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| Anne Caruso, Amanda Ross, Susan Shin, Mary Alice Stephenson, Amy Sacco, Lucy Sykes Rellie, and Natalie Moore |
This past Monday night, as is his wont at this time of the year, Euan Rellie assembled a list of what he calls an A-Z of fashion, 120 in all, media and socials, at the Park Avenue Tavern for dinner to celebrate his wife Lucy's birthday. From Alina Cho, Amanda Ross, and Amy Sacco, to Gretchen Mol, Hamish Bowles, India Hicks and Ivana Lowell, to Peter Som and Prabal Gurung, to Mary Alice Stephenson, Meredith Melling Burke, Steven Alan and Zandy Forbes.
Uptown and downtown ("and New Jersey too", said Gilt Man Editorial Director Tyler Thoreson) had congregated together at this “hot new drinking den,” close to Grand Central.
Lucy, who you may know is a stylist and children's clothes designer. She launched her own line. Her husband is a "semi-reformed investment banker,” although you’ll have to ask him precisely what that means. They've clearly picked up some friends along the way. |
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An array of pregnant women were in attendance. "That hasn’t stopped Gretchen (Mol) taking her clothes off on Boardwalk Empire once a week" noted the host. Ms. Mol compared bumps with Sarah Ruffin Costello and Claude Davies, all looking forward to another round of maternity.
Euan stood on a chair to tell the crowd that his wife was "reliably unpredictable," not "level headed" like him, and that's why he had "never once regretted marrying her." Lucy replied that she liked the look of "handsome Firefighter Eugene Brennan," one of the restaurant's co-owners, who "would definitely have made an excellent husband," had she not married "the love of my life, my darling hubby Euan."
Lucy called it "the 40th birthday party I never had," a statement which her husband described as "a bit melodramatic, considering she's only 41."
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DJ Liam McMullan played old school, mellow hip hop beats. Six or seven latecomers, slightly grumpy at being denied a table, left for dinner elsewhere, while Amy Sacco nostalgically reminded Meredith Melling Burke and Malcolm Carfrae, happily ensconced with cocktails and Hamburgers at the bar, of Lucy's birthdays in years gone by, "when all the champagne glasses got broken."
Prabal Gurung, Mickey Boardman, Anneliese Peterson and Maggie Betts formed their own "children's table" — or "VIP section," opinions differed — off the main dining room.
Someone asked one of the more senior guests, Fran Breuer, how she fit in.
"Oh, I taught Heathcliff and Titus Rellie at nursery school, but what I really like is all this scurrilous fashion gossip." |
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| Mickey Boardman, Adelina Wong, Coralie Charriol Paul, Lucy Sykes Rellie, Liam McMullan, and Susan Shin |
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| Lloyd Nathan, Selby Drummond, Rob Wiesenthal, and Zandy Forbes |
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| Claude Davies, Merrie Harris, Sarah Ruffin Costello, and Lenora Mahoney |
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| Ivana Lowell and Jennifer Creel |
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| Stephen Malley and Billy Gilroy |
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| Devon Gilroy, Eugene Brennan, and Erica Orling |
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| Tyler Thoreson, Ali Rosenberg, Jules Kosciuczyk, and Allissa Thoreson |
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| Whitney Sudler Smith and Pamela Berkovic |
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| Jeffrey Podolsky and Douglas Hand |
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| Bronson van Wyck, Hamish Bowles, Meredith Melling Burke, Celerie Kemble, and Andrew Fry |
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| Hugh Chisholm, Lucy Sykes Rellie, and Alan Rish |
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| Alina Cho |
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| Timo Weiland |
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| Eugene Brennan, Euan Rellie, and Terence Tubridy |
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| Euan Rellie, Stephen Schultz, and Leslie Stevens |
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| Meredith Melling Burke, Boykin Curry, and Celerie Kemble |
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| Peter Som and Gretchen Mol |
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| Mark Husser, David Allee, and Elaine Cohen |
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| Bettina Zilkha, Joey Jalleo, and Elizabeth Harrison |
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| Billy Gilroy, Lucy Sykes Rellie, and Euan Rellie |
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| Lana Ogilivie and Paul Costello |
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| Fabrizio Volterra and Lisa Schultz |
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| Alan Rish, Irina Alexander, and Mickey Boardman |
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| Peter Som, Jim Shi, and Prabal Gurung |
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| Lucy Sykes Rellie and Dominic Chianese |
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| Aesha Waks |
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| Robert Bareuther, Gina Davis, and Fabrizio Volterra |
| Tuesday night at the NYU Kimmel Center Maria Eugenia Maury Arria, Santiago Barberi Gonzalez, Carlos Mota, and Jesus Aguais hosted a gala benefit for Aid For AIDS International, My Hero 2010. |
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Miguel Prypchan, Anabella Troconis, Richard Kursman, Gabriela Neri, Mara Haseltine, and Dr. William A. Haseltine |
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Gabriella Ciarlo, Franco Ciarlo, Maria Cordova, and Zobeid Holcblat |
| The evening celebrated the “courage to make a difference,” honoring Dr. William Haseltine and Ruben Blades. |
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Matt Rich and Debbie Dickinson (This row of Photos: Jill Lynne) |
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Amy Bieberdorf and Guillermo Chacon, President Latino Commission On AIDS |
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Melissa Pearlman and Tim Hanlon |
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Dr. William A. Haseltine and Maria Eugenia Maury Arria |
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Angel Sanchez, Richard Kursman, Gabriela Neri, and Chris Coleman |
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Gabriel Rivera-Barraza, Isabella De Yurre, Yaz Hernandez, Carlos Maldonado, and Fabiola Arrias |
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Cucu Diamantess and Carlos Mota |
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Brandon Michael Vayda |
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Eduardo Garza, Gabriel Rivera-Barraza, Lisa Yom, and Zev Eisenberg |
