Parties! The style, stars and scoop from Hollywood's hottest events

While other small screen actors winged their way to L.A. for the Emmys, Leighton Meester used her time off to give back, hitting two charitable events in New York City. After cracking a book at the Kids for Kids celebrity carnival benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the Gossip Girl put her creative skill to use at the Design a Tee and Plant a Tree at Alternative's Green Forest event.