A lively crowd showed up at Club Nokia, hosted by AEG/L.A. Live, to demonstrate support at the West Coast Expo’s pre-event mixer. They noshed on Wolfgang Puck finger food, imbibed favorite beverages, schmoozed and, of course, chatted up the Expo. The event was held Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m.

Among the organizations represented were Presenting sponsors AT&T (Technology Pavilion), Wells Fargo (Business Pavilion); the Kidney Care Institute (Health Pavilion); Platinum sponsor Verizon (Technology Pavilion); Gold sponsor AEG; Silver sponsors Time Warner Cable, The Gas Co. and US Bank; Bronze sponsors HSBC, Bank of America, Walmart, Los Angeles County and Southern California Edison; and Supporting sponsors YWCA, Union Bank, Los Angeles World Airport. Others included Operation Hope, the Black Business Association, Farmers Insurance and the Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce.