WHO:
Lighthouse International,
the 104 year-old leading
non-profit organization
dedicated to fighting vision
loss, presented its
annual Lightyears Gala:
The Lighthouse Salutes the
Arts. The
honorees for this year’s
star studded evening,
attracted some 400 people,
including Interior Designer
Mica Ertegun,
American Composer
Marvin Hamlisch,
film star
Arlene Dahl and
Marc Rosen,
fragrance package
designer. WNYW/Fox 5’s
News Anchor,
Ernie Anastos,
emceed the event, while
comedian/actress
Joan Rivers was
the auctioneer.
WHAT:
The event’s Chairpersons
included Commissioner of New
York City Mayor’s Office of
Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
Katherine Oliver,
Interior Designer
Mario Buatta,
Lighthouse International
Board Member
Stephanie Goldman-Pittel,
President of Cohen Brothers
Realty Corporation
Charles Cohen and
his wife
Clo Cohen; Public
Relations & Marketing
Director for Jimmy Choo
shoes.
Other guests included:;
TCM’s
Robert Osborne;
singer
Lesley Gore;
French actress and
international cabaret singer
Yanna Avis Actor
Ben Gazzara; Tony
Award winner costume
designer
William Ivy Long;
Broadway producers
Marty Richards, Fran
and
Barry Weissler;
Warnaco CEO
Linda Wachner
CNN’s
Robert Zimmerman;
interior designer
Geoffrey Bradfield;
fashion designers
Douglas Hannant
and
Joanna Mastroianni;
playwright
Charlotte St. Martin;
fashionable
socialites
Muffie Potter Aston,
Somers Farkas,
Stephanie Krieger,
Aileen Mehle,
Debbie Bancroft,
Amy Fine Collins,
Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman,
Barbara Tober,
Hope Gimbel Solinger;
Red Apple Group and
Gristedes CEO,
John Catsimatidis
and many more.
WHERE:
The Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue and
59th Street
at Central Park South, New York City
About Lighthouse
International
Founded in 1905, Lighthouse
International is a leading
nonprofit organization
dedicated to fighting vision
loss through prevention,
treatment and empowerment.
It achieves this through
clinical and rehabilitation
services, education,
research and advocacy. For
more information about
vision loss and its causes,
contact Lighthouse
International at
1-800-829-0500 or visit
www.lighthouse.org