Medora's tutu from Le Corsaire, on display at a cocktail reception for the artists of ABT at the home of Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler.

The American Ballet Theatre’s Junior Council hosted a cocktail reception last week for the artists of ABT at the home of Junior Council member Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler. Guests included Mrs. Pfeifler, Claudia Overstrom, Charles Nolan, Amanda Meigher, Allison Aston, Jay Dubiner, Anne Ford, Ashley Melone, Kristin Koch, Diana Petroff, Asha Talwar, Chris Lentz, Olivia Striffler, Mark Tashkovich as well as ABT dancers Hee Seo, Jeff Golladay and Nicole Graniero. Charles Nolan is the leading sponsor of American Ballet Theatre’s Junior Council. As a leader in the arts community, ABT is committed to bringing dance to the widest possible audiences and the Junior Council is critical to that mission. The Junior Council is a unique group of young professionals, between the ages 21-40, dedicated to the artistry and technique of American Ballet Theatre's world-class performances.  The Junior Council provides opportunities to network and socialize with other like-minded individuals who are passionate about dance and dedicated to ABT's artistic excellence. This group aims to build a base of supporters whose commitment will be vital to ABT in the years to come.

Alexander Adame and Thomas Kollar

Lisa Springsteel, Ellen Hu, Kim Hastie, and Amy Springsteel

Mark Tashkovich, Stella Oh, Alexander Adame, and Aria Das

Jay Dubiner and Rachel Moore

Hee Seo and Nicole Graniero

Anne Ford, Katherine Stroud, and Rachel Moore

Christopher Lentz and Kristin Koch

Emilia Fanjul Pfleifler and Diana Petroff

Charles Nolan, Ghylian Bell, Asha Talwar, and Eamon Wood

Asha Talwar, Eamon Wood, and Jeff Treut

Jacqueline Reyes and Jay Dubiner

Jarrod Randolph, Danielle Mastrangelo, and Ashley Melone

Jillian Barsalou, Olivia Striffler, and James Lanston

Thomas Kollar, Jillian Barsalou, and Leah Theriault

Leah Theriault and Samantha Brous

This past Wedneday, Ivanka Trump hosted a cocktail reception at her Ivanka Trump boutique at 683A Madison Avenue as a kick-off event for The Frick Collection’s 2008 Young Fellows Ball, Un Ballo in Maschera. The ball’s name takes its cue from the Frick presentation of the famous and mysteriouis portrait of Antea by Parmigianino which is on temporary loan from the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. The kick-off event was to bring together supporters of the museum. Attending the reception were Ms. Trump as well as ball Chairmen Byrdie Bell, Lydia Fenet, Tinsley Mortimer, Coralie Charriol Paul, Elisabeth Saint-Amand, as well as Steering Committee members and their guests, Paul Cruickshank, Caitlin Davis, Catherine Polisi Jones, Clare Smith McKeon, Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi, Eric Trump, Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict, Tantivy Bostwick and Bingo Gubelmann, Alvin Valley and others. This was the first reception since the opening of Ivanka Trump’s boutique in which she has partnered with the Dynamic Diamond Corporation, a premier diamond company in creating the Ivanka Trump fine jewelry collection.

Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict

Jeffrey Caldwell and Amanda Starbuck

Brooke Parkhurst and Tatiana Boncompagni

Anait Bian and Montgomery Frazier

Alvin Valley

Tinsley Mortimer

Vaughn Massey

Bara Tisch and Eric Trump

Coralie Charriol Paul and Ivanka Trump

Cassandra Friscia and Douglas Gahagan

Sarah Malloy, Alan Barron, and Kate Malloy

Coralie Charriol Paul and Lydia Fenet

Caitlin Davis, Paryn Hicks, and friend

Rossano Rubicondi and Ivana Trump

Byrdie Bell and Lydia Fenet

Lara Meiland and Carrie Cloud

Jennifer Barton and Melissa Berkelhammer

John Royal, Amanda Starbuck, and Christopher Leach

Paryn Hicks and Martin Sonesson

Also this past Wednesday night at Mallett, the antiquaire on Madison Avenue at 74th Street, they held a kick-off cocktail reception to honor the benefit committee of The East Side House Settlement Gala Preview of the 2008 New York International Auto Show. Benefit committee co-chairs are Annie Churchill, Fe Fendi and Tatiana Platt. The Preview evening will will take place on March 20th at the Javits Center and include a special Lamborghini exhibition, a private preview of the entire auto show as well as cocktails and dinner for the sponsors and benefactors. The event is chaired by Joan Young, Phil Yang and Michael Moreno and all proceeds will benefit the East Side House Settlement.

