APRIL 2008
SUNDAY 13

CITYMEALS SUPPER

Don’t wear anything too snug to famed chef Daniel Boulud’s intimate Sunday supper supporting Citymeals-on-Wheels. Let the four head chefs from Boulud’s NYC restaurants wine and dine you until a food coma ensues. Bid on sumptuous wines and travel packages at the auctions. Just some (delicious)
food for thought. 5:30 p.m. Daniel. Call: 212-687-1290.

MONDAY 14

FARM-FRESH FIESTA

Organic is the word these days. Come support farm-fresh food and healthy eating at the first annual luncheon and educational panel to benefit the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York. Christie Brinkley will chair the event, along with Carole Bellidora, Helen Rockefeller Armide, Lauren Bush, Amanda Hearst, Fernanda Gilligan, Kick Kennedy, Kim Meyerhoff, and Lauren Remington Platt. Panelists include best-selling authors Anna Lappe and Peter Hoffman. If eating organic will allow us to look like Brinkley, bring it on!
11:30 p.m. Guastivino’s. Call: 212-861-8690.

FILM SOCIETY HONOR

She wore Prada as the devil, so she’ll probably look just as snazzy for an event thrown in her honor. The Film Society of Lincoln Center will pay homage to the one and only Meryl Streep at its 35th annual Gala Tribute. Brush up on your Meryl movies before you come. 7 p.m. Lincoln Center. Call: 212-445-7100.

TUESDAY 15

CITY BALL

Sip cocktails and strut your stuff at City Harvest’s 14th annual Practical Magic Ball, honoring BlackRock and hosted by WNBC’s Rob Morrison. Wine and dine and take part in live and silent auctions along with co-chairs Sheri Gellman, Pamela
Kaufmann, Heather Mnuchin, Linda Petrone, Susan Rosenbach, and Jeffrey Weiss. 6:30 p.m. Cipriani 42nd Street. Call: 917-351-8700.

THURSDAY 17

PUTTING ON THE DOG

It’s a dog-eat-dog world, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a ball. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will host the 11th
annual ASPCA Bergh Ball, Ain’t Nothin’ but a Pound Dog. Animal lover and fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi will emcee the event. Chairs include Linda and Benjamin Lambert, Margo MacNabb, James L. Nederlander, Fred and Michele Gradin, and Jonathan and Somers Farkas. Stop being a “bitch,” and come along! 7 p.m. The Plaza Hotel. Call: 212-876-7700 ext 4652.

NIGHT OF NICKS

Rock out in your couture frock to a live performance by the legendary Stevie Nicks at New York Presbyterian Hospital’s black tie gala. Dine with dinner
co-chairs Daniel S. Och, Arthur Samberg, and Sy Sternberg. Take a spin around the dance floor with gala chairs Neal Flomenbaum M.D. and James Giglio M.D. Um, Stevie Nicks! Need I say more? 6:30 p.m. The Waldorf. Call: 212-972-2268.

MONDAY 28

SINGING SOIRÉE

What a set of pipes! Tony Award winners Barbara Cook and Audra McDonald will bring down the house at Leading Ladies, a gala concert and dinner dance presented by the Juilliard School. Join honorary alumni chair Laura Linney and co-chairs Karen Levy and Saundra Whitney for a night of theatrics. 7 p.m. Lincoln Center. Call: 914-579-1000.

WE ARE FAMILY
Call it the concert of the year! The We Are Family Foundation will host its sixth annual Celebration Gala with an exclusive dinner, awards ceremony, and
outstanding performances by Patti Labelle, Slash (of Guns ‘n Roses fame), and Nile Rodgers with his band Chic. The foundation will honor Deepak Chopra, Henry Juszkiewicz, and Ms. LaBelle for their support in fulfilling WAFF’s mission of spreading cultural diversity. It’s time to “Freak Out!” 6:30 p.m. Hammerstein Ballroom. Call: 212-397-4333.

POP’S B-DAY GALA
Never underestimate the power of music. The New York Pops will hold its 25th annual Birthday Gala, Play to Win, to honor the New York Yankees, James L. Nederlander, and James M. Nederlander. Raise your glass to the New York Pops orchestra for bringing great music to our fair city for 25 years and counting! Steven Reineke will emcee the event, which will include guests like Nicola Congiu, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Andrea McArdle, Kelli O’Hara, Haley Swindal, Ronan Tynan, and Steve Tyrell. 7 p.m. Carnegie Hall.
Call: 212-888-7003.

TUESDAY 29

BALLET BASH

Put on your tutu and tights for New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala, part of the Jerome Robbins Celebration. Watch in awe as students from the School of American Ballet pirouette for chairpeople Charlotte Moss, Barry Friedberg, and Veronique and Robert Pittman, and honorary chairwoman Mica Ertegun. Also attending will be vice chairman Eric Nerderlander and corporate chairman Richard Beckman. 5:30 p.m. Lincoln Center. Call: 212-870-5570.

WEDNESDAY 30

LADIES WHO LUNCH

Brava to working women! ABC News’s Cynthia McFadden will host the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s 15th anniversary Women of Distinction
Luncheon to honor Lesley Stahl and Nancy Lynn. Dress to impress and enjoy an exclusive fashion show presented by Dior, Oscar de la Renta, and other
world-famous designers. Honorary chair Nancy Brown will also attend the femme fete! 11:30 a.m. The Waldorf. Call: 212-679-1570.

