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 Art for Life
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Rush Philanthropic's Annual ART FOR LIFE GALA 2008. |
The Parrish Art Museum in Southampton held its most important fundraising event of the year, honoring Museum Chairman Alvin Chereskin.
Called The Midsummer Party, the evening was held at the museum under an air-conditioned tent erected for the occasion.
Guests included architects Michael Bekker, Dieter Mangold of Herzog & de Meuron, Debby and Billy Bancroft, Carlo Bronzini Vender, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Jeanne Pierre and Rachel Lehmann, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Lisa and Richard Perry, Nicole Miller, Sheila and Tom Wolfe; and artists Alice Aycock, Ross Bleckner, Chuck Close, Jane Freilicher, Malcolm Morley, Peter Schlesinger, Donald Sultan, Jane Wilson, John Gruen, Robert Wilson.
Event honorary co-chairs were Debby Bancroft, Kelly Sugarman and Katherina Ott-Bernstein. After Ten co-chairs were Jennifer Blumin, Field Kallop, Sabrina Hayat Mallick, Vanessa Packer, and Arden Wohl.
Dinner was by Glorious Food and Todd Barrie Music provided the dancing. |
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Terrie Fulton and Alvin Chereskin |
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Allison Morrow and Melanie Wambold |
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Beth Rudin DeWoody and Terrie Fulton |
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Bonnie Hoye and Troy Buckner |
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Debbie Bancroft, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Terrie Fulton, and Kelly Sugarman |
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Carrie Kleinman and Brooke Christoper |
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Domna Stanton, Jim Stanton, Alexandra Stanton, and Janice Stanton |
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Brooke Christopher and Angela Ismailos |
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Cheri Kaufman and Raymond Gomez |
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Chappy and Melissa Morris |
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Carl Tetro and Julie Harvey |
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Campion and Tatiana Platt |
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Denice Wohl, Somers Farkas, and Arden Wohl |
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Geoffrey N. Bradfield and Lawrence Shaw |
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Clementine Crawford, Field Kallop, Jay Lidell, and Sabrina Mallick |
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Dan Rizzie and John Torreano |
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Melanie and John Wambold |
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John Torreano and Dan Rizzie |
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Howard Cox, Patty Raynes, and Robert Zimmerman |
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Leigh Fryd, Stewart Lane, Bonnie Conley, and Erica Wolf |
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Heather and Steven Mnuchin |
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Ira and Gayle Drukier |
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Jan Sprung and Dr. Harvey Manes |
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Megan Ruddy and Alvin Ing |
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Kim Taipale, Nicole Miller, and Malcolm Morley |
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Laura Pozvolska and Sonja Treemont-Morgan |
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Priscilla Zoullas, Denice Kaufmann, and Mesi Jilly |
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Nathan Bernstein and Dorothy Lichtenstein |
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Kelly Sugarman and Eric Bowman |
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Sheila and Tom Wolfe |
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Michael Dianda and Nicole Miller |
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Nick Hunt and Carrie Kleinman |
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Nancy McGann |
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Sarah Herbert Galloway and Patricia Duff |
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Jay Sugarman and Steve Miller |
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R.O. Blechman and Moisha Blechman |
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Rachel Balaban and Julie Schwartzman |
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Peter and Carrie Nelson |
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Susanne Murphy Albertson and Robert Albertson |
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Steven and Michelle Manolis |
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Todd Barrie |
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Dancing |
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Taray Slaughter, Neil Slaughter, and Jeannette Hektoen |
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Steve Eichner and Josephine Webb |
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Russell Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic’s annual Art For Life East Hampton 2008 gala was held a private home this year with “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” theme. It got a big turnout and a big kick for the celebrity watchers. Aretha at a party is not everyday.
Founded in 1995 by brothers Russell, Danny and Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation is dedicated to providing disadvantaged urban youth with significant exposure and access to the arts, as well as providing exhibition opportunities to under-represented artists and artists of color.
