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New
York Botanical Garden Conservatory Ball
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The Conservatory tent.
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The New
York Botanical Garden (NYBG) held its annual spring gala,
The Conservatory Ball, on June 5 at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
The evening began with cocktails in the Perennial Garden, along
with trams tours throughout the Garden of the outdoor sculpture exhibition
by internationally acclaimed artist, Henry Moore. Guests also enjoyed
the Darwin exhibition in the Conservatory before moving to dinner
and dancing in The Conservatory Tent. The Ball, which has been
listed as one of New York’s top benefits, is one of the Botanical
Garden’s most important fundraising parties of the year. More
than 700 guests from New York society, dressed in their ball gowns
and tuxedos, entered the grounds winding through flowering trees,
a beautiful herb garden, and thousands of peonies.
The Gala chairmen were Mrs. Jeremy H. Biggs, Mrs. Richard
L. Chilton, Jr., Mrs. Charles B. Johnson, and Mrs.
B. Robert Williamson, Jr. The Chairmen’s Committee
consisted of Mrs. Coleman P. Burke, Mrs. Marvin H. Davidson,
Mrs. Timothy M. George, Mai Hallingby Harrison, Mrs. John S. Hilson,
Mrs. Carlisle Jones, and Mrs. John R. Robinson.
All proceeds raised by the Conservatory Ball will support the core
mission of the Botanical Garden, including internationally acclaimed
programs in children’s education and botanical research.
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Gregory Long, president, The NYBG, Gala co-chairs Maureen Chilton, Caroline
Williamson, Friederike Biggs, Ann Johnson, and Nathalie Kaplan.
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Wilson Nolen, chairman of the Board, and Eliot Nolen.
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Mary Davidson and Marvin Davidson.
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Maureen Chilton and Richard Chilton, Friederike Biggs
and Jeremy Biggs.
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Coleman Burke and Susan Burke.
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Edward and Nathalie Kaplan.
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Robert Garrett and Jacquie Garrett.
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Carmen Thain and John Thain.
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Joanne de Guardiola, Mark Gilbertson, Somers Farkas.
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Lynden and Leigh Miller.
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Paul and Daisy Soros.
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Lee and Ceci Black.
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Gillian Miniter, Jean Shafiroff.
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Janet Ross.
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Pia Lindstrom, Jack Carley.
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Dean Anderson, Memrie M. Lewis.
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Alexandra Lebenthal and Jeremy Diamond.
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Ann and Charles Johnson.
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Anne and Clayton Rohrbach.
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Beth Taylor, Cosby George.
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Stephen Henderson, Alexis Clark.
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Alex Kramer, Danny Baker.
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Jean Pierre Gagne, Justina Gagne.
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Kim Hicks, Sheila Parham.
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Sabrina and Carl Forsythe.
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Deborah and Charles Royce.
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Susan Sleeper, Tina Mahaffy, Beth Taylor, Dorian Forshner, Hollie Cutting.
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Wendi Rose, Tracy Huff, Nathlie Kaplan.
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Dennis Basso, Marjorie Gubelmann, guest.
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Christian Leone, Karen Larrain.
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Beth and Beau Taylor.
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Dorian and Christopher Forshner.
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Elizabeth Stribling and Guy Robinson.
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Gregory Long, president The NYBG; Nathalie Kaplan, Beth Taylor, Dorian Forshner,
Cosby George, Ann Johnson, Maureen Chilton, Susan Burke, Caroline Williamson,
Mary Davidson, Friederike Biggs, and Anne Rohrbach.
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| Photos:
Patrick McMullan Company/Photos by Cutty McGill |
