Shooting with Jane Photography

 "I recently spent a fun afternoon with my friend, BETHANY JOY LENZ, shooting various looks from her closet for a good cause. I know your thinking whaaaaaa… not only is Joy an Actress/Musician/Director/Writer/Producer and most importantly a Wonderful Mom but she also a gives much of her time to Philanthropy making her an inspiration to so many young girls/women!

More images from LORI JANE PHOTOGRAPHY of JOY will be featured during Charity Auction’s supporting LOVE 146 and  giveaways on DIAMOND GOTHIC highlighting some of her favorite personal items that can be yours!

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 Go ‘LIKE’ LJP on Facebook and ‘FOLLOW’ us on Twitter…xoxo"

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New header

Check out Joy's new header on her blog bethanyjoy.com

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New blog post

Joy posted on her blog:

I know, I know...

Hi folks!  I know I've disappeared for a while.  I'm sure you have all experienced times in your life when-- life gets complicated and it's important to prioritize and focus solely on a select few things.  I'm hoping to jump back into the blogsphere soon, but in the meantime, check out my friend Sunnie Brook's blog HERE

Sending you all love!
BJL

Forgotten news?

Do you notice any news, videos or pictures that I've forgotten to update about? Send me an e-mail to this address: joy-marie@hotmail.no

I'll immediately post about it, and of course, give you credit :) 

CATS for cats interview

Instagram

Joy is now on instagram!! Follow her: thebethanyjoylenz

First instagram... My dining room! Fav room of the house! instagr.am/p/N7Wt8DPETE/

Twitter pics

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 Comedy. #instabooth #abbybday @bethanyjoylenz @ Abby Bday Instaboothhttp://instagr.am/p/N5xubwR-xB/ 

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Rock the schools concert 2012

Pics from the CATS for cats show

credit: photoswithclass.com

Pics from the rehearsal of "CATS for cats"

credit: photoswithclass.com

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Joy posted on her blog:

CATS for cats and Bowling for the Matt Leinart Foundation

I was able to support a few charity events this weekend...

Thursday was a whirlwind!  Matt Leinart's Celebrity Bowling Event at Lucky Strike in Hollywood was my first stop.  Great organization helping inner-city kids in LA in an amazing way.  Go check out his website HERE.

Knit Top - WEATHERLY

Shorts - APRIL, MAY

Shoes - BC FOOTWEAR

Clutch - LAUREN MOFFATT

Hair Button - Vintage shoe clip!

Feeling playful that night and tried on a pair of KATY PERRY lashes for a 60's glamour look!

Big thanks to Kathy and the gals at d2 publicity!

Then I ducked out to head downtown for a full band rehearsal of my song, Macavity, which I performed last night at CATS for cats, a celebrity-studded & re-envisioned version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical CATS.  All proceeds went toward the Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats, an organization helping to spay/neuter, vaccinate, and find homes for homeless cats in the Los Angeles area.

Director/Producer Shawn Simons took selections of the music from CATS and weaved the songs into a story about TS Eliot writing letters to his grandchildren.  The stage was split in two-- Fred Willard as TS Eliot in his study on stage left, and Eliot's grandchildren's bedroom on stage right where two girls and their parents read aloud the beautiful poetry written by Eliot that inspired Webber's famous musical.  And every time Eliot introduced a new cat in his poetry, a performer took center stage to sing.  It was a fabulous concept and an entertaining show.  I personally found it to be much moreinteresting than the Webber musical... a little more sophisticated, no furry cat costumes, and each song had it's own "theme".  Mine was a sexy/playful jazz number complete with a Bardot hairdo, a bowling-hat wearing piano player, and a bubble-gum pink, satin, vintage gown.

I forgot how much I love performing theatre until last night.  WOW!  What a feeling!  Hoping to do more.  And you guys should plan to come out to this next year!  There really are some amazing actors performing hidden talents!  Ioan Gruffodd, Alicia Witt, Keith David, Owain Yeoman, Janel Parrish and more!

Here's the red-carpet look from the event...

Ok, I'm going to relax!  It's been a busy weekend.  I need sleep and healthy food!  And I'm gonna write more poetry.

xo! BJL

The 6th Annual "Celebrity Bowl""

Pics from the 6th annual celebrity bowl:

credit: BJL daily

CATS for Cats Celebrity Benefit Concert

Pics from the Cats for cats event:

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Joy posted on her blog:

I Like Your View... (Happy 4th, and a little personal note)

Happy Fourth of July, kids!  I hope you're enjoying freedom this year (who knows how much longer it will last-- sorry-- Debbie Downer?)  Anyway, take care of your skin, you only get one body!  FYI, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is a natural sunscreen.  I use it on my daughter all the time, works great!

Meanwhile, if you're looking for some good reading and aren't in the mood for 50 Shades of Shock Value, you might enjoy the Game of Thrones series, which I just started.  For something lighter, try autobiography "Three Weeks With My Brother" or 

sci-fi meets Jane Austen in "The Eyre Affair".

Of course, you could always cuddle up with your laptop or iPad and catch up on all 15 Chapters of my online rotating 1920s novella "DIAMOND GOTHIC".  It's delicious!

Are you barbecue-ing?  Try peanut butter on your chicken.  I know, random, but give it a try.

Please say a prayer for any military men and women in your life who continue to fight on our behalf.

On a side note, take a minute to really drink in your friends and family around you.  Watch the fireworks with awe and wonder and just be right here, right now.  My friend Paul recently told me I need to get better at being "in the moment".  I'm great at being in the moment while I'm working (acting, singing, directing, writing, etc)-- but not so great at it in my real life.  I had a dream a few weeks ago with a "hot air balloon" theme, and one of the features of my dream was me writing on a hot air balloon greeting card "I like your view".  I woke up and thought-- ok, why a hot air balloon?  Why not an airplane or helicopter or something?  What is the purpose of a hot air balloon that is different from any other flying apparatus?

The entire purpose of a hot air balloon is to take you on a ride-- to give you a view.  It's not transporting you from point A to B, it's not getting in and out of hard-to-access spots, it's not dropping you out of the sky for a thrill... it's just taking you for a leisurely afternoon ride and giving you the opportunity to see the world in a way you'd never see it before.  There's an element of uncertainty and danger about it-- after all, you're not in a compressed cabin, sealed off.  Your'e in a big open basket with a fire-bloated cloak attached and some guy pushing buttons who you hope to God knows what he's doing!  It's not exactly the most SAFE feeling in the world, but what an adventure! 


I've never been in a hot air balloon, but I'd love to go.  In the meantime, I'll take my dream as a sign that my friend was right... Being in the moment includes ENJOYING the view, FEELING the nerves of being unsure and, instead of waiting to see where you're going, focusing on where you are.  It seems elementary, but I know a lot of people (mostly women) who have trouble with this.  So, today (after I get off my computer, lol!) I'm going to soak in the moment with my family.  There's a pool out back that my daughter loves to flirt with and the dogs love to leap into.  There is a gorgeous garden to roam here at my parent's house.  My 90 year old grandmother is sitting in the living room and just waiting for someone to ask her a question about her life, and tonight the sky will be lit in the once-a-year spectacle that we too often take for granted.  I love fireworks.  I feel like a 7 year old girl again in the hot summer, chasing fireflies, eating zeppolis, and laying on a blanket under the exploding sky.

It was pure magic and I was completely right there.

xo Joy