GALAS & BENEFITS
American Red Cross in Greater New York Centennial Celebration
October 20, 2005 | World Financial Center Winter Garden
Presented by ARC GNY.
To help celebrate 100 years of service, The Usual Suspects crafted one of the most successful benefits of 2005.
Dramatically staged, the 750-person dinner featured Master of Ceremonies Jon Stewart, keynote speaker
President Bill Clinton, and a performance by Chris Botti.
Life Without Lupus: Lupus Foundation Gala
Winter 2004-2007 | NY Marriott Marquis
Presented by the Lupus Foundation.
Annual elegant gala awards dinner in support of the Lupus Foundation, with performances by the John Pizzarelli Quartet
and Tony Bennett.
The Peaceable Kingdom
April 13, 2004 | Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Presented by the Parents' Circle, Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace, and The Geneva Accords.
This benefit evening of music and readings, the Parents' Circle's first event in the United States, featured performances by the Anonymous Four,
Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, the Eroica Trio, and Patti Smith singing "The Peaceable Kingdom," written for the event. Produced pro bono.
Cabaret
October 27, 2003 | Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Presented by Weill Cornell Medical College; produced with George Trescher Associates.
Weill Cornell's celebrated gala featured an absolutely stunning commissioned
performance by the award-winning Pilobolus Dance Company. Dancers were suspended from the 120-foot ceiling of the majestic Cathedral,
performing mid-air and on special stages erected amongst the guests' tables.