C&G Out and About - October 2013

Honorees, Awards, and Anniversaries

Ole to Casita Maria, Hurrah for Lladro, and Congratulations to Supporters of the Arts.

The Merry Mario Book Lunch Marathon

The Prince of Chintz fills the calendar with celebrations of his fifty years of design excellence.

Central Park’s Annual Fall Luncheon

Stylish guests help raise more than $165,000 for New York City's showcase park.

Celebrating Folk Art, Crafts and Food

The Folk Art Museum's annual gala and the American Made Awards focus attention on creativity.

Shocking Art: Then and Now

Travel through time within a few blocks along Central Park West to visit the show that created a sensation in New York a century ago, and a new exhibit showcasing the very latest in mind-boggling technological creations.

Cooperstown the All American Getaway

Only a short drive away, we took a trip back to the good old days in the all American small town that is known as Cooperstown, NY.

New On View

All around the New York City new exhibits are giving viewers wonderful images to gaze at. Here are some recent shows we've visited.

Battery Conservancy Luncheon

The transformation of a paved wasteland of asphalt and stone blocks into one of the most innovative parks in the world was described at the 10th annual luncheon of the Battery Conservancy.

Nifty Gift Gadgets

What won't they think of next. Innovating like crazy to keep abreast and ahead of technological advances, dozens of firms brought their latest brainstorms to a holiday spectacular Pepcom exposition.

Community Canvases

Residents of Litchfield's Washington community gathered to view portraits of themselves and their neighbors in a new exhibit at Waterbury's Mattatuck Museum of Art.

2013 Fiesta Gala of Casita Maria

Upstairs and downstairs a huge group of notables crowded into the Upper East Side townhouse of Estee Lauder Group President John Dempsey and his charming young daughter Marie Helene to launch the upcoming 2013 Fiesta Gala of Casita Maria.