First Look Inside Poppy, h.wood Group's New Surrealist Nightlife Hideaway in West Hollywood (Exclusive)

Oversized oyster shells concealing a bottle-bearing mermaid are coming to West Hollywood.

Poppy, billed as a “bohemian fantasy,” is a new nightlife spot from the team behind Bootsy Bellows, ShoreBar, Delilah, Peppermint Club and Blind Dragon, opening its door to select collection of guests tonight.

For John Terzian and Brian Toll’s h.wood Group, it’s only a few steps north up La Cienega Boulevard from their mafia-styled haunt The Nice Guy, taking over and reimagining the space that used to be the STK steakhouse.

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A mashup of a fanciful botanical garden and tipsy Versailles parlor party, the ornamental multi-room space will soon be backing up traffic on La Cienega with Ubers and Lyfts belching out the affluent young professionals plugged into Terzian, Toll, and h.wood’s network.

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Opening only one night a week, the distinct scenes within the venue should give a shake to the lone hotly contested weeknight in the Hollywood nightlife scene: Thursdays.

Across town in Hollywood, Tao Group’s “Highlight Room” at the Dream Hollywood has begun rooftop poolside parties on Thursday nights while the big room big crowd at 1Oak lumbers on several years past its young Hollywood peak.

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As the first fumes of the 2018 awards season begin to filter through the industry, Poppy should also figure into many post-telecast Sunday night after-party plans.

It begins this Sunday.

Designer Jeremy Scott and UGG are throwing a post-MTV VMA’s bash in the space. And down the rabbit hole we go …

Poppy
Thursday nights only
755 La Cienega Blvd.
West Hollywood

Emmys 2017: Nominees From 'Veep,' 'This Is Us' and 'Black-ish' Do Drinks Together (Photos)

2017 Emmy nominees Tracee Ellis Ross and Kathryn Hahn were among an impressive turnout of nominated actors at a TV Academy cocktail party hosted by their peers on Monday night, August 21.

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RuPaul, Tony Hale, and Michelle Visage have a lot to smile about. For one, RuPaul and Visage's "Drag Race" on VH1 scored 8 Emmy nominations.

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Some years at this annual event, part-time Montage resident Justin Bieber has popped in. Not this year.

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Patrika Darbo (who won an Emmy last year) and Lily Tomlin are the "Governors" of the Performers Peer Group. That means they lead this branch of the TV Academy.

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Here is a partial group shot of the 2017 acting nominees. On Friday night of Emmy weekend, a larger grouping of the nominees who are in town will pose for another class photo.

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Allison Janney (with Leonardo Nam) spent time getting to know "This Is Us" lead Chrissy Metz when they took the stage together.

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Dr. K. on "This Is Us," Gerald McRaney, is a first-time Emmy nominee. He's up for Guest Actor in a Drama Series against two other guest stars on the same show. "This is a little nerve- racking. I like being on the set and the process of doing the work," he said. On working the Emmy campaign trail, McRaney told The Party Report, "It's weird, but it's a damn good weird."

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Real friends alert: "Veep" co-stars Tony Hale and Matt Walsh drove off together at the end of the event.

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"Television has never been better. Television rivals motion pictures," actor and voice of Porky Pig, Bob Bergen (right) told The Party Report. "I think the Amazons and the Hulus have brought the networks up a notch."

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Salvador Camarena and Ross Matthews

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Mindy Sterling (left, with Alan Tudyk) is nominated against herself in the Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.

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Darbo and new TV Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington have more than 20 more peer group receptions to attend before the ceremony on September 17.

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Chrissy Metz, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kathryn Hahn, and the ‘Veep’ guys (who drove together) descend on Beverly Hills in the midst of Emmy voting

2017 Emmy nominees Tracee Ellis Ross and Kathryn Hahn were among an impressive turnout of nominated actors at a TV Academy cocktail party hosted by their peers on Monday night, August 21.

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