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03/18/2013 - The Perlman Music Program Cocktails, Dinner and a Chamber Music Concert in Palm Beach
03/15/2013 - Asia Week New York Kick-off Reception at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
03/12/2013 - Third Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast: “Between The Sheets”
03/05/2013 - NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER’S FACES GALA HONORING LEON CHARNEY RAISED $4.5 MILLION
02/23/2013 - "I Have A Voice" fundraiser for Gigi's PLAYHOUSE
02/23/2013 - Eleventh Annual “Thanksgiving in February” Feeds over 500 of New York’s Needy
02/21/2013 - The French Heritage Society's Annual Palm Beach Gala Dinner
02/21/2013 - 24th Annual Gala of Heart & Soul Charitable Fund Auction at Christie’s
02/21/2013 - Eva Longoria Hosts Benefit for “Food Chains” Documentary - Exposes Exploitation in Am’s Farm Labor
02/13/2013 - Verdura hosts a fundraiser for“The Michael Feinstein American Songbook Initiative”
02/13/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery, a benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/08/2013 - 56th Annual Red Cross Ball in Palm Beach
02/07/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/06/2013 - All Star Orchestra’s Preview Screening of their New Classical Music and On-line Education Television
01/29/2013 - Urban Greenwalk
01/23/2013 - The Perlman Music Program Fourth Charity Wine Auction
01/20/2013 - Budapest Festival Orchestra
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NEW YORK CITY OPERA’S SPRING LUNCHEON
04/21/2009 - By Mandarin Oriental Hotel

NEW YORK CITY OPERA’S SPRING LUNCHEON

On Tuesday, April 21st New York City Opera’s Spring Luncheon celebrated women’s support of and contributions to the arts.

The event held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel honored a group of outstanding women at this new annual event for their leadership in this field and their exceptional support of City Opera. The lunch included an intimate performance by City Opera soprano Julianna Di Giacomo accompanied by Kevin Murphy on the piano. Luncheon décor was provided by Roberta Freymann.

One hundred percent of the proceeds from the Spring Luncheon will support New York City Opera’s award-winning Education Programs. These programs, which reach over 5,000 students each year, take artists into classrooms, bring young people to performances and provide exciting behind-the-scenes glimpses of City Opera at work.

Event:
New York City Opera’s Spring Luncheon

Honorees:
Anita Contini and Mimi Levitt

Luncheon Chairs:
Princess Alexandra of Greece, Emilie Roy Corey, Mary Sharp Cronson, Olivia Flatto, Roberta Freymann, Helen Little, Lee Slaughter

Notable Attendee:
Princess Alexandra of Greece, Susan Baker, Yildiz Blackstone, Celeste Boele, Fabienne Bousquet-Chavanne, Amy Fine Collins, Anita Contini, Emilie Roy Corey, Mary Sharp Cronson, Brooke Hayward Duchin, Fe Fendi, Olivia Flatto, Roberta Freymann, Liz Lange, Mimi Levitt, Helen Little, Patricia Lovejoy, Liliane Peck, Heather Randall, Paola Schulhof, Lee Slaughter, Annaliese Soros, George Steel, Anne de Louvigny Stone, Barbara Tober, Shen Wei

Anita Contini is Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate and Public Affairs for CIT, a longtime corporate supporter of City Opera and the leadership supporter of its popular Opera-For-All program, offering $25 tickets at all performances. Prior to joining CIT, Contini served as Vice President and Director of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and as Vice Chair of the Board of the Alliance for the Arts. She is an active member of the Financial Women's Association, Art Table, American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Chapter, and the LMDC's Cultural and Community Enhancements Fund grant program. She was also the founder and President of the not-for-profit and award-winning arts organization, Creative Time.

Mimi Levitt is President of Levitt Properties & Trustee of the Mortimer Levitt Foundation. She serves on the Boards of Young Concert Artists, Bard Music Festival, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and the Friends of The Upper East Side Historic District Inc. Mimi has been a loyal supporter of City Opera since 1980.

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