Party Pics
Our intrepid society columnist reports from Boston’s swankiest affairs, including our annual Taste event and Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation’s 2025 Prevention Party.
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Liz Kelleher, Michael Schlow, Kim Carrigan and Gretta Monahan. / Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation photos by Michael Blanchard and Shannon Powers
Unlike most cancer charities, Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation isn’t racing toward a cure—it’s trying to prevent the disease by determining the environmental factors that cause it. That mission drew a surprisingly robust and stylish Wednesday-night crowd to the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport for the 2025 Prevention Party.
The silent auction included items like a Gucci bag, fine wines, and a three-night stay at Wings Neck Lighthouse, and the lush floral tablescapes were worthy of Martha Stewart. Prominent among the the throng: honorary event committee members Katie Lee Biegel, Marcy Blum, and Brooke Burke; party cochairs Gretta Monahan and her husband Ricky Paull Goldin; honoree and environmental health expert David Sherr; board chair Peter Zschokke; award recipient and tech investor Tommy Wynn; ultra-glamazon Emma Pickard; hotel honchas Barbara Lootz and Jennifer McMahon; investment bigwig Dalia Nuwayhid; podcast host Kim Carrigan; and one woman who asked a friend, “Why haven’t I seen you?” To which the answer was: “We haven’t been on the same continent in six months.”
Looking around, another guest observed, “This crowd skews young,” to which a friend said, “Or maybe you’re just getting old.”
Meanwhile, when a photographer asked a woman, “Which is your best angle?” she responded, “It doesn’t matter. They all need Botox.”
The chicken Marbella was surpassingly delicious, and the speaking program blessedly brief. When it was finally time for the live auction (which included a Taylor Swift autographed guitar), one guest turned to the man next to him and asked, “Are you bidding on anything?”
“I’m bidding on being in bed by 10 p.m.,” he said—and given how perfectly the evening flowed, it’s a safe bet that it was lights out at 10 past.
Renée Moran. / Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation photos by Michael Blanchard and Shannon Powers
Tommy Wynn, who accepted the 2025 Corporate Partner Award for PSG, and his parents, Tricia, and Tom Wynn. / Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation photos by Michael Blanchard and Shannon Powers
Paul and Sue Butka. / Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation photos by Michael Blanchard and Shannon Powers
Dru Lindgren with her mom, Sherie Philpott. / Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation photos by Michael Blanchard and Shannon Powers
Kelsey Philpott and Evan Tarbox. / Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation photos by Michael Blanchard and Shannon Powers
2025 Prevention Partner Award honoree David Sherr. / Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation photos by Michael Blanchard and Shannon Powers
Mariah Gale, Kristina Tsipouras Miller, and Ifrah Akram. / Photos by Mariah Gale, Vail Fucci, and Stephanie Dozois
No Testosterone Needed
What started out as a grassroots women-centric business networking organization, Boston Business Women has grown into a behemoth with 53,000 members (more than a sold-out Fenway Park). To celebrate both its 10-year anniversary and its tremendous success, it hosted the Silver Soirée gala at Garage B, the funky event space at the Charles River Speedway in Brighton. Proud founder Kristina Tsipouras Miller was front and center, along with the likes of powerhouse Diana Vertus, the multi-talented Savannah Fitzgibbons-Bachand, and others of an equally high-octane ilk. More proof (if any was needed) of who runs the world.
Claudia Thompson and Diana Vertus. / Photos by Mariah Gale, Vail Fucci, and Stephanie Dozois
Live painter Giovanna Chaisson. / Photos by Mariah Gale, Vail Fucci, and Stephanie Dozois
Elizabeth Pehota. / Photos by Mariah Gale, Vail Fucci, and Stephanie Dozois
Lena Germand and Marianna Zaslavsky. / Photos by Mariah Gale, Vail Fucci, and Stephanie Dozois
The crew from Mahaniyom. / Photos by Vail Fucci, MelOPhoto, and Gustavo Soto
Food, Glorious Food!
More than 800 people converged on the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter for Boston magazine’s lip-smacking event Taste, which featured delicious little tidbits from 30-plus restaurants featured in the November issue’s “Top 50 Restaurants.” As the crowd grazed, chefs like Mida’s Douglass Williams schmoozed with the guests, and DJ Mike Amado amped up the festivities. Everyone seemed to understand the assignment: Sip. Nibble. Repeat.
Douglass Williams. / Photos by Vail Fucci, MelOPhoto, and Gustavo Soto
Lynne and Gary Smith. / Photos by Vail Fucci, MelOPhoto, and Gustavo Soto
Miss Boston Tess O’Riordan. / Photos by Vail Fucci, MelOPhoto, and Gustavo Soto
This article was first published in the print edition of the February 2026 issue with the headline: “Flipping the Script.”
