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Lung Cancer Research Foundation's annual luncheon at the Plaza. |
The Madison Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) announced plans at a kick-off reception for their first annual Platinum Jewels In Bloom event scheduled for April 8-17, 2010, to benefit the Central Park Conservancy.
The kick-off was hosted by Elizabeth Stribling, in a Stribling & Associates LTD townhouse at 132 East 62nd Street. The guest list included Gillian Miniter, president of the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, Douglas Blonsky, president of Central Park Conservancy and Matthew A. Bauer, president of the Madison Avenue BID.
A preview of the ultimate Platinum Jewels in Bloom floral display was created by Marian Kelly Fine Flowers and featured a strategically placed 95 carat platinum and white diamond flower brooch from GRAFF. Guests were entertained by pianist Ron Oswanksi and passed trays with fresh flowers and white wine were served by Anstice Carroll Catering.
Platinum Jewels in Bloom is a multi-tiered, 10-day celebration highlighting Madison Avenue as one of the world’s premiere luxury jewelry retail destinations that will showcase the jewelry brands that have established flagship boutiques on Madison Avenue.
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| Jewels in Bloom: white and yellow diamond brooch set in platinum featuring 95 carats by GRAFF. Floral by Mariann Kelly Fine Flowers. |
The event is designed to make Madison Avenue bloom with Central Park flowers and the world’s most exquisite platinum jewelry creating a veritable flower show in the windows and in the participating premiere boutiques that reside in the Madison Avenue BID between East 57th and East 86th Streets.
The floral arrangements will be curated by the horticulturalists of the Central Park Conservancy and will feature strategically placed fine jewelry that focuses on platinum. In addition, each participating boutique has the opportunity to host private receptions hosted by a patron of the Central Park Conservancy. A portion of sales will be donated to the Central Park Conservancy in celebration of its 30th Anniversary.
The roster of participating jewelry boutiques to date includes Aaron Basha, Baccarat, Canturi Jewels, Cartier, Chopard, Christofle, Damiani, David Yurman, DeGrisogono, Di Modolo, DuMont Estate Jewelry, Graff, Jaded, Kwiat, Leviev, Mauboussin, Pattrizzi & Co. Auctioneers USA, Pomellato, Stephen Russell, Yael Sonia, and Zig Zag Designs. Platinum Jewels In Bloom is sponsored by the Platinum Guild International USA and W Magazine. |
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Douglas Blonsky, Central Park Conservancy President, Elizabeth Stribling, and Matthew Bauer, Madison Avenue BID President |
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McDowell Winn, Kamie Lightburn, and Elizabeth Stribling |
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Gail Winston, Chair of Madison Avenue BID Marketing Committee and Carineh Martin, Canturi Jewelers |
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Kamie Lightburn and Gillian Miniter |
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McDowell Winn and Kamie Lightburn with Peter Kairis, GRAFF Managing Director |
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Terri Coppersmith and Peter Kairis |
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Rosita Sarnoff and Barbara Evans-Butler, Stribling & Associates |
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Monday, a week ago, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation held its Awareness Symposium and Luncheon at the Plaza.
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Jim Dougherty, Dr. Jimmie Holland, Laurie C. Carson, Dr. Deborah Schrag, and Dr. Thomas J. Lynch Jr. |
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Kimberly Kravis Schulhof, Elizabeth Peabody, Pippa Gerard, Bill Carson, Laurie C. Carson, and Jim Dougherty |
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Michelle Wolkoff, Pippa Gerard, Laurie C. Carson, Kimberly Kravis Schulhof, and Sarah Perl |
The luncheon was chaired by Laurie C. Carson, Pippa Gerard, Kimberly Kravis Schulhof and Michele Wolkoff. Keynote speaker was Dr. Thomas Lynch and there was a special presentation of the LCRF 2009 Scientific Merit Award to Dr. Christopher Bakkenist of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
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Lara Metz, Brett Heyman, Danielle Englebardt, Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, Jean Steinberg, and Carol Weisman |
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Lynn Zises Green, Susan Zises Green, and friends |
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Samantha Boardman, Kimberly Kravis-Schulhof, Caryn Zucker, Simone Levinson, and Danielle Ganek |
| Since its inception in 2006, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation has raised more than $2.4 million to help support research of the highest scientific merit at leading cancer centers across the country. |
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Dudley Mason and Clelia Zacharias |
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Emilia Saint-Amand Krimendahl |
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Laurie C. Carson and Susan Zises Green |
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Jenny Slaton Green, Margareta Slayton, and Karen Cohen |
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Bill Carson, Susan Stevenson, Wendy Routh, and Shabnam Kazmi |
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Susanne Turkewitz, Judy Spiegel, Andrea Schlossberg, and Roberta Brudner |
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Dr. Christopher Bakkenist receiving the 2009 Scientific Merit Award from Jim Dougherty |
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Coco Kopelman and Bill Carson |
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Michelle Wolkoff and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff |
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Shafi Roepers and Sarah Ayers |
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Phyllis Mack, Susan Allen, and Judy Spiegel |
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Danielle Ganek and Caryn Zucker |
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Anne Waterman, Kelly Mack, Erin Iorfida, and Chris Mack |
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Marie-Josee Kravis and Kimberly Kravis-Schulhof |
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Eleanor Ylvisaker and Eleanor Dejoux |
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Elizabeth Howard, Wendy Breck, and Martha McLanahan |
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Sydney Shuman, Wendy Breck, and Susan Warner |
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Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, Ellie Wohl, and Binnie Bauer |
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More than 400 guests attended Legends 2009, Pratt Institute’s largest annual scholarship benefit, which raised $400,000 for student scholarships. They honored Marc Jacobs, David Rockwell, and Patti Smith.
