
Philip and Lisa Falcone, Museum president Ellen V.
Futter, and Gala chairs Allison and Roberto Mignone.
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The
American Museum of Natural History held its largest annual
benefit, the Museum Gala on November 15. This year’s
dazzling ball was attended by 650 guests and made over
$3.2 million. Following cocktails
in the Roosevelt Rotunda, guests enjoyed a gourmet dinner
and performances by Saturday Night Live’s Amy
Poehler and Seth Meyers and Tom
Petty and the Heartbreakers in the Milstein
Hall of Ocean Life.
Gala chairs included: Roger Altman and Jurate
Kazickas, Tom and Meredith Brokaw, Jodie and John
Eastman, Kathy and Tom Freston, Julia and David
Koch, Alice and Lorne Michaels, Allison and Roberto
Mignone, and Wendi and Rupert
Murdoch.
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Walter and Judy Shipley, Board chairman Lewis W. Bernard.
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Gala chairs John and Jodie Eastman.
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Gala chair David Koch.
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Valerie and Jeffrey Peltier.
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Katie Joel with Tom and Kathy Freston.
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Steve and Roberta Denning.
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Laura Durning, Tom Freston, Katie Joel, and Harvey Weinstein.
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Will Forte, Brian Jennings, Gala Chair Lorne Michaels,
Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, and Andy Samberg.
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Cathie Black and Tom Harvey with Ellen V. Futter.
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Ed Schlossberg and Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg.
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Gillian Miniter.
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Jane and Brian Williams.
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John McEnroe and John Sykes.
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Conan and Liza O’Brien.
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Jann Wenner and Gala chair Lorne Michaels.
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Laura Durning and Roger Waters.
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Donna Dixon and Alec Baldwin.
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Juliette Janssens, Moran and Drew Demann, and Mark Janssens.
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Alan and Jill Rappaport.
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Joella and John Lykouretzos with Ellen V. Futter.
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Tom and Dana Petty.
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The Heartbreakers.
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| Photos:
Images: 9, 13, 23, 24: R. Mickens/AMNH. All others: © D.
Finnin/AMNH |
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