Polo playing, dancing, and painting all summer long

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Polo playing, dancing, and painting all summer long

Sterling McBride tossing out the first ball at the 2007 Mashomack International Polo Challenge

The 2007 Mashomack International Polo Challenge was held in early July at the Mashomack Polo Club near Pine Plains, New York. The event was sponsored by The Carlyle, the Rosewood Hotel on Madison Avenue and 76th Street.

Three teams took up the challenge to compete for the grand prize, the Beretta Trophy Cup: The Carlyle – led by Managing Director James McBride – representing America, Berluti representing Italy, and The Dorchester representing Great Britain, but it was Berluti that ultimately went home with the Beretta trophy cup this year.

The Dorchester Team: Connor Mahoney, Guy Merison, Philip Machaget, Sam Ramirez, Tatin Zubiau, and Peter Hunter

The Berluti team: Miss Parker Thorne Player, Patrick Atamani, Don Longis, John Klopp, Julio Ezcurra, and Oakley Thorne

The high-profile event began with a champagne reception followed by a children’s parade of international flags, a luncheon and the lively polo match itself, and a sultry summer afternoon of sun, sport and society.

The Sotheby’s Best Playing Pony with Felix Martrez, James, Sterling and Alex McBride

Gordon Elliot, Sophie Elliot, and Phillip Mactaget

James McBride and John Klopp

The Klopp Family: John, Kal, Jake, Karen, and Adam

Phillip McTaget with his daughter and wife, and Peter Hunter

Bruce Colley

Reginald Van Lee, Sr. Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton and Board Chair of Evidence, A Dance Company, hosted an “On Our Toes” pre-event cocktail reception for more than a hundred last Tuesday in New York.

The reception was held on the terrace of Mr. Van Lee’s penthouse for supporters and friends of Evidence, A Dance Company, who were treated to a spectacular view overlooking the East River, a wonderful string quartet and butter crème cupcakes and champagne.

B. Michael, Ron K. Brown, Jerry Mitchell, and Reginald Van Lee

Attendees included; Jerry Mitchell, Director and Choreographer of the Broadway hit “Legally Blond” and Co-chair of “On Our Toes” in the Hamptons fundraiser; Nancy Armand, Vice President, of HSBC Premier Segment, Lisa N. Farrow of HSBC, Danny Simmons, Sherry Bronfman, Alicia Bythewood, Yvonne Doggett Rhea, Ron K. Brown, B. Michaels (Fashion Designer), L. Londell McMillan, Chenoa Maxwell Aurora Tiffin Danon, and Richard Van Steain Low (Forty Deuce NYC) among others.

The main event will take place on Saturday, August 25th when Ronald K. Brown and Evidence, A Dance Company (EDC) presents their 4th annual fundraiser “On Our Toes” in the Hamptons. The elegant outdoor cocktail reception, dance performance, and “Dancing with the Dancers” (post event party), will begin at 4 pm and will be held at Nova’s Ark at 60 Millstone Road in Bridgehampton, New York - individual tickets start at $500. Jerry Mitchell and Jennifer Holliday will serve as Honorary Chairs and TV personality Renee Syler will be mistress of ceremonies.

Chenoa Maxwell

Lola West, Ian Fuller, and Charlynn Goins

Reginald Van Lee and Patricia Hill

Andrea Hoffman and Roger Joseph

Joyce Mullins Jackson, Yolanda Brown, and Alicia Bythewood

Aurora Tiffin Danon and Richard Low

Margo Lewis and Audrey Bernard with a friend

Nancy Armand and members of Evidence, A Dance Company

Sherry Bronfman and Danny Simmons

This has been painter/sculptor’s Michelle Marie’s summer. In late June Michele Gerber Klein, Michel Cox Witmer, Alice and Paul Judelson, R. Couri Hay, Susan Tabak, Diane Lewis and Roger Webster hosted a oocktail party at Doubles to celebrate her works’ appearance in Tiffany’s windows.

