Time Warner Retail Sales & Marketing
Notre Dame football legend Rudy Ruettiger, whose life was portrayed in the 1993 blockbuster film “RUDY,” signed autographs for attendees.

Playboy
Miss March Playmate Monica Leigh (right) signed copies of the March issue of Playboy.

Meredith Corporation
Bestselling cookbook author, restauranteur and cooking show star Lidia Matticchio Bastianich (left) provided treats from her kitchen.

Comag Marketing Group
Attendees posed on an antique, custom-built 1946 Harley-Davidson (right).

Condé Nast Publications
A chic lounge featuring issues of the latest magazines from Condé Nast offered attendees a place to relax and later in the evening, a place to watch the Academy Awards show

The Reader's Digest Association/ Pegasus Sales
Some of cooking star Rachael Ray’s favorite drinks were mixed for attendees.

Hearst Magazines
Attendees entered a raffle to win three beauty baskets from Quick & Simple.

World Publications
Attendees spun a wheel to win a host of fun prizes, drank Caribbean Travel & Life’s “Sweet and Sunny Rum Drink” and entered a raffle to win a trip for two to St. Croix.

St. Martin’s Press/TOR Books
Bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon (right) signed copies of her upcoming novel.

Random House
Bestselling author James Swain (seated, left), authority on crooked gambling and casino scams, demonstrated card tricks and signed copies of his novels.

Wagner Rack, Inc.
Attendees entered a raffle to win a portable DVD player.

Simon & Schuster
Ad creative guru Ted Bell signed autographs of his New York Times bestseller Pirate!