The New Gala Trend...The Open House

The American Folk Art Museum presents Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts From the collection of Joanna Semel Rose

Open To The Public March 25 -30, 2011

Infinite Variety, the American Folk Art Museum’s spectacular installation of 651 red and white American quilts is just that. Presented in the cavernous space of the Park Avenue Armory, the exhibition is like the city itself, monumental, majestic and bold. The quilts are arrayed in gravity defying spirals which climb 60 feet in an overwhelming display, transforming works of intimate delicacy into a stunning architectural statement. Infinite Variety is very much of the moment and yet the quilts from which it has been assembled are timeless.

It was the perfect backdrop for the Museums Annual Gala!

The quilts are from the collection of Joanna Semel Rose, an art collector, intellectual, prominent philanthropist, and doyenne of a leading New York real estate family. Formerly the chairperson of the Partisan Review and rumored to be involved with the (top secret) selection process for the MacArthur Fellowships, she is a quintessential New Yorker.

When asked by her husband Daniel Rose what she wanted for her 80th birthday she suggested this gift for herself and the city, to have her quilts displayed where she (and everyone else) could see them all at the same moment. Due to the Roses’ generosity, this “hottest ticket in town” is open to the public and free of charge.

From http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/node/1905768

The Horticultural Society of New York will open their doors before the event on April 12th from 3:00 to 5:00 http://www.hsny.org/support_specialevents_flowersdesigngala.html

The British Are Coming ... Actually The Irish @ Fraunces Tavern

The Porterhouse Brewing Company from Ireland has taken over the Fraunces Tavern Restaurant.
is open daily for food and drinks from 11AM to 4AM
and for small weddings and events.
“The Porterhouse Group is a highly experienced firm which owns and operates multiple bars and restaurants in Ireland. This will be their first restaurant operation in America and they are intent on doing it right, even if it means delaying reopening a bit,” said Anthony Wellman, spokesperson for building’s owner, the Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc.,

www.frauncestavern.com

There is nothing like a Dame...The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

I met up with two Daughters of the American Revolution, other wise know as "Dames" last night at the National Arts Club.

They invited to be come a member of the Garden Circle!

I'm so looking forward to helping out this New York historical treasure.

And yes, you can have your wedding here!

The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden presents the period of the Mount Vernon Hotel which operated from 1826 until 1833. Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house for a 23-acre estate, and converted into the Mount Vernon Hotel in 1826, this stone building sits on land originally owned by Colonel William Stephens Smith, and his wife Abigail Adams Smith, daughter of John Adams.

This fashionable country resort was popular among New Yorkers who wished to escape the hustle and bustle of the city which at that time extended only as far north as 14th Street. The Hotel advertised itself as “free from the noise and dust of the public roads, and fitted up and intended for only the most genteel and respectable” clientele. In those days, one could take the stagecoach or steamboat up to 61st street and spend the day at the hotel sipping lemonade in the ladies parlor or playing cards in the gentlemen’s tavern.

In 1833, the house became the home for three generations of a New York City family. In 1905, as the area became more industrialized, the building was purchased by Standard Gas Light Company (today’s Con Edison). The Colonial Dames of America, a woman’s patriotic society purchased the building in 1924. After extensive restoration to the structure, the Colonial Dames opened the site to the public in 1939. The building endures as a rare reminder of an important era in New York City’s history.

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

421 East 61st Street

New York, NY 10065

212 838-6878.

www.mvhm.org

A New England Wedding Flower Container

I found these floral containers for the New England Society's 2011 Dinner Dance.

So Charmimg!











Call nancy@anewportaffaire.com for pricing

Inspiration...Folk Art

My next floral job is for The Sons Of The Revolution.
The inspiration for the SOR's is American Folk Art Flowers in Creamware styled containers.
A great juxtaposition to the gilded Victorian ballroom.