Society News Pages
1
2
3 |
E-mail this page to your
friends |
Black Tie International:
Elite Professional Networking:
St Patrick's Day
|
|
Front: Life & Style Coach Susan Korwin, Actress Pamela Martin, Actor Bill lee Lanndis, Faith Dickey Executive Producer T2 Entertainment, Actress Eleonora Petracca, Gloria T. Cressler Latin Celebrity & Speaker & Coach Karen Hoyos, Actress Danielle Melillo and Julio Pujol Councilor Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the UN.
Back: Dr. Robert Korwin, Actress Jennifer Martinez, US ARMY Sgt. Curtis Bolden, Kristina Coppola, & Wallace J. Nichol Enviromentalist.
|
|
|
|
Nick Alessi,and
the
AR-1,
at The Trump World Tower |
|
Photo by Dan Weinstien
The cast of AMERICAN 79 and
AlessiAR-1 Supercar,
From left Nicole Melillo, Danielle Melillo & Kevin
Wainczak
|
|
Photo by Dan Weinstien
From left Gloria T.Cressler President Elite
Professional Networking Group, Kenneth McClure
General Manager The Trump Tower World Bar, Nick
Alessi Founder & President Alessi
AR-1 Supercar,
Actress Danielle Melillo,Gerard McKeon Publisher
Black Tie Magazine, Kevin Wainczak. Nicole Melillo,
and Bill-Lee Lanndis.
|
|
|
Elite Professional
Networking Group,
EPN
Friends of Black Tie International Magazine,
&
Giorgio G Cognac
(from famous designer Giorgio Gucci)
PRESENT:
Saint Patrick's Day
Red Carpet Event
Article by Gloria T.
Cressler,
Editor
Black Tie International
Magazine
Photographs by Barry Browne
and Dan Weinstin
Let’s Go To the Movies!
Actors, Actresses, Fast
Cars, … and a Party for
Saint Patty!
Elite Professional
Networking Group (EPN)
hosted another fabulous
event on March 16th
- the eve of Saint
Patrick’s Day! What a great
way to get the parade
started! This event was
co-hosted by Black Tie
International Magazine,
Giorgio G Cognac (by Famous
Fashion Designer Giorgio
GUCCI), Emperors Vodka, and Alessi
AR-1 Supercar.
The luck of the Irish was
evident throughout the
evening at the World Bar!
So, even while many of our
regular guests were off to
their weekend get-away
retreats, and many others
were observing Sabbath, we
still had a full house on
Friday - with some very
classy, very happy
celebrants. It’s no blarney
when I say our Saint
Patrick's Day Red
Carpet Celebration was
another outstanding
networking event!
Our early guests got to see
something special - a movie
photo shoot with the Alessi
AR-1 Supercar - a half
million-dollar car with a
limited production of only
50 – along with
the cast member of the
movie "AMERICAN 79.” These
young actors and actresses
were dressed “to the nines.”
The cast members had a
terrific time - and why
not? Who can beat a
backdrop of Trump Towers and
powerful sports car, along
with a gaggle of
photographers! The film’s
celebrities were Bill-Lee
Lanndis, Nicole Melillo,
Daniele Melillo, Eleonora
Petracca, Kevin Wainczak,
Kristie Coppola, Jennifer
Martinez, Pamela Martin and
there Executive
Producer Faith Dickey of T2-
Entertainment. I must say
this: Faith is a very
gracious lady. Photographer
Carlo Mallol took some great
shots. Watch for the names
of these actors, actresses,
and the executive producer,
because you will be seeing a
lot of them in the future.
You read it here first: They have real star power!
And the movie “AMERICAN 79”
promises to be a hit!! Set
in the 1970’s, this film
has the
spirit of “Grease” and
“Saturday Night Fever.” The
Alessi
AR-1 Supercar was in
the movie’s publicity photos
because the car is also
called the American 79! The
car was first introduced in
1979, designed and
manufactured right here in
the USA. (The car is hand
crafted on Long Island by
Mr. Nick
Alessi’s car
company). It was exciting
to put the cast AMERICAN 79
together with the
Alessi
America 79 for
promotional photographs and
posters.
