Metropolitan NYFW Issue 2022

NYFW ISSUE 2022

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE

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"Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake."

- Sylvester Stallone

How does Metropolitan Palm Beach keep pace with the star power of our recent cover stars, Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Namath and the golf world’s GOAT, Jack Nicklaus?

Simple. I ask Creative Director extraordinaire Margaret Bastick Luce to interview America’s #1 rated Polo Player Nic Roldan, the highest rated American Polo Player on the planet with an 8-goal handicap rating. The youngest polo player in the world to win the prestigious U.S. Open Polo title at the age of 15, Roldan has captained Team USA on multiple occasions and played the Argentine Triple Crown which signifies the highest level of the sport internationally.

That’s what Metropolitan Palm Beach, 25A, and Metropolitan are all about, beyond entertaining, informing and delighting our readers. The pursuit of excellence.

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“I have always had that skill of being able to escape my immediate surroundings by diving into a book” - Tama Janowitz, Slaves of New York “ Hey, NY1, I was watching you this morning,” a grandfatherly-looking SoHo denizen shouted out from a second story window next to a fire escape to NY1 Reporter Roger Clark, who stopped, turned around and chatted with the man who said he was living in the same building for an amazing 74 years. “We should do a story on you!,”offered Clark who admitted somewhat sheepishly that he gets stopped on the streets by fans —every day. That’s what happens when you have been a 20 year fixture on New York’s local News Channel. Hanging out for a couple of hours with Roger Clark you get the sense that here’s a guy who just gets New Yorkers and understands this city whether he is steering a tugboat around the island of Manhattan or exploring its underground tunnels.

Tama Janowitz, who wrote the celebrated book “Slaves of New York,” has traded in subways and five and dime stores for the wide open mesas and wildlife of New Mexico. She honors Metropolitan with a piece about her new way of life. How cool is that?

But this issue has so much more to offer, from Rachel Vancelette’s contemporary art roundup, and Kelly Styne’s notable emergence on the art scene, to the bewitching hosts of the podcast Spellcaster, topped off by Fashion Icon/Correspondent Debbie Dickinson’s personal tour of New York Fashion Week. Wow. Best!

Adam Kluger Editor in Chief Metropolitan/25A Metropolitan Palm Beach

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Jean Sclumberger bird perched on a Tiffany Diamond

Today, as an emblem of Tiffany & Co. and a figure who changed the world of jewelry, altering the possibilities of what can be designed from nature’s sight and transformed into emblazoning pieces, Schlumberger’s extraordinary wonders have continued.

Tarra Iziah In Der Muhlen IG: @tarra_iziah_in_der_muhlen 2022 19 Photography:Spring Luciana Pampalone

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CONTENTS SPRING 2022

COVER NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

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VIVIAN BLOOMS HATS MALAN BRETON RUNWAY MUSE BLUE JACKET CHARITY 60'S PANDEMIA VALENTINE'S DAY PICKS

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SIBERIA'S OTYKEN HUGH JACKMAN VANN VEGA DJ JONAS MIA PINERO

TASTE 60 VALENCIANO CUISINE STORMS AMERICA

JET SET 68 SILVER MOON CRUISE SHIP 72 GALEI KINNERET HOTEL

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PANDEMONIUM: ART OF THE PANDEMIC MAMMOTH FILM FESTIVAL ARTHUR J. WILLIAMS JR. KELLY STYNE ART BASEL 2021 FEDERICO URIBE CAVALIER GALLERY CHASE EDWARDS ALEXANDER CALDER HOLDEN LUNTZ GALLERY PIPI DEER

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Assistant Editor Willy Nichter Copy Editors Sean Buttimer; Whitney Thompson; Lillian Langtry; Nicole Ashley Schubert Lifestyle Editor Elizabeth Langevin

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Food Editor Andrea Correale; Maribel Alvarez Digital Media Director Nancy Molina Make-up Peggy Mackey Contributors Rachel Vancelette, D.D. Rice, Paul Prince, Peter Elston, Johnny Angel, Harry White

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Expressions of a Person’s Inner Truth and Personality.

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Vivian Blooms Headpiece: Vivian Blooms Dress: Oscar de la Renta Model: VIctoria Isaac MUA: The Beauty Shaman Photographer: Richard Cummings

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MALAN BRETON DEBUTS HIS FALL/WINTER COLLECTION

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or 2022, Malan Breton presented Fantôme, a collection of fine jewelry, ready to wear, and evening wear inspired by the 1982 Ridley Scott film “Blade Runner” starring the actress Sean Young, at Runway 7 during NYFW. The collection plays off the sensitive themes of conscience, morality, vision, empathy, dystopia, and vision. The award-winning designer and costumer – as well as film and music video director, producer, musician, columnist, and photographer – celebrated his 25th year in the fashion industry as he debuted his Fall/Winter 2022 Collection.

Daughter of Kelsey and Camille Grammer Mason Grammer, iconic 1990s supermodel Irina Pantaeva, Billboard recording artist Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin, New York City Ballet dancer Georgina Pazcoguin and Project Runway’s Mimi Tao walked in the runway show, which featured Breton’s signature tailored women’s

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suiting, chic wrap coats with fur collars, and voluminous ball gowns. As part of his presentation, the designer debuted his new interactive couture NFT – created as a 3D animation – by which loyalists can, via photo scan, become fully animated avatar supermodels, complete with a Malan Breton wardrobe, but of course.

Actor Titus Burgess, Broadway star Danny Burstein of Moulin Rouge, and America’s Next Top Model’s Miss J Alexander were front row to see Malan Breton latest collection. Presented as part of NYFW x Runway 7, the forty-six-look collection featured futuristic soft ethereal silhouettes created in silk chiffon, silk brocade, cashmere, and leather with strong silhouettes in day, evening, and red-carpet wear. The collection featured live music, dance, and film elements produced by the members of the social media platform SohoMuse. Models were styled by celebrity stylist Montgomery Frazier. The show also included his famous suiting, that has been worn by celebrities on the red carpets of the BAFTAS, The AMA’s, TONY Awards, to the Emmys.

Breton is known as the “master of the women’s suit” in the United Kingdom, “Fashion United” The collection is partially constructed of reclaimed materials.

Breton, famous for stirring up standing ovations at NYFW, MQVFW, Shenzhen Fashion Week, and London Fashion Week, will present a multimedia experience to the audience.

Breton recently won the 2021 London Fashion Film Festival award for co-directing the film “IMMORTAL” and was an official selection of the Cameramoda, Cinecitta sponsored fashion film festival Fashion Film Festival Milan.

Film is an important part of the design process for Breton, who writes a movie script each season, and designs fashion for his characters, composes music, creates animations, and visual esthetics, to tell a story that will follow the collections to their vendors all over the world. This collection celebrates the 25th anniversary of Malan Breton in fashion, a journey that began in NYC, it was important for him to bring this collection back to his humble beginnings in fashion, NYC, a place very dear to his heart. Where he presented his first collections at Bryant Park as a part of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Breton had presented his collections on schedule at London Fashion Week since 2017, before that NYFW… www.malanbreton.com www.sohomuse.com www.runway7fashion.com

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RUNWAY MUSE AT NYFW Hosted by SohoMuse Founder Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin

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ohoMuse, the global creative community’s professional networking website, and Runway 7, the New York Fashion Week vertical fashion platform, were proud to present Runway Muse, an inaugural fashion student runway competition, at Runway 7, held at Sony Hall, 235 W 46th Street. The event was live-streamed and shown to an audience of fashion VIPs, influencers, press, and buyers.

The runway competition – one of the ticketed New York Fashion Week events at Runway 7 – was hosted by SohoMuse co-founder/CEO and Billboard recording artist Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin and featured 16 graduating student designers from fashion schools across the country, including Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Drexel University in Philadelphia, and Istituto Marangoni Miami.

Five distinguished judges critiqued the students’ two original designs – one

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athleisure/streetwear look and one edgy nightlife look: Fashion designer Naeem Khan, who debuted his S/S 2022 collection at Runway 7 in September 2021; writer, designer, and pop culture culturist Mickey Boardman; author and life coach Elliot Carlyle; actress and model Debbie Dickinson; and fashion writer and designer Joseph DeAcetis.

The inaugural fashion student runway competition allowed young designers to be mentored by SohoMuse lead designers, learn how to create and develop their line, and then sell it. With this competition SohoMuse will provide mentorship and job opportunities to the next generation of designers. Three student winners were chosen, and each received a dream come true: their first fashion collection made

by Runway 7’s expert team of pattern-makers and seamstresses, as well as an allexpenses-paid runway show to debut their new fashion line at Runway 7 during

New York Fashion Week in September 2022. The first-place winner was Desislava Simeonova who was awarded an original 20-piece collection; first runner-up Jacqueline Mones who was awarded a 15-piece collection; and the second runner-up Francys Lorena Herrera who was awarded a 10-piece collection.

Runway 7 will hold product development meetings with the winning designers and will produce all designs. All winners will have their lines featured in SohoMuse Marketplace, an e-commerce retail platform, in addition to a professionally produced runway show during NYFW in September 2022.

Each designer will have an e-boutique dedicated to direct-to-consumer sales, as well as one year of online exposure.

Other student designers that competed in the inaugural Runway Muse competition were Jamie Avadis, Bryan Barrientos, Alejandro Bárzaga, Neena Bui, Belkys Costa, Eve De La Font, Carmen Lee, Owen Rogoff, Alyssa Seelal, Ghena Spatola, Yvari Toussaint, Helen Troshyna and Lisa Husberg.

The students represented the following schools: including Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA), Fashion Institute of South Florida (Miami, FL), Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, NY), Fashion Careers International (FCI) Fashion School (Los Angeles, CA), Instituto Marangoni Miami (Miami, FL), Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) (Boston, MA), Miami International University of Art & Design (Miami, FL), THOS Fashion School of Design (Boca Raton, FL), and Austin Community College Fashion Incubator (Austin, TX).

“We wanted to create an opportunity for young designers, who would soon be coming out of school and entering the workplace, to be mentored and nurtured,” said Costin. “Giving them access to fashion industry insiders for valuable advice and direction, plus the chance to create the line that they have always dreamed of, and then to be able to sell it and showcase it in their first show, is an incredible opportunity. The business of fashion is just as important as the creative aspect,” said Costin.

“Becoming a success in the fashion industry can be especially challenging to a student who may be blessed with an innate design talent yet lacks the specific skillsets to hone his or her craft – as well as the backing to produce a first collection. That’s where Runway Muse is a true game changer,” says Amy Montoya, Runway 7 Director of Operations and a partner in Runway Muse.

“Runway 7 is proud to play a role in empowering the next generation of fashion designers,” said Anthony Rosa, founder of Runway 7. “Our platform is unique in the New York fashion industry – Runway 7 is the only fashion vertical that will cut, sew, and manufacture your collection – as well as produce the runway show to launch it. We are the total package and have the infrastructure to produce fashion industry superstars. We are excited to see the talent that emerges from the Runway Muse competition.” www.sohomuse.com www.runway7fashion.com

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BLUE JACKET CHARITY

WINTOUR BIDS TALLEY FAREWELL

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ndre' Leon Talley was one of the most important figures in fashion. He was a social activist who implored designers around the world to include Black models in their fashion shows, in their ads, and on the covers of magazines. He broke down racial barriers and classism within the industry with finesse all while being the premiere fashion orator of the 20th and 21st Century.

No one articulated the importance of beautiful fashions like Talley.

He bought a level of exuberance and excitement to the masses as he eloquently reported on the craftsmanship and innovation that were presented from top design houses.

-Celebrity Stylist Ty-Ron Mayes Once again, the boys are back in town to get the news out. We need more awareness and funding so that we can totally eradicate prostate cancer. The blue carpet and runway were filled with celebs such as Al Roker, Don Lemon, Mario Cantone, Wilson Cruz, Eric West, Khalil Kain, Frank DiLelia, Mickey Boardman, Musa Jackson, Alex Lundqvist, Dale Moss, myself Ty-Ron Mayes, and my fellow ANTM alum Nigel Barker, bringing the Zero Prostate Cancer initiative to the masses. We need to bring more awareness and funding for the early detection and prevention of prostate cancer. Every man should have his prostate checked. I know this because my father, John Mayes (Ph.D. with a Doctorate in Integrated Health and Nutrition DIM, CDN, NHA), is a recent prostate cancer survivor. I am so

happy that we were able to find his cancer in its earliest stage. And the only reason we were able to do so was due to him taking a PSA test.

When I walked my first Blue Jacket Fashion Show for the Prevention and Awareness of Prostate Cancer, I presented my outfit to Andre' on the runway with great hope that he would endorse it. He lifted his cloaked arm and waved his fashionable hand of approval over me and I felt like I arrived.

Being introduced by Talley on the world’s most important runway was a career milestone as I walked with a newfound purpose. Thank you, Andre’ for embracing and acknowledging me. Rest In Peace knowing that we will continue your mission of inclusivity and representation for all people in the fashion industry and beyond.

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RAUL PENARANDA

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hen you hear the name Fashion Week, it inspires designers to dream. They live countless sleepless nights, awaken their mates with visions that seem absurd until their designs march down the runway to the tune of a standing ovation, mixed reviews or miss the mark. All are hopeful for top recognition. Due to quashed budgets, social restrictions from the pandemic, and dispersed centralization of the shows; this season featured closed videotaped examples of their collections, minimal private runway

shows yet many refreshing newly emerging designers' presentations. Quite a relief from a two-year stagnation of the fashion industry. As I worked against the tide of knocking on all the doors of the recognized fashion brands, I received links to watch the shows from my office computer. The mark was missed to view the shows in person. That only gave half of the picture an editor needed to see the textiles, palettes down to the tiniest skin textures which define the beauty looks for Fall / Winter 2022. Here are the new favored picks.

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Raul Penaranda created an unstoppable sustainable luxury brand crafted with kindness honoring Coco Chanel and Audrey Hepburn.

Penaranda models sauntered in his signature looks at the Baccarat Hotel in a private salonstyle presentation for Vogue's top editors, celebrities, and fashions' elite. Raul transformed women’s ready-to-wear from above-the-knee day dresses by adding detachable long peplum wrap skirts in French boucles and laces, Italian silks, or angel wing sheer crinkle chiffons for shimmery elegant evening red carpet looks and more. He remarkably took daywear to the gala in minutes enhanced by jewelry designer Patricia Robalino. Tom Murry, the former CEO from Calvin Klein announced his partnership with Raul Penaranda to begin a meteoric acceleration to an already shooting fashion star.

Aknvas’s Christian Juul Nielsen presented in the Sunken Living room at the Spring Studios.

Bright secondary colors mixed with merlot & yellow striped sweaters, fringe rope skirts over pants, quilted long coats, and shiny dark puffer jackets were worn by the male models. Divinely designed three quartered cotton pantsuits, dresses and coats were shown for women with exquisite shoulder, sleeves and pocket details.

Colin Locascio featured nostalgic and refreshing multi pastel textures and future-forward velvet minis with stuffed multicolored daisies popping in three dimensions. Many mixed textiles included faux fur, quirky boucle wool, and mesh diamante sparkled fashions; a derivation of Chanel in the house of this designer’s look. A roughed up futures 60’s twiggiesque style mod hair on many models and many with naturally marigold waist-length hair color were presented.

