New York Social Diary - Party Pictures

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.

Dionne Warwick Honoree

Nana Meriwether, Olivia Culpo, and Logan West

Clive Davis

Tamsen Fadal and Mr G

Constance Jablonski

Damaris Lewis and David Diehl

Cat Greenleaf

Mirte Maas

Miss New York USA Joanne Nosuchinsky

Sarah Ann Macklin

Dionne Warwick and Cheyenne Elliot

Jacquelyn Jablonski

Photographs by Joe-Schildhorn/BFA (Project Sunshine)

Lynn Tilton, Lauren Bush Lauren, Maysoon Zayid, Robin Roberts, Susan Lucci, Paula Zahn, Loreen Arbus, Ali Stroker, Robin Givens, Donna Hanover, and Sharon Greenberger at the 12th Annual Women Who Care Luncheon benefitting United Cerebral Palsy of New York City.

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) held its annual Opening Night Spring Gala Monday night at The Metropolitan Opera House, hosting more than a thousand patrons, sponsors, supporters, friends, alumni and members of the Board of Trustees.

The gala, which serves as the opening of ABT’s spring season at the Met, raised $1.75 million dollars. A portion of the proceeds will support ABT’s education and community outreach programs.

Lucy Liu

Sigourney Weaver

Ashlee Simpson

Robert Ryan and Rachel Moore

Sponsored by DIOR, the evening featured ABT’s renowned principal dancers Roberto Bolle, Herman Cornejo, Marcelo Gomes, David Hallberg, Paloma Herrera, Julie Kent, Gillian Murphy, Veronika Part, Xiomara Reyes, Polina Semionova, Hee Seo, Daniil Simkin, Cory Stearns, Ivan Vasiliev and Diana Vishneva, as well as soloists and members of the corps de ballet, in preview performances from the eight-week season, which included Symphony in C, Onegin, Le Corsaire, The Sleeping Beauty, and Sylvia.

The evening also features exciting performances including Symphony #9, the first ballet of Alexei Ratmansky's World Premiere trilogy set to Dmitri Shostakovich's orchestral works, George Balanchine's dazzling Symphony in C, and a Pièce d'Occasion choreographed by Marcelo Gomes and performed by Julie Kent and Roberto Bolle.

Julie Macklowe and Zang Toi

Uma Thurman

Bebe Neuwirth and Chris Calkins

Victoria Phillips

The star-studded black-and-white tie themed affair had in attendance actresses Lucy Liu, Sigourney Weaver, and Bebe Neuwirth, as well as actor Stephen Lang; Roc Nation’s Bridget Kelly, and Constantine Mouralis of American Idol and Broadway’s Jekyll & Hyde; supermodels Chanel Iman,Jessica Stam, Anne V., Robyn Lawley and Irina Shayk; TV personalities Nigel and Cristen Barker; Olympic medalist Sasha Cohen; NFL stars NaVorro Bowman and Prince Amukamara; and fashion designers Rachel Roy and Zang Toi. Supermodels Coco Rocha and Alek Wek, actresses Uma Thurman and Stephanie Szostak, and singer Ashlee Simpson were also in attendance and served on the opening night gala’s Honorary Committee.

Nina Rennert Davidson

Misty Copeland

Audrey Carlin

Stewart Lane and Bonnie Conley

Also on hand were Honorary Chair Blaine Trump, along with Co-Chairs Sloan Lindemann Barnett, Nina Rennert Davidson, Julia Koch, Karin Luter, Christine Schwarzman, Kalliope Karella Rena, Tracy Snyder, and Monica G-S Wambold; and Vice Chair Sutton Stracke. Mrs. Michelle Obama and Caroline Kennedy, who are also Honorary Chairs, were not in attendance.

Daniel Cappello and Amanda Beck

Nancy McCormick

Steve Simon and Blaine Trump

Adrienne Arsht

Michaela DePrince

Sarah Arison

Stephanie Szostak

Tina Lang and Stephen Lang

Charl Brown and Star Jones

Amy Astley

Joy Marks

Lauren Post

Jean Shafiroff

Nigel Barker and Cristen Barker

Margo Langenberg

Coco Rocha

Christine Schwarzman

Fe Fendi

Rachel Roy and Tallulah

Muffie Potter Aston and Dr. Sherill Aston

Courtney B. Vance

Bridget Kelly

Sasha Cohen

Di Mondo

Ashley McDermott

Robyn Lawley

Caren Brooks

Lauren Rae Levy and Constantine Maroulis

Gillian Miniter and Sylvester Miniter

Prince Amukamara

Jamee Gregory

Jessica Stam

Alek Wek

Lisa Maria Falcone

The 12th Annual Women Who Care Luncheon benefitting United Cerebral Palsy of New York City (UCP of NYC) was held Monday, May 6th at Cipriani 42nd Street. The sold-out event celebrated the extraordinary accomplishments of women as professionals, caregivers and philanthropists and raised nearly $650,000 to fund programs and services offered by UCP of NYC to over 14,000 children and adults with disabilities throughout New York City.

The 2013 Women Who Care leadership included Loreen Arbus - Disability Rights Activist/Philanthropist/Producer and Founder & Chair of Women Who Care; Susan Lucci - Host of Women Who Care – Emmy® Award-winning star of the new series Devious Maids and All My Children, New York Times best-selling author, and former Women Who Care Honoree; Ellen Levine, Editorial Director of Hearst Magazines and Honorary Chair of Women Who Care; Donna Hanover, Former First Lady of New York City, actress, best-selling author, and Honorary Co-Chair of Women Who Care; Robin Givens - Star of 90210 and the new ABC television series Twisted, and Co-Chair of Women Who Care; Ali Stroker - Glee and Glee Project, Co-Chair of Women Who Care; and Paula Zahn - Emmy® Award-winning Host of On The Case With Paula Zahn and Co-Chair of Women Who Care.

Robin Roberts and Cyndi Lauper

Winsome and Schevon Williams

Highlights of this year's Women Who Care event included honoree award presentations by nearly a dozen celebrities and VIPS including Honoree Cyndi Lauper, who was presented the Luella Bennack Philanthropy Award by Robin Roberts; Honoree Sharon Greenberger, who was presented the Women in Business Award by Alan Alda; Honoree Lynn Tilton, who was presented the Women Who Care Award by Deborah Norville; and Honoree Maysoon Zayid, who was presented the Karen Hansen Caregiver Award by Lauren Bush Lauren.

Frank A. Bennack Jr.

In addition to Alan Alda, Robin Roberts, Lauren Bush Lauren, and Deborah Norville, celebrity presenters included: Mike Woods and Ines Rosales.

The event Host, Susan Lucci gave opening remarks, followed by Ed Matthews, CEO of United Cerebral Palsy of New York City and Women Who Care Founder/Chair Loreen Arbus. Frank Bennack Jr., CEO of Hearst Corporation, introduced Women Who Care Honorary Chair and Editorial Director of Hearst Magazines, Ellen Levine, who led the audience with a call to action in support of United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, raising over $40,000 in under an hour.

Maysoon Zayid

Sharon Greenberger and Alan Alda

Maysoon Zayid and Lauren Bush Lauren

Women Who Care honors the accomplishments of extraordinary women as caregivers, volunteers, and professionals. It is a celebration of women who have deep concern for others and are passionately committed to giving back. Women Who Care honorees are role models for women around the world to achieve their fullest potential. The Women Who Care Luncheon is a New York tradition and has generated global media attention for over a decade. Hearst Corporation is Presenting Sponsor of Women Who Care for the third year in a row.

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is the fifth largest U.S. health organization. In New York City, it is a leading provider of programs, services, information, and care to over 14,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families. The mission of United Cerebral Palsy of New York City is to create opportunities for people with disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

Tamsen Fadal, Loreen Arbus, Big Daddy, and Wendy Diamond

Dr. Vincent Siasoco, Susan Lucci, and Kathy Kelly

Deborah Norville and Lynn Tilton

Aaron Lown, Robin Givens, and John Roscoe Swartz

Ali Stroker

Terri Conn

Cyndi Lauper, Robin Roberts, and Ellen Levine

Donna Hanover and Nicole Miller

Ines Rosales, Loreen Arbus, and Mike Woods

Noella Coursaris Musunka, Loreen Arbus, James Masters, and Christine Ponz

Susan Lucci, Robin Givens, Robin Roberts, and Paula Zahn

Camilla Barungi, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., and Margot Bingham

Angélica Fuentes Téllez, Loreen Arbus, Kathy Calvin, and Maria Leticia Ossa Daza

Liza Huber and Barbara Lazaroff

Gabriel Mora

Gail Shields Miller, Michele Rella, Brenda von Schweickhardt, and Bonnie Pfeifer Evens

Lynn Tilton, Wendy Diamond, Caroline Lieberman, and Randy Jones

Dr. Laura Tagliareni, Marilyn Ostrow, Lisa Bergofin, and Andrea Rachman

Allen Kolkowitz, Amy Beckman, Eli Hoisington, Carl Galioto, Ken Drucker, Anthony Spagnolo, and Christopher R. Laul

UJA-Federation of New York’s Real Estate & Allied Trades Division honored Burton P. Resnick, chairman and chief executive officer of Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc., with the Jack D. Weiler Award at its annual Real Estate Luncheon on Monday, May 13, 2013, at Cipriani 42nd Street, in New York City.

UJA-Federation created the Jack D. Weiler Award in homage to a beloved founder and much-revered leader. Presented annually, the award recognizes those members of the real estate community who demonstrate outstanding professional achievement and an intense commitment to Jewish philanthropy.

Lloyd Goldman, Joel Picket, Leonard Wilf, Burton Resnick, Jonathan Mechanic,
Jeffrey Feil, and Leonard Boxer

Burton P. Resnick is chairman and chief executive officer of Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc., a company his late father Jack founded in 1928. Mr. Resnick and his company focus on real estate development, construction, ownership, and management in New York. A widely regarded leader in New York’s real estate and construction industry, he is chairman emeritus of the Real Estate Board of New York, and is active within many philanthropic organizations. Mr. Resnick has been involved with UJA-Federation for more than four decades. He is currently a member of its Real Estate Executive Committee and is a former campaign chairman. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago.

Senator Charles Schumer

Governor Andrew Cuomo speaking

The event, featuring guest speakers Governor Andrew Cuomo and Senator Charles Schumer, attracted more than 600 real estate professionals. Among those honoring Burton P. Resnick were UJA-Federation’s Real Estate Division chair Lloyd Goldman andvice chairs Richard S. Lane and Andrew J. Singer, Real Estate Luncheon event chairs Jonathan L. Mechanic and Rob Speyer, and industry leaders such as Larry A. Silverstein, William Rudin, William L. Mack, and Leonard A. Wilf.

This year, the Real Estate & Allied Trades Division raisednearly $15 million 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.

Jonathan Resnick, Scott Resnick, Peter Resnick, Burton Resnick, and Lloyd Goldman

David Brause, David Picket, Earle Kazis, Louis Brause, and Richard Mazella

Andrew Singer, Burton Resnick, and Richard Lane

Jon Smith and Jonathan Estreich

Adam Arnow, Samuel Rosenblatt, and Steven Marvin

Charles Bendit, Jay Anderson, and Lloyd Goldman

Jonathan Mechanic, Rob Speyer, and William Rudin

William Mack and Richard Mack

Larry Silverstein and Marty Burger

Lee Deutsch, William Friedland, and Alfonso Kimche

Mitchell Moinian, Joseph Moinian, and Matthew Moinian

Madison Square Boys & Girls Club hosted its first annual Youth of the Year Gala on May 14th at 6pm at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers. All proceeds from the event benefited programming for the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club.

Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, was highlighted as the keynote speaker. "It is an honor to be able to support the Youth of the Year Gala and help the children in our communities who benefit as a result," said Mayor Booker. "By offering our youth a structure and support system outside of school, we are able to go beyond academics and change the whole of children's' lives."

Keynote Speaker Mayor Booker meets Madison's four Youth of the Year

Byron Pitts, Anchor and Chief National Correspondent at ABC News, served as the Master of Ceremonies. Howard Muser, CEO of Signmasters, was honored at the event. Special guests included the four youth of the year: Luc-Stephon Dorsinville, Adah Hill, D'Onte Reid and Aieyla Santaella. More than 400 guests attended the event, including President of Boys & Girls Club of America Jim Clark, New York City Councilman Matthew Eugene and Councilman Robert Jackson.

Boys & Girls Club of America President Jim Clark, Luc-Stephon Dorsinville, Aieyla Santaella, Adah Hill, D'onte Reid, and Executive Director Joseph Patuleia

Luc-Stephon Dorsinville, Aieyla Santaella, Byron Pitts, Cory Booker, Adah Hill, and D'onte Reid

Youth of the Year is the national premier recognition program for Boys & Girls Club members. The program celebrates youth who have overcome enormous odds and demonstrate exceptional character and leadership skills. The program promotes service to the Club, community and family, academic success, strong moral character and life goals.

"I want to reach out to kids like me and show them how much the club can change lives because it has changed mine," said Aieyla Santaella, the Columbus Clubhouse and Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year. "I am a girl who experienced domestic violence and in the end, I beat the odds. The Boys & Girls Club was always there for me. I learned how to do well in school, how to stay safe and most importantly, how to believe in myself. The Club saves lives -- I know because it saved me."

Keynote Speaker, Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker

Columbus Clubhouse and Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Aieyla Santaella

Columbus Clubhouse and Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Adah Hill

The Youth of the Year event sponsors include Charles Schwab, Cassidy Turley, Oppenheimer Funds, Signmasters, Blackrock, Clayton, Dubilier& Rice, Phillips Van Heusen, George J. Gillespie, III, Esq., Bloomberg, Babson Capital, Credit Suisse, Colgate-Palmolive Company, DST Systems, Fried Frank, Fifth Avenue Financial, Great Circle Associates, Jefferies, LPL Financial, Marlin & Associates, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Mass Mutual, M&T Bank and PWP.

Champion of Youth Howard Muser, Aieyla Santaella, Adah Hill, D'onte Reid, Luc-Stephon Dorsinville, and Steve Guttenberg.

The Children’s Storefront held the 7th Annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament at SlateNY in Chelsea on Thursday, May 9th, 2013. The benefit was co-chaired by Jeff Muti, Steve Logan, Bob Rylee, Brad Anzman, David Carpentier, Michael Streicker, Teresa Principe, Andrew Weiner and Amy Wu. The evening began with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction, and moved on to the poker tournament.

Notables in attendance were former NY Giant and Super Bowl XXV MVP Ottis “O. J.” Anderson, and world renowned sex expert and author, Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

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. Its work is grounded on the conviction that every child deserves the opportunity for an excellent education.

Co-Chair Jeff Muti, Dr. Ruth, Head of School Wendy Reynoso, and Board Chair Ray Cameron

Dean of Students Mel Chan with Storefront Faculty Candace Cardwell, James Armodeo, and Wendy Reynoso

Trustees Steve Logan, John Forbes, and Ray Cameron

O.J. Anderson and friends

Wendy Reynoso and Co-chair Bob Rylee

Charlie Short, Royal Bank of Canada and co-workers

The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services (JBFCS) celebrated its 2013 Spring Benefit honoring Seymour R. Askin, JBFCS Honorary Chair of the Board, Jerold D. Jacobson, Proskauer, Partner, Jean Shafiroff, JBFCS Board Member and Paul Levine, JBFCS Executive VP & CEO on April 24, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. Melissa Russo, WNBC news anchor, served as master of ceremonies.

The evening began with a flourish, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg attended the cocktail hour to address the crowd and thank JBFCS, noting that “you can’t do it alone” and that the work of JBFCS is a necessity for the city to help its residents in need. At the conclusion of the cocktail hour, the attendees moved upstairs where master of ceremonies MelissaRusso introduced TonyMann, the President of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Mann announced the news to the 375 attendees that some $1.3 million dollars had been raised for the organization.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Seymour Askin and Jean Troubh

After Fred Yerman blessed the bread, Paul Levine, Executive Vice President of JBFCS, was introduced by John Herrmann, the former President of the Board of JBFCS. Outgoing VP and CEO Levine reflected upon his time with JBFCS and concluded by thanking everyone involved with the organization and the leadership under which he served.

Chair of the Board JeanTroubh then introduced honoree SeymourR. Askin, Jr. who outlined his detailed past with Big Brothers, the Jewish Board of Guardians, and JBFCS, working with those in need. He said his mother taught him that “people who are able to live well have an obligation to pay it back in some way.” Jerald D. Jacobson, the next to be honored, spoke about his four decades spent as counsel for JBFCS and the experience of working with four generations of leadership in the organization.

Ray Troubh, Tony Mann, Jerold D Jacobson, Jean Shafiroff, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Paul Levine, David Rivel, and Melissa Russo

JeanShafiroff, the final honoree of the evening, was then introduced by JoyceCowin. Jean, in attendance with her husband Martin and daughter Elizabeth, kept her address brief, noting with genuine modesty that the actual heroes are the staff, the volunteers, and the thousands of individuals that JBFCS helps and houses.

