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Renee Gallagher and Diane Darst |
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Kathleen Whitby and Whitney Rosenberg |
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George Rudenauer and Heather Leeds |
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Tim and Lauren Lufkin |
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Michel Cox Witmer hosted a party at Greenwich’s Bruce Museum to celebrate next week’s Haughton International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show Preview Party to benefit The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
On hand were benefit co-chairs Grace Meigher, Alexandra Lind Rose, and Alexia Hamm Ryan alongside Society president Leslie Jones and Peter Sutton, executive director of the Bruce. |
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Leslie Jones, Peter Sutton, Alexandra Lind Rose, Grace Meigher, Michel Cox Witmer, and Alexia Hamm Ryan |
Among those seen sipping cocktails and taking in the museum’s “Paris Portraits” exhibit were Muffy and Donald Miller, Laura and John McCloy, Tamara Holiday, Leah and Robert Rukeyser, Jane and Charlotte Reardon, Renee Gallagher, Diane Darst, ABC newscaster Jocelyn Mimenta, and Gary Doyen.
The 20th annual preview party to benefit The Society will take place next Thursday, October 16, at the Park Avenue Armory on Park and 67th Street. Previews for the event, sponsored by Elle Décor, Bacardi U.S.A., and 1stdibs.com, begin at 5:45 PM and tickets are still available by contacting The Society office at 212-639-7972. |
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. Fred and Jane Brooks with Kathleen and Robert Whitby |
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Lucia Rivera, Dino Rivera, and Lorraine Laigo Rivera |
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Cassie and Michael Scanlon with Debbie Jamgochian |
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Don and Muffy Miller with Laura and John McCloy |
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Arianne Kolb and Susan Mahoney |
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Muffy Miller and Michel Cox Witmer |
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Jean Doyen de Montaillou, Vanessa Laplaud, and Yann N'Diaye |
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Carl and Sabrina Forsythe with Mary Bell and George Case |
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Gary Doyens, Jocelyn Maminta, and Peter Sutton |
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Jane and Charlotte Reardon |
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Lisa Stolt-Nielsen and Evelyn Lorentzen-Bell |
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Alexandra Lind Rose, Grace Meigher, and Alexia Hamm Ryan |
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This past Tuesday night, Fred Leighton, hosted a kick off party for Casita Maria's upcoming Fiesta 2008 fundraising gala. Guests enjoyed champagne, marveled at the glittering jewelry and toasted the Fiesta, which takes place next Tuesday night, October 14th at the Mandarin Oriental.
The evening also honored Fiesta chairs Jacqueline Weld Drake, Aileen Mehle and H.R.H. Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia and the Fiesta committees. 20% of the proceeds of all Fred Leighton's sales during event benefited Casita Maria.
Among those attending the reception at the Fred Leighton salon on 66th an Madison were Peter Bacanovic (President of Fred Leighton), Mario Buatta, Violaine and John Bernbach, Ann Dexter-Jones, Gaetana Enders, Ralph Esmerian, Somers Farkas, Emilia Fanjul, Pamela Fiori, H.R.H. Princess Firyal of Jordan, Barbara Gollust, Toni Goodale, Aileen Mehle, Peggy Siegel, Daisy and Paul Soros, Adrienne and Gianluigi Vittadini, and Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner.
