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MARILYN AND JIM SIMONS
ANN ZIFF
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Please direct all gala questions to gala@worldsciencefestival.com or call 646.200.8815


The World Science Festival Gala is a unique, annual event celebrating the culture as well as the content of science. At the 2013 Culinary and Performing Arts Salute to Science, Broadway stars and other luminaries weaved together music, dance, and performance with the cuisine of modern experimental chefs to create an extraordinary evening that stimulated the mind, excited the imagination, and dazzled the taste buds.

2013 Gala Highlights

A Star-Studded Performance: An evening of Music, Dance and Science, in celebration of James Watson's exceptional accomplishments, and in appreciation of creativity and innovation in the quest for discovery.
Alan Alda
Alan Alda
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David Chase
David Chase
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Peter Benson
Peter
Benson
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Santino Fontana
Santino
Fontana
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Lewis Grosso
Lewis
Grosso
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Ashley Hale
Ashley
Hale
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Ann Harada
Ann
Harada
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Gregory Hildreth
Gregory Hildreth
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Carrie Manolakos
Carrie Manolakos
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Erica Mansfield
Erica
Mansfield
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Beth Nicely
Beth
Nicely
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Brynn O'Malley
Brynn
O'Malley
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Clarke Thorell
Clarke
Thorell
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Samantha Zack
Samantha
Zack
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What Happens When Science Meets Sweets: The 2013 Gala added the extra dimension of taste, with culinary innovators concocting science-inspired delicacies during the post-performance reception.
HOMARO CANTU
HOMARO CANTU
JUSTIN HILBERT
JUSTIN HILBERT
MICHAEL CIRINO
MICHAEL CIRINO
EXPERIMENTAL MIXOLOGISTS
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