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The 49th Kennedy Center Honors gala will go on despite the recent closure of the Kennedy Center, with the event moving to the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nvidia Chief Jensen Huang doesn’t buy into the idea of AI doomerism, nor does he buy into AI Pollyannaism, he told attendees at The Korea Society’s annual gala on Monday evening in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Cruise took the hand of Catherine, Princess of Wales, as they talked and laughed on a black carpet - instead of the traditional red - before the royal gala screening of Digger in Leicester Square.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

“There has to be change,” Hammer told a ballroom of Cuban-American lawyers at a February bar association gala in Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“The gala was to have celebrated the engagement. Have you been courted yet, Matilda?”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

She was named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in sports in 2026 and has been a ubiquitous presence on red carpets, major sporting events and galas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Before they were squabbling in court and attending fashion galas, today’s masters of the universe built their names on engineering, coding and hard-charging leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

There have been security incidents at big-ticket galas before, most notably when a couple of fame-seekers crashed a state dinner in the first year of the Obama administration.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

Designers cater to an extremely exclusive clientele able to purchase pieces for thousands of dollars intended for red carpets, galas, weddings or other public events.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

I saw so many children suffering still—why should I be enjoying galas and ceremonies?

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai