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TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE

Animal advocates Andrea Stark, Janna Bullock, Adrien Arpel, and Jean Shafiroff co-hosted a lunch for the Tri-County Animal Rescue, a nonprofit animal shelter working to prevent the killing of over 170,000 homeless pets in Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties every year. Sir Darius Brown, a 14-yearold who creates stylish bow ties to help pups look their best while looking for their forever homes, received the Young Leadership Award at Stark’s NYC penthouse. Darius’s Paw-Some Mission has the goal of visiting shelters in all 50 states. tricountyanimalrescue.com

JEAN SHAFIROFF, JANNA BULLOCK, ANDREA STARK

SIR DARIUS BROWN, HAPPY, WENDY DIAMOND

YM/WREA & REBUILDING TOGETHER

Rebuilding Together New York City, whose supporters include Chelsea Clinton, joined forces with the YM/WREA (Young Men’s/ Women’s Real Estate Association of New York) for their first in-person volunteer event since the pandemic. Thirty men and women helped to rehabilitate the Brooklyn Community Services O’Dwyer Gardens Community Center in Coney Island. The center helps children and young adults learn and grow through various educational programs. ymwrea.org

SAYO KAMARA, RYAN LEE

CAROLINE MERCK, LAUREN CALANDRIELLO, LAURA JACKSON

LINJIE DENG AT CARLTON FINE ARTS

Charles Saffati and his son Morris Saffati of Carlton Fine Arts are famous for selling work ranging from Andy Warhol and Basquiat to Chagall and Mr. Brainwash at their elegant three-floor Madison Avenue gallery. This spring they introduced Linjie Deng, an emerging Chinese Conceptual artist, to their varied roster. They are showing Deng’s critically acclaimed pieces created in response to both the pandemic and the recent attacks on the Asian community throughout the country. The new show, Asian Art Spa, features Pop Art interpretations of Hello Kitty and pandas. carltonfa.com

LIBBIE MUGRABI

LINJIE DENG

ACTRESS & AUTHOR LEESA ROWLAND HOSTS “WILD WILD WEST” PARTY

Actress and author Leesa Rowland hosted her “Wild Wild West” party at a private residence in New York City. Guests wore their best cowboy/cowgirl classic salooninspired costumes while enjoying cocktails and dancing to live music. A beautiful sitdown dinner was served by the vegan caterer City Roots. Fashion designer Marc Bouwer designed Leesa’s beautiful red dress. Photos courtesy of Patrick McMullan

LEESA ROWLAND

NICOLE NOONAN, STEVEN KNOBEL

YOUNG FRIENDS OF SAVE VENICE HOST “MURANO NIGHTS” DINNER ICONIC CHUCK’S VINTAGE CELEBRATED NYC FLAGSHIP RETAIL STORE DEBUT

Casey Kohlberg, Lizzie Asher, and the Young Friends of Save Venice hosted Murano Nights, an intimate dinner at Casa Cipriani to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Save Venice. The dinner’s attendees included 50 of Save Venice’s fashionable younger supporters from art and fashion to film and media for a cocktail hour, ballet performance by dancers from the Brooklyn Ballet, and dinner. Photos courtesy of BFA/Madison Voelkel

LIZZIE ASHER, CASEY KOHLBERG, MERCEDES DE GUARDIOLA

The iconic California-based Chuck’s Vintage has brought classic style to Manhattan with a grand celebration honoring the legacy of the brand. VIP attendees at a private party at Classic Cars of Manhattan enjoyed a night of old-school fun and modern twists that mixed the time-honored vibes of the brand with edgy New York City fashion tones. DJ Lee Kalt and vocalist Xandra K provided special entertainment. Photos courtesy of Getty Images

VINNIE CAMMARATA

KATIE GRAY, LIZZIE ASHER, PATINA MILLER LILLIE HEINTZ, TRISTAN REYNOLDS, TAYLOR BURKHARDT