Billboard Magazine -. Frm Tokyo Bureau Chief, At the 16, Elise Krentzel became a Journalist & at 19, she was the youngest journalist on the KISS Japan Tour.

Rest in Power Ace!!

Her Book "Under My Skin Trauma, Drama, and Rock n Roll" is the FIRST in a Trilogy.

We're Ready to Really ROCK n Roll!!.

"Elise Says"

"It takes courage to step out and write your truth, own it and forgive it. Neglect and abandonment, physical, emotional, and verbal abuse, narcissistic parents and a host of malcontents to add flavor and color to the toxic mix that was my childhood.

Yet light always shines through, right? I channeled my talents, hopes and ambition into writing about music and became a rock journalist as a teenager. I toured with Kiss on a press junket at 19 in Japan. That was just the beginning!

Please CELEBRATE with me today! My book is now available and I’m dancing around my apartment with a bottle of bubbly. Get your rock ‘n’ roll on!"

Elise Krentzel's fast paced memoir, Under My Skin has earned #1 new release in these categories: Biographies of Rock Bands, Music Business, Rock, Composers & Musicians, and Jewish life. She shares how she took charge of the tumultuous 1970s by making a name for herself as a rock journalist when still a teenager. As a kid, she was encouraged by her parents to sing, play music, and write, but she wasn’t allowed to be “herself.” Alienated, she hid her heart and learned to become a stranger in her own skin as the torment of early childhood taught her to mistrust everyone, especially herself.

She's a multiglot: author, ghostwriter, mentor, public speaker, and communications entrepreneur who has lived in five countries for over twenty-five years. Starting in Japan from 1977 to 1984, she owned a talent and booking agency, introduced punk rock, was a DJ and, music journalist. As Tokyo Bureau Chief for Billboard Magazine, Elise introduced the Sony Walkman and Laserdisc technology to a western audience during her stint.

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Washintonian Magazine, Washington Informer

This chic picnic brings a community together to celebrate an evening of fashion, friendship, food, and companionship. The beauty of the event is the spontaneous bonds that are made between perfect strangers dining alongside each other as they experience one of the city's beautiful and iconic public spaces. This annual event has brought together hundreds of thousands of guests around the world, all dressed in their finest white outfits and dining on an array of scrumptious food. Each city has its own vibe. Each city reflects the diversity of its community which is the defining purpose of Dîner en Blanc.

Linda Davis

President + CEO

Linda Davis, a 5th generation Annapolitan, is President of The Davis Group, LLC, a consulting specialist in business development, nonprofit branding, fundraising, and high-profile special events.

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Linda began her career in the hospitality industry with Sheraton Hotels in Washington, DC. Prior to The Davis Group, she owned and operated Company’s Coming, Special Events and Catering, a special event consultant firm with a full-service catering arm specializing in high-end corporate retreats and themed events. In 1994, Linda pursued a life-long dream and opened The Wild Orchid, an Annapolis’ top restaurant with an emphasis on serving fresh local seafood, meats, and produce. Living the sustainable method of only eating in-season and local foods, Linda applied that commitment to the Wild Orchid, creating the first restaurant in Annapolis to change its menu seasonally and designed its dishes around regional cuisine, working with local watermen, farmers, and organic growers to offer only the freshest, seasonal ingredients. Linda doesn’t just design beautiful and successful events; she orchestrates every aspect of their execution. Working with the best the industry has to offer, Linda has cultivated a loyal clientele over the 30 years in the industry.

Kaitlin Davis Latonick

Partner

A 6th generation Annapolitan, Kaitlin Latonick (Davis) started in the industry at the young age of three. Yes, three! Peeling grapes in the kitchen of her mother’s catering company; she was destined to be part of this eventful lifestyle. From those early days in the kitchen of Company’s Coming to supporting the operation of The Wild Orchid restaurant and working events, Kaitlin’s experience has been a true emersion of the hospitality industry.

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Kaitlin grew up in her mother’s talented shadow. She watched and learned from her every move and wanted to be involved on all levels. After receiving her degree in Public Relations + Marketing, Kaitlin joined the hotel world and immediately fell in love with the fast-paced life of the industry. Six years later, she decided it was time to focus on creating spectacular events with her mom + sister.

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Voters Right Act, Chicago Tribune, Slate, NY Times

On the Eve of the 2026 March on Washington, we reflect back to August 6th, 1965 the Voting Rights Act was Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

C.T. Vivian, a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement, was violently attacked by Sheriff Jim Clark while attempting to escort a group of African Americans to register to vote.

Steve Fiffer is a New York Times Bestselling Author. His Book is "It's in The Action": Memories of a Nonviolent Warrior, Rev C.T. Vivian's Memoir.

Reverend Vivian was a Major Force in the Fight for Civil Rights & Voters Rights in the Twentieth Century till he Passed July 17th, 2020.

Regardless of Social Status, Party Affiliation or Belief, Race: Libertarian, Democrat, Progressive or Republican or Other, All Americans Should Have the Right to Vote!

Senator Barack Obama, speaking at Selma's Brown Chapel on the March 2007, anniversary of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, recognized Vivian in his opening remarks in the words of Martin L. King Jr. as "the greatest preacher to ever live."

Studying for the ministry at American Baptist Theological Seminary (now called American Baptist College) in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1959, Vivian met James Lawson, who was teaching Mohandas Gandhi's nonviolent direct action strategy to the Nashville Student Movement. Soon Lawson's students, including Diane Nash, Bernard Lafayette, James Bevel, John Lewis and others from American Baptist, Fisk University and Tennessee State University, organized a systematic nonviolent sit-in campaign at local lunch counters.

Vivian helped found the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, and helped organize the first sit-ins in Nashville in 1960 and the first civil rights march in 1961. In 1961, Vivian participated in Freedom Rides. He worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. as the national director of affiliates for the SCLC. During the summer following the Selma Voting Rights Movement, Vivian is perhaps best known for, Vivian challenged Sheriff Jim Clark on the steps of the courthouse in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 during a drive to promote Black people to register to vote.

"You can turn your back on me, but you cannot turn your back upon the idea of justice," Vivian said to Clark as reporters recorded the interaction. "You can turn your back now and you can keep the club in your hand, but you cannot beat down justice. And we will register to vote, because as citizens of these United States we have the right to do it."

Vivian conceived and directed an educational program, Vision, and put 702 Alabama students in college with scholarships (this program later became Upward Bound). His 1970 Black Power and the American Myth was the first book on the Civil Rights Movement by a member of Martin Luther King's staff.

On August 8, 2013, President Barack Obama named Vivian as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Steve's own Memoir is "Three Quarters, Two Dimes, and a Nickel". His work has appeared in Chicago Tribune. & Slate. He's also a Guggenheim Fellow

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