New York Social Diary - Party Pictures

A dusting of snow. Photo: JH.

The Party Scene. Last Wednesday night, the Writing Center at Hunter College celebrated its 3rd Anniversary with a dinner at Doubles, the private club in the Sherry Netherland.

The Writing Center is the baby of a guy named Lewis Frumkes, a writer, editor and promoter of the art of writing. The Center is a “school.” It’s the kind of thing you might expect to find at a great university but no university is great enough to compare with the University of Little Ole New York – and in Lewis Frumkes’ case, with a landing strip called Hunter College.

Lewis Frumkes and Honoree Linda Fairstein

Lewis has also been an acknowledger of and encourager to this writer. I was invited to this party and even got a call from Lewis about attending or attending the cocktail. I said I’d come no matter what my sked was like, partly because they were honoring Linda Fairstein, another esteemed friend I’ve made in these canyons of Manhattan. Linda is a hardworking writer – turns out a crime novel once a year – and does everything with good cheer and all around hail-fellow-well-met.

On the night of the party, I skipped the cocktail hour since I can put that time to other use (like putting tomorrow’s together).

So, I got out of the house just minutes before dinner was supposed to start at 8:30. Friends aside, I look at this sort of evening as an assignment. There is something to tell about. Get pictures, get the message to convey.

The Glad Girls: Joan Jakobson, Helen Handley Houghton, Barbara Ascher, Anne Wazelle, and Jeannette Watson. The Glad Girls are the Park Avenue version of the Supremes goes The Chordettes (you had to be there); and they can rock!

As it happened I arrived about 8:50, and naturally the evening had begun, as well as the dinner itself. However. The young woman at the receptionist desk had the Guest List and it didn’t have my name on it. Nor was there a place card awaiting my arrival.

There was something missing in all of this. It could well have been my acceptance. It could well have been that I never actually made it but just thought I’d made it. This happens frequently with me. I tend to analyze these inactions about myself. With this I came up with two possibilities: I’d rather lie down and take a nap; or, I’m losing my mind. Lets hope it's the former.

However, I knew I’d have a good time at this dinner. Jennifer Raab the President of Hunter always brings out the kid in me. I like to kid her. She has a big sense of humor and she’s one of those Indefatigables that you can often meet in New York. We met several years ago in Abu Dhabi, along with her husband Michael Goodwin who writes for the New York Post. A Postian political commentary. The only reason we aren’t best of friends (as far as I’m concerned) is because: Who has time?

Tina Flaherty, and Malachy McCourt, and Jennifer Raab

Another guest, Daphne Merkin is a new acquaintance but one of those acquaintances where you could become lifelong friends if you had another life to go with the one you’ve got (at this age). Daphne is a distinguished writer in the New York literary community besides her audience in the New Yorker and other current periodicals. She’s effortlessly fascinating to talk to. For me anyway. She also teaches a Writing Workshop at the Writing Center. It’s an “intensive Master Class in the art of writing a memoir.” Intensive, Master, Art and Writing are all you need to know about Dahpne. (*The class is four sessions, 7- 9 , $300 – when it’s occurring.) www.hunter.cuny.edu/thewritingcenterce

Not finding anything, the woman at the reception desk said she'd just seat me. There were a few unclaimed name cards on the desk and obviously an extra plate. But it was too late and frankly, I would have been embarrassed walking in at that hour, even though I’m sure I would have felt welcome; that is the nature of the hosts.

So I went home. And that was good too.

Alana Frumkes, Lewis Frumkes, and Nabila Khashoggi

Dr. John Rodman and Dr. Herman Rosen

Denise LeFrak and Randy Schatz

Alex Sanger and Jeannette Watson

Ben Cheever, Judith Greenburg, and Dan Greenburg

Sidney Offit, Norman Straker, and Elinor Tatum

Alana Frumkes with Michelle and Sabrina Kleier

Lewis Frumkes and Lee Child

Lewis Frumkes and Kitty Pilgrim

Lisa Schiff and Linda Fairstein

Judith Kelman, Dr. Peter Scardino, and Jennifer Raab

Rochelle Ohrstrom and Lewis Lapham

Nabila Khashoggi

Dr. Harold Bornstein, Melissa Bornstein, and Amber Daspin

Jerry McCallion, Regina Peruggi, and John Calicchio

John and Joan Jakobson

Dan Rose

Timothy Frumkes, Grace Chang, and Stuart Venner

Last Week was St. Patrick’s, as everyone in New York knows unless they’d left town. There were numerous parties, and of course the parade and what me mither always referred to as the “folderol” that happens afterwards at bars and bars and bars across town. My father was a Brooklyn born Irishman transplanted to New England around his fortieth year – a matter of great misfortune in many ways to a Brooklyn born Irishman. You can take the boy out of, etc., but ...

He was born at the very beginning of the last century and his parents had come over in the early to mid-'80s, so there was a bit of a brogue in his Brooklyn accent (which is unlike the common Brooklynese today). He did not drink – never touched the stuff/one lesson learned early in his life – but he had an Irish temper also. Horrible. Violent. Noisy. I have sort of one, but not like his (thank God). However, I don’t have the issues he had. That was his gift to me. Also thank God. Nevertheless, it’s true about the Apple Falling From the Tree.

St. Patrick’s Day. Back up in New England growing up, people wore something green. End of Story. I don’t ever recall my Irish father getting into it – even the wearing of the green. You didn’t have to wear anything to show you were Irish. You just were. Irish was serious; always would be. It’s the poetry remember.

But those were the days when Americans lived differently (at least in a small New England town). And there was a different attitude in the land. These days, in New York, in the post-Modern Age, in the Land of the Kardashia and Hedge Fund Billionaires, it’s another chance to party like there’s no tomorrow, or at least tomorrow morning. It is funny to see ... sometimes ... but otherwise I’d rather be home with a good book.

That said, there are other ways of approaching this very Irish holiday in New York (noise, maestro please). Some people have civilized St. Paddy’s Day parties and they do it for the fun of it. In the crowd I’m referring to in these pictures below, they do it so people can enjoy the chance to get together at a good old fashioned cocktail party on Park Avenue seeing old friends, familiar faces, neighbors, New York nightlife compatriots. I didn’t make this party although the host and hostess were kind enough to invite me. After hearing my rap on what I think of St. Patrick’s Day, you get the picture; I’m a seasoned grouch.

Nevertheless, palaver aside, last Thursday night, Jean and Martin Shafiroff hosted a party at their New York home to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. You know Jean, don’t you? If you don’t, you haven't been looking at NYSD Party Pictures (that’s okay, there will be more). Martin is her congenial investment banker husband who can almost keep up with his wife.

Antonino Buzzetta, Shannon Hales, Viktor Luna, Dr. Penny Grant, Cole Rumbough, Dawne Marie Grannum, Victor de Souza, Michael Conlon, and Kathleen Giordano

Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and shamrock-shaped treats. Guests wearing the green included Sharon Bush, Felicia Taylor, Kathryn Chenault, Erik Bottcher, Flo Anthony, Randi Schatz, Dr. Amelia Ogunlesi, Alex Donner, Dr. Frank Weiser, Maggie Norris, Marc Rosen, George Gurley, Ike Ude, Chiu Ti Jansen, Roy Kean, Madame Mayhem, Victoria Wyman, Lady Liliana Cavendish, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Michele Gerber Klein, Bill Sclight, Cheri Kaufman, Ann Rapp, Michael Gross, Amy Hoadley, Campion Platt, Dawne Marie Grannum, Margo Langenberg, R. Couri Hay, Tia Walker, Cornelia Bregman, Spencer Morgan and Alexis Bryan Morgan, Gail Karr, Marcia Levine, Nicole Noonan, Steven Knobel, Dr. Robert Grant, Debra Halpert, Gregory Speck, Leesa Rowland, Brendan Lyle, Benjamin Le Hay and Bill Cunningham. And their friends, lovers, partners, mistresses (just kidding). All thanks to St. Patrick himself, Martin Shafiroff’s wife Jean.

I’ve just shared the magic ingredients for a good cocktail party in New York. All too rare, and gives you something to talk about, or someone to talk to about it. Talk talk talk. Buzz buzz buzz. That’s the natural state of the New York beast.

Jean and Martin Shafiroff

Madame Mayhem and Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin

Kathy Reilly, Randu Schatz, and Liliana Cavendish

Sandra Long

Lauren Day Roberts, Patricia Shiah, and Lucia Hwong Gordon

Victoria Wyman, Sharon Bush, and Gail Karr

Amy Hoadley and Paola Rosenshein

Margo Langenberg and Alexis Bryan Morgan

Anita Sarko

Arnold and Anne Jurdem

Liliana Cavendish and Felicia Taylor

Ann Rapp and Roy Kean

Randi Schatz and Kathy Reilly

Suzanne Murphy and Ike Ude

Dr. Robert Grant and Alison Minton

Campion Platt and Cassandra Seidenfeld

Michele Gerber Klein and Chiu Ti Jansen

Bill Sclight and Cheri Kaufman

On this past snowy, slippery late Monday afternoon down at Swifty's, on East 73rd Street and Lexington, a group of friends celebrated the Art opening of an exhibition of paintings by Cuban born artist Ana Guerra. Guerra's painterly expressions of glazed color and layered surfaces on panel brought warmth to a drab winter dusk. So did the mouthwatering Cuban hors d'oeuvres.

Dinning room at Swifty's art opening

In attendance: Evelyn Tompkins, Alyce Cleese, Karen Tompkins, Sarah Woolworth, Mrs. Nancy Baker, Michael and Rebecca Silver braved the gloomy weather to celebrate Ana's art and chat with others of like mind. Cade Tompkins of Cade Tompkins Project and Patricia Attoe curated the show which will be on view through the month of April.

I saw the paintings at dinner there Monday night. They’re very affecting and add another dimension of interest to the atmosphere of the room. That last sentence sounds like some pompous, supercilious would-be ham art critic. Well, if the shoes fits ...

Patricia Attoe with artist Ana Guerra

Amy Kuhnert, Ana Guerra, and Sarah Woolworth

Cade Tompkins, John Molloy, and Melinda Hackett

Evelyn Tompkins and Jessica Mezzacappa

Michael and Rebecca Silver

Ana Guerra and Chris Damaskos

Karen Tompkins,Teril Smith, Melanie Rhodes, and Ana Guerra

Photographs by Cutty McGill (Writing Center); PatrickMcMullan.com (Shafiroff).

The Randall's Island Park Alliance hosted its Fielding Dreams NYC Gala at the American Museum of Natural History

The Randall's Island Park Alliance hosted its Fielding Dreams NYC Gala on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the American Museum of Natural History to honor two influential community leaders and celebrate the continued success of Randall's Island Park, a world‐class destination for sports, recreation and environmental exploration dedicated to championing healthy lifestyles for New York City Children. The event raised a record‐breaking $1 million for RIPA. This year, the Alliance honored Stacy Bash‐Polley, Partner at Goldman Sachs, and New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz for their commitment to Randall's Island Park and bettering children's lives in New York City.

Notable attendees included: Elaina Watley, Jonathan and Lizzie Tisch, Eric Rudin, Fiona Rudin, Richard and Chris Mack, Phyllis Mack, Justin and Jenny Green, Brad and Kate Peck, Dean Landis, Stephanie Wolkoff, Jill Yablon and more.

Victor Cruz with a group of children and staff from the Casita Maria Center and M.S. 223

The evening hosted a high‐profile crowd of nearly 600 philanthropists, City officials, and leaders in sports, health, and finance industries, all of whom are passionate about Randall's Island as the key to providing New York City's children with innovative and comprehensive opportunities for outdoor sports and recreation. The evening was co‐Chaired by RIPA Trustees Michael Boxer, Mark Greene and Richard Mack.

The dinner concluded with an auction with renowned auctioneer Sara Friedlander, of Christie's. The most coveted item sold was a Giants/Victor Cruz Experience package that includes a meet-and-greet with the wide receiver and tickets to the game.

Founded in 1992, RIPA, formerly Randall's Island Sports Foundation, Inc., provides free programs to thousands of children annually, working in close partnership with more than 120 local public schools and community‐based organizations in Harlem and the South Bronx – communities with some of the nation's highest rates of obesity, asthma, and diabetes.

Gala cocktail reception inside the American Museum of Natural History

The sports fields project on Randall's Island Park began in 2007 to address the enormous demand for outdoor athletic facilities in New York City, a need that led RIPA, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, to reconfigure and reconstruct deteriorating ball fields. The fields were a final component of a larger island-wide plan to revitalize the park, which also has led to the construction of Icahn Stadium track & field complex in 2005, the Sportime tennis center in 2009, wetlands restoration and miles of waterfront pathways. Based on its 2012 Strategic Plan, the Alliance is now working to complete final renovations at the Park and to provide increasingly innovative and comprehensive public programming of the Island's remarkable new resources.

The Randall's Island Park Alliance, Inc. (RIPA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works with the City of New York and local communities to provide an innovative and exciting destination through a wide range of sports venues, cultural events and environmental exploration. As the dedicated steward of Randall's Island Park, the Alliance sustains, maintains, develops and programs the Park to support the wellbeing of all New Yorkers. For more information, visit: www.randallsisland.org.

Jerome L. Goldman, Stacy Bash-Polley, Nancy F. Neff, and Victor Cruz

Michael Boxer and Pinky Keehner

Betsy Cohen, Andrew Cohen, Elaina Watley, Karen Cohen, Victor Cruz, Lauren Starr, and Christopher Starr

Michael Boxer, Stacy Bash-Polley, and Victor Cruz

Brad Bernstein, Beth Stettner, and Jon May

Kate Peck, Bradford R. Peck, and Fiona Rudin

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff and Erica Karsch

Harvey Schwartz

Richard Mack

Dean Landis, Victor Cruz, Harry Landis, and Jamie Landis

Victor Cruz and Richard B. Gross

Chris Mack and Phyllis Mack

Claudio Reyna, Chris Mack, and Danielle Reyna

Elaina Watley, Victor Cruz, Justin H. Green, and Jenny Green

Elisa Newman and Jennifer Rich

Stacy Bash-Polley, Lauren Muss, Melissa Boxer, and Pamela Liebman

Eric Rudin, Lisa Cole, and Gustavo Szulansky

Bimla Picot

Jonathan Tisch, Chris Mack, Lizzie Tisch, and Jason Boxer

Victor Cruz and Harry Carson

Debra Wattenberg and Michelle Swarzman

Lauren Starr, Betsy Cohen, and Erin Silvers

Dan Panitz with Guest

Jill Yablon and Nisa Amoils

Cathy Bern, Ramy Sharp, Leah Swarzman, and Chris Mack

Michael Boxer and Jason Boxer

Lucille Martir-Hoffman and Janice Meyer

Ramy Saad, Stacy Bash-Polley, and Tim Barefield

FACES (Finding A Cure For Epilepsy and Seizures) at NYU Langone Medical Center held its annual gala on Tuesday, March 5th, at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers, honoring prominent lawyer, author, broadcaster and philanthropist Leon Charney, raising over $4.5 million. Leon and his wife Tzili Charney also served as the evening's Chairs. Seth Meyers of Saturday Night Live fame lent his incredible talent as emcee. Journalist, author and public speaker, Susannah Cahalan was guest speaker. Sotheby's was represented by auction chair, Roger Erickson and Jamie Ritchie, who pounded the gavel as auctioneer.

Auction tables

Dr. Orrin Devinsky, Founder of FACES and Director of the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, welcomed Dr. Robert I. Grossman, Dean and CEO and over 750 guests such as generous and loyal supporters and members of the FACES family, including Leah and Michael Weisberg, Loretta Brennan Glucksman and Kate Cooney Picco, Katie and Todd Boehly, Angela Howard, Alice Thorpe, Amy Pollner Moritz, Ginny and Steven Spiegel, Randi and Jeff Levine, Mary Pedersen, Melissa Mathison, and her lovely daughter Georgia Ford, Carolyn and Steven Kotler, Claudia and Harry Falk, Susan and David Swinghamer, Veronica Mainetti, Warren Lammert, Anna and Jim Fantaci, an elite corps of NYU's doctors and medical professionals, among others.

Jamie Ritchie and Seth Meyers

The evening started with cocktails and a silent auction of legendary proportion (350 items), followed by the program. Dean Grossman spoke of the medical center's triumph over the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Dr. Devinsky kept the FACES community abreast of on-going significant research work, and spoke of Leon Charney's remarkable achievements followed by a presentation of a special memento personally selected by Dr. Devinsky.

Funds raised will provide for life-enhancing programs in cutting-edge research, clinical care, education and awareness programs, and community building events.

Dr. Glenn Fishman, Dr. Orrin Devinsky, and Leon Charney

Jay Neveloff, Benjamin Levine, and Jeffrey Levine

Joey Lowenstein and Roberta Lowenstein

Amy Pollner Mortiz and Peter Schnall

Dr. Orrin Devinsky, Janna Devinsky, and Deborah Devinsky

Kate Cooney Picco, Loretta Glucksman, Rob Moss, and Lisa Moss

Steven Spiegel and Ginny Spiegel

Marc Mayer and David Swinghamer

Peter Manno and Dr. Catherine Manno

Lorri Shackelford and Veronica Mainetti

Seth Meyers and Randi Levine

Katie Boehly, Todd Boehly, Rose Garrett, and John Garrett

Dr. Ruben Kuzniecky and Zianka Fallil

Carolyn Kotler

Dr. Jacqueline French and Dan Freidman

Michael Weisberg and Leah Weisberg

Kristina Pae and Anna Fantaci

Seth Meyers, Dean Robert Grossman, Dr. Orrin Devinsky, Leon Charney, and Tzili Charney

Georgia Ford, Seth Meyers, and Melissa Mathison

Barbara Walsh and Joseph Walsh

Tanya Zagzag, Dr. David Zagzag, Susannah Cahalan, and Stephen Gruwalski

Pamela Mohr and Seth Meyers

Dr. Souhel Najjar and Susannah Cahalan

Harry Falk and Claudia Falk

Bob Nolan and Mary Pedersen

Seth Meyers, Angela Stone, and Bill Lambert

UJA-Federation of New York brought together more than 400 industry executives at its Real Estate & Allied Trades Division’s Real Estate Executives (REX) Gala to honor Alfonso Kimche, founding principal at North Hill Capital Management LLC, with the Larry A. Silverstein REX Award on March 13, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City.

Brian Neilinger, Bram Weber, Lloyd Goldman, David Valger, Alfonso Kimche, Simon Ziff, William Friedland, and Justin Green

The Real Estate & Allied Trades Division created the Larry A. Silverstein REX Award to honor Larry’s legendary professional and philanthropic achievements. Presented annually, the award recognizes an exceptional young real estate professional who emulates Larry’s commitment to the real estate community and to improving the lives of others in New York, in Israel, and around the world. The recipient of this award is seen by peers as a leader in the community who exemplifies Larry’s inspiring standards of communal leadership, carrying the torch of philanthropy for the next generation.

Alfonso Kimche is a founding principal at North Hill Capital Management LLC, a private lender established in 2005 that provides commercial real estate bridge loans nationwide. During his real estate career, which began in 1990, Kimche has been involved with transactions in a wide range of asset classes, including mid-rise condominium, multifamily, industrial, office, and residential single family. A long time donor to UJA-Federation of New York, he has served on many event committees, including the REX Steering Committee, has joined several UJA-Federation missions abroad, and has recruited new members to the REX group.

Vladimir Shneyder, Alfonso Kimche, and Michael Schonbraun

Mitchell Moinian and Alfonso Kimche

Alfonso Kimche and Micah Goodman

Lloyd Goldman, Larry Silverstein, Alfonso Kimche, Lee Deutsch, and Jeffrey Stern

Lloyd Goldman of BLDG Management Co., Inc. and Larry A. Silverstein of Silverstein Properties, Inc. were part of the event’s program. Larry spoke about the importance of the next generation of philanthropists before presenting the award to Kimche. Michael Schonbraun of Square Mile Capital Management LLC opened and closed the program.

In attendance at the event were Michael’s co-chair, Vladimir Shneyder of North Hill Capital Management LLC, REX Steering Committee Chair Lee Deutsch of National Granite Title Insurance Agency, Inc. and Vice Chair William Friedland of Friedland Properties. UJA-Federation’s Real Estate & Allied Trades Division is chaired by Lloyd Goldman of BLDG Management Co., Inc. and vice chaired by Richard S. Lane of The Olnick Organization, Inc. and Andrew J. Singer of The Singer & Bassuk Organization LLC.

Larry Silverstein and Alfonso Kimche

The Real Estate Executives (REX) Division offers a wide range of opportunities to interact with leading professionals from real estate, construction, and allied trades industries, including developers, owners, financiers, attorneys, and investment strategists. Through involvement with REX, professionals make an impact on the real estate social landscape, help people in need, build strong relationships with colleagues in the field, develop leadership skills, and explore issues that delve beyond the New York real estate community.

This year, the REX Division raised more than $600,000 for UJA-Federation’s annual campaign to sustain a network of nearly 100 health, human-service, educational, and community-building agencies that touch the lives of more than 4 million people annually.

Scott Singer, Harriet Singer, and Andrew Singer

Adam Sanders and Jason Merker

Steve Stowers, Jeffrey Moroch, and Laura Greenfield

Blair Parsont and Benjamin Haghani

Bessie Castagnello and Dina Silberstein

Cindy Feinberg and Michael Vickers

Jonathan More, Jonathan Banayan, Gregory Kalikow, and David Kessler

Matthew Kasindorf, Lee Deutsch, and Mark Kaplan

Jonas Katzoff, Mark Kaplan, Jonathan Falik, Bram Weber, and Michael May

William Friedland, Alfonso Kimche, and Lee Deutsch

Jarett Fein, Alfonso Kimche, and Steven Friedlander

Brian Lichter, Michael Schonbraun, and Matthew Snyder

Last week at Doubles, Peter Cotton Tail greeted each child giving them pink, yellow and lilac bunny ears. Tables were decorated with Easter baskets, coloring books and crayons, and a white picket fence 'guarded' the 1,300 candy-filled plastic eggs covering the astro turf carpeting. The Club's guiding light Wendy Carduner made sure every child was entertained with three face painters, a balloon artist, DJ, two MCs, and three dancers.

Some of the mommies and daddies taking a brief 'time out' to enjoy their grilled cheese squares, chicken McDoubles and home-made potato chip swirls included: Mary Van Pelt, Mary Beth Adelson, Margo and Randy Takian, Doug Steinbrech, Emily O'Sullivan, Courtney Rae, Amanda Espy, Lisa Simonson, Nancy McCormick Vella, Jennifer Rolfe, Blair Stewart, Lisa Elson, Christina and Marisa Rose, Kemp Steib, Kara McCutcheon Fic and many, many more.

Photographs by Cutty McGill (Doubles); Anniewatt.com (Faces)

The MAD scene for the opening of the "After the Museum" exhibition.

The Museum of Arts and Design held an opening gala on the evening of Monday, March 18 at 2 Columbus Circle, to celebrate three new exhibitions: After the Museum: The Home Front 2013, Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design, and Wear It or Not: Recent Jewelry Acquisitions. Curators, artists, and many eminent members of the art and design world, gathered in the galleries to celebrate the artists and curators involved in these exhibitions.

Chairman Emerita Barbara Tober, Lesley Stahl, and Interim Director David Gordon in the Barbara Tober Grand Atrium of the Museum of Arts & Design

On view through June 9, After the Museum stages and presents a series of installations and public programs, which explores the role of the 21st century art and design museum in shaping and echoing contemporary design practices. More than 30 designers and collaboratives are brought together for this exhibition to examine the interplay between cultural institutions and the design community.

Featuring nearly 90 installations, sculptures, furniture, and vessels, Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design explores the latest conceptual and technical trends in woodworking today. The exhibition examines the ways in which artists, craftspeople and designers have incorporated modernist approaches and strategies into woodworking. Against the Grain is on view through September 15.

Curator Lowery Stokes Sims with Silas Kopf and MAD's Interim Director David Gordon (Inset: Silas Kopf's shoes)

Wendell Castle

From iconic mid-20th century works to computer-designed and manufactured jewelry, the Wear It or Not exhibition showcases the depth and variety of the new additions to the museum's renowned permanent collection featuring objects by artists such as Kiff Slemmons, Melanie Bilenker, Otto Künzli, and Tone Vigeland. This exhibition is on view through June 2.

Notable attendees included: Lesley Stahl, Lewis Kruger, Holly Hotchner, Damon Crain, JohnEason, Barbara Tober, David Gordon, Beverly & Jerome Siegel, Nanette L. Laitman, Lowery Stokes Sims, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Alexandre Arrechea, Silas Kopf, Sandy Starkman, Barry Friedman, Patricia Pastor, Todd Merrill, Cristina Grajales, Sebastian Errazuriz, Wendell Castle.

Joseph Walsh, Patricia Pastor, and Barry Friedman

Earl Dax, Cameron Cooper, Zach Cole, and curator Jake Yuzna

Bud Latven

Sandy Starkman and Silas Kopf

Garreth Neal, Wendell Castle, Todd Merrill, and Joseph Walsh

Armando and Andria Morales, Vivien Chiu, and Ursula Von Rydingsvard

Sebastian Errazuriz and Cristina Grajales

Nanette L. Laitman, MAD Trustee

MAD's Interim Director David Gordon with Beverly and Jerome Siegel

Jake Yuzna and Dan Rubinstein

Todd Merrill and Gareth Neal

Marc Andre Robinson

Judith Belzer

Last Monday night the Asia Society held its fifty annual Celebration of Asia Week benefit gala and honored designer Jason Wu.

The evening which was held at the Pierre, drew over 350 guests from the worlds of art, design and fashion. Ermenegildo Zegna was a Co-Chair for the evening and his fashion house was a lead corporate underwriter.

Guest Chefs Pichet Ong and Simpson Wong created a unique menu for the occasion. A live and spirited auction by Sotheby’s Vice Chairman, North America, Henry Howard-Sneyd, saw guests bidding on a number of items such as a made-to measure suit by Ermenegildo Zegna, and luxury travel and exclusive experiences.

Elizabeth Gilpin, Hilary Rhoda, Michelle Harper, and Jenny Shimizu

Yung Hee Kim, Kyle Blackmon, and Lorry Newhouse

Following dinner, guests danced to music by Peter Duchin and his Orchestra.

Those in attendance included: ChairsStephanie Foster and Charles Rockefeller; Co-Chairs Betsy and Edward Cohen; and Vice Chairs Henrietta and Richard Fore, Ruth and Harold Newman, Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky, Denise and Andrew Saul, and Lulu and Anthony Wang.

Additional guests included Ralph Appelbaum and Madelynn Gingold, Kyle Blackmon, Eddie Borgo, Veronica Bulgari, Drake Burnette, Alexis Dahan, Qin Feng, Tom Freston, Carolyn Hsu-Balcer and Rene Balcer, Sharon Bush, Michael Joo, Cathy Hardwick, Michelle Harper, Martha Hunt, Chiu-Ti Jansen and Geoffrey Bradfield, Liya Kebede, Patrick Li, Terresa Liu and Richard Snyder, Nate Lowman, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Lorry Newhouse, Maggie Norris and Andrew LePera, Mariko Mori, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Shu Pei, Amanda Ross, Cynthia Rowley and Bill Powers, Hilary Rhoda, Jean and Martin Shafiroff, Jenny Shimizu, Susan Shin, Keegan Singh, Susan and Dirk Standen, Anna Sui, Patricia Tang, Barbara and Donald Tober, Richard Tsao, and Marie-Hélène Weill.

Siddhartha Mukherjee and Melissa Chiu

Amy Hoadley and Tom Freston

Richard Fore

Hal and Ruth Newman

Lindsey Boylan and Mei Mei Tuan

Charles Rockefeller and Henry Howard Sneyd

Stephanie and John Foster

Chiu ti Jansen and Geoffrey Bradfield

Sharon Bush and Oscar Plotkin

Tom Nagorski, Exec VP of AS

Jason Wu

Henrietta H. Fore and Trevor Potter

Diana Burke and Shayne Doty

Franco Salhi and Jory Wood Syed

Cesar Oborero

Betsy Z. Cohen and Barbaralee Diamondstein Spielvogel

Dana Westring

Daniel and Leslie Ziff

R. Balcer and Carolyn Hsu Balcer

On Thursday, March 21th, DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS 16th annual DINING BY DESIGN tour kicked-off with their annual GALA DINNER. This year, DIFFA honored two of their greatest supporters in Isabel & Ruben Toledo, famed designers and artists, as well as long time board member Rick Wolf. In a ceremony co-chaired by Geoffrey Zakarian and Tracy Resse, Isbael & Ruben Toldeo were awarded the annual Rockwell Service award by Rick Wolf and thanked everyone for bestowing them such a great honor. Rick Wolf received the Unsung Hero Award, presented by Cindy Allen, for raising 1.5 million for the organization. Cindy Allen went on to introduce and welcome DIFFA's new Executive Director, Felecia Webb.

