11/15/2025
✨ HEAVEN 2025: Heaven Begins Within ✨
On 11 November 2025 at the stunning Rosewood Miramar Beach in Montecito, California, creativity, community and compassion converged. This wasn’t just a black-tie gala — it was a living installation of art, play and purpose, designed to remind us all: the greatest transformation begins within.
The Art of Elysium’s signature HEAVEN event invited guests into a world where the formal formality of a gala flows into the imaginative joy of a childhood-dream. Curated by visionary Lee Daniels, the theme of “reconnecting with your inner child” guided the evening’s journey — from arrival, through dinner, into a pajama-party-afterglow full of wonder and play.
Far beyond the red carpet and celebrity faces, HEAVEN 2025 is about art in service. Every table, every installation, every performance supported TAOE’s ongoing programs, nurturing creativity and healing within communities facing illness, confinement, or crisis.
🔹 The evening included immersive moments: a procession beginning dinner, a reading of the vision, then a playful shift into pajamas, puppetry and child-like joy.
🔹 Honorees included Spirit of Elysium awardees Aly Michalka & AJ Michalka, celebrated for service through creativity.
🔹 Through this fusion of art, performance and philanthropy, HEAVEN becomes more than an event — it becomes a movement.
📍 Location: Rosewood Miramar Beach, Montecito, CA
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What does your idea of Heaven look like?
Share one creative moment that made you feel like a child again below. 👇✨