Yoko Ono lunches at the Brooklyn Museum. The Met's Apollo Circle throws its annual black-tie benefit. GLAAD and Countess LuAnn auction art. PINTA spices up the scene with Latin American art. MoMA debates performance anxieties. Ed Ruscha opens at Gagosian. All this and more, on this week's NYC art scene. More»

Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano hit the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards; Christina Hendricks and fellow "Mad Men" cohorts celebrate humanitarian efforts in Beverly Hills; Jennifer Aniston, Sean Penn, Robert Pattinson, Drew Barrymore and half of Hollywood honor Stanley Kubrick and Ed Ruscha with LACMA; Emma Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Aziz Ansari and Anna Wintour welcome the new rag & bone flagship to Melrose; Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow and Michelle Pfeiffer raise funds for Cedars-Sinai Women's Cancer Program—it was another busy weekend in L.A. and we have the rundown on the top events for you in today's edition of Last Night's Parties.

Oh, James Franco, thank god you're alright! We've been so worried about you as it's been almost a full month since we last caught up with you... and you had your hair in cornrows. We're pleased to report he was back in full smirking, self-satisfied effect this weekend for the opening of Rebel, the off-site MOCA art show he curated. Though he did wear a suit to the opening reception, he didn't stray too far beyond his comfort zone as he clearly could not be bothered to run a comb though his hair for at least a full day prior to the event. Here's a look at who showed up for the Rebel debut and what the Franco-curated exhibition is all about. More»

Halle Berry, Stacy Keibler, Mario Lopez and more host a  Run/Walk to raise money for women’s cancer research and treatment; James Franco curates a multimedia exhibition at the MOCA paying tribute to James Dean and his most classic film; Ben Affleck ponies up for Hank Azaria’s charity poker tournament in Westwood; “The Bachelor” Ben Flajnik brings his significant other, mother and sister for some serious Mother’s Day pampering at a rooftop event in Beverly Hills; Krysten Ritter and Shannon Elizabeth are on hand for the selection of the Swatch Art Rules contest winner and after party at Royal/T—it was a very full Mother’s Day weekend, and we’ve got all the details in this Monday edition of Last Night’s Parties! More»

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It's impossible, try as we might, not to view Mike D's amazing Transmission L.A. audio/visual art festival at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA through the prism of last week's tragic loss of Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch. But, while it's not our place to presume to know MCA's thoughts, we're pretty sure he would have been happy that even as the world was mourning his loss, Transmission was continuing to thrill music-loving audiences with big-name performances like Thursday's show from British garage pioneer DJ Harvey and LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy.  More»

Heidi Klum, Tom Hanks, and Rita Wilson play dress-up and sing karaoke to raise funds for UNICEF; Santa Monica Museum of Art's PRECOGNITO Gala draws Emmy Rossum, Ben McKenzie, and a Mary-Kate-less Ashley Olsen to preview the INCOGNITO art exhibition; Lana Del Rey, Quincy Jones, Owen Wilson and Jared Leto hit up the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability—get all of this and more and to see who got a head-start on weekend fun on Thursday in L.A. in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

It's another Monday back to hitting the grind and maybe you need to be reminded to balance your weekly work hustle with some leisurely activities that have educational value. Visiting a museum and catching up on your art game is an awesome way to feel good about how you spend your downtime and perhaps sound smarter than your friends. Lots of exciting things in the world of art are happening right now in L.A. and we're here to break it down for you and tell you which local shows and attractions we think you should go see this week. Let's discuss... More»

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It's October? When did that happen? I swear I JUST paid September's rent, like, yesterday. Time flies when you're having fun/on a deadline, eh? Well this means that everyone is back in the swing of things, Pacific Standard Time is in full swing and our days are shorter and colder so you can't blow off art for the beach anymore. See you around this weekend, there is some GREAT stuff going on! More»

I know you guys probably assume I survive on only art and creativity, but alas, I need food, shelter and full time employment to support it. This week in said job, I have been super busy! It's great, but it has kept me from really being able to do a full awesome weekly update! So I'm doing something a little different. More»

Hailee Steinfeld, Sarah Hyland Chord Overstreet and other young stars party with Teen Vogue at the New York City lot at Paramount Studios; Olivia Wilde, Demi Moore, Annette Bening and several other powerful figures in Hollywood do lunch in Beverly Hills; Aaron Paul, Cindy Crawford, Vanessa Hudgens and more hit the world premiere of the new Cirque Du Soleil show; Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks and the rest of the "Mad Men" cast host a brunch for The Rape Treatment Center; More»