The International City

Allison Berger, Anne Denes, Michael Safir, Anna Safir, Lindsey Caprioni, and Mili Shah Brown at restaurant ROBERT at the Museum of Arts and Design for a cocktail party benefiting The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering's 2010 Annual Appeal.

Last Wednesday noontime at the Magic Room of the LVMH Tower on East 57th Street, Christian de Portzamparc, the architect of the tower was guest of honor and speaker at The New York Landmarks Preservation benefit luncheon “Lunch at a Landmark.”

Mr. de Portzamparc’s subject was “The International City.” Paula Zahn was emcee and Mariana Kaufman was honorary chair.

Tim Wood, Isabelle Lefebvre Vary, Daniel Colon, Marie Monique Steckel, ?

Christian de Portzamparc in the LVMH Tower "Magic Room"

Co-chairs were Barry Bergdoll, Renaud Dutreil, Richard Farley, Gail Hilson, Arie L. Kopelman, Pamela Michaelcheck, Gaston Silva, Samuel G. White.
Committee: Catherine Cahill and William Bernhard, Michael Doyle, Paul Goldberger, Alexandra Howard, David P. Hunt, Amabel James, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, George S. Kaufman, Linda Lambert, Harrison T. LeFrak, Linda and Sandy Lindenbaum, Lynn Manger, Elizabeth Meigher, Richard Olcott, Peter Pennoyer, Celeste Rault, Jaquelin T. Robertson, Alexia Hamm Ryan, Frank Sciame, Michael T. Sillerman, Diana L. Taylor, Topsy Taylor, Barbara Tober, Diane von Furstenberg and Silvia Zoullas.

Corporate chairs were Gensler, Hearst Corporation, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, RFR Realty LLC and Vornado Realty Trust.

Paul Goldberger and Adam Weinberg

Peter Pennoyer and Alexandra Howard

Paula Zahn and Robert A. M. Stern

Christian de Portzamparc, Philippe de Montebello, and Renaud Dutreil, Chairman LVMH North America

Christina Davis, Chair NY Landmarks Preservation Foundation, Christian de Portzamparc, and Paula Zahn

Elisabeth Saint-Amand and Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

Denise Calicchio, Jill Gilmour, Honorary Chair Mariana Kaufman, and Topsy Taylor

Coco and Ari Kopelman with Paula Zahn

Last Tuesday evening at the Pierre, NYU Cancer Center Institute, an NCI-designated cancer center, raised nearly $1.4 million in unrestricted funds at its annual gala. They honored Silvia Formenti, MD, the Sandra and Edward H. Meyer Professor of Radiation Oncology and chair of Radiation Oncology at NYU Langone, for her extraordinary contributions to cancer research and care.

Each year the Cancer Institute Gala is held to celebrate the physicians, scientists, nurses and medical personnel at the cancer center for their longstanding excellence in education, research and patient care. Funds raised are used to support the Cancer Institute’s remarkable progress in the fight against cancer on all levels: patient care, research, education, and prevention.

Those in attendance included: Film director Roger Spottiswoode, Dr. Robert I. Grossman and Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, Lori and Larry Fink, Helen Kimmel, Kenneth G. Langone, chairman of the board of trustees, NYU Langone Medical Center, and his wife Elaine, Anne McNulty, Sandy and Ed Meyer, Laurie Perlmutter, Louise and Joshua Samuelson, Tracy and Stanley Shopkorn, and Debora and Jes Staley.

Kenneth Langone, Dr. William Carroll, Lori Fink, Dr. Silvia Formenti, Julie Marable, Michael MacLeod, and Dr. Robert I. Grossman

The NYU Cancer Institute is an NCI-designated cancer center. Its mission is to discover the origins of human cancer and to use that knowledge to eradicate the personal and societal burden of cancer in our community, the nation and the world. The center and its multidisciplinary team of experts provide access to the latest treatment options and clinical trials along with a variety of programs in cancer prevention, screening, diagnostics, genetic counseling, and supportive services. For additional information, please visit: www.nyuci.org.

NYU Langone Medical Center, a world-class patient-centered integrated academic medical center, is one of the nation’s premier centers for excellence in health care, biomedical research, and medical education. Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone is comprised of three hospitals – Tisch Hospital, a 705-bed acute-care tertiary facility, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first rehabilitation hospital in the world, with 174 beds and extensive outpatient rehabilitation programs, and the 190-bed Hospital for Joint Diseases, one of only five hospitals in the world dedicated to orthopaedics and rheumatology—plus the NYU School of Medicine, one of the nation’s preeminent academic institutions. For more information, visit www.NYULMC.org [1].

Dr. Robert I. Grossman, Dr. Silvia Formenti, and Kenneth Langone

Stanley and Tracy Shopkorn

Edward and Maya Manley

Larry and Lori Fink

Roger Spottiswoode and Dr. Silvia Formenti

Lori Fink, Kenneth Langone, and Helen Kimmel

Arnold and Roberta Greenberg

Dr. Robert and Shelley Berne

Elaine and Kenneth Langone

Judith Ripka and Ron Berk, Esq.

