Michelle Rodriguez & Lenny Kravitz

New York City, NY – September 14th, 2010 – Actors, athletes and notable New Yorkers celebrated the official grand opening of LAVO New York City, a new Southern Italian bistro and state-of-the-art nightclub helmed by Noah Tepperberg, Jason Strauss, Marc Packer and Rich Wolf, the hospitality impresarios behind LAVO Las Vegas, TAO, Avenue, Stanton Social, Rue 57 and Avra.  VIP guests including Lenny Kravitz, Nicky Hilton, Ashley Greene, Kristin Cavallari, Samantha Ronson, Dylan McDermott, Michelle Rodriguez, Lennox Lewis and Chris Bosh enjoyed music by Solange Knowles, DJ Vice, Chuckie, and DJ Ross One along with a surprise performance by Ciara & Swizz Beatz.

Alessandra Ambrosio, Samantha Ronson, & Swizz Beatz

Ciara

Nicky Hilton & Brandon Davis

Noah Tepperberg & Jason Strauss

Adrienne Williams & Chris Bosh

Jerry & Gene Jones

Audra Marie & Joe Manganiello

Shayk Irina & Noah Tepperberg

Carol Alt, Marcus Schenkenberg, & Victoria Silvstedt

Tinsley Mortimer & Brian Mazza

Frederick Fekkai & Mark Packer

Ruckus, Chris Bosh, & Adrienne Williams

Oliver Stone & Sun-jung Jung

Kelly Bensimon

Shantel VanSanten & Kristin Cavallari

David Grutman & Noah Tepperberg

Russel Simmons & Ciara

Katie Mox, Jonathan Cheban, &  Jill Fritzo

Swizz Beats

DJ Vice, Sujit Kundu, D-Nice, Chuckie, Ross One, & Swizz Beats

Samantha Ronson

Swizz Beats & Samantha Ronson

Swizz Beats & Solange Knowles

Swizz Beats

Solange Knowles & Ciara

Jay Sean

Joey Goldman, Nicola Siervo, & Jason Strauss

Dimitrios Kambouris & Jamie McCarthy