Ralph Lauren table/entrance

Guests dined in the awe-inspiring installations while sipping on Patron Cocktails and La Crema wine. The elegantly seated VIP dinner was accompanied by dancing and a silent auction loaded with hospitality experiences and luxury items. Notable tables included Ralph Lauren's classic all-American design, Interior Design Magazine's abstract and conceptual patterns as well as David Rockwell's "Kinky Boots" inspired installation. DIFFA's DINING BY DESIGN brings together some of the most talented and celebrated individuals in the worlds of fashion, interior design, art, and architecture to create spectacular, over-the-top dining environments.

Executive Director of DIFFA Felecia Web and Isabel and Ruben Toldeo

DIFFA is one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the United States. Since being founded in 1984, DIFFA has mobilized the immense resources of the design communities to provide over $40 million to hundreds of AIDS service organizations nationwide. For more than 28 years, DIFFA has been one of the country's largest supporters of both direct care for people living with AIDS and preventative education for those at risk.

Arpad Baksa

Architectural Digest

Vern Yip

Cyndi Lauper, Margaret Russell, and David Rockwell

Thom Filicia

Rottet

Ralph Lauren

Evette Rios

Scott Mirkin and Susan Blond

Rachel Laxer

Arteriors

Rachel Ashwell-Shabby Chic Couture

Pratt Insitute

Alfredo Paredes and Margaret Russell

Geoffrey Zakarian

Patron display

Parsons The New School for Design

NYU

New York School of Interior Design

Michael Aram

Rick Wolf

Felecia Webb and Cindy Allen

Michael Amani

Marimekko

Marc Blackwell and Evette Rios

Lady Tina Green & Pietro Mingarelli

Keogh Design

Kenneth Cobonpue

Stellish

James Magni for Profile

Interior Design Magazine-design by Ali Taylor

Goli and Tom (AM/MOR Architecture), & Justin Huxol (HUXHUX Design)

Gensler/Herman Miller

Frette Design

FIT

Fendi

Federico Delrosso

Eric Warner for Tracy Reese

Elizabeth Bolognino

EDG- The Roger Thomas Collection

Echo

Design Within Reach

David Rockwell

Croscill

Benjamin Moore

Beacon Hill

Aerin Lauder

On Saturday, March 16, 2013, The Perlman Music Program (PMP) held its sixth annual concert and dinner at Kristy and Jim Clark’s beautiful Palm Beach home. Co-hosted by Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, and with over 150 Palm Beach arts lovers and philanthropists in attendance, the event honored Toby and Itzhak Perlman’s dedication to nurturing the next generation of classical music artists.

This special annual event is made possible through the Clarks’ profound generosity and dedication to The Perlman Music Program. “Something really special is happening at Toby and Itzhak’s camp,” said Jim Clark. “To help establish the new Arts Center and to host this event each year is truly an honor for us.”

Members of The Perlman Music Program with Kristy and Jim Clark

The evening began with cocktails and champagne on the veranda, followed by a performance in the Clarks’ elegant living room featuring several outstanding PMP students and alumni. The concert included chamber music by Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms, presented by violinists Randall Goosby, Alice Ivy-Pemberton, Sean Lee, and Doori Na; violists Caitlin Lynch, Bella Markham, and Cong Wu; cellists Gabriel Beigel, Jia Kim, and SuJin Lee; and pianist Kwan Yi. The talented and poised young performers introduced each piece with a spirited tale, bringing each composer to life in their own words.

Kristy and Jim Clark introduce Dyan to the guests

After the exceptional concert, Jim Clark spoke about the transformational experience of hearing Toby and Itzhak’s young artists flourish over his and Kristy’s years of involvement. He urged the guests to join him and Kristy in the campaign to fully fund a beautiful new performing arts center on PMP’s Shelter Island, NY campus. Opened in 2012, the landmark Kristy and James H. Clark Arts Center provides an essential year-round resource for PMP’s students and alumni. Jim announced that he and Kristy would personally match any of their guests’ donations towards the $3.5 million Clark Arts Center campaign, to a stirring round of applause. After Jim spoke, Toby Perlman thanked him and Kristy, Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, and PMP Board President, Morgan Stark, for helping PMP create the ideal environment to nurture gifted young musicians towards their full potential. To bring the evening to a rousing close, the guests toasted the incredible music and beautiful weather at a festive dinner under the stars.

Musicians perform for a rapt audience

Guests included: Sharon Amluxen, Irma L. Anapol, Doreen and Gilbert Bassin, Claire and Lawrence A. Benenson, Gigi Benson, Virginia Consuelo Smith Burke, Don Burns and Greg Connors, Julie and Michael M. Connors, Maude Cook, Howard E. Cox, Countess Christina de Caraman, Elijah Duckworth-Schachter, Jay Dweck and Christine Kim, Diana and Llwyd Ecclestone, Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, Carol and David H. Feinberg, Michael Finn, Kathleen Ford, Arlene and Irwin Firsh, Lola Goldring, C. Gerald Goldsmith, Mei Sze and Jeff Greene, Mai Hallingby Harrison, Sylvia Hassenfeld, Barbara and Murray Hazan, Marsha and Carl Hewitt, Robin and Michael Jay, Ann and Thomas S. Johnson, Vicki and Christopher Kellogg, Eleanora and Michael Kennedy, Kate and Hashem Khosrovani, J. Stuart Kirwan III and Mrs. Phyllis Kirwan, Bridget Koch, Lynne Kramer, Kathy Deane and Richard Krantz, Gregory and Sandy Kriser and Ryan Kriser, Charlie Krusen and Kristen Maltese, Ellen Liman and Walter Liebman, Susan Lloyd, Karin F. Luter, The Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. Mack, Hildegarde Mahoney, Susan and Tim Malloy, Anna and William Mann, Suzanne and Bill McDonough, Diahn and Thomas J. McGrath, Grace and S. Christopher Meigher III, James H. Mitchell and Rosita Spencer-Churchill, Katherine Mondadori, Robert E. Nederlander and Patricia Cook, Christina and Tad O'Donnell, Ann Paton, Anka K. Palitz, Nancy and Jay Parker, Mr. Thomas Peterffy and Ms. Lynne Wheat, John and Beverlee Raymond and Allison Raymond, Vicky and Paul S. Reynolds, Annette U. Rickel, Nestor A. Rodriguez, Ava Roosevelt and Christopher M. Twardy, Leslie Rose and Denise McCann, Shirley Lord Rosenthal, Mitchell Rubin, Monica Starkman Schteingart and David E. Schteingart, Morgan B. Stark, Betty Lee and Aaron Stern, Judy and Alfred A. Taubman, Gail and Harry Theodoracopulos, Angelika and Andrews Walker, Jean Weiner, Karen Wing, Percy Wu, Ken Wyse, and Georgiana H. Yang.

Howard E Cox, Jim Clark, Dr. Aaron Stern, Betty Lee Stern, and Jose Pepe Fanjul, Sr.

Michael Kennedy, Susan Malloy, Eleanora Kennedy, Tim Malloy, and Katherine Mondadori

Jim Clark, Toby Perlman, Alice Ivy Pemberton, and Bella Markhan

Kristen and Charlie Krusen

Phyllis Kirwan and J. Stuart Kirwan III

Susan and Tim Malloy, Dr. Annette Rickel, Michael and Eleanora Kennedy, and Katherine Mondadori

Gregory Kiser, Sandy Kiser, Ryan Kiser, Anka Palitz, and Toby Perlman

Jean Weiner, Percy Wu, and Georgiana H Yang

Rosita Spencer Churchill and Gail Theodoracopulos

Sharon Amluxon, Kate Ford, and Anka Palitz

Kate and Hashem Khosrovani, and Susan Lloyd

Julia and Michael Connors, and Diana Ecclestone

Jeff Greene, Morgan Stark, and Mei Sze Greene

Christopher and Vicki Kellogg

Marsha and Carl Hewitt

Doreen Bassin, Nancy Parker, and Mayda Cisneros

Grace Meigher, Diana Ecclestone, and Chris Meigher

Don Burns and Greg Connors

Jose Pepe Fanjul, Sr, Virginia Consuelo Smith Burke, and Ava Roosevelt

Countess Christina De Caraman, William Mann, and Anna Mann

Thomas Peterffy and Elijah Duckworth Schachter

Emilia Fanjul and Shirley Lord Rosenthal

Mai Hallingby Harrison and Stephen DeAngelis

The Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. Mack

Diahn McGrath and Thomas McGrath

Denise McCann and Leslie Rose

Doori Na, Randall Goosby, Michael Finn, Rohan De Silva, Ann Johnson, Thomas S. Johnson, and Hayley Jarvi

Weegie Antle and Ken Wyse

Irma L. Anapol

Photographs by Anniewatt.com (Perlman)

Guests at the Third Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast.

On March 12, 2013, Le Cirque restaurant sponsored the Third Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast, entitled "Between The Sheets." Offering a woman's perspective on sex and mental health, the event featured speakers C. Neill Epperson, MD, Director of the Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness and Shari Lusskin, MD, Founding Director of Reproductive Psychiatry at NYU Medical Center and NYU School of Medicine.

Over 100 attendees comprising the Fountain House Associates Committee, supporters of Fountain House and members of the media gathered at the restaurant to listen to the experts explore the science of sex and answer all the questions "you've always wanted to ask your mother, but never wanted to hear her answer." Among the topics discussed were age and sexual drive; medications that affect sexual behavior; and treatment options for common sexual dysfunctions.

Jennifer Oken and Kate Allen

Dr. C. Neill Epperson and Dr. Shari Lusskin

The event was hosted by members of the Fountain House Associates Committee. The Chairs were Kate Allen, Donya Bommer, Kathleen Kocatas, Jennifer Oken, Katie Tozer, and Katie Zorn; Vice-Chairs were Jennifer Carlston, Nicole Cunningham, Chiara Edmands, Linda Garnett, Heather Georges, Sarah Simmons Goldstein, Shoshanna Gruss, Kamie Lightburn, Katherine Lipton, Laura McVey, Dara O'Hara, and Sarah Von Maltzahn.

Proceeds from the event will go directly to the Danny Zorn Scholarship Fund to help Fountain House members explore education opportunities.

Dr. Shari Lusskin, Kate Allen, Donya Bommer, Jennifer Oken, Kate Tozer, and Dr. C. Neill Epperson

Nicole Cunningham, Linda Garnett, Kamie Lightburn, Chiara Edmands, Jennifer Carlston, and Sarah von Maltzahn

Founded in 1948 on the premise that people can be active partners in their own recovery, Fountain House is one of the world's leading mental health organizations. In providing employment, education, housing, health and wellness opportunities for people living with serious mental illness, the goal is to ensure that they have the foundation to build healthy, productive and fulfilling lives. The effectiveness of the Fountain House approach is widely recognized and has inspired similar models in more than 400 locations in 40 countries and across the United States helping over 100,000 peole living with mental illness worldwide. www.fountainhouse.org.

Kate Pickett

Paige Hardy and Anjele Fischer

Erin Berger, Kathleen Kocatas, and Eliza Nordeman

Janet Gaffney and Anne Graber

Florence Peyrelongue

Phyllis Lusskin and Shari Lusskin

Sarah von Maltzahn, Laura Hoffman, and Melyora Kramer

Chiara Edmands and Dara O'Hara

Laura McVey and Alatia Bradley Bach

Stephanie Flatley, Sharon Wee Fu, Barbara Fernandez, and Pamela Guzman

Suzy Frigon, Lauren Stahl, and Leslie Williams

Charlotte Ronson and Shoshanna Gruss

Ila Maine and Marion Worth

Tara Padua and Leah Rodgers

Jennifer Oken, Maria Maccioni, and Mario Maccioni

Vanessa Johnson and Melanie Chisholm

Vanessa Puzio Billotti

Victoria Greenleaf, Lorna Grave, and Maria Maccioni

Shannon Henderson and Angela Clofine

Kim Sherman

Elizabeth Pyne, Robyn Marks, and Sarah Simmons Goldstein

Lorna Graev and Mark Gilbertson

Laura McVey and Donya Bommer

Last Saturday afternoon in East Hampton, LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton held a screening of the award-winning documentary Growing Farmers,which highlights the Peconic Land Trust's work with the new generation of Long Island farmers, including their struggles and triumphs within the farming community. Produced by the Peconic Land Trust's Vice Chair Hilary Leff and director Michael Halsband, the film won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short at this past year's Hamptons International Film Festival.

A lively panel discussion followed the screening with Hilary and Michael, as well as local farmers featured in the film such as Ian Calder-Piedmont of Balsam Farms, and Scott Chaskey from Quail Hill Farm, which is situated in Amagansett on land that was donated to the Peconic Land Trust by Deborah Ann Light.

Michael Halsband, Ian Calder-Piedmont, Scott Chaskey, and Hilary Leff

Guests in attendance included the Peconic Land Trust's Vice President Rebecca A. Chapman, and Director of Marketing and Communications Yvette DeBow-Salsedo, LongHouse Reserve'sFounder Jack Lenor Larsen, President Dianne B, Executive Director Matko Tomicic, and Trustee Peter Olsen, and author Joyce Raimondo.

Located in East Hampton, New York, LongHouse Reserve exemplifies living with art in all its forms. Founded by Jack Lenor Larsen, internationally known textile designer, author, and collector, the LongHouse Reserve collections, gardens, sculpture and programs reflect world cultures and inspire a creative life. www.longhouse.org.

Janet Jennings, Jonathan Foster, and Rebecca Chapman

Joyce Raimondo and Tanja Woitasczyk

Lys Marigold, Michael Halsband, and Dianne B

Marsha Edelman and Peter Olsen

Matko Tomicic, Alex Rosenberg, and Michael Halsband

Michael Denslow and Emily Herrick

Michael Halsband and Scott Chaskey

Pamela Eldridge and Matko Tomicic

Susan Cook and Rosemarie DeSantis

Yvette DeBow-Salsedo, Michael Halsband, and Hilary Leff

More than 85 of Chicago's finest and most philanthropic dressed in shades of fuchsia, pink, and red turned out for Bunky Cushing's Valentine's Tea, an annual soiree hosted by Bunky to thank his friends for their continued support of his charitable endeavors.

Lisa Gutierrez

Helen Harvey Mills, Katherine Harvey, Megan McKinney, and Gabriela Cleveland

Ann Wallace and Gerri Shute

Rochelle Trotter

Marsha Buchanan and Sherrill Bodine

Sherry Holson, Tina Weller, and Toni Canada

Candace Jordan, Hazel Barr, and Vicki Hood

Mary Pat Burns, Heather Ingram, and Felicia Winiecki

Sherren Leigh

Bunky Cushing and Sherry Holson

Rebecca Besser

Ladies in fuchsia, pink, and red at Bunky Cushing's Valentine's Tea

Two Mondays ago, on March 11, the Hospital for Special Surgery hosted a VIP event – a panel discussion and reception at the Breakers in Palm Beach. The subject was "Your Life In Motion.

Guests mingle at Hospital for Special Surgery's "Your Life In Motion" VIP event at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL.

The six paneliste and their subjects were: David. W Altchek, MD "Lessons from Professional Athletes," Frank Cammisa , MD, "Common Problems of the Spine & state of the Art Treatments,"Greg Lutz, MD, "Pro-Healing Biologic Treatments,"Paul Pellicci, MD, "Conversations from the Exam Room,"Thomas P. Sculco, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief – Moderator, and Louis A. Shapiro, President and CEO who gave the welcoming addresss..

Paul Pellicci, M.D., David W. Altchek, M.D., Thomas P. Sculco, M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief, Greg Lutz, M.D., Frank Cammisa, M.D., and Louis A. Shapiro, President and CEO

Frank Cammisa, M.D., Chief of the Spinal Surgical Service at Hospital for Special Surgery's Spine Care Institute, addresses guests

Leading experts from the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S., Hospital for Special Surgery, give advice on orthopedics and physiatry in panel discussion

Guests listen to a panel of leading experts from the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S.

Laurie Warren, Ellen Wright, Anne Altchek, David W. Altchek, M.D., and Patsy Warner

Marsha Powers, Stacey Malakoff, and Mike Cowling

Diane Bailey with Vicki Kellogg

Laurie Warren with Virginia Pellicci

Sam and Judi Carroll, Carlos Ferrer, and Michael Brooks

Gerald and Elaine Schuster, and Frank Cammisa, M.D., Chief of the Spinal Surgical Service

Bob Devlin and his wife Katharine with Jodi Myers and her husband John

Henry Wilmerding, Jr. with Mary Kay Farley

James Hauslein with Annabelle Garrett

Raymond Golish, Anka Palitz, Frank Cammisa, and Christopher Kellogg

Louis Shapiro with Susan Fazio and her husband Thomas

Thomas Sculco, M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief at Hospital for Special Surgery with Jodi and John Myers

Marilyn Levitt, David W. Altchek, M.D., and Barrie Damson

Darrah Gleason with Bill Ford

Dede Brooks, Peter Crisp, and Patsy Warner

Photographs by Annie Watt (Fountain House); Teresa Potasiak & Frankie de Guzman (Valentine's Tea); Richard Lewin (Longhouse).

Roric Tobin, Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Monique van Vooren, Bette Davis, and Geoffrey Bradfield at Monique Van Vooren's birthday celebration

This past Thursday night, Bailey House held its 30th Anniversary Auction & Gala at Pier 60 at the Chelsea Piers, with more than 800 attending.

For more than a quarter century, Bailey House has been providing housing and support services to homeless men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS in New York City. Bailey House addresses the basic needs – housing, food, and safety. They also deliver support services including access to healthcare, counseling, support groups, and substance abuse treatment. The organization’s objective is to help their clients develop a sense of trust, community and stability so that they can create a future of their own making and “move beyond the crisis of diagnosis to leader productive and independent lives.”

Dean LaBate, Ronald Johnson, Therese Rodriguez, Tom Duane, Regina Quattrochi, Kevin Cathcart, Michael Seltzer, and David Hansell

Harlan Bratcher, Regina Quattrochi, Wendy Williams, and Alan Cumming

Karen Pearl, David Ludwigson, Dean LaBate, Donna Futterman, Richard Burns, Jeannetta Bushey, Tom Duane, Ronald Johnson, Therese Rodriguez, Kevin Cathcart, Michael Seltzer, Richard Haymes, Regina Quattrochi, David Hansell, Clarence Patton, and Ken Fornataro

Richard Burns and David Haymes

Alan Tanksley, Robert Seligsohn, and Harlan Bratcher

Christian Knaust, Regina Quattrochi, and Carmen Marc Valvo

Carmen Marc Valvo, Wendy Williams, and Christian Knaust

Alan Cumming, Patrick Robinson, and Virginia Smith

Witti Reparte and Ritz Cracka

Jesse Sacks, Tracy Ederer, Rickie Trudeau, and Bobby Steinsdorfer

Richard Haymes, Bart Boehlert, and Ted Dawson

Ernie Wohlleben, Gwen Wunderlich, Harry Dubin, Brittney Levine, Jacqueline Giaccio, and Phillip Bloch

Paul Rietz, Hayden Perry, Jane Pauley, Tray Ederer, Bobby Steinsdorfer, and Rickie Trudeau

Sean Moriarty, Tim Shore, David Rappaport, Brian McCabe, and Andrew Booth

Meaghan Kent, Maureen Cavanaugh, and Laura Krey

Jane Pauley, Regina Quattrochi, and Rickie Trudeau

Amy Fine Collins and Richard Slusarczyk

Sharon Gavin, Martin Crook, Jesse James Crook, Lucie Mitchell, and Mark Welsh

Sara Tanksley-Clark, Teddi Tanksley, and Jane Pauley

George McNeely

Bojan Kostic and Wendy Snyder

Chris Herrmann, Alex McCord, John Lyle, John Bartlett and Joseph Lorino

David Liu, Nathan Coyle, Lynn Ban, Joel Isaacs, and Chris Ventry

Toby Usnik, Julie Gilhart, Harlan Bratcher, Susan Rockefeller, David Mixner, Alan Tanksley, David Rockefeller, and Dan Scheffey

Alex Travers and Lily Hoagland

David France, Regina Quattrochi, and Charles King

Steve Johnson, John Eason, and Steve Newman

Tom Duane, Alan Cumming, Brad Hoylman, Grant Shaffer, Dan Scheffey, and Erik Bottcher

Bianca Manley, Rod Manley, Phyliss Yoo, and Erica Stein

Alan Cumming and Wendy Williams

Harlan Bratcher and Julie Gilhart

Tom Duane, Louis Webre, Alan Tanksley, and David France

Karen Pearl and David Ludwigson

Bianca Manley and Ada Kokosar

Barry Salzman and Gregory Habeeb

Harry Dubin and Bianca Pratt

Dean LaBate, Rona Affoumado and Richard Haymes

Stephen Henderson, George McNeely, Ricki Roer, James LaForce, and Dan Scheffey

David Hansell, Joy Tomchin, and Ronald Johnson

Gary Van Dis and Mickey Ateyea

Harlan Bratcher, David Rockefeller, Susan Rockefeller, Toby Usnik, and Regina Quattrochi

Julie Gilhart, David Rockefeller, and Susan Rockefeller

Last Wednesday night Geoffrey Bradfield turned the David Burke Townhouse into the Cub Room at the Stork Club to fete his great friend Monique Van Vooren on her birthday.

Ijaz Malik, Melissa Berkelhammer, Lauren Day Roberts, Geoffrey Bradfield, Lucia Hwong Gordon, and Chiu-Ti Jansen

Douglas Wittels, Maggie Norris, Montgomery Frazier, Ninotchka Manus, and Eric Mindich

Gabriel Gordon, Herve Aimable, Charlie Alexander, Tyler Bauer, Kenneth Koen, Austen Parker, and Tyler Parker

Douglas Wittels, Maggie Norris, and Geoffrey Bradfield

Jackie Rogers, Eric Javits, Ann Rapp, and Grace Robbins

Jo Hallingby, Tim Kucha, and Susan Traub

Lucia Hwong Gordon, Douglas Hannant, and Nicholas Wayne

Jay Johnson, Mara Khodara, and Craig Dix

Alberto Michelazzi and Emel Dilek

Helena Lehane, Sam Bolton, and Liliana Cavendish

Barbara Winston and Lauren Day Roberts

James Tissot and Jorge Arango

Peachy Deegan and Montgomery Frazier

Alan Roberts, Mika Sterling, and Heidi Roberts

Gail Karr, Larry Kaiser, Geoffrey Bradfield, and Najwa Stone

Sue Chalom, Chappy Morris, Debbie Bancroft, and Douglas Hannant

Cece Black, Monique van Vooren, Eric Purcell, and Jeanne Lawrence

Tyler Parker, Andy Warhol, Austen Parker, and Bette Davis

Liliane Montevecchi, Richard Turley, and Corice Arman

Lucia Hwong Gordon, Ijaz Malik, and Lauren Day Roberts

Charlie Alexander, Monique van Vooren, Grace Robbins, and Tyler Bauer

EdMundo Huerta, Amy Hoadley, and Sam Bolton

Angela Chen

Herve Aimable, Austen Parker, Emma Snowdon-Jones, Tyler Parker, and Peter Brown

Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Helena Lehane, and Bette Davis

Gigi Fisdell, Jacques Khodara, and Mara Khodara

Christopher Hyland and Katharina Plath

Richard and Donna Soloway

Liliane Montevecchi, Richard Turley, and Corice Arman

Justin Concannon, Ann Rapp, and Michael Yasenak

Herve Aimable and Gabriel Gordon

Monique van Vooren, Patrick McMullan, Paul Morrissey, and Grace Robbins

Liliane Montevecchi

Gigi Fisdell, Jacques Khodara, and Mara Khodara

Baroness von Langendorff

Bette Davis and R. Couri Hay

Not much detail was spared about Frank Sinatra's obsession with Ava Gardner in a candid tell-all conversation with Lee Wolf and Steven Caras at the final of three Kravis Center Cultural Society ArtSmart Lunch & Learns held recently at the Weiner Banquet Center in the Kravis Center's Cohen Pavilion.

A film set the stage for "Fly Me to the Moon ... or Wherever Ava Is" and followed with a provocative discussion of the sultry affair between the crooner and the free-spirited actress. Over 400 Cultural Society members and guests escaped in the middle of a Monday and lived a bit vicariously through Sinatra and Gardner's tempestuous relationship.

Wolf and Caras examined this legendary tsunami of high drama, and equal doses of unbridled passion and violence that kept Hollywood gossip columns and fan magazines humming for years. For three explosive years, 1951 to 1953, the famous couple fueled headlines with their free-for- all affair, forever quarreling over politics, music and of course, lovers.

Lee Wolf, Steven Caras, and Judy Mitchell

The luncheon concluded with a special surprise. Guests were treated to a rendition of a couple of Frank Sinatra favorites by Shawn Nevad, a student who was a participant at one of the Kravis Centers' ArtScholars dinners where Steven Caras was wowed with his impromptu performance. A senior at Santaluces High School, Shawn is currently a candidate for The Palm Beach Post Pathfinder Scholarship Award and the president of the award-winning and traveling Reflections Choir at his school. He has performed at the Kravis Center on several occasions with his high school choir and theater groups as well as in New York at Carnegie Hall with Sir John Rutter as part of a mass choir. He is a member of the select Musical Theater Group at school and is currently in rehearsal for "Seussical The Musical."

The Kravis Center's ArtScholars program gives high school students who have a strong interest in the performance arts (along with an economic need) greater insight into their particular discipline by attending dinner discussions with special guest speakers and personally meeting distinguished artists who perform on the Kravis Center stages.

Martha Glasser, Ruth Kopelman, and Richard Glasser

Arlene Cherner, Michelle Grayson, and Marilyn Lane

Judith and Bruce Newman

Herb Goldsmith and Bunny Kanter

Judy Schonhorn and Ellen Levy

Cindy and Ted Mandes

Patty Myura and Lee Bell

Betty Hess, Jane Overman, Joan Safir, and Bonnie Gregge

Barbara Rackoff, Abby Ruttenberg, Merel Cayne, and Audrey Goodman

Sandra and George Garfunkel

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com

Judy Sonett, Michael Fosina, Linda Fosina, Nancy Sonett, and Josh Sonett

This past Tuesday at the Waldorf Astoria, New York-Presbyterian Hospital launched its campaign for Celebrating the Future ...

John J. Mack, David H. Koch, and Dr. Steven J. Corwin

Charlotte Ford and Dr. Steven J. Corwin

Heather McNamara

Ellen Corwin, Dr. Steven J. Corwin, and Phyllis Mailman

Laura Forese

Dr. Robert Kelly and Anna Kelly

Joel Bell, Marife Hernandez, Ellen Corwin, and Dr. Steven J. Corwin

Steph Perry

Lucille Coleman and Camilla Deja

David H. Koch, Julie Koch, Katherine Farley, and Jerry Speyer

Anthony Dawson and Consuelo Prol

David Feinberg and Marla Feinberg

Myrna Manners, John J. Mack, and Christy Mack

Dr. Steven J. Corwin, Ellen Corwin, David H. Koch, Nancy Wexler, and Herbert Pardes

Jaclyn Mucaria

Joseph Board and Judy Sonett

Joe Tiralosi, Janet Tiralosi, Joe Tiralosi, and Christina Tiralosi

Michael Fosina and Linda Fosina

Debra Romanoff and Richard Romanoff

Ron Crystal, Karen Crystal, Zez Rosenwaks, Richard Granstein, and Philip Stieg

Dr. Sheldon Feldman and Dr. Margaret Chen

Robert Lebuhn and Elaine Lebuhn

Iris Cantor

Robin Goland and Joseph Tenenbaum

Christy Mack, Ken Forde, and K. Forde

Fabrizio Michelassi and Caren Heller

Sarah Lesseradins

Gerald Modell, Nancy Wexler, Paula Modell, and Herbert Pardes

Lee Goldman and Jill Goldman

Ronda Benson and Mitchell Benson

Roger Altman, Jurate Kazickman, Bruce Lerman, and Karen Lerman

JoAnn Slattery and Peter Deutsch

Marie Wellshinger and Sandip Kapur

Also on Tuesday evening in Michael's Garden Room, the Nature Conservancy Kicked off Earth Month.

The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.

Elizabeth Ward, Geof Rochester, and Teresa Duran

Diana Glassman and Geof Rochester

Marissa Freeman and Pamela Pagan

Kaitlin Moore, Lauren Miura, Rachel Winters, Jackson Izzo, and Sara McGuinness

Reina Miller, Ilyssa Somer, and Diane Stefani

Robin Dorian and Richard Roth

Ken Silverman and Jean Silverman

Dave Kiyak, Melissa Abramson, Teresa Duran, and Curtis Runyan

Ana Real, Jennifer Siebens, and Amy Burkholder

Jennifer Rowe Hearst and Amy Burkholder

Jen Fruzzeti and Thomas Farley

Chase Bodine, Emilia Wiles, Mark Hudspeth, Rachel Winters, and Jeremy Hurewitz

Mariam Asmar and Jennifer Tuft

Dee-Dee Pincott, Elizabeth Ward, and John Smith

Zeke Freeman and Sal Cataldi

Lea Giaquinto and Reina Miller

Melissa Abramson, Dave Kiyak, Elizabeth Ward, and Lauren Miura

American Friends of British Art recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at its annual Lecture & Luncheon held at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach.

The guest speaker was Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the international interior designer, author, (and eldest daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough).

The charity’s founder Dr. Michael Ridgdill introduced Lady Henrietta, who provided a visual presentation titled “The Life of the House; How Rooms Evolve,” which included photos and stories about her childhood home Blenheim Palace.

Dr. Michael Ridgdill, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, and Hilary Geary Ross

Lady Henrietta’s talk was followed by a book signing. American Friends of British Art is a 501c3 nonprofit charity dedicated to funding the restoration and preservation of historic art and architecture in Great Britain. More information on the charity and its activities can be found on their website at www.Americanfriendsofbritishart.com.

Event sponsors included William R. Eubanks Interior Design, Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design, Smith and Moore Architects, Jennifer Garrigues Interiors, andFine Art Connoisseur Magazine.

Tim Johnson, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, Fernando Wong

Among those attending were Hope Alswang, Veronica Atkins, Bill and Maura Benjamin, Princess Sybil de Bourbon-Parme, Carolyn Buckley, John Cafaro, Senator Capri Cafaro, Terry and Linda Collier, Dr. Angela Culveyhouse, William Eubanks, Anne Fairfax and Richard Sammons, Leta Austin Foster, Jennifer Garrigues, Dr. Julian Hudson, Timothy Johnson, Daniel and Shanna Kahan, Brantley Knowles, Donna Long, Ross Meltzer, Mary Agnes Quinn, Virginia Oatley Berges, Hilary Geary Ross, Betsy and Wally Turner, Susan Wanamaker Leas, and Fernando Wong.

Terry and Linda Collier

Mark Arena and Jason Arbuckle

Tony Beyer, Shanna Kahan, and Daniel Kahan

Ashley Copeland and Veronica Atkins

Carolyn Buckley and William Eubanks

Maura and Bill Benjamin

Last Thursday, designer Francesca Rappaport and her son marketing guru Errol Rappaport welcomed friends and committee members of the upcoming National Meningitis Association Give Kids a Shot Gala to an elegant cocktail reception in their art and antique filled aerie decorated by dear friend fashion icon Iris Apfel on Central Park South, with its expansive, breathtaking views of park as the backdrop.

Errol has long been a driving force behind the gala as his close friend GarySpringerands son Nick had been stricken by the vaccine preventable disease 14 years ago which cost him his legs and arms. Despite that trauma, Nick went on to captain the Para Olympic Gold Med winning rugby team at the Olympics in China. Both Gary and publisher Suzanna Bowling were effusive in their thanks to the Rappaports for opening their home for the cause.

Gary Springer pays homage to Judy Gilbert

Rod and Judy Gilbert, Errol Rappaport, and Francesca Rappaport

The evening had a delightful Russian tilt to it with rare Orovela cabernets from the country of Georgia and veal stuffed pastries and mushrooms among the bountiful hors d'oeuvres.

Among the many committee members of the Gala which takes place on April 22 at the New York Athletic Club were NHL great Rod Gilbert and his wife Judy, Katherine and Les Schecter, Click Models founder Frances Grill and her daughter Stephanie, designer Sonja Caprone, interior designer Lutfi Yilmaz, actor, director and filmmaker Anna Wilding with her beau restoration architect James Sved, Thomas McGovern, Howard Rosen, Gerri and Ron Pufall, Ulrika andRedand Nilsson and Mark Pfister, Richard Thomas, Rita Crosby, Heather Randall , Sara Herbert Galloway , Chau-Ciang Thi Nguyen, Thomas Cook, David Hryck, Kevin McGovern , Cindy Marinangel, Erica Lacombe, Tammy Eristavi and Alexander Francois Oppenheimer, Susan James, Craig P. Stone, Gordon Von Brook, actress Jaye Rosenberg and Joseph Marvullo and Kathy Kaye Herman.

Gerri and Ron Pufall, Rod and Judy Gilbert, and Errol Rappaport

Francesca and her late husband fashion manufacturer, designer and painter David Rappaport founded Damon Knitwear and the David Rappaport Tie Collections that were featured in Barney's and Saks Fifth Avenue. Her donation of a collection of his signature Italian silk ties sparked others to donate gifts for the Gala and auction. Famed fashion photographer Robert Farber, whose work is currently the subject of a 40-year retrospective at the Museum of Dubrovnik, donated one of his iconic images; arts publicists Edward Callaghan and John Wegorzewski contributed VIP passes to the upcoming Art Southampton. Thomas Cook offered a week's stay for 12 at the spectacular Cliffside villa Casa Iguana in Acapulco and Tamara Eristavi donated Premiere Orovela Wines from Georgia.

As it was both Errol's and Judy Gilbert's birthday, actress Nora Davis sang several of their tunes to the pair, ending with a melt your heart rendition of "Somewhere, Over the Rainbow." Artist and writer Erica Lacombe, who catered the event, presented Errol with a charcoal portrait of him and his beloved mother which followed by a lusty round of "Happy Birthday" to the celebrants.

Suzanna Bowling displays the famous Rappaport Ties

National Meningitis Association annual Give Kids a Shot Gala takes place at the New York Athletic Club on Monday, April 22, 2013. Cocktails and Silent Auction begin at 7:00 PM followed by dinner and the NMA Awards. Master of Ceremonies is iconic actor Richard Thomas, a longtime supporter of NMA and winner of the organization's Nancy Ford Springer Inspiration Award.

Honorary Chairs are Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. and Para-Olympic Gold Medalist Nick Springer; Gala Chairs Lenore Cooney, Cooney/Waters Group, Sara Herbert-Galloway and Gary Springer, Springer Associates PR; Vice Chairs, Joanna Goldenstein, KPMG, LLP; Barry J. Klarberg Monarch Wealth and Business Management.: Ulrika andRedand Nilsson, Redcircle International, Inc. and Heike M. Vogel, Arent Fox LLP; Auction Chairs, Matt Klarberg, Monarch Wealth and Business Management and Errol Rappaport.

Tamara Eristavi, Francesca Rappaport, Erica Lacombe, and Errol Rappaport

2013 Honorees are William Schaffner, M.D., Health Achievement Award; Cindy Krejny, Moms on Meningitis Award; Massachusetts State Senator Jack Hart, Nancy Ford Springer Inspiration Award; Samantha and Kyle Busch, The Kyle Busch Foundation, Community Leadership Award.

For more information visit www.nmaus.org

Actress and director Anna Wilding and Nino Razmadze

Architect James Sved and designer Lutfi Yilmaz

Ulrika 'Red' Nilsson, Mark Pfister, and Gary Springer

Thomas McGovern, Gerri Pufall, and Santo Rosabianca

Judy Gilbert and Gary Springer

Frances Grill

Erica Lacombe

Publicists Les Schecter, Gary Springer and Edward Callaghan

Judy Gilbert, Errol Rappaport and Nora Davis

Robert Farber

Joseph Marvullo

Katherine and Les Schecter

Tamara Eristavi and Alexander Francois Oppenheimer

Actress Nora Davis sang

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com; Lucien Capehart Photography (American Friends of British Art).

Dinner scene from Save Venice's Black & White Masquerade Ball.

The Frick Collection's Young Fellows Ball 2013 Sponsored by Donna Karan New York ...

Rickie De Sole, Olivia Chantecaille, Genevieve Bahrenburg, Lydia Fenet, Sloan Overstrom, and Clare McKeon

Dionisio Fontana and Lana Smith

Randle Doss, David Gray, Katherine Suarez, and Nathalie Gryzwa

Noel Salzano, Paulina Victoria Holmgrem, and Grace Bennett

Derek Hfarrar and Polina Proshkina

Danielle Sapse, Joy Marks, and Anne-Marie Sapse

Chloe Malle and Heidi Rosenau

Aliza Licht, Genevieve Bahrenburg, and Danielle Vreeland

Lydia Fenet and Clare McKeon

Brittany Weeden and Jared Abrams

Andrew Jeffries, Annabel Vartanian, Caroline Mehta, and Zubin Mehta

Catherine Smith, Lydia Melamed-Johnson, and Samantha Moray

Kelly Van Ingen, Susannah Vasu, and Genevieve Bahrenburg

Gillian Miniter and Sylvester Miniter

Lisa Salzer, Valentine Uhovski, Lesley Blume, and Cator Sparks

Brian Taam and Fei Chang

Patrick Lanni, Cynthia Smith, Grace Givens, and Max Jones

Arielle Patrick

Elizabeth Nicholas and Carson Sieving

Olivia Chantecaille

Englebert DeCastro and Veronica Gledhill

Justin Kush, Sarah Levovitz, Courtney Gerwin, and Brandon Parks

Alexandra Wagle, Maximillian Sinsteden, and Alexandra Porter

Micaela English, Sam Dangremond, and Abigail Stone

Sylvia Renner and Noreen Ahmad

Marsha Malozemova, Mariana Gantus Joseph, Sydney La Londe, and Caitlin Demkin

Richard Taittinger, Elodie Taittinger, Jessica Mateer, and Harry Mateer

Genevieve Bahrenburg and Caroline Palmer

Kate Falchi, Phillipe Daniellides, Juliet Falchi, Pamela Suskind, Avery Andon, and Christina Eberli

Chrissy Rutherford

Matthew Douglas and Catherine Dewey

Hannah Bronfman

Emerson Bowyer, Georgina Schaeffer, Nate Silver, and Alexis Light

Lizzie Edelman, Hannah Bronfman, and Daisy Johnson

Alison Twiss, William Ralph, and Jenny Coates

Hannah Bronfman DJ-ing

Sebastian Bland

Christina Cochran and James Delaune

Andrew Fenet and friends

Andrew Fenet

Louisa Stelle, Sebastian Bland, Nick Isham, and Paolina Poe Azcarraga

Henry Bodmer and his girls

Adrianna Beer

Christian Russell and Jacqueline Kent Cooke

Annika Connor and Victoria Pattinson

Danielle Vreeland and Aliza Licht

Philippe Danielides

Clementine Travis and Adrian M. Dewez

Lydia Fenet and Chris Delaney

Breguet Watches Group, Jay Kathirithamby, Liliana Chen, Roxie Miah, Seth Baert, Nicky Phelps, and Ross Merritt

Sara Grace Moss

Daisy Johnson and Hassan Pierre

Hsien Wong, Michaela Schedelbauer, and Karl Yeh

Maggy Schultz and William Richmond Watson

Holly Dunlap, Zac Stevens, Elisabeth A. Saint-Amand, and Emily Arden Wells

Jared Abrams, Brittany Weeden, Doug Patterson, Kiki Von Glinow, Christopher Wolfe, and Caroline Owens

Allison Ecung, Bunny Aisin Gioro, Nate Silver, and Sarah Maslin Nir

James Danner

Save Venice's Black & White Masquerade Ball at The Pierre ...

Lauren Rockefeller and Thorin Schriber

Peter Brant Jr. and Samantha Zaitz

Bernardo Lopes da Costa, Beatrice Snyder, and Cinthia Fontes

Anthony Saracco, Emilie Price, Natalia Andueza, and Fidel Andueza

Emily Price, Julie Tucker, and Natalia Mingo

Fazle and Blair Husain

Laurie Adorno, Matthew White, Beatrice Rossi-Landi, and Laura Dowling

Lauren Santo Domingo and Prabal Gurung

Keegan Singh and Dr. Lisa Airan

Di Mondo, Ashley Passik, Oliver Schulze, and Laure Heriard Dubreuil

Jean Shafiroff, Di Mondo, and Chiu-Ti Jansen

Janna Bullock and R. Couri Hay

Carl and Valerie Kempner

Dagna Rucewicz|, Polina Proshkina, and Lana Smith

Sophie Young and Jeremy Allen

Scott Caraher and Trevor Gibbons

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Amedeo Scognamiglio and Olivia Chantecaile

Eric Lewis

Mark Paulk and Tom Dwyer

Juana Libedinsky and Conrado Tenaglia

Lacary Sharpe and Rebecca Regan

Mark Voss and Michelle Parker

Edward Barsamian and Dalia Oberlander

Laure Heriard Dubreuil, Aaron Young, and Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

Amanda Hearst and Christian Lawless

Kim Colbert and Brooke Lanier

Tom Decker, Denise Decker, and Stephen Cucchiaro

Louis Levy and Shany Ellenberg

Lauren Santo Domingo, Adelina Wong Ettelson, Matthew White, Laurie Adorno, Mary Kathryn Navab and Laura Dowling

Susan Plagemann, Graziano de Boni, and Valerie de Boni

Christopher Baker and Christopher Wolf

Mark Gilbertson, Louis Rose, Alexandra Lind Rose, and Cameron Silver

Chele Chiavacci and Richard Farley

Max Osterweis

Christopher Apostle, Elizabeth Locke, and Derek Thompson

Nathalie Kaplan and Alexia Hamm Ryan

Charlotte Fassler and Lena Davis

Julia Erdman and Nicky Balestrieri

Arnie and Paola Rosenshein

Adelina Wong Ettelson and Bill Ettelson

Russell and Marion Burke with Sylvester and Gillian Miniter

Michel Perrin, Chloe Perrin, and Sally Perrin

Christian Lawless and Annelise Peterson

Dawn Marie Grannum and Owen Barnes

Zani Gugelmann

Alessandro Luongo, Zani Gugelmann and Luigi Tadini

Claudia Overstrom

Meredith Olson and Holly Cornell

Elizabeth Kurpis

Fiona Rudin and Pamela Ludwick

Jessica and Ashley Hart

Jennifer Creel

Nicolas Turko and Adelina Wong Ettelson

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com.

Cocktails at the annual International Women's Health Coalition gala.

The New York Academy of Arts held its annual Tribeca Ball and honored author Bob Colacello. Van Cleef & Arpel served as the presenting sponsor.

Parker Posey

Bob Colacello and Jessica Hart

Chrissy Erp, Peter Marino, Rachel Feinstein, and Peter Duchin

Agnes Gund and Sir John Richardson

Jack Shear and Jo Carole Lauder

Billy Gibbons

Andres Serrano and Valerie Cooper

Lauren Dupont and Derek Blasberg

Alba and Francesco Clemente

David Kratz, Aaron Young, and Laure Heriard Dubreuil

Samantha Boardman Rosen and her father Dixon Boardman

Padma Lakshmi and Glenda Bailey

Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis

Nell Dimond and Jennifer Dimond

Diane von Furstenberg

Ross Bleckner and Tiffany Dubin

Stavros Niarchos and Jessica Hart

Eileen Guggenheim, Paker Posey, and Carla Gugino

Graydon Carter, Anna Scott Carter, and Bob Colacello

Lynn Wyatt

Chelsea Handler and Andre Balazs

Michael Ovitz and Tamara Mellon

Anna Scott Carter

Jaymie Wisneski, Fabiola Beracasa, and Laure Heriard Dubreuil

Joan Rivers

Alexandra Kotur and Jonathan Becker

Francesco Clemente and Louise Neri

Joel Shapiro and Beth Rudin DeWoody

Nicola Bos and Daniel Boulud

Glenda Bailey and Stephen Sumner

Fabiola Beracasa and Rachel Chandler Guinness

Amanda Hearst, Eileen Guggenheim, and Alexis Bryan Morgan

Reinaldo and Carolina Herrera

Mary Kate Olsen and David Kratz

Kyle DeWoody and Bettina Prentice

William and Donna Acquavella

Karl Wellner and Virginia Duchin

Cindy Sherman

Matt Lauer and Annette Roque

This past Monday night Ballet Hispanico celebrated the legacy of its School of Dance and honored Randy Falco, President and CEO of Univision Communications, at their annual Spring Gala at the Plaza. The event Chairs were Emilio Estefan, Kate Lear, David Perez and Herb Scannell.

Kate B. Lear, Randy Falco, Eduardo Vilaro, and Maria Elena Salinas

Glenn Allen Sims, Linda C. Sims, and Eduardo Vilaro

Jody G. Arnhold, Eduardo Vilaro, Tina Ramirez, and Kate B. Lear

Maria Elena Salinas and Emilio Estefan

Eliana Munoz, Melissa Marin-Mellan, Wendy Perez, and Leslie Arredondo

Bernie Munoz and Terry Cavanaugh

Lisa Schwartz, Barbara Meili, and Randy Falco

Cristina Estanislao, Laura Baldwin, and Yvonne Saavedra Limb

Scott McCauley and Alexandra McCauley

Cesar Conde, David Perez, Milena Perez, and Michele Caruso-Cabrera

Diana DiMenna

Camila Jimenez and Cristina Escoda

Kiri Avelar, Jessica Wyatt, and Francesca Marisol Cabrera

Jessica Wyatt

Melissa Fernandez

Ana Fragoso, Jody G. Arnhold, Susan McGreevy-Nichols, and Joan Finkelstein

John Roy, Susie Hahn, and Eduardo Vilaro

Elizabeth Weinstein, Gabrielle Rembrant, and Katrina Meyer

Michelle Manzanales, Gregory Stuart, and Chase Lawlor

Diana Ruttiger, Justin Reeves, Mario Espinoza, and Vanessa Valecillos

David Perez and Milena Perez

Dante Blakeley and Eduardo Vilaro

Tina Ramirez and Luis Mallo

John LaPook, Bonnie Beer, Kate B. Lear, Maggie Lear, and David Katz

RJ Lennon

Isabelle Ushery and David Ushery

Donald Borror and Emily Delay

Ballet Hispanico performance ...

The annual International Women's Health Coalition gala was held at the Pierre on Monday night honoring Christiane Amanpour and Adenike Esiet, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Action Health Inc, Lagos, Nigeria.

Adenike Esiet and Christiane Amanpour

Shannon Kowalski and Kate Gellert

Diana Taylor, Jim Zirin, Marlene Hess, and Marnie Pillsbury

Francoise Girard, Virginia Joffe, and Mary Newman

Marnie Pillsbury, Diana Taylor, and Francoise Girard

Michelle Doty, Jared Anderman, Tracy Garber, and Dr. Peggy McEvoy

Phyllis Mailman and Monica Mailman

Dina Dublon and Subha Barry

Kate Gellert, Francoise Girard, and Susan Nitze

Kati Marton and Ellen Chessler

Uwemedimo Esiet, Francoise Girard, and Niyi Ojuolape

Kate Gellert, Uwemedimo Esiet, Ann Unterberg, and Stuart C. Burden

Marnie Pillsbury, Diana Taylor, and Ann Unterberg

Peter Nitze and Barbara Taylor

Alexander Farman-Farmaian, Suzy Wahba, and Ignacio Jayanti

Adenike Esiet and Adrienne Germain

Gillie Holme and Camille Massey

Fran Weisslei, Dr. Holly Andersen, Claudia Kahn, and Mickey Ateyeh

Kathleen Gerard, Darren Walker, and Marnie Pillsbury

Wendy Breck and Janine Hill

Kathleen Gerard and David Quigley

Atmosphere

Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Francoise Girard, Christiane Amanpour, Marlene Hess, and James Rubin

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Francoise Girard, Marlene Hess, and Adenike Esiet

Joanna Larson and Penelope West

Princess Sarah Zeid Al-Hussein and Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein

Francis Hill Barlow, Martha Babcock, and Kate Gilmore

On Tuesday, April 2nd, French Heritage Society’s (FHS) New York Chapter partnered with Bard Graduate Center (BGC) to host an elegant, French benefit dinner and exclusive viewing of BGC’s newest exhibition “Salvaging the Past: Georges Hoentschel and French Decorative Arts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art”.

The evening honored the remarkable work by three curators whose exhibition and accompanying catalogue of the collection of 19th century French interior designer and ceramicist George Hoentschel.

Exhibition curators Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide, Deborah L. Krohn, and Ulrich Leben were on hand to delight guests with privately led tours and shed light on this remarkable but little-known decorative arts collection.

Elizabeth Stribling and Guests participate in private curator-led tour

Curator Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide leads exhibition tour

Gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by American financier and avid collector J. Pierpoint Morgan in 1907, Hoentschel’s collection is primarily comprised of exquisite examples of medieval art and Eighteenth-century French pieces renowned for their beauty. The exhibition features sculptures, textiles, metalwork, furniture, paneling, and ceramics from this collection, which has been rarely viewed since the 1950s. FHS is proud to partner with BGC to now bring this exquisite collection back into the public eye. The exhibition will run from April 4-August 11, 2013 at BGC in New York and is not to be missed!

FHS Chairman Elizabeth Stribling, and FHS NY Chapter Co-Chairmen Odile de Schiétère-Longchampt and Guy N. Robinson, as well as other French and American patrons of FHS and the BCG showed their generous support for the benefit dinner and preview. Honorary Co-Chairs of the dinner were Irene Roosevelt Aitken and Elizabeth M. Stafford, both longstanding supporters of the Decorative Arts and of numerous cultural institutions, and also both sponsors of the BCG exhibition. The BCG was represented by its Director and Founder Dr. Susan Weber, Executive Planning Committee member EdwardLee Cave, Gallery Director Nina Stritzler-Levine, and Director of External Affairs Lynn Thommen.

Dr Susan Weber, Director and Founder, Bard Graduate Center

Other notable guests included: Patricia Cossutta Arostegui, Mariam Azarm, François Bardonnet, Véronique Bich, FHS Board member CeCe Black, Edward Lee Cave, Margaret Donovan, Elisa Fredrickson, Joanne Foster, Barbara Kemper Gross, FHS Board member Richard Gutman and Rosann Gutman, Lou Hammond, John Harvey andFHS Board member Kazie Harvey, Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide, Ulrich Leben, Michel Longchampt, Henry Neville, Rochelle Ohrstrom, Chris Salyer, FHS Board member George Sape and Jeri Sape, FHS Board member Jean Shafiroff and Martin Shafiroff, Patricia and Thomas Shiah, Brigitte and Jean-Christophe Tressel, FHS Board member Ann Van Ness and Bill Van Ness, and Count Nicholas Wenckheim.

Count Nicholas Wenckheim, Elizabeth Stafford, Ulrich Leben, and Nina Stritzler-Levine

John Harvey and Kazie Harvey

Joanne Foster and Elizabeth M Stafford

FHS Board member Ann Van Ness, Bill Van Ness, and Peggy Donovan

Deborah Krohn, Ulrich Leben, Irene Roosevelt Aitken, and Nina Stritzler-Levine

Michel Berty, Odile de Schietere-Longchampt, and Marie Eve Berty

FHS NY Chapter Co-Chairman Guy Robinson and FHS Chairman of the Board Elizabeth Stribling

Brigitte Tressel and Jean-Christophe Tressel

Bill Van Ness

Odile de Schietere-Longchampt, Michel Longchampt, Guy Robinson, Greg Joye, and Francois Bardonnet

FHS Boston Chapter Co-Chairman François Bardonnet views exhibition

Barbara Kemper Gross

Patricia and Thomas Shiah

FHS Board member Ann Van Ness and Mariam Azarm

George Sape and Jeri Sape

FHS Board member Jean Shafiroff and CeCe Black

Elizabeth Ann Kivlan, Patricia Shiah, Patricia Cossutta, and Rochelle Ohrstrom

Martin Shafiroff, Peggy Donovan, CeCe Black, Ann Van Ness, Barbara Kemper Gross, Jean Shafiroff, Bill Van Ness, Patricia Cossutta, and Rochelle Ohrstrom

Irene Roosevelt Aitken, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide, Jennifer Bernich, Henry Neville, Deborah Krohn, Chris Salyer, Joanne Foster, and Lynn Thommen

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com (IWHC, Ballet Hispanico);www.bfanyc.com(Tribeca Ball); Anniewatt.com (French Heritage).

Megan Hilty performs at Tiffany & Co.'s Blue Book Ball at Rockefeller Center.

Last Thursday night Tiffany celebrated Jazz Age glamour at the Blue Book Ball hosted in Rockefeller Center, presenting The Gatsby Collection of jewels designed by Tiffany and inspired by director Baz Luhrmann's upcoming film "The Great Gatsby" starring Leo DiCaprio.

Tiffany & Co. 2013 Blue Book Collection

Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Carey Mulligan and Michelle Williams were all there in their Tiffany diamonds. The ice rink on Rockefeller Plaza was transformed into a supper club. Megan Hilty performed Cole Porter's "Let's Misbehave."

Gwyneth Paltrow

Ji Hye Park

Jessica Diehl

Barbara and Michael Kowalski

Sarah Jessica Parker

Thomas Hayo and Countess Gitta Lambsdorff

Catherine Martin and Baz Luhrmann

Kate Hudson

Poppy Delevigne

Cato Van Ee

Amy Fine Collins

Hilary Rhoda

Carolyn Murphy

Carey Mulligan

Doutzen Kroes

Carina Lau

Stephane Lafay and Kurara Chibana

Alice Eve and Poppy Delevingne

James Aguiar, Alessandra Emanuel, Robert Rufino, and Thomas Lamshire

Jessica Biel, Michael Kowalski, and Carey Mulligan

Camilla Santos and Chris Piagi

Sha Xiao-li and Jiang Jiang

Chiharu Morita, Yoji Saida, and Hiroko Morit

Siham Tueni, Susan Mussa, Aline Watfa, Caroline Kassia

Sumiko and Akira Hosoya

Vanessa and Wendy Thorsen

Jazz man Brian Newman and gang

Last Thursday, the American Museum of Natural History held its 2013 Museum Dance. The theme of the evening was Under the Sea, in honor of the Museum's upcoming exhibition Whales: Giants of the Deep. As New York City's longest-running junior benefit, the Museum Dance brings together influential young philanthropists to celebrate and raise essential funds for the Museum's scientific and educational programs, which enable thousands of underserved New York City school children to visit the Museum annually.

The event began with an intimate dinner and dessert followed by dancing for all. Music was provided by DJ Jus-Ske. Throughout the evening, there was a silent auction with luxury items from many of New York's most exclusive retailers including trips to Little Nell at Aspen, Miami, and Beaver Creek; NYC experience's to Bravo TV's Watch What Happens Live, Barry's Bootcamp, and Pure Yoga; handbags from Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, and Roberto Cavalli; and jewelry from Fred Leighton, Ippolita, and Kwiat. All funds raised from the event benefit the Museum's scientific and educational programming. The evening was sponsored by Roberto Cavalli.

Dinner in the Rotunda

Dancing in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life

Dinner in the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda

Dana Wallach Jones and Michael T. M. Jones, Kristen Edgreen Kaufman and Michael Kaufman, Elizabeth Kurpis and Jonathan A. Kurpis, Gregory and Ali Kwiat, Nina and Michael Patterson, Zibby and Andrew Right served as Chairmen.

