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  Chloe Jane And Miri Ben-Ari Jean Shafiorff Mary J Blige With Eric Adams & Denise Rich New York, NY – Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research raised over $2.8 million and counting at the 25th Annual Angel Ball hosted by co-founders, songwriter Denise Rich and her daughters Daniella Rich Kilstock and Ilona Rich Schachter.  The star-studded event, known for its amazing live entertainment and celebrity participants, honors outstanding individuals who have made significant humanitarian and philanthropic contributions in support of cancer research. This year, the Angel Ball honored Hospitality Entrepreneur Richie Akiva, Founder and CEO, Mielle Organics and Founder, Mielle Cares Monique Rodriguez, and Founder and CEO of The Elizabeth Elting Foundation Elizabeth Elting. Honorary Chairs of the Gala included Amy & Brian France, Marc J. Leder and Warren Lichtenstein. Mayor Adams And Lizzie Asher   Guests at the black-tie fête, emceed by two-time Emmy Award-winnin...

  The Couture Council Young Patrons The Couture Council Young Patrons (CCYP) of The Museum at FIT (MFIT) took part in the opening night party of the Food & Fashion exhibition, an exhibition that explores the impact of food and food culture on fashion design. Food & Fashion includes over 80 garments and accessories by designers including Moschino, Stan Herman, and Carolina Herrera.    Lizzie Asher And Sharon Coplan Hurowitz Kit Keenan With Cynthia Rowley, And Adrien Gardner Lesser The exhibition is co-curated by Melissa Marra-Alvarez, MFIT's curator of education and research, and Elizabeth Way, the museum's associate curator of costume.  Notable guests of the CCYP included the co-founders of the Couture Council Young Patrons Lizzie Asher and Adrien Gardner Lesser, shoe designer featured in the show Dyandra Raye, fashion designer Cynthia Rowley and influencer Kit Keenan, artist and designer Maayan Zilberman, publisher Sharon Coplan Hurowitz, and fashion icon an...

  Dr. Christina Rahm With Cover Jean Shafiroff   Lizzie Asher Elysian, an international luxury lifestyle brand created to inspire and reflect the interests of women, held a trifecta of events in New York City to showcase their work, accept awards for their documentary Catwalk Furbaby and with partner DRC Ventures hold a tasting of their Rahm Roast Coffee brand at chocolatier MarieBelle New York.   Karen Floyd With Maribel Lieberman Dr. Christina Rahm With Dusquesne Cook Leesa Rowland Starting the trilogy of events in conjunction with DRC Ventures was the launch of the 2023 Fall Art issue of Elysian Magazine at the National Arts Club. The Club building itself is a historic venue – the home of Samuel Tilden. The 25th Governor of New York acquired 15 Gramercy Park South in 1863 and hired Calvert Vaux, a famed architect and one of the designers of Central Park, to ensure its design would endure.  The Club maintains a permanent art collection featuring artists including D...

  Lizzie Asher Mick Jagger & Melanie Hamrick Mexican writer Laura Esquivel’s poignant romance Like Water for Chocolate once again brought together the best of the Latin world to celebrate the beginning of ABT’s Summer Season. This time as an adaptation into a three-act ballet featuring the award-winning team of choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, conductor Alondra de la Parra, composer Joby Talbot, with scenery and costumes by Bob Crowley. Talbot’s music infused the Metropolitan Opera House with the sounds of indigenous instruments like a bean pod shaker rattle, the cedar flute and the guitar, performed by Mexican guest artist Tomas Barreiro. Latino support for ABT’s largest production in Company history came from philanthropists like Lizzie Asher who co-Chaired the evening and Maribel Lieberman, founder of Maribel New York, whose outstanding chocolate creations sweetened the festivities. Maribel Lieberman   Katie Holmes Guests were mesmerized by the performance of princip...

  Laura Day Webb With Casey Kohlberg & Lizzie Asher Prominently making waves on the forefront of life-changing advocacy work is New York city-based non-profit, The Cura Collective.  "Cura" translates simply to "care" and the empowering meaning represents a unique opportunity for the making of systematic change in America today. Such lofty goals were born at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.. A trio of friends, Lizzie Asher, Casey Kohlberg and Laura Day-Webb, recognized the dire needed that faced all of us, and more acutely the frontline workers. Cura began as a vehicle to help those who had once saved the lives of both Lizzie Asher and Laura Day-Webb. Their aim was to assist the overwhelmed nurses, technicians and doctors facing the ravages of the virus. However, they wanted to not simply provide for hospital workers but to do so in a way that could help the rest of the surrounding community. Cura launched a program to help direct funds they raised to rest...

