The Battery Conservancy

Annual Gala

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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How Deep the Ocean, How High the Sky!

Celebrating 15 Years of Adventure

Reaching for the STARS with Great Design and Innovation

Exploring the OCEAN Deep

Breaking Ground for SEAGLASS Carousel

The Battery Conservancy Honors John C. Whitehead with The Battery Patriot Award and Moody’s Corporation with The Battery Medal for Corporate Leadership

Accepting: Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman and CEO

Gala Co-chairs

Frank Bisignano
Jeff Hughes
William Rudin
Mark Wagar

Cocktails: 6:00

Dinner: 7:00

In a tent erected on the Battery Lawn adjacent to the future site of Seaglass

Attire: Celebration Festive

Email: Emily Cole-Kelly (ecolekelly [at] thebattery.org for more information)

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Annual Gala

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Honoring The Kingdom Of The Netherlands with The Battery Medal For Cultural Heritage

Principal Sponsors:

Elizabeth H. Atwood
Empire BlueCross BlueShield
Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority

Cocktails: 6:00-7:00 in the Bosque

Gardens designed by dutch plantsman, Piet Oudolf

Dinner:overlooking the same glorious harbor that welcome Henry Hudson four centuries ago

Attire: Royal Orange, Delft Blue or Porcelain White

Enter Park across from 17 Battery Place

Co-chairs:

William C. Rudin
Frank Bisignano
Jeff Hughes
Mark Wagar

See below for images from the 2009 Spring Gala

Monday, June 9, 2008

The Annual Gala was a celebration of the Battery, its cultural magnetism throughout history and its critical part in the future of Lower Manhattan. Two distinguished, civic-minded visionaries were honored with Battery Medals in recognition of their commitment to this revitalization.

The Conservancy would like to thank all those who helped to make this a magical night.

Honorees

The Battery Medal for Culture
Lisa Phillips, Director, New Museum of Contemporary Art

The Battery Medal for Corporate Leadership
Mark Wagar, President & CEO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield

See below for images from the 2008 Spring Gala

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Honorees

The Battery Medal for Culture
Arthur Gelb, former Managing Editor of The New York Times,
and renowned co-biographer of Eugene O'Neill

The Battery Medal for Design Excellence
Tiffany & Co.

The Battery Medal for Corporate Leadership
John E. Zuccotti, Co–Chairman of Brookfield Properties

See below for images from the 2007 Water Gazer Gala

Mayor Bloomberg and Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe announced that world–renowned architect Frank Gehry will design his first playground for the Battery. Read the press release for more information.

Tuesday, June 6, 2006

The Battery Conservancy would like to thank its donors and all those who made the 11th Annual Battery Gala a great success.

The New York Times featured the Battery Gala and the opening of the Walls within Walls exhibit inside Castle Clinton National Monument in an article on June 7th.

See below for images from the 2006 Battery Gala