Guests included Michelle Harper, Lauren Remington Platt, Sofia Sanchez Barranchea, Ivanka and Jared Kushner, Jennie Tarr Coyne and Chris Coyne, Karl Anderson and Marissa Shorenstein, Colleen and Kipp deVeer, Lauren and Brian Frank, Amanda and Jon Waldron, Melissa Hawks, Jill and Harry Kargman, Lisa Blau, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Beth and Chris Kojima, Bara and Alex Tisch, Lesley and David Schulhof, Fran and Scott Lebovitz, Anna Kovner, Jenny Schimizu, Nick and Travis Acquavella, Tony and Nanar Yoseloff, Caren Brooks, Alexandra Adame, Jesse Angelo and Rebecca Dana, Jennifer Collins, Tantivy Gubelman, Rebekah and Colin McCabe, Athena Liu, Anne Huntington, Melanie Lazenby, Brett and Greg Heyman, Naomi Waletzky and Rowan Hajaj, Andrea Wortmann, Paul Arnhold, Wes Gordon, Monica Tessler, and Julia Arnhold.

Zibby and Andrew Right

Dana Wallach Jones and Michael Jones

Steven Cutler and Emily Stoler

Melissa Hawks

Rebecca Dana and Jill Kargman

Kamile Kupcinskaive

Will and Catherine Ulrich

Mac Bayly, Elizabeth Right, and Michael Reiss

Daniel Oppenheim, Gabby Goldberg, and Leeor Farhadian

Alexandra Lind Rose and Elizabeth Kurpis

Ivanka and Jared Kushner

Yvette Schmitter

Alison Minton and Michel Witmer

Melanie Lazenby and Andrea Wortmann with a friend

Jennie Tarr Coyne and Carrie Bobroff

Dina Wallach, Sandra Jelin Plouffe, and Dana Wallach Jones

Kipp and Colleen deVeer, Heather and William Woodbridge

Taylor Jackson, Wendy Reyes, and Courtney Braun

Gregory and Ali Kwiat

Caren Brooks

Marissa Shorenstein and Jennie Tarr Coyne

Ivanka Trump and Lauren Remington Platt

Elizabeth Right and Zibby Right

Melanie Lazenby

Bettina Benett, Di Mondo, and Barbara Regna

Beth and Chris Kojima

Jon and Elizabeth Kurpis

Cindy and Clinton Farmer

Lauren Remington Platt

Ivanka Trump

Andrew Ross Sorkin and Pilar Queen

DJ Jus-Ske

Mike and Nina Patterson

Lisa Yom and David Lipke

Rebecca Regan and Melanie Lazenby

Ann Huntington, Katherine Zarrella, Alex Cohen, Liz Cebron

Michaela Davis and Lizzie Brown

Michelle Harper

Athena Liu

Bettina Bennett, Barbara Regna, and Di Mondo

Emily Kerschner, Amanda Listfield, and Monica Tessler

Sofia Sanchez Barrenechea and friend

Emanuel Michael and Sandrina Bencomo

Justin Mahy and Lauren Turner

On April 3, American Friends of the Louvre and the Consulate General of France welcomed more than 100 guests at a reception in celebration of Henri Loyrette's accomplishments during his twelve year tenure as President-Director at the Musée du Louvre. His Excellency François Delattre, Ambassador of France to the United States, made remarks outlining the many projects which Mr. Loyrette brought to fruition while at the helm of the world's most visited museum.

Christopher Forbes, Chairman of American Friends of the Louvre, gave personal reminiscences on his friendship with Mr. Loyrette since the organization was founded in 2004. Mr. Loyrette then spoke with great affection of his years at the Louvre including his great enjoyment of the many partnerships with American institutions. He also warmly thanked the board members of American Friends of the Louvre and the many members and donors present for their generous support of Louvre projects and initiatives. Philippe de Montebello spoke briefly regarding the subtle but meaningful curatorial changes Mr. Loyrette had made within the galleries of the Louvre, shedding new light on the collection.

Philippe de Montebello, Henri Loyrette, Christopher Forbes, and Ambassador Francois Delattre

Guests attending included: H.I.H. Prince Napoléon, Ambassador Craig Stapleton, Ambassador and Mrs. Rudolf Bekink, Thomas P. Campbell, Michael Shapiro, Patrick and Elizabeth Gerschel, Philippe and Edith de Montebello, Elizabeth Stribling and Guy Robinson, Larry Gagosian, Diane Widmaier Picasso, Tom and Janine Hill, Carl Pascarella, Max Blumberg, Thierry Millerand, Guy Wildenstein, Joan Kahn, Michael Spalter, Cynthia Friedman, Jimmy Weldon, Christina Eberli, Daniel Colón, Meghan Thrash, Curtis Young and Anne de la Guéronnière.

Ambassador Francois Delattre, Philippe de Montebello, and Guy Wildenstein

Michael Shapiro and Christopher Forbes

Angela Chen and H.I.H. the Prince Napoleon

Carl Pascarella, San Lee, and Aeyung Park-deMelo

Diana Picasso, Julia de Rouvray, Max Blumberg, Sylvia de Cuevas, and Victoria Cummock

Elizabeth Gerschel, Christopher Forbes, and Cynthia Friedman

Elizabeth McGehee, Katherine McGehee, and Guy Harley

Elizabeth Stribling, Elizabeth Gerschel, and Guy Robinson

Farhana Ahmed, Anne de la Gueronniere, and Whitney Larkin

Jamar Bosan, Anne de la Gueronniere, Meghan Thrash, and Curtis Young

Lorraine George-Harik, Victoria Bjorklund, and Hank Bjorklund

Michael Spalter, Allegra Burnette, and H.I.H. Prince Napoleon

Tom Hill, Janine Hill, and Henri Loyrette

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com (Tiffany); R. Mickens (©AMNH).

The scene at The Breast Cancer Research Foundation's annual Hot Pink Party, ¡Viva Fiesta!

On Wednesday, April 17th, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) hosted its annual Hot Pink Party at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City, raising more than $5.2 million for lifesaving breast cancer research funding and awareness. This year’s event, themed ¡Viva Fiesta!, was emceed by British beauty and devoted breast cancer awareness advocate, Elizabeth Hurley, and featured a performance by Multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Sir Elton John. Kay Krill, President and CEO of ANN INC., was honored for her outstanding leadership in the fight against breast cancer with the Foundation’s Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award. BCRF bestows this annual Humanitarian Award to recipients who have demonstrated a unique passion for the cause through their work, inspirational courage or individual commitment.

Elizabeth Hurley and Leonard Lauder

Kate Hudson, award-winning actress and Ann Taylor brand ambassador, presented the distinguished award to Krill at the Foundation’s cornerstone charity event. “As Ann Taylor Ambassador, I am honored to present Kay Krill with the Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award for her incredible work and dedication to fighting breast cancer,” said Hudson during her speech. She added, “Breast cancer has touched people close to me as it has touched the lives of so many of us, so I want to personally thank BCRF for helping to put an end to this devastating disease. Approximately every 13 minutes a woman will die of breast cancer. We must change this, and together, with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, we will.”

Also in attendance were long-time Breast Cancer Research Foundation supporters and dear friends of the Foundation’s late Founder Evelyn Lauder, Donna Karan, Michael Kors, Vera Wang, and Tory Burch, among many others. During the course of the evening, dedicated and longtime BCRF donor, Judith Schlager, was presented the Roz and Les Goldstein Unsung Hero Award in recognition of her work of helping others cope with a breast cancer diagnosis. Schlager, also a breast cancer survivor, has played a pivotal role in BCRF’s goal to broaden its national reach. Sandra Krakoff, a fellow member of BCRF’s Advisory Board, presented the award.

Vera Wang, Myra Biblowit, and Donna Karan

“With your support and the millions of dollars raised tonight at the Hot Pink Party,” said Myra Biblowit, President, BCRF, to a crowd of over 1,100 guests, “we are able expand our global reach, and I could not be more proud of our organization’s accomplishments.” She continued, “The advancements and breakthroughs we are fueling are changing not only the face of breast cancer, but the face of nearly all cancers.”

Additional notable guests included co-chairs included Marjorie Reed Gordon, Delphine and Reed Krakoff, Kinga Lampert, Laura and Gary Lauder, William Lauder, Leonard A. Lauder, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Cynthia and Dan Lufkin, Ingrid Sischy and Sandra Brant, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Aerin Lauder. The lead underwriter for this year’s Hot Pink Party was Mike’s Hard Lemonade. To date, BCRF has raised over $425 million to advance the most promising breast cancer research worldwide that will help lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. Since its inaugural event in 2001, the Hot Pink Party has generated over $51 million.

Stacie Kiratsous and Dr. Larry Norton

Kate Hudson and Sir Elton John

Kate Hudson and Kay Krill

Elizabeth Hurley and Sir Elton John

Gigi Mortimer

Sam Feldman, Anthony von Mandl, and Leonard Lauder

Judith Schlager, Roz Goldstein, and Sandy Krakoff

Kinga Lampert, Cynthia Lufkin, and Teruca Rullán

Aerin Lauder and Michael Kors

Jo Carole and Ronald Lauder

Kate Hudson

Gayle King

Danielle Lauder, Leonard Lauder, and Rachel Lauder

Lois Robbins, Andrew Zaro, and Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch

Tory Burch

Kate Hudson, Arlene and Joseph Taub, and Kay Krill

Robert Kraft and Leonard Lauder

Jodi Glucksman and Roz Goldstein

Maria Baum and Steve Freidheim

Terri and Jerry Kohl

Leonard Lauder and Myra Biblowit

Carolee Friedlander, Eileen Youtie, Dr. Shulamit Katzman, Abby Katzman, and Alexandra Trower

Claire Lea-Howarth, Mary Erdoes, Philip Erdoes, Nelle Miller, and Robert Baynard

William Lauder, Lori Kanter-Tritsch, and Mary-Ann and Fabrizio Freda

Tim O'Connor, Laura Lang, Jane Hudis, and Dr. Clifford Hudis

Lisa Klein, Kinga Lampert, and Larry Baum

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), the world's first child protection agency, held its annual Spring Luncheon on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at The Pierre Hotel in Manhattan. The afternoon featured a keynote address by child advocate Elizabeth Smart. The kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart was one of the most followed child abduction cases of our time. This traumatic experience led Elizabeth to create her own foundation that has allowed her to become an influential advocate for change related to child safety. Elizabeth's compelling story continues to inspire children who have gone through similar experiences to not give up and know that there is life after tragic events.

Dr. Mary Pulido, Executive Director of the NYSPCC, spoke about the mission of the NYSPCC, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Elizabeth Mayhew and Valesca Guerrand-Hermes served as event co-chairs. The afternoon raised more than $150,000 for the agency's Trauma Recovery Program. 250 guests were in attendance.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Luncheon program included important steps to recognize child abuse, take action if it is suspected, and most importantly, how to prevent it.

Elizabeth Smart speaks to the guests

Attendees include: Elizabeth Smart (Child Advocate), Dr. Mary Pulido (Executive Dir, NYSPCC), Valesca Guerrand-Hermes (Co-Chair), Elizabeth Mayhew (Co-Chair), Frederick Anderson, Graciela Bittar, Eliza R. Bolen, Alison Brokaw, Grace Chao, Jamie Colby (Anchor, Fox News), Christina Cuomo, Jennifer Creel, Diana DiMenna, Diandra de Morrell Douglas, Somers Farkas, Shirin Fekkai, Suzanne Gault, Penny Gorman, Boo Grace, Dawne Marie Grannum, Kimberly Guilfoyle (Anchor, Fox News), Shelley Goldberg (Reporter, NY1), Tania Higgins, Mary Hilliard, Karen Klopp, Christine Mack, Joy Marks, Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, Robin Meltzer, Coralie Paul, Frances Rivera (Anchor, WPIX), Kelly Rutherford (Actress), Lillian Stern, Gigi Stone (Correspondent, Bloomberg News), Whitney Topping, Paula Zahn (Anchor, PBS).

Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, Elizabeth Smart, Elizabeth Mayhew, and Dr. Mary Pulido

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), founded in 1875, is the first – and one of the most highly respected – child protective agencies in the world. The NYSPCC responds to the complex needs of abused and neglected children, and those involved in their care, by providing best practice counseling, legal and educational services. Through research, communications and training initiatives, we work to expand these programs to prevent abuse and help more children heal.

The NYSPCC's unique work is used as a model for child welfare agencies across the nation. Since its founding, The NYSPCC has investigated more than 650,000 cases on the behalf of over two million children, and has educated over 46,000 professionals on how to identify and report child abuse and neglect. Visit www.nyspcc.org for more information.

Shelia Brantley and Jessica Jorde

Carrie Clavin and Eliza Dyson

Dr. Mary Pulido, Elizabeth Smart, David Stack, and Elizabeth Mayhew

Steve Forrester and Judge Edwina Richardson Mendelson

Jake Anderson and Jessica Jorde

Kathleen Giordano, Matt Semino, Sabrina Martin, and Karl G Wellner

Cathy Price and Cathy Rasenberger

Carolyn Reece and Elizabeth Callendar

Francis Rivera, Tina Storper, Gigi Stone Woods, and Susan Shin

Frederick Anderson, Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, and Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti

Robin Meltzer and Lisa Lori

Alexandra Lind Rose and Jennifer Creel

Gigi Stone Woods, Dr Dendy Engelman, Jamie Colby, and Kimberly Guilfoyle

Jennifer Oken, Diandra de Morrell Douglas, and Karen Klopp

Chani Churchill and Jennifer Kang

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos and Ghislaine Maxwell

Simone Mailman, Mary Hilliard, and Jennifer Creel

Holly Hunt, Mary Snow, and Diana DiMenna

Paula Zahn,Tania Higgins, Kelly Rutherford, and Nathalie Kaplan

Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, Coralie Paul, and Cristina Cuomo

Michael Conlon, Dawne Marie Grannum, Kathleen Giordano, Joy Marks, and Victor de Souza

David Stack, Boo Grace, and Somers Farkas

On Monday, April 15, National Book Award winning author Andrew Solomon joined Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, Chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center, and returning Mistress of Ceremonies Donna Hanover at the Gray Matters at Columbia Spring Benefit Luncheon at The Plaza Hotel. The sold-out crowd of over 450 guests raised $450,000.

Gray Matters at Columbia is a research fellowship fund that was launched in 2007 to support brain research in an effort to help solve the mystery of serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and autism. The annual luncheon was inspired by a mother who lost her son to suicide after a long and difficult struggle with schizophrenia, and is a beacon of hope to all who struggle with brain disorders.

Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez

"Research continues to be critical in advancing the development of life-saving treatments for psychiatric disorders," said Dr. Lieberman. "Support from families and committed citizens is more important than ever given the economic pressures and reductions in funding that researchers face."

Andrew Solomon is a celebrated writer and lecturer on psychology, politics, and the arts. He has won numerous awards for his writing including the National Book Award for "The Noon-Day Demon," which was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist. His most recent book "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity" has received critical acclaim including The 2013 National Book Critics Circle award for general nonfiction.

Rosemarie Lieberman, Susan Ferris, Aspasia Zoumas, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, Patsy Kahn, and Annette Swanstrom

Each year the Gray Matters at Columbia fellowships are awarded to young scientists exhibiting outstanding performance in the researching of brain disorders. The chosen fellows benefit from the multidisciplinary expertise of a peerless team of clinicians and scientists that includes two Nobel laureates who serve as their teachers and mentors.

The 2012-13 Gray Matters Fellows are Amir Levine, MD (Addiction, Adolescent Brain Development); Sander Markx, MD (Autism, Schizophrenia); Rachel Marsh, PhD (Pediatric Neuroimaging); and Holly Moore, PhD (Schizophrenia).

Emma Moinian, Shirin Moinian, Vajihe Soleymani, Farima Damavandi, Stephanie Moinian, and Farah Moinian

Elena Patterson, Rosemarie Lieberman, Sarah Long Solomon, and Annette Swanstrom

Betsy Frowein and Aspasia Zoumas

Arlyn Gardner and Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman

Jeanette Ohebshalom, Farah Moinian, and Marjan Yaraghi

Margie Furniss, Mary Elliott, and Bo Bartlett

Dr. Anna Chapman

Frances Ashley and Priscilla Woods

Andrew Solomon and Elbrun Kimmelman

Dana Buchman, Lori Rosenfeld, Sarah Long Solomon, and John Habich Solomon

Carolyn Atkinson, Ann Thomas, David Horton, Yvonne Dunleavy, Amanda Bowman, and Lyn Paulsin

Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, Patricia Rosenwald, Andrew Solomon, and Rosemarie Lieberman

Liliane Peck, Jennifer Weis Monsky, Alice Elgart, and Karen Astrachan

Rosemarie Lieberman, Leonardo Farkas, Betina Farkas, and Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman

Mariluz Giron, Patricia Rosenwald, and Virginia Millhiser

Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, Dr. Holly Moore, George Handran, Annette Swanstrom, and Ralph Aquila

Teresa Melhado and Charlotte Ford

Sarah Long Solomon, Andrew Solomon, and Dr. Anke Ehrhardt

Robert Candler, Marianne Mebane, Faye Robson, and Rosemarie Lieberman

Berta Escurra, Annette Swanstrom, Rosemarie Lieberman, and Claudia McNulty-Jensen

Charlotte Ford, Donna Hanover, and Diana Feldman

Charlotte Ford, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, and Dr. Patricia Cayne

Curtis Milhaupt and Dr. Betsy Fitelson

The 14th Annual Spring Luncheon, presented by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), took place on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Cipriani 42nd Street. More than 650 supporters attended the event, which raised more than $1 million – a record for the event. All proceeds will benefit FARE, a national nonprofit organization with the mission of ensuring the safety and inclusion of individuals with food allergies while relentlessly seeking a cure. FARE was founded as a result of the 2012 merger between the nation’s leading food allergy organizations, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) and the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI), which had sponsored the Luncheon since 1999.

This year’s luncheon honored two mothers of children with food allergies, Laura Tisch Broumand and Amie Rappoport McKenna, for their commitment to research, education, and awareness.

Jodi Wiseman, Jayme Lipkin, Donean Rocheville, Lisa Stulberger, Linda Bauman, Nicole Lenner, Debbie Hansel, and Susan Abramson

Abbey Braverman, Roxanne Palin and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff were this year’s Co-Chairs. Melissa Rosenbloom was the Event Advisory Chair. Jessica Mukasey Barkoff, Elizabeth Hecker, Jamie Lichtenberg, Lana Platin and Amanda Poses were the Goodie Bag Co-Chairs. Liana Silverstein Backal, Jolie Goldring, Nicole Lenner, Melissa Meyers and Jennifer Fisherman Ruff were the Raffle Co-Chairs.

Speakers included Dr. Kari C. Nadeau, associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, who provided an update on advances in food allergy research, and FARE CEO John Lehr. WABC-TV news anchor Lori Stokes, who is personally affected by food allergies, was the mistress of ceremonies.

Dean, Amanda, and Roxanne Palin

Christine Rappoport, Stephanie Rappoport Wahlgren, Amie Rappoport McKenna, Emilie McKenna, Timmy McKenna, Steve McKenna, and Christine McKenna

Laura Tisch Broumand, Dr. Stafford Broumand, and William Broumand

Stephanie Rappoport Wahlgren, Helen Jaffe, and Allison Jacobsen

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Alexi Wolkoff, Zachary Wolkoff, and Tyler Wolkoff

Julia, Steve, Abbey, and Heather Braverman

Laura Tisch Broumand, Dr. Kari Nadeau, Dr. Hugh Sampson, and Amie Rappoport McKenna

Todd Slotkin, Constance Banfield, Rebecca Lainovic, and Lauren Williams

Jessica Barkoff and Mindy Feinberg

Caryn Zucker and Nina Rennert Davidson

Jennifer Creel and Christine Mack

Jennifer Fisherman Ruff and Abbey Braverman

Tracy Pollan

Melissa Rosenbloom and Harriette Rose Katz

Dr. Scott Sicherer and Julie Leff

Michele Barakett and Amy Jo Scott Frischling

Lori Stokes and Sharyn Mann

John Lehr and Mary Jane Marchisotto

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra held its 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration on Monday, April 8, 2013 with a private concert and dinner at the Metropolitan Club. Honorees included the orchestra's five past Board Chairs integral to its continued success: Richard S. Lannamann, Edward H. Sutton, Fred Rubenstein, Jay Langner, and Connie Steensma.

Honorees Ed Sutton, Fred Rubenstein, Connie Steensma, Jay Langner, and Richard S. Lannamann

Also in attendance were Cynthia Friedman, Katherine Nouri Hughes, Barbara and Donald Tober, and jazz legend Branford Marsalis. Contributions from the evening directly supported the Access Orpheus educational program that invites New York City public school students to rehearsals and performances and provides training to budding musicians all around the world.

Rick Donner and Cynthia Friedman

Heidi Neuhoff McWilliams, Lizabeth Newman, and Mary Reen

Lady Julia Hardinge, Martin Jacobson, Lizabeth, and Frank Newman

Susan Lindenauer, Katherine Nouri Hughes, Ronnie Bauch, and Art Lindenauer

Krishna & Joanna Thiagarajan and Meera, and Marc Mayer

Donald and Barbara Tober

Kim Bleimann and Maria Parkhill

Kate and Richard Lannamann, Connie Steensma, and Richard Prins

Branford Marsalis and Nardo Poy

Alan and Nancy Brenner, Melissa Meell, Dr. Mary White, and Lex Liang

Photographs by Rob Rich (BCRF); Anniewatt.com (NYSPCC); Eve Vagg (Grey Matters).

Lunch in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life for AMNH's 23rd Annual Spring Environmental Lecture and Luncheon.

This past Wednesday, the American Museum of Natural History held its 23rd Annual Spring Environmental Lecture and Luncheon, Islands in a Changing World: Resilience and Recovery.

Lynn Sherr moderated a panel discussion between Philip Kramer, Seth W. Pinsky, and Stuart Gaffin which focused on island ecosystems as they face increasing environmental threats. Ranging from oceanic islands to New York City and surrounding areas after Hurricane Sandy, the panelists explored the resilience and recovery of these environments in a world of change.

Panel discussion in the LeFrak IMAX Theater

Philip Kramer serves as director of The Nature Conservancy's Caribbean Program. Based in the Florida Keys office, Dr. Kramer is responsible for developing and implementing the strategic vision and management of the Conservancy's initiatives throughout the Caribbean.

Seth W. Pinsky is president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2008). In December 2012, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Bloomberg appointed Seth to lead the City's Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR).

Stuart Gaffin is a research scientist at the Center for Climate Systems Research at Columbia University. His areas of research include projections of New York City regional climate impacts, including temperature, precipitation, extreme events, and sea level rise; the urban heat island effect and the role of urban vegetation and high albedo surfaces as mitigation strategies; and greenhouse gas emissions scenarios and their relation to air pollution and regional population changes.

Chair Claire Bernard addressing the lunch

Claire Bernard, Suzanne H. Cochran, Katheryn P. Kempner, Catherine B. Sidamon-Eristoff, and Constance Spahn served as chairmen.

Guests included Zani Gugelmann, Erika Albies, Lesley Schulhoff, Patrick McGregor, Alison Draper, Chira de Rege, Amanda Wurtz, Carron Sherry, Erica Dewan, Dani Stahl, Allison Kahn, Cornelia Ercklentz, Christina Flloyd, Alexandra Wilson, Julie Wald, Nathalie Kaplan, Jane Hartley, Emily Senay, Fernanda Kellogg, Peggy Siegal, and Arden Wohl.

All proceeds from the Spring Environmental Lecture and Luncheon support the Museum's scientific research and educational initiatives, including important work in biodiversity conservation.

Chair Catherine Sidamon Eristoff, Museum President Ellen V. Futter, chairs Connie Spahn, Suzanne Cochran, Claire Bernard, and Kitty Kempner

Panelists Stuart Gaffin, Seth Pinsky, and Philip Kramer, with moderator Lynn Sherr

Jackie Garrett and friends

Museum Provost Michael Shara and Abby Milstein

Susan Rudin and friends

Nandita Glazer, Elizabeth Eginton, and Museum Trustee Allison Mignone

Peter Lyden with chairs Connie Spahn and Kitty Kempner

Connie and Stephen Spahn

Karen Klopp and Ottavio Serena di Lapigo

Fernanda Kellogg and friend

Chair Catherine Sidamon Eristoff and Holly Rochell

On Wednesday April 24th, the Borough's best and brightest turned out in full force for the Brooklyn Museum's third annual Brooklyn Artists Ball fundraising gala. The event honored museum trustee Barbara Knowles Debs, artist Vik Muniz, artist Wangechi Mutu, and artist Roxy Paine.

Dinner attendees including Museum Director Arnold Lehman and committee members Carla Shen and Chris Schott, Dana Ben-Ari and Nikola Duravcevic, Tamara C. Belinfanti dined at 40-foot-long artist-created tables by Njideka Akunyili, Daniel Arsham, Jules de Balincourt, Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw, Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller of FAILE, Joey Frank, Jacob Hashimoto, Steven and William Ladd, Emily Noelle Lambert, Fernando Mastrangelo, Navin June Norling, José Parlá, Analia Segal, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Max Toth,and Lan Tuazon.

During the after-party, revelers mingled and meandered amid Luis Gispert’s installation while DJs Andrew Andrew and Atlanta de Cadenet Taylor spun.

Artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw

Artist Navin June Norling

Artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Dinner Performance

Alissa Friedman and friend

Greg Belinfanti, Trustee Tamara Belinfanti, and Artist Paul Outlaw

Artist Navin June Norling, Nasoan Sheftel-Gomes, and Emily Noelle Lambert

Bob O'Leary and Simone Joseph

Guest and Trustee Constance L. Christensen

Director Arnold Lehman in Photo Booth with Brooklyn Museum Fans

Gallerist Allegra La Viola and Artist Vadis Turner

Honoree Wangechi Mutu, Artist Navin June Norling, and Nasoan Sheftel-Gomes

Guests with Artist JosÃ© ParlÃ¡

Honoree Barbara Knowles Debs

Mirabelle Martin, Artist Jules de Balincourt and Curator Eugenie Tsai

May and Jane Cohan and Guest

New York Giants Cornerback Prince Amukamara and Friend

Honoree Vik Muniz and friends

Nicole Miziolek and Erica Miller

Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo of Brooklyn Street Art, and Artist Patrick Miller of FAILE

On Saturday afternoon, April 20th, LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton held its much-anticipated opening day celebration RITES of SPRING.

The season-opening exhibit Roots of MODERN, featuring pieces from the LongHouse Reserve collection, (now through July 13) presents an illuminating look at non-Western art and irregular beauty that incited and inspired modern European art and architecture. The exhibition brings together a wide variety of non-traditional influences, and non-European works—from East Asian ceramics to Native American fabrics and basketry to African and Oceanic furniture, textiles, and masks—from a period of over 5,000 years.

The Black & White exhibit by Jack Youngerman (now through October 12) presents a series of seven black and white cast fiberglass sculptures that were created in the 1980s in Bridgehampton, where Youngerman has had a studio since 1968. The sculptures derive from the transformation of a flat rectangle into compound curving forms, and are inspired by the South Fork dunes, waves, wings and leaves.

Jack Youngerman, Milo Youngerman, and Jack Lenor Larsen

A new installation by Japanese artist Atuya Tominaga, entitled Ninguen, has strengthened the collection with a group of pieces carved out of travertine stone and resembling ancient pillars. The artwork is a joint gift from Mr. Tominaga, who was onsite with his wife Mayumi Tominaga, and the Ippodo Gallery in New York.

Guests mingled with artists and featured exhibitors Jack Youngerman, and Atuya Tominaga, and included Jack Youngerman’s son Milo Youngerman, LongHouse Founder Jack Lenor Larsen, LongHouse President Dianne B, LongHouse Executive Director Matko Tomicic, Peter Olsen, Bruce T. Sloan, Doug Petrie, Susan and Steven Felsher, Emily Goldstein, Shoko Aono, Vladimir Orlovsky, Black Wood, Richard Kalina, Valerie Jaudon,and Leslie and Jeff Marshall.

Jack Youngerman, Black Juba, 1982, cast fiberglass, 69 x 84.5 x 36 inches

Matko Tomicic, Atsuya Tominaga, Shoko Aono, and Mayumi Tominaga

Through its arboretum, sculpture gardens and programs, LongHouse Reserve brings together art and nature, aesthetics and spirit, with a strong conviction that the arts are central to living wholly and creatively. LongHouse Reserve is a not-for-profit museum that encompasses nearly 16 beautiful acres in East Hampton, New York. Each year the LongHouse Reserve presents major exhibitions in both the pavilion and the gardens.

