10.3.11: Hope on the Horizon | New York Social Diary

Hope on the Horizon

Mel Goodes and Leonard Lauder at Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation's 2nd annual luncheon and symposium.

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation held its 2nd annual luncheon and symposium – “Hope on the Horizon: New Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease – at the Jumeirah Essex House Wednesday, September 21st.

With Executive Chairs Leonard A. Lauder, Lynn Forester de Rothschild, and Nancy and Mel Goodes, and Honorary Chairs Bonnie Pfeifer Evans and Alice Shure, the event brought together approximately 275 guests and raised $600,000 for Alzheimer’s drug discovery research. Paula Zahn was emcee.

Dr. Howard Fillit

Paula Zahn

A door prize drawing raised over $50,000 and featured an Imperial Shih Tzu puppy. 100% of the proceeds from this event will be used to fund promising drug research and early clinical studies for Alzheimer’s disease.

Joan Sutton Straus introduced Dr. Howard Fillit, who presented a progress report on the development of Alzheimer’s drugs. Leonard A. Lauder, Co-Chairman of the Foundation, welcomed guests at the Luncheon. Bonnie Pfeifer Evans and Alice Shure, trustees of the Charles Evans Foundation, presented the inaugural Charles Evans Award for Excellence to Dr. Daniel Skovronsky, Founder, President, and CEO of Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Paula Zahn and Dr. Eric Kandel

Following the award presentation, Paula Zahn conducted an onstage interview with Dr. Eric Kandel, distinguished neuroscientist, world-renowned researcher, and winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

“Our strategy is distinctive. We focus on innovative Alzheimer’s drug research in biotechnology companies and at universities, financing programs to catapult successful projects to the next stage of development,” Leonard A. Lauder told guests. “Investors with deeper pockets can then step forward to support our grantees in bringing new drugs to market and getting them in the hands of patients.”

Frances Scaife and Beth Rudin de Woody

Paula Zahn and Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Alexandra Lebenthal and Robin Meltzer

Susie Elson and Harriet Weintraub

Paul Fribourg and Jo Carole Lauder

Bobba Paul Hauserman and Amanda Grove Holmen

Jennifer Miller, James Cohen, and Lisa Cohen

Bobba Paul Hauserman, Amanda Grove Holmen, and Ted Hartley

Elise Lefkowitz and Steven Stolman

William Lauder and Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Stephen Sands and Dr. Howard Fillit

Mary Farrell and Sharon Sager

Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, Alice Shure, Nancy Lynn, and Dr. Howard Fillit

Jo Carole Lauder and Ronald Lauder

Dr.Daniel Skovoronsky, Bonnie Pfeifer Evans, and Alice Shure

Dr.Eric Kandel and Paula Zahn

Leonard Lauder, Mari Skovronsky, and Dr. Daniel Skovronsky

Dr. Howard Fillit, Elise Lefkowitz, and Marc Lefkowitz

Suzy Wahba

Mel Goodes and Nancy Goodes

Elise Lefkowitz

Mitch Eichen, Annette Eichen, Terri Lazo, and Frank Lazo

Paul Wagner and Jeanette Wagner

Leonard Lauder and Joan Sutton Straus

Allison Johnson, Nancy Lynn, Sharon Johnson, and Chris Johnson

The Pediatric Support Committee of the NewYork-Presbyterian Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health, including Martha Busconi, Angela Clofine, Merrill Curtis, Amy Dieterich, Alison Pappas, and Jennifer Pinkos, hosted a shopping event at EDIT New York on September 26 to help kick-off the hospital's annual signature pediatric fundraiser, Light Up A Life.

Guests mingled and delighted on cocktails as they shopped to support programs to benefit pediatric patients at the Komansky Center. Light Up A Life will take place on Saturday, October 22 at the Field House at Chelsea Piers.

Event Co-chairs (clockwise from bottom left) Martha Busconi, Alison Pappas (green), Jennifer Pinkos, Dr. Gerald Loughlin, Angela Clofine, Amy Dieterich, and Merrill Curtis

Kathy Burns and Brenda Lewis

Valerie Feigen, co-owner of EDIT, Valerie Aston, and Alissa Emerson, co-owner of EDIT

Kathleen Kocatas and Marcie Pantzer

Alison Pappas and Angela Clofine

Barbara Loughlin and Dr. Susan Bostwick

Evette Ferguson, Jennifer Pinkos, Donya Bommer, and Sarah Meister

Laura Carr and Alison Pappas

Erica Armstrong and Nancy Eaves

Dr. Jonathan Chen

. Fabiana Ramirez and Angela Clofine

Barbara Loughlin, Dr. Gerald Loughlin, and Erica Samuels

Tracey Huff, Suzanne Studier-Feldman, Angela Clofine, and Shannon Henderson

Valerie Feigen, Dr. Gerald Loughlin, and Alissa Emerson

Travis Acquavella, Annie Hildenbiddle, and Merrill Curtis

Allison Aston, Valerie Aston, Dr. Gerald Loughlin, Marcie Pantzer

Wendy Yevoli and Amy Dieterich

Last Tuesday night, PAOLA QUADRETTI hosted a Kick-Off Reception For Sloan-Kettering's International Antique & Art Show at the Paola Quadretti Pop Up Store, 937 Madison Ave. The preview night is Thursday, October 20th.