The $1.3 million raised will benefit JBFCS’ 175 community-based programs, residential facilities, and day-treatment centers that annually serve more than 55,000 New Yorkers-in-need of all faiths, races, and cultures.

JBFCS has been a trailblazer in treating social problems for more than a century. Today, the organization is one of the nation’s largest and most respected nonprofit mental health and social service agencies—every night, more than 1,000 individuals call a JBFCS residence home. The work of JBFCS is built upon a network of more than 2,200 professionals, including social workers, licensed psychologists, and psychiatrists, as well as a cadre of clinical support personnel in continuing day treatment and residential treatment centers, and a corps of more than 800 dedicated volunteers.

JBFCS provides a comprehensive network of mental health and social services to promote well-being, resilience, and self-sufficiency for individuals and families in need in the New York metropolitan area. As leaders in the field of human services, JBFCS’ mission is clear— 175 social service programs. 1 mission. To get help to those who need it.

Linda Jacobs and Stacey Lane

Ann Rapp and Roy Kean

Sharon Bush and Christine Biddle

Jules Kroll, Lynn Kroll, David Edelson, and Ira Schuman

Melissa Russo

John Herrmann, Tony Mann, and Fred Yerman

Mario Buatta and Dr. Penny Grant

Joyce Cowin

Tony Mann and Paul Levine

Alice and Thomas Tisch

Shannon Hales, Joy Marks, Kathleen Giordano, Dr Penny Grant, and Dawne Marie Grannum

Katlean De Monchy

Lisa and Lenny Rodriguez

Michael Album and Jerold Jacobson

Photographs by Rob Rich (UCP); Patrick McMullan (ABT); Michael Priest (UJA); Patrick McMullan& Annie Watt (JBFCS)

The scene at Doubles at its 37th anniversary celebration.

Oyster Bay, NY — The Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center hosted the 2013 Legacy of Conservation Gala on Saturday, May 4th at Piping Rock Club in Locust Valley where guests donned their feather headbands and pearls. Guests were brought back in time to the year 1923, when the Sanctuary first opened, to celebrate its 90th Anniversary. Silent and live auctions, with live auctioneer Bernadette Castro, and music by 1920's band, the Dixie Rascals, added to the evening.

In honor of this year's 90th Anniversary event, the following individuals lent their name to this year's Honorary Legacy Council, made up of families and leaders that have done so much to protect Long Islands environment: Louis Moore Bacon, Frederic Delano Grant, Jr., Karen Hicks Courts, Marilyn Hicks, Stephen Hicks, John and Paula Hornbostel, Anne Manice, Andrew and Jill Roosevelt, Elizabeth Roosevelt, Simon Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, IV, Dr. James Watson, among others. Ed Mohlenhoff, Simon Roosevelt and Ted von Briesen served as Gala Co-Chairs.

The evening recognized the conservation work of many organizations that have made up the conservation history over the past century including North Shore Land Alliance, Friends of the Bay, Theodore Roosevelt Association, Long Island Audubon Chapters, Oyster Bay Historical Society and Sagamore Hill Historic Site, among others.

Ted Scherff, honorees Willis De La Cour and John Venditto (Supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay), and Edward von Briesen (President of TR Sanctuary and Legacy Gala Co-Chair)

Willis S. DeLaCour, Jr., Congressman Steve Israel and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were each honored with the 2013 Legacy of Conservation Award, Audubon's highest award for Long Island focused environmental leadership.

"For 90 years, the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center has been a cornerstone of the environmental movement on Long Island, influencing the thinking of thousands of people about the Importance of protecting birds, other wildlife, and their habitats," said Erin Crotty, Executive Director of Audubon New York.

Robert L. Kilroy, CFP® and Maureen A. O'Donnell, CLU, CLTC, Wealth Management Advisors of Northwestern Mutual were the core sponsors for this year's event.

Ted Scherff (Director of Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary), Mona Scherff, Susan Peterson, Edward Mohlenhoff, and Lillian Soricillo

Located in Oyster Bay, Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center (TRSAC) was established in 1923 as the first Audubon Songbird Sanctuary in the nation. Today, it is a vibrant resource acting as a home to injured and non-releasable birds of prey and reptiles, a center for environmental education programming, and a resource for the community on a variety of environmental and conservation issues. A part of Audubon New York, the state office of the National Audubon Society, TRSAC's mission is to connect people with nature while promoting a sense of environmental stewardship through environmental education.

Phillip and Jacqueline Blocklyn (Oyster Bay Historical Society)

Elizabeth Roosevelt

Ashia Sheikh (Audubon NY Director of Development) and Erin Crotty (Master of Ceremonies and Executive Director of Audubon NY)

Jennifer Zaso

Denyse Duval Pugsley (Board Member)

Susan Peterson and Nicole Menchise

Edward Mohlenhoff (Legacy Gala Co-Chair and Board Member), Margaret and Tom Stacey, and James Tiberg

Peter Casparian (Reverend of Christ Church, Oyster Bay)

Dr. James Watson (Chancellor Emeritus of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and Liz Watson

Joseph Barry, Ingrid Chung, and Michael Obuchowski

Martin and Peri Wenz

Linda and Jesse Silver (Board Member)

Denyse Duval Pugsley, Marianne Nash, Suzanne Dillenbeck, James Tiberg, and Margaret Stacey

Lucy Cutting and June Fisher

Thomas and Patricia Werblin

Maud Robertson, Joseph Barry, Richard Weir III, and Sybil Carton

Ted Scherff, Lisa Ott (President of North Shore Land Alliance), and Gill Ott

Virginia Stowe and Margot Ernst

Maya Browne, Laurence Pels (Executive Director Theodore Roosevelt Association), and Georgia Bush

Louis Norris (aka "Diamond Jim Brady")

Tom Ross (Superintendent of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site)

Linda and David Carey (Board Members), Constance Cincotta (patron), and Zach Nudo

Angelo Garcia III (Board Member) and family

Bernadette Castro, Bernard Austin (Board Member), and Alexandria Austin

Simon Roosevelt (Legacy Gala Co-Chair)

Theresa Skvarla and Marian Minkin

Balloons and Bubbles ... Doubles, the chic private club in the Sherry-Netherland,
recently celebrated its 37th Anniversary with a spectacular black-tie gala. Balloons with silver mylar streamers filled every room, a slew of champagne corks were popped, toasts were made and Peter Duchin and his orchestra kept the dance floor filled until midnight.

Those enjoying a delicious lobster salad, organic filet, and chocolate truffle dessert included: the Club's guiding light Wendy Carduner, Ambassador Brenda Johnson, J. Howard Johnson, Susan and Jim Blair, John Royall, Eleanora and Michael Kennedy, Mary and Michael Darling, Cathy and Bill Ingram, Cynthia and Dan Lufkin, Kamie Lightburn, Doug Steinbrech, Polly Onet, Mark Gilbertson, Amy Hoadly, Melanie and David Holland, Bryan Colwell, Mary and Guy Van Pelt, Lois and Andre Nasser, Barbara and Ted Terry, Larry Kaiser, Anka Palitz, Craig Dix, Ann Miller, Rosie and Jack Heffernen, Rene and Richard Steinberg, Jerry and Loni Casey, Wendy and Richard Cooke, Meriel and Alex Lari and the list goes on.

Descending the stairs to Doubles

Wendy and Richard Cooke

Philip Schlussel and Barbara Spector, Carol and Philip Mehler

Bill and Jane Told

Jerry and Loni Casey

Ann Miller, Jack and Rosie Heffernan, and Michael Menillo

Wendy Carduner, Cynthia and Dan Lufkin, Eleanora and Michael Kennedy

Alex and Meriel Lari

Stanley and Roberta Bogen with Rene and Richard Steinberg

Mary Van Pelt and Guy Van Pelt

Chip and Sarah Page

Maureen Bannon, Kevin Costa, Jerry Anne Costa, and Victor Costa

Susan and Jon Nagel

Guy Van Pelt, Polly Onet, Mary Darling, and Doug Steinbrech

Keiko Aoki, Horst Schneider, and Susan Schneider

Michael Darling and Cathy Ingram

John Royall and Bill Ingram

Andrew and Danielle Earls with Kristen and David La Valle

Amy Hoadley and Polly Onet

Jim and Susan Blair with Michael Kennedy

Peter Duchin

Eleanora Kennedy and Kamie Lightburn

Doug Steinbrech, Mary Darling, and Mark Gilbertson

Zita Davisson

Andre and Lois Nasser, Ted and Barbara Terry

Ambassador Brenda Johnson and Jim Blair

Larry Kaiser and Lisa Woodward

Elizabeth and William Morris

Lisa Woodward, Anka Palitz, Craig Dix, Larry Kaiser, and guests

On April 24, 2013, North Star Fund held its annual Community Gala at New York City’s Chelsea Piers. The event raised $662,710 to support grassroots activism in New York City. Five hundred and forty people joined North Star Fund to honor the following individuals for their leadership in activism and social justice: philanthropist Lorna Brett Howard; Rafael Cestero, President and CEO of the Community Preservation Corporation; and Mallika Dutt, CEO of Breakthrough, a global human rights organization.

Damayan Migrant Workers Association was honored for educating and organizing low income Filipino workers to address labor exploitation, health problems and gender-based violence. El Centro del Inmigrante was honored for its training and advocacy on behalf of day laborers in Staten Island.

Members of Damayan Migrant Workers Association

Jodi Johnson and Asa Johnson

Lorna Brett Howard and John Howard

Zakiya Johnson-Lord and Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.

North Star Fund was excited to also launch its $7 million Activism’s Future campaign at the gala. “Equality and peace are at the heart of North Star Fund’s vision. People have given extraordinary gifts to this campaign, and it has shown me beyond a doubt that New Yorkers want a city that is fair for all of us,” said North Star Fund executive director Hugh Hogan.

Four North Star Fund donors, led by honoree Lorna Brett Howard, issued a $100,000 challenge from the stage that will match dollar-for-dollar the next $100,000 in campaign pledges made before June 30, 2013.

Mallika Dutt

Michael J. Hirschhorn

Notable guests included Katrina Vanden Heuvel, president of The Nation Institute; Abigail Disney and Pierre Hauser, filmmakers and philanthropists; fashion designer Kate Spade, actor David Straithorn, mayoral candidate Bill De Blasio, John Howard, CEO of Irving Street Capital and Lorna Brett Howard; philanthropist Anne Hess, Arva Rice, president and CEO of the New York Urban League; Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service; Kenneth Morris, great, great, great grandson of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and Marjorie Hill, CEO, Gay Men’s Health Crisis. They dined, danced and enjoyed the sunset over the Hudson as they celebrated with North Star Fund.

Abigail Disney, Sarah Kovner, Rachel Fine, and Martin Dunn

Arva Rice, Lynda Rodolitz, Martha Baker, and Jessica Mates

Bill de Blasio, Lorna Brett Howard, and Hugh Hogan

Bonnie Potter, Ariel Mortiz, Ruth Messinger, and Martha Baker

Byron Silva and Gonzalo Mercado

Chris McInerney, Jason Franklin, and Wayne Franklin

Donald Capaccio, Rafael Cestero, and Tommy Pegues

Hugh Hogan and Anne Hess

Kate Spade, John Howard, Lorna Brett Howard, Stuart Mogul, and Hugh Hogan

Linda Vilaikeo, Laura Weil, Christine Munnelly, David Witkewicz, Greg Scott, Brenda Posey Simon, Jody Gietl, and John Howard

Logan Goodman, Barbara Winslow, and David Strathairn

Trez Thoma, Elyce Arons, and Meredith Homet

Katrina Schaffer

Silver Hill Hospital (SHH), a not-for-profit psychiatric hospital located in New Canaan, held its first annual Young Professionals Fundraising Benefit last Tuesday at LAVO, 39 East 58th Street. The event featured DJ Cassidy as the special entertainment, passed hors d'oeuvres and drinks, and an auction of items and experiences.

Dr. Sigurd Ackerman, President and Medical Director, of Silver Hill Hospital welcomed the guests. Steering committee member, Jaime Gleicher, delivered remarks about her personal experience at SHH which has led her to help raise awareness for the hospital, and bring together young professionals to be involved in the cause. The evening raised $21,000 for the SHH Scholarship Fund, and 130 guests attended.

Rachel Heller, Jacquie Sherry Coomb, and Samantha Zimmerman

Jaime Gleicher and Janet Fitzgerald

Silver Hill Hospital, founded in 1931, has long been world-renowned for the treatment of mental illness and addiction. This event provides young philanthropists with the opportunity to support Silver Hill Hospital for a very special purpose – providing resources for scholarship assistance for treatment in one of the hospital's residential treatment programs. The Silver Hill Hospital Scholarship Fund is an essential resource to be able to draw upon when motivated patients in need ask and qualify for financial assistance. The ongoing demand for scholarship support makes fundraising for this purpose a top philanthropic priority, in order to help as many deserving patients as possible access treatment.

Ben Stapleton, Hugh Carey, Kate Gibson, Maureen Stapleton, and Rolly Morris

Cary Neer and Amanda Fialk

DJ Cassidy, Dennis Basso, and Michael Cominotto

Linette and Matt Semino

Annunziata Francesca Sahid and Francesca Campbell

Michael Gleicher, Penelope Lawson, Denise Rollandi, and Jake Indyk

DJ Cassidy, Jaime Gleicher, and Johnny Podell

Jacquelyn Sherry Coombe and Stella Keitel

Sammy Pederson, Craig Gibson Jr, and Paige Pederson

Matt Semino, Katie McNamara, and Russell Grant

Kerwelyn Craig, Caroline Kelso, and Paige Pedersen

Julie Dermer, Penelope Lawson, and Denise Rollandi

Cassandra Seidenfeld

Sarah Buchanan, Jocelyn Levy, Gregg Bard, and Nicole Pinto

Brendan Regan, Susie Griffin, and Roland Morris

Students from academies around the country were honored at Cipriani's Wall Street in New York on May 6th at the National Academy Foundation's (NAF) annual Benefit. The students, members of NAF's elite list of Distinguished Academies, showed an audience of business executives why they were picked as role models for education reform. Present at the event was the NAF Founder and Chairman, Sanford I. Weill, Chairman Emeritus of Citigroup Inc.

The designation "Distinguished Academy" is based on NAF's annual assessment. This designation is given to those that have exhibited exceptional fidelity to an educational model that prepares students for success in college and careers.

Mark and Kim Standish (pictured here with JD Hoye, President of the National Academy Foundation), honored along with RBC Capital Markets

"We are committed to supporting every academy in the NAF network in their drive to achieve the best outcomes possible for students. NAF's model has been continuously refined over our thirty year history, and academy leaders have been steadfast in their goals to meet the growing and changing needs of their communities," said JD Hoye, President of the National Academy Foundation.

"These academies are models for our network of over 500 academies nationwide. They provide students with a high quality education using NAF's proven model, and exhibit exemplary practices that they share with other academies," said Katherine Blasik, Assistant Vice President of Research and Evaluation for NAF.

New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott chats with students

The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is an acclaimed network of career-themed academies that open doors for underserved high school students to viable careers. For more than 30 years, NAF has refined a proven model that provides young people access to industry-specific curricula, work-based learning experiences, and relationships with business professionals. NAF academies focus on one of five career themes: finance, hospitality & tourism, information technology, engineering, and health sciences. More than 4,600 business professionals volunteer in classrooms, act as mentors, engage NAF students in paid internships, and serve on local advisory boards. During the 2012-13 school year 62,000 students attended 546 NAF academies across 39 states, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2012, NAF academies reported 97% of seniors graduated.

Ursula Burns, Chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation with Kim Standish at the NAF Benefit. Kim and her husband Mark Standish were honored at the event.

Sandy Weill with student speaker Josuel Placencia

Joseph Plumeri, CEO and Chairman of Willis Group Holdings chats with NAF Board Member, Bob Dughi, Executive Chairman, U.S. Retirement Partners

NAF board members Jim Robinson, General Partner and Co-Founder, RRE Ventures and Ken Chenault, CEO of American Express, with students

JD Hoye, President of the National Academy Foundation, with Lowell McAdam, Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications

Mark Standish and Ursula Burns

Bernie Milano, President of the KPMG Foundation chats with students

Barbara Benioff Friedman, Trustee Emerita, Cornell University and Vice-Chair of Overseers of Weill-Cornell Medical College, chats with a student

Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services for Capital One, chats with a student from the A.J. Moore High School's Academy of Finance

Photographs by Patrick McMullan (Silver Hill); Annie Watt (Doubles); Jill Johnson (Oyster Bay)

The dance floor at El Museo del Barrio's annual Gala.

