Patrick McMullan

The Alliance for the Arts Annual Friends of the Arts Party 2009, proved to be a wonderfully insightful evening.  On Friday the 13th, Christie's opened its first floor galleries in celebration of Latin American Art.

The Friends Party began in 2003 as a way to support the Alliance's work as a leader in arts advocacy and to engage artists, policymakers and patrons in conversations about the arts.  This year, the Friends of the Arts Party incorporated the artwork of KiptonArt artists in its display, providing for fuller, richer program.

Before becoming completely engrossed in Uruguayan artist Ignacio Iturria's Somos todos brilliant oil-on-canvas that was part of the Latin American Collection, we came upon Stardust. A darling diptych, by German-based KiptonArt artist Tina Buccholtz. Stardust was an eye-catcher due to its densely crisscrossed strands interspersed with translucent glaze, giving it a three-dimensional effect. BRILLIANT!



Peter Stern and Tom Smedes

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Second Time Around Storefront

Looks like the Second Time Around is going to be a charm--an Upper East Side charm that is. On Tuesday, November 3rd, Alex McCord of the Real Housewives of New York City and Gotham Magazine celebrated the launch of the new location (1040 Lexington Avenue, NYC).



Alex McCord, Jeff Casler and Susan Casler

Retail Goes Upscale is what the invite read and the newly opened 74th and Lexington location brimmed-over with happy new shoppers. While guests sipped on sparkling white by VOGA and nibbled on tiny bite sized cupcakes from Baked by Melissa, the cameras flashed.



Jennifer Gilbert, Alex McCord, Kelly Killoren Bensimon and Ramona Singer

Alex McCord modeled two very different designer looks for attendees, each by Christian Dior. The real power ensemble was a lime green silk jacket, over a cream silk shift --a testament to the amazing finds to be had at the Boston-based retailer. ... Read More

“So Near & Yet So Far” was the theme of the 2009 Alzheimer's Association Rita Hayworth Gala with this year's gala raising nearly $2 million.

The dazzling evening gathered notables from New York society, as well as those on the international scene, and offered a more extensive fanfare than most. Live music performances included Roger Waters opening the evening with '"Wish You Were Here", as well performances by The Pointer Sisters and The Stingers Band.

Electricity was in the air the moment that guests whisked their way through the lobby of the Waldorf=Astoria and entered the East Foyer. A grand step and repeat was visited by the likes of Brooke Shields and Princess Yasmin Aga Khan. Other notables attending the evening included Regis and Joy Philbin, David Hyde Pierce and Brian Hargrove, Brooke Shields, Nina Garcia and David Conrod, Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon, Roger Waters, Anne Hearst McInerney and Jay McInerney, ... Read More