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The Art of The Fundraiser. ‘Fund Art Now.’
While it’s been well over two months since disaster struck in Haiti, support for its people hasn’t stopped flowing, thanks to the masterminds behind Sunday night’s gala Event: The Nouveau Haiti Arts Benefit.
While this isn’t the...
“Yo, Lemme Get a Tranny with a Side of Pierogi”
Saturday morning. 2.30 am.
As I stepped out onto the streets of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a man (? )approached me, “I knowww you,” s/he howled. Under his strange hat, Lady Gaga style sunglasses, white face makeup, ruby lipstick, and clothes that...
Department Store Tragedies and Glitterati Comedy
Horace Walpole once said, “the world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.” He failed to mention into which of those categories he himself fell, probably because, like most of us,...
Steve Madden, IYAZ and Star Magazine bring the kids along…
The event was Steve Madden and Star magazine present live music by IYAZ. The Steve Madden store on Ludlow and Rivington was packed beyond capacity. The event was by invitation only. One of the burly door security men...
Pernod Ricard gives us ‘Carnival.’
Carnaval is a lot of things: A sartorial spectacle, a tourist deluge, a cultural extravaganza. But if you ask most people what they think this epic event is all about, you’re bound to get one answer pretty consistently:
It’s a...
Housing Works It!
There was something oh so Manhattan about Monday's party for the opening of the new Hell's Kitchen Housing Works Thrift Shop. Sometimes there seems to be a never ending stream of early evening parties inside cramped but high-end thrift...
9th Annual Minds Matter Spring Soiree at M2.
Hundred-dollar tickets to gain entry to M2 Ultra Lounge on a Thursday night at suppertime— who else could pull off for nearly ten years now but Minds Matter?
Minds Matter is a non-profit organization that strives to teach, prepare...
Maya Romanoff celebrates 40 years with Architectural Digest Magazine.
Guests poured through the glass doors of the Museum of Arts and Design which co-hosted the 40th Anniversary of Maya Romanoff with Architectural Digest Magazine. Elevators adorned with Half Plaid, a tie-dye wallcovering from Maya Romanoff's Anniversary Collection, re-imagined...
Canteen Magazine: The amazing fibs literary people come up with.
This past Thursday night had me cavorting in the home of Pam and Arnold Lehman, director of the Brooklyn Museum. Why? In honor of Canteen magazine's third year of operations. For those of you who don't know who Canteen...
Drag Coefficient.
Overheard outside of Gramercy Park's National Arts Club:
"Honey! I almost wore the exact same thing!"
"Impossible. You know everything I wear is from Goodwill and Home Depot."
So said a pair of exquisitely clad Amazonian drag queens in front of the...
The Love Parade hosts the Real Housewives of New York.
I must admit, I am a Bravo reality television show fan. I am especially fond of all of the housewives, my favorite being my neighbors, The Real Housewives of New York. The show is so charming, because these lovely...
The 2010 Shorty Awards comes with some of its own surprises!
“We’re changing the world, one tweet at a time.” – Host Rick Sanchez
Equipped with a program, wallet-sized “tweet guide”, official Shorty Awards pin and my iphone (aka the ability to tweet), I was fully prepared for my evening at...
The Legend of Zelda.
People are always complaining that New York City is no longer full of characters. Those people don't know Zelda Kaplan. The nonagenarian philanthropist, Hell's Kitchen-dweller, and all-around party girl is still going strong in her 93rd year. We should...
‘Beauty Cares.’ Making a dramatic difference to women victim of domestic violence.
This past Sunday evening I was incredibly fortunate to be invited along to participate in festivities on behalf of one of the most exemplary causes that this author has personally ever been invited to. The non profit organization, 'Beauty...
Just Dance: Healing for Haiti.
The Manhattan Movement and Arts Center recently hosted Healing for Haiti, a benefit to aid the Red Cross Haiti Relief and Benefit Fund, and Fashion Delivers Hope to Haiti Relief Efforts. Though the event was planned in under four...
