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| Helen Kaplan, Georgia Witkin, Michele Herbert, Louise Kornfeld, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Donna Soloway, Patricia Shiah, and Anka Palitz at the 24th anniversary jubilee for Career Transition for Dancers. |
| This past Wednesday night Chanel Fine Jewelry, along with Camilla Belle, Claire Danes, Diane Kruger and Blake Lively hosted “Fete d'Hiver," a dinner dance at the Four Seasons restaurant for the benefit of the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Care. |
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| Dinner in the Pool Room. |
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| Associates Committee Chairmen Leslie Heaney and Vice Chairs. |
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| Zac Sebastian, Aisha Speirn, Scott Merian, Ilirjana Alushaj, Alexis Page, and Elliott David |
| Leslie Heaney was Associates Committee Chairman. Vice chairs were Lisa Errico, Gretchen Gunlocke Fenton, and Shoshanna Gruss. Event chairs were Veronica Swanson Beard, Amy Raiter Dwek, Dara O’Hara and Maria Villalba. Vice-chairs were Allison Aston, Phoebe Gubelmann, Cory Plumb, and Amanda Taylor. |
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| Devin Powell, Nevil Dwek, Amy Dwek, Franchesca Stratton, and Veronica Beard |
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| Mark Karick and Mark Greenberg |
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| Brian and Laura Carr |
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| Todd Romano and Cory Plumb |
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| Anthony Addison and Amanda Taylor |
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| Gordon Day and John Duffy |
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| Heather and Tom Leeds |
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| Alex Sheppard and Chris Errico |
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| Former NYC Police Commissioner William Bratton, Michael Berko, and R.P. Eddy |
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| Gervaise Gerstener and Bruce |
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| Nina Garcia |
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| Elliott David and Scott Merian |
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| Matthew Moneyhon, Todd Egeland, and John Linder |
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| Allison Aston, Mat Plumb, and Cory Plumb |
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| Katherine Sheppard and Allison Pappas |
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| Cory Plumb and Amanda Taylor |
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| Diane Kruger |
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| Eleanor Ylvisaker |
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| Caroline Sieber |
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| Lauren Santo Domingo |
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| Andrew and Natalie Leventhal |
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| Musical Artist Geordon Nicol and Leigh Lezark |
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| Andrew Heaney and Mat Plumb |
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| James and Lauren Heidenry |
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| Maria Villalba and Mark Gilbertson |
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| Steve Eichner and Bill Cunningham |
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| Stephanie LaCava |
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| Veronica Beard and Morgan Demann |
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| Charlotte Ronson |
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| Louis and Alexandra Rose meet and greet |
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| Claudia Overstrom |
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| Emily and Harold Ford, Jr. |
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| Alvin Valley and Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos |
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| Alexis Clarke |
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| Blake Lively surrounded |
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A group of young professional philanthropists known as “Future of Hope” joined City of Hope’s fight against women’s cancers by hosting a Halloween-themed benefit called 'A Night of Mischief' at Marquee in NYC.
Celebrities are joining Future of Hope’s efforts in raising the awareness of City of Hope and its mission to find cures for cancers and other life-threatening diseases.
Special appearances were made by cast members from the hit television series Gossip Girl and The City.
Lending her clout to the cause was Tinsley Mortimer as she films her new CW reality series Empire State. This new reality show will air this winter chronicling Tinsley’s travels, adventures and causes that include finding a cure for women’s cancers.
The CW will be in attendance filming Tinsley and her friends as they join together with New York City’s Future of Hope. The evening will be dedicated in loving memory to Amy Salm who lost her battle with cancer this year.
The City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute and Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, is one of the world’s leading research and treatment centers for cancer and other serious diseases, including diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
The work conducted at City of Hope is shared with medical centers worldwide, touching the lives of millions of people everywhere, including the New York Metropolitan Area.