Roann Costin and Paola Quadretti

Barbara Regna, Kathleen Giordano, and Eleanora Kennedy

Annette Rickel and Catherine Carey

Karen Koeningsberg

Martha Glass, Coco Kopelman, Melinda Blinken, and Nicole Limbocker

Rodney Hilton Brown and Sarah Beth Shrager

Barbara Regna and Kathleen Giordano

Roann Costin and Elizabeth Miller

Michel C. Witmer and Eleanore Kennedy

Nicole Limbocker, Annette Rickel, Melinda Blinken, Roann Costin, and Elizabeth Miller

Douglas Hickman and Karen Koeningsberg

Jane Crary and Roann Costin

Karen Klopp, Paola Quadretti, and Leslie Johnson

Amy Fine Collins and Kevin Costin

Scalamandré the legendary decorative fabric, wallcovering and trimmings house, rolled out its zebra carpet in support of the Irish Georgian Society-–those lovely folks who raise funds and awareness to restore and preserve the great architectural treasures of Ireland.

Steven Stolman, Scalamandré’s president, welcomed guests to the company’s iconic East Side townhouse, where everyone was literally surrounded by extraordinary damasks, brocades and prints as waiters passed spectacular hors d’oeuvre from King’s Carriage House courtesy of Liz King, an IGS board member. IGS president Peter Haveles fondly remembered Desmond FitzGerald, the Knight of Glin, who died recently, while Sheila O’Malley Fuchs announced that the society’s upcoming gala would be a tribute to The Knight’s lifetime commitment to the Irish Georgian Society.

There was sipping and schmoozing in true Irish style. Among the guests were Joe Fuchs, Kay and John McEnroe, Ambassador Anne Anderson, Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Jean Hutar, Louise Peabody and Edgar Lansbury, Amy Hoadley and Bob Gianos, Michel Witmer and Dr. Dino Rivera, Robert Rufino, Duane Hampton, author John Tiffany, Grace and Chris Meigher, Ellen Fitzsimons, Suzy Slesin, costume designer William Ivey Long, editors Jason Kontos, Carolyn Englefied, Eugenia Santiesteban Soto and a host of interior design luminaries that included Judy Hadlock, Scott Sanders, Keith Carroll, James Andrews, Dennis Rolland, Jonathan Tait, Christopher Spitzmiller, Eric Hilton, Ronald Bricke and Robert Passal and Pauline Metcalf.

Amy Hoadley and Bob Gianos

Steven Stolman, Gillian Miniter, and William Ivey Long

Michel Witmer and Grace Meigher

Annette Lester and Ellen FitzSimons

Scott Sanders, Sheila O'Malley, and John McEnroe

Kay McEnroe and Ellen FitzSimons

Karen Hughes and Kay Gilman

Steven Stolman and Duane Hampton

Joe Fuchs, Melanie Wambold, and Peter Haveles

Christopher Mason and Laura Freeman

Sunday night a week ago at Chelsea Pier 60, New Tang Dynasty (NTD) held its Emperor’s Banquet, which served up a luscious and lavish 10 course feast combining the finest of Imperial China and the delicious delectables of 21st CenturyAmerica. The Banquet was the amazing culmination of a global competition of the finest Chefs of Chinese Cuisine from around the world, a blending of Five Thousand Years of Chinese History and culture, with the elegance and beauty of a New York Gala.

The evening included a stunning Han Couture Fashion show with the most beautiful Chinese models in 500-year-old dresses. Violinist Corin Lee was given a standing ovation for his performance.

Cocktail hour at Pier 60

Chef's for the Emperor's Banquet

Cory Lee

Dr. Samuel Zhou

Martial Artist Long Fei

More than forty top chefs, from competed for two days in the heart of Times Square. The winning Chefs, in five distinctive regional cuisines, prepared the extraordinary meal at Pier 60.

A special presentation during the evening was made to Kerry Kennedy, President of The RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights. Their mission is to realize Robert Kennedy’s Dream of a Peaceful and Just World by Advancing Human Rights. Ms. Kennedy gave a riveting speech and quoted the eloquence of her father.

Food Networks celebrity host Marc Summers served as a special guest host.

Han Couture ...

Celebrities and VIPs, added to the excitement and glamour of the event. Patrick Harvey and Catherine Saxton, co-chairs of the event, Zhong Lee, chairman of NTD, Samuel Zhou, VP of PR and Development, Pia Maria and Stephen Norris, Bob and Paula Butler, Dick and Donna Soloway, Ava Roosevelt, Jane Holzer, Tim Gannon and Jamie Figg attended the banquet. Maribel Alvarez led a glittering Palm Beach contingent headed by Judy Grubman.

New Tang Dynasty (NDT) was established 10 years ago and is a nonprofit, multi-language TV network. The station serves more than 250 million potential viewers in China and around the world. With reporters in over 70 cities worldwide, NTD is a pioneer in broadcasting uncensored news directly into mainland China via satellite and the Internet. NTD is a longtime proponent of the human rights of journalists in their never ending quest for “Freedom of the Press.”