Dr. Robert I. Grossman, Myra Biblowit, and Lori Fink

Anne Welsh McNulty

Helen Kimmel and Laura Perlmutter

Lola Finkelstein and Dr. Silvia Formenti

Sandy and Ed Meyer

Dr. Felicia Axelrod and Laura Perlmutter

Darbi Worley and kelvin Lynch

On Wednesday, September 29th at 583 Park Avenue the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club held its 5th Annual Purses & Pursenalities Luncheon and a silent auction of designer handbags, to benefit the Club. Rosanna Scotto, co-anchor of Fox 5 Good Day New York, emceed the event. More than 260 attended.

They honored Barry Kieselstein-Cord, Kim Renk Dryer of Sequin and Douglas Hannant, who were recognized for their dedication and drive to become fashion industry greats.

This year’s Committee Chairmen included Michelle Binnie, Carol Blake, Marcee Bortnick, Babette DeFelice, Kkrystyna Doerfler, Martha Glass, Chirstine Smith Greay, Paige Hardy, Amy Hoadley, Stephanie Krieger, Emily Leonard, Cynthia Lufkin, Jacque Mayfield, Alison Minton, Heather Mosley, Mary Pang, Jennifer Petersen, Michelle Smith, Samantha Stein Wells, Margot Takian Barbara Taylor, Mary Wasserstein.

The event was sponsored by 1st Dibs and Ernst & Young.

Barry Kieselstein-Cord and Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord

Cynthia Lufkin and Cricket Burns

CeCe Black and Stephanie Krieger

Jim Miller and Lauren Solomon

Jennifer Creel

Lisa Bytner and Samantha Stein

Barbara Taylor

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, and Frederick Anderson

Jennifer Petersen

Mark Badgley, Jill Fairchild, Whitney Fairchild, and James Mischka

Margot Takian

Mary Van Pelt and Hilary Block

Marcee Bortnick

Whitney Fairchild and Jill Fairchild

Kathleen Giordano and Barbara Regna

Jocelyn Javits, Mark Gilbertson, and Hilary Block

Kyla Allison and Theresse Anderson

Geoffrey Bradfield, Valesca Guerrand-Hermes, and Robert Verdi

Kathryn Chenault and Douglas Hannant

Melissa Morris, Barbara Regna, and Alison Minton

Mary Waserstein

Paige Hardy, Allison Aston, and Michelle Smith

Last Thursday evening at the American Museum of Natural History, the Junior Council kicked off its 2010-2011 season with a private screening of Hubble and a cocktail reception. The IMAX film recounts the amazing journey of the most important scientific instrument since Galileo’s original telescope, immersing audiences in the great wonders and astounding beauty of our universe. Following the screening, guests enjoyed a cocktail reception and Zacapa-sponsored rum bar.

Jay and Jenny Gullozzo and co-chairs Danna Wallach Jones and Michael Jones with friends

Kevin Yang, Diana Saville, Museum Curator Mike Shara, Paulette Fox, and Martin Restituyo

Co-chairs were Lisa and Paul Canty, Christy Corgan, Sarah J. Crews, Doug and Eva Heyman, Dana Wallach Jones and Michael T. M. Jones, Holly and Martin Okner, Zachary and Lori Pomerantz, Andrew and Zibby Right.

Chris Till and Sara Arlin

Jenny Lee, Jon Cofsky, and Tina Bou-Saba

Co-chair Holly Okner and Heather Schulman

Josh Liebling and friend

Ross Schulman and co-chair Marty Okner

Ilana Raz, Louw Van Wyk, Sam Saegh, and Lara Brody

Elizabeth Right, Steering Committee member Jonathan Right, and friend

Justin Hileman, Renee DiResta, and Alice Francis

David Rogue and Steering Committee member Gaelin Rosenwaks

Steering Committee member Jameson McFadden with Caitlin Nelson

Laura Mari and Sheema Alnafisee

Peter Stein and friend

Carla Franklin, co-chair Lori Pomerantz, Luca Mihaly, and Natalie Smith

Monika Plocienniczak with Steering Committee members Jonathan Right and Allison Ecung

Steering Committee member Val Bitici with Alex Twerdahl and Kriselle Rodricks

Co-chairs Zachary and Lori Pomerantz

Junior Council guests

Last Tuesday night at the Museum of Arts and Design restaurant ROBERT, The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering hosted a cocktail party benefiting the 2010 Annual Appeal. This year the Society is highlighting “Targeting Melanoma.” Each year the Society raises between $700,000 and $1 million for a specific project at the Center by participating in the Annual Appeal letter-writing campaign. This night’s cocktail party kicked-off the initiative with a briefing from Dr. Allan C. Halpern, Chief MSKCC Dermatology Services. The Annual Appeal Chairman is Eleanora (Mrs. Michael) Kennedy. Vice-chairs are Mrs. Edmund Carpenter, Mrs. Richard Miller, Mrs. Paul Schorr IV and Mrs. Brian Snyder.

Coco Kopelman, Jill Kargman, Daisy Soros, Orly Halpern, and Dr. Allen Halpern

To learn more or to donate to The Society of MSKCC’s 2010 Annual Appeal, please visit www.societyofmskcc.org [2] where you may view videos and download podcasets. For more information email society@mskcc.org [3].