Music, Medicine, and Millbrook

Donald Tober, Ali Wambold, and John Ike at the 12th annual Millbrook Horse Trials.

This past Wednesday, the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious medical academies, hosted a celebration for the naming of its historic Rare Book Reading Room in honor of Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller.

Cutting the ribbon

The event and luncheon was held at NYAM on 1216 Fifth Avenue (corner of 103rd and 5th Avenue). The naming of the room is being made possible through a generous grant from the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Charitable Trust and Foundation. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. LeFrak’s children and grandchildren including Francine, Denise, Richard and Harrison LeFrak; New York City’s Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, Jonathan and Somers Farkas; Martin and Georgina Glazer; and Allan and Lauren Roberts. Greg Kelly, anchor for Fox 5 News, served as Master of Ceremonies.

Dr. Barry Coller currently serves as the David Rockefeller Professor of Medicine and is Head of the Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology at The Rockefeller University. He also serves as Vice President for Medical Affairs and is the Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science.

Denise LeFrak Colicchio, John Colicchio, Rick Friedberg, Francine LeFrak, and Dr. Barry Coller

A graduate of New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Coller is the recipient of many honors and awards, including the 2008 Pioneer of Hematology Lecturer from the American Society of Hematology. He also was the 2001 recipient of the Alexander Richman Award for Humanism in Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Dr. Bobbi Coller is an independent curator and art educator who has curated many national and international art exhibits including "Millennium Messages” at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, Long Island, and for travel under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibitions Service. Dr. Coller, who received her PhD in Art History at the Graduate Center at CUNY, is currently serving as curator for “The Persistence of Pollock,” a celebration of the centennial of Jackson Pollock’s birth, at the Pollock Krasner House and Study Center in East Hampton.

Alyssa Shapiro, Adam Shapiro, Dr. Barry Coller, Dr. Bobbi Coller, Lucas Shapiro, Hudson Shapiro, Natalie Kruglyak, Rachel Kruglyak, Leonid Kruglyak, and Hilary Coller Kruglyak

Dr. Barry Coller and Dr. Bobbi Coller

Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford and Dr. Barry Coller

Karen LeFrak, Jennifer Diggins, Denise LeFrak Colicchio, and Dr. Bobbi Coller

Rick Friedberg, Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, Raymond Kelly, Francine LeFrak, Dr. Bobbi Coller, Dr. Barry Coller, Greg Kelly, and Dr. Lee Goldman

Arlene Shaner

Greg Kelly

Dr. Bobbi Coller

Dr. Barry Coller

Denise LeFrak Colicchio

Rick Friedberg, Gertrude Friedberg, and Greg Kelly

Ethel LeFrak, Raymond Kelly, and Greg Kelly

Alyssa Shapiro, Adam Shapiro, Dr. Barry Coller, Dr. Bobbi Coller, Lucas Shapiro, Hudson Shapiro, Natalie Kruglyak, Rachel Kruglyak, Leonid Kruglyak, and Hilary Coller Kruglyak

Adam Shapiro and Lucas Shapiro

Lynne Goldstein and Paul Goldstein

Craig Ingber and Alison Diamond

Judy Berkowitz, Arturo Constantiner, and Caren Constantiner

Blaine Fogg, Diane Fogg, Karen LeFrak, and Richard LeFrak

Allen Spiegel, Jan Vilcek, and Marica Vilcek

Jennifer Diggins, Sharon Sternheim, Francine LeFrak, and Denise LeFrak Colicchio

Sharon Sternheim, Somers Farkas, and Carol Penn

Jennifer Diggins and Raymond Kelly

Midge Richardson and Raymond Kelly

Natalie Kruglyak, Hudson Shapiro, Lucas Shapiro, and Rachel Kruglyak

This past Saturday night, Apollo Theater Trustee Ronald O. Perelman hosted a dinner and private concert at his East Hampton home, to benefit the non-profit Apollo Theater. The evening featured performances by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, and the legendary Isley Brothers with celebrated producer Pharrell Williams serving as Creative Director. The concert culminated with a very special performance of “Twist and Shout” by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, The Isley Brothers, Usher and a surprise appearance from Sir Paul McCartney.

The event was co-chaired by Mr. Perelman, Board Chairman, Dick Parsons and Jon Bon Jovi, and was underwritten by Mr. Perelman. Dinner was prepared by Marcus Samuelsson.

Pharrell Williams and Usher

The event raised $2 million to support the Apollo’s artistic, educational, and outreach programs, which build on the Theater’s rich history as a cultural and economic anchor to Harlem, and as a nurturer of emerging talent. Among those attending were: Russell Simmons, Leelee Sobieski, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Penny Marshall, Brett Ratner, Barry Manilow, Donna Karan, Commissioner Ray Kelly, Tommy Mattola and his wife Thalia and Bill O’ Reilly.

The Apollo Theater is one of Harlem’s most distinguished and enduring resources. It is committed to enhancing the life of its community through a variety of programs designed to engage children, adults, schools, families, artists, and community-based organizations.

