21. Adler Planetarium’s Celestial Ball
#22 Benefit (up from #26)
The planetarium’s largest annual event typically draws 600 guests and raises more than $1 million; each year, a corporation is honored. This year the Adler Planetarium’s Celestial Ball has a "Milky Way" theme. Next: September 8, 2012
The planetarium’s largest annual event typically draws 600 guests and raises more than $1 million; each year, a corporation is honored. This year the Adler Planetarium’s Celestial Ball has a "Milky Way" theme. Next: September 8, 2012
Photo: Ballogg Photography for Event Creative
1. Oscars
#1 Entertainment & Media Event
The Academy Awards are likely to own the top spot in town in perpetuity. The town buzzes with events from the ceremony’s own glittering production at the Hollywood & Highland Center, to the army of related parties it spawns—including bashes for Vanity Fair and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Next: February 24, 2013
The Academy Awards are likely to own the top spot in town in perpetuity. The town buzzes with events from the ceremony’s own glittering production at the Hollywood & Highland Center, to the army of related parties it spawns—including bashes for Vanity Fair and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Next: February 24, 2013
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2. Golden Globes
#2 Entertainment & Media Event
Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s opulent dinner ceremony, takes over the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton annually. In recent years, Ricky Gervais has served as the party’s controversial host. Next: January 13, 2013
Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s opulent dinner ceremony, takes over the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton annually. In recent years, Ricky Gervais has served as the party’s controversial host. Next: January 13, 2013
Photo: Dale Wilcox Photography/DWP
5. Orange County Museum of Art’s Art of Dining Benefit
#5 Art & Design Event
One of the county’s most prominent social events, Orange County Museum of Art’s Art of Dining Benefit celebrated the museum’s Cartier-sponsored 50th anniversary on June 2 at the Montage Laguna Beach. Next: Spring 2013
One of the county’s most prominent social events, Orange County Museum of Art’s Art of Dining Benefit celebrated the museum’s Cartier-sponsored 50th anniversary on June 2 at the Montage Laguna Beach. Next: Spring 2013
Photo: Colin Young-Wolff
