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Beaches and Bays Gala will take place on Saturday, June 26, 2010 on the beautiful grounds of the Conservancy’s offices at the Center for Conservation, East Hampton. This year marks a special 10th anniversary of the event. Longtime trustee Barbara Slifka, whose extraordinary support of local and global conservation work is unparalleled, is being honored. Katharine Rayner returns as gala chairwoman – a role she served at the gala’s inception.
Details:
E-mail: connie_dunham@tnc.orgContact name: Connie DunhamPhone: 631-329-3981 ext. 11
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The star-studded benefit will be held at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, New York and will also feature live performances by neo-country sensation Laura Cantrell, indie band Hank and Cupcakes, Daniel Cartier and a cadre of singers, performers and DJ’s from New York’s groovelicious Peace Bisquit, King Street Sounds, SeatoSun and Bigga Sounds. Comedian and renowned entertainer, Murray Hill, “the hardest working middle-aged man in show business,” will act as Master of Ceremonies and sling his signature shtick between performances. Other acts include a local ukulele girls group and The Paper Planets, one of the hottest young alternative reggae bands in the area. The night also promises several surprise guests and video performances, including a special appearance by rock band We Are Scientists.
ALL LOVE, ALL WOODSTOCK will begin with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 7 p.m., followed by a live auction including celebrity swag and autographed memorabilia from actors and musicians like Lady Gaga, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucinda Williams and rock band Cobra Starship. Additional auction items will include a $1,000 package from the Woodstock Writers Festival that includes dinner with Julie and Julia author Julie Powell, a limited edition Katy Perry doll signed by the artist, a Herman Miller Aeron Chair, Clear Metals jewelry by Barbara Klar, Blondie tickets and backstage passes, VIP tickets to Broadway shows like Hair and South Pacific, private cooking lessons from Chef Robo, a Tony Kushner signed copy of Angels in America, and much more.
All proceeds from the benefit will go to McMillen’s college education fund and the ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and AIDS Project. Tickets are priced on a two-tiered basis: General Admission: $50, and VIP: $100, and are on sale now at AllLoveAllWoodstock.com
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February 25th and 26th
Jacob Javits Convention Center
Sample more than 600 wines
from over 150 winemakers
from around the globe.
Attendees can casually sip and stroll through old world
Italian, French, German Austrian, Spanish and Portuguese wines then let their taste buds lead them through the new world wines of
South America, Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
“Wine makers love to come to New York because the attendees are eager to try new varietals and blends as well as share their personal passion for wine.”
Hours & Ticketing:
• Friday, February 25, 2010, 6:00 – 10:00 PM;
One-day ticket – $80 prior to 2/18/11
$90 after that date
• Saturday, February 26, 2010, 2:00 – 6:00 PM;
One-day ticket – $90 prior to 2/18/11
$100 after that date.
Seminars offered both days
Tickets, seminar schedule, and event information at
www.NewYorkWineExpo.com
or call 800-544-1660
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Happy Belly Bags
There are up to 50 million people with lactose intolerance; over 12 million people out there who have food allergies; and 3 million people who have Celiac's Disease. And countless others have chosen to restrict their diets simply because it makes their minds and bellies happy!
Launched November 1, 2010, Happy Belly Bags is a company that focuses on providing gifts and Starter Kits for people who suffer from food allergies, as well as for people who enjoy healthy, natural, and organic products.
Packages include: Gluten-Free Starter Belly Bag, The Collegiate Belly Bag, Toddlers and Tots Belly Bags, Baby Belly Bag, Mom-to-Be Belly Bag, Dairy-Free Lunch Kits, Vegan Lunch Kits and more!
For more information on Happy Belly Bags and its founder Sarah Rothrock, visit www.happybellybags.com.
Look for the highly anticipated, specialized, Ashley Koff Approved Happy Belly Bag! For more information on Ashley Koff, RD, visit www.ashleykoffrd.com.
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The Kissing Booth
from Mistletoe Syndrome at National Arts Club
Mistletoe Syndrome co-host Annika Connor is a contemporary artist who paints nostalgic, sensual scenes of couples kissing and embracing. Annika invited guests to pose for photographs by photographer Sophie Elgort. Select photos from this shoot will be used as source material for future paintings. 
