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SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019
ANNUAL WATERMILL CENTER SUMMER BENEFIT
presented by
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
honoring
KATHARINE RAYNER & CARRIE MAE WEEMS
Described as an enchanted forest and performance art extravaganza, the Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit unites the worlds of art, performance, music, theatre, design, architecture and fashion. All funds raised support The Center’s year-round Artist Residency and Education Programs that provide a unique environment for young and emerging artists to explore and develop new work.
COCKTAILS: art installations, performances, silent auction. 6:00-8:00PM.
DINNER: live auction by Simon de Pury. 8:00-10:00PM
AFTER-PARTY: dessert, dancing, dj set. 10:00PM
The Watermill Center, 39 Watermill Towd Road, Water Mill, NY. 6:00 PM – MIDNIGHT.
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THE AUCTION: TABULA RASA marks a new direction for the Benefit auction. Previously, donating artists received complimentary tickets to the event. This year, however, The Foundation will offer the option to receive a twenty percent commission fee from the winning bid. Now, the purchase of an artwork not only supports Watermill and its year-round programming but also the artists who make the auction possible.
LIVE AUCTION kicks off at 9:00 PM. SILENT AUCTION ends at 11:45 PM. PLACE YOUR BIDS TODAY!
The Watermill Center Auction is live on Artsy from July 9 through July 27, 2019. For all auction inquiries, please email auction@watermillcenter.org.
All proceeds benefit The Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation, no refunds or exchanges will be issued. Tickets are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Shaikha Paula Al-Sabah . Giancarla Berti . Karolina Blaberg . William I. Campbell . Lisa Ehrenkranz . Roger Ferris . Jürgen Friedrich . Audrey B. Gruss . Stein Erik Hagen . Stephen D. Susman . Robert Wilson
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 | SUMMERFEST 2019

HONORING DIANE TUFT, 2019 CHAMPION OF THE ARTS AWARD. 6-10 PM

2019 EVENT CHAIRS
Annie and Michael Falk, Erica and Michael Karsch, Simone and David Levinson
2019 HOST COMMITTEE
Roberta Amon
Debbie and Glenn August
Anke Beck-Friedrich and Juergen Friedrich
April Gornik and Eric Fischl
Lauren Schor Geller and Martin Geller
Julie Hillman
Sharon and Bill Jacob
Elyn and Jeff Kronemeyer
Mara and Dean Landis
Ros and Francis L’Esperance
Chris and Richard Mack
Paton Miller
Tiffany and Claus Moller
Kate and Brad Peck
Toni Ross
Fiona and Eric Rudin
J. Whitney Stevens
Dana Hammond Stubgen and Dr. Patrick Stubgen
Stefano Tonchi and David Maupin
Edwina Von Gal
Bettina Zilkha
Caryn Zucker

RESTAURANTS*

Boa Thai Asian Fusion, The Cheese Shop, Citarella, Clamman Seafood Market, Claude’s, The Fudge Company, The Golden Pear Cafe, Hampton Coffee Company, Hamptons Farms Social Eatery, Juice Press, Kalamazoo Pizza by Plesser’s Luxury Appliances, Le Charlot, Saaz, Sant Ambroeus, Seasons of Southampton, Sip ‘n Soda, Thyme & Again, Union Cantina
*List in formation
Contact: Molly Bishop
MBISHOP@SOUTHAMPTONCENTER.ORG
Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane
Southampton, NY 11968 http://www.southamptonartscenter.org
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Saturday, August 10, 2019
Join us at East Hampton Library’s 15th Annual Authors Night fundraiser...

a fabulous event!

Tickets are available online at: authorsnight.org, at the East Hampton Library & by phone (see details below).

One of the most popular and celebrity-studded events of the Hamptons’ summer calendar, Authors Night features 100 authors across all genres. The “Premier Literary Event of the Hamptons” has grown over its history to become one of the most successful celebrations of books and authors in America, and one of the largest library-author events of its kind in the country.

EVENT ITINERARY:
The evening begins at 5 pm with the Authors Reception under a grand tent, where guests enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and wine and have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the authors, buy their books, and have them personally inscribed. At 8 pm, directly following the Authors Reception, guests dine at dinner parties at private homes in honor of one or more of the guest authors.

TICKETS:
Tickets are $100 for the Authors Reception only & begin at $300 for the dinners (includes entry to book signing reception). Tickets my be purchased at the Authors Night website (authorsnight.org), at the Library (159 Main St., East Hampton, NY), and by phone at (631) 324-0222.

