Dinner on stage at the Met Opera

Last night was that very special night.
It was the Dinner on stage at the Met Opera honoring Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer, Metropolitan Opera Managing Director, and Joseph Neubauer, Chairman of ARAMARK.
What an evening.
The event has grown and this year over 400 people filled the stage.
The night raised over $3.6 million dollars.

To view all the photos please click on this link On Stage at the Met

The Studio Museum of Lunch at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Spring is really here.
Friday was The Studio Museum of Lunch at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
As always it was the best dressed room in NY. There was lots of table hoping and bright colored dresses all to raise money for the Studio Museum In Harlem.
To view all the photos please click on this link The Studio Museum Of Harlem Lunch

The Hope Funds for Cancer Research Seventh Annual Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner

Monday night was the Hope Funds for Cancer Research Seventh Annual Awards of Excellence Gala Dinner and this year it was held At the Met. The event raised just under $450,000.
To read more about the event and the Hope Funds mission you can visit their website at http://www.hope-funds.org

To view all the photos please click on this link Hope Funds Gala

THE NEW YORK POPS

On Monday night Thelma went to see the NY Pops at Carnegie Hall and then she went over to the dinner afterwards. Here are her photos. To view all the photos please click on this link THE NEW YORK POPS GALA

THE NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY GALA

A few weeks ago I attended the THE NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY Gala at the Metropolitan Club in NY. To view all the photos please click on this link THE NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY GALA

Coralie Charriol Paul and Adelina Wong Ettelson At New Yorker's for Children at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Lucy Sykes Rellie and Euan Rellie at New Yorker's for Children Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, NYC

Jail House Rock, Alexandra Lebenthal Style, At The 10th Anniversary Celebration of the New Yorkers For Children Fool's Fete at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel

The 10th Anniversary Celebration of the New Yorkers For Children Fool's Fete at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, NYC Part 1

Spring is here and it was amazing to be out on such a beautiful night with such lovely weather. What a treat to be a the Mandarin Oriental Hotel for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the New Yorkers For Children Fool's Fete

The evenings presenting sponsor was Valentino so when David Stark designed the event he took inspiration from Valentino's Spring Collection using cherry blossoms and hundreds of silver mirrored candles to light the room.

Some of the women wearing Valentino were Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Olivia Chantecaill, Hilary Rhoda and Jill Kargman.

And the men looked fabulous too............. Just scroll down..............

The 10th Anniversary Celebration of the New Yorkers For Children Fool's Fete at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, NYC

Last night was the 10th Anniversary celebration of the New Yorkers For Children Fool's Fete.


When I first arrived at the 10th Anniversary celebration of the New Yorkers For Children Fool's Fete the guests were already seated and listening to the speeches so I turned of my flash so as not to disturb the program and snapped some photos with my 70-200mm lens on my 5D Mark3.