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Event Recap: Casita Maria Fiesta! Gala Kick-Off
On September 13, 2023, Jackie Weld Drake, longtime chair of Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education, opened her Upper East Side residence ...
Read More »Event Recap: Latin Ignition from Emilio Estefan and Consuelo Vanderbilt Lights Up NYFW
On September 8, 2023, Grammy-winning producer Emilio Estefan united during New York Fashion Week with Consuelo Vanderbilt’s trailblazing social network, ...
Read More »Event Recap: Friends of Wethersfield Garden Luncheon
The annual Friends of Wethersfield Garden Luncheon has become the most celebrated charity event in Dutchess County. YRB attended its ...
Read More »Event Recap: Luncheon for Taylor Swift: Storyteller exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design
On July 20, 2023, Barbara Tober, Chair Emeritus Museum of Arts and Design, hosted a private luncheon and tours of the ...
Read More »IAC’s 13th Annual Gold and Diamond Conference returns to NYC
Maintaining Purpose, Initiatives in Art and Culture’s (IAC) 13th annual international conference on gold and diamonds will be held in ...
Read More »Event Recap: Black Mark documentary screening at the Tribeca Festival 2023
On June 14, 2023 , YRB attended a special screening and reception for the documentary short Black Mark®, presented by ...
Read More »Event Recap: Tribeca Festival 2023 Day 11
The Beacon Theatre hosted the closing gala celebration of A Bronx Tale – 30th Anniversary with director, star and Tribeca ...
Read More »Event Recap: The Other Side of Newark’s Video Screening & Dinner
On June 12, 2023 , Multi-Platinum Grammy Award Winning Producer Jerry Wonda Duplessis, The Honorable Mayor Ras Baraka and the Office of Violence ...
Read More »Event Recap: 2023 Tribeca X Awards with Seth Meyers, Diane von Furstenberg, Al Roker & More
On June 14, 2023, Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, hosted Tribeca X in partnership with Tubi and Brand Storytelling. The ...
Read More »The Tribeca Festival Talks and Reunions Lineup June 7- 18, 2023
The 2023 Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today unveiled the lineup for its Talks and Reunions, featuring conversations with iconic artists, ...
Read More »Event Recap: Vertical Tasting event with Champagne Pommery
On Monday, June 5th, Vranken Pommery hosted a special tasting event at the French Institute Alliance Française, led by Pommery ...
Read More »Event Recap: The New York Center For Children Holds Spring Celebration 2023 With Special Guest, Denyce Graves
The New York Center for Children (NYCC) hosted their Annual Spring Celebration at The Peninsula New York in New York City. The NYCC celebrated ...
Read More »DIFFA By Design May 21-23, 2023
One of the design industry’s most beloved fundraising events, DIFFA by Design, May 21–23, 2023 The immersive and inspiring event ...
Read More »WIRE Festival returns May 19- 20, 2023 at Knockdown Center
WIRE FESTIVAL returns to Knockdown Center for its second edition, May 19-20, 2023. Reprising its core themes of community, conversation ...
Read More »Lewis Hamilton in Ultimate Basketball Challenge Ahead of the F1 Miami Gran Prix
On May 3, 2023, ahead of the second Miami Grand Prix™, IWC Schaffhausen invited a group of famous athletes and ...
Read More »Event Recap: Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Cocktail Party to Launch Hamptons Happening
On Wednesday, April 27th, 2023, YRB attended a special cocktail party hosted by The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) ...
Read More »Event Recap: Celebrating Nat King Cole Generation Hope
On March 28, 2023, YRB attended a reception given by Nat King Cole‘s twin daughters, Casey Cole-Ray and Timolin Cole-Augustus, ...
Read More »Amazon Music Announces J. Cole’s 2023 Dreamville Festival Livestream
North Carolina-raised, Grammy Award-winning, multiplatinum hip-hop artist J. Cole and his Dreamville team once again join forces with Rotation—the global ...
Read More »Steve Barakatt makes his long-awaited American debut at Carnegie Hall
Award-winning new-classical composer and pianist Steve Barakatt made his American debut on March 18, 2023 at Carnegie Hall in New York ...
Read More »NASA SpaceX Crew-6 Launch
On February 27, 2023, a new set of four crew members will launch to the International Space Station as part ...
Read More »AlphaTauri launches in America for NYFW
Fashion house AlphaTauri is the main sponsor of Scuderia AlphaTauri and the outfitter for Oracle Red Bull Racing and Formula ...
Read More »Sarasota Contemporary Dance’s 3rd Annual Fundraiser
On March 4, 2023 SCD’s version of Dancing with the Stars comes to life! Watch Sarasota’s most influential leaders dance ...
Read More »Event Recap: Opera Lafayette 2023 Gala Kick Off
On February 7, 2023, Maria Eugenia Maury and William A. Haseltine welcomed friends at their art-filled upper east side residence for a chamber concert by Opera Lafayette and ...
Read More »Event Recap: Winter Cocktail party at Space 54
Space 54 owners Elvira Grau and Jim Grau welcomed over 150 NYC tastemakers to their stunning private events space in ...
Read More »Event Recap: The 2023 Whitney Art Party
On January 31, 2023, YRB attended the annual fundraising event Art Party 2023 hosted by the Whitney Museum of American ...
Read More »Whitney Art Party Returns on January 31, 2023
The Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual Art Party returns on January 31, 2023, after a two-year hiatus. Hosted by ...
Read More »Chris Botti kicks off his 18th Residency at Blue Note New York
The holiday season is in full swing at Blue Note New York with Chris Botti! Earlier this week he kicked ...
Read More »Event Recap: Christian Siriano hosts Elegant White Elephant Exchange with Pernod Ricard USA
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, American fashion designer Christian Siriano hosted The Elegant White Elephant Exchange at the PUBLIC Hotel ...
