Word: galas
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...crowd descends in taxis and limousines after 11 p.m., some 1,000 at $12 apiece. They are very young, quite a few under 1 8, but most of the boys are in black tie and the girls are in gowns: the Gold and Silver Ball, an annual gala for the New York prep school set, is just breaking up a few blocks east...
...fifth annual Kennedy Center Honors gala had the sort of black-tie, stretch-limo elegance that faintly evoked eras past, when the honorees hit their professional strides. Receiving this year's ribbon and gold-plated medallions was an illustrious quintet of long-lived achievers: Director-Writer-Producer George Abbott, 95; Actress Lillian Gish, 86; Bandleader Benny Goodman, 73; Dancer-Choreographer Gene Kelly, 70; and Conductor Eugene Ormandy, 83. Top-banana stripes went to First Trouper Ronald Reagan, 71. Warmly addressing each of the honorees, he came to Abbott, who is currently reviving his 1936 Broadway show On Your Toes...
...intended as a gala reception for French Photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue, 88, but the models stole the show. Christie Brinkley, 27, and Cheryl Tiegs, 35, both came to meet the master snapshot artist at New York City's International Center of Photography. The two had never modeled the same clothes together on a professional shoot, but on this occasion- Miracle on Seventh Avenue-they were outfitted in the same dress, a black taffeta by a new fashion flash named Fabrice. It may be the most embarrassing thing that can happen to a woman, but, says Christie, "it does wonders...
...national leader, while admittedly the source of some political trouble for him now, will prove an advantage to his constituency in the long run, especially when the recession ends. He says he is "tickled to death" about Reagan's scheduled appearance this week at a campaign gala at the Peoria Civic Center, also featuring Charlton Heston and Pat Boone. Scoffed an aide to Stephens, on whose behalf such Democrats as Walter Mondale and John Glenn have made campaign appearances: "They must be running scared if they have to bring in the Gipper, Moses and Mr. Clean all together...
...pool" was one of the shorter-lived--have characterized Harvard Student Agencies (HSA) since its founding in 1957. Now, employing one-fifth of the undergraduate population and doling out $560,000 a year in wages, the student-run organization is approaching its twenty-fifth anniversary with plans for a gala day-long celebration, invitations to 400 alumni, and the production of a special "HSA History...