GUYS & DOLLS OPENING PARTY: A PLACE NOT TO BE MISSED

Red Carpet Roxy sipping a champagne
DJ AM spinning his mix of tunes behind an LED light encrusted booth
Massive chandelier centerpiece in front of the opulent bar

I had a great time last night at the opening party for Guys & Dolls, the newly renovated hot spot on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles. Owner Michael Sutton has transformed the place into a super sleek and luxurious venue complete with blue striped walls, extremely high leather banquettes, and to top it all off, a gorgeous crystal chandelier in the center of the room that must be blinding once the light hits it. Drinks are served as either shots, martini style, or cocktail style, with the chalkboard menu changing daily. After my initial glass of bubbly, I indulged in the "Robertson Boulevard" cocktail, a fruity mix of pineapple juice, orange juice, and Bacardi Rum, served in one of those large plastic tumblers you would normally reserve for iced tea. It is nice to get your money's worth!

As more party goers filtered in, DJ AM threw down and turned up the heat in the room with his fast paced, crowd pleasing turntable style. The guests, who were extremely mixed from 20 something hipsters to Frank Sinatra look alikes, sang along and danced on top of the towering banquettes. Milling about the crowd was a sport coat clad Matthew Perry doing laps of the room, relatively new Mom and Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio looking stunning in a strapless black top, and a cocktail sipping ex-Miss California USA pageant co-director Shanna Moakler was hanging by the front banquette grooving to DJ AM's tunes. This place is definitely special and not your typical L.A. drinking spot, as the energy of the room transports me back to my bar days in Manhattan-land of good vibes and a cool mix of people.

The joint is sure to explode after this Sunday's line up of all star events, beginning with a party presented by Fame Route, with the master rock piano performance of Eric Lewis (ELEW) who has played for President Barack Obama and "Vanity Fair's" Oscars Party just to name a few. Following that shindig, a rocking, celebrity infused MTV Movie Awards After Party that will carry late into the night. Both of these killer fetes will be produced by special events and marketing powerhouse, A-List Communications. You know where to find Red Carpet Roxy come Sunday..........on top of one of those banquettes enjoying my cocktail!

HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY STK WEST HOLLYWOOD!

Red Carpet Roxy hanging out with friends
Kim Kardashian arriving at the event (photo by world face/splash news online)

STK in West Hollywood, part of the One Group of restaurants, turned 1 last night in a celebrity filled bash, complete with vodka cocktails and a selection of STK appetizers. As I stepped inside, "Entourage" cutie Rex Lee was chilling on the patio in front of the step and repeat. The flash bulb frenzy went off as soon as Tori Spelling, looking svelte in a purple mini dress complete with brown stillettos, and her hubby Dean Mc Dermott cruised in and assumed their dinner table. The always adorable and super friendly Taryn Manning and Tara Jane of Born Uniqorn were attempting to reach the front of the bar, which was now slammed, in order to get a cocktail. Courtney Cox Arquette and David Arquette seemed comfortable at table #1 dining on some of their favorites. Kim Kardashian arrived at the party fresh from a performance earlier of "American Idol" contestants. My friend, celebrity fashion designer Lloyd Klein disclosed that he was excited about his new reality show, premiering in the fall and his possible participation in the A-List Communications produced STYLE360 fashion extravaganza in New York City during Fashion Week in September. Other notable celeb attendees: Regina King in a form fitting black dress, P-Diddy protege Farnsworth Bentley, Lance Bass with a posse in tow, towering lovely Natasha Henstridge, and "Dancing with the Stars" dancers and real-life partners Maksim Chemerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff posing for the paps as they made their exit.

ELLE'S ECO-STYLE STATION: FARMERS MARKET CHIC

Red Carpet Roxy enjoying the latest issue of "Elle" and her free Zoya pedicure this past Sunday at the Elle Eco-Style Station in the Brentwood Farmers Market
Sampling goodies from Burt's Bees and Soy Joy
The "Elle" Eco-Style Station
A customer trying on the latest patent leather Birkenstock

Where else can you go on a Sunday, get free samples of Burt Bee's lip balm and Soy Joy Bars, try on the latest patent leather accented Birkenstocks (not the ones wandering around the dirty parking lots of Grateful Dead shows from your college days), lounge around while reading the latest issue of "Elle" (your go to guide for all things fashion), and get a free pedicure with non-toxic Zoya nail polish? Yes, I said "free" pedicure. The Elle Eco-Style Station, of course, produced by the always style savvy team at A-List Communications.

Every Sunday through the month of May, "Elle" has teamed up with these eco-conscious sponsors to bring you their version of Farmers Market Chic-setting up shop at the Brentwood, California Farmers Market May 3rd and May 10th and the Pacific Palisades, California Farmers Market on May 17th and May 24th. These companies care about the environment and show that you can be eco-friendly and stylish at the same time. So come down for a Sunday of organic, green sampling while beautifying and feeling good about what you are using. What else are you going to do? Wash your hair?

