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 Home for the Holidays
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Edward Yedid at Holiday House. |
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For the 4th consecutive year, on Tuesday November 15th, breast cancer survivors and advocates banded together to create a Holiday-themed Designer Show House event benefiting the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
HOLIDAY HOUSE features original tabletop designs, settings and rooms by renowned interior designers. The event’s Honorary Design Chair was Charles Pavarini III and the Honorary Contractor was Stephen Fanuka.
The Opening Night Gala featured entertainment provided by Chris Gillespie from NYC’s Carlyle Hotel. The evening’s honorary chairs were Sara Gore, host of LXTV, and Maurice Dubois, CBS 2 News anchor. |
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CK Swett |
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Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron |
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Many of the designers involved in this year’s HOLIDAY HOUSE have had personal experience with breast cancer. Iris Dankner, founder of HOLIDAY HOUSE, is a 14-year breast cancer survivor and was a member of the Komen Greater NYC Board of Directors and Chair of the Komen NYC Race for the Cure.
“I am very proud to once again be creating an event like Holiday House. It combines my twin passions, love of design and my dedication to Komen Greater NYC,” said Dankner.
HOLIDAY HOUSE 2011 offers an array of activities, such as chocolate tastings by Mariebelle Chocolatier, holiday shopping nights, wine tasting hosted by Brooklyn Winery and a Potterton pop-up-bookstore. In addition, the show house will feature lectures and book signings with a host of authors, from Keith Granet and Amy Lau, to Campion Platt and Celerie Kemble. |
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Iris Dankner and Stephen Fanuka |
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The venue for HOLIDAY HOUSE 2011 has been generously donated by Emily and Leonard Blavatnik, and will be lit up in pink by Suffolk Designer Lighting’s finest, William Kreitsek Jr.
HOLIDAY HOUSE will be open to the public now through Sunday, December 11th, 2011. Admission is $30. Hours are 11 AM until 5 PM. Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8 PM.
HOLIDAY HOUSE is sponsored by Traditional Home Magazine, Benjamin Moore, LXTV Open House, 1st dibs, Sferra, Taillardat and Lladro. ALL proceeds will benefit The Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. |
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Alex Caceres, Iris Dankner, and Jemma Cortijo |
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Ally Coulter and William Li |
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Andrea Avram Rusu |
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Andrea DuBois, Maurice DuBois, and Iris Dankner |
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Charles Farruggio |
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Ann Maine |
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Christina Juarez and Michael McGraw |
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Eileen Kathryn Boyd |
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Charles Pavarini III and Iris Dankner |
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Guy Regal and Jennifer Flanders |
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Inson Dubois Wood |
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Isabella Garrucho and Malu Cruzpiani |
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Jane Hansen |
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Iris and Jay Dankner |
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Iris Dankner, Sara Gore, and Gail Gore |
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Aline Matsika |
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James Rixner |
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Jennifer Duneier |
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Jill Esterman and Micheline Taillardat |
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Lana Lawrence and Bonnie Steves |
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Mylene Pellerin and Byron James |
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Lee Durocher, Diane Durocher, Iris Dankner, Thomas King, and Timothy G. Miller |
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Louis and Amy Kreisberg |
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Stephania Duncan |
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William Li, Ally Coulter, and Chris Gillespie |
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Suzanne Eason |
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Tori Mellott and Debra Landis |
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Four hundred designers, architects, scholars, and passionate cognoscenti gathered last weekend for an international conference called Reconsidering Postmodernism. It was sponsored by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art coincident with the 30th publication anniversary of one of the movement's iconoclastic landmarks, Form Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe.
Friday's session at the CUNY Graduate Center housed in Charles Gwathmey's renewal of the Beaux Arts landmark by Trowbridge and Livingston once known as B. Altman's was followed by a reception in the studios of Robert A. M. Stern crosstown on 34th Street near the Hudson's embankment. Stern's special guests included the speakers, donors, and ICAA trustees. Together they toasted this historical investigation of a design movement that still stirs strong views pro and con as also evidenced these days in London, where the V&A is exhibiting Postmodernism as part of its fabled 20th century design series. Anglo–American architect and theorist, Charles Jencks, was an honored guest as the author who in 1975 first invented the term. In an essay called The Rise of Postmodern Architecture, he explained the brand new moniker thusly, " This title is evasive. If I knew what to call it, I wouldn't use the negative pre-fix 'post'. It is rather like defining women as 'non-men'…" And so it started to transform global culture.
