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Always on the lookout for an open bar cultural happening, Defamer PartyWatcher Ann trekked to Costa Mesa for a showing of new works by sculptor Peter Harper (brother of Ben) at the Rico Garcia Fine Art gallery. There, she sampled Danny DeVito's Clooney-seducing poison of choice—his own brand of Limoncello—while keeping a sharp lookout for many of the "confirmed celebrities" the press release promised would be in attendance. But even without a single Meg Ryan or Cox-Arquette sighting, there was more than enough free liquor and stimulating art on hand to render the journey a success. Ann's report, and a photo gallery courtesy of photographer Maggie Serrano, follow after the jump.

Authors, artists and socialites mingled at Rico Garcia Fine Art Gallery in Costa Mesa, for Saturday night's opening of Peter Harper's Art Exhibit and the California debut of Danny DeVito's Limoncello. We made a bee-line for the bar (purely for the sake of investigative journalism), anxious to taste the drink responsible for DeVito's nationally televised hangover. The bartender warned us it had a kick but we didn't know how much until minutes later, when the room began to spin. We chatted up Peter Harper for a bit and spoke about his brothers—Grammy award winner Ben Harper and author Joel Harper. It was a magical evening, but our pounding hangovers the next morning made us grateful we didn't have to sit down with Barbara Walters and the girls for a nationally televised chat.