Notes on a Party

Archive for the ‘Celebrity’ Category

Sundance
November 7, 2008 | Celebrity, Charity

It’s not everyday that you get to order a cocktail from a celebrity bartender (at least once they have become famous). But, at the Sundance Institute’s annual New York City gala hosted by President and Founder Robert Redford, it has become a well known tradition. This year the notable waitstaff…
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Amy Sacco
January 18, 2008 | Celebrity

Guest blogger Joey Jalleo shares insider notes from his whirlwind party weekend in Vegas for nightlife impresario and restaurateur Amy Sacco’s celebrity filled birthday bash. When the Queen of New York Nightlife invites you to a party, you have no choice but to attend. When the party happens to be…
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Adrian Grenier & Jessica Stam
December 21, 2007 | Celebrity, Charity

Sometimes it’s not enough just to talk the talk. On Monday night at Scott Harrison’s charity: ball, celebrity co-hosts Adrian Grenier and Jessica Stam showed their commitment to raising money for freshwater wells in Africa by literally walking the walk. To help guests better understand the arduous task of transporting…
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Charity:  Ball
December 14, 2007 | Celebrity, Charity, Event Calendar

To some, Scott Harrison led an enviable life filled with A-list parties, exclusive access to New York nightlife and a rolodex filled with the city’s most beautiful people. But, the former party promoter and celebrity event planner was left wanting more. In 2004, Harrison left behind his indulgent lifestyle and…
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Reese Witherspoon
November 27, 2007 | Art + Design, Celebrity, Charity

For Julie Panebianco and Topaz Page-Green, the term power lunch may have been redefined. Concerned about the growing number of impoverished children that went hungry at school every day, the friends joined forces in 2005 to create The Lunchbox Auction to raise money for two hunger relief organizations. Celebrities, designers,…
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Sailboats
October 9, 2007 | Celebrity, Travel + Leisure, Weddings

When the invitation arrived to spend the weekend in Antigua at a 3-day celebration hosted by Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman of the Sandals Resorts, I was intrigued. Just how did a self-made, Jamaican billionaire entrepreneur (who started his career selling air conditioners) know so much about romance that he earned…
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Duran Duran Invitation

If you were a girl growing up in the 80′s, you were most definitely a fan of Duran Duran. In my group of friends, you were either madly in love with lead singer Simon Le Bon or bassist John Taylor. Given my longtime “appreciation” for the band, I could hardly…
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David Bowie
May 11, 2007 | Celebrity, DJ + Music

This week in New York, the buzz is all Bowie. As the inaugural curator of the H&M High Line Festival (May 9th -19th), David Bowie has become our city’s personal guide to the coolest line-up of music, film, comedy and visual art performance. The artists that he has chosen to…
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