Lizzie Asher With Alessia Fendi  The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) hosted their annual Winter Wonderland Ball. Nearly 400 of New York's most fashionable society insiders made the annual pilgrimage to the Bronx for a festive, fashionable evening. The Winter Wonderland Ball is one of New York City's most fashionable holiday parties, with a wintry cocktail reception followed by dinner and dancing with one of the city's most prominent DJs, Mei Kwok. The celebrated Holiday Train Show® twinkled amid a magical miniature landscape of New York landmarks enlivened by trains, bridges, and tracks—a beloved NYBG tradition for decades. Guests whose generosity helped raised funds for the Garden’s Children Education program were treated to GLOW, a colorful 1.5-mile lightscape that breathtakingly illuminates NYBG's historic landscape. The Ball Leadership included Georgina Bloomberg, Lili Buffett, Charlotte Lebenthal Diamond, Gillian Hearst, Kerry Joyce, Alexandra Kittle, Jerome Lamaa...

  Lizzie Asher With Patricia Bonaldi The Cura Collective hosted a Sunset Cruise aboard Sailing Yacht Ventura, that left from the North Cove Marina to celebrate their newly launched Female Philanthropy Initiative.  Cura was founded in April 2020 by five friends (Lizzie Asher, Nora Boyd, Mercedes de Guardiola, Casey Kohlberg, Laura Day Webb) in response to the burgeoning Covid-19 pandemic, out of a desire to do more to help those most hard hit in New York City last spring. Last year saw Cura deliver tens of thousands of meals in the greater New York City area, originally to hospitals and expanding to support kids facing food insecurity. With the rising threat of the Delta Variant, the Cura Collective wanted to recognize some of the women who did extraordinary work under the hardships of the pandemic last year. While we are celebrating the re-opening of the city, Cura hopes to also celebrate heroic deeds women accomplished that have gotten less recognition. Under the gaze of Lady...

Denise Rich Jean Shafiroff Simone I. Smith Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research raised over $2.3 million, for blood cancer research at the Angel Ball Summer Gala, in Southampton, NY. Denise Rich and her daughters Daniella Rich Kilstock and Ilona Rich Schachter hosted the event in memory of Gabrielle Rich Aouad, to benefit Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research, which funds the best and brightest early career scientists whose research focuses on finding less toxic treatments for patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other related blood cancers. Russell Simmons With Christina Palavra Star Jones Jill Martin, host of Shop TODAY with Jill Martin and Lifestyle Contributor to the TODAY Show served as the emcee for the event, which honored Simone I. Smith, Designer & Co-Founder Simone I. Smith jewelry, and legendary model Maye Musk. Dinner chairs included Mary J. Blige and Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch along with Honorary Chair, Brock Pierce Foundation. The evening began...

Laura Day-Webb With Mercedes de Guardiola & Lizzie Asher The parties are on pause but quarantine hasn’t stopped the giving. Young philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur Elizabeth “Lizzie” Asher has announced the launch of her new non-profit The Cura Collective. Founded by Lizzie and four close friends, the new virtual charitable organization, which aims to help communities rebuild in the wake of major disasters, is working to care for those who are on the front lines of caring for others during the Covid-19 pandemic. “We are driven by a belief that the most powerful care is given by the people and communities around us,” says Lizzie. “That’s why it’s so important to be compassionate and donate resources during this difficult time.” The Cura Collective has already come to the aid of medical professionals who are caring for the sick in New York City hospitals. Lizzie -- along with Mercedes de Guardiola, Casey Kohlberg, Laura Day-Webb and Nora Boyd – worked wi...

Anthony Schembri With Joseph B. Giminaro, Lizzie Asher & Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia The American Foundation of Savoy Orders Youth Program Chairman Joseph B. Giminaro, and the Young Friends Steering Committee of Save Venice led by philanthropist and activist Lizzie Asher, hosted a joint cocktail reception in honor of H.R.H. Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, Prince of Venice. The cocktail reception was held to raise awareness of conservation efforts in Venice following the extreme floods (acque alte) that devastated Venice in November. The invitation-only event took place at 10 Corso Como, 200 Front Street, South Street Seaport, New York City. Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia is head of the Council of the Savoy Dynastic Orders. Lizzie Asher With Christina Senia Notable attendees included: Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, Lizzie Asher, Joseph B. and Katherine Giminaro, Carl Morelli, Casey Kohlberg, Anthony Schembri, Christina Senia, Ashlee Harrison...

Jean Shafiroff Bill McCuddy The not-for-profit animal rescue organization, Rescue Dogs Rock NYC (RDRNYC) hosted their 2nd annual gala at 583 Park Avenue, New York City. The cocktail and dinner reception gala raised funds and awareness to help animals in need, and was co-chaired by Georgina Bloomberg and Lara Trump. The gala was produced by Robin Lathrop of By Robin who also donated fabulous décor and DJ. TV personality Bill McCuddy was the emcee for the evening. Georgina Bloomberg Leesa Rowland Notable attendees included: Jean Shafiroff, Elizabeth Shafiroff, RDRNYC co-founders Jackie O’Sullivan and Stacey Silverstein, co-chairs Georgina Bloomberg and Lara Trump, Eric Trump, Emcee Bill McCuddy,  Lizzie Asher, Pamela Morgan, Leesa Rowland, Randi Schatz, actress Sean Young, Meredith O’Connor, Dana Tycher Reisman, Sydney Sadick, RHONY Sonja Morgan, Justina Valentine, Jesse Watters, and Ray Mariscal. The real stars of the evening were the RDRNYC dogs as well...