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| Lounging in Central Park with the Beresford on Central Parfk West behind. 1:00 PM. Photo: JH. |
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| Tuesday, April 22, 2014. A sunny day in New York, with temperatures in the low to mid-60s. I went down to Michael’s to lunch with Bill Stubbs, the interior designer from Houston who was headed for a new Designers Conference in Argentina, which will attended by several Americans designers including Charlotte Moss. You might know him as William Stubbs, who hosts the PBS show “A Moment of Luxury.” I first met him when he was shooting his first show down in Palm Beach at the Brazilian Court Hotel where JH and I were staying while covering the Palm Beach Antique show. |
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| We happened to walk out of the hotel and onto the shoot, and were introduced by a mutual friend. The show has gone on to a great success with an audience of 8 million. Off-camera, from all I can tell, he’s the same as when on camera: a Texas boy who made a big success out there in the Big World but is still that Texas boy who had big dreams when he was growing up. |
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Blame it on my lumbago. I could have gone to New Yorkers for Children’s annual “Fools Fete” at the Mandarin, and taken some pictures and just come home with “something” to write about. I could have gone to the opening of Henry Jaglom’s new film The M Word, which had its premiere last night at Florence Gould Hall (it opens in May in theaters across the country). Its cast includes Tanna Frederick, Corey Feldman, Gregory Harrison, Michael Imperioli, Frances Fisher and Mary Crosby. Some told me that the director as well as Frederick and Immperioli were present.
I had hoped to get to the screening but I had some issues at home to take care of. No matter the reason I always feel a little guilty if I’m not out there, especially for the philanthropies, and even more especially when they are dealing with young people getting started in life. Starting adult life and in this great big city was difficult even when I was that age. And living in New York was A LOT cheaper. Jobs were plentiful to people coming out of college and people coming out of high school. It is even more difficult for young people if there is not a platform of support behind you – even if it’s knowing your bedroom at home is still there if you’re in a pinch. New Yorkers for Children help thousands of young people coming out of Foster Care with no nuthin’ but their wits about them. That assistance, which can be financial and mentoring, is invaluable and often forms the future of the individual involved. Many who have had very little to begin with often shine with even the smallest gifts of care and support. |
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| Now, the party that I missed? I’ve been to that party several times. I actually attended the first fundraising dinner for NYFC about seventeen or eighteen years ago. The “Fools Fete” is a great party. It’s dressy and the young women wear all the great designer dresses and gowns like models on the runway. The boys are in black tie so everything gets a lift in the hotel’s grand ballroom with its city views of Central Park and Columbus Circle and Fifth Avenue at night. The guest list is mainly the young set. The younger the better, because it is a good party for younger people who find going out and being part of a large group like that is fun in and of itself. And they dance the night away. |
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| Still catching up: Over 200 people attended the 16th annual Healthy Give and Take luncheon sponsored by the Auxiliary of NSLIJ- Lenox Hill Hospital. This year's luncheon was held at the Metropolitan Club with the theme "A Healthy Give & TakeLuncheon: Relationships, Friendships and Intimacy: The Mind/Body Connection.” Jane Hanson, the Emmy award winning broadcast journalist acted as moderator for the event. The topic focused on relationships and the affect they have on our minds and bodies. Just like Henry Jaglom’s new film “The M Word,” in a way. |
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| An expert panel of Lenox Hill Hospital physicians – including Suzanne R. Steinbaum, MD, Director, Women’s Heart Health, The Heart & Vascular Institute,; Jennifer Wu, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Elizabeth Messina, PhD, Department of Psychiatry – and Elizabeth Bernstein, prominent Wall Street Journal columnist who writes on relationships – provided insights and practical advice on the emotional and physical impact of relationships on our health at every stage of our lives. Proceeds from the luncheon support a wide array of Auxiliary programs that promote the NSLIJ-Lenox Hill Hospital’s commitment to the health and well-being of patients, staff and the community. |
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| And the Friday before that, on April 11th, Planned Parenthood of New York City held its Annual Luncheon at The Pierre. They honored Dyllan McGee, Founder and Executive Producer of Makers: Women Who Make America, a 3-hour PBS documentary on women who have created change in the U.S. over the past 50 years. The Special Guest Speaker was Christy Haubegger, founder of Latina magazine and an agent at Creative Artists Agency. This was a good lunch too. With more than 400 attending, Planned Parenthood New York City raised $525,000. The event was co-chaired by Katie Danziger, Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen, Lisa Kadin, Tracey Kemble, Margot Levy, Diane Max, Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn, and Nicole Angel Wachter. |
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Contact DPC here. |