HAPPENINGS
Last night was action packed, to say the least. One of our stops amongst the evening's festivities was at the annual Harboring Hearts Spring Gala held at the Rubin Museum of Art in Chelsea. On any given night you can find a multitude of charity happenings throughout NYC. Harboring Hearts managed to win our hearts for the evening not only for a worthy cause but for the salted caramel brownies and gelato stand alone. We know, we know, it's about the cause, not the food, but as closet foodies, we're always kinda obsessed with culinary delights. And they certainly helped enhance an already lovely evening.
Join young philanthropists at Lavo on May 30th for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation 'Millenial Ball' to benefit cancer research. The mission of the evening is "motivating young people to be more aware of blood-related cancers and the importance of funding cancer research. [The] event is part of a broader campaign to drive a movement among Generation Y youths to take action towards ending cancer." The night will kick off at 8pm with and open bar courtesy of Voli Vodka and Azunia Tequila. Behind the decks will be DJ Chachi with guest appearances by Nick Hissom, Natascha Bessez, and a Special Guest DJ (We love surprises!).
TONIGHT: Join American Idol alum and Celebrity Apprentice front-runner Clay Aiken, DJs Nick Cohen and Alexandra Richards, The New York Pops, along with co-chairs Hope Geier Smith, Claudia Chan, Michelle Javian and Yuki Kotani for Harboring Hearts' Annual Spring Gala at the Rubin Museum of Art.
The evening will begin with a dinner at 6:30pm followed by an after-party from 9pm to 11pm. There will be special performances by Clay Aiken, The New York Pops, and tunes by DJs Nick Cohen and Alexandra Richards.
The benefit will honor Dr. Yoshifumi Naka and Dr. Donna Mancini from New York-Presbyterian Hospital for all they'e done for the patients and families affected by heart disease.
For tickets and more info go here!
Yesterday kicked off City Harvest’s tenth annual Skip Lunch Fight Hunger fundraiser campaign. From May 14th until Friday May 18th, City Harvest is asking people to donate what would typically be used as their lunch money to New York City schoolchildren in need. City Harvest doesn’t want their generous donors to go hungry either though! So pack a homemade brown bagged lunch, or eat leftovers, on the day you pledge your money, because no one should ever go without the proper amount of food each day.
Kick off summer on Thursday, May 24th with the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children at their Annual Junior Committee Spring Benefit at the Dream Hotel Downtown. The evening will feature music, mingling, poolside cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres at The Beach. There will also be a silent auction for amazing items and experiences. Details below!
When: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 8pm-10pm
Where: Dream Hotel Downtown @ Dream Beach, 355 W. 16th Street
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 pm
Beneficiary: The NYSPCC’s Trauma Recovery Program
Tickets: $150 in advance; $175 at the door
To purchase tickets please contact the Special Events office at 212.233.5500 ext. 216 or email info@nyspcc.org.
American Museum of Natural History will host its last Junior Council party for the 2011-2012 season on Thursday, June 28th from 6:30-9:30pm. Join other like-minded young professionals on the Museum’s Arthur Ross Terrace for an evening of cocktails, jazz, and most importantly awesome solar system science! We've said it before, and we'll say it again, AMNH is the best museum ever. Seriously. Dinosaurs, cavemen, a planetarium --it really does not get any better than that. To top it off, they throw some amazing parties. This season's annual Young Philanthropists Gala included glowsticks, DJ Jus-Ske, surrounded by gigantic elephants and other mammalian life. If you want to see how our last night at the museum went down, go here. There will also be a special discussion by the Museum’s director of astrovisualization, Carter Emmart. So what's it all about? In a nutshell:
Meow, the morbidly obese 39-pound tabby died over the weekend due to respiratory distress and pulmonary failure. The Garfield-like kitty shot to fame in recent weeks after his elderly owner turned him into the Sante Fe Animal Shelter after she was no longer able to care for him.
As most celebs do, Meow traveled to New York and took to the talk show circuit appearing on the Today show and Anderson Cooper. Oh yay, how cute, that fat cat is on TV! Not.
We're going to go out on a limb and conclude that taking him across the country to do talk shows did not help his health and most likely further stressed him out, leading to his death. Alas, people are always looking to make a quick buck, unfortunately this time at the expense of poor Meow.
City Harvest hosted An Evening of Practical Magic this week, honoring Union Square Hospitality Group. The charity's 18th annual gala took place at Cipriani 42nd Street and attracted 550 guests while raising an astounding $2 million dollars to feed the needy. Tickets ranged from $750-$2500 while tables went from $10,000 to $50,000, with 100% of the proceeds going towards City Harvest.
On Thursday, April 26th at 7:00pm, check out Taste of the Lower East Side, an exciting night of unlimited food and drinks to benefit local families in need. Guests will enjoy endless food tastings from the neighborhood's hottest restaurants, including Beauty & Essex, barrio chino, Clinton St. Baking Co., CO-OP Food & Drink, Inoteca, The Meatball Shop, The Stanton Social, Think Coffee and many more. The event will also feature an open bar with creative cocktails, a lively silent auction, raffle prizes and a live DJ, the event is a must for foodies, proud locals and those who love partying for a good cause.
On Monday, April 16th at 6:30pm, join Groove With Me for the seventh annual "Tap & Tapas," a star-studded night of dance and food that raises funds for underprivileged young girls. Guests will enjoy food tastings from some of NYC's most celebrated hotspots, including Scarpetta, The Red Cat, LeBernadin, A Voce, Jacques Torres Chocolates and many more. Foodies will enjoy a tribute to Tom Colicchio, host of Bravo's "Top Chef" and chef/owner of Colicchio & Sons and Craft restaurants.
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