Next Generation

The scene at New Museum's "Next Generation Party."

CANCER101 held its BIG TOP AT THE BOWERY cocktail benefit at the Bowery Terrace at the Bowery Hotel, to celebrate cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers. More than 350 supporters attended the l party -- replete with popcorn, cotton candy, candy apples, STOGO ice cream, and live performances by the Donnell Adler, Inc. and the renowned Broadway in South Africa troupe, including aerialists, acrobats, jugglers, stilt walkers, tarot card reader, magicians and hula hoopers.

Hosted by the Today Show’s Hoda Kotb and John Mahdessian, the Bowery Terrace was the showground for guests such as Shauna Brook, Ann Caruso, Shaokao and Nikki Cheng, Peter Davis, Robert Farrior, Melissa Foss, Miguelina Gambaccini, Monica Knoll, Anisha Lakhani, Kristian Laliberte, Keith Lissner, Erin Lucas, Aslaug Magnusdottir, Liam McMullan, Veronica Moncho-Lobo, Maggie Norris, Bianca Pratt, Euan Rellie, Susan Shin, Mona Wyatt, Maine de Biran and more.

Madame Paulette announced its year-long partnership with CANCER101, committing to raising funds for the organization through the auction of restored vintage designer gowns -- we are “saving clothes to save lives,” said Mr. Mahdessian. Other generous sponsors included Sanofi-Aventis, which was the “Big Top Sponsor,” Genentech, Inc. and The Greater New York Hospital Association, which were collectively, the “Three Ring Sponsors.”

The evening was also a celebration of all the good work that CANCER101 does and the progress that it has made since its founding in 2002 by cancer survivor Monica Knoll.

Ashlang Magnusdottir, Bianca Pratt, and Sumi Trenholme

Aesha Waks, Devorah Rose, Liam McMullan, and friend

Douglas Marshall, Keith Lissner, Danielle Snyder, and Rachelle Hruska

Keith Lissner, Kristian Laliberte, and Carol Han

Dexter King and Judy Francisco

Erin Lucas and Monica Knoll

Maggie Norris and Trevon Warren

Marie Claire Gladstone

Euan Relli, Ann Caruso, and Susan Shin

Melissa Foss, Cliff Comfort, and Anisha Lakhani

Miguelina Gambaccini

Soraya Whelton

Robert Farraior and Kimberly Simonton

Shoko and Niki Cheng

Robert Ewert, Monica Knoll, Kim Schneider, Anthony Dale, and Westreich Dale

Robert Fowler and Jared Clark

Calvary Hospital held its 26th Annual Awards Gala at The Pierre, with the evening raising nearly $600,000 and benefiting the Hospital.

Charles J. Groppe, Esq., Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson LLP received the Calvary Medal. John A. Decina, AIA, CEO, Barr & Barr, Inc. received the Calvary Distinguished Trustee Service Award.

Mary and William Buckley, Myra and Arthur Mahon, Diahn W. and Thomas McGrath, and Kathleen and Stratford Wallace were Gala Co-Chairs. Dennis M. Schneider and Olga Luz Tirado were Journal Co-Chairs.

Al Roker, was the Master of Ceremonies and Broadway’s Melissa Errico gave a special performance.

Since its founding in 1899, Calvary Hospital has been devoted to providing care to adult patients in the advanced stages of cancer, addressing the symptoms of the disease, not its cure. Operated in connection with the Archdiocese of New York, Calvary is a voluntary, not-for-profit hospital, embodying a tradition of caring through its many programs and services. Through its Palliative Care Institute, Calvary strives to transmit its exceptional knowledge of caring for the advanced cancer patient to other health care professionals, through research and education. The National Cancer Institute designated Calvary as the International Standard of Excellence for Palliative Care.

Frank Calamari

Dr. Thomas J. Fahey, Jr. and Eleanor Fahey

Mary and William Buckley

Dr. Michael Brescia

Frank Calamari, Charles J. Groppe, Esq., Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, and John A. Decina

John McEnroe and Kay McEnroe

Al Roker

John Connolly Ed.D. and Ingrid Connolly

Tom and Diahn McGrath

Melissa Errico

There was a party at the New Museum celebrated its closing exhibit, “Younger Than Jesus,” which featured 50 artists from 20 countries all born after 1976.

