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"  Last night, Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere and Carey Lowell put a little spring in everyone&amp;#039;s rainy steps by hosting the 16th Annual Artwalk in New York, sponsored by FENDI. More than 900 people, including leaders in the art, entertainment, fashion and media industries, came together to celebrate and pay homage to legendary Pop artist James Rosenquist and philanthropists Gail and Al Engelberg. The successful event, which included a live auction, helped raise over $844,000 for the Coalition for the Homeless.  Before the live auction portion of the event \u2014 when Alec Baldwin and phone bidders aggressively bid and fought for a piece by New York artist Wade Guyton \u2014 honoree James Rosenquist recalled his personal memories of being homeless in New York and illustrated the importance of the Coalition for the Homeless&amp;#039; lifesaving programs. On top of the live auction, the even also provided tasting stations at the event where guest were able to sample food made by some of New York&amp;#039;s top restaurants including Betel, Ed&amp;#039;s Lobster Bar, Indochine, Macao Trading Co., Michael&amp;#039;s and Osteria il Paiolo, with desserts provided by Lulu Cake Boutique. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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