine Cultural Center artistic director Jordan Elgrably
Jeff Bens and Snow Tempest