A word about the AR-1: The
Alessi AR-1 Supercar belongs
in the movies! It is simply
beautiful. While the
AR-1
may be a street legal race
car - I think it is a work
of art on wheels. Many of
our car enthusiasts were
sure in attendance to see
this car. And they loved
it! So many people told me
they were so impressed with
the vehicle. After the photo
shoot, and when the car was
parked outside the World
Bar, it was amazing to see
so many New Yorkers simply
stop in their tracks to
stare, photograph and talk
about the car. How ‘bout
that for New Yorkers who are
so hard to impress, and even
harder to slow down!!
The General Manager of the
Trump Tower World Bar, and
Vice President of
Hospitality Holdings -Mr.
Kenneth McClure, arranged
the photo session in the
courtyard of the Trump Tower
International by the United
Nations. Mr. McClure took
time from some many
responsibilities to help us
- he manages eight different
lounges, bars and
restaurants, including the
five thousand square feet
Empire Room at the
Empire State Building.
We want to thank him and
the management of the
Trump Tower for allowing us
to do our photo shoot at
their courtyard. Everybody
loved the venue and had high
praise for all of people
associated with Trump
Tower.
At our Saint Patrick’s Day
Celebration, we continued
our tradition of recognizing
our men and women in the
armed forces. We honored
three of our country’s
veterans: US Army Keyla
Gammarano and USMC /ARNG
Victoria Givens, both who
served in Iraq, and US Army
Sgt. Curtis Bolden who
served in both in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Tony Ntellas,
Manager
Alumni, Wounded Warrior
Projects, accompanied the
veterans. Matt Givens,
Victoria’s husband, was also
in attendance. We thank Keyla, Victoria, and Curtis
for their service and
sacrifices
to our country.
We also celebrated the March
birthdays of our members.
Cake and a sing-out went to
Life & Style Coach Susan
Korwin and Husain Ansar of
New York Life and Elite
Professional Networking
Group. Susan was
accompanied by her celebrity
dentist husband, Dr. Robert
Korwin. The cake was
delicious.
Our entertainers that
evening were singer Ife-Gail
Young and musician/singer
Duke Curry. Smooth sounds
and cool jazz moved our
guests to dance, sing and
sway the night away. My
American idols are now this
duo!
Nick Alessi
is a regular
monthly table
sponsor, highlighting his
sleek
AR-I Supercar with his
laptop. His brochures went
fast since everybody was so
excited that they saw the
car.
Sophia Facey’s CruiseONE was
another sponsor. She was
able to make great
contacts with our Elite
Professional guests and VIP
guests. With summer
approaching, many of our
members are interested
on going on tours and
cruises. Don’t wait -get in
touch with Sophia Facey of
CruiseONE right away for all
your travel and tour needs.
Sophia Facey CruiseONE
provides full luxury and
contemporary services for
corporations and
individuals. She also
organizes meetings, special
events at sea and customized
corporate
travel arrangements.
As usual, the Trump Tower
World Bar, headed by General
Manager Kenneth McClure, and
his staff, gave us great
food and service. According
to my good friend Gregory
Von Hess, of Von Hess
Industries, the drinks made
from Emperors Vodka were terrific.
As always, our attendees are
always happy to see old
friends and make new ones.
Our special mix of guests -
with so many people from
different backgrounds,
business experiences, and
industries – makes the
evening interesting and
engaging. Having
the cast from “AMERICAN 79”
was a special treat. The
actresses and actors were so
nice and very sweet -they
readily mixed and mingled
throughout the evening!
Everybody had a good time.
Another fabulous event!
We were happy to have in
attendance Karen Hoyos.
Karen is a Latin celebrity
and President/CEO of Karen
Hoyos International. Also
present was Mr. Wallace J.