Last Thursday, May 16th, El Museo del Barrio held its annual Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street and raised more than $1 million for the museum. The evening honored actor Raúl Esparza with the Excellence in the Arts Award,Ramiro Ortiz Mayorga with the Trustee Leadership Award, and Ricardo Villela Marino, CEO, Latin America Banco Itaú Unibanco with the Corporate Excellence in the Arts Award. The Gala Chairs were Valentino D. Carlotti, Fe Fendi, Valentin Hernández, and Marie Unanue.

Valentin Hernández, Yaz Hernandez, Raúl Esparza, and Michele Esparza

More than 600 guests were greeted with a specialty cocktail created by MundoFox in honor of El Museo’s Gala, replacing the Cipriani signature Bellini for the evening. MundoFox was the sponsor of the 2013 Gala. Jerónimo Gaxiola Balsa designed the event’s décor; the Gala featured music by The Bob Hardwick Sound, led by Bob Hardwick, and music by DJ Honey Redmond who was able to keep guests dancing till midnight.

Artist Firelei Báez (Dominican Republic, 1980) painted the table clothes that were showcased on many of the dinner tables. El Museo’s Chief Curator Chus Martínez chose her for the gala's "art intervention" saying “Firelei Báez is an artist based in El Barrio. She produced a series of painted mantelpieces and ornamental elements. Intense, colorful, and extravagant at moments, they convey the force of old myths from the Caribbean region. The artwork (tablecloths) were auctioned off at the end of the evening and raised $20,000 with proceeds benefiting El Museo.

Tony Bechara, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chus Martinez, and Ricardo Villela Marino

Guest included: Maria and Alejandro Aguirre, Mariana and José Auriemo,Coromoto Atencio, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Lynda and Richard, Baquero, Dr. Joyce Brown, Tony Bechara (Chair of El Museo’s Board),Cathy Boyanovich,Estellita and Daniel Brodsky, Valentino D. Carlotti, Patricia and Patrick Callahan,Barbara Cirkva, Maria Cornejo, Jacqueline Weld Drake and Rodman Drake, Michelle and Raul Esparza, Fe and Alessandro Fendi, Paola Fendi, Lucia HwongGordon, Yaz (President of El Museo’s Board)and Valentin Hernández, Paloma Herrera, Dr. William A. Haseltine and Maria Eugenia Maury, Michael Kaiser, Eleanora and Michael Kennedy, Alexandra Lebenthal, Kamie Lightburn, Laura and William Lie Zeckendorf, Patricia and Ricardo Villela Marino, Chus Martínez (El Museo’s Chief Curator), Jaime Mayol (host of MundoFox’s Atrevete a Cantar), Marlon Moreno (actor, MundoFox’s series El Capo), Gillian and Sylvester Minter,Enique Norten, Patricia Guardian de Ortiz de Ortiz and Ramiro Ortiz Mayorga,Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Angel Otero, Geraldine Paz,Enoc Perez, Carmen Ana and Joseph Unanue, Marie and Andy Unanue, Darcy and John Rigas, Marco Antonio Regil(TV host of MundoFox’s Minuto Para Ganar),Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, Narciso Rodriguez, Lady Cristiana Falcone Sorrell, Emiliano Saccone (President, MundoFox), Yolanda Santos,John Schumacher, Jean and Martin Shafiroff, Patricia and Tom Shiah, José Solis Betancourt, and Carlo Tunioli (President at Benetton USA).

Marie Unanue and Fe Fendi

Camilla Rachmanis, Carolina Alvarez Mathies, and Rebecca Fuente

This year’s Honorary Committee included: Pedro Almodovar, Glenda Baily and Stephen Sumner, Hamish Bowles, Tania Bruguera, Edmundo Castillo, Maria Cornejo, Francisco Costa, Cameron Diaz, Pamela Herrera, David Maupin, Vik Muniz, Angel Otero, Enoc Perez, Liliana Porter, Narciso Rodriguez, Angel Sanchez, Hunt Slonem, Joses Solis Betancourt, Raul Suaraz, Mario Testino, Isabel and Ruben Toledo, and Stefano Tonchi.

Carolina Alvarez Mathies and Renato Delleside

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada and Tony Bechara

Marco Antonio Regil, Jaime Mayol, and Marlon Moreno

Alexandra Lebenthal

Margo Langenberg

Valentin Hernández, Yaz Hernandez, Patricia Ortiz, and Ramiro Ortíz Mayorga

Chus Martinez

Yaz Hernandez and Estrellita Brodsky

Carlos Rohm and Claudia Laviada

Ramiro Ortíz Mayorga, Yaz Hernandez, Ricardo Villela Marino, Valentin Hernández, and Raúl Esparza

Daisy Olarte de Kanavos and Daniel Olarte

Carolina Alvarez Mathies and Gabriel Rivera Barraza

Emmeli Kuhn, Paige Gambel, Christopher de Haydu, and Sabrina Wirth

Narciso Rodriguez and Yaz Hernandez

Alexandra Lebenthal and Gillian Miniter

Chris Worth, Paola Fendi, and Kate and Evan List

Joyce Brown and Alexandra Lebenthal

Evan and Kate List

Lucia Hwong Gordon, Jean Shafiroff, and Fe Fendi

Last Friday at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, The 79th Annual Drama League Awards were held at a luncheon honoring the best of Broadway and off-Broadway season and hosted by David Hyde Pierce and Debra Messing. Over 750 guests attended.

The Drama League Awards honor distinguished productions, performances, and exemplary career achievements in musical theatre and directing. First awarded in 1922 and formalized in 1935, The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatrical honors in America. They are the only major theatergoer awards chosen by audience members — specifically, by the thousands of Drama League members nationwide who attend Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. 2013 Nominees were selected from over 170 productions.

Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley

Tom Hanks

Donna Murphy

Jerry Mitchell

The 2013 Honorees were Bernadette Peters, Madison Square Garden Entertainment and the Rockettes, Jerry Mitchell. Presenters included Cyndi Lauper, Joel Grey, Tommy Tune, Rachel Chavkin, Pam MacKinnon, Diane Paulus, Alex Timbers.

Among those attending: President and Event Co-Chair Jano Harbosch, Event Co-Chair Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane, Executive Director Gabriel Shanks, Artistic Director Roger T. Danforth. 79th Annual Drama League Award Honorary Nominees on the dais were: Bobby Cannavale, Alan Cumming, Edie Falco, Judith Ivey, Nathan Lane, Judith Light, Patina Miller, Donna Murphy, Holland Taylor, Cicely Tyson, Michael Urie; Danny Burstein, Bertie Carvel, Tracee Chimo, Brandon J. Dirden, Brandon Victor, Dixon, Tom Hanks, Jessica Hecht, Bill Irwin, Brian D’Arcy James, Judy Kuhn, Valisia LeKae, Tracy Letts, Constantine Maroulis, Andrea Martin, Rob McClure, Lindsay Mendez, Amy Morton, Bebe Neuwrith, Kristine Nielsen, Laura Osnes, Tina Packer, Billy Porter, Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Rudd, Roslyn Ruff, Stark Stands, Ryan Silverman, Phillipa Soo, Tom Sturridge, Courtney B. Vance, Anthony Warlow, Stephen Tyron Williams, Vanessa Williams.

2013 Drama League Directing Fellows

Berry Gordy with the cast of Motown

Roger T. Danforth, Jano Herbosch, and Gabriel Shanks

Bernadette Peters

Rob McClure

Laura Osnes

Constantine Maroulis

Paul Rudd

Patina Miller, Diane Paulus, and Andrea Martin

Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley

Judith Light

Lilla Crawford

Bebe Neuwirth

Nathan Lane

Berry Gordy

Bertie Carvel

Anthony Warlow

Rockettes Beth Nicely and Cynthia Link

Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper

Cicely Tyson

Annaleigh Ashford

Debra Messing

Courtney B.Vance

Tommy Tune

Bobby Cannavale

Judith Ivey

Phillipa Soo

Michael Urie

Brandon Victor Dixon

David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver

Valisia LeKae

Billy Porter

Vanessa Williams

Joe and Lauren Pizza

Alan Cumming

This past Friday night at the National Academy's historic Fifth AvenueHuntington Mansion, the academy raised over $500,000 during its 2013 Spring Gala including nearly $120,000 during its silent auction, which included over 50 works by some of today's most celebrated artists and architects. Proceeds from the event support the National Academy's exhibitions, programs, and artistic instruction.


	Christo, Maria Bechily, and Scott Hodes

	Kammy Moalemzadeh and Blair Costello

Internationally acclaimed artist Christo was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris and Alana Heiss, Founder and former Director of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and current Director of AIR, Art International Radio.

Special guests included Amy Fine Collins; Barbara Tober; Keeley Smith Cabot; Andrew Martin-Weber; Daniel Cappello; Michelle Hobart; and Kammy Moalemzadeh. Artists in attendance included Joel Shapiro; Pat Steir; Dana Schutz; David Diao; Emily Mason and Wolf Kahn; Elena Barnet (wife of Will Barnet); Carolee Schneemann; and Dorothea Rockburne.

Gala Co-Chairs were Helene D. Jaffe, Betsy and Hunt Lawrence, and Monika and Deven Parekh, and Vice Chairs were Stephanie Terelak Benenson, Clement C. Benenson, and Gayle and Paul L. Gross.

The art auction featured works by artists Christo, Red Grooms, Michael Graves, Alex Katz, Robert Kushner, Stephen Antonakos, Will Barnet, Carolee Schneemann, Dana Schutz, Stephen Westfall, Wolf Kahn, Thomas Phifer, Betty Woodman, Julie Heffernan, and Don Voisine, among others.

The Artist Committee included notable National Academicians who have demonstrated their admiration for Christo and his work: Thomas Phifer, Dorothea Rockburne, Carolee Schneemann, Dana Schutz, Joel Shapiro, and Pat Steir.

The National Academy is one of the country's oldest arts organizations, founded in 1825 by artists Samuel F. B. Morse, Thomas Cole, and Asher B. Durand as a place to exhibit and teach art. Each year, artists and architects are named by their peers as National Academicians. The 2012 class includes Siah Armajani, Wendy Evans Joseph, Jeanne Gang, Robert Gober, Michaels Graves, Bruce Nauman, Joel Shapiro, Cindy Sherman, Richard Tuttle, and Bill Viola.

Clelia Peters and Hugh Molane

Daniel Cappello and Amanda Beck

Joel Shapiro and Amy Fine Collins

Alanna Heiss, Christo, and Patricia Harris

Pauline Jaffe, Marshall Price, and Deven Parekh

Daniel Cappello and Amanda Beck

Izabelle and Vladimir Yucachev

Carmine Branagan, Patricia Harris, Christo, and Alanna Heiss

David Diao and Patt Steir

Monika Parekh and Blair Costello

Andrew Martin Weber and Keeley Smith Cabot

Barbara Tober

Cristiana Andrade

Amy Fine Collins

Dana Schutz

Wendy Joseph and Joseph Ravetch

On Wednesday May 15th, the American Friends of the Louvre's Young Patrons Circle hosted their sixth annual spring gala on the spectacular rooftop of The NoMad Hotel in New York City. This year's theme, Paris Meets New York, celebrated the mission of American Friends of the Louvre, highlighting the Louvre as Paris' most iconic cultural institution and its strong bonds with its American public. The proceeds of the evening will support American Friends of the Louvre and its efforts to make the Louvre's collections and exhibitions more widely accessible to art lovers in the U.S. and around the world.

The event, co-chaired by David Chines and Alixe Laughlin, featured cocktails courtesy of Grey Goose Vodka, hors d'oeuvres from The NoMad's acclaimed restaurant, music by DJ Natalie Dodge of SBND.

Guests indulged in bidding wars during the silent auction which featured luxury items and original works by acclaimed American artists James Siena, Valerie Hegarty, Laura Krifka and Tom Sanford. Approximately 150 francophiles and young philanthropists attended. Notable guests included: H.I.H. Prince Napoléon, Margherita and Olympia Arco, Christina Livanos, Arielle Elwes, Colby Jordan, Emilie Ghilaga, Susi Kenna, Samantha Lynch and Jennifer Collins.

Alixe Laughlin, Zachary Zimmerman, Sarah Coleman, and Emilie Ghilaga

Guests also enjoyed a preview slide show of the Louvre's decorative arts galleries in the rooftop's cupola room which was turned into a "Louvre room" decorated with books on the museum's latest exhibitions and projects. The Louvre's decorative arts galleries, which have been under construction since 2011, re-open in January 2014 and are being re-designed by Jacques Garcia, who created The NoMad Hotel's interiors.

"We were pleased to share a preview of the new galleries with our Young Patrons Circle. Thanks to the generosity of our members and donors, American Friends of the Louvre has been able to provide a grant of $4,000,000 toward the new display of the Louvre's exceptional collection of furniture and decorative arts", said Sue Devine, Executive Director of American Friends of the Louvre.

Arielle Elwes and Harriet Guadagnuolo

Jean Christophe Napoleon and Brad Corbin

American Friends of the Louvre acknowledges the Young Patrons Circle Advisory Council, whose dedication made this event possible. Council members are David Chines, Daniel Colón, Jr., Jennifer Cuminale, Anne de la Guéronnière, Alixe Laughlin and Meghan Thrash. AFL also salutes the support of this year's Host Committee whose members included Noreen K. and Ahmar Ahmad, Christina Eberli, Gillian Hearst Simonds, Harrison T. LeFrak, Bennett Leifer, Meredith Rosen, Cori Lee Seaberg, Andrea Serbonich and Curtis D. Young.

Colby Jordan, Amanda Gamg, Cori Duff, and Meredith Baughman

Lauren McKee, Noelle Pierre, and Jamila Justine Willis

Bennett Leifer, Cori Lee Seaberg, and Jeffrey Berman

Alixe Laughlin

Pauline Eveillard, Phyllis Lally, Samantha Lynch, and Leonard Seevers

Sarah Coleman and Olivia Zimmerman

Down in West Palm Beach at the Kravis Center, they were honoring four outstanding volunteers for their hard work at its Emerald Isles-themed annual salute. Underwritten by Dorothy and Sidney Kohl, the evening offered a chance for Kravis staff and board members to applaud the nearly 600 guests in attendance – all wearing their best shades of green -- for their support throughout the past season. The 21st annual event was held at the Cohen Pavilion and included dinner, Irish entertainment and dancing.

Seen applauding the time and talents of all the honorees and sporting their own wee versions of dapper green were Kravis Center Board Chairman William A. Meyer and CEO Judy Mitchell. Other board members in attendance included Stephen Brown, Alex Dreyfoos, John Jenkins, Sidney Kohl and Jane Mitchell.

Drake Irish Dancers

Dancing along with the Drake Irish Dancers

As CEO, Judy Mitchell presented the Volunteer of the Year Award to West Palm Beach resident Barbara Gehrkin, she noted that the award is given to a volunteer who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the Kravis Center.

Education Associate Ali Rehm presented the Outstanding Student Award to Tabitha Bartley, a West Palm Beach resident, and noted that student volunteers at the Kravis not only assist in the education department, but they also serve as Youth Mentors to young people in the Kravis Center afterschool and summer programs.

Front of House Event Manager Paul Kaufman recounted the daunting task of learning the ropes at the Kravis and successfully dedicating invaluable time and talents to the organization as he called Lake Worth resident Sharon Leibovitz to the stage to receive her award.

Drake Irish Dancers, Sidney and Dorothy Kohl, and Caitlin Kelly

As Event Manager and Usher Coordinator Dejeanne Jules took the stage, she noted that the Usher Award was going to two individuals who have been best friends for 40 years. Ruth Sanders resides in Lake Worth and Ed Cabott lives in Boynton Beach.

Following the award presentations, guests were entertained with a performance reflecting the Kravis' mission of arts education as well as the theme for the night. Students from the Kelly Academy of Irish Dance set the tone for guests to kick up their own heels to wrap up the evening.

Ali Rehm, Tabitha Bartley, Judy Mitchell, Barbara Gehrkin, Sharon Leibovitz, Paul Kaufman, Ruth Sanders ,Dejeanne Jules, and Bill Meyer

Back row: Erwin Newell, Ken Marx, Brenda Newell, Mila Kammett, Front row: Enid Silver, Mame Burkett, Gladys Condron, and Helene Zebrowski

Dianne Krause, Susan and Bill Maynard, and Beth Estes

Alex Dreyfoos, Judy Mitchell, Diane Bergner, and Jim Mitchell

Bill and Denise Meyer

Sunny and Bernie Levinson

Dorothy and Sidney Kohl

Dotty Wilson and Audrey Rauterkus

Judy Mitchell and Barbara Gehrkin

Tabitha Bartley and Ali Rehm

Dejeanne Jules and Ruth Sanders

Sharon Leibovitz and Paul Kaufman

Photographs by Patrick McMullan & Billy Farrell Agency (El Museo); Rob Rich (Drama League); Billy Farrell Agency (NAF); Corby Kaye's Studio (Kravis Center).