Patterned black nouveau floral fishnet stockings had accented the weight of the platform shoes.

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KGL’s designer Kanika Goyal’s label also took over the Sunken Living Room with her interpretation of brightcolored puffer jackets, miniskirts, multi-layered jackets, large flat layered sequin pastel pantsuits, gold lame and pink faux fur and leathertrimmed coats, dual-colored denim suits; a modernization of the 60’s. Male models in fur block leather patterned short coats were embedded with giant pearls for men in cornrows and bucket hats.

Malan Breton made a surprise appearance after a 3-year hiatus in London. He showcased celebrated personalities that included Mason Grammar and 80s Siberian supermodel Irina Pantaeva wearing some of his signature fantasy full hoop skirted ball gowns among many other dazzling designs.

Dur Doux’s mother / daughter designer’s, Najla and Cynthia Burt shined with their presentation of La Nouvelle Mosaïque. Mosaic patterned prints were a featured look on long evening gowns with a bright purple belted boned bustier and orange fringed cocktail dresses as well as long coat suits topped off with a shockwave of glamourous sunshine tulle on the finale gown.

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They were accompanied by nouveau Washington D.C. designer, Andrew Nowell, who brought mixed pattern menswear with an urban cool air.

Fashion Muse competition was the highlight of the week at Runway 7 in Sony Hall - Broadway District. I was invited to be part of a celebrated team to judge 16 graduating student designers from the top US fashion schools.

Issey Miyake flew in his collection from Paris for me to wear all week and walk the runway as I was introduced to judge the event. I was joined by celebrated fashion designer Naeem Khan, Mickey Boardman from Paper Magazine, author Eric Carlyle and writer/designer Joseph DeAcetis.

This inaugural brainchild of SoHo Muse and Runway 7's collaboration was hosted by Consuelo Costin Vanderbilt. The winners that showed off impressive designs in first place were Desislava Simeonova from the Fashion Institute of South Florida, 2nd Runner Up - Jacqueline Mones from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and 3rd runner up - Francys Lorena Herrera from the Miami International University of Art and Design. These new designers were awarded production of their capsule collections to launch their brands.

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SEE YOU NEXT FASHION WEEK! -Debbie Dickinson

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How to Choose It, Wear it and Enjoy It! with Fragrance Expert Sue Phillips

By Adam Kluger

ue Phillips, one of the world’s most renowned fragrance experts, has created fragrances for brands, celebrities, and connoisseurs at her ultra-chic and discreet House of Fragrance Atelier in New York. For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, Sue takes her clients on a journey of scents, sharing secrets, histories, and the effect of the rarest of ingredients she has collected throughout her storied career. Their bespoke perfume formula is recorded in the database and can be reordered at any future time. Now, “The Nose that Knows” finally relates her relationship with fragrances. Sue’s long-awaited and much-anticipated book The Power of Perfume: How to Choose It, Wear it and Enjoy It! (Central Park South Publishing Company; $19.95) is finally here. http:// www.thepowerofperfume.com The 240 page book, available in bookstores worldwide and on Amazon, is filled with highlights from Sue’s career, myths about perfume, and little-known facts about the intoxicating effect of fragrance on all of your senses.

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and the late Cicely Tyson. There’s plenty more in Sue’s book, but to reveal it would ruin the surprise.

It’s an homage to perfumes, fragrances, and scents (whichever you want to call them) and how they help people gain confidence, reflect their individuality, and create a signature. ‘Why wear what everyone else wears when you can create your own?’ Sue Phillips, a native of South Africa, is a resident of New York. An internationally recognized expert on fragrance, she has worked in senior-level positions at many of the beauty industry’s top companies, including Elizabeth Arden (working on licensees Chloe and Lagerfeld), Lancaster on the Davidoff brands and Chopard, Trish McEvoy (developed her first 3 fragrances); Lancôme Paris (Magie Noire) and Burberry, where she created scents for its “Society by Burberry” brand. It was at Tiffany & Co., that Phillips achieved her renown: creating its first-ever perfume TIFFANY, which became one of the company’s top sellers. She followed that up with Tiffany for Men. Global luxury beauty companies, Elizabeth Arden and Lancȏme hired Sue Phillips for her marketing expertise, followed by Tiffany & Co. who recruited Sue as VP Marketing Fragrance, where she spearheaded the development, creation, and

launch of the successful TIFFANY perfume for their 150th Anniversary internationally. From Tiffany, Sue established her company Scenterprises Inc. and designed and launched fragrances for Society by Burberry, Burberry for Men, Diane von Furstenburg, and many other well-known brands. Throughout her career, Sue’s passion, ability, and ingenuity have resulted in her being at the forefront of innovation and always delivering quality products and experiences to her clients. “My mission,” she says, “is to lift fragrance out of the bottle and to create memorable fragrance experiences”.

Sue, you became a brand ambassador and influencer for Tiffany and other major brands. Why did you leave Tiffany?

When I left Tiffany to have my daughter that's when I started my own business Scenterprises (https:// suephillips.com/scenterprises/) and it has been extraordinary. When I left Tiffany and started my own business I was retained to develop a fragrance for Burberry and the Trish McEvoy fragrances and then Avon retained me to develop several different business models, so I was creating and developing

many innovative fragrances and businesses for all these companies and then in 2008 the economy crashed so this is when I started thinking about what's next? The designer fragrances and the celebrity fragrances were really being proliferated and there was so much confusion in the marketplace and after the crash, nobody was interested in fragrances at that point so I started thinking about bespoke or custom-made fragrance. So, at this stage, I had become a fragrance expert and I knew about fragrances, and the history of fragrance and I developed 18 different perfumes to expand the entire olfactive palate. I worked from my apartment and offered custom fragrances to people who wanted to create their own custom fragrances. This was in 2009-2010 just at the start of the personalization trend. People said to me," what are you doing?

Tupperware parties for fragrances?" and they laughed at me. Now, as we know, personalization is the hottest trend and everybody is a brand. Social media is everywhere, and Instagram, Pinterest, Linked-in, clubhouse, Facebook, TikTok, Twitch and Clubhouse is popular and everybody is a brand.

In 2013 I opened my first perfume studio in TriBeCa which I called the Scentarium and I turned it into a beautiful oasis. People like Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes would come by. I presented corporate events and small team-building events and it was so cozy with such a lovely ambiance and perfectly suited for a custom fragrance experience. I was there for 12 years and sadly because of Covid in March of 2020 I had to move because the building was being sold and the pandemic happened So, serendipitously I found a new location But all of this is to say that the whole idea of custom perfumes has really taken off and as the pandemic subsides, more and more clients are coming in to create their own Custom Perfumes. People love the idea of custom fragrances and reflecting their individuality and personality. We present corporate and teambuilding events and many consultations and sessions through zoom.

Tell us about your book.

Last year I wrote a book entitled The Power of Perfume, and because of Covid, sadly so many people have lost their sense of smell. I have now helped over 100 people regain and rediscover their sense of smell after Covid through the power of perfume. Many people have found me through press outlets like NBC which ran a profile on my book. I was asked if I could help a long-hauler regain her sense of smell and I said I would try. She had lost her sense of smell in March of 2020 and NBC did an interview with us an asked if they could bring in someone with Anosmia. It was amazing as she had a breakthrough. Halfway through the perfume journey, she was trying 18 layers and

then she suddenly said, "I smell something and it's beautiful, ' and she started to cry and it was so emotional. And so that program went viral and I appeared on Inside Edition and GMA and literally hundreds of programs and as a result of that I've had so many people contact me and they realize how important their Sense of Smell is. I explain to clients that I'm not sure I can help, and I am not a doctor but I will certainly try as I know the power of fragrance and my blends are beautiful and complex. As a result I've actually been able to help Covid sufferers of all ages through my passion for fragrance.

Future plans?

I am now distributed by Scentbird, a digital retailer they have a subscription service, with 8 million subscribers. I've put together five beautiful artisanal fragrances. I'm starting my own Sue Phillips collection of fragrances. I'm preparing for a Ted Talk that I am excited about. I am launching on TalkShopLive soon and continuing to help people feel so much better because of fragrance.

I am looking at doing a TV series which I think could be fantastic about fragrance. I have a lot of fingers in lots of different pies at this point. Part of being an entrepreneur is seeing how I can expand what I have been doing and really help people understand the power and glory and magic of fragrance. Fragrance is not just something to be sprayed in the store. It is so much more than that.

Our sense of smell is our most powerful sense, with our Sight being the strongest. So when people lose their olfactory sense, it affects them in so many ways and they become really very depressed.

Covid has really accelerated the awareness of Anosmia or loss of smell. Years ago, I interviewed the head of the taste & smell clinic in Washington DC, Dr. Robert Henkin, when I was a beauty editor for a magazine, and at the time he said 25 million Americans lose their sense of smell every year, but now Covid has really accelerated the awareness of it. I'm not sure that Covid is going to disappear so I've developed a scent kit, the olfactory rediscovery scent healing kit.

What scents inspire you, are they like colors?

I often discuss the analogy of art and music. In art, you have three primary colors, red, yellow, and blue. Think about those three primary colors and how many exquisite pieces of art and paintings have come about from secondary colors and tertiary colors. How red and blue make purple and yellow and blue can make green and millions and millions of colors have been basically used and developed by those three primary colors. In music the octave is comprised of eight notes. Think about the amazing diverse musical works that have come from just those eight notes of music –

“MY MISSION IS TO CREATE MEMORABLE FRAGRANCE “EXPERIENCES” AND PRODUCTS….

DROP BY DROP.”

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Jazz, Classics, R&B, Pop, Folk, Opera, even HipHop! So, in fragrance, there are eight fragrance families (Chypre, Citrus, Green, Floral, Spicy, Woody, Herbaceous, Animalic. Each one of those olfactive families is then split into several subfamilies.

Those eight fragrance families are responsible for millions and millions of different fragrances.

Fragrance can expand your confidence and make you feel uplifted, sexy, sensual, happy. Our sense of smell has a direct correlation to the limbic system, so what you smell actually triggers a feeling and an emotion. So when you smell something you are also processing the event or the emotion or person that goes with it. Scent and emotions become so indelibly imprinted in your brain so when you smell the scent again it triggers the memory again as it is tattooed on your brain.

So if you fell in love with someone wearing a certain scent and you come across that scent years later what happens?

When you come across that scent years later, you immediately think back to the person you fell in love with, it is so palpable. Scent is so powerful.

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VALENTINE’S DAY Coral, the protective stone, from Chantecler Capri Jewelry A symbol of protection since ancient times, coral has been coveted as a talisman to ward off evil and ill intent. While it might not prevent Covid, it will inspire compliments. Precious coral or red coral is the common name given to Corallium rubrum, otherwise known as “noble coral”, considered the most desirable type of coral for jewelry.

Our picks for Valentine’s :

Chantecler Enchanté Earrings in rose gold, red coral and diamonds;

Chantecler Medium Campanella in White Gold and Red Coral

Chantecler Bon Bon Earrings in Rose Gold, Diamonds and Red Coral

Chantecler Enchanté ring in 18K rose gold, coral and diamonds

Curators at new emporium Via Coquina on Worth Avenue’s Via Mizner are always eyeing the currents. In this case currents from the sea. For Valentine’s Day, they celebrate coral, a perfect gift for our most cherished love, or for oneself.

About Via Coquina When Cara Polites Ferro opened Via Coquina, a meticulously curated boutique featuring fine artisan treasures last year in the midst of the pandemic, it didn’t take long for Palm Beachers to discover they could experience the charm of their favorite Mediterranean port of call right here, on Worth Avenue’s Via Mizner. Cara’s recent travels to her native Greece and Mediterranean Coast have resulted in beautiful unique additions to her eclectic, yet authentic collection of home décor, dinnerware and table linens as well as fashion, jewelry, apothecary and accessories.

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SPELLCASTER PODCAST WITH DEIRDRE ARUTUNIAN & RENEE JORDAN

by Adam Kluger Photography by Ken Arutunian

hat is your podcast Spellcaster all about?

Deirdre: We are a spiritual glam podcast and we talk about finding your authentic truth. Everybody’s truth is different. To me, self-love isn’t about finding it, it’s about being. You just are and the more you try and the more you search the less you find.

Renee: Spellcaster is constantly evolving and growing as Deirdre and I evolve and grow together. What we have seen is that people are interested in us, our growth, our take on spirituality, and our straightforward - no holds barred approach to the issues that every one of us faces on this life journey. We hope to spread the message that it’s ok to be authentically you. It’s ok to speak your truth, to fail, to learn, and to grow. We encourage the collective to be kind, supportive to each other and to share the lessons you’ve learned. By building each other up, rather than tearing each other down in an effort to “win” that’s how change can really happen. Right now, society needs to go back to its roots, step away from social media and online, and start interacting and really communicating in a real and meaningful way.

Photographer: Ken Arutunian Kenart.design I love the terrific energy, flow, and humor of the podcast Deirdre: Renee is very enlightened and we are both seekers of truth.

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Renee: Deirdre is my soul sister. She understands me in a way that almost no one else has. She fills so many roles in my life: Sister, Mother, Best Friend, Confidant, Partner in Crime. From the day we met, we knew our relationship was special. We have a completely different approach to life, work, so many things - but somehow we always land together in the same place. We balance each other, where I am scheduled, she is free-spirited, where I am closed off, she is open, where I am scared she is brave, and vice-versa. We somehow know each other so well, that we communicate without words, we support each other and protect each other fiercely. We are each other’s touchstone, truth-teller, and biggest fan.

Possible future plans with Spellcaster?

Deidre: We have been talking with producers about turning this into a TV talk show.

Renee: We want to raise the collective up, for everyone to be and feel their best.

Intentions are powerful, words are spells, energy is everything but it all takes effort.

Deirdre once asked me “How will people hear our message?” I told her, “ It starts with two people that are brave enough to speak their truth with honesty, love, compassion, and authenticity. That’s how Spellcaster was born.

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VALENCIANO CUISINE STORMS AMERICA By: Cristina Slattery Edited by: Jadan Horyn

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hef Danny Lledo is exposing diners in the nation’s capital to Valencian cuisine and earning accolades doing so. Lledo, who was born in the U.S. and spent his childhood in the region of Valencia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, is currently the most-awarded paella chef in America, but he wants diners to learn that Valencian cuisine does not consist solely of paella. Chef Lledo opened Xiquet, his new Valencian-focused restaurant, named after a word his father used to call him – it means “local kid” in Valenciano – in 2020, two weeks before the onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic. He quickly pivoted to teaching cooking classes for paella over Zoom when the restaurant needed to close, but despite the unfortunate situation of Covid, the restaurant, located above his Slate Wine Bar in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., earned a Michelin star in April of 2021.

Lledo has created the completely vegan “arros de marina,” which is cooked in the paella style and is now part of his fourteen-course tasting menu. Plankton, high in Omega 3s, gives the dish a bright green color. Additionally, the plankton adds saltiness to the dish.

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Chef Lledo is also importing a special prawn called the “Red Prawn of Denia,” from the Valencian region to the United States. This prawn is a specialty of the Mediterranean location south of the city of Valencia where the town of Denia is located and is prized for its mixture of iodine, salt, and lean white meat.

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and a favorite technique of Lledo’s is using a smoker to cook meat, so smoked meats are also on the menu.