Steve Felsher, Matko Tomicic, Sue Felsher, and Dianne B

Dianne B, Vladimir Orlovsky, Blake Wood, and Sue Felsher

Owain Hughes and Kimberly Goff

Mae Mougin, Jack Lenor Larsen, and Susie Burnside

David Morris and Linda Scott

David Slater and Tom LaMorte

Doug Petrie, Peter Olsen, Dianne B, and Bruce T Sloane

Majda Kallab and Donald Whitaker

Dianne B, Jack Youngerman, and Emily Goldstein

Richard Kalina, Jack Youngerman, and Valerie Jaudon

Doris McCarthy and Daria Deshuk

On Monday, April 22, 2013 The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center hosted its 6th Annual Spring Ball along with Harry Winston, Inc. at The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This exuberant evening is The Society’s signature annual event, which featured cocktails, dinner and dancing, plus a special performance by multiple Grammy award-winning artist Diana Krall. The event was Co-Chaired by Shelley Carr, Julia Koch and Karen LeFrak and was generously sponsored by Harry Winston, Inc.

With 400 guests in attendance, Dr. Annette Rickel, President of The Society, welcomed the prominent crowd of The Society’s members and leaders in business, fashion, music and philanthropy. The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing was transformed into a spectacular stage surrounded by hundreds of glimmering candles. This stunning backdrop set the stage for a poignant evening where MSKCC’s Dr. Robert Motzer, introduced The Society’s latest Kidney Cancer Initiative. The Society also honored Muffie Potter Aston, Tory Burch, Jamie Tisch and Caryn Zucker with the Service Award for their continued commitment and support to The Society and its programs. Sotheby’s Auctioneer and MSKCC Board Member Jamie Niven led a pledge to raise critical funding for research. Overall, this grand affair raised $1.5 million to benefit The Society’s comprehensive patient care, research, and education programs. Following dinner, guests hit the dance floor to music by DJ D-Nice late into the night.

Additional guests included: Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Jeff and Caryn Zucker, Tory Burch, Zac Posen, Crystal Renn, Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Henri Barguirdjian, Jamie Tisch, Jamie Niven, David and Julia Koch, Richard and Karen LeFrak, Dr. Sherrell and Muffie Potter Aston, Graziano and Valerie de Boni, Roberto and Joanne de Guardiola, Jamee and Peter Gregory, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Eleanora and Michael Kennedy, Arie and Coco Kopelman, Alexandra Lebenthal, Kamie Lightburn, Maria Guilia Maramotti, Michael and Shelley Carr, Edward Menicheschi, Avi and Gigi Mortimer, Perri Peltz Ruttenberg, Lauren Remington Platt, Dr. Annette Rickel, Michael and Tara Rockefeller, Amanda Ross, Wilbur and Hilary Geary Ross, Stephen and Kitty Sherrill, Annabel Tollman, Linda Wells, and many more.

Karen LeFrak, Julia Koch, and Shelley Carr

Alexia Hamm Ryan and Carol Mack

Dr. Jose Baselga, Tullia Lindsten, Dr. Craig Thompson, Dr. Annette Rickel, James Hsieh and Emily Cheng

Diana Krall and Elvis Costello

John McSweeney and Anne McSweeney

Caryn Zucker, Muffie Potter Aston,Dr. Sherrell Aston, Michael Kennedy, Eleanora Kennedy, Muffie Potter Aston, and Caryn Zucker

Crystal Renn

Ari and Coco Kopelman

Tory Burch and Zac Posen

Dr. Craig Thompson, Dr. Annette Rickel, and Dr. Robert Motzer

Jamie Tisch

Amanda Ross

Heather Leeds

Patsy and Sandy Warner

David and Julia Koch

Robyn Joseph

Lauren Remington Platt

Tara Rockefeller

Gigi Mortimer and Linda Wells

Annabel Tollman

Jaimee and Peter Gregory

Rod Manley, Julia Roitfeld, and Zac Posen

Hilary Geary Ross and Wilbur Ross

Chris Errico, Lisa Errico, Kathy Thomas, and Peter Bach

Tim Nagler and Nancy Nagler

Elvis Costello

Gigi Mortimer, Perri Peltz Ruttenberg, and Sarah Ayres

Caryn Zucker and Muffie Potter Aston

Valerie De Boni and Graziano de Boni

Jennifer Zuccarini and Edward Menicheschi

Diana Krall

Dayssi Kanavos

Geoffrey Bradfield and Chiu-Ti Jansen

Julia Roitfeld

Karen and Richard LeFrak

Julia Koch, Carol Mack, and Joanne de Guardiola

Kamie Lightburn and Michel Whitmer

Graziano De Boni and Crystal Renn

On April 9, 2013, the Police Athletic League hosted its 15th Annual Legal Profession Luncheon at The Pierre. At the event, which drew 455 guests and raised $603,050, the Honorable Raymond W. Kelly, Police Commissioner, City of New York, received The Robert M. Morgenthau Award. The luncheon was chaired by Keith T. Banks, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management and John A. Catsimatidis, Red Apple Group. Special guests included Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau, Robert J. McGuire, John B. Osborn, Hon. David N. Dinkins, Howard J. Rubenstein, Hon. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Michael Cardozo, NYC Corporation Counsel and Louis Freeh, Former Fed. Judge and Director of the FBI.

Robert M. Morgenthau, Keith T. Banks, Raymond W. Kelly, and John Catsimatidis

A 43-year veteran of the NYPD, Commissioner Kelly has served in 25 different commands, including twice as Police Commissioner of the City of New York – under Mayor David Dinkins and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Under his leadership, the NYPD became the first municipal police department in the country to develop its own counterterrorism bureau and global intelligence program. He established a Real Time Crime Center that uses data mining to search millions of computer records. Despite dedicating extensive resources to preventing another terrorist attack, the NYPD has driven crime down by 32%.

New York City's Police Athletic League is the first and finest civilian-run PAL in the country. Founded in 1914, PAL has served the city's young people for 99 years. PAL provides recreational, educational, cultural and social activities to 40,000 boys and girls annually. It is also the city's largest, independent, nonprofit youth organization. For more information, please visit www.palnyc.org.

Greg Kelly, Raymond W. Kelly, and Jim Kelly

Bart M. Schwartz, Raymond W. Kelly, and Lawrence Byrne

Charles A. Stillman and Lawrence B. Pedowitz

Daniel Rose and Howard J. Rubenstein

Gary P. Naftalis, Hon. Milton Mollen, and Hon. John W. Sweeny

John A. Catsimatidis and Keith T. Banks

John B. Osborn and Robert J. McGuire

Kathy Lacey, Diana Taylor, Linda Janklow, and Mary Boies

Peter L. Zimroth and Stephen E. Kaufman

Robert M. Morgenthau and Raymond W. Kelly

Raymond W. Kelly and Patrick J. Lynch

Rikki Klieman and William J. Bratton

Robert B. Fiske, Jr. and James F. Gill

On April 18, alumnae and friends of Barnard College gathered at New York's historic Plaza Hotel for the Annual Gala, a dinner and auction to benefit the College's financial aid program. The event honored recipients of the Frederick A.P. Barnard Award: Connie '53 and Harvey Krueger and the Krueger Family, and Claire and Leonard Tow, Emily Tow Jackson'88 and the Tow Foundation. Benjamin Doller of Sotheby's served as auctioneer. The event raised close to $2.3 million for scholarship aid.

Connie and Harvey Krueger.

Leonard Tow and Emily Tow Jackson.

Scholarship aid is tremendously important to Barnard, and a wonderful example of how generations of alumnae, families, and friends show their support for today's young women and the future of the College, and said Barnard President Debora L. Spar.

Barnard has shaped me in countless ways. From the rigorous academic curriculum to the network of extraordinary women, the College brought out in me the desire to develop critical thinking and heighten social consciousness,and said scholarship recipient Carmen Romero '13. and I hope that someday I'll be able to help other young women have this experience, because the support I've received has been invaluable.and

Barnard President Debora Spar and Gala Nights Chair Caroline Bliss Spencer.

The Annual Gala is instrumental in upholding Barnard's commitment to educating talented young women regardless of their financial means,and said Nanette M. DiLauro, Barnard's director of financial aid. andIn this academic year alone, more than $35 million in scholarship aid was offered to Barnard students.

Following the Annual Gala, the evening continued with the second annual Gala Nights, an initiative founded and spearheaded by a committee of socially engaged young alumnae. Also in support of scholarships, the goal of this soiree is to encourage young professionals to support current students, give back to their college and community, and participate in the New York philanthropic scene.

Photographs by Eric Weiss (Brooklyn Museum); D. Finnin (AMNH); bfanyc.com (MSKCC)

The fireworks display in Central Park was enjoyed by nearly 1,500 guests from their hosts' windows at "Central to Spring: Cocktails on the Park" to benefit the Central Park Conservancy.

To show their love of Central Park and welcome spring to their beloved backyard, more than 70 Park neighbors hosted cocktail parties in their fabulous homes as part of an April event called Central to Spring, encouraging their friends and neighbors to support the Central Park Conservancy's mission of restoration, maintenance, and enhancement of Central Park.

At 7:45 p.m., a fireworks display from Cherry Hill (mid-Park at 72nd Street) was enjoyed by nearly 1,500 party guests from their hosts' windows.

Central Park is a backyard for all New Yorkers – and especially for the people whose homes are on its perimeter. With views of the Park's rolling meadows, water bodies and trees through living room windows, Central Park's neighbors are just steps from one of the most extraordinary urban parks in the world.

Taking in the fireworks display at the Carson residence

Taking in the fireworks display at the Schafer residence

On the terrace of the Scurry residence

If the Park is New Yorkers' shared backyard, the Conservancy is the organization that guarantees it's the backyard New Yorkers deserve, all year long. Yet only 15 percent of the people who live within a five-minute walk of Central Park actively support the Conservancy's work.

After the first-ever Central to Spring, that number is bound to change as Park residents become more aware of the Conservancy's crucial role in their everyday lives.

Here are just some of the gracious hosts and their guests on a night that raised $160,000 for the conservancy:

Central to Spring: Cocktails on the Park at the Aijala residence ...

Justin Gibbons and Johannes Worsoe

Suzie Aijala and Lexi Diamond

Lucinda Ross, Ryan Ross, Ainar Aijala, and Suzie Aijala

Sally Cummins and Robert Cummins

Suzie Aijala, Lucinda Ross, and Ryan Ross

Central to Spring: Cocktails on the Park at the Carson residence ...

Bill Fried and Wolter Korijn

Jim Leary and Anne Shearman Betts

Joycelyn Engle, Lauren Lawrence, and Julianne Michelle

Myrna Small

Stephan Connery and Tania Connery

Pam Goldie-Morrison, Duncan Goldie-Morrison, Anne Louvel, and Alain Louvel

Sam Gordon, Judy Carson, and Russ Carson

Central to Spring: Cocktails on the Park at the Schafer residence ...

Amanda Brainard, Ursula Striker, and Charles Brainard

Annette Rickel, Alexis Mersentes, and Eleanora Kennedy

Bonnie Strauss and Dr. Roger Gould

Didi Schafer, Oscar Schafer, and Daisy Soros

Grace Leo and Lois Massen

Ursula Striker and Didi Schafer

James Green Didi Schafer, and Freddie Sayers

Central to Spring: Cocktails on the Park at the Scurry residence ...

Christina Roe, Allison Ross, David Ross, and Kevin Roe

Erica Juneja, Betsy Schiff, Robert Juneja, and Pam Scurry

Richard Peterson, Pamela Scurry, Howard Stein, Jessica Palmer, and Bill Waller

Richard Scully and Pam Scully

Virgilia Klein and Erica Juneja

Central to Spring: Cocktails on the Park at the Sorensen and Cochran residences:

Diana Vagelos, Roy Vagelos, and Gillian Sorensen

Natalia Nastaskin, Doug Blonsky, and Gillian Sorensen

Gary Felsher and Michele Felsher

Jeff Rosen and Maryam Arjonmand

Joan Jakobson, Kitty Berry, and Liz Peek

Nader Ahari, Kristin Olney, and Ali Granmayeh

Nancy Paduano, Aditi Malhotra, Piyali Kothari, and Judith Paduano

Susan Motamedy, Nader Motamedy, Suzanne Cochran, and Bob Cochran

Dan Paduano and Nader Motamedy

Suzanne Cochran, Lauren Cochran, and Judi Churchill

Central to Spring: Cocktails on the Park at the Tarr residence:

Jennifer Bakker and Anna Schecter

Patsy Tarr and Roy Furman

Chris Coyne, Alexandra Dean, and David Toby

Diane Guenther, Pipa Dichter, and Mary Wallach

Jeff Tarr, Patsy Tarr, and Andrew Tobias

Stephanie Young, Lou Rosenfeld, Patti Cohen, and Harvey Cohen

Central to Spring: Cocktails on the Park at Steve Bensinger and Carol Staab's residence where John Paulson was their esteemed guest.

Steve Bensinger, Carol Staab, and John Paulson

Neil Hochberg, Carol Staab, and Phil Stern

Chris Nolan (from the Conservancy)

Phil Stern, Kimberly Tanico, Neil Hochberg, and Paul Tanico

Greg McCarthy, Sheila Mulrennan, Carol Staab, Steve Bensinger, and Neil Hochberg.

Not even a few April showers could dampen the spirits of the crowd that gathered last Thursday evening at Scully and Scully to celebrate the blooming of Park Avenue tulips. Each spring Michael Scully, President of Scully and Scully, hosts a reception at his chic Park Avenue shop to coincide with this eagerly anticipated spring ritual. The tulips, along with all of the planting and maintenance that takes place on the Park Avenue malls, is made possible by the annual contributions from the community to The Fund for Park Avenue.

Barbara McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Michael Scully, and Peter Van de Wetering

Michael Scully and Fund for Park Avenue President, Barbara McLaughlin, greeted guests as they arrived. Music from Alex Donner Orchestras filled the rooms, home-made hors d'oeuvres were passed by members of the Scully and Scully team, bowls of Eleni's red tulip cookies were there for the taking and real red tulips were in vases throughout the store. Table settings, combining in unique ways, the wide variety of top-of-the-line luxury gifts and home furnishings available at Scully and Scully were inspired by JB Glass of Glass Menands Swimwear; KarenKlopp, founder of What2WhereWhere.com; Paola Quadretti, the luxury womenands apparel designer; Tina Sloan, author of Changing Shoes and Clay Tompkins ofTompkinsMenswear.

The highlight of the evening was a short performance by ten year-old, Sadie Sink, one of the members of the cast of the hit Broadway musical, Annie. As Barbara McLaughlin, explained, "Our red tulips caught the eye of the producers of Annie and the cast is now proudly supporting The Fund and our work. We're thrilled to have Sadie bring a little Broadway to Park Avenue!"

Sadie Sink singing for the guests

Among the 200 guests present for this special treat were: Elaine Arace, Pat and Stephen Attoe, Jennifer and John Argenti, Charles Bergman, Geoffrey Bradfield, Evie Brown, Friederike Biggs, Veve and Peter Brown, Mario Buatta, Sharon Bush, Frances and Bill Bruder, Dayton Carr, Blaine and Robert Caravaggi, Gale and Kendall Chen, Cece Cord, Hilary Dick, Kate and Alex Donner, Diane Dunne, Polly Espy, Jamie Figg, Andrea Fahnestock and George Hambrecht, Maria and Ken Fischel, Anne Ford, Deborah Foord, Mark Gilbertson, Eugenie Niven Goodman, Amy Hoadley, Council Member Dan Garodnick, Martha and John Glass, Eleni and Randall Gianopulos, Tom Gibb, Nina Griscom, Alexandra and Eric Hoyle, Eileen and Robert Judell, Konrad Keesee, Shirley King, Michèle Gerber Klein, Anki Leeds, Jacques Leviant, Nicole and Derek Limbocker, Caroline and Jose Los Arcos, Jack Lynch, Hildegard Mahoney, Annabelle and Alberto Mariaca, Mary Matthews, Martha McLanahan, Kevin McLaughlin, Caroline and Zubin Mehta, Seton Melvin, Robin and Norman Nelson, Eliza Nordeman, Maggie Norris, Bambi Putnam, Carol Prisant, Lindsay Pryor, Norman Rau, Susan and George Relyea, Missie Rennie, Dr. Annette Rickel, Sara and Axel Schupf, Pam and AJ Schwegel, Lisa Selby, Lisa and Bob Semple, Jeanne and Alexander Sloane, Stephanie Stokes, Barbara Tober, Vebjørn Sand, Dee Dee and Robert Scarborough, Ron Wendt, Peter van de Wetering, Michel Witmer and Mikel Witte.

Eleni's red tulip cookies

The Fund for Park Avenue relies on contributions from the community to plant, light and maintain the trees and flowers on the Park Avenue Malls from 54th to 86th Streets. Each year over 60,000 tulips bloom along the Park Avenue malls. This year's variety is Darwin hybrid Oxford. For more information or to make a contribution online, visit www.fundforparkavenue.org

Karen Klopp and Cece Cord

Joyce Cowin

Patricia and Stephen Attoe

Anne Ford, Missie Rennie, and Tina Sloan

Stephanie Stokes

Maria and Ken Fischel

Dan Garodnick, Deborah Foord, and Jo-Ann Polise

Shirley King

Eileen and Robert Judell

Veve Wheeler, Barbara McLaughlin, Susie Branch, and Ken Bijur

Eugenie Niven

Frances and Bill Bruder

Mario Buatta, Caroline Mehta, and Kathleen Lamborn

Dr Annette Rickel

Mikel Witte and JB Glass

Derek and Nicole Limbocker with Tina Sloan

Anki Leeds, Jamie Figg, and Anne Ford

Sharon Bush and Jamie Figg

Kathy Forgan and Konrad Keesee

Caroline and Jose Los Arcos

Eleni and Randall Gianopoulos

Tom Gibb and Robert Lindgren

Michael Scully, Andrea Fahnestock, and George Hambrecht

JB Glass, Martha Glass, and John Glass

Martha Glass, Nina Griscom, and Mark Gilbertson

Geoffrey Bradfield, Lisa Selby, and Vebjørn Sand

Evelyn Tompkins, Clay Tompkins, and Karen Tompkins

Maggie Norris

Charles Bergman, Stuart Levy, and Kerrie Buitrago

Karen, Clay, and Susan Tompkins

Kevin McLaughlin, Stephen Attoe, Robert Caravaggi, and Jay Jolly

Seton Melvin and Barbara McLaughlin

Alex Parsons and Jack Lynch

Kate and Alex Donner

Chairman of the Partnership with Children Board of Directors Patricia Soussloff, Executive Director Margaret Crotty, along with co-chairs Frederick Anderson and Bill Tucker welcomed over 400 guests to 583 Park Avenue on Tuesday, April 16th for Partnership with Children's Annual Gala. The benefit, emceed by Program alumnus, Jose Mendez, honored Bank of America Merrill Lynch Head of Global Wealth and Retirement Solutions, Andrew Sieg, Robin Hood, author and fashion journalist Constance C. R. White, and Chief Executive Officer for United Healthcare National Accounts Elizabeth Winsor.

The evening raised $750,000 for the Partnership with Children programs that their teams of Masters-level social workers bring in to 37 of New York City's most underserved public schools across all five boroughs.

Supporters including Ken andLinda Mortenson, Keith Banks, Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, Sunny Bates, Robin Koval, Thong Nguyen, and Stefan Zellmer took in a room filled with gorgeous tablescapes by some of the country's leading interior designers including Roderick Shade, DeBare Saunders, Ronald Mayne, Michael Tavano, Matthew Patrick Smyth, Michael Devine, Thomas Burak, Paula Caravelli, and Edward Lobrano.

For 105 years, Partnership with Children has worked with children growing up in NYC's poorest communities, helping them succeed academically, emotionally and socially. Their programs, benefitting over 15,000 students this year, improve attendance, graduation rates, school safety, and academic achievement. The organization is a proud partner with the New York Department of Education, Robin Hood, and the United Way. For more information on Partnership with Children, visit www.partnershipwithchildren.org.

Jeff Peek, Heliane Stedan, and Andrew Sieg

Oscar Plotkin and Sharon Bush

Michael Tavano and Marie Stewart

Jose Mendez and Barbara Carvello

Douglas Hannant, Michele Gerber Kieln, Frederick Anderson, and Valesca Guerrand Hermes

R. Couri Hay and Christine Rappaport

Elizabeth Winsor, Constance C.R. White, Emary C. Aronson, and Andrew Sieg

Alexandra and Louis Rose

Paula Caravelli

Maggie Norris, Melanie Fraser Hart, and Tracy Stern

DeBare Saunders and Ronald Mayne

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com(Central Park Conservancy); AnnieWatt.com(Scully)

Lorna Graev addresses the guests at Fountain House's 10th Annual Symposium and Luncheon.

The annual Fountain House Symposium and Luncheon with this year's speaker Andrew Solomon was highly successful. I was told that the audience of 600 was rapt with attention ("you could hear a pin drop" when Andrew was speaking, someone told me). A need is being filled.

Alexandra Herzan, Podie Lynch, Anne Mai, Mary Pedersen, Nancy Farrell, Kitty de Chazal, Carolyn MacKenzie, Lorna Hyde Graev, and Patricia Begley

Kenn Dudek and Andrew Solomon

Andrew Solomon

Andrew Solomon and Kenn Dudek

Ralph Aquila and Lorna Hyde Graev

Guinevere Johnson and Camille Tibaldeo

Podie Lynch and Kitty de Chazal

Patricia Beard and Carolyn MacKenzie

Jackie Drexel, Kari Tiedemann, and Lorna Hyde Graev

Judith Bruce

Jim Luce and Andrew Solomon

Karen Cox and Mary Pedersen

Andrew Schonebaum and Anne Mai

Lorna Hyde Graev, Louise Ross, and Beatrice Van Roijen

Joe Tursone and Mary Ingriselli

Podie Lynch and Frances Adler

Dr. Robert Hilt, Victoria Costello, Dr. David Reiss, Andrea Roy, and Consuelo Mack

Lorna Hyde Graev, Elizabeth Fiore, and Laura Bohn

Ellen Marx

Ann Barish, Jane Murray, Claudia LaMere, and Tricia Lint

Alistair Hanna and Nancy Hanna

Margo Langenberg and Bunny Beekman

Kaitlin O'Brien, Nancy Farrell, and Jeremy Goldstein

David Sherrill and Sunny Hayward

Marjorie Reed Gordon and Jill Blanchard

Larry Graev, Lorna Hyde Graev, Maria Spears, Linda Silverman, Patricia Beard, and David Braga

Lorna Hyde Graev and Larry Graev

Mark Gilbertson and ?

Frances Adler, Jackie Drexel, and Amanda Haynes-Dale

Deeda Blair

Mark Gilbertson, Jackie Williams, and John Ferguson

Lee Auchincloss, Lea Cornell, and Alexandra Herzan

Mark Gilbertson and Missy Rennie

Kristi Witker and Stephanie Stokes

Kirk Henckels and Fernanda Kellogg

Jackie Weld Drake and Katherine Bryan

Katie Kinsey and Ginny Knott

Wendy Breck

Elizabeth Peabody and Diane van Amerongen

Jennifer Mitchell and Ira Wender

Sharon Handler Loeb

Ann Rapp

Jean Shafiroff and Andrea Stark

Kitty McKnight and Diane van Amerongen

Jennifer Oken

Katie Tozer and Courtney Arnot

Jessie Bard and Les Corwin

The Horticultural Society of New York held their 16th Annual New York Flower Show Dinner Dance on April 23rd, 2013 at The Altman Building.

The evening honored Charles Masson of La Grenouille, and Hunt Slonem, internationally-renowned American painter. The event also featured, as is its tradition, extraordinary floral tablescape designs from New York City's leading designers, including Laura Clare, Gramercy Park Flower Shop, Michael Aram, Rachel Cho, Renny & Reed, Zak Events, and more. Design Chairs were Mario Buatta, Hartley du Pont, and Lee Robinson.

Charles Masson and Hunt Slonem

Guests included Mary Van Pelt, Kamie Lightburn, CeCe Black, Sheila Stephenson, Nina Griscom, Thomas Dittmer and Frances Schultz Dittmer, Bruce W. Addison, Elizabeth Stribling and Guy Robinson, Ursula and Paul Lowerre, Stuart Baker, Huguette and Dennis Hersch, Deborah and Charles Royce, Geoffrey Bradfield, Michele and Scott Lindsay, Remco van Vliet, Howard Christian, John and Martha Glass, Cas and Stacey Trap, and Monique van Vooren.

Robert Lindgren, Thomas Gibb, Emily Eerdmans, and Bruce Addison

Michael Aram and Earl Montelibano

Clelia and Tom Zacharias

Cristina Masson, Geoffrey Bradfield, and Charles and Flavia Masson

Michel Witmer and Alison Minton

Charles and Cristina Masson

Michelle Smith and Mark Gilbertson

Kamie Lightburn, Angelina Chen, and Natasha Cornstein

Flavia Masson, and Greg and Elisabeth Hersch

Mario Buatta and Clare Potter

Diane van Amerongen, Charles Holmes, and Frances Schultz Dittmer

Kamie Lightburn, Kathy Prounis, and Stephanie Foster

Barbara and Peter Regna with Frances Shelton

Dennis Hersch, Hunt Slonem, and Huguette Hersch

Lee Robinson and Mario Buatta

Frances Schultz Dittmer and Nina Griscom

Nell and Dan Haughton, and Sacha MacNaughton

Martin and William Dessoffy

Jean Shafiroff and Ann Rapp

Rick Meyer, Karon Cullen Meyer, Sherri Stephenson, and Tom Dittmer

Julie Skarratt, Howard Christian, and Cristina Masson

Sheila Stephenson and CeCe Black

Amy Hoadley, Mario Buatta, and Stephanie Foster

Mary Van Pelt, Missey Condie, and Kamie Lightburn

CeCe and Lee Black

On Thursday, April 25, 2013, The New York Botanical Garden hosted the Garden Sculpture and Antiques Fair: 1750-2013 Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant Sale. Previously named the Antique Garden Furniture Show, the Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant sale took place in the Conservatory Tent, adjacent to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at The New York Botanical Garden.

More than 500 guests from the philanthropic, design, architecture and art worlds gathered to view and purchase unique and highly coveted statues, urns, garden benches by more than 30 of the nation’s leading experts in garden antiques and ornaments before the Fair officially opened to the public on April 26.

Dr. Holly Bannister, Martha Stewart, Memrie Lewis, and Barbara Cirkva Schumacher

This year, the Fair’s scope was expanded to include contemporary sculpture and furniture. With this extension of contemporary dates, the Fair also introduced contemporary artists for the first time including Michael Fogg, Tom Gottsleben, John Hardacre, C.A. Johnson, Jeff Kahn, and Kim Dickey, daughter of garden designer and author Paige Dickey.

The evening included a silent auction of one-of-a-kind plants, jewelry, garden décor, and other select items. Attendees were also able to meet two authors, Carolyne Roehm of Flowers and Jack Staub of Private Edens: Beautiful Country Gardens, who were signing copies of their newly released books. The Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant Sale raised $400,000 and was underwritten in part by Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan, with additional support from Mish New York, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman P. Burke, and it was sponsored by 1st Dibs.

Sculptures by Charles Johnson

Booth by PAGODA RED

Proceeds from the event directly supports the work of the curators and gardeners who are responsible for making The New York Botanical Garden one of the most important horticultural showplaces in the world. The Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant Sale was the opening celebration to kick-off a weekend of exciting Garden festivities.

This year’s Chairmen were Michael Bruno, Mrs. Coleman P. Burke, Barbara Israel, Barbara Cirkva Schumacher, Mish Tworkowski and Bunny Williams. The Chairmen’s Committee consists of Douglas Durkin, Mrs. Timothy M. George, S. Christopher Meigher III, Amy Todd Middleton, Mrs. George B. Moore and Katie Ridder Pennoyer. The Collectors’ Plant Sale Chairmen are James Benenson, Jr., Peter R. McQuillan, Marjorie G. Rosen, Joseph Singer and Carmen Thain.