Hospital for Special Surgery, the number one hospital for orthopedics in the nation, celebrated its 150-year legacy of excellence on Thursday, May 2, with a landmark anniversary event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This social event was one of a series of activities marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Hospital

Hospital for Special Surgery, the number one hospital for orthopedics in the nation, celebrated its 150-year legacy of excellence on Thursday, May 2, with a landmark anniversary event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This social event was one of a series of activities marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Hospital.

Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery addresses guests

Cynthia and Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery; with Joseph and Ellen Wright; Kristen Steele; and Dr. Stephen Fealy

Dr. Philip Wilson Jr., surgeon-in-chief emeritus, Hospital for Special Surgery; with Ellen and Joseph Wright

Sam Delgado; Seymour Flug; Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery; Kendrick Wilson, III, co-chair Board of Trustees Hospital for Special Surgery and Vice Chairman BlackRock; Diane Delgado and Renee Flug

Dr. John and Carol Lyden

Vinay Bansal with Dr. Manjula Bansal

Dr. Harlan Amstutz with Paula Root and Dr. Leon Root, pediatric orthopedics chief emeritus, Hospital for Special Surgery

Dr. Philip Wilson Jr., surgeon-in-chief emeritus, Hospital for Special Surgery; with Kim Callaghan (left) and Dr. John Callaghan (right)

Dr. John and Kim Callaghan; with Antonella and Dr. Eduardo Salvati

Cynthia Sculco and Renee Flug

Hospital for Special Surgery Trustee Susan Rose; with Elihu Rose; and Connie Anne Phillips

Dr. David Altchek, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service co-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery; with Christina and Alan MacDonald

Louis A. Shapiro, President and CEO, Hospital for Special Surgery; Timothy Wright, Ph.D, Kirby Chair of Orthopedic Biomechanics at Hospital for Special Surgery; Dr. Claudio Mella, Santiago, Chile; Marcia Mella; Dr. Patrick Sussmann, Zurich, Switzerland; Dr. Fabio Catani, Modena Italy; and Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery

Dr. Peter Sculco and his fiancé Dr. Elizabeth Morris, with Cynthia and Dr. Thomas Sculco, surgeon-in-chief, Hospital for Special Surgery; and Sarah Jane Sculco and her husband Trevor Gibbons

On May 7th, Fashion industry and Hollywood heavyweights joined Solving Kids’ Cancer co-founders Scott Kennedy and John and Catherine London at 583 Park to raise over $440,000 that will fund a clinical research trial to identify new treatment options for the deadliest of childhood cancers.

Longtime supporter Nigel Barker served as this year’s emcee, while actor Josh Lucas opened up about his wife’s experience with cancer before reading an emotional journal entry from a parent whose child had undergone treatment.

Gabby Karan De Felice and Bonnie Young were honored with the “Wings of Hope” award for their continued support over the years, and Rachel McPherson of the Good Dog Foundation received the “Unsung Hero” award. The Good Dog Foundation enlists our four-legged friends as therapeutic partners to help soothe cancer patients.

Bonnie Young and Gabby Karan De Felice

Dr. Kenneth Cohen

Rachel McPherson

Nigel Barker and Josh Lucas

Dr. Kenneth Cohen set up the live auction perfectly by speaking to the uniqueness of Solving Kids’ Cancer as the only pediatric cancer organization that directs 100% of its proceeds to find and fund clinical research trials.

This year, Solving Kids’ Cancer enlisted a true pro in Lydia Fenet, an auctioneer at Christie’s, to lead the live auction. To kick off the bidding, 12-year-old Celia Babini joined her onstage to rally the crowd with news that she had raised $25,000 over her four-year support of the organization.

Other child allies included nine-year- old DJ Fulano, who provided tunes for the cocktail and dinner hours, and14-year-old Shayla Thomas performed a lyrical ballet routine in memory of her sister, Christi.

Gabby Karan De Felice, Donna Karan, and Bonnie Young

DJ Fulano

Additional attendees included Cristen Barker, Liliana Cavendish, Helena Christensen, Jennifer Creel, Gianpaolo De Felice, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Daniella Federici, Seth Herzog, Sheila Johnson, Kelly Klein, Mark Mallon, Marc Mezvinsky, Morris Moinian, Jan Planit, Cassidy Reiff, David Simon, Jill Stuart, Rory Tahari, Frederique van der Wal, Yvonne Force Villareal, Miss Teen USA Logan West, Anatol Yusef.

Created by two fathers who lost children to pediatric cancers, Solving Kids’ Cancer is committed to significantly improving survivorship of the deadliest childhood cancers. One hundred percent of all donations are used to find, fund, and manage clinical trials and scientific programs to rapidly develop the most effective treatments and cures. Solving Kids Cancer is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit charity. To learn more about our work please visit www.solvingkidscancer.org.

Sheila Johnson

Scott Kennedy, Liliana Cavendish, and Josh Lucas

Cristen and Nigel Barker

Nick Manifold and Kelly Klein

Donna Karan and Nigel Barker

Angie Carrasco and David Simon

Scott Kennedy, Nigel Barker and John London

Sheila Johnson and Donna Karan

Lydie Fenet and Celia Babini

Nigel and Cristen Barker

Donna Karan and Rory Tahari

The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding honored New York Times bestselling author Reza Aslan and FJC, A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, at the 2013 Tanenbaum Awards, Tuesday, May 21 at The Plaza.

The Tanenbaum Awards, had entertainment featuring NCIS: Los Angeles series regular Barrett Foa and Broadway’s Ivan Rutherford.

“All of Reza’s work, from his books, to his media efforts, to his activism, shares a theme,” said Joyce S. Dubensky, CEO of Tanenbaum. “All inform, build bridges of respect and enable greater understanding of Islam and religious extremism. Similarly, FJC is an innovator that creates opportunities in philanthropy and for charities that are building a better world for all of us.”

Barrett, Justin, Tiffany, Linda, and Conrad Foa

Tanenbaum presented Aslan with the Media Bridge-Builder Award and FJC with the inaugural Philanthropic Bridge-Builder Award.

The Media Bridge-Builder Award is presented to journalists and media personalities whose work focuses public attention on issues of human rights and intergroup relations.

Tanenbaum presented the Philanthropic Bridge-Builder Award for the first time.

Tanenbaum also presented a special award to Dr. Leonard Polonsky.

Ivan Rutherford, Jackie Burns, Kevin Kern, Deb Lew, and Barrett Foa

The evening’s entertainment featured Broadway personalities Ivan Rutherford (Les Miserables, Titanic), Jackie Burns (Wicked, Hair, Rock of Ages), Kevin Kern (Wicked, The Wedding Singer, Les Miserables) and Deb Lew (The Threepenny Opera, Beauty and the Beast, South Pacific). NCIS: Los Angeles series regular Barrett Foa, who has appeared on Broadway in Avenue Q, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Mamma Mia!, also performed.

FJC, a Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, is a public charity that provides total management of charitable giving. To date, individuals, corporations and young philanthropists have established more than 1,000 FJC Donor Advised Funds. FJC manages over $230 million in assets and has distributed over $270 million in grants to charities around the world in more than 25 countries.

Tanenbaum Peacemaker in Action Hind Kabawat

Resa Aslan and Joyce S. Dubensky, Tanenbaum CEO

Mark Fowler, Tanenbaum’s managing director of programs, and Leonard Glickman, accepting the Philanthropic Bridge-Builder Award on behalf of FJC

The Tanenbaum Awards supporters include Howard P. Milstein, President & CEO New York Private Bank & Trust; FJC, A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds; Dr. Georgette F. Bennett & Dr. Leonard S. Polonsky; Barclays; and Maz Zouhairi, President & CEO, LALIQUE North America.

The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding is a secular, non-sectarian organization that promotes mutual respect with practical programs that bridge religious difference and combat prejudice. The center reaches teachers and students, employers and employees, doctors and patients, and peacemakers combating armed conflict.

Ivan Rutherford, Jackie Burns, Joyce S. Dubensky, Kevin Kern, Deb Lew, and Barrett Foa

Faisal Hassan and Bana Hassan, and Ronya and Sami Idliby

Patrick Grace and Tanenbaum Peacemaker in Action Dr. Ephraim Isaac

Leonard Polonsky, recipient of a special Tanenbaum award, and Maz Zouhairi

Fatima Shama and Ziad Mansouri

Los Angeles series regular Barrett Foa and Chad Hodge

Tanenbaum Peacemaker in Action Yehezkel Landau and Joyce Schriebman

Kathryn and John Hart

Howard Milstein, Karen Barkey, Abby Milstein and Tanenbaum Founder and President Georgette Bennett

Jonathan Bing, Meredith Ballew, Dolly Bross, and Jack Geary

Pepi Kochhar, and Sally and John Bassler

Keith Bloomfield and Mark Mullett

The Adam Solomon Award for Excellence recipient Yvonne Brathwaite

Gala attendees bidding during Tanenbaum’s Balloon Drive

Front: Maz Zouhairi, Joyce S. Dubensky, Reza Aslan
Back: Georgette Bennett and Leonard Polonsky

Phil Segal

Mary Jane Brock and guests

On May 16, more than 300 supporters gathered in support of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) as it held its Bal du Printemps Gala at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Willie Geist, co-anchor of NBC News’ “Today” and co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”, was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The evening raised $675,000 to benefit PDF’s research programs.

Arlene and Jerome Levine received the Page and William Black Humanitarian Award for their ongoing support and commitment to Parkinson’s research. The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation 2013 Commendation of Excellence Award was presented to LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton for their commitment to protecting the environment, nurturing culture and heritage and supporting humanitarian action and education. Elisabeth Desvignes, SVP of Finance at LVMH, accepted the award on behalf of the company.

Page Morton Black and Cynthia Zirinsky were the Honorary Chairmen. Margo Catsimatidis, Jill Taub Drury, Stephanie Goldman-Pittel, Karen Burke Goulandris, M.D., Ph.D., and Stevi Gurkoff were the Gala Co-Chairs.

Back: David Farber, Kate Drury, Chris Drury, Jack Drury, and Willie Geist
Front: Gene Gurkoff, Genna Farber, Stevi Gurkoff, Jill Drury, Carol Taub, and Jon Gurkoff

Every year, philanthropic leaders join together at Bal du Printemps to help raise funds to support PDF’s research programs as well as to honor outstanding members of the community for their work against Parkinson’s. This event has been cultivated over the years by Page Morton Black, Chairman Emeritus of the PDF Board and wife of the late William Black, founder of Chock full o’Nuts, a successful New York coffee and restaurant business, and creator of PDF.

The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation supports research and ideas that will improve the lives and futures of people touched by Parkinson’s. PDF was the first national not-for-profit organization to focus on Parkinson’s disease. Since its founding in 1957, PDF has invested $96 million in the research of leading scientists around the world and has committed an additional $40 million to support education and advocacy programs.

Stacey Weiss, Deborah Kerner, Stephanie Goldman-Pittel, Wendy Hammer, and Judy Gold

Elisabeth Desvignes and Robin Elliott

Christina and Willie Geist

Joe Levine, Jenny Levine, Jerome Levine, Arlene Levine, Dr. Emily Slate, and Ben Slate

Dr. Richard Mayeux, Dr. Nancy Green, Dr. Harvey Kerrich, and Dr. Laura Lennihan

Dr. Stanley Fahn and Charlotte Fahn

Greg and Barbara Romero

Jim Markowski, Dale Dreps, Thora Eidsdottir, and Dr. John Connolly

Dr. Craig Foster and Isobel Konecky

Karen Burke

Carole and Al Goldberg

Greg Todora, Chasen Mintz, Penn Egbert, and Virginia Powell

Peter Dorn and Nancy Ozelli

Margo Catsimatidis and Tania Marnier

Robin Elliott, Dr. Sheila Gordon, and Jon Gurkoff

Komen Greater NYC introduced and honored its 2013-2014 grantees at Keeping the Promise: The Grantees’ Luncheon at noon on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton New York. The Luncheon saluted individuals and organizations committed to raising awareness, saving lives and eradicating breast cancer: 1010 WINS (Corporate Award) — accepted by Ben Mevorach, Director of News & Programming; Patrick I. Borgen, MD, Chair, Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, and head of the Maimonides Breast Cancer Center (Compassionate Care Award); Betsey Johnson (Survivor Award) — Fashion designer, breast cancer survivor, and breast health advocate; YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester/Encore Plus Program (Grantee of the Year Award).

Komen Greater NYC's 2013-14 grantees

“We are extremely pleased to recognize these organizations and individuals who are making a huge difference every day in the fight against breast cancer,” said Linda McNeil Tantawi, Komen Greater NYC CEO. “Our honorees are all doing their part in the fight, whether it’s reminding women of the importance of early detection through the clothing and accessories they buy and wear; working as a breast surgeon and running a large medical center devoted to breast cancer; or being the voice of New York and spreading the word about good breast health and the latest breast cancer news over the radio waves,” stated Tantawi.

Komen Greater NYC’s grantees are 32 community-based organizations that provide breast health education and outreach, screening coordination, treatment and support services to uninsured, underinsured, ethnic minority, immigrant, LGBT and disabled residents of New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties.

Betsey Johnson landed in a split after her signature cartwheel while accepting her award

Suffering from laryngitis, Betsey Johnson thanks Komen Greater NYC for her Survivor Award with the help of a handmade sign

Komen Greater NYC's Grants, Policy & Education Chair Ivy Gamble Cobb presents the Grantee of the Year Award to Marissa Mais, Program Director of the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester's Encore Plus

The event was hosted by CBS2 News at 5 and 11’s anchor Kristine Johnson. Special guest was former Betsey Johnson CEO Chantal Bacon.

"Breast cancer awareness is the most important thing for me. It's my passion," said Survivor Award winner, Betsey Johnson. "I am in amazing company. Everyone out there surviving should get an award, everyone out there helping should get an award."

The Grantees Luncheon is Komen Greater NYC’s second largest fundraiser of the year. Sponsors included Duane Reade, IAC, JP Morgan, Sandra L. Kozlowski, Maimonides Medical Center, Blythe Masters & Gareth Evans, 1010 WINS, Accenture, ANN INC., Cancer Treatment Centers of America®, Sparkling ICE®, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and Vinson & Elkins, LLP.

Komen Greater NYC Board Chair Laila Worrell, Compassionate Care honoree Dr. Patrick I. Borgen, Survivor honoree Betsey Johnson, and Komen Greater NYC CEO Linda Tantawi

Former Betsey Johnson CEO Chantal Bacon presented the Survivor Award to longtime business partner Betsey Johnson

Komen Greater NYC CEO Linda Tantawi, Susan G. Komen founder Amb. Nancy G. Brinker, and Komen Greater NYC Board member Sandra L. Kozlowski

Komen Greater NYC CEO Linda Tantawi, Komen founder Amb. Nancy G. Brinker, presenter and breast cancer survivor Theresa Lana, Compassionate Care honoree Patrick I. Borgen, MD, and guest Bo Dietl

Former Betsey Johnson CEO Chantal Bacon, Survivor Award honoree fashion designer Betsey Johnson, Komen Greater NYC CEO Linda Tantawi

Luncheon co-chairs Nikki Tippins, Ayala Deutsch, Cheryl Horowitz-Levy and Cindy Pinter

Komen Greater NYC CEO Linda Tantawi, former Betsey Johnson CEO Chantal Bacon, Survivor Award honoree fashion designer Betsey Johnson, Susan G. Komen founder Amb. Nancy G. Brinker

Award presenters Theresa Lana and Eric Brinker flank Compassionate Care Award honoree Patrick I. Borgen, MD

Former Betsey Johnson CEO Chantal Bacon, Survivor Award honoree fashion designer Betsey Johnson, Susan G. Komen founder Amb. Nancy G. Brinker

Komen Greater NYC CEO Linda Tantawi and her daughter Alessandra wearing Betsey Johnson with Survivor Award honoree fashion designer Betsey Johnson

Komen Greater NYC Board member Amy Tsui Luke and Board Chair Laila Worrell surround Survivor Award honoree fashion designer Betsey Johnson

Photographs by Brad Hess Photography (HSS); Patrick McMullan (PDF) Billy Farrell Agency (Solving Kids' cancer); Bob Johnson, Jack Miller, & Joshua Plant (Tanenbaum); Sean Friedman Photography (Komen)

Jill Ross, Yesim Philip, Brooke Shields, Adelina Wong Ettelson, Sarah Kurita, and Nyssa Kourakos at Playground Partners Annual Family Party.

Last Wednesday, The Central Park Conservancy hosted its Playground Partners Annual Family Party in Central Park's Heckscher Playground at 62nd Street. This is the only event of the year held inside a Central Park playground, offering a special opportunity for New York City families. The party raised $420,000.

