Presented By: East Midtown Association - Where New York Gets Its Style

Benefitting: Lighthouse International - 100 Years of Leadership 1905 - 2005

Art and Design Building

Bank of New York

Bloomberg

City National Bank

The Clarett Group

Jack Resnick and Sons

Place 57

Shop Etc.

Veranda Magazine

VISIONARIES GALA, April 5, 2006. 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Mission: To bring together the creative industries of interior design, fashion, entertainment and photography in a joint effort to draw attention to the unique resources in the East Midtown Decorative Arts District with an event that will reinforce and support the mission of the Lighthouse International. The evening will be a elegant and fun-filled kick-off to our Inside DecArts 2006 public-access shopping weekend (April 6-9th).

Venue: Bloomberg Headquarters, One Beacon Court (Btw. Lexington and 3rd)

Ticket: $250

Honorees:


Iris Barrel Apfel
Fashion icon
Anthony Rapp
Author, and star of RENT, the movie and broadway show.
Ann Sacks
of the Eponymous tile and stone firm

Live Auction: Adding to the fun are two teams of interior designer auctioneers, Chris Madden with Jamie Drake and Scott Salvator with Alexa Hampton, who will auction off celebrity eyewear and memorabilia.

Beneficiary: Lighthouse International. Situated in the East Midtown, the Lighthouse is a leading resource worldwide on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation.