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04/30/2012 - THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S HOT PINK PARTY
04/26/2012 - Grand St. Settlement's Taste of the Lower East Side
04/02/2012 - 2012 Skating with the Stars Gala
04/02/2012 - Strokes of Genius to benefit Autism Spectrum Disorders
03/29/2012 - The American Classical Orchestra 2012 Spring Gala Concert & Benefit
03/24/2012 - United States launch of the Seol Won Foundation
03/21/2012 - Kick-off event for The Perlman Music Program’s May 3rd Spring Benefit
03/16/2012 - Asia WeekNY kick-off reception at the Morgan Museum & Library
03/10/2012 - Toby and Itzhak Perlman and The Perlman Music Program hosted by Jim and Kristy Clark in Palm Beach
03/08/2012 - National Committee on American Foreign Policy Hosts the 2012 Gala Awards Dinner
03/06/2012 - 2nd Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast
03/05/2012 - School of American Ballet's Winter Ball 2012
03/03/2012 - AMIT NewGen Wine Tasting
03/01/2012 - American Cancer Society Honors Grace Hightower De Niro, Diane Reidy-Lagunes MD, Emily Sonnenblick MD
03/01/2012 - New York School of Interior Design Kick-off Reception
02/25/2012 - GiGi’s PLAYHOUSE NYC, Down Syndrome Awareness Centers, opened its doors for the first time
02/25/2012 - CARON LIGHTS UP MAR-A-LAGO WITH “AFTER DARK” GALA
02/19/2012 - Blitz Build 2012
02/07/2012 - 2012 Annual High School Counselor’s Breakfast
02/06/2012 - The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s ® (BCRF) annual Hot Pink Luncheon and Symposium
02/04/2012 - The 2012 Hope Gala
02/03/2012 - North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Presents Checks to Local Food Banks
02/03/2012 - American Cancer Society’s 54th Annual Black and White Gala
02/02/2012 - Cut 25 Flagship opening - an event to benefit Project Paz
01/29/2012 - KiDS of NYU Langone Foundation hosted its 6th annual KiDS Play to Win!
01/28/2012 - Girls Bite Out for the North Texas Food Bank
01/26/2012 - French Heritage Society’s New York ChapterKicked Off its 2012 Cultural Season
01/26/2012 - Annual Event to benefit The Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School
01/26/2012 - 2012 Plates for Pediatrics Benefit
01/24/2012 - New York Philharmonic Chinese New Year Gala
01/20/2012 - 2012 Wishmaker's Ball
01/20/2012 - Silence! Silent Art Forms
01/19/2012 - UJA-Federation of New York Generosity Signature Event
01/19/2012 - JDRF Central Jersey Chapter Events
01/17/2012 - TIFFANY & CO. HOSTS CARON SUPPORTERS TO SPECIAL PREVIEW OF 2012 TIFFANY LEATHER COLLECTION
01/16/2012 - 2nd Annual San Diego Breast Cancer Fundraiser
01/13/2012 - "Cycle Without Limits" Specialized Bike Program
01/12/2012 - Salvatore Ferragamo Hosts and Evening of Shopping to Benefit the Paradise Fund in Support of St. Jud
01/12/2012 - JDRF Central Jersey Chapter Walk to Cure Diabetes Awards Party
01/09/2012 - Museum of American Finance 2012 Gala
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The Frick Collection Garden Party
07/15/2010 - By New York, NY

While the Frick Garden Party has been a successful program from the start, this year’s event proved that the fundraiser has truly secured a place on the summer social calendars of supporters and fans of the institution.

The Frick Collection’s Garden Party made its debut in 2008 and was quickly hailed by The New York Times as one of the most memorable social events of the year. Now annual, this benefit reception offers rare access to the museum’s remarkable Fifth Avenue Garden, where guests gather to enjoy a summer evening of cocktails and jazz. Proceeds (nearly $130,000) from the Garden Party will support the full range of programs at The Frick Collection, including educational and curatorial initiatives and Library activities.

A museum in a mansion on Fifth Avenue, The Frick Collection is known for its fine and decorative arts collection and the contemplative quality of its galleries. Its setting is the 1913-14 residence of industrialist Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919), which is surrounded on two sides by elevated gardens.

Although approximately 300 guests were expected this year, nearly 400 attended for a magically and pleasingly comfortable evening outdoors. Bold pink was the dominant color of the night, from dresses to ties to the painted gala chairs. Signature cocktails of lemon and thyme provided cooling refreshment, and the strains of jazz on the main terrace inspired occasional dancing throughout the night. Striking hats on ladies (including several broad-brimmed sculptural examples to one amazing white floral topper) and gents made an appearance as never before, while several boldly colored parasols dotted the lawn as well.

The Fifth Avenue Garden was the focus of the party. Guests were also able to visit a new display in the Cabinet gallery created to mark the museum’s transition in 1935 from private home to public institution, From Mansion to Museum: The Frick Collection Celebrates Seventy-Five Years.

Photos by Christine A. Butler


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