If you're cool like amfAR, you can get Janet Jackson to show up at your event as guest of honor and give a speech (the way she did last September in Milan, at La Permanente). If you're SemperOpernball, Dresden, you have to settle for LaToya.
Semperoper in Dresden, Germany, was the setting for the 5th Semper Opera Ball. This year, La Toya Jackson was the guest of honor and accepted an award to posthumously honor her late brother, Michael. Director of the ball, Hans-Joachim Frey, danced with the Jackson sister and shook it on the dance floor, although probably not to "Beat it" or "Thriller". Jose Carreras will also be awarded a prize for artistic achievements.