“Each is a portrait of a different leading lady – for instance, Princess Isabella, Constantine, or Tatiana Rappaport,” said Mr. Rufino. Next to each painting Rufino created a still life that reflected the subject’s distinctly unique personality. Princess Isabella, for example, was quite an elegant lady – very much a Marie Antoinette type, who enjoyed having tea with the sterling silver Audubon tea set and Cirque Chinois teacups. Other examples: Lace Collection diamond necklace and bracelet, Schlumberger enamel bangles and Masse necklace, a yellow sapphire and diamond Iris brooch, and a selection of Picasso colorful rings and bead necklaces, and a painting by Michelle Marie.

At the Doubles’ party: Wendy Carduner, Mary McFadden and her new fiancé Marq Dubary; Ann Dexter Jones; Jason Grant; Gillian and Sylvester Miniter; The Guggenheim Museum’s Adrienne Hines, Mark Gilbertson, Sharon Bush; Ann Rapp; Campion and Tatiana Platt; Lauren Thierry Watkins; Mark Langrish; Mimi Strong with the late Princess Diana’s cousin The Honorable Robert Spencer; Dana Buckley;Amsterdam television personality Brigitte Maasland; Wally Findlay Gallery’s Liana Piretra; jewelry designer Kelvin Nugroho; Maggie Norris; Geoffrey Bradfield; Alison Minton; Jackie Rogers; Anait Bian; Heather Cohane, Roy Kean, MoMA’s Olivia Striffler; George and Elena Stephanopoulos; Emma Snowdon-Jones; The Wall Street Greek Markos Kaminis with his wife Teona; Alex Lari; Lauen Lawrence; Lynn Paulsin: Sharon Sondes and Geoffrey Thomas; Sheri Kaufmann; and artists Colette, Anton Perich, Roslyn Engelman, Michael Hennessey, Avery Knox and Henry Vincent.Daniel Cappello; Nancy Ruhling, The Maya Stendhal Gallery’s Harry Stendhal, Lisa Anastos, John Rosenquist and Isabelle Kellogg.

Michelle Marie and Jon L. Heinemann

Brigitte and Michel Cox Witmer

Michelle Marie and Alice Judelson

Alison Minton and Jackie Rogers

Harry Stendhal and Jon L. Heinemann

Dana Buckley and Spencer Tompkins

Diane Dunne and Adrienne Hines

Lauren Thierry Watkins and Nina Reeves

George and Elena Stephanopoulos

Sylvester and Gillian Miniter

Jon L. Heinemann, Michelle Marie, and Robert Rufino

Mark Gilbertson, Ann Rapp, and Geoffrey Bradfield

Harriette Rose Katz, Gabrielle Rosenblum, and Harry Heissmann

Mary McFadden, Marq Dubary, and Michèle Gerber Klein

Elaine Sargent

Sam and Phyllis Allen

Mimi Strong and The Honorable Robert Spencer

Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman

Robert Rufino and Mark Langrish

Wendy Carduner

Sharon Bush and Roger Webster

Susan Tabak and Kelvin Nugroho

Colette and Maggie Norris

Ann Jones and Montgomery Frazier

And then: a couple of Friday’s ago, the artist unveiled her latest collection “Winter Trees On Oak Paneled Boxes” at Vered Gallery in East Hampton, followed by a private dinner at the newly opened Le Flirt.

At the Vered and later at the Flirt, Frances Hayward, Jackie Rogers, Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper hosted the evening. Among those admiring the art were L.A. Reid and his wife Erica, Russell Simmons and Porschla Coleman, Cynthia and Dan Lufkin and daughter Schuyler, Vered gallery’s Janet Lehr, Alan andDiane Lieberman, Lilianna Cavendish, Elaine Sargent, Ralph Destino Jr and Courtney Rainey, Plum TV’s Alison Chace, Andrew Borrok, Alison Becker Hurt, DeJuan Stroud, Vicki and Fred Modell, Patrick McMullanand his son Liam.