In the basement bar of a nearly 200-year-old brownstone on the edge of Gramercy Park, a suave older gentleman saunters towards a glowing green pool table, removing a case he’s carrying on his back and setting it down.
We were able to chat with Kevin O’Leary, of Shark Tank, on his alternative interest in photography, with a traveling exhibition that has made rounds in the US and Europe. We caught it at the Contemporary Art Fair NY on May 3, 2016.
Eating Recovery Center hosted an event in New York City to bring awareness to the dangers of eating disorders.
Yesterday wrapped the four day art show held by NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) at Pier 36 in the Lower East Side.
On Friday, May 6, Harry McMurtry began a 500 mile walk from New York City to his hometown, Toronto, to raise money for Parkinson’s research. What makes this story so incredible is Mr. McMurtry, son of former Ontario attorney-general Roy McMurtry and father of three has been living with Parkinson’s for the past 11 years. Not wanting to give into the disease, he decided to fight against the disease with everything he has. Accompanying Harry on the walk will be Sue Thompson of Toronto and Dr. Ross Sugar of Baltimore, MD both of whom suffer from the daily limitations of Parkinson’s. Walking up to 15 miles a day for 45 days is a tremendous challenge. The walk will be bookended by two other events – a launch event in New York City and a wrap event in Toronto. The walk is intended to bridge two great cities and two great countries in an effort to fight – and bring awareness to – a common foe, namely, Parkinson’s disease. Funds from the Walk will go to the Michael J Fox Parkinson’s Foundation – Fox, a fellow Canadian and supporter of Harry and of this event. Fore more information, visit here: http://fivehundredmiles.org
On Thursday, May 5, Delete Blood Cancer DKMS co-founder Katharina Harf hosted the Tenth Annual DKMS Gala at Cipriani Wall Street, which raised more than $4.6 million to help fund the registration of lifesaving bone marrow donors across the country. With these funds, DKMS can register more than 71,000 potential bone marrow donors. This year, DKMS honored philanthropists Angelina and Monte Lipman (Chairman and CEO of Republic Records) and Daniele and Alexandre Behring (Co-founder and Managing Partner of 3G Capital) for their outstanding generosity and commitment to delete blood cancer. The signature highlight of the evening came during a miracle moment when Broadway performer Chondra Profit was reunited with the young boy who received her bone marrow donation. Music superstar Ariana Grande brought the room to their feet to close out the night with an uplifting performance of her chart-topping hits “One Less Problem,” “Love Me Harder,” “Dangerous Woman” and “One Last Time.” Also in attendance at the black-tie gala event were DKMS founder Peter Harf, Coco Rocha, Georgia May Jagger, Olivia Culpo, Paris Hilton, Victoria Silvstedt, John Varvatos, Chazz Palminteri, Magdelena Frackowiak, Alina Baikova, Alicia Quarles, Ryan Searhant, Alina Baikova and others. For co-founder Katharina Harf, the battle against blood cancer is personal. At 14 years old, she lost her mother to blood cancer. Although the family searched valiantly for a matching donor, her mother’s life could not be saved. The Corporate Founding Sponsor was COTY Inc.
On Saturday, May 7, 2016, host Octavia Spencer and City Year AmeriCorps members and supporters including Justin Baldoni, Mischa Barton, Angela Bassett, Maria Bello, Rowan Blanchard, Sophia Bush, Jason Collins, Miranda Cosgrove, Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Colin Egglesfield, Max Greenfield, Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, Allison Janney, Michael B. Jordan, Keegan-Michael Key, Joey King, Lori Loughlin, Howie Mandel, Jennette McCurdy, Serayah McNeill, Aaron Paul, Nicola Peltz, Will Peltz, Aubrey Plaza, Yara Shahidi, Ian Ziering and special performers Imagine Dragons, to name a few gathered at Sony Studios, Commissary Lawn for City Year’s 6th annual Spring Break-Destination: Education. It is their largest fundraising event as well as a big, fun party open to teens, tweens and adults. The event attracted a star-studded crowd with more than 1,400 attendees all together. There was a special performance by Imagine Dragons, as well as food, games and interactive booths sponsored by brands like Aramark, Disney/ABC Television Group, DreamWorks Animation, Hulu, NBC, PEOPLE, RealD, Twentieth Century Fox, and Univision, among many others. City Year is a national education-based
Los Angeles based artist Desire Obtain Cherish brings a new awareness to one’s sense of self and happiness in his exhibition Servant To Infinite Distraction.
On April 28, 2016, Free Arts NYC held its 17th Annual Art Auction to benefit the organization’s educational arts mentoring programs for underserved youth and families, as well as honoring Glenn O’Brien.
The rain did not discourage friends and supporters of Boys and Girls Club of Bellport NY to come out and kick off the 2016 Summer Beach Ball event to raise funds for the coming year.
Rain has been falling in NYC forever, it seems, but for a night, something else was on continuous pour at Midtown loft and terrace: Peru’s own Pisco, a colorless or amber brandy, made by distilling grape wine.
On Tuesday night we were invited to The Cutting Room for a sneak preview their upcoming new show, The Midnight Experience -a wild and risqué performance featuring aerialists, circus and burlesque performers.