Event Location:
For the 2nd consecutive year, Authors Night will be held under a grand tent on the “555” field in Amagansett. The field is located just east of the Amagansett IGA and Shell Station, on the north side of Montauk Highway (555 Montauk Highway, Amagansett, NY). Please note: The event is not held at the Library.

Featured authors include Alec Baldwin (Authors Night Founding Honorary Chair), Cristina Alger, Amanda Benchley, Jamie Brenner, Douglas Brinkley, Candace Bushnell, Robert A. Caro, Rosanne Cash, Tom Clavin, Garrard Conley, Fiona Davis, Steven Gambrel, Mary Giuliani, Jane Green, Alice Harris, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Elizabeth Holtzman, David Itzkoff, Barbara Kavovit, Ingrid Fetell Lee, Thomas Maier, Bridget Moynahan, Kat Odell, Chris Pavone, Holly Peterson, Joanne Ramos, Dan Rizzie, Gretchen Rubin, Gianni Russo, Jill Santopolo, Dani Shapiro, Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, Michael Shnayerson, Jill Twiss, Sybille van Kempen, Vicky Ward, Ali Wentworth, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Beatriz Williams, Jessica Yellin, and Richard Zoglin. (See complete list at: authorsnight.org)

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“As we mark the 15th anniversary of Authors Night, we’re thankful for the outstanding generosity, participation, and support for the event that we’ve received from both the local and literary communities,” said Dennis Fabiszak, East Hampton Library Director. “The funds raised at Authors Night enable the Library to provide our diverse community with essential programming and services throughout the year—all free of charge.”

BENEFICIARY:
Proceeds from this special event benefit the East Hampton Library, a not-for-profit organization providing outstanding free library services to the East Hampton community since 1897.

MORE INFO:
For complete event details, visit the Authors Night website: authorsnight.org

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 / Bridgehampton

THE HAMPTONS HAPPENING "TOUR DE CUISINE" EVENT OF THE SUMMER!

Savor the flavors of the world without leaving the Hamptons. Get your tickets for the 15th Annual Hamptons Happening event - Saturday July 13, 2019 - to benefit the SWCRF. 

Join our distinguished honorees - Lidia Bastianich, Nicole Miller, Antonella Bertello and Ian Duke - to celebrate the flavors of the world and collaborate with the SWCRF on our quest for a cure.

This year, we are reinventing one of the East End's most anticipated summer charity fundraisers to bring you the flavors of the world - without leaving the Hamptons. Held at the beautiful estate of Kenneth and Maria Fishel in Bridgehampton, this "Tour de Cuisine" event will feature food, wine and liquor tastings that will transport you to some of your most favorite culinary destinations in Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean, Spain and Latin America, and the Middle East.

While you "hop" from region to region, enjoy live music from Pat Farrell and the Cold Spring Harbor Band- "The Billy Joel Tribute Show."

CHEF HONOREE: Lidia Bastianich, Founder, Honoring Generations of the Bastianich Family, Participating Restaurants & Wines - Felidia, Del Posto, Becco, Otto Enoteca Pizzeria & Bastianich Winery.

FASHION HONOREE: Nicole Miller, Fashion Designer & Owner, Nicole Miller.

BUSINESS HONOREE: Antonella Bertello, Owner, The Baker House 1650.  

RESTAURATEUR HONOREE: Ian Duke, Owner, Southampton Social Club, Union Cantina & Union Burger Bar.

The Hamptons Happening Planning Committee co-hosts the event:

Event Chair, Marion Waxman;  Event Co-Chair, Randi Schatz; Sponsorship Chair, Karen Amster-Young; Journal Chair, Erica Linden-Fineberg, and committee members, Chris Arlotta, Maria Fishel, Michelle Greenberg, Adi Heyman, Norah Lawlor, Jessica Mackin, Laurie Schaffran, and Jessica Wasmuth. Event producer: Elissa Held.

Don't miss out on this exciting event, all to support

groundbreaking cancer research that is moving us closer to a cure.

For details & tickets:  https://www.waxmancancer.org/events/hamptons-happening/

 

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 / WATER MILL                                                                                                                   MIDSUMMER PARTY, PARRISH ART MUSEUM,

The highlight of the Hamptons summer social season, this annual event brings together over 500 artists, philanthropists, business leaders & art world guests in support of the Parrish.

