Before the celebrated “Game of Thrones” return on April 24, Emilia Clarke was amongst the stars on the party circuit during the week between Coachella weekends.
Rachel Zoe and Gwyneth Paltrow anchored a dinner at the Chateau Marmont on Thursday night celebrating the revamped and relaunched Bally store in Beverly Hills. Bally’s Pablo Coppola (left) and CEO Frederic de Narp (right) hosted the event.
In addition to prolific TV writer-showrunner Brad Falchuk, Joy Bryant, and Robbie Rogers, Alan Cumming and Freida Pinto claimed spots on the tight 55-seat guestlist. The night benefitted the industry-favorite charity Communities in Schools, which stems the dropout rate.
Meanwhile over in Hollywood: An all-star game of comedians took the stage for Robert Kennedy Jr’s Waterkeeper Alliance show: Nick Kroll, Jimmy Kimmel, Wanda Sykes, Ray Romano, Rachel Harris and host Bobby Jr. huddled up backstage.
Cheryl Hines in the front row with beau Kennedy.
Kate Walsh has plenty of clearance for her wingspan backstage at the Avalon.
Over in Beverly Hills, Emilia Clarke appeared for a non-“Thrones” related outing, getting an early look at the “REFUGEE” photography exhibit at the Annenberg Space with Amy Adams.
Running from this weekend through August, the photographs in the exhibit come from across the globe and “(Put) a Humane, Dignified Face on Refugess,” a recent NY Times headline summarized.
Maria Shriver greets host Wallis Annenberg, who took a seat at the top of the red carpet.
Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer (technically, “the 9th Earl of Spencer”) and his wife Countess Spencer, who runs a charity here in L.A. supporting an issue that feels close to Diana’s platform.
Kristin Davis, Rashida Jones, Amy Adams and Kristen Bell at the “REFUGEE” preview.
Wallis Annenberg gives Mindy Kaling a “you may pass” at the threshold of the red carpet.
Earlier in the week, Jerry Seinfeld hosted his annual “Fatherhood” lunch at the Palm in Beverly Hills. Bob Saget, Jessica Seinfeld, and Michael Richards kicked in to raise $200,000 on a weekday afternoon. Impressive.
Digital empress and “What’s Trending” founder Shira Lazar corralled a team of social media standouts and young stars on the eve of the Red Cross’ “National Giving Day” to generate 10 million social impressions leading in to a national fundraising day.
Dubbed “Tubeathon,” the telethon for the digital age recruited faces like DJ Kittie and Chanel West Coast to the iHeartRadio theatre in Burbank to centralize the social attack.
Taking a break from remixing pop hits via violin, DSharp (left) worked the web for dollars.
LA-based group Phases made the most of the week between the two Coachella weekends, playing the La Nuit party at the Sofitel on Wednesday night.
Maroon 5’s James Valentine is a former member of the early incarnation of Phases.He checked up on them at the La Nuit show.
At an unveiling of the new destined-for-greatness rooftop of Mama Shelter in Hollywood, Vanessa and sister Stella Hudgens had the cool couch at a preview party thrown by Social Intelligence Agency’s Lisa Jammal. Inside tip: The capacity up top is tight, so get there early.
On Thursday, Jordan Brewster, Dani Stahl, and Rembrandt Flores huddled up at #PATCHMARC, a collaboration between Marc Jacobs And Nylon Magazine.
