Spring 2010 Benefit Cocktail Party
Date: Saturday, 1 May 2010, 8–11 pm
Location: The Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York
Featuring: Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Ames; bingo with artworks by Spencer Finch and Terry Winters as prizes; a performance by Dorit Chrysler on her splendid theremin; open bar with the “Cabinet” cocktail; and more.
Full program available as PDF here
![The glorious patio of the Italian Academy.](/benefits/P3220038.jpg)
The glorious patio of the Italian Academy.
![Prakash Purdu, close-up magician from the Artifice Group blowing guests’ minds. Note Philippa Kaye’s googly eyes.](/benefits/P3220043.jpg)
Prakash Purdu, close-up magician from the Artifice Group blowing guests’ minds. Note Philippa Kaye’s googly eyes.
![The extraordinary Dorit Chrysler on her theremin.](/benefits/P3220063.jpg)
The extraordinary Dorit Chrysler on her theremin.
![Jeff Grow, member of the Artifice Group puts a cigarette through Tom DeKay’s shirt.](/benefits/P3220071.jpg)
Jeff Grow, member of the Artifice Group puts a cigarette through Tom DeKay’s shirt.
![Jonathan Ames and Sina Najafi pick random numbers from pages torn out of competing publications. The prize for this game of bingo? A beautiful artwork by Spencer Finch.](/benefits/P3220085.jpg)
Jonathan Ames and Sina Najafi pick random numbers from pages torn out of competing publications. The prize for this game of bingo? A beautiful artwork by Spencer Finch.
![Hesu Coue-Wilson and Edward Wilson poring over their bingo cards in their quest to win the Spencer Finch photograph.](/benefits/P3220079.jpg)
Hesu Coue-Wilson and Edward Wilson poring over their bingo cards in their quest to win the Spencer Finch photograph.
![The winner of the Spencer Finch artwork claiming her prize.](/benefits/P3220093.jpg)
The winner of the Spencer Finch artwork claiming her prize.
![Intrepid Cabinet editor D. Graham Burnett offers his torso for a game of band-aid bingo.](/benefits/P3220100.jpg)
Intrepid Cabinet editor D. Graham Burnett offers his torso for a game of band-aid bingo.
![Ben Yalom and Fiona Maazel concentrating on their bingo cards.](/benefits/P3220101.jpg)
Ben Yalom and Fiona Maazel concentrating on their bingo cards.
![Jeanine Herman, the lucky winner of a glorious lithograph by Terry Winters.](/benefits/P3220111.jpg)
Jeanine Herman, the lucky winner of a glorious lithograph by Terry Winters.
![Jonathan Ames, ex-fencer, being challenged to a duel by a masked man claiming to be Russell Wilson, the Columbia fencer who was the subject of the story that Ames had just narrated.](/benefits/P3220115.jpg)
Jonathan Ames, ex-fencer, being challenged to a duel by a masked man claiming to be Russell Wilson, the Columbia fencer who was the subject of the story that Ames had just narrated.
![Ames and the masked man fence their way out of the building. No one knows who won but Ames returns holding a hot waffle on the tip of his sword.](/benefits/P3220123.jpg)
Ames and the masked man fence their way out of the building. No one knows who won but Ames returns holding a hot waffle on the tip of his sword.
![In lieu of catering, the Waffels and Dinges truck served hot treats to all the guests.](/benefits/P3220128.jpg)
In lieu of catering, the Waffels and Dinges truck served hot treats to all the guests.
![The waffle truck in full flow.](/benefits/P3220127.jpg)
The waffle truck in full flow.