Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez

A glam crowd packed Cipriani Wall Street to catch a stellar performance by Marc Anthony, while enjoying a fab four-course dinner-all part of the 2005 Wall Street Concert Series. Guiseppe Cipriani and luxe jeweler de Grisogono produced the seven-performance concert run, which benefited Wall Street Rising (a nonprofit coalition of downtown businesses and residents striving to restore vitality to Lower Manhattan, post 9/11). Rod Stewart kicked off the superstar-status performances, followed by concerts with Sheryl Crow, Lionel Richie, and Alicia Keys.

As guests waited anxiously for the "reigning king of salsa" to make his appearance, Jennifer Lopez, careful not to steal the lime-light, walked softly onstage to introduce her hubby. The 32-year-old performer then humbly entered, joking, "Well, I'm Marc Anthony, better known as Mr. Lopez," and wasted no time lighting up the stage with his hot Latin beats.

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson was seen avoiding the evening's more scandalous temptations, including the flaky, crème-filled pastries. She was overheard saying, "That would be about five points [referring to Weight Watchers, of course]... I'll have the wine instead." And speaking of flaky... party girl Tara Reid was spotted shaking it up on the dance floor. Also in party mode: de Grisogono Founder Fawaz Gruosi, Damon Dash and Rachel Roy, Carolina Parsons, Veronica Webb, Vanessa von Bismarck, Luca Orlandi and Oluchi, Jill and Andrew Roosevelt, and Susy Sugarman.

Other members of the audience decided to make their own sparks. Renowned celebrity hair-dresser Rodolfo Valentin was spotted reprimanding close friends and family of Marc and J. Lo for smoking during the dinner at a table nearby. When Valentin asked the smokers nicely to quit, their snappy response was, "We can do whatever we want." But Lopez stepped in to help with the "smoke out." No "butts" about it, the night was still a raging success!


Carolina Parsons, Damon Dash and Rachel Roy

Marc Anthony

Fawaz Gruosi, Jennifer Lopez

Fawaz Gruosi, Rena Sindi, Serena Boardman, Victoria Harvey

Marta Scemtniak, Kate Glika, Cordula Pflugel, Alia Weber

Carolina Parsons

Tara Reid

Jane Comiskey

Aly Mckininn, Cordula Pflugel

Rena Sindi

Duchess of York “Fergie,” Guiseppe Cipriani, Fawaz Gruosi

Photos by patrickmcmullan.com

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