PinnedCPJ’s 2022 International Press Freedom Awards“The pen is mightier than the sword” said English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The Committee to Protect Journalists annual awards and benefit dinner honored courageous journalists from around the world.Press Freedom5 min readPress Freedom5 min read
May 26The Ailey Spirit Gala 2023You gotta realize that there ain’t no party like The Ailey Spirit Gala! For the first time The Ailey Spirit Gala was held at the beautiful Jazz at Lincoln Center on the evening of May 24th in Manhattan. …Alvin Ailey5 min readAlvin Ailey5 min read
May 12Opera Lafayette’s New York GalaOpera Lafayette’s 2nd Annual New York Baroque Music Festival treated to two gorgeous world premiere performances the newly restored opéra-ballet: Rameau’s ‘Io’ and Pierre de la Garde’s long lost ‘Léandre et Héro’. Brava to impresario Artistic Director Ryan Brown for one of the most creative and artistic French Baroque opera…Opera Lafayette4 min readOpera Lafayette4 min read
May 11The 48th Kips Bay Decorator Show House New YorkShakespeare wrote, “Past is prologue”. The Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York returns to Manhattan in grandeur after a three year hiatus. The coveted design event showcases the creativity of twenty-two of the nation’s top designers and architects.Interior Design3 min readInterior Design3 min read
May 2Mugler X H&MCalling all Glamazons. H&M Mugler is coming. The capsule collection is a tribute to French haute couture fashion designer Thierry Mugler’s greatest hits of the 80’s and 90’s. The menswear, womenswear and accessories are signature pieces of the designer’s classics. Each style curated by Creative Director Casey Cadwallader features Thierry…Hm3 min readHm3 min read
Apr 32023 Spring Harlem School of the Arts Gala KickoffNat King Cole said, “I’m an interpreter of stories. When I perform it’s like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories”. Jackie Weld Drake hosted a fabulous cocktail party to celebrate honorees the twin daughters of Nat King Cole, Casey Cole- Ray and Timolin Cole-Augustus and the upcoming…Harlem School Of The Arts4 min readHarlem School Of The Arts4 min read
Feb 27YCA’s 62nd Annual Gala Benefit KickoffImagine the life of a young musician with just your instrument, talent and training to share with the world. Since 1961 the Young Concert Artists (YCA) has discovered and launched the careers of exceptional, but unknown, young musicians from all over the world. …Young Concert Artists4 min readYoung Concert Artists4 min read
Nov 24, 2022The Salzburg Festival Society GalaOperagoer’s rejoice the Salzburg Festival Society held une soirée intime on Monday, November 21, 2022 at a historic private club on the upper Eastside of Manhattan. …Opera5 min readOpera5 min read
Nov 11, 2022VISIONARYNothing brings out the big ballers like a Christie’s art auction. Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection was the landmark philantrophic sale at Christie’s Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Nov 9–10 2022. The most valuable art collection of all time, the two day live auction bought in a total…Art5 min readArt5 min read
Oct 13, 2022Casita Maria Fiesta 2022Imagine a glamorous high society gala where royalty, captains of industry and philanthropic swans rubbed shoulders with artists, IT girls, entrepreneurs and activists over cocktails, a seated dinner and dancing to a live band playing bachata music. The Fiesta! 2022 was all that.Casita Maria7 min readCasita Maria7 min read
