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On May 11, New York Society will join headliners from the worlds of fashion, design and media for a historic star-studded affair: Literacy Partners' 25th annual "Evening of Readings" Gala in the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.
Chaired by celebrated New Yorkers Liz Smith, Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd, this year's event will also feature television commentator Barbara Walters and authors Marie Brenner, David Wroblewski and Christopher Buckley. Each will read aloud from their most recent work, using a Sony "Reader Digital Book."
Literacy Partners, New York's only accredited adult literacy organization, will honor philanthropists Nina Rennert Davidson and Mitchell Davidson and author and historian Barbara Goldsmith for their leadership and dedication in support of adult literacy.
This year's attendees will include Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Ms. Elie Tahari, Mortimer Zuckerman, Dr. & Mrs. Mark Meyer, David Koch, Josh Gruss and Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss, Nora Ephron and Nicholas Pileggi, Mary Higgins Clark, Frederick Eberstadt and Mr. & Mrs. William Rayner, among others.
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