Saturday evening is guaranteed to be a celeb-studded night, with Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming playing emcee for the GLAAD media gala, where Joy Behar and Cynthia Nixon will be honored with special awards. The guest list will be a who’s who of some of the great names of our times, including Sigourney Weaver, Rosie Perez, Nigel Barker, Michael Patrick King, and Jill Zarin.

We launched Haute Living San Francisco in January 2009, and, since that time, we have been compiling our Haute 100 list for the Bay Area. These are our picks for the region’s most important entrepreneurs, thinkers, entertainers, creators, philanthropists, socialites, power couples, and, of course, billionaires. We will be highlighting members of our Haute 100 cover story each day on HauteLiving.com in the coming weeks. We also took this opportunity to go more in depth with some of these leaders of the San Francisco community, like the NFL’s all-time greatest receiver, Jerry Rice.

On Saturday night, Hollywood will roll out the red carpets once again for the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner and Awards at the Hyatt Century Plaza, where Portia de Rossi is slated to receive the “HRC Visibility Award” and Kathy Griffin will accept the “Ally for Equality Award.” On Sunday, Kevin and Steffiana James are hosting a Sunday funday like no other for the children of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, where the Santa Monica Pier will be closed for a celebrity celebration.

The powers that be at Barton G. are setting up the Versace Mansion to become one of South Florida’s most exclusive boutique hotel/restaurant venues. Tonight’s upscale cocktail party will be an exclusive mix of all the hautest industries in town, with civic leaders, philanthropists, big name media members, politicians, and socialites all showing up to demonstrate their support.

Following up on this year of fun, the Magic City is inundated right now with everything new from the worlds of film and fashion. On March 5, film buffs celebrated the opening night of the 27th Annual Miami International Film Festival at the historic Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in downtown. The honor of the opening night film went to Looking for Eric, directed by Ken Loach and starring Manchester United’s Eric Cantona. Also stealing the spotlight at the film festival was the world premiere of the “Night of Hope” screening series on March 9 from writer/director/producer Moe Charif.

Louis Vuitton has teamed up with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for another round of a vibrant and playful collection for women. The newest project called Cosmic Blossom will present Murakami’s floral patterns that Louis Vuitton officially described as “fun, frivolous, and cute,” and then followed that up with a description of the palette as, “gorgeously, girly shades.” A bit of a departure for a brand that many consider as the pinnacle of serious fashion. In an official press release, LV says of the collection, “It’s impossible not to smile…” Check it out for yourself and let us know if you’re grinning from ear to ear.

It’s another exciting issue, especially considering that this is our Hollywood issue, where we present the premiere of the Hollywood Power Players. Find out who we chose as the hautest producer, director, actor, actress, agent, agency, film studio, and film festival. Also in this Hollywood edition is Rachel Heller’s interview with writer/producer Rob Weiss, of “Entourage” and “How to Make It in America” fame, as well as Tatijana Shoan’s sit down with power couple Arnold and Anne Kopelson. Tatijana also brings us the life and career of Sumner Redstone for the cover story. Finally, we go inside the new W Hollywood Hotel & Residences for a preview of what is sure to become one of the most exclusive and happening venues in the neighborhood. Find out who the moguls are that made this dream a reality.

While hords of fans and celebrities packed the Kodak Theatre and surrounding areas on Sunday, that wasn’t the only place to find the VIPs. West Hollywood is chock-full of exclusive venues that are proving again and again to be favorites with the celebrities. From the Sunset Tower Hotel and Pacific Design Center, to the members-only Soho House West Hollywood, up-and-comer Palihouse Holloway, and favorites like Mondrian and Andaz West Hollywood, this area of Los Angeles is demonstrating why it is the place if you’re haute in Hollywood.

Even though we have only just begun this decade, we still feel confident declaring that the Judith Leiber shopping event on Friday night offered the deal of the decade. “Grey’s Anatomy” star Jessica Capshaw hosted celebrities and VIP fashionistas like Peggy Siegal, Mary Alice Stephenson, Lucy Sykes, and Amy Brenneman for a chance to get their hands on the haute handbags for just $100.