Starry Starry Night
The California Museum welcomes a bevy of bold-faced names, like Rob Lowe, Buzz Aldrin and Magic Johnson, to Sacramento for its sixth annual CA Hall of Fame gala

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Rob Lowe makes his entrance into Memorial Auditorium for the California Hall of Fame induction cermony.by Max Whittaker
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Previously held at the California Museum, the induction ceremony took place at the historic Memorial Auditorium for the first time in 2011.by Max Whittaker
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2011 inductee Carlos Santana (left) with 2006 honoree Clint Eastwoodby Max Whittaker
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2011 inductee Mike Love, lead singer of The Beach Boys, greets 2009 inductee Gen. Chuck Yeager.by Max Whittaker
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Actor Matthew Modine, co-star of the upcoming Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises, at the after-party (which doubled as a fundraiser for Mayor Johnson) inside the Park Ultra Loungeby Max Whittaker
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Clint Eastwood is flanked by his wife Dina, board chair of the California Museum (left), and Mayor Johnson’s mom, Georgia West, at the after-party.by Max Whittaker
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Gov. Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown catch up with retired astronaut and 2011 inductee Buzz Aldrin on the red carpet.by Max Whittaker
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Inductee and molecular biologist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn received a Nobel Prize in 2009.by Max Whittaker
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Inductee Father Gregory Boyleby Max Whittaker
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Inductee Magic Johnson makes sure to get some face time with his young fans.by Max Whittaker
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The evening’s emcees: Lisa Ling, host of Our America with Lisa Ling, and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnsonby Max Whittaker
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The governor and first lady with inductee Doris Fisher, co-founder of The Gap (right)by Max Whittaker
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The Joy Luck Club author and 2011 inductee Amy Tanby Max Whittaker
This article appears in the February-March 2012 issue of Sactown Magazine.