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 Kingly Pursuits and Magical Evenings
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Mr. and Mrs. Mardsen Cason, Mrs. Raymond Kelly, Mrs. Buzz Aldrin, Mr. Rick Friedberg, Mrs. Francine Le Frak-Friedberg, and Mr. and Mrs. John Carrington |
| We’re six months late on this but better late than never. Last June 25 in France at the Palace of the Sun King, Versailles, the American Friends of Versailles held Le Grand Bal des Topiaires under the “high patronage” of Madame Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The event was a “Benefit Extraordinaire” for the restoration of the Magical Pavillon Frais. |
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Chateau de Versailles |
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Cristina de Voguë, Bertrand du Vignaud, Pietro Meschi, Mrs. Pilar Molyneux, and Mr. Juan Pablo Molyneux |
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marsh, Mr. Coley Kellogg, Miss C.C. Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Kellogg, and Mr. and Mrs. David R. Hamilton |
| Honorary Chairmen of the American Friends board of directors are The Honorable and Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger, the Honorable and Mrs. Howard Leach, the Honorable and Mrs. Felix Rohatyn, S. E. l’Ambassadeur de France et Madame Francois Bujon de l’Estang, Monsieur Jean-Jacques Aillagon, President, Chateau de Versailles, Baro et Baronne Roland de l’Espee, Le Vicomte de Rohan. Mrs. David Hamilton is the founder and President of American Friends of Versailles. |
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Mr. and Mrs. James Bay |
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Mrs. Buzz Aldrin, Mrs. David R. Hamilton, and Mr. Patrick Callahan |
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Mrs. Benno Graziani and Madame Caroline Sarkozy-Fournier |
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Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Callahan |
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Mrs. Pablo de Edwards, Mrs. David B. Horn, Mrs. David R. Hamilton, and Mrs. Bonnie Deutsch |
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Mrs. Bonnie Deutsch, Mr. Joseph Kinnibrew, and Mrs. David B. Horn |
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Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Galvin |
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Mrs. Charles Brandes |
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Mr. Todd Hassen, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hassen, and Mr. Tyler Hassen |
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Mrs. Charles F. Nadler |
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Mr. Colin Eckles, Miss Alexis Tobin, Mrs. David R. Hamilton, and Mr. Steven Rockefeller, Jr. |
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Mrs. Maria Manetti Farrow |
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Mr. and Mrs. Ducan Goldie-Morrison |
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Mr. and Mrs. William Hood, Mr. Tyler Hood, and Miss Seide Ouch |
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Mr. and Mrs. David B. Horn |
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Madame Nicole Salinger and Mr. Christopher Walling |
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Mr. Jay Krehbiel and Mademoiselle Ondine de Rothschild |
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Monsieur Arnaud de Minvielle and Madame Anne-Marie de Ganay |
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Vicomte de Rohan and Mrs. Frederick Krehbiel |
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Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rollins |
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Vera Wang and Angela Chen |
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Mr. and Mrs. William Maroney |
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| The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation hosted its annual "A Magical Evening Gala" at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway and 45th Street this past Wednesday. This years gala honored IBM with the Visionary Leadership Award, being accepted by Dr. John E. Kelly, III, Senior VP and Director of Research. Additionally, the Dana Reeve HOPE Award was presented to Marsha Williams, and the Christopher Reeve Spirit of Courage Award was presented to the Gonzalez-Bunster family. |
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Matthew Reeve with The Gonzalez-Bunster Family |
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The Gonzalez-Bunster family |
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The Starlight Orchestra |
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The dessert |
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The dancing ... |
| The Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. |
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Miss USA Rima Fakih |
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Jennifer Williams |
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Mary Alice Stephenson |
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Jesse Ruben and Zack Weinstein |
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Helena Helaine, Geoffrey Bradfield, and Lauren Day Roberts |
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Jesse Ruben |
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Caronlina Gonzalez-Bunster and Luis Gonzalez |
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Francine LeFrak, Christina Carlino, and Rick Friedberg |
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Jesse Billauer |
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Percy Gibson and Joan Collins |
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Jennifer Williams, Shontelle, and Selita Ebanks |
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Francine LeFrak and Christine Quinn |
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Francine LeFrak and Joan Collins |
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John Demsey and Jane Larkworthy |
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Bob Balaban |
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Lauren Day Roberts and Chie Imai |
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Rick Friedberg, Calab Kambsu, and John Demsey |
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Will Reeve and Marsha Garces Williams |
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Zelda Williams, Marsha Garces Williams, and Cody Wiilliams |
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Mary Alice Stephenson and Selita Ebanks |
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Jeffrey Costello, Selita Ebanks, and Robert Tagliapietra |
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Shontelle |
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Alexandra Reeve Givens and Garren Givens |
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Starlight Orchestra leader |
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Alexandra Reeve Givens and Dr. John E. Kelly |
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Hunt Slonem, Nicole Sexton, and Miss USA Rima Fakih |
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Alan T. Brown |
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A week ago Tuesday, 270 guests attended The American Folk Art Museum Fall Benefit Gala at the Tribeca Rooftop (Two Desbrosses Street, New York City) including dinner, awards, auction and dancing. The museum recognized Advocates For The Arts and honored individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts and culture around the globe. The Gala raised over $750,000.
