Everyone seemed to have his or her own agenda on Friday, October 8, when they gathered at Mark & Larry's Antiques on Warren Street in Hudson for a drink. Sam Pratt had called to meeting to raise funds for Save the Bay, but he didn't make a speech and if he hit anybody up for a donation, he did it subtlety. The caterer, Kera Wasserbach, was using the occasion to launch her party planning business, an enterprise so nascent she doesn't have a website yet (but a big thumbs up for her hors d'oerves). Chris and Lolly Swicegood (piano and vocals, respectively) were there to celebrate the release of their new CD and to talk up their gig at Club Helsinki on October 30th. And Mark Wasserbach was there, well, because it's his store, and he was lending support to his daughter's new career.
Ira Mehlman and boutique owner Melinda Slover; Pianist Chris Swicegood and Lolly Swicegood
Gail Peachin and Edward Tivnan; Justin Wait and comedian Cranman
Laura Wasserbach, sculptor and the evening's host Mark Wasserbach, and party planner Kera Wasserbach; Mark West and Chris West
Mary Balle, owner of the new, nearly-new fashion boutique Look and model/Bard student Sheppard Pepper; gallery owner Patrick Terenchin and clothing store owner Paul de Marchin
Set designer Peter Frank and furniture restorer Alan Hamilton; artist Sarah Berney
Samantha Skinner and Ashley Wait; Shelby Jackson and Amy Levenhagen
Activist Sam Pratt, artist Laetitia Hussain, and writer Scott Baldinger
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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.
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