The event, sponsored by Goldman Sachs Gives and Brooks Brothers, had over 1,000 parents and children attend. Families enjoyed music by Kidville's Rockin' Railroad, a performance by the stars of the Broadway musical Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, rock climbing walls, cupcake decorating by Sprinkles Cupcakes, a soccer game by Super Soccer Stars and Kick & Play, a fast pitch game by Bulldog Ball Club, a storytelling adventure by Story Pirates, an obstacle course by The Little Gym, bean bag toss by Organic Avenue, New Orleans-style shaved ice by Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Ball, and much more.

This year's Honorary Chairman was Brooke Shields; the Party Chairmen were Adelina Wong Ettelson, Jennifer Evans, Nina Garcia, Sarah Kurita, Jill Ross, and Sharon Teles; Grandparents Committee Chairmen were Nancy and Daniel Paduano. They were joined by Playground Partners Co-Chairmen Nyssa Kourakos and Yesim Philip, Central Park Conservancy President and CEO Douglas Blonsky, and Women's Committee President Anne Harrison.

Proceeds from the Family Party support Playground Partners and its mission to keep Central Park's 21 playgrounds safe, clean and well-maintained.

The Benefit Committee and guests included: Kristy and Jonathan Korngold, Michelle Smith, Lisa and Jeff Blau, Gillian Miniter, Nanar and Tony Yoseloff, Jenny Price, Mary Kathryn Navab, Virginia and David Apple, Kamie Lightburn, Amy Tarr, Jacqueline and Mortimer Sackler, Aryn Grossman, Rebekah Mercer and Sylvain Mirochnikoff, Nancy Missett, Amanda Waldron, Sheri Babbio, Vicki Foley, Jenna and Paul Segal, Judith-Ann Corrente, and Wim Kooyker.

Adelina Wong Ettelson

Gillian Miniter and Selena Miniter

Brooke Shields and Anne Harrison

Karen LeFrak

Brooke Shields and Arthur Wayne

Linda Mugleston and Alessa Neeck

Nancy Paduano, Sharon Teles, Sarah Kurita, Nyssa Kourakos, Anne Harrison, Adelina Wong Ettelson, and Jill Ross

Kamie Lightburn and Yesim Philip

Nyssa Kourakos

Ranika Cohen, Begum Taft, Paige Boller Malik, and Kate Krieger

Adelina Wong Ettelson

Aileen Bruner

Jake, Nancy Paduano, Oscar, and Daniel Paduano

Four hundred and thirty architects, designers, patrons, and friends from across the country and abroad gathered in May to celebrate the Arthur Ross Awards for Excellence in the Classical Tradition, sponsored by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. The ceremony and dinner sold out as a measure of both the honorees and a growing constituency bound by a shared commitment to building on the past. This year, the Arthur Ross Jury selected the following five recipients:

Patronage: Jonathan Nelson
Artisanship/Craftsmanship: Timothy Richards and Miriam Ellner
Interior Design: Thomas Jayne
Architecture: Fairfax & Sammons

Timothy Richards

Thomas Jayne, Barbara Eberlein and Barbara Sallick

Jaquelin Robertson

Richard Sammons

Established in 1982 by Classical America chairman of the board, Arthur Ross, and its president, Henry Hope Reed, the Arthur Ross Awards were created to recognize and celebrate excellence in the classical tradition. From the beginning, the awards have recognized the achievements and contributions of architects, painters, sculptors, artisans, landscape designers, educators, publishers, patrons, and others dedicated to preserving and advancing the classical tradition.

Natalie, Debra, and Larry Boerder

Emily Bedard and Adrian Taylor

Christine and Alex Evans

Karen Bechtel, Egan Seward, and Gil Schafer

Will Strasser and Lucinda Ballard

Tim Deal and Ed Siegel

Grant Marani and Nick Stern

Sandra Nunnerly and Angela Thompson

Leslie-Jon Vickory and Khalil Hamady

Kelly Price and Tim O'Brien

Gary Brewer, Buff Chase, Liz Plater-Zyberk and Rick Lapham

John and Elizabeth LaBombard; Suzanne and Fred Rheinstein

Nancy and Edward Madden, Will and Carol Browne

Peter Dixon and Maureen Footer

Michael Mesko and Katie Casanta

Alexa Aron, John Cameron, Frances Cameron and Richard Cameron

Jane Lear and Katie Pennoyer

Ray Gindroz and Francoise Skurman

Lt Col Timothy Adams and Gerry Dolezar

Anne Kriken Mann and Andy Taylor

Marie-Rose Andriadi and Bill Brockschmidt

Eleanor Alger and Bagley Reid

Suzanne Santry

Lizz Plater-Zyberk and Buff Chase

Paul Gunther and Miriam Ellner

Peter Pennoyer

Janet Ross and Reva Wurtzberger

Marina Killery

Bob Stern

Gail Lloyd and Paul Gunther

Briana Miller

Jonathan and Judy Nelson

Jonathan Nelson and Peter Pennoyer

Anne Fairfax

Courtney Coleman

Pavlos Papageorgiou and Sarah Newbery

Clare McKeon

Mary Wallach

Ryan McCarthy, Richard Dragisic, and Carol Browne

Suzanne Santry and Rick Lapham

Kathy Rayner and George Gillespie

On Wednesday, May 22nd at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria, 475 distinguished guests representing 34 countries gathered to celebrate the Fulbright vision of international understanding, and to salute outstanding honorees who have furthered global cooperation through their lives and work at The One To World 2013 Fulbright Awards Dinner.

The evening raised $605,000 for programs connecting Americans with young leaders from around the world in the year ahead. Current Fulbright grantees presented awards to Susan Carmel Lehrman, Founder and Chair of American University’s Initiative for Russian Culture, and a major supporter of international cultural events; Gianluigi Esposito,a founding partner of Altieri Esposito & Minoli and a Fulbright Scholar from Italy; Isaac Shapiro, Of Counsel to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom and a Fulbright Scholar to Paris. Receiving a special award was Dr. David Steinberg, President of Long Island University and a Fulbright Scholar to the Philippines. Co-Chairs Wenke Thoman Sterns, J. Frank Brown, Marc Ganz, Neil Masterson and Dr. David Steinberg provided event leadership.

Susan Carmel Lehrman and Alfdaniels Mabingo

One To World brings together Americans with Fulbright Scholars and outstanding international student leaders from over 100 countries to experience each other’s lives in profound ways. One To World is designated by the U.S. Department of State as the official Coordinator of Enrichment Programs for Fulbright grantees in the New York area.

In the words of Elmir Gurbanov, a Fulbright grantee from Azerbaijan and one of this year’s presenters, “One To World gets us out of our books and classrooms, to be engaged in the community and aware of other cultures, so that we can begin to understand each other. One To World is empowering the Fulbright effect.”

Harriet Mayor Fulbright and Elmir Gurbanov

Among those in attendance were Harriet Mayor Fulbright, who was married to the late Senator J. William Fulbright and works to carry on his legacy; Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest; Count Vladimir and Countess Suzanne Tolstoy; The Hon. John O’Keefe, former U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan; The Hon. John Beyrle former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation and Bulgaria; Judi Flom; Hope Rockefeller Aldrich; Wendy O’Neill; Susie Gharib, Co-Anchor, PBS Nightly Business Report; Sherry Mueller, former President of the National Council for International Visitors; Pavel Spitsyn, the Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of the Russian Federation to the U.S.; Roland Celette, former Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of France to the U.S.; and Kimberley Heatherington, Director of Operations at the French-American Cultural Foundation/Embassy of France.

Florence Sicard, Gianluigi Esposito, Elizabeth McColm, and Heike Vogel

Richard Fuchs, Noelle Silberbauer, and Joseph Rizzo

Zac Russell, Peter Wolf, Claudette Mayer, and Kevin Carpenter

Dr. David Steinberg and Deborah Clifford

Ambassador John O'Keefe and Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest

Kimberley Heatherington, Daniel Zavala, and Marie Helene Zavala

Ray and Barbara Simon

Barbara Roggemann, Joan Steinberg, Dr. Peter Roggemann, and Wenke Thoman Sterns

Peter Starr, Monique and Robert Schweich, Dr. Sherry Mueller, and Jeff Lee

Isaac Shapiro and Cristina Gonta

Jodi and Marc Ganz

Dr. Dario Cortes and Dr. Sue Henderson

Natalie and Alexander Potemkin

Jean Karoubi and Jessica Pliska

Christiane Fischer and Jenny Dixon

Ca Mie De Souza and Rupal Sankalia

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center hosted a spring luncheon to benefit its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology on Tuesday, May 21, at Cipriani 42nd Street. Sponsored by CHANEL, the event featured a discussion titled Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: A Conversation about Beauty and Self-Image, with Dr. Gail Saltz and Dr. Amy Wechsler. The conversation was moderated by Emmy-Award-Winning television journalist Juju Chang.

Dr. Laura Forese

Over 250 guests, including Veronica Beard; Serena Boardman; Stephanie Coleman; Cristina Cuomo; Lauren Santo Domingo, Danielle Ganek; Shoshanna Gross; Nathalie Kaplan; Julia Koch; Lizzie Tisch; Barbara Walters and Dr. Ruth Westheimer, listened as Dr. Saltz, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, bestselling author, and television commentator; and Dr. Wechsler, adjunct clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, dermatologist, and author; discussed tips on beauty and a healthy self-image.

The luncheon, hosted by Dr. Laura Forese, Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, raised over $400,000. Founded in 1799, the Lying-In hospital (now NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology) was New York's first medical center devoted solely to the care of women in childbirth. Under the leadership of Dr. Frank Chervenak, the department continues to set the standards in patient care, research, training and community outreach.

Kate Babb Shone, Dr. Laura Forese, Dr. Frank Chervenak, Dr. Amy Wechsler, and Dr. Gail Saltz

Lauren Santo Domingo, Bettina Prentice, and Ingrid Rockefeller

Dr. Amy Wechsler, Juju Chang, Dr. Gail Saltz, and Dr. Laura Forese

Barbara Walters

Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Dr. Frank Chervenak

Pamela Gross, Julie Taubman, Dr. Serena Boardman, and Dubin Tiffany

Carole Mack and Barbara Walters

Chloe Malle

Vanessa Traina and Julia Von Boehm

Jemilah Afshar and Jennifer Harris

Sofia Sanchez

Anya Ziourova

Ashley McDermott

Shoshanna Gruss

Hartley House held its annual 2013 Spring Benefit at the Museum of the City of New York on May 20th. The Hartley House Award for Philanthropic excellence was presented to The Honorable David N. Dinkins, 106th Mayor, City of New York in recognition of his lifelong commitment to strengthening the New York City community through dedicated public service and faithful advocacy for the underserved.

Hon. David N. Dinkins and Alice Truax

Hartley House also honored the Home Outreach Program for Elders (HOPE), a comprehensive case management program serving the Westside of Manhattan. This program not only helps to prevent eviction and early institutionalization but also recognizes that our elderly neighbors are vital members of the community and works to improve the quality of their lives.

Hartley House has served those who live and work in New York City's Hell's Kitchen since 1897 and this evening raised the vital funds necessary to help families in the Hell's Kitchen community. Lonnie Quinn, Weathercaster CBS 2 was the Master of Ceremonies and auctioneer.

Judith Baldwin and Lonnie Quinn

Honorary Corporate Chair Harold McGraw III along with Chairs Judith Baldwin, Diane Downs, H. Hartley du Pont, Jennifer Kelly, Alexis Robinson Waller and Benefit Vice Chairs Olga D'Alto, Leigh Kirby, Nicole Rhodes and the Young Associate Chairs, Calli Snook, encouraged everyone to bid on the live auction items.

Guests included Alice Truax, President of the Board of Hartley House, Lauren Remington Platt, Ashley Wilcox Platt, Soheir Khashoggi, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Susan Henshaw Jones, JoAnne Olian, Lauren Lawrence, Laura Clare, Terri Cook, Nesli Danisman, Kim Davis, Margaret Doyle, August du Pont, Laura Guerre, Susan Ferriere, Anne Flannery, Roy W. Kean, Susan Lovell, Eleanor Earle Mascheroni, Alexandra H. Platt, Deirdre Riou, Alma Schneider, Christine Schott, George Leeds, Joycelyn Engle, Ryan Messing and Denise DeLuca.

Paul and Olga D'Alto

Kaylan Tildsley, Nora Nagle, and Nicole Rhodes

Alexis Waller, Hartley du Pont, Diane Downs, Judith Baldwin, and Jen Kelly

Laurie Diamond, Christine Barkus, Natalie Barkus, and Dodie Gumaer

Emilia Petrucci and Jeanne Petrucci

Judge Leslie Crocker Snyder and Dr. Fred Synder

Terry and Sue McGraw

Carol Bellidora Westfall and Christine Biddle

George Leeds and Christine Schott

Diane Downs, Susan Lovell, and Gregory Downs

Dave Sheehan and Nicole Cicogna

Kyle Parks and Hon. David N. Dinkins

Terri Cook

Susan Ferriere, Beatrice Leon, and Deirdre Riou

Deborah McManus, Jason McManus, and Susan Ferriere

Jacob Dunn and Jessica Brody

Louise Raymond and Terri Austin

Roy Kean, Ryan Nessing, Kathy Clingan, and Tom Clingan

Lonnie Quinn

Laura Guerra

Nicole Cicogna and Chris Kenny

Jason McManus, Tom Kurland, Josh Goldberg, and Glenn Goldberg

Hon. David N. Dinkins and Susan Henshaw Jones

Hartley duPont, Hon. David N. Dinkins, and August and Paul duPont

Soheir Khashoggi and Lauren Lawrence

August duPont, Ashley Platt, and Lauren Remington Platt

Sue McGraw, Terry McGraw, Yesenia Zuniga, Hon. David N. Dinkins, and Nicole Cicogna

Bill Cunnigham and Hon. David N. Dinkins

Photographs by Mia McDonald (Arthur Ross); Patrick McMullan & Billy Farrell Agency (Playground Partners); Billy Farrell Agency (NewYork-Presbyterian); Annie Watt (Hartley House).

Hugh Hildesley and Jamie Niven at The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Special Projects Committee's Annual Dinner.

On Thursday, May 23, 2013, The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Special Projects Committee celebrated its Annual Dinner at Le Cirque honoring long-standing Special Projects Committee Member Jamie Niven, also the Chairman of the Americas for Sotheby’s. The remarkable evening recognized Jamie’s more than 40 years of service to The Special Projects Committee and his membership to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Board of Overseers and Managers since 1978.

Following dinner, his Sotheby’s colleague Hugh Hildesley spoke kind words about Jamie preceding the presentation of the Tiffany & Co. plaque by his daughters, Eugenie Niven Goodman and Fernanda Niven. During his tenure, Jamie has dedicated his time and talent to countless fundraising events and programs in support of groundbreaking research at MSKCC. The Special Projects Committee’s mission is to launch the investigations of brilliant young scientists at The Sloan-Kettering Institute. Since its’ establishment in 1969, Special Projects has raised over $13 million to support over 150 innovative research projects at the Center. All together, this evening helped raise an additional $370,000 for the Special Projects Committee.

Allison Aston, Eugenie Niven Goodman, Deborah DeCotis, and Kirk Henckels

Fernanda Niven, Eugenie Niven Goodman, and Jamie Niven

The event was co-chaired by Allison Aston and Eugenie Niven Goodman. Guests Included: Eugenie Niven Goodman and Nick Goodman, Allison Aston, Fernanda Niven, Kate and Chris Allen, Charles and Sara Ayres, Debbie DeCotis, Vaughn and Michael Dorrian, Tom and Ingrid Edelman, Dr. Annette Rickel, Lisa and Chris Errico, Shoshanna and Josh Gruss, Kirk Henckels & Fernanda Kellogg, Harry and Jill Kargman, Natalie Leeds Leventhal, Kamie Lightburn, Marcie and Jordan Pantzer, Bill and Betsey Ruprecht, Jackie and Gene Williams, Jon and Eleanor Ylvisaker, and many more!

Jill Kargman, Kate Allen, Chris Allen, and Harry Kargman

Ashley Phipps, Ogden Phipps, Carter Simonds, and Eleanor DeJoux

Hugh Hildesley and Jamie Niven

Nathalie Leeds Leventhal

Deborah DeCotis, Jamie Niven, Eugenie Niven Goodman, Allison Aston, and Kurt Henckels

Shannon Froehlich and Kristin Mirsepahi

Laura Harris and Jaclene Ginnel

John Loeffler, Jackie Williams, and Charles and Sara Ayres

Deborah DeCotis, Kurt Henckels, and Dr. Annette Rickel

Kristen Allen, Elizabeth Bonner, and Amanda Waldren

Vaughn Dorrian, Catherine Shepard, Lisa Errico, and Celeste Boele

Fernanda Niven and Eugenie Niven Goodman

Marcie Pantzer and Shoshanna Gruss

Lucy Lanphere, Jackie Williams, and Betsey Ruprecht

Kurt Henckels and Fernanda Kellog

Dr. Annette Rickel, Amanda Taylor, and Kamie Lightburn

Uniting Against Lung Cancer (UALC) hosted its 7th annual “Kites for a Cure,” on Saturday, May 25, at Coopers Beach in Southampton raising more than $50,000 for lung cancer research. From 4:00-6:00 PM, participants braved the wind and rain to gather at the beach and kick-start the summer season in the Hamptons.

