Celebrating continued fiscal success, Edward Mermelstein of Mermelstein Development, who is also a Managing Partner of Rheem, Bell & Mermelstein, and Eugene Shkolnikov of Northwestern Mutual, invited their clients to the Alexandre Gertsman Contemporary Art Gallery for a client appreciation cocktail event. Edward Mermelstein, owner of an exquisite collection of contemporary Russian art, his wife, Rose Caiola, founder of Manhattan Youth Ballet, a nonprofit-classical ballet school, and Mr. Shkolnikov, are all well-known patrons of the arts and humanitarian causes.

Gelsey Kirkland, one of the most celebrated American ballerinas ever born, and her husband, Michael Chernov, a fellow dancer and Artistic Director of The Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, were amongst the honored guests of Alexandre Gertsman.