Mistletoe Syndrome took place at the National Arts Club’s Roundtable on December 20th, 2010. The event, devoted to the celebration of romance, was not to be missed.
Pub Lak Vohra with four of his bunnies
See Annika Connor's website at annikaconnor.com/
Photos by Sophie Elgort
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Careers through Culinary Arts Program
Benefit 2011 to Honor Chef Michael Lomonaco
Renowned chef and restaurateur Michael Lomonaco will be honored at the annual Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) culinary event on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at PIER SIXTY at Chelsea Piers to support the C-CAP scholarship and enrichment programs. 
Considered one of America’s leading culinary authorities,Lomonaco is an American Chef known for the spectacular cuisine presented at award-winning restaurants including Le Cirque, 21 Club, Windows on the World, and currentlyPorter House New York, which in 2006 was named byEsquire magazine one of America's Best New Restaurants.
His unique style is reflected in his cookbooks, magazine articles, and television series, “Epicurious” on Discovery Channel and “Michael's Place” on the Food Network.
Since 1990, C-CAP has awarded high school students $31 million in scholarships, and donated $2.5 million worth of supplies and equipment to classrooms.
http://www.ccapinc.org/
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As you enter the lounge you cannot miss the swing, which you might whimsically take a ride on before checking in with the hostess for your table. There is a hideaway lounge-seating area to the left with a prominent wine display above, a long tall table for cocktails, and, as you continue back, an alabaster bar followed by two more lounge areas with a stand-alone fireplace in between them, framed by bookshelves. For intimate fireside talks, there is a built-in bench attached to the fireplace. To the left is an exotic saltwater fish tank which separates the lounge are from the dining area. As you walk through ten-foot tall French doors you enter the 54 seat dining room covered by a retractable roof, which will open to the sky during the warmer months.
Chef de Cuisine Kelvin Fernandez,a C-CAP graduate
Located in the newly unveiled Strand Hotel in the Fashion District, The Strand restaurant serves an American Bistro menu.
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On Saturday, December 4th over 1,300 New Yorkers attended“Havana Nights,” Young Leadership (YL) of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) 8th Annual Gala.
YL Mission participants 2010:
Saba Sassouni, Julie Ruderman, Scott Granowitch, Graig Kance, Ryan Sabet, Howard Schor & Stefanie Cohen
FIDF young supporters enjoyed a night of mingling & dancing, delicious food, an open bar, and casino games. The evening’s entertainment featured Salsa international and DJ Sinatra. The 8th Annual FIDF Young Leadership Gala helped raise over five hundred seventy five thousand dollars.
Tal & Ellie Bar-Or
Robyn Polansky & Jeremy Shure
Jonathan Friedman
Jane Oster, Gala Co-Chair
General Major Jerry Gershon
& YL FIDF President Tony Felzen
The Schor Family
Jane Oster (right) and a friend
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
“Their job is to look after Israel. Ours is to look after them.”
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Not many celebrities outwardly applaud their sponsors. However, at last night’s “The Company Men” premiere, Ben Affleck literally applauded when Director John Wells gave a shout out to the night’s sponsor, DOBEL Tequila.
Ben with director John Wells
John Stossel
Photos by
Stephen Lovekin
/Getty Images
for The Weinstein Company
Patricia Kalember
Richard Belzer
The after party was held at the Asellina in the Gansevoorthotel, featuring DOBEL “Vintage Sunrise” cocktails.
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Open Doors
Worldwide Fundraising Gala
On Tuesday, December 7th, The Open Doors organization invited the community, sponsors and volunteers to help them to continue its mission of "Opening Closed Doors" by attending their 1st Annual Fundraising Gala. 
If pictures say a thousand words this picture of the Open Doors Worldwide members proves they believe in their motto of an all-inclusive community that believes:
* Not Just Talk, Do Something *
* Learn Something *
* Share Something *
* Change Something *
Pub Lak with School Teacher Heather Galerne
