Daily Diary: An Art World Lunch, Parade’s Summer Party, Plus! Cool Cat Takes Over The Surf Lodge For Pride


Art Production Fund hosts luncheon for Sanford Biggers 

Luminaries, tastemakers, and influential figures in the art world gathered at Saks Fifth Avenue’s glamorous L’Avenue restaurant on Tuesday to raise a glass to Harlem-based artist Sanford Biggers. The gathering was to celebrate Biggers’ public art exhibition at Rockefeller Center, which is on view through July 12. Attendees included Casey Fremont, Sarah Hoover, Derrick Adams, Marianne Boesky, Gerard Bush, Kathleen Lynch, Martha Hoover, and more.

Casey Fremont Crowe, Sarag Hoover (BFA)

Michaella Solar-March, Kathleen Lynch, Mike Depaola (BFA)

Vanessa Bonami, Sanford Biggers, Arana Hankin Biggers

Sam Vonderau, Martha Hoover, Jeremy Welu

Kathleen Lynch, Casey Fremont Crowe, Sana Rezwan

Sanford Biggers, Derek Adams (BFA)

Mariann Boesky, Sanford Biggers, Casey Fremont Crowe,

Eb Kelly, Arana Hankin Biggers

Mariann Boesky, Phoebe Cole, Michael Plunkett, Eri King, Daniel Greer

Christopher Renz, Gerard Bush

Summer of Parade kickoff party

Brooklynites raised Rosaluna cocktails and boozy paletas to celebrate the Summer of Parade party at 74Wythe in Williamsburg. Revelers celebrated the popular, fledgling basics brand and its 23-year-old founder, Cami Tellez, while enjoying a surprise performance by Maya Margarita. The brand used the event to highlight its commitment to Planned Parenthood and celebrate its free health services, specifically those offered to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Cool Cat Pride celebration at The Surf Lodge 

Newly-minted ‘Best Spritzer’ award winner Cool Cat hosted a Pride cocktail party, intimate dinner, and performance by Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears at Montauk hotspot The Surf Lodge, with DJ Dawson spinning until sundown. As a gay-owned and operated brand, CEO and co-founder Rocco Venneri wanted to bring friends of the brand Out East to celebrate all genders, ethnicities and sexual orientations—rounding out Pride Month with some majorly memorable moments.

 

Gitano’s Garden of Love Celebrates Pride  

Gitano was the place to be on gay pride Sunday in New York. James Franco,  Zachary Quinto, Kathryn Gallagher,  Jason Wu,   RJ King,  Charlie Knepper,  Amanda Lepore, Timo Weiland, and Rigo Lora were among the familiar faces at the Garden of Love for Pride Love Celebration. Gitano’s James Gardner was on hand to welcome friends from the LGBTQ+ community.

Kathryn Gallagher, James Gardner, Zachary Quinto, & Timo Weiland (Courtesy)

James Franco (Courtesy)

Charlie Knepper, James Gardner, & RJ King (Courtesy)

Amanda Lepore (Courtesy)


Subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on all the latest fashion news and juicy industry gossip.

You can view the original article HERE.

Porsha Williams Sued by Ex Simon Guobadia Over Erectile Dysfunction Posts
Porsha Williams Sued by Ex Simon Guobadia Over Erectile Dysfunction Posts
Jason Kelce Autograph Seeker Goes Berserk On Ex-NFLer, ‘You P***y, F*** You!’
Jason Kelce Autograph Seeker Goes Berserk On Ex-NFLer, ‘You P***y, F*** You!’
Diddy Claims Prosecutors Showed Judge Edited Cassie Video to Make Him Look Dangerous
Diddy Claims Prosecutors Showed Judge Edited Cassie Video to Make Him Look Dangerous
Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan and more step out in style to celebrate country music’s biggest night
Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan and more step out in style to celebrate country music’s biggest night
Cher Says Director Peter Bogdanovich Was an “A**Hole” on the Set of ‘Mask’
Cher Says Director Peter Bogdanovich Was an “A**Hole” on the Set of ‘Mask’
Billy Bob Thornton Thought ‘Bad Santa’ Would End His Career
Billy Bob Thornton Thought ‘Bad Santa’ Would End His Career
Black Harvest Film Festival 2024: Disco Afrika, It Was All a Dream, Dreams Like Paper Boats | Festivals & Awards
Black Harvest Film Festival 2024: Disco Afrika, It Was All a Dream, Dreams Like Paper Boats | Festivals & Awards
Dawsons Creek Had a Perfect Spin-Off, But No One Watched It
Dawsons Creek Had a Perfect Spin-Off, But No One Watched It
Banks announces fifth album ‘Off With Her Head’ with impassioned new single ‘Best Friends’
Banks announces fifth album ‘Off With Her Head’ with impassioned new single ‘Best Friends’
Jelly Roll on his battle with food addiction: “It’s like an avalanche”
Jelly Roll on his battle with food addiction: “It’s like an avalanche”
Here’s every song on the ‘Cruel Intentions’ TV series soundtrack
Here’s every song on the ‘Cruel Intentions’ TV series soundtrack
Zayn Reunites With One Direction at Liam Payne’s Painful Funeral
Zayn Reunites With One Direction at Liam Payne’s Painful Funeral
President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House
President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House
Report: Raiders owner Davis agrees to sell 15% of team
Report: Raiders owner Davis agrees to sell 15% of team
Fun and Frugal DIY Christmas Ornaments
Fun and Frugal DIY Christmas Ornaments
Draymond fires back at ‘janky’ Jenkins, Edey over foul
Draymond fires back at ‘janky’ Jenkins, Edey over foul
10 TV Characters Who’d Be Thanksgiving Dinner Nightmares (And 5 Who’d Be a Dream)
10 TV Characters Who’d Be Thanksgiving Dinner Nightmares (And 5 Who’d Be a Dream)
‘Based on a True Story’ Season 2 Has a Matt Problem
‘Based on a True Story’ Season 2 Has a Matt Problem
‘Gladiator 2’ Director Explains Why the Twin Emperors Are “So F**King Crazy”
‘Gladiator 2’ Director Explains Why the Twin Emperors Are “So F**King Crazy”
Chicago PD Season 12 Episode 8 Review: Torres’ Guilt & Reid’s Mysterious Agenda Result in Tense Midseason Finale!
Chicago PD Season 12 Episode 8 Review: Torres’ Guilt & Reid’s Mysterious Agenda Result in Tense Midseason Finale!
Alex Consani Wants An Aritzia Birkin For Christmas
Alex Consani Wants An Aritzia Birkin For Christmas
Hearst Layoffs, Selena Gomez Covers Perfect Magazine, & More!
Hearst Layoffs, Selena Gomez Covers Perfect Magazine, & More!
The Best Fashion and Grooming Men’s Gifts
The Best Fashion and Grooming Men’s Gifts
Miley Cyrus For Harper’s Bazaar, Louis Vuitton Taps Callum Turner, & More!
Miley Cyrus For Harper’s Bazaar, Louis Vuitton Taps Callum Turner, & More!