At Mediterranea Gastronoma, a gathering of culinary industry notables that took place in Valencia in November, Lledo was a keynote speaker. He was recognized as a Chef Ambassador of the Valencian Community along with three other chefs from the region.

Lledo focuses on the process when creating a dish. He has learned from experiences that vary from working at Madrid’s historic Botin, where he recalls the “respect and kindness” with which staff treated customers, to his time at Jose Andres’ Think Food Group.

Lledo says that Spanish cuisine has “come a long way since French cuisine was the dominant force in the U.S. for a long time.”

At Mediterranea Gastronoma, the event in Valencia, he shared how he uses a Texas-style smoker to cook meat since he notes that “they don’t necessarily cook with smoke in Spain.” He is hoping Xiquet will earn 2 Michelin stars and emphasizes that success is a team effort.

Diners move from the ground floor of the building, where they start with appetizers, to the third floor, the location of the main dining room, and finally finish the meal with dessert on the middle floor. The main dining room has only six tables and diners can see into the kitchen.

If you haven’t tried Valencian cuisine, you should try to dine at Xiquet when you are in the Washington, D.C. area. Spanish food is quite varied and Lledo’s tasting menu will allow you to taste the unique bounty of his native region.

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Technogym Nic Roldan Chooses

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The leading American Polo Player will train with the luxe Italian brand for his future performances

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By: Margaret Bastick Luce & Jadan Horyn

echnogym, the groundbreaking luxury wellness company, is proud to announce a partnership with Nic Roldan, the leading U.S. polo player. Known as the face of the sport, Nic has earned numerous tournament accolades, including an impressive eight-goal handicap rating as well as the title of youngest polo player to win the U.S. Polo Open at the age of 15.

The partnership with Nic Roldan once again confirms Technogym's position as a reference brand for the world's sporting elite. Sports Performance plays a fundamental role for an athlete that makes, physical strength, power, muscular endurance, and agility the winning cards to play at his very best, for this reason, Technogym supports athletes from all over the world with the widest range of equipment and digital technologies.

As a fourth-generation polo player with a natural aptitude for competition, Roldan’s powerful dedication to this adrenalineinfused sport is reflected in his rigorous full-body exercise regimen; Technogym’s patented portfolio of premium products has been a top choice in helping professional athletes like Roldan successfully achieve peak performance and precision training.

" The brands dedication to establishing protocols

specific to the equestrian space is something which is very important to me and long overdue."

-Nic Roldan

Roldan will be leveraging the luxe Italian brand with the intent of increasing public education of custom equestrian-specific protocols for warmup and recovery. Technogym offers an incredible range of intuitive products – whether it’s the Skill Line for a high-performance lifestyle; the sleek Personal Line designed by Antonio Citterio; to the iconic Kinesis product, a particular favourite of Nic’s which provides an exclusive solution to improve strength, balance and flexibility – no other fitness brand provides a curated selection of connected smart devices, digital services and on-demand training programs.

“I’m really excited to be partnering with Technogym. The brands dedication to establishing protocols specific to the equestrian space is something which is very important to me and long overdue. As a polo player, the athletic and fitness sides are fundamental in allowing me to do what I do at a high-performance level and in this Technogym’s experience with the World’s elite athlete is unparalleled." said Nic. In recent news, Roldan’s passion for polo led him to serve as a presenter at the inaugural EQUITANA USA in Lexington, Kentucky, USA from October 1-3, 2021. As the premier North American forum that advocates for the exchange of ideas and experiences to enhance the equine industry, this threeday affair invites equine enthusiasts and professionals to a series of premium on-site activations. Roldan will be led various demonstrations throughout EQUITANA USA, including one with Technogym’s Director of Education and Training, on achieving an optimal workout for active equestrians.

In equestrian sports, Technogym counts partnerships with the world's most famous athletes and associations: Georgina Bloomberg and Kent Farrington, just to name a few, have chosen Technogym's professionalism and quality for their training, as well as being a partner of the Federazione Italiana Sport Equestri (Italian Equestrian Federation) for many years.

Thanks to the quality of its products, Technogym equipped many of the world's most prestigious training centres and supported the biggest equestrian events, as well as being chosen as Official Supplier of the last 8 editions of the Olympic Games: from Sydney 2000 to Tokyo 2020 and, is also Official Supplier to some of the most prestigious national and international football clubs including Juventus, Inter, Milan, Chelsea FC, Paris St. Germain among others.

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LUXURY CRUISE SHIP

SILVER MOON

OFFERS IMMERSIVE WORLD TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

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e all held our breath half a century ago as humanity’s desire for exploration resulted in the first person landing on the moon. The birth of Silversea’s newest luxury cruise ship, Silver Moon, is inspired by the same drive. It will transport you to unexpected and distant worlds, awakening your senses with new sights, sounds, and tastes from all over our wondrous planet. The Silver Moon. Explore a whole new world of travel.

A luxurious cruise can mean different things to different people, but Silversea believes that their small ship cruises, such as Silver Moon, epitomize the true meaning of comfort and intimacy. Silversea ships are small enough to visit exotic locations.

Silver Moon, with a passenger capacity of 596, continues the Silversea tradition of small, intimate ships offering larger-than-life experiences.

Guests on Silver Moon have access to all-inclusive dining and beverage packages for the duration of their voyage. Beginning in Summer 2022, Silversea guests will be treated to free shore excursions even when they are not on the ship. The pool area has one of the largest pools on a ship of this size.

With a staff-to-guest ratio of nearly one-to-one, Silversea’s service remains the crown jewel in the company’s crown. Dedicated, discreet, and experienced, those dedicated men and women are the key to making your trip a memorable one.

Silversea’s one-of-a-kind Sea And Land Taste program will take you on a deeper journey. S.A.L.T. provides visitors with the richest gastronomic experience available. S.A.L.T. was created in collaboration with Adam Sachs, former editor in chief of Saveur magazine, and focuses on reflecting your destination through taste by sourcing authentic ingredients prepared with respect for tradition. Silver Moon is the first in the Silversea fleet to be fully integrated with the cruise line’s S.A.L.T. concept, which is designed to provide passengers with culture and connection through food.

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Silver Moon Owner's Suite

Silver Moon’s fantastic voyages will take guests through a journey of Northern Europe and the British Isles, with trips from Sweden to Denmark and from Denmark to the United Kingdom. A magical Mediterranean voyage awaits as well departing from Portugal and arriving in Barbados.

Silversea Cruises, Royal Caribbean Group’s “jewel in the crown,” is the world’s leading ultra-luxury and expedition cruise line, renowned for both its allinclusive lifestyle offering and its global destination portfolio. Silversea, which was founded in 1994 as the world’s first all-inclusive, ultra-luxurious global cruise line, officially joined the Royal Caribbean group in July 2018.

Voyages include butler service in every suite category, as well as in-suite dining around the clock, complimentary sustainable caviar on demand 24/7, and premium beverages served throughout the ship; and true door-to-door service, with private executive transfers and flights included as standard, among other inclusions. Silversea guests explore over 900 destinations on all seven continents, enjoying a curated selection of immersive experiences in the world’s most remarkable locations.

Silver Moon Spa

The space-to-guest ratio in Silversea suites is the highest of any luxury cruise accommodation. The majority of their suites have a private teak veranda, and all have ocean views. While sailing in style aboard the best luxury cruise line, all guests will be pampered by an attentive butler.

All bars and lounges offer complimentary select wines, premium spirits, specialty coffees, bottled water, juices, and soft drinks. The mini-bar in your suite is also stocked with your preferred beverages, such as wines and spirits.

Upon request, your butler will replenish them.

Besides being a leader in luxury, Silversea is building on the Group’s ongoing sustainability efforts, Silversea will take delivery of two Evolution-class ships in 2023 and 2024, pushing the boundaries of sustainable cruise travel with pioneering technology that will reduce the ships’ carbon footprints. The ‘Project Evolution’ cruise ship will be the first to use fuel cells to provide 100 percent power while docked. It will run on a combination of power sources, including a fuel cell system, battery technology, and dual-fuel engines that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Silversea Cruises continues to innovate in the ultra-luxury and expedition cruise industries.

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SAAR ZAFRIR DESIGN UNVEILS THE GALEI KINNERET HOTEL A BEACHSIDE RESORT ON THE SEA OF GALILEE The design concept of the 123-room luxury hotel is rooted in the ancient ruins discovered on the land of Tiberias, ushering in a new era of hospitality to the historical region in Northern Israel

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ondon-based design studio Saar Zafrir Design, has today unveiled its latest project, the Galei Kinneret Hotel; a restored 123-room hotel situated on the historical Sea of Galilee in Northern Israel. Initially built in 1946, the original Galei Kinneret was one of Israel’s first luxury hotels founded by entrepreneur Lotte Eisenberg, inspired by a trip to the magnificent Villa d’Este Hotel in Lake Como. Having been appointed to fully redesign the uninhabited hotel, Saar Zafrir Design has drawn inspiration from the ancient ruins discovered onsite, and reworked the charm of Lotte’s vision into a seamless design concept that blends the hotel into the natural landscape. The result is one of the most highly anticipated new openings on Israel’s hospitality scene.

indoor and outdoor bar, swimming pool, outdoor yoga deck, restaurant, spa, fully equipped gym, private beach and boat and a synagogue for guest use. Upon entering the hotel, guests are greeted by a minimal, open space characterised by 3-dimensional graphic stone cladded walls, glossy marble flooring and elegant reception desks finished with marble and wood. The foyer of the hotel was kept intentionally clean and quiet, with the intention of the space to draw guests straight through the property, as a corridor to the Sea of Galilee. Championing the use of natural materials and tones, the hotel lobby offers a comfortable lounge area with wood panelled walls, parquet flooring and soft linen upholstered sofas with wooden accents.

Honouring Lotte Eisenberg’s innovative vision and the discovery of the archeological remains on the land, Saar Zafrir has drawn on these historical references to determine the narrative of the hotel, which celebrates the property’s long-standing history. Manifesting a clean, white structure, the hotel’s facade has been kept very much the same, and the interior of the hotel has been transformed into a calm oasis that ushers guests seamlessly towards the still waters and spectacular views across the Sea of Galilee. Emanating a sophisticated and serene atmosphere, the remodelled hotel features a neutral colour palette and the use of natural materials that compliment the hotel’s natural surroundings.

Managing the hotel’s restoration from concept to completion, 90% of the hotel’s fixtures and furnishings have been designed and custom made in-house by Saar Zafrir Design, to perfectly compliment the creative vision. Saar Zafrir said: “I have such fond memories growing up and spending my summers on the Kinneret that despite not generally working in Israel, I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to work on a project that carried so much sentimental value to me. The area has been lacking in attention for some while, but with the relaunch of this iconic hotel, we believe Tiberias will once again become a leading destination for both domestic and international tourists to Israel having set a new standard of hospitality in Northern Israel”.

The hotel encompasses 123 spectacular rooms and suites with outdoor jacuzzis, presenting either a view of the vast mountainous landscape or Sea of Galilee. Further facilities include an

Through a smooth, cohesive wooden walkway, guests are led from the hotel lobby into the restaurant “Lotte”, named after Ms. Eisenberg herself. Presenting a menu honouring Lotte’s

European roots merged with the flavours of Jerusalem, Michelin star awarded chef Asaf Granit (of Shabour and Balagan in Paris, Machne Yehuda in Jerusalem and The Palomar and Coal Office in London) is the mastermind behind this new culinary concept that captures the spirit of the original founder. Committed to working only with local farmers and suppliers, Lotte restaurant is a celebration of Israel's delicious, fresh and abundant produce grown between the Galilee Mountains and Golan Heights, with a menu offering dishes of fish, meat and fresh garden flavours. An interpretation of what Saar Zafrir saw in the chef’s work, the space is vibrantly refined, with organic tones and the use of natural materials featuring parquet wood flooring, wood and rattan fixtures and floral upholstered accents that decorate the space. The main design features are the large archways covered in ceramic tiles in different shades of green, that climb up the walls and across the ceiling like leaves that gently disperse towards the glass wall leading out to the hotel’s private beach.

Overlooking the hotel’s private beach is an outdoor restaurant, sunloungerlined swimming pool and cosy outdoor bar for guests to unwind at the water’s edge. Grounding the hotel to its historic roots, works by Israeli sculpturist Yuval Lufen that manifest the archaeological remains found on the site have been implanted beneath the glass-bottomed swimming pool, with the original ruins currently preserved by the Antiquities Authority in Israel. At the foot of the pool, guests are invited to enjoy a drink and shelter from the sun beneath a huge treelike structure by artist Gilad Keinan. The inspiration for creating this aluminium tree came from Zafrir’s experience at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada, resulting in a an exceptional monument that combines both design with practicality - the sprawling leaves that overstretch the circular bar offer much needed shade from the blazing heat during the summer months.

Each of the 123 rooms feature parquet wood flooring and off-white panelled walls, with a soothing palette of natural and organic tones. Offering either a view of the mountainous landscape or the Sea of Galilee, the sophisticated and tasteful rooms are intended to compliment the hotel’s surroundings for a harmonious experience that connects the guests to nature. The rooms champion the use of natural materials with ample light flooding through large windows, and bathrooms finished head-to-toe in pale, veined marble and gold accents.

The Galei Kinneret Hotel is located at 1 Eliezer Kaplan Street, Tiberias, and is now officially open to the public.

For more information about Galei Kinneret Hotel please visit www.galei-kinneret.com For more information about Saar Zafrir Design please visit www.saarzafrir.com

About Saar Zafrir Design Saar Zafrir Design was founded by London-based designer Saar Zafrir. The studio offers design, investment and development services for hospitality projects throughout Europe. Following a successful career of over a decade in the capital markets, Saar Zafrir switched gears and followed his passion of design and hospitality development. An interior designer by heart, Zafrir's studio manages projects from A to Z, from concept to design, to purchasing and construction. The studio is behind a number of Europe's hottest design hotel properties including the beautiful guest rooms of Max Brown Hotels and Sir Savigny Berlin along with the full design of Brown Beach House Croatia and Provocateur Berlin and Golden Phoenix restaurant, the city's first shamelessly sensual design hotel.

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oger, what are some of your favorite things about NYC? There is so much I love about my hometown. The cultural opportunities are endless with museums and venues for music and theatre big and small. You can be at a Rangers game at the Garden one night and a black box theatre production in the East Village the next. You can visit the Met or ride the 7 train to the Queens Museum and walk through Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to see the famous Unisphere. Along the way, there is cuisine from every corner of the world in neighborhoods that are all worlds on their own. Where else do people argue so passionately about their favorite pizza and bagels?

when it comes down to it, New Yorkers have hearts and can always be counted on to band together during the toughest of times and to be there for their neighbors. And we give directions to tourists, too.

What makes New Yorkers a little different?

New Yorkers have an edge. NYC is a great place to live but not always an easy place to live. We all move a little faster, talk a little faster and there’s always been a toughness associated with living here. But

What’s a typical work day like at NY1?

My day starts pretty early – I’m usually up at 4:30 a.m. to get ready for “Mornings on 1.” Something viewers might not know is that in addition to my live shots, I also shoot and edit a lot of feature stories.

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How do you think the City has been managing during this challenging time?

