The Celebration: The Frick Collection’s Garden Party.

The Cause: On Thursday, July 15, 2010, Nearly 400 guests gathered to enjoy an evening of music and refreshments in the Fifth Avenue Garden.  Proceeds (nearly $130,000) from the Garden Party supported a full range of programs including educational and curatorial initiatives and Library activities.

The Credentials: Making it’s debut in 2008, The Frick Garden Party has been deemed one of the most memorable social events of the year by The New York Times. Now, this annual benefit offers attendees exclusive access to the museum’s extraordinary Fifth Avenue Garden.

Benefit Chairmen: Emily T. Frick, Fiona Benenson, Clare McKeon, Caroline Milbank, Lisa Morse, Alexandra Porter, Barbara Reibel, Deborah Royce, and Jennifer Wright

Event Sponsor: The evening was underwritten in part by Edmund Hollander Landscape Architects.