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  • You're Invited June 17th: Sanctuary for Families Discussion

    You're Invited June 17th: Sanctuary for Families Discussion

    June 2019

    You're Invited: Sanctuary for Families with Alexi Ashe Meyers and Rebecca Dince Zipkin Join us Monday, June 17th for a discussion with Alexi Ashe Meyers and Rebecca Dince Zipkin on their...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    June 2019

    I try to keep this part of my emails free of Presidential news - my attempt to offer up a little, hopefully regenerative break from #45 and the never-ending barrage...

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  • The Best Thing You Will See All Summer (And Maybe Ever).

    The Best Thing You Will See All Summer (And Maybe Ever).

    June 2019

    Stitching Together I have a fun story for you. The above is one of over 700 hand-embroidered textiles pieces that make up the incredible Tiny Pricks Project.  My friend, Diana Weymar,...

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  • You're Invited: NYPL + Stonewall Uprising

    You're Invited: NYPL + Stonewall Uprising

    June 2019

    You're Invited: NYPL + Stonewall Uprising Join us next Wednesday when we'll host the New York Public Library's Jason Baumann, and Eric Marcus of the podcast "Making Gay History" for a...

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  • Surfing In Cashmere

    June 2019

      Honoring the history of surfing in cashmere... Janet MacPherson, my mother-in-law and muse, is a trailblazer for female surfers and is still surfing in her 80s (!). She tells stories...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    May 2019

    Here are some of the things I've been into this week. Yesterday I welcomed authors and former Obama White House staffers Andrea R. Flores, Eleanor Celeste, and Molly Dillon into...

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  • Love is Love

    Love is Love

    May 2019

    Love is Love June marks the start of Pride month, and it's particularly exciting this year, especially as a New Yorker. Our city is playing host to the largest Pride...

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  • Yes She Can Invitation!

    Yes She Can Invitation!

    May 2019

    I'm so excited to host the authors of the book YES SHE CAN - an intimate look at Obama's presidency through the eyes of some of the young women who...

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  • Our Time at FIT

    Our Time at FIT

    May 2019

    Our Time at FIT I'm excited to share some of the photos we took of our time at FIT. I have to say, I was blown away by the entire...

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  • Hand-Dyed Indigo for Summer!

    Hand-Dyed Indigo for Summer!

    May 2019

    Hand-Dyed Indigo for Summer! When I was seated next to the Fashion Institute of Technology's President, Dr. Joyce Brown, at a dinner this past winter, I just knew we had...

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  • Alysia Reiner Invite This Tuesday!

    Alysia Reiner Invite This Tuesday!

    May 2019

    My friend, the super talented actress Alysia Reiner, is coming to our store on Tuesday to talk with author Jessica Abo about her latest film "EGG." It has a 100%...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    May 2019

    Oh my goodness what a week! Whenever the news gets to be too much, and I feel myself slipping into despair, I find respite and the chance to recharge in...

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