Casita Maria is a 501@3 non-for-profit organization whose mission is to create a gateway of opportunity through after school education in the Arts, Literacy and Job Readiness while addressing critical needs for youth, families and seniors in predominantly Hispanic communities in the South Bronx and East Harlem. |
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Ann Rapp and Roy Kean |
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Barbara Hemmerle Gollust and Marjorie Reed Gordon |
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Christine Cachot, Stephanie Stokes, and Yaz Hernandez |
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Jayron Larijani and Mark Ritchken |
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Gianluigi Vittadini, Adrienne Vittadini, Alain Nemarq, Violaine Bernbach, and John Bernbach |
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Deborah Norville and Aileen Mehle |
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Deborah Norville, Mario Buatta, and Karl Wellner |
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Daisy Soros and Pamela Fiori |
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Ann Dexter-Jones, Kathryn Berry, Wendy Breck, and Sharon Sondes |
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Frances Sevilla-Sacasa and H.R.H Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia |
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Jacqueline Weld Drake and Peter Bacanovic |
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Geoffrey Thomas and Sharon Sondes |
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Gaetana Enders and Jacqueline Weld Drake |
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Buck Jensen, Amanda Novak, and Ted Smith |
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Ben Rodriguez-Cubenas, Christine Cachot, Yaz Hernandez, and Tony Sol |
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Virginia Coleman and Barbara Bancroft |
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Patricia Weeks and Daisy Soros |
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Margo MacNabb Niederlander, Somers Farkas, and Sharon Handler |
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David and Jayron Larijani |
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Martha Bograd, Andreas Rodriguez, and Alicia Lubowski |
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“Tomorrow is Tonight,” the 11th annual Project ALS benefit gala, was held on Tuesday night at the Waldorf-Astoria with a bevy of young stars who turned to support the organization.
ALS, which stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known in this country as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, after the famous Yankee baseball player of the 1930s contracted it, is a progressive, usually fatal neurodegenerative disease that causes muscle weakness and atrophy throughout the body. It is a hideous and torturous disease. In the past fifteen years there has been some breakthroughs with drugs (such as Rilutek) but a cure remains elusive. |
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Jerry Stiller |
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Gina Gershon |
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Julianna Margulies |
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Jane Alexander |
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Rosanna Scotto |
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Sarah Silverman |
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Ashley McDermott and Nancy Jarecki |
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Veronica and Ray Kelly |
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AJ Calloway |
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Valerie Estess and Matthew Broderick |
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| Richard Steinberg of Warburg Realty and Baron Jean van Gysel hosted at cocktail party on Monday night at the Core Club for “V ... Greece on the World.” The “world’ in this case are the remarkable islands located in the coastal waters of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. "V ... Greece on the World" is a 484,882, square foot development by V Resorts Limited. Visible to the naked eye from space, “Greece” sits on the southeast side of the Europe archipelago. It is an intimate hideaway surrounded by crystal clear water and situated only four kilometers from Dubai’s sandy coast. |
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Sharon Sondes, Anne Dexter-Jones, and Ann Downey |
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Andrea and John Stark |
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Anka Palitz |
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Din and Shyema Azam |
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Beth Brenner and Storm Berwick |
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Jon Heinemann and Michelle Marie Heinemann |
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Barry Rice and Dr. Jeffrey Moser |
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Lisa Guest, Baron Jean van Gysel, and Cornelia Guest |
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Eric Moran and Frank Greco |
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Xavier Flouret, Paul Marcum, Sarah Fiszel, and Muffy Flouret |
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Samy Kebbab, Stefan Denooijer ,and Xavier Flouret |
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Stanley Bogen, Margie Emden, and Bobby Emden |
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Geoffrey Bradfield and Roric Tobin |
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AJ Calloway |
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Marcy McDonald, Lee Fryd, and Vivian Shiah |
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Richard and Renee Steinberg with Baron Jean van Gysel |
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Somers Farkas and Michel Witmer |
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Roberta Kozloff and Carla Goldworm |
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Marquise de San Juan and Linda Silverman |
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Claire Johnson and Dino Valaoritis |
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Renee Steinberg and Victoria Furman |
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| Late last month at the Maya Stendhal Gallery at 545 West 20th Street, they opened the exhibition, Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894 – 1941. The event attracted an eclectic group of people who were excited by the opportunity to view this rare collection representing the legacy of early American experimental cinema. These visionaries in the world of art and film included artists Jonas Mekas and Shigeko Kubota, film historian Robert Haller, film producer Jon Kilik, and gallery owners Harry and Maya Stendhal. |
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Harry Stendhal and Shigeko Kubota |
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Jon Kilik and friend |
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| Widely considered a masterpiece in film preservation and restoration, Unseen Cinema was realized through the dedication of Anthology Film Archives in collaboration with over 60 of the world’s largest film archive institutions. Unseen Cinema has been extended through October 25th. |
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Nicole Demby and Harry Stendhal |
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Jonas Mekas and Maya Stendhal |
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