One Serious Party

Well I say. If I was Shanghai glitterati then surely I would need to be there!

 

Asia on My Mind
Asia Society's Worldwide Benefit Dinner Series

 

International Glam Slam on the Bund
Shanghai
June 23, 2006

 

Special Guests
CHEN KAIGE, Film Director, The Promise and Farewell My Concubine HAN FENG, Fashion Designer YUE-SAI KAN, Veteran Journalist, Author, Emmy Award-winning television personality MAYA LIN, Artist and Architect LISA LU, Award-winning actress of Chinese and American film MARTY RICHARDS, Principal, The Producer Circle and Co-Producer, Chicago and Sweeney Todd JUDITH RIPKA, Jewelry Designer VIVIENNE TAM, Fashion Designer ZHANG YIMOU, Producer and Film Director, Hero and House of Flying Daggers

 

Hosts
LUCIA HWONG-GORDON   TERRESA LIU SNYDER

 

Friday, June 23, 2006: The glamour. The awards. The festivities! Celebrate the Shanghai Film Festival with just about every fabulous person you can imagine. This stellar mix of design, fashion and entertainment icons sets the perfect tone to honor beloved actress Lisa Lu on her 80th birthday. Only she and her daughter Lucia could assemble such an eve. Ask Mr. Chen and Mr.
Zhang those burning questions about their muses. Don't miss this chance to talk with Ms. Kan, among China's "most influential women in the last 20 years." Converse with Ms. Lin about the origins her design aesthetic. And don't you just love Sweeney Todd? Tell Mr. Richards. Can't get enough of Ms.
Ripka's stunning jewelry, Ms. Feng's lush creations and Ms. Tam's edgy sensibilities? Sit down with them and revel in their fashion insights. And yet there's more. Whether Chinese film stars, government or business leaders, mystery guests shall abound. Guaranteed to be an unmatchable night.

 

PRICE: US$ 500 PER PERSON   For 60 GUESTS
VENUE: JEAN-GEORGES SHANGHAI, 3 ON THE BUND CUISINE PRESENTED BY: CHEF ERIC JOHNSON FOR JEAN-GEORGES SHANGHAI
TIME: 7:30 PM COCKTAILS, 8:30 PM DINNER
ATTIRE: SHOW-STOPPING OR CHINESE FLAIR
INQUIRY: celebrate50@asiasoc.org