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A streamlined, modern bar stood at the center of the room with an arrangement of black and white lanterns hanging overhead. Liquor sponsors Domaine Chandon and Belvedere offered cocktails, including the Summer Fling, a mix of Chandon brut sparkling and Belvedere pure vodka, with lemon juice and a dash of simple syrup.

Just outside the gallery, lighting designer Bentley Meeker illuminated the corridor walls with red and blue floor lamps.

To add more color and match the red and blue lighting, MKG installed art-like wall displays of hundreds of individual lightbulbs behind two bars positioned at either end of the hallway.

Kalup Linzy, one of two artists performing for the night, presented his piece titled "A Memorial for Taiwan." Prior to the start of the event, and perhaps to build buzz among attendees, the stage was set up with a casket and floral arrangements for a funeral-like setting. A video projected on the wall displayed the artist acting out the character, Taiwan.

#5 Fashion Industry Event
A hip benefit attracting a younger art and fashion-world crowd, the Art Party teamed up with online platform Artsy for a preparty e-commerce sale this year. Next: Spring 2014

#2 Media Event
"The Ellies"—the highest honor in the world of glossy paper publishing—has expanded to digital categories in recent years and retooled with a more relaxed dinner setting. Next: Spring 2014

#1 Entertainment Industry Event
While TV broadcast networks are not quite the media behemoths of years past, the industry's annual inventory unveiling only grows larger with additional cable networks and other outlets joining in each year. Next: May 13-16, 2013

Last year, Fox's after-party offered a wide selection of pies and this year the network tapped Brooklyn doughnut bakery Dough to provide its tasty treats for guests. Options include dulce de leche with almonds, salt and pink pepper, and hibiscus.  Also similar to last year's outing was an area dedicated to photo ops with Fox talent. Organizers set up a series of stages where guests to meet and pose with actors and notables like Simon Cowell, Mindy Kaling (whose series The Mindy Project was picked up by the network), and Kevin Bacon.

During the Univision presentation David Lawenda, president of advertising sales and marketing for Univision Communications, used a large scale and boxes in a pitch to media buyers to balance their plans and reach Hispanic audiences.

Rather than bringing in an outside musician, organizers had Enrique Santos, a DJ with Univision radio station Mix 98.3, spin tunes. To remind attendees of its newly launched sports network, one bar was dubbed the Deportes bar and decorated with sports images.

The performance center's atrium served as the reception space, both before and after the presentation in the Starr Theatre. More Parry photographs decorated three-dimensional stands and contrasted white, black, and gold furnishings for a retro Hollywood vibe.

Stone Dog Studios constructed a 10- by 10-foot wall displaying the Food Network logo in its Brooklyn studio. Once it was delivered to Pier 92, the wall was planted with fresh basil and rosemary and installed behind one of the bars, allowing bartenders to add fresh herbs to the evening’s signature cocktails.