I look back on the early days of the pandemic: folks cheering for health care workers nightly, eating outside in the cold to support local restaurants, and doing what they can to keep their families and neighbors safe. New Yorkers are resilient; we have adjusted to an unprecedented set of circumstances during very uncertain times.

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NEW YORKERS ARE RESILIENT, WE HAVE ADJUSTED TO AN UNPRECEDENTED SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES DURING VERY UNCERTAIN TIMES. " -ROGER CLARK, NY1 REPORTER

So, after the morning show I head off to shoot a feature story or two – often taking me from borough to borough.

It’s a full, fun day but by 6 p.m. I’m usually at home for dinner and in bed between 8:30 and 10 p.m., depending on whether one of my sports teams are playing and I choose to stay up to watch the entire game.

What do you do for fun outside of work?

I make it a point to stay in shape by doing a lot of walking and hiking. I love Central Park and Riverdale and Van Cortlandt Parks, where you can get lost in the woods.

It’s really therapeutic. I coach my son’s youth basketball team, and my wife Jenny and I have spent most of our weekends in spring, fall and summer watching Jack (11 years old this month) play travel baseball as well. Usually, I find a place to hike no matter where he is playing. I’m a big sports fan and love watching the Mets, Jets, Rangers, Knicks and my alma mater, Syracuse University, on TV. Jenny and I like to binge UK crime dramas. I also playthe drums and am in a rock band, and look forward to getting back out and playing live soon.

If you were the Mayor what would you do to improve the City?

I love all that New York City has to offer, but as an avid hiker and someone who loves the outdoors, I would focus on keeping the city clean and safe for everyone to enjoy.

Some of the most interesting stories you’ve covered?

My favorite stories over the years have given me the opportunity to learn and sometimes do things I haven’t done before. I have piloted a historic tugboat in New York Harbor with the South Street Seaport Museum and shot hoops on the famous court at Madison Square Garden. I was fortunate to receive great behind-the-scenes access for a series I worked on called “How NYC Works,” including typically off-limits underground water and utility tunnels.

I’ve been able to do some cool things and meet some great people, so it’s been a fun ride.

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ell us about Otyken, the ecstatic sound is reminiscent of Bjork meets the Tom Tom Club.

Otyken band`s songs tell us about the fabulous places and the warm-hearted people that live in Siberia and sing wonderful songs about the vast expanses of Taiga. In the spirit of Otyken`s songs you can hear the melodies of the Wild Siberia and feel the power Taiga and the people who live there.The real life is today and now. In Otyken`s songs modern rhythms are mixed with the traditional melodies as well as the totem dances are plunging you in an original performance.Tambourine beats accompanied with overtone singing take our audience far away through the immense spaces of Chulym Taiga.

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What do you do when you aren't making music?

All the Otyken`s members do honey hunting, gather herbs and make traditional aboriginal tea. This is the unique world music with the powerful spirit of Taiga, the aroma of Siberian herbs and the taste of wild honey.

Chulyms live in the wild land, create energetic world music and gather wild honey in the north woods.

What are your songs about?

The Otyken`s songs tell us about Chulyms history, their traditional crafts and their wild honey called Holahas. These people live in Taiga in the mouth of the Chulym river. Chulyms put their positive energy and soul shine in each of their products. There are words of wisdom in their hearts.

Think positively and it will attract good things into your life. Drink our tea, eat our honey, listen to our music and be healthy and happy!

TV SPOTLIGHT

MARCI HOPKINS

CHAOS TO CLARITY

By Debra Wallace

“Recovery is possible and I am living proof.”

- Marci Hopkins

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hen all seems dark and hopeless in our world, it can become incredibly difficult to find the light of hope. Marci Hopkins, Host and Executive Producer of the award-winning TV show, Wake Up with Marci on WLNY-TV, knows this first hand and wants to help others find their way out of addiction. She shares her own history of sexual trauma and alcoholism to shine a light of hope for those seeking support and guidance. “Because of my healing journey and faith, I was able to stop and think, instead of react and drink,” she shares in her debut book, Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles. Her memoir doubles as a recovery guide to those seeking support. Hopkins shares her experiences for the reader to consider their own. This book paves a new path in recovery with an educational approach for the reader to learn how to see the signs and break the cycles in their own life. It is a guide for healing from your past, making amends in relationships, walking in faith, and creating your most fulfilling life. Because support transformed her life, she is dedicated to providing resources and help in every way that she can. From her show to volunteering to fundraising, to her book and online content, Hopkins shows up wholeheartedly for her calling in life. She loves to give back and help raise up others’ voices as well.

Featured on ABC, NBC, Yahoo, FOX, CBS New York, Marci features top experts, business owners, authors, and celebrities on her show to share their own stories of redemption. “My guests and I are living proof that it

is possible to heal and that difficult situations do not have to define us.

I hope that viewers find strength, hope, and their purpose through these stories.” Over a cup of coffee, Marci has candid conversations with her guests to let viewers know that they are not alone in what they struggle with and that help is available. Marci is deeply committed to helping others find an individualized path of recovery that offers a new lease on life. For this reason, she has a wide variety of experts on her show ranging from doctors to lawyers to healers to therapists and more. Named one of the TOP 25 LEADING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS by Leading Women Entrepreneurs, Marci has changed the game by making the healing and recovery conversation mainstream on television. She is introducing a new conversation into the living rooms of America. As a survivor of mental, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, Marci’s inspiring story of coming back from rock bottom will have you racing through the pages of her new book to find out how she makes it out of chaos and into clarity.

For more information and inspiration, follow Marci on Instagram @ hostmarcihopkins and be sure to watch Wake Up with Marci on WLNYTV 10/55 in the New York market on Saturday mornings at 10 am EST. Be sure to follow along the publishing journey and find out more about the release of Chaos to Clarity: Seeing the Signs and Breaking the Cycles at www.WakeUpWithMarci.com.

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by Tama Janowitz

n NYC they chew you up and spit you out half-gnawed. That’s what happened to me. One thing led to the next and I found myself in an adobe house on a remote mesa in southwest NM, an hour’s drive from town on a dirt road. The distance is only 14 miles, but the road winds up over a 10,00-foot mountain, switching back and forth on the edge of a precipice on a road so narrow you mostly can’t pass another car or pull over if a truck is barreling toward you.

They drive fast, up here on the Mesa, but I really can’t drive. I lived in Manhattan and Brooklyn for almost all of my life, since I was sixteen, without a vehicle, and unexpectedly I became a senior citizen – one without driving skills and a whole lot of anxiety. I didn’t think when I moved here: How the heck am I going to drive to get supplies at Walmart an hour away? I just kept thinking: there must be a corner bodega or Korean deli. There isn’t.

I am one of the most terrified people I have ever met, and I have met a lot of people. My life in NYC was full of people, but, somehow, I never kept any as friends. This might have been due to my personality – probably – or that in NYC you don’t – I didn’t – make any ‘real’ friends,

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just people I would meet for dinner, at art openings, or other events.

But mostly, no relationship ever deepened. I had a husband and a kid; when my kid was small, I was friends with other mothers with kids the same age, and, for the brief time I was famous, I was popular and people were happy to invite me. But then the fame part disappeared and I was lacking the glue, or whatever it is, that bonds and binds you to other people.

Out here, it doesn’t matter: there’s no one, human anyway, for miles around.

Certain things, I loved about the city. I liked taking the subway – not ‘waiting for the subway when I was trying to get somewhere – but taking it. I could get on the train and just decide to go somewhere, anywhere, at random, and end up in Coney Island where, if you walked toward Brighton Beach, Russian emigres had a huge area that was sort of a flea market -- individual tiny booths where they were selling antiques, mostly junk, in stalls so crammed you could only see what was creating a front wall of stuff. Some booths you could squeeze into a bit farther, and I would come home – via subway – lugging an

" BY THE END, THE THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THE CITY WERE NOT THE GOOD THINGS OR THE GLAMOROUS THINGS." -TAMA JANOWITZ elaborate brass set of fireplace andirons; or a chandelier with a thousand crystals probably from an old movie theater, or an art deco table lamp with a funnel-shaped glass top and tiered base. You could find anything there: Dansk sets from the ’60s or a box of ’50s glassware with gold designs on the side with little twisted metal carrying cases or a huge French Louis IV style porcelain urn.

Beyond the ‘stuff’ were the sellers, elderly, disheveled, from Russia and Ukraine, each one a character, bickering with you over price and the value of the garbage –which, a lot of it, was actually pretty great stuff. And I was buying it for five bucks, or twenty. There were all kinds of things I loved about the city, but eventually, most of it wore off.

By the end, the things I liked about the city were not the good things or the glamorous things – not the quirky nightclubs nor the latest restaurants (although I still miss being able to get a cheap meal from any ethnicity in the world) nor the museums or theater. But there were still the subway adventures to strange neighborhoods, and the rats. For a certain time, where I lived in Brooklyn, there was a massive infiltration of rats, more than usual. You could see hordes of them in broad daylight, running into holes in the dirt in front of the buildings, or in the parks where I took my kid. Sometimes, me and my kid traveling on the subway would see groups of young rats, scampering and wrestling. Or slowly searching for food on the tracks.

During the years I was in NYC, I always wished I had a pair of those night goggles that (at least at that time) cost about three grand but enable you to see in the dark. I had spent many years in NYC going out at night but I was probably missing 90% of the real street life and action, if only I had had better night vision, although in the early 80’s you could be walking or in a taxi in the

far reaches of the East Village and see groups of feral looking men, gathered around oil-drum cans full of burning material.

Out on the Mesa, here in New Mexico, it is a ‘dark sky’ region, in the Gila National Forest, one of the few remaining places in the world where no ambient light creeps in from man-made sources. You don’t need night goggles to see the sky, and even a telescope wouldn’t make that much difference when the stars are falling overhead. Instead of rats, at dusk, I saw a peccary.

I knew there were peccaries out here, which, locally, are called Javelinas or Javelina hogs. I always thought – not that I thought about it much – that a Javelina was a kind of pig, but as it turns out, the White Collared peccary is a totally different species, originating in South America. They travel in groups and don’t attack people unless trapped, or if threatened, or trying to protect their young.

However, according to the people around here, I should be very alarmed.

They tell me a peccary will randomly go after a person. While it looks like peccaries have little tusks, in fact, these are canines they will use to slash, gore, infect, or kill you. This peccary species is highly dangerous and I must be hyper-vigilant, hyper-cautious, for the dangers from the peccary are much worse than life in NYC where you could be insulted at a black-tie dinner, bitten by a rat, mugged, attacked by a crazed mentally ill person, catch TB from someone on the subway or, worst of all, dropped from society and no longer invited to fashionable events.

I’m adjusting to my new life out here. It’s going to take time. There are scorpions, rattlesnakes, my inability to drive to get off the mountain, and imminent danger from forest fires. I’m leaving out lots. It’s going to take time.

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HUGH JACKMAN DAZZLES

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ugh Jackman is amazing as Harold Hill, the charismatic con man who uplifts an entire Midwestern Iowa town, in this glorious revival as American as apple pie. Meredith Willson's "Music Man" is what we need in these rough times. run, don't walk to The Winter Garden Theatre and feel the energy that is this great musical. Where the 2000 version of Music Man was tired and listless, director Jerry Zaks gives this corny 1957 musical a fresh coat of big-time entertainment. The cast is huge and hugely talented with great costumes and sets (Santo Loquasto) and superior choreography by Warren Carlyle. The opening scene could not be more old-time Broadway, grand and glorious as the train bears down River City, and it is where we meet the bigger-than-life Hugh Jackman. As the story goes, Harold (Jackman) convinces the town that sin- by way of a popular pool hall- will corrupt their idyllic town. To save their souls, Harold will sell them a bunch of musical instruments so that they can form a marching band. In a role made for Jackman... he can act as well as keep up with the dance ensemble in a dance-heavy show. Things look rosy for the big con; however, it is up to the town's librarian, Marian Paroo (Sutton Foster) to keep the town from becoming infatuated with Harold. Marian

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is not taken in by Harold's smooth talk. This leaves a battle between the locals where the town gets divided between Harold versus the Mayor (Jefferson Mays). In full-scale dance numbers, it feels like the entire town is on stage including kids. Well-directed, these children too are larger than life. A standout among the kids is Benjamin Pajak, Winthrop Paroo, Marian's kid brother.

In a classic, big-time musical, a show needs great singing, dancing, and light-hearted comedy. From the singing quartet to the comic blusterer Mayor and the star-struck mayor's wife, Eulalie (Jayne Houdyshell), we get plenty of the latter. Both Foster and Jackman have such wonderful chemistry in this show, they are radiant in the way they feed off each other all evening. Foster's range was impressive in songs like: "Goodnight, My Someone", "My White Knight" and "Till There Was You". Jackman brought the house down with: "Seventy-Six Trombones" and "The Wells Fargo Wagon". With two Tony Awards under her belt, Foster is a serious contender for a third. Jackman, too, no doubt will be up for a Tony nomination in his performance in this grand musical. "Music Man" is for all ages and should be enjoyed by the entire family.

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FUTURE STAR

VANN VEGA

By Adam Kluger

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usic has always been a part of my life. I’ve always loved guitar and just how it all sounds.

It’s a beautiful instrument. I think if the guitar never existed neither would I...one day I would like to play guitar with the same skill and passion as Jimi Hendrix. My style is like a blend of genres. I’m multifaceted. Think the swag of Future, the maverick of Young Thug, and throw in the pain of Linkin Parkthey gave me something to live for. My mom raised three beautiful young kings and a queen. Truly, I owe it all to my mom. She got me my first guitar at Goodwill that cost $11 dollars. Man, I remember that guitar. And those times were such peaceful times even though I was going through a lot of pain back then. Moving out of Puerto Rico at 11 kinda messed me up but maybe it was a bigger blessing than I could’ve seen at the time. Future goals? Let’s take it one step at a time. Since we are in New York after all!

I wanna perform at SOB’s and just put on my own show there. I feel like that would be legendary. I'd like to go big and bigger and bigger and… you get it.

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DJ JONAS

By Adam Kluger

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ow did you first get interested in DJing, any major influences?

DJ’ing came to me by accident. I was always a live music guy, playing guitar, bass, keyboard - I grew up in a house of musicians (dad plays sax, mom sings) so live sound was always around. When I started managing nightclubs after college however, I started noticing how easy what the DJ’s were doing seemed - I actually kind of looked down upon the gig as playing pre-recorded songs through a computer didn’t seem like it would be that difficult compared to learning and then mastering an actual instrument. Well, I was right and wrong. A few years after that initial managing gig, I was running a club on 26th street and decided to download a little app on my phone. On the third night we were open, the DJ we booked got thrown out and I thrust myself into action: the results? Not so great. Fast forward to 2017: I eventually took a job at the Dream Hotel and started my own Wednesday night party at the Electric Room with friend and actual DJ Kelle Calco. I had graduated from the phone at this point and was now dj’ing on an iPad! (Always the innovator). The iPad felt like a toy to me - almost like the way Herbie Hancock described the fender Rhodes compared to a standard piano - and it was fun. I learned how to mix, albeit basically, on the pad and actually made a run of it. Because I had friends who came to hang with me at parties already, the DJ’ing just kind of took off. I started booking gigs at some of the cooler spots in NYC (Soho Grand Club Room, Paul’s Casablanca and Cocktail Lounge) as well as eventually at one of the Partners’ of TAO group’s bday at LAVO - that was supposed to be an hour long opening set but turned into double that length and I got tons of congratulations on how well that went. Fast forward to today: I’m finally graduated to a laptop and actually have a clue as to what I’m doing. But back to my original point: If you give a 16 year old a laptop with pre downloaded songs and a DJ program - if they have used the internet before and are somewhat familiar with music, they’ll be able to at least manageably DJ within a few hours. Give that same kid a guitar with no prior experience? You won’t hear them play anything worth a rat’s ass for a few months. Long and short of it - There are masterful DJ’s indeed but the learning curve compared to real instruments, DJ’ing is just like Herbie on the Rhodes: playing with a toy.

