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| On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, Saks Fifth Avenue and The Associates Committee of The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center hosted the 5th Annual Associates Luncheon at Saks Fifth Avenue’s New York flagship, Café SFA on Eight. The event was co-chaired by Veronica Swanson Beard, Kate Doerge, Shabnam Henry and Bara Tisch. The Associates Committee Chairman is Shoshanna Gruss, with Kate Allen, Dara O’Hara and Eleanor Ylvisaker as Vice Chairmen. Over 140 guests attended, with over $110,000 raised from the lunch to benefit the Pediatric Family Housing Endowment, which The Associates Committee has pledged to raise $2 million for over five years. This fund pays for overnight stays when children and their families come from out of town for treatment at MSKCC’s renowned Pediatric Department and are unable to afford this expense themselves. |
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| In continuation of this charitable partnership, Saks Fifth Avenue will be donating 5% of all SaksFirst Card purchases in February to one of three charities of the shopper’s choice, including The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Guests Included: Ivanka Trump, Suzanne Johnson, Rebecca Jobo, Kate Doerge, Shabnam Henry, Bara Tisch, Dr. Annette U. Rickel, Shoshanna Gruss, Maria Giulia Maramotti, Arriana Boardman, Kate Allen, Allison Aston, Annelise Peterson, Amy Griffin, Veronica Swanson Beard, Eugenie Niven Goodman, Veronica Miele Beard, Kimberly Kravis Schulhof, Dara O’Hara, Marcie Pantzer, Charlotte Ronson, Lauren Santo Domingo, Ferebee Taube, Eleanor Ylvisaker, Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler, and many more. |
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| On the first Friday in February, in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf, guests were transported back to Vienna’s imperial heyday at the 58th Annual Viennese Opera Ball – which benefits Carnegie Hall. The beautiful evening celebrated those days of grandeur and tradition, complete with a prancing horse and carriage along with a procession of Diplomats, Dignitaries, and white-gloved Debutantes. Guests indulged in Austria’s culinary delights and the music of Peter Duchin’s 22-piece Orchestra. |
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| This year’s theme revolved around Joseph Haydn's marionette opera, "Die Feuersbrunst" ("The Burning House"). For the first time, wooden marionettes (courtesy of the New York Parks Foundation's Swedish Marionette Theatre) descended from the second tier to perform as "Cat" and "Ghost" during the opera, dissolving seamlessly from view and emerging on the dance floor as identical-looking ballet dancers from the Vienna State Ballet. Swedish Marionette Theatre's master puppeteer, Bruce Cannon and Vienna City Ballet's choreographer, Heinz Heidenreich, spent weeks "rehearsing" via e-mails until dress rehearsal the night before the Ball. |
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| Soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra's clever adaptation of Haydn's opera gave baritone Jeff Mattsey and tenors Scott Scully and Mark Showalter (all courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera) a light-hearted "singspiel" that engaged the audience. Nearly 700 guests – including the celebrated baritone, Sherrill Milnes and ABC-TV’s “Dancing with the Stars” Tony Dovolani, Maks Chmerkovskiy and Val Chmerkovskiy– participated in the famed Midnight Quadrille. |
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| When the clock chimed 1 a.m., guests filed out of the Grand Ballroom and continued the festivities at the Tanz Bar across the hall. There, guests could choose their music: enjoy a buffet supper and wines with a DJ in the Astor room or Jazz Band in the Jade room; and the Vienna Coffee House with crepe chefs and sweets in Basildon. As the last notes were being played at 4 a.m., the 2013 Viennese Opera Ball officially came to an end and the promise of "next year at the Viennese Opera Ball" was heard echoing down the corridor. |
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| Two weeks ago in Palm Beach, on the evening of January 18th, they celebrated the importance of wildlife conservation and education and the Palm Beach Zoo which drew a capacity crowd to its “Wild Thing” Blacktie Dinner Dance at Mar-a-Lago. They also raised $1.2 million for the Zoo. The annual gala, one of the most anticipated events of the season, was chaired this year by Michele Kessler, and co-chaired by Jennifer Kessler. Honorary Chairs were Lillian Fernandez,Karin Luter, and Carol Mack, who were joined by Event Committee Chairmen, Whitney Bylin and Thomas C. Quick. The evening began with a poolside cocktail reception that featured live zoo animals such as New Guinea Singing Dogs, a Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, and an African crested porcupine, to name a few. |
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| Guests enjoyed up close encounters and photographs with the special creatures. Entertainment provided by the popular dance band, Soul Survivors, kept a constant crowd on the dance floor. Among the evening’s highlights was the live auction, chaired by Samantha Storkerson and conducted by Jamie Niven, Chairman of Sotheby’s America. Panthers, cougars, tigers and the like inspired the event’s visual components from the invitation to the ballroom walls – stunning reproductions and images of wildlife paintings by well-know Palm Beach-based artist, Helmut Koller. |
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| The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches, Inc. exists to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat, and to inspire others to value and conserve the natural world. They advance their conservation mission through endangered species propagation, education, health and wellness, field research, and conservation medicine. They promote sustainable and responsible business practices and foster local, national and global partnerships which enable the Palm Beach Zoo to support national and international conservation, species survival, and habitat preservation. The Zoo houses over 1,400 animals within 23 acres of lush tropical habitat. Its mission is to provide an open-air classroom of living creatures to foster awareness, appreciation and respect for the natural world. For more information, visit www.palmbeachzoo.org. |
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| Ray Dech, Tiffany Raborn, JoAnna Ballarini, and Steve Myers |
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| Jamie Niven, and Lillian and Luis Fernandez |
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| Don Burns, Karin Luter, and Greg Connors |
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| Marietta and Dale McNulty |
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| James Berwind and Kevin Clark |
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| Michele and Howard Kessler |
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| The Tycher Family Foundation hosted a real estate industry reception benefiting UJA-Federation of New York on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at The Plaza Hotel. The Tycher Family Foundation is dedicated to inspiring action and giving through raising awareness of the needs of the global community. |
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| More than 200 real estate industry professionals joined special guest speaker Richard J. Mack, CEO of AREA Property Partners, Marshall Tycher, Co-President of Roseland, A Mack-Cali Company, and Tycher’s family, to celebrate the meaningful work of UJA-Federation of New York. The reception included a silent auction. Each year, the Tycher Family hosts an exciting and memorable evening in which all contributions go directly to benefit UJA-Federation of New York. |
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Photographs byPatrickMcMullan.com;Lucien Capehart Photography (Zoo Ball); Michael Priest (UJA). |