The Upper East crowd trekked to Chelsea  for the opening of acclaimed painter Dora Frost�s � Peonies� at the 2/20 Gallery the other night. This jewel of an exhibition space run by artist and teacher Miguel Herrera was packed to the rafters with an additional crowd of some 75 more sipping Prosecco on the sidewalk in the historic district. Frost, a favorite of the Blue Book crowd from Palm Beach to the Hamptons to Greenwich, was overwhelmed by the turnout for her first New York show in a number of years. Her good friend author and Vogue Editor William (Billy) Norwich hosted the opening reception to show her latest works � lush abstract botanicals on large panels that shimmered like floral jewels in the street level gallery housed in a late 1800s building.

Waitstaff worked their way through the crowd both in the gallery and on the sidewalk offering delectable hors d'oeuvres from La Vie Organic, the newly created catering business of Bridget LeRoy and Pamela Willoughby. In addition to being a highly regarded chef, Pamela has worked in the art world for many years and took her color palette for the evening�s offerings directly from Frost�s glorious peony paintings. Pam and Bridget had everyone simply clamoring for their cards.

Admiring the art were Jean Shafiroff, Wilbur Ross and wife
Hilary Geary Ross,  Ann Madonia and daughters Susan and
Ann, Michelle Isabelle Stark, Director of the Suffolk Film & Cultural Affairs Commission; powerhouse realtor Brad Shaheen;  director, producer and actor Anna Wilding; Broadway producers Ruben Brache and Pamela Laudenslager; film actress Heide Banks;
art dealer Janet Lehr of Vered Art in East Hampton;  Judith Witlin, designers Jane Wilson-Marquis, Tracey Tooker, James Villa, Caryn Picker, Anne Moore; Jere Patterson, Doran Mullins,
Sue Hilty, John Hyatt and Charlotte Smith; the internationally acclaimed artist Colette; hair stylist Colin Lively who takes care of the tresses the most famous UES blondes, Enid Hatton,
Bonnie Alsop and scores more