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On Monday, October 24,
Anna and Brian Haughton, founders of the
International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, hosted a
cocktail reception at the Park Avenue Armory for supporters
of the annual Park Avenue Tree Lighting.
For 23 years, the
prestigious “International Show” has been one of the most
glamorous showcases for top dealers from Europe and the USA.
“We are delighted to again be hosting The Fund for Park
Avenue event at the International Fine Art & Antique Dealers
Show,” said Anna Haughton. “The beautiful malls on Park
Avenue enhance the quality of life for millions of New
Yorkers and visitors every year. The tree lights are
especially magical at Christmas time and represent such an
important tradition in New York."
Fund for Park Avenue
President, Barbara McLaughlin said, “Each year the
community comes together to ensure that this tradition
continues.” She emphasized that the Tree Lighting has always
been privately funded and that the annual contributions The
Fund receives are what allows the tradition to continue.
Trees were first lit on
Park Avenue in 1945 by a small group of Park Avenue
families, led by Mrs. Stephen C. Clark. They wanted to honor
the men and women who had died in WWII. Today, the
illuminated trees are a memorial to all who have lost their
lives defending our country. Mrs. McLaughlin encouraged the
guests to explore the show and also to sample the wine
generously donated by Clos du Bois and the sweets provided
by Magnolia Bakery.
The process of
installing and lighting the trees on the Avenue begins
around Veteran’s Day each year and finishes just in time for
the Tree Lighting Ceremony (which is always the first Sunday
evening in December), outside of the Brick Church (Park
Avenue and 91st Street), which begins at 6:30
p.m.
Among the supporters and
art lovers in attendance on Monday night were: Members of
the
Lighting Committee:
Amy
and Carter Beal, Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk
Henckels. Fund for Park Avenue Board members included:
Derek Limbocker,
Mary Davidson,
Ron Spencer,
Helena Martinez
and
Judith Steckler.
From the NYC Department of Park & Recreation
there was William Castro, Manhattan Borough
Commissioner, and Larry Scott Blackmon, Deputy
Commissioner, Community Outreach.
Patricia Burnham,
Bill Brock, Nicole Limbocker, Konrad Keesee
and grandson Blake, Jean Shafiroff, Michel
Cox Witmer, Susan Burke, Ronald Spencer, Marie Norton,
Jonathan Tait, Joan Nicholas, Ellen Harris, R. Couri Hay,
JoAnne Blair, Joyce Cowin, June and Paul Schorr,
Christy Porter, JoAnne and Roger Goodspeed, Lenise
Logan, Eileen and Robert Judell, Donna Raeburn, Janet
Davis, Tom Bishop, Helenmarie Rodgers, Kristen and
Daniel Oliver, Ruth and Neil Underberg, Tania Isacoff,
Wendy Sarasohn, Stephanie Hessler, Margaret Hill, Ellie
Michael Crames, Susan Relyea, Marlene Cooney, Lynn Andress,
Maria and Kenneth Fishel, Pat and Stephen
Attoe, Alison McCall, Peter Eliel, Norman Rau, Ruth and
Neil Underberg, Charlotte Vott, Craig Tozzo, Cate Lyn
Henry, Carolyn and Ian MacKenzie, Dina and
Jeffrey Tranen, Susan and Douglas Kerridge, Natalie
Miasnikova, Dina and
Jeffrey Tranen, Lynn Andress, Shelley Weinstock,
Shirley and Jim White and Cookie and
Joel Yunis.
For more information, visit
www.fundforparkavenue.org
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