American Museum of Natural History's Tenth Annual Family Party
Julie Dermer, Family Party Chairs Jonine Bernstein, Cristina Vittoria, Alexandra Lebenthal and friend, Kathryn Hearst, Meera Gandhi, Tracy Young, Catherine Sidamon-Eristoff, and Dr. Karen Burke with their children
More than 2,500 children and parents participated in a unique adventure through the American Museum of Natural History at the Tenth Annual Family Party. This popular event featured programs and performances for children of all ages and included a special activity for 5th graders, as well as newly designed toddler only areas. Proceeds from the evening support the Museum’s educational public programming.

Catherine and Andrew Sidamon Eristoff with their children
Families dug for dinosaurs, examined live animals, including exotic reptiles, under the supervision of Museum scientists, explored space, and ate dinner under the Blue Whale. There were tons of activities for the children (and parents too), like performances by Sugar Beats; special readings by Mark Teague, illustrator of How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?, and Brian Selznick, illustrator of The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins (Sponsored by Scholastic Inc.); Live reptiles, butterflies, and other animals; cool arts and crafts; Microscope mania.

Honorary Chairs were Lucy Danziger, Betsy Lack, and Eve Weinstein. Tory Burch, Katie Couric, Meera Gandhi, Liz Lange, Aerin Lauder, Nicole Miller, Perri Peltz, Jane Rosenthal, and Jessica Seinfeld served as Cochairs. And Vice Chairs were Jonine Bernstein, Alisa Brockelman, Karen Burke, Kathryn Collins, Laura Darrin, Julie Dermer, Catherine Sidamon-Eristoff, Susan Faust, Justine Feinberg, Deborah Fennebresque, Beatriz Garcia, Kathryn Hearst, Alison Ambach Illich, Nathalie Gerschel Kaplan, Alexandra Lebenthal, Alisa Gettenberg Lessing, Tamara Leuchtenburg, Simone Mailman, Bethany Millard, Alison Overseth, Valerie Peltier, Susan K. Quill, Katie Ridder, Holly Rochell, Saundra Smith, Tracy Stern, Marcy Syms, Donna and John Trammell, Cristina Vittoria, Beth Wilson, and Tracy Young.
L. to r.: Meera Gandhi and friends; Tamara Leuchtenburg with Tara and Michael Rockefeller and their children.
Nicole Miller with Tracy Snyder with her son
Eric Rudin with his son
Tracy Young with children
Tory Burch with her children
Chris Davis with his daughter
Laura and Drake Darrin with their son
Ali Wentworth with her daughter
Bethany Millard with her son
Mary Solomon with her daughter
Tracy Stern with her daughter
Alexandra Lebenthal and Lucy Danziger with their daughters
Liz Lange and her daughters stop to chat with friends
Anne Grauso (far right) with friends and children

Photographs by Denis Finnin/AMNH



American-Italian Cancer Foundation held its benefit gala at The Pierre
Anna Bulgari and Richard Bloch
Prince Michel and Massimo Ferragamo
Prince Michel, Lady Cavendish, and Prince Dimitri
L. to r.: Michelle Finocchi and Adam Shapiro; Eva Lorenzotti and Lisa Bloch; Yvonne Scio and Matilda Agostinelli.

Photographs by Jimi Celeste/PMc



Lighthouse International's "My Favorite Things" wine tasting, live and silent auction
Enid Nemy and Peter Minichiello
Tammi Montier and Pat Follett
Richard and Suzanne Hogan
Peggy Kaufman, Mario Buatta, and Judy Van Nostrand
Dick Kelly, Roger Goldman, and Bill Follett
Tammi Montier, Maria Haggerty, and Eliot Minsker
Jordan and Stephen Vogel
Barbara Silverstone, Mario Buatta, and Judy Van Nostrand



Two weeks ago at Cipriani 42nd Street, Career Transition for Dancers held its 9th annual gala "Gotta Dance! A Dance Tribute to Hollywood"
L. to r.: Ann Reinking and Gerry Grinberg; Bebe Neuwirth; Cyd Charisse and Sonia Grinberg; Rosie Perez.
They honored Cyd Charisse, Fayard Nicholas and Turner Entertainment and the late Donald O'Connor. There were appearances by Leslie Browne, Goerge Chakiris, Marge Champion, Arlene Dahl, Jacques d'Amboise, David Elder, Karen Lynn Gorney, Cynthia Gregory, Maurice Hines, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Osborne, Elizabeth Parkinson, Rosie Perez, Jane Powell, Lynn Redgrave, Ann Reinking, Donald Sadddler, Russ Tamblyn, Mary Tyler Moore, Esther Williams, the Williams Brothers as well as dancers from the ABT, Les Ballet Grandiva, National Dance Institute, Lars Lubovitch Dance Company, the New York City Ballet and Alina Cojocaru and John Kobborg from the Royal Ballet.

The evening, directed by Randy Skinner, consisted of dance pieces which re-created or paid tribute to the great Hollywood musicals, and performed by the dancers, dance companies as well as appearances by some of the biggest stars (many from MGM) of the "golden age" of Hollywood musicals.  After the performance, Cyd Charisse was honored with the Movado Dance Award — an exceptional Esperanza watch with brilliant diamonds circling the bezel and bracelet — in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the world of dance.  Following the awards ceremony, there was a supper, dancing and a live auction.

Career Transition for Dancers was started by Caroline Newhouse and friends to assist dancers in finding careers for themselves when their dancing days are over.  Most dancers need to retire quite early — near the age of 30.  Career Transition for Dancers has helped more than 2500 professional dancers identify their unique talents in preparation for establishing new careers.



The Regency's 40th Anniversary Power Breakfast at the Regency Hotel
L. to r.: Jonathan Tisch and Charlie Rangel; Drew Nieporent; Bill Rudin; Gifford Miller and Al Sharpton.
They celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Power Breakfast over at the Regency Hotel two weeks ago. The term "power breakfast" first came into the vernacular at the Regency (a Loew's Hotel) in the early 1960s when a number of prominent New York businessmen started breakfasting in the dining room of the hotel owned by their friends — also prominent New York businessmen, the Tisch brothers, Bob and Larry (who passed away this past week). One of the earliest and most devoted members of the group was the late real estate owner Lewis Rudin, whose son William is now president of Rudin Management.

Photographs by Thos Robinson/PMc


Tonight, November 18, Quest & Penhaligon's will co-host a reception and private shopping event to benefit American Ballet Theatre. 6-9 PM at the Chambers Hotel, 15 West 56th Street. RSVP to questmagazine@aol.com or 646-840-3404 ext 152.




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