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 Into the wee summer hours
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Partying at The Standard New York following Cinema Society's screening of “Inglourious Basterds.” |
This past Monday night Cinema Society and its founder Andrew Saffir hosted a screening of “Inglourious Basterds” beginning at the School of Visual Arts and continuing afterwards into the wee hours in the garden of Andre Balazs’ latest hotel, The Standard New York.
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Lawrence Bender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Quentin Tarantino, Melanie Laurent, and Christoph Waltz |
The evening, which was sponsored by Hugo Boss and Grey Goose, brought out a galaxy of stars that many hailed as the most star-studded night of the summer.
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Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, and Quentin Tarantino |
| Who, you might ask? Writer/director Quentin Tarantino, as well as his cast, Diane Kruger, Christoph Waltz, Mike Myers, Eli Roth, and Melanie Laurent, along with Harvey Weinstein and producer Lawrence Bender, plus Sir Ben Kingsley, Gina Gershon, Terrence Howard, Sam Rockwell, Julia Stiles, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Monaghan, Catherine Keener, Chace Crawford, Jonny Lee Miller, John Stamos, Eric Mabius (“Ugly Betty”), Melissa George, Tom Cavanagh, Christopher Meloni, Jennifer Esposito, George Hamilton, Jeff Zucker, Richard Belzer, Eva Amurri, Moby, Sebastian Stan (“Gossip Girl”), Matthew Settle (“Gossip Girl”), Olivia Thirlby, Josh Charles, Guillermo Diaz (“Weeds”), Chris Diamantopoulos, Corbin Bleu, Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage”), Bryan Batt (“Mad Men”), Emma Roberts, Bryan Adams, Andre Balazs, Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone, Padma Laskhmi, Zac Posen, Agyness Deyn, Duncan Sheik, Alexa Chung, Kelly Klein, Cindi Leive, Heather Matarazzo, Rory Culkin, First Lady Michelle Paterson, Debbie Bancroft, Frederic Fekkai, Frederique Van Der Wal, Andrew Jarecki, Amy Sacco, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Nicole Miller, Salman Rushdie, Sante D’Orazio, Rocco Dispirito, Elettra Wiedemann, Keira Chaplin, Anne V, Cynthia Rowley, Fabiola Beracasa, Olivia Palermo and Johannes Huebl, PC Peterson (“NYC Prep”), Yigal Azrouel, Raquel Zimmerman, Lonneke Engel, Alex Lundqvist, Marcus Schenkenberg, David Zinczenko, Dan Abrams, Richard and Sessa Johnson, Olivia Chantecaille, Jacqueline Schnabel, Daniel Benedict, Byrdie Bell, Zani Gugelmann, Keren Craig, Leigh Lezark, Fern Mallis, Sam and Kathryn Shaffer, Kelly Bensimon, Rachel Roy, Vanessa Von Bismarck, Universal Pictures Co-Chairman David Linde, Showtime CEO Matt Blank, Erica Steinberg (Executive Producer), Pilar Savone (Producer), and DJ Coleman. |
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Diane Kruger and Melanie Laurent |
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Matthew Smith, Victoire Chancel, and Andrew Ellis |
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Maureen Grise and Tom Cavanagh |
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Amy Finlayson and Nur Khan |
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Bryan Adams |
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Dan Abrams |
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David Zinczenko |
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Lorenzo Martone and Marc Jacobs |
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Mike Myers |
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Eric Mabius and Ivey Sherman |
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Helen Lee Schifter |
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Olga Rei and Valentine Uhovski |
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Andrew Bevan and Lesley Blume |
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Amanda and Meredith Sidman |
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Jared Craft and David Lipke |
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Richard Johnson, Sessa von Richthofen, Matthew Settle, and Naama Nativ |
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Terrence Howard and friend |
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Salman Rushdie |
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Eva Amurri |
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Sophie Flack, Guillermo Diaz, and Jaime Lee Kirchner |
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Harvey Weinstein and Quentin Tarantino |
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Richard Belzer |
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Elettra Wiedemann and Joey Jalleo |
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Jonathan Cheban and Kelly Killoren Bensimon |
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Jennifer Esposito and Padma Lakshmi |
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Ryan Miller and Todd DiCiurcio |
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Scott Merriam, Kat Schaufelberger, and Lana Trevisan |
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Jeff Zucker |
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Lindsay Lohan and Ali Wise |
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Sir Ben Kingsley |
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Melissa George |
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Fabiola Beracasa and Emmanuelle Chriqui |
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Padma Lakshmi and Manu Nathan |
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Rachel Roy and Olivia Palermo |
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Rianne Ten Haken and Binn Jakupi |
