Meet Manolo; Moods of Norway Fashion & Charity; Cut & Paste Design Competition Event

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BEVERLY HILLS—For those of you not so keen on making the drive down to Newport Beach, here's your chance to meet the real Manolo Blahnik. He's doing a personal appearance at Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills. It's Thursday, from 1pm to 3pm at 9700 Wilshire Blvd [Neiman Marcus]

BEVERLY CENTER, ECHO PARK—This Thursday, Moods of Norway is doing a special benefit in conjunction with Macy's to benefit the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles: a $20 suggested donation get you savings, food, music, fun, and warm fuzzy feelings of doing something nice. The event starts at 6:30 pm, and later that night, the festivities move to The Echo. 1822 Sunset Blvd. [Racked Inbox]

HOLLYWOOD—Chances are good that if you follow fashion, you appreciate good design. Which means the Cut & Paste 2010 Digital Design Tournament is right up your alley. It's a live design competition with semi-famous judges -- creative honchos from The Hundreds, Giant Robot and NOTCOT, and an open bar. It's this Saturday at the Henry Fonda/Music Box. Info on tix here. 6126 Hollywood Blvd. [Racked Inbox]