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Don't sweat it if you're one of the many, many people without a $30,000 ticket to tonight's Met Gala, the over-the-top red carpet event celebrating the debut of the Costume Institute's spring exhibit Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. There's still fun to be had — and people to see — as celebrities, designers, models, and It Girls have flocked to the city to prepare for tonight's futuristic theme.

We've mapped out the best bets for spotting a familiar face or two before and after the event, from the decadent hotels where celebs get dressed to the clubs they'll be hitting for tonight's after parties.

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