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| Patrons enjoy a pre-performance dinner at a private home as part of a three-day extravaganza to benefit The Santa Fe Opera. |
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| The Women's Forum of New York hosted The 3rd Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefitting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for Women's Forum founder Elinor "Elly" Guggenheimer, were presented to outstanding women leaders Maria Cuomo Cole, advocate, activist, filmmaker and Chair of HELP USA, and Pat Mitchell, President and CEO of the Paley Center for Media. On hand to bestow the key awards were celebrity presenters Glenn Close, award-winning actress, and Matilda Raffa Cuomo, former New York State First Lady and Founder of Mentoring USA. "Our honorees this year are incredibly deserving of their Elly Awards for their committed service in their respective fields. Ms. Cuomo Cole's activism throughout her life in the public domain and now behind the scenes as a filmmaker tackling important societal issues is truly inspirational. Ms. Mitchell has similarly demonstrated incredible leadership throughout her unparalleled career and continues to break new ground for women in the media," said Doris P. Meister, President of the Women's Forum of New York. |
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| "The inspirational leadership shown by our honorees perfectly complements The Education Fund of the Women's Forum of New York's mission to extend the benefits of education to high potential-women who can make a difference and leave a positive legacy for future generations. This year twelve fellowships were awarded to help women overcome obstacles and hardship in returning to their higher education to help realize their dreams," said Beverly Beaudoin, President, The Education Fund of the Women's Forum of New York. The Luncheon also saw Eve Ensler, Tony award-winner and author of The Vagina Monologues, lead a conversation with the honorees that revolved around leadership but covered a wide range of issues facing women in the workforce today including the importance of developing and demonstrating fortitude, the role of compassion in female leadership and the advantages it gives women in the workforce, as well as the best ways to deal with criticism and the pressing need for society to address violence against women. |
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| Eve Ensler, Pat Mitchell, and Maria Cuomo Cole in coversation |
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| VIP's who attended the event included: Maria Cuomo Cole, filmmaker, Chair of HELP USA and Elly Awards Recipient; Pat Mitchell, President & CEO of the Paley Center for Media and Elly Awards Recipient; Glenn Close, award-winning actress and Elly Awards Presenter; Matilda Raffa Cuomo, former New York State First Lady, Founder of Mentoring USA and Elly Awards Presenter; Eve Ensler; Governor Mario Cuomo, Former New York Governor; Doris P. Meister, President, US Markets, BNY Mellon Wealth Management and President of The Women's Forum of New York; Carolyn Carter, former President & CEO, Europe, Middle East & Africa of GREY Group and Co-Chair of The Elly Awards; Jane Chesnutt, former Editor-in-Chief of Woman's Day and Co-Chair of The Elly Awards; Lucy Jarvis, television producer and Legendary Chair of The Elly Awards; Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Vice-Chair of the NYSCA, Chair of the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center, Former Elly Awards Honoree and Honorary Co-Chair of The Elly Awards; Kenneth Cole, Designer, Humanitarian and Activist; Ambassador Carl Spielvogel, Chairman and CEO of Carl Spielvogel Associates, Inc. and former U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic; and Randy Guggenheimer, son of Elinor Guggenheimer, Founder of the Women's Forum of New York and for whom the Elly Awards are named, along with his sons Randy III and Steven. |
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| Grand Ballroom, The Plaza Hotel |
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| The 2013 Elly Awards Committee were also in attendance, including: Beverly Beaudoin, President of The Education Fund of the Women's Forum; Irene Cohen, former President of The Education Fund and Partner at Cohen and Miners; Suzanne Dowling, President & CEO of SuzanneDowlingAssociates, LLC; Barbara J. Friedman, Consultant for Career Development/Industry Relations at LIM College; Emita Hill, Chancellor Emeritus at Indiana University Kokomo; Amy Kopelan, President of Bedlam Productions Inc.; Liz Neumark, CEO of Great Performances; Denise V. Seegal, Executive Director at M. Magtague Co. Ltd; Ilene Wachs, President of Horizon Casualty Services, Inc. and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey; and Linda A. Willett, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. |
