5.12.10: Babes, Bags and Bubbles | New York Social Diary

Babes, Bags and Bubbles

New York Junior League's "Babes, Bags and Bubbles" Auction.

Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times hosted a reception for Gillian Tett, now the US Managing Editor, at Hudson Terrace in New York. The FT is the only paper I know in New York that can give an interesting cocktail party. The atmosphere is convivial and there's a good mix of writers/reporters, business people, journalists. Gillian Tett is one of the paper's brightest (read: smartest) lights. The night's guests included John Ridding (CEO, Financial Times), Reggie Bartholomew (former Ambassador), Peter Brown (President, Brown Lloyd James), Paul Calello (CEO, Investment Banking, Credit-Suisse), Jon Corzine, Vartan Gregorian (President and Trustee, Carnegie Corporation), Tony James (President, The Blackstone Group), Shirley Lord, Steven Rattner, Trish Regan (Anchor, CNBC), Charlie Rose, Ralph Schlosstein (President and CEO, Evercore Partners Inc.), Paul Steiger (Editor-in-Chief, ProPublica), James Turley (Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young), Amanda Urban, and Bill Rhodes (Senior Vice Chairman, Citigroup)

Charlie Rose, Gillian Tett, and John Ridding

Lionel Barber, Charlie Rose, and Martin Wolf

Bill Rhodes and Lionel Barber

Mary Knowles, Trish Regan, Lori Spechler, and Gillian Tett

Trish Regan, Jon Corzine, Jesse Rodriguez, and Lori Spechler

Henny Sender and Dino Kos

Dr. Vartan Gregorian and Gillian Tett

Amanda Urban, Tony James, and John Gapper

Harvey Morris, Emma Daly, and Lionel Barber

Jon Corzine and Gillian Tett

Gillian Tett and Alan Patricof

Eden Collinsworth and Amanda Urban

Shirley Lord and Lionel Barber

Lionel Barber, Jon Corzine, and Gillian Tett

Paul Calello, Gillian Tett, and Allan Dodds Frank

Lionel Barber and Kathleen Lacy Hoge

Rich Adamonis, Mike MacKenzie, and Dan McCrum

Francesco Guerrera and Scott Henderson

The New York Pops celebrated its 27th birthday Gala with a concert at Carnegie Hall and a black tie dinner dance following at the Plaza. Music Director Steven Reineke conducted the Pops concert, which featured Cheyenne Jackson.

Michael Cerveris, Bad Habit, and the Ronald McDonald House Choir

Young People's Chorus of New York City

Liz Smith

Montego Glover

Marine Park IS278 Jazz Band

Long time friends and contributors MML Capital Partners and Patty and James A. Read were honored for their continued support of the Pops.

Bob and Barbara Taylor Bradford

James Johnson and John Liu

Haley Swindal

Karine Plantadit and Keith Roberts

Steve Reineke, Bill Schermerhorn, Tony DeSare, and Cheyenne Jackson

Joan Steinbrenner, Steve Reineke, Haley Swindal, and Jennifer Swindal

Dan Dutcher and June Freemason

Vince Giordano

Michael Feinstein and Ruth Henderson

Ruth Henderson, Liz Smith, June Freemanson, and Lesley Hall

Marcia Pfluge, Steve Snavely, and Peggy Snavely

June Freemanson, Bill Schermerhorn, and Nancy Nichols

Jane Walkowicz, Karen ZuGan, and Marcie Sohm

Jeanette and Paul Wagner

Steve Reineke, Patty Read, and James Read

Robert Bradford, Michael Feinstein, and Barbara Taylor Bradford

B.B. and Sid Grant

Steve Reineke and Frank Sinatra Jr.

They held a book launch at MoMA for Citizen You (Crown Publishers) by Jonathan Tisch, Loew’s Co-Chairman of the Board and a member of the Office of the President of Loew’s Corporation. Mr. Tisch is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary, Loews Hotels, and the author of two books.

In Citizen You, he reveals how “active citizens” use their professional skills to alleviate social problems.

The night's guest list was brimming with New York boldfacers including the presence of The Prez, William Jefferson Clinton. Mr. Clinton is usually the center of attention, and he clearly revels in the energy, and returns it like the perfect volley.

Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch

Anthony Scotto, Rosanna Scotto, Roxanne Palin, and Dean Palin

Alice and Francois Bennahmias

Agnes Gund and Jerry Speyer

Caroline Hirsch and Andrew Fox

Arthur Sulzberger and Joe Benincasa

Michael Ovitz and Jonathan Tisch

Citizen You, click to order

Paul McLoughlin and Henri Barguirdjian

Alexandra Lebenthal

Mitchell Silverman, Stefani Greenfield, Maurice DuBois, Rosanna Scotto, and Lizzie Tisch

Brett Hyman

Gayle King, Jonathan Tisch, and Rosanna Scotto

Susan Fales-Hill

Laurie Tisch, Aimee Bell, and Alexandra Kotur

Ryan O'Neill and Diana Quasha

Jane Wagman and Liz Lange

Sarah Howard and Dori Cooperman

Last Thursday The New York Junior League hosted its 2nd annual "Babes, Bags and Bubbles Handbag Auction." NYJL volunteers and the fashionable public were invited to bid on more than 100 designer handbags once belonging to Lauren Bacall, Anne Archer, Christina Applegate, Tory Burch, Heidi Montag, Betsy Bloomingdale, Donna Karan, Carly Simon, Rene Russo, Jacklyn Smith, Tinsley Mortimer and many famous luxury brands. Proceeds went to benefit the NYJL's Women's Cancer Prevention program.