LITERACY PARTNERS GALA HONORS PATRICIA CORNWELL, SHERRIE WESTIN, BARBARA TOBER, AND SABASTIAN NILES Literacy Partners marked the 40th anniversary of its Evening of Readings & Gala Dinner with a black-tie celebration at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City, raising $1.3 million in support of the nonprofit’s literacy programs. Hosted by award-winning journalist…
NEW YORK CELEBRATES ART AND EDUCATION AT CASITA MARIA’S FIESTA 2025 AT THE PLAZA HOTEL The grand ballroom of The Plaza Hotel was alive with music, color, and purpose as Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education hosted its annual Fiesta Gala, chaired by Jacqueline Weld Drake and Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia. This year’s celebration…
“JEWELRY OF THE AFROFUTURE” LUNCHEON HONORS DOURIEAN FLETCHER AT MAD Barbara Tober, Chair Emerita of the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), and Tim Rodgers, the museum’s Director, welcomed guests to a luncheon honoring the new exhibition Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture. The event featured a lively discussion with artist Douriean Fletcher, joined by…
The Museum of Art and Design honored cultural patron, collector, and journalist Barbara Tober for her 35 years of commitment to the Museum and Vacheron Constantin, the world’s oldest watch manufacturer, on Monday, September 28, 2015 at the LOOT 2015: . The evening began with a preview of the LOOT one-of-a-kind artist-made jewelry cocktail reception where…
