DNAinfo.com: A new exhibit opening in June called “Pieced Together. Russia Meets Harlem. Patchwork & Quilts,” will display quilts from Russian artists and African-American artists side-by-side in a bid to show how the similarities outweigh the differences. ”People from two nations so far apart were able to express themselves with the same material,” said Marina Kovalyov, president of the Russian American Foundation, which organized the exhibit. read more

VOGUE.COM: An enchanting Degas moment on Sunday evening at Milk Studios courtesy of hostesses Vicki Beamon and Karen Erickson, who showcased their spectacular costume bijou (including an extraordinary necklace that was an homage to Alexander McQueen) and some sparkling crystal masks, on a bevy of cygnets from the Russian American Foundation’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy United States Youth Program. read more

HARPER’S BAZAAR.COM: Dance fever: Moncler models boogied down at Grand Central, while Erickson Beamon’s event featured ballerinas in jewel-covered masks. read more

FASHION.ELLE.COM: One doesn’t really expect to find ballerinas, an opera singer and a famous violinist inside Milk Studios on a Sunday evening—such talents are usually reserved for the main stage at Lincoln Center. read more