Oscar de la Renta’s Dramatic Fashions and Wallis Annenberg’s Surprise at The Colleagues Spring Luncheon   Wallis Annenberg, this year’s honoree at The Colleagues Spring Luncheon, couldn’t have provided a happier ending to the Apr. 9 afternoon. In accepting the...

LA Phil 2012 Opening Night Gala – with Gustavo Dudamel Conducting – Attracts Julie Andrews, Don Johnson, Jacqueline Emerson, Chris O’Donnell, Matthew Lillard, More    As though musical selections by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Stravinsky, John Adams and Leonard Bernstein...

Newly Extended Who Shot Rock and Roll Photo Exhibit VIP Opening Night Draws Photographers, Musicians, Actors Tim Robbins, Debbie Allen, Fran Drescher, Richard Lewis and More    Updated yet again Oct. 3, 2012: Because of this exhibit’s popularity, hours have been...

Florence and the Machine to Headline LACMA “Art + Film Gala,” Co-Chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow, Honoring Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick, and Including a Special Tribute by Steven Spielberg   Great news for gala-goers: The dynamic British indie rock band Florence and...

Benjamin Bratt, Kate Walsh, Chandra Wilson and Jessica Capshaw at Brass Ring Dinner Honoring Shonda Rhimes and Dr. Richard Merkin   United Friends of the Children honored Shonda Rhimes with the Brass Ring Award and Richard Merkin, M.D., with the Nancy M. Daly Founder’s Award at its...

Russell Brand, Friendly House LA Man of the Year   On accepting the Man of the Year Award from Friendly House LA, a women’s recovery home in Los Angeles for alcohol and drug addiction, actor/comedian Russell Brand, of “Arthur” and “Get Him to the Greek,” kneeled onstage before the...