Usher, Ron Isley, Paul McCartney, and Jon Bon Jovi

The Apollo Theater Academy advances career and leadership skill development through free in-school seminars, internships, and other programs tailored for local high school and college students and early career professionals in fields related to the performing arts and entertainment industries. Through its School Partnerships initiative, the Apollo has established relationships with New York City public schools through a variety of programs focused on the Apollo Theater and Harlem within the context of American history, arts, and culture.

Since introducing the first Amateur Night contests in 1934, the Apollo has played a major role in cultivating artists and in the emergence of innovative musical genres including jazz, swing, bebop, R&B, gospel, blues, soul, and hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis, Jr., James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, D’Angelo, Lauryn Hill, and countless others began their road to stardom on the Apollo stage. TheApollo received state and city landmark designation in 1983 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, visit www.apollotheater.org [1].

Richie Notar, Richie Sambora, and Scott Greenstein

Katie Gallagher and Leah LaBelle

Kevin Sheekey and Lorraine Bracco

Robert Kraft, Russell Simmons, and Ernie Isley

Loic Villepontoux and Jasmine Mullers

Emily Smith, Paul Deleon, and Vanessa Smith

JohnSykes, Rico Love, Usher, and Pharrell

Christina Taylor, Steny Hoyer, Lauren Taylor, and Richard Parsons

Jeffrey Terrance and Lilly Hartley

Joan Rothman and Hilary Less

Peter Hermann, Mariska Hargitay, Desiree Gruber, and Kyle MacLachlan

Lorraine Bracco and Richard Parsons

Richard Johnson and Sessa von Richthofen

Lorna Luft, Barry Manilow, and Penny Marshall

Ricky Lander and Robert Kraft

Alicia and Dan Bythewood

Lorna Luft, Barry Manilow, and Anjelica Huston

Kirsten Fitzgibbons, Eileen Arascott, and Kelli Ford

Olga Ovchynnikova and Andrew Chapman

Donna Karan, Sandy Gallin, Anjelica Huston, and Jimmy Buffett

Ray and Vivian Chew

Brad and Cassandra Grey

Daniella DeClarico, Ray Perelman, and Carmen Sonders

Millana Snow and Marcus Kane

Dr. Howard Sobel and Gayle Sobel

Caleigh Perelman

Anjelica Huston and Jonelle Procope

Brett Ratner

Julianne Hatkoff, Jane Rosenthal, and Penny Marshall

Anthony Edson and Jennifer Drexler

Jimmy Buffett and Ronald Perelman

Alise Murray, Ron Isley, Kandy Isley, and Ernie Isley

Matthew and Susan Blank

Jane and Richie Notar

Donna Karen and Sandy Gallin

Valentin and Yaz Hernandez

Laurie Durning and Roger Waters

Helen Lasichanh, Pharrell Williams, and Rico Love

Comissioner Ray Kelly and Veronica Kelly

Yolanda Ferrell Brown and Alvin Brown

L.A. Reid and Damien Smith

Ron Meyer and Jeff Zucker

Erica Reid and Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson and Roberta Flack

Ron Lauder

Ronald Perelman, Usher, and Pharrell Williams

Tommy Mottola, Jane Rosenthal, and Aryeh Bourkoff

The 12th annual Millbrook Horse Trials concluded on last Sunday under cloudy skies, warm temperatures and a huge crowd that cheered on a new slate of champion horses and riders at every level from beginner/novice to advanced.

"It was another terrific year," said Millbrook Horse Trials President Louise Meryman. "We had a great field of riders and horses, an interesting and challenging course that included a revamped water complex, and thousands of enthusiastic spectators who have come to distinguish our event."

The scene of the Millbrook Horse Trials

A record 520 horses were registered for the horse trials, which is considered an equestrian triathlon because it includes dressage, stadium jumping and cross-country jumping over a two-mile course. All proceeds will go to the Dutchess Land Conservancy.

Phillip Dutton and Boyd Martin, both members of the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team, travelled to Millbrook just days after competing in the summer games in London. Dutton rode four horses at Millbrook; Martin also rode four, all at the upper levels. Bruce "Buck" Davidson, an international event rider who was an alternate for the U.S. Olympic Team, competed 10 horses.

Millbrook also served as the Grand Finale of the new Career2 program, which was designed to promote eventing as a second career for thoroughbreds, many of which come off the racetrack at young ages. Nearly 150 horses registered in the program, which began just two months ago with funding from the New York Racing Association and the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association.

"The response has been tremendous," said Career2 Co-founder Beth Ledy. "It's clear that eventers really appreciate and embrace the thoroughbred. Based on all the interest, we're hoping that the program can be expanded in the future."

Career2 Grand Finale first-place winners in all divisions each received $700; second-place finishers received $300.

"WaterViews" a new program that offered a prime seat above the exciting water complex, lunch and refreshments for a $35 contribution, was completely sold out.
"We had an extraordinary response from nearly 100 people," Ledy said. "Clearly this is a program we will have to think about expanding next year."

Boyd Martin took time out of his competition schedule to provide insightful and entertaining commentary on the Advanced level horses and riders for WaterView patrons.

Though warm and humid throughout the weekend, the weather held until the last rider completed stadium jumping. Then, as if on cue, it started to rain.

For a complete list of final results, go to www.millbrookhorsetrials.com [2].