Casita Maria Celebrates With Black-Tie Fiesta

[All photos by SHAUN MADER for PMc]. Casita Maria held their annual fiesta at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to honor Adrienne Arsht, Lorenza Dipp de Torres Lample and Nancy Gonzalez.  Casita Maria is an Arts and Education center with after school programs geared towards Hispanic communities in the South Bronx and East Harlem.  The Casita Maria Fiesta usually brings the best of the entertainment and arts community; this year was no different.  Everyone from the Rockefellers to Nina Garcia of Marie Claire (formerly of Elle and of Project Runway fame) to Maggie Rodriguez of CBS came to support the event.  The black-tie dinner dance was organized by NYC socials such as Jacqueline Weld Drake, Aileen Mehle & H.R.H. Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia.  Not to be forgotten, the ever stylish Lauren Santo Domingo graced the charity event with haute coutured body in tow. What better occasion than to celebrate with the beautiful AND philanthropic?  Salud!

Nina Garcia, Nancy Gonzalez       Robert Verdi

Martha Bograd, Jacqueline Weld Drake, Michel Langlais, Mercedes Levin

Peter & Allison Rockefeller                Maggie Rodriguez

Michelle Harper                            Lauren Santo Domingo

Mario Buatta, Aileen Mehle          Esteban & Lorenza Dipp de Torres Lample, Philip & Estefania Renaud