MOVING IMAGE PARTY
The Museum of the Moving Image will honor chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks Matthew Blank and CEO of Focus Features James Schamus.
Slip on your finest duds for the black-tie event, co-chaired by Ron Meyer and Leslie Moonves. Face it: The entertainment industry just wouldn’t be the same
without them. 6 p.m. The St. Regis. Call: 212-245-6570.


MAY 2008
THURSDAY 1

CRYSTAL BALL

There’s just no such thing as attending too many balls. The 23rd annual Mount Sinai Crystal Ball, which will benefit the Mount Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine, will be a fun fete. Chairs are Dr. Elissa Gretz Friedman and Robert Friedman. 7 p.m. The Guggenheim Pavilion. Call: 212-659-9702.

FRIDAY2

LIPSTICK LUNCHEON

Fido may be man’s best friend, but cosmetics are the bosom buddy of women. Cosmetic Executive Women Inc. will host the CEW Beauty Awards Luncheon
to recognize the cream of the crop of this year’s beauty products. Sponsored by Allure, Givaudan, and Restylane, among others. A little lipstick goes a
looooong way. 11 a.m. The Waldorf. Call: 212-221-1713.

MONDAY 5

ACTORS FUND

Forget the Oscars. The Actors Fund will host its 2008 Annual Gala to honor Alec Baldwin, Renée Fleming, and Tony-winning Broadway producers Stewart Lane
and Bonnie Comley. Ain’t no business like showbiz. 6 p.m. Cipriani 42nd Street. Call: 212-763-8597.

SUPERHERO SAVVY

Even while on the job fighting crime, superheroes always dress to impress. And we applaud them. The Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Gala will
look at superhero sartorial savvy with honorary chair Giorgio Armani and co-chairs George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Anna Wintour. 7 p.m. Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Call: 212-650-2123.

WOMAN’S WORLD

Despite James Brown’s resounding proclamation, this is a woman’s world, I tell you. The National Women’s Division of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will hold its 54th annual Spirit of Achievement awards luncheon, honoring such
outstanding femmes as Whoopi Goldberg, Pamela Fiori, Dylan Lauren, Zaha Hadid, Suzanne Wright, and Sydell Miller. This is the new breed of ladies who
lunch. 12 p.m. The Pierre. Call: 718-430-2818.

MONDAY 12

LITERACY GALA

Syndicated columnist Liz Smith, Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd, who have served as co-chairs of the Evening of Readings for more than two decades, will be on hand at this over-the-top gala. Come drink, dine, and mingle with Mayor Bloomberg, Yoko Ono, David Westin, Helen Gurley Brown, Sirio Maccioni,
and Dominic Dunne. Gala honorees include Julia and David Koch. Cheers to reading and writing! 6:30 p.m. State Theater. Call: 212-573-6933.

WEDNESDAY 14

LIFE’S A BALL

The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation will hold its annual Bal du Printemps Gala, replete with dinner, dancing, a silent auction, and, of course, a surplus of cocktails. Honorary chairs Page Morton Black, Amy Goldman, and Judith Sulzberger will lead the festivities, along with dinner chair John Connolly, Ed.D. Stick around for the awards ceremony honoring Dr. Lewis Rowland and Mel and Carol Taub and family. Life is but a ball! 6:30 p.m. The Pierre Hotel.
Call: 212-213-1166.

THURSDAY 15

RAINFOREST ROMP

Dance, dine, and don’t destroy the earth’s precious land! The Rainforest Alliance will hold its Annual Gala to celebrate feats in sustainable agriculture, forestry, and tourism. Enjoy the awards program and silent auction with the evening’s honoree, Toshishige Nagagoshi, director of Yusuhara Forest Owners’ Cooperative. Who knew saving our earth could be so fun? 6:30pm. Museum of Natural History. Call: 646-452–1992.

SATURDAY 17

GOOD TIMES ROLL

Remember the band Chic, of “Le Freak” fame? Of course you do. Nile Rodgers will sing the night away at Ross School’s fifth annual Starlight Ball, a concert gala to raise money for the Steven J. Ross Scholarship fund. Boogie to the beat with co-chairs Jay McInerny and Anne Hearst, and enjoy dinner and raffles with this year’s honorees, Juergen and Anke Friedrich and the JAF Foundation. As a great band once sang, “These are the good times.” 6:30 p.m. Ross School in East Hampton. Call: 631-907-5171.

MONDAY 19

RONALD MCDONALD GALA

Get down with the clown! The Ronald McDonald House of New York will hold its 16th annual Gala and 30th Anniversary Celebration to show its support for families dealing with pediatric cancer. Board of directors chairman Stanley Shopkorn will announce Alan D. Schwartz as the night’s honoree. 6:30 p.m.
The Waldorf. Call: 212-639-0206.

THEATRE WING GALA
The American Theatre Wing will honor lauded composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, as well as corporate partner Visa, at its annual Spring Gala. The event will be chaired by CeCe and Lee Black, Bettina and Franz Burda, Carole and Frederick Guest, Chappy and Melissa Morris, Sondra Gilman, and chairman and president of the ATW, Doug Leeds. The evening’s soundtrack will be a medley of Herman’s songs, performed by some of today’s most notable theater stars. 6:30 p.m. Cipriani 42nd Street. Call: 212-765-0606 ext 302.