The Residences at W Hollywood Red-Carpet Worthy Hollywood Oscar Festivities

The Residences at W Hollywood Red-Carpet Worthy Hollywood Oscar Festivities
This week's “five-minute finds,” just a few clicks of the heels from home at Hollywood & Vine, the epicenter of the golden age of Hollywood, are a curated count-down of red carpet-worthy gatherings and more:

Wednesday, February 26: How to star in your own red-carpet worthy photo. Put your best stiletto forward with tips from Hollywood celebrity photographer Art Streiber; get inspired by taking a peek at his glamorous portfolio from last year's Awards (thanks to Galavante for the introduction!)

Wednesday, February 26: Global Green fundraiser celebrating the 20th anniversary of Global Green USA is a rocking Pre-Oscar club party with live music by Moby and top LA DJs at Avalon Hollywood, from $125, 1735 Vine Street, Hollywood

Wednesday, February 26: 7th Annual Toscars. This BRITS IN LA live event at the Egyptian Theatre parodies the Oscars (teams have 3 weeks to create spoofs of the best feature nominees) and benefits UKares Foundation charity. Hosted by Glee's Alex Newell, 6712 Hollywood Blvd.

Thursday, February 27: First-ever Academy Awards Oscar Concert: Make “Her” “Happy” with your own red carpet moment, scoring tickets to the live concert of 2014 Oscar-nominated songs and scores featuring the composers conducting their own music performed by an 80-piece orchestra, including Her by Owen Pallett and Happy from Despicable Me 2, Thursday, February 27, 8 p.m., UCLA Royce Hall, tickets from $50

Sunday, March 2: W Hollywood Night of 100 Stars After Party: Right on W Hollywood home turf (with the noise confined to the separate hotel tower), this gala black tie Awards Night premier after-event at the W Hollywood Hotel shines from 9 p.m. – 2 a.m., with stars galore. Past glitterati on the scene include Richard Dreyfuss, Jacquline Bisset, Harry Hamlin; 6250 Hollywood Blvd, enter on Argyle

Sunday, March 2: Keep Score & More! Okay, staying in and hosting your own bash? Help everyone keep track of who's winning what with a printable Oscar ballot from DIY Studio founder Kelly Lanza, who hails just a few miles from Kodak Theatre (thanks to HuffPo for the cool find). Looking for what to serve your guests? Consider Wolfgang Puck's top requested Awards Night dish at the Governor's Ball for the past 20 years: Chi cken Pot Pie with Black Truffles

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