| EVENT REPORT 03.31.08 3:24 PM |
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| For its annual Stellar Night gala, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation featured a program geared toward a crowd of families and kids. |
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A kid- and family-heavy crowd came together on Friday evening for Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation's annual Stellar Night gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. High School Musical's Corbin Bleu assumed hosting duties for the event, which honored William and Elizabeth Shatner, as well as doctor Francine Kaufman for her work to fight childhood diabetes and obesity.
The program included musical performances by Dominic Scott Kay, a live auction, and a short video clip with mentions of all the sponsors (in lieu of a traditional sponsor book). Event director Christina Murphy used the imagery behind organization's name as design inspiration, with decor in dark hues in the ballroom, a wall full of projected stars, star-printed tablecloths, ice sculptures bearing the Starlight logo, and Swarovski napkin ornaments in star shapes. |
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 | In the kids' lounge, the younger set could play video games, do craft projects, see a magician, and take pictures.
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 | Kids faced off in a battle of Wii baseball.
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 | Decor included ice sculptures of Starlight Starbright's logo.
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 | Among the raffle prizes were a membership to the Sports Club L.A., a stay at the Hilton Checkers downtown, and a chance to see the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
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 | USC Cheerleaders sold raffle tickets to guests.
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 | Dark hues covered the ballroom, which featured black tablecloths and dark lighting.
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 | Guests could take home star-shaped Swarovski ornaments, used at the event as napkin rings.
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 | William and Elizabeth Shatner received awards.
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 | Dominic Scott Kay performed several songs throughout the evening.
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 | The event also honored a group of "StarPower Ambassadors," young celebs who help the organization.
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Because the event invited guests of all ages, it had interactive activities for all ages. "Going to an event where you are separated from your kids the whole time wouldn’t necessarily be that enjoyable," Murphy said. "This year, we’ve opened up a kids' lounge during the cocktail hour because we want the parents to go in there with their kids and have that experience together." The lounge included arts and crafts activities, a magician, a photo booth, and a Nintendo Wii projected onto a wall so guests could either watch or play games.
Adults could root for their favorite L.A. team in a twist on a raffle: Cheerleaders from UCLA and USC hawked tickets on behalf of their schools, which have a longstanding rivalry. UCLA won the challenge (and won on the court this weekend, too—the school defeated Xavier to advance to the Final Four).
—Shilpa Gopinath
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