Gala Previews and Masked Balls

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The invitation from The Frick Collection's “Un Ballo In Maschera.”

Last Thursday night at the Javits Center, Lamborghini hosted the East Side House Settlement Gala Preview of the 2008 New York International Auto Show which benefited the East Side House Settlement. The glamorous evening included a Lamborghini exhibition, a private preview of the entire auto show, a cocktail gala for the benefit committee, and a dinner for sponsors and benefactors.

The event is chaired by Joan Young, Phil Yang and Michael Moreno. The benefit committee is chaired by Tatiana Platt, Fe Fendi and Annie Churchill. Among those attending were Fe Fendi and Alessandro Saracino, Cristina and Chris Cuomo, Reem Ackra, Fabiola Beracasa, Sessa and Richard Johnson, Peter Bacanovic, Alvin Valley, Jonathan and Somers Farkas, Alex and Luann DeLesseps, Maggie Katz, Holly Lang, Chessy Wilson, Martina Basabe, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Blair Clarke, Davina Catt, Linz Lange, Di Petroff, Melissa Berkelhammer, Stephen Jacoby, Kevin O’Malley, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelman, Candida Romanelli, John Sanchez, Bill and Katie Elder, Samantha Gregory, Kim Hicks, Tiffany Koury.

The evening’s highlight was alive auctionof a 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 by Christie’s Auctioneer Richard Brierley. The car went for $340,009. The evening raised $900,000. All proceeds will benefit East Side House Settlement.

Patricia Shiah and Fe Fendi

Luke North and Dani Lachowicz

Gregory Imber and Eliza Nordeman

Melissa Berkelhammer

Liz Lange

Annie Churchill, Fabiola Beracasa, Fe Fendi, and Cristina Greeven Cuomo

Giuseppe De Corato, Anisha Lakhani, Annie Churchill, Douglas Hannant, and Holly Lang

Christine Rona

Unveiling of the 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4

Countess Luann De Lesseps

Charles and Clo Cohen

Bill and Katie Elder

Stephan Winkelman

Michael Moreno

Peter Bacanovic

Carolyn Pastel and Robert McCarthy

Somers and Jonathan Farkas

Fe Fendi

Campion and Tatiana Platt

Candida Romanelli and Brian Miller

Stephen Jacoby, Joan Young, and Kevin O'Malley

Sessa and Richard Johnson

Maria and Phil Yang

The Young Fellows of The Frick Collection held their annual masked gala, this year called “Un Ballo In Maschera” in support of the museum’s Education Program. The Young Fellows’ party is one of the Parties of the Year for the younger social set in New York. This year’s event was co-chaired by Byrdie Bell, Lydia Fenet, Tinsley Mortimer, Caralie Charriol Paul and Elisabeth Saint-Amand. Elie Saab was honorary chair and one of the sponsors (who also dressed the Event Chairmen and Vice Chairman), along with Belvedere Vodka, as was Ivanka Trump who was vice-chairman (Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry jeweled the Event Chairmen and Vice Chairman). Founding Chairs were Marina Rust Connor, Lauren duPont, Nathalie Gerschel Kaplan, Martha Loring and Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer. Benefactor chairs were Juan and Marianna Sabater. More than 650 attended.

Dr. David Goldenburg and Dr. Colin B. Bailey, The Frick's Associate Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator

Taryn Hicks and Martin Sonesson

Young Fellows Larissa Szczupak and Paul J. Matayunas

Alexis Light and Heidi Rosenau, both dressed by Elie Saab

Mark Powell and Michael Gallagher

Justin Shaffer

Hillary Rowland and Sarah Boyd

Masked guests in The Frick Entrance Hall; left behind, Galen Lee, Frick Horticultural and Special Events Designer

Cator Sparks, Fay Cantor-Stephens, and Lucy J. Lang

Lil Phillips, Nathalie Gerschel Kaplan, and Marina Rust Connor in the "Library"

Chairman Lydia Fenet

Bob and Clare McKeon

Young Fellows Steering Committee members Caitlin S. Davis and Laura Zukerman

Tara Carille, Catherine Lacey, and Maggie McQuade in the "Oval Room"

Chairman Lydia Fenet, Elie Saab, Chairman Elisabeth Saint-Amand, and Benefactor Chairman Marianna Sabater

Ivanka Trump

Craig Selimotic-Danforth, Debra Sloane, and Christine and Fletch Callahan

Mary Tilt, Nicholas Hauser, Sara Straus, and Roddy Tilt in the Garden Court

Elisabeth Saint-Amand

Founding Chairman Marina Rust Connor

Elie Saab and Meredith Melling Burke

Stephanie LaCava and Kristina Stewart Ward

Andrew Utne and Molly Sontsteng

Sheila Parham, Alexandra Lebenthal, and Kim Hicks in the "West Gallery"

Dylan Lauren and Paul Arrovet

Caroline Johnston Polisi and Ryan Polisi with Jonathan and Allison Beer

Young Fellows Steering Committee members Lydia Fenet, Laura Zukermann, Elie Saab, Caitlin S. Davis, Sarah Irwin, and Clare McKeon

Chairmen Tinsley Mortimer and Elisabeth Saint-Amand

Chairman Byrdie Bell

Lauren Remington Platt with Parmigianino Naples, that inspired the theme of Un Ballo in Maschera

Chessy Wilson in Elie Saab

Two masked guests

Daniel Benedict, Andrew Saffir, and Mark Gilbertson

Maggie Rizer and Alex Mehran

Entrance Hall of The Frick Collection

Founding Chairman Nathalie Gerschel Kaplan, Chairman Lydia Fenet, Chairman Tinsley Mortimer, Fashion Sponsor Elie Saab, Vice Chairman Ivanka Trump, Chairman Elisabeth Saint-Amand, and Claudine Saab

Chairman Byrdie Bell, Chairman Tinsley Mortimer, Fashion Sponsor Elie Saab, Founding Chairman Marina Rust Connor, Chairman Elisabeth Saint-Amand, and Vice Chairman Ivanka Trump

Elie Saab with Virginia Lawson of Moet Hennessy USA

Lauren Remington Platt

Andrea Wittman and Jonathan Reed in the "Living Hall"

Samantha Feingold and Justin Baer in the "Oval Room"

Benefit Committee Members Thorne Perkin and Tatiana Papanicoulaou dancing in the 'Music Room'

Joann Pailey

Guests enjoy viewing the mysterious portrait of Antea by Parmigianino, the painting that inspired the theme of Un Ballo in Maschera

Lola Schnabel

In the Frick "West Gallery," Christopher Schumacher and Young Fellows Steering Committee member Olivia Pirovano

Poppy Delevigne and Annelise Peterson

Tatiana Boncampagni, Edward Barsamian, and Tiffany Koury

The Garden Court

Guests at the 2008 Young Fellows Ball, Un Ballo in Maschera, dance in the "Music Room"

There was a kick-off party hosted by Redbook Magazine at the Hearst Tower for the upcoming Safe Horizons Champion Awards Luncheon. Stacy Morrison, Editor-in-chief of Redbook will be this year’s Champion Award recipient at the 13th Annual luncheon that Safe Horizons will hosts on May 8th at the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington and 28th Street.

More than 1000 are expected to gather to share stories of triumph and renew commitments to help victims of violence heal and rebuild their lives. With the support of Corporate Chair Neil Rubler, President and CEO of Vantage Properties, this year Safe Horizon will celebrate their work with children impacted by violence and abuse.

To purchase tickets to the event, click here.