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| Jane Chesnutt, Pat Mitchell, Barbaralee Diamonstein Spielvogel, former Governor Mario Cuomo, Lucy Jarvis, Carl Spielvogel, and Carolyn Carter |
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| Doris Meister, Glenn Close, Eve Ensler, Pat Mitchell, Maria Cuomo Cole, Matilda Raffa Cuomo, and Beverly Beaudoin |
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| Beverly Beaudoin, Deborah Baez, Pat Mitchell, and Irene Cohen |
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| Former Governor Mario Cuomo, Matilda Raffa Cuomo, Maria Cuomo Cole, Pat Mitchell, and Glenn Close |
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| Rikki Klieman and Awardee Riham Eihab |
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| Doris Meister, former Governor Mario Cuomo, Ami Kaplan, Beverly Beaudoin, and Rikki Klieman |
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| Pat Mitchell and Glenn Close |
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| Jane Chesnutt, 2012 Awardee Barbara Tiye Giraud, Beverly Beaudoin, 2012 Awardee Sandra Stone, and Carolyn Carter |
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| (Back) Carolyn Carter, Lou Hammond, Rikki Kleiman, Patty Francy, Debra Bahr, and Jane Chesnutt (Front) Randy Guggenheimer II, Steven Guggenheimer, and Randy Guggenheimer III |
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| Dr. Joyce Brown, Maury Hanigan, Barbara Marcus, Anuradha Jayanti, Nancy Pedot, Mary Farrell, Annette Green, and Marcella Maxwell |
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| Barbara Taylor, Grace Richardson, Gail Landis, Iris Blanc, Wendeen Eolis, Denise Seegal, Barbara Friedman, Carol Nelson, Alair Townsend, and Susan Faulk |
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| Katia Friend, Glenn Close, Doris Meister, and Pat Mitchell |
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| Nina McLemore, Vita Cassese, Rosita Sarnoff, Joni Nelson, Kay Unger, Gail Fosler, Barbara Giraud, Anita Volz Wein, and Cathleen Black |
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| Carl Spielvogel, Barbaralee Diamonstein Spielvogel, Matilda Raffa Cuomo, and fromer Governor Mario Cuomo |
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| On June 19, 2013 the stars collided for an evening of red carpet glamour, mouth-watering cuisine and signature cocktails, auction, raffles, surprises, and more at The Inaugural St. Jude Spring Social to support the extraordinary mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to find cures for pediatric cancers and other devastating illnesses. Celebrity and Host Committee members included: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Billy Bob Thornton, Jonathan Jackson, Alyssa Milano, Steven Bauer, Julianne Michelle, Marsha Thomason, Willie Garson, Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth Rohm, Danny Aiello, Elaine Hendrix, Alex McCord, Sean Stone, Holly Taylor, Amy Fine Collins, Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, Cole Rumbough, Liam McMullan, Megan Zilis, Lauren Lawrence, Stefan Lumiere, Emily Hunt, Ashley Passik, and China Tian. |
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| Jade Toft, Cierra Walker, Allegra Rumbough, Knox McKay, and Cole Rumbough |
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| Susan Misner and Lou Martini Jr. also walked the red carpet to lend their support to this amazing cause. DJ Miles Robbins enchanted the crowd with his eclectic tunes while guests were served savory hors d'oeuvres from NOIR and delectable desserts from Baked by Melissa, Ivy Bakery, Alexandria, Royce' Chocolate, Pasticceria Rocco, DeRobertis Café, Bridor de France, and more. Sebastian Clarke, Senior Vice President of Doyle New York, exhorted the energetic crowd to raise their pallets with an open heart, helping to raise thousands of dollars as guest auctioneer. Some of the most coveted auction and raffle items included a 5 night stay at the luxurious Sloane Club in London, dinner for two at Le Cirque, a 3 month pass at Equinox, a four hour consultation with world renowned Feng Shui Master Pun-Yin, a five day experience with film director, casting director, and producer Valerie McCaffrey, a holistic personal one-on-one consultation with Dr. Julissa, an analytical dream session with NY Daily News dreams columnist, best-selling author and host of Biography channel's TV show "Celebrity Nightmares Decoded," Lauren Lawrence, a Maggie Norris Couture Bespoke T-Shirt, and more! |
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| The evening's festivities were brought to a close with Tamara Raytan singing "The Greatest Love of All." Everyone left with a gift bag filled to the brim with goodies. Each bag included a private training session with Equinox Trainer Michael Rich, a Live Worldly Brazilian luck bracelet, a Flygrip mobile phone accessory, a Larabar, Yves Delorme soap, a $50 gift card from The Real Real, a box of Royce' Chocolates, and a $20 Über gift card. VIP bags included a little something extra with a 0039 Italy votive candle and Pin Ups hair accessories. |
