The Before party

Jeffrey Katzenberg with Neil Patrick Harris and David Burke GALLERY: The Evening Before partyThe setting is elegant, the foods divine as well as the swag impressive. But, it's the hobnobbing making the Evening Before party the can't-miss affair in the pre-Emmy social swirl.The fifth annual event, raising $1.5 million for your Film and tv Fund, came its usually eclectic guest report on professionals, talent, tenpercenters together with other bizzers on Saturday for the Lawn at Century Park.Showing sponsors Target, H . p ., People and Revlon saved partygoers entertained with working areas featuring games and freebies (Target's Missoni collection free gifts were a substantial hit). Nevertheless the most fun as of this government-created outdoors party space was watching for interesting couplings -- for instance Jim Parsons giving Edie Falco a bear hug as she turned up, or Margo Martindale inside an animated conversation with Leslie Bibb, or J.J. Abrams and Conan O'Brien talking about deep ideas, or Eric Stonestreet and John Stamos getting fun.But during this high-powered group, there has been outbreaks of fandemonium. "OK, you're awesome," a girl gushed to Aziz Ansari since the "Parks and Entertainment" star made his way using the crowd. "Large Bang Theory" professional producer Bill Prady confessed with a "total fanboy moment" while he and "Large Bang" trouper Kunal Nayyar anxiously anxiously waited outdoors the men's room for that chance to shake hands with "Wager on Thrones" thesp Jon Snow. GALLERY: The Evening Before party Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com