6.19.13: Party Pictures | New York Social Diary

Centennial Anniversaries and Environmental Literacy

Susan Freedman, Mark Lebow, Patti Harris, David Rockefeller Jr., Susan Rockefeller, and Toby Usnik at The Municipal Art Society's annual benefit gala.

The Municipal Art Society held its annual benefit gala last Thursday night at Grand Central Terminal in the Main Waiting Room (right on 42nd Street). They honored the Rockefeller Foundation on its Centennial Anniversary. Honorees were David Rockefeller Jr., grandson and great-grandson of the founders, John D. Rockefeller Sr. and Jr.; and Judith Rodin, the President of the Foundation today. Mr. Rockefeller is also the current chairman of the Foundation.

David Rockefeller Jr.

Vin Cipolla, President of the Municipal Art Society, remarked in his welcoming address that this year is also the 100th Anniversary of the Grand Central Terminal itself. He didn't say this but I was reminded elsewhere that this is the 100th Anniversary of the Federal Reserve, started by Paul Warburg and associates; and also the year of the death of J. Pierpont Morgan, a one-man Fed himself, not to mention his commitment to art and architecture.

Chris Nenno and Xanthe Ranger

Elysa Goldman, Kristina Belon, and Laura Kirschbaum

Brenda Levin, Louise Kerz Cullman, Lewis Cullman, Hazel Shore, and Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas

Dr. Ottavio Arancio and Cetie Ames

Sutton Stracke and Shawna Hamilton

Norman Foster, Elena Foster, Peter Eisenmann, Cynthia Davidson, Vishaan Chakrabarti, and Maria Alataris

Frank Mahan, Carson Griffith, Colin Koop, and Daniel Cashin

Shari Patrick, Abbe Heller, and Donna Dean

Diana Chasik and Mary Bleiberg

Ben Rodriguez, Greg Morey, Rosalie Lowe, Scott James, and Billy Wright

Lynette Smith, Gordon Davis, Michelle Fizer-Peterson, Julio Peterson, Diane Coffey, John Ray, Ali Lebow, Eric Smith, and Nina Freedman

Bill Schroeder and Lisa Nagle

Tom Baione and EJ Lee

Chris Roth, Keith Douglas, Tom Madden, and JW Victor

John Bricker, Julia Simet, and Tom Vecchione

Ari Goldstein, Katherine Kelman, Elysa Goldman, Laura Kirshcbaum, Kristina Balon, and Joaquin Stearns

Thomas Woltz and Claire Bonham Carter

Jonathan Rose, Nina Friedman, Michael Rosenbaum, and Laurie Beckelman

Sharon Davis, William M King, Barbara Peabody, Mark Rockefeller, and Donna Dean

Elaine Postley, John Postley, and Helen Tucker

Chris Roth and Alexia MacIntosh

Matthew Sturtevant, Tracey Thomas, and Michael Woodside

Joe Versace, Ashton Hawkins, Julie Gilhart, Toby Usnik, and John Moore

Frances Cashin, Dick Cashin, Liza Cashin, David Patrick Columbia, Alexandra Ford, and Philip Howard

Alexandra Ford and David Patrick Columbia

Hailey Gates

Lisa Evans

Bob Waggoner, Mary Ellen Waggoner, and David Bartsch

Arianna Rockefeller and Charles Rockefeller

Toby Usnik, Lisa Evans, Vin Cipolla, Simone Levinson, and David Levinson

Wendy Vanderbilt

Jennifer Rapp, Julio Peterson, and Simone Levinson

Scott James and Catherine Sabino

Sam Peabody and Lisa Meyer

Michael Samuelian, Susannah Drake, Susan Freedman, Shaun Donovan, Liza Gilbert, and James Capalino

Greg Pasquarelli, Amanda Garrett, Chris Sharples, and Michael Stern

Vin Cipolla

James McGuire and Michelle Coppedge

Judith Rodin

Ashton Hawkins and Moira Moynihan

Jay Kreiger, Louise Kerz Cullman, Hazel Shore, and Lewis Cullman

Zia Khan

Jay Kreiger, Michelle Pfeizer Peterson, Leslie Koch, Julio Peterson, Elizabeth Belfer, and Vin Cipolla

