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By AMANDA GORDON There's a lot of talk about collaboration in the Berkshires, but so far this year, only one summer-season gala has brought together so many of the region's heavy hitters: the season-opening fund-raiser for Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Add the… Fêting a 'Spiritual And Social Home' Introductions for a Green Arrival Opening Doors, In City and in Israel
Happy Birthday Diane RavitchToday is the 70th birthday of the historian Diane Ravitch, fearless advocate of improving education. The celebrations kicked off earlier this month with a party at Frankie's 457 in Brooklyn thrown by her close friend Mary Butz. Along with her two sons, Michael and Joseph, a new grandson, Elijah, and several classmates from her college days at Wellesley, some of By Elizabeth Green | Tue, 1 Jul 2008 at 2:43 PM | Permalink Love BoatThe city had a party last night at South Street Seaport for Olafur Eliasson's Waterfalls. The art, design, and art patron crowds were there, trying to remember the last time they'd been to the seaport (an architecture competition launches this summer to reimagine the place). Paula Berry looked out on the harbor anticipating the big celebration next year launching the Harbor District. By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 27 Jun 2008 at 5:01 PM | Permalink Poetry Comes Home to Battery Park City
It was a night words and music triumphed over rain. Poets and poetry fans convened Wednesday for a picnic in Battery Park City organized by Poets House. Songwriter Jill Sobule sang melodious ballads, engaging some of the poets in her performance. For example, Hettie Jones took the stage and began reading her poem "Home." Ms. Sobule and her band then joined in transforming the poem into a rock song. Poets Matthea Harvy, Cornelius Eady, Li-Young Lee, and Kay Ryan read their work without musical embellishment. Continue to full text of posting... By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 20 Jun 2008 at 3:11 PM | Permalink Birthdays Have Their Rewards
The credit crisis isn't stopping one famous credit card company from throwing a party. On Wednesday, American Express invited members of the press to lunch at Eleven Madison Park to mark the anniversary of its credit card. And they not only got lunch, they got two sugar cookies iced to resemble actual American Express cards. With perks like these, it's easy to see why the American Express card has made it to the ripe old age of 50. --KATHERINE BALLAINE By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 20 Jun 2008 at 3:05 PM | Permalink An Avenue Goes on a Diet
In a townhouse on Park Avenue Tuesday night, Dr. Stuart Fischer celebrated his new book, "The Park Avenue Diet," a six-week regimen consisting of daily menus combined with exercise, hair, makeup, and interpersonal tips. Judging from the menu for the party, it's a Spartan diet: the spread included green grapes, orange slices, strawberries, pineapple, and a selection of mostly vegetarian sushi. If only every Park Avenue cocktail party could be so healthful. Continue to full text of posting... By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 20 Jun 2008 at 3:01 PM | Permalink A Picnic Grows in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's "Passport to Summer" picnic Thursday night went beyond red and white-checkered blankets and potato salad. True to Brooklyn chic, the tables were covered in turquoise cloth and were just slightly raised from the ground. Guests did sit on the ground -- on tan and beige mats -- but they filled their plates at a lavish buffet offering salmon, roast beef, and barbecued chicken. The event, a fund-raiser for young professionals, supported the garden's educational programs for children. Continue to full text of posting... By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 20 Jun 2008 at 2:16 PM | Permalink The Original Bash for New York's Original Park
To the Battery they came from the Grand Concourse, Eastern Boulevard, Governors Island, Upper Fifth and Lower Broadway. Truly, the Battery Conservancy's gala drew cultural leaders from across the city, which seemed fitting, since the Battery was the place where the New York story really began. And so for the gala, they united, to celebrate flowers, step on floor chimes, and sit on benches made out of the same granite used for the base of the Statue of Liberty. There they united to imagine just how cool the park will look when SeaGlass -- the first carousel to feature fish -- is built. More in the paper tomorrow, but for now, the complete photo album. http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/nysun/outandabout/200806121 Do you have a great Battery story? Email me at agordon@nysun.com to share. By Amanda Gordon | Thu, 12 Jun 2008 at 3:46 PM | Permalink Socio-Horticulture
Coming in Monday's paper: Coverage of the Conservatory Ball at the New York Botanical Garden. Above, a glimpse. By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 6 Jun 2008 at 5:37 PM | Permalink Music for the PeopleBang on a Can's 12-hour run of music this weekend at the World Financial Center was wondrous for the sight of hundreds sitting on the steps of what is essentially a mall atrium, yet acting completely city-like, with boyfriends and babies and books in tow, making ad hoc picnics and listening to exquisite sounds, hour after hour. A highlight was the Brooklyn Youth Chorus's performance. Tip for next year: it's worth getting there early to see the sun set behind the players. By Amanda Gordon | Mon, 2 Jun 2008 at 6:53 PM | Permalink Gala brings in $3 million gift for El Museo del Barrio
The gala itself raised $850,000 Thursday night at Cipriani, but a surprise announcement late in the evening increased the impact of the night significantly for this critically acclaimed museum on Museum Mile devoted to Latin and Caribbean art, set to mark its 40th anniversary next year. Continue to full text of posting... By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 23 May 2008 at 1:02 AM | Permalink 
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