What’s the Hampton’s nightlife like?

It’s slammed. The Hamptons have been the place to be for a long time now but I’ve never seen it this crazy.

Any musical projects that you are working on?

I am working on my own project : Young-Borra which is my mother and father’s last name in combination. I just released my 7th song, an Italo house track called “Hotter than Yours” which actually features my dad on the saxophone. It’s fun as hell - and there’s a lot more material to come.

What else can you tell us about yourself?

Well, simply put: I’m a pretty well educated, fortunate, only child son of hard working, middle class, artist only children. I’m a thoughtful, continental and world traveled native New Yorker. I’m named after the founder of the Bronx (Jonas Bronck) - and love everything about this city and state. I have lived multiple lives in a short span (I modeled with the Ford agency, I played pro baseball, college hoops and now am a competitive tournament golfer).

I work in nightlife doing the door, DJ’ing and curating events. I’m a bit controversial but truly am American and classically liberal: I accept that my viewpoint may not always be correct and am willing to listen to everyone’s thoughts and opinions. I think our world has become way too judgmental and hypocritical but hell, I’m just one person who choose to sail the sea of consequence pursuing music writing, acting and throwing parties for a living so, what the heck do I know! Good times ahead, friends: but always live in the present and know that it’s better to be forward than backwards. @youngborra www.youngborra.com

What kind of music are you into?

I have a deep fondness and appreciation for nostalgic music: I was born in the 80’s so when I got into high school, after being thrown more than enough doses of bebop, jazz and theatre music by my parents, I watched a ton of VH1 and Comedy Central after I was done with my homework. VH1 had these things called “pop up videos” - mainly, throwbacks to the golden era of MTV. A-Ha’s “Take on Me” and Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing” came out the year I was born so those became personal favorites. Comedy Central played 80’s movies on repeat with a ton of John Hughes so you can imagine where my brain went. Essentially, when the other kids were into No Doubt, I was into Van Halen. Where the other kids were into Jay Z, I was into The Cars & David Bowie. Nowadays - I’ve been listening to more contemporary dance music which has a ton of Nile Rodgers Chic Era disco influence.

I really dig the way this stuff makes people move - it’s not really my bag as a songwriter but I’m working it in more and more.

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MIA PINERO,

FROM BROADWAY’S WEST SIDE STORY, TO RELEASE HER DEBUT ALBUM “GROWING UP”

by Robert Massimi

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ia Pinero is a New York City based performer who recently made her Broadway debut as Maria, while understudying in Ivo Van Hove's revival of West Side Story. She has performed at some of the most prestigious theaters across the country, including the Guthrie Theater, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Geva Theatre Center, and most recently at Paper Mill Playhouse in Songs For a New World, starring alongside Tonynominee, Carolee Carmelo. She has been in a number of workshops and developmental readings in NYC, working with artists such as Tony awardwinning director Thomas Kail, Tony award-winning music director Alex

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Lacamoire, and Drama Desk award-winning composer Jimmy Roberts. Her concert credits include venues such as Lincoln Center, the Times Center, and the Landmark Theater. On camera, Mia played Angelica in Law and Order: SVU, was featured on a CitiBank commercial where she got to eat BBQ chicken wings (a favorite), and was featured on The Today Show. She is a proud alumni of Montclair State University’s Musical Theatre program, as well as Fiasco Theater’s Free Training Initiative. Mia is newly engaged to the love of her life, is a proud sister, daughter, and Tia to sweet Matteo.

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Mia Pinero is thrilled to release her debut album, Growing Up, a 'musical journal entry' preserving a moment unlike any other. From waiting in the wings as an understudy in the highly anticipated revival of West Side Story, to making her Broadway debut as Maria, Mia Pinero’s star was on the rise, until a global pandemic landed her back in her hometown of Racine, Wisconsin. Months of deep reflection sparked newfound realizations that evolved into stripped down interpretations of Musical theatre and Pop classics, ranging from the lyric driven brilliance of Stephen Sondheim to the soulful, boundary pushing compositions of Donald Glover. Including beloved hits such as ‘The Nearness of You’, ‘Stop This Train’, and ‘Children Will Listen’, Growing Up explores what it means to reconnect

STAND TALL ALL I'VE EVER KNOWN THE NEARNESS OF YOU YOU'RE NEARER STOP THIS TRAIN I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE CHILDREN WILL LISTEN/ NO ONE IS ALONE DO YOU REMEMBER GROWING UP

to your past and uncover its difficult yet hopeful complexities, leading to perhaps the most vital growth yet.

‘Growing Up’ features piano, mixing and arrangements by Alex Thompson, and is co-produced by Mia Pinero and Alex Thompson. The album also includes Brett Scott on engineering, mixing, and mastering with Alex Nielsen on engineering and recording the album. The album was mixed and mastered at BNB Audio in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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PANDEMONIUM: ART OF THE PANDEMIC (PAINTING IS FOREVER?) EXHIBITION | NFTS + TRADITIONAL PAINTING: HOW COULD YOU?

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uring the ongoing pandemic the art world underwent massive changes, not the least of which is the NFT movement or the digitization of Art on the blockchain. On a micro level artists in their studios have also adapted their work to this new medium.

Some of their work blends seamlessly with the concept of a non-fungible token, while other artists resist or rather carry on as they have been doing before the NFT Revolution; Painting is Forever. Whatever medium they choose to use, the message is the same: Great Art Will Triumph. And in great art the human mind finds solace from the challenges of our world.” Nicollette Ramirez Nicollette Ramirez is the creator and host of The Beez and Honey Podcast, and the latest international art curator for ART X PUZZLES latest digital metaverse platform called ART X ARTISTS. Many know Ramirez as an important art industry writer, producer, events organizer, private art dealer and among her many talents continues to make an important impact in the arts including helping find artists find a home in the right art gallery. From the likes of heavy hitters such as Gagosian to the latest art gallery, artists or art movements, The Beez and Honey Podcast is about art and everything that relates to art. During the pandemic the podcast only continued to grow with an audience which exceeded not only the art world and only continued to create a global impact. Ramirez tracks the oral history of the contemporary art world, continuing to capture stories from the protagonists themselves, about the present, past and future of art.

One can now find her latest project in the ART X ARTISTS: ART X ARTISTS Gallery which launched in September 2021. As a partner platform to ART X PUZZLES it presents integrated OVR experiences, exhibitions, artists projects and technology click-to-purchase experiences of Collector Editions, NFTS and artworks from around the globe. The platform announced by Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Entertainment and other key outlets was designed by a former Fuji Film executive and along with the founder of ART X PUZZLES Rachel Vancelette. The design was specifically based on an important former 21st Street Gallery Space which has since been destroyed and rebuilt by Zwirner Gallery. As the former Senior Director of Yvon Lambert in the early 2000s, Rachel Vancelette and her

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Danny Licul team wanted to create an idealized memory of a gallery that held so many important art exhibitions in the early 2000s from artists such as Carlos Amorales, Andres Serrano, Anslem Kiefer and many more. The ART X ARTISTS OVR was specifically designed to continue to evolve and support branches of social giving for select Artist Charity Choices.

The exhibition PANDEMONIUM: ART OF THE PANDEMIC brings together for the first time a series of artists working in NFTS and traditional painting and sparks new conversation about the every changing times. Can NFTS and traditional artwork be shown together?

The selection of international contemporary artists: Uri Dontan, Lindsey Nobel, Dim Zayan, Danny Licul, Alessandro del Pero and AKUZURU seem to prove the answer is YES! Each artwork is found within the newly design gallery space and curated among the multiple galleries in the metaverse. The exhibition is currently open to the public and on until January 20th, 2022.

Can you tell us about your inspiration for this exhibition?

I’ve been obsessed with this pandemic from the start. Not everyone lives through one so intensely as we did in a major metropolis like NYC which was the epicenter of the pandemic when it began in the USA. The pandemic has proven to be a disruptor to life in general. The world will never be the same. I’m also obsessed with non fungible tokens, and their rise in prominence in the art world means it has also been a disruptor indicating the art world will never be the same.

Ultimately the artists around me were the inspiration for this exhibition because their work interpreted these two forces moving parallel through the world, changing it, so that things would never be the same.

In creating this OVR exhibition, what are your thoughts about online exhibitions in the future and for the art industry at large? Are they here to stay?

During the pandemic OVRs were useful to keep business going but they, like NFTs, are here to stay. We built the foundation for the Metaverse of the art world during the pandemic and there’s no going back.

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NFT and Traditional artwork comes through with your curatorial statement, Can you tell us more about your decision for bringing these artists and artworks together?

Some contemporary collectors won’t go near paintings. Same for some NFT collectors. I think this extreme way of collecting is fine for some people but Art in and of itself defies categories. We make categories to make things quantifiable (sellable) and understandable to the mind but these boxes don’t really exist in Art. Some artists I’ve worked with for years who are still painting are struggling with the notion of NFTs so I wanted to engage in that conversation with them by showing them alongside artists using NFTs as their medium. Also for the artists working with NFTs, I wanted to put them in conversation with conventional art, at its most basic, painting. Most artists in the NFT world don’t give a hoot for the conventional art world, but again, Art doesn’t have boundaries so whether they care for the Art world or not, they are part of it. And in the long trajectory of Art History, they will eventually be included in the books.

What has your greatest challenge been in curating an exhibition and/or this exhibition in the last years since the COVID19 pandemic?

My greatest challenge was motivation. Many artists approach me all the time but over the last few years, and even before the pandemic because of the birth of my son, I didn’t feel much motivation or have much energy to focus on Art and artists.

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the last six years I was interested only in making a healthy human being, so I had to challenge myself to remember that yes, I have interests outside my son, and work outside my son, which involves artists.

How do you find new ideas and artists as a curator?

How do they find me? is the question! I have ideas every day, many ideas, but not every idea sees the light of day, and maybe that’s for the better. And I can’t escape artists. They are always around me. It’s energy. Once a quite famous art dealer said to me that being a great art dealer is about having ideas. He himself is a great salesman so I wouldn’t mind having some of his salesmanship while swapping some of my ideas.

What is the key to considering when curating an OVR online gallery? What was your greatest challenge curating this exhibition in a non-conventional environment?

I think some Art works that attract you in person may not have the same energy online for some people. Also one NFT artist was disappointed his image didn’t move until someone actively clicked on the image. As the technology improves and people get more accustomed to moving around in the Metaverse all these issues will disappear I think. Working with a remote team is perhaps the greatest challenge when things may not be clear or may be lost in the chain of command.

Do you feel it is an important time for contemporary artists and curators to be brave in a new way of thinking?

I think contemporary artists and curators have been brave in a new way of thinking about art from underrepresented sectors of society, but to be honest I’m not sure once the social justice flame goes down if people will still be showing these works. It’s not that long ago that an art dealer would show Basquiat to a collector who would respond that he didn’t want a black artist hanging in his house. Once in discussion with a curator and private dealer who built the collection for a prominent museum in Tasmania, Australia, I asked if they would be showing aboriginal Art and he scoffed at the idea. This sort of mentality is changing. But in other ways too, contemporary artists and curators have to be brave in their way of thinking about questioning things in society. The pandemic is a perfect example. How many contemporary artists and curators challenge the current narrative around mandates? How many ask questions with their work and vocally champion alternative ways of seeing? The real problem with contemporary art today is that it is too lazy. One major collector made a good point when he said most of America is a desert when it comes to finding great contemporary art. And that’s because too much Art is made for the market. The art market is not Art. Any thoughts on the future of these artists and/or other artists in future?

The great thing about non fungible tokens is that it has made the art world wake up out of its self absorption. Most art that is bought and sold is, according to one great collector, decoration, and the fact that auction houses have championed NFTs as a luxury art item, makes all that decoration even less relevant than it already is.

Your curatorial statement: During the ongoing pandemic the art world underwent massive changes, not the least of which is the NFT movement or the digitization of Art on the blockchain. On a micro level artists in their studios have also adapted their work to this new medium. Some of their work blends seamlessly with the concept of a non-fungible token, while other artists resist or rather carry on as they have been doing before the NFT Revolution; Painting is Forever. Whatever medium they choose to use, the message is the same: Great Art Will Triumph. And in great art the human mind finds solace from the challenges of our world.

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Can you expand on your ideas or thoughts on the future of painting?

I can’t really expand on the future of painting but painting won’t go anywhere, even if it changes style, because it’s in some ways, a basic human instinct. We did it since we lived in caves and probably even before.

All indigenous and tribal cultures have had painting, drawing, sculpting, design, craft making, music, and dance as a backbone of their spiritual practices and it’s the same in contemporary art. We can’t separate Art from the Spiritual and when we do it’s dead, not Art. So long as human beings avoid becoming machines we have a future in painting and in Art. The future of the artist studio with the blockchain?

Good question. This needs a long answer and I don’t have all the technological knowledge to answer it but what I do know is that blockchain will be able to solve problems like the recent Raymond Pettibon forgeries that came out of someone working closely in his studio.

Anything else you would like to add or contribute?

It was a pleasure to collaborate with ART X PUZZLES. If art had as it’s focus the intention to engage with others, not just a focus on ourselves and our small worlds, we would be making great work all the time. I think it was Balthus who said we make great art when we focus on what we have in common with others and not focus on ourselves.

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PARTNERS WITH THiNK:NFT TO BE FIRST FILM FESTIVAL TO OFFICIALLY GIVE AWAY NFTs TO ALL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS DURING FESTIVAL CLOSING NIGHT AWARD SHOW, AND FIRST FILM FESTIVAL TO STREAM LIVE IN THE METAVERSE

ammoth Film Festival™ is thrilled to partner with THiNK:NFT to offer filmmakers and festival goers a fully immersive NFT festival experience for the upcoming in-person festival. Mammoth Film Festival™, founded by Tanner Beard and Tomik Mansoori in 2017, is excited to announce they will be distributing NFTs to the winning filmmakers and actors at their closing Sunday night awards ceremony on February 6, 2022; the first film festival to set this precedent. In addition, the festival will be streaming live access in the Metaverse with partners Spatial.io and IN.LIVE, offering digital users never before experienced access to a film festival in this way.

Mammoth Film Festival’s 2022 NFT festival partner, THiNK:NFT, is the new division of experiential media company THiNK:EXP, founded by Pink Floyd saxophonist and acclaimed technology entrepreneur Scott Page. With its focus on bringing together world-class talent, brands and artists to create the highest quality and ensure its enduring value, THiNK:NFT accelerates the complete IP-to-NFT Experience. An ensemble of strategic partners encompassing broad and specialized expertise across technology, entertainment, sports and the integrated arts, the THiNK:NFT team is resource-rich in software development, marketing and distribution. Each project is carefully selected and receives the passion and devotion worthy of iconic IP creators and their treasured communities of fans.

