My guest is Lisa Marie Conte Browne, President of Friends of the Uffizi Gallery—a Palm Beach-based membership organization dedicated to supporting the Florentine museum by raising funds for art preservation, restoration, and education. Conte Browne shares the organization’s origins, her personal Italian ties, and offers her vision for the future along with the legacy she hopes to leave. Florida, November 20, 2025
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TEFAF New York 2022 | Part I
TEFAF is finally back for an in-person event in New York this May. The international art fair opens May 6 in the Park Avenue Armory. 91 galleries from 14 countries are presented in this edition. The invitation-only preview opening night is a benefit for the Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Annie Watt | Photography Exhibition | Palm Beach
On April 27, 2021, a prominent New York society photographer, Annie Watt, had her first Palm Beach retrospective “Impromptu Portraits, a Distinguished Decade.” The party was held at the Colony Hotel, and was co-hosted by Eleanora Kennedy, Jean Shafiroff, Janet Levy, Christine Schott and George Ledes, Doug Evans and Mikolaj Bauer, Robert Caravaggi, and Sarah and Andrew Wetenhall. It was a token of love and appreciation from her friends, 200 strong and counting. Coincidentally, Annie was featured in the inaugural issue of the “Metropolitan Palm Beach” magazine.
Thanksgiving Curbside Giveaway
There are lots of ways to help during this holiday season. Janet Levy, a Palm Beach philanthropist, has sponsored a Thanksgiving Curbside Giveaway in coalition with a local non-profit organization, Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope, to help families going through cancer treatments during these difficult times. The event took place at North Fire Rescue Station #2.
Annie Watt | Society Photographer
One of the most notable New York City society photographers Annie Watt opens up about her way to success, her passions, and the importance of giving back. Palm Beach, Fla., January 3, 2020
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