Barnard College Holds First-Ever Spring Party & Auction at Industria Superstudio
New York, NY - Barnard College
will host its first annual Spring Party & Auction to benefit
student scholarship on May 3, 6:30 p.m., at Industria Superstudio
in the Lower Manhattan Meatpacking District. The College will
honor Sheila Nevins, Class of 1960, the creative
force behind hundreds of award-winning documentaries and now
president of HBO Documentary and Family Division. She will
receive the Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger Award,
named for the late alumna, philanthropist and civic leader.
Anna Quindlen, Class of 1974, Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist, author and Chair of Barnard's Board of Trustees,
will be the master of ceremonies.
The auction will include unique items like
naming a character in Quindlen's next book; a one-week vacation
in Saint Tropez; and a portrait by celebrity photographer
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. The silent auction numbers close
to 100 items, ranging from VIP tickets to HBO season premieres,
tickets to sporting events, and travel packages. The raffle
grand prize is a three-night stay at Enchantment Resort in
Sedona, Arizona; a first prize of a $1,000 gift certificate
to Saks Fifth Avenue; and a second prize of a $500 gift certificate
to Henri Bendel.
All proceeds from event tickets, auction items, and raffle ticket sales will benefit Barnard's student scholarship program.
At HBO, Nevins has developed hundreds of documentaries that inspire and educate, as well as entertain. Before joining HBO, Nevins produced 13 Academy Award-winning documentary features and shorts. She has earned 50 Emmy awards and 20 George Foster Peabody awards. In 2000, Nevins was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.
The 2005 Spring Party and Auction will be catered by Serena Bass, hailed by House and Garden magazine as "the city's most fashionable catering company."
For ticket information, please contact Esterow Events at 212-290-1393 or e-mail jennie@esterowevents.com. For updates on auction items and information on how to bid long-distance, visit www.barnard.edu/giving/auction.
Media is invited to cover this event. Please contact Suzanne Trimel (212) 854-7583 or Petra Tuomi (212) 854-7907
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