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| Future of Hope Board: Jessica Haber, Brett Levine, Jocelyn Levy, Lauren Tetenbaum, Ashley Spitz, Logan Levine, Joey Kuhn, Jamie Fuld, Alissa Jacob, Emily Jupiter, David Chesner, and Samantha Haber |
| The night featured an open bar with sponsors such as Innocente Tequila, Three Olives Vodka and Manhattan Beer Company. A decadent dessert bar satisfied even the sweetest tooth, compliments of the Cupcake Stop and Milk & Cookies Bakery. There was also a live raffle with over 30 fabulous prizes to be won such as a Valentino handbag, roundtrip jetBlue Airways tickets, Equinox gym membership, Private Dinner prepared by Chef Rob of Georgica and Hell’s Kitchen fame, and Knicks, Rangers, and Jets tickets. Spinning all night was the incomparable DJ NVM. |
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Alli Kopel, Brett Kasner, Jamie Fuld, and David Chesner |
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Yin Chang and Zuzanna Szadkowski |
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Jordan Muraskin and Kylie Davis |
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Jonathan Agravi |
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Taryn Adler and Eric J. Dardi |
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Logan Levine, Alissa Jacob, and Joey Kuhn |
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Amanda Berman, Lauren Tetenbaum, and Jocelyn Levy |
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Lori Levine and Jocelyn Levy |
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Aliza Zelin, Jocelyn Levy, Alissa Jacob, Lauren Moise, Lauren Warsavsky, and Kylie Davis |
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Jordan Pianin, Stacy Mohr, and Amanda Peyser |
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Samantha Zalaznick, Ariel Campbell, Lizzie Meltzer, and Jess Retelny |
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Thursday a week ago, the ASPCA held its annual Humane Awards Luncheon, sponsored by the Hartville Group at the newly renovated Pierre. This luncheon always recognizes animal heroes that have demonstrated extraordinary efforts, as well as individuals who made a significant impact in the lives of animals during the past year.
These are our friends.
Writing that last paragraph reminded me of an incident with a family in Los Angeles several years ago involving a barking Jack Russell.
If you know Jack Russells, you know they are barkers. The bark, if you’ve been sitting in silence concentrating, comes out like a knfe in the atmosphere and you might suddenly jolt up in alarm.
Meanwhile, it’s just the darn dog barking. I’ve had a couple of Jack Russells. They can really bark up a storm. But they know what they were barking for or at. And if you pay attention, you’ll know too. |
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Linda Hickox, Mario Buatta, and Andrea Fahnestock |
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Catherine Moellering and Lisa McCarthy |
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In this Los Angeles story, the dog was running around the house barking non-stop. He’d run up the stairs, up to the third floor, back down, around the house and up again. Within very few minutes, after the owners got over their initial impression that Fido was just barking again, they followed the dog’s path which led directly to the third floor apartment where the elderly mother lived. She had had a heart attack. Bark Sparky, bark on.
Jack Russell stories of guarding, protecting, barking are legion and many are very funny because they’re often deadly serious but loving little terriers.
This year’s dog of the year at the ASPCA luncheon was Archie, an eight-year-old black Labrador retriever, who serves as an assistance dog and social lifeline for Sergeant Clay Rankin. Sgt. Rankin suffered spinal injuries serving in Iraq. Archie is his primary caregiver and social safety net. The dog’s loyalty and perseverance in helping Sgt. Rankin accomplish his daily tasks has allowed the veteran to regain his confidence and independence and move forward with his life. And I’ll bet Sgt, Rankin is also buoyed by the great sense of love he feels for this loving friend who serves him.
When you finally decide you need that love in your life, adopt a dog or a cat. They may save your life. And your heart. |
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Caroline Dean |
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Marina Killery |
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Cynthia Lufkin |
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Libby Fitzgerald |
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Cindy Adams and Marsha Perelman |
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Veronica Beard and Allison Aston |
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Chuck and Ellen Scarborough, Oliver Scarborough, and Ed Sayres |
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Ed Sayres and Patricia Crawford |
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Ellen and Mark Gilbertson |
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Thomas McCarter and Frances Scaife |
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Matt Bershadker, Jeff Pfiefle, and Adam Mahr |
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Mario Buatta and Elaine Langone |
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Stephanie Krieger and Margo Langenberg |
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Tory Burch |
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Last Monday night at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Tisch Gala 2009, benefiting the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU honored Brian Grazer the film producer, film director Ron Howard, actress Marcia Gay Harden, Diane King, president of the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation, and Sheila Nevins, the president of HBO Documentary Films.
