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The Whitney Museum Art Party, a fundraiser for the museum’s Independent Study Program, gathers the fashion, business, philanthropic and entertainment industries to celebrate the artistic community. The event, with a lavish botanical-inspired surrounding, supports one of the most renowned postgraduate programmes in the country. Hosted by the museum’s Whitney Contemporaries, co-chairs included Nathalie Ball, Edward Barsamian, Steven Beltrani, Micaela Erlanger and Kambui Olujimi, with sponsors Æsop, Dry Farm Wines, Cynthia Rowley and Tequila Casa Drangones.
Walking into the museum’s spacious lobby at the Kenneth C. Griffin Hall, music and dancing awaits. For a calm escape, guests made their way upstairs, accessing each of the galleries that featured mesmerizing artwork and concepts on display. Considering fashion and beauty are also part of the arts, an Æsop olfactive activation introduced guests to the brand’s array of profound oil-based fragrances with a variety of choices to discover, from subtle hints of yuzu and bergamot or profound touches of sandalwood and other bold aromas.
Lincoln Center’s annual Alternative Investment Industry Gala was an entertainment-filled evening surrounded by jugglers, magicians, dancers and acrobats dressed in celebratory attire, from gleaming sequins and radiating disco balls to towering stilts. Held at the spacious David Geffen Hall, representatives from leading investment firms, as well as financial service organizations, along with bankers, traders, hedge fund recruiters and many other professionals, gathered for the lavish annual bash. Hunter Point’s Bennett Goodman along with Point72’s Steve Cohen and Golden Tree’s Steve Tananbaum were just some of the many in attendance.
Rather than a conventional dinner, guests had the opportunity to conveniently mingle while enjoying the surrounding installations in the midst of upbeat music resonating in the background. The evening, overlooking the mesmerizing Revson Fountain, served as a celebration in support of the performing arts organizations as well as Lincoln Center’s educational institutions.
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With spring almost in full bloom, the New York Choral Society hosted their annual gathering surrounded by conductors, musicians and music aficionados to proudly celebrate the community while also presenting the NYChoral Award to talents who have successfully established their names in the industry. The 65th anniversary spring gala, held at the prominent Metropolitan Club, honoured composer Adolphus Hailstork, trustee and chorus member Michael Roos, as well as Dee Kittany, who celebrated her 50th season with the New York Choral Society. The organization’s most anticipated fundraisers of the year, which also included a silent auction, was hosted by Andy Peeke with performances by tenor Bernard Holcomb as well as mezzo-soprano Cierra Byrd.
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