Rush Philanthropic fulfills its mission through three core programs: grants, exhibitions and mentoring. The Rush Community Grants Program annually provides direct funding to over 50 nonprofit organizations that offer education programming in all disciplines of the arts to New York City and South Florida youth.
Rush also runs two arts exhibition and education facilities: Rush Arts Gallery and Resource Center in Manhattan's Chelsea arts district and the Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill neighborhood.
The organization is currently in a fundraising campaign for Rush East New York, an 11,000 square-foot arts education and resource center opening in the coming year in East New York, Brooklyn. The building was a gift from United Homes. The Rush Gallery in the School and Rush Kids Visual Arts Mentorship Programs (a.k.a. Rush Kids/Teens) use arts education to create a spark that lights the imagination and creativity of the urban youth we serve. Rush Blueprint, formerly known as Rush Impact Mentorship Initiative, will launch this fall and will allow youth the opportunity to learn about and explore careers within the arts. |
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Governor David A. Paterson and David Johnson |
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Ming Lee Simmons, Russell Simmons, Aoki Simmons, and Porschla Coleman |
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Brett Ratner and Simian Rice |
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Aretha Franklin |
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Mario Singer, Ramona Singer, Governor David A. Paterson, Jill Zarin, and Bobby Zarin |
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Janice Combs, Sean Combs, Russell Simmons, and Padma Lakshmi |
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Brett Ratner, Alina Puscau, and Russell Simmons |
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Lorraine Bracco |
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Danny Simmons, Tangie Murray, DR. Precious Moloi-Motsepe, Patrice Motsepe, and Russell Simmons |
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Tangie Murray, Arnold Lehman, Norman Feinberg, and Danny Simmons |
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Deborah Roberts, Tamia, Erica Reid, LA Reid, and Grant Hill |
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Alina Cho and Soledad O'Brien |
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Al Roker and Deborah Roberts |
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Jaci and Morris Reid |
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Julissa Bermudez |
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Countess LuAnn De Lesseps |
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Temeko Richardson and Stephanie Hunt |
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Kevin Leong and Rajiah |
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Mumdi Franklin and BJ Coleman |
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Nicholas Stefanov and Kelly Bensimon |
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Lauren Hudgins and Jane Viner |
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Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe and Patrice Motsepe |
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Rebecca Pokryska and Marissa Jartcky |
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Kathy Sussman and Sunny Hostin |
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Frances Hayward and Jill Zarin |
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Tracy Wilson Mourning |
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Christy Turlington Burns |
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Steven Kumble celebrated his 75th birthday with friends and family on Friday, July 4th with a special dinner cruise around Manhattan. Planned by his wife Angela, guests boarded the Mariner III and had a great dinner while cruising around the island of Manhattan. They returned to the pier in time to see the beautiful sunset and take in the fireworks.
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Christine Carrozza, Roger Tellefsen, Jr., Roger Kumble, Mary Kumble, Todd Kumble, Jennifer Kumble, Philip Fiddler, and Jody Fiddler |
| Among the guests: Matilda and Mario Cuomo, Susan Fales-Hill, Maria Cooper Janis, Christine Carrozza, Roger Tellefsen, Jr., Roger Kumble, Mary Kumble, Todd Kumble, Jennifer Kumble, Michael del Giudice, and Robert Cattani. |
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Christine Carrozza and Roger Tellefsen, Jr. |
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Angela and Steven Kumble |
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Julie and Sean O'Shea |
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Matilda Cuomo and Governor Mario Cuomo |
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Angela Kumble and Maria Cooper Janis |
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Susan Fales-Hill |
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Rory Cutaia, Steven Kumble, Michael del Giudice, and Robert Cattani |
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Roger and Mary Kumble |
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Taking in the firworks |
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Robert and Patricia Cattani |
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| Photographs by ©PatrickMcMullan.com (Parrish & Rush); Eric Weiss (Kumble). |
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