3.3.09: Orchids and Exhibitions | New York Social Diary

Orchids and Exhibitions

The New York Botanical Garden Orchid Dinner at Rainbow Room.

Last Tuesday night, the New York Botanical Garden hosted its annual Orchid Dinner at the Rainbow room. All proceeds support the development of the Garden’s orchid research collection. In addition to maintaining the highest horticultural standards of orchid conservation, the Garden has been designated a Plant Rescue Center through the Convention of International Trade in endangered Species. Improperly documented shipments of endangered wild orchids are seized at international borders and sent to these centers. Through careful research and the application of appropriate horticultural techniques, Garden staff members have been successful in bringing a majority of these ailing specimens back to health. Many are on view year-round in orchid displays at the Botanical Garden.

The evening’s chairs were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Miniter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce.

Chairs were Fernanda Kellogg, President of the Tiffany and Company Foundation and Lisa Newsom, Editor-in-Chief of Veranda.

Deborah and Charles Royce

Angel Sanchez, Naz, and Robert Ruffino

Gillian Miniter and Sheri Babbio

Vanessa Eastman, Natalie Kaplan, and Lee Eastman

Betsy Lawrence and Peter Millard

Alexis Clark, Charles Atkins, and Liz Peek

Douglas and Liz Quinn

Alease Fisher Tallman, Phillips Watson, and Lynn Wheat

Donna Vock

James Benenson III, James Benenson Jr., Sharen Benenson, and Clement Benenson

Andreas Beroutsos, Abigail Hirschhorn Beroutsos, Carol Ostrow, and Michael Graff

Christine de Saint Andrieu

Gregory Long

Phillips Watson and Alease Fisher Tallman

Ann Crool

Carmen Benenson, Amanda Gordon, and John Knowles

Jon Peter, Marc Hachadourian, and Travis Beck

Charlotte Moss and Carolyn Englefield

Jennie and Chris Coyne

Ekwong Leecharon and Laura Maiyoo

Ploy Leecharon

Fernanda Kellogg and Vin Cipolla

Jennifer Foster, Graham Foster, Maureen Chilton, Kevin Granath, and Danielle Granath

Cayra and Alexis Michas

Jackie Brown, Susan Sennett, and Rosemary Ferrer

Jennie Coyne and Stephanie Terelak

Patricia Burns, Berman Brown, Annette Brown, Barrett Burns, and Ritzy Weld

Katie Meyer and Vicente Wolf

Catherine Davis and Jaime Jimenez

Cayra Michas, Alex Roepers, and Shafi Roepers

Charlotte Moss and Barry Friedberg

Christian Leone, Shauna Brook, and Malcolm James Kutner

Hunt Lawrence and Susan Perkins

Cathy Thomas and Wibby Sevener

Dan Dahl, Lauren Malang, and Brian Bowman

Larry and Sheri Babbio

Deborah Berger and George Perezman

Kirk Hesckel, Marlene Hess, and Vin Cipolla

Michael Zimmerman, Bill Harrison, and Tim Sennatt

Rod Winterrowd

Iliana and Lansing Moore

Kitty Hawks and Larry Liederman

Maureen and Richard Chilton

Katie Brockman and Christine de Saint Andrieu

Lauren Hurst and Brendon Crane

Tom Roberts, Karen Roberts, Tess Wachs, and Robert Wachs

Peter Kukielski, Karen Daubmann, and Travis Beck

Lee Cavanaugh and Leslie Coleman

Patti Fast, Anne Miller, and Phil Miller

Liz and Jeff Peek

Jane Pauley, Lisa Newsom, Gregory Long, and Carolyn Englefield

Nathalie Kaplan and Malcolm James Kutner

Patti and Eric Fast

Wendy Snyder, Alan Tanksley, and Jane Pauley

Sherry Cohen-Shaw and Jeffrey Shaw

Mary and Marvin Davidson

Paulette Cushman and Roswell Perkins

Patti Fast and Julie Graham

Philip Gorrivan and Anthony Buzzetta

Shauna Brook and Paul Tumpowsky

Robin Graham and Ann Crool

Sarah Morse and Montana Timchula

Susan Sterling, Jane Pauley, and Bella Meyer

Tim Paterson

Tatiana Ahlers, Alexandra Pappas, and Fiona Benenson

Phillips Watson and Jean Doyen de Montaillou

Stephen Elrod and Michael Walter

Last Tuesday night at the residence of Emily and Len Blavatnik, The Atlantic magazine and Celerie Kemble and Boykin Curry hosted a dinner “on the evening of the President’s Joint Address” to Congress.

The Atlantic and the Currys have been hosting this dinner for a few years now. It is a cocktail followed by a pre-speech discussion led by some journalists or political writers. The Atlantic’s Jeff Goldberg and a contributing editor, Ta-Nehisi Coates led with some discussion and commentary. Afterwards there is more discussion and comment on the speech, the man and the time. It’s a great way to take in the President’s speech and it serves to stimulate all attending.

