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Celebrate New Year's, 2009 at Greenhouse

For those looking to add a dash of green to their winter holiday partying, the Greenhouse in New York City is throwing a New Year’s Eve bash! The L.E.E.D. registered nightclub and event space is manufactured from recycled and recycleable materials and was conceived as the first eco-friendly party spot by its owner Jon Bakhshi. High efficiency heating, LED lighting, green living wall panels as well as bamboo and FSC-certified wood flooring and wall paneling have been incorporated into the club’s design. The dramatic decor of the bi-level 6,000 square foot club also includes bars made of recycled glass, which display panoramic landscapes, and a streaming chandelier composed of 5,0000 crystals.

The club staff wear togs by the organic clothing brand Edun (founded by Ali Hewson and Bono) and attention has been paid to equip the space with eco-friendly brand products (including bathrooms stocked with Kiehl’s Aloe Vera Biodegradable Liquid Soap). The Greenhouse even participates in a carbon offsetting program to counterbalance the energy used during its construction and operation.

Other events around town, like the Emerald Nuts Midnight Run [yup, that is what it is called] or Jivamukti’s 20th Annual New Year’s Celebration, also offer healthy options to go out and play while still staying grounded and contemplative. New Year’s Eve is a special time to set intentions for the future and close the past all the while reflecting on where we are in the present moment. It’s not often that we are so conscious of the day, hour, minutes, and even seconds as we collectively count down around the globe from 10 to 1.

New Year’s ’09 at Greenhouse

General Admission $125
Seated VIP $185
Ultra VIP $215
Platinum VIP $250
After 12:30 General Admission $40

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Lu Magazine Party

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by Starre Vartan · 11/13/06

The indefatiguable Remy Chevalier threw a great party last Thursday night to promote Lü, his high-fashion all-green magazine that we would all love to see in print! A truly gorgeous green fashion mag would change the fashion landscape in no time flat (how about all jeans made from organic cotton? Why not find Ingeo at The Gap?) But so far, publishers have been reticent, causing much consternation among all of us that know that this kind of magazine would be a huge success, bringing together greenies and fashionistas, and eventually, the rest of the world with us.

From Lü Magazine’s website:

Lü magazine (green in Chinese) is a cradle-to-cradle fashion magazine, inspired in 2001 by environmental supermodel and muse Angela Lindvall. A motley crew of New York green fashionistas want to create the magazine with Hachette, the folks who bring you ELLE, wrestle them into doing it, because the planet needs it.
Team leader Remy Chevalier, whose father co-founded ELLE, is also working to shut down the Indian Point nuclear power plant up the Hudson with Riverkeeper and Clearwater. Remy brought us the Eco-Saloon at the nightclub Wetlands in the 90′s, and currently works full-time on a number of environmental campaigns.

The party was held in the Red Room at The Park, and we enjoyed great drinks and lots of delicious chocolates. Thanks for a great party Remy!

Elisa Jimenez, visionary fashion designer

A Summer Rayne Oakes sandwich, with Earth Tech Products’ Frank Bianco and Chris Pesce

The yummy men! Franz Knipschildt, chocolatier extraordinaire, and Dave Schmeir of Orange V, the best organic vodka on the planet!

The ever-fabulous Patrick McDonald

Monsieur Chevalier and writer Marianne Macy

Yours truly (in my new-to-me Hairy Mary’s dress) and my beau, Brian Howard

Not pictured: Celine Ruben-Salama of Pro’tech’d, Brendan Brazier, vegan triathalete and formulator of Vega, Joshua Weise, and Eve Kitten’s Nancy Bacich. It was great to meet and see you all!