Jarrett Gregory, E.A. Hanks, Megan McCain, Laine Rettmer, Ian Cowther, and Carrie Cheek

Artists were selected for “Younger Than Jesus” through an open curatorial model where an international network of correspondents and an information-sharing group of more than 150 curators, writers, teachers, artists, critics, and bloggers worldwide, were asked to recommend artists for the exhibition. Through this process, more than 500 artists were recommended and researched.

Thakoon Panichgul and Charlotte Ronson

EA Hanks and Megan McCain

Michelle Hellman and Adam Cohen

Hannah Dunes, Carlton DeWoody, and Kyle DeWoody

Nann Al-Hamad, Fatima Al-Qadiri, Solomon Chase, and Patrick Sandberg

Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict

Geordon Nicol and Greg Krelenstein

Scoot Buccheit and Naeem Dellbridge

Gregg Evans and Carrie Villines

Adi, Magnus Berger, and Ange

Lorenzo Martone, Linda Maiocco, Christine Davis, and Richard Christinson

Gabi, Adi, and Ange

Brian Wolk and Claude Morais

Magnus Berger, Amy Troost, and Alastair McKimm

Anastasia Rogers and Jessie Cohan

Antonia Thompson and Hilary Rosenman

Charlotte Ronson, Carrie Imberman, and Christy Miller

Doug Hand and Richard Chai

Anne Koch and Brad Fisher

Jonathan Sollis and Alex Wilmot

Donavan McClenton and Douglas Marshall

Saloni Sethi, Asa Larsson, and Andrew Bevan

Joyce Sitterly and Brit Parks

Libby Haan and Lisa Lupinski

Josh Upton, Kyle DeWoody, and Jonah Fay-Hurvitz

Keegan Singh and Adam Angel

Joyce Sitterly and Massimilano Gioni

Karen Wong and Adam Cohen

Leslie Fritz and Megan Marrin

Lisa Lupinski, Libby Haan, Nikolas Baker, and Nicole Phelps

Reka Nyari and Gabriella Santa Cali

Lisa Phillips and Shelley Aarons

Laine Rettmer

Olympia Sonnier, Eunice Bamg, and Nina Littman

Zamari Graham-Smith and Anne Koch

Ingrid and Isabella Rossellini hosted a cocktail reception (at Morton’s Steakhouse) for their sister, Pia Lindström, to celebrate the launch of her new Sirius XM Book Radio show, Pia Lindström Presents.

Pia Lindström Presents is a weekly interview show hosted by the veteran movie and theater critic on which she talks to authors, film directors, producers, literary insiders, movie critics, slam poets, lyricists and others.

Among the guests who attended were Pia’s sisters Ingrid and Isabella Rossellini, Pia’s son Justin Daly, CeCe Black, Maria Cooper Janis, Tony Guida, Elke and Ben Gazzara, Marianne and John K. Castle, Ingrid and John Connolly, Joan Muss Linclau, Joanna Simon, Ted Chapin, Doug Leeds and Sirius XM Radio President Scott Greenstein.

Elke and Ben Gazzara

Joan Muss Linclau and Camilla Sparv

Warrie Price and Jim Price

Scott Greenstein, President of Sirius XM Radio, and Pia Lindstrom

Pia Lindstrom and Jack Carley

Pia Lindstrom, Joanna Simon, Ted Chapin, and Isabella Rossellini

Maria Cooper Janis and Tom Baldwin

Marianne Castle, John K. Castle, and Pia Lindstrom

Magee Hickey, Pia Lindstrom, and Tony Guida

Isabella Rossellini, Pia Lindstrom, and Ingrid Rossellini

Marianne Castle, John Connolly, and Ingrid Connolly

Doug and Anki Leeds

Pia Lindstrom and Justin Daly

Tony Manning and CeCe Black

UJA-Federation of New York’s Entertainment, Media & Communications Division honored Jeff Zucker, president and CEO of NBC Universal, with the Steven J. Ross Humanitarian Award, at its premier Leadership Awards Dinner.

The event was emceed by NBC sportscaster Bob Costas and included special performances by comedian Jimmy Fallon and Kathy Griffin. Alec Baldwin, presented Zucker with the award.

Past recepients of the award include Michael Eisner, Rupert Murdoch, Sumner M. Redstone, and Richard Parsons.

Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu, an innovative online video service that offers TV shows, movies and clips, and other online destination sites for free, received the UJA-Federation’s Rising Leadership Award.

Also attending were Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, Al Roker, Maria Menounos, Stephanie March, B.D. Wong, Carl Quintanilla, David Faber, Joe Kernen, Melissa Russo, Lynda Baquero, and Miss USA, Kristen Dalton.