Among the guests: Ellen Abrams, John Stossel, Nicole Alger Guest and Zachary Karabell, David Appelson, Andre Balazs, Jeff Bercovici, Alex Blavatnik, Leonard and Emily Blavatnik, Janet Cerrutti, Ravenel and Beth Curry, Sean Dooley, Marc Ecko, Allison Ecko, Frederick Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen, Jeff Goldberg, Eric Grannis, Eva Moscowitz, Zachary Karabell, Gayle King, Rick Lazlo, Joel Klein, Chancellor New York City Department of Education; Jay Lauf, Publisher The Atlantic, Julie Macklowe and Billy Macklowe, Leslie Marshall and Bill Weld, Felicia Taylor, Peggy Siegal, Connie and Ted Roosevelt 4th, Kati Marton, Philip Howard, Steve Schwarzman, Frank McWhorter, Richard Meier, Sherman Meloni, Chris Meloni, Eric Mindich, Moby, Deborah Needleman, Jacob Weisberg, Susan and Alan Patricof, Michael Douglas E. Schoen, Ph.D., Dan Senor, Marcy Simon, Justin Smith, President of The Atlantic, Eliot Spitzer, Tom Stewart Julia Stiles, Peter Thoren, Jada Yuan.

Bill Weld and Eliot Spitzer

Gayle King

Frederic Fekkai and Stephen Schwarzman

Boykin Curry, Julia Stiles, and Justin Smith

Cory Booker, Marc Ecko, and John McWhorter

David Appelson and Laurel Greenman

Richard Meier and Ravenel Curry

Zachary Karabell and Kati Marton

Celerie Kemble, Chris Meloni, and Sherman Meloni

Deborah Needleman and Celerie Kemble

Kristin Cummings, Lindsay Cowan, and Megan McGuinn

Jacob Weisberg, Jeffrey Goldberg, Ta-Hehisi Coates, and Justin Smith

Ta-Hehisi Coates

Julie Macklowe and Michael Peterson

Jeffrey Goldberg

Emily and Len Blavatnik

Joel Klein and Kati Marton

Beth Curry and Jeffrey Leeds

Allison and Marc Ecko

Eric Grannis, Eva Moskowitz, and Jay Lauf

Justin Smith and Janet Cerutti

Peggy Siegal and Ted Roosevelt IV

Rick Lazio and Dan Senor

Andre Balazs, Frederic Fekkai, and Shirin von Wulffen

Ted Roosevelt IV, Leslie Marshall, and Bill Weld

Artist Gregory Johnston hosted a reception for the opening of his new show of paintings, dubbed Passepartout, at Stephen Haller Gallery (542 West 26th Street) in Chelsea.

Among the guests were Lewis Kruger, President of the Museum of Arts and Design; Laura Kruger, Curator of the Hebrew Union College Museum; artists Anton Perich and Colette; the gallery owner Stephen Haller; Rodrigo Solomon, Giovanna Federico and Stephen Becker; Frank Ginsberg, Adrienne Foran; Stacey Elgin, Ross Meltzer, Carol Jansing, Cynthia Griffin, Roy Kean; Betsy Goldman; Michael Dare, Markos Kaminis; the artists wife Cecilia Lind and his 8-year-old son Henry, who spent the evening following in his dad’s footsteps taking artistic photographs. Also: Mark Langrish, Raj Tolaram, Justine Pojanowski, Marvin Berk, Susanna Kise, Iris Rossi Jim Luce, Lee Miller, Ron Glickman, Marcy MacDonald, Jake Bright, Judith Nilson, Omri Semadar, Juan Pablo Mantilla, Christopher Hawkins, Douglas Maxwell, Nancy Pothier and Dick Wright.

From Artist Gregory Johnston's Passepartout exhibition

The exhibition at Stephen Haller runs through March 28th.

Laura Kruger, Gregory Johnston, and Lewis Kruger

Cecilia Lind and Henry Johnston

Rebecca Silver and Roger Webster

Iris Rossi, Giovanna Federico, and Dr. Steven Becker

Ross Meltzer, Gregory Johnston, and Carol Jansing

Frank Ginsberg

Roy Kean

Judith Nilson and Marvin Berk

Collette the artist with John Wegorzewski

Lee Miller and Zoltan Csanadi

Susanna Kise

Mark Langrish and Raj Tolaram

Cynthia Griffin, Stephen Haller, and Adrienne Foran

Stacey Elgin and Betsy Goldman

Jamie Kole and James Colarusso

Earlier last month Panthera and the members of the Cat Advisory Council held a reception and discussion about the new paradigm of Big Cat Conservation, hosted by Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan, founder and executive chairman of Panthera, and Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, president and CEO of Panthera with honored guest Paul E. Klotman, MD of Mount Sinai Medical Center.