The Wednesday Party Report
New York turned out to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the historic Apollo Theater on Monday night. Prince, Mariah Carey, Steve Harvey, Bill Cosby, Fantasia Barrino, and Chanj all took turns on the stage; Jamie Foxx introduced Quincy Jones, who was inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame; and the crowd included Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor, New York First Lady Michelle Patterson, Patti LaBelle, Dick Parsons, Al Sharpton, Gayle King, Sherri Shepard, Phylicia Rashad, Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr., Ruby Dee, Ron Perelman and daughter Samantha Perelman, Sade Baderinwa, Devyn Simone, Kevin Liles, Jonelle Procope, Susan Magrino, Robin Roberts, Doug E. Fresh, Bryant and Hilary Gumbel, Bethenny Frankel, Denise Rich, and designer (and secret soul music fan) Roberto Cavalli. [PMc, Wireimage, VF]
• Louis Vuitton hosted a "Friends of the House" summer cocktail party on Tuesday evening at its SoHo store. Guests sipped Moet, Belevedere and 10 Cain Rum cocktails, DJ Jus Ske and DJ Sinatra handled the music, and guests included Cindi Leive and Howard Bernstein, Robbie Myers, Stefano Tonchi, Jason Binn, Helen Lee Schifter, Jennifer Creel, Daniel and Yvonne Lalonde, Christine and Renaud Dutreil, Marc Ecko, Emil Wilbekin, Kai Kuhne, Derek Blasberg, Jenn Brill, Elizabeth Loomis, Peter Hunsinger, Christopher Bollen, Carter Cramer, Elizabeth and Michael Hughes, Aaron Hicklin, Meg Sharp, Matthew Marden, Robert Fowler, Jared Clark, and Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia. [PMc, VF]
• Donna Karan's Urban Zen foundation and Brooke Geahan's Accompanied Literary Society fêted cardiologist (and detox guru) Dr. Alejandro Junger's new book, Clean, on Monday night at Stephan Weiss Studio. Brothers Moving provided the entertainment. In attendance: Donna Karan, Anabella Junger and Grace Junger, Lindsay Price, Janice and Frank Lipman, Josh Radnor, Summer Rej, Michael Morrison, Gabrielle Roth, David Chines, Heidi Krupp, Leilani Johnson, Tia Walker, Richard Baskin, and New York's most beloved Tibetan Buddhist scholar, Columbia professor (and father of Uma!), Robert Thurman. [PMc, GoaG]
• Little Flower Children's Services hosted its annual Rose Luncheon at the Mandarin Oriental on Monday afternoon. Christine Merser was the guest of honor; a fashion show featured the designs of Kimberly Towers; and the guest list included Emma Snowdon-Jones, Ramona Singer, Michelle Walker, Mina-Jacqueline Au, Lauren Druckman, Zev Eisenberg, Dr. Christine Wheeler, Roberta Meadow, Margaret Ahnert, Irena McLean-Laks, Deborah Clayman, and Anna Rhodes Victor. [PMc]