Mark Epley, Mayor of the Village of Southampton, served as the Honorary Commodore, memorializing his father, who lost his own battle with lung cancer nine years ago. New York State Senator Lee Zeldin and his family also joined the Mayor at Coopers Beach for a fun afternoon of kite-flying.

Leslie Harwood, SH Mayor Mark Epley, and Roxanne Donovan

In addition to the kites flying at the event, “Kites for a Cure” also brings kites to fly in the windows of most merchants in the Village of Southampton. Thanks to support from the Southampton Chamber of Commerce and local schools, most stores feature beautifully painted kites in their windows to show their care for the cause and the community.

At the event itself, with sponsorship from Rechler Equity Partners and The Hampton Business District at Gabreski, funds raised at the 7th annual “Kites for a Cure” will go directly to UALC’s national lung cancer research grant program. Refreshments by Tate’s Bake Shop and Hint water, and music provided by WEHM radio station kept the crowd at high-energy.

Lilly D’Italia

Madeline Reynolds

Sean Rowland flies a kite with his Dad

If you could not attend the 7th annual “Kites for a Cure” and would like to donate to UALC’s national research program, please visit www.unitingagainstlungcancer.org/donate.

Uniting Against Lung Cancer was founded in 2001 in memory of Joan Scarangello, a Southampton resident and non-smoker who lost her battle with lung cancer. The Foundation has awarded more than $10 million in research grants to find a cure for the disease that will claim an estimated 160,000 lives in the U.S. this year.

Lung cancer will kill more Americans this year than colon, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers combined, yet it receives less federal research funding per death than any of the other major cancers.

Sean and Patrick Rowland decorate their kites

Lindsay Church, Alycia Randise, Ann Mary Rajanayagam, and Brian Uyeda

Anthony Hohmann, Robert Hohmann, and Kim Benanti

Volunteers from Grace Presbyterian Church

Marc Hiatrides, Krista Hiatrides, Tonia Gotsis, Gina Hiatrides, and James Hiatrides

Aaron Tighe, William Tighe, and Dr. David Hidalgo

Michael McTwigan and Linda Wenger

Lee Zeldin, Gregg Rechler, and Mary Ann Tighe

UALC Volunteers Mary, Gabe, and Kat

The Olana Partnership 2013 Frederic E. Church Award Gala was held on Thursday, May 23 at the New York Public Library. This year's Gala celebrated the Extraordinary American Landscape honoring two outstanding individuals who each are transforming the perception of American art. Olana honored Elizabeth Broun, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Stephen Hannock, acclaimed contemporary landscape painter.

A landscape by Stephen Hannock

The Frederic E. Church Award (FEC Award) is a celebration of art, landscape and culture. Musical artist and art collector, Sting, delivered remarks about his longtime friend, Mr. Hannock, and presented his award. Acclaimed artist, Christo, spoke of the contribution Ms. Broun has made to American art, also presenting her with the award.

The Stephen Hannock painting "Niagara Falls", a work of polished acrylic on sealed paper, was offered at the Benefit Auction led by Sotheby's Vice Chairman, David Redden. The piece is framed in a handcrafted replica of a 20th century period frame by Eli Wilner and Company. Danny Meyer and Union Square Events catered the event. The evening raised nearly $800,000 for The Olana Partnership.

There were 262 guests in attendance

Elizabeth Broun and Stephen Hannock were the evening's honorees. Gabrielle and Louis Bacon, James F. Dicke II, William Lauder, and Caroline and Tiger Williams served as the event's co-chairs. Anna May Feige and Belinda Kaye were Steering Committee co-chairs. Notable attendees included Sting and Trudie Styler, Christo, Sara Griffen (President, The Olana Partnership), Richard T. Sharp (Chairman, Board of Trustees), Suzanne Vega and Paul Mills, Craig Hatkoff, Jeff Bewkes, Walton Ford, Tony and Susan Gilroy, Frank Kelly, Thomas Woltz, Danny and Audrey Meyer, Liv Rockefeller and Ken Shure, Theresa Lowry, Kathy Schenker, Maurice Berger, Marvin Heiferman, Stephen Petronio, Jason Rosenfeld, Duncan Christy, Mark Innerst, Wolfram Hissen, Lucy Waletzky, Tantivy Gubelmann, Richard Frankel, Dara Mitchell, Eli Wilner.

Richard Sharp, Sara Griffen, Elizabeth Broun, and Stephen Hannock

Thomas Woltz and Tantivy Gubelmann

Liv Rockefeller and Ken Shure

Sting, Georgia Hannock, Trudie Styler, and Stephen Hannock

Lori Tritsch and William Lauder

Christo

Stephen Petronio and Suzanne Vega

Trudie Styler and Sting

Jeff Bewkes, Stephen Hannock and William Lauder

Christo and Elizabeth Broun

Ann Colley and Gabrielle Bacon

Eaddo Kiernan, Peter Kiernan, Mark Gilbertson, and Debbie Bancroft

Danny and Audrey Meyer

Lucy Waletzky and Richard McCarthy

David Redden

James Dicke II and Richard Brodie

Simon Lewis, Christian Charapata, Paul Dominguez, and Brian Nessing

A gala reception was held on May 21st at the extraordinary Carlton Hobbs Gallery on East 93rd Street to honor the National Committee of The Mount, the historic home of Edith Wharton. The festive evening was launched and co-hosted by architectural historian and longtime trustee Pauline Metcalf and fellow trustee Gigi Wilmers, an art historian and author. Susan Wissler, the Executive Director of The Mount, spoke about the remarkable year-long celebration of Edith Wharton's 150th Birthday. Throughout the evening, the guests were also greeted by Carlton Hobbs, who co-owns the gallery with Stefanie Rinza.

Pauline Metcalf and Gigi Wilmers

The guests included: Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan; Mario Buatta, one of America's foremost decorators; Edward Lee Cave, real estate maven and art expert; Morrison Heckscher, the Chairman of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Thomas Jayne, designer and scholar; Sam White, architect and descendant of Stanford White, and editor Elizabeth White; Anthony Wood, New York preservation activist; Michael Simon, interior designer and Mount trustee; Rohit Desai, financier; Theresa Behrendt, senior international strategist and advisor; Georgia Shreve, composer and writer; and Stephanie Stokes, interior designer and author.

Francis de Marneffe, Barbara de Marneffe, Carlton Hobbs, Kate Wharton, and Alfred Kohnle

Susan Wissler

Douglas Semmes and Vanya Desai

Gigi Wilmers, Morrison Heckscher, and Pauline Metcalf

Pauline Metcalf, Mario Buatta, and Margaret Kennedy

Josefina Massot, Sara Hunter Hudson, and Carlton Hobbs

Sara Hunter Hudson and Jay Sherwood

Rohit Desai and Sara Hunter Hudson

Delight Dodyk, Maya Nussbaum, Susan Wissler, and Jennifer Egan

Carlton Hobbs, Georgia Shreve, and Peter Lang

Margaret Kennedy, Thomas Jayne, and William Cullum

Alfred Kohnle and Kate Wharton

Katherine Hull, Elizabeth White, and Kate Wharton

Linda O'Connell, Sunny Hayward, and Deborah Donovan

Richard Neel and Sunny Hayward

Jay Sherwood, Judith Villard, and Robert Chen

Mary Ellen McCabe and Debralee Nelson

Sam White

John Clark, David Edwards, and Christine Edwards

Viggo Rambusch and James Nicoll Cooper

Edward Lee Cave

Theresa Behrendt

Linda O'Connell, Michael Simon, and Deborah Donovan

Gladys Thomas and Elena Patterson

The THANC (Thyroid, Head & Neck Cancer) Foundation held its 10th annual Anniversary Gala at 583 Park Avenue on May 8, 2013. The theme of the Gala was Faces of Courage honoring 24 patients for the courage and grace they displayed throughout their cancer journey and celebrating the groundbreaking work of THANC in its ongoing efforts to improve the quality of life of patients affected by thyroid, head and neck cancer.

With Harry Smith as emcee and Mandy Patinkin as a special guest, the evening was as dynamic and compelling as its cause. A poignant portrait gallery with oversized black-and-white images of the 24 patients were mounted for all guests to see with quotes from each patient creating a connection to their personal journey. A three-course dinner and the launch of several new and innovative projects was enjoyed by over 400 supporters and their guests. The evening was orchestrated by noted event planner Elissa Held Events.

THANC is the largest private funder of research in head, neck and thyroid cancer in the U.S. The foundation sponsors continuing professional medical education, community awareness and outreach , as well as patient support programs. Under the medical direction of Dr. Mark L. Urken, President and Medical Director, and Donald Levy, Chairman of the Board, THANC is now housed within the Institute for Head & Neck and Thyroid Cancer at the Phillips Ambulatory Center at Beth Israel Medical Center.

Mandy Patinkin, Dr. Mark Urken, and Harry Smith

Jason and Bonnie Spodek, Executive Director Erika Markowitz, and Joshua P. Katz

Fabi Khanlari, Elliott Bernerd, Susan Bernerd, and Richard LeFrak

Karen Sobel, Laura Urken

Steven R. Black, Dr. Mark Urken, and Jack Ophir

Gail Donovan, COO Continuum Health Partners, with Donald Levy, President of The Levy Group and Chairman of the THANC Foundation

David Z. Hirsch

Donald and Dawn Levy

Marcia and Jack Levy

Jean Shafiroff, Chair of Southampton Hospital’s 55th Annual Summer Party, hosted a kick off luncheon for the annual fundraiser at Le Cirque on May 9th. Honorary Chair Audrey Gruss, Southampton Hospital President & CEO Robert S. Chaloner, Southampton Hospital Foundation President Steven M. Bernstein, joined Ms. Shafiroff in welcoming nearly 100 supporters of the Hospital to the famed restaurant. This year’s Summer Party will benefit The Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department & The Audrey and Martin Gruss Heart and Stroke Center.

Master of Ceremonies Chuck Scarborough spoke of the importance of Southampton Hospital’s presence in the communities of Long Island’s East End that it serves. Audrey Gruss introduced the futuristic theme of the August 3rd Summer Party with news that the Hospital’s partnership with ArtSouthampton will enable this year’s event to take place in an air-conditioned tent, with décor designed by Antony Todd. A number of ArtSouthampton dealers, who will be exhibiting work prior to the Summer Party, have planned to donate a portion of the proceeds from sold work to aid the Hospital in a variety of healthcare initiatives.

Guests included Laura Lofaro Freeman, Amelia Ogunlesi, Avis Richards, Lise Evans, Carola Jain, Nick Korniloff, Janna Bullock, NancyJane Loewy, Andrea Greeven Douzet, and Rolf Heitmeyer.

Patricia Shiah and Audrey Gruss

Regina Greeven and Anne Sitrick

Jean Shafiroff, Chuck Scarborough, and Audrey Gruss

Ann Jurdem and Christine Smith Gray

Janna Bullock and Liliana Cavendish

Andrea Greeven Douzet, Victoria Wyman, Rolf Heitmeyer, and Katlean de Monchy

Melanie Wambold and Sandra McConnell

Michele Gerber Klein and Christine Schott

Robert S. Chaloner, Sharon DiSunno, Dr. Darin Wiggins, and Helga Loring

Kathy Riley

Ann Rapp

Sharon Kerr, Marjorie Harris, and Kim Dryer

Cassandra Seidenfeld and Debra Halpert

Lucia Hwong Gordon and R. Couri Hay

Photographs by Patrick McMullan; Annie Watt (The Mount).

The debutantes at the 72nd Annual Bal des Berceaux (Back row, l. to r.): Alexandra Giessen, Sarah Rodeo, Stefania Menella, Gabrielle Cohen, Francesca Quintero, and Louise Bonnel. Front row: Emeline de Narp, Zoe Oz, and Marie Creteur.

Saturday May 25th, the ARF Thrift Shop Designer Showhouse kicked off the Memorial Day weekend with the 3rd Annual Designer Showhouse at the ARF Thrift Shop in Sagaponack.

The shop was transformed into six rooms styled by some of New York’s most illustrious interior decorators. Each room incorporated ARF Thrift Shop items as well as pieces donated from the designers own collections.

Rooms ranged from a whimsical bedroom inspired by “Little” Edie Beale to a textile rich living room inspired by the best-selling novel “50 Shades of Grey.” Guests enjoyed cocktails including wine donated by Channing Daughters Winery and hors d’oeuvres donated by the Dancing Gourmet as they mingled and shopped among the themed rooms. By the end of the night 1 dog and 2 kittens had been adopted into loving homes.

Barbara Ostrom with "Webster" and Barbara Washkowitz with "Boschie"

Lora Nelson and Pamela Eldridge

Samantha Kleinfield and Susan Saiter Sullivan

Designer Barbara Ostrom in her room themed "Dan Rattiner's Reading Room"

Ann Madonia, Diane Burm, Sandra McConnell, and Susan Madonia

Jessica Boo, Craig Fredericks, and Beth Parks

Designer Preston T. Phillips

Jean Shafiroff

Jacqueline von Rohr-Scheidt, Barbara Ostrom, and Noelle Marcantonio

Polly Brockman, Pat Kyle, and Lisa McCarthy

Kendell Cronstrom, James Huniford, and Barbara Ostrom

Robert Rufino, Gordon Hoppe, and Gerard Manfredonia

Mercedes Platz, Maggie Copeland, and Challen Hodson

Susan and Ann Madonia

Kathy Wilk (ARF Director of Special Events) and Gigi Mahon (Event Co-Chair)

Barbara Ostrom with Elizabeth Dow

Sara Davison and Sandra McConnell

Bradley Geist with "Gigot"

Annie M. Napoliello

Gordon Hoppe and Gerard Manfredonia

Sara Davison and Jamie Berger

Penelope Moore and Frances DeLabarre

Melissa Tiska, Michele Forrester, and Jamie Forrester

On April 26, 2013, at the 72nd Annual Bal des Berceaux, French American Aid for Children honored The Bic Group in appreciation of over thirty years of faithful support for its beneficiaries, children experiencing challenges in growth and development. FAAFC President Imssy Klebe presented the Children Come FirstAward to Baron Bruno Bich, Chairman of the Board of the BIC Group.

A special donation was presented to The Fund for Public Schools and the NYC DOE, to help support tutoring and mentoring programs between two high schools and two elementary schools for students affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Escorts

Bal des Berceaux 2013 was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel, under the patronage of H.E. François Delattre, Ambassador of France to the United States, H.E. Gérard Araud, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, and the Hon. Bertrand Lortholary, Consul General of France in New York.

Ball Co-Chairs were: Elisabeth Cros, Marguerite Mangin, Jeri Sape, and Odile de Schietere-Longchampt. Débutante Committee Co-Chairs were: Francine Bonnifay, Celine Wislin, and Katrin Medrano Turk.

The Débutantes were:
Miss Louise Bonnel, daughter ofMrs. Astrid Bonnel
Miss Gabrielle Cohen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cohen
Miss Alexandra Frances Emma Giessen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richard Giessen
Miss Stefania Mennella, daughter of Ms. Inez Reksten and Mr. Federico Mennella
Miss Emeline de Narp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic de Narp
Miss Zoe Yasemin Oz, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mehmet Oz
Miss Francesca Quintero, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Quintero
Miss Sarah Rodeo, daughter of Dr. Scott Rodeo and Dr. Christine Frissora
Miss Marie Creteur, daughter of Alexandra and Philippe Creteur

Jim Rosenfield, broadcast journalist and former CBS anchor, was The Master of Ceremonies for the presentation choreographed by David Armstrong.

Nicholas Lowry, President of Swann Galleries conducted a Live Auction of valuable contributions from corporate and private donors. Lots include a performance sailing dinghy, extraordinary wines, works of art, jewelry, a studio session with Roger Moenks, and trips to Taormina, Marrakech, St.Lucia, Mumbai, Jaipur and southern India. Winners were Danielle Bellanger, Alejandro Vollbrechthausen, Richard Ortoli, and Patrice de Talhouet.

