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Alex Kramer at the 4th Annual International Neuroscience Foundation Benefit.

Anne Jeffreys at “THE Party."

Blu Cantrell and David Gest at “THE Party."

Her Majesty Queen Noor at King Hussein Foundation International's Inaugural Peace-Builders Dinner.

On Tuesday, Her Majesty Queen Noor and the King Hussein Foundation International held an Inaugural Peace-Builders Dinner and awarded the 6th Annual King Hussein Leadership Prize at the Harold Pratt House, also the headquarters of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City.

William J. Clinton and Her Majesty Queen Noor

The black tie evening featured a dialogue among notable global leaders on leadership and peace-building with a focus on human security. H.E. Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General, President Bill Clinton, H.E. Mr. Ghassan Salame, Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris and Senior Advisor to the UN Secretary General as well as a former Lebanese Minister of Culture, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington DC and former High Commissioner of Pakistan and Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, Chairman of Concordia BV, as well as other distinguished personalities with Charlie Rose moderating.

Among the attendees were Steve and Jean Case, The Honorable William Cohen and Janet Cohen, Ambassador Daniel Gillerman, Lady Rothschild, Rabbi Irwin Kula, HRH Prince Firas, Walter Isaacson, H.E. Dr. Riyad Mansour, Mary Robinson, Meg Ryan, Sting, Trudy Styler, and HRH Prince Zeid.

The event highlighted the mission and work of the King Hussein Foundation (KHF), established in 1999 as a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization to serve as an enduring commitment to King Hussein's humanitarian vision and legacy. KHF is an umbrella organization comprised of several unique institutions and programs that have initiated pioneering projects and socio-economic strategies in regional development over the past 30 years in Jordan and the larger Arab & Muslim world. The Foundation’s mission is to foster human security and peace-building through international programs which promote leadership, education, sustainable development, women’s empowerment, and cross-cultural dialogue and understanding.

The King Hussein Leadership Prize, established in 2000, annually recognizes individuals, groups and institutions that have demonstrated exceptional leadership in their efforts to advocate for and promote sustainable development, equity, human rights, tolerance, cross-cultural understanding, and peace. The Leadership Prize, which includes a $50,000 award is given annually during the time of the late King Hussein’s birthday on November 14th.

Previous awardees include Mohammed Younis, founder of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, for its visionary leadership in the micro-credit movement, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), for its more than fifty years of service to millions of Palestinians, the Jordan Hashemite Charity for its outstanding relief work in the Middle East in 44 countries, Mary Robinson, for her unrelenting efforts as an advocate for human rights working to affect social change in countries ravaged by conflict for the past 35 years and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), for its work in providing emergency humanitarian and medical assistance to people in distress around the world.

Charlie Rose, Her Majesty Queen Noor, Dr. Akbar Ahmed, Shamil Idriss, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, and William J. Clinton

Her Majesty Queen Noor and Stephen Case

Sting, Her Majesty Queen Noor, and Trudy Styler

Gillian Rowan and James Kimsey

Mrs. Nane Annan, His Excellency Kofi Annan, and Her Majesty Queen Noor

Her Majesty Queen Noor and Meg Ryan

Last Thursday night the stars were out for the 4th Annual International Neuroscience Foundation Benefit celebrating H.STERN’s 60th anniversary. After a long day of shooting Super Ex-girlfriend in Queens, Uma Thurman (wearing H.STERN jewelry) found time to lend her support to the 4th Annual INF benefit at Strata, mingling with friends until being whisked home in a brand new Bentley on display outside.

Uma Thurman

Laurie Prince, founder of The International Neuroscience Foundation, a foundation which raises money to assist patients of brain illnesses and supports related medical research,

Along with Uma Thurman and Ronaldo Stern – North American CEO of H.Stern Jewelers – were actor Jason Biggs, and Tony Bennett as well as Alex Kramer, Ginny Bond, Shoshanna and Josh Gruss, Fernanda Niven, Donny Deutsch, Rachel Peters, Liz Cohen Hausman and Jimmy Hausman, Fabiola Beracasa and Jason Beckman, Cristina Cuomo, Charlotte Ronson, Annabel Jones, Ann Jones, Eleanor and John Ylvisaker, Yigal Azrouel and celebrity stylist Leslie Fremar, Jennifer Raines and Robert Vecsler, Caroline Berthet, celebrity stylist Kate Young, Stacey Bendet, Leanne Fremar, John Mason, Donna Simonelli and Brian Johnson, John Flannigan, Karen Larrain, Harper’s Bazaar’s Ana Abdul and Annie Meyer Sheyer, Fabian and Martina Basabe, Gary Gilbert, Dani Stahl, Andrea and Chris Hansen, Zac Posen, Stephanie Hirsh of INCA, Elle’s Nina Garcia and Ellyn Chestnut, Lesley Gurkin, and Lara Meiland.

Dancing under the starlit ceiling and walls

There was dancing all night under the starlit ceiling and walls of the Frank Alexander designed room. The room was transformed into a time-line exhibit of H.Stern’s 60-year history and a silent auction component featuring must have luxury items from the world’s top brands, like Gucci, Burberry, Hermes, Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Frederic Fekkai and Dolce & Gabbana.

