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Around The Town With Columnist Joe Alexander & Photographer Patrick McMullan
ennifer Lawrence on The Hunger Games: “Don’t go see the movies, I’m a troll. I think the movies are great, but their biggest mistake was me.” Hunky Josh Hutcherson on getting in shape for Hunger Games: Catching Fire: “I put on fifteen pounds of muscle by eating a lot of chicken and sticking to a high protein, low-carb diet but Heaven is a cheeseburger with doughnuts as buns.” Josh says his fans are creative. “I’ve seen some insane signs: ‘Is that a loaf of bread in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?’ One just said, ‘I will do unspeakable things.’ I thought that was very interesting - and mildly terrifying!” lionsgate.com/movies/ catchingfire/… Philanthropist Michelle Riggi partnered with the Saratoga YMCA and The Saratoga County Shelter for her annual Halloween extravaganza. This year’s theme was “Adopt Don’t Shop” and called attention to our homeless four legged friends. Homes for Orphaned Pets Exist showcased puppies up for adoption during the party for 2,000 people including singers Consuelo Vanderbilt
Orlando Bloom @ XL Nightclub in the OUT NYC
DJ Alex Cecil, rocker Madame Mayhem & actor Steve Stanulis @ DL Rooftop
Resident December August 2013 2013
Costin and Madame Mayhem, DJ Alex Ceil and society bandleader Alex Donner hopeanimalrescue.org … Ender’s Game legend Harrison Ford on being an icon: “I don’t know what an icon does, except stand in a corner quietly accepting everyone’s attention.” if-sentinel.com… Artist Hedy Klineman, whose work is collected by Uma Thurman and Richard Gere, opened her exhibit Buddhas in the Garden at the Tibet House Museum saying, “The Gardens in my life both real and imagined are magical places for me to connect to and realize the beauty of nature and the tranquility of the Buddha.” The show closes on December 12th. tibethouse. us, Klienman’s other show Ancestral Spirits, African-American Portraits at the Smart Clothes Gallery, features a painting of Russell Simmons and runs through December 20th. Guests at the opening included event planner Harriet Rose Katz, starchitect Josh Held, dermatologist Dr. Kenneth Mark and couturier Charles James biographer Michele Gerber Klein. smartclothesgallery.com
Lady Gaga @ Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year
Chloë Moretz as Carrie
Dr. Kenneth Mark & Aleksandra Milicevic @ Hedy Klineman exhibit