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| Other sponsors and donors included Emma NYC, Supernova Media, Inc, Prohibition Distillery, Ole Imports, Tuthilltown Spirits, Organic Avenue, The Sloane Club, No. 8, Open Center, Lady M, Betteridge, Tracy Martyn Beauty, Photofiddle, Taza Chocolate, Lily Pulitzer, and Cacao Prieto. All ticket proceeds and donations benefited St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a remarkable institution founded by Danny Thomas, to treat and prevent devastating pediatric diseases. Most extraordinary is that no child is turned away because of race, religion, or inability to pay. Public donations and fundraising events are integral to sustaining this organization with operating costs of approx. $1.8M each day. Since it's opening in 1962, St. Jude's revolutionary treatments have helped increase survival rates of certain childhood cancers from less than 20% to over 80%. |
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| China Tian, Cole Rumbough, Julianne Michelle, Joycelyn Engle, and Miriam Weisbecker |
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| China Tian, Cole Rumbough, Julianne Michelle, Joycelyn Engle, and Miriam Weisbecker |
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| Gallery Valentine welcomed collectors to its new home on East Hampton's Newtown Lane for a kickoff for Art Southampton 2013 and a celebration for The Guberman Group. Gallery Valentine is the Official Host Gallery of Art Southampton, the premier international contemporary and modern art fair and marketplace for acquiring the finest works of art available in the Hamptons from more than 90 of the world's most respected galleries returning at the height of the social and cultural season this summer, July 25 through 29, 2013. Famed for its outstanding exhibitions of works by Andy Warhol, Picasso, Alex Katz, Helen Frankenthaler, Andrew Levitas and other renowned artists, Gallery Valentine offered guests the chance to meet artist Stephanie Hirsch, known for her whimsical mixed media works,and hyper-realist painter Tigran Tsitoghdzyan who had two of his beautiful subjects on-site: Wilhelmina model Valerie Troy and Nadia Kasakova. |
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| Attendees enjoyed hors d'oeuvres by Mayanwoods Catering and wine sponsored by Crush Wines while admiring the works of art, many of which will be displayed at Art Southampton. Among the honored guests welcomed by gallery owner Ryan Ross, The Guberman Group's Josh Guberman and Art Southampton's Nick Korniloff and Pamela Cohen were Dorothy Lichtenstein,Sara Herbert Galloway and Barry Klarberg, Ron Burkhardt, Cassandra Seidenfeld, Madison Collum, Dr. Matt Kaufman, Kevin and Isabel Richards, Clif De Raita, Bruce Michael and Clif De Raita, David and Carolyne Levinbrook, Neil and Lana Levinbrook, Caroline Lieberman, Allison Downey, David and Morgan Shara, Kristine King, Danielle Quellar, Susan Israelson, Samantha Yanks, Susan Breitenbach and Debra Halpert, NY Mets Hall of Fame pitcher John Franco, sculptor and painter Hal Buckner, his son actor Troy Buckner, Tatiana Okshteyan, owner of Black & White Galleryand artist and designer Scott Tucker. |
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| Gallery Valentine will once again participate in Art Southampton and is organizing a special exhibition of the works of Andy Warhol. They will also host a VIP cocktail party at Art Southampton and a discussion with several Andy Warhol experts including Bob Colacello, former Interview editor and author of “Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up,” Lana Jokel, renowned filmmaker and director of “Andy Warhol,” UltraViolet, factory superstar, Vincent Fremont, filmmaker and producer, former Vice President Andy Warhol Enterprises and now Board Member Emeriti, The Andy Warhol Museum and Christina Strassfield, chief curator at Guild Hall. The season’s most acclaimed art fair will take place in a spectacular 100,000-square-foot pavilion on the grounds of the sprawling 18-acre Southampton Elks Lodge estate adjacent to the Southampton Golf Club located, 605 County Road 39, Southampton, New York 11968. The fair will commence on Thursday evening, July 25, 2013, with a highly anticipated, exclusive opening-night VIP Preview benefiting Southampton Hospital for top international collectors and prominent Hampton figures in business, fashion, arts and media. GRAFF Diamonds will show its famed jewels and Perrier-Jouët, the exclusive Champagne of the fair will be poured during the first hour and will maintain an exclusive dedicated Perrier-Jouët bar for the duration of the weekend. |
