This was originally posted on the MarkJanasTheSalon.blogspot.com blog. Congratulations to my friends, creative co-workers, and especially to my Marquee Five cohorts (member Julie Reyburn and Director of “We Can Make It” Peter Napolitano)!
The 2010 Bistro Silver Anniversary Awards announced its list of recipients today, and The Salon was given a Special Award to “The Salon, Created and hosted by Mark Janas, The Algonquin Hotel, Etcetera Etcetera”!
There were a NUMBER of other Salon-regulars on the list as well, among them:
DANIELLE GRABIANOWSKI “Ira Eaker Special Achievement Award, Metropolitan Room, Don’t Tell Mama”
GRETCHEN REINHAGEN “Tribute Show: ‘Special Kaye: A Tribute to the Incomparable Kaye Ballard’ Metropolitan Room”
SARAH RICE “Theme Show ‘Screen Gems – Songs of Old Hollywood’ Laurie Beechman Theatre at West Bank Café”
THE CONCERTS AT TUDOR CITY GREENS “Special Award ‘TudorCityGreensAug09 Created and produced by RAISSA KATONA BENNETT”
PETER NAPOLITANO “BMI for Director”
JULIE REYBURN “CD, CD, “Live at Feinstein’s'”
RICHARD EISENBERG “Special Material ‘Two Again'”