Our first-ever Meet the Teachers Night for Film and TV was a beauty...and not just because we held it at Beauty Bar. Aspiring TV and movie writers gathered in Hollywood to meet our entertainment industry instructors and sign up for classes at incredible discounts. And, as at any mediabistro.com party, friends were made. Did you miss the party? Not to worry! Sign up for our classes here!

- Taffy Akner, west coast director of education

At Beauty Bar, February 2, 2006

Photos by Karen Maze

Writer Tracy Grant and mb's Taffy Akner

Marketing consultant Meghan Harrigan, guest Oona Hamlin, and Brave New Films production manager Malissa Strong

Lionsgate clearance manager Emily Melhorn, St. Vaughn and St. Vaughn general manager Andrew Sousa, and e-merge Media president Todd Koerner

Tracy Grant, mb instrcutor Brad Schreiber, and Los Angeles Times cartoonist Donna Barstow

mb instructor Steven Scott and mb's Unbeige blogger Alissa Walker

Taffy greeting guests

Taffy introducing teachers

Crowd shot

Goddess Productions creative manager Christine Lynne and ABC writer Mark Berman

Writer Gina Kelly, LB Productions reality TV producer Kevin Leadingham, and producer Renee Billera

PFD writer and producer Simon Lewis, freelancer Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Taffy Akner, and writer Sara Jochums

AFI marketing manager Kate Neligan and California Design College asscoiate registrar Meghan Scuderi

Polka Photos photojournalist Aleks Bienkowska and Monkey.com writer Michael Gonzalez