David Kramer’s Essential Oils is now extended through March 14th, 2020 at the Owen James Gallery. This modern world has not turned out to be the gauzy utopia we were once promised, and David Kramer is here to tell us all about it. The paintings of David Kramer are full of self-deprecating humor, irony and…
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David Guetta To Headline Brooklyn Mirage May 15
On May 15th 2020, global dance music legend David Guetta is coming to the iconic Brooklyn Mirage for a spectacular open-air show like no other. The Grammy winning, multi-million album selling, hit-making Frenchman has defined the global sound of the last decade. His dance shows have headlined the biggest festivals in the world, and…
PHOTOS: French Heritage Society Celebrates Elaine Sciolino’s ‘The Seine: The River that Made Paris’
French Heritage Society board member Ann Van Ness and her husband William opened their Upper East Side townhouse to launch Elaine Sciolino’s new book, The Seine: The River that Made Paris. A contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, she opined, “The Seine is the most romantic river in the world. She encourages us to dream, to linger,…
PHOTOS: Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The iconic Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute celebrated its 50th Anniversary on Monday, November 4, 2019 at New York University’s Rosenthal Pavilion in New York City, raising vital funds for The Lee Strasberg Creative Center, which has provided scholarships to students for 42 years. This is the first benefit in the school’s storied history. Alumni Alec Baldwin along with Marlo Thomas were the…
PHOTOS: Casita Maria 2019 Fiesta En Fuego!
Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education held their annual gala, Fiesta, at The Plaza Hotel on October 15, 2019. Socialites and philanthropists swarmed the Ballroom of the iconic hotel – most dressed in sultry red, the obvious trend of the evening. This year’s Fiesta honored Ambassador Mary Dawkins and Brigadier General Peter Dawkins, John Hardy Jewelry, Edgar Legaspi,…
Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum
Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion is the first New York retrospective in forty years to focus on the legendary couturier. Drawn primarily from Pierre Cardin’s archive, the exhibition traverses the designer’s decades-long career at the forefront of fashion invention. Known today for his bold, futuristic looks of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, Cardin extended his design concepts…
PHOTOS: Harlem Stage 2019 Annual Gala Raises Over $400,000 to Support Arts & Education Programming
Harlem Stage, the legendary uptown performing arts venue hosted its annual gala celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance, a period known for a flourishing of art and culture led by Black artists. Guests were dressed in attire inspired by the roaring ‘20s, to mark the era. Guests enjoyed musical performances in the historic and stunning Gatehouse,…
PHOTOS: American Ballet Theatre 2019 Spring Gala
In New York, Autumn is brought in with trendy designers and sleek models walking New York Fashion Week runways. But when the weather gets warmer and it’s finally time for Spring, it’s dancers and their galas that ring in the changing season and beautiful weather. First was Youth America Grand Prix’s 50th Anniversary Gala in…
The Best 2019 Met Gala Looks, and After Party Looks
CAMP is the theme for this year’s fashion event of the year; The Met Gala. Specifically, an essay titled “Notes On “Camp” by Susan Sontag. Here are a few of our favorite looks – and after party looks! But first, what is camp? To start very generally: Camp is a certain mode of aestheticism. It…
PHOTOS: El Museo del Barrio 50th Anniversary Gala
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed from the stage of the Plaza Hotel Dia de El Museo Del Barrio at El Museo’s 50th anniversary celebration, May 2, 2019. “The creation of El Museo is one of the moments where history started to change,” said the Mayor as he presented an official proclamation from the City. This was…
One River School Honors Artist Cameron Welch with First Ever Emerging Art Award
One River School honored mixed media artist Cameron Welch with its first-ever Emerging Artist Award. Presented to him by Founder Matt Ross, previously the CEO of The School of Rock, Welch received an award, $5,000 grant and a solo exhibition on show from Tuesday, April 30 – Thursday May 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m at…
PHOTOS: Publicolor’s 23rd Annual Stir Splatter & Roll Gala
Publicolor celebrated their 23rd annual gala, Stir Splatter + Roll, on April 30, 2019 at Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. The evening’s colorful cocktail hour had 13 painting stations for guests to participate with some of NYC’s leading artists, designers, and architects including Nicole Miller, Paul Haigh, Pamela Bell, Marvel Architects, Judy Ross, and Tucker Viemeister. New York…
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