THiNK NFT is a diverse group of master developers, strategists, game theorists, token economics experts and community building influencers from the NFT

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Universe. The group partners with the most culturally significant NFT projects to facilitate most legendary NFT drops.

As part of the NFT activation at the 2022 festival, THiNK:NFT is the presenter of the Mammoth Film Festival™ Closing Night Ceremony and Awards Presentation to be held at Canyon Lodge. During this ceremony, each filmmaker that wins the signature physical festival 3-D Ice Glacier and Film Reel award, will ALSO be given the award as an NFT, designed by Festival Founder Tanner Beard and Graphic Artist Larry Soileau, and transformed into evolved official minted NFTs by NFT designer Matteo Santoro. Each NFT will include a free site from IN.LIVE to host and feature the award winners’ content. The awards will be immediately input into the recipients Metmask wallets, as the first film festival to ever award NFTs to its winners.

Mammoth Film Festivals’ Metaverse festival goers will be able to experience live filmmaker panels, red carpets, events and the awards ceremony through Metaverse partner Spatial.io and Live Streaming partner IN.LIVE, providing worldwide access in a never-before-seen way for a physical film festival. Spatial is The Metaverse space for Streaming, Events, Culture and Exhibitions, already the home of incredible galleries, museums and 3D exhibits. IN.LIVE is a Creatorcentric, all-in-one platform for sales, distribution and monetization of video content, providing Creators complete control of branding, programming, rights, and pricing.

Mammoth Film Festival prides itself with being on the cutting edge of technology and trends, with VR experiences features since its 2018 inception, and in 2019 all award winners received Litecoin crypto tokens with their awards. Within a short time frame of the Litecoin awarding, the value shot up and filmmakers received a lovely reward. Several even cashed them in to fund future projects.

They were the first film festival to give out Crypto, and NOW will be the first to give out NFTs, in partnership with THiNK:NFT. The festival board and executive team will also receive the special edition NFT Below is a selection of eight of the highlighted NFT collections and artists to be shown at Mammoth Film Festival™’s Immersive NFT Exhibition from February 3-6th at the Minaret Theatre complex, an activation curated by the Mammoth Film Festival’s Media and Partnerships Director Ali Lasky, Founder and CEO of The Influence, a leading influencer, publicity, branding and events agency, currently specializing heavily in the film, entertainment, lifestyle, hospitality and crypto/NFT arenas.

“We are so beyond excited to officially integrate NFTs into the 2022 festival. This has been an element we have been working to curate since early 2021 and a vision we were committed to seeing through. By the strategic alignment with THiNK:NFT, we are ecstatic to offer our 2022 award winners their very own Mammoth Film Festival™ award as a minted NFT. As a young festival, innovation and technology incorporated into the art of filmmaking, is definitely a focus of our festival vision, so the components of the Metaverse access and NFT Exhibit will truly add a unique element.” - Tomik Mansoori, Co-Founder, Mammoth Film Festival™

Featured 2022 Mammoth Film Festival THiNK NFT Exhibition Artists: FRIDGETS: Founded by Twilight’s Ashley Greene-Khoury, her husband, filmmaker Paul Khoury, sister-in-law Sarah Khoury & close family friend Sophia Silva. The Fridgit team is a group of creative minds, designers & developers bringing worlds together through the comfort of digital food. Fridgits is a food-based NFT Project with 20 individual ingredient-illustrated characters living on the Ethereum Network.

The Fridgits Roadmap is based around the concept of these ingredients and how they interact with each other. We have developed a structured system meant to

build long-term community engagement and market growth using meticulously crafted gaming utilities. These utilities are meant to seriously compensate holders, collectors and traders while providing us the time and resources to build Fridgeport.

The largest metaverse marketplace that bridges the gap between the multi-trillion dollar physical food industry and the limitless possibilities of web3 integration.

Fridgit Holders are our Partners in this journey!

See you in Fridgeport!

ME.SHE.WE: www.me-she-we.com A limited series collection of NFTs that captures actress Katie Cassidy embracing the art of self-love with the intention of empowering women and inspiring them to love themselves. Available on OpenSea. Shot during Women’s History Month by celebrity photographers Drew and Derek Riker, Cassidy utilized a Love is Art cotton canvas along with black and white paint on her body to showcase her desire for women to appreciate, advocate and celebrate themselves.

THOTHS The Hieroglyphs of the soul: Leigh J. McCloskey is one of the most gifted artists of our time, and yet still a relatively unknown figure in the art world. For decades he has been transforming his home studio into a living work of art, in which even the walls and furniture are imbued with his unique visual philosophy and unmistakable style. This living canvas has evolved, and represented not just unique aesthetics, but an entire Universe that one can explore.

Through the innovation of NFTS + Web3 communities, McCloskey's work and philosophical journey can now, for the first time ever, be shared with a global audience and allow us to experience the awe and mystery of the greatest kept secret in contemporary art. Community members will be able to not only collect the artwork and receive community benefits, but unlock sacred mysteries woven into the work itself.

NOMAD BLVD: A collection of 3,500 Nomads created by and based on the iconic works of artist Isabelle Lago, including special edition pieces by 15 acclaimed artists.

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collectors and enthusiasts converge and collaborate on the future of the community and brand.

DOLLABYTE: Created by renowned artist and master counterfeiter Arthur J. Williams Jr. will showcase his highly anticipated DollaByte NFT collection to drop in late February, which debuted a first sneak peek at Think:NFT’s NiftyAgenda by CoinAgenda event hosted by Michael Turpin at CES In Las Vegas January 10, as well as on the 80 foot LED screen at Zouk Nightclub in Las Vegas for their DollaByte CES Afterparty as ZEDD deejayed.

DollaByte NFT is the first official NFT collection by Arthur J Williams Jr. set to officially launch in February 2022. These 10,240 unique NFTs are launching on the Ethereum and Terra Blockchain.

Williams is known internationally as one of the best counterfeiters in the world for replicating the unbreakable 1996 series $100 bill. After serving three consecutive prison sentences for this act, he became a self-taught artist, now world renowned and in high-demand, with top VIPS and celebrities commissioning his work weekly. He owns two art galleries – DaVinci’s Gallery, in Los Angeles and his native Chicago.

Arthur J Williams Jr. Dollabyte NFT Holders Utility: Fractional ownership in a real life rare watch collection will be stored at Sotheby’s and will be owned through the Dollabyte token. NFT holders can claim daily Dollabyte tokens by staking their NFTs. All royalties from the NFT collection will be given to Dollabyte to buy more rare watches for the collection and have more tokens available for staked NFTs. All NFT holders will be invited to exclusive Metaverse events including the first event where Arthur J. Williams Jr. will be painting live in the Metaverse. After completion of the art some of the attendees will receive NFTs of that art piece.

100 NFT holders from the Presale will be invited to a PRIVATE VIP YACHT PARTY in Miami for a meet and greet with Arthur.

1 NFT owner will receive a customized car, a Rolls Royce Ghost adorned with Arthur’s art. This NFT owner will collaborate with Arthur to create a custom skin on the car to make it a very personal experience. The last Rolls Royce Arthur produced sold for almost $800,000, effectively doubling the value of the car.

25 NFT owners will receive exclusive behind the scenes experience at a Donnie Yen blockbuster Hollywood movie.

25 NFT holders will receive and invitation for a workshop with Arthur either in person or via online (chosen by the NFT holder) STANLEY: Find Stanley!

Stanley exudes a sense of positivity and wonderment, inspiring all who witness his journey. Stanley is an iconic image that encompasses adventure and childlike curiosity that resides in us all.

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Each Stanley NFT is hand drawn by Stanley Feldermen with its own unique traits and features.

META BLOB WORLD: Blobs are survivors of the world's toxic waste environments. Grown from the hardships of sluggish negative energy, Blob's are creating a new virtual world of their own in the Meta Blob World. Blobs are a mirror reflection of the journey that humankind is experiencing during this transition from physical into the digital.

Each Blob and family are hand drawn by Stanley Feldermen with their own unique traits and features.

TERENCE CRAWFORD BOXING WELTERWEIGHT CAMP: Terence Crawford boxing Welterweight World Camp and founder of NFT company PixlBrd designed to support athletes to grow there business by using NFT’s. Terence will show NFTs from his collection Presented by Fightposium Comics, the NFTs are inspired by vintage comic book illustrations.

UAKARI: Uakari is the first of its kind luxury fashion brand that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver next generation collectibles merging fashion, creativity, art, culture, and gaming.

Uakari is a creator lead organization, born in the metaverse pioneering innovative fashion that redefines the boundaries of the physical and digital realities. Founded in 2021 by JP Ferro, Jackson Gilmore, Jared Szi, Kim Petry, and Glenn McMahon, the team's track record includes high-ranking positions at Dolce and Gabbana, Armani, Bored Ape Yacht Club and RTFKT. This dedicated team utilizes the latest in game engines, NFTs, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and augmented reality to create one of a kind virtual products.

Inspired by the subjectivity of perception itself, uakari creates viral optical devices, designs, experiences, and collectibles.

The vision is clear, Uakari will change the way you see the universe. Coming Spring 2022.

HOUSE OF IVORY: House of Ivory is redefining what an NFT project is meant to be. This occultist community, wrapped in mystery, cryptic messages, and opportunity, is one grand science experiment that will reshape the world of NFTs. Each NFT is your membership to the House of Ivory DAO, which votes on community-led initiatives, and solely controls the project after the primary sale.

Roadmap milestones and project utility includes the chance to partake in an inherent political structure, a plethora of interactive metaverse games built in Three.js and Unity, lore shrouded in mystery and puzzles which if solved can give you great rewards, dynamic metadata mechanisms, the opportunity to receive value for your rugged NFTs, and above all else, a loving family.

SIFT Director and visual effects artist Matteo Santoro presents SIFT, a narrative driven NFT project set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland riddled with malfunctioning war machines. Santoro wrote, directed, animated, and stars in SIFT. The 4 chapters sold out on Foundation in its first week and held the top position during its sale. All of the proceeds go towards development of the world of SIFT including a feature length film and a metaverse video game.

The SIFT SOUL DRIVE project is an upcoming PFP that will give owners the chance to actually be IN the film as a futuristic hologram. Bridging the gap between sci-fi fans and the content they love. SIFT is utilizing the NFT world as a way to develop the universe by building with the community and connecting with the fans directly during the process. A synergistic experience that will continue to expand into a transmedia franchise.

About Mammoth Film Festival™ February 3-6th, 2022 in Mammoth Lakes, CA Mammoth Film Festival™ aims to lead the charge for an ever-changing landscape of film and media. Founded by seasoned filmmakers Tanner Beard and Tomik Mansoori, the festival first premiered in 2018 and specialized as an all-media platform, celebrating varieties of filmmakers, actors, directors, writers, producers and their respective work. Mammoth Film Festival™ is a 501c-3 nonprofit festival benefiting the Mammoth Media Institute and Mammoth Film Summit programs.

Regal with the wonderful town of Mammoth Lakes, CA as its beautiful backdrop, MammothFF is held annually each February at the Minaret Cinemas along with a variety of venues throughout town, and The Village serving as the festival hub.

This 4-day festival includes Red Carpet World Premieres and Special Screenings, a slate of Educational and Interactive Panel Discussions with Top Film Industry Leaders, Q&A’s, Press Junkets, Premiere Parties, Live Performances and a large array of Experiential Elements leading up to their Closing Night Awards Ceremony.

The 2022 festival is presented by Marina Studios and Compelling Pictures, along with THiNK:NFT, and partners inclusive of Resorts World Las Vegas, Zouk Nightlife and PATH water.

For festival information, the full 2022 lineup and continued festival updates please visit: mammothfilmfestival.org Download their IOS App to follow along for scheduling updates and real time festival news and badge registration. @MammothFilmFestival #MammothFF Download the Mammoth Film Festival™ app on the Apple Store and Google Play.

Metaverse Live Stream Info: Via IN.LIVE in SPATIAL (www.Spatial.io) Spring 2022

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CONVICTED COUNTERFEITER TURNED GLOBAL ARTIST

ARTHUR J. WILLIAMS JR. He went from making Counterfeit Money to Currency Oil painter and West Hollywood Gallery owner.

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hicago native Arthur J. Williams Jr. is bestknown for his successful reproduction of the “impossible to replicate” $100 bill in the United States in 1996. Williams printed an estimated $10 million dollars in fabricated money before landing himself in prison for nearly seven years. Throughout his incarceration, Williams furthered his talent by taking art classes, and studying the works of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo, attempting to combine their techniques with his talent.

art show since his jail sentence. The area has since become a hub for galleries, with 10+ galleries now located there.

He has completely turned his life around, and went on to get married and have kids. He is using his troubled past to change the world, and specifically focused on helping children. The way he speaks is so motivational and he feels so strongly about giving back.

He also has rare one of a kind behind the scenes images of The Beatles and Rolling Stones from their early touring days.

Renowned Master Counterfeiter turned world renowned Artist Arthur J Williams Jr. who just held an art exhibit during Art basel and hosted a pop up exhibit in his hometown Chicago neighborhood of Bridgeport showcasing his latest collection of in demand artwork, “One Hundred Dollabyte.” He is the actual subject behind the best selling novel: The Art of Making Money. www.arthurjwilliamsjr.com This is Arthur's old art gallery in his hometown neighborhood, the first time he is returning with an

His big break came during Art Basel in Miami when he caught the attention of representatives for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s after-school program, AfterSchool All-Stars, who invited him to one of the actor’s fundraisers at his home in L.A. Williams’s art raised more than $180,000 for the charity.

He just celebrated his Dollabyte NFT launch following the close of CES in Las Vegas, at ZOUK nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas. While ZEDD performed, the entire venue was filled with LED screens showcasing Arthur's Dollabyte 3-D digital NFT as Arthur J. Williams Jr along with Think:NFT founder and Pink Floyd Saxophonist Scott Page toasted to the launch at the energy-filled Vegas club bash.

The previous evening, January 6, 2022, The Dollabyte Officially debuted at Nifty-Agenda by Coin-Agenda with Think:NFT. Spring 2022

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KELLY STYNE “Palm Beach reminds me of my childhood as my grandmother lived there, so we would constantly go visit her…very happy, beautiful times! The sunshine and the the combination of old world charm and fresh vibes always puts a smile on my face and warmth in my heart.”

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orn in Bogotá, Colombia in 1962, Federico Uribe currently lives and works in Miami. His artwork resists classification and emerges from intertwining everyday objects in surprising ways that maintain a formal reference to art history. Uribe studied art at the University of Los Andes in Bogotá, and by 1988 he arrived in New York to pursue an MFA degree under the supervision of Luis Camnitzer.

After receiving his degree, he left New York to study and work in Cuba, Mexico, Russia, England, and finally Miami.

In 1996, Uribe abandoned his paintbrushes and canvases in favor of household objects (plastic cutlery, colored pencils, and so on).

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us to touch them, to discover the detail and connection between one element and another. When viewed from further away, they offer volumes, forms, textures, and color. His creations elicit excitement and intrigue from all walks of life, and the novelty of the media often belies the compelling aesthetic merit of each work of art.