The 2011 Advocates For The Arts were: Los Angeles philanthropist Betsy Bloomingdale, contemporary art collectors Edythe and Eli Broad, one of America’s foremost interior designers Mario Buatta, the Cairo-based Orientalist art collector based Shafik Gabr, philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson, philanthropist Latifa Kosta, and artist, Kiki Smith. The honorees reflect the American Folk Art Museum chairman Laura Parsons’ instructions that the recipients represent diversity. |
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| The Bloomingdale family |
Guests that attended The American Folk Art Gala included: Louise B. and Edgar M. Cullman, Lucy and Mike Danziger, Jerry Lauren, Petra and Stephen Levin, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Berry Bloomingdale and Stephen Keller, Justine and Robert Bloomingdale, Polly Bloomingdale, Commissioner Kate Levin, Jackie Weld and Rod Drake, Emily Frick, Georgette Mosbacher, Robert and Marjorie Hirschhorn, Alexander Kennedy, Leslie Keno, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kennedy, Wendy and Stephen Lash, Anne Nixon, Anges E. Nixon, Carl Katz, Darren Walker, Jean and Marton Shafiroff, and Carlo Tunioli.
The Gala Chairs were Yaz and Valentin Hernandez with Laura and Dick Parsons. |
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| Allan Katz, Penny Katz, Lisa Butler, and Guest |
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| Latifa Kosta and Cathy Hardwick |
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| Jenny Lauren and Jerry Lauren |
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| Cathy Hardwick, Shafik Gabr, Eleanora Lauren, Yaz Hernandez, and Latifa Kosta |
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| Shafik Gabr, Richard Parsons, and Gigi Gabr |
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| Tom Shiah and Jackie Weld Drake |
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| Polly and Justine Bloomingdale |
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| Shafik Gabr and group |
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| Cathy Hardwick, Latifa Kosta, and Mario Buatta |
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| Kim Hartswick and Kiki Smith |
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| Sheila Johnson and Richard Parsons |
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| Petra Levin, Valentin Hernandez, and Patti Roberts |
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| Kendra and Allan Daniel, and Sara Berger |
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| Eleanora and Michael Kennedy |
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| Betsy and Robert Bloomingdale |
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| Penny Frick and Edgar Cullman |
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| Lisa Butler and Guest |
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| Joyce Cowin, Jan Willem van Bergen Henegouwen, and Phyllis Kossoff |
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| Auction |
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| Laura and Richard Parsons, and Yaz and Valentin Hernandez |
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| Berry, Betsy, Hayley, Polly, and Justine Bloomingdale |
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| Betsy Bloomingdale and Georgette Mosbacher |
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| Lucy Danziger and Betsy Bloomingdale |
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| Jean Shafiroff |
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| Kiki Smith |
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The New York Junior League hosted its 12th annual auction on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Sotheby’s Auction House. The fall fete-themed auction, one of the NYJL’s largest fundraisers, generated vital funding for NYJL’s charitable activities – including signature program's like the playground improvement project. This year’s playground, Sara D. Roosevelt Park on the Lower East Side, marks the 20th playground restoration the NYJL has undertaken.
Over 600 guests attended the gilded evening which consisted of fabulous live and silent auctions, cocktails and dancing. With over 150 silent auction items and 10 live auction packages, coveted items included American Ballet Theater passes; a New York Giants fan pack with field passes to the New York Giants /Philadelphia Eagles game; David Yurman jewelry; Saturday Night Live tickets; a Miami getaway; a private party at the Cynthia Rowley store; a seven-night Caribbean vacation; and three nights at the Las Ventanas Al Paraiso in Los Cabos, Mexico. |
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2011 Outstanding Sustainers Deane Allen Gilliam and Diann Rohde and the Outstanding Volunteers Shari Elizabeth Aser, Desiree Fish, Suzanne Elizabeth Manning, Laura D. Matiz, and Caroline Tyburczy |
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Jin Joshi admiring some of the artwork up for auction |
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Committee Co-Chairs Lori Silverstein, Elena Pavloff, and Josette Winograd |
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Committee Members April Doktor, Mary Bruhn, Sara Aiello, Jin Joshi, Casey Cammatte, Katie Steckler, and Cynthia Greenberg |
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Nicole Manrodt, Katie Lindquist, and Chelsea Vukelic |
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Heidi Michitsch |
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Fall Fete attendees |
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Live Auction Bidding |
| Photographs by Rob Rich (Reeve Foundation) |
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