9.16.05 - Highlights from fashion week, courtesy of Patrick McMullan. 9.14.05 - Patrick McMullan covers Fashion Week in New York. 9.12.05 - Snapshots from the beginning of Fashion Week in NYC. 9.9.05 - New York City Opera opened its 2005-2006 season with a gala dinner and performance; Voice of the Streets benefit & Fashion Week kick-off party. 9.8.05 - Pictures galore from the 30th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. 9.7.05- The Starkey Hearing Foundation held its annual “So the World May Hear” Awards Gala; Cocktail party to gear up for the Henry Street Gala in October; Tony Hitchcock and Jean Lindgren were honored for their dedication to the Hampton Classic Horse Show. 9.1.05 - Kickoff reception for the eighth annual Royal Academy Dinner Dance; Opening reception of Wanda Murphy’s “The Connection” to benefit Group for the South Fork; A performance by the New York City Ballet at the Morriss Center Dance Institute in Bridgehampton. 8.31.05 - A “surprise” birthday party for Patrick McMullan; Nello Balan hosted a gathering to celebrate the unveiling of LeRoy Neiman's "Nello Summertimes Collection"; Kick-off party for the 2005 Idea House in Bridgehampton; Greenwich Polo Club held its Graff Diamond Cup match. 8.25.05 - Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons held their annual gala, “Meow Meow Bow Wow Ball”; The Hamptons Film Festival/Elle screening of “Proof”; Music of Love, A White Hot Benefit For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation. 8.16.05 - A dual benefit for Hudson Riverkeeper and Peconic Baykeeper; The Annual Young Friends of the Mental Illness Prevention Center summer bash; Cocktails and a collection inspired by ABT. 8.9.05 - Southampton Hospital's Safari Summer benefiting the hospital's Department of Emergency Services; The Historical Society of Palm Beach County's drinks party at the Southampton Club. 8.8.05 - The Women’s Council of Monmouth Medical’s Leon Hess Cancer Center held its annual Power of Pink Luncheon; Grand Classics Film Series screening of Ken Loach’s film “Kes” benefiting the American Film Institute. 8.4.05 - More from 10th anniversary celebration of Mickey Boardman's “Ask Mr. Mickey; Ritz-Carlton Golf Club and Spa, Jupiter hosted a launch of the ultimate luxury fashion accessory; The Hamptons Film Festival & Elle Magazine presented a screening of “Asylum.” 8.2.05 - 36th annual Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows; Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola hosted a luncheon in Southampton to honor all the past and present chairwomen of the Southampton Hospital Summer Party.
7.19.05 - UA Southampton Cinema screened Curtis Hanson’s In Her Shoes; Jolene and George Schlatter threw a surprise birthday party for Wolfgang Puck; Loro Piana sponsors the Regata dei Tre Golfi in Capri and the International Horse Show, Piazza di Siena in Rome. 7.15.05 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Women’s Partnership for Science luncheon; Animal Rescue Fund benefit; Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Party. 7.11.05 - Caramoor Imperial's 60th anniversary gala; Wave Hill's 40th Anniversary Spring Garden Gala; Cocktails at Maurice Villency to debut Hollywould's "Lune de Miel"; Banana Republic/ACRIA "Dance at Sunset Benefit." 7.8.05 - Calvary Hospital’s 22nd Annual Awards Dinner Dance; Young Friends of the Kravis Center's 12th annual Reach for the Stars; A party welcoming Jamee Gregory to Hollyhock in West Hollywood. 7.7.05 - The Washington National Opera’s 47th annual Opera Ball; Citymeals-on-Wheels' Starry, Starry Night; Little Flower Children and Family Services' Second Annual Rose Luncheon & Second Annual Distinguished Humanitarian Award Dinner. 7.1.05 - Gala preview of the Hampton Designer Showhouse to benefit Southampton Hospital; Alzheimer's Association's "Forget-Me-Not" gala; Looking at Los Angeles at Hermès. 6.29.05 - The Group for the South Fork's annual benefit; CDCH Foundation for Special Children’s kick-off party for The Orchid Ball; The opening of first American De Beers LV store on Fifth Avenue; Summer White Night at Doubles. 6.28.05 - Sixth annual Love Heals benefit for the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education; The Hamptons International Film Festival's Summer Premiere of Hustle & Flow; The opening of J. Crew at-the-beach. 6.27.05 - Baby Buggy Crib Drive at Barney’s New York; The International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art's eighth annual gala; Mikimoto hosted cocktails to honor the Tree Trust of the Central Park Conservancy; Jewelry and Tea in honor of the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. 6.24.05 - Edwin Gould Services for Children & Families hosted the 3rd Annual “Artrageous”; New York Restoration Project Gala; Graham Windham's Literacy at the Lighthouse. 6.22.05 - Rolex Gala on the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum; The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's 2005 Awards For Excellence; The Phoenix House Rising Award Gala; The Partnership for Public Service honored Senator John McCain.
