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This September, Lucky Brand chief executive officer Dave DeMattei and executive vice president and creative director Patrick Wade hosted an exclusive celebration of California culture and style at a private residence in Malibu. The evening featured a special performance by Sire/Warner Bros. recording artist Regina Spektor, and benefited the Grammy in the Schools musical-education programs. Special celebrity guests included Jaime King, Jennie Garth, Trevor Donovan, Joy Bryant, and Emile Hirsch.

In celebration of L.A.’s biennial exhibition, “Made in L.A. 2012,” the Hammer Museum and L.A. public radio KCRW 89.9 FM presented a summer-long concert series in the museum’s courtyard. At the Hammer’s final concert of the summer, on August 9, Vanity Fair and the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hosted the V.I.P. Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Lounge featuring an original video installation by L.A. artist Cayetano Ferrer. Guests enjoyed sets by D.J. Anthony Valadez and L.A. band Chicano Batman.

On Saturday, August 11, Vanity Fair and Fisker Automotive joined hosts Sebastian Copeland and Orlando Bloom to toast Sedna: The Copeland Foundation, at John McIlwee and Bill Damaschke’s Los Angeles residence—the iconic Garcia House designed by John Lautner. Both hosts drove Fisker Karmas through the Hollywood Hills to the party, where guests, including executive chairman Henrik Fisker, enjoyed cocktails at sunset and an exhibition of original photographs by Sebastian Copeland. To learn more about Sedna, visit sednafoundation.org, and check out the Fisker Karma electric vehicle with extended range at fiskerautomotive.com.

On Wednesday, July 25, Vanity Fair and Bottega Veneta celebrated the opening of Bottega Veneta’s new men’s-wear store in N.Y.C. with a cocktail party toasting New York photographer David S. Allee. Guests stopped by the boutique to browse the collection and view four large format photographs from Allee’s acclaimed book, Dark Days—a series of photographs of New York whose powerful aesthetic mirrors that of Bottega’s men’s line. Guests comprised friends of the artist and Bottega Veneta, as well as Gretchen Mol, Richard Polidori, and Sally Morgan Lehman of the Morgan Lehman Gallery. A percentage of sales from the evening were donated to the International Center of Photography Community Programs for Youth. Visit bottegaveneta.com or the 23 East 67th Street store in New York.

Los Angeles has fallen in love with the hip, new summer event series Street Food Cinema, produced by TIL Lifestyle Marketing and Events and presented by Moviefone. Featuring outdoor screenings of popular movies, gourmet-food trucks, mobile fashion boutiques, interactive games, and live music, Street Food Cinema has something for everyone. Highlights of this summer’s series included the “80s Double Feature” night, an evening showcasing the cult classics Sixteen Candles and Valley Girl, hosted by actress Deborah Foreman. Live music is curated and presented by the Viper Room and includes emerging artists such as Leftover Cuties, Glen Iris, and London Cries. For more information, visit streetfoodcinema.com.

From October 25 to December 22, 2012, the Morgan Lehman Gallery is pleased to present “Boys and Girls,” a new series of elegant and ephemeral watercolor portraits by artist Kim McCarty. The translucent quality of her watercolor medium, combined with her subjects’ expressions suggesting both longing and loss, explores the dichotomy between uncertainty and focus, and reflects the fragility and tenuousness of human experience. Visit the Morgan Lehman Gallery at 535 West 22nd Street in New York City or morganlehmangallery.com.

On December 11, in Los Angeles, the World Resources Institute (W.R.I.) and Glenfiddich will host an evening to auc