Last Night's Parties: Elton John Kicks Off Tribeca, Anna Wintour Celebrates The Fashion Fund Awards

by Christina Makoyawo · April 21, 2011

    There was a star-studded red carpet for the opening night of Sister Act on Broadway, Anna Winour celebrated the 2010 Fashion Fund Awards, Latino Leaders Magazine highlighted their 25 outstanding young leaders, Norma Kamali was celebrated Tribeca Film Festival kicked things off with the "The Union" screening. Oh and galas galore!

    Opening Night of the 2011 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

    Where: World Financial Center, Winter Garden

    Who Was There: Martin Scorsese, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Rainn Wilson, Questlove, Anna Kendrick, Zoe Kravitz, Dennis Leary and much more.

    Other details: 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival kicked off last night at the very chic World Financial Center. The festival started off with the screening of "The Union", about the collaboration between Elton John and Leon Russell. Good thing the rain held off because it was screened outdoors with music by Elton John following the film. Don't forget to check out more photos HERE! And for a NYC film guide for the TFF go HERE.

    J.CREW, VOGUE and CFDA Celebrate the 2010 CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund Awards

    Where: J. Crew Men's Shop, NYC

    Who Was There: Anna Wintour, Prabal Gurung, Christian Cota, Coco Rocha, Joan Smalls, Billy Reid, Erin Fetherson, Rebecca Minkoff, Jeffrey Costello, Hamish Bowles and more.

    Other Details: CFDA partnered with J. Crew for last night's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund party. Vogue's Anna Wintour and Mark Holgate were in attendance presiding over the festivities. The event was flooded with young CFDA stars, top models and NYC fashion execs. Last summer J. Crew replaced The Gap as the scholarship's primary sponsor, along with Ann Taylor. [via]

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    Opening Night After Party for "Sister Act"

    Where: Broadway Theatre, Gotham Hall

    Who Was There: Whoopi Goldberg, Sylvester StalloneBarbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselback, Douglas Carter Beane, Adam Lambert, LaLa Vasquez, Brooke Shields, Chazz Palminteri, Mario Cantone

    Other Details: The new play is directly based on the 1992 hit movie about a ghetto nighclub gal who finds her way within the habit. Adam Lambert showed up with a beard and his boyfriend.

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    LENOX HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE Spring Gala Benefit Honoring Elizabeth Rohatyn

    Where: 42nd St Cipriani

    Who Was There: Sen Roy Goodman, Elizabeth Rohatyn, Felix Rohatyn, Mary Snow, Barbara Regna, Peter Regna, Claire Fitzgerald, Mark Dorfman, Emily Leonard, Diana Quasha, Christopher Spitzmiller

    Other Details: The theme this year was "You're the Top", honoring Elizabeth Rohatyn, long-time Board Member and Honorary Chair.

    LATINO LEADERS MAGAZINE Introduces THE 25 OUTSTANDING YOUNG LATIN LEADERS OF 2011

    Where: 21 Club, NYC

    Who Was There: Donald Trump, Samantha Willens, Christian Cota, Moises de la Renta, Michelle Violy Harper, Eugenia Gonzalez, Valerie BosterGabriel Rivera-Barraza and more.

    Other details: Latino Leaders celebrated its 2nd annual celebration of 25 outstanding young latin leaders, culture-shapers and world-changers. Carolina Herrera donated lovely gift bags to the event.

    Momentum Women honor Norma Kamali

    Where: Le Cirque

    Who Was There: Norma Kamali, Ceslie Armstrong

    Other details: Momentum's Ceslie Armstrong took to her tumblr and twitter after the event to tweet a pic of her  "with designer Norma Kamali right after the interview. She is such an incredible woman and has really insightful knowledge about women’s health and wellness. Her collection is really fantastic…especially for working women on the go. You will love the pinstripe looks. There is a wellness cafe in her famous W. 56th Street flagship store. She’s so cool."

    The Drawing Center's 2011 Gala

    Where: Tribeca Rooftop

    Other Details: The celebration honored Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Cocktails and dinner followed the celebration for the exhibition "Drawing and its Double: Selections from the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica".

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    Audi Announces Team Audi

    Where: Javits Center

    Other Details: Stephen Colbert joined Johan de Nysschen, President of  Audi of America, to announce the formation of Team Audi in the biennial 2011 Charleston Bermuda Race.