Guests included Terry Winters, Pratt Alumnus and painter; Stefan Sagmeister, Steven Sebring, Karim Rashid, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Patrick McMullan, Paul Banks, Robert Siegel, Robert Pincus-Witten and Carlos Zapata.
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David Rockwell, Kurt Anderson, Patti Smith, Marc Jacobs, Amy Capellazzo, Marjorie Kuhn, and Mike Pratt |
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The Pratt family |
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Patti Smith performing |
| The Legends 2009 evening was hosted by Pratt President Thomas Schutte and Board of Trustees Chair Mike Pratt. Pratt Trustees Kurt Andersen, Amy Cappellazzo and Pratt Friend Marjorie Kuhn served as co-chairs. |
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Anita Cooney, Richard Meier, and Sally Wu |
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Corice Arman, Chuck Storer, and June Kelly |
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Marc Jacobs and Josh Sobel with fans |
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Marc Jacobs making more fans |
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Ivana Puric, Karim Rashid, and Peter Barna |
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Martin Rich, Lena Lievman, Ted Lievman, Arnold Syrop |
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John Danzer, Deborah Buck, and Todd Galitz |
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Helena Christensen |
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David Rockwell, Patti Smith, and Marc Jacobs |
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Jimmy Kuhn, Joey Kuhn, Marjorie Kuhn |
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Madeline Gingold, Carl Spielvogel, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, and Amy Capellazzo |
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Amy Capellazzo, Marc Jacobs, and Patti Smith |
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Michelle Harper and Waleed Khairzada |
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John Reinhold, Ivy Crewdson, and Scott Campbell |
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Patti Smith and Steven Sebring |
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Terry Winters, Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Jessie Smith, and Michael Campbell |
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| The Special Projects Committe of the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center honored Dr. Larry Norton at "21." |
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Anne and Mario Grasso |
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Caroline Dean and Mark Gilbertson |
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Deborah Walker and Patty Grunebaum |
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Mark and Heather McDonald |
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Fred Bancroft with Mary and Ian Snow |
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Heather McDonald, Tris Deery, and Ellen Niven-Deery |
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Bettina Burda, Franz Burda, and Debbie Bancroft |
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Rachel Norton, Dr. Larry Norton, and Deborah Zoullas |
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Dennis Basso, Elizabeth Lindemann, and Michael Cominotto |
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Josyann Abisaab, Michel Bogard, and Veronica Bulgari |
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Karen Roseman, Barry Roseman, and Claudia Aronow |
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Libby Fitzgerald and Lisa McCarthy |
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Libby and Terry Fitzgerald |
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Tom and Ingrid Edelman |
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Valesca Guerrand-Hermes |
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Eduard E. van der Geest, Josyann Abisaab, Veronica Bulgari, and Frederic Fekkai |
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Fernanda Kellogg and Bambi Putnam |
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Peter Tobeason, Susie Bancroft, and George Grunebaum |
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Ruth Fleischmann, Ted McGraw, and Christie McGraw |
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George and Deborah Panaiotopoulos |
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Frederic Fekkai and Shirin Von Wulffen |
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Martin and Laila Jabban |
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Nancy Coffey, Stephen Bochner, and Lisa Bochner |
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Nathan Saint-Amand, Emilia Saint-Amand, and Stephen Sherrill |
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George and Maryanne Greenfield |
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Martin DeJong, Miriam Kruieshoop, Serena van der Geest, and Eduard E. van der Geest |
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Earlier last month, The United Hospital Fund honored James and Merryl Tisch, longtime health care leaders in New York; J. Ira Harris, founder of the Harris Obesity Prevention Effort (HOPE) at the NYU Langone Medical Center; and Lee H. Perlman, president of GNYHA Ventures, Inc.; for their respective contributions to improving health care in New York.
