Everyone at the Inaugural Columbia County Garden Party for the AIDS Council of Northestern New York was on a high from the Hudson Pride Parade earlier in the day, and their hearts continued to soar as the approached Forth House, the historic Hudson Valley home of composer Scott Frankel and architect Jim Joseph. Guests strolled through the magnificent gardens that border corn fields and drank wine under a tent as they raised money for the not-for-profit service agency whose mission is to reduce the risk, fear, and incidence of HIV infection, encourage the independence of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, and promote and understanding of their needs.
Host Scott Frankel with Bob Hyland of Loomis Creek Nursery; designer Frank Faulkner & Philip Kesinger.
Frank Tartaglione, Merry de Phillips and Mary Foskett
Hermes Mallea & gallery owner Carrie Haddad; Stuart Thompson and RI's "Wandering Eye" blogger Carey Maloney.
Deran Mizakjian and Eve Thoreau
Chris Gillbert & Ben Veronis of FashionEdit247 with Gun Nowack of FACE Stockholm; Daryl Bowman and Peter Frank.
AIDS Council of Northeastern New York staffers Laura Trolio, Leshanda Harrington & Jen Goldman.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
- Oxygen House Photo
