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Archives: Posts From February 2007
Birthday Performance Art, Modern Hospitality
By Amanda Gordon | Mon, 26 Feb 2007 at 10:09 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: The Art Week weekend was full of parties, and while they didn't have the Art Basel Miami Beach advantage of warm weather and beachfront locales, they did offer chic, cosmpolitan chatter and fun.
Today's column looks at the party at the Four Seasons ...
Opening Night at the Armory Show/Pier 94
By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 23 Feb 2007 at 1:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: At Cheim & Read
In today's Sun, Arts & Letters section, you'll find my photo essay from opening night of the Armory Show at Pier 94. The images that appear in this posting are all from last night's event.
The best story I heard at Pier 94 was from Lisa ...
The New Globe's Mighty Sparrow, The Art Show preview, Venice
By Amanda Gordon | Thu, 22 Feb 2007 at 9:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Who can keep the sky from falling? F. Murray Abraham had the answer at a cocktail party for the New Globe Theater (in Out & About today).
Where were the movers and shakers in the art world last night? At the gala preview for the Art Show (my coverage is ...
Photos from Save Venice
By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 16 Feb 2007 at 11:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: When they weren't checking their cell phones or snapping pictures of themselves, the guests at the Young Friends of Save Venice ball last night were very attentive to one another. "So who are you are dating, and who are you sleeping with?" one inquiring ...
Not So Quiet at the Library
By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 16 Feb 2007 at 11:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: The leadership poses for a formal portrait at the President's Council dinner on Monday
The library served child-friendly food at its events for "Library Cubs" on Saturday.
Click here for today's column.
Click here to see the photos featured in today's ...
Luminous Creatures at AMNH
By Amanda Gordon | Thu, 15 Feb 2007 at 8:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Seven hundred ladies and gents, more than less single, came out to the American Museum of Natural History's Winter Dance. Check out my column today or see all the pix here. ...
Saving Face at Save Venice
By Amanda Gordon | Wed, 14 Feb 2007 at 5:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Olivia Chantecaille & Andelina Wong Ettelson will be undercover tonight at the ball they've planned for Save Venice.
Olvia Chantecaille has arranged "a treat" tomorrow night for the chairwomen and vice-chairwomen of the Save Venice gala: a pre-party ...
Philanthropic Pairs
By Amanda Gordon | Wed, 14 Feb 2007 at 11:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Guy Robinson and Elizabeth Stribling at the New York Botanical Garden's Conservancy Ball. The couple flew to Paris for Valentine's Day.
Do couples who go to galas together stay together? The ones pictured here seem all the closer for the hours they spend ...
Getting the Kids Out&About
By Amanda Gordon | Tue, 13 Feb 2007 at 1:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Today's dispatch from Sara Berman is a treasure of great things to do as a family.
A category Ms. Berman leaves out is the fun family benefits organized by some of the city's most prominent cultural institutions. Here are a few with links to my photo ...
A British Garden Grows
By Amanda Gordon | Sun, 11 Feb 2007 at 3:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: The first plantings at the British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square, honoring the 67 British citizens who died on September 11, will take place in the spring, with an opening set for later in the year.
"This will be a significant addition to the ...
Magic Poufs at Brian Reyes
By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 9 Feb 2007 at 6:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Brian Reyes put his best foot forward on the runway this afternoon with a collection that shows influences from the star designers he has worked under: Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, and Oscar de la Renta. There were sleek and beautiful looks such as a ...
Masterpiece Playdate
By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 9 Feb 2007 at 5:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's family party may be the museum's most fun fund-raiser. There's nothing like the thrill of trying on a suit of armor. Check out the paper today for full coverage...
or to see what the column looked like in the paper, click ...
Orchids in the City
By Amanda Gordon | Thu, 8 Feb 2007 at 12:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: The Orchid Dinner at the Rainbow Room Tuesday lifted its New York Botanical Garden-loving guests out of the winter duldrums. Those Tiffany champagne glasses guests received on their way out assured they arrived home in warm spirits.
Click here to see a ...
Friends in the Neighborhood
By Amanda Gordon | Wed, 7 Feb 2007 at 8:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: In today's column, a photo tribute to the honorees and friends of Citizens Committee for New York City. The honorees included Lisa Schiff for her work at Jazz at Lincoln Center (Wynton Marsalis, who introduced her, also mentioned her personal attention ...
Lela Rose Pix
By Amanda Gordon | Tue, 6 Feb 2007 at 4:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Celerie Kemble & Amanda Brooks, Lela Rose
Bronson Van Wyck, center, designed the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Lounge, an exclusive living room-style retreat with grey velvet wallcoverings, green leather couches, and lush plants. ...
Ruche & Roll
By Amanda Gordon | Tue, 6 Feb 2007 at 9:11 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Before the fund-raising parties started this week (Monday night was Metropolitan Museum of Art's family party and Citizens for NYC's gala), I took in 4 fashion shows: Lela Rose, Phillip Lim, Tuleh, and Matthew Williamson. My review is in the Sun today. ...
Well Orchestrated Parties
By Amanda Gordon | Sun, 4 Feb 2007 at 4:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Young New Yorkers for the Philharmonic like moving around. Thursday, the night of their winter gala, began for most with a stop home to slip into something formal, followed by the trip to Avery Fisher Hall for the concert conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen ...
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