The venue has marked this date as FULLY BOOKED

  This being the sixth edition of the Planners Dining Club series, upping the glam and embracing a dark romance at a swanky private club in Chelsea seems totally on-par. Event planning and design guru Jove Meyer embraced Norwood’s Victorian panache and brought in a moody, dramatic color palette with black as the feature, and had Alma Floral fill the space with unexpected bursts of flowers. The historic 5-story townhouse’s eclectic, lived-in feel proved the perfect backdrop for such an inspired fête. And because no event is worth its hype without delicious and equally inspired food, it’s worth mentioning that Norwood’s catering team developed a menu for this event that was entirely allergy safe. We’re talking vegan scallops, you guys. How imaginative is that! Muddling Memories also brought the cocktail game in strong, with a heavy hitting cocktail that included a cinnamon smoke infusion. Read on below for all the details from Jove.

Created in partnership with our friends Norwood. To be honest, there were moments where I wasn’t sure if I was awake or dreaming when I stepped into the world of  Norwood’s ‘Chimera,’ an interactive dinner produced by Cinereal Productions and Norwood’s Director of Events, Rachelle Koser. For those who might be unfamiliar, Norwood is a Manhattan-based members-only creative club created by founder Alan Linn, which over the years has become notorious for the clutches of prestigious filmmakers, artists, musicians, writers, designers and actors who have joined the exclusive community to mingle, talk shop and attend Norwood’s avant garde events. So you can imagine my eager anticipation when I received an invitation to cover one of these storied dinners. Throw in the questions I received in the email invite including “What is your zodiac sign? What color best describes your aura? We are all have our quirks, tell us about yours and your guests, and I knew fifty shades of quirky was in my very near future. Photography courtesy of Amy Gardner 

Walking through the streets of Manhattan, it’s easy to forget to look up at the architecture surrounding you and almost easier to forget that only 160 years ago, so much of it didn’t even exist yet.  It’s so hard to imagine now, especially with all the traffic and hubbub on 14th Street, but there was once a time when the area to the west of Union Square was seen as not only luxurious and fashionable, but this was a place to get away from the city madness.