The evening was hosted by Kristen Johnston, Tisch ’89. Honorary Chairs were Spike Lee ’82, Brett Ratner ’90 and Sir Howard Stringer, member of the Dean’s Council (like Grazer, Lee, and Rattner). |
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Andrea Wachner |
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Arlene and Wayne Chaplin |
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Carolyn Forsman |
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Jeff Zucker, Sir Howard Stringer, Glenn Close, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and Ron Meyer |
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A.J. Calloway |
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Dr. Allen Counter and Samuel L. Jackson |
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Deborah Sole, Peter Rohowsky, and Charlie Brucia |
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Spike Lee and Sheila Nevins |
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Brian Grazer and Chau-Giang Nguyen |
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Heather Sarg and Sherri Alcoff |
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Adrienne Aragon and Kogi Kurata |
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Ann Palermo and Amanda Lipitz |
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Glenn Close |
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Danielle and David Smotrich |
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Hannah Yampolsky and Sharon Chang |
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Barbara Cohen, Jonathan Cohen, Craig Rokuson, and Marisa Rokuson |
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Craig Sterns and Diana King |
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Carmen Marc Valvo and Rosemarie Di Lorenzo |
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Charlie Midnight, Chris Foitle, and Jai Landers |
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Cornelia Bregman and Dana Hammond-Stubgen |
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Joanne Laboy, Diane Finnerty, and Sue Chalom |
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Glenn Close and Diana King |
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Cynthia Stafford, Susanna Midnight, and Rosemarie Di Lorenzo |
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Jonathan Tisch, Lizzie Tisch, and Alec Baldwin |
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Christina Jesffs and Sarah Hoover |
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Nicky Hammond and Dana Hammond-Stubgen |
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Danielle Smotrich and Yigal Azrouel |
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David Beal and Mark Swersky |
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Drew Cohen, Samantha Cohen, Myrna Gershon, and Freddie Gershon |
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Josianne Pennington, Maurice Kanbar, and Rachel Warren |
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Eileen Ciukurescu and Tony Leeds |
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Diane Passage |
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Eliza McNitz and Jeannie Catmull |
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Glenn Close and Sir Howard Stringer |
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Iris Cantor |
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Elizabeth and Dale Hemmerdinger |
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Eric and Sandy Rosenthal |
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Jack Lund and Janice Ellig |
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Ken Davenport and Noah Weisberg |
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Kristen Johnston and Kimberly Faith Jones |
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David and Billie Stoler |
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Jan Tuttleman, Ali Viterdi, and Karen Viterdi |
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Marcia Gay Harden backstage |
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Ron Howard and Brian Grazer |
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Ken Starr and Diane Passage |
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Randy and Mitchell Glatt |
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Marianne and George Kaufman |
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Chauncey Johnson and Jennifer Leigh Warren |
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Samuel L. Jackson, Cynthia Stafford, and Lanre Idewu |
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Olivia and Pauletta Washington |
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Mario Cantone |
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Sterling Brown and Ryan Bathe |
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Grace Curatola, Dr. Gerry Curatola, Georgia Curatola, and Gia Curatola |
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Sharon Peterson and Larry Kopp |
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Ron Howard and Ron Meyer |
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Shantie Midnight, Eliza McNitz, Cynthia Stafford, and Rylee Ebsen |
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Kristen Johnston |
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Maria Cuomo Cole |
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Mary Schmidt Campbell |
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Tana Pierce and Scott Gerber |
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| On Monday night in New York, The French Institute Alliance Francaise held its annual Trophee des Arts Gala 2009 at the Plaza. They honored Robert Wilson, Bernard Poussot, chairman and CEO of Wyeth, and actress Isabelle Huppert. |
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Bernard Poussot |
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Suzanne Bleck |
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Robert Wilson and Isabelle Huppert |
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Anne Busquet |
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Charlotte and Eric Mourlot |
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Tinsley Mortimer |
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Juliette Longuet |
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Olivia Chantecaille |
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Guillaume and Muriel Pfefer |
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Amanda de Montal and Melanie Bouvard |
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Bruce Levingston, Isabelle Huppert, Robert Wilson, and Francine Haskell |
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Christian Moretti and Kate Bouquard |
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Agnes Thiery and Sebastien Legrand |
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Marie Monique Steckel and Tinsley Mortimer |
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Diony Lebot and Dennis Lebot |
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Antoine Bleck, Bernard Poussot, and Suzanne Bleck |
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Amereneinck Seltzer and Michael Stout |
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Christine Cachot |
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Jean Christian Agid and Juliette Longuet |
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Fanny Pereire |
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Chris Aleasure and Alison Minton |
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Ronnie Chammah and Michele Gerber Klein |
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Garrick and Gertje Utley |
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Isabelle Huppert and Laura Coblence |
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Yves Le Breton and Lynn Julian |
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Juliette Longuet |
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Joe Zee |
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Luc and Leslie Kuykens |
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Ronald Gutman |
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Stanley Weisman and Daniele Ceira |
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Kate Bouquard and Christian Moretti |
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Micolas Riviere and Kereen Rispal |
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Tinsley Mortimer |
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Young Hee |
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Patrick Caubel and Veronique Caubel |
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Pierre Vimont |
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Suzanne Bleck and Antoine Bleck |
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Also on Monday night at the Hilton New York’s Grand Ballroom, Rolex presented “America Dances!” an evening of many styles of dance in the American culture, along with a dinner dance and auction. The gala benefit for Career Transition for Dancers and celebrating its 24th anniversary jubilee. They honored Larry Herbert, the late Patrick Swayze and Lloyd Rigler – Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation.
