Archive for the ‘special events’ Category
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INVITE: Mixed-Media Painter, Amanda Dolan, unveils her 3rd Annual Exhibit, “Heart Attack” at the Ward Nasse Gallery
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
On Saturday, March 7th, an opening reception will be held for Mixed-Media Painter (and client at AMP3), the infamous Ms. Amanda Dolan, at the Ward Nasse Gallery on Prince Street in SoHo.
This year’s exhibit, “Heart Attack,” differs from last year’s portrait-style exhibit, “Call Me Crazy,” in that it is much more open to interpretation and [...] -
Mashable's NextUp NYC Debut: "The State of the New York Blogosphere"
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Last night, Mashable hosted the first event in a series of events called “NextUp NYC” at the 92Y’s new downtown location, in Tribeca.
The topic at hand was the “State of the New York Blogosphere” and was moderated by Mashable’s Adam Hirsch. In true techie form, the venue offered a separate “Bloggers Lounge” where the [...] -
Ports 1961 Show – Fall 2009
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
On Thursday, February 19th, as Fashion Week was coming to a close, I had the pleasure of taking my sister & her hubby to the Ports show while they were briefly in town, thanks to Bob Bland!
We were seated across from Olivia Palermo who had the cameras in a tizzy, and diagonally down from Julia [...] -
"SAFE" by Rebecca Turbow: Fall/Winter 2009 Presentation
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
Rebecca Turbow opted for a presentation style show this season at a unique gallery tucked away on the quaint Bond Street in SoHo. Cluttered with artsy, downtown types, the gallery was also home to some unique wall installations including a racy cereal box scene (pictured below). The models (both male & female) [...]
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Fashion 2.0 Meetup: Digital Moda
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Digital Moda–an event designed to bring together the online fashion publishing world, emerging design talent, and tech/social media influencers–was an exploration of an innovative alternative to the traditional runway show format typically seen during fashion week. This Style Coalition event was organized in conjunction with NextWeb and POP! Events & Marketing.
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New York Fashion Week FW2009 Kicks Off
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Though Fashion Week officially began on Friday, February 13th–I got my start on Saturday (the official day of love), and it was an eclectic start to say the least: one very flamboyant in-store burlesque lingerie show, one Fall/Winter 2009 menswear presentation, and one runway show in the tents.
There is nothing like a group of scantily [...] -
Social Media Week 2009 Round-Up
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
What do you do when you have a series of tech events coinciding all in one week, all in New York City? You name it Social Media Week and you welcome other events to join the calendar as well. This year, that week was Monday, February 9th through Friday, February 13th,2009.
Though there were a series [...] -
Taking Online Dating Offline for this Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
In honor of the very quickly approaching Valentine’s Day, I reached out to the co-founder of a new dating tool, Tobin Schwaiger-Hastanan, for some tips on what his new service has to offer. A common complaint (so I hear!) among online daters is that the prospects are not always what they seem. [...]
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What Would Google Do?
Friday, February 6th, 2009
Last night, we attended a book party at the Daylife headquarters for “What Would Google Do” by Jeff Jarvis (journalist for TV Guide, People, Entertainment Weekly, NY Daily News, San Fransisco Examiner, creator of BuzzMachine, and Associate Professor of Journalism).
After some initial mingling, Jeff Jarvis took the stage to give us the speed-talking version of [...] -
Hell's Kitchen Premiere in Hell's Kitchen!
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Last night was the Season Five Premiere of Hell’s Kitchen and the two Tri-State area contestants, Chef Ji Cha (a Manhattan-native and current New Jersey resident) and Chef Seth Levine (a Great Neck, NY native), threw their NYC-based viewing parties in style, in of course, none other than Hell’s Kitchen.
We started out at Chef Ji [...]