Leonard Lauder News

On November 5, 2025, The New York Landmarks Conservancy recognized New Yorkers who have made outstanding contributions to the City and honored them as Living Landmarks at its recent gala.

Last night, the Elton John AIDS Foundation hosted its 33rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards® Viewing Party, raising over $8.6 million in support of the Foundation’s mission to end AIDS. 

Ahead of its Annual Awards Dinner & Auction of Select Gordon Parks' photographs, The Gordon Parks Foundation has revealed this year's performer and presenters. Learn more about the event and see how to attend.

The Gordon Parks Foundation has announced the formation of The Gordon Parks Foundation's Legacy Initiative, a collection-building fund that will focus on mid-and late-career artists whose enduring work is connected to Parks's life and legacy.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation has announced that GRAMMY® Award nominated popstar and Midwest Princess Chappell Roan will perform at the 33rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards® Viewing Party in West Hollywood, CA on March 2, 2025.

The Gordon Parks Foundation has announced its annual gala on May 20 at Cipriani 42nd Street, honoring Anna Wintour, Bethann Hardison, Rashid Johnson, and Ambassador Andrew Young, with co-chairs including Alicia Keys and Spike Lee.

Palm Beach Symphony celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season with Piano Virtuoso Emanuel Ax and a World Premiere. The concert features a new 6 p.m. concert time and the annual gala.

Among the crowd of supporters, the Foundation welcomed Donatella Versace, Maren Morris, Fan Bingbing, Emma Watson, Wiz Khalifa, Heidi Klum, Dove Cameron, Hilary Duff, Brooke Shields, Lucien Laviscount, Noah Schnapp, Kesha, Rege Jean-Page, Saweetie, Stella Maxwell, Tyga, Sharon Osboure, Sophia Bush, Maggie Rogers, and more. Check out photos!

Elton John and David Furnish return as hosts for the 31st annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party. EMMY Award-winning actor Eric McCormack and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Michaela Jaé Rodriguez will join the iconic event as special guests, with singer-songwriter and actress Rina Sawayama set to perform.

Ballet Hispánico’s Noche Tropicana Gala on May 16, 2022 at The Plaza Hotel raised more than $1.1 million in support of the organization’s artistic, educational, and community outreach programs in New York City, across the United States and around the world.

On Wednesday, November 17, the 92nd Street Y will honor women leading the way and making a difference with its sixth annual Extraordinary Women Awards.

The Foundation’s first-ever virtual gala took place on Sunday, April 25 and featured a stripped back performance by GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist Dua Lipa and appearances by very special guests including Lady Gaga, Cynthia Erivo and the cast of It’s a Sin, among others.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation is presenting a Virtual Hot Pink Evening on Thursday May 20, 2021. The event will feature host Elizabeth Hurley, with special guests Sir Elton John, Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka, Edie Falco, Gayle King, Sebastian Arcelus, Will Chase, Wilson Cruz, Edie Falco, Kathryn Gallagher, Mandy Gonzalez, and more.

The High Museum of Art announces today its co-organization of the exhibition “David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History,” celebrating the breadth of the renowned American artist's oeuvre and marking the first major survey of his work since his death in April 2020.

On May 20 at 7:45pm, BCRF will hold their first-ever Virtual Hot Pink Evening, taking their renowned Hot Pink Party to a new virtual format with a very special live-stream viewing experience.

On Thursday, February 27, 2020, the Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) Honorary Chairs Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, along with Gala Chairs Quinn Ezralow and Jamie Tisch, and Co-Chairs Wallis Annenberg & Kris Levine, NJ Falk, Tom Ford & Richard Buckley, Judy & Leonard Lauder, Marion Laurie, and Lori Kanter Tritsch & William P. Lauder, will welcome guests to An Unforgettable Evening. This year, actress Renée Zellweger will receive the 2020 Courage Award for her charitable contributions and philanthropic efforts throughout her career, including her support of breast cancer research and awareness. The event, which will be hosted by actor, comedian, and producer Ken Jeong, will take place at the Beverly Wilshire, and benefit the WCRF, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

On Today, February 28, 2019, the Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) Honorary Chairs Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, along with WCRF co-founders Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, Kelly Chapman Meyer, and Jamie Tisch will welcome guests to An Unforgettable Evening.  The event will take place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and benefit the Women's Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

On Thursday, February 28, 2019, the Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) Honorary Chairs Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, along with WCRF co-founders Anne Douglas, Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, Kelly Chapman Meyer, and Jamie Tisch will welcome guests to An Unforgettable Evening.  The event will take place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and benefit the Women's Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) held its annual Hope Rising Benefit on Wednesday night. The evening closed with a performance by Renee Elise Goldsberry, Tony-award winning actress from the original cast of HAMILTON.

Juilliard Pre-College, under the direction of artistic director Yoheved Kaplinsky, celebrates its centennial season with a gala evening on Monday, November 5. Juilliard presents An Evening Celebrating 100 Years of the Juilliard Pre-College Division, featuring distinguished conductor Robert Spano, music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leading the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra in a concert with Juilliard faculty member and Pre-College piano alumnus Emanuel Ax, at 7pm in Alice Tully Hall. The program includes Bernstein's Overture to Candide; Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 ("Emperor"); and Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, with additional performances by Pre-College students and alumni.