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   Antonella Bertello With Frederico Azevedo And Jean Shafiroff Antonella Bertello, owner of The Baker House 1650 and Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff welcomed guests to an autumn reception celebrating the Hamptons International Film Festival at the historic East Hampton boutique hotel. Bringing together the worlds of film, fashion, fine art and philanthropy, the gathering offered a stylish finale to the East End’s social season as the Hamptons welcomed filmmakers, artists and cinema enthusiasts for one of the region’s most anticipated cultural events.   Donna Rubin Set against the elegant surroundings of The Baker House, the reception brought together friends, philanthropists, artists and members of the Hamptons social community for an evening of conversation and celebration. The occasion also provided an opportunity to introduce guests to wines from Mas des Infermières, the French vineyard owned by acclaimed filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott and his family, highlight the upcoming...

  Kathy Hochul and Bruce Blakeman Debate on NY1    The debate on NY1 was very interesting. This is very important to New Yorkers. Bruce Blakeman and New York Governor Kathy Hochul did not disappoint. Watch to the end with Errol Louis Spectrum News NY1 political anchor and host of Inside City Hall and Susan Arbetter, Spectrum News upstate political anchor and host of Capital Tonight.    Courtesy Of NY1 / You Tube 

Ben Rodriguez-Cubenas With Jackie Weld Drake And Hunt Slonem   Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education brought its annual Fiesta! Gala back to The Plaza Hotel with Chairs Jackie Weld Drake, Jean Shafiroff, and HRH Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, where longtime friends, artists, philanthropists, and supporters gathered to celebrate the organization’s 92nd anniversary.  The sold-out benefit raised the most to-date, and honored artist Hunt Slonem, philanthropist Sonia Gutt deHaime, and Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, who received the Jackie Weld Drake Living Legend Award.   Hunt Slonem, recognized for his exuberant paintings of bunnies and butterflies was celebrated not only for his extraordinary career (with work displayed at The Met, Guggenheim, Whitney, and more), but for the spirit of creativity he shares with Casita Maria's mission. “For the last 35 years I have attended and supported this Gala and Casita Maria,” said he, “as a child, I wanted to be an artist due to the ...

  Art By Don Hershman Award-winning Artist Don Hershman marked the latest chapter in his 30-year art career spanning both America’s East and West coast with the opening of his solo exhibition, = OUT OF LINE =, at One Art Space in Tribeca.  The new exhibition, = OUT OF LINE =, Open through Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 is curated by MaryAnn Giella McCulloh and brings together works from four collections of his artwork creating a visual journey through some of the artists defining themes. Across portraiture, rural architecture, still lifes and urban surfaces, repeated and overlapping lines build color, rhythm, atmosphere and emotional resonance. The exhibition also offers a window into the unusual duality that has shaped Hershman’s creative life. Alongside his career as a surgeon, he has been an artist for three decades, developing and exhibiting his work from coast to coast while continually expanding the subjects through which he explores structure, identity and perception. Hers...

  Rishabh Manocha The runways have been packed away, the fashion crowd has moved on and another New York Fashion Week is in the books. But one of the season’s most enduring style stories is only beginning: tailoring is having a moment. Across contemporary menswear, designers are once again experimenting with the fundamentals of the tailored wardrobe; jackets, trousers, shirts and ties, playing with proportion, construction and the balance between formality and ease. At the same time, a growing appreciation for craftsmanship, personalization and clothes designed to last is placing renewed attention on the people who know how to cut, construct and fit a garment properly. For New York City-based menswear designer and bespoke tailor Rishabh Manocha, founder of Manocha Bespoke, that renewed interest is less a trend than recognition of something he has long believed: Great tailoring begins with the individual. Manocha brings together the traditions of Savile Row and the energy of contemp...

  Fall Road In The Berkshires  Fall does not arrive in the Berkshires all at once. The transformation begins gradually. September mornings become cooler, the first leaves brighten along mountain roads, apples ripen in local orchards, and restaurant menus make room for the flavors of the harvest. Then the green landscape increasingly gives way to the reds, oranges and golds that have made the Berkshires one of New England’s best-known autumn destinations.  Because the region encompasses 32 communities, river valleys and the highest elevation in Massachusetts, there is no single weekend that defines fall in the Berkshires. Color typically begins emerging at higher elevations and in the northern Berkshires before moving south, creating opportunities to experience the season well into October.  From classic foliage destinations to some less expected stops, 1Berkshire has identified 20 ways to experience fall across the region: 1. See Massachusetts from the top of Mount G...

  Hunt Slonem  Hunt Slonem has spent a career filling canvases with bunnies, butterflies, tropical birds and exuberant color. This October, the internationally celebrated artist will step away from the studio and into The Plaza ballroom as one of the honorees of Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education’s Fiesta 2026. The honor creates an intersection between an artist whose work celebrates imagination and a New York institution that has spent more than nine decades encouraging young people to discover their own creativity. Founded in East Harlem in 1934 and now based in the South Bronx, Casita Maria works to enrich youth, families and communities through arts, culture and education. Its free educational programming combines arts instruction, academic assistance and youth development, reaching young people from kindergarten through middle school.   Hunt Slonem will be honored alongside art dealer and longtime cultural figure Sonia Gutt de Haime, while the Jackie W...

