| EVENT REPORT 05.11.04 12:00 AM |
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| Hermes and Hats Deck Central Park Ladies Lunch |
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| Good luck finding a hat at Bergdorf's or Saks. The racks are sure to be depleted, thanks to the annual Central Park Conservancy's Frederick Law Olmsted awards luncheon. As tradition dictates, the 1,100 attendees showed up for the fund-raiser at the Central Park Conservancy garden in broad-brimmed hats in spring shades that complemented their Birkins and Blahniks. |
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 | | Guests of the Central Park Conservancy's Frederick Law Olmsted awards luncheon wore spring hats, per tradition, and awaited lunch under a transparent tent from Stamford Tent and Party Rentals. |
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 | | Topiaries sat atop the registration tables. |
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 | | A classical quintet from Central Park Brass performed a concert in the garden before lunch. |
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 | | Event sponsor Hermes created custom table linens for the event. |
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Planned by Samantha Burwick, manager of the conservancy's women's committee, the luncheon began with a cocktail hour, partially covered by transparent canopies from Stamford Tent and Party Rental. (The weather forecast called for rain.) A classical quintet from Central Park Brass performed a concert in the garden and Glorious Food's servers circulated with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails before guests moved into the dining tent, which featured Astroturf flooring—not quite as lovely as the garden itself, but worth the effort anyway. Lunch included individual vegetable tarts, seafood-stuffed papaya and iced cupcakes for dessert.
Event sponsor Hermes was responsible for the decor again this year. Topiaries sat on the registration tables and served as centerpieces on the dining tables, atop Hermes table linens created for the event. The linens and the topiaries were sold after lunch to benefit the conservancy.
—Alesandra Dubin
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