The stars are about to come out at The Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows as it celebrates its centennial beginning on June 15 with a weekend of exclusive, curated events featuring a variety of celebrity hosts and Honorary Weekend Ambassadors including, Warren Beatty, Clive Davis, Bryan Lourd, Brett Ratner, Rick Rosen and Ben Silverman.
To celebrate 100 years as an icon of the entertainment industry, The Beverly Hills Hotel has chosen the MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) as the official charity partner for the celebration, with proceeds from the weekend packages benefiting the MPTF.
The weekend will kick-off with an evening of comedy and jazz by the pool hosted by Bill Cosby.
Saturday will begin with mid-morning roundtable discussion of industry stories, old and new, with actors, writers and directors, hosted by The Hollywood Reporter.
The day will continue at noon with a cabana-chic, vintage-style pool party featuring a special performance.
An exhibition featuring classic photos from The Beverly Hills Hotel shot by legends of the photography world get Saturday night started. Robert Anderson, official historian and great-grandson of the hotel’s original owner, who wrote The Beverly Hills Hotel – The First 100 Years, will be on-hand to sign copies of the newly released book, which features never-before-seen images, historical documents and colorful anecdotes related to the hotel’s fabled history. A selection of one-of-a-kind objects and ephemera from Anderson’s archive will also be on view.
A dinner will be followed with a performance artist Mary J. Blige and feature the premier of a short film created by Academy-award winning filmmaker Chuck Workman commemorating The Beverly Hills Hotel’s 100-year anniversary. The film, narrated by Lauren Bacall, will include anecdotes from Warren Beatty, Mary J. Blige, Clive Davis, Michael Douglas, Jimmy Fallon, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Robert Anderson.
The highlight on ??Sunday will be a farewell brunch in the Polo Lounge hosted by Warren Beatty and MPTF Foundation Chair Jeffrey Katzenberg.
“We are using the milestone of our 100 year anniversary to benefit the MPTF because the industry has made The Beverly Hills Hotel its second home,” said Edward Mady, general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel. “We are thrilled to honor the MPTF community as we pay homage to the hotel’s coveted heritage and the legendary guests we have served.”