etc…etc…blah blah blah… (Oh…just looked on the internet and saw that Brad and Angelina were there too…well who knew…).Ĭelebs schmlebs…I was most thrilled when we ran into renowned L.A. Kate Beckinsale, and the entire soap opera cast of The Young & the Restless (yes, that’s right)…. Let’s see…I might as well go through the list of famous faces I saw during the cocktail hour…Zoe Saldana, Christina Ricci, Marisa Tomei, Chris O’Donnell, Jessica Alba, Guy Ritchie (I think or at least a guy who looked like Guy Ritchie), Eva Mendes. Whoa is me…I bore with all of the stars and the likes….I made it through the treachery of too many celebrities, champagne, glitz, glamour and good times (I am being facetious…I think…). I must say, my one critique of the event is that there may have been too many celebrities there for my taste (can there ever be too many celebrities? Yes, she emphatically replies after living in Los Angeles all of her life)…it felt a bit like attending the Emmys or a cheesy Hollywood party in that respect. Politicians, business people, artists, celebrities and so many other luminaries from the community…all mingling and greeting during the cocktail hour (it was actual two hours). With that said…off we went down the “red carpet”… mind you) was clearly surprised by the spectacle of the event and the grandeur of the entrance I heard this older woman say to the museum usher, “Do we really have to walk through all of this?”…she was referring to the scene of hundreds of paparazzi, camera crews and bright lights. In front of us, an older woman sporting a large fur coat (in L.A. The valet ushered us out of our car, we checked in and were immediately rushed towards that night’s equivalent of a red carpet (it was pink). We arrived to see a humongous tent had been constructed right on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles with the Walt Disney Concert Hall looming in the background. So attending this year’s event was a social no-brainer for me and my sister. We’ve been big supporters of the museum for years (and dare I say probably even bigger supporters once all of the chic parties started…is that bad?…I know…it is all about the art…I know…). Strick was the one who kicked off this whole idea of a gala for the museum years ago and raised the profile of the institution 100-fold during his tenure. Under the previous museum director Jeremy Strick, these parties were just stunningly dramatic and elegant – like no other parties I had ever been to. Went to the annual Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) black-tie gala.Īfter a day of indecision as to whether I was feeling up for going…I finally decided cold or no cold I’m going…I bit the bullet at 5:30p, whipped on my Badgely Mischka black evening gown and at 6:00pm zipped off to this annual fete with sister DS (who was looking stunning in a simple black Dolce & Gabbana dress, a fab beaded necklace thing and to die for Prada shoes).Īnyhoooooo…off we went to MOCA to help celebrate the museum’s 30th anniversary. A huge tent was staged right on Grand Avenue in order to house the elegant dining area and the stage for the night’s performances. Nearly a thousand art supporters came out to a black-tie event for MOCA’s 30th anniversary. All photos in this post by Coco of Cococozy
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