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| Southampton Hospital is a principal beneficiary of Art Southampton. This year Art Southampton is donating the use of its pavilion and infrastructure for the Hospital’s 55th Summer Party, the most elegant party of the season. The supporters of Southampton Hospital are among the most affluent, culturally attuned tastemakers on the East End and include many financial titans from the business sector, cultural leaders, internationally known designers, major collectors and top media figures. |
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| A three-day extravaganza featuring Opening Night Dinners and Festivities, performances of The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein and The Marriage of Figaro and a Finale Sunday Brunch to benefit The Santa Fe Opera's acclaimed Apprentice Programs for Singers and Technicians The Santa Fe Opera, the premier summer opera festival in North America, opened its 57th season on June 28. The Opening Weekend Celebration was a three-day event that kicked off on Friday with an elegant black-tie dinner on the stunning grounds of the Opera, followed by the opening performance of a new production of Offenbach's The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein starring Susan Graham. |
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| Susan Graham as Grand Duchess in The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein |
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| Emily Fons as Cherubino and Lisette Oropesa as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro |
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| Susan Graham as Grand Duchess in The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein |
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| Opening Day also marked the inauguration of the Opera's first ever tailgate picnic contest, where concert-goers showed off their own dinner creations. Dinners ranged from the extravagant and unique to the simple and sophisticated. On Saturday afternoon, guests were treated to a backstage tour and lunch at the Theatre. Later that evening, members of the board and donors hosted private dinners in some of Santa Fe's most magnificent homes. The weekend's festivities concluded on Sunday with brunch in the beautiful gardens of the Nedra Matteucci Galleries in downtown Santa Fe. |
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| The cast of The Marriage of Figaro at the Opening Night Cast Party: Susanna Phillips, John Nelson, Charles MacKay, Zachary Nelson, Daniel Okulitch, Emily Fons, Keith Jameson, Bruce Donnell, and Dale Travis |
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| The cast of The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein at the Opening Night Cast Party: Charles MacKay, Susan Graham, Anya Matanovič, Kevin Burdette, Paul Appleby, Emmanuel Villaume, Carey Ramos, and Catrina Bentley |
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| Dancers from The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein at the Opening Night Cast Party for the Santa Fe Opera. |
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| The Opening Weekend Celebrations benefit The Santa Fe Opera's renowned Apprentice Program, the oldest such program in the country, which provides over 100 opportunities for talented young singers and technicians each summer. The true highlight of this summer's social calendar comes on August 3rd with the Opera's newly reconceived GALA. The black-tie evening will begin with a glamorous red carpet Perrier-Jouët Champagne reception. Guests will enjoy a lavish dinner, fine wines and cocktails alongside a performance by opera superstar Joyce DiDonato, followed by dessert and dancing with The Pink Flamingos. Tickets are available at $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 per person. Young patron tickets for guests under 40 are available for $500. |
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| Patrons participate in a backstage tour of The Crosby Theatre |
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| Joyce DiDonato and Andrew Cooper, Executive Chef of the Four Seasons, judge the tailgate picnic contest |
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| Tailgate picnickers on opening night |
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| Beth Beloff, Peter Frank, Patricia Doyle, David Sontag, and Marc Geller |
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| Tom Pomeroy, Barbara Moore, Cindy Aloi, and Chuck Moore |
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| Kevin Burdette, Susanna Phillips, Susan Graham, and Clay Brakeley in the gardens of the Nedra Matteucci Galleries |
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| Lawrence Brownlee and Susan Morris |
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| Edward Cohen and William Morris |
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| Orlando Dugi and Ken Williams at The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein Opening Night Dinner |
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Photographs by Robert Christine (Elly Awards); A. Isadora for Rob Rich (Gallery Valentine). |