The evening featured Laura Benanti, Valerie Harper, Samuel Ramey, Ann Reinking, Ethan Stiefel and New York City Ballet’s Ashley Bouder and Andrew Veyette. |
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| Donald Saddler, Marge Champion, Anita Jaffee, and Charlotte Moore |
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| Jonathan Farkas and Somers Farkas |
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| Mary Lou Westerfield, Cynthia Gregory, and Caitlyn Carter |
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| Michael Cominotto and Dennis Basso |
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| Anka Palitz, Janis Becker, and Lisa Niemi Swayze |
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| Barbara and Donald Tober |
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| Valerie Harper |
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| John Selya |
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| Mercedes Ellington |
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| Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker |
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| Roberta Silbert and Allen Brill |
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| Patricia Kennedy and Desmond Richardson |
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| Michele Herbert and Lawrence Herbert |
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| Caroline Lieberman and Bruce Michael |
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| Hunt Slonem |
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| Lombard twins |
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| Michael Tadross and Georgia Witkin |
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| Vivian Serota, Stephen Kornfeld, and Louise Kornfeld |
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Last Tuesday night, KiptonART held its 2nd annual KiptonART Rising Finalists Party showcasing the top 19 artists for thetheir program.
Hosts for the evening, HRH Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Gillian Hearst Simonds and Catherine Forbes.
Guests enjoyed a special musical performance by Orba Squara, cocktails by Bombay Sapphire gin and at the end of the evening participated in the awards ceremony. Longchamp CEO, Marti Carroll, presented each of the 6 winners with crystal statues to recognize their achievements.
Winning artists Kiritin Beyer, Julie Combal, Bon Duke, Emily Korman, Avery McCarthy and Matthew Satz had an opportunity to speak with curators Stephen Frailey, Alexander Glauber and Rachel Smith, Marlborough Gallery’s Marcia Levine, art patrons Becca Cason Thrash, CeCe Cord and Baroness Monica von Zadora-Gerlof.
KiptonART Rising is a yearly award given to six artists whose works are passionate, memorable and innovative while still remaining relevant to the aesthetics of our community today. |
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Genevieve Bahrenburg |
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Kiritin Beyer |
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Brendan Monaghan and Jon David Willingham |
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Tracy Stern and Chessy Wilson |
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Ally Hilfiger, Kipton Cronkite, and Annabelle Vartanian |
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Tatiana Boncompagni, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Crown Princess Katherine and Prince Alexander of Serbia, and Kipton Cronkite |
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Catherine Forbes, Kipton Cronkite, and Marcia Levine |
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Greg Lauren and Annabelle Vartanian |
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Thom Filicia and Jenn Bell |
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Chessy Wilson, Anastasia Rogers, and Dabney Mercer |
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Gillian Hearst Simonds and Christian Simonds |
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Jackie Astier, Jessica Dang, Kipton Cronkite, and Peter Davis |
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Bettina Prentice, Nina Freudenberger, Melyora Kramer, and Anastasia Rogers |
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