Booth by BOB and DEBBIE WITHINGTON

Booth by JEFFREY HENKEL

The Preview Party Designer Committee was chaired by landscape architect Mario Nievera, interior designer Emma Jane Pilkington, and event designer Renny Reynolds.

Attendees Included: Martha Stewart, Bunny Williams, Barbara Israel, Barbara Cirkva Schumacher and John Schumacher, Coleman P. and Susan Burke, Mish Tworkowski, Gigi Mortimer, Charlotte Barnes, CeCe Black, Jeremy and Friederike Biggs, Robert and Linda Douglass, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hardwick, Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckles, Alexandra Lebenthal, Amy Todd Middleton, Peter Pennoyer and many more!

Judy Steinhardt, Gregory Long, and Susan Burke

Barbara Israel and Tom Israel

Charlotte Barnes and Bunny Williams

Barbara Cirkva Schumacher

Joseph Singer and Katie Ridder

John Roselli and Bunny Williams

Linda Douglass and Robert Douglass

Lee Black and Cece Black

Martha Stewart

Fernanda Kellogg and Christopher Spitzmiller

Kaileah Christie-Fogg and Michael Fogg

Amy Todd Middleton and Betsy Ruprecht

Carolyne Roehm and Mish Tworkowski

Daisy Helman and Charles Johnson

Tom Gottsleben

Scudder Smith and Catherine Sweeney Singer

Gigi Mortimer

Dottie Goldfrank and Lionel Goldfrank

Dee Hilfiger and Kelly Pasciucco

Jeremy and Friederike Biggs

Alexandra Lebenthal and John Beitel

Ambassador Alan Blinken and Melinda Blinken

Jack Staub

Michel Witmer

Becca Bull and Mollie Ruprecht

Booth by TELESCOPES OF VERMONT

Bob Hardwick and Coleman Burke

Carol Prisant and Robert Ruffino

On Monday, April 15, the Central Park Conservancy welcomed a prominent guest list of socials and corporate leaders to the Taste of Summer Kick-off Party at Bill's Food & Drink on 54th and Madison. Sponsored by Macquarie this year, the annual fundraising celebration in Central Park will take place on June 19. Taste of Summer is expected to bring together nearly 1,000 guests to marvel at the fusion of the Park's beauty and New York's exquisite cuisine. Crown Group Hospitality, which hosted the Kick-off Party, last night, will feature tastings from Crown, The Lion, and recently launched Bill's Food & Drink in the Taste Cafe.

Last night's hosts included Crown Group Hospitality's Partners John Delucie and Mark Amadei and Central Park Conservancy Trustees and Event Chairmen Jay Mandelbaum, Gillian Miniter, John Paulson and Norman Selby. Other guests at the pre-summer gathering included Lisa Anastos, Debbie Bancroft, Bob and Suzanne Cochran, Eric and Fiona Rudin, and many others.

For more information or to purchase tickets visit: centralparknyc.org/taste

Scott Velezo, Stephen Mooney, Jack Bochonok, Steven Stolman, Rich Wilkie, and Christopher Ribera

Geoffrey Bradfield, Emily Carey, and Roric Tobin

Paul Lerner and Dori Cooperman

Patsy Tarr

Debbie Bancroft, Amy Hoadley, Gillian Miniter, and Elenora Kennedy

Fiona Rudin, Suzanne Cochran, Suzie, and Ainar Aijala

Ross Meltzer and Di Mondo

Fiona and Eric Rudin

Alec Call, Sharon Bush, and Bryan Johns

Alexis Clarke, Andy Oshrin, and Michelle Smith

Michael Kennedy and Elizabeth Atwood

Dana Blanton and Christine Alyward

Peter Davis, Logan Samuelson, Lisa Anastos, and Dori Cooperman

Terri Coppersmith, John DeLucie, and Gillian Miniter

Dan Brickley and Ruthie Davis

Selmin Arat and Alix Strauss

Bob and Suzanne Cochran, and Eric Rudin

Steven Stolman and Connie Anne Phillips

Leah Bourne and Margaret Livits

Oscar Plotkin and Sharon Bush

R. Couri Hay and Friend

Steven Stolman and Rich Wilkie

Lisa Anastos

Dori Cooperman, Mark Amadei, and Gillian Miniter

Bob and Suzanne Cochran, Lise Evans, and Sandra Ripert

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com; Billy Farrell (CPC Taste)

The 31st annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon, hosted by the Women's Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, was held yesterday in a tent set up in the Conservatory Garden. Known as the Hat Luncheon, this festive affair is a major fundraiser for the Women's Committee. Their funds go mainly toward maintenance of the Park. They raised a record $3.3 million yesterday. Jenny and John Paulson were honored from the Paulson's pledge of $100 millioin to the Conservancy. There were 1300 guests, a record number. It is the most popular and sought after ticket on the Spring luncheon calendar in New York.

Photographs by DPC/NYSD.

Gillian Spreckels Fuller, Foundation Director, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, His Royal Highness Prince Radu of Romania, Barbara de Portago, Foundation President, Valley Forge Military Academy, and College Cadets at The Versailles/Claude Monet Giverny Foundation Black Tie Benefit Dinner.

Last Wednesday night a week, the Versailles Foundation, Inc./Claude Monet Giverny held its annual fundraising dinner at the Cotillion Room of the Pierre. The proceeds from the evening will go to support the Statues Restoration Campaign in the Parc of the Chateau de Versailles. The foundation’s supporters have financed the recently completed the restoration of the statue Leucothee (1687) by Joseph Rayol who lived in the time of Louis XIV–1655-1718.

This year ths Foundation is restoring Claude Monet’s 18th-century cylindrical desk and commode in his bedroom at Giverny. Also, at Monticello, they have commissioned the design and the “Petit Point” embroidery for Thomas Jefferson’s 18th-century Georges Jacob chairs.


Leucothée (1687) by Joseph Rayol (1655-1718)	Ino & Mélicerte, Marble Group by Pierre Gravier (1633-1715)

The annual dinner always features a guest speaker who belongs to a European royal family, as well as Russian royals. Almost all are descendents or children of deposed monarchs. Queen Elizabeth’s son, the Earl of Wessex has been a guest speaker twice. All of the guest speakers are interesting for their historical backgrounds and knowledge, much of it more intimate than published history, and sometimes more insightful. But many are also interesting for their interest and focus on the issues of their native lands and how to solve them. Their non-political positions are taken for granted yet their patriotism is deeply committed, and often greater than many of their national compatriots.

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, His Royal Highness Prince Radu of Romania, The Valley Forge Military Academy, and College Cadets

Valley Forge Military Academy and College Color Guard

This year’s guest was Her Royal Highness, The Crown Princess Margarita of Romania and her husband Prince Radu. Princess Margarita is the daughter of King Michael I. Michael who was born in 1921 was King from 1927 to 1930 and again from September 1940 through December 1947 when he was forced by the Communist Party of Romania to abdicate. A great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, he is a third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1997, Michael officially made his eldest daughter Margarita the Crown Princess of Romania, Custodian of the Romanian Crown and his heir presumptive. Romania is no longer a monarchy but after the breakup of the Soviet Union and the downfall of Ceausescu, the royal family was allowed to return. Princess Margartia – who was born in Lausanne and grew up in England and went to university in Scotland – has taken up residence there. She and her husband have devoted themselves to assisting the many orphans created during and after by the World Wars and brutality of the so-called victors, the Nazis and then the Communists.

Gillian Spreckels Fuller, Foundation Director, Her Serene Highness Princess Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, His Serene Highness Prince Christian zu Fürstenburg, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, His Royal Highness Prince Radu of Romania, and Barbara de Portago, Foundation President

Kaleta Blaffer Johnson and Gordon Bunker Huddleston

Carol and Philippe Delouvrier

Tracey Langfitt Foundation Junior Director Camila Koenig, Foundation Director Rita Lenda, His Royal Highness Prince Radu of Romania, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, and Michael Katz, Foundation Secretary Treasurer

Susan Krysiewicz and escort

Cat Jagger Pollon and His Royal Highness, Prince Radu of Romania

Dame Donna and Chevalier Richard Soloway

Cadet, Heide Hüttl Canellopoulos, Foundation Committee Member, Tanya Roberts, and Cadet

Cat Jagger Pollon and DPC

Melissa Morris

Cadet, Carroll Petrie's granddaughter, and Russell Grant

Donald Tober with Monica and Ali Wambold

Phillip MacGregor and Ron Wendt

Anthea Malone, Lily Rutt, and Russell Grant

DPC with Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess Margarita of Romania

Barbara Regna, Carolina Portago, Dahlia Heyman, and Tracey Langfitt

Her Serene Highness Princess Jeannette zu Fürstenberg and Kaleta Blaffer Johnson

Paola Rosenshein

Geoffrey Bradfield

Cadet and Tinuola Naija

Scott Holman III and Camila Blaffer Royall

More than 300 guests attended the annual Pratt Institute Art of Packaging Award Gala at a private club in Manhattan on April 30, 2013. The gala, which attracts the top-tier of New York City's multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry, supports the Marc Rosen Scholarship and Education Fund for Packaging by Design and raises scholarship funds for graduating package design students at Pratt. It is the only scholarship in the world available to college students looking to pursue careers in cosmetics and package design. The glamorous black-tie event raised $350,000 in 2013 and has raised more than $3.5 million over the last 24 years.

The Art of Packaging Award, which is presented each year to a beauty/cosmetics company that has excelled in the art form, was awarded to the Aramis & Designer Fragrances division of The Estée Lauder Companies. Veronique Gabai Pinsky, global brand president of The Estée Lauder Companies' Aramis & Designer Fragrances, BeautyBank, and IdeaBank divisions, accepted the award from Trey Laird, chief executive and creative officer of Laird+Partners.

Veronique Gabai-Pinsky and Marc Rosen

Theo Spilka and Carol Alt

At Pratt, Rosen teaches a course on cosmetic and fragrance package design, which is the only one of its kind in the world. As part of the course, students select a floral, green, or Oriental fragrance. They name the fragrance and design a perfume bottle from sketch to clay form to prototype along with a scent card, box, shopping bag, and advertisement. This year's student scholarship winners include:

• Kyle Calvert (Illinois): Calvert designed a modern, oval-shaped bottle using silver and pink for a calming floral scent that he named "Serene."

• Vivi Feng (China): Feng's scent, which she named "Vertigo," was influenced by the mystery and allure of the classic Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name and Art Deco style; the bottle was a faceted design inspired by origami.

•Alexandra Haime (Florida): Haime's work -- for an Oriental scent she named "Kahlia"-- was inspired by the idea of clarity and replicated the form of natural quartz crystal.

• Kashfia Rahman (Bangladesh): Rahman chose a green scent, which she named "Belle Journee," and utilized a green leaf motif that translated the light scent into a graceful design.

Kyle Calvert

Vivi Feng

Alexandra Haime

Jeff Bellantoni, Vivi Feng, and Kashsia Rahman

Each winner's fragrance package design work was on display in the lobby of the event venue.

Special guests at the Art of Packaging Award Gala included Marc Rosen, award-winning designer and Pratt alumnus, Trustee, and faculty member; Arlene Dahl, actress; Catherine Malandrino, fashion designer; Tory Burch, fashion designer; Carol Alt, supermodel and skin-care entrepreneur; Mark Ackermann, president and CEO, Lighthouse International; Ian Jarvis, actor; Pratt President Thomas F. Schutte and his wife, Tess; Bruce Gitlin, chair, Pratt Institute Board of Trustees; Juliana Terian, Pratt Trustee and Rallye Motors chairwoman; Peter Barna, provost, Pratt Institute; Donald Stannard, jewelry designer; Victor Luis, president, Coach; and Ian Bickley, president, Coach International.

Juliana Curran Terian, Mike Pratt, Lesa Wang, and Lauren Giordano

Special guests from the cosmetics and package design industry included Elizabeth Musmanno, president, The Fragrance Foundation; Carlotta Jacobson, president, Cosmetic Executive Women; Jerry Vittoria, president of fragrances, Firmenich; Theo Spilka, vice president, Firmenich; Henry Renella, senior vice president, global packaging development, Estée Lauder; John Downey, vice president tech driven supplier innovation, Estée Lauder; Peter Acerra, president/CEO, SGD North America; Felix Mayr-Harting, executive vice president, Fine Fragrance Global, Givaudan; Nicholas Mirzayantz, group president, International Fragrance & Flavors; Robert Aldrich, president and CEO North America, Ermenegildo Zegna; Luc Malfait, president, Takasago Europe; Hisaya Fujiwara, president, Takasago USA; and Michael Mane, president, Michael Mane.

The Pratt program in which Rosen teaches--Communications and Package Design--is ranked as one of the top graduate graphic design programs in the country by U.S. News and World Report and collegecrunch.org.

Marc Rosen, Juliana Curran Terrian, and Mark Ackerman

Bruce Gitlin, Thomas Schutte, Tess Schutte, and Kashsia Rahman

Arlene Dahl, Donald Stannard, and Annette Green

Catherine Malandrino and Veronique Gabai-Pinsky

Marc Rosen and Jerry Vittorio

Nicolas Mirzayantz, Agathe Lerolle, Veronique Gabai-Pinsky, and Joe Pinsky

The Jewish Museum's 20th annual Most Amazing New York Art & Design Tour attracted over 220 attendees who enjoyed brunch at Tribeca Rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, followed by self-guided tours of magnificent private art collections in some of New York's most spectacular Tribeca and Soho residences. Ronit Berkman, Stacey Bronfman and Debi Wisch were the Most Amazing New York Art & Design Tour co-chairs. This event raised $300,000 and the proceeds benefit The Jewish Museum.

Event Co-Chairs Ronit Berkman, Stacey Bronfman, and Debi Wisch

Nina Ross, Shelly Kivell, and Linda Plattus

Nomi Ghez

Carol Berkman, Pam Berkman, and Ronit and Bill Berkman

Amy Rose Silverman and Tracey Pruzan

Lisa Leffell, Debbie Edelman, and Amy Scharf

Kathy and Keith Sachs and Ruth Beesch

Lisa Klein and Debi Wisch

Julie Bernstein and Meredith Verona

Margie Weingarten, Buffy Sahlman, and Marjorie Loeb

Lynn Halbfinger and Lynn Tobias

Marcia Dunn and Robin Lefcourt

Last Monday night, Darren Henault hosted a cocktail reception at his home for New York Times bestselling author Michael Hainey and his hit book, "After Visiting Friends; A Son's Story."

Darren Henault and Michael Hainey

Debbie Bancroft and Mark Gilbertson

Adelina Wong Ettelson, Dr. Lisa Airan, and Jamie Pallot

Dr. Douglas Steinbrech and Melissa Berkelhammer

Gaia and Federico Pratesi

Hannah Griswold, Brooke Cundiff, and Yesim Philip

Richard Farley and Dana Auslander

James Reginato and Fern Mallis

Thom Browne and Nate Berkus

Nancy Novogrod, Darren Henault, and Brooke Cundiff

Patricia Duff

On April 23rd, The Queen Elizabeth II Garden held its annual gala dinner at Gotham Hall.

The creation of the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden, in the heart of Lower Manhattan, was prompted by a desire to honor and memorialize the 67 British subjects who lost their lives in the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001. In 2002, the St. George's Society, under the then presidency of William R. Miller, CBE, embraced the idea of creating a permanent garden memorial.

The Garden is administered by the British Memorial Garden Trust, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded by the British Consulate and the St. George's Society.

John Howard

Peter Charrington and Isabel Carden

Duncan Niederauer and Richard Cunningham

Rodney Johnson and Mark Alexander

Vivien Gurfein and Mary Ridge

Oscar Camargo and Jennifer Considine

Ellen Baker, Donald Putnam, and Suzanne Currie

Dana Lowey Luttway and Lisa Fiorito Mackessy

Jennifer Leyton and Sara Broderick

Lady Weatherstone and Jennifer Johnson

Charles Desegundo, Duncan Niederauer, and Alison Niederauer

Bridget McDermott, Robert Del Greco, and Ana Leibowitz

Isabel Carden, Jamie Niven, and Jackie Scanlan

Erin Fogarty and Eli Mou

Ben Brown and Danielle Brown

Tara McDonough and John McKay

Bridget McDermott and Jim Walker

Danny Lopez and Viscount Astor

Andre Desmarais

Colonel Ed Parker and Captain Guy Disney

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com; Mary Hilliard and Jay Brady (THE VERSAILLES FOUNDATION)

Arts’ Night Out, a festive celebration of the Spring Show NYC.

Last Friday night, over 1,000 young patrons from the city’s top cultural institutions packed the Park Avenue Armory for the Arts’ Night Out, a festive celebration of the Spring Show NYC, co-chaired Emily Collins, Abigail Starliper, Maggie Moore, and Lydia Melamed Johnson. They created this evening to introduce their generation to the joys of collecting. So, in addition to mixing and mingling, they can visit the individual booths, where the dealers give a brief talk about their particular specialty.

Jeff R Bridgman Antiques

Among the guests were: Andrew Ogletree, Baroness Sheri de Borchgrave, Akiko Saito, Elizabeth Pyne, Nicolas D'Vachio, Timothy Thompson,Stefanie Mustian, Jason Mustian, Bryan Cates, Emma Fanning, Emily Shawjlyk, Pauline Eveillard, Carolina Richards, Alexandra Diamond, Eunice Lee, Graham Moore, Paul Shufro, Adam Hurly, Catherine Smith, Mark Rutledge, Jonquil O'Reilly, Bria Koser, Laura Mathis, Brian Carpenter, Jessica Mantel, Alexandra Reboul, Frederick Schultz, Emily Adonna, Rebecca Haeusler, Angela Nelson, Gwyneth Smith, Lisa Litwin and Ethan Litwin, Tim Cannon, Joseph Harding, Julia Ludwig, Elizabeth Jensen, and Meredith Burks.

Clinton Howell

Some of the groups they represented were the Metropolitan Museum (Apollo Circle); Metropolitan Opera (Young Associates); New York City Opera (Young Patrons Circle); Brooklyn Museum of Art (Patrons Councils); New York Public Library (Young Lions); The Guggenheim Museum (Young Collectors Council); The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art; The Young Fellows of The Morgan Museum & Library; Whitney Museum of American Art (Whitney Contemporaries); The American Friends of the Louvre (Young Patrons Circle); New York Historical Society (Young Friends); Asia Society (Asia Circle); Carnegie Hall Notables; El Museo del Barrio (Young International Circle); Freer/Sackler Silk Road Society; St. George’s Society of New York (George); Guild Hall of East Hampton; New York Philharmonic (Intermezzo Society); Philadelphia Museum of Art (Young Friends); Royal Oak Foundation; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Young Patrons Circle); Save Venice (Young Friends); The American Friends of the Georgian Group (Young Georgians); The Bruce Museum (Young Friends); The World Monuments Fund (Moai Circle); Center for Architecture (AIANY Young Professionals); Museum of the City of New York (Young Members Circle); Rubin Museum of New York(Visionary Circle); American Folk Art Museum (Young Patrons); Alvin Ailey (Young Patrons); Institute of Classical Architecture and Art (Plinth), the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Young Patrons).

The evening was sponsored by Apollo Magazine and Broken Shed Vodka.

Lydia Melaed Johnson, Emily Collins, Abigail Starliper, and Maggie Moore

Aiza Keesey, Lydia Melaed Johnson, and Doreen Ho

Elaine Rosenberg

Missy Goldberg, Kelly Kannen, and Zach Deegan

Brittany Millman and Lainey Yang

Carlton Hobbs and Stefanie Rinza

Tiffany Niem, Pauline Eveillard, and Julie Mcaskin

Mark Helliar, Michael Franks, and Mark Lyman

Mikel Witte, George Nelson, and Bettina Nelson

Robbie Gordy, Catherine Smith, and Adam Hurly

Irene Aitken and Clinton Howell

Melanie O'Donnell and Amra Pucarevic

Yew Tree House Antiques

Patrick Bavasi

Timothy Thompson, Maggie Moore, and Andrew Ogletree

Alan Hedrick, Tyler Cornelius, and Stephanie Marie Pallock

Tiffany Frasier and Derek Brown

Jessica Weinberg (right)

Taylor Brown, Sophia Gangei, Katie Fong, and Owen Biglin

Baroness Sheri de Borchgrave, Ian Shapolsky, and Akiko Saito

Tim Birnbaum and Peter Milligan

Also last Thursday, Madeline Weinrib transformed The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Thrift Shop into an enchanting outpost for her first-ever Charity Sample Sale, benefitting The Society of MSKCC's leading patient care, education, and research programs.

Guests flocked to The Society of MSKCC Thrift Shop for a special Preview Party, where they shopped for a cause, snapping up Madeline Weinrib's coveted carpets, pillows, accessories and more. The buzzing boutique transported visitors to a world of vibrant color and pattern, with Weinrib's distinctive designs, all handmade by artisans in India, Morocco and Central Asia.

Dr. Annette Rickel, Hillary Dick, Madeline Weinrib, and Kim Flaster

The event marks Weinrib's first collaboration with The Society of MSKCC and its' Thrift Shop, which has been a fixture on the Upper East Side for more than 25 years and plays an integral role in The Society's fundraising programs.

Guests included Madeline Weinrib, Dr. Annette Rickel, Melanie Holland, Hilary Dick, Elizabeth Fuller, Kim Flaster, Gretchen Gunlocke Fenton, Shabnam Henry, Coco Kopelman, Leslie Jones, Robyn Joseph, Stephanie Loeffler, Amy Raiter Dwek, Jonathan Rosen and many more.

Robyn Joseph and Gretchen Gunlocke

Jonathan Rosen and Melanie Holland

Coco Kopelman and Madeline Weinrib

Tara Seawright and Alexandra Rowley

Leslie Jones, Dr. Annette Rickel, Minou Pirasteh, and Gail Hilson

Elena Kornbluth, Christopher Heydon, and Amy Raitter Dwek

Shabnam Henry

Stephanie Loeffler and Nina Reeves

Kim Seibert and Madeline Weinrib

Tim Nagler and Nancy Coffey Nagler

Paige Morrissey, Erin Lynch, and Madeline Hemingway

The Children’s Storefront held its Annual Spring Gala, “A Night for Changing Lives,” on April 23, 2013 at the IAC Building in Chelsea. The evening honored Past Board President Christine LaSala and Past Board Chair Michael Stubbs for their years of leadership, dedication, hard work and support of our school. The event was co-chaired by Vanessa and Henry Cornell, Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller, Lise and Michael Evans, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Sandra and Eric Ripert and Marcus Samuelsson.

Board Chair Ray Cameron and Honoree Michael Stubbs

Head of School Wendy Reynoso and Honoree Christine LaSala

The Storefront Choir

WABC reporter Kemberly Richardson was emcee for the benefit, which included dinner, dancing and a live auction with Christie’s auctioneer Lydia Fenet. A highlight of the evening was a performance by the Storefront Choir. Students were also on hand during the cocktail hour to speak to guests about programs at the school. The evening raised over a million dollars to benefit the Storefront.

The Children's Storefront is an independent, tuition-free school in Harlem committed to providing a comprehensive education to children with varied academic strengths from preschool through eighth grade. Our work is grounded on the conviction that every child deserves the opportunity for an excellent education.

Honoree Michael Stubbs, Kim Landrigan and Gala Co-Chairs Michael and Lise Evans

Storefront Students greeting Trustee Amanda Low and guests

Trustee Maria Vecchiotti and Ilene Nadel

Trustee John Forbes, Guests Dan Williams, Kristen Williams, Andrea Forbes and Eric Rivers

Trustee George Weiksner, WABC Reporter and emcee Kemberly Richardson, Board Chair Ray Cameron

Storefront students

Gala Co-Chair Marcus Samuelsson and his wife, Maya Haile

Peter and Anne-Marie Embiricos

Vanessa Cornell, Sandra Ripert, and Erica Karsch

Gabby Karan, Gala Co-Chair Lise Evans, and Gian Paolo DeFelice

John Frawley, Rob Kuhbach, Candace Frawley, and Veronica Stubbs

On Friday night, April 26, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway swept into town to lend her presence to The American-Scandinavian Foundation’s Spring Gala.

Best known to New Yorkers for Scandinavia House, its gleaming headquarters on Park Avenue and 38th Street, The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) promotes international understanding through its many programs and cultural exchanges. Queen Sonja on Thursday night had formally opened the current exhibition at Scandinavia House, MUNCH | WARHOL and the Multiple Image.

Some 360 guests from around the world assembled in the Grand Ballroom of The Pierre to celebrate the best of American and Norwegian art and culture, among them Inger and William B. Ginsberg, Hon. Charles and Monika Heimbold, Lise Stolt-Nielsen, Richard E. Oldenburg, Mildred Brinn, Arthur Zeckendorf, Inger Elliott, Lena Kaplan, Hon. and Mrs. John L. Loeb, Jr., Giosetta Capriati, Craig Dykers, Gaetana Enders, Baroness Zarelli-Marimó, Lisa Resling Halpern, and members of the diplomatic corps from Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.

The Grand Ballroom of The Pierre

Queen Sonja, wearing a flowing crimson gown, greeted guests at cocktails and entered the ballroom to a musical fanfare, escorted by Edward P. Gallagher, ASF President.

The 2013 Awards Ceremony was the centerpiece of the evening, with the ASF Cultural Award going to James Rosenquist, the internationally-acclaimed American artist of Norwegian and Swedish heritage. The Foundation’s Gold Medal was awarded to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in recognition of its far-reaching efforts to increase the awareness and appreciation of the art and design of the Nordic countries.

ASF President Edward Gallagher, ASF Gala Co-Chair Inger Ginsberg, ASF Chairman Bente Svensen Frantz, ASF Gala Vice Chair Arthur Zeckendorf, and ASF Gala Co-Chair Lise Stolt-Nielsen

Her Majesty Queen Sonja presented the ASF Cultural Award to Mr. Rosenquist and the Gold Medal to MoMA’s Director Glenn Lowry.

The Collegiate Chorale performed excerpts from “Song of Norway,” offering partygoers a preview of its April 30th performance at Carnegie Hall. Those in attendance were delighted by the performance, which featured Jason Danieley, Alexandra Silber, and Judy Kaye.

Her Majesty Queen Sonja entering the Grand Ballroom escorted by ASF President Edward Gallagher, with H.E. Consul General Sissel Breie, ASF Deputy Chair Bernt Reitan, and ASF Chairman Bente Svensen Frantz accompanying them

Inger Elliott

Helen W. Marx, Lisa Resling Halpern, Gala Co-Chair Monika Heimbold, and Agnes Ahlander Turner

ASF President Edward Gallagher and Gala Co-Chair Lise Stolt-Nielsen

Arthur Zeckendorf with Anne Detwiler

Grace Kennan Warnecke, Sheila Johnson Robbins, and Karen Lerner

MoMA Director Glenn Lowry with ASF Trustee Richard E. Oldenburg and Mary Ellen Oldenburg

The evening’s Master of Ceremonies, Margaret Juntwait with ASF Executive Vice President Lynn Carter

Amb. John L. Loeb, Jr. and Sharon Handler Loeb

Bård E. Bunaes and Barbara Bunaes

Victor B. Borge with his wife, Paula Borge

Laureen and Ragnar Meyer-Knutsen, Vice Chairs of the event

Lisa Resling Halpern with Malena Belafonte

Honorees John Rosenquist and MoMA Director Glenn Lowry

Gala Co-Chair Monika Heimbold and her husband, Hon. Charles A. Heimbold

More than a decade has elapsed since Peter P. Blanchard III and his wife Sofia set out to follow Peter’s father’s wishes to convert the family estate, Greenwood Gardens, into a public ornamental garden and conservation center.

The good news is that, as of this month, the gates of the century-old private estate garden, located astride a ridge above Short Hills, New Jersey, are indeed open to the public.

Cocktails were served on an overlook terrace, between a pair of wooden pergolas,

Peter and Sofia welcomed more than a hundred friends and supporters to a gala dinner in late April in order to say ‘thank you.’ Any one of the attendees could have been forgiven for thinking that they’d been magically transported on a bright spring evening to a mountaintop in Italy.

Cocktails were served on an overlook terrace, between a pair of wooden pergolas, and inside a simple white tent, long communal tables were laid with freshly cut ranunculus, deep pink bougainvillea, vivid fuchsia, and red, purple and blue sweet peas. In lieu of place cards, tiny pots with herbs ran down the tables.

