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Clear umbrellas and glittering beads hung from the ceiling in the spring area. The sound of falling rain played in the background.

L.A.-based artist Jorge Pardo created a special edition of brightly colored lanterns that hung over the Hammer Museum's Gala in the Garden.

Matthew Parker Events crafted lighting fixtures for a speakeasy-themed wedding using hats from a party supply store, decorative ribbon, corded wire, and filament bulbs.

Given rainy Globes nights in recent years, this year Best Events built tents into the overall look of the affair so that nothing would look like an afterthought or contingency. The party space consisted of two large tents, with 10,000 square feet of subfloor to cover the majority of the parking lot.

Working with Time Inc.'s Cyd Wilson, Tony Schubert of Event Eleven designed and produced the affair for the fifth consecutive year with an overall look and feel Schubert described as "romantic" and "rich," evocative of the Deco era.

Custom carpet inlays and wine-colored sofas and ottomans balanced the wall and ceiling design.

The production team transformed the Shrine Auditorium entrance and the adjoining Exposition Center with a stage and decor meant as a contemporary interpretation of the Streamline Moderne style of the 1930s. Architectural details like paneled molding were executed in a color scheme of black, white, and silver and enhanced by colored lighting appropriate to each segment of the show.

On Friday, L.A. Live's Conga Room was the backdrop for the launch of the mPowering Action mobile platform, an entertainment-driven initiative aimed at empowering youth through mobile phones.