NEW YORK-JULY 22: YPLC Midsummer Night Swing 50th Anniversary Party —Swing of Things on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Damrosch Park, 62nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam, New York City, NY. Over 700 New Yorkers joined the Young Patrons of Lincoln Center led by Event Co-Chairs: Mali Sananikone Gaw, Jacquelyn Wang Tansill, Jared Wien, and jammed Damrosch Park on a hot summer evening in honor of Lincoln Center’s 50th Anniversary. Event Sponsors included: Liz Claiborne, Bloomberg, American Ballroom Company. While swinging to the hot sounds of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, patrons were able to indulge in the summer creations of area restaurants and star chefs, curated by Lisa Mamounas of Culinary Insiders: Blue Ribbon Sushi & Grill | Bill Telepan of Telepan | Maneet Chauhan of At Vermilion | Marc Murphy of Landmarc & Ditch Plains | Wolfgang Ban & Eduard Frauneder of Seasonal Restaurant & Weinbar | The Russian Tea Room | Roni-Sue’s Chocolates | Liddabit Sweets | L'arte del Gelato. Savory hors d’oeuvres and sweet treats, were accompanied by a four hour open bar of specialty cocktails and premium spirits provided by: ·360 Vodka · Bulldog Gin ·Starr African Rum · The Bubble Lounge · Diageo Swingers Committee included: Stephanie Amarnick, Kara Medoff Barnett, Ksenija Belsley, Courtenay Spier, Cindy Chen, Camille Chow, Jessica Montoya Coggins, Paul Craig, Sara Dawes, Leah Day, Mike Dershewitz, Patrick Eng, Jason English, Mary Ferrer, Mali Gaw, Dawne Marie Granuum, Blair Greenberg, Caroline Hamilton, David Hsia, Andrew Kalish, Katie Lyndon, Naina Kalavar Mackay,Moe Magali, Lisa Mamounas, Ken McCracken, Jordan Metzl , Stephanie Middleberg, Samantha Park, Louise Sa, Lauren Salem, Keka Schermerhorn, Jonathan Schorr, Ahsan Sheikh, Niki Simoneaux, Noah Smith, Stacie Styles, Jacquelyn Wang Tansill, Kathi Waldhof, Amanda White, Jared Wien, Heather Willis, June Wu, Lawrence Yang. Special thanks to the folks at Amp Energy Drink for helping me get through the night. See also: YPLC Tango on the Rocks (2008) PHOTO CREDIT:Copyright ©Manhattan Society.com 2009 by Christopher London | tel: Private |e-mail: ChrisLondon@manhattansociety.com***PLEASE NOTE: More photos, notes and id's to come.