The YMCA of San Francisco will host the Y for Youth Luncheon at AT&T Park this Friday, March 9th. Over 400 guests are scheduled to attend the swanky $500/ticket event to support the YMCA’s out-of-school-hour programs for Bay Area youth.

EXCO Resources, Inc. (NYSE:XCO) announced that Haute 100 lister and billionaire private equity investor Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective March 2, 2012. READ THE FULL STORY ON HAUTE100.COM

Debauve & Gallais have created the most expensive box of chocolate sold in the Middle East, priced at $105 per pound, to be sold in Dubai at the company’s first Middle East shop.

The Hainan Rendez-Vous Boat Show in Sanya, China will take place April 5-8 with a fleet of 130 yachts including more than ten measuring in at 40 meters or more.

It was just back in June 2011 that the luxury home had be marked down from $12.5 million to $10.8 million, while Two and a Half Men actor, Ashton Kutcher has reportedly been renting the Lake Hollywood home for $50,000 a month.

The New York Times of the Art media world, The Art Newspaper will hit stands in Russia for the first time this April. The magazine will publish ten issue annually with an expected 25,000 issues sold. As well as issues being released, the magazine will post up-to-date news, announcements regarding the magazine and smart phone apps.

Celebrity Cruises’ award-winning cuisine has caught the attention of the prestigious James Beard Foundation.

Take a splash into the divine...here are Haute Living's choices for the top five hotel pools in Moscow.

Anderson Cooper, leading anchor of CNN, has put his amazing New York City penthouse on sale for a $3.75 million.

To mark the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, the National Maritime Museum will host a small exhibition, opening on March 8.

Haute Living brings you downtown cool, uptown luxury and every haute place to take a dip in between. Check out the chicest, most luxurious and most enticing pools in the city.

Watch enthusiasts await the Baselworld every year, and as it is slowly reveiled what will be at Baselworld 2012, they can’t help but look forward to this event. Rumored to steal the watch collectors hearts at Baselworld is Christophe Claret's X-Trem-1.

With the NBA season starting off on a rather tumultuous foot, this year’s All-Star game was one of the most anticipated yet. And naturally, Haute Living was front and center before, during and after the big game.

NYC20, the New York 20th Century Art and Design Fair which will fall from Apr.12-15, will feature beautiful presentations by 40 carefully selected exhibitors from across the U.S. and Europe. The exhibitors will showcase decorative and fine arts from all design aspects and trends of the 20th century including furniture, lighting, sculpture, paintings, jewelry, silver, glass, ceramics, photography, textiles, prints, and vintage clothing and accessories.

Kelly Florio Kasouf is unlike your average children’s book author. Sure, she’s imaginative like the rest of the lot and sure, she finds inspiration within her own life, but that’s not entirely how her explosive and brilliantly painted stories are born.

No hotel stay is complete without a luxurious pool to relax in. Whether you’re staying for a week or a weekend, check out Haute Living’s picks for the hotels in The Hamptons with the best pools.

The month of March marks the finale of Healdsburg’s Epicurean Winter Events, Offers and Eats. Spend a day or weekend in charming city of Healdsburg for amazing events dedicated entirely to pork and pinot noir, consecutive barrel tasting weekends and a chance to dine, drink and donate to benefit the region’s renowned Healdsburg Jazz Festival.

Hermès has been well known for the Birkin bag, but you haven’t seen anything quite like this. Hermès has unveiled a new diamond-studded mini tote set in gold and gorgeous stones after two years in the making.