Read More »Event Recap: French Heritage Society 40th Anniversary Season Finale
French Heritage Society closed out their 40th Anniversary celebrations with a Gilded Age themed gala on Thursday, November 17th, honoring philanthropist Jean Shafiroff and chaired by Liz McDermott Barnes, CeCe Black, Michael ...
Read More »Event Recap: Vartali Salon Grand Opening Party
On November 2, 2022, YRB attended the celebration of the Grand Opening of Vartali Salon at 116 East 57th Street ...
Read More »Event Recap: 2022 MAD Ball Honoring JEFFREY GIBSON and CRISTINA GRAJALES
On November 14, 2022, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) held its annual MAD Ball benefit at the Museum’s ...
Read More »Event Recap: Operation Warrior Shield’s Healing for Heroes Gala honors Jean Shafiroff SASF’s Patricia Deshong and the Doris Day Animal Foundation
On November 4, 2021 YRB attended the Healing for Heroes Event at The Water Club in New York City. The ...
Read More »Event Recap: GLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE Hosts the GLA GLOBAL GALA 2022 in New York City
Global Lyme Alliance (GLA), the leading nonprofit dedicated to conquering Lyme and other tick-borne diseases held the GLA GLOBAL GALA 2022 at Cipriani ...
Read More »Event Recap: Decoration & Design Building Honors Luminaries at Stars of Design and Stars on the Rise Event
On October 11, 2022 , YRB attended a special celebration honoring notables at the New York Decoration & Design Building ...
Read More »The New York Coffee Returns To NYC October 7th-9th, 2022 @NYCoffeeFest
The New York Coffee Festival, New York City’s flagship coffee event, is celebrating its return to the City That Never ...
Read More »Event Recap: French Heritage Society Kicks Off 40th Anniversary Season in Style
Celebrating its 40th Anniversary throughout 2022, French Heritage Society will mark its milestone year on both sides of the Atlantic ...
Read More »Event Recap: Lang Lang Gala & Concert
On September 21st, 2022 , YRB attended the Lang Lang International Music Foundation “Lang Lang and Friends Gala” in New ...
Read More »Event Recap: SIDNEY – Los Angeles Premiere at The Academy Museum
From producer Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, this revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier and his legacy ...
Read More »Event Recap: Discover Your Korea in New York City
On August 23, 2022, YRB attended the Korean Tourism Orgranization’s Discover Your Korea reception and dinner presentation at the prestigious ...
Read More »Event Recap: Whiskey and Cigar Social Experience at Rex Club
On August 11, 2022 , YRB attended an exclusive Whiskey and Cigar social experience curated by MM Culture Group at ...
Read More »Event Recap: Greenwich Polo Club Spectacular 2022 Season Hosts Prestigious East Coast Gold Cup Final
On July 24, 2022 , YRB attended the East Coast Gold Cup Final 2022 at the Greenwich Polo Club. The ...
Read More »Event Recap: Somewhere Nowhere celebrates the Summer with Rooftop Pool and Gotham Jazz
Somewhere Nowhere had so much to celebrate in NYC last week. The stunning nightclub, lounge and rooftop unveiled its crystal blue pool ...
Read More »Event Recap: Indeed’s Rising Voices Premiere at Tribeca Festival 2022
This week, Indeed, the world’s number one job site, in partnership with Emmy-winner Lena Waithe and her company, Hillman Grad ...
Read More »Event Recap: Slate Rooftop Opening in Brooklyn, NYC
Slate, which has been in business in Chelsea since 2000, celebrated its 22nd birthday this month by raising the roof. ...
Read More »Tribeca Festival Announces 2022 Feature And Short Film Lineup @tribeca
The 2022 Tribeca Festival™ announced its lineup of feature and short narrative, documentary, and animated films. This year’s festival takes ...
Read More »Blue Note New York Announces 11th Annual Sony presents Blue Note Jazz Festival
Blue Note New York announces the 11th Annual Sony Presents Blue Note Jazz Festival. The festival kicks off on June 1 with a free ...
Read More »Event Recap: Life Rooftop’s Spring Launch Party
On May 9, 2022, YRB attended the Life Rooftop Spring Launch Party capping the top the at the Le Meridien ...
Read More »Event Recap: Ride the Tiger Opening Reception
On March 10, 2022, YRB attended the opening reception for, Ride the Tiger, an exhibition featuring artwork by Collen Barry and Will St. ...
Read More »Event Recap: Camus Cognac Limited Edition bottle launch in Harlem, NYC
On December 1st, 2021 CAMUS Cognac unveiled their VSOP Limited Edition at an exclusive, invitation-only launch event held at Harlem’s ...
Read More »Event Recap: 4th Annual Anti-Holiday Pop-Up Naughty or Nice at The Skinny in NYC
The holidays are upon us especially at the Lower East Side bar and lounge The Skinny in New York City. ...
Read More »EVENT RECAP: YesAnd Launches at FIVESTORY with an Immersive Organic Event Experience
On November 11, 2021, YesAnd hosted an immersive organic experience to celebrate their partnership with iconic retailer FIVESTORY at their ...
Read More »Event Recap: Nebula Nightclub and Event Space private preview in Midtown Manhattan
Nebula, the largest nightclub and event destination to open in Manhattan in years, hosted a sneak preview party on Thursday, ...
Read More »Event Recap: The Art Show Benefit Preview 2021 at the Park Avenue Armory
On Wednesday, November 3, at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City, the art, creative, business, and philanthropy communities ...
Read More »Event Recap: The Viennese Opera Ball 2021 Gala, “The Golden Age”
On October 21, 2021, The Viennese Opera Ball hosted their Swing Dinner Dance Gala, “The Golden Age” at a private ...
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