PALIHOUSE=PARTYHOUSE

I don't know how many of you have been to Palihouse in West Hollywood, but if you haven't, you absolutely should. That is where I was last night night for the birthday party of Stardust Pictures Executive and Producer, Justin Levine. Palihouse is a great place to host a birthday party because it has this really chilled out vibe, there are great nooks where groups of people can congregate, and the food and drink are consistently very good. It is also the place that many celebs go to be "low key."

Upon arrival, I was greeted not only by Justin, but also by actors Jaime Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt who were sharing a loveseat-no pun intended! :-P Jaime has been working on Jennifer's show, "The Ghost Whisperer," and he told me, during Oscars week when I interviewed him, that he was enjoying working on the show and that Jen was a great girl and really sweet. It is nice to see people get along in Hollywood.

As the night wore on, more vino was poured, heavy appetizers were consumed (compliments of Mr. Levine) and many guests started to appear, proving that Mr. Levine has some really great friends that wanted to show up for him. Being that Justin is the quintessential ladies man, I believe that he managed to pose for a photo with each and every lady at the bash-myself included :) Speaking of lovely ladies, Justin took me over for a chat with Vivica A. Fox and she and I reminisced about Sundance a few years back when I interviewed her for Premiere. She even made it a point to stop in even though she had a 6 AM flight this morning. She was really excited about the party she will be hosting for "Shark City," a Stardust Pictures project, on March 19th. Also in attendance at the shindig was A-List Communications LLC President David Manning, so you know the party was good.

As I was making my exit, I met up with championship winning ex-basketball player and actor, John Salley, who is very deft and handing out compliments to the ladies. Not only did he tell me that I was beautiful, but he also complimented me on my stilettos. You have got to love a man who has an appreciation for and knows good shoes when he sees them. Take note boys! Thank you, Justin, for a great night and happy, happy birthday!

FLASHING LIGHTS

The Red Carpet at Haven on Friday night was so bright, I almost needed my Foster Grant Sunglasses to see! The first arrival that I captured was uber sexy hunk, Mr. Gilles Marini, the naked hottie from the "Sex and the City" movie (ladies and some of the boys out there know exactly who I am talking about and probably have some sort of a visual in their heads right now!) and one of the new contestants on "Dancing with the Stars." I asked him who he thinks his biggest competition may be. He answered, "Steve Wozniak." That's right-the furry, but I am sure lovable, co-founder of Apple Computers! He said that Steve had some serious moves. I guess it remains to be seen, so be sure to tune in to this season's, "Dancing with the Stars."

Next up, Kendra Wilkinson, star of the "Girls Next Door" and the upcoming "Kendra." Clearly, the girl is in love with her fiancee, Hank Baskett of the Philadephia Eagles, because every time she spoke about him, she blushed and her whole face lit up! My camera man, Brooks, barely even needed to spot the light on her as she glowed to me about her upcoming wedding at the Playboy Mansion. She also told me that her brother would be giving her away. However, she was a little out of sorts and only had 45 minutes to get ready for this event as she had spent her day preparing for her garage sale the following day. Bunny ears, anyone?

But the whole energy of the Carpet changed once Paris Hilton graced everyone with her presence. She came out to support her friend, Russell Simmons, who was showing his Argyle Culture Collection this evening, along with Born Uniqorn, designed by Taryn Manning and Tara Jane. Paris provided the shoes (not from her closet, although I am sure she has more than enough to do so) for the female models from her own signature collection. She was sporting some sort of glittery, flapper look that only Paris can pull off. When I asked her what makes her Red carpet ready, she shot back that it was her smile. Touche!

I caught up with with my friend and extremely talented fashion designer Abi Ferrin who had just flown in from Dallas for the event and Oscars weekend. She styled me for the night in one of her beautiful creations, a silky, one-shouldered number in the perfect shade of green. I got so many compliments in that little number that I now refer to it as my LGD (little green dress!)

I was then whisked away to a room upstairs in the house where I was granted a private interview with the one and only Mr. Russell Simmons. Oh-and that was as he was wrapping up his chat with the Queen-Queen Latifah, fresh from her Oscars rehearsals! Am I not always in the place to be?? Always gracious as this will be the 3rd time I have interviewed him, Russell was very excited about showing his Argyle Culture Collection that night. (It also now includes women's clothes which are so cool!) I asked him about who he designed the line for-the Urban Graduate-and who that person is. He got a big grin on his face and began cracking up and said that person was him-some time ago!! He also said that he would be enjoying his appearances again on "Reverend Run's House," the reality show based on his brother's family, Reverend Run of Run DMC. So set your Moxi recording devices!

I always love catching up with my girls, Tara Jane and Taryn Manning (or as I affectionately refer to them as T squared!) of Born Uniqorn. Total troopers-they had just flown in 4 hours before this party from showing their line in Vegas. Needless to say, the crowd loved their clothes and they even had their celebrity friend, Caroline D'Amore walking in their show. Never too tired, they were on their way to one of Paris' 5 birthday parties! The life of Hollywood Starlets........

Haven and all of the events were such a blast and I have to thank Hachette Filipacchi Media, specifically Elle.com, Elle Decor, Premiere.com, and American Photo for sponsoring and putting it all together, along with special events powerhouse, A-List Communications LLC. Well done!