Sapir hosting Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal celebration.In honor of their outstanding contributions to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's natural and built environment, the board of directors of the Municipal Art Society will award the 2006 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal to philanthropists and civic leaders Janet and Arthur Ross. This year's presentation will take place at the MAS Annual Dinner on Tuesday, October 24 in the magnificent Art Deco art deco (ärt dĕkō`; är dākō`, ärt) or art moderne (är môdĕrn`, ärt) lobby of Eleven Madison Avenue Madison Avenue, celebrated street of Manhattan, borough of New York City. It runs from Madison Square (23d St.) to the Madison Bridge over the Harlem River (138th St.). In the 1940s and 50s, some of the major U.S. . "In the tradition of the great individuals who championed New York's public institutions throughout its history, Janet and Arthur stand as models of civic engagement and responsibility," said Philip Howard, MAS Chairman. Janet and Arthur Ross have invested their energy, spirit and resources in an extraordinary number of projects in New York, and each one has made the city more beautiful, more livable and more admired. From Central Park's Pinetum pi·ne·tum n. pl. pi·ne·ta An area planted with pine trees or related conifers, especially for botanical study. [Latin p to neighbor hood parks in all five boroughs to their support for architects, scholars and artists who sustain the classical tradition, the Rosses have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the city. The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal is presented annually to an individual or organization whose work and deeds have made an outstanding contribution to the city of New York. The medal was named for Mrs. Onassis, an MAS board member, in 1994 in honor of her tireless efforts to preserve and protect New York's great architecture. The Honorary Chairs of the dinner are Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, and Mrs. Annan, and the Honorary Co-Chairs are Amb. Robin Chandler Duke, Kitty Carlisle Hart Kitty Carlisle Hart (also billed as Kitty Carlisle) (September 3 1910 – April 17 2007)[1][2][3] was an American singer, actress and spokeswoman for the arts. , Marian S. Heiskell, Amb. Jean Kennedy Smith Jean Kennedy Smith was born Jean Ann Kennedy on February 20, 1928 in Brookline, Massachusetts, the eighth of the nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. and Amb. William J. vanden Heuvel. The Dinner Chairs are Audrey and Danny Meyer, and Samantha and Aby Rosen. Dinner Co-Chairs are Christine Cachot Williams, Gillian and Sylvester Miniter, John L. Moore III, Alex Sapir, Zina Sapir and William H. Wright William H. Wright may refer to:
The beautifully restored lobby of Eleven Madison Avenue will be the venue for the black tie dinner, generously hosted by The Sapir Organization. The dinner will be catered by Danny Meyer's Hudson Yards Catering. |
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