Honorees: Maya Lin, Louise & Leonard Riggio.  Co-Chairs: Deborah F. Bancroft, Preston T. Phillips                               

Host Committee: Mary and Howard S. Frank, Laura Lofaro Freeman and James L. Freeman, Chad A. Leat, Denise LeFrak, Christina and Alan MacDonald, Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder, Robin and Frederic M. Seegal, Marcia Dunn Sobel, and Joey Wölffer

6:30pm:   Cocktails

7:30pm:   Dinner on the Mildred C. Brinn Terrace

9:00pm:   Live Auction

10:00pm: Late Night Party in the Lichtenstein Theater.  Late Night Party Chair: Larry Milstein.

Featuring: Olivier Cheng Catering and Events.  Ron Wendt Design.  DJ Alice Longyu Gao at the Late Night Party

Live Auction items include: – Lavish 7-day Seabourn Mediterranean Cruise for two – Exclusive visit to Sotheby’s with a specially tailored tour for ten, followed by a private dinner in the Boardroom – Spa Weekend Reset at Shou Sugi Ban House – Private wine dinner for ten with Winemaker Roman Roth at Wölffer Estate – Donations to support the Parrish’s year-round Educational Programming.

LATE NIGHT PARTY! DANCING, DRINKS, AND DESSERT, WITH MUSIC BY DJ ALICE LONGYU GAO! STARTS AT 10:00 PM TIL 1:00 AM. SEPARATE TICKET AVAILABLE JUST FOR LATE NIGHT PARTY.

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS: Thomas Joshua Cooper: Refuge.  Renate Aller: The Space Between Memory and Expectation.  Jean-Luc Mylayne: A Matter of Place.  FUNDS RAISED AT THE MIDSUMMER PARTY SUPPORT THE MUSEUM’S EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS & PROGRAMS.

Dinner Tickets:  Glass: $2,500 per person; Aluminum: $1,500 per person; Young Patron: $500 (ages 21-35, limited availability).  Dinner Tables:  Sky: $100,000 (14 tickets premier seating); Steel: $50,000 (12 tickets premier seating); Concrete: $25,000 (12 tickets preferred seating); Wood: $15,000 (10 tickets)

Can’t attend? Make a Contribution at event website. The 2019 Midsummer Party is made possible, in part, by the generous support of Corporate Presenting Sponsor Bespoke Real Estate and Corporate Participating Sponsor Market Art + Design. Sotheby’s is the auction sponsor.

Please call 631-283-2118 x150 or e-mail benefitevents@parrishart.org for details 

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 / WATER MILL                                                                                                                

LATE NIGHT PARTY! MIDSUMMER PARTY, PARRISH ART MUSEUM, 10 pm - July 14 @1:00 AM.

Dance the night away and enjoy drinks and sumptuous desserts at one of the hottest parties of the summer. Midnight Metallics is this year’s theme so plan ahead for a stunning and shimmering evening. (Last year’s white hot night with neon lights sold out. Purchase your tickets early.) Late Night Party Chair: Larry Milstein. Late Night Honorary Guest: Shantell Martin. Music: DJ Alice Longyu Gao. Dress: Midnight Metallics. Late Night Party Ticket: $200. Dinner ticket sold separately and includes the Late Night Party.

For tickets: https://327.blackbaudhosting.com/327/Late-Night-Party-2019

2019 Late Night Committee: Elizabeth Asher, Serena Bancroft, Jeremy Batoff, Sarah Bray, Eugenia Bullock, Mercedes de Guardiola, Ben Djaha, Delia Folk, Jamie Grimstad, Alexander Hankin, Marisa Hochberg, Serena Kerrigan, Sterling McDavid, Toby Milstein, Dana Prussian, Joshua Pulman, Alessandro Ford-Rippolone, Ryan Thomas Roth, Steven R. Sachs, Sydney Sadick, Storey Schifter, Christina Senia, Ally Shapiro, Mimi Shojai, Nicole Slaine, Zachary Weiss, Jake Wildstein, Alfonso Zamarripa

 

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The Bay Street Theater 28th Annual Summer Gala