Acia and Ronaldo Stern

Andrea and Chris Hansen

Dr. Peter Costantino and Laurie Prince

Leanne Fremar and Lauren Kaskel

Gary Gilbert and Kate Young

Lara Meiland and Lesley Gurkin

Alex Kramer

Caroline Berthet and Santiago Gonzalez

Fabian and Martina Basabe

Jason Biggs

Jen Raines and Rob Vecsler

Lulu de Kwiatkowski

Fabiola Beracasa

Charlotte Ronson with Shoshanna and Josh Gruss

Will Kluczowski, Roberta Correia, Alexia Rouquette, and friends

John and Eleanor Ylvisaker

Marlene Cohn, Liz Cohen, Annabelle Jones, and Anne Dexter Jones

Rachel Peters, Yigal Azrouel, and Ginny Bond

Donny Deutsch, Uma Thurman, and Zac Posen

Last week the Brooklyn College Foundation honored New Line Cinema’s Michael Lynne at a dinner and award gala at Gotham Hall. The evening was hosted by filmmaker John Waters. Don Imus, the one, the only, presented the award to Mr. Lynne who graduated from Brooklyn College in 1961, having majored in English (after which he attended Columbia Law). Six years later in 1967, he and Robert Shaye co-founded New Line Cinema and produced The Lord of the Rings. We all know about that success, which has been followed by a string of distinguished box-office successes such as About Schmidt, The Player, the Austin Powers trilogy, Rush Hour, Magnolia, Hairspray and the Nightmare on Elm Street series.

Steven Goldenberg and Michael Lynne

The co-chairmen of the honorary dinner committee included Richard Parsons, Chair and CEO of Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes, Chairman entertainment & Network Groups, Time Warner, and Bob Shaye, Mr. Lynne’s co-founding partner as well as co-chair and co-CEO of New Line.

An upshot of being a Brooklyn College alum and a great success in the film industry has been Mr. Lynne’s continued support of his alma mater. This night’s event raised $800,000 to support the work of the college’s Foundation, on the board of which Michael Lynne serves.

Mike Kandel, Woody Tanger, and Alexander Tanger

Zachary Solomon and Donald Buchwald

Ninah and Michael Lynne

John Waters and Michael Lynne

Roy Furman and Jonathan Lynne

Jerry Della Femina, Michael Feder, and Martin Juvelier

Carol Zicklin, Zachary Solomon, and Madelon Rand

Michael Lynne and Don Imus

Standing: Howard Wagner, Gary Kraidman, Roy Furman, and Michael Lynne. Seated: Alan Blanc, Marvin Hirsch, and Jan Gilbert

Roy Furman with Flora and Christophe Kimmich

Michael Lynne, Roy Furman, Steven Goldenberg, and Don Imus

Robert Shaye, Michael Lynne, and Jeff Bewkes

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The world knows who David Gest is because of his famous marriage and divorce to Liza with a Z, but outside the entertainment industry, fewer know about Mr. Gest’s legendary reputation for producing amazing events involving industry greats.

A couple of weeks ago in Los Angeles, there was a Gest produced “THE Party" announcing his new Hollywood-based international firm, EXTREME ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES and its first major television special, “Dionne Warwick: 45th Anniversary Spectacular,” which will be taped at the Kodak Theatre in January.

Carol Connors, Angie Dickinson, Deanna Lundh, and BJ Thomas

Attending “THE Party” at the Beverly Hilton were an extraordinary array of entertainment greats and legends including Miss Warwick, Angela Bassett, Kirk and Anne Douglas, Mickey and Jan Rooney, Larry and Shawn King, Smokey Robinson, Magic Johnson, Angie Dickinson, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, Marcus Allan, Jose Canseco, Joe Frasier, Brian McKnight, Hugh O’Brien, Norm Crosby, Jane Russell, India Arie, Courtney Vance, Kelly Price, Carroll Baker, Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, Rhonda Fleming, Loretta Devine, Barbara Eden, Gloria Gaynor, Jackee Harry, Anna Maria Horsford, The Emotions, James Ingram, Piper Laurie, Anne Jeffreys, Gale Storm, Elsa Martinelli, Marla Gibbs, Taylor Dayne, Nancy Wilson, Carl Carlton, Deniece Williams, Johnny Gill, Susan Blakely, Freda Payne, Margaret O’Brien, Jane Withers, Stuart Whitman, Shani Wallis, B.J. Thomas, Candi Staton, Rose Marie, Carole Lynley, World Champion of Magic Jason Letimer, Courtney Hansen, Thelma Hopkins, Betty Garrett, Archie Bell and The Drells, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Carol Connors, Kashif and this is just the beginning!

Gloria Gaynor, Freda Payne, and Blu Cantrell

“THE Party” began at 6:30 pm with a silent auction and cocktail reception. This was followed by a sit-down dinner and a spectacular evening of performances.

More than twenty acts performed with Gest’s own 40-member orchestra and chorus under the direction of Joey Melotti. Angie Dickinson and Nancy Wilson co-hosted the celebration with close to 1,000 attending.