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Medora's tutu from Le Corsaire, on display at a cocktail reception for the artists of ABT at the home of Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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.
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. |
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Jennifer Oughourlian, Melissa Meeschaert, Alison Levasseur, Yves Theze, Elsa Berry, and Cesaltine Gregorio |
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| 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. |
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| Photographs by ©PatrickMcMullan.com (Frick, East Side House). | Click here [5] for NYSD Contents |