Ellen and Pierre de Vegh, The Honorable Brendan and Ruthi Byrne, James Zemaitis, Blake and Elizabeth Cabot; Colin Cabot; Henry P. and Susan Johnson; Susan Lowry; and Janet Mavec and Wayne Nordberg were among the friends of Greenwood present.

The evening also brought together a number of members of the Frick family, including Elise Frick, Emily Frick and Helen Clay Chace. Adelaide Childs Frick, Peter Blanchard’s mother, had played an important role in reviving Greenwood Gardens in the 1950s—no doubt inspired by the formal gardens she had known as a child growing up on Long Island.

Tim Hartman, Louise Moos, Lezette Proud, Elaine Becker, Peter Blanchard, Sofia Blanchard, Arthur Vanderbilt, and Susan Lowry

Peter Blanchard

Susan Johnson, Sofia Blanchard, and Louise Moos

Louis Bauer, John Zweig, Marcia Zweig, and Betse Gump

Mara Seibert, Lenore Rice, and Elaine Becker

Donna Dorian and Wendy Moonan

Susan Johnson

Bill Noble, Sofia Blanchard, Colin Cabot, and Marco Polo Stufano

Ellen de Vegh, Helen Clay Chace, and Pierre de Vegh

Louise Moos, Anina Rossen, and Pierre de Vegh

Linda Carrington

Heather Emelander, Gene Schaefer, and Diane Genco

New York City-based 14+ Foundation’s co-founder, Joseph Mizzi, enlisted friends Vito Schnabel and Jeff Zalaznick for a special event at Jeff’s newly opened Carbone on Monday, April 22nd for Mizzi’s charity that supports children’s education in Africa.

14+ Foundation is a NYC-based charitable organization formed in 2012 to develop and build schools and orphanages for African children in rural communities. All proceeds from the benefit will support the Chipakata Children’s Academy in Zambia, Africa, the first school created by the 14+ Foundation, which is breaking ground next month.

Aby Rosen and Samantha Boardman

This important cause brought out the support and attendance of boldface names, including notable New Yorkers and industry leaders Steve Tisch, Eddie Milstein, Stavros Niarchos, Jacqueline Schnabel, Stella Schnabel, Aby Rosen, Samantha Boardman, Alberto Mugrabi, Frank Sciame, Jon Neidich, Lyor Cohen, Gus Wenner and the Bruce High Quality Foundation. Guests attended a private dinner at Carbone to support the development of Chipakata Children’s Academy and its educational initiatives to provide formal education, as well as arts-based education, sustainable learning environments and livelihood skills for underserved youth within rural communities of Zambia.

The current site plans for a school, orphanage and community facility spread over 200 acres of land, which allows for farming and other agricultural activities as a means of long term sustainability.

Vito Schnabel, Joseph Mizzi, Haley Mellin, and Stavros Niarchos

Eddie Milstein Lyor Cohen

Alberto Mugrabi and Vito Schnabel

Stefan Bondell

Gus Wenner

Mario, Nchimunya Wulf, Joseph Mizzi, and Jeff Zalaznick

Joseph Mizzi, Marla Bienvenida, Bernard James, and Nchimunya Wulf

Photographs by Christine Butler (The American-Scandinavian Foundation); Elle Jota/BFAnyc.com (MSKCC Thrift Shop); Anniewatt.com (Arts’ Night Out).

Hamish Bowles, Milly de Cabrol, Tom Quick, Becca Cason Thrash, Michael Cominotto, Sara Dodd-Spickelmier, and James Andrew at Lighthouse International's "POSH Affair."

Last Thursday night at 583 Park Avenue, Lighthouse International held its annual "POSH Affair" honoring Lorry Newhouse and Alex Hitz. The evening, which was preceded by a preview of the Annual POSH sale, was emceed by Robert Verdi.

Mark and June Ackermann

Somers Farkas and Robert Verdi

Mark Ackermann, Julie Wainwright, Rober Verdi, Lorry Newhouse, and Alex Hitz

Di Mondo

Tom Murro

Arlene Dahl and Marc Rosen

Richard Farley and Chele Chiavacci

Alexandra Lebenthal, Ann Windblad, Julie Wainwright, and Kay Koplovitz

Sharon Bush

Chris Nirschel

Julie Yannuzzi and Dr. Lawrence Yannuzzi

John Catsimatidis and Margo Catsimatidis

Linda Gaunt, Yolanda Wardowski, Ann Winzlad, Julie Wainwright, Amy Fine Collins, and Kay Koplovitz

Dennis Basso, Michael Cominotto, Marco Scarani, and Jamie Creel

Young Hee Kim

Laura Lofaro Freeman, Marlyne Sexton, and Felicia Taylor

Darren Henault and Margo MacNabb Nederlander

Carol Mack, Charles Atkins, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Marina Rust Conner, and Michael Cominotto

Alan Patricof and Susan Patricof

Emel Zilek, Lorie Broser, and Jessica Abraham

Bruce Addison, Jamie Creel, Lisa Fine, and James Andrew

Mark Newhouse and Jesse Newhouse

Mike Faherty and Serena Tufo

James Lowther, Lauren Schneider, and Jeremy Lewis

Nin Cooper, Sandra Parks, and Mark Anthony

Kenneth Jay Lane and Amy Fine Collins

Agatha Mordacq and Robert Couturier

Dr. Karen Burke, Tom Murro, and Jean Shafiroff

Lorry Newhouse

Alex Hitz, Annette Tapert, and Dennis Basso

Rati Sahi Levesque, Hamish Bowles, and Julie Wainwright

Liliane Montevecchi

Angela Ho, Jonathan Farkas, Somers Farkas, Bayo Ogunlesi, Emilia Ogunlesi, and Amsala Aberra

Barbara Tober and Boo Grace

Jean Shafiroff and Martin Shafiroff

Mario Buatta and Yanna Avis

B Michael and Catherine Chenaut

Steven Stolman and Rich Wilkie

This past Sunday evening Quintessentially Lifestyle held a private screening of "The Great Gatsby" at the Museum of Modern Art. After the screening, there was a private party, joined by the cast of the film, at the Top of the Standard on the High Line at 442 West13th Street.

Eve

Alexander Skarsgard

Solange Knowles

Mark Sanchez

Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin

Barry Levinson

Michael Shannon

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

John Leguizamo

Julia Stegner

Harley Viera Newton

Valentino Garavani

Reeve Carney

Rachael Taylor

Russell Simmons

Dan Stevens

Megan Hilty

Shanina Shaik

Emma Roberts

Aubrey Plaza

Piper Perabo

Michael Shannon and Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Oliver Theyskens

Anna Wood and Dane DeHaan

Alyssa Miller

Quintessentially Lifestyle Team

Mort Zuckerman

Lauren Bush and David Lauren

Prabal Gurung

Ezra Koenig

Ezra Miller

Bryan Greenberg

Nanette Lepore

Yigal Azrouel

Ruby Aldridge

Kelly Rutherford

Quintessentially Lifestyle Team

Anja Rubik

Brad Goreski

Gwen Stefani and Katy Perry

Kylie Minogue

Vera Wang

Oliver Stone

Zoe Buckman and David Schwimmer

Leonardo DiCaprio, Baz Luhrmann, and Carey Mulligan

Mia Moretti and Katy Perry

Last Thursday at the Beatrice Inn, Graydon Carter and Anna Wintour hosted a cocktail party to toast Magnolia Pictures' documentary Venus and Serena. Guests included John McEnroe and Patty Smyth, Maiken Baird and Michelle Major (filmmakers), Wyclef Jean (soundtrack composer), Elliot Spitzer, Sandra Bernhard, Rachel Roy, Derek Blasberg, Fran Lebowitz, Tabitha Simmons, Alex Gibney, Anna Scott, Virginia Smith, Constance Jablonski, Derek Blasberg, Gay Talese, Greg Kelly, and Veronica Kell.

Following cocktails at the Beatrice Inn, hosts Billie Jean King, John McEnroe and "The Tennis Girls" Sara Ayres, Tory Burch, Ariadne Calvo-Platero, Jenny Conant, Cristina Cuomo, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Gigi Mortimer, Perri Peltz, Rene Rockefeller and Peggy Siegal feted filmmakers Maiken Baird and Michelle Major at IFC Center for a special screening.

The night continued at La Villette on Downing Street for an after party.

Maiken Baird (filmmaker), Anna Wintour, and Michelle Major (filmmaker)

Graydon Carter and Anna Scott Carter

Rachel Roy

Billie Jean King, Maiken Baird, John McEnroe, and Patty Smyth

Virginia Smith and Tabitha Simmons

Sandra Bernhard

Gigi Mortimer, Cristina Cuomo, and Renee Rockefeller

Fran Lebowitz

Alex Gibney, Eliot Spitzer, and George J. Mitchell

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Constance Jablonski

Wyclef Jean

Derek Blasberg

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com; Startraks Photo (Venus and Serena).

American Patrons co-chairs and Masterpiece London organizers at the New York kick-off reception for Masterpiece London.

On Wednesday evening, the New York kick-off reception for Masterpiece London was at the spectacular apartment of Ellie and Edgar Cullman, Jr. Ellie's elegant apartment (she is co-founder of Cullman and Kravis) is a masterful mix of art and antiques from all the top international purveyors of furniture and paintings, and has been featured in Architectural Digest, a supporter of Masterpiece London.

Joining her to welcome the Masterpiece masterminds — Thomas Woodham-Smith, Philip Hewat-Jaboor, Nazy Vassegh and Nicola Winwood— were her American Patrons co-chairs Geoffrey Bradfield, Mario Buatta, Jamie Drake, Audrey Gruss, and Susan Gutfreund. Also in the crowd were Margaret Russell, Jeffrey Bilhuber, Christopher Hyland, Kyle Marshall, Edgar Cullman, Jr., Tom Britt, Vicente Wolf, Bruce Bierman, William Secord, Rod Keenan, Juan Montoya, Urban Karlsson, Penny Drue Baird, Mark Gilbertson, Mitchell Owens, Alison Levasseur, Cub Barrett, Thomas Jayne, Laurel Acevedo, Michele Beiney Hawkins, Ilene Wetson, Michael Simon, Matthew Patrick Smyth, Maureen Footer, David Ling, Meg Wendy, Debare Saunders, Ronald Mayne, Jennifer Ceaser, John Danzer, Ronald Wagner, Timothy Van Dam, Christina Murphy, William Brockschmidt, Richard Drasic, Ronald Bricke, Michael Hill, Tom Scheerer, Jeff Lincoln, Sheila Kotur, Andrea Robinson, John Murray, Josh Burcham, Stefan Hemmerle, Christian Hemmerle, Marcy Masterson, Dennis Rolland, Bob Israel, Brett Beldock, Ilene Wetson, Noel Jeffrey, Henry Neville, Felicity Jarrett, Judith Dobrynszki, Julia Noran, Wendy Moonan, David Masello, Lynn Westcott, Daisy Hill Sanders, Fred Hill, Moshe Bronstein, Linda Schildkaraut, Harry Heissmann, Bennett Weinstock, Fran Kaufman, Greg Kwiat, Dana Kiyomura, Helena Barquet, Fabiana Faria, Rod Winterrowd, Daniel Hamparsumyan and Sandra Nunnerley.

This year, 19 prominent American galleries head to London to exhibit at Masterpiece London, which opens with a preview on June 26th and runs through July 3rd at the South Grounds of The Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Mario Buatta, Ellie Cullman, Geoffrey Bradfield, Susan Gutfreund, Audrey Gruss, and Jamie Drake

Philip Hewat-Jaboor, Nazy Vassegh, Nicola Winwood, and Thomas Woodham-Smith

Christina Murphy and Nina Carbone

Timothy Van Dam and Ron Wagner

Sheila Camera Kotur, Mario Buatta, and Andrea Robinson

Rod Keenan

Moshe Bronstein and Linda Schildkaraut

Edgar Cullman and Ellie Cullman

lyssa Urban, John Murray, and Lee Cavanaugh

Jennifer Ceasar

Alex Shuman and Jeffery Bilhuber

Thomas Woodham-Smith, Bennett Weinstock, and Michael Simon

Greg Kwiat and Dana Kiyomura

Daisy Sanders and Fred Hill

Julia Noran and Joshua Burcham

Dennis Rolland

Lynne Westcott and Geoffrey Bradfield

Maureen Footer and Daniel Hamparsumyan

Mitchell Owens, Ellie Cullman, Ilene Wetson, Cub Barrett, and Alison Levasseur

Richard Dragisic, William Brockschmidt, and Tom Scheerer

William Secord, Bruce Bierman, Juan Montoya, and Urban Karlsson

Henry Neville

Jeff Lincoln

Ronald Mayne and Debare Saunders

Ellie Cullman, Tom Britt, Ilene Wetson, and Ronald Bricke

Bruce Bierman, William Secord, and Audrey Gruss

Constantino Castellano, Christopher Hyland, Geoffrey Bradfield, and Kyle Marshall

Christian Hemmerle, Sylvie Hemmerle, Stefan Hemmerle, Sandra Nunnerley, andEllie Cullman

Philip Hewat-Jaboor and Sandra Nunnerley

Mark Gilbertson and Cub Barrett

Fabiana Faria and Helena Barquet

Thomas Jayne and Tom Britt

Margaret Russell

Nicola Winwood, Philip Hewat-Jaboor, Margaret Russell, Ellie Cullman, Thomas Woodham-Smith, and Nazy Vassegh

Michel Witmer and Wendy Moonan

Nazy Vassegh, Thomas Woodham-Smith, and Koichi Hara

Over 1,200 leaders, staff, and friends of The Mount Sinai Medical Center gathered on Thursday, May 2nd for the 28th annual Crystal Party at the Central Park Conservatory Garden. The event celebrated a year of many milestones for Mount Sinai.

The celebration was hosted by Mount Sinai Trustee Eric Lane and his wife Sarah, who co-chaired the evening event.

"Thanks to their stewardship of this extraordinary event, over $3.2 million has been raised for Mount Sinai," said Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Mount Sinai Medical Center. "And we mark the beginning of a new era for our medical school now named the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai," said Dr. Davis.

The tent in the Conservatory Garden of Central Park

Among this year's milestones are the opening of the Leon and Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine, a 500,000 square foot, state of the art research center, and an adjacent mixed-use tower for residents as well as clinicians and patients.
"Both of these properties generated much-needed jobs during economically uncertain times, and will continue to do so as the labs and clinical facilities are opened and expand," said Peter W. May, Chair of The Mount Sinai Boards of Trustees.

Mr. May also thanked James and Merryl Tisch for their leadership of Mount Sinai's capital campaign which will have raised over $1.4 billion by the time it concludes in 2013.

Alan and Jen Goldfarb with David Richman

Alan and Jen Goldfarb with Sarah and Eric Lane

Eric Lane, Dr. Kenneth L. Davis, Dr. Bonnie M. Davis, Sarah Lane, Leni May, Peter W. May

Diane and Marc Spilker

Dr. Dennis S. Charney and Andrea Charney

Dr. Louis DePalo and Lauren DePalo

Eric and Sarah Lane

Jean and Jim Crystal

Walter Williamson, MD, JD and Karen Zier, PhD

Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin and Glenn Dubin

Eric and Sarah Lane

Barbara Murphy, MD and Peter Fogarty

Ellen and Howard C. Katz

Carl Icahn and Dr. Kenneth L. Davis, MD

Jason Subotky and Anne Akiko Meyers

Jill and Peter Kraus

Lauren DePalo and Dr. Louis DePalo

Patti Fuchs and Dr. Wayne Fuchs

Stacey and Eric Mindich

On Wednesday, May 1, the Financial Times hosted a 125th anniversary party at a mansion in New York to celebrate the news organization's milestone year. The exclusive, invitation-only event was the first in a series of global receptions hosted by John Ridding, CEO, FT Group, and Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times, and gathered more than 300 leaders in business, technology, luxury, politics, and creative and social types.

Following remarks from John Ridding and Lionel Barber, special guest speaker Mayor Michael Bloomberg shared his congratulations.

Guests enjoyed creative and whimsical canapés prepared by Mary Giuliani Events and pink champagne and wine generously provided by Moët Hennessy. The event featured entertainment from an Élan Artists jazz trio performing in a moonlit courtyard and alumni from Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts bid farewell to guests wearing nineteenth century newsboy garb.

Guests included Ken Auletta, Rodrigo Bazan, Nicolas Berggruen, William R. Berkley, Preet Bharara, Matthew Bishop, The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, David Boies, William Cohan, Michael L. Corbat, Nick Denton, Robert L. Dilenschneider, Mark Ein, Michael Elliot, Sarah Ellison, Sir Harold Evans, David Faber, John Fallon, Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel, Emma Gilbey Keller, Susan Gilchrist, Richard Haass, Poppy Harlow, Patricia E. Harris, Scott Kapnick, Bill Keller, Henry Kravis, Marie-Josée Kravis, Christopher Licht, Tony Marx, Georgette Mosbocher, Douglas L. Peterson, Reed Phillips, Ruth Porat, Liz Robbins, Charlie Rose, Stephen Schwarzman, Stephen M. Siderow, Martin Sorrell, Ambassador Carl Spielvogel, Sir Howard Stringer, John Studzinski, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Steven R. Swartz, Diana Taylor, Mark Thompson, Lucas van Praag, Paul Volcker , Jacob Weisberg, Richard Wolffe, Richard B. Zabel, and Mort Zuckerman.

Mayor Bloomberg, Lionel Barber, and John Ridding

Emiliya Mychasuk, Adam Waller, Arash Massoudi, Stephen Foley, and Cardiff Garcia

Alan Rappeport, Peter Smith, Gary Silverman, and Tom Braithwaite

John Ridding, Richard Wolffe, and Nick Denton

Stephen Siderow, Saskia Scholtes, and Michael MacKenzie

Sujeet Indap, Lizzie Paton, Dan McCrum, and Emily Steel

Ragnhild Melzi, John Moncure, Will Landers, and Armando Senra

Sir Howard Stringer, Ken Auletta, and Garrick Utley

Mark Thompson

Lizzie and Dr. Jim Watson

Sir Martin Sorrell and Ng Ser Miang

Rob Grimshaw and Michael Golden

Charl Porter, Rob Grimshaw, and Alex Kelleher

Ryann Gastwirth, Rona Fairhead, and Darcy Keller

Vanessa Friedman and Amanda Urban

Charlie Rose, Gillian Tett, Camille Douglas, and Mort Zuckerman

Violante Nessi and Rodrigo Bazan

Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and Gabrielle Greene

Charlie Rose and Lionel Barber

Jane Friedman and Lionel Barber

Andrew Sollinger and Myron Kandel

Deborah Kelly and Lionel Barber

Emiliya Mychasuk, Edmund Lee, and Rob Grimshaw

Kyle Gibson and Gillian Tett

Amy Powell, Darcy Keller, and Poppy Harlow

Michael Elliot, Sir Howard Stringer, and Jolie Hunt Potter

Georgette Mosbacher

Camille Massey, Dr. Richard Haass, and Henny Sender

Joseph Piombino and Chris Licht

David Gelles and Rodgin Cohen

UJA-Federation of New York’s Professional Women’s Philanthropy hosted Women of Influence: The Event to honor four remarkable women for their professional and philanthropic accomplishments and for being role models for future generations of professional women: Elana Drell-Szyfer, chief executive officer, AHAVA North America and deputy chief executive officer, AHAVA Dead Sea Laboratories; Bonnie Fuller, founding president and editor-in-chief, HollywoodLife.com; Leandra Medine, author and founder, The Man Repeller; andCharlotte Ronson, fashion designer. The event took place on Tuesday, May 7th, at JW Marriott Essex House New York in Manhattan.

Bianna Golodryga, Good Morning America weekend co-anchor and ABC News Business correspondent, served as emcee, and Donny Deutsch, advertising executive and television personality, moderated a panel discussion with the honorees about their careers and issues affecting women in the workforce.

Donny Deutsch with Elana Drell-Szyfer, Bonnie Fuller, Leandra Medine, and Charlotte Ronson

The event was chaired by Maggie Gallant, Patricia Miller, and Lyss Stern. Guests included Yigal Azrouël,Claire Distenfeld, Ann Dexter-Jones, Ramy Sharp, Shoshanna Gruss, Dani Stahl, Erez Sabag,Alison Brod, Keri Glassman, Tanya Zuckerbrot, and more.

The Event ticket proceeds go to UJA-Federation of New York's annual campaign that helps sustain a network of nearly 100 health and human-service agencies in New York, in Israel, and around the world. Additional donations go to the Women's Enterprise Action Loan Fund, a program administered by the Thypin Oltchick Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at FEGS Health & Human Services, a beneficiary of UJA-Federation of New York.

Charlotte Ronson, Leandra Medine, Bonnie Fuller, Donny Deutsch, Bianna Golodryga, and Elana Drell-Szyfer

Jessie Rudin, Claire Distenfeld, Jacqueline Bloom, Stella Binkevich, Pam Mirels, Alexandra Stromer, Dani Stahl, Alison Brod, and Samantha Elfland

Jennifer Gross, Barbara Ginsburg Shapiro, Maxine Forman, Alisa F. Levin, Marcie Imberman, Sandra F. Cahn, Gail Magaliff, and Stephanie Joseph

Leandra Medine, Charlotte Ronson, Bonnie Fuller, and Elana Drell-Szyfer

Karen S.W. Friedman and Cindy Golub

Robin Dolch and Lyss Stern

Leandra Medine, Claire Distenfeld, and Carolyn Angel

Bianna Golodryga, Jennifer Gross, Lyss Stern, and Patricia Miller

Laurie Girsky, Cindy Golub, and Joy Zellin

Pam Mirels and JoBeth Tananbaum

Allison Slater Ray and Liz Morina

Donny Deutsch

Amy Palmer and Lyss Stern

Maggie Gallant, Patricia Miller, and Lyss Stern

Maxine Forman and Sandra F. Cahn

Vicki Feldman Portman, Staci Barber, and Patty Silverstein

Dani Stahl, Charlotte Ronson, and Shoshanna Gruss

Mindy Cohen, Leandra Medine, and Joseph Cohen

Erez Sabag, Elana Drell-Szyfer, and Yigal Azrouël

A week ago, Thursday, Hofstra University held its annual Hofstra Gala at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, North Campus. They honored Dr. Lawrence Herbert'51. Lawrence Herbert is the inventor of the Pantone Matching System and former chairman and CEO of Pantone, Inc. Graduating from Hofstra in 1951, Dr. Herbert went to work for Pantone as a color matcher. Six years later he bought the company. The following year he invented the Pantone Matching System, which revolutionized the commercial and domestic applications of color and revolutionized the industry.

Dr. Lawrence Herbert

Ricardo Winter, Loren Herbert, Michele Herbert, Dr. Lawrence Herbert, Lisa Winter, Victoria Herbert, and Richard Herbert

Michele and Dr. Lawrence Herbert

Kristin and John Miller

Nancy and Stuart Rabinowitz (President of Hofstra University)

Dr. Mindy Fried and Dr. Arno Fried

Missy and Rich Faul

Taranjeet Ahuja

Corey Bezerman and Richard Herbert

Michele Herbert, Paul Lane, and Brenda Lane

Alan and Susan Kelly

Victoria Herbert, Susan Kremer, Jerry Kremer, and Lisa Winter

Barbara Friedlander and Jill Rabin

Beth and Dan Catanzaro

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com (Hofstra); www.Anniewatt.com (Masterpiece London); Roey Yohai (Mount Sinai); Chloe Apple Seldman/Michael Priest Photography (UJA)

NYU Langone Medical Center's 2013 Violet Ball honoring Lori and Larry Fink.

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), the world’s first child protection agency, held its Annual Junior Committee Spring Benefit “Savor The City” on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Asellina at The Gansevoort Park Hotel on Park Avenue. The evening featured cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres, along with a silent auction of highly covetable items and experiences. Exhale Mind Body Spa was the corporate sponsor. There were 185 guests in attendance, and the event raised more than $47,000 for The NYSPCC’s Trauma Recovery Program.

Over 250 cases of child abuse are reported every day in New York City – and that is only what is reported. In response to this daunting issue, The NYSPCC’s set of young philanthropists assume social responsibility each year to raise essential funds for the efforts of the agency: helping children heal from abuse and neglect, and helping families grow stronger. The Junior Committee of The NYSPCC has been supporting the efforts of the agency since 2005.

Maureen Nash, Alexandra Papanicolaou, Matt Semino, Chani Churchill, Lauren Matina, and Samantha Strockis

Steering Committee Attendees included: Alexandra Papanicolaou, Christopher Breck, Jeffrey C. Caldwell, Chani Churchill, Darlene Liebman, Lauren Matina, Maureen Nash, Elizabeth Rockman, Matt Semino, Samantha Strockis, and Whitney Topping.

Additional Attendees included: Tatiana Perkin (Board Member), Karl Wellner (Board Member), Steve Forrester, Barbara Regna, and Susanne Schalin.

Joe Romano, Bri-Ann Ladowski, Lauren Matina, and Bruce Eckfeldt

Matt and Linette Semino

John Churchill and Gregory Todd

Regina Noroutite, Sabrina Martin, and Susanne Schalin

Jen Zweibel, Vanessa Martin, Samantha Manheimer, Linda Sondik, and Tanya Boulton

Melissa Epperly and Mauren Nash

Jeffery Caldwell, Alexandra Papanicolaou, Benner Ulrich, and Samantha Whiting

Elizabeth Rockman and Lauren Perry

Karl Wellner, Tatiana and Thorne Perkin

Christian Johnson, Sonia Sparolini, and Page Leidy

Suzie Ganjei and Dov Marmor

Brian Anderson and Gregory Todd

Lydia Tower, Aleksandra Cragg, and Barbara Regna

Emily Keown and Tyler Horvath

David Reed and David Gavazzi

Ward Eagan, Kerry O'Day, and Sarah Leif

Arun Barua and Jen King

Bill Kelly, Kim Grad, Christina Maloney, and Lindsey Kelly

David Gavazzi, Audi Martel, Eric Vukmirovich, Elise James-DeCruise, and David Reed

On Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Colony Club, Charles Renfro was the speaker at the AFA’s annual spring luncheon. A driving force behind Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s mission to integrate architecture, the visual arts, and the performing arts, Charles Renfro spoke about the firm's beginnings—designing everything from theater sets to art installations—and how spectatorship and the role of the viewer continues to influence their architectural practice.

The High Line, the redesign and expansion of the Juilliard School and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, the BAM Cultural District Master Plan, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston are just a few of the cultural and civic projects with which the firm has established its international reputation.

Charles Renfro and Capera Ryan

Co-chairs of the luncheon included Elizabeth Belfer, Chris Cirgenski, Stephanie Clark, Ashleigh Fernandez, Stephanie La Nasa, Clare McKeon, and Capera Ryan.

Approximately 110 guests were in attendance, including Renée Belfer, Marisa Noel Brown, Olivia Chantecaille, Joshua David, Emily T. Frick, Miller Gaffney, Lee White Galvis, Noah Horowitz, Ann and Gilbert H. Kinney, Ts. Oyungerel, Paola Schulhof, Sheldon Root Severinghaus, Bj Topol, Toby Usnik, Anna-Sophia Van Zweyden, Kristen von Summer Waldorf, and Shirin von Wulffen; and AFA Director Pauline Willis and AFA Board President Jason Herrick, among many others.

Claire McKeon, Capera Ryan, Elizabeth Belfer, Pauline Willis, Stephanie La Nasa, and Stephanie Clark

The AFA is a nonprofit institution noted for its exceptional exhibitions, publications, and educational programs. Established in 1909, it is one of the oldest art organizations in the country. Over the years, millions of visitors in more than 100 museums around the world have experienced more than 3,000 AFA exhibitions. Current and upcoming AFA exhibitions include Rembrandt,Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London; Gods and Heroes: Masterpieces from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums; Matisse as Printmaker: Works from the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation; Rolling Hills, Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape; Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa; and American Indian Art from the Diker Collection. For more information about the AFA’s exhibitions, publications, public programs, and online resources, visit www.afaweb.org.

