L.A.’s Glamorous Galas of 2012    Without doubt, Los Angeles saw some exceptional affairs this year. The ones listed below seemed extra-special, however, as they were all expertly presented, attracting celebrities as well as top business leaders. Even more significantly, the arts...

Stana Katic, Anna Gunn, Christoph Waltz and Enough Business, Community and Cultural Leaders to Set Fund-Raising Records at LA Opera’s 2012-2012 Season-Opening Night   At the Sept. 15 Season-Opening LA Opera Gala, after-party chair Stana Katic of TV’s “Castle” said she attends...

  Placido Domingo, James Conlon Join in Kick-Off to the LA Opera 2012-2013 Season Opening Gala   Mary and Bob Estrin welcomed the LA Opera’s general manager Placido Domingo, conductor James Conlon, gala chair Jill Baldauf and others to their home last week to finalize plans for the...

What’s On the Los Angeles Social Calendar Fall 2012? Katy Perry, George Clooney, Stana Katic, Chelsea Handler, Jon Favreau, Elon Musk, Kate Beckinsale, Kirstie Alley, Heidi Klum, Usher, Barry Manilow, Sutton Foster, Maria Menounos and Many More A-Listers on Board   Here’s a sampling of...

Warren Beatty, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Brett Ratner, Mary J. Blige and Generations of Stars Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows   Warren Beatty, together with Jeffrey Katzenberg and hotel manager Ed Mady, welcomed generations of guests to the June 16 100th...

Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christina Applegate, Ed O’Neill, Diahann Carroll, NBCUniversal’s Bonnie Hammer, Cinematographer Anette Haellmigk and ‘The Fantastic Ms. Foxes” at Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards 2012   Quite the impressive crowd...