Tag: Gala
Special Olympics Gala less “special” than desired.
The I-bankers, lawyers, and young political types were out for the Special Olympics Junior Committee Gala at Greenhouse. With $75 to $100 tickets paired with an expansive silent auction, this event surely raised a lot of money for a...
Pomp and Circumstance at Cipriani’s – The legends come out.
This Tuesday I took in the goings-on at the annual Friars Foundation Awards Ceremony at Ciprianis 42nd Street. The Friars Foundation is the charitable leg of the famous Friars Club, which was founded in 1904.
The three recipients receiving awards...
Back to the UN: Challenging Critical Thinking, a Gala.
The Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization (IREO) held its 2nd annual Energy Awards Gala at the UN last night, in recognition of upstanding individuals’ commitment to “challenge conventional wisdom and encourage critical thinking to create positive reform.” The mission...
Wonder at El Museo del Barrio Gala.
Wednesday evening's gala in celebration of El Museo del Barrio, the city's most prominent venue for Latin American art, was somewhat more splendid than I had expected from an event associated with something else with the word "barrio" in...
The posh set come to the Rainbow Room.
This past Tuesday, May 12, I attended the National Meningitis Association Gala in the Rainbow Room of the illustrious 30 Rockefeller Center, and I was impressed. Now, don’t get me wrong, this isn’t to say that the pearls weren’t...
James Beard Foundation Gala…and the tears were flying.
It is customary after a good meal to sit in silence and savor what God and good fortune has bestowed upon you. You will of course in a moment’s notice as you search for your evening taxi forget about...
Operation Smile Gala- not just a Dadaist performance act.
Though it took me a while to figure this out, I have finally come to understand that the event-related press releases which get sent to reporters in this town are not really intended to have any relationship to actual...
