Column: Palm Beachers see 'Both Sides Now' at bash honoring Weisslers and Judy Collins

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Yes that was Fran and Barry Weissler — Palm Beach residents and Broadway producers — with music legend Judy Collins at the Rainbow Room recently.

The three were among the five honorees at the 68th Spirit of Achievement Awards Luncheon, an event hosted by the Women's Division of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Also honored were Dr. Marla J. Keller, director of the Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Einstein's College of Medicine, and philanthropist Karen Mandelbaum.

The annual “Women Funding Science” event recognizes notable achievements in the arts, philanthropy, and medicine, and raises funds for comprehensive health care through cutting-edge research that changes the course of human health.

Luncheon chairwomen were Carol Roaman, Betty Pantirer Schwartz, and Palm Beach resident Andrea Stark.

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The Brazilian Court Hotel and superchef Daniel Boulud have invented a hybrid celebration: The Anniverthday.

Boulud and his wife Katherine were at the BCH recently for a dinner with Bobby and Courtney Schlesinger for a double celebration of the 20th anniversary of his eponymous Café Boulud and Katherine's birthday.

The kitchen was at the top of its game, delivering striped bass en paupiette and ballotine de poulet, and a “cake” made of choux à la crème.

There: Nick and Molly Mele, Bobby and Ivy Leidy, Kent and Samantha Anderson, Byron and Laura Russell, Jean Luc Narat, Mary and Austin Willis, Chef Puskar Marathe, and Nathan and Kate Coe.

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Parties, parties, parties ... Jennifer Fischer, ambassador-at-large for the Lighthouse Guild, and her husband, former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco David Fischer, opened their Fifth Avenue apartment to celebrate the friends and supporters of the organization.

There were cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, remarks from Lighthouse Guild's CEO/President Dr. Calvin W. Roberts, who spoke to the power of assistive technology and expert training to equip people who are visually impaired with the tools they need to achieve independence, educational success, and career goals.

Roberts introduced Lauren Oplinger, who talked about her experience with Lighthouse Guild and its impact on her journey after becoming legally blind in her 20s and continuing a career in finance.

There: Carole Delouvrier, Linda Filardi and Gary Talarico, Susan Gutfreund, Judith Hernstadt, Elizabeth Kabler and Peter Psaras, Margo Langenberg, James Duffy, Andrea Roberts, Marc Rosen, Roberta Sandeman, Denise Schwartz, Sharon Sondes and Geoffrey Thomas, and Victoria Wyman.

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Seen in Palm Beach ... Michael Jordan at the Carriage House.

Seen in Newport ... Steve Schwarzman, Connie Geisler, Britty and John Damgard, and Rosemary and Tory Harder at the preview party for the annual Newport Flower Show ... Merrilyn Bardes at the Clambake Club.

Seen in New York ... Joanne, Mercedes, and Roberto de Guardiola, Michael Donnell and Tom Quick, Jonathan and Somers Farkas, Wilbur and Hilary Geary Ross, Alexandra Lind Rose, and Carol and Ambassador Earle Mack at The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering's 16th Annual Spring Ball.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: Column: Palm Beachers see 'Both Sides Now' at Rainbow Room bash