As Dean Robert A.M. Stern summarizes, "We are all postmodernists today. And to paraphrase Philip Johnson, we cannot not know history." |
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Charles Jencks, architect, theorist, who invented the term "Postmodernism." |
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Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk |
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David M. Schwarz and Boston critic Robert Campbell |
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Columbia professor Gwendolyn Wright |
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Yale professor Emmanuel Petit |
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Gil Schafer |
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Mark Ferguson |
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Demetri Porphyrios, Jaquelin Robertson, Steve Semes, and Katherine Pasternak |
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Kaveri Singh and Martino Stierli, lecturer, Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich |
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Richard Sammons and Anne Fairfax |
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Joel Sanders, Suzanne Stephens, and Anne Edgar |
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Michael Graves |
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Natalia von Basel |
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Robert A.M. Stern |
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Andrés Duany |
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Sponsors Jeffrey Brown and Elise Jaffe |
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Tom Wolfe |
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Richard Dragisic and Bill Brockschmidt |
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Sam Jacob of London's FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste) |
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Paul Gunther |
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Peter Pennoyer and L.A. designer Andrew Tullis |
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Joel Barkley and RAMSA architect Gary Brewer, who conceived the event |
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Suzanne Santry |
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Robert Adam of Adam Architecture, London |
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Witold Rybczynski |
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The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter held their 17th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit on Tuesday, November 8th at the New York Marriott Marquis (Broadway at 45th Street). 500 guests attended and $750,000 was raised.
Honorees receiving the Lou Gehrig Sports Award included former president of HBO Sports Ross Greenburg, record-breaking high school coach and Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Hurley, Sr., former New York Ranger and U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame member Mike Richter, former New York Yankees manager and current Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations for MLB Joe Torre, and New York Mets great David Wright. |
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David Lubars, Joe Torre, Vicki Sbarro, Christine Pendergast, Christopher Pendergast, David Wright, Dorine Gordon, Mike Richter, Alan Griffith, and Richard Rose |
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President and CEO of the ALS Chapter of Greater New York Dorine Gordon with Honorees Ross Greenburg, Mike Richter, Christopher and Christine Pendergast, Bob Hurley Sr, Joe Torre, and David Wright |
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The Jacob K. Javits Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ride for Life founder and ALS activist Christopher Pendergast by New York Yankees great David Cone. TV sports announcers Bob Costas and Jeremy Schaap presented during the program.
As one of The ALS Association's leading chapters, the Greater New York Chapter encompasses New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, the Hudson Valley, and Northern & Central New Jersey and plays a major role in promoting the mission to lead the fight to cure and treat ALS. The ALS Association is the only national non-profit health organization dedicated solely to fighting Lou Gehrig's Disease on every front. The Association leads the way in research, patient and community services, public education, and advocacy – providing help and hope to those facing the disease. ALSA is a member of the National Health Council. |
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Benefit co-chair and member of the Board of Directors David Lubars and honoree Ross Greenburg |
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Marian Javits with nephew Eric Javitz Jr. |
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Bob Costas |
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Honoree Bob Hurley Sr, President and CEO of the ALS Association Greater New York Chapter Dorine Gordon, and Honoree Joe Torre |
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Honoree Christopher Pendergast and family with David Cone |
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Honoree Mike Richter and Rod Gilbert |
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Honorees Joe Torre and David Wright |
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Honorees Mike Richter, Joe Torre, and David Wright |
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Board member Kevin Glassman, M.D. and his wife, Terry Glassman |
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Jeremy Schaap |
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Louis and Amie Kreisberg with Ken Dashow |
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On October 18th, nearly 150 of Chicago's most philanthropic women joined Bunky Cushing at the Palmer House Hilton to celebrate his 10th Annual Handbags & Halos Luncheon benefiting Howard Brown Health Center. The exclusive event raised more than $50,000 through its famous handbag raffle. Guests were treated to the sound of Stanley Paul and a wonderful keynote address from Jamee Gregory.
Ten lucky guests walked away with one of the season's most coveted accessories, all of which were donated to the luncheon. Handbag donors included Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch, Bulgari, Michale Kors, Escada, Diego Rocha, and 28 Shop at Macy's.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Howard Brown Health Center Jamal Edwards spoke briefly about his gratitude to the host. "We truly could not do the work we do without the generosity of friends like Bunky. We are so grateful for his continuing support. The proceeds from this event will enable us to continue providing compassionate and culturally competent care for everyone in community, especially those who feel they have nowhere else to turn."
Howard Brown Health Center is one of the nation's largest gay healthcare organizations. Through a wide array of health, wellness, social service and research programs, Howard Brown cares for more than 36,000 adult and youth clients annually. |
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| Irene Michaels and Quenten Schumacher |
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| Sherry Holson and Rochelle Trotter |
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| Toni Canada and Hazel Barr |
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| Mary Lasky, Tina Weller, and Rosa Guidarelli |
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| Christy Tentori, Megan Solomine, and Katie Hartmann |
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| Nancy Kelley and Megan McKinney |
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| Jamee Gregory and her mother, Arlene Tucker |
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| Joe Hollendoner and Zarada Gowenlock |
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| Bunky Cushing and Jamee Gregory |
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| HBHC President and CEO, Jamal Edwards |
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| Lynn McMahan and Bunky Cushing |
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| Lisa Malkin and Melissa Ehret |
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| Linda Heister and Cookie Cohen |
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| JoAnn Nathan and Laura Sims |
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| Liz Stiffel |
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| Stanley Paul and Mamie Walton |
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| Candace Jordan |
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| Terri Ryan |
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| Lisa Gutierrez and Heather Wright |
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| Meg Leiter |
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| PatrickMcMullan.com (Holiday House); Sterne Slaven (Reconsidering Postmodernism); Jack McCoy (ALS); Teresa Potasiak (Handbags & Haloes).
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