The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation’s Annual Gala
Betsey Selkowitz, Susan Golick, and Arthur Selkowitz
Lucia Hwong Gordon, Sheila Rosenblum, and Minnie Osmena
The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation’s Annual Gala, the largest lupus fund-raising event in the country, set a record this year with $2 million raised for lupus research and patient services. Nearly 800 guests, including the Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, attended the event on November 22nd at the New York Marriott Marquis.
The Lautenbergs and the Haseltines
The Gala honored Susan Golick, Founder of S.L.E. Lupus Foundation. Susan Golick, diagnosed with lupus in 1970, was one of the earliest champions for the lupus cause, when lupus was a little known, often misdiagnosed disease. Susan, along with her parents, Morrie Golick and Dorothy Newman, gathered a handful of people together in 1971, with the goal of establishing awareness of lupus, supporting research and creating resources for patients.

“I’m proud of what my family and I started. It is the strength of all of us working together that has enabled the Foundation to carry out its mission. It is so gratifying to think about how much we have raised for research, but we must keep going. Life without lupus – that’s what we’re striving for,” Susan said.

Jessye Norman, Gala Honorary Chair, Served as Mistress of Ceremonies. Recipient of the Scientific Award was William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., who founded Human Genome Sciences (HGS) in 1992, and is now chairman and chief executive officer of Haseltine Associates, Ltd. and president of the William A. Haseltine Foundation for Medical Sciences and Arts.
Jessye Norman
Michael and Carol Weisman with Lois and Andrew Zaro
Susan Golick and Jerry Chazen
Misha Dichter, Cipa Dichter, Martin E. Segal, and Edith Segal



NYU Child Study Center raised a record $3.4 million at its seventh annual Child Advocacy Award Dinner
Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D. with Lori and George Hall
Heather Mnuchin, Alice Tisch, and Brooke Garber Neidich
The NYU Child Study Center raised a record $3.4 million at the Seventh Annual Child Advocacy Award Dinner held at Cipriani 42nd Street. This year's dinner, "Changing the Face of Child Mental Health," was chaired by Linda and Arthur Carter and honored The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, for his dedication to philanthropy and civic affairs relating to children and public health.
Uma Thurman and Mayor Michael R.
Bloomberg
"We've got to do things for our children who don't reach out and ask for help themselves," said Mayor Mike. "The Child Study Center is working to make sure all children get the opportunity to participate in the great American dream."

ParentCorps, a Child Study parenting program aimed at promoting social and academic competence and preventing conduct problems in preschoolers was highlighted in a special reading by Uma Thurman. The presentation focused on one family who has benefited from the ParentCorps program. "Having a child with a mental or psychiatric disorder is the last stigma. We can say the word 'cancer' out loud, we can discuss seizures, but too many of us shy away when the topic comes to child psychiatric disorders like depression," said Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D., Director of the NYU Child Study Center.

Guests at the Dinner included Arthur Altschul, The Honorable Alfonse D'Amato; Cyndi Lauper; Andre Balaz; Erica Jong, as well as NYU Child Study Center Board members Brooke and Daniel Neidich; Alice Tisch; The Honorable Jon S. Corzine; Linda and Arthur Carter, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and Claude Wasserstein.

The Annual Child Advocacy Award Dinner celebrates the NYU Child Study Center's commitment to its mission: to apply the best of modern science and medicine to the problem of mental illness in children. The Dinner is the primary fundraising event for the NYU Child Study Center; all proceeds support the programs and initiatives of the Center. Past honorees include: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani, Tipper Gore, Governor George E. Pataki, Whoopi Goldberg, Senator Jon S. Corzine and Joanne Corzine, David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D and Leonard N. Stern.
Cindy Lauper and Marci Waterman
Edward Hayes and Erica Jong
Uma Thurman, Brooke Garber Neidich, and Andre Balaz
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Linda and Arthur Carter, Brooke Garber Neidich, and Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D.
The Honorable Jon S. Corzine and Daniel Neidich
Louis Josephson and Lloyd Sederer, M.D.
Harold Koplewicz, M.D. and Alfonse D'Amato
Gigi Mortimer and Michelle Smiger

Photographs by Patrick McMullan/PMc



A Gallant Romp Through History
L. to r.: Ron Denault, Mario Buatta, Richard Ridge, Ilene Wetson, and John Dunne; Tara Subkoff and George Subkoff.
A few weeks ago, the Morgan Library hosted “A Gallant Romp Through History,” which kicked off The Third Annual Connoisseur’s Antiques Fair, organized by The Art & Antique Dealers League of America, the oldest antique trade association in America.
Tara Subkoff and George Subkoff
The Morgan is undergoing a major renovation and expansion designed by the architect Renzo Piano and presented an evening of American song with renowned soprano Harolyn Blackwell, accompanied by conductor and pianist William Hicks on such favorites as “You Made Me Love You,”“ The Man I Love,” “ In Old New York,” “California Here I Come,” “Anchors Aweigh,” “Tea for Two,” and many more tunes to keep the guests humming for days.

Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. S. Parker Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Haughton, Mr. and Mrs, Richard Menschel, Annette de la Renta, Peter Pennoyer and Katie Ridder, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pierce, Tara Subkoff and Wes Anderson, Bill and Donna Acquavella, Mrs. James B. Gubelmann, Elizabeth Stribling and Guy Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pennoyer, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Sitrick, and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Polsky, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Meister, Jr.

The night before the opening Mario Buatta and Bunny Williams co-chaired the fair’s designer preview for a their friend and colleages who included: Susan Gutfreund, Timothy Button, Joanne DePalma, Tom Scheerer, Peter Falk, Patrick Gallagher, Tony Ingrao, Noel Jeffrey, Ron Wagner and Timothy Van Dam, Ilene Wetson, Juan Montoya, Brian Murphy, Jennifer Wattey, Amanda Nisbet, Dennis Rolland, and Richard Ridge and Rod Denault.
Wes Anderson and Tara Subkoff
Mario Buatta and Bunny Williams
Dennis Rolland with Wiggie and Mark Bitter
Jennifer Olsan and Tony Ingrao
Angus Wilkie, Tom Scheerer, and Peter Falk
Luis Rey and Catherine MacCallum

Photographs by Walter Borton


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