When the temperatures are high, Angelenos turn to these haute hotel pools to cool down in style. Playing in the Pacific is all well and good, but why not choose to see and be seen in the scene instead?

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The stars were out to celebrate dance on Saturday night in Los Angeles, though one actress in particular may have been having a wee bit more fun than the rest. Honoree Shirley MacLaine slyly stated that dance was a “vertical expression of horizontal desire, made legitimate by music” in her acceptance speech.

LACMA’s first Art + Film Gala was such a success last fall that Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio have signed on to chair the haute event for a second time. The gala will take place on October 27 and will honor Stanley Kubrick and artist Ed Ruscha, both of whom will have their work exhibited at the museum this fall.

The Dizzy Feet Foundation will still honor Shirley MacLaine and Henry T. Segerstrom at its second annual gala on Saturday evening, but the foundation will be without expected host Katie Holmes. The Dizzy Feet board member was expected to make her first public appearance since splitting from Tom Cruise this weekend, but her rep has confirmed she will not be in attendance at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The stars of Glee turned up to hear other people make beautiful music on Wednesday night as they attended Billabong’s Design for Humanity benefit in Hollywood. The New York lot at Paramount Studios was transformed into a makeshift block party as Walk the Moon, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers and The Joy Formidable performed.

Robert Downey Jr. has been named the MVP of Hollywood actors. The Iron Man star has earned the number one ranked spot according to a study done by Vulture, aided The Guardian’s statistician Harry Enten.

Culture has come to the Las Vegas strip this summer in the form of Carnevale at The Venetian® and The Palazzo®. Angelenos looking for a quick and easy getaway have been heading into droves to Sin City for a taste of Italian glamour.

Should you want to toast the opening ceremony tomorrow (and you will), here are the LA and OC-based haute spots that are offering specialty cocktails and nibbles in honor of America’s Olympic hopefuls.