August 2021

Inside The 25th Annual Angel Ball Summer Gala: An Unforgettable Evening

The 25th anniversary of the Angel Ball Summer Gala was destined to be different. It was the first time that Denise Rich moved her charity event from Manhattan to the Hamptons, and though the location changed, the magic of the evening remained the same. The charity event was created in memory of Rich’s daughter, Gabrielle Rich Aouad, to benefit Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research, which funds the best and brightest early-career scientists whose research focuses on finding less toxic treatments for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and other related blood cancers. And this year, Friday’s Angel Ball Summer Gala raised over $2.3 million for blood cancer research. 

Rich and her daughters Daniella Rich Kilstock and Ilona Rich Schachter hosted the event at The Muses in Southampton in honor of designer Simone I. Smith and the iconic Maye Musk. Jill Martin, host of Shop TODAY with Jill Martin and Lifestyle Contributor to the TODAY Show, served as the emcee for the event, and dinner chairs included Mary J. Blige, Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch along with Honorary Chair, Brock Pierce Foundation. 

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June 2021

Tribeca Festival Reopens Radio City Music Hall With Dave Chappelle, Star-Studded Surprise Rap Concert

The screening of an untitled documentary about the comedian’s star-studded Ohio comedy shows during the pandemic, from ‘American Factory’ directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, ended with audience members in the packed theater dancing to Q-Tip, Fat Joe, De La Soul and more.

New York City roared back to life on Saturday with a lively, packed screening of an untitled Dave Chappelle documentary and surprise concert featuring Q-Tip, De La Soul, Fat Joe, Redman and more at Radio City Music Hall, the first event at the iconic venue in over a year.

During the screening, the closing night of the 2021 Tribeca Festival, the fully vaccinated, mostly unmasked audience howled with laughter and applauded at the documentary that offered an in-depth look at how Chappelle’s star-studded outdoor stand-up shows in Ohio last summer came together and how the pandemic and revival of the Black Lives Matter movement affected the local community. After the film, ahead of which Oscar- and Emmy-winning directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar (American Factory) teased a surprise, Chappelle took the stage and praised New York before rappers from the city’s five boroughs, New Jersey and Long Island had the crowd on their feet, dancing and cheering.

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June 2021

See Kiss Perform Mini-Concert at Tribeca Film Festival

Rock legends perform five-song, pyrotechnics-heavy gig in celebration of upcoming Biography: KISStory documentary

Six months after Kiss’ New Year’s Eve blowout in the United Arab Emirates, the rock legends returned to the stage Friday to perform a mini-concert in New York’s Battery Park as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.

The five-song performance — complete with pyrotechnics, moving stage platforms, full makeup and, most importantly, an audience — was in celebration of the upcoming A&E two-part documentary Biography: KISStory, premiering on the network on June 27th and 28th.

Kiss’ set featured “Detroit Rock City,” “Shout It Out Loud,” Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Heaven’s on Fire” and “War Machine.” As for the shortened set, Paul Stanley admitted, ““We don’t have a permit to make a long show. So this is a little short. It’s like a sampling before you get your big meal in August”; that month, Kiss will resume the U.S. leg of their Covid-delayed “final tour.”

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March 2020

Exclusive: Diane Von Furstenberg Launches First-Of-Its-Kind #InCharge Initiative With Amazon For Women’s History Month

On the evening of February 20, Diane von Furstenberg was at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., for her 11th annual DVF Awards Gala in honor of extraordinary women—including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and supermodel Iman—who, as she says, “have had the courage to fight, the strength to survive and the leadership to inspire.” The theme of the night was women uplifting other women, but to that end, von Furstenberg’s work was far from done. 

The next morning she was back in New York laying the groundwork for her new initiative championing women: #InCharge, a partnership with Amazon. 

As part of the collaboration—a first for the ecommerce giant, which has never before pursued a partnership to promote women-owned businesses—von Furstenberg will be featured on Amazon’s homepage on March 8, International Women’s Day, alongside female small business owners and her #InCharge message. 

