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Mayor Michael Bloomberg had the honor of flipping the switch to illuminate the 2013 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. This year, the 76-foot Norway Spruce was brought in from Shelton, Connecticut. The 12-ton tree is topped with a 9 ½-foot-wide Swarovski and covered with 45,000 multi-colored LED lights. Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jewel, the Goo Goo Dolls, and...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s five-week New York engagement debuted with an Opening Night Gala benefit. Grammy award-winning icon Quincy Jones and actress Gabrielle Union served as honorary chairs at the festive gala which was held at the New York City Center.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Global Impact Award Dinner honored Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. Nigel Barker served as the emcee for the evening, which featured an award presentation by Diane Sawyer as well as dramatic readings from Julianna Margulies, Gloria Ruben, and Mary Steenburgen. The gala was held at the Best Buy Theatre in New York City.

The 14th Annual Sustainable Design Awards were held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Honorees included the Clinton Foundation, accepted by Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of Clinton Foundation; Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University; and Action Environmental Group; and Benjamin Zachary Bronfman, Impact Entrepreneur.

The Ninth Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball, presented by Baccarat, was held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The event honored actor Danny Glover and featured a special performance by Katy Perry. Many UNICEF Ambassadors and notable names came out to support UNICEF including Angie Harmon, Kyle MacLachlan, Christina Ricci, Tea Leoni, Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel, Mark...

"Masters of Sex" actress Caitlin FitzGerald, Sebastian Stan, "The Walking Dead" star Norman Reedus, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, "Orange Is the New Black" actress Danielle Brooks, "Dancing with the Stars" pro Mark Ballas, Travie McCoy, and "We Are Men" actress Aya Cash stopped by the Opening Party for Wired Magazine's pop-up store. Located in the Meatpacking District, the shop...

Emlie Hirsch and Holliday Grainger take on the role of American outlaws, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, in the Television Mini-Series remake of the iconic "Bonnie and Clyde." To celebrate the upcoming debut on Sunday, December 8, 2013, a special premiere party was held at The Heath at The McKittrick Hotel in New York City. The two night...

The 23rd Gotham Independent Film Awards kicked off the awards season at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Stars including Rashida Jones and Amy Poehler, Bobby Cannavale, Zosia Mamet, Oscar Isaac, Shailene Woodley, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, and Forest Whitaker came out to toast the filmmaking industry. The night's top honors went to Joel Coen and Ethan...

One of the world's largest collections of antique silver bookmarks from the collection of Myra Weiser was unveiled at the historic Pelletreau Silversmith Shop, one of the five historic properties of the Southampton Historical Museum & Research Center.

A special screening of the Nelson Mandela biography, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" was held in New York City. Following the screening, U2, Idris Elba, Naomi Harris, Bob and Harvey Weinstein and Anna Wintour with Burberry hosted an after party at Le Bilboquet, which brought out Bono, Lenny Kravitz, Helena Christensen, Kyle MacLachlan, Juliette Lewis, New York Mets...