The Creteur and de Narp families

Notable guests included: Mr. Jacques Leviant, Baron and Baroness Bruno Bich, Gonzalve and Rebecca Bich, Charles Bich, Guillaume Bich, Mario and Gaby Guevara, Gaby Martinez, Edward and Anne Dougherty, Christopher and Cathy Mills, Antoine Treuille, Cecile David Weil, David Sadroff, Werner and Tatiana Ahlers, Dominique Boirone, Dr. Hiroshi Kimura and Mme. Keiko Aoki, Roszell Mack III, Homaira Akbari, David Townes, Frances Lagatta-Shelton and William Bruder, Michael and Joan Kahn, Rita and Joseph Cohen, Anne-Sophie and Frédéric de Narp, Thierry and Isabelle Delaporte, Damien and Anne-Laure de Chillaz, Bruno and Raphaelle d'Illiers, Patrice and Violette de Talhouet, Dr. and Mrs. Mehmet Oz and Oliver Oz, Jerold and Emily-Jane Lemole Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Quintero, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ostrom, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gress, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Marlas, Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Mirabal, Countess Dagmar de Brantes and Edward J. Westlow, Esq., Mrs. Stanley Weisman, Sana Sabbagh, Susanna Koning, Bruno Cohen, Dimitre Genov, Mr. Jacques Bouhet.

The Somnolet and Volbrechthausen families

Leading supporters for this year’s ball include Cartier, Montblanc, Roger Moenks, Air France, Altour, Breitling, Delta, Exclusive and Private, Harry Winston, Orient Express, Societe Générale, Hermès, De Beers, Tiffany & Co, Bacardi, The Bic Group, Chanel, Dassault Falcon, Dior, Fendi, Epstein Becker and Green, LVMH, Marlborough Gallery, Stribling & Associates, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Steinitz.

All proceeds of the event will be distributed to the following beneficiary organizations based in the United States and France, that extend professional care to needy children: The Children’s Village, Le Centre Augustin Grosselin, France Parrainages, The Children’s Storefront, La Société de Charité Maternelle de Paris, Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club and Surgeons of Hope.

Marguerite Mangin Antoine Treuille, and Countess Caroline de Ravel d'Esclapon

Le Bal des Berceaux has been held every spring since 1942 and is one of New York’s leading débutante balls, attended by dignitaries and celebrities from around the world. A guest list will be provided in the next press release after the ball.

French-American Aid for Children, Inc. is a New York based non-profit organization staffed and run by volunteers. Initially devoted to war relief efforts 69 years ago, the organization now provides financial assistance to developmentally challenged and needy children through programs administered by vetted beneficiary organizations in the United States and in France. Its long-term corporate supporters include Société Générale, Air France, Cartier, Chanel, and Harry Winston.

Dr. Scott Rodeo and Dr. Christine Frissora

Dr. and Mrs. Mehmet Oz

Baron Bruno Bich and guest

Shaune Arp, Adrien Deseglise, and Carlos Lambarri

Julia Turner and Federico Mennella

Mariam Azarm

Anne de Louvigny Stone and René-Pierre Azria

Marie‐Claude and Robert Myers, Joan Rosasco, and friend

Rita and Joseph Cohen

Lucila and Alejandro Volbrechthausen

The Chater family

Céline Wislin and Rodney Lester

Liane McAllister and Sigourney B. Romaine

Wendy Reynoso, Nicholas Lowry and friend, and Ray Cameron

Alexis Azria and Michael Kaye

Jim and Dana Rosenfield

Hon. Bertrand Lortholary (Consul General of France in New York), Michel Berty, and Imssy Klebe

Odile de Schiétère Longchampt and Elizabeth Stribling

Elisabeth Cros and Richard Ortoli

On Tuesday, May 28th, hundreds of attendees gathered at the Center for Jewish History as the American Jewish Historical Society honored Avital Sharansky with the 2013 Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Award for her efforts in the fight to liberate Soviet Jewry.

The award is presented every year by the American Jewish Historical Society to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to strengthening the American Jewish community. Avital Sharansky undertook a heroic struggle to free her husband, Anatoly (Natan) Sharansky, and other Prisoners of Zion from a Soviet Russian prison where he languished for nine years until his release in 1986.

Jerome Stern, Mort Zuckerman, Gordon Zacks, Malcolm Hoenlein, Connie Smukler, Richard Perle, Rabbi Avi Weiss, and Rabbi Haskel Lookstein

In addition to Avital and Natan Sharansky, guests included a mix of philanthropists, Soviet Jewry activists and community icons, such as real estate magnate Mort Zuckerman, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and author Elie Wiesel and his wife Marion, singer/songwriter Regina Spektor and her husband Jack Dishel, attorney and activist Alan Dershowitz, Israeli Ambassador Consul General Ido Aharoni, James Tisch, Lord and Lady Weidenfeld, Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jerome L. Stern, and AJHS Chairman Emeritus Kenneth J. Bialkin. The night also included a video message from Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz and a written message from Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, read to the audience by Ken Bialkin.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the American Jewish Historical Society’s Archive of the American Soviet Jewry Movement, the largest repository of documents and materials in the world reflecting the history and success of the Soviet Jewry Movement. This will include the development of teaching and study materials, including films and books, to preserve the record of the many examples of heroism and sacrifice of the Jews in the former Soviet Union.

The post-ceremony reception

Founded in 1892, The American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) is the world’s oldest Jewish historical society and the oldest ethnic history organization in the Western Hemisphere. It provides access to more than 25 million documents and 50,000 books, photographs, art and artifacts that reflect the history of the Jewish presence in the United States from 1654 to the present. Among the treasures of this heritage are the handwritten original of Emma Lazarus’ The New Colossus, which graces the Statue of Liberty; records of the nation’s leading Jewish communal organizations and important collections in the fields of education, philanthropy, science, sports, business and the arts. AJHS is one of five partner organizations at The Center for Jewish History in Manhattan and has a branch in Boston.

Elie Wiesel, honoree Avital Sharansky, AJHS President Paul Warhit, and Sid Lapidus

Avital and Natan Sharansky

Mort Zuckerman

Jim Tisch

AJHS Chairman Emeritus Kenneth J. Bialkin

Singer/songwriter Regina Spektor, Avital and Natan Sharansky, and Jack Dishel

Lady and Lord Weidenfeld, Elie and Marion Wiesel, and Mort Zuckerman

Gordon Zacks, Rabbi Avi Weiss, and Seymour Lachman

John Ruskay and AJHS Executive Director Jonathan Karp

Ellen Stern, Avital Sharansky, Jerome Stern, and Natan Sharansky

Two weeks ago on May 15, the New York Yacht Club in all its architectural glory and yachting splendor was the site of the Preservation League of New York State’s Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards. These annual awards celebrate the rich and diverse architectural heritage of New York State and those individuals who support and encourage historic preservation in our cities, towns and villages all across the state.

League President Jay DiLorenzo and Board Chair, Anne H. Van Ingen welcomed the crowd of nearly 200. Trustee Arete Swartz Warren presented the eight awards honoring projects, publications and organizations that exemplify statewide excellence in historic preservation.

Award winners

Those attending the ceremony and reception which followed included League Trustees and council members Gregory Long, Paul Provost, Kent Barwick, Chiu Yin Hempel, Scott Duenow, Jan Anderson, Anne Older, George Howell, Gerry and Laura Holbrook, Janet Ross, Jean McCarroll, Matthew Bender IV, Karen Arison Georbge Beane, Duncan Barrett, Roberta Breandes Gratz, John Sare, Caroline and Michel Zaleski, Steven Weiss, Stephen Facey, Richard Maitino, Norman Mintz and Robert Kafin. They were joined by Winthrop Aldrich, Suzanne and Richard Clary, Frank Vitale, honoree Rocco Termini and his wife Bridget Termini; Ruth Pierpont, Deputy Commissioner of NYS Department of Parks and Recreation; RoAnn Destito Commissioner of the NYS Office of General Services, and James Jamieson, NYS Captol architect – who were honored for their contributions to the interior restoration work recently completed on the New York State Capitol.

The Preservation League which was founded in 1974, is celebrating 40 years of protecting the historic buildings and scenic landscapes of New York State, and a united voice for historic preservation.

Gregory Long and Robert Kafin

Chiu Yin Hempel and Anne Older

Rickie James, Scott Duenow, and Edward Davis

Gerry Holbrook, Jay DiLorenzo, and Scott Duenow

Patricia Sands, Matthew Bender IV, Elisabeth Bakker-Johnson, and Richard Johnson

Jan C.K. Anderson and Karen Arrison

John Sare, Anne Van Ingen, Gregory Long, and Jay DiLorenzo

Tom Blanchard, Roberta Gratz, and Kent Bartwick

Wes Haynes and Ruth Pierpont

George Howell and Norman Mintz

Francette Armenteros, Ernesto Armenteros, Caroline Zaleski, and Michael Zaleski

Richard Clary, Arete Warren, and Suzanne Clary

Photographs by Cutty McGill (Preservation League); Richard Lewin (ARF).

The dinner scene at New York Restoration Project's 12th Annual Spring Picnic.

New York Restoration Project (NYRP), founded by award-winning singer, entertainer, actress, and green activist Bette Midler, celebrated 18 years of turning forgotten spaces into growing places at its 12th Annual Spring Picnic this past Thursday, May 30th, at Gracie Mansion, "the People's House." Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; First Deputy Mayor Patricia E. Harris; Honorary Co-Chairs Tim Gunn and Parker Posey; and the evening's Emcee, Emmy Award-winning comedienne Judy Gold joined Midler. Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks provided the music. The evening raised over $1.2 million for NYRP.

In 2007, Mayor Bloomberg and Midler, together with the City Parks and Recreation Department, began a citywide initiative to plant one million trees in all five boroughs of New York City by 2017. They announced tonight that the MillionTreesNYC initiative would complete its goal two years early – in 2015, which coincides with the 20th Anniversary of NYRP.

MillionTreesNYC Lead Sponsors Meredith Hahn, Chris Giamo, Bette, Mary Desjardin, Juliet Williams, Hilary Ayala, Mayor Bloomberg, Amy Freitag, and Dave Barger

Thanks to lead support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Toyota Motor Corporation, along with the continuing generosity of major supporters American Express, JetBlue, and ConEdison, MillionTreesNYC is now ready to ramp up its tree planting to get the final 250,000 trees in the ground by 2015.

TD Bank came on board as the lead closing sponsor, making it possible for MillionTreesNYC to help the citizens of the city realize the many benefits of trees two years early.

The table settings

Among the hundreds of green enthusiasts attending were: Executive Director of NYRP Amy Freitag, Martin von Haselberg, Michael Kors and Lance LePere, Rosanne Cash, Amy Goldman Fowler and Cary Fowler, Margo and Jimmy Nederlander, Ann Ziff, Linda Allard, Jamie Tisch, Claude Wasserstein, Tonne Goodman, Clifford Ross, Ann Stevenson Colley, Todd DeGarmo, Mica Ertegun, Alexandra Cohen, Hugh Hildesley, Ed Hollander, Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels, Ellen and Richard Levine, Deborah Krulewitch, Steven Orr, Kathy and Ben Needell, Enid Nemy, Elizabeth Peabody, Richard Perlman and Ellen Hanson, Marjorie Gubelmann, Liz Smith, Darcy Stacom, Pam and Allen Swerdlick, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Kelly and Gerry Pasciucco, Jamee and Peter Gregory, Paul Cavaco, and Karen Klopp among others.

Founded in 1995 by Bette Midler, New York Restoration Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming communities and creating a greener, more sustainable New York City. NYRP helps strengthen communities by working in parks, public housing, vacant lots, schools, on sidewalks, rights-of-way, the waterfront, and in our own community gardens. As the lead partner with NYC Parks on the MillionTreesNYC initiative, they have helped the City plant more than 745,000 trees since 2007. By cleaning, greening, and beautifying high-need communities, NYRP creates a context for community to happen.

Bette Midler and Michael Kors

Ann Ziff and Brian Mullaney

Eric Kornfeld, Rosanne Cash, and Judy Gold

Jamee Gregory and Peter Gregory

Liz Smith and Elizabeth Peabody

Cindy Smith, Suri Kasirer, Amy Freitag, and Adrian Benepe

Peggy O'De and Zeze Calvo

Gillian and Serena Miniter

Amy Goldman Fowler and Jane Goldman

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor

Ellen and Richard Levine

Liz Smith and Bette Midler

Marylyn Malkin, David Malkin, and Margo McNabb Nederlander

Brian Mullaney and Claude Wasserstein

Todd Thomas and Parker Posey

Adrian Benepe and Bernadette Peters

Martin von Haselberg (right)

Katie Couric and Liz Smith

Elizabeth Peabody and Tim Gunn

Liz Smith and Margo MacNabb Nederlander

Mica Ertegun

Valentina Branchini

John Molner, Zeze Calvo, Katie Couric, Peggy O'Dea, and Brian Mullaney

Peter Gregory and Marjorie Gubelmann

Todd Thomas, Parker Posey, and James L. Nedelander

Todd DeGarmo and Patti Harris

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

Kathy and Ben Needell

Darcy Stacom

John Molner and Katie Couric

Bette Midler and Chris Giamo

Bette Midler and Kendal Ascher

Rosanne Cash and Teal Kraus with friends

Amy Goldman-Fowler, Amy Freitag, and Cary Fowler

Margo MacNabb Nederlander, Jimmy Nederlander, and Bette Midler

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Hugh Hildesley

Paul Cavaco, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, and Gerry Pasciucco

Rosanne Cash and Eric Kornfeld

Jimmy Nederlander, Richard Levine, and Bernadette Peters

Crowd during sing-along, Ellen Levine and Darcy Stacom at far right

The event space at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan made a well-suited setting for 2013's Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation Gala on May 14, an evening under a coffered, Pantheonic dome that made the atmosphere warm and Rome-y. How apt, because as a consummate architect Sir John revived and restyled the Eternal City's architecture in many unforgettable works, including his unparalleled 19th-century home in London, which is faithfully preserved at Lincoln's Inn Fields and which was named No. 4 on a list of the 50 Best Museums in the World by The Times of London on May 11.

That achievement owes appreciably to Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation and its ongoing work to enlarge the museum's ever-enlarging audience while magnifying the Soanian tradition of Neo-Classical architecture, thus the basis for the event. Observed Vanity Fair editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger in opening remarks, “If Soane’s work proves anything, it is that classicism was and is a living style, that it is not a matter of copying the past but of taking inspiration from it.”

The scene of Soane's Museum Foundation Gala, 583 Park.

Sir John Soane's work of yesteryear informs Norman Foster, Lord Foster of Thames Bank's impressive work of today, including the architect's Hearst Tower in New York. Lord Foster—one of evening's honorees and one of a larger-than-life breed—commenced the day in London, re-toured the Soane Museum for the umteen time that morning, luncheoned midday with the queen (yes, Lilibet) and then piloted his private plane across the pond in time to pick up his bronze Soane Foundation Honors medallion. Making the presentation was Malcolm Rogers, director of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, whose Art of the Americas Wing was designed by Foster. “Like Sir John Soane–and I am reminded of this every time I visit the Soane Museum—he is a poet of light and shade,” said Rogers.

The evening continued with the bestowal of a pair of medallions to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives Partnership, a collaboration between Columbia University's Avery Architectural Library and the Museum of Modern Art to oversee Wright's vast trove of architectural models, correspondence, 23,000 drawings and 44,000 photographs, one of the largest and most complete collections ever compiled on an architect.

While dining (roasted halibut and a divine molten chocolate cake), the 260 guests were treated to a pictorial projection on the stage curtain of more than 100 architectural vistas that represented the spectrum of the Soane's lifework.

Wright's great-granddaughter Catherine Ingraham, a professor of architecture and urban design at Pratt (and second cousin of actress Anne Baxter—Eve of All About Eve), handed out the medals, commenting, “The partnership of a world-class museum and library fosters badly needed new scholarship on Wright, whose persona and work have been both overexposed and understudied. It will also open to scrutiny and appreciation an archive that needed some propriety and order, not to mention dusting off and repair, all of which it will now get in spades.”

Catherine Ingraham, Carole Ann Fabian, Barry Bergdoll, and Kate Levin

Among the attendees were Celeste Adams, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust; Mary Stewart Hammond and Arthur Allen; Barry Bergdoll, MoMA's Philip Johnson Chief Curator, Architecture and Design, who accepted the Soane medallion on behalf of the museum; Joel Barkley; Kathryn Berry; Becky Birdwell; Fred Canova; Dara Caponigro, editor, Southern Accents;Walter Chatham; Vin Cipolla, Municipal Arts Society; Judith Dobrzynski, Real Clear Artsblog / The Leon Levy Foundation; Helen Dorey, acting director of Sir John Soane’sMuseum; David Easton; Guy Elliott, chairman of the trustees, Sir John Soane’s Museum, London; Carole Ann Fabian, director of Avery Architecture and Arts Library at Columbia University, who accepted the Soane medallion on behalf of the library; Mark Ferguson and Natalie Jacobs; John Flower; Elena Foster; Andon George; Wendy Goodman,New York Magazine; Niall Hobhouse; Thomas Jayne; Wendy Evans Joseph; Tom and Kristin Kligerman; Kate D. Levin, commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; David Levinson, L&L Holdings; Tony Marx, president of the New York Public Library; Brian J. McCarthy; Stacy McLaughlin, 1stdibs; Bill Menking, The Architect’s Newspaper;Charles Miers, publisher, Rizzoli; Amanda Nisbet; Lynn Nisbet, publicist; Christine Pittel, editor, House Beautiful; Judith Prause, Chesney’s; Robert Rufino; Richard Sammons, Fairfax and Sammons; Frank Sanchis, World Monuments Fund; Dana Sandberg; Durston Saylor, photographer; Edward A. Snyder, dean of Yale School of Management; Suzanne Stephens; Nick and Courtney Stern; Robert A. M. Stern; Meg Touborg; Peter Trippi; Newell Turner, editor-in-chief, Hearst Design Group of Magazines; Massimo Vignelli; Alan Wanzenberg; Charles Warner; Angela Westwater and David Meitus; and Roy Zeluck.

