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The 2018 Chita Rivera Awards Nominees were announced.

NOMINEES INCLUDE:

Yesenia Ayala (Carousel), Chris Bailey (Jerry Springer: The Opera), Monica Bill Barnes (One Night Only), Anna Bass (One Night Only), Camille A. Brown (Once On This Island), Norbert Leo Butz (My Fair Lady), Colin Campbell (Disco Pigs), Elizabeth Carena (Ghost Light), Andrei Chagas (Carousel), Ariana DeBose (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), Robert Fairchild (Frankenstein), Christopher Gatelli (SpongeBob SquarePants), Troy Iwata (The Boy Who Danced on Air), Hailey Kilgore(Once On This Island), Gavin Lee (SpongeBob SquarePants), Katrina Lenk (The Band’s Visit), Tiffany Mann (Jerry Springer: The Opera), Skye Mattox (Carousel), Kenita R. Miller (Bella), Zach Morris & Jennine Willett (Ghost Light), Casey Nicholaw (Mean Girls), Ashley Park (Mean Girls), Justin Peck (Carousel), Brittany Pollack (Carousel), Amar Ramasar (Carousel), Evan Ruggiero (Bastard Jones),Nikhil Saboo (The Boy Who Danced on Air), Sonya Tayeh (Hundred Days), Sergio Trujillo (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), Nejla Yatkin (The Boy Who Danced On Air), Tony Yazbeck (Prince of Broadway).

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Doryne Isley, Jean Shafiroff, Marcia Dickstein Sudolsky, Tiffany Raspberry, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright,
Dr. Kerry Walk, Rena Andoh, Esq., Susan Warren, Marcy Syms ©Patrick McMullan

Annual Awards Ceremony honored eight outstanding women Making a Difference in New York and Beyond

Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, Democrat Representative from the Upper East Side, hosted her Third Annual Women’s Leadership Awards, honoring eight women whose activism and contributions to society have put women, and all New Yorkers, on a better path to get ahead, including philanthropist Jean Shafiroff who donated a copy of her book, Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give to all the attendees.

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Jonathan Crook, Lauren Vernon, Meghan Pardi, Michael Gala, Linda Schoenthaler, Martin Foont ©Patrick McMullan

Featuring Live Music by Englewinds Silent Auction and Call for the Cause

The New York Center for Children (NYCC) hosted a highly successful 23^rd Annual Spring Celebration Benefit on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Clement Restaurant at The Peninsula New York in New York City. 2018 marks the 5^th Annual Spring Benefit hosted by the Peninsula Hotel and NYCC is proud of the collaborative relationship built with the hotel since 2009.

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Maya Henry (Photo credit: @maya_henry)

Maya Henry, model, actress, and reality star of “Hangin’ with Los Henrys,” opened the highly anticipated Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda Alta Sartoria runway fashion show at the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. Maya wore a stunning floral embroidered and jewel encrusted Dolce & Gabanna couture gown with a garland of flowers in her hair.

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Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, Kiera Chaplin (Photo Credit: Maienga)

More than 1000 people gathered in the marquee tent in Essaouira on Saturday, March 31, 2018 to ring out the 28th Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles in style. A total of 165 teams, including 6 electric vehicles, participated in the 28^th edition of this one-of-a-kind adventure. It is the world’s first international off-road Rallye race for women only.  Since 1990, it has been bringing together women between the ages of 18 and 71, from more than 30 different countries, who embark on an adventure of a lifetime from the French city of Nice and onward to the start of the Rallye in the Moroccan desert. Participants of the 2018 rally included singer and actress Jazmin Grace Grimaldi and actress Kiera Chaplin, who came in 3^rd place in their e-vehicle category, and Monegasque royalty Pauline Ducruet competing alongside fashionista Schanel Bakkouche.

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Thomas Henry Jr, Maya Henry, Cardi B, Thomas J Henry, Azteca Henry (Photo Credit: AH/Hangin’ with Los Henrys)

YouTube Reality star Thomas J. Henry, along with 75 close friends and family, celebrated his 56th birthday in an exclusive mansion on Palm Island in Miami Beach over the weekend. The $4.5 million event took 2 months to plan and featured performances by Austin Mahone, DJ Khaled, Cardi B and a set by DJ Ruckus.

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Iconic broadcaster and author, Geraldo Rivera, has released his newest book The Geraldo Show: A Memoir (published by BenBella Books). An eye-opening autobiography of Geraldo’s extraordinary life and times, the book recounts his award-winning, action-packed, emotionally charged and controversial 48-years in the news business, his far-flung adventures in war and peace, his triumphant 15-year long shot marriage to wife and partner Erica, and his wild bunch of family and eclectic friends who range from conservative commentator Sean Hannity to stoner comic Cheech Marin to Donald J. Trump, the forty-fifth President of the United States.

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New York’s iconic Decoration & Design Building (DDB) celebrated British creativity, craftsmanship and heritage with eight British Interior Design Showrooms participating in the event, showcasing the very best of British design. Participating Showrooms included: Kick-Off event host Style Library, Chesneys, Cowtan & Tout, de Le Couna, Farrow & Ball, Ochre, Romo and Vaughan Designs. Across 59th street, Savoir Beds invited attendees to a post-event cocktail reception. The participating showrooms paired up with fellow British brands for a multi-sensory experience, which included: The White Company, Seedlip, Bremont Collection, Floris London, Molton Brown, Snowdonia Cheese Company, Whittard of Chelsea, Rococo Chocolates, Llanllyr Source Water, Walkers Shortbread, Wedgwood, Darlington Crystal, Gingerlily and Chapel Down.

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Erica Rivera, Geraldo Rivera, Sean Hannity

Hosted by Sean Hannity

Iconic broadcaster and author, Geraldo Rivera, celebrated his new book The Geraldo Show: A Memoir (published by BenBella Books) with a book party hosted by Sean Hannity & Friends at Del Frisco’s Restaurant in New York City. The event  featured a selection of the restaurant’s Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres.

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Gaston Isoldi, Patti Carpenter ©The Robert Allen Duralee Group

With Global Trend Ambassador Patti Carpenter

New York’s Decoration & Design Building hosted an international design evening with Maison & Objet’s Global Trend Ambassador, Patti Carpenter, in the Robert Allen showroom. Guests discovered emerging macro trends as shown in this season’s Paris Trade Shows, including color trends, print, design and material, with a focus on their influence in the U.S. Home Décor industry. Also in attendance was Maison & Objet Director Gaston Isoldi.

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