By Elise Knutsen 3/07 1:45pm

The Shindigger

Diana DiMenna at the School of American Ballet's Winter Ball

Dance, Dance, Pre-Revolution: The School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball

“Honestly, there is nothing like it,” Dianna DiMenna told The Observer Monday evening. “The beauty, the discipline, the lineage, the heritage, the history!” she gushed. While Ms. DiMenna’s lavish words may have applied to a great many ventures beloved by the city’s gentility, she was in fact referring to ballet. As the evening’s prima, she greeted guests in the marbled lobby of the David H. Koch Theater with that particular hostess’s élan, kissing elegant consoeurs and their bow-tied husbands. The decorous crowd had gathered for the School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball, and there was surely no shortage of pomp or circumstance. Read More

By Christian Lorentzen 7/28/10 12:50am

Internal Memo

Internal Memo: Chelsea Clinton

  • The wedding will take place in Rhinebeck, New York, which is part of Dutchess county, a dutchess being just what I would be if America had a proper class system. Also, Rhinebeck is the birthplace of Rufus Wainwright, which reminds me that I need to email him to get him to come and Read More

By Molly Fischer 7/26/10 1:07pm

Pull Quote

Chelsea Clinton Wedding Coverage Now Comprehensive

“Let us not overlook that other staple of large outdoor events: port-a-potties. Upscale weddings often include deluxe restroom trailers boasting hardwood stalls concealing porcelain toilets that actually flush; sinks with running water set in granite or marble; carpeted or tiled floors; electric lighting; air-conditioning, even piped-in music, fresh flowers and lovely hand towels.”

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