Said Soane Foundation President Thomas A. Kligerman: “The 2013 Foundation Gala was celebratory proof that Sir John Soane's Museum continues to inspire all those who know it, as well as those who don’t yet—and I promise you: Everybody should!”

Peter Manning, Clifford Harvard, Ann Lydecker, Roy Zelluck, and Kelly Rourke

Jamie and Lisa Dworkin, Charlie Warner, Julia Bradford, and Durston Saylor

Guys

Carol Sullivan, Steve and Liz Weinstein, and Nick and Courtney Stern

Birch Coffey, Barbara Pine, Celeste Adams, and Mike Nicholson

Edward Snyder and Beth Miller

Faye Cone and SJSMFdn President Tom Kligerman

CO-CHAIR Newell Turner, Carolyn Englefield, and David Murphy

Gals

Mike Nicholson, Catherine Ingraham, and Thomas A Kligerman

Mary Stewart Hammond and Arthur Allen

Suzanne Santry and Sam Roche

Steve Weinstein, Mary Louise Napier Zuzunaga, and Nick and Courtney Stern

Paul Goldberger, Susie Magee, Lady Foster, and Lord Foster

Katy McKegney, Kate Levin, Chas Miller, and Karen Sendler

Thomas Jayne and friends

Judith Selkowitz, Carolyn Brooks, Susie Magee, and Wendy Moonan

Angela Westwater and David Meitus

Robert and Julia Van Nutt

Meg Morton, Malcolm Rogers, and Cyndy Spurdle

Christine Pittel, Alexander Gorlin, and Andrea Monfried

Lord Foster of Thames Bank OM

Celeste Adams, Helen Dorey, and Chippy Irvine

Barry Bergdoll, Carole Ann Fabian, and Milan Hughston

Dana Sandberg and Chip Brian

Wendy Evans Joseph and David Hanks

Guy Elliott, and Lucy and Nat Day

Jeanne Lawrence, and Stanley and Betty Scott

Amanda Nesbet, Robert Rufino, and Becky Birdwell

Chris Pollack, John Flower, and Nick Stern

Anthony W. Marx and Norman Foster

David Levinson and Norman Foster

Lady Foster, David Metius, and Simone Levinson

Photographs by Mia McDonald (NYRP); Cutty McGill and Matt Gillis (Soane).

Tony Marx addresses guests at NYPL's Spring Dinner for Education.

On Monday, June 3, the New York Public Library held its Spring Dinner for Education at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner and the evening's program at 7:30 p.m. The event honored NYPL trustee Abby Milstein and her husband Howard. The event featured remarks by Brian Williams and a performance by musician Diana Krall.

Co-Chairs were Katerina and Andreas Dracopoulos, Lisa and Richard Plepler, and Merryl and James Tisch.

Vice Chairs were Barbara and Evan Chesler, Elyse and Michael Newhouse, and Loren Eng and Dinakar Singh.

Brian Williams

Diana Krall

In the last year, the NYPL has broken new ground by launching initiatives that respond directly to the diverse educational needs of New Yorkers of all ages. With MyLibraryNYC, an innovative partnership with the Department of Education, public school students are three times more likely to check out library books than their peers at non-participating schools. This establishes a powerful new model for school-library partnerships. By doubling the number of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes in just six months, NYPL is rising to meet the demand of immigrants who know that English literacy is the key to job advancement and success.

NYPL's computer literacy classes and technology training programs have seen a 267% increase in attendance since 2011, and the Library is investing in expanding these programs to give older New Yorkers the instruction they need to adapt to our 21st century world. By building its capacity to provide these essential services, the Library is strengthening its role as an economic engine and a gateway to personal growth.

Abby and Howard Milstein

Adam and Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos, and Andreas and Katerina Dracopoulos

Ward, Cohen, and Tony Marx

Barbara Fleischman, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and Joan Hardy Clark

Richard and Lisa Plepler

Michael and Elyse Newhouse

Bennett and Spanier

More, More, More played in the background at Doubles Associate Party and the Co-Chairs Bryan Colwell, Paige Hardy, Amy Hoadley, Mark Gilbertson filled the Club with 200 friends dining on a delicious dinner of Smoked Salmon, Tuscan Chicken Risotto with Vegetable Prima Vera and Shredded Parmesean and Old Fashioned Strawberry Whipped Cream Shortcake ... Yum!!!

After dinner those dancing into the wee hours included: Mary Van Pelt, Whitney and Henry Topping, Walter Deane, Teresa and Bruce Colley, Randy and Margot Takian, Charlie and Kristen Krusen, Marjorie Gubelmann, Thorne and Tatiana Perkin, Kamie Lightburn, Doug Steinbrech, Martha Glass, Dennis Basso, Chad Conway, Philip Gorrivan, Jamie Creel, Marissa Brown, Stan Ponte, Helene Comfort, Randall Gianopolus, Kristen and Stephen Fealy ... and many, many more.

Chris and Lisa Ruth with Bryan Colwell

Katie and Fred Ryser

Kate Peck, Marissa Brown, Pamela Ludwick, and Helene Comfort

Mark Gilbertson, Whitney Topping, Sarah Briton, and Henry Topping

Amy Hoadley and Walter Deane

Teresa and Bruce Colley

Sheri and Sandy Severino, Stuart and Valerie Mogel

Randy and Margot Takian

Marjorie Grubelmann and Jamie Creel

Stan Ponte, Kami Lightburn, and Randall Gianopulos

Charlie and Kristen Krusen

Wendy Carduner, Doug Steinbercht, Martha Glass, and Jamie Creel

Philip Gorrivan, Chad Conway, Blanca Prouve, Dennis Basso, and Robert Beradchia

Thorne and Tatiana Perkin

Kristen and Stephen Fealy

Douglas and Susan Munin

New York's iconic retailer Gracious Home threw open its upper east side doors for cocktails to welcome another New York icon, the legendary textiles house Scalamandre.

The evening served as a kickoff to the upcoming Southampton Fresh Air Home Decorators-Designers-Dealers Sale and Auction Benefit Gala, which was held on June 1st (coverage below). This longstanding early summer event supports the extraordinary work of the Fresh Air Home, a comprehensive and inspiring summer camp for physically challenged children, and for many years a favorite cause of the New York professional interior design community.

Anne and Joel Kier

Bob Dowling and Deborah Gleeson

Steven Stolman, president of Scalamandre, welcomed guests and introduced Louis Renzo, Scalamandre's CEO and owner, Joel Kier, the CEO of Gracious Home and Tom Naro, the executive director of the Southampton Fresh Air Home. Stolman paid a special tribute to the late Nikky Amey, a much-loved fixture on the New York/Southampton scene and an early organizer of the DDD Sale.

Guest included: Designers Committee chairs Gary Crain and James Alan Smith along with Joe and Sheila O'Malley Fuchs, Jim and Laura Lofaro Freeman, Maribeth and Ellen Welsh, Kirk Henckels, Melanie Seymour Holland, Pamela Fiori, Judy Hadlock, Chris Meigher, Neil and Amy Bader and scores more.

Judy Hadlock and Steven Stolman

Louis Renzo and Lauren Grushkin

Janice Langrall, Jason Oliver Nixon, and Louise Traficanti

Bram Majtlis, Nick Gold, and Rich Wilkie

Sheila O’Malley Fuchs and Joe Fuchs

Raya Knight and Tom Naro

Louis Renzo, Chris Meigher, and Joel Kier

Keith Carroll and Pamela Fiori

Steven Stolman and Kirk Henckels

Melanie Seymour Holland and Laura Lofaro Freeman

Gloria and Joseph Stolman

Gary Crain, Janice Langrall, and James Alan Smith

Melanie Seymour Holland, Amy Hoadley, and Roxane West

The 21st Annual Southampton Fresh Air Home’s Decorators-Designers-Dealers (DDD) Sale, Auctions and Cocktail Party Gala took place on Saturday, June 1 under beautiful skies. This highly anticipated event attracting guests from Manhattan, Connecticut, Palm Beach and the Hamptons is the opening fundraising party of the summer season. The lures are the live, silent and wine auctions and an extraordinary home furnishings and antiques sale that includes choice antiques, new and gently used furniture, lamps, paintings, fabrics decorative accessories and much more.

Board Vice President Kirsten Solsvig Galef and Annabelle Galef

Maryann Horwath and Michael Shaheen

So terrific are the deals at the sale which has been dubbed "the greatest tag sale on earth", that guests line up hours in advance to have first choice of these extraordinary treasures, beautifully showcased by a talented design team, and offered at amazing prices. Veteran DDD shoppers Sopranos star Aida Turturro and her shopping partner Carolann Sandoval worked as a team with Aida selecting and Carolann toting their finds to their SUV. Designer Steven Stolman landed an over size picnic basket that was a convenient tote to fill with picture frames and other goodies he snared. Caroline Lieberman just back from her native Australia was seen trying on necklaces to match her gorgeous caftan from an Aussie designer. Ann Liguori, planning an early winter vacation, bid fiercely for the deluxe Art Miami VIP Package that included passes to the international contemporary and modern art fair, a private guided tour of the exhibitions and a stay at the chic JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, while Jean Shafiroff and husband Martin were spotted scoping out the antique chairs and sofas.

Design and Decoraion Co-Chair Christl Meszkat

Lucy Puig and Gary Lawrance

Canard Caterers provided the hardy shoppers with plenty of fuel in the form of filet mignon bits, tuna tartar, spicy shrimp and more.

Kudos to the hardworking committees who year after year assure that hundreds of physically challenged children have a wonderful camping experience in a gorgeous facility run by a staff of compassionate professionals. Congratulations to Tania Higgins, Honorary Chairman, Raya Keis Knight, DDD Chairman; Donna Clower, Susan Nappa Cocke, Auction Co-Chairmen; Charlotte Bonstrom Assaf and Daysi Olarte de Kanavos; Sponsorship and Underwriting Co-Chairmen; Ann R. Grimm, Design & Decoration Chairman; Trish Bliss and Christl Meszkat; Design & Decoration Co-Chairman; Gary F. Crain, Christie Hansen, James Alan Smith, Designers Committee Chairmen and SFAH Board President Michaela Keszler and Executive Director Thomas Naro.

Carolann Sandoval and Aida Turturro

Design and Decoration Chairman Ann R. Grimm

Founded in 1901, The Southampton Fresh Air Home (SFAH) is one of the few residential camp facilities in the eastern United States that accommodates severely as well as mildly and moderately physically challenged children. SFAH provides an environment in which campers play, socialize, mature and develop physically, emotionally and psychologically. With its unique atmosphere and adapted programs, SFAH encourages self-confidence and new skills and attitudes, to enable its campers to live more rewarding lives. During their time at SFAH, they develop a sense of community, a sense of belonging and a sense of equality. For more information visit www.SFAH.org

Chef Eric Ripert and wife Sondra

Edward Callaghan and Carolann Sandoval

Ann Liguori and Scott Vallary

Jeannie Johnston, Alex Volmer, and Lucy Puig

Gary Lawrance and Zita Davisson

Jean and Martin Shafiroff in one of the designer showrooms

Beth Remington, Nancyjane Loewy, and Sharon Kerr

Linda Muse

Donna Montrose and Leslie Feldman

Jack Pearson, C. Scott Brown, and Dr. Matt Kaufman

Joanna Davidson and Caroline Lieberman

Franceca and Chris Beale

Richard and Donna Soloway

Oksana and Zach Crawford

Melanie Wambold, Ann R. Grimm, and Kirsten Solsvig Galef

Dr. John Hubbell and Ali Hubbell

Daniella Nikolova, Dr. Lewis Feder, and Mark Schwartz

On Thursday, May 16, 2013, the New York Police & Fire Widows'& Children's Benefit Fund hosted its Kick Off to Summer Benefit, honoring fallen first responders and raising funds and awareness for the families they left behind. The event, which welcomed over 500 guests and raised over $125,000, was held at the Cabanas at The Maritime Hotel in Manhattan. Honorary Chairs for the event were Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets, Scarlett Johansson, Vincent Piazza and Allison Williams, with leadership by the Benefit Fund's Junior Committee of young professionals.

Special guests in attendance included Mark Sanchez, Vincent Piazza and Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano. A special ticket rate was offered to courageous active duty members of the FDNY, NYPD, and PAPD who protect and serve New York City every day.

Mark Sanchez

"Our first Kick Off to Summer Benefit was made possible by all of our wonderful supporters and sponsors who have stepped up to 'Answer the Call'," said Arielle Lenza Di Ciollo, Development Director of the New York Police & Fire Widows'& Children's Benefit Fund. "The funds raised from this event will allow us to continue to make annual distributions to our beneficiary families and provide additional programs to help them cope and connect in the future."

Kevin Calrow, Director of Digital Media at Netezza and a Chair of the May 16th event, became involved with the Benefit Fund after living through the experience of September 11th. Calrow believes deeply in the nonprofit's mission, saying, "If you stop 100 people in the street, you're going to get 99 people who want to get involved, because at the end of the day, all of our lives are in some way impacted by these first responders."

Vincent Piazza with Co-Chairs for Kick Off to Summer Benefit Fund, Courtney Riley, Shannon Riley, and Kerry-Lynn Riley

The Kick Off to Summer Benefit was the inaugural event for the Benefit Fund's newly formed Junior Committee. Alexander F. Gershner, Committee Member and life-long New Yorker, became involved with the Benefit Fund as a way of giving back to the first responders that protect families and communities across the City. "After putting us first for years, they answered their last call and made the ultimate sacrifice, all in the name of our well-being," said Gershner. "Now it's our turn."

The evening featured outdoor cocktails and music under the stars, with hors d'oeuvres, raffles, a silent auction, and gift bags of fabulous items from ZICO Water, Kate Spade, Robert Graham, Stella Artois, Physique 57, and others. The event sponsors were Brigade Capital, Jones New York, Palantir, Double Cross Vodka and Stella Artois. Auction items included a champagne shopping party at Alice & Olivia, a luxury suite experience at Yankee Stadium courtesy of RVM, a golf foursome at the Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, tickets to a NY Mets game with some Mets gear, and day passes to Governors Ball on Randall's Island. Music was by DJ Raffael De Luca.

FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano and Stephen Dannhauser, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Benefit Fund

The New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund provides assistance to the families of New York City Police Officers, Fire Fighters, Port Authority Police and EMS Personnel who have been killed in the line of duty. Since its inception in 1985 by Daniel J. "Rusty" Staub, the charity has distributed over $126 million to hundreds of families. The Benefit Fund provides immediate and ongoing financial assistance in the form of annual distributions to grieving families after they lose their loved one. In addition, the Benefit Fund provides an ongoing network of support and gatherings for these families to cope and connect after such tragedy. The Benefit Fund currently serves over 600 families, and the goal is to raise enough funds to provide meaningful annual distributions to beneficiaries for the remainder of their lives. Please visit www.answerthecall.org.

Arielle Lenza Di Ciollo, Director of Development at Benefit Fund, and Vincent Piazza

Alexander F. Gershner, Member of Junior Committee of Board of Directors of Benefit Fund, and Lauren Profeta, Vice Chair for Kick Off to Summer Benefit

Vice Chairs for Kick Off to Summer Benefit Michael Lawler, Michael Hurley, and Alexander F. Gershner

A. Andrew Shapiro, Member of Board of Directors of Benefit Fund, and Arielle Lenza Di Ciollo, Director of Development at Benefit Fund

Mark Sanchez and Jamie Cygielman, Senior Vice President Marketing, The Jones Group

NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Rafael Pineiro and Alexander F. Gershner, Member of Junior Committee of Board of Directors of Benefit Fund

Matthew Swift, Member of Junior Committee of Board of Directors of Benefit Fund, and James Devary

William Dawson, Jr., Member of Board of Directors of Benefit Fund, and Mark Basao, Palantir

Mark Sanchez; Larry Ehrlich, Vice President of Special Events for Benefit Fund; Stephen Dannhauser, Chairman of Benefit Fund; Arielle Lenza Di Ciollo, Director of Development of Benefit Fund; John Neary, Treasurer of Benefit Fund