Saturday, July 6, 2019 / Wolffer Estate Vineyards

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A Night to Celebrate Bay Street Theater & Broadway Musicals of the 1960s with special surprise guest artists at Wolffer Estate Vineyards! Featuring celebrity emcee Izaac Mizrahi and celebrity auctioneer Richard Kind. Honoring Academy® Award and Tony® Award winner Joel Berry with a lifetime achievement award, Bay Street Theater trustee Andrea K. Wahlquist, and community partner Peconic Landing. Featuring Exciting Live & Silent Auctions Hosted by Give Smart. (Photo of Joel Grey by Timothy Greenfield Sanders). Wolffer Estate Vineyards 139 Sagg Rd, Sagaponack

 

Contact: Emma Ruben.  emma@baystreet.org. For more details & tickets:

http://www.baystreet.org/page/28th-annual-summer-gala/

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 / Topping Rose House

Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten hosts a historic gathering of the Hamptons’ most celebrated Chefs in a once-in-a-lifetime evening!

Topping Rose House. 1 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. 6:30-10PM

Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten hosts a historic gathering of the Hamptons’ most celebrated chefs in a once-in-a-lifetime evening of fine dining honoring Florence Fabricant, New York Times Food & Wine writer, and Guild Hall Trustee.

 

There has never been this array of culinary talent gathered for such an event anywhere in the Hamptons. From the curated cocktail hour through the seated, multi-course pairing dinner and delicious desserts, this all-star lineup of chefs from the finest Hamptons kitchens will fill the night with locally sourced signature dishes matched with exceptional wines and craft cocktails.

Tickets: $500.  Table of 8: $4,000.  Table of 10: $5,000.

 

Featuring:

Jean-Georges, Drew Hiatt, and Amanda Wallace of Topping Rose House

Sam McCleland of Beacon / Bell & Anchor

Terrence Brennan of Blu Mar

Dominic Rice of Calissa

Carissa Waechter of Carissa’s The Bakery

Colin Ambrose of Estia’s Little Kitchen

Dane Sayles of Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa

Paul DelFavero of Harbor Market

Jason Weiner and Eric Lemonides of L&W Market / Almond

Joe Realmuto of Nick & Toni’s / Coche Comedor / Rowdy Hall / Townline BBQ / La Fondita

Matt Birnstill of Quogue Club

Jesse Matsuoka of Sen

Jeremy Blutstein of Showfish at Gurney’s Star Island

Scott Kampf of Union Cantina

Mecox Bay Dairy

For more information, please visit:

https://danstasteofsummer.com/chefs-of-the-hamptons/

https://www.guildhall.org/events/dans-chefs-of-the-hamptons/

 

 

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Saturday, June 22, 2019 / Southampton

23rd Annual Hamptons Heart Ball

The Hamptons Heart Ball brings together influential leaders from the corporate, philanthropic and medical communities to raise funds and promote the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association. Join us for an exciting silent auction and cocktails. Enjoy a heart healthy dinner then dance the night away.
Since 1924, we have been saving lives in your community by working with schools, hospitals, community centers and other local stakeholders.
Our research and educational programs are critical to helping people live stronger, longer lives and build healthier communities all over the globe.
Heart Ball Campaign celebrates our life-saving work and will continue to be a major driving force behind eradicating Heart Disease and Stroke. This festive, social gathering held from 6:00-11:00 pm at Southampton Arts Center. Elegant Attire. Parking/Valet will be available. As always, the Hamptons Heart Ball highlights amazing auction items for everyone to bid on. For more information please contact: Barbara Poliwoda, Regional Director at 631-734-2804 or Barbara.Poliwoda@heart.org.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 /EAST HAMPTON
3RD ANNUAL HAMPTON ARTISTS FOR HAITI BENEFIT.
THE PARTY TAKES OFF SAT, JUNE 22! AT EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT, 200 Daniels Hole Rd, Wainscott, NY. 5:30 - 8:30 PM.
Honorary Committee: Patricia Arquette, Maria Bello, Molly Channing, Eric Fischl, Donna Karan, and Emily Wickersham.
 
Join us for our 3rd annual Benefit Bash. Art Show & Silent Auction curated by folioeast. Music by DJ Giancarlo. Raffle Prizes: fine dining at East End restaurants, airplane tours, yoga classes, boxing lessons, Naturpathica massage, art studio tours & more!
Catering by Beach House. Wines & spirits donated by local producers. Airplanes to explore and more.
We need to raise $100,000 to get our school up and running so we need your help! It’s always a great event, not to be missed.
OUR FIRST FOUR CLASSROOMS ARE FINISHED! HELP US BUILD MORE!
Tickets are $125 (under 12 free). For tickets & details:
DONATIONS WELCOME and appreciated at http://www.wingsoverhaiti.net
*All Tickets are tax deductable. We're a 501(C)(3) charitable organization.
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Saturday, July 13, 2019 / Pinnacle Farm, Water Mill

5th ANNUAL ST JUDE HOPE IN THE HAMPTONS!

Support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital along with Honorary Chair, Georgina Bloomberg, at the 5th Annual St. Jude Hope in the Hamptons on July 13th at Pinnacle Farm. Guests will enjoy world-class horse jumping, cocktails, live and silent auctions, dinner, an inspiring St. Jude patient story and dancing. Only a limited number of tickets are left! Visit stjude.org/hopeinthehamptons for more details and to purchase tickets.

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Saturday, June 15, 2019 / Sagaponack

Much Ado Sunset Cocktail Party

 

The garden cocktail party will feature a live auction presented by Jamie Niven with extraordinary lots to include works by Robert Dash, Clare Potter, Vladimir, Frances Palmer and, of course, chicken manure for your gardens! For details & tickets: https://www.madoo.org/calendar-event/sunset-cocktail-party/

 

The 9th Annual Much Ado About Madoo will take place on Saturday, June 15, 2019, with a garden market from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and sunset cocktail party from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

 

Enjoy shopping from exquisite home, garden, and fashion vendors with gourmet bites and beverages in our gardens, visit the summer studio exhibition, and in the evening bid at our live auction!

 

Sponsors include HC&G, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Wölffer Estate Vineyard and Bridgehampton National Bank.

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Get ready for Polo Hamptons 2019! Saturday June 29, 2019 & July 6, 2019

The Polo Match & Cocktail Party will be held at 900 Lumber Lane Bridgehampton, Saturday 6/29 & 7/6. June 29th Opening Event hosted by Christie Brinkley.

The Match & Cocktail Party will take place between 4pm - 7pm on both dates. As guests enjoy the thrill of the Polo Match, they will have access to an open bar paired with hors d'oeuvres by Elegant Affairs, and preferred seating. There is complimentary parking but we suggest taking Uber. Only 500 tickets will be available for each date, so please purchase your tickets today! Rain or shine.

For any information on Polo Hamptons, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/polo-hamptons-match-event-summer-2019-tickets-49389950672?aff=debi

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Saturday, June 8, 2019 in The Hamptons, New York!
Join us at the 24th Annual All Against Abuse Benefit. Summer Benefit Gala for The Retreat. 6:30-10:30 pm. At The Muses, 111 Saint Andrews Rd, Southampton.

This year's emcee will be Don Lemon, CNN News Anchor & Host of CNN Tonight. Don has publicly shared his story of abuse as a child, and been an advocate for victims of sexual assault. Auctioneer: CK Swett. Honorary Committee: Maria Bacardi | Joy Behar | Lorraine Bracco | Lisa Fontes, PhD | Kiran Gandhi | Kelsey Grammer | Bonnie Grice | Mariska Hargitay | Ann Liguori | James Lipton | Don McPherson | Kaitlin Olsen | Faith Popcorn | Mercedes Ruehl | Gloria Steinem | Leslie Morgan Steiner | Beth Ostrosky Stern. Please call Kim Nichols at 631-329-4398 or email knichols@theretreatinc.org for more info. www.retreatgala.org

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Saturday, June 1, 2019 in The Hamptons

Decorators-Designers-Dealers Sale and Auction Benefit Gala

Southampton, New York

5-8:30 pm

 

The 27th Annual Southampton Fresh Air Home’s Decorators-Designers-Dealers (D-D-D) Sale and Auction Benefit Gala is the opening fundraising party of the summer season, and features our famous live, silent and wine auctions and an extraordinary home furnishings and antiques sale. At Southampton Fresh Air, 36 Barkers Island Road. Southampton. 

For more details, https://www.sfah.org/ddd

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The Auctions feature items from top names in fashion, jewelry, travel, fine dining, entertainment, sports, health and beauty. Priceless one-of-a-kind items include exotic vacations at private resorts, exclusive dining experiences with top chefs in beautiful homes, golf outings at some of the fabulous East End golf courses, photo shoots, and so much more!  The Wine Auction will feature a selection of wines that could rival the best of any private collection. 

The fabulous furniture sale will feature choice and rare antiques, gently used and new home furnishings—designer furniture, lamps, paintings, framed prints, fabrics, decorative accessories and much, much more.  For a quarter century, guests from Manhattan, Connecticut, Palm Beach and the Hamptons have lined up hours in advance to have first choice of these extraordinary treasures, beautifully showcased by our design team, and offered at amazing prices.

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Thursday, May 23, 2019 / Manhattan

Taste of Hope for the American Cancer Society

 

Join us for our 14th annual Taste Of Hope Event at the Metropolitan Pavilion raising money for the Hope Lodge. A place where cancer patients and their families can stay while they are getting treatment in NYC.

There will be top restaurants from across the country sampling food, wine and desserts, a silent auction and more.

Metropolitan Pavilion. 125 W 18th St, NYC.  6 PM – 10 PM

 

For tickets & details:

https://www.tasteofhopenyc.org/

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 / Manhattan

You are invited to toast Spring and enjoy the flavors of the Caribbean at a cocktail & tasting event hosted by the newly-formed SWCRF Associate Board. Proceeds will benefit the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation's groundbreaking cancer research.

 

This inaugural Havana Nights Cocktail Party will attract more than 300 young professionals for a night of themed cocktails, open bar, passed Cuban-inspired hors d'oeuvres and plenty of entertainment by dancers, a live band & a DJ.

 

TIME: 6:30 - 10:30 PM

LOCATION: The DL, 95 Delancey Street, NYC

 

Contact the SWCRF office at 212-867-4502 with any questions about the event or your purchase.

 

If you are purchasing a VIP Table or Sponsorship and do not know the names of the guests yet, select the "Same as billing" option for each registrant and then send the names to Rachel Kramer by email at rkramer@waxmancancer.org at your earliest convenience.

For details & tickets; https://www.waxmancancer.org/events/havana-nights/

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Saturday, April 27, 2019 / 22nd Annual Sailors Ball, Manhattan

Dennis Conner, New York Harbor Sailing Foundation
and the Benefit Committee invite you to attend the


22nd Annual SAILORS BALL

to celebrate the start of the new sailing season

and support junior sailing in NY Harbor.

At the Down Town Association, 60 Pine St in Lower Manhattan.

9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Black tie. Open bar & light hors d’oeuvres

Dancing all night long in the many theme rooms!

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Regular Ball Tickets – $120 (before April 24). $150 at the door, if available).
Platinum Tables – $10,000; Gold Tables – $5,000

Individual VIP Tickets – $295, includes the “12 Meter Dinner” 
hosted by Dennis Conner from 7 to 9 p.m. before the Ball.

For details & tickets: https://sailorsball.com/

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Join us at the 54th Petroushka Ball to benefit the Russian Children’s Welfare Society on Friday, February 8, 2019
at The Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom & Terrace Room, NYC!

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Special Guest Stars: Nadine Sierra, soprano and Francesco Demuro, tenor appear by kind permission of the Metropolitan Opera! Music by Lester Lanin Orchestra. Russian Folk & Gypsy Music

Reception - 8:00 pm, Dinner & Entertainment - 9:00 pm, Dancing - after 10:00 pm

Strictly White or Black Tie, Long Ball Gowns
Age Requirement: 21 years and older

Since its inception in 1965, the Petroushka Ball has been one of New York's most important Russian-American events, attended by over 700 guests representing business, artistic and diplomatic spheres. Past Petroushka Ball events have featured leading soloists of the Metropolitan Opera, the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Bolshoi Theater, and other prominent companies.

All net proceeds from the 54th Petroushka Ball will be directed towards the Russian Children’s Welfare Society (RCWS) charitable programs. Founded in 1926, the RCWS is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children at risk in Russia. Among RCWS projects are college scholarships for orphans (currently 153 students), medical treatment for children with severe facial deformities (annually over 200 little patients receive surgeries), assistance to orphanages, rehabilitation programs for children with special needs, a “Yelka” (a Christmas and New Year celebration) in Moscow for over 1,000 disadvantaged children visiting from many areas of Russia; and other programs.

You can support these programs and be a part of the Petroushka Ball in one or more of the following ways: purchasing tickets to the Ball; placing advertisements in Petroushka Ball journal; donating prizes; making a contribution; supplying products for the gift bags. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Contact RCWS at 212-473-6263 or main@rcws.org for tickets, ads, raffle donations, contributions and special sponsorships. All tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged following purchase.

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