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Peter Davis and Matthew Marchak |
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Ward Simmons and Jack Connolly |
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Sebastian Stan and Chace Crawford |
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Kathryn Neale Shaffer and Sam Shaffer |
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Zani Gugelmann, Lyman Carter, and Keren Craig |
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Andre Balazs, Kat Schuafelberger, Scott Meriam, Kamil Parchomienko, and Lucy McIntyre |
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Dr. Emily DuPre, Bree Casart, and Susannah Mills |
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John Stamos |
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Lisa Salzer |
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Julia Stiles |
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George Hamilton and Dr. Barbara Sturm |
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On Sunday August 16th in Southampton, the McCarton Foundation hosted its inaugural Garden Party. The McCarton Foundation is one of NYC's leading Schools and Research Centers for autism and developmental disabilities. The Foundation made their big announcement among the gorgeous gardens at the home of Kristen and Richard Thompson--that they will be moving into a new 30,000 square foot space in Chelsea just in time to start the new school year. The fun filled party was held pool side with Roberta Freymann decorating the home and Swifty’s delighting the palettes.
Among those celebrating were Maxmiliano Palacio, Alex and Kate Donner, Camille Campbell Von Arnim, Lisa Anastos, Nina and John Richter, Clay Tompkins, Sandra Ripert, Michelle and Laur Blumberg, Sue Devitt, Lynda Packard, Maggie La Monica and Chris Tierney, Lisa Crawford, Sandra Coudert, Howard Cox, Brad Shaheen, Susan Waterbury, Melanie Seymour Holland, Amy Hoadley and Jim and Ellie Libby. The opening ribbon cutting will be in early November 2009. |
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Hosts Kristen and Richard Thompson |
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Ross Thompson and Clay Tompkins |
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Jim Libby and Jay Dobson |
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Ellie Libby, Lynda Packard, and Cece McCarton |
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Clay Tompkins and Lisa Crawford |
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Andrea Masano, Catherine Hart, and Geraldine Brower |
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Stephen Attoe, Neal Myers, and Alfredo |
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Kristen Thompson, Camille Campbell Von Arnim, Larry Cummings, Melissa Olcott, and Camille Campbell |
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Lynda Packard and Jim Libby |
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Rhonda Sherwood and Amy Gianos |
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Sara Herbert Galloway and James Libby |
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Lisa Anastos and Melanie Holland |
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Camille Campbell Von Arnim, Cece McCarton, and Camille Campbell |
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Jay and Gopa Dobson with Chutney |
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Karen Tompkins and Leah Thompson |
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Laur and Michelle Blumberg |
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Sue Waterbury and Jamie Rose |
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CeCe McCarton, Mindy Moak, and Claire Mercuri |
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Sandra Coudert and Cindy Glanzrock |
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Sue Devitt, Sandra Ripert, Josett Armato, and Catherine Hart |
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Camille Campbell Von Arnim and Caroline Crawford |
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Lori Laub and Chris Gale |
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Jill Johnson |
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Chris and Margaret Tierney |
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Howard and Gayle Sobel with Jake |
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Alastair Crawford and Sarah Hunter |
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Liz Obolensky |
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Josett Armato |
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Sara Herbert-Galloway, Sandra Ripert, and Richard Thompson |
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Sam Parker and Ivy Feldman |
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Rhonda and Lindsay Sherwood |
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Kate Edmonds Donner and Amy Gianos |
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Dr. Joshua Breuer |
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Chris and Leah Kelly |
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Kristen Thompson and Maxmiliano Palacio |
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Sara Crisafulli and Heinz Haas |
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Lisa Anastos and Maxmiliano Palacio |
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Last Saturday at the Southampton Cultural Center’s Levitas Center for the Arts, FEED and TeddyShare teamed up with Dylan’s Candy Bar and Laughing Pizza, a popular family band, for a concert. The proceeds from the tickets went to support the FEED Foundation.
