Celebrities party for a good cause
Hollywood's royalty plays a big part in L.A.'s charity events scene, with names like George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio fueling ticket sales.
Step out, then duck into these L.A. hot spots for a drink
Looking for a new L.A. bar? Here's the lowdown on Brilliantshine, Nice Guy, Bar Mateo, Alley, Chestnut Club, Grandpa Johnson's.
Coffee in L.A.: Above and beyond a cup of joe
A new wave of Los Angeles-area cafes is brewing up more distinct flavors with a variety of old and new techniques. The result? A jolt to a caffeine culture steeped in ho-hum tastes.
Scene & Heard: Chrysalis Butterfly Ball
Tom Arnold hosts the fundraising event held June 11. Celebrities among the 800-plus guests include Jon Favreau, LL Cool J, Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Garner.
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation holds 'A Time for Heroes' benefit
Ashlee Simpson, Laila Ali and Mira Sorvino are among the celebrities who attend the AIDS benefit in Brentwood.
Scene and Heard: Jane Fonda on the senior years
Get up and live a happy life, she says at award ceremony at UCLA Longevity Center.
Scene & Heard: P.S. Arts 'Bag Lunch' charity auction
Also, the 'Playing for Good' celebrity poker tournament at Hank Azaria's home benefitted Geffen Playhouse education and outreach programs and Determined to Succeed.
Scene & Heard: LACMA Collectors Committee and 'Taste for a Cure'
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collectors Committee holds an auction and gala. 'Taste for a Cure' benefits UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.
Scene & Heard: 'Rock & Royalty Race to Erase MS' gala
Also, BritWeek's gala dinner at L.A. Live, benefiting the Joy of Reading literacy project for LA's Best.
Scene & Heard: Colleagues luncheon honors Nancy Reagan
Oscar de la Renta and Emanuele Aliotti Visdomini co-sponsors the event. Also, Waterkeeper Alliance celebrates Earth Day early at a benefit at Kiehl's with Michael C. Hall and Chloë Sevigny.
Scene & Heard: Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation's Casino Night
Also, 'Women in Focus' lunch at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Scene & Heard: Sports Spectacular Women's Luncheon attendees donate memorabilia for auction
Also: Edythe and Eli Broad, Apichatpong Weerasethakul honored at REDCAT gala.
Scene & Heard: 'I Have a Dream' Foundation-Los Angeles gospel brunch
Also, Luminario Ballet celebrates its new Los Angeles studio with cocktails, dinner and a dance performance.
Scene & Heard: 'A Night at Sardi's'
Disney's Robert Iger is honored at fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Assn.
Scene & Heard: Diavolo's 'salad' days at Broad Stage
Diavolo Broad Stage La Cachette Bolshoi Segerstrom Orange County
Scene & Heard: No day off for Jane Fonda
Also, a starry crowd turns out for the Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon.
Scene & Heard: Sweet Honey in the Rock concert reception
Also, Le Salon de Musiques and Los Angeles Children's Chorus concerts.
Scene & Heard: Steven Spielberg presents Jeffrey Katzenberg with Ambassadors of Humanity award
Also: 'India's Fabled City' at LACMA.
Hollywood Reporter's 'Power 100: Women In Entertainment Breakfast'
Also, Children's Action Network auction and Children's Defense Fund's 'Beat the Odds' gala.
Scene & Heard: 'Next to Normal' opening night at the Ahmanson Theatre
Also, Los Angeles Opera's 'Rigoletto' cast party and L.A. Conservancy fundraiser 'Seaside Chic in the Colony.'
Scene & Heard: A Sondheim soiree at the Bergmans
The lyricists fete the Broadway titan to benefit ASCAP's 'Children Will Listen' program.
Scene & Heard: 'Artist's Museum Happening' gala at MOCA
David Aitken, Beck and Devendra Banhart draw power players including Eli Broad. The Museum of Tolerance honors Clint Eastwood.
Scene & Heard: Carousel of Hope gala draws a starry crowd
Tom Hanks, Jane Fonda, Sidney Poitier, Paris Hilton and more show up at the benefit for the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes.
Scene & Heard: Salons by the Shore benefits MOCA
Peter Morton and Edythe and Eli Broad host Malibu conversations with artists Urs Fischer and Richard Prince.
Scene & Heard: Los Angeles Philharmonic 'Celebración' gala
Also, the United Friends of the Children fundraiser.
Scene & Heard: Annual Fulfillment Fund gala
Plus, 'Rising Stars Gala' to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, and the amfAR's 'Inspiration Gala.'
Scene & Heard: Salon by the Shore
Doug Aitken featured at informal talk that benefits the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.
Scene & Heard: Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion 'Unmasking' at LACMA
Plus, the LA Opera gala opens the 25th season.
Scene & Heard: Opening of Christian Dior boutique in South Coast Plaza
Also, Australians in Film's screening of 'Bran Nue Dae' with a cocktail reception and a Q&A with director Rachel Perkins and producer Robyn Kershaw.
Scene & Heard: 'What a Pair!' revue gets boost at Library Alehouse
Organizers of the annual musical show to benefit breast cancer research teamed up with 'beer chicks' Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune for a night of beer pairing and fund-raising.
Scene & Heard: Festival of New American Musicals fundraiser
Also, a South Coast Plaza luncheon for the Orange County Performing Arts Center and the Bolshoi Ballet's 'Reflections' dance collaboration.
Scene & Heard: Harold Pump Foundation celebrity fundraiser
Also, LA Art House's 'Contemporary Impressionism' opening
Scene & Heard: HollyRod Foundation's DesignCare '10 fundraiser
Also, 'Songwriters: The Next Generation'
Scene & Heard: Stars turn out for Hopper opening at MOCA
Also: Foreign dignitaries gather for World Cup final at the Regency Club.
Scene & Heard: Geffen Playhouse's 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore' party
Plus, the Assistance League of Southern California's Golden Mallet Polo Tournament.
Steve Martin and Eric Fischl on why L.A. loves art
The comedian and the artist have a meeting of minds during a salon at LA Art House, which donates proceeds to the Hammer Museum’s program for emerging artists.
Scene & Heard: At the Hollywood Bowl, the picnic basket as status symbol
Also: Cocktails with mastodons at the Natural History Museum