Friday fun and sun

Erin Cunningham and Lauren Blair

Anna Furney, Brian Weiss, and Stephanie LaCava

Elizabeth Meigher and Edward Barsamian

Two weeks ago Lilly Pulitzer and the Associates Committee of Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, along with Chambord French Liqueur welcomed 270 guests for a Party in the Park at Bryant Park Grill, to benefit Lenox Hill Neighborhood House.

The Pink Lilly and Chambord French Liqueur specialty drinks were served along with cocktails on the terrace with the chairwomen wearing Lilly Pulitzer dresses. Dinner was then served on colorful Lilly Pulitzer tablecloths. The evening was very successful: they raised $125,000 for Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, the oldest and largest social and educational services organization on the Upper East Side.

Chairmen were: Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Aston, Mr. and Mrs. George Brokaw, Mr. Walter Deane, Mr. and Mrs. George S. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Ian K.W. Snow, Mrs. Kristina Stewart Ward.

Kathy Angele, Kelly Mallon, and Wendy Cebula

Gillian Miniter

Lisa Bytner, Evelyn Tompkins, and Karen Glover

James and Carol Bradbeer

Lisa Bytner and Amy Hoadley

Kristina Stewart Ward and Arthur Ward

Kathleen Kocats, Katie Roddy, Stacey Clapp, and Cindy Ketchum

Courtney Crawford and Mary Snow with friends

Mark Gilbertson and Diana Quasha

Stephanie LaCava, Anna Furney, and Courtney Crawford

Richard and Emily Leonard

Mary Van Pelt and John Royall

Mary Snow, Jane Walkowicz, and Lee Lee Jaffee

Whitney Fairchild and Mark Gilbertson

Anisha Lakhani and Mussadiq Lakhani

Susan Parker Fore, Sue Madonia, and Nancy Knox

Olivia Palermo

For the first time ever, the hottest names involved with New York City nightlife came together to support UJA-Federation of New York and share their insights into the industry by participating on a panel discussion at The Box on Tuesday June 12.

Panelists included: Zev Norotsky, principal at Get There PR, as master of ceremonies, and Steven Kamali, CEO and founder at Stevens & Co., as moderator. Panelists included Simon Hammerstein, owner of The Box; David Rabin, president of the New York Nightlife Association; Lisette Sand-Freedman, president of Shadow PR; Daniel Maurer, nightlife editor of New Yorkmagazine online; and Eugene Remm, partner at Tenjune, with DJ Omi. Special guests included Jamie- Lynn Sigler, Joelle Maslaton and Lee Bienstock.

Steven Kamali, Eugene Remm, Zev Norotsky, and Daniel Maurer

Jon Schulman, Michael Stern, and Peter Stern

Steven Kamali, Simon Hammerstein, Lisette Sand-Freedman, Zev Norotsky, Eugene Remm, David Rabin, and Daniel Maurer

David Kanbar and Andrea Halpern

Alfonso Kimche and Stacey Seigel

David Rabin, Simon Hammerstein, and Daniel Maurer

Maggie Gallant and Anouk Soufer

Jody Gronowetter and Lynda Frischer

Steven Kamali

David Rabin

Adina Azarian, Steven Kamali, and Judy Bassaly

Andrew Waranch and Adrienne Bavar

David Rabin and Simon Hammerstein

Adam Turk, Kate Tycher, Adam Dratch, and Lee Bienstock

DJ Omi

Nick Feffer and Amy Statuto

Mark Khozin and Nick Feffer

Robert Segal and Anouk Soufer

Designer Anait Bian threw an elegant summer soiree at L’Absinthe, the chic brasserie on East 67th Street just off Second Avenue. Guests included Olivia Palermo, Luigi Tadini, Kipton Cronkite, Montgomery Frazier, Addison O’Dea, Harry LeFrak, Elizabeth Meigher, Tatiana Papanicolaou; as well as culinary luminaries Alain Ducasse, executive chef Tony Esnault, and chef Paul Liebrandt.

A beautiful dinner was prepared by l’Absinthe chef-proprietaire Jean-Michel Bourgougnoux. It was all in celebration of Food, Fashion and Photography and the new l’Absinthe web site, showcasing a photograph exhibition by fashion photographer Mikael Vojinovic.

The hostess, Ms. Bian is one of the new fashion flavors of the UES P-Y-T’s and several of the guests were wearing her new 2007 resort collection, accessorized by Diamond Peridot and Citrine Baubles provided by Pomellato.

Guests dined on A trilogy of peaketoe crabmeat with Avocado and Soy Vinaigrette; Wild Striped Bass “A La Plancha” Louisiana Crawfish, Corn Cilantro Emulsion; Roasted Veal with Lemon, Ginger, Fresh Peas and Sugar Snaps, followed by Rhubarb Strawberry Napoleon and Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream. All washed down by Deavux NV Champagne and Paul Goerg Rose Champagne, thank you very much.

Addison O'Dea, Chessy Wilson, and Stephanie Wei

Kipton Cronkite, Olivia Palermo, Chef Jean-Michel Bergougnoux, and Montgomery Frazier

Anisha Lakhani, Justin Schaffer, and Stephanie Wei

Kelly Van Ingen, Stephanie Wei, Olivia Palermo, Anait Bian, Montgomery Frazier, Kipton Cronkite, Luigi Tadini, Annabel Vartanian, and Tatiana Papanicolaou