| TED KRUCKEL 05.18.09 2:06 PM |
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Careful Spending and Energetic Staffing Net (Nearly) a Million for Sloan-Kettering
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 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Spring Ball
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“You know, it isn’t easy to raise $1 million at a dinner anymore,” co-chairwoman Muffie Potter Aston told me energetically at the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s (M.S.K.C.C.) second annual Spring Ball, held May 13 at the Plaza Hotel. “The money just doesn’t come in automatically.” Tell me about it.
The next day, in a phone follow-up, the philanthropist admitted to being “a little tired; we danced til after midnight,” but relieved to have come very close to the seven-figure milestone. “We cut way back on decor spending, Andrew did a great job with a really tight budget.”
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Robin Hood Foundation, Tribeca Film Festival, Sotheby's |
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| EVENT REPORT 02.22.08 4:26 PM |
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Sotheby's Raises Record Funds With Red Auction
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 | The exterior of Sotheby's for the (RED) auction
Photo: Robert Bloom/Frost Lighting |
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Few occasions inspire people to spend loads of cash more than Valentine’s Day, so partnering the holiday with its most color-coordinated charity was a natural fit for Sotheby’s. The auction house and its Upper East Side building, along with Bono, artist Damien Hirst, and the Gagosian Gallery, played host to Project (RED) last week to raise money and awareness for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
Queen Noor, Martha Stewart, Michael Stipe, Russell Simmons, and Christy Turlington were among the estimated 800 guests who helped raise more than $40 million by bidding on works from artists including Hirst, Richard Prince, and Takashi Murakami. The auction’s record-breaking gross makes it the most significant charity auction of contemporary art in history.
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Valentine's Day, Sotheby's, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Gagosian Gallery |
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| EVENT REPORT 10.30.07 10:27 AM |
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Princess Grace Foundation Celebrates Silver Anniversary
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 | Sotheby's hosted the awards gala.
Photo: Alison Whittington for BizBash |
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With Sotheby's hosting an exhibition of Gracy Kelly's clothing, jewelry, and personal effects this month, the auction house was an obvious choice for the Princess Grace Awards' 25th anniversary gala on Thursday night. About 600 guests turned out to mark the Princess Grace Foundation's quarter century of supporting young artists and take in the exhibit, "Grace, Princess of Monaco: The Life and Legacy of Grace Kelly."
A cocktail hour offered the black-tie crowd the opportunity to sip champagne, sample Great Performances' appetizers, and peruse the items, which included the princess's couture wardrobe, her Hermes Kelly bag, and even her 1954 Best Actress Oscar statuette. (An unusual mix of luminaries turned out for the event, including Dr. Ruth Westheimer, stylist Philip Bloch, Walter Cronkite, and members of the royal family of Monaco, whose entrance was accompanied by the national anthem of their home.)
The awards recognize promising practitioners of filmmaking, dance, and theater in the beginning stages of their careers, and provide grant money to young winners. (Previous recipients include SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg and Tony award-winning playwright Tony Kushner.) This year's ceremony also included the presentation of the 2007 Prince Rainier III award to filmmaker George Lucas, who was introduced by James Earl Jones—the voice of Darth Vader.
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Princess Grace Awards, Sotheby's |
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| EVENT REPORT 06.11.07 12:50 PM |
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Whitney Hosts Trippy, Hippie Art Party
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 | The Joshua Light Show over the dance floor was a mesmerizing sight.
Photo: Sheri Whitko Photography for BizBash |
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On Wednesday night, Skylight felt like a concert straight out of the '60s—if a '60s concert drew socialites in expensive dresses, that is. It was the Whitney Museum of American Art's annual Art Party, and the combination of Joshua White's hypnotic, kaleidoscopic projections (much like the ones he created for the Fillmore East rock shows in the late '60s), two artful installations of inflatable lights from David Winston, and face-painting stations from MAC helped establish a retro vibe for the night's hippie-chic theme.
Hired by the Whitney's senior manager of special events, Sarah Milestone, Lewis Miller took his lead from the museum's new exhibition "Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era" and designed an open layout with fairly simple accents, leaving the rest to White and his trademark effects.
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Whitney Museum, BCBG Max Azria, Sotheby's, M.A.C. Cosmetics, MasterCard, Sagatiba |
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