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Frontwoman Gwen Stefani (left) and her ska-lite band, No Doubt, end their brief U.S. tour with a stop in Sacramento, Calif.
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Costars Taye Diggs and Nia Long walk down the aisle at the debut of The Best Man at L.A.'s Cineplex Odeon Century Plaza.
R&B star D'Angelo hosts a party at New York City's Emporio Armani to kick off its partnership with music website Launch.com.
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Victims advocate Julianna Margulies (left) gets the Inspiration of the Year Award from Sojourn Services for Battered Women and Their Children, at L.A.'s Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
'80s pop stars Richard Marx and Kenny Loggins headline the Music for Life II benefit at Chicago's Vic Theatre.
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Samuel L. Jackson, Roseanne, James Woods, and other celeb duffers tee off at VH1's Fairway to Heaven VI pro-am golf tournament at the Las Vegas Country Club, to benefit VH1 Save the Music. Airdate is Nov. 20.
How Hamptonites get their showbiz fix sans Puffy: the 7th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, through the 24th. Movies include Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep (right), and I'll Take You There, with Ally Sheedy.
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It's for The Birds: A symposium celebrating the centennial of Alfred Hitchcock (right), at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Two-time Hitch girl Tippi Hedren speaks.
The AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival opens with the U.S. premiere of The Cider House Rules, starring Tobey Maguire and Michael Caine. The fest runs through Oct. 29.



