John Stamos, child star Bailee Madison and Grammy-nominee Dave Koz host a gala to benefit the lives of terminally and chronically ill children; Natassja Kinski and Marisa Tomei join Gene Kelly's widow for an evening at paying tribute to the legendary film star and the scope of his innovations in direction and choreography; Julia Roberts, Amy Smart, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss and Peter Fonda kick off their shoes for a beachside benefit for Heal The Bay in Santa Monica; Drew Brees hosts actors, Olympians, military heroes and former baseball greats for the kickoff of his celebrity golf tournament. There was plenty of action last night in SoCal and we've got all the details in this TGIF edition of Last Night's Parties! More»

Last night in NYC, the Brooklyn Museum hosted their annual gala, The Brooklyn Artists Ball, father-daughter duo, Claire and Fred Distenfeld celebrated their grand opening of Fivestory, Emily Blunt stole the limelight in her Jason Wu gown at "The Five Year Engagement" premiere, Chloe Sevigny and Michelle Harper were out late celebrating the power of creation at Acme, and so much more. Last night's parties were all about celebrating in style. More»

Last night, Vanity Fair kicked off the Tribeca Film Festival with a star studded gala at the State Supreme Courthouse. The cocktail soiree was hosted by Robert De Niro (festival co-founder), Graydon Carter, and Ronald Perelman. Dakota Fanning, Leelee Sobieski, and Ivanka Trump were among the many stars that came out to celebrate the opening night for the 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival. More»

Last night in NYC, Dakota Fanning and Leelee Sobieski got dolled up for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair Party, Kevin Bacon and Jon Hamm hung out at the Food Bank For New York City's 2012 Can-Do Awards, Nate Lowman and Spencer Sweeney stopped by the Public Art Fund Spring Benefit, Serefina opened in Meatpacking, and so much more. Last night's parties were all about Leelee Sobieski's Jil Sander dress! (No? Well, it should be.) More»

Last night was the premiere of HBO's Veep, a scripted comedy that follows the life of a fictional senator-turned-vice president and her staff, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the starring female vice president.

The all star cast includes "chief of staff" Anna Chlumsky (remember her from My Girl?) and Tony Hale (aka Buster from Arrested Development). All three were at the premiere last night at the stunning US Institute of Peace. More»

Last night in NYC, Selita Ebanks, Zac Posen, and Coco Rocha attended NYFC's Spring Dinner Dance, Pulp took that stage at Radio City Music Hall with Chromatics, alice + olivia hosted ABC's "Don't Trust the B in Apt 23" screening, Nigel Barker brought his son to the special screening of "To The Arctic," and much more. Last night's parties were all about dressing to impress. More»

Sucker Punch alums Abbie Cornish and Jamie Chung attend the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival reception at the Beverly Hilton Hotel; Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan and the rest of the original American Pie gang get together at Grauman's Chinese Theatre for the Los Angeles premiere of American Reunion; Kathy Griffin speaks on a panel at the Weinstein Company's screening of Bully—Monday night's parties got the week started off right in Los Angeles and we've got all the details in this edition of Last Night's Parties! More»

Justin Bieber, Quincy Jones step out to see Michael Jackson immortalized with hand and footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre; Salt-n-Pepa prove they still got it at the launch of McDonald's new Chicken McBites menu item; The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards holds a behind the scenes champagne dinner by Suzanne Goin; Diane Keaton,  Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kevin Kline and more kick off the Santa Barbara International Film Festival—we have the highlights of what went down on Thursday in and around L.A. in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte and others enjoy the premiere of HBO's new drama "Luck"; David Beckham cheers on the Lakers with Jack Nicholson and Chris Tucker; Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amanda Peet take in a play at the Mark Taper Forum—it's all about having fun on a school night in L.A. and we have your insider's look in this installment of Last Night's Parties. More»

• Madonna's personal diaries nearly go public in online auction until her reps swoop in...boo [TMZ]
• Lady Gaga: was it stage fright or just diva behavior that kept her in her dressing room all at the Costume Institute Gala? [NYPost]
• Someone didn't double-check to make sure Julia Louis-Dreyfus' name was spelled correctly for her star on the Walk of Fame... Wow... [Huffington Post]
• You might get fined if you have a really yippy dog [Daily News]
• The city is making sure those supergraphic signs like the H&M one one the Roosvelt are history [Curbed]

The Screen Actors Guild awards (aka "The Golden Globes, Round 2") were this past Saturday, and we watched as the winners from last week became repeat offenders and walked away with even more statues. This includes Alec Baldwin, who missed the GG's because he was in Canada doing charity work.   More»