6.21.05 - National Audubon Society's second annual Women in Conservation luncheon; The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation's annual gala, Bal du Printemps; The Society for the Performing Arts' “The Great Ball of China” in Houston; Cocktails to kick off the Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Gala Benefit; Central Park Conservancy’s 10th annual Taste of Summer benefit. 6.9.05 - New York City Center Encores!; The Young Landmarks Celebration at the Lever House Terrace; The United Hospital Fund's Distinguished Trustee Awards. 6.8.05 - Annual Fresh Air Fund Gala at the Tavern on the Green; Central Park Playground Partner's Annual East Side Playground Party; Asia Society's 25th annual dinner. 6.7.05 - Eighth annual Women & Science Lecture and Luncheon at The Rockefeller University; Kartika Soekarno Foundation for Indonesian Children's “Shadow Play: A photographic Journey Through Asia.” 5.25.05 - New Yorkers for Children held two events to kick off its annual fall gala; Judith Ripka opened the doors of her new flagship boutique on Madison Avenue. 5.24.05 - Spring Fling Party at Hiro Ballroom hosted by Zac Posen and Alexandra Posen to benefit TeachersCount; Seeds of Peace held its annual gala dinner; The New York Women’s Foundation Celebrating Women Breakfast. 5.23.05 - Lenox Hill Neighborhood House's “Kids in Candyland” kickoff; Memorial Sloan Kettering's “Aces Are Wild”; New York Pops' held their 22nd Birthday Gala "Two by Two." 5.18.05 - The IC&A held a dinner to honor the winners of the 2005 Arthur Ross Awards; Cartier celebrates 25 years in Beverly Hills in honor of Project A.L.S; Intermix celebrated Hollywould's Spring 2005 Couture Collection in Bal Harbour. 5.17.05 - ABT's opening night celebration at the Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion; The Second Annual Fountain House Symposium and Luncheon. 5.16.05 - Publicolor's fifth annual Stir, Splatter + Roll event; Doubles celebrated its 29th anniversary; Symphony Space held its annual Spring Gala. 5.11.05 - Houston Opera's 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Gala; Pasteur Foundation honors William J. Clinton; IWC and Mercedes' launch of the The Ingenieur watch. 5.9.05 - The 2005 Tribeca Ball, “La Dolce Vita”; Whitney Museum Contemporaries hosted its third Annual Art Party and Auction. 5.6.05 - National Center for Learning Disabilities Benefit Dinner; We Are Family Foundation's third annual celebration; Lighthouse International's Centennial Celebrations. 5.4.05 - French-American Aid For Children's 64th annual "Bal Des Berceaux"; Sportsball, a fundraiser for the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health; Gala Preview party of the Designer Showhouse of New Jersey; Maria Sharapova’s 18th birthday bash at Hiro. 5.3.05 - “Madison Avenue: Where Fashion Meets Art” to benefit the Whitney Museum of American Art; The New York premiere of Fighting Tommy Riley at the MGM screening room.
5.2.05 - Union Settlement's fourth annual Sounds of East Harlem; Phoenix House honors Kenneth I. Chenault; American Academy of Dramatic Arts honors Dina Merrill; A private reception for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. 4.29.05 - New Yorkers Dress to Kilt for Tartan Week. 4.28.05 - Casa Casuarina's Miami Beach Polo World Cup; An L.A.-style book party for Cheryl Howard Crew's In the Face of Jinn; The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Eighth Annual Bergh Ball. 4.27.05 - Bronx Museum of the Arts' kick off party for its Spring Gala; Celebrating 101 years of Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra's 32nd Annual Patrons Gala. 4.26.05 - The Food Allergy Initiative’s Spring Luncheon; 2005 Fire Commissioner’s Humanitarian Award; The Spirit of Jimmy V Gala; Bloomingdale's hosted a luncheon to benefit the NYU Child Study Center. 4.21.05 - Children's Museum of the East End's inaugural gala; A reception for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Asprey; Commit to WIN dinner; The National Arts Club presents Nall — A Retrospective. 4.19.05 - The Week at Grand Central; “Designs of Hope” for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF; Saks Fifth Avenue hosted a cocktail party to celebrate the launch of the Roger Vivier boutique. 4.14.05 - The annual Quest 400 cocktail reception, hosted by Quest magazine publisher Chris Meigher and DPC. 4.13.05 - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts annual Spring Gala; The opening party for the Bellora flagship store. 4.8.05 - CASA’s Thirteenth Anniversary Awards Dinner; Cece Cord handbag line launch; Mount Sinai Junior Committee cocktail party; Canyon Ranch Living – Miami Beach reception for Douglas Hannant. 4.6.05 - Say Yes to Education benefit dinner; Municipal Arts Society’s Urbanists Winter Party; American Cancer Society's 10th Annual “Mother of the Year” Award luncheon ; Departures magazine celebrated it's Los Angeles issue. 3.30.05 - French Women Don't Get Fat; NYCO’s Stephen Sondheim Award dinner; The opening of Jonas Mekas: Fragments of Paradise at Maya Stendhal Gallery; Marianne and John Castle gave a dinner for Governor and Mrs. George Pataki.