Uribe’s work has become prominent in the United States over the past decade. His artwork has been collected by and featured in multiple museums around North and South America. Uribe’s work is rapidly becoming some of the most s​ ought-after contemporary art around the world. In this past year alone, Uribe’s work has been shown in Europe, Asia, and widely across the United States.

"Lush" is an immersive installation of Federico Uribe's work currently on view at Adelson Galleries in Palm Beach located at 318 Worth Avenue.

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10% of proceeds benefitted Dreyfoos School of the Arts’ Duke Nelson Memorial Scholarship

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Eleanora Kennedy, Priscilla Rattazzi

avalier Gallery in collaboration with Chase Edwards Contemporary Galleries hosted a Grand Opening Reception in celebration of their new Palm Beach locations at 292 and 290A South County Road on Saturday, January 15, from 5-8pm. The exhibit featured some of the some of the finest modern and contemporary artwork of our day. Ten percent of proceeds from the night’s event benefitted Dreyfoos School of the Arts’ Duke Nelson Memorial Scholarship, a grant intended to assist an underprivileged Dreyfoos senior with college expenses after graduation.

Over 200 guests stopped by the opening celebration which lasted three hours to allow for safe distancing. “We were thrilled with the enthusiasm and attendance,” said Ron Cavalier, “We managed to keep a continuous flow and keep the galleries from being overcrowded,” In addition to gallery owners Ron Cavalier and Bonnie Edwards, guests included Chris Snyder, Executive Director of Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation; Eleanora Kennedy, Priscilla Rattazzi, Mark Foley and Ryan Ruark, Emily Dryer, Andrew Fraser, Andrea Huainigg, Haleh Aleman, Caryna Nina, Corinne Althauser, Lisa Miller, Ruth Miller, Nathan Coe, Joe Mele, Ed Carter, Luke Bjoin, Izzy Goodkind,

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Amanda Bertizlian, Haleh Aleman

Cara Amedori, Hollis Pica, Izzy Goodkind

Caryna Nina, Kim Dryer

Kim Renk, Sue Jin Seth, Vincent and Dahna Basilice and Jeffrey O’Brecht.

Cavalier Gallery’s new location at 292 S County Rd will be dedicated primarily to photography and sculpture. Our “Group Photography Show,” featuring work

by Nathan Coe, Mark Kornbluth, Steve McCurry, Terry O’Neil, Ruth Orkin, Norman Parkinson, Debranne Cingari and Laura Jane Petelko, will be on view through January 31st.

“We are pleased to have Chase Edwards Contemporary Gallery joining the Palm Beach art community in the space next door – 290A S County Rd. In their first major Palm Beach exhibition, Chase Edwards Contemporary Gallery will be showing a selection of works by Bjorn Skaarup, Jim Rennert, Hamilton Aguiar, and more,” said Ron Cavalier.

Please email us at art@cavaliergalleries.com and chaseedwardsgallery@gmail. com with any questions.

Please note that Cavalier Gallery will continue operation out of our 235c Worth Ave location, which will remain dedicated to exhibiting paintings.

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KADIR LOPEZ NIEVES Featured at Cavalier Galleries

Cavalier Galleries, located at 235 Worth Avenue, will be exclusively representing internationally renowned Cuban artist Kadir Lopez Nieves in the United States. Kadir, who is in the process of moving to the area, will be introducing select works from his ‘Gangster Series’ during an exhibit at Cavalier in February.

“I’m so excited to come back to Palm Beach where I was so warmly welcomed. With a permanent home at this fabulous gallery, I will be able to spend quality time with collectors I have been addressing remotely for so many years,” said Kadir.

In Sign's series Kadir López utilizes vintage, 1950`s marketing signs from American companies that were part of the prerevolutionary Cuban cityscape.

They evidence the close ties that existed between Cuba and United States during this era. Most of the signs recovered were burned or shot at by the rebels upon their arrival to Havana in 1959.

Several years ago, the artist began purchasing the discarded signs from scrap yards and independent sellers throughout Cuba. After researching the background history of these remaining signs, Kadir collaged them with archival photo-images from this era. Many of the photographic images are of the time period and location from which the signs were taken. Others provide a snapshot of Havana which often foreshadow the tumultuous events about to take place.

Manufactured with serigraphic engraving, instead of traditional pigments for painting the signs, the techniques of porcelain baking were used. The colors were backed separately after being applied over steel, in different consecutive layers, until the desired design was achieved. It is upon these aging supports that the artist paint, draws and create his own interpretations with ceramic pigments, resins, enamels and other materials that naturally allow for transparency in order to let these photographic images of Old Havana, selected by the artist, to reveal the original signage beneath.

These are one-of-a-kind pieces that depict the last days of pre-revolutionary, Cuban-American history.

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ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976)

THE VALET 1975 Gouache on paper 43 1/4 x 29 1/2 inches (109.9 x 74.9cm.)

Signed and dated ‘75 Calder’ (lower right) This work is registered with the Caler Foundation, New York under application number A07260

Celebrating over 40 years in the fine art business Russeck Gallery surveys the best of 20th Century American and European painting, sculpture and major works on paper.

Russeck Gallery prides itself on respecting tradition, but also having an eye for quality and a vision toward the future.

Russeck Gallery is a family owned gallery that originated in Philadelphia in 1968. The gallery specializes in paintings, sculpture, and major works on paper by 20th-century artists.

Our interests also include paintings and sculpture of the late 19th- and early 20th-century American west.

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hen referencing the various forms of art, often things outside of what we consider the “norm” are more interesting and original than what we traditionally expect. For instance, fringe theatre can feel more alive than classic theatre, alt music, or indie music can seem fresher than contemporary hits, and newer more daring artists can make work that engages us in a way that art that has been embraced by the masses does not.

One could make a similar argument with respect to various sub-categories within the discipline of photography.

Holden Luntz Gallery has always had an interest in exhibiting the work of well-known photographers who shoot fashion-based work. Since these photographers work in the service of the fashion industry to help promote and sell goods, they have had to understand the psychology of what makes something desirable. Ideas of dream, fantasy, obsession, and beauty have been relevant factors in the creation of these works.

Since the advent of fashion magazines and media coverage of style going back to the 1930’s, there have become standard notions of how fashion pictures are supposed to work. The ways an image can objectify beauty, indulge a particular privilege or elevated status, and create an escape from the everyday have been standard conceits in traditional fashion photographs. Steichen, Meyer, Beaton, Penn, Hoyningen-Huene and Horst have set the very high standards that makers of classic fashion images aspire to. They relied on classic sculpture, painting, and rules of composition, as well as the use of culturally elite personalities to create a sense of allure and elevation.

In almost every art form – or medium of expression – tastes change throughout time. Society has evolved at an ever more rapid pace in the last half-century.

The way one moves through the world has also changed. It is only natural that artists with newer visions look to address a world that has developed beyond the prosperity of the post-War periods and development of modernism – and post -modernism. If the images that fashion photographers create can be thought of as a language – languages adapt with time and use.

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This exhibition showcases photographers who have been committed to producing images dealing with fashion in unconventional ways. They have taken language and reshaped it to express their desires and fascinations. Photographers such as Helmut Newton, Frank Horvat, Jim Lee, Clive Arrowsmith, William Klein, Albert Watson, and Melvin Sokolsky have become memorable because they broke rules and broke out in creative directions that were their own. Rather than work at the center of fashion – they approached it from the edge to create images that stopped the viewer and brought them into an unknown world. They strived to produce images that were dynamic and untraditional. Importantly, none of these photographers had classic training in fashion.

dovetailed his larger interest into making portraits of musicians and tastemakers.

Jim Lee has designed over 300 high level commercial campaigns, directed feature length film, and found an edgy, offbeat way to compose, crop and sequence pictures. They are not specific fashion pictures but were made to showcase the work of great designers. He was an early proponent of both soft-focus images, making and the use of an impressionist color palette. Melvin Sokolsky – since the early 1960’s with his ‘bubble’ and ‘flying’ pictures has set himself up to challenge the limitations of gravity and reality. He subverts our normal expectations, and we see the pictures as dream like constructions where beauty becomes both elusive and untouchable. Again, experience and his keen imagination rather than classic apprentice work in fashion have been his teachers.

Frank Horvat was a documentary photographer – who embraced natural light, hand-held cameras, and the spontaneous. Helmut Newton became notorious for his edginess and nudes that empowered women – but also produced cutting edge stories for French Vogue. Albert Watson learned photography after art school – as did William Klein – but never had an exclusive interest in fashionbased images – Watson has shot so many different campaigns and taken so many distinguished portraits that – when he shoots a fashion campaign, he approaches it from a broader vantage point. He has shot film and video as well.

William Klein was an American trained painter who moved to Paris and started making mixed media collages and later on worked into the creative world of fashion. He purposely experimented with various lenses, film speeds, and has been a filmmaker as well. Clive Arrowsmith developed an interest in fashion that

One could posit that developing outside the parameters of traditional fashion has allowed the photographers in this exhibition a radical freedom from normative ideas. In a world where the presentation of fashion pictures was predictable there was little room, from the inside, for disruption. Traditional fashion images were idyllic but utterly unreal. Crossing boundaries can mean creating imbalances, acting on impulses, and pushing the media in new ways. Some of the images in this exhibition can seem threatening or jarring, but in a larger sense life is unpredictable and there is an energy and vitality in encountering the unexpected and being open to looking at photographs in a new way. Both spoken and visual languages evolve to meet the needs of those who want to communicate new thoughts in a changing world. It is in this spirit that we present “Fashion with an Edge.”

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ipi has been taking picture’s consistently since 1990. She has a vast archive organized in chronological order which she draws from. Universal visual poetry is one way to describe the sadly, beautiful images. Film & natural light are her medium.

She feels like nobody can set anything up more perfectly than life itself. Although, the common thread in Pipi’s work is photography, she also paints, is a butoh dancer, & has an UPcycled clothing line where she is the model, photographer & fashion designer. Each piece of the PIPI clothing line is one of a kind (it makes itself by wear & tear) & has her signature hand sewn on the label. As of late, Pipi has been signing her name as the art itself to highlight the reality in the art world that the name of the artist is what collectors are really interested in more than the art itself. . as Banksy so accurately calls it: BRANDALISM. Pipi considers herself a vessel not really the creator of anything.

The most recent photo that has made it to the enlarger is called MN. She appears naked like a seed in the ground with her great grandmother’s blue bonnet on. Pipi has shown at Janet Lehr Fine Arts in East Hampton, Leiber Museum in Springs, Tripoli gallery, & OPENSPACE Gallery in NYC.

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INNOVATIVE SOLAR CANOPY New Canopies Designed By Morali Architects & Amergy Solar Inc.

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reen Stream Holdings Inc., an emerging leader in the solar utility and finance space, announced that its All Faiths Cemetery Solar Facility Project has been approved

by The New York City (NYC) Department of Buildings for compliance with all applicable zoning and construction regulations.

The multi-million dollar deal is being financed by Green Stream Holdings, Inc. to cover equipment and installation costs.

CEO James DiPrima said: “The All Faiths Cemetery Project has cleared first phase towards completion of a 3.3 Mega Watt Solar Facility in All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village Queens NY. We are evaluating 2 back of house areas: Area1. The greenhouse maintenance area covering 52,000 sq ft; and Area2 the Dumping Ground, covering 120,000 sq ft.”

The system, which will be approximately 14 ft above grade, will allow for cemetery operations to coexist. It will provide renewable energy via the NYS Community Solar Program. An additional approval by the New York State Board of Directors is required upon which a Con Edison Interconnect Agreement will be applied for. All Faiths Cemetery is in process of finalizing a lease Agreement, which will provide funds to maintain the Cemetery.

According to our current plans, we project to have completed the facility by Sept 1, 2022.

This is wonderful news for shareholders and partners.

The Company previously entered into a contract with Amergy Solar Inc. to provide funds to cover

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Equipment and Installation Costs for the 7,400kw ground mounted Solar Photovoltaic System Installation for a Solar Farm at 4777 Dewey Ave, Greece, NY 14612.

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ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD CANCERS IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH WITH REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

By Lillian Langtry

t is estimated that nearly 8% of the more than 500,000 childhood cancer survivors in the United States show signs of “old age” at much younger ages than their non-cancer counterparts. A new paper, Physical activity and fitness in childhood cancer survivors: A scoping review, published in the December issue of Aging AND Cancer, shows that childhood cancer survivors who participate in regular physical activity have improved markers of cardiovascular health, a lower risk of overt cardiovascular disease, increased neurocognition, and a lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to childhood cancer survivors who do not participate in physical activity.

is a cancer research pioneer, with the mission of eradicating cancer through cutting-edge research that identifies and corrects abnormal gene function that causes cancer, as well as developing minimally toxic treatments for patients.

Investigators share information and tools to accelerate cancer research through the Foundation’s collaborative group of world-class scientists, the Institute Without Walls. Since its inception in 1976, the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation has awarded more than $100 million to more than 200 researchers worldwide.

For more information, visit www.waxmancancer.org.

“While advancements in treating cancer have greatly improved, most therapeutics can have negative impacts on the human body,” said Dr. Samuel Waxman, CEO and Founder of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. “This study is important for two reasons. First, it demonstrates that maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle can help combat the long-term consequences from some cancer treatments, and secondly, that we must prioritize research to develop new medications that are both effective and also less toxic.”

Aging AND Cancer is a relatively new open access journal from Wiley Publishing produced in affiliation with the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation.

The most recent issue includes three additional papers: · FOXO3 regulates a common genomic program in aging and glioblastoma stem cells, E. Webb, et al · Long-term analysis of irradiated skin after breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer patients using noninvasive imaging, Osanai, et al · An outlook on the lymph nodes dissection during the pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer, Weishen Wang and Baiyong Shen

Aging AND Cancer is a relatively new open access journal from Wiley that focuses on understanding how the aging process is a key component of cancer evolution and progression. The journal publishes basic, translational, and clinical research findings of broad interest, examining the mechanisms by which age-related deterioration of the individual, from macromolecules to tissues and organs, promotes the onset, progression, and relapse of cancer, and influences treatment options and outcomes. This journal provides a forum for new findings and ideas that improve our understanding of how old age influences many different aspects of cancer, from incidence to development and pathology to treatment outcomes to psycho-social aspects of cancer living. The journal is published in affiliation with the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation.

For more information, visit onlinelibrary.wiley. com/journal/26438909.

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ANNIE WATT

I am very excited to become a part of the Metropolitan Magazine Palm Beach family. Photographing events and introducing my associate photographers to these opportunities is what I do. Monthly I will be sharing meaningful images of people experiencing what South Florida has to offer. I’m looking forward to my first time visit to Art Basel in Miami on December 2-4th. If you haven’t been, put it on your calendar.

As a photographer and artist I’m excited to support fellow artists. In this my inaugural column I am introducing noted abstract expressionist J. Steven Manolis, founder of the Manolis Projects, which represents over 40 artists and provides private curation services, offering visitors an immersive behind-the-scenes view of a working studio and gallery.

This year for Art Basel Miami, Manolis Projects is proud to present “Hunt Slonem: The Early Years, An Art Rich and Strange + Manolis Projects Artist Group Show.” Hunt Slonem is an American colorist and figurative painter, best known for his large Neo-Expressionist oil paintings of tropical birds, butterflies, and bunnies. Manolis Projects features a large collection of these rare early works, as well as his iconic salon-style Bunny Wall.

