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Across the Nation• December 4, 2018

DeWoody’s Bunker Art Space opens season

With Art Basel’s aesthetic convergence set to open next week, where better than Palm Beach to stage a New Wave Art Weekend themed around inclusivity and immigration with lectures and exhibitions on b...

Palm Beach Social Diary: Palm Beach Collectors & Collectibles

Across the Nation• November 27, 2018.

In the beginning, Palm Beach’s winter hotel colony was photographed sitting in wheel chairs along the Jungle Trail, standing next to alligators, or posing in front of one of the island’s enormous trees. New York, Newport and London’s best-known photographers followed them to the remote barrier island where automobiles were banned until about ... READ MORE

South Florida Social Diary: Indian Summer @ Palm Beach & Miami

Across the Nation• November 16, 2018.

During this past week the only more astronomical phenomena than the area’s high 80s-low 90s temperatures were Palm Beach County’s annual property tax assessments that arrived in the mail, especially Palm Beachers. Those with tax bills in excess of $500,000 probably took time to reflect on the barrier island’s pivotal milestones that elevated ... READ MORE

San Francisco Opera Celebrates its 96th Season

Across the Nation• November 9, 2018.

The San Francisco Opera opened its 2018–19 season with its annual weekend of celebratory affairs, including two sold-out galas—Opera Ball 2018: ¡Viva La Noche!and the BRAVO! CLUB Opening Night Gala, one of the grandest and most opulent events in the city. Opera aficionados enjoyed a double bill of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and R... READ MORE

13th Annual Festival Napa Valley, Part II — The Galas

Across the Nation• October 25, 2018.

13TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL NAPA VALLEY OPENING WEEKEND 2018 Part II – THE GALAS Festival Napa Valley recently “uncorked” its 13th season. I made my annual pilgrimage, one of a delighted 10,000 attendees who enjoyed wine, food, and cultural events over ten days at different venues throughout the Valley’s Wine Country. Continuing my coverage of... READ MORE

SAN FRANCISCO MOMA MODERN BALL 2018

Across the Nation• May 25, 2018.

SAN FRANCISCO MOMA MODERN BALL 2018 RAISES $4 MILLION The biannual Modern Ball at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)—always high on my must-attend list—was once again a spectacular event, this year raising $4 million for education and exhibition programs, including free admission for all visitors under age 18. Some 2,000 reveler-suppor... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary: April on Palm Beach

Across the Nation• April 12, 2018.

This morning’s wave break had a slight curl, the water was bliss, and shorebirds were increasingly scarce. April’s humidity suggests Palm Beach’s seasonal hiatus is well underway, its charitable convergence and social marathon more measured. The resort’s fabled settings are being struck and Bentleys garaged, ballrooms and dining rooms darke... READ MORE

Treasures of China’s Heritage: Part 5, Fujian and Shanxi

Across the Nation• April 11, 2018.

Treasures of China’s Heritage: Touring with the Global Heritage Fund Fifth of a Seven-Part Series Fujian and Shanxi In anticipation of a return to China, I’ve been revisiting my past travels to the country. Some of my best memories of the “Middle Kingdom” include my nine-day tour of historically significant sites with the Palo Alto-based [&... READ MORE

Flower Power: Garden Parties at Palm Beach

Across the Nation• April 6, 2018.

The Palm Beach calendar is entering its seasonal lull as bridge foursomes go their separate directions and golfers tee off for Northern climes. Amid the final flurry of luncheons, teas and galas, two of the area’s most notable green thumbs, The Garden Club of Palm Beach and The Gentlemen of the Garden, celebrated milestones. GCPB […]... READ MORE

Sarasota Social Diary: The Botanical Gardens and the Ringling

Across the Nation• March 27, 2018.

When Jane Holzer, or Baby Jane Holzer, as she is widely known, saw preparations for the exhibit: “Warhol: Flowers in the Factory” at Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, she gave it the ultimate blessing after seeing the plans and enjoying a dinner capped with a Warhol-inspired banana split. “Andy would have loved it,” she told [&hel... READ MORE

Horse Power: Red Hills International Horse Trials

Across the Nation• March 14, 2018.

The 20th Anniversary Red Hills International Horse Trials, a top-ranked Eventing competition, was held at the sublime 670-acre Elinor Klapp Phipps Park in Tallahassee. Red Hills offers a refreshing close-up of riders and their horses, far from the tame refinements found at Wellington’s Winter Equestrian Festival. My first Eventing and always a de... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary

Across the Nation• January 29, 2018.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney exhibition opens at Norton Museum of Art Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s historical prominence is most often defined by her dynastic lineage and philanthropy, particularly as founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art, rather than her proficient skills, aesthetic and accomplishments as a noteworthy 20th century sculpt... READ MORE

Washington Social Diary: From Georgetown To Old Town

Across the Nation• December 21, 2015.

It’s a New York Social Diary tradition each year for this column to feature the festive holiday decorations of the homes in Georgetown, the capital’s well-preserved historic neighborhood that was founded in 1751 and once served as a port. The residential area is one of the prettiest places to stroll during the holidays. This year we add [... READ MORE

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DeWoody’s Bunker Art Space opens season

Palm Beach Social Diary: Palm Beach Collectors & Collectibles

South Florida Social Diary: Indian Summer @ Palm Beach & Miami

San Francisco Opera Celebrates its 96th Season

13th Annual Festival Napa Valley, Part II — The Galas

SAN FRANCISCO MOMA MODERN BALL 2018

Palm Beach Social Diary: April on Palm Beach

Treasures of China’s Heritage: Part 5, Fujian and Shanxi

Flower Power: Garden Parties at Palm Beach

Sarasota Social Diary: The Botanical Gardens and the Ringling

Horse Power: Red Hills International Horse Trials

Palm Beach Social Diary

Washington Social Diary: From Georgetown To Old Town

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