“Our numerous programs, trade missions, hosting delegation and program creation enabled us to gain a greater understanding and collaboration of business initiatives, as well as created a more positive image of Russian-speaking people living in the U.S. and vice versa, Americans who live overseas.”
A breathtaking ice sculpture featuring the Harvard crest, mouthwatering seafood towers, exquisite wine, and Millionaire’s chocolate cake with 24-karat gold helped set the stage for a vibrant evening with RJ Melman at RPM Steak on Thursday, July 16.
I hosted the evening with my Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Chicago chapter co-founders/co-chairs Benjamin Bornstein, president of Prospero Capital Management, and Anthony Chirchirillo, CEO of Chirch Global Manufacturing. “Making Lettuce Entertain You Hip” was our first HAE event, and we couldn’t be more pleased with its success.
On March 5, I had the very great honor of hosting the Ambassador Series dinner honoring Career Ambassador Thomas Pickering, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston.
Ambassador Pickering is a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1989-1992) and to Russia (1993-1996). His illustrious career also included ambassadorships in India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria and Jordan.
Russian Pointe® was well represented in New England this past weekend as we hosted trunk shows at retailers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and visited two other retailers nearby.
In honor of all the Russian and American holidays, The Moscow Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, chaired by Aleksandra Efimova and Prince Piotr Galitzine, hosted its First Annual Holiday Party on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
More than 250 Russian nationals and Americans joined together to celebrate Russia Day with a business forum at the Park Hyatt and black-tie gala at the Drake Hotel on Thursday, June 13.
Chicago's Russia Day celebration was created in 2011 by the Moscow Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, which I chair with Prince Piotr Galitzine, to honor Russia’s national holiday, which is celebrated on June 12 and commemorates the day in 1990 when the Russian parliament formally declared sovereignty over Russia.
On Aug. 18 and 19, six dance retailers from Florida, Maine and Puerto Rico flew to Chicago to attend the most recent fitting seminar at Russian Pointe Dance Boutique.
The workshop kicked off on Saturday night, when I invited the retailers to one of my favorite restaurants — the same one where I celebrated my 35th birthday the week before with my closest friends.
More than 30 children celebrated Russia’s national holiday with a reading of Russian version The Cinderella Ballet by Aleksandra, at Russian Pointe Dance Boutique on Friday, June 15.
The children, all of whom have at least one Russian-speaking parent, were eager to hear a story in their native language and sat attentively as I read this title from Growing Through Arts' Ballet Series.
More than 250 Russian nationals and Americans joined together to celebrate Russia Day at a black-tie gala at the Chicago Cultural Center on Thursday, June 14.
Hosted by the Moscow Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, which I co-chair with Prince Piotr Galitzine, the event honored Russia’s national holiday, which is celebrated on June 12 and commemorates the day in 1990 when the Russian parliament formally declared sovereignty over Russia. This is only the second year that Russia Day has been celebrated in Chicago, and the first year the event included a black-tie gala.
There is something magical about seeing an iconic ballet performed to perfection. That was the case this weekend when New York’s American Ballet Theatre performed the romantic classic Giselle at Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University here in Chicago.
On Friday night, I had the pleasure of hosting a pre-performance reception at Russian Pointe Dance Boutique, where about 100 guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as they mingled with representatives of the American Ballet Theatre.
On February 12, I was so happy to open the doors of Russian Pointe Dance Boutique for an elegant cocktail reception for all of the dancewear retailers who were in Chicago attending the Midwest Regional Dance Show.
More than 50 retailers and dancewear vendors attended the event. People talked as they dined on appetizers and sipped on wine, champagne and signature Russian vodka.
On Feb. 19, the Moscow Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, which I chair, hosted an elegant pre-performance reception for internationally renowned Russian musicians Vladimir Spivakov and Olga Kern at Symphony Center.
Mr. Spivakov is one of the most acclaimed musicians in the world, especially among Russian musicians. We always eagerly await his return to Chicago.