SOCIAL DIARY Thursday's snowstorm dominated the weekend news as well as the fires in California reminding many of us of the plight of the animals, assisted now by the American Humane organization and Pet Philanthropy Circle's Pet Hero Awards last month at Gotham Hall.
GUEST DIARY Karen Klopp & Hilary Dick dish with friends about their favorite traditions on everyone's favorite holiday, plus they guide you in dressing for the occasion.
HOUSE Sian Ballen and Lesley Hauge interveiw Anthony Victoria and his son Freddy, about their family-owned bespoke furniture business, photographed by Jeff Hirsch.
ACROSS THE WORLD South Florida Social Diary: Indian Summer @ Palm Beach & Miami. Augustus Mayhew reports on centimillion private real estate transactions; plus Paige Rense Noland's book signing at Holly Hunt in the DCOTA atrium; as well as a visit to Miami taking in the art and architecture and impressive residential towers; plus Palm Beach under construction.
SOCIAL DIARY Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex in Chicago for the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award USA; Kati Marton in New York for the Budapest Festival Orchestra with Maestro Ivan Fischer as guest of honor; and previewing VIEWPOINTS, Augustus Mayhew's retrospective of photographs, which opens next week at Jennifer Garrigues in Palm Beach.
SOCIAL DIARY The elections and the role of women in today's reminded me of the first woman I ever knew to be voted into office, "Ma" Burke; plus Georgina Bloomberg hosted the Humane Society of the United States's 9th Annual "To the Rescue!" Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street.
PARTY PICTURES American Friends of Blerancourt held its annual gala honoring Mrs. William Bowen Astrop with the Chateau de Blerancourt Award and bestowing the first Anne Morgan Women of Courage Award to Rita Wilson.
PARTY PICTURES The Celebrate Colburn Gala to benefit for Colburn School programs; Hereditary Disease Foundation Celebrates 50 Years of Trailblazing Research; Culture For One's 2018 Annual Fall Lunch; The John and Daria Barry Foundation donate $2.5 Million to the Prostate Cancer Foundation at VALOR Dedication Ceremony.
PARTY PICTURES Steelcase and Artist William T. Williams Honored at Pratt Institute's Legends 2018; Pratt Institute hosted a private dinner in celebration of the inauguration of its 12th president Frances Bronet.
SOCIAL DIARY A visit to Pamela Talese's exhibition of modern Rome's landscapes as affected by Benito Mussolini; plus New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children's 6th annual Food & Wine Gala; and the very prolific crime mystery writer Linda Fairstein's new project, the Devlin Quick mystery written for a young audience.
GUEST DIARY Jill Krementz, NYSD’s Associate Editor, covers “Andy Warhol — From A to B and Back Again” at the Whitney.
PARTY PICTURES The Society Of Memorial Sloan Kettering's Associates Committee & Valentino Host The Fall Party ; The Breast Cancer Alliance 23rd Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show; American Ballet Theatre's annual Fall Gala dinner.
ACROSS THE WORLD The San Francisco Opera opened its 2018–19 season with its annual weekend of celebratory affairs, including two sold-out galas—Opera Ball 2018: ¡Viva La Noche!and the BRAVO! CLUB Opening Night Gala, one of the grandest and most opulent events in the city.
PARTY PICTURES Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation's Ninth Annual Fall Symposium & Luncheon "Hope on the Horizon"; Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) celebrated their 20th Anniversary Season; Leesa Rowland and Larry Wohl hosted their annual Halloween costume party at The Colonial Dames of America.
GUEST DIARY Schulenberg's Page: New York, Part CLXXXIV. Bob reminds us of the enormous outpouring of peaceful protest against the War in Vietnam, and New York life at that time, including John Lennon, Elliot Gould's first starring role in films and nightlife in the big town.
SOCIAL DIARY The New York Public Library's annual Library Lions dinner this past Monday night, honoring Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Chernow, Jessye Norman, Elizabeth Strout and Claudia Rankine; plus the Carter Burden Network hosted their annual awards and fundraiser at the Mandarin Oriental.