The awards were presented at the United Hospital Fund’s annual gala, held at the Waldorf-Astoria. Drawing a record crowd of more than 900, the event marked the opening of the Fund’s 131st fund-raising campaign to support the Fund’s work to shape positive change in health care in New York. |
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Paul Turitzin, Christopher Duttwyler, Christine Smith, Jason Hill, Deney Chau, Vincent Ferguson, John Lowrie, Maryann Shegelski, and Greg Braca |
The benefit chairman was J. Barclay Collins II, executive vice president of Hess Corporation, who is also chairman of the United Hospital Fund.
The United Hospital Fund is a health services research and philanthropic organization whose mission is to shape positive change in health care for the people of New York. For more information, please visit www.uhfnyc.org. |
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J. Barclay Collins II, chairman of the United Hospital Fund; James and Merryl Tisch, recipients of the Health Care Leadership Award; and Jim Tallon, president of the United Hospital Fund |
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Sally Rogers and John Simons |
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Sheila Abrams and Bert Scott |
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Gail and Alfred Engelberg |
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Lee Perlman and wife, Linda Riefberg |
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Robert Osborne and Elaine Berg |
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Kenneth Raske and Dr. Steven Safyer |
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Dr. Bruce Vladeck, Pamela Brier, and Gregory Burke |
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Elaine and David Gould |
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Richard Hiller and Robert Greene |
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Michael Noone, Joe Goldgrab, and Maliz Beams |
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Tonya Murray and Nancy Heller |
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Alan Aviles and Dr. Ramanathan Raju |
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Dr. Andrew Brotman and Ken Langone |
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Robert J. Hochberg; Jackie Harris Hochberg, and Roger Ferguson |
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Cooper Union held is 150th Anniversary/Urban Visionaries Award Dinner Monday, a week ago, at 7 World Trade Center, honoring distinguished figures whose outstanding contributions to city life exemplify the values championed by The Cooper Union.
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First row: Yoko Ono, honoree visual art, Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., honoree engineering and science, Leslie Hewitt, honoree, emerging talent and Cooper Union School of Art alumna.
Second row: Cooper Union President George Campbell, Jr., Terry J. Lundgren, honoree, urban citizenship, Cesar Pelli, honoree, architecture, Thom Mayne, honoree, The Lafayette Medal, Cooper Union Chairman, Board of Trustees Ronald Drucker. |
| Dinner Chairs were Corice Canton Arman, Clo and Charles S. Cohen, and Anita and Neal Slavin. They honored: Terry Lundgren, Yoko Ono, Cesar Pelli, Shirley Ann Jackson PhD., Leslie Hewitt, and Thom Mayne. |
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CU President George Campbell Jr., Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., honoree engineering and science, Dr. Morris Washington |
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Cooper Union Trustee Audrey Flack, Cooper Union President George Campbell Jr., Yoko Ono, honoree, visual art |
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Mindy Lang and Dean of the School of Art at The Cooper Union Saskia Bos |
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Leslie Hewitt, honoree, emerging talent and Cooper Union School of Art alumna |
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Ina Saltz and Seymour Chwast |
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Lauren Buys, Terry J. Lundgren, honoree, urban citizenship, Cooper Union President George Campbell, Jr., E. Blake Moore, Jr, Cooper Union Trustee Cindy Weiler |
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Jean Oei, Thom Mayne, honoree, The Lafayette Medal, Dean of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union Anthony Vidler |
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Clo Cohen, dinner chair, Yoko Ono, honoree, visual art, Cooper Union Trustee Charles S. Cohen, dinner chair |
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Susan de Menil and Cooper Union Trustee Francois de Menil |
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Neal Slavin, dinner chair |
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Corice Canton Arman, dinner chair |
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Terry J. Lundgren, honoree, urban citizenship and Lauren Buys |
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Cooper Union Trustee Charles S. Cohen, dinner chair, and Cesar Pelli, honoree, architecture |
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Cooper Union Chairman, Board of Trustees Ronald Drucker, Thom Mayne, honoree, The Lafayette Medal, Cooper Union President George Campbell Jr. |
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Cooper Union Chairman, Board of Trustees, Ronald Drucker, Yoko Ono, honoree, visual art, Cooper Union President George Campbell Jr. |
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