Shirin von Wulffen and friend

Christine Harmon, Alexandra Drucker, and Marisa Noel Brown

Ariun Sanjaajamts, Jeffrey Falt, Oyungerel Tsedevdamba, Sheldon Root Severinghaus, and Pauline Willis

Katia Graytok, Jason Herrick, and Kristen von Summer Waldorf

Renee Belfer and Elizabeth Belfer

Neal Friske, Emily Summers, and Capera Ryan

Abigail Baratta and Amanda Waldron

Stephanie Clark, Scott Manning, and Adolfo Zaralegui

BJ Topol, Kay Childs, and Adrienne Conzelman

Claire McKeon and Ruth Appelhof

Chris Cirgenski and Pauline Willis

Peter Daverington and Catherine Corman

Ashleigh Fernandez and Jerry Caldari

Jackie Didier, Amy Connor, Miller Gaffne, and Elizabeth Belfer

Nancy Jane Loewy

Amanda Tapiero

Elisabeth Karpidas and Deborah Scott

Stephanie La Nasa, Elizabeth Belfer, Chris Cirgenski, Capera Ryan, Claire McKeon, and Stephanie Clark

Elisabeth Karpidas, Capera Ryan, Sheryl Mass, Deborah Scott, and Anna-Sophia van Zweden

Elena Caggiano, Sarah Turpin, Toby Usnik, and Alice Hunsberger

Pauline Willis, Capera Ryan, Kianga Ellis, and Jacqueline Didier

Each year, the City of Hope East End Chapter/Jeanne Kaye League of New York City presents the Spirit of Life® Award to individuals who represent all that embodies hope and whose professional and humanitarian accomplishments are worthy of celebration. This year, fashion designer and colon cancer survivor, Carmen Marc Valvo, and author, television health correspondent and psychiatry professor, Dr. Georgia Witkin, received the 2013 Spirit of Life® Award at City of Hope's luncheon on Tuesday, May 7, at The Plaza Hotel.

Valvo, who has outfitted celebrity royalty including Beyonce, Queen Latifah, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, featured his latest designs in the fashion show presentation at this year's luncheon. Outside of fashion, Valvo has also been active in raising awareness about colon cancer and is additionally donating all proceeds from his book "Dressed to Perfection, The Art of Dressing for Your Red Carpet Moments" to colon cancer research. "City of Hope is leading the way in research, treatment and education in order to save more lives and I am honored to support an organization that improves the quality of life for patients with cancer and their families, and said Valvo.

Toby Dela Rosa, Tempa Berish, Mark Scott, and Eric Robbins

Carol Seligson,Ellie Wohl, Karen Berger, Judy Spiegel, Susan Allen, and Michele Wolkoff

"I am amazed by the dedication and generosity I witnessed at City of Hope, of their physicians, researchers, staff and volunteers – all of whom work tirelessly every day to create a future free from the devastations of cancer. I am honored to be recognized by an organization that I have supported for many years," said Witkin, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and of OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and an accomplished author of 13 books on stress.

Recipients of this prestigious award include a broad range of leaders from the world of business, entertainment, fashion, science, and philanthropy with a shared commitment to elevating the human condition and a profound belief in the power of each individual to effect change. This year includes a special presentation to past honorees, among which have been Robin Roberts, Kelly Ripa, Cindy Crawford, Katie Couric, Brooke Shields and Mary Tyler Moore.

Ramona Singer, Marla Helene, Podi Constantiner, Colleen Rein, Nurit Haase, Pamela Morgan, and Andrea Wernick

Norm Lewis

Nearly 400 of the most philanthropic and influential New Yorkers attended, including Hilaria Baldwin, Lara Spencer of ABC's Good Morning America, Paula Zahn of Discovery's On the Case with Paula Zahn, actor Steve Guttenberg of major films such as Three Men and a Baby and Police Academy, Ramona Singer and Heather Thompson of Bravo's TheReal Housewives of New York City, fashion designer Kay Unger, and skincare entrepreneur Adrien Arpel. To date, the annual luncheon has raised $12 million for City of Hope.

City of Hope is a leading research, treatment and education center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Designated as a comprehensive cancer center, the highest honor bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope's research and treatment protocols advance care throughout the nation. City of Hope is located in Duarte, Calif., just northeast of Los Angeles, and is ranked as one of "America's Best Hospitals" in cancer by U.S. News and World Report. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics. For more information, visit www.cityofhope.org.

Ann Levine, Honey Cook, and Lisa Fuld

Hilaria Baldwin

Nichole Galicia, Kerri Mandelbaum, Dr. Georgia Hope Witkin, and Karen Mandelbaum

Mike Tadross and Dr. Georgia Hope Witkin

Lara Spencer and Carmen Marc Valvo

Marcy Warren and Amy Zaitz

Steve Guttenberg and Mike Tadross

Denise Wohl and Elenor Wohl

Michele Herbert and Dr. Georgia Hope Witkin

Dr. Georgia Hope Witkin, Carmen Marc Valvo, and Lisa Fuld

Amy Chanos

Andrea Stark and Adrien Arpel

Paula Zahn and guest

Susan Allen, Michele Wolkoff, and Arlene Reed

Kimberly Pauley and Dr. Georgia Hope Witkin

Carmen Marc Valvo fashion

NYU Langone Medical Center raised more than $5.4 million in unrestricted funding at its annual Violet Ball on May 9th, held at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. This year Lori Fink, chair, NYU Cancer Institute Advisory Board, and trustee, NYU Langone, and Laurence D. Fink, chairman and CEO, BlackRock, Inc. and co-chair, Board of Trustees, NYU Langone, were honored for their tireless dedication to the growth of the medical center.

Each year the Violet Ball celebrates NYU Langone's continuing tradition of excellence in education, research and patient care. Funds raised are used to advance the medical center's bold vision and strengthen its role as a rich resource for the diverse communities of New York and beyond.

John Sexton, Larry Fink, Robert I. Grossman, Lori Fink, Martin Lipton, Ken Langone, Larry Silverstein, and Phil Moskowitz

Lori and Laurence D. Fink have been outstanding members of the NYU Langone community for more than 30 years. With their remarkable generosity and guidance, they have helped lead the institution forward to become one of the nation's leading academic medical centers. Larry is co-chair of the medical center's board (since 1995) as well as a trustee and vice chair of New York University. Lori is a trustee of the medical center (since 2003) and chair of our Cancer Institute Advisory Board.

Larry and Lori Fink

Allison and Roberto Mignone

Larry and Lori Fink, Elisabeth Cohen, and Robert I. Grossman

Mary Pat Christie and NJ Governor Chris Christie

Fiona Druckenmiller

Debra LaMorte, Ken Langone, and Helen Kimmel

Daniel Fink, Lori and Larry Fink, Tamara Goldman, and Josh Fink

John Sexton, Billie Tisch, and Ken and Elaine Langone

Connie and Marty Silver

Sandra and Edward Meyer

Allison Mignone, Ken Langone, and Mary Pat Christie

Martin and Susan Lipton, Robert I. Grossman, and Elisabeth Cohen

Gary Cohn and Lisa Pevaroff

Bradley Wechsler and Patty Newburger

Robert I. Grossman, John Sexton, Marica Vilcek, and Jan Vilcek

Linda Gosden Robinson, Catherine Manno, and Mary Pat Christie

Connie Silver and Phyllis Putter Barasch

Trudy Elbaum Gottesman and Robert Gottesman

Ken Langone and NJ Governor Chris Christie

On Tuesday, April 23rd the McCarton Foundation, a nonprofit leading the way in autism education, hosted its annual Celebration of Learning Gala at Capitale. This year’s Gala featured some of New York’s hottest up-and-coming singers performing in an American Idol style competition to help raise money for the foundation.

Ron Grant, host of the world's longest running and most prestigious open mic night at the Village Underground, was the evening’s emcee.

LaShonda Reese with Mike Herman Band

Kelly King with Mike Herman Band

Bay Bryan with Mike Herman Band

Jason Liebman with Mike Herman Band

The annual event is produced each year to raise funds to ensure the McCarton Foundation’s continued success in educating young people on the autistic spectrum. Last year’s Celebration of Learning, hosted by Oscar®-nominated actress Laura Linney– raised over $1 million to help transform the lives of children with autism. The winner of the singing competition was LaShonda Reese, who is currently performing on Broadway.

Ron Grant and Dr. Cece McCarton

Laura Linney and Dr. Cece McCarton

Jordyn Kopin, Dr. Cece McCarton, and Lily Khaykina

Laura Linney and Marc Schauer

Mrs Govindr.ajan, Sujata Yellavlli, Radhika Athreya, and Mr Govindrajan

Robert Mofenson and June Pintchik

LaShonda Reese and Gedeon Luke

Daisy Chaplin, Laura Linney, and David Brymer

Steve Earle and Allison Earle

Allison Walmark, Ethan Walmark, and Michael Walmark

Gwen Salakaia and Gwen Chelidze

Joe Pierce and Sandy Chaplin

Molly Sebastian and Brian Kennedy

Andreas and Katie Hildebrand

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com; Jenny Gorman (NYSPCC); Rob Rich (City of Hope); Annie Watt (McCarton); Jay Brady and David Dupuy / Annie Watt (Violet Ball)

The Grand Ballroom at The Plaza designed by David Monn at Orchestra of St. Luke’s annual Gift of Music gala.

Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) held its annual Gift of Music gala on Monday, May 6, 2013, raising more than $600,000 to benefit OSL’s concerts and Community & Education programs, as well as The DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

The event was held in The Plaza’s Grand Ballroom, which was transformed with beautiful, towering cherry blossom trees, elegant floral arrangements, and glowing candlelight. The spectacular décor was designed and provided by OSL board member David Monn. Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor David Hyde Pierce, best known for the role of Niles on Frasier, hosted the Gift of Music gala. Pierce introduced OSL’s performance of music by Mozart, Fauré, and Rameau, led by Principal ConductorPablo Heras-Casado. Soprano Ying Fang and tenor Paul Appleby were stunning in Mozart arias from Cosi fan tutte and Zaide. The evening concluded with OSL playing Strauss waltzes to accompany dancing in the ballroom—a longtime tradition at Gift of Music galas.

Ying Fang and Paul Appleby perform with OSL and Pablo Heras Casado

Orchestra of St. Luke’s honored mezzo-soprano and OSL board member Susan Graham and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s President Emeritus Don M. Randel.

Pablo Heras-Casado warmly introduced Susan Graham and presented her award. Graham—dubbed “America’s favorite mezzo” by Gramophone magazine—is known for operatic roles spanning four centuries, and her recital repertoire is equally wide-ranging. As one of today’s foremost interpreters of French vocal music, the Texas native was awarded the French government’s prestigious “Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.” Beyond her musical contributions, Heras-Casado admired her spirit and larger-than-life personality, and noted that the repertoire on OSL’s Gift of Music gala performance was chosen specifically to honor Graham’s achievements in opera and French music.

Co Chairs David Bury and OSL Co Founder Marianne Lockwood, Co Chair and Board Member Robert Appel, and Carol and Honoree Don Randel

Graham joined OSL’s Board of Directors in June 2011; her collaborations with OSL span many years and include numerous performances at Carnegie Hall and the Caramoor Music Festival. Most recently, she performed with OSL at the opening of The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in March 2011. In her acceptance speech, she noted her deep and ever-growing love for, and commitment to, Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

Don M. Randel’s award was presented by OSL board member and gala chairman Bob Appel, who noted Randel’s accomplishments as president of the Mellon Foundation. In that role, Randel championed the humanities and the performing arts, leading the foundation’s grant making of approximately $250 million each year to colleges and universities, performing arts organizations, museums, and research libraries.

The Grand Ballroom at The Plaza

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been a strong supporter of the orchestra field for many years. Since 1991, it has contributed close to $5 million to OSL, including a $2 million investment in the start-up and capitalization of The DiMenna Center. As Randel accepted his award, he remarked on the unique ability of music to connect people and provide profound emotional experiences.

The gala’s co-chairs were Robert and Helen Appel, Ronald and Georgia Frasch, Marianne C. Lockwood and David Bury, and Sarah and Howard Solomon. Two of the world’s most beloved vocal stars, soprano Renée Fleming and tenor Plácido Domingo, were honorary chairs.

Notable guests included Robert and Helen Appel, Adrienne Arsht, Mark Badgley, Pamela Baxter, Richard Beckman, Stacy Bendet, Norman Benzaquen, Robert Burke, Jonathan and Emme Deland, Joe and Diana DiMenna, Barbara Feldon, Ronald and Georgia Frasch, Cornelia Guest, Roger and Susan Hertog, James Mischka, David Monn, Josie Natori, Lisa Rinehart, Jonathan and Diana Rose, Susan and Elihu Rose, Sarah Billinghurst and Howard Solomon, Elie Tahari, Alexander and Diana Vreeland, and Judy Zankel.

Co Chair and OSL Board Member Georgia Frasch, Alexander and Diana Vreeland, Jean Philippe Prugnaud, Cornelia Guest, and James Mischka

Tom Curley, Christine Bosco, Jim Attwood, and Nancy and Morris Offit

Gerry and Vicky Cameron, Lloyd Ross, OSL Board Member Janet Seidler, Charles Seidler, and Susan Ross

Master of Ceremonies David Hyde Pierce, Charlie Hamlen, Principal Conductor Pablo Heras Casado, and Jeremy Geffen

Diana DiMenna, Pablo Heras Casado, and Board Member Joe DiMenna

Adrienne Arsht and OSL Principal Conductor Pablo Heras Casado

Judy Zankel and OSL Chairman Norman Benzaquen

Peter Martinez and OSL Board Member Kristin Barbato

Clay Brakeley, Pablo Heras Casado, Katy Clark, and Susan Graham

Richard and Kristen Beckman, and Co Chair Ron Frasch

OSL Board Members Marianne Lockwood, Barbara Feldon, Peter Gottsegen, and Carol Grossman

Katy Clark, Adrienne Arsht, and Georgia Frasch

OSL Board Members David Monn and Josie Natori with Principal Conductor Pablo Heras Casado and Robert DeGaetano

OSL Board Member Josie Natori, Stacey Bendet, Jana Klauer, and Deanna Berkeley

Co Chair Howard Solomon and Honoree Susan Graham

Lisa Rinehart and Joe DiMenna

Honorees Don Randel and Susan Graham, OSL President Katy Clark, and Co Chair Bob Appel

Mindy Prugnaud, Elie Tahari, JoAnne Blessinger, and Co Chair Ron Frasch

Emme Deland, Phyllis Levin, and Jonathan Deland

Board Member Robert Ashton and Jean Ashton

The Boys’ Club of New York, the nation’s oldest boys club, paid tribute to excellence in leadership and generosity of service at its Awards Dinner on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Cipriani 42nd Street. This year, BCNY honored three very special individuals, individuals whose impact at the Boys’ Club and in the community has touched thousands.

The Boys’ Club was thrilled to honor Elaine Langone with the Harriman Award for her extraordinary leadership towards helping young people succeed. She has served on BCNY’s Board of Trustees since 1998 and is currently a Vice President and member of BCNY’s Executive Committee. In 2003, she and her husband Ken donated the funds to build a new boys’ club in Flushing, Queens. The Marion McMahon Abbe Clubhouse, named for Mrs. Langone’s late mother, is a testament to her commitment and leadership at the Boys’ Club. Mrs. Langone’s impact at BCNY and beyond cannot be overstated, and BCNY was fortunate to have the opportunity to recognize her contributions.

Bill Torrey and Elaine Langone

This year, BCNY honored NHL legend William Torrey with the Northrop Award, which acknowledges extraordinary sports achievement. Mr. Torrey, a General Manager and executive in the National Hockey League, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995. His contributions to the sport include six trips to the NHL finals and four Stanley Cup wins. Mr. Torrey has demonstrated his support of BCNY for years, and is a worthy recipient of this award.

Receiving the BCNY/Don Mattingly Spirit Award was BCNY alumnus Charles Sikoryak. In 1957, Mr. Sikoryak began the Independent School Placement program at BCNY, a vanguard program that has set the standard for other organizations. During his nearly 40-year tenure working in BCNY’s Education Program, he mentored thousands of boys and was dedicated to making sure boys challenged themselves to reach their full potential academically, and grow into young men of character.

Venket Varadarajan, Shaquille Riley, and Raniel Perez

BCNY Musicians

BCNY Musicians performing

Curt Curtis

Serving as Awards Dinner co-chairs were Douglas J. Band, Allie Hanley, Dean J. Poll, Edward J. Rappa, and Jacqueline R. Williams. James F. Curtis III acted as the evening’s Master of Ceremonies. Guests included Tina and Terry Lundgren, New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie, Suzy and Jack Welch, Kenneth Langone, Lori and Richard Grasso, Amy and John Griffin, Ambassador Beatrice and Anthony Welters, Gabrielle and Louis Bacon, Zack Bacon, Lisa and Christopher Errico, Ann and Christopher Quick, Stuart Katzoff, Jamee and Peter Gregory, Calvert and George Moore, Leslie and Andrew Heaney, Ann and Silas Anthony, Kitty and Ebby Gerry, Patricia and William Northrop, Robert “Stretch” Gardiner, Robert Ireland, Armene Milliken, Kitty and William McKnight, Nancy and Joseph Missett, Marlene Hess and James Zirin, Merrill and Ashton Curtis, Friederike Biggs, Alice and James Ross, Maria and David Rappa, Allison and David Lorber, Damien Dwin, Linda and Jeffrey Moslow, Valentino Carlotti, Daniel Garcia, Scott Wilson and Andrea de Cholnoky, Dennis Powers, Cynthia and Jan van Eck, Shabnam Henry, Ritchey Howe, Marina and Thomas Purcell, Kathryn Miller, Diane van Amerongen, Linda Hickox, Tiffany Moller, Maarten van Hengel, Jessica and James McGibbon, Estela and Michael Zampardi, Raelin and Jeffrey Kantor, Allison and Roberto Mignone, Mary Beth and Joseph Donohue, Michele and Antonio Sacconaghi, Antoinette Guerrini-Maraldi and Hans Kertess, Maureen and Steven Klinsky, Sara Ayres, Anjali Melwani, Diane and Winston Hutchins, Tina and Conor O’Callaghan, Jennifer Worthington, Elaine Crocker, Ilse and Murray Stark, Penny and Thomas Teague, Anne and Arthur Benvenuto, Lisa and Carlos Evans, and Kathleen and Joseph Grano.

The event raised almost $2.5 million dollars, which is a true testament both to the distinction of the honorees and the legacy of the Boys’ Club.

Allie Hanley, Ed Rappa, Jackie Williams, Dean Poll, Elaine Langone, and Doug Band

Elaine Langone and Ken Langone

Jackie Williams and Gene Williams

Curt Curtis and Courtney Booth

Bill Torrey and Elaine Langone

Terry Lundgren and Tina Lundgren

Elaine Langone, Jackie Williams, Jeanne Jones, Friederike Biggs, and Nancy Phelan

Jamee and Peter Gregory

Marylouise Sacconaghi and Gabrielle Bacon

Maureen Klinsky, Gabrielle Bacon, and Sara Ayres

The Animal Medical Center’s 2013 (AMC) hosted its Fifth Annual Living Legends Luncheon at The Harmonie Club on Tuesday, May 7, to honor three remarkable companion animals – Isabella, the 15-year-old Daschund, Magik the 15-year-old Rescue Cat and Pauli the 12-year-old Labrador “Working” Guide Dog – all of whom received extraordinary treatment from The AMC’s Oncology and Dermatology Services. Barbara Hoffman, Kane Nussbaum, Marilyn Sorensen, Helene Stein, Eva Usdan and Janet York are Co-Chairs of the event.

Two hundred guests were on hand to celebrate The AMC Livings Legends, including such notables as: Nancy Kissinger, Elaine Langone, Robert Liberman, Emilia Krimendahl, Katharine and William Rayner, Donna Acquavella, and Cass Adelman. “The Living Legends Luncheon allows us to put a spotlight on some of the extraordinary work being done at The AMC and to commemorate the profound connection between people and their pets – the human-animal bond,” said Kathryn Coyne, CEO of The Animal Medical Center.

Funds raised from the Living Legends Luncheon will continue to support The AMC, a non-profit teaching institution, which is universally recognized as one of the world’s most comprehensive hospitals for companion animals. With a distinguished 103-year legacy, The AMC sets the standard for quality medical care, research breakthroughs and education.

Tom Raibaldi with Living Legends' Honoree Pauli, working Guide Dog and Dr. Nicole Leibman, Head of Oncology

CEO Kate Coyne, and AMC Trustee Donna Acquavella

Dr. Mark Macina, Dermatologist, Dr. Nicole Leibman, Head of Oncology, Matt and Michel with Magik the Cat - Living Legends' Honoree, Kate Coyne, CEO, Dr. Wiles, Oncology Resident

AMC Trustee, Mal Schwartz and Laura Tryon

Sharon Koplin, AMC Trustee and Dr. Susan Zucotti

Kate Coyne, CEO, Dr. Mark Macina, Dermatologist, Isabella the Dachushund - Living Legends' Honoree, and Pattie Berman

Nancy Kissinger and guest

Dr. Maria Camps, and Libby Monaco McCarthy

Luncheon Co-Chairs, Barbara Hoffman, Helene Stein, Kane Nussbaum, Eva Usdan, Marilyn Sorenson, Janet York

Professor Iris Love, AMC Trustee and Dr. Ann Hohenhaus

AMC Trustee Ed Hershey and Sean McCarthy, President-Westminster Kennel Club

AMC Trustee Cass Adelman and guest

AMC Trustee Kathy Rayner and William Rayner and Kate Coyne, CEO

The New York Women’s Foundation® (NYWF) held its 26th annual Celebrating Women® Breakfast, honoring RachelLloyd, Founder and CEO of GEMS (Girls Educational & Mentoring Services), TinaBrown, Founder and Editor in Chief of The Newsweek Daily Beast Company, and Nobel Peace Laureate and Liberian peace activist LeymahGbowee, on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 7:30 AM at the New York Marriott Marquis.

NYWF honored Rachel Lloyd with the Celebrating Women® Award, which was given in recognition of her significant achievements that have made her a role model for women and girls. Tina Brown was presented with the Vision Award in recognition of her significant philanthropic contributions to women and children, and Leymah Gbowee was honored with the Century Award for her social activism which has had an extraordinary and lasting impact on the lives of many. The event’s co-chairs and Board Members were Anita Channapati, Kwanza R. Butler, and Jennifer Giacobbe.

Diana Taylor, Tina Brown, Leymah Gbowee, Rachel Lloyd, and Ana Oliveira

The breakfast kicked off with a performance from Mariachi Flor de Toloache—New York City’s “only all-female mariachi band”—who roused the crowd before DianaTaylor, Chair of the NYWF Board of Directors, addressed the sold-out audience of some 2,200 attendees. Ms. Taylor was quick to thank the 90 partner organizations seated behind her onstage, before noting that the New York Women’s Foundation has grown to become one of the top three women’s funds in the world.

JenniferBuffett, a past honoree and President of the NoVo Foundation, whose activism works to end the abuse and exploitation of women and girls, was next on stage to introduce Rachel Lloyd, the recipient of the Celebrating Women Award. Ms. Lloyd, who was instrumental in the passage of New York’s Safe Harbor Act—a law prohibiting the criminal persecution of minors who are victims of commercial sex trafficking. A former victim herself, Lloyd established GEMS, now the nation’s largest organization offering direct services to domestic victims of commercial sex trafficking.

Following Ms. Lloyd was Tina Brown, the Founder & Editor In Chief of the Newsweek Daily Beast and Founder of the Women in the World Foundation, who received the Vision Award for her significant philanthropic contributions to women and children around the world.

Mariachi Flor de Toloache—New York City’s “only all-female mariachi band”

Ana Oliveira

Ginny Day and Yvonne Moore

Betty Terrell-Cruz, a NYWF Founder and Board Alumna, then introduced grantee YennyQuispe, a young Peruvian-American with a truly inspiring backstory who at an early age became an activist for immigrants’ rights. The second grantee honored, Ruth Moore, a victim of military sexual assault, has fought to help other survivors of military sexual assault secure their veterans benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. President Barack Obama recently signed the Ruth Moore Act of 2013, pledging to continue improving health care for veterans and expanding opportunities for women in combat roles.

Ginny Day, a NYWF Founder and Board Alumna, and Yvonne Moore, NYWF Board of Directors Secretary, then took the stage to solicit donations from the audience. Ms. Moore announced that a group of current and past members of NYWF had pledged to match all donations up to $500,000.

Leymah Gbowee addresses the crowd

The final honoree of the day was Nobel Peace Prize winner LeymahGbowee. Ms. Gbowee was introduced by AbigailDisney, Honorary Chair of the NYWF Board of Directors. Ms. Disneyrecalled the history of their relationship and the close bond between the two. Leymah Gbowee began by thanking Ms. Disney, who helped produce the award winning documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell, saying “this probably never would have happened without you bringing my story to the world.” Ms. Gbowee was funny and engaging while recalling her past and what inspired her to become a peace activist, whose efforts helped end the Second Liberian Civil War. She ended the morning on a high note, dancing with Ana Oliveira to John Legend’s rendition of “Wake Up Everybody” and getting the audience to their feet dancing along.

The New York Women’s Foundation® is a cross-cultural alliance of women, serving as a voice for women and a force for change. The Foundation identifies innovative organizations that are effecting change for women in the communities they serve. NYWF strategically funds organizations and programs that move women, girls and families toward long-term economic security through individual transformation and systemic change, mobilizing leaders and community partners as philanthropists and change agents. NYWF funds programs that promote economic security and justice, anti-violence and safety, health, and sexual rights and reproductive justice for women and girls in New York City.

Susan R. Cullman

Taina Bien-Aime

Jennifer Buffett

Ruth Moore, Samantha Moore, and Butch Moore

Leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney

Jennifer Buffett and Rachel Lloyd

Michele Penzer

Taina Bien-Aimé, Rachel Lloyd, Susan Fulwiler, Anita Channapati, Jean Shafiroff, Kwanza Butler, and Jennifer Giacobbe

Jennifer Giacobbe

Karen Reynolds Sharkey, Taina Bien-Aime, and Abigail Disney

Ana Oliveira, Diana Taylor, and Sid Bass

Betty Terrell-Cruz and Ginny Day

On May 2, over 500 Project Sunshine friends and supporters gathered at Cipriani 42nd St. for the Tenth Annual Project Sunshine Benefit, “Ten Years of Evenings Filled with Sunshine.” The event, which raised $700,000 for the nonprofit, honored Music Legend and Humanitarian Dionne Warwick with an award presented by Clive Davis. Project Sunshine, a New York City based charity, celebrated its annual week of service, Project Sunshine Week, from April 25th – May 2nd. Starting with proclamations from Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the week focused on raising funds and awareness for the organization, culminating with the Annual Project Sunshine Benefit. The Empire State Building was lit yellow in honor of Project Sunshine Week.

Khaliah Ali, Cheyenne Elliot, and Abby Z

“Ten Years of Evenings Filled with Sunshine” kicked off as a galaxy of stars walked Project Sunshine’s “Yellow Carpet”, including Project Sunshine Founder Joseph Weilgus; Chinese financier and awardee Fang Zheng; supermodels Damaris Lewis, Constance Jablonski, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Mirte Maas and Sarah Ann Macklin; Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, Miss USA Nana Meriwether, Miss Teen USA Logan West; and NY Giant David Diehl. Philanthropists Justin and Indre Rockefeller, artist Taryn Simon and producer Jake Paltrow, Khaliah Ali and Nikki Haskell also joined the celebration. Maurice DuBois of WCBS and Cat Greenleaf of WNBC were the Masters of Ceremonies for the evening. Guests enjoyed entertainment from Ace Greenberg and his Merry Magicians and Cheyenne Elliot, who performed a duet with grandmother Dionne Warwick.

Fang Zheng, Joseph Weilgus, and Justin Rockefeller

Project Sunshine is a nonprofit organization that empowers a dynamic and dedicated corps of over 15,000 volunteers to bring programming – recreational (arts), educational (tutoring and mentoring) and social service (HIV and nutritional counseling) – to over 100,000 children facing medical challenges and their families in 175 major cities across the United States, and in international satellite sites: Canada, China, Israel, and Kenya. Project Sunshine is dedicated to bringing a ray of hope to these hospitalized children. Project Sunshine Week is a week dedicated to raising awareness and support for the organization through a series of events and programs. For more information and ways to get involved, visit www.projectsunshine.org.