  KCC Team And COFD Fifty years after New Yorkers first came together to protect the city’s trees during one of its most challenging eras, Trees New York marked the conclusion of its golden anniversary celebrations with a Fall Mixer at The Arsenal overlooking Central Park on September 23rd and turned its attention toward the next generation of New Yorkers who will care for the city’s urban forest. The evening brought together supporters, volunteers, Citizen Pruners, community partners and friends of Trees New York to celebrate an organization that has spent five decades planting, preserving and protecting New York City’s trees through education and community participation. Founded in 1976 as a volunteer response to severe city cutbacks in forestry and tree-related community services, Trees New York has grown into one of the city’s leading tree stewardship and advocacy organizations. During its 50-year history, it has trained more than 13,500 Citizen Pruners and 9,000 young people i...

  Thomas J. Henry As the United States prepares to mark America 250, one of Texas’ most recognized personal injury law firms has a milestone number of its own to celebrate. For Thomas J. Henry Law, 250 is more than a national anniversary theme. It is a number that already speaks to the firm’s growth, reach and impact. From a team of more than 100 personal injury attorneys to a record of major client results, philanthropic giving and community initiatives that extend far beyond the courtroom. Founded by trial attorney Thomas J. Henry, the firm has grown into one of the largest personal injury firms in Texas, representing clients from offices in Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston. The firm handles accident claims, mass tort, product liability, child injury, whistleblower protection and other complex injury matters nationwide. As America looks back on 250 years of independence, the Thomas J. Henry Law story offers its own version of the number, one built around ad...

  Karen Floyd Fashion Week’s most unconventional runway partnership returned to New York as Catwalk Furbaby brought designers, models and rescue animals together for a unique show where what happens on the catwalk can have an impact beyond it. Created by ELYSIAN IMPACT founder, publisher, filmmaker and philanthropist Karen Floyd, Catwalk Furbaby returned with a new class of designers and nonprofit animal rescues collaborating and competing in a runway presentation built around the idea that fashion’s visibility can serve a larger purpose during New York Fashion Week and stakes extending beyond applause. The 2026 competition included a $25,000 People’s Choice, Judges’ and Publisher’s awards.  Judges Camelia Entekhabifard With Jean Shafiroff & Dr Christina Rahm   The 4th Annual Catwalk Furbaby teams included: Second Chance Rescue NYC (Designer: Victor dE Souza, Model: Rachel Donohue, Paige Erekat), Stand Up for Pits Foundation (Designer: Any Old Iron, Models: Briar Make...

  Heidi Skolnik With Wolf Blitzer Nutritionist, exercise physiologist and bestselling author Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM, celebrated the publication of her new book, Your GLP-1 Game Plan: What Your Doctor Didn’t Tell You About How to Eat, Move, and Thrive on Weight Loss Medication, with a special reception at ⁠One Art Space in Tribeca. Hosted by Michael Glantz, the evening brought guests together for bubbles, bites, an author talk and book signing inside the Warren Street gallery, where the final night of celebrated artist Hunt Slonem’s Through the Looking Glass provided a colorful and unexpected backdrop for a conversation about health, nutrition and navigating life on GLP-1 medications.   Hunt Slonem With Victoria Pebbles Published by Little, Brown Spark and released September 22nd, 2026 Your GLP-1 Game Plan is designed as a practical, evidence-based guide for people who are considering or already taking GLP-1 medications. Rather than focusing solely on the medication, Sko...

Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin And Michaela Seewald   Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin and Michaela Seewald brought their new global fashion partnership spectacularly to life at Grand Central Terminal as Vanderbilt & Seewald Global Studio made its New York Fashion Week debut before a packed Vanderbilt Hall. The presentation marked the first major public showcase for the venture co-founded by Vanderbilt Costin, founder and CEO of House of Vanderbilt and co-founder of SohoMuse, and Seewald, founder and CEO of V24 Media. Together, the two entrepreneurs created V&S Global Studio around an ambitious proposition: bringing investment, strategic guidance, media, technology and direct-to-consumer commerce together to help international designers build their presence in the U.S. and global markets while maintaining ownership, creative control and brand identity.   Malan Breton With Mario Lopez serving as emcee, the runway showcased three distinctive international voices: Mexican designer ...

  Colors Rule New Malan Breton Collection Malan Breton presented his Spring/Summer 2027 fashion collection “Le Jardin des Mille Demains,” or “Garden of a Thousand Tomorrows,” at Sony Hall during New York Fashion Week.  Breton’s Spring/Summer 2027 women’s and men’s collection is both a celebration and a goodbye. Following the show, the designer’s journey is to continue in Rome, closing one chapter in a career that has encompassed fashion, film, television, theater, music and performance while opening another.   The evening began cinematically with a short film directed by Breton, nominated for two awards from the London Fashion Film Festival and shot in London, where he learned tailoring, introduces a world inspired by Le Jardin des Mille Demains. King Seiko provides the timepiece at the center of the film’s meditation on a simple idea: Every second offers another opportunity to begin again.    Crystal Waters The runway show itself paid homage to the fashion...