Guests enjoyed an evening of cocktails and shopping at the Academy of Friends 2008-2009 season kickoff on Thursday, August 7. The event, hosted by Emporio Armani at their Union Square location, helped raise money for AIDS organizations in the Bay Area. Attendees sampled drinks by SnowQueen Vodka and food from Armani Caffè.

Jeffrey Braff, Steven Helfand, Brad Vanderbilt


Neil Cohen, Gregg Gordon Solem


Jess Amoroso, David Miranda


Jeffery Grimes, Scott Thibodeaux, Steven Spencer-Steigner


Michael Scharlau, Nicholas Paleologos


Megan Stgnaro, Lara Saab


Lisa Ravaioli, Kristina Militante, Minna Tao


David Miranda, Randall Shields, Kenji Miyazaki


Joel Goodrich, David Grabstald, Mark Calvano

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Devesh Khatu, John Bare


Mark Adley, Wendy Chu, Christina Li, Gerardo Rodriguez


Kamran Sanei, Dave Leal, Rhonda Daly, Steve Taylor



Lize Morimoto, Roman Rodriguez, Ray Brizendine


David McCullough, Paul Wensley, David Cattich


Richard Hamer, Michael McGovern, Michael Allegrini


Scott Morris, Ryan Vienna, Sara Huston, David Sawyer


Chuck Martinez, Victoria Jourdan, Scott Miller, J. Douglas Piper


Mike Sullivan, Herman Chan, Hao Le, Minna Tao, Vivien Gay


David Nash, William Lies


David Scronce, Michael McDonald


Twyman Keene, Doug Del Paggio, Darrin Martin