Reagan Gamon, Linda Gelz, Camilla Rockefeller, and Nannie Brown

Peter Kovacs and Zoli Kovacs

Stephen Lash and Celine McDonald

David Patrick Columbia and Arlene Dahl

Marc Rosen and Coco Kopelman

Paul Washington and Dan Sagner

Joel Sanders, William M King, and Paul Gunther

Arie Kopelman

Paul Needham and Eugenie L. Birch

Janet Mavic, David Butters, Kim Bepler, and Charlotte Moss

Janet Ross, Adrian Ross, and Emilie Bombardier

Rick Heinemann and Barbara Peabody

Tina Flaherty, Peter Karadimas, and Madeline Wils

Matt Tyrnauer

On Wednesday, June 12th, the Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation's (CELF) 10th Anniversary Gala was held at the Tribeca Rooftop. The Gala celebrated CELF's decade of successfully delivering educational programs to teachers and students addressing the complex, interconnected social, environmental and economic issues that shape the future. Guests included international financial institutions, real estate development and investment firms, legal community members, venture capital firms, and civic and education leaders. The Gala honored Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, CEO, Vestergaard Frandsen; and Pack H2O.

Peter and Katie Ginsberg, Maya Browne, and Laurence Pels

Ronnie Aroesty, Gary Nusser, Sara Panag, Ailene Mitchell, Sanjay Bhatnagar, and Dennis Merens

Scott Griffin, Samantha Fischer, Tanya Baskin, and Ronnie Aroesty

Angela Hopen and Amy Gallen

Bob Hallman, Patti Bressman, and Katie Ginsberg

Patti Bressman, Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, Katie Ginsberg, and Ernie Anastos

Bunty Armstrong, Ernie Anastos, and Amory Armstrong

CELF Tribeca Rooftop Gala

On Thursday, June 13, 2013, Sub-Zero & Wolf hosted the kickoff party for the 2013 Hampton Designer Showhouse at their New York City Showroom located in the Architects and Designers Building at 150 East 58th Street. Traditional Homemagazine is the 2013 Presenting Sponsor and LX.TV Open House is the Television Sponsor. The Showhouse will benefit Southampton Hospital, the only major medical facility on eastern Long Island's South Fork.

Mario Buatta and Jamie Drake

Patricia Fisher and Michael Herold

Mario Buatta is the Honorary Showhouse Chairman. Jamie Drake and Alexa Hampton are the Honorary Design Co-Chairmen. Ballard Designs, Benjamin Moore & Co., Caesarstone, Circa Lighting, Electrolux, Frontgate, Gloster, Henredon Furniture, Hinkley Lighting, Hudson Valley Lighting, Lillian August, Lladró, Maitland-Smith, P.E. Guerin, Pearson, Shaw Floors, Stanton Carpet, Sub-Zero & Wolf, and The Rug Company are Sponsors. Designer sales will take place through LiveAuctioneers.com.

The Hampton Designer Showhouse, now in its thirteenth year, is a showcase for America’s premier design talent. 30 top interior designers and decorative artists will turn a lavish shingle style home into a decorating masterpiece. This year’s Showhouse located at a traditional shingle style Hampton home in Bridgehampton, NY that has been generously provided by Bodenchak Design and Build.

Mario Buatta and Jim Druckman

Beth McDonough, Irene Diaz-Palomo, and Sara Rossi

The Hampton Designer Showhouse opens with a gala preview cocktail party at the Showhouse on Saturday, July 20 from 6:00-8:30pm and will be open to the public Sunday, July 21 through Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2013. Showhouse hours will be as follows: Monday through Sunday, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Children under six, infants, strollers and pets are not allowed in the Showhouse. Admission to the Showhouse is $35 and includes the Showhouse Journal. Gala tickets are $225 each.

For more information on the Showhouse and to purchase tickets, visit www.hamptondesignershowhouse.com.