The Animal Rescue Fund’s Thrift and Treasure Shop will be transformed into a stunning designer showhouse at the ARF preview cocktail party. Featuring 11 rooms designed by renowned interior designers, each room will incorporate thrift shop items and pieces donated from each designer’s own collection. 5 p.m. ARF Thrift and Treasure Shop, Sagaponack. Call: 631-537-0400 ext. 216.

Support Planned Parenthood - Hudson Peconic. The event will celebrate talented East End artisans and include a silent auction, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres. 5 p.m. Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton. Call: 347-394-6316.

Summer is finally here. Celebrate the warm nights and longer days at the Southampton Hospital Foundation’s Havana Nights party. The event, chaired by Melissa Cook, will feature cocktails, dinner, and a silent auction. 6:30 p.m. Westhampton Country Club, Westhampton Beach. Call: 631-726-8700 ext. 7.

Kick off the Hamptons season with Southampton Fresh Air Home Decorators-Designers-Dealers Sale and Auction Benefit Gala. The event features live, silent, and wine auctions, and a home furnishings and antiques sale. Michaela Keszler will serve as honorary chairwoman with co-chairs Cristina Cuomo and Tania Higgins. 5 p.m. Fresh Air Home, Southampton. Call: 631-283-5847

Join the Ross School for its Club Starlight event. The evening’s festivities include a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by an elegant catered dinner, live auction, and entertainment including live music and dancing. 6 p.m. Great Hall in the Center for Well-Being, East Hampton. Call: 631-907-5214.

Join some of the world’s most legendary culinary artists at the Chefs’ Tribute to Citymeals-on-Wheels: “Knives! Camera! Action!” Star chefs from across the country will prepare dishes inspired by their favorite films. The event, hosted by Nick Valenti, CEO of Patina Restaurant Group, will also feature live music and dancing. 6:30 p.m. Rockefeller Center Plaza. Call: 212-687-1290.

Join Matthew Broderick and MC Victor Garber at the Alzheimer’s Forget-Me-Not Gala. The evening will include silent and live auctions, dinner, and a performance by actor Jonathan Groff. Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce will receive the Lifetime Leadership Award. 6 p.m. The Pierre. Call: 646-744-2998.

Witness some of the nation’s most promising young ballet talent at the School of American Ballet’s Workshop Performance Benefit. The evening will include cocktails and dinner, ballets by George Balanchine, Peter Martins, and Sean Lavery, and student performances. 5:30 p.m. Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Lincoln Center. Call: 212-769-6600.

Kick off the summer season at the Central Park Conservancy’s Taste of Summer. The event features culinary delights prepared by renowned New York chefs, a silent auction, and dancing. 7 p.m. Bethesda Terrace, Central Park. Call: 212-935-1558.

The Police Athletic League is holding its annual Superstar Dinner. Chairs include John A. Catsimatidis, Joseph J. Grano Jr., and Richard Silverman. Special guests include PAL chairman Robert M. Morgenthau, NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and actor Dominic Chianese. 7:30 p.m. The Pierre. Call: 212-477-9450 ext. 310.

It’s an event for both you and your pooch at the Paws Across the Hamptons Dog Walk, benefiting Southampton Hospital and the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation. There will be prizes galore for those who raise the most pledges, as well as contests like “dog owner look-alike,” “last licks best kisser,” “funniest ears,” and “most manicured mutt.” 9 a.m. Lola Prentice Park, Southampton. Call: 631-728-7387 ext. 240, or visit www.southamptonanimalshelter.coma .

Start practicing your swing! Join New York’s best ballplayers for an afternoon of golf at the Ross School’s Golf With the Knicks. Enjoy golf and basketball banter with clients, friends, and celebrated members of the New York Knicks family, including John Starks. The day includes breakfast, lunch, and a cocktail award reception al fresco at the clubhouse. 9 a.m. The Bridge, Bridgehampton. Call: 631-907-5214.

It will be an evening of music, dinner, and dancing at the Guardian Angels Gala. Join the group’s CEO Curtis Sliwa for the silent auction, as well as live entertainment by Matthew Friedman and Uptown Sounds, from Broadway’s Movin’ Out and Jersey Boys. 6 p.m. The Pierre. Call: 347-682-9171.

Dine with some of music’s greatest legends at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner. Bette Midler will receive the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award for her influential and inspirational music career. 6 p.m. Marriott Marquis. Call: 212-878-5007.

Spend an evening at the zoo for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s 2012 Gala: The Coasts of Patagonia. Guests will enjoy cocktails, dinner, and dancing within a stunning party backdrop envisioned by premier event designer and floral architect Preston Bailey. 6:30 p.m. Central Park Zoo. Call: 973-233-1150.

Join friends and supporters of God’s Love We Deliver at the annual Midsummer Night Drinks. The event will include food, cocktails, and music. 6 p.m. Home of Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper, East Hampton. Call: 212-294-8141.

Join The Retreat at its Artists Against Abuse Gala, hosted by award-winning broadcaster Bonnie Grice. The event will include cocktails and a silent auction, followed by dinner, an awards presentation, and a live auction featuring several original works by well-known artists. Hope Award honorees include jewelry designer and philanthropist Joan Hornig, and artist Dan Rizzie. 6 p.m. The Ross School. Call: 631-329-4398.

Attend the South Fork Natural History Museum Benefit, honoring Christie Brinkley. The entertainment and club-like decor will make a rocker out of the most refined partygoer. Be sure to wear your hippest outfit for the night—this event will be a huge departure from the average dinner dance. 6 p.m. South Fork Natural History Museum, Bridgehampton. Call: 631-329-5480.

Join the American Heart Association for an evening of cocktails, dinner, dancing, and silent auction at its annual Heart of the Hamptons Ball, honoring Dr. Jeffrey Moses. 6 p.m. Hayground School, Bridgehampton. Call: 631-734-2804.

Alec Baldwin will be the special guest at the Group for the East End Benefit, featuring cocktails, dinner, live auction, and dancing. 6 p.m. Wölffer Estate Vineyard, Sagaponack. Call: 631-765-6450 ext. 215.

Enjoy a new take on a classic at the performance of Roger Waters: The Wall Live. Yankee Stadium. Visit: livenation.com, ticketmaster.com, or call 800-745-3000.

Two legendary Broadway performers come together for a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event. Join Guild Hall for its Season Spectacular: An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin. The concert will feature a selection of the greatest songs ever written for the stage, followed by an intimate dinner. 7 p.m. John Drew Theater at Guild Hall. Call: 631-324-4050.