SOCIAL DIARY
Lunch yesterday at Michael's where a couple of Broadway producers had bought me for lunch at a silent auction; plus Wednesday Giants Pep rally lunch at Michael's, and Shirley Lord Rosenthal's dinner last night for Ron Suskind.

SOCIAL HISTORY
Brad Emerson, The Downeast Dilettante, is back with a short history on Edith Wharton at 150 and her relationship to Bar Harbor in the 1880s when it was a summertime destination for American society.

HOUSE
While Sian is still on the other side of the world exploring Myanmar, we revisit Frank Maresca, one of the leading experts on and collectors of outsider art.

GUEST DIARY
Jesse Kornbluth, Mr. Headbutler.com, writes about "An Invisible Thread," the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler and a busy sales executive. Find out why YOU would want to buy this book right away.

SOCIAL DIARY
Happy Birthday greetings to our Broadway Baby Liz Smith, with some history whence she came from the annals of the Great White Way.

PARTY PICTURES
Geoffrey Bradfield held a reception in honor of Muna Rihani Al-Nasser and UN Women for Peace; Booksigning for George Gurley's George & Hilly: The Anatomy of a Relationship; Manhattan Theatre Club's annual Winter Benefit ; An evening with Landscape Designer Jack deLashmet at Asprey to support The Horticultural Society of New York.

ACROSS THE WORLD
Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew takes us to Wellington to the Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Fabulous.

SHOPPING DIARY
Fairchild Baldwin Handbag Collection from What2WearWhere.

SOCIAL DIARY
Last night's big party at Doubles for George Gurley and his new book, George & Hilly: The Anatomy of a Relationship.

ACROSS THE WORLD
Shanghai Social Diary. Our lady in Shanghai, Jeanne Lawrence visits Qi Bao, the ancient water town ten miles from the city; you will too.

DINING
Erin Frankel reviews some of her favorite dishes in the young new year, starting with the Kumquat Chipotle Mezcalita at Oficina Latina.

SOCIAL DIARY
Watching a television show about the volatile career of Ken Starr, accountant and advisor to the rich until they found out he was helping himself to their personal fortunes.

PARTY PICTURES
Winterfest Family Fun Day to benefit K.I.D.S.; KiDS of NYU Langone Foundation's 6th annual KiDS Play to Win! Family Bowling Party; FT CNBC Nightcap drinks at the 2012 World Economic Forum.

SOCIAL HISTORY
Part XII of our series of Ellen Glendinning Frazer's archives: Winter Sun, Cold War Romance, Away Down East and a Big Catch on the River of the Presidents, 1949. Palm Beach -- Medway Plantation, Northeast Harbor, Cedar Island Lodge, edited by Augustus Mayhew.

SOCIAL DIARY
Remembering Scotty of Hollywood legend and lore who's now written his memoir about the rich and famous after dark.

PARTY PICTURES
Sons of the American Revolution hosted a gala ball with the Daughters of the American Revolution; New York-Presbyterian Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health "Plates for Pediatrics" Benefit Dinner; A Jamaican Bash in honor of The Upcoming Sugar Cane Ball; 58th Annual Winter Antiques Show to Benefit the East Side Settlement.

SOCIAL DIARY
Last night at the Park Avenue Armory for the Young Collectors Night benefiting East Side House Settlement; great crowd, great party and fascinating booths.

PARTY PICTURES
The New York Philharmonic hosted its first-ever Chinese New Year Gala concert; The Standard, New York and Veuve Clicquot Hosted A Midwinter's Night Skate Party; The Susan G. Komen Perfect Pink Party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.

ACROSS THE WORLD
Washington Social Diary. Stephanie Green attends a "pre-speech" reception before President Obama's State of the Union Address at the Library of Congress; plus the Washington Ballet's annual Jete Society Dance Party; also a photo exhibition by French photographer Gerard Rondeau at the French Embassy.

HOUSE
While Sian is off in Burma, we're running a piece she and Lesley and Jeff did on the centenarian and world renowned ceramicist Eva Zeisel at her apartment. Ms. Zeisel died last year at 105.

SOCIAL DIARY
The town's starting to gear up for the season; big crowd getting ready for lift-off at yesterday lunch at Michael's; meanwhile reporting on another lunch for Oscar nominees Michelle Williams and Ken Branagh in Hollywood, and Ralph Lauren hosts Ellen Graham and her book "Talking Pictures" at the Worth Avenue store.

ACROSS THE WORLD
Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew takes us on a quick spin of "Palm Beach Wildlife: Art Admirers, Ferrari Fanatics, Jet nuts and Social Lions.

SOCIAL DIARY
The Cinema Society's premiere screening of Madonna's "W.E." evokes several thoughts about the story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, as well as the ongoing story of Madonna and her genius.

PARTY PICTURES
NYC Dance Alliance Foundation's first anniversary at The Joyce Theater; The Old Vic hosted a Gala evening, Old Vic New York; The Palm Beach Police Foundation's annual fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.

DINING
NYSD Dining with Erin Frankel. Salt-baked beets with red grapefruit, drizzled with bitter aged vinegar is on the menu of ACME Bar & Grill on 9 Great Jones Street. You'll want it as soon as you see it. And everything else too.

SOCIAL DIARY
Yesterday morning's Celebration of the Life of Evelyn Lauder at Lincoln Center brought out more than two thousand invited guests.

ACROSS THE WORLD
Charleston Social Diary. Ned Brown relaxes on a weekend partaking of the local papers and magazines and strolling the streets and lanes and parks in the mild winter weather.

GUEST DIARY
Jamee Gregory way out west in Santa Monica visiting her granddaughter and taking her on a tour of Noah's Ark at Skirball Cultural Center.

SOCIAL DIARY
Cold and snowy weekend in New York; the Thursday night gatherings at the Winter Antiques Show and The Chinese New Year's dinner at Doubles. And JH's snow pictures.

SOCIAL HISTORY
The Ellen Glendinning Frazer Archives part XI: Transitions, Departures, and Getaways, 1948; Palm Beach - Gulf Stream - Jamaica - Medway Plantation - Chestnut Hill - The Greenbrier.

GUEST DIARY
No Holds Barred. Blair Sabol goes to L.A. and it's "Awards Season," and so it goes and so she goes, and so will you ... read on:

SOCIAL DIARY
Busy night last night in New York with the opening night Preview of the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory, and the annual Chinese New Year dinner at Doubles as a guest of Jeanne Lawrence.

HOUSE
Sian and Lesley visit the chef Kurt Gutenbrunner, the force behind Wallse, Blaue Gans, and Cafe Sabarsky at the Neue Galerie. At his home, photographed by Jeffrey Hirsch.

PARTY PICTURES
Opening night of the Metro Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion; Opening Night of Richard III at BAM; The Olana Partnership's 2012 Frederic E. Church Award Gala at the New York Public Library; Launch of Janklow Arts Leadership Program at Syracuse University; Opening of "Opulent Vision," a group exhibition of fordProject.