Also featured is artist Ron Burkhardt, the founder of Notism, a genre he describes as exalting the power of private thoughts expressed in hand-written text – its style, texture, intensity, dynamism, aestheticism, and the primal exuberance of precious memory recall. His works are easily recognized by their striking colors, bold shapes, and meticulous attention to detail.

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ROSE HARTMAN LE FEMME FATALE PHOTO EXHIBIT AT TW FINE ART GALLERY

Annie Watt, Frank D'Agostino

Mike De Paola, Sienna Berritto, Ty Cooperman

Regina Kavitz

Tom Shaffer, Ingela Carlssom

Frank D'Agostino, David Sweet, Rick Rose

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Tom Shaffer, Ingela Carlssom, Sarah Gavlak, Maynard Monrow.

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Sarah Gavlak

Ron Burkhardt, Julie Hayek

RICK ROSE WORTH AVENUE WALKING TOUR

STEPHANIE'S BOUTIQUE GRAND OPENING

Stefanie Hill, Greg Mahon

Victoria Hum, Stefanie Hill, Betsy Boggs, Bibi

Sabrina Verlezza, Haim Hayon, Jules Aron, Don Perry

Jasmine Timan, Zack Mahon

Linda Parnett, Anthony LoCurto

Greg Mahon, Annie Watt

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AUTHOR DEBORAH GOODRICH ROYCE RUBY FALLS LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING

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Pat Curtin, Pat Ruggieri, Ginny Cronin

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Deborah Royce, Walter Tomenson, Mary Ann Erlich

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POPSICLE TOES AND COLD WEATHER WOES

By Dr. Emmanuel (“Dr. E”) Fuzaylov, DPM

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hile the weather is slowly starting to change, winter isn’t over yet! Freezing temperatures are hard on the entire body, and feet are no exception. They actually take the brunt of it! Choosing the right footwear can go a long way to keep your feet warm and prevent long term damage.

Since the purpose of a shoe’s lining is to keep feet dry and warm, its material has a tremendous effect on overall foot health. Retained moisture and sweat are direct causes of toenail fungus and, ironically, cracked skin.

Favor shoes made of genuine leather and microfibers, and avoid synthetic linings. These materials absorb moisture and enhance breathability, which prevents fungus.

Socks are essential for warmth and circulation, but choose the material wisely. Remember the adage: Cotton is rotten and wool is cool! Cotton retains problematic moisture that leads to athlete's foot, toenail fungus and bromhidrosis (foot odor). Wool, however, doesn’t absorb moisture

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and is extremely breathable, keeping your feet dry. Try using merino wool socks with slight compression. This combination will retain body heat and increase vasodilation, which creates warmth.

Compression socks are great to wear with winter boots since they increase circulation to the lower extremities and conserve heat. An extra pair of socks can always help in a pinch to provide extra insulation to preserve body heat.

Dr. Emmanuel Fuzaylov, DPM (“Dr. E”) Dr. Fuzaylov specializes in minimally-invasive foot surgery, bunions reconstructive surgery, corn removal, laser toenail surgery, hammertoe and heel spur corrections, and surgical and non-surgical treatment for neuromas, tendons and joint pain. He is a graduate of St John’s University and earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree at New York College of Podiatric Medicine.

HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION (HDRF) EXPERTS ADDRESS GLOBAL EPIDEMIC OF DEPRESSION AT THE FOUR ARTS SOCIETY The Lecture was Followed by a Luncheon to Launch HDRF’s First Ever Palm Beach Junior Committee

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ver 80 guests attended a special presentation by Audrey Gruss, Founder and Chair of Hope for Depression Research Foundation and Dr. Eric Nestler, Chair of the HDRF Depression Task Force, at The Four Arts Society on January 6th. The lectures addressed the magnitude of depressive illness globally and in the U.S., where surveys show a third of Americans are experiencing depression and anxiety in the wake of the pandemic.

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Dr. Eric Nestler and Audrey Gruss

In the presentation, Gruss emphasized the need for biomedical research to find much-needed new treatments for depression and its related mood disorders, especially as the world reels from Covid-19. Dr. Nestler discussed how HDRF’s team of top neuroscientists -- the Depression Task Force – have identified new opportunities for cures through advanced brain research. He shared the hopeful news that their strides in research have led to a pilot clinical trial now underway to test a brand new category of antidepressant.

Another hopeful part of the day was the official launch of Hope for Depression’s Inaugural Palm Beach Junior Committee – a core group of young parents and professionals dedicated to raise mental health awareness in their communities. They were invited to attend the lecture and a special luncheon afterwards with Dr. Nestler and Audrey Gruss at Le Bilboquet.

Gruss said: “Young people, increasingly, are much more open about mental health issues. As Palm Beach sees a major influx of young people and families, we want to harness their passion to find solutions to depression, one of the greatest issues facing humanity today.”

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Kameron Ramirez, Hollis Pica

“I am so happy I took the day off to attend the lecture and luncheon,” said Lourdes de Guardiola, equestrian trainer and owner of Imperial Show Stables, “it’s important that I educate myself on recognizing symptoms so that I may intelligently guide my students to seek professional help when needed. I learned a great deal from the lecture and was delighted to have the opportunity to speak further with Dr. Nestler. He was not only informative but refreshingly accessible.”

The first focus of the Palm Beach Junior Committee will be the Fourth Annual Palm Beach Race of Hope, a 5K Walk/Run to be held on Saturday, February 26 at 8 am. To everyone’s delight, during the luncheon, Le Bilboquet Chef Adabis Castro came to the table to announce he was forming a “Team Bilbo” of colleagues to participate in the Race.

Audrey Gruss, Kara Ross

Stephanie and Andrew Filauro

Stacey Leuliette, Bettina Anderson

The Junior Committee will also work with HDRF scientists and staff to create educational seminars about depression causes, symptoms and treatment to launch in Palm Beach area schools in the fall of 2022.

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FOURTH ANNUAL PALM BEACH RACE OF HOPE CELEBRATES ITS INAUGURAL PALM BEACH JUNIOR COMMITTEE Chairman PJ Quick Pollack Hosts Special Soirée Introducing New Generation to Hope for Depression Research Foundation

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J Quick Pollack, Junior Chair of the Fourth Annual Palm Beach Race of Hope, hosted a festive soirée to celebrate the inaugural Palm Beach Junior Committee on Thursday, January 27. Over 90 junior members and their guests attended the event which took place at Tricia Quick’s private residence.

Dressed in their Palm Beach best, Junior Committee members and their friends conversed, enjoyed poolside music by DJ James Simmons, and delighted in delicious passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails served throughout the elegant Mediterranean residence.

The party was so successful that it lasted way past the end hour. New friendships were forged and strong commitments to band together among this younger generation were established, as they learned of new ways to combat depression.

Pollack thanked junior committee members and guests for their commitment to raising funds and participating at the upcoming race on February 26th at 8 a.m.

each other, and we need to support new, innovative therapies that may one day bring depression to a standstill."

Audrey Gruss, founder of HDRF, was moved by the overwhelming attendance. “I am so thrilled that Palm Beach’s new, young guard has expressed so much interest and is running with the baton. Their energy to learn more about the issue and take action is unparalleled. I want to thank PJ Quick Pollack and Tricia Quick for being so instrumental in launching this inaugural junior committee.”

The Junior Committee will also work with HDRF scientists and staff to create educational seminars about depression causes, symptoms and treatment to launch in Palm Beach area schools in the fall of 2022.

“I’m excited to spearhead efforts for a cause that is so important to me and my peers,” says PJ Quick Pollack. "Like everyone, young adults are struggling with the uncertainty and isolation caused by the pandemic. Many are experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety. My generation wants to make sure that everyone realizes that it is okay to speak out about depression and seek help.

We need to be here for each other, and we need to support innovative research into new and better treatments so we can one day get clinical depression under control. The pandemic certainly cast a pall on our generation as many faced new or recurring episodes of depression. My generation wants to make sure that everyone realizes there is nothing taboo about depression. We need to be here for 118

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Greg Gozzo, Jake Fusia, Hollis Bradley Pica, Bert Posess, PJ Quick Pollack, Robert Riva, Caleb Smith

Kameron Ramirez, Bettina Anderson

Carolina Buia Barefoot, Hollis Bradley Pica, Bettina Anderson

Junior Chair PJ Quick Pollack, Robert Riva and Caleb Smith

Nolan and Michael Greenwald

Jake Fusia, Joshua Sagman

Kadir Lopez Nieves, Marzia Precoda

Tricia Quick with Co-Chairs Scott Snyder and Audrey Gruss

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Junior committee who attended include co-chairs Andrew & Stephanie Filauro, Caleb Smith and Hollis Pica; and members Bettina Anderson, Carolina Buia Barefoot, Oliver Grace III, Nolan and Michael Greenwald, Lourdes de Guardiola, Maggie Haigh, Kevin Condon, Isabella Meyer, Alexis Posada TeStrake, Kameron Ramirez, Robert Riva, Joshua Sagman, Whitney Lovell Schott, Kirsten Smith, Jane Stevens, Casey Taylor, Tom Treacy and Alvin Valley.

Junior committee members not able to attend were co-chairs Charlotte Bocly and Sarah Wetenhall and members Wendy Benichou, Samantha Curry, Brianne Goutal, Katherine Lande, Stacey Leuliette, Nick Mele, Emma Holzer, Lauren Merck, Dr. Richard Miron, Abigail Owen-Pontez, Michael Gregson-Reinert; Nic Roldan; Mathieu Rosinsky, Pamela Tombari and Grace Wills.

Fourth Annual Palm Beach Race of Hope Sponsors Sponsors of the Fourth Annual Race of Hope include Royal Poinciana Plaza, Findlay Galleries, Livingston Builders, Impala Asset Management, Smith & Elkin CPA, P.A., Hive Collections, Hamilton Jewelers, Gunster, Jefferson Capital, Le Bilboquet, Aktion Art, Brown Moving and Storage, Frances Valentine, Tammy Fender Holistic Skin Care, Sant Ambroeus, Palm Beach Illustrated, Fit 2 Run, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Sunreef Yachts, Alvin Valley and Institut Le Rosey.

Fourth Annual Palm Beach Race of Hope Committee Members James R. Borynack & Adolfo Zaralegui, Dominique Buaron, Jamee & Peter Gregory, Tricia Quick, James & Teresa Remez/Livingston Builders, Catherine Adler, Annabelle & Denis Coleman, Jr., Deborah & Philippe Dauman, The Honorable David Fischer & Jennifer Fischer, Nicola Marcus, Heidi & Tom McWilliams, Renee & Carlos Morrison, PJ Quick Pollack, Thomas C. Quick & Michael Donnell, Becky & F. William Bryan, James H. Coleman, Julie & Mike Connors, Maria & Kenneth Fishel, William E. Flaherty, Cindy & Chris Galvin, Felicia & Peter Gottsegen, Charles and Kaaren Hale,

Joseph Hernandez, Tania & Brian Higgins, Darlene & Jerry Jordan, Sheila & Robert Josephberg, Melanie & Roger Lawson, Petra & Stephen Levin, Robert F. Mancuso, Anita & Sam Michaels, Muffy & Donald Miller, Joel Pashcow, Jeffrey Pfeifle, Amy & John Phelan, Marzia Precoda, Kara Ross, Agneta Angel, Paola Bacchini Rosenshein, Bruce Bierman & William Secord, CeCe Black, Kimmy & Steve Brauer, Sharon Bush & Robert C. Murray, Anne Fisher, Frances Fisher, Linda Gary & Michael Belisle, Heidi Hanna, Nicki & Ira Harris, Inez Fogel Heery, Manager, Greenleaf & Crosby, Yaz & Valentin Hernandez, Eve & Herb Jacobi, Ann Follis Jeffery, Jayne T. Keith, Eleanora Kennedy, Carol & Earle Mack, Annabelle & Alberto Mariaca, William A. Meyer, John & Carole Moran, Diana Morrison, Lucia N. Musso, Linda Olsson, Sallie B. Phillips, Joanna Roland, Frances G. Scaife, Barbara & Randall Smith, Ginny & David Sydorick, Betsy & Wally Turner, Nicholas Varney, Lis Waterman, Ellen & James Wilner, Nancy Yanofsky & Ed Brown, Clelia & Tom Zacharias, David Zislin About HDRF Audrey Gruss founded HDRF in April 2006 in memory of her mother Hope, who struggled with clinical depression. Today, with its Depression Task Force of top brain scientists, HDRF is conducting the most advanced depression research in the country. Over 350 million people annually struggle with depression globally, but despite its prevalence, depression is still misunderstood, underfunded and under-researched. The pandemic has only exacerbated the global mental health crisis. The mission of HDRF is to fund cutting-edge neuroscience research into the origins, medical diagnosis, new treatments, and prevention of depression and its related mood disorders, including bipolar depression, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder and suicide. To date, HDRF has provided more than $40 million through over 125 grants for accelerated breakthrough depression research that promises to lead to new and better medications and treatments.

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AN EVENING AT ESSEX WHERE COVER STARS COLLIDE

by Adam Kluger

ublisher Chase Backer is no stranger to throwing memorable magazine parties. With Chase tied up in Palm Beach rubbing elbows with Sylvester Stallone, Margaret Bastick Luce, and suntanned polo fans, it was left up to me to organize a magazine party worthy of celebrating some of the superstars that we have featured on and in the magazines in 2021. Years ago I asked my old friend Bentley Meeker, New York's top staging and lighting expert, the secret to throwing a great party. I remembered that Bentley advised to never run out of ice and whenever possible throw your party at a cool location run by a cool owner. Check and check when it came to throwing our recent party at Essex.

Amazing food, specialty drinks, and a super cool owner in David Perlman. The

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RSVP list was overfilled with movers and shakers from top fragrance expert Sue Phillips to top throat doc Gwen Korovin. Acclaimed Israeli author Itamar SN (White Smoke), branding genius Rivka Tadjer, TikTok sensation Lorena Jusino, respected artists Reverend Jen Miller, Jonathan Feldschuh, Richard Alan model management, and networking wizards Carrie Rikon and Erin Davis, among other luminaries, sipped Cosmos and enjoyed live music from bandleader Nick Colt & Ms. Jane, Crista Giuliani and future megastar Vann Vega. The stars were also aligned for an impromptu photo shoot featuring three gorgeous, brilliant, and super-talented women who have all graced our magazine covers; Mie Iwatsuki, Shani Grosz, and Xen Sams. Epic.

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Treasurly by DiMa Inc. started its journey in 1999. It’s a women-founded, operated and owned business. With 99.8% of fine diamond and jewelry companies being owned by males- with bottom line profits in mind- we take a more aesthetic approach. A woman knows what another woman likes! Each and every piece of our inventory is either designed or hand-selected by owners. Not only because we found a unique treasure for a great price, but mainly because we fell in love with it. Our motto is Fifth Avenue quality at Main Street prices! We take pride in exceptional personal service. We didn’t inherit this business from our grandparents, we created it from scratch. Therefore we don’t expect our customers to show up and pay high prices just because their grandparents shopped at the same place. We can’t afford to take poor care of our customers just because they trusted us with their prior purchase. So every transaction is not a given for us, it’s a result of hard work from the bottom of our hearts!

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