Party Pictures 12/4/03 - Sheltering Arms Childrens Service, Jungle Ball, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Ariel's Heart of Hope, Wonderful Town

46th annual Paradise Ball, "The Jungle Ball," to benefit Sheltering Arms Childrens Service

Henry Lambert, A. Eugene Kohn, Diana Taylor, Cynthia Foster-Curry, and Bruce Mosler

Geraldine Brower and Kathy Hoets

Sheltering Arms Childrens Service held its 46th annual Paradise Ball at The Pierre Hotel. Bruce E. Mosler and Diana Taylor (escorted by Mayor Bloomberg) were honored for their outstanding commitment to New York City and its children.

Alice Lustig

Cochairmen included Charles Borrok, Joseph Cabrera, Adele Grant, David Greenbaum, Joshua Kuriloff, Frank Mahoney and Tony Marano.

Vice Chairmen included Anastasia Carroll, Linda Daines, Andrea Donahue, Frederick Friedman, A. Eugene Kohn, Benjamin Lambert, Henry Lambert, David Platt, Martin Puris, fredric Reed, Howard Steinberg, Maria Villalba, Anthony Willimas, and Mark Winmill.

Sheltering Arms Childrens Service is one of New York's leading non-profit organizations committed to offering the kind of comprehensive services it takes to deal with the complex problems of today's disadvantaged and abused inner city children. They serve over 3,000 children and their families daily in day care and special education for the very young, as well as foster care, adoption and after school programs and related services for children of all ages.

Eugenia Zisiliadis and Mark Ingram

Eugene Kohn with The Starlight Orchestra

Pieter and Mary Hoets

Diana Taylor with Mayor Bloomberg

Fred Reed and Roxana Pechero

Mark Winmill, Jennifer Carison, and James Rybakoff

Joan Sedlak and Mayor Bloomberg

Charles and Kristin Krusen, Bernard and Cynthia Curry, and Joe Cabrera

Phillip Fishner and Mimi McAdoo

Jonathan and Somers Farkas

Maryann and Bob Marston with Mary and Martin Puris

Betsy Boggs, Richard Steenberg, and Kathy Dillon

Tony Brown and Bruce Mosler

Jeremy Weisen and Nancy Pearson

Anna Rothschild, Ron Starkman, and Rohina Bhandavi

Richard Blum and Nancy Stafford

Bill and Pam Fuhs

Sophie Doxiadis and Stylianos Zavvos

Will Lloyd and Stacey Carroll

Lauren McMahon and John Nelson

Linda and Ben Lambert

Wayne and Libby Mucci

Lauren Damask and Kevin Davis

Lori Sheppard and Ron Burkhardt

Jennifer Bawden and Leslie Barrett

Kathleen Reichert and Pam Laudenslager

Julie Floyd, Bill Shiland, Jill Johnson, Ned Stebbins, and Seton Bitterly

Tom and Andrea Donahue

Kicking off the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's Associates Gala

Lynn Syms, Lili Stawski, Rochelle Hirsch, and Susanna Vorst

Matthew Schmelzer, Jason Pantzer, and Michael Rosen

This past Tuesday night, David and Rochelle Hirsch hosted an evening of cocktails at their home in appreciation of the Young Associates of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and to introduce them (thanks to Jeffrey Siegel) to the Gala Evening's program of Stravinsky, Bruch, and Mussorgsky.

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Associate's Gala Evening will be cochaired by Jason Hirsch and Philice and Michael Rosen and is to take place on Monday, December 15th with a concert at Carnegie Hall. The Program consists of Stravinsky's Pulcinella, Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1, and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Zubin Mehta will be conducting and Itzhak Perlman will dazzle on the violin. Dinner and dancing will follow immediately at The Plaza.

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE so get one or all while you can! Ticket Prices for young professionals ages 21 to 40: Principal Founders Table, $5,000; Founders Tickets, $600; Contributor Tickets, $325.

The Associates Program of the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is a group of young professionals, between the ages of 21 and 40, who share an appreciation of classical music and an interest in philanthropic support of Israel.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. The Orchestra will continue to travel throughout the world bringing its message of peace and cultural understanding through music. The Orchestra is an integral part of Israeli culture, renewing spirits and bringing comfort to its audience.

To learn more about the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and to purchase tickets to the gala, please visit www.afipo.org

Laura and Jeffrey Siegel

Alissa Makower and Lori Freudenberger

Elyse Mitler and David Hirsch

Stefanie Hirsch, Kimberly Ponsot, and Jason Hirsch

Jenny Sherman, Avner Dorman, Seth Palmer, and David Edelsohn

Diane and Michael Marcus with Suzanne Ponsot

Tricia Pantzer and Nicole Slaven

Marlon Tesler, Ron Prashker, and Jill Keiser

The launch of "Ariel's Heart of Hope" from the Roberto Coin Cento Collection at Saks Fifth Avenue in support of the Elizabeth Glasser Pediatric Aids Foundation

Georgia Fleming and Sims Bray

Peter Webster, Kate Carr, Roberto Coin, and Julie Bowen

Photographs by Jimi Celeste/PMc

The opening night of Broadway's Wonderful Town

Lauren Bacall

Joannie Reznik, Maurice Reznik, Jeffrey Scheininger, Manette Scheininger, Tom Ward, and Liz Morris

Wonderful Town is a revival of the 1953 musical, with music by Leonard Bernstein, that originally starred Roz Russell and Edie Adams and was a multiple Tony award winner. Following the opening performance, there was a star-studded gala to celebrate. Maidenform was a proud sponsor of the event. After the performance of Wonderful Town at at the Al Hirschfeld Theater, they held an after -party at the new Mandarin Oriental Hotel, at the Time Warner Center.

Guests included Lauren Bacall, Patrick Stewart, Delta Burke, James Earl Jones, Mario Cantone, Eartha Kitt, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Harvey Weinstein, in addition to the stars of Wonderful Town, Donna Murphy and Jennifer Westfeldt.