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Social Diary• December 6, 2019

Only in New York

Not quite a winter’s day, but close. The annual Metropolitan Opera Guild luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street was a fantastic affair for the devoted lovers of Opera, reminding me of the first time I went and learned the secret of the impassioned devotion of the opera fan...

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Talking Turkey

Social Diary• December 2, 2019.
Wintry weather rain snow and ice moving in, and we’re still thinking of Thanksgiving and the fabulous Macy’s parade which Paige Peterson caught on her camera (an annual event for us) on the parade balloons in motion; amazing... READ MORE
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The day after Thanksgiving

Social Diary• November 28, 2019.
The Thanksgiving holiday here and there, pre-Parade and also last night with friends at table; Plus the Mission Society’s annual Fall Harvest Feast, and a wise suggestion for all on this holiday... READ MORE
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Going to the dogs … and cats

Social Diary• November 25, 2019.
First time attending the ASPCA’s annual luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street was very impressive and left me thinking about the dogs and cats in my life... READ MORE
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Little Buster, Remembered

Social Diary• November 25, 2019.
Remembering Little Buster. Recalling a more than twice told Diary story about the life of a sweet Shih Tzu I’d rescued from the CACC more than twenty years ago... READ MORE
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Service to the Nation

Social Diary• November 22, 2019.
Many more Party Pictures at this busy season, but first we remember this day 56 years ago when in Dallas, the life of our young President was taken from us... READ MORE
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A hopeful lesson in human activity, irony and all

Social Diary• November 20, 2019.
A rainy, foggy night in Manhattan last month when the World Monuments Fund held its annual Hadrian Gala at the Rainbow Room, black tie, a beautiful setting for a hopeful lesson in human activity, irony and all... READ MORE
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In the Right Light

Social Diary• November 18, 2019.
With the holiday season about to begin what could be better than a Diary on jewels (at auction) and art and beauty in Venice and Palm Beach as seen through the eyes of our PB editor Augustus Mayhew... READ MORE
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Exceptions to the rule

Social Diary• November 12, 2019.
The annual Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation’s symposium and luncheon at the Pierre provided more hope; and the Carter Burden Network’s Silver and White Night gala dinner at the Mandarin Oriental honored Fern Mallis... READ MORE
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A Landmark Night

Social Diary• November 11, 2019.
Catching up with a crowded calendar; Last Wednesday night’s Living Landmarks Gala at the Plaza where DPC made his public singing debut; and a book party at Paige Peterson’s for Hawk Koch’s new Hollywood memoir “Magic Time: My Life in Hollywood."... READ MORE
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In the den with the Library Lions

Social Diary• November 8, 2019.
DPC takes in the Library Lions annual gala at the New York Public Library where they honored Elizabeth Alexander, Jamaica Kincaid, Jill Lepore and Frederick Wiseman... READ MORE
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A Marathon weekend

Social Diary• November 4, 2019.
Daylight Savings ends over the weekend topped off by Halloween all over town and the 49th annual New York City Marathon on Sunday took place throughout the five boroughs... READ MORE
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California on my mind

Social Diary• October 31, 2019.
This will be a rainy Halloween, but our thoughts right now are about the horrific fires plaguing California north and south, with videos from the SF Fire Department... READ MORE

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