This week on New York's art scene, the Brooklyn Museum hosts their annual fundraiser, the Brooklyn Artists Ball, which features Honorary Chair Marisa Tomei. Also of note: Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has an exhibition at Broome Street Gallery, the Affordable Art Fair sells art to the 99%, and rare photographs of Andy Warhol are on display at site/109. Let's get this pARTy stARTed. More»

If you've been paying attention, we at GofG L.A. have made our fascination with Lana Del Rey over the last month well known to the universe. And while many are scratching their heads trying to figure out what this Lana Del Rey character's deal is, the arbiters of chic at Vogue have welcomed her with open arms, giving her the cover of Vogue UK's March issue. Meanwhile, Vogue Japan Editor-at-large and generally fabulous creature Anna Dello Russo has caught LDR fever as showcased by a project on her personal blog where she's found a pretty hilarious way to work Lana into her favorite looks from the spring 2012 couture runways. Here's the result of this adventure in LDR x ADR... More»

Topher Grace, Sunny Mabrey, Abigail Spencer and others celebrate 160 years of Bally's Swiss Heritage (and benefit a worthy children's cause at the same time); Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Joan Hart and a full complement of Bravo stars including a special selection of both Kardashians and Real Housewives strap on their ice skates for a Disney On Ice skating party at LA Live; Common takes the stage at a progressive design showroom; and Samantha Ronson DJ's Rachel Zoe's holiday party—for all the details, check out this especially design-oriented edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

• For the first time, state officials report eighth-grade dropout rates in CA public schools, find 3.5% of eighth-grade students don't return for ninth. [LATimes]
• The hugely popular anonymous twitter @CondeElevator reporting things overheard in the Conde Nast building elevators quits voluntarily saying, "[t]his got really crazy. Love my job. Better stop," after garnering over 62,000 followers in less than a week. [Post]
• After the city fails to renew a contract, L.A.'s bus stop benches are disappearing as the company who provides them begins a removal operation. [KTLA]
• L.A. bans vendors and food trucks from the Downtown Art Walk to promote crowd control and increase safety in the wake of a fatal car accident last month. [KABC]
• Jani Lane, 47, ex-lead singer of Warrant found dead in a Woodland Hills hotel room with vodka and pills, cause of death TBD. [TMZ]