Nichols, a marine biologist
and environmentalist of Bluemarbles.org., Julio Pujol
Councillor of the Dominican
Republic to the United
Nations, and Venketachalam
"Kris" Krishnan Chief of
Operations United Nations
Office for Partnership,
Olena Sidlovych Office
Manager for Ukranian
Institute of America,
German Baroness Marion Von
Buchard, celebrity architect
Stephen Valentine, Mark
Jaffe, President
of Greater New York Chamber
of Commerce, Lou Gordon
Director Balcony, Business &
Labor Coalition of New York,
Lilli Stienberg, CEO
Telresources Inc., Dimitri
Soultogiannis, correspondent
and marketing of Hermes
Expo.,
Joseph Calagna, Principal
ALB Holding ll, LLC, Gerald
Amato, Principal ALB
Holdings ll, LLC, of ALB
Design the Center of Chelsea,
and Lana Lawrence who is
another Principal. & also
the President of BITTT (Bring It To The
Table) an organization that
are composed of Architects &
Interior Designers in the
tri-state. ALB Design is
their latest design center
located
on West 53rd Street,
on the ninth floor.
Also adding to the
festivities: Dr. Janusz
Kapusta, President K-Dron
Universe, Inc., Marie O'
Connor Partner Assurance
Price Waterhouse Coopers,
Terry Tarangelo Associates,
Group Director & Vice
President Signature Bank
Staten Island, Stephanie T.L.
Loh, VP MARSH, Joe Swiger
Managing Director
Enviroglobal Solutions,
Daphne Hanna Director of
Sales, Holiday Inn Express,
Allan Katz President
Comprehensive Wealth
Management, Gianluca
Rivizzigno, Architect
Italian Design Solutions,
Pars Moghbel , Architect
Italian Designs Solutions,
Dawn Diaz Founder Milagros,
Day Worldwide, George G.
Janis Sr. Managing Director
Cromwell, Morgan Mergers,
Acquisitions, Alexi Knight
of Korts & Knight, with
Dennis Dannew, Debra Diana
Director of Operations 3D
Beauty Consulting, Laura
Dianna-Garratt, Creative
Director 3D Beauty
Consulting, Nicole Gary
Keller Williams, Andrew
Schrab, Atlantic Shores
Builders and Developers,
Inc.,
Jodi Wiener, Ilya Zlobin of
Trusted Coin, Maya Beridze
Interpreter/Translator and
Editor, Raul Perez
Prudential Douglas Elliman,
Raymond Ratti, Business
Development Executive
RUBENIUS (Dubai Internet
City), Attorney Jeffrey A.
Barr, Lillian Williams Paws
4 Effect, Demetria Daniels
Gotham Gossip, Annette Ott,
Nancy Lee Pig Heaven, Basia
Plewinska, Interior
Designer, Julie Querishi V&
L Carpentry Service, Inc.,
Elizabeth Anne Queseda,
artist, Stephanie Fiallo,
International, Rena Solomon
Fashion Designer and
Merchandiser, & Cornelia
Kaufmann, Melisa Polo,
BCBGMAXAZRIA, Tony Mazzulli
Associate Broker Coldwell
Banker Commercial, Criseida
Arrieta, Prudential Douglas
Elliman, Real Estate Mohcine
Belhamra, Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch, Tony Hideki,
Ito Redac, Inc, Mary Anne
Infanti, and Lorrane
Chimigti.
Once
again we thank Gerard Mckeon, Publisher of Black
Tie International Magazine,
Michael Giakummelos &
Stephen Diacrussi both from
MGTVUSA, Barry Brown Studios
& Video, Dan Weinstin,
Dr. Thomas Mallios, Husain
Ansar, Sonny Le Facce, and
Jun Pasiculan.
And we also thank Boris
Kotenko and Sophia Facey of
CruiseONE who provided some
our door prizes that night.
We hope to see you again!
Mark your calendar now - our
next fabulous events are
scheduled for April 17,
and May 15.
This is your host Gloria T.
Cressler signing off.
