New York, N.Y. New York City has an annual event that educates the public on mental health that I believe is the finest in America. This symposium – and luncheon – is hosted by Fountain House each spring at The Pierre. This year, the event’s tenth, the topic was “Mental Illness and the Family: Relationships, Resilience, Recovery. The [...]
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ELEQT Presents Itself to Manhattan Society During NYC Fashion Week
New York, N.Y. Opening day of NYFW, exclusive online community ELEQT held their Manhattan Launch at the Maserati of Manhattan. Images from the ELEQT’s Manhattan Launch. How Do You Spell Luxury? ELEQT ELEQT took their members only, online social engagement network offline during New York [...]
Slow Food at Sprig Fights Fast-Food Culture
New York, N.Y. In a sea of steaks, burritos and grab-and-go food in busy Midtown East, there is a beacon of the Slow Food movement, serving healthful food in an elegant, inviting environment. For nearly two years, Sprig Restaurant has served consistently superb New American cuisine that celebrates artisanal goods, seasonal produce and local distributors. [...]
Schomburg Center in New York Relaunches First Fridays
Harlem, New York. The First Friday evening of each month, rain or shine, from 6 pm to 8pm the popular social gathering has returned. As you enter the center, guests are encouraged to take a self-guided tour of the museum. One can explore the exhibition gallery, The most popular for the evening was the Langston [...]
Timepieces Inspired by Kelly Rowland has Star Studded Launch
New York, N.Y. TW Steel had a lush unveiling of its Kelly Rowland CEO Tech Special Edition timepieces this past Tuesday. The festivities took place at the amazing The Top of the Standard at The Standard Hotel. Kelly not only inspired the design but helped co-designed the jumbo luxurious pieces. In December 2011 Kelly Rowland – [...]
A “Gandhi” for our Age: Indian Film Chittagong
New York, N.Y. Using visual cues from the paintings of Caravaggio, Indian filmmaker Bedabrata Pain has produced a triumphant film, Chittagong, that screened in New York last week. It is based upon a little-known episode leading to Indian Independence: a group of schoolboys who, with the help of their teacher, temporarily toppled the British a decade before [...]
Urban Habitats, Humanitarianism, and… Reality TV?
New York, N.Y. I’m a native New Yorker who’s been around long enough to remember what this city was like in the 1970’s – like, how you would see graffiti on the side of a building or a subway car, not hanging on the wall of an art gallery. Or, how the sidewalks of the Meatpacking [...]
Young Concert Artists Triumphs at Alice Tully Hall
New York, N.Y. Last week Young Concert Artists (YCA) held its annual Gala Concert at Alice Tully Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, presenting the Lincoln Center debuts of three young soloists to a sold out house. The event began with a welcome by the distinguished pianist Emanuel Ax, a proud YCA alum and [...]