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| Sharon Bush started the TeddyShare Bears in 2008 and has partnered with her daughter Lauren and the FEED Foundation to create a line of FEED Bears. The FEED Bears, Plumpy (feeds five children) and Nut (feeds three children), will raise funds to feed severely malnourished children aged five and under in the region of East Africa. To buy a FEED Bear or two, click here. |
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Lauren Bush with Laiughing Pizza |
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Aditi Naranan |
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Ashley, Sharon, and Lauren Bush |
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Sharon and Lauren Bush, George Semerjian, and Ashley Bush |
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Jean Shafiroff, Pat Lutri, and Kathlean de Monchy |
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Daniel, Jacqueline, and Tobias Kloner |
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Sara Herbert-Galloway with Alana |
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David Lauren and Lauren Bush |
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Emily and David Post with Katlean de Monchy |
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Patricia Moreno and Ellen Gustafson |
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Tim Braun and Peter Arnold with Beatrice and Lily Braun-Arnold |
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On stage with the kiddies |
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Triplets Ayla, Arjun, and Maya Dhar |
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Christina Fell, Kathryn Tisch, and Nicole Gabona |
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Beatrice and Lily Braun-Arnold |
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Sharon Bush with Beatrice and Lily Braun-Arnold |
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Last weekend in Watermill, the Cardiovascular Research Foundation held its first ever Hamptons kick off event for the third annual Pulse of the City Gala honoring Martin. B. Leon, MD at the home of Committee Co-Chair, Dr. Jeffrey W. Moses. The gala will take place on October 22nd, 2009 at The Waldorf=Astoria.
Committee co-chairs Gregg W. Stone, MD and Jeffrey W. Moses, MD, along with CRF Chairman of the Board Eric Woldenberg, President and CEO William Himmelsbach, welcomed friends and supporters for an afternoon of mingling and cocktails to set the stage for the fall gala and raise awareness for the foundation and its mission. The fete included cocktails provided by Basil Hayden, Ciroc vodka, and Peroni beer with delicious hors d’oeuvres by Elegant Affairs and cupcakes donated by Cupcake Stop. Supporters included Collette Gardner, Deena and Nissim Aboodi, Keven Duffy, Linda Leon, Sharon Bush, Hilary Nierenberg, Janna Bullock, Mark W. Smith, Dr. Shawn Sadri, Dr. George Dangas, Melissa Berkelhammer, Sal Strazzullo as well as Junior Committee members Ariel Moses, Ashley Bush, Sheehan Raab, and David Chines.
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Ryland Hilbert, Kendra Seay, Keven Duffy, Carson Griffith, and Ariel Moses |
| Proceeds from the afternoon benefited the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, an independent, academically-focused non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease through research and education. Individual tickets for the Pulse of the City Gala on October 22nd begin at $1,000 and tables begin at $15,000. Junior Committee tickets begin at $250. For tickets and additional information, please contact Irma Damhuis at (212) 851-9187 or at idamhuis@crf.org. |
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Colette Gardner, Samantha Sheft, and Marlene Woldenberg |
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Melissa Berkelhammer, Shawn Sadri, and Janna Bullock |
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Gregg and Amy Stone |
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Ed Dempsey and Mark W. Smith |
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Gail Himmelscach, Bill Himmelsbach, Eric Woldenberg, and Dr. Jeffrey W. Moses |
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Salvatore Strazzullo |
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Dr. Martin B. Leon and Sheehan Raab |
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Deena and Michael Aboodi |
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Sharon Bush, Dr. Jeffrey W. Moses, and Ashley Bush |
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