“To be #InCharge is first a commitment to ourselves,” von Furstenberg says. “It is owning who we are. It is respecting and trusting our character, knowing that it is forever the home and core of our strength.”

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March 2020

Get A Head Start On International Women’s Day With Diane Von Furstenberg

Diane von Furstenberg: creator of the beloved wrap dress, former designer-in-chief of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), champion of women everywhere, and all-around queen of our sartorial hearts. Known to most as DVF, von Furstenberg doesn’t just borrow those initials from the alphabet — she owns them, along with the incredible story they tell of a Belgian immigrant-turned-designer who has taken the industry by storm since entering the scene in the early 1970s. Now one of the biggest names in fashion, it only makes sense that von Furstenberg is partnering with one of the biggest names in retail to celebrate International Women’s Day in a major way.

“I’m a woman, I’m international, and I want every woman to be in charge,” von Furstenberg says in reference to her latest endeavor. Enter: Amazon x #InCharge, the first collaboration of its kind for the mega-retailer. While the abundance of choice on Amazon can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned online shoppers, von Furstenberg is here to help you navigate your way towards the incredible women-owned businesses to support across its various channels. The stories of the founders behind each brand are as compelling as the products they sell, and in the true spirit of women lifting up other women, von Furstenberg wants you to hear them all. “I am thrilled to work with Amazon to highlight women-led businesses and share their stories with millions of Amazon customers in celebration of International Women’s Day.”

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February 2020

Clinton set to speak at Women in the World summit in April

Hillary Clinton is joining a slew of big names — including Demi Moore, “Fleabag’s” Phoebe Waller-Bridge, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and journalist Gretchen Carlson — at this year’s Women in the World summit.

ITK has exclusively learned that the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee will participate in the 11th annual gathering at New York’s Lincoln Center in April.

Clinton is booked to sit down with Recode co-founder Kara Swisher for a conversation about the current political climate, including her thoughts on President Trump and the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

The ex-secretary of State’s appearance at the Tina Brown-founded summit will come on the heels of the March 6 premiere of the Hulu documentary about her 2016 White House bid, “Hillary.”

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February 2020

New York’s Top 100 Events 2020

The meetings, parties, and industry gatherings that make the most impact in New York year after year. 

The city that never sleeps wastes no time when it comes to putting on epic events. From massive expos at the Javits Center like the New York Auto Show and the New York Times Travel Show, to gatherings packed with famous faces like the Tony Awards and the Fragrance Foundation Awards, to citywide events like the Tribeca Film Festival and the New York City Wine & Food Festival, these events are staples of the city’s collective calendar.

The fashion-forward Parsons Benefit, eye-catching Design Pavilion, and thought-provoking PEN World Voices Festival are among the new additions to this year’s list, joining category-leading staples like New York Fashion Week, the Armory Show, and the Time 100 Gala. And while major happenings like New Year’s Eve in Times Square and the U.S. Open always generate media coverage, many events favor trade-specific appeal over mainstream recognition. The Greater New York Dental Meeting, CE Week, and the World Business Forum are just a few of the gatherings that are essential to their respective fields yet may not be known to the general public.

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Overland Entertainment produces several of the BizBash Top 100 Events including The New Yorker Festival, National Magazine Awards and Women in the World Summit. Overland also provides entertainment for the US Open and production services for PEN World Voices.

February 2020

Phoebe Waller-Bridge to speak at 2020 Women in the World Summit

“Fleabag” creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set as one of the headliners at Tina Brown’s annual Women in the World Summit in April.

“I’m thrilled PWB will be on our stage,” Brown exclusively told Page Six. “Phoebe is our culture’s leading lady with her scorching talent and sly, subversive wit. I met with Phoebe last month at Dean Street Townhouse in London and was totally felled by her.”

The theme of this year’s summit is “Truth to Power” and will center on women taking a stand against corruption, autocracy, sexism, climate change, harassment and more.

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