Tatiana Platt, Gianluca Siciliano, and Fe Fendi

Dr. Darrick Antell and Peter Standish

Karen Glover and Lydia Fenet

Virginia Dadey and Catherine Bryson

Juliet Singh

Alison Minton

Angela Peretti, Filippo Arcieri, and Meggie Wolcott

Bill Elder and friend

Henry Neville

Ruth Kallens, Shai Tertner, and Catherine Tucker

Tatiana Platt, Nazy Nazhamd, and Darlene Marone

Alessandro and Fe Fendi

Adele Friedman and John Wilson

Jean Shariroff and Maria Yang

John Makos, Lisa Singer, and John Danalis

Brooke Parkhurst, Lydia Fenet, Tatiana Boncompagni, and Lara Meiland

Bourgi Steiner and Patricia Shiah

David Gruning and Emma Snowdon Jones

Mark Gilbertson and Roy Kean

Marjorie Gubelmann and Stuart Sundlin

Steven Jacoby, Adam Dub, and Scott Lehmann

Maria Yang and Caroline Hsu

Jim Brodsky and Lisa Singer

Gillian and Sylvester Miniter

Maria Yang, Ivano Panetti, and Janice Becker

Steven Jacoby and Campion Platt

Peter Bacanovic and Roy Kean

The Lycée Français de New York held its 9th Annual Gala on Friday the first of February at Cipriani 55 Wall Street. The theme celebrated the school’s numerous environmentally oriented initiatives undertaken this year by the school. The event, themed La Vie en Vert, raised a record $1.7 million.   Bettina, Ezra, and Donna Zilkha “The Gala was a magical night and I am proud of what we have accomplished so far and how we have mobilized the school, the students and the parents around our green initiatives,” said Elsa Berry Bankier, Chair of the Board. An organic food week at the Lycée after the gala is one of the many initiatives embraced by the school. One of the school’s main goal is to maintain the building as green as possible. “The Lycée is a thoughtfully designed and constructed building, that is well maintained and operated,” Yves Thézé, head of the school said, quoting a recent audit report. “Just to give a number, between 2005 and 2008, even though the population increased by 200 and even though we opened the auditorium, the school has decreased its annual electricity consumption by 200,000 kilowatts,” he added. 900 guests attended this year’s Gala, including Susan Fales-Hill, Chef of Le Bernardin, Eric Ripert, Princess Alexandra of Greece and her husband Nicolas Mirzayantz, Catherine Malandrino, Youri Djorkaeff,  French Ambassador Pierre Vimont, Permanent French Representative to the United Nations, Jean-Maurice Ripert, and France’s Consul Général in New York, Mr. François Delattre. Famous French singer Charlelie Couture was at the festivities as was Parfumeur Frédéric Malle. AXA’s Claude Bébéar and Citigroup’s Robert Rubin also graced the evening with their presence.

Jennifer Oughourlian, Melissa Meeschaert, Alison Levasseur, Yves Theze, Elsa Berry, and Cesaltine Gregorio

Guests were entertained by a procession/ parade choreographed by Earth Celebrations and featuring young Lycée Students dressed in “earthy” costumes. A choir composed of young students provided live entertainment as well. The dinner was prepared by the Chef at Cipriani in consultation with Chef Eric Ripert. Every year, the Lycée honors an individual as the recipient of the Charles de Ferry de Fontnouvelle Award. This year, Claude Bébéar, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Axa Group, was the honoree. He received his award from Robert Rubin. A large portion of the money raised during Gala is allotted to the school’s Scholarship Fund. The fund is central to maintaining the diverse student body, which represents more than 50 nationalities from different socioeconomic backgrounds. The scholarship fund allows the Lycée to go beyond the constraints of tuition in the admission process and enables students, who could not otherwise afford the opportunity, to benefit from a Lycée education at the state-of-the-art campus.

Clockwise from top left: Alexandra Bryce Zavala, Roberta Selcuker, Angela Serpa, and Lisa Dreyer; Yves Theze, Marie Bébéar, Claude Bébéar, and Robert Rubin; Students adorning Earth Celebration costumes; Stephan Haimo, Veronica Bulgari, and Yves Theze.

Saskia Keeley, Jorge Suarez, and Verena Carmody

Susan Fales-Hill and Heather Vandenberghe

Catherine Malandrino, Charlotte Sarkozy, and Andrea Greeven Douzet

Guillaume Bébéar, Francois Delattre, Pierre Vimont, and Claude Bébéar

Sondra and Eric Ripert

Photographs by ©PatrickMcMullan.com (Frick, East Side House).

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