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| David Rockefeller, Jr. with members of the Cantata Singers (Brian Church, Jason Sabol, Epp Sonin, Catherine Hedberg and Angelynne Hinson) and pianist Peter Basquin. |
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| Last Thursday night the World Monuments Fund held its annual Hadrian Award Gala at the Plaza where they honored David Rockefeller Jr. Dinner Chairs were Mica Ertegun, Fernanda Kellogg, Nina Joukowsky Koprulu and Jack Shear. |
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| Eleanor Briggs, Stella Sichel, Sydie Lansing, and Jo Carole Lauder |
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| Each year, the World Monuments Fund presents the Hadrian Award to an international leader whose patronage has advanced the understanding, appreciation, and preservation of the world’s art and architecture. The award was inspired by the Roman Emperor Hadrian (a.d. 76–138), a brilliant commander and administrator and a great patron of the arts, who demonstrated a concern for the survival of outstanding artistic works and a desire to convey the standards embodied in these works to his contemporary world. |
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| This past Monday night, Whoopi Goldberg, James Gandolfini, Elaine Stritch, Suzanne Shank, Debra Wasser and Bennett Zier and many others celebrated at the 60th Anniversary of the Stella Adler® Studio of Acting at the Park Avenue home of Antonio “LA” Reid. Ms. Stritch was given the Stella Adler Award, presented by James Gandolfini. Whoopi Goldberg received the Marlon Brando Award from Ruby Dee.
Stella Adler who was born in 1901 and lived through almost the entire 20th century was a legend in her lifetime. Until the popular ascension of the movies as mass entertainment, America went to the theatre where families proliferated like the Barrymores, the Booths, the Bennetts and the Adlers. The Adlers’ roots were specifically Yiddish, playing to a big audience of emigres. Stella had a powerful personality and a prominent reputation as an actor teacher also. Marlon Brando credited her guidance in developing his craft. So did many others including Warren Beatty. Today the Stella Adler Acting Studio is run by her grandson Tom Oppenheim, President and Artistic Director, with her daughter Ellen Adler, who were present at the benefit. |
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| Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com [2]
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| Last Wednesday night the New York Women’s Foundation’s Stepping Out and Stepping Up honored Elizabeth and Herbert Sturz and Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas D. Kristof at Gotham Hall. The Stepping Up Award is presented to recognized New Yorkers who serve as role models of courageous leadership, vision and commitment to women and girls as individuals and as partners. The evening began with a cocktail reception attended by General Consul of Mexico Beltran, Mayor Bloomberg, Council Speaker Quinn, which followed with dinner, dancing and a special performance by Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Mary J. Blige, who sang stunning renditions of her hits “No More Drama” and “One,” dedicating her performance to the power and unity of women.
Honorees Elizabeth and Herbert Sturz who founded 24 nonprofit and government agencies between them, saluted the Foundation for their work in supporting women. Sheryl WuDunn spoke movingly about the importance of investing in women and girls locally as a prerequisite to investing globally. Nicholas Kristof praised NYWF for holding up ‘two thirds of the sky.’ Islyn Matthews, a successful entrepreneur and participant of WHEDCo, a long-time NYWF grantee partner, moved audiences with a personal story of transformation, embodying the mission of the Foundation. Co-Chairs for the evening included Hyatt Bass, Sayu V. Bhojwani, Aiyoung Choi, Susan R. Cullman, Grace Hightower De Niro, Somers W. Farkas, Margaret Munzer Loeb, Carolyn Buck Luce, Jean Shafiroff, Diana L. Taylor, Jacqueline P. Togut, and Barbara Brizzi Wynne. Established in 1987 as a public philanthropy, the New York Women’s Foundation is a cross-cultural alliance of women, serving as a force for change for women. From the outset, the Foundation’s founders strove to identify innovative organizations that were affecting change in the communities they served for women. NYWF strategically funds organizations and programs that move women, girls and families towards long-term economic security through individual transformation and systemic change, mobilizing leaders and community partners as philanthropists and change agents. Over the past twenty-two years, NYWF surpassed $20 million ($20,350,445) in grants to over 240 nonprofit organizations, improving the lives of five million women and girls in New York City. This year, NYWF responded to the economic crisis by launching RISE-NYC!, a partnership initiative and increasing its grant-making by more than 20%. NYWF funds programs in that promote economic security and justice, health and sexual rights, positive development of girls and young women, and safety. |
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| Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com [4]
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| The Tycher Family Foundation hosted A Truly Happy Hour last Thursday night to benefit Met Council, an affiliate of UJA Federation of New York. The evening played host to Adam Alpert, Chelsea Goldstein and Jeremy Fraenkel, Gregg Beinin, and Neil and Debby Sroka. |
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| Patrick McGrath, Jordan Bach, Alexandra Bach, Sam Fraenkel, Julie Gurevich, and Alan Gurevich |
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| With tunes spun by renowned DJ Phresh of 1OAK, the event included a silent auction that raised close to $10,000 for the Met Council and culminated with a moving speech by William Rapfogel, Chief Executive Officer of the Met Council. |
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