October 2015 Notes Notes Congratulations to the Maccioni family and the Le Cirque New York Team for receiving the 2015 Wine Spectator Best Award of Excellence! Marco Maccioni ’85 and the Le Cirque Team
1964 This past May saw a very special event in Brooklyn, New York: a celebration of Fred Gretsch’s 50th anniversary in the music industry. Street Sounds, located on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn staged an all-day event showcasing Gretsch products. A full article about the event and more can be found on the Gretsch internet blog at: http://blog.gretsch.com/a-brooklyn-bash/2015/06/. 1972 Indie Film Producer Thomas Adelman was highlighted in the Spring 2015 issue of Indie Slate Magazine. His article was listed as a highlighted article on the front cover. The article shares advice for indie producers. Check out more at indieslate.com. 1976 Congratulations to Teddy Zambetti, who recently launched a new website! Check it out at www.gemarocks.org. In addition to that, Teddy was mentioned in both The New York Times and Newsweek for his contribution in helping to build a SeaGlass carousel, set in the Battery Woodland. The carousel features 30 spinning, color-changing fish, almost all big enough to carry an adult and child. Congratulations Teddy! Read more by visiting http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/arts/design/new-yorks-new-carousel-puts-you-in-awhirling-school-of-mechanized-fish.html?_r=1 or http://www.newsweek.com/behind-musicnew-york-citys-expensive-new-carousel-364561. 1978 Rafael Castellanos interviewed with The Wall Street Journal in early June on the importance of title insurance and how it can protect mortgage lenders and borrowers in disputes over property ownership. 1984 Congratulations to Jo-Ann Alvarez Webb, who is now Consulting Marketing Director at Fashion for Charity Gala. 1987 Visit the link below to check out a video featuring Palmer Murphy’s great work on MLB Hall of fame busts! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/19/bismarck-nd/appraisals/palmermurphy-hall-of-fame-busts--201401A43