3.29.05 - Parsons School of Design's Centurian Award luncheon for Design Excellence; Lenox Hill Neighborhood House kick off at Guy Regal's; A kick-off reception and evening of shopping at Robert Lee Morris' SoHo Gallery. 3.15.05 - New York City Opera held its Opening Night Gala; Careers Through Culinary Arts Program; Bill Austin was honored on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars; Veuve Cliquot celebrated Miami's Ultimate Style Grande Dames. 3.10.05 - Fourth Annual Children's Day “ARTrageous” Children’s Expression Project; The Autism Coalition and the McCarton Foundation staged “Comedy Love Call.” 3.7.05 - Sir Elton John and Chopard co-hosted the 13th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Dinner and After Party; Palm Beach American Cancer Society's Mardi Gras Gala; The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children’s inaugural gala. 3.2.05 - The American Museum of Natural held its Winter Dance; First annual Sanskriti benefit; Kick-off party for the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Bunny Hop. 2.24.05 - The New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation's "Lunch at a Landmark"; A Night of Glitter and Gold at Doubles; The opening party for Hedge Gallery in San Francisco; Luncheon for French Women Don’t Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure. 2.23.05 - Seventh annual Seeds of Peace Bid for Peace; 48th Annual International Red Cross Ball; Butterflies and Bold Ties Party at Marsh Island Club; Tuleh's Fall 2005 New York Fashion Week show; The French Institute Alliance Française’s La Nuit des Étoiles Festival Dinner. 2.21.05 - Hedge Funds Care's Open Your Heart to the Children; NYU Medical Center’s Inaugural Champions of Industry & Medicine dinner; New-York Historical Society's opening reception for Audubon's Aviary; Coca-Cola "Make It Real" launch party at Marquee; A Theory Event: The publication of If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend. 2.17.05 - Third annual "Think Pink" Breast Cancer Research Foundation luncheon in Vero Beach; Group exhibition "Repetitions" opened at Maya Stendhal Gallery; Oscar de la Renta's Bal Harbour boutique opening party; HP at Fred’s at Barney’s.
2.11.05 - The American Foundation for The University of the West Indies, “The Legacy Continues”; The Eighth Red Ball, “The Year’s Most Romantic Evening”; East Side House Settlement gala preview of the New York International Auto Show. 2.3.05 - Terra Group's "An Evening In"; DVF by H.Stern collection at the Helly Nahmad Art Gallery; Preview evening for the inaugural Palm Beach Connoisseur Fair. 2.1.05 - The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s 14th annual Bunny Hop kick off; Van Cleef & Arpels hosted a dinner at their Worth Avenue boutique; Book party for The Cistern; A sneak preview of New-York Historical Society's antique treasures. 1.24.05 - 51st Annual Winter Antiques Show: The opening night party and its exhibitors. 1.21.05 - Community Access celebrated their 30th anniversary; Kick off for Palm Beach! America’s International Fine Art & Antique Fair; Neiman Marcus' kick-off party for the Dana Farber Discovery Ball; A birthday party for Nancy Curry O'Shaughnessy. 1.5.05- The New York Botanical Garden's Winter Wonderland Ball; "Henry's Friends" celebrate the launch of The Henry Fund for ASPCA Cares; The opening celebration for David Yurman in Bal Harbor, Florida. 1.4.05 - Dior hosts the Young Collectors Council Artist's Ball honoring Matthew Ritchie at the Guggenheim; Kravis Center’s Gala Benefit, “Night of Stars.
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