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Barbara Bush and Jesus Aguais |
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Carlos Mota and Amy Sacco |
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Isabella De Yurre, Yaz Hernandez, and Fabiola Arrias |
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Richard Coburn and Helen Lebrecht |
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Maria Eugenia Maury Arria and Yaz Hernandez |
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Santiago Barberi Gonzalez and Kim Vernon |
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Esther Herrero Gaffron, Yaz Hernandez, Tony Bechara, and Maria Eugenia Maury Arria |
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Dr. Florence Haseltine and Dr. William A. Haseltine |
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Carlos Mota and Adriana Cisneros |
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David Roth and Jesus Aguais |
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Diana Tahari and Ellen Grauer |
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Gabriel Rivera-Barraza |
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Herb Freedman, Laura Pilson, Judy Freedman, and Allan Pilson |
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Dr. Mark Warfel, Donald Dye, and Jose Meneses |
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Narciso Rodriguez |
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Jorge Tacla, Maria Eugenia Maury Arria, and Diego Arria |
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Kristina Bordyugova and Carlos Maldonado |
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Karina Correa-Maury, Anabella Troconis, and Isabela Villanueva |
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Nikki Brown, Jason Wyatt, Beth Treger, and Alexandra Garrison |
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Christopher Casale and Thilar Amato |
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Maria Cristina Anzola and Maria Eugenia Maury Arria |
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Siudy Gardido, Pablo Croche, Natalia Millan, and Gabriela Poler Buzali |
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This past Monday night NYU's Tisch School of the Arts honored actor Billy Crystal (BFA '70) with the Steuben Big Apple award at its annual "The Face of Tisch" gala.
"I was a lousy student," Crystal told the audience. "I have so many overdue library books. If you knew, you wouldn't be giving me this award."
Two of Crystal’s friends, Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg, gave testimonials of their famous friend. |
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"I want to say thank you so much to Billy Crystal; he's always been my friend," Williams said. "No, he isn't just a friend, he's my conscience. He's always the one telling me not to do the last two jokes."
"There is this one thing you have to know about Billy," Goldberg said. "You see, he's very easygoing, he laughs and jokes. But you don't want to piss him off. He turns into the Hulk."
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| Musical and dance numbers by the school’s student body ... |
There were musical and dance numbers by the school’s student body, while stars and some of Tisch's most renowned alumni mingled.
They raised over $1 million from the evening. Part of the proceeds will go to funding scholarships for Tisch students. |
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| Jesse L Martin and Marcia Gay Harden |
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| Janice Crystal, Billy Crystal, James Nederlander, Beth Rudin DeWoody, and Paul Shaffer |
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| Josh Murray, Marc Parees, and Andrew Uriarte |
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| Anne Palermo and Fred Bush |
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| Billy Crystal, and Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch |
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| Beth Rudin DeWoody and James Nederlander |
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| Michele, Loren, and Lawrence Herbert |
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| Michele Herbert, Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell, Rosemarie DiLorenzo, and Dr Georgia Witkin |
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| Isiaiah Johnson and friend |
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| Felicia Taylor |
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| Jeanette Loeb |
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| Lena-Marie Gilbert and Keith LeRoyal |
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| Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell and Paul Shaffer |
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| Caroline Bertatt |
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| Dana Stubgen and Payal Choudhri |
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On November 30th, 2010 More than 100 young philanthropists kicked off Chanukah at an 80’s throwback party downtown at the famous Don Hill’s with a special performance by 80s cover band Rubix Cube. B.i.G, (Build Hope. Inspire Change. Give Love.) is a new giving circle within UJA-Federation that recognizes the generosity of New Yorkers, in their 30s and 40s, who support the organization with a gift to our annual campaign.
This year at the Chanukah Party, B.i.G. celebrated the 20th anniversary of Operation Exodus, the federation movement that raised nearly $1 billion to bring 1 million Soviet Jews and help them resettle in Israel and North America. |
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| Pamela Wohl and Adrienne Bavar chaired the event and Patti Miller, Ariana Rabbani, Steve Brody, Marc Chodock, Ruthie Golan, Michael Lewittes, Sharon Richter, Keith Rosenbloom, Michael Rubenstein, Olivier Sarfati, Janna Stern, Michael Stern, and David Wildenstein vice-chaired the event. |
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| Jason Boxer, Brooke Milstein, and Ben Rubin |
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| Erica Manoff and Bryan Sanders |
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| Lanny Grossman, Adam Burk, and Andrew Frankenberger |
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| Jeff Frumin and Dean Matus |
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| Andrea Halpern, Bruce Bernstein, and Adrienne Bavar |
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| Michael Lewittes and Lee Kushnir |
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| Jeff Frumin, Ariana Rabbani, and Whitney Skibell |
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| Laura Rand, Keith Rosenbloom, and Amy Wolf |
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| Gregg Brody and Andrew Frankenberger |
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| Jennifer and Michele Mahl |
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| Sam Klatt and Brooke Milstein |
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