For any information on any
of the companies that are
mention in this article, or
for information regarding
invitations and sponsorship
to upcoming events, please
contact us at:
Tel. 212-613-6210 or
718-803-0022.
|
|
|
Tony
Ntellas
Manager
Alumni
Wounded
Warior
Project,
US ARMY
Keyla
Gammarano
(serves
in
Iraq),
USMC/ARNG
Victoria
Givens
(serves
in Iraq)
and her
husband
Matt
Givens,
and
Pamela
Martin
|
|
Baroness Marion Von Buchard and Gerard Mc keon
Publisher Black Tie International Magazine,
Siobhan Cox-Carlos |
|
Life
and Style Coach Susan Korwin, Actor Bill Lanndis
and Latin Celebrity Karen Hoyos |
|
Actresses Nicole Melillo, Eleonora Patracca, Barry Brown
Photographer. Danielle Melillo & Kristina Coppola |
|
|
Lou Gordon, Director Business and Labor Coalition of
New York,
Gloria T. Cressler and Mark Jaffe President Greater New
York
Chamber of Commerce
|
|
Geraldo
Amato Principal ALB Holding II LLC, Gloria T.
Cressler (President Elite Professional
Networking Group) Joseph Calagna
Principal ALB Holdings II LLC. the company ,
who are
the owners of the Design Center in Chelsea.
|
|
|
Happy Birthday,
Susan Korwin |
|
Husain
Ansar with his birthday Cake with Gloria Cressler
and Bill Lanndis |
|
Tony
Ntellas with the Award of Appreciation of US ARMY Sgt.
Curtis Bolden who served in Iraq and Afghanistan |
|
Our
Jazz singer Gail Young and our Jazz Sax's player Duke Curry |
|
Nick
Alessi
of
AlessiAR-1
Supercar
having a
conversation
with Jim
Swiger
Managing
Director
of
Enviroglobal
who had
just
flown
in from
London
that
night.
He came
to see
the AR-1
and he
is
having a
deep
conversation
with
Nick
Alessi
about
the car
|
|
Mark
Jaffe President of the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
and Sgt. Curtis Bolden |
|
Presenting the
door
prizes with door prize sponsor sponsor Sophia Facey, CruiseOne
,
Dr. Thomas Mallios and door prize sponsor Boris Kotenko |
|
Tony
N. Tellas, Celebrity Architect Stephen Valentine, Sgt.
Curtis Bolden, Gloria Cressler, Model Angelina Schipilina
and Boris Kotenko |
|
Dr.
Mallios, Gloria Cressler, Olena Sidlovych Office Manager,
Ukrainian Institute of America, & Tatiana Bobina |
|
Actress Jennifer Martinez, Karen Hoyos |
|
Eleonora Patracca, Gerard Mc Keon, Nicole Melillo, |
|
Michael
Giakummelos of MGTVUSA Anchorman Stephen of MGTVUSA.
interviewing actor Bill Lanndis,
PHOTO BY CARLO MALLOL OF AMERICAN 79 MOVIE |
|
Actor Kevin Wainczak and
Bill Lanndis of AMERICAN 79 with the UNITED NATIONS
in the background
PHOTO BY CARLO MALLOL OF AMERICAN 79
MOVIE
|
|
Gloria
T. Cressler plus the cast of AMERICAN 79 and their parents
PHOTO
BY STEPHEN DIACRUSSI OF MGTVUSA
|
|
On the Camera Michael Giakummelos President of MGTVUSA &
Anchorman Stephen Diacrussi inteviewing
Actor Kevin Wainczack, he also interviewed Actor Bill
Lanndis
and other Guests
PHOTO BY STEPHEN DIACRUSSI OF MGTVUSA
|
|
|
|
Elenor Petracca,
Kristie Coppola, Nicole C. Melillo, Gloria Cressler,
Joe Wainczak, Craig Melillo, Lucia C. Melillo, BIll-Lee
Lanndis. |
|
Susan Korwin, Gerard
Mc Keon |
|
Nick Alessi, Barry
Brown |
|
|
Gloria
Cressler, Nick Alessi,Nicloe Melillo,
AR-1,
Gerard Mc Keon, Kevin Wainczak, Nicole Melillo, Bill-Lee
Landis |
|
The AR-1 is American Attitude-
Leading in style, leading in
performance, and leading the
super car pack.
|
|
|
See You, Next
Event 17th April!
Past Events |
|
Valentines Day Red Carpet Event
|
Holiday Red Carpet Event
2011 |
|
|
Celebrating 250th Anniversary of NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back To
Society News |
|
|
|