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“Passion and Power”
Harriet Newman Cohen
Celebrity divorce attorney and Barnard College alumnae Harriet Newman Cohen joined the college’s President Laura Rosenbury for a fireside chat as part of Barnard’s Authors’ Shelf series. Cohen, a legendary figure in family law, discussed her new memoir, “Passion and Power: A Life in Three Worlds.” Known for representing VIPs such as Tom Brady, Laurence Fishburne and Andrew Cuomo, Cohen’s memoir is a candid, humorous account of her most pivotal cases. csklawny.com
Amy Green
The Green Vision
Grammy-winner DJ Black Coffee, who has performed with Drake and Usher, and eco-philanthropist and designer Amy Green, Founder of The Green Vision, hosted a concert and dinner at Marea in Jayma Cardoso’s The Snow Lodge in The St. Regis Aspen. The elegant night featured a fashion show from Bronx Banco, who have dressed Jennifer Lopez, Millie Bobby Brown, and Lupita Nyong’o, and a preview of Green’s glamorous GIADA Vegetable Cashmere® collection. giadahaute.com
Voluminosity
Bentley Meeker
Charles Saffati’s Carlton Fine Arts hosted the opening of Bentley Meeker’s lighting exhibition, “Voluminosity.” Guests, including Annie Dietz, Laura Magic Weyl, Becca Gottlieb, DJ Jensen Meeker, Signe Drulla, Heather Tazza and Bonnie Pfeifer Evans sipped Aphrodise sparkling rosé and perused the glowing installations. The lighting artist has exhibited his work at the Whitney and created installations for King Charles III, Michelle Obama at the White House, Paul McCartney and Karl Lagerfeld. bentleymeekerart.com
HOW’S Luncheon
Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper
Honoree Christine Baranski, Andrea Stark, Louise and Joe Isidori, Robbi Toll, Liz Feuer, Wendy Topkis, Kimberly Paige Bluhm and Laine Siklos were among the guests at Hearing the Ovarian Cancer Whisper’s 24th “Time is of the Essence” Luncheon at The Beach Club, Palm Beach. HOW raises money for ovarian cancer research through the Dr. Robert C. Knapp Research Fellowship. The benefactors included Betsy Matthews, Eduarda Taylor, and Inlet Private Wealth. ovariancancerpbc.org
Marcella Guarino Hymowitz
Youth America Grand Prix
Mick Jagger’s fiancé, former ABT ballerina Melanie Hamrick, and LoveShackFancy’s Founder, Rebecca Hessel Cohen, were honored at this year’s Youth America Grand Prix Gala at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater. Former dancer and Knicks cheerleader, Marcella Guarino Hymowitz reprised her role as the gala’s “Creative Chair” as over 100 global artists graced the stage, including Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko of La Scala Ballet and Berlin State Ballet’s Polina Semionova. yagp.org
Utsav Celebrates
The Bengali New Year
Drew Barrymore, Bill Gates, Cynthia Nixon, Bernie Sanders and a long list of Bollywood stars including Tamannaah Bhatia have all enjoyed the Indian cuisine at Utsav in Times Square, which recently had a party to celebrate the Bengali New Year. Guests joined owner Nandita Khanna in enjoying a variety of unique Indian dishes, including their famous Kolkata Fish Fry, at the only spot in Manhattan to offer authentic Bengali cuisine. utsavny.com
